UGidiyon, u-Alma, noNehore

Ukuthethelela inyaniso ngamazwi kaThixo

AmaNifayithi akhetha u-Alma oMncinane ukuba abe ngumgwebi wawo oyintloko. U-Alma kananjalo wayengumbingeleli omkhulu weBandla.

Mozaya 29:41–44

Indoda egama linguNehore yaqalisa ukufundisa abantu into awayeyibiza ngokuba lilizwi likaThixo. Kodwa wafundisa abantu ukuba kwakungeyomfuneko ukuba bathobele uThixo okanye baguquke.

Alma 1:2–4, 15

Abantu abaninzi babekuthanda kwaye bekukholelwa oko kwathethwa nguNehore. Wayefuna ukuba abantu bamnike imali baze bamdumise. Wayezicingela ukuba ubhetele kunabanye abantu. Wazenzela elakhe ibandla, yaye abantu abaninzi bamphulaphula.

Alma 1:3, 5–6

Ngenye imini, uNehore wadibana nendoda endala egama linguGidiyon. UGidiyon wayengumfundisi kwiBandla likaThixo kwaye wenza okuninzi okulungileyo. UNehore wayefuna abantu balishiye iBandla, ngoko ke waphikisana noGidiyon. UGidiyon wasebenzisa amazwi kaThixo ukubonisa ukuba uNehore wayengafundisi inyaniso. UNehore wabanomsindo! Wabulala uGidiyon ngekrele lakhe.

Alma 1:7–9, 13

Abantu bathatha uNehore bamsa ku-Alma ukuba agwetywe. UNehore wazama ukukhusela oko wayekwenzile. Wayengafuni ukohlwaywa.

Alma 1:10–11

U-Alma wathi iimfundiso zikaNehore zazingalunganga kwaye zinokubenzakalisa abantu. U-Alma wawulandela umthetho. Ngenxa yokuba uNehore wabulala uGidiyoni, uNehore wabulawa.

Alma 1:12–15

Ngaphambi kokuba afe, uNehore wabaxelela abantu ukuba uxokile. Wayengalifundisanga ilizwi likaThixo. Nangona uNehore wathi wayengalunganga, abantu abaninzi balandela umzekelo wakhe. Babexokisa abantu ukuze bafumane indumiso nemali. Kodwa abantu baphulaphula u-Alma. Babenyamekela amahlwempu kwaye bayigcina imithetho kaThixo.

Alma 1:15–16, 25–30