Emhlabeni lo abantu abanengi abaziphathanga. Nxa sibona lokho abakwenzayo sizwa ngendlela uLothi ayezizwa ngayo. ‘Wayekhathazeke kakhulu ngokuxhwala kwabantu ababengelamthetho’ ngoba wayekwazi ukuthi uyise osezulwini uyabazonda kakhulu abantu abaziphatha kubi. (2 Phet. 2:​7, 8) ULothi kazange alingisele abantu ababeziphatha kubi ayephila labo ngenxa yokuthi wayemthanda uNkulunkulu futhi emesaba. Lathi lamuhla siphila labantu abangelandaba lokuthi uJehova uthi siziphathe njani. Kodwa singaqhubeka simsulwa nxa singahlala simthanda uNkulunkulu futhi simesaba. UJehova uyasincedisa ukuthi senze njalo futhi asikhuthaze esebenzisa ibhuku leZaga. Wonke amaKhristu, amadoda labesifazana, abadala labatsha, bangancedakala kakhulu nxa bangahlola iseluleko esisebhukwini leli. Nxa sisesaba uJehova kumele sinanzelele ukuthi asibi ngabangane babantu abenza okubi. w23.06 20 ¶1-2; 21 ¶5

Mhlawumbe uthwaliswe nzima ngabemuli yakho kumbe watshiya ezinye izinto ukuze wenze imisebenzi yoMbuso. (Mat. 6:33) Nxa kunjalo, qiniseka ukuthi uJehova uyakubona konke omenzele khona. (Heb. 6:10) Kumele ukuthi okwakhulunywa nguJesu usuke wakubona kusenzakala empilweni yakho. Wathi: “Kakho otshiye indlu kumbe abafowabo kumbe odadewabo kumbe unina kumbe uyise kumbe abantwana kumbe amasimu ngenxa yami langenxa yezindaba ezinhle, ongasoze athole sekuphindwe ka-100 ngalesisikhathi—izindlu, abafowabo, odadewabo, onina, abantwana lamasimu kanye lokuhlukuluzwa, aphinde athole lokuphila okungapheliyo esikhathini esizayo.” (Mak. 10:​29, 30) Izibusiso osuzitholile zingcono kakhulu ukwedlula loba yini ongabe wayitshiya.—Hubo. 37:4. w24.03 9 ¶5

AmaKhristu eJudiya ake ahlaselwa yindlala enkulu. Abazalwane bebandla le-Antiyokhi “bazimisela ukuthi ngamunye wabo anikele okusemandleni akhe ukuze kuthunyelwe okokuncedisa abazalwane abahlala eJudiya.” (Imiseb. 11:​27-30) Lanxa amaKhristu ayehlaselwe yindlala ayehlala khatshana, amaKhristu e-Antiyokhi ayezimisele ukuwancedisa. (1 Joh. 3:​17, 18) Lathi kumele sitshengise ukuthi silozwelo nxa singezwa ukuthi abafowethu labodadewethu sebehlelwe ngumonakalo. Akumelanga siphuze ukubancedisa. Mhlawumbe singabuza abadala ukuthi singancedisa njani. Okunye esingakwenza yikunikela emsebenzini womhlaba wonke kumbe ukubathandazela. Kanti njalo kungadingakala ukuthi kuncediswe abafowethu labodadewethu ukuthi bathole izinto zokuziphilisa. Nxa iNkosi yethu uKhristu uJesu isizokwahlulela, kwangathi ingasithola sitshengisa ukuthi silozwelo ibisisinxusa ukuthi ‘sidle ilifa loMbuso.’—Mat. 25:​34-40. w23.07 4 ¶9-10; 6 ¶12