ISonto, September 21
Labesifazana kumele . . . bazibambe kukho konke abakwenzayo njalo bathembeke ezintweni zonke.—1 Thim. 3:11.
Umuntu kalutho. Iyamangalisa indlela umntwana akhula ngayo aze abe ngumuntu omdala futhi lokhu kuyazenzakalela. Kodwa akuzenzakaleli ukuthi umKhristu abe lokholo oluqinileyo futhi abe lobuntu obuhle. (1 Khor. 13:11; Heb. 6:1) Kuyabe kumele aqale abe ngumngane kaJehova futhi abeseduze kakhulu laye. Okunye okuqakathekileyo ngumoya ongcwele ngoba uzasinceda ukuthi sibe lobuntu obufunwa nguJehova, sifundele izinto ezizasinceda empilweni njalo silungiselele imisebenzi esingaba layo esikhathini esizayo. (Zaga. 1:5) UJehova wadala abantu kwaba labesilisa labesifazana. (Gen. 1:27) Kusegcekeni ukuthi abantu besilisa labesifazana babunjwa ngendlela etshiyeneyo. Kodwa batshiyene langezinye izindlela futhi. Ngokwesibonelo, uJehova wadala amadoda labesifazana ukuze benze imisebenzi etshiyeneyo. Ngakho badinga ubuntu lolwazi oluzabanceda ukuthi bayenze kuhle leyomisebenzi.—Gen. 2:18. w23.12 18 ¶1-2
UMvulo, September 22
[Yenzani] abantu bezizwe zonke babe ngabafundi, libabhabhathize ebizweni likaBaba leleNdodana.—Mat. 28:19.
UJesu wayefuna yini ukuthi abanye balisebenzise ibizo likaYise? Ye wayefuna sibili. Kodwa ngalesosikhathi abanye abakhokheli benkolo bangabe babekholwa ukuthi ibizo likaNkulunkulu lingcwele kakhulu okokuthi kwakungamelanga likhulunywe ngabantu. Lanxa kunjalo uJesu kazange avume ukuthi imicabango le eyayingasekelwanga eLizwini likaNkulunkulu imvimbe ukuthi adumise ibizo likaYise. Ngokwesibonelo, wathi ekhiphe enye indoda amadimoni esabelweni samaGerasini, abantu besaba basebemncenga ukuthi asuke. UJesu wasuka esabelweni sabo. (Mak. 5:16, 17) Lanxa kunjalo wayefuna ibizo likaJehova laziwe endaweni leyo. Yikho watshela indoda ayeyikhiphe amadimoni ukuthi itshele abantu lokho uJehova ayeyenzele khona, hatshi yena ayekwenzile. (Mak. 5:19) Lokho yikho afuna lathi sikwenze lamuhla. Ufuna senze ibizo likaYise laziwe emhlabeni wonke. (Mat. 24:14; 28:20) Nxa singenza njalo siyabe siyithokozisa iNkosi yethu uJesu. w24.02 10 ¶10
OLwesibili, September 23
Ubulokhu uphikelela ngenxa yebizo lami.—Isam. 2:3.
Sibusisiwe ngokuba yingxenye yenhlanganiso kaJehova kulezinsuku zokucina ezinzima. Impilo iqhubeka isiba nzima emhlabeni lo esiphila kuwo kodwa uJehova usinike abafowethu labodadewethu esikhonza labo simanyene. (Hubo. 133:1) Unceda lezimuli ukuthi zihlalisane kuhle futhi zithokoze. (Efe. 5:33–6:1) Uphinda asinike ukuhlakanipha kanye lokuqedisisa okusinceda ukuthi sihlale sithokoza njalo singakhathazeki kakhulu. Lanxa kunjalo kumele sisebenze nzima ukuze siqhubeke sikhonza uJehova sithembekile. Ngenxa yani? Ngenxa yokuthi ngezinye izikhathi abanye abantu bangasizwisa ubuhlungu. Kanti njalo singadaniswa ngamaphutha ethu ikakhulu nxa silokhu siphindaphinda into efananayo. Akumelanga sikhalale ukukhonza uJehova nxa omunye esikhonza laye engasidanisa. Kanti njalo kumele uqhubeke ukhonza uJehova nxa ungadaniswa ngumuntu otshade laye kumbe ungadaniswa yizinto oziphambanisayo. w24.03 14 ¶1-2