Unanzelele yini ukuthi umbhalo ophezulu uthini ngothando? Uthi, “seluthululelwe.” Esinye isichazamazwi seBhayibhili sithi uthando lukaNkulunkulu “lugelezela kithi njengamanzi omfula.” Amazwi la akuchaza kuhle ukuthi uJehova uyawathanda kakhulu amaKhristu agcotshiweyo! Abagcotshiweyo bayakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ‘uyabathanda.’ (Jud. 1) Umphostoli uJohane wachasisa indlela abazizwa ngayo, wathi: “Khangelani ukuthi uBaba wasithanda njani saze sabizwa ngokuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu!” (1 Joh. 3:1) UJehova uthanda abagcotshiweyo kuphela yini? Hatshi, utshengise ukuthi uyasithanda sonke. Yiphi indlela enkulu ukwedlula zonke uJehova atshengise ngayo ukuthi uyasithanda? Yikusihlawulela. Inhlawulo itshengisa ukuthi uJehova uyasithanda kakhulu ukwedlula loba ngubani.—Joh. 3:16; Rom. 5:8. w24.01 28 ¶9-10

Ivesi le iveza okwanceda uDavida ukuthi anqobe ukwesaba. Lanxa impilo yakhe yayisengozini, wacabangisisa ngalokho uJehova ayezamenzela khona. UDavida wayekwazi ukuthi uJehova wayezamsindisa ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. Phela uJehova wayethe uDavida wayezakuba yinkosi yako-Israyeli. (1 Sam. 16:​1, 13) Konke uJehova ayemthembisa khona, wayekuthatha angathi sekwenzakele. Kuyini uJehova athembise ukukwenzela khona? Kasikhangelelanga ukuthi asivikele kuzo zonke inhlupho ezingasehlela. Lanxa kunjalo, bonke ubunzima esihlangana labo khathesi uJehova uzabuqeda emhlabeni omutsha. (Isaya. 25:​7-9) UMdali wethu ulawo amandla okuvusa abantu abafileyo, lawokwelapha yonke imikhuhlane kanye lawokususa izitha zethu.—1 Joh. 4:4. w24.01 6 ¶12-13

Cabanga ngokuthi kungani wazinikela kuJehova njalo wabhabhathizwa. Wenza lokhu ngoba wawufuna ukusekela uJehova. Cabanga ngalokho okwenza wangathandabuzi ukuthi usulitholile iqiniso. Wafunda iqiniso ngoJehova wasuqalisa ukumhlonipha lokumthanda, wambona esenguYihlo osezulwini. Waba lokholo futhi lokhu kwenza wafuna ukuphenduka, wasuyekela ukwenza izinto ezimbi waqalisa ukwenza izinto ezihambelana lentando kaNkulunkulu. Wezwa ukhululeka ngesikhathi unanzelela ukuthi uNkulunkulu usekuthethelele. (Hubo. 32:2) Waqalisa ukubuya emihlanganweni yamaKhristu lokuxoxela abanye izinto ezinhle osuzifundile. Njengoba sewazinikela futhi wabhabhathizwa, ususendleleni eya ekuphileni futhi uzimisele ukuqhubeka uhamba kuyo. (Mat. 7:​13, 14) Zimisele ukuma uqine, ube qotho kuJehova njalo ulalele imithetho yakhe zikhathi zonke, ungavumi ukunyikinywa. w23.07 17 ¶14; 19 ¶19