Omaandaha, 20 Kotoba
“Ngele itamu shi vulu, otandi ke mu ndembagulitha miintimbu.” — Dan. 2:5.
Konima yomimvo mbali lwaampono, sho Aababilonia ya hanagula po Jerusalem, Omukwaniilwa Nebukadnezzar gwaBabilon okwa li a yaguma ondjodhi kombinga yoshiyelekela oshinenenene. Okwa li a lombwele aalumentu ye aanandunge, mwa kwatelwa Daniel, ye mu fatululile ondjodhi ye naashoka tayi ti, nongele oya nyengwa ote ya dhipagitha po. (Dan. 2:3-5) Daniel okwa li e na okuninga po sha nziya, ngele hasho, aantu oyendji otaya ka sa. Okwa “yi komukwaniilwa nokwe mu indile, a pewe ethimbo lya gwana, opo a vule okufatulula ondjodhi.” (Dan. 2:16) Shoka osha li sha ulike kutya Daniel oku na uulaadhi neitaalo. Ombiimbeli inayi popya kutya Daniel okwa fatululile nale oondjodhi. Daniel okwa li a pula ookuume ke “ya galikane Kalunga komegulu, e ya sile ohenda noku mu pula, e ya hololele oshiholekwa shika.” (Dan. 2:18) Jehova okwa li a yamukula omagalikano ngoka. Kekwatho lyaKalunga, Daniel okwa fatulula ondjodhi yaNebukadnezzar. Daniel nookuume ke, oya li ya hupu. w23.08 3 ¶4
Etiyali, 21 Kotoba
“Ngoka ta idhidhimike sigo ehulilo ota ka hupithwa.” — Mat. 24:13.
Uuwanawa mboka hawu zi mokukala omwiidhidhimiki. Ngele otu li aaidhidhimiki, ohatu kala tu na ombili notwa ngungumana. Kungawo, eidhidhimiko otali vulu okuhwepopaleka uukolele wetu wopalutu nowopamadhiladhilo. Ngele ohatu idhidhimikile yalwe, ohatu kala tu na ekwatathano ewanawa nayo. Ohatu kala wo tu na uukumwe megongalo. Nuuna gumwe a ungaunga natse nayi, onkalo itayi ka nayipala, molwaashoka ihatu geye mbala. (Eps. 37:8; Omayel. 14:29) Ihe komeho gaayihe, ohatu holele Tate yetu gwomegulu nohatu hedha popepyeelela naye. Eidhidhimiko uukwatya mboka hawu tu etele uuwanawa. Nonando omathimbo gamwe otashi vulika tu kale tu wete oshidhigu okukala aaidhidhimiki, kekwatho lyaJehova, otatu vulu okutsikila okukokeka uukwatya mboka. Omanga twa tegelela uuyuni uupe, otatu vulu okukala neinekelo kutya, ‘Omuwa ota tonatele mbo haa vulika kuye, mboka haa tegelele esilohenda lye.’ (Eps. 33:18) Onkee ano atuheni natu kaleni twa tokola toko okukala aaidhidhimiki. w23.08 22 ¶7; 25 ¶16-17
Etitatu, 22 Kotoba
Eitaalo lyowala, lyaa na iilonga, olya sa. — Jak. 2:17.
Jakob okwa li a popi kutya omulumentu ngoka otashi vulika a li ta ti oku na eitaalo, ihe mbela eitaalo lye olya li ngaa li na iilonga? (Jak. 2:1-5, 9) Jakob okwa li wo a popi omuntu ngoka a mono ‘omumwatate nenge omumwameme kee na oonguwo nenge iikulya,’ ihe ine mu pa ekwatho ndyoka a li a pumbwa. Nokuli nando omuntu ngoka okwa li a ti kutya oku na eitaalo, kalya li tali endele pamwe niilonga, kungawo eitaalo lye itali kwatha sha. (Jak. 2:14-16) Jakob okwa li a popi kombinga yaRahab e li oshiholelwa oshiwanawa sheitaalo li na iilonga. (Jak. 2:25, 26) Rahab okwa li a uvu kombinga yaJehova e ta mono kutya Jehova okwa kwathela Aaisraeli. (Jos. 2:9-11) Ano okwa li a ulike eitaalo li na iilonga, sho a gamene oondaadhi mbali dhAaisraeli sho oomwenyo dhadho dha li moshiponga. Oshizemo, omukiintu ngoka inaa gwanenena, ngoka kaa li Omuisraeli, okwa li a ulike kutya omuyuuki, ngaashi Abraham. Oshiholelwa shoka a tula po otashi tsu omuthindo kutya osha simana okukala wu na eitaalo li na iilonga. w23.12 5-6 ¶12-13