UJosefa wasisebenzisa isinqophiso sakaJehova begodu lokho kwamenza waba yindoda engcono. Ezenzakalweni ezintathu, wafumana iinqophiso ezivela kuZimu malungana nomndenakhe. Esenzakalweni ngasinye, walalela msinyana ngitjho nanyana bekubudisi. (Mat. 1:20; 2:13-15, 19-21) Ngokulandela isinqophiso sakaZimu, uJosefa wavikela uMariya, wamsekela bewamtlhogomela. Cabanga ngalokho uJosefa akwenzako ukuthi kwenza uMariya wamthanda bewamhlonipha kangangani. Madoda, ningalingisa isibonelo sakaJehova ngokufuna iinluleko ezisekelwe eBhayibhelini malungana nokutlhogomela imindenenu. Nawusebenzisa iselulekwesi, ngitjho nanyana kutjho ukwenza amatjhuguluko, utjengisa bona uyamthanda umkakho begodu uqinisa umtjhadwakho. Udade we-Vanuatu, osele atjhade iminyaka engaphezu kwema-20, uthi, “Indodami nayifuna beyisebenzise isinqophiso sakaJehova, ngiyihlonipha khulu. Ngizizwa ngivikelekile begodu ngiyazithemba iinqunto zayo.” w23.05 21 ¶5

AmaJuda abuyileko bekazokuba “babantu abacwengileko” kuZimawo. (Dut. 7:6) Lokho bekungatjho ukuthi labo abasuke eBhabhiloni akutlhogeki benze amatjhuguluko bona bathabise uJehova. AmaJuda amanengi abelethelwa eBhabhiloni, nje-ke ajayela indlela yokucabanga nemithetho yabantu beBhabhiloni. Eminyakeni eminengi ngemva kokuthi amaJuda abuyele kwa-Israyeli, uMbusi uNerhemiya warareka khulu nakafumana ukuthi abantwana ababelethelwe kwa-Israyeli akhenge bafunde ilimi lamaJuda. (Dut. 6:6, 7; Nerh. 13:23, 24) Abantwanaba bebazokuthanda bebalotjhe njani uJehova nange bangazwisisi isiHebheru—ebekulilimi ekutlolwe ngalo iliZwi lakaZimu? (Ezr. 10:3, 44) AmaJuda lawo bekuzokutlhogeka enze amatjhuguluko amakhulu, bekuzokuba bulula ngawo bona enze amatjhuguluko la kwa-Israyeli, lapho ukulotjha okuhlwengileko bekubuyiselwa kancanikancani khona.​—Nerh. 8:8, 9. w23.05 15 ¶6-7

Okudanisako kukuthi nanyana singaba nesifiso esingangani namkha sihleleke kangangani, kungaba nezinto ezenza kube budisi ukufikelela umnqopho esizibekele wona. Ngokwesibonelo, “izehlakalo ezingakalindeleki” zingasithathela isikhathi sokufikelela umnqopho esizibekele wona. (UMtj. 9:11) Singaqalana nobudisi obungasenza sizizwe sidanile begodu singanamandla. (IzA. 24:10) Ngebanga lokuthi sinesono, singenza imitjhapho engenza kube budisi ukufikelela iminqophwethu. (Rom. 7:23) Namkha singazizwa sidiniwe. (Mat. 26:43) Yini engasisiza sihlule izinto ezingenza kube budisi ukuthi sifikelele iminqophwethu? Khumbula ukuthi nakunento ekwenza ungakghoni ukufikelela umnqophwakho akutjho ukuthi ubhalelwe. IBhayibheli lithi singaqalana nemiraro namkha ubujamo obubudisi ngokubuyelelweko. Nanyana kunjalo, likwenza kukhanye ukuthi singakghona ukuyifikelela iminqophwethu. Ngokuragela phambili ulinga ukufikelela umnqophwakho nanyana kubudisi, utjengisa ukuthi ufuna ukuthabisa uJehova. UJehova uthaba khulu nakakubona uragela phambili ulwela ukufikelela umnqophwakho! w23.05 30 ¶14-15