NgeLesine, Septemba 4
Kuzokuba nendlela ekulu lapho, iye, indlela ebizwa ngokuthi yiNdlela yokuCwengeka.—Isa. 35:8.
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
NgeLesihlanu, Septemba 5
UJehova usekela boke abawako begodu usikimisa boke ababogabogako.—Rhu. 145:14.
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
NgoMgqibelo, Septemba 6
[Yibani] ziimbonelo emhlanjini.—1 Pit. 5:3.
Ukuphayona kusiza umfowethu osese mutjha afunde ukusebenza ngokuphumelelako nabantu abahlukahlukeneko. Kumsiza nokuthi akghone ukusebenzisa imali kuhle begodu angasebenzisi imali anganayo. (Flp. 4:11-13) Indlela ephuma phambili yokulungiselela ukusebenzela uJehova isikhathi esizeleko kuthoma ngokuphayona isikhatjhana, okusiza umuntu akulungele ukuphayona isikhathi esizeleko. Ukuphayona kungakuvulela imikhakha eminengi yokusebenzela uJehova, kuhlanganise ukusebenza ekwakhiweni kwezakhiwo zehlangano nokusebenza e-Bethel. Amadoda amaKrestu kufuze azibekele umnqopho wokusebenzela abafowabo nabodadwabo ebandleni ngokuthi babe badala bebandla. IBhayibheli lithi amadoda alwela ukufikelela umsebenzi lo “afisa umsebenzi omuhle.” (1 Thim. 3:1) Kokuthoma, kufuze abe yinceku esizako. Iinceku ezisizako zisiza abadala bebandla ngeendlela ezinengi. Abadala bebandla neenceku ezisizako basebenzela abafowabo nabodadwabo ngokuzithoba begodu basebenza nabo esimini. w23.12 28 ¶14-16