Pomwe padapita magole mawiri pambuyo pa Ababiloniya kupfudza mzinda wa Jeruzalemu, Mambo Nabukadinazori wa ku Babiloniya adalota maloto yakupasa mantha kwene-kwene ya cifanikiso cikulu. Iye adauza adziwi wentse kuphatanidzambo Daniyeli kuti awauze bzomwe iye akhadalota na thandauzo lace. Iwo angadatazira kucita bzimwebzo wentse angadaphedwa. (Dan. 2:3-5) Daniyeli akhafunika kucita bzinthu mwakamfulumize, thangwe angadasaya kucita tenepo wanthu azinji angadaphedwa. Iye “adayenda kwa mambo, acikamukumbira kuti amupase nthawe yakuti amuthumbudzulire maloto yaceyo.” (Dan. 2:16) Bzimwebzi bzidalatiza kuti Daniyeli akhali wakukhwimika ndipo akhana cikhulupiro. Thangwe ranyi tikulewa tenepoyo? Thangwe Bibliya limbalewa lini kuti Daniyeli akhadathumbudzula kale maloto. Iye adakumbira anzace “kuti iwo apembe kuna Mulungu kuti awacitire ntsisi na kuwazimbulira cintsintsico.” (Dan. 2:18) Yahova adatawira mipembo yawo. Na thandizo la Yahova, Daniyeli adathumbudzula maloto ya Nabukadinazori. Ndipo iye na anzacewo alibe kuphedwa. w23.08 3 ¶4

Onani phindu lomwe limbabwera thangwe ra kukhala wakupirira. Tikakhala wakupirira, timbakhala wakukondwa na wakugwa mpfuwa. Ndipopa kupirira kumbacitisa kuti tikhale na thanzi labwino. Tikalatiza kupirira na anzathu, timbakhala wakubverana nawo. M’gwere mwathu timbakhala wakuphatana. Munthu akatinyosa, kuleka kukalipa mwakamfulumize kungacitise kuti bzinthu bzireke kuipiratu. (Sal. 37:8; Mim. 14:29) Kuposa bzentse, timbatewezera Pai wathu wakudzulu ndipo timbakhala pa uxamwali bwakulimba na iye. Kulewa cadidi, kupirira ni khalidwe labwino kwene-kwene lomwe lingatithandize tentsenefe! Napo kuti bzingakhale lini bzakupusa kulatiza khalidwe limweri nthawe zentse, tsono na thandizo la Yahova, ifepano tingapitirize kulikulisa. Ndipo pomwe tikudikhirira dziko lipsa, ifepano tingakhale na citsimikizo cakuti “maso ya Yahova yambawona wale omwe ambamugopa, wale omwe ambadikhirira lufoyi lace lacadidi.” (Sal. 33:18) Bwerani tentse tipitirize kukhala wakupirira. w23.08 22 ¶7; 25 ¶16-17

Tiyago adalewa kuti mwamuna angalewe kuti ana cikhulupiro koma bzicito bzace bzikulatiza kuti alibe cikhulupiro. (Tiy. 2:1-5, 9) Tiyago adafotokozambo bza mwamuna omwe adawona ‘m’bale wace ayai mpfumakazi yace yomwe ina usiwa ndipo akhalibe cakudya’ tsono iye alibe kumuthandiza. Napo kuti mwamuna umweyu angalewe kuti ana cikhulupiro, bzakucita bzace bzikulatiza kuti alibe cikhulupiro. (Tiy. 2:14-17) Tiyago adafotokoza bza Rahabi omwe adalatiza na bzicito bzace kuti akhana cikhulupiro. (Tiy. 2:25, 26) Rahabiyo adabva bzizinji pakulewa bza Yahova ndipo akhadziwa kuti Yahovayo akhathandiza Ajirayeri. (Djos. 2:9-11) Bzicito bzace bzidalatiza kuti iye akhana cikhulupiro. Thangwe ra cikhulupiro caceco, iye adakhotcerera azondi awiri pomwe moyo wawo ukhali pa ngozi. Rahabi adawonedwa kuti akhali wakulungama napo kuti akhali lini Mjirayeri, ninga momwe bzidakhalira kwa Abalahamu. Bzomwe iye adacitabzi bzikutipfunzisa kuti tin’funika kulatiza kuti tina cikhulupiro na bzicito bzathu. w23.12 5-6 ¶12-13