Munthu wakuderekha ngwamphanvu sikuti wakusaya mphanvu. Thangwe ranyi tikulewa tenepo? Thangwe bzimbafunika kukhala na mphanvu kuti tikwanise kukhala wakuderekha tikanyosedwa. Kuderekha ni khalidwe libodzi lomwe “mzimu wakucena umbabala.” (Agal. 5:22, 23) Fala la Cigerego lomwe lidasanduliziridwa kuti “kuderekha” nthawe zinango likhaphatisidwa basa pa kufotokoza bza cirombo ca m’thengo comwe cazereweresedwa kuti cikhale na wanthu. Yezezerani kuti mukuwona cirombo cimweci pomwe cakhala cakuderekha. Napo kuti ico n’cakuderekha, koma n’camphanvu basi. Mwakundendemerana na cirombo cimweci, kodi wanthufe tingakulise tani khalidwe la kuderekha, koma nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo ticipitiriza kukhala wamphanvu? Tingakwanise lini kucita bzimwebzi na mphanvu zathu. Comwe cingatithandize ni mzimu wa Mulungu, ndipo tin’funika kukumbira Mulunguyo kuti atithandize kukulisa khalidwe limweri. Pana wanthu azinji omwe adapfunza kukhala wakuderekha. Mwa ciratizo, abale na mpfumakazi zathu zizinji adalatiza kuderekha pomwe wanthu akhawanyosa, ndipo bzimwebzi bzidathandiza wanthuwo kuti awone kuti Mboni za Yahova ni wanthu wabwino. — 2 Tim. 2:24, 25. w23.09 15 ¶3

M’masomphenya yakudabwisa, mpostolo Juwau adawona akulu 24 kudzulu akutumbiza Yahova. Iwo akhatumbiza Mulungu thangwe ra kuzindikira kuti iye ngwakuthemera kupasidwa “ulemerero, ulemu na mphanvu.” (Apok. 4:10, 11) Anjo wakukhulupirika ana mathangwe yakubveka yakulemekeza na kutumbiza Yahova. Iwo ali kudzulu pabodzi na Yahova ndipo ambamudziwa bwino. Iwo ambawona makhalidwe yace yomwe yambawonekera pa bzomwe iye ambacita. Pakuwona mabasa makulu yomwe Yahova ambacita, iwo ambapereka ulemu kwa iye. (Djob. 38:4-7) Mpsibodzi-bodzimbo na ifepano. Pomwe tikucita mipembo yathu kwa Yahova, tin’funika kumbalewa mafala yomwe yambalatiza kuti timbamufuna na kumutenda. Pomwe tikuwerenga na kupfunza Bibliya, tin’funika kumbawona makhalidwe ya Yahova yomwe yambaticitisa kuti timufune. (Djob. 37:23; Aro. 11:33) Ndipo mungamuuze Yahova bza makhalidwe yabwino yomwe mwawona. Tingatumbize Yahova thangwe rakuti ambatikhotcerera na kukhotcererambo abale wathu wacikristau. — 1 Sam. 2:1, 2. w23.05 3-4 ¶6-7

Kuyambira mu gole la 1919, Babiloniya Mkulu akukwanisa lini kutazisa wanthu wa Mulungu kutumikira Yahova. Mu gole limweri, Jezu adaikha “kapolo wakukhulupirika na wanzeru.” Ndipo kapoloyo adayamba kuphata basa kuti athandize wale omwe akhana mitima yabwino kufamba mu “Mseu Wakucena.” (Mat. 24:45-47; Zai. 35:8) Basa la “kukonza njira” lomwe wanthu winango adacita pomwe gole limweri likhanati kufika lidathandiza wanthu azinji kuti ayambe kufamba mu mseu umweyu aciyamba kudziwa bzinthu bzizinji pakulewa bza Yahova na cakulinga cace. (Mim. 4:18) Ndipo bzimwebzi bzidacitisa kuti wanthuwo acinje bzinthu pa moyo wawo aciyamba kucita bzomwe Yahova ambafuna. Yahova alibe kudikhirira kuti wanthu wacewo acinje kabodzi na kabodzi. Koma iye adawathandiza kucinja pang’ono na pang’ono. Tentsenefe timbakomedwa kwene-kwene tikambakondwesa Yahova pa ciri-centse comwe timbacita. Mseu uli-wentse kuti upitirize kukhala udapfumbira pambafunika kucitidwa basa. Kuyambira mu gole la 1919, basa lakukonza “Mseu Wakucena” likadapitiriza na cakulinga cakufuna kuthandiza wanthu azinji kucoka m’magereja yakunama. w23.05 17 ¶15; 19 ¶16