Ateweri wentse wa Jezu angagumane na mabvuto. Mbatiwoneni ciratizo ca Paulo. Iye adauza Akristau wa ku Tesalonika kuti: “Ifepano tikhali pabodzi na imwepo, tidakuuzaniletu kuti tin’dzagumana na matsautso, ndipo bzacitika ninga momwe mukudziwira.” (1 Ates. 3:4) Ndipo kwa abale wa ku Kolinto, iye adanemba kuti: “Tikufuna lini kuti muleke kudziwa bza mazunzo yomwe tidagumana nayo . . . ndipo ne tikhakumbukira lini kuti tingadapulumuka.” (2 Ako. 1:8; 11:23-27) Akristau ntsiku zino angagumanembo na mabvuto yakusiyana-siyana. (2 Tim. 3:12) Pinango-pentse axamwali wanu na adzinza wanu akhambakucitirani bzinthu bzakuipa thangwe ra kutewera Jezu. Ayai pinango patrau wanu ayai anzanu wa ku basa ambakuzunzani thangwe rakuti mumbacita bzinthu mwakukhulupirika. (Aheb. 13:18) Kodi imwepo mudazunzidwa kale na boma thangwe ra kupalizira wanthu winango bza cidikhiro canu? Bziribe basa mabvuto yomwe tingagumane nayo, koma Paulo adalewa kuti tin’funika kukhala wakukondwa. w23.12 10-11 ¶9-10

Djakobo adagumana na mabvuto mazinji. Wana awiri wa Djakobo, Simiyoni na Levi, adanyozesa banja lawo pabodzi na Yahova. Rakeli omwe akhali mkazi wa Djakobo adafa pomwe akhabereka mwana wace waciwiri. Ndipo thangwe ra njala, Djakobo adacoka komwe akhakhala aciyenda ku Edjipito pomwe iye akhadakalamba. (Gen. 35:16-19; 37:28; 45:9-11, 28) Napo kuti Djakobo adagumana na mabvuto yentseneya, iye adapitiriza kukhulupira kuti Yahova angadadzacita bzomwe adalewa. Yahova adalatiza Djakobo kuti akhakomedwa naye. Yahova adamupasa bzinthu bzizinji. Ndokumbukirani momwe Djakobo adakomedwera pomwe adagumana pomwe na mwana wace Zuze omwe akhakumbuka kuti adafa. Uxamwali bomwe Djakobo akhanabo na Yahova budamuthandiza kuti akunde mabvuto yomwe akhagumana nayo. (Gen. 30:43; 32:9, 10; 46:28-30) Tikakhalambo pa uxamwali bwakulimba na Yahova, iye an’dzatithandiza kukunda mabvuto yomwe tikhayadikhirira lini. w23.04 15 ¶6-7

Salimo 23 ni nyimbo yomwe imbalatiza kuti tin’funika kukhulupira lufoyi la Yahova na momwe iye ambatisamalirira. Davide, omwe adanemba salimo limweri, adafotokoza bza lufoyi lomwe likhalipo pakati pa M’busa wace Yahova na iye. Davide akhabzibva kuti akhali wakukhotcerereka pomwe akhasiya kuti Yahova atsogolere moyo wace. Davide akhadziwa kuti Yahova angadapitiriza kumufuna. Thangwe ranyi iye akhakhulupira bzimwebzi? Davide akhabzibva kuti akhali wakukhotcerereka thangwe rakuti nthawe zentse Yahova akhamupasa bzomwe iye akhafunikira pa moyo wace. Davide akhalimbo pa uxamwali bwakulimba na Yahova. Ndipopa iye akhakhulupira kuti, bziribe basa bzomwe bzingadabwera pa moyo wace, Yahova angadapitiriza kumusamalira na kumupasa bzomwe iye akhafunikira. Cikhulupiro comwe Davide akhanaco pa lufoyi la Yahova cikhali camphanvu kwene-kwene kuposa bzinthu bzomwe iye akhakumbukira pa moyo wace. Bzimwebzi bzidamucitisa kuti akhale wakukondwa na kuti aleke kukhala na thupo. — Sal. 16:11. w24.01 29 ¶12-13