Cipiri, 8 Julho
Ntsiku ya Yahova in’dzafika. — 1 Ates. 5:2.
Mpostolo Paulo adandendemezera wale omwe an’dzapulumuka lini pa ntsiku ya Yahova na wanthu omwe akugona. Iwo ambadziwa lini bzomwe bzimbakhala bzikucitika. Iwo ambakhala akudziwa lini kuti ni nthawe iponi yomwe bzinthu bzakufunika bzingacitike ndipo n’ciyani comwe iwo angacite. Wanthu azinji ntsiku zino akugona mwauzimu. (Aro. 11:8) Iwo ambakhulupira lini kuti tikukhala mu “ntsiku zakumalizira” ndipo citsautso cikulu cin’fika tsapanopapa. (2 Ped. 3:3, 4) Koma ifepano tin’funika kupitiriza kukhala tidapenya ntsiku zentse. (1 Ates. 5:6) Na tenepo, tin’funika kukhala wakuderekha na wakusaya kutekenyeka. Tin’funika kucita bzimwebzi kuti tileke kupitira nkhani za ndale na bzomwe bzikucitika mu dzikoli. Kuyezedwa kuti ticite mbali pa nkhani zimwezi kukuthimizirika kwene-kwene pomwe ntsiku ya Yahova ikufendera. Tsono tin’funika lini kucita thupo kuti tin’dzacita ciyani tikadzayezedwa. Mzimu wa Yahova un’dzatithandiza kuti tikhale wakuderekha na kucita bzakusankhula bzabwino. — Luk. 12:11, 12. w23.06 10 ¶6-7
Citatu, 9 Julho
Yahova Mbuya m’kululetu, ndikumbukirenimbo, ndaphata minyendo, ndipo ndilimbiseni. — Ato. 16:28.
Kodi mumbakumbuka ciyani mukabva dzina lakuti Samusoni? Pinango imwepo mumbakumbukira bza munthu omwe akhali wamphanvu kwene-kwene. Bzimwebzi ni cadidi. Tsono Samusoni adacita bzakusankhula bzakuipa bzomwe bzidacitisa kuti agumane na mabvuto. Napo bziri tenepo, Yahova adakumbukira bzinthu bzizinji bzabwino bzomwe Samusoni adacita, ndipopa adacitisa kuti bzinthu bzabwinobzo bzinembedwe m’Bibliya. Yahova adaphatisa basa Samusoni kuti acite bzinthu bzakudabwisa pakuthandiza wanthu wace Ajirayeri. Pomwe padapita magole mazinji pambuyo pakuti Samusoni wafa, Yahova adacitisa kuti mpostolo Paulo aikhembo dzina la Samusoni pa lista ya wanthu wakukhulupirika. (Aheb. 11:32-34) Bzomwe Samusoni adacita bzingatilimbikise tentsenefe. Iye adathemba Yahova napo pa nthawe yomwe akhagumana na mabvuto. w23.09 2 ¶1-2
Cinai, 10 Julho
Citisani kuti bzakukumbira bzanu bzidziwike kwa Mulungu. — Afil. 4:6.
Tingakhale wakupirira tikambapemba kwa Yahova nthawe zentse ticimbamuuza bza mabvuto yathu. (1 Ates. 5:17) Pinango mukugumana lini na mabvuto makulu. Napo bziri tenepo, kodi imwepo mumbapemba kwa Yahova mukakhala mudakalipa, muna thupo ayai mukudziwa lini bzomwe mungacite? Penu imwepo mumbakumbira Yahova kuti akuthandizeni pa mabvuto yomwe mukugumana nayo ntsiku zino, bzin’dzakhala bzakupusa kucitambo bzibodzi-bodzibzo mukadzagumana na mabvuto makulu kutsogolo. Mukacita bzimwebzi, imwepo mungakhale na citsimikizo cakuti iye an’dzakuthandizani. (Sal. 27:1, 3) Tikakwanisa kupirira mabvuto yomwe tikugumana nayo ntsiku zino, tin’dzakwanisambo kupirira pa citsautso cikulu. (Aro. 5:3) Thangwe ranyi tikulewa tenepoyo? Abale azinji ambalewa kuti akapirira bvuto lomwe agumana nalo, bzimbawathandiza kuti akwanise kupirira bvuto linango likabwera. Akapirira mabvuto yomwe akugumana nayo na thandizo la Yahova, iwo ambakhala na citsimikizo cakuti Yahovayo ngwakukonzeka kuwathandiza. Ndipo pakuti iwo ana cikhulupiro kwa Yahova, ambakwanisa kupirira. — Tiy. 1:2-4. w23.07 3 ¶7-8