Citatu, 20 Agosto
Alibe kuticitira mwakubverana na kutaza kwathu, ayai kutipasa cirango mwakubverana na bzakuphonya bzathu. — Sal. 103:10.
Samusoni adacita bzinthu bzakuphonyeka kwene-kwene, tsono iye alibe kubwerera m’mbuyo. Iye adanyang’ana mpata kuti akwanirise basa lomwe Mulungu adamupasa kwa Afilisteu. (Ato. 16:28-30) Samusoni adadandaulira Yahova kuti: “Lekani ndiwabwezere Afilisteuwa.” Mulungu wacadidi adatawira mkumbiro wa Samusoni ndipo adacitisa kuti iye akhale pomwe na mphanvu. Ndipo Samusoni adakwanisa kupha Afilisteu azinji kwene-kwene ntsiku imweyire kuposa omwe akhadapha kale m’mbuyo mwace. Napo kuti Samusoni akhagumana na mabvuto thangwe ra bzakusankhula bzace bzakuipa, iye alibe kusiya kucita bzomwe Yahova ambafuna. Ifepano tikacita bzinthu bzakuipa ticiluza mwayi omwe tikhanawo, tin’funika lini kubwerera m’mbuyo. Kumbukirani kuti Yahova ngwakukonzeka kutilekerera. (Sal. 103:8, 10) Napo kuti tidacita bzinthu bzakuphonyeka, Yahova angapitirize kutiphatisa basa ninga momwe adacitira na Samusoni. w23.09 6 ¶15-16
Cinai, 21 Agosto
Kupirira kwathu kumbacitisa kuti tifunidwe na Mulungu ndipo kufunidwa kwathu na Mulungu, kumbatipasa cidikhiro. — Aro. 5:4.
Kupirira kwanu kumbacitisa kuti mufunidwe na Mulungu. Bzimwebzi bzin’funa lini kulewa kuti Yahova ambakomedwa thangwe rakuti imwepo mukugumana na mabvuto. Bzomwe Mulungu ambakomedwa nabzo ndimwepo. Kupirira kwanu kumbacitisa kuti mufunidwe. Cimweci ni cisimbo cabwino kwene-kwene! (Sal. 5:12) Kumbukirani kuti Abalahamu adagumana na mabvuto mazinji. Ndipo pomwe iye adapirira mwakukhulupirika, Yahova adakomedwa naye. Yahova akhamuwona ninga xamwali wace ndipo akhamuwona kuti ngwakulungama. (Gen. 15:6; Aro. 4:13, 22) Bzimwebzi bzingaticitikirembo. Yahova ambakomedwa nafe sikuti thangwe ra basa lomwe timbacita ayai komwe timbatumikira. Iye ambatifuna thangwe ra kupirira kwathu mwakukhulupirika. Ndipo bziribe basa magole yathu, bzomwe bzikuticitikira ayai luso lomwe tinalo, tentsenefe tingakwanise kupirira. Kodi pana bvuto linango lomwe likukucitisani kupirira mwakukhulupirika tsapano? Penu ndibzo, khalani wakukondwa thangwe ra kudziwa kuti Yahova akukomedwa namwe. Kudziwa kuti tikukondwesa Mulungu, kungaticitise kuti tikhale wakukondwa ndipo kungalimbise cidikhiro cathu. w23.12 11 ¶13-14
Cixanu, 22 Agosto
Latiza kuti ndiwe mwamuna. — 1 Ama. 2:2.
Mkristau wakukhwima mwauzimu an’funika kucita nyongo kuti ambalewelewe bwino na anzace. Munthu omwe ambalewalewa bwino na anzace ambatetekera pomwe anzace akulewalewa na kuphatisambo basa nfundo zawo. (Mim. 20:5) Iye angakwanise kudziwa bzomwe mwanzace akukumbuka mwa kubva fala, kuwona momwe nkhope yace iriri na kalalewedwe kace. Imwepo mungakwanise lini kucita bzimwebzi penu mumbakwanisa lini kumala nthawe na anzanu. Penu imwepo mumbandophatisa basa mitcini ya nzeru kuti mulalewe nawo, imwepo mungakwanise lini kuzolowera kumbalewalewa bwino na anzanu. Ndipopa mbacitani nyongo yakuti mumbakhale na nthawe ya kumbalewalewa na anzanu maso na maso. (2 Juw. 12) Mkristau wakukhwima mwauzimu an’funika kukhala ule omwe ambabzisamalira yekha na kusamalirambo banja lace. (1 Tim. 5:8) Tin’funika kupfunza basa lomwe lingadzatithandize kutsogolo. (Mab. 18:2, 3; 20:34; Aef. 4:28) Citani nyongo kuti mudziwike kuti mumbaphata basa mwakubzipereka. Mukacita bzimwebzi, imwepo mun’dzakwanisa kugumana basa ndipo mun’dzakhala pa basapo nthawe ikulu. w23.12 27 ¶12-13