Cipiri, 26 Agosto
Nyakucita bzinthu na befu an’dzasauka. — Mim. 21:5.
Kupirira kumbatithandiza kukhala wakubverana na anzathu ndipo kumbatithandiza kutetekera mwatceru pomwe anzathu akulalewa. (Tiy. 1:19) Kupirira kumbacitisa kuti wanthu akhale pa mtendere. Bzimwebzi bzimbatithandiza kuti tileke kulalewa bzinthu mwakusaya kukumbuka bwino tikakhala tanyosedwa. Tikakhala wakupirira tin’dzacedwa kukalipa mwanzathu akatilewa mafala yakuipa. M’mbuto mwa kubwezera, ‘tin’dzapitiriza kupirirana na kulekererana na mtima wentse.’ (Akol. 3:12, 13) Kupirira kumbatithandizambo kuti tisankhule bzinthu mwanzeru. M’mbuto mwakucita bzinthu mwa mphumapuma, tin’dzapambula nthawe kuti tifufudze pomwe tikanati kucita bzakusankhula. Mwa ciratizo, tikakhala tikunyang’ana basa, penu ndife lini wakupirira, tingabvume basa liri-lentse lomwe lingawonekero. Tsono tikakhala wakupirira, tin’dzakhala na nthawe yakufufudza kuti tikwanise kudziwa penu basalo lingadzatipase mpata wakucita bzinthu na banja lathu na kucitambo bzinthu bzauzimu. Kukhala wakupirira kun’dzatithandiza kuti tileke kusankhula bzinthu mwakuphonyeka. w23.08 22 ¶8-9
Citatu, 27 Agosto
M’thupi mwangu nimbawona lamulo linango lomwe likumenyana na lamulo la makumbukidwe yangu ndipo limbandicitisa kukhala kapolo wa lamulo la pikado lomwe liri m’thupi mwangu. — Aro. 7:23.
Imwepo mukasunama thangwe rakuti nthawe zinango mumbakhala na bzikhumbo bzakuipa, kukumbukira bza piciro lomwe imwepo mudacita lakubzipereka kwa Yahova kun’dzakuthandizani kuti muleke kubwerera m’mbuyo, koma mun’dzapitiriza kulimbana na mayezo yomwe mukugumana nayo. Mwa njira iponi? Imwepo mukabzipereka kwa Yahova, mumbakhala mwabzilamba mwekha. Bzimwebzi bzin’funa kulewa kuti mumbalamba bzikhumbo bzanu na bzakulinga bzinango bzomwe Yahova angakomedwe lini nabzo. (Mat. 16:24) Imwepo mukadzayezedwa ayai mukadzakhala mukugumana na bvuto linango lakunesa mun’dzafunika lini kukhala na thupo pa bzomwe mukufunikira kucita. Imwepo mun’dzakhala mukudziwa kale bzomwe mukufunikira kucita bzomwe ni kupitiriza kukhala wakukhulupirika kwa Yahova, ndipo mun’dzakhala wakutsimikiza kukondwesa Yahovayo. Imwepo mun’dzakhala ninga Djobi. Napo kuti akhagumana na mabvuto yakunesa kwene-kwene, iye adalewa mwakutsimikiza kuti: “Nin’dzasiya lini kukhala na mtima wakusaya kugawanika!” — Djob. 27:5. w24.03 9 ¶6-7
Cinai, 28 Agosto
Yahova ali pafupi na wentse omwe ambamucemera, na wentse omwe ambamucemera mwacadidi. — Sal. 145:18.
Yahova ni “Mulungu wa lufoyi” ndipo iye an’dzatisiya lini! (2 Ako. 13:11) Iye ambafuna mtumiki wace ali-wentse payekha-payekha. Ndipo ifepano tina citsimikizo centse cakuti ‘tidazunguliridwa na kudeka mtima kwace komwe kumbamala lini.’ (Sal. 32:10) Tikambakumbukira kwene-kwene momwe iye ambatilatizira lufoyi lace, iye ambakhala munthu caiye kwa ifepano ndipo timbakhala pa uxamwali na iye. Tingapembe kwa iye mwakutsudzuka ticimuuza kuti tikufuna kuti iye atilatize lufoyi lace. Tingamuuze cinthu ciri-centse comwe cikuticitisa thupo na cikhulupiro centse cakuti iye an’dzatibva ndipo an’dzatithandiza. (Sal. 145:19) Ninga momwe ifepano timbafunira kukhala pa moto pa nthawe yakudjedjera, timbafunambo kuti Yahova atilatize lufoyi. Lufoyi la Yahova ndamphanvu kwene-kwene ndipo iye ngwantsisi. Tenepo khalani wakukondwa thangwe rakuti Yahova ambakufunani. Ndipo tentse tibvume lufoyi la Yahova mwakulewa kuti: “Inepano nimbamufuna Yahova”! — Sal. 116:1. w24.01 31 ¶19-20