Cinai, 4 Setembro
Kumweko kun’dzakhala mseu ukulu, ndipo un’dzacemeredwa Mseu Wakucena. — Zai. 35:8.
Adjuda omwe angadabwerera ku Jirayeri akhafunika kukhala “mtundu wakucena” kwa Mulungu wawo. (Deut. 7:6) Bzimwebzi bzin’funa lini kulewa kuti wentse akhacita kale bzinthu bzabwino ndipo angadafunika lini kucinja bzinthu bzinango kuti akondwese Yahova. Adjuda azinji omwe adabadwira ku Babiloniya akhana nzeru ninga za wanthu wa ku Babiloniyako ndipo akhatewezerambo makhalidwe yawo. Pomwe padapita magole 69, Mtongi wa m’Cigawo Nehemiya adadabwa kwene-kwene pomwe adadziwa kuti wana azinji ku Jirayeri akhalalewa lini cirewedwe ca Adjuda. (Deut. 6:6, 7; Neh. 13:23, 24) Pakuti Fala la Mulungu likhadanembedwa m’Cihebereu, kodi wanawo angadapfunza tani bza Yahova uko iwo akhadziwa lini cirewedwe cimweci? (Eza. 10:3, 44) Adjuda amwewa akhafunikira kucinja bzinthu pa moyo wawo, ndipo bzingadakhala bzakupusa kwa iwo kucita bzimwebzi angadakhala ali ku Jirayeri komwe kunamata kwa cadidi kukhadabwezeresedwa. — Neh. 8:8, 9. w23.05 15 ¶6-7
Cixanu, 5 Setembro
Yahova ambathandiza wentse womwe ali kugwa ndipo ambalamusa wentse womwe adatsulima thangwe ra mabvuto. — Sal. 145:14.
Mwakusaya kudikhiririka ifepano tingagumane na mphitca zomwe zingatitazise kukwanirisa cakulinga cathu napo kuti tina cikhumbo ndipo tikucita nyongo yakufuna kukwanirisa cakulingaco. Mwa ciratizo, “bzinthu bzakusaya kudikhiririka” bzingaticitise kuti tisaye kukhala na nthawe yakuti tikwanirise cakulinga cathu. (Mpal. 9:11) Tingagumane na mabvuto yomwe yangaticitise kukhala wakuwofoka na wakusaya mphanvu. (Mim. 24:10) Pakuti ndife wanthu wakuperewera, nthawe zinango tingacite bzinthu bzakuphonyeka ndipo bzinthubzo bzingatitazise kukwanirisa cakulinga cathu. (Aro. 7:23) Ayai nthawe zinango tingabve kuti tidaneta. (Mat. 26:43) Kodi n’ciyani comwe cingatithandize kuti tikunde mphitca zomwe tingagumane nazo? Pakacitika cinthu comwe cikukutazisani kukwanirisa cakulinga canu bzin’funa lini kulewa kuti mun’funika kuimira pamwepo. Bibliya limbalewa kuti tin’dzagumana na mabvuto mazinji. Tsono Bibliyalo limbalewambo kuti ifepano tingapitirize kucita bzomwe tikufuna napo kuti tikugumana na mabvuto. Imwepo mukapitiriza kucita nyongo yakukwanirisa cakulinga canu napo kuti mukugumana na mphitca, mumbalatiza Yahova kuti mukufuna kumukondwesa. Yahova ambakomedwa kwene-kwene akakuwonani kuti mukucita nyongo yakuti mukwanirise cakulinga canu! w23.05 30 ¶14-15
Sabudu, 6 Setembro
Khalani ciratizo kwa mabira. — 1 Ped. 5:3.
Kucita upainiya kungathandize mulumbwana kupfunza kuphata basa na wanthu wa m’bzikhalidwe bzakusiyana-siyana. Ndipo kumbathandizambo munthu kudziwa kuphatisa basa kobiri. (Afil. 4:11-13) Kuti munthu awone penu angakwanise kucita utumiki bwa nthawe zentse, comwe cingamuthandize ndico kuyamba kucita upainiya bwakuthandiza. Bzimwebzi bzimbawathandiza kuti adzakwanise kucita upainiya bwakukhazikika. Kucita upainiya kumbapereka mwayi kwa munthu kuti adzakwanise kucita utumiki bwa nthawe zentse ninga kuthandizira basa la kumanga-manga na kutumikira pa Beteli. Abale wakukhwima mwauzimu an’funika kukhala na cakulinga ca kutumikira abale na mpfumakazi zawo ninga akulu wa gwere. Bibliya limbalewa kuti amuna omwe akufuna udindo bumwebu “akufuna basa labwino.” (1 Tim. 3:1) M’bale akanati kukhala mkulu, cakuyamba iye ambafunika kukhala mtumiki wakuthandiza. Atumiki wakuthandiza ambathandiza akulu mu njira zizinji zakusiyana-siyana. Akulu pabodzi na atumiki wakuthandiza ambathandiza abale na mpfumakazi mwakubzicepesa ndipo ambathandizirambo basa la kupalizira mwanyongo. w23.12 28 ¶14-16