Cixanu, 17 Outubro
Fambani ninga wana wa ceza. — Aef. 5:8.
Cinthu cinango comwe cingatithandize kufamba ninga “wana wa ceza” ni mzimu wakucena wa Mulungu. Thangwe ranyi? Thangwe rakuti mpsakunesa kwene-kwene kupitiriza kukhala wakucena mu dziko lakuipali. (1 Ates. 4:3-5, 7, 8) Mzimu wakucena ungatithandize kucinja makumbukidwe yathu ticileka kumbakumbuka ninga wanthu wa m’dzikoli. Ndipo mzimu wakucenayo ungatithandizembo kulatiza “ubwino bwentse na cirungamo.” (Aef. 5:9) Cinthu cibodzi comwe tingacite kuti titambire mzimu wakucena ndico kuukumbira kwa Yahova. Jezu adalewa kuti Yahova an’dzapereka mzimu wakucena “kwa wale omwe ambamukumbira.” (Luk. 11:13) Ndipo tikambatumbiza Yahova pabodzi na Akristau anzathu pa mitsonkhano timbatambirambo mzimu wakucena. (Aef. 5:19, 20) Tikakhala na mzimu wakucena, ifepano tin’dzakwanisa kukhala na moyo omwe umbakondwesa Mulungu. w24.03 23-24 ¶13-15
Sabudu, 18 Outubro
Pitirizani kukumbira, ndipo mun’dzapasidwa, pitirizani kunyang’ana, ndipo mun’dzagumana, pitirizani kugogodza, ndipo mun’dzafunguliridwa. — Luk. 11:9.
Kodi bzimbakunesani kupirira? Penu ndibzo, pembani kwa Yahova kuti akuthandizeni kukhala wakupirira. Kupirira ni khalidwe libodzi lomwe mzimu wakucena umbabala. (Agal. 5:22, 23) Ndipopa, tingapembe kwa Yahova kuti atipase mzimu wakucena kuti utithandize kukhala wakupirira. Tikagumana na bvuto lomwe likuyeza kupirira kwathu, ifepano ‘tin’dzapitiriza kukumbira’ mzimu wakucena kuti utithandize kukhala wakupirira. (Luk. 11:13) Ndipo tingakumbirembo Yahova kuti atithandize kuwona bzinthu ninga momwe iye ambabziwonera. Pambuyo pakupemba tingafunike kucita nyongo ntsiku iri-yentse kuti tikhale wakupirira. Tikambapemba kwa Yahova nthawe zentse kuti atithandize kukhala wakupirira na kucita nyongo yakukhala wakupirira, khalidwe limweri lin’dzakula kwene-kwene mu mtima mwathu ndipo tin’dzakwanisa kulilatiza. Cinthu cinango comwe cingakuthandizeni ndico kumbakumbukira nkhani za m’Bibliya. M’Bibliya muna nkhani zizinji za wanthu omwe adakhala wakupirira. Tikambakumbukira nkhani zimwezi timbapfunza njira zakusiyana-siyana za momwe tingalatizire kupirira. w23.08 22 ¶10-11
Dumingu, 19 Outubro
Thusani bwazi bwanu kuti muphe ntsomba. — Luk. 5:4.
Jezu adatsimikizira mpostolo Pedru kuti Yahova angadamuthandiza. Pomwe Jezu adalamusidwa adacitisa kuti Pedru na apostolo anzace aphate pomwe ntsomba mwakudabwisa. (Juw. 21:4-6) Cakudabwisaci cidamutsimikizira Pedru kuti Yahova angadamuthandiza mwa kumupasa bzomwe angadafunikira pa moyo wace. Pinango Pedruyo adakumbukira mafala ya Jezu yakuti Yahova angadasamalira wale omwe angadaikha “Umambo bwa Mulungu . . . pa mbuto yakuyamba.” (Mat. 6:33) Bzimwebzi bzidathandiza Pedru kuti aikhe basa lakupalizira pa mbuto yakuyamba pa moyo wace, sikuti basa la kupha ntsomba. Iye adapalizira mwakukhwimika pa ntsiku ya Pentekosite ya mu 33 EC, acithandiza wanthu azinji kubvuma mafala yabwino ya Umambo. (Mab. 2:14, 37-41) Patsogolo pace, iye adathandiza wanthu wa ku Samariya pabodzi na wanthu omwe akhali lini Adjuda kubvuma Kristu. (Mab. 8:14-17; 10:44-48) Yahova adaphatisa basa Pedru kuti abwerese wanthu wakusiyana-siyana mu gwere lacikristau. w23.09 20 ¶1; 23 ¶11