Lesihlanu, October 3
Ningaticabangeli nine kuphela, kodvwa nicabangele nalabanye.—Fil. 2:4.
Aphefumulelwe, umphostoli Pawula wakhutsata emaKhristu kutsi acabangele nalabanye. Singasisebentisa njani leseluleko nasisemihlanganweni? Ngekutsi sikhumbule kutsi nalabanye bayafuna kuphendvula. Yicabange ngalendlela lendzaba. Nangabe ucoca nebangani bakho, ungakhuluma kakhulu yini baze babe bete litfuba lekukhuluma? Cha! Uyafuna kutsi nabo bacoce. Ngendlela lefanako, nasisemihlanganweni sifuna kuvumela nalabanye kutsi baphendvule. Ecinisweni, lenye indlela yekukhutsata bazalwane betfu nabodzadze kutsi sibanikete litfuba lekutsi bavete kukholwa kwabo. (1 Khor. 10:24) Ngako kufanele sisho timphendvulo letimfisha, ngaleyondlela sitawube sivumela nalabanye kutsi baphendvule. Ngisho nobe usho imphendvulo lemfisha, kubalekele kukhuluma ngemaphuzu lamanyenti. Nangabe usho konkhe lokusesigabeni, kutawuba kuncane lokusele lokungashiwo ngulabanye. w23.04 22-23 ¶11-13
UMgcibelo, October 4
Ngenta tonkhe tintfo ngenca yetindzaba letimnandzi, kuze ngitotishumayela kulabanye.—1 Khor. 9:23.
Kufanele sikhumbule kutsi kubaluleke kakhulu kuchubeka sisita labanye, ikakhulukati ngekutsi sibashumayele. Kufanele sivumelane netimo nasenta umsebenti wekushumayela. Sihlangana nebantfu labanetinkholelo letehlukahlukene, labavela etindzaweni letingafani nalabanemasiko langafani. Umphostoli Pawula bekavumelana netimo, futsi singafundza esibonelweni sakhe. Jesu wamkhetsa kutsi abe ‘ngumphostoli kubantfu betive.’ (Rom. 11:13) Nakenta lomsebenti, Pawula bekashumayela emaJuda, emaGriki, bantfu labafundzile, bantfu basemakhaya, tiphatsimandla tahulumende kanye nemakhosi. Kuze Pawula atsintse tinhlitiyo tebantfu labehlukahlukene, waba “ngiko konkhe kuto tonkhe tinhlobo tebantfu.” (1 Khor. 9:19-22) Bekawanaka emasiko alabo labashumayelako, indlela labakhule ngayo netinkholelo tabo, futsi bekativumelanisa naloko. Natsi singatfutfuka emsebentini wekushumayela nangabe sivumelana netimo futsi setama kucabanga indlela lencono yekusita umuntfu ngamunye. w23.07 23 ¶11-12
Lisontfo, October 5
Sisebenti seNkhosi akukafaneli silwe, kodvwa kufanele sibe nemusa kubo bonkhe.—2 Thim. 2:24.
Kuba nemoya lophansi akusho kutsi ubutsakatsaka. Akusimelula kutibamba nawubhekene nesimo lesimatima. Umoya lophansi uyincenye ‘yetitselo temoya.’ (Gal. 5:22, 23) Ligama lesiGriki lelihunyushwe ngekutsi “umoya lophansi” lihle lisetjentiswa nakuchazwa lihhashi lesiganga leliceceshiwe kuze lilawuleke. Libone ngeliso lengcondvo lelihhashi lesiganga leselilawuleka. Nanobe selilawuleka, kodvwa solo linawo emandla. Yini bantfu labangayenta kuze babe nemoya lophansi futsi ngesikhatsi lesifanako bangabi butsakatsaka? Angeke sikhone kukwenta ngemandla etfu. Kufanele sithantaze, sicele Jehova asisite kutsi sibe nemoya lophansi. Banyenti bantfu labafundze kuba nemoya lophansi. BoFakazi labanyenti bakhonile kuphendvula ngemoya lophansi nabaphikiswa futsi loko kwente labanye baba nembono lomuhle ngaboFakazi.—2 Thim. 2:24, 25. w23.09 15 ¶3