Lesihlanu, September 26
Ekuseni ngeluvivi, [Jesu] waphuma waya endzaweni lethulile wafike wathantaza.—Mak. 1:35.
Jesu wabekela bafundzi bakhe sibonelo labangasilingisa asebentisa imithantazo yakhe. Kuso sonkhe lesikhatsi enta umsebenti wakhe wekushumayela, Jesu bekathantaza tikhatsi letinyenti. Bekabekela eceleni sikhatsi sekuthantaza ngobe bekahlale amatasatasa futsi bekavame kuba nebantfu labanyenti. (Mak. 6:31, 45, 46) Bekavuka ekuseni kakhulu kuze athantaze ayedvwana. Ngalelinye lilanga, wathantaza busuku bonkhe ngaphambi kwekwenta sincumo lesibalulekile. (Luk. 6:12, 13) Ngetulu kwaloko, Jesu wathantaza ngalokuphindzaphindziwe ngebusuku lebebungaphambi kwekufa kwakhe njengobe bekanake kakhulu kucedzisa incenye lematima yesabelo sakhe salamhlabeni. (Mat. 26:39, 42, 44) Sibonelo saJesu sisifundzisa kutsi kufanele sibekele eceleni sikhatsi sekuthantaza ngisho nobe simatasatasa kangakanani. NjengaJesu, kufanele sisibekele eceleni sikhatsi sekuthantaza. Loko kungasho kusheshe sivuke nobe kuphutaphuta kulala. Nasenta njalo, sikhombisa Jehova kutsi siyabonga ngalesipho lesiligugu. w23.05 3 ¶4-5
UMgcibelo, September 27
Lutsandvo Nkulunkulu lanalo ngatsi lugcwaliswe etinhlitiyweni tetfu ngemoya longcwele lesanikwa wona.—Rom. 5:5.
Naka emavi latsi “lugcwaliswe etinhlitiyweni” labhalwe kulombhalo welusuku walamuhla. Lenye incwadzi iluchaza ngekutsi “lwehlela kitsi njengemfula.” Lesi sitfombe mcondvo lesinemandla, futsi siveta kutsi Jehova ubatsandza kakhulu labagcotjiwe! Nabo bayati kutsi Nkulunkulu uyabatsandza. (Juda 1) Umphostoli Johane waveta indlela labativa ngayo nakabhala atsi: “Asenibuke kutsi lukhulu kangakanani lutsandvo Babe lasikhombise lona! Usibite ngekutsi sibantfwana bakhe.” (1 Joh. 3:1) Jehova utsandza labagcotjiwe kuphela yini? Cha, usikhombisile kutsi usitsandza sonkhe. Yini lesicinisekisa kakhulu kutsi Jehova uyasitsandza? Yinhlawulo. Ngalesipho, Jehova ukhombise kwendlula nobe ngubani kutsi usitsandza kakhulu!—Joh. 3:16; Rom. 5:8. w24.01 28 ¶9-10
Lisontfo, September 28
Titsa tami titawubaleka mhlazana ngikhalela lusito. Ngiyaciniseka kutsi Nkulunkulu ungakimi.—Hla. 56:9.
Lelivesi lelingenhla liveta indlela Davide lakuncoba ngayo kwesaba kwakhe. Ngisho nobe kuphila kwakhe bekusengotini, wacabangisisa ngaloko Jehova bekasetawumentela kona. Davide bekati kutsi Jehova utamkhulula ngesikhatsi lesifanele. Ngetulu kwako konkhe, Jehova bekatsite Davide utawuba yinkhosi lelandzelako yaka-Israyeli. (1 Sam. 16:1, 13) KuDavide, nobe yini Jehova layetsembisile bekufana nekutsi seyentekile. Yini Jehova latsembise kukwentela yona? Asikalindzeli kutsi asivikele kuto tonkhe tinkinga. Nobe kunjalo, nobe ngutiphi tinkinga longabhekana nato kulelive, Jehova utawuticedza emhlabeni lomusha. (Isa. 25:7-9) UMdali wetfu unemandla lamakhulu ekuvusa labafile, ekuselapha nekususa bonkhe labo labasiphikisako.—1 Joh. 4:4. w24.01 6 ¶12-13