Lesitsatfu, September 3
Josefa . . . wenta loko ingilosi yaJehova lebeyimtjele kona, watsatsa Mariya waba ngumkakhe.—Mat. 1:24.
Josefa bekasisebentisa ngekushesha sicondziso saJehova, futsi loko kwamenta waba yindvodza lekahle. Watfola sicondziso lesivela kuNkulunkulu cishe tikhatsi letintsatfu lesimayelana nemndeni wakhe. Sikhatsi ngasinye, bekasilalela ngekushesha ngisho nobe kwenta njalo bekusho kwenta lushintjo lolukhulu. (Mat. 1:20; 2:13-15, 19-21) Ngekulalela sicondziso saNkulunkulu, Josefa wavikela Mariya, wamsekela futsi wamnakekela. Kusenekwenteka loko lokwentiwa nguJosefa kwenta Mariya wamtsandza kakhulu futsi wamhlonipha kakhulu! Nine madvodza, ningamlingisa Josefa ngekutsi nifune seluleko lesiseBhayibhelini sekunakekela imindeni yenu. Nangabe nisisebentisa leseluleko ngisho nobe loko kusho kwenta lushintjo, nikhombisa kutsi niyabatsandza bafati benu futsi nicinisa imishado yenu. Lomunye dzadze waseVanuatu, lesekuphele iminyaka lengetulu kwalengu-20 ashadile utsi: “Nangabe indvodza yami ifuna sicondziso saJehova futsi isisebentisa, ngiyihlonipha kakhulu. Ngitiva ngivikelekile futsi ngiyatetsemba tincumo tayo.” w23.05 21 ¶5
Lesine, September 4
Umgwaco lomkhulu uyawuba lapho, umgwaco lobitwa ngekutsi Ngumgwaco Webungcwele.—Isa. 35:8.
EmaJuda lebekabuya eBhabhulona bekufanele abe ‘bantfu labangcwele’ baNkulunkulu wawo. (Dut. 7:6) Kodvwa loko bekungasho kutsi bekungakafaneli ente lushintjo kuze ajabulise Jehova. Linyenti lemaJuda latalelwa eBhabhulona, ngako kusenekwenteka beletayele kucabanga njengebantfu baseBhabhulona futsi liphila ngendlela lebebaphila ngayo. Ngemuva kweminyaka leminyenti lamanye emaJuda abuyele ka-Israyeli, uMbusi Nehemiya wamangala kutsi bantfwana labatelwe ka-Israyeli bebangalwati lulwimi lwemaJuda. (Dut. 6:6, 7; Neh. 13:23, 24) Labantfwana bebatakufundza njani kutsandza Jehova futsi bamkhonte nangabe bangasati siHebheru, njengobe liVi laNkulunkulu belibhalwe ngalolo lwimi? (Ezra 10:3, 44) Ngako lamaJuda bekufanele ente lushintjo lolukhulu, kodvwa bekutawuba melula kulwenta ka-Israyeli, lapho khona kukhonta lokuhlantekile bekubuyiselwa kancane kancane.—Neh. 8:8, 9. w23.05 15 ¶6-7
Lesihlanu, September 5
Jehova uyabasita bonkhe labawako, aphakamise bonkhe labacindzetelekile.—Hla. 145:14.
Ngisho nobe unesifiso lesinganani noma utimisele kanganani kufeza umgomo, kungahle kube netintfo letikubuyisela emuva. Sibonelo saloko kutsi ‘timo letingakalindzeleki’ tingatsatsa sikhatsi lebekufanele sisisebentise kuze sifeze umgomo wetfu. (Shu. 9:11) Singahle sibhekane nenkinga lengasishiya sidvumatekile futsi site emandla. (Taga 24:10) Ngenca yekutsi sinesono, singenta emaphutsa langenta kube matima kutsi sifinyelele umgomo wetfu. (Rom. 7:23) Nobe singahle sitive sikhatsele. (Mat. 26:43) Yini lesingayenta kuze sibhekane naloku? Khumbula kutsi nakunalokutsite lokukuvimbela kutsi ufinyelele umgomo wakho, akusho kutsi wehlulekile. LiBhayibheli liyasho kutsi singahle sibhekane netinkinga tilandzelane. Nobe kunjalo, liphindze lisho kutsi singetama kufinyelela imigomo yetfu. Nawuchubeka wetama kufinyelela umgomo wakho ngisho nobe kumatima, usuke ukhombisa Jehova kutsi uyafuna kumjabulisa. Jehova ujabula kakhulu nakakubona uchubeka wetama kufinyelela umgomo wakho! w23.05 30 ¶14-15