UMgcibelo, September 6
Banini tibonelo emhlambini.—1 Phet. 5:3.
Kuba lihlahlandlela kusita umzalwane losemusha kutsi akhone kusebenta kahle nebantfu labehlukahlukene. Kuphindze kumsite kutsi akhone kuhlela kusebentisa kahle imali futsi anamatsele kuloluhlelo. (Fil. 4:11-13) Indlela lekahle yekuba sisebenti sasikhatsi sonkhe kutsi ucale ube lihlahlandlela lelisitako, lokusita kutsi ukulungele kuba lihlahlandlela lelivamile. Kuba lihlahlandlela kungavula ematfuba ekwenta leminye imisebenti yasikhatsi sonkhe, lefaka ekhatsi kwenta umsebenti wekwakha nobe kuba lilunga lemndeni waseBethel. Bazalwane labangemaKhristu kufanele batibekele umgomo wekutsi bakufanele kuba ngulabadzala belibandla kuze bakhonte bazalwane babo nabodzadze ebandleni. LiBhayibheli litsi emadvodza lafisa kwenta lomsebenti “afisa umsebenti lomuhle.” (1 Thim. 3:1) Umzalwane kufanele acale akufanele kuba yinceku lesebentako. Tinceku letisebentako tisita labadzala belibandla ngetindlela letinyenti letehlukene. Labadzala belibandla netinceku letisebentako bakhonta bazalwane babo nabodzadze futsi bayatimisela emsebentini wekushumayela. w23.12 28 ¶14-16
Lisontfo, September 7
Ngesikhatsi asengumfana, wacala kufuna Nkulunkulu waDavide khokho wakhe.—2 Khr. 34:3.
INkhosi Josaya beyineminyaka lengu-16 ngesikhatsi icala kufuna Jehova. Beyifuna kufundza ngaJehova futsi yente intsandvo yakhe. Nobe kunjalo, beyetfwele kamatima lenkhosi leseyincane. Bekufanele imelele kukhonta lokuhlantekile ngesikhatsi kugcwele kukhonta kwemanga kulelive, futsi yakhona kukwenta loko. Ngaphambi kwekutsi Josaya abe neminyaka lengu-20, wacala kususa kukhonta kwemanga kulelive. (2 Khr. 34:1, 2) Ngisho nobe usemncane, ungamlingisa Josaya ngekutsi ufundze lokunyenti ngaJehova nangebuntfu bakhe lobuhle. Loko kutakukhutsata kutsi utinikele kuye. Kutinikela kuye kutakutsintsa njani kuphila kwakho? Luke, lowabhajatiswa aneminyaka lengu-14, utsi: “Kusukela nyalo, ngitawenta kukhonta Jehova kute kucala ekuphileni kwami, futsi ngitawetama kumjabulisa.” (Mak. 12:30) Utawubusiswa nangabe nawe wetama kwenta lokufanako! w23.09 11 ¶12-13
UMsombuluko, September 8
Nibahloniphe labo labasebenta kamatima emkhatsini wenu, labanengamele eNkhosini.—1 Thes. 5:12.
Ngesikhatsi umphostoli Pawula abhala lencwadzi, bewungakapheli umnyaka libandla laseThesalonika lisunguliwe. Emadvodza laholako kulelibandla bekete lwati lolunyenti futsi kungenteka bekenta emaphutsa. Nobe kunjalo, bekufanele ahlonishwe. Njengobe kuhlupheka lokukhulu kusondzela, kusenekwenteka sitakudzinga kakhulu kwendlula nyalo kwetsembela kulabadzala kuze basicondzise. Kusenekwenteka singasitfoli sicondziso lesivela endlunkhulu nobe ehhovisini leligatja; ngako kubalulekile kutsi sifundze nyalo kutsandza labazalwane futsi sibahloniphe. Ngisho nobe kungentekani, shengatsi singahlale sisangulukile, singanaki emaphutsa abo kodvwa sinake kutsi Jehova ucondzisa lamadvodza letsembekile asebentisa Khristu. Njengobe sigcoko sekutivikela sivikela inhloko yelisotja, litsemba letfu lensindziso livikela imicabango yetfu. Siyabona kutsi kute lokuphatsekako lesingakunikwa ngulelive. (Fil. 3:8) Litsemba letfu lisisita kutsi sihlale sehlise umoya futsi sime sicinile. w23.06 11-12 ¶11-12