Bwane, July 17
Mulongwe mwini-mwini ulatondezya luyando ciindi coonse, alimwi ngomunyoko wakazyalilwa kuti akugwasye muziindi zyamapenzi.—Tus. 17:17.
Mariya, banyina Jesu wakali kuyandika kuyumizyigwa. Tanaakajisi luzyibo lwakukomezya bana, pele lino wakeelede kukomezya mwana iwakali kuyooba Mesiya. Alimwi mbwaanga kunyina naakalede kale amusankwa, ino wakali kuyoomupandulwida buti Josefa iwakali kuyanda kumukwata? (Lk. 1:26-33) Ino Mariya wakayumizyigwa buti? Wakasyoma bamwi kutegwa bamugwasye. Mucikozyanyo, wakalomba Gabriyeli kuti amupandulwide zinji kujatikizya mukuli ooyu ngwaakapegwa. (Lk. 1:34) Kuzwa waawo, Mariya wakaunka kuyooswaya bbululu wakwe Elizabeta iwakali kukkala “kucisi camalundu” ku Juda. Elizabeta wakamulumbaizya Mariya alimwi wakasololelwa a Jehova kwaamba businsimi bukkomanisya, ibwakali kujatikizya mwanaakwe iwatakalinazyalwa. (Lk. 1:39-45) Mariya wakaamba kuti Jehova wakacita “milimo mipati ajanza lyakwe.” (Lk. 1:46-51) Aboobo, kwiinda mukubelesya Gabriyeli alimwi a Elizabeta, Jehova wakamuyumya Mariya. w23.10 14-15 ¶10-12
Bwasanu, July 18
Iwakatupa kuti tube bwami, bapaizi kuli Leza wakwe alimwi Usyi.—Ciy. 1:6.
Basikwiiya ba Kristo ibasyoonto buyo, bakananikwa amuuya uusalala alimwi balikkomene kuba acilongwe cilibedelede a Jehova. Aaba ibali 144,000 bayooba bami abapaizi antoomwe a Jesu. (Ciy. 14:1) Busena Busalala bwamutente lyakubunganina bwiiminina coolwe ncobajisi aaba icakuba bana ba Leza bakumuuya kabacili waano anyika. (Rom. 8:15-17) Busena Busalalisya bwamutente lyakubunganina bwiiminina kujulu, ooko Jehova nkwakkala. “Cisitilizyo” icakali kwaandaanya Busena Busalala alimwi a Busalalisya, ciiminina mubili wa Jesu wanyama ooyo iwatakali kumuzumizya kuunka kujulu kali Mupaizi Mupati watempele lyakumuuya. Kwiinda mukwaaba buumi bwakwe kacili cipaizyo, Jesu wakajalwida Banakristo bananike boonse nzila yabuumi bwakujulu. Aboobo, abalo beelede kusiya mibili yabo yanyama kutegwa bakatambule bulumbu bwabo bwakujulu.—Heb. 10:19, 20; 1 Kor. 15:50. w23.10 28 ¶13
Mujibelo, July 19
Ciindi cilandimanina ikuti ndizumanane kuluula makani aajatikizya Gideoni.—Heb. 11:32.
Gideoni wakazumanana kukkazika moyo ciindi bana Efraimu nobakamutongooka. (Bab. 8:1-3) Kunyina naakabaingula cabukali. Pele wakatondezya kuti wakali muntu uulicesya kwiinda mukubaswiilila alimwi akubaingula caluzyalo. Eeci cakapa kuti baleke kunyema. Aboobo, baalu basongo balamwiiya Gideoni kwiinda mukuswiilila cakubikkila maano alimwi akwiingula cabubombe ciindi bamwi nobabatongooka. (Jak. 3:13.) Kwiinda mukucita boobo, bapa kuti kube luumuno mumbungano. Ciindi bantu nobakatalika kumulumbaizya Gideoni akaambo kakuzunda bana Midiyani, wakapa bulemu kuli Jehova. (Bab. 8:22, 23) Mbuti baalu mbobakonzya kwiiya cikozyanyo ca Gideoni? Balakonzya kucita oobo kwiinda mukupa Jehova bulemu akaambo kakuzwidilila kuli koonse nkobaba ankuko. (1Kor. 4:6, 7) Mucikozyanyo, ikuti naa mwaalu walumbaizyigwa kapati akaambo kakuyiisya kabotu, ulakonzya kwaamba kuti malailile aayo azwa mu Jwi lya Leza alimwi akuti toonse tuyiisyigwa buyo ambunga ya Jehova. Zimwi ziindi, baalu beelede kulilingula kutegwa babone naa kuyiisya kwabo kupa kuti Jehova alemekwe naa kupa kuti bantu babikkile mbabo maano. w23.06 4 ¶7-8