Ravuntlhanu, October 17
Yanani emahlweni mi hanya ku fana ni vana va ku vonakala.—Efe. 5:8.
Hi lava ku pfuniwa hi moya wo kwetsima wa Xikwembu leswaku hi ya emahlweni hi tikhoma “ku fana ni vana va ku vonakala.” Hikwalahokayini? Hikuva swa tika swinene ku tshama hi ri ni mahanyelo lama tengeke emisaveni leyi, leyi tikhomaka ku biha. (1 Tes. 4:3-5, 7, 8) Moya wo kwetsima wu nga hi pfuna leswaku hi nga ehleketi ku fana ni vanhu va misava leyi, lava langutelo ra vona ri hambaneke ni ra Yehovha. Moya wo kwetsima wu nga tlhela wu hi pfuna hi va ni “muxaka wun’wana ni wun’wana wa vunene [ni] ku lulama.” (Efe. 5:9) Ndlela yin’wana yo kuma moya wo kwetsima i ku wu kombela hi xikhongelo. Yesu u vule leswaku Yehovha u ta ‘nyika lava n’wi kombelaka moya wo kwetsima.’ (Luka 11:13) Hi tlhela hi kuma moya wo kwetsima loko hi dzunisa Yehovha etinhlengeletanweni ta vandlha. (Efe. 5:19, 20) Moya wo kwetsima wa Xikwembu wu hi pfuna ku hanya hi ndlela leyi tsakisaka Xikwembu. w24.03 23-24 ¶13-15
Mugqivela, October 18
Yanani emahlweni mi kombela, mi ta nyikiwa; yanani emahlweni mi lava, mi ta swi kuma; yanani emahlweni mi gongondza, mi ta pfuleriwa.—Luka 11:9.
Xana u lava ku va munhu loyi a lehisaka ngopfu mbilu? Loko swi ri tano, swi khongeleli. Ku lehisa mbilu i yin’wana ya mihandzu ya moya lowo kwetsima. (Gal. 5:22, 23) Kutani hi nga khongelela ku kuma moya lowo kwetsima ni ku kombela Yehovha a hi pfuna hi lehisa mbilu. Loko hi langutana ni xiyimo xo tika lexi lavaka leswaku hi lehisa mbilu, hi ya “emahlweni [hi] kombela” moya lowo kwetsima leswaku wu hi pfuna hi lehisa mbilu. (Luka 11:13) Hi nga tlhela hi kombela Yehovha leswaku a hi pfuna hi languta swilo hilaha a swi langutaka ha kona. Endzhaku ka loko hi khongerile, hi fanele hi tikarhatela ku lehisa mbilu siku ni siku. Loko hi ya hi khongelela ku va vanhu lava lehisaka mbilu ni ku tikarhatela ku endla tano, hi ta ya hi swi tolovela. Nakambe swa pfuna ku anakanyisisa hi swikombiso swa le Bibeleni. EBibeleni ku ni vanhu vo tala lava lehiseke mbilu. Loko hi anakanyisisa hi vanhu volavo, hi nga dyondza tindlela tin’wana to lehisa mbilu. w23.08 22 ¶10-11
Sonto, October 19
Peta[ni] tinete ta n’wina mi ta phasa.—Luka 5:4.
Yesu u tiyisekise muapostola Petro leswaku Yehovha wa n’wi seketela. Yesu la pfuxiweke u endlele Petro ni vaapostola lavan’wana singita rin’wana ro phasa tihlampfi. (Yoh. 21:4-6) A swi kanakanisi leswaku singita leri, ri tiyisekise Petro leswaku Yehovha a a ta n’wi nyika leswi a swi pfumalaka. Swi nga endleka leswaku muapostola Petro u tsundzuke marito ya Yesu ya leswaku Yehovha u ta ya emahlweni a khathalela lava “lava[ka] Mfumo . . . ku sungula.” (Mat. 6:33) Hinkwaswo leswi, swi endle leswaku Petro a rhangisa ntirho wo chumayela ematshan’weni ya bindzu ro phasa tihlampfi. Hi Pentekosta ya 33 C.E., u chumayele hi xivindzi a pfuna vanhu va magidi leswaku va amukela mahungu lamanene. (Mit. 2:14, 37-41) Endzhaku ka sweswo u pfune Vasamariya ni vanhu Vamatiko leswaku va amukela Kreste. (Mit. 8:14-17; 10:44-48) Yehovha u tirhise Petro hi ndlela leyikulu leswaku a tisa vanhu va mixaka hinkwayo evandlheni. w23.09 20 ¶1; 23 ¶11