Etine, 20 Januali
Kala u na omukumo! Ou na yo okuhepaulula nge nomuRoma. — Oil. 23:11.
Jesus okwa li a shilipaleka omuyapostoli Paulus kutya ota ka fika kuRoma. Kakele kaasho, Ovajuda vamwe muJerusalem ova li va pangela omhangela va ponokele Paulus noku mu dipaa. Eshi omuwiliki wetangakwaita laRoma, Klaudius Lisias, a uda omhangela oyo, okwe uya a kwafele Paulus. Diva, Klaudius okwa li a tumina Paulus ongudu inene yovakwaita i mu amene noku mu findikila kuKesarea. Opo nee ngoloneya Feliks okwa li a yandja elombwelo opo Paulus “a nangelwe mombala yaHerodes.” Ovajuda, ovo va li va hala okudipaa Paulus, kava li vali tava dulu oku mu dipaa. (Oil. 23:12-35) Ashike Feliks okwa li a pingenwa po kungoloneya Festus, oo a li a hala “okuhokiwa kOvajuda.” Okwa pula Paulus a ti: “Owa hala okuya kuJerusalem u ka tokolwe moipafi yange?” Paulus okwa li e shii kutya otashi dulika a ka dipaelwe mo muJerusalem. Okwa ti: “Ohandi indile ndi ka pangulwe kOmukesari!” Festus okwa lombwela Paulus a ti: “Oto ka tokolwa kOmukesari molwaashi oye wa indila e ke ku tokole.” Diva, Paulus okwa li a ya kuRoma kokule nOvajuda, ovo va li va hala oku mu dipaa. — Oil. 25:6-12. w20.11 13 ¶4; 14 ¶8-10
Etitano, 21 Januali
“Omitima detu otadi tu hokololifa.” — 1 Joh. 3:20.
Inatu lya olusha lokuhakala tu udite ondjo. Pashihopaenenwa, vamwe ohava kala ve udite ondjo, omolwoinima oyo va ninga, ofimbo inava shiiva oshili. Vamwe ohava kala ve udite ondjo omolwomapuko oo va ninga konima eshi va ninginifwa. (Rom. 3:23) Oshoshili kutya otwa hala okuninga osho sha yuka. Ashike “atusheni ohatu ningi omapuko luhapu.” (Jak. 3:2; Rom. 7:21-23) Nonande ihatu kala twa hafa ngeenge tu udite ondjo, otashi dulu oku tu etela ouwa. Omolwashike mbela? Omolwaashi okukala tu udite ondjo otashi tu linyengifa tu kale twa hala okuninga omalunduluko notu kale twa tokola toko tuha endulule omapuko oo twa ninga nale. (Heb. 12:12, 13) Omafimbo amwe otashi dulika tu kale tu udite unene ondjo, nonande otwe livela ombedi notu shii kutya Jehova okwe tu dimina po. Okukala tu udite ngaho otashi dulu oku tu ehameka. (Eps. 31:10; 38:3, 4) Natu kale twa lungama tuha kale unene tu udite ondjo. Diladila ashike nghee Satana ta ka kala a hafa, ngeenge otwa teka omukumo, nonande Jehova oku tu hole nokwe tu dimina po! — Yelekanifa no 2 Ovakorinto 2:5-7, 11. w20.11 27 ¶12-13
Olomakaya, 22 Januali
“Akutu, inashi kwafa sha nande, eshi nda lungamena oukoshoki womutima wange, naashi nda kosha omake ange mouyuki.” — Eps. 73:13.
Omushangi wepsalme Omulevi okwa li a twila ondubo ovakolokoshi, eshi va li tava monika tava punapala, ndele hamolwaashi va li hava longo oilonga ii. (Eps. 73:2-9, 11-14) Ova li tava monika ve na oinima aishe, ngaashi omaliko, tava tyapula onghalamwenyo nokave na oisho. Omulevi okwa hovela okukala ha tale ko oinima ngaashi Jehova. Okudja opo, okwa kala e na ombili yopamadiladilo nokukala a hafa. Okwa popya a ti: “Nokombada yedu nghi na nande oshihafifi shimwe, shihe fi Ove [Jehova].” (Eps. 73:25) Ngaashi Omulevi, katu na okutwila ondubo ovakolokoshi, ovo tu wete ve shi kwete nawa. Ehafo lavo olongaho nolopakafimbo. (Omuud. 8:12, 13) Ohatu ka kala twa teka omukumo, ngeenge otwe va twile ondubo nohatu ka nyona po ekwatafano letu naJehova. Ngeenge owe lihange wa twila ondubo ovakolokoshi, ninga ngaashi Omulevi a ninga. Dulika komayele opahole aJehova nokweendafana naavo hava longo ehalo laye. Ngeenge owa kala u hole Jehova shi dulife oinima aishe, oto ka mona ehafo lashili. Oto ka kala mondjila, oyo tai twala ‘komwenyo washili.’ — 1 Tim. 6:19. w20.12 19-20 ¶14-16