OLwesithathu, April 29
Ingqondo ehlakaniphileyo izaqhubeka ikulindile, lokuqedisisa kuzakugcina.—Zaga. 2:11.
Izinqumo sizenza kusa kwamalanga. Ezinye zakhona zilula njengokukhetha ukuthi udleni ekuseni kumbe ukuthi ulale sikhathi bani. Kodwa ezinye kunzima ukuzenza. Phela ezinye yizo ezitshoyo ukuthi impilakahle yakho izakuba njani, ukuthi uzathokoza yini loba hatshi, kumbe ukuthi uzaqhubeka umkhonza kuhle yini uJehova. Ezinye zingatshiya imuli yakho ithokoza kumbe idanile. Sifuna ukwenza izinqumo ezisincedayo futhi ezinceda lemuli zethu. Okuqakatheke kakhulu yikuthi senze izinqumo ezizathokozisa uJehova. (Rom. 12:1, 2) Nxa ufuna ukwenza isinqumo esihle into eqakathekileyo okuyabe kumele uyenze yikudinga konke okuphathelane lendaba. Kuqakatheke ngani lokho? Ake sithi uyagula ubususiya kudokotela. Ubungathini nxa udokotela lo engakubhalela amaphilisi engazange akubuze imibuzo kumbe akuhlole? Udokotela oyingcitshi uqala ahlole isigulane futhi asibuze imibuzo engakenzi isinqumo. Yikho lawe uzenza izinqumo ezinhle nxa ungaqala udinge konke okuphathelane lendaba. w25.01 14 ¶1-3
OLwesine, April 30
UJehova . . . uyakuxolela isono sakho. Awusoze ufe.—2 Sam. 12:13.
Kuyini esikwaziyo ngesihawu sikaJehova? Utshengise njani ukuthi “kafisi ukuthi loba ngubani abhujiswe”? (2 Phet. 3:9) Ake sixoxe ngendlela aba lesihawu ngayo kwabanye abenza izono ezinkulu. INkosi uDavida yake yenza izono ezinkulu ezigoqela ukufeba kanye lokubulala. Kodwa uJehova waba lesihawu kuyo wayithethelela ngoba yaphenduka. (2 Sam. 12:1-12) INkosi uManase layo yenza izono ezinengi ezimbi kakhulu okwesikhathi eside. Lanxa kunjalo uJehova waba lesihawu kuyo wayithethelela ngoba yayisiphendukile. (2 Imilan. 33:9-16) Lokhu kusikhumbuza ukuthi uJehova uba lesihawu ebantwini nxa kulesizatho sokuthi enze njalo. Uzabavusa abantu labo ngoba bananzelela ukuthi babesenza izinto ezimbi kakhulu basebephenduka. w24.05 4 ¶12
OLwesihlanu, May 1
UNkulunkulu kakhethi muntu.—Rom. 2:11.
UJehova wathi esekhulule abantu bakhe ebugqilini eGibhithe wabeka abaphristi ababezasebenza ethabanikeli. AmaLevi wona ayesenza eminye imisebenzi etendeni lelo elingcwele. Lokho sekusitsho yini ukuthi ababesebenza ethabanikeli kumbe ababehlala eduze kwalo babeqakathekiswa kakhulu nguJehova ukwedlula abanye? Hatshi! Phela uJehova kakhethi. Wonke ama-Israyeli ayengaba ngabangane bakaJehova. Ngokwesibonelo, uJehova wayeqiniseka ukuthi isizwe sonke sasisenelisa ukubona insika yeyezi kanye lensika yomlilo okwakuphezu kwethabanikeli. (Eks. 40:38) Lalabo ababekhatshana lethabanikeli babesenelisa ukubona nxa iyezi selisuka. Yikho labo babehle baqalise ukuqoqa impahla zabo, badilize amatende abo besebesuka labanye. (Nani. 9:15-23) Lathi lamuhla singaqiniseka ukuthi uJehova uzahlala esithanda, esinakekela futhi esivikela kungelani lokuthi sihlala ngaphi. w24.06 4 ¶10-12