ISonto, February 15
Dumisani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.—1 Imilan. 29:20.
Ngesikhathi uJesu esemhlabeni, wakhazimulisa uYise ngokutshela abantu ukuthi nguye owayemnike amandla okwenza izimangaliso. (Mak. 5:18-20) Okunye akwenzayo yikutshela abanye ngobuhle bukaJehova futhi wayebaphatha kuhle abantu. Ngelinye ilanga wathi efundisa esinagogeni wabona owesifazana owayeledimoni elaselimgulise okweminyaka engu-18. Owesifazana lo wayehlala ekhotheme, esehluleka ukuma aqonde. Wayezwisa usizi sibili. UJesu wamzwela wamlanda, wathi kuye: “Dadewethu, ususilisiwe emkhuhlaneni wakho.” Wambeka izandla owesifazana lo, wahle wama waqonda “waqalisa ukukhazimulisa uNkulunkulu” eseqine saka. (Luk. 13:10-13) Owesifazana lo wamdumisa uJehova ngenxa yalokho ayemenzele khona. Lathi kunengi okwenza simdumise uJehova. w25.01 2-3 ¶3-4
UMvulo, February 16
Usithethelele izono zethu.—Luk. 11:4.
Singenelisa yini ukusibhadala isikwelede esadalwa ngu-Adamu lo-Eva ngesikhathi bewona? Akula loyedwa ongasibhadala. (Hubo. 49:7-9) Kumele sincediswe ukubhadala isikwelede leso ukuze sibe lethemba lokuphila okungapheliyo lelokuvuswa nxa singafa. Aluba uncedo asilutholanga, bekuyabe sekuphelile nxa singafa, njengoba nje kunjalo ngezinyamazana. (Umtshu. 3:19; 2 Phet. 2:12) UJehova, uBaba wethu osithandayo wasibhadalela isikwelede esadalwa ngu-Adamu. UJesu wakucacisa kuhle okwenziwa nguJehova. Wathi: “UNkulunkulu wawuthanda kakhulu umhlaba waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze wonke umuntu otshengisa ukuthi uyakholwa kuyo angabhujiswa kodwa abe lokuphila okungapheliyo.” (Joh. 3:16) Kanti njalo lokho uJehova asenzele khona kusivulela lethuba lokuthi sibe ngabangane bakhe futhi sithethelelwe izono zethu. w25.02 3 ¶3-6
OLwesibili, February 17
[USawuli] wasesukuma wabhabhathizwa.—Imiseb. 9:18.
Kuyini okwanceda uSawuli ukuthi abhabhathizwe? INkosi uJesu yathi ibonakala kuSawuli ngenkazimulo enkulu, uSawuli waba yisiphofu. (Imiseb. 9:3-9) Wazila ukudla okwamalanga amathathu futhi asithandabuzi ukuthi wayecabangisisa ngokwakwenzakele. USawuli wayesekholwa ukuthi uJesu nguye uMesiya lokuthi abalandeli bakhe bakhonza ngendlela yeqiniso. Kukhona esingakufunda endabeni kaSawuli. USawuli wayengayekela ukubhabhathizwa ngenxa yokuzigqaja kumbe ukwesaba abantu. Kodwa kazange akuvumele lokhu. Wayezimisele ukuba ngumKhristu lanxa wayekwazi mhlophe ukuthi wayezahlukuluzwa. (Imiseb. 9:15, 16; 20:22, 23) Wathi esebhabhathiziwe, waqhubeka ethemba uJehova ukuthi uzamncedisa ebunzimeni ayezahlangana labo. (2 Khor. 4:7-10) Nxa lawe ungabhabhathizwa ube nguFakazi kaJehova, uzahlangana lobunzima lezilingo, kodwa ungesabi. Khumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu loKhristu bazahlala bekuncedisa.—Flp. 4:13. w25.03 4 ¶8-9