Citatu, 16 Janeiro
Timbafunane sikuti na mafala ayai na pamulomo pokha, koma m’bzicito bzathu na m’cadidi.—1 Ju. 3:18.
Tin’funika kumbalatiza lufoyi lathu kwa winango mwa kumbawacitira bzinthu bzabwino, ticireka kuuza wanthu winango bzomwe tacitabzo. (Mat. 6:1-4) Tin’funikambo kumbalemekeza winango. (War. 12:10) Jezu adalemekeza apostolo wace pomwe adatsuka nzayo zawo. (Ju. 13:3-5, 12-15) Tin’funikambo kucita nyongo kuti tikhale wakubzicepswa ninga Jezu na kumbacitira winango bzabwino. Pa nthawe imweire, apostolo akhalibe kubvesesa thandauzo la bzomwe Jezu akhadacitabzo, koma pomwe adatambira mzimu wakucena iwo adadzabvesesa. (Ju. 13:7) Tingalatize kuti timbalemekeza winango mwa kutcenkha kubziwona ninga wakufunika kwene-kwene kuposa iwo, thangwe rakuti tidapfunza kwene-kwene, cuma comwe tinaco, ayai udindo bwakupambulika bomwe tinabo. (War. 12:3) Tin’funika lini kumbakhala na njiru pomwe winango ankutumbizidwa, koma tin’funika kumbakondwa nawo napo penu ifepano tikhafunambo kutumbizidwako. w17.10 5 ¶9-10
Cinai, 17 Janeiro
Ndimbacita bzensebzi thangwe ra bzipsa bzabwino, kuti ndigawane nabzo na winango.—1 Wak. 9:23.
Wanthu azinji ambawona kuti kuphatisa basa Fala la Mulungu kumbatokonya kwene-kwene wanthu omwe iwo ambawapalizira. Mwa ciratizo, m’bale munango adakazungira mwamuna munango wacikulire omwe kwa magole mazinji, akhambawerenga marevista yathu. Pa nsikuyi, m’baleyu adayamba na kuwerenga Bibliya anati kupereka Nsanza ya Mulindiri kwa mwamunayo. Iye adawerenga cinembo ca 2 Wakolinto 1:3, 4, comwe cimbati: ‘Baba wa nsisi zikulu na Mulungu wa mtsangalazo wense . . . ambatitsangalaza pa matsautso yathu yense.’ Vesiri lidatokonya kwene-kwene mwamunayu, mwakuti iye adakumbira m’baleyu kuti aliwerenge pomwe. Mwamunayu adalewa kuti iye na mkazace, akhafunadi kutsangalazidwa ndipo thangwe ra vesiri, iye adafunisisa kudziwa bzizinji pakulewa bza Bibliya. Kulewa cadidi, Fala la Mulungu lina mphanvu kwene-kwene mu utumiki!—Mab. 19:20. w17.09 23 ¶9-10
Cixanu, 18 Janeiro
[Khuyani] mnonfu na mafupa yace, muwone penu angaleke kukutukwanani m’maso muli gwa!—Djobi 2:5.
Mpsakuwonekeratu kuti mafala ya Dyabu yadacitisa kuti wanjo wakukhulupirika wa Mulungu awawidwe mu mtima, abve ciya na kubzibva ninga wakunyozeka. Koma Yahova alibe kucita bzinthu mwakuthamanga. Iye adapereka mtawiro wakuthemera. Pa kupanduka kwa Sathaniko, Yahova alibe kukalipa kamangu, ndipo adacita bzinthu mwa cirungamo. (Kuf. 34:6; Djobi 2:2-6) N’thangwe ranyi iye adacita bzimwebzi? Thangwe iye an’funa lini kuti munthu ali-wense apfudzidwe, koma ‘an’funa kuti wense akungule.’ (2 Pe. 3:9) Ciratizo ca Yahova cinkutipfunzisa kuti tin’funika kuyamba kukumbuka tinati kulewalewa ayai kucita bzinthu mwampfulumira. Tenepo, mukafuna kucita cakusankhula cikulu, khalani na nthawe yakukumbukira. Pembani kwa Yahova kuti akupaseni nzeru kuti mulewelewe bwino ayai mucite bzinthu mwakuthemera. (Psal. 141:3) Munthu akacita bzinthu pomwe adakalipa, bzimbakhala bzakupusa kucita bzinthu bzakuphonyeka. Ndipopa wanthu azinji ambafika pa kulewa mafala yakuti “ndingadadziwa,” thangwe ra bzinthu bzomwe adalewa ayai bzomwe adacita, mwakusaya kukumbuka bwino!—Mim. 14:29; 15:28; 19:2. w17.09 4 ¶6-7