Citatu, 2 Setembro
Yahova anafe. Lekani kuwagopa.— Num. 14:9.
Tikapfunza kugopa Yahova, ifepano tin’dzamufuna kwene-kwene Yahovayo ndipo tin’dzatcenkha kucita cinthu comwe cingamusunamise. Bzimwebzi bzimbaticitisa kuti tifune kudziwa kusiyana komwe kulipo pakati pa cabwino na cakuipa na nkhani zacadidi na zakunama kuti tifunidwe na Yahova. (Mim. 2:3-6; Aheb. 5:14) Tikambagopa kwene-kwene wanthu, tingapambusidwe pa cadidi. Onani ciratizo ca atsogoleri 12 omwe adatumidwa na Yahova kuti akazonde Dziko Lakupiciridwa lomwe iye akhafuna kupasa Ajirayeri. Kwa azondi 10 wale, mantha yawo yakhali makulu kwene-kwene kuposa lufoyi lawo kwa Yahova. Iwo adauza abale wawo Ajirayeri kuti: “Tin’funika lini kuyenda kukamenyana na wanthu amwewale thangwe iwo mbamphanvu kwene-kwene kuposa ifepano.” (Num. 13:27-31) Mu kawonedwe ka wanthu, Akananiwo akhana mphanvu kwene-kwene. Bzimwebzi bzikhali bzacadidi. Tsono munthu omwe angadalewa kuti Ajirayeri angadakwanisa lini kukunda anyamadulanthaka wawo akhakumbukira lini Yahova. w24.07 9 ¶5-6
Cinai, 3 Setembro
Ndimwe Mtongi wa pa dziko lentse la pantsi. Kodi mun’cita lini cirungamo? — Gen. 18:25.
Kodi ifepano tingakhale na citsimikizo cakuti Yahova akatonga wanthu iye ambacita bzimwebzo mwakulungama? Inde! Abalahamu adabvesesa bwino kuti Yahova ni “muyeruzi wakulungama pa dziko lentse,” wanzeru na wantsisi. Iye adapfunzisa Mwana wace ndipo adamupasa udindo bwa kutonga wanthu wentse. (Juw. 5:22) Yahova na Jezu ambakwanisa kuwona bzomwe bziri mu mtima mwa munthu. (Mat. 9:4) Ndipopa, iwo nthawe zentse an’dzacita bzinthu “mwakulungama”! Tentsenefe mbatipitirizeni kukhulupira pa bzomwe Yahova ambacita. Ifepano timbadziwa kuti Yahova ndiye an’themera kuyeruza sikuti ifepano! (Zai. 55:8, 9) Na tenepo mbatipitirizeni kukhulupira momwe Mwana wace an’dzatongera wanthu kutsogoloku omwe ni Mambo omwe ambalatizambo makhalidwe yabwino ya Pai wace, yomwe ni cirungamo na ntsisi. — Zai. 11:3, 4. w24.05 7 ¶18-19
Cixanu, 4 Setembro
Munthu wacinyengo Yahova ambaipidwa naye, tsono Iye ambafuna munthu wakulungama. — Mim. 3:32.
Tingapfunze kufunika kwa kukhala wanthu wacadidi tikakumbukira bzomwe bzidacitika pa ntsiku yakuyamba yomwe Jezu adagumana na Nataniyeri. Pomwe Filipi adamudziwikisa xamwali wace Nataniyeri kwa Jezu, Jezuyo akhamudziwa lini Nataniyeri. Koma iye adalewa kuti: “Onani Mjirayeri wacadidi, omwe mwa iye mulibe cinyengo.” (Juw. 1:47) Jezu adadabwa kwene-kwene na kusaya cinyengo kwa Nataniyeri. Nataniyeri akhali munthu wakuperewerambo ninga ifepano. Tsono iye akhali lini wacinyengo. Iye akhali wakukhulupirika mu bzinthu bzentse. Jezu adadabwa kwene-kwene na bzimwebzo ndipo adatenda Nataniyeri. Bzinthu bzizinji bzomwe bzimbafotokozedwa pa Salimo 15 bzimbalatiza momwe tin’funika kucitira bzinthu na wanthu winango. Salimo 15:3 ambalewa kuti mulendo mu tendi la Yahova ambalewa lini “gunkha na lirime lace, ambacitira lini bzinthu bzakuipa anzace, ndipo ambalewa lini kuipa xamwali wace.” Ifepano tikalewa kuipa munthu ayai kumunamizira, bzimwebzi bzingasunamise munthuyo. — Tiy. 1:26. w24.06 10 ¶7, 9; 11 ¶10