Bwatatu, January 21
Ino ucilindila nzi? Nyamuka, ubbapatizyigwe.—Mil. 22:16.
Sena mulamuyanda Jehova Leza iwakamupa buumi alimwi azipego zyoonse zibotu? Sena mulayanda kutondezya kuti mulamuyanda? Nzila mbotu kapati mbomukonzya kucita oobo, nkulyaaba kulinguwe mpoonya akutondezya kulyaaba kwanu kwiinda mukubbapatizyigwa. Ikuti mwacita oobo, muyooba cibeela camukwasyi wa Jehova. Eeci ciyoopa kuti Uso alimwi Mulongwe wanu kamusololela akumulanganya akaambo kakuti lino muzulilwa kulinguwe. (Int. 73:24; Is. 43:1, 2) Kunze lyaboobo, kulyaaba akubbapatizyigwa kumupa kuba abulangizi bwakuyoopona buumi butamani. (1Pet. 3:21) Sena kuli cintu cimwi cimupa kuwayawaya kubbapatizyigwa? Ikuti kacili boobo, tamuli nyolikke pe. Bantu banji kaindi, bakeelede kucinca bukkale bwabo alimwi ambobakali kuyeeya kutegwa beelele kubbapatizyigwa. Lino balamubelekela Jehova calukkomano acabusungu. w25.03 2 ¶1-2
Bwane, January 22
Yebo ulalekelela ncobeni.—Int. 130:4.
Mu Bbaibbele, kanji-kanji zibi zikozyanisyigwa kumukuli uuminya kapati. Mwami Davida wakazyaamba boobu zibi zyakwe: “Milandu yangu yandivwulila atala aamutwe wangu; yandiminya kapati mbuli mukuli mulemu.” (Int. 38:4) Pele Jehova ulabajatila zibi zyabo basizibi beempwa. (Int. 25:18; 32:5) Ibbala lya Chihebrayo ilyakasandululwa kuti ‘kujatila’ lyaamba “kunyamuna” naa “kugusya.” Aboobo, tulakonzya kukozyanisya Jehova kumwaalumi ulaanguzu walo munzila yamaambilambali uugusya mukuli mulemu wacibi amagwezyo eesu. Bbaibbele alimwi libelesya cikozyanyo cimbi kutondezya kuti Jehova uzibikkide kulamfwu kapati zibi zyesu. Lugwalo lwa Intembauzyo 103:12 lwaamba kuti: “Mbubonya kumapolelo aazuba mbokuli kulamfwu kapati kuzwa kumabbililo aazuba, akwalo nkwabikkide zinyonyoono zyesu mbokubede kulampa kuzwa kulindiswe.” Kujwe nkulamfwu kapati kusika kumbo. Ziyume zitete, kujwe akumbo takukonzyi kuswaangana. Munzila imwi inga twaamba kuti, Jehova uzibikka kulamfwu kapati zibi zyesu cakuti tatukonzyi akweezeezya. Eelo kaka oobu mbumboni busalede bwakuti Jehova ulatulekelela cakumaninina! w25.02 9 ¶5-6
Bwasanu, January 23
Ciindi nomupa zipego zyaluse, mutanoolizyi mweembo kumbele lyanu.—Mt. 6:2.
Jesu naakajokela kujulu, mwaapostolo Petro wakacita maleele aakuponya mwaalumi iwakali mulema kuzwa naakazyalwa. (Mil. 1:8, 9; 3:2, 6-8) Nkamu yabantu yakaabona maleele aaya aakacitika, aboobo yakaboola kuli Petro. (Mil. 3:11) Pele Petro tanaakali kuyanda kuti bantu batalike kubikkila nguwe maano nokuba kuti wakakomenena mucilawo bantu mobakali kuyandisya kuba ampuwo. Muciindi caboobo, cakulicesya wakaambila bantu kuti batembaule Jehova a Jesu kwiinda mukwaamba kuti: ‘Kwiinda muzina lya Jesu, alimwi akwiinda mulusyomo ndotujisi muzina lyakwe, imuntu ooyu ngomubona alimwi ngomuzyi wayumizyigwa.’ (Mil. 3:12-16) Tulakonzya kwiiya cikozyanyo ca Petro cakuba bantu balicesya. Tulabacitila zintu zibotu bamwi akaambo kakuti tulamuyanda Jehova abantu ikutali akaambo kakuyanda kulumbaizyigwa. Aboobo tulatondezya kuti tulalicesya ncobeni, ikuti katumubelekela calukkomano Jehova abakwesu nokuba kuti bamwi tababoni nzyotucita.—Mt. 6:1-4. w25.03 10-11 ¶11-12