Bwabili, December 23
Ndakanza, eelyo ndiyoocizuzikizya.—Is. 46:11.
Mpoonya aciindi cakwe ceelede, caluyando Jehova wakatuma Mwanaakwe mutaanzi anyika kuti azikuyiisye bantu kujatikizya Bwami, akwaaba buumi bwakwe kuti atununune kucibi alufwu. Kumane Jesu wakabusyigwa akujokela kujulu kuyoolela kali Mwami wa Bwami bwa Leza. Mutwe wamakani aamu Bbaibbele uuyandika kapati ngwakuti, zina lya Jehova liyoosalazigwa aakuzuzikizya makanze aakwe kujatikizya nyika kwiinda mukubelesya Bwami bwakwe bweendelezyegwa a Kristo. Aboobo makanze aa Jehova taakonzyi kucincwa pe. Wakasyomezya kuti uyakwaazuzikizya ncobeni. (Is. 46:10, bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe; Heb. 6:17, 18) Mukuya kwaciindi, nyika iyoosanduka akuba paradaiso mwalo mobayookkala bana ba Adamu a Eva balondokede alimwi balulami “mane kukabe kutamani.” (Int. 22:26) Pele kuli azimbi nzyayanda kuyoocita Jehova. Uyanda kuyookamantanya babelesi bakwe boonse bakujulu alimwi aayika. Mpoonya boonse banoolibombya kulinguwe kali Mweendelezi wabo. (Ef. 1:8-11) Sena tamugambwi kubona Jehova mbwali mukuzuzikizya makanze aakwe munzila mbotu kapati? w23.10 20 ¶7-8
Bwatatu, December 24
“Amuyume, . . . nkaambo ndilaandinywe,” mbwaamba Jehova wamakamu.—Hag. 2:4.
Ciindi ba Juda ibakali kukkala ku Babuloni nobakasika ku Jerusalemu, bakatalika kuba abuyumuyumu bwakujana nzyoiyandika mikwasyi yabo. Alimwi kwakali manyongwe mu Bulelo bwa Persia, kubikkilizya akukazyigwa amasi aakabazingulukide. Akaambo kaceeci, ibamwi cakabakatazya kubikkila maano kumulimo wakuyakulula tempele lya Jehova. Aboobo, Jehova wakatuma basinsimi bobilo, Hagai a Zekariya kuti bakakulwaizye bantu aaba calo cakagwasya kapati. (Hag. 1:1; Zek. 1:1) Pele nokwakainda myaka iitandila ku 50, ba Juda aaba bakatyompwa alimwi. Mpoonya Ezara sikukkopolola Mulawo uucibwene, wakaunka ku Jerusalemu kuzwa ku Babuloni kuyookulwaizya bantu ba Leza kubikkila maano kubukombi bwakasimpe. (Ezr. 7:1, 6) Mbubwenya mbuli musinsimi Hagai a Zekariya mbobakagwasya bantu ba Leza kuzumanana kusyoma Jehova ciindi nobakali kukazyigwa, andiswe mazuba aano tulijisi lusyomo lwakuti Jehova ulakonzya kutugwasya mumapenzi aali woonse ngotujisi mubuumi.—Tus. 22:19. w23.11 14-15 ¶2-3
Bwane, December 25
Amulisamike luyando, nkaambo ncecaanzyo calukamantano cilondokede.—Kol. 3:14.
Ino inga twalutondezya buti luyando ndotujisi kubasyomima? Nzila imwi nkwiinda mukubaumbulizya. Alimwi inga twacikonzya ‘kuzumanana kuumbulizyanya’ ikuti naa katuli basilweetelelo. (1Tes. 4:18) Mbuti mbotukonzya kuzumanana kuba aluyando luyumu akati kesu? Tulakonzya kucita oobo, kwiinda mukusolekesya kubalekelela bakwesu noliba leelyo nocikatazya. Nkaambo nzi ncociyandika kapati mazuba aano kutondezyanya luyando? Amubone kaambo aaka nkaakaamba Petro: “Mamanino aazintu zyoonse aswena afwaafwi. Aboobo . . . amuyandane kapati.” (1Pet. 4:7, 8) Mbwaayabuswena afwaafwi mamanino aabweende bwanyika eeyi mbyaabi, ncinzi ncotukonzya kulangila? Kaamba kujatikizya basikumutobela, Jesu wakaambila limwi kuti: “Muyoosulwa amasi oonse akaambo kazina lyangu.” (Mt. 24:9) Aboobo, kutegwa tucikonzye kuzumanana kusyomeka kuli Jehova nokuba kuti tulasulwa, tweelede kuzumanana kukamantana. Ikuti twacita oobo, Saatani uyakwaalilwa kutwaandaanya nkaambo luyando ndolutupa kuti katukamantene.—Flp. 2:1, 2. w23.11 13 ¶18-19