NgeLesibili, Septemba 15
Ninikele imizimbenu ibe mhlatjelo ophilako, ocwengileko nowamukelekako kuZimu, umsebenzi ocwengileko ngamandlenu wokucabanga.—Rom. 12:1.
Amadoda alotjha uJehova kufuze atjheje, angavumeli umbono ongakalungi ngabafazi osephasineli uwenze angahloniphi abafazi. Kubayini? Kungebanga lokuthi indlela umuntu acabanga ngayo imenza aziphathe ngendlela ethileko. Umpostoli uPowula wayelelisa amaKrestu azesiweko weRoma wathi “nilise ukubunjwa liphaseli.” (Rom. 12:1, 2) UPowula nakatlolela abantu beRoma, labo ebebasebandlenelo besele kusikhathi eside bamaKrestu. Nanyana kunjalo, amezwi kaPowula atjengisa ukuthi abanye ebandleni bebasabunjwa masiko nokucabanga kwephasi, kungebangelo abakhuthaza ukuthi batjhugulule indlela abacabanga nebenza ngayo. Iselulekwesi sisasebenza nemadodeni amaKrestu namhlanjesi. Okudanisako kukuthi amanye wawo abunjwe liphaseli begodu atlhorisa nabomkawo. w25.01 9 ¶4
NgeLesithathu, Septemba 16
Yelusani umhlambi kaZimu eniphathiswe wona bona niwutjheje, nibe batlhogomeli.—1 Pit. 5:2.
Namhlanjesi abadala bamajadu khulu. Babavangeli. (2 Thim. 4:5) Bakhuthele esimini, bahlela umsebenzi wokutjhumayela eendaweni ekufuze kutjhunyayelwe kizo begodu bayasibandula ukuthi sitjhumayele besifundise ngendlela ethinta ihliziyo. Baba bahluleli abangakhethiko nabanomusa. Lokha umKrestu nakenza isono esikhulu, abadala balwela ukumsiza ukuthi alungise ubuhlobo bakhe noJehova, ngesikhathi esifanako bayatjheja ukuthi benza ibandla lihlale lihlwengile. (1 Kor. 5:12, 13; Gal. 6:1) Abadala baziwa ngokuthi babelusi. (1 Pit. 5:1-3) Banikela ngeenkulumo ezisekelwe emiTlolweni, ezilungiselelwe kuhle, balinga budisi ukwazi woke umuntu ebandleni bebenze nokukhambela kokwelusa. Abanye abadala basiza ekwakhiweni kwamaWolo womBuso nekuwatlhogomeleni, ekulungiseleleni imihlangano nekusebenzeni eKomidini yokuThintana neembhedlela ne-Patient Visitation Groups ukungezelela kilokho, baba nezinye izabelo ekufuze bazenze. Kwamambala abadala basebenza budisi khulu ukuthi basisize! w24.10 20 ¶9
NgeLesine, Septemba 17
Njengombana ku-Adamu boke bayafa, nakuKrestu boke bazokufumana ukuphila.—1 Kor. 15:22.
IBhayibheli lithi ngebanga lokobana isihlengo sibhadelwe, sitjhatjhululiwe. Umpostoli uPitrosi wathi: “Niyazi ukuthi endlelenenu yokuphila elilize enayifumana kibokhokho benu, akhenge nitjhatjhululwe [NgesiGirigi, “nihlengwe”] ngezinto ezonakalako njengesiliva namkha igolide. Kodwana bekungeengazi eziligugu, njengezemvana enganabala nemsulwa, ekungezakaKrestu.” (1 Pit. 1:18, 19; ftn.) Ngebanga lomhlatjelo wesihlengo, singatjhatjhululwa ekubusweni sisono nokufa. (Rom. 5:21) Sithokoza khulu kuJehova noJesu ukuthi ngeengazi zakaJesu eziligugu, sihlengiwe. w25.02 5 ¶15-16