Ciposi, 31 Agosto
Ikhani misozi yangu mu nthawa yanu. — Sal. 56:8.
Pa moyo wace, Davide adagumana na mabvuto yakusiyana-siyana yomwe yadamucitisa kuti alire. Pakhana wanthu azinji omwe akhamuwenga ndipo wanthu winango omwe akhali axamwali wace caiwo na adzinza wace alibe kukhala wakukhulupirika kwa iye ndipo akhafuna kumupha. (1 Sam. 19:10, 11; 2 Sam. 15:10-14, 30) Iye adafika pakulewa kuti: “Ndaneta na kulira kwene-kwene; usiku bwentse nimbatotesa kama yangu na misozi; ndikakhala ndikulira nimbadzaza kama yangu na misozi.” (Sal. 6:6) Napo kuti Davide akhagumana na mabvuto mazinji pa moyo wace, iye akhatsimikizira kuti Yahova akhamufuna. Iye adanemba kuti: “Yahova an’dzabva kulira kwangu.” (Sal. 6:8) Mafala yomwe yali mu vesi limweri timbakwanisa kubvesesa kuti Yahova ambatifuna ndipo ambacita nafe thupo tikakhala tikugumana na mabvuto. Kwa Davide bzikhakhala ninga kuti Yahova akukoya misozi yace mu combo ayai kuinemba m’bukhu. Davide akhadziwa kuti Yahova akhawona mabvuto yomwe iye akhagumana nayo. Ndipo iye akhatsimikizira kuti Yahova akhandowona lini mabvuto yomwe akhagumana nayoyo koma akhadziwambo momwe iye akubvera thangwe ra mabvutoyo. w24.12 22 ¶11-12
Cipiri, 1 Setembro
Pitirizani kubziyeza kuti muwone penu mukana cikhulupiro cakulimba.— 2 Ako. 13:5.
Tin’funika lini kundocita nyongo kuti tikhale wanthu wauzimu basi, koma tin’funikambo kupitiriza kukhala wanthu wauzimu. Tsono, tin’funika lini kukumbuka kuti pakuti ndife kale wanthu wauzimu mpsakufunika lini kukulisa uxamwali bwathu na Yahova. (1 Ako. 10:12) Tin’funika ‘kupitiriza kubziyeza’ kuti titsimikizire kuti tikupitiriza kukula mwauzimu. Mu tsamba lomwe mpostolo Paulo adanembera Akristau wa ku Kolose, iye adalatiza kuti iwo akhafunika kupitiriza kukhala wakukhwima mwauzimu. Napo kuti iwo akhali kale wakukhwima mwauzimu, Paulo adawauza kuti akhafunikira kukhala tceru kuti aleke kunamizidwa na nzeru za wanthu. (Akol. 2:6-10) Epafra, omwe bzikuwoneka kuti akhawadziwa bwino abale wa mu gwerelo, akhambapemba nthawe zentse kuti iwo apitirize kukhala “wakulimba mwauzimu.” (Akol. 4:12) Kodi nfundo njiponi pamwepa? Paulo pabodzi na Epafra adawona kuti iwo akhafunikira thandizo la Mulungu na kucita nyongo kuti apitirize kukula mwauzimu. Iwo akhafuna kuti Akristau wa ku Kolose apitirize kukhala wakukhwima mwauzimu napo acigumana na mabvuto. w24.04 6-7 ¶16-17
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