ULwesine, Septhemba 10
Ukubhujiswa [kweJerusalema] sekusondele.—Luka 21:20.
Ukubhujiswa kwesimiso sezinto samaJuda, uJesu ayekubikezele, kwakusondela. AmaKristu ayengasebenzisa isikhathi esisele ukuze azilungiselele ngokuthi aqinise ukholo lwawo nokukhuthazela kwawo. (Heb. 10:25; 12:1, 2) Sekuseduze ukuba sibhekane nosizi olukhulu kakhulu kunalolo amaKristu angamaHebheru abhekana nalo. (Math. 24:21; IsAm. 16:14, 16) Cabanga ngezinye izeluleko eziwusizo uJehova azinikeza lawo maKristu ezingasisiza nathi. Umphostoli uPawulu wakhuthaza akholwa nabo ukuba bangakhi phezulu lapho betadisha iZwi likaNkulunkulu. (Heb. 5:14–6:1) Esebenzisa imiBhalo yesiHebheru, uPawulu wabonisana nabafowabo ngokuthi kungani indlela yokukhulekela yamaKristu yayingcono kakhulu kuneyobuJuda. UPawulu wayazi ukuthi ukuba nolwazi olwengeziwe nokuliqonda ngokujulile iqiniso kwakuyosiza lawo maKristu ukuba akubone ukucabanga okungamanga futhi akwenqabe ukuze angachezukiswa eqinisweni. w24.09 8-9 ¶2-3; 10 ¶6
ULwesihlanu, Septhemba 11
Ngempela iNkosi ivusiwe.—Luka 24:34.
Abafundi bakaJesu babedinga isikhuthazo. Kungani? Yingoba abanye babeshiye imizi, imindeni namabhizinisi abo ukuze balandele uJesu ngokugcwele. (Math. 19:27) Abanye babekhishwa inyumbazane emphakathini ngoba base bengabafundi bakhe. (Joh. 9:22) Bazidela ngale ndlela ngenxa yokuthi babekholelwa ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya owayethenjisiwe. (Math. 16:16) Kodwa lapho ebulawa, amathemba abo ashabalala, baphela amandla. Akungabazeki ukuthi uJesu akabhekanga usizi lwabafundi bakhe njengophawu lokuba buthaka ngokomoya, kunalokho wayeqonda ukuthi kungokwemvelo ukuba badabuke lapho efa. Ngakho, ngalo kanye usuku avuswa ngalo, waqala ukubakhuthaza abangani bakhe. Ngokwesibonelo, wabonakala kuMariya Magdalena ngesikhathi ekhala ethuneni likaJesu. (Joh. 20:11, 16) Waphinde wabonakala kubafundi ababili ababeye e-Emawuse. Wabonakala nakumphostoli uPetru. w24.10 13 ¶5-6
UMgqibelo, Septhemba 12
[Hlalani] nikulungele ukuzivikela phambi kwabo bonke abafuna ngenkani isizathu sethemba eninalo.—1 Pet. 3:15.
Bazali, sizani izingane zenu zikwazi ukuchazela abanye ukuthi kungani zikholelwa kuMdali. Ungase ukuthole kuwusizo ukuba nihlole ndawonye izihloko eziku-jw.org ochungechungeni oluthi “Intsha Iyabuza—Indalo Noma Ukuziphendukela Kwemvelo?” Ingane yakho ingakhetha isihloko ebona sengathi kungaba lula ngayo ukuba isisebenzisele ukuchazela abanye ngoMdali. Yikhuthaze ukuba igcine izimpendulo zayo zilula futhi zinengqondo uma kukhona ofisa ukuxoxa nayo ngaleyo ndaba. Ngokwesibonelo, ingane efunda nayo ingase ithi: “Ngikholwa yilokho engikubonayo kuphela kanti angikaze ngimbone uNkulunkulu.” UmKristu osemusha angase athi: “Ake sithi uhamba ehlathini elikude nalapho kuhlala khona abantu bese uhlangana nomthombo wamanzi owakhiwe kahle ngamatshe. Yini engafika engqondweni yakho? Kumele ukuba ukhona owawakha lowo mthombo. Kunjalo nangomhlaba nangakho konke okuphilayo. Kumele ukuba ukhona owakudala!” w24.12 18 ¶16