UMgqibelo, Septhemba 5
Nkosi, ngisho namademoni ayasithobela ngokusebenzisa igama lakho.—Luka 10:17.
Uma uyilungiselela kahle inkonzo yasensimini, cishe uyokhululeka kakhudlwana lapho ukhuluma nabanye. UJesu wasiza abafundi bakhe ukuba balungiselele ngaphambi kokubathumela enkonzweni yasensimini. (Luka 10:1-11) Ngenxa yokuthi bakwenza lokho uJesu abafundisa kona, abafundi bajabula kakhulu ngalokho abakwazi ukukufeza. Singayilungiselela kanjani inkonzo yasensimini? Kudingeka sicabange ngendlela ekahle esizolethula ngayo iqiniso ngamazwi ethu. Kuyasiza nokucabanga ngezindlela ezimbili noma ezintathu abantu abavame ukusabela ngazo ensimini yethu bese sicabanga ngendlela esingaphendula ngayo esimweni ngasinye. Lapho sesixoxa nabantu singazama ukukhululeka, simamatheke futhi sibe nobungani. w24.04 16 ¶6-7
ISonto, Septhemba 6
Kukufanele Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, ukwamukela inkazimulo nodumo namandla, ngoba wadala zonke izinto.—IsAm. 4:11.
Isizathu esibaluleke kunazo zonke esisenza sishumayele izindaba ezinhle ukuthi siyamthanda uJehova uNkulunkulu negama lakhe elingcwele. Sibheka inkonzo yethu njengendlela yokudumisa uNkulunkulu esimthandayo. Ngenhliziyo yonke siyavuma ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu ukufanele ukwamukela inkazimulo, udumo namandla kubakhulekeli bakhe abaqotho. Simnika inkazimulo nodumo lapho sitshela abanye ubufakazi obukholisayo bokuthi “wadala zonke izinto” nokuthi siphila ngenxa yakhe. Simnika amandla ethu lapho sisebenzisa isikhathi sethu, amandla nezinto esinazo ukuze sihlanganyele ngokugcwele enkonzweni, kuye ngezimo zethu. (Math. 6:33; Luka 13:24; Kol. 3:23) Ngamazwi alula, siyathanda ukukhuluma ngoNkulunkulu esimthandayo. Sizizwa sibophekile nokuba sitshele abanye ngegama lakhe nangalokho elikumelelayo. w24.05 17 ¶11
UMsombuluko, Septhemba 7
Uyabavuza labo abamfuna ngobuqotho.—Heb. 11:6.
UJehova usinikeza ukuthula nokwaneliseka manje futhi esikhathini esizayo uyosinika ukuphila okuphakade. Singathembela kuJehova, siqiniseka ngokuthi unesifiso namandla okusivuza. Lokho kuqiniseka kusenza sihlale simatasa njengoba simkhonza, njengoba zazenza kanjalo nezinceku zikaNkulunkulu ezithembekile zangesikhathi esidlule. Yilokho uThimothewu akwenza ekhulwini lokuqala. (Heb. 6:10-12) UThimothewu wathembela kuNkulunkulu ophilayo. (1 Thim. 4:10) Ngakho, wayenesizathu esihle sokusebenza kanzima futhi azikhandle. Wakwenza kanjani lokho? Umphostoli uPawulu wamkhuthaza ukuba athuthuke ekufundiseni nasekubeni isikhulumi sasobala. UThimothewu kwakumele abe yisibonelo esihle nakulabo akholwa nabo, abancane nabadala. Wanikwa nezabelo ezinzima, ezazihlanganisa ukunikeza isiyalo esiqinile kodwa esinothando kulabo ababesidinga. (1 Thim. 4:11-16; 2 Thim. 4:1-5) UThimothewu wayengaqiniseka ngokuthi uJehova wayeyomvuza.—Roma 2:6, 7. w24.06 22-23 ¶10-11