NgoMvulo, Juni 15
UThixo walithanda kakhulu ihlabathi kangangokuba wanikela ngoNyana wakhe ekuphela kwamzeleyo.—Yoh. 3:16.
KwaSirayeli, qho ngonyaka kwakusibakho Umhla Wokuhlawulela. Ngaloo mini, umbingeleli omkhulu wayesenza imibingelelo yokuhlawulela izono zabantu. Ewe kona, loo mibingelelo yayingenakukwazi ukuzihlawulela ngokupheleleyo izono zabo, kuba ixabiso lezilwanyana lingaphantsi kwelabantu. Kodwa xa amaSirayeli aguqukileyo esenza imibingelelo ayilindeleyo uYehova, wayekulungele ukuxolela izono zawo. (Heb. 10:1-4) Eli lungiselelo lalikhumbuza amaSirayeli ukuba ayenesono. Sekunjalo, uYehova wayefuna kubekho indlela yokuzihlawulela ngokupheleleyo izono zabantu. Ngoko walungiselela ukuba uNyana wakhe amthandayo ‘anikelwe kube kanye ukuze athwale izono zabantu abaninzi.’ (Heb. 9:28) UYesu wanikela ‘ngobomi bakhe ukuze bube yintlawulelo yabaninzi.’—Mat. 20:28. w25.02 4 ¶9-10
NgoLwesibini, Juni 16
Hlalani nithe qwa, ningayeki ukuthandaza, ukuze ninganikezeli xa nilingwa.—Mat. 26:41.
“Ndiyaqonda kona ukuba intliziyo iyafuna ukwenza okulungileyo, kodwa wona umzimba ubuthathaka.” (Mat. 26:41b) Xa uYesu wayethetha la mazwi, wayebonisa ukuba uyaqonda ukuba sinesono, futhi siza kuzenza iimpazamo. Kwangaxeshanye wayesilumkisa ukuba singazithembi kakhulu. Kwiiyure ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba athethe la mazwi, abafundi bakhe bamqinisekisa ukuba soze bayishiye iNkosi yabo. (Mat. 26:35) Babefuna ukwenza into elungileyo. Kodwa zange baqonde ukuba xa kunzima kwakungazukuba lula ukuyenza loo nto. Yiloo nto uYesu wabalumkisayo ngamazwi akwitekisi yanamhlanje. Okubuhlungu kukuba abafundi bakaYesu zange bahlale bethe qwa. Xa wayebanjwa ngaba baba kunye naye, okanye banikezela esilingweni, babaleka? Ngenxa yokuba bengazange bahlale bethe qwa, benza kanye le nto babethe abasoze bayenze, bamshiya uYesu.—Mat. 26:56. w24.07 14 ¶1-2
NgoLwesithathu, Juni 17
Saxolelaniswa noThixo ngokufa koNyana wakhe.—Roma 5:10.
UAdam noEva bayeka ukuba ngabahlobo bakaTata wabo, uYehova. Ekuqaleni, babekade bekwintsapho kaThixo. (Luka 3:38) Kodwa bathi bakungamthobeli uYehova bagxothwa kwintsapho yakhe, bengekabi nabo nabantwana. (Gen. 3:23, 24; 4:1) Ekubeni thina singabantwana babo, siyakudinga ukuxolelaniswa noYehova. (Roma 5:10, 11) Ngamany’ amazwi, kufuneka sibe ngabahlobo bakhe. Enye incwadi ithi igama lesiGrike eliguqulelwe ngokuthi “ukuxolelaniswa” apha, linokuthetha ukwenza utshaba lwakho lube ngumhlobo. Into emangalisayo kukuba nguYehova owenze indlela yokuba sixolelaniswe naye. Njani? Ngelungiselelo lokuhlawulela elinceda abantu abanesono baphinde babengabahlobo bakhe. Le yindlela yokubuyisela into awayilahlayo uAdam, ngokukhupha enye into yexabiso elilingana nayo. w25.02 3-4 ¶7-8