Esona sizathu sibalulekileyo sokuba sishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo kukuba sithanda uYehova uThixo negama lakhe elingcwele. Xa sishumayela sidumisa uThixo wethu esimthandayo. Sivumelana namazwi athi: “Ufanele Yehova Thixo wethu onamandla, ukwamkela uzuko nembeko.” Simnika uzuko nembeko ngokubonisa abantu ubungqina bokuba nguye ‘owadala zonke izinto,’ futhi siyaphila ngenxa yokuba wasinika ubomi. Sisebenzisa ixesha, amandla nezinto esinazo ukuze sishumayele kangangoko sinako. (Mat. 6:33; Luka 13:24; Kol. 3:23) Ngamany’ amazwi, siyakuthanda ukuthetha ngoThixo wethu esimthandayo. Siziva sinyanzelekile ukuxelela abanye ngegama lakhe nangokuba unguThixo onjani. w24.05 17 ¶11

UYehova usenza sibe noxolo size sonwabe ngoku, futhi uza kusinika ubomi obungunaphakade kwixesha elizayo. Sinokuthembela ngoYehova ngeentliziyo zethu zonke, siqinisekile ukuba uyafuna ukusisikelela futhi unamandla okuyenza loo nto. Loo nto inokusenza sihlale sixakeke kukumkhonza, njengokuba babenjalo abakhonzi bakhe bakudala. Wenza loo nto ke noTimoti owayephila ngexesha labapostile. (Heb. 6:10-12) UTimoti wayethembele ngoThixo ophilayo. (1 Tim. 4:10) Loo nto yamenza wasebenza nzima ngenxa kaYehova nabantu. Ziintoni awazenzayo? Umpostile uPawulos wamkhuthaza ukuba asebenzele ukufundisa bhetele entsimini nasebandleni. Kwakufuneka abe ngumzekelo kubantwana nakubantu abadala abasebandleni. Wanikwa neminye imisebenzi eyayinzima, njengokululeka abantu. Xa esenza loo nto kwakufuneka angqale kodwa abe nothando. (1 Tim. 4:11-16; 2 Tim. 4:1-5) UTimoti wayenokuqiniseka ukuba uYehova wayeza kumsikelela.—Roma 2:6, 7. w24.06 22-23 ¶10-11

UYehova wayedla ngokusebenzisa abaprofeti ukuba alumkise aze alungise abantu bakhe. Ngokomzekelo, esebenzisa uYeremiya, wathi: “Yhini Sirayeli ondijikeleyo, buya . . . Andizukukujonga ndinomsindo, kuba ndithembekile . . . Andizukuhlala ndicaphukile. Wena nje vuma ukuba unetyala, kuba uye wamjikela uYehova.” (Yer. 3:12, 13) Waphinda waphemfulela umprofeti uYoweli ukuba athi: “Buyelani kum ngeentliziyo zenu zonke.” (Yow. 2:12, 13) Wayalela nomprofeti uIsaya ukuba athi: “Zicoceni. Yekani izinto ezimbi enizenzayo phambi kwam. Yekani ukwenza izinto ezingalunganga.” (Isa. 1:16-19) Esebenzisa uHezekile, uYehova wabuza: “Kuyandivuyisa na mna ukufa komenzi-bubi? . . . Andinqweneli na ukuba ashiye iindlela zakhe aze ahlale ephila? Akundivuyisi ukufa komntu, . . . ngoko guqukani nize niphile.” (Hez. 18:23, 32) UYehova uyavuya xa ebona abantu beguquka, kuba ufuna baphile ngonaphakade! w24.08 9 ¶5-6