ULwesine, Januwari 17
Ngenza zonke izinto ngenxa yezindaba ezinhle, ukuze ngibe umhlanganyeli wazo nabanye.—1 Kor. 9:23.
Abaningi baye bathola ukuthi ukusebenzisa iZwi likaNkulunkulu enkonzweni kungenza umehluko omkhulu kulabo abashumayela kubo. Nasi isibonelo. Umzalwane waphindela kubaba osekhulile okwase kuphele iminyaka efunda omagazini bethu. Kunokuba avele amnike INqabayokulinda yakamuva, umzalwane wanquma ukufunda umBhalo okulowo magazini. Wafunda eyesi-2 Korinte 1:3, 4 ethi: “UYise wesihe noNkulunkulu wenduduzo yonke osiduduza osizini lwethu lonke.” Lawo mazwi amthinta umninikhaya kangangokuba wacela umzalwane ukuba awuphinde lowo mBhalo. Le ndoda yachaza indlela yona nomkayo ababedinga ngayo ukududuzwa, yabe isicela ukwazi okwengeziwe ngeBhayibheli. Awuvumi yini ukuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu linamandla enkonzweni yethu? —IzE. 19:20. w17.09 26 ¶9-10
ULwesihlanu, Januwari 18
Ake welule isandla sakho, uthinte kuze kufike ethanjeni lakhe nasenyameni yakhe ubone ukuthi ngeke yini akuthuke khona kanye ebusweni bakho.—Jobe 2:5.
Inselele eyabekwa uDeveli yenza izingelosi eziqotho kuNkulunkulu zashaqeka futhi zathukuthela. Nokho, uJehova akazange enze ngokuxhamazela. Wasabela ngendlela efanele. Uye wephuza ukuthukuthela futhi wasingatha ukuvukela kukaSathane ngendlela enobulungisa. (Eks. 34:6; Jobe 2:2-6) Kungani? UJehova uye wavumela ukuba kudlule iminyaka eminingi ngoba akafuni kubhubhe muntu kodwa ‘ufisa ukuba bonke baphenduke.’ (2 Pet. 3:9) Ukuzithiba kukaJehova kusifundisa ukuthi nathi kumelwe sicabangisise ngaphambi kokukhuluma nokwenza okuthile; akufanele senze ngamawala. Lapho kudingeka wenze isinqumo esibalulekile, zinike isikhathi esanele sokucabanga ukuze wenze ngokuhlakanipha. Thandazela ukuhlakanipha kokusho nokwenza into efanele. (IHu. 141:3) Lapho uthukuthele noma ucasukile, kulula ukulawulwa imizwa yakho. Baningi kithi abaye bazisola ngezinto abazisho noma abazenza becasukile.—IzAga 14:29; 15:28; 19:2. w17.09 4 ¶6-7
UMgqibelo, Januwari 19
Uthathe . . . umqhele . . . uwubeke ekhanda likaJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki umpristi ophakeme.—Zak. 6:11.
Ingabe uJoshuwa uMpristi Ophakeme waba inkosi lapho enikwa umqhele? Cha, uJoshuwa wayengaveli ohlwini lozalo lukaDavide ngakho wayengakufanelekeli ukuba yinkosi. Ukunikwa kwakhe umqhele kwakuyisiprofetho esibhekisela kumpristi nenkosi yaphakade. Lowo mpristi ophakeme owenziwa inkosi unikwa igama elithi Hlumela. ImiBhalo ibonisa ngokucacile ukuthi lelo Hlumela uJesu Kristu. (Isaya 11:1; Math. 2:23) NjengeNkosi noMpristi Ophakeme, uJesu ungumholi webutho likaJehova lasezulwini. Usebenza kanzima ukuze abantu bakaNkulunkulu bazizwe bevikelekile nakuba bephila kuleli zwe elingenakho ukuthula. (Jer. 23:5, 6) Maduze, uKristu uzohola ekunqobeni izizwe njengoba esekela ubukhosi bukaNkulunkulu futhi evikela abantu bakaJehova. (IsAm. 17:12-14; 19:11, 14, 15) Nokho, ngaphambi kokwahlulela abantu, iHlumela linomsebenzi omkhulu okufanele liqale liwenze. w17.10 29 ¶12-14