Ama-Israyeli amaningi abenqaba ubufakazi obucacile bokuthi uJehova wayesebenzisa uMose njengommeleli waKhe. (Num. 14:​10, 11) Ngokuphindaphindiwe, enqaba ukwamukela ukuthi uMose wayesetshenziswa uJehova. Ngenxa yalokho, uJehova akazange awavumele lawo ma-Israyeli ukuba angene eZweni Lesithembiso. (Num. 14:30) Nokho, amanye ama-Israyeli asilandela isiqondiso sikaJehova. Ngokwesibonelo, uJehova wathi: ‘UKalebi . . . waqhubeka engilandela ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke.’ (Num. 14:24) UNkulunkulu wamvuza uKalebi, waze wamnika ngisho nendawo ayeyithanda eKhanani. (Josh. 14:​12-14) Isizukulwane sama-Israyeli esalandela naso sabeka isibonelo esihle endabeni yokulandela isiqondiso sikaJehova. Ngesikhathi uJoshuwa eba umholi wama-Israyeli ngemva kukaMose, “amhlonipha kakhulu zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.” (Josh. 4:14) Ngenxa yalokho, uJehova wawabusisa ngokuwanika izwe ayewathembise lona.—Josh. 21:​43, 44. w24.02 21 ¶6-7

Njengoba udokotela engathola imininingwane ethile ngesimo senhliziyo uma ehlola umthambo wegazi, nathi sikwazi ukubona ukuthi uthando lwethu ngoNkulunkulu luqine kangakanani ngokuhlola indlela esithanda ngayo abanye. Uma sibona ukuthi uthando lwethu ngabafowethu selubuthaka, kungase kusho ukuthi nothando lwethu ngoNkulunkulu luba buthaka. Kodwa uma sibabonisa njalo uthando abafowethu esikanye nabo, kusuke kuwuphawu lokuthi uthando lwethu ngoNkulunkulu luqinile. Kufanele sikhathazeke uma uthando lwethu ngabafowethu nodadewethu luncipha. Kungani? Kungoba lokho kuyosho ukuthi sisengozini yokulahlekelwa ubungani bethu noJehova. Umphostoli uJohane ukwenza kucace lokhu lapho ethi: “Ongamthandi umfowabo ambonile, akakwazi ukuthanda uNkulunkulu angambonanga.” (1 Joh. 4:20) Yini esiyifundayo? Sijabulisa uJehova kuphela uma “sithandana.”—1 Joh. 4:​7-9, 11. w23.11 8 ¶3; 9 ¶5-6

Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJehowashi isencane, yenza isinqumo esihlakaniphile. Njengoba yayingenaye ubaba, yalandela isiqondiso somPristi Ophakeme othembekile, uJehoyada. Lowo mpristi weluleka uJehowashi njengokungathi weluleka indodana yakhe. Ngenxa yalokho, uJehowashi ngokuhlakanipha wanquma ukuhola ekukhonzeni uJehova ngendlela emsulwa. Waze wahlela nokuba kulungiswe ithempeli likaJehova. (2 IziKr. 24:​1, 2, 4, 13, 14) Uma kukhona umuntu okufundisa ukuthanda uJehova nemithetho yakhe, ukunikeza isipho esibalulekile. (IzAga 2:​1, 10-12) Abazali bakho bangakuqeqesha ngezindlela eziningi. Bayojabula uma usisebenzisa iseluleko esisekelwe eBhayibhelini abakunika sona. Okubaluleke nakakhulu, uyojabulisa uNkulunkulu wakho futhi ube nobungani obuhlala njalo naye. (IzAga 22:6; 23:​15, 24) Ingabe lokho akukunikezi isizathu esihle sokulingisa isibonelo sikaJehowashi ngesikhathi esemncane? w23.09 8-9 ¶3-5