ISonto, Septhemba 8
Kumelwe ukhethe ukuphila ukuze uqhubeke uphila, wena nenzalo yakho.—Dut. 30:19.
Kuningi okuhilelekile kunokumane nje utshele izingane zakho lokho okulungile nokungalungile. Wenza kahle nangokuzisiza zicabange ngemibuzo enjengokuthi: ‘Kungani iBhayibheli lizenqabela izinto ezithandwa yinyama? Yini ekwenza uqiniseke ngokuthi imithetho yeBhayibheli ihlale izuzisa?’ (Isaya 48:17, 18) Ingane ethi ifuna ukubhapathizwa kufanele isizwe icabange ngalokhu: Izizwa kanjani ngemithwalo ehambisana nokuba umKristu? Ziyini izinzuzo? Izolahlekelwa yini? Izinzuzo ziningi ngayiphi indlela kunalokho ezolahlekelwa yikho? (Marku 10:29, 30) Cishe lezi yizinto ezobhekana nazo ngemva kokubhapathizwa. Ngakho, kubalulekile ukucabangisisa ngazo ngaphambi kokubhapathizwa. Lapho izingane zisizwa ukuba zicabangisise ngezibusiso zokulalela, nemiphumela yokungalaleli, lokho kuzozisiza zakhe ukholo lwazo. Zizokholelwa ukuthi izimiso zeBhayibheli zihlale zizuzisa. w17.12 21 ¶14-15
UMsombuluko, Septhemba 9
Zonke azibize ngisho nangamagama.—Isaya 40:26.
Abaningi kini bazalwane nodadewethu esibathandayo baphethwe yizifo ezisongela ukuphila. Abanye nakuba sebekhulile kwabona, banakekela izihlobo zabo ezigugile. Kwabanye, kunzima ukunakekela izidingo zemindeni yabo. Siyazi nokuthi abaningi babhekene nezinkinga eziningi—hhayi nje eyodwa! Uma uJehova ezinaka izinto azidalile ezingaphili, cabanga indlela azizwa ngayo lapho ebuka wena sikhonzi sakhe, esimkhonza ngokuzithandela! (IHu. 19:1, 3, 14) UBaba wethu othandekayo usazi kahle. Wazi ngisho nenani ‘lezinwele zekhanda lethu.’ (Math. 10:30) Umhubi wasiqinisekisa wathi: “UJehova uyaziqaphela izinsuku zabangenaphutha.” (IHu. 37:18) Yebo, uyazibona izinkinga obhekene nazo futhi angakunika amandla okubhekana nazo. w18.01 7 ¶1;8 ¶4
ULwesibili, Septhemba 10
Thabitha, vuka!—IzE. 9:40.
Ukuvuswa kukaThabitha evuswa uPetru kwenza “abaningi bakholwa eNkosini.” Babengashumayeza abanye ngoJesu futhi babatshele ukuthi uJehova unamandla okuvusa abafile. (IzE. 9:36-42) Abanye bazibonela ngawabo lapho kuphinde kuvuswa umuntu. Ngesinye isikhathi, umphostoli uPawulu wayesemhlanganweni egumbini eliphezulu eTrowa, manje esentshonalanga-nyakatho yeTurkey. UPawulu wakhuluma kwaze kwaba phakathi kwamabili. Insizwa ebizwa ngokuthi u-Evitiku yayilalele, ihleli eduze kwefasitela. Kodwa yazumeka yabe isiwela phansi isuka esitezi sesithathu. Kungenzeka ukuthi uLuka ongudokotela nguye owafika kuqala ku-Evitiku ezomhlola. Akukhona nje ukuthi u-Evitiku wayelimele kancane noma wayequlekile—wayefile! UPawulu wehla wafike walala phezu kwesidumbu wabe esememeza ethi, ‘Uyaphila.’ Yeka ukuthi lokho kwabathinta kanjani abantu ababelapho! Abantu “baduduzeka kakhulu” ngenxa yokwazi amaqiniso nokwazi ukuthi le nsizwa yafa yavuka.—IzE. 20:7-12. w17.12 5 ¶10-11