UMarku wayekuthanda ukusiza abanye. Ngezikhathi ezithile wayekhonza nomphostoli uPawulu kanye nomphostoli uPetru ezabelweni zabo, kungenzeka nokuthi uMarku wayebasiza ngokunakekela izidingo zabo ezingokwenyama. (IzE. 13:2-5; 1 Pet. 5:13) UPawulu wachaza uMarku njengesinye ‘sezisebenzi ezazikanye naye ngenxa yoMbuso kaNkulunkulu nanjengosizo oluqinisayo’ kuye. (Kol. 4:11) UMarku waba omunye wabangane abakhulu bakaPawulu. Ngokwesibonelo, ngesikhathi uPawulu eboshwe okokugcina eRoma, cishe ngo-65 C.E., wabhala incwadi yakhe yesibili eya kuThimothewu. Kuleyo ncwadi, uPawulu wacela uThimothewu ukuba eze eRoma noMarku. (2 Thim. 4:11) Akungabazeki ukuthi wayeyazisa inkonzo yokwethembeka kaMarku, ngakho wamcela ukuba eze kuye ngaleso sikhathi esibucayi. UMarku wasiza uPawulu ngezindlela ezingokoqobo, mhlawumbe emlungisela ukudla noma emtholela izinto ayezisebenzisa lapho ebhala. Kumelwe ukuba ukusekelwa nesikhuthazo uPawulu akuthola kwamsiza wakhuthazela phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina zokuphila kwakhe ngaphambi kokuba abulawe. w20.01 11 ¶12-13

Sikhethe ukuphila kokuzidela nokokuzikhandla. UJesu wasixwayisa ngokuthi sizoshushiswa. Kodwa singalindela ukuthi uJehova uzosinika amandla okukhuthazelela noma iyiphi inkinga. Lapho siqhubeka sikhuthazela, siba namandla kakhulu. (Jak. 1:2-4) Singalindela nokuthi uJehova uzosinika konke esikudingayo, ukuthi uJesu uzoselusa nokuthi abafowethu nodadewethu bazosikhuthaza. (Math. 6:31-33; Joh. 10:14; 1 Thes. 5:11) Owesifazane owayephethwe “umopho” uJesu amelapha waqabuleka ngalo kanye lolo suku alapheka ngalo. (Luka 8:43-48) Kodwa ukuqabuleka kwaphakade wayeyokuthola kuphela uma ayeba umfundi kaKristu. Ucabanga ukuthi wenzenjani? Uma kuwukuthi wakhetha ukuthatha ijoka likaJesu, cabanga ngomvuzo ayeyowuthola—ukukhonza noJesu ezulwini! Noma yikuphi ukuzidela ayeyokwenza ukuze alandele uJesu kwakuyoba yize uma kuqhathaniswa naleso sibusiso. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiliphi ithemba esinalo—ukuphila phakade ezulwini noma emhlabeni—singajabula ngokuthi samukela isimemo sikaJesu esithi: “Wozani kimi!” w19.09 25 ¶21-22

Ngesikhathi bedinga usizo, amadoda ayenoDavide acela uNabali, umIsrayeli ocebile, ukuba awaphe ukudla. Azizwa ekhululekile ukuba amcele ngoba ayevikele imihlambi kaNabali ehlane. Kodwa uNabali oyigovu akazange awanike lutho. UDavide wathukuthela futhi wafuna ukubulala uNabali nabo bonke abesilisa bendlu yakhe. (1 Sam. 25:3-13, 22) Nokho, umkaNabali, u-Abhigayili, wayenokuqonda futhi emuhle. Ngesibindi wawela ezinyaweni zikaDavide, wamncenga ukuba angaziphindiseleli ngokubulala. Wamcela ngokuhlakanipha ukuba ashiyele izinto ezandleni zikaJehova. Amazwi entobeko ka-Abhigayili nezenzo zakhe ezibonisa ukuhlakanipha zayithinta inhliziyo kaDavide. UDavide wabona ukuthi u-Abhigayili uthunyelwe uJehova. (1 Sam. 25:23-28, 32-34) U-Abhigayili wayenezimfanelo ezamenza waba usizo kuJehova. Ngokufanayo, odade abangamaKristu abanokuhlakanipha nokuqonda bangasetshenziswa uJehova ekuqiniseni imindeni yabo nabanye ebandleni.—Thithu 2:3-5. w19.10 23 ¶10