ULwesibili, Meyi 13
Ukukhanya kwenu makukhanye phambi kwabantu, ukuze babone imisebenzi yenu emihle bese benika uYihlo osemazulwini inkazimulo.—Math. 5:16.
Lapho silalela amagunya aphakeme, kuzuza thina, kuzuze nabanye. Kanjani? Enye indlela esizuza ngayo ukuthi asisitholi isijeziso esitholwa yilabo abangawulaleli umthetho. (Roma 13:1, 4) Ukulalela kwakho kungathinta indlela iziphathimandla ezibheka ngayo oFakazi BakaJehova bebonke. Ngokwesibonelo, eminyakeni eminingi edlule eNigeria, kwangena amasosha eHholo LoMbuso phakathi nomhlangano webandla, efuna ababebhikishela ukukhokha intela. Kodwa umphathi wawo wawatshela ukuba ahambe, wathi: “OFakazi BakaJehova abakubhikisheli ukukhokha intela.” Njalo lapho ulalela umthetho kungenzeka uvikele idumela labantu bakaJehova—idumela ngelinye ilanga elingavikela okholwa nabo. w23.10 9 ¶13
ULwesithathu, Meyi 14
Ninesidingo sokukhuthazela, ukuze ngemva kokuba seniyenzile intando kaNkulunkulu, nizitholele lokho uNkulunkulu akuthembisile.—Heb. 10:36.
Sekuyisikhathi eside ezinye izinceku zikaJehova zilinde ukuba leli zwe elibi liphele. Abanye abantu bacabanga ukuthi leli zwe elibi kufanele engabe kade laphela. Kodwa uJehova uyayazi indlela izinceku zakhe ezizizwa ngayo. Empeleni waqinisekisa umprofethi uHabakuki: “Umbono uzogcwaliseka ngesikhathi esimisiwe, leso sikhathi sizofika ngokushesha, ngeke uqambe amanga. Ngisho noma ungase ulibale, hlala uwulindele! Ngoba nakanjani uzogcwaliseka. Ngeke wephuze!” (Hab. 2:3) Ingabe uNkulunkulu wayeqinisekisa uHabakuki kuphela? Noma ingabe amazwi aKhe ayasithinta nathi namuhla? Ephefumulelwe, umphostoli uPawulu wathi lawo mazwi asebenza kumaKristu alindele izwe elisha. (Heb. 10:37) Ngakho, singaqiniseka ukuthi ngisho noma ukukhululwa esikuthenjisiwe kubonakala sengathi kuyalibala, ‘nakanjani kuzogcwaliseka. Ngeke kwephuze!’ w23.04 28 ¶16
ULwesine, Meyi 15
Wonke ama-Israyeli aqala ukububula ngoMose.—Num. 14:2.
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