Lyamucitatu, October 15
Yange Aufa na Omega.—Kujo 1:8.
Aufa cikeco cisona cakulibanga ku bisona bya Cigriki. Omega cikeco cisona camamaneselelo. Co mwendekele ngwendi ikeye “Aufa na Omega,” Yehova wamwesele ngwendi nga nashangumuka cuma, kubanga acilinge mwamubwa kweta noho hakacimanesela. Munima ya kutanga Adama na Eva, Yehova wabalekele ngwendi: “Kiteni, ngeci batekulwila beni bakatume hano hasi hoshe.” (Kusha 1:28) Ha simbu ei, kwapwile lika ngwe Yehova endeka “Aufa.” Wamwesele mwamubwa biyongola byendi. Co simbu ili na kwija omwo bana na batekulwila ba Adama na Eva ba kwononoka bakapwa ba kulumbunuka na kushulisa lifuti-libu na kulipwisa paradaisi. Ha simbu oyo, kukapwa lika ngwe Yehova akendeka “Omega.” Mwamanesele kutanga ‘melu na lifuti-libu na byoshe bilimo,’ Yehova wendekele byuma bimo bije byamwesele ngwabyo akashulisilila byoshe byanakulahesa. Wamwesele ngwendi kubanga ashulisilile biyongola byendi ha banu na lifuti-libu. Akashulisilila biyongola byendi kumamaneselelo a litangwa lya bu 7.—Kusha 2:1-3. w23.11 5 ¶13-14
Lyamuciwana, October 16
Bwaheseleni Yehova tapalo mu mambo! Bwaheseni tapalo ya kusungama ya Njambi yetu.—Isaya 40:3.
Bungenzi bwa kutunda mu Babiloni kuya ku Isalele bwasele kwambata bingonde biwana. Oloni Yehova wakulahesele ngwendi kukukakala cuma cikonowesa Baisalele kwiluka kwimbo lyabo. Bajuda ba kulongwa bamwene ngwabo kulyana kwilukila ku Isalele kubanenela bibezikiso byabingi kutubakana kutwalelelaho kukala mu Babiloni. Ngila yakama manene ibasele kubezikilamo yapwile kulemesa Yehova. Mu Babiloni kumwakele tempele ya Yehova. Kukwakele mutula habasele kwanena milambu kwesekesa na Lishiko lya Mosesa. Co lalo kukwakele tupilistu basele kwana oyo milambu. Kutundaho, bwingi bwa banu babatungile nabo mu Babiloni balemesele binjambi ba makuli, co kubasingimikile Yehova na mashiko endi. Ngeci, Bajuda babangi baje bazibilile Njambi lyoba batondele kwilukila kwimbo lyabo mangana bakamulemese lalo mu ngila inapande. w23.05 14-15 ¶3-4
Lyamucitanu, October 17
Twaleleleniho kwenda ngwe bana ba ceke.—Efeso 5:8.
Tutonda bukwasi bwa sipilitu ya kujela ya Njambi, ije yasa kutukwasa kutwalelelaho kulinga byuma “ngwe bana ba ceke.” Mwafwa bika? Mwafwa keti kwakwasi kutwalelelaho kupwa ba kujela ku mesho a Njambi muno mu kaye. (1 Tesa 4:3-5, 7, 8) Sipilitu ya kujela yasa kutukwasa kulwisa bisinganyeka bya banu bali muno mu kaye baje kubesi kumona byuma ngwe mwakabimwena Yehova. Sipilitu ya kujela yasa kutukwasa lalo kwima “miyati yoshe ya bubwa na kusungama na busunga.” (Efeso 5:9) Ngila imo itwasa kutambwilamo sipilitu ya kujela inapu kuilomba. Yesu wendekele ngwendi Yehova ‘ana sipilitu ya kujela kuli baje bamulombayo.’ (Luka 11:13) Yehova akatwana lalo sipilitu yendi ya kujela mutukamushangazala hamolika na bakwetu ku biwano byetu. (Efeso 5:19, 20) Sipilitu ya kujela ya Njambi ili na nzili ya kutukwasa kutwalelelaho kuyoya mu ngila ije izibisa Njambi kubwaha. w24.03 23-24 ¶13-15