ISonto, July 27
[Kumele] enelise ukukhuthaza . . . lokukhuza.—Tit. 1:9.
Ukufunda imisebenzi ongayenza empilweni kuzakwenza uthuthuke. Lokho kuzakunceda ukuthi uyenze kuhle imisebenzi oyiphiwayo ebandleni lokuthi uthole umsebenzi ozakunceda uzinakekele wena kanye lemuli yakho. Kanti njalo kuzakunceda ube lobudlelwano obuhle labanye. Ngokwesibonelo, funda ukubala lokubhala. IBhayibhili lithi nxa indoda ifuna ukuthokoza lokuphumelela kumele izinike isikhathi sokubala iLizwi likaNkulunkulu njalo icabangisise ngekubalayo. (Hubo. 1:1-3) Nxa ingabala iBhayibhili nsuku zonke izazwisisa ngcono indlela uJehova acabanga ngayo. Lokhu kuzayinceda ukuthi ikhaliphe futhi yenelise ukusebenzisa lokho ekufundayo empilweni yayo. (Zaga. 1:3, 4) Abafowethu labodadewethu bayancedakala kakhulu nxa ebandleni kulamadoda enelisa ukufundisa kuhle futhi anika izeluleko ezivela eBhayibhilini. Nxa ukwazi ukubhala lokubala uzenelisa ukulungiselela izinkulumo lezimpendulo ezizanceda abanye njalo ziqinise ukholo lwabo. Uzenelisa lokubhala imicijo oyitholileyo ezakunceda ukuthi uqinise ukholo lwakho futhi ukhuthaze labanye. w23.12 26-27 ¶9-11
UMvulo, July 28
Lowo omanyene lani mkhulu kulalowo omanyene lomhlaba.—1 Joh. 4:4.
Nxa ungezwa usesaba, cabangisisa ngalokho uJehova azakwenza esikhathini esizayo uSathane engasekho. Emhlanganweni wesabelo ka-2014 kwakulomboniso owasitshengisa ubaba owayexoxa lemuli yakhe ngokuthi amazwi aku-2 Thimothi 3:1-5 nxa engabhalwa ekhuluma ngokuthi impilo izabe isinjani ePharadayisi angabekwa njani. Wathi: “Emhlabeni omutsha kuzakuba lezikhathi zentokozo ngoba abantu bazabe bethandana, bethanda ukukhonza, bezithoba, bezehlisa, bedumisa uNkulunkulu, belalela abazali, bebonga, beqotho, bezithanda kakhulu imuli zabo, befuna isivumelwano, bekhuluma kuhle ngabanye, bezikhuza, bemnene, bethanda okuhle, bethembekile, bengelankani, bengazikhukhumezi, bethanda uNkulunkulu ukwedlula injabulo futhi bezinikele kuye. Woba lobudlelwano labantu abanjalo.” Uyake uxoxe yini labangakini kumbe labanye okhonza labo ngokuthi impilo izabe isinjani emhlabeni omutsha? w24.01 6 ¶13-14
OLwesibili, July 29
Ngiyakwamukela.—Luk. 3:22.
Kuyasikhuthaza kakhulu ukwazi ukuthi uJehova uyathokoza ngabo bonke abantu bakhe. Phela iBhayibhili lithi: “UJehova uyathokoza ngabantu bakhe.” (Hubo. 149:4) Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi nxa abanye bedanile bayathandabuza ukuthi uJehova uyathokoza ngabo. EBhayibhilini kukhulunywa ngabantu abanengi ababekhonza uJehova bethembekile ababeke bathandabuze ukuthi uJehova uyabathanda. (1 Sam. 1:6-10; Jobe. 29:2, 4; Hubo. 51:11) IBhayibhili likubeka kucace ukuthi abantu abalesono bangenelisa ukumthokozisa uJehova. Singakwenza njani lokho? Kumele sibe lokholo kuJesu uKhristu njalo sibhabhathizwe. (Joh. 3:16) Nxa sisenza njalo siyabe sitshengisa abanye ukuthi sesiphendukile ezonweni zethu lokuthi sesithembise uNkulunkulu ukuthi sizakwenza intando yakhe. (Imiseb. 2:38; 3:19) UJehova uyathokoza nxa sisenza lokhu ngoba kwenza sisondele kuye. Uzasamukela futhi asibone singabangane bakhe nxa singenza konke okusemandleni ethu ukuthi sigcine isifungo esasenzayo ngesikhathi sizinikela kuye.—Hubo. 25:14. w24.03 26 ¶1-2