⁸ UJakhobe laye usitshela ngokuqakatheka kokuba ngabantu abaqiniselayo. Wabhala wathi: “Bafowethu, thokozani kakhulu nxa lisehlelwa yizilingo ezitshiyeneyo, njengoba lisazi ukuthi ukholo lwenu oluhlolwe ngendlela le lwenza liqinisele. Kodwa vumelani ukuqinisela kuqede umsebenzi wakho ukuze liphelele, lingabi lesici kukho konke njalo lingasileli ngalutho.” (Jak. 1:2-4) UJakhobe uthi amaKhristu kumele athokoze ngoba inhlupho ahlangana lazo ziwanika ithuba lokuthi afunde ukuqinisela. Wake wakucabanga yini lokhu? UJakhobe uphinda aveze ukuthi ukuqinisela kuthuthukisa ubuntu bethu njalo kuyasinceda ukuthi samukelwe nguNkulunkulu. Yikho inhlupho kanye lezilingo esihlangana lazo nsuku zonke ziyasinceda ukuthi siqinisele. Okuhle yikuthi ukuqinisela kwenza sibe lezinye impawu ezinhle.

¹⁰ Inhlupho ezisehlelayo zisinika ithuba lokutshengisa ukuthi singabantu abaqiniselayo. Khumbula ukuthi uJakhobe wathi: “Thokozani kakhulu.” Kodwa lokhu akulula ngoba obunye ubunzima obusehlelayo buhlanganisa izinto ezisizwisa ubuhlungu emzimbeni kumbe ezenza sihlale sikhathazekile. Kumele sikhumbule ukuthi ukuqinisela kwethu yikho okuzakutsho ukuthi sizakuthola yini ukuphila okungapheliyo kumbe hatshi. Okwenzakala kubaphostoli kwenza sibone ukuthi singenelisa ukuthokoza lanxa sisebunzimeni. IBhayibhili lithi: “Babiza abaphostoli bababhaxabula. Ngemva kwalokho babaqonqosela ukuthi bangakhulumi ngebizo likaJesu, basebebayekela bahamba. Ngakho basuka phambi kwenkundla yeSanihedrini bethokoza ngenxa yokuthi kwakubonakale kufanele ukuthi baphathwe kubi ngenxa yebizo lakhe.” (ImiSeb. 5:40, 41) Abaphostoli babekuzwisisa ukuthi ukuhlukuluzwa kwabo kwakutshengisa ukuthi babesenza khona kanye uJesu ayebathume khona lokuthi babethokozisa uJehova. Ngokuya kwesikhathi uPhetro waphefumulelwa ukuthi akhulume ngobuhle bokuhlupheka ngenxa yokuba ngamaKhristu.—1 Phet. 4:12-16.