NgoMvulo, Julayi 28
Omunye nani mkhulu kunaloyo omunye nephasi.—1 Jwa. 4:4.
Nawuzizwa usaba, cabangisisa ngalokho uJehova azokwenzela khona esikhathini esizako lokha uSathana angasekho. Umhlangano wesifunda ka-2014 watjengisa ubaba acoca nomndenakhe ngokuthi umtlolo wesi-2 kaThimothi 3:1-5 bewungatloleka njani nange amavesi akhuluma ngokuthi kuzokuba njani ePharadesi, wathi: “Ephasini elitjha, kuzokuba sikhathi esithabisa kwamambala. Abantu bazokuthandana, bathande iqiniso, bazokwazi lapha amandlabo aphelela khona, bazokuthobeka, bazokudumisa uZimu, balalele ababelethi babo, babe ngabathokozako, abathembekileko, bathande imindenabo, bangabi nekinga nesivumelwano, bahlale bakhuluma kuhle ngabanye, bazibambe, babe nomoya ophasi, bathande ukulunga, babe babantu ongabathemba, abazimisele ukulalela abanye, abangazikhukhumeziko, abathanda uZimu kunokuthanda ukuzithabisa, abazinikele kuZimu bebatjhidelane ngokwabo.” Kghani uyacoca nomndenakho namkha nalabo olotjha nabo ngokuthi ukuphila kuzokuba njani ephasini elitjha? w24.01 6 ¶13-14
NgeLesibili, Julayi 29
Ngikwamukele.—Luk. 3:22.
Kungasipha ithemba ukwazi ukuthi uJehova uyabathanda abantu bakhe njengesiqhema! IBhayibheli lithi: “UJehova uthatjiswa babantu bakhe.” (Rhu. 149:4) Ngezinye iinkhathi abanye bangadana bebazibuze ukuthi, ‘Inga-kghani uJehova uyangithanda?’ Kunabantu eBhayibhelini ebebathembekile, balotjha uJehova, abazibuza umbuzo ofanako. (1 Sam. 1:6-10; Job. 29:2, 4; Rhu. 51:11) IBhayibheli litjengisa ngokukhanyako ukuthi abantu abanesono bangamukelwa nguJehova. Lokho kungenzeka ngokuthi babe nokukholwa kuJesu Krestu bebabhajadiswe. (Jwa. 3:16) Ngendlela leyo, sitjengisa abanye bona siphendukile ezonweni zethu begodu sithembisa uZimu ukwenza intandwakhe. (IzE. 2:38; 3:19) Kuyamthabisa uJehova nasithatha amagadango la bona sakhe ubuhlobo naye. Nasiragela phambili senza okusemandlenethu bona siphile ngokuvumelana nesifungo sokuzinikela kuye, uJehova uyasamukela begodu usithatha njengabangani abatjhidelene naye.—Rhu. 25:14. w24.03 26 ¶1-2
NgeLesithathu, Julayi 30
Angekhe silise ukukhuluma ngezinto esizibonileko nesizizwileko.—IzE. 4:20.
Singalingisa abafundi bakaJesu ngokuragela phambili sitjhumayela ngitjho nanyana urhulumende athi silise. Nathi siqiniseka ukuthi uJehova uzosisiza sikghone ukwenza umsebenzethu. Nje-ke kufuze sithandazele isibindi nokuhlakanipha nokuthi uJehova akusize ukghodlhelele nanyana uqalene nemiraro. Inengi lethu liqalene nokugula, imiraro engokwamazizo, ukuhlongakalelwa babantu esibathandako, imiraro yemindeni, ukuhlunguphazwa neminye imiraro. Isindabelaphi nezipi zenze kwababudisi khulu ukuqalana nemiraro le. Tjela uJehova ngendlela ozizwa ngayo. Mtjele ngobujamo bakho njengalokha ukhuluma nomngani otjhidelene naye. Qiniseka ukuthi uJehova “uzokuthatha igadango.” (Rhu. 37:3, 5) Ukuphikelela emthandazweni kuzosisiza “sikghodlhelele ngaphasi kwesizi.” (Rom. 12:12) UJehova uyabazi ubudisi abantu bakhe abaqalana nabo “uyabezwa nabalilela isizo.”—Rhu. 145:18, 19. w23.05 5-6 ¶12-15