Iminyaka emibili ngemva kokuthi abantu beBhabhiloni batjhabalalise iJerusalema, iKosi uNebukadinetsari yaba nebhudango elithusako lesithombe esikhulu. Yathusela ngokuthi izokubulala woke amadoda ahlakaniphileko kuhlanganise noDanyela nange bangayitjeli ngebhudango layo nehlathululo yakhona. (Dan. 2:3-5) Kwatlhogeka bona uDanyela athathe igadango msinyana ngombana nakangenzi njalo abantu abanengi bebazokuhlongakala. “Waya ekosini wayibawa bona imnikele isikhathi sokuyihlathululela ibhudango layo.” (Dan. 2:16) Lokho bekutlhoga isibindi nokukholwa. IBhayibheli alitjho bonyana uDanyela khewahlathulula amabhudango ngaphambilini. Wabawa abangani bakhe, “ukuthi bathandazele bona uZimu wezulwini abarhawukele malungana nefihlo le.” (Dan. 2:18) UJehova wayiphendula imithandazo leyo. Ngesizo lakaJehova, uDanyela wakghona ukuhlathulula ibhudango lakaNebukadinetsari. UDanyela nabangani bakhe akhenge bahlongakale. w23.08 3 ¶4

Cabanga ngalokho esingakuzuza nasibekezelako. Nasibabantu ababekezelako, siyathaba begodu siba nomoya ophasi. Ukubekezela kungasisiza sihlale siphile kuhle ngokomkhumbulo nemzimbeni. Nasibekezelela abanye, sithabela ukuba nobuhlobo obuhle nabo. Ibandla lethu liba nobunye. Nange kunomuntu osisilingako angekhe sirhabele ukukwata besenze indaba leyo ibe yikulu. (Rhu. 37:8; IzA. 14:29) Ngaphezu kwalokho, silingisa uBabethu wezulwini begodu sitjhidela kuye. Ukubekezela bubuntu obuhle obusizuzisa soke! Akusilula ukubekezela ngaso soke isikhathi kodwana ngesizo lakaJehova, singakghona ukuragela phambili silwela ukuba nobuntobu. Njengombana silinde ngokubekezela iphasi elitjha, singaqiniseka ukuthi “ilihlo lakaJehova liqale abamsabako, labo abalindele ithando lakhe.” (Rhu. 33:18) Kwangathi soke singazimisela ukuragela phambili simbatha ukubekezela. w23.08 22 ¶7; 25 ¶16-17

UJakopo waveza ukuthi indoda leyo ithi iyakholwa kodwana iphi imisebenzi ekhambisana nakho? (Jak. 2:1-5, 9) UJakopo ukhulume ngomuntu obona ‘umfowabo namkha udadwabo anganazambatho namkha ukudla’ kodwana angamsizi. Nanyana umuntu loyo athi uyakholwa, izenzo zakhe bezingakufakazeli lokho, nje-ke ukukholwa kwakhe bekulilize. (Jak. 2:14-17) UJakopo wakhuluma ngoRarhabi njengesibonelo somuntu owatjengisa ukukholwa kwakhe ngezenzo. (Jak. 2:25, 26) Wezwa ngoJehova begodu walemuka ukuthi usekela ama-Israyeli. (Jotj. 2:9-11) Watjengisa ukukholwa kwakhe ngezenzo, wavikela iinhloli ezimbili zakwa-Israyeli, lokha ukuphila kwazo kusengozini. Ngebanga lalokho, umfazi onesono lo nongasimIsrayeli kwathiwa ulungile, njengo-Abrahama. Isibonelo sakhe sigandelela ukuqakatheka kokutjengisa ngezenzo zethu ukuthi siyakholwa. w23.12 5-6 ¶12-13