NgeLesihlanu, Oktoba 24
Ngaphezu kwakho koke, thandanani khulu ngombana ithando ligubuzesa izono ezinengi.—1 Pit. 4:8.
Ibizo uPitrosi alisebenzisako elithi “khulu” lingatjho “ukuthabulula.” Ingcenye yesibili yeveseli ihlathulula ukuthi khuyini esizoyenza nasithandana khulu. Nasithandana khulu lokho kwenza sigubuzese imitjhapho yabafowethu. Lokho singakufanisa ngendlela le: Sibamba ithando ngezandla zethu ezimbili, ngasuthi sibambe itjhila elikhulu, silithabulule beligubuzese isono ingasi sinye, namkha ezimbili kodwana “izono ezinengi.” “Ukugubuzesa” yihlathululo etjho ukulibalela. Njengombana itjhila lingakghona ukugubuzesa ibala, nethando lingagubuzesa ukubogaboga nemitjhapho yabanye. Ithando esinalo ngabanye kufuze liqine nasizakulibalela imitjhapho yabafowethu nabodadwethu nanyana lokho kungaba budisi ngezinye iinkhathi ukukwenza. (Kol. 3:13.) Nange silibalela abanye sitjengisa ukuthi ithando lethu liqinile nokuthi sifuna ukuthabisa uJehova. w23.11 11-12 ¶13-15
NgoMgqibelo, Oktoba 25
UTjhafani wathoma ukuyifunda phambi kwekosi.—2 Kron. 34:18.
IKosi uJosiya nayineminyaka ema-25, yathoma ukuvuselela ithempeli. Hlangana nomsebenzi loyo, kwafunyanwa “incwadi yomThetho kaJehova owadluliswa ngoMosi.” Ikosi nayizwa lokho okutjhiwo yincwadi le, yenza amatjhuguluko khonokho bona ilalele lokho ebekutloliwe. (2 Kron 34:14, 19-21) Kghani ungathanda ukufunda iBhayibheli qobe? Nangabe sele uthomile, kghani uyakuthabela? Kghani uwatlola phasi amavesi angakusiza? Nakaneminyaka engaba ma-39, wenza umtjhapho owambangela bona afe. Wazithemba yena kunokobana abawe isinqophiso kuJehova. (2 Kron. 35:20-25) Kunesifundo esingasifunda la. Akunandaba ukuthi sibadala kangangani namkha sesinesikhathi eside kangangani sifunda iBhayibheli, kufuze siragele phambili sifuna uJehova. Lokho kuhlanganisa ukuthandaza qobe sifuna iseluleko sakhe, ukufunda iliZwi lakhe nokuzuza eselulekweni esisifumana emaKrestwini avuthiweko. Nasenza njalo, angekhe kube bulula bona senze imitjhapho emikhulu begodu sizokuhlala sithabile.—Jak. 1:25. w23.09 12 ¶15-16
NgoSondo, Oktoba 26
UZimu ulwisana nabazikhakhazisako kodwana ubenzela umusa omkhulu abathobekileko.—Jak. 4:6.
IBhayibheli likhuluma ngabafazi abanengi ebebathanda uJehova begodu bamlotjha. “Bebalinganisela emikghwenabo” begodu “bathembekile ezintweni zoke.”(1 Thimothi 3:11) Ukungezelela kilokho, abodade bangafumana iimbonelo emabandleni abakiwo zabafazi abamaKrestu abavuthiweko abangabalingisa. Bodadwethu abasese batjha, inga-kghani kukhona abodade enibaziko abasibonelo esihle eningasilingisa? Qalani ubuntu babo obuhle. Ngemva kwalokho, cabangani ngokuthi ningabulingisa njani. Bona ube mKrestu ovuthiweko kufuze uthobeke. Nange umfazi athobekile, uzokuthabela itjhebiswano elihle noJehova nabanye abantu. Ngokwesibonelo, umfazi othanda uJehova ngokuzithoba ukhetha ukusekela ikambisolawulo yobuhloko ebekwe nguBabakhe wezulwini. (1 Kor. 11:3) Ikambisolawulo leyo isebenziseka ngendlela ekhethekileko ebandleni nelungiselelweni lomndeni. w23.12 18-19 ¶3-5