NgoSondo, Julayi 27
Akghone ukukhuthaza . . . nokusola.—Tit. 1:9.
Bona ube yindoda emKrestu ovuthiweko, kufuze ufunde amakghono azokusiza qobe langa. Lokhu kuzokusiza uthwale imisebenzi ebandleni, ubambelele emsebenzini wokuziphilisa ozokusiza uzitlhogomele bewutlhogomele nomndenakho begodu ube netjhebiswano elihle nabanye abantu. Ngokwesibonelo, funda ukufunda nokutlola. IBhayibheli lithi umuntu othabileko nophumelelako usebenzisa isikhathi sakhe qobe langa afunda iliZwi lakaZimu begodu acabangisisa ngalo. (Rhu. 1:1-3) Ngokufunda iBhayibheli qobe langa, uzokwazi indlela uJehova acabanga ngayo, ezomsiza acabangisise kuhle. (IzA. 1:3, 4) Abafowethu nabodadwethu bathembe amadoda anekghono ukubanikela isinqophiso neseluleko esisekelwe eBhayibhelini. Nangabe uyakwazi ukufunda nokutlola, uzokwazi ukulungiselela iinkulumo neempendulo ezifundisako nezakhako. Uzokghona ukutlola phasi amaphuzu azwakalako. Lokho kuzokusiza wakhe ukukholwa kwakho bewukhuthaze nabanye. w23.12 26-27 ¶9-11
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