NgoMvulo, Oktoba 27
Amadoda kufuze athande abafazi bawo njengemizimbawo.—Efe. 5:28
UJehova ulindele ukuthi indoda ithande umkayo beyimtlhogomele ngalokho akutlhogako, ngamazizo nangetjhebiswano lakhe noJehova. Ukuba nekghono lokucabanga, ukuhlonipha abodade nokuthembeka, kuzokusiza emtjhadweni. Uzabe ukulungele khudlwana ukudlala indimakho njengendoda nehloko yomndeni. Khuyini ongayifunda kuJehova ngokuba ngubaba omuhle? (Efe. 6:4) UJehova watjela iNdodanakhe uJesu ukuthi uyayithanda begodu uyayamukela. (Mat. 3:17) Nangabe ungubaba, qiniseka ukuthi uhlala ubatjela abantwabakho ukuthi uyabathanda. Babuke ngezinto ezihle abazenzako. Abobaba abalingisa isibonelo sakaJehova basiza abentwababo ukuthi nabakhulako babe madoda nabafazi abamaKrestu avuthiweko. Ungazilungiselela nje ukuthwala umthwalo loyo ngokuthi utlhogomele amalunga wondenakho newebandleni ngethando nokufunda ukubatjela ukuthi uyabathanda nokuthi uyabathokoza.—Jwa. 15:9. w23.12 28-29 ¶17-18
NgeLesibili, Oktoba 28
[UJehova] nguye okuvikelako ngeenkhathi zoke.—Isa. 33:6.
Njengabantu bakaJehova abathembekileko, siqalana nobujamo obubudisi nokugula njengawo woke umuntu. Kungafuze godu sikghodlhelele ukuphikiswa nokuhlunguphazwa babantu abangamthandiko uZimu. Nanyana uJehova angasivikeli ezintweni ezibudisezi kodwana uthembisa ukusisiza. (Isa. 41:10) Ngesizo lakhe singahlala sithabile, senze iinqunto ezihle besihlale sithembekile kuye nanyana siqalene nobujamo obubudisi khulu. UJehova uthembisa ukusinikela lokho iBhayibheli elikubiza ngokuthi “ukuthula kwakaZimu.” (Flp. 4:6, 7) Ukuthulokhu kufumaneka ngebanga lobuhlobo obuligugu esinabo noJehova. Ukuthulokhu “kudlula koke ukuzwisisa,” kuthabisa ukudlula nanyana yini esingayicabanga. Kghani ukhe wathandaza kwathi ngemva kwalokho wazizwa wehlise umoya? Wazizwa ngendlela le ngombana wafumana “ukuthula kwakaZimu.” w24.01 20 ¶2; 21 ¶4
NgeLesithathu, Oktoba 29
Dumisa uJehova mphefumulwami; koke okungaphakathi kwami akudumise igama lakhe elicwengileko.—Rhu. 103:1.
Ukuthanda uZimu kwenza abantu abathembekileko badumise igama lakhe ngokusuka ehliziyweni. IKosi uDavida beyizwisisa ukuthi ukudumisa igama lakaJehova kufana nokudumisa uJehova ngokwakhe. Nasizwa igama elithi Jehova, sicabanga ngomuntu anguye, ngobuntu bakhe nangezenzo zakhe ezihle. UDavida bekafuna ukucwengisa nokudumisa igama lakaYise. Bekafuna ukwenza lokho “ngomphefumulwakhe” woke, okutjho ihliziyo epheleleko. NamaLevi enza okufanako, adosa phambili ekudumiseni igama lakaJehova. Ngokuthobeka, avuma ukuthi amezwawo angekhe alidumisa ngokwaneleko igama elicwengileko lakaJehova. (Nerh. 9:5) Siyaqiniseka bona ukuthobeka nokudumisa uJehova okunje kwayithabisa khulu ihliziyo kaJehova. w24.02 9 ¶6