UMsombuluko, September 15
Bazalwane, lingisani sibonelo sebaphrofethi lebebakhuluma egameni laJehova, labahlupheka ngetindlela letinyenti futsi babeketela.—Jak. 5:10.
LiBhayibheli linetibonelo letinyenti tebantfu lababeketela. Tinike sikhatsi sekucwaninga ngaletibonelo. Sibonelo nje, nanobe Davide agcotjwa asemncane kutsi utawuba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kwadzingeka kutsi alindze iminyaka leminyenti ngaphambi kwekutsi acale kubusa. Simeyoni na-Ana bakhonta Jehova ngekwetsembeka njengobe bebasalindzele Mesiya. (Luk. 2:25, 36-38) Njengobe usafundza ngaletibonelo, yetama kuphendvula nayi imibuto: Yini lokungenteka yasita lomuntfu kutsi abeketele? Kwamsita njani kubeketela? Ngingamlingisa njani? Kungakusita nekufundza ngalabo labangazange babeketele. (1 Sam. 13:8-14) Ungatibuta: ‘Yini lokungenteka yenta bangabeketeli? Ngumiphi imiphumela lababhekana nayo?’ w23.08 25 ¶15
Lesibili, September 16
Siyakholwa futsi siyati kutsi wena unguLongcwele waNkulunkulu.—Joh. 6:69.
Umphostoli Phetro beketsembekile; akazange avumele lutfo kutsi lumyekelise kuba ngumlandzeli waJesu. Nasi sibonelo, ngalelinye lilanga Jesu washo lokutsite lebebangakucondzi bafundzi bakhe. (Joh. 6:68) Kunekutsi balindzele kutsi abachazele, labanyenti bayekela kulandzela Jesu. Kodvwa hhayi Phetro. Bekati kutsi nguJesu kuphela “lonemavi laholela ekuphileni lokuphakadze.” Jesu bekati kutsi Phetro kanye nalalabanye baphostoli bebatamshiya. Nobe kunjalo, Jesu washo kutsi bekaciniseka kutsi Phetro bekatawubuya futsi ahlale atsembekile. (Luk. 22:31, 32) Jesu bekati kutsi “umoya . . . uyalangatelela, kodvwa inyama ibutsakatsaka.” (Mak. 14:38) Ngako ngisho nobe Phetro amphika, Jesu akazange amlahle. Ngemuva kwekuvuswa kwakhe wabonakala kuPhetro, mhlawumbe wabonakala kuye ayedvwa. (Mak. 16:7; Luk. 24:34; 1 Khor. 15:5) Loku kungenteka kwamcinisa kakhulu lomphostoli lobekadvumatekile! w23.09 22 ¶9-10
Lesitsatfu, September 17
Bayajabula labo labatsetselelwe tento tabo letimbi, nalabo labatsetselelwe tono tabo.—Rom. 4:7.
Nkulunkulu ucolela nobe ambonye tono talabo labanekukholwa kuye. Ubacolela ngalokuphelele futsi angababaleli letono. (Hla. 32:1, 2) Bantfu labanjalo ubatsatsa njengalabangasoleki nalabalungile ngenca yekukholwa kwabo. Nanobe Abrahama, Davide kanye naletinye tikhonti taNkulunkulu letetsembekile kwatsiwa tilungile, betisolo tinaso sono. Kodvwa ngenca yekutsi betinekukholwa, Nkulunkulu watitsatsa njengaletingasoleki ikakhulukati naticatsaniswa nalabo lebebangamkhonti. (Ef. 2:12) Njengobe umphostoli Pawula akucacisa encwadzini yakhe, kukholwa kubalulekile kuze umuntfu abe nebuhlobo lobuhle naNkulunkulu. Nguloko lokwasita Abrahama kanye naDavide, futsi nguloko lokungasisita natsi. w23.12 3 ¶6-7