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
Lesine, September 18
Asihlale sinikela kuNkulunkulu umhlatjelo wekudvumisa, lokusitselo setindzebe tetfu, ngekutsi simemetele libito lakhe embikwebantfu.—Heb. 13:15.
Lamuhla, onkhe emaKhristu anelitfuba lelihle lekunikela imihlatjelo kuJehova ngekutsi asebentise sikhatsi sawo, emandla kanye netintfo tawo kuze akhonte Nkulunkulu. Singakhombisa kutsi sibonga kakhulu ngelitfuba lesinalo lekukhonta Jehova ngekutsi simnike imihlatjelo lencono kakhulu. Umphostoli Pawula washo tintfo letiphatselene nekukhonta kwetfu Nkulunkulu lokungakafaneli sitiyekele. (Heb. 10:22-25) Letintfo tifaka ekhatsi kuthantaza kuJehova, kushumayela, kuhlangana ndzawonye emihlanganweni yelibandla, kanye nekukhutsatana, ‘ikakhulukati njengobe sibona lilanga [laJehova] lisondzela.’ Ngasekwephetseni kwencwadzi yeSembulo, ingilosi yaJehova yawasho kabili emavi latsi: “Khonta Nkulunkulu,” kuze igcizelele. (Semb. 19:10; 22:9) Shengatsi singahlale silikhumbula leliciniso lelijulile lelimayelana nelithempeli laJehova lelingumfanekiso kanye nelitfuba lelihle lesinalo lekukhonta Nkulunkulu wetfu. w23.10 29 ¶17-18