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
Lesihlanu, September 19
Asichubekeni sitsandzana.—1 Joh. 4:7.
Sonkhe siyafuna ‘kuchubeka sitsandzana.’ Nobe kunjalo, kubalulekile kutsi sikhumbule secwayiso saJesu sekutsi “bantfu labanyenti batawuphelelwa lutsandvo.” (Mat. 24:12) Jesu bekangasho kutsi linyenti lebafundzi bakhe belitawuyekela kuba nelutsandvo. Nobe kunjalo, kufanele sigadze kutsi ungasingeni umoya walelive wekuba bete lutsandvo. Sinaloko engcondvweni, ase sicoce nganangu umbuto lobalulekile lotsi: Kukhona yini lokungasisita sibone kutsi lutsandvo lwetfu ngebazalwane nabodzadze lucinile? Lenye indlela lesingabona ngayo kutsi lucine kangakanani lutsandvo lesinalo ngalabanye, kubuka indlela lesenta ngayo nakuvela timo letitsite. (2 Khor. 8:8) Umphostoli Phetro wakhuluma ngalesinye saletimo nakatsi: “Ngetulu kwako konkhe, tsandzanani kakhulu, ngobe lutsandvo lumbonya tono letinyenti.” (1 Phet. 4:8) Ngako butsakatsaka balabanye nemaphutsa abo kungasenta sibone kutsi lucine kangakanani lutsandvo lwetfu ngabo. w23.11 10-11 ¶12-13
UMgcibelo, September 20
Tsandzanani.—Joh. 13:34.
Angeke sisho kutsi siyawulalela umyalo waJesu wekutsi sitsandzane nangabe sitsandza labanye ebandleni kodvwa labanye singabatsandzi. Kuliciniso kutsi singahle sisondzelane kakhulu nalabanye njengaJesu. (Joh. 13:23; 20:2) Kodvwa umphostoli Phetro usikhumbuta kutsi kufanele setame ‘kubatsandza bonkhe bazalwane’ betfu, sibatsandze ngatsi bangemalunga emindeni yetfu. (1 Phet. 2:17) Phetro wasikhutsata kutsi ‘sitsandzane kakhulu ngalokusuka enhlitiyweni.’ (1 Phet. 1:22) Kulendzaba, kutsandza “kakhulu” kusho kutsandza lotsite ngisho nobe kumatima kumtsandza. Sibonelo nje, kutsiwani nangabe umzalwane akuphetse kabi nobe akuvise buhlungu? Kungekwemvelo kutsi sifune kutiphindziselela kunekutsi sikhombise lutsandvo. Nanobe kunjalo, Phetro wafundza kuJesu kutsi kutiphindziselela akumjabulisi Nkulunkulu. (Joh. 18:10, 11) Phetro wabhala watsi: “Ningaphindziseli lokubi ngalokubi, nobe kwetfukwa ngekwetfuka. Esikhundleni saloko busisani.” (1 Phet. 3:9) Nangabe ubatsandza kakhulu bazalwane nabodzadze utawuba nemusa futsi ubacabangele. w23.09 28-29 ¶9-11