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
Lisontfo, September 21
Labasikati nabo kufanele . . . batitsibe, futsi betsembeke kuto tonkhe tintfo.—1 Thim. 3:11.
Iyasimangalisa indlela umntfwana lasheshe akhule ngayo. Kubonakala ngatsi loko kuyatentakalela. Nobe kunjalo, kuba ngumKhristu lovutsiwe akutentakaleli. (1 Khor. 13:11; Heb. 6:1) Kuze sifinyelele lomgomo, kufanele sibe nebuhlobo lobuhle naJehova. Ngetulu kwaloko, sidzinga umoya wakhe longcwele kuze usisite sibe nebuntfu lobumjabulisako, sifundze emakhono lalusito futsi sitilungiselele imisebenti lokungenteka siyente esikhatsini lesitako. (Taga 1:5) Jehova wenta bantfu kwaba ngumfati nendvodza. (Gen. 1:27) Kusebaleni kutsi indvodza yakheke ngendlela leyehlukile kunemfati, kodvwa kunaletinye tindlela labehlukene ngato. Sibonelo nje, Jehova wenta kutsi indvodza nemfati badlale indzima lengafanani, ngako kufanele babe nebuntfu lobutsite futsi bafundze emakhono latawubasita kutsi bakhone kufeza lendzima yabo.—Gen. 2:18. w23.12 18 ¶1-2