Liamaali, 15 Julho
Funga ana-mapanga jami.—Yoa. 21:16.
“Funga ana-mapanga jami,” postolo Petulu kalwezele makulwana. (1 Petu. 5:1-4) Nyi uli mukulwana, tunanyingika ngwetu wakuzanga mandumbu ni kuzanga kwafunga. Alioze ha mashimbu amwe, muhasa kupwa ni milimo yinji hanji kuhonga, chocho muhona kulinga kanawa mulimo we. Nyi yino muyilingiwa kuli yena, yika muhasa kulinga? Lweza Yehova chize unevu. Petulu kasonekene ngwenyi: “Nyi mutu kanalingila akwo, achilinge ni kujikijila ha tachi jize Zambi a kuhana.” (1 Petu. 4:11) Mandumbu anji kanapalika mu yipikalo yimwe yize hanji kuyichi kuhwa yeswe ha miaka yino tuli. Alioze, iwuluka ngwe “kafunga munene,” Yesu Kristu, mahasa kwakwasa kuhiana yena. Iye mahasa kuchilinga musono ni mu chifuchi chaha. Yize Yehova anete kuli makulwana hanga alinge, yili wika kuzanga mandumbu jo; kwameneka ni kwatakamisa ni kupwa “chilweza chipema kuli mapanga.” w23.09 30 ¶13-14
Liamatatu, 16 Julho
Yehova kananyingika ngwenyi manyonga ja akwa-mana kali amokomoko.—1 Kori. 3:20.
Twatamba kwehuka kunyonga cha hano hashi. Nyi kutwakeyele, mutuhasa kwimbulula kunyonga cha atu waze keshi kwononokena shimbi ja Yehova. (1 Kori. 3:19) “Mana a hano hashi,” kanji-kanji kakutwala atu apwe ni manyonga a musunya ni kwehuka kukaula shimbi ja Yehova. Akwa-Kristu amwe mu Perekamu ni mu Tayatera, kembulwile yitanga ya atu waze te atunga no, apwile ni kulinga utanji ni kuwayila mahamba. Yesu kahanyine yiyulo ya tachi ku yikungulwila yacho, mumu ayo kapwile ni kwecha mandumbu amwe malinga utanji. (Uso. 2:14, 20) Musono, kuze twatwama atu mahasa kufupa hanga twimbulule yitanga yo yipi. Asoko ni enyembo jetu mahasa kutulweza ngwo, kutwatambile kukalisa mbunge; hi chipi ko kwehuka shimbi ja Yehova. Chakutalilaho, mahasa kwamba ngwo hi chipi ko kulinga yize mujimba wetu unete, nawa ngwo, shimbi ja Yehova kujishi ni ulemu musono. Ha mashimbu amwe, mutuhasa kunyonga ngwetu, usongwelo uze Yehova akutwaha kuushi kusoloka kanawa. Hanji mutunyonga ngwetu, twatamba kulinga yuma ‘kuhiana yize yinasonewa.’—1 Kori. 4:6 w23.07 16 ¶10-11
Liamawana, 17 Julho
Sepa lia mutu kakuzanga matangwa eswe; alioze ha tangwa lia lamba he hakusemukina uyaya.—Yishi. 17:17.
Maria kafupiwile tachi mba alinge yize Yehova amwichile. Iye kakapwile ku ulo, alioze mungelo yamba ngwenyi te mapwa kafumba. Iye te kanda achipwa ni chinyingi cha kulela ana, chipwe chocho te malela mwana yoze kulutwe mapwa Mesaya. Amu te kanda achilimona ni lunga; kuchi Maria te malumbununa chikuma chino kuli kasendo kenyi, Yosefwe? (Luka 1:26-33) Yika Maria alingile? Iye kafupile ukwaso wa akwo. Chakutalilaho, kahulile mungelo Gabriele sango jinji hakutwala ku chiteli chacho. (Luka 1:34) Hanyima lia yino, iye “yalinga wenyi wa kuya ku chifuchi” cha milundu mu Yunda hanga akameneke usoko wenyi Izabele. Izabele yachichimieka Maria, mba ni ukwaso wa Yehova yamba umwe uprofeto hakutwala kuli mwana wa Maria. (Luka 1:39-45) Maria yamba ngwenyi, Yehova “hanalingi yuma ya ndundo ni kwoko lienyi.” (Luka 1:46-51) Yehova kazachishile Gabriele ni Izabele hanga atakamise Maria. w23.10 14-15 ¶10-12