IKosi uDavida beyimazi uJehova beyathembela kuye. Lokha iKosi uSawula nabanye balinga ukumbulala, wathandaza wabawa isizo kuJehova. Ngemva kokuthi uZimu aphendule umthandazwakhe bewamsindisa wathi, “UJehova uyaphila!” (Rhu. 18:46) Ngamezwi la bakangatjho ukuthi uZimu ukhona kwaphela. Incwadi ethileko iveza ukuthi bekagandelela bona “uZimu wamambala uzokuhlala asiza abantu bakhe.” UDavida bekazi ukuthi uZimu uyakubona okwenzeka kuye nokuthi uhlala akulungele ukumsiza, okwamkhuthaza waragela phambili adumisa uJehova. (Rhu. 18:28, 29, 49) Ukuqiniseka ukuthi uJehova nguZimu ophilako kuzosisiza simlotjhe ngokukhuthala. Sizokuba namandla wokukghodlhelelela iintjhijilo, sikhuthazeke, siragele phambili simsebenzela ngamandlethu woke. Sizozimisela nokuhlala sitjhidelene naye. w24.06 20-21 ¶3-4

Khuyini esiyifundako emezwini kampostoli uPowula atjhinga kwebeThesalonika? Nange sizwa okuthileko okungakhambisani nalokho esikufunda eBhayibhelini namkha nasizwa indaba ethusako, kufuze sisebenzise ukuhlakanipha. Ngesikhathi se-Soviet Union, amanabethu anikela abafowethu incwadi okuthiwa ivela emzimkhulu wephasi loke. Incwadi leyo beyikhuthaza abanye abafowethu bona babe nehlangano ehlukileko nezijameleko. Incwadi leyo beyibonakala ithembekile. Kodwana abafowethu abathembekileko akhenge bakhohliswe. Bakghona ukubona ukuthi umlayezo osencwadini awukhambisani nalokho abakufundisiweko. Namhlanjesi amanabethu asebenzisa itheknoloji ukusihlangahlanganisa nokusiphadlhula phakathi. Kunokobana ‘sisikinyeke msinyana emkhumbulwenethu,’ singazivikela ngokuthi sicabange ukuthi esikuzwako namkha esikufundako kuyakhambisana na namaqiniso esele siwazi.—2 Thes. 2:2; 1 Jwa. 4:1. w24.07 12 ¶14-15

Isiqunto esiqakatheke khulu umuntu angasenza kuzinikela kuJehova nokuba yingcenye yomndenakhe. UJehova ufisa boke abantu benze njalo. Kubayini? Ufuna babe bangani bakhe begodu bahlale bathabile bekube ngokungapheliko. (Dut. 30:19, 20; Gal. 6:7, 8) UJehova akakateleli muntu ukuthi amlotjhe. Ufuna woke umuntu azikhethele ukuthi ufuna ukwenzani. Kuthiwani nange umKrestu obhajadisiweko aphula umthetho kaZimu begodu enze isono esikhulu? Nakangatjhugulukiko kufuze asuswe ebandleni. (1 Kor. 5:13) Nanyana kunjalo, uJehova usafuna atjhuguluke abuyele kuye. Kuhlekuhle ngilo ibanga eliyihloko elenze uJehova wenza kwaba nesihlengo bona kulitjalelwe izoni ezitjhugulukako. UJehova uZimu onethando ufisa boke abenze isono esikhulu batjhuguluke.—Zak. 1:3; Rom. 2:4; Jak. 4:8. w24.08 14 ¶1-2