Akhucabange nganapu ubujamo: Kusekuseni uMusa akafuni ukuya esikolweni. Uthi akafuni ukusibona isikolo nala sidlule khona. Intwele solo yathoma eenyangeni ezintathu ezadlulako. Abangani bakhe esikolweni bebanande bahleba ngaye. Bambize nangamaganyana. Kesinye isikhathi omunye enze ngasuthi akamboni aqhule ama-textbook kaMusa awawise. Nofana omunye khona lapho esiqhemeneso amtjhove ngemva, nakathi uyaqala angaboni ukuthi utjhovwe ngubani. Kizolo into le ikhambe beyafika kude, uMusa nakavula imilayezwakhe ku-cellphone, afumane umlayezo omthusela ngokuthi bazomenza into embi . . .

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Ukungazibuyiseleli kwakho akutjho ukuthi awunamandla! Kuhlekuhle, ungakghona ukulwa ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izandla. Njani?

•   ZITHULELE. IBhayibheli lithi: “Isidlhadlha sigugeka khulu ngemizwaso, kodwana ohlakaniphileko uyasidambisa.” (IzAga 29:11) Nawungazithulela, lokho kungenza umuntu okutlhorisako aphelelwe mamandla.

• UNGAZIBUYISELELI. IBhayibheli lithi: “Ningabuyiseli ubumbi ngobumbi.” (Roma 12:17) Nawulinga ukuzibuyiselela lokho kungathuwelelisa umraro.

• BALEKELA INGOZI. IBhayibheli lithi: “Ovuthiweko nabona ingozi uyabhaca.” (IzAga 22:3) Into engakusiza kutjhida hlanu kwabantu abanjalo, nokuthi ubugegede ubujamo obonako ukuthi bungakwenza uzifumane sewutheliswa.

• LINGA UKUNGATJHO LOKHO ABALINDELE UKUTHI UKUTJHO. IBhayibheli lithi: “Ipendulo ethobekileko idambisa itukuthelo.” (IzAga 15:1) Zihlekele. Akhesithi umuntu okuthelisako uthi kuwe unone khulu. Ungamane umphendule ngokuthi, “Kutjho khona ukuthi kusafanele ngehlise umzimba.”

• TJHIDA LAPHO. UThembi oneminyaka eli-19 uthi, “Ukuzithulela kuveza ukuvuthwa kwakho, nokuthi uyamhlula umuntu okutlhorisako lo. Ukwenza njalo kutjengisa ukuthi umumuntu okwazi ukuzibamba okuyinto umuntu okutlhorisako anganayo.”—2 Thimothi 2:24.

• UNGAZINYAZI. Kanengi abantu abatlhorisanako bayakwazi ukubona abantu abazinyazako nalabo abangakwazi ukuzikhulumela. Ngalokho-ke, abatlhorisi bahlukana nawe nawungabanikeli lokho abakufunako.

• AKUBE NOMUNTU OMTJELAKO. Omunye owakhe waba ngutitjhere kade uthi, “Bengihlale ngikhuthaza woke umuntu otlhoriswako ukuthi angahlali phezu kwendaba leyo. Okuyinto ekufuze uyenze, engavikela nomunye umuntu ukuthi angatlhoriswa.”