Mwe Bena Kristu—Cankilweni mu Bwina Kristu Bwenu!

“Uuleitakisha, aitakishishe muli Yehova.”—1 ABENA KORINTI 1:31.

 1. Cinshi cilecitika ku bantu ukulola ku mipepele?

“UKUKANAYANGWAKO.” Uulanda pa fikumine imipepele nomba line abomfeshe ilyo ishiwi ku kulondolola ifyo abengi bamona imipepele yabo. Alondolwele ukuti: “Abantu abengi pali ndakai kwena balikwata uko bapepa—lelo icikalamba icicitike ca kuti tabaleyangwa imipepele yabo.” Kabili alundilepo ukuti abantu tabalepoosa sana amano ku mipepele yabo. Atile: “Abengi balisumina muli Lesa . . . , lelo tabangwako fye kuli wene.”

 2. (a) Cinshi tushilekabila ukupapila pa kukanayangwako kwa bantu ku fya ku mupashi? (b) Busanso nshi ukukanayangwako kwingaletela Abena Kristu ba cine?

² Uku kukanayangwako takulesungusha abasambi ba Baibolo. (Luka 18:8) Nga kulanda fye pa mipepele yalekanalekana, tulingile ukwenekela abantu ukuleka ukupoosako amano. Ukupepa kwa bufi kwalikopeka abantu no kubakalifya imitima pa nshita ntali. (Ukusokolola 17:15, 16) Lelo, ku Bena Kristu bene bene, uku kukanayangwako no kukanapimpa kuti kwaba ukwa busanso. Kuti cabipa sana nga twaleka ukwangwa ku mipepele yesu no kubulwa ukupimpa ukwa kubombela Lesa no kwa kusambilila icine ca mu Baibolo. Yesu asokele ukutaluka ku cifulefule ca musango yo ilyo acincishe Abena Kristu ba mu mwanda wa myaka uwa kubalilapo abaleikala mu Laodekia ati: “Tawatalala nangu ukukaba. Kanshi nga wali uwatalala nangu uwakaba. . . . Uli wa cifulefule.”—Ukusokolola 3:15-18.

Ukuishiba fwe Bene

 3. Ni muli finshi Abena Kristu bengacankilwa?

³ Pa kusengauka ukukanayangwako ukwa ku mupashi, Abena Kristu balekabila ukuishiba bwino abene, kabili bafwile ukusekelela pa kuba Abena Kristu. Apo tuli babomfi ba kwa Yehova kabili abasambi ba kwa Kristu, kuti twasanga ifyo batulondolola muli Baibolo. Tuli “nte” sha kwa Yehova, “bakabomba banankwe aba kwa Lesa,” abashimikila bambi “imbila nsuma” mu kupimpa. (Esaya 43:10; 1 Abena Korinti 3:9; Mateo 24:14) ‘Twalitemwana.’ (Yohane 13:34) Abena Kristu ba cine bantu abo “ukupitila mu kubelesha bakansha ukulingulula kwabo ku kulekanya icalungama ne cabipa.” (AbaHebere 5:14) Tuli “fyengelo muno calo.” (Abena Filipi 2:15) Tulabombesha ukuba ne “myendele isuma mu bena fyalo.”—1 Petro 2:12; 2 Petro 3:11, 14.

 4. Kapepa wa kwa Yehova kuti aishiba shani ico ashaba?

4 Abena Kristu ba cine balishiba kabili ne co bashaba. “Tabali ba pano calo,” filya fine Intungulushi yabo, Yesu Kristu, tali wa pano calo. (Yohane 17:16) Balipaatukako ku “bena fyalo,” abo “amatontonkanyo yabo yaba mu mfifi, kabili abapaatuka ku bumi bwa kwa Lesa.” (Abena Efese 4:17, 18) Pali uyu mulandu, abakonshi ba kwa Yesu ‘balakaana ukubulapepa ne fya lunkumbwa fya pano calo no kwikala aba mano ayatuntulu no bulungami no kuipeelesha kuli bukapepa muli buno bwikashi bwa ndakai.’—Tito 2:12.

 5. Amashiwi ya kuti ‘ukuitakishisha muli Yehova’ yalola mwi?

⁵ Ukuishiba bwino e lyo na bucibusa bwesu na Kateka Wapulamo mu bubumbo bonse fitulenga ‘ukuitakishisha muli Yehova.’ (1 Abena Korinti 1:31) Kuitakisha kwa musango nshi uko kwine? Fwe Bena Kristu ba cine twalitemwa apo Yehova e Lesa wesu. Tumfwila amashiwi ya kuti: “Muli ici e mo atakishishe uuletakisha, mu kwiluka, no kwishiba ine, ukuti nine Yehova uucito luse no bupingushi no bulungami mu calo.” (Yeremia 9:24) ‘Tutakishisha’ mwi shuko lya kwishiba Lesa na pa kubomfiwa na wene ku kwafwa bambi.

Tacayanguka

 6. Mulandu nshi cishayangukila kuli bamo ukutwalilila ukusekelela pa kuba Abena Kristu?

⁶ Kwena, ukutwalilila ukusekelela pa kuba Abena Kristu takwayanguka iyo. Umulumendo uwakulile mu ng’anda ya Bena Kristu ebukisha ukuti pa kashita kanono alinakile lwa ku mupashi. Atila: “Limo limo, nalemona kwati nshaishibe ico nabelele Inte ya kwa Yehova. Nasambilishiwe icine ukutula ku bwaice. Limo limo naleti nalimo iyi mipepele na yo ine cimo cine fye ne yashala.” Fimbi na fyo ififulunganya abacaice fyaba fyangalo ne fisabankanishiwa pa TV, e lyo no kutontonkanya kwa ndakai ukwapusana na bukapepa. (Abena Efese 2:2, 3) Abena Kristu bamo kuti pambi balaitwishika limo limo no kutontonkanya sana ukuti napamo umulimo babomba tawacindama.

 7. (a) Kuibebeta nshi kwalinga ku babomfi ba kwa Lesa? (b) Busanso nshi bwabamo?

7 Bushe ukulaibebeta mu nshita mu nshita kwalilubaninina fye? Awe iyo. Napamo kuti mwaibukisha ukuti umutumwa Paulo akoseleshe Abena Kristu ukulaibebeta ilyo atile: “Muleyesha mwe bene mumone nga muli mu citetekelo, muleilinga mwe bene.” (2 Abena Korinti 13:5) Umutumwa Paulo pano alekoselesha ukubombesha ukumona ubunake bwa ku mupashi ubuli bonse ubwingemako e lyo ukucitapo fimo fimo ku kulungike fintu. Ilyo Umwina Kristu aleilinga pa kuti amone nga ali mu citetekelo, afwile ukumona nge fyebo fyakwe ne ncitilo fileumfwana na cintu asuminamo. Lelo nga tatucenjele, ukuibebeta ukutulenga ukufwaya ukwishiba ico ‘twaba’ nelyo ukufwaya amasuko ayashileumfwana na bucibusa bwesu na Yehova nelyo icilonganino ca Bwina Kristu takwawama kabili kuti kwaonaula fye bumupashi bwesu.a Te kuti tufwaye nangu panono ‘ukubunsha icitetekelo cesu’!—1 Timote 1:19.

Na Ifwe Bene Tulaponenwa no Bwafya

8, 9. (a) Mose aleitwishika shani? (b) Yehova ayankwileko shani ku fyo Mose aletontonkanya? (c) Mumfwa shani pa malayo ya kwa Yehova?

⁸ Bushe Abena Kristu abaitwishika limo limo balingile ukutontonkanya ukuti balipelebela? Awe iyo! Kuti basansamushiwa ukwishibo kuti ukuyumfwa kwa musango yo te nomba kutampile. Inte sha cishinka isha kwa Lesa isha pa kale shaleba no bwafya bumo bwine. Ku ca kumwenako, natulande pali Mose uwali ne citetekelo caibela, bucishinka, no kuipeelesha. Ilyo apeelwe umulimo uwamoneke ukukula nga nshi, Mose kutwishika kutwishika aipwishe ati: “Nine ani?” (Ukufuma 3:11) Cilemoneka kwati ico Mose aletontonkanyapo ca kuti, ‘Tapali ico naba!’ atemwa ati ‘Te kuti mombe!’ Kwali ifingi ifyalengele Mose ukutontonkanya ukuti tafikilepo. Ali mu luko lwa basha. Abena Israele balimukeene. Tali kalanda walongoloka. (Ukufuma 1:13, 14; 2:11-14; 4:10) Ali kacema, umulimo uo abena Egupti bapatile. (Ukutendeka 46:34) E mulandu wine kanshi atontonkanishishe ukuti tafikilepo ukulubula abantu ba kwa Lesa abaali mu busha!

⁹ Yehova akoseleshe Mose pa kumulaya ifintu fibili ati: “Nakulaba nobe; kabili ici e ciishibilo kuli iwe ica kuti nine nakutuma: iwe pa kufumya abo bantu mu Egupti, e lyo mukesabombela Lesa pa lupili ulu.” (Ukufuma 3:12) Lesa aleeba umubomfi wakwe uwaleshimunuka ukuti aali no kuba nankwe lyonse. Kabili, Yehova alelangilila ukuti nangu cibe shani aali no kulubula abantu bakwe. Imyaka yonse iyi, Lesa alitulaya amalayo yapalako aya kututungilila. Ku ca kumwenako, ukupitila muli Mose aebele uluko lwa kwa Israele ilyo lwali mupepi no kwingila mu Calo Calaiwe ati: “Koseni kabili talileni. . . . Yehova Lesa wenu e uleya na imwe; takamupoose fye, nangu kumulekelesha.” (Amalango 31:6) Yehova kabili alaile Yoshua ati: “Umuntu nangu umo takabe na maka ya kulungatana na iwe inshiku shonse sha mweo obe. . . . Nakulaba na iwe: nshakakupoose fye nangu kukulekelesha.” (Yoshua 1:5) Kabili alaya Abena Kristu ati: “Nshakakushe nakalya nangu kukulekelesha nakalya.” (AbaHebere 13:5) Pa kuba no wa kututungilila uwa musango yu tufwile kanshi ukusekelela pa kuba Abena Kristu!

10, 11. Umwina Lebi Asafi ayafwiwe shani ukutwalilila ukutontonkanya bwino pa mulimo wakwe kuli Yehova?

1⁰ Imyaka mupepi na 500 ukufuma pali Mose, umwina Lebi wa busumino uwe shina lya Asafi ukwabulo kupita mu mbali alembele ifyo aletwishika ukuti mu kuba uwatambalala tamwaba icilambu cine cine. Ilyo wena aleshomboka pa kubombela Lesa pa mulandu wa fya kwesha na matunko, Asafi amwene abantu abasuulile Lesa baleikala bwino no kuba abakankaala. Ici calengele Asafi ukumfwa shani? Asumine ukuti: “Lelo ine, yali mupepi no kutela amolu yandi, shapene shitelemuke inyantilo shandi; pantu nafinwike abatakisha, ilyo namono mutende wa babifi.” Atampile ukutwishika nga mwali icilambu mu kuba kapepa wa kwa Yehova. Asafi atontonkenye ati “Kanshi nasangulwilo mutima wandi ibusha, no kusambile minwe yandi ibusha mu kaele, apo nabo wapumwa akasuba konse.”—Amalumbo 73:2, 3, 13, 14.

¹¹ Asafi acitile shani pali aya matontonkanyo ya kutwishika? Bushe aliyakeene? Iyo. Aliyalandilepo mwi pepo apepele kuli Lesa, nga fintu tubelenga mu Amalumbo 73. Icalengele Asafi ukwaluka nga nshi ni lintu aile kwi tempele. Ilyo aali kulya, aishileiluka ukuti takwaba icacila pa kubombela Lesa. Apo nomba bumupashi bwakwe bwalibwelele, alyumfwikishe ukuti Yehova alipatile ububi kabili ukuti mu kuya kwa nshita ababifi bali no kukandwa. (Amalumbo 73:17-19) Pa kucite fi, Asafi akoseshe umucinshi akwete pa kuba umubomfi wa kwa Yehova. Atile kuli Lesa: “Ine naba kuli imwe pe; mwanjikata ku kuboko kwandi kwa kulyo, ku mano ayo mwapanda mulantungulula, na pa numa mukampokelela mu bukata.” (Amalumbo 73:23, 24) Asafi alisekelele muli Lesa wakwe na kabili.—Amalumbo 34:2.

Bali-ishibe Bwino Sana

12, 13. Peeleni ifya kumwenako fya bantu ba mu Baibolo abalecankwa pa kuba ifibusa fya kwa Lesa.

¹² Inshila imo iya kukoseshamo ukusekelela kwesu pa kuba Abena Kristu kubebeta no kupashanya icitetekelo ca bakapepa ba cishinka, abalecankilwa nga nshi muli bucibusa bwabo na Lesa te mulandu na macushi. Natulande pali Yosefe, umwana wa kwa Yakobo. Ilyo aali ne myaka iinono, balimushitishe mu busha no kumusenda ku Egupti, bakilomita abengi nga nshi ukumufumya kuli wishi uwaletiina Lesa kabili ukutali nga nshi ukufuma ku mwabo ukwali abantu bakwe, aba kumutungilila. Ilyo aali mu Egupti, takwali umuntunse uko Yosefe engaya ku kupandwa amano ya bulesa, e ico aali no kulolenkana ne fya kwesha ifyali no kumwesha ukumona nga ali ne mibele isuma kabili nga alishintilile pali Lesa. Lelo, Yosefe atwalilile ukuishiba bwino ukuti aali mubomfi wa kwa Lesa, kabili atwalilile ukuba uwa bucishinka ku co aishibe ukuti e calungama. Calemuletela umucinshi ukuba kapepa wa kwa Yehova te mulandu no kuba mu ncende ya bulwani, kabili tashimunwike ukulondolola ifyo aletontonkanya.—Ukutendeka 39:7-10.

¹³ Pa numa ya myaka 800, umukashana umwina Israele uwaishileba umusha kuli mushika wa fita fya bena Suria Naamani tatalilelaba ukuti aali kapepa wa kwa Yehova. Ilyo ishuko lyamoneke, mu kushipa umukashana ashimikile pali Yehova ilyo alondolwele ukuti Elisha e kasesema wa kwa Lesa wa cine. (2 Ishamfumu 5:1-19) Pa numa ya myaka iingi, Imfumu yacaice Yoshia, te mulandu no kuba mu ncende umo ifintu fyabipile nga nshi, yaalwile ifyalekabila ukwalulwa mu mipepele, yawemye itempele lya kwa Lesa, kabili yabweseshe lulya luko kuli Yehova. Yoshia asekelele mu citetekelo cakwe na mu kupepa kwakwe. (2 Imilandu, ifipandwa 34, 35) Daniele na banankwe batatu abaHebere mu Babiloni tabatalile abalaba ukuti baali babomfi ba kwa Yehova, kabili te mulandu no kutitikisha na matunko, batwalilile ukuba aba cishinka. Cine cine, balecankwa pa kuba ababomfi ba kwa Yehova.—Daniele 1:8-20.

Cankilweni mu Bwina Kristu Bwenu

14, 15. Cinshi casanshiwa mu kucankilwa mu kuba Abena Kristu?

¹⁴ Aba babomfi ba kwa Lesa balibombele bwino pantu balishibe bwino bwino ukuti babomfi ba kwa Lesa. Nga ifwe pali lelo? Finshi fimbi ifyaba mu kucankilwa mu kuba Abena Kristu?

¹⁵ Sana sana, ici cisanshamo ukuyumfwa bwino pa kuba abantu abo Yehova ainikapo ishina lyakwe, abo apaala no kucankilwamo. Lesa alishiba abantu bakwe. Umutumwa Paulo, uwaikele mu nshita ilyo kwali icimfulumfulu nga nshi mu mipepele, alembele ati: “Yehova aishiba abakwe.” (2 Timote 2:19; Impendwa 16:5) Yehova alacankilwa mu bantu “bakwe.” Atila: ‘Uwakumya pali imwe, akumya pa mboni ya linso lyandi.’ (Sekaria 2:8) Ukwabulo kutwishika, Yehova alitutemwa. E ico, bucibusa bwesu na wene bufwile ukushimpwa pa kutemwa wene mu kushika. Paulo atile: “Ngo muntu atemwa Lesa, uyu e waishibikwa kuli wene.”—1 Abena Korinti 8:3.

16, 17. Mulandu nshi Abena Kristu, abanono na bakalamba, bengacankilwa mu bupyani bwabo ubwa ku mupashi?

1⁶ Abacaice abakushiwa nge Nte sha kwa Yehova bafwile ukuibebeta ku kumona ngo buKristu bwabo bulekoselako pa kuba ifibusa fya kwa Lesa. Te kuti bashintilile fye pa citetekelo ca bafyashi babo. Ukukuma ku mubomfi umo umo uwa kwa Lesa, Paulo alembele ati: “Ni kuli shikulu wakwe wine eminina atemwa ukuwa.” Kabili Paulo alundapo ati: “Ifwe bonse umo umo pa lwesu tukalubulula kuli Lesa.” (Abena Roma 14:4, 12) Kanshi, ukulaya fye ku kupepa pantu abafyashi benu balaya ku kupepa te kuti cikoshe bucibusa bwenu na Yehova pa nshita ntali.

¹⁷ Ukutula fye ku kale, inte sha kwa Yehova shalitwalilila ukubako. Shatendekele pa mwaume wa busumino Abele—imyaka mupepi na 6,000 iyapitapo—ukufika na kwi “bumba likalamba” ilya Nte sha pali nomba ukulundapo na bakapepa ba kwa Yehova abengi nga nshi abakekala umuyayaya. (Ukusokolola 7:9; AbaHebere 11:4) Ifwe twaba pali bakapepa ba kwa Yehova aba busumino aba ku lutwe fye. Mwandini twaisapyana amapaalo ya ku mupashi ayakalamba nga nshi!

18. Bushe ifyo twacindamika e lyo ne fipimo fyesu fyatupaatulako shani ku calo?

¹⁸ Mu Bwina Kristu bwesu mulesansha ifyo twacindamika, imibele yesu, ifipimo, ne fitulenga twishibikwe ukuti tuli Bena Kristu. Yaba e “Nshila,” e kutila imikalile fye yeka iyafikapo kabili iitemuna Lesa. (Imilimo 9:2; Abena Efese 4:22-24) Mwe Bena Kristu “shininkisheni ifintu fyonse” kabili “ikatisheni icawama”! (1 Abena Tesalonika 5:21) Twalyumfwikisha bwino ubupusano bwaba pa Bena Kristu e lyo ne calo icataluka kuli Lesa. Yehova alitulondolwela bwino bwino ubupusano bwaba pa kupepa kwa cine no kwa bufi. Ukupitila muli kasesema wakwe Malaki, atile: “Mukabwela no kumona apalekene umulungami no mubifi, apalekene uubombela Lesa no ushimubombela.”—Malaki 3:18.

19. Cinshi Abena Kristu ba cine bashakatale abaleka ukucita?

¹⁹ Apo ukucankilwa muli Yehova kwalicindama nga nshi muli cino calo calulunkana, cinshi cingatwafwa ukutwalilila ukusekelela muli Lesa wesu na mu Bwina Kristu bwesu? Fimo fimo ifingatwafwa fili mu cipande cikonkelepo. Ilyo mukalabebeta ifi, shininkisheni ulwa ici: Abena Kristu ba cine tabakatale abaleka ukwangwa ku kupepa kwabo.

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Bushe Muleibukisha?

• Abena Kristu kuti ‘batakishisha shani muli Yehova’?

• Cinshi musambilile kuli Mose na Asafi?

• Bantu nshi abalembwa mu Baibolo abasekelele mu kubombela Lesa?

• Cinshi casanshiwa mu kucankilwa mu Bwina Kristu bwesu?

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Pa kashita kamo, Mose ali-itwishike

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Ababomfi ba pa kale abengi aba kwa Yehova balecankilwa mu kubombela Lesa Wa maka yonse