Fwayeni Yehova Ilyo Tabulaisa Ubushiku Bwa Bukali Bwakwe
“Fwayeni Yehova . . . fwayeni ubulungami, fwayeni ubufuke; napamo kuti mwabelama mu bushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova.”—SEFANIA 2:3.
1. Yali shani imibele ya ku mupashi muli Yuda lintu Sefania atendeke umulimo wakwe uwa kusesema?
SEFANIA atendeke umulimo wakwe uwa kusesema pa nshita yakakala iishatalile aimonwapo mu Yuda. Imibele ya ku mupashi iya luko yalibipishe. Abantu bayalukile kuli bashimapepo ba cisenshi na bakapendula ba ntanda ukuti babatungulule, mu cifulo ca kucetekela Yehova. Ukupepa Baali, ne mpupo sha kuko isha bufyashi, kwaliseekele mu calo. Intungulushi sha bantu, pamo nga bacilolo, bashimucindikwa, na bapingushi, baletitikisha abantu balingile ukulacingilila. (Sefania 1:9; 3:3) E mulandu wine Yehova apingwililepo ‘ukutambalika ukuboko kwakwe’ pa calo ca kwa Yuda na Yerusalemu ku kufyonaula!—Sefania 1:4.
2. Lisubilo nshi lyali ku babombfi ba busumino aba kwa Lesa muli Yuda?
2 Nangu ca kuti imibele yalibipile, nalyo line, kwali isubilo linono. Yoshia, mwana Amone, e wali nomba pa bufumu. Nangu ca kuti aali ni kalume fye, alitemenwe Yehova icine cine. Nga ca kuti iyi mfumu ipya yabweseshe ukupepa kwasanguluka mu calo ca kwa Yuda, ifyo cali no kuletela insansa abanono abalebombela Lesa wa cine muli bucishinka! Napamo bamo nga baliilundile kuli bene kabili no kubakililwa aba mweo mu bushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova.
Ifikabilwa pa Kubakililwa
3, 4. Fintu nshi fitatu ififwaikwa ifyo umuntu alingile ukufikapo nga alefwaya ukupusuka “ubushiku bwa bukali ubwa kwa Yehova”?
3 Bushe cine cine bamo baali no kubakililwa aba mweo mu bushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova? Ee, kulila fye nga balikumanishe ifyalekabilwa fitatu ifyalondololwa pali Sefania 2:2, 3. Ilyo tulebelenga ifi fikomo, lekeni tumfwikishe ifi fikabilwa. Sefania alembele ati: “Ilyo kucili takulaisa pali imwe icifukushi ca bukali bwa kwa Yehova, ilyo ubushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova tabulaisa pali imwe. Fwayeni Yehova, mwe bafuuka ba mu calo bonse; mwe bacito bupingushi bwakwe, fwayeni ubulungami, fwayeni ubufuke; napamo kuti mwabelama mu bushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova.”
4 Kanshi uwali no kubakililwa uwa mweo, ali no kufwaya (1) Yehova, (2) ubulungami, na (3) ubufuke. Ifi filakabilwa sana na kuli ifwe lelo. Mulandu nshi? Pantu nga filya fine fye Yuda na Yerusalemu balolenkene no bushiku bwa bupingushi mu mwanda wa myaka uwalenga 7 B.C.E., inko sha mu Kristendomu, ne mbifi fye shonse balelungama ku “bucushi bukalamba” ubuleisa uko bakalolenkana na Yehova Lesa ku kuputula umulandu. (Mateo 24:21) Onse uulefwaya ukwisabelama bulya bushiku afwile ukucitapo cimo ili line fye. Cinshi engacita? Afwile ukufwaya Yehova, ubulungami, no bufuke ilyo inshita tailapwa!
5. Cinshi pali lelo cisanshiwa mu ‘kufwaya Yehova’?
5 Nalimo kuti mwatila: ‘Ine naliipeela, ndi mubomfi wabatishiwa uwa kwa Lesa, ndi Nte ya kwa Yehova. Bushe nshakumanisha kale ifi ififwaikwa?’ Ukulanda fye cishinka, fingi fikabilwa ukucila fye pa kuipeela kwesu kuli Yehova. Abena Israele bali luko lwaipeela, lelo mu nshiku sha kwa Sefania abekashi ba muli Yuda tabaleikala umwabela ukuipeela kwabo. E calengele no kuti uluko lonaulwe. ‘Ukufwaya Yehova’ pali ndakai kusanshamo ukulundulula no kusungilila bucibusa bwine bwine na wene no kubombela pamo no kuteyanya kwakwe ukwa pe sonde. E kutila ukwishiba ifyo Lesa amona imilandu no kuba uwaibukila ku fingamufulwisha no kumusekesha. Tufwaya Yehova ukupitila mu kupoosako amano ukusambilila Icebo ca kwa Lesa no kwetetula pali cene. Na kabili ilyo tulepepa ipepo lya mukoosha ukuti Yehova aletutungulula no kukonka ukutungulula kwa mupashi wa mushilo, bucibusa bwesu na wene bulakoselako kabili imitima yesu itulenga ukumubombela ‘ne mitima yesu yonse, ne myeo yesu yonse, na maka yesu yonse.’—Amalango 6:5; Abena Galatia 5:22-25; Abena Filipi 4:6, 7; Ukusokolola 4:11.
6. Ni mu nshila nshi ‘tufwaila ubulungami,’ kabili mulandu nshi te kuti tufililwe ukucita ici nangu fye ni ndakai line?
6 ‘Ukufwaya ubulungami’ e cifwaikwa calenga bubili icilumbwilwe pali Sefania 2:3. Fwe bengi fingi twaleka pa kuti fye tufike kukubatishiwa kwa Bwina Kristu, nalyo line, tulingile ukutwalilila ukwikatilila ku fipimo fya mibele yalungama ifya kwa Lesa mu bumi bwesu bonse. Bamo abatendeke fye bwino ukucite fi baliikantaika ne fya calo. Tacayanguka ukufwaya ubulungami pantu twikala na bantu abamona ubulalelale, ubufi, no kufutika nge fyaba fye bwino. Lelo ukufwaisha ukutemuna Yehova kuti kwacimfya ukulemenena ku kufwaya ukusuminishiwa ne calo ukwa kwesha ukupashanya cene. Ico abaYuda balufishe ukusenamina kwa kwa Lesa mulandu wa kufwaya ukupashanya ifyalo ifina mupalamano ifya basenshi. Lekeni tube “abapashanya Lesa,” te bapashanya icalo, ukulalundulula “ubuntu bupya ubwalengelwe mu cipasho ca kwa Lesa mu kulungama no kushila kwa cine.”—Abena Efese 4:24; 5:1.
7. Ni mu nshila nshi ‘tufwaya ubufuke’?
7 Icishinka ca citatu icalumbulwa pali Sefania 2:3 ca kuti nga tulefwaya ukwisabelama mu bushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova, tufwile “ukufwaya ubufuke.” Cila bushiku tuba na baume, abanakashi, na bacaice abashafuuka. Kuli bena, ukufuuka bunake. Ukunakila bakumona ngo bunake bwacilamo. Balapinda, baliitemwa, kabili ni ba mano kuikwatila. Ifyo batila ni “nsambu” shabo ne fyo batemwa e fintu bafwaya ukuti na bonse balecita nangu bambi tabafitemenwe. Ifyo cingabipa nga ca kuti imibele ya musango yo yatendeke ukumoneka na muli ifwe! Ino e nshita ya ‘kufwaya ubufuke.’ Nga kuti twabufwaya shani? Ni pa kuinashisha kuli Lesa, ukupokelela ukusalapula kwakwe no kulacita ukulingana no kufwaya kwakwe.
Cinshi basosela abati “Napamo” Kuti Mwabelama?
8. Mulandu nshi ishiwi lya kuti “napamo” lyabomfiwilwa pali Sefania 2:3?
8 Moneni ukuti Sefania 2:3 itila: “Napamo kuti mwabelama mu bushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova.” Mulandu nshi ishiwi lya kuti “napamo” lyabomfeshiwa pa kulanda ku “bafuuka ba mu calo”? Balya abafuuka balilundulwike, lelo tabakabile ukuicetekela. Bali bacili tabalafwa mu busumino. Calimwenenwe libela ukutila bamo kuti bacito lubembu. E fyo caba na kuli ifwe. Yesu atile: “Uwashipikisha ukufika ku mpela, wene akapusuka.” (Mateo 24:13) Ca cine, ukupusuka ubushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova kwashintilila pa kutwalilila kwesu ukucita icalungama. Bushe ici e co mupampamine ukucita?
9. Fintu nshi ifyalungama Imfumu yacaice Yoshia yacitile?
9 Cimoneka ukuti amashiwi ya kwa Sefania yalengele Imfumu Yoshia ‘ukufwaya Yehova.’ Amalembo yatila: “Mu mwaka wa cinekonsekonse ku bufumu bwakwe, ilyo acili umwaice [nalimo ne myaka fye 16], [Yoshia] atendeke ukufwaya Lesa wa kwa wishi Davidi.” (2 Imilandu 34:3) Yoshia atwalilile no ‘kufwaya ubulungami’ pantu tubelenga ati: “Na mu mwaka we kumi na ibili [ilyo Yoshia ali mupepi ne myaka 20] atendeke ukusangulula Yuda na Yerusalemu ukufumyamo imisansama, na baAshera, ne fimpashanya ifyabaswa, ne fimpanshanya ifyaengwa. Ku cinso cakwe babongolwele ne fiipailo fya baBaali.” (2 Imilandu 34:3, 4) Yoshia ‘afwaile no bufuke’ ukuinashisha ku kufwaya ukutemuna Yehova pa kusangulula icalo ku mipepele ya tulubi ne mipepele imbi iya bufi. Fintu abafuuka bambi bafwile basekelele pa fyacitike!
10. Cinshi cacitike mu Yuda mu 607 B.C.E., kabili ni bani bapusushiwe?
10 AbaYuda abengi babwelele kuli Yehova mu kuteka kwa kwa Yoshia. Lelo, ilyo imfumu yafwile, abengi babwelele ku misango yabo iya kale, iishasuminishiwa kuli Lesa nangu fye panono. Umwabelele icebo ca kwa Yehova, abena Babele bacimfishe Yuda no konaula Yerusalemu, umusumba wakwe uwa bwangalishi, mu 607 B.C.E. Lelo, te bonse abaonawilwe. Kasesema Yeremia, Ebedi-meleki umwina Etiopia, abatuntwike kuli Yonadabu, na bambi aba busumino kuli Lesa balibeleme muli bulya bushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova.—Yeremia 35:18, 19; 39:11, 12, 15-18.
Mwe Balwani ba kwa Lesa, Ishibeni!
11. Mulandu nshi cayafisha ukutwalilila ukuba uwa bucishinka kuli Lesa pali ndakai, lelo cinshi abalwani ba kwa Lesa balingile ukwishiba?
11 Ilyo tulelolela ubushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova ukwishila buno bwikashi bwabipa, ‘tuwila mu fya kwesha fya misango misango.’ (Yakobo 1:2) Mu fyalo fimo ifiitunga ukucindika amaipepele, bashimapepo incenjeshi bashukila bucibusa bwabo na ba buteko ukuleta ukupakasa kwatapata pa bantu ba kwa Lesa. Abantu ba bufumfuntungu babepesha Inte sha kwa Yehova imilandu ya bufi, ukubenika ishina lyabipa ilya kuti “mipepele ya kucenjela na yo, iishikonka ico bonse basuminamo.” Lesa alishiba bwino imicitile yabo, kabili takabalekepo fye iyo. Aba balwani ba kwa Lesa bafwile ukusambililako ifyacitikile abalwani ba ku kale aba bantu ba kwa Lesa pamo nga baPelishiti. Ukusesema kutila: “Pantu Gasa ukabe cibolya, Ashkelone ukabe capomoka, bakatamfya Ashdode akasuba pa kati ka mutwe, na Ekrone ukatukulwa.” Imisumba ya baPelishiti iya Gasa, Ashkelone, Ashdode, na Ekrone yali no konaulwa.—Sefania 2:4-7.
12. Cinshi cacitike ku calo ca baPelishiti, ica Moabu, ne ca Amone?
12 Ukusesema kutwalilila ati: “Naumfwo kuseebanya kwa kwa Moabu, ne nsele sha bana ba kwa Amone, umo baseebanisha abantu bandi, no kuitakisha ukusuulo mupaka wabo.” (Sefania 2:8) Ca cine, Egupti na Etiopia yasanshilwe na bena Babele. Lelo bupingushi nshi Lesa apingwile Moabu na Amone, inko ishatuntwike kuli Lote mwana munyina wa kwa Abrahamu? Yehova asobele ati: “Moabu akaba nga Sodomu, na bana ba kwa Amone nga Gomora.” Ukupusanako na bana fikolwe babo—e kuti abana banakashi babili aba kwa Lote, abapusunswike ubonaushi bwa Sodomu na Gomora—Moabu na Amone abacilumba bena tabali na kubelama ubupingushi bwa kwa Lesa. (Sefania 2:9-12; Ukutendeka 19:16, 23-26, 36-38) Ni kwi, pali lelo, kwaba icalo ca baPelishiti, ne misumba ya ciko? Nga ni kwi kuli ifyalo fya Moabu na Amone ifyali ne cilumba pa nshita imo? Nangu mukasabante shani, tamwakafisange.
13. Fya kushula nshi fyashulilwe mu Ninibe?
13 Mu nshiku sha kwa Sefania, e lintu imitekele ya Buteko bwa bena Ashuri yafukile. Ukulondololako lubali lumo ulwe sano ukulingana ne fyo ashikwile mu Ninibe umusumba wa bwangalishi uwa Ashuri, uushula ifyashikama Austen Layard alembele ati: “Bapalafu bayakanishiwe mu tuputulwa twalingana, uto balengelepo amaluba, nelyo inama. Bapalafu bamo bayemfiwe na meno ya nsofu, akaputulwa kamo kamo ukushingulushiwa no twabumbililwako utumoneka bwino sana. Inceshi, e lyo ne fibumba fya miputule, nalimo fyapaminweko na golde na silfere; ne fimuti fishaseeka sana, maka maka imikedari, e fyalebomfiwa ku fya kubasabasa.” Lelo, ukulingana ne fyo casobelwe mu kusesema kwa kwa Sefania, Ashuri aali no konaulwa, capamo no musumba wabo uwa bwangalishi Ninebe, wali no kuba ‘icapomonwa.’—Sefania 2:13.
14. Ukusesema kwa kwa Sefania pali Ninebe kwafikilishiwe shani?
14 Myaka fye 15 e yapitile ukutula apo Sefania alandile aya mashiwi, e lyo no musumba wakosa uwa Ninebe waonawilwe, ne sano lya uko lyasangwike icitantala. Cine cine, ulya musumba wa cilumba walyonawilwe umwipwilapo. Ukubipisha kwa bonaushi kwalondolwelwe bwino muli aya mashiwi yatila: “Isela na cinungi, mu ntuntu sha nceshi sha uko [ishawa] e mo fikekala, [mukomfwika ukulila kwe shiwi, NW] mu nsolokoto sha uko, mwankole ali pa mengililo ya uko.” (Sefania 2:14, 15) Ifikuulwa fyayemba ifya musumba wa Ninebe fikaba mekalo ya finungi na masela. Amashiwi ya ba makwebo tayakatale ayomfwikamo mu misebo nangu mashiwi ya kucimfya aya mpalume sha bulwi, nangu ni nyimbo sha bashimapepo. Muli ilya misebo yalepitamo sana abantu, mukomfwika fye ishiwi lya kutiinya ukufuma mu nsolokoto, nalimo ilya kulila kwa kalanda ukwa cuni nelyo ukupuupa kwa mwela. Shi na balwani bonse aba kwa Lesa nabakalobe nga balya!
15. Cinshi twingasambililako ku cacitikile icalo ca baPelishiti, Moabu, Amone, na Ashuri?
15 Cinshi tulesambililako ku cacitikile Moabu, Amone, icalo ca baPelishiti, na Ashuri? Ni ci: Fwe babomfi ba kwa Yehova, tatulingile ukutiina abalwani besu nangu panono. Lesa alamona ificita abakaanya abantu bakwe. Yehova tasuulileko fye ku balwani bakwe aba ku kale, kabili na lelo line ali no kupingula bonse abaikala pano isonde. Lelo kukaba abakapusuka—‘ibumba likalamba abafuma mu luko lonse.’ (Ukusokolola 7:9) Na imwe bene kuti mwaba pa bakapusuka kulila fye mwatwalilila ukufwaya Yehova, ukufwaya ubulungami, no kufwaya ubufuke.
Kalanda ku Mbifi sha Musaalula!
16. Cinshi ukusesema kwa kwa Sefania kwasosele pali bacilolo ne ntungulushi sha mapepo isha muli Yuda, kabili mulandu nshi aya mashiwi yalingila Kristendomu?
16 Ukusesema kwa kwa Sefania na kabili kwalungatikwa kuli Yuda na Yerusalemu. Pali Sefania 3: 1, 2 patila: “Kalanda ku watalama kabili uwatoolela, umusumba uucululusha! Tauumfwa kwi shiwi, taupokelela ukusalapula, tautetekela Yehova, kuli Lesa wa uko taupalama.” Ifyo cabipishe ukusuula ukusoka kwa kwa Yehova no kukanaumfwila ukusalapula kwakwe! Icabipishe cali kubulwo luse kwa bacilolo, bashimucindikwa, na bapingushi. Sefania alondolwele incitilo sha kulenga insoni isha ntungulushi sha mapepo, atile: “Bakasesema ba uko bapusauka, bantu abafutika, bashimapepo ba uko nabapelule fya mushilo, nababifya Amalango.” (Sefania 3:3, 4) Cine cine aya mashiwi yalinga bwino imibele ya bakasesema na bashimapepo ba mu Kristendomu aba pali lelo! Pa kulangisha umusaalula wabo uwine wine, balifumyamo ne shina lya kwa Lesa mu maBaibolo yabo kabili balisambilisha ififundisho fibifya Uo baitunga ukupepa.
17. Nangu fye abantu bakutike nelyo bakaane ukukutika, mulandu nshi tulingile ukutwalilila ukubilisha imbila nsuma?
17 Pa kulangulukilako abantu bakwe aba ku kale Yehova abasokele pa fyo aali no kucita. Atumine ababomfi bakwe bakasesema, pamo nga Sefania na Yeremia na bambi abengi, ku kucincisha abantu ukulapila. Cine cine, “Yehova . . . tacita bupondamishi; ulucelo no lucelo alango bupingushi bwakwe, incelo shonse tabulapo.” Bushe bayankwileko shani? Sefania atile: “Lelo uucito bupondamishi taishiba nsoni.”(Sefania 3:5) Ukusoka kwapalana na kulya kulebilishiwa na pali ino ine nshita. Nga ni mwe bakasabankanya wa mbila nsuma, ninshi na imwe bene mulebombako uyu mulimo wa kusoka. Twalilileni ukubilisha imbila nsuma ukwabula ukuleka! Nangu abantu balekutika nelyo balekaana, ukulingana na Lesa ubutumikishi bwenu bwaba fye bwino kulila fye muli aba busumino mu mibombele yenu; tamukabila ukumfwa insoni ilyo mulebomba umulimo wa kwa Lesa no kucincila.
18. Bushe Sefania 3:6 akafikilishiwa shani?
18 Ubupingushi bwa kwa Yehova tabwakapelele fye pa konaula Kristendomu. Yehova asanshamo no kusoka inko shonse isha pe sonde, atila: “Nimfite nko, ifyamba fya shiko nafipomonwa, ninenge misebo ya shiko ukubuma, no kuleka mubule uulepitamo; imishi ya shiko naicitwe fibolya.” (Sefania 3:6) Aya mashiwi Yehova alanda pa lwa bonaushi yantu yacetekelwa ica kuti yaleumfwika kwati nalimo ni kale ubonaushi bwaisa no kwisa. Cinshi cacitike ku misumba ya bena Moabu, abena Amone, ne ya baPelishiti? Kabili cinshi cacitike kuli Ninebe umusumba wa bwangalishi uwa calo ca Ashuri? Ukonaulwa kwa iyi misumba ca kusokelako inko sha lelo. Lesa te wa kwangalilako.
Twalilileni Ukufwaya Yehova
19. Fipusho nshi ifya kutontonkayapo ifyo napamo twingepusha?
19 Pa nshita Sefania ali no mweo, ubukali bwa kwa Lesa bwaishiile ababifi “balenge micitile yabo yonse ukulubana.” (Sefania 3:7) E cikacitika na pali ino ine nshita. Bushe mulamona ubushininkisho bulanga ukuti ubushiku bwa bukali ubwa kwa Yehova buli mupepi? Bushe muletwalilila ‘ukufwaya Yehova’ ukupitila mu kubelenga Icebo cakwe lyonse, nelyo fye cila bushiku? Bushe cine cine ‘mulefwailo bulungami’ ukupitila mu kwikala imikalile yasanguluka, ukwabula ukupula mu fipimo ifyo Lesa aatupimina? Kabili bushe ‘mulefwaya ubufuke’ ukupitila mu kuba abapetama umutima, abanakila kuli Lesa na ku mitantikile yakwe iya kupusukilamo?
20. Fipusho nshi tukesayasuka mu cipande ca kulekeleshako ica muli fino fipande fikonkene ifilelanda pa kusesema kwa kwa Sefania?
20 Nga ca kuti muli bucishinka twatwalilila ukufwaya Yehova, ubulungami, no bufuke, kuti twaenekela ukuipakisha amapaalo yene yene pali ino ine nshita—ee muli shino shine “nshiku sha kulekelesha” umo icitetekelo cileeshiwa. (2 Timote 3:1-5; Amapinda 10:22) Napamo kuti twaipusha ati, ‘Ni mu nshila nshi tulepaalilwa ifwe fwe babomfi ba kwa Yehova aba lelo, kabili mapaalo nshi aya ku ntanshi ukusesema kwa kwa Sefania kwalaya abakabelama mu bushiku bwa bukali bwa kwa Yehova ubulepalama lubilo lubilo?’
Kuti Mwayasuka Shani?
• Bushe abantu ‘bafwaya’ shani “Yehova”?
• Cinshi casanshiwa mu ‘kufwaya ubulungami’?
• Kuti ‘twafwaya’ shani ‘ubufuke’?
• Mulandu nshi tulekabila ukutwalilila ukufwaya Yehova, ubulungami, no bufuke?
[Icikope pe bula 18]
Bushe mulefwaya Yehova ukupitila mu kusambilila Baibolo na mwi pepo lya mukoosha?
[Icikope pe bula 21]
Ibumba likalamba likapusuka ubushiku bwa bukali bwakwe, pantu balatwalilila ukufwaya Yehova