Bushe Ulalekelela Nge Ficita Yehova?
“Nga mwalekelela abantu amampuulu yabo, Shinwe wa mu muulu akalekelela na imwe; lelo nga tamulekelela abantu amampuulu yabo, Shinwe takalekelele amampuulu yenu.”—MATEO 6:14, 15.
1, 2. Musango nshi uwa kwa Lesa tukabila, kabili mulandu nshi?
“YEHOVA wa nkumbu, kabili wa kusenamina, akokolo kukalipa, kabili afulo luse; te kuti ebaule pe, nangu kusaamo mutima umuyayaya; tacita kuli ifwe umwabele membu shesu, tatupeelo mwabela amampuulu yesu; pantu ifyo yasansama imyulu ukufuma pano isonde, e fyo lwakulo luse lwakwe ku bamutiina; ifyo akabanga katalukana na ’masamba, e fyo atalusha kuli ifwe ifya bupulumushi fyesu. Ifyo shibo acite nkumbu ku bana bakwe, e fyo Yehova acite nkumbu ku bamutiina; pantu wene aliishibe mibumbilwe yesu, aibukisho kuti tuli lukungu.”—Ilumbo 103:8-14.
2 Pa kuba abaimitilwe mu lubembu no kupaapilwa mu mampuulu, mu kuba no kukanapwililika kwapyanwa lyonse ukwesha ukututungulula ku kuba abasha ku malango ya lubembu, tulakabila sana Lesa ‘uwibukisho kuti twapangwa ku lukungu.’ Imyaka imyanda itatu pa numa Davidi alondolwele Yehova mu mashiwi yawamisha mu Ilumbo lyalenga 103, kalemba wa Baibolo na umbi, Mika, asansabike uyu Lesa umo wine mu nshila yapalako nga nshi pa mulandu wa kulekelela mu nkumbu imembu isho shacitilwe inshita imo ukuti: “Ni kalesa nshi kengalingana nobe: uulekelela ifilubo, uwelela umusoka, uushiteesa bukali pe lelo uubekelwa mu kulangisha inkumbu? Tucitile nkumbu na kabili, nyantaula ifilubo fyesu, poosa amasambi yesu yonse mwi tenga lya bemba.”—Mika 7:18, 19, The Jerusalem Bible.
3. Ukulekelela kupilibula nshi?
3 Mu Amalembo ya ciGreek, ishiwi lyapilibulwa “ukulekelela” lyalola mu kuti “ukulekelako.” Mona ukuti Davidi na Mika, abambwilwe pa muulu, balondolola ubupilibulo bumo bwine mu mashiwi yalowa, ayaisulamo ubulondoloshi. Ku kutesekesha mu kukumanina icipimo ca kupapusha ica kulekelela kwa kwa Yehova, lekeni tupituluke mu finono ifya fya kumwenako fyakwe ifyafulisha umo abomfeshe ukulekelela kwakwe. Ica kubalilapo cilangisho kuti umuntontonkanya wa kwa Yehova kuti wayalulwa ukufuma ku kufwaya ukonaula ukuya ku kulekelela.
Mose Awikisha—Yehova Akutika
4. Ni pa numa ya kulangisha nshi ukwa maka ya kwa Yehova apo abena Israele baali bacili aba mwenso ukwingila mu Calo Calaiwe?
4 Yehova aletele uluko lwa kwa Israele ukwabula ubusanso ukufuma ku Egupti kabili mupepi ne mpanga abalaile nge yabo, lelo balikeene ukuselela ku ntanshi, ukutiina fye abantu aba mu Kanaani. Pa numa babe nabamona Yehova ukubapokololako ukufuma mu Egupti ukupitila mu finkunka ikumi ifya konaula, ukwisula inshila ya kufyukilapo ukupula muli Bemba Wakashika, ukonaula umulalo wa bena Egupti uyo waeseshe ukubasupila, ukutendeka na bo Ifunde lya cipingo pa lupili lwa Sinai ilyo lyabalengele ukuba uluko lwasalwa, na mu cipesha amano cila bushiku ukubapayanishisha mana ukufuma ku muulu ku kubekusha, bali aba mwenso ukwingila mu Calo Calaiwe pa mulandu wa mapaka abena Kanaani!—Impendwa 14:1-4.
5. Ni shani fintu inengu sha busumino shibili shaeseshe ukusumbamo Israele?
5 Mose na Aarone bawile ubukupeme abapelenganishiwa. Yoshua na Kalebu, inengu shibili isha busumino, baeseshe ukusumbamo Israele ukuti: ‘Icalo cisuma apakalamba nga nshi. Cifumfumune shiba no buci. Mwitiina abantu; Yehova ali na ifwe!’ Mu cifulo ca kukoseleshiwa ku mashiwi ya musango yo, aba bantu ba bucamwenso, aba bucipondoka baeseshe ukupoola Yoshua na Kalebu amabwe.—Impendwa 14:5-10.
6, 7. (a) Cinshi cintu Yehova apingwilepo ukucita lintu Israele akeene ukwingila mu Calo Calaiwe? (b) Mulandu nshi Mose akaanine fintu Yehova apingwile Israele, kabili mu kuba ne ca kufumamo nshi?
6 Yehova alikalifiwe! “E lyo Yehova atile kuli Mose, Bushe aba bantu bakafisha lilali pa kumpuundula? kabili bakafisha lilali pa kukanatetekela ine ne fiishibilo fyonse ifyo nacitile mu kati kabo. Nkaboma ku cikuko, no kubonaula, kabili nkacita iwe ukubo luko lukalamba kabili ulwa maka ukucila bene. Na o Mose atile kuli Yehova, Kabili abena Egupti bakomfwa; pantu ni ku maka yenu mwaninikile aba bantu ukubafumya muli bene; na bo bakeba abaikala mu calo ici. . . . Nga mwaipaya aba bantu ngo muntu umo, inko ishaumfwile ululumbi lwenu kuti shasosa, ashiti, Ico Yehova afilwo kwingisha aba bantu mu calo ico alapile ukubapeela, e co abepaila mu matololo.”—Impendwa 14:11-16.
7 Mose apaapeete ukulekelela, pa mulandu we shina lya kwa Yehova ukuti: “Shi lekeleleni aba bantu ku mampuulu yabo ukulingana no bukulu bwa luse lwenu, kabili ukulingana ne fyo mwalekelela aba bantu ukutula ku Egupti no kufika pali nomba. Na o Yehova atile, Nindekelela ukulingana ne cebo cobe.”—Impendwa 14:19, 20.
Ukupepo Tulubi kwa kwa Manase no Bucende bwa kwa Davidi
8. Kwali shani ukushimikwa kwa Mfumu Manase iya Yuda?
8 Ica kumwenako capulamo ica kulekelela kwa kwa Yehova caba ni cilya ica kwa Manase, umwana wa mfumu isuma Hisekia. Manase ali ne myaka ya bukulu 12 ilyo atendeke ukuteka mu Yerusalemu. Akuulile imisansama, ukwimika ifipailo kuli baBaali, apangile baAshtarte, ukukontama ku ntanda sha mu muulu, ukucita amalele no kupanda ubuyeye, acitile ifipao fya bafwe na ba ngulu, aimike icipasho cabaswa mwi tempele lya kwa Yehova, no kulenga abana bakwe bene ukupita mu mulilo mu mupokapoka wa Hinomu. “Alecito bubi ubwingi mu menso ya kwa Yehova” kabili “alubanshishe Yuda na bekashi ba mu Yerusalemu basukile balecito bubi ukucile nko isho Yehova afitile ku cinso ca bena Israele.”—2 Imilandu 33:1-9.
9. Ni shani fintu Yehova asengwile icinso cakwe ukulola kuli Manase, kabili mu kuba ne ca kufumamo nshi?
9 Mu kupelako, Yehova aimishe abena Ashuri ukwisalwisha Yuda, kabili baikete Manase no kumutwala ku Babiloni. “Kabili mu kumanama kwakwe, asengwile ku cinso ca kwa Yehova Lesa wakwe, no kunakilila apakalamba ku cinso ca kwa Lesa wa bawishi; apepele kuli wene, na o Yehova apaapaatilwe kuli wene, aumfwile no kupaapaata kwakwe, no kumubwesesha ku Yerusalemu ku bufumu bwakwe.” (2 Imilandu 33:11-13) Manase lyene alifumishemo imilungu iyeni, utulubi, ne fipailo kabili aebele ukuti fipooswe ku nse ya musumba. Atendeke ukuninika na malambo pa cipailo ca kwa Yehova no kwalulwila Yuda ukubwela ku kubombela Lesa wa cine. Uku kwali kulangisha kwa kupapusha ukwa kuitemenwa kwa kwa Yehova ukwa kulekelela lintu ukuicefya, ipepo, ne ncitilo ya kulungika fyaletako ifisabo fyawaminwo kulapila!—2 Imilandu 33:15, 16.
10. Ni shani fintu Davidi aeseshe ukufimba pa lubembu lwakwe na muka Uria?
10 Ulubembu lwa bucende ulwa Mfumu Davidi na muka Uria umwina Hiti lwalishibikwa bwino. Tacitile fye ubucende na wene lelo na kabili afwailepo ica kufimbapo icapikana lintu aimite. Imfumu yapeele Uria cuti wa kufuma ku bulwi, ukwenekela wene ukuya ku ŋanda no kuyasendama no mukashi wakwe. Lelo, mu mucinshi ku bashilika banankwe abali ku bulwi, Uria alikeene. Davidi lyene amulaalike ukuyalya kabili amulengele ukukolwa, lelo nalyo line Uria tailesendama no mukashi wakwe. Davidi lyene atumine ubukombe kuli mushika wakwe ukubika Uria uko ubulwi bwakosele pa kuti Uria engepaiwa, kabili ico e cacitike.—2 Samwele 11:2-25.
11. Ni shani fintu Davidi aletelwe ku kulapila pa lubembu lwakwe, lelo nalyo line cinshi apitilemo?
11 Yehova atumine kasesema wakwe Natani kuli Davidi ku kusansalika ulubembu lwa mfumu. “Davidi atile kuli Natani, Nimembuka kuli Yehova. E lyo Natani atile kuli Davidi, Yehova na o naleko lubembu lwenu ukupita, tamwakafwe.” (2 Samwele 12:13) Davidi ayumfwile uwa mulandu nga nshi pa lubembu lwakwe kabili alumbulwile ukulapila kwakwe mwi pepo lya kufuma ku mutima kuli Yehova ukuti: “Pantu tamubekelwe lambo (nga napeela), ica kuninika tamutemunwako; amalambo ya kwa Lesa mutima uwalopota, umutima uwalopota uwafunshika tamwakausuule, mwe Lesa.” (Ilumbo 51:16, 17) Yehova tasuulile ipepo lya kwa Davidi ilyafumine ku mutima walopota. Nalyo line, Davidi alikandilwe cibi, mu kumfwana no bulondoloshi bwa kwa Yehova pa lwa kulekelela ubwaba pa Ukufuma 34:6, 7 ubwa kuti: “Takabalinge aba kaele nangu pamo.”
Ukupeela kwa kwa Solomone Ukwe Tempele
12. Cinshi cintu Solomone alombele pa nshita ya kupeela itempele, kabili cinshi cali ukwankulako kwa kwa Yehova?
12 Lintu Solomone apwishishe ukukuula itempele lya kwa Yehova, mwi pepo lyakwe ilya kupeela atile: “Umfweni no kupaapaata kwa mubomfi wenu no kwa bantu benu abena Israele, ilyo bakalapepa ukulola kuno kuntu; imwe mukaleumfwa mu bwikalo bwenu, mu muulu wine; kabili mukalati nga mwaumfwa, mubelele uluse.” Yehova ayankwileko ukuti: “Nga naisale myulu ne mfula tayakabeko, kabili nga naeba makanta ku kulye calo, kabili nga natume cikuko mu bantu bandi, na ’bantu bandi, abo ishina lyandi lyainikwapo, banakilila, bapepa, bafwaya ne cinso candi, no kubwela mu mibele yabo ibi, e lyo ine nkomfwa mu muulu, nkalekelela na ku membu shabo, no kuposhe calo cabo.”—2 Imilandu 6:21; 7:13, 14.
13. Cinshi cintu Esekiele 33:13-16 alangisha ukukuma ku fintu Yehova amona umuntu?
13 Ilyo Yehova alekulolesha, alakupokelela nga fintu waba nomba, te fintu wali. Cikaba kwati ni fintu Esekiele 33:13-16 asosa ukuti: “Ilyo natila ku mulungami, Ukuba no mweo ukaba no mweo, kabili wene asuubikila ku bulungami bwakwe no kucita amampuulu, ifya bulungami fyakwe fyonse tafyakebukishiwe, lelo mu mampuulu ayo acita e mo akafwila. Kabili, ilyo natila ku mubifi, Ukufwa ukafwa, kabili abwela ku lubembu lwakwe, no kucite casuminishiwa no bulungami; umubifi abweshe ciikatilo, abweseshe cituntulu ica kwiba, eenda mu fipope fya mweo, ukubulo kucita amampuulu, ukuba no mweo akaba no mweo, takafwe; imembu shakwe shonse isho abembuka tashakebukishiwe kuli wene; nacite casuminishiwa no bulungami, ukuba no mweo akaba no mweo.”
14. Cinshi caba icaibela pa lwa kulekelela kwa kwa Yehova?
14 Ukulekelela uko Yehova Lesa atupayanishisha kwalikwata imibele yaibela iya kuko, iyo iyaafya ku fibumbwa fya buntunse ukusansha mu kulekelela uko batambika umo no munankwe—wene alalekelela no kulabako. Abantu bamo batila, ‘Kuti nakulekelela pa cintu wacita, lelo te kuti ndabe (nelyo nshakatale ndaba).’ Mu kupusanako, mona cintu Yehova asosa ukuti akacita: “Nkabalekelela ku mampuulu yabo, ne membu shabo nshakashiibukishe kabili.”—Yeremia 31:34.
15. Kwaba shani ukushimikwa kwa kwa Yehova ukukuma ku kulekelela?
15 Yehova alilekelela bakapepa bakwe aba pe sonde pa makana ya myaka. Alibalekelele membu isho baishiba ukuti nabacita pamo pene ne sho bashaishibapo nangu kamo. Ukupayanya kwakwe ukwa nkumbu, ukushishimisha, no kulekelela fyaba fya mutatakuya. Esaya 55:7 atila: “Imbifi ileke imibele ya iko, ne ncitatubi amapange ya iko; babwelele na kuli Yehova, na o akabacite nkumbu, babwelele na kuli Lesa wesu, pantu akabalekelela apakalamba.”
Ukulekelela mu Amalembo ya Bwina Kristu aya ciGreek
16. Mulandu nshi twingasoselo kuti ukulekelela kwa kwa Yesu kwaba mu kumfwana no kwa kwa Yehova?
16 Ubulondoloshi bwalembwa ubwa kulekelela kwa kwa Lesa bwalyandatila icalembwa ca Amalembo ya Bwina Kristu aya ciGreek. Yesu alanda pali kwene ilingi line, ukulangisha ukuti aba mu kumfwana na Yehova mu muntontonkanya pa lwa uyu mulandu. Ukutontonkanya kwa kwa Yesu kufuma kuli Yehova, abelebesha Yehova, wene e cipasho cine ica musango wa kwa Yehova; ukumona wene cimo no kumona Yehova.—Yohane 12:45-50; 14:9; AbaHebere 1:3.
17. Ni shani fintu Yesu alangilile ifyo Yehova alalekelela “apakalamba”?
17 Ukulekelela kwa kwa Yehova apakalamba kwalangililwa mu cilangililo cimo ica kwa Yesu, cilya ica mfumu iyalekelele umusha imisha ya matalanti 10,000 (mupepi na madola ya ku United States 33,000,000). Lelo lintu ulya musha taali na kulekelela umusha mubiye uwakwete fye imisha ya madinari umwanda umo (mupepi na madola ya ku United States 60), imfumu yalikalifiwe. “We musha mubifi, ica misha cilya conse nalikulekelele, pantu wampaapaatile. Bushe na iwe taufwile ukuba no luse ku musha mubiyo, ifyo na ine nakubelele uluse? Awe shikulu wakwe alifulilwe, amupeele mu minwe ya ba kulungulusha, ukusuka afute ca misha cilya conse.” Yesu lyene alangilile umulimo wa cilya: “E fyo na Tata wa mu muulu akacita kuli imwe, nga tamulekelela muntu onse munyina ku mitima yenu.”—Mateo 18:23-35.
18. Ni shani fintu imimwene ya kwa Petro iya kulekelela yapusene ku ya kwa Yesu?
18 Inshita inono fye pa ntanshi Yesu talapeela icilangililo cili pa muulu, Petro aishile kuli Yesu no kwipusho kuti: “Mwe Shikulu, bushe munyinane kuti abembuka kuli ine imiku inga, na ine ukumulekelela? bushe ukufika ku miku cinelubali?” Petro aletontonkanya ukuti aleba uwa cikuuku nga nshi. Nangula ca kuti bakalemba na baFarise baimike apa kupesha ukulekelela, Yesu atile kuli Petro: “Nshiletila kuli iwe, ukufika ku miku cinelubali; lelo ukufika ku miku cinelubali ukufushiwa ku makumi cinelubali.” (Mateo 18:21, 22) Imiku cinelubali te kuti ibe iyakumanina mu bushiku bumo, nga fintu Yesu asosele: “Cenjeleni; munonko nga abifya, mwebaule; e lyo nga alapila, mulekelele. Kabili nga abifya imiku cinelubali ubushiku bumo, no kupilibukila kuli iwe imiku cinelubali, ati, Nalapila, umulekelele.” (Luka 17:3, 4) Lintu Yehova alekelela, tasunga icalembwa ca membu—we cintu ulawama.
19. Cinshi tufwile ukucita pa kupokelela ukulekelela kwa kwa Yehova?
19 Nga ca kuti twalikwata ukuicefya kwa kutungulula ku kulapila no kuyebelele membu shesu, Yehova alaba uwaitemenwa ukwankulako: “Nga tuyebelele membu shesu, wene wa cishinka kabili mulungami ukuti atulekelele imembu, no kutusangulula ku kuulungana konse.”—1 Yohane 1:9.
20. Stefani alangishe shani ukuitemenwa kwa kulekelele membu?
20 Umukonshi wa kwa Yesu Stefani, mu mupashi wamonekesha uwa kulekelela, akuutile uku kwipukisha kwakwe ilyo ibungwe lyakalifiwa lyalemupoola amabwe ukuti: “Mwe Shikulu Yesu, sekeleleni umupashi wandi. Kabili alifukeme, no kubilikishe shiwi likalamba, ati, Mwe [Yehova, NW], pali ici mwibapeela mulandu. Ilyo asosele ici aponene mu tulo.”—Imilimo 7:59, 60.
21. Mulandu nshi ukuitemenwa kwa kwa Yesu ukwa kulekelela abashilika ba ciRoma kwabela ukwacilapo ukupapusha nga nshi?
21 Yesu aimike ica kumwenapo icacilanapo ukupapusha ica kuitemenwa ukulekelela. Abalwani bakwe bali nabamwikata, ukulubulwisha kushili kwa mwi funde, balimushinine, balimupumishe, balimufwishile amate, balimufopawile ne cikoti ca myando iingi ico mu kupalishako cakakilweko utufundo twa mafupa ne cela, na mu kupelako bashile bamupopela pa cimuti pa maawala ayengi. Abena Roma e bacitile ifingi ifya ifi. Nalyo line, ilyo Yesu aalefwa pali cilya cimuti ca kucushiwilwapo, aebele Wishi wa ku muulu pa lwa bashilika abamupopele ati: “Tata, mubalekelele; pantu tabeshibe ico balecita.”—Luka 23:34.
22. Mashiwi nshi aya mu Lyashi lya pa Lupili tufwile ukwesha ukulabomfya?
22 Mu Lyashi lyakwe ilya pa Lupili, Yesu atile: “Temweni abalwani benu, pepeleni abamulamata.” Ukufika fye na ku mpela ya butumikishi bwakwe ubwa pe sonde, wene umwine abombele umwabela cilya cishinte. Bushe ico calicishamo kuli ifwe, fwe bashomboka na mabunake ya mubili wesu uwawa? Kwena tulingile ukwesha ukubomfya amashiwi yantu Yesu asambilishe abakonshi bakwe pa numa ya kubapeela ipepo lya cilangililo aya kuti: “Nga mwalekelela abantu amampuulu yabo, Shinwe wa mu muulu akalekelela na imwe; lelo nga tamulekelela abantu amampuulu yabo, Shinwe takalekelele amampuulu yenu.” (Mateo 5:44; 6:14, 15) Nga ca kuti twalekelela nge ficita Yehova, tukalalekelela no kulabako.
Bushe Uleibukisha?
◻ Ni shani fintu Yehova abomba ne membu shesu, kabili mulandu nshi?
◻ Mulandu nshi Manase bamubweseshe bumfumu bwakwe?
◻ Lubali nshi ulwaibela ulwa kulekelela kwa kwa Yehova ulo caba kusonsomba ku bantunse ukupashanya?
◻ Ni shani fintu ukuitemenwa ukulekelela ukwa kwa Yesu kwabela ukwa kupapusha nga nshi?
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