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Kugaŵana Chitonthozo Chimene Yehova AmaperekaNsanja ya Olonda—1996 | November 1
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Chisautso cha Paulo mu Asiya
13, 14. (a) Kodi Paulo anailongosola motani nthaŵi ya masautso aakulu omwe anakumana nawo mu Asiya? (b) Kodi Paulo angakhale anali kukumbukira chochitika chiti?
13 Mtundu wa kuvutika umene mpingo wa Akorinto unakumana nawo pofika panthaŵiyi sukanayerekezeredwa ndi masautso ambiri amene Paulo anawapirira. Chotero, iye anakhoza kuwakumbutsa kuti: “Sitifuna abale, kuti mukhale osadziŵa za chisautso chathu tinakomana nacho m’Asiya, kuti tinathodwa kwakukulu, koposa mphamvu yathu, kotero kuti tinada nkhaŵa ngakhale za moyo wathu; koma tokha tinakhala nacho chitsutso cha imfa mwa ife tokha, kuti tisalimbike pa ife tokha, koma pa Mulungu wakuukitsa akufa; amene anatilanditsa mu imfa yaikulu yotere, nadzalanditsa; amene tiyembekezera kuti adzalanditsanso.”—2 Akorinto 1:8-11.
14 Akatswiri a Baibulo ena amakhulupirira kuti Paulo anali kunena za chipolowe cha m’Efeso, chomwe chikanatayitsa moyo wa Paulo limodzinso ndi miyoyo ya oyenda naye aŵiri a ku Makedoniya, Gayo ndi Aristarko. Akristu aŵiriŵa anawakhwekhweretsera m’bwalo lodzaza anthu amene ‘anafuula monga maola aŵiri, Wamkulu ndi Artemi [mlungu wamkazi] wa Aefeso’! Potsirizira pake, mdindo wa mumzinda anakhoza kukhalitsa bata khamulo. Ngozi imeneyi pa moyo wa Gayo ndi Aristarko iyenera kuti inamvutitsa maganizo kwambiri Paulo. Ndipo iye anafuna kuloŵa kuti akakambitsirane ndi khamu laukali limenelo, koma analetsedwa kuika moyo wake pangozi mwa njira imeneyi.—Machitidwe 19:26-41.
15. Kodi ndi mkhalidwe wowopsa kwambiri wotani umene ungakhale utalongosoledwa pa 1 Akorinto 15:32?
15 Komabe, Paulo angakhale anali kulongosola mkhalidwe wowopsa kwambiri kuposa chochitika chomwe chasimbidwacho. M’kalata yake yoyamba kwa Akorinto, Paulo anafunsa kuti: “Ngati ndinalimbana ndi zilombo ku Efeso monga mwa munthu, ndipindulanji?” (1 Akorinto 15:32) Izi zingatanthauze kuti moyo wa Paulo unaikidwa pangozi osati chabe ndi anthu onga zilombo komanso ndi zilombo zenizeni m’bwalo la maseŵero la ku Efeso. Nthaŵi zina apandu analangidwa mwa kukakamizidwa kumenyana ndi zilombo pamene anthu a ludzu la mwazi anali kupenyerera. Ngati Paulo anatanthauza kuti anayang’anizana ndi zilombo zenizeni, potsirizira penipeni ayenera kuti anapulumutsidwa mozizwitsa ku imfa yankhalwe, monga momwe Danieli anapulumutsidwira ku mikango yeniyeni.—Danieli 6:22.
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Kugaŵana Chitonthozo Chimene Yehova AmaperekaNsanja ya Olonda—1996 | November 1
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16. (a) Kodi nchifukwa ninji Mboni za Yehova zambiri zikhoza kumvetsetsa masautso amene Paulo anakumana nawo? (b) Kodi tingakhale otsimikiza za chiyani ponena za aja omwe anafa kaamba ka chikhulupiriro chawo? (c) Kodi kupulumuka imfa kodabwitsa kwa Akristu kwakhala ndi chiyambukiro chabwino chotani?
16 Akristu ambiri amakono akhoza kumvetsetsa bwino masautso amene Paulo anakumana nawo. (2 Akorinto 11:23-27) Lerolinonso, Akristu “athodwa kwakukulu, koposa mphamvu [yawo],” ndipo ambiri akumana ndi mikhalidwe mmene ‘ada nkhaŵa ngakhale za moyo wawo.’ (2 Akorinto 1:8) Ena afa mwa kuphedwa kwa unyinji ndi mwa kuzunzidwa. Tiyenera kukhala otsimikizira kuti mphamvu ya Mulungu yopatsa chitonthozo inawakhozetsa kupirira ndi kuti iwo anafa ali osumika mitima ndi maganizo pa kukwaniritsidwa kwa chiyembekezo chawo, chiyembekezo cha kumwamba kapena padziko lapansi. (1 Akorinto 10:13; Afilipi 4:13; Chivumbulutso 2:10) M’zochitika zina, Yehova watsogolera zinthu m’njira yake, ndipo abale athu apulumutsidwa ku imfa. Mosakayikira, aja omwe apulumutsidwa mwa njira imeneyo akulitsa chidaliro chawo “pa Mulungu wakuukitsa akufa.” (2 Akorinto 1:9) Pambuyo pake, anakhoza kulankhula ndi chitsimikizo chokulirapo pamene anali kugaŵira ena uthenga wachitonthozo wa Mulungu.—Mateyu 24:14.
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