Uhatale “Kovipuka Wasa Konyima”
“Nawike upaka omaoko kosaluwa iya atale konyima wafuapo nawa pala ouhamba wa Huku.”—LUCAS 9:62.
OÑGENI MOKUMBULULA?
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Omokonda yatyi tuesukisa “okuhinangela omukai wa Lote”?
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Ovipuka patyi vitatu tuesukisa okulityilika okusoka?
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Oñgeni matutualako nombembwa neongano lia Jeova?
1. Elondolo patyi Jesus aava, iya tyakatula epulo patyi?
“HINANGELEI omukai wa Lote.” (Lucas 17:32) Elondolo olio liaawa na Jesus Kristu omanima 2.000 konyima, hono liakolela vali unene. Mahi oityi Jesus ahandele okupopia nelondolo olio liakolela? Ovateheleli vae ova Judeu ankho kavesukisile ehangununo. Ankho vei nawa etyi tyaendele nomukai wa Lote. Etyi ankho vekahi nokuenda nkholo okutunda mo Sodoma nombunga yae, ketavelele elondolo atale konyima akala otyimbumba tyomongwa.—Tanga Gênesis 19:17, 26.
2. Oityi omukai wa Lote atalela konyima, iya etyi ehetavelele etyifete natyi?
2 Mahi oityi omukai wa Lote atalela konyima? Okuti ankho walinga olumbwe netyi tyikahi nokupita? Watala konyima mokonda ketavelele ine utupu ekolelo? Ine ankho upeleya ovipuka aviho asapo mo Sodoma? (Lucas 17:31) Tyilinge otyo ine hatyoko, mokonda ketavelele wetyifeta nomuenyo wae. Nkhele soka kuotyo! Oe wankhia monthiki ike nonondingavivi mbo Sodoma no Gomora. Otyo Jesus apopila okuti: “Hinangelei omukai wa Lote”!
3. Oñgeni Jesus alekesa nawa okuti katupondola okutala konyima?
3 Tupu tukahi momuvo umwe tuhapondola okutala konyima. Jesus wetyilekesa nawa etyi akumbulula omulume wemupula inkha upondola okukalekela ombunga yae etyi ehenekale omulongwa. Jesus wati: “Nawike upaka omaoko kosaluwa iya atale konyima wafuapo nawa pala ouhamba wa Huku.” (Lucas 9:62) Okuti Jesus wakumbulula omapita? Au, ankho utyii okuti omulume oo ukahi vala nokutila ovilinga. Otyo, Jesus etyieleka “nokutala konyima.” Okuti tyapenga inkha omunthu ukahi nokulimisa utala katutu konyima ine uyekapo osaluwa atale kononthele? Mononkhalelo ombo onombali, omunthu utalukua kuetyi ekahi nokulinga, iya otyo tyipondola okunyona ovilinga viae.
4. Opi tuna okutala?
4 Tuhatalei konyima, mahi tuna okutala vala komutwe. Tala oñgeni otyo tyayandyululwa nawa mu Provérbios 4:25: “Omaiho ove ena okutala vala komutwe, enga, omaiho ove ena okuviukilila vala komutwe.”
5. Ehunga patyi tuna liokuhatale konyima?
5 Tuna ehunga ewa liokuhatale konyima. Ehunga patyi? Tukahi “mononthiki mbahulililako.” (2 Timóteo 3:1) Hono, katukevelela vala ehanyauno liomapundaumbo evali onondingavivi, mahi ehanyauno liouye auho. Oityi matyitukuatesako okulityilika etyi tyalingile omukai wa Lote? Tete, tuesukisa okuimbuka ovipuka tuasapo vipondola okutuhongiliya okutala konyima. (2 Coríntios 2:11) Tutalei oityi ovipuka ovio, noñgeni tupondola okulityilika okutala kovipuka ovio.
ONONTHIKI ONONGWA MBOKOHALE
6. Omokonda yatyi evi tuhinangela hapeho viaviuka?
6 Otyipuka tyimwe tyihaviukile okusoka kononthiki onongwa mbo kohale. Evi tuhinangela hapeho viaviuka. Tupondola okuhesuku novitateka tuapitile navio kohale atusoko vala kehambu, okulekesa okuti ovipuka ankho oviwa vali tyipona evi tuna pahetyino. Olusoke olo luhaviukile lupondola okutuhindila okuhanda kononthiki onongwa mbokohale. Mahi Ombimbiliya itulondola okuti: “Uhapopie okuti, ‘Omokonda yatyi kohale ovipuka ankho oviwa vali tyipona hono?’ Okupula ngotyo hanondunge.” (Eclesiastes 7:10, Nova Tradução na Linguagem de Hoje) Omokonda yatyi okusoka ngotyo tyapenga?
7-9. (a) Oityi tyaendele nova Isilayeli ko Egitu? (b) Ova Isilayeli vahambukilwe mokonda yatyi? (c) Oityi ova Isilayeli vahimbikila okuñgoñga nokuliyava?
7 Tala etyi tyaendele nova Isilayeli kononthiki mba Moisesi. Namphila tete ankho vatalwa ngonongendi mo Egitu, etyi Jose ankhia, ova Egitu “vaavela [ova Isilayeli] ovatumini vevekuliminye okuundapa kononkhono, opo vevemonese ononkhumbi novilinga viavo vialema.” (Êxodo 1:11) Farao atumu okuipaa ovana opo ovanthu va Huku veheliyawise. (Êxodo 1:15, 16, 22) Moluotyo, Jeova apopila Moisesi okuti: “Tyotyili namona ononkhumbi mbovanthu vange vekahi ko Egitu, nokutehelela tyina veliyavela mokonda yavana vevekuluminya okuundapa, tyetyi ame ndyii nawa omaluihamo avo.”— Êxodo 3:7.
8 Okuti upondola okusoka kehambu ova Isilayeli vakala nalio etyi vayovoka avatundu motyilongo otyo? Vamuene epondolo lia Jeova monkhalelo ihuvisa unene etyi aeta Omahingano Ekwi komphuiliki Farao novanthu vae. (Tanga Êxodo 6:1, 6, 7.) Tyotyili, ova Egitu kavayekele vala ova Isilayeli vaye, mahi veveita vaye, aveveavela oolu onyingi nopalata, ankho tyipondola okupopiwa okuti ovanthu va Huku “vapundile ova Egitu.” (Êxodo 12:33-36) Ova Isilayeli vahambukilwe unene etyi vamona ehanyauno lia Farao nomatolopa ae Melunga Enkhuhu. (Êxodo 14:30, 31) Otyo tyapamekele unene ekolelo lia vana vamuene ovipuka ovio!
9 Anthi, kapalambele ononthiki ononyingi etyi vayovolwa komahuviso, ovanthu ovo avahimbika okuñgoñga nokuliyava. Ankho vahanda tyi? Okulia! Ankho kavahambukilwe netyi Jeova ekahi nokuveavela, aveliyave okuti: “Tueivaluka onohi ankho tulia otyali ko Egitu, nomatila, nomelasia, noayu, nosapola! Mahi pahe omuenyo wetu ukahi nokukukuta. Omaiho etu etupu vali etyi eete omanaa vala.” (Números 11:5, 6) Tyotyili, omalusoke avo ankho kaaviukile, alo umwe avahande okukondoka kotyilongo tyoupika! (Números 14:2-4) Ova Isilayeli vatalele konyima avahapandwa vali na Jeova.—Números 11:10.
10. Oityi tulilongesila kova Isilayeli?
10 Otyo hono tyitulongesa tyi? Tyina tuvasiwa novitateka, tuhasokei kovipuka viokohale ankho vimoneka ngoti oviwa, hamwe etyi nkhele tuhenelilongese otyili. Namphila katyapengele okusoka kovipuka tuelilongesa kohale ine kuvina tuhole, tuesukisa okupola pokati konthele yovipuka viokonyima. Mokonda, inkha katulunguka tupondola okuhahambukwa nonkhalelo yomuenyo wetu hono, atuhande okukondoka kuvina tuasapo.—Tanga 2 Pedro 2:20-22.
OVIPUKA TUASAPO
11. Oñgeni vamwe vatala ovipuka vasapo?
11 Vamwe vasoka kovipuka vasapo nokuvitala ngatyina vapumbwa. Hamwe wali nomphitilo yokulongeswa mosikola onene, opo unkhimane, ine umone onombongo ononyingi, mahi watokola okuviyekapo. Ovakuatate vetu no nomphange ovanyingi vasapo ovilinga ankho vivepa onombongo ononyingi, okulinga ovitanda, novitalukilo, nokulongesa, ine ovinyano. Pahe omuvo walamba, iya onthyulilo kaineye. Okuti pamwe usoka oñgeni omuenyo wove ñgeno wakala inkha kuayekelepo ovipuka ovio?
12. Oñgeni Paulu ankho elitehelela konthele yovipuka asapo?
12 Apostolu Paulu wasilepo ovipuka ovinyingi opo akale omulanduli wa Kristu. (Filipenses 3:4-6) Oñgeni ankho elitehelela konthele yovipuka asapo? Oe ututolela okuti: “Ovipuka vina ankho viakolela kuame, nevitala ngatyina vihasilivila mokonda ya Kristu.” Mokonda yatyi? Wayawisako okuti: “Tupu ame ovipuka aviho ndyivitala ngatyina vihasilivila, mokonda yenoñgonoko lia Tatekulu Jesus Kristu liakolela unene. Mokonda yae netavela okuyekapo ovipuka aviho, nokuvitala ngatyina vihasivila, opo ndyikamone Kristu.”a (Filipenses 3:7, 8) Ngetyi omunthu uyumbahi etyi tyasila ine tyihasilivila kelivele, Paulu ankho kasoko vali kovipuka viouye asapo. Ankho kelitehelela okuti etyi asapo tyakolela.
13, 14. Oñgeni matuhetekela Paulu?
13 Oityi matyitukuatesako inkha tusoka okuti tuapumbwa ovipuka tuasapo? Okuhetekela Paulu. Ñgeni? Okutala esilivilo lietyi una hono. Ove una oupanga wakolela na Jeova, nekolelo malikahinangelwa nae. (Hebreus 6:10) Omalumono patyi ouye upondola okutuavela ehika popepi nononkhano onongwa tuna hono nambuna matukapewa komutwe?—Tanga Marcos 10:28-30.
14 Okulandulako Paulu wapopia otyipuka tyimwe matyitukuatesako okutualako nekolelo. Oe wati “ndyilimbwa ovipuka vio konyima, andyilinane opo ndyivase ovipuka vio komutwe.” (Filipenses 3:13) Tala okuti Paulu wapopia ovipuka vivali viesukisa. Tete, tuna okulimbwa ovipuka tuasapo, atuhapesela ononkhono mbetu mbakolela nomuvo wetu okuovola ovipuka ovio. Vali, ngovahateki vahanda okuhika kombitukilo, onthwe tuesukisa okuhateka okutala vala komutwe.
15. Ouwa patyi tuvasa tyina tusoka konongeleka mbovaumbili va Huku vekolelo?
15 Tyina tusoka konongeleka mbovaumbili va Huku vekolelo vokohale novo hono, tukala vali nondundo yokutualako okuenda nokomutue tyihatale kovipuka viokonyima. Mongeleka, inkha Abraiau na Sara vatuaileko okusoka ko Ur, “ñgeno vavasa omphitilo yokukondoka.” (Hebreus 11:13-15) Mahi kavakondokele. Moisesi ankho wasapo vali ovipuka ovinyingi mo Egitu tyipona kese mu Isilayeli. Mahi, natyike tyilekesa okuti wahandele ovipuka ovio. Anthi, Ombimbiliya itutolela okuti “ankho wapanda ononkhumbi mba Kristu, ngatyina olumono olunene tyipona omalumono omo Egitu, tyetyi oe ankho utala nawa kondyambi mafetwa.”—Hebreus 11:26.
OVIPUKA VIAHAVIUKILE VIOKONYIMA
16. Oñgeni ovipuka tualingile kohale vipondola okutukalesa?
16 Haviho tualingile konyima viaviuka. Hamwe tusoya tyina tusoka kononkhali ine oviponyo tualingile kohale. (Salmo 51:3) Tupondola okuihamenua okusoka keviyulo enene tuapelwe. (Hebreus 12:11) Hamwe tupondola okusoya mokonda yovivi tualingwa tyili ine tuevisoka vala. (Salmo 55:2) Oityi tupondola okulinga opo tuhayeke ovipuka ovio vituhindile okusoka konyima? Tutalei onongeleka ononthatu.
17. (a) Oityi Paulu elipopila okuti “omulume omututu tyipona una wahulilila ko nosandu ambuho”? (b) Oityi tyakuatesileko Paulu okuhayeke omalusoke omavi emusoyese?
17 Oviponyo tualingile kohale. Apostolu Paulu welipopia okuti oe “omulume omututu tyipona una wahulilila ko nosandu ambuho.” (Efésios 3:8) Oityi elitehelelele ngotyo? Oe wati: “Omokonda namonesa ononkhumbi ewaneno lia Huku.” (1 Coríntios 15:9) Okuti upondola okusoka oñgeni Paulu akalele etyi elivasa na vana ankho amonesa ononkhumbi? Paulu kayekele omalusoke oo emusoyese, anthi, wapandele vali okankhenda ahatokalele alingilwa. (1 Timóteo 1:12-16) Otyo atyimuavela ondundo yokutualako novilinga viae. Ononkhali Paulu alingile kohale, wembukutikinya movipuka ankho atokola okulimbwa. Inkha tusoka unene kokankhenda Jeova etulingila, matulityilika okusoyeswa novipuka tualingile kohale tuhapondola vali okupilulula. Tupondola okuundapa nononkhono movilinga tuna hono.
18. (a) Oñgeni matyitukalesa inkha katuhambukwa neviyulo tuapewa? (b) Oñgeni matulandula onondaka mba Salomau konthele yokutavela eviyulo?
18 Eviyulo lietuihama. Oityi matulingi inkha tukala nonkhongo mokonda yeviyulo tuapewa? Otyo tyipondola okutuihama nokutupola ononkhono “atusoyo.” (Hebreus 12:5) Tyilinge “tutomba” eviyulo mokonda katuhande okutavela ine “tusoya” mokonda tuetavela iya konyima atuhalandula eviyulo olio, otyo kamatyituetela ouwa nokuhetuviukisa. Otyiwa unene okutavela onondaka mba Salomau mbati: “Kakatela monondonga, uhembuyeke. Mbukoneka nawa, mokonda ombo omuenyo wove.” (Provérbios 4:13) Ngomutahi womatuku-tuku utavela omanyingilikilo metapalo, tutavelei elondolo nokuendelamo, nokuenda nokomutue.—Provérbios 4:26, 27; tanga Hebreus 12:12, 13.
19. Oñgeni tupondola okuhetekela ekolelo lia Habacuque na Jeremia?
19 Ovivi hamwe tualingwa tyili ine tuevisoka vala. Ovikando vimwe tupondola okulitehelela ngomuuli Habacuque, weliyava ku Jeova okuita ouviuki, ankho uhetyii omokonda yatyi Jeova ayekela ovipuka vimwe ovivi. (Habacuque 1:2, 3) Tyakolela unene tuhetekele ekolelo liomuuli oo, wati: “No ngotyo, ame madyihambukilwa Jeova. Mandyihambukwa na Huku yeyovo liange.” (Habacuque 3:18) Nga Jeremia wokohale, inkha tutualako “notyituwa tyokukevelela” nekolelo enene mu Jeova, Huku youviuki, matukala nonthumbi yokuti ovipuka aviho mavikaviukiswa momuvo wanakua.—Lamentações 3:19-24.
20. Oñgeni matulekesa okuti “tuhinangela omukai wa Lote”?
20 Tukahi momuvo uhuvisa unene. Hono kukahi nokumoneka ovipuka oviwa unene, nkhele ovikuavo mavikamoneka. Kese umwe puonthue atualeko nombembwa neongano lia Jeova. Tulandulei Elondolo lio Vihonekwa liokutala vala komutwe, atuhatale kovipuka tuasapo. Ngotyo matulekesa okuti “tuhinangela omukai wa Lote”!
[Onondaka Poutoi]
a Ondaka yotete yapitiyua “okuhasilivila” tupu ihangununa etyi “tyiyumbwa kovimbwa,” “omatahi,” ine “omatwii.” Omunongo umwe konthele Yombimbiliya wati Paulu waundapesa ondaka oyo okulekesa “otyipuka tyihasilivila, otyivi, tyitoyesa ankho ahapondola okulinga vali.”