Lekesa Okuti Ukahi Nokukula
“Sokolola nawa ovipuka ovio, lipaka muvio, opo aveho vetyimone okuti ukahi nokukula.”—1 TIMÓTEO 4:15.
1, 2. Oityi twii konthele yomuenyo wa Timoteo potete? Epiluluko patyi alinga etyi ena omanima 20?
O Galasia otyilongo tyo Roma, hono tyitiwa Turkia, ankho olio epundaumbo liomukuendye Timoteo. Anthi, etyi palamba omanima amwe konyima yononkhia mba Jesus, omawaneno Ovakristau ahimbika okuliyawisa unene. Mokueenda kuononthiki, omukuendye Timoteo, na ina, na ina kulu vetavela otyili, avakala mu limwe pomawaneno oo. (2 Timóteo 1:5; 3:14, 15) Omukuendye Timoteo ankho una ehambu liokukala Omukristau pokati kombunga oyo. Anthi, liwa-liwa ovipuka avihimbika okupiluluka.
2 Atyiho tyehimbika etyi apostolu Paulu evetalelapo otyikando tyavali. Pomuwo opo, tyafuile Timoteo ankho una omanima 20. Mokueenda kuoungendi wa Paulu, mo Listra, amono okuti ‘ovakuatate ankho vapopia nawa konthele ya Timoteo.’ (Atos 16:2) Omukuendye Timoteo walekesile okuti ankho walongoka nawa. Nombatelo yospilitu sandu Paulu novakulu vewaneno, avapake Timoteo omaoko, okumuavela otyilinga tyimwe tyakolela mewaneno.—1 Timóteo 4:14; 2 Timóteo 1:6.
3. Ovilinga patyi viakolela Timoteo apelwe?
3 Timoteo akongwa pala otyilinga tyimwe tyakolela—tyokukala mundyila yo apostolu Paulu! (Atos 16:3) Soka oñgeni otyo tyakalesile Timoteo! Timoteo ankho ukevelela okulinga oungendi na Paulu na vakuavo vali, movilinga ankho mavapewa nono apostolu novakulu. Oungendi wa Paulu na Timoteo wapamekele unene ovakuatate mopaspilitu. (Tanga Atos 16:4, 5.) Moluotyo, Timoteo ankho wiiwe nawa no Vakristau ovanyingi, mokonda ankho utualako okukula mopaspilitu. Etyi palamba omanima ekwi nokuundapa na Timoteo, apostolu Paulu ahonekela omukanda ova Filipu, okuti: “Ndyitupu vali nawike una ombili nga [Timoteo] memuvatela tyotyili. . . . Onwe mwii nawa elekeso aava oe muene, okuti waundapa ngomona na he, ngomupika kumwe naame okuivisa onondaka onongwa.”—Filipenses 2:20-22.
4. (a) Ovilinga patyi vialema Timoteo apelwe? (b) Omapulo patyi tupondola okulingwa konthele yonondaka mba Paulu mu 1 Timóteo 4:15?
4 Etyi Paulu ahonekela ova Filipu, waavelele Timoteo ovilinga vialema—viokuholovona ovakulu vomawaneno no vakuatesiko vavo. (1 Timóteo 3:1; 5:22) Tyimoneka nawa, okuti Timoteo ankho Omukristau omutalelipo womawaneno wayumbwa onthumbi. No ngotyo, momukanda omo, Paulu waavela ondundo Timoteo opo ‘alekese okuti ukahi nokukula.’ (1 Timóteo 4:15) Timoteo ankho kalekesiliale okuti wekula? Iya oityi Paulu ankho ahanda okupopia nonondaka ombo? Oñgeni elondolo liae lituvatela?
Tulekesei Okuti Tukahi Nokukula Mopaspilitu
5, 6. Ousukuki wewaneno lio Efesu ankho ukahi motyiponga patyi? Iya oñgeni Timoteo ankho ena okuliyakulila?
5 Tutalei onondaka mbulilandula na 1 Timóteo 4:15. (Tanga 1 Timóteo 4:11-16.) Etyi Paulu ehenehoneke onondaka ombo, walingile oungendi okuenda ko Masedonia, mahi aiti Timoteo esale mo Efesu. Omokonda yatyi? Vamwe mepundaumbo olio, ankho vekahi nokuyapaula ovanthu momawaneno nomalongeso ounkhembi. Timoteo ankho una okuyakulila ousukuki wewaneno. Oñgeni otyo ankho metyilingi? Tete, ankho una okuava ongeleka ongwa opo vakuavo vemuhetekele.
6 Paulu wahonekela Timoteo okuti: “Kala ongeleka ongwa ko vekolelo, kokupopia, no kovituwa, no kohole, no koumphembela.” Paulu ayawisako okuti: “Sokolola nawa ovipuka ovio, lipaka muvio, opo aveho vetyimone okuti ukahi nokukula.” (1 Timóteo 4:12, 15) Okukula Timoteo ankho esukisa, o kovituwa viopaspilitu, hakukala vala notyilinga mewaneno. Kese Mukristau wesukisa okulekesa okuti uhanda okukula mopaspilitu.
7. Ononkhono patyi aveho mewaneno vesukisa okulinga?
7 Ngetyi tyali kononthiki mba Timoteo, hono mewaneno muna ovilinga vielikalaila. Vamwe ovakulu vomawaneno ine ovakuatesiko vavo. Ovakuavo vekahi movilinga vioukokoli-ndyila. Nkhele ovakuavo vena otyilinga tyokutalelapo omawaneno, vamwe vaundapa mo Mbetele ine omovilinga vioumisionaliu. Ovakulu vewaneno vena ovilinga ovinyingi viokulongesa movionge. Ngotyo, Ovakristau aveho—ovalume, novakai, novakuendye novahikuena—vena okulinga ononkhono mbokulekesa okuti vekahi nokukula mopaspilitu. (Mateus 5:16) Tyotyili, nga Timoteo, alo umwe Ovakristau vokuna ovilinga ovinene, vesukisa okulinga ononkhono mbokulekesa kuaveho okuti vekahi nokukula movituwa viavo viopaspilitu.
Ava Ongeleka Ongwa Kokupopia
8. Omokonda yatyi okupopia kuakolela mefendelo lietu?
8 Kotyituwa otyikuavo ankho Timoteo esukisa okuava ongeleka ongwa, okokupopia. Oñgeni matulekesa kovanthu okuti tukahi nokukula konthele oyo? Onkhalelo yetu yokupopia ilekesa oñgeni tuatuwa. Jesus wapopia okuti: “Omulungu upopia etyi tyeyula momutima.” (Mateus 12:34) Tupu, Tiagu ondenge ya Jesus waimbukile okuti okupopia kuakolela mefendelo lietu. Wahoneka okuti: “Inkha omunthu umwe asoka okuti ufenda Huku, anthi, kayungu elaka liae, mahi utualako okukemba omutima wae muene, efendelo liomunthu oo, kalisilivila.”—Tiago 1:26.
9. Omononkhalelo patyi tuesukisa okuava ongeleka konthele yokupopia?
9 Onkhalelo yetu yokupopia ipondola okulekesa ku vakuetu mewaneno okuti tukahi nokukula mopaspilitu. Moluotyo, Omukristau kapopi ovipuka vihapandesa, na vina visoyesa, katombo vakuavo, mahi upopia ovipuka vipameka, nokuungumanesa, nokuava ondundo. (Provérbios 12:18; Efésios 4:29; 1 Timóteo 6:3-5, 20) Ombili yetu yokuamena ovitumino viavilapo via Huku, nehando lietu liokuendela muvio, ilekesa okuti tuna onthilo na Huku. (Romanos 1:15, 16) Vomutima waviuka mavaimbuka oñgeni tuundapesa nawa ounongo wokupopia tuapewa, avetuhetekela.—Filipenses 4:8, 9.
Tuavei Ongeleka Ongwa Novituwa Vietu Noumphembela
10. Omokonda yatyi ekolelo lio tyotyili liakolela opo tukule mopaspilitu?
10 Opo Omukristau aave ongeleka ongwa, kesukisa vala okupopia onondaka mbupameka. Okupopia ovipuka viaviuka, mahi kalingi evi viaviuka ukala onkhembi. Paulu ankho wii nawa ounkhembi wa va Faliseu, novivi vitundilila kovituwa viavo. Moluotyo, Paulu walondolele Timoteo ovikando ovinyingi opo elityilike omatutu nemphinia. (1 Timóteo 1:5; 4:1, 2) Anthi, Timoteo ankho hamunthu wemphinia. Momukanda wa vali Paulu ahonekela Timoteo, oe wati: “Ame ndyihinangela ekolelo una lihena emphinia.” (2 Timóteo 1:5) Nkhele, Timoteo ankho wesukisa okulekesa ku vakuavo okuti Omukristau wo tyotyili. Oe waavele ongeleka ongwa kovituwa.
11. Omokonda yatyi Paulu ahonekela Timoteo konthele yomalumono?
11 Momikanda vivali ahonekela Timoteo, Paulu walondolele konthele yovituwa ovinyingi. Mongeleka, Timoteo ankho una okulityilika okuovola omalumono. Paulu wahoneka okuti: “Okukala nohole yomalumono, otyo omwii wovipuka aviho ovivi. Iya vamwe mokuovola ohole oyo, vayapulwa mekolelo, avelivange ovo muene aveho no nongembia ononyingi.” (1 Timóteo 6:10) Okukala nohole nomalumono tyilekesa okuti omunthu uvela mopaspilitu. Anthi, Ovakristau vokuna omuenyo wapola pokati, vahambukilwa ‘etyi valia netyi velifika,’ valekesa okuti vekahi nokukula.—1 Timóteo 6:6-8; Filipenses 4:11-13.
12. Oñgeni monkhalelo yetu yomuenyo matulekesa okuti tukahi nokukula?
12 Paulu wapopilile Timoteo okuti tyakolela ovakai Ovakristau “vavale ovikutu viefiwa nawa, nonondunge, nokuapola pokati.” (1 Timóteo 2:9) Ovakai vapola pokati, nokuna onondunge konthele yokuovola omuvalo nokulifiwisa, no mononkhalelo ononkhuavo mbomuenyo wavo, waava ongeleka ongwa. (1 Timóteo 3:11) Tupu, ovalume Ovakristau, vena okulandula otyitumino otyo. Paulu walondolele ononkhalamutwe opo vakale ‘novituwa viapola pokati, vonondunge, nokuna eonganeko.’ (1 Timóteo 3:2) Tyina tulekesa ovituwa ovio movilinga vietu via kese nthiki, tulekesa kuaveho okuti tukahi nokukula.
13. Nga Timoteo, oñgeni tupondola okuava ongeleka konthele youmphembela?
13 Tupu, Timoteo ankho una okuava ongeleka ongwa youmphembela. Etyi Paulu aundapesa ondaka oyo, ankho ukahi nokupopia konthele yokulityilika omaundalelapo. Haunene, Timoteo ankho una okulekesa ovituwa oviwa monkhalelo akala novakai. Ankho una okutala ‘ovakai ovakulu, ngatyina ovo ina, ovakai ovahikuena, ngatyina onomphange, noumphembela.’ (1 Timóteo 4:12; 5:2) Alo umwe oundalelapo ulingilwa pokamphengi Huku utyimona, iya konyima atyiivala kovanthu. Mahi tupu ovituwa oviwa vio Mukristau kavipondola okutualako tyaholama. (1 Timóteo 5:24, 25) Aveho mewaneno vapondola okulekesa okukula kuavo novituwa noumphembela.
Ohole Nekolelo Viakolela
14. Oñgeni Ovihonekwa vitoneka okupopia konthele yokukala nohole pokati ketu?
14 Otyituwa tyakolela unene ko Mukristau wo tyotyili ohole. Jesus wapopila ovalongwa vae okuti: “Ovanthu aveho mavaimbuka okuti muvalongwa vange inkha mukala neholelo pokati kenyi.” (João 13:35) Oñgeni matulekesa okuti tuna ohole ngoyo? Ondaka ya Huku itutuma tulikoleleye ‘pokati na vakuetu nohole,’ ‘nokuliengeleya pokati na vakuetu, nokankhenda, nokulievela pokati, nokuyakula nawa vakuetu.’ (Efésios 4:2, 32; Hebreus 13:1, 2) Apostolu Paulu wahoneka okuti: “Nohole youkuatate, kalei nohole kese umwe na mukuavo.”—Romanos 12:10.
15. Omokonda yatyi ohole yakolela ko Vakristau aveho, haunene ovakulu vewaneno?
15 Inkha Timoteo atekulile nonya ovakuatate Ovakristau, ñgeno tyanyona ovilinga viae oviwa viokulongesa no viounkhalamutwe. (Tanga 1 Coríntios 13:1-3.) Tupu, onondaka mbae mbohole yo tyotyili novakuatate, kumwe nokuyakula nawa vakuavo, novilinga oviwa evelingilile, tyotyili vialekesile unene okuti ankho utualako okukula mopamphepo. Moluotyo, momukanda apostolu Paulu ahonekela Timoteo, walekesa okuti Timoteo ankho wesukisa okuava ongeleka ongwa konthele yohole.
16. Omokonda yatyi Timoteo ankho esukisila okukala nekolelo liapama?
16 Omuvo Timoteo akala mo Efesu, ekolelo liae alilolwa. Vamwe ankho valongesa omalongeso ehelikuatele notyili. Vakuavo ankho vayandyanesa ‘omahipululo omatutu’ ine omalusoke ahakuatesako ewaneno. (Tanga 1 Timóteo 1:3, 4.) Paulu apopi ovanthu ovo okuti, ‘vekahi nokulipakako, kavanoñgonokele natyike. Anthi, tyihena nondunge valinga omapulo omphata, no nondyaya konthele yonondaka.’ (1 Timóteo 6:3, 4) Okuti Timoteo ankho upondola okulipaka motyiponga tyokutalukwa nomalusoke oo omavi ankho ekahi nokunyingila mewaneno? Au, Paulu walondola Timoteo okuti, “Luaa ovilwa oviwa viekolelo,” no “kuyepa vana vapopia etyi tyihasilivila, vapililika otyili, nomatutu vaihana okuti ‘enoñgonoko.’” (1 Timóteo 6:12, 20, 21) Petupu etyi tyilekesa okuti Timoteo ketavelele omalondolo omawa apelwe na Paulu.—1 Coríntios 10:12.
17. Oñgeni ekolelo lietu hono lipondola okulolwa?
17 Timoteo wapopililue okuti “kononthiki mbo komutwe, vamwe mavakayapuka mekolelo, avakatehelela onondaka mbuveyapula nomalongeso ovilulu.” (1 Timóteo 4:1) Aveho mewaneno, kumwe na vana vokukahi komutwe, vesukisa okukala nga Timoteo, mokukala nekolelo liapama, lihatengatenga. Mokukala ovanthu vapama nokuhayekelela ounkhembi, matulekesa okuti tukahi nokukula mopaspilitu, nokuava ongeleka ongwa yekolelo.
Linga Ononkhono Mbokulekesa Okuti Ukahi Nokukula
18, 19. (a) Oñgeni molekesa kuaveho okuti ukahi nokukula? (b) Oityi matukelilongesa monthele mailandulako?
18 Tyayandyuluka nawa, okuti okukula kuo Mukristau wo tyotyili kakutalelwa kolupe luae, no kounongo, ine o komunkhima. Tupu kakutalelwa komanima omanyingi ovilinga mewaneno. Anthi, okukula kuo tyotyili kumoneka nawa tyina tutavela ku Jeova konthele yokusoka, nokupopia, no yovituwa. (Romanos 16:19) Tuesukisa okutavela otyitumino tyokukala nohole pokati ketu nokukala nekolelo liapama. Enga, tusokololei nawa onondaka Paulu apopilile Timoteo, nokuendelamo, opo okukula kuetu kumoneke kuaveho.
19 Otyituwa otyikuavo tyilekesa okuti tukahi nokukula mopaspilitu, nokukala Ovakristau valongoka nawa, ehambu, onthele imwe yotyinyango tyospilitu sandu ya Huku. (Gálatas 5:22, 23) Onthele mailandulako maipopi oñgeni tupondola okukala nehambu nokutualako nalio mokueenda kuomuvo wononkhumbi.
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Omukuendye Timoteo walekesile okuti walongoka nawa etyi nkhele omututu
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Okukula kuove kukahi nokumoneka ku vakuenyi?
Oñgeni Ove Mokumbulula?
• Oityi vakuetu velilongesila konkhalelo yetu yokupopia?
• Oñgeni okukula kuetu kumonekela kovituwa vietu no koumphembela?
• Omokonda yatyi Ovakristau vena okuava ongeleka ongwa konthele yohole nekolelo?