2. Ndi ntundu upi wa ufuni unapangiza anthu akuti nee ndi axamwali a Mulungu? (Onani cithundzithundzi cakutoma.)

² Mbwenye Bhibhlya yalongambo mwanyapantsi kuti mu ntsiku zino, athu akuti nee ndi axamwali a Mulungu mbadapangiza ntundu unango wa ufuni wakuti ndi kufunika okha. Mpostolo Paulu alemba kuti mu ntsiku zakumalisa, ‘anthu anadzafunika okha, kufuna kobiri’ na ‘anadzafuna ubalangazi kupiringana kufuna Mulungu.’ (2 Timoti 3:1-4) Ntundu unoyu wa ufuni ndi wakusiyana kakamwe na kufuna Mulungu. Kusaka pifuno pyakuipa nee kusacitisa munthu kukhala wakutsandzaya, maseze azinji asanyerezera tenepo. Mwandimomwene, ufuni unoyu usacitisa umaso kukhala wakunentsa kakamwe ntsiku zino.

 3. Tinadinganji mu nsolo uno? Thangwi yanji?

³ Mpostolo Paulu akhadziwa kuti mu ntsiku zakumalisa, anthu azinji mbadakhala akufunika okha, pontho ndzidzi unoyu mbudakhala ngozwi kwa atumiki a Yahova. Natenepa iye aacenjeza toera ‘acalire’ anthu anewa anapangiza ufuni wakuipa. (2 Timoti 3:5) Mbwenye ife nee tinakwanisa kucalira mwakukwana anthu anewa. Mphapo tinacitanji toera kutsidzikizika m’makhaliro a anthu anewa mbitikomeresa Yahova, Mulungu waufuni? Mu nsolo uno, tinaona kusiyana kwa kufuna Mulungu na ufuni unalongwa pa 2 Timoti 3:2-4. Thangwi yanji tisafunika kucita pyenepi? Toera tikwanise kuona khala tisafunika kusasanyira njira inapangiza ife ufuni. Pontho pyenepi pinatiphedza toera kukhala akutsandzaya.

 4. Thangwi yanji nee ndi pyakuipa kufunika tekha?

⁴ Paulu alemba: ‘Anthu anadzafunika okha.’ Pyenepi pisabveka kuti ndi pyakuipa kufunika tekha? Nkhabe. Yahova aticita na mabvero anewa. Yezu alonga: ‘Ufune ndzako ninga iwe ene.’ (Marko 12:​31) Mwandimomwene, ife nkhabe kwanisa kufuna anango khala nee tisafunika tekha. Bhibhlya isalonga: ‘Amuna asafunika afune akazawo ninga manungo awo. Mamuna anafuna nkazace anafunika ekha, thangwi munthu nkhabe kuida manungo ace, mbwenye iye asaadyesa, mbaatsalakana mwadidi.’ (Aefesi 5:28, 29) Pyenepi pisapangiza kuti kufunika tekha ndi kwakufunika.

 5. Kodi anthu ali na mabvero akufunika okha asacitanji?

⁵ Ufuni unalongwa pa 2 Timoti 3:2 nee ndi ufuni wadidi. Ufuni unoyu usacitisa munthu nyerezera pya iye basi. Munthu angadzifuna kakamwe, asanyerezera pizinji kupiringana pinafunika iye kunyerezera. (Lerini Aroma 12:3.) Iye nee asanyerezerambo andzace, basi ene asanyerezera pya iye. Pinthu pingadodomeka, iye asapasa mulando anango m’mbuto mwakudzindikira madodo ace. Anthu anewa nee asakhala akutsandzaya. Nyakupfundza pya Bhibhlya m’bodzi alandanisa anthu anafunika okha na cinyama cinacemerwa nungu. Cinyama ceneci ciri na minga kunsana kwace, mbwenye pa mimba pace pana maweya. Cinyama ceneci cingafunyika, cisabisa khundu yace ya maweya, mbicipangiza andzace khundu yace ya minga.

 6. Thangwi yanji tisafunika kufuna Mulungu?

⁶ Anyakudziwa pya Bhibhlya anango asakhulupira kuti pidalonga Paulu pya kudzifuna ndi thangwi ya makhaliro anango akuipa adalonga iye patsogolo pace. Mbwenye, Mulungu asafuna tikhale na ufuni wakuti unacitisa kukhala na makhaliro adidi. Makhaliro anewa ndi kutsandzaya, ntendere, kupirira, kukoma ntima, udidi, cikhulupiro, kupfulika na kudzitonga. (Agalata 5:22, 23) Nyamasalmo alemba: ‘Anyakutsandzaya ndi anthu akuti Mulungu wawo ndi Yahova!’ (Masalmo 144:15) Yahova ndi Mulungu wakutsandzaya na atumiki ace ndi akutsandzayambo. Pontho, mwakusiyana na ale akuti asafunika kakamwe okha na kunyerezera basi ene pinafuna kutambira iwo, atumiki a Yahova ndi akutsandzaya thangwi yakupasa anango.​—Machitiro 20:35.

 7. Ndi mibvundzo ipi inafuna kutiphedza toera kuona khala ufuni wathu ndi wakuwanga kwa Mulungu?

⁷ Tinakwanisa tani kudzindikira kuti tisafunika kakamwe tekha kupiringana kufuna Mulungu? Nyerezerani pya uphungu uyu wandzeru: ‘Lekani kucita nee cinthu cibodzi mwanthonga, peno mwakudzikuza, mbwenye na manyerezero akucepeseka, mbamuona andzanu ninga akulu kupita imwe. Lekani kunyerezera pinafuna imwe basi, mbwenye munyerezerembo pinafuna anango.’ (Afilipi 2:​3, 4) Natenepa tisafunika kubvundzika: ‘Ndisaphatisira uphungu unoyu? Ndisacita pinandiphemba Mulungu toera kucita? Ndisasaka miyai toera kuphedza anango mu mpingo na mu utumiki?’ Ndi pyakunentsa kakamwe kuphatisira ndzidzi na mphambvu zathu toera kuphedza anango. Mbwenye tisafunika kuwangisira toera kuikha pyakufuna pya anango pa mbuto yakutoma. Nkhabepo cinafuna kutitsandzayisa kakamwe kupiringana kudziwa kuti Nciti wathu wakudzulu na pantsi asakomerwa kakamwe na pinacita ife!

 8. Akristu anango acitanji thangwi yakufuna Mulungu?

⁸ Kufuna Mulungu kwacitisa Akristu anango kusiya mabasa awo a kudziko toera kucita pizinji m’basa ya Yahova. Onani citsandzo ca Ericka, dotoro anakhala ku Estados Unidos. M’mbuto mwakusaka basa inalipa kobiri izinji, iye asankhula kutumikira ninga mpainiya wa ndzidzi onsene pabodzi na mamunace ­m’madziko mangasi. Ericka alonga: “Tiri na pyakugumana napyo pizinji mu ndzidzi ukhatumikira ife m’mipingo ya pilongero pinango. Pontho takhala na axamwali azinji. Pyenepi pikhaticitisa kukhala akutsandzaya kakamwe. Ine ndisapitiriza na basa yanga ninga dotoro, mbwenye cinanditsandzayisa kakamwe ndi kuphatisira ndzidzi wanga uzinji toera kutsalakana anthu mwauzimu na kuphedza abale.”

 9. Thangwi yanji munthu anafuna kakamwe kobiri nee asakhala wakutsandzaya?

⁹ Paulu alemba kuti anthu ‘anadzafuna kobiri.’ Pyaka pingasi nduli, mpainiya m’bodzi ku Irlanda acedza na mamuna unango pya Mulungu. Mamuna afungula cikhwama cace, abulusa kobiri mbalonga: “Mulungu wanga ndi uyu!” Anthu azinji nee mbadakhala na cipapo toera kulonga pyenepi pakweca. Mbwenye undimomwene ndi wakuti dziko yadzala na anthu akufuna kobiri na pinthu pinafuna iwo kugula. Mbwenye Bhibhlya isacenjeza: ‘Munthu anafuna parata nkhabe kwana na parata, nee wakufuna mpfuma nkhabe kwana na piri na iye.’ (Koelete 5:​10) Munthu anafuna kakamwe kobiri ndzidzi onsene asadzathabuka na ‘nyatwa zizinji.’​—1 Timoti 6:9, 10.

10. Kodi Bhibhlya isalonganji thangwi ya mpfuma na utcerengi?

¹⁰ Mwandimomwene, tonsene tisafuna kobiri. Iyo isatitsidzikiza. (Koelete 7:12) Kodi tinakwanisa kukhala wakutsandzaya tingakhonda kukhala na kobiri izinji? Inde! (Lerini Koelete 5:​12, Tradução do Novo Mundo.) Aguri, mwana wa Yake alemba: ‘Lekani kundipasa upfumi nee utcerengi, ndipaseni basi ene cakudya cinafunika ine kudya.’ Ndi pyakukhonda nentsa kubvesesa kuti thangwi yanji Salomoni nee akhafuna kukhala ntcerengi kakamwe. Iye alonga kuti nee akhafuna kuyeserwa toera kuba, thangwi Mulungu asaida kuba. Mphapo thangwi yanji nee akhafuna kukhala na mpfuma? Iye alemba: ‘Gopa ndingakhuta ndinakukhondani mbandilonga: ‘Yahova mbani?’’ (Misangani 30:8, 9) Mwakutsukwalisa, anthu anango asanyindira mpfuma m’mbuto mwakunyindira Mulungu.

11. Kodi Yezu alonganji thangwi ya kobiri?

¹¹ Munthu anafuna kakamwe kobiri nee anakwanisa kukomeresa Mulungu. Yezu alonga: ‘Nkhabepo munthu anakwanisa kuphatira basa ambuya awiri, thangwi anadzaida m’bodzi mbafuna unango, peno anadzabvera m’bodzi mbapwaza unango. Munacimwana kukhala atumiki a Mulungu na a Mpfuma.’ Mbadzati kulonga pyenepi, Yezu apereka uphungu uyu: ‘Lekani kukoya mpfuma zanu pa dziko yapantsi, thangwi zinadyiwa na maberethe na furuju, pontho zinabiwa na mambava. Koyani mpfuma zanu kudzulu, thangwi nee zinadyiwa na maberethe peno furuju, pontho nee zinabiwa na mambava.’​—Mateo 6:19, 20, 24.

12. Kukhala na umaso wakukhonda funa pinthu pizinji kunatiphedza tani toera kutumikira Mulungu? Perekani citsandzo.

¹² Atumiki azinji a Yahova asayesera kukhala na umaso wakukhonda funa pinthu pizinji. Iwo asadziwa kuti kuphatisira ndzidzi wawo uzinji toera kutumikira Yahova kusaatsandzayisa. Jack, anakhala ku Estados Unidos agulisa nyumba yace ikulu na malonda ace toera kutumikira ninga mpainiya pabodzi na nkazace. Jack alonga: “Pikhali pyakunentsa kugulisa nyumba yathu yakubalika kakamwe na kintalo ikulu. Pontho mu pyaka pizinji ine ndikhafika panyumba wakutsukwala thangwi ya nyatwa za kubasa. Mbwenye nkazanga, wakuti akhatumikira ninga mpainiya, ndzidzi onsene akhali wakutsandzaya. Iye alonga: ‘Ndiri na patrau wadidi kakamwe kupiringana onsene!’ Cincino ndisatumikirambo ninga mpainiya, uwiri wathu tisaphatira basa Munthu m’bodzi ene, Yahova.”

13. Ninji cinafuna kutiphedza toera kudziwa khala tisafuna kakamwe kobiri peno nkhabe?

¹³ Toera kudziwa khala tisafuna kakamwe kobiri kupiringana Mulungu, tisafunika kubvundzika: ‘Umaso wanga usapangiza kuti ndisakhulupira pinalonga Bhibhlya thangwi ya kobiri? Kuwina kobiri izinji ndi kwakufunika kakamwe kwa ine? Ndisatsalakana kakamwe pinthu pyakumanungo kupiringana uxamwali wanga na Yahova, banja yanga pabodzi na axamwali anga? Ndisakhulupiradi kuti Yahova anadzandipasa pinafuna ine?’ Tinakwanisa kukhala na cinyindiro cakuti Yahova cipo anadzasiya ale anan’nyindira.​—Mateo 6:33.

 4. Thangwi yanji nee ndi pyakuipa kufunika tekha?

⁴ Paulu alemba: ‘Anthu anadzafunika okha.’ Pyenepi pisabveka kuti ndi pyakuipa kufunika tekha? Nkhabe. Yahova aticita na mabvero anewa. Yezu alonga: ‘Ufune ndzako ninga iwe ene.’ (Marko 12:​31) Mwandimomwene, ife nkhabe kwanisa kufuna anango khala nee tisafunika tekha. Bhibhlya isalonga: ‘Amuna asafunika afune akazawo ninga manungo awo. Mamuna anafuna nkazace anafunika ekha, thangwi munthu nkhabe kuida manungo ace, mbwenye iye asaadyesa, mbaatsalakana mwadidi.’ (Aefesi 5:28, 29) Pyenepi pisapangiza kuti kufunika tekha ndi kwakufunika.

10. Kodi Bhibhlya isalonganji thangwi ya mpfuma na utcerengi?

¹⁰ Mwandimomwene, tonsene tisafuna kobiri. Iyo isatitsidzikiza. (Koelete 7:12) Kodi tinakwanisa kukhala wakutsandzaya tingakhonda kukhala na kobiri izinji? Inde! (Lerini Koelete 5:​12, Tradução do Novo Mundo.) Aguri, mwana wa Yake alemba: ‘Lekani kundipasa upfumi nee utcerengi, ndipaseni basi ene cakudya cinafunika ine kudya.’ Ndi pyakukhonda nentsa kubvesesa kuti thangwi yanji Salomoni nee akhafuna kukhala ntcerengi kakamwe. Iye alonga kuti nee akhafuna kuyeserwa toera kuba, thangwi Mulungu asaida kuba. Mphapo thangwi yanji nee akhafuna kukhala na mpfuma? Iye alemba: ‘Gopa ndingakhuta ndinakukhondani mbandilonga: ‘Yahova mbani?’’ (Misangani 30:8, 9) Mwakutsukwalisa, anthu anango asanyindira mpfuma m’mbuto mwakunyindira Mulungu.