Murangariro weBhaibheri
Mitambo Yose Yorudzidziso Inofadza Mwari Here?
Vakatendeka, 20 000 muchiverengero, vanochengeta Misa chaiyo munharaunda yeguta. Apo minamato yacho inoguma, kufora kunovamba. Boka ravanamati zvino rinokura kusvikira kuvanhu 60 000, avo vanofamba nomumigwagwa, vose vachitevera mufananidzo waNossa Senhora Aparecida, “musande” anotungamirira weBrazil. Masikati, mhutiputi ine ruzha inonzwika pedyo nenzvimbo tsvene sezvo vafundisi vanoputisa ratidzirwo yamakireka omwoto unoteya meso.
MITAMBO yorudzidziso yakadaro nokufora kwayo inozivikanwa navose munyika dzakawanda. Asi chii chinosunda mapoka kukumbanira kufora kwacho? Gamuchidzanwa nokuzvipira isundo mbiri huru nokuda kwavaKaturike, vaBuddha, uye avo vepesvedzero dzamamwe marudzidziso. Mukuwedzera, somunguva yakapfuura, varaidzo ingava chinhu chinokosha. The World Book Encyclopedia inotaura kuti munguva dzeMiddle Ages “mitambo mizhinji yorudzidziso yaisimbisa varaidzo. Yaibvumira vanhu kukanganwa kuoma kwoupenyu hwavo hwezuva nezuva.” Kumwe cheteko kunowanzova kwechokwadi nhasi. Somuenzaniso, Salvador, Brazil, inosanozivikanwa nokuda kwemitambo yayo yorudzidziso neyakakurumbira, ichibatanidza zvakavanzika nezvinofadza mukuchengeta kwakasiana-siana namabira anoguma nemitambo yokufora. Zvisinei, nepo kumwe kufora kworudzidziso kungava kutamba, kumwe kunoremekedzwa.
“Vachiva pamwe nomufananidzo nomuprista, vashomanene vakanga vachiimba nziyo apo vamwe vaitevera chinyararire,” anocherekedza kudaro mushanyi wokune kumwe kufora chaiko muBrazil. “Asi chakadzora kufora chakanga chiri kukoshesa, kana kuti zvimwe kusuwa, sokunge kuti boka racho rakanga riri pamariro.” Uye Lúcio, anobva kurutivi rwokuchamhembe rweBrazil, anoti: “Sezvandakamboita, vanhu vanotsvaka mukupererwa nezano mushonga kana kuti chigadzikiso chezvinetso zvemhuri kana kuti zvemari. Kazhinji kazhinji kuzvipira ku‘musande’ anotungamirira kunobatanidza kutsvoda mufananidzo wacho, kukwira matanho namabvi, kana kuti kufamba daro rakareba wakatakura dombo pamusoro.”
Zvibairo zvakadaro zvokuzvirwadzisa zvingaratidzika kuva zvechienzi kuna vasingatendi. Zvisinei, vatori rutivi vanonzwa kuti vari kufadza Mwari. Asi vari kudaro here? Bhaibheri rinotibetsera kuona kana mitambo yakadaro yorudzidziso uye kufora zvichifadza Mwari kana kuti kwete.
Zvinounza Nyasha dzaMwari Here?
Nhau inotiudza kuti Israeri wakare akachengeta zvose zviri zviviri mitambo yegore negore neyapanhambo nenhambo nomufaro. Mitambo yakadaro yakakudza Jehovha Mwari. (Dheuteronomio 16:14, 15) Richireva pamusoro pemitambo yeBhaibheri, The Illustrated Bible Dictionary rinoti: “Mufaro wairatidzwa waiva womwoyo wose. Kubatikana kworudzidziso kwakanga kusingaenzaniswi nomufarwa muzvinhu zvechinguvana zvaiwanwa sezvipo zvaMwari. Pasinei zvapo nokuchengeta kworudzidziso, vaprista navanhu vaIsraeri vakaregeredza umudzimu hwavo. (Isaya 1:15-17; Mateo 23:23) Zvisinei, mubvunzo zvino ndowokuti, Kufora kworudzidziso kwaiva rutivi rwechiKristu chomuzana rokutanga ramakore here?
Kunyange zvazvo Jesu Kristu akachengeta mitambo yakati yechiJudha, Jesu kana kuti vaapostora vake havana kutanga kufora kworudzidziso. The Encyclopædia Britannica inoti: “Kufora kunoratidzika kuva kwakatanga nokukurumidza pashure pokuzivikanwa kwechiKristu sorudzidziso rwamambo Constantine muzana ramakore rechi 4.” Uye The World Book Encyclopedia inotaura kuti: “Mitambo yechechi [nokufora kwayo] yakatora tsika dzakawanda dzechihedheni, ichidzipa revo itsva.”
MaKristu haasungirwi kukumbanira mumitambo yorudzidziso yakadaro nokufora. Mukunongedzera kumitambo yakanga yadikanwa noMutemo waMwari kuna Israeri wakare, muapostora Pauro akanyora kuti: “Munhu ngaarege kuvapo unokutongai pazvokudya, kana zvokunwa, kana nokuda kwomusi womutambo, kana pakugara kwomwedzi, kana pasabata; izvi mumvuri wezvichauya; asi muviri ndowaKristu.” (VaKorose 2:16, 17) MaKristu omuKorose aisafanira kubvumira munhu upi noupi kutonga kumira kwavo pamberi paMwari pahwaro hwokuchengetwa kwemitambo yoMutemo waMosesi.
Chimwe Chinhu Chiri Nani Kupfuura Kufora
Kuti vaKorose vazivise kutenda kwavo kwechiKristu netsika kwaizova kudzokera shure mukutenda kwavo. Kurangarira kwaPauro kwaiva kwokuti, Kutevererei mumvuri bedzi wezvokwadi? Zvokwadi chaiyo iri muna Kristu. Naizvozvo, kunamatira kumumvuri wouporofita idzikatidzo yechinhu chaicho chomudzimu kuizvo zvinhu izvozvo zvainongedzera. Neiko? Nemhaka yokuti, sokutaura kwakaita Pauro, “muviri ndowaKristu.” Nokudaro, kuchengeta kwakadaro kworudzidziso nhasi hakusati kuri rutivi rwokunamata kwechiKristu chechokwadi.
MaKristu, ipapoka, haasati achidikanirwazve kuchengeta idzi tsika dzamavambo oumwari, uye zvamazvirokwazvo anofanira kudzivisa mitambo yamavambo echihedheni, iyo ingabatanidza kushandiswa kwemifananidzo namabira. (Pisarema 115:4-8) Muapostora Pauro akanyevera, kuti: “Musasungwa zvisina kufanira pajoko pamwe chete navasingatendi; nokuti kururama kungava noukama hweiko nokusarurama? Chiedza chingayanana seiko nerima? Kristu unganzwana seiko naBheriari?” (2 VaKorinte 6:14, 15) Namamwe mashoko, kana tichida kufadza Mwari, hatigoni kusanganisa kunamata kwechokwadi nokwenhema. Tingagona sei kufuratira kuda kwaMwari uye ndokuramba tichimufadza?—Mateo 7:21.
Aiwa, Mwari haatenderi mitambo yorudzidziso yechihedheni nokufora kwayo. Kutaura idi, ichanyangarika pamwe chete netsika dzose dzinozvidza Jehovha, sezvakadeya kutaurwa muShoko raMwari. Pana Zvakazarurwa 18:21, 22 rudzidziso rwenhema nemiitiro yarwo zvakabatanidzwa kuguta rechihedheni reBhabhironi. Inorava kuti: “Mutumwa une simba akasimudza ibwe rakaita seguyo guru, akarikandira mugungwa, achiti ‘Saizvozvo guta guru, Bhabhironi, richaputsirwa pasi nesimba, rikasatongowanikwazve. Nenzwi ravanoridza udimbwa, naravanoimba, neravanoridza nyere, neravanoridza hwamanda, harichatongonzwiki mauri.’” Uchiziva kuti mitambo yorudzidziso yechiBhabhironi haifadzi Mwari, uchaitei?
Fungidzira kuti uri parwendo rwokuenda kunzvimbo inokosha uye warasika. Kana mumwe munhu akanongedzera nounyoro nzira yokusvika nayo kunzvimbo yako zvakakotsekana, waisazoonga here nokuda kwokuwana nzira yakarurama? Nenzira yakafanana, wadzidza nzira iyo Mwari anorangarira nayo kufora kworudzidziso, kuregererei kunzverazve muShoko rake kuona chiri chinomufadza? Kuita chimwe chinhu pane zvaunodzidza muBhaibheri kuchabetsera ukama hwakaisvonaka naMwari—uhwo hunokosha zvikuru kwazvo kupfuura kuchengeta mitambo yorudzidziso nokufora.—Johane 17:3.
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Kufora kweDutch Easter, Harper’s, 19th century