Mazgu gha Yehova Ngamoyo
Fundo Zikuru za m’Buku la Obadiya, Yona, na Mika
“CIWONESKO ca Obadiya.” (Obadiya 1) Agha ndigho mazgu ghakwamba mu buku la Obadiya. Mu buku la mprofeti uyu, ilo wakalemba mu 607 B.C.E., wali kuzunuramo cilicose yayi cakukhwaskana na iyo padera pa zina lake. Mu buku ilo likamara kulembeka vilimika 200 pambere buku la Obadiya lindalembeke, mprofeti Yona wakayowoya mwambura kubisa ivyo vikamucitikira mu uteŵeti wake waumishonare. Uteŵeti wa mprofeti Mika, uwo wakawucita kwa vilimika 60, ukamba mu 777 B.C.E. mpaka mu 717 B.C.E. Mika wakacita uteŵeti wake pakati pa nyengo ya Obadiya na Yona. Ivyo Mika wakayowoya vyakukhwaskana na iyo ni vyakuti wakaŵa wa mu muzi wa “Morasti” ndiposo kuti mazgu gha Yehova ghakiza kwa iyo “mu mazuŵa gha Yotamu, Ahazi, na Hezekiya, mathemba ghakwa Yuda.” (Mika 1:1) Ntharika izo wakayowoyanga pakudidimizga fundo za mu uthenga wake zikulongora kuti wakakulira nadi ku muzi.
EDOMU ‘WALIKHIKENGE MUYIRAYIRA’
Pakuyowoya za Edomu, Obadiya wakati: “Cifukwa ca nkhaza zako pa mwanamunyako Yakobe, soni zikubenekelere, ndipo uti ulikhike muyirayira.” Mprofeti uyu wakaŵa kuti wacali kukumbuka ivyo vikaŵa kuti vyacitika waka, apo Ŵaedomu ŵakacitira nkhaza ŵana ŵa Yakobe, awo Mbaisrayeli. Mu 607 B.C.E., apo Ŵababulone ŵakaparanya Yerusalemu, Ŵaedomu ‘ŵakimilira padera’ ndipo ŵakawovwira “ŵayeni” aŵa kuwukira Ŵaisrayeli.—Obadiya 10, 11.
Kweni ŵana ŵa nyumba ya Yakobe ŵakeneranga kuwerako ku wuzga. Ucimi wa Obadiya ukati: “Mu lupiri Ziyoni muŵenge awo ŵakuphokwa, ndipo luti luŵe lutuŵa.”—Obadiya 17.
Mafumbo gha m’Malemba Ghazgoleka:
5-8—Cifukwa wuli nchakwenelera kuyaniska kuparanyika kwa Edomu na kwiza kwa ŵaskoghi nausiku ndiposo na ŵatontholi ŵa mpheska? Ku Edomu kwizenge ŵankhungu mphanyi ŵakatora vinthu vyekha ivyo ŵakakhumbanga. Ndipo kwizenge ŵakuvuna, mphanyi ŵakalekako vinyake vyakuti ŵanji ŵavulure. Kweni apo Edomu wakaparanyikira, vyuma vyake vyose vikayoreka ndipo Ŵababulone awo wakacita nawo “pangano” ndiwo ŵakamuparanya.—Yeremiya 49:9, 10.
10—Ni mwauli umo Edomu ‘wakalikhikira muyirayira’? Nga umo ucimi ukayowoyera, mtundu wa Edomu, uwo ukaŵa na muwuso wake ndiposo ŵanthu ŵake, ukamara. Nabonidasi, themba la Babulone, wakathereska Edomu ca mukatikati mwa vilimika vya m’ma 700-600 B.C.E. Mu vilimika vya m’ma 500-400 B.C.E, mu caru ca Edomu mukakhalanga Ŵanabata, ndipo Ŵaedomu ŵakakhalanga kumwera kwa Yudeya, cigaŵa ca Negebu ico mukuluta kwa nyengo cikacemekanga Idumeya. Ŵaroma ŵakati ŵaparanya Yerusalemu mu cilimika ca 70 C.E., Ŵaedomu ŵakamalirathu.
Ivyo Tikusambirapo:
3, 4. Cifukwa cakuti ŵakakhalanga pakatikati pa mapiri ghatali agho ghakaŵavikiliranga ku ŵalwani, Ŵaedomu ŵakwenera kuti ŵakajihayanga kuti mbakuvikilirika. Kweni ŵakajipusika. Ceruzgo ca Yehova nchambura kugwentheka.
8, 9, 15. Vinjeru na nkhongono za ŵanthu vikuvikilira yayi pa “zuŵa la Yehova.”—Yeremiya 49:7, 22.
12-14. Ivyo vikacitikira Ŵaedomu ni cenjezgo ku ŵanthu awo ŵakukondwa para ŵateŵeti ŵa Ciuta ŵakusuzgika. Para ŵanthu ŵake ŵakusuzgika, Yehova wakuyiwona kuŵa nkhani yicoko yayi.
17-20. Ucimi uwu, uwo ukayowoya kuti ŵana ŵa Yakobe ŵazamuweleraso kukwawo, ukamba kufiskika apo Ŵaisrayeli ŵanji ŵakafuma mu Babulone na kuwelera ku Yerusalemu mu cilimika ca 537 B.C.E. Nyengo zose Mazgu gha Yehova ghakufiskika. Tingaŵa na cigomezgo cose kuti ivyo walayizga vifiskikenge.
“NINEVE WABWANGANDUKE!”
M’malo mwa kuluta “ku Nineve, msumba ukuru,” uko Ciuta wakamutuma kuti wakapharazge uthenga wa ceruzgo, Yona wakanjilira kunyake. Mwa kutuma “mphepo yikuru mu nyanja” ndiposo kugwiliskira nchito “cisomba cikuru,” Yehova wakawezga Yona uko wakacimbiliranga, na kumutumaso ku msumba ukuru wa Asiriya uwu.—Yona 1:2, 4, 17; 3:1, 2.
Yona wakanjira mu Nineve na kwamba kupharazga mwacikanga uthenga wakuti: “Kwakhala mazuŵa makhumi ghanayi pera ndipo Nineve wabwanganduke!” (Yona 3:4) Yona “wakakaripa comene” cifukwa ivyo vikacitika pamanyuma pakuti wapharazga ndivyo wakalindizganga yayi. Yehova wakagwiliskira nchito “lunyungu lwa majungu” kuti wasambizge Yona kukhumbikwa kwa lusungu.—Yona 4:1, 6.
Mafumbo gha m’Malemba Ghazgoleka:
3:3—Kasi usani wa msumba wa Nineve ukaŵa nadi wakuyana na “ulendo wa mazuŵa ghatatu”? Enya. Mu nyengo yakale, Nineve wakwenera kuti wakasazgangapo mizi yinyake yapafupi, iyo yikambiranga pa Khorsabad ku mpoto, mpaka ku Nimrud kumwera. Mizi yose iyi yikamanyikwanga kuŵa Nineve, ndipo usani wake ukaŵa makilomita 100.
3:4—Kasi Yona wakeneranga kusambira ciyowoyero ca ku Asiriya kuti wapharazgire ŵanthu ŵa mu Nineve? Mutepanji Yona wakacimanyanga kale ciyowoyero ca ku Asiriya. Para apo ca, ndikuti Yehova wakamupangiska kuyowoya ciyowoyero ici mwamunthondwe. Kungaŵaso kuti wakapharazganga uthenga wake mu Cihebere, ndipo munthu munyake wakang’anamuliranga. Usange wakapharazganga mu Cihebere, ŵanthu ŵakwenera kuti ŵakanweka comene na uthenga wake.
Ivyo Tikusambirapo:
1:1-3. Kujitangwaniskira dara na milimo yinyake na cilato cakuti tileke kukapharazga Ufumu ndiposo kusambizga ŵanthu unenesko nchilongolero cakuti tili na maghanoghano ghaheni. Munthu uyo wakucita nthena, tingati wakukana mulimo uwo Ciuta wamutuma.
1:1, 2; 3:10. Yehova wakucitira lusungu ŵanthu wose, wakutemwera mtundu umoza yayi. “Ku wose Yehova ndi muwemi; ciwuravi cake cili pa vyose vilengiwa vyake.”—Salmo 145:9.
1:17; 2:10. Mazuŵa ghatatu agho Yona wakaŵira mu nthumbo ya cisomba cikuru, ukaŵa ucimi wakuyowoya za nyifwa ya Yesu na kuwuskika kwake.—Mateyu 12:39, 40; 16:21.
1:17; 2:10; 4:6. Yehova wakaponoska Yona apo nyanja yikawuka. Kweniso “wakanozga lunyungu lwa majungu, wakacita kuti luthazire pacanya pa Yona, mwakuti luŵenge mfwiri pacanya pa mutu wake, kumuthaska ku suzgo yake.” Awo ŵakusopa Yehova mazuŵa ghano ŵangaŵa na cigomezgo cose mwa Ciuta wawo uyo ngwalusungu, kuti waŵavikilirenge na kuŵaponoska.—Salmo 13:5; 40:11.
2:1, 2, 9, 10. Yehova wakupulika malurombo gha ŵateŵeti ŵake ndipo wakutegherezga maŵeyelero ghawo.—Salmo 120:1; 130:1, 2.
3:8, 10. Ciuta waunenesko “wakagowoka” panji kuti kuleka kucita ciheni ico wakayowoya kuti wacitirenge Ŵanineve “ndipo kuti wakacicita cara.” Cifukwa wuli? Cifukwa cakuti Ŵanineve “ŵakazgoka kuleka nthowa yawo yiheni.” Mazuŵa ghano napo, Ciuta wangaleka kupeleka ceruzgo kwa wakwananga usange wangalongora kuti walapa nadi.
4:1-4. Palije munthu uyo wangatondeska Ciuta kulongora lusungu lwake. Tikwenera kucenjera kuti tileke kususka nthowa izo Yehova wakulongolera lusungu.
4:11. Nga umo Yehova wakacitira na ŵanthu 120,000 ŵa ku Nineve, mazuŵa ghano napo wazomerezga kuti makani ghawemi gha Ufumu ghapharazgike pa caru cose cifukwa wakulengera lusungu ŵanthu awo ŵakutondeka “kupatura woko la malyero ku woko la mazere.” Asi nchiwemi kuti nase tilengerenge lusungu ŵanthu ŵa mu cigaŵa cithu na kulimbikira kupharazga makani ghawemi gha Ufumu ndiposo kusambizga ŵanthu Baibolo?—2 Petros 3:9.
‘CIPARA CAWO CIMETEKE NKHANIRA’
Mika wakavumbura kwananga kwa Israyeli na Yuda, ndipo wakayowoyerathu kuti misumba yawo yizamupankhuka, kweni wakatiso ŵazamuwunjikikaso. Samariya wakeneranga kuzgoka nga ni “ciwunga ca mu munda.” Cifukwa ca kusopa vikozgo, Israyeli na Yuda ŵakeneranga kumeteka “cipara” panji kuti kukhozgeka soni. Apo ŵakatolekera ku wuzga, cipara cawo cikeneranga kusazgikira “ngati nkhwazi,” iyo mahungwa gha ku mutu ghakuŵa patalipatali. Yehova wakalayizga kuti: “Ndimuwunjikeni imwe mose, A Yakobe.” (Mika 1:6, 16; 2:12) Cifukwa cakuti mu Yerusalemu mukaŵa ŵalongozgi ŵaheni ndiposo nchimi zitesi, msumba uwu nawo ukeneranga ‘kuzgoka myulu ya pasulo.’ Kweni Yehova wakeneranga ‘kuwunganya’ ŵanthu ŵake. Mu “Betelehemu Efrata” mukeneranga kufuma “uyo wamkuŵa muwusi mwa Israyeli.”—Mika 3:12; 4:12; 5:2.
Kasi Yehova wakacitira nkhaza Israyeli? Kasi ivyo Yehova wakakhumbanga kuti Ŵaisrayeli ŵacite vikaŵa vinonono? Cara. Yehova wakukhumba kuti awo ŵakumusopa ‘ŵacitenge urunji, kutemwa lusungu, ndiposo kwenda mwakujiyuyura na Ciuta wawo.’ (Mika 6:8) Ndipouli, ŵanthu ŵa mu nyengo ya Mika ŵakaŵa ŵaheni comene, mwakuti ‘muwemi wakuluska wa iwo wakaŵa ngati catata, wakunyoroka comene ngati luŵigho lwa minga,’ ulo lukulasa waliyose uyo walikhwaska. Kweni mprofeti Mika wakafumba kuti: “Ndinjani Ciuta wakukozgana na Imwe [a Yehova]?” Ciuta wakeneranga kuzakalongoraso lusungu ŵanthu ŵake na ‘kutaya waka zakwananga zawo zose mu ndimba ya nyanja.’—Mika 7:4, 18, 19.
Mafumbo gha m’Malemba Ghazgoleka:
2:12—Kasi ucimi wakuyowoya za ‘kuwunganya ŵakukhalako ŵa Israyeli’ ukafiskika pauli? Pakwamba ukafiskika mu 537 B.C.E., apo Ŵayuda ŵanji ŵakawerako ku Babulone na kuluta ku caru cawo. Mazuŵa ghano, ucimi uwu wuli kufiskikira pa “Ŵaisrayeli ŵa Ciuta.” (Ŵagalatiya 6:16) Kufuma mu 1919, Ŵakhristu ŵakuphakazgika ŵawunjikika pamoza nga ni “mberere mu lukutu.” Cifukwa cakuti ŵa “mzinda ukuru” awo ni “mberere zinyake” ŵakolerana nawo pakusopa, comenecomene kufuma mu 1935, ŵanthu aŵa “ŵakupoma.” (Civumbuzi 7:9; Yohane 10:16) Wose pamoza ŵakukhozgera kusopa kwaunenesko mwamwamphu.
4:1-4—“Mu mazuŵa ghakumalira” agha, ni mwauli umo Yehova ‘wakweruzgira mukati mwa mitundu yinandi, na kucenya mitundu yankhongono’? Mazgu ghakuti “mitundu yinandi” ndiposo “mitundu yankhongono” ghakung’anamura maboma yayi, nesi magulu gha ndyali. M’malo mwake, mazgu agha ghakung’anamura ŵanthu awo ŵakufuma mu mitundu yose ndipo ŵamba kusopa Yehova. Yehova wakuŵeruzga na kuŵacenya mwauzimu.
Ivyo Tikusambirapo:
1:6, 9; 3:12; 5:2. Samariya wakaparanyika na Ŵaasiriya mu 740 B.C.E., mu mazuŵa gha Mika. (2 Mathemba 17:5, 6) Ŵaasiriya ŵakafika nanga nkhu Yerusalemu wuwo apo Hezekiya ŵakawusanga. (2 Mathemba 18:13) Yerusalemu wakaparanyika na Ŵababulone mu 607 B.C.E. (2 Midauko 36:19) Nga umo ucimi ukayowoyera, Mesiya wakababikira mu “Betelehemu Efrata.” (Mateyu 2:3-6) Maucimi gha Yehova ghakutondekapo yayi.
2:1, 2. Nchinthu ciheni comene kuyowoya waka pa mulomo kuti tikuteŵetera Ciuta, uku tikudangizga kupenja usambazi m’malo mwa “Ufumu wake, na urunji wake.”—Mateyu 6:33; 1 Timote 6:9, 10.
3:1-3, 5. Yehova wakukhumba kuti awo ŵakulongozga mu gulu lake ŵacitenge urunji.
3:4. Usange tikukhumba kuti Yehova wazgorenge malurombo ghithu, tikwenera kuleka kucita zakwananga ndiposo umoyo wa upusikizgi.
3:8. Tingafiska mulimo withu wa kupharazga makani ghawemi, uwo ukusazgapo kupharazga vyeruzgo vya Yehova, pekha usange mzimu wake utuŵa ungatikhozga.
5:5. Ucimi uwu, uwo ukuyowoya za Mesiya, ukutisimikizgira kuti usange ŵalwani ŵawukira ŵanthu ŵa Ciuta, “ŵaliska ŵankhondi na ŵaŵiri [nambara iyo yikwimira vinthu vyakufikapo] na ŵakaronga ŵankhondi na ŵatatu,” nambara yikuru ya ŵanalume ŵakwenelera, ŵakwimikika kuti ŵalongozge ŵanthu ŵa Yehova.
5:7, 8. Ku ŵanthu ŵanandi mazuŵa ghano, Ŵakhristu ŵakuphakazgika ŵali nga ni “jumi lakufumira kwa Yehova,” ilo ni thumbiko lakufuma kwa Ciuta. Ivi vili nthena cifukwa cakuti Ciuta wakugwiliskira nchito Ŵakhristu ŵakuphakazgika kupharazga uthenga wa Ufumu. Ŵa “mberere” zinyake ŵakovwira ŵanji kuti ŵapumure mwauzimu mwa kovwira Ŵakhristu ŵakuphakazgika pa mulimo wa kupharazga. (Yohane 10:16) Ni mwaŵi ukuru comene kucitako mulimo uwu, uwo ukupumuzga nadi ŵanji.
6:3, 4. Tikwenera kumuyezga Yehova Ciuta mwa kulengera lusungu nanga ni ŵanthu awo mbakusuzga kukhala nawo panji awo ŵalopwa mwauzimu.
7:7. Apo tikulimbana na masuzgo mu mazuŵa ghaumaliro gha caru ciheni ici, tileke kwenjerwa comene. M’malo mwake, nga ni Mika, tiŵe na mtima wa ‘kulindilira Ciuta’ withu.
7:18, 19. Nga umo Yehova wakuŵira wakunozgeka kutigowokera zakwananga zithu, nase tiŵenge ŵakunozgeka kugowokera awo ŵatinangira.
Lutilirani ‘Kwenda mu Zina la Yehova’
Awo ŵakulimbana na ŵanthu ŵa Ciuta ‘ŵazamulikhika muyirayira.’ (Obadiya 10) Ndipouli, ukali wa Yehova ungagowoka usange tikupulikira macenjezgo ghake na ‘kuleka nthowa yithu yiheni.’ (Yona 3:10) “Mu mazuŵa ghakumalira,” kung’anamura “mazuŵa ghaumaliro” ghano, kusopa kwaunenesko kukukwezgeka pacanya pa kusopa kwautesi ndipo ŵanthu awo ŵakupulikira ŵakuthilimukira ku kusopa kwaunenesko. (Mika 4:1; 2 Timote 3:1) Mwantheura, tiyeni tisimikizge mtima kwenda “mu zina la Yehova Ciuta withu muyaya na muyaya.”—Mika 4:5.
Mu buku la Obadiya, Yona, na Mika, muli masambiro ghakuzirwa comene. Nangauli ghakalembeka mu vilimika 2,500 ivyo vyajumpha, kweni uthenga wake ‘ngwamoyo’ ndipo ngwankhongono nanga ni mazuŵa ghano.—Ŵahebere 4:12.
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Obadiya wakacima kuti: ‘[Edomu] walikhikenge muyirayira’
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Mika wakalongora mtima ‘wa kulindilira Yehova,’ ndimo namwe mungacitira