Abaume Bafikapo Ukubomba ‘Umulimo Uwalekabilwa’ (Imil. 6:1-6)

17-19. Bwafya nshi ubwingaleta amalekano ubwaimine, e lyo kabili abatumwa bapingwile shani pa kuti bapwishe ubu bwafya?

¹⁷ Muli ici cilonganino icipya nomba mwali ubwafya ubukalamba nga nshi ubwaleleta umwenso. Bwali bwafya nshi? Abengi abasambi abalebatishiwa bali beni mu Yerusalemu e lyo kabili balefwaya ukusambilila ifingi ilyo tabalabwelelamo ku mwabo. Abasambi abaleikala mu Yerusalemu bali-itemenwe ukusangula indalama isha kwafwilishako abaishile muli uyu musumba ukulashitamo ifya kulya ne fintu fimbi. (Imil. 2:44-46; 4:34-37) Pali iyi nshita, kwalimine ubwafya ubwalefwaikwa ukucenjela pa kubupwisha. Pa “kwakanya” ifya kulya, bamukamfwilwa abalelanda iciGriki “tabalebakanyako.” (Imil. 6:1) Nomba bamukamfwilwa abalelanda iciHebere bena, lyonse balebapeela. Kanshi ubwafya bafwile bakwete, kapaatulula. Imilandu imo pamo ngo yu twalandapo kuti yaleta amalekano.

¹⁸ Abatumwa abaleimininako ibumba lyaletungulula ilya cilonganino icaleya cilekula, balimwene ukuti te kuti ciwame kuli bena “ukuleka ukusambilisha icebo ca kwa Lesa no kulayakanya ifya kulya.” (Imil. 6:2) Pa kuti bengapwisha ubwafya, baebele abasambi ukufwaya abaume 7 “abaisulamo umupashi na mano” abo abatumwa bengasonta ukubomba ‘umulimo walekabilwa.’ (Imil. 6:3) Abaume abafikapo balefwaikwa pantu tabali no kulabomba fye umulimo wa kwakanya ifya kulya epela lelo kwali no mulimo wa kusunga indalama, ukushita ifintu, e lyo no kusunga bwino ifyalembwa. Abaume bonse abo basalile bakwete amashina ya ciGriki, nalimo aba bena balibatemenwe kuli bamukamfwilwa abakalipe. Pa numa ya kupepa sana pa kufwaya aba kubomba uyu mulimo, abatumwa basontele abaume 7 aba kubomba ‘umulimo uwalekabilwa.’e

¹⁹ Bushe abaume 7 abo basontele ukula-akanya ifya kulya, balibafumisheko ku mulimo wa kushimikila imbila nsuma? Awe iyo! Pa baume abo basontele pali na Stefani uwali uwashipa kabili kabila wa bukombe uwa maka. (Imil. 6:8-10) Filipi na o wine ali pa baume 7, kabili balemwita ukuti, “kabila wa mbila nsuma.” (Imil. 21:8) Kanshi kuti twatila, abaume 7 bali ni bakabila ba Bufumu abacincila.