BUSHE ABANTU BALUNGAMIKWA SHANI?

(Rom. 1:1–11:36)

Paulo alembele ukuti: “Bonse balibembuka kabili balapelebela ku bukata bwa kwa Lesa kabili ni ku luse fye [lwa kwa Lesa] balelungamikilwa ku cikuuku cakwe ica bupe fye mu cilubula ca kwa Kristu Yesu.” Na kabili Paulo atila: “Umuntu alungamikilwa ku citetekelo ukwabula imilimo ya mafunde.” (Rom. 3:23, 24, 28) Abena Kristu basubwa na ba mwi “bumba likalamba” aba “mpaanga shimbi” kuti ‘balungamikwa’ nga ca kuti nabakwata icitetekelo mu ‘bulungami bwa muntu umo.’ Abena Kristu basubwa bakaya ku muulu uko bakalateka pamo na Kristu e lyo aba mwi bumba likalamba bena bakaba ifibusa fya kwa Lesa kabili bakwata isubilo lya kupusuka “ubucushi bukalamba.”—Rom. 5:18; Ukus. 7:9, 14; Yoh. 10:16; Yako. 2:21-24; Mat. 25:46.

Paulo aipusha ukuti: “Bushe tubembuke pantu tatwaba mu mafunde lelo twaba mu cikuuku ca bupe fye?” Ayasuka ukutila: “Nakalya! Alondolola no kuti: “Muli basha . . . , nalimo abasha ba lubembu ulutwala ku mfwa nelyo aba cumfwila icitwala ku bulungami.” (Rom. 6:15, 16) Paulo atila: “Nga mwaipaya imilimo ya mubili ku maka ya mupashi, mukaba no bumi.”—Rom. 8:13.

IMIBELE IYO FWE BALUNGAMIKWA TULINGILE UKUKWATA

(Rom. 12:1–16:27)

Paulo atila: “E ico, mwe bamunyinane, ndemupaapaatila ku nkumbu sha kwa Lesa, ukutuula imibili yenu ilambo ilituntulu, ilya mushilo, ilingapokelelwa kuli Lesa.” (Rom. 12:1) “E ico,” nelyo apo Abena Kristu balilungamikwa pa mulandu wa citetekelo cabo, ninshi ifyo Paulo akonkenyepo ukulanda fifwile ukukuma ifyo baimona, ifyo bamona bambi, ne fyo bamona bakateka abantunse.

Paulo atila: “Ndeeba onse muli imwe ukuti eitontonkanishisha ukucila ifyo alingile ukutontonkanya.” Akonkomesha ukuti: “Ukutemwa kwenu kwiba ukwa bumbimunda.” (Rom. 12:3, 9) “Umuntu onse anakile bakateeka abacilamo.” (Rom. 13:1) Ukulosha ku milandu iyo umuntu afwile ukubomfya kampingu, Paulo akoselesha Abena Kristu ukuti ‘mwilapingulana.’—Rom. 14:13.