Icikomo 7 cilanda bwino umulandu ati: “Imilomo ya kwa shimapepo ifwile ukubake fya mano, na bantu bafwile ukwipusha amalango ku kanwa kakwe, apo wene ni nkombe ya kwa Yehova wa milalo.” Imyaka ukucila pali 1,000 ku numa, amalango ya kwa Lesa ayapeelwe kuli Israele muli Mose yatile bashimapepo bakwete umulimo wa “kulanga abana ba kwa Israele ifipope fyonse ifyo Yehova asosele.” (Ubwina Lebi 10:11) Ku ca bulanda, ilyo papitile inshita, kalemba wa 2 Imilandu 15:3 atile: “Inshiku ishingi abena Israele babulilwe Lesa wa cine cine, takwali na shimapepo wa kulanga, takwali na malango.”

Bashimapepo bamo bamo muli ilya nshita bafwile balibakile ifipimo fya kwa Lesa, kabili tatutwishika ulwa umo uwaishilecite co, e kuti Yesu, “shimapepo mukalamba.” (AbaHebere 3:1) Ulwa wene calinga ukusosa ukuti: “Amalango ya cine yali mu kanwa kakwe, kabili ubupondamishi tabwasangilwe mu milomo yakwe; mu mutende kabili mu kutambalala e mo aendele na ine, kabili aalwile abengi ukubafumya ku mampuulu.”—Malaki 2:6.

9. Ni bani muli bucishinka abaananya icine mu nshiku shesu?

⁹ Ukucila pa myaka 100 nomba, bamunyina Kristu abasubwa, abakwata isubilo lya ku muulu, na bo balibomba umulimo wa “bushimapepo bwa mushilo ku kutuulila amalambo ya bumupashi ayasekelelwa kuli Lesa.” (1 Petro 2:5) Ni basolwesolwe mu kwananya icine ca muli Baibolo kuli bambi. Ilyo mwasambilila icine ico basambilisha, bushe tamwasanga ukuti amalango ya cine yaba mu tunwa twabo? Balyafwa ukufumya abengi ku kulufiwa ku mipepele, ica kuti nomba iminshipendwa mwi sonde lyonse balisambilila icine ca mu Baibolo no kukwata isubilo lya mweo wa muyayaya. Abo na bo, balikwata ishuko lya kusambilisha amalango ya cine ku minshipendwa na bambi.—Yohane 10:16; Ukusokolola 7:9.