3. (a) Mpinjinyi Timotewu yekaliliyi mukwaKristu, nawa welilidi nantañishilu yawakwaKristu? (b) Pawulu wamukonkomweneni Timotewu hayumanyi yisatu?

³ Timotewu watela wekalili mukwaKristu mu 47 C.E., hampinji yayiliyi kapostolu Pawulu nakuhempula Lisitira. Hela chakwila Timotewu haniyi mpinji wadiña kampululu, watela wadihanini chikupu. Chimwahitili yaaka yiyedi, watachikili kwenda naPawulu. Chimwahitili yaaka kwakwihi na 16, Pawulu wamusonekeleli Timotewu nindi: “Twalekakuhu kulondela yuma yiwadizili niyuma yakushinjililiwu yakukwashili kwitiya, muloña wuneluki antu akudizishili yumiyi nawa kufuma kuwukeki wuneluki nsona jajila [Nsona jachiHeberu], jinateli kukukojeja kwikala namaana, nawa awa maana akakukwasha kumona wamwinu kuhitila mukukuhwelela mudi Kristu Yesu.” (2 Tim. 3:14, 15) Talenu yuma yateneniyi Pawulu; (1) kwiluka nsona jajila, (2) kudiza yuma yakushinjililiwu yinateli kukukwasha kwitiya, ni (3) maana akakukwasha kumona wamwinu kuhitila mukukuhwelela mudi Kristu Yesu.

“YAKUSHINJILILIWU YAKUKWASHILI KWITIYA”

5. (a) Mazu akwila nawu ‘kushinjila kwamukwashili kwitiya’ atalisha mudihi? (b) Tuneluki ñahi netu Timotewu amushinjilili kwitiya nsañu yayiwahi yaYesu?

⁵ Kwiluka nsona jajila kwalema. Hela chochu, chakeñekaña kuzata nañovu hakwila nawu mudizishi anyanemu yuma yakunama yakuspiritu chatela muyilejaña hohu antu ninsañu yamuBayibolu. Timotewu wadizili yuma ‘yamushinjililiwu yamukwashili kwitiya.’ MuchiGiriki, awa mazu atalishili “mukuleja” hela “kwiluka chikupu yuma nikuyikuhwelela nawu yalala chikupu.” Timotewu welukili Nsona jachiHeberu kufuma kuwukeki. Ilaña mpinji yimu wakuhweleleña chikupu chadiziliyi nsañu yamwekesheleña nawu Yesu wadiña Mesiya. Munjila yikwawu, chikuhwelelu chamukwashili kwiluka. Timotewu welukili chikupu nsañu yayiwahi chakwila wekalili kambanji wapapatishewa nawa watachikili kuzata mudimu wawumishonali naPawulu.

6. Munateli kuyishinjila ñahi anyanenu kulonda etiyi yuma yinakudizawu Mwizu daNzambi?

⁶ Munateli kushinjila ñahi anyanenu kulonda etiyi neyi chamushinjililiwu Timotewu? Chatachi, ikalenu adiwunjika. Chikuhwelelu bayi neyi chenzaña neyi muchilotaku; hela chinateli kusambukila anyanenu muloña wakwila enu ayishinjilili kulonda mwitiyiku. Mwana wejima watela kuzatisha ‘wuswa windi wakutoñojoka’ kulonda yakuhweleli chalala chamuBayibolu. (Tañenu Aroma 12:1.) Enu anvwali zatenu nañovu kulonda mudizishi mwanenu, sweje-e neyi nakwihula malwihu. Talenu chakutalilahu.

7, 8. (a) Tata yawantu wumu mukwaKristu wamwekeshaña ñahi kudiwunjika neyi nakudizisha mwanindi wamumbanda? (b) Mwadiwunjikaña ñahi hakudizisha anyanenu?

⁷ Thomas, wukweti mwana wamumbanda wudi nayaaka 11, wahosheli nindi: “Mwanami wehulaña nindi, ‘Komana Yehova wetejeli yuma yidileñi yayeni hakuleña wumi hamaseki? hela ‘Muloñadi chitwabulilaña kudibomba nawantu ejima—munsañu jakuvota kulonda tuwahishi yuma?’ Mpinji yikwawu nahudikilaña kulonda nibuli kumuleja ñakwilu yakutwamba. Bayi neyi chikuhwelelu chenzaña muloña wakwiluka yuma yamaneni kutalisha hachalalaku. Ilaña chenzaña kuhitila mukwiluka nsañu yanyanya yayivulu.”

⁸ Neyi chinashimuniyi Thomas, kudizisha kwakeñekaña kudiwunjika. Kafwampi, akwaKristu ejima atela kwikala adiwunjika. (Kol. 3:12) Thomas weluka nindi chakeñekaña mpinji yeneni nikuhanjeka kakavulu hakwila nawu mwana yadizi. Watela kuhanjeka namwanindi haNsona kulonda yamukwashi kukuhwelela nsañu yinakudizayi. Thomas wahosheli nindi, “Neyi tunakuhanjeka hayikuma yalema, ami niñodami twafwilaña kumukwasha mwanetu yakuhweleli chikupu yuma yitunakumudizisha nawa yimulumbulukili. Neyi yehula, twatiyaña kuwaha. Kuhosha hohu chalala, chankalilaña kwiluka nami nachitiyi neyi yabula kwihula malwihu.”

9. Munateli kuleja ñahi anyana Izu daNzambi?

⁹ Neyi anvwali adiwunjika hampinji yinakudizishawu, anyana akutachika kwiluka chovu-chovu “mwatalisha wihi, kuleha, chiminu nikukunama” kwachikuhwelelu. (Efwe. 3:18) Yidizishenu nsañu yinesekani nayaaka niwuswa wukwetiwu. Chakuhwelelawu yuma yinakudizawu, akutachika kulejaku akwawu yuma yadizawu, kubombelahu niakwawu akashikola. (1 Pet. 3:15) Chakutalilahu, komana anyanenu anateli kulumbulula chahosha Bayibolu kutalisha hakufwa? Komana atiyishisha chalumbulula Bayibolu?a Mwamweni, kuleja anyana Izu daNzambi kwakeñekaña kudiwunjika, ilaña twatela kuzata nañovu.—Kuhit. 6:6, 7.

10. Yumanyi yalema yimwatela kudizisha anyanenu?

¹⁰ Hela chochu, enu anvwali yenu mwatela kutachikilahu kumwekesha chikuhwelelu hakwila nawu mukwashi anyanenu. Stephanie, wudi nawanyana awambanda asatu, wahosheli nindi: “Hadiñawu atwansi, nadihwileña nami, ‘Komana nayilejaña anyanami chaletesha nikuhweleli nami Yehova wekalakwoku, wukweti kukeña nawa nshimbi jindi jajiwahi? Komana anyanami eluka chikupu nawu namukeña chikupu Yehova?’ Hinatela kukuhwelela anyana kuyishinjila henohu amaweni hinadishinjiliku.”