CILONGESA 61
Babyanene Kutsikama
Mukwetile myaka yaingi kutunda halotelele bya kamponya, Mwene Nebukadineza wapangele kamponya wakama manene wa goudi. Washimbikile uje kamponya mu cana ca Dura, co wasanene banu ba bulemu mu lifuti kwambateselela na Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego mangana bakwimane kulutwe lwa kamponya. Co mwene washikile ngwendi: ‘Mumuziba lika cilumo ca limbinga, paipi, kamutolilo ka miyengo ibali, munapande kutsikamena kamponya. Woshe katsikama bamumbila mu lutengo lwa tuhya.’ Kuma baje baHebelu batatu batsikamenene uje kamponya indi balemesele lika Yehova?
Mwene washikile ngwendi bembise bisanzi, co banu boshe batsikamene na kulemesa kamponya kubanga lika Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego. Banu bamo babamwene, ngeci bakalekele mwene ngwabo: ‘BaJuda bamo banabyana kulemesa kamponya wobe.’ Nebukadineza wabasanene na kubaleka ngwendi: ‘Hano mumuziba cilumo munapande kutsikama na kulemesa kamponya. Oloni nga kumutsikama, njikamyumbila mu tuhya. Wahi njambi asa kumyamena mu maboko ange.’ Co Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego bamukumbulwile ngwabo: ‘Kututondo kutwana simbu yamucibali. Njambi yetu asa kutwamena. Nameme nga kalingi ngoco, kututsikama na kulemesa kamponya.’
Nebukadineza mwazibile ngoco walubalele manene. Co washikile bangamba bendi ngwendi: “Bashambeye lutengo lwa tuhya mangana lushaluke bisimbu 7 kutubakana mulukashalukila.” Kutundaho washikile maswalale bendi ngwendi: ‘Bakuteni na kubombila mu tuhya!’ Lutengo lwa tuhya lwashalukile manene, co banalume baje batwalele Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego mubashwenene kuyehi nalyo, haje bene benyele na kutsa. Co baje baHebelu batatu bawililile mu tuhya. Oloni Nebukadineza mwatalele mukati, wamwene ngwendi kwakele banalume bawana kutubakana kukala banalume batatu. Co bakele na kwendangana mu tuhya. Mwene wazibile manene lyoba, co wehwile bamyata bendi ngwendi: ‘Kuma te kutwombilile banalume batatu muje mu tuhya? Njili na nakumona banu bawana, co umo wabo ali na kusholoka ngwe kangelo.’
Nebukadineza washwenene kuyehi na lutengo lwa tuhya na kukatambeka ngwendi: ‘Yeni bangamba ba Njambi Wahakamwa ya Byoshe tundeni omwo mu tuhya!’ Banu boshe bakomokele mubamwene Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego bali na kwenda mu tuhya oku kubesi na kwenya. Binkambu byabo na cikanda cabo na bizalo byabo kubyenyele, co lalo kubakele na kunika bwisi.
Co Nebukadineza wendekele ngwendi: ‘Njambi ya Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego wapwa wakama. Natumine kangelo mangana akubamene. Kukwesi njambi wa kulifwa nendi.’
Kuma neni mushaka kupwa ba kulongwa kuli Yehova ngwe mwa baje baHebelu batatu ndi?
“Yehova Njambi yobe ikeye iunapande kulemesa, co ikeye lika iunapande kupangela cipangi ca kujela.”—Mateu 4:10