Pomwe mpostolo Paulo akhalewa bza cikhulupiro, cidikhiro na lufoyi, iye adamaliza na kulewa kuti “cakufunika kwene-kwene pa bzitatubzi ni lufoyi.” (1 Ako. 13:13) Thangwe ranyi Paulo adalewa bzimwebzi? Thangwe kutsogoloku tin’dzafunika lini pomwe kukhulupira mapiciro ya Mulungu yakulewa bza dziko lipsa thangwe mapiciroyo yan’dzakhala yakwanisika kale. Tsono tin’dzafunikira kupitiriza kulatiza lufoyi kwa Yahova na kwa anzathu. Pomwe ntsiku zikupita, lufoyi lathulo kuna iwo lin’dzapitiriza kukula. Cinango n’cakuti lufoyi ndiro limbadziwikisa Akristau wacadidi. Jezu adauza anyakupfunza wace kuti: “Na bzimwebzi, wentse an’dzadziwa kuti ndimwe anyakupfunza wangu mukambafunana.” (Juw. 13:35) Kuthimizira bzimwebzi, kulatizana lufoyi kun’dzaticitisa kuti tikhale wakuphatana. Paulo adalewa kuti lufoyi “limbaphatanidzisa wanthu mwamphanvu kwene-kwene kuposa cinthu ciri-centse.” (Akol. 3:14) Mpostolo Juwau adanembera Akristau anzace kuti: “Ule omwe ambafuna Mulungu, an’funikambo kumbafuna m’bale wace.” (1 Juw. 4:21) Tenepo, tikambalatizana lufoyi, timbalatiza kuti timbafuna Mulungu. w23.11 8 ¶1, 3

Bibliya limbandendemezera moyo wa Akristaufe na kuthamanga. Anyakuthamanga omwe ambafika kuphampha an’dzasimbidwa na moyo wakusaya kumala. (2 Tim. 4:7, 8) Tin’funika kucita nyongo ya kupitiriza kuthamanga thangwe tasala pang’ono kufika. Mpostolo Paulo adafotokoza bzinthu bzomwe bzingatithandize. Iye adatiuza kuti: “Mbaticoseni cinthu ciri-centse cakulemera . . . , ndipo bwerani tithamange mwakupirira pa kuthamanga komwe kwaikhidwaku.” Kodi Paulo akhafuna kulewa kuti Mkristau an’funika lini kunyamula mtolo uli-wentse? Ne, ndibzo lini bzomwe iye akhafuna kulewa. M’mbuto mwace, iye akhafuna kulewa kuti tin’funika lini kunyamula mitolo yakusaya kufunika. Mitolo imweyi ingatisokoneze na kutinetesa. Kuti tileke kuneta, tin’funika kudziwa bzinthu bzakusaya kufunika bzomwe bzingatinetese na kubzitaya mwakamfulumize ndipo pa nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo, tin’funika lini kusiya mitolo yomwe tin’funika kuinyamula. Tikasaya kucita tenepoyo bzingakhale bzakunesa kuti tithamange. — 2 Tim. 2:5. w23.08 26 ¶1-2

Kuleka kungingimira nzeru zathu kumbatithandiza kuti timbalemekeze kawonedwe ka bzinthu ka anzathu. Mpfumakazi zinango zimbafuna kuikha makiyaje uko zinango zimbaikha lini. Akristau winango ambafuna kumwa pang’ono uko anango ambafuna lini na kulawidzako. Akristau wentse ambafuna kukhala na thanzi labwino, koma iwo angacite bzakusankhula bzakusiyana pa nkhani ya mankhwala yomwe angabvume kutambira. Tikambayezera kucitisa abale kuti asankhule bzinthu ninga bzathu, tingakhumudwise anzathu ndipo tingacitise kuti m’gwere mukhale na mgawano. (1 Ako. 8:9; 10:23, 24) Mwa ciratizo, Yahova alibe kutipasa malamulo ya momwe tingabvalire, koma iye adatipasa nfundo zomwe timbafunika kuziteweza. Ifepano tin’funika kubvala mwakuthemera ninga atumiki wa Mulungu ticimbalatiza kuti timbacita bzinthu mwacikati-kati, ndife wakubzicepesa ndipo ‘timbakumbuka bwino.’ (1 Tim. 2:9, 10) Ndipopa timbabvala lini mu njira yakuti ticitise kuti wanthu atinyang’anise kwene-kwene. Nfundo za m’Bibliya zimbathandizambo akulu kuti atcenkhe kumbapereka malamulo pa nkhani ya kabvalidwe na kagwatidwe ka tsisi. w23.07 23-24 ¶13-14