Pomwe Mambo Uziya akhali mwana, iye akhali wakubzicepesa. Iye adapfunza “kugopa Mulungu wacadidi.” Iye adakhala na moyo magole 68, ndipo Yahova adamusimba pa bzentse bzomwe akhacita. (2 Nkha. 26:1-4) Uziya adakunda mitundu mizinji ya anyamadulanthaka wace, ndipo adacita ciri-centse kuti mzinda wa Jeruzalemu ukhale wakukhotcerereka. (2 Nkha. 26:6-15) Uziya adakomedwa kwene-kwene na bzomwe Yahova adamuthandiza kucita. (Mpal. 3:12, 13) Mambo Uziya akhadazolowera kuuza wanthu malango ya Yahova. Pinango bzimwebzi ndibzo bzomwe bzidamucitisa kuti iye awone kuti angadacita ciri-centse comwe akhafuna. Ntsiku inango, Uziya adapita mu templo ya Yahova ndipo adayezera kutentha bzakununtcirisa pa guwa la ntsembe. Amambo akhabvumizidwa lini kucita bzimwebzi. (2 Nkha. 26:16-18) Mkulu wa Antsembe Azariya adayezera kumuletsa kucita bzimwebzo, tsono Uziya adakalipa kwene-kwene. Bzakupasa ntsisi mpsakuti Uziya alibe kupitiriza kukhala wakukhulupirika, ndipo Yahova adamulanga mwa kumucitisa kuti akhale na mapere. (2 Nkha. 26:19-21) Iye angadapitiriza kukhala wakubzicepesa, bzinthu bzingadamufambira bwino kwene-kwene pa moyo wace! w23.09 10 ¶9-10

Napo pambuyo pa mpostolo Pedru kudzozedwa na mzimu, iye adapitiriza kulimbana na kuperewera kwace. Mu 36 EC, Mulungu adatuma Pedru kuti ayende ku mui kwa Korneliyo omwe akhali lini Mdjuda, kumweko Mulungu adadzoza Korneliyoyo na mzimu wakucena. Bzimwebzi bzidalatiziratu padeca kuti “Mulungu alibe tsankhulo” ndipo wanthu omwe akhali lini Adjuda angadakhalambo m’gwere lacikristau. (Mab. 10:34, 44, 45) Pedru adayamba kudya na wanthu omwe akhali lini Adjuda. Kukhali kuyamba kucita bzimwebzi. Napo bziri tenepo, Adjuda winango akhawona kuti Akristau omwe ni Adjuda akhafunikira lini kudya pabodzi na omwe akhali lini Adjuda. Pomwe wanthu winango omwe akhana nzeru zimwezi adafika ku Antiyokiya, Pedru adasiya kudya na Akristau omwe akhali lini Adjuda thangwe rakuti akhafuna lini kusunamisa Akristau omwe akhali Adjuda. Mpostolo Paulo adawona bzomwe Pedru adacitabzi ndipo adamutsimula pakati pa wanthu. (Agal. 2:13, 14) Napo kuti Pedru adacita bzimwebzi, iye adapitiriza kutumikira Yahova. w23.09 22 ¶8

Mukakhala na nthawe yakubziwona mun’dzakwanisa kuzindikira mbali zinango zomwe mun’funika kucita nyongo kuti muzikwanirise. Koma lekani kuwofoka. “Mbuya ngwakudeka mtima,” iye an’dzakuthandizani kuti mukwanirise bzomwe mukanati kukwanirisa. (1 Ped. 2:3) Mpostolo Pedru akutitsimikizira kuti: “Mulungu . . . an’dzamalizisa kukupfunzisani. Iye an’dzakulimbikisani.” Pedru adabziwona kuti akhali lini wakuthemera kukhala pafupi na Mwana wa Mulungu. (Luk. 5:8) Tsono mwakuthandizidwa na Yahova pabodzi na Jezu, iye adapitiriza kukhala mteweri wa Kristu. Ndipopa Pedru adawonedwa kuti akhali wakuthemera ‘kupita mu Umambo bwakusaya kumala bwa Mbuya na Mpulumusi wathu Jezu Kristu.’ (2 Ped. 1:11) Iye adapasidwa mabaibai yabwino kwene-kwene! Mukapirirambo ninga momwe Pedru adapiririra na kubvuma kupfunzisidwa na Yahova, imwepo mun’dzatambirambo mabaibai ya moyo wakusaya kumala. Bzimwebzi bzin’dzakucitisani kuti “mudzapulumuke thangwe ra cikhulupiro canu.” — 1 Ped. 1:9. w23.09 31 ¶16-17