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

Tendi la mkonkhano likhana bwalo lomwe ikhali mbuto yomwe antsembe akhambaphatira mabasa yawo. Guwa la ntsembe likulu la mkuwa lakuperekera ntsembe likhakhala pa bwalolo pabodzi na basiya la mkuwa la madzi lomwe antsembe akhaliphatisa basa kuti abzicenese pomwe akanati kucita basa lawo lakupambulika. (Eki. 30:17-20; 40:6-8) Ntsiku zino, Akristau wakudzozedwa omwe akali pa dziko la pantsi pano ambatumikira mwakukhulupirika mu bwalo la mkati la pa dziko la pantsi la templo yauzimu. Basiya likulu la madzi ni cizindikiro kwa iwo na kwa Akristau wentse cakuti an’funika kupitiriza kukhala adacena pa mbali zentse za moyo wawo. Tsono n’kuponi komwe “thimu likulu” limbanamatira Mulungu? Mpostolo Juwau adawawona iwo “akhadaima pamaso pa mpando wa umambo,” bzomwe bzikuthandauza kuti ali pa dziko la pantsi pano pa bwalo la kunja, ndipo “acimbaphata mabasa yakupambulika mu templo mwace usiku na masikati.” (Apok. 7:9, 13-15) Ifepano timbatenda kwene-kwene mwayi omwe tinawo wakukhala na mbuto pa makonzedwe ya Yahova yakuti timunamate mwakucena! w23.10 28 ¶15-16