Cibalo 51
Ibujayi Kupobwe Lyabuzuba Bwakuzyalwa
NAAMANA kupa malailile kubaapostolo bakwe, Jesu wabatuma mumunzi bobile-bobile. Ambweni banabunyina ba Petro aa Andreya baunka antoomwe, abalo ba Jakobo a Johane mbubonya, Filipo a Bartolomayo, Tomaso a Matayo, Jakobo a Tadayo mpoonya Simoni a Judasi Iskariote. Itubunga tuli cisambomwi otu twabasikukambauka twaambilizya makani mabotu aa Bwami akucita maleele aakuponya koonse-koonse nkobaunka.
Aciindi awa Johane Mubbapatizi ucili muntolongo. Wakkala omu kwamyaka iitandila kwiibili lino. Mulayeeya kuti Johane wakaamba caantangalala kuti teecakaluzi pe kuti Heroda Antipa akwate Herodiya mukamunyina uutegwa Filipo. Mbwaanga Heroda Antipa wakali kutaminina kutobela Mulawo wa Musa, Johane wakacibikka aatuba ciimo cakwe cabumambe. Aboobo Heroda wakabikka Johane muntolongo ambweni kwiinda mukusinikizigwa a Herodiya.
Heroda Antipa ulizi kuti Johane mmuntu uululeme alimwi ulamuswiilila cakukkomana. Aboobo tazyi cakumucita. Kulubazu lumwi Herodiya ulimusulide Johane alimwi uluujisi kuyandaula nzila yakuti ajaigwe. Limwi ciindi ncaali kulangila calibonya.
Kakuceede mazuba masyoonto kuti busike buzuba bwapobwe lya Kwiindilila lyamu 32 C.E., Heroda wabamba pobwe lipati lyakusekelela buzuba bwakwe bwakuzyalwa. Ibaliko kupobwe eli kuli babelesi boonse balupati-pati ba Heroda alimwi abasilumamba antoomwe ankumekume zyamu Galilaya. Kumangolezya, Salome imwana musimbi wa Herodiya ngwaakazyala kuli Filipo wakali mulumaakwe, waambilwa kuti azyanine beenzu. Aba baalumi bakankamana kapati anzyanino yakwe.
Heroda wamukkomanina kapati Salome. Ulaamba: “Ndikumbila coonse ncoyanda, ndakupa.” Mane wakonka akukonka ategwa: “Coonse ncoti ndikumbile ndakupa ncico, niciba cibeela cabwami bwangu.”
Katanaingula, Salome wazwa kuyoobuzya banyina. Wabuzya ategwa: “Ino nkakumbilenzi?”
Nceeci coolwe limwi! Herodiya waingula kakunyina akusowa ciindi ategwa: “Mutwe wa Johane Mubapatizi.”
Ndilyonya Salome wapiluka kuli Heroda akwaamba kuti: “Ndayanda kuti undipe ndilyonya lino mutwe wa-Johane Mubapatizi mumutiba.”
Heroda wausa kapati. Pele akaambo kakuti beenzu bakumvwa kukonka kwakwe, wabaansoni kuti akake kucita obo nokuba kuti eci caamba kujaya muntu uunyina mulandu. Ndilyonya sikumujaya watumwa kuntolongo amalailile aayoosya ngaapegwa. Kaindi kaniini wajoka amutwe wa Johane mumutiba mpoonya wamupa Salome. Mpoonya walo watola kuli banyina. Bazikumvwe cacitika basikwiiya ba Johane, baboola kuzyoobweza mutumba akuyoouzikka mpoonya baatola makani kuli Jesu.
Ucimvwa Heroda kuti Jesu uponya bantu akutanda badaimona, wayoowa kapati kayeeya kuti Jesu ngu Johane wabuka kuzwa kubafwu. Aboobo ulayandisya kubona Jesu, ikutali kuti akamvwe mbwakambauka pele nkuyoobona naa ncayoowa ncencico cicitika naa pe. Matayo 10:1-5; 11:1; 14:1-12; Marko 6:14-29; Luka 9:7-9.
▪ Nkaambo nzi Johane ncali muntolongo, alimwi ncinzi ncatayandili kumujaya Heroda?
▪ Wacijana buti coolwe limwi Herodiya cakuti Johane ajayigwe?
▪ Nolwainda lufwu lwa Johane nkaambo nzi Heroda nkayandila kubona Jesu?