Cibalo 3
Sikubamba Mugwagwa Wazyalwa
ELIZABETA ulaafwaafwi kutumbuka. Kwamyezi yotatwe eyi yainda, Mariya wali kukkala anguwe. Pele lino casika ciindi cakuti Mariya alaye akuunka mulweendo lulamfwu kujokela kumunzi ku Nazareta. Mumyezi buyo iili cisambomwi awalo uyoobaa mwana.
Ucizwa buyo Mariya, Elizabeta watumbuka. Caba cintu cikondelezya kaka kutumbuka nokwazwidilila alimwi Elizabeta amwana kabapona buyo kabotu! Elizabeta naatondezya mwanaakwe kuli basimukobonyina abasazinyina, basekelela antoomwe anguwe.
Kweelana a Mulawo wa Leza, kwainda mazuba aali lusele kuzwa buzuba mbwaazyalwa mwana musankwa mu Israyeli weelede kupalulwa. Aciindi eci balongwe abamukowa baboola kuzikuswaya. Balaamba mwana musankwa oyu weelede kuulikwa zina lyausyi, Zakariya. Pele Elizabeta wakaka. “Pe,” mbwaamba, “ulategwa ngu-Johane.” Amuyeeye kuti ndezina mungelo Gabriyeli ndyaakati ndyaelede kupegwa mwana.
Pele balongwe babo batongooka balaamba: “Taakwe musazinyoko uwakaulikidwe zina elyo.” Mpoonya kabatambaika, babuzya usyi zina ndyayanda kuulika mwana. Zakariya walomba cakulembela, caankamika bantu boonse walemba kuti, “Izina lyakwe ngu Johane.”
Mbwaalembela buyo, Zakariya wakonzya kwaambaula alimwi. Mulayeeya kuti wakaleka kwaambaula naatakasyoma mulumbe wamungelo wakuti Elizabeta uyoobaa mwana. Naatalika kwaambaula Zakariya, boonse basimukobonyina bayoowa akulyaambauzya ategwa: “Iniinga uyooba mwana uuli buti oyu?”
Lino Zakariya wazula muuya uusalala watembaula wati: “Akulumbwe Jehova, Leza wa-Israyeli, nkaambo wayeeya bantu bakwe, wabanununa. Watubusizya Mufutuli Singuzu muŋanda ya-Davida muzike wakwe.” Aino oyu “Mufutuli Singuzu” Mwami Jesu uucilangilwa kuzyalwa. Kwiinda mulinguwe, Zakariya waamba kuti, Leza “[uya]kutupa kuti, mbotwaangululwa kumaanza aabasinkondoma, tumukombe cakutayoowa mukusalala amubululami kumbele lyakwe mazuba esu oonse.”
Mpoonya Zakariya wasinsima kujatikizya mwanaakwe Johane ategwa: “Ayebo, omwana, uyootegwa musinsimi wa-Sijulu lyamajulu, nkaambo uyooenda kumbele lya-Mwami kululamika nzila zyakwe, kuzibya bantu bakwe lufutuko mukujatilwa kwazibi zyabo. Nkaambo kamoyo waluzyalo wa-Leza wesu, kulindulo bwatuyeeya bucedo bwakujulu, bukamunikile abakede mumudima amucimvule calufu, bukeenzye matende esu munzila yaluumuno.”
Lino Mariya uucizibidwe kuti mukaintu uutakwetwe wasika kumunzi ku Nazareta. Ncinzi ciyoocitika kulinguwe caakuzibwa buya kuti ulimitide? Luka 1:56-80; Levitiko 12:2, 3.
▪ Mupati buti Johane kuli Jesu?
▪ Nzintu nzi zyacitika Johane naabaa mazuba aali lusele aakuzyalwa?
▪ Ino Leza wabikkila buti maanu kubantu bakwe?
▪ Mulimo nzi wasinsimwa ngwayoocita Johane?