Cibalo 27
Kwiitwa kwa Matayo
MMBWAAMANA buyo kuponya muntu uuyuminide mubili, Jesu wazwa mu Kapernauma akuya ku Lwizi lwa Galilaya. Alimwi makamu-makamu aabantu baboola kuli nguwe elyo watalika kubayiisya. Mbwayaabweenda, wabona Matayo uutegwa Levi kakkede kucitelelo. Jesu wamutamba ategwa: “Ndicilila.”
Matayo ulalangilwa kuti ulikuzibide kale kuyiisya kwa Jesu mbubwena mbuli bwakali Petro, Andreya, Jakobo alimwi a Johane ciindi nobakaitwa. Alimwi mbubwena mbuli mbabo Matayo wakuzumina kutambwa mpoona-mpoona. Wanyamuka, wasiya mulimo wakwe wabusimutelo akuccilila Jesu.
Mpoona antela ikusekelela kwiitwa kwakwe, Matayo wacita pobwe muŋanda yakwe. Kunze lya Jesu abasikwiiya Bakwe, ibakali balongwe ba Matayo nkobali abalo. Aaba baalumi kanjikanji balasulaikwa abama Judanyina nkaambo babwezelela mitelo yabweendelezi bwabana Roma busulidwe. Kunze lyaboobo kanjikanji babweza mali manji kuzwa kubantu cabumpelenge kwiinda ngobeelede.
Nobamubona Jesu kupobwe antoomwe abantu bali boobu, iba Farisi babuzya basikwiiya bakwe ategwa: “Ino nkaambonzi mufundisi wanu ulalya abasimutelo abasizibi.” Naamvwa mubuzyo oyu, Jesu waingula ba Farisi ategwa: “Teensi baponi bayanda musiliki pe, pele balwazi. Kamuya, mukaiye ncikaamba kapango aka kati, Ncinjanda nduse, teensi cipaizyo pe, nkaambo teensi baluleme mbenzidide kwiita, pele basizibi.”
Kulibonya kuti Matayo waita basimutelo aba kuŋanda yakwe kutegwa baswiilile Jesu akuponesyegwa munzila yakumuuya. Aboobo Jesu wayanzana ambabo kutegwa abagwasye kujana cilongwe cibotu a Leza. Jesu tabasulaiki bali boobu mbuli bucita ba Farisi balibona kululama. Pele akaambo kaluzyalo lwakwe waba mbuli musilisi kulimbabo munzila yakumuuya.
Aboobo ikutondezya lubomba nkwacita Jesu kuli basizibi, takuli kuti ulazizumina zibi zyabo pe, pele nkutondezya luzyalo nkukwenya nkwaakacita kuli baabo baciswa kumubili. Mucikozyanyo, amuyeeye ciindi naakajata sicinsenda caluzyalo akwaamba kuti: “Ndazumina, salazigwa.” Andiswe mbubwena atutondezye lubomba kwiinda mukugwasya bantu bapengede kapati kubagwasya munzila yakumuuya. Matayo 8:3; 9:9-13; Marko 2:13-17; Luka 5:27-32.
▪ Nkuli nkwabede Matayo ciindi naamubona Jesu?
▪ Mmulimo nzi ngwacita Matayo, alimwi nkaambo nzi bantu bali boobu ncobasulaikwa abama Judanyina?
▪ Nkutongooka nzi kucitwa kujatikizya Jesu, alimwi waingula buti?
▪ Nkaambo nzi Jesu ncayanzana abasizibi?