Cibalo 80
Izyaanda Zyambelele Amweembezi
JESU waboola ku Jerusalemu ku Pobwe lya Kusalazya tempele naa Hanukkah, ipobwe lyakusekelela kusalazya tempele lya Jehova alimwi. Mu 168 B.C.E., myaka iitandila ku 200 musyule, Antiochus Epiphanes wane wakasaala Jerusalemu akusampaula tempele acituulilo cayo. Nokuba boobo, nokwakainda myaka yotatwe, Jerusalemu wakalwaninwa akubwezegwa alimwi elyo tempele lyakasalazigwa alimwi. Mpoonya pobwe lyamwakaa mwaka lyakusalazigwa alimwi lyakacitwa.
Pobwe lya Kusalazya licitwa mu Chislev 25, imwezi wabama Juda iweendelana acibeela camamanino ca November alimwi acibeela cakusaanguna ca December akkalenda yesu yasunu. Aboobo mazuba ainda-inda kumwaanda ngaaceede kuti licitwe Pobwe lya Kwiindilila lyamu 33 C.E. Akaambo kakuti nciindi campeyo, imwaapostolo Johane uciita kuti “mapeyo.”
Lino Jesu wabelesya cikozyanyo mwalo mwaamba zyaanda zyotatwe zyambelele amulimo wakwe kali Sikweembela Mubotu. Icaanda cambelele ncaamba kusaanguna, nciceeco cacizuminano ca Mulawo wa Musa. Imulawo wakali kubeleka mbuli lukwakwa, ikwaandaanya bama Juda kuzwa kumicito iisofweede yabantu abo batali mucizuminano eci caalubazu a Leza. Jesu wapandulula ategwa: “Ncobeni ndamwaambila kasimpe, oyo uutanjilili kucilyango cacaanda cambelele, pele watantila kumbi, ngonguwe mufumpi amubbi. Pele uunjilila kucilyango ngosikweembela mbelele.”
Bamwi bakaboola kabaamba kuti mbaa Mesiya naa Kristo, pele teebakali basikweembela beni-beni balo Jesu mbaamba kuti: “Uulindila cilyango ulamujulila, embelele zilamvwa ijwi lyakwe, alimwi ulaziita mbelele zyakwe amazina aazyo, ulazitola anze. . . . Umweenzu tazimucilili, pele zilamutija, nkaambo tazilizi ijwi lyabeenzu.”
“Uulindila cilyango” kucaanda cambelele cakusaanguna wakali Johane Mubbapatizi. Kali sikulindila cilyango, Johane ‘wakamujulila’ Jesu kwiinda mukumukozyanisya aambelele zyacikozyanyo nzyayoosolweda kumacelelo. Ezi mbelele nzyaita Jesu amazina aazyo akuzizwisya, kumbele zilazumizigwa kunjila mucaanda cimbi cambelele mbubwena mbuli mbwapandulula ategwa: “Ncobeni ndamwaambila kasimpe, Ndime cilyango cambelele,” ikwaamba kumulyango wacaanda cambelele cipya. Ciindi Jesu naatalisya cizuminano cipya abasikwiiya bakwe akutila muuya uusalala alimbabo ku Pentekoste yatobela, bazumizigwa kunjila mucaanda cambelele eci cipya.
Kazumanana kupandulula mulimo wakwe, Jesu ulaamba: “Ndime cilyango, mulindime muntu woonse uunjila, ulafutuka, ulanjila akuzwa, ulajana macelelo. . . . Mebo ndazida kuti babe abuumi, akuti buvule. . . . Ndime sikweembela mubotu, ndilizizi zyangu, azyalo zyangu zilindizi. Mbubonya Taata mbwandizi, amebo ndilimuzi Taata, ndatulila mbelele abuumi bwangu.”
Calino-lino Jesu wakaumbulizide basikumutobela ategwa: “Mutayoowi, nokatanga kaniini, nkaambo Usowanu ulakondwa kumupa bwami bwakwe.” Aka katanga kaniini kumbele ikazoosika ku 144,000, kalaboola mucaanda cambelele eci cipya naa cabili. Pele Jesu wayaambele ategwa: “Ndijisi mbelele zimwi izitali zyacaanda cino. Azyalo ndyeelede kuzileta, ziyoolimvwa ijwi lyangu, ziyooba itanga lyomwe asikweembela omwe.”
Mbwaanga “mbelele zimwi” tazili “zyacaanda cino” zyeelede kuti nzyamucaanda cimbi, catatu. Ezi zyaanda zyobile zyambelele zyamamanino, zilaandeene nkoziya. “Katanga kaniini” kali mucaanda cimwi kayoolela atoomwe a Kristo kujulu alimwi “mbelele zimwi” zili mucaanda cimbi ziyoopona mu Paradaiso anyika. Pele nokuba kuti zili muzyaanda zyobile, imbelele tazikwe munyono pe, naa kulimvwa kusalwa nkaambo Jesu ulaamba ziba “itanga lyomwe” “asikweembela omwe.”
Sikweembela Mubotu, Jesu Kristo walisungula kupa buumi bwakwe akaambo kazyaanda zyambelele zyoonse zyobile. Ulaamba: “Ndabutula ndemwini. Ndijisi bwami bwakubutula, alimwi ndijisi bwami bwakububweza. Ngomulao ngwendakatambula kuli-Taata.” Jesu naamba boobu, kwaba kwaandaana akati kabama Juda.
Banji munkamu balaamba: “Ujisi daimona, ulisondokede. Nkaambonzi ncomumuswiilila?” Pele bamwi balaamba: “Oku takuli kwaamba kwamuntu uuli adaimona.” Mpoonya, kabaamba mbwaakaponya muntu wakazyalwa kali moofu myezi yobile yainda bayungizya ategwa: “Sena daimona ulakonzya kubonya meso aamoofu?” Johane 10:1-22; 9:1-7; Luka 12:32; Ciyubunuzyo 14:1, 3; 21:3, 4; Intembauzyo 37:29.
▪ Ino Pobwe lya Kusalazya ncinzi, alimwi lisekelelwa lili?
▪ Ino caanda cakusaanguna cambelele ninzi, alimwi nguni uulindila cilyango?
▪ Ino uulindila cilyango umujulila buti Sikweembela, nkabela nkuli nkozizumizigwa kunjila mbelele?
▪ Mbaani babamba zyaanda zyobile zya Sikweembela Mubotu, alimwi baba matanga ongaye?