15, 16. (a) Ino ‘nkuumamanino’ kuli noziyoocinca zintu ‘kunyika ya-Zebuloni aya-Nafatali’? (b) Ino icisi cakasampawidwe cakazyoolemekwa buti?

¹⁵ Imwaapostolo Matayo ulawiingula mubuzyo ooyu mumakani aakwe aajatikizya mulimo wa Jesu waanyika. Kapandulula mazuba aakusaanguna aamulimo ooyo, Matayo waamba kuti: “Nkabela [Jesu] wakalonga kuzwa ku-Nazareta, wakaakukala ku-Kapernauma kumbali lyalwizi muzisi zya-Zabuloni azya-Nafatali, kuti akacitwe aakaambwa kuli-Isaya musinsimi kuti, Cisi ca-Zabuloni acisi ca-Nafatali, inzila yalwizi, mutala lya-Jordano, Galilaya wabamasi, bantu ibakede mumudima balibwene bbalabala, abalo ibakede munyika yalufu, amucimvule calo, balipasukidwe mumuni.”—Matayo 4:13-16.

“Mumuni Mupati”

17. Ino “mumuni mupati” wamunika buti mu Israyeli?

¹⁷ Ino mbuti kujatikizya makani ‘aamumuni mupati’ mu Galilaya ngaakaamba Matayo? Aalo aaya makani akazubululwa kubusinsimi bwa Isaya. Isaya wakalemba kuti: “Bantu ibakeenda mumudima babona mumuni mupati. Abo ibakakede munyika yalufu iisia mbi bapasukilwa mumuni.” (Isaya 9:2) Ikuzyoosika mumwaanda wamyaka wakusaanguna C.E., imumuni wakasimpe wakalivwumbilidwe anjiisyo zyakubeja zyabantu batakombi. Bakakomezya penzi basololi bazikombelo ibana Juda kwiinda mukuzumanana kutobela ziyanza zyabukombi izyakapa kuti ‘mulawo wa Leza ulobe.’ (Matayo 15:6) Ibabombe myoyo bakali kudyaamininwa akunyonganizyigwa akaambo kakutobela “beenzyi boofu.” (Matayo 23:2-4, 16) Jesu Mesiya naakasika, imeso aabantu banji ibabombe myoyo akatalika kubona bweelede. (Johane 1:9, 12) Imulimo ngwaakacita Jesu naakali anyika alimwi azilongezyo zyakaba akaambo kakulyaaba kwakwe cakweelela zyaambwa kuti “mumuni mupati” mubusinsimi bwa Isaya.—Johane 8:12.

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Jesu wakali mumuni munyika