Bakacita Kuyanda kwa Jehova

Ikumvwa Majwi aa Jesu Aakumamanino

KUMANGOLEZYA aa Nisani 14, mu 33 C.E., Jesu Kristo abaapostolo bakwe bali 11 ibasyomeka bakakkala kutebule muŋanda yamujulu mu Jerusalemu. Kazi kuti lufwu lwakalaafwi, wakabaambila kuti: “kuli ciindi ciniini ncendi anywebo.” (Johane 13:33) Atwaambe kuti Judase Iskariote wakali kale munzila ikuyoomvwana abaalumi babi ibakali kuyanda kuti Jesu ajaigwe.

Kwiina wakainda ali Jesu muŋanda eyo ikulimvwa kuti ciindi cilimanide. Wakalizi kabotu-kabotu kuti wakalaafwi kupenga. Alimwi Jesu wakalizi kuti baapostolo bakwe balamulekelezya busiku mbubonya obo. (Matayo 26:31; Zekariya 13:7) Mbokunga eeci ncecakali ciindi camamanino ncaakali kunga ulabelesya kwaambaula abaapostolo katanafwa Jesu, tulakonzya kusyoma kuti majwi aakwe aakulaya wakaagamika kuzintu zipati kwiinda.

“Amukacite Obo Kuti Mukandiyeeye”

Abaapostolo bakwe basyomeka Jesu wakaanza ciyanza cipya mubusena bwa Pasika yaci Juda. Mwaapostolo Paulo wakaciita kuti “Mulalilo wa-Mwami.” (1 Ba-Korinto 11:20) Wakabweza mukamu Jesu amane wakapa mupailo. Amane wakuukomauna mukamu akupa baapostolo bakwe. “Amubweze, mulye, nkaambo ngooyu mubili wangu. Alimwi wakabweza kanywido, walumba, wabaabila, waamba wati, Amunywide mulinkako nyoonse, nkaambo mboobu bulowa bwangu bwamulongo butililwa bantu banji kuti balekelelwe milandu yabo.” (Matayo 26:26-28).

Ino eci ciyanza cakali kwaamba nzi? Mbuli bwakatondezya Jesu, mukamu wakali kwiiminina mubili wakwe uutakwe zibi. (Ba-Hebrayo 7:26; 1 Petro 2:22, 24) Waini wakali kwiiminina bulowa bwa Jesu butikide, bwalo bwakali kuzoopa kuti kukonzeke kulekelelwa kwazibi. Alimwi bulowa bwakwe bwacipaizyo bwakali kuzoosinizya cizuminano cipya akati ka Jehova Leza abantunsi bali 144,000, ibayoolela a Jesu kujulu. (Ba-Hebrayo 9:14; 12:22-24; Ciyubunuzyo 14:1) Kwiinda mukutamba basikwiiya bwakwe kuti babe alubazu mucilyo eci, Jesu wakatondezya kuti bayoolela limwi mu Bwami bwakujulu.

Ikwaamba zyacilyo eci caciibalusyo, Jesu wakalailila kuti: “Amukacite obo kuti mukandiyeeye.” (Luka 22:19) Ee, Mulalilo wa Mwami cakali kuzooba ciyanza camwakaa mwaka, mbweena bwakali Pasika. Kakuli Pasika yalo yakali kwiibalusya kufwutulwa kwabana Israyeli kuzwa mubuzike ku Egepita, walo Mulalilo wa Mwami wakali kunoozoogeme akufwutula ikwiinda loko awo—ikwabantu balaabununune kubuzike bwacibi alufwu. (1 Ba-Korinto 5:7; Ba-Efeso 1:7) Kuyungizya awo, aabo batola lubazu mukulya mukamu wabwiiminizi alimwi awaini bakali kunoozooibalusigwa lubazu ndobanoojisi kumbele mukuba bami abapaizi mu Bwami bwa Leza bwakujulu.—Ciyubunuzyo 20:6.

Lufwu lwa Jesu Kristo ncobeni ncecintu cipati icatakaninga citikide kubantu kuzwa kaindi. Aabo baciteelela Jesu ncaakacita balamvwa mulawo wakwe uujatikizya Mulalilo wa Mwami iwakuti: “Amukacite obo kuti mukandiyeeye.” Bakamboni ba Jehova balalwiibaluka lufwu lwa Jesu mwakaa mwaka mubuzuba bweelene a Nisani 14. Mu 1996 oobu buzuba bunooli mu April 2, lyaakumana kubbila zuba. Mwatambwa camaanza obile kuti mukajanike ku Ŋanda ya Bwami iili kubusena oko nkomukkala.

“Ndamupa Mulao Mupya”

Kunze lyakwaanza Mulalilo wa Mwami, Jesu wakalaa lulayo lwamamanino kubaapostolo bakwe. Nokuba kuti bakaliyiisidwe kabotu, aaba bamaalumi bakacilaa zinji zyakwiiya. Teebakamaninizya kuteelela makanze aa Leza aajatikizya Jesu, aajatikizya mbabo, naaba aajatikizya zyakumbele. Pesi Jesu taakasola kusalazya twaambo otu aciindaawa. (Johane 14:26; 16:12, 13) Muciindi caboobo, wakaamba cintu cimwi cipati loko. Wakati: “Ndamupa mulao mupya wakuti, amuyandane umwi amweenzinyina, mbuli mbwendali kumuyanda, anywebo muyandane mbubonya.” Amane Jesu wakayungizya ulaamba: “Kuliceeci bantu boonse bayoomuziba, kuti muli basikwiiya bangu, mwanooyandana umwi amweenzinyina.”—Johane 13:34, 35.

Muunzila nzi oyu muwakali “mulao mupya”? Mbobuya, Imulawo wa Musa wakalailila kuti: “Yanda mweenzinyoko mbubonya mboliyanda omwini.” (Levitiko 19:18) Pesi, Jesu wakayanda basikumutobela kuti batondezye luyando lwakuliimya lwalo lwakali kuzoosika akukupa buumi bwakwe muntu mukufwida Banakristonyina. Aneeno oyu ‘mulawo waluyando’ wakali kuzoobeleka amuziimo zitakatazide loko. Muziimo zyoonse sikutobela Jesu Kristo wakali kunoozootola ntaamu mwini ikutondezya luyando kwiinda mukugwasya bamwi munzila yakumuuya amunzila zimbi.—Ba-Galatiya 6:10.

Busiku bwamamanino mubuumi bwa Jesu bwaansi, luyando lwakapa kuti Jesu apailile basiciiya bakwe kuli Jehova Leza. Cibeela camupailo wakwe cakali cakuti: “Nsicinoolimo limbi munyika, pele aba bacili munyika, mebo ndiza kulinduwe. Taata Oosalala, babambe muzina lyako abo mboondipede, kuti babe bamwi, mbuli mbotubede aswebo.” (Johane 17:11) Ncintu ceelede kubona kuti munkombelezyo eyi kuli Wisi, Jesu wakapailila lukamantano lwaluyando kuli basikumutobela. (Johane 17:20-23) Bakali kuyandika kuti ‘bayandane, mbubonya mbwaakabayanda.’—Johane 15:12.

Baapostolo basyomeka bakaamvwa majwi aa Jesu aakumamanino. Aswebo tweelede kutobela milawo yakwe. “[Mu]mazuba aakumamanino,” aaya aakatazya, luyando alukamantano akati kabakombi beni-beni nzintu zipati loko kwiinda ambuzitaningabede. (2 Timoteo 3:1) Ncobeni, Banakristo beni-beni baliimvwa milawo ya Jesu kwiinda mukutondezyanya luyando lwabunyina. Eeci cilabikkilizya akumvwa mulawo wakusekelela Mulalilo wa Mwami.

Mbaabo Basyomeka!

“Nguni uutakuyoowi, Mwami, akulemeka izina lyako? Nkaambo nduwe olike uusalala”—CIYUBUNUZYO 15:4.

1. Mbumboni nzi J. F. Rutherford mbwaakapa kukusyomeka kwa C. T. Russell ngwaakatobela?

JOSEPH F. RUTHERFORD, iwakatobela C. T. Russell kuba mweendelezi wa Watch Tower Society mu 1917, wakaatalika boobu majwi akwe kudilwe lya Russell, wakati: “Charles Taze Russell wakali muntu uusyomeka kuli Leza, uusyomeka kuli Kristo Jesu, uusyomeka kumakani aabwami bwa Mesiya. Wakali kusyomeka amoyo wakwe woonse—ee, wakasyomeka mane kusikila kulufwu.” Ncobeni ooku kwakali kulumbaizya kubotu kumubelesi wa Jehova Leza wakali kusyomeka. Kwiina notunga twalemeka muntu umwi kwiinda kumwaamba kuti wakabukonzya buyumuyumu bwakusyomeka, ikuti wakali musyomesi—amoyo woonse.

2, 3. (a) Nkaambo nzi kusyomeka ncocili cintu ciyumu? (b) Mbaani ibazingide Banakristo beni-beni mukusola kusyomeka kwabo?

² Kusyomeka ncintu ciyumu. Nkaambo nzi? Nkaambo kusyomeka takusangani pe akuliyanda. Akati kabaabo batasyomeki kuli Leza ibainda mbasololi ba Kristendomu. Kumane kwaboola kutasyomeka kwamulukwatano kwalo sunu ikuvwulide citanabwenwe. Bumambi buli koonse-koonse. Amwalo mumakwebo kutasyomeka nkunji. Kumakani aaya twaambilwa kuti: “Ibunji bwabapati bamilimo abahaazibwene . . . basyoma kuti balikke baziima abafwuba-fwuba mbabasyomeka sunu kumbunga nzyobabelekela.” Ibantu bategwa “balaciindizya” kusyomeka balasampulwa. “Nkoelede kusyomeka cakusaanguna nkuulinduwe omwini,” mbwaakacaamba umwi mupati wambunga iigwasilizya akuyandawida bweendelezi. Ikwaamba kusyomeka kumuntu lwakwe mwini nkusofwaazya bupanduluzi bwabbala eli. Kutuyeezya caambwa kuli Mika 7:2 kuti: “Muntu siluzyalo ulimaninide ansi.”

³ Munzila ili yoonse Saatani abadaimona bakwe balituzingide nkobazumanana kutucita kuti tutasyomeki kuli Leza. Ncencico Banakristo ncobaambilwa ku Ba-Efeso 6:12 kuti: “Nkaambo inkondo njitulwa tiiensi yakulwana abantu balya maila, pe, njakulwana abeendelezi abami abasinguzu bamumudima waansi ano, tulalwana amyuuya yabubi iili mumyeenya yakujulu.” Ee, tweelede kumvwa kucenjezegwa kwakuti: “Amulibatamike akucenjela, nkaambo sinkondonyoko Saatani uleendeenda mbuli syuumbwa wabutambo akuya buyandaula ngwati lume.”—1 Petro 5:8.

4. Ntumpenda nzi tupa kuti ciyume boobu kusyomeka?

⁴ Icimbi cipa kuti kusyomeka cibe cintu ciyumu ntumpenda twakuliyanda ntotuzyalwa ato kubazyali besu, mbuli bwaambwa ku Matalikilo 8:21 kuti: “Miyeeyo yamoyo wamuntu mibi”—alimwi njakuliyanda—“lyoonse kuzwa kubwanike bwakwe.” Toonse tulilijisi penzi ndyaakalyaambilila Paulo kuti ulilijisi naakati: “Nkaambo cibotu ncinjanda nsiciciti pe, pele cibi ncintayandi ncico ncincita.”—Ba-Roma 7:19.

Kusyomeka Ncintu Cilibedelede

5, 6. Ino kusyomeka inga kwaambwa kuti ninzi, alimwi mbuti mbokunga kwapandululwa?

⁵ “Kusyomeka” ndibbala lilibedelede loko. Aboobo Insight on the Scriptures yaamba kuti: “Kubaanga kwiina mabala aa Cingisi aamaninizya kupandulula mabala aamu Cihebrayo amu Cigiliki, pesi lyakuti ‘loyalty [“kusyomeka” mu Chitonga],’ mbokunga lilabikkilizya imuzeezo wakulipa alimwi akusyomeka, iciindi nolibelesegwa kujatikizya Leza akumubelekela, lilatolezya mboobuya.”a Ikwaamba “kusyomeka” magazini ya Ngazi Yamulindizi kuli niyakaambide kuti: “Lusyomo, kucita zyeelede, luyando, kulibelesya, akutalekelezya. Ninzi cijanika mumajwi oonse aya? Oonse aamba mbazu ziindene izyakusyomeka.” Ee, ibube bubotu bunji inga nimbazu buyo ziindene izyakusyomeka. Ncobeni ncintu cilibonya mbuli mbokuswaangene kusyomeka akululama mu Magwalo.

⁶ Abwalo obu bupanduluzi butobela bulagwasya ibwakuti: ‘Kusyomeka kulakonzya kutondezya lusyomo akutalekelezya munzila yakuzumanana iijisi, cakutazungaana nomuba mukusunkwa.’ ‘Kusyomeka caamba lusyomo muntu ndwasyomwa kukucita ncasyomezede, naa kuzumanana kutalekelezya bantu naa njiisyo ezyo nzyabona kuti zileelede ncobeni; ibbala eli talyaambi buyo lukakatilo pele akwalo kulikasya koongelezegwa naa kusungilizigwa kululeka lukakatilo olo.’ Aboobo bantu bazumanana mulusyomo nobasunkwa, nobakazigwa, nobapenzegwa baleelela kwiitwa kuti “mbasyomesi.”

7. Ino inga kwaba kwiimpana nzi akati kabusyomesi akusyomeka buyo?

⁷ Pele kumakani ngoona aya, inga cabota ikukozyanisya mbokunga kwaba kwiindana akati kakuba musyomesi akusyomeka buyo. United States nkwiili kumbo, kuli kasensa kamaanzi abila ikafwasuka mbokwiindila woola lyomwe-lyomwe. Kalaindulula lyoonse cakuti kategwa Kalasyomeka Kuzwa Kaindi. Ibbaibbele, izintu zitaponi lizyaamba kusyomeka mbuli mwezi, mbokunga tuucinci-cinci pe. Intembauzyo 89:37 yaamba “[ku]jatilila mbuli mwezi mane kukabe kutamani.” Majwi aa Leza aambwa kuti alasyomeka. Ciyubunuzyo 21:5 yaamba kuti: “Mpawo oyo uukede acuuno cabwami wakati, Amubone, ndalengulula zintu zyoonse, zibe zipya. Alimwi wandaambila kuti, Lemba kuti majwi aya asyomeka, alisinizye.” Zyoonse ezi zilasyomeka, tazicinci-cinci pe, pele tazikonzi kulyaaba pe nokuba kubaa bube bubotu mbuli busyomesi.

Jehova, Iwiinda Kukusyomeka

8. Mbumboni nzi bwamu Magwalo ibuzibya citondezyo cipati cakusyomeka?

⁸ Kakutakwe akudooneka nokuceya, Jehova Leza ncecitondezyo ciinda kubota icabusyomesi. Jehova wali kusyomeka kubantunsi, mane kusika nkwapa Mwanaakwe kutegwa bantu bajane buumi butamani. (Johane 3:16) Kuli Jeremiya 3:12, tubala kuti: “Boola, O Israyeli uutasyomeki, mbwaamba Jehova, lino nsikooyookulanga cabukali, nkaambo ndi siluzyalo.” Abumbi bumboni bwakusyomeka kwa Jehova buli mumajwi aalembedwe ku Ciyubunuzyo 16:5 aakuti: “Uli mululami, Mwami, Uuliko, iwakaliko, uuyoobako kukubeteka obu.” Mpoona ku Intembauzyo 145:17, twaambilwa kuti: “Jehova uliluleme, munzila zyakwe zyoonse, ulasalala mumilimo yakwe yoonse.” Atwaambe kuti Jehova ulisumpukide kapati mukusyomeka kwakwe cakuti Ciyubunuzyo 15:4 yaamba kuti: “Nguni uutakuyoowi, Mwami,