mumfwulumende bakali talikide kwaambila Banakristo kuti kabatobela zilengwa zyacisi. Kufwumbwa naa cakali boobo naa pe, mumwaka wa 112 C.E., kweelana alugwalo ndwaakalembelwa Trajan waambwa kumatalikilo aacibalo eeci, Pliny wakali kuyanda kuti Banakristo baku Bituniya kabacita zilengwa eezyo.

Trajan wakali kukkomana mbwakali kutumana twaambo Pliny ntwaakali kupegwa alimwi wakaamba kuti Banakristo ibanakukaka kukomba baleza babana Roma bana kujaigwa. Trajan wakalemba kuti: “Nokuba boobo, ikuti muntu waamba kuti tacili Munakristo alimwi watondezya kuti wacileka ncobeni akutalika kupaila baleza besu, ooyu weelede kulekelelwa.”

Bana Roma tiibakali kuyeeya kuti inga kwaba cikombelo ciyanda kuti bakombi kabakomba leza omwe buyo. Baleza baba Roma tiibakali kuyanda kuti kabakombwa buyo balikke, aboobo tiibakali kulangila kuti Leza wa Banakristo inga wayanda kukombwa alikke buyo. Bakali kulimvwa kuti kupaila baleza bamwami cakali kutondezya bulemu kubweendelezi bwacisi. Aboobo ikukaka kubapaila kwakali kubonwa kuti muntu wacita mulandu wakuyanda kugusya mfwulumende. Kweelana ambwaakabona Pliny tiicakali kuyandika kubasinikizya Banakristo kuti kabatobela cakali kuyandika mucisi. Pele Banakristo bakusaanguna bakacibona kuti, ikuti bacita oobo nkokuti inga baleka kusyomeka kuli Jehova, aboobo bakasala kujaigwa kwiinda kupaila mituni yamwami.

Ino eeci citugwasya buti mazuba aano? Muzisi zimwi bantu bamucisi eeco balangilwa kuti beelede kukomba zitondezyo zyamucisi. Mbotuli Banakristo, tulailemeka mfwulumende. (Rom. 13:1) Nokuba boobo, caboola kuzyintu zijatikizya ndembela, tutobela mulawo wa Jehova Leza uuli Mujwi lyakwe iwaamba kuti, “amucije kukomba mituni” akuti “amucenjele kuti mutavwelani amituni.” (1 Kor. 10:14; 1 Joh. 5:21; Neh. 1:2) Jesu wakaamba kuti: “Komba Jehova, Leza wako, umumanine milimo walo alike.” (Lk. 4:8) Aboobo, atuzumanane kusyomeka kuli Leza ngotukomba.

Ino Nkaambo nzi Ncotweelede Kubalemeka Bacembeede?

KUNKOMWE ya California, ku U.S.A., kuli cisamu cimwi ncobafwotola kapati munyika. Ciitwa kuti Lone Cypress. Kwaambwa kuti eeci cisamu caliko kwamyaka iinda ku 250. Akaambo kakuti nciyumu, eeci cisamu cibotu cali kubikkilwa maano kapati. Mucikonzyanyo, cilaangidwe mawaya alimwi cilibikkidwe amabwe mumabali-bali kutegwa citawi.

Cisamu eeci cituyeekezya Banakristo bacembeede ibali akati kesu, ibaliyumya kwaciindi cilamfwu. Nzila yomwe njibacita boobu njakukambauka makani mabotu. Musinsimi Joeli wakaamba kuti ‘bamanene’ baya kukambauka makani aali mu Bbaibbele. (Joel. 2:28-32; Inc. 2:16-21) Amuyeeye buyo mawoola ngobabeleka nobagwasya bantu kwiiya “makani mabotu aa Bwami”! (Mt. 24:14) Ibamwi akati kabasikumwaya ba Bwami ibacembeede aaba, baliyumya kumapenzi kwamyaka minji. Ikuti cisamu ca cypress cilizyibidwe kuti inga cakkala kwaciindi cilamfwu alimwi mane bakacaanga amawaya akucibikka mabwe kutegwa citawi, nkokuti bantu bacembeede aabo bali akati kesu tweelede kubalumba akubalemeka.

Jehova Leza wakalailila bantu bakwe bakaindi kuti: “Buka kunembo lyabasimvwi akulemeka bapati. Amuyoowe Leza wanu.” (Lev. 19:32) Akati kababelesi ba Jehova