“Tweelede Kumvwida Leza Mbwali Mweendelezi”

1-3. (a) Nkaambo nzi baapostolo ncobaletelwa kumbele lya Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda, alimwi ino nkaambo nzi keni ikaliko? (b) Nkaambo nzi ncotuyandide kapati kuzyiba ncobakacita baapostolo?

BABETESI bamu Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda bayaabwiindila buya kunyema. Baapostolo ba Jesu bali mukubetekwa kumbele lyankuta mpati eeyi. Nkaambo nzi? Josefa Kayafa, mupaizi mupati alimwi imweendelezi wa Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda, cabukali wabaambila kuti: “Twakamulailila cakusinizya kuti mutazumanani kuyiisya muzina eeli.” Mweendelezi uunyemede ooyu camwaalila buya nokuba kulyaamba zina lya Jesu. “Pele,” Kayafa wazumanana ulaamba, “mwazuzya Jerusalemu yoonse anjiisyo zyanu, alimwi mukanzide kutuletela mulandu wabulowa bwamuntu ooyu.” (Mil. 5:28) Kaambo kalisalede: Amucileke kukambauka, buyo-buyo!

² Ino ncinzi ncobeelede kucita baapostolo? Jesu nguwakabapa mulimo wakukambauka, walo iwakapegwa nguzu a Leza. (Mt. 28:18-20) Sena baapostolo balayoowa bantu alimwi akucileka? Naa sena balaba basicamba akuzumanana kukambauka? Kaambo keni nkaaka: Sena balamvwida Leza naa bantu? Cakutawayawaya, mwaapostolo Petro waambaula kwiiminina baapostolo boonse. Majwi aakwe alisalede alimwi atondezya busicamba.

³ Mbotuli Banakristo bakasimpe, tuliyandide kapati kuzyiba ncobakacita baapostolo nobakakongwa a Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda. Andiswe twakapegwa mulimo wakukambauka. Ciindi notubeleka mulimo ooyu ngotwakapegwa a Leza, andiswe tulakonzya kukazyigwa. (Mt. 10:22) Basikutukazya balakonzya kusoleka kubikka zisinkilizyo naa kuulesya mulimo wesu. Ino ncinzi ncotweelede kucita? Tulakonzya kugwasyigwa kwiinda mukulanga-langa ncobakacita baapostolo alimwi abukkale ibwakapa kuti bakabetekwe kumbele lya Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda.a

“Mungelo wa Jehova Wakajalula Milyango” (Milimo 5:12-21a)

4, 5. Nkaambo nzi Kayafa aba Saduki ‘ncobakazula munyono’?

⁴ Amuyeeye kuti ciindi cakusaanguna nobakalaililwa kucileka kukambauka, Petro a Johane bakaingula kuti: “Tatukonzyi kuleka kwaamba zintu nzyotwakabona akumvwa.” (Mil. 4:20) Kuzwa leelyo nobakabetekwa a Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda, Petro a Johane antoomwe abaapostolo boonse, bakazumanana kukambauka mutempele. Baapostolo bakali kucita milimo mipati, mbuli kuponya balwazi alimwi akutanda madaimona. Bakali kucita oobo “mu Kkoce lya Solomoni,” ibusena bwakavwumbidwe kulubazu lwakujwe lwatempele, ooko ba Juda banji nkobakali kubunganina. Alimwi buya, nociba cinzimweemwe ca Petro cakali kuponya. Bantu banji ibakaponesyegwa kumubili bakaaswiilila majwi aaponya kumuuya. Akaambo kaceeci, “bantu ibasyoma Mwami bakazumanana kuyungizyigwa, makamu-makamu aabaalumi alimwi abamakaintu.”—Mil. 5:12-15.

⁵ Kayafa alimwi aba Saduki, ikakamu kabukombi mwaakali kuzulilwa, ‘bakazula munyono’ aboobo bakabikka baapostolo muntolongo. (Mil. 5:17, 18) Nkaambo nzi ba Saduki ncobakabbebbede boobu? Nkaambo kakuti baapostolo bakali kuyiisya kuti Jesu wakabusyigwa, pele balo ba Saduki tiibakali kusyoma mububuke. Baapostolo bakali kuyiisya kuti nzila ilikke muntu mbwakonzya kufwutuka nkwiinda mukusyoma Jesu, pele ba Saduki bakali kuyoowa kusubulwa abana Roma ikuti bantu kababona Jesu kuti ngo Mweendelezi wabo. (Joh. 11:48) Ani nkakaambo kaako ba Saduki ncobakakanzide kubalesya baapostolo.

6. Mbaani mazuba aano ibali kumbele kupenzya babelesi ba Jehova, alimwi nkaambo nzi eeci ncociteelede kutugambya?

⁶ Ncimwi buyo amazuba aano, ibali kumbele kupenzya babelesi ba Jehova mbasololi babukombi basikukazya. Bantu aaba kanji-kanji babelesya cilongwe ncobajisi abeendelezi bamfwulumende alimwi asikapepele kutegwa baulesye mulimo wesu wakukambauka. Sena eeci ceelede kutugambya? Peepe. Mulumbe wesu uyubununa bukombi bwakubeja. Kwiinda mukutambula kasimpe kamu Bbaibbele, babombe myoyo balaangululwa kunjiisyo alimwi azilengwa zitali zyamumagwalo. (Joh. 8:32) Aboobo sena aaka takali nkakaambo kapa kuti kanji-kanji mulumbe wesu kaupa basololi babukombi kuzula munyono?

7, 8. Ino malailile aamungelo cakutadooneka akabajatikizya buti baapostolo, alimwi mubuzyo nzi ngotweelede kulibuzya?

⁷ Nobakakkede muntolongo kabalindila kubetekwa, kweelede kuti baapostolo bakali kulibuzya naa bakali afwaafwi kujaigwa abasinkondonyina akaambo kalusyomo lwabo. (Mt. 24:9) Pele masiku, kwakacitika cintu cimwi icatakali kuyeeyelwa, “mungelo wa Jehova wakajalula milyango yantolongo.”b (Mil. 5:19) Mpoonya mungelo wakabapa malailile aaya aagaminide naakati: “Mukaime mutempele” alimwi ‘akuzumanana kwaambila bantu.’ (Mil. 5:20) Cakutadooneka malailile aaya akabapa kukkalwa moyo baapostolo kuti bakali kucita ciluzi. Kunze lyaboobo, majwi aamungelo ayelede kuti akabayumya kuzumanana tacikwe makani acakali kuyoocitika. Kabajisi lusyomo luyumu alimwi abusicamba, baapostolo “bakanjila mutempele mafwumofwumo akutalika kuyiisya.”—Mil. 5:21.

⁸ Umwi aumwi wesu weelede kulibuzya kuti, ‘Sena ndilijisi lusyomo abusicamba ibuyandika kutegwa ndizumanane kukambauka kuti kandili mubukkale buli boobu?’ Cilakonzya kutuyumya kuzyiba kuti mulimo ooyu uuyandika kapati ‘wakupa bumboni cakulomya kujatikizya Bwami bwa Leza’ ulagwasyilizyigwa alimwi akusololelwa abangelo.—Mil. 28:23; Ciy. 14:6, 7.

“Tweelede Kumvwida Leza Mbwali Mweendelezi Kutali Bantu” (Milimo 5:21b-33)

9-11. Mbuti baapostolo mbobakacita kujatikizya malailile ngobakapegwa a Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda kuti bacileke kukambauka, alimwi mbuti mbobakasiya cikozyanyo cibotu ku Banakristo bakasimpe?

⁹ Kayafa ababetesi bambi ba Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda bakalilibambilide lino kubasubula baapostolo. Kabatazyi cakacitika muntolongo, nkuta yakatuma bakapaso kuyoobaleta baange. Amweezyeezye buyo mbobakagambwa bakapaso ciindi nobakajana kuti baange tabako, nokuba kuti ntolongo yakajanwa kuti “ilijalidwe akukkiigwa kabotu, alimwi balindizi baliimvwi amilyango.” (Mil. 5:23) Tiilyakalampa silutwe wabalindizi baatempele wakamvwa kuti baapostolo bakapiluka mutempele, bakali kupa bumboni cakulomya kujatikizya Jesu Kristo, mulimo nguwenya iwakabapa kuwaalwa muntolongo. Cakufwambaana silutwe abakapaso bakwe bakaunka kutempele kuyoobabweza baange akubatola ku Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda.

¹⁰ Kweelana ambokwaambwa kumatalikilo aacibalo eeci, basololi babukombi aaba ibakanyemede kapati bakacisalazya kuti baapostolo bakeelede kucileka kukambauka. Ino baapostolo bakaingula buti? Kali mwaambilizi, Petro cabusicamba wakaingula kuti: “Tweelede kumvwida Leza mbwali mweendelezi kutali bantu.” (Mil. 5:29) Aboobo baapostolo bakasiya cikozyanyo cibotu ku Banakristo bakasimpe boonse ibakali kuyootobela. Ciindi beendelezi bantunsi nobatukasya kucita ncayanda Leza naa nobayanda kupegwa ceeco Leza ncakasya, basweekelwa coolwe ncobakapegwa cakuti katubamvwida. Aboobo mazuba aano, ikuti “beendelezi” baulesya mulimo wesu wakukambauka, tatukonzyi kuleka kubeleka mulimo ngotwakapegwa a Leza wakukambauka makani mabotu. (Rom. 13:1) Muciindi caboobo, tulajana nzila zyabupampu zyakuzumanana kupa bumboni cakulomya kujatikizya Bwami bwa Leza.

¹¹ Tacigambyi kuti, bwiinguzi mbobakapa baapostolo cabusicamba bwakapa babetesi aabo ibakafwundilide kuti banyeme kapati. Aboobo bakalikanzide “kubajaya” baapostolo. (Mil. 5:33) Lino cakalibonya kuti bakamboni aaba basicamba alimwi basungu balajaigwa akaambo kalusyomo lwabo. Pele lugwasyo lwakali afwaafwi kuboola munzila iyatakali kuyeeyelwa naaceya.

“Tamukookonzya Kuulesya” (Milimo 5:34-42)

12, 13. (a) Ndulayo nzi Gamaliyeli ndwaakapa babelesinyina, alimwi ino bakacita buti? (b) Mbuti Jehova mbwakonzya kubagwasya bantu bakwe mazuba aano, alimwi ncinzi ncotukonzya kuba masimpe ikuti naa wacizumizya kuti swebo ‘tupenge akaambo kabululami’?

¹² Gamaliyeli “mwiiyi wa Mulawo iwakali kulemekwa kapati abantu boonse,” wakaambaula.c Syaazibwene ooyu mumakani aamulawo weelede kuti wakali kulemekwa kapati ababelesinyina, nkaambo nguwakali kusololela mumubandi, nokuba ‘kulailila kuti babagusye anze baapostolo kwakaindi kasyoonto.’ (Mil. 5:34) Kwiinda mukwaamba zikozyanyo zyamusyule zyabaabo ibakabukilide bweendelezi pele ibakamwaika cakufwambaana ciindi basololi babo nobakafwa, Gamaliyeli wakakulwaizya nkuta kubakkazikila moyo alimwi akubeengelela baapostolo, aabo ibali aa Musololi wabo Jesu, iwakazwide aakufwa. Gamaliyeli wakaamba munzila iisika aamoyo kuti: “Kutabi ncomucita kubaalumi aaba, pele amubaleke buyo. Nkaambo ikuti makanze aaya naa mulimo ooyu uzwa kubantu, taukazwidilili; pele ikuti kauzwa kuli Leza, tamukookonzya kuulesya. Buyo-buyo, mulaile kulijana kuti mulwana Leza.” (Mil. 5:38, 39) Babetesi aabo bakalutobela lulayo lwakwe. Nokuba boobo, bakaita baapostolo akubakwiibbaula alimwi akubalailila kuti “baleke kwaamba muzina lya Jesu.”—Mil. 5:40.

¹³ Mbubwenya buyo amazuba aano, Jehova ulakonzya kubelesya bantu balemekwa mbuli Gamaliyeli kuvwuna bantu bakwe. (Tus. 21:1) Jehova ulakonzya kubelesya muuya wakwe kusololela baleli basinguzu, babetesi, naa basikubamba milawo kuti bacite kweelana akuyanda kwakwe. (Neh. 2:4-8) Pele ikuti naa wacizumizya kuti swebo ‘tupenge akaambo kabululami,’ tulakonzya kuba masimpe kujatikizya zintu zyobilo. (1 Pet. 3:14) Cakusaanguna, Leza ulakonzya kutupa nguzu kutegwa tuliyumye. (1 Kor. 10:13) Cabili, basikukazya ‘tabakonzyi kuulesya’ mulimo wa Leza.—Is. 54:17.

14, 15. (a) Ino bakacita buti baapostolo ciindi nobakakwiibbaulwa, alimwi nkaambo nzi? (b) Amwaambe cakuluula icitondezya kuti bantu ba Jehova balaliyumya calukkomano.

¹⁴ Sena kukwibbaulwa kwakabatyompya baapostolo naa kubapa kuti batolwaale? Naaceya! Baapostolo “bakazwa kumbele lya Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda, kabakkomene.” (Mil. 5:41) Ncinzi cakabapa kuti “kabakkomene”? Mubwini, takuli kucisa nkobakamvwide akaambo kakukwibbaulwa pe. Pele bakalikkomene akaambo kakuti bakalizyi kuti bakapenzyegwa akaambo kakusyomeka kuli Jehova alimwi akutobela mumikondo ya Jesu, iwakabasiila Cikozyanyo cibotu.—Mt. 5:11, 12.

¹⁵ Mbubwenya mbuli bakwesu bamumwaanda wamyaka wakusaanguna, tulaliyumya cakukondwa ciindi notupenzyegwa akaambo kamakani mabotu. (1 Pet. 4:12-14) Masimpe, takuli kuti tulakkomana kukongwa, kupenzyegwa naa kwaangwa. Pele tulakkutila kapati ciindi notuzumanana kusyomeka. Mucikozyanyo, amubone ba Henryk Dornik, ibakaliyumya ciindi nobakali kupenzyegwa kwamyaka minji kubeendelezi bamfwulumende yalunya. Bakaamba kuti mu August 1944, beendelezi aaba bakasala kubatuma balo amwanookwabo kucilabba cakupenzyenzya. Basikubakazya bakati: “Tacikonzyeki kuboongelezya kucita cintu cili coonse. Cibaletela lukkomano kufwa akaambo kalusyomo lwabo.” Mukwesu Dornik wakaamba kuti: “Nokuba kuti tiindakali kulombozya kujaigwa akaambo kalusyomo lwangu, kuba abusicamba alimwi abulemu ciindi nondakali kupenga akaambo kakusyomeka kwangu kuli Jehova, zyakandiletela lukkomano.”—Jak. 1:2-4.

16. Mbuti baapostolo mbobakatondezya kuti bakalikanzide kupa bumboni cakulomya, alimwi mbuti mbotutobela nzila yakukambauka njobakali kubelesya baapostolo?

¹⁶ Baapostolo tiibakawaya-waya pe kuzumanana amulimo wabo wakukambauka. Cakutayoowa, bakazumanana ‘buzuba abuzuba mutempele akuŋanda aŋanda’ mumulimo ‘wakwaambilizya makani mabotu aajatikizya Kristo.’d (Mil. 5:42) Bakambausi basungu aaba bakalikanzide kupa bumboni cakulomya. Amubone kuti bakatola mulumbe wabo kumaanda aabantu, mbubwenya mbwaakalailila Jesu Kristo. (Mt. 10:7, 11-14) Cakutadooneka, oobo mbobakacikonzya kuzuzya Jerusalemu yoonse anjiisyo zyabo. Mazuba aano, Bakamboni ba Jehova balizyibidwe akaambo kakutobela nzila yakukambauka njobakali kubelesya baapostolo. Kwiinda mukuswaya ŋanda imwi aimwi mucilawo cesu, tulatondezya kabotu-kabotu kuti andiswe tuyanda kupa bumboni cakulomya, ikupa muntu uuli woonse coolwe cakumvwa makani mabotu. Sena Jehova wabulongezya bukambausi bwesu bwakuŋanda aŋanda? Inzya! Mamiliyoni aabantu bautambula mulumbe wa Bwami muciindi eeci camamanino, alimwi banji bakaamvwa makani mabotu kwaciindi cakusaanguna ciindi Kamboni naakakonkomona amulyango wabo.

Baalumi Beelela Kulanganya ‘Makani Aayandika’ (Milimo 6:1-6)

17-19. Makani nzi mapati aakabuka, alimwi malailile nzi baapostolo ngobakapa kutegwa alanganyizyigwe?

¹⁷ Lino mbungano mpya yakaba muntenda iikatazya kuzyiba. Ino yakali ntenda nzi eeyo? Basikwiiya banji ibakabbapatizyigwa bakali beenzu mu Jerusalemu aboobo bakali kuyandika kwiiya zinji kabatanajoka kwabo. Basikwiiya ibakali kukkala mu Jerusalemu cakulisungula bakasanga mali aakuula cakulya alimwi azimwi buyo izyakali kuyandika. (Mil. 2:44-46; 4:34-37) Pele aciindi aawa, kwakabuka kaambo ikakali kuyandika kulanganya munzila yabupampu alimwi alweetelelo. Kujatikizya “zyakulya izyakali kwaabilwa abuzuba,” bamukabafwu baambaula Chigiriki “tiibakali kupegwa.” (Mil. 6:1) Pele, balo bamukabafwu baambaula Chihebrayo bakali kupegwa. Aboobo kulibonya kuti penzi eeli lyakali kujatikizya kusalaulana. Penzi lyakusalaulana lilakonzya kuleta kwaandaana kapati mukulaba buyo kwaliso.

¹⁸ Baapostolo, ibakali kubeleka kabali kabunga keendelezya kambungano iyakali kuyaabukomena, bakabona kuti tiicakali cabusongo ‘kuleka kuyiisya Jwi lya Leza akutalika kwaabila bantu zyakulya.’ (Mil. 6:2) Kutegwa balulamike zintu, bakalailila basikwiiya kuti bayandaule baalumi bali ciloba “ibazwide muuya abusongo” aabo baapostolo mbobakali kukonzya kusala kutegwa baalanganye “makani aaya aayandika.” (Mil. 6:3) Baalumi beelela bakali kuyandika nkaambo kulibonya kuti mulimo tiiwakali kujatikizya buyo kwaabila zyakulya pele alimwi akulanganya mali, kuula zintu ziyandika alimwi akuyobola zilembedwe. Baalumi bakasalwa boonse bakajisi mazina aa Chigiriki, alimwi eeci ceelede kuti cakabapa kukkalwa moyo bamukabafwu aabo ibakali kusalululwa. Nobakamana kwaapailila makani aaya, baapostolo bakasala baalumi aaba bali ciloba kuti baalanganye “makani aaya aayandika.”e

¹⁹ Sena bakwesu bali ciloba ibakasalwa kwaaba cakulya lino bakeelede kucileka kukambauka makani mabotu? Naaceya! Sitefano ngumwi wabaalumi ibakasalwa, ooyu mwaalumi wakali kamboni sicamba alimwi singuzu. (Mil. 6:8-10) Filipo iwakali kwiitwa kuti “mukambausi” awalo wakaliko akati kabaalumi bali ciloba. (Mil. 21:8) Aboobo, cilalibonya kuti aaba baalumi bali ciloba bakazumanana kuba bakambausi ba Bwami basungu.

20. Mbuti bantu ba Leza mazuba aano mbobatobela cikozyanyo cabaapostolo?

²⁰ Bantu ba Jehova mazuba aano batobela nzila njobakatalisya baapostolo. Baalumi ibasalwa kupegwa mikuli mumbungano beelede kutondezya busongo bwakujulu alimwi akupa bumboni butondezya kuti muuya uusalala ulabeleka muli mbabo. Kwiinda mukutobela malailile aazwa ku Kabunga Keendelezya, baalumi ibasika azyeelelo zyamu Magwalo balasalwa kuba baalu naa bakutausi mumbungano.f (1 Tim. 3:1-9, 12, 13) Aabo basika azyeelelo, balakonzya kwaambwa kuti bakasalwa amuuya uusalala. Baalumi aaba ibabeleka canguzu ‘balanganya mulimo uuyandika.’ Mucikozyanyo, baalu balakonzya kusololela mukulanganya mukwesu naa mucizyi uucembeede uuyandika lugwasyo ncobeni. (Jak. 1:27) Baalu bamwi balatola lubazu mukuyaka Maanda aa Bwami, kulanganya zintu zijatikizya miswaangano yacooko, naa kubeleka a Kkomiti ya Hospital Liaison yakubusena ooko. Bakutausi balabeleka milimo minji iitajatikizyi bweembezi naa kuyiisya. Boonse baalumi basalidwe beelede kwiibeleka milimo njobapedwe mumbungano, mumbunga alimwi amulimo ngobakapegwa a Leza wakukambauka makani mabotu aa Bwami.—1 Kor. 9:16.

“Ijwi lya Leza Lyakazumanana Kumwaika” (Milimo 6:7)

21, 22. Ncinzi citondezya kuti Jehova wakailongezya mbungano mpya?

²¹ Mulugwasyo lwa Jehova, eeyi mbungano mpya yakafwutuka kuzwa kukupenzyegwa kwakaletwa abantu batali basyomi alimwi akupenzi lyakatalisyigwa akati kabo. Cakalibonya kuti Jehova wakabalongezya, nkaambo tubala kuti: “Ijwi lya Leza lyakazumanana kumwaika, eelyo mweelwe wabasikwiiya wakali kuyaabukomena kapati mu Jerusalemu; alimwi nkamu mpati yabapaizi abalo bakatalika kusyoma.” (Mil. 6:7) Eeyi nelipooti buyo yomwe iitondezya kuyaambele kumwi nkotujana mubbuku lya Milimo. (Mil. 9:31; 12:24; 16:5; 19:20; 28:31) Eelo kaka tulakkomana mazuba aano kumvwa malipooti aatondezya kuyaambele kwamulimo wakukambauka Bwami mumasena aasiyene-siyene aamunyika!

²² Mumwaanda wamyaka wakusaanguna C.E., basololi bazikombelo tiibakalibambilide kucileka kubapenzya bakwesu. Kupenzyegwa akumwi kwakacili kulangilwa. Kalitanalampa, Sitefano wakali kuyoopenzyegwa citaambiki, mbubwenya mbotuyoobona mucibalo citobela.