Pamene tiona kuti Mulungu anaika chiweruzo cha imfa chifukwa cha tchimo, lyenso ndi Mulungu wachikondi. "Mulungu ndiye chikondi" (1 Yohane 4:16). Mulungu akukondani, mnzanga, ngakhale mukukhala mu uchimo. Chikondi chake chidakukonzerani njira yoti mupulumutsidwe nayo (Yohane 3:16). Mulungu, wosanamayo, adzaika chiweruzo chake pa tchimo, ndipo ngati chilungamo chake sichidzakhala pa munthu, pomwepo iye adzafa. Chomwecho Mulungu safuna wina aliyense kuti ataike, anatuma Mwana wake Yesu kutitengera thonzo la uchimo kuti tikhale ndi moyo. Malemba akuti, "Chifukwa chake onani chifatso chake ndi kuuma mtima kwake kwa Mulungu" (Aroma 11:22). Ubwino wa Mulungu ndi wakuti apulumutse munthu koma chiweruzo chake chinkafuna chilango.

Yesu anadza ku dziko lapansi ndi cholinga chakuombola miyoyo yathu. Iye ndi Woyera ndi wopanda tchimo, Mwana-wa-Nkhosa wa Mulungu wopanda chilema. Chikondi cha Mulungu chapa ife chinaoanekera pamene lye anatenga machimo athu ndi kulakwa kwathu ndi mphotho yake ya imfa ndi kuziika izi pa Yesu. Taonani ubwino wake! Ndipo monga Yesu anamvera chifuniro cha Atate wake, lye analandira mphotho ya machimo athu. Yesu anakhala wochimwa m'malo mwathu ndi kukwaniritsa chiweruzo cha Mulungu. Iye anapachikidwa pa mtanda pa maora asanu ndi limodzi (6 hours) namva kuwawa ndi ululu kufikira mphotho yake ya machimo athu itaperekedwa, ndipo pamenepo Yesu anafa. Taonani kuuma mtima kwake kwa Mulungu!

Wokondedwa wowerenganu, kodi mukuona kuti Yesu anakuferani inu, ndi kuti lye anafa CHIFUKWA cha machimo anu? Kodi makamaka yemwe adapachika Yesu ndani? Kodi amene anakhudzidwa ndi akuluakulu a Ayuda, kapena Pilato kapena asilikari a Aroma okha? Petro mtumwi tsiku lina analalikira kwa chikhamu cha anthu zikwizikwi. Uthenga wake wa Petro unali woona: "lye (Yesu), anaperekedwa ndi chikhamu komanso ndi nzeru ya kudziwiratu ya Mulungi, INU munamtenga ndi manja anu oipawo munampachika ndi kumupha" (Machitidwe 2:23). Wokondedwa moyowe, yang'anani kwa Yesu yemwe anapachikidwa ndipo bvomerezani kulakwa kwanu ndi kuchita naye mu imfa yake!

Kulapa koonadi kumayambira makamaka pa mfundo imeneyi, pamene musunga mu mtima mwanu za malo owopsyawo ndi zomwe zinachitikazo. Ndi mphamvu ya Mzimu wa Mulungu mudzazindikira kuti mukanayenera kufa munali inu osati Yesu ayi. Koma Yesu anatenga malo anu! Ngati inu muzindikira ichi mumtima mwanu, kudzakubweretserani chisoni ndi kuti tchimo simudzalifunanso ayi. Pakulingirira kuti wina adakonzera wina imfa ndi chinthudi chochititsa mantha, makamaka kuti lye anali Mwana weniweni wa Mulungu. Miyoyo yomwe imagwira masomphenya awa imalapa ndi kubvomereza machimo awo. Ndi monga momwe tilingirira za chiweruzo cha Mulungu chokhuthulidwa pa Yesu ndipo pakuchidziwa ichi tidayenera kulira ndi ife omwe tidayenera imfa, "Mulungu mundichitire chifundo ine wochimwa" (Luka 18:13). lzi ndi ntchito zoyamba za kulapa. Ngati kulapaku kupitirira, kumakwaniritsa pa kusiyiratu njira zathu zoyamba za uchimozo, ndi kutembenukira ku njira za Mulungu. Munthu yemwe watsukidwa ndi kuyeretsedwa kuchokera ku njira zake zoipazo, iye adzazifulatira izo ndi kutembenukira ku zinthu zakumwamba. ichi mwachidule ndi njira yolapa yomwe imachitika ndi Mulungu mu mitima ya onse akudza kwa lye. Pokhapokha munthu atalapadi, ndiye kuti iye adzadziwa mtendere, chimwemwe ndi kusungika. pokhapokha titachita naye Yesu mu chisoni chake ndi zowawa zake za mu Getsemane pomwepo tidzamva chimwemwe cha kuuka kwake.

Potsiriza penipeni, zotsatira zake za kulapa ndi kukhala woyamika kotheratu ndi kudzipereka kwa Khristu ndi ku chifuniro cha Mulungu. Pa ichi chiphatikizanso Mpingo monga kunaikidwa mu Chipangano Chatsopano. Pamene tinaikidwa kufa ndipo popanda njira yotulukiramo, Yesu anati: "ldzani kwa lne ndipo ndidzakupumulitsani inu" (Mateyu 11:28). "Timkonda ife chifukwa anayamba lye kutikonda" (1 Yohane 4:19).

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Kufufuza kweni-kweni kuja kwayamba tsopano! Anthu ochuluka akufuna-funa mtendere wa mtima wao podzipangitsa kukhala otchuka, podzikondweretsa podzipezera mphamvu ndi ulamuliro, popeza maphunziro apamwamba ngakhale mu ukwati momwe. Mitu yao yadzala ndi nzeru, matumba awo adzala ndi chuma, koma mizimu yao ndi yosowa ndithu. Ena akuyesa-yesa kuthawa zoonadi za moyo uno poledzera ndi kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala ozunguza bongo kuti kapena apeza mtendere, koma samaupeza. Zofuna zao zingowatengera bvuto ndi nsautso; palibe chimene apindula kuti apeze mtendere-akhalabe m'dziko la mabvuto ndi moyo obvutika. Kiyi weniweni pakufunafuna mtendere tikhoza kuupeza m'zigawo izi:

"Titha kukhala nao mtendere koma osalingalira za mkati mwake." Timafufuza m'zinthu za dera zimene tingathe kizigwira ndi kuziona ndi maso, koma timayiwala kuona zamkati. Timakhala ndi mantha pa zoona zimene tingazitulukire. Timafuna kuyika kulakwa konse ndi kusauka kwa moyo wathu pa zo bvuta za dziko lino, kuiwala kuti mumtima mwathu ndi m'mene tingapeze yankho la bvuto lathu. Ndi mumtimamo m'mene machiritso a zobvuta zathu ayenera kuyambira.

Mulungu anapanga munthu ndi Mzimu umene umasowa kukhala mu chiyanjano ndi Mulengi wake. "Monga nswala ipuma wefμwefu kukhumba mitsinje; motero moyo wanga upuma wefuwefu kukhumba lnu, Mulungu. Moyo wanga uli ndi ludzu la kwa Mulungu, la kwa Mulungu wamoyo: Ndikadze liti kuoneka pamaso pa Mulungu?" Sal. 42:1-2. Ndi Mulungu wamoyo yekha, Khristu wamoyo yekha, ndi Mau a moyo okha amene angakhutiritse Mzimu. Ichi chitsimikizike kwa inu kuti ~ simungapeze mtendere padziko ngati inu eni simuli pamtendere ndi Mulungu.

Ngakhale mizimu yathu imalakalaka kuyanjana ndi Mulungu, umunthu wathu wochimwa umapandukira njira yake. Gawo lina la umoyo wathu limafuna Mulungu pomwe gawo lina limatumikira zofuna za kuthupi .. Mitima yathu ili monga chigwa chomenyaniranapo nkhondo yosatha.

Kulimbana kwa mkati uku kumatipanga ife kukhala anthu opanda thandizo. "Koma oipa ali ofanana ndi nyanja yowinduka; pakuti siingapume, ndi madzi ake autsa matope ndi ubve" Yes. 57:20. Sitingakhale ndi mtendere kufikira moyo wathu, maganizo, thupi ndi mzimu zitalumikizana ndi amene anatipanga ndipo amatimvetsetsa ifeyo. Sikuti ndi Mbuye wa dziko lokhayi, koma amadziwa moyo wanu ndi wanga kuyambira chiyambi kufikira mapeto. Ankaganizira za ife pamene anadza padziko lapansi "Kuwalitsira iwo okhala mumdima ndi mthunzi wa imJa; Kulunjikitsa mapazi athu munjira ya mtendere" Luka 1:29. lye monga Karonga wa mtendere, aitana tonse kuti tidze kwa lye. "ldzani kuno kwa lne nonsenu akulema ndi akuthodwa, ndipo lne ndidzakupumulitsani inu" Mat. 11:28. Tikadza kwa lye, tidzapeputsidwa kuzolemetsa zathu ndi kupeza mpumulo mu mtendere umene lye amapereka. Mtendere wathu udzakhala monga mtsinje (Yes. 48:18) umene uyenda nthawi zonse, mtendere umene upambana chidziwits_o chonse Afilipi 4:7. Kodi mubvomera kubwera kwa lye, "Kutula zolemetsa zanu pa lye" kuti mumve lye akuti "Mtendere ndikusiyirani inu, mtendere wanga ndikupatsani; lne sindikupatsani inu monga dziko lapansi lipatsa. Mtima wanu usabvutike kapena usachite mantha." Yoh. 14.27.

Mulungu adalenga munthu ndi kumuika m'munda okongola kuti iye akhale ndi mtendere, chisangalalo ndi chimwemwe. Koma pamene Adamu ndi Eva sanamvere, nthawi yomweyo anatsutsidwa ndi tchimo. Asadachimwe nthawi yonse anafunitsitsa kukhala  ndi Mulungu, koma atachimwa anadzibisa okha mwanianyazi. Kutsutsika ndi mantha zinalanda mtendere ndi chimwemwe zomwe iwo anali nazo poyamba paja. Ichi ndiye chinali chiyambi cha dziko la mabvuto - ndi moyo wa mabvuto.

Bukhu lopatulika litiuza kuti tchimo lakusamverali liri pa ife. "Tonse tasochera ngati nkhosa; tonse tayenda yense m'njira ya mwini yekha; ndipo Yehova anaika pa lye mphulupulu ya ife tonse." Yes. 53:6. "Pakuti onse anachimwa naperewera pa ulemerero wa Mulungu;" Aroma 3:23. Kutsutsika, mantha, kubvunduka, kusalolela, kudzikonda ndi zokakamiza zina za upandu ndi zokuta moyo wathu konse tingapite. Zimabweretsa kutopa ndi kufooka kwa maganizo. Tiyenera kuthokoza kuti Yesu sanadze padziko " ..kuti akaweruze dziko lapansi, koma kuti dziko lapansi likapulumutsidwe ndi lye." Yoh. 3:17. "Pakuti Mulungu anakonda dziko lapansi kotero, kuti anapatsa Mwana wake wobadwa yekha, kuti yense wakukhulupirira lye asatayike, koma akhale nawo moyo wosatha." Yoh. 3:16. "Zinthu izi ndalakhula ndi inu kuti mwa Ine mukakhale nao mtendere. M'dziko lapansi mudzakhala nacho chibvuto, koma limbikani mtima; ndalilaka dziko lapansi lne." Yoh. 16:33.

Undekha (kudzikonda) ndiye chinali chiyambi cha kusamvera. Mpaka lero lino upitilirabe kukhala chida chimodzi cha uchimo chimene chititengerabe ife ku njira yokhumudwitsa ndi yowawitsa mtima. Tikhala odzikonda mu zolinga zathu, timakhala osinkha-sinkha, okhumudwa ndi odandaula. Tikapitilira kuyenda m'njira yodzikondayi, tidzakhala obvutika koposa. M'malo modziyang'ana tokha monga eni ake a moyo, tiyenera kutembenukira kwa Mulungu ndikumulola lye kukhala mwini weniweni wa moyo wathu. Ngati sitilola Mulungu kukhala mwini weniweni wa moyo wathu, ndi kwa pafupi ife kudandaula ndi zinthu zazing'onozing'ono, kudzipangitsa manyazi, kuopa ndi kukhala okhumudwa. Mulungu akakhala pakati pa moyo wathu monga mwini weniweni, moyo wathu wonse udzakhudzidwa monga zikhalira habu ndi masipoko pa tayala la njinga, ndipo moyo wathu udzakhala moyo oyenera ndi okoma. Ndi mtima okhawo okhazikika pa Mulungu umene ukhala wa ngwiro ndi wa mtendere. Olemba Salimo akuti, "Moyo wanga wakhazikika, Inde Mulungu, moyo wanga wakhazikika, ndidzaimba ndi kulemekeza." Ndi chikhulupiriro chonse pa Mulungu, anatha kukondwera ndi moyo wokhazikika. Mitima yathu ikakhazikika pa Mulungu tiri nawo mtendere wa mkati ngakhale tiri pakati pa mabvuto akunja kuno.

Nkotheka inde kukhala "—osautsika monsemo, koma osapsyinjika; osinkha sinkha koma osakhala kakasi;" 2 Akor. 4:8. Mmene Yesu anati, " … kwa ophunzira ake, Ngati munthu afuna kudza pambuyo panga, adzikane yekha, natenge mtanda wake, nanditsate lne." Mat. 16:24, anaitana aliyense kukusinthika kwa moyo wa munthu kumene kuli ndi tanthauzo lalikuru. "Chifukwa chache ngati munthu ali mwa Khristu, ali wolengedwa watsopano, zinthu zakale zapita, taonani zakhala za tsopano." 2 Akor. 5:17. Kodi mubvomera kuyitana kwakeku m'mene ati "ldzani kwa Ine?" lye apatsa kuwala m'malo mwa mdima, chikhulupiriro m'malo mwa chikayiko, mtendere m'malo mwa kubvutika, chimwemwe· m'malo mwa chisoni, mpumulo m'malo mwa kutopa, chiyembekezo m'malo mwa kukhumudwa, ndi moyo m'malo mwa imfa.

Monga makolo athu oyamba aja, tikangolekana ndi Mulungu, mantha ndi kubvutika mumtima zimatikulira mwamsanga. Tikakhazikitsa moyo wathu pa zinthu zosadalilika zadziko lapansi zimene zidzabvunda, chitetezo ndi chikhulupiriro chathu ndi zogwedezeka. Mtendere wathu umasokonezeka.

Chikhulupiriro ndi chiyembekezo ndiye mankhwala eni eni othetsera mantha ndi kubvutika kwa mumtima. Kokoma ndi kopumulitsa ndithu kukhulupirira Mulungu wa nthawi zosayamba ndi zosamaliza; kukhala ndi bwenzi losasintha; yemwe chikondi chake sichisinthayi. Nthawi zonse bwenzi iri limatiganizira ndi kutisamalira. Nanga tidandauliranji ndi kubvutika mumtima? Phunzirani kuchita monga timawerenga ku 1 Petro 5:7, "Kusamala zake zonse; popeza lye amakusamalirani." Mtendere umapezeka nkhondoyo ikatha, bwanji moyo wanu osagonjera kwa Ambuye? Kumbukirani; mukakhulupirira, simudandaula, koma mukadandaula, simukhulupirira. "lnu mudzasunga mtima wokhazikika mu mtendere weni weni, chifukwa ukukhulupirirani inu" Yes. 26:3.

Kusalolera kuli ngati mankhwala okupha (poizoni), amenenso amatichotsera mtendere wa mumtima mwathu. Kumene kumabweretsanzo kukhumudwa ndi chiyembekezo chopanda pake. Nkobvuta kukhululukira amene sanatichitire chilungamo, koma tiyenera kuwakhululukira ngati ifenso tifuna kukhululukidwa. "Koma ngati simukhululukira anthu zolakwa zao, Atate wanunso sadzakukhululukirani zolakwa zanu." Mat. 6:15. Muchotse zoumitsa mtima zonse ndi zobvunduka moyo wanu, ndi kubwezeretsa chikondi ndi chifundo m'malo mwake, ngati inuyo mufuna kulandira chikhululukiro ndi mtendere wopambana wamumtima.

Mwina mukulemedwa ndi zochimwa zanu zakale kuti zachuluka ndipo simungathe kuzisenza. Ngati nkhawa yanu iri imeneyi, mukungoona kudandaula chabe. "Ngati tibvomereza machimo athu, ali wokhulupirika ndi wolungama lye, kuti atikhululukire machismo athu, ndi kutisambitsa kutichotsera chosalungama chiri chonse." 1 Yoh. 1:9 Chotsatira chake, mukhala mu mtendere ndi Mulungu kupyolera mwa Yesu Khristu. "Popeza tsono tayesedwa olungama ndi chikhulupiriro, tikhala  ndi mtendere ndi Mulungu mwa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu" Aroma 5:1. Mfumu Davide adachimwa: nayesa kudzilimbitsa mμ msautso wa kuchimwa kwakeko, koma analapa tchimo lake napeza chikhululukiro. Adalola Sing'anga wamkuluyo kumuchiza kupyolera mkubvomereza tchimo, kulapa ndi kukhululukidwa. Mu Salimo 23 akuonetsera chikhulupiriro chake mwa Mulungu ndipo akulongosola momveka uthenga wa mtendere umene iye anaupeza komanso za mtendere ndi chiyanjano chimene chiripo kwa onse amene akhala ndi chiyanjano cheni cheni ndi M'busayo.

I. "Yehova ndiye M'busa wanga: sindidzasowa." M'busa wabwinoyu adapatsa Davide mtendere umene unamkhutiritsa. Koteronso ngati ife tiyamba tafuna ufuinu wa Mulungu," izi zonse zidzaonjezedwa, zosowa zathu zidzakwaniritsidwa.

2. Atipanga ife kukhala ndi mtendere m'dziko lobvutikali. Atitsogolera ife kumalo a phee mchikondi chake chosasintha.

3. Apa Davide akukumbukira nthawi imene adakhala obvutika m'moyo mwake chifukwa cha tchimo. M'busa wabwino adamkhululukira nabwezeretsanso chimwemwe ndi mtendere kwa iye.

4. Ngakhale anamondwe ndi zobvuta za moyo uno zitichulukire, sitidzaopa choipacho chifukwa Mulungu ali nafe kutipulumutsa, kutiteteza ndi kutisamalira.

5. M'busa okoma otani uyu okhoza kutidzaza ife ndi zokoma zosefukura pamaso pa adani athu!

6. Chitetezo choposa chotani chimene nkhosa za pabusa zake ziri nacho! Kodi mumdziwa M'busa ameneyu? Kodi mumkhulupirira lye? Yesaya atiuza kuti M'busa woleza ndi wachifundoyu "Adzasonkhanitsa ana a nkhosa ndi dzanja lake, ndikuwanyamula pa chifuwa chake." Kodi ndinu okonzeka kutulitsidwa mchisokonezo kupita m'manja a mtendere wosatha wa Mulungu? Ndinu okonzeka kodi kutula zochimwa zanu zonse zakale kwa lye, mayesero anu, mantha a tsogolo lanu, ndi kudzipereka kwathunthu kwa lye? Kusankha ndi kwa inu, ndipo ndinu nokha eni amene muyenera kusankha, osati wina ai.

Mukadza kwa Yesu ndi mtima wanu wonse, ndiye kuti mwatsiriza ntchito yonse yofuna-funa mtendere. Adzakupatsani mtendere ndi bata zomwe zichokera kwa lye yekha chifukwa chomukhulupirira.

Apo mudzakhoza kunena monga olemba wina adalemba:

Ndikuudziwa mtendere umene mwa iwo mulibemtendere,
Bata, momwe mphepo za nkuntho zimaomba
Malo obisika komwe maso ndi maso
Ndi Mbuyeyo udidzapita.

Ralph Spalding Cushman

Mudzakhala ndi mtendere wa mumtima m'dziko la mabvuto! Tsegulani khomo la mtima wanu kwa Yesu - tsopano lino - ndipo tsiku Jina adzakutsegulirani khomo la mmwamba, komwe mtendere weni weni udzakhala nthawi zonse.

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     Wandende mnzake wa Lenokisi adandiuza chinthu cha chilendo chomwe chidam'chitikira pa nthawi yomwe adali ngati wakufa. Nkhaniyi idandichititsa chidwi moti ndidafunitsitsa kukomana naye  Lenokisi kuti ndimve nkhaniyi kuchokera pakamwa pake. Mwayi woti ndikomane naye sudapatsidwe kwa ine kwa miyezi ingapo, koma kenaka ndidakomana naye. Nditachotsedwa pantchito ya mu'mgodi ndidapatsidwa ntchito yolemba malipoti ena kuofesi ina yakundende. Tsiku lina nkhani yakuuka kwa akufa kwa munthu uja idakambidwa, nthawi yomweyo adadutsa pakhomo paofesi, ndipo adandilozera kwa iye. Posakhalitsa ndidam'patsa kalata yoti afike kumene ndidali kugwira ntchito. Atafika,  ndidali ndi nthawi yokambirana naye, ndipo kuchokera pakamwa pake ndidamva nkhani yake yodabwitsa. Adali wachinyamata wosapyolera zaka makumi atatu, koma anakhwima m'makhalidwe a umbava. Adali munthu wophunzira bwino komanso wanzeru.

     Mbali yodabwitsa ya nkhani yake idachitika panthawi imene adali wakufa. Popeza ndidali wotola nkhani mwachidule, ndidali kulemba zonse zomwe adali kundiuza.

     Iye adati: “ Kuyambira m'mawa wonse ndidali nditadziwa kuti kanthu kena koopsya kadzachitika. Chifukwa cha nkhawa imeneyi ndidapita kwa woyang'anira wamkulu wa mumgodi, Bambo Grason, kuti ndimulongosolere momwe ndidali kumvera. Ndidam'pempha kuti adzaone malo omwe ndidali kugwirapo ntchito yokumba malasha. Adabwera, nakhala ngati wapimadi malowo, nandilamula kuti ndiyenera kupitiriza kugwira ntchito. Adandiuza kuti palibe choopsa chili chonse, naganiza kuti mutu wanga wasokonekera. Ine ndidabwerera ku ntchito yanga, ndipo ndidali kukumba kwa ntahwi yochepa, pamenepo ndidaona mwadzidzi kunali mdima waukulu. Kenaka padaoneka ngati chitseko chachitsulo chachikulu chidatseguka, ndipo ndidalowa pa khomo lake. Pamenepo ndidadziwa m'moyo mwanga kuti ndidali wakufa ndipo ndidali m'dziko lachilendo. Sindidathe kuona munthu wina ali yense kapena kumva china chilichonse, ayi. Mphamvu ina yosadziwika kwa ine idandiyendetsa kuchoka pakhomopo ndipo ndidayenda patali kufika m'mphepete mwa mtsinje waukulu. Kudali ngati usiku pamene pali nyenyezi zambiri, sikudali kowala kweni-kweni kapena mdima. Sipadapite nthawi yaitali, ndili kutsidya la mtsinjewo, ndidamva phokoso lotakasidwa madzi popalasa bwato.  Posachedwa munthu amene adali m'bwatomo adapalasira kufika pafupi ndi pomwe ndidaima.

     “ Nthawi imeneyo ndidali wopanda mawu. Iye adandiyang'ana kamphindi kochepa, nati kwa ine, 'ndabwera kudzakutenga,' nandiuza kuti tikwere bwatolo kuti tiolokere tsidya lina. Ndidamumvera. Padalibe mawu ena amene adalankhulidwa. Ndidali kufuna kuti ndimufunse dzina lake ndiponso kumene ndili, koma sindidathe chifukwa lilime langa lidamamatira m'kamwa mwanga, kotero kuti sindidathe kunena liwu lililonse. Kenaka tidafika tsidya lina la mtsinjewo ndipo ndidachoka m'bwatomo. Nditaturukamo wopalasa bwato uja anandikanganukira kumaso kwanga, nandichokera.   

 “Atandisiya choncho, ndidasowa chochita. Poyang’ana patsogolo panga, ndidaona njira ziwiri zidaloza ku chigwa cha mdima. Njira imodzi idali yotambalala imene imaoneka kuti ndi yotakata. Njira ina idali yopapatiza yopita mbali ina, koma ine ndidatsata njira yaikulu yotakata ija. Sindidapite patali pamene ndidaona kuchuluka kwa mdima udali nkukulabe. Komabe ndidali kuona kuwala kochokera patali, potero ndidaunikiridwa pa ulendo wangawo.

“Posachedwa ndidakomana ndi chinthu china, maonekedwe ake sindingathe kulongosola, koma ndingalongosole pang’ono maonekedwe ake oopsya. Maonekedwe ake adali ngati munthu, koma adali wamkulu koposa munthu aliyense amene ndidamuonapo. Utali wake udali monga ngati mamita atatu. Adali ndi mapiko akulu kumbuyo kwake. Adali wakuda monga ngati malasha omwe ndinali kukumba. Adali wamaliseche wosavala chirichonse. M’dzanja lake adagwira nthungo yotalika pafupifupi mamita asanu. Maso ake adawala ngati mipira ya moto. Mano ake adali oyera kwambiri ndipo utali wake monga ngati inchi imodzi. Mphuno yake idali yaikulu ndithu yotambalala yokhala yophwaphwatika. Tsitsi lake lidali lokhakhala, losaoneka bwino, lalitali, ndipo linagwera m’mapewa ake akulu. Mawu ake anabangula monga mau a mkango.

“Idali nthawi yowala mu mdimamo imene ndidamuona poyamba. Ine ndidanjenjemera kwambiri monga tsamba la mtengo logwedezeka ndi mphepo. Adakweza nthungo m’dzanja lake kuloza kwa ine nakhala ngati afuna kundiponyera. Mwadzidzidzi ndidaima. Ndili wonjenjemera chomwecho, adanena ndi mawu woopsya amene ndikuwakumbukirabe, nandiuza kuti ndimutsate iye chifukwa watumidwa kuti anditsogolere pa ulendo wangawo. Ndipo ndidamutsata. Ndi chiyani chomwe ndikadachita? Titayenda patali pang’ono, phiri lalikulu lidaonekera patsogolo pathu. Lidaoneka phiri longa logawidwa pakati, ndipo pa mbali ina ya phirilo inali khoma lalitali. Pakhomapo padali mau olembedwa: ’MALO A GEHENA’. Wonditsogolera adafika pakhoma la phirilo nagogoda katatu ndi chogwirira cha nthungo yake. Ndipo chitseko chachikulu chidatseguka cham’tsogolo, ndipo tidalowa mkati. Pamenepo adanditsogolera kupyolera mkati mwa phirilo.

“Pa kanthawi tidayenda mumdima waukulu. Ndidali kumva mgugu wa mapazi oyenda kotero kuti ndidatha kutsatira wonditsogolerayo. M’njira yonseyo ndinali kumva kubuula monga ngati wina alinkufa. Popitirira ndi ulendo wathu kuliraku kudali kuchuluka, ndipo onsewo adali kulira poitanitsa, ‘Madzi, madzi, madzi.’ Tsopano titafika pakhomo lina, popitirira, ndidamva mau wolira mochuluka ngati anthu okwana zikwi chikwi patali. Ndipo kulirako kudalinso kupempha, ‘Madzi, madzi, madzi.’ Posachedwa khomo lina lalikulu lidatseguka wonditsogolera atagogoda. Ndidapeza kuti tidayenda mopyola mkati mwa phiri lija, ndipo ndidaona chigwa chachikulu chili patsogolo panga.

“Pamalo amenewa wonditsogolerayo adandisiya ndekha, napita kukatsogoleranso mizimu ya anthu ena otayika kunjira yomwe tidadzerayo. Ndidakhala pa chigwa chotsegukacho kanthawi pamene munthu wina wokhala ngati woyamba uja adabwera kwa ine; koma m’malo mokhala ndi nthungo, iye adabwera ndi lupanga lalikulu. Iye adabwera kudzandiuza za chionongeko changa cham’tsogolo. Adalankhula ndi mau oopsya amene adakhudza moyo wanga. Adati, ‘Iwe, uli ku Gehena. Chiyembekezo chako chonse chathawa. Pobwera kuno udayenda kupyola m’phirimo, ndipo udali kumva kulira kwa anthu otayikawo, amene adali kupempha madzi kuti athe kuziziritsa malilime awo otenthedwa. Panjira imeneyo pali khomo lolowera kupita ku nyanja ya moto. Posachedwa kumeneko kudzakhala chionongeko chako. Musanaperekezedwe ku malo amazunzo awo, kumene simudzatulukanso (chifukwa kulibenso chiyembekezo kwa amene alowamo) mudzaloledwa kuima malo achigwa ngati ano, kumene kwapatsidwa kwa onse otaika, kuonetsedwa zabwino zomwe akanazilandira, koma m’malo mwake alinkulandira chilango.

 “Zitatha izi ndidapezeka ndiri ndekha. Kapena chifukwa cha kuopsedwa kwambiri pa njira, sindikudziwa, koma tsopano ndidapezeka wolefuka. Kufooka ndi kusamva kudagwira thupi langa, mphamvu zanga zidachoka, ziwalo zanga zidalephera kulimbitsa thupi langa. Ndidathedwa, ndipo ndidagwa pansi. Ndidakhala ngati ndakomoka, monga munthu wogona koma ali ndi moyo, ndipo ndidaona ngati ndikulota.  Poyang’ana kumwamba patali ndi ine, ndidapenya mzinda wokongola ndithu womwe timauwerenga m’Buku Lopatulika. Makoma ake adanyezimira ngati miyala ya yaspi ndipo pambali pa mzindawo ndidaona malo akulu okutidwa ndi maluwa okongola kwambiri. Ndidaonanso mtsinje wa moyo ndi nyanja yowala ngati galasi. Ndipo angelo ochuluka adali kulowa ndi kutuluka pa zipata za mzindawo, ali kuimba nyimbo zokoma. Pakati pawo ndidaona mayi wanga wokondedwa amene adafa zaka zapitazo ndi mtima wawo wosweka chifukwa cha zoipa zomwe ndidali kuchita. Mayi adandiyang’ana nandikodola kuti ndipite komwe kudali iwo. Koma ine sindidathe kusuntha pomwe ndidali. Kudaoneka ngati ndili ndi chinthu cholemera kwambiri chomwe chidandikanikiza pansi. Pamenepo mphepo yabwino idawomba kuloza kwa ine ndi kununkhira kochokera m’maluwa okongola aja kudandifikira ine. Ndidamva kuyimba kokoma kwa angelo, ndipo ine ndidalira ndi kunena, ‘Ndikadakhala m’modzi wa iwo.’

 “Ndidakali kumwera chikho chokomachi poona zokoma zonse, mwadzidzidzi chidachotsedwa kukamwa kwanga. Munthu uja anandidzutsa kutulo tanga, ndipo nandichotsa ku dziko labwino lomwe ndidali kuona masomphenya. Anandiuza kuti, ‘Ndi nthawi tsopano yokalowa komwe iwe udzakhala. Munditsate ine.’ Pamene ndidayamba kuyenda, ndidalowanso munjira ya mdima. Ndidamtsatira wonditsogolera kanthawi, pamene tinafika pakhomo lotseguka pambali. Popitirira pamenepo tidapezeka tili kulowa pakhomo pena, ndipo taonani ndidaona nyanja ya moto! Nditapenya polekezera maso anga ndidaonadi nyanja ya moto ndi miyala ya moto. Mafunde akulu a moto adali kukweranakwerana, funde lina pa linzake. Malawi a moto adali kukwera m’mwamba monga mafunde a m’nyanja owinduka ndi mphepo yaikulu. Ndidapenya anthu alikulimbana ndi mafunde a motowo, koma mafundewo adali kuwakanikiza pansi pakuya munyanja ya moto. Pamwamba pa mafunde akulu a moto padaoneka anthu, kwa kanthawi adali kutukwana moipitsitsa Mulungu wolungamayo. Kulira kwao kolilira madzi kudali komvetsa chisoni. M’nyanja yamoto imeneyi mudali kumveka mau olira ndi kulira kosalekeza kuchokera ku mizimu yotaikayo. 

  “Pamenepo ndidatembenuza maso anga kuyang’ana pakhomo pamene ndidalowapo posachedwa, ndipo ndidawerenga mau olembedwa motere: ‘MALO ANO NDI A CHILANGO CHAKO, KUNTHAWI YOSATHA.’ Posakhalitsa ndidaona nthaka ilikuchoka ku mapazi anga, pomwepo ndidapezeka ndili kumira munyanja yamoto. Ludzu losaneneka lofuna madzi lidabwera kwa ine. Ndili kuitanitsa madzi, maso anga adatseguka, ndipo ndidapeza kuti ndili ku chipatala cha kundende.

   “Sindidauze aliyense nkhani imeneyi kale lonse, chifukwa ndidali kuchita mantha kuti akulu oyang’anira m’ndende akadandiganizira kuti ndazungulira mutu, ndi kundisekera m’chipatala cha amisala. Ine ndidapyola mu zonsezi, ndipo ndili wokhutitsidwa kuti Kumwamba kulipo, Gehena ilipo, ndi Gehena yakaleyo imene Buku Lopatulika limanena nthawi zonse. Koma choonadi ndi ichi, ine sindidzapitanso ku malo a Gehenawo ayi.

    “Pamene ndidatsegula maso anga mu chipatala ndi kuona kuti ndili ndi moyonso mdziko lino, nthawi yomweyo ndidapereka mtima wanga kwa Mulungu, ndipo ndidzakhalabe Mkhristu mpaka imfa. Sindidzaiwala konse kuopsa kwa Gehena ndi zokoma zakumwamba zomwe ndidaziona. Ine ndakonzeka kukakomana ndi wokondedwa mayi anga omwe ali kale komweko. Ndipo ndidzaloledwa kukhala pansi pa m’mbali mwa mtsinje wokongolawo, ndipo ndidzatha kuyenda ndi angelowo kuwoloka chigwacho ndi kupyola mapiri omwe akutidwa ndi kununkhira kwa maluwa omwe kukongola kwake kosayerekeza ndi kanthu kalikonse ka m’dziko lino lapansi. Ndidzakhala ndikumvera nyimbo za anthu owomboledwa. Panopa ndasiya zokondweretsa za dziko zomwe ndidayendamo kale ndisadabwere ku ndende, chifukwa zokoma za Kumwamba zidzaposa zonsezo. Ndawasiyanso abwenzi omwe ndidali kuchita nawo zoipa, ndiyenera kugwirizana ndi anthu a makhalidwe abwino ndikadzatuluka mundende.”

    Tikupereka nkhani imeneyi kwa awerengi onse monga momwe ife tidailandira ndi kuimva kuchokera kwa Bambo Lenokisi mwini wake. Mulungu wamphamvu yonse adalitse uthenga umenewu kuti uthe kutsitsimutsa mizimu ya anthu otaika kuti apeze chipulumutso.

  Ha! Kodi anthu angakayike bwanji kuti kuli Gehena? Tili ndi Buku Lopatulika ndilo mau a Mulungu ndiponso mabvumbulutso monga a Bambo Lenokisi amene aphunzitsa za Gehena. Abambo ndi amai, khalani chete! Choonadi chilipo! Moyo wanu udzawerengedwa! Mulungu akufuna kukupulumutsani, ndipo adzaku-khululukirani ngati muvomereza kuti ndinu wochimwa. Njira yokhayo yoloza kuchipulumutso ndi kutsukidwa kuchokera ku machimo pakuvomereza mwazi wa Yesu Kristu monga nsembe ku machimo anu. Mukalandira chikhululukirochi kuchokera kwa Mulungu, Adzakupatsani mtendere ndi mpumulo m’mtima mwanu. Mungakhale womasuka m’moyo uno, komanso wokonzeka kulandira chisangalalo cha kumwamba m’malo mwa ku khala ku Gehena osati masiku awiri okha koma m’paka muyaya.

Fanizo la mwini Cuma ndi Lazaro waumphawi

Luka 16:19-31

“Ndipo panali munthu mwini cuma amabvala cibakuwa ndi nsaru yabafuta, nasekera, nadyerera masiku onse; ndipo wopempha-pempha wina, dzina lake Lazaro, adaikidwa pakhomo  pace wodzala ndi zironda, ndipo anafuna kukhuta ndi zakugwa pa gome la mwini cumayo; komatu agarunso anadza nanyambita zironda zace. Ndipo kunali kuti wopemphayo adafa, ndi kuti adatnegedwa iye ndi angelo kunka ku cifuwa ca Abrahamu; ndipo mwini cumayo adfanso, naikidwa m’manda.

   “Ndipo m’Hade anakweza maso ace, pokhala nao mazunzo, naona Abrahamu patali, ndi Lazaro m’cifuwa mwace. Ndipo anakweza mau nati, Atate Abrahamu, mundicitire cifundo, mutume Lazaro, kuti abviike nsonga ya cala cace m’madzi, naziziritse lilime langa; pakuti ndizunzidwadi m’lawi ili la moto. Koma Abrahamu anati, Mwana, kumbukila kuti unalandira zokoma zako pakukhala m’moyo iwe, momwemonso Lazaro zoipa; ndipo tsopano iye asangalatsidwa pano, koma iwe uzunzidwadi. Ndipo pamwamba pa izi, pakati pa ife ndi inu pakhazikika phompho lalikuru, kotero kuti iwo akufuna kuoloka kucokera kuno kunka kwa inu sangathe, kapena kucokera kwanuko kuyambuka kudza kwa ife, sangathenso. Koma anati, Pamenepo ndiku-pemphani, Atate, kuti mumtume ku nyumba ya atate wanga; pakuti ndiri nao abale asanu; awacitire umboni iwo kuti iwonso angadze ku malo ano a mazunzo. Koma Abrahamu anati, Ali ndi Mose ndi aneneri; amvere iwo. Koma anati, Iai, Atate Abrahamu, komatu ngati wina akapita kwa iwo wocokera kwa akufa adzasandulika mtima. Koma anati kwa iye, Ngati samvera Mose ndi aneneri, sadzakopeka mtima ngakhale wina akauka kwa akufa.

Malemba ena: Cibvumbulutso 21:7-8, Cibvumbulutso 20:10,12,13; 2 Petro 3:10-12.

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