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Kupembedza ndiko kuyankha kolengedwa mwaumulungu ku ulemerero wa Mulungu. Zimalimbikitsidwa ndi chikondi chaumulungu ndipo zimachokera ku kudziwonetsera kwa umulungu ku chilengedwe Chake. Polambira, wokhulupirira amalowa mukulankhulana ndi Mulungu Atate kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu wothandizidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera. Kulambira kumatanthauzanso kuti timaika Mulungu patsogolo modzichepetsa komanso mosangalala. Limadziwonetsera lokha m’maganizo ndi m’zochita monga: pemphero, matamando, chikondwerero, kuwolowa manja, chifundo chogwira ntchito, kulapa (Yoh. 4,23; 1. Johannes 4,19; Afilipi 2,5-11; 1. Peter 2,9-10; Aefeso 5,18-20; Akolose 3,16-17; Aroma 5,8-11; 12,1; Ahebri 12,28; 13,15-16 ndi).

Mulungu ndiye woyenera ulemu

Mawu achingelezi oti “worship” amatanthauza kupereka mtengo ndi ulemu kwa munthu. Pali mawu ambiri Achihebri ndi Achigiriki amene anawamasulira kuti kulambira, koma mawu aakulu ali ndi mfundo yaikulu ya utumiki ndi udindo, monga mmene wantchito amasonyezera mbuye wake. Amafotokoza lingaliro lakuti Mulungu yekha ndiye Mbuye wa mbali iriyonse ya moyo wathu, monga momwe Kristu anayankhira Satana mu Mateyu. 4,10 anachitira fanizo kuti: “Choka iwe, Satana! Pakuti Malemba amati: “Uzilambira Yehova Mulungu wako, ndipo uzitumikira iye yekha basi.” (Mat 4,10; Luka 4,8; 5 Mon. 10,20).

Mfundo zina ndi monga nsembe, kugwada, kuvomereza, kulemekeza, kudzipereka, ndi zina zotero. "Chofunika kwambiri cha kupembedza kwaumulungu ndi kupereka-kupereka kwa Mulungu zomwe zimayenera iye" (Barackman 1981: 417).
Kristu ananena kuti “yafika nthawi, imene olambira oona adzalambira Atate mumzimu ndi m’choonadi; pakuti Atatenso afuna kukhala nao olambira otere. Mulungu ndiye mzimu, ndipo amene amamulambira ayenera kumulambira mumzimu ndi m’choonadi.” ( Yoh 4,23-24 ndi).

Ndime yomwe ili pamwambayi ikusonyeza kuti kupembedza kumalunjikitsidwa kwa Atate ndipo ndi gawo lofunika kwambiri la moyo wa wokhulupirira. Monga momwe Mulungu alili Mzimu, momwemonso kulambira kwathu sikudzakhala kwa thupi kokha koma kudzakhala munthu wathunthu ndi wokhazikika m’choonadi (onani kuti Yesu, Mawu, ndiye choonadi—onani Yohane 1,1.14; 14,6; 17,17).

Moyo wonse wachikhulupiriro ndi kupembedza poyankha zochita za Mulungu pamene “timakonda Yehova Mulungu wathu ndi mtima wathu wonse, ndi moyo wathu wonse, ndi nzeru zathu zonse, ndi mphamvu zathu zonse.” ( Marko 12,30). Kulambira koona kumasonyeza kuzama kwa mawu a Mariya akuti: “Moyo wanga ukulemekeza Yehova.” ( Luka 1,46). 

"Kupembedza ndi moyo wonse wa tchalitchi, momwe thupi la okhulupirira limati, mwa mphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera, Amen (zikhale choncho!) kwa Mulungu ndi Atate wa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu" (Jinkins 2001: 229).

Chilichonse chimene Mkristu amachita ndi mwaŵi wa kulambira koyamikira. “Ndipo chilichonse mukachichita, m’mawu kapena m’ntchito, chitani zonse m’dzina la Ambuye Yesu, ndi kuyamika Mulungu Atate mwa iye.” ( Akolose. 3,17; onaninso 1. Akorinto 10,31).

Yesu Khristu ndi kupembedza

Ndime yomwe ili pamwambayi ikunena kuti timayamika kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu. Popeza Ambuye Yesu, amene ali “Mzimu” (2. Akorinto 3,17), ndiye Mkhalapakati ndi Mtetezi wathu, kulambira kwathu kumayenda kudzera mwa iye kupita kwa Atate.
Kulambira sikufuna ankhoswe aumunthu onga ansembe chifukwa chakuti mtundu wa anthu unayanjanitsidwa ndi Mulungu kupyolera mwa imfa ya Kristu ndipo kupyolera mwa iye “analoŵa kwa Atate mu mzimu umodzi” ( Aefeso. 2,14-18). Chiphunzitso ichi ndi malemba oyambirira a lingaliro la Martin Luther la "unsembe wa okhulupirira onse". “…mpingo umapembedza Mulungu pamene umatenga nawo mbali mu kulambira koyenera (leiturgia) kumene Khristu amapereka kwa Mulungu chifukwa cha ife.

Yesu Kristu analambiridwa pazochitika zofunika kwambiri pa moyo wake. Chochitika chimodzi chotere chinali chikondwerero cha kubadwa kwake (Mateyu 2,11) pamene angelo ndi abusa anasangalala ( Luka 2,13-14. 20), ndi pa kuuka kwake (Mateyu 28,9. 17; Luka 24,52). Ngakhale pa nthawi ya utumiki wake padziko lapansi, anthu ankamulambira chifukwa cha utumiki wake kwa iwo (Mat 8,2; 9,18; 14,33; Mark 5,6 etc.). epiphany 5,20 akulengeza, ponena za Kristu: “Woyenera Mwanawankhosa wophedwayo.

Kupembedza pamodzi mu Chipangano Chakale

“Ana adzatamanda ntchito zanu ndi kulengeza zamphamvu zanu. Adzanena za ulemerero wa ulemerero wanu, ndi kusinkhasinkha zodabwitsa zanu; adzanena za mphamvu zanu, nadzalalikira ulemerero wanu; adzatamanda ubwino wanu waukulu, nadzalemekeza chilungamo chanu.” ( Salmo 145,4-7 ndi).

Mchitidwe wa kutamanda pamodzi ndi kupembedza pamodzi umachokera mu miyambo ya m'Baibulo.
Ngakhale kuti pali zochitika za kupereka nsembe ndi kulambira kwa munthu aliyense payekha, limodzinso ndi zochitika zachipembedzo zachikunja, panalibe njira yowonekera bwino ya kulambira Mulungu woona pamodzi mtundu wa Israyeli usanakhazikitsidwe. Kuchonderera kwa Mose kwa Farao kuti alole ana a Israyeli achitire Yehova madyerero ndi chimodzi mwa zizindikiro zoyamba za kuitanira pamodzi kupembedza pamodzi.2. Cunt 5,1).
Popita ku dziko lolonjezedwa, Mose analamula Aisiraeli kuti azikondwerera mwakuthupi mapwando. Izi zili mu Ekisodo 2, 3. Genesis 23 ndi kwina zatchulidwa. Iwo amalozera m’mbuyo m’tanthauzo la zikumbutso za Kutuluka mu Igupto ndi zokumana nazo zawo m’chipululu. Mwachitsanzo, Phwando la Misasa linakhazikitsidwa n’cholinga choti ana a Isiraeli adziwe “m’mene Mulungu anakhazikitsira ana a Isiraeli m’misasa” pamene anawatulutsa m’dziko la Iguputo.3. Mose 23,43).

Mfundo yakuti kusungidwa kwa misonkhano yopatulika imeneyi sikunali kalendala yotsekeka ya miyambo yachikhulupiriro ya Aisrayeli kumasonyezedwa momveka bwino ndi mfundo za m’malemba zosonyeza kuti pambuyo pake m’mbiri ya Israyeli masiku aŵiri owonjezereka a maphwando apachaka a chiwombolo cha mtundu anawonjezedwa. Limodzi linali Phwando la Purimu, nthawi ya “chisangalalo ndi chisangalalo, phwando ndi phwando” (Esitere [malo]]8,17; komanso Yohane 5,1 mwina akunena za chikondwerero cha Purimu). Lina linali chikondwerero cha kutsegulira kachisi. Inatenga masiku asanu ndi atatu ndipo inayamba pa tsiku lachiŵiri la kalendala ya Chihebri5. Kislev (December), pokondwerera kuyeretsedwa kwa kachisi ndi chilakiko cha Antiochus Epiphanes chochitidwa ndi Judas Maccabee mu 164 B.C., ndi zionetsero za kuwala. Yesu mwiniyo, “kuunika kwa dziko,” analipo m’kachisi tsiku limenelo (Yoh 1,9; 9,5; 10,22-23 ndi).

Masiku osala kudya analengezedwanso pa nthawi zoikika (Zakariya 8,19), ndipo mwezi watsopano unawonedwa ( Ezara[danga]3,5 etc.). Panali malamulo, miyambo, ndi nsembe za tsiku ndi tsiku ndi mlungu uliwonse. Sabata la mlungu ndi mlungu linali “msonkhano wopatulika” wolamulidwa (3. Mose 23,3) ndi chizindikiro cha chipangano chakale (2. Mose 31,12-18) pakati pa Mulungu ndi Aisraeli, komanso mphatso yochokera kwa Mulungu yopumula ndi kupindula2. Mose 16,29-30). Pamodzi ndi masiku opatulika a Alevi, Sabata linkaonedwa ngati gawo la Pangano Lakale (2. Mose 34,10-28 ndi).

Kachisi anali chinthu china chofunikira pakukula kwa kapembedzedwe ka Chipangano Chakale. Ndi kachisi wake, Yerusalemu anakhala malo apakati amene okhulupirira ankapita kukachita zikondwerero zosiyanasiyana. “Ndidzalingalira ichi ndi kudzikhuthulira mumtima mwanga: momwe ndinapitira m’khamu lalikulu kupita nawo ku nyumba ya Mulungu wokondwera.
ndi kuyamika pamodzi ndi okondwerera.” ( Salmo 42,4; wonaninso 1 Mbiri 23,27-32; 2 Mbiri 8,12-13; Yohane 12,12; Machitidwe a Atumwi 2,5-11 ndi zina).

Kukhala ndi phande kotheratu m’kulambira kwapoyera kunali koletsedwa m’pangano lakale. Mkati mwa kachisi, akazi ndi ana nthaŵi zambiri sankaloledwa kupita kumalo olambiriramo. Ophwanyidwa ndi apathengo, komanso mafuko osiyanasiyana monga Amoabu, “sadzaloledwa konse” kulowa mu mpingo (Deuteronomo 5                            3,1-8 ndi). Ndizosangalatsa kusanthula liwu lachihebri la "nthawi zonse". Yesu anachokera kwa mkazi wachimoabu dzina lake Rute amene anali kumbali ya amayi ake (Luka 3,32; Mateyu 1,5).

Kupembedza pamodzi mu Chipangano Chatsopano

Pali kusiyana kwakukulu pakati pa Chipangano Chakale ndi Chatsopano pankhani ya chiyero chokhudzana ndi kupembedza. Monga tanenera kale, mu Chipangano Chakale malo, nthawi, ndi anthu ena amawerengedwa kuti ndiopatulika motero ndizofunika kwambiri pakulambira kuposa ena.

Ndi Chipangano Chatsopano timachokera ku kupatula kwa Chipangano Chakale kupita ku Chipangano Chatsopano kuchokera pakupatulika ndi kupembedza; kuchokera kumalo ena ndi anthu kupita kumadera onse, nthawi ndi anthu.

Mwachitsanzo, chihema ndi kachisi ku Yerusalemu anali malo opatulika “momwe munthu ayenera kulambirako” (Yoh 4,20), pamene Paulo akulamula kuti amuna ‘akweze manja oyera m’malo onse,’ osati kokha m’Chipangano Chakale kapena malo olambirira achiyuda, chizolowezi chogwirizanitsidwa ndi malo opatulika m’kachisi ( NW )1. Timoteo 2,8; Masalimo 134,2).

M’Chipangano Chatsopano, misonkhano ya mpingo imachitikira m’nyumba, m’zipinda zapamwamba, m’mphepete mwa mitsinje, m’mphepete mwa nyanja, m’mapiri, m’masukulu, ndi zina zotero.6,20). Okhulupirira amakhala kachisi momwe Mzimu Woyera amakhala (1. Akorinto 3,15-17), ndipo amasonkhana kulikonse kumene Mzimu Woyera uwatsogolera ku misonkhano.

Ponena za masiku opatulika a m’Chipangano Chakale monga “tchuthi, mwezi watsopano, kapena Sabata,” awa akuimira “mthunzi wa zinthu zimene zirinkudza,” zimene zenizeni zake ndi Khristu (Akolose. 2,16-17) Choncho, lingaliro la nthawi zapadera za kupembedza kupyolera mu chidzalo cha Khristu silinatchulidwe.

Pali ufulu pakusankha nthawi za kupembedza molingana ndi mikhalidwe ya munthu, mpingo ndi chikhalidwe. “Ena amaona tsiku lina kukhala lokwera kuposa lina; koma winayo akugwira masiku onse kukhala ofanana. Aliyense atsimikizire maganizo akeake.” ( 1  Kor4,5). Mu Chipangano Chatsopano, misonkhano imachitika nthawi zosiyanasiyana. Umodzi wa mpingo unasonyezedwa m’miyoyo ya okhulupirira mwa Yesu kudzera mwa Mzimu Woyera, osati kudzera mu miyambo ndi kalendala ya mapemphero.

Ponena za anthu, m’Chipangano Chakale ndi anthu a m’Israyeli okha amene ankaimira anthu oyera a Mulungu.1. Peter 2,9-10 ndi).

Kuchokera m’Chipangano Chatsopano timaphunzira kuti palibe malo amene ali opatulika kuposa ena onse, palibe nthawi imene ili yopatulika kuposa ina iliyonse, ndipo palibe munthu amene ali woyera kuposa wina aliyense. Timaphunzira kuti Mulungu “amene sasamalira munthu” (Mac 10,34-35) sichiyang'ananso nthawi ndi malo.

Mu Chipangano Chatsopano mchitidwe wa kusonkhanitsa ukulimbikitsidwa (Aheb 10,25).
Zambiri zalembedwa m’makalata a atumwi ponena za zimene zimachitika m’mipingo. “Zonse zichitidwe kumangirira!” (1. Korinto 14,26) akutero Paulo, napitiriza kuti: “Koma zonse zikhale zolemekezeka ndi zolongosoka” (1. Korinto 14,40).

Mbali zazikulu za kulambira pamodzi zinali kulalikira Mawu ( Machitidwe 20,7; 2. Timoteo 4,2), chiyamiko ndi chiyamiko (Akolose 3,16; 2. Atesalonika 5,18), kupembedzera uthenga wabwino ndi wina ndi mnzake (Akolose 4,2-4; James 5,16), kukambitsirana nkhani za ntchito ya uthenga wabwino (Machitidwe 14,27) ndi zopereka kwa osowa mu mpingo (1. Korinto 16,1-2; Afilipi 4,15-17 ndi).

Zochitika zapadera zopembedza zinaphatikizaponso kukumbukira nsembe ya Khristu. Atatsala pang'ono kufa, Yesu adayambitsa Mgonero wa Ambuye posintha mwambowu mwambo wa Pasaka wakale. M'malo mogwiritsa ntchito lingaliro lodziwikiratu la mwanawankhosa posonyeza thupi lake lomwe lathyoledwa chifukwa cha ife, adasankha mkate womwe udathyoledwa chifukwa cha ife.

Kuonjezela apo, iye anaonetsa cizindikilo ca vinyo, kutanthauza magazi ake amene anakhetsedwa cifukwa ca ife, amene sanali mbali ya mwambo wa Pasika. Iye anachotsa Paskha wa Chipangano Chakale ndi kachitidwe ka kulambira kwa Pangano Latsopano. Nthawi zonse tikamadya mkate umenewu ndi kumwa vinyoyu, timalalikira imfa ya Ambuye mpaka iye adzabwere (Mateyu 26,26-28; 1. Akorinto 11,26).

Kulambira sikumangotanthauza mawu ndi zochita zotamanda ndi kulemekeza Mulungu. Zikukhudzanso mmene timaonera ena. Chotero, kukhala ndi phande m’kulambira kopanda mzimu wa chiyanjanitso n’kosayenera (Mateyu 5,23-24 ndi).

Kupembedza ndi thupi, maganizo, maganizo ndi uzimu. Zimakhudza moyo wathu wonse. Timadzipereka tokha “nsembe yamoyo, yopatulika, yolandirika kwa Mulungu,” ndiko kulambira kwathu koyenera (Aroma 1 Akor2,1).

Zokwanira

Kupembedza kumatsimikizira ulemu ndi ulemu wa Mulungu wofafanizidwa kudzera m'moyo wa wokhulupilira komanso kutenga nawo mbali pagulu la okhulupirira.

ndi James Henderson