Anthu ambiri masiku ano alibe chifukwa chofunira kuti apeze Mulungu. Simumva ngati kuti mwachita chilichonse cholakwika kapena kuti mwachimwa. Samadziwa lingaliro lakulakwa kapena Mulungu. Sakhulupirira boma lililonse kapena lingaliro la chowonadi lomwe lakhala likugwiritsidwa ntchito kupondereza anthu ena. Kodi uthenga wabwino wonena za Yesu ungafotokozeredwe m'njira yanji kuti ukhale waphindu kwa anthuwa? Nkhaniyi ikufotokoza za uthengawu poyang'ana kwambiri maubale ndi anthu - omwe anthu amawalemekezabe.
Mavuto akulu omwe akukumana ndi anthu akumadzulo ndi maubale osweka: maubwenzi omwe asanduka udani, malonjezo omwe sanasungidwe, ndikuyembekeza komwe kwasandulika zokhumudwitsa. Ambiri a ife tawona chisudzulo ngati ana kapena akulu. Takumanapo ndi zowawa ndi chipwirikiti zomwe zimadza chifukwa cha dziko losatetezeka. Taphunzira kuti anthu omwe ali ndi maudindo sangadaliridwe ndipo kuti pamapeto pake anthu amachita malinga ndi zofuna zawo. Ambiri aife timamva kuti tatayika mdziko lachilendo. Sitikudziwa komwe tidachokera, komwe tili, komwe tikupita kapena omwe tili. Timayesetsa kuthana ndi zovuta pamoyo wathu, timadutsa malo okwera mwauzimu, mwinanso kuyesayesa kuti tisasonyeze ululu womwe timamva ndipo sitikudziwa ngati kuli koyenera.
Timadzimva tokha chifukwa timawoneka kuti timadzisamalira. Sitikufuna kudzipereka ku chilichonse ndipo chipembedzo sichikuwoneka ngati chothandiza. Anthu omwe amamvetsetsa zachipembedzo molakwika atha kukhala omwe amaphulitsa anthu osalakwa - chifukwa ali pamalo olakwika nthawi yolakwika - ndikuti Mulungu amawapangitsa kuvutika chifukwa awakwiyira. Amanyoza anthu amene ali osiyana ndi iwo. Kumvetsetsa kwanu za Mulungu sikumveka, chifukwa chabwino ndi choipa ndi malingaliro osiyana, tchimo ndi lingaliro lachikale, ndipo kudzimva kuti ndi wolakwa ndi chakudya cha ochiritsa. Yesu akuwoneka wopanda pake. Anthu nthawi zambiri amaganiza zolakwika za Yesu chifukwa amakhulupirira kuti adakhala moyo wapaulendo pomwe adachiritsa anthu kamodzi kokha, kupanga mkate wopanda kanthu, kuyenda pamadzi, kuzunguliridwa ndi angelo oteteza, ndipo zamatsenga zidapulumuka. Koma izi zilibe tanthauzo masiku ano. Ngakhale pakupachikidwa kwake, Yesu akuwoneka kuti wachotsedwa pamavuto amakono. Kuuka kwake ndi nkhani yabwino kwa iye payekha, koma chifukwa chiyani ndiyenera kukhulupirira kuti ndi nkhani yabwino inenso?
Ululu womwe timamva mdziko lathu lino, womwe ndi wachilendo kwa ife, ndendende kuwawa komwe Yesu mwiniyo amakuziwa kuchokera ku zokumana nazo. Anamupereka ndi abwenzi ake ndipo amazunzidwa komanso kuvulazidwa ndi akuluakulu aboma. Anaperekedwa ndi kumpsompsona kwa m'modzi mwaomwe anali pafupi kwambiri. Yesu amadziwa zomwe zimatanthauza anthu akamulonjera mosangalala tsiku lina ndikumulonjera tsiku lotsatira ndi chisangalalo ndi chipongwe. Yohane M'batizi, msuweni wa Yesu, adaphedwa ndi wolamulira wosankhidwa ndi Aroma chifukwa adawonetsa zofooka zake zamakhalidwe. Yesu ankadziwa kuti iyenso adzaphedwa chifukwa chokaikira chiphunzitso komanso udindo wa atsogoleri achipembedzo achiyuda. Yesu ankadziwa kuti anthu adzamuda popanda chifukwa, kuti anzake adzamupandukira ndi kumupereka, ndipo asilikali adzamupha. Anatichitira zabwino ngakhale amadziwa kale kuti anthu timamupweteka komanso kumupha. Ndiye amene amakhala wokhulupirika kwa ife ngakhale pamene tili ndi udani. Ndiwe bwenzi lenileni komanso wotsutsana ndi wakuba. Tili ngati anthu omwe agwera mumtsinje wozizira kwambiri. Sitingathe kusambira ndipo Yesu ndi amene amalumphira kumapeto kwenikweni kuti atipulumutse. Akudziwa kuti tiyesa chilichonse chotheka, koma sitingadzipulumutse tokha ndipo titha kuwonongedwa popanda iye kulowererapo. Yesu adabwera mosadzikonda mdziko lathu lapansi ndipo adadziwa bwino kuti adzadedwa ndikuphedwa. Mwaufulu, Yesu anachita izi kuti atisonyeze njira yabwinoko. Ndiye munthu amene tingamukhulupirire. Ngati ali wokonzeka kupereka moyo wake chifukwa cha ife, ngakhale titamuwona ngati mdani, kuli bwanji kumkhulupirira tikamuwona ngati mnzake?
Yesu akhoza kutiuza kanthu kena kokhudza moyo. Za komwe tidachokera, komwe tikupita komanso momwe tidzafikire kumeneko. Amatha kutiuza za kuwopsa komwe kumayandikira maubale omwe timawatcha moyo. Titha kumukhulupirira ndikupeza kuti ndiyofunika. Tikamachita izi, tidzawona chidaliro chathu chikukula. Mapeto ake, amakhala wolondola nthawi zonse.
Nthawi zambiri sitifuna anzathu omwe amakhala olondola nthawi zonse chifukwa amakwiyitsa. Koma Yesu, Mwana wa Mulungu, si munthu amene amanena kuti “Ndinakuuzani nthawi yomweyo!” Analumphira m'madzi, n'kumatilepheretsa kufuna kutiomba, n'kutikwezera m'mphepete mwa nyanja n'kutilola kupuma mpweya. Timasuntha, kuchita cholakwika kachiwiri ndikugweranso m'madzi. Pamapeto pake tidzamufunsa komwe kuli mbali zowopsa za ulendo wathu, kuti tisadziike pangozi. Koma tingakhalenso otsimikiza kuti kupulumutsidwa kwathu sikofunikira kwa iye, koma nkhani yamumtima.
Yesu amatilezera mtima. Amatipanga ife zolakwitsa ndipo ngakhale kutipangitsa ife kupirira zotsatira za zolakwitsazo. Amatiphunzitsa maphunziro, koma samatikhumudwitsa. Sitingakhale otsimikiza ngakhale ngati alipodi, koma tingakhale otsimikiza kuti kuleza mtima kwake ndi kukhululuka kwake ndikokulirapo komanso kwabwino kwambiri pachibwenzi chathu kuposa mkwiyo ndi kudzikana. Yesu amamvetsetsa kukayika kwathu ndi kusakhulupirira kwathu. Amamvetsetsa chifukwa chake timalephera kukhulupirira chifukwa nayenso wapwetekedwa.
Chifukwa chake amaleza mtima ndichakuti akufuna timupeze ndikuvomera kuyitanidwa kwake ku phwando losangalatsa. Yesu amalankhula za chisangalalo chosangalatsa, ubale weniweni ndi wosatha, ubale wapamtima komanso wokwaniritsa. Kupyolera muubwenzi woterewu ndi iye komanso ndi anthu ena, timazindikira kuti ndife ndani. Tidapangidwira maubwenzi awa, ndichifukwa chake timawafuna kwambiri. Izi ndi zomwe Yesu amatipatsa.
Moyo umene uli m’tsogolo ndi wofunika kukhala nawo. N’chifukwa chake Yesu mofunitsitsa anatengera zowawa za m’dzikoli n’kunena za moyo wabwinopo umene uli patsogolo pathu. Zili ngati kuyenda m’chipululu osadziwa kumene tikupita. Yesu anasiya chisungiko ndi chitonthozo cha paradaiso nayang’anizana ndi mikuntho ya dziko lapansi natiuza kuti: Pali moyo umene tingalandire nawo ku ulemerero wonse wa ufumu wa Mulungu. Tingoyenera kupita naye limodzi. Tikhoza kuyankha chiitano ichi, “Zikomo, koma ndidzayesa mwayi m’chipululu,” kapena tingatsatire malangizo ake. Yesu amatiuzanso pamene tili pakali pano. Ife sitiri mu paradaiso panobe. moyo umawawa Timadziwa zimenezo ndipo iyenso akudziwa. Anadzichitikira yekha. N’chifukwa chake amafunanso kutithandiza kuti tituluke m’dziko lopanda chiyembekezoli ndi kutithandiza kukhala ndi moyo wochuluka, umene watikonzera kuyambira pachiyambi.
Yesu akutiuza kuti padziko lapansi pali zoopsa za ubale. Maubwenzi apabanja komanso mayanjano atha kukhala ubale wabwino kwambiri komanso wosangalala m'miyoyo yathu ngati zingagwire ntchito. Koma samachita izi nthawi zonse kenako amapweteka kwambiri. Pali njira zomwe zimapweteketsa ndipo pali njira zina zomwe zimabweretsa chisangalalo. Tsoka ilo, nthawi zina anthu amafunafuna njira zomwe zimabweretsa chisangalalo zomwe zimapweteka anthu ena. Nthawi zina tikamayesetsa kupewa zowawa, timasiyanso zosangalatsa. Ndiye chifukwa chake timafunikira malangizo otetezeka tikamayendayenda m'chipululu. Yesu angatitsogolere m'njira yoyenera. Potsatira iye, tifika kumene iye ali.
Mlengi Mulungu amafuna ubale ndi ife, ubwenzi womwe umadziwika ndi chikondi ndi chisangalalo. Ndife osungika komanso amantha, tapereka Mlengi, tikubisala ndipo sitikufuna kutsegula makalata omwe amatitumizira. Ndiye chifukwa chake Mulungu anasandulika Yesu kukhala munthu. Anabwera kudziko lathu kudzatiuza kuti tisachite mantha. Anatikhululukira, adatipatsa zabwino kuposa zomwe tidali nazo kale ndipo akufuna kuti tibwerere kunyumba komwe kuli kotetezeka komanso kosavuta. Mthengayo adaphedwa, koma uthengawu sunasinthe. Yesu amatipatsabe ubwenzi ndi kukhululuka. Amakhala ndikutipatsa osati kungotiwonetsa njira, koma amayenda nafe ndipo amatipulumutsa kumadzi ozizira. Amayenda nafe nthawi yamavuto. Amayesetsa kutipulumutsa ndi kuleza mtima mpaka nthawi ifike. Titha kumudalira, ngakhale wina atatikhumudwitsa.
Ndi bwenzi monga Yesu, sitifunikiranso kuopa adani athu. Ndibwino kukhala ndi bwenzi loposa ena onse. Yesu ndiye mnzake. Akuti ali ndi mphamvu zonse m'chilengedwe chonse. Watilonjeza kuti tigwiritsa ntchito mphamvuyi. Yesu akutiitanira ife ku phwando lake m'paradaiso. Anachita zonse zomwe angathe kuti atibweretsere chiitano ichi. Ngakhale adaphedwa chifukwa cha ichi, koma sizinamulepheretse kutikonda. Komabe, akuitanira aliyense ku chikondwererochi. Muli bwanji? Mwina simungakhulupirire kuti winawake ndi wokhulupirika kwambiri kapena kuti moyo ungakhale wabwino kwamuyaya. Palibe vuto - akudziwa kuti zomwe mwakumana nazo zakupangitsani kuti muzikayikira izi. Ndikukhulupirira ndi mtima wonse kuti mungakhulupirire Yesu. Osangotenga mawu anga, yesani nokha. Lowani m'boti lake. Ndikuganiza kuti mufuna kukhala mkati. Mudzayamba kuitanira anthu ena kuti alowe nawo. Chinthu chokha chomwe muyenera kutaya ndikutayika kwanu.
Wolemba Michael Morrison