Woyamba ayenera kukhala womaliza!

439 oyamba akhale omalizaTikamawerenga Baibulo, timavutika kumvetsa zonse zimene Yesu ananena. Mawu amene amabwera mobwerezabwereza akhoza kuwerengedwa mu Uthenga Wabwino wa Mateyu: “Koma ambiri amene ali oyamba adzakhala akuthungo, ndi akuthungo adzakhala oyamba” ( Mateyu 1 .9,30).

Zikuwoneka kuti Yesu amayesa mobwerezabwereza kusokoneza dongosolo la anthu, kuthetsa momwe zinthu zilili komanso kunena zotsutsana. Ayuda a m’zaka za zana loyamba ku Palestine anali kulidziŵa bwino Baibulo. Ophunzirawo anabwerera ali osokonezeka ndi okhumudwa chifukwa chokumana ndi Yesu. Mwanjira ina mawu a Yesu sanagwirizane nawo. Arabi anthaŵiyo anali kulemekezedwa kwambiri chifukwa cha chuma chawo, chimene chinalingaliridwa kukhala dalitso lochokera kwa Mulungu. Awa anali m'gulu la "oyamba" pamakwerero achikhalidwe ndi achipembedzo.

Panthaŵi ina, Yesu anauza omvera ake kuti: “Kudzakhala kulira ndi kukukuta mano, pamene mudzawona Abrahamu, Isake, ndi Yakobo, ndi aneneri onse mu Ufumu wa Mulungu, koma inu nokha mukutayidwa; Ndipo iwo adzachokera kum'mawa ndi kumadzulo, kumpoto ndi kumwera, nadzakhala pansi mu Ufumu wa Mulungu. Ndipo onani, alipo akuthungo amene adzakhala oyamba; ndipo oyamba adzakhala akuthungo” ( Luka 13:28-30 )

Mouziridwa ndi mzimu woyera, Mariya, amayi ake a Yesu, anauza msuweni wake Elizabeti kuti: “Ndi dzanja lake lamphamvu anasonyeza mphamvu zake; wabalalitsa ku mphepo zinayi amene mzimu wonyada ndi wodzikuza. Anatsitsa anthu amphamvu ndi kukweza odzichepetsa.” (Luka 1,51-52 Kumasulira kwatsopano kwa Geneva). Mwina pali umboni pano kuti kunyada kuli pamndandanda wa machimo ndipo Mulungu ndi wonyansa (Miy 6,16-19 ndi).

M’zaka zoyambirira za Nyengo Yathu Ino, mtumwi Paulo anatsimikizira zimenezi. Mwamakhalidwe, ndale, ndi zachipembedzo, Paulo anali m’gulu la “woyamba”. Anali nzika ya Roma yokhala ndi mwayi wokhala ndi mzere wochititsa chidwi. “Ndinadulidwa tsiku lachisanu ndi chitatu, wa ana a Israyeli, wa fuko la Benjamini, Mhebri wa Ahebri, Mfarisi monga mwa chilamulo.” (Afilipi 3,5).

Paulo anaitanidwa ku utumiki wa Kristu panthaŵi imene atumwi ena anali kale atumiki odziŵa zambiri. Iye akulembera Akorinto, akumagwira mawu mneneri Yesaya kuti: “Ndidzawononga nzeru za anzeru, ndipo ndidzataya luntha la ozindikira; ndipo chimene chili chofowoka pa dziko lapansi Mulungu adachisankha kuti chichititse manyazi champhamvu;1. Akorinto 1,19 ndi 27).

Paulo akuuza anthu amodzimodziwo kuti Kristu woukitsidwayo anaonekera kwa iye “monga kubadwa msanga” pomalizira pake, atawonekera kwa Petro, abale 500 panthaŵi ina, kenaka kwa Yakobo ndi atumwi onse. Lingaliro lina? Ofooka ndi opusa adzachititsa manyazi anzeru ndi amphamvu?

Nthaŵi zambiri Mulungu analoŵererapo mwachindunji m’mbiri ya Israyeli ndi kutembenuza dongosolo loyembekezeredwa. Esau anali woyamba kubadwa, koma Yakobo anatengera ukulu wake. Ismayeli anali mwana woyamba wa Abrahamu, koma ukulu unaperekedwa kwa Isake. Pamene Yakobo anadalitsa ana aamuna aŵiri a Yosefe, anaika manja ake pa Efraimu, osati pa Manase. Motero Sauli, mfumu yoyamba ya Israyeli, analephera kumvera Mulungu pamene ankalamulira anthu. Mulungu anasankha Davide, mmodzi wa ana a Jese. Davide ankaweta nkhosa kuthengo ndipo anafunika kuitanidwa kuti akadzozedwe. Monga wamng’ono kwambiri, sanaonedwe kukhala woyenera paudindo umenewu. Apanso, “munthu wapamtima pa Mulungu” anasankhidwa pamwamba pa abale ena onse ofunika kwambiri.

Yesu anali ndi zambiri zonena za alembi ndi Afarisi. Pafupifupi chaputala chonse cha 23 cha Mateyu chaperekedwa kwa iwo. Anakonda mipando yaulemu m’sunagoge, nakondwera kulankhulidwa m’mabwalo amisika, ndipo amuna anawatcha Rabi. Anachita zonse kuti avomerezedwe ndi anthu. Kusintha kwakukulu kunali pafupi kubwera. “Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu… ndipo simunafune! Nyumba yanu idzasiyidwa bwinja kwa inu.” ( Mateyu 23,37-38 ndi).

Kodi zikutanthauzanji kuti, “Iye watsitsa amphamvu, nakweza odzichepetsa?” Kaya madalitso ndi mphatso zimene Mulungu watipatsa, palibe chifukwa chodzitamandira! Kunyada kunali chiyambi cha kugwa kwa Satana ndipo n’koopsa kwa ife anthu. Akangotigwira, zimasintha mmene timaonera zinthu komanso mmene timaonera zinthu.

Afarisi amene ankamumvetsera anaimba Yesu mlandu wotulutsa ziwanda m’dzina la Belezebule, mkulu wa ziwanda. Yesu akulankhula mawu ochititsa chidwi: “Ndipo amene ali yense anganene kanthu motsutsana ndi Mwana wa munthu, adzakhululukidwa; koma aliyense wonenera Mzimu Woyera zoipa sadzakhululukidwa m’dziko lino lapansi, kapena m’dziko lirinkudza” ( Mateyu 12,32).

Izi zikuwoneka ngati chiweruzo chomaliza chotsutsana ndi Afarisi. Mwawona zozizwitsa zambiri. Anachoka kwa Yesu ngakhale anali woona komanso wodabwitsa. Monga njira yomaliza, adamfunsa chizindikiro. Kodi uko kunali kuchimwira Mzimu Woyera? Kodi angathe kuwakhululukirabe? Ngakhale anali onyada komanso owuma mtima, amakonda Yesu ndipo amafuna kuti alape.

Monga nthawi zonse, panali zosiyana. Nikodemo anadza kwa Yesu usiku umenewo, nafuna kumvetsa zambiri, koma anaopa Khoti Lalikulu la Ayuda, Khoti Lalikulu la Ayuda (Yohane. 3,1). Pambuyo pake anapita ndi Yosefe wa ku Arimateya pamene anaika mtembo wa Yesu m’manda. Gamaliyeli anachenjeza Afarisi kuti asatsutse kulalikira kwa atumwi (Mac 5,34).

Osaphatikizidwa muufumu?

Pa Chivumbulutso 20,11 timawerenga za Chiweruzo Chachikulu Choyera, pamene Yesu adzaweruza “otsala a akufa.” Kodi zingakhale kuti aphunzitsi otchukawa a Israyeli, “oyamba” a chitaganya chawo panthaŵiyo, potsirizira pake angathe kuona Yesu amene anamupachika chifukwa cha chimene iye analidi? Ichi ndi "chizindikiro" chabwinoko!

Panthaŵi imodzimodziyo, iwonso akuchotsedwa mu ufumuwo. Uwaona anthu ochokera kum’mawa ndi kumadzulo amene ankawayang’ana. Anthu amene sanapezepo mwayi wodziwa malemba tsopano akukhala patebulo pa phwando lalikulu mu ufumu wa Mulungu (Luka 1)3,29). Chingakhale chochititsa manyazi kwambiri ndi chiyani?

Pali “Munda wa Mafupa” wotchuka mu Ezekieli 37. Mulungu akupatsa mneneriyu masomphenya ochititsa mantha. Mafupa owumawo amasonkhana ndi “phokoso la phokoso” n’kukhala anthu. Mulungu akuuza mneneriyo kuti mafupawa ndi nyumba yonse ya Israyeli (kuphatikizapo Afarisi).

Iwo amati: “Iwe mwana wa munthu, mafupawa ndi nyumba yonse ya Isiraeli. Taonani tsopano akuti, Mafupa athu auma, chiyembekezo chathu chatha, ndi chitsiriziro chathu chatha.” ( Ezekieli 37,11). Koma Mulungu akuti: “Taonani, ndidzatsegula manda anu, ndi kukutulutsani m’manda anu, anthu anga, ndi kukulowetsani m’dziko la Israyeli; Ndipo mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Yehova, pamene ndidzatsegula manda anu, ndi kukutulutsani m’manda anu, anthu anga. Ndipo ndidzaika mpweya wanga mwa inu, kuti mudzakhalanso ndi moyo, ndipo ndidzakuikani m’dziko lanu; ndipo mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Yehova.” ( Ezekieli 37,12-14 ndi).

Kodi nchifukwa ninji Mulungu amaika ambiri amene ali oyamba kukhala omalizira, ndipo nchifukwa ninji omalizira amakhala oyamba? Tikudziwa kuti Mulungu amakonda aliyense - woyamba, womaliza, ndi aliyense wapakati. Amafuna ubale ndi tonsefe. Mphatso yamtengo wapatali ya kulapa ingaperekedwe kwa iwo omwe modzichepetsa amalandira chisomo chodabwitsa cha Mulungu ndi chifuniro changwiro.

ndi Hilary Jacobs


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