Pentekoste

Pentekoste 538Yesu anauza ophunzira ake asanamwalire kuti adzalandira Mzimu Woyera, Thandizo ndi Mtonthozi. “Mulungu sanatipatsa mzimu wamantha, koma wa mphamvu, ndi chikondi, ndi chidziletso.”2. Timoteo 1,7). Uwu ndi Mzimu Woyera wolonjezedwa, mphamvu yochokera Kumwamba yotumizidwa ndi Atate pa tsiku la Pentekosti.

Patsikuli, Mzimu Woyera adapatsa mphamvu mtumwi Petro kuti akwaniritse umodzi mwa maulaliki amphamvu kwambiri omwe sanalalikidwepo. Iye analankhula mopanda mantha a Yesu Khristu, anapachikidwa ndi kuphedwa ndi dzanja la osalungama. Izi zidakonzedweratu ndi Mulungu dziko lapansi lisanakhazikitsidwe, komanso kuukitsidwa kwa akufa. Patangodutsa mwezi umodzi, mtumwi yemweyo adachita mantha ndikukhumudwa kotero kuti adakana Yesu katatu.

Pa tsiku la Pentekosite panachitika chozizwitsa chimene chinali chachikulu kwambiri. Anthu anamva kuti anapachikidwa pa mtanda wa Yesu Mesiya. Panthaŵi imodzimodziyo, pafupifupi 3000 a iwo anasonkhezeredwa ndi mitima yawo ndipo anazindikira kuti anali ochimwa chotero anafuna kubatizidwa. Izi zinayika mwala wapangodya wa mpingo. Monga momwe Yesu ananenera—adzamanga mpingo wake (Mateyu 16,18). Kwenikweni! Povomereza Yesu ngati Mpulumutsi wathu, timalandira chikhululukiro cha machimo athu ndi mphatso ya Mzimu Woyera: “Lapani, batizidwani yense wa inu m’dzina la Yesu Khristu kuloza ku chikhululukiro cha machimo anu; landirani mphatso ya Mzimu Woyera.” (Mac 2,38).

Monga makolo athu aumunthu amene amatipatsa ife mphatso zabwino, Atate wathu wa Kumwamba amafuna kupereka mphatso ya mtengo wapatali imeneyi ya Mzimu Woyera kwa iwo amene amampempha Iye. “Ngati inu, ndinu oipa, mudziwa kupatsa ana anu mphatso zabwino, koposa kotani nanga Atate wa Kumwamba adzapatsa Mzimu Woyera kwa iwo akumpempha Iye! (Luka 11,13). Atate anapatsa Mwana wake mzimu wopanda muyeso: “Pakuti iye amene Mulungu anamtuma alankhula mawu a Mulungu, pakuti Mulungu apatsa Mzimu wopanda muyeso.” ( Yoh. 3,34).

Yesu Kristu anachita zozizwitsa zamphamvu, kuukitsa akufa, kuchiritsa odwala, kupenyetsetsa akhungu, ndi kupangitsanso kumva kwa ogontha. Kodi ife tingamvetse kuti ndi Mzimu Woyera womwewo umene Mulungu anatipatsa ife umene unatibatiza ife mu thupi limodzi ndi kutipangitsa ife kumwa Mzimu womwewo? “Pakuti ife tonse tinabatizidwa ndi Mzimu mmodzi kulowa m’thupi limodzi, ngakhale Myuda, kapena Mhelene, kapolo, kapena mfulu, ndipo tonse tinamwetsedwa Mzimu umodzi.”1. Korinto 12,13).

Chidziwitso ichi ndi chodabwitsa kwambiri kuti sichingamvetsetsedwe: Mulungu amakupatsani Mzimu Woyera wamphamvu kuti mukhale ndi moyo wopembedza mwa Khristu Yesu, Mbuye ndi Mbuye wanu, ndikuyenda m'njira yake. Pakuti inu ndinu wolengedwa watsopano mwa Khristu amene wapatsidwa moyo ndi Mzimu Woyera kuti mukakhale mwa Khristu Yesu m'malo akumwamba.

by Malawi Wathu