chizindikiro cha nthawi

Uthenga wabwino umatanthauza “uthenga wabwino”. Kwa zaka zambiri uthenga wabwino sunali uthenga wabwino kwa ine chifukwa nthawi yambiri ya moyo wanga ndinkaphunzitsidwa kuti tikukhala m’masiku otsiriza. Ndinkakhulupirira kuti “mapeto a dziko” akubwera m’zaka zoŵerengeka, koma ngati nditachita zimenezo, sindidzapulumuka Chisautso Chachikulu. Mawonekedwe amtundu uwu amatha kukhala osokoneza bongo, kuyesera kuwona chilichonse chomwe chikuchitika padziko lapansi kudzera m'diso la kutanthauzira kwachilendo kwa zochitika zomwe zidzachitika kumapeto kwa nthawi. Masiku ano, maganizo amenewo salinso cholinga cha chikhulupiriro changa chachikhristu komanso maziko a ubale wanga ndi Mulungu, zomwe ndikuyamikira kwambiri.

M’masiku otsiriza

Paulo analembera Timoteo kuti: “Koma zindikira ichi, kuti masiku otsiriza zidzafika nthawi zovuta.” (2. Tim 3,1)Kodi nkhani zimanena chiyani tsiku lililonse? Timaona zithunzi za nkhondo zoopsa ndi mizinda yomwe yawonongedwa ndi mabomba. Malipoti a othawa kwawo omwe akuthawa m'maiko awo, opanda chiyembekezo. Ziwopsezo za zigawenga zomwe zimayambitsa mavuto ndi mantha. Timaona masoka achilengedwe kapena zivomerezi zomwe zawononga chilichonse chomwe tamanga. Kodi izi zikufika pachimake? Kodi Nkhondo Yachitatu Yapadziko Lonse yayandikira?

Pamene Paulo ankalankhula za masiku otsiriza, sanali kulosera za mtsogolo. M'malo mwake, anali kulankhula za momwe zinthu zilili panopa komanso momwe zinthu zomwe zinali kumuzungulira zinali kukulirakulira. Masiku otsiriza, Petro anati pa Pentekosite, pogwira mawu a mneneri Yoweli, anali kale m'zaka za zana loyamba: "M'masiku otsiriza, atero Mulungu, ndidzatsanulira Mzimu wanga pa anthu onse. Ana anu aamuna ndi aakazi adzanenera, anyamata anu adzaona masomphenya, akuluakulu anu adzalota maloto." (Apg. 2,16-17).

Masiku otsiriza anayamba ndi Yesu Khristu! “Kale, Mulungu analankhula ndi makolo athu kudzera mwa aneneri m’njira zosiyanasiyana, koma masiku otsiriza ano walankhula ndi ife kudzera mwa Mwana wake.” (Hebr 1,1-2).

Uthenga Wabwino umazungulira Yesu: amene iye ali, zimene anachita, ndi zomwe zingatheke chifukwa cha zimenezo. Yesu ataukitsidwa kwa akufa, chilichonse chinasintha—kwa anthu onse—kaya ankadziwa kapena ayi. Yesu anasandutsa zinthu zonse kukhala zatsopano: “Pakuti mwa Iye zinthu zonse zinalengedwa: zinthu zakumwamba ndi zapadziko lapansi, zooneka ndi zosaoneka, kaya mipando yachifumu kapena maufumu kapena olamulira kapena maulamuliro—zinthu zonse zinalengedwa mwa Iye ndi kwa Iye. Iye anali patsogolo pa zonse, ndipo mwa Iye zinthu zonse zigwirizana pamodzi.” (Kol 1,16-17).

nkhondo, njala ndi zivomezi

Kwa zaka mazana ambiri, magulu a anthu akugwa ndipo chiwawa chabuka. Nkhondo zakhala mbali ya dziko lathu. Masoka achilengedwe akhala akuvutitsa anthu kwa zaka masauzande ambiri.

Yesu anati: “Mudzamva za nkhondo ndi mbiri za nkhondo; yang’anirani ndipo musachite mantha, pakuti izi ziyenera kuchitika, koma mapeto sanafike. Mtundu udzaukirana ndi mtundu wina, ndi ufumu ndi ufumu. Padzakhala njala ndi zivomezi m’malo osiyanasiyana. Zonsezi ndi chiyambi chabe cha zowawa za pobereka.” (Mt 24,7-8).

Padzakhala nkhondo, njala, tsoka, ndi mazunzo, koma musalole zimenezo zikukudetsani nkhawa. Dziko lapansi lawona masoka ambiri kuyambira pomwe Masiku Otsiriza adayamba pafupifupi zaka 2000 zapitazo ndipo ndikutsimikiza kuti mtsogolomu zikhalanso zambiri. Mulungu akhoza kuthetsa mavuto a m’dzikoli nthawi iliyonse imene wafuna. Panthaŵi imodzimodziyo, ndikuyembekezera mwachidwi tsiku lalikulu m’tsogolo pamene Yesu adzabweranso. Tsiku lina mapeto adzafikadi.

Kunena zoona, tifunika kukhala ndi chikhulupiriro ndi chiyembekezo kaya pakuchitika nkhondo kapena ayi, kaya mapeto ali pafupi kapena ayi. Timafunika chikhulupiriro ndi khama mosasamala kanthu za kuipa kwa masiku ano, mosasamala kanthu za matsoka ochuluka. Izi sizisintha udindo wathu pamaso pa Mulungu. Poona zochitika za dziko, mukhoza kuona masoka achilengedwe mu Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, ndi America. Mukuona minda yoyera ndi yakucha kuti ikololedwe. Pali ntchito ikadali masana. Muyenera kuchita zomwe mungathe ndi zomwe muli nazo.

Kodi tiyenera kuchita chiyani?

Kodi ife tsopano mu ulosiwu? Ife tsopano tiri mu nthawi imene mpingo uyenera kulalikira uthenga wabwino. Yesu akutiitana ife kuti tipirire, kuti tithamange makaniwo ndi kuleza mtima. Paulo akunenanso za mapeto, pamene chilengedwe chidzamasulidwa ku zolemetsa za chivundi ndi pamene ana a Mulungu adzapatsidwa ufulu ndi ulemerero wamtsogolo.

"Ndipo ngakhale ife, amene Mulungu watipatsa kale Mzimu wake, gawo loyamba la cholowa chomwe chikubwera, tikubuula mumtima mwathu chifukwa tikudikirabe kukwaniritsidwa kwathunthu kwa zomwe ife, monga ana aamuna ndi aakazi a Mulungu, takonzekera kuchita: Tikuyembekezera mwachidwi kuwomboledwa kwa matupi athu." (Röm 8,23).

Timaona mavuto adziko lapansi ndipo tikudikira moleza mtima kuti: «Pakuti tinapulumutsidwa ndi chiyembekezo. Koma chiyembekezo chimene chikuwoneka sichikhala chiyembekezo; pakuti munthu angayembekeze bwanji chimene achiona? Koma ngati tiyembekeza chimene sitichipenya, tikuchiyembekezera moleza mtima” (ndime 24-25).

Petro anakumana ndi vuto lomweli, anayembekezera tsiku la Ambuye: “Koma tsiku la Ambuye lidzadza ngati mbala; miyamba idzapita ndi phokoso lalikulu, ndi zam’mwamba zidzasungunuka ndi kutentha kwakukulu; dziko lapansi ndi ntchito zomwe zili momwemo sizidzakhalaponso.” (2. Petr 3,10).

Kodi iye amatipatsa malangizo otani? Kodi tiyenera kuchita chiyani tikamayembekezera tsiku la Yehova? tizikhala bwanji ndi moyo Tikuyenera kukhala moyo wachiyero ndi waumulungu. “Ngati izi zonse zidzakanganuka kotero, muyimirire bwanji m’mayendedwe opatulika ndi m’chipembedzo, mukuyembekezera kudza kwake kwa tsiku la Mulungu, ndi kufulumira kukumana nalo” ( vesi 11-12 ).

Umenewo ndi udindo wanu tsiku ndi tsiku. Mukuitanidwa kukhala moyo woyera. Yesu sananene nthawi imene mapeto a dziko lapansi adzafika chifukwa sankadziwa, ndipo ifenso sitidziwa: “Koma za tsiku limenelo kapena ola limenelo palibe amene akudziwa, ngakhale angelo akumwamba, kapena Mwana, koma Atate yekha.” (Mt 24,36).

moyo wauzimu

Kwa dziko la Israyeli m’pangano lakale, Mulungu analonjeza kulidalitsa mwa pangano lapadera ngati mtunduwo umvera iye. Iye akanaletsa masoka achilengedwe amene kaŵirikaŵiri amagwera oipa ndi olungama. Iye sanapereke chitsimikizo chimenechi kwa mitundu ina. Mayiko amakono sanganene monga malonjezo a madalitso amene Mulungu anapereka kwa Israyeli m’pangano lapadera lomwe tsopano lachikale.
M’dziko lauchimoli, Mulungu amalola masoka achilengedwe, uchimo, ndi zoipa. Iye amawalitsanso dzuŵa ndi mvula imagwera oipa ndi abwino omwe. Monga mmene chitsanzo cha Yobu ndi Yesu chimasonyezera, iye amalolanso kuti zoipa zigwere olungama. Nthawi zina Mulungu amalowererapo pa zinthu zakuthupi kuti atithandize. Koma pangano latsopano silipereka chitsimikiziro cha nthaŵi, mmene, ndi kumene lidzachichitira. Pangano latsopano limatilimbikitsa kukhala ndi chikhulupiriro ngakhale titakumana ndi mavuto. Iye akutiitanira ku kukhulupirika pamene tiyang’anizana ndi chizunzo ndi kuleza mtima poyang’anizana ndi chikhumbo champhamvu cha dziko labwinopo limene Yesu adzadzetsa.

Pangano latsopano, pangano labwino koposa, limapereka moyo wauzimu ndipo silimatsimikizira madalitso akuthupi. Mwa chikhulupiriro tiyenera kuyang’ana pa zauzimu osati zakuthupi.

Nali lingaliro lina lomwe lingapangitse ulosiwu kukhala wothandiza. Cholinga chachikulu cha ulosi sichikunena za masiku, koma cholinga chake chachikulu ndicho kutilozera kwa Yesu kuti timudziwe. Yesu ndiye dalitso lalikulu kwambiri lomwe mungalandire pa moyo wanu. Mukatha kukwaniritsa cholingacho, musayang'anenso pa njira yopitako, koma pa moyo wodabwitsa pamodzi ndi Yesu mu chiyanjano ndi Atate ndi Mzimu Woyera.

ndi Joseph Tkach