Pamene Aisiraeli ankadutsa m’chipululu, chihema chinali chofunika kwambiri pa moyo wawo. Chihema chachikulu chimenechi, chosonkhanitsidwa motsatira malangizo, munali Malo Opatulikitsa, malo amkati a kukhalapo kwa Mulungu padziko lapansi. Apa mphamvu ndi chiyero zinali zowonekera kwa onse, ndi kukhalapo kwamphamvu kotero kuti mkulu wa ansembe yekha ndi amene ankaloledwa kulowa kamodzi pachaka pa Tsiku la Chitetezo.
Ibbala lyakuti “tente lyakukombela” lyakali kubelesyegwa cikozyanyo cipya kutente lyakukombela (tente lyakusololela), ilyakalembedwe mu Bbaibbele lya Chilatini kuti “Tabernaculum Testimonii” (Tente ya Ciyubunuzyo ca Leza). M’chinenero cha Chihebri chimatchedwa Mishkan “kukhala” m’lingaliro la kukhala kwawo kwa Mulungu pa dziko lapansi.
Nthaŵi yonseyi, Mwisrayeli anali kukhala ndi chihema m’kona ya diso lake. Chinali chikumbutso chosalekeza chakuti Mulungu analipo ndi ana ake okondedwa iye mwini. Kwa zaka mazana ambiri chihema chinali pakati pa anthu kufikira pamene chinaloŵedwa m’malo ndi kachisi wa ku Yerusalemu. Awa anali malo oyera mpaka nthawi imene Yesu anabwera padziko lapansi.
Mawu oyamba a m’Buku la Yohane akuti: “Mawu anasandulika thupi, nakhala pakati pathu, ndipo tinaona ulemerero wake, ulemerero monga Mwana wobadwa yekha wa Atate, wodzala ndi chisomo ndi choonadi.” ( Yoh. 1,14). M'mawu oyambirira amaimira mawu akuti "moyo" mawu akuti "zeltete". Mawuwa angamasuliridwe motere: “Yesu anabadwa munthu ndipo anamanga msasa pakati pathu”.
Pa nthawi imene Yesu anabwera padziko lapansi ngati munthu, kukhalapo kwa Mulungu mu umunthu wa Yesu Khristu kunali pakati pathu. Mwadzidzidzi Mulungu amakhala pakati pathu ndipo anasamukira kudera lathu. Miyambo yokongoletsedwa ya masiku akale, imene anthu anayenera kukhala oyera mwamwambo kuti alowe pamaso pa Mulungu, tsopano yapita. Nsalu yotchinga ya m’kachisi yang’ambika, ndipo chiyero cha Mulungu chili pakati pathu ndipo sichili kutali, chopatulidwa m’malo opatulika a Kachisi.
Kodi zimenezi zikutanthauza chiyani kwa ife masiku ano? Kodi zikutanthauza chiyani kuti sitiyenera kulowa mnyumba kukakumana ndi Mulungu, koma kuti Iye anatuluka kuti akhale nafe? Yesu anatenga sitepe yoyamba ija kwa ife ndipo tsopano ndi Emanuele – Mulungu nafe.
Monga anthu a Mulungu, tili panyumba ndiponso tili ku ukapolo nthawi imodzi. Timayenda ngati Aisrayeli m’chipululu, podziwa kuti kwathu kweni-kweni, ngati ndinganene, kuli Kumwamba, mu ulemerero wa Mulungu. Ndipo komabe Mulungu akukhala pakati pathu.
Pakali pano malo athu ndi kwathu zili pano padziko lapansi. Yesu ndi woposa chipembedzo, mpingo, kapena chiphunzitso chaumulungu. Yesu ndi Ambuye ndi Mfumu ya Ufumu wa Mulungu. Yesu anachoka kunyumba kwake kuti akapeze nyumba yatsopano mwa ife. Iyi ndi mphatso ya Kubadwanso kwa thupi. Mulungu anakhala mmodzi wa ife. Mlengi anakhala mbali ya chilengedwe chake, ndipo amakhala mwa ife lerolino mpaka muyaya.
Mulungu sakukhalanso m’chihema masiku ano. Kupyolera mu chikhulupiriro cha Yesu amene mumagwirizana naye, Yesu amakhala moyo wake mwa inu. Mwalandira moyo watsopano wauzimu kudzera mwa Yesu. Ndi chihema, chihema, chihema, kapena kachisi kumene Mulungu amadzaza kukhalapo kwake kupyolera mwa inu ndi chiyembekezo chake, mtendere, chisangalalo ndi chikondi.
lolembedwa ndi Greg Williams