Khristu: Chifungulo cha Chilamulo
Kodi munayamba mwadzifunsapo kuti ndi malamulo angati omwe alembedwa mu Chipangano Chakale? Yankho lovomerezeka kwambiri lingapezeke mu mndandanda wa Ayuda wa "mitzvot," womwe ndi mndandanda wokwanira wa Chilamulo cha Mose: pali malamulo ndi zoletsa 613. Malamulowa amayambira pa Malamulo Khumi mpaka pa mfundo zenizeni zokhudza tizilombo tomwe timaloledwa kudyedwa. Kodi malamulo ambiriwa anali ofunikiradi? Kaya munthu avala zovala za bafuta ndi thonje sizitanthauza chipulumutso chake. Komabe, Mulungu anali ndi cholinga chomveka bwino ndi malangizo awa. Paulo akufotokoza momveka bwino izi: "Koma kwalembedwa kuti tonsefe ndife akaidi a uchimo, kuti tilandire lonjezo la Mulungu pokhapokha pokhulupirira Yesu Khristu. Chikhulupiriro mwa Khristu chisanawululidwe kwa ife ngati njira yolungamitsidwa pamaso pa Mulungu, tinkatetezedwa ndi lamulo mpaka Mulungu atavumbulutsa njira ya chikhulupiriro." (Gal 3,22-23).
Malamulowo anafotokoza mwatsatanetsatane momwe Israyeli ayenera kuchitira zinthu, podalira malonjezo a Mulungu. Monga Mfarisi, Paulo anadzipereka moyo wake wonse ku Torah. Anakumbukira malamulowo, anakambirana nawo ndi ena, ndipo anayesetsa kutsatira tsatanetsatane uliwonse molondola. Kwa iye, lamuloli linakhazikitsa mikhalidwe yomwe anthu angapezere kukhulupirika, chikhululukiro, ndi chikondi cha Mulungu. Kuchokera ku zowawa zomwe anakumana nazo, ankadziwa momwe munthu angatsekeredwe m'ndende kwambiri akamayesa kupeza chiyanjo cha Mulungu mwa kutsatira malamulo mosamala.
Malamulo operekedwa kwa Aisrayeli sanali cholinga chake ngati pangano lomwe munthu angalandire madalitso a Mulungu. Mulungu mwachibadwa ndi Mulungu wa madalitso. Anthu amakonda kupotoza lamulo chifukwa cha kusakhulupirira. Komabe Iye amatha kugwiritsa ntchito ngakhale khalidwe loipa limeneli kuti akokere anthu kwa Iye. Amawatsogolera kuti akhulupirire kuti Iye adzakwaniritsa malonjezo Ake mokhulupirika. Kudzera m'malonjezo amenewa, Iye amabweretsa chipulumutso chawo mwa Yesu Khristu.
Yesu Khristu ndiye yekha amene anamvera Mulungu mwangwiro, mwaufulu, komanso mosangalala. Anachita izi monga munthu chifukwa anadalira kwathunthu pangano la chikondi ndi kukhulupirika kwa Atate wake wakumwamba kudzera mu ntchito ya Mzimu Woyera. Monga mmodzi wa ife, monga munthu weniweni, anadalira kwathunthu malonjezo a Mulungu. Yesu anachita izi kuti atipindulitse komanso m'malo mwathu. Cholinga chake chinali kugawana nafe, kudzera mwa Mzimu, zonse zomwe adakwaniritsa chifukwa cha ife. Monga Mkulu wa Ansembe wathu wamkulu, anakhalabe womvera m'chikhulupiriro mpaka imfa. Mwanjira imeneyi, tikhoza kugawana umunthu wake wosinthika ndi mzimu wake watsopano. Mu Kalata Yopita kwa Ahebri timawerenga kuti: "Pakuti tilibe mkulu wa ansembe amene sangathe kutimvera chisoni ndi zofooka zathu, koma amene wayesedwa m'zonse monga ife, koma wopanda uchimo." (Hebr 4,15).
Mwa kukhala munthu wopanda uchimo, Khristu anakwaniritsa lamulo lonse, malamulo onse 613. Pochita izi, anakwaniritsanso malonjezo a pangano la Mulungu, omwe amafika m'mitima ndi m'maganizo mwathu komanso m'chibadwa chathu chochimwa. Zimene Khristu anatichitira zimatitsegulira mwayi wokhala ndi moyo mwa chisomo mwa Mzimu Woyera. Tikhoza kukhala ndi moyo wodalira ntchito yake yowombola pamtanda. Kumvera kwathu Mawu a Mulungu tsopano kungakule kuchokera ku chidaliro chakuti iye amakwaniritsa malonjezo ake a pangano modalirika. Mu nzeru zopanda malire za Mulungu wathu wautatu, ntchito ya Yesu Khristu ndiyo kiyi yomwe imatsegula anthu onse. Motero, tikhoza kukhala ndi moyo kosatha mu ufulu womvera m'chikhulupiriro.
lolembedwa ndi Greg Williams
