Kufesa, kukolola, ndi chikhulupiriro
Malonda a Super Bowl akuti "Umu ndi momwe Mulungu adalengera mlimi" anandipangitsa kulira. Zithunzizo zinandikumbutsa za bambo anga, omwe ankagwira ntchito ngati mlimi. Banja lathu, monga mabanja ena ambiri alimi, linkagwiritsa ntchito ndalama zomwe minda inkapereka. Popeza tinali ndi ana ambiri komanso udindo wa banja lonse, inali ntchito yaikulu kudyetsa aliyense ndikupeza zofunika pa moyo.
Bambo anga nthawi zonse ankatenga ngongole kubanki kuti agule mbewu, feteleza, ndi zinthu zina zofunika pa nyengo yobzala. Nthawi yoti ayambe kugwira ntchito pafamu ikakwana, vuto lotsatira linabuka: zida zinkafunika kukonzedwa kapena kusinthidwa, makina kukonzedwa, ndi nkhokwe zikusamalidwa. Bambo anga anapemphanso thandizo la ndalama kubanki pa zosowa zimenezi.
Mumtima mwake, anali ndi maloto oti akolole zambiri. Mosamala kwambiri, ankalima minda, ankalima nthaka, ankabzala mbewu, ndipo ankasamalira mbande zofewa moleza mtima mpaka zitakonzeka kukolola. Maganizo ake nthawi zonse ankazungulira mafunso omwewo: Kodi banja langa likufunika chiyani kuti lipeze nthawi yozizira? Kodi ndiyenera kulipira ndalama zingati kubanki? Kodi padzakhala chilichonse chotsala kuti mwina ndikwaniritse zofuna zazing'ono? Kenako inali nkhani yodikira mvula, masiku a dzuwa, komanso kukula kwa zipatso ndi zomera mosalekeza. Zaka zina zinkabweretsa zokolola zambiri zokhala ndi zokolola zambiri, pomwe zaka zina zinali zochepa.
M'miyezi yachilimwe, zokolola zinkabweretsedwa, kusankhidwa, kenako n’kupita nazo kumsika. Nthawi imeneyi inali yofunika kwambiri kwa ife ana, chifukwa ndalama zomwe tinkapeza zinkagwiritsidwa ntchito kulipira yunifolomu yathu ya sukulu. Nthawi yomweyo, zipatso ndi ndiwo zamasamba zinkasungidwa pophika ndi kuziika m'zitini kuti tidye mokwanira m'nyengo yozizira yayitali. Palibe amene anapulumuka ntchitoyo. Tonse tinadzuka dzuwa litatuluka, tinadya chakudya cham'mawa chokoma pamodzi, kenako tinayamba ulendo wopita kumunda.
M'dzinja, zokolola zotsalazo zinkabweretsedwa ndikugulitsidwa. Bambo anga anagwiritsa ntchito ndalama zomwe adapeza kulipira ngongole za kubanki. Pang'onopang'ono, tinkathera nthawi yambiri m'nyumba kuposa panja, tikusonkhanitsa chakudya cha banja: mbatata zinkatsukidwa, nandolo zinkaumitsa, ndipo tirigu ankasungidwa. M'miyezi yamtendere imeneyi, tinkapemphera kuti tipulumuke m'nyengo yozizira yoopsa ndipo tinkayembekezera kuti zinthu zathu zipitirire mpaka nthawi yokolola yotsatira.
Chidaliro chonse cha alimi chokhala ndi moyo kuyambira chaka chimodzi mpaka china chikupitirizabe kukhala chochititsa chidwi komanso chosangalatsa ngakhale lerolino. Amagwira ntchito, amafesa, amasamalira, ndi kukolola. Koma kukula kwenikweni kuli m'manja mwa Mulungu: "Yesu anati, 'Ufumu wa Mulungu uli ngati munthu amene amafesa mbewu pansi. Usiku ndi usana, kaya agona kapena akadzuka, mbewu zimamera ndi kukula, ngakhale sadziwa momwe zimachitira. Dziko lapansi lokha limabala tirigu - choyamba phesi, kenako ngala, kenako tirigu wodzala m'ngala. Tirigu akakhwima, nthawi yomweyo amaika chikwakwa, chifukwa nthawi yokolola yafika.'" (Mk 4,26–29).
Panali zokolola zambiri ndipo panali zaka zomwe chilala ndi kusefukira kwa madzi zinawononga mbewu. Maso a abambo anga anali pa Mulungu, amene ankayembekezera chakudya chawo cha tsiku ndi tsiku. Mumtima mwake, ankadziwa kuti si banki, osati nyengo, kapena msika umene unkapereka chitetezo chokwanira, koma Mulungu mwiniwake, amene amapereka moyo wake.
by Lila Millhuff
