Zikhala nthawi yayitali bwanji?

690 Zitenga nthawi yayitali bwanjiAkhristu akakumana ndi mavuto sikophweka kupirira. Zimakhala zovuta kwambiri tikamaganiza kuti Mulungu watiiwala chifukwa, monga mmene ife tikuonera, sanayankhe mapemphero athu kwa nthawi yaitali. Kapena tikapeza kuti Mulungu akuchita mosiyana kwambiri ndi zomwe tinkafuna. Muzochitika izi timakhala ndi chidziwitso cholakwika cha momwe Mulungu amachitira. Timaŵerenga za malonjezo a m’Baibulo, tikupemphera ndi chiyembekezo kuti posachedwapa adzakwaniritsidwa: «Koma ine ndiri pafupi ndi inu, ine ndikufuna kukupulumutsani inu, ndipo tsopano! Thandizo langa silibweranso. Ndidzapatsa Yerusalemu chipulumutso ndi mtendere, ndi kusonyeza ulemerero wanga mwa Israyeli.”—Yesaya 46,13 Chiyembekezo kwa nonse).

Vesi la Yesaya ndi limodzi chabe mwa mawu amene ali m’Baibulo lonse amene Mulungu akulonjeza kuti adzachitapo kanthu mwamsanga. M’nkhani yake, ikunena za chitsimikiziro cha Mulungu chakuti Ayuda m’Babulo adzabwezedwa ku Yudeya, koma imasonyezanso za kubwera kwa Yesu Kristu.

Ayuda, amene anali adakali mumsampha ku Babulo, anafunsa kuti tingapite liti. Kulira kunamveka komwe kunakwera nthawi zonse kwa Mulungu kuchokera kwa anthu ake achivundi kupyola mibadwo. Amamvekanso m’nthawi za ana amene ali m’ndende amene akuyembekezera kulamulila kwake padziko lapansi. Mobwerezabwereza Mulungu ananena kuti sadzazengereza chifukwa amadziwa mavuto athu.

Mneneri Habakuku atagwidwa ndi mantha chifukwa cha kupanda chilungamo kwa anthu ndi kudandaula kwa Mulungu chifukwa cha kusachitapo kanthu m’tsiku lake, iye analandira masomphenya ndi chitsimikiziro chakuti Mulungu adzachitapo kanthu, koma Mulungu anawonjezera kuti: “Ulosiwu unena; kubwera kudzakwaniritsidwa mu nthawi yake ndipo potsiriza adzatuluka mwaufulu osanyenga. Ngakhale itakoka, dikirani; idzafika, osalephera kuonekera.” (Habakuku 2,3).

Paulendo wautali, ana onse amavutitsa makolo awo patangopita makilomita ochepa ndipo amafuna kudziwa kuti utali bwanji. N’zoona kuti kaonedwe kathu ka nthawi kamasintha pamene tikukula kuchokera paukhanda kufika pa uchikulire, ndipo zimaoneka ngati ukalamba ndi mmene zimakhalira, komabe timavutikabe kuti tikhale ndi maganizo a Mulungu.

“Kale Mulungu analankhula ndi makolo athu m’njira zambiri kudzera mwa aneneri. Mbwenye cincino, pakumala kwa ndzidzi, iye alonga na ife kubulukira mwa Mwana. Mulungu anamusankha kuti pamapeto pake zonse zikhale zake monga cholowa chake. Kudzera mwa iye analenganso dziko pa chiyambi ” (Aheberi 1,1- 2 Baibulo la Uthenga Wabwino).

Mu Kalata yopita kwa Aheberi timawerenga kuti kubwera kwa Yesu kunali chizindikiro cha “mapeto a nthawi” ndipo zimenezi zinachitika zaka zoposa zapitazo. Chotero liŵiro lathu silidzafanana ndi liŵiro la Mulungu. Zitha kuwoneka kuti Mulungu amazengereza.

Mwina zimathandiza kuona nthawi moyenera mwa kuyang'ana dziko lapansi. Ngati tilingalira kuti dziko lapansi mwina lili ndi zaka zoposa mabiliyoni anayi ndipo chilengedwe chonse chakhalapo zaka pafupifupi mabiliyoni khumi ndi anayi, ndiye kuti masiku otsiriza atha kupitilira kwakanthawi.

Inde, pali yankho lina kuposa kusinkhasinkha nthawi ndi ubale, kutanganidwa ndi ntchito za Atate: “Tikuyamika Mulungu nthawi zonse chifukwa cha inu nonse, ndipo tikukumbukirani m’mapemphero athu ndi kuganiza mosalekeza za ntchito yanu pamaso pa Mulungu Atate wathu m’chikhulupiriro. m’ntchito yanu m’chikondi ndi m’chipiriro chanu m’chiyembekezo cha Ambuye wathu Yesu Kristu.” ( 1 Ates 1,2-3 ndi).

Palibe chinthu ngati kukhala wotanganidwa kudabwa mmene masiku akuchulukira.

ndi Hilary Buck