Mtima Wathu - Kalata Yochokera kwa Khristu

723 kalata yosinthidwaKodi ndi liti pamene munalandira kalata m’makalata? M'nthawi yamakono ya imelo, Twitter ndi Facebook, ambiri aife tikupeza zilembo zochepa kuposa momwe tinkachitira kale. Koma mu nthawi isanayambe kusinthanitsa mauthenga pakompyuta, pafupifupi chirichonse chinali kuchitidwa ndi makalata pa mtunda wautali. Zinali ndipo zikadali zophweka; pepala, cholembera cholembera nacho, envelopu ndi sitampu, ndizo zonse zomwe mukusowa.

Koma m’nthawi ya mtumwi Paulo, kulemba makalata kunali kovuta. Kulemba kunkafunika gumbwa, lomwe linali lokwera mtengo komanso losapezeka kwa anthu ambiri. Chifukwa chakuti gumbwa ndi lolimba, ngakhale kwamuyaya ngati siliuma, ndi labwino kwambiri polemba zilembo zofunika kwambiri.

Akatswiri ofukula zinthu zakale akhala akusefa m’mapiri a zinyalala zakale zokhala ndi zolemba zambiri za gumbwa; zambiri zinalembedwa zaka 2000 zapitazo, kotero kuti ndi nthawi ya Mtumwi Paulo ndi olemba ena a Chipangano Chatsopano. Pakati pawo panali makalata ambiri achinsinsi. Kalembedwe kake m’makalata amenewa n’ngofanana ndendende ndi mmene Paulo anagwiritsira ntchito m’makalata ake. Makalata a panthaŵiyo nthaŵi zonse ankayamba ndi moni, kenaka ankapempherera thanzi la wolandirayo ndiyeno kuthokoza milungu. Kenako tsatirani zomwe zili m'kalatayo ndi mauthenga ndi malangizo. Anamaliza ndi moni wotsazikana ndi moni waumwini kwa anthu paokha.

Ngati muyang'ana pamakalata a Paulo, mudzapeza ndondomeko iyi. Chofunika ndi chiyani apa? Paulo sanafune kuti makalata ake akhale nkhani zaumulungu kapena nkhani zamaphunziro. Paulo analemba makalata monga mmene ankachitira ndi anzake. Ambiri mwa makalata ake anali ndi mavuto ofulumira m’madera amene analandira makalatawo. Komanso analibe ofesi yabwino, yabata kapena kuphunzira kumene akanatha kukhala pampando ndi kusinkhasinkha mawu aliwonse kuti apeze zonse bwino. Paulo atamva za vuto linalake mumpingo, analemba kapena kuwauza kalata kuti athetse vutolo. Sanaganizire za ife kapena mavuto athu monga momwe analembera, koma anathana ndi mavuto anthaŵi yomweyo ndi mafunso a olandira kalatayo. Iye sanayese kulowa m’mbiri monga mlembi wamkulu wa zaumulungu. Zonse zimene iye ankakonda zinali kuthandiza anthu amene ankawakonda ndi kuwasamalira. Paulo sanazindikire kuti tsiku lina anthu adzaona makalata ake kukhala malemba. Komabe Mulungu anatenga makalata awa aumunthu a Paulo ndi kuwasunga kuti agwiritsidwe ntchito ngati mauthenga kwa Akhristu kulikonse, ndipo tsopano kwa ife, kuti athetsere zosowa ndi zovuta zomwe zagwera mpingo kwa zaka mazana ambiri.

Mwaona, Mulungu anatenga makalata aubusa wamba ndi kuwagwiritsira ntchito m’njira yodabwitsa kulalikira mbiri yabwino ya uthenga wabwino mu mpingo ndi padziko lonse lapansi. "Ndinu kalata yathu, yolembedwa m'mitima mwathu, yozindikirika ndikuwerengedwa ndi anthu onse! Mwaonekeratu kuti ndinu kalata wa Khristu mwa utumiki wathu, wolembedwa osati ndi inki, koma ndi Mzimu wa Mulungu wamoyo, osati pa magome amiyala, koma pa magome a mitima ya mitima.”2. Akorinto 3,2-3). Momwemonso, Mulungu akhoza kugwiritsa ntchito modabwitsa anthu wamba ngati inu ndi ine kukhala umboni wamoyo wa Ambuye, Mpulumutsi ndi Mombolo wawo mu mphamvu ya Khristu ndi Mzimu Woyera.

ndi Joseph Tkach