Kalonga Wamtendere

Yesu Kristu atabadwa, khamu la angelo linalengeza kuti: “Ulemerero ukhale kwa Mulungu Kumwambamwamba, ndi mtendere padziko lapansi mwa anthu amene iye akondwera nawo.” ( Luka 1,14). Monga olandira mtendere wa Mulungu, Akristu ndi apadera m’dziko lino lachiwawa ndi ladyera. Mzimu wa Mulungu umatsogolera Akhristu ku moyo wamtendere, wokondana, wopatsa komanso wachikondi.

Mosiyana ndi zimenezi, dziko lotizinga limapitirizabe kusagwirizana ndi kusalolera, kaya ndi ndale, fuko, chipembedzo, kapena chikhalidwe. Ngakhale pakadali pano, madera onse akuwopsezedwa ndi kufalikira kwa zida zakale ndi chidani. Yesu ankafotokoza kusiyana kwakukulu kumeneku kumene kukasonyeza ophunzira ake pamene anawauza kuti: “Ndidzakutumizani ngati nkhosa pakati pa mimbulu.” ( Mateyu. 10,16).

Anthu a m’dzikoli, ogawanika m’njira zambiri, sangapeze njira ya mtendere. Njira ya dziko ndi njira ya kudzikonda. Ndi njira ya umbombo, kaduka, chidani. Koma Yesu anauza ophunzira ake kuti: “Mtendere ndikusiyirani inu, mtendere wanga ndikupatsani. Ine sindikupatsani inu monga dziko lipatsa” (Yohane 14,27).

Akristu akuitanidwa kukhala akhama pamaso pa Mulungu, “kulondola chimene chimabweretsa mtendere.” ( Aroma 14,19) ndi “kulondola mtendere ndi anthu onse, ndi chiyeretso.” ( Ahebri 1 Akor2,14). Iwo ndi olandira nawo “chisangalalo chirichonse ndi mtendere . . .5,13).

Mtendere ndi “mtendere umene umaposa kuganiza mozama kulikonse.” (Afilipi 4,7), limaposa kulekana, mikangano, kudzimva kukhala odzipatula, ndi mzimu wa tsankho umene anthu amaloŵereramo. M’malo mwake, mtendere umenewo umatsogolera ku chigwirizano ndi lingaliro la chifuno chogawana ndi choikidwiratu—“umodzi wa mzimu mwa chomangira cha mtendere” ( Aefeso. 4,3).

Zikutanthauza kuti tidzakhululukidwa kwa iwo amene amatilakwira. Zikutanthauza kuti timachitira chifundo iwo omwe ali pamavuto. Zikutanthauza kuti kukoma mtima, kuwona mtima, kuwolowa manja, kudzichepetsa ndi kuleza mtima, zonse zoyendetsedwa ndi chikondi, ziziwonetsa ubale wathu ndi anthu ena. Zikutanthauza kuti umbombo, machimo ogonana, kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo, kaduka, kuwawa, ndewu, ndi nkhanza za anthu ena sizingakhazikike m'miyoyo yathu.

Khristu adzakhala mwa ife. Yakobe wakalemba kuti: “Kweni cipambi ca urunji cikufesa mu mtende kwa awo ŵakucita mtende.” ( Yakobe 3,18). Mtendere woterewu umatipatsanso chitsimikiziro ndi chitetezo pamene tikukumana ndi masoka, umatipatsa bata ndi mtendere pakati pa masoka. Akhristu amakumananso ndi mavuto.

Akristu, monga anthu ena onse, ayenera kulimbana ndi nthawi yamavuto komanso kuvulala. Koma tili ndi thandizo laumulungu ndi chitsimikiziro chakuti Iye adzatichirikiza. Ngakhale zinthu zathu zakuthupi ndizofooka komanso mdima, mtendere wa Mulungu womwe uli mwa ife umatipangitsa kukhala okhazikika, otetezeka komanso olimba, osadalira chiyembekezo chakubweranso kwa Yesu Khristu pamene mtendere wake udzazungulira dziko lonse lapansi.

Pamene tikuyembekezera tsiku laulemerero limenelo, tiyeni tikumbukire mawu a mtumwi Paulo m’buku la Akolose 3,15 kumbukirani: “Ndipo mtendere wa Kristu, umene munaitanidwanso m’thupi limodzi, uchite ufumu m’mitima yanu; ndipo khalani othokoza.” Kodi mumafunikira mtendere m’moyo wanu? Kalonga wa Mtendere - Yesu Khristu - ndiye "malo" omwe tidzapeza mtenderewo!

ndi Joseph Tkach


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