Lonjezo Lakwaniritsidwa

Yesu anali atagwira ntchito ndi kuyenda ndi ophunzira ake kwa zaka zitatu, ndipo zinkawoneka ngati wafika ku mapeto a imfa yapa mtanda wosema, koma pa tsiku lachitatu Yesu anauka kwa akufa, naonekera kwa ophunzira ndi abwenzi ake, Iye an awalimbikitsa iwo kukhala pamodzi, ndi kuti asaike kwambiri pa zinthu zathupi angakhale ali muthupi la ulemerero), ndi kuyembekezera chinthu china. Atatsala pang’ono kukwera Kumwamba, kuti asaonekenso m’thupi, Iye ananena mawu awa kwa ophunzira Ake, monga analembera Luka sing’anga m’mabuku a Luka ndi Machitidwe Atumwi: “Ndipo onani, Ine nditumiza pa inu lonjezano la Atate wanga: koma khalani inu m’mudzi wa Yerusalemu, kufikira mwabvekedwa ndi mphamvu yochokera Kumwamba. Ndipo adawatsogolera kufikira ku Betaniya, nakweza manja ake, nawadalitsa. Ndipo kunali, pamene anali kuwadalitsa, analekana nao, natengedwa kunka Kumwamba” (Luka 24:49-51). “Ndipo pamene Iwo anasonkhana pamodzi, anamfunsa Iye, nanena, Ambuye, kodi nthawi yino mubwezera ufumu kwa Israyeli? Ndipo anati kwa iwo, sikuli kwa inu kudziwa nthawi kapena nyengo, zimene Atate anaziika mu mphamvu ya Iye yekha. Koma mudzalandira mphamvu, Mzimu Woyera atadza pa inu: ndipo mudzakhala mboni zanga kuyambira m’Yerusalemu, ndi m’Yudeya lonse, ndi m’Samariya, ndi kufikira malekezero a dziko. Ndipom’mene adanena izi, ali chipenyerere iwo, adanyamulidwa; ndipo mtambo udamlandira Iye kumchotsa pamaso pawo. Ndipo pakukhala iwo chipenyerere Kumwamba pokwera Iye, taonani, amuna awiri adayimilira pambali pawo obvala zoyera; Amenenso anati, Amuna inu a ku Galileya, muimiranji ndi kuyang’ana Kumwamba? Yesu amene watengedwa kunka Kumwamba kuchoka kwa inu, adzabwera momwemo monga munamuwona alikupita Kumwamba” (Machitidwe Atumwi 1:6-11) Yesu anali kukhala ndi chidwi cha ophunzira Ake ndikuchilozera patsogolo, kuchitsogolera kutali ndi kukhalapo Kwake kwakuthupi kupita ku chinthu china kwathunthu. Iye anali kuwalozera ku zauzimu osati zakuthupi. “Nditumiza pa inu lonjezano la Atate…” Awa ndi mawu aakulu m’nkhani ya zochita za Mulungu pa mtundu wa Ayuda, zimene zinasonyeza chiyambi chake ndi lonjezo limene Yehova anapanga kwa Abrahamu pamene anamuitana koyamba. “Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Abramu, Turuka iwe m’dziko lako, ndi kwa abale ako, ndi ku nyumba ya atate wako, kunka ku dziko limene ndidzakusonyeza iwe; ndipo ndidzakuyesa iwe mtundu waukulu, ndipo ndidzakudalitsa iwe. Inu, ndi kukulitsa dzina lanu; ndipo udzakhala dalitso: ndipo ndidzadalitsaiwo akudalitsa iwe, ndi kutemberera iye amene akutemberera iwe: ndipo mwa iwe mabanja onse a dziko lapansi adzadalitsidwa.” (Genesis12:1-3). Iye anasimikizanso lonjezano ili ndi Abrahamu zaka zingapo pamnuyo pake. “tsono Mulungu anamutulutsa iye kunja, ndipo anati, Yang’anani tsopano kumwamba, uwerenge nyenyezi, ngati iwe ukhoza kuziwerenga izo: ndipo iye anati kwa iye, zoterezi zidzakhala mbewu yako. Ndipo anakhulupirira Ambuye; ndipo adamuwerengera chilungamo” (Genesis15:5-6). Ndipo kachiwiri, pamene Abrahamu anali wokalamba, “Ndipo pamene Abramu anali wa zaka makumi asanu ndi anayi kudza zisanu ndi zinayi, Yehova anaonekera kwa Abramu, nati kwa iye, Ine ndine Mulungu Wamphamvuyonse; yenda pamaso panga, nukhale wangwiro. Ndipo ndidzapangana pangano langa ndi ine ndi iwe, ndipo ndidzachulukitsa iwe ndithu. Ndipo Abramu anagwa nkhope yake pansi: ndipo Mulungu ananena ndi iye, kuti, Koma ine, taona, pangano langa liri ndi iwe, ndipo iwe udzakhala atate wa mitundu yambiri. Sadzatchedwanso dzina lako Abramu, koma dzina lako lidzakhala Abrahamu; pakuti ndakuyesa iwe atate wa mitundu yambiri. Ndipo ndidzakuchulukitsa iwe ndithu, ndipo ndidzakupanga iwe mitundu, ndi mafumu adzatuluka mwa iwe. Ndipo ndidzakhazikitsa pangano langa pakati pa ine ndi iwe, ndi mbeu zako za pambuyopako m’mibadwo yao, likhale pangano losatha, kutindikhale Mulungu wako ndi wa mbeu zako za pambuyo pako. Ndipo ndidzakupatsa iwe ndi mbeu zako za pambuyo pako, dziko limene ukhalamo mlendo, dziko lonse la Kanani, likhale lanulo kosatha; ndipo ndidzakhala Mulungu wawo” (Genesis 17:1-8). Pa lonjezo limeneli mtundu wa Israyeli unakhazikitsidwa, choyamba monga banja laling’ono, kenaka banja lalikulu, kenaka monga chiwerengero cha akapolo mu Igupto, ndiyeno monga “khamu lamphamvu lotuluka m’dziko la Aigupto.” Malonjezo a Mulungu kwa Abrahamu anakwaniritsidwa mobwerezabwereza m’kupita kwa zaka chikwi pamene dziko la Kanani linalandidwa, kutayika, kugonjetsedwanso ndi kutayika, ndi kulandiridwanso. Israyeli anakhala mtundu waukulu, anamwazikana, anakhala m’mitundu yambirimbiri, anakhala wosawerengeka, ndipo zonse zotsatiridwa ndi munthu mmodzi ameneyu, Abrahamu. Koma mawu a Mulungu kaŵirikaŵiri sapezeka m’mbali imodzi yokha, ndipo ndi mmene zilili pano. Lonjezo kwa Abrahamu silinangonena za “dziko” la Kanani, la mapiri ndi zigwa, mitengo ndi mitsinje. Sizinali minda ndi nkhalango, matauni ndi midzi yokha. Lonjezolo silinali chabe ponena za mzera wautali wa mbadwa, wonena za mafumu onga Mfumu Solomo Wanzeru ndi Mfumu Herode Wamkulu. Panali tanthauzo lakuya, tanthauzo lenileni. Lonjezo la Mulungu linali loposa lakuthupi chabe, linapitirira ndipo linafikira muuzimu. Izi ndi zimene Yesu anali kugawana ndi ophunzira ake, koma ankadziwa kuti sakanatha kumvetsa bwino lomwe mpaka tsiku loikidwiratu, n’chifukwa chake anawalangiza kuti “khalani mpaka mutavekedwa ndi mphamvu yochokera kumwamba.” Ndipo iwo anakhaladi, m’chipinda chapamwamba mmene anadya chakudya chamadzulo chomaliza pamodzi ndi Yesu, otsatira okhulupirika zana limodzi ndi makumi awiri anapemphera ndi kulimbikitsana wina ndi mnzake, akumayembekezera “lonjezo la Atate” limene Yesu analinena. “Ndipo pamene tsiku la Pentekoste linafika ndithu, iwo anali onse ndi mtima umodzi pa malo amodzi. Ndipo mwadzidzidzi kunamveka mkokomo wochokera kumwamba ngati wa mphepo yamkuntho yolimba, ndipo unadzaza nyumba yonse imene anakhalamo. Ndipo adawonekera kwa iwo malilime ogawanika, ngati amoto, ndipo unakhala pa aliyense wa iwo. Ndipo anadzazidwa onse ndi Mzimu Woyera, nayamba kulankhula ndi malilime ena, monga Mzimu anawalankhulitsa” (Machitidwe Atumwi 2:1-4) Monga choncho, “m’kamphindi, m’kuphethira kwa diso,” lonjezo linadza kwa iwo. Iwo anali akuyembekezera, kufunafuna, kukhumba, kuyembekezera, ndipo Yesu anali atabwerera mu mitima yawo. Izi n’zimene Yesu anawauza monga mmene analembela Yohane Wokondedwa, kuti: “Yesu anayankha nati kwa iye, Ngati munthu akonda Ine, adzasunga mau anga; khala kwathu kwa iye.” (Yohane 14:23). Ngati mukuidziwa nkhaniyo, ndiye kuti mukudziwa kuti Mzimu utalowa m’mitima mwawo ndi kuwayeretsa, ophunzira 120 aja anasangalala kwambiri, akumatamanda Mulungu ndi kuuzana zimene zinachitika, moti anthu anazindikira kuti chinachake chachilendo chinali kuchitikapa “Amuna ndi akazi awa aledzera,” ena anatero monyoza. Petro anazindikira chimene chinali kuchitika, ndipo analoŵa m’khonde la m’khonde nalankhula ndi khamu la anthu ofuna kudziŵa, nakamba ulaliki woyamba wa chiyero (ndipo unali ulaliki wotani nanga!). Sindingalowe muzomwe zili m’nkhaniyi, koma pali mfundo imodzi yomwe ndikufuna kutsindika; Petro anatseka ulaliki wake ndi, “Lapani, batizidwani yense wa inu m’dzina la Yesu Khristu kuloza ku chikhululukiro cha machimo, ndipo mudzalandira mphatso ya Mzimu Woyera. Pakuti lonjezano liri kwa inu, ndi kwa ana anu, ndi kwa onse akutali, onse amene Ambuye Mulungu wathu adzawaitana.” Lonjezo limeneli silinali la kagulu kameneka kokha, komanso la m’badwo umenewo. Lonjezoli linali la chochitika chopitirizabe, osati chiwonetsero cha nthaŵi imodzi yokha. Ndipo zimapitirira - nthawi iliyonsemwamuna kapena mkazi wotembenuka mtima akufunafuna mphatso ya Mzimu Woyera, ndipo iwo amapereka chifuniro chawo chonse kwa Atate, ndiye lonjezo limakwaniritsidwa kamodzinso pamene iwo ayeretsedwa. Kodi lonjezo lakwaniritsidwa mwa inu? Ngati ndi choncho, ndiye kuti muli ndi chinachake choti musangalale nacho! Ngati sichoncho, ndiye kuti lero likhoza kukhala tsiku labwino kwambiri la moyo wanu, tsiku lomwe mwadzazidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera wodala.

David Copeland

“Chifukwa chake Yesunso, kuti akayeretse anthu ndi mwazi wake, adamva zowawa kunja kwa chipata” - Ahebri 13:12