Mtima wa Paulo pa Israeli

Anthu a mtundu wa Paulo ali ndi changu chenicheni pa Atate wathu, koma cholunjika pa chinthu cholakwika: kukhazikitsa chilungamo chawochawo m'malo mwa chake. Njira ina ili pafupi, m'kamwa ndi mumtima, ndipo ili yotseguka kwa aliyense woitana. Zimenezi zikubweretsa vuto lenileni — palibe amene amva popanda wina wotumidwa.

Chaputala 10.

Abale anga, chokhumba cha mtima wanga ndi pemphero langa kwa Atate wathu chifukwa cha Israeli ndi chakuti apulumuke. Ndichitira umboni za iwo kuti ali ndi changu pa Atate wathu, koma osati mogwirizana ndi chidziwitso. Posadziwa chilungamo cha Atate wathu, nafuna kukhazikitsa chawo, sanagonjere chilungamo cha Atate wathu. Pakuti Khristu ndiye cholinga cha chilamulo, kuti onse amene akhulupirira alandire chilungamo.

Pakuti Mose analemba za chilungamo chochokera ku chilamulo, kuti, “Munthu amene achita zimenezi adzakhala ndi moyo mwa izo.”

Koma chilungamo chochokera ku chikhulupiriro chimati, “Usanene mu mtima mwako kuti, ‘Ndani adzakwera kumwamba?’” (ndiko, kukatsitsa Khristu). “kapena, ‘Ndani adzatsikira kuphompho?’” (ndiko, kukatenga Khristu kuchokera kwa akufa). Koma chimati chiyani? “Mau ali pafupi ndi iwe, m'kamwa mwako ndi mu mtima mwako”—ndiko mau a chikhulupiriro amene timalalikira: Ngati uvomereza ndi pakamwa pako kuti Yesu ndiye Ambuye, nukhulupirira mu mtima mwako kuti Atate wathu anamuukitsa kwa akufa, udzapulumuka. Pakuti ndi mtima munthu amakhulupirira nayesedwa wolungama pamaso pa Atate wathu, ndipo ndi pakamwa amavomereza napulumutsidwa. Pakuti Malemba amati, “Aliyense amene akhulupirira mwa Iye sadzachititsidwa manyazi.” Palibe kusiyana pakati pa Myuda ndi Mgiriki, pakuti Ambuye yemweyo ndi Ambuye wa onse, wopereka mowolowamanja kwa onse amene amamuyitana. Pakuti, “aliyense amene adzayitana dzina la Ambuye wathu Yesu adzapulumuka.” ^a

Nanga angamuyitane bwanji amene sanamukhulupirire? Ndipo angamukhulupirire bwanji amene sanamumve? Ndipo angamve bwanji popanda wolalikira? Ndipo angamulalikire bwanji ngati sanatumidwe? Monga kwalembedwa kuti, “Ndi okongola bwanji mapazi a iwo amene abweretsa uthenga wabwino!”

Koma si onse anamvera uthenga wabwino, pakuti Yesaya anati, “Atate wathu, ndani anakhulupirira uthenga wathu?” Chomwecho chikhulupiriro chimachokera ku kumva, ndipo kumva kumachokera ku mau a Khristu. Koma ndifunsa kuti, kodi sanamve? Inde, anamva: “Liwu lawo linafika m'dziko lonse lapansi, ndipo mau awo anafika kumalekezero a dziko.”

Koma ndifunsa kuti, kodi Israeli sanadziwe? Poyamba Mose anati, “Ndidzakuchititsani nsanje ndi iwo amene si mtundu, ndidzakukwiyitsani ndi mtundu wopanda nzeru.”

Yesaya analimba mtima nati, “Ndinapezeka ndi iwo amene sanandifune; ndinadzionetsera kwa iwo amene sanandifunse.”

Koma za Israeli akuti, “Tsiku lonse ndinatambasula manja anga kwa anthu osamvera ndi otsutsa.”