"Danieli m'dzenje la mikango" ndi nkhani ya kulimba mtima ndi kulimba mtima, koma koposa zonse, za kukhulupirika kwenikweni.
Katatu patsiku Danieli anagwada pawindo moyang'anizana ndi Yerusalemu ndi kupemphera ndi mtima wonse kwa Mulungu, ndipo tsiku limeneli silinali lapadera. Komabe, panthaŵiyi anali kupemphera pamene moyo wake unali pangozi yaikulu. Mofanana ndi anthu ena onse a ku Babulo, Danieli anali ataŵerenga lamulo latsopano lotumizidwa kwa mfumu. Aliyense amene ankalambira wina aliyense kupatulapo mfumu mwiniyo m'masiku makumi atatu otsatira adzaponyedwa m'dzenje la mikango.
Koma zimenezo sizinalepheretse Danieli. Iye sanasiye kupemphera kwa Mulungu wake amene anali naye moyo wake wonse. Mulungu wa Danieli anali asamulepheretsepo, ndipo Danieli sakanasiya Mulungu.
Danieli anatumikira Mulungu, ndipo Mulungu yekha
Baibulo limatiuza zimene zinachitika pambuyo pake kuti: "Danieli anamva za chilamulo, koma atabwerera kwawo, anakwera m'chipinda chapamwamba, napemphera kutsogolo kwa zenera loyang'anizana ndi Yerusalemu. Mofanana ndi mmene ankachitira nthaŵi zonse, anagwada m'pemphero katatu patsiku, akuyamika Mulungu. Amuna amene analankhula ndi mfumu anaonerera Danieli ndipo anamuona akupemphera kwa Mulungu wake kuti amuthandize." Danieli 6:10-11 (CEV).
Danieli anamangidwa ndi kuponyedwa m'dzenje la mikango. Koma Mulungu Wamphamvuyonse anam'samalira ndipo sanavulale n'komwe. (Danieli 6:8-24.)
Danieli sanasiye kupemphera kwa Mulungu. Ndipo Mulungu anamva iye. Mu Danieli 9 kwalembedwa kuti Danieli atangoyamba kupemphera, Mulungu anauza angelo kuti atuluke kukamuthandiza. "Pamene munayamba kupemphera, yankho linaperekedwa, ndipo ndinabwera kudzakuuzani, chifukwa Mulungu amakukondani kwambiri." Danieli 9:23 (NCV).
Tangolingalirani kupeza uthenga wotero kuchokera kumwamba: "Mulungu amakukondani kwambiri! Mawu anu amveka! Ife angelo tinatumizidwa kuno nthawi yomweyo kuti tikuthandizeni."
Iyi ndi nkhani ya kulimba mtima ndi kulimba mtima, koma koposa zonse, ya kukhulupirika. Danieli anakana kugwadira ndi kugonja kwa anthu ndi kuwalola kumsonkhezera ndi malingaliro awo ndi malamulo, ngakhale ngati zinatanthauza kuti anayenera kufa. Danieli anatumikira Mulungu, ndi Mulungu yekha, ngakhale ngati zikanamtayitsa moyo wake.
Anaitanidwa kuti akhale mu ulemerero wosatha
Tsiku limene Danieli anagwada ndi kupemphera kwa Mulungu, iye anasainadi chilango chake cha imfa. Koma Mulungu saganiza ngati anthu, ndipo Iye sali ndi malire ngati ife. Mulungu amene anapulumutsa Danieli kwa mikango ndi Mulungu yemweyo masiku ano ndiponso mpaka kalekale.
Chotero ngakhale poyang'anizana ndi mikango yanjala, kapena m'miyoyo yathu, poyang'anizana ndi kuvutika kulikonse kumene tingakumane nako, Mulungu amatiwona ndi kufupa kukhulupirika. Pamene ife kuweramitsa mawondo athu kwa Iye ndi kusankha kuti ziribe kanthu zimene zikubwera, sitidzasiya kukonda ndi kumvera Mulungu wathu, ndiye Iye amatipatsa mphoto kwambiri. Timakhala othandiza kwambiri kwa Iye ndipo tikhoza kukhala dalitso lenileni ndi thandizo kwa anthu otizungulira, monga momwe Danieli anakhalira mlangizi wothandiza kwambiri kwa mafumu a Babulo.
Mulungu amamva mapemphero a okhulupirika! Tiyeni tikhale ndi maganizo ofanana ndi a Danieli, kuti tipemphere kwa Mulungu tsiku lililonse kuti chisomo chikhalebe mu chifuniro Chake. Ndipo Mulungu adzayankha mapemphero oterowo, monga momwe zalembedwera pa Danieli 10:12 (NLT): "Musaope, Danieli. Kuyambira tsiku loyamba limene munayamba kupempherera luntha ndi kudzichepetsa pamaso pa Mulungu wanu, pempho lanu lamvedwa kumwamba. Ndabwera poyankha pemphero lanu."