Pamene anali m'chipatala ndi Covid-19, Hermen anadwala kwambiri moti sanathe kudziwa ngati wamwalira kapena ali moyo. Mlengalenga m'chipatala unali wowopsa; odwala anayamba kuchita mantha chifukwa n'zovuta kunena kuti matendawa adzasintha liti kapena bwanji. M'masiku ovuta amenewo ndi usiku wautali, wopanda tulo, Hermen anagwiritsira mavesi a m'mawu a Mulungu amene anadza m'maganizo mwake.
"Chisomo cha Mulungu ndi nkhani yofunika kwambiri pa moyo wanga yomwe imapitirizabe kubwereza," akutero Hermen mu foni ya kanema. Mawu ake amamveka osangalala, ndipo n'zovuta kuganiza kuti anatsala pang'ono kufa masabata angapo apitawo. "Ndili ndi ngongole kwa Iye zonse."
"Mulungu anapitiriza kugogoda pakhomo la mtima wanga"
Abusa anakulira ndi alongo asanu ndi mmodzi, ndipo chikhulupiriro chachikristu chili ndi malo aakulu m'banjamo. Iye anali ndi zikumbukiro zosangalatsa za paubwana ndipo amakumbukirabe mmene atate wake anawauzira nkhani za Baibulo. Koma pamene anali wachinyamata, Hermen anapita njira yakeyake, ndipo chikhulupiriro chake cha ubwana chinazimiririka kumbuyo.
"Ndi chisomo choyera kuti Mulungu anapitiriza kugogoda pakhomo la mtima wanga," akutero Hermen. Anali ndi zaka 18 pamene anapita ku holide ndi mnzake. Sichinali chimene iye anaganiza kuti chidzakhala, ndipo Hermen anabwerera kunyumba atakhumudwa. "Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, Mzimu wa Mulungu unayamba kulankhula nane mwamphamvu; zinali ngati kuti Mulungu anandigwira khosi n'kunena kuti: 'Abusa, mukufuna chiyani ndi moyo wanu? Ndikufuna kukuwonetsani njira yosiyana kotheratu!' Mwa chisomo cha Mulungu, ndinali wokhoza kulapa panthaŵiyo. Ndikukhulupirira kuti ndilinso ndi ngongole imeneyo 'kutembenuka' m'moyo wanga chifukwa cha mapemphero a makolo anga."
Chikhumbo cha moyo Wachikristu wolungama
Hermen amene anali atangotembenuka kumene anaona kufunika kwakukulu kwa kuŵerenga Baibulo. Iye analakalaka moyo wachikristu woona mtima ndi wolunjika umene anaŵerenga kumeneko. Nthaŵi zingapo pamlungu, Hermen anali kuchita msonkhano wa pemphero ndi mabwenzi ena, ndipo anapemphera kuti adzaze ndi Mzimu Woyera. "Ndinawerenga pa Yohane 3:8 kuti aliyense woyendetsedwa ndi Mzimu Woyera ndi wosinthika ngati mphepo, ndipo ndi mmene ndinkafunira kukhala ndi moyo! Monga anthu tikhoza kukhala ouma kwambiri komanso okhwima komanso odera nkhawa za mawonekedwe opanda pake komanso momwe zinthu zimawoneka kunja. Koma tikauziridwa ndi Mzimu wa Mulungu, timakhala oyera komanso osavuta ndipo timaphunzira kukhala otseguka kusintha. Pamenepo Mulungu angatigwiritse ntchito kukhala ndi moyo ku ulemerero wa dzina Lake."
Kukhudzidwa ndi coronavirus
Kumayambiriro kwa mliri wa Covid-19, Hermen anadwala. Poyamba zinawoneka ngati chimfine, koma posapita nthawi zinakula: kupweteka kwa minofu yoyaka, kutentha thupi komanso kuwonjezeka kwa kupuma. Potsirizira pake, ambulansi inayenera kuitanidwa, ndipo panjira yopita kuchipatala nthaŵi yomweyo anaikidwa pa makina opumira (makina a oxygen). Kukayikira kwake kunawonetsedwa kuti ndi zoona ndi mayeso kuchipatala: adakhala ndi kachilombo ka corona.
Mkhalidwe wa Hermen unaipiraipira mofulumira. Iye anavutika kwambiri kupuma ndipo ankadwala kwambiri moti sanali wotsimikiza ngati adakali moyo.
"Nditamva ngati ndikuchita mantha, ndinamamatira mavesi a m'Baibulo"
Mkhalidwe m'chipatala unali wolemera ndi wopsinjika maganizo. "Ndinali m'chipinda ndi odwala ena awiri. Kusatsimikizirika ndi mantha zinapangitsa anthu kuchita mantha. Pafupi nane panali mwamuna wina amene anali kutsokomola kwambiri. Mkati mwa umodzi wa usiku umenewo, kutsokomola kunaima mwadzidzidzi. Anamwalira popanda okondedwa ake. Zimenezo zinalinso zovuta kwambiri kwa anamwino."
M'masiku ndi maola ovuta amenewo, pamene kunali ngati kuti nayenso anayamba kuchita mantha, Hermen anagwiritsira ntchito mavesi a Baibulo amene anali m'maganizo mwake. "Baibulo lili ndi thandizo lodzala. Sindidzandandalitsa mavesi onse amene andithandiza chifukwa pali ambiri. Koma vesi limodzi lodabwitsa pa Salmo 119:143 (GNT) nthawi zambiri linabwerera ku malingaliro anga: 'Ndadzazidwa ndi mavuto ndi nkhawa [nkhawa], koma malamulo anu amandibweretsera chimwemwe.'"
"Pamene ndinali kugona pamenepo, ndinalingalira za mawu a m'Baibulo. Mwachitsanzo, 'Musadandaule ndi chilichonse ...' (Afilipi 4:6, CJB). Ndinabwereza zimenezo mobwerezabwereza kuti: 'Musadandaule ndi chilichonse!' Ndinaona kuti mawu amenewa atafika m'maganizo mwanga, anandithandiza kuti ndisapume. Iwo anandipatsa mtendere ndi kundibweretsera chimwemwe, monga akunenera m'vesi limenelo m'Masalmo!"
Werengani mawu a Mulungu!
"Mungalingalire mmene ndinali woyamikira kuti ndinali nditaŵerenga Baibulo kwambiri pamene ndinali wamng'ono, kotero kuti mawu amenewo angabwere m'maganizo mwanga ndi kundithandiza! Ndikulimbikitsa wachinyamata aliyense kuwerenga Baibulo kwambiri! Mukakhala wamng'ono, mumakhala ndi nthawi. Mwina mungaganize kuti, 'Nditsala ndi zaka zambiri,' ndipo nthawi zambiri zimakhala choncho. Koma masiku ano, pakakhala chidziwitso ndi zosangalatsa zambiri pa intaneti, mukhoza kutaya nthawi yambiri mosavuta."
"Palibe ndalama zabwino m'moyo wanu kuposa kuwerenga mawu a Mulungu. Tengani nthawi yochitira zimenezi, osangowerenga Baibulo n'cholinga choti muziliwerenga, koma ganizirani tanthauzo lake kwa inuyo panokha. Ndiyeno mavesi a m'Baibulo amenewo amabwera m'maganizo mwanu ndi kukuthandizani m'mikhalidwe yonse. Pamene muli otanganitsidwa ndi mawu a Mulungu mwanjira imeneyi, mumadziŵa mulungu mwiniyo! Zimenezo zimakupatsani maziko olimba m'moyo wanu."
