Ziphuphu, kupha, maphunziro oipa, chuma choipa, kugulitsa anthu, kuba ndi mfuti, ndi zina zotero. Izi ndi zinthu zochepa chabe zimene ndingamve ndikakula.
Ndinabadwira m'dziko limene tiyenera kuthana ndi mavuto ambiri tsiku lililonse. Pali umphawi wambiri ndi upandu. Ndikukumbukira pamene ndinali ndi zaka 10, ndinalandira nkhani yaitali yokhudza zoyenera kuchita ndi kunena ngati ndinabedwa. Zinali zovuta kwambiri kuganizira zinthu ngati zimenezi pa msinkhu umenewo. N'zoona kuti anthu amene ankandizungulira kusukulu komanso kunyumba anayamba kuchita mantha, kutukwana komanso kudandaula ndi boma chifukwa cha mavuto amenewa. Zinatsala pang'ono kuoneka ngati aliyense akuyesera kunena kuti mavuto onse anachititsidwa ndi boma. Ndipo ndinagwirizana nawo.
Ndinakwiya kwambiri ndipo ndinadzala ndi chidani ndi boma. Ndinkamva kupweteka kwambiri mumtima mwanga ndikamva za anthu amene amabedwa ndi kuchitiridwa nkhanza zachiwerewere tsiku lililonse. Kupweteka kumeneku kunandipangitsa kukhala ndi mantha, chidani, ndi madandaulo kwa anthu ena. Sindinkakonda maganizo amenewa, koma sindinadziwe chochita kuti ndisinthe zinthu. Ndinabedwa ngakhale kangapo, kotero kuti sizinathandize konse.
Njira yosavuta kwa ine inali kuimba mlandu boma, kapena wina aliyense. Ndipo zimenezo zinandipatsa mtundu wa "mtendere". Makamaka ndinkaganiza kuti: "Pang'ono ndi pang'ono vuto sindine."
Bwanji ngati ndilidi vuto?
Ndikutanthauza, kodi ndi mlandu wanga bwanji kuti anthu ataye ntchito zawo ndikubedwa? Sizomveka, sichoncho? Ndipo kenako ndinakumbukira zimene munthu wina wanzeru kwambiri ananena nthawi ina kuti: "Ngati zikuyenda moipa m'dziko lanu, ingoyang'anani nokha." Ndipo ndi zoona! Bwanji ngati kwenikweni ndi mlandu wanga? Tiyeni tinene kuti ndine .01% yokha ya vutoli. Ok ndithu, ndikhoza kuvomereza zimenezo. Ndiye tsopano chiyani?
"Choyamba, ndikukuuzani kuti mupempherere anthu onse, kupempha Mulungu zimene akufuna ndi kumuyamikira. Pemphererani olamulira ndi onse amene ali ndi ulamuliro kuti tikhale ndi moyo wabata ndi wamtendere wodzala ndi kulambira ndi kulemekeza Mulungu. Izi ndi zabwino, ndipo zimakondweretsa Mulungu Mpulumutsi wathu." 1 Timoteo 2:1-3 (NCV).
Ndinayamba kuzindikira kuti ndinalidi mbali yaikulu ya vutolo. Paulo akutilimbikitsa kwambiri kupempherera olamulira, komabe sindinali kupempherera dziko langa. Ndinayamba kudziyang'ana mozama kwambiri ndipo Mulungu anayamba kulankhula nane kuti: "Kodi mukuganiza kuti ndani adzapempherera dzikolo? Kodi anthu osaopa Mulungu ayenera kupemphera? Kodi ndikuyembekezera kuti azipemphera?" Kodi pemphero la dziko langa ndi udindo wa ndani pamenepo? Mwadzidzidzi vuto silinali kokha .01% mlandu wanga; inakhala 100% yanga.
"Kodi mukudziwa kumene ndewu zanu ndi mikangano zimachokera? Zimachokera ku zikhumbo zadyera zomwe nkhondo mkati mwa inu. Mukufuna zinthu, koma mulibe. Kotero inu mwakonzeka kupha ndipo mukuchitira nsanje anthu ena, komabe simungathe kupeza zomwe mukufuna. Kotero inu kukangana ndi kumenyana. Simukupeza zomwe mukufuna, chifukwa simupempha Mulungu. Kapena mukafunsa, simulandira chifukwa chakuti chifukwa chimene mumafunsira n'cholakwika. Mukufuna zinthu kuti muthe kuzigwiritsa ntchito pa zosangalatsa zanu." Yakobo 4:1-3 (NCV).
Pamene tadzala ndi kuweruza, kuimba mlandu ndi kukwiya maganizo kwa ena, kodi sitili oipa mofanana ndi iwo? Tingapemphe Mulungu kuti asiye kupha anthu onse ndi kusakhulupirika, koma Yesu ananena kuti aliyense amene amadana ndi m'bale wake ndi wakupha, ndipo aliyense amene amayang'ana mkazi kuti amufune wachita naye kale chigololo mumtima mwake. (Mateyu 5:21-26.) Tiyenera kuyamba ndi kudziyang'ana tokha ndi kuchotsa zoipa zomwe timapeza kumeneko poyamba. Tikachotsa kuwawa kwathu, chidani, kuweruza, malingaliro odetsedwa, ndi zina zotero, ndiye kuti tikuthetsa muzu wa vuto lomwe ndi tchimo lathu ndi dyera.
Ndiyeno tingapemphere m'njira yokondweretsa Mulungu kuti: "Ambuye, perekani nzeru kwa maulamuliro onse kuti atsogolere dziko m'chilungamo; kufewetsa mitima ya anthu kuti amvetsetse bwino zabwino ndi zoipa, ndi kusamalira ana onse osalakwa ndi anthu." Sitiyenera kunena ndendende mawu amenewo, koma tikakhalabe m'chikondi, Mulungu amatipatsa mawu a zimene tiyenera kupempherera.
Mulungu amafuna anthu ofunitsitsa kumenyera nkhondo m'pemphero kaamba ka maiko awo. "Ndinayang'ana munthu amene angathe kumanga khoma, yemwe akanatha kuima m'malo amene makoma agwa ndi kuteteza dzikolo pamene mkwiyo wanga watsala pang'ono kuliwononga, koma sindinapeze aliyense." Ezekieli 22:30 (GNT). Tikhoza kukhala anthu oterowo m'malo mwa maiko athu! Choyamba mwa kuyamba ndi ife eni ndi "kumenyana" mu pemphero kwa dziko lathu, kupempha kuti Mulungu ali ndi dzanja Lake pa chirichonse, ndi kuti Iye adzagwira ntchito zabwino za mayiko athu.
Manja athu ayenera kukhala m'mwamba!
N'chifukwa chiyani sitipemphera? Chifukwa cha kusakhulupirira. M'mawu ena, timangokhulupirira zimene timaona ndi kumva. Ngati tikukhulupirira kuti "chinyengo, upandu ndi umphawi zikutenga ulamuliro, ndipo sizidzatha," ndiye kuti ndithudi zinthu sizidzasintha. Koma kodi tafunsa Yesu ndi Atate ngati tingathe "kumenyana" pamodzi ndi Iwo? Ngati titero, ndiye kuti timafika pa njira yosiyana kotheratu ya kulingalira ndi chikhulupiriro imatsanuliridwa m'mitima yathu. Mwanjira imeneyo timalandira nzeru za Mulungu ndipo timayamba kumenyana m'pemphero pamodzi!
Ziribe kanthu kuti ndimakhala m'dziko liti. Ziribe kanthu ngati zinthu zikuipa nthawi khumi. Mwina poyamba zinthu zimaipiraipira, koma ngati ndisiya, ndi kutaya chikhulupiriro changa, ndani adzamenyera dziko? Tiyenera kusunga manja athu m'mwamba ngakhale zinthu zikuwoneka "zoopsa." Chikhulupiriro sichiri ponena za zimene tikuwona, koma ponena za kukhala otsimikiza kotheratu za zimene sitikuziwonabe. (Ahebri 11:1.)
Pa Eksodo 17:7-15 timawerenga nkhani ya Mose ndi Aisrayeli 'kumenyana ndi Aamaleki. Malinga ngati Mose anaika manja ake m'mwamba, Israyeli anapambana m'nkhondoyo. Pamene manja ake analema, Aroni ndi Hura anawathandiza, mmodzi kumbali iliyonse. Ndipo iwo anakhalabe choncho kufikira atapambana nkhondo yolimbana ndi Aamaleki.
Ndi nkhani yodabwitsa chotani nanga! Mulungu sananene kwa Mose kuti, "Imani pamenepo, musachite kanthu, ndipo ndidzawononga adani pamaso panu." Ayi! Mose anali kumenyana pamodzi ndi Mulungu ndi abale ake kuti asataye mtima koma kumenyana mpaka mapeto. Akanakhala kuti anataya chikhulupiriro chawo, akanalephera kumenya nkhondoyo ndipo adaniwo akanapambana. N'chimodzimodzinso ndi ife. Ngati titaya chikhulupiriro cha dziko lathu, ndiye kuti timapita pansi pamodzi ndi izo. Ngati tiima ndi kumenyana ndi manja okwezedwa ndiye kuti tili ndi tsogolo, chifukwa Mulungu wanena izo! Timakhulupirira Mulungu wamoyo! Iye amene ali ndi mphamvu zonse kumwamba ndi padziko lapansi!
Tiyeni tisunge manja athu ndi "kumenyana" ndi Ambuye m'mayiko athu! Tiyenera kudalira kotheratu Mulungu ndipo pemphero lokha ndilo lidzatipulumutsa ku chipwirikiti chonse ndi kusaweruzika. Ngati ife monga Akristu tikuona udindo wathu "kumenyana" pamodzi m'pemphero, tingasinthe zinthu!