1. Isiyani hiiva incuweleehu?

 HIIVA nikhanle apoovu a Yehova. Ninaacuwela wiira uyo naanifenta venci ni nopheela unoona nitteeliyaka. (Aroo. 8:35-39) Hi ciicammo ninaacuwela wiira neettelaka mattharelelo o mbiiblyani, ninaaphwanya ifayita cinci. (Isai. 48:17, 18) Masi, isiyani inlamuliyeehu upanka yanikhumelelaka masakha yahaaweherereehu muukumini wihu?

2. Masakhani atthunaka annikhumelela hiiva ni isiyani atthunaka ineekoheehu?

² Aswali a Yehova otheene anawaakhumelela masakha. Wootakihera, amuciihu atthunaka pooti upanka itthu ihinicivenle awula hiivano pooti uniphwanya iretta yuulupale ihinnikhitiriha uvara ratta nteko wa Yehova. Pooti unikhumelela ihasara awula pooti ulupatthiya nlattu wo waamini wihu. Yanikhumelelaka ayo masakhaayo atthunaka hiiva ninawiikoha co: ‘Nlattuni ila itthwiila ikikhumelenlyaaya miiva? Kiireke wiira ihaavo itthu yoonanara ipankilyaaka? Kiireke wiira ila itthu inkikhumeleleela inthoonyera wiira Yehova hohiya ukicaaliha? Pooti ukhalaka wiira nyuuva nhopaca wiicoona commo. Wakhala wiira nhopaca wiicoona commo, nhikhale nimasukhuli. Aswali enci ookhuluvelya a Yehova ahopaca wiicoona ayo manannaayo.—Isaa. 22:1, 2; Habak. 1:2, 3.

3. Isaalimu 34:19 inniitthuciha isiyani?

³ Nsome Isaalimu 34:19. b Iyo Isaalimwiiyo inawuuluma ipontu piili cofayita: (1) Atthu aneettela isariya anawaakhumelela masakha. (2) Yehova naanoopola mmasakhani wihu. Masi manannani Yehova cinnoopolaawe? Inanna imoca Yehova cinnoopolaawe ukhanle unikavihera uwehera ratta ukumi nirineehu nhina ila ituninyeela. Yehova naanikhuluveliha wiira ninaahala utteeliya nrima  nanswalelaka. Unookhalaru commo, uyo khenre wiira hiivano khanhala unikhumelela masakha. (Isai. 66:14) Yehova naanikurumica wuupuwela cinene ukumi womaana unhaleehu ukhalana wahoolo, ukati unhaleehu ukhalana ukumi unnipheelelaawe ukhuma nenne nokhalayi: ukumi wootteeliya ni woohimala. (2 Akor. 4:16-18) Niwehereraka uphiya uyo ukatyuuyo, Yehova khanhala uhiya unikavihera unswalela khula nihuku, hataa yanikhumelelaka masakha.—Ucuk. 3:22-24.

4. Ninhala wiitthucani nhina ula mwahoola?

⁴ Nttwee noone isiyani inniitthucihaaya matakihero aaswali a Yehova okhalayi ni o mahukwaala. Ninaahala woona wiira otheene cihu pooti ukhitiri uvilela yanikhumelelaka masakha yahaaweherereehu muukumini wihu. Masi nankhuluvelaka Yehova, uyo khanahala uhiya unikavihera. (Isaa. 55:22) Uwakati unhaleehu woopela mwaha matakihero aaswali a Yehova, mwiikohe co: ‘Kinari miiva, kaahala upankani yakikhumelelaka itthu toko iyo? Manannani ayo matakiherwaayo cinlipihacaaya unkhuluvela waka Yehova? Ikanoni ciitthucilyaaka nhina ayo matakiherwaayo cinlamuliyaaka weettela muukumini waka?’

5. Masakhani yankhumelenle Yakopi nlattu wa Lapau? (Nwehe ilatarato yo wakapani.)

⁵ Aswali ookhuluvelya a Yehova okhalayi yahaakhumelela masakha yahaawehereraaya. Moone ntakihero na Yakopi. Athumwaane Yakopi yahomwiirela wiira arwee anthanle mwaana mmoca a Lapau wiira anthele, kontha Lapau aari mmucyaaya ni ciicammo aananswalela Yehova. Athumwaane Yakopi yenre wiira apankaka commo, uyo phaahalaawe ucaalihiya venci ni Yehova. (Upha. 28:1-4) Phimaana, Yakopi ahowiiwelela athumwaane. Uyo ahokhuma ilapwaawe, u Kanaa ni ahorwaa mpaka wa Lapau. Lapau ahaana asaana eeli—Leeya ni Rakeeli. Yakopi ahociveliya cinene nimwaana omwankaani a Lapau eehaniya Rakeeli ni ahaamini unvarela nteko Lapau myaakha 7 wiira anthele. (Upha. 29:18) Masi iyo kahi phi itthu yeerannyeele. Lapau ahonthepya Yakopi ni anvahile wiira anthele mwanawe omuulupale eehaniya Leeya. Uvira waya isumana imoca, Lapau ahonvaha Yakopi mwanawe Rakeeli wiira anthele, masi uyo ahaana avaraka nteko toothooni myaakha 7. (Upha. 29:25-27) Lapau ciicammo ahoonihera ukhala ntthu oohisariya nhina nakoso ampankaawe ni Yakopi. Wiimaleloni, Lapau ahonvarihaca nteko Yakopi myaakha 20!—Upha. 31:41, 42.

6. Masakhani makhwaawe yankhumelenle Yakopi?

⁶ Yakopi yahonkhumelela masakha makhwaawe. Watthokoni wawe, yahaavo atthu enci. Masi asaanaawe khayeewanana, mpaka wahophiya ukati wantumihilyaaya mwanhimaaya, Yusufu, wiira akhalihiye ipottha. Asaana eeli a Yakopi, Simeyau ni Levi yahonanariha kahi paahi ncina naamucyaaya, masi ciicammo ncina na Yehova nlattu wo itthu yoohinamaana yaapankilyaaya. Ciicammo, amwaara a Yakopi yaafentaawe cinene yeehaniya Rakeeli yahokhwa ukati wannyaraaya mwanaya onayeeli. Ni nlattu woovola itala cinene ncoko waakhalaawe, Yakopi ahaana athamelaka Wiciipitu, hataa ukhalaka wiira ahooluvala.—Upha. 34:30; 35:16-19; 37:28; 45:9-11, 28.

7. Manannani Yehova caamoonihenryaawe Yakopi wiira nanlelo aanaaciveliya nuuyo?

⁷ Hataa cinkhumelelaka citthu cotheenennyo, Yakopi khaahiile umwaamini Yehova ni waamini inatiri cawe. Yehova ahomoonihera sana-saana Yakopi wiira anciveliya nuuyo. Wootakihera, hataa ukhalaka wiira Lapau ikwaha cinci ahomananiha unthepya Yakopi, Yehova khaahiile uncaaliha ni winciviha mihakhu caarinaawe. Ni Yakopi ahonsukhuru Yehova venci uwakati waaturuwenlyaawe umoona mwanawe anfentaawe cinene, Yusufu. Uyova oopuwela wiira mwanawe ahokhwa myaakha cinci uttuli. Upatthani woolipa Yakopi waarinaawe ni Yehova phankavihenre uvilela masakha otheene ayo. (Upha. 30:43; 32:9, 10; 46:28-30) Naahihiyerereke ukhalana  upatthani woolipa ni Yehova, hiiva ciicammo ninaahala ukhitiri uvilela masakha annikhumelela ukati wahaaweherereehu.

8. Isiyani mwene Davidi yaapheelaawe upanka?

⁸ Mwene Davidi khaakhitinri upanka citthu cotheene caapheelaawe umpankela Yehova. Wootakihera, uyo aanaapheela cinene untekela itempulu Nlukwaawe ni uyo ahonhimerya porofeeta Nataa itthu yaapheelaawe upanka. Woomwaakhula, Nataa enre co: “Mpanke yotheene yuucivenleni wanrimani winyu, kontha Nluku eekhweeli ri ninyuuva, Pwiiya.” (1 Ikor. 17:1, 2) Ayo moolumwaayo atthunaka yahonlipiha cinene Davidi. Pooti ukhalaka wiira ukati weewilyaawe ayo moolumwaayo, uyova ahancera wiitthenkaca wiira ancere uyo ntekooyo.

9. Davidi aapankile isiyani uhimeriya wawe ihapari yoohitteeliha nrima?

⁹ Masi woohipica, porofeeta a Yehova ahoturuwa ni ahonhimerya Davidi ihapari yoohitteeliha nrima. “Yoole uhiyuule,” Yehova ahomwiirela Nataa wiira Davidi khaalamuliya uteka itempulu; masi mwanawe mmoca phaalamuliya uteka. (1 Ikor. 17:3, 4, 11, 12) Davidi aapankile isiyani uhimeriya wawe iyo itthwiiyo? Uyo ahorukunusa moopuwelelwaawe. Davidi ahancera vano utthonkomaniha nsurukhu ni ikaruma caahalaawe uvarela nteko mwanawe, Salomau.—1 Ikor. 29:1-5.

10. Manannani Yehova cancaalihilyaawe Davidi?

¹⁰ Yehova unhimerya wawe Davidi wiira khaahala uteka itempulu, ahompankanana nleehano. Yehova ahonkhuluveliha Davidi wiira mwanculawe mmoca anhala ukhala nhooleli mpaka. (2 Sam. 7:16) Upheephoni, uwakati wo myaakha 1.000, Davidi unaahala untteela nrima venci oonelelaka wiira Mwene Yesu khanle mwanculawe. Iyo ihantisiiyo inaanikavihera woona wiira hataa hiiva nihikhitiriki upanka citthu cotheene caapheeleehu wiira ninvarele nteko Yehova, uyo pooti univaha iparakha cikhwaawe cahaaweherereehu ukhalana.

11. Manannani makristau yaakhala ukati wo maapostolu caacaalihiyaaya, hataa ukhalaka wiira Umwene wa Nluku khawaawile ukati waawehereraaya? (Nwehe Miteko 6:7.)

¹¹ Uwakati wo maapostolu, makristau oopacera yahaakhumelela masakha yahaawehereraaya. Wootakihera, ayo yampheela venci wiira Umwene wa Nluku uwe ule ukatyuule. Masi ayo khayaacuwela ukatini uyo umwennyooyo waahalaaya uwa. (Mite. 1:6, 7) Vano yaapankile isiyani? Ayo yaheekurumica uvara nteko woolalyeera. Uwakati weekurumicaaya uvara nteko woolalya mapuro otheene, ayo yahoona mananna caakaviheriyaaya ni Yehova.—Nsome Miteko 6:7. c

12. Isiyani makristau okhalayi yaapankilyaaya uwakati waaphwanyilyaaya itala yuulupale?

¹² Uhaavo nkwaha waawilyaaya itala yuulupale ‘mapuro otheene.’ (Mite. 11:28) Makristau yaakhala ule ukatyuule yahaaphwanya masakha nlattu wo iyo italeeyo. Muupuwele mananna ayo makristawaayo caahuvilyaaya nlattu wo iyo italeeyo. Khweeliini, ahooleli itthoko makristau ule ukatyuule yahokhala nimasukhuli menci yoopuwelaka mananna ookhitiri waalihera amucyaaya. Ni muupuwele mananna iyo itthwiiyo caaphwanyihilyaaya marikariko amirawo yoopuwela wiivaherera ulalyeera cinene. Ayo atthunaka yahancera wuupuwela uhaakuva wiivaherera. Unookhalaru wiira khula ntthu masakha yaarinaawe yanvirikana nimasakha aakhunanawe, makristau yaakhala ule ukatyuule yaheekurumica uvilela. Ayo khayaahiile ulalyeera ni yankhala ootteeliya nlattu wowaameela makristau o Judeia citthu vakaani caarinaaya.—Mite. 11:29, 30.

13. Manannani makristau yaacaalihiyaaya uwakati wotala?

¹³ Manannani makristau caacaalihiyaaya ule uwakati wotaloole? Ale yaakaviheriye yavahiyaka citthu caathwa yahoona sana-saana mananna  Yehova caakaviheraawe. (Mat. 6:31-33) Ayo atthunaka yahotepa waatanaca ni mayamunna yaakavihenre. Ale yaavahile micanko awula yaamananihile ukavihera nimananna makiina yahokhala ootteeliya nlattu wo waakavihera akhwaaya. (Mite. 20:35) Yehova ahaacaaliha makristau otheene nlattu wo wiikurumica waya uvilela masakha oorika yaakhumelenle.

14. Isiyani yaamwiirannyenle Barnabe ni Paulu, ni yaakhumelenle isiyani nlattu woovilela waya? (Nwehe Miteko 14:21, 22.)

¹⁴ Ukati wo makristau oopacera, mayamunna yaanaalupatthiya ikwaha cinci uwakati wahaawehereraaya. Moone itthu yaamwiirannyenle Barnabe ni apostolu Paulu uwakati waalalyeeraaya u Listra. Wiipaceroni, atthwaayo yahowaakhelela sana-saana ni yahowiiwelela. Masi uvira waya ukati vakaani, nenne nihukunne, alupatthi “yahaahapusa atthu enci” ni atthu akiina wiipaceroni yaamwiiwelenle Paulu yahonvonyakaca nimaluku ni yaahanle vakaani umwiiva. (Mite. 14:19) Waanookhalaru commo, Barnabe ni Paulu khayaahiile ulalyeera mapuro makhwaawe. Isiyani yeerannyeele? Ayo yahaapanka atthari enci. Ciicammo, moolumwaaya ni ntakihero naya nahaalipiha mayamunna yaakhala ule ukatyuule. (Nsome Miteko 14:21, 22. d) Paulu ni Barnabe khayaahiile ulalyeera hataa ukhalaka wiira yaholupatthiya. Phimaana, atthu enci yahophwanyera ifayita uvilela waya ayo alopwanaayo. Hiiva naahoocyeeke uvara nteko Yehova unirumilyaawe, ciicammo ninaahala ucaalihiya.

15. Ntakihero naamunna Macmillan ninniitthuciha isiyani?

¹⁵ Uhinaphiya mwaakha wo 1914, cihaavo citthu apoovu a Yehova caawehereraaya wiirannya. Wootakihera, nwuupuwele amunna Macmillan. Toko atthu akhwaawe yaakhala ule ukatyuule, ayo amunnaayo yoopuwela wiira yanhala urwaa wiirimu uhinamala mwaakha wo 1914. Nhina mwaha waataphulenlyaaya mweeri wo Setembro wo 1914, ayo yaheera co: “Ula atthunaka ukhanle mwaha woomalela miiva untaphulelaaka.” Hi ninaacuwela wiira uyo khawaari mwaha woomalela waataphulenlyaaya. Wahoolo, amunna Macmillan yahantikha co: “Uhaavo ukati hiiva naakuvileehu wuupuwela wiira nanhala urwaa wiirimu. Masi uhiya wuupuwela iyo itthwiiyo paahi, hiiva nahaana niikurumicaka uvara nteko wa Apwiiya.” Amunna Macmillan khweeliini yaheekurumica uvara uyo ntekooyo. Ayo yaheekurumica cinene ulalyeera ihapari comaana. Ayo ciicammo yahaakhela iparakha yo waalipiha mayamunna enci yaatthukiye nlattu wo waamini waya. Ni hataa ukhalaka wiira amunna Macmillan yahooluvala cinene, ayo khayaalova umikutthaanoni. Manannani amunna Macmillan caakaviheriyaaya nlattu wo wiikurumica uvara nteko wa Yehova ukati waawehereraaya waakhela itthuvwaaya? Ahinaaya ukhwa mwaakha wo 1966, ayo yahantikha co: “Waamini waka uholipa cinene uvikana khalayi.” Nno nikhanle ntakihero nomaana ninlamuliyeehu otheene cihu utthara, venci-venci wakhalaka wiira masakha annikhumelela anaaviriha mahuku menci uvikana ukati waaweherereehu!—Mabere. 13:7.

16. Isiyani yaakhumelenle amunna Herbert Jennings ni amwaaraya ukati wahaawehereraaya? (Nwehe Tiyaku 4:14.)

¹⁶ Aswali enci a Yehova yahancera uweryaaciya ukati wahaawehereraaya. Wootakihera, amunna Herbert Jennings e nhina ihantisyaaya ahooluma wiira ayova naamwaaraya waanaacivela cinene uvara nteko weemisiyonaariyu u Gana. Masi, nuuwakatyaaya, ayo yahaakela iretta ineehaniya distúrbio bipolar. Yaacaka moolumo  amphwanyannya nhina Tiyaku 4:14, amunna Jennings aheera wiira itthu yaakhumelenle yaakhala khampa “‘nihuku no meelo’ nihincuweleleehu mananna cinhalaaya ukhala.” (Nsome. f) Ayo ahantikha co: “Hi nahaanana itthu yaanikhumelenle ni naheetthenkaca wiira nithame u Gana, waahiya uttuli asipatthaniiihu enci ni uhokoleela u Canadá wiira nawacere iretta.” Yehova ahaakavihera amunna Jennings ni amwaaraya uhihiya uvara ntekwaawe, hataa ukhalaka wiira yahaakhumelela marikariko moolupale.

17. Manannani ntakihero naamunna Jennings caakavihenryaaya mayamunna akhwaawe?

¹⁷ Mananna amunna Jennings coolumilyaaya itthu yaakhumelenle yahaakavihera atthu enci. Arokorihu amoca ahantikha co: “Mi kaari kihinasoma mwaha ukivanre nrima cinene uvikana ula. . . . Usoma wiira amunna Jennings yahaana yahiyaka ntekwaaya wiira arwee yawacere irettaaya uhokikavihera uwehera ratta citthu cinkikhumelela.” Amunna akiina ahantikha co: “Uviriha waka myaakha 10 kinari humu o wanlokoni, kahaana kihiyaka uyo nrinttyuuyo nlattu woretta yaakikenle. Ikwaha cinci, mi kaanaakhalaka ooriipiya nrima cinene, mpaka kasomaka ihantisi co mayamunna kaanaakhala nimasukhuli cinene. . . . Masi uvilela wa amunna Jennings uhokilipiha venci.” Iyo itthwiiyo innuupusera wiira yanikhumelelaka masakha ukati wahaaweherereehu, hiiva pooti waalipiha akhwiihu. Ukati nkhwaawe, makhalelweehu khaneetta toko hiiva caapheeleehu. Hataa ukhalaka commo, hiiva pooti waavaha mayamunneehu ntakihero nomaana nhina waamini ni uvilela.—1 Pet. 5:9.

18. Ntakihero naarokorihu o Nigéria, toko cinthoonyeraaya ilatarato niwiitthucihaleni isiyani?

¹⁸ Masakha oorika toko iretta yo COVID-19 yahaaphwanya mayamunneehu enci. Wootakihera, arokorihu amoca ankhala u Nigéria akhwile awannyaya, khayaarina nsurukhu wiira athume iyoolya. Nihuku nimoca uwicisu, mwanaya ahaakoha isiyani-tho yaahalaaya ulya yaapyaaka ikoophu yoomalela yo ncoro yaahalannyaaya.  Ayo arokorihwaayo yahomwiirela mwanaya wiira khayaarina-tho nsurukhu ni khayaarina iyoolya. Ayo yahaana yaatakihaka athiyana o Sarefá yaakhwile awannyaya—ayo yahaana yaapyaaka iyoolya yoomalela yaarinaaya ni unkhuluvela Yehova paahi. (1 Mam. 17:8-16) Nenne nihukunne, ahinaaya wuupuwela isiyani yaahalaaya waapya uthana, ayo yahovahiya nimayamunna ikaaxa yocoolya. Iyo iyoolyeeyo yaanaatosera wiira alye isumana cookhalaka piili. Ayo arokorihwaayo aheera wiira ule ukatyuule yahoopuwela mananna Yehova caaviriyannyaawe itthu yanhimenryaaya mwanaya. Iyo itthwiiyo inniitthuciha isiyani? Ninaacuwela wiira nankhuluvelaka Yehova, masakha annikhumelela ukati wahaaweherereehu pooti utepa unikavihera umpatthanana uyova.—1 Pet. 5:6, 7.

19. Manannani amunna Aleksey caalupatthiyaaya?

¹⁹ Masakha makhwaawe anaakhumelela mayamunna enci ukati wahaawehereraaya mahukwaala ukhanle ulupatthiya. Wootakihera, moone itthu yaawiirannyenle amunna Aleksey Yershov, ankhala u Rússia. Uwakati waapattisiyaaya mwaakha wo 1994, mayamunna khayaalupatthiya ni yaanaatthuniheriya uswali iyo ilapweeyo. Masi uvira waya myaakha, makhalelwaaya yahorukunuwa. Mwaakha wo 2020, inupaaya yahokeliya ni yahokukhuryaciya nimapoliisiya. Ayo yahocisa mihakhu caya cinci. Uvira waya myeeri, ikuvernu yahaakasari ayo amunnaayo. Citthu caavareliye nteko wiira akasariye caari ividiyu caapankiye nintthu eekhalihile toko wiira nopheela wiitthuca Ibiiblya, masi khweeliini aapheela waavariiha ni waakasari. Muupuwele mananna amunna Aleksey ciicoonalyaaya nlattu wo iyo itthwiiyo!

20. Manannani amunna Aleksey cilipihacilyaaya upatthannyaaya ni Yehova?

²⁰ Niireke wiira ihaavo itthu yomaana yaakhumelenle nlattu amunna Aleksey woolupatthiya? Iyee, ihaavo. Upatthannyaaya ni Yehova wahotepa ukhala woolipa. Ayo aheera: “Mi ni amwaaraka ninaalompa ikwaha cinci nkhayi. Mi kinaacuwela wiira akaahala ukhitiri uvilela ala masakhaala unari wiira Yehova khankikavihera. Usoma wo veekha unaanikavihera uhitepa ukhala nimasukhuli. Mi unaakicivela wuupuwela ntakihero naaswali a Yehova okhalayi. Ibiiblya ihaana ihantisi cinci cinoonihera mananna cinreeraaya umaala ni unkhuluvela Yehova.”

21. Mwiitthucile isiyani nhina ula mwahoola?

²¹ Niitthucile isiyani nhina ula mwahoola? Ila ituninya inkhaleehwiila pooti unikhumelela masakha uwakati wahaaweherereehu. Unookhalaru commo, Yehova khanhiya waakavihera ale anonkhuluvela. Khampa cinhimyaaya iveerusu yo mbiiblyani inlipihera ula mwahoola, “masakha menci akhanle a ntthu neettela isariya, masi Yehova naamoopola mmasakhani motheene.” (Isaa. 34:19) Uhiya ukhala niicukulelaka cinene nlattu wo masakha annikhumela, nihaana nuupuwelaka ikuru cirinaawe Yehova wiira anikavihere. Napankaka commo, ninaahala wuuluma khampa apostolu Paulu, enre: “Citthu cotheene kinkhitiri nlattu wa ule nokivaha ikuru.”—Afili. 4:13.