Apaapa yaari apastore ookereeca Unida yo Canadá, ni isumana cotheene ayo yannirweeha mi ni mwanrokoraka usomihiya, icikola yaasaana yaari yo iyo ikereeceeyo yaasomiya khula itominku wicisu. Vano yaphiyaka iwoora yo 11 hi nanthukumana wiira niiwelele itthu yaahimiya. Ucoocilo, naarwaa Usalau yo Umwene naamaama, ni wankhitirya woona uvirikana waya ittiini coopiili.

Amaama yaanaahimerya asipatthannyaaya Bob ni Marion, itthu yeetthucaaya ni ayo ciicammo yahotthuna ikhweeli. Mwaakha wo 1958, ayo anamathelanaayo yahokikusa nkhayi naasaanaaya araru wiira koone nthukumano muulupale wolapo cinci waarina muurwaaya “Vontade Divina,” isittatti yo Nova Iorque. Ilelo kihoona wiira waari nteko muulupale ukikusa iyo ikwaheeyo, masi ule nthukumanoole waari itthu yootepa ureera ikikhumelenle muukumini waka.

Ukati waaryaaka mmirawo, mi kaakhala inupa yuulupale ni mi wankicivela uwacera inama, mpaka mi kahoopuwela ukhala metiko asinaama. Amaama yahomuulumana uyo mwahooyo humu amoca owanlokoni ni ayo yooniheraka ukifenta yahokupusera wiira ninkhala mahuku ookhicera, ni wiira usoma icikola yuulupale myaakha cinci khanhala uhonona upatthani waarinaaka ni Yehova. (2 Tim. 3:1) Phimaana mi kaholakela uhirwaa.

 Masi nanlelo kinawuupuwelaka isiyani yaahalaaka upanka kamalihaka usoma. Waahookhalaru wiira kaanarwaa wuulalyeerani khula nihuku mi khawaakicivela ulalyeera, ni akeecoona ukhala piyoneeru. Apaapa ni atitiyu yahaari akristau, yaakisoveriha uvara nteko wonsurukhu mwinci wowiivahereriya ukati wotheene u Toronto. Atitiyu yaari nhooleli iyo impereeseeyo, vano kahokupali uyo ntekooyo.

U Toronto, mi kahaana kivaraka nteko mwinci ni kaaviriha ukati mwinci naatthu yahaari Masaahiti a Yehova. Ni iyo itthwiiyo yahololovihaca wiikurumica waka wiira kirwee khula nkutthaano ni wuulalyeerani. Wiipaceroni kaakhala naataata, yahaari Saahiti a Yehova, masi ukhwa waya mi kahaana kaavyaka nipuro nikhwaawe nookhala.

Anamathelana yaakikusile unthukumanoni muulupalyoole mwaakha wo 1958, yahokhala khampa asipaapaaka. Ayo yahokiirela wiira kirwee kakhale nkhayi naayo ni ahokikavihera wuunuwa nhina mminepani. Mwaakha wo 1960, kahopattisiya nkhayi ni mwanaya John. John ahopacera uvara nteko weepiyoneeru, iyo itthwiiyo yahokikurumica ulalyeera. Mayamunna yahoona wuunuwa waka mminepani ni kahovahaceriya nteko wo Escola do Ministério Teocrático. a

Mwaakha wo1966, Nahottelana ni Randi Berge, apiyoneera owiikurumica yaapheela ukavihera nipuro naahala upheela ukaviheriya. Mootoli osirikwiitu ooloko nihu ahonikurumica uthamela nloko no Orillia, u Ontario wiira nakavihere. Vano nahotthukaca ni nahokhuma.

Uphiya wihu u Orillia, mi kahopacera uvara nteko weepiyoneeru owiicaaverya nkhayi naamwaaraka, waacivela waya nteko woolalyeera wahokiiriha ni mi upacera ukicivela. Wiikurumica waka ukhala piyoneeru omaana, wahopacera ukitteela nrima uvarela nteko Ibiiblya wiira kaakavihere akhwaaka wiitthuca ikhweeli. Yaari iparakha yuulupale waakavihera anamathelana yaakhala u Orillia,  upanka marukunuso moolupale muukumini waya ni ukhala aswali a Yehova.

Nirwaaka u Toronto, kahaaphwanya amunna Arnold MacNamara, yaakavihera nteko woohoolela u Peteeli. Ayo yahokikoha wakhala wiira khampheela ukhala piyoneeru owiivaherera. Ukati yooyo mi kaheera: “Pooti ukhala nipuroni! Masi u Quebec mena.” Mi khaahoosoverihiya naatthu o Canadá yooluma ingles yaathanya atthu o Quebec yooluma Ifrancês. Ule ukatyuule cahaavo isiyaasa caapheela wiira iprovinsia yo Quebec ikumihiye ilapo yo Canadá.

Amunna Arnold yaheera: “U Peteli anvelelihiya mapiyoneeru owiivaherera u Quebec paahi.”Mi kahotthuna woohipica, mi kancuwela wiira amwaaraka yampheela venci uvara nteko nwo. Wahoolo mi kahoona wiira ile phiitthu yomaana yaalakenlyaaka muukumini waka!

Usoma wihu ifrancês isumana 5, mi ni amwaaraka nkhayi naanamathelana akiina, naahorwaa u Rimouski, waarina ikilometru 540 ukhumaka u Montreal. Hi nanawuuluma vakaani saana ifrancês iyo yoonannyeele ukati waasomilyaaka anunsiyu owanlokoni. Ukati waahimyaaka ikonkereesu yaattamela, mi kahovirikaniha moolumwaayo, uhiya wiira naahala uthotoliya ni “nhooleli o Áustria,” mi kenre nanhala uthotoliya “ninhooleli avestruzes.”

U Rimouski, hi nahokaviheriya ni mayanuunu athupa owiikurumica, ni ciicammo ntheli na Huberdeaus yaarina asaana asithiyana eeli. Ayo anamathelanaayo yahaacima inupa yuulupale nipuro yaahalaaya ukhala mapiyoneeru owiivaherera otheene. Mapiyoneerwaayo yaanaakavihera uliva inupeeyo. Ikwaha cinci yaakhulaka atthu 12 awula 14. Ukhala wiira naari mapiyoneeru owiivaherera, mi naamwaaraka nanlalyeera ukhuma wicisu mpaka uhiyu, phimaana nansukurweela ukhalana ntthu ooniveleela wuulalyeerani khula nihuku hataa ukhalaka uhiyu ukati wooririya.

Hi nahokhalana upatthani woolipa naayo mapiyoneerwaayo ni yahokhala amuciihu. Ikwaha cikhwaawe, hi naanonkoma ninapahile mooro awula nanlakela nihuku waapyaaca nkhayi. Munna mmoca aari kantore mmasaapatuni uhiyu nankumana wiira niipace ni niine.

Atthu enci u Rimouski yantthuna wiiwelela moolumo o mbiiblyani. Uvira waya myaakha 5 waahonitteela nrima uwoona anamasoma Ibiiblya enci yuunuwaka nhina mminepani, yapattisiyaka ni woona wanlokoni yaphiyaka anamalalyeera 35.

U Quebec, naaheetthucihiya ulalyeera. Uhiya commo, hi naaheetthuca waafenta atthu o uyo ncokooyo, ileema caya ni iluuka ifrancês. Iyo yahonikavihera ufenta ikhapila cikiina.—2 Akor. 6:13.

Ukati nahaaweherereehu, naholepeliya u Peteli wiira nirwee isittatti yo Tracadie, unkhuma ncuwa u Nova Brunswick. Upanka iyo yaari itthu yoorika kontha naattamenle phiyaaru inupa ikiina, ni mi khahokela nteko weepurusoore phiyaaru kaahalaaka uvara nteko iwoora vakaani paahi wo khula isumana. Uhiya commo, ale yaasomiheehu Ibiiblya, yahokhala anamalalyeera ophiyaaru, ni hi naateka Isalau yo Umwene ni neettela iriyari.

Hi naholompa wiimaleloni isumana ni naahorwaa uthotola isittatti yo Tracadie, yaavirikana cinene nu Rimouski. Masi hi naholakela, ukhala wiira Yehova aapheela wiira nirwee hi nanhala urwaa. Hi nahontteha Yehova ni nahoona wiira uyo ahokumiha citthu cotheene caahala unikakathula. (Mal. 3: 10) Ni khampa nenne, nlattu waamwaaraka ukhalana upatthani woolipa ni Yehova, upheela unvarela nteko ni utteeliya waya, uthama khawaanirikenle.

Nlokonihu nonaanaano aari humu mmoca paahi Robert Ross. Uyo ahovara nteko weepiyoneeru nwo nkhayi naamwaarawe omaana, ni ayo yaalakenle ukhala nwo unyara waya mwanaya oopacera. Hataa yanwaceraka mwaana, ayo khayaahiya wiikurumica wuulalyeerani ni nlattu wookhala atthu oowaakhela aletto iyo yaahonilipiha venci.

Uviriha wihu myaakha miili nivaraka nteko weepiyoneeru u Tracadie, neheereliya itthu ikiina nahaaweherereehu, nlattulo wiira navare nteko wo isirikwiitu. Nahoviriha myaakha cookhalaka 7 nivaraka nteko isirikwiitu yoluuka ingles, ni wahoolo waya nahothanliya wiira navare nteko isirikwiitu yoluuka ifrancês u Quebec. Nhooleliihu o distiritu u Quebec, Léonce Crépeault, anttottopelaka myaha caka. Masi ayo yankikohaka: “Weeva unoopuwela wiira isiyani yaahala upanka wiira myahacaa citepe uvara nrima?” b Ukikavihera waya kahopacera waavya mananna ootaphulela myaha woohirikarikiha ni wowiiwannya.

Nhina wo miteko cotheene caavahaceriyaaka kinoopuwelaaka ni ukitteelaka nrima waari wokonkereesuni, muurwaaya weera “Fé Vitoriosa” mwaakha wo 1978. Mi kaavara nteko woowehaweha iyoolya, hi naanaaweherera atthu 80 000 ni naahaakela ikano cophiyaaru comananna oovara uyo ntekooyo. Citthu cotheene caari cophiyaaru, iquipamentunnyo, icoolya cowaapyannyo, mananna owaapyaayo. Hi nahaana igileera 20 cuulupale ukati nkiina khacaavaraka nteko saana. Nlattu wanamphira, hi naakhitinri ukela u estadiyu wiira nitthenkace citthu cotheene, wicisu waya nihuku no ikonkereesu. Ni hi nahaana uparihelaca mooro nihinakhuma ncuwa wiira nitthenkace iyoolya yowicisu. Hi nahotomwa, masi mi kahowiitthucera mayamunna yeevaherenre ookhomaala yaavanre nteko mwinci ni yoonihera waacivela uyo ntekooyo. Upatthani naaphwanyileehu ile ikonkereeswiile uhaavo mpaka ilelo. Hi waahonitteela nrima urwaa iyo ikonkereesu yoohiliyalyeeyo u Quebec, ncoko waalupatthaniya mwaakha wo 1940 ni 1950!

Mi koowiitthucera mayamunna enci yaawacera mapuro yaavariya nteko mmakonkereesuni cuulupale u Montreal. Mwaakha mmoca, amunna David Splane naanaano ampanka mphantte wo  mahumu unhoolela, yaari ahooleli okonkereesu. Ikonkereesu imoca mi kahothanliya wiira kavare uyo ntekooyo ni munna David ahokikavihera.

Mwaakha wo 2011, uviriha wihu myaakha 36 naamwaaraka nivaraka nteko woothotola maloko, mi kaholattuliya wiira kakhale prusoore ‘ocikola yo mahumu owanlokoni’. Myaakha miili kivaraka uyo ntekooyo, hi nahorupa mikori 75 coovirikana, masi wahoreera wiikurumica. Wiimaleloni isumana, mahumu waanaatteelaca nrima, ni yansukuru yaawoonaaya mahumu anhoolela yaakhalelaka iwasiwaasi wiira alipe nhina mminepani.

Wahoolo mi khahotthanliya wiira kakhale prusoore ocikola yaanamalalyeera ihapari co Umwene. Ikwaha cinci anacikolaayo yantomwa nlattu woporokaraama yootthawatthawiya: ukhala iwoora 7 anonkomile yasomaka, upanka miteko coocikolani uwaana uhiyu wotheene ni yatthenkacaka miphantte caya 4 awula 5 yaapankaaya khula isumana. Mi ni prusoore nkiina, naanahimeryaka wiira yaahala ukhitiri upanka iyo yakaviheriyaka ni Yehova. Mi akinhala uliyala mananna anacikola yaakhalaaya ootikhinihiya nlattu woocuwela wiira yakhuluvelaka Yehova, ayo yankhitiri citthu hataa yahoopuwelaaya.

Mananna amaama yaawaceraaya akhunanaya yahaakavihera atthu yaasomaaya Ibiiblya wuunuwa nhina mminepani, ni mpaka yahowiiriha apaapa uwehera mananna makhwaawe ikhweeli. Anavinreene mahuku mararu anakhwile amaama, waahonitikiniha uwoona apaapa yiiwelelaka mwaha waataphuleliya Usalau yo Umwene, ni ayo khayaahiyerenre woona mikutthaano wookhala myaakha 26. Apaapa khayaapattisiye, masi mahumu yahokihimerya wiira yaari ntthu aapacera uphiya umikutthaanoni khula isumana.

Amaama yaari ntakihero nihu nomaana mi ni naasirokoraka araru. Asirokoraka ni asiwannyaya ananvarela nteko Yehova sana-saana. Eelyaayo anvaraca nteko u Peteli ni nkiinooyo u Haiti.

Mi naamwaaraka, vano ninvara nteko weepiyoneeru owiivaherera u Hamilton, u Ontário. Ukati naavareehu nteko woothotola maloko wannicivela waaveleela mayamunna unsomihaaya Ibiiblya ni uwootola atthu. Vano unaanitteela nrima waakhalana atthu owaasomiha Ibiiblya ni uwoona yarwaanelaka uhoolo itthu ineetthucaaya. Wanlokoni wihu nonaanaano, hi ninaawaataanana mayamunna ni unaanilipiha woona wiira Yehova nanwacera khula ntthu, ukati womaana ni wo masakha.

Nawehaka uttuli, hi ninaasukhuru venci nifento atthu enci anithoonyihenryaaya yaniwaceraka. Phimaana, hiiva ciicammo “ninawaacera venci” atthu akiina, naalipihaka nlattu wo wiikurumica waya unvarela nteko Yehova. (2 Akor. 7:6, 7) Wootakihera, itthoko imoca, aathiyanaayo, mwanaya mwanthiya ni mwanlopwana yanvara nteko weepiyoneeru. Vano mi kahaakoha alopwanaayo wakhala wiira yahoopuwela naayo ukhala piyoneeru. Ayo yahaakhula: “Mi kinawaakavihera mapiyoneeru mararu va wapuwani va.” Vano kahaakoha: “Niireke wiira waakavihera winyu unaapwaha toko cinaakaviheraawe Yehova?” Mi kahowiirela pooti waahalaaya utteeliya khampa amucyaaya. Uvira waya mweeri 6, yahopacera uvara nteko weepiyoneeru.

Mi naamwaaraka Randi khaninhala uhiyerera waahimerya miteko comaana ca Yehova atthu anhala uyarya, ni ninweherera wiira ayo ciicammo waatteele nrima nlattu wonvarela nteko Yehova toko hiiva unittenlyaaya.—Isaa. 71:17, 18.