Amaama ni apaapa yiitthucile ikhweeli uhinaphiya mwaakha wo 1920, ahinaaya uthelanaca. Mi kiyariye mwaakha wo 1939. Hi naakhala u Inglaterra, ni miiva kanrwaaka umikutthaanoni wamoca naasipaapaaka ni yankicivela cinene Escola do Ministério Teocrático. Mpaka nna co, mi kinawuupuwela nihuku naapankilyaka Usalau mphantte woopacera wo iyo icikoleeyo: kahaana kiwelaka ikaasa wiira kiphiyeere itripuna ni wiira kikhitiri uwoona atthwaayo. Ule uwakatyuule, kaarina myaakha 6 paahi, ni nne nihuku nne kahottettemela nlattu woowoona atthu oolupale otheene yakiwehaka.

Uwakati wancenryaaka ulalyeera, apaapa yahokipankela ikartau yantikhiye mmaakinani itthu yoohirikarikaca yaahalaaka urwaa wuuluma. Uwakati waapacerihilyaaka wuuluma veekha inupa imoca, mi kaarina myaakha 8. Aneene inupa yaahowa, yahosoma ikartawaaka ni yahaakhelela ilivuru “Seja Deus Verdadeiro”. Mi kahokhala ootteeliya cinene, mpaka kahorwaa kitthawaka wiira kaahimeerye apaapa. Ulalyeera ni mikutthaano caanaakitteeliha nrima cinene, ni cahokikavihera upheela uvara nteko wa Yehova ukati wotheene.

Itthu yaakikavihenre utepa ufenta ikhweeli co mbiibliyani, yaari irevista Ukhalenla. Apaapa yahokantikhiha wiira kaakhele iyo irevisteeyo. Uwakati waakhelaaka, mi kaanaasoma irevista yotheene. Unkhuluvela waka Yehova wanvira wincereryaaka ni mi kaholakela wiivaherera wa Yehova.

Mwaakha wo 1950, mi naasipaapaaka nahorwaa u Nova York unthukumanoni wosirikwiitu, waarina mwaha “Wincereryaa Miteko ca Nluku.” Mwaha wo nihuku 3 no Agosto, Neecese, waahimya co: “Nihuku no Mamisiyonaariyu.” Nne nihuku nne, munna Carey Barber, wahoolo waya aapankile mphantte wo Mphwinko wo Mahumu Unhoolela, ahopanka mwaha wo mpattiso. Waapankilyaawe makoho meeli ompattiso, mi kahonwa ni kahaakhulela  kiiraka: “Iyee!” Hataa kikhalanaka myaakha 11 paahi, mi kaanaacuwela wiira upattisiya ikhanle itthu yuulupale. Masi mi kaanoova ukela mmaacini kontha akaacuwela urampela. Phimaana ahaalu yahokiveleela ni yahokiirela wiira akaalamuliya woova. Khweeliini, mi kahopattisiya wowaakuvya ni hataa akaanyakenle vathi waya ipisina. Munna mmoca aahowiira ukipattisa nunvaherera munna nkhwaawe wiira akikumihere vate. Ikhumelo nne nihuku nuulupalenne, Yehova khanhiya wookolela iphiro caka.

Uwakati waamalihilyaaka icikola, mi kaaphela ukhala piyoneeru; masi mapurusoore yaakisomiha yahokikhanyereriha wiira kasome wuuniversidade. Vano ukhala wiira ayo yahokikhanyereriha cinene, mi kahorwaa usoma wuuniversidade. Masi woohipica, mi kahoona wiira akaahala ukhitiri ulipa mminepani ni uwakati yooyo usoma ratta. Phimaana, mi kahonlompa Yehova kinhimeeryaka uyo mwahooyo ni kaholakela uhiya usoma wuuniversidade. Kahowantikhela iwarakha mapurusooryaaka kaahimeeryaka itthu yaalakenlyaaka upanka, ni wuumaleloni waya ule mwaakha woopaceroole kahohiya usoma wuuniversidade. Kinkhuluvelaka Yehova, woohipica mi kahancera uvara nteko weepiyoneeru.

Mi kancenre uvara nteko wowiivahereriya ukati wotheene mweeri wo Julho mwaakha wo 1957, isittatti yo Wellingborough. Mi kahaalepela mayamunna o Peteli yo Londres wiira akihimerye piyoneeru mmoca oocuwelaca kaahalaaka unvarana nteko. Ayo yahonthanla munna Bert Vaisey wiira kinvarane nteko. Munna Bert ahokiitthuciha citthu cinci. Ntakihero nawe nahokikavihera uvara saana nteko woolalyeera. Wanlokoni wihu naari atthu 8: mi, munna Bert ni asirokorihu 6 owuuluvala. Mi kahaana kiitthenkacaka saana wiira kakhitiri ukomentari mikutthaano cotheene. Iyo yankikavihera cinene ulipihaca unkhuluvela waka Yehova ni uthoonyera waamini waka.

Ukhala wiira kahokhotta urwaa utoropani, mi kahotthukeliya ukati vakaani nkhattya. Ukhuma waka, mi kahoncuwela nrokorihu mmoca eehaniya Barbara, aari piyoneeru owiivaherera. Mwaakha wo 1959, hi nahothelanaca ni nahaana iraati yoovara nteko khula nipuro naahala upheeliya. Woopacera, hi naholattuliya urwaa isittatti yo Lancashire, u Inglaterra. Mweeri wo Janeiro mwaakha wo 1961, mi kaholattuliya u Peteli yo Londres urwaa usoma Icikola yo Miteko co Umwene, yaamalaka mweeri mmoca paahi isomiyaka. Umala waya ile icikoleele, mi kahothanliya wiira kavare nteko wo wootola maloko. Iyo itthwiiyo mi akaaweherera. Cahovira isumana piili kinari isittatti yo Birmingham, kitthenkaciyaaka ni mootoli osirikwiitu oocuwelaca, ni amwaaraka Barbara yahokiveleela. Vano, hiiva naholikaneliya wiira nirwee navare nteko ncoko wo Lancashire ni Cheshire.

Mweeri wo Agosto mwaakha wo 1962 ninakhumile iferiya, nahaakhela iwarakha yaakhuma u Peteli. Nhina waya iyo iwarakheeyo, caari ipetição coocikolani yo Gileade! Mi naamwaaraka naholompa. Vano, nahantikhaca nnyo ipetição nnyo, ni woohipica nahoveleeliha u Peteli. Uvira waya mweeri mithanu, hi nahorwaa u Brooklyn, u Nova York, wiira nasome iturma 38 yo Gileade. Caavinre myeeri 10 nisomaka iyo icikoleeyo.

Ucikolani yo Gileade, nahiitthuca venci Nuulumo na Nluku, nahokaviheriya ucuwela mphwinkwaawe  ni waacuwela mayamunneehu o ntuninyani motheene. Hataa miiva kikhalanaka myaakha 24 ni amwaaraka 23 paahi, hi nahiitthucihiya citthu cinci ni mayamunneehu yaasomaneehu u Gileade. Mi koona ukhala iparakha yuulupale uvahaceriya unvarana nteko khula nihuku munna mmoca aanisomiha u Gileade, eehaniya Fred Rusk. Uyo munnooyo, aanawuulumaka itthu imoca ihinliyalaaka. Uyo eeraka wiira nanvahaka ikano ntthu, nihaana niikurumicaka wiira ikano invaheehu ivaranace ni Ibiiblya. U Gileade, hi nahaana iparakha yowiiwa myaha co mayamunna oocuwelaca, toko munna Nathan Knorr, Frederick Franz, ni Karl Klein. Ni nahiitthucihiya citthu cinci ni munna mmoca owiiyeviha eehaniya Alexander Macmillan. Uyo ahonithoonyera mananna Yehova caaweettihilyaawe apoovwaawe uwakati woorikarikaca wo mwaakha wo 1914 mpaka 1919!

Unahanle uwakati vakaani wiira imale ile icikoleele, munna Knorr ahonihimerya wiira naahala uveleelihiya ilapo yo Burundi, u África. Vano, hi nahorwaa wowaakuvyaaca ubibliyoteka yoopeteli wiira nawehe nlivuruni Anuário nummeru naanamalalyeera yaaphwanyannya u Burundi ule ukatyuule. Masi hi khanaaphwanyile itthu yaavyeehu. Iyo yahonitikhiniha. Nahoona wiira thi hiiva naahala urwaa upaceriha ulalyeera ule ncokoole. Ni hi naahala urwaa u África, nipuro nahaacuweleehu nanka itthu. Nahokhala niiwasiwaasi venci! Masi hi naholompa venci, ni iyo yahonikavihera uhikhala nimasukhuli.

Ilapo yo Burundi, citthu cotheene caari coovirikaana ni nnye caalamalenleehu, toko uvihavihaca, ilema, ni iluuka. Naahaana niitthucaka ifrancês. Ni ciicammo wahonirika uphwanya nipuro noohala ukhala. Anavinreene mahuku meeli ukati waaphiileehu u Burundi, ahonithotola munna mmoca nansomaneehu u Gileade, eehaniya Harry Arnott. Uyo aakhuma ilapo yaavaraawe nteko, u Zâmbia. Uyo ahonikavihera uphwanya inupa, ni iyo phaakhanle inupa yo mamisinaariyu yoopacera. Wooriipiha nrima, woohipica, nahancera ulupatthiya naakhulupale o ile ilapweele, yahaacuwela Masaahiti a Yehova. Uwakati wancilyaya unicivela uvara ntekweehu nwo, ayo akhulupalyaayo yahoniirela wiira khanaalamuliya ukhala ile ilapweele, woohikhalana itokumentu yowaaminiya yo nteko waavareehu. Phimaana, nahothamela ilapo yo Uganda, ni wancera-tho waavya wiilemaleliha ile ilapweele.

Waarweehu Uganda, nahokhala ni masukhuli nlattu woohikhalana itokumentu yaathoonyera wiira nantthuniheriya ukela iyo ilapweeyo, masi hi nahonkhuluvela Yehova. Munna mmoca o Canadá aavara nteko Uganda, ahonttonkacera itthu yaanikhumelenle nlopwana oomigração, ni naheereliya wiira nahaana nikhalaka myeeri vakaani mpaka waahaleehu  ukhitiri itokumentu yoohala unitthunihera ukhala ile ilapweele. Iyo yahonithoonyera wiira Yehova eera anikaviheraka.

Makhwalelo o Uganda yaanaavirikana venci ni makhalelo o Burundi. Nteko woolalyeera ilapo yo Burundi, wahorwaa uhoolo cinene, hataa ukhalaka wiira yaari anamalalyeera 28 paahi. Vano ilapo yo Uganda, narwaaka wuulalyeerani, naaphwanya atthu yooluma inglês. Masi hi nahoona wiira napheela waakavihera urwaa uhoolo atthu yiitthuca ikhweeli, nahaana niitthucaka wanakhala iluuka imoca yoolumaaya, ukhala wiira khacimala iluuka cinoolumiya iyo ilapweeyo. Hi naapacenre ulalyeera ncoko wo Kampala, unoolumiya iluuka luganda. Phimaana, naholakela wiitthuca iyo iluukeeyo. Wahovira ukati mwinci wiira nicuweleehe wuuluma iyo iluukeeyo, masi weetthucileehu, khayaareere unikavihera wuulalyeerani! Wahancera uhinirika ucuweleeha mananna o waakavihera atthu yaasomaneehu Ibiiblya. Ni ayo khawaarika unihimerya inanna ciicoonaaya nlattu wo citthu cotheene ceetthucaaya.

Utteeliya waarineehu nlattu woopheela waakavihera atthu wiitthuca ikhweeli, wahoncereryaa ukati waakhenleehu iparakha yoovara nteko wo wootola maloko ilapo yotheene. Nittharaka malakihero yaavahiyeehu ni Ipeteli yo Quênia, hi nahokela weetta ilapo yotheene natothaka mapuro yaapheeliya mapiyoneeru owiivaherera. Ikwaha cinci, nahaakheleliya sana-saana naatthu o ile ilapweele, hataa ukhalaka wiira yaari ahinatoko umoona Saahiti a Yehova. Ayo yanniwaceraka saana, ni hataa yannaapyeelaka iyoolya.

Vano, naheetta nirwaaka mapuro makhwaawe. Nahokhuma u Kampala ni naheetta nkhompoyuni mahuku meeli narwaaka isittatti yo Mombaça, u Quênia. Uphiya wihu u Quênia, nahonkela paketi ni nahorwaa iciviri co Seychelles, cinkhala u Oceano Índico. Wahoolo, ukhuma mwaakha wo 1965 mpaka 1972, amwaaraka Barbara yahokiveleela ikwaha caarwaasaaka u Seychelles. Ule ukatyuule, nteko woolalyeera wahorwaa uhoolo cinene. Anamalalyeera eeli yahoncererya ni yahokhala ikhurupu, ni iyo ikhurupwiiyo yahokhala nloko. Hi nahorwaa uwootola mayamunna olapo cikhwaawe, toko u Eritreia, u Etiópia ni u Sudão.

Vano nahoturuwela ilapo yo Uganda. Makhalelo o Uganda yahorukunuwa cinene ukati anatoropa wancilyaaya uhoolela. Nnye caari myaakha coorika. Ule ukatyuule, hi nahoona mananna cinreeraaya utthara ikano Yesu inivahilyaawe: “Munvahe César citthu ca César.” (Mark. 12:17) Ikwaha imoca, atthu otheene yaakhala u Uganda ookhuma ilapo cikhwaawe yaheereliya wiira yiicantikhihe upoliisiya yaattamenle uwannyaya. Ni hi nahiiwelela woohipica. Uvira waya mahuku vakaani, mi ni misiyonaariyu nkhwaawe naari nkaaroni nirwaaka u Kampala. Neettakoono, naheemesiya ni nahokohakohiya ni mapoliisiya. Ule ukatyuule, mirima cihu cahanca unitthapa! Mapoliisiya yahonootheriha wiira naari alupatthi anamahottela ni yahonirwaana upoliisiya. Uphiya wihu nwo, hi naheehimyaca wiira naari mamisiyonaariyu, atthu onnema, ni nahohimya wiira nahiicantikhiha, masi poliisiya aarivo khaanikupanli. Phimaana, nahorwaaniya upoliisiya yaattamenle waakhaleehu. Poliisiya mmoca amphwanyileehu ahonicuwelela; uyo ancuwela wiira hi nahiicantikhiha, phimaana ahoruma wiira nihinnye. Wahonitaphuwa nrima cinene!

Ule ukatyuule, ikwaha cinci anatoropa yantthukaka iparapaara. Woona cikhumelelaka nnyo citthunnyo wannikhaliha ni masukhuli menci, utepa anatoropa yaaneemesa yakhalaka oohapalaciya. Masi khula ukati waanikhumelelaaya iyo itthwiiyo, hiiva naanonlompa Yehova ni nankhalana nnema wanrimani wihu, ni nanviraka sana-saana. Wooriipiha nrima, mwaakha wo 1973, mamisiyonaariyu otheene  yaakhuma ilapo cikhwaawe yahoomoliya ilapo yo Uganda, utthuna nuuhitthuna.

Nahoveleelihiya urwaa uvara nteko nipuro nikhwaawe tootho. Ila ikwaheela, naarweele u Costa do Marfim, mphantte unkela ncuwa wo África. Makhalelweehu yahorukuna cinene: nahaana niilemalelihaka ilema ikhwaawe yoovirikana cinene, uturuwela wuuluma ifrançês khula ukati ni wiilemaleliha waakhalana mamisiyonaariyu okhalana ilema cikhwaawe. Masi uyo ukatyuuyo ciicammo nahomoona Yehova anihoolelaka. Atthu owiiyeviha ni ooreera nrima yahotthuna ihapari comaana. Ni ooyeeli cihu nahoona mananna unkhuluvela wihu Yehova wookolenlyaaya iphiro cihu.

Vano, ukati wahaaweherereehu, amwaaraka Barbara yahaakela iretta yowiipa ineehaniya cancro. Cahaavo ikwaha caaturuweleehu uwaani u Europa, wiira amwaaraka yawaceriye mmasipiritaali cuulupale. Masi mwaakha wo 1983, nahoona wiira khanaahala ukhitiri nanlelo uvara ntekweehu u África. Nahokhala ooriipiya nrima venci!

Amwaaraka Barbara yahaatepacera irettaaya nivarakoono nteko Ipeteli yo Londres, ni yahokhwa. Mayamunna oopeteli yahokikavihera venci. Venci-venci anamathelana amoca, yahokikavihera wiilemaleliha citthu cotheene caakikhumelela ni uhihiya unkhuluvela Yehova. Unavinreene ukati mwinci, mi kahaacuwela arokorihu amoca yaakavihera u Peteli ni yaapacile ukhala piyoneeru owiivaherera. Ayo yaanonfenta cinene Yehova. Ayo arokorihwaayo aneehaniya Ann, ni nahothelanaca mwaakha wo 1989, ni ukhuma uyo uwakatyuuyo ninvara nteko u Peteli.

Ukhuma mwaakha wo 1995 mpaka 2018, mi kihothotola ilapo coovirikanaca cookhalaka 60, kavaraka nteko wo wootola ipeteli (khalayi eehaniya superintendente zonal). Khula ilapo iphiilyaaka, mi kihooneeha ni miithwaaka mananna Yehova cinaacaalihaawe apoovwaawe, hataa yaakhumelelaka isiyani.

Mwaakha wo 2017, kahorwaa u África tootho. Wahokitteela nrima cinene waathoonyera amwaaraka Ann u Burundi. Ni ooyeeli cihu nahokhala ootteeliya woona mananna nteko woolalyeera caarweelyaaya uhoolo cinene ile ilapweele. Ncoko mi waalalyeerasaaka mmawaani mwaakha wo 1964, nna co iri Ipeteli yooreera inaakavihera anamalyeera oopwaha 15.500.

Ukati waakhenlyaaka itukumentu yaathoonyera mapuro yaahalaaka wootola mwaakha wo 2018, kahotepa ukhala ootteeliya. Kontha ilapo imoca yaahalaaka wootola, waari u Costa do Marfim. Uphiya waka isittatti yuulupale yo Costa do Marfim ineehaniya Abidjã, waakhala khampa waari uwaani. Waaphiileehu upeteli, kahoonenela nlivuruni yo manummeru otelefooni wiira ikwaartu yaattharananeehu, yaari ya munna ancuwelaaka, munna Sossou. Ukati miiva waakhalaaka u Abidjã, uyo aari mootoli osittatti. Masi kaahowiithepya. Kontha uyo khaari Sossou ancuwenlyaaka—masi aari mwanawe.

Khula ukati, Yehova naapanka itthu inkhuluvelihaawe. Hataa yanikhumelelaka masankiho menci, mi kihoona wiira nankhuluvelaka Yehova, uyo khweeliini nawookolela iphiro cihu. Itthu impheelaaka cinene, ukhanle uhihiya weetta iyo iphirweeyo, kontha iyo ikhanle iphiro inhala unipiiha wuukumini woohimala wapeephoni ya Nluku.—Miru. 4:18.