Apaapa ni amaama yaari a católico, masi ukati waacuwenlyaaya wiira ncina na Nluku nikhanle Yehova, ayo yaahokhala Masaahiti a Yehova omaana. Apaapa yaari karipinteero yaahohiya waapanka attontto a Yesu ni yahopacera uvarela nteko ucuwelaca waya ni mananna omaana. Ayo yahotthuna uvareliya nteko mphantte nkiina wo inupaaya wiira nikhale Isalawu Yoomwene yo u San Juan del Monte, yaakhala waattamela u Manila Isittatti yuulupale yo Filipina.

Mi kiyariye mwaakha wo 1952, miyaapaapaaka yahokiitthuciha mwaha ca Yehova phanka caawiitthucihaaya asinnyeenyaaka acese ni asinuunnwaaka araru, wuunuwa waka, apaapa yahokikurumica usoma ikapiitulu imoca yo mbiibiliyani khula nihuku ni ciicammo yaansomaka nkhayi ni miiva ilivuro coovirikana. Ikwaha cikhwaawe apaapa yaanaalattula mamootoli ni mapetelita wiira naawoopane mwaha. Wiiwa citthu caawiirannyeenle ayo mayamunnaayo caahokilipiha miiva ni amucaaka. Iyo ciicammo yaahonikurumica weesa nipuro noopacera nteko woolalyeera muukumini wihu.

Miyaapaapaaka ahokihiyera ntakihero nomaana nhina waamini. Ukhwa waya amaama mwaakha wo 1971 mi nkhayi naapaapa nahancera ukavihera khampa mapiyoneeru. Apaapa akhwile mwaakha wo 1973 kinarina myaakha 20. Ukhwa wo miyaapaapaaka wahokiiriha ukhala ooriipiya nrima ni wiicoona ukhala veekha. Masi niweherero no mbiibiliyani nikhanle nookhikicera naakhala khampa nankura ni naahokikaavihera ukhala saana mwiirutthuni ni mminepani ( Mabere. 6:9) Uvira waya ukati vakaani apaapa anakhwile, mi kaahotthuna wiivaherera phanka piyoneeru o wiivaherera ncoko wo wiipityaa uneehaniya Coron iprovinsiya yo Palawan.

Mi kiphiile ilapo yo Coron kinarina myaakha 21. Mi kuunuwenle wasittatti, vano mi kahokhala oosanka woona waka wiira khacaarivo iluusu ni hataa maaci o nturneerani. Ciicammo, khacaarivo ikaaro ni hataa myoota. Khweeliini, yahaavo mayamunna yaakhala iyo ilapweeyo, masi khaarivo-tho piyoneeru nkhwaawe kaahalaaka umweettana ni ikwaha cinci kaakhumaka wuulalyeerani veekha. Mweeri woopacera, mi yaahokinukhela amucyaaka ni asipatthannyaaka.  Uhiyu, kanwehaka uculu ni upacera wunla. Mi kaaholakela cinene uhiya nteko kaavaraaka ni uturuwela uwaani.

Yoole ukati miiva keecoonaaka ukhala veekhoole, mi kahonlompa Yehova. Mi kammananihaka wuupuwelela citthu kaasomilyaaka mbiibiliyani ni mmalivuruni caakilipiha cinene. Mi akaahiya wuupuwela Isaalimu 19:14. Mi kaheetthuca wiira kuupuwelelaka citthu cinontteeliha nrima Yehova, khampa mananna cinoopuwelaawe, makhalelwaawe, uyo noohala ukhala “mwalaaka ni nkhikicero naka.” Irevista Sentinela mwaha uneera “Nunca Está Sozinho” a uhokikavihera venci. Mi kihoosoma uyo mwahooyo ikwaha cinci. Khweeliini, ukati kiicoonaaka ukhala veekha, mi kaahonenela wiira Yehova ri ni miiva ni uyo waari ukati womaana woolompa, woosoma ni wo wuupuwelela.

Uvira waya ukati vakaani kinaphiile u Coron, mi kaahothanliya wiira kikhale humu. Mi kaari humu veekha, vano isumana yotheene mi kanhoolela Icikola yo miteko ca Nluku, nkutthaano wowuulalyeerani, Usomiya Ibiibiliya wo wanlokoni ni usomiya Ibiibiliya ivareliyaka nteko irevista Ukhalenla. Mi ciicammo kampanka mwaha muulupale wo khula isumana. Itthu yiirannyeele phiila; miiva akeecoona ukhala veekha!

Mi wahokitteela nrima cinene woona waka itthu yaakhumelenle nlattu wo ntekwaaka woolalyeera u Coron. Atthu akhwaawe kaasomihaka Ibiibiliya, nuuwakatyaaya, yaahopattisiya, masi ciicammo kahaana kavirihaka masakha. Ikwaha cikhwaawe, miiva kahaana keettaka ukati mwinci karwaaka ncoko nkhwaawe hataa kihicuwelaka nipuroni kaahalaaka urupa kaphiyaka nwo. Uyo ncokooyo, ciicammo canhela nhina myooloko cinci cooyevaca. Wiira kiphiye nwo, ikwaha cinci miiva kaahaana kaawelaka ikalawa yomootooru, hataa kihicuwelaka urampela. Masakha otheene ayo, Yehova hokikhikicera ni hokiwacera. Nuuwakatyaaya, mi kaahonenela wiira Yehova ankitthenkaca wiira kikhitiri waanana masakha yaahala ukikhumelela uhoolo.

Mwaakha wo 1978, mi kaahothanliya wiira kavare nteko u Papua-Nova Guiné ilapo imphwanyannya wa Austrália. Iyo ilapweeyo, cihaavo myaako cinci ni unaalikana ilapo yo Espanha. Mi wahokicivela cinene ucuwela waka wiira atthu ookhalaka imiliau cene yancuwela wuuluma iluuka coophiyaka 800. Ukhala wiira atthu enci yancuwela wuuluma iluuka ineehaniya Tok Pisin.

Wuupaceroni, mi kathanliye wiira kakavihere nloko noolumiya iluuka Ingles, isittitta yuulupale yo Port Moresby. Masi kahorwaaniya nloko ninoolumiya iluuka Tok Pisin ni kaahopacera wiitthuca iyo iluukeeyo. Itthu keetthucaaka, kanvarela nteko wuulalyeerani. Iyo phiitthu yaakikavihenre wiitthuca iluuka Tok Pisin woohiviriha ukati mwinci. Nuuwakatyaaya, mi kaahopacera upanka mwaha iluuka Tok Pisin. Vano, uhinavira mwaakha mmoca, uphiya waka u Papua-Nova Guiné, kaahovahaceriya nrintti wakikhalihile niiwasiwaasi. Kaahothanliya wiira kikavihere khampa mootoli osirikwiitu o nloko noolumiya Tok Pisin. Iyo isirikwiitwiiyo, yaahela nhina ilapo cinci coottalivanaca.

Ukhala wiira malokwaayo yaari oottalivanaca, mi kaahaana katthenkacaka mikutthaano cuulupale ni upanka mikwaha. Wuupaceroni, keecoona ukhala veekha, kontha miteko cotheene kaneera upaceriha. Khweeliini, yaari ilapo yoovirikana, iluuka yoovirikana ni ikhapila yoovirikana. Nlattu wo myaako,  khawaakhitirya upanka nkwaha wiira kathotole maloko kivarelaka nteko iparapaara, vano mi kahaana kawelaka ntteeke khula isumana. Ikwaha cikhwaawe, kaakhalaka veekha muntteekenimmo. Nnyo mikwahannyo, cankikhalihaka niiwasiwaasi hataa ukhalaka wiira kaarwaa muntteekeni awula nkalawani!

Atthu vakaani paahi phaarina telefooni, vano mi kaahaana kivarelaka nteko iwarakha wiira kiwuulumane mayamunna o wanloko ni waahimerya mahuku kaahalaaka uwoottola. Ikwaha cikhwaawe, thimi kaapacera uphiya iwarakha caavahereraaka cihinaaya upiihiya ni kaahaana kaavyavyaka nipuro naakhalaaya mayamunna. Masi, khula ukati kaarwaaka, mayamunna yankakhelela sana-saana. Wiikurumica waya ni nifento naya, wankupusera wiikurumica waalamuliyaaka upanka wiira kirwee. Mi kihoona ukaviheriya ni Yehova ni mananna oovirikana ni upatthannyaaka nuuyo uhotepa ukhala woolipa.

Nkutthaano woopacera kaapankilyaaka ilapo yo Bougainville, anamathelana amoca yaahowa yathyathyaaka mpaka nipuro naaryaaka ni yaahokikoha co: “Nyuuva nnanuupuwela hiiva?” Miiva kanuupuwela ayo anamathelanaayo waalalyeera kinawiile naanaano u Port Moresby. Mi kahopacera waasomiha Ibiibiliya ayo anamathelanaayo ni nuuwakatyaaya nunvaha munna aakhala ile ilapweele ni vano ayo yaahopattisiya. Iyo yaari iparakha yuulupale cinene kaarinaaka nhina myaakha miraru kikaviheraka u Papua-Nova Guiné.

Kihinaaya uthama u Coron mwaakha wo 1978, mi kahaacuwela anuunu amoca yeehaniya Adel, anuunu owiikurumica wuulalyeerani ni ooreera. Ayo yahaana asaana eeli, Samuel ni Shirley, oyeeli yaari mapiyoneero uwiicaaverya. Uhiya nnya citthunnya cotheene ayo yaawacera anumwanaya owuuluvala. Mwaakha wo 1981, mi kahohokoleela u Filipiinas ni nahothelanaca. Uthelanaca wihu, nahancera uwacera nkhayi imuciihu kinaryeene piyoneeru owiicaaverya.

Mwaaka wo 1983, hataa kikhalanaka amuci, mi kahohokoleela ukhala piyoneeru owiivaherera ni kaholatthuliya wiira kalalyeere u Linapacan, ncoko wo u Palawan. Mi nkhayi naamucyaaka otheene nahothamela uyo ncoko wahaari nanka munna. Uvira waya mwaakha mmoca, anumwanaya amwaaraka yahokhwaa. Itthu yaanikavihenre uhikhala ooriipiya nrima waari wiikurumica urwaa wuulalyaani. Hii nahancera waasomiha Ibiibiliya atthu enci ni nhina ukati vakaani mpaka yahaana itekiyaka Isalawu Yoomwene. Vano mwaasineeneehu, nahoteka iyo Isalawiiyo. Nahokhala ootteeliya woona wiira nhina wo mwaakha miraru paahi nancenreehu ulalyeera, atthu ookhalaka 110 yahoona Nuupuwelelo no nookhwa a Yesu. Nuuwakatyaaya, encaayo yahuunuwa nhina mminepani ni yaahopatistya.

Mwaaka wo 1986, mi kahorweehiya u Culion ni nwo yahaavo atthu enci omakuttula. Yoo ukatyuuyo, amwaaraka ciicammo yahothanliya ukhala piyoneera owiivaherera. Wiipaceroni waanicivela waalalyeera paahi atthu yaavonne irettha yo makuttula. Masi anamalalyeera o ule ncokoole yahonihimeerya wiira ayo atthu yaarina irettha yo makutthulaaya, yahowaceriya ni mirette phimaana pooti waalalyeereehu khanaahala urava iyo iretteeyo. Atthu akhwaawe yaarina irettha yo makutthula yahancera urwa woona  mikuthaano caapankiya uwannyaya anuunu amoca. Woohipica nahancera wiicoona saana ukati waalalyeereehu ale yaarina makutthula. Khweeliini, yaari ittu yomaana uwuulumana nweherero woohoolo ale atthu yeecoona uhikhalana ifayita uhoolo waatthu otheene ni wa Nluku. Ni ciicammo naanaakhala otteeliya uwoona waattheelaka nrima nlatthu wo wiithuca wiira anaahala ukhalana ukumi womaana. — Luka 5:12, 13.

Manannani asaaneehu yaakhitinryaaya ukhala u Culion? Miiva ni amwaaraka naahowiihana amirawo eeli o Coron wiira yaakhale u Culion. Naayo manannaayo, asaaneehu phaahalaaya ukhitiri ukhalana asipatthannyaaya omaana. Samuel ni Shirley ni ale mayanuunu eelyaale, yaahokhalaca ootteeliya nlattu wowaakavihera atthu akhwaawe wiitthuca ikhweeli. Ayoca yaanaasomihaca Ibiibiliya asaana enci, miiva ni amwaaraka naasomihaka Ibiibiliya asithumwanaya. Waahophiya ukati waasomiheehu itthoko 11 ni ukati vakaani paahi, hiiva naahokhitiri ukhalana atthu enci o waasomiha Ibiibiliya yeekurumica ni mpaka upanka nloko nonaanaano!

Wiipaceroni, kaari humu veekha ule ncokoole, phimaana, mayamunna Opeteli yaahokilepela wiira khula isumana kaahaana kipankaka nkutthaano naale anamalalyeera 8 o Culion ni ciicammo upanka naanamalalyeera 9 yaakhala ilapo ineehaniya u Marily, yaaviriha iwoora tthaaru weettaka nkalawani ni nipuro naakhaleehu. Vano camalaka mikutthaano, amuciihu yaaneetta iwoora cinci mmamyaakoni wiira yaasomihe Ibiibiliya atthu yaakhala ilapo ineehaniya Halsey.

Nuuwakatyaaya, hiiva nihowoona atthu enci yiitthucaka ikhweeli u Marily ni u Halsey, mpaka nihooteka Isalau Coomwene ayo mapuro meelyaayo. Khampa ciirannyeelyaaya u Linapacan, mayamunna ni atthu akhwaawe, yaahokavihera citthu cinci caapheeleehu ni uvara nteko. Isalau Yoomwene u Marily yankela atthu woophiyaka 200 ni yaari yuulupale ni pooti waapankiyaaya nkutthaano muulupale.

Mwaakha wo 1993, asaaneehu wuunuwaca waya, miiva ni amwaaraka, naahopacera ukavihera u Filipinas. Mwaakha wo 2000 mi kaholatthuliya urwaa Escola de Treinamento Ministerial ni katthenkaciye wiira kikhale namasomiha iyo icikoleeyo. Miiva kiicoona uhikiphwanela uyo nrinttyuuyo, masi amwaaraka khaahiya ukilipiha. Ayo yaakirela wiira Yehova anhala ukivaha ikuru caapheelaaka wiira kiwacere saana uyo nrinttyuuyo. (Afili. 4:13) Ni Adel  ancuwela wiira iyo yaari ikhweeli, kontha hataa naananaka masakha o muukumini, ayo khayaahiya uwacera mirintti caakhalanaaya.

Mwaakha wo 2006, ukati miiva waakaviheraaka khampa mwiithucihi, amwaaraka yahohimeriya wiira yaahaana iretta ineehaniya “mal de Parkinson”, hi nahokhala oriipiya nrima cinene. Ukati weenryaaka kinaahiya ukavihera wiira kaawacere amwaaraka, ayo amwaarakaayo yahokiirela co: “Mumpwanye meetiku nohala ukikavihera uvona ila irettaakeela, mi kinaacuwela wiira Yehova naahala unikavihera uturuwela unvarela nteko.” Nhina wo mwaakha 6 caatharanana amwaaraka khamala wiikurumica unvarela nteko Yehova woohinyoonyaciya. Ukati wahaakhitiryaya weetta ayo yaalalyeera anookomile wakhaterani yo maroota. Ukati wahaakhitiryaaya wuuluma cinene, yaneekurumica uvaha ikomentaariyu yo nuulumo nimoca awula meeli paahi. Mayamunna enci yanawinviyari imensagem wiira yaasukurweele amwaaraka nlattu wo ntakihero nomaana novilela ninthoonyiheraaya. Ayo akhwile mwaakha wo 2013. Mi kahaana amwaaraka ukhuluvelya ni onifento nhina myaakha coovikana 30, masi ukhwaa waya mi kahohokoleela ukhala ooriipiya nrima ni wiicoona ukhala veekha.

Amwaaraka yaapheela wiira miiva kihihiyerere nrintti waarinaaka ni iyo phiitthu yaapankilyaaka. Mi akahiyerenre uvara nteko wa Yehova ni iyo ihokikavihera uhiicoona ukhala veekha. Mwaakha wo 2014 ni 2017, kaaholattuliya wiira kathotole maloko yoolumiya iluuka ineehaniya Tagalo ilapo caakhottihiya ntekweehu woolalyeera. Nuuwakatyaaya, miiva kaahopacera uthotola maloko yoolumiya iluuka Tagalo ni Taiwan, u Estados Unidos ni u Canadá. Vano, mwaakha wo 2019, mi kaahokhala namasomiha Icikola ya Anamalalyeera Umwene niiluuka Inglês, Índia ni Tailândia. Nnyo mirinttinnyo, cihokiphwanyiha utteeliya cinene. Ukati miiva unkhalaaka ootteeliya ukhanle ukati uneekurumicaaka uvara miteko ca Yehova.

Khula upuro waalatthuliyaaka, mi kahaana asipattanyaaka mayamunna ni mayanuunu. Vano, unaarika cinene ulathuliya nipuro nikhwaawe, masi mi kiheettuca unkhuluvela Yehova. Mi kinawiicoona uwaceriya ni Yehova, ni iyo inaakikavihera utthuna ninrimaaka wotheene urwaa khula nipuro ninlattuliyaaka. Nna va kiri piyoneeru owiicaaverya o Filipinas. Mi kinawiicoona saana wanlokoni naka no naanaano niri phanka amucaaka ankiwacera ni ankikavihera. Ni kinaakhala ootteeliya kamoonaka Samuel ni Shirley yatakihaka waamini waanumwanaya. — 3 Joau 4.

Vano, mi kihoviriha masakha menci muukumini waka, uhela nhina woona amwaaraka yahuvaka nlattu wo iretta yuulupale ni ukhwa. Miiva ciicammo kaahaana kaananaka masakha menci, masi kihoona wiira Yehova “ri wakhiviru wo khula ntthu.” (Mite. 17:27) Moono wa Yehova “khunakhala wookhuvya cinene” wiira uhaakavihere ni uhaalipihe aswalyaawe, hataa ale ankhala mapuro owiipitya. (Isai. 59:1) Yehova khanle mwalaaka. Uyo khaahiile ukikavihera muukumini waka motheene ni kinansukhuru cinene uyova. Khweeliini, miiva akaari veekha.