Kansi ubatizo n’chinji?
Yankho, ya Baibolo
Ubatizo nikumbija munthu m’manzi komasoti kuvuwula. a N’chifukwa chake Yesu ebatizika mu m’mana wamene wenze na manzi anyinji. (Mateyu 3:13, 16) Munthu muyakine soti waku Itiyopiya ensenga kuti abatiziwe pechiwona “m’manzi anyinji.”—Machitidwe 8:36-40.
Vawutanthauza ubatizo
Baibolo yuyelekezela ubatizo na kuika munthu m’manda. (Aroma 6:4; Akolose 2:12) Munthu akabatiziwa m’manzi onkhala monga wamfwa ku moyo wake wakale ndipo wayamba moyo wanyowani monga Mkhilisitu amene walitwala kwa Mulungu. Mulungu niye ekonza kuti munthu amene walitwala kuli yove akobatiziwa. Vamene ivi vutanthauza kuti munthu wamene uyo osati akoliimba soti mulandu pa machimo amene walapa chifukwa chakuti wayamba kukhulupilila nsembe ya Yesu. (1 Petulo 3:21) mpake kuti Yesu ewuja ophunzila ŵake kuti ofunika kubatizika.—Mateyu 28:19, 20.
Kansi ubatizo wa m’manzi utuŵisha machimo onse a munthu?
Yayi. Baibolo yuphunzisa kuti machimo a munthu angakwanishe kutuŵishiwa kupitila m’milopa ya Yesu. (Aroma 5:8, 9; 1 Yohane 1:7) Munthu angapindule na nsembe yamene iyi keno okhulupilila Yesu komasoti kuchinja moyo wake kuti akochita vakuphunzisa Yesu wamene uyo komasoti kubatizika.—Machitidwe 2:38; 3:19.
Kansi Baibolo yuphunzisa kuti malucheche akobatiziwa?
Yayi. Baibolo yuphunzisa lini kuti malucheche akobatiziwa. Koma olo n’tetyo matchetchi ayakine ochita mwambo “wobatiza” malucheche poŵawaja olo kuŵadyotyejela manzi pamutu pavuli pake noŵapasa mazina. Akhilisitu achendi obatiza ŵanthu amene okwanisha kumvwisha vinthu komasoti okhulupilila “uthenga uweme wolaŵila za Ufumu wa Mulungu.” (Machitidwe 8:12) Munthu akamvwa mawu a Mulungu ofunika kuŵakhulupilila komasoti kulapa. Koma kalucheche kangakwanishe lini kuchita vamene ivi. —Machitidwe 2:22, 38, 41.
Komasoti Baibolo yuwonesha kuti Mulungu owona kuti malucheche atontho-atontho natuŵa potolela kukhulupilika kwa makolo ŵawo amene ni Akhilisitu. (1 Akorinto 7:14) Kuti Baibolo yulola kubatiza malucheche, niye kuti sembe paliya chifukwa chovomekejela kuti malucheche amene awo akonkhala atuŵa potolela kukhulupilika kwa makolo ŵawo. b
Maganizo ophoniyeka okhuza ubatizo wa Akhilisitu
Maganizo ophoniyeka: Kuwaja kapena kudyotyeja manzi pamutu pa munthu ni njila yachindule yobatizila m’malo momumbija m’manzi.
Chendi chake: Nkhani zonse za m’Baibolo zunena za ŵanthu amene ebatiziwa zuwonesha kuti ŵanthu amene awo enzembijiwa m’manzi. Mwachisanzo Filipo penzebatiza munthu waku Itiyopiya “enseluka noloŵa m’manzi” kuti amubatize. Tetyo, “efuma m’manzi mwamene umo.”—Machitidwe 8:36-39. c
Maganizo ophoniyeka: Baibolo yuwonesha kuti pa nthawe yamene mabanja ayakine penzebatiziwa, malucheche ebatizika nawo pamozi. Mwachisanzo, Baibolo yunena za munthu muyakine wopanamila djeli waku Filipi, kuti: “Yove na banja yake, ebatiziwa.”—Machitidwe 16:31-34.
Chendi chake: Nkhani ya munthu wamene uyo wopanamila djeli yuwonesha kuti ŵanthu ebatiziwa emvwisha “mawu a Yehova” komasoti “ekondwela ngako.” (Machitidwe 16:32, 34) Vamene ivi vuwonesha kuti malucheche nawo amene enze nawo m’ng’anda ya wopanamila djeli wamene uyo. Sembe aliye batiziwe chifukwa chakuti aliyemvwishe luweme mawu a Yehova.
Maganizo ophoniyeka: Yesu ephunzisa za ubatizo wa malucheche pechilaŵila za Ufumu wakululu kuti ni wa malucheche atontho.—Mateyu 19:13-15; Maliko 10:13-16.
Chendi chake: Pa nthawe yamene iyi, Yesu enzenena lini za ubatizo. Koma enzetanthauza kuti ŵanthu amene enzefuna kuloŵa mu Ufumu wa Mulungu ofunika kunkhala monga ni ŵana atontho.—Mateyu 18:4; Luka 18:16, 17.
a Molingana na vamene ivi Buku iyakine inena kuti, mawu Achigiriki amene emasuliliwa kuti “ubatizo” efumila ku mawu akuti “kumbija.” Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Volume I, pedji 529.
b Buku iyakine ilaŵila kuti, “m’Baibolo ya chipangano chanyowani muliye lemba yuwonesha kuti malucheche ofunika kubatiziwa”. Buku yamene iyi inena kuti ubatizo wa malucheche wifumila pa “maganizo ophoniyeka komasoti osimikijila amene ŵanthu ŵenze nawo pa nkhani ya kufunika kwa ubatizo.” (The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Volume 1, pages 416-417). Ŵanthu amene awo enze na maganizo akuti ubatizo paweka ufumyilatu machimo a munthu.
c Buku iyakine inena kuti: “Pali umboni wakuti mutchetchi choyambilila, munthu enze mumbija m’manzi pomubatiza”—New Catholic Encyclopedia,—Volume 2, pedji 59