Mulungu elamula Aisiraeli kuti akopeleka chakhumi, a olo kuti gawo imozi mwa magawo 10 aliwonse amene apezeka pa chaka, kuti chinkhale chopeleka chawo choyavya pa kulambila kwa chendi. Yove eŵauja kuti: “Osakangiwa kupeleka chakhumi cha mbewu zako zonse zawafyokola m’munda mwako chaka na chaka.”—Deuteronomo 14:22.

 Lamulo yakuti ŵanthu akopeleka chakhumi yenze mbali imozi ya chilamulo cha Mose chamene ni ndondomeko ya malamulo ŵechipelaka Mulungu kuli ŵana a Aisiraeli. Akhilisitu amasiku ŵano okonkheja lini chilamulo cha Mose, tetyo ofunika lini kupeleka chakhumi. (Akolose 2:13, 14) Mmalo mwake, nkhilisitu aliyense opeleka ndalama “mokatijana na mwawasimikijila muntima mwake, osati mokwinyilila olo mokakamijika, chifukwa Mulungu okonda ŵanthu opeleka mokondwela.”—2 Akorinto 9:7.

•  Vayunena Baibolo vokhuza chakhumi—“chipangano chakale”

•  Vayunena Baibolo vokhuza chakhumi—“chipangano chanyowani”

 Chakhumi chutomolewa maulwendo anyinji m’mbali iyakine ya Baibolo yamene yuziŵika kuti chipangano chakale. Maulwendo anyinji ŵayunena Baibolo okhuza chakhumi ni pavuli pa nthawe yamene ŵana ŵa Aisiraeli pechipasiwa ndondomeko ya malamulo kuti akokonkheja (Chilamulo cha Mose) kupitila mwa Mose. Koma, pali maulwendo ayakine ŵayunena Baibolo okhuza chakhumi chilamulo cha Mose chikaliye pelekewa.

Chilamulo cha Mose chikaliye pelekewa

 Munthu woyamba kutomolewa m’Baibolo kuti epeleka chakhumi ni Abulamu (Abulahamu). (Genesis 14:18-20; Aheberi 7:4) Vuwoneka kuti chakhumi chechipeleka Abulamu chenze mphaso yechipeleka kamozi kwa mfumu komasoti kuli wansembe waku Salemu. Paliye umboni m’Baibolo uwonesha kuti Abulahamu olo ŵana ŵake epelekasoti chakhumi pavuli pa vamene ivi.

 Munthu wa chiŵili wayunena Baibolo kuti epeleka chakhumi enze Yakobo n’zikulu wa Abulahamu. Yove elonjeza kuti keno Mulungu amudalise azapeleke “chakhumi pa chilichonse” chati azamupase Mulungu. (Genesis 28:20-22) Akaswili ayakine a Baibolo onena kuti Yakobo owoneka kuti epeleka nsembe za nyama monga chakhumi. Olo kuti Yakobo ekwanilisha lonjezo yake yamene iyi, yove aliye kakamije ŵanthu am’banja yake kuti nawo soti apeleke chakhumi.

Nthawe ya chilamulo cha Moses

 Mulungu elamula Aisiraeli kuti akopeleka chakhumi monga njila yoyavyila pa kulambila kutuŵa.

•   Chakhumi chamene ichi, enzechikatishila ntchito poyavya Alevi komasoti ansembe amene enzetumikila pa chihema nthawe zonse amene enzeve malo ŵawo-ŵawo olimapo. (Numeri 18:20, 21) Alevi amene enzelini ansembe enzelondela chakhumi kufumila kuli ŵanthu ndipo enzeyeja-yeja kupeleka “chakhumi chamene icho” kuli ansembe.—Numeri 18:26-29.

•   Vuwoneka kuti enzepeleka soti chakhumi cha chiŵili pa chaka kuti chiyavye Alevi komasoti ŵanthu amene enzelini Alevi. (Deuteronomo 14:22, 23) Mabanja a Chiisiraeli enzekatishila ntchito chakhumi chamene ichi pa vikondwelelo vapadela ndipo vyaka viyakine enzechipeleka kuli ŵanthu osauka ngako kuti afwane vinthu vofunika pa moyo wawo.—Deuteronomo 14:28, 29; 26:12.

 Kansi chakhumi enzechiŵelenga tyani? Aisiraeli enzeika pambali gawo imozi mwa magawo 10 aliwonse pa voweja vawo vapa chaka. (Levitiko 27:30) Munthu akasankha kupeleka ndalama mmalo mwa voweja enzefunika kuyangijilapo gawo imozi mwa magawo 5 a ntengo wamene uyo. (Levitiko 27:31) Ove elamuliliwa soti kuti akopeleka “ng’ombe olo mbelele iliyonse ya 10.”—Levitiko 27:32.

 Kuti aziŵe chakhumi cha chifuwo chakufunika kupeleka, Aisiraeli enzesankha chifuwo chilichonse cha namba 10 muchiŵaya chawo. Chilamulo chenzenena kuti enzefunika lini kuchitasakila vifuwo vasankhiwa vamene ivo olo kuchinjanisha na ndalama. (Levitiko 27:32, 33) Koma, chakhumi chachiŵili enzechikatishila ntchito pa vikondwelelo vapachaka akasilija kuchichinjanisha na ndalama. Vamene ivi vezeyavya Aisiraeli amene enzefuna kuyenda ulwendo utali kuti akapezekepo pa vikondwelelo vamene ivo.—Deuteronomo 14:25, 26.

 Kansi Aisiraeli enzepeleka chakhumi pa nthawe yotyani? Aisiraeli enzepeleka chakhumi chaka chilichonse. (Deuteronomo 14:22) Koma, mu chaka chilichonse cha 7 ove enzefunika lini kupeleka chakhumi. Vili tetyo chifukwa chakuti chaka chamene ichi, chenzenkhala chaka cha sondo olo kuti chaka chopumula chamene Aisiraeli enzefunika lini kulima minda yawo. (Levitiko 25:4, 5) Tetyo chifukwa cha vamene ivi Aisiraeli enzefunika lini kupeleka chakhumi nthawe yoweja ikakwana. Mu chaka chachitatu komasoti chaka cha 6 muvyaka 7 va sondo, Aisiraeli enzepeleka chakhumi chachiŵili kuli ŵanthu osauka na Alevi.—Deuteronomo 14:28, 29.

 Kansi Aisiraeli amene akangiwa kupeleka chakhumi enzepasiwa chilango? Chilamulo cha Mose chiliye tomole chilango chenzefunika kupasiwa munthu keno wakangiwa kupeleka chakhumi. Ove enzefunika kupeleka chakhumi osati chifukwa choyopa kulangiwa akakangiwa kupeleka, koma chifukwa chakuti enzefunika kuchita tetyo. Aisiraeli akopeleka chakhumi enzefunika kulaŵila vamene ivi pamenso pa Mulungu komasoti kumusenga kuti aŵadalise chifukwa chakuti apeleka chakhumi. (Deuteronomo 26:12-15) Mulungu enzewona kuti kukangiwa kupeleka chakhumi nikumuiŵila.—Malaki 3:8, 9.

 Kansi kupeleka chakhumi kwenze kopanikija? Yayi. Mulungu elonjeza Aisiraeli kuti keno opeleka chakhumi, azaŵakhutulile madaliso ndipo azasoŵelini kanthu. (Malaki 3:10) Koma akaleka peleka chakhumi ntundu wonse wenzevutika. Mulungu enzeleka kuŵadalisa komasoti ansembe na Alevi enzefunika kukata ntchito kuti alisamalile mmalo moyavyiwa na Aisiraeli polambila Mulungu.—Nehemiya 13:10; Malaki 3:7.

 Yesu penzepano pachalo atumiki a Mulungu enzefunika kupeleka chakhumi. Koma vamene ivi visila pavuli pa imfwa yake.

Mu nthawe ya Yesu

 Mu chipangano chanyowani, Baibolo yuwonesha kuti Aisiraeli epitilija mphela kupeleka chakhumi pa nthawe yamene Yesu yenze pano pachalo. Yesu evomekeja kuti ŵanthu enzefunika kupeleka chakhumi. Koma yove ezuzula asogoleli achipembezo amene enzepeleka chakhumi “nosulako vinthu vofunika va muchilamulo monga chilungamo, chifundo na kukhulupilika.”—Mateyu 23:23.

Pavuli pakuti Yesu wapaiwa

 Yesu pechipaiwa ŵanthu enzefunikalini soti kupeleka chakhumi. Vili tetyo chifukwa chakuti imfwa ya Yesu yesilija chilamulo cha Mose kupamikijapo “lamulo yokhuza kulondela chakhumi.”—Aheberi 7:5, 18; Aefeso 2:13-15; Akolose 2:13, 14.