Munthu ochimwa keno ochita olo kuganizila vinthu va kunyasiwa navo Yehova. Mwachisanzo, ochimwa keno aliye konkheje mfundo kapena malamulo Mulungu. (1 Yohane 3:4; 5:17) Koma Baibolo yunena soti kuti munthu ochimwa akakangiwa kuchita vinthu moyenela.—Yakobo 4:17.

 M’vilaŵilo voyambilila venze katisha ntchito polemba Baibolo, mawu akuti chimo otanthauza “kuphoniya” Mwachisanzo ku Isiraeli wakale kwenze masodja amene enzechita akaphonya mwala na nzangayi / nfwalapu, “enze phoniya lini.” Keno mawu amene aŵa angamasuliliwe monga nimwenzele muchilaŵilo choyamba, angalembewe kuti “enze chimwalini.” (Oweruza 20:16) Tetyo chimo, ingatanthauze kuphoniya kapena kuti kukangiwa kuchita vakufuna Mulungu

 Pakuti Mulungu niye etilenga, yove niye woyenela kutipasa mfundo zatufunika kuyendela. (Chivumbulutso 4:11) Tetyo keno tuchita vinthu viipa tizayankhe mulandu kwa Mulungu.—Aroma 14:12.

Kansi n’vokwanishika kupewelatu kuchita machimo?

 Yayi. Tunena tetyo chifukwa Baibolo yunena kuti “onse ni ochimwa ndipo ni opeleŵela ku ulemelelo wa Mulungu.” (Aroma 3:23; 1 Mafumu 8:46; Mlaliki 7:20; 1 Yohane 1:8) Chifukwa n’chinji vili teti?

 Poyamba Adamu na Hava enze ŵanthu angwilo. Enzephoniya lini chifukwa enze epangiwa muchifanizilo cha Mulungu. (Genesis 1:27) Koma pavuli pake ove enkhala ochimwa chifukwa aliye mvwile Mulungu. (Genesis 3:5, 6, 17-19) Tetyo pechiyamba kuvyala ŵana, eŵapasako uchimo wamene uyu. (Aroma 5:12) N’chifukwa chake Mfumu Davide ya Isiraeli inena kuti: “nivyalika nili wochimwa.”—Masalimo 51:5.

Kansi machimo ayakine nakulu kupambana ayakine?

 Eye. Mwachisanzo Baibolo yunena kuti ŵanthu aku Sodomu enze “aipa ndipo enze ochimwa ngako” Komasoti “chimo yawo yenze ikulu ngako.” (Genesis 13:13; 18:20) Tiyeni tiwone mfundo zitatu zamene zingatiyavye kuziŵa keno chimo ni ikulu olo yayi.

1.   Ntundu wake. Baibolo yutilimbikisa kuti tikopewa machimo akulu-akulu monga chiwele-wele, kulambila mafano, kuiŵa, kukolwa, kupaya munthu, komasoti kukhulupilila mizimu. (1 Akorinto 6:9-11; Chivumbulutso 21:8) Baibolo yusiyanisha machimo amene awo na machimo ŵakuchita munthu mosaganizila monga kulaŵila, kapena kuchita vinthu vokhumudwisa ayakine. (Miyambo 12:18; Aefeso 4:31, 32) Koma Baibolo, yulimbikisa kuti tufunika lini kuwona chimo iliyonse kunkhala itontho, chifukwa vingachitishe kuti tiyambe kuchita machimo akulu-akulu.—Mateyu 5:27, 28.

2.   Cholinga chake. Ŵanthu ayakine ochita machimo chifukwa oziŵalini vakufuna Mulungu. (Machitidwe 17:30; 1 Timoteyo 1:13) Baibolo yuchefwa lini machimo amene aŵa, koma yungoŵasiyanisha na machimo amene ŵanthu ayakine ŵakuchita mwalona. (Numeri 15:30, 31) Munthu amene ochita machimo mwalona onkhala na “ntima uipa.”—Yeremiya 16:12.

3.   Kuchita moweleja-weleja. Baibolo yusiyanisha soti munthu wamene wachita chimo kamozi tyala na munthu wamene ochita moweleja-weleja. (1 Yohane 3:4-8) Mulungu azaweluze ŵanthu amene ochita “machimo mwalona,” pavuli pakuti waziŵa va chendi.—Aheberi 10:26, 27.

 Ŵanthu amene ochita machimo akulu angakwanishe kumvwa chisoni ngako na vamene ivo vechichita. Mwachisanzo mfumu Davide inena kuti: “vophoniya vangu vakwela palulu pa mutu wangu; vanilema ngako monga ni katundu wolema.” (Masalimo 38:4) Koma Baibolo yunena kuti: “munthu muipa aleke njila yake ndipo wochita ayake aleke maganizo ŵake; yove ajokele kwa Yehova ndipo azamuchitile chifundo. Ajokele kwa Mulungu wasu, pakuti okhululukila na ntima wonse.”—Yesaya 55:7.