M’Baibulo, mawu akuti “kumwamba” amagwiritsidwa ntchito poimira zinthu zitatu: (1) kumwamba kumene timaona; (2) malo omwe kumakhala zolengedwa zauzimu; ndipo (3) chizindikiro cha malo okwezeka. Komabe, munthu angathe kudziwa tanthauzo loyenera la mawuwa malinga ndi nkhani imene akupezekamo. a

1.   Kumwamba kumene timaona. Apa, “kumwamba” kukutanthauza mbali ya dziko komwe mphepo imaomba, mbalame zimauluka, mitambo imapanga mvula ndi chipale chofewa ndiponso komwe kumaoneka ziphaliwali. (Salimo 78:26; Miyambo 30:19; Yesaya 55:10; Luka 17:24) Liwuli lingatanthauzenso kuthambo komwe kuli “dzuwa, mwezi ndi nyenyezi.”​—Deuteronomo 4:19; Genesis 1:1.

2.   Malo omwe kumakhala zolengedwa zauzimu. Mawu akuti “kumwamba” amatanthauzanso malo amene kumakhala zolengedwa zauzimu ndipo ndi kutali kwambiri kuposa kumwamba komwe timaona ndi maso. (1 Mafumu 8:27; Yohane 6:38) Kumeneku n’kumene kumakhala Yehova Mulungu, yemwe ndi “Mzimu,” komanso angelo omwe ndi zolengedwa zauzimu. (Yohane 4:24; Mateyu 24:36) Nthawi zina Baibulo limagwiritsa ntchito mawu akuti “kumwamba,” ponena za angelo, omwe ndi “mpingo wa oyera.”—Salimo 89:5-7.

    Baibulo limagwiritsanso ntchito mawu oti “kumwamba” ponena za mbali ya malo enieni amene Yehova amakhala, omwe ndi ‘malo ake okhala okhazikika.’ (1 Mafumu 8:43, 49; Aheberi 9:24; Chivumbulutso 13:6) Mwachitsanzo, Baibulo linaneneratu kuti Satana adzachotsedwa kumwamba limodzi ndi ziwanda zake ndipo sadzaloredwanso kupita kumalo enieni amene Yehova amakhala. Komabe, iwo akadali zolengedwa zauzimu.—Chivumbulutso 12:7-9, 12.

3.   Chizindikiro cha malo okwezeka. Malemba amagwiritsanso ntchito mawu akuti “kumwamba” kutanthauza malo okwezeka, ndipo nthawi zambiri mawuwa amanena za olamulira. Olamulira amenewa akhoza kukhala:

   •   Yehova Mulungu yemwe ndi Mfumu yamphamvu ya chilengedwe chonse.—2 Mbiri 32:20; Luka 15:21.

   •   Ufumu wa Mulungu womwe udzalowe m’malo mwa ulamuliro wa anthu. Baibulo limanena kuti Ufumu umenewu ndi “kumwamba kwatsopano.”—Yesaya 65:17; 66:22; 2 Petulo 3:13. b

   •   Akhristu ena omwe ali padziko lapansi ndipo ali ndi chiyembekezo chodzapita kumwamba.—Aefeso 2:6.

   •   Maboma a anthu omwe olamulira ake amadzikweza kwambiri kuposa anthu amene akuwalamulira.—Yesaya 14:12-14; Danieli 4:20-22; 2 Petulo 3:7.

   •   Mizimu yoipa imene panopa ikulamulira dzikoli.—Aefeso 6:12; 1 Yohane 5:19.

Kodi kumwamba n’kotani?

 Kumwamba komwe kumakhala zolengedwa zauzimu kumachitika ntchito zosiyanasiyana. Zolengedwazi ndi angelo ambirimbiri “ochita zimene [Yehova] wanena.”—Salimo 103:20, 21; Danieli 7:10. Baibulo limasonyeza kuti kumwamba n’kowala kwambiri. (1 Timoteyo 6:15, 16) Mneneri Ezekieli anaona masomphenya osonyeza kumwamba kowala monyezimira, pomwe masomphenya akumwamba amene Danieli anaona anali ndi “mtsinje wa moto.” (Ezekieli 1:26-28; Danieli 7:9, 10) Kumwamba n’koyera komanso n’kokongola.—Salimo 96:6; Yesaya 63:15; Chivumbulutso 4:2, 3.

 Zimene Baibulo limafotokoza zokhudza kumwamba zimasonyeza kuti n’kochititsa mantha. (Ezekieli 43:​2, 3) Komabe, n’zosatheka kuti anthu adziwe bwinobwino mmene kumwamba kulili chifukwa chakuti kumakhala zolengedwa zauzimu zokhazokha.