M’gulu lathu, ifepano tiribe atsogoleri womwe wambalipiridwa. Mbuto mwace, ninga momwe bzikhacitikira pomwe gwere la Wakristau lidandoyamba, anyakunyang’anira wakuthemera wambalatidwa kuti ‘wauuse gwere la Mulungu.’ (Mabasa 20:28) Akulu amwewa mba amuna wakukhwima mwauzimu womwe wambatsogolera gwere na kuusa, ‘sikuti mwakucita kukakamizidwa, koma mwakufunisisa, sikutimbo thangwe ra kufuna kugumana phindu pa ciri-cense, koma na mtima wense.’ (1 Pedru 5:1-3) Kodi iwo wambaticitira mabasa yaponi?

Iwo wambatisamalira na kutikhotcerera. Akulu wambatsogolera na kukhotcerera gwere mwauzimu. Pakuzindikira kuti Mulungu adawakhulupira pakuwapasa basa lakufunikali, akuluwo wambaponderera lini wanthu wawo, koma wambathandiza kuti bziwafambire bwino, wacikondwa. (2 Wakolinto 1:24) Ninga momwe m’busa ambalimbikira kusamalira bira m’bodzi na m’bodzi pa yekha, akuluwo wambayezerambo kudziwa wense wa m’gwere, m’bodzi na m’bodzi pa yekha.—Mimwani 27:23.

Iwo wambatipfunzisa momwe tingacitire kufuna kwa Mulungu. Pa mdzinga uli-wense, akulu wambatsogolera mitsonkhano ya gwere kuti walimbise cikhulupiro cathu. (Mabasa 15:32) Amuna wakubziperekawa wambatsogolerambo basa lakupalizira, mwakuphata basa nafe pabodzi na mwa kutipfunzisa njira zakusiyana-siyana zakucitira utumiki bwathu.

Iwo wambalimbisa munthu m’bodzi na m’bodzi pa yekha. Pakufuna kutithandiza kukhotcerera uxamwali bwathu na Yahova, akulu womwe wambakhala pafupi nafe, wangatizungire kumui kwathu ayai wangaceze nafe ku Nyumba ya Umambo kuti watipase thandizo na mtsangalazo wakucokera m’Bibliya.—Tiyago 5:14, 15.

Kusiya kutumikira m’gwere, akulu wazinji wambaphatambo basa lakunembedwa ndipo wana mabanja yawo yomwe yambafunambo nthawe na thandizo lawo. Abale womwe wambaphata basa mwakulimbawa, wan’funikira ulemu bwathu.—1 Watesalonika 5:12, 13.

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