1, 2. Ov, mutapu ik wiyovilau atushalapol a Nzamb mu ditenchik dined dia yom, ni mu mutapu ik ukwetau chikumbu?

 OV, WIYOVIL kamu anch yawiy ndond ufanyidina kushakam piudia mu mangand minam? Anch bwat, ukwet arund awamp! Mu yirung yin yawonsu, antu awonsu amukatina Yehova chakin kamu iyova mudi angez, ap mudi aeny, mu ditenchik dined dia yom. Chilakej, padingau ni kuya mu jindond kushalijan mwin ngand ya Kanan, in kwifukwil ashinshamena a Nzamb “ijika patok anch, adi kwau aeny ni angez.”—Heb. 11:13.

² Chilik chimwing, in Kristu azizidilau many, alonda anch “Kwol kwetu kudi mwiur,” amana ayinau anch adi “angez ap . . . aeny” mu ditenchik dined dia yom. (Fil. 3:20; 1 Pita 2:11) Mudi Yesu, “amikoku akwau” in Kristu niyau “kadiap mu umwing nau in mangand.” (Yoh. 10:16; 17:16) Ap anch, antu a Nzamb kaburendinap “chikumbu.” Pakwez, tusangaredin diking dijim dia chikumbu rukat chitwishikina, tumena nich mes ma ritiy. Moses wafunda anch: “[Yehova], ey wading ndond yetu ya kushakam ya machuku mawonsu.” * (Kus. 90:1) Ov, mutapu ik wamekeshay Yehova anch udi “ndond ya kushakam” ya atushalapol ashinshamena a pasak? Ov, mutapu ik udiay “ndond ya kushakam” ya antu akweta dijin diend lel? Ni mutapu ik ukezay kumekesh anch udi ndond yimwing kusu ya diking mu machuku ma kurutu?

3. Ov, wisu mutu wa mulong, chifanikesh, chom chimwing chiyifanikeshina yom yidia mu Kuseng 90:1?

³ Mudi yom yivud yimekeshinau mu chifanikesh mu Bibil, Kuseng 90:1 ukwet mutu wa mulong, chifankesh, ni  chom chimwing chiyifanikeshina yom. Mutu wa mulong udi Yehova. Chifanikesh chidi ndond ya kushakam, ap ya kushakamin. Yehova uding mudi ndond yiniya ya kushakamin. Chilakej, Yehova uyilamining antwend. Chinech chambaten nich chitongijok chakwel anch ndiy udi kamu rukat. (1 Yoh. 4:8) Ndiy udi kand Nzamb wa chisambu, uyitekina antwend chakwel ‘ashakama mu diking.’ (Kus. 4:8) Chilakej, shinshikinany bil, piur pa mutapu washakamay ni ashankur ashinshamena, kusambishin pa Aburaham.

4, 5. Ov, mutapu ik wadingay Nzamb “ndond ya kushakam” kudi Aburaham?

⁴ Tukutwish kutongin kusu pa mutapu wiyovay Aburaham, pakusambish Abram, pamulejay Yehova anch: “Diokal mwi ngand yey, ni kudi ayey, ni ku chikumbu cha tatukwey . . . uya kwi ngand yinikakuleja.” Anch Aburaham wanengana, chinech chelap kwambatan nich mazu minam makwau ma Yehova anch: “Nikez kakwikadish ey muchid ujim, nikez kakuyukish, nikez kand kajimbish dijin diey . . . Nikez kuyiyukish awonsu akukuyukisha ey, nikez kuyiyindamish kand awonsu akukuyindamisha ey.”—Dis. 12:1-3.

⁵ Mu mazu minam, Yehova umekeshin anch ndiy wading ndond ya kushakamin yiwamp kudi Aburaham ni kudi anend awonsu. (Dis. 26:1-6) Yehova wawanyisha rusot rend. Chilakej, ndiy wamukangesha Faraon wa Idjibit ni Mwant Abimelek wa mu Gerar chakwel kangal asenda ku usu Sara ni amulika Aburaham. Ndiy wayilama Isak nenday Rebeka mu chilik chimwing. (Dis. 12:14-20; 20:1-14; 26:6-11) Bibil ulejan anch: “[Yehova] Ndiy kitiyilip antu a mangand kuyizengol, pakwez wayikarikin ant mulong wa awiy anch: ‘Kangal kutekip makas padi azizidilau many, kangal kusal nayimp kudi aprofet am.’”—Kus. 105:14, 15.

6. Ov, chom ik chamulejau Jakob kudi Isak anch asala, ni mutapu ik welay Jakob kwiyov?

⁶ Pakach pa aprofet inay padi Jakob mwanend a Aburaham. Pashikay Jakob pa chisu chend cha kwat mband, Isak, tatukwend, wamuleja anch: “Kangal wez wamwat mband wa pakach pa ayangadim a in Kanan. Tumbuk! Yang kwey ku Padan Aram ku chikumbu cha Betuwel. Tatukwend a makwey ukitondilap mband wa kwinikwa, wa pakach pa ayangadim a mantwey Laban.” (Dis. 28:1, 2) Jakob wamuziyila Isak kapamp kamwing. Jakob walika diking dia dijuku diend diadinga mu Kanan, ni kuya amwinend, ku a kilometre yitot mwin ngand ya Haran. (Dis. 28:10) Ndiy wiyipula pamwing ap anch: ‘Ov, mutapu ik ukutwisha kwikal kulep kwa weny wam? Ov, mantwam ukez kwingak ni musangar ni kwinginkish mband umovila Nzamb wom?’ Ap anch Jakob wanenganana mwamu, chimeken patok anch kunenganan kwinoku kwapwil pashikay ku ul wa Luz, wadinga ku a  kilometre 100 ni Be-sheba. Ov, chom ik chasadika pashikay mu Luz?

7. Ov, mutapu ik wamukasikeshay Nzamb Jakob kusutil ku chilat?

⁷ Mu ul wa Luz, Yehova wamekana kudi Jakob mu chilat, wamulej anch: “Tal, am nidi ni yeyey, nikez kukulam kwawonsu kuukeza kuya, ni kukuchirish kand mwi ngand yiney, mulong am kinikez kukulikap anch kand kal niwanyisha yawonsu yinakushilamu.” (Dis. 28:15) Mazu minam mawamp mafanyidina kumukasikesh Jakob mud ik! Ov, ukutwish kumuman mu manangu payilay mwi njil, ni rusot ra kuman mutapu ukezay Nzamb kuwanyish dizu Diend? Anch wadiokala kwol kwey, pamwing ap mulong wa kusal mwi ngand yikwau, ukutwish kutesh nawamp mutapu wiyovay Jakob. Chimeken anch, wamen patok anch Yehova ukat kukubangin.

8, 9. Ov, mutapu ik wamekeshay Yehova anch udi “ndond ya kushakam” kudi Jakob, ni chom ik tukutwisha kwilej pa chinech?

⁸ Pashikay Jakob mu Haran, mantwend Laban wamwaka nich musangar ni kupwa wamwinkisha Leya nenday Rachel chakwel ikala akajend. Pa chisu chinicha, Laban wamusadisha Jakob midimu yivud, ni kusal anch mapit mend mavulijana tupamp dikum! (Dis. 31:41, 42) Chikwau kand, Jakob wajijamana kusolikany kinak, nich kashinsh anch Yehova ukez kumulam—kupwa mwawiy mwasalay! Kupwa, pasuta machuku Nzamb wamuleja Jakob chakwel achirika mu Kanan, nshankur winou wading ni “yisak yijim ya yivam, ni amilomb, ni atushalapol, ni annam akwet ndund pa nyim, ni ayimbur.” (Dis. 30:43) Pajikitishay nakash, Jakob walembila anch: “Katat nidi kwam wakad kuwanyin ku rukat rey rawonsu ni ku kuwap kwawonsu kuwamekesha kudi kashalapol wey. Pinamwauka Yordan, nading kwam ching kusu ni mukombu winou, katat nikal kal ni yisak yaad.”—Dis. 32:10.

⁹ Mwaning, malembil mashinshikinay Moses mading makin mudi ik palonday anch: “[Yehova], Ey wading ndond yetu ya kushakam ya machuku mawonsu”! (Kus. 90:1) Mazu minam machidi ma usey ni nlel unou, mulong Yehova “kakukarumukangap ap kumekesh mwizuzwimb,” ndiy udandamedin kwikal ndond yiwamp ya kushakam kudi antwend ashinshamena. (Jak. 1:17) Shinshikinany amboku mutapu ik.

10. Mulong wak tukutwish kwikal nich kashinsh anch Yehova udandamedin kwikal ndond ya kushakam kudi atushalapol end?

¹⁰ Tongin bil pa chinech: Ukat kupan uman ku dirumburish pantaliken nich dirijek dimwing diyimp dia pa mangand mawonsu. Ntakel wad ukwet manangu nakash, ukwet usu, udi mukamakasu ni mwin kujipan. Ov, mutapu ik ukutwisha kwiyov anch akudiosh pol pa dirumburish pa dichuku dia nsudiel? Ov, ukwiyov anch udi mu diking? Chikukasikan! Chikwau kand, ukwikal nich diyingish dia kwit diking. Milong yiney yimekeshin mwikadil wa atushalapol a Yehova, akata kupan umana ukash mulong wa Yehova ni kumumekesh patok Satan mukankuny nend mukash! (Tang Kujingunik 12:17.) Ov, Satan watwisha kuyininetish antu a Nzamb? Bwat! Pakwez, tudandamedin kuya kurutu muspiritu—mulong: Yehova udi diking dietu, “ndond yetu ya kushakam,” mu machuku minam ma nsudiel. (Tang Isay 54:14, 17.) Pakwez, chikalap nchik, Yehova kakwikalap kwend ndond yetu ya kushakam anch twamulikidil Satan chakwel atudiosha kwin ndond yetu ya kushakam.

11. Ov, dilejan ik twilejidina kudi ashankur?

¹¹ Chikwau kand, ilejany amboku piur pa ashankur a pasak. Ap anch ashakama mwi ngand ya Kanan, adandamena kwiyauril ni antu a ngand, adinga asadina yom yiyimp yading yikisinau. (Dis. 27:46) Ading antu alondwila  yany kadingap imedina ching kusu pa muruzu wa yijil ni pakad kuyiziyil. Milong yijau piur pa Yehova ni untu wend yading yiyiwanyidina. Mulong ndiy wading ndond yau ya kushakam, awiy kasotap kushakam mu urund wa piswimp ni mangand. Pakwez, ashakama kulemp kwa mangand minam. Chidi chilakej chiwamp mud ik kudi etu! Ov, wikasikeshin chakwel uyimburija ashankur ashinshamena piukata kutond arund ni kwipuwangesh kwey? Chidi cha ushon, mulong antu amwing adia mu chikumangen cha win Kristu amekesha patok anch, mu chilik kanang, iyova nawamp mu mangand ma Satan. Anch wiyovil mwamu ap pakemp, tek milong yiney mu malembil. Vurik anch mangand minam madi ma Satan. Ni mamekeshin spiritu wend muyimp, ni wa choy.—2 Kor. 4:4; Efes 2:1, 2.

12. (a) Mutapu ik upaninay Yehova yakudia ya mu chikumbu chend cha muspiritu? (b) Ov, mutapu ik wiyovila mulong wa yakudia yiney?

¹² Mulong wa kurish ku yoziu ya Satan, tufanyidin kutambul yakudia yawonsu ya mu spiritu yipaninay Yehova ku chikumbu chend cha ritiy, kudi antu asadila anch ndiy ikala ndond yau ya kushakam. Pakach pa yakudia yiney padi yikumangan ya in Kristu, difukwil dia mu dijuku, ni ‘amakundj mudi yipan’—atufung atondau kudi Nzamb mulong wa kutukasikesh ni kutukwash chakwel turisha nich mar matushikedina mu mwom. (Efes 4:8-12) Mukadivar George Gangas, wadinga chid cha chisak chitakedina mu  mivu yivud, wafunda anch: “Pinidia pakach pa [Antu a Nzamb] nikat kwiyov anch nidi mu dijuku diam, mu paradis wa muspiritu.” Ov, wiyova niyey chilik chimwing?

13. Ov, dilejan ik dia usey tukutwisha kutan mu Hebereu 11:13?

¹³ Mwikadil ukwau wa anshankur utufanyidina kulondul udi rusot rau ra kwiyauril ni antu akwau. Mudi mulejenau mu  paragraf wa 1, anch awiy “ijika patok anch, adi kwau aeny ni angez pa mangand.” (Heb. 11:13) Ov, ukwatin mupak wa kudandamen kwiyauril ni antu akwau? Chiswapelap kusal mwamu. Pakwez, nich ukwash wa Nzamb ni wa ambay ney in Kristu, ukutwish kupandakan. Vurik anch, udiap kwey amwiney. Awonsu asotina kumusadin Yehova afanyidin kurish ayinau! (Efes 6:12) Chikwau kand, jidi njit tukutwisha kuwin anch twamuchingejin Yehova ni kusal anch ndiy ikala ndond yetu ya kushakam.

14. Ov, “musumb” ik wadingau ni kuchingel kudi atushalapol a Yehova?

¹⁴ Chidi kand cha usey: Kumwimburij Aburaham mu kushinshikin mes mey pa difut. (2 Kor. 4:18) Kambuy Paul wafunda anch Aburaham “wading uchingedil musumb ushichinga chikupu wabolay Nzamb ni kuutung ndiy amwinend.” (Heb. 11:10) “Musumb” wamenakana anch udi Want wa Mesia. Chakin kamu, Aburaham wachigela “musumb” winou. Pakwez  etu tuuchingedinap, mulong wasambishin kaI kusal mwiur. Chikwau kand, mukandu winou umekeshin anch ukez kutakel pa mangand mawonsu. Ov, Want winou udi wakin kudi ey? Ov, chinech chikwet chibachikin pa mutapu umena mwom, umena mangand ma katat, ni yom utekina pa ndond ya kusambish?—Tang 2 Pita 3:11, 12.

15. Ov, chom ik chiyichingedina antu awonsu atekina ruchingej rau mu mangand minam?

¹⁵ Pasejina piswimp disudiel dia mangand ma Satan, “disambishil dia mar” dikez kapandakan. (Mat. 24:7, 8) Yom yikez kuyip nakash pa chisu cha mar makash. Yom yatungau yikez kajiy, ni antu akwez kwakam mulong wa mwom wau. (Aba. 3:16, 17) Mulong wa kuburen ruchingej, awiy akez kukimb diking “mu mandam ni mu mayal ma mikandu.” (Kuj. 6:15-17) Pakwez, kwikil mandam ap yirijek ya kwisak ni ya chipolitik yidia mudi mikandu yikezap kulet diking.

16. Mutapu ik tumena chikumangen cha in Kristu, ni mulong wak?

¹⁶ Pakwez, atushalapol a Yehova, akez kudandamen kwikal mu diking diau “mwin ndond ya kushakam,” Yehova Nzamb. Mudi muprofet Abakuk, “Akez kasangar ni kuzangijal,” “mulong [Yehova] Nzamb udi Mupandish [wau].” (Aba. 3:18) Ov, mutapu ik ukezay Yehova kumekesh anch udi “ndond ya kushakam” pa chisu chinech cha mar? Tukez kuchingel chakwel tumana. Tukutwish kwikal nich kashinsh anch: Mudi in Isarel pa chisu cha Kubudik, “runtu ruvud” rading mu dirijek, ni kutesh umutakel wa Nzamb. (Kuj. 7:9; tang Kubudik 13:18.) Umutakel winou wadinga wa uteokras, pamwing ap kusutil ku kutenchik yikumangen. Chikwau kand, tunan tuvud twa yikumangen tudia pa mangand mawonsu tumeken anch tudi mu diking “mu yikumbu” yau mudi mwatakelau kulejan mu Isay 26:20. (Tang.) Ov, ukwatin nich usey yikumangan ya chikumangen? Ov ukat kuziyil swaa ku umutakel upaninay Yehova kusutil ku ditenchik dia chikumangen?—Heb. 13:17.

17. Ov, mu mutapu ik udiay Yehova “ndond ya kushakam” ap kudi atushalapol end ashinshamena afila kal?

¹⁷ Ap antu akeza kufa ashinshamena kurutu kwa mar makash asambishin kushakam mu diking dia Yehova, udia “ndond yau ya kushakam.” Ov, mutapu ik? Pasuta mivu yivud kupwa kwa rufu ra nshankur ushinshamena, Yehova wamuleja Moses anch: “Am nidi Nzamb wa . . . Aburaham, Nzamb wa Isak, Nzamb wa Jakob.” (Kub. 3:6) Chapwishay kulond mwamu, Yesu ni ndiy walonda anch: “Nzamb kadiap Nzamb wa afu afila chikupu mudi muukata kutongany en, pakwez udi Nzamb wa aom, ap anch afap nchik, mulong kudi ndiy awonsu adi aom.” (Luka 20:38) Mwaning, kudi Yehova, antwend ashinshamena akeza kufa in kushinshaman kudi ndiy adi mudi aom; chirumburikin anch akez kuvumbuk chakin kamu.—Mul. 7:1.

18. Mu mangand masu, ov, mutapu ik ukezay Yehova kumekesh anch udi “ndond ya kushakam” kudi atushalapol end mu mutapu wa pakampwil?

¹⁸ Mu mangand masu madia kurutu oku, Yehova ukez kwikal “ndond ya kushakam” kudi atushalapol end mu mutapu ukwau kand. Kujingunik 21:3 ulejen anch: “Katat ndond ya kushakam ya Nzamb yidi pakach pa antu! Ndiy ukez kushakam nau pamwing.” Chakusambish, Yehova ukez kashakam ni atushalapol a pa divu kusutil Yesu Kristu. Kwisudiel kwa mivu kanan, Yesu ukez kachirish Want kudi Tatukwend, pakezay kuwanyish rutong ra Nzamb piur pa divu. (1 Kor. 15:28) Chawiy lel, antu awanyidina kakezap kwikal nich kuswir kwa Yesu mudi chapakach; Yehova ukez kwikal nau. Ridi ruchingej ramushena mudi ik tuchingedina! Katat, ikasikeshany amboku mulong wa kuyimburij antu a pasak ashinshamena kusutil ku kusal anch Yehova ikala “ndond yetu ya kushakam.”