1-2. Yom ik tukwisambina mu mutu wa mulong winou?

YISU yimwing, tukutwish kutong anch mwom wetu ud kwau wiswimp ni “wizwil sens nich mar.” (Job 14:1) Chawiy, yisu yimwing tukutwish kuziy. Atushalapol a Yehova avud a pakur niyau aziya. Ni amwing akata kwau kufa. (1 Ant 19:2-4; Job 3:1-3, 11; 7:15, 16) Pakwez, Yehova wayongoja ni kuyikasikesh mulong ading amuchingejidin. Nsangu jau ajifunda mulong wa kutongoj niyetu ni chakwel twilejin ku yilakej yau.—Rom 15:4.

² Mu mutu wa mulong winou, tukwisambin atushalapol amwing a Yehova ajijamena yoziu nich kutakaman, mudi Josef mwan a Jakob, Nawom wading mwadiamufu ni mawenend Rut, mwin Levi wafunda Kuseng 73, ni kambuy Pita. Mutapu ik wayikasikeshau kud Yehova? Ni yom ik tukutwisha kwilejin ku yilakej yau? Yakul ya yipul yiney yikutwinkish kashinsh anch “[Yehova] udi piswimp nau awiy akweta michim yinenganena,” ni “ukat kuyipandish akweta michim [yiziyila].”—Kus. 34:19.

3-4. Yom ik yamushikena Josef padingay nsand?

³ Josef wading ni mivu piswimp 17 chisu chalatay yilat yaad yadiokala kud Nzamb. Yilat yiney yamekesha anch dichuku dimwing Josef ukwikal muntu wa usey nakash mu dijuku diau. (Dis. 37:5-10) Pakwez, chisu chikemp kupwa kwa kulat yilat yiney, mwom wa Josef waswimpa mu chilik chakad kutongin. Pa ndond pa kumulimish, anamakwend amulandisha mu uswik. Washikena kwikal kashalapol wa Potifar, kalal umwing wa mu Idjibit. (Dis. 37:21-28) Mu chisu kwau chikemp, Josef wadia  mwan ukatilau nakash kud tatukwend wikala muswik wakad usey wa muntu wakad kumwijik Yehova.—Dis. 39:1.

⁴ Kupwa, mwom wa Josef wayipa kand nakash. Mband a Potifar wamudimbena Josef anch wafilang kumulal ku usu. Pakad kushinshikin nawamp mulong, Potifar wamuteka Josef mu rukan, ni amukasa miyolal. (Dis. 39:14-20; Kus. 105:17, 18) Tong mutapu wafanyinay kwiyov Josef pamudimbenau anch wafilang kulal ni mband ayen ku usu. Ni tong mutapu wafanyinau antu kulond yom yiyimp piur pa Yehova, Nzamb wifukwilangay Josef. Chakin kamu Josef wading kwend ukwet diyingishin dia kuziy!

5. Josef wapandikana mutapu ik kuziy?

⁵ Padingay Josef muswik ni kupwa padingay kand mu rukan, kadingap kakweta chakusal mulong wa kuswimp mashakamin mend. Yom ik yamukwasha kulam musangar? Pa ndond pa kushinshikin pa yom yakadiay kwikal ni mutapu wa kusal, wipana nich mushiku mu mudimu wawonsu wamwinkishangau. Cha usey nakash, Josef wading ushinshikidin pa chom cha usey nakash, kumusangaresh Yehova. Mud chibudikin, Yehova wayukisha chom chawonsu chasalay Josef.—Dis. 39:21-23.

6. Yilat yamanay Josef yafanyina kumukasikesh mutapu ik?

⁶ Kutongijokin pa yilat yamulejau Josef kud Yehova kwafanyina kand kumukasikesh. Yilat yiney yading yimekeshin anch ukuyimaniril kand anamakwend ni mashakamin mend makuswimp. Ni yawiy kamu yom yasadika. Padingay Josef ni mivu piswimp 37, yilat yend ya uprofet yasambisha kuwanyin mu mutapu ushimokishena!—Dis. 37:7, 9, 10; 42:6, 9.

7. Kukwatijan ni 1 Pita 5:10, yom ik yikutwisha kutukwash kujijaman mu yoziu?

⁷ Yom twilejidinaku. Rusangu ra Josef rituvurishin anch mangand minam mad ma chisum ni antu akutwish kutusadin nich kuburen kutentam. Ap ambay netu in Kristu  akutwish kutusadin nich kuburen kutentam. Pakwez, anch twamuman Yehova mud Diyal dietu ap Mpwembu yetu, tukutwishap kuziy ap kwimik kumusadin. (Kus. 62:6, 7; tang 1 Pita 5:10.) Vurik kand anch Josef wading ni mivu piswimp 17 chisu chamulejau yilat yiney kud Yehova. Chawiy, Yehova uyichingejidin ansand amusadidina. Nlel unou ansand avud ad mud Josef. Akwet niyau ritiy mudiay Yehova. Amwing pakach pau akat kuyitek mu rukan mulong wa kushinshaman kwau kud Nzamb.—Kus. 110:3.

8. Yom ik yamushikena Nawom ni Rut?

⁸ Mulong kwading kamungun nakash, Nawom ni dijuku diend adiokala kol kwau, mu Yuda ni aya ku Mowab, ngand ya wingendj. Kwinikwa, Elimelek nfumwend a Nawom wafa, ni wamusha mband ni an amakundj aad. Mu kusut kwa chisu an inay ata amband in Mowab, Rut ni Oripa. Kupwa kwa mivu piswimp dikum, an a Nawom niyau afa pakad kuval. (Rut 1:1-5) Tongin ushon wafanyinau kwov adiaafu inay asatu! Chakin kamu, Rut ni Oripa ading akwet mutapu wa kwachik kand. Pakwez, nany wafanyina kumulam Nawom wading uyila mu kunanap? Nawom wanenganana nakash ni kushik mu chilik cha kulond anch: “Kangal wantazukany kand dia Nawom, charumburik anch, ufun, pakwez ntazukany anch Mara, charumburik anch, ntany, mulong Nzamb wa dikand diawonsu watanyish kal.” Nich ushon winou, Nawom wakwata mupak wa kuchirik ku Betlehem, ni Rut waya nend.—Rut 1:7, 18-20.

9. Kukwatijan ni Rut 1:16, 17, 22, Rut wamukasikesha mutapu ik Nawom?

⁹ Kumumekeshin rukat rishinshamena kwawiy kwamukwasha Nawom. Chilakej, Rut wamumekeshina Nawom rukat rishinshamena kusutil kushakam nend pamwing. (Tang Rut 1:16, 17, 22.) Ku Betlehem, Rut wasalang mudimu nakash wa kuboburol mbut mu yir mulong wa kwikwash nich, ndiy ni Nawom. Mud chibudikin, Rut wijikana kwikal mband muwamp, udia mwin kusal mudimu.—Rut 3:11; 4:15.

10. Mutapu ik wamekeshay Yehova rukat rend pantaliken ni atuzwendj, mud Nawom ni Rut?

¹⁰ Yehova wayinkisha in Isarel chijil chading chimekeshina ranaken rend pantaliken nau atuzwendj, mud Nawom ni Rut. Wayileja antu end anch chisu changwilau mbut mu yir, afanyidin kushaolamu mbut chakwel atuzwendj akutwish niyau kuboburol. (Lev. 19:9, 10) Chawiy, Nawom ni Rut kadingap kafanyidina kuswadin yakudia. Ading ni mutapu wa kutan yakudia mu mutapu wa kalimish.

11-12. Yom ik yasalay Bowaz yamuletina Nawom ni Rut musangar?

¹¹ Bowaz, ikundj umwing mpich nakash, ndiy wading mwin chir mwanonolangay Rut yakudia. Kushinshaman ni rukat radingay nich Rut pantaliken ni mawenend Nawom, yamupukuna nakash ikundj winou. Kupwa, Bowaz wamwata Rut ni walanda chiputu chading cha dijuku dia Nawom chakwel ez achiswan kud an a Rut. (Rut 4:9-13) Avala mwan ni amupila anch Obed, ndiy wikala ngakiril wenday Mwant David.—Rut 4:17.

¹² Tongin musangar wovay Nawom pading pamusendinay Obed ni kumulembil Yehova nich muchim wend wawonsu mulong wa kumujikitish! Pakwez, kud yom yiwamp nakash yiyichingedina Nawom ni Rut. Chisu cha divumbuk akez kasangar nakash pa kwijik anch Obed wading ngakiril wa Yesu Kristu, Mesia Washilaumu!

13. Yom ik ya usey tukutwisha kwilejin ku rusang ra Nawom ni Rut?

 ¹³ Yom twilejidinaku. Anch turishin ni yakamish, tukutwish kuziy ap kunenganan nakash. Pamwing ap tukutwish kutong anch kwikil mutapu wa kupwish milong turishina nich. Pa yisu mud yiney, tufanyidin kumuchingejin nakash Tatukwetu wa mwiur ni kwikal piswimp nau anamakwetu in Kristu. Chakin kamu, pamwing ap Yehova kakupwishap yakamish yetu. Chilakej, kamuvumbulap nfumwend a Nawom ap anend. Pakwez ukutukwash kujijaman, pamwing ap kusutil yom yimekeshina rukat rend rishinshamena yikutusadilau kud ambay netu in Kristu.—Jnsw. 17:17.

14. Mulong wak mwin Levi umwing waziya nakash?

¹⁴ Nfund a Kuseng wa 73 wading mwin Levi. Chawiy, wading ni dilau diakusadin kwi ndond ya difukwil dia Yehova. Pakwez, waziya chisu chimwing mu mwom wend. Mulong wak? Wasambisha kuyovil antu ayimp ni in kwibaz ris, kadiap mulong wa uyimp wau, pakwez mulong ading ameken mud ading akwet mwom uwamp. (Kus. 73:2-9, 11-14) Ading ameken mud awanyishin kwau yawonsu—akwet mapit, mashakamin mawamp, ni kakwetap yakamish. Mutapu wading umekenau wamuziyisha nfund a kuseng ni wamushikija kulond anch: “Ov, komb nalama kwam muchim wam zwang chamwamu? Ov, komb nilama kwam wakad chitil chamwamu?” Chakin kamu, chimeken patok anch wading mu ubaj nakash wa mu spiritu.

15. Kukwatijan ni Kuseng 73:16-19, 22-25, mutapu ik wapandakanay mwin Levi wafunda kuseng winou kuziy kwend?

¹⁵ Tang Kuseng 73:16-19, 22-25. Mwin Levi ‘wandama mu chikumbu cha Nzamb.’ Chimeken anch mwinimwa, pamwing ap nau in kwifukwil akwau, washinshikina nawamp shakamish chend kwa muchim a nshimpu, ni walembila. Mud chibudikin, wasambisha kujingunin anch yitongijok yend yading ya usup, ni wading wasambish kal kudjat rizau mwi njil ya ubaj yikutwisha kumwauril ni Yehova. Wajingunina kand anch antu ayimp ad pa “jindond jisidila” ni anch akufa “rufu riyimp.” Mulong wa kwipuk ris ni kuziy, mwin Levi  wading ufanyidin kuman yom mud muyimenay Yehova. Ni pasalay mwamu, wachirisha chisambu ni musangar wend. Walonda anch: “Kwikil chom chikwau chinisotila pa mangand, ching kusu ey [Yehova].”

16. Yom ik tukutwisha kwilejin ku rusang ra mwin Levi?

¹⁶ Yom twilejidinaku. Tufanyidinap ap pakemp kuyovil ris antu ayimp amekena mud akwet mwom uwamp. Musangar wau ud kwau wa piur piur ni wa chisu chikemp; pakwez kakwetap ruchingej mulong wa machuku ma kurutu. (Mul. 8:12, 13) Kuyovil ris kukutwish kutuziyish ap kand kuyipish urund wetu ni Yehova. Chawiy anch wajingunin anch wasambish kal kuyovil antu ayimp ris, sal mud mwasalay mwin Levi. Ziyin ku yiyul ya rukat ya Nzamb ni kumangan pamwing ni ambay ney asadina rusot ra Yehova. Anch wamukat Yehova nakash kusutamu yom yawonsu, ukwikal ni musangar wakin. Ni ukudandamen kwendin mwi njil ya “mwom udia wakin.”—1 Tim. 6:19.

17. Yom ik yafanyina kumushikij Pita ku kuziy?

¹⁷ Kambuy Pita wading chifuvu ikundj; pakwez waswokang yisu yimwing ni kalamangap yovil yend. Mud chibudikin, yisu yimwing wanenganana kupwa kwa kulond ap kusal yom yimwing. Chilakej, Yesu payilejay atwimbuy end anch akumumesh mar ni kumujip, Pita wamukanda anch: “Yom yiney kangal yashik kudi en, mwan!” (Mat. 16:21-23) Kupwa Yesu wamukwasha kuswimp yitongijok yend. Peza chisak cha antu mulong wa kumukwat Yesu, kapamp kamwing Pita wapwita mpak, wamukatul kashalapol umwing wa mwin kupesh mujim ditu. (Yoh. 18:10, 11) Yesu wamuyula kand Pita. Chikwau kand, Pita wibaza anch ap anch atwimbuy akwau amuchin Yesu, ndiy kakutwishap ap pakemp kusal mwamu! (Mat. 26:33) Pakwez, kiwawiyap mutapu wasadika yom, Pita wova wom wa antu ni wamutuna Nsalejend tupamp tusatu. Pita waziya  nakash ni “wabudika, wasambish kudil mansoj nakash.” (Mat. 26:69-75) Pamwing ap wiyipula anch Yesu ukutwish kumulikishin.

18. Yesu wamukwasha Pita mutapu ik kupandikan kuziy kwend?

¹⁸ Pakwez, Pita kalikidinap chakwel kuziy kumukangesh kumusadin Yehova. Kupwa kwa kwipwakal, wasala usu wa kuswimp ni kupwa wadandamena kumusadin Yehova pamwing ni atwimbuy akwau. (Yoh. 21:1-3; Mid. 1:15, 16) Yom ik yamukwasha kuchirish musangar wend? Chakusambish, Yesu walembila kurutu kwa kumukwat anch ritiy ra Pita rifanyidinap kuziy ni wamuleja Pita kuchirik ni kuyikasikesh anamakwend. Yehova wakula ku malembil minam. Mu kusut kwa chisu, Yesu wamumekena Pita, pamwing ap mulong wa kumukasikesh. (Luka 22:32; 24:33, 34; 1 Kor. 15:5) Yesu wayibudikina kand atwimbuy end awonsu chisu chading chitilau ansh uchuku, pakwez achish mudad. Pa chisu chinicha, Yesu wamwinkisha Pita katok ka kulond patok mutapu umukatinay Yesu. Yesu wamulikishina murund nend mukatish ni wamwinkisha yisend yijim.—Yoh. 21:15-17.

19. Kuseng 103:13, 14 utukwashin mutapu ik kuman kurumbuk kwetu mud mutapu ukumenau kud Yehova?

¹⁹ Yom twilejidinaku. Yesu wamekesha anch ud mwin ranaken nakash mud Tatukwend kusutil mutapu wamusadinay Pita. Chawiy, anch twarumbuk, tufanyidinap kutong anch Yehova kakutulikishinap. Tufanyidin kwijik anch wawiy mutapu ukatinay Satan anch tutonga. Pakwez, tufanyidin kutongin piur pa mutapu utukatinay Yehova ni mutapu wijay kuziy kwetu, ni kwijik anch ukatin kutulikishin. Ni tufanyidin kumwimburij anch antu akwau aturumbukin.—Tang Kuseng 103:13, 14.

20. Yom ik tukushinshikina mu mutu wa mulong wambakedinap?

²⁰ Yilakej ya Josef, Nawom ni Rut, Mwin Levi, ni Pita yitwinkishin kashinsh anch “[Yehova] udi piswimp nau awiy akweta michim yinenganena.” (Kus. 34:18) Yisu yimwing ukat kulikidil yakamish ap kuziy yitushiken. Pakwez, anch twajijaman kusutil ukwash wa Yehova, ritiy retu rikat kukasikan. (1 Pita 1:6, 7) Mu mutu wa mulong wambakedinap, tukuman mutapu ukatay Yehova kuyikwash atushalapol end ashinshamena aziyina, pamwing ap mulong wa kuburen kuwanyin kwau ap mulong wa milong yikash yirishinau nich.