1-2. (a) N’cifukwa ciyani sitidabwa kukumana na mayeso? (b) Tikambilane ciyani m’nkhani ino?

 IFE ANTHU a Yehova sitidabwa tikamakumana na mayeso. Timadziŵa kuti “tiyenela kukumana ndi masautso ambili kuti tikaloŵe mu ufumu wa Mulungu.” (Mac. 14:22) Tidziŵanso kuti ena mwa mavuto athu sadzathelatu, kufikila titaloŵa m’dziko latsopano la Mulungu mmene simudzakhalanso ‘imfa, kulila, kapena kubuula, ngakhale kupweteka.’—Chiv. 21:4.

² Yehova saticinjiliza ku mayeso. Komabe, iye amatithandiza kuti tiwapilile. Onani zimene mtumwi Paulo anauza Akhristu a ku Roma. Coyamba anachula mayeso amene iye na Akhristu anzake anali kukumana nawo. Kenako, iye anawauza kuti: “Tikugonjetsa zinthu zonsezi kudzela mwa iye amene anatikonda.” (Aroma 8:35-37) Izi zionetsa kuti Yehova angakuthandizeni kupambana ngakhale pamene muli mkati moyesedwa. Tiyeni tione mmene Yehova anathandizila Yosefe kupambana mayeso, komanso mmene angakuthandizileni inuyo.

3. Kodi zinthu zinasintha bwanji mwadzidzidzi mu umoyo wa Yosefe?

³ Yakobo anali kuonetsa poyela kuti mwana wake Yosefe amam’konda kwambili. (Gen. 37:3, 4) Izi zinapangitsa kuti ana ena a Yakobo ayambe kum’citila nsanje mng’ono wawo. Mpata utapezeka, iwo anam’gulitsa Yosefe kwa amalonda acimidiyani. Amalondawo anatenga Yosefe kupita naye ku dziko lakutali ku Iguputo, kumene anagulitsidwanso. Kumeneko  anagulitsidwa kwa Potifara, mkulu wa asilikali olondela Farao. Umoyo wa Yosefe unasintha mosayembekezela. Anacoka pa kukhala mwana wokondeka, n’kukhala kapolo wacabe-cabe wa Mwiguputo!—Gen. 39:1.

4. Ni mavuto ati amene tingakumane nawo ofanana ndi amene Yosefe anakumana nawo?

⁴ Baibo imakamba kuti “zinthu zosayembekezeleka zimagwela onse.” (Mlal. 9:11) Nthawi zina timakumana na mavuto “amene amagwela anthu”—kutanthauza mavuto amene anthu onse amakumana nawo. (1 Akor. 10:13) Kapena tingakumane na mavuto cabe cifukwa ndife ophunzila a Yesu. Mwacitsanzo, tinganyozedwe, kutsutsidwa, ngakhale kumangidwa kumene cifukwa ca cikhulupililo cathu. (2 Tim. 3:12) Kaya mukumane na mavuto otani, Yehova angakuthandizeni kuti mupambane. Nanga Yosefe anam’thandiza bwanji?

5. Kodi Potifara anazindikila ciyani cokhudza Yosefe? (Genesis 39:2-6)

⁵ Ŵelengani Genesis 39:2-6. Potifara anazindikila kuti Yosefe anali mnyamata waluso kwambili, komanso wolimbikila nchito. Anadziŵanso cifukwa cake. Potifara anaona kuti “ciliconse cimene [Yosefe] anali kucita, Yehova anali kucidalitsa.” b M’kupita kwa nthawi, Mwiguputoyo anaika Yosefe kukhala mtumiki wake. Anamuikanso kukhala woyang’anila nyumba yake. Cotulukapo n’cakuti Potifara anadalitsidwa.

6. Kodi Yosefe ayenela kuti anamva bwanji poona mmene zinthu zinalili mu umoyo wake?

⁶ Ganizilani mmene Yosefe anali kumvela. Kodi anali kufunitsitsa ciyani? Kodi anali kufuna kukopa cidwi Potifara kuti am’patse mphoto? Yosefe ayenela kuti anali kufunitsitsa kumasulidwa kuti abwelele kwa atate wake. Ngakhale kuti iye anali na maudindo ambili m’nyumba ya Potifara, anali akali kapolo wa mbuye wosalambila Yehova. Yehova sanacititse Potifara kumasula Yosefe. Ndipo zinthu mu umoyo wa Yosefe zinaipilaipila.

7. Kodi zinthu zinaipilaipila motani mu umoyo wa Yosefe? (Genesis 39:14, 15)

⁷ Monga mmene Genesis caputala 39 ifotokozela, mkazi wa Potifara anakopeka naye  Yosefe, moti mobweleza-bweleza anali kum’nyengelela kuti agone naye. Koma nthawi zonse Yosefe anali kukana. Pothela pake, iye anamukwiyila kwambili Yosefe, moti anam’namizila kuti anafuna kumugwilila. (Ŵelengani Genesis 39:14, 15.) Potifara ataimva nkhaniyi, anaponya Yosefe m’ndende, ndipo anakhala mmenemo kwa zaka ndithu. (Gen. 39:19, 20) Kodi ndendeyo inali yotani? Liwu la Ciheberi limene Yosefe anagwilitsa nchito lakuti “ndende” lingatanthauze “citsime,” kapena “dzenje.” Izi zionetsa kuti m’ndendemo munali mdima, ndipo anaona monga alibiletu mtengo wogwila. (Gen. 40:15) Cina, Baibo imaonetsa kuti kwa nthawi ndithu, mapazi a Yosefe anamangidwa m’matangadza, ndipo khosi lake linali mu unyolo. (Sal. 105:17, 18) Zinthu zinali kuipilaipila mu umoyo wa Yosefe. Anacoka pa kukhala kapolo wodalilika n’kukhala mkaidi wamba.

8. Tingakhale otsimikiza za ciyani ngakhale zinthu zitafika pothina?

⁸ Kodi munakhalapo mu mkhalidwe wovuta, moti zinthu zinali kungoipilaipila, ngakhale kuti munali kupemphela mocokela pansi pa mtima? Zotelezi zimacitika. Yehova saticinjiliza ku mavuto a m’dziko lolamulidwa na Satanali. (1 Yoh. 5:19) Ngakhale n’telo, mungakhale otsimikiza za mfundo iyi: Yehova amadziŵa bwino zimene mupitamo, ndipo amasamala za inu. (Mat. 10:29-31; 1 Pet. 5:6, 7) Kuwonjezela apo, iye analonjeza kuti: “Sindidzakusiyani kapena kukutayani ngakhale pang’ono.” (Aheb. 13:5) Yehova angakuthandizeni kupilila olo zinthu zitaoneka kuti zafika pothina. Tiyeni tione mmene anacitila zimenezi kwa Yosefe.

9. N’ciyani cionetsa kuti Yehova sanamusiye Yosefe pamene anali m’ndende? (Genesis 39:21-23)

⁹ Ŵelengani Genesis 39:21-23. Ngakhale panthawi yovuta imene Yosefe anali m’ndende, Yehova anam’thandiza kupambana pa mayeso. Motani? M’kupita kwa nthawi, mkulu woyang’anila ndende anayamba kum’dalila kwambili Yosefe na kum’lemekeza, monga anacitila Potifara poyamba. Posakhalitsa, mkulu woyang’anila ndendeyo anaika Yosefe kukhala woyang’anila akaidi anzake. Ndipo Baibo imati “mkulu wa ndendeyo sanali kuyang’anilanso ciliconse cimene cinali m’manja [mwa Yosefe].” Yosefe tsopano anakhala na nchito yopindulitsa imene akanaikapo maganizo ake. Mwadzidzidzi, zinthu zinasinthila kwabwino! Zinatheka bwanji kuti mkaidi woganizilidwa kuti anali kufuna kugwilila mkazi wa nduna ya mfumu, apatsidwe udindo wofuna munthu wodalilika? Genesis 39:23 iyankha funsoli kuti, “cifukwa Yehova anali ndi Yosefe, ndipo ciliconse cimene iye anali kucita Yehova anali kucidalitsa.”

10. Fotokozani cimene mwina cinapangitsa Yosefe kuona kuti Mulungu sanali kum’dalitsa.

¹⁰ Yesaninso kuganizila mmene Yosefe anamvela. Pambuyo posemeledwa mlandu na kuponyedwa m’ndende, kodi iye anali kuonabe kuti ciliconse cimene anali kucita Mulungu anali kucidalitsa? N’ciyani cimene Yosefe anali kulakalaka? Kodi anali kufuna kukopa cidwi ca mkulu woyang’anila ndendeyo kuti azimukonda? Yosefe ayenela kuti anali kufunitsitsa kumasulidwa basi. Ndipo anacita kupempha mkaidi mnzake amene anali atatsala pang’ono kumasulidwa, kuti akamulankhulileko kwa Farao kuti atulutse Yosefe m’ndende yoipa imeneyo. (Gen. 40:14) Koma mkaidiyo sanauze Farao zimenezo mwamsanga. Cotulukapo cake n’cakuti Yosefe anakhalabe m’ndendeyo kwa zaka zina ziŵili. (Gen. 40:23; 41:1, 14) Ngakhale n’conco, Yehova anapitiliza kum’thandiza Yosefe. Motani?

11. Kodi Yehova anapatsa Yosefe luso lotani lapadela? Nanga zimenezi zinathandiza bwanji kukwanilitsa colinga ca Mulungu?

 ¹¹ Yosefe ali m’ndende, Yehova anapangitsa mfumu ya Iguputo kulota maloto aŵili ovutitsa maganizo. Farao anafunitsitsa kudziŵa tanthauzo la malotowo. Mfumuyo itadziŵa kuti Yosefe amakwanitsa kumasulila maloto, inamuitana. Mwa thandizo la Yehova, Yosefe anamasulila malotowo. Ndipo Farao anakondwela na ulangizi wabwino umene Yosefe anam’patsa. Farao ataona kuti Yehova anali na Yosefe, anaika mnyamatayo kukhala woyang’anila cakudya ca dziko lonse la Iguputo. (Gen. 41:38, 41-44) Patapita nthawi, kunagwa njala yaikulu imene inakhudza dziko la Iguputo, ngakhalenso dziko la Kanani, kumene kunali banja la Yosefe. Apa Yosefe anatha kupulumutsa banja lake ku njalayo, n’kuteteza mzele wobadwila Mesiya.

12. Kodi Yehova anam’thandiza motani Yosefe kuti apambane pa mayeso?

¹² Ganizilani zocitika izi zocititsa cidwi mu umoyo wa Yosefe. N’ciyani cinapangitsa Potifara kucita cidwi na Yosefe kapolo wamba? Ndani anapangitsa mkulu woyang’anila ndende uja kukonda Yosefe, mkaidi wosanunkha kanthu? Ndani anapangitsa Farao kulota maloto ovutitsa maganizo na kupatsa Yosefe luso lomasulila malotowo? Ndani anapangitsa Farao kuika Yosefe kukhala woyang’anila cakudya m’dziko lonse la Iguputo? (Gen. 45:5) Mosakaika konse, Yehova ndiye anali kudalitsa zonse zimene Yosefe anali kucita. Ngakhale kuti abale a Yosefe anafuna kumupha, Yehova anasintha zinthu kuti colinga cake cikwanilitsidwe.

13. Kodi Yehova amaloŵelelapo pa zocitika zonse mu umoyo wathu? Fotokozani.

¹³ Kodi tiphunzilapo ciyani pa nkhani ya Yosefe? Kodi Yehova amaloŵelelapo kuti atithandize pa vuto lililonse tingakumane nalo? Kodi Mulungu ndiye amacititsa zoipa zonse mu umoyo wathu, ndipo zoipa zonsezo zimacitika pa zifukwa zabwino? Ayi, Baibo siiphunzitsa zimenezo. (Mlal. 8:9; 9:11) Koma mfundo imene timadziŵa ni yakuti: Tikakumana na mayeso, Yehova amadziŵa zimenezo, ndipo amamvela mapemphelo athu opempha  thandizo. (Sal. 34:15; 55:22; Yes. 59:1) Koposa zonse, Yehova angatithandize kupilila mavuto athu kuti tipambane. Motani?

14. Kodi Yehova amatithandiza bwanji pa nthawi zovuta?

¹⁴ Imodzi mwa njila zimene Yehova amatithandiza nazo, ni kutipatsa citonthozo na cilimbikitso pa nthawi imene tifunikila kwambili zimenezi. (2 Akor. 1:3, 4) Izi n’zimene zinacitika kwa m’bale Eziz, wa ku Turkmenistan. M’baleyu anagamulidwa kukapika ndende kwa zaka ziŵili kaamba ka cikhulupililo cake. Iye anati, “Pa tsiku loweluza mlandu wanga m’maŵa, m’bale wina ananiŵelengela Yesaya 30:15 imene imati: ‘Mudzakhala amphamvu mukakhala osatekeseka ndi acikhulupililo.’ Nthawi zonse vesili linali kunithandiza kukhala wodekha komanso kudalila Yehova pa zonse. Kusinkhasinkha lembali kunanithandiza pa nthawi yonse imene n’nali m’ndende.” Kodi mungakumbukile nthawi imene Yehova anakuthandizani, pokutonthozani na kukupatsani cilimbikitso panthawi imene munafunikila kwambili zimenezi?

15-16. Kodi mwaphunzilapo ciyani pa cokumana naco ca mlongo Tori?

¹⁵ Kambili, mayeso akatha m’pamene timazindikila kuti Yehova anali kutithandiza pa nthawi yonseyo. Mlongo Tori anazindikila kuti mfundoyi ni yoona. Mwana wake Mason, anavutika na matenda a khansa kwa zaka 6 mpaka kumwalila. Imfa yake inamupweteka kwambili mlongo Tori. Mlongoyu anati, “Iyi inali nthawi yovuta kwambili kwa ine monga nakubala. Ndipo nikhulupilila kuti makolo ena angavomeleze kuti kuona mwana wako akuthatha na moyo cifukwa codwala, n’koŵaŵa kwambili kuposa iwe kholo kudwala.”

¹⁶ Ngakhale kuti mayesowo anali aakulu zedi, pambuyo pake mlongo Tori anaganizila mmene Yehova anali kum’thandizila kuti  apilile pa nthawi yonseyo. Iye anafotokoza kuti, “Nikayang’ana kumbuyo, nimaona kuti Yehova ananithandiza pa nthawi yonse imene mwana wanga anali kudwala. Mwacitsanzo, matenda a Mason atafika pa kaya-kaya, moti sakanathanso kukambilana na obwela kudzamuona, abale na alongo anali kuyendabe kwa maola aŵili na motoka kubwela kucipatala. Nthawi zonse m’cipinda coyembekezela, munali kukhala wina wake woticilikiza. Kuwonjezela apo, abale na alongo anatisamalila mwa kuthupi. Ngakhale pa nthawi yovuta kwambili imeneyo, sitinasoŵe kanthu.” Yehova anapatsa mlongo Tori zofunikila kuti apilile, ndipo anacitanso cimodzimodzi kwa Mason.—Onani kabokosi kakuti “ Yehova Anatipatsa Zimene Tinali Kufunikiladi.”

17-18. N’ciyani cidzatithandiza kuzindikila thandizo la Yehova pa nthawi zovuta, na kuyamikila? (Salimo 40:5)

¹⁷ Ŵelengani Salimo 40:5. Munthu akamamanga nyumba, colinga cake cimakhala kuitsiliza na kusamukilamo. Koma nchito yomanga nyumbayo ili mkati, nthawi na nthawi munthuyo angamaime na kuganizila mmene nchitoyo ikupitila patsogolo. Mofananamo, nthawi na nthawi muziima na kuganizila mmene Yehova akukuthandizilani, ngakhale pamene muli mkati mopilila vutolo. Kumapeto kwa tsiku lililonse muzidzifunsa kuti: ‘Kodi Yehova wanidalitsa motani lelo? Ngakhale kuti vutoli likalipo, kodi Yehova akunithandiza bwanji kulipilila?’ Muziyesa kupeza ngakhale cinthu cimodzi cimene Yehova wakucitilani pokuthandizani kupilila.

¹⁸ N’zoona kuti mungamapemphele kuti vuto lanu lithe. Izi n’zomveka ndipo n’zoyenela. (Afil. 4:6) Koma tiyenelanso kuzindikila madalitso amene tili nawo kale pali pano. Ndipo Yehova anatilonjeza kuti adzatilimbitsa na kutithandiza kupilila. Conco, muziyamikila nthawi zonse kuti Yehova akukuthandizani. Mukatelo, muziona mmene Yehova akukuthandizilani kupambana mayeso, ngakhale mkati mwa mayeso, monga anacitila kwa Yosefe.—Gen. 41:51, 52.