Mi kiyariye mwaakha wo 1955, ni niyariye araru ni mi kikhanle oomalela. Mi kaakhala waattamela isittatti iphwanyannya wakiviru niipahari uhitto waya u Finlândia, ilelo uneehaniya isittatti yo Vantaa.

Amaama apattisiye mi kihinaaya uyariya. Masi apaapa khawaacivenle ayo ukhala Saahiti a Yehova. Ayo khayaatthuniha amaama unisomana Ibiibiliya hataa unikusa umikutthaanoni. Phimaana, amaama yaanisomiha Ibiibiliya apaapa yaahikhaleke.

Ikhumelo kaaryaaka mwanhima, mi kaholakela umwiiwelela Yehova. Wootakihera, ikwaha imoca, ukati waarinaaka myaakha 7, aprofesooraaka yahokiviruwela kontha akaapheela ukhura verilättyjä, (icapaatthi intakaniheriya iphome incivela u Finlândia). Yahokivara mmaramani nintata naya nimoca wiira ahule malakwaaka ni ntata nikinanno anavarenle ikaarfu ipetaso yankaani wiira akilihe. Mi kaahaatta ntata naya wiira yaamore ikarfwiiyo.

Ukati waarinaka myaakha 12, apaapa yahokhwa. Ukhwa waya, mi vano pooti waarwaaka umikutthaanoni. Mayaamunna owanlokoni yahokonihera unamaana, iyo itthwiiyo yahokikurumica wiira kunnuwe nhina mminepani. Mi kahopaceera usoma Ibiibiliya khula nihuku ni usoma sana-saana ilivuru co Masaahiti a Yehova. Iyo ileema yoosomeeyo, yahokikavihera miiva ulakela upattisiya.  Mi kipattisiye 8 de Agosto mwaakha wo 1969, kinarina myaakha 14.

Umaliha waka usoma, kahopacera uvara nteko weepiyonero owiicavyera, ni cinavinreene isumana, mi kahothamela nipuro yaathwa anamalalyeera, u Pielavesi waattamanne ni u Finlândia.

U Pielavesi, haacuwenlyaaka amwaaraka, Sirkka. Mi akicivenle kontha ayo ahaana meettelo omaana, owiiyeviha ni oolipa venci nhina mminepani. Amwaaraka yantteeliya ni citthu vakaani caarinaaya. Mi naamwaaraka, naapheela upanka inkhitiriihu wiira ninvarele nteko Yehova wohikhala niiwasiwaasi nuuvahaceriya mirintti. Hi nithelanne 23 de Março mwaakha wo 1974. Uhiya weettekaca toko anamathelana, hi naarweele ukavihera u Karttula, ncoko yaathwa venci anamalalyeera.

Ukhumelo ni thelanneehu, Yehova hoonihera wiira uyo anhala unikavihera ukhalana citthu cikhwaawe nahooleliharu Umwennyaawe. (Mat. 6:33) Wootakihera, u Karttula, hi khanaarina ikaaro. Hi naapankaka ikwaha mpasikeerini. Masi ukati wooririya uyo ncokooyo, citthu cotheene cinkhala niigeelo. Wiira nikitiri ulalyeera uyo ncoko muulupalyooyo wowanlokonyuuyo, hi naahaana nikhalanaka ikaaro. Masi khanaarina nsurukhu wiira nithume.

Nihuku nahaaweherereehu ahowa muulupalyaaka mmoca unithoto. Uyo ahonivaha ikarwaaweeyo. Uyo aholivela mpaka itukumento cotheene cokaaro. Hi nahaana ucariha itanki paahi. Phimaana, vano nahaana ikaaro naapheeleehu.

Yehova ahonoonihera wiira anhala unikavihera ukhalana citthu cotheene caahaleehu upheela.

Ukati waariihu icikola yo mapiyoneeru, mwaakha wo 1978, munna Raimo Kuokkanen, a ahonisovenriha wantikha ipetisau yo Gileyade. Vano, nahopacera wiitthuca ingles wiira nilattuliye urwaa usoma. Masi mwaakha wo 1980, nihinaaya wantikha ipetisau, naheehaniya para urwaa uvara nteko u Peteli yo Finlândia. Uyo ukatyuuyo, mapetelita khayaalamuliya wantikha ipetisau yo Gileyade. Masi hi napheela ukavihera nipuro Yehova aahalaawe unirwaana, kahi nipuro hiiva naapheeleehu. Phimaana, nahorwaa u Peteli. Wahokhalaru commo, hi khanaahiile usoma ingles, wiira nakhalanaka nihukunno iparakha yoolattuliya u Gileyade.

 Uvira waya myaakha vakaani, Ikhurupu yo Mahumu Inhoolela yahotthunihera wiira mapetelita pooti waasomaaya icikola yo Gileyade. Woohipica, hi nahantikha ipetisau yo Gileyade. Masi khunakhala nlattu woohinicivela ukavihera u Peteli. Masi hi naapheela wiivaherera wiira nivare nteko nipuro notheene naahala upheela ukaviheriya, wakhala wiira nanhala ulattuliya. Hi naholattuliya urwaa usoma iturma 79 yo Gileyade, mweeri wo Setembro mwaakha wo 1985. Hi naheereliya wiira nakavihere u Colômbia.

Uphiya wihu u Colômbia, naholattuliya urwaa ukavihera u Peteli. Mi kahopanka yaakhitiryaaka wiira kilemalele nteko wo Peteeli, masi uvira waya mwaakha mmoca, mi kaholepela wiira kivare nteko nkhaawe. Iyo yaari ikwaha yoopace ni ikwaha imoca muukumini waka ipankilyaaka iyo itthwiiyo. Hi naahorwaaniya isittatti yo Neiva wiira nalayeere khampa mamisiyonariyu idepartamentu yo Huila.

Mi nenne nokhalayi unaakicivela ulalyeera. Ukati waaryaaka nthupa, kivaraka nteko weepiyoneeru u Finlândia, mi kaakhumaka wicisu uwaani ni kaaturuwaka uhiyu. Uthelana wihu naamwaaraka Sirkka, hi naavirihaka nihuku notheene wuulalyeerani. Narwaaka ulalyeera micoko coottayi nuuwani, hi naarupaka nkaaroni wihu. Naayo manannaayo, wannikavihera wunwa wicisuru wiira nilalyeere.

Ni uvara nteko weemisiyonaariyu, wahoniiriha uturuwela ukhalana utteeliya waarineehu wiipaceroni. Nloko naariihu nahonnuwa venci. Ni hi nahoona wiira mayaamunna o Colômbia yahaana ihisima, nifento ni uwacerana.

Waattamela naakavihereehu u Neiva, khaarivo hataa Saahiti a Yehova. Mi kampheela venci ulalyeera ihapari comaana uyo ncokooyo, masi nlattu waanakhotto onttakhwani, unwo naari nipuro nowoopiha naatthu yahaakhala uyo ncokooyo. Phimaana, mi kaanonlompa Yehova wiira ntthu o uyo ncokooyo akhale Saahiti a Yehova. Mi kaanoopuwelaka wiira yanhala ukahala itthu yomaana ntthu o nnyo isittatti cowopihannyo neetthucile ikhweeli ncoko waalayeereehu, u Neiva, ni apattisiyaka, onnuwaka nhina mminepani ni aturuwelaka uwannyawe wiira alalyeere. Mi akoopuwela hata vakaani wiira Yehova ahaana mananna makhwaawe omaana oopanka iyo itthwiiyo.

Woohipica, mi kahopacera unsomana Ibiibiliya mmirawo mmoca eehaniya Fernando González. Uyo aakhala u Algeciras, isittatti imoca co nnyo isittatti cahaarivo Masaahiti a Yehova nnyo. Fernando aapankaka ikwaha yo ikilometuru 50 wiira aavare nteko u Neiva. Uyo aaneetthenkaca saana khula ikwaha naasomeehu ni woohipica ahopacera woona mikutthaano. Ni, ikhumelo ikwaha yoopacera naasomileehu, Fernando aneetthuciha citthu cotheene eetthucaawe usittatti waakhalaawe.

Fernando pattisiye mweeri wo Janeiro mwaakha wo1990, navirihileene myeeri 6 asomaka Ibiibiliya. Uhoolo waya, uyo ahokhala piyoneero, vano u Algeciras aahaavo Saahiti a Yehova mmoca, vano nwo, yahoveleelihiya mapiyoneero owiiwaherera. Mweeri wo Fevereiro mwaakha wo 1992, nahokhala nloko uyo ncokooyo.

 Fernando khaalalyeera paahi isittatti yaakhalaawe. Uthela wawe, uyo naamwaarawe yahothamelaca u São Vicente del Caguán, isittatti ikhwaawe yahaarivo Masaahiti a Yehova. Nwo, yahokavihera ukhala nloko. Mwaakha wo 2002, Fernando ahopacera uvara nteko woothotola maloko, uyo naamwaarawe Olga anvara uyo ntekooyo mpaka ilelo.

Ni iyo itthwiiyo, mi kiheetthuca wiira ikhanle itthu yofayita uhimya itthu impheeleehu, nalompaka nhina nteko ninvareehu ni itthu ninvareehu. Yehova pooti upanka itthu ihinkhitiriihu upanka, ukhala wiira nteko woohepha ukhanle wawawe, kahi wawihu.—Mat. 9:38.

Mwaka wo 1990 hi nahopacera uvara nteko wowoottola maloko. Ni nipuro naapacenreehu urwaa waari isittatti yo Bogotá. Iyo itthwiiyo yahonihela iwasiwaasi vakaani, kontha yaari ikwaha yoopacera waahaleehu uvara nteko isittatti yuulupale ni yoohimaalya. Mi naamwaaraka nikhanle atthu oohicuwela itthu, hataa nteko woocuwelaciya. Masi hi, nihoona mananna Yehova neerannyeehaawe muukumini wihu itthu inhimyaaya Afilipo 2:13: “Nluku khanle ule, nopanka itthu inoncivela, nookaviherani, ni noovahani upheela hataa ikuru yoopanka citthu cotheene.”

Wahoolo, hi naholattuliya wiira navare nteko isirikwiitu yo Medellín, isittatti yuulumilyaaka wiipaceroni. Atthu o uyo ncokooyo yaholamalela unammalukuni mmaparapaarani, mpaka khayaawacera-tho itthu hataa yiirannyaaka isiyani. Wootakihera, nihuku nimoca, kasomihaka Ibiibiliya, cahopacera uruma ikaputthi vate waya inupa yaaryaaka. Mi kaheetthenkaca wiira kiimorosele vathi, kansomihaaka Ibiibiliyooyo khahiyerenre usoma iparaagarafwiiyo namaanle, khampa khiivo yeerannya. Umaliha wawe usoma, uyo ahokilepela wiira akhume vakaani. Wohipica, ahoturuwa naakusile asaanaawe ni ahokirela sana-saana khampa khiivo yeerannya co: “Nkilevelele, kaarwenle asaanaalaala.”

Hi ciicammo nihoviriha citthu cikhwaawe cowoopiha. Ikwaha imoca, nalalyeeraka inupa niinupa, amwaaraka yahokiphwanya yatthawaka, yoovaka ni anawalalacile. Ayo yenre wiira haavo aapheela uwoopela. Mi kahoova, masi wahoolo nahoona wiira ntthu aamoopa kaputthyuuyo, aapheela umoopela nlopwana nkhwaawe aavira wakhiviru naamwaaraka Sirkka.

Ulipa nrima yo mayaamunna onwo, wahonikavihera uviriha citthu toko nnyo ni cootepa upwaha nnyo nilipaka nrima. Hi nahoopuwela wiira, wakhala wiira Yehova nawaakavihera ayo mayamunnaayo, ni hiiva ciicammo anhala unikavihera. Uhiya commo, hi nantthara malakihero omahumu, naaneekhikicera ni cikhwaawennyo nahiile mmatatani wa Yehova.

Masi, citthu cikhwaawe nantepiha mwaaneeneehu. Ikwaha imoca, mi kaarweele umootola ntthu mmoca ni kaheewa itthu waakhala toko yaari athiyana eeli yanyakulihanaka. Mi akaapheela umoona ntthu anyakulihanaka, masi ule kaarweelyaaka umootola ahokiirela wiira kirwee waluwanini wiira koone itthu yeerannya. Vano mi kahoona wiira, nwo unyakulihaninnyanwo, yaari  asinuni eeli aneehaniya papagayu yaatakiha amwaattamanani.

Mwaakha wo 1997, mi kaholattuliya ukhala porosoore o Icikola yo Miteko co Umwene (Escola de Treinamento Ministerial). b Mi ikhumelo yokhayi unaakicivela icikola cobiibiliya. Masi, akoopuwela mena vakaani wiira wanihukuni kanhala ukhala porosoore co nnyo icikolannyo.

Unavinreene ukati vakaani, mi kahopacera uvara nteko wo mootoli o distrito. Uhiya waka, ukhala mootoli odistritu, mi kahoturuwela nteko wowootola maloko. Vano, mi unaakitteela nrima nhina myaakha cookhalaka 30, kivaraka nteko woopurusoore o iyo icikoleeyo ni wowootola maloko. Nnyo mirinttinnyo, cinaakiwaanela iparakha. Masi, khunakhala wiira ikwaha cotheene citthunnyo caaneetta saana. Kinaataphulela kontha isiyani uneeraaka commo.

Mi kihaana makhalelo oorikarika, ni ayo phikikavihenre ukhalana ulipa nrima wiira kikhitiri waanana citthu cinci. Masi ikwaha cikhwaawe, mi kammananiha urukunusa citthu cowanlokoni ni mananna atthunaka oohimaana. Ikwaha imoca, mi kootoko waahimerya mayaamunna ifayita irivo yo wooniherana nifento ni uwoonihera unamaana akhwiihu. Masi, woovaha iyo ikanweeyo, mi kaahooluma ni mananna oorika ni wohikhuwakhuwa, mpaka miiva kaholiyala woonihera nifento ni unamaana.—Aroo. 7:21-23.

Ikwaha cikhwaawe, mi unaakiriipiha nrima nlattu wopahuwa waka. (Aroo. 7:24) Ikwaha imoca, mi kahonlompa Yehova kiiraka wanhala ureera miiva uhiya nteko weemisiyonario ni uturuwela u Finlândia. Masi nenno nihukunno, mi kahorwaa umikutthaanoni, ni itthu yeewilyaaka nwo, yahokiiriha wuupuwela uhihiya nteko waavaraaka ni wiikurumica waanana upahuwa waka. Mi koopuwelaka nivekelo kaapankilyaaka ni mananna Yehova caakhunlyaawe, mi unaakitteela nrima mpaka ilelo. Uhiya commo, kinansukhuru Yehova nlattu wookipisera nrima ni ukikavehera utthema citthu cimpheelaka ukiloloviha.

Mi ni amwaaraka Sirkka ninansukhuru Yehova ninrimeehu wotheene, nlattu woonivaha iparakha yonvarela nteko ukati wotheene. Ni mi ciicammo, kinansukhuru Yehova venci, nlattu wookivaha amwaaraka ookhuluvelya ni owoonihera nifento nnya myaakha cotheenennya.

Wohipica kinaapihera myaakha 70 ni kinaahala uhiya nteko wookhala purusoore ni mootoli. Masi iyo, kinkiloloviha hata vakaani. Nnaacuwela nlattuni? Kontha mi kinaacuwela khweeliini, wiira Yehova, nopheela uvareliya nteko ninifento wanrimani, niiyevihaka ni woonihera usukhuru. Iyo phiitthu inonttitthimiha Nlukwiihu.—Mik. 6:8; Mark. 12:32-34.

Wiira ninttitthimihe Yehova, khunakhala ukhalana nrintti woocuwelaciya. Kawehaka uttuli ni koopuwelaka mirintti caarinaaka, mi kinaacuwela wiira akaakhela mirintti nlattu woocuwelaca ni wowaapwaha akhwaaka awula wookhalana ifayita. Mena, uhiya commo, Yehova kivahile nnyo mirinttinnyo nlattu wo nifentonawe noonironnya. Ni uyo, hokihiya ukhalana nnyo minttinnyo hataa kikhalanaka citthu cookilolovihaca. Mi kinaacuwela wiira, citthu cotheene kipankilyaaya kikhitinri upanka nlattu wookaviheriya ni Yehova. Phimaana mi kineeraka, ulolovaca waka cihottitthimiha ikuru ca Nluku.—2 Akor. 12:9.