1. Mutapu ik wiyovila mulong wa rukat ra Nzamb?

YOHAN wafunda anch “Nzamb udi rukat.” (1 Yoh. 4:8) Mazu minam matuvurishin uyakin wa usey nakash: Nzamb ndiy musul wa mwom, ndiy kand musul wa rukat. Yehova utukatin! Rukat rend rawiy ritukwashina kwiyov mu diking ni kwikal musangar.

2. Kukwatijan ni Mateu 22:37-40, yisu yijil yaad yijim, ni mulong wak chikutwish kutukasiken kuziyil ku chijil cha kaad?

² Mwin Kristu kakutwishap kwikwatin mupak anch ukutwish kumekesh rukat ap kulik kwend. Kumekesh rukat chid chijil. (Tang Mateu 22:37-40.) Anch twamwijik nawamp Yehova, tukuman anch chiswapel kwau kuziyil ku chijil chakusambish. Chid mwamu mulong Yehova uwanyidin; ukat kutubangin, ni ukat kutusadin nich rukat. Pakwez, chikutwish kutukasiken kuziyil ku chijil cha kaad. Mulong wak? Mulong akadivar ni anambaz netu —adia pakach pa amutej netu—ad antu akad kuwanyin. Yisu yimwing akutwish kulond ap kusal yom tumena anch yiwapinap ni katumekeshidinap rukat. Yehova wading wij anch yom yiney yikutwish kushiken, chawiy chasadinay spiritu wend mulong wa kuyibachik antu amwing kufund mu Bibil yiyul yimwing ya pakampwil yimekeshina mulong wak ni mutapu ik tukutwisha kumekeshijadin rukat muntu ni mukwau. Yohan ud pakach pa antu inay.—1 Yoh. 3:11, 12.

3. Yohan wakasikeshina pa yom ik?

³ Mu yom yafunday, Yohan wateka kashony anch in Kristu afanyidin kumekesh rukat. Mu Evanjil wafunday, Yohan wisambina nakash piur pa “rukat” kusutamu ma Evanjil makwau.  Yohan wading ni mivu piswimp chitot chisu chafunday Evanjil ni mikand yikwau yisatu. Yom yiney yafunday ku usu wa spiritu utumbila yimekeshin anch rukat rawiy rifanyidina kututakel mu yom yawonsu tusadina. (1 Yoh. 4:10, 11) Pakwez chamwita Yohan chisu mulong wa kwilej yom yiney.

4. Ov, Yohan wading uyikatin akwau chisu chawonsu?

⁴ Padingay Yohan nsand, kadingap kayikatina akwau chisu chawonsu. Chilakej, chisu chimwing pading payilay Yesu nau in kwilejend ku Yerusalem, asutina mu ul umwing wa in Samaria. Pakwez antu a mu ul winiwa alika kuyak. Yom ik yasalay Yohan? Ndiy ni mwanamakwend Jakobu amwita Yesu anch akutwish kutazuk kasu mwiur chakwel kashesha ul winou! (Luka 9:52-56) Dichuku dikwau, Yohan wakanganya kuyimekeshin atwimbuy akwau rukat. Chimeken anch ndiy ni mwanamakwend Jakobu amuleja makwau chakwel amwita Yesu mulong wa kuyinkish ndond ja piur nakash kwi mbet kwend mu Want. Pateshau atwimbuy akwau yom yasalay Jakobu ni Yohan, ajimana! (Mat. 20:20, 21, 24) Pakwez, chikalap nchik kurumbok kwinoku kwa Yohan, Yesu wading umukatin.—Yoh. 21:7.

5. Yom ik tukwisambina mu mutu wa mulong winou?

⁵ Mu mutu wa mulong winou, tukwisambin chilakej cha Yohan ni yom yimwing yafunday piur pa rukat. Kusutil yom yiney, tukwilej niyetu mutapu tukutwisha kuyimekeshin akadivar ni anambaz netu rukat. Tukwilej kand mutapu umwing wa usey nakash ukutwishay ntakel wa dijuku kumekesh anch uyikatin antu a dijuku diend.

6. Mutapu ik watumekeshinay Yehova rukat rend?

⁶ Tukutwish kutong anch mulong wa kuyikat antu akwau tufanyidin kwetu kwiyov nawamp ni kulond yom yiwamp piur pau. Pakwez, mulong wa kwikal ni rukat rakin, tufanyidin kand kurimekeshin mu yisal. (Ilakej ni Jakobu 2:17, 26.) Chilakej, Yehova utukatin. (1 Yoh. 4:19) Ni ukat kutulej anch utukatin kusutil mazu mawamp mafundinau mu Bibil. (Kus. 25:10; Rom 8:38, 39) Pakwez, twij nawamp anch Nzamb utukatin kadiap kwau ching mu mazu, pakwez kand kusutil yom yisadinay. Yohan wafunda anch: “Talany mutapu watulejay Nzamb rukat rend, ndiy wamutuma Mwanend kapwokal mu mangand chakwel etu tutambul mwom wa chikupu [kusutil] ndiy.” (1 Yoh. 4:9) Yehova walikidina anch mwanend mukatish amana mar ni afa mulong wetwetu. (Yoh. 3:16) Tukwet kamu kashinsh anch Yehova utukatin!

7. Yom ik yasalay Yesu mulong wa kumekesh anch utukatin?

⁷ Yesu wayileja in kwilejend anch wading  uyikatin. (Yoh. 13:1; 15:15) Wamekesha rukat rend mulong wa awiy ni mulong kand wetwetu kadiap kwau kusu mu mazu, pakwez kand kusutil yom yasalay. Yesu walonda anch: “Kwikil rukat rupandakena kujimb mudi muntu kufa mulong wa arund nend.” (Yoh. 15:13) Yom ik tukukata kusal anch twatongijokin pa yom yatusadinau kud Yehova ni Yesu?

8. Yom ik yilondinau mu 1 Yohan 3:18 tufanyidina kusal?

⁸ Tukat kumekesh anch tumukatin Yehova ni Yesu anch twayiziyin. (Yoh. 14:15; 1 Yoh. 5:3) Ni Yesu watuleja kukatijan umwing ni mukwau. (Yoh. 13:34, 35) Tufanyidin kumekesh anch tuyikatin akadivar ni anambaz netu mu mazu, pakwez tufanyidin kand kumekesh rukat riner mu yisal. (Tang 1 Yohan 3:18.) Yom ik yimwing tufanyidina kusal mulong wa kumekesh rukat riner?

9. Rukat ramubachika Yohan kusal ik?

⁹ Yohan wafanyina kwend kushakam ni tatukwend ni kukimb nfalang kusutil kuta ansh pamwing ni dijuku diend. Pakwez, pa ndond pa kusal mwamu, wipana mu mwom wend wawonsu mulong wa kuyilej antu akwau uyakin piur pa Yehova ni Yesu. Mwom watonday Yohan wadingap uswapela. Pananapay, amumesha mar ni kumutum mu winkwal mulong wa mudimu wend wa kulejan piswimp ni kwinsudiel kwa mivu chitot yakusambish. (Mid. 3:1; 4:1-3; 5:18; Kuj. 1:9) Ap chisu chamutekau mu rukan mulong wading ulejen piur pa Yesu, Yohan wamekesha anch wading uyikatina antu akwau. Chilakej, padingay pa ditung dia Patimos, wafunda mukand wa kujingunik watumay ku yikumangen chakwel ijik yom “yikushika mu chisu chikemp.” (Kuj. 1:1) Kupwa, padiokalay pa ditung dia Patimos, Yohan wafunda Evanjil ulejena rusangu ra mwom wa Yesu ni mudimu wasalay. Wafunda kand mikand yikwau yisatu mulong wa kuyikasikesh akadivar ni anambaz. Mutapu ik ukutwisha kwimburij chilakej cha mwom wa kwipan wadingay nich Yohan?

10. Mutapu ik ukutwisha kumekesh anch uyikatin antu?

¹⁰ Ukutwish kumekesh anch uyikatin antu kusutil yom utondina kusal mu mwom wey. Mangand ma Satan makatin anch tusadina usu ni chisu chetu mulong wa ayinetu, kwipan mu kukimb nfalang ni kukimb ntumb ja mangand minam. Pakwez, pa mangand mawonsu, in Kristu akat kusadin chisu chau chivud mulong wa kulejan rusangu ruwamp ni kuyikwash antu akwau kumusejin Yehova. In Kristu amwing akat kushiken ku kwipan kulejan ni kufundish chisu chawonsu.

11. In kulejan avud ashinshamena amekeshin mutapu ik anch amukatin Yehova ni akadivar nau anambaz nau?

¹¹ In Kristu avud ashinshamena akat kusal mudimu wa ku mujimbu dichuku diawonsu mulong wa kuwanyish maswir mau ni maswir ma majuku mau. Chikalap nchik mwamu, in kulejan inay ashinshamena akat kusal usu wa kukwash dirijek dia Nzamb kulondwish ni yom yikutwishau kusal. Chilakej, amwing akat kukwash kwindond kudia yinship ya mar, akwau akat kukwash mu midimu ya kutung, ni etu awonsu tukwet mutapu wa kupan nfalang jetu mulong wa kukwash mudimu usadikina pa mangand mawonsu. Akat kusal yom yiney mulong amukatin Nzamb ni antu akwau. Rubing rawonsu tukat kumekesh anch tuyikatin akadivar ni anambaz netu kusutil kukumangan ni kwakul ku yikumangan. Ap anch twaziyang kal, tukat kusal usu wa kuya ku yikumangan. Ap anch tukwet yakamish, tukat kusal usu wa kwakul. Ni ap anch etu awonsu turishin ni milong kanang, tukat kuyikasikesh antu akwau kurutu ni kupwa kwa yikumangan.  (Heb. 10:24, 25) Tujikitishin nakash mulong wa mudimu usadinau akadivar ni anambaz netu!

12. Wisu mutapu ukwau wamekeshay Yohan anch uyikatin akadivar ni anambaz nend?

¹² Yohan wamekesha anch uyikatin akadivar ni anambaz nend kusutil kuyijikitish, pakwez kand kusutil kuyiyul. Chilakej, mu mikand yafunday, Yohan wayijikitisha akadivar ni anambaz mulong wa ritiy rau ni midimu yiwamp yasalau, pakwez wayiyula kand pakad wom piur pa kusal yitil. (1 Yoh. 1:8–2:1, 13, 14) Chilik chimwing, niyetu tufanyidin kuyijikitish akadivar ni anambaz netu mulong wa yom yiwamp yisadinau. Pakwez anch muntu wakudish mwikadil ap chaku chiyimp, tukutwish kumekesh anch tumukatin kusutil kumuyul nich manangu. Chitin kutakaman mulong wa kumuyul murund, pakwez Bibil ulondin anch arund awamp akat kusaulijan ap kuyulijan umwing ni mukwau.—Jnsw. 27:17.

13. Yom ik tufanyidina kwipuk?

¹³ Yisu yimwing, tukat kumekesh anch tuyikatin akadivar ni anambaz netu kusutil yom twipukina kusal. Chilakej, tukat kwipuk kujiman swa swa mulong wa yom yilondinau. Shinshikin yom yasadika padingay Yesu pa divu chisu chikemp kurutu kwa kufa. Yesu wayileja in kwilejend anch pa kutambul mwom wa chikupu, afanyidin kudia mujimbu wend ni kuna mash mend. (Yoh. 6:53-57) Mazu minam mayijimesha in kwilej avud ni amulika Yesu—pakwez arund nend akin pamwing ni Yohan, adandamena kumulondul nich kushinshaman. Kwovap kurumburik kwa yom yalonday Yesu, ni pamwing ap mazu minam mayishimokisha. Pakwez, arund ashinshamena a Yesu katongap anch yom yalonday yading yiyimp ni kajimanap. Amuchingejina ni kwijik anch wading ulondin uyakin. (Yoh. 6:60, 66-69) Chid cha usey nakash mud ik kwipuk kujiman swa mulong wa yom yilondinau arund netu! Tufanyidin kuyishil chisu cha kurumburil yom twalikang kutesh nawamp.—Jnsw. 18:13; Mul. 7:9.

14. Mulong wak tufanyidinap kuyikis akadivar ni anambaz netu?

¹⁴ Yohan watubabesha kand anch tufanyidinap kuyikis akadivar ni anambaz netu. Anch twalik kuziyil ku chiyul chinech, Satan ukutwish kutusadin mulong wa kwauril chikumangen. (1 Yoh. 2:11; 3:15) Yom yiney yayishikena in Kristu amwing kwinsudiel kwa mivu chitot yakusambish C.C. Satan wasala  usu wa kuyibachik atushalapol a Nzamb kukisijan ni kwaurik. Pa chisu chafunday Yohan mikand yiney, amakundj amwing ading atakedinau kud Satan ading mu chikumangen. Chilakej, Dioteref waurila nakash chikumangen. (3 Yoh. 9, 10) Kadingap kayilimishina amakurump atumau kud chisak chitakedila. Wapakisha kand kuyopat mu chikumangen antu ading kuyak antu akisinay ndiy. Chading chibud chiyimp mud ik! Satan udandamedin kusal usu wa kuyirishikish ni kuyauril antu a Nzamb nlel unou. Kangal twitiy ap pakemp anch rikis ritwauril.

15. Yom ik yifanyidinay kuvurik ntakel wa dijuku?

¹⁵ Mutapu umwing ukutwishay ntakel wa dijuku kumekesh anch uyikatin antu a mu dijuku diend, ud kusutil kuyiwanyishin maswir mau ma ku mujimbu. (1 Tim. 5:8) Pakwez, ufanyidin kuvurik anch yom ya ku mujimbu yikutwishap kuwanyish maswir ma mu spiritu ma dijuku diend. (Mat. 5:3) Shinshikin chilakej chiwamp chashay Yesu chikutwisha kuyikwash antakel a majuku. Evanjil wafunday Yohan utulejin anch chisu chadingay Yesu pa mutond wa mar, wading udandamedin kutongin piur pa antu a mu dijuku diau. Yohan wading wiminy piswimp ni Mariy, makwend a Yesu, pa ndond pamujipinau Yesu. Ap anch Yesu wading pifil, wamwita Yohan chakwel amulam makwend Mariy. (Yoh. 19:26, 27) Yesu wading ukwet anamakwend ading afanyidina kuwanyish maswir ma ku mujimbu ma Mariy, pakwez chimeken anch kwikil mwanamakwend ap umwing wading wikadina kal mwin kwilej. Chawiy, Yesu wakata kwikal nich kashinsh anch akumuwanyishin Mariy maswir ma ku mujimbu ni ma mu spiritu.

16. Yisend ik yadingay nich Yohan?

¹⁶ Yohan wading ni yisend yivud. Mulong wading kambuy, chading chimwitin kwipan nakash mu mudimu wa kulejan. Pamwing ap watana, chawiy chading chimwitin kwikal wisikena mulong wa kuwanyish maswir ma ku mujimbu ni ma mu spiritu ma dijuku diend. (1 Kor. 9:5) Yom ik yikutwishau antakel a majuku kwilejin ku chilakej chinech?

17. Mutapu ik ukutwishay ntakel wa dijuku kumekesh anch ukatin dijuku diend?

¹⁷ Mukadivar udia ntakel wa dijuku ukutwish kwikal ni yisend yivud nakash ya usey. Chilakej, ufanyidin kwikal ni mushiku mu mudimu wend wa ku mujimbu chakwel mwikadil  wend umutumbish Yehova. (Efes 6:5, 6; Tit. 2:9, 10) Ni ukutwish kand kwikal ni yisend yikwau mu chikumangen, mud chisend cha ukafung ap kutakel mudimu wa kulejan. Pakwez, chikalap nchik yisend yiney, chid cha usey nakash anch ilejang Bibil pakad kujing pamwing ni mukajend ni anend. Antu a mu dijuku diend akumujikitish nakash mulong wa usu usadinay wa kuyikat, kuyiwanyishin maswir ma ku mujimbu ni kuyiwanyishin maswir ma mu spiritu.—Efes 5:28, 29; 6:4.

18. Kashinsh ik kadingay nich Yohan?

¹⁸ Yohan wasala mivu yivud, ni wamana yinship yivud mu mwom wend. Warisha ni yakamish ya mitapu yawonsu yading yifanyidina kuziyish ritiy rend. Pakwez, chisu chawonsu wasalang usu wa kuziyin kwi mbil ya Yesu, mud mbil ya kuyikat akadivar ni anambaz nend. Mud chibudikin, Yohan wading nich kashinsh anch Yehova ni Yesu amukatin, ni akumwinkish usu wa kujijamen yoziu yiney. (Yoh. 14:15-17; 15:9, 10; 1 Yoh. 4:16) Satan ni mangand mend kafanyinap kutwish kumukangesh Yohan kuyikat akadivar ni anambaz nend ni kuyimekeshin rukat riner mu mazu ni mu yisal.

19. 1 Yohan 4:7 utukasikeshin kusal ik, ni mulong wak?

¹⁹ Mud Yohan, tushich mu mangand mayikedilau kud ntakel wakad rukat, Satan. (1 Yoh. 3:1, 10) Ap anch ukatin anch tulik kuyikat akadivar ni anambaz netu, kakutwishap kusal mwamu anch tumufungwidinap njil. El tukwatany mupak wa kuyikat akadivar ni anambaz netu, kuyilej anch tuyikatin mu mazu, ni kumekesh rukat riner mu yisal yetu. Anch twasal mwamu, tukwikal ni musangar wa kwikal mu dijuku dia Yehova ni tukwikal ni musangar mu mwom wetu.—Tang 1 Yohan 4:7.