1, 2. (a) Ov, mikadil ik yikeza kutukwash kurish nich yikokujol? (b) Ov, mutapu ik ukutwisha kurumburil ritiy? Let chilakej.

 MUDIMU wa Yehova uletining musangar kudi etu. Chikwau kand, tufanyidin kurish nich yikokujol yikata kuyishikenang antu awonsu, ni tukutwish ‘kuman mar mulong wa kutentam.’ (1 Pita 3:14; 5:8, 9; 1 Kor. 10:13) Chakwel tutwisha kurish nich mar nawamp, tufanyidin kwikal nich ritiy ni kwikal akash.

² Ov, ritiy chom ik? Kambuy Paul wafunda anch: “Ritiy rikat kutwijikish win yakin wa yom yituchingejina, rikat kutwijikish ni kushinshik yom yakad kumekan ku mes.” (Heb. 11:1) Mu Bibil mukwau akarumuna anch: “Katat ritiy rawiy kushinshik kwa yom ya ruchingej, ni kwitiyil kwa yom yakad kumekan ku mes.” (Testament Musu ni Kuseng) Anch atwinkishin chom kampand, tukwet kashinsh anch chom ech chidi chetwetu. Mulong tukwet ritiy anch Nzamb ukat kuwanyish dizu diend, chidi mudi tulamin chom chimwing cha usey nakash. Ritiy retu risadil anch twikala nich kashinsh anch tukez kuman kuwanyin kwa yakushilamu yidia mu Bibil yitukata kuchingejin, ni tukwet kashinsh piur pa yom ya muspiritu ap anch tukutwishap kuyiman.

3, 4. (a) Ov, kwikal mukash chom ik? (b) Ov, chom ik tufanyidina kusal chakwel tukasikesha ritiy retu ni mushiku?

³ Kwikal mukash akurumburila anch kudi “kwikal nich mushiku muspiritu, mu yovil, ni mu mwikadil wa kulond ni kusal pakad wom pa chisu cha mar ni kurutu kwa ubaj.” (The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible) Anch tukwet mushiku, chimekeshin anch tukwet usu, tudi akash, ap ayifuvu yisu yimwing.—Mar. 6:49, 50; 2 Tim. 1:7.

⁴ Ritiy ni mushiku yidi mikadil yimwing yiwamp nakash. Pakwez anch tumen anch tukwet kuswir kwa kwikal nich ritiy rikash ni tuburedin mushiku. Mwaning, tunan twa antu tulejenau mu Bibil twapana chilakej chiwamp mu kumekesh mikadil yiney. Chawiy  lel pakwel anch tukasikesha ritiy retu ni mushiku tufanyidin kushinshikin pakach pa yilakej yiney yimwing.

5. Chakwel atwisha kusal mudimu wend, chom ik chaswiridinay Joshua?

⁵ Isambinany bil pa yom yasadika pasutin kal yitot ya mivu 35. Pasuta mivu makum manying kudiosh payidioshau mamiliyon ma in Isarel mu uswik wa Idjibit mu chikas cha dikand cha Yehova. Muprofet Moses ndiy wayitakela. Katat pawanyishay kal mivu 120, waman Ngand ya Kushilamu kulemp ni wafa ku Mukandu wa Nebo. Mwin kumuswinkan udi Yoshua muntu “wizwil nich ronganyin ra Mwiku wa Nzamb.” (Kuv. 34:1-9) In Isarel adi katat piswimp ni kwandam mwingand ya Kanan. Chakwel atwisha kuyitakel, Joshua waswiridina kwikal nich ronganyin ra Nzamb. Ndiy wafanyidina kand kutek ritiy mudiay Yehova ni kwikal mukash ni kwikal ni usu.—Kuv. 31:22, 23.

6. (a) Ov, Joshua 23:6 ulejen kwikal nich mushiku wa kusal ik? (b) Chom ik twilejina kusutil ku mazu ma Midimu 4:18-20 ni Midimu 5:29?

⁶ Manangu, mushiku, ni ritiy ramekeshay Joshua mu chisu chilemp chasalau pa kwandam mu Kanan yafanyidina kuyikasikesh in Isarel. Pakwez, kupwa kwa kuyikasikesh mwi njit, awiy ading nich kuswir kwa kwikal nich mushiku wa kusal yom yayilejau anch asala kudi Joshua. Kwinsudiel kwa mwom wend, mu mazu mend mansudiel, ndiy walonda anch: “Chawiy imanany dang kulam ni kusadil yom yawonsu yafundau mu mukand wa yijil ya Moses, wakad kupumbuk kuya ku mutambu wa katatuku ap wa kamaku.” (Josh. 23:6) Niyetu tufanyidin kwikal ni mushiku wa kuziyil kudi Yehova yisu yawonsu. Kuwejaku ni pakatau kutwit kudi antu chakwel tusala yom yidia chinyim ni rusot ra Nzamb. (Tang Midimu 4:18-20; 5:29.) Anch twamuchingejin Yehova mu malembil, ndiy ukez kutukwash chakwel twikala ni mushiku.

7. Chakwel asala nich mushiku ni atwisha, chom ik chafanyidinay Joshua kusal?

⁷ Chakwel twikal nich mushiku wa kusal rusot ra Nzamb, tufanyidin kwilej ni kusadil Dizu diend. Chawiy chalejanay Joshua pamuswinkanay Moses anch: “Ikal kusu kwey mukash ni kwiman daang, ni kubabal kulam yijil yawonsu yakulejau kudi kashalapol wam Moses. . . . Mukand wa yijil yiney uwapidil kwez kwikal mu kan mwey. Ukez kutongijokang muten ni uchuku chakwel ey ukutwish kubabal kulam yawonsu yifundilaumu. Chad ukez kuyukil mu yisalijok yey yiwamp, ni kukolik.” (Josh. 1:7, 8) Joshua walondula chiyul chinech, ni ‘washikena ku kuyukil mu yisalijok yend.’ Anch twasal chilik chimwing, tukez kwikal nich mushiku ukash ni kutwish mu mudimu wa Nzamb.

8. Ov, mufund wa muvu wa 2013 udiokil mu verse wisu wa Bibil, ni mutapu ik wiyovil anch mazu minam makez kukukwash?

⁸ Joshua watambula kand dikasikesh dikash pateshay mazu minam ma Yehova anch: “Ikal mukash ni kwiman daang. Kangal wov wom ap kukatuk mong, mulong am [Yehova] Nzamb wey nidi ni yeyey kwawonsu kuukuya.” (Josh. 1:9) Yehova udi kand ni yetwetu. Chawiy lel “kangal wov wom ap kukatuk mong” chikalap nchik yoziu yetu. Mazu minam madi ma usey nakash:  “Ikal mukash ni kwiman daang. . . . [Yehova] Nzamb wey [udi] ni yeyey.” Mazu minam ma Joshua 1:9 amatonda mudi mufund wa muvu wa 2013. Makez kutukasikesh chakin kamu mu angond alondwilaku, mudi mukeza kutukasikesh mazu ni yisal ya yilakej yikwau ya ritiy ni mushiku.

9. Mu mutapu ik wamekeshay Rahab ritiy ni mushiku?

⁹ Patumay Joshua in kutentish ngand aad mu Kanan, Rahab mband wa kusochik wayijindjika ni wayilej akankuny nau anch kijap kwindond kwayau. Mulong wa yisal yau ya ritiy ni ya mushiku, ndiy ni chikumbu chend apanda pakwatau ul wa Yeriko kudi in Isarel. (Heb. 11:30, 31; Jak. 2:25) Rahab walika chakin kamu, mwom wend wa masandj chakwel amusangaresha Yehova. Antu amwing ikala in Kristu ading ni ritiy, mushiku, ni usu mu mwikadil wau wa kukarumuk niyawiy chilik chimwing chakwel amusangaresha Nzamb.

10. Ov, mu mikadil ik wimanay Rut dang ku mutambu wa difukwil diakin, ni yiyukish ik yatambulay?

¹⁰ Kupwa kwa rufu ra Joshua, Rut mwin Mowab wimana dang nich mushiku ku mutambu wa difukwil diakin. Padingay mwadia-mufu wa mwin Isarel, ndiy wij chakin kamu chom chimwing piur pa Yehova. Mawenend mufir, Nawom wadinga mu ul wa in Mowab wakwata mupak wa kuchirik mu ul wa in Isarel wa Betlehem. Padingau mwinjil, Nawom wamuleja Rut anch achirika kudi antwend, pakwez mband winou mwin Mowab walonda anch: “Kangal wanshindil am kuya chakwel nikusha ey . . . Anamakwey akwikal anamakwam, ni Nzamb wey ukwikal Nzamb wam.” (Rut 1:16) Rut watakela kulond mwamu. Kupwa, Bowaz mwanamakwend a Nawom wamwata Rut, wavala mwan ni wikala ngakend a David ni ngakend a Yesu. Mwaning, Yehova wayukisha yisal ya ritiy ni ya mushiku.—Rut 2:12; 4:17-22; Mat. 1:1-6.

11. Ov, mutapu ik wamekeshau Jehojada nenday Josheb mushiku, ni chom ik chawanyishau kusutil ku mushiku wau?

¹¹ Mushiku wetu ni ritiy akat kuyikasikesh pitumena anch Nzamb udi ni antu atekina yisakin yend ni yiyukish ya ambay nau akaritiy kurutu kwa yisakin yau ayinau. Chilakej, tal yasalay Mwin Kupesh Mujim Jehojada ni mukajend, Josheb. Kupwa kwa rufu ra Mwant Akazia, Atalia makwend waya washesh chisak chawonsu cha dijuku dia want kudioshaku Johojada ni wasenda want. Jehojada nenday Josheb iteka mu ubaj wa kumupandish Jowas mwan ikundj wa Akazia ni amujindjika mu mivu musamban. Mu muvu wa sambwad, Jehojada wamuteka Jowas pa want ni wamujip Atalia. (2 Ant 11:1-16) Kupwa Jehojada wamukwasha Mwant Jowas mu mudimu wa kurijek chikumbu cha Nzamb. Ni pafay Jehojada nich mivu ya kuvadik 130, ndiy amujika pamwing ni ant “mulong ndiy wasala yom yitemtamina mu Isarel kurutu kwa Nzamb ni ku Chikumbu cha [Yehova].” (2 Jns. 24:15, 16) Chikwau kand, yisal ya mushiku ya Jehojada ni ya mukajend yalama dijuku dia want kudiosh kudiay David kushik ni kudi Mesia.

12. Ov, chisal ik cha mushiku chasalay Ebed-melek?

¹² Ebed-melek, ntung wading mu chikumbu cha Mwant Sedekias, wela kushadish mwom wend mulong wa Jeremiy. Mwant wamupana Jeremiy kudi amukurump a in Yuda, amufisha nich ya makasu anch mazu mend makat kuyiziyish amasalay au ni amudjibula mu dijiy mwadinga malau chakwel afa. (Jer. 38:4-6) Chikalap nchik mu ubaj mwitekay mulong wa antu adinga amukisina Jeremiy, Ebed-melek wamwita Sedekias chakwel amukwasha muprofet. Sedekias witiyija ni antu 30 amukwasha Ebed-melek kumudiosh Jeremiy mu dijiy. Kusutil muprofet, Nzamb wamuleja Ebed-melek anch ndiy kakezap kusheshik  pa chisu chikezau in Babilon kukwat Yerusalem. (Jer. 39:15-18) Mushiku wa winzamb auyukisha.

13. Ov, mwikadil ik wa mushiku wadingau nich in Hebereu asatu, ni mutapu ik tukutwisha kutan yiyukish kusutil ku yom yayishikena?

¹³ Mu chitot cha mivu cha sambwad K.C.C., atushalapol a Yehova asatu in Hebereu amekesha patok anch Nzamb ukat kuyukish ritiy ni mushiku. Mwant Nebukadinesar watumesha in kutakel a Babilon ni wayileja anch afanyidin kwifukwil chirumbidij cha utad wa or. Muntu mwawonsu ukulika kusal mwamu pawiy pinipa ukez kufil mu ruteng ra kasu kajim. In Hebereu asatu amuleja Nebukadinesar nich kalimish anch: “Anch mwamu, Nzamb wetu utukat kusadil ukutwish kutukamunin ku ruteng ra kasu ni ku usu wa mwant. Pakwez ap anch Nzamb katukamunidilap nchik, etu kitukutwishap kwifukwil mukish wen, ap kubwik mpal jetu pansh ku chirumbudij cha utad wa or uwimika.” (Dan. 3:16-18) Kupand kwamushena kwa in Hebereu inay asatu akulejen patok mu Daniel 3:19-30. Ap anch katwakamishinap anch tukez kufa mu ruteng ra kasu, tufanyidin kurish nich yoziu ya kushinshaman ni kwikal nich kashinsh anch Nzamb ukez kuyukish ritiy ni mushiku wetu.

14. Kwambatan nich Daniel shapitre wa 6, mutapu ik wamekeshay Daniel mushiku, ni nich chibudikin ik?

¹⁴ Daniel wamekesha ritiy ni mushiku chisu chamukasikeshau Mwant Darius kudi akankuny nend chakwel ateka chijil anch “mu machuku makum masatu kangal muntu ap umwing wit chom kudi mukish ap kudi muntu mukwau, ching kudi en mwant. Muntu mwawonsu ukujipa chijil chinech chifanyidin kumudjibul mu dibuku dia antambu.” Pamanay Daniel anch mukand winou awitiyija kudi Mwant, ndiy “waya kwol kwend, wandama mu chikumbu mu kapalikany ka piur. Kapalakany kinika kading kakwet tupend tutadila mutambu wa ku Yerusalem. Wasanga manungun ku tupend twadinga tukwanzuril, wamulembila Nzamb tupamp tusatu pa dichuku mudi mwadinga chaku chend.” (Dan. 6:6-10) Pamekeshay mushiku wend Daniel amujimbula mu dibuku dia antambu—pakwez Yehova wamupandisha.—Dan. 6:16-23.

15. (a) Ov, chilakej ik cha ritiy ni cha mushiku chapanau kudi Akila nenday Prisil? (b) Ov, chom ik chirumburikina mazu ma Yesu mafundau mu Yohan 13:34, ni mutapu wamekeshau in Kristu avud rukat riner?

¹⁵ Mu mikadil yakad kulejan patok mu Bibil, Akila nenday Prisil ‘ela kufa mulong wa mwom wa Paul.’ (Mid. 18:2; Rom 16:3, 4) Awiy asala yom nich mushiku kwambatan ni yalonday Yesu anch: “Katat nakulejany kal chijil chisu anch: ‘Katijanany muntu ni mukwau. Chifanyidin  en kukatijanany muntu ni mukwau mudi am chinakukatanya en.” (Yoh. 13:34) Chijil cha Moses chading chitin anch muntu amukata mutej nend mudi mwikatinay amwinend. (Lev. 19:18) Pakwez chijil cha Yesu chading “chisu” mulong wisambina piur pa rukat rela kusal anch antu apana mwom wau mulong wa antu akwau, mudi mwasalay. In Kristu avud amekesha rukat rau kusutil ku ‘kutek mwom wau mu ubaj’ mulong wa kwipuk kuyimeshish ambay nau akaritiy mar ap kuyijip kudi akankuny nau.—Tang 1 Yohan 3:16.

16, 17. In kumulondul Kristu amwing a kusambish arisha nich yoziu ya mutapu ik ya ritiy, ni mutapu ik yidia yiney chilik chimwing nich yom yayishikedina in Kristu amwing pa chirung chetu?

¹⁶ Mudi mwasalay Yesu, in Kristu a kusambish amwifukwila ching kusu Yehova nich mushiku. (Mat. 4:8-10) Awiy alika kwosh diseng dia malash mulong wa kumulimish mwant wa in Rom. (Tal chipich.) Daniel P. Mannix wafunda anch: “In Kristu akemp nakash itiyija kusal mwamu, ap anch ayitekina chintamb mwindond ya masengan, padinga kasu. Mwin rukat mwawonsu wafanyidina kutek diseng dia malash dikemp pa kasu, ni kumwinkish sertifika wa mulambu ni kumulik. Ading akat kumurumburil nawamp anch, ndiy kadingap ni kumwifukwil mwant, pakwez wading ukat kwitiyij kusu mwikadil wend wa winzamb mudi mwant wa in Rom. Pakwez, kwikil mwin Kristu ap umwing witiyija kusal mwamu chakwel apanda.”—Buku Ceux qui vont mourir.

¹⁷ In Kristu a katat akwatau mu kompony wa mar wa Nazi adinga piswimp ni kufa, ayinkisha yisu yivud mitapu ya kutambul want ipau anch itiyij kumulik Yehova. Pakwez antu akemp kusu itiyija. Pasotau kuyijip pa chisu cha kujiyish kwa muchid umwing kwasadika mu Rwanda, Atuman a Tutsi ni a Hutu ilama umwing ni mukwau. Yoziu ya mutapu winou yitin mushiku ni ritiy.

18, 19. Ov, yilakej ik yidia mu Bibil ya ritiy ni mushiku yikutwisha kutukwash kusal mudimu wetu wa kulejan?

¹⁸ Katat tukwet chisend cha kwipan mu mudimu ukash wapanau kudi antu adia atushalapol a Nzamb—cha kulejan uruu wa Want ni kuyikadish in kwilej. (Mat. 24:14; 28:19, 20) Tujikitishin mud ik mulong wa chilakej chamushena cha Yesu! Ndiy “wendangana mu misumb ni mu mal mulong wa kurumburil rusangu ruwamp ra Want wa Nzamb.” (Luka 8:1) Mudi ndiy, tuswiridin kwikal ni ritiy ni mushiku chakwel tulejana uruu wa Want. Nich ukwash wa Nzamb, tukutwish kwikal mudi Nowa wadinga ni mushiku, “mwin kurumburil [mukash wa] yom yitentamina” kudi “mangand ma in kumubwambwil” piur pa kusheshik ku mabeb mela kusadik pa mangand mawonsu.—2 Pita 2:4, 5.

¹⁹ Malembil makat kutukwash kusal mudimu wa kulejan. Padingau antu amwing kuyizengol in kumulondul Kristu, inay alembila chakwel ‘alonda dizu diend wakad wom,’ Nzamb wakula ku malembil minam. (Tang Midimu 4:29-31.) Anch ukwet wom wa kulejan ku chis ni chis, Yehova ukez kwakul ku malembil mey ma kwit ritiy rikash ni mushiku.—Tang Kuseng 66:19, 20. *

20. Ov, ukwash ik tukweta pitudia atushalapol a Yehova?

²⁰ Chikasiken kumuziyil Nzamb kurutu kwa yoziu yitushikedina mu mangand minam mayimp ni makash. Pakwez, tudiap ayinetu. Nzamb udi niyetwetu. Pakwez Mwanend, udi Mutu wa chikumangen. Tukwet kand ambay netu Atuman a Yehova 7 000 000 ni kusut pa mangand mawonsu. Pamwing nau, tudandamenany kutek ritiy ni kulejan rusangu ruwamp pitutekina mu manangu mufund wetu wa muvu wa 2013 ulondin anch: “Ikal mukash ni kwiman daang. . . . [Yehova] Nzamb wey [udi] ni yeyey.”—Jos. 1:9.