1-3. (a) Ov, kunenganan chom ik, ni mutapu ik tukutwish kukwachik nich? (b) Chom ik tukutwisha kwilejin kudiay Paul, piur pa kumusadil Nzamb pakad kunenganan?

 NFUND umwing ulejen anch: “Pakach pa mazu mawonsu mayimp madiokila ku kan ap mafundinau, chiyipin nakash kulond anch: ‘Chela kwikal mwamu!’” Nfund winou wadinga J.  G.  Whittier, ni wading wisambidin piur pa yom tukata kunenganan, yitusotina kupwish ap kusal mu mutapu windjing. “Kunenganan” udi ushon, kusansan kwa manangu, piur pa chom chasadika ap pamwing ap yakad kusadik, ni kukutwish kurumburik anch ‘kudil kand.’ Etwawonsu twasadil yom yitusotina kusal kuchirikinamu ni kusal kand mu mutapu windjing. Ov, kunenganan ik wovila?

² Antu amwing asala yilim yikash mu mwom wau, ap yitil yikash. Antu akwau kand kal asala yom yiyimp nakash, pakwez akat kwiyipul anch yatondau mu mwom wau yiwapin chakin kamu. Antu amwing avuramena yom ya pasak ni kudandamen nich mwom wau. Akwau adandamedin kwitutul nich dizu “anch” piur pa yom yasalau pasak. (Kus. 51:3) Ov, kwisu kuudia? Ov, usotin anch ukutwish kumusadil Nzamb pakad kunenganan—kusambishin nlel unou? Ov, kudi chilakej chakin cha mwom mutukutwisha kwilejin kusal mwamu? Chilakej chidiaku chakin kamu, cha kambuy Paul.

³ Mu mwom wend, Paul wasala yilim yikash ni kutond kwa manangu. Ndiy wanenganana nakash piur pa yom yasalay pasak, pakwez wileja kand mutapu wa kutwish mwom wend mu mudimu ushinshamena kudi Nzamb. Talany amboku mutapu chikutwisha chilakej chinech kutulej piur pa kusal pakad kunenganan.

4. Ov, chom ik chamunenganesha chasalay kambuy Paul?

⁴ Padingay nsand Mufaris, Paul wasala yom yashikena ku kumunenganesh. Chilakej, ndiy wasambisha kuyipompat in kwilej a Kristu. Rusangu ra Bibil rilejen anch kapamp kamwing kupwa kwa kumujip Stefan, “Saul [wikala Paul] wikasikesha, wapakish kushesh in chikumbu cha Nzamb. Wandamanga chikumbu ni chikumbu,  mulong wa kuyidandamijan in kwitiyij, amakundj ni amband kuyibudish pol, chad wayidjibwil mu rukan.” (Mid. 8:3) Mwin kwilej Albert Barnes ulejen anch dizu dia Grek diakarumunau anch “wikasikesha” didi “dizu dikash, dimekeshin mushiku ni ujim wipanay nich [Saul] mu kuyipompat.” Chawiy lel, Barnes ulejen kand anch, “Saul wading ni ujim pantaliken ni chikumbu cha Nzamb mudi nnam wa mwisuku.” Mudi mwin Yuda mwin kwipan, Saul wading utongin anch winou wading mudimu wamwinkishau kudi Nzamb wa kushesh win Kristu. Chawiy chasala anch ayipompata in Kristu ni ujim ukash, “wadandamena kuyifunyin . . . mulong wa kuyijip . . . amakundj ni amband,” ni kusal usu wa kuyishesh.—Mid. 9:1, 2; 22:4. *

5. Rumburil mutapu wamukarumunau Saul chakwel alika kuyipompat in kumulondul Yesu ni asambisha kulejan piur pa Kristu.

⁵ Saul wasota kuya ku Damas, chakwel akayisenda in kwilej a Yesu mu yikumbu yau, ni kuyitwal ku Yerusalem chakwel ayijipa kudi in dirumburish. Pakwez, ndiy wakanganya mulong ndiy wading mu kupwitijan ni Mutu wa Chikumangen cha win Kristu. (Efes 5:23) Pasambishay kuya ku Damas, Yesu wamutana ni wamwikadisha Saul mputames kusutil ku mulayilay mu chilay. Kupwa Yesu wamutuma Saul ku Damas chakwel akayitana antu akwau. Twij yom yikwau yashikena.—Mid. 9:3-22.

6, 7. Ov, chom ik chimekeshina anch Paul wading wija nawamp yom yamunenganesha ya pasak?

⁶ Yitongijok ya Paul yakarumuka kapamp kamwing pikalay mwin Kristu. Pa ndond pa kwikal mukankuny mukash wa in Kristu, ndiy wikala mwin kuyilondidin mukash. Ap mwamu, kupwa ndiy wafunda kand piur pa amwinend anch: “En wateshanya kal mutapu unasala pinadinga nilondwil kwifukwil kwa in Yuda. Nayizengola in yikumbu ya Nzamb, nasota kamu kuyishesh.” (Gal. 1:13) Kupwa, wisambina kand piur pa yom yasalay pasak yamunenganesha payifundinay in Korint, in Filip ni Timote. (Tang 1 Korint 15:9; Fil. 3:6; 1 Tim. 1:13) Paul kadingap ni kwibaz pafunday yom yiney piur pa amwinend bwat, ap kapakishap kusal mudi yom yiney yashikenap. Ndiy wading wij nawamp anch wasal yilim yikash.—Mid. 26:9-11.

⁷ Mwin kwilej Bibil Frederic W. Farrar walejan chom chasalay Saul ‘mu mudimu wend ukash wa kuyipompat.’ Farrar waweja kand anch ching anch twaman ukash wa kurumburik kwa chisu chinech chiyimp mu mwom wa Paul chawiy lel “tukez kutesh ukash wa kunenganan kwateshay, ni kumusip kwamusipau kudi akankuny nend.” Chisu chinicha, Paul amwaka pamwing ap kudi akadivar mu yikumangan kushalijan yendinay, akadivar amanijana nend kapamp ka kusambish, amwela anch, ‘Yey Paul—udi muntu wading ukat kutupompat!’—Mid. 9:21.

8. Ov, mutapu ik wiyovay Paul piur pa riy ni rukat ramekeshau kudi Yehova ni Yesu mulong wendendiy, ni chom ik twilejina pa chinech?

⁸ Pakwez, Paul wamana anch, chading ching kusu ranaken ra Nzamb rawiy ramukwasha chakwel asala mudimu wend wa kulejan. Ndiy wajimbula ranaken ra ngikadil ya Nzamb tupamp 90 mu mikand yend 14—kupandakanamu in kufund Bibil akwau awonsu. (Tang 1 Korint 15:10.) Paul wasangera nakash piur pa mutapu wamusendau nich riy, ni wasota kwikal nich kashinsh anch ndiy katambulap chamwamu ranaken ra Nzamb. Chawiy lel, ndiy ‘wasal mudimu nakash kupandakanamu’ atwimbuy akwau. Chilakej cha Paul chamekesha patok anch ang twitiyin yitil yetu ni twakarumun mwikadil wetu, Yehova usotin kudiosh ap yitil yikash piur pa yakupesh ya difut dia Yesu. Didi dilejan diwamp mud ik kudi antu amena anch chikasiken kwitiyij kurumburik kwa yiyukish ya chakupesh cha Kristu kudi ayinau! (Tang 1 Timote 1:15, 16.) Ap anch Paul wading mwin  kuyipompat mukash wa Kristu, ndiy wafunda anch: “[Mwan a Nzamb] ndiy kamu . . . wankata am, chad wapana mwom wend mulong wa kwingambat am.” (Gal. 2:20; Mid. 9:5) Mwaning Paul wileja dilejan piur pa mutapu wa kusal pakad kunenganan nakash. Ov, kudi chom chimwing wilejina pa chinech?

9, 10. (a) Ov, mulong wak antu amwing pakach pa antu a Yehova akat kunenganan? (b) Ov, mulong wak chiyipin kudandamen kwakam piur pa yom ya pasak?

⁹ Ov, wasadil yom yisadina anch usambisha kunenganan nlel unou? Ov, washadishin kal usu ni chisu chey mu kusal yom yiyimp? Ov, wasadil yom mu mutapu wa kuyisal antu akwau nayimp? Ap chikutwish kumekan anch ukwet yovil yiyimp ya kunenganan mulong wa mayingish makwau. Chipul chawiy ech, Chom ik ukutwisha kusal pa chinech?

¹⁰ Antu avud akat kwakam! Kudandamen kwakam kurumburikin kwifish nich, kwiyovish kuyip, ap kwipompat. Kukat kulet minan yikash. Ov, kwakam kukat kupwishang milong? Bwat kwau! Tongin bil anch upakishin kuya kurutu pakwez ukat kunyikek yisu yivud mu chitwam chikata kunyikek, usadil usu wey wawonsu pakad kuya kwindond kanang! Pa ndond ya kwakam, yisal yimwing yiwamp ku mutambu wey yikutwish kwikal nich yibudikin yiwamp. Ukutwish kwit dilikishin kudi muntu wasadila uyimp, ap kuchirish urund uwamp. Ukutwish kwipuk yom yawonsu yikutwisha kukubachik ku kusal uyimp, pamwing ap kwipuk milong yikeza kwikalaku mu machuku ma kurutu. Kupwa kand, mikadil yimwing ya mwom yikutwish kukushiken. Pakwez kwakam chidi chom chimwing chikata kumukangesh muntu ni kusal anch akanganya kumusadil Nzamb nakash. Ni kwakam kukwetap difut!

11. (a) Ov, mutapu ik tukutwisha kuman riy ni ranaken ra Yehova? (b) Ov, chiyul ik cha Nzamb chilejena piur pa kwikal nich chisambu cha manangu piur pa yovil yetu ya pasak?

¹¹ Antu amwing alikidila chakwel uyimp wasalau pasak uyipandikana ni kwiyov  anch kakwetap dilau kurutu kwa Nzamb. Akutwish kwiyov anch Nzamb kakutwishap kuyovil riy, mulong alika kumusadil Nzamb, ap asala mwamu tupamp tuvud. Pakwez, chikalap nchik yawonsu yasalau pasak, awiy akutwish kukarumuk, kuswimp mwikadil wau, ni kwit dilikishin. (Mid. 3:19) Riy ra Yehova ni ranaken rend rikutwish kumekan padi awiy, mudi kamu muyamekana padi antu akwau avud. Yehova ukez kuyikwash antu itudishina, a kashinsh ni akweta muchim wa kukarumuk. Nzamb wasala mwamu kudi Job, ndiy walonda anch: “katat nakarumun kal muchim wam, ni kwibumburol pansh kurutu kwey.” (Job 42:6) Etwawonsu tufanyidin kulondul chiyul cha Nzamb cha kwikal nich chisambu cha manangu anch: “Muntu mwin kujindjik kurumbuk kwend kakukulip nawamp, pakwez mwin kwitiyil kurumbuk ni kukulik, ukez katan ranaken.” (Jinsw. 28:13; Jak. 5:14-16) Chawiy lel, tukutwish kwitiyil kurumbuk kudi Nzamb, ni kwit dilikishin, ni kusal uwamp. (2 Kor. 7:10, 11) Anch twasal yom yiney, tukez kusanger riy ra Ukata ‘kulikishin swa.’—Isay 55:7.

12. (a) Ov, chom ik twilejina kusutil ku chilakej cha David piur pa mutapu uwamp wa kurish nich kom kafila nich? (b) Ov, mu mutapu ik ukatay kunenganan Yehova, ni kwijik mwamu kutukwashin mutapu ik? (Tal mushet.)

¹² Kudi usu mu malembil; malembil makutwish kusal yom yivud ni Nzamb. David walejana yovil yend yikash mu malembil ma ritiy malamau nawamp mu Kuseng. (Tang Kuseng 32:1-5.) Mudi mwalonday David, kupakish kuyingish kom kafila nich kwamuziyisha! Ndiy wamana mar ma yibudikin ya mayej mu manangu ni ku mujimbu ni washadisha musangar mulong wakanganya kwitiy kurumbuk kwend. Ov, chom ik chasala anch amulikishina David ni kumukwash? Ching kusu kwitiy kurumbuk kudi Nzamb. Yehova witiya malembil ma David ni wamukasikesha chakwel aya kurutu mu mwom wend ni asala chom chimwing cha usey. Chilik chimwing, anch walembil nich muchim umwing, ukutwish kwikal nich kashinsh anch Yehova ukez kutesh malembil mey. Anch uyimp wasala pasak ukovishin kuyip, karumun mwikadil wey chakwel utwisha ni witiyija yilejenay Yehova anch ndiy wakulikishin kal!—Kus. 86:5.

13, 14. (a) Ov, chom ik chijim chitufanyidina kushinshikin katat? (b) Ov, yipul ik yikutwisha kutubachik chakwel tushinshikin mwikadil wetu wa katat wa mwom?

¹³ Alondining anch chitwishikin kutesh kurumburik kwa mwom kusutil ku kutal kwinyim, pakwez chifanyidin kushakam mu kutal kurutu. Chawiy lel, pa ndond pa kwakam piur pa machuku ma kurutu, tufanyidin kutongin piur pa yom ya katat ni ya kurutu. Yitusadila katat, ap tukangenya kusal, Ov, mu mivu yikeza kwez tukez kusot kulik kusal ap kusal yom yindjing? Ov, tulamin mwikadil wa kushinshaman ukez kusal anch twipuka kunenganen mu machuku ma kurutu?

 ¹⁴ Pashejina piswimp mar makash, tusotinap kwifish nich yakamish mudi yiney anch: ‘Ov, nela kusal yom yivud mu mudimu wa Nzamb? Ov, mulong wak nasalangap mudimu wa uchibol pinadinga ni chisu? Ov, chom ik chankangesha kwikal kashalapol nkwash? Ov, nasadil usu wa kwikal ni untu usu? Ov, nidi muntu usotinay Yehova anch ukez kwikal mu mangand mend masu?’ Pa ndond pa kwakam piur pa yipul yiney yikash, tufanyidin kuyisadil mulong wa kwishinshikin ayinetu ni kwikal nich kashinsh anch tusadil usu wetu wawonsu mu mudimu wa Yehova. Chikwau kand, tukutwish kudandamen mu mwikadil wa wom ukutwisha kusal anch tushikena ku kunenganan nakash.—2 Tim. 2:15.

15, 16. (a) Ov, kwipan ik kwipanau antu avud mulong wa kutek mudimu wa Nzamb pa ndond ya kusambish mu mwom wau? (b) Ov, mulong wak tufanyidinap kunenganan piur pa kwipan kwawonsu twasala mu kutek yisakin ya Want pa ndond ya kusambish?

¹⁵ Ov, chidi nchik piur peyey wipana mulong wa kumusadil Yehova chisu chawonsu? Walikin pamwing ap mudimu umwing uwamp nakash ap yisakin yimwing ya nfalang jivud chakwel ukepisha mwom wey ni wikala nich yisu yivud ya kukimbijol yisakin ya Want. Ap washadil pamwing ap wakad kwatan ap anch udi ngatan, wakwatin mupak wa kulik kuval an chakwel wikala nich chisu cha kwipan mu mudimu wa chisu chawonsu wadinga ukasikena kudi ey chilakej—mudimu wa kusal ku Betel, mudimu wa kutung pa mangand, mudimu wa munyingumuku, ap wa umishoner. Ov, ufanyidin kunenganan piur pa mipak yiney katat piuyila ni kupam mu mudimu wa Yehova? Ov, wiyovil anch kwipan wipanina kwading kwakad usey ap pa chisu chakad kuwanyin? Bwat kwau!

¹⁶ Wakwatin mipak yiney mulong wamukatin nakash Yehova ni wasota nakash kuyikwash antu akwau asota kumusadil ndiy. Ukwetap kuswir kwa kutong anch umen mar mulong washakama mu mwom wa mutapu windjing. Ukutwish kwikal nich musangar ukash wa kwijik anch wasadil yom yiwija anch yidi yom yitentamina ku mutambu wey. Ukutwish kusangar mulong wasadil usu wey wawonsu mulong wa kumusadil Yehova. Ndiy kakezap kuvuramen mwom wey wa kwipan. Mu mwom wakin wezina mu machuku ma kurutu, ndiy ukez kakuyukish nakash kupandakanamu ni yawonsu yikutwisha kutongin katat!—Kus. 145:16; 1 Tim. 6:19.

17, 18. (a) Ov, chany ik chamukwasha Paul kusal pakad kunenganan? (b) Ov, mupak ik ukwatina piur pa kumusadil Yehova pasak, katat, ni mu machuku ma kurutu?

¹⁷ Ov, yany ik yilejay Paul yamukwasha kumusadil Nzamb pakad kunenganan nakash? Mudi mwakarumunau mu Testament Musu ni Kuseng, Paul wafunda anch: “nikat kuvuramenang yom yidia panyim ni kuril ku yom yidia kurutu.” (Tang Filip 3:13, 14.) Paul kashalap mu mwikadil wend uyimp watonday mu win Yuda. Pakwez, ndiy washinshikina usu wend wawonsu mu kusal usu wa kuwanyish yitinau chakwel atambula difut dia kurutu dia mwom wa chikupu.

¹⁸ Etwawonsu tukutwish kusadil yany yidia mu mazu ma Paul. Pa ndond pa kwakam piur pa yom ya pasak, kutongin pa yom yikutwishap kusadik, tufanyidin kutongin pa yom yikez kusadik mu machuku ma kurutu. Ap anch tukutwishap kuvuramen uyimp wa pasak, pakwez tufanyidinap kudandamen kwifish nich ayinetu pa kurumbuk kwinoku. Tukutwish kusal usu wa kutek kwinyim yom ya pasak, kumusadil Nzamb kwambatan nich ukaliweny wetu, nlel unou ni kuchingejin machuku ma uyaj madia kurutu!