1, 2. (a) Ov, chom ik chirumburikina dizu dia kusambish dia “katumb”? (b) Ov, yipul ik tukeza kushinshikin mu mutu wa mulong winou?

PIUTESHINA dizu “katumb,” chom ik utongina mu manangu mey? Ov, utongining pa kupay kwamushena kwa chitangil? (Kus. 19:1) Ap kushiman ni katumb kapaninau kudi antu akweta mapit mavud, manangu, ap asadina yom yijim? Mu mukand wa Nzamb, dizu dia kusambish dia “katumb” dirumburikin kulim. Pasak​—pasalau nfalang ja yichel​—rufalang rulimina, rading ra usey nakash. Mazu masadilau mulong wa kwisambin piur pa chitongijok cha kulim matwishikin kwovikan mu chifanikesh mudi chom cha usey nakash, chamushena, ap chishimokishina.

² Ap anch akutwish kutushimokish kudi dikand, ndond, ap katumb ka muntu mukwau, ov, chom ik chikimbinay Nzamb kud antu? Mukand wa Nzamb wisambin piur pa katumb kapaninay Nzamb kudi antu. Chilakej, Jinswir 22:4 ulejen anch: “Ku kwitudish ni kumwov [Yehova] wom kwawiy kwa kupitil dipit, ni katumb, ni mwom.” Ni mwin kwilej Jakob wafunda anch: “Ishikumwishany kurutu kwa Nsalejetu, chad ndiy ukez kukutumbishany.” (Jak. 4:10) Ov, katumb ik kakatay Yehova kupan kudi antu? Ov, chom ik chikutwisha kutukangesh kutan katumb kinak? Ni mutapu ik tukutwisha kuyikwash antu akwau chakwel atana niyawiy katumb kinak?

3-5. Ov, katumb ik kukutwishay Yehova kutwinkish?

³ Nfund-a-Kuseng wamekesha ruchingej rend anch Yehova ukez kumulam nich chikas chend cha katatuku ni kumutakel mu uyaj wakin. (Tang Kuseng 73:23, 24.) Ov, mutapu ik usadinay Yehova mwamu? Yehova uyitakedil atushalapol end itudishina ku uyaj mu kuyilimish mu mitapu yivud. Ndiy ukat kuyiyukish nich kutesh kurumburik kwa rusot rend. (1 Kor. 2:7)  Ndiy utekin katumb ka kwikal mu urund wa piswimp nend, padi antu ateshina dizu diend ni akata kumuziyil.​—Jak. 4:8.

⁴ Yehova upanin kand kudi atushalapol end yiyukish yitumbila ya mudimu wa win Kristu. (2 Kor. 4:1, 7) Ni mudimu winou uletin katumb. Yehova washilamu kudi antu akata kusadil chisend chau cha mudimu mulong wa kumushiman ni kuyikwash antu akwau anch: “Awiy akwinlimisha am niyam nikez kayilimish.” (1 Sam. 2:30) Antu inay Yehova ukat kuyilimish nich dijin diwamp, ni akat kuyilondin yom yiwamp kudi atushalapol akwau a Nzamb.​—Jinsw. 11:16; 22:1.

⁵ Ov, chikwikal nchik piur pa machuku ma kurutu ma antu akata ‘Kumuchingil [Yehova] ni kwilam mwi njil yend’? Awiy ayishilamu anch: “Ndiy [Jehovah] ukez kakuyukish ni kukwink ngand; pakuyijiyishau ayimp chutit ukez kachiman.” (Kus. 37:34) Achingejin kutambul kalimish kakad kwisikesh ka kwikal nich mwom wa chikupu.​—Kus. 37:29.

6, 7. Ov, mulong wak antu avud alika kumwitiyij Yesu?

⁶ Ov, chom ik chikutwisha kutukangesh kutambul katumb kasotinay Yehova kutwinkish? Mutapu umwing, udi kusutil ku kukasikesh yitongijok ya antu akad usey kurutu kwa Nzamb. Talany yafunday Yohan piur pa antu amwing adinga nich uyaj pa chirung cha Yesu: “Amakurump avud au in Yuda amwitiyija Yesu. Pakwez mulong wa Afaris, amakurump inay kalondangap patok, chamwamu akez kuyopat mu chikumbu cha kulembil. Awiy akata katumb kadiokila kudi antu kupandakan katumb kadiokila kudi Nzamb.” (Yoh. 12:42, 43) Amakurump inay kafanyidinap kukwat nich usey yitongijok ya Afaris.

⁷ Kwinsambishil kwa mudimu wend wa kulejan, Yesu walejana patok mulong wak antu avud alika kumwak ni kumwitiyij. (Tang Yohan 5:39-44.) Muchid wa in Isarel wading uchingejin kushik kwa Mesia mu yitot ya mivu. Pasambishay Yesu kulejan, antu amwing ajingunina kusutil ku uprofet wa Daniel anch chisu chatenchikau cha kumekan kwa Kristu chashika. Angond asuta pezay Yohan Mubatish kulejan, antu avud ading alondin anch: “Yohan winou ndiy Kristu Uzizidilau Many.” (Luka 3:15) Katat Mesia wadingau ni kuchingel pasutin kal mivu yivud wading ukat kulejan pakach pau. Pakwez antu ading ija nakash Chijil akanganya kumwitiy. Palejanay mulong wak asala mwamu, Yesu wayipula anch: “En ukatilany kutumbishijany ayinen, pakwez kiukat kusurabanyap katumb kadiokila kudi ndiy udia Nzamb umwing kusu?”

8, 9. Sadil chilakej cha chimunyik, ni mekesh mutapu katumb ka antu kakutwish kukangesh katumb ka Nzamb.

⁸ Mutapu chitwishikina kwilikej kukangesh kwa katumb ka Nzamb kudi katumb ka antu mu kwilikej katumb nich chitokish. Mangand metu makata kumunyik makwet kutumb kapandikena. Ov, uvurikin piwatala kapamp ka nsudiel mwiur uchuku ni kuman amwiney mutapu tunan ni tunan twa atutumbu tumunyikin? ‘Uyaj wa atutumbu’ ukwatishen wom. (1 Kor. 15:40, 41) Anch udi mu musumb utokishilau nich kasu ka nzembu, ov, mutapu ik ukutwisha kuman mwiur omu? Mulong, kasu ka nzembu kadia mu musumb katukangeshin kuman kumunyik kwa atutumbu adia kulemp! Ov, chidi mulong kasu ka mubalibal, kudia ku yiwandj, ni ku yikumbu kadi kakash ni ka ufun nakash kupandakanamu kasu ka atutumbu? Bwat! Chimekening mwamu mulong kasu kadia mu musumb kading piswimp nakash niyetwetu ni kakat kutukangesh kutal nawamp mu chitangil cha Yehova. Chakwel tupana uman wa kutongin pa atutumbu a uchuku, tufanyidin kwipuk kutukangesh kuman nawamp kudi kasu ka antu.

⁹ Chilik chimwing, anch katumb  kayimp kakwatin nakash ku michim yetu, kakutwish kutukangesh kusanger ni kukimb katumb kasotilay Yehova kutwinkish. Antu avud alikining kwitiy ku uruu wa Want mulong wa wom wa yikezau kuyitongin arund nau, ap yid yau ya dijuku. Ov, rusot ra kutambul katumb kadiokila kudi antu kakutwish kwikal nich usu ap padi atushalapol ipanina kal a Nzamb? Tongin bil piur pa nsand ufanyidina kulejan mu mwab mudia antu avud amwija nawamp pakad kwijik anch udi umwing wa Atuman a Yehova. Ov, ukuchirik panyim mulong wovil wom? Ov, chikwikal nchik anch akat kumuswingish muntu mulong wa jintong jilondwilay ja uteokras? Ov, ukez kuyilikidil antu akad kwikal nich yitongijok yiwamp piur pa yom ya muspiritu chakwel ikala nich usu pa kutond kwend mu mwom? Ap mwin Kristu wasadil pamwing ap chitil chikash. Ov, ndiy ukujindjik uyimp wend mulong wovil wom wa kushadish mwikadil wend mu chikumangen ap mulong kasotinap kuyovish akatish nend kuyip? Mu mutapu winou, anch rusot rend ridi ra kurijek urund wend ni Yehova, ndiy ukez ‘kuyitazuk amakurump a Chikumbu cha Nzamb’ ni kukimb ukwash wau.​—Tang Jakobu 5:14-16.

10. (a) Ov, mutapu ik kubangin nakash piur pa mutapu utumenau antu akwau kukutwish kuyipish manangu metu? (b) Chom ik tufanyidina kwijik anch twasal yom nich kwitudish?

¹⁰ Chitwishikin pamwing ap anch tuyil kurutu mu kuswa mu win Kristu pakwez mbay netu umwing watuyul. Yiyul yend ya kashinsh yikutwish kutukwash anch tukatap kwiyingish mulong wa chibud, wa kulam katumb ketu, ap kupakish kuyingish mwikadil wetu. Tongin bil anch usadil mudimu kanang ni mbay ney mukaritiy. Ov, kutongin piur pa nany ukweta katumb mulong wa yitongijok yey yiwamp ni mudimu wey ukash kukwet usu pa mutapu usadila pamwing ni mukwau? Anch washiken amwiney mu mikadil yiney, ijik anch “mwin kwitudish ukez katan katumb.”​—Jinsw. 29:23.

11. Ov, tufanyidin kwakul nchik pakatau kutujikitish, ni mulong wak?

¹¹ Amakurump ni antu ‘asotila’ mudimu winou afanyidin niyawiy kwipuk kukimb katumb ka antu. (1 Tim. 3:1; 1 Tes. 2:6) Ov, mutapu ik ukutwishay mukadivar kwakul anch asambish kumujikitish mulong wa mudimu uwamp usadilay? Chimeken anch ndiy kafanyidinap kwitekin dinguj dia chivurikish ap monument, mudi mwasalay Mwant Saul. (1 Sam. 15:12) Pakwez, ndiy witiyijin chakin kamu anch mudimu winou usadikin mulong wa ranaken ra Yehova ni anch ruchingej rawonsu mulong wa kutwish mu machuku ma kurutu kwimedin pa chiyukish ni pa ukwash wa Nzamb? (1 Pita 4:11) Mutapu twakwila mu muchim wetu pakatau kutushiman kumekeshin mutapu wa katumb tukata kukimb.​—Jinsw. 27:21.

12. Ov, chom ik chayikangesha in Yuda amwing kumutesh Yesu?

¹² Chom chikwau chikutwisha kutukangesh kutan katumbu ka Nzamb chidi maku metu. Maku mayimp makutwish kutukangesh kutesh uyakin. (Tang Yohan 8:43-47.) Yesu walonda anch in Yuda amwing kateshap uruu wend mulong ‘awiy asala rusot ra tatukwau Djabul.’

13, 14. (a) Ov, chom ik chilondinau in kukimbijol piur pa mutapu wong wetu usadila mudimu mud kulond kwa muntu? (b) Ov, chom ik chifanyidina kumekesh kudi nany tufanyidina kutesh?

¹³ Maku metu makweting usu pa mutapu tukata kutesh. (2 Pita 3:5) Yehova watutanga nich ukaliweny wamushena wa kwipuk masok mayimp. Ninet kapamp kamwing ni shinshikin piur pa mutapu ukutwisha kutesh mazu kushalijan. Pamwing ap pasutin kal chisu wadingap ni kutongin pa mazu mavud pakach pau. Ukaliweny wa kutesh wa wong wey wakukwasha kushinshikin pa chom chimwing piuteshina kand mazu kushalijan. Pakwez, in kukimbijol amana anch kutesh mazu kushalijan  kapamp kamwing kukat kukasikan anch chifanyidin kutesh kand ni diskur disadilay muntu. Chinech chirumburikin anch piuteshina mazu maad kapamp kamwing, ufanyidin kutond chiufanyidina kushishikin. Kutond kwey kukez kwimedin pa yiusotina kutesh. In Yuda akata kusal rusot ra tatukwau, Djabul, kamuteshap Yesu.

¹⁴ Tutambwil uruu udiokila ku ‘chikumbu cha manangu’ ni ku ‘chikumbu cha usup.’ (Jinsw. 9:1-5, 13-17) Manangu ni usup yidandamedin kudil kud etu, ni yitwinkishin chisu cha kutond manangu ap usup. Ov, kwit ik tukeza kwitiyij? Chakul chinech chimedin piur pa yitukeza kusot kusal. Amikoku a Yesu akat kutesh dizu diend ni amulondwil ndiy. (Yoh. 10:16, 27) Adi ‘in yakin.’ (Yoh. 18:37) “Kijap kwau dizu dia [muntu mwindj].” (Yoh. 10:5) Antu inay itudishina akat kutan katumb.​—Jinsw. 3:13, 16; 8:1, 18.

15. Ov, mutapu ik mar ma Paul madinga “katumb” kudi antu akwau?

¹⁵ Kudandamen kwetu mu kusal rusot ra Yehova kukez kuyikwash antu akwau chakwel atana katumb. Ku chikumangen cha in Efes, Paul wafunda anch: “Nakwilembilany, amboku, kangal waziyany mulong am nimen mar ma kukwambatany en. Yom yiney yawonsu yidi mulong wa katumb kenen.” (Efes 3:13) Ov, mu mutapu ik mar ma Paul mading marumburikin “katumb” kudi in Efes? Kwikal tayad kwa Paul mulong wa kudandamen kuyilej chikalap nchik yoziu kwamekesha kudi in Efes anch yisend yadingau nich mudi in Kristu yading yilimina ni ya usey nakash. Kulik kwa Paul mu mar, kwelap kwambatan nich uruu ulejena anch urund wau ni Yehova, mudimu wau, ni ruchingej rau relap kwikal ra usey? Kujijaman kwa Paul kwatumbisha win Kristu ni kwamekesha anch kwikal mwin kwilej kwitin kwipan.

16. Ov, mar ik mamany Paul ku ul wa Listre?

¹⁶ Tongin bil piur pa usu wa mushiku wa Paul ni kujijaman kwend. Midimu 14:19, 20 ulejen anch: “In Yuda amwing adiokala ku Antiosh wa ku Pisidiy, ni akwau adiokala ku Ikon. Awiy ayikakila antu ku mutambu wau, chad amwas Paul mayal, amukakil pol pa musumb mulong atonga anch wafa kal. Pakwez in kwitiyij chamwombaumu, ndiy walanka, wachirik ku musumb. Chikwacha pamanch, ndiy nend Barnabas aya ku musumb wa Derb.” Tongin bil kushal dichuku dimwing pakad kusal chom ni kusal weny wa akilometre 100, pakad ap motak!

17, 18. (a) Ov, mu mutapu ik Timote walondula mar mamushikena Paul mu Listre? (b) Ov, kujijaman kwa Paul kwikal usu ik piur pa Timote?

¹⁷ Ov, Timote umwing wa “in kwilej” winunga ni ndiy ku kumukwash Paul? Rusangu ra mukand wa midimu rilejen ap patok pakwez chawiy chasadika. Tal yamufundilay Timote mu mukand wend wa  kaad: “Katat ey wijik kal malejan mam, ni yaku yam, ni mwom wam, . . . mar minamana ku Antiosh [kumwopat mu musumb] ni ku Ikon [kupakish ku mudjibwil mayal] ni ku Listre [kumudjibwil mayal]. Pakwez Nsalejetu wankamunina mu mar minam mawonsu.”​—2 Tim. 3:10, 11; Mid. 13:50; 14:5, 19.

¹⁸ Timote “walondwil” yinship yiney ni washinshikina nakash pa kujijaman kwa Paul. Yiney yikala nich usu ukash mu manangu ma Timote. Payay Paul ku Listre, ndiy wamana anch Timote wading mwin Kristu ukweta chilakej chiwamp, “In kwitiyij awonsu a mu Listre ni a mu Ikon ading ni kulond rusangu ruwamp ra Timote.” (Mid. 16:1, 2) Kupwa, Timote wawanyisha yitiyijinau mulong wa kusend yisend yijim.​—Fil. 2:19, 20; 1 Tim. 1:3.

19. Ov, usu ik kujijaman kwetu kukutwish kwikal pad antu akwau?

¹⁹ Kudandamen kwetu mu kusal rusot ra Nzamb kukutwish kwikal nich usu wa chilik chimwing padi antu akwau​—pakampwil pad ansand, avud pakach pau akez kuya kurutu mulong wa kwikal atushalapol akweta usey kudi Nzamb. Ansand in kwilej kakatap kutushinshikin kusu ching etu ni kwilej mikadil yetu ya kulond ni ukaliweny tukweta mu mudimu wa kulejan, chikwau kand kutan ukwash piur pa mutapu tukutwish kurish nich uyimp ukata kushiken mu mwom. Paul ‘witiyidila mar mawonsu’ chawiy lel antu awonsu adandamena kushinshaman ‘chakwel niyau atambula dipandish didia mu Yesu Kristu nich uyaj wa chikupu.’​—2 Tim. 2:10.

20. Ov, mulong wak tufanyidin kudandamen kukimb katumb kadiokila kudi Nzamb?

²⁰ Ov, tufanyidinap komb, kudandamen “kusurab katumb kadiokila kudi ndiy udia Nzamb Umwing kusu”? (Yoh. 5:44; 7:18) Mu mitapu yawonsu! (Tang Rom 2:6, 7.) Yehova upanin “mwom wa chikupu kudi antu akata . . . kusurab katumb.” Chikwau kand, “kudandamen [kwetu] mu kusal yom yiwamp” kukat kuyibachik antu akwau chakwel ashinshamana mulong wa kutambul yiyukish ya chikupu. Chikwau kand, kangal walikidil chom ap chimwing chikukangesha kutan katumb kapaninay Nzamb.