Napamina mu Los Angeles, mu Californie, mwi gand ya États-Unis, mu mikal kushalijan yading yijikena mulong wa ampopol ni mwalandishangau ma drog. Anvajam ading ni an musamban ni am nading wa kaad.

Maku watupamishina mu egliz wa evanjelist. Pakwez pinikala nsand, nasambisha kwikal ni mashakamin ma rubabek. Diarubing nawangang mu koral wa ku egliz. Pakwez machuku makwau nading kwam ching mu misambu, kuna ma drog, ni kusal masandj.

Nalabangap ni kujiman ni nading mwin chisum. Nasadinang chom chin chawonsu mulong wa kumupandakan muntu nibulijadina nend. Yom nilejang ku egliz yankwashap. Nalondang anch: “Kufundakesh kud kwa Nsalejetu—am nid chom chisadidinay!” Pinading ku shikol ya piur kwinsudiel kwa mivu ya 1960, nasangera chisak cha Black Panthers, chisak chimwing cha politik charishinang nakash mbil ja antu. Nibomba ni chisak cha ansand a shikol arishinang mbil ja antu. Yisu yivud twendanganang mu ma balibal mulong wa kulondin mbil jetu, ni shikol ayifungang yisu yivud mulong wa yom yiney.

Kwendangan mu ma balibal kwapwishap chisum nading nich. Chawiy nasambisha kusal yom yiyimp nakash mulong wa rukis. Chilakej, yisu yimwing am ni arund nam twatalang mafilm mamekeshina mar mamanau aswik in Afrik mu États-Unis. Pitwovang nayimp nakash mulong wa kuburen kutentam kwinoku, twayifusang yibul ansand ayindel ading mu sine. Kupwa twayangang mu mikal mudia ayindel mulong wa kuyibul antu akwau.

Pinawanyisha mivu piswimp 20, am ni anamakwam asatu twikala kamu ampopol nakash. Yisu yivud twarishang nau ampurish. Mwancham umwing wading mu chisak cha ampopol ading ijikena nakash, niyam nabombakana nau. Mwom wam wading udandamedin kuyip nakash.

Murund nam umwing wading ni anvajend adinga Atuman a Yehova. Antazuka kukumangan ku yikumangan yau, ni nitiya. Kapamp kamwing, namana kamu anch Atuman ading ashalijadin ni maegliz makwau. Awonsu ading ni ma Bibil mau ni amasadinang pa chisu cha yikumangan. Ap ansand asalang niyau yikunku ku yikumangan! Nashimoka nakash panatesha anch Nzamb ukweting dijin, Yehova, ni kutesh akat kudisadin. (Kuseng 83:18, NWT) Mu chikumangen mwading antu a jingand kushalijan, pakwez chading chimeken kamu anch kwadingap kasolikany.

Kwinsambishin, nakatap kwilej Bibil nau Atuman, pakwez nakatang kwam kuya ku yikumangan yau. Uchuku umwing pinading ku yikumangan ya Atuman, arund nam aya ku konser. Kwinikwa, amubula nsand umwing pifil mulong walika kuyinkish koch wend wa chikit. Chikwacha, asambisha kwibaz mulong amujipa nsand. Payirumburishau kamekeshap kwau anch yom yasalau yading yiyimp nakash. Avud pakach pau ayiteka rawonsu mu rukan. Mu win yakin, nasangara nakash mulong nadingap nau uchuku winiwa. Nakwata mupak wa kuswimp mwom wam ni kusambish kwilej Bibil.

Mulong nading ni yitongijok ya kasolikany nakash, yom namana pakach pa Atuman yanshimokisha. Chilakej, Kaman udia chindel wading ukimbina kuya mu weny, wayisha anend kwa Kaman udia muntu mujal kuyilam. Chikwau kand, dijuku dia Atuman adia ayindel diamusenda nsand umwing mujal kushakam nend kwol kwau. Nikala kamu nich kashinsh anch Atuman a Yehova aziyidin mazu ma Yesu madia mu Yohan 13:35, ulondina anch: “Anch niyen wakatijanany mwamu, chawiy antu awonsu akez kijik anch, en udiany in kwilejam.” Namana kamu anch nikal kal ni akadivar ni anambaz akin.

Kusutil dilejan dia Bibil, nasambisha kujingunin anch nifanyidin kuswimp yitongijok yam. Nafanyina kuswimp manangu mam mulong wa kwikal mu chisambu nau antu ni namana anch mawiy mashakamin mawamp nakash. (Rom 12:2) Pakemp pakemp, nasambisha kuswimp. Mwi Ngond wa 1, 1974, ambatisha ni nikala Kaman wa Yehova.

Pakwez ap kupwa kwa kwimbatish, nadandamena kusal usu wa kuswimp. Chilakej, dichuku dimwing pinading nilejena ku chikumbu ni chikumbu, namukadabisha mau mwij umwing wiya radio wa mu motak wam. Pinafila kumukwat, wadjubula radio pansh, ni wachina. Pinayilejamu antu akwau mutapu natambula radio wam, mukurump umwing wangipula anch: “Stephen, yom ik wafanyinang kumusal anch wamukwatang?” Chipul chinech chantongisha nakash ni chambachika kudandamen kusal usu wa kwikal mwin chisambu.

Mwi Ngond wa 10, 1974, nasambisha mudimu wa chisu chawonsu, nasutishang asaa 100 ngond ni ngond mulong wa kuyifundish antu akwau Bibil. Kupwa nikala ni musangar wa kusal mud nkwash ku biro mujim wa pa mangand mawonsu wa Atuman a Yehova mu Brooklyn, mu New York. Mu muvu wa 1978, nachirika mu Los Angeles mulong wa kumulam maku wading uyedina. Kupwa kwa mivu yaad, namwata mukajam mukatish, Aarhonda. Wankwasha nakash chisu twading tumulamina maku djat ni pafilay maku. Mu kusut kwa chisu, am ni Aarhonda twaya ku Shikol ya Galad, kupwa atutuma mu Panama, mutudandamedina kusal mud amishoner.

Kudiosh kwambatishinau, kud yom yivud yanshikenang yafanyina kwimbachik kusal nich chisum. Pakwez nileja kuyipuk antu akata kwinsarumun ap kudutish yom yiney mu mitapu yikwau. Antu avud, kuwejaku ni mukajam anjikitisha mulong wa mutapu napwishang milong yiney. Amwinam win nashimoka! Pakwez nikutwishap kwibaz bwat. Nikwet kashinsh anch naswimpa mwom wam mulong wa usu ukwetay Bibil wa kumukarumun muntu.​—Hebereu 4:12.

Bibil wanletidin kal musangar mu mwom ni wafundishin kal kwikal mwin chisambu. Nikubulanangap kand; pakwez, nikat kuyikwash chad antu kuyerik mu spiritu. Nileja kand Bibil ni muntu umwing wading mukankuny nam ku shikol! Kupwa kwa kumubatish, twashakama nend pamwing mu chisu kanang. Kushik ni nlel, tud arund awamp. Nlel unou, am ni mukajam twayikwashin kal antu 80 ni kusut kwikal Atuman a Yehova kusutil kwilej nau Bibil.

Nimujikitishin Yehova nakash mulong wanginkisha mwom wa musangar ni dijuku dia akadivar nau anambaz akin.