1. (a) Yehova atupeele kiswapilo ki? (b) ‘Kumuswapila Yehova’ kuli na mana ki? (Mona “Mulandu Ulondolwelue.”)

 YEHOVA abapeele kiswapilo kyaweeme saana baalia bonse bamutonene. Leenusie wakaba kupuisia maluele, bulanda ni lufu. (Nfy. 21:3, 4) Wakaba kukwasia bantu “bafuukile,” kabili bamuswapiile eevi bakabe kukita kyalo kyaluke paradiso. (Malum. 37:9-11) Wakaba kulengia kikabe kukitika eevi kila umo weetu akabe kwaluka ni bukibuza bwa bunke kabili bwa nsaansa pamo nakue, bukibuza bukilile kuwaama kupita bolia butuli mukusekelela loonu. Kakiine, keekio kiswapilo kiweeme saana! Inzi, ni biki bili byatukwasia kusininkizia nangue bulayo bwakue Yehova bwakaba kufikiliziiwa? Yehova teezi kutiona bulayo ata kaniini. Pakaako tuli ni nsaambu iweeme ya ‘kumuswapila Yehova.’ * (Malum. 27:14) Tulangiliile evio kupitila kumupembelela Leeza weetu kwa nsaansa, eevi afikilizie bulayo bwakue.​—Is. 55:10, 11.

2. Ni biki kyaakitile kale Yehova?

² Yehova waalangiliile kale nangue kakiine ali wafikilizia bulayo bwakue. Mona mufuano umo ukata. Mu kitabu kya Nfyulo, Yehova waalaile nangue mu nsiku yeetu, wakakolonghania bantu kufuma mu ntundu yonse, mu mikowa yonse, ni mu ndimi yonse ni kubakwatania mu lupupo luswetele. Leenu, keekio kikundi kiibeleele kimanikile kuya kyali “libumba likata.” (Nfy. 7:9, 10, NWT) Leelio libumba, liundilue na balalume, banakazi ni banike bali ni rangi ya mpapa ipusene-puseene, ndimi ipusene-puseene, ni aali ipusene-puseene ya buikazi. Anzia evio, bebio  bikundi biundile lupua lumo luli ni mutende. (Malum. 133:1; Yoan. 10:16) Kabili, bantu ba mu libumba leelio, bali basimikila kwa mute. Bali basaangua baiteaniizie lyonse kubuilako muntu onse ali kutona kutuilizia palua kiswapilo kya kwikala pa kyalo kiweeme saana. (Mat. 28:19, 20; Nfy. 14:6, 7; 22:17) Kine ni weewe uli pakati ka bantu ba mu libumba likata, kakiine kiswapilo kya bintu biweeme saana byakaba kuleetua, ni kya mana saana kuli weewe.

3. Sataana ali ni mupaango ki?

³ Kibanda tatonene weewe uye wali ni kiswapilo palua musita uli waiza. Atonene kukulengia uzumine nangue Yehova teezi kukwemena, kabili nangue Weene takaba kufikilizia bulayo bwakue. Kine Sataana waviinda kwinoona kiswapilo kyetu, keekio kili kulengia tulekele kulangilila mibeele ya kusipa, kabili paange kunti twalekela kumubombela Yehova. Nga vituli kumona, Kibanda waaeziizie kumulengia Yobu azeezie kiswapilo kyakue ni kwezia kumulengia alekele kumubombela Yehova.

4. Tuli kulondoluela ki mu leeli lyasi? (Yobu 1:9-12)

⁴ Mu leeli lyasi, tuli kumona Sataana vyaaeziizie kumutiinta Yobu eevi alekele kuya wali wa kisinka kuli Yehova. (Soma Yobu 1:9-12.) Kukila pakaako, tuli kulondoluela bintu bituli kuviinda kusambilila kupitila mufuano wakue Yobu, kabili juu ya ki tupalile kulanguluka nangue Leeza atutonene kabili nangue wakaba kufikilizia bulayo Bwakue.

5-6. Ni maavia ki aapatile Yobu mu musita uniini?

⁵ Yobu abanga wali ni buikazi bwaweeme saana. Abanga wali ni bukibuza bwa peepi pamo ni Yehova. Abanga wali ni lupua lukata, lwakwateene, kabili waali wanoonkele saana. (Yob. 1:1-5) Inzi, mu busiku bumosie, waazeeziizie, tulandesie kila kintu. Kya kuanza, waazeeziizie banama bakue. (Yob. 1:13-17) Kisia, baana bakue bonse batonua baafuile. Tontonkanianke kaniini palua azo maavia akata a kutiinia. Baviazi bali baaluka ni bulanda saana kine muana wabo umo wafua. Ale tontonkania ba Yobu ni mukazi wakue vibaapumikile, vibaalukile ni bulanda ni kupuilua musita ubaamanine nangue baana babo bonse likumi bafuanga. Yobu waali ni nsaambu ya kuzabula maubo, kulila ni kwipooza pansi!​—Yob. 1:18-20.

⁶ Kisia, Sataana waamuleeteele Yobu buluele bwaviizie saana kabili bwa kumuzyelekania. (Yob. 2:6-8; 7:5) Ntaanzi ya paapo, Yobu abanga wakindikilue saana na bantu. Bantu baali baya kumuloomba masoke. (Yob. 31:18) Inzi loolo, te baali bamupalama kabili. Waapoozelue na lupua lwakue, babibuza bakue ba peepi, ni babombi bakue ba mu nsesi yakue muine!​—Yob. 19:13, 14, 16.

7. (a) Yobu waali wazumiine nangue ni kiki kilengiizie masaanzo akue, inzi waakeene kukita ki? (b) Mukristu kunti wasaakaana siani ni meezio apaleene ni bintu bilangiliilue ku foto?

⁷ Sataana waali watonene Yobu azumine nangue waakisaanzua paantu Yehova amufipiilue. Kwa mufuano, Sataana waaleetele mwela ukata waaizile kutiona nsesi ibanga yalimo baana bonse likumi bakue Yobu, baali basekelela kyakulia bali pamo. (Yob. 1:18, 19) Kabili, waalengiizie mulilo upone kufuma ku muulu ni kuiza kuzizia libumba lya banama bakue, pamo ni babombi babanga basuunga babo banama. (Yob. 1:16) Paantu ozo mwela pamo ni mulilo byaafumine ku muulu, keekio kyaalengiizie Yobu atontonkanie nangue byafuma kuli Yehova. Keekio, kyaalengiizie Yobu azumine nangue waakikita ni kintu kya kumulengia Yehova afiitue. Anzia evio, Yobu taamutukile Baba wakue wa ku muulu. Yobu waainikile nangue waapatile bintu bingi byaweeme kufuma kuli Yehova mu miaka ingi. Pakaako,  waatontonkaniizie nangue kine waaitabiile kupata bintu biweeme, apalile kwitabila ni bintu bibiipile. Pakaako, waalandile eevi: “Kansi, liina lyakue Yehova litwalilile kutasiiwa.” (Yob. 1:20, 21; 2:10) Anzia kine Yobu waazeeziizie bunoonsi bwakue, baana bakue, ni bukose bwakue kwinooneka, waatwaliliile kuya wali wa kisinka kuli Yehova. Inzi, Sataana taapeleelesie paapo.

8. Zimbula nzila inge yaabombiizie Sataana kuli Yobu.

⁸ Kisia paapo, Sataana waabombiizie babibuza batatu ba bufi bakue Yobu eevi kumulengia emone nangue weene te wa mana. Babo balalume baalandile nangue Yobu waapatile masaanzo paantu waakitile bintu bingi bibiipile. (Yob. 22:5-9) Baaeziizie kumulengia azumine nangue anzia kine waakitile bintu bingi biweeme Yehova taapoozeleko maano. (Yob. 4:18; 22:2, 3; 25:4) Kabili baali baezia kumulengia Yobu atontonkanie nangue Leeza tamutonene, takaba kumwemena, kabili nangue kumubombela weene te kwa mana. Milandu yabo ibanga yakebele kumulengia Yobu eyunvue nangue tekuli kiswapilo palua aali yakue.

9. Ni kiki kyaamukwasiizie Yobu kusiala wasipile kabili walumine?

⁹ Ezia kutontonkania aali yakue Yobu. Yobu ekeele pa mito wakisilue saana. (Yob. 2:8) Babibuza bakue batwalilila kulanda nangue Yobu te muntu aweeme, kabili nangue kila kintu kyaakitile te kya mana. Meezio akue amutitikila nga libue lifinine, ni kooku wali ni bulanda bukata mu mutima bwa kuzeezia baana bakue. Ku ntendeko, Yobu wasialasie tondolo. (Yob. 2:13–3:1) Kine babibuza bakue Yobu batontonkania nangue Yobu ali kumusia Yehova paantu wasiala wataleele, baibeepa. Kisia walanda eevi palua kintu kimo: “Mpaka kufua kwane, neene nsikaba kulekela bukisinka bwane!” Paange Yobu walanda ezio milandu wabuusiizie mutue ni kooku wabakentele babibuza bakue ba bufi. (Yob. 27:5) Ni kiki kyaamukwasiizie Yobu kusiala wasipile  kabilli walumine anzia maavia akue onse? Atasie musita lwaali watiokele saana mutima, taalekeele ata kaniini kuswapila nangue Leeza wakue wantono wakaba kumukwasia mu maavia akue. Waali wamanine nangue anzia kine wafua, Yehova wakaba kumutuntumuna.​—Yob. 14:13-15.

10. Mpunda palwakue Yobu yatusambilizia ki?

¹⁰ Mpunda palwakue Yobu, yatusambilizia nangue Sataana taviinda kutupatikizia tumusie Yehova, kabili yatusambilizia nangue Yehova amanine aali yonse. Kabili, mufuano wakue Yobu kunti watusambilizia masomo ange a mana. Mona masomo ange atuli kuviinda kusambilila kupitila mufuano wakue Yobu.

11. Kine twatwalilila kumuswapila Yehova, tuli kuya twasininkiziizie ki? (Yakobo 4:7)

¹¹ Yobu waalangiliile nangue kine twatwalilila kumuswapila Yehova, kunti twaviinda kusipikizia kila buezio ni kumupinga Sataana. Keekio kunti kyalengia kwaluke ki? Maleembo ali atusininkiziizia nangue Kibanda wakaba kutubutuka.​—Soma Yakobo 4:7.

12. Kiswapilo kya kutuntumunua kyaamukoseleziizie siani Yobu?

¹² Tupalile kuya twali ni kiketekelo kikata palua kiswapilo kya kutuntumunua. Nga vitwakimona mu lyasi lyakipita, lingi Sataana ali wabombia muenzo wa kufua eevi kwezia kutulengia tulekele kuya twali ba kisinka kuli Yehova. Palwakue Yobu, Sataana waalandile nangue Yobu ali kukita kintu kyonse, atasie kulekela kumubombela Yehova, eevi asuunge bukose bwakue. Sataana waabeepele. Atasie musita Yobu lwaali wasyamwene nangue kwasiala afue, waatwaliliile kusiala wali wa kisinka kuli Yehova. Kuketekela buwaame bwakue Yehova ni kuswapila saana nangue Yehova wakaba kufikiila kuwaamia bintu, kwaamukwasiizie kusipikizia. Yobu abanga waketekeele nangue kine Yehova tamukwasiizie wakikosele, Weene wakaba kumutuntumuna musita uli waiza. Yobu abanga wamwene kiswapilo kya kutuntumunua kuya kyali kya kisinka. Kine ni fwefue tumwene kiswapilo keekio kuya kyali kya kisinka, muenzo wa kufua teuviinda kutulengia tulekele kumubombela Yehova.

13. Juu ya ki tupalile kupooza saana maano ku nzila ya bukengezi yaabombiizie Sataana kuli Yobu?

¹³ Tupalile kupooza saana maano ku nzila ya bukengezi yaabombiizie Sataana kuli Yobu, paantu Sataana ali mukubombia enka ezio nzila ni kuli fwefue loonu. Mona masitaaka aalandile Saatana: “Muntu [apana Yobu sie] wakaba kufumia kyonse kyali nakio eevi apususie bukose bwakue.” (Yob. 2:4, 5) Mu ezio milandu Sataana waalangilile nangue fwefue te tumutonene Yehova Leeza mu kisinka, kabili kunti twamusia Weene juu ya kusuunga bukose bwetu. Kukila pakaako, Sataana waalangiliile nangue Leeza tatutonene, kabili Weene teezi kupoozako maano musita utuli twaikwinda eevi kumusaansamusia Weene. Paantu tumanine bintu bikebele kukita Sataana, tetuviinda kuzumina bufi bwakue.

14. Maavia kunti atukwasia siani? Leeta mufuano.

¹⁴ Tupalile kumona nsita ituli mu maavia kuya yali fuasi ya kusambilila palwetu fwe beene. Maavia aapatile Yobu, aamukwasiizie enike butope bwakue ni kubuwaamia. Kwa mufuano, weene waainikile nangue waali wapalile kusambilila kulangilila saana mibeele ya kwikeefia. (Yob. 42:3) Ni fwefue, kunti twasambilila bintu bingi palwetu musita utuli mu maavia. Lupua umo ali wakuutua Nikolay, * olia waapoozelue mu buloko anzia kine abanga wali ni maluele akolele, walanda eevi: “Nsita inaapisiizie mu buloko, yaankwasiizie kwinika mibeele inaali napalile kuwaamia.” Kine twainika butope bwetu, kunti twaikwinda kubombelapo.

15. Naani utupalile kutuilizia, kabili juu ya ki?

 ¹⁵ Tupalile kumutuilizia Yehova kuliko kutuilizia baluani betu. Yobu waapoozeleko saana maano musita Yehova lwaamulanziizie. Leeza waatontonkaniizie pamo nakue mu bulanzi bupaleene ni bobu: ‘Eba, wamona buviinde bwane bwa kubumba? Manine kila kintu kyaakikitika kuli weewe. Eba, uli mukutontonkania nangue nsiviinda kukwemena?’ Yobu waasukile waikefiizie, kabili waalangiliile kutasia buwaame bwakue Yehova. Waalandile eevi: “Matui ane akyunvua mpunda pa lobe, inzi loonu, nakumona na menso ane.” (Yob. 42:5) Musita Yobu lwaalandile ezio milandu kipalile abanga wakikeelesie mu mito, ni mubili wakue waizuzi bipute, kabili wakilisie mu bulanda bwa baana bakue baafuile. Anzia evio, Yehova waamusininkiziizie Yobu nangue amutonene, kabili nangue Weene amwitabiile.​—Yob. 42:7, 8.

16. Nga vilandile lileembo lya Isaya 49:15, 16, tupalile kulanguluka ki musita utuli twasaakaana ni maavia?

¹⁶ Ni fwefue loonu, bantu kunti batutuka ni kutukitila bintu bya kulangilila nangue te tuli ba mana. Kunti baezia kwinoona lulumbi lwetu, ao lulumbi palua kuteania kwetu, ni “kubeepelua pa mulandu” weetu. (Mat. 5:11) Mpunda palwakue Yobu, yatusambilizia nangue Yehova asininkiziizie nangue twakaba kusiala twali ba kisinka kuli weene kine twasaakaana ni meezio. Yehova atutonene, kabili takaba kubasia ata kaniini baalia bamuswapiile. (Soma Isaya 49:15, 16.) Te kupooza maano ku mpunda yonse ya bufi ili yalandua na baluani bakue Leeza! Lupua lwakue James, ali waikala mu kyalo kya Uturuki, lwaasaakeene ni maavia akolele. Lupua James walanda eevi: “Twaainikile nangue kutuilizia bufi buli bwalandua palua bantu bakue Leeza, kunti kwatutiona mutima. Pakaako,  twaapoozele maano etu ku kiswapilo kya Bukolo, kabili twaatwaliliile kuya twali ni mute mu miilo yakue Yehova. Keekio, kyaalengiizie tusuunge nsaansa yeetu.” Nga Yobu, fwefue tuli twamutuilizia Yehova! Bufi bwa baluani betu tebuizi kwinoona kiswapilo kyetu.

17. Weewe pa lobe, wasambilila ki kupitila mufuano wa balalume ni banakazi ba kisinka bazimbuilue mu Baebrania katue ka 11?

¹⁷ Kuli mifuano ingi ya babombi bakue Leeza baalangiliile mibeele ya kusipa, kabili baasiele bali ni maka nga Yobu musita ubasaakeene ni meezio. Mu mukanda waaleembele Paulo ku Baebrania, waazimbuilemo babombi bengi. Waabakuutile nangue ‘libumba likata lya bakasininkizia.’ (Baeb. 12:1) Babo bonse baasaakeene ni maavia akolele; inzi baasiele bali ba kisinka kuli Yehova mu buikazi bwabo. (Baeb. 11:36-40) Eba, kusipikizia kwabo ni miilo yabo ya mute byaaile mwa mpuni? Bila ata kaniini! Anzia kine te baamwene ata kaniini mu buikazi bwabo bulayo bonse bwakue Leeza bwafikiliziiwa, baatwaliliile kumuswapila Yehova. Kabili, paantu baali basininkiziizie nangue betabiilue na Yehova, babanga basininkiziizie nangue bakamona bulayo bwakue Yehova bwafikiliziiwa. (Baeb. 11:4, 5) Mufuano wabo, kunti wakosia bupinguzi bwetu bwa kutwalilila kumuswapila Yehova.

18. Weewe pa lobe, wapingula kukita ki? (Baebrania 11:6)

¹⁸ Loonu, twikeele mu kyalo kili mukuya kyakila kubiipa. (2 Tim. 3:13) Sataana tanalekele kwezia bantu bakue Leeza. Bila kupooza maano ku maavia ali ku ntaanzi yeetu, tupingule kumubombela Yehova kwa mute, twasininkiziizie nangue “tumuketekeele Leeza mukose.” (1 Tim. 4:10) Languluka bintu byaakitiilue Yobu ku mpeleezio na Leeza. Bebio bintu, bilangiliile nangue “Mulopue ali ni nkumbu ni buwaame.” (Yak. 5:11) Kansi ni fwefue, tutwalilile kuya twali ba kisinka kuli Yehova, twasininkiziizie nangue weene wakaba kulambula “baalia bali bamukeba.”​—Soma Baebrania 11:6.