1. Ino ndusyomo nzi ndwajisi Paulo abeenzinyina, alimwi nkaambo nzi?

 BWATO ibulembedwe kuti “Bana Basankwa ba Zusi,” kweelede kuti mbwato bupati ibunyamuna maila, buzwa kunsumbu ya Melita iili mu Mediterranean kuya ku Italy. Muumwaka wakuma 59 C.E. Mubwato oobu kuli mwaapostolo Paulo imwaange uuli mukusindikilwa, antoomwe a Banakristonyina nkokuti Luka a Arisitarko. (Mil. 27:2) Ikwiindana abantu bamwi ibakali mubwato, ibakambausi aaba kunyina nobalomba lukwabililo kubana basankwa baleza waba Giriki Zusi, nkokuti bana bamaanga ba Castor a Pollux. (Mil. 28:11) Muciindi caboobo, Paulo abeenzinyina babelekela Jehova, ooyo iwakayubununa kuti Paulo uyoopa bumboni kujatikizya kasimpe mu Roma alimwi akwiima kumbele lya Kaisara.—Mil. 23:11; 27:24.

2, 3. Ino bwato mbwatantide Paulo bwatozya kuli, alimwi ino nguni wali kumugwasya Paulo kuzwa kumatalikilo aalweendo lwakwe?

² Nokwainda mazuba otatwe kuzwa nobakasika kucito ca Surakusa, munzi weebeka kapati wamu Sicilia iwakali aampuwo mbubwenya mbuli Atene a Roma, bwato bwagama ku Regiyo, Italy nkoili kumusanza. Mpoonya kwiinda mukugwasyigwa amuwo uuzwa kumusanza, bwato oobu bweenda musinzo uulampa makkilomita aali 320 kutozya kucito ca Italy ca Putiyolo (afwaafwi abusena mazuba aano bwiitwa kuti Naples) cakufwambaana kapati kwiinda lyoonse, akusika mubuzuba bwabili.—Mil. 28:12, 13.

³ Lino Paulo uli kumamanino aalweendo lwakwe kuya ku Roma, ooko nkwaya kwiima kumbele lya Mwami Nero. Kuzwa kumatalikilo kusikila kumamanino, “Leza siluumbulizyo loonse” wali aanguwe. (2Kor. 1:3) Kweelana ambotutiibone, lugwasyo oolu kunyina nolwamana; alimwi awalo Paulo kunyina naacileka kuba musungu kali misyinali.

4, 5. (a) Ino Paulo abeenzinyina bakasamausyigwa buti ku Putiyolo, alimwi nkaambo nzi Paulo ncaakapegwa lwaanguluko lunji boobo? (b) Noliba leelyo nobali muntolongo, mbuti Banakristo mbobakonzya kugwasyigwa akaambo kabukkale bwabo bubotu?

⁴ Ku Putiyolo, Paulo abeenzinyina ‘bakajana bakwesu alimwi bakabakombelezya kuti bakkale ambabo kwamazuba aali ciloba.’ (Mil. 28:14) Eelo kaka eeci ncikozyanyo cibotu cakusamausya kwa Bunakristo! Tacidoonekwi buya kuti bakwesu aabo ibasamausya kweelede kuti bakagwasyigwa kapati kukukulwaizyigwa  kwakumuuya nkobakatambula kuli Paulo abeenzinyina. Pele ino nkaambo nzi mwaange iwakali kugatelwa ncaakali kupegwa lwaanguluko lunji boobo? Ambweni akaambo kakuti mwaapostolo ooyu wakalilemeka munzila iyakapa kuti balindizi bana Roma bamusyome kapati.

⁵ Mbubwenya buyo amazuba aano, babelesi ba Jehova, nobali muntolongo alimwi amuzilabba zyakupenzyezya, kanji-kanji balapegwa lwaanguluko lwaalubazu alimwi azyoolwe zimwi akaambo kabukkale bwabo bwa Bunakristo. Mucikozyanyo, mwaalumi umwi ku Romania iwakali kupika ntolongo myaka iili 75 akaambo kakubba wakatalika kwiiya Jwi lya Leza alimwi bube bwakwe bwakacinca kapati. Aboobo balindizi bantolongo bakatalika kumutuma kuunka mudolopo, kakunyina sikumusindikila, kuti akaule zintu zimwi zyakubelesya muntolongo. Pele cipati kwiinda zyoonse, bukkale bwesu bubotu bulamulemeka Jehova.—1 Pet. 2:12.

6, 7. Mbuti bakwesu baku Roma mbobakatondezya luyando lupati?

⁶ Kuzwa ku Putiyolo, Paulo abeenzinyina kweelede kuti bakeenda makkilomita aasika ku 50 kuya ku Capua kubelesya Nzila yaku Apiyo, iyakali kutozya ku Roma. Kaiyalidwe mabwe mapati aapapalete, nzila eeyi ilaampuwo kapati yakali kugwasya kwiibona kabotu minzi yamu Italy alimwi a Lwizi lwa Mediterranean, kwaambisya mumasena aamwi aali mumbali aanzila. Kunze lyaboobo, kwiinda mukubelesya nzila eeyi basilweendo bakali kukonzya kwiinda mubusena bwiitwa kuti Pontine Marshes, busena bwabutinti ibwakali makkilomita aali 60 kuzwa ku Roma alimwi abusena bwa Musika wa Apiyo. Luka wakalemba kuti ciindi bakwesu mu Roma ‘nobakamvwa kuti bakali munzila,’ ibamwi bakaunka kubacinga mane bakasika ku Musika, kakuli bamwi bakabalindilila ku Maanda Aabeenzu Otatwe, busena bwakupumunina ibwakali makkilomita aasika ku 50 kuzwa ku Roma. Eelo kaka bakatondezya luyando lupati!—Mil. 28:15.

⁷ Musika wa Apiyo tiibwakali busena nkwaakali kukonzya kulyookezya kabotu silweendo uukatede kapati. Sikweema alimwi  mulembi muna Roma wazina lya Horace wakapandulula Musika ooyu kuti “wakazwide basikweenzya mato alimwi abasikulanganya beenzu ibali aacisapi.” Wakalemba kuti “maanzi akali mabyaabi kapati.” Alimwi mane buya wakakaka kulya ooko. Nokuba kuti zintu tiizyakali kabotu, kabunga kabakwesu ibakazwa ku Roma calukkomano bakamulindila Paulo abeenzinyina kutegwa babasindikile kabotu-kabotu mulweendo lwabo lwamamanino.

8. Nkaambo nzi Paulo ncaakamulumba Leza “mbwaakababonena buyo” bakwesu?

⁸ Cibalo caamba kuti: “Mbwaakababonena buyo, Paulo wakalumba Leza akuyumizyigwa.” (Mil. 28:15) Inzya, mbwaakababonena buyo bakwesu bayandwa aaba, wakayumizyigwa akuumbulizyigwa kayi bamwi akati kabo kweelede kuti wakalibazyi cacigaminina. Nkaambo nzi Paulo ncaakamulumba Leza? Wakalizyi kuti luyando lwakulyaaba ncibeela camucelo wamuuya. (Gal. 5:22) Ncimwi buyo amazuba aano, muuya uusalala ulabakulwaizya Banakristo kulyaaba kugwasya bamwi alimwi akuumbulizya baabo ibabulide.—1 Tes. 5:11, 14.

9. Mbuti mbotukonzya kutondezya muuya uukozyenye ayooyo ngobakatondezya bakwesu ibakaswaangana a Paulo?

⁹ Mucikozyanyo, muuya uusalala ukulwaizya bakwesu abacizyi ibabikkila maano kusamausya balangizi bamabazu, bamisyinali ibaswaya, alimwi ababelesi bamwi ibali mumulimo waciindi coonse, bunji bwabo ibakaliimya zintu zinji kapati kutegwa babelekele Jehova cakumaninina. Amulibuzye kuti: ‘Sena kuli azimbi nzyondikonzya kucita kugwasyilizya kuswaya kwamulangizi wabbazu, ambweni kumusamausya walo alimwi amukaintu wakwe ikuti kakwete? Sena inga ndabikka bubambe bwakubeleka ambabo mumulimo wamumuunda?’ Kwiinda mukucita boobo, tulakonzya kujana zilongezyo zinji. Mucikozyanyo, amweezyeezye mbobakakkomana bakwesu bana Roma ciindi nobakali kuswiilila Paulo abeenzinyina nobakali kwaamba zyakuluula zinji ziyumya lusyomo.—Mil. 15:3, 4.

10. Ino bukkale bwa Paulo mu Roma bwakali buti, alimwi ncinzi mwaapostolo ncaakacita mbwaakasikila buyo?

¹⁰ Ciindi nkamu yabasilweendo noyakasika mu Roma, “Paulo wakazumizyigwa kukkala alikke kalindililwa asikalumamba.” (Mil. 28:16) Kutegwa batatiji aabo ibakaangilidwe muŋanda, kanji-kanji nketani yabo yakali kwaangililwa kumulindizi wantolongo. Nokuba boobo, Paulo wakali mukambausi wa Bwami, alimwi nketani kunyina noyakali kukonzya kumulesya kukambauka. Aboobo nokwakainda buyo mazuba otatwe aakupumuna kulweendo lwakwe, wakaita baalumi balemekwa akati kaba Juda mu Roma kutegwa alipandulule kulimbabo alimwi akupa bumboni.

11, 12. Mbuti Paulo mbwaakasolekesya kupa kuti kutabi lusalululo ciindi naakali kubandika aba Judanyina?

¹¹ Paulo wakati: “Nobaalumi, bakwesu, nokuba kuti kunyina ncindakabisya kubantu nokuba kuzilengwa zyabamatata, ndakaangwa ku Jerusalemu akwaabwa kandili mwaange mumaanza aabana Roma. Alimwi nobakavwuntauzya, bakali kuyanda kundaangununa mbwaanga kwakanyina kaambo ikakali kukonzya kundipa kujaigwa nkobakajana mulindime. Pele ba Juda nobakakaka kuti ndaangununwe, ndakabona kuti kunyina cimbi ncondikonzya kucita ccita buyo kutola mulandu wangu  kuli Kaisara, pele ikutali akaambo kakuti kuli mulandu ngondakali kuyanda kupa cisi cokwesu.”—Mil. 28:17-19.

¹² Kwiinda mukwiita baswiilizi bakwe ba Juda kuti “bakwesu,” Paulo wakasolekesya kujana kaambo nkobakali kuzuminana alimwi akupa kuti kutabi lusalululo luli loonse. (1 Kor. 9:20) Kuyungizya waawo, wakacisalazya kuti ncaakaunkila kooko takuli kuti kuli mulandu ngwaakali kuyanda kupa ba Judanyina, pele wakali kuyanda buyo kutola mulandu kuli Kaisara. Pele ba Juda bakooko kunyina ncobakazyi kuti Paulo wakalomba kuti mulandu utolwe kuli Kaisara. (Mil. 28:21) Ino nkaambo nzi ba Juda ibakali mu Judaya ncobatakabazyibya makani aaya ba Juda baku Roma? Bbuku limwi ilyaamba zyamu Bbaibbele lyaamba kuti: “Kulibonya kuti bwato mwaakatantide Paulo bweelede kuti bwakali akati kamato aakusaanguna kusika ku Italy nowakainda mupeyo, aboobo baiminizi babeendelezi ba Juda nobatakacikonzya kusika naa kulemba buya lugwalo kujatikizya kaambo aaka.”

13, 14. Mbuti Paulo mbwaakaatalisya makani aa Bwami alimwi mbuti mbotukonzya kwiiya cikozyanyo cakwe?

¹³ Lino Paulo wakatalisya makani aa Bwami kwiinda mukwaamba kaambo aako cakutadooneka ikakali kuyoopa beenzu bakwe ba Juda kuba aluyandisisyo. Wakati: “Aboobo akaambo kamakani aaya ndakalomba kuti ndibonane akwaambaula andinywe, nkaambo ndaangidwe nketani eeyi akaambo kabulangizi mbobajisi ba Israyeli.” (Mil. 28:20) Mubwini bulangizi oobo bwakayeeme aali Mesiya a Bwami bwakwe, kweelana amboyakali kukambauka mbungano ya Bunakristo. Mpoonya baalu ba Juda bakati: “Twabona kuti cileelede kuti tumvwe mboyeeya, nkaambo kwaamba masimpe tulizyi kuti kumasena oonse, boonse baamba zintu zibyaabi kujatikizya nkamu yabukombi eeyi.”—Mil. 28:22.

 ¹⁴ Ciindi notwaba acoolwe cakukambauka makani mabotu, tulakonzya kumwiiya Paulo kwiinda mukwaamba twaambo tupa kukkala ansi kuyeeya naa mibuzyo iipa kuti mbotubandika limwi babe aaluyandisisyo. Nzila zibotu zigwasya zilajanika mumabbuku mbuli Reasoning From the Scriptures, Amugwasyigwe Alwiiyo Lujanwa mu Cikolo Camulimo Weendelezyegwa a Leza alimwi abroshuwa yakuti Amusungwaale Kubala Alimwi Akuyiisya. Sena mulaabelesya kabotu mabbuku aaya aagwasya kwiiya Bbaibbele?

15. Ino ntwaambo nzi tone itulibonya kapati kujatikizya bumboni bwa Paulo?

¹⁵ Mubuzuba bwakasalwa, ba Juda bakubusena ooko “banji bakaboola” kubusena Paulo nkwaakali kukkala. Paulo wakabapandulwida “kuzwa mafwumofwumo kusikila kumangolezya . . . kwiinda mukupa bumboni cakulomya kujatikizya Bwami bwa Leza, kutegwa abakwelelezye amakani aajatikizya Jesu aali mu Mulawo wa Musa alimwi amu Basinsimi.” (Mil. 28:23) Kuli twaambo tone ntotukonzya kubona kujatikizya bumboni bwa Paulo. Kakusaanguna, wakabikkila maano ku Bwami bwa Leza. Kabili, wakasolekesya kubasika amoyo baswiilizi bakwe ‘kwiinda mukupa bumboni kutegwa abakwelelezye.’ Katatu, wakabapandulwida Magwalo. Kane, wakatondezya muuya wakulyaaba kwiinda mukupa bumboni “kuzwa mafwumofwumo kusikila kumangolezya.” Eelo kaka Paulo ncikozyanyo cibotu kulindiswe! Ino ncinzi cakazwa mpawo? ‘Bamwi bakatalika kusyoma,’ pele bamwi tiibakacita oobo pe. Luka wakaamba kuti kwakaba kutazuminana aboobo bantu “bakatalika kuunka mwabo-mwabo.”—Mil. 28:24, 25a.

16-18. Ino nkaambo nzi kutabikkila maano kwaba Juda bana Roma ncokwatakamugambya Paulo, alimwi ino tweelede kulimvwa buti ciindi bantu nobatautambuli mulumbe wesu?

¹⁶ Paulo kunyina naakagambwa kujatikizya ncobakacita ba Juda aabo, nkaambo cileendelana abusinsimi bwamu Bbaibbele alimwi eeci tiicakali ceenzu kulinguwe bantu kucita boobo. (Mil. 13:42-47; 18:5, 6; 19:8, 9) Aboobo kubeenzu bakwe aabo ibatakabikkila maano akutalika kuzwa, Paulo wakati: “Muuya uusalala wakaamba ncobeni kwiinda mumusinsimi Isaya kuli bamauso, kuti, ‘Koya kubantu aaba ukabaambile kuti: “Masimpe kumvwa muyoomvwa, pele tamukamvwisyi pe, alimwi ncobeni kulanga muyoolanga, pele tamukaboni pe. Nkaambo myoyo yabantu aaba yayuma.”’” (Mil. 28:25b-27) Ibbala lyamumwaambo wakusaanguna ilyakabelesyegwa kwaamba kuti “yayuma” lyaamba moyo “uufwutide,” naa “uuneneede,” calo cipa kuti mulumbe wa Bwami kautanjili mukati. (Mil. 28:27) Eelo kaka oobu mbukkale bubyaabi kapati!

¹⁷ Mukwiimpana abaswiilizi bakwe ba Juda, Paulo kumamanino wakati, “bamasi . . . bayakwaaswiilila ncobeni.” (Mil. 28:28; Int. 67:2; Is. 11:10) Mubwini, mwaapostolo cakutadooneka wakalizyi kuti aaya masimpe nkaambo wakalibonena Bamasi banji mbobakali kuutambula mulumbe wa Bwami!—Mil. 13:48; 14:27.

¹⁸ Mbubwenya mbuli Paulo, tatweelede kulimvwa bubi ciindi bantu nobataswiilili kumakani mabotu. Kayi, tulizyi kuti tabali banji ibayakwiijana nzila iitola kubuumi. (Mt. 7:13, 14) Kunze lyaboobo, ciindi bali aamyoyo yeelela kutambula kasimpe nobatusangana mubukombi bwakasimpe, atukkomane alimwi akubatambula kuzwa ansi amoyo.—Lk. 15:7.

19. Mbuti Paulo mbwaakacibelesya kabotu ciindi naakaangidwe muŋanda?

¹⁹ Luka wakamanizya kuluula makani aakwe munzila yaluyando alimwi iikulwaizya kati: “[Paulo] wakazumanana kukkala ooko kwamyaka yobilo iikkwene muŋanda njaakali kulitelela mwini, alimwi wakali kubatambula kabotu boonse ibakali kumuswaya, wakali kubakambaukila Bwami bwa Leza akuyiisya zintu zijatikizya Mwami Jesu Kristo kaangulukide kapati kwaambaula, kakunyina uumukasya.” (Mil. 28:30, 31) Eelo kaka wakapa cikozyanyo cibotu cakuba alusyomo, busungu alimwi amuuya wakusamausya!

20, 21. Amwaambe zikozyanyo zimwi zyabaabo ibakagwasyigwa kumulimo wa Paulo mu Roma.

²⁰ Umwi akati kabaabo mbaakatambula camaanza obilo Paulo wakali Onesimo, imuzike iwakatija ku Kolose. Paulo wakamugwasya Onesimo kuba Munakristo, aboobo Onesimo wakaba ‘mukwesu uusyomeka alimwi ngwaakali kuyandisya’ Paulo. Alimwi buya, Paulo wakamupandulula kuti “mwanaangu Onesimo, ooyo ngondakaba bausyi.” (Kol. 4:9; Flm. 10-12) Eelo kaka Onesimo weelede kuti wakamukulwaizya kapati Paulo! a

²¹ Kuli bambi alimwi ibakagwasyigwa kucikozyanyo cibotu ca Paulo. Kubana Filipi wakalemba kuti: “Bukkale bwangu mubwini bwapa kuti makani mabotu aunke kumbele, cakuti nketani nzyondaangidwe akaambo ka Kristo zyazyibwa koonse-koonse ku Balindizi ba Mwami Muna Roma akubantu boonse. Lino, ibunji bwabakwesu mu Mwami bayuma kapati akaambo kanketani nzyondaangidwe, alimwi baindila kuba basicamba ikwaamba jwi lya Leza cakutayoowa.”—Flp. 1:12-14.

22. Mbuti Paulo mbwaakabubelesya kabotu bukkale mwaakabede kali ku Roma?

²² Paulo wakabubelesya kabotu bukkale mwaakabede kwiinda mukulemba magwalo aayandika kapati aayo lino aali ncibeela ca Magwalo aa Banakristo aa Chigiriki. b Magwalo aayo akabagwasya Banakristo bamumwaanda wamyaka wakusaanguna aabo ibakalembelwa. Andiswe tulagwasyigwa kumagwalo aa Paulo, nkaambo lulayo lwakasololelwa amuuya ndwaakalemba lulabeleka mazuba aano mbubonya mbolwakali kubeleka nolwakalembwa.—2 Tim. 3:16, 17.

23, 24. Mbubwenya mbuli Paulo, mbuti Banakristo banji mazuba aano mbobazilanga kabotu zintu nokuba kuti balaangwa kakunyina mulandu?

²³ Kuzikusika ciindi naakaangununwa, calo icitaambidwe mubbuku lya Milimo, Paulo wakakkala muntolongo myaka iitandila kuli yone, yobilo mu Kaisareya alimwi aimbi yobilo mu Roma. c (Mil. 23:35; 24:27) Pele wakazumanana kuzilanga munzila iili kabotu zintu, akucita zyoonse nzyaakali kukonzya mumulimo wa Leza. Mbubwenya buyo, babelesi ba Jehova banji mazuba aano nokuba kuti balaangwa kakunyina  mulandu akaambo kalusyomo lwabo, balazumanana kukkomana alimwi akukambauka. Amulange cikozyanyo caba Adolfo, ibakaangwa ku Spain akaambo kakutatola lubazu mutwaambo twacisi. Mulindizi umwi wakati: “Mwatugambya. Twali kumuyumizyila buumi, pele mwali kwiindila buya kumweta-mweta alimwi akwaamba majwi mabotu.”

²⁴ Mukuya kwaciindi, ba Adolfo bakali kusyomwa cakuti museelo yabo kwakali kusiigwa bukwazi. Basikalumamba bakali kubaswaya kutegwa babandike kujatikizya Bbaibbele. Mane buya umwi wabalindizi wakali kuunka museelo yaba Adolfo kuyoobala Bbaibbele, kumwi ba Adolfo kabamulindilila kubona naa kunyina basikalumamba bamwi bainda. Aboobo mwaange wakatalika “kulindilila” sikugatela. Zikozyanyo zibotu zili boobo zya Bakamboni basyomeka zyeelede kutukulwaizya “kuba basicamba ikwaamba jwi lya Leza cakutayoowa,” nomuba mubukkale bukatazya.

25, 26. Mumyaka iitandila ku 30, mbusinsimi nzi Paulo mbwaakalibonena kabuzuzikizyigwa, alimwi ino eeci cikozyenye buti acicitika mazuba aano?

²⁵ Eelo kaka alakulwaizya mamanino aabbuku lya Milimo aatondezya mwaapostolo wa Kristo waangidwe muŋanda, ‘kakambauka Bwami bwa Leza’ kuli baabo boonse ibakali kumuswaya! Mucibalo cakusaanguna, tubala mulimo Jesu ngwaakabapa basikumutobela naakati: “Muyootambula nguzu muuya uusalala waakusika alindinywe, eelyo muyooba bakamboni bangu mu Jerusalemu, mu Judaya moonse amu Samariya, mane kusikila kumasena aakulamfwu kapati aanyika.” (Mil. 1:8) Lino nokwakainda buyo myaka iitandila ku 30, mulumbe wa Bwami ‘wakakambaukwa kuzilenge zyoonse zili ansi aajulu.’ d (Kol. 1:23) Eelo kaka oobu mbumboni butondezya nguzu nzyoujisi muuya wa Leza!—Zek. 4:6.

²⁶ Mazuba aano, muuya nguwenya ooyu ulabayumya basyeede akati kabanabokwabo Kristo, antoomwe abeenzyinyina ‘bambelele zimbi,’ ikuzumanana ‘kupa bumboni cakulomya kujatikizya Bwami bwa Leza’ mumasi aali 240. (Joh. 10:16; Mil. 28:23) Sena mulabeleka kusikila mpomugolela mumulimo ooyu?