Wolemba John Chrysostom Woyera
“…Tiyenera kuchoka pa izi, ndipo tidziwe bwino kuti palibe choipa koma tchimo limodzi, ndipo palibe chabwino koma ukoma umodzi ndi kumkondweretsa Mulungu m’chilichonse. Chimwemwe sichimachokera kuledzera, koma pemphero lauzimu, osati vinyo, koma mawu omangirira. Vinyo achita namondwe, koma mawu achita bata; vinyo achititsa phokoso, koma mawu aletsa chisokonezo; vinyo amadetsa maganizo, koma mawu aunikira odetsedwa; vinyo amabweretsa zowawa zimene kunalibe, koma mawu amathamangitsa iwo amene analipo. Palibe chomwe chimatsogolera ku mtendere ndi chisangalalo monga momwe malamulo anzeru amachitira - kunyoza zomwe zilipo, kuyesetsa zamtsogolo, osaganizira chilichonse chomwe munthu amakhala nacho - ngakhale chuma, mphamvu, ulemu, kapena kutetezedwa. Ngati mwaphunzira kukhala wanzeru motere, simudzazunzika ndi kaduka mukawona munthu wolemera, ndipo mukagwa muumphawi, simudzanyozedwa ndi umphawi; ndipo potero mudzakhoza kukondwerera kosalekeza.
Kuli kofala kwa Mkristu kukondwerera osati m’miyezi inayake, osati pa tsiku loyamba la mwezi, osati Lamlungu, koma kuthera moyo wake wonse m’chikondwerero choyenera kwa iye. Ndi chikondwerero chotani chomwe chili choyenera kwa iye? Tiyeni timvetsere zimene Paulo ananena ponena za zimenezi, yemwe anati: “Tikondwere mofananamo, osati ndi chotupitsa cha mowa, kapena chotupitsa cha dumbo ndi kuipa, koma opanda chotupitsa cha chiyero ndi chowonadi ( 1 Akor. ). Chotero, ngati muli ndi chikumbumtima choyera, ndiye kuti muli ndi holide yosalekeza, yodyetsera ziyembekezo zabwino ndi kutonthozedwa ndi chiyembekezo cha madalitso amtsogolo; ngati simuli odekha m'moyo wanu ndipo muli ndi zolakwa zambiri, ndiye kuti ngakhale pazikondwerero ndi zikondwerero zambiri simudzamva bwino kuposa omwe akulira.
Choncho, ngati mukufuna kupindula kuyambira kumayambiriro kwa miyezi yatsopano, chitani izi: kumapeto kwa chaka, thokozani Yehova chifukwa chakusungani mpaka kumapeto kwa zaka; Lapani mtima wanu, ŵerengani nthaŵi ya moyo wanu, nimunene kwa inu nokha: Masiku apita, napita; zaka zikutha; Tatsiriza kale zambiri za ulendo wathu; tachita zabwino chiyani? Kodi tidzachokadi kuno opanda chilichonse, opanda ukoma? Khoti lili pakhomo, moyo wonse umakonda kukalamba.
Choncho chenjerani kumayambiriro kwa miyezi yatsopano; Bweretsani izi pamtima pamayendedwe apachaka; Tiyeni tiyambe kuganizira za tsiku la m’tsogolo, kuopera kuti wina anganene za ife monga momwe mneneriyo ananenera za Ayuda: masiku awo anatha mwachabe, ndipo zaka zawo zinatha mosamalitsa ( Salmo LXXVII, 33 ). Tchuthi chotere monga ndanenera, chokhazikika, chosayembekezera kuzungulira kwa zaka, osati masiku ena, akhoza kukondwerera mofanana ndi olemera ndi osauka; chifukwa chimene chikufunika pano si ndalama, osati chuma, koma ukoma umodzi. Kodi mulibe ndalama? Koma pali kuopa Mulungu, chuma choposa chuma chonse, chimene sichiwonongeka, sichisintha ndipo sichitha. Yang'anani kuthambo, kumwamba, dziko lapansi, nyanja, mlengalenga, nyama zosiyanasiyana, zomera zosiyanasiyana, chilengedwe chonse cha munthu; maganizo okhudza angelo, angelo aakulu, mphamvu zapamwamba; Kumbukirani kuti zonsezi ndi chuma cha Mbuye wanu. Nkosatheka kuti kapolo wa Mbuye wolemera wotere akhale wosauka ngati Mbuye wake amchitira chifundo. Kusunga masiku sikumagwirizana ndi nzeru zachikhristu, koma iyi ndi nkhani yachikunja yolakwika.
Munapatsidwa m’mudzi wapamwamba kwambiri, munalandiridwa m’dziko lakwanu, munalowa m’gulu la angelo, kumene kulibe kuwala kosandulika mdima, kulibe usana wakutha usiku, koma usana nthawi zonse, kuunika nthawi zonse. Tidzalimbikira kumeneko mosalekeza. Funani iwo ali kumwamba, akutero (mtumwi), kumene kuli Khristu, atakhala kudzanja lamanja la Mulungu (Akolose III, 1). Mulibe kanthu ndi dziko, kumene kuli kuyenda kwa dzuwa ndi kusinthasintha kwa nyengo ndi masiku; koma ngati mukhala ndi moyo wolungama, usiku ukhala masana kwa inu; monganso kwa iwo akukhala m’makhalidwe oipa, kuledzera, ndi chiletso, usana usandutsa mdima wa usiku, si chifukwa chadetsedwa dzuwa, koma chifukwa maganizo awo adetsedwa. kuledzera . Kuwona masiku, kupeza chisangalalo chapadera mwa iwo, kuyatsa nyali pabwalo, kuluka nkhata, ndi nkhani yachibwana chopusa; ndipo mudatuluka kale m’kufowokaku, mwafikira umuna, ndipo mwalembedwa mbadwa zakumwamba; Musawalitse pabwalo ndi moto wa chithupithupi, koma muunikire maganizo anu ndi kuunika kwauzimu. Motero anati (Ambuye), muwalitse inu kuunika kwanu pamaso pa anthu, kuti pakuona ntchito zanu zabwino, alemekeze Atate wanu wa Kumwamba (Mat. V, 16). Kuwala kotereku kudzakubweretserani mphoto yaikulu. Usakongoletse zitseko za nyumba yako ndi nkhata, koma khala moyo wotere, kuti ukalandire korona wa chilungamo pamutu pako kuchokera m'dzanja la Khristu.
Gwero: St. John Chrysostom, Kuchokera ku Ulaliki wa Chaka Chatsopano, January 1, 387.
