Wolemba St. John Chrysostom
“N’chifukwa chiyani ukunyadira dziko la makolo ako,” Iye akutero, pamene ndikukulamula kuti ukhale woyendayenda m’chilengedwe chonse, pamene ungakhale wotero moti dziko lonse silingakhale loyenera kwa iwe? Kumene mukuchokera n’kosafunika kwenikweni moti anthanthi achikunja iwowo samaika kufunika kulikonse kwa izo, kuzitcha zakunja ndikuzipereka malo omalizira. Komabe, Paulo akulola zimenezi, munganene kuti: “Ponena za kusankha, okondedwa a Mulungu, chifukwa cha makolo.” (Aroma 12:12) 11: 28). Koma ndiuzeni, liti, za ndani komanso kwa ndani? Akunja otembenuzidwa, amene ananyada ndi chikhulupiriro chawo, anapandukira Ayuda, ndipo mwakutero anawalekanitsa kwambiri kwa iwo eni. Choncho, amanena izi pofuna kutsitsa kudzikuza mwa ena, ndi kukopa ndi kusangalatsa ena ku nsanje yofanana. Pamene akulankhula za anthu olemekezeka ndi olemekezeka amenewo, ndiye mvetserani zimene akunena: “Pakuti iwo akulankhula chotero asonyeza kuti akuyang’anira dziko la makolo awo. Ndipo akadakhala m’maganizo mwawo dziko limene adachokerako, akadakhala nayo nthawi yakubwerera; Koma anayesetsa kufunafuna chabwinocho, ndicho chakumwamba.” (Aheb. 11: 14-16). Komanso: “Onsewa anafa ali ndi chikhulupiriro, osalandira malonjezano, koma anawaona kutali, nakondwera.” (Aheb. 11: 13). Mofananamo, Yohane anauza anthu amene anabwera kwa iye kuti: “Musamaganize kuti mwa inu nokha, Atate wathu tili ndi Abrahamu” ( Mateyu 3:9 ); Paulo ananenanso kuti: “Sikuti Aisiraeli onse amene ndi a Isiraeli, osati ana a thupi, amene ali ana a Mulungu.” 9: 6,8). + Ndiuzeni, kodi ana a Samueli anali ndi phindu lanji m’gulu la olemekezeka a bambo awo, pamene iwowo sanatengere ukoma wake? Kodi n’ciyani comwe cidathandiza wana wa Mozeji omwe alibe kucitira nsanje moyo wace wakukhwimika? Iwo sanatengere mphamvu zake. Analembedwa ndi ana ake, koma boma la anthu linapita kwa wina yemwe anali mwana wake muukoma. M’malo mwake, kodi zinamupweteka Timoteo kuti anali ndi atate Wakunja? Kodi mwana wa Nowa analinso ndi phindu lotani kuchokera ku ukoma wa atate wake ngati anakhala kapolo wa munthu waufulu? Kodi mukuona mmene ana amatetezereka pang'ono mwa olemekezeka a abambo awo? Chivundi cha chifuniro chinagonjetsa malamulo a chilengedwe, ndipo chinalanda Hamu osati ulemelero wa makolo ake, komanso ufulu weniweniwo. Ndiponso, kodi Esau sanali mwana wa Isake, amenenso anam’chonderera? Ngakhale kuti bambo ake anayesa ndipo ankafuna kuti akhale nawo mu madalitso, ndipo iye mwini anakwaniritsa malamulo ake onse pa cholinga ichi, koma popeza anali wochepa thupi, zonsezi sizinamuthandize. Ngakhale kuti mwachibadwa iye anali woyamba kubadwa, ndipo atate wake, pamodzi ndi iye, anayesa m’njira iliyonse kuti asunge ubwino wake, komabe, anataya zonse, chifukwa analibe Mulungu. Koma kodi ndikunena chiyani za anthu pawokhapawokha? Ayuda anali ana a Mulungu, komabe sanapindule kalikonse ku ulemu umenewu. Chotero, ngati wina, ngakhale kukhala mwana wa Mulungu, alangidwa mokulirapo chifukwa chosasonyeza ukoma woyenerera ulemu woterowo, ndiye bwanji ponena za kuonetsera ulemu wa agogo ake aamuna ndi a agogo ake? Ndipo osati mu Chipangano Chakale chokha, komanso mu Chipangano Chatsopano munthu angapeze chinthu chomwecho. “Ndipo kwa iwo amene,” kunanenedwa, “anapatsa mphamvu yakukhala ana a Mulungu kwa iwo akukhulupirira dzina lake” ( Yohane 1:12 ); pakali pano, kwa ambiri a ana amenewa, malinga ndi kunena kwa Paulo, n’kopanda ntchito konse kuti ali ndi Atate wotero.
Ngati Khristu ali wopanda ntchito kwa iwo amene safuna kumvera iwo okha, ndiye ntchito yopembedzera yaumunthu ndi yotani? Choncho, tisanyadire ngakhale olemekezeka, kapena chuma, koma tiyeni tinyoze iwo amene amadzikuza ndi ubwino wotere; Tisafooke chifukwa cha umphawi, koma tifunefune chuma chimene chili mu ntchito zabwino ndikuthawa umphawi umene umatifikitsa ku uchimo. Pachifukwa ichi chomaliza, munthu wolemera wotchukayo analidi wosauka, chifukwa chake sakanatha kulandira ngakhale dontho limodzi la madzi ngakhale atamupempha kwambiri. Pakali pano, pali wopemphapempha wotere pakati pathu amene alibe madzi oziziritsa? Palibe; ndipo iwo amene akusungunuka ndi njala yoopsa akhoza kukhala ndi dontho la madzi, osati dontho lamadzi lokha, koma lina, chitonthozo chachikulu kwambiri. Koma munthu wolemera uyu analibe ngakhale izo - iye anali wosauka kwambiri, ndipo, chomwe chiri chowawa kwambiri, iye sakanakhoza kukhala nacho chitonthozo mu umphawi wake kulikonse. Ndiye n’chifukwa chiyani timasirira ndalama pamene sizititengera kumwamba? Ndiuzeni, ngati mfumu ina yapadziko lapansi inganene kuti munthu wolemera sangawala m’nyumba zake zachifumu, kapena kupeza ulemu uliwonse, kodi aliyense sangatayitse chuma chake monyoza? Kotero, ngati ife tiri okonzeka kunyoza katundu pamene amatichotsera ulemu kwa mfumu ya dziko lapansi, ndiye ndi mawu a Mfumu yakumwamba, amene tsiku ndi tsiku amafuula ndi kunena kuti n'kovuta kulowa m'malo opatulikawo ndi chuma, sitidzanyoza chilichonse ndikukana chuma? kulowa ufumu wake mwaufulu?
Gwero: St. John Chrysostom, Kutanthauzira kwa Uthenga Wabwino wa Mateyu. Vol. 7. Buku 1. Kukambirana 9.
