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Njira ndi iyi; Yendani m’menemo.
Yesaya 55:6-7,
6 Funafunani Yehova pamene Iye akupezeka. Mupemphere kwa Iye pamene ali pafupi.
7 Woyipa asiye makhalidwe ake oyipa, ndipo wosalungama asinthe maganizo ake oyipa. Abwerere kwa Yehova, ndipo adzamuchitira chifundo, ndi kwa Mulungu wathu, pakuti adzamukhululukira koposa.Chifukwa tonse ndife ochimwa.
Aroma 3:23,
pakuti onse anachimwa naperewera pa ulemerero wa Mulungu,Aroma 3:10,
Palibe munthu wolungama, inde palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe.Tiyenera onse alape.
Luka 13:3
Ine ndikuti, ayi! Koma ngati inu simutembenuka mtima, inunso mudzawonongeka nonse.Machitidwe a Atumwi 3:19,
Chifukwa chake, lapani, bwererani kwa Mulungu, kuti machimo anu afafanizidwe, kuti nthawi ya kutsitsimuka ibwere kuchokera kwa Ambuye,Ngakhale matchalitchi ayenera kulapa.
Chivumbulutso 2:1,5,
1 Lembera mngelo wa mpingo wa ku Efeso kuti:...
5 Kumbukirani kuti munagwa kuchokera patali. Lapa ndikuchita zinthu zimene unkachita poyamba. Ngati sulapa ndidzabwera ndikukuchotsera choyikapo nyale chako pamalo pake.Chivumbulutso 3:19,
Amene ndimawakonda ndimawadzudzula ndi kuwalanga. Choncho chita changu ndipo lapa.Tiyenera kubatizidwa.
Marko 16:16,
Aliyense amene akakhulupirire nabatizidwa adzapulumuka, koma amene sakakhulupirira adzalangidwa.1 Petro 3:21,
Madziwo akufanizira ubatizo umene lero ukukupulumutsaninso, osati chifukwa chochotsa litsiro la m’thupi koma chifukwa cha chikumbumtima choona pamaso pa Mulungu. Umakupulumutsani chifukwa cha kuuka kwa Yesu Khristu,Mwa kumiza thupi lonse m'madzi.
Yohane 3:23,
Ndipo Yohane amabatizanso ku Ainoni kufupi ndi Salimu, chifukwa kumeneko kunali madzi ambiri ndipo anthu amabwererabwererabe kudzabatizidwa.Machitidwe a Atumwi 8:36-39,
36 Akuyenda mu msewu anafika pamalo pamene panali madzi ndipo ndunayo inati, “Taonani madzi awa. Kodi pali chondiletsa kuti ndibatizidwe?”
37 Filipo anati, “Ngati mukhulupirira ndi mtima wanu wonse mukhoza kubatizidwa.” Ndunayo inayankha kuti, “Ine ndikukhulupirira kuti Yesu Khristu ndi Mwana wa Mulungu.”
38 Ndipo analamulira galeta kuti liyime. Onse awiriwo, Filipo ndi Ndunayo anatsika ndi kulowa m’madzi ndipo Filipo anamubatiza.
39 Pamene iwo anatuluka m’madzimo, Mzimu wa Ambuye anamukwatula Filipo, ndipo Ndunayo sinamuonenso, koma inapitiriza ulendo wake ikusangalala.Malinga ndi dongosolo lautumwi.
1 Samueli 15:22,
...Taona, kumvera ndi kwabwino kuposa nsembe, ndipo kutchera khutu ndi kwabwino kuposa kupereka mafuta a nkhosa.Luka 24:45-49,
45 Kenaka anawatsekula maganizo kuti azindikire Malemba.
46 Iye anawawuza kuti, “Izi ndi zimene zinalembedwa: Khristu adzazunzika ndipo adzauka kwa akufa tsiku lachitatu.
47 Ndipo kutembenuka mtima ndi kukhululukidwa kwa machimo zidzalalikidwa mu dzina lake kwa anthu amitundu yonse kuyambira mu Yerusalemu.
48 Inu ndinu mboni za zimenezi.
49 Ine ndidzakutumizirani chimene Atate anga analonjeza. Koma khalani mu mzinda muno mpaka mutavekedwa mphamvu yochokera kumwamba.Machitidwe a Atumwi 2:36-39,
36 “N’chifukwa chake, Aisraeli onse adziwe ndithu kuti, Yesu amene inu munamupachika, Mulungu wamuyika kukhala Ambuye ndiponso Mpulumutsi.”
37 Anthu atamva zimenezi, anatsutsika kwambiri mu mtima ndipo anati kwa Petro ndi atumwi enawo, “Abale, kodi ife tichite chiyani?”
38 Petro anawayankha kuti, “Lapani ndipo mubatizidwe aliyense wa inu, m’dzina la Yesu Khristu kuti machimo anu akhululukidwe. Ndipo mudzalandira mphatso ya Mzimu Woyera.
39 Pakuti lonjezoli ndi lanu ndi ana anu ndiponso la onse amene ali kutali, ndi iwo onse amene Ambuye Mulungu wathu adzawayitane.”Omwe sanabatizidwe m'dzina lenileni,
adalamulidwa kuti abatizidwenso.Machitidwe a Atumwi 8:14-17,
14 Atumwi a ku Yerusalemu atamva kuti anthu a ku Samariya analandira Mawu a Mulungu, anatumiza Petro ndi Yohane.
15 Atafika anawapempherera kuti alandire Mzimu Woyera,
16 chifukwa Mzimu Woyera anali asanafike pa wina aliyense wa iwo; anali atangobatizidwa m’dzina la Ambuye Yesu.
17 Ndipo Petro ndi Yohane anasanjika manja awo pa iwo, ndipo analandira Mzimu Woyera.Machitidwe a Atumwi 19:1-6,
1 Apolo ali ku Korinto, Paulo anadutsa m’mayiko a ku mtunda ndipo anafika ku Efeso. Kumeneko anapeza ophunzira ena.
2 Iye anawafunsa kuti, “Kodi munalandira Mzimu Woyera pamene munakhulupirira?” Iwo anayankha kuti, “Ayi, ife sitinamvepo kuti kuli Mzimu Woyera.”
3 Tsono Paulo anawafunsa kuti, “Nanga munabatizidwa ndi ubatizo wotani?” Iwo anati, “Ubatizo wa Yohane.”
4 Paulo anati, “Ubatizo wa Yohane unali wa kutembenuka mtima. Iye anawuza anthu kuti akhulupirire amene amabwera, ameneyo ndiye Yesu.”
5 Atamva zimenezi, anabatizidwa m’dzina la Ambuye Yesu.
6 Pamene Paulo anawasanjika manja, Mzimu Woyera anadza pa iwo ndipo anayankhula m’malilime ndipo ananenera.Machitidwe a Atumwi 10:48,
Tsono iye analamula kuti abatizidwe m’dzina la Yesu Khristu.Kodi ndigwirizane ndi chipembedzo chiti?
Palibe wa iwo. Tumikirani Yesu Kristu.Yohane 3:3,
Poyankha Yesu ananena kuti, “Zoonadi, Ine ndikukuwuza kuti, ngati munthu sabadwanso mwatsopano sangathe kuona ufumu wa Mulungu.”Galatians 1:8,
Ngakhale ife kapena mngelo wochokera kumwamba, akalalikira Uthenga Wabwino wosiyana ndi umene tinakulalikirani uja, iyeyo akhale wotembereredwa!Ngakhale mneneri ayenera kugwirizana ndi malemba.
1 Akorinto 14:37,
Ngati wina aliyense akuganiza kuti ndi mneneri kapena kuti ali ndi mphatso za Mzimu, ayenera kudziwa kuti zimene ndikukulemberanizi ndi lamulo la Ambuye.Tiyenera kulandira Mzimu Woyera.
Machitidwe a Atumwi 1:4-5,
4 Nthawi ina atasonkhana nawo pamodzi, Yesu analamulira ophunzira ake kuti, “Musachoke mu Yerusalemu, koma mudikire mphatso imene Atate anga analonjeza yomwe ndinakuwuzani.
5 Pakuti Yohane anakubatizani ndi madzi, koma posachedwapa inu mudzabatizidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera.”Machitidwe a Atumwi 5:32,
Ife ndife mboni za zimenezi, ndiponso Mzimu Woyera amene Mulungu anapereka kwa iwo akumvera Iye.Yohane 16:7-14,
7 Komatu ndakuwuzani zoona. Ine ndikuti kuli bwino kwa inu kuti ndichoke. Ngati sindichoka, Nkhosweyo sidzabwera kwa inu, koma ngati Ine ndipita, ndidzamutumiza kwa inu.
8 Iye akabwera, adzatsutsa dziko lapansi za uchimo, zachilungamo ndi zachiweruzo.
9 Za uchimo, chifukwa anthu sakhulupirira Ine.
10 Za chilungamo, chifukwa Ine ndi kupita kwa Atate, kumene simudzandionanso.
11 Za chiweruzo, chifukwa wolamulira dziko lino lapansi waweruzidwa tsopano.
12 Ine ndili ndi zambiri zoti ndiyankhule nanu, koma simungathe kuzilandira tsopano.
13 Koma pamene Iye, Mzimu wachoonadi, abwera, adzakutsogolerani m’choonadi chonse. Iye sadzayankhula mwa Iye yekha, adzayankhula zokhazo zimene wamva ndipo Iye adzakuwuzani zimene zikubwera.
14 Iye adzalemekeza Ine chifukwa adzatenga za Ine nadzakudziwitsani.Machitidwe a Atumwi 1:8,
Koma mudzalandira mphamvu Mzimu Woyera akadzafika pa inu; ndipo mudzakhala mboni zanga mu Yerusalemu, ku Yudeya konse ndi ku Samariya, mpaka ku malekezero a dziko lapansi.Aroma 8:9-11,
9 Koma inu simulamulidwanso ndi khalidwe lanu lauchimo koma ndi Mzimu ngati Mzimu wa Mulungu akhaladi mwa inu. Koma ngati munthu aliyense alibe Mzimu wa Khristu, iyeyu si wa Khristu.
10 Ndipo ngati Khristu ali mwa inu, thupi lanu ndi lakufa chifukwa cha uchimo, koma mzimu wanu ndi wamoyo chifukwa cha chilungamo.
11 Ndipo ngati Mzimu wa Mulungu amene anaukitsa Yesu kwa akufa akhala mwa inu, Iyeyo amene anaukitsa Khristu kwa akufa adzapatsanso moyo matupi anu amene amafa kudzera mwa Mzimu wake amene amakhala mwa inu.Machitidwe a Atumwi 10:44-48,
44 Petro akuyankhulabe mawu amenewa, Mzimu Woyera unatsikira pa onse amene amamva uthengawo.
45 Abale a mdulidwe omwe anabwera ndi Petro anadabwa kuona kuti mphatso ya Mzimu Woyera yapatsidwanso kwa anthu a mitundu ina.
46 Pakuti anamva iwo akuyankhula m’malilime ndi kuyamika Mulungu. Ndipo Petro anati,
47 “Kodi alipo amene angawaletse anthu awa kubatizidwa m’madzi? Iwotu alandira Mzimu Woyera monga ifenso.”
48 Tsono iye analamula kuti abatizidwe m’dzina la Yesu Khristu....Tiyenera kuyenda mu Kuwala kwa Mawu.
1 Yohane 1:5-7,
5 Uthenga umene tinamva kwa Iye ndipo tikuwulalikira kwa inu ndi uwu: Mulungu ndiye kuwunika ndipo mwa Iye mulibe mdima konse.
6 Tikanena kuti timayanjana naye, koma n’kumayendabe mu mdima, tikunama ndipo sitikuchita choonadi.
7 Koma tikamayenda m’kuwunika, monga Iye ali m’kuwunika, pamenepo timayanjana wina ndi mnzake, ndipo magazi a Yesu, Mwana wake, amatitsuka ndi kutichotsera tchimo lililonse.Konzekera kukumana ndi Mulungu wako. Amosi 4:12
Kuchokera thirakiti... Njira ndi iyi; yendani m’menemo.
kuchokera S.E. Johnson.
