“Mulungu ndi wamphamvu kuposa mzimu uliwonse kapena sing’anga,” Ramon anatero, akuwerama. »Makolo athu anaphunzitsa kuti Mulungu anatisiya titachimwa poyamba. Koma limenelo linali bodza la mizimu, lolinganizidwa kutiopseza ndi kulanda chikondi ndi mtendere wa Mulungu.”

Maso awiri amikanda adayang'ana Ramon kuchokera pamithunzi yakuda kumbuyo kwa kanyumbako. Kumwetulira kwakukulu kwa asing'angayo kunavumbula mano ake, odetsedwa chifukwa chotafuna mtedza wa Betel kwa zaka zambiri.

“Musachite mantha ndi mizimu!” Ramon anawalimbikitsa. “Khulupirirani Mulungu. Adzakutetezani ku temberero lililonse ngakhale lamphamvu chotani.

“Hahahaha!” sing’angayo anaseka mumdima. “Ndiye ukuganiza kuti Mulungu angakutetezeni ku mizimu yanga? Bah! Mulungu alibe chochita ndi ife kuyambira uchimo woyambirira. Simutenga mphindi zisanu ndikatumiza mzukwa wanga umodzi motsutsana nanu!"

'Koma agogo,' anatero Ramon, 'Mulungu anatsikira kwa ife. Mwana wake anakhala pakati pathu, koma tinamupha. Ngakhale makolo athu ananena nkhaniyi. Iwo sankadziwa kuti si chifukwa chake Mulungu anatisiya. Mzimu wake Woyera ukadali pano. Mulungu amateteza aliyense amene amamukhulupirira.”

“Bah!” sing’anga watsitsi imvi anaitananso, akutuluka m’khumbimo. "Tangonena mabodzawo pang'ono ndikuwonetsa momwe Mulungu angakutetezereni ku mizimu yanga."

Khamu la anthu lomwe linali m’khumbilo linakhala chete. Ndi mantha adazindikira kuti sing'anga wamkuluyo aitana mzimu wake umodzi kuti uphe Ramon. Mosagwedezeka, Ramon anapitiriza kunena za mulungu amene makolo ake ankamudziwa. Chidwi chake chinaposa mantha ake. Choncho ambiri a m’mudzimo anatsala kuti aone zimene zidzachitike.

Iwo sanachite kudikira nthawi yaitali. Mphaka wamkulu wamizeremizere mwadzidzidzi analumphira m’khumbimo. Adathamanga ndikuvina mchipindacho, kenako adagwera pa Ramon, ndikumumenya pachifuwa. Ramon adagwa chagada ndipo mphakayo adawoneka kuti wasowa mkati mwake.

Tsopano ndidziwa mmene Baibulo lililidi loona, Ramon anaganiza choncho akudwala chizungulire. Mwina Mulungu anditeteza ku mzimu umenewu kapena ndife ndikumukhulupirira.

“Tiyeni tione mmene Mulungu akutetezereni!” sing’angayo ananyodola pokweranso m’khumbimo. "Mulibe mphindi zoposa zisanu."

Anthu amene analipo anaonera zochitikazo ndi maso aakulu, ali ndi chidwi ndi mantha. Koma Ramoni sanafe. Iye anakhala tsonga n’kupitiriza kuphunzitsa. Poyamba mwakachetechete, kenako ndi kulimba mtima kowonjezereka, analengeza za mphamvu ya Mulungu, kutsimikizira anthu kuti Mulungu amawakonda ndipo adzawateteza. Mseru ndi chizungulire zinatha, ndipo nkhope yake inawala ndi kuwala kwakumwamba.

Patatha ola limodzi, anthuwo anatembenukira kwa asing’anga amene anadabwa kwambiri. “Mwatipereka! Tikudziwa kuti mizimu yanu ndi yamphamvu. Koma inu munati, Mulungu waticokera m’macimo a makolo athu oyamba; Munati mizimu yanu ndiye chiyembekezo chathu chokha. Munachotsa ndalama m’matumba athu kuti titetezedwe ndi machiritso. Koma inu munalephera. Mulungu anapulumutsa Ramoni. Iye Ngwamphamvu kuposa Mizukwa yako. Mukunena chiyani podziteteza?

Sing'anga wamanthayo adathawa mpaka usiku ndipo sanawonekenso m'derali.

Kumapeto: Adventist Frontiers, January 1, 2020

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