3. (a) Timoti akhala lini Nkristu, pontho acitanji na pidapfundza iye? (b) Ndi njira zipi zitatu zidalonga Paulu kuna Timoti thangwi yakupfundza?

³ Pakutoma mpostolo Paulu aenda kacedzera ku Listra mu caka 47. Mu ndzidzi unoyu panango Timoti akhali m’phale, wakuti akhadapfundza pya Yezu. Iye aphatisira pidapfundza iye, pontho mudapita pyaka piwiri iye atoma kufamba pabodzi na Paulu. Pakupita pyaka 16, Paulu alembera Timoti: ‘Pitiriza kucita pidapfundza iwe mbuphedzwa toera kukhulupira, mbudziwa pidapfundza iwe kutomera uwana wako na kudziwa malemba akucena, [Malemba Acihebheri] akuti anakupasa ndzeru zakupulumuka mukukhulupira Kristu Yezu.’ (2 Timoti 3:14, 15) Natenepa, Paulu alonga kuti kupfundza undimomwene kusaphataniza njira zitatu (1) kudziwa malemba akucena, (2) kuphedzwa toera kukhulupira, na (3) kukhala na ndzeru zakupulumuka mukukhulupira Kristu Yezu.

‘KUPHEDZWA TOERA KUKHULUPIRA’

5. (a) Kodi pisabvekanji ‘kuphedzwa toera kukhulupira’? (b) Tisadziwa tani kuti Timoti akhaphedzwa toera kukhulupira mphangwa zadidi zinalonga pya Yezu?

⁵ Kupfundzisa ana pitsandzo pya m’Bhibhlya nee pyakwana. Kumbukani kuti Timoti ‘aphedzwambo toera kukhulupira.’ Mafala Acigerego adaphatisira Paulu asabveka ‘kunyindira’ peno ‘kukhulupira cinthu khala ndi candimomwene.’ Timoti akhadziwa Malemba Acihebheri ‘kutomera uwana wace.’ Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, iye akhulupira kuti Yezu akhali Mesiya. Cikhulupiro ca Timoti cadzakhala cakuwanga kakamwe mbabatizwa, buluka penepo mbatoma kuphata basa pabodzi na Paulu ninga misionaryo.

6. Munaphedza tani ananu toera kukhulupira pinalonga Bhibhlya?

⁶ Munaphedza tani ananu toera kukhulupira kuti pinapfundza iwo ndi undimomwene? Cakutoma khalani akupirira. Pisakwata ndzidzi toera kukhala na cikhulupiro cakuwanga. Pontho kukhulupira kwanu pinthu nee pisabveka kuti ananu anakhulupirambo mwakucimbiza. Ana onsene asafunika kuphatisira ‘luso yakudzindikira’ toera kukhulupira pinalonga Bhibhlya. (Lerini Aroma 12:1, Tradução do Novo Mundo.) Ninga nyakubala, munakwanisa kucita pizinji toera kuphedza ananu kuwangisa cikhulupiro cawo, makamaka angakucitani mibvundzo. Tendeni tione kuti tinapfundzanji kubulukira kwa nyakubala m’bodzi.

7, 8. (a) Thomas apangiza tani kupirira mu ndzidzi ukhacitwa iye mibvundzo na mwanace? (b) Thangwi yanji kupirira ndi kwakufunika?

⁷ Thomas wakuti ali na mwana wantsikana wa pyaka 11 pyakubalwa, alonga kuti midzidzi inango mwanace asancita mibvundzo ninga iyi: “Kodi Yahova aphatisira kusanduka kwa pinthu toera kucita pinthu pinango?” peno “Thangwi yanji ife nee tisacita khundu mu ndale za dziko?” Midzidzi inango, iye akhampanga mwakukhonda nentsa pinthu pikhafunika iye kukhulupira. Buluka penepo akhakumbuka kuti toera mwanace akhale na cikhulupiro nee akhafunika kumpanga pinthu pizinji mu ndzidzi ubodzi ene. Mbwenye Thomas akhafunika kumpfundzisa mwapang’ono-pang’ono kuti thangwi yanji akhafunika kukhulupira undimomwene wa Bhibhlya.

⁸ Thomas adzindikirambo kuti akhafunika kukhala wakupirira pakupfundzisa mwanace. Ninga Thomas, Akristu onsene asafunika kukhala akupirira. (Akolose 3:12) Thomas adzindikira kuti akhafunika kucedza kazinji kene na mwanace toera kumphedza kukhala na cikhulupiro cakuwanga. Iye akhafunika kunyerezera mwacidikhodikho na mwanace thangwi ya pikhapfundza iye m’Bhibhlya. Thomas alonga: “Ine na nkazanga tikhafuna kakamwe kudziwa khala mwanathu asakhulupiradi pinapfundza iye, makamaka khala ndi pinthu pyakufunika kakamwe. Angacita mibvundzo, tisakomerwa kakamwe. Mwandimomwene, ndikhadzudzumika angatawira pyonsene mbakhonda kucita mibvundzo.”

9. Munaphedza tani ananu toera kukhulupira pinalonga Bhibhlya?

⁹ Anyakubala angapfundzisa mwakupirira, anawo anadzatoma kubvesesa ‘ugugumi, ulaphi, cengo na kuzika’ kwa cikhulupiro. (Aefesi 3:18) Ife tinakwanisa kuapfundzisa mwakubverana na thunga yawo. Cikhulupiro cawo cingakhala cakuwanga thangwi ya pinapfundza iwo, pinadzakhala pyakukhonda nentsa kwa iwo toera kulonga pinakhulupira iwo kuna anango, kuphatanizambo andzawo a kuxikola. (1 Pedro 3:15) Mwacitsandzo, kodi mwananu asakwanisa kuphatisira Bhibhlya toera kufokotoza kuti ninji pinacitika munthu angafa? Iye asakhulupira pinapfundzisa Bhibhlya thangwi ya pyenepi?a (Onani cidzindikiro capantsi.) Kumbukani kuti musafunika kukhala akupirira toera kuphedza mwananu kukhulupira pinalonga Bhibhlya, pyenepi ndi pyakufunika kakamwe.—Deuteronomyo 6:6, 7.

10. Ndi cinthu cipi cakufunika kakamwe toera kuphedza ana kukulisa cikhulupiro?

¹⁰ Citsandzo canu ndi cakufunikambo kakamwe toera kuphedza ananu kukulisa cikhulupiro. Stephanie mai wa ana atatu acitsikana alonga: “Ndzidzi onsene ndisabvundzika, ‘Kodi ndisapanga ananga thangwi yanji ndisakhulupira kuti Yahova alipo, iye asatifuna, pontho asatipfundzisa njira zakulungama? Kodi iwo asabvesesa kuti ine mwandimomwene ndisafuna Yahova?’ Khala ine nkhabe cikhulupiro cakuwanga, ananga nee anakhalambo naco.”