Cibalo 18
Johane Uyabucesegwa, Jesu Uyabukomezyegwa
NOLYAMANA pobwe lya Kwiindilila lyamucilimo camu 30 C.E., Jesu abasikwiiya bakwe bazwa mu Jerusalemu. Nokuba boobo teebapilukila kumaanda aabo ku Galilaya pele baunka muminzi ku Judaya nkubabbapatizya. Johane Mubbapatizi wali kucita mulimo oyo kumana kwamwaka lino alimwi ucijisi basikwiiya bayanzana anguwe.
Pesi Jesu tabbapatizi pe walo pele basikwiiya bakwe mbabacita obo kwiinda mukulaililwa. Ilubbapatizyo lwabo lulaa bupandulizi bukonzyanya aloolo lwakacitwaa Johane, ncitondezyo cakweempwa kwazinyonyoono kwaba Juda kucizuminano ca Mulawo wa Leza. Nokuba boobo, ucibusigwa, Jesu walailila basikwiiya bakwe ikucita lubbapatizyo lulaa bupanduluzi bwaandeene. Ilubbapatizyo lwa Bunakristo sunu ncitondezyo cakulyaaba kwamuntu kuti abelekele Jehova Leza.
Nokuba boobo, aciindi eci cakumatalikilo mumulimo wa Jesu, boonse bobile Johane anguwe, nokuba kuti balaandeene mukubeleka kwabo balayiisya akubbapatizya baabo beempwa. Pele basikwiiya ba Johane babaa munyono elyo batalika kutongooka kujatikizya Jesu ategwa: “Rabi, . . . oyo ulabapatizya, abantu boonse balainka kulinguwe.”
Muciindi cakubaa munyono, Johane ulasekelela akaambo kakuzwidilila kwa Jesu alimwi uyanda kuti basikwiiya bakwe abalo basekelele. Wabayeezya kuti: “Anywebo nobeni muli bakamboni bangu mbwendakati, Nsili Kristo oyo, pele kuti, Ndatumwa kumusolwedela.” Mpoonya wabelesya cikozyanyo cibotu ulaamba: “Uujisi bwiinga ngusibwiinga, pele mweenzinyina sibwiinga, uuima akumuswiilila, ulabotelwa kwiindilila nkaambo kajwi lyasibwiinga, nkaambo kaako kukondwa kwangu oku kwazyulila.”
Johane mbwali mweenzinyina wa Sibwiinga, wakasekelela myezi iitandila kucisambomwi musyule ciindi naakatondezya basikwiiya bakwe kuli Jesu. Bamwi akati kabo bakaba basimbunga ya nabwiinga wa Kristo yakujulu yalo iinooli ya Banakristo bananikidwe amuuya. Johane uyanda kuti abalo basikwiiya bakwe mbalaambabo lino baccilile Jesu mbwaanga mulimo wakwe ngwakubamba mugwagwa kutegwa Kristo azwidilile mumulimo wakwe. Mbubwena Johane Mubbapatizi mbwapandulula ategwa: “Walo ulyeelede kukomezegwa, pele mebo ndyeelede kucesegwa.”
Sikwiiya wa Jesu mupya Johane, walo wakali sikwiiya wa Johane Mubbapatizi walemba kujatikizya nkwaakazwa Jesu alimwi amulimo Wakwe mupati mulufwutuko lwabantu ulaamba: “Oyo uuzwa kujulu uli ajulu lyaboonse, . . . Wisi uyanda Mwana, wakamupa zintu zyoonse mujanza lyakwe. Oyo uusyoma Mwana nguuli abuumi ubutamani, pele oyo uutamvwi Mwana takooyoobona buumi, pele bukali bwa-Leza bulikede alinguwe.”
Kakutanainda aciindi kuzwa ciindi Johane Mubbapatizi naali kubandika kucesyegwa kwamulimo wakwe, wajatwa a Mwami Heroda. Heroda wakwata Herodiya, mukamunyina uutegwa Filipo, lino Johane naamwaambila caantangalala kuti taciluleme kucita boobo, Heroda wamubikka muntolongo. Azikwaamvwe Jesu makani aakwaangwa kwa Johane wazwa mu Judaya abasikwiiya bakwe baya ku Galilaya. Johane 3:22–4:3; Incito 19:4; Matayo 28:19; 2 Ba-Korinto 11:2; Marko 1:14; 6:17-20.
▪ Ino lubbapatizyo lucitwa kwiinda mukusololelwa a Jesu katana busigwa lujisi bupanduluzi nzi? Ino ciindi kabusidwe?
▪ Ino Johane watondezya buti kuti basikwiiya bakwe banyina kaambo kakutongookela?
▪ Nkaambo nzi Johane nkaabikkilwa muntolongo?