Kuzyalwa Alimwi—Ino Kucitika Buti?

JESU tanaakaamba buyo ncokwakali kuyandika kuzyalwa alimwi naa uupa kuti muntu azyalwe ambokugwasya naakali kubandika a Nikodemo, pele wakaamba ambokucitika. Jesu wakaamba kuti: “Muntu atazyalwa amaanzi a-Muuya, takonzya kunjila mu-Bwami bwa-Leza.” (Johane 3:5) Aboobo, muntu ulazyalwa alimwi kwiinda mumaanzi amumuuya. Ino majwi aakuti “maanzi a-Muuya” aamba nzi?

Ino “Maanzi a-Muuya” Ninzi?

Mbwaanga Nikodemo wakali sikwiiya wabukombi bwaba Juda, wakalaazyi kabotu Magwalo aa Chihebrayo aamba ‘muuya wa Leza’—nguzu nzyabelesya Leza zikonzya kupa kuti bantu bacite mulimo umwi. (Matalikilo 41:38; Kulonga 31:3; 1 Samuele 10:6) Aboobo, Jesu naakabelesya bbala lyakuti “muuya,” Nikodemo wakazyiba kuti wakali kwaamba muuya uusalala, nguzu nzyabelesya Leza.

Ino mbuti kaambo nkaakaamba Jesu kujatikizya maanzi? Atulange-lange zyintu izyakali kucitika katanabandika a Nikodemo anaakamanizya. Zyintu eezyi zitondezya kuti Johane Mubbapatizi abasikwiiya ba Jesu bakali kubbapatizya bantu mumeenda. (Johane 1:19, 31; 3:22; 4:1-3) Bantu banji ibakali mu Jerusalemu bakalaazyi makani aaya. Aboobo, Jesu naakaamba maanzi, Nikodemo weelede kuti wakazyiba kuti Jesu wakali kwaamba maanzi abelesyegwa kubbapatizya bantu.a

Kubbapatizyigwa a “Muuya Uusalala”

Ikuti naa ‘kuzyalwa amaanzi’ caamba kubbapatizyigwa mumaanzi, ino ‘kuzyalwa amuuya’ caamba nzi? Jesu katanabandika a Nikodemo, Johane Mubbapatizi wakaamba kuti bantu baya kubbapatizyigwa amaanzi amuuya. Wakaamba kuti: “Mebo ndamubapatizya amaanzi, walo [Jesu] uzoomubapatizya a-Muuya Uusalala.” (Marko 1:7, 8) Marko iwakalemba Makani Mabotu upandulula ciindi cakusaanguna nolwakacitika lubbapatizyo luli boobu. Wakalemba kuti: “Lino kuciindi eco kwakasika Jesu kuzwa ku-Nazareta mucisi ca-Galilaya, akubapatizigwa kuli-Johane mu-Jordano. Ndilyonya naakazwa mumaanzi wakabona ijulu lyaba bukwazi, a-Muuya wamuselukila mbuli inziba.” (Marko 1:9, 10) Jesu naakabbizyigwa mu Jordano, wakabbapatizyigwa mumaanzi. Ciindi muuya niwakasika kuzwa kujulu, nceciindi naakabbapatizyigwa amuuya.

Nokwakainda myaaka yotatwe kuzwa ciindi naakabbapatizyigwa, Jesu wakabasyomezya basikwiiya bakwe kuti: “Muyoobapatizigwa a-Muuya Uusalala kaatanainda mazuba manjimanji.” (Incito 1:5) Ino eeci cakacitika lili?

Ibuzuba bwa Pentekoste mu mwaka wa 33 C.E., basikwiiya ba Jesu ibali 120, bakaswaangana muŋanda ku Jerusalemu. “Ndilyonya kwakazwa mujulu muzunzumina mbuli guwo ilyuungisya, wakazuzya ŋanda yoonse mobakakede. Kwakabasikila milaka; iili mbuli mulilo. . . . Boonse bakazyula Muuya Uusalala.” (Incito 2:1-4) Mbomunya buzuba oobu, bamwi mu Jerusalemu bakakulwaizyigwa kuti babbapatizyigwe mumaanzi. Imwaapostolo Petro wakabaambila kuti: “Amusanduke, mubapatizigwe umwi umwi muzina lya-Jesu Kristo, mujatilwe zibi zyanu, nomwati tambule cipego ca-Muuya Uusalala.” Ino bakacita buti? “Abo abakatambula makani aakwe bakabapatizigwa, mbubonya buzuba obo bakayungililwa bantu bati kabe myaanda iili makumi otatwe.”—Incito 2:38, 41.

Izyintu Zyobilo Zyeelede Kucitika

Ino nzila eezyi zyakubbapatizyigwa zitutondezya nzi kujatikizya kuzyalwa alimwi? Zitutondezya kuti kuyandika kucita zyintu zyobilo kutegwa muntu azyalwe alimwi. Kamuyeeya kuti Jesu wakasaanguna kubbapatizyigwa mumaanzi. Mpoonya wakapegwa muuya uusalala. Mbubwenya buyo, basikwiiya ba Jesu bakasaanguna kubbapatizyigwa mumaanzi (bamwi bakabbapatizyigwa a Johane Mubbapatizi), bamane bakapegwa muuya uusalala. (Johane 1:26-36) Abalo basikwiiya bapya ibali 3,000 bakasaanguna kubbapatizyigwa mumaanzi, bamane nkokupegwa muuya uusalala.

Ikuti twayeeya kubbapatizyigwa kwakacitika mu Pentecoste 33 C.E., ino kuzyalwa alimwi kucitika buti mazuba aano? Kulacitika mbubwenya mbocakacitika kubaapostolo abasikwiiya ba Jesu. Kusaanguna, muntu uleempwa kuzibi zyakwe amane ulalyaaba kuli Jehova akutondezya kuti wakalyaaba kwiinda mukubbapatizyigwa mumaanzi. Mpoonya, ikuti naa Leza wamusala kuti akalele mu Bwami Bwakwe, ulananikwa amuuya uusalala. (Kubbapatizyigwa amaanzi) muntu ulalisalila; pele (kubbapatizyigwa a muuya) ngu Leza uusala. Ikuti naa zyintu eezyi zyobilo zyacitika kumuntu, nkokuti wazyalwa alimwi.

Pele, ino nkaambo nzi Jesu naakali kubandika a Nikodemo ncaakabelesya majwi aakuti ‘kuzyalwa amaanzi amuuya’? Wakali kukankaizya kaambo kakuti aabo babbapatizyigwa amaanzi amuuya baya kucinca cakumaniina. Cibalo citobela cilatutondezya kucinca kucitika muntu nazyalwa alimwi.

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