15. Ino mbaani babikkilizyidwe muli “boonse bayoopegwa buumi”?

¹⁵ Amubone ncaakaamba Paulo naakati “muli Kristo boonse bayoopegwa buumi.” (1Kor. 15:22) Paulo wakalembela Banakristo bananike ibaku Korinto, aabo ibakali kuyoobusyilwa kubuumi bwakujulu. Banakristo aabo ‘bakasalazyigwa kuba basikwiiya ba Kristo Jesu, akwiitwa kuba basalali.’ Alimwi wakaamba kujatikizya ‘baabo boona mulufwu kabakamantene a Kristo.’ (1Kor. 1:2; 15:18; 2Kor. 5:17) Mulugwalo lumbi, Paulo wakalemba zyabaabo ‘ibakamantane a Jesu mulufwu luli mbuli lwakwe,’ kuti ‘bayookamantana alimwi anguwe mububuke buli mbuli bwakwe.’ (Rom. 6:3-5) Jesu wakabusyigwa kali cilenge camuuya akuunka kujulu. Aboobo eeci nceciyoocitika akuli baabo “bakamantene a Kristo,” nkokuti bananike boonse.

17. Ino ndilili aabo “bakamantene a Kristo” nobatambula bulumbu bwakujulu?

¹⁷ Kubusyilwa kujulu kwabaabo “bakamantene a Kristo” tiikwalinatalika kucitika ciindi Paulo naakalembela bana Korinto. Muciindi caboobo, Paulo wakali kwaamba ciindi cakumbele naakati: “Umwi aumwi ulabusyigwa aciindi cakwe ceelede: kusaanguna Kristo uuli njemicelo mitaanzi, mpoonya aabo bazulilwa kuli Kristo bayoobusyigwa kuciindi cakubako kwakwe.” (1Kor. 15:23; 1Tes. 4:15, 16) Mazuba aano tupona muciindi eeco cakasinsimwa kuti “kubako” kwa Kristo. Baapostolo alimwi a Banakristo bananike bamwi ibakafwa bakeelede kulindila ciindi eeco cakubako kwa Kristo, kutegwa batambule bulumbu bwabo bwakujulu alimwi ‘akukamantana anguwe mububuke buli mbuli bwakwe.’