² Ciindi muntu amana kwiiya makani kujatikizya Jehova alimwi akusala kubbapatizyigwa, cilongwe cakwe a Leza cilazumanana kukomena. Mbaakani yakwe njakuba Munakristo uusimide. Kusima ooku takwaambi kukomena mumyaka pe. Kwaamba kukomena kumuuya, nkokuti kuba aacilongwe ciyumu a Jehova. Mwaapostolo Paulo wakali kuyanda kuti Banakristo baku Efeso bakomene kumuuya. Wakabakulwaizya kukamantana mulusyomo alimwi akuzumanana kwiiya makani aajatikizya Jesu kutegwa ‘babe bantu bapati akusika aciimo cizulide ica Kristo.’—Ef. 4:13.

3. Mbuti mbungano yabana Efeso mboikozyene abantu ba Jehova mazuba aano?

³ Mbungano yabana Efeso yakaliko kale kwaciindi cilamfwu ciindi Paulo naakabalembela lugwalo lwakwe. Bantu banji mumbungano eeyo bakalijisi kale luzyibo, bakali Banakristo basimide. Nokuba boobo, kwakali bamwi ibakali kuyandika kuyumya cilongwe cabo a Jehova. Ncimwi buyo amazuba aano, kuli bakwesu abacizyi banji ibamubelekela Jehova ciindi cilamfwu alimwi baba Banakristo basimide. Nokuba boobo, bamwi mumbungano tabanasima pe. Mucikozyanyo, bantu banji balabbapatizyigwa mwaka amwaka, aboobo bamwi baciyandika kukomena kutegwa basime. Mbuti kujatikizya ndinywe?—Kol. 2:6, 7.

⁵ Munakristo uusimide wiiya Jesu alimwi ‘akwiitobelesya mikondo yakwe.’ (1Pet. 2:21) Jesu wakaamba kuti cilayandika kapati kuyanda Jehova amoyo woonse, muuya woonse, alimwi amizeezo yoonse alimwi akuyanda basimukoboma. (Mt. 22:37-39) Munakristo uusimide ulasolekesya canguzu kumvwida lulayo oolu. Buumi mbwapona butondezya kuti cilongwe cakwe a Jehova alimwi aluyando ndwajisi kuli bamwi nzyezintu ziyandika kapati kulinguwe.

8. Ino Jesu wakaazyi buti Magwalo alimwi wakali kwaamvwisya buti?

⁸ Jesu Kristo wakalaazyi alimwi wakali kwaamvwisya kabotu Magwalo. Noliba leelyo naakajisi buyo myaka yakuzyalwa iili 12, wakabelesya Magwalo ciindi naakali kubandika abamayi mutempele. “Boonse aabo ibakali kumuswiilila bakali kwiile kulijata kumulomo akaambo kabusongo mbwaakajisi alimwi ambwaakali kwiingula.” (Lk. 2:46, 47) Kuzwa waawo, ciindi naakali kukambauka, wakabelesya Jwi lya Leza cabusongo kutegwa azule basinkondonyina.—Mt. 22:41-46.

9. (a) Ino Munakristo uusimide ujisi mulongo wakubala uuli buti? (b) Nkaambo nzi ncotweelede kubala Bbaibbele?

⁹ Muntu uuyanda kuba Munakristo uusimide wiiya cikozyanyo ca Jesu alimwi ulasolekesya kusikila mpagolela kutegwa alimvwisye Bbaibbele. Ulazumanana kuyandaula kasimpe ikali mu Magwalo, nkaambo ulizyi kuti “cakulya ciyumu ncabantu basimide.” (Heb. 5:14) Munakristo uusimide ulayanda kuba ‘aluzyibo lwini-lwini’ iluli mu Bbaibbele. (Ef. 4:13) Aboobo, amulibuzye kuti: ‘Sena ndilabala Bbaibbele buzuba abuzuba? Sena ndilijisi mulongo waciiyo cangu ndemwini? Sena tulacita ciiyo cakukomba mumukwasyi nsondo ansondo?’ Ciindi nomubala Bbaibbele, amuyandaule njiisyo izikonzya kumugwasya kuzyiba Jehova mbwayeeya alimwi ambwalimvwa. Kumane amubelesye njiisyo eezyo ciindi nomusala cakucita. Eeci ciyoomugwasya kuba aacilongwe ciyumu a Jehova.