Chikondi cha Mulungu n’chodabwitsa kwambiri, choyera, changwiro, chopanda malire. Sichikufuna kubwezera chilichonse, chimakwirira zonse. Mulungu anakonda dziko kwambiri kotero kuti anatipereka Mwana wake yekhayo, kuti aliyense wokhulupirira Iye asatayike, koma akhale ndi moyo wosatha, monga mmene Yohane 3:16-18 amanenera.
Mulungu amandikonda ndi chikondi chopanda malire, chopanda kudzudzula, chopanda tsankho. Sandikonda chifukwa choti ndine wabwino kapena woyenera kukondedwa, amandikonda chifukwa ndili wamtengo wapatali kwa Iye. Ngakhale machimo anga, sandiipitsa, koma amandikhumbatira mobwerezabwereza. Amandikonda kwambiri moti anapereka zonse chifukwa cha ine, osayembekezera kuti ndingam’bwezere chilichonse.
Ngakhale akadziwa kuti ndingalakwe, anali atandikonderatu kale. Ndiye chifukwa chake ndiyenera kuyamikira chikondi chake, chifukwa ndi chinthu chabwino kwambiri chomwe chingandichitikire pa moyo wanga. Kudzera mwa Iye, ndimapeza mtendere, machiritso, kubwezeretsedwa, ndi ufulu.
Chikondi chake pa ine sichidzatha. M’mawa uliwonse amandiuza kuti “ndimakukonda”. Akayang’ana kumwamba amasekerera chifukwa cha ine, ndipo dzanja lake lamphamvu limandithandiza nthawi zonse, chifukwa anandisankha ine kuti ndichite zinthu zazikulu, ndipo sandikusiya. Chikondi chake sichitha, Iye ndi yemweyo masiku onse. Kukhulupirika kwake kumakhala kosatha.
Ndi chikondi chomwe timangolandira ndi kuchilandira, chodzaza chifundo ndi chisoni. Sachiganizira machimo athu, chifukwa amatikhululukira ndi kutilandira. Baibulo limatiuza kuti chikondi sichitha, chikondi ndiye maziko a moyo omwe tonse timafunikira.
Onani kukula kwake kwa chikondi chimene Atate adatikonda nacho. Adatikonda kwambiri, kotero kuti timatchedwa ana a Mulungu. Ndipo ndifedi ana ake. Anthu odalira zapansipano satidziŵa ifeyo, chifukwa Iyeyonso sadamdziŵe.
Chifukwa chotikonda, adakonzeratu kuti mwa Yesu Khristu atilandire ngati ana ake. Adachita zimenezi chifukwa adaafuna kutero mwa kukoma mtima kwake.
Koma Mulungu adatsimikiza kuti amatikonda kwambiri, chifukwa pamene tinali ochimwabe, Khristu adatifera.
Komabe Iye adaŵapulumutsa malinga ndi ulemerero wa dzina lake, kuti aonetse mphamvu zake zazikulu.
Amatsitsimutsa moyo wanga. Amanditsogolera m'njira za chilungamo malinga ndi ulemerero wa dzina lake.
Chauta, Mulungu wako, ali nawe pamodzi, ngati wankhondo wokuthandiza kugonjetsa adani. Adzasangalala ndi chimwemwe chifukwa cha iwe. Adzakubwezera m'chikondi chake. Adzakondwera nawe poimba nyimbo zachimwemwe.
Chiyembekezo chimenechi munthu sichingamugwiritse fuwa lamoto ai, pakuti Mulungu mwa Mzimu Woyera amene Iye adatipatsa, adadzaza mitima yathu ndi chikondi chake.
ngakhale zakumwamba kapena zapansi, kapenanso kanthu kena kalikonse kolengedwa, sikangadzatilekanitse ndi chikondi cha Mulungu, chimene tili nacho mwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye athu.
Koma Mulungu ndi wachifundo chachikulukulu, adatikonda ndi chikondi chachikulu kopambana.
Koma pamenepo Mulungu Mpulumutsi wathu adaonetsa kukoma kwake ndiponso chifundo chokonda anthu. Choncho adatipulumutsa osati chifukwa cha ntchito zolungama zimene ife tidaachita, koma mwa chifundo chake pakutisambitsa. Adatisambitsa mwa Mzimu Woyera pakutibadwitsa kwatsopano ndi kutipatsa moyo watsopano.
Ambuye aongolere maganizo anu kuti muziyenda m'chikondi cha Mulungu, ndikutsata khama la Khristu.
Ine ndidaŵaonekera ndili chakutali. Inu Aisraele ndakukondani kwambiri ndi chikondi chopanda malire, ndakhala wokhulupirika kwa inu mpaka tsopano.
Mulungutu adaŵakonda kwambiri anthu a pa dziko lonse lapansi. Anali naye Mwana mmodzi yekha, komabe adampereka kuti aliyense wokhulupirira Iyeyo asatayike, koma akhale ndi moyo wosatha.
Ine ndikhale mwa iwo, Inu mwa Ine, kuti akhale amodzi kwenikweni. Motero anthu onse adzazindikira kuti mudandituma ndinu, ndipo kuti mumaŵakonda monga momwe mumandikondera Ine.
Yesu adati, “Ngati munthu andikonda, adzatsata zimene ndanena Ine. Atate anga adzamkonda, ndipo Ife tidzabwera nkukhazikika mwa iye.
Palibe munthu amene adaona Mulungu. Koma tikamakondana, Mulungu amakhala mwa ife, ndipo chikondi chake chafika pake penipeni mwa ife.
Onse amene ndimaŵakonda, ndimaŵadzudzula ndi kuŵalanga motero. Tsono chitani khama, mutembenuke mtima.
Chikondi chenicheni ndi ichi, chakuti sindife tidakonda Mulungu ai, koma Mulungu ndiye adatikonda ifeyo, natuma Mwana wake kuti akhale nsembe yopepesera machimo athu.
Mukudziŵa kukoma mtima kwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu. Ngakhale anali wolemera, adakhala mmphaŵi chifukwa cha inu, kuti ndi umphaŵi wakewo inu mukhale olemera.
Pamene ndinkaganiza kuti, “Phazi langa likuterereka,” nkuti chikondi chanu chosasinthika chikundichirikiza. Pamene nkhaŵa zikundichulukira, Inu mumasangalatsa mtima wanga.
Chikondi chosasinthika cha Chauta sichitha, chifundo chakenso nchosatha. M'maŵa mulimonse zachifundozo zimaoneka zatsopano, chifukwa Chauta ndi wokhulupirika kwambiri.
pakuti okukondani ndi Atate amene. Amakukondani chifukwa mumandikonda, ndipo mumakhulupirira kuti ndidachokera kwa Iwo.
Ndithu ndikudziŵa mosakayika konse kuti palibe kanthu kangatilekanitse ndi chikondi chake. Ngakhale imfa kapena moyo, ngakhale angelo kapena olamulira, ngakhale zinthu zimene zilipo tsopano, kapena zimene zidzaoneke m'tsogolomo, kapena zamphamvu zina zilizonse, ngakhale zakumwamba kapena zapansi, kapenanso kanthu kena kalikonse kolengedwa, sikangadzatilekanitse ndi chikondi cha Mulungu, chimene tili nacho mwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye athu.
Mulungu Atate athu adatikonda, ndipo mwa kukoma mtima kwake adatipatsa kulimba mtima kosatha ndi chiyembekezo chokoma.
Motero ife timadziŵa ndipo timakhulupirira ndithu kuti Mulungu amatikonda. Mulungu ndiye chikondi, ndipo munthu wokhala ndi moyo wachikondi, amakhala mwa Mulungu, Mulungunso amakhala mwa iye.
Khalidwe la kudzipereka ndi kukhulupirika zisakuthaŵe, makhalidwe ameneŵa uziyenda nawo ngati mkanda wam'khosi, uŵalembe mumtima mwako. Usamakangane ndi munthu popanda chifukwa pamene iyeyo sadakuchite choipa chilichonse. Usachite naye nsanje munthu wachiwawa, usatsanzireko khalidwe lake lililonse. Paja Chauta amanyansidwa ndi munthu woipa, koma olungama okha amayanjana nawo. Chauta amatemberera nyumba ya anthu oipa, koma malo okhalamo anthu abwino amaŵadalitsa. Anthu onyoza, Iye amaŵanyoza, koma odzichepetsa Iye amaŵakomera mtima. Anthu anzeru adzalandira ulemu, koma zitsiru adzazichititsa manyazi. Choncho udzapeza kuyanja ndi mbiri yabwino pamaso pa Mulungu ndi pa anthunso.
Mkwiyo wake ndi wa kanthaŵi chabe, koma kukoma mtima kwake nkwa moyo wonse. Misozi ingachezere kugwa usiku, m'maŵa kumabwera chimwemwe chokhachokha.
Mapiri angathe kusuntha, magomo angathe kugwedezeka, koma chikondi changa chosasinthika pa iwe sichidzatha. Lonjezo langa losunga mtendere mpaka muyaya silidzatha,” akuterotu Chauta amene amakumvera chifundo.
Lolani kuti m'maŵa ndimve za chikondi chanu chosasinthika, chifukwa ndimakhulupirira Inu. Mundisonyeze njira yoti ndiziyendamo, pakuti ndimapereka mtima wanga kwa Inu.
Paja Ambuye amamlanga aliyense amene amamkonda, amakwapula mwana aliyense amene Iwo amamlandira.”
Muzikondana, monga Khristu adatikonda ife, nadzipereka kwa Mulungu chifukwa cha ife. Adadzipereka ngati chopereka ndi nsembe ya fungo lokondweretsa Mulungu.
Koma ndimachitira chifundo chosasinthika anthu zikwi zambirimbiri amene amandikonda namasunga malamulo anga.
Nchifukwa chake mudziŵe kuti Chauta, Mulungu wanu, ndiye yekha Mulungu, ndipo ndi Mulungu wokhulupirika. Iye adzasungadi chipangano chake ndipo adzaonetsa chifundo chake chosasinthika kwa anthu a mibadwo zikwi zambirimbiri amene amakonda Iye namamvera malamulo ake.
Pamene ndinkaganiza kuti, “Phazi langa likuterereka,” nkuti chikondi chanu chosasinthika chikundichirikiza.
Koma inu okondedwa, muzithandizana kuti uzikulirakulira moyo wanu, umene udakhazikika pa maziko a chikhulupiriro chanu changwiro. Muzipemphera ndi mphamvu za Mzimu Woyera.
pakuti chikondi chanu chosasinthika nchachikulu, chofika mpaka mlengalenga, kukhulupirika kwanu kumafika mpaka ku mitambo.
Koma Mulungu ndi wachifundo chachikulukulu, adatikonda ndi chikondi chachikulu kopambana. Motero, pamene tinali akufa chifukwa cha machimo athu, Iye adatipatsa moyo pamodzi ndi Khristu. Kukoma mtima kwa Mulungu ndi kumene kudakupulumutsani.
Chauta akuti, “Ndidzachiza matenda ao a kusakhulupirika. Ndidzaŵakonda kwambiri, pakuti ndaleka kuŵakwiyira.
Komabe Chauta amaonetsa chikondi chake chosasinthika tsiku ndi tsiku, Nchifukwa chake nthaŵi zonse ndimamuimbira nyimbo, ndi kumpemphera Mulungu wondipatsa moyo.
Koma ndi monga Malembo anenera kuti, “Maso a munthu sanaziwone, makutu a munthu sanazimve, mtima wa munthu sunaganizepo konse zimene Mulungu adaŵakonzera amene amamkonda.”
Apo Chauta adafunsa kuti, “Kodi mkazi angathe kuiŵala mwana wake wapabere, osamumvera chifundo mwana wobala iye yemwe? Ndipotu angakhale aiŵale mwana wake, Ine ai, sindidzakuiŵalani konse.
Paja Chauta amadzudzula yemwe amamkonda, monga momwe atate amamchitira mwana wokondwera naye.
Tsono munthu amapemphera kwa Mulungu, Iyeyo nkumulandira. Amabwera pamaso pa Mulungu mokondwa, ndipo Mulungu amamchitira zolungama.
Chauta ndi wachifundo ndi wokoma mtima, ndi wosakwiya msanga, ndipo chikondi chake chosasinthika nchachikulu.
Komatu anthu ambirimbiri a mibadwo yosaŵerengeka amene amandikonda, namatsata malamulo anga, ndimaŵakonda ndi chikondi chosasinthika.
Ndikupemphera kuti mwa chikhulupiriro chanu Khristu akhazikike m'mitima mwanu, kuti muzike mizu yanu m'chikondi, ndiponso kuti mumange moyo wanu wonse pa chikondi. Ndikupempha Mulungu kuti, pamodzi ndi anthu ake onse, muthe kuzindikira kupingasa kwake ndi kutalika kwake, kukwera kwake ndi kuzama kwake kwa chikondi cha Khristu. Ndithu ndikupemphera kuti mudziŵe chikondi chija cha Khristu chopitirira nzeru za anthu, kuti mudzazidwe kotheratu ndi moyo wa Mulungu mwini.
Ndidapachikidwa pa mtanda pamodzi ndi Khristu, kotero kuti sindinenso amene ndili ndi moyo, koma ndi Khristu amene ali ndi moyo mwa ine. Moyo umene ndili nawo tsopano m'thupi lino, ndi moyo wokhulupirira Mwana wa Mulungu, amene adandikonda napereka moyo wake chifukwa cha ine.
Iye sadaumire ngakhale Mwana wakewake, koma adampereka chifukwa cha ife tonse. Atatipatsa Mwana wakeyo, nanga Iye nkulephera kutipatsanso zonse mwaulere?
Koma Inu Ambuye, ndinu Mulungu wachifundo ndinu Mulungu wokoma mtima, wosakwiya msanga, wodzaza ndi chikondi chosasinthika, ndi wokhulupirika kotheratu.
Adatikumbukira pamene adani adatigonjetsa, pakuti chikondi chake nchamuyaya. Ndipo adatipulumutsa kwa adani athu, pakuti chikondi chake nchamuyaya.
Adavutika poona mavuto ao onse, Mngelo wochokera kwa Iye adaŵapulumutsa. Adaŵaombola mwa chikondi ndi chifundo chake. Wakhala akuŵasamala ngati ana kuyambira kale.
Chikondi ncholeza mtima ndiponso nchofatsa. Chikondi chilibe kaduka, ndipo sichidzitamanda kapena kudzikuza. Chikondi chilibe matama kapena chipongwe, sichidzikonda, sichikwiya, sichisunga mangaŵa. Sichikondwerera zosalungama, koma chimakondwerera choona. Chikondi chimakhululukira zonse, chimakhulupirira nthaŵi zonse, sichitaya mtima, ndipo chimapirira onse.
Chikondi chanu chosasinthika ndi chamtengowapatali. Nchifukwa chake anthu anu amathaŵira m'munsi mwa mapiko anu.
Tsono ndikukupemphani abale, kudzera mwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu, ndiponso ndi chithandizo cha chikondi chimene Mzimu Woyera amapereka, kuti mugwirizane nane polimbikira kundipempherera kwa Mulungu.
Kuwonjezera pa zonsezi muzikhala ndi chikondi, pakuti nchimene chimamanga zonse m'chigwirizano chathunthu.
Aliyense wokantha inu, wakantha chinthu cha mtengo wapatali zedi kwa Ine.” Tsono Chauta Wamphamvuzonse adandituma kwa mitundu imene idaagwira anthu ake kukaiwuza uthenga wake wakuti,