1-3. (a) Kodi Aisiraeli anakumana ndi zinthu ziti zoopsa? (b) Kodi Yehova anachita chiyani pomenyera nkhondo anthu ake?

 AISIRAELI analibe kothawira chifukwa anali pakati pa mapiri ovuta kukwera ndipo kutsogolo kwawo kunali nyanja yoti sakanatha kuwoloka. Pa nthawiyi n’kuti gulu la asilikali a Aigupto, omwe anali ankhanza kwambiri, likuwathamangitsa ndipo linali litatsimikiza mtima kuti liphe Aisiraeli onse. a Koma Mose analimbikitsa anthu a Mulunguwo kuti asataye mtima. Anawatsimikizira kuti: “Yehova adzakumenyerani nkhondo.”​—Ekisodo 14:14.

² Komabe zikuoneka kuti Mose anafuulira Yehova, ndipo iye anayankha kuti: “N’chifukwa chiyani ukundidandaulira? . . . Utenge ndodo yako n’kutambasula dzanja lako kuloza panyanja kuti nyanjayo igawanike.” (Ekisodo 14:15, 16) Ndiyeno yerekezerani kuti mukuona zimene zikuchitika. Nthawi yomweyo Yehova akulamula mngelo kuti apite kumbuyo kwa Aisiraeli, ndipo mtambo ukuchoka kutsogolo kwa Aisiraeli n’kukaima kumbuyo kwawo, mwina ngati khoma n’kutsekereza Aigupto kuti asayambe kupha Aisiraeliwo. (Ekisodo 14:19, 20; Salimo 105:39) Mose akutambasula dzanja lake. Chifukwa cha mphepo yamphamvu imene ikukankha madzi, nyanjayo ikugawanika. Madziwo akuunjikana n’kuima ngati makoma. Zimenezi zikupangitsa kuti pakhale njira yaikulu moti mtundu wonsewu ukudutsa bwinobwino.​—Ekisodo 14:21; 15:8.

³ Zinthu zodabwitsa zimenezi, zikanatha kupangitsa Farao kulamula asilikali ake kuti abwerere. Koma Farao, yemwe anali wonyada, akuwalamula kuti amenye nkhondo. (Ekisodo 14:23) Asanaganize n’komwe, Aiguputowo akuyamba kuwoloka pofuna  kuthamangitsa Aisiraeliwo. Koma pasanapite nthawi, pakuyambika chisokonezo chifukwa mawiro a magaleta awo ayamba kuguluka. Aisiraeli atafika kutsidya lina la nyanja, Yehova akulamula Mose kuti: “Tambasula dzanja lako n’kuloza panyanja kuti madzi abwerere n’kumiza Aiguputo, magaleta awo ankhondo ndi asilikali awo apamahatchi.” Makoma a madziwo akugwa n’kumiza Farao ndi asilikali ake.​—Ekisodo 14:24-28; Salimo 136:15.

4. (a) Kodi Yehova anakhala ndani pa Nyanja Yofiira? (b) Kodi anthu ena angamve bwanji akadziwa kuti nthawi zina Yehova amagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zake kumenya nkhondo?

⁴ Zimene Yehova anachita populumutsa Aisiraeli pa Nyanja Yofiira zimatiphunzitsa zambiri zokhudza iyeyo. Pamenepa Yehova anasonyezadi kuti ndi “msilikali wamphamvu.” (Ekisodo 15:3) Komabe, kodi inuyo mukumva bwanji kudziwa kuti Yehova nthawi zina amakhala msilikali? Kunena zoona, anthu ambiri akhala akuvutika komanso kusowa mtendere chifukwa cha nkhondo. Kodi mwina mfundo yoti nthawi zina Mulungu amagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zake popha anthu ikukuchititsani kuona kuti sangakhale mnzanu?

5, 6. (a) N’chifukwa chiyani n’zomveka kuti Mulungu amatchedwa “Yehova wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba”? (b) Kodi nkhondo za Mulungu zimasiyana bwanji ndi za anthu?

⁵ Mulungu amatchulidwa ndi dzina laudindo lakuti, “Yehova wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba” pafupifupi maulendo 260 m’Malemba a Chiheberi ndiponso kawiri m’Malemba a Chigiriki Achikristu. (1 Samueli 1:11) Popeza Yehova ndi Wolamulira wa chilengedwe chonse, iye amalamulira gulu lankhondo lalikulu la angelo. (Yoswa 5:13-15; 1 Mafumu 22:19) Angelo amenewa ndi amphamvu kwambiri. (Yesaya 37:36) Sizisangalatsa kumva nkhani yokhudza kuphedwa kwa anthu. Komabe, tisaiwale kuti nkhondo ya Mulungu ndi yosiyana ndi nkhondo za anthu. Akuluakulu a asilikali komanso atsogoleri andale nthawi zina amanena kuti anali ndi zifukwa zomveka zomenyera nkhondo. Koma nthawi zonse anthu amamenya nkhondo chifukwa cha dyera komanso kudzikonda.

 ⁶ Koma mosiyana ndi anthu, Yehova sachita zinthu chifukwa cha mmene akumvera basi. Lemba la Deuteronomo 32:4 limati: “Iye ndi Thanthwe, ndipo ntchito yake ndi yangwiro, njira zake zonse ndi zolungama. Mulungu wokhulupirika, amene sachita zinthu zopanda chilungamo. Iye ndi wolungama ndi wowongoka.” Mawu a Mulungu amaletsa kukwiya mosadziletsa, nkhanza ndiponso chiwawa. (Genesis 49:7; Salimo 11:5) Choncho Yehova samenya nkhondo popanda chifukwa chomveka. Sagwiritsa ntchito mwachisawawa mphamvu zake zowononga ndipo amazigwiritsa ntchito pakakhala kuti palibenso njira ina yothetsera vutolo. Kudzera mwa mneneri wake Ezekieli iye ananena kuti: “‘Kodi ine ndimasangalala ndi imfa ya munthu wochimwa? Kodi zimene ine ndimafuna si zoti munthu wochimwayo alape n’kupitiriza kukhala ndi moyo?’ akutero Yehova, Ambuye Wamkulu Koposa.”​—Ezekieli 18:23.

7, 8. (a) Kodi Yobu ankaganiza kuti akuvutika chifukwa chiyani, nanga n’chifukwa chiyani ankalakwitsa kuganiza choncho? (b) Kodi Elihu anathandiza bwanji Yobu kuti asinthe maganizo olakwika? (c) Kodi tingaphunzirepo chiyani pa zimene zinachitikira Yobu?

⁷ Ndiye n’chifukwa chiyani Yehova amagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zake zowononga? Tisanayankhe funsoli, tiyeni tiganizire za Yobu yemwe anali munthu wolungama. Satana anakayikira ngati Yobu, komanso munthu wina aliyense, angakhalebe wokhulupirika akamayesedwa. Yehova anayankha nkhaniyi polola kuti Satana ayese Yobu. Zotsatira zake zinali zakuti Yobu anadwala, chuma chake chinawonongeka komanso ana ake anafa. (Yobu 1:1-22; 2:1-8) Chifukwa chakuti Yobu sankadziwa zimene zinkachititsa kuti azivutika, iye anayamba kuganiza kuti Mulungu ankamulanga mopanda chilungamo. Yobu anafunsa Mulungu kuti: “N’chifukwa chiyani mukulimbana ndi ine?” Anamufunsanso kuti: ‘N’chifukwa chiyani mukundiona ngati mdani wanu?’​—Yobu 7:20; 13:24.

⁸ Mnyamata wina wotchedwa Elihu anathandiza Yobu kuzindikira kuti ankaganiza molakwika pomufunsa kuti: “Kodi mukutsimikiza kuti zimene mukunena n’zoona moti munganene kuti, ‘Ndine wolungama kuposa Mulungu’?” (Yobu 35:2) Choncho n’kupanda nzeru kuganiza kuti ndife abwino kuposa Mulungu kapena kuganiza kuti iye wachita zinthu mopanda chilungamo. Elihu ananena kuti: “N’zosatheka kuti Mulungu woona achite zoipa, kapena kuti Wamphamvuyonse achite zinthu zolakwika.” Pa nthawi ina ananenanso kuti: “Wamphamvuyonse sitingathe kumumvetsa. Iye  ali ndi mphamvu zazikulu, ndipo sachita zinthu zosemphana ndi chilungamo chake komanso kulungama kwake kodabwitsa.” (Yobu 34:10; 36:22, 23; 37:23) Sitiyenera kukayikira kuti Mulungu akamamenya nkhondo, amakhala ndi zifukwa zomveka zochitira zimenezo. Pamene tikuganizira mfundo imeneyi, tiyeni tione zifukwa zimene zimachititsa kuti nthawi zina Mulungu, yemwe ndi wamtendere, amenye nkhondo.​—1 Akorinto 14:33.

9. N’chifukwa chiyani Mulungu yemwe ndi woyera amamenya nkhondo?

⁹ Mose atatamanda Mulungu kuti ndi “msilikali wamphamvu,” ananena kuti: “Ndi mulungu uti amene angafanane nanu, inu Yehova? Mumasonyeza kuti ndinu woyera koposa, ndani angafanane ndi inu?” (Ekisodo 15:11) Nayenso mneneri Habakuku ananena kuti: “Maso anu ndi oyera kwambiri moti simungaonerere zinthu zoipa, ndipo simungalekerere khalidwe loipa.” (Habakuku 1:13) Ngakhale kuti Yehova ndi Mulungu wachikondi, iye ndi Mulungunso woyera komanso wachilungamo. Nthawi zina, makhalidwe amenewa amamuchititsa kuti agwiritse ntchito mphamvu zake zowononga. (Yesaya 59:15-19; Luka 18:7) Choncho Mulungu akamamenya nkhondo sizitanthauza kuti si woyera. Ndipotu iye amamenya nkhondo chifukwa choti ndi woyera.​—Ekisodo 39:30.

10. Kodi ndi njira iti yokha yomwe ingathandize kuthetsa chidani chomwe chinanenedwa pa Genesis 3:15, nanga zimenezo zidzathandiza bwanji anthu olungama?

¹⁰ Taganizirani zimene zinachitika anthu awiri oyamba, Adamu ndi Hava, atagalukira Mulungu. (Genesis 3:1-6) Yehova akanangonyalanyaza zimene anthuwa anachitazi, udindo wake monga Wolamulira wa Chilengedwe Chonse ukanaoneka ngati wopanda mphamvu. Popeza iye ndi Mulungu wachilungamo, ankayenera kuwapatsa chilango cha imfa. (Aroma 6:23) Mu ulosi woyambirira wa m’Baibulo, iye ananeneratu kuti padzakhala chidani pakati pa atumiki ake ndi anthu amene ali kumbali ya “njoka,” yemwe ndi Satana. (Chivumbulutso 12:9; Genesis 3:15) Yehova ankadziwa kuti chidani chimenechi chidzatha akadzawononga Satana. (Aroma 16:20) Koma chiweruzo chimenecho chidzachititsa kuti  anthu olungama alandire madalitso ambiri, chidzachotsa mavuto onse amene Satana wayambitsa padzikoli komanso chidzachititsa kuti dziko lonse likhale Paradaiso. (Mateyu 19:28) Mpaka pamene nthawi imeneyo idzafika anthu amene ali kumbali ya Satana akupitirizabe kutsutsa, kuzunza komanso kufuna kupha anthu a Mulungu. Nthawi zina Yehova amafunika kulowererapo kuti athandize atumiki ake.

11. N’chifukwa chiyani Mulungu anaona kuti n’koyenera kuti abweretse chigumula padziko lonse?

¹¹ Chitsanzo cha nthawi imene Yehova anafunika kulowererapo ndi pa nthawi ya Chigumula cha Nowa. Lemba la Genesis 6:11, 12 limati: “Dziko lapansi linali litaipa pamaso pa Mulungu woona, ndipo linadzaza ndi chiwawa. Mulungu anayang’ana dziko lapansi ndipo anaona kuti laipa. Anthu onse padziko lapansi ankachita zinthu zoipa.” Kodi Mulungu akanalola kuti anthu oipa achititse kuti anthu abwino ochepa amene anatsala padziko lapansi atheretu? Ayi. Yehova anaona kuti n’koyenera kuti abweretse chigumula padziko lonse kuti awononge anthu onse amene ankachita zachiwawa ndiponso makhalidwe oipa.

12. (a) Kodi Yehova ananeneratu chiyani zokhudza “mbadwa” ya Abulahamu? (b) N’chifukwa chiyani Aamori ankayenera kuphedwa?

¹² N’chimodzimodzinso ndi zimene zinachitika pamene Mulungu anawononga Akanani. Yehova ananena kuti mabanja onse apadziko lapansi adzadalitsidwa kudzera mwa munthu wina amene adzakhale mbadwa ya Abulahamu. Mogwirizana ndi cholinga chimenechi, Mulungu analamula kuti mbadwa za Abulahamu zidzapatsidwa dziko la Kanani limene munkakhala anthu otchedwa Aamori. Kodi panali chifukwa chomveka choti Mulungu achotse anthuwa m’dziko lawo? Yehova ananeneratu kuti anthuwo adzawachotsa m’dziko lawolo patapita zaka 400 komanso ‘tchimo la Aamori litafika poti alangidwe.’ b (Genesis 12:1-3; 13:14, 15; 15:13, 16; 22:18) Pa zaka zimenezi, Aamori ankachita zinthu zoipa kwambiri. Anthu m’dziko la Kanani ankalambira mafano, kupha  anthu ndiponso kuchita chiwerewere chonyansa kwambiri. (Ekisodo 23:24; 34:12, 13; Numeri 33:52) Anthu a m’dzikolo anafika mpaka popha ana awo powapereka nsembe pamoto. Kodi Mulungu yemwe ndi woyera akanalola kuti anthu ake azikhala pakati pa anthu oipa chonchi? Ayi. Iye anati: “Dzikolo ndi lodetsedwa, ndipo ndidzalilanga chifukwa cha zolakwa zake moti dzikolo lidzalavula anthu ake kunja.” (Levitiko 18:21-25) Komabe sikuti Yehova anapha anthu onse. Akanani omwe anasonyeza kuti anali ndi mtima wabwino, monga Rahabi ndi Agibiyoni, sanawaphe.​—Yoswa 6:25; 9:3-27.

13, 14. (a) N’chifukwa chiyani Yehova anaona kuti n’koyenera kuti ayeretse dzina lake? (b) Kodi Yehova anachita chiyani kuti dzina lake liyeretsedwe?

¹³ Chifukwa choti Yehova ndi woyera, dzina lakenso ndi loyera. (Levitiko 22:32) Yesu anaphunzitsa ophunzira ake kuti azipemphera kuti: “Dzina lanu liyeretsedwe.” (Mateyu 6:9) Pamene Satana ananama zokhudza Yehova ndiponso ulamuliro wake, n’kuchititsa kuti Adamu ndi Hava agalukire, ananyoza kwambiri dzina la Mulungu komanso kuipitsa mbiri yake. Yehova sakanalekerera bodza limeneli ndiponso kugalukiraku. Iye anaona kuti n’koyenera kuti ayeretse dzina lake.​—Yesaya 48:11.

¹⁴ Taganiziraninso za Aisiraeli. Pa nthawi yonse imene anali akapolo ku Iguputo, lonjezo la Mulungu kwa Abulahamu lakuti kudzera mwa mbadwa yake mabanja onse a padziko lapansi adzadalitsidwa linkaoneka ngati losatheka. Koma atawapulumutsa n’kuwapangitsa kukhala mtundu, Yehova anayeretsa dzina lake. N’chifukwa chake mneneri Danieli popemphera ananena kuti: “Inu Yehova Mulungu wathu, amene munatulutsa anthu anu m’dziko la Iguputo ndi dzanja lamphamvu n’kuchititsa kuti dzina lanu lidziwike bwino.”​—Danieli 9:15.

15. N’chifukwa chiyani Yehova anapulumutsa Ayuda ku ukapolo ku Babulo?

¹⁵ N’zochititsa chidwi kuti Danieli anapemphera chonchi pa nthawi imene Ayuda ankafunikiranso kuti Yehova awapulumutse n’cholinga choti ayeretse dzina lake. Pa nthawiyi, Ayuda osakhulupirikawo anali akapolo ku Babulo. Mzinda wa Yerusalemu,  omwe unali likulu lawo, n’kuti utawonongedwa. Danieli ankadziwa kuti ngati Ayuda atabwereranso kwawo ndiye kuti dzina la Yehova lidzalemekezedwa. Choncho iye anapemphera kuti: “Tikhululukireni, inu Yehova. Timvereni ndipo muchitepo kanthu, inu Yehova! Musazengereze inu Mulungu wanga, chifukwa cha dzina lanu. Chifukwa mzinda wanu ndi anthu anu amadziwika ndi dzina lanu.”​—Danieli 9:18, 19.

16. Kodi Yehova akamayeretsa dzina lake ndiye kuti ndi wodzikonda ndipo amangoganizira za iyeyo? Fotokozani.

¹⁶ Kodi Yehova akamayeretsa dzina lake ndiye kuti ndi wodzikonda ndipo amangoganizira za iyeyo? Ayi, chifukwa akamachita zinthu mogwirizana ndi kuti iye ndi woyera komanso amakonda chilungamo, iye amateteza anthu ake. Taganizirani nkhani yopezeka m’chaputala 14 cha Genesis. M’chaputalachi timawerenga za mafumu 4 omwe anagwira Loti, mwana wa mchimwene wake wa Abulahamu, limodzi ndi banja lake. Mothandizidwa ndi Mulungu, Abulahamu anagonjetsa adaniwo ngakhale kuti anali amphamvu kuposa iyeyo. Nkhani yokhudza kupambana kumeneku inali yoyamba kulembedwa “m’buku la Nkhondo za Yehova.” M’buku limeneli munalembedwanso nkhondo zina zimene sizinatchulidwe m’Baibulo. (Numeri 21:14) Pambuyo pake, anthu a Mulungu anapambananso pa nkhondo zina zambiri.

17. N’chiyani chikusonyeza kuti Yehova ankamenyera nkhondo Aisiraeli atalowa m’dziko la Kanani? Perekani zitsanzo.

¹⁷ Aisiraeli atatsala pang’ono kulowa m’dziko la Kanani, Mose anawatsimikizira kuti: “Yehova Mulungu wanu adzakutsogolerani ndipo adzakumenyerani nkhondo, ngati mmene anachitira ku Iguputo inu mukuona.” (Deuteronomo 1:30; 20:1) Kuyambira ndi Yoswa, amene analowa m’malo mwa Mose, mpaka nthawi ya Oweruza ndi ya mafumu okhulupirika a Yuda, Yehova ankamenyeradi nkhondo anthu ake. Ankawathandiza kugonjetsa modabwitsa adani awo pa nkhondo zambiri.​—Yoswa 10:1-14; Oweruza 4:12-17; 2 Samueli 5:17-21.

18. (a) N’chifukwa chiyani tiyenera kuyamikira kuti Yehova sanasinthe? (b) Kodi chidzachitike n’chiyani chidani chotchulidwa pa Genesis 3:15 chikadzafika pachimake?

¹⁸ Yehova sanasinthe. Komanso cholinga chake choti dzikoli lidzakhale  Paradaiso wamtendere sichinasinthe. (Genesis 1:27, 28) Mpaka pano Mulungu amadana ndi zoipa. Koma amakonda kwambiri anthu ake ndipo posachedwapa adzachitapo kanthu kuti awathandize. (Salimo 11:7) Ndipotu chidani chotchulidwa pa Genesis 3:15 chidzafika poipa kwambiri posachedwapa pamene anthu a Mulungu adzaukiridwe. Kuti adzayeretse dzina lake ndiponso kuteteza anthu ake, Yehova adzakhalanso “msilikali wamphamvu.”​—Zekariya 14:3; Chivumbulutso 16:14, 16.

19. (a) Perekani chitsanzo chosonyeza kuti Mulungu akamagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zake zowononga zimatithandiza kumuyandikira. (b) Kodi tiyenera kumva bwanji tikaganizira mfundo yoti Mulungu ndi wokonzeka kutimenyera nkhondo?

¹⁹ Taganizirani chitsanzo ichi: Tiyerekeze kuti chilombo cholusa chikufuna kugwira anthu a m’banja la munthu winawake. Ndiyeno bambo wa m’nyumbamo akulimbana nacho mpaka kuchipha. Kodi mukuganiza kuti mkazi ndi ana ake angayambe kumuopa chifukwa chakuti wapha chilombocho? Ayi, iwo angathokoze kuti bamboyo wasonyeza chikondi chololera kuvutikira ena ndipo wawateteza. Mofanana ndi zimenezi, Mulungu akagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zake zowononga tiyenera kufuna kuti akhale mnzathu osati kumuopa. Tiyenera kumukonda kwambiri chifukwa amakhala wokonzeka kumenya nkhondo pofuna kutiteteza. Tiyeneranso kumulemekeza kwambiri chifukwa chakuti ali ndi mphamvu  zopanda malire. Choncho tingathe ‘kumachita utumiki wopatulika m’njira yovomerezeka, moopa Mulungu komanso mwaulemu kwambiri.’​—Aheberi 12:28.

20. Tikawerenga nkhani za m’Baibulo zokhudza nkhondo zimene Mulungu anamenya zomwe sitikuzimvetsa, kodi tiyenera kuchita chiyani, ndipo n’chifukwa chiyani?

²⁰ Si nthawi zonse pamene Baibulo limafotokoza mwatsatanetsatane zifukwa zimene zinachititsa Yehova kuti amenye nkhondo inayake. Koma nthawi zonse tingakhale otsimikiza kuti: Yehova sagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zake zowononga mopanda chilungamo, mwachisawawa kapena mwankhanza. Nthawi zambiri, kuganizira nkhani yonse kapena pamene nkhaniyo inayambira kungatithandize kuti tiyambe kuona zinthu moyenera. (Miyambo 18:13) Ngakhale pamene sitikudziwa mfundo zonse zokhudza nkhaniyo, kuphunzira zambiri za Yehova ndiponso kuganizira mozama makhalidwe ake abwino kungatithandize kuti tichotse maganizo alionse okayikira. Tikamachita zimenezi, tidzakhala ndi chifukwa chomveka chotichititsa kuti tizikhulupirira Mulungu wathu, Yehova.​—Yobu 34:12.

21. Ngakhale kuti nthawi zina Yehova amakhala “msilikali wamphamvu,” kodi iye amakonda chiyani?

²¹ Ngakhale kuti Yehova amakhala “msilikali wamphamvu” pakafunika, zimenezi sizikutanthauza kuti iye amakonda nkhondo. M’masomphenya a galeta lakumwamba, Ezekieli anaona Yehova ali wokonzeka kumenyana ndi adani ake. Komabe Ezekieli anaonanso Mulungu atazunguliridwa ndi utawaleza womwe ndi chizindikiro cha mtendere. (Genesis 9:13; Ezekieli 1:28; Chivumbulutso 4:3) Choncho n’zoonekeratu kuti Yehova ndi wofatsa ndiponso wokonda mtendere. Mtumwi Yohane analemba kuti: “Mulungu ndi chikondi.” (1 Yohane 4:8) Yehova akamasonyeza khalidwe lake lililonse, amalisonyeza mogwirizana ndi makhalidwe ake ena. Kunena zoona, tili ndi mwayi waukulu kwambiri woti tikhoza kukhala pa ubwenzi ndi Mulungu wamphamvu ngati ameneyu, koma wachikondi.