Woyera wa tsiku la Disembala 26: nkhani ya Stefano Woyera

Tsiku lopatulika la Disembala 26
(Dc 36)

Nkhani ya Santo Stefano

"Ophunzirawo atapitilira kukula, akhristu olankhula Chigiriki adadandaula za Akhristu olankhula Chiheberi, ndikunena kuti amasiye awo akunyalanyazidwa pakagawidwe katsiku ndi tsiku. Chifukwa chake khumi ndi awiriwo adasonkhanitsa gulu la ophunzira nati: 'Sichabwino kuti tikunyalanyaza mawu a Mulungu kuti tizitumikira patebulo. Abale, sankhani pakati panu amuna asanu ndi awiri olemekezeka, odzala ndi Mzimu ndi nzeru, amene tiwapatse ntchitoyi, tikudzipereka kupemphera ndi kutumikira mawu ”. Pempholi linali lovomerezeka kwa anthu onse, choncho anasankha Stefano, munthu wodzala ndi chikhulupiriro ndi Mzimu Woyera… ”(Machitidwe 6: 1-5).

Machitidwe a Atumwi akunena kuti Stefano anali munthu wodzala ndi chisomo ndi mphamvu, amene anachita zodabwitsa zazikulu pakati pa anthu. Ayuda ena, mamembala a sunagoge wa omasulidwa achiroma, adatsutsana ndi Stefano, koma sizimagwirizana ndi nzeru ndi mzimu womwe amalankhula nawo. Anakakamiza ena kuti amuneneze kuti amunyoza. Anamutenga ndi kupita naye ku Khoti Lalikulu la Ayuda.

M'mawu ake, Stefano adakumbukira chitsogozo cha Mulungu kudzera m'mbiri ya Israeli, komanso kupembedza mafano ndi kusamvera kwa Aisraeli. Pambuyo pake adatinso omwe amamuzunza akuwonetsa mzimu womwewo. “… Nthawi zonse mumatsutsa Mzimu Woyera; muli ngati makolo anu ”(Machitidwe 7: 51b).

Zolankhula za Stephen zidakwiyitsa anthuwo. "Koma iye, podzazidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera, adayang'anitsitsa kumwamba ndipo adawona ulemerero wa Mulungu ndi Yesu ataimirira kudzanja lamanja la Mulungu, nati," Taonani! Ndikuwona kumwamba kotseguka ndipo Mwana wa Munthu wayimirira kudzanja lamanja Za Mulungu.… Anamponya kunja kwa mzinda nayamba kumponya miyala. … Pamene anali kumponya miyala Stefano, anafuula, "Ambuye Yesu, landirani mzimu wanga." … 'Ambuye, musamawasungire chimo ili' (Machitidwe 7: 55-56, 58a, 59, 60b).

Kulingalira

Stefano anafa monga Yesu: ananamiziridwa mopanda chilungamo, anatsogolera ku chiweruzo chosalungama chifukwa analankhula zoona mopanda mantha. Adamwalira ali ndi chidaliro pamaso pa Mulungu ndi pemphero lokhululuka. Imfa "yokondwa" ndi yomwe imatipeza tili ndi mzimu womwewo, ngakhale imfa yathu ili yamtendere ngati ya Yosefe kapena yankhanza ngati ya Stefano: kufa molimba mtima, kudalira kwathunthu ndi chikondi chokhululuka.