Casa de Deus
A casa de Deus é lugar de adoração, refúgio e encontro com o Sagrado. A Bíblia exalta o tabernáculo, o templo e a igreja como morada do Altíssimo entre seu povo.
A presença de Deus
Quão amáveis são os teus tabernáculos! Uma coisa pedi ao Senhor: habitar na casa do Senhor todos os dias da minha vida.
O templo
Minha casa será chamada casa de oração. O zelo da tua casa me consumiu. O verdadeiro templo é o corpo do cristão.
Yecho pa Nyumba jha Chapanga
Peniya Yecho ajhakujhingii pa Nyumba jha Chapanga, na kutumbuu kwabhenga bhando bhoha panja bhibhachulwicha na kuhemela ilebhe mwenio. Helahela ajhakupendengula njangwale yabhe ibhajhanganganila mbijha na igoda ya bhala bhibhachulwicha ngunda. Ajhakwalobholela, "Ijhandikwe naha mu Majhandiko gha Chapanga, ‘Nyumba jhango nahibha nyumba jha kunnyope Chapanga.’ Mangota mwenga uyohite nkwembe gwa kukwatulila ilebhe!"
Yecho abhabhenga bhando pa Nyumba jha Chapanga
Unyagho gwa Akayahude ghu ukemwa Pachaka pubhandikila, Yecho ajhakuhobhoka kujhenda ku Yeluchalemo. Bhahe, Yecho ajhakwakolela bhando pa Nyumba jha Chapanga bhakichulucha ng’ombi na mambelele na ngunda, bhubhajhangangana mbijha bhabhii panane jha njangwale bhatamangine. Papa, Yecho ajhakupota luyato lwa lughojhe, ajhakwabhenga bhando bhoha panja pa Nyumba jha Chapanga bhoha pamonga na ng’ombi na mambelele. Helahela ajhakupendengula njangwale na mbijha yabhe ijhakupechengana yoha. Peniya ajhakwalobholela bhala bhubhachulwicha ngunda, "Mmohengane ilebhe henge! Nkotoka kuhighalambula nyumba jha Tate gwango lighuliho!" Bhabholwa bhake bhajhakukomboka Majhandiko gha Chapanga ghighalonge, "Mwe ma Chapanga, upalo gwango kwa nyumba jhino undiniya kumwojho gwango ngita mwotu."
Bho, mmanyitii jhe kubhehe yegha hino ndi Nyumba jha Uhuke gwa Chapanga jwabhii nkate jhino, jhola mumpokii kubhoke kwa Chapanga? Bhahe, mangota chi gwino mabhene.
Nambo anda njeliwe, bhahe, ghanga ghininnyandikile itenda umanye chimitama munyumba jha Chapanga, ndi lilongo lya bhando lilinnyeketiii Kilichitu ndi Chapanga jwabhii ghome, jwenio ndi luheke na nchinge gwa uchakaka.
Nambo Kilichitu ndi jwa kuhobholela ngita Mwana jwajhemelela nyumba jha Chapanga. Twenga twabhete ndi nyumba jhake anda natujhendelela kubhehe nganganga hake na kukihobholela mu chela chitulokela.
"Kola ku njenga akahoko bhito bhakibha na kichimba cha nyahinyahi, chikilenganikilwe ngita Chapanga chanaghalikiya Mucha na akalenganikiya ngita chalangiwe. Peniya akahoko bhito bhajhakujhangangana bhene kwa bhene ade ulongoche gwa Yochuwa, pubhatoila kilambo kubhoka kwa bhando jwenio Chapanga akabhengite palonge jhabhe. Peniya kichimba chenie kijhakutama ade machiko gha Daude. Chapanga akampahi hake Daude, na jwenio ajhakunnyopa Chapanga anchengele chehemo jha kutama kwa nhwalo gwa Chapanga jwa Yakobu. Nambo Chelemane ndi jwakanchengile Chapanga nyumba jhene.
"Nambo Chapanga Nkolongwa atama ndeka munyumba jhichengitwe na bhando ngita chalongela nnondole jwa Chapanga.
Bhambo ilongela,
‘Kunane kwa Chapanga ndi kigoda chango cha unahota nkolongwa,
na pannema ndi kigoda chango cha kubheke makongono.
Bhahe, nyumba ghane nauhotola kunchenge nenga?
Amu pwache ghane nauhotola kutama nenga?
Bho, ne ndeka jhundeila gheniya ghoha?’
Yakobu pang’ang’anwika mulughono ngalongila, "Chakaka Bhambo Chapanga abhii pamba, nikamanyi jhe!" Yakobu ngajhogwipa nukulonge, "Jhojho pamba pajhogwiye hake! Nihola pamba ndi pakajha pa Chapanga na ndi ghutangala gwa kunane kwa Chapanga."