Mutu wapitawo
TsankhoLamulo lolipira msonkho
Nʼchifukwa chake ndi koyenera kugonjera olamulira, osati chifukwa choopa kulangidwa kokha komanso chifukwa cha chikumbumtima. Ichi nʼchifukwa chakenso inu mumapereka msonkho. Pakuti olamulira ndi atumiki a Mulungu amene amapereka nthawi yawo yonse kulamulira. Mubwezereni aliyense amene munamukongola. Ngati inu muli ndi ngongole yamsonkho, perekani msonkho kwa oyenera kuwalipira. Ngati ndi kuopa perekeni kwa oyenera kuwaopa ndipo ngati ndi ulemu kwa oyenera ulemu. (Aroma 13:5-7)
Yesu anavomereza kulipira msonkho
Tiwuzeni tsono maganizo anu ndi otani, kodi nʼkololedwa kupereka msonkho kwa Kaisara kapena ayi?” Koma Yesu podziwa maganizo awo oyipa anati, “Inu achiphamaso, bwanji mufuna kundipezera chifukwa? Onetseni ndalama imene mumapereka msonkho.” Iwo anabweretsa dinari, ndipo anawafunsa kuti, “Kodi chithunzi ichi ndi malemba awa ndi za ndani?” Iwo anayankha kuti, “Ndi za Kaisara.” Pamenepo anawawuza kuti, “Perekani kwa Kaisara zake za Kaisara, ndi kwa Mulungu zake za Mulungu.” (Mateyu 22:17-21)
Iwo anabwera kwa Iye nati, “Aphunzitsi, ife tikudziwa kuti Inu ndi munthu amene mumanena zoona. Inu simutengeka ndi anthu, chifukwa simusamala kuti ndi ndani; koma mumaphunzitsa njira ya Mulungu molingana ndi choonadi. Kodi ndi koyenera kupereka msonkho kwa Kaisara kapena ayi? Kodi ife tipereke msonkho kapena ayi?” Koma Yesu anadziwa chinyengo chawo. Iye anafunsa kuti, “Bwanji mukufuna kundipeza chifukwa? Bweretsani ndalama kuti ndiyione.” Iwo anamubweretsera ndalama, ndipo anawafunsa kuti, “Kodi nkhope iyi ndi ya ndani? Nanga malembawa ndi a ndani?” Iwo anayankha kuti, “Za Kaisara.” Ndipo Yesu anawawuza kuti, “Perekani kwa Kaisara zake za Kaisara ndi kwa Mulungu zake za Mulungu.” Ndipo anazizwa naye. (Marko 12:14-17)
Kodi ndi bwino kwa ife kumapereka msonkho kwa Kaisara kapena kusapereka?” Iye anaona chinyengo chawo ndipo anawawuza kuti, “Onetseni ndalama. Chithunzi ndi malembawa ndi zayani?” Iwo anayankha kuti, “Za Kaisara.” Iye anawawuza kuti, “Ndiye perekani kwa Kaisara zake za Kaisara ndi kwa Mulungu zimene ndi za Mulungu.” (Luka 20:22-25)
Zitsanzo za msonkho umene unalipiridwa
Tsono Mesa, mfumu ya ku Mowabu ankaweta nkhosa, ndipo iye ankayenera kumapereka kwa mfumu ya ku Israeli chaka ndi chaka ana ankhosa onenepa okwanira 100,000 pamodzi ndi ubweya wankhosa 100,000 zazimuna. (2 Mafumu 3:4)
Menahemu anapeza ndalamazo kudzera mu msonkho umene ankakhometsa Aisraeli. Munthu aliyense wachuma ankapereka masekeli a siliva makumi asanu kwa mfumu ya ku Asiriya. Choncho mfumu ya ku Asiriya inabwerera ndipo sinakhalenso mʼdzikomo. (2 Mafumu 15:20)
Farao Neko anamuyika mʼndende ku Ribula mʼdziko la Hamati kuti asalamulirenso mu Yerusalemu. Farao analamula Yuda kuti azikhoma msonkho wa siliva wolemera makilogalamu 3,400, ndiponso golide wolemera makilogalamu 34. Yehoyakimu anapereka kwa Farao Neko siliva ndi golide amene anamufuna uja. Koma kuti iye apereke zimenezi, amankhometsa msonkho mʼdziko mwakemo ndipo amalandira siliva ndi golide kuchokera kwa anthu a mʼdzikomo molingana ndi chuma cha munthu aliyense. (2 Mafumu 23:33, 35)
Kuwonjezera pamenepo, ndikukhazikitsa lamulo lonena za mmene mudzachitire ndi akuluakulu a Ayuda powathandiza kumanganso Nyumba ya Mulunguyo: Anthuwa muwalipire msanga kuchokera mʼthumba la ufumu, kuchotsa pa msonkho wa dera la Patsidya pa Yufurate. (Ezara 6:8)
Mphotho yapadera – osalipira msonkho
Ndipo Aisraeli ankanena kuti, “Kodi mwamuona munthu akubwerayo? Iye amangobwera kudzanyoza Israeli. Tsono mfumu inati kuti idzapereka chuma chambiri kwa munthu amene adzamuphe. Idzaperekanso mwana wake wamkazi kuti amukwatire ndiponso banja la abambo ake silidzaperekanso msonkho mu Israeli.” (1 Samueli 17:25)
Alevi sankayenera kulipira msonkho
Tikukudziwitsaninso kuti kudzakhala kosaloledwa kukhometsa msonkho uliwonse anthu awa: ansembe, Alevi, oyimba nyimbo, alonda kapena aliyense wogwira ntchito ku Nyumba ya Mulungu. (Ezara 7:24)
Yesu analipira msonkho wa Nyumba ya Mulungu kuti asakhumudwitse anthu
Yesu ndi ophunzira ake atafika ku Kaperenawo, wolandira msonkho wa ku Nyumba ya Mulungu anabwera kwa Petro namufunsa kuti, “Kodi aphunzitsi anu sapereka msonkho wa Nyumba ya Mulungu?” Iye anayankha kuti, “Inde amapereka.” Petro atalowa mʼnyumba, Yesu ndiye anayamba kuyankhula. Ndipo anamufunsa kuti, “Ukuganiza bwanji Simoni, kodi mafumu a dziko lapansi amalandira msonkho kuchokera kwa ana awo kapena kwa ena?” Petro anayankha kuti, “Kuchokera kwa ena.” Yesu ananena kwa iye kuti, “Ndiye kuti ana sapereka.” Koma kuti ife tisawakhumudwitse pita ku nyanja kaponye mbedza yako. Katenge nsomba imene ukayambe kuyikola; kayitsekule kukamwa ndipo ukapezamo ndalama. Katenge ndalamayo ndi kukapereka msonkho wanga ndi wanu. (Mateyu 17:24-27)
Zitsanzo za msonkho umene unalipiridwa
Ndipo Solomoni analamulira mayiko onse kuyambira ku mtsinje wa Yufurate mpaka ku dziko la Afilisti, kukafika mpaka ku malire a dziko la Igupto. Mayikowa ankabweretsa mphatso ndipo anali pansi pa ulamuliro wa Solomoni moyo wake wonse. (1 Mafumu 4:21)
Mʼchaka cha 12 cha Ahazi mfumu ya Yuda, Hoseya mwana wa Ela anakhala mfumu ya Israeli mu Samariya ndipo analamulira zaka zisanu ndi zinayi. Iye anachita zoyipa pamaso pa Yehova, koma osafanana ndi mafumu a Israeli amene ankalamulira iye asanalowe ufumuwo. Salimenezeri mfumu ya ku Asiriya anabwera kudzathira nkhondo Hoseya amene anali pansi pa ulamuliro wake ndipo ankapereka msonkho kwa iyeyo. (2 Mafumu 17:1-3)
Yehova anakhazikitsa kolimba ufumuwo mʼmanja mwake ndipo Ayuda onse anabweretsa mphatso kwa Yehosafati, kotero kuti anali ndi chuma ndi ulemu wambiri. (2 Mbiri 17:5)
Mphamvu za Yehosafati zinkakulirakulira. Iye anamanga malo otetezedwa ndi mizinda yosungiramo chuma mu Yuda (2 Mbiri 17:12)
Yotamu anachita nkhondo ndi mfumu ya Aamoni ndipo anawagonjetsa. Chaka chimenecho Aamoni anapereka makilogalamu 3,400, matani 1,000 a tirigu ndiponso matani 1,000 a barele. Aamoni anabweretsa zinthu zomwezi chaka chachiwiri ndi chachitatu. (2 Mbiri 27:5)
Mfumu ya Igupto inamuchotsa pa udindo wa ufumu mu Yerusalemu ndipo inakhometsa msonkho dziko la Yuda wa makilogalamu 3,400 asiliva ndi agolide. (2 Mbiri 36:3)
Mafumu amphamvu akhala akulamulira Yerusalemu ndi chigawo chonse cha Patsidya pa Yufurate. Iwo ankalandira msonkho ndi kulipira ndalama zakatundu olowa mʼdziko pa kanthu kena kalikonse. (Ezara 4:20)
Chiopsezo ngati msonkho sunalipiridwe
Kuwonjeza apo amfumu mudziwe kuti ngati amalize kumanganso mzindawu ndi kukonzanso makoma ake, adzaleka kukhoma msonkho, kulipira ndalama zakatundu olowa mʼdziko kapena msonkho wina uliwonse, ndipo chuma cha thumba la ufumu chidzachepa. (Ezara 4:13)