Imibereho Yejejwe Updated
Imibereho Yejejwe Updated
Imibereho Yejejwe Updated
YEJEJWE
YI
Mu nyandiko z’ingenzi cumi n’imwe Ellen G. White yanditse yikurikiranya zigasohoka
bwa mbere mu kinyamakuru cyitwa Urwibutso n’Integuza (Review and Herald) mu
mwaka wa 1881, zahawe insanganyamatsiko ivuga ibyo “Kwezwa” cyangwa se
“Kugirwa intungane”. Mu kwandika kuri iyi ngingo ashingiye ku mibereho ye mu
by’Imana kandi intekerezo n’umutima we bimurikiwe na Mwuka Muziranenge,
yasuzumanye ubushishozi ingingo zigize ukwezwa nyakuri, maze azitandukanya
n’imyumvire idahwitse kandi idashingiye ku kuri, yabaye gikwira mu bantu, ku
byerekeranye n’iyo nsanganyamatsiko yo kwezwa. IY 4.1
Muri iyo myaka, nibwo izo nyandiko cumi n’imwe zashyizwe hamwe maze zisohorwa
mu icapiro ari agatabo gato gafite umutwe uvuga ngo, “Kwezwa Kuvugwa muri Bibiliya”,
maze kaboneka mu kwezi kwa Mutarama, 1889, nka kimwe mu bitabo bya mbere
bigamije gufasha umwigishwa wa Bibiliya. IY 4.2
Mu mwaka wa 1937, iki gitabo cyaje guhabwa izina rimenyerewe ari ryo “Imibereho
Yejejwe”, maze cyongera gusohoka noneho mu buryo bwuzuye, cyiyongereyeho igika
cy’amagambo yavanywe mu gitabo cyitwa “Abahanuzi n’Abami”. Uko ni ko iki gitabo
cyaje gusohorwa mu icapiro kimeze, ari gitoya, nyamara gicapwa ku bwinshi, kandi
kibera ingirakamaro bitavugwa imibereho y’abantu benshi cyane. IY 4.3
Washington, D.C.
Nyakanga, 1956.
IBIRIMO:
Hari imyumvire yo kwezwa itari iy’ukuri kandi iteje akaga iboneka mu myizerere
y’abantu. Kenshi na kenshi usanga abirata ko ari abera (abaziranenge) muri bo nta kuri
kwabyo kubagaragaramo. Kwezwa kwabo gushingira ku magambo n’imisengere yabo.
Nyamara abifuza imico iboneye ya Gikristo ntibabasha guhangara kuvuga ko ari
abaziranenge. Imibereho yabo ibasha kuba nta makemwa, babasha koko guhagararira
ukuri bamenye kandi bemeye; ariko uko basuzuma imitima yabo bayigereranyije n’imico
ya Kristo, ndetse uko barushaho kwegera ubwiza bw’Imana, niko barushaho kubona
ubuziranenge bwayo, maze bakabasha gusobanukirwa n’inenge zabo ubwabo. IY 9.2
Iyo abantu birata ko bejejwe, baba batanga ibihamya byerekana ko bakiri kure yo
guhinduka intungane. Ntibabasha kubona intege nke ndetse n’ubukene bwabo.
Batekereza ko ari bo bagaragaza ishusho ya Kristo, nyamara babitewe no
kutamusobanukirwa neza. Uko barushaho kwitarura Umucunguzi wabo, niko bakomeza
kurushaho kwibona ubwabo nk’abakiranutsi. IY 9.3
Iyo tunihishwa n’ibyaha byacu maze mu kwizera tukicisha bugufi dutekereza ibya
Yesu, uwacumitiwe ibyaha byacu akishyiraho intimba zacu zose, tubasha kwiga kugera
ikirenge mu Cye. Kumuhanga amaso bituma natwe duhabwa ubwiza bwe. Kandi iyo
uyu murimo ukozwe mu mibereho yacu, ntabwo tuzigera twirata ko dukiranuka, ahubwo
tuzahimbaza Yesu Kristo, maze intege nke zacu tuzikomereze ku kunesha kwe. IY 9.4
Mu gihe cy’impeshyi, iyo twitegereza ibiti byo mu ishyamba, byose biba bisa neza
byambaye itoto ry’icyatsi, icyo gihe ntitwabasha gutandukanya bya bindi bihora ari
icyatsi ibihe byose n’ibindi biti. Ariko iyo urugaryi rwegereje, imbeho y’ubutita ibyugarije
ndetse bitwikiriwe n’urubura, bya bindi bihorana itoto ry’icyatsi biragagara. Ni nako
bizaba ku bagenda bicisha bugufi,batiringira imbaraga zabo, ahubwo bishingikiriza kuri
Kristo. Ubwo abiyiringira, ndetse bibonamo ko imico yabo iboneye, bazamburwa uwo
mwambaro w’ibinyoma byo gukiranuka kwabo ubwo bazasakirana n’ishuheri
y’ibigeragezo, naho abakiranutsi by’ukuri, bakunda Imana by’ukuri kandi bakayubaha,
bazambikwa gukiranuka kwa Kristo mu bihe byiza n’ibihe biruhije nk’ibyo. IY 11.2
Abo bihaharika ngo bagaragaze imirimo yabo myiza, bahora bavuga ku buziranenge
bwabo kandi bahora bashishikajwe no kugira ngo imyizerere yabo yamamare,
barishuka ubwabo mu byo bakora. Umuntu muzima, ubasha kwita ku muhamagaro
w’ubugingo bwe kandi ukomeza umunsi ku wundi kwita ku nshingano ze mu mwuka
w’ubugwaneza ndetse n’amaraso ye agenda neza mu mitsi nta kiyatangira, uwo
ntagenda atangariza abo bahuye bose ngo bamenye ko ari muzima. Ubuzima
n’ibitekerezo bizira umuze nibyo biranga imibereho ye, kandi we ntibimutesha igihe ngo
yumve ko har’icyo arusha abandi. IY 12.1
Imbuto irusha izindi agaciro yo kwezwa ni ubuntu bwo kwicisha bugufi. Iyo ubu buntu
bufite icyicaro mu bugingo, bugufasha guhindura imitekerereze n’imyifatire wari
usanganywe. Habaho gukomeza kwihanganira mu Mana no kwiyegurira ubushake
bwayo. Ubwenge bukarushaho gusobanukirwa n’ukuri kwose gukomoka mw’ijuru, maze
ubushake bwose bugacishirizwa bugufi kwemera amategeko yose y’Imana, nta
gushidikanya cyangwa kwitotomba. Kwicisha bugufi nyakuri koroshya kandi kukuzura
umutima kandi kugahesha intekerezo kwitegurira kwomatana n’ijambo ry’Imana.
Bikabashisha ibitekerezo kwumvira Yesu Kristo. Bigakingurira umutima kwakira ijambo
ry’Imana, nk’uko byagendekeye Lidiya. Bidushyira hamwe na Mariya, nk’abifuza kwigira
ku birenge bya Yesu. ” Abicisha bugufi azabayobora mu byo gukiranuka, abicisha
bugufi azabigisha inzira ye” (Zaburi 25:9). IY 13.2
Imvugo y’uwicisha bugufi ntijya ibamo kwirata. Kimwe n’umwana Samweli, asenga
agira bati, “Uwiteka, vuga kuko umugaragu wawe nteze amatwi” (1 Samweli 3:9). Ubwo
Yosuwa yashyirwaga hejuru mu mwanya w’icyubahiro, nk’umugaba w’ingabo za
Isirayeli, yasuzuguye abanzi b’Imana bose. Umutima we wari wuzuyemo ibitekerezo
bizima by’inshingano ye yari ikomeye. Ariko amaze guhishurirwa n’ubutumwa mvajuru
yishyira mu mwanya w’umwana muto ngo ayoborwe. Igisubizo cye cyari ngo, ”
Mutware, jyewe umugaragu wawe untegetse iki?” (Yosuwa 5:14). Amagambo ya mbere
ya Pawulo Kristo amaze kumwiyereka yagize ati, “Mwami urashaka ko nkora iki?”
(Ibyakozwe n’Intumwa 9:6). IY 13.3
Umuhanuzi Daniyeli yari icyamamare mu mico. Yari urugero rwiza rw’icyo abantu
babasha kuba cyo igihe bifatanije n’Imana yo Soko y’ubwenge. Ibike byanditse ku
mibereho y’uyu mukiranutsi w’Imana byandikiwe kudufasha twe abagombaga kubaho
mu gihe gikurikira icyo yabayemo duhamagarirwa kwihanganira ibitugerageza byose. IY
15.1
Abasore bo muri iri shuri ntibari bemerewe gusa kuba mu ngoro y’umwami, ahubwo
bagombaga no guhabwa ibyo kurya n’ibyo kunywa bivuye ku meza y’umwami. Muri ibi
byose umwami yumvaga ko atabahesheje icyubahiro gusa, ahubwo yifuza ko
banamenererwa neza mu mubiri no mu bitekerezo uko bishoboka. IY 15.3
Guhura n’Ikigeragezo
Daniyeli yari afite impano yo kwicisha bugufi by’ukuri. Yari umunyakuri, ushikamye,
uwiringirwa. Yaharaniraga kubana n’abantu bose amahoro, nyamara adapfa kugondwa
nk’igiti cy’isadara igihe cyose kubahiriza itegeko byabaga ngombwa. Yarangwaga no
kubaha no kumvira abamufiteho ububasha igihe cyose bitabangamiye ukwizera Imana
kwe; ariko ukubaha Imana kwe kwari gukomeye cyane ku buryo iby’Imana imusaba
yabisumbishaga kure cyane iby’abatware b’isi. Ntiyabashaga guhindura ibitekerezo bye
ngo yifuze icyatuma ateshuka inshingano ye. IY 16.3
Imico ya Daniyeli igaragariza abatuye isi urugero rw’uko ubuntu bw’Imana bubasha
guhindura abantu bafite kamere yahindanijwe n’cyaha. Urugero rw’imico ye
y’intangarugero, imibereho yo kutihugiraho, bikwiriye kudufasha mu mibereho yacu.
Dukwiriye kubikuramo imbaraga yo guhunga ibishuko, maze dushikamye, kandi mu
buntu bwo kwicisha bugufi, tugahagararira ukuri mu bigeragezo bikomeye. IY 16.4
Nyuma y’iminsi icumi, ibyavuyemo byari bitandukanye n’ibyo Melizari yari yiteze.
Uretse gusa neza, ariko no mu gihagararo n’ubwenge, ba bandi babashije kwirinda mu
mirire yabo bagaragaje akarusho kuri ba bandi baryaga ibyo babonye byose. Nyuma
y’iryo gerageza, Daniyeli na bagenzi be bemererwa gukomeza kurya igaburo ryoroheje
kugeza barangije imyitozo yo gukora inshingano z’ibwami. IY 17.3
“…Mwirinde irari muterwa na kamere yanyu rirwanya ubugingo bwanyu,” niyo mvugo
y’intumwa Petero (1 Petero 2:11). Abenshi bafata iri somo nk’umuburo ku byerekeye
irari ry’ubusambanyi gusa, ariko rifite ubusobanuro bwagutse biruseho. Ribuza ikintu
icyo aricyo cyose cyagira ingaruka mbi bitewe n’irari no kwifuza. He kugira umuntu
wese wiringira Imana wakwirengagiza ubuzima bw’umubiri, maze akibeshya ko
kutirinda mu mirire atari icyaha, kandi ko bitabasha kugira ingaruka mu mibereho ye mu
bya Mwuka. Hari isano ya bugufi cyane hagati y’iby’umubiri n’imibereho yo guhitamo
ikibi n’icyiza. Ingeso yose idashyigikiye imibereho myiza y’ubuzima itesha agaciro
intekerezo z’ubunyangamugayo. Imico mibi mu mirire n’iminywere ijyana ku gukora
amakosa mu ntekerezo no mu bikorwa. Gutwarwa n’irari byongera imbaraga
z’ubunyamaswa, zikaba arizo ziganza mu ntekerezo no kurenza imbaraga z’umwuka.
IY 19.1
Ubwo Pawulo yandikaga ati, “Imana y’amahoro ibeze rwose,” (1 Abatesalonike 5:23),
ntabwo yahamagariraga bene se kugambirira intego idashoboka kugerwaho; ntabwo
yasabaga ngo bahabwe imigisha itari muri gahunda y’Imana. Yari azi neza ko
abazatunganirizwa gusanganira Kristo mu mahoro bagomba kugira imico itunganye
kandi iboneye. “Abarushanwa mu mikino bose bamenya kwifata ku buryo bwose. Bo
babikorera kugira ngo begukane ikamba rishira vuba, ariko twebwe tubikorera
kuzegukana ikamba ridashira. Ni yo mpamvu nanjye niruka ntameze nk’ukina umukino
wo guterana amakofi ariko simpushe. Ahubwo mbabaza umubiri wanjye ngo ntazamara
kwigisha abandi naho jye ngasigara ntemewe.” (1 Abanyakorinti 9:25-27). “Mbese
ntimuzi yuko imibiri yanyu ari ingoro za Mwuka Muziranenge utuye muri mwe,
mwahawe n’Imana? Ntimuri abanyu bwite ngo mwigenge, kuko mwacunguwe
mutanzweho ikiguzi. Kubera iyo mpamvu rero, mukoreshe imibiri yanyu ibyo guhesha
Imana ikuzo.” (1 Abanyakorinti 6:19-20). IY 19.3
Na none, intumwa Pawulo yongeye kwandikira abizera agira ati, “Nuko bene Data,
ndabinginga kubw’imbabazi z’Imana ngo mutange imibiri yanyu, ibe ibitambo bizima
byera bishimwa n’Imana, ari ko kuyikorera kwanyu gukwiriye.” (Abaroma 12:1). Hari
amabwiriza yihariye yari yarahawe Abisirayeli ba kera ko nta nyamaswa ifite inenge
cyangwa irwaye igomba gutambwa nk’igitambo giturwa Imana. Hagombaga gutoranywa
ikizira inenge kikaba ari cyo gitambwa. Uwiteka, akoresheje umuhanuzi Malaki,
yacyashye ubwoko bwe kubwo guteshuka kuri ayo mabwiriza. IY 20.1
” …Umwana yubaha se, n’umugaragu akubaha shebuja. None se ko ndi so, kuki
mutanyubaha? Kandi ko ndi shobuja, kuki mutanyumvira! Nyamara murambaza muti
‘Mbese tugusuzugura dute? Muransuzugura kuko muzana kurutambiro rwanjye
ibyokurya bihumanye. Nyamara murambaza muti ‘Twakugize dute?’ Ni uko muvuga ko
urutambiro rwanjye rusuzuguritse! Igihe muje kuntura itungo rihumye cyangwa
ricumbagira cyangwa rirwaye, mbese ibyo si ukunsuzugura? Mbese itungo nk’iryo
mwahangara kuritura umutegetsi w’igihugu cyanyu? Mbese mugize mutyo yabakirana
ubwuzu akabashimira? Uko ni ko Uhoraho Nyiringabo abaza.”… Kandi mukinuba muti
‘Mbega agahato!’ Nuko amatungo yakomeretse cyangwa acumbagira cyangwa arwaye,
akaba ari yo muntura! Mbese bene ayo mature yanyu nayakira? Uko ni ko Uhoraho
Nyiringabo abaza” (Malaki 1:6-13). IY 20.2
Nubwo ibi byabwiwe Abisirayeli ba kera, aya magambo arimo inyigisho ku bantu
b’Imana bo muri iki gihe. Ubwo intumwa Pawulo yingingiraga bagenzi be gutanga imibiri
yabo “nk’ibitambo bizima, byera, bishimwa n’Imana,” yari ashyizeho amahame fatizo yo
kwezwa by’ukuri. Ntabwo ari ibyo mu magambo gusa, amarangamutima, cyangwa
ubwoko bw’imvugo, ahubwo ni imibereho y’ubuzima, amahame ahoraho, yinjira mu
buzima bwa buri munsi. Bibasaba ko ingeso zacu mu mirire, mu minywere, no mu
myambarire ziba izo kurinda impagarike yacu, ubusugire bw’intekerezo zacu, n’imico
yacu, kugira ngo tubashe kwegurira Uwiteka imibiri yacu, atari igitambo cyahumanyijwe
n’ingeso mbi, ahubwo ari “igitambo kizima, cyera, gishimwa n’Imana.” IY 20.3
Ni buryo ki Umukristo akwiriye kurinda imico ye, ngo ibashe kurinda intekerezo ze
byuzuye mu gukorera Kristo? Niba tugomba kwezwa, mu bugingo, umubiri, no mu
mwuka, tugomba kubaho tugengwa n’itegeko mva juru. Umutima ntubasha kwiyegurira
Imana mu gihe irari no kwifuza bihugiye mu kwangiza ubuzima. Abanyuranya
n’amategeko ubuzima bushingiyeho, bagomba kubiryozwa. Ibi bituma ubushobozi
bwabo buba buke mu buryo bwose kugeza aho batabasha kuzuza inshingano zabo kuri
bangenzi babo, ndetse bakananirwa gusohoza inshingano Imana ibasaba. IY 21.4
Pawulo aravuga ati, ” …Bityo rero nimucyo twiyeze, twivaneho ikintu cyose
gishobora kuduhumanya imibiri cyangwa imitima, twihatire kuba abaziranenge no
gutinya Imana.” (2 Abanyakorinti 7:1). Aduha ingero zadukomeza zerekana
umudendezo w’abejejwe by’ukuri: ” Ubu rero abari muri Kristo Yesu nta teka bacirwa,
kuko batagengwa n’irari ry’umubiri ahubwo bagengwa na Mwuka.” (Abanyaroma 8:1).
Yihanangiriza Abanyagalati agira ati, “Reka mbabwire: nimureke Mwuka w’Imana
abayobore, bityo ntimuzaba mugikora ibyo kamere yanyu irarikira”. (Abanyagalati 5:16).
Avuga bimwe mu byo umubiri urarikira — gusenga ibigirwamana,… ubusinzi,… n’ibindi
nk’ibyo” (imirongo 20, 21). Amaze kuvuga imbuto za Mwuka, zirimo kumenya kwifata,
yongeraho ko ” Aba Kristo Yesu babambye kamere yabo ku musaraba, hamwe n’ingeso
mbi zayo n’irari ryayo. (umurongo wa 24). IY 22.2
Itabi
Abantu bavuga ko ari ab’Imana batamba imibiri yabo ku gicaniro cya Satani
bakoserezaho imibavu y’itabi bayitura uwo mutware w’umwijima. Ese aya magambo
urumva akakaye? Ni iby’ukuri, icyo gitambo gihabwa izo mana. Nk’uko Imana itunganye
kandi yera, kandi itabasha kwemera igihumanya cyose mu mico yayo, ntabwo izemera
iki gitambo cy’agaciro, cyanduye, kandi kitera; twakwanzura tuvuga ko Satani ari we
bihesha ishema. IY 22.4
Yesu yapfiriye kugira ngo abohore umuntu ku ngoyi ya Satani. Yaje kutubohoresha
igitambo cy’amaraso ye. Umuntu wamaze kuba igikoresha cya Yesu Kristo, kandi
wemera ko umubiri we ari urusengero rwa Mwuka Wera, ntabwo azagirwa imbata
y’imico iteye akaga nko gukoresha itabi. Imbaraga ze ziri muri Kristo, We wamuguze
igiciro cy’amaraso Ye. Ibyo atunze byose ni iby’Uwiteka. None se yahangara ate
kuvuga ko nta rubanza afite nyamara akoresha uwo mutungo w’Uwiteka yamubikije mu
guhaza irari rye ridafite ishingiro? IY 23.1
Umubare utagira uko ungana wangizwa buri mwaka kubw’iryo rari, nyamara hari
benshi barimbuka kubwo kubura ijambo ry’ubugingo. Abiyita Abakristo biba Imana icya
cumi n’amaturo, nyamara barimo batambira ku gitambiro kirimbuzi cy’irari, mu
gukoresha itabi, birenze uko batanga mu kugoboka abakene cyangwa batanga
ibikenewe mu murimo w’Imana. Abejejwe by’ukuri bazanesha ingeso mbi zose
zishingiye kw’irari. Maze ubwo nibwo imiyoboro yose y’ubutunzi bwabo bazayerekeza
mu bubiko bw’Uwiteka, kandi Abakristo ni bo bakwiye gufata iya mbere mu
kutihugiraho, kwitanga, no kwirinda. Maze nibwo bazaba umucyo w’isi. IY 23.2
Icyayi n’Ikawa
Icyayi n’ikawa, kimwe n’itabi, bifite icyo byangiza ku mikorere y’ubuzima. Icyayi
kirimo ubumara. Nubwo buri ku rugero ruto, ariko ingaruka zabwo ni kimwe n’iz’inzoga
z’inkazi. Ikawa ifite uburyo isa n’itera igihu ku bwonko maze imbaraga zikagwa ikinya.
Ntabwo ifite imbaraga nk’iz’itabi, ariko ingaruka ni zimwe. Impaka zagibwa kw’itabi ni
zimwe n’iz’icyayi ndetse n’ikawa. IY 23.3
Igihe abafite akamenyero ko gukoresha icyayi, ikawa, itabi, urumogi, cyangwa inzoga
z’inkazi babujijwe ibyo bamenyereye, bumva bidashoboka ko bagira ubushake
n’ishyaka ryo kuramya Imana. Ubuntu mvajuru busa n’aho nta mbaraga bufite yo
gushishikaza cyangwa guhindura amasengesho n’ubuhamya byabo ngo bibe ibiyobowe
na Mwuka Wera. Abo biyita ko ari Abakristo bagomba kumenya inkomoko y’umunezero
wabo. Ese ni ukomoka mu ijuru, cyangwa ni uwa hano ku isi? IY 23.4
Muri uwo mwaka Daniyeli na bagenzi be batangiye inshingano bahawe n’umwami w’i
Babuloni, habaye ibikorwa byinshi byagerageje ubunyangamugayo bw’aba basore
b’Abaheburayo, ariko bagaragaza imbere y’ubu bwoko butubaha Imana, imbaraga no
kwizerwa kw’Imana ya Isirayeli. IY 25.1
Ubwo Umwami yari afite amatsiko yo kumenya iby’ahazaza, yarose inzozi zitangaje,
kandi zimutera ubwoba cyane, “ntiyabasha gusinzira” (Daniyeli 2:1). Nubwo izi nzozi
zamuhagaritse umutima, ntiyabashaga kuzibuka. Nuko umwami ahamagaza
abanyabugenge n’abapfumu, mu kubasezeranira ubutunzi bwinshi ndetse n’icyubahiro
abategeka kumubwira izo nzozi n’ubusobanuro bwazo. Maze baravuga bati, “Twebwe
abagaragu bawe tubwire inzozi warose maze tuzigusobanurire” (umurongo wa 4). IY
25.2
Umwami amwemerera icyo asabye; maze Daniyeli ahamagaza bagenzi be, maze
bose bashyira ikibazo imbere y’Imana, basaba ubwenge bukomoka kw’isoko y’umucyo
no kumenya. N’ubwo bari mu ngoro y’umwami, bugarijwe n’ibigeragezo, ntibigeze
bibagirwa inshingano bafite ku Mana. Bizeraga badashidikanya ko Imana ariyo
yabashyize aho bari bari; kandi ko bakora umurimo wayo, buzuza inshingano mu
murimo bashinzwe mu kuri. Bari bafite kwiringira Imana. Ni Yo basabye imbaraga igihe
bari bageze mu kaga, kandi nk’uko byari bisanzwe, yababereye umufasha utarigeze
abatererana. IY 25.4
Ibihishwe Bihishurwa
Ukuri kutanyuze iruhande gukubiye muri izi nzozi kwatumye umwami atekereza
cyane, maze mu kwicisha bugufi no kwiyoroshya, yikubita hasi aramya agira ati, “Mu
by’ukuri Imana yanyu ni yo Mana irusha izindi zose gukomera, ni yo itegeka abami
kandi igahishura amayobera!” (umurongo 47). IY 26.2
Igishushanyo cy’Izahabu
Uwo munsi uragera, abantu bose baraterana, maze ijambo rigera ku mwami ko ba
basore batatu b’Abaheburayo yari yarahaye gutegeka i Babuloni banze kuramya cya
gishushanyo. Aba ni ba basore batatu bagenzi ba Daniyeli, abo umwami yari yarise
Shadaraki, Meshaki na Abedinego. Yuzuye uburakari, Umwami abatumaho ngo baze
aho ari, abereka itanura rigurumana, ababwira ko ari cyo gihano bari buhabwe
baramutse banze kumvira itegeko rye. IY 26.5
Uko gukangata k’umwami kwabaye uk’ubusa. Ntabwo yabashaga guhindura izi
nyangamugayo ngo batezuke ku mugambi wabo wo kubaha Umutware w’isi yose. Bari
barigishijwe mu mateka ya basekuruza ko kugomera Imana ari umugayo, akaga, ndetse
birimo ingorane; kandi bazi ko kubaha Imana atari inkomoko y’ubwenge gusa, ahubwo
ko ari n’urufatiro rw’imigisha y’ukuri. Bitegereza itanura rigurumana batuje n’iryo teraniro
ry’abasenga ibigirwamana. Bizeye Imana, kandi ntizabatererana. Igisubizo cyabo
kirangwa no kubaha umwami, nyamara bamubwira bamaramaje bati: “Nyagasani
umenye ko tutazasenga imana zawe kandi ko tutazaramya ishusho y’izahabu
wahagaritse” (Daniyeli 3:18). IY 27.1
Uwo mwami w’umwibone yari ashagawe n’abatware be, hamwe n’abagaba b’ingabo
banesheje amahanga; n’abantu bose bamwogeza ko afite ubwenge nk’ubw’imana
zabo. Hagati y’urwo rusaku hari hahagaze abasore batatu b’Abaheburayo, bakomeje
kwinangira kutumvira itegeko ry’umwami. Bubahirizaga amategeko y’i Babuloni igihe
yabaga atagongana n’ay’Imana, ariko ntibabashaga gutandukira intambwe ingana
n’agasatsi ko ku mutwe ngo bateshuke ku nshingano y’Umuremyi wabo. IY 27.2
Imbere y’Isumbabyose
Aba basore batatu b’Abaheburayo bari bafite imibereho yejejwe by’ukuri. Imico
y’Umukristo nyakuri ntibura gushyira ku munzani ingaruka. Ntabwo bigombera kubaza
ngo, ‘Ese abantu bazantekereza bate ndamutse nkoze ibi?’ Cyangwa, ‘Ni buryo ki
byahungabanya gukomera kwange mu b’isi ndamutse nkoze biriya?’ Mu bushishozi
bukomeye, abana b’Imana bifuza kumenya icyo yifuza ko bakora, kugira ngo ibikorwa
byabo biyiheshe icyubahiro. Uwiteka yashyizeho uburyo imitima n’ubuzima
bw’abamukurikira bayoborwa n’ubuntu mvajuru, ngo babashe kuba urumuri n’itabaza
rimurikira isi. IY 28.1
Isomo ku Batentebutse
Kristo agaragaza ubushake bwe muri iri tsinda ry’abantu; Ntaterwa isoni no kubita
abavandimwe be. Hakwiye kugaragara amagana ahaboneka umwe gusa muri twe, bari
ku ruhande rw’Imana, barangwa n’imibereho ihamanya n’ubushake bwayo, ngo
babashe kurabagirana no kuba imuri zaka, bejejwe, b’abaziranenge, mu bugingo,
umubiri, no mu mwuka. IY 28.4
Igihe umwami Dariyusi yigaruriraga ingoma y’i Babuloni, yahise atangira guhindura
imitegekere yayo. Dariyusi “yiyemeza gushyiraho abategetsi ijana na makumyabiri…;
ashyiraho n’abayobozi batatu; barimo na Daniyeli” (Daniyeli 6:1, 2). Kandi “Daniyeli
yarushaga cyane abandi bayobozi n’abategetsi ubwenge, ku buryo umwami yari afite
umugambi wo kumwegurira ubutegetsi bw’ubwami bwe bwose. (Umurongo wa 3).
Icyubahiro cyahawe Daniyeli cyateye ishyari abatware bo muri ubwo bwami. Kubera
ibyo abo bayobozi n’abategetsi bashakisha impamvu yose baheraho ngo bamurega.
“Ariko bamuburaho ikosa n’icyaha kuko yari inyangamugayo. Nta burangare cyangwa
ubuhemu bamubonyeho.” (umurongo wa 4). IY 30.1
Mbega isomo tubona aha rireba Abakristo bose. Amaso yuzuye ishyari yose yari
ahanzwe kuri Daniyeli umunsi ku wundi; bamuhanze amaso yuzuye urwango; nyamara
nta na kimwe mu bikorwa bye babashaga kwerekana nk’ikosa. Kandi ntiyigeze yirata ko
ari uwera, ahubwo yakoze ikiruseho kuba cyiza — yabayeho imibereho ikiranuka kandi
yiyeguriye Imana. IY 30.2
Mu gitondo kare kare umwami azindukira kuri rwa rwobo rw’intare, arataka ati, “Yewe
Daniyeli mugaragu w’Imana nzima we, mbese Imana ukorera buri gihe yashoboye
kugukiza intare? ” (umurongo 20). Ijwi ry’umuhanuzi ryumvikana risubiza riti, ”
Nyagasani, uragahoraho! Imana yanjye yohereje umumarayika wayo, abumba iminwa
y’intare ntizagira icyo zintwara. Imana yasanze ndi umwere, kandi nawe nyagasani nta
cyo nagucumuyeho.” IY 31.3
Daniyeli ntagaragaza gukiranuka kwe bwite imbere Imana. Aho kuvuga ko ari
imbonera n’umuziranenge, uyu muhanuzi wubahwa yicishije bugufi yishyira hamwe
n’abandi Bisirayeli nk’abacumuye. Ubwenge Imana yari yaramuhaye bwari burenze
kure ubwenge bw’abakomeye bo muri iyi si, nk’uko umucyo w’izuba umurikira mu kirere
ku manywa y’ihangu ugatwikira uw’inyenyeri. Tekereza iri sengesho ryavuye mu kanwa
k’uwemewe n’ijuru. Mu kwicisha bugufi, mu marira atagira imbereka ku mutima,
yinginga Imana kubwe no kubw’ubwoko bwe. Ashyira ubugingo bwe imbere y’Imana,
yatura kudakiranuka kwe, kandi agaragaza gukomera n’ubushobozi bw’Ubuhoraho. IY
32.2
“Mana yanjye, tega amatwi wumve! Ngaho reba akaga twagize n’ak’umurwa
wakweguriwe. Turagutakambira tutishingikirije ubutungane bwacu, ahubwo
twishingikirije impuhwe zawe nyinshi. Nyagasani, utwumve! Nyagasani, utubabarire!
Nyagasani, utwiteho ugire icyo ukora udatindiganyije! Bikore kubera ko uri Imana yacu
natwe tukaba ubwoko bwawe, no kubera umurwa wawe wakweguriwe.” (imirongo 18,
19). IY 32.4
Umugaragu w’Imana yasabaga ko imigisha iva mu ijuru imanukira ubwoko bw’Imana
no gusobanukirwa ubushake mvajuru. Umutwaro wari ku mutima we wari uwa Isirayeli,
kubera ko batari bashikamye, mu gukomeza amategeko y’Imana. Asobanukirwa ko
ibyago byose byababayeho byatewe n’ingaruka zo kwirengagiza amategeko yera.
Aravuga ati, ” Twakoze ibyaha tugucumuraho . . . Erega kubera ibyaha byacu
n’ibicumuro bya ba sogokuruza, Yeruzalemu n’ubwoko bwawe dusuzugurwa
n’amahanga adukikije!” (imirongo 15, 16). Abayuda bari baratakaje icyubahiro cyabo,
n’imico yera y’Imana nk’ubwoko bwatoranyijwe. “Mana yacu, umva amasengesho
yanjye n’icyo ngusaba. Girira ko uri Nyagasani, usanishe Ingoro yawe yasenyutse.”
(umurongo 17). Umutima wa Daniyeli wibukana agahinda ingoro y’Imana yagizwe
amatongo. Yari azi ko gukomera kwayo kubasha gusanwa gusa Abisirayeli babashije
kwicuza ibicumuro byo kugomera amategeko y’Imana, bakicisha bugufi, bagakiranuka,
kandi bakumvira. IY 33.1
Intumwa Mvajuru
Ubu busobanuro busa n’ubwo Yohana yeretswe ubwo Kristo yamubonekeraga ari ku
kirwa cy’i Patimo. Usa n’umwana w’Imana yabonekeye Daniyeli. Uwiteka yohereza indi
ntumwa ivuye mu ijuru ngo yongere kwigisha Daniyeli ibizaba mu minsi y’imperuka. IY
34.1
“Jyewe Daniyeli nari hamwe n’abandi, ariko ni jye jyenyine wabonekewe abandi
ntibabonekerwa, ahubwo ubwoba bwinshi bwarabatashye barahunga bajya kwihisha . .
. Byanteye gucika intege nshya ubwoba, nsigara nta mbaraga mfite” (imirongo 7, 8).
Abejejwe by’ukuri bagira imibereho isa nk’iyi. Uko bazarushasho kubona gukomera,
icyubahiro no gukiranuka bya Kristo, ni ko bazarushaho kubona intege nke zabo no
kudatungana. Ntibazabona imbaraga yo kwiyita abaziranenge; ibyabonekaga nk’ukuri
muri bo, n’ibigereranywa no kwera n’icyubahiro bya Kristo, bizagaragara ko bidakwiye
kandi byanduye. Iyo abantu bitandukanije n’Imana, iyo bafite gushidikanya ku bya
Kristo, nibwo bavuga bati, “Ndi umuziranenge ; Nagizwe umwere.” IY 34.3
Gaburiyeli noneho abonekera umuhanuzi, maze aramubwira ati: “Yewe Daniyeli
watoneshejwe n’Imana, umva icyo amagambo nkubwira asobanura. Haguruka, dore
Imana yakuntumyeho. Akimara kumbwira ayo magambo mpita mpaguruka mpinda
umushyitsi. Arongera ati ‘Daniyeli, wigira ubwoba. Kuva ku munsi wa mbere wiyemeje
gusobanukirwa no kwicisha bugufi imbere y’Imana, yumvise isengesho ryawe none
nkuzaniye igisubizo cyayo.” (imirongo 11, 12). IY 34.4
“Ayo magambo yayambwiye nubitse umutwe ku butaka, ntinya kugira icyo mvuga.
Nuko haza usa n’umuntu ankora ku munwa . . . Uwo wambaye imyambaro yera
arambwira ati ‘Yewe muntu watoneshejwe n’Imana gira amahoro witinya. Komera!
Komera! Akimvugisha ndamubwira nti ‘Nyakubahwa, ampaye imbaraga none gira icyo
umbwira.” (imirongo 15-19). Ni icyubahiro gihebuje cyahishuriwe Daniyeli ku buryo
atabashaga kwihanganira uwo mucyo. Maze intumwa mvajuru itwikira uwo mucyo maze
yiyereka umuhanuzi isa n’umuntu” (umurongo wa 6). Binyuze mu mbaraga mvajuru,
Malayika yakomeje uyu mugabo w’inyangamugayo kandi wiringira, ngo yumve
amagambo Imana imwoherereje. IY 35.2
Intumwa Yohana yari afite umwihariko ku zindi ntumwa kuko yari azwi nk’
“umwigishwa Yesu yakundaga.” Kubera ko atigeraga agira ubwoba na gato, cyangwa
intege nke, habe no guhindagurika mu mico, yari afite imico myiza, n’umutima
w’urukundo. Bigaragara ko yanezezwaga cyane n’umwihariko w’urukundo yari afitanye
na Yesu, kuko yagiye abona impano nyinshi zigaragaza icyizere n’urukundo Umukiza
yari amufitiye. Yari umwe mu batatu bahawe amahirwe yo kwerekwa icyubahiro cya
Kristo ku musozi yiyerekaniyeho afite ishusho irabagirana, ndetse no kubona agahinda
ke i Getsemani; ndetse ni we Umwami wacu yaragije nyina kuri ya saha ya nyuma
y’umubabaro ari ku musaraba. IY 36.1
Igihe kimwe Yohana yajyaga impaka na bagenzi be k’ugomba kuba umukuru muri
bo. Ntibifuzaga ko amagambo yabo yagera mu gutwi k’Umwami wabo; ariko Yesu aza
gusoma imitima yabo, maze aboneraho umwanya wo kwigisha abigishwa be isomo ryo
kwicisha bugufi. Ntibyari bigamije gufasha iri tsinda rito ryari rimutegeye amatwi,
ahubwo byagombaga kwandikwa kugira ngo bizafashe abazamukurikira bose kugeza
ku mperuka y’isi. “Nuko Yesu aricara arembuza ba bandi cumi na babiri, arababwira ati
‘Nihagira ushaka kuba uw’imbere muri mwe, abanze yigire uw’inyuma abe umugaragu
wa bose” (Mariko 9:35). IY 37.4
Abafite umutima nk’uwa Kristo ntibazigera bifuza kugira isumbwe kuri bagenzi babo.
Abo bibona ko basuzuguritse mu mitekerereze yabo ni bo bazagaragara ko bakomeye
imbere y’Imana. “Ni ko kuzana umwana amushyira hagati yabo, aramuhobera
arababwira ati; ‘Umuntu wese wakira umwe muri aba bana kubera jye ni jye aba
yakiriye, kandi unyakiriye si jye aba yakiriye, ahubwo aba yakiriye Uwantumye.’”
(imirongo 36, 37). IY 37.5
Iki ni cyo cyubahiro Kristo yari ategereje, kandi ni cyo aba bigishwa basabaga
guhabwa. Maze Yesu arababaza ati, “Mbese mwashobora kunywera ku gikombe
cy’umubabaro ngomba kunywa? Ese mwashobora kubatizwa mu mubabaro kimwe
nanjye?” Baramusubiza bati ‘Twabishobora” (Mariko 10:38, 39). IY 38.3
Yesu yamenye umugambi wabateye gusaba ibyo, maze acyaha kwishyira hejuru
n’umugambi w’abo bigishwa babiri agira ati: “Muzi ko abahawe gutegeka amahanga
bayatwaza igitugu, kandi n’abakomeye bo muri yo bakayabuza epfo na ruguru. Ariko
muri mwe ntibikagende bityo. Ahubwo ushaka kuba mukuru muri mwe agomba kujya
abakorera, kandi ushaka kuba uw’imbere muri mwe agomba kuba umugaragu wa bose.
Umwana w’umuntu na we ntiyazanywe no gukorerwa, ahubwo yazanywe no gukorera
abandi no kubapfira kugira ngo abe incungu ya benshi” (imirongo 42-45). IY 38.5
Igihe kimwe Kristo yatumye intumwa kumubanziriza mu mudugudu w’Abasamariya,
ngo basabe abantu kumutegurira ibyo kunywa we n’abigishwa be. Ariko ubwo Umukiza
yari yegereje uwo murwa, bigaragara ko yari ahanyuze agana i Yerusalemu. Ibi byateye
urwango Abasamariya, aho kugira ngo bohereze intumwa kurarika abantu no
kumusaba ngo atindane na bo, banga kumwakira nk’uko bagombaga kubikorera undi
mugenzi usanzwe. Yesu ntiyigeze yifuza kwiyerekana ko yahageze, maze Abasamariya
bahomba umugisha wagombaga kubahabwa iyo baza kumwakira nk’umushyitsi wabo.
IY 38.6
Yesu acyaha abigishwa be agira ati, “Ntimuzi umwuka ubarimo uwo ari wo, kuko
Umwana w’umuntu ataje kurimbura abantu, ahubwo yaje kubakiza.” (umurongo 55).
Yohana kimwe na bagenzi be bari mu ishuri aho Kristo ari We wari umwigisha. Abari
biteguye kubona ububi bwabo, kandi biteguye guhindura imico yabo, bari bafite
amahirwe menshi. Yohana yahaga agaciro buri nyigisho yose, kandi yaharaniraga
guhindura imibereho ye ngo ihwane n’iy’ijuru. Inyigisho za Yesu, zigaragaza
ubugwaneza, kwicisha bugufi, n’urukundo nk’ishingiro ryo gukurira mu buntu, no
guhabwa ubushobozi bwo gukora umurimo We, ari na wo wari ufite agaciro gakomeye
kuri Yohana. Izi nyigisho natwe ziratureba buri muntu ku giti cye ndetse
nk’abavandimwe mu itorero, nk’uko zarebaga abigishwa ba Kristo ba mbere. IY 39.3
Yohana na Yuda
Isomo rikomeye tubasha kuribona binyuze mu kugereranya imibereho ya Yohana
n’iya Yuda. Yohana yabagaho imibereho irangwa no kwezwa. Ku rundi ruhande, Yuda
yari afite ishusho yo kubaha Imana, nyamara imico ye yo ari iya Satani kurusha uko
yaba iyera. Yiyitaga ko ari umwigisha wa Kristo, ariko bikaba ku magambo naho
ibikorwa bye bihakana Kristo. IY 39.4
Yuda yari afite amahirwe amwe n’ayo Yohana yari afite yo kwiga no gushyira mu
bikorwa ibyo yize. Yategeraga amatwi inyigisho za Kristo, kandi imico ye yagombye
kuba yarahinduwe n’ubuntu mvajuru. Ariko ubwo Yohana yashengurwaga n’amakosa
ye kandi yifuza gusa na Kristo, Yuda we yangizaga imitekerereze ye yemera kuganzwa
n’ibishuko, kandi akomeza kwihambiraho imico y’ubuhemu yamuhinduriraga kugira
ishusho ya Satani. IY 39.5
Aba bigishwa babiri bahagarariye Abakristo bose ku isi. Bose bavuga ko bakurikira
Kristo; nyamara mu gihe bamwe bagenda bicisha bugufi, bigira kuri Yesu, abandi bo
bagaragaza ko badakora ibijyanye n’ijambo, ahubwo ko ari abumva gusa. Itsinda rimwe
ryezwa n’ukuri; naho irindi ntacyo rizi ku mbaraga ihindura y’ubuntu mvajuru. Abagize
itsinda rya mbere barangwa no gupfa ku narijye buri munsi, kandi banesha icyaha.
Naho abagize itsinda rya kabiri bo bashishikazwa n’irari ryabo, kandi bigatuma baba
abagaragu ba Satani. IY 40.1
Intumwa Yohana yamaze igihe cy’ubusore bwe mu bantu b’i Galilaya batize
bamenyereye umwuga wo kuroba. Ntiyigeze agira amahirwe yo kujya mu ishuri; ariko
kubana na Kristo, Umwigisha Mukuru, byamuhesheje ubumenyi buhanitse umuntu
abasha kubona. Yanywereye ku isoko y’ubwenge afite umurava, kandi yifuza no
kuyobora abandi ku “isoko y’amazi adudubiza kugeza mu bugingo buhoraho” (Yohana
4:14). Kwiyoroshya mu mvugo, imbaraga ihebuje y’ukuri yavugaga, umurava mu
by’umwuka warangaga inyigisho ze, byamushoboje kugera ku bantu b’ingeri zose.
Ndetse n’abizera ntibabashaga gusobanukirwa byimazeyo ibanga mvajuru nk’uko
ryahishurirwaga mu byo yavugaga. Yagaragaraga ko yahoraga yuzuwe na Mwuka
Wera. Yahoraga yifuza gukangura ibitekerezo by’abantu ngo basingire ibitagaragara.
Ubwenge yavugishaga, bwatumaga amagambo ye agwa nk’ikime, cyoroshya kandi
kigakwira mu butaka. IY 41.1
Kristo amaze gusubira mu ijuru, Yohana yakomeje gushikama mu kwizerwa,
ahinduka umukozi w’ingirakamaro w’Umwami. Yishimiye hamwe n’abandi ugusukwa
kw’imbaraga ya Mwuka ku munsi wa Pentekosite, kandi afite umurava n’imbaraga,
yakomeje kubwira abantu amagambo y’ubugingo. Yakangishijwe gufungwa ndetse no
kwicwa, ariko nta cyabashaga kumutera ubwoba. IY 41.2
Imbaga y’abantu b’ingeri zose bazanwaga no kumva ibibwirizwa by’intumwa, maze
bagakizwa indwara zabo mu izina rya Yesu, izina ritakundwaga na gato mu Bayuda.
Abatambyi n’abategetsi barwanyaga ku mugaragaro ibikorwa byo gukiza abarwayi kuko
byatumaga Yesu ashyirwa hejuru nk’igikomangoma cy’ubuzima. Baterwaga ubwoba
n’uko vuba bidatinze isi yose yari kumwemera, maze bakabarega ko bishe Umuganga
Ukomeye. Ariko uko barushagaho kugira umuhati wo guhagarika abashishikajwe no
kumugana, niko barushagaho kumwizera ndetse no kuzinukwa inyigisho z’Abanditsi
n’Abafarisayo. Buzuye uburakari, bafata Petero na Yohana, babajugunya muri Gereza.
Ariko malayika w’Uwiteka, mu mbaraga nyinshi, akingura inzugi za gereza, abavanamo,
arababwira ati, “Nimugende muhagarare mu rusengero, mubwire abantu amagambo
yose y’ubu bugingo” (Ibyakozwe n’intumwa 5:20). IY 41.3
Kurama kwa Yohana kwamuteye kubona ubutumwa bwa Kristo bubwirizwa hirya no
hino, kandi ibihumbi by’abantu bakabwakira. Ariko kandi agaterwa agahinda no kubona
inyigisho z’ibinyoma zisesera mu itorero. Bamwe mu bemeye Kristo bavugaga ko
urukundo rwe rwabakuye ku ngoyi yo kubahiriza amategeko y’Imana. Ku rundi ruhande,
benshi bigishaga ko amategeko akwiriye kubahirizwa ijambo ku ijambo, kandi
bakagerekaho n’amategeko n’imihango ya Kiyahudi, ngo ibyo bikaba bihagije ngo
biheshe agakiza, amaraso ya Kristo agateshwa agaciro. Bafataga Kristo k’umuntu
mwiza, kimwe n’intumwa, ariko bagahakana Ubumana Bwe. Yohana yabonye akaga
kari kugarije itorero, baramutse bemeye ibitekerezo nk’ibi, maze abasanga atazuyaje
kandi afite umugambi. Yandikira inshuti ye magara yamufashaga mu by’ubutumwa,
umugore w’ingeso nziza kandi wubahwa: IY 42.3
“Kuko abayobya benshi badutse bakaza mu isi, batemera ko Yesu Kristo yaje afite
umubiri. Uvuga atyo ni we uyobya kandi ni we Antikristo. Mwirinde mutabura iby’imirimo
mwakoze, ahubwo ngo muzahabwe ingororano itagabanije. Umuntu wese urengaho
ntagume mu byo Kristo yigishije ntafite Imana, naho uguma mu byo yigishije ni we ufite
Data wa twese n’Umwana we. Nihagira uza iwanyu atazanye iyo nyigisho,
ntimuzamucumbikire kandi ntimuzamuramutse muti ‘Ni amahoro’, kuko uzamuramutsa
atyo azaba afatanije na we mu mirimo ye mibi.” (2 Yohana 7-11). IY 42.4
Yohana yanezezwaga n’imigisha yo kwezwa by’ukuri. Ariko umenye yuko iyi ntumwa
itigeze yirata ubuziranenge; ashaka ubutungane abuheshejwe no kugendera mu mucyo
ukomoka ku Mana. Ahamya ko umuntu uvuga ko azi Imana, nyamara akica amategeko
yayo, guhamya kwe kuzuye ibinyoma. “Uvuga ko amuzi ntiyitondere amategeko ye, ni
umubeshyi, ukuri ntikuri muri we.” (1 Yohana 2:4). Muri iki gihe aho abantu birata imico
myiza, aya magambo abasha kugirwa urwitwazo rw’imyifatire. Ariko intumwa yigisha ko
nubwo tugomba kurangwa n’ikinyabupfura cya Gikristo, duhabwa uburenganzira bwo
kwita icyaha n’umunyabyaha mu izina tutabiciye iruhande. Ibi ni byo bijyanye
n’urukundo nyakuri. Nubwo dukwiriye gukunda abo Kristo yapfiriye, kandi tugaharanira
agakiza kabo, ntitugomba kwifatanya n’icyaha. Ntitugomba kwifatanya n’abigomeka,
ngo tubyite urukundo. Imana isaba abantu bayo bo muri iki gihe guhagarara, nk’uko
Yohana yabigenje mu gihe cye, adaterwa isoni no kwerekana ukuri, mu guhangana
n’ibinyoma bigamije kurimbura ubugingo. IY 43.3
Uyu mugore ntiyari afite kwezwa nyakuri. Ntabwo Imana ari Yo yamubwiye ko
agomba kuba uwera nyamara atumvira rimwe mu mategeko ye risobanutse neza.
Itegeko ry’Imana ni iryera, nta waryica ngo ye kubiryozwa. Uwamubwiye ko akwiye
gukomeza kutubahiriza itegeko ry’Imana kandi akaba umuziranenge ni umwami
w’imbaraga z’umwijima — wa wundi wabwiye Eva mu murima wa Edeni, anyuze mu
nzoka agira ati, ” Gupfa ntimuzapfa” (Itangiriro 3:4). Ndetse yageze n’aho yibeshya ko
Imana yari inyampuhwe bikabije ko itabasha kumuhanira kutumvira itegeko ryayo. Uko
kwibeshya gufitwe n’ibihumbi by’abantu benshi bibwira ko nta rubanza bafite rwo
kutubahiriza itegeko rya kane. Abafite umutima wari muri Kristo bazakomeza
amategeko yose, batitaye ku ngaruka zabageraho. Umutware w’ijuru aravuga ati,
“Nitondeye amategeko ya Data” (Yohana 15:10). IY 44.3
Imana Ntiyahindutse
Imico y’Imana ntiyahindutse. Ni Imana ifuha n’uyu munsi nk’uko yari imeze igihe
yatangaga amategeko yayo ku musozi Sinayi ayo yayandikishije n’urutoki rwayo ku
bisate by’amabuye. Abasiribanga amategeko yera y’Imana babasha kuvuga bati, “Ndi
uwera”; ariko kuba uwejejwe by’ukuri, no kwirata ko wejejwe, ni ibintu bibiri
bitandukanye. IY 45.1
Aha tubona uko umutima ubasha kwinangira iyo ugambiriye kurwanya imigambi
y’Imana. Abanzi b’Imana bari bagambiriye gukomeza ubwirasi no kwerekana imbaraga
zabo imbere y’abantu. Kw’itegeko ry’umwami w’abami, Yohana yaciriwe ku kirwa cya
Patimosi, ashinjwa nk’uko abivuga ati, “mporwa Ijambo ry’Imana n’iby’ukuri Yesu
yahamije” (Ibyahishuwe 1:9). Ariko abanzi ba Kristo batsinzwe bidasubirwaho mu
mugambi wabo wo gucecekesha umuhamya we w’indahemuka. Aho yari yaraciriwe ijwi
rye ryakomeje kumvikana, ndetse rigera mu bihe biheruka, ritangaza ukuri guhebuje
ubwiza kwigeze kubwirwa umuntu ubaho igihe gito. IY 47.1
Patimosi, ikirwa cy’urutare kiri mu nyanja ya Aegean [Ayejeyani], nicyo abategetsi
b’Abaroma bari barahisemo guciramo abagome. Ariko ku mugaragu w’Imana, aha
hantu hataboneye guturwa hamubereye irembo ry’Ijuru. Yatandukanyijwe n’imihati y’iyi
si ndetse n’umurimo we w’umuvuga butumwa, ariko ntiyatandukanyijwe no kubana
n’Imana. Muri urwo rugo rwe rwa wenyine yabashaga kuvugana n’Umwami w’Abami
ndetse akarushaho kwiga byimbitse ukwigaragaza kw’imbaraga y’ubumana abisoma
mu gitabo cy’ibyaremwe no ku mpapuro z’ihishurwa. Yanezezwaga no gutekereza ku
murimo utangaje w’irema no gushima imbaraga y’Imana yabihanze. Mu myaka yahise
amaso ye yari amenyereye imisozi itwikiriwe n’ibiti, ibibaya bitoshye, n’imirima yera
imyaka; kandi muri ubwo bwiza bw’ibyaremwe yishimiraga kugenzura ubwenge
n’ubuhanga bw’Umuremyi. Ariko noneho yari azengurutswe n’ahantu utabona ubwiza
haba n’icyakunezeza. Ariko kuri Yohana byari bitandukanye. Yabashaga gusoma
inyigisho zikomeye mur’iki kidaturwa, kigizwe n’ibitare, mu bitangaza bikomeye, ndetse
n’icyubahiro cy’ibyo mu kirere. Kuri we byose byahamyaga imbaraga z’Imana ndetse
byerekana icyubahiro cyayo. IY 47.2
Ijwi ry’Ibyaremwe
Ariko n’ubwo ibyo byose byari bimuzengurutse, munsi ye hari ubutaka butabasha
kugira icyo bwera, ijuru ry’ubururu ryari hejuru y’iyi ntumwa yari mu bwigunge ku kirwa
Patimosi ryasaga n’ikirere yari amenyereye hejuru ya Yerusalemu yakundaga. Umuntu
ajye yitegereza ubwiza bw’ijuru mu gihe cya nijoro maze abone umurimo w’imbaraga
z’Imana uburyo wigaragaza mu biboneka mu kirere, abashe kwiga isomo ryo gukomera
kw’Umuremyi abigereranyije n’uko we ari ubusa mu byaremwe. Niba ashyira imbere
ubwibone no kumva ko we ari igitangaza bitewe n’ubutunzi, cyangwa izindi mpano afite,
cyangwa se uburanga, reka ajye hanze nijoro maze arebe ibitatse ijuru, maze yige
kwicisha bugufi imbere y’Isumbabyose. IY 47.4
Mu ijwi ry’amazi menshi asuma umuhanuzi yumvise ijwi ry’Umuremyi. Inyanja, isa
n’iyuje uburakari bitewe n’umuyaga utagira impuhwe, byamushushanyirizaga umujinya
w’Imana ifite uburakari. Umuvumba ukomeye, ufite imbaraga nyinshi ukumirwa gusa
n’imbibi z’ukuboko kutagaragara, byerekaga Yohana imbaraga itagereranywa itegeka
ibiri imuhengeri. Maze mu kugereranya abona kandi yiyumvisha ubuswa bw’umuntu
uriho none ejo akaba atakiriho,umeze nk’umunyorogoto wo hasi, ariko wishyira hejuru
kubw’ubwenge n’imbaraga, maze umutima we ugahagurukira kurwanya Umutware
w’ijuru n’Isi, nk’aho Imana ihwanye na we. Mbega ubujiji no kutagira ubwenge
bw’abishyira hejuru! Isaha imwe y’imigisha y’Imana itanga binyuze mu mvura n’izuba ku
isi bibasha guhindura byinshi ibyo abishyira hejuru batabasha gupfa bagezeho mu
mibereho yo kubaho kwabo kose. IY 48.1
Mu bizengurutse urwo rugo rwe rwo ku kirwa, uyu muhanuzi wari warahaciriwe
yahasomaga ibitangaza by’imbaraga y’Imana, kandi mu mirimo y’ibyaremwe byose
yaboneyemo kuvugana no gusabana n’Imana. Umutima we wiyeguriye Imana,
n’amasengesho yuzuye ibyiringiro, byazamutse mu ijuru bituruka ku kirwa cy’urutare
Patimosi. Uko Yohana yitegerezaga urutare, rwamwibutsaga Kristo, urutare
rw’imbaraga ze, urwo yabashaga kuboneramo ubwugamo nta kimutera ubwoba. IY 48.2
Aho Yohana yari afungiranywe yari kumwe n’Imana. Uko yarushagaho kwiga umuco
w’ijuru binyuze mu murimo w’ibyaremwe, niko yarushagaho kwicisha bugufi imbere
y’Imana. Akenshi yaribazaga ati, Kuki abantu babeshwaho n’Imana muri byose,
badashaka kubana amahoro no kuyumvira ku bushake? Imana irahebuje mu bwenge,
kandi nta kibasha gutangira imbaraga zayo. Ni Yo iyobora ijuru hamwe n’amasi
atabarika. Irinda mu buryo buzira amakemwa ubuziranenge n’ubwiza bw’ibyo yaremye.
Icyaha ni ukugomera amategeko y’Imana, kandi igihembo cy’icyaha ni urupfu. Ntihari
kubaho kutavuga rumwe mu ijuru cyangwa ku isi iyo icyaha kitahinjira. Kutumvira
itegeko ry’Imana ni byo byazanye akaga kose ibyaremwe bihura nako. Kuki abantu
batagarukira Imana ngo biyunge na Yo? IY 49.2
Kwerekwa Kristo
Yohana, wakundaga cyane Umwami we, kandi wakomeje kunamba k’ukuri kugeza
ubwo ashyizwe muri gereza, agakubitwa, ndetse yafi yo kwicwa, ntiyabasha
kwihanganira ubwiza n’icyubahiro cya Kristo, maze agwa hasi nk’upfuye. Yesu
arambika ibiganza ku mugaragu we wari urambaraye hasi, aramubwira ati, “Witinya;…
dore ndiho, kandi nari narapfuye; ariko, dore ndiho by’iteka ryose” (Ibyahishuwe 1:17,
18). Yohana asubizwamo imbaraga zo guhagarara imbere y’Umwami we w’icyubahiro,
maze noneho, binyuze mu iyerekwa ryera, ahabwa kubona umugambi w’Imana w’igihe
kizaza. Ubwiza n’icyubahiro by’urugo rwo mu ijuru biramuhishurirwa. Yemererwa
kureba ku ntebe y’Imana, abona iteraniro rinini ry’abacunguwe bambaye imyenda yera.
Yumva indirimbo z’abamalayika bo mu ijuru, n’indirimbo zo kunesha ziririmbwa
n’abaneshesheje amaraso y’Umwana w’Intama n’ijambo ryo guhamya kwabo. IY 50.3
Itegeko ry’Imana ni ryo rufatiro rwonyine ruranga imico mbonera. Iryo tegeko
ryagaragariye mu mibereho ya Kristo. Yivugaho agira ati, “Nitondeye amategeko ya
Data” (Yohana 15:10). Aho gukiranuka nk’uku kubuze ntihabasha kuboneka kubahiriza
ibyo Ijambo ry’Imana risaba. “Kuko uvuga ko ahora muri we akwiriye na we kugenda
nk’uko yagendaga.” (1 Yohana 2:6). Ntitubasha kwiregura ko tutabibasha, kuko dufite
isezerano ridukomeza ngo, “Ubuntu bwanjye buraguhagije” (2 Abakorinto 12:9). Iyo
twirebera mu ndorerwamo mvajuru, ari yo mategeko y’Imana, tubona ububi bw’icyaha
bukabije, no kurimbuka kwacu abagomeye amategeko. Ariko iyo twicujije ibyaha kandi
tukayizera, duhindurwa abera imbere y’Imana, maze binyuze mu buntu mvajuru,
tukabashishwa kumvira amategeko y’Imana. IY 52.3
Dukurikize Icyitegererezo
Uko turushaho gutekereza ku mico ya Kristo, kandi uko turushaho kubona imbaraga
Ye ikiza, ni bwo tuzarushaho kwibonaho ko turi abanyabyaha kandi twanduye, maze
tukamuhanga amaso nk’imbaraga zacu n’Umucunguzi wacu. Nta mbaraga dufite muri
twe yakweza imyanda yuzuye mu nsengero z’imitima yacu; ariko iyo twicujije ibyaha
byacu imbere y’Imana, tugashaka gutunganywa binyuze muri Kristo, azaduha uko
kwizera gukorera mu rukundo kandi kukaboneza umutima. Mu kwizera Kristo no
kumvira amategeko y’Imana tubasha kwezwa, tukagezwa ku rugero rwo kubana
n’Abamalayika batacumuye n’abacunguwe bambaye amakanzu yera bari mu bwami
bw’icyubahiro. IY 53.4
Mu rwandiko rwe yandikiye itorero rya Efeso, Pawulo ashyira imbere yabo “ubwiru
bw’ubutumwa bwiza” (Abefeso 6:19), aribwo “butunzi bwa Kristo butarondoreka”
(Abefeso 3:8), anabizeza ko ahora abasabira ngo batere imbere mu mibereho yabo mu
bya Mwuka: IY 54.2
“Ni cyo gituma mpfukamira Data wa twese,…ngo abahe nk’uko ubutunzi bw’ubwiza
bwe buri gukomezwa cyane mu mitima yanyu ku bw’Umwuka we; kandi ngo Kristo
ahore mu mitima yanyu kubwo kwizera, kugira ngo ubwo mumaze gushorera imizi mu
rukundo mukaba mushikamye, muhabwe imbaraga zo kumenyera hamwe n’abera bose
ubugari n’uburebure bw’umurambararo n’uburebure bw’igihagararo, n’uburebure
bw’ikijyepfo bwarwo ubwo ari bwo, mumenye n’urukundo rwa Kristo ruruta uko
rumenywa, ngo mwuzuzwe kugera ku kuzura kw’Imana.” (Abefeso 3:14-19). IY 54.3
Yandikiye abavandimwe b’i Korinto na bo agira ati, “Mwebwe abo mu itorero
ry’Imana… berejwe muri Kristo Yesu…: Ubuntu n’amahoro bibe muri mwe, biva ku
Mana Data wa twese no ku Mwami Yesu Kristo. Mbashimira Imana yanjye iteka
nishimira ubuntu bwayo mwaherewe muri Kristo Yesu; kuko muri byose mwatungiwe
muri We, mu byo muvuga byose no mu bwenge bwose; kuko ubuhamya twahamije
Kristo bwakomejwe muri mwe, bituma mutagira impano yose mubura, mutegereza
guhishurwa k’Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo.” (1 Abakorinto 1:2-7). Aya magambo ntabwo
yandikiwe itorero ry’i Korinto gusa, ahubwo yandikiwe n’abantu b’Imana bazabaho
kugeza ku iherezo ry’ibihe. Buri Mukristo wese abasha no kwishimira imigisha yo
kwezwa. IY 54.4
Intumwa Pawulo akomeza muri aya magambo: “Ariko bene Data ndabingingira mu
izina ry’Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo kugira ngo mwese muvuge kumwe, kandi he kugira
ibice biremwa muri mwe, ahubwo muhurize hamwe rwose muhuje imitima n’inama”
(umurongo wa 10). Pawulo ntiyabashaga kubingingira gukora ibidashoboka. Ubumwe ni
igihamya gikomeye cy’ubutungane bw’Umukristo. IY 55.1
Urugero rw’Ubutungane
Urugero rw’Ubutungane
Imibereho yo Kwizera
Gutsinda Ibigeragezo
Iyaba twemereraga ibitekerezo byacu kwibanda cyane kuri Kristo n’ibyo mu ijuru,
twabasha guhabwa imbaraga yadufasha kurwana intambara y’Umwami wacu.
Ubwibone no gukunda iby’isi bizagenda bigabanuka ubwo tuzagenda turushaho
gutekereza k’ubwiza bw’iyo si twitegura kuzaturamo ari ho iwacu. Nitureba urukundo
rwa Kristo, ibinezeza by’isi bizaba bitagifite agaciro. IY 58.3
Gucecekesha Umwuka
Iyaba twemereraga imico Imana ishaka igakurira muri twe, twabasha kubaka ingeso
nziza mu mibereho yacu y’iby’iyobokamana. Nk’uko ibyokurya by’umubiri ari ngombwa
kubwo gukura kwawo, ni ko isengesho rya buri munsi ari ngombwa kugira ngo dukurire
mu buntu, ndetse no mu mibereho y’ibya Mwuka ubwayo. Tugomba guhora
twimenyereza kuzamura intekerezo zacu ku Mana mu masengesho. Ibitekerezo byacu
ni birorongotana, tugomba kubigarura; nidukomeza uwo muhati, bizagera aho bitubera
umuco utaturemereye. Ntitubasha kwitandukanya na Kristo n’akanya na gato ngo tugire
amahoro. Abasha kutuba hafi yita kuri buri ntambwe yacu, iyo twitaye ku mabwiriza we
ubwe yadushyiriyeho. IY 59.3
Imyizerere igomba kwitabwaho cyane mu mibereho yacu yose. Ibindi byose bigomba
kuza hanyuma y’ibingibi. Imbaraga zacu zose, z’ubugingo, umubiri, n’umwuka, zigomba
guhora ku rugamba rwa Gikristo. Tugomba guhanga amaso Kristo ngo aduhe imbaraga
n’ubuntu, kandi nta kabuza tuzanesha nk’uko Kristo yapfuye ku bwacu. IY 59.4
Agaciro k’Ubugingo
Iyi ni yo nzira tubasha kwizezwa ko tutazatsindwa. Abakomeza iyo nzira ngo bagere
ku rugero rukwiriye Umukristo bafite isezerano yuko Imana izahira imigambi yabo
ikanabagwiriza impano z’Umwuka wayo. Petero abwira ababonye uko kwizera
guhebuje agira ati: “Ubuntu n’amahoro bigwire muri mwe, mubiheshwa no kumenya
Imana na Yesu Umwami wacu (umurongo wa 2). Kubw’ubuntu bw’Imana, abashaka
bose babasha kuzamuka urwego rurabagirana bava ku isi bagana mu ijuru, maze
noneho, “baririmba, ibyishimo bihoraho bizaba kuri bo” (Yesaya 35:10), binjire mu
marembo y’umurwa w’Imana. IY 60.3
Umukiza wacu atubwira ko ibyo dukeneye byose bihari; icyo adusaba mbere na
mbere ni ukugira ibitekerezo bitunganye, n’urukundo dukunda ruzira uburyarya. Niba
koko dusangiye n’Imana imico yayo, ishimwe ryayo rizahora mu mitima yacu no ku
minwa yacu. Ubuhungiro bwacu gusa ni ukumwiyegurira burundu kandi tugahora
dukurira mu buntu no kumenya ukuri. IY 60.4
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