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Kinyarwanda - The Third Book of the Shepherd of Hermas, which is called His Similitudes

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Igitabo cya Gatatu cy'Umushumba wa Herma, cyitwa Imiterere ye ISANO YA 1 1 Arambwira ati: Muzi ko mwebwe abagaragu b'Uwiteka, muba hano nk'abari mu rugendo rutagatifu; kuko umujyi wanyu uri kure y'uyu mujyi. 2 None se, niba muzi umujyi wanyu muzaturamo, kuki mugura imirima, mukishakira ibiryoshye, inyubako nziza, n'amazu atagira umumaro? Kuko uwiha ibyo bintu muri uyu mujyi, ntatekereza gusubira mu mujyi we. 3 Wa muntu w'umupfapfa, ufite gushidikanya, kandi ubabaye, utazi ko ibyo byose ari iby'abandi bantu, kandi ko biri mu maboko y'undi muntu. Kuko Nyir'uyu mujyi akubwira ati: 'Ukurikize amategeko yanjye, cyangwa uve mu mujyi wanjye.' 4 None se, wowe ugengwa n'amategeko mu mujyi wawe, wakora iki? Ese ushobora guhakana amategeko yawe ku bw'umutungo wawe, cyangwa ku bw'ibyo watanze? Ariko niba uyahakanye, hanyuma ugasubira mu mujyi wawe, ntuzakirwa, ahubwo uzakurwayo. 5 Urabona rero ko nk'umuntu uri mu kindi gihugu, utagomba kwiyishyurira ibirenze ibyo ukeneye kandi biguhagije, kandi witegure ko igihe Imana cyangwa Umwami w'uyu mujyi azaba yirukanye muri wo, uzabasha kurwanya amategeko ye, maze ukinjira mu mujyi wawe, aho uzabasha kubaho ukurikije amategeko yawe nta kibi. 6 Nuko rero, mwebwe abakorera Imana, mwirinde kandi muyigire mu mitima yanyu, mukore imirimo y'Imana, mwibuka amategeko yayo n'amasezerano yayo, kandi mumenye neza ko izabagirira neza, nimukurikiza amategeko yayo. 7 Aho kugura ibyo mwagombaga kugura, mucunguze abakene mu byo bakeneye, uko buri wese ashoboye, murenganure abapfakazi, mucire imanza imfubyi imanza, kandi mukoreshe ubutunzi bwanyu n'ubutunzi bwanyu mu mirimo nk'iyo. 8 Kuko, kubera iyo mpamvu Imana yabakungahaje, kugira ngo mushobore gusohoza ubwo bwoko bw'imirimo. Ni

byiza cyane kubikora, kuruta kugura amasambu cyangwa amazu, kuko ibintu nk'ibyo byose bizashira muri iki gihe. 9 Ariko icyo muzakorera izina ry'Uwiteka, muzakibona mu mujyi wanyu, kandi muzagira ibyishimo nta gahinda cyangwa ubwoba. Nuko rero ntimukifuze ubutunzi bw'abanyamahanga, kuko ari uburiganya ku bagaragu b'Imana. 10 Ahubwo gurisha ubutunzi bwawe bwite ufite, kugira ngo ubone ibyishimo bidashira. 11 Ntugasambane, ntugakore ku mugore w'undi mugabo, ntumwifuze, ahubwo kwifuza ibyawe bwite, maze uzakizwa. ISABUKURU YA 2 1 Ubwo nagendaga mu murima, nitegereza ibiti by'iminzenze n'umuzabibu, maze ntekereza ku mbuto zabyo, marayika yarambonekeye arambwira ati “Ni iki utekereza mu mutima wawe igihe kirekire?” 2 Nanjye ndamubwira nti “Databuja, ndatekereza kuri uyu muzabibu n'uyu muti w'ibiti kuko imbuto zawo ari nziza.” Arambwira ati “Ibi biti bibiri byashyiriweho kuba igishushanyo cy'abagaragu b'Imana.” 3 Nanjye ndamubwira nti “Databuja, ndashaka kumenya igishushanyo cy'ibi biti uvuga.” Arambwira ati “Umva, urabona uyu muzabibu n'uyu muzabibu.” Naravuze nti “Ndabibona.” 4 Uwo muzabibu aravuga ati: “Uyu muzabibu urakura, ariko igiti cy’umuzabibu ni igiti kitagira imbuto.” Nyamara, uyu muzabibu uramutse ushyizweho n’uyu muzabibu kandi ugakomeza kuwushyigikira, ntiwaba utanga imbuto nyinshi, ahubwo warara hasi, wakura imbuto mbi kuko utari uhagaze ku giti cy’umuzabibu; naho, uhagaze ku giti cy’umuzabibu, utanga imbuto ubwawo n’izo.” 5 Dore rero ukuntu umuzabibu utagabanyijeho imbuto, ahubwo utanga imbuto nyinshi kuruta umuzabibu. Naravuze nti, “Databuja, utanga imbuto nyinshi kurusha umuzabibu ute?” Yaravuze ati: “Kuko umuzabibu uhagaze ku muzabibu wera imbuto nyinshi kandi nziza, ariko iyo uguye hasi, warera bike, kandi ibyo bikaba bibi cyane.” 6 Bityo rero, iyi shusho igenewe abagaragu b'Imana; kandi igereranya umukire n'umukene. Narasubije nti “Nyagasani, mbwira ibi.” Arambwira ati: “Umva, umukire afite


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ubutunzi, ariko imbere y'Uwiteka ni umukene, kuko yitaye ku butunzi bwe, kandi asenga gake cyane imbere y'Uwiteka, kandi amasengesho ye ni ay'ubunebwe kandi nta gahato.” 7 Nuko rero, iyo umukire ahaye umukene ibyo ashaka, umukene asenga ku Uwiteka ku bw'umukire, kandi Imana imuha ibyiza byose, kuko umukene ari umutunzi mu isengesho, kandi ibyo asaba bifite imbaraga nyinshi imbere y'Uwiteka. 8 Hanyuma umukire akorera abakene byose, kuko azi ko Nyagasani amwumva, kandi uko arushaho kubikora nta gushidikanya, amuha ibyo ashaka byose, kandi akitondera ko nta kintu na kimwe kibura. 9 Kandi umukene ashimira Uwiteka kubera umukire, kuko bombi bakora umurimo wabo bakesha Uwiteka. 10 Ku bw'ibyo, ku bantu, umuzabibu ntutekerezwaho gutanga imbuto, kandi ntibazi kandi ntibasobanukiwe ko iyo wongerewe ku muzabibu, ubwiza bwawo burushaho kuba kabiri, haba kuri wo no ku muzabibu. 11 Abakene basenga Uwiteka basabira abakire, Imana irabumvira, kandi ubutunzi bwabo burushaho kwiyongera, kuko bakorera abakene ubutunzi bwabo. Bityo bombi baba abasangira imirimo myiza ya buri wese. 12 Nuko rero, umuntu wese uzakora ibyo, ntazatereranwa n'Uwiteka, ahubwo azandikwa mu gitabo cy'ubugingo. 13 Hahirwa abakire kandi bakibona ko bakize, kuko uwiyumvisha neza ibyo azabasha gukorera abandi. ISANO YA 3 1 Yongera kunyereka ibiti byinshi bifite amababi yamenetse, kandi byasaga nkaho byumye kuri njye, kuko byose byari bisa. Arambwira ati “Urabona ibi biti?” Ndavuga nti “Nyagasani, ndabona bisa n’ibiti byumye.” 2 Aransubiza ati: “Ibi biti bisa n’abantu batuye muri iyi si.” Narasubije nti: “Databuja, kuki bisa n’ibiti byumye?” Yaravuze ati: “Kuko intungane cyangwa abakiranirwa batazwi, ariko bose ni kimwe muri iyi si.” 3 Kuko iyi si imeze nk'itumba ku bakiranutsi, kuko batazwi, ahubwo baba mu banyabyaha. 4 Nk’uko mu gihe cy’itumba ibiti byose biba byatakaye amababi yabyo, bisa n’ibiti byumye, kandi ntibishobora gutahurwa ibyarumye n’ibyatsi bibisi: ni ko no muri iki gihe, nta mukiranutsi cyangwa umubi umenyekana hagati yabyo, ahubwo byose birasa. ISABUKURU YA 4 1 Yongera kunyereka ibindi biti byinshi, bimwe byari bifite amababi, ibindi bisa n'ibyumye kandi byumye. Arambwira ati “Urabona ibi biti?” Ndamusubiza nti “Databuja, ndabibona; bimwe byumye, ibindi byuzuye amababi.” 2 Ibi biti, aravuga ati: “Ibi biti ni ibitonyanga, ni abakiranutsi bazaragwa isi igiye kuza.” Kuko isi igiye kuza ari impeshyi ku bakiranutsi, ariko ku banyabyaha ni igihe cy'itumba. 3 Nuko rero, igihe imbabazi z'Uwiteka zizagaragara, ni bwo abakorera Imana bazagaragara kandi bagaragare kuri bose. Kuko nk'uko mu mpeshyi imbuto z'igiti cyose zigaragara kandi zikagaragara, ni ko n'imirimo y'abakiranutsi izatangazwa kandi ikagaragazwa, kandi bazasubizwa muri iyo si bishimye kandi bishimye.

4 Kuko abandi bantu, ni ukuvuga ababi, nk'ibiti wabonye byumye, bazasangwa bumye kandi nta mbuto muri iyo si yindi; kandi nk'ibiti byumye bizatwikwa; kandi bizagaragara ko bakoze ibibi igihe cyose cy'ubuzima bwabo; 5 Bazatwikwa kuko bakoze ibyaha kandi batihannye ibyaha byabo, ndetse n'andi mahanga yose azatwikwa kuko atamenye Imana Umuremyi wayo. 6 Nuko rero, wera imbuto nziza kugira ngo imbuto zawe zimenyekane mu mpeshyi, kandi wirinde akazi kenshi, ntugacumure. Kuko abantu bakora akazi kenshi bacumura cyane, kuko bashishikajwe n'imirimo yabo, ntibakorere Imana. 7 Kandi se umuntu udakorera Imana yashobora ate gusaba Imana ikintu icyo ari cyo cyose, akagihabwa? Ariko abayikorera barayisaba kandi bakayihabwa. 8 Ariko, niba umuntu afite ikintu kimwe gusa cyo gukurikira, ashobora gukorera Imana, kuko ubwenge bwe butavanywe ku Mana ahubwo ayikorera afite ubwenge butunganye. 9 Nuko rero, niba ubikoze, uzagira imbuto mu isi izaza, kandi abazakora nk'ibyo bose bazera imbuto. ISABUKURU YA 5 1 Ubwo nari niyiriza ubusa, nicaye ku musozi umwe nshimira Imana ku byo yankoreye byose, mbona umwungeri wari usanzwe ambwira yicaye iruhande rwanjye arambwira ati “Ni iki cyakuzanye hano kare mu gitondo?” Naramushubije nti “Nyagasani, uyu munsi mfite aho nkorera.” 2 Arasubiza ati “Inzira ni iki?” Ndasubiza nti “Ni igisibo.” Arambwira ati “Icyo gisibo ni iki?” Ndasubiza nti “Ndiyiriza ubusa nk’uko nari nsanzwe bikora.” Arabasubiza ati “Ntimuzi icyo kwiyiriza ubusa imbere y’Imana, kandi iki si igisibo mwiyiriza ubusa, ntacyo kimaze ku Mana.” 3 Naravuze nti “Databuja, ni iki gituma uvuga utyo?” Arasubiza ati “Ndabivuga, kuko iki atari cyo gisibo cy’ukuri wibwira ko wiyiriza ubusa, ahubwo ndakwereka icyo kwiyiriza ubusa byuzuye kandi byemewe n’Imana ari cyo.” 4 Umva, aravuga ati: “Uwiteka ntashaka igisibo nk’iki kidakenewe, kuko iyo wiyirije ubusa muri ubu buryo, ntacyo uba utera imbere mu gukiranuka.” 5 Ariko igisibo cy'ukuri ni iki: Ntukagire ikintu kibi ukora mu buzima bwawe, ahubwo korera Imana ufite umutima uboneye, kandi witondere amategeko yayo kandi ugendere mu mategeko yayo, kandi ntukemere ko irari ry'ikibi ryinjira mu bwenge bwawe. 6 Ariko wiringire Uwiteka, ko nukora ibyo, ukamwubaha, ukirinda gukora ibibi byose, uzabaho ku bw'Imana. 7 Nubigenza utyo, uzatunganya igisibo kinini kandi gishimisha Uhoraho. 8 Tega amatwi ikigereranyo ngiye kukubwira kuri iki kibazo. 9 Umuntu yari afite umurima n'abagaragu benshi, yateye uruzabibu mu gice kimwe cy'isambu ye kugira ngo abe umutunzi we. 10 Agiye mu gihugu cya kure, atoranya umwe mu bagaragu be yabonaga ko ari indahemuka kandi yemera, maze amushyirira umurima w'imizabibu, amutegeka


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kuwuhinga. Naramuka awukoze, akubahiriza itegeko rye, amusezeranya kumuha umudendezo. Kandi ntiyamutegetse gukora ikindi kintu, maze ajya mu gihugu cya kure. 11 Uwo mugaragu amaze kumutegeka, akora ibyo shebuja yamutegetse byose. Amaze kugurisha uruzabibu, asanga rwuzuyemo ibyatsi bibi, atangira gutekereza mu mutima we ati: “Noneho, nyagasani ... 12 Nakoze ibyo databuja yantegetse, ubu ngiye gucukura uru ruzabibu, kandi nirucukurwa ruzarushaho kuba rwiza, kandi urukungu ruzarandurwa, ruzera imbuto nyinshi kandi ntiruzanyongwa n'urukungu. 13 Nuko atangira akazi, aragahinga, arambura ibyatsi bibi byose byari bihari, bityo uruzabibu rurakura neza cyane, ntirwanyogoshwe n'ibyatsi bibi. 14 Nyuma y'igihe runaka, nyir'imizabibu araza ajya mu murima w'imizabibu, maze abona ko waraciwe neza, kandi ko ibyatsi bibi byarimo byarasaruwe, n'imizabibu irakura, yishimira cyane uburyo umugaragu we yamwitayeho. 15 Ahamagara umwana we yakundaga, wari ugiye kuba umuragwa we, n'inshuti ze yari asanzwe agisha inama, ababwira ibyo yategetse umugaragu we gukora, n'ibyo umugaragu we yakoze byinshi kurushaho; maze bahita bashimira uwo mugaragu, kuko yari yakiriye ubuhamya bwuzuye buturutse kuri shebuja. 16 Hanyuma arababwira ati “Ni ukuri nasezeranyije uyu mugaragu ko azarekurwa, niba yubahiriza itegeko namuhaye, kandi akaryubahiriza, ndetse agakora neza ku muzabibu wanjye, ibyo bikaba byaranshimishije cyane.” 17 Kubera iyo mpamvu, kubera uyu murimo yakoze, nzamuha kuba umuragwa wanjye hamwe n'umuhungu wanjye, kuko yabonaga icyiza, atacyirengagije, ahubwo yagikoze. 18 Uwo mugambi w'Uhoraho washimishije umuhungu we n'inshuti ze, ni ukuvuga ko umugaragu we azaba umuragwa hamwe n'umuhungu we. 19 Nyuma y'ibyo, nyir'urugo ahamagara inshuti ze, ahereza uwo mugaragu ibiryo byinshi. 20 Amaze kubyakira, yakira ibyari bimuhagije, asigaye ayagabanyiriza abandi bagaragu bagenzi be. 21 Bamaze kubyakira barishima cyane, bifuza ko shebuja yabagirira neza kurushaho. 22 Shebuja yumvise ibyo byose, yongera kunezerwa cyane, maze ahamagara inshuti ze n'umwana we, abatekerereza ibyo umugaragu we yakoze ku biryo yari yabatumyeho. 23 Bityo barushaho kwemera nyir'urugo, bityo uwo mugaragu agomba kumugira umuragwa we hamwe n'umwana we. 24 Naravuze nti “Databuja, sinzi izi ngero, kandi sinshobora kuzisobanukirwa keretse unzisobanuye.” Aravuga ati: “Nzagusobanurira byose navuze cyangwa nakweretse.” 25 Witondere amategeko y'Uwiteka, uzashimwa, kandi uzandikwe mu mubare w'abitondera amategeko ye. Ariko niba uretse ibyo Uwiteka yategetse, wongereho ikintu cyiza; uzigurira icyubahiro gikomeye, kandi ugire ubutoni imbere y'Uwiteka kuruta uko wagombaga kumera iyo bitaba ibyo. 26 Nuko rero, niba wubahiriza amategeko y'Uwiteka, kandi ukayagerekaho aya mabwiriza, uzishima, ariko cyane cyane niba uyakurikiza nk'uko ntegeka. 27 Naramubwiye nti “Databuja, icyo untegeka cyose nzagikora, kuko nzi ko uzaba uri kumwe nanjye.” Aravuga ati “Nzaba ndi kumwe nawe, wowe wafashe icyemezo

nk’iki, kandi nzaba ndi kumwe n’abandi bose batekereza gutyo.” 28 “Iki gisibo,” aravuga, “mu gihe ukurikiza amategeko y’Uwiteka, ni cyiza cyane.” Ni ko ukwiye kubikora mbere yo kubyubaha.” 29 Mbere ya byose, irinde, kandi wirinde ikintu cyose kibi, n'ijambo ryose riteye isoni, n'irari ryose ribi, kandi wiyeze ubwenge bwawe uburiganya bwose bw'iyi si. Nukurikiza ibi, iki gisibo kizaba gikwiye. 30 Nuko rero, kora ibi: Numara kurangiza ibyanditse mbere, uwo munsi wiyiriza ubusa ntuzarya ikintu na kimwe uretse umugati n'amazi gusa, kandi ubaze ingano y'ibyo usanzwe urya ku yindi minsi, uzashyire ku ruhande amafaranga wagombaga gukoresha uwo munsi, ubihe umupfakazi, imfubyi n'abakene. 31 Bityo uzatunganye ububabare bw'umutima wawe, kugira ngo uzabihabwa azanezerwe, kandi isengesho rye rizagere ku Mwami Imana ku bwawe. 32 Nuko rero, niba urangije kwiyiriza ubusa kwawe nk'uko nabigutegetse, igitambo cyawe kizashimwa n'Uwiteka, kandi kwiyiriza ubusa kwawe bizandikwa mu gitabo cye. 33 Iyi gahunda, ikozwe muri ubwo buryo, ni nziza kandi ishimishije, kandi yemerwa n'Uwiteka. Ibyo niwitondera hamwe n'abana bawe n'abo mu rugo rwawe bose, uzagira ibyishimo. 34 Kandi uwo wese yumvise ivyo, akabikora, azogira agahimbare, kandi ico azosaba cose kuri Yehova azogihabwa. 35 Namusabye ko yansobanurira ishusho y'umurima, n'uw'umurima w'imizabibu, n'iy'umugaragu wateye umurima w'imizabibu, n'iy'ibyatsi bibi byakuwe mu muzabibu, n'iy'umuhungu we n'inshuti ze yajyanye mu nama. Kuko ndumva ko iyo yari ishusho. 36 Arambwira ati “Ufite ubutwari bwinshi bwo gusaba, kuko nta kintu na kimwe ugomba gusaba, kuko niba bikwiriye kukwereka uzakibwirwa.” 37 Ndamusubiza nti: “Databuja, icyo unyeretse cyose, ntagisobanuriye, nzakibona ubusa, niba ntasobanukiwe icyo ari cyo. Kandi niba utanze imigani ntayisobanure, nzayumva ubusa.” 38. Yongera kunsubiza ati: Umuntu wese uri umugaragu w'Imana, kandi ufite Uwiteka mu mutima we, yifuza kumusobanukirwa, akabyakira; kandi asobanura buri shusho, kandi agasobanukirwa amagambo y'Uwiteka akeneye kwigwaho. 39 Ariko abanebwe n'abatinda gusenga, bashidikanya ku gushaka Uwiteka, nubwo Umwami ari mwiza cyane, ku buryo adahwema guha byose abamusabye. 40 Wowe rero wakomejwe n'iyo ntumwa y'icyubahiro, kandi wahawe impano ikomeye cyane yo gusenga; ko utari umunebwe, kuki ubu utasaba gusobanukirwa Nyagasani, ukabyakira? 41 Naramubwiye nti: Kubera ko ngufite hano, ni ngombwa ko mbigusaba, nkabikubaza; kuko unyereka byose, kandi ukambwira igihe uhari. 42 Ariko iyo nza kubona cyangwa kumva ibi bintu utari uhari, nasaba Umwami ko yanyereka. 43 Arabasubiza ati: “Navuze mbere gato ko wari umunyabwenge kandi utinya, kuko ubaza icyo iyi migani isobanura.” 44 Ariko kubera ko ukomeje kwihangana, ndagusobanurira uyu mugani wifuza, kugira ngo uwumenyeshe abantu bose.


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45 Nuko aravuga ati: “Nimwumve kandi musobanukirwe.” Uwo murima uvugwa haruguru ugereranya isi yose. Umwami w’uwo murima ni we waremye ibintu byose, akabirangiza, akabiha imico myiza. 46 Umwana we ni Umwuka Wera: umugaragu ni Umwana w'Imana: uruzabibu ni abantu akiza. Inkingi ni intumwa zashyizweho n'Uwiteka kugira ngo zishyigikire ubwoko bwe. Ibyatsi bibi byakuwe mu ruzabibu, ni ibyaha abagaragu b'Imana bakoze. 47 Ibyokurya yamwoherereje avuye ku ifunguro rye, ni amategeko yahaye ubwoko bwe binyuze mu Mwana we. Inshuti yahamagaye ngo zimugire inama, ni abamarayika bera yabanje kurema. Kubura kwa nyir'urugo, ni cyo gihe gisigaye kugeza igihe azazira. 48 Ndamubwira nti “Databuja, ibi byose ni byiza cyane, ni byiza kandi ni byiza.” Ariko, ndakomeza nti “Ese njye cyangwa undi muntu uwo ari we wese, nubwo ntari umunyabwenge nk’uyu, nashoboraga gusobanukirwa ibi bintu?” 49 None rero, Nyagasani, mbwira icyo nsaba. Arasubiza ati “Mbaza icyo ushaka.” Naravuze nti “Kuki Umwana w’Imana muri uyu mugani ashyirwa mu mwanya w’umugaragu?” 50 Umva, aravuga ati: Umwana w'Imana ntabwo ashyirwa mu ishusho y'umugaragu, ahubwo ashyirwa mu bubasha n'ububasha bukomeye. Naramubwiye nti 'None se, Databuja? Simbizi.' 51 Kuko, yavuze ati: “Umwana yashinze intumwa ze ku bo Data yamushyikirije, kugira ngo bazirinde bose, ariko we ubwe yakoreye cyane, ababazwa cyane kugira ngo abahanagureho ibyaha byabo.” 52 Kuko nta murima w'imizabibu ushobora gucukurwa nta mirimo myinshi n'imibabaro myinshi. Ni cyo cyatumye ahanagura ibyaha by'abantu be, abereka inzira z'ubugingo, abaha amategeko yahawe na Se. 53 Urabona, aravuga, ko ari Umwami w’ubwoko bwe, kuko yahawe ububasha bwose na Se. Ariko impamvu Uwiteka yagiriye Umwana we inama, ku bijyanye no kugabana umurage, n’abamarayika beza, mwumve noneho. 54 Uwo Mwuka Wera, waremwe mbere ya byose, yashyize mu mubiri Imana igomba guturamo, ni ukuvuga mu mubiri watoranijwe, nk'uko byamushimishije. Uwo mubiri rero Roho Mutagatifu yinjijwemo, yakoreye uwo Mwuka, yagenderaga mu buryo bukwiye kandi butunganye mu bwiyoroshye; kandi ntiyigeze ahumanya uwo Mwuka. 55 Ku bw'ibyo, ubwo umubiri wahoraga wumvira Umwuka Wera, kandi ukorana na we neza kandi mu buryo butunganye, nta na rimwe unaniwe, uwo mubiri wari unaniwe wavuganye n'Imana mu buryo burangwa n'uburetwa, ariko wemerwa n'Imana mu buryo bukomeye na Mwuka Muziranenge. 56 Kuko inzira ikomeye nk'iyo yashimishije Imana, kuko atari yanduye mu isi, agumana Umwuka Wera. Yahamagaye rero kugira inama Umwana we, n'abamarayika beza, kugira ngo habeho umwanya ukwiye uyu mubiri wakoreye Umwuka Wera nta mugayo, kugira ngo usa n'aho watakaje igihembo cy'umurimo wawo. 57 Kuko umubiri wose utunganye uzahabwa ingororano yawo, utarabonekamo ibara, aho Umwuka Wera yagenewe kuba. Bityo rero, uyu mugani urasobanutse neza. 58 Bwana, ndavuga nti, “Noneho ndasobanukiwe icyo usobanura, kuko numvise iyi mvugo.” Tega amatwi kandi,

aravuga ati: “Uyu mubiri wawe uwurinde kandi ube utunganye, kugira ngo Umwuka uzawuturamo awushingireho ubuhamya, kandi acirweho iteka ryo kuba yari kumwe nawe.” 59 Witondere kandi ko uyu mubiri utazashira mu bitekerezo byawe, ukawukoresha nabi mu byifuzo byawe byose. Kuko niba wanduje umubiri wawe, uzaba wanduje Umwuka Wera, kandi niba wanduje Umwuka Wera ntuzabaho. 60 Nanjye ndavuga nti “Bite se niba ibi byari byarakozwe mbere y’uko umuntu yumva aya magambo, yabasha ate kubona agakiza, uwahumanyije umubiri we atyo?” 61 Arabasubiza ati: “Ku byerekeye ibikorwa by’abantu bya kera bakoze kubera ubujiji, Imana yonyine ni yo ishobora kubikemura, kuko imbaraga zose ari izayo.” 62 Ariko ubu wirinde, kandi kubera ko Imana ishobora byose kandi ari inyampuhwe, izaguha igisubizo cy'ibyo wakoze mbere, niba mu gihe kizaza utazahumanya umubiri wawe n'umwuka wawe; 63 Kuko ari inshuti, kandi kimwe ntigishobora kwanduzwa ariko ikindi na cyo kizaba uko kiri. Nuko rero byombi bikomeze kuba intungane, maze uzabaho ku Mana. ISABUKURU YA 6 1 Ubwo nari nicaye mu rugo, nshima Imana ku byo nabonye byose; kandi ntekereza ku mategeko, ko ari meza cyane, akomeye, kandi y’ukuri, kandi ashimishije; kandi ko yashoboraga kuzana umuntu ku gakiza, naravuze nti: Nzishima ningendera kuri aya mategeko, kandi uzayagenderaho wese azabaho ku bw’Imana. 2 Ubwo navugaga ibi muri jye, nabonye uwo nari nsanzwe mbona yicaye iruhande rwanjye, maze arambwira ati: 3 Ni iki giteye gushidikanya ku mategeko yanjye naguhaye? Ni meza, ntugashidikanye, ahubwo wiringire Uwiteka, nawe uzayagenderamo. Kuko nzaguha imbaraga zo kuyasohoza. 4 Ayo mategeko afitiye akamaro abihana ibyaha bakoze mbere, niba mu gihe kizaza batazakomeza kubikora. 5 Nuko rero, uwo ari we wese wihana, ajugunye kure ibibi by'iyi si, kandi mwambare ingeso nziza n'ubutungane, kugira ngo mushobore gukurikiza ayo mategeko, kandi ntimuzakore icyaha ukundi. 6 Kuko nimurinda ibyaha kuva mu gihe kizaza, muzakuraho ibyaha byanyu byinshi bya kera. Mugendere mu mategeko yanjye, maze mubeho nk'uko Imana yabibabwiye. Ibyo mbibabwiye. 7 Amaze kuvuga ibyo, yongeraho ati: “Reka tujye mu gasozi, nzakwereka abashumba b’intama.” Naramushubije nti “Databuja, reka tugende.” 8 Tugeze mu murima umwe, anyereka umushumba ukiri muto, wambaye neza imyenda ye y'umuhengeri. Yaragiraga imikumbi minini, intama ze zari zinezerewe cyane, zinezerewe cyane kandi zinezerewe; kandi zasimbukaga, ziruka hirya no hino. 9 Uwo mushumba yakundaga cyane umukumbi we, kandi uwo mushumba yari afite isura nziza, yiruka hirya no hino mu mukumbi we. 10 Marayika arambwira ati “Urabona uyu mwungeri?” Ndasubiza nti “Ndamubona.” Arambwira ati “Uyu ni intumwa 3 y’ibyishimo n’ibyishimo.” Bityo, yonona ibitekerezo by’abagaragu b’Imana, akabahindura bakava


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mu kuri, akabashimisha n’ibinezeza byinshi, maze bakarimbuka.” 11 Kuko bibagirwa amategeko y'Imana nzima, bakibera mu birangirire no mu binezeza bitagira umumaro, maze bakarandurwa n'umumarayika mubi, bamwe muri bo kugeza ku rupfu, abandi bakagwa mu nzira y'uburiganya. 12 Narasubije nti: Sinumva icyo ushaka kuvuga, kuvuga ngo urupfu, no kugwa. Umva, aravuga ati: izi ntama zose wabonye zishimye cyane, ni izavuye ku Mana iteka ryose, zikiyegurira irari ry'iki gihe. 13 Kuri abo rero nta kugaruka, ni ukwihana, kuko bongereyeho ibindi byaha byabo, ko batuka izina ry'Uwiteka. Abantu nk'abo bagenewe gupfa. 14 Ariko izo ntama wabonye zitasimbukaga ahubwo zirisha ahantu hamwe, ni izo mu by'ukuri zihaye kwishimisha no kwinezeza, ariko ntizivuge nabi Uwiteka. 15 Nuko rero aba baguye bakava mu kuri, bityo baracyafite ibyiringiro bibagenewe binyuze mu kwihana. Kuko kugwa nk'uko gusigaye kugifite ibyiringiro byo kuvugurura, ariko abapfuye barashize burundu. 16 Twongeye kujya imbere gato; anyereka umushumba ukomeye, wari ufite ishusho y’umuturage, yambaye uruhu rw’ihene rwera, afite isakoshi ye ku rutugu, afite inkoni yuzuye amapfundo, kandi ikomeye cyane, n’inkoni mu kuboko kwe ukundi; kandi isura ye yari ikarishye kandi isharira; bihagije gutera ubwoba umuntu; uko ni ko yasaga. 17 Yakuye muri uwo mushumba muto intama ziberaga mu byishimo, ariko ntiyazikubita hirya no hino; azijugunya ahantu hahanamye huzuyemo amahwa n'ibihuru, ku buryo zitashoboraga kwikuramo. 18 Ariko bafatwaga n'amahwa n'ibitovu, bababazwa cyane n'ibiboko bye, kuko yakomeje kubakubita, nta n'aho yabahaga cyangwa umwanya wo guhagarara. 19 Ubwo nababonaga bakubiswe cyane, bababazwa cyane, nababajwe cyane kuko bababajwe cyane, kandi nta kiruhuko na kimwe babahaye. 20 Maze mbaza umwungeri twari kumwe nti “Databuja, uyu mushumba w’umugome kandi utagira impuhwe, utagira impuhwe kuri izi ntama ni nde?” Arasubiza ati “Uyu mushumba ni umwe mu bamarayika bera koko, ariko yagenewe guhana abanyabyaha.” 21 Ni we warokoye abiyobye Imana, bagakorera irari n'ibinezeza by'iyi si, ni cyo gituma abahana buri wese akurikije ibyo yarenze, akabababaza mu buryo bukabije kandi butandukanye. 22 Nyakubahwa, ndavuga nti, ndashaka kumenya ubwoko bw'imibabaro buri wese ahura nayo? Umva, aravuga ati: Imibabaro myinshi n'imibabaro ni ibyo abantu bahura na byo buri munsi mu buzima bwabo bwa none. Kuko bamwe bahura n'ibihombo; abandi ubukene; abandi indwara zitandukanye. Bamwe ntibatuje; abandi bahura n'ibikomere bivuye ku batabikwiye; abandi bagwa mu bindi bigeragezo byinshi n'ingorane. 23 Kuko benshi bafite imigambi idahwitse bagamije byinshi ariko ntacyo bibamariye, kandi bakavuga ko nta cyo bageraho mu byo bakora. 24 Ntibakibuka ibyo bakoze nabi, ahubwo binubira Uwiteka. Kubera iyo mpamvu, iyo bazaba bamaze guhura n'ibibazo n'ingorane, bazanshyikirizwa kugira ngo mbigishe neza, kandi bakomezwe mu kwizera Uwiteka, kandi bakorere Umwami iminsi yabo yose isigaye bafite umutima ukeye.

25 Iyo batangiye kwihana ibyaha byabo, bibuka ibyo bakoze nabi, bagaha Imana icyubahiro, bavuga bati: “Ni yo Mucamanza w’intungane, kandi ko bababajwe n’ibyo bakoze byose.” 26 Hanyuma ku buzima bwabo busigaye, bakorera Imana bafite umutima uboneye, kandi bakagira icyo bageraho mu byo bakora byose, kandi bakabona ibyo bifuza byose bivuye ku Mwami. 27 Hanyuma bashimira Uwiteka ko banshyikirije, kandi ntibazongera kwihanganira ubugome ukundi. 28 Ndamubwira nti “Databuja, ndakwinginze unyereke ikintu kimwe.” Arambwira ati “Urasaba iki?” Ndamubwira nti “Ese abava mu gutinya Imana barababazwa igihe kimwe n’uko bishimiraga ibinezeza byabo by’ibinyoma?” Arambwira ati “Bababazwa icyo gihe.” 29 Nanjye ndamubwira nti “Noneho barababazwa gato, mu gihe abishimira ibinezeza byabo bakibagirwa Imana, bagomba guhanwa incuro ndwi.” 30 Arambwira ati: “Uri umupfapfa, ntusobanukiwe akamaro k’iki gihano.” Naramubwiye nti: “Databuja, iyo nza kubyumva sinakwifuza ko umbibwira.” 31 Nimwumve, nimwumve, kandi mwige imbaraga za byombi, haba ku byishimo no ku bihano. Isaha y'ibyishimo irangirira mu mwanya wayo; ariko isaha imwe y'ibihano ifite akamaro k'iminsi mirongo itatu. Bityo, umuntu wese wishimira ibyishimo bye by'ibinyoma umunsi umwe, agababazwa umunsi umwe, uwo munsi umwe w'ibihano uhwanye n'igihe cy'umwaka wose. 32 Dore uko iminsi umuntu amara yikurikiranya ibimushimisha, imyaka myinshi ahanishwa ibyo. Urabona rero ko igihe cyo kwinezeza kw'isi ari gito, ariko igihe cyo kubabara no kubabara ni kinini kurushaho. 33 Ndasubiza nti: “Nyakubahwa, kuko ntasobanukiwe na gato ibi bihe by'ibyishimo n'ububabare; Ndagusaba ko wasobanura neza ibyabo. Yaransubije ati: Ubupfapfa bwawe buracyagufashe. 34 Mbese ntukwiye kwisukura umutima wawe, ugakorera Imana? Witondere kugira ngo igihe cyawe nikigera, utazagaragara nk'umunyabwenge. Nuko rero, tega amatwi uko ushaka, kugira ngo urusheho gusobanukirwa. 35 Umuntu wihaye umunsi umwe mu byishimo bye n'ibyo yishimira, kandi agakora icyo umutima we wifuza cyose, aba yuzuye ubupfapfa bwinshi, ntamenye ibyo akora, ariko umunsi ukurikiyeho yibagirwa ibyo yakoze umunsi ushize. 36 Kuko ibyishimo n'ibyishimo byo mu isi bitazibukwa, bitewe n'ubupfapfa bubifitemo imizi. Ariko iyo umuntu agize ububabare n'imibabaro ku munsi, mu by'ukuri aba ahangayikishijwe n'umwaka wose ukurikiyeho, kuko igihano cye gikomeza kumwibuka. 37 Ni cyo gituma abyibuka ababaye umwaka wose, hanyuma akibuka ibyishimo bye n'ibyishimo bye, akabona ko ari cyo cyahanishijwe. 38 Nuko rero, umuntu wese wishyize mu binezeza nk'ibyo, azahanwa, kuko igihe yari amaze kubaho, yishyize mu maboko y'urupfu. 39 Naramubwiye nti “Databuja, ni ibihe binezeza bibi?” Arasubiza ati “Ibyo ni byo binezeza umuntu wese abikora ku bushake bwe.” 40 Kuko umuntu urakaye, ashimishwa n'irari rye, akaribonamo ibyishimo, n'umusambanyi n'umusinzi, n'umusebanya n'umubeshyi, n'umunyamururumba


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n'umunyabinyoma, kandi umuntu wese ukora ibisa n'ibi, kuko akurikiza ingeso mbi ze, anyurwa no kubikora. 41 Ibyo binezeza byose n'ibinezeza birababaza abagaragu b'Imana, ni cyo gituma bababazwa kandi bagahanwa. 42 Hariho kandi ibyishimo bizana agakiza ku bantu. Kuri benshi, iyo bakoze icyiza, barakishimira, kandi bagakururwa n'ibyishimo byacyo. 43 Ubu buryo bwo kwinezeza bufitiye akamaro abagaragu b'Imana, kandi bugaha ubuzima abantu nk'abo, ariko ibyo binezeza bibi byavuzwe mbere bitera imibabaro n'ibihano. 44 Kandi umuntu wese uzakomeza kubikora, ntiyihane ibyo yakoze, azishyira urupfu. ISANO YA 7 1 Nyuma y'iminsi mike, nabonye wa muntu wavuganaga nanjye mbere, mu murima nari nabonyemo abo bashumba. Arambwira ati: “Urashaka iki?” 2 Naravuze nti “Nyagasani, naje kukwinginga ngo utegeke umushumba, ari we mukozi w’ibihano, kuva mu rugo rwanjye, kuko angirira nabi cyane.” 3 Arabasubiza ati “Ni ngombwa kwihanganira ingorane n'amakuba, kuko ari ko marayika mwiza yabigutegetse, kuko ashaka kukugerageza.” 4 “Nyagasani,” ndavuga nti “Ni ikihe cyaha gikomeye nakoze, kugira ngo nshikirizwe uyu ntumwa?” “Umva,” aravuga ati: “Ufite ibyaha byinshi koko, ariko si byinshi ku buryo washyikirizwa uyu ntumwa.” 5 Ariko inzu yawe yakoze ibyaha byinshi n'ibyaha byinshi, ni cyo cyatumye iyo ntumwa nziza ibabazwa n'ibyo bakoze, itegeka ko uzababazwa igihe gito, kugira ngo bombi bihane ibyo bakoze, kandi biyuhagire irari ryose ry'iyi si. 6 Nuko rero, nibamara kwihana no kwisukura, intumwa yashinzwe kuguhana izakuvaho. 7 Ndamubwira nti: “Databuja, niba bitwaye ku buryo barakaje uwo mumarayika mwiza, none se nakoze iki?” Arasubiza ati: “Ntabwo bashobora kubabazwa, keretse wowe, uri umutware w’umuryango, ubabaye.” 8 Kuko icyo uzagira icyo ubabazwa cyose, bagomba kucyumva, ariko igihe cyose uzaba uhagaze neza, ntibashobora kubabara. 9 Ndasubiza nti: Ariko, Nyagasani, dore na bo ubu bihannye n'imitima yabo yose. Aravuga ati: Ndazi ko bihana n'imitima yabo yose; ariko se utekereza ko ibyaha byabo bihana bihita bihanagurwa? 10 Oya, ubu ntibahari, ariko uwihannye agomba kubabaza umutima we no kwicisha bugufi mu byo akora byose, no guhura n'amakuba menshi kandi atandukanye. 11 Kandi ubwo azaba amaze kubabazwa n'ibintu byose byamugenewe, wenda uwamuremye, akanamurema, azamurwa mu mugongo, kandi akamuha uburyo bwo kumukiza, cyane cyane niba azabona ko umutima we, wihana, utanduye, kandi ko yanduye, nta ngaruka mbi zose yagiriye. 12 Ariko ubu ni byiza kuri wewe n'urugo rwawe mubabara, kandi ni ngombwa ko wihanganira imibabaro myinshi, nk'uko marayika w'Uwiteka wakumpaye yabigutegetse. 13 Ahubwo shimira Umwami kuko yari azi ibizaba, yatekereje ko ukwiriye uwo azahanura ko ibyago bigiye kukugeraho, wowe ushobora kubyihanganira. 14 Naramubwiye nti “Databuja, guma uri kumwe nanjye, kandi nzahura n’ingorane iyo ari yo yose.” Aravuga ati

“Ndashaka kubana nawe.” Kandi ndasaba intumwa igutegeka ibihano, ngo igufashe kubabara.” 15 Kandi uzagira ibyago by'igihe gito gusa, hanyuma uzongera kumera nk'uko wahoze, komeza kwicisha bugufi gusa. 16 Wumvire Uwiteka n'umutima ukeye, wowe n'inzu yawe n'abana bawe, kandi ukurikize amategeko naguhaye, hanyuma ukwihana kwawe kukaba gukomeye kandi gutunganye. 17 Kandi niba ubigumana mu rugo rwawe, ibibazo byawe bizakuvaho. 18 Kandi umubabaro wose uzava kuri abo bose, abakurikiza aya mategeko. ISABUKURU YA 8 1 Yongera kunyereka umusozi wari utwikiriye imirima n'imisozi, munsi y'igicucu cyawo haje abantu bose bitirirwa izina ry'Uwiteka. 2 Hafi y'uwo muzinga hari hahagaze umumarayika w'Uwiteka ukomeye cyane kandi muremure; atema amashami kuri uwo muzinga akoresheje urushundura runini; maze ageza ku bantu bari munsi y'igicucu cy'uwo muzinga muto, ufite uburebure bwa metero imwe. 3 Bose bamaze kubitwara, yashyize urushundura ku ruhande, maze igiti gikomeza kuba cyose, nk'uko nari nabibonye mbere. Ibyo byarantunguye, ndatekereza mu mutima wanjye. 4 Uwo mwungere arambwira ati: Witinya gutangazwa n'uko icyo giti gikomeza kuba cyiza, nubwo amashami menshi yaciwe, ariko komeza gato, kuko ubu ngubu uzabwirwa icyo uwo mumarayika yashakaga kuvuga, wahaye abantu izo nkoni. 5 Yongera gusaba inkoni zo kuzifata, kandi mu buryo bumwe buri wese yazibonye, ni bwo yamuhamagaye, asubiza inkoni ye, amaze kuyifata, arayisuzuma. 6 Yazikuye muri zimwe zumye kandi ziboze, kandi nk'uko zakozweho n'inyenzi; izo yategetse ko zitandukanywa n'izindi zigashyirwa ukwazo. Izindi zitanga inkoni zazo zumye koko, ariko ntizakozweho n'inyenzi: izo nazo yategetse ko zishyirwa ukwazo. 7 Abandi batanga inkoni zabo igice cyumye, izindi na zo zarashyizwe ukwazo, izindi zigashyirwa ukwazo, izindi zigashyirwa ukwazo, izindi zigashyirwa ukwazo, izindi zigashyirwa ukwazo, izindi zigashyirwa ukwazo ukwazo, izindi zigashyirwa ukwazo ukwazo, izindi zigashyirwa ukwazo ukwazo. 8 Abandi bazana inkoni zabo ibice bibiri by'icyatsi kibisi, n'iza gatatu zumye, na zo zirashyirwa ukwazo, abandi bazana inkoni zabo ibice bibiri byumye, n'iza gatatu z'icyatsi kibisi, nazo zishyirwa ukwazo. 9 Abandi batanze inkoni zabo zitarumaga cyane, kuko zari nke cyane, ni ukuvuga imitwe yazo yumye, ariko zari zifite imiyoboro, kandi izi zari zishyizwe ukwazo ukwazo. Mu nkoni z'izindi hari icyatsi gito, izindi zirumye; kandi izi zashyizwe ukwazo ukwazo. 10 Abandi baraza bazana inkoni zabo z’icyatsi kibisi nk’uko bari bazikiriye, kandi abantu benshi bazana inkoni zabo batyo; maze intumwa irabyishimira cyane, na bo bahita batandukana. 11 Abandi bazanye inkoni zabo zitari iz’icyatsi kibisi gusa, ahubwo zari zuzuye amashami; maze zishyirwa ku ruhande,


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marayika na we yakiranye ibyishimo byinshi. Abandi bazanye inkoni zabo z’icyatsi kibisi zifite amashami, naho izindi zifite imbuto zimwe na zimwe. 12 Abari bafite inkoni nk'izo, barishimye cyane, maze marayika ubwe azishima cyane, kandi n'umushumba wari uhagaze iruhande rwanjye ntiyazishimiye cyane. 13 Hanyuma umumarayika w'Uhoraho ategeka ko bazana amakamba, maze bazana amakamba akozwe mu mikindo, maze umumarayika ashinga amakamba ku bagabo yasanze mu mashami y'imbuto, maze abategeka kwinjira mu munara. 14 Yohereza n'abo mu munara, aho yasanze amashami adafite imbuto, abashyiraho ikimenyetso. Kuko bari bafite umwenda umwe, ni ukuvuga umwe wera nk'urubura, maze abategeka kujya mu munara. Kandi abasubiza inkoni zabo nk'uko yazikiriye, abaha umwenda wera, maze abahereza kujya mu munara. 15 Amaze kubikora, abwira umushumba twari kumwe ati “Ndagiye, ariko ubohereze aba bantu mu nkike, buri wese ajye aho akwiye gutura, ubanze usuzume inkoni zabo, ariko uzisuzume neza kugira ngo hatagira ugushuka. Ariko niba hari uzagucika, nzagerageza ku gicaniro.” Amaze kubibwira umushumba, aragenda. 16 Amaze kugenda, umwungeri arambwira ati “Reka dufate inkoni tuzitere, niba zishobora kongera gutoha.” Naramubwiye nti “Databuja, izo nkoni zumye zishobora gute kongera gutoha?” 17 Arambwira ati: “Icyo giti ni umukingo, kandi gikunda kubaho iteka.” Niba rero izi nkoni zatewe, zigahabwa ubushuhe butose, nyinshi muri zo zizakira.” 18 Ni cyo gituma nzagerageza kandi nzabasukaho amazi, kandi niba hari uwo muri bo ushobora kubaho, nzanezerwa na we; ariko niba bitabaye ibyo, nibura muri ubu buryo nzasanga ntarirengagije uruhare rwanjye. 19 Hanyuma antegeka kubahamagara, maze bose baramusanga, buri wese mu rwego rwe, bamuha inkoni zabo, maze azifata, azitera buri imwe mu byiciro byayo bitandukanye. 20 Amaze kubiba byose, yabisutseho amazi menshi, ku buryo byatwikiriwe n'amazi, ntibigaragara hejuru yabyo. Hanyuma amaze kuhira, arambwira ati: “Reka tugende, nyuma y'igihe gito tuzagaruka tubisure.” 21 Kuko uwaremye iki giti, yagira ngo abagihaweho inkoni bose babeho. Kandi ndizera ko ubu izi nkoni zavomerewe gutyo, nyinshi muri zo zigakira mu bushuhe, zizakira. 22 Ndamubwira nti “Databuja, mbwira icyo iki giti kivuga? Kuko ndatangaye cyane, nyuma y’uko amashami menshi yaciwe, asa n’aho akiri maremare, kandi nta kintu na kimwe cyacyo kigaragara ko kidasigaye, bintungura cyane.” 23 Arabasubiza ati “Umva. Iki giti kinini gitwikiriye ibibaya n'imisozi, n'isi yose, ni itegeko ry'Imana, rikwirakwizwa ku isi yose.” 24 Iryo tegeko ni Umwana w'Imana, wamamajwe mu mpera z'isi yose, kandi abantu bahagaze mu gicucu cyaryo ni abumvise ubutumwa bwe kandi bakamwizera. 25 Marayika ukomeye kandi w’icyubahiro wabonye ni Mikayeli, ufite ububasha ku bwoko bwe, akabategeka, kuko yashyize amategeko mu mitima y’abizera, bityo akabasura abo yahaye amategeko, kugira ngo arebe niba bayakurikije. 26 Kandi asuzuma inkoni ya buri wese, kandi muri zo, nyinshi zifite intege nke: kuko izo nkoni ari itegeko

ry'Uwiteka. Hanyuma amenya abantu bose batigeze bakurikiza amategeko, akamenya umwanya wa buri wese muri bo. 27 Naramubwiye nti “Databuja, kuki yohereje bamwe mu munara, abandi bakagusigira hano?” Arasubiza ati “Abishe amategeko, ayo bahawe na we, basigaye mu maboko yanjye, kugira ngo bihane ibyaha byabo, ariko abayujuje bakayakurikiza, bari mu maboko ye.” 28 Ariko se, naravuze nti “Abagiye mu munara bambaye ikamba ni bande?” Arabasubiza ati “Abahanganye na Satani bose baramunesheje ni bo bambitswe ikamba, kandi ni bo bababajwe n’ibintu bikomeye kugira ngo bitondere amategeko.” 29 Ariko abatanze inkoni zabo mbisi, zifite amashami maremare ariko zidafite imbuto, koko bihanganiye ibyago kubera iryo tegeko, ariko ntibigeze bapfa, kandi ntibigeze bahakana amategeko yabo yera. 30 Abatanze inkoni zabo z’icyatsi kibisi ubwo bazikiraga, ni abantu bicisha bugufi kandi b’intungane, kandi babayeho bafite ubwenge butunganye cyane, kandi bakurikiza amategeko y’Imana. 31 Ibisigaye uzabimenya, igihe nzaba maze gusuzuma izo nkoni nateye nkazivomerera. 32 Nyuma y'iminsi mike twagarutse, maze aho hantu hahagarara uwo mumarayika w'icyubahiro, nanjye mpagarara iruhande rwe, maze arambwira ati: “Fata igitambaro maze unkorere.” 33 Nambaye igitambaro gisukuye, cyakozwe mu mwenda utose. Abonye nkenyeye kandi niteguye kumukorera, arambwira ati “Hamagara abo bantu bashinze inkoni, buri wese mu rwego rwe nk'uko yabibahaye.” 34 Hanyuma anjyana mu murima, ndabahamagara bose, bose bahagarara biteguye mu byiciro byabo. Hanyuma arababwira ati: “Buri wese nafate inkoni ye ayinzanire.” Babanza gutanga izabo, inkoni zari zumye kandi zaboze. 35 Nuko izo inkoni zari zigikomeje gutya, ategeka ko zihagarara ukwazo. Hanyuma haza izo inkoni zari zumye ariko zitari zaboze. Zimwe muri zo zarazibyariye mu nkoni zazo z'icyatsi kibisi, izindi zumye kandi zaboze, nk'aho zakozweho n'inyenzi. 36 Ababatanzeho ibimera, yategetse ko bahagarara ukwabo, ariko ababaga bafite inkoni zumye kandi zaboze, yabashyizeho ubwoko bwa mbere. Hanyuma haza izo zari zumye igice, zigacikamo kabiri: nyinshi muri zo zatanze inkoni zazo z'ibimera, kandi zitameze neza. 37 Abandi barabitanzeho amashami mashya, n'imbuto ku mashami, nk'abagiye mu munara, abandi barabitanzeho zumye ariko zitarabora, abandi barabireka uko byari bimeze mbere, igice cyumye kandi gicitsemo ibice. 38 Buri wese muri bo yategetse ko bahagarara ukwabo, bamwe bonyine, abandi mu cyiciro cyabo. 39 Hanyuma haza inkoni zabo zari mbisi ariko zicitsemo ibice. Izo nkoni zabo zose zirahinduka, zihagarara mu buryo bwazo. Nuko umushumba arazishima kuko zose zari zarahindutse, kandi zari zidafite aho zibohoye. 40 Hanyuma batanga inkoni zabo, bazishyiramo igice cy’icyatsi kibisi n’igice cy’umurama. Muri zo zimwe zabonetsemo icyatsi kibisi cyose, izindi igice cy’umurama; izindi icyatsi kibisi, zifite imimero mito. Kandi izo zose zoherejwe, buri wese mu rwego rwe. 41 Hanyuma batanga inkoni zabo, zari zifite mbere y'ibice bibiri by'icyatsi kibisi, naho iza gatatu zumutse. Inyinshi


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muri zo zatanze inkoni zazo z'icyatsi kibisi; nyinshi zumutse igice; izindi zumutse ariko zitarabora. Nuko zoherezwa, buri wese agana ahantu he. 42 Hanyuma haza abari bafite imbere y'inkoni zabo ibice bibiri byumye n'icya gatatu kibisi; benshi muri bo batanze inkoni zabo igice cyumye, izindi zumye kandi zaboze, izindi igice cyumye kandi zacitsemo ibice, ariko nkeya z'icyatsi kibisi. Kandi bose bashyizwe buri wese mu rwego rwe. 43 Hanyuma bashyiramo inkoni zabo, mbere hari icyatsi gito, izindi zirumye, nyinshi muri zo zabonetse ari mbisi, zifite amashami mato, zifite imbuto, izindi zose zikaba mbisi. 44 Umwungeri abibonye yishima cyane kuko yazibonye zityo, na zo zijya aho zari zikwiye. 45 Amaze gusuzuma inkoni zabo zose, arambwira ati “Nakubwiye ko iki giti gikunda ubuzima: urabona ukuntu benshi bihannye, bakagera ku gakiza.” “Nyagasani,” ndavuga nti “Ndabibona.” 46 Aravuga ati: “Ni ukugira ngo umenye ko ineza n'imbabazi by'Uwiteka ari byinshi kandi ko bikwiye icyubahiro, we wahaye umwuka we abakwiriye kwihana.” 47 Ndasubiza nti “Databuja, kuki bose batihannye?” Arabasubiza ati “Abo Uwiteka yateganyije ko imitima yabo izaba myiza, kandi ko bazayikorera n’umutima wabo wose, yabahaye kwihana.” 48 Ariko ku bw'abo yabonye uburiganya n'ubugome bwabo, kandi akabona ko batazamugarukira by'ukuri, yababujije gusubira kwihana, kugira ngo batazongera gutuka amategeko ye n'amagambo mabi. 49 Ndamubwira nti: Noneho, Nyagasani, mbwira aho buri wese muri abo, batanze inkoni zabo, n'aho umugabane wabo 2 uri; kugira ngo igihe bazaba batarabika ikimenyetso cyabo cyose, ahubwo bapfushije ikimenyetso bahawe, bumve kandi bemere ibi bintu, bemere ibikorwa byabo bibi kandi bihane; 50 Kandi wongere uhabwe ikimenyetso cyabo, uhe Imana icyubahiro, kuko yabagiriraga impuhwe, ikakohereza kugira ngo uvugurure imitima yabo. 51 Nimwumve, ni ko yavuze: abo inkoni zabo zabonetse zumye kandi zaboze, kandi nk'aho zakozweho n'inyenzi, ni abahemutse kandi bagambanira itorero. 52 Bose hamwe n'ibindi byaha byabo, batukaga Uwiteka, bahakana izina rye ryitiriwe. Bityo rero, abo bose bapfuye ku Mana, kandi urabona ko nta n'umwe muri bo wihannye nubwo bumvise amategeko yanjye wabahaye. Kuri abo bantu rero ubuzima buri kure cyane. 53 Kandi n'abatanze inkoni zabo zumye ariko zitari mbi, ntibaba bari kure yabo, kuko ari ibinyoma, bazanye inyigisho mbi, kandi bayobya abagaragu b'Imana, cyane cyane abakoze ibyaha, ntibabakundira kwihana, ahubwo bababuza inyigisho zabo z'ibinyoma. 54 Abo rero bafite ibyiringiro, kandi urabona ko benshi muri bo bihannye, kuva igihe wabashyiriyeho amategeko yanjye, kandi benshi bazihana. Ariko abatazabyihana bazatakaza ukwihana n'ubuzima. 55 Ariko abihannye, umwanya wabo uba waratangiye kuba mu nkike za mbere, kandi bamwe muri bo bagiye no mu munara. Urabona rero, nk'uko yabivuze, ko mu kwihana kw'abanyabyaha harimo ubuzima, ariko ku batihannye, urupfu ruba rwiteguye.

56 Umva noneho ibyerekeye abatanze inkoni zabo igice cyumye kandi zuzuyemo imiyoboro. Abo inkoni zabo igice cyumye ni bo bashidikanyaho kuko batari bazima kandi ntibapfuye. 57 Ariko abatangaga inkoni zabo, zitari izumye igice gusa ahubwo n'izuzuyemo imiyoboro, ni abavuga nabi kandi batera ubwoba; basuzugura abatariho, kandi batigeze bagira amahoro hagati yabo, kandi bagirirana ishyari. 58 Ariko abo nabo bihana, kuko ubona ko bamwe muri bo bihannye. 59 Noneho abantu bose b’ubwo bwoko bihannye vuba, bazagira umwanya mu munara; ariko abatinze kwihana, bazaba mu nkike; ariko abatazakwihana, ahubwo bagakomeza ibikorwa byabo bibi, bazapfa urupfu. 60 Naho abari bafite inkoni zabo z’icyatsi kibisi ariko zigacikamo ibice, ni abantu bahoraga ari indahemuka kandi beza, ariko bari bafite ishyari n’amakimbirane hagati yabo ku byerekeye icyubahiro n’icyubahiro. 61 None abo bose ni ubusa kandi nta bwenge bafite, nk'uko baganira kuri ibyo bintu. 62 Nyamara, kubera ko ari beza ukundi, niba bumvise aya mabwiriza bazikosora, kandi nibabyemera bakihana mu buryo butunguranye; amaherezo bazaba mu munara, nk'abihannye by'ukuri kandi bikwiye. 63 Ariko niba hari uwongera gusubira mu makimbirane ye, azafungirwa hanze y'umunara, kandi azabura ubuzima bwe. Kuko ubuzima bw'abitondera amategeko y'Uwiteka bugizwe no gukora ibyo bategetswe; atari mu buyobozi cyangwa mu bundi buryo. 64 Kuko abantu bazabona ubugingo binyuze mu kwihangana no kwicisha bugufi, ariko kubera imvururu no gusuzugura amategeko, bazishyura urupfu. 65 Abari bafite igice cy'umurama n'igice cy'icyatsi kibisi mu ntoki zabo, ni bo bakora ibintu byinshi byo ku isi, kandi batifatanyije n'abatagatifu. Niyo mpamvu kimwe cya kabiri cyabo kibaho, ikindi gice kikaba cyarapfuye. 66 Niyo mpamvu benshi muri bo kuva igihe bumvise amategeko yanjye, bihannye, batangira gutura mu munara. Ariko bamwe muri bo baraguye burundu, kuri bo nta mwanya wo kwihana uhari. 67 Kubera inyungu zabo z'ubu, baratutse Imana kandi barayihakanye: kandi kubera ubwo bugome batakaje ubuzima. Muri abo benshi baracyashidikanya; aba bashobora kugaruka; kandi nibasubiranamo vuba, bazagira umwanya mu munara; ariko nibagenda buhoro, bazaba mu nkike; ariko nibatisubiraho, bazapfa. 68 Naho abari bafite ibice bibiri by'inkoni zabo z'icyatsi kibisi, n'icya gatatu cyumye, bihakanye Uwiteka mu buryo bwinshi. Muri bo benshi bihannye, babona aho bahungira mu munara, kandi benshi baretse Imana burundu. Aba batakaje ubuzima bwabo rwose. 69 Bamwe bari mu gushidikanya, babyukije amakimbirane: bashobora kugaruka niba bihannye bitunguranye ntibakomeze irari ryabo, ariko nibakomeza gukora ibibi bazapfa. 70 Abatanze mu nkoni zabo ibice bibiri byumye, n'ibindi bimera; ni bo babaye indahemuka koko, ariko bose bakize kandi buzuye ibintu byiza; maze bakwifuza kuba ibyamamare mu banyamahanga bari hanze, bityo bagwa mu ishema rikomeye, batangira kugerageza ibintu bikomeye, no kureka ukuri.


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71 Kandi ntibigeze bifatanya n'abera, ahubwo babagana n'abanyamahanga, kandi ubu buzima bwasaga n'aho ari bwo bwiza kuri bo. Nyamara ntibavuye ku Mana, ahubwo bakomeza kwizera, gusa ntibakoze imirimo yo kwizera. 72 Benshi muri bo rero barihannye, batangira gutura mu munara. Abandi bagituye mu bapagani, kandi bamaze kwishyira hejuru mu byo basengaga, bava ku Mana burundu, bakurikiza imirimo n'ubugome bw'abapagani. Bityo rero, abo bantu bafatwa nk'abatazi Inkuru Nziza. 73 Abandi muri bo batangiye gushidikanya mu mitima yabo, bihebye kubera ibikorwa byabo bibi kugira ngo bagere ku gakiza. Abandi bashidikanyaga batyo, bongera gutera amakimbirane. 74 Kuri abo rero, no ku bantu bashidikanya ku bw'ibikorwa byabo, haracyariho icyizere cyo kugaruka, ariko bagomba kwihana vuba kugira ngo aho bari habe mu munara. Ariko abatihana, bagakomeza kwinezeza, bari hafi y'urupfu. 75 Naho abatangaga inkoni zabo z’icyatsi kibisi, uretse imitwe yazo yari yumye gusa kandi ifite imitumba, abo bahoraga ari beza, kandi bizerwa, kandi 2 batunganye imbere y’Imana: nyamara bakoze icyaha gito, bitewe n’ibyishimo byabo by’ubusa n’ibitekerezo bidafite umumaro bari bafite muri bo. 76 Nuko benshi muri bo bumvise amagambo yanjye, bihana ako kanya, batangira gutura mu munara. Nyamara bamwe batangiye gushidikanya, abandi bongera impaka. Kuri abo rero haracyariho icyizere cyo kugaruka, kuko bahoraga ari beza; ariko ntibazahungabana cyane. 77 Naho abo, amaherezo, batanze inkoni zabo zumye, imitwe yabo gusa uretse, izo zonyine zari mbisi: ni abantu bizeye Imana koko, ariko bakabaho mu bibi; nyamara batitaye ku Mana: bahoraga bitwaje izina ry'Uwiteka ku bushake; kandi bakira mu ngo zabo abagaragu b'Imana. 78 Nuko bumvise ibyo barahindukira, bihana bidatinze, babaho mu butungane bwose. Bamwe muri bo barapfuye, abandi bahura n'ibigeragezo byinshi, bibuka ibibi bakoraga. 79 Amaze kurangiza gusobanura inkoni zose, arambwira ati: “Genda ubwire abantu bose ko bihana, bazabaho ku bw’Imana.” Kuko Uwiteka yangiriye impuhwe nyinshi, yantumye kubwiriza abantu bose kwihana. 80 Ndetse n'abatakwiriye kubona agakiza kubera ibikorwa byabo bibi. Ariko Nyagasani azihangana, kandi akomeze ubutumire bwatanzwe n'Umwana we. 81 Naramubwiye nti “Nyakubahwa, nizeye ko abantu bose nibabyumva bazihana. Kuko nizeye ko umuntu wese wemeye ibyaha bye, agatinya Uwiteka, azagaruka akihana.” 82 Yarambwiye ati: “Umuntu wese uzihana n’imitima ye yose, akihanagura ibibi byose navuze mbere, ntagire ikindi yongeraho ku byaha bye, azakira Uwiteka gukira ibyaha bye bya kera, niba adashidikanya kuri aya mategeko, kandi akabaho ku Mana.” 83 Ariko abazakomeza kongera ku byaha byabo, bagakomeza kuganira n'irari ry'isi ya none, bazicira urubanza rwo gupfa. Ariko ugendere muri aya mategeko, kandi uzayagenderamo wese kandi akayakurikiza neza, azabaho ku bw'Imana. 84 Amaze kumbwira ibyo byose, aravuga ati: “Nzakwereka ibisigaye mu minsi mike.”

ISABUKURU YA 9 1 Namaze kwandika Amategeko n'Ibisa by'Umushumba, Malayika wo Kwihana, yaraje arambwira ati: “Nzakwereka ibyo Mwuka yakubwiye byose mu ishusho ya Kiliziya.” Kuko uwo Mwuka ari Umwana w'Imana. 2 Kandi kubera ko wari ufite intege nke mu mubiri, ntabwo byakumenyeshejwe na marayika, kugeza igihe wakomerejwe n'Umwuka, ukarushaho gukomera, kugira ngo nawe urebe marayika. 3 Kuko icyo gihe koko inyubako y'umunara yakweretswe neza cyane n'itorero, nyamara wabonye byose byakweretswe nk'uko byagaragajwe n'umwari. 4 Ariko ubu umurikiwe na marayika, ariko na we ubwe ni we Roho. Ariko ugomba gutekereza neza kuri byose, kuko ari yo mpamvu noherejwe iwawe n'uwo ntumwa y'icyubahiro, kugira ngo nubona byose neza, ntuzagire ubwoba nk'ubwa mbere. 5 Hanyuma anjyana ku musozi muremure muri Arcadia, maze twicara ku mpinga yawo, anyereka ikibaya kinini, n'imisozi cumi n'ibiri ikikije imisozi itandukanye. 6 Icya mbere cyari umukara nk'umukungugu, icya kabiri cyari cyoroshye, nta byatsi. Icya gatatu cyari cyuzuyemo amahwa n'ibihuru. Icya kane cyari gifite ibyatsi byumye igice kimwe; igice cyo hejuru cyari icyatsi kibisi, ariko icyo gikurikiraho umuzi wari wumye; naho bimwe mu byatsi, iyo izuba ryakaga, byari byumye. 7 Umusozi wa gatanu wari ukomeye cyane, ariko wari ufite ibyatsi bibisi. Umusozi wa gatandatu wari wuzuyemo ibisate, bimwe bito, ibindi binini; kandi muri ibyo bisate hari ubwatsi, butamera neza, ahubwo bwasaga n'aho buruma. 8 Umusozi wa karindwi wari ufite ubwatsi bwiza kandi burumbuka cyane, kandi amatungo y'amoko yose n'inyoni zo mu kirere byarawuryaga, kandi uko barushagaho kurya, ni ko ubwatsi bwarushagaho gukura neza. 9 Umusozi wa munani wari wuzuye amasoko, kandi muri ayo masoko havomererwaga ubwoko bwose bw'ibiremwa by'Imana. Umusozi wa cyenda nta mazi wari ufite na gato, ariko wari ubuze amazi yose; kandi wagaburiraga inzoka zica, kandi zangiza abantu. 10 Umusozi wa cumi wari wuzuye ibiti birebire, kandi byose byari bifite igicucu, kandi munsi y'igicucu cyabyo hari haryamye inka zirya. 11 Umusozi wa cumi n'umwe wari wuzuye ibiti birebire cyane; kandi ibyo biti byasaga n'aho byuzuyemo ubwoko butandukanye bw'imbuto; ku buryo uwabibonaga atashoboraga guhitamo uretse kwifuza kurya imbuto zabyo. 12 Umusozi wa cumi n'ibiri wari wera rwose, kandi wari ufite ishusho nziza cyane, kandi ubwawo wihaye ubwiza buhebuje. 13 Hagati mu kibaya kimwe, yanyeretse ibuye rinini ryera, ryazamutse mu kibaya, kandi iryo buye ryari rirerure kurusha iyo misozi, kandi ryari rifite impande enye, ku buryo ryasaga n'aho rishobora gushyigikira isi yose. 14 Byasaga nkaho bishaje, nyamara byari bifite irembo rishya, ryasaga n’aho ryaciwe vuba. Ubwo iryo rembo ryari rirabagirana cyane kurusha izuba ubwaryo; ku buryo nashimishijwe cyane n’urumuri rwaryo. 15 Iruhande rw'irembo hari hahagaze abakobwa cumi na babiri, bane muri bo bahagaze ku mfuruka z'irembo, kuri


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njye basaga nk'abakomeye, nubwo abandi bose bari ab'agaciro, kandi bahagaze ku mpande enye z'irembo. 16 Byongeye kandi ku buntu bw'abo bakobwa, ko bahagaze babiri babiri, bambaye imyenda y'ihariri, kandi bakenyeye neza, amaboko yabo y'iburyo afite umudendezo, nk'aho bagiye guterura imitwaro imwe; kuko ari ko bari bambaye, kandi bishimye cyane kandi biteguye. 17 Ubwo nabibonye, natangajwe no kubona ibintu bikomeye kandi by’icyubahiro. Nongera gutangarira abo bakobwa, ukuntu bari beza kandi boroheje; kandi bahagaze neza kandi badacogora, nk’aho bazatwara ijuru ryose. 18 Ubwo nari ndimo ntekereza gutyo, umushumba arambwira ati: “Utekereza iki mu mutima wawe, kandi ukaba uhangayitse, kandi ukaba wishimye?” 19 Ntugatekereze nk'aho uri umunyabwenge, ibyo utazi, ahubwo usenge Uwiteka kugira ngo ubashe kubisobanukirwa: ibiri imbere ntubisobanukirwa, ariko ureba ibiri imbere yawe. 20 Ntugahangayikishwe n'ibyo utabona, ahubwo sobanukirwa ibyo ubona. 21 Wirinde kugira amatsiko, nzakwereka ibyo nkwiye kukubwira byose, ariko banza utekereze ku bisigaye. 22 Amaze kumbwira ibyo, narebye hejuru mbona abagabo batandatu barebare kandi b'abanyacyubahiro baza, bose barasa, bahamagara imbaga y'abantu, kandi abari baje aho bahamagawe na bo bari barebare kandi banini. 23 Abo batandatu babategeka kubaka umunara hejuru y'iryo rembo, maze ako kanya humvikana urusaku rwinshi rw'abo bagabo birukaga hirya no hino ku irembo, bateraniye hamwe ngo bubake uwo munara. 24 Ariko ba bakobwa bari bahagaze hafi y'irembo babonye ko imirimo yo kubaka umunara yari igiye kwihutishwa, barambura amaboko yabo nk'aho bari bagiye guhabwa icyo bakora. 25 Hanyuma abo bagabo batandatu bategeka ko bakura amabuye ahantu heza cyane, bakayategura kugira ngo bubake umunara. Hari amabuye icumi yera yazamuwe, angana, kandi adatetse impande zose. 26 Nuko abo bagabo batandatu bahamagara abakobwa icumi, babategeka gutwara amabuye yose yagombaga gushyirwa mu nyubako, bayanyuza mu irembo kugira ngo bayashyikirize abari bagiye kubaka umunara. 27 Ako kanya abakobwa bose batangira guterura amabuye yari yakuwe mu nyanja. 28 Abari bahagaze hafi y'irembo na bo batwaraga amabuye ku buryo ayo mabuye yasaga n'aho akomeye cyane yashyirwaga ku mfuruka, andi ashyirwa ku mpande. 29 Batwara amabuye yose, bayanyuza mu irembo bayaha abubatsi nk'uko bari bategetswe, maze abubakisha bayakira. 30 Ariko iyi nyubako yari yubatswe ku rutare runini no hejuru y'irembo, kandi ni yo yari ishyigikiwe n'umunara wose. Ariko ubwubatsi bw'amabuye icumi bwuzura irembo ryose, ryatangiye kubakwa nk'urufatiro rw'uwo munara. 31 Nyuma y'ayo mabuye icumi, andi makumyabiri na atanu azamuka ava mu nyanja, maze ashyirwa mu nyubako y'uwo munara, azamurwa n'abo bakobwa, nk'uko abandi bari bameze mbere. 32 Nyuma y'abo haza abandi batanu na mirongo itatu, na bo bashyirwa mu buryo bumwe, hanyuma hazamurwa andi mabuye mirongo ine, maze ayo yose yongerwa ku nyubako y'uwo munara.

33 Nuko hatangira gushyirwaho imirongo ine ku rufatiro rw'uwo munara, amabuye areka kuzamuka ava mu nyanja, kandi n'abubatsi bararuhuka gato. 34 Abo bagabo batandatu bongera gutegeka rubanda kuzana amabuye muri iyo misozi cumi n'ibiri kugira ngo yubakwe uwo munara. 35 Nuko baca amabuye y'amabara atandukanye mu misozi yose, bayazana bayaha abakobwa, maze bamaze kuyakira barayajyana bayashyira mu nyubako y'umunara. 36 Ubwo bubatswega, bahindutse umweru, kandi batandukanye n'uko bari bameze mbere, kuko bose bari basa, kandi bahinduye amabara yabo ya kera. Bamwe bagerwaho n'abagabo ubwabo, binjiraga mu nyubako, bakomeza uko bari bashyizwemo. 37 Ayo mabuye ntiyahindutse yera, cyangwa ngo atandukane n'ayo yari asanzweho mbere, kuko abakobwa batayatwaye banyuze mu irembo. Ni yo mpamvu ayo mabuye yari ateye ubwoba mu nyubako, maze abo bagabo batandatu bayabona, bategeka ko bayakuramo, bakongera kuyashyira aho bavanywe. 38 Babwira abari bazanye ayo mabuye bati “Ntimudutere amabuye yo kubaka iyi nyubako, ahubwo muyashyire hafi y’umunara, maze aba bakobwa bayatware bayatugereho.” 39 Kuko niba batabatwaye banyuze muri iri rembo, ntibashobora guhindura ibara ryabo; bityo rero ntimukore imirimo y'ubusa. 40 Uwo munsi inyubako irarangiye, ariko umunara wari utararangira, kuko wari ugiye kubakwa nyuma, bityo na none hari hasigaye igihe gito ngo uhubakwe. 41 Nuko abo bagabo batandatu bategeka abubatsi kugenda, kandi nk'aho ari ukuruhuka igihe runaka; ariko bategeka abo bakobwa kutava ku munara; none kuri njye basaga n'abasigaye kuwurinda. 42 Bose bamaze kugenda, nabwiye uwo mushumba nti “Databuja, kuki imirimo yo kubaka umunara itararangira?” Yavuze ati: “Kuko udashobora kurangira kugeza igihe Umwami wawo azazira, akemeza inyubako; kugira ngo niba abonyemo amabuye atari meza, ahindurwe; kuko uyu munara wubatswe nk’uko ashaka.” 43 “Nyagasani,” ndavuga nti “Ndashaka kumenya icyo iyi nyubako y’uyu munara isobanura, nk’uko nanjye nabwirwa iby’uru rutare n’iri rembo.” 44 Kandi ibyerekeye imisozi, n'abakobwa b'inkumi, n'amabuye yavuye mu nyanja, ariko ntiyaciwe, ahubwo yashyizwe mu nyubako ubwo yasohokaga; n'impamvu amabuye icumi yabanje gushyirwa ku rufatiro; hanyuma makumyabiri n'atanu; hanyuma mirongo itatu n'atanu; hanyuma mirongo ine? 45 Kandi se ku birebana n'aya mabuye yashyizwe mu nyubako, agakurwamo agasubizwa mu mwanya wayo? Ndagusabye, sohoza icyifuzo cy'umutima wanjye ku byerekeye ibyo byose kandi unyereke byose. 46 Arambwira ati: “Nudacika intege, uzamenya byose, kandi uzabona n'ibindi byose bigiye kuba muri uyu munara; kandi uzasobanukirwa neza ibi bigereranyo byose.” 47 Nyuma y'iminsi mike tugera aho twari twicaye mbere, arambwira ati “Reka tujye ku munara, kuko nyir’ubwite azaza kuwusuzuma.” 48 Nuko tugezeyo, nta wundi twahasanze uretse abo bakobwa b'inkumi. Arababaza ati: “Ni nde wahageze?” Baramusubiza bati: “Ari hano vuba aha kugira ngo arebe inyubako.”


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49 Nyuma y'akanya gato, mbona imbaga y'abantu benshi baza, hagati yabo hari umugabo muremure cyane, warushaga umunara uburebure. 50 Bamukikije bari batandatu, bari bayoboye inyubako mbere, n'abandi bose bari bubatse uwo munara, n'abandi benshi b'icyubahiro: maze abakobwa barinze uwo munara biruka baramusanganira, baramusoma, batangira kumwegera. 51 Ariko yarebye inyubako yitonze cyane ku buryo yafashe ku ibuye ryose, maze akubita buri wese inkoni yari afite mu ntoki ze. 52 Bamwe bakubiswe cyane bahinduka umukara nk'umukungugu; abandi bari babi cyane; abandi basa n'aho bafite imiyoboro; abandi basa n'abamugaye: abandi batari umukara cyangwa umweru; abandi basa n'abakomeye, kandi ntibahuje n'andi mabuye, abandi bari buzuyemo ibizinga. 53 Ayo ni yo mabuye menshi atabonetse mu nyubako, ayo Uwiteka yategetse ko bakura mu munara bakawushyira hafi yawo, n'andi mabuye bakayazana bakayashyira mu mwanya wawo. 54 Abari bubatse bamubaza uwo ashaka ko bazana amabuye yo gusimbuza ayo bari bashyize ku ruhande, ariko ababuza kuzana ayo bari bashyize ku misozi, kandi abategeka ko bavana mu murima wari hafi aho. 55 Nuko bacukura mu murima, basangamo amabuye menshi y'ubugari, amwe n'andi yari azengurutse. Nyamara, ababonetse muri uwo murima bose baratwawe, bajyanwa mu irembo n'abo bakobwa, maze abari bafite ubugari barashyirwa mu myanya y'abakuwemo. 56 Ariko iz’uruziga ntizashyizwe mu nyubako, kuko zari zikomeye, kandi byari gutwara igihe kinini kuzikata; ariko zashyizwe hirya no hino y’umunara, nk’aho zizacibwa impande zose, zigashyirwa mu nyubako; kuko zari zera cyane. 57 ¶ Uwo wari umukuru w'icyubahiro, akaba n'umutware w'umunara wose, abibonye, ahamagara umushumba wari kumwe nanjye amuha amabuye yari yaranze kandi akikije umunara aramubwira ati: “Sukura aya mabuye witonze, uyashyire mu nyubako y'umunara, kugira ngo yemererwe n'andi yose; ariko ayo adahuje n'andi yose, ajugunywe kure y'umunara.” 58 Amaze kumutegeka atyo, aragenda, hamwe n'abo bari kumwe bose bajya ku munara, ariko abo bakobwa baracyahagaze iruhande rw'umunara ngo bawurinde. 59 Maze mbaza uwo mushumba nti “Aya mabuye, ko yanze, yashobora ate kugaruka mu nyubako y’uyu munara?” Arasubiza ati “Nzaca igice kinini cyane imbere y’aya mabuye, kandi nzayashyira ku nyubako, kandi azahuza n’andi yose.” 60 Nanjye ndamubaza nti “Nyagasani, bazashobora gute kuzuza ahantu hamwe, kandi bazaba baciwe cyane?” Arasubiza ati “Abazaba babonetse bake cyane bazashyirwa hagati mu nyubako, naho abanini bazashyirwa hanze, kandi bazabinjizwamo.” 61 Amaze kumbwira atyo, yongeraho ati: “Reka tugende, nyuma y’iminsi itatu tuzagaruka, maze nzashyire aya mabuye mu munara, maze nyisukure.” 62 Kuko abo bose bari hafi y'umunara bagomba gusukurwa, kugira ngo nyir'inzu atazahagera agasanga abari hafi y'umunara bahumanye, maze akarakara cyane, ku buryo ayo mabuye atagomba gushyirwa mu nyubako y'uyu

munara, maze nkabonwa ko nirengagije amategeko ya databuja. 63 Tugeze ku munara nyuma y'iminsi itatu, arambwira ati “Reka turebe aya mabuye yose, turebe n'ayo ashobora kwinjira mu nyubako.” Naramushubije nti “Nyagasani, reka turebe.” 64 Mbere na mbere twatangiye gutekereza ku byari byaranduye kuko byabonetse uko byari bimeze ubwo byakurwaga mu munara, ni cyo cyatumye ategeka ko bavanwa mu munara bakajya mu byabo bonyine. 65 Hanyuma areba abari bakomeye, ategeka ko benshi muri bo batemwa, kandi ko abakobwa babashyira mu nyubako y'umunara; nuko barabifata, babishyira hagati mu nyubako; maze abasigaye abashyira iruhande rw'abarabura, kuko nabo bari bamaze kuba umukara. 66 Hanyuma yarebye ku byari byuzuyemo imiyoboro, kandi byinshi muri byo yanategetse ko bikurwaho, bityo bikongerwa ku bindi byubatswe n'abakobwa bamwe. 67 Ibyo byashyizwe hanze kuko byabonetse byose; ariko ibisigazwa bitewe n'ubwinshi bw'iminyururu yabyo ntibyashoboraga kuvugururwa, bityo bijugunywa kure y'inyubako y'umunara. 68 Hanyuma yitegereza abari bakomeretse; benshi muri bo bari bafite imiyoboro, kandi bari barahindutse umukara; abandi bari imiyoboro minini; ategeka ko bayishyira hamwe n'abari baranze. 69 Ariko abasigaye bamaze guhumanurwa no kwihana, ategeka ko bashyirwa mu nyubako. Abo bakobwa barazamuka, bashyirwa hagati mu nyubako kuko bari abanyantege nke. 70 Nyuma y'ibyo yarebye ibyari byabonetse igice cy'umweru n'igice cy'umukara; kandi byinshi muri byo byari by'umukara; na byo yategetse ko bishyirwa mu bajugunywe. 71 Ibindi byabonetse byera rwose; ibyo byajyanywe n'abakobwa, bishyirwa mu munara umwe: kandi ibyo byashyizwe hanze, kuko byabonetse byose; kugira ngo babigumane mu byari bishyizwe hagati, kuko nta kintu na kimwe cyaciwe kuri byo. 72 Hanyuma yarebye ku zari zikomeye kandi zityaye; ariko nke muri zo zakoreshejwe, kuko zitashoboraga gucibwa, kuko zabonetse zikomeye cyane: ariko izindi zarakozwe, zishyirwa hagati mu nyubako n'abakobwa, kuko zari zifite intege nke cyane. 73 Hanyuma yitegerezaga abafite utudomo; muri bo bake basanze ari umukara, maze bakajyanwa kuri bagenzi babo. Ibindi byari umweru kandi byuzuye; kandi abakobwa babishyira mu nyubako, bashyirwa hanze kubera imbaraga zabo. 74 Nyuma y'ibyo yaje kureba ayo mabuye yera kandi azengurutse, maze arambwira ati “Aya mabuye tuyagire dute?” Ndamusubiza nti “Databuja, sinzi icyo mvuga.” 75 Arasubiza ati “None se ibyo ntacyo utekerezaho?” Ndasubiza nti “Databuja, ubu buhanga sinbusobanukiwe, kandi sinigeze mbuba amabuye, kandi nta kintu na kimwe nzi.” 76 Aramubaza ati “Ntubona ko ari uruziga cyane? Noneho kugira ngo mbigire impande enye, ngomba kubigabanyamo byinshi; ariko, ni ngombwa ko bimwe muri byo bishyirwa mu bwubatsi bw’umunara.”


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77 Narasubije nti: Niba ari ngombwa, kuki wibaza niba ufite amahitamo muri bo, ntuhitemo niba hari amahitamo ufite muri bo, maze ukabashyira mu nyubako. 78 Kuri ibyo yatoranyijemo nini kandi irabagirana cyane, ayishyira ku ruhande rumwe, maze arangije abakunzi be barayitwara, bayishyira hanze y’inyubako. 79 Kandi ibisigaye byajyanywe mu murima byakuwemo; nyamara ntibyajugunywe; kuko, yavuze, nta kintu na kimwe kigikenewe kuri uyu munara ugiye kubakwa; kandi wenda Uwiteka azashyira aya mabuye muri iyi nyubako, kuko yera cyane. 80 Hanyuma hahamagawe abagore cumi na babiri b’abanyacyubahiro cyane, bambaye ikanzu y’umukara, bakenyeye, batuje, n’umusatsi wabo udafite icyo uvuze. Abo bantu nabonaga ari abagore bo mu cyaro. 81 Maze umushumba abategeka gufata ayo mabuye yajugunywe mu nyubako, bakayajyana mu misozi yakuwemo. 82 Barabitwaye byose bishimye, babijyana aho bari barajyanywe. 83 Ubwo nta buye na rimwe ryasigaye hafi y'umunara, arambwira ati “Reka tuzenguruke uyu munara turebe niba hari icyo ubura.” 84 Nuko dutangira kuyizenguruka; abonye ko yubatswe neza cyane, aranezerwa cyane; kuko yari ifite ishusho nziza cyane, ku buryo uwayibonye wese yagombaga kuba yarakunze inyubako. 85 Kuko byasaga nkaho ari ibuye rimwe gusa, nta n'aho byahuriraga; ariko byasaga nkaho byose byaciwe mu ibuye rimwe. 86 Maze ntekereza cyane ku buryo umunara wari umeze, ndabyishimiye cyane, arambwira ati “Zana ingwa n'udukoko duto, kugira ngo nuzuze ahantu h'amabuye yakuwe mu nyubako, kandi nshyiremo bundi bushya, kuko ibintu byose by'umunara bigomba gutunganywa.” 87 Nakoze uko yantegetse, arambwira ati: “Itegure kumfasha, kandi iki gikorwa kizarangira vuba.” 88 Nuko yuzuza aho ayo mabuye yari ari, ategeka ko ahantu hafi y'umunara hasukurwa. 89 Hanyuma abo bakobwa bafata besom, basukura ahantu hose hakikije, bakuramo imyanda yose, basukaho amazi; ibyo birangiye, ahantu hahinduka heza, n'umunara ukaba mwiza cyane. 90 Hanyuma arambwira ati: “Byose birasukuye: niba Nyagasani azaza kurangiza umunara, nta kintu na kimwe azadushinja.” 91 Amaze kuvuga ibyo yari kugenda. Ariko nafashe isakoshi ye, ndamwinginga ku bw'Umwami, ngo ansobanurire ibyo yanyeretse byose. 92 Arambwira ati: “Ubu mfite akazi gato, ariko nzagusobanurira byose mu buryo butunguranye. Urahagumana kugeza igihe nzazira.” 93 Naramubwiye nti “Databuja, nkore iki hano njyenyine?” Arasubiza ati “Ntabwo uri wenyine, kuko aba bakobwa bose bari kumwe nawe.” 94 Naravuze nti “Databuja, nimumpereze.” Hanyuma arabahamagara arababwira ati “Ndamushyize uyu muntu kugeza aho nzazira.” 95 Nuko ndagumana n'abo bakobwa: noneho bari bangiriye neza kandi banyubahiriza; cyane cyane bane, basaga n'abakomeye muri bo.

96 ¶ Hanyuma abo bakobwa barambwira bati “Uwo mushumba ntazagaruka hano uyu munsi.” Narababwiye nti “Noneho nkore iki?” Barabasubiza bati “Mumutegereze kugeza nimugoroba, niba ashobora kuza akavugana nawe, ariko niba atari ko biri, mugumane natwe kugeza igihe azazira.” 97 Narababwiye nti: Nzamutegereza kugeza nimugoroba, ariko niba ntaza icyo gihe, nzataha, nsubire hano mu gitondo gikurikiyeho. 98 Baransubiza bati “Watugejejweho, ntushobora kutuvaho.” Naravuze nti “Nzaguma he?” 99 Baramusubiza bati: “Uzaryamane natwe nk’umuvandimwe, ntabwo ari nk’umugabo, kuko uri umuvandimwe wacu, kandi kuva ubu twiteguye kubana nawe kuko ukundwa cyane.” 100 Ariko nagize isoni zo gukomeza kubana nabo. Ariko uwasaga n'uwa mbere muri bo yarampobeye, atangira kunsoma. Abandi babonye ko namusweye, nabo batangira kunsoma nk'umuvandimwe; banyobora ku munara, barankina. 101 Bamwe muri bo baririmbaga zaburi, abandi bahimba ikorali hamwe na bo. Ariko nagendagendaga ku munara hamwe na bo, nishimye bucece, kandi nsa n'aho namaze gukura. 102 Igihe umugoroba wageraga, nagombaga guhita njya mu rugo, ariko baranyimye, ntibanyemerera kugenda. Ni cyo cyatumye nkomezanya nabo muri iryo joro hafi y'uwo munara. 103 Nuko basasa imyenda yabo y'ibitambaro hasi; banshyira hagati, nta kindi bakoze, ahubwo barasenze gusa. 104 Nanjye nasenze hamwe na bo nta guhwema, cyangwa ngo mbarenze. Babonye nsenga muri ubwo buryo, barishimye cyane, maze ndagumana nabo kugeza ku munsi ukurikiyeho. 105 Tumaze gusenga Imana, umushumba araza arababwira ati: “Nta kibi mwagiriye uyu muntu.” Baramusubiza bati: “Mubaze.” Naramubwiye nti: “Nyagasani, nashimishijwe cyane no kuba naragumanye nabo.” 106 Arambwira ati “Urya ute?” Naramushubije nti “Nyagasani, namaze ijoro ryose nishimira amagambo y’Uwiteka.” Aravuga ati “Bakwakiriye neza.” Naramushubije nti “Nyagasani, nishimiye cyane.” 107 Arasubiza ati “Noneho urashaka kumenya icyo wifuzaga?” Ndasubiza nti “Ndabishaka.” Ndagusaba mbere na mbere ko unyereka byose uko nabisabye. 108 Arasubiza ati “Nzakora ibyo ushaka byose, kandi nta kintu na kimwe nzaguhisha.” 109 ¶ Mbere na mbere, Nyagasani, ndavuga nti, mbwire, iki gitare n'iri rembo bisobanura iki? Umva, aravuga ati: iki gitare n'iri rembo ni Umwana w'Imana. Ndasubiza nti: “Nyagasani, ibyo bishoboka bite ko igiti cyashaje, ariko irembo ni rishya?” 110 “Umva,” aravuga ati “Wa muntu utagira ubwenge we!” Umva. Umwana w’Imana ni umuntu wa kera cyane kurusha ikiremwa icyo ari cyo cyose, ku buryo yari mu nama na Se ubwo ibintu byose byaremwaga. 111 Ariko rero irembo ni rishya, kuko yagaragaye mu minsi ya nyuma mu gihe cyuzuye, kugira ngo abazabona agakiza, babinyujijemo binjire mu bwami bw'Imana. 112 Yaravuze ati, wabonye ayo mabuye yajyanwaga mu irembo, uburyo yashyizwe mu nyubako y'umunara, ariko ayo atajyanwaga mu irembo yoherezwaga mu byabo?


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113 Ndasubiza nti “Databuja, narabibonye.” Aravuga ati “Nta muntu uzinjira mu bwami bw’Imana keretse uwiyita Umwana w’Imana.” 114 Kuko niba ushaka kwinjira mu mujyi uwo ari wo wose, uwo mujyi ukikijwe n'inkike, kandi ukaba ufite irembo rimwe gusa, wakwinjira muri uwo mujyi keretse unyuze muri iryo rembo? 115 Ndasubiza nti “Databuja, nakora iki ukundi?” Nk’uko yabivuze, nta bundi buryo bwo kwinjira muri uwo murwa keretse ku irembo ryawo, bityo nta muntu n’umwe ushobora kwinjira mu bwami bw’Imana keretse mu izina ry’Umwana wayo akunda cyane.” 116 Arambwira ati “Wabonye imbaga y’abubatsi uwo munara?” Naravuze nti “Narawubonye.” Arasubiza ati “Abo bose ni abamarayika, bubahwa mu cyubahiro cyabo.” 117 Uwiteka azingirijwe hamwe na bo nk'urukuta, ariko irembo ni Umwana w'Imana, ari we nzira yonyine yo kugera ku Mana. Kuko nta muntu uzajya ku Mana, keretse Umwana wayo. 118 Wabonye kandi, aravuga, abagabo batandatu, kandi hagati yabo wa mugabo ukomeye w’icyubahiro, wazengurukaga umunara, akabuza amabuye yari mu munara? 119 Bwana, ndavuga nti, narababonye. Arabasubiza ati, “Uwo mugabo muremure yari Umwana w’Imana: kandi abo batandatu bari abamarayika be b’icyubahiro gikomeye, bamukikije iburyo n’ibumoso.” 120 Muri abo bamarayika beza nta n'umwe winjira mu Mana atamuhawe. Yongeyeho ati: “Kubera iyo mpamvu, umuntu wese utazitwa izina rye, ntazinjira mu bwami bw'Imana.” 121 ¶ Hanyuma ndavuga nti “Uyu munara ni iki?” Aravuga ati “Uyu ni itorero.” Kandi se, Bwana, aba bakobwa ni iki?” Arambwira ati “Aba ni imyuka yera, kuko nta muntu ushobora kwinjira mu bwami bw’Imana keretse aba bamwambitse imyenda yabo.” 122 Kuko ntacyo bizakumarira kwitwaza izina ry'Umwana w'Imana, keretse wahawe n'umwenda wabo. Kuko aba bakobwa ari imbaraga z'Umwana w'Imana. Ni ko n'umuntu azitwaza izina rye ubusa, keretse yambitswe imbaraga ze. 123 Arambwira ati “Wabonye ayo mabuye yajugunywe?” Koko bari bafite izina, ariko ntibambara imyenda yabo.” Naravuze nti “Databuja, imyenda yabo ni iyihe?” Amazina yabo ni yo myenda yabo. 124 Bityo rero, umuntu wese witwa Umwana w'Imana agomba kwitwa amazina ye, kuko Umwana w'Imana ubwe yitwa amazina ye. 125 Ku byerekeye ayo mabuye, yakomeje avuga, ubwo yagezwaga n'amaboko yabo, wabonye asigaye mu nyubako, yambitswe imbaraga zabo; niyo mpamvu ubona umunara wose ufite ibara rimwe n'urutare, kandi wakozwe nk'ibuye rimwe. 126 Ni ko n'abizera Imana binyuze mu Mwana wayo bambaye umwuka wayo. Dore hazabaho umwuka umwe, umubiri umwe, n'ibara rimwe ry'imyenda yabo, kandi ibyo byose bazabigeraho, ni ukuvuga amazina y'aba bakobwa. 127 Naravuze nti “Bwana, kuki ayo mabuye yanzwe yajugunywe, kandi yanashyizwe mu irembo, agashyikirizwa n'amaboko y'aba bakobwa mu nyubako y'uyu munara?” 128 Abonye, aravuga ati “Witondere gushakisha ibintu byose, wumve n’ayo mabuye yanzwe.” Abo bose bahawe

izina ry’Umwana w’Imana, hamwe n’imbaraga z’abo bakobwa. 129 Nuko bamaze kwakira iyo myuka, baratunganijwe, binjizwa mu mubare w'abagaragu b'Imana; batangira kuba umubiri umwe, bakagira umwenda umwe, kuko 3 bambitswe gukiranuka kumwe, nk'uko babigenje. 130 Ariko nyuma y’ibyo, bafatwa n’abagore wabonye bambaye ikanzu y’umukara, bafite intugu zabo zidafite ishingiro n’umusatsi wabo ufunguye, babashyira ku byifuzo byabo, bashukishwa n’ubwiza bwabo, kandi bambikwa imbaraga zabo, bambura imyenda y’abakobwa. 131 Ni cyo cyatumye birukanwa mu nzu y'Imana, bashyikirizwa abo bagore. Ariko abatari baranduye ubwiza bwabo, bagumye mu nzu y'Imana. Ibi, nk'uko yabivuze, ni byo bisobanura ayo mabuye yanzwe. 132 ¶ Nanjye ndavuga nti “Nyagasani, ese niba hari uwo muri aba bagabo wihannye, agata irari ry’abo bagore, agahindukira, agasubira kuri abo bakobwa, agasubirana imico myiza, ntibazagera mu nzu y’Imana?” 133 Yavuze ko bazinjira, nibireka imirimo yose y’abo bagore, bagasubirana imbaraga z’abo bakobwa, kandi bakagendera mu mirimo yabo. 134 Kandi kubera iyo mpamvu hari aho bahagarara mu nyubako, kugira ngo nibaramuka bihannye, bongererwe ku nyubako y'uyu munara; ariko nibaramuka batihannye, abandi bazubakwa mu mwanya wabo, bityo bajugunywe burundu. 135 Kubera ibyo byose nashimiye Umwami, kuko yatugiriye imbabazi abo bose bitwa izina rye, yatwoherereje marayika wo kwihana ngo atuyobore abamucumuyeho, kandi ko yaruhuye imitima yacu yari hafi kugenda, kandi twari tudafite ibyiringiro byo kurokoka, ariko ubu tukaba twaruhutse kugira ngo tuvugurure ubuzima. 136 Hanyuma ndavuga nti “Nyereka noneho, Nyakubahwa, impamvu uyu munara utubatswe ku butaka, ahubwo wubatswe ku rutare no ku irembo?” Arasubiza ati “Uri umupfapfa kandi ntuzi ubwenge, ni cyo gituma ubaza ibi.” 137 Nanjye ndavuga nti: “Nyagasani, ngomba kukubaza byose kuko nta cyo numva na kimwe. Kuko ibisubizo byawe byose ari byiza kandi ni byiza cyane, kandi umuntu ntashobora kubyumva.” 138 Umva, aravuga ati: Izina ry'Umwana w'Imana ni rikomeye kandi nta mipaka, kandi isi yose irarishyigikiwe. None se, niba ikiremwa cyose cy'Imana gishyigikiwe n'Umwana wayo, kuki atashyigikira n'abatumiwe na we, kandi bitwaje izina rye, kandi bagendera mu mategeko ye? 139 “Mbese ntubona ko abashyigikiye, abitirirwa izina rye n'umutima wabo wose? Ni we shingiro ryabo, kandi ashyigikira abishimiye abatemera izina rye, ahubwo bakaryitirira ku bushake.” 140 ¶ Nuko ndavuga nti: “Nyagasani, mbwira amazina y’aba bakobwa n’ay’abo bagore bari bambaye ikanzu y’umukara.” 141 “Umva,” aravuga, amazina y’abo bakobwa b’inkumi barusha abandi imbaraga, kandi muhagarare ku mfuruka z’irembo. Aya ni yo mazina yabo: 142 Icya mbere cyitwa Ukwemera; icya kabiri ni ugukomera; icya gatatu ni imbaraga; icya kane ni ukwihangana; ibisigaye munsi y'ibi ni: Ubwiyoroshye, Ubunyangamugayo, Ubuziranenge, Ubwiza, Ukuri, Ubwumvikane, Ubugiraneza.


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143 Umuntu wese witwa aya mazina, n'amazina y'Umwana w'Imana, azinjira mu bwami bw'Imana. 144 “Umva noneho,” aravuga, amazina y’abo bagore, bari bambaye ikanzu y’umukara. Muri abo, bane ni bo b’ingenzi: iya mbere ni Uburiganya; iya kabiri ni Ubudahangarwa; iya gatatu ni Ubuhemu; iya kane ni Ubwiza. 145 Kandi ibindi bikurikira byitwa, Agahinda, Ubugizi bwa nabi, Irari, Uburakari, Kubeshya, Ubupfapfa, Ubwirasi, n'Urwango. Umugaragu w'Imana, utwara iyo myuka, azabona ubwami bw'Imana koko, ariko ntazabwinjiramo. 146 Ariko se, Nyakubahwa, ayo mabuye yakuwe mu nyenga agashyirwa mu nyubako ni ayahe? Icumi, yavuze, byashyizwe ku rufatiro, ni ibihe bya mbere; ikurikiraho ya makumyabiri na gatanu, iya kabiri, y’abantu b’intungane. 147 Abakurikira mirongo itatu na batanu, ni abahanuzi n'abakozi b'Uwiteka. Naho mirongo ine, ni Intumwa n'abarimu bo kwigisha Umwana w'Imana. 148 Nanjye ndamubaza nti “Bwana, kuki abakobwa bashyize ayo mabuye mu nyubako nyuma yo kujyanwa mu irembo?” Arambwira ati “Kuko aba babanje gutwara iyo myuka, kandi nta n'umwe wavuye kuri umwe, haba ku myuka, cyangwa ku myuka ku bantu.” 149 Ariko imyuka yafatanyije n'abo bagabo kugeza ku munsi w'urupfu rwabo; iyo bataza kuba bafite iyo myuka, ntibari kuba ingirakamaro mu kubaka uyu munara. 150 Nanjye ndavuga nti “Nyagasani, nyereka ibi kurushaho.” Arasubiza ati “Urabaza iki?” Kuki aya mabuye yavuye mu nyanja, agashyirwa mu nyubako y’uyu munara, kuko kera yari atwaye iyo myuka yera.” 151 Yavuze ko byari ngombwa ko bazamuka banyuze mu mazi kugira ngo baruhuke. Kuko batashoboraga kwinjira mu bwami bw'Imana mu bundi buryo, keretse iyo barekaga urupfu rw'ubuzima bwabo bwa kera. 152 Nuko rero, bamaze gupfa, bashyizweho ikimenyetso cy'Umwana w'Imana, binjira mu bwami bw'Imana. 153 Kuko mbere y'uko umuntu yakira izina ry'Umwana w'Imana, aba yaragenewe urupfu; ariko iyo akiriye icyo kimenyetso, aba yarabohowe mu rupfu, maze agahabwa ubugingo. 154 Noneho icyo kimenyetso ni amazi y'umubatizo, aho abantu bamanuka bafite inshingano yo gupfa, ariko bakazamuka bagenewe ubugingo. 155 Ni cyo cyatumye na bo babwirwa iki kimenyetso, bakifashisha kugira ngo binjire mu bwami bw'Imana. 156 Nanjye ndavuga nti “None se, bwana, kuki aya mabuye mirongo ine yazamutsemo ava mu nyanja, kandi yamaze guhabwa icyo kimenyetso?” 157 Arabasubiza ati: “Ni ukubera ko aba Batumwa n’abigisha, babwirije izina ry’Umwana w’Imana, bapfa bamaze kwakira ukwizera kwe n’ububasha bwe, babwirije abari bapfuye mbere; kandi babahaye iki kimenyetso.” 158 Bamanukanye nabo mu mazi, bongera kuzamuka. Ariko aba baramanukanye bakiri bazima, bongera kuzamuka ari bazima: naho abari bapfuye mbere baramanukanye bapfuye, ariko barazamuka ari bazima; 159 Ni cyo cyatumye bahabwa ubugingo, bamenya Umwana w'Imana: niyo mpamvu bazamukanye na bo, bakwiriye kwinjira mu nyubako y'umunara; ntibaciwe, ahubwo bashyizwemo bose; kuko bapfuye mu butungane no mu buziranenge bwinshi; iki kimenyetso cyonyine ni cyo cyari kibuze kuri bo.

160 Nguko uko ubyumva. 161 Ndasubiza nti: “Nyagasani, mbwira icyo iyo misozi ireba, kuki itandukanye cyane: imwe ifite ishusho imwe, indi ifite indi.” 162 Umva, aravuga ati: Iyi misozi cumi n'ibiri ubona, ni amahanga cumi n'abiri, agize isi yose. Ni cyo gituma Umwana w'Imana abwirwa ubutumwa bwiza, n'abo yabatumyeho. 163 Ariko kuki, naravuze nti, batandukanye, kandi buri wese afite ishusho? Arasubiza ati “Tega amatwi. Ayo mahanga cumi n’abiri afite isi yose, ni abantu cumi na babiri.” 164 Kandi nkuko wabonye iyi misozi itandukanye, ni ko bimeze. Bityo rero nzaguhishurira ibisobanuro n'ibikorwa bya buri musozi. 165 Ariko mbere na mbere, bwana, naravuze nti, nyereka ibi: Ko iyi misozi itandukanye cyane, ni gute yemeye kubaka uyu munara; kandi ikaba ifite ibara rimwe; kandi ikaba idasa n'iyavuye mu nyanja? 166 Kuko, yasubije ati “Amahanga yose ari munsi y’ijuru yumvise kandi yemera izina rimwe ry’Umwana w’Imana, uwo bitwaga.” 167 Nuko bamaze guhabwa ikimenyetso cye, bose bagizwe abasangira 1 ubumenyi bumwe n'ubumenyi bumwe; kandi ukwizera kwabo n'urukundo byabo byari bimwe; kandi bajyanye imyuka y'aba bakobwa hamwe n'izina rye. 168 Bityo rero inyubako y'uyu munara yasaga n'aho ifite ibara rimwe, kandi yarabagiranaga nk'izuba. 169 Ariko nyuma y’ibyo bamaze kwemeranya mu mutima umwe, bose batangira kubaho umubiri umwe; nyamara bamwe muri bo baranduye, bavanwa mu bwoko bw’abakiranutsi, bongera gusubira mu mimerere yabo ya kera, barushaho kuba babi kurusha mbere. 170 ¶ Naravuze nti, “Databuja, bari bameze bate babi kurusha abandi?” Arasubiza ati: “Niba utazi Uwiteka akiriho, igihano cy’ubugome bwe kizamukurikira.” 171 Ariko uzi Uwiteka, akwiye kwirinda burundu ibibi byose, arusheho kuba umugaragu w’ubutungane. 172 None se, ntubona ko arusha abandi gukora icyaha abagomba gukurikira ibyiza, niba ahitamo igice cy’icyaha kurusha umunyabyaha utazi imbaraga z’Imana? 173 Niyo mpamvu aba bagenewe urupfu koko, ariko abamenye Uwiteka, kandi bakabona ibitangaza bye, nibabaho mu buryo bubi, bazahanwa kabiri, kandi bazapfa iteka ryose. 174 Nkuko wabibonye, nyuma y’uko amabuye ajugunywe mu munara, yari yaranze, yatanzwe ku myuka mibi kandi y’ubugome; kandi wabonye umunara usukuye cyane, nk’aho wose wakozwe mu ibuye rimwe: 175 Bityo rero, itorero ry'Imana, igihe rizaba ryejejwe: (ababi n'abiyita ibyiganano, abagizi ba nabi n'abashidikanya, n'abantu bose bakoze ibibi muri ryo, kandi bakoze ibyaha bitandukanye, birukanwa) bazaba umubiri umwe, kandi hazabaho ubwumvikane bumwe, igitekerezo kimwe, ukwizera kumwe, n'urukundo rumwe. 176 Hanyuma Umwana w'Imana azishimana na bo, kandi azakira abantu be n'ubushake bwe butunganye. 177 Nanjye ndavuga nti: “Nyagasani, ibi byose ni byiza kandi birakomeye; ariko noneho nyereka ingaruka n'imbaraga bya buri musozi, kugira ngo umuntu wese wiringira Uwiteka, niyumva ibyo, azubahe izina rye rikomeye, ritangaje kandi ryera.”


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178 Umva, yavuze, ubwoko bw'iyi misozi, ni ukuvuga, bw'amahanga cumi n'abiri. 179 ¶ Abemeye umusozi wa mbere, wijimye, ni bo bigometse ku kwemera, bavuga amagambo mabi kuri Nyagasani, kandi bagahemukira abagaragu b'Imana. 180 Aba baciriwe urwo gupfa, nta kwihana kuri bo: bityo ni abirabura, kuko ubwoko bwabo ari bubi. 181 Ku musozi wa kabiri wari ugororotse, hari indyarya, zemeye, n'abigisha ibibi: kandi aba ni bo bakurikira ibivuzwe haruguru, badafite imbuto zo gukiranuka muri bo. 182 Kuko nk'uko umusozi wabo utera imbuto kandi utagira imbuto, ni ko n'abantu nk'abo bafite izina ry'abakristo koko, ariko nta kwizera bafite; kandi nta mbuto z'ukuri zibarimo. 183 Nyamara hari umwanya usigaye wo kwihana, nibabikurikirana mu buryo butunguranye: ariko nibatinda, nabo bazaba abasangira urupfu hamwe n’ubwoko bwavuzwe haruguru. 184 Naravuze nti, Bwana, kuki hasigaye umwanya wo kwihana, aho kuba uwo mu bwoko bwavuzwe haruguru, kuko ibyaha byabo biri hafi cyane? 185 Bityo, yabwiye aba bantu ko bagarutse mu buzima binyuze mu kwihana, kuko batigeze batuka Umwami wabo, cyangwa ngo bahemukire abagaragu b'Imana, ahubwo kubera kwifuza kwabo barashutse abantu, babayobora nk'uko abanyabyaha babyifuza; ni cyo gituma bazababazwa n'iki kintu. 186 Nyamara haracyariho umwanya wo kwihana, kuko nta kintu na kimwe kibi bavuze ku Uwiteka. 187 ¶ Abo ku musozi wa gatatu wari ufite amahwa n'ibihuru, ni bo bemeraga, ariko bamwe muri bo bari abakire, abandi batwarwa n'ibintu byinshi: ibihuru ni ubutunzi bwabo: ibihuru, ibyo bakoraga. 188 Noneho abashora mu bikorwa byinshi no mu bintu bitandukanye, ntibifatanya n'abagaragu b'Imana, ahubwo barazimira, bahamagarwa n'ibyo bibakomeretsa. 189 Bityo rero, abakire, bigoranye kwemera ibiganiro by'abagaragu b'Imana, batinya ko hagira icyo basabwa. Kubera iyo mpamvu, abo bantu bazagera mu bwami bw'Imana bigoranye. 190 Kuko nk'uko abantu bagenda bambaye amahwa badafite ibirenge, ni ko n'abantu nk'abo bazagera mu bwami bw'Imana bibagora. 191 Nyamara hari aba bose bakwiriye gusubira mu kwihana, niba bazasubiramo vuba; kugira ngo kubera ko mu minsi yabo ya kera birengagije gukora, mu gihe kizaza bashobore gukora ibyiza. 192 Niba rero bihannye bagakora imirimo yo gukiranuka, bazabaho; ariko nibakomeza inzira zabo mbi, bazashyikirizwa abo bagore bazabakuraho ubuzima. 193 ¶ Ku bijyanye n'umusozi wa kane, wari ufite ibyatsi byinshi, igice cyo hejuru cyawo ari icyatsi kibisi, ariko imizi yumye, kandi bimwe muri byo byakozweho n'ubushyuhe bw'izuba birakama; 194 Bisobanura abashidikanya, abemeye, n'abandi bamwe bitwaza Umwami mu ndimi zabo, ariko batamufite mu mitima yabo: ni cyo gituma ubwatsi bwabo bwumye, butagira imizi; kuko babaho mu magambo gusa, ariko imirimo yabo ikaba yapfuye. 195 Aba rero ntibapfuye kandi ntibakiriho, kandi bose barashidikanya. Kuko abashidikanya atari icyatsi cyangwa ngo bume; ni ukuvuga ko batapfuye cyangwa ngo babe bazima.

196 Kuko nk'uko ibyatsi byumye iyo bibonye izuba; ni ko n'abashidikanya bakimara kumva iby'itotezwa, bagatinya ingorane, basubira ku bigirwamana byabo, bakongera kubikorera, kandi bakagira isoni zo kwitwa izina ry'Umwami wabo. 197 Ubwo bwoko bw'abagabo ntabwo buba bwarapfuye kandi ntibuba bukiriho; icyakora abo nabo bashobora kubaho, niba bihannye ako kanya; ariko bitabaye ibyo, bazashyikirizwa abo bagore, bazabica. 198 ¶ Ku bijyanye n'umusozi wa gatanu ufite urutare, nyamara ufite ubwatsi bubi: ni abo bantu bizeye kandi ni indahemuka koko, ariko bemera biruhije, kandi ni intwari kandi biyemera, umuntu yakwitwa ko azi byose ariko nta cyo azi. 199 Kubera iyo mpamvu, ubumenyi buragenda buva muri bo, kandi bakinjira mu bitekerezo bidasanzwe. 200 Ariko bishyira hejuru, kandi nk'abanyabwenge; nubwo ari abaswa, basa n'abigisha. 201 Noneho kubera ubu bupfapfa, benshi muri bo, mu gihe bishyira hejuru, bahindutse ubusa kandi ubusa. Kuko ubutwari n'icyizere cy'ubusa ni umwuka mubi cyane. 202 Niyo mpamvu benshi muri bo bajugunywa, ariko abandi bemera ikosa ryabo, barihannye, kandi bagandukira ababizi. 203 Kandi ku bandi bose bo muri ubwo bwoko, kwihana kwemerewe; kuko batari babi cyane nk'abapfapfa, ahubwo bari n'abadafite ubwenge. 204 Niba rero bihannye, bazabaho ku bw'Imana; ariko niba bitabaye ibyo, bazabana n'abo bagore, bazabakorera ubugome bwabo. 205 ¶ Ku byerekeye umusozi wa gatandatu ufite ibinogo binini kandi bito, ni bo bemera, ariko abari bafite ibinogo bito ni bo bagiranye impaka hagati yabo, kandi kubera impaka zabo baracogora mu kwizera. 206 Nyamara benshi muri abo bihannye, n'abandi bose ni ko bazakora iyo bumvise amategeko yanjye; kuko impaka zabo ari nto, kandi bazasubira mu kwihana byoroshye. 207 Ariko abafite imigi minini, bazaba nk'amabuye akomeye, bibuka inzika n'ibyaha, kandi buzuye uburakari hagati yabo. Bityo aba bajugunywa mu munara, bakanga gushyirwa mu nyubako yawo; kuko bene abo bantu ari bo bazabaho bitoroshye. 208 Imana yacu n'Umwami wacu, utegeka byose, kandi ufite ububasha ku biremwa bye byose, ntabwo yibuka ibyaha byacu, ahubwo ahumurizwa byoroshye n'abemera ibyaha byabo: ariko umuntu kubera ko ari umunebwe, ari umuntu upfa, afite intege nke kandi yuzuye ibyaha, akomeza uburakari bwe ku muntu; nk'aho ari mu bubasha bwe bwo kumukiza cyangwa kumurimbura. 209 Ariko njye, nk'umumarayika washinzwe kubayobora mu kwihana, ndababurira ko umuntu wese muri mwe ufite umugambi nk'uwo agomba kuwureka, akagaruka mu kwihana; kandi Uwiteka azakiza ibyaha byanyu bya kera, nimubyihanaguraho uyu mwuka mubi; ariko nimutabikora, muzashyikirizwa uwo muntu ngo apfe. 210 ¶ Ku byerekeye umusozi wa karindwi wari urimo ubwatsi bubi kandi butoshye, n'umusozi wose wari indahemuka, n'amoko yose y'inka yarishaga ubwatsi bwawo, kandi uko ubwatsi bwarushaho kuribwa ni ko bwarushagaho kumera neza. 211 Ni abantu bemera, kandi bahoraga ari beza kandi bakiranuka; kandi nta tandukaniro hagati yabo, ariko


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bishimiraga abagaragu b'Imana, bamaze kwambara umwuka w'abo bakobwa; kandi bahoraga biteguye kugirira imbabazi abantu bose, biteguye guha abantu bose ibyo bakoze nta gutukana, nta n'ibitekerezo. 212 Ni cyo cyatumye Uwiteka abona ko boroshye kandi ko ari inyangamugayo, abongereye imirimo y'amaboko yabo, abaha ubuntu mu mirimo yabo yose. 213 Ariko jyewe, ndi umumarayika washyizweho ngo mwihane, ndabashishikariza, kugira ngo abo muri ubwo bwoko bose bakomeze umugambi umwe, kugira ngo urubyaro rwanyu rutazarandurwa burundu. 214 Kuko Uwiteka yabagerageje, arabandika mu mubare wacu, kandi urubyaro rwanyu rwose ruzabana n'Umwana w'Imana, kuko mwese muri ab'umwuka we. 215 ¶ Ku bijyanye n'umusozi wa munani wari ufite amasoko menshi, aho ibiremwa byose by'Imana byavomererwaga, ni abo bemeye Intumwa Umwami yohereje mu isi yose kwamamaza; 216 Kandi bamwe muri bo, nk'abarimu, babwirije kandi bigisha mu buryo butunganye kandi buzira umugayo, kandi ntibigeze bemera irari ry'ibibi na rimwe, ahubwo bakomeje kugendera mu gukiranuka no mu kuri. 217 Bityo rero, aba bagirana ibiganiro hagati y'abamarayika. 218 ¶ Na none; ku byerekeye umusozi wa cyenda uri ubutayu, wuzuye inzoka, ni abantu bizeye ariko bafite ibizinga byinshi: 219 Aba ni abakozi b'Imana bakora umurimo wabo nabi; basahura abapfakazi n'imfubyi; kandi bakikorera ubwabo, aho gukorera abandi, ibyo bahawe. 220 Aba, nibakomeza kuri ubwo kwifuza, bitanze ubwabo kugeza ku rupfu, kandi nta cyizere cy'ubuzima bazaba bafite. Ariko nibaramuka bahindutse, bagakora umurimo wabo mu buryo buzira amakemwa, bashobora kubaho. 221 Naho abagaragaye ko ari abanyarugomo, ni abahakanye izina ry'Uwiteka, ntibagarukire Uwiteka ukundi, ahubwo babaye abagome kandi b'inkazi; batita ku bagaragu b'Imana; ahubwo bakitandukanya nabo, batakaje ubuzima bwabo kubera uburangare buto. 222 Kuko nk'umuzabibu wasizwe mu ruzitiro, ntukorerweho, upfa ukamirwa n'ibyatsi bibi, hanyuma ukareka kugira icyo umarira shebuja; ni ko n'abantu nk'aba bihebye kandi bababaye, batangiye kuba abatagira umumaro ku Mwami wabo. 223 Nyamara kuri abo, nyuma ya byose, hari ukwihana kwemerewe, niba batabonetse mu mitima yabo ko bihakanye Kristo; ariko niba hari n'umwe muri abo ubonetse ko yihakanye mu mutima we, sinzi niba uwo muntu ashobora kugera ku bugingo. 224 Ndavuga rero ko niba hari uwahakanye, muri iyi minsi azasubira mu kwihana; kuko bidashoboka ko umuntu wese uhakanye Umwami ubu, ashobora kubona agakiza nyuma yaho: nyamara kwihana ni ko biteganijwe ku bari barahakanye mbere. 225 Ariko uzihana agomba kwihutira kwihana, mbere yuko uyu munara urangira: bitabaye ibyo abo bagore bazamuhana kugeza ku rupfu. 226 Ariko abamugaye ni bo bashukana, kandi abivanga ni bo inzoka mwabonye zivanze kuri uwo musozi. 227 Kuko nk'uko ubumara bw'inzoka bwica abantu, ni ko n'amagambo y'abantu nk'abo yanduza abantu kandi

akabarimbura. Bityo bacika intege mu kwizera kwabo, bitewe n'ubwo bwoko bw'ubuzima babayeho. 228 Nyamara bamwe muri bo bamaze kwihana barakizwa, n'abandi bo mu bwoko nk'ubwo bazakizwa nibaramuka bihannye; ariko niba bitabaye ibyo, bazapfa bazira abo bagore bafite imbaraga n'imbaraga. 229 ¶ Ku byerekeye umusozi wa cumi, aho ibiti byari bitwikiriye inka, ni abo bemera, kandi bamwe muri bo bari abepiskopi, ni ukuvuga abayobozi b'amatorero. 230 Abandi, ni amabuye nk'ayo atari ayo kwiyitirira, ahubwo yashimishije abagaragu b'Imana bafite umutima mwiza. 231 Hanyuma abashyizwe mu mirimo y’ubutabera, kandi bakarinda abakene n’abapfakazi, kandi bahorana ibiganiro bizira amakemwa, bityo na bo barinzwe n’Uwiteka. 232 Umuntu wese uzakora ibi, azahabwa icyubahiro n'Uwiteka; kandi umwanya we uri mu bamarayika, niba akomeje kumvira Umwami kugeza ku iherezo. 233 ¶ Ku musozi wa cumi n'umwe wari uriho ibiti byuzuyemo imbuto z'ubwoko butandukanye, ni bo bizeye, bagapfa kubera izina ry'Uwiteka, kandi bihanganye bafite umutima witeguye, kandi bitanze n'imitima yabo yose. 234 Nanjye ndavuga nti “None se, bwana, kuki izi mbuto zose koko, ariko zimwe zikaba nziza kurusha izindi?” 235 Umva, aravuga ati: Umuntu wese wababajwe kubera izina ry'Uwiteka ahabwa icyubahiro n'Uwiteka; kandi ibyaha bye byose birahanagurwa, kuko yapfuye kubera izina ry'Umwana w'Imana. 236 Umva rero impamvu imbuto zabo zitandukanye, kandi bamwe muri bo barusha abandi, abo bajyanywe imbere y'abacamanza, kandi basabwe, ntibihakanye Umwami, ahubwo barababaye biteguye; abo ni bo barusha icyubahiro Umwami. Imbuto nziza cyane ni izi. 237 Ariko abari bafite ubwoba n'abashidikanya, kandi bakibwira ubwabo niba bagomba kwemera cyangwa guhakana Kristo, nyamara bakaba barababaye, imbuto zabo ni nto, kuko icyo gitekerezo cyaje mu mitima yabo. 238 Kuko ari igitekerezo kibi kandi kibi ku mugaragu gutekereza niba yakwihakana shebuja. Mwirinde rero mwebwe mufite ibitekerezo nk'ibyo, kugira ngo ubwo bwenge butaguma muri mwe, maze mugapfa mugakorera Imana. 239 Ariko mwebwe abababazwa n'urupfu kubera izina rye, mugomba kubaha Uwiteka, kuko yabahaye icyubahiro cyo kwitwa izina rye, kandi ko mugomba kubohorwa ibyaha byanyu byose. 240 None se kuki mutishimira kuba abahirwe? Yego rwose, mutekereza ko niba hari umuntu muri mwe ubabaye, aba akora umurimo ukomeye? Kuko Uwiteka abaha ubugingo, ariko mwe ntimubyumva. Kuko ibyaha byanyu byabakandamije; kandi iyo mutaba mwarababajwe ku bw'izina rye, ubu muba mwarapfuye ku bw'Umwami, 241 Ni cyo gituma mbabwira ibi mwebwe mutekereza ko mwamwemera cyangwa mukamwihakana, mukemere ko mufite Umwami nk'Imana yanyu, kugira ngo mutazamwihakana igihe icyo ari cyo cyose, ntimuzashyirwe mu ngoyi. 242 Kuko amahanga yose ahana abagaragu bayo bihakana ba shebuja, mutekereza ko Uwiteka azagukorera iki, wowe ufite ububasha bwa byose? 243 Kuraho rero ibyo gushidikanya mu mitima yawe, kugira ngo ubeho iteka ryose imbere y'Imana.


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244 Ku bijyanye n'umusozi wa cumi n'ibiri, wari wera, ni abantu bemera nk'abana b'inyangamugayo, batigeze bagira ibitekerezo bibi, kandi ntibigeze bamenya icyaha icyo ari cyo, ahubwo bakomeje ubunyangamugayo bwabo. 245 Bityo rero, abantu nk'aba bazaragwa ubwami bw'Imana nta gushidikanya, kuko batigeze bahumanya amategeko y'Imana na gato, ahubwo bakomeje kuba inyangamugayo mu mibereho yabo yose. 246 “Nuko rero, uwo ari we wese uzakomeza kuba nk'abana batagira ikibi, azaba yubashywe kurusha abo navuze bose, kuko abana nk'abo bose bubahwa n'Uwiteka, kandi bakaba aba mbere muri bose.” 247 Nuko rero murahirwa mwebwe muzabakuraho ububi bwose, mukambara ubuziranenge, kuko muzaba mubonye Umwami mbere na mbere. 248 Amaze kurangiza gusobanurira imisozi yose, ndamubwira nti “Nyagasani, reka nkwereke n'amabuye yakuwe mu kibaya, agashyirwa mu munara mu cyumba cy'abanze.” 249 Ku bijyanye n'amabuye azengurutse yongewe mu nyubako y'umunara: ndetse n'ay'abakomeje kuzenguruka. 250 ¶ Umva noneho, abivuga, ku byerekeye ayo mabuye yakuwe mu kibaya ashyirwa mu nyubako y'umunara, agashyirwa mu cyumba cy'abanze, ni yo mizi y'uwo musozi wera. 251 Kubera ko abizeye uwo musozi bari abere cyane, nyir'uyu munara yategetse ko abari bafite imizi y'uyu musozi bashyirwa muri iyo nyubako. 252 Kuko yari azi ko nibashyirwa muri iyi nyubako bazakomeza kuba beza; kandi nta n'umwe muri bo uzongera guhinduka umukara. 253 Ariko iyo aza kongeramo ubu buryo mu misozi isigaye, yari kuba akeneye kongera gusura umunara no kuwusukura. 254 Noneho aya mabuye yose yera ni abasore bemeye, cyangwa bazemera; kuko bose ari ubwoko bumwe. Ubwo bwoko burahirwa, kuko nta cyaha kiriho. 255 Umva noneho ibyerekeye ayo mabuye azengurutse kandi agaragara: ayo yose ni ay'uyu musozi wera. Ariko rero aboneka hirya no hino, kuko ubutunzi bwabo bwabahinduye umwijima gato ku kuri no kurabatangarira. 256 Nyamara ntibigeze bava ku Uwiteka, kandi nta jambo ribi ryavuye mu kanwa kabo, ahubwo ni ubutungane bwose, n'imico myiza n'ukuri. 257 Nuko rero, ubwo Uwiteka yabonaga ibitekerezo byabo, kandi ko babasha gushariza ukuri, yategetse ko bakomeza kugira neza, kandi ko ubutunzi bwabo bugabanywa. 258 Kuko ntiyashakaga ko bamburwa burundu, kugira ngo bagire icyo bakora ku bisigaye, kandi babeho ku Mana, kuko na bo ari beza. 259 Nuko habura gato ngo bave muri bo, bityo bashyirwa mu nyubako y'uyu munara. 260 ¶ Naho abandi basigaye bakomeje kuzenguruka, ariko ntibabonetse ko bakwiye kubakwa uyu munara, kuko batarabona ikimenyetso; bajyanywe mu byabo, kuko babonetse ko bari bazengurutse cyane. 261 Ariko iyi si ya none igomba gukurwaho, n'ubutunzi bwabo butagira umumaro; hanyuma bazakwiriye ubwami bw'Imana. Kuko bagomba kwinjira mu bwami bw'Imana, kuko Imana yahaye umugisha ubu bwoko bw'inzirakarengane.

262 Muri ubwo bwoko rero nta n'umwe uzagwa, kuko nubwo uwo ari we wese muri bo ageragezwa na sekibi yagwa nabi, azahita asubira ku Mwami Imana ye. 263 Jyewe marayika wo kwihana ndabaha umugisha, mwebwe mwese mutagira inenge nk'abana bato, kuko umugabane wanyu ari mwiza kandi w'icyubahiro imbere y'Uwiteka. 264 Kandi ndababwira mwese abahawe iki kimenyetso: mukomeze kwiyoroshya, kandi ntimukibuke ibyaha mwakorewe, cyangwa ngo mukomeze mu bugizi bwa nabi, cyangwa mu mujinya, mu kwibuka ibyaha. 265 Ahubwo mube umwe mu mwuka, mutange imiti y’ibyo bintu bibi, kandi mubikureho, kugira ngo nyir’intama abishimire; kuko azanezerwa, niba abonye byose bizima. 266 Ariko niba hari intama muri izi zizaba zaratatanye, hagowe abungeri; ariko kandi niba abungeri ubwabo batatanye, bazasubiza iki nyir'urugo? Bazavuga ko babangamiwe n'intama? Ariko ntibazemerwa. 267 Kuko ari ikintu gitangaje kuba umushumba ababazwa n'ubushyo bwe; kandi ni we uzahanishwa cyane ikinyoma cye. 268 Noneho ndi umushumba; cyane cyane ngomba gutangaza ibyanyu. 269 ¶ Nuko rero mwitondere igihe umunara ukiri kubakwa. Uwiteka aba mu bakunda amahoro, kuko amahoro akundwa, ariko ari kure y'amakimbirane n'abuzuye ubugome. 270 Nuko rero umusubize umwuka wawe wose nk'uko wawuhawe. Kuko niba uhaye umwitero mushya kandi utunganye, uziringira ko uzawuhabwa wose; niba rero uwuzamusubiza wacitse, wawuhabwa? 271 Ese nturakaye ako kanya; ukamutuka uti: Naguhaye umwenda wanjye wose; kuki wawutanyujije, ukawuntura ubusa? None ntacyo bimaze kuri njye, kubera ubutayu wawutanyujijemo. Ese ibyo byose ntiwabibwira umuntu wambaye imyenda yawe, kubera ubutayu yatanyujijemo? 272 Niba rero wakwitaho ku mwenda wawe, ukinubira ko utari warawuhawe wose, utekereza iki ko Uwiteka azakora, we waguhaye Umwuka we wose, kandi ukaba waramuhinduye ubusa rwose, ku buryo adashobora kugira icyo amarira Umwami we? Kuko kuba warangiritse kubera wowe, ntabwo akimugirira akamaro. 273 None se Nyagasani ntazakorera Umwuka we nk'uko abikora, kubera igikorwa cyawe? Nta gushidikanya, naravuze nti, azakorera n'abo azasanga bakomeza kwibuka ibikomere. 274 Nuko rero ntimukandagire munsi y'ikirenge, aravuga ati: “Imbabazi ze; ahubwo mumwubahe kuko yihanganira amakosa yanyu, kandi atari nka mwe muri mwe; ahubwo mwihane kuko ibyo bizabagirira akamaro.” 275 ¶ Ibi byose byanditswe haruguru, jyewe umushumba, marayika wo kwihana, nabigaragarije kandi mbibwiye abagaragu b'Imana. 276 Nuko rero, nimwemera kandi mugakurikiza ayo magambo, mukayakurikiza kandi mugakosora inzira zanyu, muzabaho. Ariko nimukomeza gukora ibibi no kwibuka ibibi, nta banyabyaha nk'abo bazabaho ku bw'Imana. 277 Ibyo byose nagombaga kubabwira nabigushyikirije. Maze umushumba arambwira ati “Wambajije byose?” Ndasubiza nti “Databuja, ndabibajije.”


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278 None se kuki utabajije ibyerekeye ahantu aya mabuye yashyizwe mu nyubako, kugira ngo nanjye nsobanure ibyo? Narasubije nti “Nyakubahwa, narabyibagiwe.” Umva rero, aravuga, ibyerekeye ibi na byo. 279 Ni bo bumvise aya mategeko ubu, kandi bihannye n'imitima yabo yose; 280 Uwiteka amaze kubona ko kwihana kwabo ari byiza kandi bitunganye, kandi ko bashobora kubikomeza, yategetse ko ibyaha byabo bya kera bihanagurwa. Kuko ibyo bice byari ibyaha byabo, bityo bikaba byarakozwe kimwe kugira ngo bitagaragara. ISABUKURU YA 10 1 Nyuma y'ibyo maze kwandika iki gitabo, marayika wampaye uwo mwungeri, yinjiye mu nzu nari ndimo yicara ku buriri, uwo mwungeri ahagarara iburyo bwe. 2 Hanyuma arampamagaye arambwira ati: “Naguhaye wowe n'urugo rwawe uyu mushumba, kugira ngo urindwe na we.” Naravuze nti “Yego, Mwami.” 3 Niyo rero, aravuga ati: “Niba uzarindwa amakuba yose n’ubugome bwose, kandi ukagira icyo ugeraho mu ijambo ryiza ryose no mu mirimo yawe yose, kandi ukagira imico myiza n’ubutungane bwose, uzagendera mu mategeko yaguhaye, kandi uzabasha gutegeka icyaha cyose.” 4 Kuko iyo ukurikije ayo mategeko, irari ryose n'ibinezeza by'iyi si bizagukurikira, kandi gutsinda bizagukurikira mu mirimo yose myiza. 5 Fata icyubahiro cye n'ubwitonzi bwe kuri wowe, kandi ubwire bose ko ari mu cyubahiro gikomeye kandi azwi cyane imbere y'Imana, kandi ko ari umutware w'ububasha bukomeye n'imbaraga mu mwanya we. 6 Ni we wenyine ufite ububasha bwo kwihana mu isi yose. Ese kuri wewe ntubona ko afite ububasha bukomeye? 7 Ariko mwe murasuzugura ineza ye, n'ubwitonzi abagirira. 8 Ndamubwira nti: “Databuja, mubaze kuva igihe yazaga iwanjye niba hari ikintu nakoze mu buryo bunyuranyije n’amategeko cyangwa hari ikintu namugiriye nabi?” 9 “Ndazi ko nta kintu na kimwe wakoze kitari cyiza, kandi ko utazagikora ukundi, ni cyo gituma mvuga ibyo nawe kugira ngo ukomeze kwihangana, kuko yangaragarije ibyiza byawe.” 10 Ariko uzabwire abandi ibyo, kugira ngo abihannye cyangwa abihannye babe n'umutima umwe nawe, kandi nanjye anyibarize neza, nanjye mbikorere Umwami. 11 Ndasubiza nti: “Nyagasani, mbwira abantu bose ibitangaza by’Imana, kandi nizeye ko ababikunda kandi barigeze gukora ibyaha mbere, nibabyumva, bazihana, bakire ubuzima.” 12 Nuko rero, aravuga ati “Komeza muri uyu murimo kandi uwusohoze.” Kandi umuntu wese uzakora ibyo uyu mushumba yategetse, azabaho, kandi azagira icyubahiro kinini hano no imbere y’Uwiteka.” 13 Ariko abatakurikiza amategeko ye bahunga ubuzima bwabo kandi bakaba abanzi bayo, kandi abatakurikiza amategeko ye bazicwa, kandi buri wese azabazwa amaraso ye. 14 Ariko ndakubwira nti: Witondere aya mategeko, uzabona umuti w'ibyaha byawe byose. 15 Byongeye kandi, nohereje aba bakobwa ngo babane nawe, kuko nabonye ko bakugirira neza cyane. Bityo rero uzabagire abafasha bawe, kugira ngo urusheho kubahiriza

amategeko yaguhaye, kuko aya mategeko adashobora kubahirizwa hatabayeho aba bakobwa. 16 Kandi ndabona ukuntu biteguye kubana nawe, kandi nzabategeka ko bose batava mu nzu yawe. 17 Gusa sukura inzu yawe, kuko izahora isukuye, kuko ari nziza kandi irangwa n'ubunyangamugayo, kandi bose bafite ubuntu ku Uwiteka. 18 Niba rero uhisemo ko inzu yawe isukurwa, bazagumana nawe. Ariko niba idahumanye cyane, bazahita bava mu nzu yawe, kuko abo bakobwa badashobora kwihanganira umwanda uwo ari wo wose. 19 Naramubwiye nti “Databuja, nizeye ko nzabashimisha cyane, bakazahora bishimira gutura mu nzu yanjye iteka ryose.” Kandi nk'uko uwo wampaye ntanyinubira, na bo ntibazanyinubira. 20 Hanyuma abwira uwo mushumba ati: Ndabona ko umugaragu w'Imana azabaho kandi agakomeza aya mategeko, kandi ashyire aba bakobwa mu buturo butunganye. 21 Amaze kuvuga ibyo, ansubiza uwo mushumba, ahamagara abakobwa arababwira ati: “Kubera ko mbona ko muzatura mu rugo rw’uyu mugabo, ndamwemereye we n’urugo rwe kugira ngo mudasohoka mu rugo rwe.” Nuko bumva ayo magambo bishimye. 22 Hanyuma arambwira ati “Komeza umurimo wawe w’ubutwari, ubwire abantu bose ibikomeye by’Imana, maze uzabona ubutoni muri uwo murimo.” 23 Kandi umuntu wese ugendera muri aya mategeko, azabaho kandi agire ibyishimo mu buzima bwe, ariko uzayasuzugura ntazabaho kandi ntazagira agahinda mu buzima bwe. 24 Mubwire abantu bose muti: “Umuntu wese ushobora gukora neza ntareke gukora ibyiza, kuko ari byo bimugirira akamaro.” Kuko nifuza ko abantu bose bakurwa mu ngorane bahura nazo. 25 Kuko ushaka kandi agahura n'ingorane mu buzima bwe bwa buri munsi, aba ari mu bubabare bukomeye n'ibibazo bikomeye. Bityo rero, umuntu wese ukiza umuntu nk'uwo mu bukene, yishimira cyane. 26 Kuko ubabajwe n'ingorane nk'izo ababazwa nk'aho ari mu munyururu. Kandi benshi kubera izo ngorane, kubera ko batabashaga kubyihanganira, bahisemo no kwiyambura ubwabo. 27 Bityo rero, uzi ibyago by'umuntu nk'uwo, ntabimukize, aba akoze icyaha gikomeye, kandi azaba akoze icyaha cy'amaraso ye. 28 Nuko rero, nimushishikarire gukora imirimo myiza, abahawe ubushobozi n'Umwami, kugira ngo mutazatinda kubikora, inyubako y'umunara itazarangira kuko inyubako izaba yahagaze ku bwanyu. 29 Niba rero muramutse mwihutiye gukora neza, umunara uzaba warangiye, kandi muzafungirwa hanze yawo. 30 Amaze kuvugana nanjye, arahaguruka ava ku buriri aragenda, ajyana n'umushumba n'abakobwa. 31 Ariko yambwiye ko azasubiza umushumba n'abakobwa iwanjye. Amen.


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