Ivyahishuwe 17:1-18

17  Maze umwe muri ba bamarayika indwi bari bafise amabakure indwi+ araza avugana nanje, ati: “Ingo, nkwereke urubanza rwaciriwe wa mumaraya+ akomeye yicaye ku mazi menshi+,  uwo abami b’isi bakoranye na we ubusambanyi+, ababa kw’isi na bo bakaborezwa umuvinyu w’ubusambanyi bwiwe+.”  Maze arantwara mu bubasha bw’impwemu+ anjana mu gahinga. Maze mbona umugore yicaye ku gikoko+ c’ibara ry’agahama cari cuzuye amazina y’ukurogota ku Mana+ kandi cari gifise imitwe indwi+ n’amahembe cumi.  Kandi nya mugore yari yambaye ibisa n’umuyugubwe+ n’ibisa n’agahama+, kandi yari asharijwe inzahabu n’amabuye y’agaciro be n’imaragarita+, kandi mu kuboko kwiwe yari afise igikombe c’inzahabu+ cuzuye ibintu bisesemye+ n’ibihumanye vy’ubusambanyi bwiwe+.  Kandi ku ruhanga rwiwe hari handitse izina ry’akayobera+, ngo: “Babiloni Akomeye, nyina w’abamaraya+ n’uw’ibintu bisesemye vyo kw’isi+.”  Kandi mbona yuko nya mugore yari aborewe amaraso+ y’aberanda be n’amaraso y’ivyabona vya Yezu+. Erega ngo ndamubone, ndatangara bimwe bikomeye+.  Wa mumarayika aca ambwira ati: “Utangajwe n’iki? Ndakubwira akayobera k’urya mugore+ be n’aka kirya gikoko kimuhetse kandi gifise irya mitwe indwi n’arya mahembe cumi+:  Ca gikoko wabonye cariho+, mugabo ntikikiriho, yamara kigira kiduge kive mu nyenga+, kandi kibwirizwa kuja mu mahonero. Maze nibabona ingene ico gikoko cariho, mugabo kikaba kitakiriho, yamara kikaba kizohaba, ababa kw’isi bazotangara batamariwe, mugabo amazina yabo ntiyanditswe ku muzingo w’ubuzima+ guhera kw’ishingwa ry’isi+.  “Aha ni ho hakenewe ubwenge burimwo ubukerebutsi+: Ya mitwe indwi+ igereranya imisozi indwi+, aho wa mugore yicaye kw’isonga. 10  Kandi hari abami indwi: batanu baratemvye+, umwe ariho+, uwundi ntarashika+, mugabo niyashika abwirizwa kugumaho akanya gato+. 11  Kandi ca gikoko cariho mugabo kikaba kitakiriho+, na co nyene ubwaco ni umwami agira umunani, mugabo ava kuri bamwe indwi, kandi kija mu mahonero. 12  “Arya mahembe cumi wabonye na yo asobanura abami cumi+, bakaba batararonka ubwami, mugabo bararonka ububasha nk’abami isaha imwe hamwe na ca gikoko. 13  Abo bafise iciyumviro kimwe, gutyo bagaha ubushobozi bwabo n’ububasha bwabo ca gikoko+. 14  Abo bazorwana na wa Mwagazi w’intama+, mugabo, kubera ari Umukama w’abakama n’Umwami w’abami+, wa Mwagazi w’intama azobatsinda+. Abahamagawe kandi batowe kandi b’abizigirwa bari kumwe na we, na bo nyene bazotsinda+.” 15  Maze ambwira ati: “Arya mazi wabonye, aho wa mumaraya yicaye, agereranya ibisata vy’abantu n’amasinzi n’amahanga n’indimi+. 16  Arya mahembe cumi+ wabonye na yo, be na kirya gikoko+, ivyo bizokwanka urya mumaraya+, kandi bizomutikiza bimusige ari gusa, kandi bizorya inyama ziwe, bimutongoze umuriro+. 17  Kuko Imana yashize mu mitima yabo gushitsa iciyumviro cayo+, mbere no gushitsa iciyumviro cabo kimwe mu guha ubwami bwabo ca gikoko+, gushika igihe amajambo y’Imana azoba yarangutse+. 18  Urya mugore+ wabonye na we agereranya ca gisagara gikomeye gifise ubwami ku bami b’isi+.”

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