UWITEKA NTAREBA NK’UKO ABANTU BAREBA!

IGICE CYO GUSOMA: 1 SAMWELI 16:1-13

Ndabasuhuje bene Data bakundwa. Imana ishimwe kubw’aya mahirwe yongeye kuduha yo gukoresha ikoranabuhanga kugira ngo tuganire ku ijambo ryayo. Ubutumwa by’uyu munsi bufite umutwe ugira uti: “UWITEKA NTAREBA NK’UKO ABANTU BAREBA!”. Turashingira cyane cyane ku murongo wa 7 w’igice cya 16 mu Gitabo cya mbere cy’Umuhanuzi Samweli, ahagira hati: “Ariko Uwiteka abwira Samweli ati ‘Nturebe mu maso he cyangwa ikirere cye ko ari kirekire namugaye, kuko Uwiteka atareba nk’uko abantu bareba. Abantu bareba ubwiza bugaragara, ariko Uwiteka we areba mu mutima.’”

Imana imaze gufata icyemezo cyo gukura Sawuli ku ngoma “kuko yari yarateshutse akanga kuyiyoboka, ntanasohoze amategeko yayo” (1 Sam 15:11) yatumye umuhanuzi Samweli kujya i Betelehemu kwa Yesayi akimika umwe mu bahungu be 8 agasimbura Sawuli ku ngoma. Samweli ageze kwa Yesayi, yamusabye kuzana abahungu be ngo atoranye uwo kwimika. Yesayi yakuzaniye abahungu bakuru b’ibigango; ntiyatekereza ku gahungu k’agahererezi kitwa Dawidi kiberaga mu ntama. Mu by’ukuri, Yesayi ntiyari gutoranya Dawidi mbere ya bakuru be barindwi bose, kandi atanahari (baca umugani ngo “udahari igiti ntikimugwira”). Yesayi yari yizeye neza ko umwe muri bakuru ba Dawidi aza gutoranyirizwa  kuba  umwami.

Umuhanuzi Samweli nawe yatekerezaga ko Dawidi yari akwiriye kuba umushumba kuruta uko yaba umwami. Ubwo bari barangije gutamba igitambo, arebesheje amaso y’abantu, Samweli yatangiye kwitegereza abahungu ba Yesayi. Muri bo, Eliyabu ni we wari mukuru, kandi yarushaga abandi gusa na Sawuli mu gihagararo no mu bwiza. Ibyo byakuruye Samweli, maze aratekereza ati: “Ni ukuri, uwo Uwiteka yimikisha amavuta nguyu imbere ye.” (1 Sam 16:6) Nyamara ari Eliyabu cg abavandimwe be bari aho, ntawe Uwiteka yashimye muri bo, kuko kuri we ubwiza bw’inyuma atari bwo bw’ingenzi, ahubwo icy’ingenzi ni umuntu w’imbere. Uwiteka yabwiye Samweli ati: “Nturebe mu maso he cyangwa ikirere cye ko ari kirekire namugaye, kuko Uwiteka atareba nk’uko abantu bareba. Abantu bareba ubwiza bugaragara, ariko Uwiteka we areba mu mutima.” (1 Sam 16:7)

Koko Uwiteka ntareba nk’uko abantu bareba! Imbere y’Uwiteka, “Byose bitwikuruye nk’ibyambaye ubusa”. Nta muntu ushobora kumenya iby’undi atekereza cg yibwira mu mutima, kuko amaso ya muntu agira aho agarukira. Nyamara si ko bimeze ku Mana! Bibiliya igaragaza neza ko Imana ifite ubushobozi bwo kureba buruta kure ubw’abantu. Ntibona gusa uko tugaragara inyuma, ahubwo “inagerageza imitima” kandi ikayigenzura (Imig 17:3; 21:2). Ijisho ry’Imana ntirikingirizwa n’inkuta cyangwa ibisenge by’amazu; amashami n’ibibabi by’ibiti; imisozi; umwijima w’icuraburindi cg ibicu. Imana irebera hose icyarimwe, kandi “ibintu byose bigaragara nk’ibyambaye ubusa mu maso hayo”. Uwiteka ntaho ahishwa; niyo wajya munsi y’urutare cg ku ndiba y’inyanja arakubona. Uwiteka areba n’ibikorerwa ahiherereye, byaba ibibi cyangwa ibyiza ( Imig 15:3). Ibyo dutekerereje, tuvugiye, cg dukoreye ahiherereye, bigaragarira imbere y’Uwiteka nk’ibitwikuruye; ntakeneye ubimuhaho amakuru.

Uwiteka ashobora kureba ibiri mu mutima wacu; nta kintu gishobora kumwisoba. Dawidi, yaranditse ati: “Uwiteka, warandondoye, uramenya” (Zab 139:1). Yari azi neza ko Imana itari imuzi inyuma gusa. Ntabwo Imana yabonaga Dawidi nk’uko abantu bamubonaga, ngo yite gusa ku gihagararo cye, ku buryo yari intyoza mu kuvuga cyangwa ku buhanga bwe mu gucuranga inanga (1 Sam 16:7,18). Imana yarondoye umuntu w’imbere wa Dawidi. Imirimo ya Dawidi yose yagaragaraga mu maso y’Imana, kandi ibyo Dawidi yari abizi. Niyo mpamvu yanditse agira ati: “uzi imyicarire yanjye n’imihagurukire yanjye, umenyera kure ibyo nibwira ujya urondora imigendere yanjye n’imiryamire, uzi inzira zanjye zose” (Zab 139:2-3). Koko rero Imana izi buri kintu cyose dukora, n’uko dukoresha buri rugingo rw’umubiri wacu n’ubwo rwaba ari ruto bwose-urugero nk’ururimi, igitsina, n’izindi ngingo. (Zab 139:4) Kuko abantu bareba gusa ku bigaragarira amaso yabo, bashobora kwibeshya ku bandi mu buryo bworoshye. Dushobora kwibeshya ku bantu bafite agasura keza, bazi kwigaragaza neza, kuvuga neza, bambara neza, bagenda neza, bafite igihagararo, bafite inkomoko nziza, n’ibindi, ariko badafite umutima. Imana yo ntijya yibeshya ku bantu; ntawayitekinika! Ireba “umutima w’umuntu”. (1 Sam 16:7) Nta buranga bw’inyuma cg ikindi kintu icyo aricyo cyose bishobora gutuma umuntu yemerwa n’Imana usibye umutima yishimira.

Mbese ujya uzirikana ko ibyo ukora n’ibyo wibwira mu mutima yawe Imana ibizi kandi ikaba “izazana umurimo w’umuntu wose mu manza, n’igihishwe cyose ari icyiza cyangwa ikibi”? (Umubw 12 :14) Abantu bajya gukora ibibi bakarangaguzwa bareba hirya no hino; imbere n’inyuma, ngo barebe niba nta muntu ubareba, bakibagirwa kureba hejuru ngo barebe niba Imana itabareba. Mu gihe dukora ibibi twihishe amaso y’abantu, tuba dukwiye kwibaza niba Imana itatubona. Abantu bajya biyibagiza ko Imana idahwanye nabo kandi ko ireba ibihishwe mu mitima yabo. Kuba hari ibibi abantu bakora Imana ntihite ibishyira ku karubanda ntibivuze ko iba itabibonye. Imana iravuga iti: “Ibyo urabikora nkakwihorera, Ukibwira yuko mpwanye nawe rwose. Ariko nzaguhana mbishyire imbere y’amaso yawe, Uko bikurikirana.” (Zab 50:21) Ni ukuri ugerageza guhisha ibyaha bye ntazagubwa neza, kandi “bazabona ishyano abashakira ikuzimu aho guhisha Uwiteka inama zabo, imirimo yabo ikaba mu mwijima, bakibwira bati ‘Ni nde utureba?’ Kandi bati ‘Utuzi ni nde?’” (Yes 29:15-16).

Dukwiriye kumenya ko nta kintu na kimwe dukora gitambuka Imana itakibonye. Igitangaje kurushaho ni uko ibyo dukora binandikwa mu bitabo by’amateka yacu. (Ibyah 20:12) None se ni ibiki byanditse mu gitabo cy’amateka yawe? Aho none ntibimeze nk’ibyanditswe ku Mwami Manase mu gitabo cy’ibyo ku ngoma z’abami b’Abayuda? (2Abami 21: 17) Ibyanditswe kuri uyu mwami birababaje: “Ariko akora ibyangwa n’Uwiteka, akurikiza ibizira by’abanyamahanga Uwiteka yirukanye imbere y’Abisirayeli. Yongera kubaka ingoro se Hezekiya yari yarashenye yubaka n’ibicaniro bya Bāli, arema Ashera nk’uko Ahabu umwami w’Abisirayeli yabigenzaga,…Anyuza umuhungu we mu muriro, akajya araguza akaroga, agashikisha abashitsi, akaraguza abapfumu, akora ibyaha byinshi cyane imbere y’Uwiteka ngo amurakaze.” ( 2 Abami 21: 1-7)

Ibyo umwami Manase yakoze byose Uwiteka yarabibonye kandi birandikwa. Mbese twebwe itugenzuye, ibyacu bigashyirwa ahagaragara aho byatubera byiza? Imana idufashe kwigenzura, “kuko twakwisuzuma ntitwagibwaho n’urubanza”. (1 Abak 11:31) Biba byiza iyo umuntu yihannye kuruta ko yarindira guhanwa. Ibyacu byose; ari ibyo tuvuga cg duceceka, Imana irabizi. Imana ivuga yeruye iti: “nzaguhana mbishyire imbere y’amaso yawe, uko bikurikirana”.  Bijya bikoza isoni iyo ibyo twakoreye mu rwihisho bishyizwe ku karubanda. Hari umuririmbyi waririmbye ati: “Uwiteka arareba, ntagira icyo ahishwa”! Uwo murirmbyi yatanze ingero z’abantu Imana yarebye ibibi bakoze, hanyuma ikabishyira ku karubanda. Muri bo harimo nka Akani mu ntambara y’i Yeriko, Dawidi arimo arunguruka muka Uriya, Ananiya na Safira n’abandi benshi. Wowe iracyakubikiye ibanga ishaka ko wakwisubiraho. Nuko ubwo bimeze bityo twegere intebe y’ubuntu (bigishoboka) tudatinya, kugira ngo tubabarirwe tubone ubuntu bwo kudutabara mu gihe gikwiriye (Abah 4:16).

Mu gusoza, ndagira ngo twitekerezeho. Mbere na mbere, twibaze niba uko abantu badushima ari nako Imana idushima. Kuvugwa neza n’abantu ni byiza, ariko icyiza kurushaho ni ugushimwa n’Imana. Umuntu wubaha Imana ntakwiye kunyurwa n’uko abantu bamuvuga neza cyangwa kubabazwa n’uko abantu bamuvuga nabi ngo birangirire aho. Jya ugira igihe ujya imbere y’Imana, wisuzume, uyibwize ukuri, uyereke rwa ruhande uhisha abantu. Jya usaba Imana uti: “Mana, ndondora umenye umutima wanjye, mvugutira umenye ibyo ntekereza. Urebe yuko hariho inzira y’ibibi indimo, unshorerere mu nzira y’iteka ryose.” (Zaburi 139:23-24)

Ndagushimira ko wafashe umwanya wo gusoma ubu butumwa. Nubishobora ubusangize abandi kuko nabo bakeneye Ijambo ry’Imana. Nagira ngo kandi ngusabe inkunga y’amasengesho, ngo mbashishwe gukomeza kwamamaza Ubutumwa bwa Yesu-Kristo muri ibi bihe birushya. Ibisigaye bene Data, murabeho. Mutungane rwose, muhugurike muhuze imitima, mubane n’amahoro kandi Imana y’urukundo n’amahoro izabana namwe. Amahoro Imana itanga aruta ayo umuntu wese yakwibwira ajye arinda imitima yanyu n’ubwenge bwanyu, kugira ngo mukomeze kumenya no gukunda Imana n’Umwana wayo Yesu Kristo Umwami wacu. Kandi umugisha w’Imana ishobora byose, Data wa twese, Umwana, kandi Umwuka Wera ube muri mwe, kandi ugumane namwe iminsi yose. Amina! Niba ushaka kureba ubu butumwa hamwe n’ubwabanje mu buryo bwa video, kanda kuri iyi link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Z5NQn6-Fl-0Nk7QCHmM9w?sub_confirmation=1

Tariki ya 10/03/2024
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