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Isomo 11 — Umutima Mbere y'Ikiganza: Umurimo Unezeza Imana
"Uwiteka ntareba nk'uko abantu bareba; abantu bareba ubwiza bugaragara inyuma, ariko Uwiteka we areba umutima." — 1 Samweli 16:7
Igitekerezo nyamukuru
Imana ipima umurimo ishingiye ku mpamvu y'urukundo, si ku bunini cyangwa ku ntsinzi bigaragara inyuma; umurimo ukozwe ku mpamvu itari urukundo nta gaciro k'iteka ufite.
Icyago cy'impamvu mbi mu murimo
Benshi bashobora kuvuga bati: "Ariko dukorera Imana! Nimurebe imishinga yacu, imirimo yacu, iyerekwa rikomeye dufite!" Nubwo ari byiza gukora umurimo w'Imana, tugomba kubaza ikibazo cyimbitse: kuki tubikora?
Pawulo yahuye n'abantu babwirizaga ubutumwa bwiza atari ku bw'urukundo rutunganye bakunda Kristo, ahubwo babiterwaga n'ishyari, guhangana, n'inyungu zabo bwite (Abafilipi 1:15–18). Pawulo yishimiye ko Kristo yabwirizwaga nubwo byari bimeze bityo — ariko ibyo ntibisobanura ko impamvu z'umutima nta cyo zivuze. Imana ntizacira urubanza umurimo gusa, ahubwo izanacira urubanza umutima uri inyuma yawo. Si imirimo yose ikorwa mu izina ry'Imana izarokoka ikizamini cy'urubanza rw'Imana niba impamvu yayiteye idatunganye.
Umuriro utunganya
Gukora umurimo w'Imana gusa ntibihagije — umurimo ugomba kubakirwa ku rufatiro rukwiriye (Yesu Kristo) no ku bikoresho bikwiriye (impamvu zitunganye, kumvira, urukundo). "Umuriro uzagerageza umurimo w'umuntu wese, werekane uko umeze. Umurimo w'umuntu nagumaho, uwo yubakiye kuri urwo rufatiro, azahabwa ingororano. Umurimo w'umuntu nushya, azabura ingororano; nyamara we ubwe azakizwa, ariko nk'ukuwe mu muriro" (1 Abakorinto 3:13–15).
Benshi bazahagarara imbere y'Imana bafite imirimo igaragara neza n'ijambo ryageze kure, ariko babone umurimo wabo utwikwa n'umuriro kuko impamvu yabateraga yari mbi. Ikibazo si gusa uko byinshi twakoze bingana, ahubwo ni kuki twabikoze n'uko twabikoze. Twakoreraga kubera urukundo, cyangwa kubera kwihesha icyubahiro, gushimwa, cyangwa inyungu zacu? Twubakaga ubwami bw'Imana, cyangwa izina ryacu?
Abatanze babiri
Tekereza abantu babiri batanga amafaranga menshi ku muryango ufasha abakene. Uwa mbere atanga mu ibanga, abitewe n'impuhwe nyakuri n'icyifuzo cyo kubaha Imana. Uwa kabiri atanga umubare ungana n'uwo, ariko akemeza ko hasohoka itangazo mu itangazamakuru, icyapa kiriho izina rye, n'umuhango w'abantu benshi — gushimwa n'icyubahiro ni byo byamuteye gukora. Ibyo byombi bigaragara neza inyuma kandi bigirira uwo muryango akamaro. Ariko mu maso y'Imana ireba umutima, ubwiza bwabyo buratandukanye cyane. Kimwe ni zahabu, cyubatswe n'urukundo; ikindi ni igiti cyangwa ibyatsi, cyubatswe n'irari ry'ubukuru.
Gukorera ku mpamvu zikwiriye
"Nubwo natanga ibyo ntunze byose ngo ngaburire abakene, ndetse ngatanga n'umubiri wanjye ngo ntwikwe, ariko singire urukundo, nta cyo byammarira" (1 Abakorinto 13:3). Iyo urukundo dukunda Imana atari rwo rudutera imbere, imirimo yacu yose iba ubusa mu bukungu bw'iteka bw'Imana.
Umukozi nyakuri wa Gikristo akorera nubwo nta muntu ubibona. Yesu yaraburiye ati: "Mwirinde gukorera ibyo gukiranuka kwanyu imbere y'abantu kugira ngo babarebe; nimubigenza mutyo ntimuzagira ingororano kuri So wo mu ijuru" (Matayo 6:1). Nidukorera gushimwa n'abantu, duhabwa ingororano yacu yose n'abantu — tukabura ingororano y'iteka iva ku Mana.
Yesu yabajije Petero ati: "Uranshima?" incuro eshatu, mbere yo kumutegeka ati: "Ragira intama zanjye" (Yohana 21:15–17). Urufatiro rw'umurimo wose wemerwa kandi ugahoraho ni urukundo rwimbitse kandi rwawe bwite ukunda Imana. Iyo dukunda Imana, tuyikorera twishimye, atari uko tubyihatiye; turayumvira n'igihe bitugoye; turakomeza n'igihe nta muntu ubona; kandi dushyira ubudahemuka imbere y'intsinzi igaragara.
Suzuma umutima wawe
Mbese nkorera inyungu zanjye cyangwa icyubahiro cy'Imana? Nshaka gushimwa n'abantu cyangwa kwemerwa n'Imana? Ndimo kubaka ubwami bw'Imana cyangwa ubwami bwanjye buto? "Ibyo mukora byose mubikore mubikuye ku mutima, nk'abakorera Shobuja mukuru badakorera abantu" (Abakolosayi 3:23). Kuko Imana yonyine ari yo ngororano yacu y'ikirenga.
Mubiganireho hamwe
- Kuki umuntu ashobora gukora imirimo ikomeye ariko akazumva amagambo ngo: "Sinigeze kubamenya"?
- Usobanukirwa ute itandukaniro riri hagati yo gukora neza mu buryo buzima n'irari ry'ubukuru rishingiye ku kwikuza?
- Amagambo ya Pawulo mu Bafilipi 1 n'ayo mu 1 Abakorinto 3 ahurira he?
Muri iki cyumweru
Gusoma: Igice cya 11 cya The Sight of the Throne.
Umurongo wo gufata mu mutwe: 1 Samweli 16:7b.