1-3. Nĩmbi ĩtũthaĩkĩte twinthe, na nĩatĩa Jehova agatũthaũra?

 THŨGAANĨRIA ũtuĩri kũthaĩkwa nceera ũtũũro bwaku bunthe tontũ bwa ĩatia ũtaathithia, na ũtĩĩrĩgĩĩrĩte kũthaũrwa. Ĩgiita rĩaku rĩĩjĩte rĩrĩoneka rĩtĩna wĩrĩgĩĩro na gũtĩu ũũmba kũthithia. Ĩndĩ o rĩrĩa waaga wĩrĩgĩĩro buru, ũkamenya kwĩna muntũ wĩna inya ya gũgũteethia na augĩte agakũthaũra! Ũũmba kwigua atĩa?

² Twinthe tũtheeki nĩ gĩkuũ. Kinya tũkathithia atĩa tũtĩũmba gũkĩmatũka. Ĩndĩ Jehova arĩ na inya ya gũtũthaũra kuuma kĩrĩ gĩkuũ na neranĩte “munthu wa nyuma wa kuthirua ni gikuu.”—1 Akorintho 15:26.

³ Ũthũgaanĩria ũrĩa ũkaigua uurũki rĩrĩa ũtĩbatara gũkĩra gũkua! Ĩndĩ Jehova atĩebia gĩkuũ akĩ. Akariũkia kinya barĩa bakuĩte. Thũgaanĩria ũrĩa ũntũ bũu bũgakũguna. Nekĩte wĩrane “akuu” bagatũũra kaĩrĩ. (Isaya 26:19) Kũũ nĩku Bibiria ĩĩtaga kũriũka.

4. (a) Nĩmbi yũũmba gũtũboreria rĩrĩa muntũ wa nja kana mũcoore akua? (b) Nĩ baaũ baarĩ bamwe ba acoore ba akuĩ ba Jesũ?

⁴ Rĩrĩa muntũ wa nja kana mũcoore akua, ũrũrũ na kĩeba nĩkiingĩaga mono. Twigagua tũtĩna inya. Gũtĩu tũũmba kũthithia kũmũcookia mwoyo. Ĩndĩ Bibiria nĩtũboragĩria kamma.  (Thooma 2 Akorintho 1:3, 4.)Tiga tũthũgaanĩrie ngerekano ĩmwe ĩkwonania ũrĩa Jehova na Jesũ bairiragĩĩria bũng’ana gũcookia endwa beetũ mwoyo. Rĩrĩa Jesũ aarĩ nthĩgũrũne, kaingĩ naariũngagĩra Lazaro na arong’ina, Maritha na Maria. Bo bathatũ baarĩ acoore ba akuĩ ba Jesũ. Bibiria yugaga: ‘Jesu neendete Maritha na mwari-wa-ng’ina o na Lazaro.’—Johana 11:3-5.

5, 6. (a) Jesũ arĩkwona antũ ba nja ya ba Lazaro na acoore baithikĩĩrĩte aathithĩrie atĩa? (b) Nĩkĩ bũrĩ ũntũ bwa kũboreria kũmenya ũrĩa Jesũ aaigĩrue bwegiĩ gĩkuũ?

⁵ Ntukũ ĩmwe Lazaro arakua. Jesũ areeta kũboreria Maritha na Maria. Rĩrĩa Maritha aaigĩrue Jesũ nejĩĩte, naumagarĩre oome ya ntũũra kũmũthagaana. Naagwĩrĩrue kwona Jesũ, ĩndĩ aramwĩra: “Kethira uringi kwithirwa uri o mutana-wa-cia atingi-gukua.” Maritha aathũgaanagia Jesũ aacereeri mono. Nyuma ya au, Jesũ aroona Maria mwarong’ina wa Maritha akĩrĩra. Rĩrĩa oonere kĩeba kĩao, araigua bũthũũku nkorone ararĩra. (Johana 11:21, 33, 35) Aaigĩrue ũrũrũ mono bũrĩa twigagua rĩrĩa twakuĩrwa nĩ muntũ twendete.

⁶ Kũmenya Jesũ naigagua ũrĩa twigagua kwerekera gĩkuũ nĩgũtũboragĩria. Na Jesũ akari o ta Ĩthe. (Johana 14:9) Jehova arĩ na inya ya kũthiria gĩkuũ kenya, na ũu nĩu akathithia rua.

7, 8. Nĩkĩ Maritha ateendaga iiga rĩeberua mbĩrĩrene ya Lazaro, ĩndĩ Jesũ aathithĩrie atĩa?

⁷ Rĩrĩa Jesũ aakinyĩre kaburine arĩa mwĩrĩ jwa Lazaro  jweki, ntonyero nĩ yaiingi na iiga rĩĩnene. Jesũ arauga: “Ebieni iiga.” Ĩndĩ Maritha atendaga. Mwĩrĩ jwa Lazaro nĩjwarĩ jũkũthiria “ntuku inya” mbĩrĩrene. (Johana 11:39) Ataijĩ kĩrĩa Jesũ aarĩ akuĩ kũthithia ateethia mũtaanong’ina.

⁸ Jesũ eerĩre Lazaro: “Uma.” Bũrĩa Maritha na Maria boonere nyuma ya au, bwaarĩ bwa kũrigaria. “Na uria wakuite arauma, atheeki maguru na njara na itambaa.” (Johana 11:43, 44) Lazaro naarĩ agũcookua mwoyo! Naacookanĩĩre kaĩrĩ na antũ ba nja, na acoore. Barĩngĩũmba kũmũkumbatĩria, kũmũtonga, na kũmwarĩria. Kĩarĩ kĩama gĩkĩnene atĩa! Jesũ naariũkĩrie Lazaro.

9, 10. (a) Nũũ waaere Jesũ inya ya kũriũkia antũ? (b) Nĩkĩ kũriũkua kwa akuũ karaaja nĩ kwa gĩtũmi kĩrĩ twĩ?

⁹ Jesũ-rĩ, aariũkagia antũ na inya yaawe? Arĩ. Mbere ariũkia Lazaro, Jesũ aarombere Jehova na Jehova aramwa inya ya kũriũkia Lazaro. (Thooma Johana 11:41, 42.) Tĩ Lazaro wenka waariũkĩtue. Bibiria ĩtwĩraga bwegiĩ mwarĩ wa mĩaka 12 waajĩtue mono. Ĩthe waawe Jairo, naaigĩtue bũthũũku mono na arathaitha Jesũ aorie mwarĩ ũu. Aarĩ mwana waawe wa mũmwe. Akĩaragia na Jesũ, antũarũme bamwe bareja baramwĩra: “Mwari waku agukua; nimbi ukuthangikiria Muritani?” Ĩndĩ Jesũ areera Jairo: “Ugakira, bunka itikia, nawe akoora.” Rĩu aratonya mũciĩ jwa Jairo barĩ amwe. Rĩrĩa baakuĩrĩĩrie nyomba, Jesũ nonere na araigua antũ  bakĩrĩra. Jesũ arabeera: ‘Tigeni kurira; nikwithirwa mwari uu atikuite, indi kamaami toro.’ No mwanka ĩthe na ng’ina bethĩrwe nĩ baarigarĩre nĩatĩa Jesũ aaugaga. Jesũ areera antũ bonthe baumagare na arajũkia ĩthe na ng’ina baratonya nyomba ĩrĩa mwarĩ ũu amaamĩtue. Jesũ aragwata mwarĩ ũu njara aramwĩra: ‘Mwari, kangukwira atiri, Ukiira.’ Ũthũgaanĩria kũgwĩrua kwa aciari baawe mwarĩ ũu agũũkĩra o rĩmwe na ambĩrĩria gwĩta! Jesũ naariũkĩrie mwarĩ waao. (Mariko 5:22-24, 35-42; Luka 8:49-56) Kuuma ntukũ ĩu gwĩta mbere, gũtega mwarĩ waao kũrĩngĩbariikania ũrĩa Jehova aabathithĩrĩtie gũkũrũkĩĩra Jesũ. a

¹⁰ Barĩa Jesũ aariũkĩrie nĩ baakuĩre kaĩrĩ nyumene. Ĩndĩ kĩrĩa tũkũthooma gũkonia antũ baba, nĩ kĩa gĩtũmi tontũ nĩgĩtwejaga wĩrĩgĩĩro bwa mma. Jehova nakwenda kũriũkia antũ, na akabariũkia.

11. Nĩmbi Mutumiiria 9:5 ĩgũtũritana bwegiĩ Lazaro?

¹¹ Bibiria yugaga carũrũkũ “baria bakuite-ri guti untu baiji.” Ũu nĩu Lazaro aakari. (Mutumiiria 9:5) O ta ũrĩa Jesũ aaugĩre, nĩ teka Lazaro aamaami. (Johana 11:11) Rĩrĩa Lazaro aarĩ mbĩrĩrene, “guti untu” aaijĩ.

12. Nĩatĩa tũkũmenya nĩ mma Lazaro naariũkĩrue?

 ¹² Antũ babaingĩ nĩboonere Jesũ akĩriũkia Lazaro. Kinya anthũ ba Jesũ nĩbaijĩ naathithĩrie kĩama kĩu. Lazaro naarĩ mwoyo, na ũntũ bũu nĩbwarikithĩrie nĩ mma naariũkĩrue. (Johana 11:47) Kinya antũ babaingĩ nĩbaariũngĩĩre Lazaro, na kwou, baraambĩrĩria gwĩtĩkia Jesũ aatũmi nĩ Mũrungu. Anthũ ba Jesũ batagwĩrĩĩrue ũntũ bũu, kwou barabanga kũũraga Jesũ na Lazaro.—Johana 11:53; 12:9-11.

13. Nĩkĩ tũũmba gwĩtĩkia Jehova akariũkia akuũ?

¹³ Jesũ aaugĩre “bonthe baria bari mbirirene” bakariũkua. (Johana 5:28) Ĩndĩ kenda Jehova ariũkia muntũ, no mwaka ariikane mantũ jonthe jegiĩ muntũ ũu. No oombe kũriikana? Kwĩna njota mbirioni inyiingĩ ĩgũrũ. Bibiria yugaga Jehova naijĩ riĩtwa rĩa o njota. (Thooma Isaya 40:26.) Kethĩra no aũmbe kũriikana riĩtwa rĩa o njota, gũtĩ nkaanja no ariikane buru mantũ jonthe jegiĩ barĩa bonthe agacookia mwoyo kaĩrĩ. Bwa gĩtũmi nkũrũki, Jehova nĩwe wombĩre bionthe, kwou nĩtũkũmenya arĩ na inya ya gũcookia antũ mwoyo kaĩrĩ.

14, 15. Nĩatĩa biugo bia Ayubu bigũtũritana bwegiĩ kũriũkua?

¹⁴ Ntomũrũme mwĩtĩkua Ayubu, netĩkĩtie kwĩna kũriũkua. Aaũrĩrie: “Muntu agakua-ri, oomba gutuura kairi?” Rĩu areera Jehova: ‘Ukambita nani ngeetika. Ukaiririiria mono ngugi ya njara ciaku.’ Nĩ mma, Ayubu naaijĩ Jehova nairiragĩĩria gũkinya kwa ĩgiita rĩrĩa akariũkia akuũ.—Ayubu 14:13-15.

¹⁵ Wĩrĩgĩĩro bwa kũriũkua bũtũmaga wigua atĩa? No wĩthĩrwe ũgĩciũragia, ‘A antũ ba nja yeetũ  na acoore barĩa baakuĩre, kinya bo bakariũkua?’ Nĩtũbooragĩrua kũmenya Jehova nakwenda kamma gũcookia akuũ mwoyo kaĩrĩ. Tiga twone ũrĩa Bibiria yugaga bwegiĩ nĩ baaũ bakariũkua, na nĩkũ bagatũũra.

16. Nĩ ũtũũro bũkari atĩa barĩa bakariũkua bakagwĩrĩrua aja nthĩgũrũne?

¹⁶ Barĩa baariũkĩrue karaaja nĩbacookanĩĩre na acoore na antũ ba nja ciao aja nthĩgũrũne kaĩrĩ. Gũgakarĩka o ũu kinya ĩgiita rĩĩjĩte, ĩndĩ gũkethĩrwa kũthongi kinya nkũrũki. Nĩkĩ? Tontũ barĩa bagacookua mwoyo aja nthĩgũrũne, bagatũũra kenya na kenya na batĩkorokua kaĩrĩ. Bagatũũra nthĩgũrũne ĩjĩ, ĩndĩ ĩrĩ mwanya mono na ũrĩa ĩkari nandĩ. Gũtĩĩthĩrwa na ndwaa, uuni bwa waatho na kinya mbajua.

17. Nĩ baaũ bakariũkua?

¹⁷ Nĩ baaũ bakariũkua? Jesũ aaugĩre ‘bonthe baria bari mbirirene bakaigua kaju kawe na baumagare.’ (Johana 5:28, 29) Na Kugwurirwa 20:13 ĩtwĩraga: “Iria nario riraumiria akuu baria baari ndene yario; na Gikuune na [Mbirira] biraumiria akuu baria baari kiri bio.” Nĩ mma, antũ mbirioni inyiingĩ bagatũũra kaĩrĩ. Kinya mũtũmwa Paũlo naaugĩre gũkethĩrwa na “kuriukua kwa antu baria beega o na baria baai.” (Thooma Mathithio 24:15.) Ũu nĩ kuuga atĩa?

18. Antũ “baria beega” bakariũkua nĩ barĩkũ?

¹⁸ “Baria beega” nĩ amwe na atungati ba Jehova  barĩa baatũũraga mbere Jesũ eeja nthĩgũrũne. Antũ ta Nuhu, Abrahamu, Sara, Musa, Ruthu na Esta, bakariũkua batũũre aja nthĩgũrũne. No ũthoome bwegiĩ bamwe ba antũ arũme na antũ aka bau kĩrĩ Ahibirania mũrango jwa 11. A atumĩkĩri ba Jehova etĩkua barĩa bakuujaga ĩgiitene rĩetũ? Kinya bo nĩ ‘babeega,’ kwou bakariũkua.

19. “Baria baai” nĩ baaũ? Nĩ kaanya karĩkũ Jehova akabaa?

 ¹⁹ “Baria baai” nĩ amwe na mambirioni ja antũ barĩa baakuĩre batĩramenya Jehova. Kinya kethĩra nĩ baakuĩre, Jehova ataũrĩrua nĩbo. Akabariũkia, na bethĩrwe na kaanya ga kwiritana bũmwegiĩ na bamũtumĩkĩre.

20. Nĩkĩ tĩ bonthe bakariũkua?

²⁰ Ĩndĩ-rĩ, kũu nĩ kuuga o muntũ wonthe ũrĩa ũkuĩte akariũkua? Arĩ. Jesũ aaugĩre antũ bamwe batĩriũkua. (Luka 12:5) Nũũ ũgatua kethĩra muntũ akariũkua kana atĩriũkua? Jehova nĩwe Mwathũrani ũmũnene buru, ĩndĩ naete Jesũ waatho bwa kwaa “mwathurani wa baria bari mwoyo na baria bakuite.” (Mathithio 10:42) Ũrĩa ũkũgitĩrwa ĩgamba nĩ ũmũũĩ na ũtĩkwenda kũgarũka, atĩriũkua.—Tega Nteto Irĩa irĩ Mũthia, 19.

21, 22. (a) Barĩa bariũkagua gwĩta ĩgũrũ bariũkagua na mwĩrĩ jũkari? (b) Nũũ waarĩ wa mbere kũriũkua atũũra ĩgũrũ?

²¹ Bibiria kinya nĩtwĩraga antũ bamwe bagatũũra ĩgũrũ. Rĩrĩa muntũ ariũkua eeta ĩgũrũ, atĩriũkagua arĩ na mwĩrĩ jwa nyama. Ariũkagua atũũra ĩgũrũ arĩ na mwĩrĩ jwa gĩkĩrundu.

²² Jesũ nĩwe waarĩ wa mbere kũriũkua na njĩra ĩu. (Johana 3:13) Ntukũ ithatũ nyuma ya Jesũ kũũragwa, Jehova naamũriũkĩrie. (Zaburi 16:10; Mathithio 13:34, 35) Jesũ ataariũkĩrue na mwĩrĩ jwa nyama. Mũtũmwa Petero arĩtaarĩĩria Jesũ ‘ooragirwe mwiri, indi aracoka kugita mwoyo na njira ya kirundu.’ (1 Petero 3:18) Jesũ aariũkĩrue arĩ  muntũ ũrĩ inya wa gĩkĩrundu. (1 Akorintho 15:3-6) Ĩndĩ Bibiria yugaga tĩwe akĩ ũrĩngĩriũkua na njĩra ĩu.

23, 24. “Kooriithi kaniini” karĩa Jesũ aarĩrĩĩrie nĩ baaũ, na bakethĩrwa barĩ bang’ana?

²³ Mbere ya gũkua, Jesũ eerĩre aritwa baawe etĩkua: “Mbitite kubuthuraniira gikaro.” (Johana 14:2) Kũu nĩ kuuga athingati bamwe baawe barĩngĩriũkua batũũre amwe nawe ĩgũrũ. Bang’ana? Jesũ aaugĩre barĩngĩĩthĩrwa barĩ baakai, “kooriithi kaniini.” (Luka 12:32) Mũtũmwa Johana naaejanĩre namba yoongwa, rĩrĩa oonere Jesũ “arungi iguru ria kirima gia Zayuni, ari na antu ngiri igana rimwe-na-mirongo-ina-na inya.”—Kugwurirwa 14:1.

²⁴ Nĩ rĩ Akristũ 144,000 barĩngĩriũkua? Bibiria ĩtwĩraga ũntũ bũu bũrĩngĩkarĩka nyuma ya Kristũ kwambĩrĩria kwaathana ĩgũrũ. (1 Akorintho 15:23) Tũrĩtũũra ĩgiitene rĩu nandĩ, na babaingĩ ba 144,000 nĩ bariũkĩtue na beeta ĩgũrũ. Barĩa barĩ nthĩgũrũne ĩgiitene rĩetũ bagakua, bariũkagua o rĩo bageeta gũtũũra ĩgũrũ. Ĩndĩ babaingĩ barĩa bakariũkua ĩgiita rĩĩjĩte, bagatũũra Paradiso aja nthĩgũrũne.

25. Nĩmbi tũkairitana kĩthoomone kĩrĩa kĩthingatĩte?

²⁵ Ĩgiita rĩrĩ akuĩ mono, Jehova akathaũra antũ bonthe kuuma kĩrĩ gĩkuũ na gĩtĩcooka kwĩthĩrwa o kaĩrĩ. (Thooma Isaya 25:8.) Ĩndĩ-rĩ, barĩa betaga ĩgũrũ nĩmbi bakathithia ku? Bibiria ĩtaaragĩĩria bakaathana amwe na Jesũ thirikarĩne ya Ũnene. Tũkairitana nkũrũki bwegiĩ thirikarĩ ĩu kĩthoomone kĩu kĩthingatĩte.