1-6. Tanga urugero rugaragaza ukuntu Abahamya babwiriza mu mimerere itandukanye.

 UMUHAMYA wa Yehova ukiri muto wo muri Gana witwa Rebeka, yabonaga ko ishuri yigaho ari ifasi agomba kubwirizamo. Buri gihe yabaga afite ibitabo by’imfashanyigisho za Bibiliya mu isakoshi ajyana ku ishuri. Mu gihe cy’ikiruhuko, yashakaga uko yabwiriza abanyeshuri bigana. Rebeka yatangiye kwigisha Bibiliya abanyeshuri benshi bigana.

² Ku kirwa cya Madagasikari, ku nkombe y’uburasirazuba bwa Afurika, hari ababwiriza babiri b’igihe cyose bakoraga buri gihe urugendo rw’ibirometero 25 n’amaguru, bakagenda ku zuba bagiye kubwiriza mu mudugudu uri ahantu kure cyane. Muri uwo mudugudu bari bahafite abantu benshi bigisha Bibiliya.

³ Abahamya ba Yehova bo muri Paragwe bafatanyije n’abandi babwiriza bitangiye umurimo baturutse mu bihugu 15, bakora ubwato bushobora gucumbikira abantu 12, kugira ngo bashobore kugeza ubutumwa bwiza ku bantu baturiye inzuzi za Paragwe na Parana. Ababwiriza b’Ubwami barangwa n’ishyaka baba muri ubwo bwato, bashoboye kugeza ubutumwa bwiza mu turere batari gupfa kugeramo iyo batagira ubwo bwato.

⁴ Mu majyaruguru y’isi, Abahamya bo muri Alasika bakoresheje neza uburyo bwihariye bwo kubwiriza buboneka mu mpeshyi, bakabwiriza ba mukerarugendo basura ako karere. Iyo habaga ari mu gihe cy’ubushyuhe, amato yazanaga abashyitsi benshi baturutse mu bihugu bitandukanye, kandi Abahamya bo muri ako karere na bo babaga babategerereje ku cyambu, bafite ibitabo by’imfashanyigisho za Bibiliya mu ndimi nyinshi. Nanone muri ako karere, indege ni igikoresho kitagereranywa cyifashishwa mu kugeza ubutumwa bwiza mu midugudu yitaruye, ibyo bikaba byaratumye ubutumwa bwiza bugera ku bantu bo mu bwoko bwa Aleut, Athabascan, Tsimshian na Tlingit.

⁵ Larry wo muri Tegizasi, muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika, yari afite ifasi yihariye. Yabwirizaga mu kigo abamo, cyita ku bageze mu za bukuru. Nubwo Larry yahoraga yicaye mu igare ry’abamugaye kubera impanuka yagize, buri gihe yabaga ahuze. Yagezaga ku bandi ubutumwa bw’Ubwami, akababwira ibyiringiro bishingiye kuri Bibiliya by’uko mu gihe Ubwami buzaba butegeka azongera akagenda.—Yes 35:5, 6.

 ⁶ Hari itsinda ry’Abahamya bakoze urugendo rw’iminsi itatu mu bwato baturutse i Mandalay, bagiye mu ikoraniro ryari kubera mu majyaruguru ya Miyanimari. Kubera ko bifuzaga cyane kubwiriza ubutumwa bwiza, bitwaje ibitabo by’imfashanyigisho za Bibiliya bagenda babiha abagenzi bari kumwe muri urwo rugendo. Buri gihe iyo ubwato bwahagararaga bugeze mu mugi cyangwa mu mudugudu, abo babwiriza barangwa n’ishyaka bahitaga basohoka mu bwato, bakajya gutanga ibitabo mu mazu yo hafi aho. Hagati aho, hari abandi bagenzi babaga binjiye mu bwato, bityo abo babwiriza b’Ubwami bagaruka bakabona “ifasi nshya” yo kubwirizamo.

7. Ni mu buhe buryo abasenga Yehova babwiriza iby’Ubwami bw’Imana, kandi se intego yabo ni iyihe?

⁷ Kimwe n’abo bavandimwe na bashiki bacu tumaze kuvuga, abasenga Yehova barangwa n’ishyaka bo hirya no hino ku isi ‘basobanura iby’ubwami bw’Imana babyitondeye’ (Ibyak 28:23). Bajya ku nzu n’inzu, bakabwiriza abantu mu muhanda, bakandika amabaruwa cyangwa bakababwiriza bakoresheje telefone. Bakoresha uburyo bwose babonye bakabwiriza Ubwami bw’Imana babishishikariye, baba bari muri bisi, bagiye gutembera cyangwa mu gihe cy’ikiruhuko ku kazi. Uburyo bakoresha bushobora gutandukana, ariko baba bafite intego imwe. Iyo ntego ni ukubwiriza ubutumwa bwiza bw’Ubwami aho abantu bashobora kuboneka hose.—Mat 10:11.

8, 9. (a) Kuki twavuga ko ari igitangaza kuba umurimo wo kubwiriza urushaho gutera imbere? (b) Ni ikihe kibazo gishishikaje twakwibaza, kandi se twakora iki kugira ngo tukibonere igisubizo?

⁸ Musomyi dukunda, ese waba uri umwe mu babwiriza b’Ubwami benshi, ubu babwiriza mu bihugu bisaga 235? Niba ari uko bimeze, ugira uruhare mu murimo wo kubwiriza Ubwami, ukomeza kwiyongera mu buryo butangaje. Ibyagezweho mu murimo wo kubwiriza mu isi yose ni igitangaza rwose. Nubwo Abahamya ba Yehova bahuye n’inzitizi n’ingorane zikaze, ndetse leta zimwe na zimwe zikabuzanya umurimo wabo wo kubwiriza kandi zikabatoteza mu buryo bweruye, bakomeza gusobanurira abantu bo mu bihugu byose iby’Ubwami bw’Imana babyitondeye.

⁹ Ikibazo gishishikaje umuntu yakwibaza ni iki: kuki inzitizi izo ari zo zose, ndetse no kurwanywa na Satani, bitashoboye kubuza umurimo wo kubwiriza iby’Ubwami gukomeza gutera imbere? Kugira ngo dusubize icyo kibazo, tugomba gusubiza amaso inyuma tukareba ibyabaye mu kinyejana cya mbere. N’ubundi kandi, twe Abahamya ba Yehova bo muri iki gihe dukomeje gukora umurimo watangiye icyo gihe.

10. Yesu yitangiraga gukora uwuhe murimo, kandi se ni iki yari awuziho?

¹⁰ Yesu Kristo, ari we watangije itorero rya gikristo, yaritangaga cyane mu murimo wo kubwiriza Ubwami bw’Imana. Ni wo wazaga mu mwanya wa mbere mu mibereho ye. Yigeze kuvuga ati “ngomba gutangariza ubutumwa bwiza bw’ubwami bw’Imana no mu yindi migi, kuko ibyo ari byo natumwe gukora” (Luka 4:43). Yesu yari azi ko atangije umurimo atashoboraga kuzarangiza wenyine. Mbere gato  y’urupfu rwe, yari yaravuze ko ubutumwa bw’Ubwami bwagombaga kuzabwirizwa “mu mahanga yose” (Mar 13:10). Ubwo se uwo murimo wari gukorwa ute, kandi se wari gukorwa na nde?

11. Ni iyihe nshingano iremereye Yesu yahaye abigishwa be, kandi se ni ubuhe bufasha bari guhabwa kugira ngo bayisohoze?

¹¹ Yesu amaze gupfa hanyuma akazuka, yabonekeye abigishwa be abaha inshingano iremereye. Yarababwiye ati “nimugende muhindure abantu bo mu bihugu byose abigishwa, mubabatiza mu izina rya Data n’iry’Umwana n’iry’umwuka wera. Mubigishe gukurikiza ibyo nabategetse byose. Kandi dore ndi kumwe namwe iminsi yose kugeza ku mperuka” (Mat 28:19, 20). Amagambo ngo “ndi kumwe namwe” agaragaza ko Yesu yari gushyigikira abigishwa be muri uwo murimo wo kubwiriza no guhindura abantu abigishwa. Bari gukenera ko abafasha, kubera ko yari yaravuze ko bari ‘kwangwa n’abantu bo mu bihugu byinshi’ (Mat 24:9). Nanone abigishwa bari guhabwa ubundi bufasha. Mbere y’uko Yesu ajya mu ijuru, yababwiye ko bari guhabwa imbaraga z’umwuka wera kugira ngo bashobore kumubera abahamya ‘kugera mu turere twa kure cyane tw’isi.’—Ibyak 1:8.

12. Ni ibihe bibazo by’ingenzi twakwibaza, kandi se kuki ari ngombwa ko tumenya ibisubizo byabyo?

¹² Hari ibibazo by’ingenzi twakwibaza: Ese intumwa za Yesu n’abigishwa bo mu kinyejana cya mbere bafatanye uburemere inshingano yabo? None se iryo tsinda rito ry’Abakristo n’Abakristokazi, ryabwirije mu buryo bwitondewe ibyerekeye Ubwami bw’Imana n’igihe bari bahanganye n’ibitotezo bikaze? Ese koko mu gihe bakoraga umurimo wabo wo guhindura abantu abigishwa, Yehova yarabashyigikiraga kandi akabaha ubufasha bw’umwuka wera? Ibyo bibazo ndetse n’ibindi bisa na byo bisubizwa mu gitabo cya Bibiliya cy’Ibyakozwe. Ni ngombwa ko tumenya ibisubizo byabyo. Kubera iki? Yesu yari yarasezeranyije ko uwo murimo yabashinze wagombaga gukomeza “kugeza ku mperuka.” Bityo rero, iyo nshingano ireba Abakristo bose b’ukuri, hakubiyemo natwe turiho mu minsi y’imperuka. Ni yo mpamvu dushishikazwa cyane n’inkuru y’amateka yanditswe mu gitabo cy’Ibyakozwe.

13, 14. (a) Ni nde wanditse igitabo cy’Ibyakozwe, kandi se yakuye he ibyo yanditse? (b) Ni ibihe bintu bikubiye mu gitabo cy’Ibyakozwe?

¹³ Ni nde wanditse igitabo cy’Ibyakozwe? Icyo gitabo ubwacyo ntikivuga uwacyanditse, ariko amagambo agitangira agaragaza neza ko uwacyanditse ari na we wanditse Ivanjiri ya Luka (Luka 1:1-4; Ibyak 1:1, 2). Ubwo rero, Luka “umuganga ukundwa” akaba n’umuhanga mu kwandika amateka abyitondeye, kuva kera yabonwaga ko ari we wanditse igitabo cy’Ibyakozwe (Kolo 4:14). Icyo gitabo kivuga ibintu byabaye mu gihe cy’imyaka 28, uhereye igihe Yesu yasubiriye mu ijuru mu mwaka wa 33 kugeza igihe intumwa Pawulo yafungirwaga i Roma, ahagana mu mwaka wa 61. Kuba Luka mu nkuru ze yarakoreshaga ngenga ya gatatu y’ubwinshi “ba,” ahandi agakoresha ngenga ya mbere y’ubwinshi “tu,” bigaragaza ko mu nkuru nyinshi yavuze yabaga ahibereye (Ibyak 16:8-10; 20:5; 27:1). Kubera ko Luka yakoraga ubushakashatsi abyitondeye, nta gushidikanya  ko ibyo yanditse yabibwiwe na Pawulo, Barinaba, Filipo n’abandi avuga mu nkuru ze.

¹⁴ Ni ibihe bintu bikubiye mu gitabo cy’Ibyakozwe? Mu Ivanjiri Luka yanditse mbere, yanditse ibintu Yesu yavuze n’ibyo yakoze. Ariko mu gitabo cy’Ibyakozwe ho, Luka avuga ibyo abigishwa ba Yesu bavuze n’ibyo bakoze. Ubwo rero, igitabo cy’Ibyakozwe kivuga ibirebana n’abantu bakoze umurimo uhambaye, nubwo abenshi muri bo babonwaga ‘nk’abantu basanzwe kandi batize’ (Ibyak 4:13). Muri make, iyo nkuru yahumetswe itubwira uko itorero rya gikristo ryashinzwe n’uko ryagiye ryaguka. Igitabo cy’Ibyakozwe kitubwira uko Abakristo bo mu kinyejana cya mbere babwirizaga, uburyo bakoreshaga n’imyitwarire yabarangaga (Ibyak 4:31; 5:42). Kigaragaza uruhare rw’umwuka wera mu gukwirakwiza ubutumwa bwiza (Ibyak 8:29, 39, 40; 13:1-3; 16:6; 18:24, 25). Igitabo cy’Ibyakozwe gitsindagiriza umutwe rusange wa Bibiliya, ni ukuvuga kweza izina ry’Imana binyuze ku Bwami bwayo buyobowe na Kristo, kandi kikagaragaza ko ubutumwa bw’Ubwami bwakomeje gukwirakwizwa nubwo byakozwe hariho ibitotezo bikaze.—Ibyak 8:12; 19:8; 28:30, 31.

15. Ni mu buhe buryo gusuzuma igitabo cy’Ibyakozwe bizatugirira akamaro?

¹⁵ Koko rero, gusuzuma igitabo cya Bibiliya cy’Ibyakozwe birashishikaje kandi bikomeza ukwizera. Nidutekereza ku bushizi bw’amanga n’ishyaka byarangaga abigishwa ba Kristo bo mu kinyejana cya mbere, bizadukora ku mutima. Bizadushishikariza kwigana ukwizera kwa bagenzi bacu bo mu kinyejana cya mbere. Ibyo bizatuma tuba abantu bujuje ibisabwa kugira ngo dusohoze inshingano yo ‘guhindura abantu abigishwa.’ Iki gitabo, cyagenewe kugufasha kwiga ubyitondeye ibikubiye mu gitabo cy’Ibyakozwe.

16. Ni ibihe bice bitatu bigize intego y’iki gitabo?

¹⁶ Muri rusange intego y’iki gitabo ni iyihe? Intego y’iki gitabo irimo ibice bitatu: (1) gushimangira icyizere dufite cy’uko Yehova ashyigikira umurimo wo kubwiriza Ubwami no guhindura abantu abigishwa akoresheje umwuka wera, (2) kudushishikariza kugira ishyaka mu murimo wo kubwiriza binyuze mu gusuzuma ingero z’abigishwa ba Kristo bo mu kinyejana cya mbere, no (3) gutuma turushaho kubaha umuryango wa Yehova n’abayobora umurimo wo kubwiriza, hamwe n’abagenzuzi b’amatorero.

17, 18. Iki gitabo giteye gite, kandi se ni ibihe bintu bindi birimo bizagufasha igihe uzaba wiyigisha Bibiliya?

¹⁷ Iki gitabo giteye gite? Uzabona ko kigabanyijemo imitwe umunani, buri mutwe ukaba uvuga ibintu bikubiye mu bice runaka by’igitabo cy’Ibyakozwe. Ibice bikurikira ntibigamije gusuzuma imirongo yo mu Byakozwe umurongo ku wundi, ahubwo bigamije kudufasha kuvana amasomo ku bintu bivugwa muri icyo gitabo cya Bibiliya no kudufasha kubona uko twashyira mu bikorwa izo ngingo tuba twize. Mu ntangiriro ya buri gice, hari interuro isobanura igitekerezo rusange gikubiye muri icyo gice, hakaba n’umurongo w’Ibyanditswe ugaragaza ibice byo mu gitabo cy’Ibyakozwe bigiye gusobanurwa.

¹⁸ Hari n’ibindi bintu biri muri iki gitabo bizagufasha igihe uzaba wiyigisha Bibiliya. Gikubiyemo amashusho meza agaragaza ibintu bishishikaje bivugwa mu gitabo cy’Ibyakozwe, azagufasha kurushaho kwiyumvisha uko ibintu byagenze mu gihe uzaba utekereza ku nkuru zo muri Bibiliya. Ibice byinshi bifite udusanduku dutanga ibisobanuro by’inyongera kandi by’ingirakamaro. Udusanduku tumwe dutanga ibisobanuro biranga umuntu uvugwa muri Bibiliya ufite ukwizera tugomba kwigana. Utundi dutanga ibisobanuro birambuye ku birebana n’ahantu, ibyabaye, imico cyangwa abandi bantu bavugwa mu gitabo cy’Ibyakozwe.

19. Ni ibihe bibazo twagombye kwibaza?

¹⁹ Iki gitabo gishobora kugufasha kwisuzuma nta buryarya. Uko igihe umaze uri umubwiriza w’Ubwami cyaba kingana kose, ni byiza gufata umwanya ukagenzura ibyo ushyira mu mwanya wa mbere n’uko ubona umurimo wa gikristo (2 Kor 13:5). Ibaze uti ‘ese ndacyabona ko umurimo wo kubwiriza nkora wihutirwa (1 Kor 7:29-31)? Mbese mbwiriza ubutumwa bwiza maramaje kandi mfite ishyaka (1 Tes 1:5, 6)? Mbese nifatanya mu murimo wo kubwiriza no guhindura abantu abigishwa mu buryo bwuzuye uko bishoboka kose?’—Kolo 3:23.

20, 21. Kuki inshingano dufite yihutirwa cyane, kandi se twagombye kwiyemeza iki?

²⁰ Nimucyo tujye duhora tuzirikana ko twahawe inshingano yo gukora umurimo w’ingenzi cyane wo kubwiriza no guhindura abantu abigishwa. Uko umunsi uhise ni na ko iyo nshingano irushaho kwihutirwa. Imperuka y’iyi si iregereje cyane. Nta kindi gihe ubuzima bw’abantu bwigeze buba mu kaga nk’uko bimeze ubu. Ntituzi umubare w’abantu basigaye biteguye kwemera ubutumwa tubagezaho (Ibyak 13:48). Ariko dufite inshingano yo gufasha abo bantu amazi atararenga inkombe.—1 Tim 4:16.

²¹ Ni iby’ingenzi rero ko twigana urugero rw’ababwiriza b’Ubwami bo mu kinyejana cya mbere barangwaga n’ishyaka. Turifuza ko kwiga iki gitabo ubyitondeye byazatuma urushaho kubwirizanya ishyaka ryinshi n’ubutwari. Kandi turakwifuriza ko warushaho gukomera ku cyemezo wafashe cyo gukomeza ‘gusobanura iby’ubwami bw’Imana ubyitondeye.’—Ibyak 28:23.