Igitabo cy’Ibarura
IJAMBO RY’IBANZE
Iki gitabo ni cyo gihita gikomeza icy’Iyimukamisiri n’icy’Abalevi. Cyitwa icy’Ibarura kuko kidutekerereza ku buryo burambuye ibyerekeye ibarurwa ry’imbaga y’Abayisraheli ryari ryategetswe na Musa (1,1—4,49), mbere yo gutangira urugendo rwabo mu butayu, ruvana Abayisraheli ku musozi wa Sinayi rukabageza mu burasirazuba bwa Yorudani, ahateganye na Yeriko. Nyamara, usibye ibyabereye mu nzira, iki gitabo kirimo n’amategeko menshi yerekeye abaherezabitambo, Abalevi, amaturo, ibitambo, n’ibindi.
Dore rero ibice by’ingenzi bigize iki gitabo:
1. Abayisraheli bitegura kuva kuri Sinayi no kwambuka ubutayu (1,1—10,10)
— Ibarura (1,1—4,9).
— Amabwiriza n’amategeko anyuranye (5,1—6,27).
— Amaturo (7,1—8,26).
— Pasika (9,1–14).
— Imbaga yitegura kugenda (9,15—10,10).
2. Abayisraheli bava kuri Sinayi berekeza mu bibaya bya Mowabu (10,11—24,25)
— Kuva kuri Sinayi kugera i Kadeshi (13,26): ingorane mu nzira n’imyijujuto (10,11—14,45).
— Andi mategeko yerekeye ibitambo, abaherezabitambo, Abalevi; bamwe na bamwe bakomeza kwijujuta (15,1—19,22).
— Kuva i Kadeshi kugera mu bibaya bya Mowabu; imyijujuto n’intambara, Balamu (20,1—24,25).
3. Abayisraheli batinda mu bibaya bya Mowabu (25,1—36,13)
— Basenga ibigirwamana (25,1–18).
— Ibarura rya kabiri (26,1–65).
— Andi mategeko anyuranye (27,1—30,17).
— Batsinda Abamadiyani (31,1–54).
— Uko imiryango 12 izigabanya igihugu cya Kanahani nibamara kukigarurira (32,1—36,13).
Nguko uko igitabo cy’Ibarura kirangira. Ntibatubwira uko Abayisraheli bageze mu gihugu cya Kanahani: kugira ngo tubimenye, tuzagomba gutegereza igitabo cya Yozuwe.
Muri make rero, iki gitabo kivuga imiruho Abayisraheli bagize mu gihe cy’imyaka 40 bamaze mu butayu, n’ingorane bahuye na zo mbere yo kubaho bigenga kandi uko bikwiye nyuma y’aho Musa abavaniye mu bucakara bwa Misiri. Bamaze gutegekeshwa agahato no gukora imirimo y’uburetwa mu myaka nka 400, Abayisraheli bibwiye ko bagiye kubaho mu bwigenge buzira umuruho; nyamara baribeshyaga. Israheli yagombye kwirwanaho ubwayo, kugira ngo ishimishe Imana bari bagiranye Isezerano, kandi ngo igere ku mugambi yahamagariwe. Kenshi bivumbuye ku Mana no kuri Musa, bifuza kwisubirira mu Misiri. Cyakora bari bazi no gusaba imbabazi. Hari ubwo Imana yagombaga kubahana, ariko kenshi yahisemo kubagaragariza ubudahemuka n’ubugiraneza bwayo. Musa na we, yitangiye koko ubutumwa yahawe, kandi yifata nk’umugaragu w’Uhoraho.
Kuri twebwe abakristu, ntibyoroshye kumva iki gitabo. Gusoma umwirondoro wose w’amazina y’ababaruwe birananiza. Byongeye, dushobora gutangazwa n’ibitambo byose n’amatungo, kandi ntitwiyumvishe neza akamaro k’iyo mihango ya kera. Tuzi ko ubu ibyo byose byasimbuwe n’igitambo kimwe rukumbi cyatuwe na Yezu ku musaraba. Nyamara, ntitugasuzugure inyigisho zirimo. Mu by’ukuri tumeze nk’abo Bayisraheli bamaze imyaka mirongo ine mu butayu. Muri icyo gihe cyose, bihatiye kubahiriza Isezerano bagiranye n’Uhoraho kuri Sinayi, n’ubwo byaruhije cyane! N’imibereho ya buri mukristu ni ko imeze: na we agomba kwihatira kubahiriza Isezerano rishya twazaniwe n’Umwami wacu Yezu Kristu, kandi mu mibereho ye akaduha urugero rwo gukurikiza. Ak’Abayisraheli, natwe hari ubwo ducika intege, ariko tumenye ko Umubyeyi wacu wo mu ijuru turi kumwe kandi ko ari Nyir’imbabazi.
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