Ahera h'Isezerano rya mbere
Kuzengurukwa kw'ihema rya kera, amazu yaryo n'ukwinjira rimwe mu mwaka n'amaraso, bitegura itandukaniro: ayo maturo ntiyashoboraga gutunganya umutima. Kristo yinjiye rimwe n'amaraso ye bwite. Nk'uko abantu bapfa rimwe hanyuma bagahura n'urubanza, na we yatambwe rimwe ku bwa benshi.
9 1Nuko rero n'Isezerano rya mbere ryari rifite amabwiriza yo gusenga n'ahera ho ku isi. 2Hubatswe ihema—irya mbere—harimo igitereko cy'amatara n'ameza n'imigati y'imbere; hitwa Ahera. 3Inyuma y'umwenda wa kabiri hari ihema ryitwa Ahera cyane. 4Harimo urutambiro rw'izahabu rwo kwosereza imibavu n'Isanduku y'Isezerano yari isandikiye izahabu impande zose, irimo icupa ry'izahabu rya manu, n'inkoni ya Aroni yashibutseho, n'ibisate by'Isezerano. 5Hejuru yayo, bakerubi b'ikuzo batwikiriza Intebe y'impuhwe—ibyo tutabasha gusobanura none.
6Ubwo ibintu byari bimeze bityo, abatambyi binjira mu ihema rya mbere ubudasiba, bakora imirimo yabo yera. 7Umutambyi mukuru wenyine ni we winjiraga mu ihema rya kabiri, rimwe mu mwaka, buri gihe afite amaraso, atambira we n'ibyaha abantu bakoze batabigambiriye. a a v7 Umutambyi mukuru yinjiraga mu cyumba cya ndani umunsi umwe gusa mu mwaka—Umunsi wo Guhongerera—kugira ngo abikize hagati y'abantu n'Imana. 8Muri ibyo Mwuka Muziranenge yerekana ko inzira yo kwinjira ahera yari itarahishurwa igihe cyose ihema rya mbere ryari rikihagaze. 9Ibi ni ikigereranyo cy'iki gihe turimo. Nk'uko ibyo biteguye, hatambwa amaturo n'ibitambo bidashobora gutuma umutima w'usenga uba utunganye, 10ahubwo byerekeye gusa ibyokurya n'ibyo kunywa n'amazi atari amwe yo guhumanura—amabwiriza y'umubiri yashyizwe kugeza igihe cyo kuvugurura.
Kristo, Umutambyi mukuru uhebuje
11Ariko Kristo yaje ari umutambyi mukuru w'ibyiza byaje, anyuze mu ihema rihebuje kandi ritunganye kurushaho, ritakozwe n'amaboko, ni ukuvuga ritari iry'iki kiremwa. 12Yinjiye ahera rimwe rizima, atari n'amaraso y'ihene n'inyana ahubwo ari n'amaraso ye bwite, atubonera gucungurwa kw'iteka ryose. 13Niba koko amaraso y'ihene n'iy'impfizi, n'ivu ry'ishashi riminjagiwe ku bahumanye, bihumanura imibiri bikayeza, 14mbega amaraso ya Kristo yo ntazarushaho kutweza, we witambye ubwe binyuze kuri Mwuka uhoraho, adafite inenge, atambira Data, agatweza umutima wacu ku mirimo y'urupfu kugira ngo tubashe gukorera Data uhoraho? b b v14 Guhongerera kwa Kristo ni umurimo w'abantu batatu uko ari batatu—Yezu yitanga ubwe, Data wacu agakira ituro, kandi Mwuka uhoraho agatuma iryo turo rigira icyo rikora. Umusaraba si Data urwanya Umwana ahubwo ni Data, Umwana na Mwuka Muziranenge bakorera hamwe kudukiza. 15Ni iyo mpamvu ari umuhuza w'Isezerano rishya: urupfu rwacunguye abantu ku byaha bakoze mu Isezerano rya mbere, kugira ngo abahamagawe bahabwe umurage uhoraho basezeranyijwe. 16Kuko aho hari irageko, urupfu rw'uwakoze iryo rageko rugomba kwemezwa. c c v16 Ijambo rimwe risobanura 'isezerano' n'irageko/irago; mu mirongo ya 16-17 umwanditsi akoresha icyo irageko gisobanura—irageko rigira agaciro iyo uwarikoze apfuye. 17Kuko irageko rigira agaciro gusa iyo uwakoze iryo rageko yapfuye, kuko ridafite imbaraga igihe akiriho. 18Ni cyo gituma na ryo Isezerano rya mbere ritatangijwe nta maraso. 19Musa amaze guha abantu bose buri tegeko ry'Amategeko, afata amaraso y'inyana n'ay'ihene, hamwe n'amazi n'ubwoya butukura na hisopo, ayamisha ku gitabo ubwacyo no ku bantu bose, 20avuga ati: “Aya ni amaraso y'Isezerano Data wacu yabategetse.”
21Uko ni ko ayamisha amaraso ku ihema no ku bikoresho byose byo gusenga. 22Mbese, Amategeko aheza hafi ibintu byose amaraso; kandi nta kumena amaraso nta kubabarirwa ibyaha kubaho.
23Bityo rero amashusho y'ibyo mu ijuru byagombaga kwezwa n'iyo migenzo, ariko ibyo mu ijuru ubwabyo bikezwa n'ibitambo biruta ibyo. 24Kuko Kristo ntiyinjiye ahera hakozwe n'abantu, amashusho y'ahera nyako, ahubwo yinjiye mu ijuru ubwaryo, kugira ngo none yigaragaze imbere ya Data wacu ku bwacu. 25Atari ngo yitange kenshi, nk'umutambyi mukuru winjira ahera buri mwaka afite amaraso atari aye bwite. 26Naho ubundi Kristo yari kugomba kubabazwa incuro nyinshi kuva isi yabaho. Ahubwo yagaragaye rimwe, ku musozo w'ibihe, kugira ngo akureho icyaha yitamba ubwe. 27Kandi nk'uko abantu bagenewe gupfa rimwe, maze hanyuma hagakurikiraho urubanza, 28ni ko na Kristo, yitambwe rimwe kugira ngo yikorere ibyaha bya benshi, azagaragara ubwa kabiri—atari ku bwa cyaha, ahubwo kuzanira agakiza abamutegereje n'ubwuzu.