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Urupfu rwa Yohani Mubatiza

Herodi, agoswe n'indahiro yarahiriye mu birori, atuma Yohani acibwa umutwe. Yezu yitarura ngo agire agahinda, nyamara rubanda baramukurikira, maze abagaburira imigati itanu. Nyuma Petero agenda ku mazi aza amusanga, abona umuyaga, atangira kurohama.

Igice cya 14.

Muri icyo gihe, Herodi tetarariki yumva inkuru zivuga kuri Yezu. Abwira abagaragu be ati: “Uyu ni Yohani Mubatiza wazutse mu bapfuye, ni cyo gituma izi mbaraga zikorera muri we.” Kuko Herodi yari yafashe Yohani, akamuboha iminyururu, akamufunga muri gereza bitewe na Herodiya, umugore wa Filipo murumuna we, kuko Yohani yajyaga amubwira ati: “Ntibikwemerewe kubana na we.” Herodi yashakaga kumwica, ariko atinya rubanda, kuko bafata Yohani nk'umuhanuzi. Nuko igihe isabukuru y'ivuka rya Herodi yageze, umukobwa wa Herodiya abyinira imbere yabo, ashimisha Herodi, ku buryo amusezeranya arahira ko azamuha icyo azasaba cyose. Ahugurwa na nyina, aravuga ati: “Mpa aha umutwe wa Yohani Mubatiza, uri ku isahani.”

Umwami arababara, ariko bitewe n'indahiro ze n'abatumirwa bari ku meza, arategeka ko bikorwa, nuko atuma Yohani acibwa umutwe muri gereza. Umutwe we uzanwa uri ku isahani, uhabwa umukobwa, na we awujyanira nyina. Nuko abigishwa ba Yohani baraza, bajyana umurambo barawushyingura; maze baragenda babimenyesha Yezu.

Yezu agaburira ibihumbi bitanu

Yezu abyumvise, yurira ubwato yigira ahantu hitaruye ari wenyine. Ariko rubanda babyumvise baramukurikira n'amaguru bava mu mijyi. Agera ku nkombe, abona imbaga nyamwinshi, arabagirira impuhwe, akiza abarwayi babo. Bugorobye, abigishwa baramubwira bati: “Aha hantu hitaruye, kandi igihe cyarashize. Irukana rubanda bajye mu midugudu bigurire ibyokurya.”

Ariko Yezu arababwira ati: “Nta mpamvu yo kugenda bafite. Nimubagaburire mwebwe.”

Baramubwira bati: “Aha nta kindi dufite kitari imigati itanu n'amafi abiri.”

Aravuga ati: “Nimunzanire hano.”

Ategeka rubanda kwicara ku byatsi. Afata ya migati itanu n'amafi abiri, areba mu ijuru, ashimira Imana, amanyura imigati, ayiha abigishwa, na bo bayiha rubanda. Bose bararya barahaga, maze batora ibisigazwa byuzuye inkangara cumi n'ebyiri. Abariye bari abagabo nk'ibihumbi bitanu, batabariyemo abagore n'abana.

Yezu agendera ku mazi

Ako kanya ategeka abigishwa kurira ubwato bakamubanziriza hakurya, ubwo we yasezereraga rubanda. Amaze gusezerera rubanda, azamuka umusozi wenyine ngo asenge. Bugorobye, aba ari aho wenyine. Ubwato bwari bwaramaze kuba kure y'inkombe, buhungabanywa n'imivumba, kuko umuyaga wari ubahanganye. Nko mu isaa cyenda z'ijoro, aza aho bari agenda ku nyanja. a a v25 Igihe cya kane cyo kurinda mu ijoro cyari hagati ya saa cyenda na saa cumi n'ebyiri za mu gitondo — igice cy'umwijima n'imbeho cyane mbere y'uko bucya. Abigishwa bamubonye agenda ku nyanja, bashya ubwoba, baravuga bati: “Ni igishushungwe!” nuko bataka bazize ubwoba.

Ariko Yezu ahita abavugisha ati: “Nimuhumure! Ni jye; ntimugire ubwoba.”

Petero aramusubiza ati: “Nyagasani, niba ari wowe, ntegeka nze aho uri ngende ku mazi.”

Aravuga ati: “Ngwino.” Petero ava mu bwato, agenda ku mazi, yerekeza kuri Yezu.

Ariko abonye umuyaga ukaze, aragira ubwoba, maze atangira kurohama, arataka ati: “Nyagasani, untabare!”

Ako kanya Yezu arambura ukuboko, aramufata, aravuga ati: “Wa muntu w'ukwemera guke we, kuki washidikanyije?”

Bamaze kwinjira mu bwato, umuyaga urahwama. Nuko abari mu bwato baramuramya, bati: “By'ukuri uri Umwana wa Data wa twese.”

Bamaze kwambuka, bagera ku butaka bw'i Genezareti. Abagabo b'aho bamumenye, batumira mu karere kose, bamuzanira abarwayi bose. Baramwinginga ngo bakore gusa ku runombo rw'umwambaro we, maze abawukozeho bose barakira.