Igiterane Rusange
Umunezero w’Incungu Yacu
Igiterane rusange cy’Ukwakira 2024


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Umunezero w’Incungu Yacu

Urukundo n’imbaraga bya Yesu Kristo bishobora gukiza buri umwe muri twe amakosa yacu, gucika intege, n’ibyaha kandi rukadufasha kuba guhinduka guhinduka ikintu gisumbyeho

Hafi y’imyaka 10 ishize numvise nshimishijwe no gushushanya ifoto y’Umukiza. Nubwo ndi umuhanzi, Ibi byatumye numva gatoya bindenzeho. Ni gute nari gushushanya ifoto ya Yesu Kristo yerekana Roho Ye? Mbese nari gutangirira hehe? Kandi mbese nari kubona uwo mwanya?

Nyamara nubwo nari mfite ibyo bibazo byanjye, nahisemo gutangira gushushanya ifoto ya Yesu Kristo nizera ko Nyagasani azamfasha. Ariko nagombaga gukomeza maze ibyashoboka bindi nkabirekera Nyagasani Imana. Narasenze, ndatekereza byimbitse, kandi ndashakisha, maze ndashushanya kandi nahawe umugisha wo kubona ubufasha n’ibyo gukoresha. Kandi icyari igitambaro cy’umweru nashushanyagaho cyatangiye guhinduka ikindi kintu.

Igihangano cy’Umukiza nashushanyaga

Inzira yo gushushanyamo ntiyari yoroshye. Rimwe na rimwe, ntibyasaga nk’uko nabitekerezaga. Wasangaga rimwe na rimwe habaho ibihe byo gukora urukuta rw’irangi rugaragara neza cyane. Kandi inshuro nyinshi, byabaye ngombwa ko ngerageza gushushyanya inshuro nyinshi cyane.

Ubwo natekerezaga ko irangi ry’amavuta ryarangiye kandi ryumye, natangiye gutwikiriza umwenda ubonerana kugira ngo nirinde umwanda n’ivumbi. Uko nabikoraga, nabonaga umusatsi wari mu irangi utangiye guhinduka, wisiga, kandi ushonga. Nahise mbona ko nasizeho irangi kare cyane, kuko icyo gice cyo gushushanyaho cyari kigitose!

Nari narahanaguye igice cy’igishushanyo cyanjye nkoresheje irangi. Yoo, nahise numva mbabaye cyane kubera ibyabaye. Numvaga narangije gusenya ibyo Imana yamfashije gukora. Nararize maze mpinduka umurwayi. Muri uko kwiheba, nakoze ibyo umuntu uwo ari we wese yakora mu bihe nk’ibi: Nahamagaye mama. Mu bwenge kandi atuje yaravuze ati: “Ntuzasubirana ibyo wari ufite, ariko koresha uko ushoboye ibyo ufite.”

Igihangano kirangiye cy’Umukiza

Nuko mfataho, byakozwe na Kristin M.Yee

Rero narasenze kandi nsaba ubufasha maze nshushanya ijoro ryose ngo nsubize ibintu mu buryo. Kandi ndibuka ko narebye ishusho nakoze mu gitondo,yasaga neza kuruta uko yari imeze mbere. Ese ibyo byashobokaga gute? Icyo natekerezaga ko cyari ikosa ntashoboraga gukosora cyari ukuboko kuje impuhwe Ze kwigaragaje. Ntabwo yari yarangizanyije n’igishushanyo, kandi ntabwo yari yarangizanyije nanjye. Mbega umunezero n’ihumure byuzuye umutima wanjye. Nashimye Nyagasani ku bw’impuhwe Ze, ku bw’iki gitangaza kitazigamye ishusho gusa ahubwo cyanyigishije byinshi kubyerekeye urukundo n’ububasha bwayo mu gukiza amakosa ya buri wese muri twe, intege nke, n’ibyaha ndetse no kudufasha guhinduka bashya.

Uko inyiturano yanjye mfitiye Umukiza yarushijeho kwiyongera uko yamfashije gusana iyo ishusho “idasubirwamo” amfitiye impuhwe, ni na ko urukundo rwanjye bwite no gushimira Umukiza wanjye byiyongereye kuko nashakaga gukorana na We mu ntege nke zanjye ngo mbabarirwe amakosa yanjye. Nzahora nshimira Umukiza wanjye ko nshobora guhinduka kandi nkezwa. Afite umutima wanjye, kandi niteguye gukora icyo aricyo cyose azashaka ko nkora cyangwa uwo ariwe wese azashaka ko mpinduka.

Kwihana bidufasha kumva neza urukundo rw’Imana no kuyimenya no kuyikunda mu buryo tutari kumenya ukundi. Avuga kuri wa mugore wasize amavuta ibirenge by’Umukiza, yagize ati: “Ababariwe bya byaha bye byinshi, kuko yagize urukundo rwinshi. Ariko ubabarirwa bike, akunda buke.” Yakundaga Yesu cyane, kuko Yari yaramubabariye cyane.

Hariho ihumure n’ibyiringiro byo kumenya ko dushobora kongera kugerageza,kuko nk’uko Umukuru Bednar yabyigishije, dushobora guhora tubabarirwa ibyaha byacu binyuze mu bubasha bwa Roho Mutagatifu uko twihana by’ukuri tubikuye ku mutima.

Ububasha bucungura bwa Yesu Kristo ni umwe mu migisha ikomeye yasezeranijwe kuruta indi ituruka ku bihango byacu. Tekereza byimbitse kuri iki uko witabira imigenzo yera. Bitabaye ibyo, ntidushobora gusubira murugo imbere ya Data wo mu Ijuru nabo dukunda.

Nzi ko Nyagasani n’Umukiza wacu, Yesu Kristo, afite ububasha bwo gukiza. Nk’uko Umwana w’Imana, yatanze impongano y’ibyaha by’isi kandi agashyira hasi ubugingo Bwe kandi akongera kubusubirana, Afite ububasha bw’incungu n’izuka. Yatumye ukudapfa bishoboka kuri bose n’ubugingo buhoraho kubamuhitamo. Nzi ko ku bw’igitambo Cye cy’impongano, dushobora kwihana kandi rwose tugahanagurwaho ibyaha kandi tugacungurwa. Ni igitangaza ko agukunda hamwe nanjye muri ubu buryo.

Yaravuze ati: “Noneho se ntimuzangarukira, kandi mukihana ibyaha byanyu, maze mugahinduka kugira ngo mbakize?” Ashobora gukiza “amatongo” y’ubugingo bwawe—ahantu humye, hakakaye, kandi h’ikidaturwa kubera icyaha n’agahinda—kandi “ahindura ubutayu bwawe nka Edeni.”

Nk’uko tudashobora kwiyumvisha akababaro n’uburebure bw’imibabaro ya Kristo i Getsemani no ku musaraba, ni ko tudashobora gupima imbibi cyangwa ngo dushobore kwiyumvisha uburebure bw’imbabazi Zayo, impuhwe n’urukundo Byayo.

Ushobora kumva rimwe na rimwe ko bidashoboka gucungurwa, ko wenda uri umwihariko ku rukundo rw’Imana no ku bubasha bw’impongano by’Umukiza kubera ibyo uhura na byo mu buzima cyangwa kubera ibyo wakoze. Ariko ndahamya ko Umukiza ahora ashoboye kutugeraho no kuduha imigisha ibyo umuntu yaba yarakoze kose. Umukiza “yamanukiye munsi y’ibintu byose” kandi ari mu mwanya w’Imana kugira ngo akuzamure kandi akuvane mu nyenga yijimye kandi akuzane mu “mucyo we utangaje.” Binyuze mu mibabaro Ye, yashyizeho inzira kuri buri wese muri twe yo gutsinda intege nke zacu, n’ibyaha. “Afite ububasha bwose bwo gukiza buri muntu wese wemera izina rye kandi akera imbuto zikwiriye abihannye.”

Nk’uko byansabye gukora no kwingingira ubufasha bw’ijuru kugira ngo dusane ishusho, bisaba gukorana umurava n’umutima umenetse, n’ubwiyoroshye kugira ngo ubone “imbuto zikwiriye abihannye.” Izi mbuto zirimo gukoresha ukwizera kwacu no kwiringira Yesu Kristo n’igitambo Cye cy’impongano, gutambira Imana igitambo cy’umutima umenetse na roho ishengutse, kwatura no kureka icyaha, gusana ibyangiritse n’ubushobozi bwacu bwose, no guharanira kubaho mu bukiranutsi.

Kugirango twihane by’ukuri kandi duhinduke, tugomba mbere na mbere “kwemera ibyaha byacu.” Umuntu ntabona ko ari ngombwa gufata imiti keretse asobanukiwe ko arwaye. Hashobora kubaho igihe tutashobora kwisuzuma muri twebwe ubwacu ngo turebe ibikenewe gukira no gusanwa.

Mu nyandiko za C. S. Lewis, Aslan abwira aya magambo umuntu wigotesheje ibikoresho bye bwite by’ikoranabuhanga: Yoo [nyokomuntu], mbega ukuntu ukorana ubwenge wirinda ibintu byose byakugirira akamaro!”

Ni hehe wowe nanjye dushobora kuba twirinda ibintu bishobora kutugirira akamaro?

Ntitukirinde ibyiza Imana ishaka kuduheramo imigisha. Urukundo n’impuhwe Ishaka ko twiyumvamo. Urumuri n’ubumenyi yifuza kuduha Ugukira azi ko dukeneye cyane. Umubano wimbitse w’igihango ateganyiriza abahungu be n’abakobwa be bose.

Ndasenga ngo dushobore gushyira ku ruhande “intwaro z’intambara” twafashe tubizi cyangwa se tutabishaka twirinda imigisha y’urukundo rw’Imana. Intwaro z’ubwibone( ukwikunda, ubwoba, urwango, ukubabaza, ukwirara, uguca imanza zibera, amashyari) ikintu cyose cyatubuza gukunda Imana n’imitima yacu yose no gukomeza ibihango byose twagiranye na Yo.

Uko twubahariza ibihango byacu, Nyagasani ashobora kuduha ubufasha n’ububasha dukeneye kugira ngo tumenye kandi tuneshe intege nke zacu, harimo n’indiririzi y’ubwibone mu bya roho. Umuhanuzi wacu yaravuze ati:

“Ukwihana ni inzira iganisha ku buziranenge, kandi ubuziranenge buzana ububasha.”

Kandi yoo, mbega ukuntu tuzakenera ububasha Bwe mu minsi iri imbere.

Kimwe n’ishusho yanjye, Nyagasani ntatureka mu gihe dukoze amakosa, nta nubwo ahunga iyo duhungabanye. Gukenera gukira no gufashwa na We ntabwo ari umutwaro kuri We, ahubwo ni yo mpamvu yaje. Umukiza yarivugiye ati:

“Dore, naje mu isi kugira ngo nzanire isi incungu, yo gukiza isi icyaha.”

“Ukuboko kwanjye kw’impuhwe kurabaramburiwe, kandi uwo ari we wese uzaza, nzamwakira; kandi hahirwa abansanga”

Nimuze rero—muze abarushye, abaremerewe, kandi bababaye; muze musige imitwaro yanyu maze muruhukire muri We ubakunda cyane. Nimwikorere umutwaro we, kuko Agira ingeso nziza kandi yoroheje mu mutima.

Data wo mu Ijuru n’Umukiza barakureba. Bazi umutima wawe. Bita ku byo nawe witayeho, harimo n’abo ukunda.

Umukiza ashobora gucungura ibyatakaye, harimo imibano yasenyutse. Yaciye inzira ku bantu bose baguye kugira ngo bacungurwe: guhumeka umwuka w’ubuzima mu bumva barapfuye kandi badafite ibyiringiro.

Niba uhanganye n’ikibazo utekereza ko wagombye gutsinda kugeza ubu, ntucike intege. Ihangane, komeza ibihango byawe, wihane kenshi, ushakishe ubufasha bw’abayobozi bawe ni biba ngombwa, kandi ujye mu nzu ya Nyagasani buri gihe uko ubishoboye. Tega amatwi kandi witondere ibyiyumviro bya roho akoherereza. Ntazareka umubano We w’igihango nawe.

Nagize imibano itoroshye mu buzima bwanjye nahanganye na yo kandi mbikuye ku mutima nashakishije uko nayivugurura. Hari igihe numvaga natsinzwe kenshi na kenshi. Naribajije nti: “Ese ntabwo nakosoye ibintu ubushize? Ese ntabwo rwose natsinze intege nke zanjye?” Nize igihe kinini ko ntagomba byanze bikunze kuba mfite inenge; ahubwo akenshi usanga hari byinshi byo gukora no gukira bikenewe.

Umukuru D. Todd Christofferson yigishije ko ari ukuri ko Nyagasani amwenyurira umuntu wifuza guca urubanza mu buryo bukwiriye, ukorana umwete umunsi ku wundi kugira ngo asimbuze intege nke imbaraga. Ukwihana k’ukuri, impinduka nyazo zishobora gusaba kugerageza inshuro nyinshi, ariko hari ikintu cyiza kandi gitagatifu muri uko kudacika intege. Imbabazi z’Imana no gukiza bitemba mu buryo busanzwe kuri roho nk’iyi.

Buri munsi ni umunsi mushya wuzuye ibyiringiro n’amahirwe kubera Yesu Kristo. Buri munsi wowe nanjye dushobora kumenya, nk’uko Mama Eva yabitangaje, umunezero w’incungu Yacu, umunezero wo gukira, umunezero wo kumva urukundo rw’Imana rudashira kuri mwe.

Nzi ko Data wo mu Ijuru n’Umukiza bagukunda. Yesu Kriso ni Umukiza n’Umucunguzi w’abantu bose. Ariho. Binyuze mu gitambo Cye cy’impongano, ingoyi z’icyaha n’urupfu zaraciwe burundu kugira ngo tube twabohoka mu guhitamo ugukira, incungu n’ubuzima buhoraho hamwe n’abo dukunda. Kandi ntanze ubuhamya bw’ibyo mu izina Rye, Yesu Kristo, amen.

Aho byavuye

  1. See Matthew 19:26.

  2. “Tukimara gukorana igihango n’Imana, duhagarika kuba akazuyazi burundu. Imana ntizigera itererana umubano Wayo hamwe n’abo baremye isano nk’iryo na Yo. Koko rero, abo bose bagiranye igihango n’Imana bashyikira ubwoko bw’urukundo n’impuhwe byihariye. In the Hebrew language, that covenantal love is called hesed (חֶסֶד)” (Russell M. Nelson, “The Everlasting Covenant,” Liahona, Oct. 2022, 5).

  3. “Iyo njye nawe twinjiye muri iyo nzira, tugira uburyo bushya bw’ubuzima. Bityo bituma turema umubano n’Imana utuma iduha umugisha kandi ikaduhindura. Inzira y’igihango ituyobora kumugarukira. Nitureka Imana ikaganza mu buzima bwacu, icyo gihango kizatuyobora hafi na hafi kuri Yo. Ibihango byose bigenewe kuba bihuza. They create a relationship with everlasting ties” (Russell M. Nelson, “The Everlasting Covenant,” 5).

  4. See Alma 26:35–36.

  5. See Alma 22:18: “I will give away all my sins to know thee.”

  6. Luke 7:47; see also verses 37–50.

  7. Speaking of the sacrament, Elder David A. Bednar said:

    “As we prepare conscientiously and participate in this holy ordinance with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then the promise is that we may always have the Spirit of the Lord to be with us. And by the sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost as our constant companion, we can always retain a remission of our sins” (“Always Retain a Remission of Your Sins,” Liahona, May 2016, 61–62).

    “In the process of coming unto the Savior and spiritual rebirth, receiving the sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost in our lives creates the possibility of an ongoing cleansing of our soul from sin. This joyous blessing is vital because ‘no unclean thing can dwell with God’ [1 Nephi 10:21]” (“Always Retain a Remission of Your Sins,” 61).

    See David A. Bednar, seminar for new mission leaders, June 2023: “And by the sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost as our constant companion, we can always retain a remission of our sins. Thus, the gospel of Jesus Christ provides second, and third, and fourth, and endless opportunities to retain a remission of our sins” (in Rachel Sterzer Gibson, “Teach to Build Faith in Jesus Christ, Elder Bednar Instructs,” Church News, June 23, 2023, thechurchnews.com).

  8. “The Prophet Joseph Smith summarized succinctly the essential role of priesthood ordinances in the gospel of Jesus Christ: ‘Being born again, comes by the Spirit of God through ordinances’ [Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith (2007), 95]. This penetrating statement emphasizes the roles of both the Holy Ghost and sacred ordinances in the process of spiritual rebirth. …

    “Holy ordinances are central in the Savior’s gospel and in the process of coming unto Him and seeking spiritual rebirth. …

    “The ordinances of salvation and exaltation administered in the Lord’s restored Church are far more than rituals or symbolic performances. Rather, they constitute authorized channels through which the blessings and powers of heaven can flow into our individual lives. …

    “Ordinances received and honored with integrity are essential to obtaining the power of godliness and all of the blessings made available through the Savior’s Atonement” (David A. Bednar, “Always Retain a Remission of Your Sins,” 59–60).

  9. See John 10:11null18; 3 Nephi 11:31–33.

  10. See Joseph Smith Translation, John 1:16; Jacob 6:9; Moses 1:39.

  11. See Alma 12:33–34.

  12. See John 3:16.

  13. 3 Nephi 9:13.

  14. “I plead with you to come unto Him so that He can … heal you from sin as you repent. He will heal you from sadness and fear. He will heal you from the wounds of this world” (Russell M. Nelson, “The Answer Is Always Jesus Christ,” Liahona, May 2023, 127).

  15. Isaiah 51:3; see also Ezekiel 58:10null12; Isaiah 36:33null36.

  16. James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ (1916), 265.

  17. See Russell M. Nelson, “The Everlasting Covenant,” 5–7; see also endnotes 2, 3, 43.

  18. Doctrine and Covenants 88:6; see also Doctrine and Covenants 122:7–9.

  19. 1 Peter 2:9; see also Alma 26:16–17.

  20. Alma 12:15; emphasis added.

  21. See Alma 34:17.

  22. See 2 Corinthians 7:10; 3 Nephi 9:15–22.

  23. See Doctrine and Covenants 58:43; 64:7.

  24. See Mosiah 27:32–37; Alma 26:30.

  25. See Doctrine and Covenants 1:32.

  26. See Alma 24:8–10.

  27. See Robert L. Millet, Becoming New: A Doctrinal Commentary on the Writings of Paul (2022), 26.

  28. C. S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (1955), 185.

  29. See Mosiah 4:6–9.

  30. See Alma 12:9–10; 26:22; 3 Nephi 26:9.

  31. “The covenant path is all about our relationship with God” (Russell M. Nelson, “The Everlasting Covenant,” 11; see also endnotes 2, 3, 43).

  32. See Alma 24:17–19.

  33. See Doctrine and Covenants 67:10.

  34. See Jacob 4:13. “Those who do not see their weaknesses do not progress. Your awareness of your weakness is a blessing as it helps you remain humble and keeps you turning to the Savior. The Spirit not only comforts you, but He is also the agent by which the Atonement works a change in your very nature. Then weak things become strong” (Henry B. Eyring, “My Peace I Leave with You,” Liahona, May 2017, 16).

  35. Russell M. Nelson, “We Can Do Better and Be Better,” Liahona, May 2019, 68.

  36. “Everything taught in the temple, through instruction and through the Spirit, increases our understanding of Jesus Christ. His essential ordinances bind us to Him through sacred priesthood covenants. Then, as we keep our covenants, He endows us with His healing, strengthening power. And oh, how we will need His power in the days ahead” (Russell M. Nelson, “The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation,” Liahona, Nov. 2021, 93–94).

  37. 3 Nephi 9:21.

  38. 3 Nephi 9:14.

  39. See Erik Dewar, “Come Find His Rest” (song, 2024); see also Matthew 11:28–30.

  40. See Deuteronomy 30:20; John 11:25; Ether 3:14; Doctrine and Covenants 88:6, 13.

  41. “My dear brothers and sisters, here is my promise. Nothing will help you more to hold fast to the iron rod than worshipping in the temple as regularly as your circumstances permit. Nothing will protect you more as you encounter the world’s mists of darkness. Nothing will bolster your testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement or help you understand God’s magnificent plan more. Nothing will soothe your spirit more during times of pain. Nothing will open the heavens more. Nothing!” (Russell M. Nelson, “Rejoice in the Gift of Priesthood Keys,” Liahona, May 2024, 122).

  42. See Russell M. Nelson, “The Everlasting Covenant,” 5.

  43. See Russell M. Nelson, “The Answer Is Always Jesus Christ,” 127; see also endnote 14.

  44. D. Todd Christofferson, “The Divine Gift of Repentance,” Liahona, Nov. 2011, 39.

  45. Moses 5:11.

  46. See 2 Nephi 2:26null28.