“Ebiragiro na Baanabi bikaba biriho okuhitsya omu biro bya Yohaana; okuruga obwo enkuru nungi ey'obukama bwa Ruhanga ebuurirwa, kandi omuntu weena abutaahamu n'amaani.” (Luka 16:16)

“Muhurire eiraka ry'orikuranga naagira ati: Mushemeze omuhanda gwa MUKAMA omu ihamba, mugororere MUKAMA omuhanda rugyendwa omu ihamba ry'omusheenyi.” (Isaaya 40:3) Obunabi obu bukahikirizibwa obuhereeza bwa Yohaana Omubatiza; okwo nikwo kikuhamibwa omuri Matayo 3:3; Mako 1:3; Luka 3:4; Yohaana 1:23. Maraika wa MUKAMA, owaarangire okuzarwa kwa Yohaana Omubatiza owa Zaakaria, akagira, “… kandi aryaijura Omwoyo Orikwera okuruga omu nda ya nyina. Baingi omu Baisraeli aryabahindura, abagarure ahari MUKAMA Ruhanga waabo. Aryagendera omu maisho ga Ruhanga omu mwoyo gwa Eliya n'amaani ge, okuhindura emitima y'abazire, bakagarukana n'abaana baabo, N'abagomi okubagarura aha bwengye bw'abahikiririire, kandi n'okutebeekanisiza MUKAMA abantu abeeteekateekire.” (Luka 1:15-17) Amiina.

Bwanyima y'okuzarwa kwe, ishe Zaakaria akaijura Omwoyo Orikwera kandi yaagamba ebigambo by'obunabi ebikwateine n'obuhereza bwa Yohaana Omubatiza: “N'okugirira baatatenkuriitwe embabazi, N'okwijuka endagaano ye erikwera…” (Luka 1:72)

“Okumanyisa abantu be eby'okujunwa omu kusaasirwa ebibi byabo…” (Luka 1:77)

Okuraganisa kwa kabiri omu ndagaano enkuru aha kikwatireine n'obuhereza bwa Yohaana Omubatiza, okuhandikirwe omuri Malaki 3:1, kukahamibwa MUKAMA we wenyini omuri Matayo 11:10 hamwe n'omuri 7:27: “Kandi ogwo niwe yaahandiikirweho ngu, “Reeba, nintuma entumwa yangye, ekubandize; Niyo erishemeza omuhanda gwawe.”

Yohaana ku yaabuziibwe, “Ori oha?” yagarukamu ati, “Nyowe tindi Kristo.” “Mbwenu shi ori Eliya?” “Tindi we” “Ori nabi ori?” yagarukamu ati, “Ngaaha!” (Yohaana 1:19-21) Aha mushoroorongo gwa 23, nitushoma obujurizi bwe obwegami aha byahandikirwe ebiri kwera oburi kugamba ou yabaire ari: “Muhurire eiraka ry'oorikuranga naagira ati: Mushemeze omuhanda gwa MUKAMA omu ihamba, mugororere MUKAMA omuhanda rugyendwa omu ihamba ry'omusheenyi.” (Isaaya 40:3)

Yohaana akaba agambira abantu be ababaire baba bamuhurikirize, “Nyowe nimbabatiza n'amaizi ahabw'okweteisa, kwonka orikwija enyima yangye nankiza obushoboorozi; kandi tinshemereire na kumukwatira enkaito; We aryabatiza n'Omwoyo Orikwera n'omuriro…” (Matayo 3:11)

Omu kuraba omu buhereza bw'okuraganisibwa ogwe aryaija, emitima y'aba ish'itwe omu ndagaano enkuru ekahindurwa omu kwikiriza kw'abaana b'endagaano entsya, okugira ngu “kandi n'okutebeekanisiza MUKAMA abantu abeeteekateekire.” (Luka 1:17) Kikaba nikyeetagisiza kimwe okuhurira obutumwa bw'anabi owaraganitsibwe, okwikiriza kandi n'okubatizibwa.

Yesu akakabukira abahandiiki hamwe n'aba Farisaayo, abayaangire obuhereza bwa Yohaana Omubatiza, omu maisho g'abantu n'ebigambo ebi: ”Kwonka Abafarisaayo n'abeegyesa ab'Ebiragiro, abatarabatiziibwe Yohaana, baayanga enaama ei Ruhanga yaabateekateekyeire.” (Luka 7:30)

Eiraka niryetera ahaiguru: Kikaba nikibasika okunywegyera ebitabo bitaano ebya Musa (Torah), okushoma ebyahandikirwe ebirikweera, okugamba aha ntebeekanisa erikweera ey'okujuna, okuburira aha kwiija kwa Masiah hamwe n'ogwe owabandize Eliya (Matayo 17:10), okweshongora Zaaburi, okweeza Sabato, okuhoonga ebihebwayo, kwonka kandi okuhakanisa boombi owabaandize hamwe na Masiah kandi n'obutata kitiinisa omu izooba ry'embabazi ery'okutayaayirwamu (Luka 19:42). Eishomo eryamaani ery'okweega ni: Abo bonka abaikiriize obutumwa bw'ogwo owaabandize kandi bakabatizibwa bakabasa kwikiriza hamwe n'okwakiira Masiah.

“Nikwo naitwe; obu twabaire tukiri abaana bato, tukaba tutegyekwa nk'abahuuku eby'okubandizaho eby'omu nsi egi. Kwonka obunaku ku bwahikiire kimwe, Ruhanga yaatuma Omwana we, owaazairwe omukazi omu butegyeki bw'ebiragiro, ngu acungure abaabaire nibategyekwa ebiragiro, tuheebwe okuhindurwa abaana. Kandi imwe, ahabw'okuhinduka abaana, Ruhanga akatuma Omwoyo w'Omwana we omu mitima yaitu, otugambisa ati: Abba, Taata!” (Abagalatia 4:3-6)

Okuraganisa kwa Zekaria 9:9 kukwahikiriire kandi MUKAMA Akataaha omuri Yerusaalemu arikugyendera aha mwana gw'endogoya (Luka 19:28-44), abaikiriza bakajaguza kandi baatera n'akaari, “Omugabe orikwija omu iziina rya MUKAMA asiimwe!”Abahandiiki ababaire bahumire omu by'omwoyo bakaba nibenda abantu barekyeraho okuhimbisa n'okuramya (omushororoongo gwa 39), kwonka Omucunguzi yagarukamu ati, “Aba ku baakuhunama, amabaare gakaagamba munonga.” Bwanyima yaaranzya Yerusaalemu atyo yarira ahabw'okuba akabaaijwiire obusaasi: “Ku yayiriire haihi, yaareeba orurembo, yaaruririra, naagira ati: Eri izooba, kuri noomanya ebyokukureetera obusingye! Kwonka shi hati bisherekirwe amaisho gaawe.” Eki kikakuratwa okurangirirakw'okushara omushango okuri kwiija: “Ahakuba ebiro biryakwizira, abazigu baawe bakuzitireho orugo, bakwehinguririze, bakutangatangye embaju zoona; bakuteere ahansi n'abaana baawe abakutwiremu; tibarikutsigamu ibaare eriri aha rindi, ahabw'okuba toramanyire biro eby'okutaayaayirwa kwawe.” (emishororoongo 41-44) Omu mwaka gwa 70 AD, genaraali w'Abarooma Tito akacwekyereza Yerusaalemu na Hekaalu n'ihe rye. N'aburi hati, n'ekyomugasho munoonga okutwaara eki Ruhanga yaaraganisa ahabw'obunaku obu.

Eiraka ririyo niryetera ahaiguru: Okuruga ahari adamu na Haawa, emyaka enkumi ina ekaba erabireho, obu babaire bategyereize Omujuni owaraganitsibwe owabaire naija kwiija nk'embibo ya Ruhanga (Okutandika 3:15). Obunaku bw'okuhikiriza ku bwahikire, abebembezi bomwoyo hamwe nabarikubeikiririzamu,tibarabasiize kwtegyereza izooba rya Ruhanga ery'embabazi. Abeebembezi b'amadiini bakaba bari empumi ababaire bebeembeire empumi; Eki nikyo kyagambirwe ahari abo ababaire batarikwikiriza muri Masiya: “Akaija owe, abaabaire bari abe tibaamwakiira.” N'obu kiraabe kirir kityo, kihandikirwe aha biikiriza: “Kwonka boona abaamwakiire, nibo abaikiriize eiziina rye, akabaha obushoboorozi okuba abaana ba Ruhanga…” (Yohaana 1:11-12) Amiina. Okwo nikwo kyabaire kiri omukutandika. Okwo nikwo kyabaire kiri omu buri mwaka gw'ekanisa. Okwo nikwo kiri n'erizooba.

“Ebiragiro na Baanabi bikaba biriho okuhitsya omu biro bya Yohaana; okuruga obwo enkuru nungi ey'obukama bwa Ruhanga ebuurirwa, kandi omuntu weena abutaahamu n'amaani.” (Luka 16:16) 

“Muhurire eiraka ry'orikuranga naagira ati: Mushemeze omuhanda gwa MUKAMA omu ihamba, mugororere MUKAMA omuhanda rugyendwa omu ihamba ry'omusheenyi.” (Isaaya 40:3) Obunabi obu bukahikirizibwa obuhereeza bwa Yohaana Omubatiza; okwo nikwo kikuhamibwa omuri Matayo 3:3; Mako 1:3; Luka 3:4; Yohaana 1:23. Maraika wa MUKAMA, owaarangire okuzarwa kwa Yohaana Omubatiza owa Zaakaria, akagira, “… kandi aryaijura Omwoyo Orikwera okuruga omu nda ya nyina. Baingi omu Baisraeli aryabahindura, abagarure ahari MUKAMA Ruhanga waabo. Aryagendera omu maisho ga Ruhanga omu mwoyo gwa Eliya n'amaani ge, okuhindura emitima y'abazire, bakagarukana n'abaana baabo, N'abagomi okubagarura aha bwengye bw'abahikiririire, kandi n'okutebeekanisiza MUKAMA abantu abeeteekateekire.” (Luka 1:15-17) Amiina.

Bwanyima y'okuzarwa kwe, ishe Zaakaria akaijura Omwoyo Orikwera kandi yaagamba ebigambo by'obunabi ebikwateine n'obuhereza bwa Yohaana Omubatiza: “N'okugirira baatatenkuriitwe embabazi, N'okwijuka endagaano ye erikwera…” (Luka 1:72) 

“Okumanyisa abantu be eby'okujunwa omu kusaasirwa ebibi byabo…” (Luka 1:77) 

Okuraganisa kwa kabiri omu ndagaano enkuru aha kikwatireine n'obuhereza bwa Yohaana Omubatiza, okuhandikirwe omuri Malaki 3:1, kukahamibwa MUKAMA we wenyini omuri Matayo 11:10 hamwe n'omuri 7:27: “Kandi ogwo niwe yaahandiikirweho ngu, “Reeba, nintuma entumwa yangye, ekubandize; Niyo erishemeza omuhanda gwawe.”

Yohaana ku yaabuziibwe, “Ori oha?” yagarukamu ati, “Nyowe tindi Kristo.” “Mbwenu shi ori Eliya?” “Tindi we” “Ori nabi ori?” yagarukamu ati, “Ngaaha!” (Yohaana 1:19-21) Aha mushoroorongo gwa 23, nitushoma obujurizi bwe obwegami aha byahandikirwe ebiri kwera oburi kugamba ou yabaire ari: “Muhurire eiraka ry'oorikuranga naagira ati: Mushemeze omuhanda gwa MUKAMA omu ihamba, mugororere MUKAMA omuhanda rugyendwa omu ihamba ry'omusheenyi.” (Isaaya 40:3) 

Yohaana akaba agambira abantu be ababaire baba bamuhurikirize, “Nyowe nimbabatiza n'amaizi ahabw'okweteisa, kwonka orikwija enyima yangye nankiza obushoboorozi; kandi tinshemereire na kumukwatira enkaito; We aryabatiza n'Omwoyo Orikwera n'omuriro…” (Matayo 3:11) 

Omu kuraba omu buhereza bw'okuraganisibwa ogwe aryaija, emitima y'aba ish'itwe omu ndagaano enkuru ekahindurwa omu kwikiriza kw'abaana b'endagaano entsya, okugira ngu “kandi n'okutebeekanisiza MUKAMA abantu abeeteekateekire.” (Luka 1:17) Kikaba nikyeetagisiza kimwe okuhurira obutumwa bw'anabi owaraganitsibwe, okwikiriza kandi n'okubatizibwa.

Yesu akakabukira abahandiiki hamwe n'aba Farisaayo, abayaangire obuhereza bwa Yohaana Omubatiza, omu maisho g'abantu n'ebigambo ebi: ”Kwonka Abafarisaayo n'abeegyesa ab'Ebiragiro, abatarabatiziibwe Yohaana, baayanga enaama ei Ruhanga yaabateekateekyeire.” (Luka 7:30) 

Eiraka niryetera ahaiguru: Kikaba nikibasika okunywegyera ebitabo bitaano ebya Musa (Torah), okushoma ebyahandikirwe ebirikweera, okugamba aha ntebeekanisa erikweera ey'okujuna, okuburira aha kwiija kwa Masiah hamwe n'ogwe owabandize Eliya (Matayo 17:10), okweshongora Zaaburi, okweeza Sabato, okuhoonga ebihebwayo, kwonka kandi okuhakanisa boombi owabaandize hamwe na Masiah kandi n'obutata kitiinisa omu izooba ry'embabazi ery'okutayaayirwamu (Luka 19:42). Eishomo eryamaani ery'okweega ni: Abo bonka abaikiriize obutumwa bw'ogwo owaabandize kandi bakabatizibwa bakabasa kwikiriza hamwe n'okwakiira Masiah.

“Nikwo naitwe; obu twabaire tukiri abaana bato, tukaba tutegyekwa nk'abahuuku eby'okubandizaho eby'omu nsi egi. Kwonka obunaku ku bwahikiire kimwe, Ruhanga yaatuma Omwana we, owaazairwe omukazi omu butegyeki bw'ebiragiro, ngu acungure abaabaire nibategyekwa ebiragiro, tuheebwe okuhindurwa abaana. Kandi imwe, ahabw'okuhinduka abaana, Ruhanga akatuma Omwoyo w'Omwana we omu mitima yaitu, otugambisa ati: Abba, Taata!” (Abagalatia 4:3-6) 

Okuraganisa kwa Zekaria 9:9 kukwahikiriire kandi MUKAMA Akataaha omuri Yerusaalemu arikugyendera aha mwana gw'endogoya (Luka 19:28-44), abaikiriza bakajaguza kandi baatera n'akaari, “Omugabe orikwija omu iziina rya MUKAMA asiimwe!”Abahandiiki ababaire bahumire omu by'omwoyo bakaba nibenda abantu barekyeraho okuhimbisa n'okuramya (omushororoongo gwa 39), kwonka Omucunguzi yagarukamu ati, “Aba ku baakuhunama, amabaare gakaagamba munonga.” Bwanyima yaaranzya Yerusaalemu atyo yarira ahabw'okuba akabaaijwiire obusaasi: “Ku yayiriire haihi, yaareeba orurembo, yaaruririra, naagira ati: Eri izooba, kuri noomanya ebyokukureetera obusingye! Kwonka shi hati bisherekirwe amaisho gaawe.” Eki kikakuratwa okurangirirakw'okushara omushango okuri kwiija: “Ahakuba ebiro biryakwizira, abazigu baawe bakuzitireho orugo, bakwehinguririze, bakutangatangye embaju zoona; bakuteere ahansi n'abaana baawe abakutwiremu; tibarikutsigamu ibaare eriri aha rindi, ahabw'okuba toramanyire biro eby'okutaayaayirwa kwawe.” (emishororoongo 41-44) Omu mwaka gwa 70 AD, genaraali w'Abarooma Tito akacwekyereza Yerusaalemu na Hekaalu n'ihe rye. N'aburi hati, n'ekyomugasho munoonga okutwaara eki Ruhanga yaaraganisa ahabw'obunaku obu.

Eiraka ririyo niryetera ahaiguru: Okuruga ahari adamu na Haawa, emyaka enkumi ina ekaba erabireho, obu babaire bategyereize Omujuni owaraganitsibwe owabaire naija kwiija nk'embibo ya Ruhanga (Okutandika 3:15). Obunaku bw'okuhikiriza ku bwahikire, abebembezi bomwoyo hamwe nabarikubeikiririzamu,tibarabasiize kwtegyereza izooba rya Ruhanga ery'embabazi. Abeebembezi b'amadiini bakaba bari empumi ababaire bebeembeire empumi; Eki nikyo kyagambirwe ahari abo ababaire batarikwikiriza muri Masiya: “Akaija owe, abaabaire bari abe tibaamwakiira.” N'obu kiraabe kirir kityo, kihandikirwe aha biikiriza: “Kwonka boona abaamwakiire, nibo abaikiriize eiziina rye, akabaha obushoboorozi okuba abaana ba Ruhanga…” (Yohaana 1:11-12) Amiina. Okwo nikwo kyabaire kiri omukutandika. Okwo nikwo kyabaire kiri omu buri mwaka gw'ekanisa. Okwo nikwo kiri n'erizooba.