Abaheburania 7 - Ebibulia 2001

Obukuhani bwa Melikisedeki n'obwa Kirisito

¹ Melikisedeki, omukama wa Salemu, omukuhani wa Ruhanga Rukirabyona, akatanganwa Aburahamu natabaruka omu ndashana asigire yaita abakama, yaha Aburahamu omugisha.

² Kandi Aburahamu wenene ahali buli kimoi kyona ekyo yabaire ainakyo yaihyaho ekichweka kya ikumi yakiha Melikisedeki. Melikisedeki n'iwe mukama wa mbere omugorogoki, nk'enshonga y'eibaralye, mara nashuba naba mukama wa Salemu, nikwo kugir'oti, “Mukama w'emilembe.”

³ Tagira ishe, tagira nyina, n'oruganda chei, talikumanyika akazarwa maki yafa maki. Melikisedeki mukuhani eira lyona, nashusha Omwana wa Ruhanga.

⁴ Mubone okwo aba muhango! Aburahamu akamuha ekichweka kya ikumi aha minyago.

⁵ Baijukuru ba Levi abagira omuruka gw'obukuhani, Amateka garagira abantu kubaha ekichweka kya ikumi, nikwo kugamba oti ekichweka kya ikumi ekyo nibakihabwa barumuna babo n'orwo na bonene bali baijukuru ba Aburahamu.

⁶ Kyonkai Melikisedeki atalikutabuka mu baijuukuru ba Aburahamu, leba Aburahamu akamuha ekichweka kya ikumi, kandi Melikisedeki wenene yaba n'iwe aha Aburahamu omugisha, Aburahamu ayabaire aina endagano.

⁷ Taliho kya kuhakanaho, nikimanyika okwo omugisha omuke aguhabwa omuhango.

⁸ Okwo bili mwaha, ekichweka kya ikumi nibakiha abantu abafa, kyonkai rulinya, nyamugira burora n'iwe yahairwe ekichweka kya ikumi.

⁹ Twakugira tuti Levi wenene owo balikuha ekichweka kya ikumi, na wenene rulinya ekichweka kya ikumi akakigira orwo kyagizirwe Aburahamu,

¹⁰ enshonga akashangwa naija kuzarwa Aburahamu orwo Melikisedeki yatangainwe Aburahamu ogwo.

¹¹ Obukuhani bw'Abalevita nibwo bwahinduraga abantu bagorogoki (kuba orwo obukuhani obwo bwabaire buliho nirwo abantu bahairwe Amateka.) Aho omukuhani alikwigana na Aroni kayakubaire ahikiliire hakubeleirehoki omukuhani alikwigana na Melikisedeki?

¹² Nobona obukuhani kabuhinduka n'Amateka gahinduka.

¹³ Owo tulikugambaho amakuru aga akaba ali wa ruganda rundi orutalikurugwamu mukuhani wa kutamba kitambo ahali altare.

¹⁴ Kili aha mushana okwo Omukama waitu yatabukire omu ruganda rwa Yuda, oruganda orwo Musa atagambireho orwo yagambiire aha bakuhani.

¹⁵ Eki nikigya aha mushana bwoli k'alikwija omukuhani nka Melikisedeki,

¹⁶ akaba mukuhani obuzira kukomwa Mateka, kuleba mbali alikutabuka, kuba wenene ogu w'oburora obw'eira lyona.

¹⁷ Enshoga najulirwa ati, “Oli mukuhani eira lyona, alikwigana na Melikisedeki.”

¹⁸ Omuhango ogwa karai nigurugaho aha rw'obujege bwagwo n'okutagira mugasho

¹⁹ (kuba Amateka tigahindura muntu kuba muhikiilire); aha rw'okuba eshubi enungi kushaaga ey'okututwara ahali Ruhanga twagiboine.

²⁰ Eshubi egyo tukagiragwa.

²¹ Eirai ababaga bakuhani tibagiraga kiragano. Kyonkai ogu Omukuhani Nyamukuru akaragwa ati, “Omukama akarahira, mara talihindura kigambokye, akagamba ati, ‘Iwe oli mukuhani eira lyona.’ ”

²² Kityo Yesu n'iwe kabonero nyakabara ak'endagano enungi kushaaga.

²³ Abakuhani aba karai bakaba bali bangi, ahakuba rufu yabainuraga aha rubimbi rwabo.

²⁴ Kyonkai Yesu obukuhanibwe naikara nabwo amakiro gona, orwo wenene ali nyakumelera.

²⁵ Aha rw'ekyo buli kaanya aina obushobora bw'okurokora abalikukunda k'abarokora bakamara bakaija ahali Ruhanga, kuba wenene asingireho ebiro byona kubatelera omushango.

²⁶ Kikaba kisainekwo ichwe kugira Omukuhani Nyamukuru nk'ogu, omutakatifu nyakatetere, enzira kamogo, enzira bufu, ow'ekitinwa kingi omw'iguru.

²⁷ Wenene ogu ti nka bakuhani bakuru ab'eira, kuragirwa kutamba bitambo buli kiro, ekya mbere kwatilira amafu age, kushuba akatilira amafu ag'embaga. Ekitambo akakitamba limoi lyonkai yamara orwo yayetambire wenene.

²⁸ Amateka gatekagaho Abakuhani Nyamukuru bali bajege; kyonkai ekiragano kya Ruhanga ekyarugire nyuma, Amateka gabaireho, kikataho Omwanawe ayahindwirwe mugorogoki eira lyona.