Abakolosai 2 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Mbwenu niinyenda ku mumanya oku ndikubeekaniikira munonga, imwe n'Abalaodikeya, n'abandi boona abatakandeebaga.

² Ekyo ninkikora ngu emitima yaabo ebone kugumibwa, bakwatanisiize omuri rukundo, baheebwe obutungi bw'okwetegyerereza kimwe n'okumanya eibanga rya Ruhanga, niwe Kristo.

³ Omuriwe obutungi bwona obw'obwengye n'okumanya nimwo bwetindikire.

⁴ Ekyo naakigamba ngu hatakaagira owaababeihabeihesa ebigambo by'okweshwekyerera.

⁵ Manya nobu ndaabe ntabaine omu mubiri, kwonka ndi hamwe naimwe omu mutima, ninshemererwa kureeba oku mutebeekaine gye, n'oku muhamiire omu kwikiriza Kristo.

Okugira amagara gaijwire omuri Kristo

⁶ N'ahabw'ekyo nk'oku mwayakiire Kristo Yesu Mukama, mube nikwo mwaguma omuriwe,

⁷ mutsimbire emizi kandi mwombekyeirwe omuriwe, muhamiire omu kwikiriza nk'oku mwayegyesiibwe, nimushaagaana omu kusiima.

⁸ Mwerinde hatakaagira owaababeihabeihesa ebigambo by'obwengye, n'oburyarya butarimu nsha, naakuratira emigyenzo y'abantu, nari ebihangwagashani by'omu nsi, kutari kukuratira Kristo.

⁹ Manya omuriwe, omu mubiri gwe, nimwo obwaruhanga bwona butuura.

¹⁰ Naimwe mukatungira omuriwe amagara gaijwire, ahabw'okuba niwe mutwe gw'abategyeki boona n'ab'obushoboorozi.

¹¹ Kandi omuriwe mukasharwa okusharwa okutari kw'engaro, obu mwajuura omubiri gw'obuntu, nikwo kusharwa okwa Kristo.

¹² Mukaziikwa hamwe nawe omu kubatizibwa, oku mwazookyeiremu hamwe nawe ahabw'okwikiriza ebi Ruhanga owaamuzoire omu bafiire, akora.

¹³ Naimwe abaabaire bafeeraire omu bibi, n'omu kutasharwa kw'omubiri gwanyu, Ruhanga akabahindura abahuriire hamwe nawe, yaaheza kutusaasira ebicumuro byaitu byona,

¹⁴ n'okushushuraho ekihandiiko ekyabaire nikitwomesereza, n'eby'omu iteeka ebirikutwihuza. Ekyo kihandiiko akakiihaho, yaakibamba aha musharaba.

¹⁵ Kandi ahari ogwo musharaba, Kristo niho yaayakiire abategyeki n'ab'obushoboorozi ebikwato, akabashungisa butunu naabeesingurira we wenka.

¹⁶ N'ahabw'ekyo, hatarigira owaabacwera orubanja aha bikwatiraine n'ebyokurya n'ebyokunywa, nari ebikwatiraine n'ebiro by'amagyenyi, nainga okuboneka kw'okwezi nari Sabato.

¹⁷ Ebyo byona n'ekinyimanyimi ky'ebiriija, kwonka ekintu nyakabara ni Kristo.

¹⁸ Hataribaho abaabagira ngu timuhikire, ngu ahabw'okuba bo nibeecwendeeka kandi nibaramya baamaraika, nibeesiga eby'okworekwa, baine ebihagi bya busha, ebirikureetwa ebiteekateeko ky'obuntu.

¹⁹ Abantu nk'abo baba batakihamira hari Mutwe, oriisa omubiri gwona, akagukwatanisisa engingo zaagwo n'emitsi yaagwo, gukakura nigunyeetsibwa Ruhanga.

Okufa n'okugira amagara hamwe na Kristo

²⁰ Ku muraabe mwafeeraire hamwe na Kristo aha bihangwagashani by'omu nsi, ahabw'enki nimutwaza nk'abakiri ab'ensi? Ahabw'enki nimworobera ebiragiro ebirikugira biti:

²¹ Otakwataho! Otarozaho! Otakoraho!

²² Haza ebyo byona biri ebihwaho nibikoresibwa, mukakuratira ebyaragiirwe abantu n'eby'enyegyesa yaabo!

²³ Manya ebyo omu mazima nooshusha oti n'eby'obwengye ahabw'okuteera abantu omuhimbo gw'okwehaayo, n'okwecwendeeka n'okusaasa omubiri, kwonka tibiine mugasho n'akakye omu kuzibira okwetenga kw'omubiri.