Yakobo 1 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Nyowe Yakobo, omuheereza wa Ruhanga kandi owa Mukama Yesu Kristo, nimbaramutsya imwe ab'enganda ikumi na ibiri ezaataataine.

Eby'okwikiriza n'eby'obwengye

² Banyaruganda, ku muraagume mwahikwaho ebigyezo by'emiringo etari emwe, mubyemere mushemereirwe,

³ ahabw'okuba nimumanya okugyezibwa kw'okwikiriza kwanyu kurugwamu okuhama.

⁴ Mbwenu murekye okwo kuhama kuhitsye omurimo gwakwo, mubone kuba abahikiire kimwe kandi abahamire omu by'omutima, abataine ki babuzirweho.

⁵ Omuriimwe ku haraabe hariho obuzirwe obwengye, abushabe Ruhanga oha abantu boona n'obufura ataine kanyomo, haza aryabuheebwa.

⁶ Kwonka ashabe aine okwikiriza atarikubangaanisa, ahabw'okuba abangaanisa ari nk'ekingonzi ky'enyanja ekitwarwa omuyaga gukakitooza oku n'oku.

⁷ Omuntu nk'ogwo arekye kuteekateeka ngu naija kugira eki yaatunga ahari Mukama;

⁸ ahabw'okuba n'ow'emitima ebiri, kandi omu mitwarize ye yoona tahamire.

Eby'abooro n'eby'abatungi

⁹ Omunyaruganda omworo ashemereire kwesiima, Ruhanga yaaba amutungwire.

¹⁰ N'omutungi nawe atyo, Ruhanga yaaba amubundikire. Manya omutungi aryahunduuka nk'orurabyo rw'ebishaka.

¹¹ Eizooba ku rirugayo riine ekibiga kirikubabura, rihonzya ebimera, orurabyo rwabyo ruragara, n'oburungi bwabyo buhwaho. N'omutungi nikwo arihwa atyo amaizi omu bi arikwitanira.

Eby'okwohibwa n'okugyezibwa

¹² Omuntu orikugumisiririza okugyezibwa aine omugisha, ahabw'okuba ku ariheza kukwemera, aryaheebwa ekirunga ky'amagara, eki Ruhanga yaaraganiise abamukunda.

¹³ Omuntu ku araayohibwe, arekye kugira ati: Naayohibwa Ruhanga. Manya Ruhanga tayohibwa kibi, kandi nawe wenka tagira ou ayosya,

¹⁴ kureka buri muntu ayohibwa naabeihwabeihwa, kandi naatwarwa okwetenga kwe kubi.

¹⁵ Reero okwetenga okubi ku kutwara enda, kuzaara ekibi; n'ekibi ku kikura, kizaara okufa.

¹⁶ Banyaruganda abakundwa, mutaribeihwabeihwa.

¹⁷ Engabirano yoona n'ekiconco kyona ekihikiire kimwe, biruga omu iguru owa Ruhanga Taata, Omuhangi w'ebyakira omu iguru, ou owe hatabayo kuhindahinduka nari okwiririmba.

¹⁸ Ahabw'okwekundira kwe akatubaisaho n'ekigambo ky'amazima, ngu tube emiganuro y'ebi yaahangire.

Okuhurira n'okukora

¹⁹ Banyaruganda abakundwa, mbwenu eki mukimanye; k'omuntu weena abe orikurahuka kuhurira, kandi otarikurahukirwa kugamba n'okugira ekiniga.

²⁰ Manya omuntu oine ekiniga tahitsya by'okuhikiirira ebi Ruhanga ayenda.

²¹ N'ahabw'ekyo mweiheho emicwe mibi yoona n'emitwarize mibi yoona. Mwakiire n'obucureezi ekigambo eki Ruhanga yaataire omu mitima yaanyu, ekirikubaasa kubajuna.

²² Mube abarikuhitsya ekyo kigambo, mutari abarikukihurira kusha, mukeebeihabeiha.

²³ Manya weena ohurira ekigambo, kwonka atarikukihitsya, ashusha nk'omuntu owaayereebera omu ndeeberwamu.

²⁴ Haza ku ayereeba yaagyenda, ayebwa ahonaaho oku arikushusha.

²⁵ Kwonka oyetegyereza eiteeka erihikiire kimwe, niryo iteeka eritwiha omu buhuuku, haza akarihamiramu, atari muhurizi orikwebwa, kureka omukozi orikurihitsya, aryaheebwa Ruhanga omugisha omu bi arikukora.

²⁶ Omuntu orikwemanya ngu n'omunyadiini, kwonka atarikutegyeka rurimi rwe, kureka akeebeihabeiha omu mutima, ogwo muntu ediini ye n'eya busha.

²⁷ Ediini empuuhe kandi etasiisikaire mu maisho ga Ruhanga Tataitwe niyo egi: okushuura efuuzi n'abafaakazi bari omu naku, kandi n'okwerinda okushiishwa ensi.