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Aburahamu ng’eky’okuboneraku eky’okwikiriza
1Kale tunaakoba ki ku dhaadha waife Aburahamu? Kiki kye tumwegeraku? 2Nguli yafuna obutuukirivu olw’ebikolwa bye yakola, yandibaire ng’agwaine okwesuuta, aye mu maiso ga Katonda azira kye yeesuuta. 3Ebyaghandiikibwa bikoba biti: “Aburahamu yaikiriza Katonda era olw’okwikiriza, Katonda yaamubala okuba omutuukirivu.”4:3: Mainh 15:6; Gal 3:6 4Omukozi asasulwa empeera ye, era tetwalibwa ng’ekirabo obulabo, aye aba agikolereire. 5Aye oyo atakola bwa bikolwa, aye n’aikiriza Katonda oyo atukuza aboonooni n’abafuula abatuukirivu, okwikiriza kwe okwo Katonda kw’asinziiraku okumufuula omutuukirivu. 6Kino Daudi kye yali akoba bwe yayogera ku mukisa gw’omuntu Katonda y’abala okuba omutuukirivu nga ghazira ky’akoze, ng’akoba ati:
7“Ba nkabi abo abasoniyibwa ebyonoono byaibwe,4:7-8: Zab 32:1-2
era ebibi byaibwe ni bibatoolebwaku.
8Wa nkabi oyo Musengwa y’abala nga aziraku kibi.”
9Kale okuba n’enkabi kuno, kwa bakekete bonka oba n’abatali bakekete boona kwaibwe? Kuba tukoba tuti: “Aburahamu yaikiriza Katonda era olw’ekyo Katonda yaamubala okuba omutuukirivu.” 10Kino kyabaagho nga Aburahamu amaze okukeketebwa oba ng’akaali? Tikyaligho ng’amaze okukeketebwa, aye ng’akaali kukeketebwa. 11Olumaliira yakeketebwa, okukeketebwa kwe kaaba akamanhiso akakakasa obutuukirivu, bwe yagheebwa olw’okwikiriza kwe, ng’akaali kukeketebwa memale yaaba dhaadha w’abo boonaboona abaikiriza Katonda, ababalibwa okuba abatuukirivu ni bwe baba nga ti bakekete.4:11: Mainh 17:10 12Ate era oyo ni dhaadha w’abakekete abatakoma ku kya kuba bakekete kyonka, aye abatambulira ni mu bulamu obw’okwikiriza, obuli ng’obwa dhaadha waife Aburahamu bwe yali nabwo ng’akaali kukeketebwa.
Katonda by’asuubiza bifunibwa lwa kwikiriza
13Katonda yasuubiza Aburahamu n’eizaire lye okubagha ensi. Ekisuubizo kino kyagheebwa Aburahamu ti lwa kuba nga yali agema Amateeka, aye olw’okwikiriza, Katonda yamubala okuba omutuukirivu.4:13: Mainh 17:4-6; 22:17-18; Gal 3:29 144:14: Gal 3:18 Kuba nguli abo abagema Amateeka n’abagheebwa ebyo Katonda bye yasuubiza bonka, okwikiriza kwandibaire kwa busa, n’ebyo Katonda bye yasuubiza tibyandigasiisa. 15Amateeka galeeta obusungu bwa Katonda, aye aghazira Mateeka, tighaba kwonoona.
16Kale ni ebyo Katonda bye yasuubiza byesigaime ku kwikiriza, bisobole okubonekera irala nga byali kirabo bulabo Katonda kye yagha obughe eizaire lya Aburahamu lyonalyona. Ekirabo kino ti ky’abo bonka abagema Amateeka, aye n’abo boonaboona abali n’okwikiriza nga Aburahamu kwe yali nakwo. Kuba Aburahamu ni dhaadha waife abaikiriza twenatwena4:16: Gal 3:7 17ng’ebyaghandiikibwa bwe bikoba biti: “Nkutairegho obe dhaadha ow’amaghanga kamaala.” Ekisuubizo kino kyali kituufu mu maiso ga Katonda, Katonda oyo azuukiza abafu era alagira ebiziragho ni bibaagho.4:17: Mainh 17:5 18Aburahamu yaikiriza era yasuubirira ni gh’atandisuubiriire, kyeyava afuuka dhaadha ow’amaghanga kamaala, kuba era n’ebyaghandiikibwa bikoba biti: “Eizaire lyo lityo bwe liriba.”4:18: Mainh 15:5 19Okwikiriza kwe tikwakendeeraku waire yali agheziiza emyaka nga kikumi egy’obukulu, era nga omubiri gwe guboneka ng’oti guzira kye gukaaghanga, era ng’okwo ni kw’otaire n’ekya Sara okuba omugumba.4:19: Mainh 17:17 20Tiyalekayo kwikiriza era ti yabuusabuusa Katonda kye yamusuubiza. Yeeyongera mu kwikiriza, yaagha Katonda ekitiisa 21ng’akakalisa irala nga Katonda aghanga okukola ekyo kye yasuubiza. 22Olw’okwikiriza Aburahamu kyeyava abalibwa okuba omutuukirivu. 23Aye ebibono ebikoba biti: “Yabalibwa okuba omutuukirivu”, tibyaghandiikibwa ku lulwe yenka, 24aye era ni ku lwaife abaikiriza mu oyo eyazuukiza Yesu Musengwa waife, tulibalibwa okuba abatuukirivu. 25Yesu oyo yaitibwa olw’ebibi byaife, yaazuukira tusobole okutoolebwaku omusango.4:25: Isa 53:4-5