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YEZU KRISTU AKUKIRA BAMALAIKA.

1 Mungu, ka yamazire kufumorera batatenkuru n’omunwa gw’abalagi, engendo ningi n’obwenge bwingi, 2 mu naku zinu zo kuhereruka natufumorera n’Omwana, owe yagizire muhunguzi wa byona, yamazire kuhanga ensi zona muli wenene; 3 kai obw’ali bukuru bw’ikuzo lye n’olunyamo lw’obubaho bwe, n’obw’agumya byona n’ekigambo ch’obuhicha bwe, ka yamazire kutukiza mu biheno byetu, naikara mw’igulu ha bulyo bw’obukuru; 4 yakizire bamalaika mu lulengo olwo izina elyo yaherwe likizire elyabo.

5 Kuba ni mumalaika ki ayagambirwe Mungu ati: Oli Mwana wange, nakuzara lero? Kai ati: Ndiba Ise, kandi wenene aliba Mwana wange? 6 Kandi, ka yatahize omuzigezo we mu nsi, nagira ati: Bamalaika bona ba Mungu bamuhabudu. 7 Nikwo, eby’abamalaika akutenga ati: Akugira bamalaika be emiyaga, kai abakuratizi be nabagira olubezi lw’omuliro; 8 nawe eby’Omwana nagira ati: Ekitega chawe, iwe Mungu, kili mu myaka z’emyaka; ekilezu ch’obukama bwawe ni kilezu ch’oburonge. 9 Okayenda obuhikire, nohata obutahikire; hatyo, iwe Mungu, Mungu wawe akakusigya amazuta g’omuzaho, kukiraho abezanu. 10 Kandi ati: N’iwe, Mukama, ayahangire ensi ha butandikiro, kai igulu ni mulimo gw’emikono zawe. 11 Balisingarika, nawe iwe oliberaho; kai bona balikokora nk’omwenda, 12 kandi olibahindula nk’omugutu, nibahinduka; nawe iwe, okwikara nk’okw’oli, kai emyaka zawe tizilihwaho.

13 Akagambira mumalaika ki ati: Ikara ha bulyo bwange, kuhika ngire abahate bawe kihumuzo ch’amaguru gawe? 14 Si tibali bona emyoyo ezitumirwe kukolera abali no kuhungula obuchunguki?

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1 Nicho tuli no kukana kuhicha kuzima ebyo twahulire, tutayeywa. 2 Kuba, raba ebigamboebyamanyisibwe bamalaika nibisimbagirira, kai obutambuki n’obugome bwabyo nibunaranazibwa kihikire, 3 tulikira tuta, tukagaya ebigambo ebituletera obuchunguki bwa kimo, ebyatandikire kumanyisibwa Omukama, nibigumisibwa ababihulire, 4 kai bonene nibagumisibwa Mungu n’enyamo n’amahano n’eby’ amani by’enganda ningi, n’obugabi bw’Omwoyo Mutakatifu, nk’okwo yayendaga?

5 Kuba Mungu tiyahere bamalaika kutwal’ensi y’enaku z’obusyo, eyo tukugamba. 6 Omo akatenga mu Nandiko ati: Omuntu ni kiha, ohiche kumwizuka, hamo omwana w’omuntu, ohiche kumusura? 7 Wamuhere kukirwa bamalaika mwanya munoro, nawe kumara wamwizwize ikuzo n’isima, kai wamuhere kugerera emilimo z’emikono zawe; 8 watereho byona ifwo y’ebigere bye. Mbe obwo yamuhere kugerera byona, tiyasigire kintu n’ekimo ekitagererwa wenene, naho tutakabwene kuhika hati okwo byona bigererwa wenene.

9 Nawe tukubona okwo Yezu, ayaliga akizirwe bamalaika mwanya munoro, yezuzibwe ikuzo n’isima kuber’olufu olwo yemere, Mungu mu bufura bwe yayenzire afwerere bona. 10 Kuba chaliga kihikire Mungu, ayahangire byona kubera wenene omwene, obwo yayendaga kusagara abana bengi mw’ikuzo, atakatifuze mu busasi kana buchunguzi bwabo. 11 Kuba omutakatifuza n’abatakatifuzibwa bakuruga bona hali omo. Nicho atakorw’ensoni kubayeta batabani babo, nagira ati: 12 Ndimanyisya izina lyawe mu batabani betu; ndikukuza mu bukobe bw’abantu. 13 Kai ati: Ndimwesigirira. Kandi ati: Nkwiza n’abana bange, abo Mungu yampere. 14 Mbe obw’abana bali n’engingo n’ensagama, wenene yazikobere nabo, asingariche no kufwa kwe ayaliga ali mukuru w’olufu, nilyo Isitani, 15 kandi achungule abaliga bali mu bwiru mu bulame bwabo bwona, kuber’obutini bw’olufu.

16 Kuba takuchungula bamalaika, nawe oluganda lwa Ibrahimu. 17 Nicho yaliga ali no kwingana n’abatabani babo muli byona, abe ha meso ga Mungu musaserdoti mukuru w’ekisa na mwesigwa wo kuhicha kwenaranaliza ebiheno by’ihanga. 18 Kuba obusasi n’oburozibwa obwo yayemere, nibwo bukumuha kuzuna abakurozibwa.

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YEZU KRISTU AKUKIRA MUSA.

1 Mbe hatyo, bana betu batakatifu, abakobere obwesi bwo mw’igulu, mwetegereze Yezu, entumwa n’omusaserdoti mukuru y’edini eyo tukuruba, 2 ayesigirwa ayamutereho, nk’okwo Musa yaliga ali mu nzu ye yona. 3 Kuba yalengerwe kuhabwa ikuzo lingi kukira elya Musa, obw’omwombeki w’enzu akukuzibwa kukira enzu yonene. 4 Kuba buli nzu yona eli n’omwombeki wayo; nawe Mungu niwe yahangire byona.

5 Nikwo, Musa akaba mwesigwa mu nzu yona ya Mungu, nk’entumwa ekumanyisya ebyo yatumirwe kugamba; 6 nawe Kristu ali nk’omwana mu nzu yabo: kai enzu egyo n’itwe, tukaba nitugumya kuhika ha muhero obwesige n’ikuzo elyo tukutegeza.

ABAYAHUDI BEKENGE, BATAFWERWA BUSA.

7 Nicho Omwoyo Mutakatifu natugambirira ati: Lero mukahulira ilaka lye, 8 mutagumya emitima zanu, nk’olunaku lw’ebiniga n’olunaku lwo kurozibwa mw’irungu, 9 aho beswenkuru bandolize, bayenzire kumanya obuhicha bwange, nibabona ebikorwa byange 10 mu myaka makumi ana; nicho nanigahalire oluzaro lunu, ningira nti: Emitima zabo zikuhaba bucha bucha, kai tibamanyire emihanda zange; 11 hatyo nindahira mu biniga byange nti: Tibalitahira mu buhumuliro bwange.

12 Bana betu, mwemanye, atabaho n’omo mul’imwe w’omutima mubi gwo kumusiha kuleka kwikiriza, akatagana na Mungu akulora; 13 nawe muhanane naku zona, omwanya gukiliho oguyetwa Lero, hatabaho n’omo wo kukongibwa ebiheno no kwegumya. 14 Kuba tukobere na Kristu, tukaba nitugumya kuhika ha muhero kwikiriza okwo twaliga tuli nakwo muli wenene ha butandikiro, 15 ka kikugambwa kiti: Lero mukahulira ilaka lye, mutagumya emitima zanu, nka mu biniga ebyo. 16 Kuba abandi, ka balihulire, nibanigahaza Omukama; nawe ti bona abo Musa yahurukize mu Misri. 17 Nawe Mungu akanigahalira ga mu myaka makumi ana? T’abo abahenire, abasigire emitumbi zabo zinyamire mw’irungu? 18 Kai Mungu akalahirira ga ati: Timulitahira mu buhumuliro bwange, batali abatekirize? 19 Mbe hatyo tukubona okw’obutekiriza bwabo nibwo bwabazibire kubutahamo.

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OBUHUMULIRO BWA MUNGU.

1 Mbe tutine kugaya omulago gwo kutaha mu buhumuliro bwe, omo n’omo mul’imwe akabula kubutahamo. 2 Kuba gukamanyisibwa itwe nka bonene; nawe ekigambo echo bahulire tichabagasire kintu, obwo chaliga kitakwatene no kwikiriza mu bantu abakihulire. 3 Nawe itwe abekirize, tulitahira mu buhumuliro, nk’okwo chandikirwe kiti: Nk’okwo nalahire mu biniga byange, tibalitahira mu buhumuliro bwange; nibw’obuhumuliro obwo yatahiremo, ka yamazire emilimo ze mu buhangi bw’ensi. 4 Kuba akatenga handi eby’ olunaku lwa musanzu, nagira ati: Kai Mungu nahumura olunaku lwa musanzu lw’emilimo ze zona. 5 Kai hanu ati: Tibalitahira mu buhumuliro bwange.

6 Mbe obw’abandi bonka nibo balibutahamo, n’obwo abatandikire kuhabwa omulago batabutahiremo kuber’obutekiriza bwabo, 7 Mungu nasuba kutaho olunaku, nagira ati: Lero, engambo ya Daudi, naku ningi zarabireho, nk’okwo nagambire oluguru nti: Lero mukahulira ilaka lye, mutagumya emitima zanu. 8 Kuba Yoswe akiba ababonere obuhumuliro, Mungu tiyakusubire kugamba olunaku lundi. 9 Mbe ihanga lya Mungu lili no kuhabwa obuhumuliro bundi. 10 Kuba ayatahire mu buhumuliro bwa Mungu akuhumura mu milimo ze, nka Mungu mu ze. 11 Mbe twanguhe kutahamo mu buhumuliro bwa Mungu, hatabaho n’omo wo kugwa, akaruba endolero eyo y’obutekiriza.

12 Ekigambo cha Mungu kikulora, kili n’amani, kai kikutaha mu nda nk’embanda namogi abili; kikuhika ha ntaganiro y’omwoyo n’obwenge, y’enonga n’isokoro, kai kikusobora ebitekateko n’obwetegeki bw’omutima. 13 Tihaliho ekihangwa ekitakubonwa ebusyo ye; nawe byona ni busa na ha bweru mu meso g’alitutonganisya.

YEZU KRISTU, OMUSASERDOTI MUKURU.

14 Mbe, obwo tuli n’omusaserdoti mukuru, Yezu, Omwana wa Mungu, ayatahire mw’igulu, mbe tugume mu kwikiriza. 15 Kuba tituli n’omusaserdoti mukuru atakuhicha kusasira obunoge bwetu; nawe akarozibwa nk’etwe muli byona, nzira ekiheno. 16 Mbe tugende n’obwesige ha kitega ch’enema, niho tusasirwe, nitubona obuhwezi bw’enema mu bukene bwetu.

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1 Kuba buli musaserdoti mukuru wena akuruga mu bantu natebwaho kuber’abantu mu magambo ga Mungu, ahereze emiherezo n’ebitambo byo kuliha ebiheno; 2 akuhicha kusasira abatakumanya n’abakuhaba, obwo wenene wena azingirwe obunoge; 3 kai nicho ali no kuhereza ebitambo byo kuliha ebiheno ha mwanya gwe na ha mwanya gw’ihanga.

4 Kandi taliho akweha omwene ikuzo elyo; nawe ali no kwetwa Mungu, nk’Aroni. 5 Mbe nikwo na Kristu, tiyegabire omwene obukuru bw’omusaserdoti mukuru, nawe akabuhabwa ayamugambire ati: Oli Mwana wange, nakuzara lero. 6 Nk’okwo akugamba na handi ati: Oli musaserdoti kuhika ha butahwa n’obutahwa, nka Melkisedeki. 7 Mu naku z’engingo ze, ka yahereze esala n’obukurasi bwe, hamo n’obuhamuki buhango n’amaziga, hali onu ayayendaga kumuchungula mu lufu, akahulirwa kuber’obukuza bwe. 8 Kandi, naho yaliga ali Mwana wa Mungu, akayega kuhulira, mu busasi bwona obwo yasasibwe; 9 kai ka yahikire mw’ikuzo lye, akaba kana buchunguzi bw’abakumuhulira bona, 10 Mungu yamugizire musaserdoti mukuru, nka Melkisedeki.

11 Muly’ebyo tuli n’ebigambo bingi byo kugamba, kai kubisombora kugumire, kuba mwagumirwa kubihulira. 12 Kuba omwanya ogwo gwona mwakubere bolekerezi, kai muchali no kwolekererwa ebyo kutandika by’ebigambo bya Mungu; mwabere nk’ali no kunwesibwa amata, ebilyo bigumire pai. 13 Mbe akunwesibwa amata gonka, takuhicha kuhulira ebigambo by’obuhikire, kuba achali namuto. 14 Nawe ebilyo bigumire ni by’abahikire, abamanyire kutaganisya ebizima n’ebibi.

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ABAZEMI. — KUTEGEZA.

1 Mbe tuleke ebya Kristu ebyo batandika kwolekererwa, nitugambe ebihikire koto, tutasuba kutaho ebili oluhazu lw’edini: kwenaraliza ebikorwa by’olufu, no kwikiriza Mungu, 2 n’ebya Batisimu, no kutaho emikono, no kuzoka kw’abafu, n’elamu etahwaho. 3 Tulakola tutyo, Mungu akatufuha. 4 Kuba tikikuhikibwa abamulikirwe lugendo lumo, abalolize mugabo gw’igulu, abakobere eby’Omwoyo Mutakatifu, 5 kandi abalolize n’ebigambo bizima bya Mungu n’entungwa z’emyaka ezilaiza, 6 nibagwa, bakasuba kuhimboka mu kwenaranaza, bonene abakusuba kulega ha musalaba Omwana wa Mungu muli bonene, nibamukoz’ensoni. 7 Kuba itaka, ka ligwerwa kengi enzula niliraba emikubi ezikugasira abalimi balyo, likuhabwa omugisa gwa Mungu. 8 Nawe ka liraba amahwa n’olumbugu, likwangwa, kai lili hehi no kuzumirizibwa; litamwe liyokibwe.

9 Nawe, bendwa bange, tukubayendeza ebizima n’ebili hehi n’obuchunguki kukiraho, naho twafumora tutyo. 10 Kuba Mungu tabura kuba muronge, akayebwa ebikorwa byanu n’obwendani obwo mwamanyisize, nimukolera abatakatifu nk’okwo mwakozire kara. 11 Nawe tukwegonga buli muntu wena mul’ imwe ayesinirize kuguma mu butegeza bwe bwona kuhika ha muhero, 12 niho mutalengahara, nawe mube barubirizi b’abalihungula emirago, no kwikiriza kwabo n’obweguminsiriza bwabo.

13 Mungu ka yalaganisize Ibrahimu, obw’aliga atali n’ondi amukizire, ahiche kumulahirira, akelahirira omwene, 14 nagira ati: Nikwo, ndikuha omugisa mwingi, kai ndikanisya obuzare bwawe. 15 Hatyo Ibrahimu, ka yalindirire n’obweguminsiriza, akabona omulago niguhika. 16 Kuba abantu bakulahirira ababakirize, kai ekilahiro, ekili kuti mukwatirizo, kikumar’empaka zabo. 17 Nicho Mungu, ka yayenzire kumanyisya kotokoto abahunguzi b’omulago obusimbagirizi bw’obwetegeki bwe, nataho ekilahiro, 18 tuhiche kuhumuzibwa muno ebigambo bibili ebitakuhicha kuhinduka, obwo Mungu tahicha kubeha, itwe abakwirukira ebizima ebyo batugambire kutegeza. 19 Obutegeza obwo tukubugumya nk’isika ligumire, lisimbagirire ly’omwoyo gwetu; bukutahamo kuhika mu nda y’ikingirizo, 20 aho Yezu, nk’omwebembezi, yatahiremo ha mwanya gwetu, obwo yagizirwe musaserdoti mukuru w’emyaka ezitahwaho, nka Melkisedeki.

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OBUSASERDOTI BWA MELKISEDEKI.

1 Kuba Melkisedeki ogwo, omukama wa Salemi, omusaserdoti wa Mungu mukuru koto, ayagenzire kwesungana Ibrahimu, akiruga kusinga abakama, namuha omugisa, 2 naherezibwa Ibrahimu ekihinzu ch’ekumi cha byona; ali munomuno, nk’omwo izina lye ligambira, mukama w’obuhikire, kandi mukama wa Salemi, nikwo kugira oti: mukama w’omulebo; 3 atali n’ese na nina, n’oluganda lwona pai; atali na butandikiro bw’enaku ze nali muhero gwazo, akususana atyo n’Omwana wa Mungu, niwe akwikara ali musaserdoti mu myaka ezitahwaho. 4 Lora, omuntu ogwo akuherezibwa Ibrahimu ekihinzu ch’ekumi ch’omunyago gwe, ali mukuru ata si!

5 Abakuhabwa obusaserdoti mu bana ba Levi, Ekilagiro kikubalagira kutwala ekihinzu ch’ekumi mw’ihanga, nibo batabani babo, naho bonene bona barugire hal’Ibrahimu. 6 Nawe atali w’oluganda lwabo akasoroza Ibrahimu ekihinzu ch’ekumi, naha kana milago omugisa. 7 Mbe koto omukuru niwe akuha omuto omugisa. 8 Kai hanu, nibo abantu abakufwa abahabwa ekihinzu ch’ekumi; nawe haliya, omuhabwa akugambwa okw’ akulora bucha bucha. 9 Kandi nkugamba nti: Levi, akusoroza abandi ekihinzu ch’ekumi, akakiliha wenene mul’Ibrahimu; 10 kuba yaliga akili mu nsigo za Ibrahimu, Melkisedeki ka yezire kumwesungana.

OBUSASERDOTI BWA KARA TIBUKILIHO.

11 Mbe obuhikire bukiba nibuhicha kuruga mu busaserdoti bwa Levi, (kuba abantu bakahabwa Ekilagiro ha bwa bwonene), hatyo kubaki haimukibwa omusaserdoti ondi nka Melkisedeki, nk’Aroni pai? 12 Kuba obusaserdoti obwo bwahindukire, Ekilagiro chona kili no kuhinduka. 13 Kuba ayagambwaho ebyo ali w’oluganda lundi; muli lwonene tihaliho ayahereze ha lutare. 14 Kuba kinu kili ha bweru: Omukama wetu akaruga muli Yuda, oluganda olwo Musa atagambire kintu eby’abasaserdoti, 15 kai munomuno akemuka omusaserdoti ondi nasusana nka Melkisedeki, 16 ataterweho ha bw’omuku gw’ekinangingo, nawe ha bw’obuhicha bw’obulame bwe obutahwaho. 17 Kuba Enandiko zikumanyisya ziti: Oli musaserdoti mu myaka ezitahwaho, nka Melkisedeki. 18 Mbe hatyo omuku gwa mbele gwalazibwe, kuber’obunoge n’obutagasa bwagwo. 19 Kuba Ekilagiro tichalesire kintu ha buhikire; nawe chatulesire ha butegeza buzima muno, obutwiriza hehi na Mungu.

OBUKURU BW’OBUSASERDOTI BWA KRISTU.

20 Kai obusaserdoti obwo bukatebwaho n’ekilahiro, (abandi tibagizirwe basaserdoti n’ekilahiro, 21 nawe onu ali n’ekilahiro, obwo Mungu yamugambire ati: Omukama akalahira, kai talyefuza, nagira ati: Oli musaserdoti mu myaka ezitahwaho); 22 hatyo Yezu ali mutwerezi w’omulago muzima muno kukiraho.

23 Kandi muli bonene abasaserdoti bakaba bengi, kuba olufu lwabazibiraga kuberaho; 24 nawe onu, obw’akwikara obutahwa, ali n’obusaserdoti obutahwaho. 25 Nicho ali n’obuhicha bwo kuchungula obutahwa abakwirira hehi na Mungu muli wenene, obw’akulora bucha bucha atutwezere.

26 Mbe chaliga kingene tube n’omusaserdoti mukuru nk’ogwo atyo, mutakatifu, mbula kabi, nzira ntambala, atagene n’abaheni, ali oluguru lw’igulu; 27 atali no kuhereza ebitambo buli lunaku, nk’abasaserdoti baliya, kutandika kuber’ebiheno bye bya wenene, kumara kuber’eby’abandi; kuba echo akakikola lugendo lumo namara, olwo yayehereze omwene. 28 Ekilagiro kikataho abasaserdoti bezwire obunoge; nawe ekigambo ch’ekilahiro, ekihererukira Ekilagiro, kikutaho Omwana, ahikire obutahwa n’obutahwa.

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OMULAGO MUHYA.

1 Ekiliho ni kinu: tuli n’omusaserdoti mukuru akuhicha kwikara ha bulyo bw’ekitega ch’obukuru bwa Mungu mw’igulu, 2 ali musaserdoti w’ahantu hatakatifu na tabernakulo ya kimo, eyo Omukama yayombekire, omuntu pai. 3 Kuba buli musaserdoti mukuru wena akutebwaho kuhereza emiherezo n’ebitambo; nicho na wenene alagirirwe kuba n’echo kuhereza. 4 Mbe akiba ali mu nsi, tiyakubere musaserdoti, obwo baliho abakuhereza emiherezo ha bw’Ekilagiro, 5 nibakolera edini eli kisusano n’ekiminimini ch’ebyo mw’igulu, nk’okwo chagambirwe Musa, ka yayenzire kwombeka tabernakulo, kiti: Lora, engambo ya Mungu, nokole byona nk’endolero eyo wayolekibwe mw’ibanga.

6 Nawe owetu akahabwa obusaserdoti buzima muno, bwinganisya n’obutwerezi bwe bw’omulago muzima muno, oguli n’endagano nzima muno kukira ogwa kara. 7 Kuba omulago gwo kutandika gukiba gutalebire, ogwa kabili tigwakubereho. 8 Kuba Mungu nabachahalira nagira ati: Lora, enaku zilaiza, engambo y’Omukama, aho ndagira omulago muhya n’enzu ya Israeli n’enzu ya Yuda; 9 tiguliba nk’omulago ogwo nagizire na besenkuru, olwo nabakwatire omukono nimbahurucha mu nsi ya Misri, kuba tibagumize omulago gwange, kai ine nimbanagirana, engambo y’Omukama. 10 Nawe ngugwo omulago ogwo ndagira n’enzu ya Israeli, enaku ezo ka zilahwaho, engambo y’Omukama: ndinyama ebilagiro byange mu bwenge bwabo, kai ndibyandika mu mutima gwabo; ndiba Mungu wabo, kai bonene baliba ihanga lyange; 11 kandi taliho alisuba kwolekerera owezabo na mutabani wabo ati: Omanyega Omukama; kuba bona balimmanya, kutandikira ha muto kuhika ha mukuru muli bonene; 12 kuba ndibakiza entambala zabo, kai tindisuba kwizuka ebiheno byabo. 13 Obwo yagambire ati: Omulago muhya, yamanyisize okwo ogwa kara gwakokwere. Mbe echa kara n’ekikokoro kili hehi no kuhwaho.

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OMULAGO GWA KARA GWAHWEREHO.

1 Omulago gw’era gwona gwaliga guli n’emiku zo kukolera Mungu, na hantu hatakatifu mu nsi. 2 Kuba tabernakulo yaliga eyombekirwe, halimo mu kihinzu cho kutandika omutereko, n’oluguzo, n’emikate z’omuherezo; ekihinzu echo chayetwaga kiti: Hatakatifu. 3 Kandi enuma y’ekingirizo cha kabili haliga haliho ekihinzu cha kabili cha tabernakulo, echayetwaga kiti: Hatakatifu h’Abatakatifu, 4 omwo haliga halimo ekituntumuzyo ch’ezahabu, n’isandikwa ly’Omulago liswekirwe ezahabu lyona, halimo mu nda yalyo ekitwaro ch’ezahabu elimo manu n’enkoni y’Aroni eyaliga esebukire, n’embaho z’Omulago. 5 Oluguru lw’isandikwa haliga haliho bakerubimib’ikuzo, abaliga nibasweka ahantu h’obutwerezi n’ekiminimini chabo. Nawe ti mwanya hati gwo kutonda ebyo byona.

6 Mbe ebintu ebyo bitonzire bityo, abasaserdoti batahamoga naku zona mu kihinzu cho kutandika cha tabernakulo, ka bakolaga omulimo gwabo; 7 nawe mu kihinzu cha kabili omusaserdoti mukuru wenka yatahamoga lugendo lumo lwonka buli mwaka, ategwire echamba echo yaherezaga kuber’obutamanya bwe n’obw’abantu. 8 Omwoyo Mutakatifu akwoleka muly’ebyo okw’omuhanda gw’ahantu hatakatifu gwaliga gutakazibukire, tabernakulo yo kutandika ekiliho. 9 Ni kisusano ch’ebyaliga bili mu naku ezo, aho baherezaga emiherezo n’ebitambo ebitahichaga kuyeza omutima, obwo bili biliyo n’omunwo chonka, 10 n’obunabya bw’enganda ningi, n’emitorotongo z’ekinangingo, ezaliga zilagirwe chonka kuhika ha mwanya gwo kuzihindula.

YEZU KRISTU AKATUCHUNGUZA ENSAGAMA YE.

11 Nawe Yezu Kristu omusaserdoti mukuru w’ebizima ebilaiza, ka yezire, akaraba mu tabernakulo mpango na nzima muno kukiraho, etakozirwe emikono z’abantu, nikwo kugamba oti: etahangirwe nk’ebindi, 12 natahamo lugendo lumo mu hatakatifu, n’echamba ch’empaya hamo ch’enana pai, nawe n’ensagama ye, natubonera obuchunguki obutahwaho. 13 Kuba, raba echamba ch’empaya n’ech’enumi n’isamula ly’izu ly’enananibitakatifuza abarofuhere, babone obuyezi bw’ekinangingo, 14 kai ensagama ya Kristu, ayehereze omwene atali na ntambala hali Mungu ha bw’Omwoyo Mutakatifu, elyeza eta si omutima gwetu mu bikorwa by’olufu, niho tukolere Mungu akulora!

15 Hatyo ali mutwerezi w’omulago muhya, niho abayesirwe bahabwe omulago gw’omuhungulo ogutahwaho, kuber’ olufu olwo yayemere, alihe entambala ezikorzirwe mu mulago gwo kutandika. 16 Mbe omulagoguliho, omulagi ali no kufwa. 17 Kuba omulago gukugumisibwa olufu lwonka, obwo gutali na mugaso, omulagi akili mwoyo. 18 Nicho omulago gwo kutandika gwonene tigwatebwaho, echamba kitaliho. 19 Mbwenu Musa, ka yamazire kusoma ha meso g’abantu bona emiku zona z’Ekilagiro, natwara echamba ch’enana n’empaya, hamo n’amenzi n’obwoya bw’enabalega butukwire, na hysopo, nasamulira ekitabo chonene n’abantu bona, 20 nagira ati: Nich’echamba ch’omulago ogwo Mungu yabalagirire. 21 Kandi nasamulira n’echamba tabernakulo n’ebitwaro byamo byona. 22 Mbwenu ha bw’Ekilagiro, kihwa byona bikuyezibwa echamba, kai nzira buseseki bw’echamba, kukizibwa tikuliho.

23 Mbe, obw’ebisusano by’ebintu byo mw’igulu bikuyezibwa bityo, ebintu byonene byo mw’igulu byaliga bili no kuyezibwa ebitambo bizima muno kukiraho ebyo. 24 Kuba Yezu tiyatahiremo mu hatakatifu ahakozirwe emikono z’abantu, hali kisusano ch’ahatakatifu ha kimo, nawe mw’igulu honene, atwemerere hati ebusyo ya Mungu. 25 Kai tiyayehereze engendo ningi, nk’okw’omusaserdoti mukuru atahiramo buli mwaka n’echamba kigeni, 26 kuba hatyo yakulagirwe kusaswa engendo ningi kuruga ha butandikiro bw’ensi; nawe kasi! akabonekera lugendo lumo lwonka ha muhero gw’emyaka, asingariche ekiheno n’ekitambo che. 27 Kandi nka nikwo kilagirwe abantu kufwa lugendo lumo, kumara balamurwe, 28 nikwo na Kristu yayehereze lugendo lumo, akize ebiheno bya bengi; olwa kabili alibonekera atali na ntambala, achungule abamulindirira.

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EBITAMBO BYA KARA BYALIGA BILEBIRE.

1 Kuba Ekilagiro, ekili n’ekiminimini chonka ch’ebilaiza, nawe ekisusano chonene chabyo pai, tikikuhicha nangu kutakatifuza abakwirira hehi na lutare, n’ebitambo ebikuherezibwa obutalekera buli mwaka. 2 Bikaba bili bityo, bakulekire kubihereza, kuba abakukola batyo tibakusubire kuzitoherwa ebiheno byabo mu mitima zabo, obwo bakukizibwe lumo. 3 Nawe kasi! ebitambo ebyo bikwizukiza ebiheno buli mwaka. 4 Waza! echamba ch’enumi n’empaya tikikuhicha na kanoro kwihamo ebiheno.

EKITAMBO CHA YEZU KRISTU.

5 Nicho Yezu, ka yezire mu nsi, yagambirire ati: Tiwayenzire ebitambo n’emiherezo, nawe wambumbire engingo; 6 ebitambo byo kuliha ebiheno tibyakusemerere. 7 Hatyo nkagamba nti: Ka nize, nk’okwo chandikirwe hal’ine mu Kitabo, nkole, iwe Mungu, eby’okwenda. 8 Ka yagambire ati: Tiwayenzire ebitambo n’emiherezo, nali ebitambo byo kuliha ebiheno, kai tiwasemererwe ebikuherezibwa ha bw’Ekilagiro, 9 nasuba nagira ati: Ka nize, nkole eby’okwenda, iwe Mungu. Hatyo akwihaho ekitambo cho kutandika, ateho echa kabili. 10 Nikwo kwenda kwa Mungu okwatutakatifwize n’engingo za Yezu Kristu, ezaherezibwe lugendo lumo.

11 Abasaserdoti baliya bayemereraga buli lunaku nibatamba nibahereza ebitambo ebyo byonene, ebitakuhicha nangu kwihamo ebiheno, 12 nawe onu, ka yahereze ekitambo kimo chonka cho kuliha ebiheno, naikara kimo ha bulyo bwa Mungu, 13 nalindirira kuruga hati abahate be babe kihumuzo ch’amaguru ge. 14 Kuba n’obuhereza bumo akaleta ha buhikire abo yatakatifwize, mu butahwa n’obutahwa. 15 Nich’ech’Omwoyo Mutakatifu wenene akutumanyisya. Kuba ka yamazire kugamba ati: 16 Ngugw’omulago ogwo ndagira nabo, naku ezo zahikire, engambo y’Omukama; ndinyama ebilagiro byange mu mitima zabo, kai ndibyandika mu bwenge bwabo, 17 nasuba nagira ati: Kandi tindisuba kwizuka ebiheno byabo n’entambala zabo. 18 Mbe aho kukizibwa kw’ebiheno kuli, ekitambo cho kuliha ebiheno tikikili na mulimo.

KUGUMA HALI YEZU KRISTU. — ABAZEMI.

19 Mbe hatyo, bana betu, obwo tukumanya kimo okwo tulitaha mu hatakatifu kuber’ensagama ya Kristu, 20 mu muhanda muhya nigulora, ogwo yatwolekize mw’ikingirizo, nizo engingo ze, 21 n’okwo tuli n’omusaserdoti mukuru, akugerera enzu ya Mungu, 22 twirire hehi, tuli n’omutima ogutakuziga no kwikiriza kwingi, omutima guyezire mu biheno, n’engingo zinabire mu menzi gayezire; 23 tugume, tusimbagirire mu butegeza bwetu, kuba ayatulaganisize ali mwesigwa; 24 kandi tulorane, niho tugumyanye mu bwenzi na mu bikorwa bizima; 25 tutaleka kusumba hamo, nk’okwo abandi bamanyire kukola, nawe tuhanane, munomuno obwo mwabona olunaku nilwirira hehi. 26 Nawe tukekiriza kuhena, twamazire tuhabwa obumanyi bw’obukomereza, tihakiliho ekitambo cho kuliha ebiheno, 27 nawe hasaga kulindirira kutamize kw’obulamuzi n’obutagate bw’omuliro ogulyocha abahate.

28 Ayatambukire ekilagiro cha Musa, akufwa atabwen’ ekisa na kanoro, embona ibili hamo isatu ziliho: 29 kai mukuchwa muti: alilamurwa ebinaranazo bihango bita, alalibatire Omwana wa Mungu, alagayire ensagama y’omulago eyamutakatifwize, n’alazumire Omwoyo gw’enema? 30 Kuba tukumanya ayagambire ati: Hal’ine enzigu, hal’ine obulihi. Kandi ati: Omukama alilamula ihanga lye. 31 Kitamize kugwa mu ngaro za Mungu akulora.

32 Mbe mwizuke enaku zo kutandika ezo, mwamazire kumulikirwa, aho mwayemere obulemo n’obusasi buhango: 33 ha lubazu nimubonesibwa mu buzumwa na mu bunale, ha lubazu nimuba bezabo abayemeraga ebyo. 34 Kuba mwasasinyire okwo muli n’obutunga buzima muno kukiraho n’obutasuka. 35 Mbe mutanaga obwesige bwanu, kuba bulihabwa omuhero muhango. 36 Kuba obweguminsiriza bubalagirwe, mubone ebyo mwalaganisibwe, mukaba nimukola ebyo Mungu akwenda. 37 Hasagaho mwanya muke, kai ali no kwiza akwiza, takwirirwa. 38 Mbe omuzima wange akutungwa kwikiriza; nawe akarugaho, talisemerera omwoyo gwange. 39 Itwe tituli nk’abakurugaho babule, nawe tuli nk’abakugumya kwikiriza, bachungule omwoyo gwabo.

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ENDOLERO ZO KWIKIRIZA.

1 Mbe kwikiriza ni nsimbagiriro y’ebyo tuli no kutegeza n’obumanyisya bw’ebyo tutakubona. 2 Ab’era bakasimwa kubera kwonene. 3 Kubera kwikiriza tukumanya okw’ensi yakozirwe ekigambo cha Mungu, niho ebyaliga bitakubonwa bibonwe. 4 Kubera kwikiriza Abeli nahereza Mungu omuherezo ogukizile ogwa Kaini, nayetwa muzima, obwo Mungu nayanankula emiherezo ze; kai kubera kwonene achatenga, naho afwire. 5 Kubera kwikiriza Henoki nasagarwa, atafwa; kai yaliga atakibonwa, obwo Mungu yaliga amusagere; kuba atakasagerwe, yaliga amanyisibwe okwo yasemerezaga Mungu.

6 Mbe kwikiriza kutaliho, titukuhicha kusemereza Mungu; kuba akwirira hehi na Mungu alagirwe kwikiriza okw’ aliho n’okw’akuhera abakumuhiga. 7 Kubera kwikiriza Noe, ka yamanyisibwe ebyo yaliga atakabwene, nakanguka nakola obwato, achungule ababo; hatyo nasinga ensi naba muhunguzi w’obuhikire, obukuruga mu kwikiriza. 8 Kubera kwikiriza Ibrahimu, ka yayesirwe, nahulira nagenda mu nsi eyo yaliga ali no kuhungula, nagenda atakumanya aho yazaga. 9 Kubera kwikiriza natura mu nsi y’endagano, nka mu buyezi, ali mu mahema, nka Izaki na Yakobo, abakobere nage endagano ezo. 10 Kuba yalindiriraga ekikale ch’oluhazu lusimbagirire, echo Mungu ali mukozi n’omwombeki wacho.

11 Kubera kwikiriza Sara wena, naho yaliga ali mugumba, nahabwa obuhicha bwo kutwal’enda, yabere mukokoro, kuba yesigiriraga ayaliga amulaganisize. 12 Hatyo ha muntu omo wenka (ayaliga akokwere) nibarugaho abezukuru bengi, nk’enenezi zo mu lutumba n’omuseni gwa ha chambu ogutabarwa. 13 Bakafwa bona mu kwikiriza, bataherwe eby’endagano; nawe bakabibona nibabitigisya kuruga hara, bamanyire okwo baliga bali bageni na balibasi mu nsi. 14 Kuba abakufumora batyo bakwolecha okwo bakuhiga obusi. 15 Kai bakiba nibatekateka obwo barugiremo, bakubwene omwanya gwo kubusubamo; 16 nawe bayegongaga obundi buzima muno kukiraho, nibw’obwo mw’igulu. Nicho Mungu takorw’ensoni kweyeta Mungu wabo, kuba yabachumire ekikale.

17 Kubera kwikiriza Ibrahimu nahereza Izaki, ka yarozibwe; kai yaherezaga omwana we nagumo, ayaliga aherwe endagano, 18 naho yaliga agambirwe kinu kiti: Mul’Izaki olibona obuzare bw’izina lyawe. 19 Yachwaga ati: Mungu akuhicha no kuzor’abafu; hatyo nasuba kumubona kuti mu kisusano. 20 Kubera kwikiriza Izaki naha Yakobo na Ezahu omugisa gw’eby’obusyo. 21 Kubera kwikiriza Yakobo, mu gafwa, naha buli mwana wa Yozefu omugisa, nainamira muno enkoni ye. 22 Kubera kwikiriza Yozefu, mu gafwa, nagamba eby’ abana ba Israeli kurugamo, nalagira eby’amagufwa ge.

23 Kubera kwikiriza Musa, ka yazerwe, naserekwa abazere be mezi asatu, obwo babonaga okw’omwana ogwo yaliga asemere, nibabura kutina omuku gw’omukama. 24 Kubera kwikiriza Musa, ka yakuzire, nayanga izina ly’omwana w’omuhara wa Faraoni, 25 nasora kunazibwa hamo n’ihanga lya Mungu, echo kwihamo mu biheno amasemererwa g’enaku noro, 26 nabara obugaywa bwa Kristu nk’obutunga buhango kukira ensabo za Misri: kuba yaloraga omuhero. 27 Kubera kwikiriza naruga mu Misri, atakutina obuzaza bw’omukama; kuba akekara agumire, kuti henda yabonaga atakubonwa. 28 Kubera kwikiriza nagira Paska n’obusamuzi bw’echamba, omusingaricha w’abana b’obuzigezo atakwataho Abanaisraeli. 29 Kubera kwikiriza nibayambuka enanza Mutuku maguru gomire; kai Abanamisri ka balolize kukola batyo, nibatubizibwa. 30 Kubera kwikiriza endugu za Yeriko nizigwa, ka bazizongwere enaku musanzu. 31 Kubera kwikiriza Rahabi, omukazi w’obuyaga, nabula kufwa n’abatekiriza, kuba yaliga yayanankwile kifura abakengezi.

32 Kai ngambe ki kandi? Omwanya gukumbula gwo kutenga ebya Gedeoni, na Baraki, na Samsoni, na Yefeti, na Daudi, na Samueli, n’abalagi; 33 bonene kubera kwikiriza bakasinga amakama, nibagira oburonge, nibahabwa emirago, nibakinga omunwa gw’entale, 34 nibalazya omuliro gw’amani, nibakira mu bwogi bw’embanda, nibakizibwa endwara zabo, nibahigahara mu bulemo, niberucha embaga z’abahate; 35 abakazi nibasubibwa abana babo bazokire. Abandi bakanazibwa mani, bayangire kukira, babone obuzoki buzima muno kukiraho. 36 Abandi nibasekererwa nibasanzulwa, nibabohwa, nibakingirwa; 37 nibalasibw’amabale, nibakekwa, nibarozibwa, nibesibw’embanda; nibayengera, bazwere amahu g’enabalega n’ag’embuzi, nibaburwa byona, nibanazibwa, nibazubibwa, 38 bonene aho ensi yaliga etabahikire, nibayengera mu marungu na mu mabanga na mu nanga na mu makorongo g’ensi.

39 Kai abo bona abasimirwe kubera kwikiriza kwabo tibabwene omurago niguhikirizibwa, 40 obwo Mungu atayenzire, mu kisa che hal’itwe, bahabwe obusemererwa, itwe tutaliho.

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OBWEGUMINSIRIZA. — MUNGU AKUNARANAZA ABO AKWENDA.

1 Mbe itwe, obwo tuzingirwe elire lingi liti ly’embona, tunage omugugu gwona n’ebiheno ebituzingire, nitweguminsirize kwiruka mu muhanda oguli obusyo yetu, 2 ameso getu gahangire hali Yezu, kana kwikiriza n’omuhabuzi wakwo, ayayemere omusalaba ha mwanya gw’obusemererwa obwaliga bumutegere, ka yagayire ensoni; mbe naikara ha bulyo bw’ekitega cha Mungu. 3 Mwetegereze ayayemere kuhakanwa abaheni ata si, muleke kulemwa no kufw’omutima. 4 Kuba timukarwene kuhika ha nsagama mu bulemo bw’ebiheno. 5 Kandi mwayebirwe ihane elyo mwahanirwe, nk’ese nahana omwana we, ati: Mwana wange, otagayaga ekinaranazo ch’Omukama, kai otafwaga omutima, yakuhanaga, 6 kuba Omukama akunaranaza owe akwenda, kai akusanzula buli mwana wena owe akwanankula nk’owe. 7 Mutafw’omutima mu kinaranazo. Mungu akubakolera nk’abana be; kuba ni mwana ki atanaranazibwa ise? 8 Mukabura kunaranazibwa nk’abandi bona, muli bizarwa, abana ba kimo pai. 9 Kandi, raba batata b’engingo nibatunaranazaga, nitubatinaga, kubaki si tutalagirwe kukiraho kuhulira Is’emyoyo, niho tubone obulame? 10 Kuba baliya baliga nibatunaranaza mu mwanya gw’enaku nke, nk’okwo baliga nibayenda; nawe onu atunaranaliza obuzima bwetu, tukobere obutakatifu bwe. 11 Ekinaranazo chona, ha katungu ko kukihabwa, tikikuleta omuzaho, nawe kikuzubya; nawe kumara kikuletera abakiherwe obuhikire.

12 Mbe mweleze emikono zanu ezikusinya kulemwa, mugorore ebizwi zanu ebikwenda kukuba. 13 Mulibate mu mihanda zigororokire, niho omusuntizi wena mul’imwe aleke kuhaba, nawe akire. 14 Murozye kugir’omulebo n’abantu bona, mugume mu butakatifu obulagirwe ha kubona Mungu; 15 mwetegereze, hatabaho n’omo wo kwanga enema ya Mungu, omuzi gumo na gumo ogusalire gutasebuka oluguru, gukazibira embibo nzima, nigurofuhaza bengi. 16 Hatabaho omulofu hamo omuyaga nka Ezahu, ayagulize ebilyo obuzigezo bwe. 17 Kuba mumanye kinu: kumara, ka yayenzire kuhabwa omugisa, akayangwa; kuba tiyahikize kumuchora, naho yagusabire n’amaziga.

18 Mbe timwerire hehi n’ibanga elitakwatwa, nali omuliro ogukuyaka, nali obwire bwiragwire, nali omwirima, nali ekihule, 19 nali akarundumo k’ekikuli, nali ezogotano y’ilaka elyagambaga mani lita si, abalihuliraga basabaga lileke kubafumorera. 20 Kuba baliga batakuhicha kwemera omuku gunu guti: Naho kili kitunganwa, kikakwata ibanga, kilaswe amabale. 21 Kai ebyabonwaga byaliga bili n’ikangisyo lita si! Musa nagira ati: Nakanguka ninzuguma. 22 Nawe imwe mwezire hehi n’ibanga lya Sioni, ekikale cha Mungu akulora, Yeruzalemu yo mw’igulu, n’embaga y’ebihumbi bingi by’abamalaika, 23 n’eklezia y’abazigezo abayandikirwe mw’igulu, na Mungu omulamuzi wa bona, n’emyoyo z’abatakatifu abali mw’ikuzo, 24 n’omutwerezi w’omulago muhya, Yezu, n’ensagama eyo basamula, nefumora kuzima muno kukira ey’Abeli.

MUNGU AKUNARANAZA ABAKUMWANGA.

25 Mwetegereze, mutagaya omufumozi; kuba, raba abagayire omufumozi wo mu nsi nibabura kukira, kai kuta tukagaya omufumozi wo mw’igulu! 26 wenene owe ilaka lyatengesyaga ensi mu naku aho, kai hati akulaga nagira ati: Ndisuba n’olundi kutengesya ensi, kai yonene yonka pai, nawe n’igulu. 27 Mbe k’akutenga ati: N’olundi, akumanyisya okw’ alihaho ebikutengeta, obwo bili no kubaho mwanya muke, ebitatengeta bisageho. 28 Mbe hatyo, obwo twaherwe obukama obutakuhinduka, tugumye enema, ekutuha kukolera Mungu no kumusemerera, n’obutini n’obukuza Mungu. 29 Kuba Mungu wetu ali nk’omuliro ogusingaricha.

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ENTUNGWA Z’OBUKRISTU.

1 Mugume kwendana. 2 Mutayebwaga obwira, kuba abandi bakumire abamalaika mu ka yabo, batakumanya. 3 Mwizukega embohe, nk’okwo mwakukozire muli nazo, n’abanale, obwo imwe mwena muli n’engingo. 4 Obuswezi bukuzibwe bona, kai ekitabo ch’obuswezi kitaba n’entambala; kuba Mungu alilamula abasihani n’ab’obukwate. 5 Mutatungwaga kinunu, muchulere n’ebyo muli nabyo; kuba Mungu wenene akatenga ati: Tindikurugaho, tindikunagirana. 6 Hatyo tukuhicha kugamba n’obwesige tuti: Obw’Omukama ali muhwezi wange, tinkutina eby’omuntu akuhicha kunkolera. 7 Mwizukega abahabuzi banu, ababolekerere ekigambo cha Mungu; mwetegereze nk’okwo barugire mu nsi, nimurubire ha kwikiriza kwabo.

8 Yezu Kristu sanga aliho negoro, aliho lero, kai alibaho mu myaka zona. 9 Mutakunda kukongibwa buli dini yona y’ekigeni. Kuba ni kuzima kugumya omutima n’enema, n’ebilyo pai, kuba tibigasire kintu ababihichaga. 10 Tuli n’ekitambo ekitali ch’abachakolera mu tabernakulo. 11 Kuba ebitunganwa bikwokibwa hesazi, omusaserdoti yamazire kusagara mu hatakatifu echamba chabyo cho kuliha ebiheno. 12 Nicho na Yezu wena, atakatifuze ihanga n’ensagama ye, yasasibwe hesazi. 13 Mbe tuhuruke hesazi kumuruba no kutegula ensoni ye. 14 Kuba hanu tituli na kikale cho kutulamo kimo, nawe tukuhiga ech’enaku z’obusyo. 15 Mbe tuhereze muli wenene obutalekera ekitambo cho kusima, niby’ebirabo by’omunwa ogukuza izina lye.

16 Mutayebwa obwendani n’obugabi, kuba ebitambo nk’ebyo bityo nibyo bikusemerera Mungu. 17 Muhulirega abahabuzi banu, mukolega ebyo babagambira kuba bonene bakukesy’obwire, obwo balibatonga emyoyo zanu: hakili bakole omulimo ogwo, omutima gusasire, nzira kugenera; echo tichakubagasire.

18 Mutusabire; kuba tukuchwa tuti: tuli n’omutima muzima: twetegekire kutungwa kuzima muli byona. 19 Nkusuba kubalembereza mukole mutyo, mpiche kwanguha kusubibwa hal’imwe.

OMULAGO MUHYA

20 Mungu w’omulebo ayazozile mu bafu Omukama wetu Yezu Kristu, ayabere, mu nsagama y’omulago ogutahwaho, omulisya mukuru w’enabalega, 21 abahe obuhicha bwo kukola buli kikorwa kizima chona, niho mukole eby’akwenda, wenene nagira mul’imwe ebikumusemerera, ha bwa Yezu Kristu; hali wenene ikuzo libe mu myaka z’emyaka. Amina.

22 Bana betu, nkubasaba kwemera ekigambo echo cho kubahumuza, naho nabayandikira ebigambo bike byonka. 23 Mumanye okw’omutabani wetu Timote yasurumwirwe; akeza bwangu, nkugenda kubasura nage. 24 Mubwachega abahabuzi banu bona, n’abatakatifu bona. Abatabani betu ba Italiya bakubabwacha. 25 Enema ebe n’emwe mwena. Amina.