Itorero na Leta ku Rugamba

Itorero na Leta ku Rugamba
y’abategetsi b’iyi isi, ntuzigera uhagarara. Ibitabo byanditswe na Flavel ari byo; “Isoko
y’Ubugingo” na “Uburyo bw’Ubuntu” 268 byigishije abantu benshi uburyo bwo kuragiza
ubugingo bwabo Kristo. Igitabo cyanditswe na Baxter cyitwa: “Umupasitoro Uvuguruwe”
269 cyabereye umugisha abantu benshi bifuzaga ububyutse mu murimo w’Imana; ndetse
n’ikindi gitabo cye cyitwa: “Ikiruhuko cy’Abera Kitazashira,” 270 cyakoze umurimo wacyo
mu kuyobora abantu benshi ku “kiruhuko” kibikiwe ubwoko bw’Imana.
Hashize imyaka ijana, mu gihe cy’umwijima ukomeye mu by’umwuka, nibwo hadutse
Whitefield na Wesleys bari abatwaramucyo bakorera Imana. Mu gihe cy’ubutegetsi
bw’itorero, abaturage bo mu Bwongereza bari barasubiye inyuma cyane mu by’idini, ku
buryo byari biruhije cyane kubatandukanya n’abapagani. Abayobozi mu by’idini bari
baratwawe n’inyigisho y’iby’iyobokamana ryubakiye ku byaremwe, kandi izo nyigisho ni zo
zari ziganje mu iyobokamana ryabo. Abo mu rwego rwo hejuru basuzuguraga
iby’ubutungane, kandi bakirata ko bari hejuru y’icyo bitaga ubwaka mu by’ubutungane. Abo
mu rwego rwo hasi bari bari mu bujiji bukabije kandi barirunduriye mu gukora ibibi mu gihe
itorero nta butwari ryari rifite, cyangwa ukwizera byashyigikira umurimo wo kuvuga ukuri
wari warasubiye inyuma.
Inyigisho y’ingenzi ivuga ibyo kugirwa intungane kubwo kwizera, yigishijwe na Luteri
mu buryo bwumvikana, yari iri hafi kwibagirana burundu; kandi ihame rya Roma ryo
kwiringira ko imirimo myiza ihesha agakiza ryari ryarahawe intebe. Whitefield n’abayoboke
ba Wesley, bari bamwe mu bagize itorero ryariho, bo bashakaga kwemerwa n’Imana
babikuye ku mutima, kandi bari barigishijwe ko bakwemerwa na Yo babikesheje imibereho
izira amakemwa ndetse no kubahiriza amategeko y’idini.
Umunsi umwe, ubwo Charles Wesley yari arwaye kandi yumva ko ari hafi gupfa,
yabajijwe ishingiro ry’ ibyiringiro bye by’ubugingo buhoraho. Igisubizo cye cyabaye iki ngo
:“Nakoresheje umuhati wose nshoboye nkorera Imana.” Ubwo incuti ye yari yamubajije icyo
kibazo yasaga n’itanyuzwe n’icyo gisubizo, Wesley yaribwiye ati: “Bite! Nonese imihati
yanjye ntihagije kumpesha ibyiringiro? Urashaka guhindura ubusa imihati yanjye? Nta kindi
kintu mfite nshobora kwiringira.” 271
Ngiryo icuraburindi itorero ryarimo, rigahisha impongano y’ibyaha, rikambura Kristo
ikuzo rye, kandi rigakura intekerezo z’abantu ku byiringiro rukumbi by’agakiza, ari byo
maraso y’Umucunguzi wabambwe.
Wesley na bagenzi be bari barageze ubwo basobanukirwa ko idini nyakuri rifite icyicaro
mu mutima, kandi ko amategeko y’Imana akomatanya intekerezo, amagambo ndetse
n’ibikorwa. Bamaze kwemera ko ubutungane bw’umutima ari bwo ngombwa, kimwe
n’inyifato iboneye mu mibereho y’umuntu igaragara inyuma, batangira kugendera mu
mibereho mishya. Kubw’umuhati udakebakeba kandi basenga, bashishikariye gutsinda ibibi
biranga umutima wa kamere. Babayeho ubuzima bwo kwiyanga, burangwa n’urukundo no
kwicisha bugufi, bakubahiriza badakebakeba uburyo bwose batekerezaga ko bushobora
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