Itorero na Leta ku Rugamba

Itorero na Leta ku Rugamba
wo kwandika Bibiliya mu Bwongereza no mu bihugu by’amahanga washinzwe. Ibi byaje
gukurikirwa n’indi miryango ikora n’ibindi bijyanye n’icyo gikorwa ifite amashami menshi
cyane ku mugabane w’Uburayi. Mu mwaka wa 1816, hakurikiyeho ishingwa ry’Umuryango
wa Bibiliya muri Amerika. Igihe Umuryango wa Bibiliya mu Bwongereza washyirwagaho,
Bibiliya yaracapwe yoherezwa mu ndimi mirongo itanu. Kuva icyo gihe yasobanuwe mu
ndimi amagana menshi.
Mu myaka mirongo itanu yabanjirije umwaka wa 1792, ntibitaye cyane ku butumwa
bwajyanwaga mu mahanga ya kure. Nta yandi mashyirahamwe mashya yashyizweho, kandi
habayeho amatorero make cyane yagize umuhati wo gukwirakwiza Ubukristo mu bihugu
by’abapagani. Ariko ahagana mu iherezo ry’ikinyejana cya cumi n’umunani habayeho
impinduka zikomeye. Abantu bazinutswe ingaruka zo kwishingikiriza ku bwenge maze
babona ko guhishurirwa n’Imana ndetse n’idini igaragarira mu bikorwa ari ingenzi. Kuva
ubwo umurimo wo kwamamaza ubutumwa mu mahanga wateye imbere mu buryo butigeze
bubaho.
Iterambere ry’amazu y’icapiro ryatumye umurimo wo gukwirakwiza Bibiliya ugira
imbaraga nyinshi. Uburyo bwinshi bwo koherezanya amakuru hagati y’ibihugu bitandukanye,
gusenyuka kw’inzitizi za kera zaterwaga n’urwikekwe no kuba nyamwigendaho kw’ibihugu,
ndetse no kuba umuyobozi mukuru w’itorero ry’i Roma yari yatakaje imbaraga yahabwaga
n’ubutegetsi bw’isi, ibyo byose byakinguriye amarembo Ijambo ry’Imana. Mu myaka runaka
Bibiliya yagiye igurishwa nta mbogamizi mu mihanda yose y’i Roma kandi ikwirakwizwa
mu turere twose tw’isi twari dutuwe.
Umunsi umwe Voltaire wahakanaga Imana, yavuganye ubwirasi agira ati: “Ndambiwe
kumva abantu basubiramo ko abagabo cumi na babiri ari bo bashinze idini rya Gikristo.
Nzabereka ko umuntu umwe wenyine ahagije kugira ngo arisenye.” Kuva Voltaire apfuye
hashize imyaka myinshi. Abantu miliyoni nyinshi bagiye mu rugamba rwo kurwanya
Bibiliya. Nyamara ntawashoboye kugera ubwo ayizimangatanya, ku buryo ahantu
habarizwaga Bibiliya ijana mu gihe cya Voltaire, ubu hari amakopi ibihumbi ijana y’igitabo
cy’Imana. Mu magambo y’umugorozi umwe wavuze ibyerekeye itorero rya Gikristo,
yaravuze ati, “Bibiliya ni ibuye ry’umucuzi ryasazishije inyundo nyinshi.” Uhoraho yaravuze
ati: “Ariko nta ntwaro bacuriye kukurwanya izagira icyo igutwara; kandi ururimi rwose
ruzaguhagurikira kukuburanya uzarutsinda.” 327
“Ijambo ry’Imana yacu rizahoraho iteka ryose.” “Amategeko ye yose ni ayo kwiringirwa.
Ahoraho iteka ryose ntahindagurika, ashingiye ku murava no ku butungane.” 328 Ibyubakwa
byose ku bushobozi bw’umuntu bizasenyuka; ariko ibyubakwa ku rutare ari ryo jambo
ry’Imana ridahinduka, bizahoraho iteka ryose.
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