Duhereye ku mavu n’amavuko yayo kugeza ubu, reka tugufashe kuyisobanukirwa mu buryo burambuye:
1. Inkomoko ya Pasika
Pasika ifite inkomoko mu Isezerano rya Kera, mu gihe cy’Abisirayeli muri Egiputa. Imana yabategetse kwizihiza Pasika bwa mbere mbere y’uko ibakura mu bucakara bw’Abanyegiputa (Kuva 12). Iryo joro, bari bategetswe gutamba umwana w’intama utagira inenge, amaraso ye bakayashyira ku bipangu by’amarembo yabo, maze Umumarayika w’Imana yanyuze hejuru (Pass-over), ntibashe kwicwa nk’abandi Banya-Egiputa.
Ibi nibyo byitwa “Passover” mu Cyongereza, “Pâque” mu Gifaransa, na “Pasika” mu Kinyarwanda.
2. Pasika mu Isezerano Rishya
Mu Isezerano Rishya, Paska ifatirwa ku rwego rurenze ishusho ya kera. Yesu Kristo ni we “Ntama w’Imana” watambwe kugira ngo yikureho ibyaha by’abantu.
Ibyabaye muri Pasika ya mbere y’Abakristo:
Yesu yasangiye Pasika ya Kera n’abigishwa be mu “Ifunguro rya nyuma” (Matayo 26:17-30).
Yafashwe, acibwa urubanza, amanikwa ku musaraba kandi arapfa.
Ku munsi wa gatatu (ku cyumweru), yarazutse – ibi bikaba aribyo byitwa Izuka rya Kristo.
Izuka rya Yesu niryo soko y’umunezero n’intsinzi y’abakristo, kuko rihamya ko urupfu rwatsinzwe, ibyaha bibabariwe, kandi ubuzima bw’iteka bubonetse.
3. Pasika mu rugendo rwa Gikirisitu kugeza ubu
Mu mateka y’Itorero:
Mu kinyejana cya 2-3, Paska yatangiye kwizihizwa nk’iherezo ry’Icyumweru gitagatifu (Semaine Sainte), gishushanya urugendo rwa Yesu kuva afashwe kugeza azutse.
Hemejwe ko izizihizwa buri mwaka ku cyumweru cya mbere gikurikiye ukwezi kw’ijisho (lunar month) kwa mbere nyuma y’impeshyi (spring equinox), bityo igihe cyayo gihindagurika buri mwaka.
Igihe n’imico:
Abakirisitu bategura Paska binyuze mu gihe cy’iminsi 40 yitwa Ikiruhuko cy’Ubusiba (Carême/Lent), aho baba basenga, biyiriza, bitanga, kandi basubiza ubuzima bwabo ku murongo.
Buri cyumweru cya Pasika, abakirisitu bibuka:
Kuwa Kane Mutagatifu (Ifunguro rya nyuma)
Kuwa Gatanu Mutagatifu (Urupfu rwa Yesu)
Kuwa Gatandatu Mutagatifu (Ituze mu mva)
Pasika/Ku Cyumweru (Izuka rya Yesu)
4. Ubutumwa bwa Paska ku mukristo w’iki gihe
Pasika si umunsi gusa,ahubwo ni ubutumwa:
Ubwiyunge n’Imana: Yesu yapfuye adukunda, ngo aducungure.
Ubuzima bushya: Izuka rye ritanga icyizere ko n’abamwizera bazazuka.
Gusaba imbabazi no guhinduka: Ni igihe cyo kwisuzuma no gusubira ku Mana.
Ubutumwa bwo gusangiza abandi: Umukristo asabwa kubwira abandi iyi nkuru nziza y’agakiza.
5. Umwanzuro
Pasika ni ihuriro ry’ubuzima bwa gikirisitu: kuva ku byaha bijya ku buzima bushya muri Kristo. Ni umunsi wo kwishimira urukundo rw’Imana rwarushijeho kugaragarira mu rupfu no mu izuka rya Yesu Kristo.
Niba ushaka, nabasha kukwandikira ikiganiro cy’amasaha cyangwa inyigisho irambuye kuri buri cyiciro ukoresha mu rusengero cyangwa mu itsinda. Wabishaka?
Iyi ni insanganyamatsiko ikomeye kandi ifite ubujyakuzimu bwinshi—”Intangiriro y’uko Yesu yagambaniwe, akaza mu isi gupfira abantu, uwamugambaniye, n’aho bihurira na mission y’Imana ku muntu.”
Reka tuyisesengure mu byiciro bitatu bihurira mu mugambi umwe w’Imana.—
1. Imana yohereje Yesu mu isi: Impamvu n’intego
Yesu ntabwo yaje mu isi ku buryo butunguranye cyangwa ku bw’impanuka. Yaje mu isi nk’isohozwa ry’umugambi w’Imana:
> “Kuko Imana yakunze isi cyane, byatumye itanga umwana wayo w’ikinege, kugira ngo umwizera wese atarimbuka, ahubwo ahabwe ubugingo buhoraho.” — (Yohana 3:16)
Intego nyamukuru yatumye Yesu aza mu isi ni:
Gucungura abantu bari baraguye mu cyaha (Abaroma 3:23-24)
Gusana umubano hagati y’Imana n’abantu (2 Abakorinto 5:18-19)
Kwerekana urukundo rw’Imana mu buryo bufatika (Abaroma 5:8)
Gutanga ubuzima bushya n’ibyiringiro by’iteka (Yohana 10:10)
Yesu ubwe yabyivugiye ati:
> “Umwana w’umuntu ntiyaje gukorerwa, ahubwo yaje gukorera abandi no gutanga ubugingo bwe ngo bube incungu ya benshi.” — (Matayo 20–
2. Uko Yesu yagambaniwe n’uwamugambaniye
Yuda Isikariyota ni umwe mu bigishwa 12 ba Yesu. Ni we waje kumugambanira ku mafaranga:
> “Abohereza abigishwa babo kuri we baravuga bati… Yuda, umwe muri ba Cumi na babiri, ajya kubavugisha ngo amugambanire.” — (Mariko 14:10-11)
Impamvu:
Urukundo rw’amafaranga (Yohana 12:6)
Imbaraga z’umwijima: Satani yamwinjiyemo (Luka 22:3)
Kutitandukanya n’umugambi w’Imana: Ntiyigeze amenya ko nubwo Yesu atari Mesiya wa politiki, yari Mesiya w’umwuka.
Ariko Bibiliya igaragaza ko nubwo Yuda yagambaniye Yesu, ibyo byabaye kugira ngo isohozwe umugambi w’Imana.
> “Umwana w’umuntu aragenda nk’uko byanditswe kuri we, ariko aragowe uwumugambanira.” — (Mariko 14:21)
Yuda yabaye igikoresho, ariko afite uruhare mu cyaha cye. Imana ntabwo yamushutse, ahubwo yamurekeye ubushake bwo kwigira inama nabi (Yohana 13:27).
3. Aho ibyo bihurira na Mission y’Imana ku muntu
Yesu yapfuye adusimbuye, kugira ngo:
Tugirwe abera imbere y’Imana (Abaheburayo 10:10)
Twishyurirwe icyaha mu buryo buhamye (1 Petero 2:24)
Dusubirane ubumwe n’Imana (Yohana 14:6)
Tubone amahirwe yo gutangira ubuzima bushya
Mission y’Imana ku muntu ni iyi:
> “Kugira ngo umuntu wese wizera Kristo, ababarirwe ibyaha, abone ubugingo buhoraho, kandi abane n’Imana iteka.”
Yesu yaravuze ati:
> “Naje kugira ngo bashobore kugira ubugingo, kandi babugire bwinshi.” — (Yohana 10:10
Urupfu rwa Yesu ruri ku mutima wa mission y’Imana:
Ni igitambo cyurukundo
Ni inzira y’ukuri n’ubugingo
Ni isoko y’agakiza n’amahoro-
UMWANZURO
Yesu yaje ku bushake bwe, kubw’urukundo rwinshi. Yuda yamugambaniye, ariko Imana yari yarateguye byose kugira ngo umuntu abone inzira yo gukizwa.
Mission y’Imana ku muntu ni iyi:
Gucungurwa,
Kwakira ubugingo bushya,
Kugirana umubano n’Imana,
No kuba mu buzima bushyitse—ubu no mu gihe kizaza.
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