Morte
A morte é a realidade que todos enfrentam, mas para o cristão ela não é o fim. A Bíblia ensina que Cristo venceu a morte e nos dá a esperança da ressurreição e da vida eterna.
Cristo venceu a morte
Onde está, ó morte, o teu aguilhão? Cristo destruiu o poder da morte e nos deu a vitória pela ressurreição.
"Uruku, ubhuhizi bhwazʉ bhʉrɨ hayi?
Garɨ hayi amanaga gaazʉ go okoreeta ʉbhʉsʉngʉ?"
Amanaga gu uruku gararwɨra kʉbhʉbhɨ bhʉnʉ tokokora, na zinguru zʉ ʉbhʉbhɨ zɨrarwa kumigirʉ. Nawe tukumyɨ Mungu. Ewe aratoha ubhuhizi kʉnzɨra yʉ Ʉmʉkʉrʉ wɨɨtʉ Yɨɨsu Kiriisitʉ.
Umubhisa wɨ ɨtɨnɨrʉ kurichwa nu-ruku.
Chɨmbu uruku rʉkareetwa nʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉmwɨ kʉʉsɨ, ɨbhuɨbhu nu ukuryʉka kwa abhaku kʉkareetwa nʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉmwɨ.
Na kʉ kʉbha itwɨ ni-rwibhʉrʉ rwa Adaamu, abhaatʉ bhʉʉsi bharakwa, ɨbhuɨbhu ku ukugwatana kwabhʉ na Kiriisitʉ, abhaatʉ bhʉʉsi bhararyukurwa.
Ringʼana rɨnʉ ni-rya amaheene:
"Arɨɨbhɨ tukuurɨ hamwɨmwɨ na Kiriisitʉ,
turiikara hamwɨmwɨ nawe.
Ʉrʉbhangʉ ʉrʉkʉrʉ, naatu nɨ-hakɨrɨku kʉbhanʉ bharɨɨbhɨ mubhuryuku bhwe embere! Uruku rwa kabhɨrɨ rʉtaana ʉbhʉnaja igʉrʉ waabhʉ, neebho bharabha abhakuhaani bha Mungu na bha Kiriisitʉ, na bharakangata hamwɨmwɨ neewe kwibhaga rya myaka kɨkwɨ kɨmwɨ.
A esperança da vida eterna
Jesus disse: 'Eu sou a ressurreição e a vida.' Quem crê nele não está morto, mas apenas adormecido — e um dia despertará para a glória.
Yɨɨsu akamʉgarukirya, "Inyɨ niinyɨ ubhuryuku nʉ ʉbhʉhʉru. Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ akunyiisirirya inyɨ, nʉʉrʉ angakwa, arabha mʉhʉru. Na wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ akwikara na anyiisiriiryɨ inyɨ, atakukwa. Nangʉ, uriisirirya gayo?"
Yɨɨsu akamʉgarukirya, "Inyɨ niinyɨ ubhuryuku nʉ ʉbhʉhʉru. Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ akunyiisirirya inyɨ, nʉʉrʉ angakwa, arabha mʉhʉru. Na wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ akwikara na anyiisiriiryɨ inyɨ, atakukwa. Nangʉ, uriisirirya gayo?"
Zɨngʼʉndu zaanɨ zihiigwa riraka ryanɨ. Inyɨ nɨzɨɨzɨ, zʉʉsi zɨhaantuna. Inyɨ nɨrazeha ʉbhʉhʉru bhwa kemerano, na zɨtakurimɨra. Na atareeho ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ akʉtʉra kʉzɨsaakʉra kurwa mʉmabhoko gaanɨ.
Mmbe, Mungu akasɨɨga ɨɨsɨ, kuhika akahurucha umwana waazɨ umumwɨmwɨ aazɨ mʉʉsɨ, korereke abhaatʉ bhʉʉsi bhanʉ bhakumwisirirya bhatarimɨra, nawe bhabhɨ nʉ ʉbhʉhʉru bhwa kemerano.
Ukuryʉka kwa abhaku urusikʉ rwʉ Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Yɨɨsu
Nawe abhahiiri bhɨɨtʉ, toreenda momenye amangʼana ga bhanʉ bhakuurɨ, korereke mutigɨ kurumɨka ncha abhaatʉ abhandɨ bhanʉ bhataana ubhwisɨgi bhwu ukuryʉka. Itwɨ, tʉmɨnyirɨ Yɨɨsu akakwa nu ukuryʉka. Kuriyo, turiisega Mungu arabharyʉra na kʉbhareeta hamwɨmwɨ na Yɨɨsu bhʉʉsi bhanʉ bhaakuurɨ bhamwisiriiryɨ.
Ʉmʉkʉrʉ umwene ariika kurwa mwisaarʉ. Aragamba kwiraka ikʉrʉ, maraika ʉmʉkʉrʉ wʉʉsi arabhɨrɨkɨra kwiraka na rihembe rya Mungu rɨrabhɨrɨkɨra. Neho bhanʉ bhaakuurɨ bhiisiriiryɨ Kiriisitʉ, bharakangata kuryukuribhwa. Akʉmara itwɨ abhahʉru, bhanʉ tʉsaagirɨ, tʉrasakurwa hamwɨmwɨ nabhʉ mʉmasaarʉ, korereke tʉmʉsʉngʼaanɨ Ʉmʉkʉrʉ mwisaarʉ. Neho tukwikara hamwɨmwɨ nawe kemerano.
Não temas a morte
Não temas os que matam o corpo. Para o cristão, viver é Cristo e morrer é lucro. O vale da sombra da morte não assusta quem caminha com o Pastor.
Mʉtʉʉbhaha bhanʉ bhakʉtʉra kwita ʉmʉbhɨrɨ, nawe bhatakʉnaja kwita ekoro yaanyu. Nawe mwʉbhahɨ Mungu, kʉ kʉbha newe akʉtʉra kuricha ʉmʉbhɨrɨ hamwɨmwɨ ne ekoro momorero gwa nyaari.
Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ akwenda kohonʼya ʉbhʉhʉru bhwazɨ umwene, arabhurimirya. Nawe ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ akurimirya ʉbhʉhʉru bhwazɨ igʉrʉ waanɨ, arabha nʉ ʉbhʉhʉru bhwa kemerano.
Nɨrasaagɨ mʉhʉru, ʉbhʉhʉru bhwanɨ bhʉrabha bhwo okomomenya, kʉmʉsɨɨga, komohokerya na kumukurya Kiriisitʉ. Na nɨraakwɨ, kukwa kwanɨ ni-bhwera bhʉkʉngʼu.
Nɨrarutwa gatɨ wa amangʼana abhɨrɨ. Nereenda kurwa kʉʉsɨ hanʉ, niikarɨ hamwɨmwɨ na Kiriisitʉ. Rɨnʉ neryo nekorora rizʉmu kwa niinyɨ. Nawe, nɨ-bhwaheene bhʉkʉngʼu inyɨ nengʼehe kwikara kʉʉsɨ igʉrʉ waanyu.
Nawe, itwɨ ni-bhiikari bha mwisaarʉ na turiisega kʉnamba kʉrʉ Ʉmʉsabhuri, Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Yɨɨsu Kiriisitʉ, aazɨ kurwa iyo. Ewe ana amanaga gʉ ʉkʉtʉʉra ebhegero bhyʉsi bhɨbhɨ iyaasɨ wʉ ʉbhʉkangati bhwazɨ. Kʉnzɨra ya amanaga gayo, arachʉra ɨmɨbhɨrɨ jɨtʉ jʉ ʉbhʉnyʉʉhɨrɨru, gigungibhwɨ nchʉ ʉmʉbhɨrɨ gwazɨ.
Hanʉ tʉkʉbha bhahʉru, turiikara igʉrʉ wʉ Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Yɨɨsu, na hanʉ tukukwa, tʉrakwa igʉrʉ wʉ Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Yɨɨsu. Mmbe tʉraabhɨ bhahʉru hamwɨ turiikwɨ, itwɨ nɨ-bhaatʉ bhaazɨ.
A eternidade nos aguarda
Deus enxugará toda lágrima. A morte será o último inimigo destruído. Para os salvos, a morte é a porta de entrada na presença eterna de Deus.
Nikiigwa riraka ikʉrʉ kurwa kukitumbɨ chɨ ɨkɨtɨmi rɨrabhuga, "Rora! Ubhwikari bhwa Mungu nɨ hamwɨmwɨ na abhaatʉ, ariikara gatɨ waabhʉ. Nebho bharabha abhaatʉ bhaazɨ, ewe arabha Mungu waabhʉ. Arataricha zingusuri zaabhʉ zʉʉsi. Ribhaga riyo kʉtakʉbhaho uruku nʉʉrʉ kurumɨka. Kʉtakʉbhaho nɨ ɨkɨrɨrʉ hamwɨ ʉbhʉsʉngʉ, kʉ kʉbha amangʼana gɨ ɨkarɨ gahitirɨ."
Arataricha zingusuri zaabhʉ zʉʉsi. Ribhaga riyo kʉtakʉbhaho uruku nʉʉrʉ kurumɨka. Kʉtakʉbhaho nɨ ɨkɨrɨrʉ hamwɨ ʉbhʉsʉngʉ, kʉ kʉbha amangʼana gɨ ɨkarɨ gahitirɨ."
Abhaatʉ bhʉʉsi bharakwa rogendo rʉmwɨ, na hanʉ bhakʉmara kukwa, bharatinirwa na Mungu.
Amaheene nɨɨzɨ kʉbha, kɨtareeho kɨnʉ kɨkʉtʉra kʉtʉtaanʼya nʉ ʉbhʉsɨɨgi bhwa Mungu. Ɨtarɨ uruku, ʉbhʉhʉru, bhamaraika, abhakʉrʉ bhe ewereero yɨnʉ ɨtakororekana, ganʉ gareho, ganʉ gakuuza, ga kwisaarʉ, gi iyaasɨ hamwɨ ikityɨnyi chʉchʉsi kɨnʉ kɨkʉtʉra kʉtʉtaanʼya nʉ ʉbhʉsɨɨgi bhwa Mungu bhʉnʉ bhʉrɨ kwa Yɨɨsu Kiriisitʉ, Ʉmʉkʉrʉ wɨɨtʉ.
Maheene, nɨ-kʉkʉngʼu kʉmʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi kwisirirya kwitwa igʉrʉ wʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ we eheene. Hamwɨ aratʉra kwihurucha kukwa igʉrʉ wʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ ʉmʉzʉmu. Nawe Mungu akatwerecha kʉbha atʉsɨɨgirɨ bhʉkʉngʼu, kukuhurucha Kiriisitʉ akwɨ igʉrʉ wɨɨtʉ, hanʉ twarɨ tʉkɨɨrɨ abhakʉri bhʉ ʉbhʉbhɨ.
Ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉmwɨ, bhʉkareeta uruku kʉbhaatʉ bhʉʉsi. Nawe nangʉ, abhaatʉ bhʉʉsi bhanʉ bhasʉngʼaanirɨ ɨbhɨgʉngi bhya Mungu bhɨnʉ bhɨtaana ekerenjo, bharabharwa bhe eheene mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa Mungu. Bhayo bharakangata mʉbhʉhʉru bhwa kemerano, kʉhɨtɨra wʉmwɨ, Yɨɨsu Kiriisitʉ.
Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ akʉbha mbʉʉsa wʉ ʉbhʉbhɨ, amarihi gaazɨ ni-ruku rwa kemerano. Nawe itwɨ, Mungu aratoha ʉbhʉhʉru bhwa kemerano. Ʉbhʉhʉru bhuyo bhʉtarɨ amarihi, nawe nɨ-mʉbhanʉ gʉnʉ tʉkʉsʉngʼaana kʉhɨtɨra Ʉmʉkʉrʉ wɨɨtʉ Yɨɨsu Kiriisitʉ.
A morte na perspectiva bíblica
Há tempo de nascer e tempo de morrer. A morte é realidade humana, mas Deus é Senhor tanto dos vivos quanto dos mortos.
Yɨɨsu akarɨra kwiraka ikʉrʉ, "Bhaabha! Mʉmabhoko gaazʉ, nɨratʉʉra ekoro yaanɨ."
Hanʉ umuniibhi aarɨ aranyaaka bhʉkʉngʼu nyaari, akanʉnga amɨɨsʉ, akarora Abhurahaamu kwa kore na Razaarʉ haguhɨ nawe. Akamʉbhɨrɨkɨra kwiraka, ‘Bhaabha Abhurahaamu, ondorere ɨbhɨgʉngi! Nɨranyaaka momorero gʉnʉ! Mʉtʉmɨ Razaarʉ aazɨ kwa niinyɨ, akorye esonga yi ichara mʉmanzi, atoonye kʉrʉrɨmɨ rwanɨ korereke ruzirɨrɨ.’
Hanʉ ɨnamba ekokongʼa ɨhaareeta ʉbhʉbhɨ, na hanʉ ʉbhʉbhɨ bhʉhaakongʼa bhʉrareeta uruku.