Purificação
A purificação é um tema central na Bíblia. Deus nos chama a sermos limpos — não apenas externamente, mas no coração, na mente e em toda a conduta de vida.
Purificados pelo sangue de Cristo
O sangue de Jesus nos purifica de todo pecado. Sua morte na cruz é o sacrifício perfeito que nos torna limpos diante de Deus.
Nawe, arɨɨbhɨ turiikara mubhwɨrʉ, chɨmbu Mungu arɨ mubhwɨrʉ, tʉrabha ni ikigwatani itubheene kobheene. Na amasaahɨ gu Umwana waazɨ Yɨɨsu garabhɨngukya ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwɨtʉ bhwʉsi.
Nawe, arɨɨbhɨ tʉraatigɨ ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwɨtʉ, Mungu aratobheerera ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwɨtʉ na kʉtʉbhɨngukya ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwʉsi, kʉ kʉbha ewe, ne-moheene na we eheene.
Nawe amasaahɨ ga Kiriisitʉ gana amanaga bhʉkʉngʼu kʉkɨra amasaahɨ gi ibhityɨnyi bhiyo! Ewe akiihurucha kwa Mungu kʉmanaga ge Ekoro ya kemerano, korereke abhɨ ikimweso kɨnʉ kɨtaana isoro ryʉryʉsi. Amasaahɨ gaazɨ nego gakʉbhɨngukya zekoro zɨɨtʉ igʉrʉ wa amahocha ganʉ gakoreeta uruku, korereke tohokerye Mungu wʉ ʉbhʉhʉru.
Umwana wuyo arabharya kʉbhʉgʉngʉ bhwa Mungu na areerecha habhwɨrʉ chɨmbu Mungu arɨ. Kʉhɨtɨra ʉbhʉnaja bhwɨ ɨngʼana yaazɨ, aragirya ebhegero bhyʉsi bhɨbhɨhʉ sikʉ zʉʉsi. Na akiihurucha ikimweso chu ukuruusha abhaatʉ ʉbhʉbhɨ, akaja mwisaarʉ, akiikara ʉrʉbhaara rwu ubhuryʉ rwa Mungu.
Akiihurucha igʉrʉ wɨɨtʉ, korereke atʉsabhʉrɨ kurwa mʉbhʉbhɨ bhwʉsi. Akeenda kutwerya, korereke tʉbhɨ abhaatʉ bhaazɨ, bhanʉ bhanu umucha kokora amazʉmu.
Purificação interior
Deus cria em nós um coração puro. A purificação começa no interior — nos pensamentos, intenções e motivações do coração.
Mwisukɨku Mungu, neho wʉʉsi, akubhiisukaku. Imwɨ bhʉ ʉbhʉbhɨ na bha amiisɨɨgi abhɨrɨ, mutigɨ ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwanyu na kokora amazʉmu, naatu mumutunɨ kozekoro zaanyu zʉʉsi.
Nangʉ, abhasɨɨgwa bhaanɨ, Mungu aragɨɨnʼyɨ amangʼana gayo gʉʉsi, twibhɨngukyɨ kʉ kʉtaana nu ubhubhuruuru bhwʉ ʉmʉbhɨrɨ na bhwa mokoro. Tʉbhɨ abharɨndu kʉmangʼana gʉʉsi, kʉnzɨra yʉ ʉkʉsʉʉka Mungu.
Abhasɨɨgwa bhaanɨ, tʉmɨnyirɨ kʉbha nangʉ itwɨ nɨ-bhaana bha Mungu, nawe ɨkɨɨrɨ komenyekana bhwaheene chɨmbu tʉrɨɨbhɨ hanʉ Kiriisitʉ arɨɨgarʉkɨ naatu. Nawe tʉmɨnyirɨ, tʉratuubhana neewe, kʉ kʉbha tʉramorora chɨmbu arɨ. Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ akwisega kʉbha aratuubhana na Kiriisitʉ ahiibhɨngukya, korereke abhɨ mʉrɨndu ncha Kiriisitʉ.
Lavados pela Palavra
A Palavra de Deus e o batismo nos purificam. Jesus disse: 'Vós já estais limpos pela palavra que vos tenho falado.'
Imwɨ mʉmarirɨ kʉbhɨngukibhwa, kʉ kʉbha mwisiriiryɨ amiija gaanɨ.
Imwɨ abhasubhɨ, mʉsɨɨgɨ abhakari bhaanyu chɨmbu Kiriisitʉ wʉʉsi aasɨɨgirɨ risengerero, akiihurucha kukwa igʉrʉ waryʉ. Akakorabhu korereke arekore rirɨndu kwa kuryoja kwa amanzi, kwingʼana ryazɨ.
Nangʉ ʉrarɨndakɨ? Imɨɨrɨra! Ʉbhatiizwɨ, ʉbhɨngukiibhwɨ ʉbhʉbhɨ na ʉsabhɨ ʉbhʉsakirya kwa Mungu.’
Amanzi gayo gatuubhɨɨnɨ nʉ ʉbhʉbhatiizi bhʉnʉ bhʉkʉbhasabhʉra, ɨtarɨ ku kuruushaho ubhubhuruuru mʉmʉbhɨrɨ, nawe nɨ-bhʉragɨ bhwa Mungu bhwʉ ʉkʉbha ne ekoro nzɨrʉ kwewe. Amangʼana gayo, garatʉrɨkana kʉ kʉhɨtɨra ukuryʉka kwa Yɨɨsu Kiriisitʉ.
Akangʼeha kʉgamba, "Ganʉ gakurwa mokoro yʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ, nego gakugirya abhenge. Mokoro yʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ nɨmu gahaarwa amiisɨɨgi amabhɨ, ɨtaarʉ, ubhwibhi, ubhwiti, ʉbhʉsɨbhɨɨti, ubhwimani, ʉbhʉbhɨ, ʉbhʉkangirirya, amangʼana ga zɨsʉni, rihari, amatuki, ikisiraani no obhogeege. Amabhɨ gʉʉsi gayo gararwa mokoro yʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ na garagirya abhenge."