1. Musa Matare and Mariyamu Kinyamarura lived in Lukungu where they married traditionally without involvement from the church. In 1947, they moved to Minembwe in Gakenge.
2. After their first child died of illness, a local healer was unable to cure the child. This led Mariyamu to question the existence of God and seek answers. She began praying alone in the forest, believing God was present even if unseen.
3. This marked the beginning of Mariyamu's deep faith. She devoted herself to prayer and believing in God's will, even in hardship, and went on to have 11 more children with Musa Matare.
1. Musa Matare and Mariyamu Kinyamarura lived in Lukungu where they married traditionally without involvement from the church. In 1947, they moved to Minembwe in Gakenge.
2. After their first child died of illness, a local healer was unable to cure the child. This led Mariyamu to question the existence of God and seek answers. She began praying alone in the forest, believing God was present even if unseen.
3. This marked the beginning of Mariyamu's deep faith. She devoted herself to prayer and believing in God's will, even in hardship, and went on to have 11 more children with Musa Matare.
1. Musa Matare and Mariyamu Kinyamarura lived in Lukungu where they married traditionally without involvement from the church. In 1947, they moved to Minembwe in Gakenge.
2. After their first child died of illness, a local healer was unable to cure the child. This led Mariyamu to question the existence of God and seek answers. She began praying alone in the forest, believing God was present even if unseen.
3. This marked the beginning of Mariyamu's deep faith. She devoted herself to prayer and believing in God's will, even in hardship, and went on to have 11 more children with Musa Matare.
1. Musa Matare and Mariyamu Kinyamarura lived in Lukungu where they married traditionally without involvement from the church. In 1947, they moved to Minembwe in Gakenge.
2. After their first child died of illness, a local healer was unable to cure the child. This led Mariyamu to question the existence of God and seek answers. She began praying alone in the forest, believing God was present even if unseen.
3. This marked the beginning of Mariyamu's deep faith. She devoted herself to prayer and believing in God's will, even in hardship, and went on to have 11 more children with Musa Matare.
Musa Matare yakoraga umurimo wo kwakira abashyitsi mw’itorero
ryabo. Ibyokurya byavaga mu Bibogobogo byari inkunga ikomeye
cyane ku murimo w’Imana i Kabela. Umunsi Musa Matare yitabye Imana Mariyamu yeretswe uko yakiranwe ibyishimo muri Paradiso.
Mariyamu yahoraga aryamye ku buriri bwe yeguraga igituza
agashinga inkora aganira n’abashyitsi kuko yari yaramugaye amaguru. Ntabwo yavaga kuri ubwo buriri mu gihe yakirag abashyitsi akanabaganiriza, ninaho yakiriraga umugabo we mu buryo busanzwe bw’Abashakanye, ninaho yabyariraga mu buryo bw’ibitangaza by’Imana, kandi niho yakoreraga amasengesho.
1.1.2. URUBYARO RWA MARIYAMU KINYAMARURA NA MUSA MATARE
Mariyamu Kinyamarura yabyaranye na Musa Matare abana cumi na babiri barimo abahungu cumi n’abakobwa babiri.
-Imfura n’umuhererezi bapfuye bakiri impinja.
-Abana batanu ba mbere Mariyamu yababyaye mu buryo busanzwe
naho barindwi bakurikira Mariyamu yababyaye mu buryo bw’Ibitangaza.
a) USABWIMANA Yeredi, Umwana wa kabiri wa Mariyamu
Kinyamarura
b) IRIHOSE Mariko, Umwana wa gatatu wa Mariyamu Kinyamarura.
Yagiriwe Ubuntu n’Imana: Mu gihe batatu mu bana bavukana bajyaga kw’ishuri, Mariko yafashaga nyina kwita kuri barumuna be bato kuko nyina yabanaga n’ubumuga bw’amaguru. Imana yamugiriye Ubuntu imuha kumenya gusoma no kwandika igiswahili n’igifaransa atagiye kw’ishuri kandi nta wundi muntu ubimwigishije. Amaze gukura abona ko ubwenge budafite impamya-bumenyi (diplome) ntacyo bumaze imbere y’abantu, afata umwanzuro wo kwiyandikisha mu mashuri yisumbuye. Yatangiriye mu mwaka wa gatatu arangiriza mu mwaka wa gatanu.
c) RUKINISHA Bizimana, Umwana wa kane wa Mariyamu
Kinyamarura. Agaragara kuri iyi foto ari kumwe n’umugore we Faraziya Nyiramahoro ndetse na bamwe mu bana babo. RUKINISHA Bizimana yapfiriye mu Kamanyola mu mwaka wa 1996, Umupfakazi yasize aba mu mudugudu w’abanya-Kabela i Gitarama, Nyabisindu(Rwanda).
d)GATUNGO Yeremiya, Umwana wa gatandatu wa Mariyamu
Kinyamarura, ni we mwana wa mbere Mariyamu yabyaye mu buryo bw’igitangaza. Na we yapfiriye mu Kamanyola mu mwaka wa 1996. Umupfakazi yasize nawe aba mu mudugudu w’abanyaKabela i Gitarama Nyabisindu (Rwanda).
e) MBONYUMUREMYI Lewi, umwana wa cumi wa Mariyamu
Kinyamarura ahamya atya ati: “Ni byo koko Mariyamu Kinyamarura yarambyaye mu buryo bw’umubiri ariko nishimira cyane uburyo yatureze mu buryo bw’umwuka twebwe abana be. Nzi yuko Imana yashimye kuremaza Mama amaguru kugira ngo abashe gukora neza ubushake bwayo. Mu by’ukuri mama yakoreshejwe n’Imana mu gihe yari aremaye amaguru kuruta igihe yari akibasha kugendagenda.
Aya mafoto akurikira agaragaza abana ba Mariyamu:
Ibumoso: USABWIMANA Yeredi(hejuru) na GATUNGO
Yeremiya(munsi) Hagati: Irihose Marc(Hejuru) na Lewi Mbonyumuremyi(munsi) Iburyo: Rukinisha Bizimana URUTONDE RW’ABANA BA MARIYAMU KINYAMARURA NA MUSA MATARE
Imbonerahamwe ikurikira, yerekana neza muri make abana bose ba
Mariyamu Kinyamarura na Musa Matare uko bakurikirana uhereye ku mukuru ukageza ku muto. Irerekana amazina, igitsina, aho bavukiye, igihe bavukiye, uburyo bavutsemo, igihe abamaze gupfa bo muri bo bapfiriye, n’amashuri bize.
Amazina Igitsin Aho Itari Ubur Itariki Amash
a yavukiy ki yo yitabiyeho uri yize e y’a yavut Imana mav semo uko 1.Umwa Umuk Minem 194 Busan 1948 na obwa bwe 8 zwe 2.Usabw umuh Minem 195 Busan imana ungu bwe 0 zwe Yeredi 3.Irihose umuh Lutabur 195 Busan PP5 Mariko ungu a 2 zwe 4.Rukini umuh Lutabur 195 Busan 1996(Kam D4 sha ungu a 4 zwe anyola) Biziman a 5.Seruku umuh Lutabur 195 Busan 1956 ndo ungu a 6 zwe 6.Gatun umuh Lutabur 195 Bw’ib 1996(Kam PP5 go ungu a 9 itang anyola) Yeremiy aza a 7.Benja umuh Lutabur 196 Bw’ib 1966(Bara min ungu a 0 itang ka) aza 8.Rukun umuh Lutabur 196 Bw’ib 2010 PP4 do ungu a 2 itang Yakobo aza 9.Mwa umuh Lutabur 196 Bw’ib 1996(Kam mbaza ungu a 4 itang anyola) Elisha aza 10.Mbo umuh Baraka 196 Bw’ib G3 nyumur ungu 6 itang emyi aza Lewi 11.Buku Umuk Kabela 197 Bw’ib 1976 ru Lakeri obwa 2 itang aza 12.Butot umuh Kabela 197 1972 o ungu 2
1.2. UBUZIMA BW’UMWUKA BWA MARIYAMU KINYAMARURA
Muri iki gika, turavuga intambwe ku yindi uko Mariyamu yashatse Imana, uko yagiye agira iyerekwa, umubatizo we ndetse n’ibindi. Mariyamu yabaye ahantu hatandatu h’ingenzi, mu buzima bwe bwose:
a) mu Lukungu, aho yavukiye, mu mwaka wa 1931
b) mu Minembwe, (1947-1950), aho yashatswe, mu mudugudu w’i
Ku bijyanye n’imico n’imyitwarire ya Mariyamu mu mudugudu yavukiyemo bavuga ko aho i Lukungu, Mariyamu yari umwe mu bakobwa b’intangarugero kandi wagiraga imyitwarire myiza. Mu bwana bwe yabayeho nk’abandi bose. Nk’uko byavuzwe hejuru Mariyamu yavuye i Lukungu ashakwa i Gakenke (mu Minembwe) mu mwaka wa 1947.
Umudugudu wa LUKUNGU, uri mu misozi ibereye Ubworozi
Mariyamu n’umugabo we bavukiye mu gace ka Lukungu bakurira mu
miryango itazi Imana. Aho hantu ijambo ry’Imana ryari ritarahagera. Niyo mpamvu batasezeranye mw’itorero ahubwo bashakanye bisanzwe nk’uko mu muco wabo byagendaga. Mu mwaka wa 1947 baje kwimuka bava Lukungu bajya gutura mu Minembwe i Gakenge.
Mu mibereho yabo biringiraga cyane inama z’abapfumu. Mbere yo
kugira ikintu gikomeye bakora (nko gufata urugendo cyangwa kurongora, mu burwayi, umutekano wabo n’ibindi bitarondowe hano) ibyiringiro byabo byari ku ijambo babwiwe n’Abapfumu gusa. Bishingikirizaga cyane ku kuraguza. Ibi birerekana ko Mariyamu mbere yo gukizwa yari umuntu usanzwe nk’abandi bose. Turebe uburyo yakijijwe. 1.2.1. Mariyamu Kinyamarura ashaka Imana Mariyamu yashatse Imana n’umutima we wose kandi Imana nayo iramwiyereka. Amaze gushakwa na Musa Matare wari utuye mu Minembwe (i Gakenge), babyaye umwana wabo wa mbere w’umukobwa mu mwaka wa 1948. Nyuma y’amezi make uwo mwana arwara indwara ikomeye.
ari jye ufite ubugingo bw’abantu mu maboko? Ahasigaye ni ah’Imana yaremye abantu”. Uwo mwana yaje gupfa baramuhamba.
Mariyamu yakomeje gutekereza kuri iryo jambo umupfumu yavuze.
Atangira kwibaza ati: “burya hari Imana yaremye abantu? Kandi akaba ari nayo itanga ubugingo.” Nibwo Mariyamu yabazaga umugabo we ati: “Ese ko Imana ibaho, none se iyo Mana iba he?” Icyo kibazo yakibajije umugabo we inshuro nyinshi ari nta gisubizo kimunyuze amuha.
Musa Matare yaramusubizaga ati: “Nta Mana ibaho ni amagambo
twumva abantu bagenda bavuga gusa.” Mariyamu nawe akamubwira ati: “Jyewe nemera ko Imana ibaho; iyo itaza kubaho, ntiba ifite izina y’uko ari Imana.” Ubwo nibwo Mariyamu yibajije mu bitekerezo ati: “Ahari iyi Mana yaba yihishe mu ishyamba.” Yitegereza mw’ishyamba ryari kure y’umudugudu abona igiti kirekire gisumba ibindi, mu mutima we yiyemeza kujya kuri icyo giti yibwira ko ari buhabone Imana.
Azinduka mu gitondo cya kare adasezeye umugabo we ajya
mw’ishyamba agera kuri cya giti, ahageze atangira kureba hejuru yibwira ko ahari yabona Imana, ntiyagira icyo abona. Yiyumvamo ko Imana igomba kuba iri aho hantu, aribwira ati: “Irihishe ariko irahari”;
Maze Mariyamu atangira kuyibwira ati Mana nubwo ntakubona ariko
uranyumva, ati: “Yewe Mana nzi yuko uri aha hantu ariko urihishe kugira ngo tutakurushya n’ibibazo byacu, nzi yuko ibyo ndi kuvuga urimo kubyumva, njyewe ndababaye kubona umwana wanjye ampfira mu maso, niba warandemye ngo nzabone abana umpe abazabaho kandi niba warandemye ngo sinkagire abana ungire ingumba.
Amara umunsi wose asenga atyo ahera mu gitondo ageza
nimugoroba arira ntiyamenya ko igihe cyagiye. (Imigani 8:17, Abaheburayo 11:6). Abura uko yakwinjira mu mudugudu yibaza ati: ‘’Abantu nibambaza aho niriwe ndabasubiza iki? “Ubwo Imana ihita ikora igitangaza haza igicu gitwikira umudugudu wose yinjira mu nzu.”
risobanura ngo n’uwasabwe Imana. Kuva uwo mwana akivuka ntiyongeye kujya mu bapfumu ukundi nubwo yari atarumva ijambo ry’Imana. Muri uwo mwaka wa 1950 nibwo Mariyamu yavuye Gakenke yimukira Muryintarijana mu Lutabura.
1.2.2. Atangira kubonekerwa na Marayika
Undi munsi Mariyamu ajya gutashya inkwi ku musozi, abona umusore ufite uburanga n’amaso arabagirana(Malayika). Iruhande rw’aho uwo musore yari ahagaze hari amazi yera ameze nk’ikiyaga cyera. Mariyamu arebye mu maso y’uwo musore ubwenge bwe burazimira. Ubwenge bwe bugarutse asanga apfukamye aho wa musore yari ahagaze, wa musore nta wugihari na ya mazi atagihari, ariko arebye ku mwenda yari yambaye asanga wa musore yasize awutuyeho ya mazi yera nk’amata ahereye mu gituza. Yaramanutse ajya ku iriba akuramo uwo mwenda ngo awumese; atangiye kumesa wa mwenda ayo mazi nayo ahinduka umweru nk’amata arabireka ahita awuhinduriza ahari imbere ahashyira i nyuma kugira ngo abantu batabona ya mazi yera wa musore yasize amumenyeho, nuko asubira mu rugo ariko abihisha umugabo we ntiyahita abimubwira ariko yareba akabona ya mabara yera akiri mu mwenda.
Umunsi umwe ari mu murima n’umugabo we Mariyamu yiyemeza
kumubwira ibanga ryo mu mutima we amutekerereza uko yahuye na wa musore n’uburyo yasize amumenyeho amazi y’umweru, akuramo wa mwenda yereka umugabo we ya mabara y’umweru. Umugabo we aramubwira ati: “Wari wampishe ibintu nk’ibi? Ntuziko ibi ari umugisha? Ubu ubonye umugisha, tuzatunga inka nyinshi, kandi iki ni ikimenyetso cy’amata y’inka.”
Nyuma y’icyo gihe babyra umwana wabo wa kabiri, umuryango
washatse kubasubiza mu bintu by’ubupfumu no guterekra abazimu (ryangombe). Nibwo Mariyamu yahise aheka umwana we USABWIMANA Yeredi, wavutse 1950, ahungira i Lukungu. Umunsi wo