Ivyo dusoma mu gitabu c'Umuhanuzi Ezekiyeli (9, 1-7 ; 10, 18-20)
Umukama Imana ansemerera mu gutwi ati: «Mwebwe mushinzwe guhana iki gisagara, nimucegere, umwe wese atware mu minwe yiwe ico yokoresha mu gutikiza.» Abantu batandatu rero baregera, baciye ku kirimba co haruguru y'Isengero carabana n'uburaruko; umwe umwe yatwara mu minwe ico yokoresha mu gutikiza igisagara. Hagati muri bo, hari umuntu yambaye impuzu zera, afise ku mukanda ibikoresho vy’umwanditsi. Barinjira, barahagarara imbere y’uruhimbi rw’umuringa. Bwa buninahazwa bw’Imana y’Israyeli bwabora ku mukerubini buraduga ngo buje guhagarara ku kirimba c’Isengero. Umukama araheza ahamagara wa muntu yari yambaye impuzu zera kandi yari afise ku mukanda agasaho karimwo ibikoresho yy’umwanditsi, amubwira ati: «Genda unyuragire hagati mu gisagara, muri Yeruzalemu, ugeme ikimenyetso ku ruhanga rw’abantu bose baboroga bakarira kubera aya mashano yose akorerwa muri ico gisagara.»
Ba bandi
ababarira numva, ati: «Nimumukurikire munyuragire
hagati mu gisagara namwe nyene, mugitere. Ntihagire uwo ijisho ryanyu riziguriza,
ntihagire uwo mugirira ikigongwe: abatama n’abasore, abigeme, abana n’abagore, mubice
kandi mubamare bose. Ariko, uwo wese afise ikimenyetso ku ruhanga rwiwe,
ntihagire ico mumugira. Mbere, mutangurire mu ngoro yanje.» Batangurira rero ku
batama bari imbere y’lsengero. Kandi Umukama ababwira ati: «Nimuhumanye iyi
Sengero, ibibuga vyayo muvyuzuze imivyimba; muheze musohoke!» Barasohoka rero, baratemagura abantu mu isagara.
Ivyo biheze, ubuninahazwa bw’Umukama buragenda buva
mu kirimba c’lsengero ngo buhagarare hejuru y’Abakerubini. Abakerubini baragaranzura
amababa yabo, baraduga bava hasi mu maso yanje; mu gihe bagenda, imipira
y’urureruzo rw’Umukama vyari kumwe. Barahagarara kw’irembo ry’ikirimba c’Isengero, ryarabana n’ubuseruko,
kandi ubuninahazwa bw’Imana y’Israyeli bwari hejuru yabo. Abo ni bo vya bizima nari
nabonye munsi y’lmana y’Israyeli, ku nkombe y’uruzi Kebari, ndaheza ndamenya yuko ari bo Bakerubini. Umwe umwe yari afise mu maso
hane, umwe umwe yari afise amababa ane n’ibisa n’amaboko y’umuntu munsi y’ayo
mababa. Mu maso, basa n’ivyo nari nabonye ku nkombe y’uruzi Kebari. Kandi bose
bagenda babanze.