Mbwira Amakuru Yo Muri Israyeli (2025)

21/10/2022

Mu misi mike iheze, I Bujumbura haraguye imvura mugihe ikiringo cinshi carigiheze ata mvura. Mugabo ni vyingirakamaro kubimenya yuko murico gihe nyene I Bujumbura baronse imvura ni Yerusalemu nahonyene yaraguye mugihe Bari bamaze igihe gitarigito itagwa ici ryafashe ikiringo kirekire muri Isirayeli, mu mezi ya Rusama gushika Nyakanga nta mvura bari bwaronke.

ENGLISH:

In the past few days, Bujumbura has received it's first good rain after a long dry period. But it is interesting to know that at the same time, Jerusalem was receiving it's first rain after the long dry summer! In Israel, the months May to September receive no rain at all.

02/09/2022

EILAT: IGISAGARA KIRI KU KIYAGA GITUKURI
"Eilat"ni igisagara kiri mu majepfo yu butaka bwa Isirayeli, utumbereje amaso ku Kiyaga Gitukura. Ikiyaga Gitukura uko birikose kiragutse cane amazi yo murico ni ibirometero 1930 zu burebure mu mpera gifoye nki ntoke zibiri mu maja mu mpera zu Buseruko, kandi na Bashakashatsi bivyakahise co kimwe na bize ivya Bibiliya nti bazi neza ngo ni muruhe ruhande Abisirayeli bajabukiyeko.
Mwi foto urabona mu Burengero ahatumbereye imisozi ya Yorodani. Uyu musi naho hari bike cane mu vyo muri Bibiliya murico kibanza hayibambewe nico kibanza Abisirayeli ni ngenzi ziva mu micungararo yose yi Burayi baza kugiriraho uburuhuko.

Fyonda ngaha mu kuraba no gusoma vyinshi ku vyerekeye "Eilat": https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=243374407899230&id=108913431345329

ENGLISH:

EILAT: CITY ON THE RED SEA:

‘Eilat’ is the southern-most city in the land of Israel, facing directly onto the Red Sea. The Red Sea however is an extremely large body of water 1930km long with two major stretches like fingers at its northern end ‒ and historians and theologians alike are not exactly sure where the Israelites crossed it at. In the picture, you are looking East towards the mountains of Jordan. Today, there is very little of Biblical value able to be visited in Eilat. Nevertheless, Israelis & tourists from all over Europe today use it as a place to come on holidays.

Click Here to see & read more about Eilat: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=243374407899230&id=108913431345329

30/07/2022

Uku niko casa ikibuga mpuza makungu C,indege ca Isirayeli mu 2013 birashoboka yuko ubu coba gitandukanye. Naho kiri mu rutonde nku mugwa mukuru wa Tel Aviv, ubu kiri ku bilometero 20 uva i Yerusalemu. Ibakwe ryiza wururutse indege urashobora guca ufata indarayi kiretse ku musi wi Sabato, aho ivyunguruza abantu bibabihagaritse amasaha 24 (24h).

Vyompi amabisi na matagisi vyovyo bibabiringaho mugabo birazimvye. Mu 2019, aho ikiza ca Korona Virusi gitereye abantu benshi barahagaritse ingendo, imbere yaho abantu bangana imiliyoni 24 ni bice Umunani nibo bakoresha ico kibuga c,indege co muri Isirayeli, naho abanyagihugu bo murico bangana imiliyoni zirenga icenda. Uyu musi hari ikindi kibuga c,indege kigira kabiri kiri hafi ya "Eilat" (citwa "Ramon Aiport") mu Burengero kure yi gihugu.

ENGLISH:

This is how Israel’s main International Airport looked in 2013 ‒ its probably different by now. Although listed as being in Tel Aviv, it is actually 20km from the centre of the city & 45km from Jerusalem. Fortunately, once you land you can now catch the train to either ‒ unless its on the Sabbath, when all public transport stops for 24 hours.

Both bus and taxi are also available. In 2019, just prior to Covid stopping most people from travelling, 24.8 million passengers arrived in Israel by this airport, despite the country’s population being just over 9 million people. Today, there is a 2nd international airport near Eilat (called ‘Ramon Airport’) in the far south of the country.

26/07/2022

Muriyi foto murashobora kubona (niyo mubona umuduga uri imbere yayo) uburaro bwa Petra mu gisagara ca kera ca Yerusalemu hafi ku metero ijana (100m) uva kwi rembo ryi Yopa. I bubamfu hari ikinogo bimve ubu cegukiye iratiro ryu Munara wa Dawidi, uwo urimwo amasigarira amwe amwe yu bihungiro yu batswe nu Mwami Herode muri co kibanza. Ibice binini vya Yerusalemu biroroshe ku gendwa mwi joro, bivana ni gihe uhagendeye ku mutaga inzu zo kudandarizamo ziba zuguruye kandi habari na bantu benshi bari kumwe nawe!

ENGLISH:

In this picture you can see (with the car in front of it) the Petra Hotel in the Old City of Jerusalem about 100m from Jaffa Gate. To the Left is the moat (a defensive trench dug round the walls of a fortress or Castle) belonging to what is now the Tower of David Museum, which contains some of the remains of the Fortress created by King Herod in this location. Most parts of Jerusalem are very safe to visit at night, with the only difference being whether the shops are open & how many people are there with you!

12/07/2022

Muvyemera mu vyanka, iyi ni Yerusalemu! Mushobora kwi yumvira ko ari Isoko ryo kwa Siyoni I Bujumbura, ariko Ku vyukuri siho namba iri soko ni rimwe riri ku ma barabara yo mu gisagara ca kera ca Yerusalemu muri Isirayeli! Itandukaniro nya mukuru bitandukaniyeko na banyagihugu ni biciro (Isirayeli irazimvye cane gusumiramwo ibintu) Kandi nu kuntu ingendeshwa zitagira uruza nu ruze zirenganye mu ma barabara yi gisagara ca kera ni gake birashika umuduga utarenga umwe kwi saha niwo urengana.

ENGLISH:

Believe it or not, this is Jerusalem! You may think that this is the Seoni Market in Bujumbura, but in reality this is a market on one of the streets in the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel! The main difference being, the people, the prices (Israel is very expensive to buy things in) and the fact that cars do not travel through Jerusalem’s Old City streets very often ‒ perhaps less than one per hour.

02/07/2022

Abantu benshi iyo biyumgiriye kuvyerekeye Isirayeli, biyumvira gusa ku bijanye na Bibiliya. Mugabo my vyukuri Isirayeli yuno musi ni gihugu CA teyimbere hariho indarayi izungurukira mu micungararo yi gihugu. Uyu musi, murashobora kugenda uvuye i Tel Aviv inzira yose gushika I "Nahariya" mu maja mu Buseruko hafi yu rubibe rwa Lebanoni, ukagera kure nko mu maja mu Burengero i "Beer Sheva". Ingenzi zirashobora kandi gushika I "Beit She'an" mu kugendura amasigarira yaho atey,igomwe mu buryo bworoshe cane.

Ikinezereye nuko mushobora ubu kandi kugenda uvuye ku kibuga c,indege ci "Ben Gurion" gushika i Tel Aviv canke I Yerusalemu ni ndarayi ihora ihaguruka buri iminota mirongwibiri (20') bi bakingira kuriha uburyo buzimvye bwi Tagisi. Urugendo ruva ku kibuga c,indege gushika i Yerusalemu mu ndarayi ( ni urugendo rwi bilometero 43) bigufata gusa iminota mirongwibiri (20') urugendo ukoresheje indarayi rutuma abipakiza banezererwa gukoresha urugendo rugufi kurusha barya bakoresha amabisi na matagisi, kandi bigukingira no gucererwa mugihe mwi barabara habari amambutiyaje. Birafasha kandi kugabanya uruza nu ruze rwi ngendeshwa zo mwi barabara.

Urugendo ruva i Tel Aviv ugenda ku kiyaga Mediterane gushika i Yerusalemu ni uburebure bwi bilometero 56 (56km) bigufata iminota irenga mirongwi tatu (plus de 30'). Mu 2019 barakoze indarayi nshasha ikoresha umwanya kuva iminota mirongwi cenda (90') gushika iminota mirongwi tatu (30') kandi bifata gusa uburyo bungana na 23NIS. Bisa no kubuntu kuko indarayi nyishi na mabisi nti bikora ku musi wi Sabato (ku kirenga zuba co ku wa Gatanu) Rero iyo mwipfuza kugendura Isirayeli nivyiza gutegura gahunda yawe ni bijanye nu buryo bwo kwiyunguruza kuko uravye nabi urashobora kubura ikikwunguruza.

ENGLISH:

Many people when they think about Israel, they only think of things associated with the Bible. But the reality is that Israel today is a modern nation with Railways covering a significant portion of the country. Today, you can travel from Tel Aviv all the way to Nahariya on the Northern Coast near the border of Lebanon, to as far south as Beer Sheva. Travellers can also reach Beit She’an making visiting the impressive ruins there extremely easy.

An extremely convenient benefit is that you can now also travel from the Ben Gurion Airport to either Tel Aviv or Jerusalem by train & departing every 20 minutes, avoiding having to pay for expensive Taxis. The journey from the airport to Jerusalem via train (a distance of 43km) only takes 20 minutes. Travel via rail allows passengers to enjoy a different viewpoint to those taking road based transport, and helps avoid delays when the roads become jamb packed. It also helps reduce the number of vehicles using the roads.

The journey from Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean Sea to Jerusalem ‒ a distance of 56 km ‒ takes just over 30 minutes. In 2019 a new railway was established, cutting the time taken via rail from x to y and costing just over 23NIS. Its worthwhile noting that most trains and buses do not operate on the Sabbath (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday) so if visiting, make your plans accordingly.

Photo from https://www.touristisrael.com/public-transport/trains-in-israel/

29/06/2022

Iri ni rembo ryi Yopa urabiye indani mu gisagara ca kera ca Yerusalemu hari ivyicaro vya mabuye ingenzi ziza ziri carako hama zikihweza ibiri imbere yazo. Nkuko ubwinshi bwi mpome, iryo rembo rifise imyaka 500 gusa kandi sivya vuye mugihe ca Bibiliya. Izo mpome nayo marembo ibakweribi vyagiye birasenyurwa kenshi kandi bongera ba bisanura cane cane imbere mu mpera yi myaka yi 1950.

Iyo mwihwejeje neza vuba inyuma hari aku kugi ko gusohokeramwo murashobora Ku kabona akaryango kagana hejuru kuri "Ramparts Walk", aho mushobora gutambukira hejuru yi mpome zikikuje igisagara. Kure yaho iburyo murashobora kubona akazu ingenzi zibarizamwo amakuru, ni karata ndonda gihugu ishobora kugufasha kugendura igisagara ca kera mwibuke guca kurako kazu gatanga amakuru yi ngenzi mugihe muzo gendura Yerusalemu!

ENGLISH:

This is Jaffa Gate looking from inside the Old City of Jerusalem with stone benches for tourists to just sit and contemplate what is before them. Like the majority of the walls, the gate is only 500 years old & is not from the Biblical period. Those walls and gates were unfortunately destroyed and rebuilt many times over the last 1950 years.

If you look carefully, immediately after exiting the Gate you can see a doorway leading up to the Ramparts Walk, where you can walk along the top of the walls surrounding the city. On the far right you can see a Tourist Information Centre, with maps that can help you navigate the Old City ‒ definitely something worth remembering if you plan to visit Jerusalem!

27/06/2022

Aya masigarira ni yamwe ari mu bibanza Abarahamu ya bayemwo mugihe ci gihugu ci sezerano. Rero, amajambere yaraciye aho hantu mu nyuma mu gihe ca Abarahamu bubaka basenyagura haguma ngaha imyaka 4100 iheze, na masigarira ubona ngaha ya baba gusa kuva aringaho imyaka 1300.
Dukurikije ingene Abaroma banesheje Abayuda mu mwaka wa 70.AD, "Beer Sheva" ya ciye icika igisagara ca Baroma gishaka aho CA komvomvowe cose mugihe ca Barabu bahateye mugihe gito hanyuma yu rupfu rwa Muhamadi kandi nti basubiye ku hasanura bugingo nubu.

Ingenzi ya genduye "Beer Sheva" imyaka 120 iheze ya ratanze inkuru ivuga yuko yabonye inyubako imwe gusa iraca koreshwa, kandi na mahema make. Uyu musi imyaka 100 ya nyuma caragutse kiraba igisagara cagutse mu Burengero bwa Isirayeli, ubu kizwi nku mugwa mukuru wu bugararwa bwa "Negev" urimwo abanyagihugu barenga 209,000. "Tell Beer Sheva" (amasigarira yerekanwe kuri foto) iri ku birometero 7.2 uvuye mu gisagara gitey'imbere ca "Beer Sheva".

ENGLISH:

This is the remains of one of the places Abraham used to dwell in while in the Promised Land. Obviously, much development has occurred since the time Abraham stayed here 4100 years ago, with the ruins you see here probably only being 1300 years old. Following the Romans overcoming the Jewish Revolt in 70AD, Beer Sheva became a Roman city until it was completely destroyed during the Arab invasion not long after Muhammad’s death and not rebuilt until recently.

A visitor to Beer Sheva 120 years ago reported seeing only one building still being used, and a small number of tents. Over the last 100 years, it has grown to be the largest city in the South of Israel, being known as the capital of the Negev Desert with 209,000 residents. Tell Beer Sheva (the ruins shown in the photo) is 7.2km from the modern city of Be’er Sheva.

08/06/2022

Hagati y,urwinjiriro ryu musozi wi ngoro kwi rembo ryi "Magrabi" n,umusigiti wa AlAsqa hasanzwe hari ibi bisate vya mabuye. None ni ibiki? Bavyita "Capitals" (ego, niryambo rimwe bakoresha mu kuvuga umurwa mukuru canke urudome Rukuru) vyari ivyo bakoresha mu gushariza hejuru ku nkingi kugirango zigire igihagararo ku mabati akikuje ingoro, canke ku zindi nyubako za (Abaroma, Abaisilamu mbese ni zabarwanyi bi ntambara) barubatse ku musozi wi ngoro imyaka irenga 2000. Rero ubu ni mwasoma muri Bibiliya zanyu cane cane Mwisezerano rya Kera ijambo "Capital" muzoca mu menya ico gisigura! Munyuma yi kibuga no hejuru ya "Western Wall", nkuko biboneka uvuye imbere mu kibuga.

ENGLISH:

On the Temple Mount between the entrance at the Magrabi Gate & the Al Aqsa Mosque can be found these ornately carved pieces of stone. But what are they? These are called “capitals” (yes, the same word as used in Capital City or Capital Letter) and were designed to be used as decorations for the top of columns that may have supported the roof in the Temple Compound surrounds or various buildings (Roman, Muslim or Crusader) constructed on the Temple Mount over the past 2000 years. So now when you read “capital” in the Bible (especially in the Old Testament), you’ll know what it means! In the background is the top of the Western Wall, as seen from the inside of the compound.

04/06/2022

Iri ni ibarabara riri mu gisagara ca kera ca Yerusalemu mu karere Ka Bayuda mu kibanza aho ata miduga yemerewe. Nahobiruko mu rico kibanza, nta nimwe murizo nyubako zifise imyaka isumba 1967. Igituma zimeze gutyo nuko mu 1948, Abanya Yorodani barasenyaguye inyubako zose zo mu karere ka Bayuda mu ntumbero ku bemeza yuko batazo garuka ubugirakandi murako karere. Vyabaye nyene inyuma mu 1967 mugihe Isirayeli ya tsinze kandi isubira gutwara mu ngwano yi misi itandatu ("6 Day War") niho Isirayeli yaciye itangura gusubira kwubaka inyubako zayo ngaha.

ENGLISH:

This is a street within the Old City of Jerusalem in the Jewish Quarter in a place where no cars are allowed. Despite the location, none of these buildings are older than 1967. The reason is that in 1948 the Jordanians destroyed all the buildings in the Jewish Quarter in an attempt to make sure the Jews could never return. It was only after 1967 when Israel won back control in the 6 Day War that Israel could begin to rebuild the buildings there.

02/06/2022

Ici ni ikigega ni agace kinyubako bubatse muri Isirayeli ku munara mu mirima kafasha Umurimyi kubika neza ivyimburwa neza na neza mugihe ci sarura mu kubikingira ubusuma. Carashobora gukoreshwa kandi mu kuzigama ivyimburwa mugihe ci sarura. Aka karorero ki kigega karangwa mwi Ratiro rya Nazareti Village.

ENGLISH:

This is a ‘watch-tower’: a type of building constructed in Israel amongst the fields to allow the farmer to keep a watch over his crops prior to the harvest to protect them from theft. It could also be used to store the harvest in or live in while the harvest was under way. This particular example is found at the Nazareth Village display on the outskirts of Nazareth.

28/05/2022

Amafoto abiri ya fotorewe mu mezi abiri atandukanye niyahantu hamwe mu Kiyaya Muburaruko bwi Kiyaga Galilaya mu maja mu Buseruko bwa Isirayeli, mu karere kitwa"Golan". Vuba bitandukaniye mu mabara bivanye nigihe bazifotoreyeko. Isirayeli ifise ibihe bine: Ici, Urushana, Agatasi, Impeshi. Kenshi Isirayeli ironka imvura hagati ya Munyonyo na Ntwarante, mugihe ca Gatasi na kare mu Mpeshi.

Mugihe iguye, ivyatsi birakura kandi ibice vyinshi bica bisa nurwatsi rutoto nkuko bimeze kuriyi foto mubona ngaha. Mugabo iyo ihagaritse kugwa inyuma mu Mpeshi, bicavyuma ningoga na ningoga ivyatsi bica bisa n,umugina nkuko tubibona muriyindi foto yafotowe mu nyuma ya mezi abiri. Nti bisa nko mu Burundi, Isirayeli ifise ubushuhe butandukanye hagati yi CI na Gatasi.
Bivanye nigihe uba urimurico gihugu, Ici rirashobora kuba rishushe nka 40 degree na Gatasi arashobora gukanya gushika kuri ubusa no mu munsi ya bwo. Rero Isirayeli irashobora gusa canke gutandukana bivanye nigihe wa hagenduye!

Iyi foto ni ya: Eitan Asraf https://www.facebook.com/eitanasraf

ENGLISH:

These two photos were taken just 2 months apart and are of the same part of a valley just East of the Sea of Galilee in Northern Israel, in an area called the ‘Golan’. Immediately evident is the difference in colour, due to the season they were taken in. Israel has four seasons ‒ Summer, Autumn, Winter & Spring. Most of Israel’s rain is received between November & March, during their Winter & early Spring.

When it is raining, the grass grows and many parts of Israel become green like the photo you see here. But when it stops raining in late Spring, the heat quickly dries the grass out until it becomes brown like in the other photo. Unlike Burundi, Israel has a great difference in Temperature between Summer & Winter. Depending on where you are in the country, Summer can be as hot as 40 degrees and Winter can be as low as Zero (or even less). So Israel can look and feel really different depending on the time you visit!

Photos by Eitan Asraf https://www.facebook.com/eitanasraf

Mbwira Amakuru Yo Muri Israyeli