Okwenenya kwa Peetero

“Mu kaseera ako Mukama waffe n’akyuka n’atunuulira Peetero. Peetero n’ajjukira Yesu kye yagamba nti, ‘Enkoko eneeba tennakookolima ononneegaana emirundi esatu.’ Awo Peetero n’afuluma okuva mu luggya n’akaaba nnyo amaziga!” (Lukka 22:61, 62).

Ako ke kaali akaseera akaakyusa ebyafaayo bya Peetero. Kristo yali amugambye nti: “Tosobola kugenda nange kaakano” (Yokaana 13:36). Peetero yali tannaba kuba mu mbeera esaanira okugoberera Kristo, kubanga yali tannatuusibwa ku nkomerero ye yennyini; yali teyeemanyi, n’olwekyo nga tasobola kugoberera Kristo. Naye bwe yafuluma n’akaaba nnyo amaziga, olwo enkyukakyuka ennene n’ejja. Kristo yali amugambye edda nti: “Era bw’olimala okwenenya, yamba mu kuzimba n’okunyweza okukkiriza kwa baganda bo.” Wano Peetero we yakyukira okuva ku kwerowoozaako okudda eri Kristo.

Nneebaza Katonda olw’ebyafaayo bya Peetero. Simanyi muntu mu Bayibuli atubudaabuda okusinga ye. Bwe tutunuulira empisa ze, ezaali zijjudde okulemererwa, ne bye Kristo yamufuula olw’amaanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, buli omu ku ffe abeera n’essuubi. Naye mujjukire nti Kristo nga tannajjuza Peetero Mwoyo Omutukuvu n’amufuula omuntu omuggya, Peetero yalina okufuluma n’akaaba nnyo amaziga; yalina okutoowazibwa. Bwe tuba twagala okutegeera kino, ndowooza waliwo ensonga nnya ze tuteekwa okwetegereza. Okusooka, katutunuulire Peetero omuyigirizwa wa Yesu eyeewaayo; okuddako, Peetero ng’abeera mu bulamu bw’okwerowoozaako; oluvannyuma Peetero mu kwenenya kwe; era ekisembayo, Kristo kye yafuula Peetero olw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu.

Peetero Omuyigirizwa wa Kristo Eyeewaayo

Kristo yayita Peetero okuleka obutimba bwe amugoberere. Peetero n’akikola amangu ddala, era oluvannyuma yasobola okugamba Mukama mu butuufu nti:

“Ffe twaleka byonna ne tukugoberera” (Matayo 19:27).

Peetero yali muntu ow’okwewaayo okujjuvu; yaleka byonna okugoberera Yesu. Peetero era yali muntu agondera amangu. Mujjukira Kristo bwe yamugamba nti, “Kale kaakano sembeza eryato lyo ebuziba, mu mazzi amangi, musuule obutimba bwammwe mu nnyanja.” Peetero omuvubi yali amanyi nti eyo tewaali byennyanja, kubanga baali bateganye ekiro kyonna nga tebalina kye bakwasizza; naye n’agamba nti: “Naye ggwe nga bw’otugambye, nzija kusuula obutimba” (Lukka 5:4, 5). Yagondera ekigambo kya Yesu. Ate era yali muntu ow’okukkiriza okunene. Bwe yalaba Kristo ng’atambulira ku nnyanja, n’agamba nti: “Obanga ye ggwe ddala Mukama waffe, ndagira nange nzije gy’oli” (Matayo 14:28); era ku ddoboozi lya Kristo n’ava mu lyato n’atambulira ku mazzi.

Era Peetero yali muntu ategeera eby’omwoyo. Kristo bwe yabuuza abayigirizwa nti: “Mmwe mundowooza kuba ani?” Peetero yasobola okuddamu nti: “Ggwe Kristo, Omwana wa Katonda omulamu.” Kristo n’agamba nti: “Olina omukisa Simooni, omwana wa Yona, kubanga ekyo Kitange ali mu ggulu y’akikubikkulidde, so tokiggye mu bantu.” Era Kristo yamwogerako ng’omuntu olwazi, era nti y’alina ebisumuluzo by’obwakabaka. Peetero yali muntu wa kitalo, omuyigirizwa wa Yesu eyeewaayo, era singa yali mulamu mu nnaku zino, buli muntu yandigambye nti Mukristaayo eyakula ennyo mu by’omwoyo. Naye nga waaliwo bingi nnyo ebyali bibulamu mu Peetero!

Peetero ng’Abeera mu Bulamu bw’Okwerowoozaako

Mujjukira nti Kristo bwe yali yaakamala okumugamba nti “ekyo Kitange ali mu ggulu y’akikubikkulidde, so tokiggye mu bantu,” Kristo n’atandika okwogera ku kubonaabona kwe, Peetero n’atuuka n’okwetantala okugamba nti: “Katonda akulage ekisa Mukama waffe. Bino tebirikutuukako.” Awo Kristo n’alina okumugamba nti:

“Dda ennyuma wange Setaani. … kubanga tolowoozeza bintu bya Katonda wabula olowooza bintu bya bantu” (Matayo 16:22-23).

Awo Peetero yali mu kwekulembeza okwagala kwe, nga yeesiga amagezi ge, era ng’agaana ddala Kristo okugenda okufa. Ekyo kyava wa? Peetero yeesiganga yekka n’ebirowoozo bye ku bintu bya Katonda. Oluvannyuma tulaba, emirundi egisukka mu gumu, nti mu bayigirizwa mwabangamu okukaayana ku ani alisinga obukulu, era Peetero yali omu ku bo, nga alowooza nti alina eddembe ku kifo ekisooka ddala. Yeenoonyezanga ekitiibwa kye yekka, n’okusinga abalala. Obulamu bw’okwerowoozaako bwali bwa maanyi mu Peetero. Yali alese amaato ge n’obutimba bwe, naye nga tannaleka muntu we ow’edda.

Kristo bwe yamala okumwogerako ku kubonaabona kwe, n’agamba nti: “Dda ennyuma wange Setaani,” n’agattako nti: “Omuntu bw’ayagala okungoberera asaana yeefiirize yekka, yeetikke omusaalaba gwe alyoke angoberere” (Matayo 16:24). Tewali muntu ayinza kumugoberera nga takoze ekyo. Okwerowoozaako kuteekwa okwegaanibwa ddala ddala. Ekyo kitegeeza ki? Peetero bwe yeegaana Kristo, tusoma nti yagamba emirundi esatu nti: “Omuntu simumanyi.”; mu bigambo ebirala: “Siriiko kye nkola naye; nze naye tetuli mikwano; nneegaana okuba n’akakwate konna naye.” Kristo yagamba Peetero nti ateekwa okwegaana yekka. Okwerowoozaako kuteekwa obutafiibwako, era buli kye kwetaaga kugaanibwe. Ekyo kye kikolo ky’obuyigirizwa obw’amazima; naye Peetero teyakitegeera, era teyasobola kukigondera. Kiki ekyaddirira? Ekiro ekisembayo bwe kyatuuka, Kristo n’amugamba nti:

“Enkoko eneeba tennakookolima mirundi ebiri, onooneegaana emirundi esatu.”

Naye Peetero ng’eyeesiga ennyo yekka bwe yagamba nti: “Abalala bonna ne bwe banaakwabulira, nze siikwabulire! Neeteeseteese okusibirwa awamu naawe mu kkomera, era n’okufiira awamu naawe” (Makko 14:29; Lukka 22:33).

Peetero yakyogera mu mazima, era Peetero yali ategeeza ddala okukikola; naye Peetero yali teyeemanyi. Teyakkiriza nti yali mubi nga Yesu bwe yagamba nti ali.

Oboolyawo tulowooza ku bibi kinnoomu ebiyingira wakati waffe ne Katonda, naye tunaakola tutya obulamu obwo obw’okwerowoozaako obujjudde obutali bulongoofu bwonna—obutonde bwaffe bwennyini? Tunaakola tutya omubiri ogwo oguli ddala wansi w’amaanyi g’ekibi? Okununulibwa okuva mu ekyo kye twetaaga. Peetero ekyo yali takimanyi, era kyeyava, mu kwesiga kwe yekka, afuluma ne yeegaana Mukama we.

Mwetegereze Kristo bw’akozesa ekigambo ekyo okwegaana emirundi ebiri. Omulundi ogusooka yagamba Peetero nti, “Weegaane wekka”; omulundi ogwokubiri n’amugamba nti, “Ononneegaana.” Kiba kimu ku ebyo ebibiri. Tetulina kirala kya kulondako; tuteekwa okwegaana ffekka oba okwegaana Kristo. Waliwo amaanyi abiri amanene agalwanagana—obutonde bw’okwerowoozaako obuli mu buyinza bw’ekibi, ne Kristo mu maanyi ga Katonda. Gamu ku go galina okufuga munda mu ffe.

Okwerowoozaako kwe kwafuula Setaani okuba Setaani. Yali malayika wa Katonda, naye n’ayagala okwegulumiza. N’afuuka Setaani mu ggeyeena. Okwerowoozaako kwe kwali ensibuko y’okugwa kw’omuntu. Kaawa yeegomba ekintu ku lulwe yekka, bw’atyo bazadde baffe abaasooka ne bagwa mu nnaku yonna ey’ekibi. Ffe abaana baabwe twasikira obutonde bw’ekibi obw’entiisa.

Okwenenya kwa Peetero

Peetero yeegaana Mukama we emirundi esatu, awo Mukama n’amutunuulira; era okutunuulira okwo okwa Yesu ne kumenya omutima gwa Peetero, amangwago n’alaba mu maaso ge ekibi eky’entiisa kye yali akoze, okulemererwa okw’entiisa okwali kumutuuseeko, n’obuziba bwe yali agudde, era “Peetero n’afuluma okuva mu luggya n’akaaba nnyo amaziga!”

Owange! Ani ayinza okunnyonnyola okwenenya okwo bwe kwali? Mu ssaawa ezaddirira ez’ekiro ekyo, ne ku lunaku olwaddirira, bwe yalaba Kristo ng’akomererwa era ng’aziikibwa, ne ku lunaku olwaddako, olwa Ssabbiiti—owange, nga yayitawo olunaku olwo mu kuggwaamu essuubi kwonna n’ensonyi ennyingi!

“Mukama wange agenze, essuubi lyange liweddewo, era nneegaana Mukama wange. Oluvannyuma lw’obulamu obwo obw’okwagala, oluvannyuma lw’okussa ekimu okwo okw’omukisa okw’emyaka esatu, nneegaana Mukama wange. Ai Katonda, onsaasire!”

Sirowooza nti tusobola okutegeera obuziba bw’okutoowazibwa Peetero mwe yakka mu kiseera ekyo. Naye ekyo kye kyali ekiseera eky’enkyukakyuka; era ku lunaku olusooka mu wiiki Kristo n’alabikira Peetero, ate akawungeezi n’amusisinkana wamu n’abalala. Oluvannyuma ku nnyanja y’e Ggaliraaya n’amubuuza nti: “Onjagala?” okutuusa Peetero lwe yanakuwala ng’alowooza nti Mukama yali amujjukiza bwe yamwegaana emirundi esatu; n’agamba mu nnaku, naye mu bwesimbu nti:

“Mukama wange ggwe omanyi buli kimu, omanyi nga nkwagala” (Yokaana 21:17).

Peetero Eyakyusibwa

Kaakano Peetero yali yeeteeseteese okununulibwa okuva mu kwerowoozaako, era eyo ye nsonga yange esembayo. Mumanyi nti Kristo yamutwala wamu n’abalala ku ntebe y’ebigere ya namulondo, n’abalagira okulindirira eyo; awo ku lunaku lwa Pentekoote Omwoyo Omutukuvu n’ajja, Peetero n’afuuka omuntu omulala. Saagala mulowooze ku nkyukakyuka yokka eyali mu Peetero, mu buvumu obwo, ne mu maanyi ago, ne mu kutegeera Ebyawandiikibwa okwo, ne mu mukisa ogwo gwe yabuulira nagwo ku lunaku olwo. Katonda yeebazibwe olw’ebyo. Naye waaliwo ekintu ekyasingako obuziba n’obulungi eri Peetero. Obutonde bwa Peetero bwonna bwakyusibwa. Omulimu Kristo gwe yatandika mu Peetero bwe yamutunuulira gwatuukirizibwa bwe yajjuzibwa Omwoyo Omutukuvu.

Bwe muba mwagala okukiraba, musome Ebbaluwa ya Peetero Esooka. Mumanyi Peetero we yalemererwanga. Bwe yagamba Kristo, mu makulu, nti: “Tolibonaabona n’akatono; tekiyinza kubaawo”—kyalaga nti yali tategeera n’akatono kiki okuyita mu kufa okutuuka mu bulamu. Kristo yagamba nti: “Weegaane wekka,” naye wadde kyali bwe kityo ne yeegaana Mukama we. Kristo bwe yamulabula nti: “Ononneegaana,” n’akakasa nti talikikola n’akatono, Peetero yalaga nga bwe yali ategeera kitono nnyo ku ebyo ebyali mu ye. Naye bwe nsoma ebbaluwa ye ne mmuwulira ng’agamba nti: “Mulina omukisa bwe muvumibwa olw’erinnya lya Kristo kubanga Omwoyo ow’ekitiibwa owa Katonda ali ku mmwe” (1 Peetero 4:14), olwo nnyinza okugamba nti oyo si ye Peetero ow’edda, wabula ye Mwoyo wa Kristo yennyini ng’assa omukka era ng’ayogerera munda mu ye.

Era nsoma nate bw’agamba nti: “Ekyo kye mwayitirwa kubanga ne Kristo yabonyaabonyezebwa ku lwammwe” (1 Peetero 2:21). Ntegeera enkyukakyuka ey’amaanyi eyali ejjidde Peetero. Mu kifo ky’okwegaana Kristo, yafuna essanyu n’okusiima mu kuba nti okwerowoozaako kwe kwegaanibwa, ne kukomererwa, ne kuweebwayo eri okufa. Era kyetuva tusoma mu Bikolwa by’Abatume nti, bwe yayitibwa mu maaso g’Olukiiko, yasobola okugamba n’obuvumu nti: “Kitugwanira okugondera Katonda okusinga okugondera abantu” (Ebikolwa by’Abatume 5:29), era nti yasobola okuddayo n’abayigirizwa abalala ne basanyuka kubanga baasaanyizibwa okubonaabona olw’erinnya lya Kristo.

Mujjukira okwegulumiza kwe; naye kaakano azudde nti “okweyonja okutayonooneka okw’omwoyo omuwombeefu era omuteefu, era okwo kwe kw’omuwendo ennyo mu maaso ga Katonda.” Ate atugamba nti: “Muweerezeganenga mwekka na mwekka n’obuwombeefu” (1 Peetero 5:5).

Mukwano gwange omwagalwa, nkwegayirira, tunuulira Peetero eyakyusibwa ddala—Peetero eyeesanyusanga, eyeesiganga yekka, eyeenoonyezanga ebibye, eyajjula ekibi, eyagwanga mu buzibu buli kiseera, omusirusiru era ow’ekibwatukira, naye kaakano ng’ajjudde Omwoyo n’obulamu bwa Yesu. Kristo ye yali amukoledde ekyo olw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu.

Kale kaakano, kigendererwa ki kye nnina mu kulaga mu bufunze bwe butyo ebyafaayo bya Peetero? Ebyafaayo ebyo biteekwa okuba ebyafaayo bya buli mukkiriza Katonda gw’agenda okufuula omukisa ddala. Ebyafaayo ebyo bunnabbi obulaga buli muntu ky’ayinza okufuna okuva eri Katonda ali mu Ggulu.

Kaakano katutunuulireko mu bwangu amasomo ebyafaayo bino ge bituyigiriza.

Essomo erisooka lye lino—Muyinza okuba abakkiriza abanyiikivu ennyo, abatya Katonda, era abeewaayo, naye nga mu mmwe amaanyi g’omubiri gakyali ga maanyi nnyo.

Ago ge mazima amakulu ennyo. Peetero, nga tanneegaana Kristo, yali agobye baddayimooni era ng’awonyezza abalwadde; naye omubiri gwali gukyalina amaanyi, era omubiri gwali gukyalina ekifo mu ye. Owange, abaagalwa, tuteekwa okutegeera nti olw’okuba nti obulamu obwo obw’okwerowoozaako bungi nnyo mu ffe, amaanyi ga Katonda kyegava galemwa okukola mu ffe n’obuyinza bwonna Katonda bw’ayagala gakole nabwo. Mutegeera nti Katonda omukulu yeegomba okukubisaamu omukisa gwe emirundi ebiri, okuwa omukisa emirundi kkumi ng’ayita mu ffe? Naye waliwo ekimulemesa, era ekyo tekiraga kirala wabula obulamu bw’okwerowoozaako. Twogera ku malala ga Peetero, n’ekibwatukira kya Peetero, n’okwesiga kwa Peetero yekka. Byonna byava mu kigambo ekyo kimu, okwerowoozaako. Kristo yali agambye nti, “Weegaane wekka,” naye Peetero teyakitegeera n’akatono, era teyakigondera; era buli kulemererwa kwava mu ekyo.

Nga kirowoozo kikulu nnyo, era nga kitukubiriza nnyo okukaaba nti: Ai Katonda, tubikkulire kino, waleme kubaawo n’omu ku ffe abeera mu bulamu bw’okwerowoozaako! Kibaddewo eri bangi abamaze emyaka mingi nga Bakristaayo, abaali oboolyawo mu bifo eby’oku ntikko, Katonda n’abazuula era n’abayigiriza okwezuula bokka, ne baswala nnyo ddala, ne bagwa wansi nga bamenyese mu maaso ga Katonda. Owange, ensonyi ennyingi, n’ennaku, n’obulumi, n’okulumwa okw’amaanyi ebyabajjira, okutuusa lwe baakizuula nti waliwo okununulibwa! Peetero yafuluma n’akaaba nnyo amaziga, era wayinza okubaawo abantu bangi abatya Katonda mu bo amaanyi g’omubiri gakyafuga.

Era essomo lyange ery’okubiri lye lino—Gwe mulimu gwa Mukama waffe Yesu atenderezebwa okubikkula amaanyi g’okwerowoozaako.

Kyagenda kitya Peetero, Peetero ow’omubiri, Peetero eyeekulembezanga okwagala kwe, Peetero eyali yeeyagala ennyo, okufuuka omuntu wa Pentekoote era omuwandiisi w’ebbaluwa ze? Kyali bwe kityo kubanga Kristo ye yali amuvunaanyizibwako, era Kristo yamulabirira, era Kristo yamuyigiriza n’amuwa omukisa. Okulabula Kristo kwe yali amuwadde kwali kitundu ku kutendekebwa kwe; era ku nkomerero kwajja okutunuulira okwo okw’okwagala. Mu kubonaabona kwe Kristo teyamwerabira, wabula yakyuka n’amutunuulira, era “Peetero n’afuluma okuva mu luggya n’akaaba nnyo amaziga!” Era Kristo oyo eyatuusa Peetero ku Pentekoote alindirira leero okulabirira buli mutima ogwetegefu okwewaayo gy’ali.

Tewali abamu abagamba nti: “Ayi! Obwo bwe buzibu bwange; buli kiseera bulamu bwa kwerowoozaako, n’okwefaako, n’okwetunuulira, n’okwesanyusa, n’okwekulembeza okwagala kwange; nnaakyeggyako ntya?”

Okuddamu kwange kwe kuno: Kristo Yesu y’ayinza okukibaggyako; tewali mulala yenna okuggyako Kristo Yesu ayinza okununula okuva mu maanyi g’okwerowoozaako. Era abagamba kukola ki? Abasaba mwetoowaze mu maaso ge.