Lwaki Tulokolebwa Olw'okukkiriza?

LWAKI TULOKOLEBWA OLW'OKUKKIRIZA?

LWAKI OKUKKIRIZA kwe kulondebwa okuba oluguudo lw'obulokozi? Tewali kubuusabuusa nti ekibuuzo kino kibuuzibwa emirundi mingi. "Olw'ekisa muwonyeddwa ku bw'okukkiriza," mazima ge maka g'Ebyawandiikibwa Ebitukuvu, era y'etteeka lya Katonda; naye lwaki kiri bwe kityo? Lwaki okukkiriza kwe kulondebwa mu kifo ky'essuubi, oba okwagala, oba obugumiikiriza?

Kitusaanira okuba abetoowaze nga tuddamu ekibuuzo ng'ekyo, kubanga amakubo ga Katonda tegatera kutegeerekeka; era tetukkirizibwa kugabuuza n'amalala. Mu buwombeefu twandiddemu nti, nga bwe tuyinza okukimanya, okukkiriza kwalondebwa okuba oluguudo lw'ekisa, kubanga mu kukkiriza mulimu obusobozi obw'obuzaaliranwa okukozesebwa ng'ekifuna. Ka twogere nti nnaatera okuwa omunaku ekirabo eky'obusaddaaka: nkiteeka mu ngalo ze -- lwaki? Weewaawo, tekyandisaanidde kukiteeka mu kutu kwe, oba okukissa ku kigere kye; omukono gulabika ng'ogwakolebwa lwa nsonga y'okufuna. Bwe kityo, mu ndowooza yaffe, okukkiriza kwatondebwa lwa nsonga y'okuba ekifuna: gwe mukono gw'omuntu, era waliwo obusaanira mu kufuna ekisa okuyita mu gwo.

Ka nkinnyonnyole bulungi ddala. Okukkiriza okufuna Kristo kikolwa kyangu nga bwe kiri ng'omwana wo bw'afuna apo okuva gy'oli, kubanga ogigolola n'omusuubiza okumuwa apo bw'agijjira. Okukkiriza n'okufuna byogera ku apo yokka; naye bikola kikolwa kye kimu ddala n'okukkiriza okukwatagana n'obulokozi obutaggwaawo. Ekyo omukono gw'omwana kye guli eri apo, n'okukkiriza kwo bwe kutyo eri obulokozi obutuukiridde obwa Kristo. Omukono gw'omwana teguwoola apo, so teguleeta apo, so tegusaanidde apo; gugifuna gyokka; era okukkiriza kwalondebwa Katonda okuba ekifuna ky'obulokozi, kubanga tekweefuula kutonda bulokozi, so si kubuyamba, naye kumativu okubufuna mu buwombeefu. "Okukkiriza lwe lulimi olusaba ekisa, gwe mukono ogukifuna, era liiso eririkiraba; naye si muwendo ogukigula." Okukkiriza tekwefuula kirungamu kyakwo, kuteeka empaka zaakwo zonna ku musaayi gwa Kristo. Kufuuka omuweereza omulungi okuleeta obugagga bwa Mukama waffe Yesu eri omwoyo, kubanga kwatula gye kwabujja, ne kukkiriza nti ekisa kyokka kye kyakukwasa.

Nate, awatali kubuusabuusa, okukkiriza kwalondebwa kubanga kuwa Katonda ekitiibwa kyonna. Kiva mu kukkiriza kiryoke kibe olw'ekisa, era kiva mu kisa waleme kubaawo kwenyumiriza; kubanga Katonda tayinza kugumiikiriza malala. "Ab'amalala abamanyira ewala," era taagala kubasemberera. Taliwa bulokozi mu ngeri erikubiriza oba erikuza amalala. Pawulo agamba nti, "Si lwa bikolwa, waleme kubaawo muntu yenna eyeenyumiriza." Kaakano, okukkiriza kuggyawo okwenyumiriza kwonna. Omukono ogufuna ekirabo tegugamba nti, "Nsaanira okwebazibwa olw'okukkiriza ekirabo"; ekyo kyandibadde kya busirusiru. Omukono bwe gutwala omugaati mu kamwa tegugamba mubiri nti, "Mbaza; kubanga nkuliisa." Kye kikola kintu kyangu nnyo newankubadde nga kya nsonga nnyo; era tekwepaatiikako kitiibwa ku ekyo kye gukola. Bw'atyo Katonda yalonda okukkiriza okufuna ekirabo eky'ekisa kye ekitayogerekeka, kubanga tekuyinza kwetwalira kitiibwa kyonna, naye kiteekwa okusinza Katonda ow'ekisa agaba ebirungi byonna. Okukkiriza kussa engule ku mutwe ogusaanira, era kyekyava Mukama Yesu ateranga okussa engule ku mutwe gw'okukkiriza, ng'agamba nti, "Okukkiriza kwo kukulokodde; genda mirembe."

Ekiddako, Katonda alonda okukkiriza okuba oluguudo lw'obulokozi kubanga kkubo eritakyamya, erigatta omuntu ne Katonda. Omuntu bw'eesiga Katonda, wabaawo ekifo we bagattira, era okugatta okwo kukakasa omukisa. Okukkiriza kutulokola kubanga kutuleetera okwekwatako Katonda, ne kutuleeta mu nkolagana naye. Emirundi mingi nkozesezza ekifaananyi kino, naye nteekwa okukiddiŋŋaana, kubanga sisobola kulowooza kirala kisinga. Mbuulirwa nti emyaka mingi emabega eryato lyagwa waggulu w'ebiyiriro bya Niagara, era abasajja babiri ne batwalibwa amazzi, abantu abaali ku lubalama ne basobola okusindika omuguwa gye bali, ogwo omuguwa ne bagukwatako bombi. Omu ku bo n'agunywerera n'aggibwa mirembe okutuuka ku lukalu; naye omulala, bwe yalaba ekisiki ekinene nga kiseeyeeya, mu butategeera n'aleka omuguwa n'anywerera ku kisiki, kubanga kye kyali ekisinga obunene ku byombi, era nga kirabika nga kisinga okwekwatako. Zisanze! ekisiki n'omusajja gwe kyali kyetisse ne biwonoggoka mu bunnya obunene, kubanga tewaali kugatta wakati w'ekisiki n'olubalama. Obunene bw'ekisiki tebwagasa oyo eyakinywako; kyetaaga enkolagana n'olubalama okuleeta obulokozi. Bw'atyo omuntu bw'eyesiga ebikolwa bye, oba amasakramenti, oba ekintu kyonna eky'engeri eyo, talokolebwa, kubanga tewali kugatta wakati we ne Kristo; naye okukkiriza, newankubadde nga kulabika ng'omuguwa omutono, kuli mu mikono gya Katonda omukulu ali ku ludda lw'olubalama; amaanyi agatakoma gasika omuguwa oguyunga, bwe gutyo ne gusika omuntu okuva mu kuzikirira. Ye mukisa gw'okukkiriza, kubanga kutugatta ne Katonda!

Okukkiriza kulondebwa nate, kubanga kukwata ku nsibuko z'ebikolwa. N'ebintu ebya bulijjo, okukkiriza okw'engeri emu kuli mu misingi gya byonna. Neebuuza oba nnaaba nkyamu bwe njogera nti tewali kye tukola wabula nga tuyita mu kukkiriza okw'engeri emu. Bwe ntambula okuyita mu kisenge kyange eky'okusomeramu, kiba kubanga nzikiriza nti amagulu gange ganantwala. Omuntu alya kubanga akkiriza nti emmere yeetaagisa; agenda mu bizinensi kubanga akkiriza omuwendo gw'ensimbi; akkiriza cheki kubanga akkiriza nti bbanka egiwaliriza. Columbus yazuula America kubanga yakkiriza nti waaliwo ssemazinga omulala emitala w'ennyanja; ne Bakadde Abatambuze (Pilgrim Fathers) ne bagituula kubanga baakkiriza nti Katonda yandibadde nabo ku mbalama ziri ez'amayinja. Ebikolwa ebisinga obukulu byazaalibwa mu kukkiriza; ku bw'obulungi oba obubi, okukkiriza kukola eby'ekitalo mu muntu mwe kubeera. Okukkiriza mu ngeri yaakwo ey'obuzaaliranwa ge maanyi agawangula byonna, agayingira mu ngeri zonna ez'ebikolwa by'abantu. Kiyinzika nti oyo aduulira okukkiriza mu Katonda ye muntu alina okukkiriza okusingayo mu ngeri embi; mazima, atera okugwa mu bukkiriza obw'ekyejo obwandibadde obw'okusekererwa, singa tebwandibadde obuswaza. Katonda awa obulokozi eri okukkiriza, kubanga bw'atonda okukkiriza mu ffe akwata ku nsibuko entuufu ey'enneewulira n'ebikolwa byaffe. Ng'ayogera, atutte ku bbaatule, kaakano asobola okuweereza amasannyalaze amatukuvu mu kitundu kyonna eky'obuntu bwaffe. Bwe tukkiriza Kristo, n'omutima ne gujja mu mikono gya Katonda, olwo tulokolebwa okuva mu kibi, ne tusikibwa okwenenya, obutukuvu, obunyiikivu, okusaba, okwewaayo, ne buli kintu kyonna eky'ekisa. "Amafuta kye gali eri nnamuziga, ebizito kye biri eri essaawa, ebiwaawaatiro kye biri eri ennyonyi, ettanga kye liri eri ekyombo, okukkiriza bwe kutyo eri emirimu n'obuweereza obutukuvu bwonna." Beera n'okukkiriza, era ebisa ebirala byonna bijja kugoberera ne bisigala nga bikwata ekkubo lyabyo.

Okukkiriza, nate, kulina amaanyi ag'okukola olw'okwagala; kukwata ku nneewulira eri Katonda, era kusika omutima eri ebintu ebisinga obulungi. Oyo akkiriza Katonda, awatali kubuusabuusa, ajja kwagala Katonda. Okukkiriza kikolwa ky'okutegeera; naye era kiva mu mutima. "Kubanga omutima gwe gukkiririza mu butuukirivu"; era kyekiva Katonda awa obulokozi eri okukkiriza kubanga kubeera kumpi n'enneewulira, era kuli luganda lwa kwagala; era okwagala kwe kuzaala era kwe kulabirira buli nneewulira n'ekikolwa ekitukuvu. Okwagala Katonda kwe kugondera, okwagala Katonda kwe butukuvu. Okwagala Katonda n'okwagala omuntu kwe kufaananyizibwa mu kifaananyi kya Kristo; era buno bwe bulokozi.

Ekirala, okukkiriza kuleeta emirembe n'essanyu; oyo alina kwo awummula, atereera, asanyuka era ajaguza, era kuno kwe kwetegekera eggulu. Katonda awa ebirabo byonna eby'omu ggulu eri okukkiriza, olw'ensonga eno mu ndala, nti okukkiriza kukolera mu ffe obulamu n'omwoyo ebiraga emirembe gyonna mu nsi ey'engulu esinga obulungi. Okukkiriza kutuwa ebyokulwanyisa eby'obulamu buno, n'okuyigirizibwa olw'obulamu obugenda okujja. Kusobozesa omuntu okubeera omulamu era n'okufa awatali kutya; kumutegekera okukola n'okubonaabona; era kyekiva Mukama akulonda okuba ekkubo erisinga okwanguyirwa okutuweereza ekisa, bw'atyo ne atukuuma olw'ekitiibwa.

Mazima okukkiriza kutukolera ekyo tewali kirala kiyinza kukola; kutuwa essanyu n'emirembe, era kutuyingiza mu kuwummula. Lwaki abantu bagezaako okufuna obulokozi mu ngeri endala? Omubuulizi ow'edda agamba nti, "Omuweereza omusirusiru gwe balagira okuggulawo oluggi, agusseeko ekibegabega kye n'asindika n'amaanyi ge gonna; naye oluggi terwenyeenya, so tasobola kuyingira, ne bw'akozesa amaanyi gonna g'alina. Omulala ajja n'ekisumuluzo, n'asumulula oluggi mangu, n'ayingira nga tafubye. Abo abaagala okulokolebwa olw'ebikolwa basindika oluggi lw'eggulu awatali kkubo; naye okukkiriza kye kisumuluzo ekiggulawo oluggi amangwago." Ggwe asoma, tojja kukozesa kisumuluzo ekyo? Mukama akulagira okukkiriza mu Mwana we omwagalwa, kale osobola okukikola; era bw'okikola onoobeera mulamu. Kino si kye kisuubizo ky'enjiri, nti, "Akkiriza n'abatizibwa alirokolebwa"? (Makko 16:16). Kiki ky'oyinza okuwakanya mu kkubo ery'obulokozi eryesiimisa mu kusaasira n'amagezi aga Katonda waffe ow'ekisa?