Pandita Ramabai: Omuyivu Eyawonya Abeerabirwa

Edda mu Buyindi, abaana abawala abasinga obungi tebaayigirizibwanga kusoma n'akatono. Naye kitaawe wa Ramabai yakkiriza nti omuwala asobola okuyiga, era yayigiriza muwala we ebitabo ebisookerwako era ebisinga obuzibu mu nsi. Yayiga bingi nnyo, ne kituuka nti bwe yakula, abasajja ab'amagezi ab'e Buyindi ne bamuwa erinnya ery'enjawulo: Pandita, ekitegeeza “omuyivu.” Omukazi yali tannaba kuweebwa kitiibwa kya ngeri eyo n'akatono.

Naye Ramabai yali alabye obulamu nga bwe bwali obuzibu eri abakazi n'abawala mu ggwanga lye. Omusajja w'omukazi bwe yafanga, omukazi bakimutwaliranga ng'ennaku eyo yeeyaleeta — bannamwandu bano, abamu ku bo nga bakyali baana bato, baafunanga okubonaabona, era bangi nga tebalina n'omu ababalabirira. Era enjala bwe yagwanga ng'ebirime bigudde, abamulekwa n'abaavu be baafanga enjala.

Ramabai yafuuka omugoberezi wa Yesu, era yakkiriza nti yali amuwadde okuyiga kwe kwonna olw'ekigendererwa kimu: okuwonya abantu Buyindi be yali yeerabidde. Era ekyo kye yakola. Yatambula n'ayingira mu njala esinga obubi n'akuŋŋaanya abawala n'abamulekwa abaali bafa enjala, buli kimu bikumi, n'abaleeta eka.

Yabazimbira ekifo okumpi n'ekibuga Pune n'akiyita Mukti, ekitegeeza “Obulokozi.” Kyakula ne kifuuka amaka amanene abakazi n'abaana enkumi n'enkumi abaawonyezebwa mwe baaliisibwanga, mwe baayigirizibwanga, era mwe baayagalibwanga, ne bayiga n'emirimu balyoke basobole okwemalirira. Era nga William Carey, Ramabai yawa abantu be Ebyawandiikibwa mu nnimi zaabwe, ng'avvuunula Bayibuli yonna mu lulimi lwe Olumarathi — omulimu ogw'emyaka mingi gwe yamaliriza nga kaba kumpi okufa.

Ramabai yamanyibwa nnyo, era n'aweebwa ekitiibwa n'abo abataali ba nzikiriza emu naye, olw'okuyiga kwe n'okwagala kwe okutakoowa eri abaavu. Naye okwatiikirira tekwamukyusa mutwe. Yayambalanga engoye eza bulijjo, yalyanga emmere eyangu, era yakolera wamu n'abakazi be yali awonyezza, okutuusa lwe baali tebakyali baweereza be wabula ab'omu maka ge.

Pandita Ramabai yatwala okuyiga okwali kugenda okumwatiikiriza n'akumalira, buli katundu kaakwo, ku bannamwandu n'abamulekwa nga tewali mulala yenna eyandibayambye.