Lilias Trotter: Omukugu w'Ebifaananyi Eyalonda Eddungu

Lilias Trotter yali muvubuka omukazi mu Bungereza eyalina ekirabo ekya ttendo: yasobola okusiiga ebifaananyi. Yalaba langi n'ekitangaala mu ngeri abantu abatono ennyo mwe basobola, era omu ku basomesa b'ebifaananyi abasinga obukugu mu Bungereza yonna, omusajja ow'ettutumu ayitibwa John Ruskin, yamugamba nti singa yeewaayo eri okusiiga ebifaananyi, yandifuuse omu ku bakugu abasinga obukugu eggwanga lye baali balabyeko. Kyali kisuubizo ekitangaavu, era kyali kya mazima.

Naye Lilias yayagala Yesu okusinga bwe yayagala okusiiga ebifaananyi. Yali atandise okuyamba abakazi n'abawala abaavu ku nguudo ez'ekizikiza eza London abaali tebalina abafaayo, era mpolampola yawulira Katonda ng'asika omutima gwe eri obulamu obuzibu era obutalaba tutumu. Kyamugwanira okulonda wakati w'ettutumu omusomesa we lye yamusuubiza n'omulimu ogusirika, ogw'omuwendo omungi, gwe yakkiriza nti Katonda yali amusaba.

Lilias yalonda Katonda. Yassa wansi ebiseera by'omu maaso ebimasamasa mu by'ebifaananyi buli muntu bye yagamba nti yalina okuba nabyo, mu kifo ekyo n'aseeyeeya okugenda mu Afirika ey'obukiikakkono, mu nsi ya Aljeriya, okubeera mu bantu abaagobereranga eddiini endala era abaawuliranga ku Yesu bumu-bumu nnyo. Eri bangi kyalabika ng'okwonoona okw'amaanyi ekirabo ekikulu.

Mu Aljeriya, Lilias yasanga omulimu nga mukalabakalaba era nga gw'obwerere. Abantu abatono be baawulirizanga; abamu abakkiriza baabonyaabonyezebwa olw'ekyo; era ebibala byajjanga bitono-bitono buli mulundi, ng'amazzi agatobera mu ttaka ekkalu. Naye teyaggwaamu maanyi. Yayiga olulimi, n'akola amaka ge mu bantu, n'ayagala abaana, era n'amala emyaka nga amakumi ana — kumpi obulamu bwe bwonna obw'obukulu.

Era ekirabo kye tekyafa bwereere ku nkomerero. Lilias yakozesa akapiira ke ak'okusiiga okukola obutabo obutono nga bujjudde ebifaananyi ebirungi ebyategeeza ebyafaayo bya Yesu mu ngeri abantu abaali okumpi naye gye baasobola okutegeera n'okuwa omuwendo. Yali avuddeko okuba ow'ettutumu alyoke abe omwesigwa, era yali ayize nti obulamu obusinga obutono, obusinga obuzibu, obufukiddwa eri Katonda businga muwendo okusinga obusinga obungi obwe twekuumira ffekka. Eddungu lye yalonda ku nkomerero ne litandika okumulisa, kubanga omukugu w'ebifaananyi omukulu yasalawo nti Yesu ye ky'ekikolwa kye ekisinga obulungi.