Okulabirira Omulembe Oguddako: Okukuza Abaana ab'Okutya Katonda

"N'ebigambo bino bye nkulagira leero, binaabanga mu mutima gwo: era onaabiyigirizanga abaana bo n'obunyiikivu, era onaabyogerangako bw'onootuulanga mu nnyumba yo, ne bw'onootambulanga mu kkubo, ne bw'onoogalamiranga, ne bw'onoogolokokanga." Ekyamateeka 6:6-7 (KJV) Tewali ttaka lya kutuukirizaako buweereza erisinga ennyumba yo ggwe wennyini. Abaana Katonda b'akuwadde okulabirira be mulembe oguddako ogw'Ekkanisa, be bakulembeze abaddako ab'omu kyalo kyo, ekibuga kyo, eggwanga lyo. Engeri gye banaakulizibwamu ye erisalawo oba enjiri erikulaakulana oba erikendeera mu Buvanjuba bwa Afirika mu myaka egijja. Era wansi wa Katonda, tewali n'omu asinga maama okuba n'obuyinza ku mwana mu myaka egisooka.

Mu Ndagaano Enkadde, Katonda yawa abazadde ebiragiro ebitegeerekeka. Shema, mu Ekyamateeka essuula omukaaga, egamba abazadde okuyigiriza abaana baabwe amateeka ga Katonda n'obunyiikivu. Ekigambo "n'obunyiikivu" kikulu. Si kuyigiriza kwa bulijjo mu bunafu, si kintu ekikolebwa ku Ssande enkya zokka, naye kwa bulijjo, okutasalako, okulukibwa mu buli kaseera ak'obulamu. Bw'otambula, bw'otuula, bw'ogalamira, bw'ogolokoka — amazima ga Katonda gateekwa okwogerwa, okulagirwa mu bikolwa, n'okuddibwamu.

Lowooza ku Yokebedi, maama wa Musa. Yali abeera wansi w'ekiragiro kya Falaawo ekyabi nti abaana aboobulenzi Abaebbulaniya bonna basaanidde okusuulibwa mu Kiyira. Naye yatya Katonda okusinga bwe yatya Falaawo. Yakweka omwana we emyezi esatu. Awo, bwe yalema okumukweka nate, yakola akasero akatono ak'ebitoogo, yakabikkako envumbo, n'ateeka omwana we omunda, n'akateeka mu bitoogo eby'omu mugga. Muwala we Miryamu yali akuuma okumpi. Muwala wa Falaawo bwe yazuula omwana, Miryamu n'asembera n'agamba nti anaanoonya omukazi Omuebbulaniya okuyonsa omwana. Mu bulabirizi bwa Katonda, Yokebedi yapangisibwa okuyonsa omwana we ye. Mu myaka egisooka egy'obulamu bwe — oboolyawo emyaka esatu oba ena, nga mu biseera ebyo abaana bwe baayonsebwanga — Musa yakulira mu mikono gya maama we, ng'awulira ebya Katonda wa Ibulayimu, Isaaka, ne Yakobo. Yalina emyaka mitono mibiri gyokka egy'okufuka mu ye nga tannaweebwayo mu lubiri lwa Falaawo. Naye emyaka egyo gyali gimala. Obwe Musa bwennyini bwali bunyweziddwa.

Yamanya gwe yali. Yamanya nga wa ani. Era oluvannyuma lw'emyaka mingi, yalonda okubonaabona wamu n'abantu ba Katonda okusinga okwesanyusa mu masanyu ag'ekibi ag'akaseera akatono. Bamaama, temwerabiranga muwendo gw'emyaka egyo egisooka. Kyonna ky'osimba mu myaka etaano egisooka egy'obulamu bw'omwana kiribala ebibala obulamu bwonna.

Lowooza ku Kaana nate. Bwe yafuna omwana we Samwiri, teyamunywegera. Yamuggya ku mabeere, n'alyoka amuleeta mu weema ey'okusisinkana n'amuwaayo okuweereza Mukama ennaku zonna ez'obulamu bwe.

Buli mwaka yajjanga n'amuleetera akakooti akatono ke yali amukoledde. Lowooza ku ekyo. Buli mwaka yatunganga akakooti n'akatuusa eri omwana we, eyali aweereza mu nnyumba ya Katonda. Samwiri yakulira mu maaso ga Mukama. Maama we yali amuwaddeyo nga tannazaalibwa, era yeeyongera okufuka mu ye n'oluvannyuma lw'okuva mu maka ge. Waayo abaana bo eri Katonda, mwannyinaze. Si mu mukolo gw'okuwaayo omwana gwokka, naye buli lunaku. Bateeke ku kyoto kya Mukama mu kusaba. Weesige Katonda okubakozesa olw'ekitiibwa Kye.

Lowooza ku Ewuniki ne Lowiisi, maama ne jjajja wa Timoseewo. Pawulo awandiika nti okukkiriza okutaliimu bukuusa okwali mu Timoseewo kwasooka okubeera mu jjajja we Lowiisi ne mu maama we Ewuniki. Emirembe esatu egy'okukkiriza mu maka gamu. Ate nga kitaawe wa Timoseewo yali Muyonaani, oboolyawo nga si mukkiriza.

Oluusi maama ne jjajja ab'okutya Katonda beetikka omugugu gw'eby'omwoyo ogw'amaka. Baagwetikka n'obwesigwa. Era Timoseewo yafuuka omusumba era munne wa Pawulo omuko. Mwannyinaze, ka baba nga balo mukulembeze wa mwoyo ow'amaanyi oba nedda, oyinza okuba Ewuniki era Lowiisi. Osobola okukuza abaana abamanyi ebyawandiikibwa okuva mu nnaku zaabwe ezisooka.

Kaakano ka njogere mu ngeri ey'obukugu. Okuza otya abaana ab'okutya Katonda mu Buvanjuba bwa Afirika obwa leero, ng'ebintu bingi bikusika okukuvuganya — obwavu, okunyigirizibwa mu bannaawo, eby'amasanyu ebitaliimu mpisa, amasomero agatayigiriza mpisa za Kikristaayo, ne baganda abatakkiriza?

Ekisooka, teekawo okusinza kw'amaka. Buli lunaku, bwe kisoboka. Kuŋŋaanya amaka, ne bwe kiba kya ddakiika kkumi oba kkumi na ttaano zokka. Soma ekitundu ekitono eky'ebyawandiikibwa. Kinnyonnyole mu bigambo ebyangu. Saba. Yimba oluyimba olw'okutendereza. Bw'oba n'abaana abato, kifuule kimpi. Bwe bakula, kifuule kya buggagga. Tokibulanga ne bw'oba okooye. Ne bwe wabaawo emirimu mingi mu nnyumba. Obunywevu bw'okusinza kw'amaka bulikuza abaana bo okusinga okubuulira kwonna kwe bawulira ku Ssande.

Ekyokubiri, bayigirize okusaba. Sooka obayigirize essaala ennyangu. Bawebaze Katonda olw'emmere. Bawebaze Katonda olw'olunaku. Basabire Baaba ng'ali ku mirimu. Basabire ssenga omulwadde.

Bwe bakula, bayigirize okusaba. Bayigirize okwesabira, okusabira mikwano gyabwe, basomesa baabwe, eggwanga lyabwe. Omwana ayiga okusaba nga mutono aliba muntu mukulu asaba.

Ekyokusatu, bayigirize okuwulira. Ebyawandiikibwa bilagira abaana okussa ekitiibwa n'okuwulira bazadde baabwe. Kino kye kiragiro ekisooka ekirimu ekisuubizo. Omwana atayiga kuwulira muzadde alifuna obuzibu oluvannyuma okuwulira mukama we ow'emirimu, omusumba, oba Mukama yennyini. Totya kukangavvula. Ekitabo ky'Engero kigamba nti akekkereza oluga akyawa mutabani we, naye amwagala amukangavvula mu bwangu. Naye okukangavvula tekusaana kukolebwa mu busungu oba mu bukambwe. Kiteekwa okukolebwa mu kwagala, n'okunnyonnyola, ne kuddiriramu okusonyiyibwa n'okwagalibwa. Abaana bo tebasaana kubuusabuusa nti obaagala, ne bw'oba oteekwa okubatereeza.

Ekyokuna, bayigirize enjawulo wakati w'ekituufu n'ekikyamu mu bulamu obwa bulijjo. Bayigirize okwogera amazima. Bayigirize okukola nnyo mu masomo gaabwe. Bayigirize okuba ba kisa eri baganda baabwe. Bayigirize okuyamba mu nnyumba — abalenzi n'abawala kyenkanyi basaana okuyigirizibwa okukima amazzi, okuyera, n'okuyamba mu kufumba. Bayigirize okussa ekitiibwa mu bakulu baabwe. Bayigirize okuba abesimbu mu byambalo ne mu bigambo byabwe. Bayigirize okwewala emikwano emibi, kubanga banne ababi boonoona empisa ennungi.

Ekyokutaano, babuulire ebifumu. Bamaama Abaafirika bulijjo baabanga bakugu mu kubuulira ebifumu. Babuulire ebifumu eby'omu Bayibuli — Nuuwa n'amataba, Dawudi ne Goliyaasi, Danyeri n'empologoma, Omusamaliya omulungi, omwana omwononefu. Babuulire ebifumu by'Abajjulirwa ba Uganda, ku Kizito omuto ne Mbaga ne Gyaviira, abafiira okukkiriza kwabwe okusinga okwegaana. Babuulire ku Mary Slessor, omukazi omutono Omusukoti eyagenda mu Bugwanjuba bwa Afirika n'awonya obulamu bw'abaana abalongo abaali balekeddwa okufa. Babuulire ku Simeoni Nsibambi, eyasabira okuzuukuka mu Uganda. Ebifumu bissa amazima mu mutima mu ngeri okuyigiriza kw'obulijjo kwe kutasobola.

Ekyomukaaga, beeyo naabwe. Abaana tebafaayo nnyo ku birabo eby'omuwendo nga bwe bafaayo ku budde bwo, okussaako omwoyo gwo, n'okwagala kwo. Tuula nabo. Bawulirize. Manya amannya gaabwe, mikwano gyabwe, ebibatiisa, ebirooto byabwe. Manya ebibaawo mu ssomero lyabwe, mu mutima gwabwe, mu bulamu bwabwe.

Abaana abawulira nga bamanyiddwa era baagalibwa mu maka tebaanguyirwa kudduka okugenda mu nsi nga banoonya okwagala awalala.

Ekyomusanvu, laga mu bikolwa ky'oyigiriza. Abaana bayiga okusinga okuva mu ky'okola okusinga ky'oyogera.

Bw'obabuulira obutalimba naye ne bakuwulira ng'olimba muliraanwa, balireeka okulimba. Bw'obabuulira okusonyiwa naye ne bakulaba ng'okwata ekiruyi, balikwata ekiruyi. Bw'obabuulira okusaba naye ne batakulabako ng'osaba, tebalisaba. Naye bw'obeera ky'oyigiriza, kiriwandiikibwa mu mitima gyabwe.

Toweddemu mwoyo abaana bo bwe batalaga mangu ebibala eby'okuyigiriza kwo. Abaana abamu bakkiriza mangu. Abalala bayita mu kiseera eky'okuwaba nga tebannadda.

Jjukira Agusito ne Monika. Emyaka amakumi asatu egy'amaziga n'okusaba gye gyakulembera okukyusibwa kwe. Weeyongere okusiga. Weeyongere okusaba. Katonda eyatandika omulimu omulungi mu maka go aliba mwesigwa okugutuukiriza.

Ekintu ekimu ekirala. Abamu ku mmwe abasoma kino oboolyawo temulina baana bammwe bennyini. Oboolyawo Katonda tannabawa baana. Oboolyawo yabalondera ekkubo eddala mu bulamu bwammwe. Temuwulira nti essuula eno tebakwatako. Katonda ayinza okukuwa bajjwa okufuka mu bo. Ayinza okukuwa abaana ab'obuwala mu kukkiriza. Ayinza okukuwa obuweereza eri bamulekwa — era Katonda amanyi nti Buvanjuba bwa Afirika buno bulina bamulekwa bangi abeetaaga baasenga ba Kikristaayo. Omutima gwa maama Katonda gwe yateeka mu ggwe gusobola okukuza abaana bangi, ka baba nga baava mu mubiri gwo oba nedda.

Essaala Kitange, nkuleetera abaana ab'omu bulamu bwange. Nkwebaza olw'abo. Nnyamba okubalaba nga bw'obalaba — ng'emyoyo egitaggwaawo gy'ompadde okulabirira. Mpa amaanyi okubayigiriza amakubo Go n'obunyiikivu. Mpa amagezi bwe nsaana okubatereeza. Mpa obugumiikiriza bwe mba nkooye. Babikke n'okusaasira Kwo bwe ngwa. Bawonye, Mukama wange.

Bayite mu bwakabaka Bwo. Bakozese olw'ebigendererwa Byo. Ka amaka gange gabeere ekifo Gy'omanyiddwamu era Gy'oyagalibwamu, era omulembe oguddako gye guyigira okutambula naawe. Mu linnya lya Yesu, Amiina.