Febwali

Febwali 1

“Ensulo etekalira” (Yokaana 4:14).

Mu bulamu obuyiika mu kuweereza abalala, tusangamu ensulo ey’obulamu ey’omunda ennyo ng’eyiika okusukka ensulo yennyini, n’efuna w’eyitira mu migga egy’amazzi amalamu egifuluma okugenda okuwa omukisa n’okulokola ensi etwetoolodde. Kirungi nnyo okulaba nti omukisa gye gukoma okulekera awo okwerowoozaako gwokka, gye gukoma okweyongera obunene. Amazzi agali mu mutima gaba luzzi bwe luzzi, naye bwe gatuuka ku byetaago by’abalala, tegaba mugga gwokka, wabula gaba ekifo omugga we gwesaasaanyiza mu migga mingi egiyiika mu mukisa ogw’ekitiibwa. Okwagala kuno okuyiika kukwatagana n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu yennyini n’omulimu gwe, eyali agenda okufukibwa ku bayigirizwa Yesu ng’amaze okugulumizibwa.

Kino kye kyama ekituufu eky’amaanyi ag’okuweereza: omutima ogujjudde Yesu era ogumumatidde, era ogubatiziddwa mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu okutuuka ne guwalirizibwa obujjuvu bw’essanyu lyagwo n’okwagala kwagwo okugabira abalala ekyo kye gufunye mu bungi obwenkana awo; ate era buli buweereza obuggya bwongera bwongera okuggulawo ekifo eky’okujjuzibwa okuggya n’okufuna mu bujjuvu obusingawo obulamu obukula olw’okugaba.

Okuta kwe kufuna emirundi ebiri, Bw’oyagala okwongeza buli mukisa emirundi ebiri, Guyise eri abalala.

Febwali 2

“Buli ayagala okubeera omukulu mu mmwe, abeerenga muweereza wa banne. Na buli ayagala okuba omwami mu mmwe aweerezenga banne ng’omuddu waabwe” (Matayo 20:26, 27).

Ekigambo doulos, mu makulu gaakyo agatuufu ddala, kitegeeza omuddu.

Ekigambo ekisooka ekikozesebwa ku buweereza ye diakanos, ekitegeeza omuweereza w’abalala mu ngeri yonna eya bulijjo oba mu mulimu gwonna; naye ekigambo doulos kitegeeza omuddu ow’olubeerera, era Mukama wano atuyigiriza lwatu nti obuweereza obusinga obwa waggulu bwe bw’omuddu ow’olubeerera.

Ye yennyini yeefuula omuweereza wa bonna, era oyo ayagala okumusemberera ennyo n’okuyimirira okumpi naye ennyo ku nkomerero, naye ateekwa okuyiga omwoyo ogw’obuweereza obwalekera ddala eddembe lyabwo n’ebyo bwe bwandyetwalidde ku bwabwo, emirembe gyonna.

Kisoboka ddala okubeera abeesigwa ddala eri Mukama Yesu, ate era ku lwa Yesu, ne tubeera abaweereza ffekka, era wansi w’obuyinza bw’abo abatukulira mu Mukama.

Omwoyo gwa doulos gwe mwoyo ogw’okwefiiriza n’okugondera obuyinza obutuufu n’essanyu, obuweereza obutanoonya kyabwo n’akatono, nga tuwaayo ebyo bye twandyagadde ffe n’ebitugasa ffe awatali kwesigaliza kintu, olw’ekitiibwa kya Mukama waffe n’olw’abooluganda baffe. Mukama, twambaze obwetoowaze, otufuule ababo ddala.

Febwali 3

“N’agenda nga ne gy’alaga tamanyiiyo” (Abaebbulaniya 11:8).

Kwe kukkiriza awatali kulaba. Bwe tuba tusobola okulaba, tekuba kukkiriza wabula kuba kulowooza. Bwe twali tusomoka ennyanja Atlantic, twalaba ensonga eno yennyini ey’okukkiriza. Tetwalaba kkubo lyonna ku nnyanja wadde akabonero k’olubalama. Naye ate buli lunaku twalambanga ekkubo lyaffe ku maapu y’ennyanja mu butuufu ddala ng’ekyo ekyandibadde singa waliwo olunyiriri olunene olw’enziro olwatugoberera ku nnyanja; era bwe twatuuka mu maayiro amakumi abiri okuva ku lukalu, twamanya we twali mu butuufu ddala ng’abaali babirabye byonna okuva maayiro enkumi ssatu emabega.

Twali tupimye tutya ne tulamba ekkubo lyaffe? Buli lunaku kapiteeni waffe yakwatanga ebyuma bye, n’atunula waggulu mu ggulu n’ategeka ekkubo lye okusinziira ku njuba. Yali aseeyeeya ng’akozesa ebitangaala eby’omu ggulu, so si eby’oku nsi. Bwe kityo n’okukkiriza kutunula waggulu ne kweyongerayo okuseeyeeya, nga kukozesa Enjuba ya Katonda ennene, nga tekulaba lubalama lwa nnyanja n’olumu, wadde ettaala y’oku nsi eyeerera amaato, wadde ekkubo mu lugendo. Emirundi mingi ebigere byakwo birabika ng’ebitwala mu butamanya bwe buti, ne mu kizikiza n’ekikangabwa. Naye Ye aggulawo ekkubo, era emirundi mingi essaawa ng’ezo ez’ettumbi azifuula emiryango gyennyini egy’obudde okukya. Tugende mu maaso leero, nga tetumanyi naye nga twesiga.

Febwali 4

“Ndi nammwe bulijjo” (Matayo 28:20).

Kristo ono omulamu si ye muntu eyaliwo, wabula ye muntu akyaliwo, Mukama wo omulamu. E Preston Pans, okumpi ne Edinburgh, natunuulira ekibangirizi mu nnaku ez’edda amagye we gaalwaniranga. Mu kaseera olutalo we lwali lukambuwalidde, omukulu w’ekika n’agwa ng’afumitiddwa. Abasajja be baali bagenda okudduka ne bava mu kibangirizi bwe baalaba omukulembeze waabwe ng’agwa; emikono gyabwe egy’amaanyi gyakwata ebitala byabwe ebinene nga gikankana, ne bazikiriza akaseera katono. Awo omukulu w’ekika omukadde n’afuna amaanyi agamala okwesitulira ku nkokola ye n’aleekaana nti: “Sifudde, baana bange, mbatunuulira butunuulira — okulaba ab’ekika kyange nga bakola omulimu gwabwe.” Era bw’atyo naye ayogera ng’ali emitala w’Ekiwanga; tetusobola kumulaba, naye agamba nti, “Ndi nammwe bulijjo n’okutuukira ddala ensi lw’eriggwaawo”; era akyogera nti, “Ndi” — okubeerawo okutasalako era okw’olubeerera. Si “Ndiba,” wabula okubeerawo okutamenyeka kukyali naffe emirembe n’emirembe.

Mangu okulwana kuliggwa, Mangu olutalo luliwangulwa; Mangu olutabi lw’olukindu olw’omuwanguzi lulisuukunda, Mangu Zabbuli ey’olubeerera eriyimbibwa; Olwo oluyimba lwaffe olw’essanyu luliba nti, Nawangula ku bwo.

Febwali 5

“Siriikirira awali Mukama” (Zabbuli 37.).

Mu kutonda okw’edda, wiiki yatandikanga n’omulimu n’ekoma ku kiwummulo kya Ssabbiiti. Wiiki ey’okuzuukira etandika n’olunaku olusooka — okusooka ekiwummulo, n’oluvannyuma omulimu.

Bwe kityo naffe tulina okusooka okuwummula emirimu gyaffe nga Katonda bwe yawummula egigye, ne tuyingira mu kiwummulo kye, olwo ne tulyoka tukola, n’emitima egiwummudde, emirimu gye n’amaanyi agakola ddala.

Naye lwaki “tufubenga okuyingira mu kiwummulo”? Laba ekyombo ekyo — nga kiseeyeeya ku mazzi mu kuwummula, amatanga gaakyo nga gazimbulukuse n’empewo ey’amaanyi; era nga kitwalibwa awatali kufuba kwonna! Naye ate, tunuulira omusajja oyo ali ku nkasi. Laba bw’akwata enkasi n’amaanyi, ng’agiwanirira empewo, era ng’akuuma ekyombo nga kinywevu mu kifo kyakyo. Ka aleke okukwata kwe okunywevu akaseera katono, ekyombo kijja kwesuulira mu mpewo nga tekiriiko kye kigenderera. Amatanga gajja kukuba, amayengo gajja kusuukuunda ekyombo nga bwe gaagala, era okuwummula kwonna n’amaanyi gonna biriba biweddewo. Enkasi enywevu y’ereeta amaanyi g’empewo aganyweza ekyombo. Era bw’atyo yagamba nti, “Mukama alikuuma mirembe oyo amaliridde okumwesiga mu mutima gwe.” Okwagala okunywevu n’omutima ogumaliridde bibyaffe. Okukuuma kwa Mukama. Kale tufubenga okuyingira n’okubeera mu kiwummulo kye.

Febwali 6

“Nga mwegayiririranga abatukuvu, be bantu bonna aba Katonda” (Abaefeso 6:18).

Amagezi amalungi gamu ganaamala kaakano. Lekera awo okwesabira wekka ennyo; tandika okusaba ebintu ebitali bya kwerowoozaako, olabe oba Katonda taakuwe kukkiriza. Laba bwe kijja okuba ekyangu okukkiririza omulala okusinga okwekkiririza wekka mu bintu byo ebitono. Gezaako olabe ekiva mu kusabira ensi, okusabira ebintu ebigere, ebintu ebizibu, ebintu eby’ekitiibwa, ebintu ebinaassaamu Kristo ekitiibwa ne birokola abantu, era bw’omala okufuna ebyokuddibwamu ebitono eby’ekitalo mu kusaba mu ludda luno, olabe oba tojja kuwulira ng’oyongedde amaanyi okukwata ku mugugu gwo omutono n’okukkiriza okuva eri Katonda, n’oluvannyuma n’oddayo nate mu kifo ekya waggulu eky’okusabira abalala awatali kwerowoozaako.

Wali oyize obukugu obulungi obw’okuleka Katonda n’akulabirira, n’owaayo ebirowoozo byo byonna n’amaanyi go gonna okusabira abalala n’obwakabaka bwa Katonda? Kijja kukuggyako okweraliikirira olukumi. Kijja kukusitula okukutuusa mu kifo eky’ekitiibwa era ekya waggulu, ne kikuyigiriza okubeera n’okwagala nga Katonda. Mukama, tulokole okuva mu kusaba kwaffe okw’okwerowoozaako, otuwe okukkiriza okukola olw’okwagala, n’omutima gwa Kristo eri ensi ezikirira.

Febwali 7

“Omwesigwa mu kintu ekitono” (Lukka 16:10).

Omusajja eyasubwa omukisa gwe n’atuukibwako ekibonerezo ky’omuddu atali mwesigwa, teyali musajja eyalina ttalanta ttaano, wadde eyalina bbiri, wabula oyo eyalina emu yokka. Abantu abali mu kabi k’okusubwa amakulu amanene ag’obulamu be bantu ab’obusobozi n’emikisa egya bulijjo, era abeegamba nti, “Ekyo kye nsobola okukola kitono nnyo nga sijja kugezaako kukola kintu kyonna.” Erimu ku madirisa agasinga obulungi mu Bulaaya lyakolebwa okuva mu bitundu ebyasigalawo omulenzi eyali ayigirizibwa bye yakuŋŋaanya okuva mu bisalibwa eby’omulimu omunene ogwa mukama we. Ebiyeeyo eby’omu kkolero ly’ensimbi ery’Abangereza biba bya bukadde na bukadde. Obuuma obutono ebyuma by’essaawa yo kwe byetooloolera bwa mugaso nnyo n’okutuusa bwe bukolebwa mu mayinja ag’omuwendo. Era bw’atyo Katonda ateeka omuwendo ogw’amaanyi n’obuvunaanyizibwa ku bakozi abeetoowaze, abantu abagezaako okukweka emikisa emitono ne ttalanta eyaabwe emu eyokka emabega w’obutono bwabwe; era obutono bwaffe tebulituwolereza ku lunaku olw’okubalirira.

“Toyogera ku ttalanta, ky’olina okukola kye ki? Olina ezimala, oba ttaano oba bbiri. Toyogera ku ttalanta; omulimu gwo ogukoze? Kino kye kireeta omukisa, oba kkumi oba emu.”

Febwali 8

“Si lwa kubanga obwesige obwo buva mu ffe ku lwaffe” (2 Abakkolinso 3:5).

Obutamala, “Amala byonna.” Ebigambo bino ebibiri bituukiriza kinnaakyo, era bwe bigatta biwa ekisumuluzo ky’obulamu obw’Ekikristaayo obukola ddala. Okuzuula n’okukakasa mu bujjuvu obutasobola bwaffe obwenkana awo, y’embeera ey’olubeerera ey’okuweebwa eby’omwoyo. Noolwekyo, ekigendererwa ky’Endagaano Enkadde bulijjo kwe kulaga okulemererwa kw’omuntu; eky’Empya, kwe kubikkula okumala kwa Kristo. Alina ebintu byonna ku lwaffe, naye tetusobola kubifuna okutuusa lwe tumanya nti tetulina kintu.

Noolwekyo, ensibuko yennyini ey’okutuukirira okw’Ekikristaayo kwe kulekera ddala okutuukirira kwaffe ffe obutayosa, n’okukkiriza obutayosa obutuukirivu bwa Kristo. Era nga bwe tweyongera okulaba mu bujjuvu obutaba kintu bwaffe n’obubi bwaffe, ekyo kuba kuyitibwa buyitibwa okusaba ekisa kye ekingi okusingawo. Naye kisoboka okumanya mu bujjuvu obutamala bwaffe, ate ne tutakwata nnyo “ebintu byonna” bye. Kino nakyo kiteekwa okukolebwa n’okukkiriza okutakkiriza kitono okusinga BYONNA. Nnabbi yanyiiga kubanga kabaka wa Isirayiri yali alasizza ettaka emirundi esatu gyokka. Yandikikoze emirundi etaano oba mukaaga. Yandifunye byonna. Kale tusisinkane obukulu bwe n’ekisa kye.

Febwali 9

“Naye obulamu bwange sibutwala kuba nga kya muwendo gye ndi” (Ebikolwa by’Abatume 20:24).

Obujulizi obusinga obulungi obulaga nti Katonda ali naffe kwe kuwuluguma kwa Setaani. Bw’atyo Mr. Spurgeon omulungi bwe yawandiika lumu mu “The Sword and the Trowel,” era ekigambo ekyo ekitono kiyambye abaana ba Katonda bangi abagezesebwa era abakooye okuyimirira nga banywevu, n’okusanyuka wakati mu kulumbibwa okusinga obukambwe okw’omulabe.

Tusoma mu kitabo kya Samwiri nti amangu ddala Dawudi nga yaakafuulibwa kabaka e Kebbulooni, “Abafirisuuti bonna ne bambuka okumunoonya.” N’amangu ddala nga tufunye ekintu kyonna okuva eri Mukama ekisaanira okulwanirirwa, Setaani ajja okutunoonya.

Omulabe bw’atusisinkana ku mulyango gw’omulimu gwonna omunene ogwa Katonda, tukikkirize ng’“akabonero ak’obulokozi,” era tusabe omukisa ogw’emirundi ebiri, obuwanguzi n’amaanyi. Amaanyi gakulakulana olw’okuziyizibwa. Emmundu ennene etuusa esasi lyayo ewala emirundi ebiri kubanga amaanyi ag’okubwatuka galina okuyita mu kuziyizibwa. Amasannyalaze mu nnyumba y’amasannyalaze eri gakolebwa olw’okukuubagana okw’amaanyi okwa nnamuziga ezeetooloola. Bwe kityo lumu tulikizuula nti ne Setaani abadde omu ku ngeri Katonda z’akozesa okutuwa omukisa.

Febwali 10

“Nakomererwa wamu ne Kristo; kyokka ndi mulamu” (Abaggalatiya 2:20).

Obulamu bwa Kristo bukwatagana n’obutonde bwaffe. Omukyala yambuuza olunaku olumu—omukazi alowooza era omugezi, ataali Mukristaayo, naye eyalina enjala ey’omunda ennyo ey’ekyo ekituufu—nti: “Kino kiyinza kitya okuba bwe kityo, nga ffe tetufiiriddwa obuntu bwaffe obw’enjawulo! Kino kijja kuzikiriza obuntu bwaffe, era kimenya obuvunaanyizibwa bwaffe ng’abantu ssekinnoomu.”

Ne ŋŋamba nti: “Mwannyinaze omwagalwa, obuntu bwo buli kitundu kyokka nga tolina Kristo. Kristo yakolebwa ku lulwo, naawe wakolebwa ku lwa Kristo, era okutuusa lwe munaasisinkana tobeera mutuukiridde, era ye akwetaaga nga naawe bw’omwetaaga.” Ne ŋŋamba nti: “Kuba ng’ekitaala kya ggaasi kigamba nti, ‘Bwe nnaayingiza omuliro guno, ggaasi ejja kufiirwa obw’enjawulo bwayo.’ Nedda; omuliro bwe guyingira mwokka ggaasi lw’etuukiriza ekigendererwa kyayo ddala eky’okubeerawo. Kuba ng’akatundu k’omuzira kagamba nti, ‘Nkole ntya? Bwe nnaagwa ku ttaka nja kufiirwa obw’enjawulo bwange.’ Naye kagwa, ettaka ne likamira, n’obutundu bw’omuzira oluvannyuma bulabikira mu bimuli ebya primrose n’ebya daisy. Twefiirwe ffekka tulyoke tuzuukire mu bulamu obuggya mu Kristo.”

Febwali 11

“Amaanyi ag’ekitiibwa kye, galibafuula abagumiikiriza mu buli nsonga yonna” (Abakkolosaayi 1:11).

Omutume asabira Abakkolosaayi, nti “Amaanyi ag’ekitiibwa kye, galibafuula abagumiikiriza mu buli nsonga yonna, mulyoke musanyuke.” Kintu kimu okugumiikiriza nga buli kinywa ky’amaaso go kiraga bwe kikuzitoowera, ng’olabika ng’oyogera mu buli lukanyagalo lw’amaaso go nti, “Lwaki tewali n’omu ansaasira?” Kintu kirala okugumiikiriza omusaalaba, “ng’onyooma ensonyi” olw’essanyu eritutegekeddwa mu maaso.

Waliwo emiti egimu mu nnimiro ya Mukama, buli gumu “nga wadde omusana gujja, tegutya”; era tegyeraliikirira mu mwaka ogw’ekyeya, so tegiremwa kubala bibala. Tukyuse amaaso gaffe eri enjuba gy’eva, era tukozese ebire ebijja okukola musoke. Tekikyalina bbanga ddene nga tulina omukisa ogw’ekitiibwa ogw’okusanyukira mu kubonaabona, n’okuyiga okugumiikiriza. Mu ggulu tetuliba na kintu kyonna kituyigiriza kugumiikiriza. Bwe tutakiyiga wano, tuliba nga tetulina ngule yaffe esinga okumasamasa emirembe gyonna, ne twegomba okudda emabega akaseera katono, mu mbeera zennyini ze tufuba ennyo kaakano okwesambako.

Febwali 12

“Naye musooke munoonye obwakabaka bwa Katonda n’obutuukirivu bwe, ebyo byonna mulibyongerwako” (Matayo 6:33).

Eri buli mutima ogunoonya ekintu kyonna okuva eri Mukama, kino kye kigambo ekirungi eky’okukwata mu mutima. Ekintu ekyo kyennyini, oba okukyegomba, kiyinza okukwawukanya ne Mukama nga tokimanyi, oba waakiri okukuggya ku kigendererwa kyo ekimu ekyesimbu gy’ali. Ekintu kye twegomba kiyinza okuba ekituufu, naye tuyinza okukyegomba mu mwoyo ogutamwesiga era ogwefaako gwokka. Tukimukwase, era tuleme kulekera awo kukikkiririza, naye mu kiseera kye kimu, tunyweze ekigendererwa kyaffe ku kwagala kwe n’ekitiibwa kye, era n’emikisa gye yasuubiza tugisabe, si ku lwagyo oba ku lwaffe, wabula ku lulwe. Olwo lwe kinaaba eky’amazima nti, “Sanyukiranga mu Mukama, anaakuwanga omutima gwo bye gwetaaga.” Ebintu ebirala byonna okuggyako ye yennyini, Katonda “alibyongerako.” Naye biteekwa okubeeranga ebyongerwako bulijjo, so si ebisooka.

Olwo lwe tunaasobola okubikkiririza awatali kubuusabuusa, bwe tunaabisaba ku lulwe so si ku lwaffe. Kiba lwokka nga “tuli ba Kristo” nti “byonna byaffe.”

Mukama, nnyamba leero okusooka okunoonya ggwe, era njagale okukusanyusa n’okufuna ky’oyagala okusinga okufuna omukisa omulala gwonna.

Febwali 13

“Katonda awulidde okusaba kwo era alabye nga bw’ogabira abaavu bw’atyo n’akujjukira” (Ebikolwa by’Abatume 10:4).

Ng’ekigambo malayika kye yagamba Koluneeriyo kirungi, “Katonda awulidde okusaba kwo era alabye nga bw’ogabira abaavu bw’atyo n’akujjukira.” Kyandirabise ng’okwegayirira okw’emyaka mingi kwali kukuŋŋaanyiziddwa mu maaso g’Entebe ey’Obwakabaka, n’oluvannyuma okuddibwamu ne kufukirira emikisa ku mutwe gwa Koluneeriyo, nga bwe kiri nti amazzi agafuumuuka mu bbanga ery’emyezi mingi ne gakuŋŋaanyizibwa, ku nkomerero gagwa ng’enkuba ey’amaanyi ku ttaka erikaze. Bwe kityo Katonda alagibwa ng’atereka okusaba kw’abatukuvu be mu bibya; kunnyonnyolwa ng’akaloosa akalungi. Kuteekebwa ng’ebimuli ebiwunya obulungi mu bisenge bya Kabaka. Era kukuumibwa mu kujjukirwa okuwooma mu maaso ge. N’oluvannyuma kulagibwa nga kufukiddwa ku nsi; era laba, wabaawo amaloboozi n’okubwatuka n’entambula ennene ez’obulabirizi bwa Katonda ezituukiriza ebigendererwa bye eby’obwakabaka bwe. Tuyitibwa “abakoowoola Mukama,” era tulagirwa obutamuganya kuwummula, emisana n’ekiro, wabula okujjuza eggulu okwegayirira kwaffe, era mu kiseera ekituufu okuddibwamu kulijja n’emikisa gyakwo egikuŋŋaanyiziddwa.

Tewali kusaba kwa mazima na kumu kubula. Gye kulwawo nga kulindirira, gye kweyongera okukula.

Febwali 14

“Oyo alibabatiza n’omuliro” (Matayo 3:11).

Omuliro gulina amaanyi ag’ekitalo era guyingira munda ddala. Guyingira mu nsibuko yennyini ey’ebintu. Mu ngeri emu gwetabika na buli katundu k’ekintu kye gukwatako.

Waliwo ebigezo ebikambwe ebijja eri ebirowoozo ebiwulira ennyo, eri ebirowoozo ebirina ebifo ebisingawo ebikwatibwako ekyo ekirumya; bwe kityo obutonde gye bukoma okuba obwa waggulu, essanyu gye likoma okuba erya waggulu, n’amakubo g’obulumi agajja gye gakoma okuba amangi.

Ate waliwo ebigezo eby’omunda ennyo ebijja nga tuyingira mu mikono gya Katonda, nga tuva mu butonde obw’omubiri n’obw’amagezi ne tuyingira mu butonde obw’omwoyo.

Bwe bisooka okujja, tubidduka olw’omukka gwabyo ogutali gwa buzaaliranwa era ogutiisa, ne tugamba nti: “Ayi, kino tekiyinza kuva mu mukono gwa Kitaffe ow’okwagala! Kino tekiyinza kuba nga kyetaagisa gye ndi.”

Ate olwo ne wajja obulumi n’okubonaabona okuva mu mukono gwa Katonda yennyini, bw’atuula ng’oyo alongoosa ffeeza n’agimalamu amasengere, bw’aguleka ne gwaka, okutuusa lwe kirabika nti tuteekwa okwokebwa ne tufuuka evvu, era mazima, ku nkomerero, tuba twokeddwa ne tufuuka evvu.

Naye tuteekwa okufuna obuwanguzi olw’okukkiriza. Ekiseera kye tulekera awo okugutya, ekiseera ekyo gulekera awo okutulumya. Agamba nti, “Ennimi z’omuliro tezirikwokya.”

Febwali 15

“Nywereranga mu kisa ekiri mu Kristo Yesu” (2 Timoseewo 2:1).

Engeri y’okusanyukiramu olunaku luno. Kino tekirijja lwa kugezaako kubeera musanyufu, naye ate tulina obuvunaanyizibwa ku mbeera ez’essanyu erya nnamaddala.

1. Mubeere batuufu eri Katonda; kubanga “abalina omutima ogw’amazima bajjula essanyu.” “Ssanyu lye erisigala mu ffe lye lituukiriza essanyu lyaffe.”

2. Mwerabire era mubeerewo ku lw’abalala; kubanga “Okugaba kwa mukisa okusinga okuweebwa.”

3. Bwe mutasobola kusanyukira mu nneewulira, mu mbeera ne mu bifo bye mulimu, “musanyukirenga mu Mukama,” era “mulowoozenga byonna okuba essanyu, bwe mukemebwanga mu ngeri ezitali zimu.”

Eky’enkomerero, mugondere Mukama era mubeere beesigwa mu ekyo kye mwakwasibwa; era emirundi n’emirundi Omwoyo we omwesiimwa alyogerera mpola mu mitima gyammwe nti, “Weebale, oli muddu mulungi era mwesigwa, yingira sanyukira wamu ne mukama wo.”

“Si ssanyu era si nnaku Kye kigendererwa kyaffe oba ekkubo, Wabula okukola, buli lunaku olujja Lutusange nga tuli mu maaso okusinga leero. “Kale tugolokoke tukole N’omutima ogwetegekedde buli kituukirira, Nga tweyongera okutuukiriza, nga tweyongera okunoonya, Tuyige okukola n’okulindirira.”

Febwali 16

“Ffe tulyoke twemalire ku kusaba” (Ebikolwa by’Abatume 6:4).

Mu mukkiriza eyeewaddeyo, Omwoyo Omutukuvu okusinga byonna ye Mwoyo ow’okusaba. Obuntu bwaffe bwonna bwe buba bumukwasiddwa, n’ebirowoozo byaffe nga biri ku kiragiro kye, ajja kukozesa buli kaseera mu kussekimu, era tujja kumuleetera buli kintu nga bwe kijja, ne tukisabira mu kutegeera kwaffe okw’omwoyo nga tetunnakikola mu bulamu bwaffe. Noolwekyo tujja kwesanga nga twetikka emigugu gy’obulamu ne tugisabira mu kusaba okutaliimu bigambo, ffe ffennyini kwe tutasobola emirundi mingi kutegeera, naye okuba bubi kwe kubikkulwa kw’ekirowoozo kye n’okwagala kwe munda mu ffe, era oluvannyuma lwakwo ne wajja okubikkulwa kw’obulabirizi bwe ku bitukwatako.

Obutaba beesigwa n’obutagondera kwogera kwe okwa mpola ennyo okw’okwagala kwe, emirundi mingi kujja kuziyiza omukisa gwe yatutegekera, okutuusa oluvannyuma lwe tuyinza okufuuka abatategeera era abalagajjavu nga tasobola kutwesiga na kutwogerera mpola, bwe tutyo ne tweyongera okwesittala mu kizikiza ne tusubwa ebirowoozo bye ebisinga obukulu.

Mukama, tuyigirize okusaba mu Mwoyo, okusaba obutayosa, era n’obutafiirwa kintu kyonna ku kwagala kwo.

Febwali 17

“Obulamu bwammwe bukwekeddwa” (Abakkolosaayi 3:3).

Abakristaayo abamu balabika nga banene okusinga bwe kigwanira. Basobola okubala, n’abalala basobola okubala, emyoyo emeka gye baleeta eri Kristo. Omulimu gwabwe gulabika ng’ogukakalira ne gufuuka ekijjukizo kyagwo kyennyini. Abalala ate balabika ng’abeetabika ddala n’abakozi abalala nga n’obw’enjawulo bwabwe bwennyini tebusobola kulondoolwa. Naye ate, ku nkomerero, buno bwe buweereza obusinga okufaanana Kristo mu bwonna, kubanga Mukama waffe yennyini talabika mu mulimu gw’ekkanisa okuggyako ng’Obulamu bwayo obukwekeddwa era Omutwe gwayo ogwalinnya mu ggulu, era n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu yennyini abula mu bibya by’akozesa. Omuzabbibu si gwe gubala ebibala, n’omubisi gwagwo tegulabika nga gukulukuta obutayosa, era amatabi amatono ge gabala ebirimba byonna, ne galabika ng’agalina ekitiibwa kyonna eky’amakungula g’ezabbibu. Bwe kityo gye tukoma okusemberera Kristo, gye tukoma okwagala okubula mu bibala byaffe, n’okuleka abalala okusingawo okulabika, nga ffe tuli bajulirwa abasanyufu era abeeyagalire ab’obujulizi bwaffe, nga tuwanirira emikono gyabwe olw’obuweereza obusirise obw’okwagala n’okusaba. Mukama, nfuule ng’abasseraafi ababikkiddwa mu maaso g’entebe ey’obwakabaka, ababikka amaaso gaabwe n’ebigere byabwe, ne beekweka bo n’obuweereza bwabwe nga babuuka okukugondera.

Febwali 18

“Kristo abeera mu mmwe” (Abakkolosaayi 1:27).

Nga waliwo enjawulo nnene wakati w’ekkubo ery’edda n’ekkubo eppya ery’okununulibwa! Okukwatibwako Kristo omulundi gumu kusinga okufuba okw’obulamu bwonna. Omulwadde omu mu limu ku malwaliro gaffe yali mu kabi k’okuzibwa amaaso olw’akatundu k’empiso eyamenyese akaali kayingidde mu liiso lye.

Okulongoosa oluvannyuma lw’okulongoosa kwali kwongedde bwongezi okulinyiriza eriiso, ne kusindika ekintu ekyo ekigwira okweyongera okuyingira mu misuwa emigonvu egy’ekitundu ekyo eky’omubiri ekyangu okulumizibwa. Oluvannyuma omusawo omuvubuka omukugu n’alowooza ku nkola empya. Lumu yajja nga talina kambe wadde ebyuma ebikebera, naye ng’akutte mu ngalo ze magineeti entono naye ey’amaanyi, gye yateeka mu maaso g’eriiso eryalumizibwa, ng’agisembezezza nga bwe kyayinza okugumira. Amangwago akatundu k’ekyuma ne katandika okusembera eri obusikirizi obwo obw’amaanyi, era mu bwangu ne kabuuka okukasisinkana, ne kaleka eriiso eryali libonaabona nga liweereddwa eddembe ddala, awatali kufuba wadde okuyuzibwa. Kyali kyangu nga bwe kyali eky’ekitalo. Olw’okukwatibwako amaanyi omulundi gumu ekitundu ky’omubiri ekyo kyataasibwa, n’obuzibu obw’akabi ne buwonyezebwa ddala.

Bw’atyo Katonda bw’atununula, olw’obusikirizi obwangu obw’obulamu bwa Kristo n’amaanyi ge.

Febwali 19

“Kyenva njagala okubabuulira Enjiri” (Abaruumi 1:15).

Beera munyiikivu. Obunyiikivu obw’amaanyi, omutima ogujjuvu eri Kristo, akabonero k’omusaalaba ak’obwagazi obubuguma, obwagazi obw’obulamu bwaffe bwonna eri Mukama waffe n’eri abantu bonna—kino Mukama ky’asuubira, kino omusaalaba gwe kye gusaanira, kino ensi ky’eyeetaaga, kino omulembe guno ky’egulina obuyinza okulindirira. Buli kintu ekitwetoolodde kiramu nnyo. Obulamu bunyiikivu, okufa kunyiikivu, ekibi kinyiikivu, abantu banyiikivu, obusuubuzi bunyiikivu, okumanya kunyiikivu, omulembe munyiikivu; Katonda atusonyiwe bwe tuba ffe ffekka abazannya mu bbugumu erimasamasa ery’ekiseera kino eky’okusalawo. Woowe, singa tufuna okubatizibwa okw’omuliro! Woowe, singa tufuna eryanda eryaka ku mimwa egyaka egy’okwagala! Woowe, singa wabaawo abantu abakwatiddwa Katonda era abeewaddeyo ddala, nga bakwata ekirowoozo kya Katonda ekinene ne baduubirira “okutuuka awawakanirwa awali empeera ey’okuyita kwa Katonda okwa waggulu mu Kristo Yesu.”

Ensi yonna eri Yesu Kye kinaabanga essaala yange, N’ekigambo kyange ekikulu bulijjo, Ye yennyini ku lwange. Ensi yonna eri Yesu, Mukama, jjangu mangu, Leeta obwakabaka bwo bwe wasuubiza, Otutwale eka.

Febwali 20

“Totya kubanga nze ndi wamu naawe” (Isaaya 41:10).

Setaani bulijjo agezaako okunafuya okukkiriza kwaffe ng’akozesa okutya. Mufirosoofo mukulu nnyo, era amanyi engeri okutya gye kulemesaamu omuntu, nti kwe mulabe omukulu ow’okukkiriza, era nti okukkiriza kye kyama ekikulu eky’okuyambibwa. Bw’asobola okututiisa, ajja kukomya okwesiga kwaffe n’aziyiza omukisa gwennyini gwe twetaaga. Yobu yalaba akabi k’okutya, era atuwa obujulirwa obw’ennaku nti, “Ekintu kye nantiiranga ddala era kye nakyawa kye kyantukako.”

Okutya kuzaalibwa Setaani, era singa tufuna akaseera ne tulowooza katono, twandirabye nti buli kintu Setaani ky’ayogera kizimbiddwa ku bulimba. Ye kitaawe w’obulimba. N’entiisa ze bulimba, era ebikangabwa bye byandisaanidde okuba gye tuli ebitugumya mu kifo ky’okututiisa.

Kale, Setaani bw’akugamba nti ekibi kigenda kujja, oyinza okumutunuulira mu maaso n’obukkakkamu n’omugamba nti mulimba, nti mu kifo ky’ekibi, obulungi n’okwagala okutaggwaawo binaagendanga naawe ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwo, olwo n’okyukira Mukama wo aweereddwa omukisa n’ogamba nti, “Buli lwe ntya, neesiga ggwe.” Buli kutya kwe butesiga, era okwesiga ye ddagala ly’okutya. “Buli lwe ntya, neesiga ggwe.”

Febwali 21

“Tokeŋŋentererwa, kubanga nze Katonda wo” (Isaaya 41:10).

Nga Katonda bulijjo abudaabuda entiisa zaffe n’ekisa kingi! Nga ayogera mu ngeri ewooma mu Isaaya 41:10 nti, “Totya kubanga nze ndi wamu naawe; tokeŋŋentererwa, kubanga nze Katonda wo. Nnaakuyambanga n’omukono ogwa ddyo ogw’obutuukirivu bwange.” Era nate n’okufaayo okusingawo obugonvu nti, “Nze Mukama Katonda wo akukwata ku mukono ogwa ddyo, nze nkugamba nti, Totya nze nzija kukuyamba.” Takoma ku kukyogera omulundi gumu, wabula yeeyongera okukwata omukono gwaffe ogwa ddyo n’addiŋŋana ebisuubizo ng’ebyo.

Mukama waffe aweereddwa omukisa yakuŋŋaanyiza byonna mu kabonero kamu akawoomerera ak’okubudaabudibwa okw’olubeerera mu bubaka bwe eri abayigirizwa ku nnyanja y’e Ggaliraaya nti, “Nze nzuuno temutya.” Tagamba nti, “Kiwedde,” oba “Bukedde,” oba “Obudde bulungi,” oba “Amazzi mateefu,” naye agamba nti, “Nze nzuuno temutya.” Ye ddagala erimalawo okutya; ye ddagala ly’ennaku; ye nsibuko era ye kigatta ky’okununulibwa kwonna. Kyetuva tusaanira okulinnya waggulu w’okutya. Ka tunywereze amaaso gaffe ku ye; ka tubeerenga mu ye obutayosa; ka tumumalire; ka tumwesibeko nnyo era tuleekaane nti, “Kyetunaavanga tulema okutya, ensi ne bw’eneeyuuguumanga, ensozi ne bwe zinaasiguulukukanga ne zigwa mu buziba bw’ennyanja.”

Febwali 22

“Oyo ayingira mu kiwummulo kya Katonda, awummula emirimu gye nga Katonda bwe yawummula ng’amaze emirimu gye” (Abaebbulaniya 4:10).

Nga kyandibadde kiwummulo eri bangi ku ffe singa tusobola okuwanyisiganya emigugu ne Kristo, ne tumukwasa ddala era emirembe gyonna okweraliikirira kwaffe kwonna n’ebyetaago byaffe byonna, ne tutaddayo kuwulira nga ffe tuvunaanyizibwa ku migugu gyaffe, wabula ne tumanya nti ye yatwala okufaayo kwonna, era nti okukkiriza kwaffe kwe kusitula bugya emigugu gye, era nti asaba, akola, era abonaabona ku lwaffe n’olw’ebyaffe byokka. Kino kye kyo ddala ky’atuyita okukola. “Mujje gye ndi,” bw’agamba, “mmwe mwenna abakooye era abazitoowereddwa, nange nnaabawummuza,” n’ayongerako nti, “Musitule ekikoligo kyange, muyigire ku nze.” Atwala ekikoligo kyaffe naffe ne tutwala ekikye, ne tukizuula nti kyangu emirundi lukumi okusitula omugugu gwe ogumu okusinga okusitula ogwaffe. Nga kisanyusa nnyo okumala essaawa emu ng’osabira omulala okusinga eddakiika ttaano ng’osabira ggwe wennyini! Tetukooye kusitula migugu gyaffe egy’ennaku?

Kino kye kyaleetera ekisa kye okukunoonya, N’akuleeta mu bujjuvu bwe bwonna, Olw’omusaayi ogw’omuwendo ogwakugula, Kiyise eri abalala.

Febwali 23

“Nze mba mulamu lwa Kristo era ne bwe nfa mba ngobolodde” (Abafiripi 1:21).

Ekyama ky’omubiri omulamu gwe mutima omulamu, era essaala Omwoyo Omutukuvu gy’atusabira eri nti “tukole bulungi ebintu byonna era tubeere balamu mu mubiri, nga bwe tuli mu mwoyo.”

Tusanga Pawulo mu Bbaluwa eri Abafiripi ng’alaga obutafaayo obw’ekitiibwa era obutukuvu ku kibuuzo ky’obulamu oba okufa. Mazima akwatiddwa buli luuyi, oba yandisinze okwagala “okuva mu bulamu buno ŋŋende mbeere ne Kristo,” oba okusigala mu mubiri.

Ekyasooka ddala kye kyandibadde ky’asinga okwagala, naye ekyokubiri nakyo kyandibadde buweereza obw’essanyu. Ekigendererwa kye ekyokka mu kwagala okuba omulamu kwe kubeera omukisa. “Okusigala mu mubiri kye kisinga okwetaagibwa ku lwammwe.”

Bw’amala okutuuka ku mbeera y’omutima eno, kirungi okulaba engeri gy’ayambukamu amangu okutuuka ku kukkiriza okuwangula okwetaagisa okwetwalira amaanyi n’obulamu obutuukiridde. Kubanga okusigala kwange mu mubiri kye kisinga okwetaagibwa ku lwammwe, ayongerako nti, “Ekyo nkikakasa era nkimanyi nti nzija kuba nga nkyaliwo mbeere nammwe, mulyoke mweyongere okusanyuka n’okukula mu kukkiriza.” Mukama, nnyamba leero nti “obulamu bwange sibutwala kuba nga kya muwendo gye ndi, ndyoke ntuukirize omulimu gwange, n’obuweereza bwe nnaweebwa Mukama waffe Yesu.”

Febwali 24

“Temukkiriza kibi kwongera kubafuga, kubanga temukyafugibwa mateeka, wabula ekisa kya Katonda” (Abaruumi 6:14).

Ekyama ky’okulemererwa kwa Musa kyali kino: “Amateeka tegaliiko kye gatuukiriza, wabula essubi erisinga obulungi.” Era eno ye nsonga lwaki n’omulimu gw’obulamu bwe gwalemererwa okutuukirira ddala. Yalaba Ensi Eyasuubizibwa naye n’atagiyingira. Eyatandikawo amateeka yalina okufuuka omuntu ge gabonyaabonya, obulamu bwe n’okufa kwe biryoke bikakase nti amateeka tegasobola kutuusa muntu yenna mu Nsi Eyasuubizibwa. Ekyo kyennyini nti Musa yafiirwa obusika bwe olw’ensobi entono bwe kityo, kye kisinga okunyweza ekiragiro ky’amateeka eky’entiisa. “Buli ataagobererenga byonna ebiwandiikiddwa mu kitabo ky’amateeka, akolimiddwa.”

Naye olw’ekitiibwa ky’ekisa kya Katonda tuyinza okwongerako nti amateeka kye gataasobola kukolera Musa, Enjiri yakikola; era oyo ataasobola kusomoka Yoludaani mu nteekateeka enkadde alabikira ku ntikko za Kerumooni zennyini ng’ali n’Omwana w’Omuntu, ng’agabana ekitiibwa ky’Okufuusibwa kwe, era ng’ayogera ku kufa okwo okw’e Kalvaali okwamuleetera omugabo gwe ogw’ekitiibwa.

Ekisa ekyo ffe tukisikidde wansi w’Enjiri ya Yesu Kristo.

Febwali 25

“Nze muzabbibu, mmwe matabi” (Yokaana 15:5).

Nnyinza ntya okutwala Kristo ng’Omutukuza wange, oba Omuwonya wange? kye kibuuzo kye tubuuzibwa buli kiseera. Kyetaagisa okusookera ddala okuyingira mu mbeera ey’okukkiriza. Kino kirina okukolebwa n’ekikolwa ekitegeerekeka era eky’obwagazi, oluvannyuma ne kikuumibwa n’omuze ogw’olubeerera. Kiri nga bwe kiri mu kusimba omuti. Olina okuguteeka mu ttaka n’ekikolwa ekitegeerekeka, oluvannyuma olina okuguleka we guli, gusigale gunywedde mu ttaka okutuusa emirandira emito lwe gifuna ebbanga okwenyweza n’okutandika okusika ebiriisa okuva mu ttaka. Waliwo emitendera ebiri, okusimba okutegeerekeka, n’oluvannyuma omuze ogw’okunyunyunta amazzi n’ebiriisa okuva mu ttaka. Obuwuzi bw’emirandira bulina okuwummula okutuusa lwe bugolola obutuli bwabwo obunyunyunta ne bunywa ebiriisa by’ettaka. Omuze bwe gumala okunywera, olwo olw’etteeka erimu ery’olubeerera, ekimera kisika obulamu bwakyo okuva mu ttaka awatali kufuba, era kiba kya buzaaliranwa gy’ekiri okukula nga bwe kiri gye tuli okussa.

Mukama, nnyamba leero okubeera mu ggwe, n’okukulira mu muze ogw’okusika obulamu bwange bwonna okuva mu bubwo, kiryoke kibeere kya mazima gye ndi nti, “Mu ye mwe mbeera, era mwe ntambulira, era mwe muli obulamu bwange.”

Febwali 26

“Abawe buli kirungi kyonna kye mwetaaga” (Abaebbulaniya 13:21).

Mu ssaala eyo ennungi ekomekkereza Ebbaluwa eri Abaebbulaniya, “Kale, Katonda ow’emirembe eyazuukiza Mukama waffe Yesu, Omusumba w’endiga omukulu ow’endagaano etaggwaawo gye yanyweza n’omusaayi gwe, abawe buli kirungi kyonna kye mwetaaga okubasobozesa okukola by’ayagala,” ebigambo, “abawe buli kirungi kyonna kye mwetaaga,” bigambibwa nti mu bujjuvu bitegeeza, “abatereeze mu buli mulimu omulungi.” Kintu kikulu nnyo okutereezebwa, okutereezebwa okutuukana n’ebitwetoolodde n’embeera zaffe mu kifo ky’okugezaako okubitereeza byo okututuukana, okutereezebwa okutuukana n’abantu be tubeera nabo, okutereezebwa okutuukana n’omulimu Katonda gw’atulinako, so si kugezaako kufuna Katonda okutuyamba okukola omulimu gwaffe; okutereezebwa okukola ddala okwagala n’enteekateeka ya Katonda gye tuli mu bulamu bwaffe bwonna. Kino kye kyama ky’ekiwummulo, amaanyi n’eddembe mu mulimu gw’obulamu bwaffe.

“Woowe, njjuza obujjuvu bwo, Mukama. Okutuusa omutima gwange gwennyini lwe gunaayiika Mu birowoozo ebyaka ne mu bigambo ebimasamasa, Okubuulira okwagala kwo, okulaga ettendo lyo. Woowe, nkozese, Mukama, nkozese nange, Nga bw’oyagala, era ddi, era wa; Okutuusa lwe ndiraba amaaso go agaweereddwa omukisa, Ne ngabana ekiwummulo kyo, essanyu lyo, ekitiibwa kyo.”

Febwali 27

“Alibazzaamu amaanyi, alibawanirira era alibanyweza” (1 Peetero 5:10).

Mu kutwala Kristo mu nkolagana yonna empya, tulina okusooka okufuna ekitangaala eky’okutegeera ekimala okumatiza ebirowoozo byaffe nti tulina obuyinza okuyimirira mu nkolagana eno. Ekisiikirize ky’ekibuuzo wano kijja kuzikiriza obwesige bwaffe. Olwo, bwe tumala okulaba kino, tulina okukola ekikolwa eky’obuvumu, okwewaayo, okulonda, ne tutwala ekifo mu ngeri etegeerekeka ddala ng’omuti bwe gusimbibwa mu ttaka, oba ng’omugole bwe yeewaayo ku kyoto ky’obufumbo. Kirina okuba omulundi gumu ogumalirawo ddala, awatali kwesigaliza, awatali kuddamu.

Olwo wabaawo ekiseera eky’okunywezebwa, okutereezebwa n’okugezesebwa, mwe tulina okusigala we tuli okutuusa enkolagana empya lw’enywera okufuuka omuze ogw’olubeerera. Kiri nga bwe kiri omusawo alongoosa bw’atereeza omukono ogumenyese. Agusiba mu mbaawo ziguziyize okunyeenya. Bw’atyo Katonda alina embaawo ze ez’omwoyo z’ayagala okusiba ku baana be ne bakuumibwa nga bakkakkamu era nga tebanyeenya okutuusa lwe bayita omutendera ogusooka ogw’okukkiriza.

Si mulimu mwangu bulijjo gye tuli, naye “bwe mulibonaabonera akaseera, Katonda waffe atukwatirwa ekisa ng’ayita mu Kristo, alibawa ekitiibwa kye ekitaliggwaawo. Alibazzaamu amaanyi, alibawanirira era alibanyweza.”

Febwali 28

“Mulowoozenga byonna okuba essanyu” (Yakobo 1:2).

Tetuwulira nga tusanyufu bulijjo, naye tulina okulowooza byonna okuba essanyu. Ekigambo “okulowooza” kye kimu ku bigambo ebikulu eby’Ebyawandiikibwa. Kye kigambo kye kimu ekikozesebwa ku kufa kwaffe. Tetuwulira nga tufudde. Tuwulira n’obulumi ekintu ekyandisanyukidde okudda mu bulamu. Naye tulina okwetwala ng’abaafa, ne tutatya wadde okugondera obuzaaliranwa obukadde.

Bwe tutyo tulina okulowooza ekintu ekijja nga mukisa. Tumaliridde okusanyuka, okugamba nti, “Omutima gwange munywevu, Ayi Katonda. Nnaakutenderezanga n’ennyimba.” Okusanyuka kuno, olw’okukkiriza, mu bwangu kujja kufuuka omuze, era bulijjo kujja kuleetanga mangu omwoyo ogw’essanyu n’okuyiika kw’ettendo okw’obwannakyewa.

Olwo, “wadde omutiini tegutojjera, so n’emizabbibu nga tegiriiko bibala, amakungula g’emizeeyituuni ne gabula, ennimiro ne zitabala mmere n’akamu, endiga nga ziweddemu mu kisibo, nga n’ente tezikyalimu mu biraalo, kyokka tulijaguliza Mukama, ne tusanyukira mu Katonda Omulokozi waffe.”

“Emirembe, emirembe egituukiridde, ennaku nga zituzingizza, Mu kifuba kya Yesu tewasangibwa wabula bukkakkamu; Emirembe, emirembe egituukiridde, ebyaffe eby’omu maaso nga tebimanyiddwa, Yesu tumumanyi, era ali ku ntebe ey’obwakabaka.”