Obulokozi Obujjuvu Ye Nkizo Yaffe Ennene

Lukka 15:31 Nkwegayiridde, tuggule wamu essuula 15 eya Lukka, tusome olunyiriri olw’amakumi asatu mu olumu: kitaawe yagamba nti, “Laba mwana wange, tuli ffenna bulijjo, era byonna bye nnina bibyo.”

Emabegako, bwe nnali e Northfield, Omwami Moody yaŋŋamba nti ekintu ekisinga obulungi kye yawulira e Keswick emyaka ebiri egiyise lwali lunyiriri luno—omuweereza omu eyali asiibula yaluwa ng’ekigambo eky’okukomekkereza oba eky’okusiibula—era Omwami Moody ne yeebuuza nti, “Lwaki saakiraba edda?”

Tuyinza okwogera ennyo n’okuwandiika ennyo ku kwagala kwa kitaawe eri omwana omujaajaamya, naye bwe tulowooza ku ngeri gye yayisaamu mukulu we, emitima gyaffe ne gitegeera mu ngeri esingako amazima okwagala okw’ekitalo okwa kitaabwe; kyenva njagala okwogera ku lunyiriri luno.

Ndowooza wano waliwo Abakristaayo bangi ddala abafunye “obulokozi obujjuvu”; naye oboolyawo abasoba mu kitundu ky’abo abali wano tebannabufuna, era singa mbabuuza nti, “Mubufunye?” oboolyawo mwandiddamu nti, “Sitegeera ky’otegeeza, kye ki?” Kale, ekigendererwa ekikulu eky’Olukuŋŋaana lwaffe kwe kubayamba okulaba nti obulokozi obujjuvu bubalindiridde kaakano, nti Katonda ayagala mubulabe mu bulamu bwammwe, era bwe muba muwulira nga temunnabufuna, twagala okubalaga engeri gye kiri ekikyamu okubeera nga temubulina, n’oluvannyuma tubalage engeri y’okuva mu bulamu obukyamu okuyingira mu bulamu obutuufu wano era kaakano. Ayi, abo bonna abatannabufuna mu bulamu bwabwe basabe n’obwetoowaze bungi nti, “Ayi Kitange, ntuusa mu kunyumirwa okujjuvu okw’obulokozi bwo obujjuvu.”

Ekisooka, enkizo ennene ey’abaana ba Katonda.

Eky’okubiri, embeera ey’omwoyo eya wansi abangi ku bo gye balimu.

Eky’okusatu, ekivaako enjawulo eno ennene.

Eky’okuna, ekkubo ery’okuzzibwa obuggya, oba engeri y’okufunamu obulokozi obujjuvu.

Ekisooka, kale, omwana omukulu, olw’okuba yali bulijjo ne kitaawe, yalina enkizo—singa yali ayagadde—ey’ebintu bibiri: okussa ekimu okutaggwaawo n’okugabana okutaliiko kkomo. Naye yali mubi okusinga omwana omujaajaamya, kubanga newaakubadde yali bulijjo awaka, teyamanya, teyanyumirwa, era teyategeera nkizo ze yalina. Okussa ekimu kuno kwonna okujjuvu kwali kumulindiridde era nga kumuweebwa, naye teyakufuna. Omwana omujaajaamya bwe yali ewala okuva awaka mu nsi ey’ewala, mukulu we yali wala nnyo okuva ku ssanyu ly’awaka, ate nga yali awaka.

Okussa Ekimu Okutaggwaawo. Taata ow’oku nsi ayagala omwana we, era asanyuka okumusanyusa. “Katonda kwagala,” era asanyuka okufuka obutonde bwe bwennyini ku bantu be. Abantu bangi boogera ku Katonda okukweka amaaso ge; naye waliwo ebintu bibiri byokka ebyali bimuleetedde okukikola—ekibi oba obutakkiriza. Tewali kirala kiyinza. Obutonde bw’enjuba bwennyini kwe kwaka, era teyinza butayaka, ng’eyaka buli kaseera. “Katonda kwagala,” era, njogera n’okussa ekitiibwa kwonna, tayinza butayagala. Tulaba obulungi bwe eri abatatya Katonda, n’okusaasira kwe eri abo abakyama, naye okwagala kwe okw’obuzadde kweyolekera eri abaana be bonna. “Tuli ffenna bulijjo”; naye ogamba nti, “Kisoboka okubeera n’essanyu bulijjo n’okubeera ne Katonda?” Yee, ddala kisoboka, era waliwo ebisuubizo bingi mu Byawandiikibwa ku nsonga eno. Tunuulira Ebbaluwa eri Abaebbulaniya, gye tusoma ku “obuvumu okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu”; era emirundi emeka Dawudi gy’ayogera ku kwekweka—“anankwekanga mu weema ye”—ne ku kubeera mu kisiikirize kya Ayinzabyonna: “aliwumulira mu kisiikirize kya Katonda Ayinzabyonna.”

Obubaka bwange buno: Mukama Katonda wo ayagala obeerenga bulijjo mu kitangaala ky’amaaso ge. Emirimu gyo, obusungu bwo, n’ebikwetoolodde by’oyemulugunyako nti bye bikulemesa, binywevu okusinga Katonda? Bw’onojja n’osaba Katonda okwakira munda mu ggwe ne ku ggwe, ojja kulaba era okakase nti asobola okukikola, era nti ggwe ng’omukkiriza oyinza okutambulira olunaku lwonna, buli lunaku, mu kitangaala ky’okwagala kwe. Obwo bwe “bulokozi obujjuvu.” “‘Tuli ffenna bulijjo’; saakimanya, Mukama, kyennava sikinyumirwa, naye kaakano nkinyumirwa.”

Okugabana Okutaliiko Kkomo—”Byonna bye nnina bibyo.” Omwana omukulu yeemulugunya olw’engeri ey’ekisa kitaawe gye yayanirizaamu omwana omujaajaamya, olw’embaga n’essanyu lyonna olw’okudda kwe, sso nga ye teyaweebwangako wadde akabuzi asanyukeko ne mikwano gye. Kitaabwe, mu kwagala kwe okw’obukkakkamu, n’amuddamu nti, “Mwana wange, wali bulijjo mu nnyumba yange; wandibadde osaba busabi, n’ofuna byonna bye wayagala ne bye wali weetaaga.” Era ekyo Kitaffe ky’agamba abaana be bonna. Naye ogamba nti, “Ndi munafu nnyo, siyinza kuwangula bibi byange, siyinza kusigala nga ntambula bulungi, siyinza kukola kino oba kiri.” Weewaawo, naye Katonda ayinza; era ekiseera kyonna akugamba nti: “Byonna bye nnina bibyo; kubanga mu Kristo nkuwadde byo. Amaanyi gonna n’amagezi g’Omwoyo, obugagga bwonna obwa Kristo, okwagala kwonna okwa Kitaffe; tewali kye nnina ekitali kikyo; nze Katonda ndi Katonda, ndyoke nkwagale, nkukuume, era nkuwe omukisa.” Bw’atyo Katonda bw’ayogera, naye eri abamu kino kyonna kirabika ng’ekirooto. Lwaki oli mwavu bw’otyo? Ekigambo kya Katonda kikakafu, era ekyo kyonna takisuubiza? Laba mu Yokaana, essuula 14 okutuuka ku 16, engeri gy’atugamba nti tuyinza okufuna okuddibwamu okw’ekitalo mu kusaba bwe tujja mu linnya lya Yesu ne tubeera mu ye. Ddala tukkiriza nti kisoboka Omukristaayo okubeera mu bulamu ng’obwo?

Kale, bwe tumaze okutunuulira enkizo eno ennene eri bonna, tweyongere mu nsonga yaffe ey’okubiri: Embeera ey’Omwoyo eya Wansi ey’abaana ba Katonda abaagalwa bangi. Kye ki? Kwe kubeera obubeezi mu bwavu ne mu njala. Omwana omukulu, omwana w’omusajja omugagga, ng’abeera mu bwavu obw’amaanyi!—”tompangayo wadde akabuzi akato,” sso nga byonna ebya kitaawe byali bibye—eyo y’embeera ddala ey’abaana ba Katonda bangi. Engeri gy’ayagala tubeeremu kwe kussa ekimu naye mu bujjuvu mu mikisa gye gyonna, naye laba enjawulo!

Buuza abamu oba obulamu bwabwe bujjudde essanyu; ate tebakkiriza wadde nti kisoboka okubeera n’essanyu era abatukuvu bulijjo. Bagamba nti, “Twandisobodde tutya okubeera bwe tutyo nga tuli mu mirimu gyaffe?” era balowooza nti obulamu obw’omukisa ogusingirayo ddala obuyinza okubatuukako bulina okubeera obw’okusinda, ennaku n’obuyinike.

Nnabuuza omukyala omu omwagalwa e Cape—omukazi Omukristaayo eyeewaayo ennyo—engeri gy’abeera. Yaddamu nti mu bulamu bwe ebiseera ebimu waba kitangaala ate ebirala kizikiza, n’awakanya nti, nga bwe kiri mu butonde, ne mu bwakabaka bw’ekisa bwe kiri. Bw’atyo ne yeekkiriranya bubeezi n’obulamu obw’ennaku. Naye sisoma mu Bayibuli nti mu bulamu bw’omukkiriza mulina okubaamu ekiro oba ekizikiza; wabula nsoma nti, “Enjuba yo terigwa nate”; naye waliwo bangi abakkiriza ddala nti tewali kirungi kyenkana awo kibategekeddwa. Nga bwe nzize njogera, tewali kiyinza kutukweka Katonda okuggyako ekibi n’obutakkiriza. Bw’oba oli mu bwavu obw’omwoyo, nga tewali ssanyu, tewali kuwangula kibi, obusungu, n’okubungeeta kw’ebirowoozo, lwaki kiri bwe kityo? Ogamba nti, “Ayi, ndi munafu nnyo, nteekwa okugwa.” Naye Ebyawandiikibwa tebigamba nti “Katonda asobola okubawanirira muleme okuva mu kkubo lye [okwesittala]”? Omuweereza omu yaŋŋamba lumu nti newaakubadde Katonda asobola, olunyiriri terugamba nti ayagala okukikola. Katonda tatusekerera, abaagalwa; bw’agamba nti “asobola,” obwo bwe bukakafu nti ayagala okukikola. Ka tukkirize Ekigambo kya Katonda era tukebere obulamu bwaffe mu kitangaala kyakyo.

Ate era, okola emirimu era obala ebibala bingi eri Katonda, era abantu, nga balaba obulamu bwo, bagamba nti, “Katonda ali n’omusajja oyo, amukuuma nga mwetoowaze, mulongoofu, era ng’alowooza ku by’omu ggulu”? Oba bawalirizibwa okwatula nti oli bubeezi Mukristaayo wa bulijjo, anyiiga mangu, ayagala ensi, era atalowooza ku by’omu ggulu? Obwo si bwe bulamu Katonda bw’ayagala tubeeremu, abooluganda. Tulina Kitaffe omugagga, era nga taata yenna ow’oku nsi omutuufu bw’atandyagadde kulaba mwana we ng’ayambadde ebiwero ebiyulifu, oba nga talina ngatto n’engoye ezisaanidde, n’ebirala, ne Katonda waffe bw’atyo tayagala; wabula ayagala okujjuza obulamu bwaffe emikisa egisinga obugagga era egisinga obulungi. Abasomesa b’essomero lya Ssande bameka abasomesa, ne basomesa, ne basuubira abayizi baabwe okukyuka, naye ne batasobola kugamba nti Katonda abakozesa okukyusa n’omu ku bo? Tebalina kussa kimu kwa kumpi ne Katonda, tebalina kuwangula kibi, tebalina maanyi kumatiza nsi. Oli mu kibiina ki? Eky’abali wansi, oba eky’abo abajjuziddwa ddala? Kyatule leero. Abaana bano ababiri bakiikirira ebibiina bibiri eby’Abakristaayo: omujaajaamya—eyagenda ewala n’addirira; omwana omukulu—ali ebweru w’okussa ekimu okujjuvu ne Katonda. Bombi baali baavu, era omwana omukulu yali yeetaaga enkyukakyuka nnene nga omujaajaamya bwe yagyetaaga; yali yeetaaga okwenenya, okwatula, n’okwetwalira enkizo ze enzijuvu; era bwe batyo Abakristaayo bonna ab’omutendera ogwa wansi bwe basaanidde okwenenya, okwatula, n’okwetwalira obulokozi obujjuvu. Ayi, mwembi, mujje leero mugambe nti, “Kitange, nnyonoonye.”

Kaakano tubuuza nti, Kiki ekivaako enjawulo eno ey’entiisa? Lwaki enjawulo ennene bw’etyo mu bulamu bw’Abakristaayo, nneebuuza? Weebuuze nti, “Nsonga ki endobera okunyumirwa omukisa guno omujjuvu? Ekigambo kya Katonda kyogera ku gwo, abalala boogera ku gwo, era ndaba abamu abagulimu.” Ayi, buuza ensonga; jjangu eri Katonda ogambe nti: “Lwaki sibeerangako mu bulamu bw’oyagala mbeeremu?”

Ojja kufuna eky’okuddamu mu lugero lwaffe. Omwana omukulu yalina omwoyo ogutali gwa mwana, era yalina ebirowoozo ebikyamu ku kitaawe; era singa wali omanyi embala entuufu eya Kitaffe, obulamu bwo bwandibadde butuufu. Mu ngeri emu, ogambye nti, “Sifunangako wadde akabuzi ne nsanyuka; Kitange mugagga, naye tagaba. Nsabye ekimala, naye Katonda tanziramu. Mpulira abantu abalala nga bagamba nti Katonda abajjuza era abamatiza, naye nze tankolerangako ekyo.”

Omuweereza omu omwagalwa yaŋŋamba lumu nti obulamu ng’obwo si bwa buli muntu, nti kiri mu buyinza bwa Katonda obusinga byonna okubuwa buli gw’ayagala. Mikwano gyange, tewali kubuusabuusa ku buyinza bwa Katonda obusinga byonna. Agaba ebirabo bye nga bw’ayagala; ffenna tetuli ba Pawulo oba ba Peetero; ebifo ku mukono ogwa ddyo n’ogwa kkono ogwa Katonda byategekebwa eri abo b’ayagala. Naye kino si kya buyinza bwa Katonda obusinga byonna; kya busika bw’omwana. Okwagala kwa Kitaffe kwagala okuwa buli mwana, mu bulamu bwe ddala, obulokozi bwe obujjuvu. Kaakano tunuulira taata ow’oku nsi. Abaana be balina emyaka egy’enjawulo, naye bonna balina eddembe lye limu ku ssanyu ly’amaaso ga kitaabwe. Kituufu, omwana we ow’emyaka amakumi abiri amuwa ssente nnyingi okusinga ow’emyaka etaano, era alina bingi eby’okwogera n’omulenzi ow’emyaka kkumi n’etaano okusinga omwana ow’emyaka esatu; naye ku kwagala kw’abalina, kwe kumu, era mu nkizo zaabwe ng’abaana bonna benkana. Era n’okwagala kwa Katonda eri abaana be abaagalwa kwe kumu. Ayi, togezaako kuteeka musango ku Katonda, wabula yogera nti, “Nkulowoozezzaako ebirowoozo ebikakali, Ayi Katonda, era nnyonoonye. Nga taata, nkoledde abaana bange bye saakkiriza nti Katonda asobola era ayagala okunkolera, era mbadde siriiko kukkiriza okw’omwana.” Ayi, kkiriza okwagala, obwagazi n’amaanyi ga Katonda okukuwa obulokozi obujjuvu, era enkyukakyuka teerema kujja.

Kaakano ka tulowooze ku Kkubo ery’Okuzzibwa Obuggya: engeri y’okuva mu bulamu buno obwavu. Omwana omujaajaamya yeenenya, era n’abaana ba Katonda abo ababadde babeera ng’ebisuubizo bye babiraba, naye nga tebabinyumirwa, bwe batyo bwe balina okukola. Okukyuka okudda eri Katonda kutera kubeerawo mangu, era okwenenya okulwawo kutera kuba butenenya obulwawo. Bangi mu Kkanisa ya Kristo balowooza nti kirina okutwala ekiseera kiwanvu okuyingira mu bulokozi obujjuvu. Yee, kijja kutwala ekiseera kiwanvu bw’oba ogenda kukikola ggwe wennyini—ddala tolikituukako. Nedda, nedda, munnange, bw’onojja n’oyesiga Katonda, kiyinza okukolebwa mu kaseera katono. Olw’ekisa kya Katonda weewaayo gy’ali. Togamba nti, “Kigasa ki? Tekijja kuyamba”; wabula weeteeke, nga bw’oli mu kibi ne mu bunafu, mu kifuba kya Kitaffe. Katonda ajja kukununula, era ojja kukizuula nti ddaala limu lyokka okuva mu kizikiza okuyingira mu kitangaala. Gamba nti, “Kitange, nga mbadde mubi nnyo, okubeera naawe ate nga sikkiriza kwagala kwo gye ndi!”

Yee, nzija leero n’omulanga ogugamba nti “Mwenenye”; si eri abatannalokoka, wabula eri abo abamanyi kye kitegeeza okusonyiyibwa. Kubanga tewayonoona mu birowoozo ebikakali bye wabadde nabyo ku Katonda, era tewali kwegomba, nnyonta n’enjala olw’ekintu ekisingako obulungi? Kale jjangu weenenye, era kkiriza bukkiriza nti Katonda asangula ekibi ky’obutakkiriza bwo. Okikkiriza? Ayi, toswaza Katonda olw’obutakkiriza, wabula jjangu leero weetwalire n’obuvumu obulokozi obujjuvu. Olwo weesige ye okukukuuma. Kino kirabika nga kizibu eri abamu; naye tewali buzibu bwonna mu kyo. Katonda ajja kwakiza ekitangaala kye ku ggwe bulijjo, ng’agamba nti, “Laba mwana wange, tuli ffenna bulijjo”; era ky’olina okukola kyokka kwe kubeera n’okutambulira mu kitangaala ekyo.

Natandika nga ngamba nti waliwo ebibiina bibiri eby’Abakristaayo: abo abanyumirwa obulokozi obujjuvu, n’abo abatategeera bikukwatako. Kale, bwe kiba nga tekikutegeerekeka bulungi, saba Katonda akikutegeeze. Naye bw’oba okitegeera, jjukira nti kikolwa kya ddala ekigere. Weekasuke bukasuse mu mikono gya Katonda; muwulire ng’agamba nti, “Byonna bye nnina bibyo”; olwo ogambe nti, “Katonda atenderezebwe, nzikiriza, nkikkiriza, nneewaayo gy’ali, era nzikiriza nti Katonda kaakano yeewaayo gye ndi!”