Ebyogerwa ku Butukuvu mu Exeter Hall (Ekyogerwa Ekisooka)

Ndowooza kiteekwa okuba nga kya lwatu eri buli omu ali wano nti kino kye kibuuzo ekisinga obukulu ekiyinza okujjuza omutwe gw’omuntu — nga bwe tuyinza okufaanana Katonda ennyo, nga bwe tuyinza okusembera kumpi ne Katonda ku nsi nga tweteekateeka okufuuka nga bwe tulifaanana ye mu bujjuvu, ne tubeera, mu ngeri, mu mutima gwe ddala emirembe n’emirembe mu ggulu. Buli muntu alina ekigero kyonna eky’Omwoyo wa Katonda ateekwa okulaba nti kino kye kibuuzo ekisinga obukulu kye tuyinza okussaako ebirowoozo byaffe; era ekyama ekisinga ebyama byonna gye ndi, kwe kuba nti omuntu yenna, alina ekigero kyonna eky’Omwoyo wa Katonda, ayinza atya obutalaba mukisa guno ogw’obutukuvu n’agamba nti, “Weewaawo, ne bwe kirabika ng’ekinene ennyo okutuukibwako ku nsi, kirungi nnyo era kya mukisa nnyo. Nandyagadde okukituukako.” Ekyo, gye ndi, kiteekwa okuba endowooza ya buli muntu alina Omwoyo wa Katonda — nti asaanidde okuyaayaanira n’okulumwa ennyonta olw’ekyo, era n’awulira nti talikkuta okutuusa lw’aliraba ng’azuukuse mu kifaananyi ekirungi eky’Omulokozi we. Naye, zaawe! tetukisanga bwe kityo. Mu bintu bingi nnyo, ekintu ekisooka ddala Abakristaayo abeeyita bwe batyo kye bakola kwe kuziyiza n’okugaana enjigiriza eno ey’obutukuvu ng’ekintu ekisinga obukyafu ku nsi.

Nawulira omusajja ng’agamba, ennaku ntono ezaayita — omukulembeze mu kibiina ekimu eky’eddiini — nti omuntu yenna okwogera ku kuba omutukuvu kiraga nti tamanyi kintu kyonna ku bwe yekka, era nga tamanyi kintu kyonna ku Yesu Kristo.

Nagamba nti, “Ayi Katonda wange! kituuse ku kintu bwe kiba nti obutukuvu ne Yesu Kristo bya njawukana ddala nga eggulu n’ensi. Nnali ndowooza nti ye kye kifo eky’omu makkati n’ensulo y’obutukuvu. Nnali ndowooza nti mu ye mwokka mwe tuyinza okufuna obutukuvu bwonna, era nga ku bw’ye obutukuvu bwe buyinza okukolebwa mu ffe.” Naye omusajja ono omunaku yalowooza nti endowooza eno teriimu nsa.

Katonda yeyogerere yekka! Okuva lwe nawulira endowooza eyo mbadde nkaaba nga nva mu buziba bw’emmeeme yange nti, “Mukama, weeyogerere; kola n’amaanyi ku mitima gy’abantu bo obazuukuse. Ggyawo ekibikka ku maaso gaabwe, obalage ekigendererwa kyo mu Kristo Yesu ekibakwatako kye kiri. Tobaleka kubuzaabuzibwa ne basubwa ekiruubirirwa; tobaleka, naye Mukama, kibikkulire mu mitima gyabwe.” Tewali kkubo ddala eddala mu ekiyinza okubikkulirwa, era, bw’onoomukkiriza, anaakibikkulira mu mutima gwo.

Kyandowoozeddwa nti nnyinza okwogerako akabonero oba bubiri ku ekyo omwami wange kye yayogera ku bunafu, kubanga mpisibwako buli kaseera n’abantu abafuula obunafu ebibi. Bakinyiikirira nti ebyetaagisa eby’etteeka lya Adamu tebyakendezebwa n’akatono; nti tetuli wansi w’etteeka ery’enjiri ery’okwagala, oba etteeka lya Kristo, nga Omutume bw’akiteeka, wabula nga tukyali wansi w’etteeka lya Adamu, era nga obutatuukirira n’obunafu buno, omwami wange bye yayogerako, bibi. Neewuunya nti abantu ng’abo tebalowooza ku kifo ekimu, ekiteekwa okusaanyaawo endowooza eyo emirembe gyonna, Omutume w’agamba nti: “N’olwekyo nnaasanyukira nnyo okwenyumiririza mu bunafu bwange, amaanyi ga Kristo galyoke gabeere ku nze.”

Singa obunafu buno bwali bibi, twandibadde n’ekintu eky’entabiro eritagambika ery’omutume wa Yesu Kristo okwenyumiririza mu bibi bye! Olaba, obunafu bwe bwali bwokka obwo obw’okwonooneka kw’omwoyo n’omubiri obwali busoboka okuwangulwa n’okufugibwa ekisa, olw’ekitiibwa kya Kristo n’olw’okukulaakulanya obwakabaka bwe.

“N’olwekyo nnaasanyukira nnyo okwenyumiririza mu bunafu bwange, amaanyi ga Kristo galyoke gabeere ku nze” — nti, olw’obunafu buno bwennyini, amaanyi ga Kristo ganaabeera ku nze bwe gatyo okunnyimusa okusukka obwo, ne banfuula nga sibwetaagira, nga mbufuga, kale nga, mu bunafu buno bwennyini, nnaagulumiza amaanyi ge n’ekisa kye okusinga singa nnali muntu atuukiridde mu mwoyo ne mu mubiri. Mu kifo ekirala agamba nti, “Ne nkuumibwe obutagulumizibwa okusukka ekigero olw’obungi bw’okubikkulirwa, nnaweebwa eriggwa mu mubiri, omubaka wa Setaani, okumpuubaala.” Abantu abamu balowooza nti kino kyali kibi; naye mazima, ebigambo, “omubaka wa Setaani,” biraga nti eriggwa lino teryali kikolwa oba mpisa ya Pawulo, wabula kukemebwa oba kubonaabona okw’ebweru, okwaleetebwa Setaani. Ate era, obukakafu bwa Katonda, “Ekisa kyange kikumala,” bwandiziyizza endowooza ey’ekibi. Pawulo yasaba Mukama emirundi esatu okuggibwako eriggwa lino; mazima singa lyali kibi, Mukama yandibadde n’obwegombe okuliggyawo ng’omuweereza we bwe yali! Eriggwa lino, awatali kubuusabuusa, lyali kugezesebwa okw’omubiri — nga ebigambo, “mu mubiri,” bwe biraga — kubonaabona oba nnaku, ng’ayita mu kugumira okwo amaanyi ga Kristo galyoke gagulumizibwe mu bunafu bwa Pawulo — kimu ku bintu ebyo bye yali asobola okugumira “ku bwa Kristo eyamuwa amaanyi.”

Naye laba, kuno kwali kukangavvula Katonda kwe yakkiriza okuziyiza Pawulo okugwa mu kibi; ekintu ekyawukana ddala ku kibi kyennyini. “Katonda takema muntu na kibi.” Mukama yaweereza kino Pawulo si lwa kumufuula muwombeefu, kubanga yali amaze okwetoowaza, wabula lwa kumukuuma nga muwombeefu. Ne ku ffe ffenna tatuweereza kintu? Tetwetaaga kugezesebwa n’okubonaabona mu mubiri tulyoke tusigale nga tuli bawombeefu? Naye kino kikakasa nti, olw’okuba twetaaga ebintu bino okutukuuma nga tuli bawombeefu, kale amalala gabeera mu ffe era gatufuga? Kikakasa ekyawukana ddala.

Ayi, singa abantu, mu kunoonyereza kwabwe ku mukisa guno ogw’obutukuvu, bandikuumye ekintu kino kimu mu birowoozo byabwe, nti kwe kulokolebwa okuva mu kibi! — ekibi mu kikolwa, mu kigendererwa, mu birowoozo!

Nnina ebbaluwa ennungi, gye nafuna ebbanga ttono eryayita okuva ku muwala omuto, eyampandiikira nga wakayita akaseera katono oluvannyuma lw’okuweereza kwange okwasooka mu West End. Yanzimba nti yali muddu asibiddwa, ndowooza, okumala emyaka ena oba etaano, ow’ekibi ekimu ekyali kimwetooloola, era ebbaluwa ye eyasooka yali kwogera kwennyini kw’obuweereize. Yali afubye n’ameggana n’asaba, n’agezaako okuwangula ekibi ekyali kimufuga.

Oluusi n’oluusi yafunanga obuwanguzi, oluvannyuma n’addamu okugwa, era n’agamba nti, “Kintu kikuusakuusa nnyo, ekikwatagana n’ebirowoozo byange n’okulowooza kwange, nga n’olwekyo sirowooza nti nnyinza kulokolebwa n’akatono.” Naddamu ebbaluwa, ne ngezaako okugumya okukkiriza kwe n’essuubi lye mu Yesu Kristo. Namulaga engeri obutakkiriza buno bwe bwali obw’ekivve, era nti, singa yamwesiga okuyingira n’okufuga mu mutima gwe, yali asobola okutukuza n’okulongoosa ebirowoozo n’okulowooza kwennyini. Yakola akakulaakulana katono, n’ampandiikira ebbaluwa endala. Nnaddamu okumuwandiikira, ne mmugumya okweyongera okwesiga. Yagamba nti teyasobola kutuuka okulowooza nti yali asobola okulongoosa ebirowoozo bye. Yali atuuse okukkiriza nti yali asobola okumulokola obutabissa mu nkola, naye teyasobola kukkiriza nti yali asobola okubirongoosa.

Nnaddamu okumuwandiikira omulundi omulala, ne ngezaako, Mukama ng’anyamba, okumulaga engeri Yesu, ng’ayita mu kuluŋŋamizibwa kw’Omwoyo we Omutukuvu, gye yali asobola okulongoosa ebirowoozo byennyini eby’emitima gyaffe, era, Katonda yeebazibwe, yakola ekigere ekirala. Okuva olwo mfunye ebbaluwa bbiri okuva gy’ali. Yagamba mu eyasooka nti, “Nsanyuka nga nkankana, olw’okutya nti kiyinza okuba kya kiseera buseera, naye mmwesizza okulongoosa ensulo, era nteekwa okugamba nti YAKIKOZE, era, mu kifo ky’okulowooza ebirowoozo bino, nnina ebirowoozo ebitukuvu, era Setaani bw’aleeta ekintu kyonna mu mutwe gwange, kimbeera kya muzizo nnyo nga siyinza kukubuulira nnaku n’entiisa gye kinzijuza.” Nnaddamu okumuwandiikira, nga mmugumya, ne nfuna ebbaluwa endala, mwe yagamba nti, “Kya mazima nti alongoosezza ebirowoozo eby’omutima gwange, era kaakano ntegeera nti ebirowoozo byange bimusanyusa, era anzigye mu kibi kino ekibadde ekizibu n’okubonyaabonya obulamu bwange emyaka gino gyonna egiyise.”

Kaakano, kye njagala okubagamba, kiri nti ekyo ky’asobola okukolera omuntu omu, asobola okukikolera omulala. Bwe mba nga nkyamye wano, nvaayo ku nsonga yonna. Mba nzibye ddala mu kigendererwa n’ekiruubirirwa n’etteeka ery’ekiseera eky’Enjiri, singa Katonda tayagala abantu be kuba balongoofu. Si kwebala nga balongoofu ng’ate si balongoofu. Nedda, nedda! Tugambibwa, emirundi n’emirundi, nti Katonda ayagala abantu be okuba abalongoofu, era nti OBULONGOOFU MU MITIMA GYABWE BWE NDOWOOZA EY’OMU MAKKATI DDALA N’ENKOMERERO N’EKIGENDERERWA EKY’ENJIRI YA YESU KRISTO; bwe kitaba bwe kityo, nvaayo ku nsonga yonna — mba ndimbiddwa ddala.

Okukakasa kino, nnonze ebyawandiikibwa bibiri oba bisatu ebirabika ng’ebibikuŋŋaanya byonna wamu; ebyawandiikibwa ebifunza, ka njogere bwe ntyo. Nnaasooka okuddira, ng’ekyokulabirako, ekyo omwami wange ky’abadde agezaako okunyweza — “Okwagala kwa Katonda kwe kutukuzibwa kwammwe.” Wabula waliwo amakulu, era amakulu ag’amaanyi, mu okutukuzibwa mwe kuteekwa okuba okwagala kw’omuntu. Kuteekwa okuba okwagala kwange, nange, era bwe kutaba kwagala kwange, okwagala kwa Katonda tekuyinza kutuukirira mu nze. Nteekwa okwagala okutukuzibwa, nga Katonda bw’ayagala nti ntukuzibwe. Waliwo enkubiriza nnyingi, era nnyingi n’okusingawo, mu Baibuli ez’okwetukuza wammwe okusinga endagaano za Katonda ez’okubatukuza.

Ekyawandiikibwa ekiddako Yakobo 4:8: “Musembere kumpi ne Katonda, naye anaasembera kumpi nammwe. Munaaze emikono gyammwe, mmwe aboonoonyi; mutukuze emitima gyammwe, mmwe ab’emyoyo ebiri.” Kino kyali eri abaddayo ennyuma, eri abantu abaali beeyita nga bakkiriza, naye abaali baddeyo wansi w’obufuzi bw’okwegomba n’okwegulumiza kwabwe okw’omubiri. Waliwo ebyawandiikibwa bibiri oba bisatu ebirala gye kirabika nga tufuna ensonga yonna ng’efunziddwa, gamba, ng’ekyokulabirako, Tito 2:14: “...eyeewaayo ku lwaffe okutununula okuva mu bujeemu bwonna, n’okwetukuliza abantu ab’envuma ye ye, abanyiikira mu bikolwa ebirungi.” — Kwe kutulongoosa. Ate 1 Timoseewo 1:5 alaga ekigendererwa kya Katonda n’ekiruubirirwa kye mu ngeri yonna ey’okununula: “Ekiruubirirwa eky’ekiragiro kyaffe kwe kwagala okuva mu mutima omulongoofu n’omwoyo omulungi n’okukkiriza okutaliimu bukuusa” — nga alongooseddwa era nga akuumibwa mulongoofu, kubanga singa yali alongoosebbwa n’addamu okwonooneka, teyandibadde mwoyo mulungi wabula mubi. Ate era, mu 1 Yokaana 3:3: “Na buli muntu alina essuubi lino mu ye yeetukuza nga ye bw’ali omutukuvu.” Kaakano, njogera nti, bino bye byawandiikibwa ebifunza, era waliwo n’ebirala bingi eby’amakulu gebimu, okulaga nti enkomerero n’ekigendererwa kyonna eky’okununula kye kino — nti anaatuzza mu bulongoofu; nti anaatuzza mu butuukirivu; nti anaalongoosa emyoyo gyammwe okuva mu bikolwa ebifu okuweereza Katonda omulamu — si kulongoosa kwokka okuva ku byayita, wabula okubakuuma nga mulongoosebbwa okuweereza KATONDA OMULAMU; nti kinaakolebwa okuyita mu kuteeka omusaayi ku mwoyo, oluvannyuma ne kikuumibwa amaanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu ng’atukuuma mu mbeera ey’obulongoofu n’obuwulize eri obutuukirivu.

Kaakano, njogera nti, kino bwe kitaba ndowooza ey’omu makkati ey’Obukristaayo, siritegeera. Katonda bw’atasobola kunkolera kino — Yesu Kristo bw’atasobola kunkolera kino, kale kirungi ki kyennyini kye nfuna olw’okujja kwe?

Waliwo ebingi nnyo mu bbaluwa zino ebyolekezebwa Omukristaayo kinnoomu okuba kino, n’ekyo, n’ekirala, n’okukola kino, n’ekyo, n’ekirala, okusinga ebyogera ku ekyo Katonda ky’anaamukolera oluvannyuma lwa byonna!

Buno si Bukristaayo bwa kungulu bwokka — kuno si kutuula wansi n’okwewuunyisa mu nneewulira n’okulowooza ku Kristo ali mu ggulu, mu bbaluwa zino; kimuleeta wansi, mu ngeri zonna, MU MITIMA GYAFFE N’OBULAMU BWAFFE WANO, era y’emu ku nkubiriza ez’olubeerera, ba kino, era kola kino n’ekirala.

Ebbaluwa zino ziraga enkyukakyuka ey’amazima, ey’enkola, egenda okutuukirira MU FFE, era kino kye kintu kyokka ekituufu okufiira nakyo. Bwe kitatuukirira mu ggwe, nkugamba, tolisobola kufa mirembe. Onooyagala okulongoosebbwa, nga omwami wange omwagalwa bwe yakubuulira, nga tonnayingira mu maaso g’Omusuubuza wa Bami. Onooyagala okuwulira obutuukirivu obulungi obw’empisa n’obutuukirivu nga busaasaana ku butonde bwo bwonna, obunaakusobozesa okwolekera amaaso ga Katonda n’ogamba nti, “Weewaawo, nkwagala, nkumanyi, naawe ommanyi, era onjagala, era tuli omu. Njagala ebintu by’oyagala, era nneegomba ebintu by’oyagala. Tuli ba mwoyo gumu, ‘abeegasse mu mwoyo gumu ne Mukama.’” Onooyagala ekyo, era tewali kisingako wansi ekituufu okufiira nakyo. Kale lwaki tokiba nakyo? Onookiba nakyo? Lwaki totekamu Katonda okukikolera mu ffe? Onookigezaako? Abantu babeera bagamba nti, “Bakyegomba, era baagala singa bakifuna.” Onookkiriza Katonda okukikola? Onooggyawo obuziba bw’obutakkiriza obuli emmanga w’obuzibu bwo bwonna? Abantu ddala tebakkiriza nti Katonda asobola okubakolera kino, era ekyo kye kiri emmanga w’obuzibu bwabwe. Naye asobola okukikola, era asuubiza okukikola. Onoosinza n’ogamba nti, “Kibe gye ndi ng’ekigambo kyo bwe kiri”?

“YAZAALIBWA — OMULOKOZI.”

Yesu Omulokozi yazaalibwa, Ebweru: Ebweru w’ennyumba y’abagenyi, yagaanibwa n’okunyoomebwa. Yasuulibwa ebweru: Yasuulibwa ebweru ku lwange, Omulokozi wange, Kabaka, Yasuulibwa ebweru okuleeta ono eyabula munda.

Yesu Omulokozi yazaalibwa, Omuntu: Omuntu ow’ennaku, eyakubibwa, eyayuzibwa embooko: Olw’embooko, ai Mukama, emmeeme yange ewonyezebbwa, Olw’embooko, embooko zo, okusonyiyibwa kwange kwakakasibwa.

Yesu Omulokozi yazaalibwa, Omwana gw’Endiga: Omwana gw’Endiga gwa Katonda gwayiwa omusaayi ne gwetikka Ebibi byange: Ebibi byange bye byatta Ssaddaaka, Ebibi byange Omwana gw’Endiga y’agiggyawo.

Yesu Omulokozi yazaalibwa Okulokola: Okulokola ekiro, mu ttuntu, mu makya. Okukuuma: Okukuuma okuva mu kibi, mu kubuusabuusa, mu kutya; Okukuuma, kubanga laba! Omukuumi wuuno.

Yesu Omulokozi yazaalibwa, Kabaka: Kabaka! gulumiza ejjembe lye ery’ekitiibwa, Era muyimbe: Muyimbe, mmwe eggulu!

Yamenya entaana ye, Era yimba, ai nsi! Mulamu okulokola!