Okukkiriza Okulokola

"Awo n’abaggya ebweru n’agamba nti, ‘Bassebo, nkole ntya okulokolebwa?’ Ne bamuddamu nti, ‘Kkiriza Mukama Yesu, olokolebwe, ggwe n’ab’omu nnyumba yo.’" Ebikolwa 16:30–31 Kino kye kimu ku byawandiikibwa ebisinga okutegeererwa obubi n’okukozesebwa obubi mu Bayibuli, era oboolyawo ekimu ku byo ebikoledwa Setaani omulimu munene nga bwe kikolera Katonda. Buli mukkiriza ali wano ka asabe mu kukkiriza omusana gw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu nga bwe tugezaako okukitegeera n’okukikozesa obulungi. Ka tulowooze: Ani agwanira okukkiriza?

Bagwanira kukkiriza ddi?

Bagwanira kukkiriza batya?

1. Ani Agwanira Okukkiriza?

Omwoyo Omutukuvu agamba ani nti, "Kkiriza Mukama Yesu, olokolebwe"? Weetegereze bulungi: si aboonoonyi bonna awatali kwawula.

Wano waliwo ensobi enkulu esangibwa mu bungi bw’okuyigiriza okw’ennaku zaffe. Ebigambo bino batera okubiggya mu bigyetooloodde ne mu byawandiikibwa ebirala bingi ebibinnyonnyola. Babyanjula nga tebiriimu mateeka agaabyawerezanga bulijjo mu kuyigiriza n’empisa z’abatume. Ddala, mu myaka nkaaga oba nsanvu egiyise gyokka mu kwe enkola eno empya efuuse eya bulijjo—okubuulira awatali kwawula aboonoonyi abatannazuukusibwa, abatannakyuka, era abatannenenya nti, "Kkiriza Mukama Yesu Kristo."

Kirabika gye ndi nti akabi kanene kakoledwa ku mulimu gwa Kristo olw’okukwata bubi kuno Ekigambo kya Katonda. Ng’okwo tekugoberera Byawandiikibwa, ate era tekulina na magezi. Omwonoonyi atannazuukusibwa, atannakkirizibwa, era atannenenya ayinza atya okukkiriza mu mazima? Kyandyanguyiddeko okusuubira Setaani okukkiriza mu kifo kye. Tekisoboka.

Enkumi n’enkumi z’abantu ng’abo bagamba nti, "Nzikiriza." Waakati wa lwa, mutabani wange omwagalwa yali ayogera n’omusajja eyali atudde waggulu ku mmotoka eyali atamidde era ng’akozesa ebigambo ebitasaana nnyo. Mutabani wange yali agezaako okumulaga akabi k’empisa ye ez’ekibi ng’omumenyi w’amateeka ga Katonda. "Woowe!" omusajja n’agamba, "si lwa bikolwa; lwa kukkiriza, era nkkiriza nga bw’okkiriza."

"Weewaawo," mutabani wange n’addamu, "naye okkiriza ki?"

"Woowe," n’addamu, "nzikiriza Yesu Kristo, era mazima ddala ndirokolebwa."

Omusajja oyo ky’akyokerwako ku nkumi n’enkumi. Abantu ng’abo mbasisinkana buli lunaku.

Bakkiriza nti waaliwo omusajja ayitibwa Yesu, era nti yafiira aboonoonyi—n’okubafiirira bo. Naye ku by’okukozesa okukkiriza okulokola, tebamanyi ku ako okusinga Agulipa oba Fericisi. Kino kyeyoleka nga basembeddemu okufa. Olwo abantu bano be bamu banyiga engalo zaabwe, ne bagwa mu buggwanjuba, ne bayita Abakristaayo bajje basabe nabo.

Singa baali bakkirizza ddala, lwaki okutya n’okweraliikirira kuno kwonna okufa nga kusembera? Baali bakkiriza mu birowoozo byokka, so si mu mutima. Baayaniriza ebituufu ebyawandiikibwa mu Byawandiikibwa, naye tebaakkiriza mu ntegeera ya Bayibuli ey’ekigambo. Singa baakkiriza, okukkiriza kwabwe kwandibalokodde. Tugumira nti kya bwereere era tekigoberera Byawandiikibwa okubuulira abantu ng’abo nti "kkiriza kyokka."

Abakristaayo tebaba bamalirizza mulimu gwabwe nga bagamba buggamba aboonoonyi nti Yesu yabafiirira era nti basaanira okumukkiriza. Balina omulimu omuzibu okusinga: okuyamba okuzibula amaaso gaabwe balabe embeera yaabwe eya ddala, ne, olw’amaanyi g’Omwoyo, bategeere nti baboonoonyi abeetaaga obulokozi.

Abantu bwe bategeera nti balwadde mu mwoyo, banaddukira eri Omusawo Omukulu. Amaaso g’emmeeme gateekwa okuzibulwa galabe amazima g’ekibi n’ebiva mu kibi. Okutegeera kuno kusaanira okuleeta okwegomba okw’amaanyi okulokolebwa mu kyo. Ekyuma kya Katonda ekikulu eky’okutuukiriza kino ge mateeka ge, agakola ng’omusomesa aleeta aboonoonyi eri Kristo Omulokozi waabwe.

Tewali kifo na kimu mu Ndagaano Empya awatume gye baakubiriza abantu okukkiriza, oba omuntu gy’annyonnyolwa ng’akkiriza, awatali nsonga nnungi ey’okusalirawo nti okukkirizibwa ku kibi n’okwenenya byali bimaze okubaawo.

Ekyokulabirako kimu ekirabika ng’ekyawukana ye Simoni omulogo.

Nga bangi abantu mu biseera by’okusesema kw’eddiini okw’amaanyi, Simoni yatwalibwa amaanyi g’enkuŋŋaana n’ekyokulabirako ky’abo abaali bamwetoolodde. Yaatula okukkiriza.

Awatali kubuusabuusa yakkiriza nti Yesu yafiira ku musaalaba. Yaaniriza amazima g’Obukristaayo mu birowoozo bye era, mu ngeri eyo, n’afuuka omukkiriza—nga obukumi n’obukumi bwe bukola leero. Yabatizibwa. Naye ekiseera eky’okugezesebwa bwe kyatuuka—oba ebbeetu lye oba eya Katonda bye byamusinga obukulu—embeera ye eya ddala n’eyeeyoleka.

Ng’omutume bwe yagamba: "Omutima gwo teguli mulongoofu mu maaso ga Katonda." Ebikolwa 8:21 Tewali n’omu akyusibwa ng’omutima gwe teguli mulongoofu eri Katonda. Ako ke kagezo.

Singa Simoni yali akyusibwa ddala, omutima gwe gwandibadde mulongoofu eri Katonda, era teyandirowoozezza nti ekirabo ky’Omwoyo Omutukuvu kiyinza okugulibwa n’ensimbi. Peetero n’ayongera okugamba: "Kubanga ndaba ng’oli mu mususa ogukaawa ne mu bukambwe bw’obutali butuukirivu." Ebikolwa 8:23 Kale yagamba ki oluvannyuma?

Yagamba nti, "Kkiriza kaakati kaakati"?

Nedda.

Wabula yagamba nti: "Kale weenenye obubi bwo buno, osabe Mukama, oba kisoboka, ekirowoozo ky’omutima gwo kisonyiyibwe."

Sooka weenenye, olwo olyoke ofune okusonyiyibwa.

Bwe tutyo, tuggya essomo eryamaddu mu kifo kino.

Simoni ye yekka eyawandiikibwa ng’aatula okukkiriza awatali bujulizi bulambulukufu mu kifo kyennyini nti okukkirizibwa n’okwenenya byakulembera okukkiriza. Naye n’ewano, ebivaamu biraga amazima.

Simoni yalina okukkiriza kw’ebirowoozo, naye si kukkiriza kwa mutima. Noolwekyo, okwatula kwe kwakoma mu kugwa n’obuggwanjuba. Abamu bampandiikidde ku wiiki eno nga bagamba nti baali bakkirizza.

Baali basendeddwa okwatula okukkiriza, naye tewali bibala ebyavaamu.

Ah, tekwali kukkiriza kwa mutima. Kwali kukkiriza kwa birowoozo byokka—ng’okwa Simoni. Kwabaleka mu mbeera embi okusinga bwe kwabasanga, era okuva olwo mubadde mulwana era mubungeeta mu kizikiza ky’omwoyo.

Naye temumaliriza nti kuno kwali kukkiriza okwa mazima era nti okukkiriza okwa mazima kugudde. Wabula, mugume omwoyo, era mutandike buggya. Mwenenye, munoonye ekintu ekya mazima.

Setaani bulijjo aleeta ekyabulimba. Noolwekyo, temugwa mu buggwanjuba olw’okuba nti okukkiriza okutali kwo tekwawangula. Okugwa okwo tekufuula kukkiriza kwa Katonda okwa mazima okutalina makulu. Nedda ddala!

Mulowooze ekyokulabirako ekirala—abantu enkumi ssatu abaakyusibwa mu lunaku lumu. Mazima kino kye kyokulabirako kya Bayibuli. Tewali ayinza kukiyita kya kukontana n’enjiri oba kya mateeka.

Ekisooka Peetero kye yakola kye ki?

Yakuba amazima ga Katonda amawagguufu mu mitima gyabwe n’abaleeta mu kukkirizibwa.

Yabazuukusa eri obuzibu bw’embeera yaabwe okutuusa lwe baakaaba nti: "Abooluganda, tukole ki?" Ebikolwa 2:37 Baali beeraliikiridde nnyo. Emitima gyabwe gyafumitibwa. Amaaso gaabwe gaazibulwa okulaba ebiva mu kibi kyabwe ebibi ennyo.

Olw’ekyo, baakaaba mu maaso g’ekibiina ekinene, nga banoonya ekkubo ery’obulokozi.

Peetero yasooka kubakkiriza ku kibi, era mu kukola bw’atyo yagoberera enteekateeka ya Katonda gye yateekawo.

Ate era, omulaawe atera okujuliizibwa ng’ekyokulabirako ky’okukkiriza; naye yali mu mbeera ki mu birowoozo? Yali mwonoonyi atafaayo, atannakkirizibwa? Yali eyo—Omuwesiyopiya, omukaafiiri; naye yali abadde wa?

E Yerusaalemi, okusinza Katonda ow’amazima era omulamu mu ngeri esinga gye yamanya n’okusinziira ku kutegeera kwe yalina. Kale, yali akola ki Firipo bwe yamusanga? Teyamatira kusinza businzi mu yeekaalu n’oluvannyuma n’addayo mu bulamu bwe obwa bulijjo awatali kufaayo. Yali anoonya mu Byawandiikibwa. Yali anoonya Katonda mu bwesimbu, era Omwoyo Omutukuvu bulijjo amanyi emyoyo egifaanana bwe giri gye giri. Kale n’agamba Firipo nti, “Genda osemberere eggaali lino.” Waliwo omusajja annoonya; waliwo omusajja alina omutima ogwesimbye okunnoonya. Genda obuulire Kristo, era omugambe akkirize. Omusajja oyo yandiweeyo, yandikoze, oba yandifiiriddwa ekintu kyonna olw’obulokozi, era Firipo amaze kunnyonnyola ekkubo ery’okukkiriza, n’akikkiriza, nga bwe kiri, ng’emyoyo gyonna egifaanana bwe girikola.

Sawulo, ng’ali mu kkubo okugenda e Damasiko, kye kyokulabirako ekirala. Yesu Kristo yennyini ye yali omubuulizi eyo, era mazima teyandisobezza. Enkola ye yali etuukiridde. Yasooka wa? Yagamba Sawulo ki? Yalaba omusajja ow’omutima omwesimbu. Sawulo yali mwesimbu, okutuuka we yategeerera, era singa wandibaddewo omuntu yenna eyandyetaaze okwaniriza Kristo amangu ago olw’okukkiriza, yali ye.

Naye Mukama Yesu Kristo teyayogera kigambo na kimu ku kukkiriza. “Sawulo, Sawulo, onjigganyiza ki?” (Ebikolwa 9:4)—ng’aggyako obwambazo bw’obulimba ku maaso ge n’amuleka alabe obubi bw’empisa ye.

Sawulo bwe yagamba nti, “Ggwe ani, Mukama wange?” (Ebikolwa 9:5), yaddamu okumuvunaana. Teyajja na bigambo bya kubudaabuda. Teyawonya kiwundu amangu ago; naye yagamba nti, “Nze Yesu gw’oyigganya” (Ebikolwa 9:5). Yasindika amazima okukka wansi ennyo, ng’azibula amaaso ga Sawulo okusingawo n’amufuula okutegeera bulungi omusango gwe. Olwo n’amusindika e Damasiko, gye yamala ennaku ssatu nga tannawonyezebwa. Katonda n’amuweereza ekyuma eky’obuntu ekyetoowaza, era Sawulo kyamugwanira okuwulira n’okugondera ebigambo bye ng’amagulwe tegannava ku maaso ge, ng’obukakafu bw’okusonyiyibwa tebunnajja, era ng’Omwoyo Omutukuvu tannajjuza mmeeme ye.

Neebuuza Pawulo kye yali akola mu nnaku ezo essatu! Si kuyimba nnyimba za kwebaza na kutendereza. Ekyo kyandijjidde oluvannyuma. Olowooza yali akola ki? Teyalya so teyanywa, era yasigala mu kizikiza. Yali akola ki? Awatali kubuusabuusa yali asaba. Awatali kubuusabuusa yali anoonya Kristo ono eyayogera naye ku luguudo. Awatali kubuusabuusa yali atunuulira n’entiisa obulamu bwe obw’edda era ng’avaako emirembe gyonna okuwakanya Yesu Kristo n’Enjiri ye.

Mazima, yali aleeta ebibala ebisaanira okwenenya, ng’enteekateeka ya Katonda bw’eri (Ebikolwa 26). Olwo Ananiya n’ajja n’amubuulira Kristo. Yakkiriza n’alokolebwa, amagulwe ne gava ku maaso ge, era akamwa ke ne kajjula okutendereza n’okwebaza Katonda.

Koluneriyo kye kyokulabirako ekirala, naye yali mu mbeera ki mu birowoozo ne mu mutima? Tumanyi nti yatya Katonda era n’akola eby’obutuukirivu okutuuka kwe yasobola. Yagabira abantu n’omukwano era n’asaba obutayosa. Ekyo kisinga bamu ku mmwe kye mutakolangako, wadde nga mubeera mu biseera by’Enjiri. Temwali kumala kiro kyonna nga musabira emmeeme yammwe—wadde ekitundu ky’ekiro, abamu ku mmwe. Koluneriyo yakola bw’atyo. Yali anoonya Katonda. Yali ayagala nnyo okumumanya. Yali mwetegefu, ka kibe kitya, okukola by’ayagala. Olw’ekyo, Mukama n’amuweereza obubaka obw’ekitiibwa obw’okubikkulirwa kwa Yesu Kristo.

Nnandyeyongedde okuwa ebyokulabirako, naye nteekwa okukoma. Twogedde ebimala okulaga abagwanira okukkiriza: aboonoonyi abeenenya ddala, era bo bokka.

Ekyawandiikibwa kino kyolekera omwonoonyi eyeenenya, eyazibulwa amaaso, era eyakkirizibwa ku kibi. Abamu ku mmwe muzibuliddwa amaaso, mukkirizibbwa, era mweraliikiridde nnyo n’okuba nti temusobola kwebaka. Mwenenya ddala. Mmwe abantu ddala, kale, ekyawandiikibwa kino gye kijjira: Kkiriza. Muli mu mbeera y’omukuumi w’ekkomera.

“Kkiriza Mukama Yesu, olokolebwe” (Ebikolwa 16:31). Kale ka tulowooze embeera y’ebirowoozo omukuumi w’ekkomera gye yalimu. Tulaba okuva mu byonna ebyabaawo engeri amaaso ge gye gaazibulwa. Musisi ye yakikola. Abantu abamu beetaaga musisi ng’amaaso gaabwe tegannazibulwa, era ateekwa okuba ow’amaanyi. Amaaso g’omukuumi w’ekkomera gaazibulwa, era yakozesa bulungi omukisa.

Ekiseera ekitono nga tekinnaba, yali akambuwaza abatume. Woogera ku nkyukakyuka—wano waali nkyukakyuka.

Olwo n’akaaba nti, “Bassebo, nkole ntya okulokolebwa?” (Ebikolwa 16:30). Mu butuufu, yali agamba nti, “Nneetegese okukola kyonna; kunnyonnyola bukunnyonnyozi kye nkola.” Emmeeme bw’etuuka mu mbeera eyo ey’ebirowoozo, tewaba kirala kya kukola wabula okukkiriza Mukama Yesu Kristo. Yajja ng’akankana, n’agwa mu maaso gaabwe, era oluvannyuma n’anaaza ebiwundu byabwe. Bw’otuuka mu mbeera eyo ey’ebirowoozo, tolwa kulokolebwa. Tolibaako kirala kya kukola wabula okukkiriza. Olwo kirikuwera.

2. Omwonoonyi Agwanira Okukkiriza Ddi?

Ng’amaze okwenenya.

Ne wano nnaddamu ebbaluwa zammwe ezimu. Omu awandiika nti: “Ntya nti sitegeera kibi kyange bulungi. Sirina nnaku ya njawulo olw’ekibi, naye ndaba obulamu bwange bwonna ng’ensobi emu ennene n’ekibi.”

Tewali kya bulijjo okusinga abantu okwerimba ku nsonga eno. Omuntu oyo atabula okuwulira n’okukkirizibwa. Alowooza nti olw’okuba nga tafunye nnaku ya maanyi ng’abamu bwe baafuna, kyeva atategeezebwa bulungi ku kibi. Naye Omwoyo Omutukuvu azibudde amaaso ge okulaba nti obulamu bwe bwonna bubadde nsobi emu nnene n’ekibi. Akkirizibbwa nti byonna bibadde bibi—si bibi bimu wano ne wali, ebyawukana ku bulamu bwe obulala, wabula okutegeera embeera ye eya ddala okumuleetera okulaba obulamu bwe bwonna nga bwa kibi.

Mazima, munnange, okkirizibbwa. Ani okuggyako Omwoyo Omutukuvu ayinza okukikulaga? Kale, emmeeme eyeenenya ddala esooka kulaba kibi; eky’okubiri ekyawa kibi; eky’okusatu evaako kibi.

Ka nkugezese buli kimu ku bubonero buno. Toleka Setaani akulimbe akuleetere okwegaana Katonda ky’abadde akola mu mutima gwo. Tunuulira amazima. Bw’otuuka ku kusalawo, tomuleka atandika mpaka mu birowoozo byo. Nywerera ku ky’omanyi nga kya mazima ogende mu maaso okuva awo, oba toligenda kufuna mirembe. Setaani ye muwawaabizi w’abooluganda—era, ndowooza, n’abannyinaffe nabo.

Nnaaba mwesimbu era nga nkukebera nga bwe nnaasobola. Sijja kwewala kukebera, naye bwe tunaamala okukebera ne tuzuula amazima, yimirira ku go olwa Kristo, era togaleka gaweera wansi w’ebigere byo. Setaani ajja kugezaako okukunyaga amagezi go, omuntu wo ow’omunda, n’enkkiriza zo.

Olaba ekibi. Emmeeme etazuukusibbwa ddala telaba kibi mu kifaananyi kyakyo eky’amazima, mu buzibu bwakyo, oba mu biva mu kyo. Omuntu ng’oyo akkiriza nti abantu bonna baboonoonyi. Woowe weewaawo, naye talaba butonde bwa kibi obw’obufu n’obw’okusalirwa omusango. Talaba nga ekibi bwe kiri ekintu ekibi era ekikaawa mu kyokka.

Kale, Omwoyo Omutukuvu yekka y’ayinza okuzibula amaaso g’omuntu okulaba kino. Awatali ye, okubuulira kwange kwonna—oba okw’omuntu omulala yenna—n’okubuulira kwa bamalayika, singa baakkirizibwa okubuulira, kwandigenze mu maaso emirembe gyonna ne kutaleeta kukkirizibwa kwa kibi. Bw’olaba ekibi, Omwoyo Omutukuvu ye yazibudde amaaso go. Mwebaze era gume omwoyo, munnange. Katonda bw’akukoledde okutuuka wano n’azibula amaaso go okulaba obutonde n’ebiva mu kibi, tekiraga nti era ayagala okukulokola mu kyo? Yazibula amaaso go alyoke agasiige eddagala ery’amaaso, akusobozese okulaba omusana mu musana gwe.

Kale, otuuse wano? Ontegeezezza nti obulamu bwo bubadde kibi kimu kinene. Abalala boogera ku kibi kimu kya njawulo. Ka kibe kitya, bw’okkirizibwa ku kibi, Omwoyo Omutukuvu ye yakukkirizza. Noolwekyo, webaze Katonda era gume omwoyo okutuuka wano.

Ate era, eyeenenya ddala akyawa ekibi; kwe kugamba nti, endowooza ye ku kibi eyawukana ddala ku bwe yali. Waaliwo ekiseera lwe wasobolanga okukola ekibi awatali kukyerowoozaako oba kufaayo. Abantu batera obutategeera nkyukakyuka enkulu ebaddewo mu bo mu nsonga eno kubanga bagireetebwako mpolampola.

Ddayo mu mbeera yo etazuukusibbwa. Wabeeranga otya olwo? Ebintu ebikuleetera kaakati ennaku enkulu bye byali bye wakolanga buli lunaku awatali kufaayo. Ebintu ebikutiisa kaakati, wadde mu birowoozo oba mu kukemebwa, byali kitundu ky’obulamu bwo obwa bulijjo awatali kuwulira musango.

Wali tolina kukyawa kibi so tolina kukitya. Wali muddu wa Setaani ow’okweyagalira. Kaakati oli muddu atayagala. Olwo wadduka eri ekibi; kaakati amaanyi galina okukugoba okukituukako. Bw’ogwa, kiba ku buyinza bwo. Okyawa ekibi.

Kaakati, kino tekitegeeza nti omaze okulokolebwa mu kyo. So tekitegeeza nti olina amaanyi okwelokola mu kyo. Mazima, kuno kwe kulwana kwennyini omutume kw’annyonnyola ng’akubaga okugezaako okutawangula okw’omwonoonyi eyakkirizibwa. Ebintu by’otoyagala kukola, weezuula ng’obikola; n’ebintu by’oyagala okukola, tolina maanyi kubituukiriza. Naye era, oyagala okukola ekituufu. Eyo y’enjawulo.

Emirundi gimu, wali tolina kwegomba kukola bintu ebyo. Mazima, oyinza n’okuba nga wali olowooza nti abaali babikola baali bannanfuusi. Kaakati, owulira mu ngeri eyawukanako ddala. Olwana, ofuba, osaba, era otunula ng’oli mukuumi.

Abamu ku mmwe mumbulidde bwe kityo, naye era mugamba nti, “Nwangulwa emirundi n’emirundi.”

Mazima muwangulwa, kubanga temunnalokolebwa. Naye temulaba nti mwagala okulokolebwa? Mukyawa ekibi ekibanyaze. Mukirwanyisa. Mukikuuma. Oboolyawo temuwangulwa mirundi mingi nga bwe kyali edda.

Abantu tebategeera nga bwe balina ebbanja eri amaanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu agakkiriza n’agaziyiza, agabayamba mu bunafu bwabwe ne kaakati, agabasobozesa okusala omukono ogwa ddyo n’okuggyamu eriiso erya ddyo, era agabaleeta mu mbeera y’okulindirira mu maaso ga Katonda, nga Koluneriyo n’omulaawe.

Abamu ku mmwe, abawuliriza bange, munoonya Katonda. Mwegomba okununulibwa era mulwanyisa ekibi.

Twala ekyokulabirako ekirala. Sitegeeza nti emmeeme erina amaanyi okwelokola mu bwonoonefu bwayo obw’omunda. Ekyo Yesu Kristo ky’awa bw’alokola. Naye lowooza kino: wano waliwo omusajja atamiira. Mutamiivu. Olwo n’akkirizibwa ku kibi. Omwoyo gwa Katonda amugamba nti, “Onooleka ekikopo?” Olwo okulwana ne kutandika.

Kale, omusajja oyo ayigirizibwe okweyongera okunywa n’okusuubira buggolokofu nti Katonda anaamulokola? Munaamugambanga nti, “Toleka mwenge; kkiriza kyokka Mukama Yesu Kristo olokolebwe”? Oba munaamugambanga nti, “Oteekwa okuggyawo ekibi kyo. Sala omukono ogwo ogwa ddyo. Ggyamu eriiso eryo erya ddyo. Vaako omwenge ogwo emirembe gyonna mu mutima gwo, mu kigendererwa kyo, ne mu buyinza bwo. Okutuusa lw’onookikola, toyinza kukkiriza mu mazima Mukama Yesu”?

Wano waliwo omuntu omulala atamanyiira kulimba. Bw’akkirizibwa ku kibi, atandika okukuuma emimwa gye aleme okwonoona n’akamwa ke. Awangula mu kigero ekimu, oba, mu butuufu, Omwoyo Omutukuvu amuyamba okuwangula, aleme kulimba nga bwe yakolanga edda. Akyafirwa oluusi kubanga tannafuna maanyi gonna ku kyo, naye amaliridde nnyo, era ku ludda lw’obuyinza bwe, asala ekibi kino eky’ebweru era alinda mu buwulize okununulibwa n’obulokozi obujjuvu.

Waliwo n’omuweereza atera okubba mu ssanduuko y’ensimbi za mukama we. Agenda mu nkuŋŋaana y’eddiini n’akkirizibwa ku kibi. Olwo Omwoyo gwa Katonda agamba nti, “Oteekwa okulekera awo obubbi obwo. Toyinza kujja mu nkuŋŋaana eno buli kiro, ng’ogamba nti oyagala obulokozi, ng’ate buli lunaku oyongera okubba ku mukama wo. Oteekwa okusala omukono ogwo ogwa ddyo. Leka obubbi obwo. Malirira okuzzaawo bye wabba, era linda mu maaso gange nga bw’oleeta ebibala ebisaanira okwenenya.”

Mulaba kye ntegeeza. Abamu ku mmwe muli mu mbeera eyo ddala—mukimanyi. Ka kibe kibi kya mpisa ki ekibanyaze, ensonga y’emu. Yesu Kristo ayagala mulekeere awo empisa eyo mu buyinza bwammwe, mu kumalirira, ne mu kigendererwa kyammwe. Temulina maanyi kwelokola mu kyo. Muyinza okulwana, ng’abamu ku mmwe bwe mugamba nga mukola, naye era kibawangula. Amanyi byonna ebyo. Naye era asiima okulwana, okufuba, okutunula, n’okumalirira.

Bw’anaabalokola, anaabawa amaanyi, olwo muliyimirira mu kifo ky’okugwa, kubanga ye yennyini y’anaabawanirira.

Kaakati mumanyi nti mutuuse wano. Mumanyi nti singa mubadde n’amaanyi kaakati gennyini okuzikiriza ddala obuyinza bw’empisa eyo embi ku bulamu bwammwe emirembe gyonna, mwandikikoze awatali kulwawo. Mugamba nti, “Woowe weewaawo, nandikikoze. Singa mbadde n’amaanyi.” Okwo kwe kwenenya. Okwo kwe kwenenya okwa mazima.

Ky’otosobola kwekolera, Kristo akusanga we oli n’agamba nti, “Nnaakikola ku lulwo. Nnaamenya amaanyi g’empisa eyo. Nnaakuwonya mu mukono gw’omulabe. Nnaakuggya mu buddu obwo. Kkiriza mu nze kyokka, nange nnaakuyimusa. Nnaakujjuza Omwoyo gwange.

Onooyimirira mu nze era ku bwange, era ky’okola kaakati ng’ofuba okwekolera, nnaakikola ku lulwo.”

Kale mutuuse wano—nti mukyawa ekibi?

“Weewaawo, nkyawa.”

Mukiwandiise mu bbaluwa zammwe gye ndi, era abalala bakigamba abatawandiika.

“Weewaawo,” mugamba, “njagala okulokolebwa mu kyo. Singa nsobola okwelokola mu kibi kaakati gennyini ne siddayo kwonoona, nandikikoze.”

Mwandikikoze? Ekyo si kwenenya? Kyandibadde ki ekirala?

Ka twogere nti wali n’omwana omujeemu era ateegondera. Yali abeera ng’awakanya obuyinza bwo, ng’ayonoona ensimbi zo, era ng’alinnyirira ebiragiro byo. Olwo ka twogere nti ajja okulaba obukyamu bw’amakubo ge. Oboolyawo okubonaabona kwe kwazibula amaaso ge. Oboolyawo obwavu bwe bwakikola. Oboolyawo kyali kirala. Wabula, akiraba.

Akomawo eka n’agamba nti: “Kitange, musirusiru ki bwe mbadde. Mubi ki bwe mbadde. Kaakati ndaba byonna. Saabirabanga nga mbikola. Ndaba amakubo gange ag’ekibi, ebibi ebyakuleetera ennaku ne bireeta obuyinike mu bulamu bwo. Woowe, byonna mbikyawa nnyo. Nneenenya mu nfuufu ne mu vvu. Kitange, byonna mbivaako. Nkomawo gy’oli.”

Wandigambye ki?

Wandigambye nti, “Mwana wange, tonnenenya bimala. Genda okomewo ng’owulira ennaku esingawo”?

Nedda. Omutima gwa kitaawo gwandigolodde n’okwagala n’okusonyiwa. Wandimuwambaatidde n’omwaniriza eka.

“Bwe ntyo, mbagamba nti, waliwo essanyu mu maaso ga bamalayika ba Katonda olw’omwonoonyi omu eyeenenya” (Lukka 15:10).

Wandibaddewo essanyu mu maka ago olw’okudda kw’omwana eyabula.

Naye ka twogere nti omwana yagamba nti: “Kitange, nneenenya ddala era nvaako ebibi byange, naye waliwo bannange abayinza okuddamu okunkyusa, era waliwo empisa ez’amaanyi ennyo n’okuba nti ntya nti ziyinza okumpangula. Ka mbeere kumpi naawe. Njetaaga amaanyi go.”

Wandigambye ki?

Toyinza kuddamu nti: “Kale yingira, mwana wange. Sigala nange, nange nnaakukuuma. Nnaakuyamba. Toligenda wekka. Nnaabeera naawe ne nkuwanirira”?

Nga omuntu yenna omuzadde bw’ayinza okukuuma omulala, wandikuumye mwana wo. Teyandibuliddwako kusaasira kwo wadde obuyambi bwo, emisana n’ekiro.

Kitammwe ow’omu ggulu tabuliddwako kusaasira wadde amaanyi. Eriiso lye teryebaka. Omukono gwe tegukoowa. Weetaaga bwokka okuleeta obunafu bwo obutalina maanyi eri amaanyi ge amasukkulumu ng’oyita mu kikolwa kino eky’okukkiriza, era anaakuwanirira, wadde ekibinja kya baddayimooni bwe kikwetooloola.

Eky’enkomerero, ovaako ebibi byo—kwe kugamba, mu buyinza bwo, mu kigendererwa kyo, ne mu kumalirira kwo.

Ogamba nti, “Sijja kuddamu kumunakuwaza.”

Okiyimba, era okimanyi mu mazima.

“Sijja kwagala kumunakuwaza nate.”

Singa osobola okubeera awatali kumunakuwaza, wandibalidde buli kiweebwayo nga kya muganyulo. Ekyo si kwenenya? Okimanyi nti kwe kuli.

Ovaako ekibi. Toyogera nti, “Mukama Yesu, ndokola nga nkyakwata ku mukono guno ogwa ddyo n’eriiso lino erya ddyo. Ndokola nga nkyanywerera ku bintu bino ebiziyiziddwa.”

Nedda.

Ogamba nti, “Mukama Yesu, ndokola mu byo. Nnongoosa.”

Okwo kwe kwenenya. Olaba ekibi. Okyawa ekibi. Ovaako ekibi.

Kale nno, kkiriza Mukama Yesu Kristo.

Woowe, Mwoyo Omutukuvu, bikkula ekkubo eryangu ery’okukkiriza.

Obuuza nti, “Nnaakkiriza ntya?”

Emmeeme eteganyizibbwa yali ennyimbuuza ekibuuzo kino mu nnukuta ennene: “Nnaakkiriza ntya?”

Omugole akkiriza atya bba ng’eweeyo gy’ali ku kyoto ky’obufumbo? Yeewaayo gy’ali. Amukkiriza. Ayingira naye mu ndagaano, olwo n’addayo eka n’abeera ng’endagaano eyo bwe ya mazima. Okwo kwe kukkiriza.

Okwo kwe kukkiriza.

Omusawo omwesiga otya ng’olwadde ng’ogalamidde ku kitanda kyo, oba mu mirembe oba mu kubonaabona? Oteeka embeera yo mu mikono gye. Weewaayo mu buyambi bwe. Weesiga obukugu bwe era ogoberera ebiragiro bye.

Beera n’okukkiriza okufaanana kuno mu Yesu Kristo.

Mwesige era omugondere, era osuubire nti kirikubeerera ng’Ekigambo kye bwe kiri.

Wabula, okukkiriza kw’abantu bangi kufaanana ng’okw’omuntu alwadde obulwadde obw’amaanyi. Mukwano gwe amubuulira ku musawo ow’ekitalo eyawonya abantu ebikumi mu mbeera ezifaanana, era n’awa obujulizi obungi nti omusawo asobola era ayagala okumuwonya, singa yeeteeka wansi w’obuyambi bwe. Omulwadde ayinza okukkiriza ddala obujulizi bwa mukwano gwe ku musawo, naye olw’ensonga eteeyoleka, agaana okweteeka mu mukono gwe.

Abantu bangi bakwata Yesu Kristo mu ngeri y’emu. Bakkiriza nti asobola okuwonya obulwadde bw’ekibi ku mbeera ze yateekawo. Bakkiriza nti tasosola. Bakkiriza nti awonyezza ebikumi abaali baboonoonyi nga bo bwe bali. Naye olw’ensonga emu, tebamwesiga. Beekuuma.

Kye weetaaga okukola kwe kuteeka embeera yo mu mikono gye n’ogamba nti: “Mukama Yesu, nzija nga bw’onnyanirizza, nga njatula era nga nvaako ekibi kyange. Singa nsobola, nandikirese emirembe gyonna kaakati gennyini. Omanyi nti nzija nga nkivaako, naye nga sirina maanyi kwelokola mu kyo. Ne kaakati, Mukama Yesu, ogambye nti, ‘Oyo ajja gye ndi sirimugoba bweru n’akatono’” (Yokaana 6:37).

“Nzija ddala. Toŋŋoba bweru. Onnyaniriza. Kitange ow’omu ggulu ow’omukisa, neewaayo gy’oli. Nteeka ebibi byange ku ssaddaaka y’Omwana wo. Ogambye nti onnyaniriza era onsonyiwa ku lulwe. Kaakati mpalula omugugu gwange ogw’omusango ne ngussa ku ye, era nzikiriza ekisuubizo kyo. Nkwesiga okuba omwesigwa eri Ekigambo kyo.”

Okwo kwe kukkiriza.

“Naye,” omukyala omwagalwa n’agamba, “sikuwulira.”

Nedda. Oteekwa okusooka okwesiga.

Weetegereze bulungi: tosaana kusooka kukkiriza nti olokoledwa, wabula okukkiriza nti akulokola kaakati ng’ekisuubizo kye bwe kiri.

“Byonna bye musaba nga musaba, mukkirize nti mubifunye, binaabaawo gye muli” (Makko 11:24).

Eyo ye nteekateeka y’okukkiriza. Kkiriza nti ofuna nga tonnawulira. Bw’onoofuna, olwo onoowulira. Katonda anaaba wa mazima, era buli muntu oba dayimooni yenna amuwakanya anaazuulibwa nga mulimba.

Zingiza emikono gyo ku Oyo eyakomererwa. Kwata omukono gw’Omwana wa Katonda. Leeta emmeeme yo ey’omusango ku bigere by’omusaalaba gwe n’ogamba nti: “Onnyaniriza. Onsonyiwa. Onnongoosa. Ondokola.”

Weeyongere okwogera olulimi olw’okukkiriza.

Ndabye emmeeme nnyingi nga ziyingira mu ddembe nga ziddiŋŋana ebigambo bino eby’omuwendo mu bwannannyini: “Yafumitibwa olw’ebyonoono byange; yabetentebwa olw’obutali butuukirivu bwange; ekibonerezo ekyandeetera emirembe kyali ku ye, era olw’ebiwundu bye nawonyezebwa” (Isaaya 53:5).

Weeyongere okwogera olulimi olw’okukkiriza ekkubo lyonna eddayo eka ekiro kino.

Yingira mu kisenge kyo ogambe nti: “Nnamalirira okulokolebwa, obanga obulokozi bunnaaweebwa ddala.”

Malirira nti bw’oba oyagala okuzikirira, olizikiririra awo ku bigere by’omusaalaba, ng’osaba okusaasirwa. Naye toolizikirire, kubanga asuubizza okusaasira abo abajja.

Sirabangako mmeeme kutuuka ku kifo kino ne buteera bwangu kufuna bulokozi.

Yingira mu lyato ery’okulokoka. Leka emabega ekyombo ky’obutuukirivu bwo n’ebikolwa byo.

Yingira ddala mu lyato ery’okulokoka ery’essaddaaka ya Kristo. Nywerera ku ye, era malirira obutamuleka n’akatono okutuusa Omwoyo lw’anaawa obujulizi mu mmeeme yo, ng’akaaba nti, “Abba! Kitaffe!” (Abaruumi 8:15), era ng’omanyi n’obukakafu nti oviiddemu okufa n’oyingira mu bulamu (Yokaana 5:24).

Mukama akuyambe.

Amiina.