Embeera z'Okusaba Okw'Amaanyi

"Bwe munaabeeranga mu nze, n'ebigambo byange ne bibeera mu mmwe, munaasabanga kye mwagala kyonna, era munaakikolerwa." Yokaana 15:7 "Kyenva mbagamba nti, byonna bye musaba nga musaba, mukkirize nga mubifunye, era munaabifuna." Makko 11:24 "Omuntu yenna ku mmwe bw'abulwa amagezi, asabe Katonda, agabira bonna atakwatirwa nsonyi, era anaagaweebwa. Naye asabe mu kukkiriza, nga tabuusabuusa; kubanga abuusabuusa afaanana ng'amayengo g'ennyanja agasundibwa empewo ne gasindikibwa eno n'eri. Kubanga omuntu oyo tateebereze nti aliweebwa ekintu kyonna okuva eri Mukama." Yakobo 1:5- "Era n'Omwoyo bw'atyo atuyamba mu bunafu bwaffe. Kubanga tetumanyi kye tusaba nga bwe kitugwanira, naye Omwoyo yennyini atwegayiririra n'okusinda okutayogerekeka.

Era oyo akebera emitima amanyi endowooza y'Omwoyo, kubanga Omwoyo yeegayiririra abatukuvu ng'okwagala kwa Katonda bwe kuli." Abaruumi 8:26-27 Ebyawandiikibwa bino sibitutte mu ntegeka gye biriimu, wabula mu ntegeka gye bigobererezaganamu mu ndowooza, era gye binnyonnyolamu ensonga eno.

Kaakano, mu bigambo ebitono bye njagala okwogera, nnaagezaako okuli n'okuddamu ebbaluwa ze nfunye ku nsonga eno. Tewali kintu, oboolyawo, ekibaawo emirundi mingi mu nnaku zino okusinga kino, era tewali kigambo Abakristaayo abeeyita bwe batyo kye bantera okuŋŋamba okusinga kino nti: "Weewaawo, mmaze ebbanga ddene nga nsabira ebintu ebimu, naye nga sirabako kuddibwamu kwonna mu kusaba kwange." Ntera okwewuunya lwaki abantu ng'abo tebava ku kusaba n'akatono. Ndowooza nze nnandikikoze singa saddibwangamu.

Kaakano ŋŋamba nti, kino kintu ekiswaza Katonda nnyo, era wateekwa okubaawo ekitali kituufu awo bwe kiba bwe kityo. Wateekwa okubaawo ekisobu, oba mu abo abasaba oba mu Omuwi. Nga bwe mpulira emirundi mingi ekintu eky'okuswaza Katonda ennyo bwe kiba, ng'Abakristaayo bakuŋŋaana, nga bwe batera okukola mu ggwanga lyonna, okusabira okuzuukuka kw'eddiini, okusabira ekintu ekimu mu Kkanisa zaabwe ne mu maka gaabwe, naye ne kitajja n'akatono.

Emyaka egiyise, ejjunga ery'okuzuukuka kw'eddiini bwe lyali libuna Ireland ne Amerika, mumanyi nga Kkanisa mu nsi eno zaakuŋŋaana mu nkuŋŋaana z'okusaba ezigatta okusaba lyandizze mu Bungereza; naye teryajja, era abakubaganya ne banyeenya emitwe gyabwe, ne bawandiika mu mpapula zaabwe ez'amawulire nti: "Mulabe, Katonda w'Abakristaayo oba muggavu wa matu oba agenze okuyigga, kubanga babadde n'enkuŋŋaana z'okusaba mu ggwanga lyonna nga basabira okuzuukuka kw'eddiini, naye ne kutajja." Ng'amatama gange bwe gaayakira mu nsonyi bwe nakirowoozaako; nga bwe nakikungubagira! Nnamanya nga si lwa kubanga Katonda waffe yali yeebase—si lwa kubanga amaanyi ge gaali gakomekkerezeddwa—si lwa kubanga omutima gwe ogw'ekisa tegwali gwegomba abalina ebibi—si lwa kubanga teyandisobodde okufuka Omwoyo we n'atuwa ebiseera ebimu eby'ekitiibwa eby'okuwummuzibwa nga bwe baalina mu bifo ebirala. Eyo si ye nsonga. Waaliwo ensonga emu yokka, era yali nti, abantu be baasaba obubi.

Tebaategeera mbeera z'okusaba okw'amaanyi, okuwangula. Tebaazituukiriza.

Singa baasaba okutuusa kaakano, ne banywerera ku mbeera y'omutima gye gumu, tebandifunye kuddibwamu, kubanga waliwo embeera ku bisuubizo bino, nga bwe kiri ku bisuubizo ebirala byonna; era tuyinza okusaba ne tukoowa ennyo bwe tutagondera mbeera zino. Katonda taasejjere n'oluta okutusisinkana, era taatuukirize bisuubizo mu bulamu bwaffe. Mmwe abazuukuse okutegeera obuvunaanyizibwa bwammwe n'ebibagwanira ku nsi eno ezikirira, mussanga omwoyo ku bigambo byange, era mutwale eka bye ŋŋamba—mubirowoozeeko, mubisabireko, mugezaako okutegeera nti bubaka bwa Mukama gye muli.

Bino katundu butundu katono ku bisuubizo eby'ekitiibwa ebikwata ku kusaba. Biri bingi mu Baibuli, Katonda mwe yeesiba yekka okuddamu okusaba okw'obwesigwa okw'abantu be.

"Okusaba kw'omuntu omutuukirivu kulina amaanyi mangi nga kukola." — Yakobo 5:16 Kale, lwaki ekibiina ekinene eky'Abakristaayo abeeyita bwe batyo tebafuna kuddibwamu mu kusaba kwabwe? Okusooka, tebalina MPISA eyo Katonda gye yakolera ebisuubizo. Ebisuubizo bino bikolerwa abatukuvu ba Katonda—abo abakwata ebiragiro bye, abatambulira mu kitangaala era abalina obumu naye ku bw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu, era, noolwekyo, Omwoyo asobola okubeegayiririra. Omwoyo ayinza atya okwegayiririra omuntu ng'atali munda ye? Abo abatambulira mu kitangaala basobola okulaba engeri y'okusaba, ekiseera ky'okubisaba, n'engeri gye basaba; balaba byonna, kubanga bali mu kitangaala. Abantu ng'abo basaba, ne baweebwa. Naye, nga kya nnaku! olw'okuba nga bano batono nnyo, empisa ya Katonda evvoolwa buli lunaku, era abakubaganya batusekerera ne baseka ne Katonda waffe.

Kaakano, togezaako kubuusa mbega kino oba kukisindika okukuvaako. Ebisuubizo bino bikolerwa baani? Nsomooza omuntu yenna okunfunira ebisuubizo mu Baibuli eno, bwe tugitunuulira awamu n'ebigyetoolodde (okuggyako abalina ebibi abeenenya, abo abali kika kya njawulo era abasisinkanyizibwa ebisuubizo eby'enjawulo), okuggyako abatukuvu.

Tewali bisuubizo bya kuddibwamu mu kusaba okuggyako eri ekika ky'abantu bano. Ebisuubizo bino tebikolerwa buli muntu, si bwe kiri? Okusaba kw'omubi kya muzizo eri Katonda, okuggyako nga basaba okuva ku bubi bwabwe. Olwo okusaba okwo tekuba kya muzizo; naye okusaba kwonna okulala okw'ababi kuba kya muzizo. Ebisuubizo bino bikolerwa abantu abatuukirivu—abantu abali: Okusooka, mu bumu ne Katonda. "Bwe munaabeeranga mu nze, n'ebigambo byange ne bibeera mu mmwe"—nga baaleeteddwa mu bumu obulamu olw'okukkiriza okulamu, ebisuubizo bikolerwa abantu abo abanywerera ku bumu obwo—abatambulira mu bwo, ababeera mu bwo, era abakozesa emikisa n'enkizo Yesu z'abawadde olw'obumu obwo.

Kaakano, mulaba, mikwano gyange, tekimala nti mwali mumu ne Yesu edda okusobola okufuna okuddibwamu mu kusaba kwammwe. Ntya nti waliwo enkumi n'enkumi abaddayo emabega. Baaleka okukwata okw'okukkiriza; tebabeera mu Kristo; babeera ebweru we, ate nga bulijjo basaba nga beebuuza lwaki Katonda taddamu kusaba kwabwe. Temulaba, embeera eyasooka ebulako. Tewali kkubo lyonna liyinzika okusemberera Kitaffe okuggyako ku bw'Omwana. Okusaba kwonna kuba kya muzizo eri Katonda okutalinnya gy'ali ku bw'Omwana we era mu Mwana we, okuggyako ng'okwa Koluneeriyo, ataali awulirako ku Kristo; naye eri abantu abaali balina ekitangaala era abaali bamanyi Omwana we, tewali kusaba kukkirizibwa nga bali ebweru w'obumu obulamu n'Omwana we. Era ekyo tekitegeeza kwogera bugagi nti, "Ku lwa Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo." Tekikulu nnyo abantu kye boogera.

Katonda tassaayo mwoyo ku bigambo by'abantu; kye bategeeza ne kye bawulira kye assaako omwoyo, era amanyi abantu bwe basaba mu bumu obwa nnamaddala n'Omwana we. Tebali mu bumu, era, noolwekyo, okusaba kwabwe tekulinnya waggulu okusinga ekisenge mwe basabira.

Tekwakiraawo na kuva mu bumwa bwabwe; Katonda takuwulira. Kuzikirira ne kuziikibwa mu bulago bwabwe bo.

Mmwe abakyusiddwa abaggya, temuvanga mu bumu obulamu ne Yesu. Mubeere mu bwo—mubunywezenga—mutambulire mu bwo, era munaafuna okuddibwamu mu kusaba kwammwe buli lunaku. Munaakikakasa ng'eyo mulaba Katonda ng'akola kye musaba era ne mumuwulira ng'ayogera nammwe. Munaasobola okugamba nti, "Mmanyi nti bulijjo ompulira." Erinnya lye lifukibwe omukisa! Abo ababeera mu ye basobola okwogera bwe batyo mu kigero kyabwe.

Embeera eddako ku kusaba okuwangula kwe kugondera ekitangaala. Kaakano, kitegeeza ki okutambulira mu buwulize? Kale, tekitegeeza kunoonya mu Ndagaano Empya eno okuzuula ekisa kya Katonda ekitono ekinaakuyingiza mu Ggulu! Tekitegeeza kudduka ng'olaba omuntu ono ky'ayogera n'omulala ky'ayogera ku kyawandiikibwa, olwo osobole okudduka amakulu amatuufu, ag'obukozi ag'ekyawandiikibwa! Abantu ng'abo bannanfuusi mu mutima, ne bwe baba ba ani—oba wamu okwatula, tebeesimbu. Tebaagala kumanya kwagala kwa Katonda; kyandibasingira obulungi obutakumanya. Baagala okuva ku makulu amatereevu, ag'obukozi, ag'amagezi amalamu ag'ekyawandiikibwa, ne balyoka bagamba nti, "Tekitegeeza ekyo kye kigamba," ne nti, "Kisaanidde okuvvuunulwa mu ngeri eno oba eri"; ne beezaamu amaanyi era ne bagezaako okwewuliza obulungi songa mu mitima bali balyamu olukwe. Ekyo si kwe kutambulira mu kitangaala.

Okutambulira mu kitangaala kifaanana ng'okutambulira mu njuba—si kudduka mabega w'empagi eri, n'omuti eri, okuva mu kitangaala. Kwe kufuluma mu lwatu n'ogamba nti, "Kaakano, Mukama Yesu, njagala okumanya okwagala kwo. Mukama, nfukako ekitangaala kyo. Neetegese okukigoberera, ne bwe kinaatuusa ku kuttibwa oba ku muti gw'okwokebwako."

Okusooka, yaayaanira okuba n'ekitangaala. Kirumya omutima gwange—nnali nnaagamba nti kukuutuka olw'obusungu obutuukirivu, olw'obuggya ku lw'ekitiibwa kya Katonda, okulowooza nti asaanidde okuvoolwa bw'atyo n'okuvvoolwa abo abeeyita nti bamwagala—abagezaako okugamba nti bakola bubi kubanga babulwa ekitangaala. Si bwe kiri n'akatono. Waliwo ekitangaala kingi wano, naye oteekwa okugamba nti, "Weewaawo, Mukama, njagala okuba nakyo, ne bwe kinaansalira omusango. Bwe kisalira omutima gwange omusango, omutwe gwange, Mukama, nkifukireeko.

Bwe kisalira obulamu bwange omusango, nkifukireeko. Bwe kisalira omusango banne abo, okwejalabya okwo, nkifukireeko: nnaabireka. Bwe kisalira omusango ebyamaguzi byange, nkifukireeko: nnaaleka bizinensi eyo, era nsinga okufa mu bwavu okusinga okugyeyongera mu yo. Bwe kisalira omusango enkolagana yange n'ab'eŋŋanda zange, nnaava mu bo ne nkugoberera."

Mukama bulijjo anaddamu emmeeme ng'eyo. Anaassa olugalo lwe ku kifo kino ekirumya ne ku kirala, era anaakubuulira ky'oteekwa okukola, era onaakikakasa ng'eyo owulidde eddoboozi lye eriwuliddwa. Kitegeeza ki okutambulira mu kitangaala? Gondera eddoboozi lye. Toyimirira kuwakana na magezi ga bantu, naye, nga Pawulo bwe yakola, golokoka ogende otandike omulimu Mukama wo gw'akulagira. Pawulo teyayimirira kwebuuza ku mubiri na musaayi. Teyayimirira kubala kye kyandimuwezezza, naye n'agenda mu maaso, so teyayimirira okutuusa lwe yatuuka ku nkomerero. Ekyo kwe kutambulira mu kitangaala—okugondera—so si kuyimirira awo ng'owakana ne Mukama ku kyo, so si kugamba nti, "Naye—" naye kukikola.

Mikwano gyange, ne bwe wabaawo omuntu yenna abuulira Enjiri endala, ne bwe wabaawo ajja n'enjigiriza nti oyinza okukkirizibwa Katonda oba okuba omutukuvu ku mbeera endala yonna—ku bwa Kristo ne ku bw'emmeeme yo, tobakkiriza. Nga omutume Yokaana bw'agamba nti: "Omuntu yenna bw'ajja gye muli n'atareeta njigiriza eno, temumusembeza mu nnyumba yammwe so temumulamusa," — 2 Yokaana 1:10 Ogamba nti, "Naye ekyo kiweebwayo kya muwendo mungi." Kiri kityo, mu ngeri emu; naye bw'omala okusasula omuwendo, bw'omala okuwaayo ekiweebwayo, bw'oyingira mu kkubo, essanyu, ekitangaala, amaanyi, n'ekitiibwa biba bya muwendo emirundi kikumi okusinga. Waliwo omuntu yenna eyafuna Oluyinja olw'omuwendo omungi eyali awulira nti yakiwaayo ebisukkiridde, ne bwe yandiwaddeyo byonna bye yalina?

Nedda n'akatono! Abaffiira okukkiriza n'abaatula okukkiriza beenyumiririzza mu kuba nakyo nga babonyaabonyezebwa ku bibonerezo ne mu muliro, era tewali kujulira n'okumu kwe wali owuliddeko nti omusajja oba omukazi wa Katonda yali alowooza nti yasasula omuwendo omungi ekisukkiridde. Nedda n'akatono! Oyagala okusaba kwo kuddibwemu? Eryo lye kkubo. Tambula omutima gwo gwennyini guleme kukusalira musango. Omwana omuwulize abeera mu bumu obw'okwagala ne muzadde we talina kutya kujja kusaba ebyenkizo. Amanyi nti anaabifuna. Omutima gwe gwennyini tegumusalira musango.

"Abaagalwa, emitima gyaffe bwe gitatusalira musango, tuba n'obuvumu mu maaso ga Katonda;" — 1 Yokaana 3:21 Nsomooza omuntu yenna okwawula obuvumu n'obuwulize. Bw'otoobe muwulize, toyinza kuba na buvumu. Nsomooza Omukristaayo yenna wano okuŋŋamba nti asobola okulinnya ku ntebe ya Katonda mu kukkiriza olw'omukisa gwonna songa omutima gwe gwennyini gumusalira omusango. Amanyi nti tasobola. Asooka kuggibwako mbeera eyo ey'okusalirwa omusango nga tannaba kukozesa kukkiriza olw'omukisa gwonna.

Tambulira mu kitangaala, olwo onaaba n'obumu naye, era omusaayi gwe gunaakunaaza okuva mu kibi kyonna, era Omwoyo anaakuyigiriza engeri y'okusaba ne ky'osaba, ekibiina ekinene eky'Abakristaayo abeeyita bwe batyo kye batamanyako kintu na kimu.

Ate era, okukulembera, okuyigiriza, n'okukubiriza kw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu ye mbeera eddako ku kusaba okw'amaanyi. Tuyinza okuyita embeera zino olujegere olw'ennyunga nnya, oluyunga emmeeme zaffe n'omutima gwennyini ogwa Katonda. Ekisooka, obumu ne Yesu; ekyokubiri, obuwulize eri ebiragiro bye, okutambulira mu kitangaala; ekyokusatu, okwegayiririra kw'Omwoyo abeera munda; n'ekyokuna, okukozesa okukkiriza. Bw'obulwa ennyunga yonna emu ku zino, okusaba kwo kufaafaaganye. Oyinza okuba n'endala zonna essatu, naye bw'obulwa emu, tojja kufuna kuddibwamu. Kunaasala okussa kimu, era tewaabe kuddibwamu.

Ntya nti Abakristaayo bangi abeeyita bwe batyo tebamanyi Omwoyo ow'okwegayiririra kye gutegeeza. Tebalina kye bamanyi ku Omwoyo okubeegayiririra n'okusinda okutayogerekeka. Bwe tunaafuna Omwoyo ono ow'okusaba okw'okwegayiririra mu bazadde, tunaalaba abaana ab'omwoyo bangi nga bazaalibwa. Kaakano, Omwoyo Omutukuvu wano agamba nti tetumanyi kye tusaba nga bwe kitugwanira okuggyako ng'Omwoyo ayigiriza; noolwekyo abantu bulijjo, nga Yakobo bw'agamba, basaba ne batafuna, kubanga basaba obubi.

"Musaba ne mutafuna, kubanga musaba obubi, mulyoke mukikozese ku kwegomba kwammwe."

— Yakobo 4:3 Ekyo kitegeeza okwegomba kwammwe okw'ensi, okwagala kwammwe, n'ebigendererwa byammwe, ebikomekkerezebwa ensalo y'ensi.

Kaakano, nkkiriza nti eno ye nsonga enkulu lwaki enkumi n'enkumi z'Abakristaayo basaba ne batafuna kuddibwamu n'akatono.

Beefaako bokka mu kusaba kwabwe; bo ba nsi; basaba obubi, balyoke bakikozese ku kwegomba kwabwe okw'ensi, okwagala kwabwe, n'obuteego bwabwe obw'obuzaalirwa. Bamaama bambuulira nti baasabira abaana baabwe emyaka mingi ne batafuna na omu ku bo eyakyusibwa.

Ŋŋamba nti, "Kya nnaku nnyo; nsonyi nnyo gy'oli." Lwaki? Kubanga baasaba okusaba kw'okwefaako bokka, okw'obuzaalirwa, kubanga baali baana baabwe, oba kubanga baali baagala babeere ab'eddiini baleme kugwa mu kibi oba okuleeta ensonyi oba okunyolwa ku maka, oba kubanga kyandibadde kirungi okubaba ab'eddiini. Naye tebaagala kubeera batuukirivu nnyo; tebaagala kubeera nga beewaddeyo eri Katonda okutuusa okusalako obutaliimu n'obusiru bw'ensi eno ne beewaayo mu bujjuvu eri Kristo—ekyo kingi nnyo; baagala eddiini emala okubafuula essanyu lyabwe bo. Wandiziremu okusaba ng'okwo singa wali Katonda? Okusaba amakumi n'enkumi kuweebwayo buli lunaku okutagenda mu buziba wadde waggulu okusinga ekyo, singa ebigendererwa byakebeddwa—era Omwoyo Omutukuvu abikebera.

Ntya nti abakyala bangi basabira babbaabwe mu ngeri y'emu. Tebeeraliikirira nti babbaabwe bali mu bujeemu eri Katonda, nga bayonoona obudde bwabwe, ebirabo byabwe, n'ensimbi zaabwe, era nga banyaga obwakabaka bwa Yesu Kristo ku ebyo bye bandibukoledde. Ekibanyolayo kwe kuba nti, singa baali ba ddiini, bandimaze obudde obungi ennyo eka; nti bayonoona ensimbi mu kifo ky'okuziterekera abaana; era nti singa baali ba ddiini, bino byonna byandirongooseddwa. Kaakano, ŋŋamba nti, Katonda taaddemu okusaba kw'omukyala oyo ku lwa bba! Oteekwa okulowooza ku bba ky'ayinza okuba eri Katonda—ky'ayinza okukola ku bwakabaka bwa Katonda—nga Yesu Kristo bwe yamuyiwako omusaayi gwe—nga obulamu obw'ekibi bwe buswaza Katonda; era oteekwa okulowoozako kino okutuusa omutima gwo lwe gunaaba ompi n'okumenyeka, era onoofuna bba nga akyusiddwa mu bwangu, bw'onookolera n'amagezi awamu n'okusaba kwo.

Katonda akyawa okwefaako wekka—okwefaako wekka gwe mulabe, ye ngeri gy'atuulamu ddala. Oteekwa okuva mu ggwe wennyini; oteekwa okutunuulira omwana wo bulijjo nga wa Katonda, ng'alina emmeeme ey'omuwendo eyanunulibwa n'omusaayi gwa Yesu ogw'omuwendo, era ng'alina ebirabo n'obusobozi okumugulumiza n'okusaasaanya obwakabaka bwe; era oteekwa okussa okusaba kwo ku ekyo n'ogamba nti, "Nnandisinze okubagalaamiza mu ntaana emirundi lukumi—nnandisinze babe abaavu era abanyoomebwa—okusinga bakule ne bakuswaza." Olwo onoofuna okusaba kwo nga kuddiddwamu!

Abantu basabira ebyamaguzi byabwe. Katonda alaba nti engeri y'okuzikiriza omuntu oyo kwe kumuleka n'awangula. Taaga sente okusobola okutwala omulimu gwe mu maaso. Katonda alaba nti okugaggawala kwandiridde emmeeme ye ng'endwadde, kyava atamuleka kuwangula. Omwoyo wa Katonda takulembera mmeeme kutuuka ku kusaba okw'okwefaako wekka. Nedda; akulembera emmeeme okukaaba kubanga abantu tebakwata mateeka ge, okukaaba ku by'enfuna bye okusinga ebibye. Yeetegese ennyumba yaayo okusigala nga njereere, singa ekyo kinaayamba okusaasaana kw'obwakabaka bwa Katonda. Yeetegese enkazaluggya okuzuula ekisu ku kyoto kyayo, singa mu ekyo eyinza okuddaabiriza n'okugulumiza ekyoto kya Yakuwa.

Olwo eno ennyunga esembayo—okukkiriza. Wano waliwo ekyama ekirala. Tewali mukkiriza asobola okukozesa okukkiriza olw'ekintu kyonna Omwoyo Omutukuvu ky'atamutuusaako. Oyinza okusaba, n'osaba, naye tojja kukozesa kukkiriza okutuusa lw'onoobeera n'Omwoyo ng'akwegayiririramu. Waliwo obuzibu butono nnyo mu kukkiriza eri abantu abaakutte amatambula asatu agaakulembera.

Abo abali mu bumu ne Yesu, abo abatambulira mu kitangaala, abo abalina Omwoyo Omutukuvu ng'Omwoyo ow'okwegayiririra—bamanyi kye basaba; bamanyi endowooza y'Omwoyo bw'eri; bamanyi engeri Omwoyo gy'abakulemberamu, era basobola okutambula okulinnya ku ntebe ne "basaba ne bafuna." Bamanyi nti okusaba kwabwe kuli ng'endowooza ya Katonda bw'eri, era basobola okumeguza, bwe kiba kyetaagisa, ng'omukazi Omusulofoyiniiki, singa asiima okugezesa okukkiriza kwabwe. Taddamu bulijjo mangu ago. Abaleka okumeguza n'okusinda okutayogerekeka; naye bamanyi nti Omwoyo abeegayiririra, era banywerera oluusi wakati mu kuggwaamu amaanyi okunene n'okukemebwa okutuusa okuddibwamu lwe kujja. Bafuna obukakafu obw'okukkiriza, obugamba nti, "Weewaawo, kinaakolebwa." Abantu babatunuulira n'okwewuunya. Mikwano gy'Abakristaayo bamanyi nti ekintu kye basaba tekinnajja, ne bagamba nti, "Olabika ng'osanyuse ng'eyo okifunye;" "Mfunye omusingo; mmanyi nti kijja; nnina obukakafu nti kinaakolebwa." Kaakano, buli muzadde asaba asaanidde okumeguza okutuusa ekyo lwe kifunibwa ku buli mwana. Tosaana kulekaayo okutuusa olwo, olwo n'otendeka era n'osaba—okolere awamu ne Katonda: eryo lye tteeka ery'obwakabaka, okutuuka ku nkomerero. Kkiriza nti okifuna, era onaakifuna.

Obutabanguko, okutabuka okuliwo, mu kukwatagana n'emmeeme enaku ku kifo ekyo. Abantu bagamba nti, "Kkiriza nti olokolebwa, era olokolebwa." Mpulidde Abakristaayo nga bawa emmeeme okubuulirira okwo emirundi mingi. "Kkiriza nti olokolebwa, era olokolebwa." Kkiriza obulimba, era bunaatuukirira. Eyo ye nfumiiriza ya Katonda? Kigasa ki okugamba omuntu okukkiriza nti alokolebwa nga tannalokolebwa?

Ekyo kwe kumugamba akkirize obulimba. Abantu bagamba nti, "Kkiriza nti otukuziddwa, era otukuziddwa."

Mazima ddala! Watukuzibwa ddi? Katonda tagamba muntu kukkiriza kintu okutuusa lwe kibaawo. Yafuula okuweebwa kw'ekirabo okubeera awamu n'okukozesa okukkiriza mu kiseera kye kimu. Kkiriza nti ofuna, era onaafuna—so si nti wafuna essaawa emu emabega, kubanga ekyo tekyandibadde kya mazima; so si nti onoofuna essaawa emu okuva kaakano, kubanga ekyo kyandibadde kwewaana. Tewali kisuubizo kya ngeri eyo, naye kkiriza nti kaakano ofuna, era onaafuna. "Siriswaza muntu yenna avuma okunneesiga okutuuka ku kigero ekyo." Banaakifuna. Ogamba nti ekiseera ky'ebyamagero kiyise.

Weewaawo, kubanga ekiseera ky'okukkiriza okw'engeri eyo kiyise. Onoddizibwa ebyamagero ng'okukkiriza okw'engeri eyo kudda. Katonda yeesibye ku kukkiriza kw'abantu be ab'amazima, era yandisoose okumenya amateeka gonna ag'obutonde okusinga okumenya amateeka ag'ekisa. Ayinza mangu okuggyawo etteeka ery'obutonde; naye taaggyewo tteeka lya kisa. Yeesibye ku kukkiriza—amaanyi gokka mu bwengula ge yeesibyeko—era tewali n'omu yali agolokose mu nsi eno n'agamba nti, "Nneesiga Katonda, n'annimba."

Okukkiriza kitegeeza okwesiga—okukkiriza kitegeeza okwewaayo—ng'eyo ofa, nga tolina kirala kisigadde okuggyako ekisuubizo kya Katonda kyokka. Ogamba nti, "Ndi kufa; nteekwa okwesiga kaakano," era omuntu oyo abuuka ku kisuubizo. Baleka okugezesa, ne beesiga ddala; era olabye ekitangaala nga kijja mu maaso gaabwe; owulidde oluyimba olw'ettendo nga lubwatuka okuva ku mimwa gyabwe, kubanga baakkiriza nti bafunye, era baafuna.

Kaakano, abamu ku mmwe abampandiikidde mumanyi nti mubeera mu bumu ne Yesu.

Abamu ku mmwe gye buvuddeko mwatandika okutambulira mu kitangaala. Mwasalako ne muggyawo bakatonda abakole n'emikono; mweewaddeyo eri okwagala kwa Katonda, ne musuubiza, ku bw'ekisa kye, nti munaamugoberera olugendo lwonna. Muwulira nti Omwoyo Omutukuvu ali mu mmwe. Mbeegayiridde okuwulira mu bujjuvu, okuleka Omwoyo okukola nga bw'ayagala. Temumuziyiza. Temulowooza nti kinaalumya emibiri gyammwe; temulowooza nti kingi nnyo; temulowooza nti mufuuka ba busungu bw'eddiini obw'ekitalo; temulowooza nti, ekya mazima, Katonda tayagala kika kya kintu kino—mugoberere Omwoyo. Muleke Omwoyo abakulembere, era asinde ng'ayita mu mmwe; muleke Omwoyo ameguze ne Katonda ng'ayita mu mmwe—mumugoberere. Singa twali tulina bino bingi mu nkuŋŋaana zino, twandibadde n'ebibala bingi; era singa ekkanisa yali erina bino bingi, wandibaddewo emmeeme nnyingi ezaazaalibwa mu bwakabaka.

Kimu ku bintu bye nanakuwaza Omwoyo wa Katonda mu nnaku zange ez'olubereberye kwe kuba nti saamuleka, okutuuka ku kigero ky'ayandinkoze, okunfuula omukazi ow'okusaba; ate, bwe twegeraageranya n'abangi, oboolyawo, nnali omu ku bo. Yatera okuteeka abantu ab'enjawulo n'ensonga ez'enjawulo ku mutima gwange, ne siyinza kwerema kusaba; naye nga bwe nejjusizza n'obulumi n'okukaabira mu maaso ga Mukama kubanga saamuleka kunkolako nga bw'ayagala mu nsonga eno. Weekuume! nammwe abo b'atandika okukulembera, mumuleke abakulembere. Muyiwe emmeeme zammwe ku lw'abalala era awamu n'abalala. Nkkiriza nti emmeeme nnyingi zikkirizibwa mu kusaba okwa nnamaddala okusinga mu kwogera.

Kino nkirabye emirundi mingi. Nnalaba wansi w'ekizimbe ekinene oba etiyeeta, oba mu galale, abasajja abasingira ddala obukambwe bwe wandirowoozezza, nga beeyisa mu ngeri esingira ddala obutasaana, nga bakwatiddwa amaanyi g'okusaba. Oboolyawo, akasaasamalo bwe kaali ku ntandikwa y'okumenyeka mu kuvuruguta okw'olwatu, omukazi omutono ayanjuluzza emikono gye ku kibiina, n'agamba nti, "Kaakano, ka tusabe"; ne ndaba ekibiina ky'abasajja kyonna nga kifuna embeera ey'obusirifu n'okussaamu ekitiibwa. Nnatunuulira endabika y'ekibiina, ne ndaba abasajja abanene, abakambwe, ab'ebyenyi ebiddugavu nga bakutamya emitwe gyabwe, oluusi ne basiimuula amaaso gaabwe; era bwe twagolokoka okuyimba, tewaali kwesooza kulala, wabula baatereera n'obuzito bw'okufa, okuwuliriza. Ebikumi ku bo baakakasibwa ekibi nga bakyali wansi w'okusaba okwo. Yali Omwoyo Omutukuvu ng'ameguza olw'emmeeme ezo mu mutima gw'omukazi oyo ekyabakuba n'okukakasibwa.

Okusaba kwe kubonaabona kw'emmeeme—okumeguza kw'Omwoyo. Omanyi engeri abasajja n'abakazi gye bakwataganamu bwe baba mu kwesunga okw'amaanyi ennyo ekintu kikolebwe. Okwo kwe kusaba, kibe eri abantu oba eri Katonda; era bw'onoofuna omutima gwo nga gukwatiddwa, ne gusaanuuka, ne guleetebwa mu kunyiiga, ne gutikkibwa Omwoyo Omutukuvu ku lw'emmeeme, onooba n'amaanyi, era tojja kusaba wabula waaliwo anaakakasibwa—amaaso ag'emmeeme enaku agakwafu ganaazibulwa, era obulamu obw'omwoyo bunaatandika.