Era Njogere Ki Ekirala?

“Era njogere ki ekirala? Kubanga ebiro binaambula bwe nnaagenda okwogera ku Gidiyoni, ne Balaki, ne Samusoni, ne Yefusa, ne Dawudi ne Samwiri ne bannabbi — abaawangula obwakabaka olw’okukkiriza, ne bakola obutuukirivu, ne bafuna ebyasuubizibwa, ne baziba emimwa gy’empologoma, ne bazikiza amaanyi g’omuliro, ne bawona obwogi bw’ekitala, abaafuulibwa ab’amaanyi nga bava mu bunafu, ne baba basajja b’amaanyi mu lutalo, ne bagoba amaggye g’abagwira.

Abakazi baafuna abafu baabwe nga bazuukizibwa. Abalala baabonyaabonyezebwa nga bagaanye okununulibwa, balyoke bazuukire okuzuukira okusinga obulungi. Abalala ne bakemebwa olw’okusekererwa n’okukubwa embooko, weewaawo ne mu njegere ne mu kkomera. Baakubwa amayinja, baayasibwa n’emisumeeno wakati, baafa nga battibwa n’ekitala. Baatambulanga nga bambadde amaliba g’endiga n’ag’embuzi, nga baavuwadde, nga banyigirizibwa, nga bayisibwa bubi — abo ensi be yali etasaanira — nga bawaba mu malungu ne mu nsozi ne mu mpuku ne mu binnya by’ensi. Era abo bonna, newankubadde nga baaweebwa obujulirwa obulungi olw’okukkiriza kwabwe, tebaafuna ekyasuubizibwa, kubanga Katonda yali atulaaliddemu ekintu ekisinga obulungi, baleme okutuukirizibwa awatali ffe” (Abaebbulaniya 11:32-40).

Ennyiriri omwenda eziggalawo essuula eno ziwa obukakafu obweyolefu ku kye njogera. Olw’okukkiriza, bangi baakola ebikolwa ebikulu ne balaba ebyamagero ebikulu; olw’okukkiriza, abalala baayisibwa mu bulumi n’okubonaabona okunene. Mazima ddala kino tekyava ku lw’okuba nga baakkiriza, wabula kubanga Katonda kye yayagala kwe kugulumizibwa mu bantu be, wadde nga kiyita mu kubonaabona. Baali beetegefu kubanga baalina obujulirwa obw’omunda obw’amazima obwabaziyiza okudduka ennaku n’obulumi. Bandiddukidde, singa baawakanya Mukama waabwe nga ababayigganya bwe baali babagamba.

Omuwandiisi omutukuvu yamala okulaga ekigendererwa kye mu byokulabirako ebyayita mu ssuula eno. Kaakano ateeka amannya mangi awamu, so si na mu ntegeka y’ebiro, naye ekyo tekijja kuteganya abasomi be kubanga bamanyi bulungi ebyafaayo bya buli linnya erisse okuwandiikibwa. Ffe tuyinza okufiirwa amaanyi g’amannya n’ebikolwa bino nga bituweebwa mangu bwe gatyo, naye eri Abayudaaya, buli kigambo kyandireese ekijjukizo eky’amaanyi.

Yosefo, omuwandiisi w’ebyafaayo ow’edda, yakozesa ekigambo eky’Oluyonaani kye kimu ne kya muwandiisi waffe bwe yannyonnyola engeri Dawudi gye ‘yawangulamu obwakabaka.’

Enkyusa ey’Abasanvu — enkyusa ey’Oluyonaani ey’Endagaano Enkadde yaffe — ekozesa ebigambo bye bimu okwogera engeri Dawudi gye ‘yakolamu obutuukirivu,’ n’engeri okukkiriza bwe ‘kwaziba emimwa gy’empologoma’ ku lwa Danyeri, n’engeri okukkiriza bwe ‘kwazikiza omuliro ogwaka ennyo’ ku lwa Saduraka, ne Mesaki, ne Abbedunego.

Okwogera ku ‘kuwona obwogi bw’ekitala’ kwandikyusizza ebirowoozo by’abasomi ne bidda ku kununulibwa kwa Eriya ne Erisa okuva mu mukono gwa Yezebeeri n’Abasuuli. Ebyokulabirako ebirala biggibwa mu bulamu bw’abeesigwa abatawandiikibwa mu Ndagaano Enkadde yaffe, naye nga birabika nga byamanyibwa bulungi abasomi b’ebitabo ebya apokurifa, naddala ekitabo ekyokubiri ekya Makkabbi. Mazima ddala, ebigambo ‘okuba ab’amaanyi mu lutalo’ n’‘okugoba amaggye g’abagwira’ byandibayambye mangu okulowooza ku kitiibwa ekitajjukirwa eky’ennaku za Makkabbi.

Naye ebyafaayo by’okukkiriza tebibeera bya buwanguzi bulijjo nga birabirwa n’amaaso g’omuntu ow’omubiri. Singa essuula yeeyimirira ku lunyiriri olw’amakumi asatu mu ana, twandikemeddwa okukkiriza nti abo abakkiririza mu Katonda babeera bulungi bwokka: obulamu obulungi, obugagga n’okukulaakulana; naye mu kifo ky’ekyo, waliwo okufa, okuyigganyizibwa n’okubonaabona. Kino kiyinza okuva ku kukkiriza? Yee! Yee! Yee! Bwe kiba nga Katonda ajja kugulumizibwa mu kino, yee! Era amaze okugulumizibwa mu kubonaabona kw’abantu be.

Bwe nsoma Enjiri ya Yokaana, nsanga emirundi mingi Yesu ng’ayogera ku kitiibwa kye ekijja. Olowooza ki bw’osoma ekigambo ‘ekitiibwa’? Ngezezzaako okukinnyonnyola, ne nkomekkereza nga kye kujjula kwa Katonda okulaga obwennyini bwe. Yesu yagamba mu Yokaana 17:1 nti, ‘Kitange, ekiseera kituuse; gulumiza Omwana wo, Omwana alyoke akugulumize ggwe,’ n’oluvannyuma n’agenda ku musaalaba. Mazima ddala, buli we wayogerwa ku kitiibwa mu njiri ya Yokaana kikwatagana n’okufa kwa Yesu! Ekitiibwa kijja ng’oyita mu kubonaabona!

Ebyafaayo bya Makkabbi byali bijjuddemu ebiwandiiko by’okubonaabona n’okuttibwa kw’Abayudaaya abeesigwa mu nnaku embi ez’Omusuuli, Antiyokka Epifane. Bino byafaayo Abaebbulaniya abasomi bye bandigeraageranyizza n’ebigambo ebyoogeddwa waggulu, n’ebyafaayo by’ekkanisa okuva mu biro by’abatume n’omuwandiisi w’Abaebbulaniya birimu ebiwandiiko bingi ebifaanana.

Twandiwandiise nti, ‘Olw’okukkiriza Sitefano yattibwa, ng’akaaba nti, “Kitange, tomubalira kibi kino!”’ Olw’ekikolwa kino eky’okukkiriza, yasumulula Sawulo ow’e Taluso okuva mu kusalirwa omusango kwa Katonda, bw’atyo n’aggulawo ekkubo Katonda okuyita Sawulo mu buweereza bwe obukulu nga Pawulo Omutume. Singa Sitefano yayitibwa obulumi bwe n’asaba obusungu bwa Katonda bukke ku Sawulo (nga bwe njatula nti nange nnandikemeddwa okukola bwe ntyo!), neebuuza obanga Sawulo yandifuuse omutume omukulu.

Olw’okukkiriza Pawulo yateekebwa mu kkomera e Ruumi alyoke afune ekiseera ky’okuwandiika ebbaluwa enkulu ezaafuuka ensulo y’okugumya n’okuluŋŋamya eri abakkiriza abatabalika.

Olw’okukkiriza abakkiriza abaasooka baayigganyizibwa, enjiri elyoke esaasaane mu nsi yonna ey’Abaruumi nga badduka ababayigganya.

Olw’okukkiriza, Cranmer, Ridley, ne Latimer baayokebwa ku kikondo wakati mu kyasa eky’ekkumi n’omukaaga, ‘ekitangaala kiryoke kikoleezebwe mu Bungereza ekitalizikizibwa’ (Hugh Latimer).

Olw’okukkiriza ababaka b’enjiri baalagirwa okuva mu Buchina wakati mu kyasa eky’amakumi abiri, ekkanisa ennongoofu ey’abakkiriza eryoke ekule mu buwangwa bw’Abachina — so si okukoppa ekkanisa ey’ebugwanjuba. Ekyo kizibu eri bangi ku ffe abalina endowooza enkyamu nti endowooza ey’ebugwanjuba yokka ey’ekkanisa ye Katonda gy’akkiriza. Mu ntambula zange kumpi ntuuse ku kifo eky’okubuusabuusa nti ekkanisa yaffe ‘ey’ebugwanjuba’ y’esinga obutakkirizibwa Katonda!

Abamu tebajja kukkiriza nti ekkanisa mu Buchina ekuze n’etuuka ku bukadde obungi obw’emirundi mingi kasookedde ababaka bavaayo. Ka nnyongereko wano, nneme okutegeerwa obubi, nti nzikiriza nnyo mu kutuma n’ababaka. Naye oluusi, nsanga enkola zaffe n’obutaba na bumu bizibu okukkiriza. Nsiima Mukama, kino kigenda kikendeera mu byafaayo by’okutuma eby’omu biro bino.

Olw’okukkiriza abavubuka abataano Abamerika baafiira mu bibira bya Ekwado ku lunaku olw’omunaana olwa Jjanwali, 1956, Abawuka nabo balyoke bafuuke bagabana naffe obugagga bw’Enjiri. Ebiwandiiko by’ensi byayita kino okufaafaaganya okunene okw’obulamu bw’abavubuka Abamerika, naye ng’omu ku bo, Jim Elliott, bwe yali awandiise mu kitabo kye eky’ebijjukizo essaawa ntono nga tannafa, nti, ‘Si musiru oyo awaayo ekyo ky’atasobola kukuuma, alyoke afune ekyo ky’atasobola kufiirwa!’ (Jim Elliot). Ekyo kyandifuuse ekigambo ekiluŋŋamya bonna abaagala okutambulira mu kukkiriza.

Amannya ga Pete Fleming, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Nate Saint, ne Jim Elliott, awamu n’aga bakyala baabwe, gamanyiddwa bulungi mu Ggulu ne mu Magombe. Kubanga olw’okufa n’obulumi bwe baayita, ekituli ekigazi kyaggulwa mu bbugwe z’ekkomera ezaali zikuumidde Abawuka mu buddu bw’ekibi.

Leero, tuyinza okusanyuka nga enkumi n’enkumi ez’abantu abo ab’omuwendo bayise ne bayingira mu ddembe erisangibwa mu Kristo yekka.

Singa omusomi wange aba nga tamanyi ku kigambo kino, nkukubiriza osome ekitabo, “Through Gates of Splendour,” ekyawandiikibwa Elizabeth Elliott, nnamwandu wa Jim.

Mazima tuyinza okukkiriza ekigambo nti okufa kw’abaafiira okukkiriza kwe kubadde omusaayi ogutamba obulamu bw’ekkanisa. Leero, mu kyasa eky’amakumi abiri, oboolyawo waliwo okuttibwa okusinga n’okuyigganyizibwa okusinga okusukka ekiseera kyonna mu byafaayo, naye ekkanisa tewangulwa era eyongera okukula mu bwangu bungi ennyo.

Abamu nga bayita mu mazzi, abamu mu mataba, abamu mu muliro, naye bonna nga bayita mu musaayi; abamu mu nnaku ennene, naye Katonda awa oluyimba, mu kiseera eky’ekiro ne ku lunaku lwonna.

(G.A. Young) Tetuyinza kuwandiika nti olw’okukkiriza, (linnya lyo) yayingira mu kiwonvu eky’obulumi eky’akaseera kano kubanga Kitaffe ayagala okumufuula okufaanana Omwana we omulala, Yesu?

“Era abo bonna, newankubadde nga baaweebwa obujulirwa obulungi olw’okukkiriza kwabwe, tebaafuna ekyasuubizibwa, kubanga Katonda yali atulaaliddemu ekintu ekisinga obulungi, baleme okutuukirizibwa awatali ffe” (Abaebbulaniya 11:39-40).

Abasajja n’abakazi bano bonna ab’okukkiriza bawandiikiddwa okuba ekyokulabirako gye tuli. Tebaafuna mpeera yonna mu bulamu buno olw’obwesigwa bwabwe. Baalina okukkiriza mu Katonda. Baamwesiga ne bagondera ekigambo kye yayogera gye bali ne mu bo; naye kyokka tebaafuna ‘ekintu ekisinga obulungi’ ekiri ekyaffe leero.

Empeera y’obwesigwa bwabwe esangibwa mu Mulokozi, Kristo, aliwa buli muntu nga bw’asaanira — so si olw’obukulu bwe mu maaso g’ensi oba ag’ekkanisa, naye olw’okukkiriza kwe. N’ekirala, tuweereddwa Omwoyo Omutukuvu abeera mu ffe, ekyo kye kisuubizo kya Kitaffe (Ebikolwa 1:4), ‘Kristo mu ffe, essuubi ery’ekitiibwa,’ atuluŋŋamya mu mazima. Ye bujulirwa obw’omunda obutusobozesa okutambulira mu kukkiriza nga bwe twewaayo eri okubikkulirwa kwe okw’omunda. Ye yatuleeta mu kukkiriza okulokola, era ajja kubala ebibala by’okukkiriza mu ffe nga twe tuyimiridde ku mabbali g’emigga gy’amazzi amalamu. Nga bwe tunywa ennyo ku migga gy’amazzi amalamu, tujja kubala ebibala mu biseera byabyo.

Ayi Mukama, njagala nnyo okutambulira mu kwagala kwo. Ng’empeewo bw’ewuubaala ng’eyaayaanira ensulo z’amazzi, bwe ntyo n’omutima gwange bwe gukuyaayaanira. Nkulembere mu kwagala kwo. Sisaba kumanya kwagala kwo wadde okusanyukira mu kwo. Bw’onankulembera mu biwonvu ebiwanvu, neetegefu okugenda, kubanga ojja kuba mubuuzabuuza wange ne mu kiwonvu eky’ekisiikirize eky’okufa. Mmanyi engeri gye nsobola okuba omusirusiru n’omukakanyavu, kale buli lwe nvaamu mu kwagala kwo, nkuwa olukusa olujjuvu okunkuba n’onzizaayo mu nnyiriri. Kye nsaba kyokka kwe kuti ku nkomerero y’olugendo luno, mpulire ng’oŋŋamba nti, ‘Weebale, omuddu wange omulungi omwesigwa!’

Ekifaananyi kye nnina eky’okukkiriza kwe kuti nze ndi mwana buwana anyweredde ku mukono gwa Kitange ali mu ggulu.

Simanyi obanga leero ajja kuntwala mu bifo eby’essanyu ng’eddduuka ery’ebiwoomerera ery’obulamu, oba mu kifo ky’ekyo mu bulumi obw’omusawo w’amannyo. Naye mmanyi nti ajja kusanga nga kimwetaagisa okuntwala mu kifo eky’oluvannyuma bwe ngenda emirundi mingi mu kisooka!

Simanyi obanga enkya ajja kunkulembera mu kiwonvu ekiwanvu, naye mmanyi nti, mu byafaayo byange, ebiwonvu ng’ebyo bibaddewo bulijjo nga tannantwala ku ntikko z’ensozi awamu naye.

Simanyi kye kigendererwa kye ku nze (okuggyako ekyo Ebyawandiikibwa kye bibikkula ku ffe ffenna), naye mmanyi nti amanyi ekkubo eriri mu maaso.

Simanyi enkya ky’erizaamu, naye mmanyi oyo akwata enkya, era anywezezza omukono gwange!

“Njagala obulamu bwange bujjule okukutendereza Ggwe, Mukama wange omwagalwa ow’obwakatonda, Eyanfiirira.

Okwagala kwange kwonna kubeere kukwo, nga kufugibwa okwagala okw’obwakatonda, Beeramu obulamu bwo mu nze, Ayi Mulokozi ow’amaanyi.

Ennyiriri: Okwagala kwo okw’omuwendo okw’obwakatonda, n’essanyu nkufuula kwange, Omutima gwange gubeere ntebe yo ey’obwakabaka, era yiyo yokka.

Londera ekkubo lye ntambulira, ne gy’entwalibwa, Nnyamba okugenda mu maaso, Ayi Mulokozi ow’amaanyi.

Omutambuze eyazaalibwa obuggya, omugenyi ayita, Siri wa nsi eno kubanga ndi wuwo.

Nga naggibwa ku byayo ebiyita, nga nkyusibwa okumanya okwagala kwo, Kwata omukono gwange mu gugwo, Ayi Mulokozi ow’amaanyi.

Abalabe ababi bwe balumba ne kumpi bawangule, mu ssaawa eyo enzikiza beera amaanyi gange n’engabo yange.

Kale mpa okugwa mu mikono gyo egy’amaanyi, onnyweze n’ekisa kyo, Mu bunafu beera amaanyi gange, Ayi Mulokozi ow’amaanyi.

Weewaawo, nnondera ekkubo, newankubadde nga siyinza kulaba ensonga lwaki oyagala okunkulembera bw’otyo.

Mmanyi nti ekkubo ery’okutegana lirituusa mu bwakabaka obw’obudde obw’emisana, gye ndibeera naawe, Ayi Mulokozi ow’amaanyi.”

(H. Tee) - olukusa lunoonyeddwa.

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