Ebika Bisatu eby'Okukkiriza

Bwe nsoma Ebyawandiikibwa, nsanga ebika bisatu eby'okukkiriza: okukkiriza okulokola, ekibala ky'okukkiriza, n'ekirabo ky'okukkiriza.

Okukkiriza Okulokola “Kubanga mwalokolebwa olw’ekisa olw’okukkiriza; ekyo si ky’okuva mu mmwe, kirabo kya Katonda – si lwa bikolwa, waleme kubaawo omuntu yenna eyeenyumiriza” (Abaefeso 2:8-9).

Kuno kwe kumanyiira kwa bonna abaazaalibwa omulundi ogwokubiri – abaazaalibwa Omwoyo. Tukkiriza nti tuli boonoonyi abatalina ssuubi lyonna mu nsi eno era abeetaaga nnyo Katonda okuyingira mu bulamu bwaffe. Tutambulira mu kizikiza, tetuli batuukirivu, era tuli bagwira eri ebisuubizo bye n’emikisa gye.

Singa si lwa kuba nti Katonda yajja mu mbeera yaffe ey’obuntu n’atulaga okwagala kwe ng’ayita mu kufa kw’Omwana we ku musaalaba, twandibadde tukyafudde mu bibi byaffe era nga tuli mu nnaku ennyingi; naye obutuukirivu bwa Katonda bubikkuliddwa gye tuli, “obutuukirivu bwa Katonda obuva mu kukkiriza Yesu Kristo eri bonna abakkiriza” (Abaruumi 3:22).

Pawulo alangirira nti Katonda awa obutuukirivu bonna abalina okukkiriza mu Yesu (Abaruumi 3:26). Nga kigambo kirungi ekyo! Okuweebwa obutuukirivu – nga bwe kiba nti sirina kwonoona n’akatono! Bw’atyo Katonda bw’atutunuulira kaakano. Atulaba ‘mu Mwana we’ so si mu kibi kyaffe. Ekyasooka kwali kisa kye nga kikola. Yatulaga ekisa kye twali tetusaanira.

Mazima ddala, engeri emu ku nnyingi ezinnyonnyola ekisa eri “okusaasirwa okutasaanyizibwa;” naye ennyonnyola gye njagala ennyo y’eno ey’okujjukiza mu Lungereza: G od’s R iches A t C hrist’s E xpense (Obugagga bwa Katonda ku Bbeeyi Kristo gye Yasasula). Yasasula omuwendo ndyoke nfune emikisa gyonna egy’obulamu buno obw’Ekikristaayo obw’ekitalo.

Nga tukyali ku nsonga y’ekisa, wali weefumiitirizzaako ku njawulo eriwo wakati w’ekisa n’okusaasira? Ka nkulage enjawulo eno okukuleetera omukisa: Ekisa kwe kuba nti Katonda ankola nga bwe sisaanira, ate okusaasira kwe kuba nti Katonda takola nange nga bwe nsaanira!

Ekirabo kino eky’ekisa ekiva eri Katonda kiteekwa okufunibwa olw’okukkiriza, kwe mpise okukkiriza okulokola; naye n’okwo kuli kirabo kiva eri Katonda. Siyinza kukkiriza n’okukkiriza okwo wabula Katonda ng’ampadde obusobozi okukola bw’atyo!

Mu nze temuli nsibuko ya kukkiriza. Nnyinza okulonda okukkiriza, era nnyinza okwagala okukkiriza, naye obusobozi okukozesa okukkiriza okulokola bunsukkiridde. Nnyinza okukkiriza mu mutwe gwange, naye nneetaaga okukkiriza mu mutima gwange, kubanga kwe kwawula abaaweebwa obutuukirivu n’abo abakyali mu bibi byabwe.

Okumala emyaka ebiri nnali n’omukisa okusomesa mu ssomero ery’Abayudaaya. Ekifo kyange kyali kya Mukulu w’Ekitongole kya Ssaayansi naye, ng’ekiseera kyange mu ssomero eryo kinaatera okuggwaako, nnayitibwa okwogera n’ekibiina ky’abakulu ku bikwata ku kukkiriza kw’Ekikristaayo. Omusomesa eyali avunaanyizibwa ku kibiina ekyo yaŋŋamba nti baali basoma Okugeraageranya Amadiini era nti “omulimu gwa leero ye Bukristaayo!” Essomo limu lyokka okuyiga ekyo abangi kye bamala obulamu bwabwe bwonna nga bakikola – naye ne batakitegeera!

Enkeera mu makya, nnasabibwa okukyalira rabbi omukulu, olukuŋŋaana lwe nnali sisanyukira kubanga teyali mu abo abaasooka okumpita okwogera n’abayizi.

Yansembeza n’ekisa, ekyandeetera okuwummula, n’alyoka aŋŋamba ku ekyo kye yayitamu n’abayizi bennyini ku makya ago. “Sirabangako nga banyiikadde bwe batyo era nga baagala nnyo okwogera ku Katonda,” bwe yayogera. “Beewuunya okusanga omunnassaayansi ate nga y’omuntu ow’okukkiriza.”

Nga kya nnaku nnyo abantu bangi okuba n’endowooza eno eeyibwa. Nga bwe nnakiraba, ekitundu ekinene eky’abasseensa nabo be bantu ab’okukkiriza okungi. Mazima ddala, bangi bandigambye nti bakkiriza Katonda kubanga, ng’abasseensa, kibagwanira okwebuuza ebibuuzo eby’amazima ku bulamu, era eby’okuddamu byokka babisanga mu kukkiriza!

Rabbi n’ayongera, “Ekinnakuwaza kwe kuba nti abayizi bange bakkiriza Katonda mu mitwe gyabwe gyokka, so simanyi ngeri gye nnaakiyingiza mu mitima gyabwe!”

Nnamugamba nti waaliwo ekkubo limu lyokka, ery’okukkiriza nti Yesu ye Kristo, Omwana wa Katonda, Masiya. Yagamba nti twali tuteekwa okukkiriziganya nti tetukkiriziganya, naye ensonga yali etuuseeko.

(Okumanya ebisingawo ku kiseera ekyo eky’ekitalo mu Ssomero ery’Abaebbulaniya, gye nnaweebwa eddembe eddene okugabana enzikiriza zange ku Kristo, soma ekitabo kyange ekirala “Stepping Stones.”)

Nzikiriza n’ennaku, oluvannyuma lw’emyaka mingi nga ndi musumba, nti abantu bangi mu bibiina byaffe tebaawukana ku bayizi abo Abayudaaya. Balina okumanya kw’omu mutwe, naye tebalina kwewuliriza kwa Kristo omulamu. Balina essuubi (mu ngeri ey’ensi, n’obuzibu bwalyo), naye tebamanyi kintu ku “Kristo ali mu mmwe, essuubi ery’ekitiibwa” (Abakkolosaayi 1:27). Mazima ddala, eri bangi, ekigambo ‘okwewuliriza’ kibaleetera okulowooza ku kunyiiga kw’enneewulira n’Abakalisimatiki abakyamu, era bamalirira okwekuuma okuva mu bisukkiridde ng’ebyo.

Yali mutume Yokaana ‘omwagalwa’ eyawandiika nti, “Ebintu bino mbiwandiikidde mmwe abakkiriza (n’omutwe?) erinnya ly’Omwana wa Katonda; mulyoke mumanye (n’obukakafu obw’omunda?) nti mulina obulamu obutaggwaawo, era mulyoke mukkirize (n’omutima?) erinnya ly’Omwana wa Katonda” (1 Yokaana 5:13).

Mu bbaluwa ye yonna addiŋŋana okukakasa okwewuliriza kw’okukkiriza kwaffe. Awandiika ku kussa ekimu ne Kitaffe n’okumanya nti tumumanyi. Tukimanyi kubanga tuwulira okwagala kwe n’Omwoyo we, nga bakakasa awamu n’emyoyo gyaffe nti tuli baana ba Katonda.

Okukkiriza Okulokola, ekirabo ekiva eri Katonda, kutusobozesa okukwata ku bya Katonda, n’okuggulawo omukutu obulamu buyingire mu myoyo gyaffe. Omwoyo Omutukuvu awa obulamu, ne tuzaalibwa omulundi ogwokubiri. Tubatizibwa Omwoyo mu Mubiri gwa Kristo ne tufuuka omu n’abalala bonna mu Mubiri ogwo (1 Abakkolinso 12:13). Okukkiriza kwaffe okw’omu mutwe kufuuka okumanya kw’omutima; naye tukyali baana bato mu kukkiriza era twetaaga okukula.

Nate, nzikiriza n’ennaku nti ekitundu ekinene eky’abakkiriza abaazaalibwa omulundi ogwokubiri tebeeyongerayo wala okuva ku ntandikwa eno. Bakyetaaga okuyigirizibwa emisingi gy’Ekigambo kya Katonda. Beetaaga amata, so si mmere enkalubo. Tebamanyi bulungi kigambo ky’obutuukirivu, kubanga bakyali baana (Abaebbulaniya 5:11-14).

Mu bbaluwa ya Yokaana eyasooka, omutume omukadde ateekawo – nga bwe nkikkiriza – ekipimo ky’obukulu obw’Ekikristaayo. Agereegeranya abasomi be n’abaana, abavubuka, ne bakitaabwe (1 Yokaana 2:13-14). Kya njawulo engeri gy’ayogera na buli kimu ku bino ebisatu, kubanga tawandiikira abo abatuukana n’ebibinja ng’osinziira ku myaka gyabwe, wabula mu mwoyo. Nsanze abavubuka n’abawala Yokaana b’andibadde ayita bakitaabwe ne bannyabwe mu kukkiriza. Naye eky’ennaku, mu ngeri endala, nsanze abakkiriza bangi abakadde ennyo, abaakadde mu kkanisa okumala emyaka mingi, naye abatakuze n’okuva ku kuba abaana abato abatakuze.

Yesu yagamba nti bwe tutafuuka ng’abaana abato tetuyinza kuyingira mu bwakabaka obw’omu Ggulu, naye bwe tumala okuyingira nga tuyita mu kuzaalibwa okuggya (Yokaana 3:3-36), asuubira tufuuke bakulu. Neewuunya nnyo abakristaayo bangi engeri gye baliraana obwana mu butakula bwabwe.

Abaana abato basonyiyiddwa ebibi byabwe era balina enkolagana ne Kitaffe. Basobola okusaba n’okusanyukira emikisa gy’okussa ekimu, naye tebalaga bujulizi bungi bwa kukula mu Kikristaayo. Omuntu ng’oyo ayinza okuba ow’emyaka gyonna, naye asigala mwana mu mwoyo. Balina okukkiriza okulokola, naye tebalina kirala.

Omuvubuka ye oyo “aawangudde omubi, ng’ali wa maanyi kubanga ekigambo kya Katonda kibeera mu ye” (1 Yokaana 2:14). Banyiikira mu lutalo lw’obutuukirivu; nga batambulira mu buwanguzi, era nga beeyongera okumanya Katonda mu ngeri ze ennyingi.

Abakkiriza bangi tebamanyi nti waliwo olutalo olugenda mu maaso, era babeera obulamu bwabwe nga tebamanyi nkwe za Setaani ezibabbako essanyu n’obuwanguzi obwandibadde bwabwe. Abalala bamanyi nti waliwo olutalo naye balowooza nti ababalwanagana ye Katonda (oba Yesu) ne Setaani. Ka kibeere kya lwatu ku kino – tewali lutalo lugenda mu maaso leero wakati wa Yesu ne Setaani – olutalo olwo lwalwanibwa ku musaalaba emyaka 2000 emabega era Yesu n’awangula!

“N’anyaga abafuzi n’ab’obuyinza, n’abaswaza mu lwatu, ng’abawangudde mu gwo” (Abakkolosaayi 2:15).

Olutalo leero luli wakati wa Setaani naffe. Ekyo kikutiisa? Tekisaanidde bwe kimala okutegeera enkwe ze n’okumanya nti Mukama akusuubira okuwangula kubanga “oyo ali mu mmwe mukulu okusinga oyo ali mu nsi” (1 Yokaana 4:4).

Pawulo yasobola okwogera mu butuufu nti, “Sitabuulwa nkwe ze” (2 Abakkolinso 2:11). Ffe bameka abasobola okwogera bwe kimu? Omuvubuka asobola, “kubanga wa maanyi, era Ekigambo kya Katonda kibeera mu ye” (1 Yokaana 2:14).

Kitaawe w’omu ye oyo akuze, ng’ayise mu maddaala amalala abiri. Atuuse “okumanya oyo eyaliwo okuva ku lubereberye” (1 Yokaana 2:14). Amanyi oyo ataggwaawo. Mazima kino kye kisaanidde okuba ekiruubirirwa kyaffe, “Okumumanya n’okumumanyisa abalala” (Yokaana 17:2 ne Matayo 28:19-20).

Kinzijukiza Musa eyamanyibwa nga mukwano gwa Katonda. Yayogera ne Katonda ku lusozi Sinaayi ne mu weema ey’okukuŋŋaanirangamu, obwenyi bwe ne bumasamasa, abantu ne batasobola kutunuulira kumasamasa kwabwo. Yamanya Katonda mu ngeri ey’oku lusegere; naye okukombako ku bintu bya Katonda kuleeta kwagala kwokka okukombako okusingawo, bw’atyo nnabbi n’asaba Katonda, mukwano gwe.

“Ayi Mukama,” n’akaaba, “nkwegayiridde, ndaga ekitiibwa kyo!” (Okuva 33).

Katonda agamba nti tasobola kubikkula kitiibwa kye kubanga ekyo kyandireetedde Musa okufa; naye ayongerako ekigambo eky’ekitalo.

“‘Musa,’ Mukama n’agamba, ‘Erinnya lyo ndimanyi, kyenva njagala okukubikkulira Erinnya lyange,’” n’agenda mu maaso okwelangirira ng’a Katonda ow’okusaasira n’ekisa, agumiikiriza, era ajjudde obulungi n’amazima (Okuva 3:13-15). Mu nnaku z’ebyawandiikibwa, erinnya ly’omuntu lyayogeranga ku mpisa ze, nga bw’oliraba bw’onoonoonyereza ku mannya g’omu Bayibuli.

Katonda agamba nti amanyi empisa za Musa, kyeva ayagala okubikkula empisa ze ye.

Oyagala okumanya ebisingawo ku Katonda, oyo eyaliwo okuva ku lubereberye, oyo Ataggwaawo? Ayagala okwemanyisa gy’oli, era amanyi erinnya lyo!

Ayinza atya okubikkula empisa ze singa erinnya lyo lye ‘atali mwesigwa’, ‘omunnanfuusi’, ‘abuusabuusa’, ‘ow’amalala’, ‘ow’obunafu’, ‘omulimba’, oba ‘omwana omuto’?

Alinda okutuusa lw’olikula okufuuka omukulu ng’omuvubuka erinnya lye ‘ow’amaanyi’, ‘omuwanguzi’, ‘omwesigwa’, ne ‘omusajja ow’obwesimbu’; n’alyoka ayeeyongera okwemanyisa, olyoke oyongere okukula okutuuka ku kifaananyi kya kitaawe oba nnyina w’okukkiriza.

Katonda yeebazibwe olw’ekirabo kye eky’ekitalo eky’okukkiriza okulokola, naye tuteekwa okweyongerayo mu bukulu obw’okukkiriza.

Ekibala ky’Okukkiriza “Naye ekibala ky’Omwoyo kwe kwagala, essanyu, emirembe, obugumiikiriza, ekisa, obulungi, obwesigwa, obuwombeefu, okwefuga; ku bintu ng’ebyo tekuli tteeka” (Abaggalatiya 5:22-23).

Bwe twagula amaka gaffe agaasooka mu Kanada, twasanyuka nnyo nga mu lusuku mulimu emiti egy’ebibala. Mwalimu omuti gwa ffaanuki (apple), emiti ebiri egya pulaamu, n’emiti ebiri egya ceri; naye twali tunaatera okunyiiga ekyeya bwe kyatuuka kubanga ebibala byali bibi. Nnasalawo okusaawa emiti, bwe ntyo nga nkwate omusumeeno, nnakola omulimu ogwo. Nnali simanyi bingi ku by’okusaawa emiti okuggyako nti kya kikulu okuggulawo wakati w’omuti eri enjuba, n’okuggyawo obutabi obw’obwereere bwonna obwandiggye ebiriisa ebiwa obulamu ku matabi agabala ebibala.

Mikwano gyange baagamba nti, olw’obutamanya bwange enkola entuufu ey’okusaawa, nnali nsazeeko ebintu bingi nnyo era emiti kaakano gyandifudde ddala. Ekyeya ekyaddirira twatunula nga tweewuunya nga buli muti ku gyo bwe gwabala ebibala ebirungi bingi nnyo ne biguwanika okutuuka ku ttaka.

Nzijukira bulungi akawungeezi nze ne Anne bwe twali tutudde ku ntebe yaffe ey’okwesuula mu lusuku, nga tusanyukira embeera y’obudde ennungi eya Ontario. Twawulira eddoboozi ery’ekyewuunyo, ery’oluvannyuma amangu ago ne liddirirwa amaloboozi amalala agaliraanagana. Lyali ng’okusinda okuwanvu awamu n’okuwummuka okw’ekiseera nga “aahhh…” Twatunula okwetooloola okulaba oba waliwo eyali mu bulumi okumpi naffe. Lowooza ku kwewuunya kwaffe bwe twategeera nti eddoboozi lyava mu miti gyaffe egy’ebibala! Ne tulyoka tulaba ensonga y’okusinda.

Ettabi limu ku muti gwaffe ogwa ffaanuki lyali lizimba era okusinda kwalaga okufuba kw’omuti nga gukula. Amangu ago ne wabaawo eddoboozi ery’okuwummuka ng’ekizimbe kibwatuse ne ffaanuki n’afubutuka okulya ekifo kye mu bibala ebirala byonna ebirungi ku ttabi! Emiti gyaffe egya ceri n’egya pulaamu gyakola bwe kimu, wadde okusinda kwagyo kwali kwa ddoboozi lya njawulo.

Kirabika, emiti gyali gifuba nnyo okutusanyusa nga gibala ebibala ebisinga obulungi bye gyasobola!

Mazima, tewali ku mmwe yandikkirizza olugero olwo. Kya busirusiru okulowooza nti omuti guyinza okubala ebibala olw’okufuba kwagwo gwennyini! Naye ekyo kye kimu abakkiriza bangi kye balowooza ku kuba n’ekibala ky’Omwoyo mu bulamu bwabwe! Mu ngeri emu, tetuyinza kuba na kibala kya kukkiriza wabula nga tukoze nnyo okukikola, era nga tufuuka ab’omwoyo okusingawo!

Dawudi omuwandiisi wa Zabbuli yategeera engeri ekibala eky’omwoyo gye kizaalibwa n’awandiika mu Zabbuli 1:3 nti “omuntu omutuukirivu ali ng’omuti ogunnimiddwa ku mabbali g’emigga gy’amazzi, ogubala ebibala byagwo mu biro byagwo.”

Omuti kye gukola kwe kuyimirira awo! Gwanjuluza amatabi gaagwo eri enjuba, guzaaza enkuba, era gunyweza omubisi gwagwo okuva mu ttaka erifukiddwa amazzi wansi. Olwo obuzaale bw’obulamu obuli mu muti bubala ekibala ekisaanidde. Mu ngeri y’emu, ekibala eky’omwoyo bwe kizaalibwa.

Bwe tubeera mu muzabbibu – gwe Yesu – emitima gyaffe giggulwawo eri ‘obwenyi obumasamasa’ obwa Katonda era tunyweza okuva mu nzizi z’Omwoyo wa Katonda. Olwo ebibala – empisa z’obulamu obuggya obuli mu ffe – bibala mu biro byabyo. Kino tekibaawo mu kiro kimu. Kitwala ekiseera okukula ng’Omukristaayo, kyetaagisa okwagala okusaawibwa, kyetaagisa okuyimirira ku bisuubizo by’Ekigambo kya Katonda, era kyetaagisa okwesiga okutasagaasagana. Tekyetaagisa kufuba!

Abakkiriza bangi beeraba ng’emiti, naye bamala ebiseera bingi nga beekebera okulaba obujulizi bw’ebibala. Mu kifo ky’okutunula ku ‘matabi’ okulaba oba ebibala biriwo, kyandibadde kirungi okukyusa amaaso gaffe okwolekera ekikonge ky’omuti, ensibuko y’ebiriisa byonna amatabi bye gafuna. Kyandibadde kirungi okukyusa amaaso gaffe okutunuulira Yesu, omuzabbibu ogw’amazima gwe twanyumbibwako. Olwo ebibala byandikuze, n’abalala ne babiraba mu biro byabyo.

Ye abala ekibala ky’okukkiriza mu bonna ababeera mu ye era, ng’omuti ogwa Zabbuli 1, abanyweza okuva mu migga gy’amazzi ag’Omwoyo Omutukuvu.

Ka tutegeere ekintu ekirala ku bibala byonna eby’Omwoyo. Twanguyirwa okubigeraageranya n’empisa eziri mu bantu bonna, naye biriwo eri abo bokka abaazaalibwa omulundi ogwokubiri Omwoyo. Ye abibala mu ffe, era atali Mukristaayo tayinza kumanya kintu kyonna ku byo!

“Omuntu ow’omubiri tafuna bintu bya Mwoyo wa Katonda, kubanga gy’ali busirusiru, era tasobola kubitegeera kubanga bitegeererwa mu mwoyo” (1 Abakkolinso 2:14).

Bwe kityo, obugumiikiriza okugeza, tebukwatagana nnyo n’okulindirira n’obugumiikiriza ettaala z’oku nguudo okukyuka! Abatakkiriza bangi balina obugumiikiriza obusinga nnyo obw’abakkiriza! Ensi teyinza kumanya kintu kyonna ku kwagala okuyiyibwa mu mutima gw’omukkiriza, essanyu eribeerawo ebifaananako byonna bwe biba bigenda bubi, emirembe wakati mu kibuyaga. Bino bibala by’Omwoyo abeera mu ffe, era bugagga bwa mwana wa Katonda yekka.

Mu ngeri y’emu, ekibala ky’okukkiriza kirabikira mu bulamu bw’omukkiriza akula bwokka.

Bwe nsoma ebibala bino omwenda, ntuuse ku ndowooza nti byeyongera okuba eby’enjawulo oba ebitalabikalabika nga neeyongera okusoma. Buli mukkiriza omuggya akombyeko ku kwagala, essanyu, n’emirembe. Mazima, okuva ku kaseera k’okuzaalibwa okuggya, bangi basobola okwogera nti, “eggulu waggulu bbululu asinga obuwewufu, ensi etwetoolodde nga nnungi ng’eriko obulamu; waliwo ekintu ekibeera mu buli langi amaaso agatalina Kristo ge gatalabangako” (G Wade Robinson).

Oluvannyuma, ng’ekiseera kigenda mu maaso, essanyu n’emirembe ebyasooka bifaanana ng’ebigenda ng’Kitaffe atandika omulimu gw’okutukangavvula okutufaananyiriza ekifaananyi ky’Omwana we; naye bwe tubeera mu ye, ekibala kikomawo mu ngeri esingako obugagga n’okujjula. Twasooka okuwulira okwagala kwe nga kutuyitirira, naye kaakano tukusanga nga kutuyita ne kutuuka ku balala. Essanyu lye lyasooka okujja ng’oluyimba oluggya mu mitima gyaffe nga luleetera obulamu okufaanana ng’olunaku oluggya, naye kaakano tutandika okusanga oluyimba olwo nga luvaayo munda mu ffe n’okutuuka mu kiro ekisinga ekizikiza.

Okusooka, emirembe gye gyakkakkanya ebiruyi ebyali biyuuguuma mu mitima gyaffe, naye kaakano emirembe gye buli bukuumi obw’amaanyi wakati mu biruyi by’obulamu.

Mu mukkiriza akula, tutandika okulaba ebisingawo ku mpisa za Yesu mu kugumira okusekererwa kw’ensi. Obugumiikiriza bwaffe buddira mu kifo ky’obuzaale obujeemu obw’omuntu ow’edda gwe twali, era tusanga nga tetuddamu ku mbeera ezitutawaanya nga bwe twakolanga edda.

Kigambiddwa nti bw’oyagala okulaba obuwombeefu bwa Yesu, tunuulira ebikolwa bye; bw’oyagala okulaba obulungi bwe, tunuulira endowooza ze. Bwe kityo, nga bwe tukula mu kibala ky’Omwoyo, tukula mu bikolwa byaffe ne mu ndowooza zaffe byombi.

Olwo obulamu obw’okukkiriza bulyoka bulabika ng’omukkiriza atandika okutambulira mu buwulize eri okukubiriza kw’Omwoyo, ng’alaba omukono gwa Mukama nga gumukulembera era nga gumuluŋŋamya. Omuntu omuwombeefu ye oyo eyawaayo eddembe lye n’awaayo omubiri gwe okujjuvu eri okwagala kwa Mukama. Ali muwewuufu era ayigirizika; asobola okubumbibwa okufuuka ekintu ekisaanira omulimu gwa kabaka.

Ku nkomerero, ekibala ekisinga obutalabikalabika kisobola okujja. Kino kye kibala omutume Pawulo kye yeegomba: okwefuga. Kuno kwe ‘kutta’ kwe yawandiikako mu Abaruumi 7:15-24. Yakiraba nga bwe kyandibadde ekitasoboka gy’ali okuvaamu okufuga kuno okw’omuntu we singa si lwa kuba nti, olw’omulimu gw’omusaalaba, obuwanguzi ng’obwo busoboka.

“Kale nno kaakano tewali kusalirwa musango eri abo abali mu Kristo Yesu. Kubanga etteeka ery’Omwoyo ow’obulamu likufuula wa ddembe mu Kristo Yesu okuva mu tteeka ery’ekibi n’okufa” (Abaruumi 8:1-2).

Ekibala ng’ekyo kiva mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu abeera mu mukkiriza yekka era bwe kityo ne ku kukkiriza. Ye yekka y’asobola okukibala; tewali kufuba kwange kunaagasa!

Njagala okuteekawo endowooza endala ku kibala ky’Omwoyo.

Ekigambo “ekibala” kya kimu. Bino si bibala bingi bya njawulo ebikula nga tebyekwatagana, wabula kibala kimu ekiragibwa mu ngeri ez’enjawulo. Kiteeberezebwa nti ebisooka ebisatu (okwagala, essanyu, n’emirembe), kwe kwewuliriza okw’omunda okw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu abeera mu mukkiriza, ate ebisatu eby’okubiri (obugumiikiriza, obuwombeefu, obulungi) kwe kulaga okw’ebweru nga tukolagana n’abantu abatwetoolodde, ate ebisatu eby’oluvannyuma (obwesigwa, obuwombeefu, n’okwefuga) bikwata ku kwegatta kwaffe ne Katonda.

Ekirabo ky’Okukkiriza “Buli omu aweebwa okwolekebwa kw’Omwoyo olw’okugasa bonna… omulala aweebwa okukkiriza mu Mwoyo omu…” (1 Abakkolinso 12:7, 9).

Ekika ekyokusatu eky’okukkiriza kye nsanga mu Bayibuli kiyitibwa ekirabo ky’okukkiriza. Omutume Pawulo awandiikira ekkanisa ey’e Kkolinso ku “charismata”, (ekivvuunulwa nga “ebirabo eby’ekisa” okuva mu Luyonaani) ebiweebwa Omwoyo Omutukuvu eri ekkanisa. Waliwo ebirabo bingi ng’ebyo ebituwandiikiddwa mu Abaruumi 12 ne 1 Abakkolinso 12, awamu n’ebirabo eby’obuweereza ebiyatuddwa mu Abaefeso 4:11.

Ebirabo biweebwa abantu ssekinnoomu, si lwa kuba nti bandibyenyumirizzaamu oba okwekuza mu byo, wabula bibeere olw’okugasa bonna. Mu mazima, ebirabo biweebwa ekkanisa, era abantu ssekinnoomu bye bikozesebwa byokka Omwoyo bya kozesa. Kya kyewuunyo nti mu bifo byonna ebisatu ebyogeddwako, Pawulo ayongera okunyweza obumu obw’Omubiri gwa Kristo. Ekigendererwa ky’ebirabo byonna kwe kusobozesa ekkanisa okukula mu bumu ndyoke etuukirize obuweereza bwayo obw’okuleeta abasajja n’abakazi eri Mukama.

Kale ekirabo ky’okukkiriza kirabikira kitya nga kikola?

Lowooza ku mbeera eno mu lukuŋŋaana lw’Olukiiko lw’Abakadde ab’ekkanisa ey’omu kitundu. Wakaakolebwa enteekateeka okutandika omulimu ogw’okwaziika mu kitundu okugezaako okutuuka ku bavubuka abatali mu kkanisa mu kitundu. Kikkirizibwa nti eno y’ekkanisa yokka ey’okubuulira mu kitundu era waliwo omuwendo ogweyongera ogw’abavubuka, abatalina mirimu era abeetaaga, abakola ebibinja eby’oluganda.

Bannakkanisa bangi baayoleseza enneewulira zaabwe, okuva ku kusaasira okutuuka ku kutya, bwe kityo enteekateeka n’ekolebwa.

Omusumba wadde omu ku bakadde tebalina maanyi wadde obusobozi okukolera awamu n’abavubuka bano, bwe kityo kikkirizibwa nti kyetaagisa okupangisa omukozi omuggya ow’abavubuka. “Naye tunaamusasula tutya ne tuwagira obuweereza buno n’ensimbi?”

Ekibuuzo kya mazima kubanga ekkanisa ebadde eyita mu buzibu bw’ensimbi mu myaka egiyise. Eky’okuddamu ekyangu, era bulijjo waliwo omuntu anaakiwa, kwe kigambo nti ‘tuteekwa okusaba okusingawo, era Katonda anaatuwa.’ Ekyo kya mazima ng’ekigendererwa kya Katonda kwe kutandika omulimu n’okupangisa omukozi w’abavubuka. Naye tumanya tutya oba kino kye kigendererwa kye? Kiwulikika bulungi, naye waliwo enteekateeka nnyingi eziwulikika bulungi gye tuli naye ezitalabika kufuna mukisa gwa Katonda.

Abakadde basalawo okulinda ku nsonga, okusaba n’okukuŋŋaana wamu oluvannyuma lwa wiiki emu okusalawo.

Nga bayingira mu Kisenge ky’Olukiiko, lowooza ng’oli mujulizi atalabika asobola okusoma ebirowoozo ebiri mu mutwe gwa buli musajja. “Omu akkiriza, omu agaana… babiri bakkiriza, basatu bakkiriza, babiri bagaana… bana bakkiriza, bana bagaana… n’omusumba…” Bayinza batya okutuuka ku ndagaano yonna ng’abavubuka abali ku nguudo beeyongera mu kubula kwabwe?!

Abasajja batandika n’okusaba n’oluvannyuma ne batandika okugabana ebirowoozo byabwe. Amangu ago, omusajja omu, eyali ayingidde ng’ali ku ‘abagaana’, n’ayogera. “Bwe nnayingidde wano ekiro kya leero, nnali ndowooza nti kino si kiseera kya kutandika mulimu muggya; naye nga mpulirizza ensonga ezikkiriza n’ezigaana, waliwo ekintu ekibaddewo munda mu nze era enkyusizza endowooza yange! Mmanyi nti Mukama ali mu kino! Nsalawo nti tusaanidde okulonda omukozi omuggya ow’abavubuka!” Abalala batandika okwogera, era, mu ddakiika ntono zokka, okusalawo okw’omutima gumu ne kutuukibwako. Kiki ekyabaawo?

Si kwa nti buli musajja yawulira ekyo abalala kye baali boogera kyokka naye, olw’okuba baali basajja abaali banoonya ddala okwagala kwa Katonda, baamuwulira ng’ayogera mu myoyo gyabwe. Yasimba mu buli omu ku bo okukkiriza okukkiriza. Ekyo kye kirabo ky’okukkiriza.

Wadde ng’ebizibu by’ensimbi byali bya mazima, yabawa okukkiriza okwawangula embeera. Kyandibadde kaweke ka kaamukuula ka mustard (Makko 4:30-32), naye olw’okuba kaasimbibwa mu myoyo gyabwe Katonda yennyini, olusozi lwabwe lwandiggyibwawo. Okukkiriza ng’okwo bulijjo kusasulwa omukisa gwa Katonda. Okukkiriza ng’okwo bulijjo kuggyawo ensozi!

Ndabye ekirabo ky’okukkiriza nga kikola emirundi mingi. Ndabye abantu nga bakolera Katonda ebintu ebikulu ng’abo bonna ababeetoolodde balowooza nti tekisoboka. Baalekera awo okutunuulira embeera kubanga baamanya okukubiriza kwe.

Nnalina mukwano gwange omwagalwa ayitibwa Yorrie Richards eyali akankamira nnyo obubi ne kiba nga tekisoboka gy’ali okwogera sentensi entono. Yatuuka okumanya Mukama bwe yali ayolekedde omusango mu kkooti olw’obubbi. Omulamuzi eyali asala omusango yamulabula nti “ekkubo ly’olonze okugoberera liyinza okukoma ku mukonge gw’okuwanikibwa”. Ekibuga kyonna kyamanya ebyafaayo bye eby’obumenyi bw’amateeka, era bangi baali babuusabuusa okukyuka kwe.

Oluvannyuma lw’ekiseera, nze ne Yorrie twaddamu okusisinkana n’anteesezaako ekintu ekisinga obutasoboka. Yayagala okupangisa ekizimbe ekinene mu kibuga ky’ewaabwe n’okubuulira enjiri eri abo bonna abaali bamumanyi mu buvubuka bwe era abaali batakkiriza. Nnamuwabula obutakola nteekateeka ng’eyo kubanga yandituleetedde ensonyi nnyingi era teyandiyinzizza kugasa njiri. Yakakata nti Mukama yali akiteeka ku mutima gwe, era yakkiriza nti kwali kuluŋŋamya kwe.

Twapangisa ekizimbe ne tulanga olukuŋŋaana. Nnayimirira ku bbali oluvannyuma lw’okwanjula, Yorrie n’ayolekera abaali bamuwuliriza. Amangu ago n’atandika okukankamira, ne mmuwulirira ensonyi. Nnali sisobola na kwewaliriza kuwuliriza.

Olwo akasiriikiriro ak’ekyewuunyo ne kakka mu kisenge ng’eddoboozi lya Yorrie lifuze n’atandika okwogera n’obuyinza n’obwesige, ng’ategeeza Mukama kye yakola. Waliwo amaziga mangi agaayiika ekiro ekyo nga Katonda akola ekyamagero mu ffe, kubanga omu ku ‘abanafu ne basirusiru’ be yali addamu ekirabo kye eky’okukkiriza. Enkumi n’enkumi mu Bungereza ne mu Kanada basobola okuwa obujulizi leero ku kubuulira okwafukibwako amafuta okwa Yorrie Richards.

Bwe ntyo, mbawa ebika bisatu eby’okukkiriza: okukkiriza okulokola, ekibala ky’okukkiriza, n’ekirabo ky’okukkiriza.

Ekintu ekyanguwa okunkwatako kwe kuba nti ebyo byonna ebisatu bisibuka mu Katonda, so si mu mukkiriza! Tewali kye nsobola okukola okuzza okukkiriza mu nze, kale nkwegayiridde tongamba ‘okuba n’okukkiriza okusingawo’ bw’ondaba nga ndwadde oba nga nnafuwa mu kutambula kwange okw’Ekikristaayo. Kye nneetaaga okukuza kwe kwesiga okusingawo, so si kukkiriza.