Ekkubo Eriyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu

‘Kale abooluganda nga bwe tulina obuvumu okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu olw’omusaayi gwa Yesu, eyatuggulirawo ekkubo eriggya era eddamu eriyita mu lutimbe, gwe mubiri gwe, kale nga bwe tulina Kabona Asinga Obukulu nga y’afuga ennyumba ya Katonda, tusembere awali Katonda n’omwoyo ogw’amazima ogujjudde okukkiriza.’—Abaebbulaniya 10:19-22.

Kabona Asinga Obukulu bwe yayingiranga omulundi gumu buli mwaka mu weema ey’okubiri emabega w’olutimbe, kyali, nga Ebbaluwa eri Abaebbulaniya bw’etubuulira, ‘Mwoyo Mutukuvu atutegeeza bulungi nti, Ekkubo erituuka mu bifo ebitukuvu lyali terinnamanyika.’ Kristo bwe yafa, olutimbe ne luyulikamu; bonna abaali baweereza mu Watukuvu ne bafuna amangu ago eddembe okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu; ekkubo eriyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu ne ligguka. Ebbaluwa bw’etuuka ku ngeri y’okussa enjigiriza yaayo mu nkola (10:19), enjigiriza yaayo yonna egifunza mu bigambo bino: ‘Kale abooluganda nga bwe tulina obuvumu okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu, tusembere.’ Okununula kwa Kristo kuggudde ekkubo erituuka mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu: okukwaniriza kwaffe kulina okutuleetera okusembera n’okuyingira—tekuyinza kukoma ku kitono okusinga ekyo. Ebigambo by’ekyawandiikibwa kyaffe bituleetera ebirowoozo bina eby’omuwendo ennyo ebikwata ku kifo eky’okuyingiramu, ku ddembe ly’okuyingira, ku kkubo ery’okuyingira, ne ku maanyi ag’okuyingira.

Ekifo eky’okuyingiramu. Tuyitibwa okusembera wa? ‘Nga bwe tulina obuvumu okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu.’ Bakabona mu Isirayiri baakkirizibwanga okuyingira mu Watukuvu, naye bulijjo baaziyizibwanga okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu, mu maaso ga Katonda gennyini. Olutimbe olwayulika lwalangirira eddembe ly’okuyingira mu Kubeerawo okwo. Eyo abakkiriza, nga bakabona bw’obwakabaka, gye balina okubeera n’okutambulira kaakano. Emabega w’olutimbe, mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu ddala, mu kifo kye kimu Katonda mw’abeera, mu bifo eby’omu ggulu, mu Maaso ga Katonda gennyini, mwe tulina okubeera—ge maka gaffe. Abamu boogera ng’abalowooza nti ekigambo ‘Tusembere’ kitegeeza kusaba, era nti mu kusembera kwaffe okw’enjawulo eri Katonda nga tumusinza mwe tuyingirira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu. Nedda; newaakubadde ng’enkizo eyo nnene, Katonda yatutegekera ekisingako obunene ennyo ddala. Tulina okusembera, n’okubeera eyo bulijjo, okuwangaala obulamu bwaffe n’okukola emirimu gyaffe mu kitundu, mu mpewo, ey’ekifo ekitukuvu eky’omunda. Okubeerawo kwa Katonda kwe kufuula ettaka okuba ettukuvu; Okubeerawo kwa Katonda okw’okumpi mu Kristo kufuula buli kifo okuba Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu: era kino kye tulina okusemberera, era mwe tulina okubeera. Tewali kaseera na kamu mu lunaku, tewali mbeera wadde ekitwetoolodde, omukkiriza mw’atayinza kukuumibwa ng’abeera mu kifo eky’ekyama eky’oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo. Bw’ayingira olw’okukkiriza mu kutabaganyizibwa kwe okujjuvu ne Katonda, ne mu mazima g’obumu bwe ne Kristo, era bw’atyo, ng’abeera mu Kristo, n’agonda eri Omwoyo Omutukuvu okubikkula munda mu ye Okubeerawo kw’Omutukuvu, Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu wamwetooloola, era ddala aba omwo. Asembera nga tewali kimulemesa kuyingira.

Eddembe ly’okuyingira. Ekirowoozo kino kijja, era ekibuuzo ne kibuuzibwa: Kino si kirooto bulooto? Kiyinza okuba ekintu ekiriwo ddala, ekirabibwa mu bulamu obwa bulijjo eri abo abamanyi obubi bw’obutonde bwabwe? Katonda atenderezebwe! Ekyo kye yateekateeka. Kisoboka, kubanga eddembe lyaffe ery’okuyingira teryesigamye ku kye tuli, wabula ku musaayi gwa Yesu. ‘Nga bwe tulina obuvumu okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu olw’omusaayi gwa Yesu, tusembere.’ Ku Mbaga ey’Okuyitako twalaba nga okununulibwa, n’obutukuvu kwe kwali kugenderera, bwe byali byesigamye ku musaayi. Mu kifo ekitukuvu, ennyumba ya Katonda, tumanyi nga mu buli kitundu kyakyo, mu luggya, mu Watukuvu, ne mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu, okumansira omusaayi kwe kwokka okwakakasanga okuyingira eri Katonda. Era kaakano omusaayi gwa Yesu bwe gumaze okuyiibwa—ai! nga tulina okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu, mu kifo ekisinga obutukuvu eky’omutima gwa Katonda n’okwagala kwe, mu maanyi ga Katonda ga ngeri ki, mu mazima amangi ga ngeri ki, mu buyinza obutaggwaawo bwa ngeri ki! Ddala tusembezebwa olw’omusaayi. Tulina obuvumu okuyingira olw’omusaayi. ‘Abasinza, bwe bamala okunaazibwa omulundi ogumu, tebakyeraliikirira lwa bibi byabwe.’ Bwe tutambulira mu musana, omusaayi gwa Yesu gunaaza mu maanyi g’obulamu obutaggwaawo, n’okunaaza okutakoma. Okuwulira nti tetusaanira, oba nti obubi bukyasigaddemu, tekulina kulemesa buvumu bw’okuyingira: eddembe ly’okusembera lyesigamye ku buyinza bw’Omusaayi ogw’Omuwendo obutaggwaawo, obukola bulijjo, obulamu bulijjo. Kisoboka omukkiriza okubeera mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu.

Ekkubo ery’okuyingira. Abantu batera okulowooza nti ekyogerwa ku kkubo eriggya era eddamu, Yesu lye yatuggulirawo, tekirina kye kitegeeza ekyawukana ku buvumu obuli mu musaayi gwe. Si bwe kiri. Ebigambo bino bitegeeza bingi nnyo okusingawo. ‘Nga bwe tulina obuvumu olw’omusaayi gwa Yesu, tusembere mu kkubo lye yatuggulirawo.’ Kwe kugamba, yatuggulirawo ekkubo ery’okutambuliramu, nga ye bwe yalitambuliramu, ‘ekkubo eriggya era eddamu eriyita mu lutimbe, gwe mubiri gwe.’ Ekkubo Kristo lye yatambuliramu bwe yawaayo omusaayi gwe lye limu ddala lye tulina okutambuliramu naffe. Ekkubo eryo lye kkubo ly’omusaalaba. Tekimala kukkiriza ssaddaaka ya Kristo kyokka, wabula kyetaagisa n’okussa ekimu naye mu yo. Ekkubo eryo lyatuusa ku kuyulika kw’olutimbe olw’omubiri, era bwe kityo, nga liyita mu lutimbe olw’omubiri olwayulika, ne lituuka eri Katonda. Era olutimbe olw’omubiri omutukuvu ogwa Kristo lwayulika olutimbe olw’omubiri gwaffe ogw’ekibi luleme kuyulibwa? Nedda ddala. Yagenderera tutambulire mu kkubo lye limu ddala lye yatambuliramu, nga tumugoberera kumpi nnyo. Yatuggulirawo ekkubo eriggya era eddamu eriyita mu lutimbe, kwe kugamba, omubiri gwe. Bwe tuyingira nga tuyita mu lutimbe olwayulika olw’omubiri gwe, tusangiramu amangu ago obwetaavu n’amaanyi ag’omubiri gwaffe nagwo okuyulibwa: okugoberera Yesu bulijjo kitegeeza okufaananyizibwa Yesu. Ye Yesu ow’omubiri ogwayulika gwe tulimu, mwe tutambulira. Tewali kkubo lituuka eri Katonda okuggyako nga liyita mu kuyulibwa kw’omubiri. Nga tukkiriza olw’okukkiriza obulamu n’okufa kwa Kristo ng’amaanyi agakolera mu ffe, mu maanyi g’Omwoyo agatufuula ddala omu ne Kristo, ffenna tugoberera Kristo ng’ayita mu lutimbe olwayulika, kwe kugamba, omubiri gwe, ne tufuuka abassa ekimu naye mu kukomererwa kwe ne mu kufa kwe. Ekkubo ly’omusaalaba, ‘olw’omusaalaba ogwo, nkomereddwa,’ lye kkubo eriyita mu lutimbe olwayulika. Ekigendererwa ky’omuntu, okussa ekimu ne Katonda mu maanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, kituukibwako kyokka nga kiyita mu kuwaayo omubiri nga ssaddaaka.

Era wano kaakano we tusanga eky’okuddamu eky’ekyama ekinene—lwaki Abakristaayo bangi bwe batyo basigala nga bayimiridde wala, ne batayingira n’akatono mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu kuno; lwaki obutukuvu bw’Okubeerawo kwa Katonda bulabikira kitono nnyo ku bo. Baalowooza nti mu Kristo yekka omubiri mwe gwali gwetaaga okuyulibwa, so si mu bo. Baalowooza nti eddembe lye baalina mu musaayi lye kkubo eriggya era eddamu. Tebaamanya nti ekkubo erituuka mu butukuvu obw’amazima era obujjuvu, mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu, nti okuyingira okujjuvu mu kussa ekimu mu butukuvu bwa Kabona Asinga Obukulu, kwali kutuukibwako kyokka nga kuyita mu lutimbe olw’omubiri olwayulika, mu kufaananyizibwa okufa kwa Yesu. Ddala lino lye kkubo lye yatuggulirawo. Ye yennyini lye kkubo; mu kwefiiriza kwe, mu kwewaayo kwe nga ssaddaaka, mu kukomererwa kwe, ayingizaamu bonna abeegomba okuba abatukuvu n’Obutukuvu bwe, abatukuvu nga ye bw’ali omutukuvu.

Amaanyi ag’okuyingira. Waliwo omuntu yenna eyeekunya okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu ddala olw’okutya okuyulibwa kuno okw’omubiri, kubanga abuusabuusa obanga yandisobodde okukugumira, obanga ddala yandisobodde okutambulira mu kkubo ng’eryo? Awulirize omulundi omulala. Wulira ekiddako: ‘Era nga bwe tulina Kabona Asinga Obukulu nga y’afuga ennyumba ya Katonda, tusembere.’ Tetulina Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu wokka atuyita, n’omusaayi ogutuwa obuvumu, n’ekkubo eriyita mu lutimbe olwayulika eryatuggulirwawo, wabula tulina ne Kabona Asinga Obukulu afuga ennyumba ya Katonda, Omulokozi Omulamu Omutendereze, okutusika, okutuyamba, n’okutwaniriza. Ye Alooni waffe. Ku mutima gwe tulabako erinnya lyaffe, kubanga abeerawo mulamu olw’okutulowoozaako n’okutusabira kwokka. Ku kyenyi kye tulabako erinnya lya Katonda, ‘Mutukuvu wa Mukama,’ kubanga mu Butukuvu bwe ebibi by’ebintu byaffe ebitukuvu bibikkibwako. Mu ye tukkirizibwa era tutukuzibwa; Katonda atwaniriza ng’abatukuvu. Mu maanyi g’okwagala kwe n’Omwoyo we, mu maanyi ge Omutukuvu, mu ssanyu ly’okumusemberera ennyo n’okusikibwa gy’ali, tukkiriza n’essanyu ekkubo lye yatuggulirawo, ne tutambulira mu bigere bye ebitukuvu eby’okwefiiriza n’okwewaayo nga ssaddaaka. Tulaba ng’omubiri bwe guli olutimbe olunene olutwawula ku Mutukuvu, oyo ali Omwoyo, era kifuuka okusaba okutakoma era okw’amaanyi ennyo, okukomererwa kw’omubiri kubeere mu ffe, mu maanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, kintu kya mukisa ekiriwo ddala. Ekitiibwa kya Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu nga kitwakira nga kiyita mu lutimbe olwaggulwawo, n’Omusaayi ogw’Omuwendo nga gwogera n’eddoboozi ery’omwanguka ku buvumu bw’okuyingira, ne Kabona Asinga Obukulu ng’atuwenya n’Okubeerawo kwe okw’okwagala tusembere tuweebwe omukisa,—olw’ebyo byonna, tetukyayaŋŋanga kutya, wabula tulondawo ekkubo ery’olutimbe olwayulika ng’ekkubo lye twagala okutambuliramu, ne twewaayo okuyingira n’okubeera emabega w’olutimbe, mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu ddala.

Era bwe kityo obulamu bwaffe wano bunaabanga omusingo gw’ekitiibwa ekigenda okujja, nga bwe kyawandiikibwa—weetegereze nga bwe tuddamu okufuna ebirowoozo ebina ebikulu eby’ekyawandiikibwa kyaffe—‘Bano be baayita mu kubonaabona okunene,’ kwe kugamba, mu kkubo ery’omubiri ogwayulika; ‘ne bayoza ebyambalo byabwe ne babitukuza mu musaayi gw’Omwana gw’Endiga,’ obuvumu bwabwe olw’omusaayi; ‘kyebavudde babeera wano mu maaso g’entebe ey’obwakabaka eya Katonda,’ okubeera kwabwe mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu; ‘Omwana gw’Endiga ayimiridde mu maaso g’entebe ey’obwakabaka, y’anaabeeranga omusumba waabwe,’ Kabona Asinga Obukulu akyali Musumba, Yesu yennyini nga ye buli kimu gye bali.

Ow’oluganda! Olaba obutukuvu kye buli, n’engeri gye bufunibwamu? Si kintu ekikolebwa mu ggwe ku bubwo. Si kintu ekikuteekebwako okuva ebweru. Obutukuvu kwe Kubeerawo kwa Katonda nga kuwummudde ku ggwe. Obutukuvu bujja ng’obeera mu Kubeerawo okwo ng’omanyi, ng’okola emirimu gyo gyonna, era ng’owangaala obulamu bwo bwonna nga ssaddaaka gy’ali, esiimibwa okuyita mu Yesu Kristo, etukuziddwa Omwoyo Omutukuvu. Ai, lekera awo okutya, ng’olinga alowooza nti obulamu buno si bwa ggwe! Tunuulira Yesu; nga bwe tulina Kabona Asinga Obukulu nga y’afuga ennyumba ya Katonda, tusembere. Ebirowoozo byo bibeere ku Yesu. Muganda waffe ye alabirira Yeekaalu; alina eddembe okutulaga byonna, okutuyingiza mu kyama ky’Okubeerawo kwa Kitaffe. Obuvunaanyizibwa bwonna obw’okuddukanya Yeekaalu bwakwasibwa mu mikono gye olw’ekigendererwa kino ddala, abanafu bonna n’abo ababuusabuusa bajje n’obwesige. Weewaayo eri Yesu kyokka, akukulembere era akukuume. Wesige Yesu kyokka, Omutukuvu wa Katonda, Omutukuvu wo; kimusanyusa okukubikkulira kye yagula n’omusaayi gwe. Mwesige akuyigirize amateeka g’ekifo ekitukuvu. Yaweebwa olw’ekyo: ‘omanye by’osaana okukola mu nnyumba ya Katonda.’ Nga bwe tulina Kabona Asinga Obukulu, tuyingire, tubeere mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu. Mu maanyi g’omusaayi, mu maanyi g’ekkubo eriggya era eddamu, mu maanyi ga Yesu Omulamu, Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu, Okubeerawo kwa Katonda, kubeere amaka g’emmeeme yaffe. Oli ‘mutukuvu mu Kristo;’ mu Kristo oli mu Kubeerawo kwa Katonda okutukuvu ne mu Kwagala kwe; sigala omwo kyokka.

Mubenga batukuvu, kubanga nze ndi mutukuvu.

Katonda Asinga Obutukuvu! Nnaakutendereza ntya olw’eddembe ery’okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu, n’okubeera omwo? N’olw’Omusaayi ogw’omuwendo, ogutusembeza? N’olw’ekkubo eriggya era eddamu, eriyita mu lutimbe olwayulika olw’omubiri ogwo ogwali gutwawudde naawe, era omubiri gwange nagwo kaakano mwe gwakomererwa? N’olwa Kabona Asinga Obukulu afuga ennyumba ya Katonda, Mukama waffe Yesu Omulamu, gwe tuli naye era mu ye mwe tulabikira mu maaso go? Ekitiibwa kibeere eri Erinnya lyo Ettukuvu olw’okununulibwa kuno okw’ekitalo era okujjuvu ennyo.

Nkwegayiridde, ai Katonda wange! mpa nze, n’abaana bo bonna, okutegeera okutuufu ku ngeri gye tuyinza ddala era mu bukakafu okuwangaala buli lunaku, okumala obulamu bwaffe bwonna, emabega w’olutimbe, mu Kubeerawo kwo kwennyini okw’okumpi. Tuwe omwoyo ogw’okubikkulirwa, nkwegayiridde, tulabe nga, okuyita mu lutimbe olwayulika, ekitiibwa ky’Okubeerawo kwo bwe kikulukuta okuva mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu okuyingira mu Watukuvu; nga, mu kufukibwa kw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu bwe bwajja ku nsi, era nga bonna abeewaayo eri Omwoyo oyo bayinza okumanya nti mu Kristo ddala bali kumpi nnyo, kumpi nnyo ddala naawe. Ai Kitaffe Omutendereze! Omwoyo wo atuyigirize nti buno ddala bwe bulamu obutukuvu: obulamu mu Kristo Omutukuvu, bulijjo mu Musana ne mu Kubeerawo kw’Obukulu bwo Obutukuvu.

Katonda Asinga Obutukuvu! Nsembera. Mu maanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu nyingira. Kaakano ndi mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu. Era wano njagala okubeera mu Yesu, Kabona wange Asinga Obukulu—wano, mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu. Amiina.

1. Okubeera mu Kristo kwe kubeera mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu. Kristo si ye Ssaddaaka yokka, n’Ekkubo, ne Kabona Asinga Obukulu, wabula ye yennyini ye Yeekaalu. ‘Omwana gw’Endiga ye Yeekaalu.’ Omwoyo Omutukuvu bw’agenda abikkula obulungi okwegatta kwange ne Kristo, era omutima gwange n’okusalawo kwange ne bibulira mu ye, mbeera mu Kubeerawo okutukuvu, nga ye Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu. Muli ‘batukuvu mu Kristo’—musembere, muyingire n’obuvumu, mwefunire ekifo—temubanga na maka galala wabula mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu.

2. ‘Kristo yayagala Ekkanisa ne yeewaayo ku lwayo, alyoke agitukuze.’ Yeewaayo! Otegedde amaanyi g’ekigambo ekyo? Kubanga teyayagala muntu mulala kukikola, kubanga tewali n’omu yali asobola kukikola; okutukuza Ekkanisa ye, yeewaayo yennyini okukikola. Era bwe kityo gwe mulimu gwe ogw’enjawulo era omwagalwa okutukuza Ekkanisa gye yayagala. Kkiriza ye yennyini akikole. Ayinza era ajja kukufuula omutukuvu, alyoke akwanjulire gy’ali yennyini ng’oli wa kitiibwa, nga toliiko bbala wadde akamogo. Ekigambo ekyo ye yennyini kibeere kiramu mu ggwe. Obulamu bwonna n’entambula yonna mu Nnyumba ya Katonda biri mu mikono gye. Nga bwe tulina Kabona Asinga Obukulu, tusembere.

3. Okuyingira kuno mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu—okuyingira okuggya bulijjo era okugenda mu buziba bulijjo—kwe, mu kiseera kye kimu, okuwummula okw’omukisa bulijjo mu Kubeerawo kwa Kitaffe. Okukkiririza mu musaayi, okutambulira mu kkubo ery’omubiri ogwayulika, n’okussa ekimu ne Yesu Omulamu, bye bigere ebisatu ebikulu.

4. Yingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu, obeere omwo. Wajja kuyingira mu ggwe, wakukyuse, era wabeere mu ggwe. Era omutima gwo gujja kuba Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu, mw’abeera.

5. Ebiseera ebimu tetusitulibwanga, olw’okufuba kw’ebirowoozo n’okusalawo, oba mu kussa ekimu n’abatukuvu, mu kye twalowooza nti Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu, ne tuwulira amangu nti n’omubiri nagwo gwayingira eyo? Kyali bwe kityo kubanga tetwayingira mu kkubo eriggya ery’obulamu—ekkubo eriyita mu kufa okutuuka ku bulamu—ekkubo ery’olutimbe olw’omubiri olwayulika. Ai Mukama waffe eyakomererwa! tuyigirize kino kye kitegeeza; kituwe; ggwe wennyini obe ekyo gye tuli.

6. Nzijukire nti okuyingira kwange mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu kuli nga kabona. Mbeere mu maaso ga Mukama olunaku lwonna ng’omwegayiririzi w’abalala, nga mpaayo obutayosa okwegayirira okusiimibwa mu Kristo. Ekkanisa ya Katonda ebeere ng’oli eyawandiikibwako nti, ‘teyavanga mu Yeekaalu ng’asiiba n’okwegayiriranga Katonda emisana n’ekiro.’ Kino kye kigendererwa ky’eddembe lyaffe ery’okuyingira mu Watukuvu w’Awatukuvu.

Olunaku olw’Amakumi Abiri mu Omwenda.