Essuula 10 · eddakiika 8 ez’okusoma
Okwetoowaza n'Okufa eri Obwomu Bwaffe
Yesu yeetoowaza n'atuuka okufa ng'akabonero ak'okwewaayo okutuufu eri Katonda, Kitaawe. Ng'abantu Yesu Kristo be yafiirira, noolwekyo tuyitibwa okufa eri obwomu bwaffe, tuleke okwetoowaza kukulembere era kufuuke omukka gwaffe n'essanyu lyaffe.
"Yeetoowaza n'afuuka omuwulize okutuusa ku kufa" Abafiripi 2:8.
Okwetoowaza gwe kkubo eritwala eri okufa, kubanga mu kufa kwe kuwaayo obukakafu obusingayo obw'okutuukirira kwakwo.
Okwetoowaza kye kimuli, so ng'okufa eri obwomu bwaffe kwe kibala ekituukiridde. Yesu yeetoowaza n'atuuka okufa, n'aggulawo ekkubo naffe mwe tuteekwa okutambulira. Nga bwe kyali nga tewali kkubo ddala Ye mwe yandiyisizza okulaga okwewaayo kwe eri Katonda mu bujjuvu, oba okuleka n'okuva mu buntu bwaffe okutuuka ku kitiibwa kya Kitaawe, wabula okuyita mu kufa, bwe kityo ne ku ffe.
Okwetoowaza kuteekwa okutukulembera okufa eri obwomu bwaffe, tulyoke tukakase engeri gye twewaddeyo ffennyini mu bujjuvu eri kwo n'eri Katonda. Mu ngeri eno yokka mwe tusumululirwa okuva mu buntu obwagwa, ne tuzuula ekkubo eritwala eri obulamu mu Katonda, eri okuzaalibwa okujjuvu okw'obuntu obuggya, okwetoowaza kwe kuli omukka gwakwo n'essanyu lyakwo. Twogedde ku ekyo Yesu kye yakolera abayigirizwa be bwe yabawa obulamu bwe obw'okuzuukira. Mu kukka kw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu, Ye, obuwombeefu obw'ekitiibwa era obwatuuzibwa ku ntebe ey'obwakabaka, yennyini yava mu ggulu okujja okubeera mu bo.
Yafuna amaanyi ag'okukola kino ng'ayita mu kufa; mu ntobo yaayo ennamba, obulamu bwe yawaayo bwali bulamu obwava mu kufa, obulamu obwaweebwayo eri okufa, ne bufunibwa okuyita mu kufa. Oyo eyajja okubeera mu bo yali Ye eyali afudde kaakano ng'awangaala emirembe n'emirembe. Obulamu bwa Yesu, omuntu we, n'okubeerawo kwe, bibaako obubonero obw'okufa n'obw'obulamu obwazaalibwa okuva mu kufa. Obulamu obwo mu bayigirizwa be nabwo bulina obubonero bw'okufa. Ekiviirako amaanyi g'obulamu bwe okumanyibwa, kwe kubeera nti Omwoyo ogw'okufa, ogw'Oyo eyafa, gwe gubeera ne gukola mu mwoyo.
Akabonero akasooka era akasinga obukulu ak'okufa kwa Mukama Yesu, mu bubonero bw'okufa obulaga omugoberezi wa Yesu ow'amazima, kwe kwetoowaza. Olw'ensonga zino ebbiri, kwetoowaza kwokka kwe kutuusa eri okufa okutuukiridde, era kufa kwokka kwe kutuukiriza okwetoowaza. Okwetoowaza n'okufa biri mu buzaaliranwa bwabyo. Okwetoowaza kwe kimuli ekitannaabika; mu kufa, ekibala kyengezebwa ne kituukirira.
Okwetoowaza kutuusa eri okufa okutuukiridde. Okwetoowaza kitegeeza okwewaayo obwomu bwaffe n'okukkiriza okuba nga toli kintu kyonna mu maaso ga Katonda. Yesu yeetoowaza n'afuuka omuwulize okutuusa ku kufa. Mu kufa, yawaayo obukakafu obusingayo era obutuukiridde nti yali awaddeyo okwagala kwe eri okwagala kwa Katonda.
Mu kufa, Yesu yeewaayo yennyini, awamu n'okutaayaaya kwe okw'obuzaaliranwa okunywa ekikompe. Yaleka obulamu bwe yalina nga yeegatta n'obuntu bwaffe, n'afa eri obwomu bwe, n'ekibi ekyamukema, bwe kityo, ng'omuntu, n'ayingira mu bulamu bwa Katonda obutuukiridde. Singa tekyandibadde lwa kwetoowaza kwe okutaliiko kkomo, nga yeeyita nga taliiko kya kubalibwa okuggyako okuba omuweereza akola era abonaabonera okwagala kwa Katonda, teyandifudde. Kino kituwa eky'okuddamu ku kibuuzo ekibuuzibwa emirundi mingi, so ng'amakulu gaakyo si bulijjo gategeerekeka bulungi. Nnyinza ntya okufa eri obwomu bwange? Okufa eri obwomu bwo si mulimu gwo; guli mulimu gwa Katonda.
Mu Kristo, oli mufu eri ekibi, obulamu obuli mu ggwe buyise mu nkola y'okufa n'okuzuukira, era oyinza okukakasa nti mazima oli mufu eri ekibi. Naye okwolesebwa okujjuvu okw'amaanyi g'okufa kuno mu mpisa zo ne mu bikolwa byo kwesigamye ku kigero Omwoyo Omutukuvu mw'awaayo amaanyi g'okufa kwa Kristo. Era wano we wetaagibwa okuyigirizibwa, bw'oba oyagala okuyingira mu bumu obujjuvu ne Kristo mu kufa kwe, n'omanya okununulibwa okujjuvu okuva mu bwomu bwo, n'oyeetoowaza. Guno gwe mulimu gwo ogumu.
Weeteeke mu maaso ga Katonda mu bunafu bwo obutuukiridde, okkirize n'omutima gwo gwonna nti tolina buyinza kwetta wadde okwewa obulamu ggwe wennyini, era ogwe wansi mu butaba kintu kyo, mu mwoyo ogw'obuwombeefu, obugumiikiriza, n'okwewaayo okw'obwesige eri Katonda. Kkiriza buli kuswazibwa, era buli muntu munno akugezesa oba akukwasa obuyinike omutwalire ng'ekkubo ly'ekisa erikuleetera okwetoowaza. Kozesa buli kakisa okwetoowaza mu maaso ga bantu bannaawo ng'obuyambi obw'okunywerera mu kwetoowaza mu maaso ga Katonda.
Katonda ajja kukkiriza okwetoowaza okwo ng'obukakafu nti omutima gwo gwonna kwe gwegomba, ng'ekisingira ddala obulungi, kusabire, ng'okwetegeka kwo olw'omulimu gwe ogw'amaanyi ogw'ekisa, Omwoyo we Omutukuvu bw'aliba akunyweza n'amaanyi, n'akubikkulira Kristo mu bujjuvu munda yo, Ye, mu kifaananyi kye eky'omuweereza, alyoke atondebwe ddala munda yo, era abeere mu mutima gwo. Ekkubo ery'okwetoowaza lye litwala eri okufa okutuukiridde, okumanya okujjuvu era okutuukiridde nti tuli bafu mu Kristo.
Kale kiddirira nti: Okufa kuno kwokka kwe kutuusa eri okwetoowaza okutuukiridde. Ayi, weegendereze ensobi eyo abantu bangi gye bakola, abaagala okwetoowaza naye nga batya okwetoowaza ennyo. Balina ebisaanyizo n'ebikoma bingi, okulowooza n'okubuuza kungi, ku ekyo okwetoowaza okw'amazima kwe kuteekwa okubeera n'okukola, ne batayeewaayo mu bujjuvu eri kwo. Weegendereze kino. Weetoowaze okutuusa ku kufa. Mu kufa eri obwomu bwaffe mwe kwetoowaza kwe kutuukirira. Kakasa nti mu ntobo y'okufuna okw'amazima okw'ekisa ekingi, okw'okukulaakulana kwonna okw'amazima mu kwewongera, okw'okwefaananyiriza Yesu okweyongera, wateekwa okubeerawo okufa eri obwomu bwaffe okwekakasa eri Katonda n'abantu mu mpisa zaffe n'empisa z'obulijjo.
Kya nnaku nti kisoboka okwogera ku bulamu obw'okufa n'okutambula okw'Omwoyo, ate ng'okwagala okw'ekisa okusingira ddala tekusobola butalaba nga waliwo obwomu bungi bwe biri. Okufa eri obwomu bwaffe tekulina kabonero ka kufa akakakafu okusinga okwetoowaza okuteefaayo ku kitiibwa kyakwo, okwefukamu kyokka ne kutwala ekifaananyi ky'omuweereza. Kisoboka okwogera nnyo era mu bwesimbu ku bumu ne Yesu eyanyoomebwa era eyagaanibwa, n'okusitula omusaalaba gwe, ate ng'okwetoowaza okuwombeefu, okwa wansi, okw'ekisa, era okuteredde okw'Omwana gw'Endiga owa Katonda tekulabika era nga tekunoonyezebwa n'akatono.
Omwana gw'Endiga owa Katonda ategeeza bintu bibiri: obuwombeefu n'okufa. Ka tunoonye okumwaniriza mu bifaananyi byombi. Mu Ye, tebyawukana; noolwekyo biteekwa okubeera ne mu ffe. Nga gwandibadde mulimu ogutaliiko ssuubi singa ffe twekakkombe okugukola! Obuzaaliranwa tebuyinza kuwangula buzaaliranwa, wadde n'obuyambi bw'ekisa. Obwomu tebuyinza kugoba bwomu, wadde mu muntu eyazaalibwa omulundi ogwokubiri. Katonda atenderezebwe! Omulimu gwakoleddwa ne guggwa, ne gutuukirizibwa emirembe gyonna. Okufa kwa Yesu, omulundi gumu emirembe gyonna, kwe kufa kwaffe eri obwomu bwaffe. Ate n'okulinnya kwa Yesu, okuyingira kwe omulundi gumu emirembe gyonna mu Watukuvu Ennyo, kutuwadde Omwoyo Omutukuvu okututuusaako mu maanyi n'okufuula obwaffe ddala amaanyi g'obulamu obw'okufa.
Omwoyo bwe gunoonya era ne gukola okwetoowaza, ne gugoberera ebigere bya Yesu, okutegeera kwagwo okw'obwetaavu bw'ekintu ekirala ekisingawo ne kuzuukusibwa. Okwegomba kwagwo n'essuubi lyagwo ne biraga amaanyi, okukkiriza kwagwo ne kunywezebwa, ne guyiga okwolekera waggulu n'okusaba n'okufuna okujjula okwo okw'amazima okw'Omwoyo gwa Yesu, okuyinza buli lunaku okukuuma okufa kwe eri obwomu n'ekibi mu maanyi gaakwo agajjuvu, era n'okufuula okwetoowaza omwoyo ogubuna mu bulamu bwaffe bwonna. (Laba ekigambo "C" ku nkomerero y'essuula eno.) Abaruumi 6:3 wagamba nti: "Oba temumanyi nga ffe fenna abaabatizibwa mu Kristo Yesu, twabatizibwa mu kufa kwe?"
Abaruumi 6:11 wagamba nti: "Bwe mutyo nammwe mwerowoozeeko nga muli bafu eri ekibi, naye abalamu eri Katonda mu Kristo Yesu." Okwetegeera kwonna okw'Omukristaayo kuteekwa okujjuzibwa n'okukwatibwako omwoyo ogwaleeta obulamu mu kufa kwa Kristo.
Omuntu bulijjo ateekwa okweyanjula eri Katonda ng'omu eyafiira mu Kristo, era mu Kristo ng'mulamu okuva mu bafu, ng'atwala mu mubiri gwe okufa kwa Mukama Yesu. Obulamu bwe bulijjo bulina obubonero obw'engeri bbiri, emirandira gyabwo nga gyeyongera mu kwetoowaza okw'amazima okutuuka wansi ennyo mu ntaana ya Yesu, okufa eri ekibi n'obwomu, ate omutwe gwabwo nga guyimusibbwa mu maanyi g'okuzuukira okutuuka mu ggulu Yesu gy'ali.
Ggwe akkiriza, twala mu kukkiriza okufa n'obulamu bwa Yesu ng'obubwo. Yingira mu ntaana ye mu kuwummula okuva mu bwomu n'emirimu gyabwo, okuwummula kwa Katonda. Wamu ne Kristo, eyawaayo omwoyo gwe mu mikono gya Kitaawe, weetoowaze era okke buli lunaku mu kwesigama okwo okutuukiridde, okutaliimu buyinza, ku Katonda.
Katonda ajja kukuzuukiza n'akugulumiza. Buli nkya ogwe wansi mu butaba kintu okw'ewala ennyo mu ntaana ya Yesu; buli lunaku obulamu bwa Yesu bujja kulabika mu ggwe.
Leka okwetoowaza okw'okweyagalira, okw'okwagala, okuwummudde, era okusanyufu kubeere akabonero nti mazima weeyagalidde omugabo gwo ogw'obuzaale, okubatizibwa mu kufa kwa Kristo. "Kubanga olw'ekiweebwayo kimu yatuukiriza emirembe gyonna abo abatukuzibwa." Abaebbulaniya 10:14. Emyoyo egiyingira mu kwetoowaza kwe girifuna mu Ye amaanyi ag'okulaba n'okubalira obwomu nga bufudde, era, ng'abo abayize era abafunye okuva gy'ali, okutambula mu buwombeefu bwonna n'obuteefu, nga bagumiikirizaganya mu kwagala. Obulamu obw'okufa bulabika mu buwombeefu n'obuteefu nga obwa Kristo.
EKIGAMBO C Okufa eri obwomu bwaffe, oba okuva wansi w'obuyinza bwabwo, si kintu, so tekiyinza kukolebwa lwa kuziyiza kwonna kwe tuyinza okukukola nga tukozesa amaanyi ag'obuzaaliranwa. Ekkubo erimu ery'amazima ery'okufa eri obwomu bwaffe kwe kubeera n'obugumiikiriza, obuwombeefu, okwetoowaza, n'okwewaayo eri Katonda. Guno gwe mazima era gwe butuukiridde bw'okufa eri obwomu bwaffe. Kubanga bwe nkubuuza Omwana gw'Endiga owa Katonda kye ategeeza, toteekwa kuntegeeza nti kye kiri era kye kitegeeza kwe kutuukirira kw'obugumiikiriza, obuwombeefu, okwetoowaza, n'okwewaayo eri Katonda? Noolwekyo, toteekwa kugamba nti okwegomba n'okukkiriza empisa zino kwe kwesiga Kristo, kwe kwewaayo ggwe wennyini eri Ye, era kwe kutuukirira kw'okukkiriza mu Ye? Ate era, olwokubanga okwekubira kuno okw'omutima gwo okugwa mu bugumiikiriza, obuwombeefu, okwetoowaza, n'okwewaayo eri Katonda mazima kwe kuleka byonna by'oli ne byonna by'olina okuva mu Adamu eyagwa, kwe kuleka mu bujjuvu byonna by'olina okugoberera Kristo. Kye kikolwa kyo eky'okukkiriza mu Ye ekisingira ddala waggulu. Kristo taliiwo wadde wamu okuggyako mu mpisa zino; bwe ziba awo, Ye aba mu bwakabaka bwe. Leka ono abeere Kristo gw'ogoberera.
"Omwoyo ogw'okwagala okwa Katonda tegusobola kuzaalibwa mu kitonde kyonna ekyagwa, okutuusa lwe kiyagala ne kironda okuba ekifu eri obwomu bwonna, mu kwewaayo okw'obugumiikiriza n'okwetoowaza eri amaanyi n'okusaasira kwa Katonda." Nnoonya obulokozi bwange bwonna ng'ayita mu birungi n'obutabaganya bw'Omwana gw'Endiga owa Katonda owuwombeefu, ow'obwetoowaze, omugumiikiriza, era abonaabona, oyo yekka alina amaanyi ag'okuzaala okuzaalibwa okw'omukisa okw'empisa zino ez'omu ggulu mu mwoyo gwange. Tewali ngeri ndala ey'obulokozi wabula mu n'olw'okuzaalibwa kw'Omwana gw'Endiga owa Katonda owuwombeefu, ow'obwetoowaze, omugumiikiriza, era eyeewaayo, mu myoyo gyaffe.
Omwana gw'Endiga owa Katonda bw'aleeta okuzaalibwa okw'amazima okw'obuwombeefu bwe, okwetoowaza kwe, n'okwewaayo kwe okujjuvu eri Katonda mu myoyo gyaffe, olwo lwe lunaku olw'okuzaalibwa kw'Omwoyo ogw'okwagala mu myoyo gyaffe, ogunaagenda, buli lwe tugutuukako, ne guliisa emyoyo gyaffe emirembe n'essanyu mu Katonda ebinaagenda okusangula okujjukira kwa buli kimu kye twayita emirembe oba essanyu edda. "Ekkubo lino eritwala eri Katonda terisobya. Obutasobya buno bwesigamiziddwa ku ngeri ebbiri ez'Omulokozi waffe.
1. Nga Ye Mwana gw'Endiga owa Katonda, entobo y'obuwombeefu bwonna n'okwetoowaza mu mwoyo.
2. Nga Ye Ekitangaala eky'omu ggulu, era awa omukisa obutonde obutaggwaawo, n'abufuula obwakabaka obw'omu ggulu, bwe tuba abeetegefu okufuna okuwummula okw'emyoyo gyaffe mu kwewaayo okuwombeefu n'okwetoowaza eri Katonda, olwo lwe kiri nti Ye, nga Ekitangaala kya Katonda n'eggulu, atuyingirira n'essanyu, n'afuula ekizikiza kyaffe ekitangaala, n'atandika obwakabaka obwo obwa Katonda n'obw'okwagala munda yaffe, obutaliba na nkomerero."
Laba Wholly For God. (Ekitundu kyonna kisaanira okusomebwa n'obwegendereza, nga kiraga mu ngeri ey'ekitalo engeri okugwa wansi obutasalako mu kwetoowaza mu maaso ga Katonda, okuva ku ludda lw'omuntu, gye kkubo lyokka ery'okufa eri obwomu bwaffe).