Obwetoowaze n'Okugulumizibwa

Essuula eno ennyonnyola empeera ey'amazima ey'obwetoowaze n'okugondera ebiragiro bya Katonda.

Okulowooza ku bwetoowaze ng'empisa enkulu era ng'obuvunaanyizibwa obusooka mu maaso ga Katonda kuleeta ekisa n'okugulumizibwa okuva eri Katonda mu kiseera ekituufu.

"Oyo eyeetoowaza aligulumizibwa." Lukka 14:11, 18:14.

"Mwetoowaze mu maaso ga Mukama, naye alibagulumiza." Yakobo 4:10.

"Kale mwetoowaze wansi w'omukono gwa Katonda ogw'amaanyi, alyoke abagulumize mu kiseera ekituufu." 1 Peetero 5:6.

Jjo lwennyini nnabuuzibwa ekibuuzo nti, nnaawangula ntya amalala gano? Eky'okuddamu kyali kyangu.

Ebintu bibiri bye byetaagisa. Kola ekyo Katonda ky'agamba nti gwe mulimu gwo era weetoowaze. Mwesige akole ekyo ky'agamba nti gwe mulimu gwe, era alikugulumiza. Ekiragiro kitegeerekeka bulungi, weetoowaze. Ekyo tekitegeeza nti gwe mulimu gwo okuwangula n'okugoba amalala ag'obuzaale bwo, n'okwekolera munda yo obwetoowaze bwa Yesu omutukuvu. Nedda, guno gwe mulimu gwa Katonda. Ye nsibuko yennyini ey'okugulumizibwa okwo, mw'akugulumiza n'akutuusa mu kufaananako okw'amazima okw'Omwana omwagalwa.

Ekiragiro kye kitegeeza kye kino: kozesa buli kkubo okwetoowaza mu maaso ga Katonda n'omuntu. Ng'okkiririza mu kisa ekimaze okukola munda yo, ng'okakasibwa ekisa ekisingawo olw'obuwanguzi obujja, okutuuka ku kitangaala omuntu we w'omunda ky'ateekawo buli luvannyuma ku malala g'omutima n'emirimu gyago, wadde nga waliwo okulemererwa n'okugwa, yimirira n'obugumu wansi w'ekiragiro ekitakyuka, weetoowaze.

Kkiriza n'okwebaza buli kimu Katonda ky'akkiriza okuva munda oba ebweru, okuva eri mukwano oba mulabe, mu buzaale oba mu kisa, okukujjukiza obwetaavu bwo obw'okwetoowaza, n'okukuyamba okukituukako. Twala obwetoowaze nga ddala bwe mpisa enkulu, obuvunaanyizibwa bwo obusooka mu maaso ga Katonda, obwo obw'olubeerera obukuuma emmeeme, era teeka omutima gwo ku bwo ng'ensulo ya buli mukisa. Ekisuubizo kya Katonda era kya mazima: oyo eyeetoowaza aligulumizibwa (Lukka 14:11). Laba nga okola ekintu ekimu Katonda ky'asaba, weetoowaze. Katonda alikola ekintu ekimu ky'asuubizza. Alikuwa ekisa ekisingawo, era alikugulumiza mu kiseera ekituufu.

Enkola za Katonda zonna n'omuntu ziriko emitendera ebiri. Waliwo ekiseera ky'okweteekateeka, ekiragiro n'ekisuubizo lwe biba, awamu n'okukaddiŋŋana okugatta okufuba n'obunafu, okulemererwa n'obuwanguzi obw'ekitundu, wamu n'okusuubira okutukuvu okw'ekintu ekisingako obulungi, ekizuukusa, ekitendeka era ekikangavvula abantu okutuuka ku mutendera oguwaggulu. Awo ne wajja ekiseera ky'okutuukirira, okukkiriza lwe kusikira ekisuubizo ne kusanyukira ekyo kye kwafubira emirundi mingi awatali kugasa. Etteeka lino likola bulungi mu buli kitundu ky'obulamu bw'Ekikristaayo, ne mu kunoonya buli mpisa eyawukana kubanga linywereddwa mu ntobo y'ebintu byennyini. Mu byonna ebikwata ku kununulibwa kwaffe, Katonda y'ateekwa okusooka.

Ekyo bwe kimala okukolebwa, olwo omuntu n'atuukako. Mu kufuba okugondera n'okutuukiriza, ateekwa okuyiga okumanya obunafu bwe, mu kwekukkakkana yeefiirize, alyoke asobozesebwe mu kweyagalira ne mu magezi okuweebwa Katonda enkomerero, okutuukiriza kw'ekyo kye yakkiriza entandikwa yaakyo mu butamanya. Bw'atyo, Katonda eyali Entandikwa, ng'omuntu tannamutegeera bulungi, oba okumanyira ddala ekigendererwa kye, ayaayaanibwa era ayanirizibwa ng'Enkomerero, nga Byonna mu byonna. Bwe kityo bwe kiri ne mu kunoonya obwetoowaze.

Eri buli Mukristaayo ekiragiro kiva ku ntebe ya Katonda yennyini, weetoowaze. Okufuba okw'amaanyi okuwuliriza n'okugondera kulisasulwa, weewaawo, kulisasulwa n'okuzuula okunakuwaza okw'ebintu bibiri. Ekimu, obuziba obw'amalala obw'obutaagala kweraba nga kimereru era okubalibwa nga kimereru, n'okwewaayo ddala eri Katonda, bwe waaliwo, omuntu bwe yali tamanyi. Ekirala, obunafu obungi ennyo obuli mu kufuba kwaffe kwonna, ne mu kusaba kwaffe kwonna okw'obuyambi bwa Katonda, okuzikiriza ekisolo ekyo eky'entiisa.

Aweereddwa omukisa omuntu kaakano ayiga okuteeka essuubi lye mu Katonda, n'okugumiikiriza, wadde ng'amaanyi gonna ag'amalala gali munda ye, mu bikolwa eby'okwetoowaza mu maaso ga Katonda n'abantu. Tumanyi etteeka ery'obuntu; ebikolwa bizaala empisa, empisa zizaala engeri, engeri zikola okwagala, n'okwagala okukoleddwa obulungi bwe buntu.

Bwe kityo bwe kiri ne mu mulimu gw'ekisa. Ng'ebikolwa, bwe biddiŋŋanwa awatali kuwummula, bizaala empisa n'engeri, era bino bwe binyweza okwagala, Oyo akola mu ffe okwagala n'okukola ajja n'amaanyi ge amangi n'Omwoyo we; n'okwetoowaza kw'omutima ogw'amalala omutukuvu eyeenenya kwe yeeteeka emirundi mingi mu maaso ga Katonda, kusasulwa ekisa ekisingawo eky'omutima ogw'obwetoowaze, omwo Omwoyo wa Yesu mw'awangulidde, n'atuusa obuzaale obuggya ku bukulu bwabwo, era Ye, omuwombeefu era omwetoowaze, kaakano abeeramu emirembe gyonna. Mwetoowaze mu maaso ga Mukama, naye alibagulumiza. Kale okugulumizibwa kuli mu ki? Ekitiibwa ekisinga eky'ekitonde kiri mu kuba ekibya kyokka, okufuna, okusanyuka n'okwoleka ekitiibwa kya Katonda.

Kino kiyinza kukikola bwe kiba nga kyetegese okuba nga tekiri kintu mu kyo kyennyini, Katonda alyoke abeere byonna. Amazzi bulijjo gasooka kujjula mu bifo ebya wansi ennyo. Omuntu gy'akka wansi era gy'aba omulele mu maaso ga Katonda, ekitiibwa kya Katonda gye kiyingira mangu era mu bujjuvu obusingawo. Okugulumizibwa Katonda kw'asuubiza si, era tekuyinza kuba, kintu kya kungulu ekitali Ye yennyini: byonna by'alina okuwa oba by'ayinza okuwa kwe kweyongera okwewa yekka, Ye yennyini okwetwalira mu bujjuvu obusingawo. Okugulumizibwa si, ng'empeera ey'oku nsi, kintu eky'obwerere, ekitalina nkolagana na mpisa eteekwa okusasulwa. Nedda, naye mu butonde bwakwo kwe kivaamu era kye kigobererwa eky'okwetoowaza kwaffe. Si kintu kirala wabula kirabo eky'obwetoowaze obwo obw'obuKatonda obubeera munda, okufaananako n'okuba n'obwetoowaze obw'Omwana gw'Endiga owa Katonda, obutusobozesa okufuna mu bujjuvu Katonda okubeera munda yaffe.

Oyo eyeetoowaza aligulumizibwa. Ku bituufu bw'ebigambo bino, Yesu yennyini ye bukakafu; ku bukakafu obw'okutuukirira kwabyo mu ffe, Ye ye musingo. Twetikke ekikoligo kye tuyige okuva gy'ali, kubanga muwombeefu era mwetoowaze mu mutima. Bwe tuba abeetegefu okumukutamira, nga naye bwe yatukutamira, aliddayo okukutamira buli omu ku ffe, era tulyeraba nga twesibiddwa wamu naye mu bwenkanya.

Bwe tugenda tuyingira mu buziba mu kussaakinnyi kw'okwetoowaza kwe, ne twetoowaza oba ne twetikka okutoowazibwa kw'abantu, tuyinza okwesiga nti Omwoyo ogw'okugulumizibwa kwe, "Omwoyo wa Katonda n'ogw'ekitiibwa," alituwummuliramu. Okubeerawo n'amaanyi ga Kristo eyagulumizibwa birijjira abo abalina omwoyo omwetoowaze.

Katonda bw'aliddamu okuba n'ekifo kye ekituufu mu ffe, alitugulumiza. Bw'oba weetoowaza, ssaako omwoyo ku kitiibwa kye. Ye alissaako omwoyo ku kitiibwa kyo ng'atuukiriza obwetoowaze bwo, era ng'akufuuwamu Omwoyo gwennyini ogw'Omwana we, ng'obulamu bwo obw'olubeerera. Ng'obulamu bwa Katonda obubuna byonna bwe bukwetwalira, tewaliba kintu kya butonde nnyo, era tewaliba kya luwoomerere nnyo, ng'okuba nga toli kintu, nga tolina kirowoozo wadde okwegomba kwa ku ggwe wennyini, kubanga byonna bimaliddwa Oyo ajjuza byonna. "N'essanyu lingi nnyimirira mu bunafu bwange, amaanyi ga Kristo galyoke ganziireko."

Owooluganda, tetulina nsonga lwaki okwewaayo kwaffe n'okukkiriza kwaffe bigasizza katono nnyo mu kunoonya obutukuvu? Omulimu gwakolebwa nga guyita mu bwefu n'amaanyi gaabwo mu linnya ery'okukkiriza; Katonda yayitibwa olw'obwefu n'essanyu lyabwo; era, awatali kutegeera, naye nga kituufu, emmeeme yasanyukira mu bwefu n'obutukuvu bwabwo. Twali tetumanyi nti obwetoowaze, okubeera mu Kristo okw'olubeerera, obwetoowaze obufaanana obwa Kristo n'okweggyawo, obubuna era obulambika obulamu bwaffe bwonna ne Katonda n'omuntu, bwe bwali ekintu ekisinga obukulu mu bulamu obw'obutukuvu bwe twanoonya.

Mu kubeera ne Katonda mwokka mwe nzikiririza nze wennyini. Nga bwe kiri mu buwanvu, obugazi n'ekitiibwa eky'omusana, obutono obw'akafuufu akazannya mu misana gyagwo we kalabikira, bwe kutyo n'obwetoowaze kwe kutwala ekifo kyaffe mu maaso ga Katonda okuba nga tuli kafuufu kokka akabeera mu musana ogw'okwagala kwe. Ayogera naffe nti: "Mbeera mu kifo ekigulumivu era ekitukuvu, era ne oyo alina omwoyo omwenenya era omuwombeefu, okuzzaamu amaanyi omwoyo gw'abawombeefu, n'okuzzaamu amaanyi omutima gw'abeenenya." Isaaya 57:15.

Kino kibeere omugabo gwaffe! "Woowe, okuba omulele okusingako, omwetoowaze okusingako, Omutono, atafiibwako, era atamanyibwa, Era eri Katonda ekibya ekitukuvu okusingako, Ekijjudde Kristo, era Kristo yekka!"

EBIGAMBO D Ekyama eky'Ebyama: Obwetoowaze bwe Mmeeme y'Okusaba okw'Amazima. Okutuusa omwoyo gw'omutima lwe gunaazzibwamu obuggya, okutuusa lwe gunaggibwamu okwegomba kwonna okw'ensi, ne guyimirira mu njala n'ennyonta eya bulijjo eya Katonda, kwe mwoyo ogw'amazima ogw'okusaba; okutuusa olwo, okusaba kwaffe kwonna kunaabanga, ekitundu oba ekirala, kufaanana nnyo ebigambo ebiyigirizibwa abayizi; era emirundi mingi tunaabyogeranga, olw'okuba nga tetwaŋŋanga kubiragajjalira. Naye toterebuka; ddira amagezi agajja wammanga, olwo n'oyinza okugenda mu kkanisa awatali kabi konna ak'okukola akamwa kwokka oba obunnanfuusi, wadde nga waliwo oluyimba oba okusaba, olulimi lwabyo lwe lusinga olw'omutima gwo. Kola kino: genda mu kkanisa ng'omusolooza w'omusolo bwe yagenda mu yeekaalu; yimirira munda mu mwoyo gw'omutima gwo mu ngeri eyo gye yayoleka ebweru, bwe yassa amaaso ge wansi, n'asobola kwogera bwogezi nti, "Katonda, onsaasire nze" Yimirira awatakyukakyuka, wadde mu kwegomba kwo kwokka, mu ngeri eno oba embeera eno ey'omutima; kiritukuza buli kusaba okuva mu kamwa ko; era ekintu kyonna bwe kisomebwa oba okuyimbibwa oba okusabibwa, ekisinga omutima gwo okugulumira, bw'okifuula omukisa ogw'okweyongera okukka wansi mu mwoyo gw'omusolooza, olwo oliyambibwa, era oliweebwa omukisa mungi, olw'okusaba n'okutendereza okwo okulabika ng'okw'omutima ogusinga ogugwo obulungi.

Kino, munnange, kye kyama eky'ebyama; kirikuyamba okukungula gy'otaasiga, era kiribeera ensulo eya bulijjo ey'ekisa mu mmeeme yo; kubanga buli kintu ekitanula munda yo, oba ekikutuukako ebweru, kifuuka birungi bya mazima gy'oli, bwe kisanga oba kikuteekamu embeera eno ey'obwetoowaze mu mutima.

Kubanga tewali kya bwereere, wadde ekitaliimu magoba eri emmeeme eyeetoowaza; ebeera bulijjo mu mbeera ey'okukula okw'obuKatonda; buli kimu ekigigwako kiri ng'omusulo ogw'omu ggulu gy'eri. Kale, weesibire mu ngeri eno ey'Obwetoowaze; obulungi bwonna busibiddwa mu bwo; gwe mazzi ag'omu ggulu agakyusa omuliro gw'emmeeme egwidde ne gufuuka obuwombeefu obw'obulamu obw'obuKatonda, era agakola amafuta ago, okwagala Katonda n'omuntu mwe kufunira olulimi lwakwo olw'omuliro.

Kale, beera nga wesibiddwamu bulijjo; kibeere ng'ekyambalo ky'obikkibwako bulijjo, n'olukoba lw'osibibwa; toweeza mukka gwonna wabula mu mwoyo gwakwo era okuva mu gwo; tolaba kintu wabula n'amaaso gaakwo; towulira kintu wabula n'amatu gaakwo. Ka obe mu kkanisa oba ebweru w'ekkanisa, ng'owulira ettendo lya Katonda oba ng'ofuna obukyamu okuva mu bantu n'ensi, byonna biriba kuzimba, era buli kimu kiriyamba okukulaakulanya okukula kwo mu bulamu bwa Katonda (The Spirit of Prayer, Pt II, p.

121).

OKUSABA OLW'OBWETOOWAZE Wano nja kukuwa ekyokugezesa ekitalemererwa ekirigenkanya byonna eri amazima. Kye kino: veeko ku nsi ne ku mboozi zonna, okumala omwezi gumu gwokka; toluwandiika, so toluowuunya oba okuwakana ekintu kyonna newennyini; komya emirimu gyonna egy'edda egy'omutima gwo n'ebirowoozo byo: era, n'amaanyi gonna ag'omutima gwo, yimirira omwezi guno gwonna, nga bw'osobola obutayosa, mu ngeri y'okusaba eno eri Katonda. Kusabe emirundi mingi ng'ofukamidde; naye ka obe ng'otudde, ng'otambula, oba ng'oyimiridde, beera bulijjo ng'oyaayaanira munda, era ng'osaba n'obunyiikivu okusaba kuno okumu eri Katonda: "Nti olw'obulungi bwe obungi akumanyise, era aggye mu mutima gwo, buli kika n'engeri n'omutindo gw'amalala, ka gabe gava mu myoyo emibi oba mu buzaale bwo obwonoonefu; era nti akuzuukusemu obuziba obusingayo obunyweevu era amazima g'obwetoowaze obwo, obuyinza okukufuula asobola okufuna ekitangaala kye n'Omwoyo Omutukuvu." Gaana buli kirowoozo, okuggyako eky'okulindirira n'okusaba mu nsonga eno okuva mu ntobo y'omutima gwo, n'amazima n'obunyiikivu obwenkana ng'abantu abali mu kubonaabona bwe baagala okusaba ne banunulibwa. Bw'osobola era bw'oyagala okwewaayo mu mazima ne mu bwesimbu eri omwoyo guno ogw'okusaba, nja kuvuma nti, singa waliwo mu ggwe emyoyo emibi emirundi ebiri ng'egyali mu Malyamu Magudaleene, gyonna girigobwa mu ggwe, era oliwalirizibwa awamu naye okukaabira amaziga ag'okwagala ku bigere bya Yesu omutukuvu. The Spirit of Prayer, Pt.

2, p. 124.