Amaaso gaabwe ne gazibuka ne bamutegeera.

Essuula eno eyekkaanya okuyigiriza okw'omunda okuggibwa mu kitabo kya Lukka. Eraga ekiseera ekikulu ennyo amaaso g'abayigirizwa we gazibukira, ne bamanya Yesu ddala ddala. Tujja kwekkaanya omugaso n'obulungi bw'ekigambo kino: si kutegeera butegeezi mazima agakwata ku Yesu kyokka, naye n'okufuna okubikkulirwa okw'omunda okw'obuntu bwe yennyini.

Ebigambo bye njagala okukozesa okuwa obubaka obwangu bisangibwa mu Njiri ya Lukka 24:31: "Amaaso gaabwe ne gazibuka ne bamutegeera."

Olumu nabuulira okubuulira nga nkozesa ebigambo "Yesu Yennyini" ng'omusingi; era bwe nnali nzirayo eka ne ŋŋamba abaali batambula nange nti: "Kisoboka kitya okuba ne Yesu Yennyini naffe nga tetumanyi; era kisoboka kitya okubuulira amazima gonna agakwata ku Yesu Yennyini, n'okugawuliriza, naye ne tutamumanya Yye." Sisobola kugamba nga kye nalowooza kyankwata kitya ku mutima.

Kale, abayigirizwa bano baali bamaze ekiseera kya mukisa nnyo ne Yesu; naye singa baali bagenze ng'akyaliko okweraga akawungeezi kali, tebandifunye bukakafu nti yali Yesu, kubanga amaaso gaabwe gaali gazibiddwa baleme kumutegeera. Eyo, eky'ennaku, y'embeera y'ekibiina ekinene mu Kkanisa ya Kristo. Bamanyi nti Kristo yazuukira mu bafu. Bakkiriza, era emirundi mingi bafuna ebyokulabirako ebya mukisa ebiva eri Kristo omuzuukufu.

Emirundi mingi, mu biseera by'enkuŋŋaana ennene, oba mu kiseera ky'okusoma Bayibuli mu kasirise, oba mu kiseera Katonda mw'akyalira abantu be n'ekisa kye, emitima gyabwe gyaka; naye era kiyinza okwogerwa ku bantu abalina emitima egyaka munda yaabwe, nti tebaamanya nti yali Yesu Yennyini. Kale nno, bw'ombuuza omukisa omukulu gwe tusaana okunoonya, eky'okuddamu kyange kye kino: si kulowooza kwokka ku Yesu Yennyini, n'okwogera ku Yye, n'okumukkiriza, naye tusaana okutuuka awo abayigirizwa ab'omu kyawandiikibwa we baatuuka: "ne bamutegeera." Byonna bisangibwa omwo.

Bwe nsoma olugero lwa bayigirizwa abaali batambula okugenda Emawu, ndabamu amadaala ana ag'obulamu obw'Ekikristaayo. Mulowooze! Baatandika batya enkya y'olunaku luli? Nga balina emitima egijjudde ennaku n'okweraliikirira, kubanga baalowooza nti Yesu afudde. Tebaamanya nti mulamu, era eyo y'embeera ya Bakristaayo bangi nnyo. Batunuulira omusaalaba, bafuba okwesiga Kristo, naye tebannayiga mukisa gwa kukkiriza nti waliwo Kristo omulamu ow'okubakolera byonna. Woowe! Ekigambo kiri ekya malayika eri abakazi! "Lwaki omuntu omulamu mumunoonyeza mu ntaana?" Lukka 24:5. Njawulo ki eriwo wakati wa Kristo omufu, abakazi gwe baali bagenda okusiiga amafuta, ne Kristo omulamu? Kristo omufu, nze nsaana okumukolera byonna; Kristo omulamu ye ankolera byonna nze.

Abayigirizwa baatandika enkya nga balina emitima egijjudde ennaku. Ndowooza baasula tebeebase. Woowe!

Okusuulibwa okw'entiisa! Baali basuubidde nti Kristo y'anaanunula Isiraeri, ate baamulaba ng'afa okufa okw'ekikolimo. Ku nkya y'olunaku olwo olusooka mu wiiki, baagolokoka nga balina emitima eminakuwavu; obuyinike buli tebwogerekeka. Bwe butyo bwe buli obulamu bwa Bakristaayo bangi.

Bafuba okukkiriza Yesu, okumwesiga n'okumusuubira, naye tewali ssanyu. Lwaki? Kubanga tebamanyi nti waliwo Kristo omulamu eyeetegese okweraga.

Awo ne wajja eddaala eryokubiri. Lye liruwa? Ddaala Kristo mw'ayogerera nti: "ab'emitima eminafu egirwawo okukkiriza" Lukka 24:25-26. Baali bafunye obubaka bw'abakazi. Baategeeza omugenyi eyali atambula nabo nti: "Abakazi abamu ab'ewaffe baatwewuunyisa. Bwe baakomyewo baatugambye nti bayolesebbwa ba bamalayika abaabagambye nti mulamu." Lukka 24:23. Kristo n'abaddamu nti: "Nga muli bantu basirusiru, ab'emitima eminafu egirwawo okukkiriza!" Lukka 24:25-26.

Waliwo Bakristaayo bangi leero abaawulira era abamanyi nti tebasaana kukkiriza Kristo eyakomererwa yekka, naye ne Kristo omulamu, era bafuba okukikwata n'okukitegeera, naye tekibaleetera mukisa. Lwaki? Kubanga baagala kukiwulira mu mubiri so si kukikkiriza. Baagala okukikolera, okukifuna lwa maanyi gaabwe, mu kifo ky'okuteeka obuteeka emitima gyabwe mu Yye n'okukkiriza nti: "Kristo, Yesu omulamu, ajja kutukolera byonna." Eryo lye ddaala eryokubiri. Eddaala erisooka lye ry'obutamanya; eryokubiri lye ry'obutakkiriza: omutima ogubuusabuusa ogutasobola kukkiriza mazima ag'ekitalo nti Yesu mulamu.

Awo ne lijja eddaala eryokusatu: omutima ogwaka. Yesu yajja eri abayigirizwa ababiri, era bwe yamala okubanenya ng'agamba nti, "Nga muli bantu basirusiru, ab'emitima eminafu egirwawo okukkiriza," n'atandika okubabikkulira Ebyawandiikibwa, n'okubategeeza ebintu byonna eby'ekitalo bannabbi bye baayigiriza. Awo amaaso gaabwe ne gatandika okuzibuka, ne batandika okutegeera Ebyawandiikibwa. Ne balaba nga kya mazima nti kyalagulwa nti Kristo asaana okuzuukira. Bwe yali ng'ayogera, mu Yye — Omuzuukufu omulamu — ne muva amaanyi amangi ne gabakkako, ne batandika okuwulira emitima gyabwe nga gyaka munda yaabwe olw'essanyu n'okujaguza.

Oyinza okugamba nti: "Eryo lye ddaala lye twagala okutuukako." Nedda; Katonda akuziyize okoma awo. Oyinza okutuuka ku ddaala eryo eryokusatu, omutima ogwaka, naye ekintu kimu nga kikyabulayo: okubikkulirwa kwa Kristo. Abayigirizwa baali bafunye okulaba amaanyi ge ag'obwakatonda, naye yali tanneyeraga yennyini. Era woowe! Emirundi emeka mu nkuŋŋaana ne mu makanisa, mu kusinza ne mu kussekimu okwa mukisa n'abatukuvu ba Katonda, emitima gyaffe gyaka munda yaffe.

Ebyo bye byokulabirako eby'omuwendo eby'omulimu gw'ekisa kya Katonda n'ogw'Omwoyo we, naye era ekintu kimu kibulayo. Kiki ekyo? Yesu Yennyini abadde akolera mu ffe, n'amaanyi g'obulamu bwe obw'okuzuukira gatukutteko, naye tetusobola kugamba nti: "Nsisinkanye Yye. Yeeraze gye ndi." Woowe, enjawulo eriwo wakati w'omutima ogwaka, oguwola oluvannyuma lw'ekiseera, ogujja ne gugenda, n'okubikkulirwa okwa mukisa okwa Yesu Yennyini ng'Omulokozi wange, antwala mu mikono gye, ampa omukisa era ankuuma buli lunaku!

Lino ly'eddaala ly'omutima ogumativu. Owange muganda wange, mwannyinaze! Kye nkusabira, era nkakasa nti naawe kye weesabira. Nange nkyesabira. Mukama Yesu! Tukumanye mu kitiibwa kyo eky'obwakatonda ng'Omuzuukufu, Yesu waffe, Omwagalwa waffe, Ow'amaanyi waffe. Woowe! Bwe wabaawo alina ennaku atasobola kukkiriza kino, n'agamba nti, "Sinnamanya ssanyu lya kukkiriza," wuliriza: tujja kukubuulira engeri gy'oyinza okulimanya. Byonna binaasinziira mu kintu kino ekimu: nga omwana omuto bw'abeera buli lunaku mu mikono gya nnyina, n'akulira mu maaso ga nnyina omwaka gumu oluvannyuma lw'omulala, bwe kityo kisoboka ggwe okubeera buli lunaku na buli ssaawa ey'obulamu bwo mu kussekimu ne Yesu omutukuvu. Yye ajja kukikukolera.

Jjangu, n'omutima gwo ogunakuwavu gutandike okusuubira. Anaayeraga? Yakikola eri abayigirizwa, era ajja kukikola naawe. Oboolyawo abamu bavudde ku mutima ogunakuwavu naye era bakyawulira nti: "Sinnafuna kye njagala." Bw'oggulawo omutima gwo gwonna n'oleka byonna, n'okkiriza bukkiriza n'omuganya akole ky'ayagala, kijja kujja. Katonda atenderezebwe! Kijja kujja. Yesu ajja kweraga!

Oboolyawo otuuse ku ddaala ly'omutima ogwaka, era osobola okwogera ku byakulabirako bingi ebya mukisa, naye mu ngeri emu waliwo envunyu ku kikolo. Ebyokulabirako tebisigalawo, n'omutima gukyukakyuka nnyo. Woowe, jjangu, omwagalwa wange! Goberera Kristo. Gamba nti: "Yesu, weerage tukumanye. Tetusaba kunywa mazzi amalamu gokka; twagala n'ensulo yennyini. Tetusaba kunaaba mu kitangaala kyokka; twagala Enjuba ey'Obutuukirivu munda mu mitima gyaffe.

Tetusaba kukumanya gwe wekka, ggwe eyatukutteko, n'obuguumya emitima gyaffe n'otuwa omukisa; twagala okumanya nti tulina Yesu atakyuka ng'abeera mu mitima gyaffe era ng'asigala naffe emirembe gyonna."

Kaakano wajja ekibuuzo kye nnali njagala okubuuza: "Biki ebisaanyizo Mukama waffe ow'omukisa by'ayeragiramu?" Oba tukyogere bwe tuti: Yesu anaayeraga eri ani?

Kitwetaagisa kulaba bulabi engeri gye yayisaamu abayigirizwa bano, ne tufuna eky'okuddamu. Kiki eky'okuddamu? Okusooka, ndowooza nsanga wano nti Kristo yeeraga eri abayigirizwa abaali baleseeyo byonna ku lulwe.

Yali abagambye nti: "Omuntu bw'ayagala okungoberera asaana yeefiirize yekka, yeetikke omusaalaba gwe alyoke angoberere," Matayo 16:24, era ne bakikola. Wamu n'obunafu bwabwe bwonna n'obutali bwesigwa bwabwe, baagoberera Kristo okutuusa ku nkomerero. Yabagamba nti: "Naye mmwe mubadde wamu nange mu biseera bino eby'okugezesebwa kwange, era kubanga Kitange ampadde obwakabaka, noolwekyo mbaatulira kati nti mbawadde ekifo" Lukka 22:28-29. Tebaali bantu batuukirivu, naye bandifiiridde Yye. Baamwagala, baamugondera, era baamugoberera. Baali baleseeyo byonna, era okumala emyaka esatu baali bagoberera Kristo n'obunyiikivu. Ogamba nti: "Mbuulira Kristo ky'anjagalako, bwe nnaabeera n'okubeerawo kwe okw'ekitalo. Mbuulira empisa z'omuntu Kristo gw'anaayeragira mu ngeri eno esingira ddala obukulu n'okujjula." Nziramu nti: "Ye oyo eyeetegese okuleka byonna n'okumugoberera."

Kristo bw'anaampa yennyini yenna, asaana amanye nti annina nzekka ku lulwe; era nnessiga Katonda okuwa ekisa, ebigambo bino ebyogerwa ku kwewaayo n'okwerekereza — si kuleka bibi byokka, naye n'ebintu bingi ebikkirizibwa, era, bwe kibeetaagisa, n'obulamu bwennyini — bitutuuse okutegeera Yesu ky'atusaba. Ekigambo ekikulu ekya Cape General Mission kye kino: "Katonda asooke."

Mu ngeri emu ekyo kigambo kirungi, naye era tekinsanyusa bulijjo, kubanga kigambo ekitegeerwa bubi emirundi mingi. "Katonda asooke" kiyinza okutegeeza "nze" nga nsooka mu byange, ekintu ekirala nga kye kyokusatu, n'ekirala nga kye kyokuna. Bw'atyo Katonda aba asoose mu lunyiriri, naye era Katonda afuuka omu ku maanyi mangi agaddiriŋŋana, ate ekyo si kye kifo Katonda ky'ayagala. Amakulu g'ebigambo "Katonda asooke" ddala ge gano: "Katonda byonna; Katonda buli kintu"; era ekyo Kristo ky'ayagala. Okuba omwetegefu okuleka byonna, okwewaayo eri Kristo akuyigirize eky'okwogera n'eky'okukola: ako ke kabonero akasooka ak'omuntu Kristo gw'anajjira. Toli mwetegefu kutambula ddaala lino n'ogamba nti: "Yesu! Ndese byonna; nnaleka byonna; weerage gye ndi"? Owange muganda wange! Owange mwannyinaze! Tolonzalonza. Kyogere mu mutima gwo, era ekiseera kino kibeere kye kiseera ssaddaaka empya mw'eteekebwa ku bigere by'Omwana gw'Endiga owa Katonda ow'omukisa.

Waliwo ekirowoozo ekyokubiri. Okusooka waliwo ekya kuba nga waleseeyo byonna okumugoberera; okuba nga wagaba byonna mu kumugondera, n'obeera mu bulamu obwangu obw'okwagala n'okugondera. Naye waliwo ekintu ekyokubiri ekyetaagisa mu muntu anaafuna okubikkulirwa kuno okujjuvu okwa Kristo. Asaana akakasibwe obutakkiriza bwe.

"Nga muli bantu basirusiru, ab'emitima eminafu egirwawo okukkiriza bannabbi bye baategeeza!" Lukka 24:25. Owange muganda wange, mwannyinaze, singa twandisobodde okulaba obungi bw'obutakkiriza obuli mu mitima gy'abaana ba Katonda, nga businga oluggi ne buggalira Kristo ebweru w'omutima, twandiyimiridde nga twewuunya era nga tukwatibwa ensonyi!

Awatali butakkiriza, naye awali okukkiriza, Kristo tayinza butayingira. Tayinza butajja awali okukkiriza okulamu, okukkiriza okujjuvu. Omutima guggule, omutima gutegeke, era ng'amazzi bwe gakulukutira mu kifo ekyetoloovu awatali kubuusabuusa, bw'atyo Kristo bw'ateekwa okuyingira mu mutima ogujjudde okukkiriza.

Kiki ekiziyiza emmeeme ezimu ezinyiikivu ezigamba nti: "Neewaayo eri Mukama Yesu. Nkikoze emirundi mingi, era olw'ekisa kye nkikola buli lunaku, ne Katonda amanyi nga bwe nkikola n'omutima gwonna, era nnina obujulizi bwa Katonda ku ekyo; mmanyi Katonda ampadde omukisa"?

Tebannakakasibwa butakkiriza bwabwe. "Nga muli bantu basirusiru, ab'emitima eminafu egirwawo okukkiriza!" Omanyi Kristo kye yayogera ku muntu ayita muganda we omusirusiru? Naye wano Omwana wa Katonda ow'okwagala teyafuna kigambo kirala kya kugamba bayigirizwa be abaagalwa wabula nti: "Nga muli bantu basirusiru, ab'emitima eminafu egirwawo okukkiriza!" Oyagala Mukama Yesu akuwe okubikkulirwa kuno okujjuvu okwa yennyini? Oli mwetegefu okukkiriza nti obadde musirusiru olw'obutamukkirizanga? "Mukama Yesu, nsobezza nze.

Oli awo, ng'oyaayaanira okunnina. Obadde awo n'ebisuubizo byo eby'obwesigwa, ng'olindirira okweraga." Wali owulidde ku muntu ayagala munne naye nga tayaayaanira kweraga gy'ali?

Kristo ayaayaanira okweraga, naye tasobola olw'obutakkiriza bwaffe. Katonda atukakase obutakkiriza bwaffe, tukwatibwe ensonyi ddala era tumenyeke, tukaabe nti: "Ayi Katonda wange, kiki kino, omutima guno ogw'obutakkiriza oguteeka ekiziyiza mu luggi Kristo aleme kuyingira, oguzibikira amaaso gange nneme kulaba Yesu, ate nga ali kumpi bw'ati? Abadde wano emyaka kkumi oba abiri, ng'ampa buli kiseera omutima ogwaka, nga ndega ku katono ak'okwagala kwe n'ekisa kye, naye era sinnafuna kubikkulirwa kwa Yye, okunnina omutima gwange n'okubeera nange awatali kusalako." Woowe! Katonda atukakase obutakkiriza. Tukkirize, kubanga byonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza. Ekyo kigambo kya Katonda, era omukisa guno, okufuna okubikkulirwa kwa Yesu, gujja eri abo bokka abayiga okukkiriza n'okumwesiga.

Waliwo akabonero akalala ak'abo okubikkulirwa kuno okw'enjawulo okwa Kristo kwe kunajjira, ke kano: tebawummula okutuusa lwe bakufuna.

Mumanyi olugero. Emitima gyabwe gyali gyaka bwe baali basemberera ekifo gye baali bagenda, Kristo n'akola ng'agenda mu maaso. Yabagezesa; era singa baamuleka n'agenda mirembe, singa baamatira n'okulaba omutima ogwaka kwokka, bandifiiriddwa ekintu ekisinga obulungi obutagerekeka. Naye tebaamatira nakwo. Tebaamatira kuddayo eka ekiro ekyo eri abayigirizwa n'okugamba nti: "Woowe, olweggulo lwa mukisa lwe tubadde nalwo! Okuyigirizibwa okw'ekitalo kwe tufunye!" Nedda! Omutima ogwaka n'okulaba okwa mukisa byabaleetera okugamba nti: "Sula naffe," ne bamuwaliriza okuyingira. Baamuwaliriza okuyingira.

Bulijjo kinzijukiza olugero lwa Yakobo: "Sijja kukuta nga tompadde mukisa." Olubereberye 32:26. Ogwo gwe mwoyo ogututegekera okubikkulirwa kwa Yesu. Owange mukwano gwange omwagalwa! Guno gwe gubadde omwoyo gwe tutunuuliddemu omukisa ogw'ekitalo gwe tumaze okuwulirako? "Ayi Mukama wange Yesu, newaakubadde sitegeera, newaakubadde sisobola kukikwata, n'okufuba kwange tekugasa, sijja kukuta ogende.

Oba omwonoonyi ku nsi asobola okuba ne Yesu buli lunaku, buli ssaawa na buli kaseera, ng'abeera mu mutima gwe mu maanyi ag'okuzuukira, ng'ayakaayakana munda ye, ng'amujjuza okwagala n'essanyu; oba ekyo kisoboka, nkyagala." Ebyo bye bigambo byo? Woowe! Jjangu nno ogambe nti: "Mukama Yesu, sijja kukuta nga tompadde mukisa." Ekibuuzo kibuuzibwa emirundi mingi nnyo nti: "Nsonga ki eleetera obulamu bwa Bakristaayo bangi bwe buti okunafuwa?" Kiki ekituse? Kiki kye babulwa?

Ng'Ekkanisa yaawulira katono okuyita kwa Kristo! Ng'Ekkanisa eri wala n'ekyo Kristo ky'andyagadde ebeere! Nsonga ki evudde ku mitawaana gyonna? Ebyokuddamu bingi biyinza okuweebwa, naye waliwo eky'okuddamu kimu ekigatta ebirala byonna, kye kino: buli mukkiriza abulwa okubikkulirwa okujjuvu okwa yekka okwa Kristo ow'oyekka nga Mukama abeera munda ye, ng'omugabo ogumumaliriza. Mukama Yesu bwe yali wano ku nsi, kiki ekyayawulanga abayigirizwa be n'abantu abalala? Yabaggya ku butimba bwabwe obw'okuvuba ne mu maka gaabwe, n'abakuŋŋaanyiza okumwetooloola, era baamanya Yesu. Ye yali Mukama waabwe ng'abakuuma, nabo nga bamugoberera.

Era kiki ekinaayawulanga abayigirizwa ba Kristo — si abo abasuubira busuubizi okutuuka mu ggulu, naye abayigirizwa ba Kristo ab'omutima gwonna — n'abantu abalala? Kye kino: okubeera mu kussekimu ne Yesu buli ssaawa ey'olunaku. Era nga Kristo ku nsi bwe yasobola okukuuma abantu bali naye emyaka esatu, olunaku ku lunaku, bw'atyo Kristo kaakano asobola okukola okuva mu ggulu ekyo kye yali tasobola kukola ng'ali ku nsi: okukuuma okussekimu okusingira ddala okumpi ne buli mukkiriza mu nsi yonna. Ekitiibwa kibe eri Katonda!

Mumanyi ekyawandiikibwa kiri ekya Abaefeso: "Oyo Kristo eyakka, ye wuuyo ddala eyalinnya ewala ennyo, n'ayisa waggulu w'eggulu lyonna, alyoke ajjule obwengula bw'ensi yonna." Abaefeso 4:10. Lwaki Mukama wange Yesu yatwalibwa mu ggulu okuva mu bulamu bw'ensi? Kubanga obulamu bw'ensi bulamu obusibiddwa mu bifo, naye obulamu obw'omu ggulu bulamu obutaliiko kkomo wala nsalo wala kifo; era Kristo yatwalibwa mu ggulu, mu maanyi ga Katonda, Katonda abeera wonna, alyoke asobole okujjuza buli muntu wano n'okubeera ne buli mukkiriza. Ekyo omutima gwange kye gwagala okufuna olw'okukkiriza; ekyo kisoboka, ekyo kisuubizo, ogwo gwe mugabo gwange ogw'obuzaale, era njagala okuba nagwo, era njagala olw'ekisa kya Katonda okugamba nti: "Yesu, sijja kuwummula okutuusa lw'oneeyanjulira ddala emmeeme yange."

Emirundi mingi waliwo ebyokulabirako ebya mukisa nnyo mu bulamu obw'Ekikristaayo mu ddaala lye mpita eryokusatu: eddaala ly'omutima ogwaka. Mumanyi akabonero akalala akakulu ak'eddaala eryo? Okusanyukira Ekigambo kya Katonda. Abayigirizwa baafuna batya omutima ogwaka? Olw'okubikkulirwa Ebyawandiikibwa mu ngeri eri ey'ekitalo. Yafuula byonna okulabika nga bya njawulo era nga bipya, ne balaba bye baali batalabangako. Tebaayinza butawulira nga okuyigiriza kuli bwe kwali okw'ekitalo, okw'omu ggulu.

Woowe! Waliwo Bakristaayo bangi ekiseera ekisinga obulungi eky'olunaku gye bali kye kiseera we basobolera okutuula ne Bayibuli zaabwe, era tewali kye baagala ng'okufuna ekirowoozo ekipya; era ng'omusimi wa almasi bw'asanyuka ng'azudde almasi, oba omusimi wa zaabu ng'azudde ekitole kya zaabu, bwe batyo basanyuka bwe baggya mu Bayibuli ekirowoozo ekipya, ne bakiriira. Naye wamu n'obwo obwagazi bwonna mu Kigambo kya Katonda, n'okwo okusanyuka kwonna okw'omutima, bwe bagenda mu byobusuubuzi byabwe oba ne bakola emirimu gyabwe egya buli lunaku, ekintu kimu kikyabulayo.

Tusaana tuve mu mikisa emingi egya buli ngeri Yesu gy'asobola okugaba buli kiseera, tutuuke ku bumu obwa mukisa obw'eguno ogumu: nti Yesu yeeyanjula yennyini. Yesu Yennyini mwetegefu okweyanjula. Woowe! Singa mbuuzizza nti: "Kino si kye kintu ddala ggwe nange kye twagala, era abangi ku ffe kye tubadde twegomba?" nkakasa nti mwandizzeemu nti: "Ekyo kye njagala."

Mulowooze ku mukisa oguliva mu ekyo. Emirundi mingi muyimba nti: "Woowe, emirembe Omulokozi wange gy'ampa! Emirembe gye nnali simanyangako, n'ekkubo lyange lyeyongedde okwaka kasookedde njiga okumwesiga ennyo." Juuzi nafuna ebbaluwa okuva eri omuntu ow'e Free State ng'egamba akatundu kali ak'oluyimba nga bwe kaali essuubi n'amaanyi ag'ekitalo wakati mu bizibu n'ennaku. Weewaawo; naye emirembe egyo gikuumibwa gitya? Kwali kubeerawo kwa Kristo okwaleeta emirembe. Omuyaga bwe gwali gugenda okumira abayigirizwa, kwali kubeerawo kwa Kristo Yennyini okwabawa emirembe.

Owange Omukristaayo! Oyagala emirembe n'okuwummula? Oteekwa okuba ne Yesu Yennyini. Oyogera ku bulongoofu, oyogera ku kutukuzibwa n'okununulibwa okuva mu kibi. Katonda atenderezebwe: okununulibwa n'okutukuzibwa kuli wano, Yesu omulamu bw'ajja n'awa amaanyi. Awo tuba ne Kristo ono ow'okuzuukira, Kristo ono ow'omu ggulu ali ku ntebe ey'obwakabaka, nga yeeyanjula gye tuli. Mazima ddala ekyo kye kinaabeera ekyama ky'obulongoofu era ekyama ky'amaanyi.

Amaanyi g'abangi gava wa? Mu ssanyu ery'omukwano ogwa yekka ne Yesu. Abayigirizwa bali, singa baddayo n'emitima gyabwe egyaka eri abayigirizwa abalala, bandibategeezza ebintu eby'ekitalo ku musajja eyabannyonnyola Ebyawandiikibwa n'ebisuubizo, naye tebandisobodde kugamba nti: "Tulabye Yesu." Bandiyinzizza okugamba nti: "Yesu mulamu; ekyo tulina obukakafu," naye ekyo tekyandimatizza balala. Naye kaakano baali basobola okugenda n'okugamba nti: "Tumulabye Yye Yennyini. Yeeyanjudde gye tuli." Ffenna tusanyuka okukolera Kristo, naye waliwo okwemulugunya mu Kkanisa yonna eya Kristo, okuva ku basumba mu mimbala okutuuka ku mukozi asingira ddala obunafu: obutaba na ssanyu n'obutaba na mukisa.

Tugezeeko okunoonyereza oba nga wano si we wali ekyama: nti Mukama Yesu ajje yeeyanjule gye tuli nga Mukama waffe ayogere naffe. Bwe tuba ne Yesu naffe, era bwe tutambula buli kigere nga tulowooza nti Yesu y'ayagala tugende, nti Yesu y'atutuma era y'atuyamba, awo wanaabeerawo okwakaayakana mu bujulizi bwaffe, era bunaayamba abakkiriza abalala, nabo banaatandika okutegeera nti: "Kaakano ndabye ensonga lwaki nnalemererwa. Nnatwala ekigambo, nnatwala omukisa, ne ntwala, nga bwe nnalowooza, obulamu, naye nnali sirina Yesu omulamu."

Bw'obuuza kaakano nti: "Okubikkulirwa kuno kunajja kutya?" Muganda wange, mwannyinaze: ekyo kye kyama omuntu yenna ky'atayinza kwogera, Yesu ky'yeekuumira yekka. Mu maanyi g'Omwoyo Omutukuvu Kristo, Omuzuukufu, mwe yayingirira obulamu obupya. Obulamu bwe obw'okuzuukira bwa njawulo ddala n'obulamu bwe obwaliwo ng'akyali kufa. Mumanyi kye tusoma nti: "ne bamutegeera." Lukka 24:31. Yeeraga, oluvannyuma n'abulawo. Era okulaba kuli okwa Kristo kwali kwa muwendo bwe gutyo? Kwabula mu kaseera katono. Kwali kwa muwendo gwa ggulu, gwa milembe na milembe, gwa buli kintu. Lwaki? Kubanga okuva olwo Kristo teyali wa kumanyibwa nate mu ngeri ya mubiri. Okuva olwo Kristo yali mu maanyi g'Omwoyo, agajjuza eggulu; mu maanyi g'Omwoyo, ge maanyi g'Obwakatonda; mu maanyi g'Omwoyo, agajjuza emitima gyaffe. Okuva olwo Kristo yali wa kubeera mu bulamu obw'omu ggulu.

Katonda yeebazibwe, Kristo asobola, mu maanyi g'Omwoyo Omutukuvu, okweraga eri buli omu ku ffe; naye, muganda wange, kigambo kya kyama wakati wa Kristo naawe. Twala obukakafu buno: "Amaaso gaabwe ne gazibuka ne bamutegeera," era okkirize nti bwawandiikirwa ggwe. Ogamba nti: "Mmanyi amadaala amalala asatu: eddaala ly'omutima ogunakuwavu, nga nkungubaga nti saamanya Kristo omulamu; mmanyi eddaala ly'omutima omunafu okukkiriza, bwe nnalwana n'obutakkiriza bwange; era mmanyi eddaala ly'omutima ogwaka, awali ebiseera ebikulu eby'essanyu n'omukisa."

Ogamba bw'otyo? Jjangu nno omanye eddaala eryokuna: ery'omutima ogumativu, omutima ogusanyusibbwa emirembe gyonna, omutima ogutasobola kuziyiza ssanyu lyagwo, naye oguddayo e Yerusaalemi ne gugamba nti: "Kya mazima. Yesu yeeraze. Nkimanyi, nkiwulira." Owange muganda wange! Owange mwannyinaze! Okubikkulirwa kuno kunajja kutya? Yesu ajja kukubuulira. Jjangu eri Mukama Yesu, ossekimu mu maaso ge okusaba okwangu okw'ekyana, nange, omuweereza we, nnajja ne nkukwata ku mukono ne ŋŋamba nti: "Jjangu; omulimu gwange guwedde. Ndaze Omwana gw'Endiga owa Katonda, Omuzuukufu. Omulimu gwange guwedde."

Tuyingire mu Maaso Amatukuvu, otandike — oba tonnakunoonya — otandike okwegayirira nti: "Ayi Omulokozi! Mbeere n'omukisa guno buli kaseera wamu nange: Yesu Yennyini, omugabo gwange emirembe gyonna."

"Yesu Yennyini." "Ndi nammwe bulijjo."