Elisabeth Elliot — Nnamwandu Eyaddayo eri Abaatta Bba

Yali Ani

Elisabeth Howard Elliot yazaalibwa nga 21 Ddesemba 1926, mu Brussels, mu Bubirigi, nga muwala wa Philip Howard, omusasi w’amawulire Omukristaayo, ne Katharine Gillingham, era bombi baali baana b’abaminsani. Yasoma Oluyonaani olw’edda mu Wheaton College, gye yasisinkanira Jim Elliot gwe yafumbirwa oluvannyuma, n’asaabala okugenda e Ecuador mu 1952, n’atandika omulimu gw’olulimi mu bantu ab’eggwanga lya Quechua. Jim n’abaminsani abalala bana bwe battibwa Abahuaorani nga 8 Janwali 1956, Elisabeth yali wa myaka amakumi abiri mu mwenda, ng’alina omwana omuwala ow’emyezi kkumi, Valerie. Emyaka ebiri oluvannyuma, mu 1958, ye ne Rachel Saint, mwannyina wa Nate Saint (omu ku baminsani abattibwa), baagenda okubeera mu kitundu ky’Abahuaorani nga bali ne Valerie — nga agenda kubeera wakati mu ggwanga eryali litte bba. Yamalayo emyaka ebiri, n’alaba abantu bangi nga bakyuka ne badda eri Kristo mu Bahuaorani — nga mw’otwalidde n’abasajja abaafumita Jim amafumu — n’addayo mu Amerika, gye yamalira emyaka amakumi ataano egyaddirira ng’awandiika era ng’ayogera ku njigiriza y’okubonaabona, ey’obuwulize, n’ey’obulamu obwewaddeyo. Yawandiika ebitabo ebisukka mu abiri, nga mw’otwalidde “Through Gates of Splendour,” “Shadow of the Almighty,” ne “Through Suffering.”

Yafa mu 2015 ng’alina emyaka kinaana mu munaana.

Okwolesebwa Kwe ku Buweereza obw’Obuminsani n’Okwewaayo

Ekyo Elisabeth Elliot kye yagattako ku njigiriza y’okwewaayo mu buminsani kyali kya njawulo ku kya bba, wadde nga tebyawukanika. Okufa kwa Jim ng’omujulizi kwali ensigo ey’ekyewuunyo; okusalawo kwa Elisabeth okuddayo eri Abahuaorani kwe kwali obukakafu obusirifu nti ensigo eyo yali efudde ddala era ng’ezaala obulamu. Okuddayo kwe kwe kwali ekikolwa ky’obuminsani ekyasinga okwogera mu lugero lwonna olw’Abahuaorani: kyalangirira, n’amaanyi agasinga ag’okubuulira kwonna, nti enjiri gye yali asitudde teyali ndowooza bundowooza, wabula maanyi agava eri Katonda agasobola okuzaala okwagala okusukka ensalo y’abantu esinga obukakali — ensalo eri wakati w’attiddwa n’omutemu.

Enjigiriza eyali emabega w’okuddayo kwa Elisabeth yali enjigiriza y’okwagala abalabe. Teyali akweese nnaku ye wadde ebiwundu by’omutima gwe; yali abireese eri Katonda, n’afuna mu kifo kyabyo omulanga gwe yali tasobola kunnyonnyola mu ngeri ya buntu. Abantu abaali batte bba, yali mukakafu nti, be bantu Katonda be yali amutuma okutuukako. Ekiragiro kya Yesu yali akitwala nga kikulu ddala: “Naye nze mbagamba nti, Mwagalenga abalabe bammwe! Musabirenga ababayigganya! Bwe mulikola bwe mutyo muliba baana ba Kitammwe ali mu ggulu.” (Matayo 5:44–45). Kino tekyali kwewulira bwewulizi wadde okwolesa. Bwali buwulize — obuwulize obw’ebbeeyi, obw’okwesalirawo, obuva eri Katonda, eri ekiragiro omutima gw’omuntu kye gutasobola kutuukiriza awatali maanyi ga Mwoyo.

Omulimu gwa Elisabeth ogw’okuwandiika ogwaddirira gwazimbibwa ku kukkiriza nti omulanga ogw’okwewaayo mu buminsani tegwali gwa kibira kya Ecuador kyokka wadde olubalama abajulizi gye baafiira, wabula gwe mulanga ogwa bulijjo ogwa buli Mukristaayo mu buli mbeera. “Ekkubo ekkakali” ery’obuwulize — ebigambo bye yakozesanga ku kulonda omulanga gwa Katonda okusinga ekkubo eddala eryangu ennyo — lyeyolekanga buli lunaku: mu kusalawo okw’emirimu, mu kulonda okw’enkolagana, mu ssaddaaka ey’ensimbi, mu nsalo y’obuwangwa esomokebwa olw’enjiri. Yali azudde mu kwegayirira kwa Pawulo eri ekkanisa y’e Rooma omusingi gw’okwewaayo kuno okw’obuminsani okujjuvu: “Noolwekyo abooluganda mbeegayirira olw’okusaasira kwa Katonda, muwengayo emibiri gyammwe nga ssaddaaka ennamu entukuvu esanyusa Katonda, kwe kuweereza kwammwe okw’omwoyo.” (Abaruumi 12:1). Ssaddaaka ennamu. Si kufa ng’omujulizi okw’ekyewuunyo, wabula okwewaayo kw’omuntu yenna eri ebigendererwa bya Katonda buli lunaku, ng’azuukuse, ng’assa omukka.

Yali alaba bulungi ddala omuwendo gw’obulamu bw’obuminsani, era teyakkiriza kubwogerako ng’olugero olunyuma olw’ekirooto.

Yali afiiriddwa Jim. Yali akuzizza omwana omuwala yekka. Yali abeeredde wamu n’eggwanga mu mbeera abantu abasinga obungi mwe batandiyingidde kyeyagalire wadde okukyalako olunaku lumu. Teyeefuula nti kino kyonna kyali kyangu, oba nti yawulira ng’omuzira mu kukikola. Kye yawa obujulirwa kyali nti Katonda yali mwesigwa wakati mu byonna — nti ekisuubizo ky’oluyimba lwa Isaaya olukulu olw’okununulibwa kyali kikakasiddwa mu bulamu bwe: “Bw’onooyitanga mu mazzi amawanvu nnaabeeranga naawe, ne bw’onooyitanga mu migga tegirikusaanyaawo; bw’onooyitanga mu muliro tegukwokyenga, ennimi z’omuliro tezirikwokya.” (Isaaya 43:2). Yali ayise mu mazzi. Teyali asaanyiziddwawo. Era yamala emyaka amakumi ana ng’abuulira ekkanisa nti ekisuubizo ekyo kyesigika.

Ekyo Elisabeth Elliot kye yasembayo okuwaayo, era oboolyawo ekisinga okukebera omutima, ku njigiriza y’okwewaayo mu buminsani kyali okunyweza kwe nti obuwulize kye kibuuzo ekisooka. Si kuwulira, si mbeera, si kubalirira biyinza kuvaamu — wabula okusalawo okwangu, okwa buli lunaku, okw’ebbeeyi, okugondera Katonda kye yayogera, n’okumwesiga mu ebyo ebinaavaamu. Yali azudde mu kitabo ky’Engero endowooza eyasobozesa kino: “Weesige Mukama n’omutima gwo gwonna, so teweesigamanga ku magezi go gokka. Mukama mukulembezenga mu by’okola byonna, naye anaakuluŋŋamyanga n’owangula.” (Engero 3:5–6).

Teyali ategedde kkubo eryayita mu kufa kwa Jim ne limuyingiza mu kitundu ky’Abahuaorani. Teyasabibwa kulitegeera. Yasabibwa kwesiga n’okugenda. N’akikola. Era Katonda n’aluŋŋamya ekkubo — ne limutuusa butereevu mu mitima gy’abantu bennyini abaali bayimiridde ku nkomerero yaalyo nga bakutte amafumu.

Essaala

Mukama w’ebitasoboka, tuwe obwagazi bwa Elisabeth obw’okugondera nga tetunnategeera, okugenda ng’ekkubo terinnaba kweyoleka, n’okwagala omulabe ng’okuwulira okw’okwagala tekunnajja. Bwe tufuula okutegeera okuba obukwakkulizo bw’obuwulize, tuyigirize okusooka okugondera n’okwesiga nti Ggwe ojja kutangaaza ekkubo nga tulitambuliramu. Tuwe emitima egitaliiko muntu gwe gisuula ebbali mu kwagala kw’olagira — wadde omuntu oyo eyasinga okutulumya. Amiina.