D.L. Moody — Omutunzi w’Engatto Eyanyeenya Amawanga

Yali Ani

Dwight Lyman Moody yazaalibwa nga 5 Febwali 1837, mu Northfield, Massachusetts, ng’ye mwana ow’omukaaga ku baana mwenda mu maka amaavu, era kitaawe yafa Dwight ng’alina emyaka ena. Ku myaka kkumi na musanvu yagenda e Boston okukola mu dduuka ly’engatto erya kojja we; ku myaka kkumi na munaana yakyuka n’alokoka mu dduuka eryo lyennyini, omusomesa w’Essomero ly’Olwa Sabbiiti ayitibwa Edward Kimball bwe yajja n’amwogerako ku Yesu, ekyo kyokka. Oluvannyuma yasenga e Chicago, gye yafuukira omukozi wa YMCA ow’amaanyi ennyo era omutegesi w’Amasomero g’Olwa Sabbiiti, nga tannaba kwewaayo ddala ku kubuulira njiri. Teyasoma by’eddiini mu ttendekero, teyayawulibwa ng’omusumba, era teyalina kitongole kimuwagira — yalina kyokka okwegomba okw’amaanyi nti buli muntu gw’asisinkana amanye Yesu Kristo. Enkuŋŋaana ze ez’okubuulira enjiri mu Bungereza mu 1873–1875 zaakuŋŋaanyanga abantu abatuuka ku mitwalo esatu buli kiro, era ne zireeta okuzuukuka okw’omwoyo okwawandiikibwa mu byafaayo, okwakankanya eggwanga lyonna.

Yatandikawo Northfield Seminary, Mount Hermon School, Moody Bible Institute, ne Moody Church mu Chicago. Yafa mu 1899 ng’alina emyaka nkaaga mu ebiri, ng’amaze okubuulira ye kennyini abantu abalowoozebwa okuweza obukadde kikumi mu bulamu bwe bwonna obw’obuweereza.

Okwolesebwa Kwe ku Buweereza obw’Obuminsani n’obw’Okwewaayo

Okwolesebwa kwa Moody ku kubuulira enjiri kwazimbibwa ku musingi ogusingayo obwangu: yakkirizanga ddala nti buli muntu gwe yasisinkananga yali mwoyo Kristo gwe yafiirira, era nga yeetaaga okukimanya, era teyasobolanga kumala kiseera kiwanvu na muntu nga okukkiriza okwo tekweyolese. Okubuulira kwe enjiri tekwali kwolesa kwa kikugu, wabula kwali kujjula kwa kwagala kwe yalina eri abantu n’okulumirirwa kwe yalina ku nkomerero yaabwe ey’emirembe gyonna. Yannyonnyola enkola ye mu bigambo bye ebigolokofu nga bulijjo: “Okubuulira okutanyiiza muntu yenna kubuulira kunafu; tekulina kye kwogedde.” Teyafaayo ku ddiini etanyiiza muntu. Yafaayo ku myoyo gy’abantu.

Amaanyi g’enzikiriza agaali emabega w’okubuulira kwa Moody gaali okutegeera kwe okw’obuziba ku kwagala kwa Katonda — naddala nga bwe kwolesebwa mu Njiri ya Yokaana, gye yabuuliranga okusinga ekitabo ekirala kyonna mu Byawandiikibwa. Yagaana okwanjula enjiri okusinga ng’enkola y’enjigiriza ez’okukkiriza oba ng’amateeka ag’okugoberera; yagyanjulanga ng’okwagala okulina okusembezebwa.

Enkuŋŋaana ze ezaasinga obukulu yazizimbanga ku kyawandiikibwa kimu: “Kubanga Katonda bwe yayagala ensi, bw’atyo n’awaayo Omwana we omu yekka, buli muntu yenna amukkiriza aleme kuzikirira, wabula afune obulamu obutaggwaawo” (Yokaana 3:16). Yayogera ku lunyiriri olwo nti: “Ntambudde ensi yonna eyogera Olungereza n’ekyawandiikibwa kino kimu kyokka. Nzikiriza nti kye kyawandiikibwa ekisinga amaanyi mu Bayibuli yonna.” Yakibuulira mu London eri abantu emitwalo esatu. Yakibuulira abakozi b’eggaali y’omukka mu Chicago. Yakibuulira mu makomera, mu bitundu by’abaavu, mu yunivasite, ne mu bizimbe by’emizannyo. Tekyaggwaamu maanyi.

Okutegeera kwa Moody ku mulimu gw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu mu kubuulira enjiri kwali kukulu nnyo ng’ekitundu ekirala kyonna eky’obuweereza bwe. Yali akyusiddwa ekyo kye yayita “okujjuzibwa Omwoyo Omutukuvu” mu 1871 — ekintu kye yalaga nti kye kyakyusa ennyo amaanyi g’okubuulira kwe okuva olwo. Yeekengeranga nnyo okubuulira enjiri kwonna okwesigama ku bwogezi bw’abantu, ku kukozesa enneewulira z’abantu mu bukodyo, oba ku nteekateeka z’ebibiina, mu kifo ky’omulimu gw’Omwoyo ow’obuyinza bwonna. Yanywerera ku kisuubizo kya Yesu yennyini: “Naye muliweebwa amaanyi, Mwoyo Mutukuvu bw’alimala okubakkako, era munaabanga bajulirwa bange mu Yerusaalemi, ne mu Buyudaaya yonna, ne mu Samaliya okutuukira ddala ku nkomerero z’ensi” (Ebikolwa by’Abatume 1:8). Amaanyi tegaali ga Moody. Amaanyi gaali ga Mwoyo. Moody yali yeeteeseteese bweteeseteese okukozesebwa — era ekyo, mu nteekateeka ya Katonda, kyazuulibwa nti kimala ddala.

Enjigiriza ye nti omukkiriza owa bulijjo naye mubuulizi w’enjiri yali emu ku bintu bye yawaayo ebyasinga okugasa mu bulamu obwa bulijjo. Yagaana okukkiriza endowooza y’omu kiseera kye, eyali tekyogerwa lwatu, nti omulimu gwa ddiini gwa basumba bokka — endowooza nti okuwangula emyoyo gwali mulimu gwa basumba abaayawulibwa, ate ng’abakkiriza abalala balina kujja mu kkanisa, kuwaayo ssente, era oluusi okuyita omuntu ajje mu kkanisa. Yatendeka abantu nkumi na nkumi okubuulira enjiri omuntu ku muntu, yazimba ebibiina ebyategekanga Abakristaayo aba bulijjo okugabana okukkiriza kwabwe, era yakalambira nti buli muntu eyakyuka yali asobola okufuuka naye omubuulizi w’enjiri. Yali anywezezza okwolesebwa kwa Pawulo: “Ebyo bye wawulira nga njogera mu maaso g’abajulirwa abangi biyigirizenga abantu abeesigwa, abalisobola okubiyigiriza abalala” (2 Timoseewo 2:2). Buli muntu eyatuukibwako yali naye asobola okutuuka ku balala. Olujegere lwali lwa kugenda mu maaso.

Okugaba kwa Moody okw’okwewaayo tekwamanyibwa nnyo ng’okubuulira kwe, naye kwali kwa kitalo kyenkanyi. Yagabanga ssente nnyingi okusinga ze yeekuumiranga, ng’agaana buli kiseera okwegaggawaza n’ebiva mu buweereza. Yatandikawo amasomero n’ettendekero kubanga yategeera nti okubuulira enjiri awatali kusomesa na kutendeka kuzaala Abakristaayo abatanywera.

Yateeka ebyobugagga bye mu kuzimba ebyetaagisa enjiri olw’okuba yakkiriza nti omulimu gw’obwakabaka gwali gwa mangu nnyo nga gwetaaga si kubuulira kwe kwokka, wabula n’obugagga bwe. Yali atwala nga kikulu nnyo ekyo kye yabuuliranga: mujjukire nti, “Asiga ekitono alikungula kitono, naye asiga ekinene alikungula kinene” (2 Abakkolinso 9:6). Yasiga kinene. Amakungula ge yasiga gakyakungulwa n’okutuusa leero.

Yafa wayise wiiki ntono oluvannyuma lw’olukuŋŋaana lwe olw’okubuulira olwasembayo, ng’amaze okubuulira obubaka bwe obwasembayo mu Kansas City ng’alwadde nnyo. Bwe yabuulirwa nti agenda kufa, yaddamu n’emirembe: “Ensi eggwaawo, Eggulu ligguka mu maaso gange.” Teyatya. Yali awangadde ng’atambulira mu kigambo kya Pawulo, era kaakano yali ayingira mu kutuukirizibwa kwakyo: “Nze mba mulamu lwa Kristo era ne bwe nfa mba ngobolodde” (Abafiripi 1:21). Amagoba ge gaali gatuuse. Yali amaze okukola omutunzi w’engatto eyava e Northfield kye yatumibwa okukola.

Essaala

Mukama, otujjukize nti toyita abo abeetegese, wabula otegeka abo b’oyise, era nti ekisinga amaanyi mu kubuulira enjiri si bwogezi bwaffe, wabula kwagala kwa Kristo n’amaanyi g’Omwoyo Wo. Tuwe okulumirirwa okutazikira Moody kwe yalina eri abantu abatwetoolodde abatannakumanya Ggwe. Tuyigirize okusiga kinene — ebigambo byaffe, ebiseera byaffe, n’ebintu byaffe — era okwesiga nti Ggwe oliwa amakungula.

Amiina.