Derek Prince (1915 – 2003)

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Derek Prince yazaalibwa e Bangalore, mu Buyindi, mu 1915, ku bazadde Abangereza. Yasomera mu Eton College ery’abeekitiibwa n’oluvannyuma mu Cambridge University, gye yalondebwa ku kifo eky’ekitiibwa eky’okunoonyereza mu King’s College olw’ekiwandiiko kye eky’obufirosoofo ng’alina emyaka abiri mu ena. Mu kiseera ekyo yeeyitanga muntu atakkiriza nti Katonda gy’ali.

Olutalo olw’Ensi Yonna olw’Okubiri bwe lwabalukawo, Prince yeegatta ku Royal Army Medical Corps ng’omuntu agaana okulwana olw’omuntu we ow’omunda. Ng’okwegezaamu kw’obufirosoofo kwe yeewa yekka, yatandika okusoma Bayibuli. Mu 1941, bwe yali mu nkambi y’amagye, yafuna kye yayita “ekyamagero eky’omwoyo” — okusisinkana Yesu Kristo. Oluvannyuma yawandiika nti: “Okuva mu kusisinkana kuno nnafunamu ebintu bibiri: ekisooka, nti Yesu Kristo mulamu; ekyokubiri, nti Bayibuli kitabo kya mazima, ekikwatagana n’obulamu, era eky’omulembe guno. Ebintu bino byakyusa obulamu bwange bwonna.” Wiiki bbiri oluvannyuma yabatizibwa mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu.

Enkya eyaddirira okukyuka kwe, omusajja eyali tasabangako mu bulamu bwe teyasobola kulekera awo kusaba. Yasindikibwa mu North Africa ne Palestine, era mu buweereza bwe obw’omu lutalo gye yasisinkana Lydia Christiansen, omukazi Omudaani eyali addukanya ennyumba y’abaana bamulekwa abawala munaana e Ramallah. Baafumbiriganwa mu 1946, era amangu ago Prince n’afuuka kitaawe w’abawala munaana. Yaleka ekifo kye mu Cambridge, n’atuuzibwa ng’omubuulizi, n’atandika ekkanisa ya Pentekoote mu London.

Okuva e London, Prince ne mukyala we baasenguka ne bagenda e Kenya, Prince gye yakulemberera essomero era n’atandika amakanisa. Oluvannyuma yagenda mu Amerika ne Canada, n’ekyasembayo n’abeera e Yerusaalemi mu 1981 — ekibuga kye yayagala ennyo olw’okukkiriza okw’amaanyi okwesigamye ku Bayibuli. Yawandiika ebitabo ebisoba mu ataano n’enjigiriza z’amaloboozi 600, ezaakyusibwa mu nnimi ezisoba mu 100. Yafiira mu Yerusaalemi nga 24 Ssebutemba 2003, ng’omu ku basomesa ba Bayibuli abaawulirwa ennyo mu kyasa eky’amakumi abiri.

Essaala Ennene Eyaddibwamu

Essaala esinga okwewuunyisa eyaddibwamu mu bulamu bwa Derek Prince kwe kukyuka kwe yennyini — okusisinkana Kristo omulamu kwe yali tasaba era nga takusuubira, ng’asoma Bayibuli yekka mu nkambi y’amagye ey’ekizikiza. Prince yali tanoonya Katonda. Yali asoma Bayibuli ng’omufirosoofo bw’asoma ekiwandiiko eky’edda. Naye Katonda n’ayingirawo, era omusajja eyagenda okwebaka nga takkiriza nti Katonda gy’ali yazuukuka ng’omukkiriza.

Prince yayogeranga nnyo ku jjajja we omukazi, eyamusabira n’obwesigwa mu myaka gye gyonna egy’obutaba na ddiini ku yunivasite. Yakkiriza ddala awatali kubuusabuusa nti emyaka gye egy’okumusabira ge gaateekateeka ettaka olw’okusisinkana okwo okw’ekitalo.

Oluvannyuma mu buweereza bwe, bwe yali omukulu w’essomero e Kenya ku nkomerero y’emyaka gya 1950, Prince yasaba abantu bazuukizibwe okuva mu bafu emirundi ebiri egy’enjawulo — era emirundi gyombi Katonda yaddamu. Ebyo bye yayitamu byongera okutegeera kwe ku buyinza abakkiriza bwe balina mu kusaba. Yamala obulamu bwe obwasigalawo ng’ayigiriza abakkiriza nti okusaba si mukolo gwa ddiini bugolo wabula kyakulwanyisa mu lutalo, kya kuwonya, era kkubo lya kugaziya Obwakabaka bwa Katonda ku nsi.

Ebyawandiikibwa Ebikulu

Abaefeso 6:17 – 18 (OLCB) — “N’ekigambo kya Katonda kibabeerere ekitala eky’Omwoyo, nga musabiririranga mu ssaala zonna nga mwegayiririranga mu mwoyo buli kiseera.”

Abaruumi 8:34 (OLCB) — “Kristo Yesu yafa, kyokka okusinga byonna yazuukizibwa, era ali ku mukono ogwa ddyo ogwa Katonda, ng’atwegayiririra.”

1 Timoseewo 2:1 (OLCB) — “Okusookera ddala, mbasaba, musabenga, mwegayirirenga, era mwebazenga Katonda ku lw’abantu bonna — era musabirenga bakabaka n’abafuzi abalala bonna.”

Ebigambo Bye ku Kusaba

“Okusaba tekuliiko kkomo. Ye bbomu yaffe ewenyuka okuva ku ssemazinga okudda ku ndala. Tusobola okugikasuka okuva wonna ne tugituusa wonna.”

“Abantu abafuga ddala ensi be abo abamanyi okusaba.”

“Amazima tegafunibwa ku buseere. Geetaagisa okuwaayo ebiseera bingi mu kusaba n’okusoma Ebyawandiikibwa, n’oluvannyuma okubikozesa mu bulamu bwaffe obwa buli lunaku.”

“Ssaddaaka za mwoyo ki Katonda z’asuubira tuwaayo? Nga Yesu bwe yawaayo essaala n’okwegayirira mu bulamu bwe ku nsi, naffe bwe tutyo bwe tusaanidde. Bwe tuyiga okusaba, olwo tuba tusaanidde okufuga.”

“Bw’oba osaba mu kukkiriza, ogamba nti: “Okuddibwamu kunsemberedde emyaka kkumi okusinga bwe kwali lwe nnatandika okusaba.””

Okusaba n’Ekigambo kya Katonda

“Okubikkulirwa okunene okw’ebyo Katonda by’ayagala kye Kigambo kya Katonda. Era Ekigambo kya Katonda kijjudde ebisuubizo bya Katonda okuva ku ntandikwa okutuuka ku nkomerero. Katonda by’ayagala tebitukwekeddwa — byabikkulwa mu Byawandiikibwa. Saba ng’oyimiridde ku bisuubizo.”

“Katonda atuwadde ebyokulwanyisa eby’omwoyo bisatu ebikulu: Ekigambo kya Katonda, erinnya lya Yesu, n’omusaayi gwa Yesu. Ebyokulwanyisa bino tubikasuka nga tuyita mu kusaba, okutendereza, okubuulira, n’okuwa obujulirwa.”

Okusaba n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu

“Tetuyinza kuweereza Katonda bulungi awatali Mwoyo Omutukuvu.”

“Okusiiba kukola ku biziyiza ebibiri ebinene eri Omwoyo Omutukuvu ebizimbibwa embala y’omubiri ey’omuntu — okwagala kw’omwoyo okw’obukakanyavu n’okwegomba kw’omubiri okutakoma okwagala okwesanyusa.”

“Ekiro nga sinnakyuka, saali mmanyi kusaba. Olunaku olwaddako saasobola kulekera awo kusaba. Ne bwe nnafunanga ekikopo ky’amazzi, nnalina okusooka okuyimirira ne neebaza Katonda olw’amazzi nga sinnaganywa. Okusaba kwali kufuuse kwa bulijjo ng’okussa omukka. Ogwo gwe mulimu gw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu.”