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Abasajja Bano Kye Batulekedde

Kaakano otambudde mu bulamu bw’abasajja kkumi na bataano abaasabanga. Baava mu byasa eby’enjawulo, ku ssemazinga ez’enjawulo, mu madiini ag’enjawulo, ne mu mbeera ez’enjawulo. Abamu baali bayivu ate abalala nga tebaasoma. Abamu baasumba amakanisa amanene ate abalala ne baweereza nga tebamanyiddwa.

Abamu mannya gaabwe matiikirivu mu byafaayo by’ekkanisa ate abalala bamanyiddwa abo bokka abanoonyereza ennyo ku bazira b’okukkiriza abakwekeddwa. Naye buli omu ku bo yazuula amazima ge gamu: nti okusaba si mulimu gumu ku mingi, wabula ye musingi buli buweereza obwa nnamaddala kwe buzimbibwa.

Laba okusaba kye kwakola mu bulamu bwabwe. Kwaleeta okuzuukuka kitaawe wa Andrew Murray kwe yali asabidde okumala emyaka egisoba mu amakumi asatu. Kwajjuza D. L. Moody amaanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu ku luguudo lw’e New York ne kumusindika okubuulira obukadde n’obukadde. Kwakyusa ensonga z’Olutalo olw’Ensi Yonna olw’Okubiri nga kuyita mu kibinja ekitono eky’abeegayirizi mu Ttendekero lya Bayibuli e Wales. Kwatandika ekkanisa mu kibuga ekisinga obuzibu mu Amerika ne kugikuza okutuuka ku bantu enkumi ttaano. Kwaleeta enkuba ku kizinga eky’ewala mu China abagoberezi b’ekifaananyi bwe baasoomooza Katonda omulamu. Kwakyusa omuyivu wa Cambridge eyali takkiriza nti Katonda gy’ali okuyita mu Bayibuli gye yasomera yekka mu nkambi y’amagye. Kwafuula ekibiina ekyali kiggwaawo eky’abantu kkumi mu nsenyi za Canada okubeera ekkanisa eyazaala amakanisa amalala amakumi asatu mu munaana.

Okusaba kukola. Si ng’eddagala ery’obulogo. Si ng’akakodyo. Si ng’omulimu gw’eddiini ogukolebwa okufuna ekisa kya Katonda. Okusaba kukola kubanga Katonda wa ddala, Katonda ali wano, Katonda awuliriza, era Katonda wa maanyi. Okusaba kukola kubanga Yesu Kristo ali ku mukono ogwa ddyo ogwa Kitaffe, ng’abeera mulamu ennaku zonna okutuwolereza (Abaebbulaniya 7:25). Okusaba kukola kubanga Omwoyo Omutukuvu ali mu ffe “atubeera mu bunafu bwaffe” era “atwegayiririra n’okusinda okutayogerekeka” (Abaruumi 8:26, OLCB). Bwe tusaba, tetwogera mu bbanga eryereere. Twogera n’Omutonzi era Omuwanirizi w’obwengula bwonna, Oyo akwata buli ggwanga mu kibatu kye, Oyo eyatwagala n’atuma Omwana we omu yekka okutufiirira.

Ekiyungo Kye Bafaanaganya

Bwe tutunuulira abasajja bano kkumi na bataano wamu, tulaba enkola eziwerako ezisaanidde okulambulwa.

Ekisooka: bonna baali basajja ba Kigambo. Tewali n’omu ku bo eyasaba ng’ayawukana ku Byawandiikibwa.

Andrew Murray yalemerako nti Ekigambo n’Omwoyo birina okugattibwa mu kusaba. E. M. Bounds yalangirira nti Ekigambo kya Katonda “y’emmere eriisa okusaba n’ekukuza amaanyi.” A. R .

Torrey yayigiriza nti “okusaba okuzaalibwa mu kufumiitiriza ku Kigambo kya Katonda kwe kusaba okulinnya waggulu mu ngeri ennyangu ennyo, okutuuka ku matu ga Katonda ag’okuwuliriza.” Timothy Keller yannyonnyola okusaba ng’“okugenda mu maaso n’emboozi Katonda gye yatandika ng’ayita mu Kigambo kye.” Eri abasajja bonna kkumi na bataano, Bayibuli teyali yawufu ku kusaba — yali lulimi lw’okusaba, amafuta g’okusaba, era omusingi gw’okusaba.

Ekyokubiri: bonna baali basajja abeesiga Omwoyo Omutukuvu. Tebeesiga bwogezi bwabwe, kusoma kwabwe okw’eby’eddiini, busobozi bwabwe obw’okutegeka, wadde ebirabo byabwe eby’obuzaaliranwa. Spurgeon yagamba nti, “Okusaba kitonde kya Mwoyo Omutukuvu.” Moody yasaba okutuusa Katonda lwe yajja n’amujjula nnyo ku luguudo lw’e New York. Torrey yayigiriza nti okuyingira mu maaso ga Katonda kisoboka olw’amaanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu gokka. Finney yawulira Omwoyo ng’amukkako “mu mayengo ag’okwagala okukulukuta.” Rees Howells yamala obuweereza bwe bwonna ng’alungamizibwa butereevu era ng’afukiddwako amafuta g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu. Eri abasajja bano bonna, Omwoyo Omutukuvu teyali njigiriza ya kukubaganyako birowoozo wabula Omuntu gwe beesigamako.

Ekyokusatu: bonna baali basajja abaasasula omuwendo. Okusaba si kwangu. Tekubaawo mu ssaawa ennungi. Kutwala obudde, amaanyi, otulo, okwesiima, n’amalala. E. M. Bounds yazuukukanga ku ssaawa kkumi ez’ekiro buli lunaku okumala emyaka amakumi asatu. Rees Howells n’ekibiina kye baasabanga buli kawungeezi okutuusa mu ttumbi mu myaka gy’olutalo egyasinga obuzibu. Andrew Murray yafiirwa eddoboozi lye okumala emyaka ebiri mu kyoto ky’okwewaayo.

Watchman Nee yamala emyaka amakumi abiri mu kkomera. Jonathan Edwards yagobwa ekibiina kye yennyini. Charles Finney yasekererwa era n’awakanyizibwa. Derek Prince yaleka omulimu gw’obuyivu ogwali gumutunuulira obulungi. Timothy Keller yayolekera kookolo ng’okusaba kye kyokulwanyisa kye kyokka. Tewali n’omu ku bo eyatugamba nti okusaba kwangu. Baatugamba nti kusaanira.

Ekyokuna: bonna baali basajja essaala zaabwe ezaabawangaalako. Essaala za kitaawe wa Andrew Murray olw’okuzuukuka zaaddibwamu mu 1860, emyaka amakumi nga zaatandika. Essaala ya E. M. Bounds olw’Ekkanisa esaba yaddibwamu okuyita mu bitabo bye omunaana ku kusaba, musanvu ku byo nga byafulumizibwa ng’amaze okufa. Rees Howells yeegayiririra Eggwanga lya Isirayiri nga terinnabaawo, era eggwanga ne lizaalibwa buto mu 1948, emyaka ebiri nga tannafa. Loren Cunningham yafuna okwolesebwa mu kusaba mu 1956 kwe yamala emyaka nkaaga mu musanvu ng’alaba nga kutuukirira. Billy Graham yasabira emyoyo egyabula mu buli lukuŋŋaana lw’enjiri, era ebibala by’essaala ezo byeyongera okubuna mu bantu kinnoomu, amaka, n’ebitundu nga buli lukuŋŋaana luwedde dda. Okusaba tekukoma ku bulamu bw’oyo asaba. Kutuuka mu bulamu obutaggwaawo.

Ekigambo eri Abasumba Wonna

Oweereza Katonda mu kiseera ekikulu ennyo mu byafaayo bye, buli w’akuteeka. Ekkanisa ezimbiddwa ku ssaddaaka z’abeesigwa mu buli mulembe ne mu buli nsi. Abaminsani abajja mu Uganda mu kyasa eky’ekkumi n’omwenda baasasula omuwendo munene nnyo. Abajulizi ba Uganda baafa nga erinnya lya Kristo liri ku mimwa gyabwe. Okuzuukuka okw’Obuvanjuba bwa Afirika okw’ekyasa eky’amakumi abiri kwasindika amayengo g’amaanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu mu Uganda n’okusingawo. Buli w’otunuulira mu byafaayo by’ekkanisa, oli musika w’obusika obwo bwennyini obw’okusaba.

Naye obusika obw’edda tebumala. Buli mulembe gulina okusisinkana Katonda buggya. Omuliro ku kyoto gulina okuzzibwa obuggya buli nkya. Era mu mulembe gwo, okusoomoozebwa kunene: obwavu n’okubonaabona mu bantu b’oweereza, okusasika kw’amaka, okunyigirizibwa kw’eby’obufuzi, enjigiriza ez’obulimba, olutalo olw’omwoyo, okusikirizibwa obugagga n’okwegomba okw’obuntu. Obulamu bw’okusaba obuzito era obutakoma bwokka bwe bujja okukusobozesa okwolekera okusoomoozebwa kuno n’okukulembera ekibiina kyo okukuyitamu.

Era oteekeddwa mu kifo eky’okukwata ku bantu ewala ennyo okusukka bbugwe zo. Mu nsi yonna, amakanisa agaali gaaweebwanga obuminsani gafuuse amakanisa agasindika, nga gayimusa abakulembeze ab’ekitalo, ababuulizi, n’ababuulizi b’enjiri — era amakanisa ga Afirika ge gamu ku agasinga okuba n’amaanyi mu go. Bw’ozimba obulamu bwo obw’okusaba, toweereza kibiina kyo kyokka — ozimba emisingi gy’omulimu gw’Ekkanisa mu nsi yonna.

Abasajja kkumi na bataano abali mu kitabo kino tebaali bantu basukkulumye ku bantu. Baali bantu ba bulijjo abakkiriza ekigambo kya Katonda. Baasaba kubanga baakkiriza nti Katonda awulira. Baagumiikiriza kubanga baakkiriza nti Katonda addamu. Baawaayo okwesiima n’obwangu kubanga baakkiriza nti okusaba kusinga omuwendo buli kintu ekirala kye bandikoze. Buli omu ku bo yandikugambye leero nti: “Osobola okukikola. Oteekwa okukikola. Ensi gy’ogezaako okutuukako ekulindiridde osabe.”

OKUKOOWOOLA OKUKOLA Ekiragiro eri Abasumba n’Abasomesa Wonna

Ekitabo kino tekigendereddwa kutuula ku sseefu. Kigendereddwa kukufukamiza. Bw’oggala empapula zino, ekibuuzo si nti “Kiki kye nnayize?” wabula nti “Kiki kye nnaakola?”

Wano waliwo ebintu musanvu eby’omugaso by’oyinza okweyama okukola okusinziira ku by’osomye: 1. Teekawo Ekiseera eky’Okusaba Buli Lunaku Buli musajja mu kitabo kino yateekangawo ekiseera ekyenjawulo eky’okusaba. Abamu baasabanga essaawa nnyingi buli nkya.

Bonna baali bagenderera era nga bakwata empisa. Londa ekiseera — ka zibe dakiika amakumi asatu ku makya ennyo, essaawa emu mu ttuntu, oba okutunula akawungeezi — era okikuume. Tegeeza ab’omu maka go. Kikuume obutatataaganyizibwa. Era kikuume ne ku nnaku z’owulira nga toyagala kusaba, kubanga ezo emirundi mingi ze nnaku essaala yo mw’esinga okuba ey’omugaso.

2. Okusaba Kwo Kwesigame ku Byawandiikibwa

Bw’osaba, jjangu ne Bayibuli yo. Sooka osome ekitundu. Leka Katonda ayogere nga tonnayogera.

Zzaayo eri Katonda ebisuubizo bye mu kusaba. Leka ebigambo bya Zabbuli bifuuke ebigambo byo. Leka essaala za Pawulo mu Abaefeso 1 ne 3 zikulungamye mu ngeri gy’osabiramu ekibiina kyo. Leka essaala ennene eza Bayibuli — eza Musa, Danyeri, Nekkemiya, Yesu — zikuyigirize okusaba bwe kufaanana nga kunyeenya eggulu.

3. Saba Okujjuzibwa Omwoyo Omutukuvu

Saba Katonda buli lunaku akujjuze buggya Omwoyo Omutukuvu. Si lwa birabo n’amaanyi byokka — wadde nga bya ddala era bikulu — wabula embala ya Kristo ekolebwe mu ggwe. Saba Omwoyo akulage eky’okusabira, akuwe emigugu egiri ku mutima gwa Katonda, era yeegayiririre ng’ayita mu ggwe ku lw’ebyo ebisinga obukulu eri Katonda.

4. Sabira Ekibiina Kyo ng’Oyita Amannya

Funa olukalala lw’abantu b’omu kibiina kyo olusabire bulijjo. Sabira obufumbo bwabwe, abaana baabwe, emirimu gyabwe, ebizibu byabwe, n’okukkiriza kwabwe. Abantu bwe bakuleetera ebyokusabira, biwandiike era olondoole. Ekibiina kyo kitegeere nti obasabira mu mannya gaabwe. Kino kye kimu ku bintu ebisinga amaanyi omusumba by’ayinza okukola.

5. Zimba Empisa y’Okusaba mu Kkanisa Yo

Spurgeon yagamba nti olukuŋŋaana lw’okusaba olw’akawungeezi ku Bbalaza lye lyali yingini ya buli kimu Metropolitan Tabernacle kye yatuukako. Ekibiina ky’okusaba ekya Rees Howells kyakuŋŋaananga buli kawungeezi. Obulamu bw’okusaba obw’ekibiina kyo buli butya? Teekawo olukuŋŋaana lw’okusaba olwa bulijjo. Yigiriza ku kusaba ng’oli ku kituuti. Tegeeza mu lwatu essaala ezaddiddwamu okuzimba okukkiriza. Yita abakadde n’abadiikoni bo musabire wamu nga buli lukuŋŋaana terunnatandika. Okusaba kubeere empewo ekkanisa yo gy’essa.

6. Funa Munno mu Kusaba oba Beera Munne

Kumpi buli musajja mu kitabo kino yalina abantu abaasabanga naye era abaamusabiranga. Charles Finney yalina Taata Nash. Loren Cunningham yalina ekibiina ky’abeegayirizi ba YWAM. Henry Blackaby yalina ekibinja ky’abasumba b’e Saskatoon abaasabira wamu okumala emyaka ebiri okuzuukuka nga tekunnajja. Funa abasumba oba abakadde abalala omu oba babiri abanaakkiriza okusaba naawe bulijjo. Era musabirenga buli omu ku munne mu ngeri entuufu, mu bwesimbu, era awatali kulekulira.

7. Weegayiririre Eggwanga Lyo n’Amawanga

Essaala zo tezikoma ku kibiina kyo. Katonda gw’osaba ye Katonda w’amawanga. Sabira eggwanga lyo — abakulembeze baalyo, amaka gaalyo, amasomero gaalyo, amakanisa gaalyo, abaminsani baalyo.

Sabira ssemazinga wo. Sabira abantu b’ensi abatannatuukibwako Njiri. Sabira okujja kw’Obwakabaka bwa Katonda mu buli ggwanga. Nga Rees Howells bwe yazuula, okusaba kugazi ng’omutima gwa Katonda.

Ekigambo eky’Enkomerero

Andrew Murray yawandiika nti: “Omuntu akunga ekkanisa ey’Ekikristaayo okusaba ajja kuwaayo ekirabo ekisinga obunene eri okubuulira ensi yonna enjiri mu byafaayo.”

E. M. Bounds yalangirira nti: “Okutwetooloola waliwo ensi ebuze mu kibi, waggulu waffe waliwo Katonda ayagala era asobola okulokola; ffe tulina okuzimba olutindo olugatta eggulu n’ensi, era okusaba kye kikozesebwa eky’amaanyi ekikola omulimu ogwo.”

Timothy Keller yafundikira nti: “Tewali kintu kinene ng’okusaba.”

Abasajja bano baali batuufu. Okusaba gwe mulimu ogusinga obunene. Kye kintu ekisinga obukulu ky’onookola leero, n’enkya, ne buli lunaku olw’obuweereza bwo. Kye kifuula buli kintu ekirala ky’okola okubeera ekiramu n’amaanyi ga Katonda. Era kikuli kumpi kaakano.

N’olwekyo ggala ekitabo kino. Funa ekifo ekisirifu. Bikkula Bayibuli yo. Era saba. Si lwakuba nti olina okukikola.

Wabula kubanga Katonda wa Andrew Murray ne Charles Spurgeon ne Watchman Nee ne D. L. Moody n’abalala bonna — Katonda oyo yennyini — akulindiridde okukusisinkana eyo.

“Buli kye munaasabanga nga mukkiriza, munaakiweebwanga.”

Matayo 21:22 (OLCB)

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