Andrew Murray (1828 – 1917)

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Andrew Murray yazaalibwa nga 9 Mayi 1828 e Graaff Reinet, mu South Africa, mutabani w’omuminsani w’Ekkanisa ya Dutch Reformed eyava e Scotland. Bwe yali wa myaka kkumi, ye ne muganda we John baasindikibwa e Scotland okusoma, gye baakwatibwako ennyo ababuulizi b’okuzuukuka nga William Burns. Oluvannyuma baasoma eby’eddiini ku University of Utrecht mu Holland, gye baaziyiza endowooza ez’amagezi g’obuntu ez’omulembe ogwo, ne batandikawo ekibinja ekitono eky’okusaba ekyayitibwanga mu kunyooma “Chocolate Club.”

Bwe yatongozebwa mu 1848, Murray yaweebwa omulimu omunene ennyo ogw’okubeera omusumba yekka ku kitundu kya mayiro za square 50,000 mu South Africa ey’ewala. Okumala wiiki nnyingi yeebagalanga embalaasi okugenda okubuulira amaka g’abalimi aboogera Oludaaki abaali beesudde. Yawasa Emma Rutherford mu 1856 era bombi baazaala abaana munaana.

Murray yalabirira amakanisa e Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, ne Wellington mu buweereza bwe obuwanvu, era n’afuuka omuntu omukulu mu Kuzuukuka kwa South Africa okwa 1860. Mu 1879 eddoboozi lye lyaggweerawo ddala okumala emyaka ebiri olw’obulwadde bw’omumiro — ekiseera eky’okubonaabona ekyamusindika okweyongera mu kusaba n’okusoma Ebyawandiikibwa. Oluvannyuma lw’okuwonyezebwa mu ngeri ey’ekyamagero e London mu 1881, yavaayo ng’ayongedde okwewaayo eri Katonda n’obunyiikivu.

Mu myaka amakumi egyasigalawo egy’obulamu bwe, Murray yawandiika ebitabo n’obutabo ebisoba mu 240, nga mw’otwalidde ebitabo ebitaggwaako bulungi Beera mu Kristo, Obwetoowaze, ne Ne Kristo mu Ssomero ly’Okusaba. Ebitabo bye byavvuunulwa mu nnimi nnyingi era bikyasomebwa obukadde n’obukadde. Yafa nga 18 Janwali 1917 ng’alina emyaka 88, ng’amaze okubumba okutegeera kw’ekkanisa y’ensi yonna ku kusaba, Omwoyo Omutukuvu, n’obulamu bw’Ekikristaayo obw’omunda okusinga kumpi omuwandiisi yenna ow’omulembe gwe.

Essaala Ennene Eyaddibwamu

Okumala emyaka egisoba mu amakumi asatu, kitaawe wa Murray yasabanga buli Lwakutaano akawungeezi okuzuukuka kujje mu South Africa. Yasomeranga ab’omu maka ge emboozi z’okuzuukuka, n’oluvannyuma ne yeggalira mu kisenge kye okufuka omutima gwe eri Katonda. Omwana yakula ng’alaba kino, era enjala y’okuzuukuka n’emusimbibwamu okuva mu buto.

Mu Mayi 1860, Andrew Murray yali yaakateekebwa ng’omusumba e Worcester, olukuŋŋaana ku kuzuukuka ne lutuuzibwa. Aboogezi bwe baayogera ku kuzuukuka mu Amerika ne Bulaaya, ekibiina ne kitandika okulumwa enjala. Akawungeezi kamu, awatali kuteekateeka kwonna, ekibiina kyonna kyatandika bwekyo okukaaba amaziga n’okukaabirira Katonda — amaloboozi ebikumi omulundi gumu, abasajja n’abakazi, abato n’abakulu, nga bajjudde okusaba n’okwatula.

Murray mu kusooka yaziyiza, ng’ayita abantu okusirika n’okubeera mu nteeko. Naye kitaawe n’ajja n’amugamba nti, “Andrew, mwana wange, nnalulunkanira ebiseera ng’ebyo bye bino, Mukama by’akuganyizza okufuna.”

Murray yategeera nti kuno kwe kuzuukuka kitaawe kwe yali asabidde okumala emyaka amakumi asatu. Yewaayo n’akkiriza Katonda kye yali akola. Okuzuukuka kwabuna eggwanga lyonna ne kubala ebibala eby’olubeerera — okuddibwamu okutereevu okw’emyaka egyo amakumi asatu egy’okusaba okwesigwa, okusirifu, era okutaggwaawo.

Oluvannyuma mu bulamu bwe, okufiirwa eddoboozi kwa Murray okw’emyaka ebiri nakwo kwagobererwa okuddibwamu okw’amaanyi okw’essaala.

Eddagala lyonna bwe lyalemererwa, yatambula okugenda e Bethshan, ennyumba y’okukkiriza e London, gye yawonyezebwa ddala era amangu ago olw’okusaba n’okukkiriza. Teyaddamu kulwala mumiro era n’agenda mu maaso n’okuwandiika n’okubuulira okumala emyaka emirala amakumi asatu mu mukaaga.

Ebyawandiikibwa Ebikulu

Yokaana 15:7 (OLCB) — “Naye bwe munywerera mu Nze ne munyweza ebigambo byange, buli kye munaasabanga kinaabakolerwanga.”

Abaruumi 8:26 (OLCB) — “N’Omwoyo bw’atyo atubeera mu bunafu bwaffe. Tetumanyi kusaba nga bwe kitugwanira, naye Omwoyo yennyini atwegayiririra n’okusinda okutayogerekeka.”

Abaefeso 6:18 (OLCB) — “nga musabiririranga mu ssaala zonna nga mwegayiririranga mu mwoyo buli kiseera.

Mwekuumenga nga mugumiikirizanga, era nga mwegayiririranga abatukuvu, be bantu bonna aba Katonda.”

Ebigambo Bye ku Kusaba

“Okusaba si kujja bujja eri Katonda okumusaba ekintu. Okusinga byonna, kwe kussa ekimu ne Katonda n’okuleetebwa wansi w’amaanyi g’obutukuvu bwe n’okwagala kwe, okutuusa lw’atwefunira n’ateeka ku butonde bwaffe bwonna akabonero k’obwetoowaze bwa Kristo, nga kye kyama ky’okusinza kwonna okw’amazima.”

“Okusaba si kwogera kw’omu yekka, wabula kwogeraganya; eddoboozi lya Katonda kye kitundu kyakwo ekisinga obukulu. Okuwuliriza eddoboozi lya Katonda kye kyama ky’obukakafu nti naye ajja kuwuliriza eryange.”

“Ekiseera ekimala mu kusaba kijja kuvaamu ebisingawo okusinga ekyo ekiweebwa omulimu. Okusaba kwokka kwe kuwa omulimu omugaso gwagwo n’obuwanguzi bwagwo. Okusaba kuggulawo ekkubo Katonda yennyini akole omulimu gwe mu ffe era ng’ayita mu ffe.”

“Omwoyo Omutukuvu ajja ng’okuddibwamu kw’okusaba okw’okukkiriza. Ekigero ky’okusaba okw’okukkiriza okutaggwaawo kye kijja okuba ekigero ky’omulimu gw’Omwoyo mu Kkanisa.”

“Tewali kintu kibikkula bulamu bwa mwoyo obunafu mu muweereza oba mu kibiina okusinga obutabaamu kusaba okw’okukkiriza era okutakoma. Okusaba kwe kukuba kw’omusuwa ogw’obulamu obw’omwoyo. Kye kkubo ekkulu abaweereza n’abakkiriza aba bulijjo mwe bafunira omukisa n’amaanyi eby’eggulu.”

Okusaba n’Ekigambo kya Katonda

“Bangi tebategeera bumu buno obw’okuyigiriza kw’Ekigambo n’Omwoyo, kyova wabaawo obuzibu obw’emirundi ebiri mu kumanya Katonda by’ayagala. Abamu banoonya Katonda by’ayagala mu kuwulira okw’omunda oba mu kukakasibwa, era bandyagadde Omwoyo abakulembere awatali Kigambo. Abalala bakinoonya mu Kigambo awatali kukulemberwa Mwoyo Mutukuvu. Ebyo byombi birina okugattibwa — Ekigambo n’Omwoyo — kubanga mu byo byokka mwe tusobola okumanya mu bukakafu Katonda by’ayagala, n’okuyiga okusaba okusinziira ku ebyo.”

“Okubeera omwetegefu okukkiriza buli kisuubizo awatali kubuusabuusa, okugondera buli kiragiro awatali kulwawo, okuyimirira nga tuli bajjuvu era nga tutuukiridde mu byonna Katonda by’ayagala, gwe mwoyo gwokka ogw’amazima ogw’okusoma Bayibuli.”

Okusaba n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu

“Mu buli ssaala Katonda Omu mu Basatu yeetabamu — Kitaffe awulira, Omwana mu linnya lye tusabira, n’Omwoyo atusabira era asaba mu ffe. Nga kikulu nnyo ffe okubeera mu nkolagana entuufu n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu era tutegeere omulimu gwe!”

“Olw’Omwoyo we, Omwoyo w’okusaba, obulamu bwaffe busobola okubeera obw’okusaba obutakoma. Omwoyo w’okusaba ajja kukuyamba okufuuka omwegayirizi, ng’osaba Katonda ebintu ebinene ku lw’abo abakwetoolodde.”

“Obulamu obw’omwoyo bwe buba obulungi, wansi w’amaanyi amajjuvu ag’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, okusaba obutakoma kujja kubeera kwa butonde.”