Charles Spurgeon (1834 – 1892)

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Charles Haddon Spurgeon yazaalibwa nga 19 Jjuuni 1834 e Kelvedon, Essex, mu Bungereza, mu maka g’ababuulizi — kitaawe ne jjajjaawe bombi baali basumba ba Congregationalist. Yakyuka mu ngeri ey’ekitalo ng’alina emyaka kkumi na mukaaga, bwe yakwatibwa omuyaga ogw’omuzira n’ayingira mu kakanisa akatono aka Primitive Methodist, n’awulira omubuulizi owa bulijjo ng’ayogera ku Isaaya 45:22: “Mudde gye ndi, mulokoke, mmwe mwenna abali ku nkomerero z’ensi.” Obubaka obwangu bwafumita omutima gwe n’azaalibwa omulundi ogwokubiri.

Mu mwaka ogwo gwennyini yateekebwa ng’omusumba w’ekibiina ekitono ekya Baptist, era bwe yaweza emyaka amakumi abiri yali ayitiddwa mu New Park Street Chapel e London — emu ku makanisa ga Baptist agasinga obukulu mu ggwanga. Okubuulira kwe amangu ago kwasikiriza ebibiina binene nnyo. Ekkanisa yali ntono nnyo, era oluvannyuma lw’okusengukira mu bifo ebinene ebiwerako, Metropolitan Tabernacle yazimbibwa mu 1861 okutuuza abantu 6,000.

Spurgeon yabuulira abantu abateeberezebwa okuba obukadde kkumi mu bulamu bwe, yatendeka abasumba kumpi lwenda mu Pastors’ College ye, yatandikawo ennyumba y’abaana bamulekwa, era yawandiika nnyo — okubuulira kwe okwakuŋŋaanyizibwa kujjuza ebitabo nkaaga mu bisatu era kukyasomebwa ne leero. Mu bulijjo yabuuliranga emirundi ena mu wiiki era yamanya abammemba be 6,000 amannya gaabwe.

Wadde yalina obuweereza obw’ekitalo, Spurgeon yabonaabona nnyo n’endwadde ya gout, okwennyamira, n’ennaku y’okuwaayirizibwa bannaabwe abaweereza. Teyalekera awo kubuulira mu kubonaabona kwe, era bingi ku biwandiiko bye ebisinga obuziba ku kusaba byava mu biseera bye ebisinga okuba eby’ekizikiza. Yafiira e Menton, mu Bufalansa, nga 31 Janwali 1892, ng’alina emyaka 57, era akyatwalibwa nnyo ng’omubuulizi asinga obukulu mu biseera bino eby’omulembe.

Essaala Ennene Eyaddibwamu

Ku ntandikwa y’obuweereza bwe mu New Park Street Chapel, Spurgeon yayolekagana n’okusoomoozebwa okw’okukkiriza. Ekibiina kyali kitono era nga kikendeera. Yasaba n’obunyiikivu Katonda ajjuze ekkanisa emyoyo.

Mu myezi mitono nga yakatuuka, ekizimbe kyali kijjudde nga kiyiika, amakubo wakati w’entebe nga gakubyeko abantu, era enkumi n’enkumi nga ziyimiridde wabweru nga zigezaako okuwulira. Spurgeon yategeeza nti enkyukakyuka eno ey’ekitalo yali kuddibwamu kwa ssaala kwokka era mu bujjuvu.

Ekisinga n’obuziba, Spurgeon yayogeranga ku lukuŋŋaana lw’okusaba ng’ekyuma ekivuga Metropolitan Tabernacle. Yagamba nti olukuŋŋaana lw’okusaba olwa Bbalaza akawungeezi — olwajjanga enkumi n’enkumi buli wiiki — lwe lwali ekyama ky’ebyo byonna Tabernacle bye yatuukiriza. Bwe baamubuuzanga ku maanyi g’obuweereza bwe, yatwalanga abagenyi wansi mu kisenge eky’omu ttaka, eyo gye basanga abantu ebikumi nga bafukamidde essaawa yonna. “Wano,” bwe yagamba, “we wali ekkolero ly’amaanyi.”

Emu ku mboozi ezisinga okumanyika mu buweereza bwa Spurgeon ekwata ku mukyala eyali agalamidde ku kitanda olw’obulwadde eyasoma ku nkuŋŋaana za D. L. Moody mu Amerika. Yatandika okusaba ddala Katonda asindike omubuulizi omukulu mu kkanisa ye yennyini e London. Nga tamanyi, Moody yatuuka mu Bungereza n’ayitibwa — omusumba w’ekibiina kye ddala — okubuulira. Ebyavaamu byali bya kitalo — abantu ebikumi nga bakkiriza mu lukuŋŋaana lumu. Spurgeon yakozesanga emboozi eno emirundi mingi okulaga amaanyi g’omuntu omu asaba.

Ebyawandiikibwa Ebikulu

Yeremiya 33:3 (OLCB) — “Mumpite n’abayitaba ne mbalaga ebikulu ebitanoonyezeka bye mutamanyi.”

Abaebbulaniya 4:16 (OLCB) — “Kale tusembererenga entebe ya Katonda ey’obwakabaka ey’ekisa n’obuvumu, tufune okusaasirwa n’ekisa tubeerwe mu kwetaaga kwaffe.”

Matayo 21:22 (OLCB) — “Buli kye munaasabanga nga mukkiriza, munaakiweebwanga.”

Ebigambo Bye ku Kusaba

“Okusaba okw’amazima kupimibwa buzito, so si buwanvu. Okusinda okumu mu maaso ga Katonda kuyinza okubaamu obujjuvu bw’okusaba okusinga okwogera okulungi okuwanvu ennyo.”

“Okusaba gwe musuwa omutono ogutambuza ekinywa ky’obuyinza bwonna.”

“Amaanyi g’okusaba tegasobola kutenderezebwa kusukkiridde. Abo abatasobola kuweereza Katonda nga babuulira tebeetaaga kwejjusa. Omuntu bw’aba ng’asobola okusaba obusabi, asobola okukola buli kimu. Oyo amanyi okuwangula ne Katonda mu kusaba, eggulu n’ensi biri mu mikono gye.”

“Mu bufunze, okusaba si kirala wabula okutwala ebisuubizo bya Katonda gy’ali, n’okumugamba nti, “Kola nga bwe wayogera.” Okusaba kye kisuubizo ekikozeseddwa. Essaala etazimbiddwa ku kisuubizo terina musingi gwa mazima.”

“Mu kusaba, tuyimirira bamalayika we bavuunamira nga babisse amaaso gaabwe. Eyo, yee eyo, bakerubi ne baserafi basinziza mu maaso g’entebe eyo yennyini essaala zaffe gye zirinnya. Era tunajja eyo n’okusaba okutono n’okukkiriza okufunda era okukonziba?”

Okusaba n’Ekigambo kya Katonda

“Buli lw’otategeera kyawandiikibwa, bikkula Bayibuli yo, fukamira, osabe ku kyawandiikibwa ekyo. Okusaba kye kisumuluzo ekiggulawo amawanika g’ebyama. Okusaba n’okukkiriza bisumuluzo ebitukuvu ebiyinza okubikkula ebyama n’okufuna eby’obugagga ebinene.”

“Omuntu asinga okusaba obulungi ye muntu amanyidde ennyo ebisuubizo bya Katonda mu kukkiriza. Mu bufunze, okusaba si kirala wabula okutwala ebisuubizo bya Katonda gy’ali, n’okumugamba nti, “Kola nga bwe wayogera.””

Okusaba n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu

“Okusaba kitonde kya Mwoyo Omutukuvu. Tetuyinza kubeerawo awatali kusaba, era tetuyinza kusaba awatali Mwoyo Omutukuvu.”

“Singa oyinza okusaba essaala esinga obulungi mu nsi awatali Mwoyo Omutukuvu, Katonda teyandibadde na kakwate nayo. Naye essaala yo bw’eba emenyese, nga nnema era ng’ewenyera, bw’eba nga Omwoyo y’agikoze, Katonda ajja kugitunuulira agambe, nga bwe yagamba ku mirimu gy’okutonda, “Kirungi nnyo.””

“Okusaba kwe kussa omukono kw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu ku mutima ogufuuliddwa omuggya.”