Watchman Nee (1903 – 1972)

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Watchman Nee — erinnya lye ery’Oluchina nga ye Ni To-sheng, ekitegeeza “ekide ekivuga” — yazaalibwa e Foochow, mu China, mu 1903, mu maka ag’Abakristaayo ab’omulembe ogwokusatu. Jjajjaawe ye yali omusumba Omuchina eyasooka owa Congregationalist mu ssaza lya Fujian, ate nnyina yasaba okufuna omwana ow’obulenzi nga Watchman tannazaalibwa, n’asuubiza okumuwaayo eri Katonda. Yalokoka ng’alina emyaka kkumi na musanvu, mu 1920, ng’ayita mu buweereza bw’omubuulizi w’enjiri Dora Yu.

Mu myaka esatu nga yakakyuka, Watchman yali awandiika era afulumya magazini ez’eby’eddiini, ng’abuulira mu China yonna, era ng’asimba kye yayita “amakanisa ag’omu kitundu” — ebibiina ebisimbiddwa mu nkola y’Endagaano Empya era nga tebyesigamye ku nzimba z’amadiini ag’Ebugwanjuba. Okutuuka mu 1932, amakanisa gano ag’omu kitundu gaali gabunye mu China, Malaysia, Indonesia, ne Singapore.

Yafulumya ekitabo kye eky’ebitundu bisatu ekikulu Omuntu ow’Omwoyo mu 1928, n’ekitabo kye ekisinga okumanyika Obulamu bw’Omukristaayo Obwa Bulijjo — ekimu ku bitabo eby’edda ebikulu mu biwandiiko by’Ekikristaayo — kyasinziira ku mboozi ze yayogera mu Lungereza mu ngendo ze mu Bulaaya mu 1938 ne 1939.

Mu 1952, gavumenti y’Abakomunisiti yakwata Watchman Nee olw’okukkiriza kwe. Oluvannyuma lw’omusango omuwanvu, yasalirwa mu 1956 ekibonerezo ky’emyaka kkumi n’ettaano mu kkomera, naye teyateebwa n’akatono. Yamala emyaka amakumi abiri egy’enkomerero egy’obulamu bwe mu kkomera, era n’afiira eyo nga 30 Mayi 1972. Bwe yafa, akapapula akatono kaasangibwa wansi w’omutto gwe. Kaali kawandiikiddwako nti: “Kristo ye Mwana wa Katonda eyafa olw’okununula aboonoonyi era n’azuukira oluvannyuma lw’ennaku ssatu. Gano ge mazima agasinga obukulu mu bwengula bwonna. Nfa olw’okukkiriza kwange mu Kristo.”

Essaala Ennene Eyaddibwamu

Mu kaweefube w’okubuulira enjiri ku kizinga Mei-hua okumpi n’olubalama lwa China ey’Obukiikaddyo, Watchman Nee n’ekibinja ekitono eky’abakkiriza abavubuka baasanga okuziyizibwa okw’amaanyi okuva mu basinza b’ebifaananyi. Embaga y’ekitundu ey’ekifaananyi Ta-wang yali eneetera okutuuka, era abasinza b’ekifaananyi ekyo ne balangirira n’obwesige nti katonda waabwe yandisindise obudde obulungi ku lunaku lw’okukumba — nga bategeeza nti singa Katonda wa Nee yali wa ddala, yandiraze amaanyi ge.

Nee n’ekibinja kye baasaba. Ku makya g’olunaku lw’embaga, bwe baali basaba okwebaza Katonda ku kyenkya, enkuba n’etandika okutonnya — mpola mu kusooka, oluvannyuma n’efuuka ey’amaanyi ennyo. Abaasitula ekifaananyi baalemererwa okukisitula mu kukumba ne beesittala, ne bakigwisa ne kimenyeka akalevu n’omukono. Amaanyi g’ekifaananyi ku kizinga gaamenyebwa. Abavubuka abawerako ne bakyukira Kristo amangu ago.

Abakadde b’ekyalo ne balangirira nti olunaku olukyamu lwe lwali lulondeddwa, ne balangirira olunaku olupya olw’okukumba: olw’ekkumi n’ena. Nee n’ekibinja kye ne baddamu okusaba, nga basaba obudde obulungi wakati w’ennaku ezo ebbiri basobole okubuulira, n’enkuba nate ku lw’ekkumi n’ena. Katonda yaddamu ddala bwe batyo: ennaku ez’obudde obulungi ez’okubuulira zaavaamu abakyufu amakumi asatu, n’oluvannyuma, ddala ku lw’ekkumi n’ena, enkuba ey’amaanyi n’etonnya mu ssaawa eyalagirwa. Nee yawandiika: “Twajjukiza Mukama ensonga eyo mu kasirise. Awatali kulwawo wadde eddakiika emu, okuddamu kwe kwajja n’enkuba ey’amaanyi n’amataba nga bwe kyali olubereberye. Amaanyi g’ekifaananyi ku bantu b’ekizinga gaamenyebwa; omulabe yawangulwa. Okusaba okw’okukkiriza kwali kuleese obuwanguzi obunene.”

Ebyawandiikibwa Ebikulu

Abaruumi 8:26 – 27 (OLCB) — “N’Omwoyo bw’atyo atubeera mu bunafu bwaffe. Tetumanyi kusaba nga bwe kitugwanira, naye Omwoyo yennyini atwegayiririra n’okusinda okutayogerekeka.”

1 Yokaana 5:14 – 15 (OLCB) — “Noolwekyo tulina obuvumu nti bwe tugenda gy’ali ne tumusaba ekintu kyonna, ye nga bw’asiima atuwulira. Era bwe tutegeera nti atuwulira bwe tumusaba, buli kye tumusaba talema kukituwa.”

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

Ebigambo Bye ku Kusaba

“Essaala zaffe ze ziteeka oluguudo lw’eggaali amaanyi ga Katonda mwe gayinza okuyita. Ng’eggaali y’omukka ey’amaanyi, amaanyi ge tegayinza kuziyizibwa, naye tegayinza kututuukako awatali nnyiriri za ggaali.”

“Ekigendererwa ky’okusaba si kutegeeza Katonda wabula okulaga obwesige bwaffe, okukkiriza kwaffe, okusuubira kwaffe, n’okwegomba kw’emitima gyaffe.”

“Obulagajjavu mu kusaba buwotoza omuntu ow’omunda. Tewali kiyinza kudda mu kifo kyakwo, wadde omulimu gw’Ekikristaayo. Okusaba kutusobozesa okusooka okuwangula omulabe munda, n’oluvannyuma okulwanagana naye ebweru.”

“Okusaba kwe kugezesa okw’amazima okw’amaanyi g’omuntu ow’omunda. Omwoyo ogw’amaanyi gusobola okusaba ennyo n’okusaba n’obugumiikiriza bwonna okutuusa okuddibwamu lwe kujja.”

“Ka tutegeere ekintu kino kimu: omugugu kye kyama ky’okusaba. Omuntu bw’atawulira munda mu ye mugugu gwa kusabira nsonga emu, kizibu nnyo okubeera n’obuwanguzi mu kusaba. ” Okusaba n’Ekigambo kya Katonda “Tetusaanidde kwanguyiriza kwasamya kamwa kaffe nga tusemberera Katonda. Wabula, tulina okusooka okusaba Katonda atulage kye tusaba n’engeri y’okusaba nga tetunnamutegeeza kye twetaaga. Mu biseera eby’emabega tetwamala biseera bingi nnyo nga tusaba bye twagala?

Lwaki kaakano tetusaba Katonda by’ayagala?”

“Okusaba okukwatagana n’ebyo Katonda by’ayagala kusoboka kyokka nga ffe ffennyini tuli mu kukwatagana n’ebyo by’ayagala.”

Okusaba n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu

“Okusaba mulimu. Ebyo abaana ba Katonda bangi bye bayiseemu biraga nti kutuukiriza bingi nnyo okusinga engeri endala yonna ey’omulimu. Era lutalo, kubanga kye kimu ku byokulwanyisa mu kulwanyisa omulabe. Kyokka, okusaba mu Mwoyo kwokka kwe kukola ddala.”

“Omugugu Katonda gw’atuwa guggyibwawo bwe tumala okusaba, naye obuzito obuva eri omulabe tebuyinza kuggyibwawo okuggyako nga tulwanye era ne tuziyiza mu kusaba.”

“Lwaki Abakristaayo bangi bwe batyo basaba essaala entono bwe zityo ate nga Katonda waabwe mukulu nnyo?”