D. L. Moody (1837 – 1899)

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Dwight Lyman Moody yazaalibwa nga 5 Febwali 1837 e Northfield, Massachusetts, nga ye mwana ow’omukaaga ku baana mwenda. Kitaawe yafa ng’alina emyaka ena, n’aleka amaka mu bwavu. Yasoma okutuuka mu kibiina eky’okutaano kyokka, era bwe yaweza emyaka kkumi na musanvu n’asengukira e Boston okukola mu dduuka ly’engatto erya kojja we. Yakyuka mu 1855 ng’alina emyaka kkumi na munaana, omusomesa we ow’essomero lya Ssande Edward Kimball bwe yajja mu dduuka ly’engatto n’amuleeta eri Kristo emabega w’emmeeza y’edduuka.

Bwe yasengukira e Chicago, Moody yeewaayo ddala mu mulimu gw’Ekikristaayo — YMCA, essomero lya Ssande ery’abaana abaavu ab’omu byalo by’abaavu mu kibuga, n’ekkanisa eyetongodde eyakula n’efuuka ekibiina ky’abantu 1,500. Yali muntu wa maanyi mangi, ow’ekisa, era ow’okwagala okw’ebikolwa. Omuliro Omunene ogwa Chicago ogwa 1871 bwe gwazikiriza ekizimbe ky’ekkanisa ye, yasigala nga talina kantu — naye ekyaddirira kwali kusoomoozebwa kw’okusaba okwamukyusa.

Mu 1871, bwe yali e New York ng’anoonya ensimbi ez’okuddamu okuzimba, Moody yali atambula mu luguudo amaanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu ne gamukkako mu ngeri ey’amaanyi ennyo n’atuuka okusaba Katonda akome. Okubuulira kwe amangu ago kwakyuka mu maanyi ne mu bivaamu, era abantu ebikumi baakyukanga buli gye yagendanga. Okuva olwo n’afuuka omubuulizi w’enjiri eri ebibiina ebinene asinga obukulu mu kyasa eky’ekkumi n’omwenda.

Wamu n’omuyimbi Ira Sankey, Moody yakulembera enkuŋŋaana ennene ez’enjiri mu Amerika ne Bungereza ezaafuuka ebiseera ebikulu mu byafaayo by’Abakristaayo ab’enjiri. Yatandikawo Moody Bible Institute e Chicago mu 1889, Northfield Schools mu Massachusetts, n’ekitongole ekikuba ebitabo ekikyalina erinnya lye. Kiteeberezebwa nti yabuulira abantu abasoba mu bukadde 100 mu bulamu bwe. Yafa nga 22 Ddesemba 1899 n’aziikibwa mu kibuga ky’ewaabwe Northfield.

Essaala Ennene Eyaddibwamu

Omuliro Omunene ogwa Chicago ogwa 1871 bwe gwamala okwokya ekkanisa ye n’emisingi egisinga obungi egy’obuweereza bwe, Moody yamenyeka. Abakyala babiri mu kibiina kye baali bamaze emyezi nga bamubuulira ku bwetaavu bw’okujjuzibwa Omwoyo Omutukuvu. Yali abasuulirira. Kaakano, ng’aggyiddwako buli kimu, yatandika okusaba n’obwetaavu obw’amaanyi.

Bwe yali atambula mu nguudo za New York ng’asonda ensimbi ez’ekizimbe ekipya, Katonda n’amusisinkana. Moody yennyini yakinnyonnyola bw’ati: “Nnali nkaaba buli kiseera Katonda anjijuze Omwoyo we. Awo, lumu mu kibuga New York — ayi, nga lwali lunaku! — sisobola kulunnyonnyola, ntera obutayogera ku lwo; kumpi kye kintu ekitukuvu ennyo okukyogerako. Nsobola kugamba bugambi nti Katonda yeeyoleka gye ndi, era ne nfuna okwagala kwe mu ngeri bw’eti nnasaba azzeeyo omukono gwe. Ne nziramu okubuulira. Okubuulira kwange tekwali kwa njawulo; saaleeta mazima gonna mapya; naye abantu ebikumi baakyuka. Sandikkirizza kuzzibwa we nnali nga sinnafuna kintu ekyo eky’omukisa olw’ensi yonna.”

Omuliro gwa Katonda gwali gukka ng’okuddibwamu kw’okusaba. Okuva mu kaseera ako Moody yagenda mu maaso n’okubuulira Enjiri eri obukadde n’obukadde, n’ajjuza ebisaawe ebisinga obunene mu Amerika ne Bungereza, n’akyusa obulamu bw’Obukristaayo obw’enjiri mu nsi yonna.

Ebyawandiikibwa Ebikulu

Abaruumi 10:17 (OLCB) — “Noolwekyo okukkiriza kujja olw’okuwulira ekigambo kya Kristo.”

Ebikolwa by’Abatume 1:8 (OLCB) — “Naye muliweebwa amaanyi, Mwoyo Mutukuvu bw’alimala okubakkako, era munaabanga bajulirwa bange mu Yerusaalemi, ne mu Buyudaaya yonna, ne mu Samaliya okutuukira ddala ku nkomerero z’ensi.”

Matayo 9:37 – 38 (OLCB) — “Eby’okukungula bingi nnyo, naye abakozi abakungula batono. Noolwekyo musabe nannyini nnimiro, aweereze abakozi mu nnimiro ye.”

Ebigambo Bye ku Kusaba

“Okusaba tekitegeeza nti nnina okuleeta Katonda wansi mu birowoozo byange n’ebigendererwa byange, n’okuweta obufuzi bwe okugoberera endowooza zange ez’obusirusiru, ez’ekisiru, era oluusi ez’ekibi.

Okusaba kitegeeza nti nnina okusitulibwa waggulu mu kuwulira, mu kwegatta n’ekigendererwa wamu naye; nti nnina okuyingira mu kuteesa kwe n’okutuukiriza ekigendererwa kye mu bujjuvu.”

“Mu ssaala zaffe, twogera ne Katonda; mu kusoma Bayibuli, Katonda ayogera naffe; era kirungi tuleke Katonda y’asinga okwogera.”

“Nandisinze okwagala okumanya okusaba okusinga okubeera omubuulizi omukulu; Yesu Kristo teyayigiriza bayigirizwa be ngeri ya kubuulira, wabula engeri ya kusaba yokka.”

“Oluvannyuma lw’ekyewuunyo eky’okulaba Omulokozi wange, ndowooza ekyewuunyo ekiddako kijja kuba nti nnakozesa kitono nnyo amaanyi g’okusaba.”

“Omukristaayo afukamidde alaba bingi okusinga omufirosoofo ayimiridde ku nsonga z’ebigere. Katonda tewali gw’asindika ng’agenda engalo nsa okuggyako abo abajjudde bo bennyini.”

Okusaba n’Ekigambo kya Katonda

“Nnasaba okukkiriza, ne ndowooza nti lumu okukkiriza kujja kukka kunkube ng’okumyansa kw’eggulu. Naye okukkiriza kwalabika ng’okutajja. Lumu ne nsoma mu ssuula ey’ekkumi ey’Abaruumi, “Noolwekyo okukkiriza kujja olw’okuwulira ekigambo kya Kristo.” Nnali nzigadde Bayibuli yange ne nsaba okukkiriza. Kaakano ne nzibikkula Bayibuli yange ne ntandika okugisoma n’obwegendereza, era okukkiriza kubadde kukula okuva olwo.”

“Ekintu kimu kye nkizudde nga nsoma Ekigambo kya Katonda: omuntu bw’ajjula Omwoyo, ayogera nnyo ku Kigambo kya Katonda; so ng’omuntu ajjudde ebirowoozo bye ye tatera kwogera ku Kigambo kya Katonda.”

Okusaba n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu

“Bayibuli awatali Mwoyo Omutukuvu eba ng’essaawa y’omusana ku kitangaala ky’omwezi.”

“Nzikiriza ddala nti mu kaseera emitima gyaffe lwe giggyibwamu okwefaako, n’okwegomba ekitiibwa, n’okwenoonyeza, ne buli kintu ekikontana n’amateeka ga Katonda, Omwoyo Omutukuvu ajja kujja ajjuze buli nsonda y’emitima gyaffe. Naye bwe tuba nga tujjudde amalala n’okwekulumbaza n’okwegomba n’ensi, tewabaawo bbanga lya Mwoyo wa Katonda. Nga tetunnasaba Katonda atujjuze, nzikiriza nti tusaanidde okusaba atusooke atuggyemu byonna.”

“Omwoyo wa Katonda asooka kuwa kwagala; oluvannyuma aleeta essuubi, n’alyoka awa eddembe; era ekyo kumpi kye kintu ekisembayo ekisangibwa mu makanisa gaffe mangi.”