R. A. Torrey (1856 – 1928)

Yali Ani?

Reuben Archer Torrey yazaalibwa nga 28 Janwali 1856 e Hoboken, New Jersey. Yali muyivu nnyo, n’atikkirwa mu Yale University n’oluvannyuma mu Yale Divinity School, n’alyoka yeeyongera okusoma eby’eddiini mu yunivasite za Leipzig ne Erlangen mu Bugirimaani. Yatuuka ku kukkiriza okw’amazima mu Kristo oluvannyuma lw’ekiseera eky’okumeggana n’okubuusabuusa, n’oluvannyuma n’abatizibwa mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu mu kintu ekyakyusa obuweereza bwe.

Mu 1889, D. L. Moody yayita Torrey okufuuka omukulu eyasooka ow’ekyafuuka Moody Bible Institute e Chicago. Torrey yaweereza wamu ne Moody n’obwesigwa, era Moody bwe yafa mu 1899, Torrey n’atwala ekifo ky’omukulembeze w’Abakristaayo ab’enjiri asinga obukulu mu nsi. Era n’afuuka omusumba wa Moody Church.

Okuva mu 1902 okutuuka mu 1907, Torrey yakulembera kampeyini ez’ekitalo ez’okubuulira enjiri mu nsi yonna, n’alaba abantu emitwalo n’emitwalo nga bajja eri Kristo mu Australia, New Zealand, Buyindi, China, Bungereza, ne Amerika. Okuzuukuka kwa Australia okwa 1902 – 1903 kwokka kwalabamu abakyufu abateeberezebwa okuba emitwalo kkumi mu bibuga ebinene.

Oluvannyuma Torrey yafuuka Dean w’eyo kaakano eyitibwa Biola University e Los Angeles era omusumba wa Church of the Open Door. Yawandiika ebitabo ebisoba mu amakumi ana, nga Engeri y’Okusaba ne Amaanyi g’Okusaba bye bikyasinga okwagalibwa. Yafa nga 26 Okitobba 1928, ng’amaze obulamu bwe bwonna ng’atendeka ekkanisa mu by’eddiini n’enkola y’okusaba okuweebwa amaanyi Omwoyo.

Essaala Ennene Eyaddibwamu

Okuzuukuka kwa Australia okwa 1902 kwe kuddibwamu kw’essaala okusinga obukulu mu bulamu bwa Torrey. Kampeyini nga tennatandika, Torrey n’ekibinja kye baamala emyezi nga basaba obutakoma, nga bakaabirira Katonda olw’omulimu gw’Omwoyo ogw’amazima. Baagaana okusenvuka okutuusa lwe baafuna obukakafu nti Katonda awulidde.

Enkuŋŋaana bwe zaatandika e Melbourne, ebyavaamu byewuunyisa nnyo. Amakanisa gaali gajjudde nga gayiika. Abasajja abakakanyavu baakaaba amaziga. Amaka gonna gaakyukira mu lukuŋŋaana lumu. Empapula z’amawulire ez’omu kitundu — ezitaamanyiddwa kuwagira kkanisa — zaawandiika ku bintu ebyo eby’ekitalo. E Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, ne mu bibuga ebirala, omukisa gwe gumu gwayitamu ng’amayengo. Torrey yateebereza abakyufu ab’amazima abasoba mu mitwalo kkumi mu kampeyini eyo. Buli omu ku bo yamutwala nti yava mu kusaba: okusaba nga kampeyini tennatandika, okusaba mu nkuŋŋaana, n’okusaba kw’abeegayirizi abeesigwa abaali emabega.

Torrey bulijjo yayigirizanga nti enjawulo esalawo mu buweereza bwonna si kitone ky’omubuulizi wabula okusaba kw’ekkanisa: “Setaani bw’alaba omusajja oba omukazi akkiriza ddala mu kusaba, amanyi okusaba, era asaba ddala, era okusinga byonna, bw’alaba ekkanisa yonna nga yeevuunise mu maaso ga Katonda mu kusaba, akankana nga bwe yakankananga bulijjo, kubanga amanyi nti olunaku lwe mu kkanisa eyo oba mu kitundu ekyo luweddeyo.”

Ebyawandiikibwa Ebikulu

Yakobo 5:16 (OLCB) — “Okusaba n’omutima omumalirivu ogw’omuntu omutuukirivu, kubeera n’obuyinza bungi, era n’ebivaamu biba bya ttendo.”

Abaruumi 8:26 (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 (OLCB) — “Noolwekyo tulina obuvumu nti bwe tugenda gy’ali ne tumusaba ekintu kyonna, ye nga bw’asiima atuwulira.”

Ebigambo Bye ku Kusaba

“Bwe tuba twagala okusaba obulungi, ekintu ekisooka kye tusaanidde okukola kwe kukakasa nti ddala tufuna okusisinkana ne Katonda, nti ddala tuyingira mu maaso ge ddala. Nga tetunnaleeta kigambo kya kusaba, tusaanidde okubeera n’okumanya okutegeerekeka nti twogera ne Katonda, era tukkirize nti atuwuliriza era nti agenda kutuwa ekyo kye tumusaba.”

“Tutaawaana nnyo ne tutafuna budde kusaba, era bwe tutyo tutaawaana nnyo ne tutafuna maanyi. Tulina emirimu mingi nnyo, naye tutuukiriza bitono; enkuŋŋaana nnyingi, naye abakyufu batono; ebyuma bingi, naye ebivaamu bitono.”

“Byonna Katonda by’ali, ne byonna Katonda by’alina, biri mu buyinza bw’okusaba. Okusaba kuyinza okukola buli kintu Katonda ky’ayinza okukola, era nga Katonda bw’ayinza okukola buli kimu, okusaba kwa buyinza bwonna.”

“Ayi, abasajja n’abakazi, musabe okutuusa ku nkomerero; musabe okutuusa ku nkomerero! Temutandika butandisi kusaba ne musaba akaseera katono ne mugolola emikono ne muvaako; naye musabe era musabe era musabe okutuusa Katonda lw’anaakutamya eggulu n’akka.”

“Okusaba okw’obuwanguzi kumpi tekusoboka awali obulagajjavu mu kusoma Ekigambo kya Katonda.”

Okusaba n’Ekigambo kya Katonda

“Okusaba okuzaalibwa mu kufumiitiriza ku Kigambo kya Katonda kwe kusaba okulinnya waggulu mu ngeri ennyangu ennyo, okutuuka ku matu ga Katonda ag’okuwuliriza.”

“Bwe mba nga nnina okubeera n’okukkiriza nga nsaba, nnina okuzuula ekisuubizo mu Kigambo kya Katonda kwe nnyimiriza okukkiriza kwange. Bayibuli ejjudde ebisuubizo bya Katonda okuva ku ntandikwa okutuuka ku nkomerero. Bikwate obisabe ng’obizzaayo eri Katonda.”

Okusaba n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu

“Okuyingira mu maaso ga Katonda kusoboka kyokka olw’amaanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, kale tusaanidde okutunuulira Omwoyo Omutukuvu atukulembere ddala mu maaso ga Katonda, era tetusaanidde kwanguyiriza bigambo okutuusa ng’amaze ddala okututuusa eyo.”

“Omwoyo, bw’asaba ng’ayita mu ffe, oba bw’atuyamba okutuukiriza “ekiteekwa” eky’amaanyi eky’okusaba okutuufu, asala okusaba kwaffe ne kukwatagana n’ebyo Katonda by’ayagala.”

“Tulina okumanya amaanyi g’Omusaayi bwe tuba nga twagala okumanya amaanyi ga Katonda. Okumanya kwaffe mu bumanyirivu amaanyi g’Ekigambo, amaanyi g’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, n’amaanyi g’okusaba kwesigamye ku kumanya kwaffe amaanyi g’Omusaayi gwa Kristo.”