E. M. Bounds (1835 – 1913)

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Edward McKendree Bounds yazaalibwa nga 15 Agusito 1835 mu Shelby County, mu Missouri. Yatendekebwa okuba looya era n’akkirizibwa okukola omulimu ogwo ng’aweza emyaka kkumi n’omwenda, naye mu myaka mitono yawulira okuyitibwa kwa Katonda n’amaanyi mangi ne kiba nti yaleka omulimu gw’amateeka n’ayingira obuweereza mu kkanisa y’Abametodisiti. Okuva ku ntandikwa yali musajja wa bunyiikivu n’okwewaayo okw’ekitalo.

Mu Lutalo lw’Omunda olw’Amerika, Bounds yaweereza ng’omusumba w’amagye g’Abakonfederete. Yalumizibwa mu lutalo lw’e Franklin, mu Tennessee, era n’amala ekiseera ng’omusibe w’olutalo. Olutalo bwe lwaggwa, yaddayo mu buweereza bw’obusumba, ng’aweereza ekkanisa mu Missouri, mu Alabama ne mu Tennessee. Okumala emyaka munaana yali musunsuzi w’olupapula lw’amawulire Christian Advocate e Nashville.

Bounds teyali mwatiikirivu mu bulamu bwe. Yaweereza nga tamanyiddwa nnyo. Naye okuva mu makkati g’emyaka gya 1880 okutuusa lwe yafa mu 1913, buli ku makya yagolokokanga ku ssaawa kkumi ez’ekiro n’asaba okumala essaawa ssatu ng’abalala mu maka tebannazuukuka. Ekyo yakikolanga buli lunaku okumala emyaka amakumi asatu. Teyakoma ku kuwandiika ku kusaba kwokka — yakubeerangamu.

Mu ssaawa ezo ez’oku makya ennyo, Bounds era yawandiikanga. Yawandiika ebiwandiiko munaana ebikwata ku kusaba, ng’annyonnyola obwetaavu bwakwo, amaanyi gaakwo, ebyokulwanyisa byakwo, n’akakwate kaakwo n’omubuulizi wamu n’ekkanisa. Kimu kyokka ku byo kye kyafulumizibwa ng’akyali mulamu — Omubuulizi n’Okusaba, ekyafuluma mu 1907, era ekimanyiddwa leero nga Amaanyi Okuyita mu Kusaba. Bwe yamala okufa nga 24 Agusito 1913, mikwano gye baakuŋŋaanya ebiwandiiko ebyali bisigaddewo ne babifulumya. Okuva olwo bitunze kopi bukadde na bukadde, era bikyali mu biwandiiko ebisinga amaanyi n’okunenya omutima ku kusaba ebiriwo.

Essaala Ennene Eyaddibwamu

Essaala esinga obunene eyaddibwamu mu bulamu bwa E. M. Bounds kwe kufulumizibwa kw’ebitabo bye omunaana ku kusaba n’engeri gye byakwatamu ensi yonna — musanvu ku byo teyabiraba nga bifulumiziddwa, era byawandiikibwa mu ssaawa ez’ekyama ez’okusaba ku makya ennyo.

Bounds yasaba n’obwesigwa okumala emyaka amakumi asatu nga tamanyiddwa, ng’akkiriza nti Ekkanisa yali yeetaaga nnyo okuzuukusibwa etegeere amaanyi n’obwetaavu bw’okusaba. Kumpi teyalaba ku bibala bya kufuba kwe mu bulamu bwe. Naye Katonda yali awuliriza. Mu kyasa ekyaddirira okufa kwe, ebitabo bye bisiikudde abasumba n’abeegayirizi bukadde na bukadde okwewaayo eri okusaba, era enkosa yaabyo yeeyongera bweyongezi.

Kino kyennyini bujulirwa bumu ku businga amaanyi ku ngeri Katonda gy’addamu essaala: nti oluusi Katonda addamu essaala zaffe si mu bulamu bwaffe, wabula okuyita mu busika bwe tulekawo. Essaala ya Bounds — nti Ekkanisa ezzibwemu amaanyi okuyita mu kutegeera okusaba mu buziba — eddiddwamu ku kigero kye yali tayinza na kulowooza.

Ebyawandiikibwa Ebikulu

Lukka 18:1 (OLCB) — “Bagwanidde obutakoowanga kusaba n’obutaggwaamu mwoyo.”

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.”

Yokaana 15:16 (OLCB) — “Si mmwe mwannonda! Wabula Nze nabalonda, mulyoke mubale ebibala ate ebibala eby’olubeerera. Olwo buli kye munaasabanga Kitange mu linnya lyange anaakibawanga.”

Ebigambo Bye ku Kusaba

“Ekkanisa ky’etaaga leero si byuma bingi oba ebisingako, si bibiina bipya oba enkola empya ennyingi, wabula abantu Omwoyo Omutukuvu b’ayinza okukozesa — abantu b’okusaba, abantu ab’amaanyi mu kusaba. Omwoyo Omutukuvu tayita mu nkola, wabula ayita mu bantu. Tajja ku byuma, wabula ku bantu. Tafuka mafuta ku nteekateeka, wabula ku bantu — abantu b’okusaba.”

“Essaala ziwangaala okusinga obulamu bw’abo abaziwaayo; ziwangaala okusinga omulembe, okusinga ekyasa, okusinga ensi.”

“Okutwetooloola waliwo ensi ebuze mu kibi, waggulu waffe waliwo Katonda ayagala era asobola okulokola; ffe tulina okuzimba olutindo olugatta eggulu n’ensi, era okusaba kye kikozesebwa eky’amaanyi ekikola omulimu ogwo.”

“Okwogera n’abantu ku lwa Katonda kintu kikulu, naye okwogera ne Katonda ku lw’abantu kye kisinga obukulu.”

“Okusaba kye kintu ekisinga obwangu era ekisinga obuzibu mu byonna; ekisinga obwangu era ekisinga okugulumira; ekisinga obunafu era ekisinga amaanyi; ebivaamu biri wala ennyo okusukka obusobozi bw’omuntu — bikomezebwa buyinza bwa Katonda obutaliiko kkomo bwokka.”

Okusaba n’Ekigambo kya Katonda

“Ekigambo kya Katonda kye kiwanirizo omuggo gw’okusaba kwe guteekebwa, era kwe gusitulira ebintu n’amaanyi. Katonda ayogera n’omuntu mu Bayibuli; omuntu ayogera ne Katonda mu kusaba.

Omuntu asoma Bayibuli okuzuula Katonda ky’ayagala; asaba alyoke afune amaanyi okukola ekyo Katonda ky’ayagala.”

“Ekigambo kya Katonda y’emmere eriisa okusaba n’ekukuza amaanyi. Tewali bintu bibiri bisinga kwetaagisa mu bulamu obujjudde Omwoyo okusinga okusoma Bayibuli n’okusaba mu kyama.”

Okusaba n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu

“Omutima gwonna bwe gukwatibwa okwegomba okw’amaanyi okw’okusaba, olwo omuliro oguleeta obulamu ne gukka, kubanga tewali n’omu atuuka ku kutu kwa Katonda okuggyako omuntu anyiikira.”

“Abantu Omwoyo Omutukuvu b’ayinza okukozesa — abantu b’okusaba, abantu ab’amaanyi mu kusaba. Omwoyo Omutukuvu tajja ku byuma wabula ku bantu. Tafuka mafuta ku nteekateeka, wabula ku bantu — abantu b’okusaba.”

“Buli kutambula okw’amaanyi okw’Omwoyo wa Katonda kwasibuka mu kisenge eky’okusabiramu.”