Mu Linnya lya Kristo

“Buli kye munaasabanga mu linnya Lyange nnaakibakoleranga. Bwe munaasabanga ekintu kyonna mu linnya lyange nnaakikolanga. Nze nabalonda, … buli kye munaasabanga Kitange mu linnya lyange anaakibawanga. … mmwe bennyini munaasabanga Kitange mu linnya lyange. Kino mubadde temukikola, naye kaakano mukitandike. Musabe mu linnya lyange, mujja kuweebwa ekyo kye musaba, essanyu lyammwe liryoke lituukirire. Mu kiseera ekyo mulisaba mu linnya lyange.”—Yokaana 14:13, 14; 15:16; 16:23, 24, 26.

Mu linnya lyange—kiddiŋŋanwa emirundi mukaaga. Mukama waffe yali amanyi emitima gyaffe bwe girwawo okukitegeera, era yali ayagala nnyo ffe okukkiriza ddala nti Erinnya lye ge maanyi buli vviivi mwe lirina okufukaamirira, era buli kusaba mwe kuyinza okuwulirirwa; kyeyava teyakoowa kukiddiŋŋana emirundi n’emirundi: Mu linnya lyange! Wakati w’ekigambo ekyewuunyisa buli kye munaasabanga, n’ekisuubizo ekya Katonda nnaakikolanga, Kitange anaakibawanga, ekigambo kino kimu kye kibagatta mu ngeri ennyangu: Mu linnya lyange. Okusaba kwaffe n’okugaba kwa Kitaffe byombi biteekwa okuba mu linnya lya Kristo. Byonna mu kusaba bisinziira ku kutegeera kwaffe kino—Mu linnya lyange.

Tumanyi erinnya kye kiri: kigambo kye tukozesa okujjukiza amagezi gaffe obulamu bwonna n’embala y’ekintu. Bwe njogera ku mwana gw’endiga oba ku mpologoma, erinnya lyokka liraga amangu ago embala ey’enjawulo eya buli kimu. Erinnya lya Katonda ligendereddwamu okulaga embala ye yonna ey’obwakatonda n’ekitiibwa kye. Bwe kityo n’Erinnya lya Kristo litegeeza embala ye yonna, Ye yennyini n’omulimu gwe, endowooza ye n’Omwoyo gwe. Okusaba mu linnya lya Kristo kwe kusaba nga tuli bumu naye. Omwonoonyi bw’asooka okukkiriza Kristo, amanya era alowooza ku bulungi bw’omulimu gwe n’okutwegayiririra kwe kwokka. Era okutuusa ku nkomerero, ogwo gwe musingi gwokka ogw’obwesige bwaffe. Naye omukkiriza bw’akula mu kisa n’ayingira mu bumu ne Kristo mu bujjuvu era mu mazima—kwe kugamba, bw’abeera mu Ye—ayiga nti okusaba mu linnya lya Kristo era kitegeeza okusaba mu Mwoyo gwe, nga tulina embala ye, nga Omwoyo Omutukuvu bw’agituwa. Bwe tunaategeera amakulu g’ebigambo bino, “Mu kiseera ekyo mulisaba mu linnya lyange”—olunaku Kristo lwe yajja mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu okubeera mu bayigirizwa be—tetukyabuusabuusa olw’obunene bw’ekisuubizo kino: “Bwe munaasabanga ekintu kyonna mu linnya lyange nnaakikolanga.” Tujja kufuna okutegeera ku tteeka lino eritakyuka era ery’amazima: ekisabibwa mu linnya lya Kristo, nga tuli bumu naye, nga kiva mu mbala ye ne mu Mwoyo gwe, kiteekwa okuweebwa. Embala ya Kristo ey’okusaba bw’ebeera mu ffe, n’amaanyi ge ag’okusaba gafuuka gaffe. Si kigero ky’ebyo bye tutuuseeko oba bye tumanyi mu bulamu kye kiri omusingi gw’obwesige bwaffe; wabula obwesimbu n’omutima omulamba mwe tweweerayo eri byonna bye tulaba nti Kristo ayagala okuba mu ffe, bye binaapima obusobozi bwaffe obw’omwoyo n’amaanyi ag’okusaba mu linnya lye. “Bwe munywerera mu Nze,” bw’atyo bw’agamba, “… buli kye munaasabanga kinaabakolerwanga.” Bwe tubeera mu Ye, tufuna amaanyi ag’omwoyo okukozesa Erinnya lye. Ng’ettabi eryewaddeyo ddala eri obulamu n’omulimu gw’Omuzabbibu bwe liyinza okwesiga amazzi gaagwo gonna n’amaanyi gaagwo okubala ebibala, bw’atyo omukkiriza eyakkiriza mu kukkiriza okujjula kw’Omwoyo okufuga obulamu bwe bwonna, ayinza ddala okukozesa amaanyi gonna ag’Erinnya lya Kristo.

Wano ku nsi, Kristo ng’omuntu yajja okubikkula okusaba kye kuli. Okusaba mu linnya lya Kristo, tuteekwa okusaba nga ye bwe yasaba ku nsi; nga bwe yatuyigiriza okusaba; nga tuli bumu naye, nga bw’asaba kaakano mu ggulu. Tuteekwa mu kwagala okumuyiga, ne mu kukkiriza okumukkiriza, ng’Ekyokulabirako kyaffe, Omuyigiriza waffe, Omwegayirizi waffe.

Kristo Ekyokulabirako kyaffe.

Okusaba mu Kristo ku nsi n’okusaba mu ffe tebiyinza kuba bintu bibiri ebyawukana. Nga bwe wali Katonda omu yekka, ali Mwoyo, awulira okusaba, bw’atyo waliwo omwoyo gumu gwokka ogw’okusaba okukkirizibwa. Bwe tutegeera obudde Kristo bwe yamala mu kusaba, n’engeri ebintu ebikulu mu bulamu bwe byonna gye byakwataganyizibwa n’okusaba okw’enjawulo, tuyiga nti kyetaagisa okwesigama ddala ku nsi ey’omu ggulu n’okwogeragana nayo obutereevu obutasalako, bwe tuba ab’okubeera n’obulamu obw’omu ggulu, oba okukozesa amaanyi ag’omu ggulu mu bantu abatwetoolodde. Tulaba nga bwe kiba eky’obusiru era ekitaliimu kibala okugezaako okukolera Katonda n’eggulu, nga tetusoose mu kusaba kufuna bulamu n’amaanyi ag’omu ggulu okutufuga. Amazima gano bwe gatabeera balamu mu ffe, tetuyinza kukozesa bulungi maanyi mangi ag’Erinnya lya Kristo. Ekyokulabirako kye kiteekwa okutuyigiriza amakulu g’Erinnya lye.

Ku kubatizibwa kwe tusoma nti, “… ne Yesu n’abatizibwa. Yesu n’asaba, eggulu ne libikkuka.” Mu kusaba eggulu mwe lyabikkukira gy’ali, eggulu ne likka gy’ali n’Omwoyo n’eddoboozi lya Kitaffe. Mu maanyi gano yatwalibwa mu ddungu, mu kusiiba n’okusaba, bigezesebwe era abifuule bibye ddala. Ku ntandikwa y’obuweereza bwe, Makko awandiika (1:35), “Enkeera ng’obudde tebunnalaba Yesu n’azuukuka n’agenda yekka mu kifo ekyekusifu, okusaba.” Era oluvannyuma katono, Lukka atubuulira (5:16), “… ebibiina binene ne bikuŋŋaana okumuwulira n’okuwonyezebwa endwadde zaabwe. Naye bwe yasalangawo akabanga, ne yeeyawula n’alagako mu bifo eteri bantu, okusaba.” Yali amanyi nga obuweereza obusinga obutukuvu, okubuulira n’okuwonya, bwe buyinza okukooya omwoyo; nga okwetabula ennyo n’abantu bwe kuyinza okuzibikira okussa ekimu ne Katonda; nga obudde, obudde, obudde obumala, bwe bwetaagibwa omwoyo bwe guba ogw’okuwummula n’okusimba emirandira mu Ye; nga tewali mulimu gwonna mu bantu oguyinza kutuggya ku bwetaavu obw’amaanyi obw’okusaba ennyo. Singa waliwo eyali ayinza okumatira n’okubeera n’okukola bulijjo mu mwoyo gw’okusaba, yandibadde Mukama waffe. Naye teyayinza; yali yeetaaga ebimuyamba bizzibwemu buggya mu biseera eby’okusaba ebya buli kiseera era ebiwanvu. Okukozesa erinnya lya Kristo mu kusaba mazima ddala kizingiramu kino: okugoberera ekyokulabirako kye n’okusaba nga ye bwe yasaba.

Ku kiro nga tannalonda batume be tusoma (Lukka 6:12) nti, “Yesu n’alinnya waggulu ku lusozi okusaba, n’asaba ekiro kyonna eri Katonda.” Eddaala erisooka mu kuteekawo Ekkanisa, n’okwawula abantu okuba abajulirwa be n’abo abalimuddira mu bigere, lyamuyita okusaba okw’enjawulo okumala ebbanga eddene. Byonna byali birina okukolebwa ng’entegeka eyalagibwa ku lusozi bwe yali. “Omwana taliiko ky’akola ku bubwe … Kitaawe w’Omwana ayagala Omwana we era amulaga ky’akola.” Mu kiro eky’okusaba mwe yakirabira.

Mu kiro ekyali wakati w’okuliisa abantu enkumi ttaano—Yesu bwe yamanya nti baali baagala okumukwata olw’empaka bamufuule Kabaka—n’okutambulira ku nnyanja, “n’ayambuka ku lusozi yekka okusaba” (Matayo 14:23; Makko 6:46; Yokaana 6:15). Okwagala kwa Katonda kwe yajja okukola, n’amaanyi ga Katonda ge yali ow’okulaga. Teyagalina ng’ekintu kye ku bubwe; kyali kimugwanira okugasaba n’okugafuna okuva waggulu. Okulangirira okusooka okw’okufa kwe okwali kunaatera, ng’amaze okuggya mu Peetero okwatula nti ye Kristo, kutandika n’ebigambo bino (Lukka 9:18), “Lwali lumu Yesu bwe yali ng’asaba yekka.” Ennyanjula y’ebyafaayo by’okukyusibwa kw’endabika ye eri bw’eti (Lukka 9:28), “Yesu n’atwala Peetero ne Yokaana ne Yakobo ne bambuka ku lusozi okusaba.” Okusaba kw’abayigirizwa, “Mukama waffe, naawe tuyigirize okusaba” (Lukka 11:1), kuddirira ebigambo bino, “Awo olwatuuka Yesu ng’ali mu kifo ekimu ng’asaba.” Mu bulamu bwe yennyini, mu kussa kwe ekimu ne Kitaffe, mu byonna by’ali ne by’akolera abantu, Kristo, gwe tulina okukozesa erinnya lye, Muntu wa kusaba. Okusaba kwe kumuwa amaanyi ge ag’okuwa omukisa, era kwe kukyusa n’omubiri gwe gwennyini n’ekitiibwa eky’omu ggulu. Obulamu bwe obw’okusaba bwe bumufuula omuyigiriza w’abalala ku ngeri y’okusaba. Kale kisingawo nnyo okuba nti kuteekwa kuba kusaba, kusaba kwokka, kusaba kungi, okuyinza okututeekateeka okugabana naye ekitiibwa kye eky’obulamu obukyusiddwa, oba okutufuula omukutu gw’omukisa n’okuyigiriza okw’omu ggulu eri abalala. Okusaba mu linnya lya Kristo kwe kusaba nga ye bw’asaba.

Enkomerero bw’eneegera, era kusaba kwe kweyongera. Abayonaani bwe baasaba okumulaba, n’ayogera ku kufa kwe okwali kunaatera, yasaba. Ku ntaana ya Laazaalo yasaba. Mu kiro ekisembayo yasaba okusaba kwe nga Kabona waffe Asinga Obukulu, tulyoke tumanye ssaddaaka ye ky’eriwangula, era n’okwegayiririra kwe okw’emirembe gyonna ku ntebe bwe kuliba. Mu Gesusemane yasaba okusaba kwe ng’Ekiweebwayo, Omwana gw’Endiga ogwewaayo okuttibwa. Ku Musaalaba era kwonna kusaba—okusaba kw’ekisa ku lw’abo abaamutta; okusaba kw’okubonaabona okw’okutangirira mu kizikiza ekikutte; okusaba mu kufa okw’okwewaayo n’obwesige, ng’akwasa omwoyo gwe Kitaffe. (Laba Ekyongerezo E.)

Obulamu bwa Kristo n’omulimu gwe, okubonaabona kwe n’okufa kwe—byonna byali kusaba, byonna kwesigama ku Katonda, kwesiga Katonda, kufuna okuva eri Katonda, kwewaayo eri Katonda. Okununulibwa kwo, ggwe omukkiriza, kununulibwa okwatuukirizibwa mu kusaba ne mu kwegayiririra abalala: Kristo wo ye Kristo asaba: obulamu bwe yabeeramu ku lulwo, obulamu bw’abeeramu mu ggwe, bulamu bwa kusaba, obusanyukira okulindirira Katonda n’okufuna byonna okuva gy’ali. Okusaba mu linnya lye kwe kusaba nga ye bwe yasaba. Kristo kyokulabirako kyaffe lwa nsonga emu yokka: kubanga ye Mutwe gwaffe, Omulokozi waffe, era Obulamu bwaffe. Olw’Obwakatonda bwe n’olw’Omwoyo gwe ayinza okubeera mu ffe: tuyinza okusaba mu linnya lye, kubanga tubeera mu Ye naye n’abeera mu ffe.

Kristo Omuyigiriza waffe.

Kristo yali ekyo kye yayigiriza. Okuyigiriza kwe kwonna kwali kubikkula bubikkuzi engeri gye yabeeramu, era—Katonda atenderezebwe—obulamu bwe yali agenda okubeera mu ffe. Okuyigiriza kwe eri abayigirizwa kwasooka kuzuukusa kwegomba, bwe kityo n’abateekerateekera ekyo kye yali agenda okuba n’okukola mu bo ku bw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu. Ka tukkirize n’obwesige bungi: byonna bye yali mu kusaba, ne byonna bye yayigiriza, ye yennyini alibituwa. Yajja okutuukiriza amateeka; n’okusingawo alituukiriza enjiri mu byonna bye yatuyigiriza, ku kye tulina okusaba, ne bwe tulina okusaba.

Kye tulina okusaba.—Oluusi kigambiddwa nti okusaba ebintu ebitongole, bw’okugeraageranya n’okussa ekimu ne Katonda, kitundu kitono kyokka eky’okusaba, era nti “mu kusaba kw’abo abasinga okusaba obulungi era ennyo, bitwala ekifo kitono nnyo.” Bwe tunaasoma n’obwegendereza byonna Mukama waffe bye yayogera ku kusaba, tujja kulaba nti kino si kye yayigiriza. Mu Kusaba kwa Mukama waffe, mu ngero ku kusaba, mu kyokulabirako ky’omwana asaba omugaati, eky’okunoonya kwaffe n’okukonkona, mu ndowooza enkulu ey’okusaba okw’okukkiriza, “Buli kye munaasabanga, mukkirize nti mukiweereddwa,” mu kigambo “buli kye” ekyaddiŋŋanwa emirundi mingi mu kiro ekisembayo—wonna Mukama waffe atukubiriza era atuzzaamu amaanyi okusaba ebintu ebitongole, n’okusuubira okuddibwamu okutongole. Kiri bwe kityo lwa kuba twakugira nnyo okusaba ku byetaago byaffe ffekka, kyeyava kirowoozebwa nti kyetaagisa okukuggyako endabika y’okwefaako, nga tuwa okusaba ebintu ebitongole ekifo ekitono. Singa abakkiriza baakazuukuka ne balaba ekitiibwa ky’omulimu gw’okwegayiririra abalala, ne bategeera nti mu gwo, ne mu kwegayirira okutongole olw’ebirabo ebitongole ku bifo n’abantu abatongole, mwe muli okussa kwaffe ekimu okusinga obukulu ne Mukama waffe agulumiziddwa, n’amaanyi gaffe gokka ag’amazima ag’okuwa abantu omukisa, kyandirabiddwa nti tewali kussa kimu ne Katonda okusinga ku kwegayirira kuno okutongole n’okuddibwamu kwakwo, mwe tufuukira omukutu gw’ekisa kye n’obulamu bwe eri abantu. Olwo okussa kwaffe ekimu ne Kitaffe kuba nga okwo Omwana kw’alina mu kwegayiririra kwe abalala.

Engeri y’okusaba.—Mukama waffe yatuyigiriza okusaba mu kyama, mu bwesimbu, nga amaaso gaffe gali ku Katonda yekka, mu buwombeefu, mu mwoyo gw’okwagala okusonyiwa. Naye amazima amakulu ge yaddiŋŋananga bulijjo gaali gano: okusaba mu kukkiriza. Era yannyonnyola okukkiriza okwo, si nga kwesiga bulungi bwa Katonda oba maanyi ge kwokka, wabula ng’obukakafu obutongole nti tufunye ddala ekyo kyennyini kye tusaba. Era olwo, olw’okulwawo kw’okuddibwamu, yakkaatiriza okunyiikira n’okwegayirira obutalekaayo. Tuteekwa okugoberera “abo abakkiriza era abagumiikiriza ne bafuna ekyasuubizibwa”—okukkiriza okukkiriza ekisuubizo, era okumanyi nti kufunye kye kwasaba—okugumiikiriza okufuna ekisuubizo ne kusikira omukisa. Olwo tujja kuyiga okutegeera lwaki Katonda, asuubiza okulamula amangu abalonde be, abagumiikiriza ng’alabika ng’alwawo. Kiri bwe kityo okukkiriza kwabwe kulyoke kulongoosebwe okuva ku byonna eby’omubiri, era kugezesebwe era kunywezebwe okufuuka amaanyi ag’omwoyo agasobola byonna—agasobola n’okusuula ensozi mu mutima gw’ennyanja.

Kristo ng’Omwegayirizi waffe.

Tutunuulidde Kristo mu kusaba kwe; tuwulirizza okuyigiriza kwe ku ngeri gye tulina okusaba; okumanya mu bujjuvu kye kitegeeza okusaba mu linnya lye, tuteekwa n’okumumanya mu kwegayiririra kwe abalala okw’omu ggulu.

Lowooza bulowooza kye kitegeeza: nti omulimu gwe gwonna ogw’okulokola gw’akola ng’ayima mu ggulu gukyagenda mu maaso, nga bwe gwali ku nsi, mu kwogeragana obutasalako ne Kitaffe n’okumwegayirira obutereevu, oyo akola byonna mu byonna, era ali Byonna mu byonna. Buli kikolwa ky’ekisa mu Kristo kyakulemberwa okwegayiririra abalala, era amaanyi gaakyo gava mu kwo. Katonda yaweebwa ekitiibwa era n’akkirizibwa nga ye Nsibuko yaakyo. Ku ntebe ya Katonda, okussa ekimu kwa Kristo okusinga obukulu ne Kitaffe, n’okugabana kwe mu kufuga kw’ensi, kuli mu kwegayiririra abalala. Buli mukisa ogukka gye tuli okuva waggulu gulina akabonero kano okuva eri Katonda: nga guyita mu kwegayiririra kwa Kristo. Okwegayiririra kwe si kirala wabula ekibala n’ekitiibwa eky’okutangirira kwe. Bwe yeewaayo nga ssaddaaka eri Katonda ku lw’abantu, yalaga nti omutima gwe gwonna gwalina ekigendererwa kimu: ekitiibwa kya Katonda, mu kulokolebwa kw’abantu. Mu kwegayiririra kwe, ekigendererwa kino ekinene kituukirizibwa: agulumiza Kitaffe ng’amusaba byonna era ng’abifuna okuva gy’ali; alokola abantu ng’abawa ebyo by’afunye okuva eri Kitaffe. Okwegayiririra kwa Kristo kye kitiibwa kya Kitaffe, ekitiibwa kye ye, ekitiibwa kyaffe.

Era kaakano, Kristo oyo, Omwegayirizi, bwe bulamu bwaffe; ye Mutwe gwaffe, naffe tuli mubiri gwe; Omwoyo gwe n’obulamu bwe bissa omukka mu ffe. Nga bwe kiri mu ggulu, bwe kiri ne ku nsi: okwegayiririra abalala gwe mukutu Katonda gwe yalonda, gwe mukutu gwa Katonda gwokka ogw’omukisa. Ka tuyige okuva ku Kristo ekitiibwa ekirimu; engeri y’okukozesa amaanyi gano ag’ekitalo; n’ekifo kye kirina okutwala mu mulimu gwa Katonda.

Ekitiibwa kyakwo.—Mu kwo, okusinga ekintu kyonna, tugulumiza Katonda. Mu kwo tugulumiza Kristo. Mu kwo tuleetera Ekkanisa n’ensi omukisa. Mu kwo tufuna ekitiibwa kyaffe ekisinga obukulu—amaanyi agafaanana ga Katonda ag’okulokola abantu.

Ekkubo erikutuusaako.—Pawulo awandiika nti, “Mwagalanenga nga Kristo bwe yatwagala ne yeewaayo ku lwaffe n’afuuka ekiweebwayo era ssaddaaka eri Katonda.” Bwe tunaabeera nga Kristo bwe yabeera, tujja, nga ye bwe yakola, okwewaayo, obulamu bwaffe bwonna, eri Katonda, atukozese ku lw’abantu. Bwe tunaamala okukola kino, okwewaayo, obutaddayo kunoonya kintu kyonna ku lwaffe, wabula ku lw’abantu, era kino eri Katonda, atukozese era atuwe bye tuyinza okugabira abalala, okwegayiririra abalala kujja kufuuka gye tuli, nga bwe kiri mu Kristo mu ggulu, omulimu omukulu ogw’obulamu bwaffe. Era singa endowooza ejja nti omulanga guli waggulu nnyo, oba omulimu munene nnyo, okukkiriza mu Kristo, Kristo Omwegayirizi abeera mu ffe, kujja kutuwa obuwanguzi. Tujja kuwuliriza oyo eyagamba nti, “… alikola emirimu egyo gye nkola, era alikola egisinga egyo.” Tujja kujjukira nti tetufugibwa mateeka n’obunafu bwago, wabula ekisa n’obuyinza bwakyo obutaliiko kkomo, obukola byonna mu ffe. Tujja kuddamu okukkiriza oyo eyatugamba nti, Golokoka otambule, n’atuwa—naffe ne tubufuna—obulamu bwe okuba amaanyi gaffe. Tujja kwefunira buggya okujjula kw’Omwoyo wa Katonda nga ye nteekateeka emala ey’obwetaavu bwaffe, ne tumutwala okuba mu ffe Omwoyo ow’Okwegayiririra, atufuula omu ne Kristo mu kwegayiririra kwe. Ayi! ka tukuume kyokka ekifo kyaffe—nga twewaayo, nga ye, mu ye, eri Katonda ku lw’abantu.

Olwo tujja kutegeera ekifo okwegayiririra abalala kye kirina okutwala mu mulimu gwa Katonda gw’akola ng’ayita mu ffe. Tetukyagezaako kukolera Katonda, n’oluvannyuma ne tumusaba agoberere omulimu ogwo n’omukisa gwe. Tujja kukola ekyo mukwano gw’omuntu eyagenda mu ttumbi kye yakola, Kristo kye yakola ku nsi, era ky’akola bulijjo mu ggulu—tujja kusooka kufuna okuva eri Katonda, n’oluvannyuma tukyuke eri abantu okubawa ekyo kye yatuwa. Nga Kristo bwe yakola, tujja kukifuula omulimu gwaffe omukulu, tetujja kulaba budde wadde obuzibu nga bungi nnyo, okufuna okuva eri Kitaffe; olwo okugabira abantu kujja kuba mu maanyi.

Abaweereza ba Kristo! abaana ba Katonda! mugume omwoyo. Temukkiriza kutya obunafu oba obwavu kubatiisa—musabe mu linnya lya Kristo. Erinnya lye ye Ye yennyini, mu bujjuvu bwe bwonna n’amaanyi ge. Ye Kristo omulamu, era ye yennyini alifuula Erinnya lye amaanyi mu mmwe. Temutya kwegayirira mu Linnya eryo; ekisuubizo kye muguwa ogw’emiyondo esatu ogutakutuka: Buli kye munaasabanga—mu linnya lyange—KINAABAKOLERWANGA.