Ekinnya ky'Okuggwaamu-Essuubi

Awo ne ndaba mu kirooto kyange nti nga bwe baali baakamaliriza okwogera kuno, ne basemberera ekinnya ekyali wakati mu lusenyi, era olw'okuba nga tebeegendereza, bombi ne bagwamu. Erinnya ly'ekinnya lyali Okuggwaamu-Essuubi. Wano ne bagalamira akaseera mu ttosi; era omugugu Omukristaayo gwe yalina ku mugongo gwe ne gumwongera okumunnyika mu ttosi.

Akyukakyuka.—Ayi! mukwano gwange Omukristaayo, oli ludda wa kaakano?

Omukristaayo.—Mu mazima, simanyi.

Awo Akyukakyuka n'agamba munne nti, Kuno kwe kusanyu kwe wambulira ebbanga lyonna lino? Bwe tuba n'omukisa omubi bwe guti nga twaakatandika, kiki kye tuyinza okusuubira wakati wa kaakano n'enkomerero y'ekkubo lyaffe? Bwe yamala okwogera bw'atyo n'ava mu ttosi ku ludda lw'ekinnya olwali okumpi n'ennyumba ye; n'alyoka agenda, era Omukristaayo n'atamulaba nate.

Bw'atyo Omukristaayo n'alekebwa okufuba mu Kinnya ky'Okuggwaamu-Essuubi nga bwe yasobola; naye ekigendererwa kye kyali okutuuka ku ludda lw'ekinnya olwali okumpi n'Omulyango Omufunda, era ku nkomerero n'akituukako, naye n'atasobola kuvaamu olw'omugugu ogwali ku mugongo gwe; okutuusa lwe nnalaba mu kirooto kyange nti omusajja n'amujjira, erinnya lye Omuyambi.

Okola ki wano? Omuyambi bwe yagamba.

Omukristaayo.—Nnalagirwa okuyita mu kkubo lino Omubuulizi w'Enjiri, eyannamba okuyita ne ntuuka ku mulyango guli, ndyoke ndduke okuva ku busungu obugenda okujja, era nga nkyagenda ne ngwira wano.

Omuyambi.—Naye lwaki tewanoonya madaala?

Omukristaayo.—Okutya kwannumba nnyo n'ekindeetera okudduka mu kkubo eddala ne ngwamu.

Omuyambi.—Mpa omukono gwo.

Bw'atyo n'amuwa omukono gwe, n'amuggya, n'amuteeka ku ttaka eriwangaavu, n'amugamba agende mu kkubo lye.

Awo mu kirooto kyange ne nsemberera Omuyambi ne mmugamba nti, Ssebo, ng'ekifo kino kiri ku kkubo eriva mu Kibuga eky'Okuzikirira okutuuka ku Mulyango Omufunda, kiki ekireetera obutabaawo n'omu addaabiriza ekitundu kino eky'ettaka, abo abayitawo baleme okugwa mu kinnya?

Omuyambi.—Ekinnya kino kifo omuntu yenna ky'atasobola kudaabiriza. Kye kifo empitambi n'obucaafu ebigoberera ekibi we biserengetera, era kye kivaako abantu okukiyita Ekinnya ky'Okuggwaamu-Essuubi. Omuntu ow'ekibi bw'azuukuka n'ategeera embeera ye eyabula, okubuusabuusa n'okutya bivaayo mu mmeeme ye, era byonna biserengeta ne binnyika mu kifo kino: era kino kye kifuula ettaka okuba ebbi bwe lityo. Mazima waliwo amadaala amalungi era amanywevu wakati mu kinnya, naye oluusi kizibu okugalaba; oba bwe galabika, emitwe gy'abantu miziba nnyo n'okulinnya balinnya ku ludda, ne bagwa mu ttosi. Naye ettaka liba lirungi bwe baba bamaze okuyingira mu mulyango.

Kaakano ne ndaba mu kirooto kyange nti mu kiseera kino Akyukakyuka yali addeyo mu nnyumba ye nate, era nti mikwano gye ne bajja okumulaba: abamu ne bagamba nti kyali kya magezi okudda eka, n'abalala nti yali musirusiru okuba nga yagenda. Abamu nabo ne basangibwa nga bamuduula, abaagamba nti—Kale, singa nnali nzitandise, sandibadde muntu wa bulabe okudda emabega olw'ekinnya ekiri mu kkubo. Bw'atyo Akyukakyuka n'alekebwa okwewalula; naye ku nkomerero n'afuna amaanyi, ne bonna ne bawulirwa nga bakyusa okuduula kwabwe, ne baseka Omukristaayo omunaku. Ebyo bye byali ku Akyukakyuka.

Kaakano Omukristaayo bwe yali ng'agenda mu kkubo lye n'alaba omusajja ng'ajja ng'ayita mu nnimiro okumusisinkana, erinnya lye Ow'amagezi-g'ensi, era yabeeranga mu kibuga eky'Amagezi-g'Omubiri, ekyali okumpi n'ekyo Omukristaayo gye yava. Yali awulidde amawulire agamu ku Omukristaayo; kubanga okudduka kwe okuva mu Kibuga eky'Okuzikirira kwaleeta oluyoogaano lungi, era kaakano kwali kwogerwako wala ne kumpi. Kale n'agamba nti, Kiki kaakano, ssebo omulungi, ogenda ludda wa n'omugugu ogufaanana bwe guti ku mugongo gwo?

Omukristaayo.—Mu mazima, gwe mugugu; era bw'ombuuza gye nnenda, nteekwa okukubuulira, ssebo, nteekwa okugenda ku Mulyango Omufunda oguli mu maaso gange, kubanga eyo gye ndiragibwa ekkubo ery'okuggibwako omugugu gwange.

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Tolina mukyala na baana?

Omukristaayo.—Weewaawo, naye n'omugugu guno sikyalabika kubafaako nga bwe nnali; era, mu mazima, mpulira nga sirinaawo n'omu.

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Onompuliriza bwe nnaakubuulira ebiri ku mutima gwange?

Omukristaayo.—Bw'oba oyogera ebirungi, nnaakuwuliriza, kubanga nneetaaga nnyo obuyambi.

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Kale nandikukubirizza, mangu ddala, okuggyako omugugu gwo; kubanga toojja kufuna kuwummula okutuusa lw'onooguggyako.

Omukristaayo.—Ekyo kye kimu kye nnoonya okukola. Naye tewali muntu mu nsi yaffe asobola okuguggya ku nze.

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Ani eyakulagira okuyita mu kkubo lino osobole okuguggyako?

Omukristaayo.—Omuntu gwe nnalowooza okuba omusajja omukulu era ow'amazima; erinnya lye Omubuulizi w'Enjiri.

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Wuliriza kye nnamba: tewali kkubo libi mu nsi okusinga lino ly'akutumye, era ekyo olikizuula bw'omutwala okuba omulunngamya wo. Mu kiseera kino ekimpi ofunye omukisa omubi, kubanga ndaba ettosi ery'Ekinnya ky'Okuggwaamu-Essuubi liri ku kkooti yo. Mpuliriza, kubanga ndabye ensi ennyingi okukusinga; mu kkubo ly'ogenda, ojja kusisinkana obulumi, ennaku, ennyonta, n'ekitala,—mu kigambo kimu, okufa! Toteeka mwoyo ku ebyo Omubuulizi w'Enjiri by'akubuulira.

Omukristaayo.—Naye, ssebo, omugugu guno oguli ku mugongo gwange gumbi okusinga ebintu ebyo byonna by'oyogerako; nedda, sifaayo kye nsisinkana mu kkubo, singa nsobola okuggyako omugugu gwange.

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Wagufuna otya okusooka?

Omukristaayo.—Nsoma ekitabo kino.

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Nga abasajja abanafu abalala be mmanyi, abagenderera ebintu ebibasukkiridde, oweddemu amaanyi, era odduka mu kizikiza nga oli mu kabi kanene, okufuna ky'otomanyi.

Omukristaayo.—Mmanyi kye nandifunye, kwe kuwewuka okw'omugugu gwange.

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Naye lwaki oyagala okunoonya okuwewuka mu ngeri eno, ate nga nsobola okukuteeka mu kkubo ery'okukiyamba awataliiwo kabi; era eddagala liri kumpi.

Omukristaayo.—Nkusaba, ssebo, mbuulira ekkubo eryo lye liri.

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Kale, mu kibuga kiri, ky'osobola okulaba okuva wano—erinnya lyakyo ye Obutuukirivu—mubeeramu omusajja erinnya lye Amateeka, omusajja ow'amagezi, era omusajja ow'ekitiibwa, alina obukugu okuyamba abantu okuggyako emigugu egifaanana ng'ogugwo ku migongo gyabwe; mmanyi nti akoze bingi eby'obulungi mu ngeri eyo; weewaawo, era alina obukugu okuwonya abo, olw'emigugu gye baatikkibwa, abatali balamu bulungi mu birowoozo byabwe. Gy'ali nga bwe nnambye, oyinza okugenda ofune obuyambi. Ennyumba ye eri kilomita emu okuva mu kifo kino, era bw'anaaba tali eka, alina omwana owoobulenzi erinnya lye Empisa, asobola okukikola bulungi nga kitaawe. Eyo, nnamba, oyinza okugenda oggyeko omugugu gwo. Sandyagadde ogende mu maka go ag'edda, naye oyinza okutumya mukyala wo n'abaana bo, era olisanga nti emmere eyo nnyangu era nnungi.

Kaakano Omukristaayo n'ayimirira; naye oluvannyuma n'agamba nti, Ssebo, kkubo ki eritwala mu nnyumba y'omusajja ono omulungi?

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Olaba olusozi luli?

Omukristaayo.—Weewaawo, ndulaba.

Ow'amagezi-g'ensi.—Oteekwa okuyita ku lusozi luli, era ennyumba esooka gy'otuukako ye yiye.

Bw'atyo Omukristaayo n'ava mu kkubo lye okunoonya ennyumba ya Amateeka anoonye obuyambi.

Naye, laba, bwe yali asembeddeyo okumpi n'olusozi, lwali luwanvu era nga luyimuse nnyo n'atya nti luyinza okumugwira ku mutwe; kale n'ayimirira buyimirizi, kubanga teyamanya ky'akola. N'omugugu gwe, gwali muzito gy'ali okusinga bwe yali mu kkubo ettuufu. Awo ne wavaayo ennimi z'omuliro mu lusozi, ne zimukankanya olw'okutya nti ayinza okwokebwa. Ne kaakano ne kimubuutikira ennaku nnyingi olw'okuba nga yali awulirizza Ow'amagezi-g'ensi; era kyali kirungi nti mu kiseera kyennyini n'alaba Omubuulizi w'Enjiri ng'ajja okumusisinkana; wadde nga bwe yamulaba, obuswavu ne bumukwata ku maaso ge. Bw'atyo Omubuulizi w'Enjiri n'asembera, era bwe yamutuukako, n'agamba, n'amaaso ag'ennaku nti; Okola ki wano, Omukristaayo?

Ku bigambo bino Omukristaayo n'atamanya ky'ayogera, kale n'ayimirira busirisi. Awo Omubuulizi w'Enjiri n'ayongera bw'ati nti: Si ggwe musajja gwe nnawulira ng'akaaba mu Kibuga eky'Okuzikirira?

Omukristaayo.—Weewaawo, ssebo omwagalwa, nze musajja oyo.

Omubuulizi w'Enjiri.—Saakulaga ekkubo eritwala ku Mulyango Omufunda?

Omukristaayo.—Weewaawo, wankiraga, ssebo.

Omubuulizi w'Enjiri.—Kale, kiki ekikuleeteredde okuva mu kkubo mangu bwe kityo?

Omukristaayo.—Bwe nnava mu Kinnya ky'Okuggwaamu-Essuubi ne nsisinkana omusajja eyannamba nti mu kibuga ekiri okumpi, nnyinza okusanga omuntu asobola okuggyako omugugu gwange.

Omubuulizi w'Enjiri.—Yali ani?

Omukristaayo.—Yalina endabika ennungi, n'ayogera nange ebingi, era ku nkomerero n'ankkirizisa; bwe ntyo ne njija wano. Naye bwe nnalaba olusozi luno, n'engeri gye lwali luyimuse, ne nnyimirira, si kulwa nga lungwira ku mutwe.

Omubuulizi w'Enjiri.—Omusajja yakugamba ki?

Omubuulizi w'Enjiri bwe yamala okuwulira okuva ku Omukristaayo byonna ebyaliwo, n'agamba nti: Yimirira akaseera, ndyoke nkulage ebigambo bya Katonda.

Bw'atyo Omubuulizi w'Enjiri n'asoma nti, 'Kaakano omutuukirivu aliba mulamu olw'okukkiriza, naye omuntu bw'adda ennyuma, emmeeme yange terisanyukira mu ye.' Kino si kye kikuliko? bw'atyo bwe yagamba: Toweezezza bigere byo okuva mu kkubo ery'emirembe, ne weereetera obulabe; era tonyooma Katonda Ali Waggulu Ennyo?

Awo Omukristaayo n'agwa wansi ku bigere bye ng'afudde, n'agamba nti: Zinsanze nze! Zinsanze nze!

Bwe yakiraba, Omubuulizi w'Enjiri n'amukwata ku mukono ogwa ddyo, n'agamba nti: Okukkiriza kusuubira byonna.

Awo Omukristaayo n'afuna emirembe egimu, n'ayimirira.

Omubuulizi w'Enjiri.—Nkwegayirira otekeeko nnyo omwoyo ku bintu bye nnaakubuulira. Mukama agamba nti, 'Fuba okuyingira mu mulyango omufunda, omulyango gwe nkutuma, kubanga mufunda omulyango ogutwala mu bulamu, era be batono abaguzuula.' Lwaki wanyooma ebigambo bya Katonda, olwa Ow'amagezi-g'ensi? Eryo, mu mazima, lye linnya ettuufu ery'omuntu ng'oyo. Mukama akubuulidde nti oyo ayagala okuwonya obulamu bwe, alibufiirwa. Oyo gwe watumibwa okufuna okuwewuka, Amateeka erinnya lye, teyasobola kukuta ddembe; tewali muntu n'omu eyaggyibwako omugugu gwe ku bw'oyo; teyasobola okuggyako wabula okukulaga ekkubo ery'ennaku, kubanga olw'ebikolwa eby'amateeka tewali muntu ayinza kuggibwako mugugu gwe. Bwe kityo Ow'amagezi-g'ensi ne mukwano gwe Amateeka balunngamya ab'obulimba; ne ku bikwata ku mwana we Empisa, teyandisobodde kukuyamba.

Kaakano Omukristaayo, mu ntiisa nnene, n'atasobola kulowooza kirala wabula kufa, n'akuba ekiwoobe eky'ennaku mu nnaku olw'okuba nga yava mu kkubo ettuufu. Awo n'ayogera nate eri Omubuulizi w'Enjiri mu bigambo bino:—Ssebo, olowooza otya? Waliwo essuubi? Nnyinza kaakano okudda, ne nfuba okutuuka ku Mulyango Omufunda? Nnumwa nti nawuliriza eddoboozi ly'omusajja ono; naye ekibi kyange kiyinza okufuna ekisa?

Omubuulizi w'Enjiri.—Ekibi kyo kinene, kubanga wava mu kkubo eddungi, n'olinnya mu makubo ag'obulimba, kyokka omusajja ali ku mulyango alikuleka okuyita, kubanga alina okwagala n'omwoyo omulungi eri abantu bonna; naye weegendereze oleme okukyama ku mukono ogwa ddyo oba ogwa kkono.

Awo Omukristaayo n'atandika okudda, era Omubuulizi w'Enjiri n'amunywegera n'amwenyumwenyera, n'amwagaliza olugendo olulungi mu Katonda.

Bw'atyo n'agenda mangu, so n'atayogera mu kkubo; era teyasobola n'akatono kuwulira mirembe okutuusa lwe yatuuka mu kkubo lye yali avuddemu. Mu kiseera n'atuuka ku mulyango. Era bwe yalaba mu bigambo bye yasoma okugwo nti abo abaakonkona basobola okuyingira, n'akonkona emirundi ebiri oba esatu, n'agamba nti: Mpa nnyingire wano?