Ekiwonvu n'Omulabe Omubi

Awo mu kirooto kyange ne ndaba nti bwe baatuuka wansi w'olusozi, mikwano gya Omukristaayo emirungi ne bamuwa omugaati, eccupa y'omwenge, n'ekirimba ky'ezabbibu enkalu; oluvannyuma ne bamuleka agende olugendo lwe.

Naye kaakano mu Kiwonvu ky'Okwetoowaza Omukristaayo omwavu yali mu buzibu bungi, kubanga yali tannaba kutambula wala, n'alaba omulabe ng'ajja mu ttale okumusisinkana, erinnya lye Apolyoni. Awo Omukristaayo n'atya, n'alowooza mu mutima gwe obanga addeyo emabega oba ayimirire we ali. Naye Omukristaayo n'alowooza nti olwokubanga teyalina kyambalo kya byuma ku mugongo gwe, okukyuka kuyinza okuwa Apolyoni omukisa okumufumita n'obusaale bwe. Kyeyava ayimirira we yali, kubanga yalowooza nti singa okuwonya obulamu bwange bwokka bwe kyali nteekateeka, ekisinga obulungi kyandibadde kuyimirira.

Awo n'agenda mu maaso, Apolyoni n'amusisinkana n'endabika ey'okunyooma.

Apolyoni.—Ova wa, era ogenda wa?

Omukristaayo.—Nva mu Kibuga eky'Okuzikirira, ekifo eky'ekibi kyonna, era ndi ku lugendo okulaga e Sayuuni.

Apolyoni.—Kino kindaga nti oli wange, kubanga ensi eyo yonna nze Omulangira waayo. Kale, lwaki wava ku kabaka wo? Singa sibadde na ssuubi nti oyinza okunkolera obulungi obungi, nandikukubye wansi n'olukubo lumu.

Omukristaayo.—Kya mazima nti nazaalibwa mu bwakabaka bwo, naye watuvuvumaganya nnyo, era empeera yo yali ng'eyo omuntu yenna gy'atayinza kuwangaalako.

Apolyoni.—Tewali mulangira ayagala okufiirwa abantu be, era nange sijja kukufiirwa kaakano; kale bw'onoodda, byonna ensi yange by'ereeta nnaakuwa.

Omukristaayo.—Naye nsibiddwa obweyamo eri Kabaka wa bakabaka; kale, okuba omwesigwa, nnyinza ntya okuddayo naawe?

Apolyoni.—Kirabika okyusizza, okuva ku kibi okudda ku kibi ekisingako; naye lwaki tomuwuubaala, n'odda nange?

Omukristaayo.—Namuwa okukkiriza kwange, ne ndayira okuba omwesigwa gy'ali: nnyinza ntya okuva ku kino?

Apolyoni.—Kye wankola nange kye kimu, naye byonna nnaabisonyiwa, singa okyuka n'oddayo.

Awo Apolyoni bwe yalaba nti Omukristaayo yali munywevu eri Omulangira we, n'asunguwala nnyo, n'agamba nti, Nkyawa Omulangira oyo, era nkyawa amateeka ge, era nzze kukuziyiza.

Omukristaayo.—Weegendereze ky'okola. Ndi ku luguudo lwa Kabaka olulaga e Sayuuni.

Apolyoni.—Siriimu kutya, era okulaga nti njogera mazima, wano mu kifo kino nnaakutta. N'akasuka akasaale ak'omuliro ku kifuba kye, naye Omukristaayo yalina engabo ku mukono gwe, n'agikwasa. Awo Omukristaayo n'asowola ekitala kye, kubanga yalaba nti kaali kaseera ak'okulwana; ne Apolyoni mangu ago n'amulumba, n'akasuka obusaale nga bwe gutonnya omuzira; ne bwe kityo, newankubadde Omukristaayo yakola kyonna kye yasobola, Apolyoni yamufumita ebiwundu mu mutwe, mu mukono, ne mu kigere.

Kino kyaleetera Omukristaayo okuwummulako mu lutalo okumala akaseera, naye Apolyoni n'ayongera okumulumba, Omukristaayo n'addamu amaanyi. Ne balwana ekitundu ky'olunaku, okutuusa Omukristaayo, ng'anafuye olw'ebiwundu bye, ng'amaanyi ge gaali kumpi okuggwaawo. Apolyoni bwe yalaba kino, n'amusuula wansi n'amaanyi mangi; ekitala kya Omukristaayo ne kimuva mu mukono. Awo Apolyoni n'agamba nti, Kaakano nkukutte ddala.

Naye bwe yali afuba okumalawo Omukristaayo, omusajja omulungi oyo n'agolola omukono gwe mangu okunoonya ekitala kye, n'akikwata. Toowaanawaana, ai Apolyoni! bw'atyo n'amukuba ekikonde ekyaleetera omulabe we okudda ennyuma ng'oyo afunye ekiwundu kye eky'enkomerero. Awo n'ayanjuluza ebiwaawaatiro bye n'adduka, Omukristaayo n'atamulaba nate okumala akaseera.

Awo ne wajja gy'ali omukono nga gukutte ku bikoola by'omuti ogw'obulamu; Omukristaayo n'atwala ebimu ku byo, era bwe yabissa ku biwundu bye, amangwago n'abiraba nga biwona.

Kaakano okumpi n'ekifo kino kwaliwo Ekiwonvu ky'Ekisiikirize ky'Okufa, era Omukristaayo kyamugwanira okuyitamu okutuuka mu Kibuga eky'Eggulu. Kyali kifo kya musana mungi era nga kijjudde ebinnya, ensi omuntu yenna gy'atayinza kuyitamu okuggyako abali nga Omukristaayo, era nga tewali muntu abeeramu. Bwe kityo wano yali mu buzibu obw'amaanyi okusinga mu lutalo lwe ne Apolyoni, kye tunaalaba mu bbanga.

Bwe yali asemberera Ekisiikirize ky'Okufa n'asisinkana abasajja babiri, Omukristaayo n'ayogera nabo bw'ati: Mugenda wa?

Abasajja.—Dda ennyuma! Dda ennyuma! era twandyagadde naawe okole bw'otyo bw'oba oyagala obulamu n'emirembe.

Omukristaayo.—Naye lwaki?

Abasajja.—Twagenda mu maaso okutuuka we twasobola okugumira.

Omukristaayo.—Kale kiki kye mwalaba?

Abasajja.—Kye twalaba! Ekiwonvu ky'Ekisiikirize ky'Okufa; naye olw'omukisa twalengera ekyali mu maaso gaakyo nga tetunnakituukako. Okufa kuyanjuluza ebiwaawaatiro byakwo eyo. Mu bufunze, kifo kijjudde abasajja ababi, awataliimu tteeka.

Omukristaayo.—Okusinziira ku kye muntegeezezza, sinnalaba kirala wabula nti eno ye kkubo lyange erilaga e Sayuuni.

Abasajja.—Kale libe kkubo lyo; ffe tetugenda kulyeroboza.

Awo ne basiibula, Omukristaayo n'agenda mu maaso, naye ng'akyakutte ekitala kye ekisowole mu mukono gwe, ng'atya nti ayinza okusisinkana omulabe nate.

Awo mu kirooto kyange ne ndaba nti mu kiwonvu kino kyonna, ku mukono ogwa ddyo kwaliwo olusalosalo oluwanvu; olusalosalo abazibe b'amaaso lwe bakulembeddemu abazibe b'amaaso okuva ensi lwe yatondebwa. Era, laba, ku mukono ogwa kkono kwaliwo ettosi, omuntu bw'agwamu, tayinza kufuna ttaka linywevu okulinnyako ekigere kye. Ekkubo lyali teligazi, bw'atyo Omukristaayo omulungi n'aba mu buzibu obw'amaanyi. Kino ne kigenda mu maaso okumala amayiro mangi, ne wakati mu kiwonvu ekyo kwaliwo ekinnya ekiwanvu. Ekintu kimu kye nnalaba mu kirooto kyange sisaanira kukireka; kyali kino:—Omukristaayo bwe yali yakatuuka ku mumwa gw'ekinnya, omu ku abo abaakibeeramu n'amwanguyiriza, mu ddoboozi eddegeevu n'amwogera ebintu ebibi, era n'ayogera erinnya lya Katonda mu bwereere, Omukristaayo kye yalowooza nti kyava mu mutima gwe ye. Kino kyamweraliikiriza okusinga byonna ebirala bwe byali bikoze; okulowooza nti ayogera erinnya eryo mu bwereere ly'ayagala ennyo, kyali nnaku nnene gy'ali. Naye tewaali kya kukola. Awo n'alowooza nti awulira eddoboozi eryagamba nti: Newankubadde ntambulira mu Kiwonvu ky'Ekisiikirize ky'Okufa, siritya kabi konna kubanga ggwe oli nange.

Kaakano Omukristaayo bwe yali agenda mu maaso, n'asanga ng'ekkubo litumbiddeko, ekyakolebwa olw'okusobola ekkubo eryo okuba eryeyolefu eri abo abaali balaga e Sayuuni. Ku kkubo lino Omukristaayo n'alinnya, n'alaba mukwano gwe ow'edda Omwesigwa nga tali wala.

Awo Omukristaayo n'agamba nti: Ha, munnange, oli wano? Linda, nange nnaakugatteko.

Ekyo n'akikola mu bbanga ttono, ne boogera ku byonna ebyali bibaddewo kasookedde basisinkana emirundi egyayita.