Obulongoofu bw’Omutima

Kwe kukoowoola kwa William Booth okw’amaanyi eri obutukuvu — eri omutima ogulongoosebbwa, ogusumululwa okuva mu kibi, ogujjudde okwagala, era ogwewaddeyo ddala eri Katonda. Booth annyonnyola ekkubo eridda mu kulongoosebwa munda n’obulamu obutukuvu, ng’akoowoola abakkiriza mu bunnyonnyofu ne mu bwangu eri okwewaayo okusingawo n’okukyusibwa kw’omutima okw’olubeerera, era ng’alwanyisa eddiini ey’obulimba ekoma nga tennatuuka awo.

William Booth ye yatandikawo, wamu ne mukyala we Catherine, The Salvation Army, era yali omu ku bakulembeze Abakristaayo abasinga okuba abanyiikivu mu kyasa eky’ekkumi n’omwenda. Ekyamuluma ennyo kwali kulokolebwa n’obutukuvu bw’abaavu n’abaabula, era “Obulongoofu bw’Omutima” kirimu obutukuvu obwo obw’omuliro era obw’omugaso obwasindiikiriza ekibiina kya Salvation Army kyonna.

Omutima ogulongoosebbwa okuva mu kibi era ogujjudde okwagala Katonda — si ogusonyiyibwa obusonyiyibwa, wabula ogufuulibwa omulongoofu munda, okwegomba okukola ekibi ne kumenyebwa n’omutima gwonna ne guteekebwa ku Katonda. Booth, mu nnono y’obutukuvu, alaga okulongoosebwa okwa nnamaddala okw’obulamu obw’omunda, obumanyirivu bw’obutukuvu bw’omutima obusukka okukyuka.

Ayigiriza obulokozi obujjuvu okuva mu buyinza bw’ekibi obufuga, n’omutima ogulongoosebbwa era ogujjudde okwagala — essira ly’obutukuvu erya Wesley ku kutukuzibwa okujjuvu. Booth tafaayo nnyo ku bututuufu bw’enjigiriza ng’afaayo ku kintu ekyo kyennyini: omutima ogwewaddeyo era ogulongoosebbwa ennyo ne gwagala Katonda n’omutima gwonna. Asindiikiriza abakkiriza eri okulongoosebwa okwo ng’omulimu gw’ekisa ogw’enkalakkalira ogunoonyezebwa era ne gufunibwa.

Alwanyisa eddiini emala ennyo n’okusonyiyibwa kyokka naye n’erekawo omutima nga tegulongoosebbwa — okwatula okw’oku ngulu awatali butukuvu bwa munda. Booth alabula abakkiriza okwekebera mu bwesigwa mu kitangaala ky’Ebyawandiikibwa, nga bagaana ekitundu ekiwummuza, era abakoowoola okwambuka eri eky’amazima: omutima omulongoofu, ogwewaddeyo ddala eri Katonda.

Eya bwangu era ey’omugaso, mu ngeri y’omusajja eyamala obulamu bwe ng’asindiikiriza abaabula n’ababugumu obutali bwa maanyi eri Katonda. Booth tawandiika kumatiza kwagala kumanya, wabula okukyusa okwagala kw’omuntu — okuleeta omusomi mu kwewaayo n’okunoonya okulongoosebwa kw’annyonnyola. Obunnyonnyofu n’obwangu bw’ekituuti kya Salvation Army birabikira ku buli lupapula.

Kya mukkiriza yenna eyeegomba okusumululwa okuva mu buyinza bw’ekibi n’okwewaayo ddala eri Katonda, era atamatira na Bukristaayo obw’oku ngulu oba obw’ebweru bwokka. Booth awandiikira omunoonyi w’obutukuvu omunyiikivu, era ekitabo kikoowoola omusomi ow’engeri eyo eri okwewaayo okusingawo n’okukyusibwa okw’omunda okwa nnamaddala era okw’olubeerera.

Ku ntandikwa, ng’aleka Booth okumubuuza ekibuuzo ekitandika ekitabo — oba ng’omutima guyinza ddala okufuulibwa omulongoofu — n’oluvannyuma n’agoberera ekkubo lye okuyita mu kwewaayo okutuuka ku kulongoosebwa. Kyategekebwa okukebera omusomi n’okumutwala mu kunoonya obutukuvu bw’omutima okw’enkalakkalira, n’olwekyo kisinga okusomebwa n’okusaba era ne kikolerwako, so si kusomebwa busomebwa.