Ennyanjula

Mu bisuubizo byonna ebigattiddwa ku kiragiro, ‘MUBEERE MU NZE,’ tewali kisinga, era tewali kireeta mangu okwatula nti, ‘Sigamba nti mmaze okufuna oba nti mmaze okutuukirira,’ okusinga kino: ‘Bwe munywerera mu Nze, buli kye munaasabanga kinaabakolerwanga.’ Obuyinza ewa Katonda kye kintu ekisingayo obulamu obw’okubeera mu Kristo mu bujjuvu kye busobola okutuukako.

Era mu mpisa zonna ez’obulamu OBUFAANANA KRISTO tewali esinga bukulu na kitiibwa okusinga okumufaanana mu mulimu gw’akola kati awatali kulekeraawo mu maaso ga Kitaffe—okwegayiririra abalala kwe, okuwangula byonna. Gye tukoma okubeera mu Ye n’okukula nga tumufaanana, obulamu bwe obw’obwakabona gye bunaakoma okukola n’amaanyi mu ffe, n’obulamu bwaffe ne bufuuka nga bwe buli obubwe: obulamu obutayosa kwegayirira na kuwangula ku lw’abantu.

‘Watufuula obwakabaka ne bakabona ba Katonda.’ Mu kabaka ne mu kabona ekisinga obukulu bwe buyinza, okukwata ku bantu, n’omukisa. Mu kabaka buyinza obukka wansi; mu kabona buyinza obulinnya waggulu, obuwangula ewa Katonda. Mu Kabona-Kabaka waffe omutendereze, Yesu Kristo, obuyinza obw’obwakabaka buzimbiddwa ku bw’obwakabona: ‘Ayinza okulokolera ddala, kubanga abeera mulamu ennaku zonna okubawolereza.’ Ne mu ffe, bakabona be era bakabaka be, tekiri kirala: mu kwegayiririra abalala Ekkanisa mw’eteekwa okusanga n’okukozesa obuyinza bwayo obusingayo, era buli muntu ow’omu Kkanisa mw’ateekwa okukakasa nti ava mu Isirayiri, eyali ng’omulangira, eyamegganya ne Katonda, awamu n’abantu n’awangula.

Ekitabo kino kyawandiikibwa nga ndi mukakafu nnyo nti ekifo n’obuyinza bw’okusaba mu bulamu bw’Omukristaayo tebitegeerwa kimala. Nkakasa nti kasita tukyatwala okusaba okusinga ng’ekkubo ery’okukuuma obulamu bwaffe ffekka obw’Ekikristaayo, tetujja kutegeera mu bujjuvu kye kyategekebwa okubeera. Naye bwe tuliyiga okukutwala ng’ekitundu ekisingayo obukulu eky’omulimu gwe twakwasibwa, ekikolo n’amaanyi g’emirimu emirala gyonna, tujja kulaba nti tewali kye twetaaga nnyo okuyiga n’okukolerako ng’omulimu gw’okusaba obulungi. Bwe mba nga nsobodde n’akatono okulaga engeri Mukama waffe gye yayigirizaamu ku kusaba mu mitendera egyeyongerayo, n’engeri ebisuubizo eby’ekitalo eby’ekiro ekisembayo (Yokaana 14:16) gye bikwataganamu n’emirimu gye tuteekwa okukola mu Linnya lye, n’emirimu egisinga, n’okubala ebibala ebingi, ffenna tujja kukkiriza nti Ekkanisa bw’erimala okwewaayo eri omulimu guno omutukuvu ogw’okwegayiririra abalala, olwo lwe tusobola okusuubira obuyinza bwa Kristo okweyoleka ku lwayo. Nsaba Katonda akozese akatabo kano okutangaaza eri abamu ku baana be ekifo eky’ekitalo eky’obuyinza n’okukwata ku bantu ky’abalindiridde okutuulamu, era ensi ekooye nayo ky’erindiridde.

Ku nsonga eno waliwo amazima amalala agaanjijira n’obutangaavu obw’ekitalo nga nsoma okuyigiriza kwa Yesu ku kusaba. Gano: nti Kitaffe alindirira okuwulira buli kusaba okw’okukkiriza, okutuwa buli kye twagala, na buli kye tusaba mu linnya lya Yesu. Twamanyiira nnyo okukomya okwagala okw’ekitalo n’ebisuubizo ebinene ebya Katonda waffe, ne kiba nti tetusobola kusoma bigambo bya Mukama waffe ebyangu era ebitegeerekeka obulungi awatali kubiteekako bukwakkulizo bwe tukozesa okubikuuma n’okubinnyonnyola. Bwe wabaawo ekintu kimu kye ndowooza nti Ekkanisa yeetaaga okuyiga, kye kino: nti Katonda ayagala okusaba kuddibwemu, era nti omutima gw’omuntu tegulowoozangako Katonda by’alikolera omwana we eyeewaayo okukkiriza nti okusaba kwe kujja kuwulirwa. Katonda awulira okusaba; gano mazima buli muntu g’akkiriza, naye abatono ennyo be bategeera amakulu gaago, oba abalaba obuyinza bwago mu bulamu bwabwe. Ebyo bye mpandiise bwe binaaleetera omusomi wange okugenda eri ebigambo by’Omusomesa, n’okutwala ebisuubizo bye eby’ekitalo nga bwe biri, mu bwangu era nga bwe byogera, ekigendererwa kyange kinaaba kituukiddwako.

Era ekintu ekirala kimu kyokka. Mu myaka gino egisembyeyo, abantu nkumi na nkumi bafunye omukisa ogutayogerekeka mu kuyiga nga Kristo bw’ali obulamu bwaffe mu bujjuvu, n’engeri gy’asuubiza okubeera n’okukola mu ffe byonna bye twetaaga. Simanyi oba nga tumaze okuyiga okukozesa amazima gano mu bulamu bwaffe obw’okusaba. Bangi beemulugunya nti tebalina maanyi kusaba mu kukkiriza, okusaba okw’omutima omumalirivu okubeera n’obuyinza bungi. Obubaka bwe nandyagadde okubaleetera bwe buno: nti Yesu omutendereze alindirira, era ayaayaanira, okubayigiriza kino. Kristo bwe bulamu bwaffe: mu ggulu abeera mulamu ennaku zonna okusaba; obulamu bwe mu ffe bulamu obutayosa kusaba, singa tumwesiga ku nsonga eyo. Kristo atuyigiriza okusaba si mu kyakulabirako kyokka, mu kuyigiriza, mu kiragiro, mu bisuubizo, wabula mu kutulaga YE YENNYINI, Omwegayirizi abeera omulamu ennaku zonna, ng’Obulamu bwaffe. Bwe tukkiriza kino, ne tugenda ne tubeera mu Ye ne ku lw’obulamu bwaffe obw’okusaba, olwo okutya kwaffe okw’obutasobola kusaba bulungi lwe kunaggwaawo, era tunaayesiga Mukama waffe n’essanyu n’obuwanguzi okutuyigiriza okusaba, Ye yennyini okubeera obulamu n’obuyinza bw’okusaba kwaffe.

Katonda atuzibule amaaso tulabe obuweereza obutukuvu obw’okwegayiririra abalala bwe buli, bwe twayawulirwa nga bakabona bw’obwakabaka be. Atuwe omutima omunene era ogw’amaanyi okukkiriza obuyinza obw’amaanyi okusaba kwaffe bwe kuyinza okuleeta. Era okutya kwonna okw’obanga tunaasobola okutuukiriza omulimu gwe twayitibwa kuggweewo nga tulaba Yesu, abeera omulamu ennaku zonna okusaba, abeera mu ffe okusaba, era omweyimirizi w’obulamu bwaffe obw’okusaba.

ANDREW MURRAY

WELLINGTON, 28 Okitobba 1885