Eddagala ly’Obutakkiriza

‘Awo oluvannyuma abayigirizwa ne bajja eri Yesu mu kyama ne bamubuuza nti, Lwaki ffe tetwasobodde kugoba dayimooni oyo? Yesu n’abaddamu nti, Olw’okukkiriza kwammwe okutono. Kubanga ddala ddala mbagamba nti, bwe muba n’okukkiriza okufaanana ng’akaweke ka kaladaali, mwandiyinzizza okugamba olusozi luno nti, Vvaawo wano, era ne luvaawo era tewandibaddewo kye mulemwa. Naye kyokka dayimooni ow’engeri eno tagobeka awatali kusaba na kusiiba’—Matayo 17:19-21.

ABAYIGIRIZWA bwe baalaba Yesu ng’agoba omwoyo omubi mu mulenzi eyagwanga ensimbu, gwe ‘tebasobodde kumuwonya,’ ne babuuza Omusomesa ekyabalemesa. Yali abawadde ‘obuyinza okugoba baddayimooni ku bantu n’okuwonya endwadde.’ Emirundi mingi baali bakozesezza obuyinza obwo, era ne bategeeza n’essanyu nga baddayimooni bwe baabagonderanga. Naye kaakano, ng’ali ku lusozi, baali balemereddwa ddala. Kyali kyeyolese nti tewaali kintu mu kwagala kwa Katonda wadde mu mbeera eyo ekyandiremesezza omuntu oyo okununulibwa: Kristo bwe yalagira, omwoyo omubi ne guvaamu. Okusinziira ku bigambo byabwe, ‘Lwaki ffe tetwasobodde?’ kirabikirawo nti baali baagadde era bagezezzaako okugugoba; oboolyawo baali bakozesezza erinnya ly’Omusomesa, ne balagira omwoyo omubi okuvaamu. Okufuba kwabwe kwali kwa bwereere, era mu maaso g’ekibiina ky’abantu ne baswazibwa. ‘Lwaki ffe tetwasobodde?’

Okuddamu kwa Kristo kwali kwa butereevu era kwa lwatu: ‘Olw’okukkiriza kwammwe okutono.’ Ensonga lwaki Ye yasobola bo ne balemwa teyali nti Ye yalina amaanyi ag’enjawulo bo ge baali batasobola kutuukako. Nedda; ensonga yali nnyangu okuzuula. Emirundi mingi nnyo yali abayigirizza nti waliwo amaanyi gamu, ag’okukkiriza, buli kintu ge kiteekwa okugondera, mu bwakabaka bw’ekizikiza era ne mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda; mu nsi ey’omwoyo okulemwa kulina ensonga emu yokka: obutaba na kukkiriza. Okukkiriza ke kakwakkulizo kamu kokka amaanyi gonna aga Katonda kwe gayinza okuyingirira mu muntu ne gakolera mu ye. Kwe kuba omuntu mugguleko eri ebitalabika: okwagala kw’omuntu nga kwewaddeyo eri okwagala kwa Katonda era nga kubumbibwa kwo. Obuyinza bwe baali baweereddwa okugoba baddayimooni tebaabukwatanga mu bo bennyini ng’ekirabo oba eky’obugagga eky’olubeerera; obuyinza bwali mu Kristo, okuweebwa, okukuumibwa n’okukozesebwa olw’okukkiriza kwokka, okukkiriza okulamu mu Ye yennyini. Singa baali bajjudde okukkiriza mu Ye nga Mukama era Omuwanguzi mu nsi ey’emyoyo, singa baali bajjudde okukkiriza mu Ye ng’oyo eyabawa obuyinza okugoba mu linnya lye, okukkiriza okwo kwandibawadde obuwanguzi. ‘Olw’okukkiriza kwammwe okutono’ bye bigambo Omusomesa by’annyonnyolamu emirembe gyonna era by’anenyamu obunafu n’okulemwa mu Kkanisa ye.

Naye obutaba na kukkiriza ng’okwo nakyo kiteekwa okuba n’ensonga yaakyo. Abayigirizwa bandibuuzizza nti: ‘Era lwaki ffe tetwasobodde kukkiriza? Okukkiriza kwaffe kwali kugobye baddayimooni emabegako: lwaki kaakano tulemereddwa okukkiriza? ‘Omusomesa abategeeza nga tebannabuuza: ‘Dayimooni ow’engeri eno tagobeka awatali kusaba na kusiiba.’ Ng’okukkiriza bwe kuli ekikolwa ekisingayo obwangu mu bulamu obw’omwoyo, era bwe kuli ekisingayo obukulu, omwoyo gwaffe mwe gwewaayo eri Omwoyo wa Katonda nga gumwanjulidde ddala, bwe gutyo ne gunywezebwa okukola ku ddaala lyagwo erisingayo. Okukkiriza kuno kwesigama ddala ku mbeera y’obulamu obw’omwoyo; obulamu obwo bwe buba obw’amaanyi era obulamu obulungi, Omwoyo wa Katonda bw’aba ng’afuga ddala obulamu bwaffe, olwo lwokka okukkiriza we kubeerera n’amaanyi okukola ebikolwa byakwo eby’amaanyi. Noolwekyo Yesu n’ayongerako nti: ‘Naye kyokka dayimooni ow’engeri eno tagobeka awatali kusaba na kusiiba.’ Yesu abagamba nti okukkiriza okuyinza okuwangula okuziyiza okw’obukakanyavu ng’okwo kwe mulabye mu mwoyo guno omubi, tekuyinzika okujjako eri abantu ababeera mu kussa ekimu okw’okumpi ennyo ne Katonda, era abeeyawudde ku nsi mu ngeri ey’enjawulo ennyo—mu kusaba n’okusiiba. Bw’atyo atuyigiriza amasomo abiri ag’omugaso omunene ku kusaba. Erisooka, nti okukkiriza kwetaaga obulamu obw’okusaba mwe kukulira era mwe kusigalira nga kwa maanyi. Ery’okubiri, nti okusaba kwetaaga okusiiba okusobola okukula ne kutuukirira ddala.

Okukkiriza kwetaaga obulamu obw’okusaba okusobola okukula ddala. Mu bitundu byonna eby’enjawulo eby’obulamu obw’omwoyo mulimu okwegatta okw’okumpi ennyo n’okukolagana okutakoma, ne kiba nti buli kimu kiyinza okuba ensibuko ate era n’ekiva mu kirala. Bwe kityo bwe kiri ku kukkiriza. Tewayinza kubaawo kusaba kwa mazima awatali kukkiriza; okukkiriza okw’ekigero ekimu kuteekwa okukulembera okusaba. Naye era okusaba kwe kkubo erituusa ku kukkiriza okusingawo; tewayinza kubaawo madaala ga kukkiriza agasingako waggulu okujjako nga tuyita mu kusaba okungi. Lino lye ssomo Yesu ly’atuyigiriza wano. Tewali kintu kyetaaga kukula nga okukkiriza kwaffe. ‘Okukkiriza kwammwe kweyongedde nnyo okukula,’ bwe kityo bwe kyayogerwa ku kkanisa emu. Yesu bwe yayogera ebigambo, ‘Olw’okukkiriza kwammwe, kye musabye mukiweereddwa,’ yalangirira etteeka ly’obwakabaka, eritubuulira nti bonna tebalina kukkiriza kwa kigero kye kimu, nti omuntu y’omu tabeera bulijjo na kigero kye kimu, era nti ekigero ky’okukkiriza bulijjo kye kisalawo ekigero ky’amaanyi n’eky’omukisa. Bwe tuba twagala okumanya wa era mu ngeri ki okukkiriza kwaffe gye kunaakulira, Omusomesa atusonga ku ntebe ya Katonda. Mu kusaba, mu kukozesa okukkiriza kwe nnina, mu kussa ekimu ne Katonda omulamu, okukkiriza mwe kuyinza okweyongera. Okukkiriza kuyinza okubeera omulamu nga kulya ku ebyo ebya Katonda byokka, ku Katonda yennyini.

Mu kusinza Katonda n’okumuwaana, mu kumulindirira n’okumulinda, mu kusirika okw’omunda ennyo okw’emmeeme eyewaayo Katonda alyoke yeebikkule, obusobozi bw’okumanya Katonda n’okumwesiga mwe bunaakulira. Bwe tutwala ekigambo kye okuva mu Kitabo Ekitukuvu, ne tukimuleetera Ye yennyini, nga tumusaba akitwogere n’eddoboozi lye eddamu era ery’okwagala, olwo amaanyi lwe gajja okukkiriza ddala n’okutwala ekigambo ng’ekigambo kya Katonda yennyini gye tuli. Mu kusaba, mu kukwatagana okulamu ne Katonda mu kukkiriza okulamu, okukkiriza mwe kunaanywerera mu ffe: amaanyi ag’okwesiga Katonda, era mu bwesige obwo, okukkiriza buli ky’ayogera, okukkiriza buli kisoboka ky’awadde okukkiriza kwaffe. Abakristaayo bangi tebasobola kutegeera kye kitegeeza okusaba okungi kwe bawulira oluusi nga kwogerwako: tebayinza kukifumiitiriza, era tebawulira bwetaavu, bw’okumala essaawa nnyingi ne Katonda. Naye Omusomesa ky’agamba, abantu be kye bakakasizza mu bye bayiseemu: abantu ab’okukkiriza okw’amaanyi be bantu abasaba ennyo.

Kino kituzzaayo nate ku ssomo lye twayiga, Yesu bwe yali tannatugamba kukkiriza nti tufuna kye tusaba, n’asooka okugamba nti, ‘Mukkiririze mu Katonda.’ Katonda, Katonda omulamu, okukkiriza kwaffe mwe kuteekwa okusimba emirandira egy’ewala era egyanjaalire; olwo kujja kuba kwa maanyi okusiguukulula ensozi n’okugoba baddayimooni. ‘Bwe muba n’okukkiriza, tewandibaddewo kye mulemwa.’ Ai! singa twewaayo eri omulimu Katonda gw’atuteereddewo mu nsi, ne tusisinkana ensozi ezirina okusiguukululwa ne baddayimooni abalina okugobebwa, mangu ddala twanditegedde obwetaavu bw’okukkiriza okungi, n’obw’okusaba okungi, ng’ettaka lyokka okukkiriza mwe kuyinza okukulira. Kristo Yesu bwe bulamu bwaffe, era bwe bulamu bw’okukkiriza kwaffe. Obulamu bwe mu ffe bwe butufuula ab’amaanyi, era bwe butuwa omutima omwangu okukkiriza. Mu kufa eri obwennyini okutwaliddwa mu kusaba okungi, mu kwegatta ne Yesu okw’okumpi ennyo, omwoyo ogw’okukkiriza mwe gulijjira n’amaanyi. Okukkiriza kwetaaga okusaba okusobola okukula ddala.

Era okusaba kwetaaga okusiiba okusobola okukula ddala: lino lye ssomo ery’okubiri. Okusaba gwe mukono gumu gwe tukwasa ebitalabika; okusiiba gwe mukono omulala, gwe tutaliza ne tusuula ebirabika. Tewali kintu kyonna omuntu mw’akwataganira nnyo n’ensi y’ebiwulirwa n’omubiri okusinga mu bwetaavu bwe obw’emmere n’essanyu ly’agifunamu. Kyali kibala, ekirungi okulya, omuntu kye yakemebwa nakyo n’agwa mu Lusuku. Yesu bwe yalumwa enjala, yakemebwa mu ddungu n’emmere eyandikoleddwa okuva mu mayinja, era mu kusiiba mwe yawangulira. Omubiri gwanunulibwa okuba yeekaalu y’Omwoyo Omutukuvu; mu mubiri era ne mu mwoyo, era, ng’Ebyawandiikibwa bwe bigamba, naddala mu kulya ne mu kunywa, mwe tuteekwa okugulumiza Katonda. Kyeraliikiriza nti waliwo Abakristaayo bangi abatannafuula kulya kuno olw’ekitiibwa kya Katonda kintu kya mazima mu bulamu bwabwe obw’omwoyo. Era ekirowoozo ekisooka ebigambo bya Yesu ku kusiiba n’okusaba kye bireeta, kiri nti mu bulamu obw’ekigero, obw’okwefuga n’okwefiiriza mwokka, omuntu mw’ayinza okufunira omutima oba amaanyi okusaba ennyo.

Naye era waliwo n’amakulu gaakyo ag’ebigambo nga bwe biri. Ennaku n’okweraliikirira tebiyinza kulya: essanyu likuza embaga zaalyo nga balya era nga banywa. Wayinza okujja ebiseera eby’okwegomba okw’amaanyi ennyo, omuntu lw’awulira ennyo ng’omubiri, n’okwegomba kwagwo, newaakubadde nga kukkirizibwa, bwe gukyalemesa omwoyo mu lutalo lwagwo n’amaanyi g’ekizikiza, n’awulira obwetaavu bw’okugufuga. Tuli bitonde ebikolera ku biwulirwa: amagezi gaffe gayambibwa ebyo ebitujjira mu ngeri erabika era ekwatikako; okusiiba kuyamba okulaga, okuyongera obuziba, n’okunyweza okumalirira nti tuli beetegefu okuwaayo ekintu kyonna, okwewaayo ffe ffennyini, tufune kye tunoonya ku lw’obwakabaka bwa Katonda. Era Oyo eyakkiriza okusiiba n’essaddaaka by’Omwana, amanyi okutwala nga kya muwendo, okukkiriza, n’okusasula n’amaanyi ag’omwoyo, emmeeme eyeetegefu bw’etyo okuwaayo byonna ku lwa Kristo n’obwakabaka bwe.

Era waliwo amakulu ag’okusatu agasingawo okugaziwa. Okusaba kwe kugolola omukono eri Katonda n’ebitalabika; okusiiba kwe kuta byonna eby’ebirabika era eby’akaseera obuseera. Abakristaayo abaabulijjo bwe balowooza nti buli ekitagaaniddwa mu lwatu era ekitali kibi kibakkirizibwa, ne banoonya okukuuma ebingi nga bwe kisoboka eby’ensi eno, n’ebintu byayo, ebiwandiiko byayo, n’ebinyumu byayo, emmeeme eyeewaddeyo ddala eri Katonda eba ng’omuserikale atwala ebyo byokka by’ayetaaga mu lutalo. Ng’ayambulamu buli ekizitowa, awamu n’ekibi ekimwesibako amangu, ng’atya okweyingiza mu mitawaana gy’obulamu buno, anoonya okubeera mu bulamu bw’Omunazaalayiti, ng’oyo eyayawulibwa mu ngeri ey’enjawulo ku lwa Mukama n’obuweereza bwe. Awatali kweyawula kw’okwagala okwo, ne ku ebyo ebikkirizibwa, tewali muntu alifuna maanyi mu kusaba: dayimooni ow’engeri eno tagobeka awatali kusaba na kusiiba.

Mmwe abayigirizwa ba Yesu! abasabye Omusomesa abayigirize okusaba, mujje kaakano mukkirize amasomo ge. Abagamba nti okusaba kye kkubo erituusa ku kukkiriza, okukkiriza okw’amaanyi, okuyinza okugoba baddayimooni. Abagamba nti: ‘Bwe muba n’okukkiriza, tewandibaddewo kye mulemwa;’ ekisuubizo kino eky’ekitiibwa kibazzeemu amaanyi okusaba ennyo. Empeera eyo tegwana kusasulirwa muwendo ogwo? Tetuliwaayo byonna okugoberera Yesu mu kkubo ly’atuggulirawo wano; tetulisiiba, bwe kiba kyetaagisa? Tetulikola kyonna omubiri wadde ensi etwetoolodde bireme kutulemesa mu mulimu gwaffe omukulu ogw’obulamu bwonna,—okukolagana ne Katonda waffe mu kusaba, tulyoke tufuuke abantu ab’okukkiriza, b’ayinza okukozesa mu mulimu gwe ogw’okulokola ensi.

‘MUKAMA, TUYIGIRIZE OKUSABA.’

Ai Mukama Yesu! nga bulijjo oteekwa okutunenya olw’obutakkiriza bwaffe! Nga kiteekwa okukulabikira ng’ekyewuunyisa, obutasobola buno obw’entiisa okwesiga Kitaffe n’ebisuubizo bye. Mukama! okunenya kwo, n’ebigambo byakwo ebikebera, ‘Olw’okukkiriza kwammwe okutono,’ kukke mu buziba bw’emitima gyaffe, era kutubikkulire obungi bw’ekibi n’okubonaabona ebitwetoolodde ebiva mu nsobi yaffe. Era olwo otuyigirize, Mukama Omutendereze, nti waliwo ekifo okukkiriza we kuyinza okuyigibwa n’okufunibwa,—kwe kusaba n’okusiiba ebituleeta mu kussa ekimu okulamu era okw’olubeerera naawe ne Kitaffe.

Ai Omulokozi! Ggwe wennyini watandika okukkiriza kwaffe era ggw’okutuukiriza; tuyigirize kye kitegeeza okukuleka obeere omulamu mu ffe ku bw’Omwoyo wo Omutukuvu. Mukama! okufuba kwaffe n’okusaba kwaffe tufune ekisa ky’okukkiriza bibadde bya bwereere nnyo. Tumanyi ensonga: twanoonya mu ffe ffennyini amaanyi ge twagala gatuweebwe okuva gy’oli. Yesu Omutukuvu! kaakano ddala tuyigirize ekyama ky’obulamu bwo mu ffe, n’engeri Ggwe, ku bw’Omwoyo wo, gy’oyeeweerayo okubeera mu ffe obulamu obw’okukkiriza, okukakasa nti okukkiriza kwaffe kuleme kutuggwaamu. Ai, tulabe nti okukkiriza kwaffe kujja kuba kitundu ku bulamu obw’okusaba obwewuunyisa obwo bw’owa abo abasuubira okutendekebwa kwabwe mu buweereza bw’okwegayiririra abalala, si mu bigambo na birowoozo byokka, wabula mu Kufukibwako Amafuta Amatukuvu kw’owa, okukulukutira munda kw’Omwoyo ow’obulamu bwo wennyini. Era tuyigirize engeri, mu kusiiba n’okusaba, gye tuyinza okukula okutuuka ku kukkiriza okutaliiko kye kulemwa. Amiina.

ENNYONNYOLA

Mu kiseera Blumhardt we yali ayita mu lutalo lwe olw’entiisa n’emyoyo emibi egyali mu bantu abaaliko dayimooni, ng’agezaako okugigoba ng’asaba, emirundi mingi yeebuuzanga kiki ekyali kiremesa okuddibwamu. Lumu mukwano gwe, gwe yali abuulidde ku buzibu bwe, n’amulaga ebigambo bya Mukama waffe ebikwata ku kusiiba. Blumhardt n’amalirira okwewaayo okusiiba, oluusi okumala essaawa ezisukka amakumi asatu. Mu kufumiitiriza ne mu bye yayitamu, n’afuna okukakasa nti kukulu nnyo okusinga abantu bwe batera okulowooza. Agamba nti, ‘Okuva okusiiba bwe kuli, mu maaso ga Katonda, obukakafu obulabika nti kye tusaba kitukwatako ddala era kyanguwa, era okuva bwe kunyweza ennyo obunyiikivu n’amaanyi g’okusaba, era ne kufuuka okweyoleka okutakoma okw’okusaba okutaliiko bigambo, nnasobola okukkiriza nti tekwandibadde kwa bwereere, naddala okuva ebigambo by’Omusomesa bwe byali byogera ku mbeera efaanana ng’eno. Nnakugezaako, nga sirina gwe mbuulidde, era mazima olutalo olwaddirira lwawewukirako nnyo olw’okwo. Nnasobola okwogera n’emirembe era n’obumalirivu bungi nnyo okusinga. Saali kyetaagisa kumala bbanga ddene nga ndi n’omulwadde; era ne mpulira nga nsobola okumukolako nga siriiwo.’