Okusaba okw’okwegayiririra abalala

“Naye nnaasabanga bulijjo.” Zabbuli 141:5.

EKYAWANDIIKIBWA kino kizibu nnyo mu lulimi lwakyo olwasooka, era kizibu okunywereza amakulu gaakyo nga tuli bakakafu ddala. Naye kaakano si mulimu gwange okwekenneenya amakulu ag’enjawulo agakiweereddwa, kubanga nnina ekirala kye ndubirira. Ku nsonga gye ndimu kaakano, ndi mumativu ddala n’enkyusa ya Bayibuli ey’Olungereza eyakkirizibwa. Amakulu abavvuunuzi baffe ge baawa ekyawandiikibwa kino ge gano—Dawudi agamba nti omuntu omutuukirivu ne bw’anaamunenya n’obukambwe obungi, okutuuka n’okukwata ku muntu we ow’omunda n’okumulaga ekibi kye—era ne bw’anaakikola n’obukakali bungi, kyokka Dawudi teyandimunyiigidde. Yandyeyongedde okumwagala, n’amwebaza olw’okumukolera n’obwesigwa obwenkanidde awo, era yandiraze okwagala kwe ng’agenda mu maaso n’okusabira oyo eyamunenya, singa omuntu oyo omulungi agwibwako ebizibu ekiseera kyonna.

Dawudi yandibadde bulijjo ng’awa oyo amunenya mu bwesimbu ekifo eky’ebbugumu mu ssaala ze. Kale, bwe kiba nga gano ge makulu, era nze ndowooza bwe kiri, kitulaga nti Dawudi yalina empisa ey’okusabira abatukuvu. Singa teyalina, teyandyogedde nti ne mu bizibu byabwe essaala ze zandibalinnyidde. Yali yafuula empisa ye eya buli lunaku okuleeta mu maaso ga Katonda we, mu ssaala ze ez’ekyama, amannya g’abatuukirivu ba Katonda; bwe kitaba bwe kityo, nzeemu nti, teyandyogedde nti ne bwe wandibaddewo abamu ku bo abamunenya n’okumunenya ennyo, yandyeyongedde okubasabira.

Ensonga yaffe ku makya gano eneebanga omulimu ogw’ekitiibwa ogw’okwegayiririra abalala, omulimu ogufiibwako ekitono ennyo mu nnaku zino. Tujja kugwogerako, okusooka, ng’ekyawandiikibwa bwe kitukulembera, ku bikwata ku batukuvu, era, okwokubiri, tujja kugubakubiriza ku lw’aboonoonyi.

I. Okusooka, kale, tuteekwa okwogera ku mulimu ogw’OKWEGAYIRIRIRA ABANTU BA KATONDA. Okusobola okusengeka ebirowoozo byaffe mu ngeri ennungi, ekigambo ekisooka kye tujja okukwata kiba obuvunaanyizibwa. Kiteekeddwa ku buli mwana wa Katonda okusabira ab’omu maka amatukuvu abalala bonna. Obutonde bwennyini tebutuyigiriza kino? Sitegeeza butonde obukadde, wabula obutonde obuggya Omwoyo Omutukuvu bwe yatonda mu ffe. Abooluganda bange, temwakizuula nti amangu ddala nga mumaze okufuna obulamu bwa Katonda, mwatandika okusabira abalala nga tewali abakubirizza? Okukaaba kwammwe okwasooka okw’okukkiriza kwatandika nti, “Kitaffe ali mu ggulu,” era bwe kutyo ne kuzingiramu abalala ng’oggyeeko mmwe mwennyini.

Mu ssaala ezisooka omutima omuzzeemu obuggya z’guwaayo, mulimu esaba ku lw’omuntu eyakozesebwa okuguleeta eri Yesu. Tewali mukkiriza muggya yeerabira kusabira muweereza eyali ekikozesebwa mu kukyuka kwe. Emmeeme eyakawonyezebwa nayo yeegayiririra abalala abakyali mu mbeera embi ennyo ekisa mwe kyagiggya. “Waggya emmeeme yange mu kkomera, Mukama; kaakano teeka eddembe bannange be nnali nabo mu busibe. Olw’okwagala kwo okutaggwaawo, sobozesa abalala okulega ku buwoomi bw’obulokozi bwo.” Awo n’abantu ba Kristo abaali boogeddeko n’omukkiriza oyo omuggya ekiseera kyonna, abaamubudaabuda oba abaamuyigiriza, tebalema kufuna mugabo mu ssaala ze—kubanga omutima omuzzeemu obuggya gwe mutima ogwebaza mu bugonvu—era omuntu tazaaliddwa buggya okuva waggulu bw’atawulira kwebaza eri mikwano gye abanyiikivu ab’oku nsi.

Teeka akanyonyi eddembe okuva mu kakomera kaako, kajja kukuyimbira okwebaza nga kafuumuuka mu bbanga! Bwe kityo, bw’oweebwa amaanyi okuggulawo enzigi z’ekkomera ery’emyoyo egisibiddwa, gijja kusasula okufuba kwo okw’okwagala n’okusaba. Nzeemu nti kiri mu buzaaliranwa bw’omukkiriza azaaliddwa obuggya okutandika okwegayiririra abalala, era obuzaaliranwa buno bubeera naye obulamu bwe bwonna. Kye kimu ku bintu by’ateekwa okukola—kimusanyusa okukikola—tekiyinzika nti alekera ddala awo, kubanga Omwoyo abeera mu kifuba kye yeegayiririra abatukuvu ng’okusiima kwa Katonda bwe kuli.

Era, abooluganda, nga bwe kiri obuzaaliranwa bw’obutonde obwazaalibwa mu ggulu, bwe kityo era lye tteeka ly’ennyumba y’abalonde. Abatukuvu mu nteekateeka yaabwe entuufu bayinza okwogerwako nti “nga musabiririranga mu ssaala zonna nga mwegayiririranga mu mwoyo buli kiseera. Mwekuumenga nga mugumiikirizanga, era nga mwegayiririranga abatukuvu.” Buli mukkiriza alina ekifo ky’omukuumi ekimuweereddwa mu nsonga y’okusaba, era kimugwanidde obutasirika, wabula obutamuganya Mukama kuwummula okutuusa nga azimbye Yerusaalemi era ng’agifudde ettendo mu

nsi. Ffenna tuli bavunaanyizibwa kyenkanyi okusabira Yerusaalemi emirembe, era okukulaakulana kwaffe kusinziira ku ekyo. Ekiragiro ekiggya Mukama kye yatuwa, mw’atulagira nti, “Mwagalanenga,” kitwetaagisa okusabiragana. Omuntu ayinza atya okugamba nti ayagala muganda we, nga tamwegayiririrangako n’akatono eri Katonda?

Nnyinza okubeera bulijjo ne bakkiriza bannange ne ndaba ennaku zaabwe, ne sikaabirira Katonda ku lwabwe? Nnyinza okulaba obwavu bwabwe, okubonaabona kwabwe, okukemebwa kwabwe, n’obuzito bw’emitima gyabwe, kyokka ne mbeerabira mu kwegayirira kwange? Nnyinza okulaba omulimu gwabwe ogw’okukkiriza, n’okufuba okw’okwagala ne sibasabira mukisa? Nnyinza okwezingira mu nze nzekka ne sifaayo ku bizibu by’abo abali baganda bange ne bannyinaze mu Kristo Yesu? Tekiyinzika! Naye bwe mba nsobola, nteekwa okuba nga ndi wa maka malala so si ga Katonda, kubanga mu maka ag’okwagala, okulumirirwa awamu kuleeta okwegayiririragana obutayosa. Katonda atuwonye okwonoona Mukama nga tulekera awo okusabira abooluganda! Buli njuki mu muzinga gw’Ekkanisa erina okuleeta omugabo gwayo ogw’omubisi guno mu tterekero ery’awamu. Nga emirandira gyonna egy’omuti bwe gitambula mu ttaka nga ginoonya emmere, era gyonna ne ginywa ebyetaagisa olw’obulungi bw’omuti gwonna, bwe kityo buli mukkiriza, ng’ayasamya akamwa ak’okusaba, asaanidde okunoonya n’okunywa emikisa egy’omwoyo olw’obulungi bw’Ekkanisa yonna. Kale, abooluganda bange, temwerabiranga buvunaanyizibwa obuwoomu obubateekeddwako olw’oluganda lwammwe n’abatukuvu awamu ne Mukama waabwe atenderezebwa emirembe gyonna.

Era nate, abaagalwa, tukimanyi nti waliwo okwegatta okw’obulamu wakati w’abakkiriza, obumu obw’okumpi ennyo. Tetuli abooluganda kyokka, naye tuli bitundu “ku mubiri ogumu.” Kristo ye Mutwe gw’omubiri gwe ogw’ekyama, Ekkanisa, era ffenna tuli bitundu by’omubiri gwe. Kale, nga mu mubiri gw’omuntu buli kitundu, buli kinywa, buli musuwa n’obusimu bwe byetaagisa eri omubiri gwonna, bwe kityo mu Kkanisa buli mukkiriza yeetaagibwa abalala, era naye yeetaaga abalala. Tuyinza obutasobola kulaga kabi ki akandituuse ku mukono olw’okulumizibwa kw’evviivi, naye mukakase nti omukono gwandirumiriddwa wamu nalyo. Tewali katundu kamu konna mu mubiri gwonna kayinza kwonooneka nga tekakoseza mu ngeri emu oba endala omubiri gwonna ogusigaddeyo.

Bwe kityo Katonda bw’atufudde abeetaaganye—okusinga ennyo bwe tulowooza. Mu bumu bw’Ekkanisa buli muntu ayamba ku bulamu oba ku bulwadde bw’ekibiina kyonna, era tayinza kukyewala. Tewali n’omu mu Kkanisa ya Katonda abeera omulamu ku bubwe yekka, era tewali n’omu afa ku lulwe. Omukkiriza bw’akula mu kisa, tagaggawala ku lulwe yekka—ekibiina ky’Abakristaayo kyongedde ku bugagga bwakyo obw’omwoyo olw’amagoba ge. Ku luuyi olulala, omuntu bw’aseebengerera mu bintu bya Katonda n’afuuka omwavu era omunafu, okulumizibwa tekumukoma ye yekka, naye Ekkanisa mu kigero ekimu efuuka nnaku, ennafu, era erumiziddwa. Woowe abooluganda, kale nga bwe kiri bwe kityo, ka tutuukirize mu bungi obuvunaanyizibwa bwe tulina eri omubiri gwe tuli ekitundu kyagwo! Era mu mulimu ogusanyusa ogw’okwegayirira, ka tweyongere nnyo nnyo.

Okwegayiririra abalala kusaanidde okukubira mu mubiri gwonna ng’omusuwa, ne kuleetera buli kitundu ekiramu okuwulira amaanyi gaakwo amatukuvu. Okwegayiririra abalala kye kimu ku bintu ebitono ennyo bye tuyinza okukola, kyokka kye kimu ku bisinga obunene—tuleme kukugayaalira. Mmemba w’Ekkanisa atasaba kiziyiza—ali mu mubiri ng’eggumba erivunze, oba erinnyo eryonooneka—era mangu ddala, olw’okuba tayamba ku bulungi bwa booluganda, ajja kubafuukira akabi n’ennaku. Abooluganda, ekyo kireme kuba bwe kityo ku muntu yenna mu mmwe! Ate era, abooluganda, singa wabaddewo okwetaaga ensonga ekwata ku mitima gyaffe, tekiri wala kugifuna. Ffe ffennyini tubanja nnyo essaala z’abalala. Abakristaayo bangi basobola okulondoola okukyuka kwabwe okutuuka ku ssaala za maama baabwe ezaalinnya mu ggulu ku lwabwe nga n’ennimi zaabwe ez’obuto tezinnaba kusobola kwatula linnya ly’Omulokozi.

Maama yabaleeta eri Yesu n’amwegayirira abateekeko emikono gye abawe omukisa. Bangi ku mmwe mubanja okukyuka kwammwe okwegayirira kw’abasomesa b’essomero lya Ssande, oba okusaba kw’abaweereza, oba Abakristaayo abanyiikivu kinnoomu abaakulemberwa okubegayiririra. Kale, bwe kiba nga mwafuna omukisa mu kkubo ery’okusaba, mulage okwebaza kwammwe nga musabira abalala! Mufube okugabira abalala omukisa mu ngeri y’emu gye mwagufunamu. Nze kennyini, nzeemu ku makya gano nti tewali muntu ayinza kunkolera kisa kya mazima okusinga okunsabira mu nsi muno! Ndowooza, abooluganda, nti essaala gye zikoma okuba ennyingi ku lwange, gye nkoma okuba omugagga mu bugagga obwa nnamaddala, mu kika ky’obugagga obusinga zaabu ne ffeeza.

Omupuliitani ow’edda agamba nti omuntu bw’agaggawala mu by’obusuubuzi bwe, ateeka emikono mingi okumukolera, era, bw’agamba, omuntu bw’akula mu kugasa abalala, aleeta emmeeme nnyingi okumusabira, era bw’atyo omulimu gwe ne gutambula. Ekisa kya Katonda gye kikoma okukozesebwa ennyo ku muddu wa Mukama, gy’akoma okwetaaga obuyambi obw’okwegayiririrwa okuva eri baganda be ne bannyina be bonna, alyoke asobole okutambuza omulimu gwe wansi w’omukisa gwa Katonda. Nange nnina obuvunaanyizibwa, abooluganda bange, okubasabira, kubanga mmanyi nti bangi ku mmwe bulijjo mukonkona ku ntebe ey’obwakabaka ey’ekisa ku lwange. Kale ensonga eno

ngibateekako mmwe—bwe kiba nga mwafuna emikisa olw’okwegayirira kw’abatukuvu, temwandibadde bantu batasiima ddala singa temwegayiririra balala nammwe?

Essaala za maama zaakuleeta eri Kristo? Kale, ggwe maama omuto omwagalwa, weegayirire Mukama ku lw’abaana bo abato ab’omuwendo. Okwegayirira kwa kitaawo kwakutuusa ku bulokozi? Kale, ggwe omuvubuka, wanirira kitaawo n’essaala zo ezitayosa era bw’otyo ogaggawaze ennaku ze ez’oluvannyuma. Muweereddwa buwa nammwe muwenga buwa. Ettaka eryagimusibwa omusulo lizzaayo amakungula galyo—nammwe musasule bulungi Ekkanisa eyababeerera omukutu gw’omukisa. Kale, leero tekiri nsonga ya kwerondera ffe oba tunaasabira baganda baffe ne bannyinaffe mu Kristo oba nedda! Abooluganda abaagalwa, temuli balamu eri Katonda—temulina buzaaliranwa bwa bulamu obuggya bwe mutaba mwegayiririra ab’omu nnyumba ey’okukkiriza! Temulina kwagala okuva eri Katonda—akabonero akakakafu ak’okuzaalibwa obuggya—bwe mwerabira okwegayiririra abalala! Mwerabidde ebbanja lye mubanja, era mukola ebitasaanira kwegatta kwammwe n’Ekkanisa ya Kristo kwe mwatula, bwe mulagajjalira okwegayiririra abalala. Ng’omuntu afuuwa ekkondeere, nandyagadde okubeegayirira, abooluganda bange, okusabira n’amaanyi n’obunyiikivu ab’omu maka ga Katonda omulamu.

Ka tukyuse ekigambo kyaffe kaakano okuva ku buvunaanyizibwa tudde ku kitiibwa. Nga kitiibwa kinene okukkirizibwa okusabira abatukuvu! Kubanga, mulabe, kino kituleeta mu kussa ekimu okusingayo okuba okw’okumpi ne Mukama Yesu Kristo yennyini. Tetuyinza kuyamba mu kuteekateeka kutangirira olw’ekibi ky’omuntu—Omulokozi yagamba nti, “Kiwedde,” era kiwedde ddala. Mu mulimu ogwo tetuyinza kubaamu kussa kimu wabula nga tufuna ebivaamu, kubanga yalinnyirira yekka, nga bw’ayogera nti, “Nva kulinnyirira amawanga nga emizabbibu, tewali n’omu yajja kunnyambako.” Mu kubuulira Enjiri leero, tukola omulimu Mukama waffe Yesu mw’atakyalina mugabo kaakano—Omwoyo Omutukuvu atuyamba, naye Omuntu Kristo Yesu ali ku mukono ogwa ddyo ogwa Kitaffe, era eddoboozi lye teriwulirwa nga lirangirira amawulire amalungi. N’olwekyo, mu ngeri ezimu tulina emirimu egy’enjawulo era tukola obuweereza obwawukana, naye mu mulimu ogw’okwegayiririra abalala tuli bamu—mu kaseera kano kennyini Mukama waffe yeegayirira mu maaso g’entebe ya Katonda, era bwe twegayiririra abantu be tuba tukola kye kimu ddala!

Ffe, nga tusabira abatukuvu, tuba n’okussa ekimu okwa ddala kaakano ne Kabona waffe Asinga Obukulu, eyeegayirira munda w’eggigi. Nzeemu nate, bwe mbuulira leero, Kristo tabuulira. Naye bwe nsaba, eddoboozi lyange likwatagana n’erirye! Bwe nsabira abooluganda, nzijukira nti ayimiridde mu maaso g’entebe ey’ekitiibwa ng’ayambadde ekyomukifuba, ng’amannya g’abalonde be bonna gamasamasa ku mayinja gaakyo ag’omuwendo. Kale si kintu kya ssanyu okugabana n’Omwana wa Katonda mu buweereza obw’okwegayiririra abalala? Mu buweereza buno atufudde bakabona eri Katonda waffe! Ye Malayika omukulu alina ekyoterezo ekya zaabu, era omukka gw’obubaane bw’awaayo gulinnya wamu n’okusaba kw’abatukuvu mu maaso ga Mukama! Abaagalwa, mwandyagadde okufaanana Mukama Yesu mu buweereza—omukisa guli mu ngalo zammwe—mwegayiririre nnyo abatukuvu!

Era nga kitiibwa nnyo nti ffe, abaali gye buvuddeko abasabiriza ku lwaffe ku mulyango gw’Okusaasira, kaakano tukkiriziddwa nnyo mu kisa kya kabaka ne kiba nti tusobola n’okwatula ekigambo mu kutu kwa kabaka ku lw’abalala! Kwali kusaasira kwa Katonda okw’obuyinza okwatukkiriza okugamba nti, “Onsaasire!” Naye kwekkakkanya kwa ngeri ki kuno okututuusizza okumpi bwe kutyo, ne kiba nti kaakano tusobola okujja eri Mukama ne tugamba nti, “Nandyagadde okwogera naawe ekigambo ku lwa muganda wange. Nandyagadde okusaba ebirabo okuva mu mikono gyo, Kitange, ku lwa mwannyinaze eyeetaaga okusaasirwa.” Mulabe, abooluganda, nga bwe mwasitulibwa ennyo—mwalondebwa mu buweereza obw’ekitiibwa obw’“abakoowoola Mukama,” okumubuuza ku bintu ebirungi eby’Endagaano ye! Mwafuulibwa omugabi w’ebirabo bya kabaka ku lwa Kabaka! Abateekera mu maaso eggwanika lye eriggule n’abagamba musabe kye mwagala. Woowe, ekisa ekitagerageranyizika!

Bw’oba, ggwe omukkiriza, omanyi okusaba mu kukkiriza, oyinza okugabira baganda bo ne bannyoko obugagga obw’omuwendo okusinga zaabu wa Ofiri, kubanga okwegayiririra abalala kye kisumuluzo ky’embiri ez’amasanga omuli obugagga bwa Katonda obutaliiko kkomo! Abatukuvu nga beegayiririra abalala batuuka mu kifo bamalayika gye batayinza kuyimirira! Ebitonde ebyo ebitukuvu bisanyukira aboonoonyi abeenenya, naye tetusoma nti bakkirizibwa okwegayiririra abatukuvu. Kyokka ffe, wadde nga tetutuukiridde, tulina ekisa kino! Tukkirizibwa okwasamya akamwa kaffe mu maaso ga Mukama ku lw’abalwadde n’abo abagezesebwa, ku lw’abeeraliikirivu n’abo abaggwaamu amaanyi—nga tuli bakakafu nti buli kye tunaasabanga nga tukkiriza, tunaakiweebwanga. Mu nsonga eno tuweereddwa ekitiibwa kinene. Abooluganda, mukozese ekitiibwa kino!

Mmanyi bulungi nti singa Kwini yawa omuntu yenna ku mmwe olukusa okujja mu lubiri, n’okusaba kyonna ky’ayagala ku lwa mikwano gye, temwandisuddewo mukisa ogwo. Mu nnaku zino, omuntu bw’alowooza nti omubaka wa Paalamenti oba omuntu ali mu buyinza amuwuliriza, tatera kusuulawo mukisa gw’okwogerera kizibwe oba mutabani we ayagala ekifo omuli emirimu mitono n’empeera nnyingi. Mu nsi yonna abanoonya ebifo

bangi nnyo. Abantu ab’obuyinza, abawulirizibwa ab’obuyinza, bulijjo bapikirizibwa okukozesa ekifo kyabwe mu bantu mu ngeri yonna esoboka. Kyokka nze nteekwa okuyimirira wano ku makya gano ne mbakubiriza, abooluganda abaagalwa, abawulirizibwa Katonda, okukozesa enkizo yammwe ey’omuwendo!

Mulina ebisuubizo okuva eri Katonda nti ebyo bye musaba mujja kubiweebwa, era bangi bagamba nti, “Munjogerere eri Kabaka”—mwegendereze obutalwa kuyamba. Mukozese eddembe Omulangira wammwe ly’abawadde, mwegayiririre baganda bammwe ne bannyinammwe! Bwe kiba nga tewali mulala yeetaaga ssaala zammwe, nze nsaba n’omwoyo gwonna ekifo mu zo. “Abooluganda, naffe, mutusabirenga,” bwe yagamba Omutume—kale nze kinsaanira okukyogera n’okusingawo! Nga tuweereza buli lunaku mu bintu ebitukuvu, obuvunaanyizibwa bwaffe n’ebyetaago byaffe binene nnyo. Kale temutwerabiranga bwe kinaabanga kibagendedde bulungi. Mwogere ekigambo ekirungi eri Omulangira ku lw’abaddu be, mumusabe atuwe ekisa kye ekisingawo.

Tukyuse ekigambo kaakano okuva ku kitiibwa tudde ku bulungi. Okwegayiririra abalala mu kusaba kintu kirungi nnyo, kubanga, okusooka, kugasa abo abakukola. Mmanyi nti mwagala, abaagalwa, okubeera ab’omugaso ddala mu Kkanisa ya Katonda. Nsuubira nti tetulina bammemba mu Kkanisa eno abamativu okuba n’amannya gaabwe mu kitabo, n’okujja mu kusinza, ne bawulira nti byonna biwedde nga kino kikoleddwa. Nedda, mwagala okuyamba ddala n’okuleetera Katonda ekitiibwa. Kale, olw’ekigendererwa ekyo mbakubiriza obulungi bw’okwegayiririra abalala mu kusaba! Okusooka, abooluganda, kujja kubaleetera okwagala okumanya baganda bammwe ne bannyinammwe. Temuyinza kusabira bulungi abo be mutalina kye mumanyi ku bo. Kale temujja kuyingira n’okufuluma mu kkuŋŋaaniro nga temumanyi muntu atudde kumpi nammwe mu ntebe, naye mujja kubuuza abooluganda bwe bali, era bwe muwulira nti omuntu ali mu buzibu obw’omu mutima, obw’omubiri oba obw’ebintu, mujja kuba beetegefu okukitegeera, mulyoke mumusabire, era bwe mutyo mujja kubeeramu okumanya baganda bammwe nga mubalumirirwa.

Pawulo atugamba okumanya abafuba okukola emirimu mu ffe era abatukulembera mu Mukama waffe! Era nandyagadde bammemba b’Ekkanisa bonna bamanye nnyo okulwana kw’omusumba waabwe, ennaku ze n’essanyu lye—balyoke bamulumirirwe nnyo. Era kye kimu ku booluganda abalala—gye mukoma okumanya n’okulumirirwa, gye zikoma okuba ennungi essaala zammwe. Era olw’okuba mujja kwetaaga okumanya, okusobola okwegayiririra abalala, kyenva mpita okwegayiririra abalala omulimu omulungi. Okwegayiririra okw’amaanyi tekulema kuleeta kwagala. Sikkiriza nti oyinza okukyawa omuntu gw’osabira bulijjo. Bw’oba toyagala Mukristaayo yenna, musabire emirundi ebiri—si ku lulwe yekka, naye ne ku lulwo—olyoke owonyezebwe okusalira abalala omusango nga tonnategeera, era olokolebwe okuva mu kuwulira kwonna okutaliimu kisa.

Mujjukira olugero olw’edda olw’omusajja eyagenda eri omusumba we okumugamba nti tanyumirwa kubuulira kwe? Omuweereza n’amagezi n’agamba nti, “Muganda wange omwagalwa, nga tetunnaba kwogera ku nsonga eyo, ka tusabe ffembi,” era bwe baamala okusaba bombi, oyo eyeemulugunya n’asanga nga talina kya kwogera, okuggyako okwatula nti ye kennyini abadde mugayaavu nnyo mu kusabira omusumba we. Era n’ateeka obutaganyulwa bwe ku nsonga eyo. Nze okubulwa okwagala kw’oluganda nkussa ku kukendeera kw’okwegayiririra abalala mu kusaba. Musabiraganenga n’amaanyi, bulijjo, n’omwoyo ogwaka, era mujja kugatta emitima gyammwe wamu mu kwagala ng’omutima gw’omuntu omu. Eno ye sseminti ey’amabala amalungi mw’erina okuzimbibwamu amayinja g’Ekkanisa bwe gaba ag’okunywerera awamu.

Abooluganda abaagalwa, bwe musabiragana, si kulumirirwagana n’okwagala kwokka kwe kunaakula, naye mujja kuba n’endowooza ez’ekisa ku buli omu ku mmwe. Bulijjo tusalira omusango mu kisa abo be twegayiririra. Omuntu ow’olugambo bw’alaga muganda wange ng’omubi ennyo, okwagala kwange kunkakasa nti akyamu. Saamusabidde ku makya gano, kale nnyinza ntya okuwulira ng’asalirwa omusango? Bwe mba nteekwa okukkiriza nti alina omusango, nnakuwala nnyo, naye sijja kumunyiigira—wabula nja kusaba Mukama amusonyiwe era amuzzeewo—nga nange nneegendereza si kulwa nga nange ngwa mu kukemebwa. Tulowooza nti abaana baffe balungi kubanga baffe era balina ekifo mu mutima gwaffe. Era mu ngeri y’emu tuyanguwa okulaba empisa zonna ennungi eziyinza okubeera mu abo be twegayiririra—era twetegefu okuleeta ensonga ezikendeeza ku buzito bw’ensobi z’empisa zaabwe.

Okusaba kye kigatta emitima mu ngeri ey’ekitalo, era kitonda okwagala okw’amaanyi. Okwegayiririra abalala mu kusaba kugasa nnyo mu kuzimba obwegendereza. Ka tugambe nti ggwe, nga oli mmemba w’Ekkanisa eno, osisinkana abaddirira era n’otuuka ku kunoonya okukomawo kwabwe. Essaala zo olw’okukomawo kwabwe zijja kukuleetera mu buzaaliranwa okusaba nti, “Mukama, nkuuma eri obubi buno. Nkuuma obutaddirira. Nkuuma obutafuuka omunnyogovu era atafaayo ng’abooluganda bano bwe bafuuse.” Bwe tusanga abeeyita Abakristaayo abagudde mu kutamiira, ne tunyiikira okwegayirira Mukama abawonye mu kinnya ekyo eky’entiisa, emmeeme zaffe zireetebwa okukyawa ekibi ekyo n’okukyekuuma nga ziri ku munaala gw’omukuumi. Bwe tulaba nga abooluganda babiri tebakkiriziganya era tebasobola kuleetebwa mu mirembe, bwe tusaba Katonda nti obumu

buzzibweewo wakati wabwe, tukulemberwa era okusaba tubeere n’omwoyo omuwombeefu era omuteefu—tuleme kuleeta nkaayana—era nti bwe tuba twali tuleese enkaayana ekiseera kyonna, tubeere beetegefu okwatula ensobi n’okugitereeza.

Bwe kityo abo be tusabira n’okweraliikirira bafuuka gye tuli ng’amataala agalabula. Bw’otunuulira abalala n’omwoyo ogw’okunoonya ensobi n’obanenya n’obwagazi, n’ova mu nnyumba emu n’odda mu ndala ng’osaasaanya ekivundu kino n’obunyiikivu, enneeyisa yo etali ntukuvu ejja kuzaala mu ggwe okwetwala ng’omutuukirivu. Naye bw’ogenda eri Mukama ng’onakuwadde olw’ebikolwa byonna ebibi eby’abooluganda, n’onoonya awatali kukoowa okuzzibwawo kw’abo abakyamye, ojja kukuza mu mutima gwo obugonvu n’obwegendereza eri ekibi. Abo abeegayiririra ennyo abalala emirundi mingi bajja kusanga ku mimwa gyabwe essaala nti, “Nkebera, Ayi Katonda, otegeere omutima gwange. Ngezesa omanye ebirowoozo byange. Olabe obanga mu nze mulimu engeri yonna enkyamu; era onkulembere mu kkubo erintuusa mu bulamu obutaggwaawo.”

Siyinza kulwawo kubabuulira bintu birala ebirungi ebiri mu mulimu guno ogw’okwegayiririra abalala, naye nkakasa nti gwe gumu ku mirimu egisinga obutukuvu, egisinga okuleeta obulamu obulungi, era egisinga okuba egy’omu ggulu, omuntu atya Katonda gy’ayinza okwenyigiramu. Temulowooza, abooluganda abaagalwa, nti singa buli omu ku ffe yalagirwa mu kaseera kano kennyini okunnyonnyola bw’afuddeyo ku mulimu guno omulungi, abasinga obungi ku ffe twandiswadde? Nnyinza okugezaako okubuuza buli Mukristaayo ali wano ekibuuzo kino—owadde Katonda n’Ekkanisa ye omugabo gwo ogusaanidde ogw’okwegayiririra abalala mu kusaba? Tetwegayiriridde kusukkiridde, ekyo nkikakasa, kubanga ku munnyo guno kiyinza okwogerwa nti, “omunnyo gwe baliba baagala gwonna.” Tewali muntu asabira munne kusukkiridde!

Tusabye ekimala? Mbawa ebbanga era nsiriikiriramu akaseera mulyoke mwebuuze ekibuuzo ekyo. Nja kubawa okuddamu kwange nze. Omutima gwange tegunnenya ku buvunaanyizibwa bwange eri Ekkanisa eno mu nsonga y’okubuulira, kubanga sirina na kimu kye nalekayo nga mbabuulira okwagala kwa Katonda kwonna. Singa nnyinza okuyiga okubuulira obulungi okusingawo, nandikikoze n’essanyu. Mmanyi bwe nnemereddwa, naye mbaweerezza n’omutima gwonna era n’obwesigwa mu maaso ga Katonda ku kituuti kino. Naye sisobola kwogera bwe ntyo ku kwegayiririra kwange abalala. Nnina bingi eby’okwatulira Katonda ku bunafu bwange mu nsonga eyo. Era ntya nti bakozi bannange bangi wano bateekwa okukkiriza omusango gwe gumu. Tobulangako ku kibiina kyo eky’okusomesa ku Ssande olweggulo. Bulijjo otuuka ku mulimu gwo mu budde, ng’osomye bulungi essomo ery’Ebyawandiikibwa. Ekyo kirungi, naye, muganda wange omwagalwa, bulijjo osaba essomo eryo liyingire mu mmeeme yo?

Mwannyinaze omwagalwa, wafuula empisa okusabira abawala b’olabirira, kinnoomu, n’omwoyo ogwaka ennyo? Sibalumiriza, naye mbasaba mwekebere munda mu myoyo gyammwe, kubanga ensobi eno si ntono, wabula etuleetera ffe n’Ekkanisa okufiirwa kungi. Abakadde n’Abadiikoni b’Ekkanisa eno, temuliiko musango mu nsonga y’okwegayiririra abalala? Abasajja abamu mu ffe bayinza okuba nga tebaliiko kya kunenyezebwa mu nsonga eno, naye ntya nti abasinga obungi ku ffe tufuddeyo ku mirimu emirala okusinga wala nnyo ku guno. Tusabidde mu lwatu mu nkuŋŋaana ez’okusaba, era nsuubira nti tetwerabidde kwegayiririra batukuvu ku kyoto ky’amaka. Naye era, singa twasabira abooluganda emirundi 10 okusingawo, oba n’emirundi 100, tetwandisukkiridde!

Oluusi tuyimirira mu lwatu ku mikolo egy’olukuŋŋaana ne tulumiriza Ekkanisa ya Katonda nti eyongera kunnyogoga. Ka twebuuze ekibuuzo kino—Tugyongeddeko ebbugumu olw’essaala zaffe? Twegayiridde olw’okuzzibwa obuggya kwayo? Tunenya Ebibiina by’Abaminsani kubanga ebibala ebirabika bitono nnyo. Tusabira emirimu gy’abaminsani nga bwe tusaanidde? Mpulira okwemulugunya okw’ennaku ku mulembe guno n’ogujja ogw’ababuulizi—twegayiriridde abayizi n’abasumba nga bwe kitugwanidde? Mpulira abantu nga boogera ku Bakristaayo nti ba nsi, ab’okungulu oba ab’amalala. Mubasabidde ne bava mu bwensi bwabwe ne mu malala gaabwe? Tekiyinza kuba nti mwandikoze bulungi nnyo singa mwabasabira okusinga okubanenya? Weewaawo, era ensobi ze mulaba mu bo teziyinza, mu kigero ekinene, kuva ku kulagajjalira kwammwe mmwe mwennyini omulimu ogw’okwegayiririra abalala? Woowe, ka tulekeraawo okwemulugunya n’okwekubira enduulu, okunenya n’okunoonya ensobi, ne tutwala byonna ku entebe ey’okusaasira—kubanga singa ekitundu ky’omukka ogumalibwa obwereere mu kwemulugunya okw’okunenya kyakyusibwa ne kifuuka okwegayiririra abalala—Ekkanisa yandibaddemu obutukuvu bungi nnyo!

Kaakano nteekwa okuddayo ku kyawandiikibwa, nga mbawa ekigambo ekirala, era ekyo bwe bugazi. Dawudi agamba mu kyawandiikibwa nti, “Naye nnaasabanga bulijjo,” ng’ategeeza, nga Bayibuli ey’Olungereza bw’ekivvuunula, nti essaala ze zinaabanga ku lwabwe ne mu bizibu byabwe; era amakulu ge gano—singa wabaddewo omu ku batukuvu ba Katonda amunyiiza olw’obwesigwa bwe eri emmeeme ye, yandyeyongedde okumusabira. Abooluganda, tetulina kusabira abo bokka abatusanyusa mu ngeri gye batwogeramu—naye tulina okusabira mu kwagala n’abo abasala ennyo, abakambwe ennyo, abalumya ennyo mu bigambo byabwe.

Kiba kitya singa babeera bakambwe nnyo ne banakuwaza emyoyo gyaffe? Kiba kitya singa okunenya kwabwe kulabika nga tekwetaagisa, kwa kabi era kwa butali bwenkanya? Tukyalina obuvunaanyizibwa okubasabira. Dawudi, mu kyawandiikibwa, alabika ng’agamba kino—abatuukirivu ne bwe bandimukoze kyonna kye baagala, yandyeyongedde okubasabira mu bizibu byabwe. Era mbakubiriza, abooluganda bange, bwe wabaawo mmemba yenna mu

Kkanisa eno akuyisizza obubi, weesasuze ku ye ng’omwagala emirundi 10 okusinga bwe wali omwagala, era ng’omusabira bulijjo n’obunyiikivu okusingawo! Singa waliwo muganda wo eyabetenta omwoyo gwo n’akulumya ne kiba nti okumulowoozaako kukuleetera obulumi, tofaayo! Eddagala erisinga obulungi eri ekiwundu kwe kugenda eri Katonda mu kusaba n’oyiwa emmeeme yo ku lulwe—saba Mukama amuwe omukisa omunene era amufuule Omukristaayo omulungi okusingawo—amujjuze okwagala kwa Katonda!

Era, awo, bw’olimulaba ng’alongoose, ojja kutuuka ku kulowooza nti wakola ensobi mu kusalira omusango bye yayogera, n’otegeera bubi kye yali agenderera okukuyamba, oba ojja kusanga nti ajja kujja gy’oli agambe nti, “Nnali mukyamu, muganda wange.” Oba, bw’ataakyatule mu bigambo, ajja kukikkiriza mu bikolwa bye ng’akulaga ekisa ekisukkiridde. Era, abooluganda, bwe tusanga Omukristaayo munnaffe ali mu kabi, tulina okumusabira emirundi ebiri. Abantu b’ensi baleka bannaabwe bwe bagwa mu buzibu—ng’ekisibo bwe kireka empeewo efumitiddwa. Tuba n’emikwano mingi nga byonna bitambula bulungi. Tuba n’emikwano mitono nnyo ennaku embi bwe zitukka. Naye mu Bakristaayo tekisaanidde kuba bwe kityo! Tusaanidde kuba mikwano gya bwesigwa—tusaanidde okulaga ekisa ekisingawo eri abo abafuuka abaavu okusinga bwe tukiraga abalala.

Bwe tusanga Omukristaayo munnaffe afiiriddwa okubudaabudibwa kwe era aggwaamu essuubi—wadde ng’okubeera naye kuyinza obutaba kwa ssanyu nnyo, era n’okutuleetera ffe ennaku—tusaanidde okumusabira ennyo, n’okugezaako okumuggya mu Ntubiro y’Okuggwaamu Essuubi. Okusingira ddala, muganda waffe mu Kristo bw’awaayirizibwa, tuteekwa okuyimirira naye. Bangi bagoberera empisa embi ey’okwewala ddala omuntu aswaziddwa. Omuntu asuulidde olubatu lw’ettosi ku muntu eyeeyita Omukristaayo—ka tumwewale, kubanga ettosi liyinza okutugwako naffe. Bwe batyo bwe boogera abatiitiizi, naye ffe si bwe tukola! Nedda, muganda wange, bw’oba oli mu ggye lya Emmanweri, era muganda waffe ayigganyizibwa takoze kibi, ka tuyimirire oba tugwe wamu naye! Tetulekanga munnaffe mu lutalo!

Ensi bw’eneegamba nti, “Mumusuule wansi! Mumusuule wansi! Mumusuule wansi!” tujja kudduka ng’omuzira Omuyonaani ow’edda okumutaasa, ne tukwata engabo yaffe waggulu w’oyo agudde, nga tumulwanirira okutuusa lw’anaasobola okuyimuka—kubanga olunaku lumu naffe tuyinza okugwa, ne twetaaga muganda waffe omuserikale okutubikka okuva eri omulabe. Ka tusabire baganda baffe ne bannyinaffe okuva mu bizibu byabwe, so tetubaleka—era singa essaala eyo ebeera ya kiseera kiwanvu nga tennaddibwamu, ka tugumiikirize mu kwegayirira awatali kukoowa, nga twogera ne Dawudi nti, “Naye nnaasabanga bulijjo”—ne mu bizibu byabwe.

Sijja kwongera kwogera ku nsonga eno ey’okwegayiririra abatukuvu, naye nja kugireka mu maaso g’Entebe ey’Olubeerera era mu myoyo gyammwe egy’omunda. Mbeegayiridde, okuggyako nga muli balyamaalyamu eri Kristo—bwe muba muli bitundu by’obumu obw’amazima, bwe muba emyoyo gyammwe gigattiddwa wamu Omwoyo Omutukuvu—mumeggane nnyo mu kusabiragana, so temuleka Malayika w’Endagaano okutuusa ng’omukisa gutuuse ku nnyumba ya Katonda yonna, ne gulyoka gukulukutira mu nsi yonna.

II. Kaakano, okwokubiri, omulimu ogw’ekitiibwa ogw’okwegayiririra ABOONOONYI. Ku kino nja kwogera mu bufunze, naye, nsuubira, n’obunyiikivu. Ng’Ekkanisa tulina engule, era tugirina okumala emyaka mingi. Naye nandyagadde okukozesa ebigambo bya Kristo mu kitabo ky’Okubikkulirwa. Bw’aba ayogera n’emu ku Kkanisa, agamba nti, “Nnyweza ky’olina waleme kubaawo akutwalako ngule yo.” Kaakano, engule yaffe ng’Ekkanisa ebadde ki? Tebadde bugagga bwaffe, kubanga mu ekyo tetusinga. Tebadde kusoma kwaffe—tetukwewaanirako. Tebadde kusinza kwaffe okulungi mu ndabika, obulungi bw’ennyimba zaffe, oba obuwoomi bw’amaloboozi gaffe.

Nedda, tetufaayo ku bintu ng’ebyo, naye twagala obwangu obutaliimu kwerimbalimba. Engule yaffe ebadde kino ekimu—nti bwe wabaddewo Ekkanisa mu Bukristaayo bwonna eyeewaayo okuwangula emyoyo, Ekkanisa eno ekikoze. Obuweereza bwaffe bulijjo bubadde bugenderera kino—okukwakula ebisiki ebyaka mu muliro, okuggya aboonoonyi mu kizikiza okubayingiza mu butangaavu obutenkanika. Era sibakolera kirala okuggyako obwenkanya bwokka, abooluganda bange, bwe ngamba nti ekitundu ekisinga obunene ku Kkanisa eno kiramu ddala mu kuwangula emyoyo. Kisanyusa nnyo omutima gwange okusisinkana ebibinja by’abooluganda eby’enjawulo mu mmwe, abali buli wamu mu kibuga kino nga bakola awatali kwelaga naye n’obuwanguzi okuleeta emyoyo eri Kristo. Nsuubira nti bulijjo kinaabanga bwe kityo. Nnyweza, ggwe Kkanisa, ky’olina waleme kubaawo akutwalako ngule yo! Ka libeere ssanyu lyaffe n’ekitiibwa kyaffe bulijjo nti Katonda atuwa abaana ab’omwoyo, era emyoyo ne gizaalibwa gy’ali.

Kaakano twagala okukola kino, era nkakasa nti tukyagala, naye tulina okufaayo ennyo ku kwegayiririra emyoyo gy’abo abatannakyuka. Musooke musabe, kubanga kino kye kisinga obukulu okukola. Ggwe nange tuyinza kukola ki ffekka mu kukyusa omuntu? Tetuyinza kukyusa mutima gwe! Tetuyinza kumussaamu bulamu—kyandibadde kye kimu n’okulowooza okutonda emmeeme munda mu mbiriizi z’okufa! Mulimu gwa Katonda okuzaala emyoyo obuggya. Kale olwo? Bwe mba nga ndi wa kuba kikozesebwa kye mu kukikola, ekikolwa kyange ekisooka kiteekwa kuba kufukamira ne nsaba nti, “Ayi Katonda, kola nange.” Ogenda mu ssomero lyo erya Ssande olweggulo lwa leero, oba ogenda okubuulira ku nguudo. Kale, singa wali osobola okukola omulimu, sandikukubirizza kwonoona budde ng’osaba Katonda akole

ky’oyinza okukola wekka! Naye, olw’okuba toyinza n’akatono kuwangula mmeeme n’emu eri Yesu awatali Mwoyo wa Katonda, ekikolwa kyo ekisooka kibeere kusaba nti, “Ayi amaanyi ga Katonda, jjangu onnyambaze! Ayi olulimi lw’omuliro, weebwe gye ndi, era ggwe Empewo entukuvu, ey’amaanyi ennyo ekunta, jjangu ofuuweemu obulamu mu myoyo emifu!” Okusaba kye kintu ekisinga obukulu mu kukyusa aboonoonyi okuva mu bukyamu bw’amakubo gaabwe.

Era okwegayiririra abalala mu kusaba kujja kukutegeka okufuuka ekikozesebwa kya Katonda. Bwe nsaba omuntu akyuke, naddala bwe nnonda omuntu omu kinnoomu, omutima gwange gubuguma mu kumwagala nga bwe ndowooza ku mbeera ye n’ekifo ky’alimu mu kusaba. Kale, ekyo kinjigiriza, era kinnyamba okumuwa ekigambo ekituufu bwe ntuuka okumpi naye. Nninga omusawo alongoosa, bw’atuuka ku mulwadde gw’ateekwa okulongoosa n’ekiso, n’amanya ddala buli ggumba we liri n’ekitundu ki ekyalumizibwa. Okusaba kwange kunnaze embeera y’omuntu oyo. Ngyetegerezza era ne ngifumiitirizaako mu kwegayirira kwange, era bwe ntuuka okumukolako mu bikolwa, nja kuba wa magezi, ku bw’Omwoyo wa Katonda, okukola ekituufu era mu ngeri entuufu.

Singa twali twagala okusindika omuntu mu ttendekero okumufuula omuyambi omulungi eri emitima egyeraliikirivu, twandimusindise mu ttendekero ery’okusaba okw’engeri zonna, kubanga okwegayiririra abalala kye kkubo ery’okufuuka ow’amagezi mu kuwangula emyoyo! Era, abooluganda, okusaba kujja kubakolako kino—mujja kukola omulimu nga mulina essuubi. Kintu kya ntiisa nnyo okulowooza ku bantu abaziikibwa nga balamu, abateekebwa wansi w’ettaka mikwano gyabwe mu ssanduuko zaabwe nga bakyalimu omukka. Ka twegendereze tuleme kuziika mmeeme nga nnamu—ntya nti tulina empisa ey’okukikola. Tusalawo ku muntu omu nti tagenda kukyuka n’akatono—tugamba nti ono muntu ku ye okufuba kwonna tekuliiko kye kugasa. Tulowooza ku muntu omulala nti yeewaayo nnyo mu bubi ne kiba nti tuyinza okumuleka ne tufaayo ku bantu abalimu essuubi.

Mu bino byonna tuli bakyamu, kubanga tetulina buyinza kussa mukono ku kiwandiiko ekisalira emmeeme okufa, oba okugamba ekisa kya Katonda nti, “Wano w’otuuse w’onookoma, tojja kweyongerayo.” Kkiriza nti omuntu ng’akyali mulamu mu nsi muno, ekisa kikyasobola okumutuukako! Musitule mu mikono gyo mu maaso ga Katonda mu kusaba—era bw’onootandika okumusabira ojja kuwulira nti waliwo essuubi—era oluvannyuma ojja kwogera naye mu ngeri ey’essuubi, era oboolyawo ey’okukkiriza. Sikkiriza nti waliwo omuntu yenna eyali alokoleddwa omulala ng’ayogera naye mu ddoboozi ery’okuggwaamu essuubi, naye eddoboozi eddungi ery’okwagala okulina essuubi lye liwangula. Kkiriza nti omutima omukakanyavu guyinza okumenyebwa, olulimi lw’omuvvoozi ne lulongoosebwa, ebirowoozo by’omuyigganyi ne bikyuka, era nti omujeemu ayinza okugondera Kristo eyakomererwa n’afuuka emmunyeenye eyaka mu ggulu lya Katonda.

Abooluganda abaagalwa, mbeegayiridde, kale, olw’okuba amaanyi ga Katonda, era olw’okuba okwegayiririra abalala kujja kubafuula abasaanira okukozesebwa Katonda, era olw’okuba kujja kubawa essuubi lingi ku abo be mukola nabo—mwenyigire mu kwegayiririra abalala mu kusaba okusinga bwe kyali kibadde. Guno mulimu mwenna gwe muyinza okuyambamu. Singa nnajja gye muli ku makya gano ne ngamba nti, “Abooluganda, omulimu gwa Mukama gwetaaga ssente,” mmanyi, okuva mu bumanyirivu obw’ebbanga eddene, nti mwandikoze kyonna kye musobola. Naye waliwo abamu abandiwaliriziddwa okuddamu nti, “Ebyetaago by’amaka gange tebinzikiriza kubaako kye nkola mu nsonga eyo.” Naye bwe tusaba okwegayiririra abalala, tewali Mukristaayo ayinza okugamba nti, “Siyinza kwegayirira Katonda.” Singa nnali wa kubakubiriza mu kaseera kano obwetaavu bw’okubuulira okw’olwatu okusingawo, bangi ku bawuliriza bange bandibadde n’ensonga entuufu ey’okwesonyiyisa, kubanga boogera mpola era tebalina kirabo kya kwogera.

Naye, Woowe abooluganda, bwe kituuka ku kwegayiririra abalala mwenna musobola okutuukiriza omulimu ogwo! Era nga mukikola, musobola okubeera n’omugabo mu mirimu gyonna eminene egy’Ekkanisa. Nawulira ku mukazi omutukuvu eyali agamba nti, “Siyinza kubuulira, naye nsobola okuyamba omuweereza wange okubuulira olw’essaala zange. N’olwekyo, buli lwe mmulaba ng’alinnya ku kituuti, nja kusaba Katonda awe omukisa ekigambo kye, era bwe ntyo nja kuba n’omugabo ku by’akola.” Bw’owulira ku muminsani akola wonna wonna ebweru w’eggwanga, musabire, era olwo ojja kuba mukozi munne. Abaagalwa, abamu ku mmwe mutera okuba abalwadde, era mu kiro ekikooyesa mwebaka kitono nnyo—mumanyi lwaki Mukama abaleka nga mutunula? Kiri bwe kityo nti, abalala ku ffe nga beebase, mmwe mulyoke mutusabire!

Katonda ateekwa okuba n’abantu abakuuma ebiseera eby’ekiro! Asalawo nti abakuumi ab’okusaba bateekebwe okwetooloola Ekkanisa ye emisana n’ekiro—mmwe muli bakuumi ab’ebiseera by’ekiro. Temuyinza kukola kirala kyonna, naye musobola okusaba—era nga musaba musobola okufuna omugabo mu mirimu egisinga ekitiibwa egy’Ekkanisa! Kaakano mwetegereze—Dawudi, mu ngeri etali ya lwatu, atugamba nti abamu ku abo be tusabira bayinza, oboolyawo, obutafaayo ku ssaala zaffe, era bayinza okugwa mu bizibu ebinene olw’ebibi byabwe. Olwo nno kye kiseera kyaffe mwe tusaanidde okweyongera okunyiikira mu kubeegayiririra! Bwe mba nga nnayogera n’omuntu atatya Katonda okumala emyaka mingi, n’asekerera byonna bye nnayogera, olwo nja kumalirira munda yange nti, “Sirikoma kumusabira. Oboolyawo olunaku lumu ndimusanga nga mulwadde, olwo alisaba essaala z’agaana kaakano. Oboolyawo ndimusanga ng’omutima gwe gumenyese, olwo ebigambo by’akudaalira kaakano biriba biwoomu nnyo gy’ali.”

Mmwe abanoonya emyoyo, mulina okumanya okweyongera okuyigga—abo abaggwaamu omukka mu kuwangula emyoyo tebalituuka ku buwanguzi. Mubagoberere! Mubagoberere! Mubagoberere okutuuka ku miryango gy’entaana! Bwe batalokoka oluvannyuma lw’emyaka 20 egy’okusaba, mubagoberere okutuuka ku miryango gya Ggeyeena! Bwe bamala okuyita mu miryango egyo, essaala zammwe tezikkirizibwa era tezigasa, naye okutuuka ddala ku mugo gw’Obunnya obw’emagombe mubagoberere—mubagoberere n’essaala zammwe. Bwe batakkiriza kubawuliriza nga mwogera, tebayinza kubaziyiza kusaba. Basekerera okubuulirira kwammwe? Tebayinza kubatawaanya nga musaba, kubanga tebamanyi lwe musaba. Bali wala nnyo ne kiba nti temusobola kubatuukako? Essaala zammwe zisobola okubatuukako! Mukyasobola okubasabira omukisa. Balangiridde nti tebaliddamu kubawuliriza wadde okulaba amaaso gammwe? Temufaayo, Katonda alina eddoboozi lye bateekwa okuwulira—mwogere naye, era ajja kubaleetera okuwulira.

Wadde nga kaakano babayisa bubi, nga babasasula obubi olw’obulungi bwammwe, mubagoberere, mubagoberere, mubagoberere n’essaala zammwe! Temubaleka kuzikirira olw’okubulwa okwegayirira kwammwe. Ekiseera kiyinza okutuuka abo abaalwawo ennyo okuwaayo emitima gyabwe eri Kristo lwe banaatusasula emirundi lukumi olw’okufuba kwonna n’okwegayirira kwe tuyinza okuteekamu. Oluusi ndabye omwonoonyi omukulu, bw’alokolebwa, n’afuuka ow’omugaso ng’abakkiriza abaakakyuka aba bulijjo 20, kubanga nga bwe yali omuzibu okuwangula, bw’atyo n’afuuka ow’omugaso bwe yawangulwa. Tetusuubira nti buli lunaku tujja kufuna ba Sawulo nga bafuulibwa ba Pawulo, naye bwe kiba bwe kityo, olwo Ekkanisa efuna obugagga bungi ddala, kubanga Pawulo omu asinga omuwendo abakkiriza aba bulijjo lukumi! Amaluulu gano ag’omu buziba bw’ennyanja ga muwendo. Abazibu bano bayinza okufuuka ba Pawulo—n’olwekyo mubeere beetegefu mu kiseera ekituufu n’ekitali kituufu—nga mubasabira okutuusa lwe baleetebwa eri Kristo.

Ekintu kimu kye njagala ku makya gano kwe kuba nti abooluganda bange abaagalwa mu Kristo beeyame okweyongera okusaba awatali kukoowa ku lw’aboonoonyi abatwetoolodde. Nga Ibulayimu, ekibuga ekinene kiri mu maaso gaffe—ka tukyegayiririre! Nga Musa, tubeera mu bantu aboonoonyi—ka tuyimirire mu kituli ku lwabwe. Ndagira buli mmemba w’Ekkanisa eno, olw’obwesigwa bwe eri Katonda, bw’aba ddala nga si mulimba mu kwatula kw’akoze, okusabira awatali kukoowa abatatya Katonda balyoke baleetebwe eri Yesu! Mwegayirire Yakuwa! Mwegayirire—ayagala essaala zammwe—okwegayiririra kwammwe kuli ng’obubaane obuwoomu ku kyoto ekya zaabu. Mumwegayirire era mulyoke mulabe empeera y’okwegayirira kwammwe mu kukyuka kw’abaana b’abantu! Mugende eka mufuule abaana bammwe ensonga enkulu ey’okukaaba kwammwe olweggulo lwa leero. Mwegayirire Mukama alokole babbammwe oba bakyala bammwe, ab’enganda zammwe ne baliraanwa bammwe ab’okumpi.

Mwegayirire omukisa ku abo abatuula mu ntebe n’abawuliriza ab’ekibiina kino abatannazaalibwa buggya! Olwo mutwale enguudo zammwe, mutwale ekitundu mwe mubeera, mwegayirire Katonda abakyalire n’ekisa—temulibulwa bantu ba kusabira—n’olwekyo mweyongere mu kwegayirira. Ennaku si nnyingi emabega nalaba abaami bana abaali bakyuse ne badda eri Katonda, naye bakyala baabwe nga basigadde bweru w’Ekkanisa. Era abooluganda abo abana, oboolyawo bonna bali wano ku makya gano, baakuŋŋaana wamu okusabira bakyala baabwe bakyuke—era ku Ssande esooka ey’Ekyeggulo kya Mukama omwezi oguwedde, abakyala abana ne baleetebwa mu Kkanisa nga kye kiddamu eri essaala z’abaami abana!

Buli kintu kisoboka! Buli kimu kisoboka eri oyo akkiriza! Katonda atuyambe okukkiriza n’okwegayiririra abalala, era alyoke atuwe omukisa gwe, ku lwa Kristo. Amiina.