Okusaba, eddagala ly’okweraliikirira

“Temweraliikiriranga kintu na kimu, wabula mu buli kintu mu kusabanga ne mu kwegayiriranga awamu n’okwebazanga, mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga. N’emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe ginaabakuumanga amagezi gammwe n’emitima gyammwe mu Kristo Yesu.” Abafiripi 4:6,7.

Tulina obusobozi obw’okulowooza ku bya mu maaso, naye, nga bwe kiri ku busobozi bwaffe bwonna, bwonooneka, era emirundi mingi bukozesebwa bubi. Kirungi omuntu okuba n’okufaayo okutukuvu, n’assaayo omwoyo nga bwe kisaanidde ku buli kantu mu bulamu bwe; naye, woowe, kyangu nnyo okukufuula okweraliikirira okutali kutukuvu, n’agezaako okusika okuva mu mukono gwa Katonda omulimu ogw’okulabirira ebintu byonna, ogugwana ye so si ffe. Luther yayagalanga nnyo okwogera ku nnyonyi ne ku ngeri Katonda gy’azirabiriramu! Bwe yabanga ajjudde okweraliikirira, yakwatibwanga obuggya olw’ennyonyi, kubanga zibeera mu bulamu obw’eddembe era obw’essanyu bwe butyo. Ayogera ku Dokita Nkazaluggya, ne Dokita Thrush, n’abalala, abajjanga okwogera ne Dokita Luther ne bamubuulira ebintu ebirungi bingi! Mumanyi, abooluganda, ennyonyi ziri eyo mu bbanga eggazi, Katonda z’alabirira, zibeera bulungi nnyo okusinga ezo abantu ze balabirira. Akawala akato ak’e London, akaali kagenze mu kyalo, lumu kaagamba nti, “Maama, laba ku kanyonyi kano akaavu. Tekalina kiyumba!” Ekyo nze tekyandindowoozezza nti kufiirwa eri ennyonyi—era singa ggwe nange tubadde tetulina kiyumba kyaffe, n’akasanduuko k’ensigo, n’egiraasi y’amazzi, tekyandibadde kufiirwa kunene singa tusuulibwa mu ddembe ery’ekitiibwa ery’obulamu obw’okwesigama ku Katonda mu buwombeefu!

Kye kiyumba ekyo eky’okwesiga eby’omubiri, n’akasanduuko ako ak’ensigo bye tufuba buli kiseera okujjuza, ebireeta okweraliikirira kw’obulamu buno obufa. Naye oyo alina ekisa okwanjuluza ebiwaawaatiro bye n’abuuka n’agenda waggulu—n’atuuka mu ttale eggazi ery’okwesiga Katonda—ayinza okuyimba olunaku lwonna, era bulijjo n’aba n’eno ng’ennyimba ye—

“Ggwe omuntu afa, lekeraawo okutegana n’okunakuwala; Katonda ye ateekateeka eby’enkya.”

Kale, kuno kwe kuyigiriza kw’ekyawandiikibwa kyaffe—“Temweraliikiriranga kintu na kimu.” Ekigambo ekiri mu Bayibuli y’Olungereza, “careful,” kaakano tekikyategeeza kyennyini kye kyategeezanga Bayibuli bwe yavvuunulwa. Waakiri nze kintegeeza ekirala okwawukana ku kye kyategeezanga abavvuunuzi. Nze nandigambye nti tusaanidde okwegendereza. “Mwegenderezenga,” lye ssomo eddungi eri abalenzi n’abavubuka nga batandika obulamu; naye mu makulu ekigambo, “care-full,” mwe kyategeerwanga mu biseera by’abavvuunuzi—kwe kugamba, okujjula okweraliikirira—tetusaanidde kweraliikirira. Ekyawandiikibwa kitegeeza nti temubanga na kyeraliikirivu—temulowoozanga buli kiseera ku byetaago by’obulamu buno obufa. Ka nkisome nate, nga nkigaziyaamu katono, olwo mujja kutegeera amakulu gaakyo—“Temubanga n’omutima ogujjudde okweraliikirira olw’ekintu na kimu.” Woowe, singa Katonda atuyigiriza okwewala ekibi ekiziyizibwa wano, n’okubeera mu bulamu obw’obutafaayo obutukuvu, bwe bulungi bwennyini obw’obulamu bw’Omukristaayo—nga byonna bye tweraliikirira tubisudde ku Katonda, era nga tusobola okusanyuka n’okujaguza olw’engeri gy’atulabiriramu!

“Woowe,” omuntu omu agamba, “sisobola kulekera awo kweraliikirira.” Kale, ekigendererwa ky’okubuulira kw’ekiro kino kwe kubayamba okulekera awo okweraliikirira n’okutawaana; era, okusooka, mulowooze wano ku kiddira okweraliikirira mu kifo kyakwo. Temweraliikiriranga kintu na kimu, naye musabenga olw’ebintu byonna—ekyo kye kiddira okweraliikirira mu kifo kyakwo, “mu kusabanga ne mu kwegayiriranga.” Eky’okubiri, mwetegereze engeri ey’enjawulo ey’okusaba kuno okugenda okudda mu kifo ky’okweraliikirira—“mu buli kintu mu kusabanga ne mu kwegayiriranga awamu n’okwebazanga, mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga.” Oluvannyuma nsuubira nti tujja kusigaza eddakiika ntono okulowooza ku kibala ekiwoomu eky’okusaba kuno—“emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe ginaabakuumanga amagezi gammwe n’emitima gyammwe mu Kristo Yesu.”

I. Kale, okutandika, kino kye kisooka, EKIDDIRA OKWERALIIKIRIRA N’OKUTAWAANA MU KIFO KYABYO.

Ndowooza kya mazima eri bangi ku ffe nti ebitweraliikiriza bingi. Bw’otandika okweraliikirira, okutawaana n’okwemulugunya, tolisobola kubala bikweraliikiriza, newaakubadde ng’oyinza okubala enviiri ez’oku mutwe gwo. Era ebyeraliikiriza bitera okweyongera eri

abo abajjudde okweraliikirira, era bw’oba ng’ojjudde okweraliikirira nga bw’olowooza nti tosobola kusukka awo, tolirema kulaba kikungulo kirala eky’ebikweraliikiriza nga kimeze okukwetooloola. Okwemanyiiza omuze guno omubi ogw’okweraliikirira kiguwa okufuga obulamu, okutuusa obulamu lwe butaba na mugaso olw’okweraliikirira kwe tubulinamu. Ebitweraliikiriza bingi, n’olwekyo okusaba kwammwe ka kube kungi nga bwe biri. Buli ekikweraliikiriza kifuule okusaba. Ebyo by’oweraliikirira bibeere ebikozesebwa mu kusaba kwo; era, ng’abakugu ab’edda bwe baasuubira okufuula ebisigalira by’ekyuma okuba zaabu, naawe bw’otyo, mu bukugu obutukuvu, okyuse ddala ekyandibadde ekikweraliikiriza mu butonde okuba eky’obugagga eky’omwoyo mu kifaananyi ky’okusaba! Buli ekikweraliikiriza kibatize mu linnya lya Kitaffe, Omwana era Mwoyo Mutukuvu—bw’otyo okifuule omukisa!

Olina ky’oyagala okufuna? Weegendereze kireme kukufuna ggwe! Oyagala okufuna amagoba? Weekuume oleme kufiirwa okusinga by’ofuna olw’amagoba go. Mbeegayirira, temubanga na kwagala kufuna okusinga ku kye muyinza okuguma okufuula okusaba! Toyaayaaniranga kuba na kintu ky’otoguma kusaba Katonda kukuwa. Pima by’oyaayaanira n’ekipimo eky’omwoyo, olwo bw’otyo ojja kukuumibwa obutaba na kintu kyonna ekifaanana omululu. Abangi bajjirwa okweraliikirira olw’okufiirwa kwabwe—bafiirwa bye baafuna. Kale, eno nsi omutera okubeera okufiirwa. Amazzi agaayanjaala gakendeera, n’ebiseera eby’obutiti bisaanyaawo ebimuli eby’omu biseera eby’ebbugumu. Teweewuunyanga bw’ofiirwa nga n’abantu abalala bwe bafiirwa, naye saba ku kufiirwa kwo. Genda nakwo eri Katonda—era mu kifo ky’okwemulugunya, kifuule omukisa ogw’okulindirira Mukama n’okugamba nti—“Mukama ye yawa era Mukama y’aggyeewo, erinnya lya Mukama Katonda lyebazibwe. Ayi Mukama, ntegeeza ky’onvunaana, era omuddu wo, nkwegayiridde, omuwonye okwemulugunya ku ggwe emirundi gyonna, ka kibe kiki ky’onokkiriza nfiirwe!”

Oboolyawo ogamba nti by’oweraliikirira tebikwata ku kufuna kwo wadde ku kufiirwa kwo, wabula ku mmere yo eya buli lunaku. Kale, ku ekyo olina ebisuubizo, ggwe omanyi! Mukama yagamba nti, “onoobeeranga n’emirembe mu nsi n’ofuna ebirungi.” Akuzzaamu amaanyi mu ngeri ennungi bw’agamba nti ayambaza omuddo ogw’omu nsiko—kale talisingawo nnyo okukwambaza ggwe, ggwe alina okukkiriza okutono? Era Mukama Yesu akulagira okulabira ku nnyonyi ez’omu bbanga: Tezisiga so tezikungula so tezikuŋŋaanyiza mmere mu tterekero, naye Kitammwe ali mu ggulu aziriisa. Kale, genda eri Katonda wo n’ebikweraliikiriza byonna! Bw’oba olina ab’omu maka bangi, ng’enfuna yo ntono, era nga kikukaluubirira okufuna ebibamala n’okukola ebirungi byereere eri bonna, olina ensonga nnyingi bwe zityo ez’okukonkona ku luggi lwa Katonda—ensonga nnyingi nnyo ez’okusangibwanga emirundi mingi ku ntebe ey’obwakabaka ey’ekisa! Mbeegayirira, mubikozese bulungi. Nze seetya kukyalira mukwano gwange bwe mba nga ddala nnina ensonga gye njagala okumutuukirizaamu—naawe oyinza okugumira okukyalira Katonda ng’ebyetaago bikunyigiriza. Mu kifo ky’okweraliikirira ku kintu kyonna n’okweraliikirira okw’ennaku, amangu ago kifuule ensonga ey’okweyongera okusaba.

“Woowe,” omu agamba, “naye ndi mu kusoberwa. Simanyi kya kukola.” Kale, mukwano gwange omwagalwa, mazima oteekwa okusaba bw’oba tosobola kumanya oba kkubo lya ku mukono ogwa ddyo, oba erya kkono, oba ogende butereevu, oba oddeyo emabega! Mazima, bw’oba mu lufu olunene ennyo nga tosobola kulaba ttaala eddako, olwo kye kiseera ky’oteekwa okusaba. Ekkubo lijja kweyerula mu maaso go mangu ddala. Emirundi mingi nange nzennyini mbadde ngezaako engeri eno—era nnyinza okuwa obujulirwa nti bwe neesiga nze nzennyini, nnabanga musirusiru nnyo nnyini! Naye bwe neesiga Katonda, yankulembera butereevu mu kkubo ettuufu, era tewaabaddewo nsobi yonna! Nzikiriza nti abaana ba Katonda batera okukola ensobi ennene ku bintu ebyangu okusinga ku bintu ebizibu. Mumanyi ebyatuuka ku Isirayiri, abantu b’e Gibyoni bwe bajja n’engatto zaabwe enkadde n’ebyambalo, ne babalaga emmere eyakukula, gye baagamba nti baagiggya mu mpogero zaabwe ng’ekyayokya. Abayisirayiri ne balowooza nti, “Kino kyeyoleka bulungi. Abasajja bano bagenyi, bavudde mu nsi ey’ewala, kale tuyinza okukola nabo endagaano.” Baali bakakasa nti ebyo amaaso gaabwe bye galaba byakakasa nti abo tebaali Bakanani, kale ne batebuuza ku Katonda! Ensonga yonna yalabika nga nnyangu nnyo, ne bakola endagaano n’abantu b’e Gibyoni, eyabaleetera emitawaana emirembe gyonna oluvannyuma! Singa, mu buli kintu, tugenda eri Katonda mu kusaba, ebitusobera tebyanditutwala mu nsobi okusinga ebyangu bwe bitutwala—era mu bintu ebyangu ne mu bizibu twandikulembeddwa Ali Waggulu Ennyo.

Oboolyawo mukwano gwaffe omulala agamba nti, “Naye ndowooza ku bya mu maaso.” Bw’otyo? Kale, okusooka, nkusaba nkubuuze: ebya mu maaso bikukwatako ki? Omanyi olunaku bye lunaaleeta? Obadde olowooza ku ekyo ekirikutuukako ng’okaddiye, naye okakasa nti olikaddiwa? Nnamanya omukazi omu Omukristaayo eyeeraliikiriranga ku ngeri gye yandiziikiddwamu. Ekibuuzo ekyo tekyanteganya n’akatono, era waliwo ensonga endala nnyingi ze tutalina kweraliikirira. Bulijjo oyinza okufuna omuggo gw’okukuba embwa, era bw’oba oyagala ekikweraliikiriza, bulijjo ofuna ekikweraliikiriza ky’okubonyaabonya emmeeme yo! Naye ogwo mulimu mubi eri buli omu ku mmwe. Mu kifo ky’okukola ekyo, buli ekiyinza okukweraliikiriza kifuule ensonga y’okusaba. Tewaliyitawo kiseera kinene nga tonnafuna kikweraliikiriza, kale tolimala bbanga ddene nga tolina nsonga ya kusaba. Sazaamu ekigambo ekyo, “okweraliikirira,” owandiike mu kifo kyakyo ekigambo kino, “okusaba”—olwo, newaakubadde nga by’oweraliikirira bingi, n’okusaba kwo kunaaba kungi.

Mwetegereze, ekiddako, mikwano gyange abaagalwa, nti okweraliikirira okusukkiridde kwe kuyingirira ekitundu kya Katonda. Kwe kwefuula kitaawe w’amaka mu kifo ky’okuba omwana—kwe kwefuula mukama mu kifo ky’okuba omuddu mukama we gw’awa emmere ye. Kaakano, mu kifo ky’okukola ekyo, bw’onoofuula okweraliikirira okusaba, tewajja kubaawo kuyingirira, kubanga oyinza okujja eri Katonda mu kusaba awatali kuvunaanibwa malala. Akuyita okusaba. Nedda, wano, ng’ayita mu muweereza we, akulagira nti, “mu buli kintu mu kusabanga ne mu kwegayiriranga awamu n’okwebazanga, mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga.” Era nate, okweraliikirira tekutugasa, era kutuleetera akabi kanene. Singa weeraliikirira ebbanga lyonna ly’oyagala, tewandisobodde kwongerako ku buwanvu bwo yinci emu, oba kumeza luviiri lulala ku mutwe gwo, oba kufuula luviiri lwo olumu okuba olweru oba oluddugavu! Bw’atyo Omulokozi bw’atubuulira, era abuuza nti, obanga okweraliikirira kulemwa mu bintu ebitono ng’ebyo, okweraliikirira kuyinza kukola ki mu bintu ebisingako obukulu eby’okulabirira kwa Katonda? Tekuyinza kukola kintu na kimu! Omulimi yayimirira mu nnimiro ze n’agamba nti, “Simanyi kinaatutuukako ffenna. Eŋŋaano ejja kuzikirira enkuba bw’eneeyongera okutonnya. Tetujja kukungula n’akatono okuggyako nga tufunye obudde obulungi.” N’atambula eruuyi n’eruuyi, ng’anyiga emikono gye, ng’alumwa era ng’aleetera ab’omu nnyumba ye bonna obutaba na mirembe. Era okweraliikirira kwe kwonna tekwaleeta wadde ekitangaala ky’enjuba kimu—teyasobola kufuuwa kire na kimu kukigoba n’ebigambo bye byonna eby’obusungu, era teyasobola kuyimiriza wadde ettondo limu ery’enkuba n’okwemulugunya kwe kwonna.

Kale, kugasa ki okwekulukuunya omutima gwo, so nga tolina ky’oyinza kufunamu? Ate era, kunafuya amaanyi gaffe ag’okweyamba, n’okusingira ddala amaanyi gaffe ag’okugulumiza Katonda. Omutima ogujjudde okweraliikirira gutulemesa okusalawo obulungi mu bintu bingi. Emirundi mingi nkozesezza ekyokulabirako kino (simanyi kisingawo) eky’okutwala endabirwamu ey’okulengera ewala, n’ogifuuyira omukka omwokya ogw’okweraliikirira kwaffe, n’ogiteeka ku liiso lyaffe, n’oluvannyuma ne tugamba nti tetulaba kintu kyonna okuggyako ebire! Kya lwatu tetuyinza, era tetulisobola nga tukyagifuuyira. Singa tubadde bakkakkamu, abasirifu, abeefuga, era nga Katonda ye atufuga, twandikoze ekituufu. Twandibadde, nga bwe tugamba, “nga tuli bulindaala,” mu kiseera eky’obuzibu. Omuntu alina Katonda ng’ali naye ayinza okusuubira obutabula birowoozo. Bwe twerabira okusaba, weewuunya nti tutawaana ne tweraliikirira, ne tukola ekintu ekisooka okutujjira mu birowoozo—ekitera okuba ekisinga obubi—mu kifo ky’okulindirira okutuusa lwe tulaba ekiteekwa okukolebwa, n’oluvannyuma ne tukikola nga twesiga era nga tukkiriza, ng’abali mu maaso ga Katonda? Okweraliikirira, oba okutawaana, kwonoona, naye bw’onookyusa okweraliikirira kuno n’okufuula okusaba, buli kikweraliikiriza kijja kukugasa.

Okusaba kye kintu eky’ekitalo eky’okuzimbisa ennyumba ey’omwoyo. Ffe ffennyini tuzimbibwa okusaba. Tukula mu kisa olw’okusaba, era singa tujja eri Katonda buli kaseera n’okwegayirira, tujja kuba Bakristaayo abakula amangu! Ku makya ga leero nnagamba omu nti, “Nsabira, kino kiseera kya bwetaavu,” n’anziramu nti, “Sikoze kirala kyonna kasookedde nzuukuka.” Nsabye n’abalala abawerako ekintu kye kimu era bagambye nti babadde bansabira. Nnasanyuse nnyo, si ku lwange nzekka, eyafunye omugaso mu kusaba kwabwe, naye ne ku lwabwe, kubanga tebalema kukula olw’ekyo! Obunyonyi obuto bwe bweyongera okukuba ebiwaawaatiro byabwo, buba buyiga okubuuka. Ebinywa bijja kweyongera amaanyi, era obunyonyi bujja kuva mu kisu mu bbanga ttono. Okukuba ebiwaawaatiro okwo kwennyini kwe kuyiga—era okugezaako okusaba—okusinda, okussa ebikkowe, okukaaba kw’omwoyo ogusaba, kwo kwennyini mukisa! Kale, mulekere awo omuze guno ogwonoona ogw’okweraliikirira, mukwate omuze guno ogugaggawaza ogw’okusaba! Mulabe bwe munaafuna amagoba ga mirundi ebiri—okusooka, nga mwewala okufiirwa, ate okw’okubiri, nga mufuna ekyo ekinaabagasa ddala mmwe n’abalala nabo!

Ate era, okweraliikirira kuva mu kwerabira nti Kristo ali kumpi naffe. Mwetegerezza ebigambo ebikyetoolodde bwe biri? “Mukama waffe, ali kumpi. Temweraliikiriranga kintu na kimu.” Mukama Yesu Kristo yasuubiza okudda nate, era ayinza okujja ekiro kino. Essaawa yonna ayinza okulabika! Kale Pawulo awandiika nti, “Mukama waffe, ali kumpi. Temweraliikiriranga kintu na kimu, wabula mu buli kintu mu kusabanga ne mu kwegayiriranga awamu n’okwebazanga, mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga.” Woowe, singa tusobola okuyimirira ku nsi eno nga ku kisiikirize obusiikirize! Singa tusobola okubeera ng’abo abanaatera okumaliriza obulamu buno obwavu obuyita obuyisi! Singa tukwata buli kintu eky’ensi n’omukono ogutakinyweza, olwo tetwandyeraliikiridde, ne tutawaana, ne twemulugunya—naye twandyewaddeyo okusaba, kubanga bwe tutyo twandikutte ebya ddala era ebinywevu, ne tuteeka ebigere byaffe ku bitalabika, ebyo, ku nkomerero, bye by’olubeerera! Woowe, mikwano gyange abaagalwa, ekyawandiikibwa, kye mbasomedde emirundi n’emirundi, kaakano kigwe mu mitima gyammwe ng’akayinja bwe kagwa mu nnyanja ey’oku lusozi, era, nga bwe kiyingira, kikole enkulungo ez’okubudaabudibwa ku ngulu ddala ku mmeeme yammwe!

II. Kaakano twetaaga okwetegereza ekyawandiikibwa n’obwegendereza obusingako, tulabe, mu kifo eky’okubiri, ENGERI EY’ENJAWULO EY’OKUSABA KUNO. Kusaba kwa ngeri ki okunaatuggyako okweraliikirira?

Kale, okusooka, kwe kusaba okukwata ku buli kintu. “Mu buli kintu” “mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga.” Oyinza okusaba ku kantu akasingira ddala obutono ne ku kintu ekisingira ddala obunene—toyinza kusaba Mwoyo Mutukuvu kyokka, naye oyinza n’okusaba engatto empya. Oyinza okugenda eri Katonda ku mmere gy’olya, amazzi g’onywa, ekyambalo ky’oyambala, n’omusaba ku buli kintu. Tokuba lukoloboze n’ogamba nti, “Ebintu bino byokka bye binaabeera wansi w’okulabirira kwa Katonda.” Kale, obulamu obusigaddeyo onoobukola otya? Bunaabeerwamu wansi w’ekikolimo ekiwotoka eky’engeri y’obutakkiriza nti Katonda waali? Kikafuuwe! Woowe, singa tusobola okubeera mu Katonda mu bulamu bwaffe bwonna, kubanga obulamu bwaffe buli bwe butyo ne tutasobola kubwawulamu! Omubiri gwaffe, emmeeme n’omwoyo kimu, era Katonda ng’akyatuleka mu nsi eno era nga tulina ebyetaago ebiva mu mbeera y’emibiri gyaffe,

tuteekwa okuleeta ebyetaago byaffe eby’omubiri mu maaso ga Katonda mu kusaba. Era mujja kulaba nti Katonda omukulu ajja kubawulira mu nsonga zino. Togamba nti bitono nnyo ye okubifaako—buli kintu kitono bw’okigeraageranya naye! Bwe ndowooza ku bukulu bwa Katonda, kindabikira nti ensi yaffe eno entono ennyo kaweke kamu katono akatalina mugaso ku lubalama lw’ennyanja ey’obutonde bwonna—ate nga tesaanira kufiibwako n’akatono. Ensi yonna katundu katono nnyo mu nsi ennene ey’obutonde, era, Katonda bw’akkiriza okugifaako, ayinza n’okukka wansi katono n’atufaako ffe! Era bw’akola bw’atyo, kubanga agamba nti, “Era buli luviiri oluli ku mitwe gyammwe lwabalibwa.” Kale, mu buli kintu mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga.

Okusaba okututaasa okuva mu kweraliikirira kwe kusaba okuddibwamu—“Mu buli kintu mu kusabanga ne mu kwegayiriranga.” Saba Katonda, oluvannyuma osabe nate—“mu kusabanga ne mu kwegayiriranga.” Mukama bw’atakuddamu omulundi ogusooka, weebaze nnyo nti olina ensonga ennungi ey’okuddamu okusaba! Bw’atakuwa ky’osaba ku mulundi ogw’okubiri, kkiriza nti akwagala nnyo nnyini nga ayagala okuddamu okuwulira eddoboozi lyo! Era bw’akulindiriza okutuusa lw’omaze okugenda gy’ali emirundi musanvu, weegambe nti, “Kaakano mmanyi nti nsinza Katonda wa Eriya, kubanga Katonda wa Eriya yamuleka n’addayo emirundi musanvu omukisa nga tegunnaweebwa.” Kibale ng’ekitiibwa okukkirizibwa okumeggana ne Malayika wa Katonda! Eno ye ngeri Katonda gy’afuulamu abalangira be! Yakobo teyandifuuse Isirayiri singa yafuna omukisa okuva eri Malayika ku kusaba okusooka—naye bwe yalina okweyongera okumeggana okutuusa lwe yawangula, olwo n’afuuka omulangira eri Katonda! Okusaba okutta okweraliikirira kwe kusaba okugenda mu maaso era okutakoowa.

Ekiddako, kwe kusaba okw’amagezi—“Mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga.” Nawulira ku Musiraamu eyamalanga, ndowooza, essaawa mukaaga buli lunaku ng’asaba, era, aleme okwebaka ng’ali ku kyombo, yayimiriranga busimba, nga waliwo omuguwa gwokka ogwaliiriddwa mu maaso ge, alyoke agwesigame. Era bwe yandibadde yeebase, yandigudde. Ekigendererwa kye kyali kweyongera okumala essaawa mukaaga mu ekyo kye yayitanga okusaba. “Kale,” nnagamba omu eyali amumanyi, era eyali amulabye ku lyato lye ku mugga Kiyira, “kwali kusaba kwa ngeri ki?” “Kale,” mukwano gwange n’anziramu, “yali addiŋŋana nti, ‘Tewali Katonda wabula Katonda, era Mohammed ye nnabbi wa Katonda,’ ekintu kye kimu emirundi n’emirundi n’emirundi.” Ne mbuuza nti, “Yalina ky’asaba?” “Nedda!” “Yali yeegayirira Katonda amuwe ekintu kyonna?” “Nedda, yali addiŋŋana bulijjo ebigambo ebimu, ng’omulogo bw’ayinza okuddiŋŋana ebigambo bye eby’obulogo.”

Mulowooza waliwo ekintu mu ngeri eyo ey’okusaba? Bw’ofukamira n’oddiŋŋana bubeezi ebigambo ebimu ebyategekebwa, kunaaba kujjuza kamwa bigambo kwokka. Katonda afaayo ki ku ngeri eyo ey’okusaba? “Mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga.” Okwo kwe kusaba okwa nnamaddala! Katonda amanyi by’osaba, naye olina okumusaba nga gy’obeera nti tamanyi. Olina okutegeeza by’osaba, si lwa kubanga Mukama tamanyi, naye, oboolyawo, lwa kubanga ggwe tomanyi. Era bw’omala okumutegeeza by’osaba, nga ekyawandiikibwa bwe kikugamba, ojja kuba obitegeezezza ggwe wennyini mu ngeri esingako obutangaavu. Bw’omala okusaba n’amagezi, ng’omanyi ky’osabye, era ng’omanyi lwaki okisabye, oboolyawo ojja kuyimirira weegambe nti, “Nedda, ekyo sisaanye kukisaba.” Oluusi, bw’omala ebbanga ng’osaba ekyo Katonda ky’atakuwa, kiyinza okubaawo nti okukakasa kujja kuyingira mpolampola mu birowoozo byo nti toli mu kkubo ttuufu, era ekyo ekiva mu kusaba kwo kijja kukugasa ku bwakyo, era kibe mukisa gy’oli.

Naye olina okusaba nga otegeeza Katonda by’oyagala. Kwe kugamba, mu bigambo ebyangu, yogera ky’oyagala, kubanga okwo kwe kusaba okwa nnamaddala. Genda mu kyama obuulire Mukama ky’oyagala—mutegeeze byonna ebiri mu mutima gwo. Tolowooza nti Katonda yeetaaga ebigambo ebinyirira! Nedda, teweetaaga kudduka waggulu kuleeta kitabo kyo eky’okusaba n’onoonya essaala ewandiikiddwa—ojja kumala ebbanga ddene nga tonnazuula ssaala ewandiikiddwa ekugwanira bw’oba ng’osaba ddala! Saba olw’ebyo by’oyagala nga bw’obuulira maama wo oba mukwano gwo gw’osinga okwagala ekyo ky’oyagala. Genda eri Katonda mu ngeri eyo, kubanga okwo kwe kusaba okwa ddala, era okwo kwe kusaba okunaagoba okweraliikirira kwo.

Kale, mikwano gyange abaagalwa, ate era, okusaba okuleeta eddembe okuva mu kweraliikirira kwe kukolagana ne Katonda. Bw’oba toyogedde na Katonda, tonnasaba ddala. Waali wabaddewo omwana omuto (nnyinza okugamba nti n’abaana bammwe bakikoze) eyagenda n’ateeka ebbaluwa mu kituli ky’omukutu gw’amazzi amakyafu, era, kya lwatu, ebbaluwa eyasindikibwa mu ngeri eyo teyaddibwamu. Ebbaluwa bw’eteteekebwa mu kasanduuko k’ebbaluwa, egende eri omuntu gw’eweerezebwa, egasa ki? Bwe kityo, okusaba kwe kwogera ne Katonda okwa ddala. Oteekwa okutegeera nti Katonda waali era n’abo abamunoonya n’obwesigwa abawa empeera, bwe kitaba ekyo toyinza kusaba. Ateekwa okuba owa ddala gy’oli, owa ddala omulamu, era oteekwa okukkiriza nti awulira okusaba, n’oluvannyuma oteekwa okwogera naye n’okkiriza nti buli kye tumusaba talema kukituwa—era bw’otyo bw’onookifuna. Tannalemwa kuwa kitiibwa kusaba okw’okukkiriza. Ayinza okukulindiriza okumala akaseera, naye okulwawo si kugaana, era emirundi mingi azzeemu okusaba okwasaba ffeeza ng’awa zaabu! Ayinza okuba yagaana eby’obugagga eby’ensi, naye yawaayo obugagga obw’omu ggulu obusinga omuwendo emirundi omutwalo—era eyeegayirira n’asanyuka nnyo okusinga olw’okuwaanyisiganya okwo! “Mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga.”

Mmanyi kye mukola nga muli mu buzibu—mugenda eri muliraanwa wammwe, naye muliraanwa wammwe tayagala kubalaba buli kiseera ku nsonga ng’ezo. Oboolyawo ogenda eri muganda wo, naye waliwo ekyawandiikibwa ekikulabula obutagenda ewa muganda wo ng’ogudde mu mitawaana. Oyinza okukyalira mukwano gwo emirundi emingi ennyo ng’oli mu bwetaavu—ayinza okusanyuka ennyo okukulaba okutuusa lw’awulira ky’onoonya! Naye bw’ogenda eri Katonda wo, talikukyuusiza mabega. Talikugamba nti ojja nnyo. Wabula, alikunenya olw’okuba tojja gy’ali mirundi gimala!

Waliwo ekigambo kimu kye mbuuseeko gye buvuddeko, kubanga nnayagadde kukitereka kibeere eky’enkomerero kye nnaayogera ku nsonga eno— “Mu kusabanga ne mu kwegayiriranga awamu n’okwebazanga, mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga.” Kino kitegeeza ki? Kitegeeza nti okusaba okutta okweraliikirira kwe kusaba okusaba n’omutima omusanyufu, n’essanyu, n’okwebaza. “Mukama, ndi mwavu. Ka nkwebaze olw’obwavu bwange, era olwo, Ayi Mukama, tolimpa buli kye neetaaga?” Eyo ye ngeri y’okusabamu. “Mukama, ndi mulwadde. Nkwebaza olw’okubonaabona kuno, kubanga nkakasa nti kirina ekirungi kye kintegeeza. Kaakano, nkwegayiridde, kikusanyuse ompooze!” “Mukama, ndi mu buzibu bunene, naye nkutendereza olw’obuzibu buno, kubanga mmanyi nti bulimu omukisa wadde ng’ebbaasa yaabwo eriko ensalosalo enzirugavu ez’okukungubaga! Mukama, nnyamba mpite mu buzibu bwange!” Okwo kwe kusaba okutta okweraliikirira—“kwegayiriranga awamu n’okwebazanga.” Bitabule bino ebibiri bulungi! Ekipimo kimu—nedda, ebipimo bibiri eby’okusaba—okusaba n’okwegayirira, olwo ekipimo kimu eky’okwebaza! Bisekulire wamu bijja kukola eddagala ery’omukisa eriwonya okweraliikirira. Mukama atuyigirize okukola omulimu guno omutukuvu ogw’omukozi w’eddagala!

III. Nkomekkereza n’ensonga eno ey’okusatu, EKIBALA EKIWOOMU EKY’OKUSABA KUNO—“N’emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe ginaabakuumanga amagezi gammwe n’emitima gyammwe mu Kristo Yesu.”

Bw’oba ng’osobola okusaba mu ngeri eno, mu kifo ky’okwekkiriza okweraliikirira okubi, ekiriva mu kyo kwe kuba nti emirembe egitali gya bulijjo gijja kuyingira mpolampola mu mutima gwo ne mu magezi go. Egitali gya bulijjo, kubanga gijja kuba “emirembe gya Katonda.” Emirembe gya Katonda kye ki? Obukkakkamu obutatabulwatabulwa obwa Katonda alina essanyu eritakoma, okuteeka okutaggwaawo okwa Katonda amatidde ddala! Kino kye kijja okufuga omutima gwo n’amagezi go. Mwetegereze Pawulo bw’agannyonnyola—“Emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe.” Abantu abalala tebajja kugitegeera. Tebajja kusobola kutegeera ngeri gy’oyinza kubeera mukkakkamu bw’otyo. Ekisingawo, naawe toli kusobola kubabuulira, kubanga obanga gisukkiridde okutegeera kwonna, mazima gisukkiridde n’okwogerwa kwonna! Era ekisinga okwewuunyisa—naawe wennyini toli kugitegeera!

Gijja kuba mirembe gy’otosobola kupima buziba wadde obunene. Omu ku bajulizi bwe yali anaatera okwokebwa olwa Kristo, yagamba omulamuzi eyali alagira okukoleeza entuumu y’enku nti, “Onoojja n’oteeka omukono gwo ku mutima gwange? “Omulamuzi n’akola bw’atyo. “Gukuba mangu?” omujulizi bwe yabuuza. “Ndaga akabonero konna ak’okutya?” “Nedda,” omulamuzi bwe yagamba. “Kaakano teeka omukono gwo ku mutima gwo ggwe, olabe obanga toli mutabuliddwa okunsinga.” Lowooza ku musajja oyo owa Katonda, ku makya ge yali ag’okwokebwa, eyali yeebase otulo tungi nnyo ne kiba nti baalina okumunyeenya okumuzuukusa—yalina okugolokoka okwokebwa! Naye, wadde ng’amanyi nti bwe kyali kinaaba bwe kityo, yalina okwesiga okw’engeri eyo mu Katonda n’yeebaka bulungi. Gino gye “emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe.” Mu kuyigganyizibwa okw’edda okwa Diocletian, abajulizi bwe baaleetebwanga mu kisaawe ekinene okutaagulwataagulwa ensolo enkambwe—omu bwe yatuuzibwanga mu ntebe ey’ekyuma eyokya ennyo, omulala n’asiigibwa omubisi gw’enjuki okubojjebwa ennumba n’enjuki okutuusa lw’afa—tebaatekemuka n’akatono!

Lowooza ku musajja oyo omuzira eyateekebwa ku kyuma eky’okwokerako okwokebwa okutuusa lw’afa, eyagamba abaali bamuyigganya nti, “Ludda lumu mumaze okulwokya. Kaakano munkyuse ku ludda olulala.” Lwaki emirembe gino mu mbeera ng’ezo? Gyali “emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe.” Ffe tetwetaaga kubonaabona bwe tutyo mu biseera bino, naye singa kigenda kituuka ku kintu ekiringa ekyo, kya kitalo emirembe Omukristaayo gy’afuna! Oluvannyuma lw’omuyaga ogw’amaanyi, Omusomesa yayimirira mu kyombo n’agamba omuyaga n’ennyanja nti, “Tteeka, sirika.” Era tusoma nti, “Omuyaga ne gusirika n’ennyanja n’eteekera ddala.” Wali okiwuliddeko? Okiwulira ekiro kino bw’oba nga wayiga obukugu buno obutukuvu obw’okutegeeza Katonda by’oyagala mu buli kintu, era nga emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe gikuuma omutima gwo n’amagezi go mu Kristo Yesu.

Emirembe gino egy’omukisa gikuuma emitima gyaffe n’amagezi gaffe—mirembe egikuuma. Ekigambo eky’Oluyonaani kitegeeza ekibinja ky’abaserikale abakuuma ekibuga. Si kya kitalo nti wano kukozesebwa ekigambo eky’eby’entalo, era nti emirembe gye gikola ng’omukuumi w’omutima n’amagezi? Emirembe gya Katonda gye girina okukuuma omwana wa Katonda—kifaananyi kya kitalo naye kirungi! Nawulira nti okutya kwe kulabirira ennyumba y’Omukristaayo. Kale, okutya kuyinza okuba omukuumi omulungi okugoba embwa, naye tekulina kabada kajjudde! Naye emirembe, newaakubadde nga girabika ng’obunafu, ge maanyi gennyini, era, nga bwe gikuuma, era gituliisa ne gituwa buli kye twetaaga.

Era gye mirembe egitugatta ne Yesu—“Emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe ginaabakuumanga amagezi gammwe n’emitima gyammwe.” Kwe kugamba, okwagala kwammwe n’ebirowoozo byammwe, bye mwegomba n’amagezi gammwe—omutima gwammwe—gulemenga okutya.

Amagezi gammwe, galemenga okumanya ngeri yonna ey’okusoberwa—“emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe ginaabakuumanga amagezi gammwe n’emitima gyammwe mu Kristo Yesu.” Byonna biri “mu Kristo Yesu,” era, n’olwekyo, biwooma era bya muwendo gye tuli emirundi ebiri!

Abampuliriza abaagalwa, abamu ku mmwe mujja wano ku Lwokuna ekiro, era temumanyi kintu kyonna ku mirembe gino egya Katonda, era, oboolyawo, mwewuunya lwaki ffe Abakristaayo tussa essira lingi bwe lityo ku ddiini yaffe! Woowe, singa mumanyi, oboolyawo mwandigissizzaako essira okusinga ffe, kubanga singa tewaali bulamu oluvannyuma—era tumanyi nti gubaawo—naye omuze omulungi ogw’okugenda eri Katonda mu kusaba n’okumutwalira byonna bye tweraliikirira gutuyamba okubeera n’essanyu lingi, ne mu bulamu buno! Tetukkiriza ndowooza egamba nti ebya mu nsi eno byokka bye bikulu, naye singa twagikkiriza, tewandibaddewo kwetegekera bulamu bwa ku nsi kwenkana nga kuno okubeera mu bulamu obw’okuweereza Katonda n’okubeera mu Katonda! Bw’oba olina katonda ow’obulimba, n’ogenda bugenzi mu kkanisa oba mu kifo ekirala eky’okusinzizaamu, n’otwala ekitabo kyo eky’okusaba oba ekitabo kyo eky’ennyimba, n’olowooza nti olw’ekyo muli Bakristaayo, mwerimba! Naye bw’oba olina Katonda omulamu era nga mukolagana naye ddala, era bulijjo, ng’omuze, ng’obeera wansi w’ekisiikirize ky’ebiwaawaatiro bya Ayinzabyonna, olwo olifuna emirembe egirireetera abalala okwewuunya era ne gikuleetera naawe wennyini okwewuunya, ye “emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe.” Katonda abibawe, abampuliriza abaagalwa, ku lwa Kristo! Amiina.

OKUNNYONNYOLA KWA C. H. SPURGEON: Abafiripi 4

Olunyiriri 1. Kale, baganda bange abaagalwa, era be nnumirirwa omwoyo, mmwe ssanyu lyange era mmwe ngule yange; noolwekyo abaagalwa, muyimirire mu Mukama waffe. Mumanyi nti ekkanisa ey’e Firipi yali ya muwendo nnyo ku mutima gw’Omutume. Teyasobola kwerabira kiseera ye ne Siira lwe baasabira wamu n’abakazi ku lubalama lw’omugga, n’oluvannyuma ne basaba era ne bayimba ennyimba ez’okutendereza Katonda mu kkomera, abasibe abalala nga babawuliriza. Ludiya n’ab’omu nnyumba ye, n’omukuumi w’ekkomera ow’e Firipi, be baali ku babereberye mu bibala by’omulimu gwa Pawulo e Firipi, era bulijjo waaliwo okwagala okw’oku lusegere wakati we n’ab’ekkanisa ey’omu kifo ekyo. Baamufangako, naye n’abafangako. Emirundi ebiri mu lunyiriri luno lumu abayita “abaagalwa” be. Agamba nti “yabalumirirwa omwoyo, yalumirirwa okujja okubalaba amaaso n’amaaso, yalumirirwa babeere n’essanyu mu Mukama okutuuka ku ddaala erisingira ddala waggulu. Kyava agamba nti, “baganda bange abaagalwa, era be nnumirirwa omwoyo, mmwe ssanyu lyange.” Kyali kimusanyusa nnyo, ne kuba okubalowoozaako obulowooza ng’abaana be ab’omwoyo, n’okusingira ddala okulaba engeri ey’okutya Katonda era ey’obugabi gye beeyisaamu. Weewaawo, era abayita “ngule yange”—engule gye yawangula mu kumeggana okw’omwoyo! Abo Omukristaayo b’akyusa be ssanyu lye wano, era balibeera ngule ye emirembe gyonna mu ggulu. Pawulo yalagira Abafiripi bano nti, “muyimirire mu Mukama waffe.” Kirabika ng’ekintu ekyangu ennyo okuyimirira nga banywevu, naye abo abagezaako okukikola bamanyi nga bwe kiri omulimu omuzibu.

2. Ewudiya ne Sintuke mbeegayirira mukkiriziganye mu Mukama waffe. Abakazi babiri bokka abaali bayombye bokka na bokka, naye Omutume yeegomba nnyo obumu obutuukiridde, ne kiba nti mu lulimi olwasooka ateekayo “nkwegayirira” eri buli omu ku bo. Tagamba ani yali mutuufu era ani yali mukyamu, naye ayagala nti “mukkiriziganye mu Mukama waffe.” Enjawukana entono, ne wakati w’ab’ekkanisa abatamanyiddwa, ziyinza okulemesa omulimu gw’Omwoyo wa Katonda. Omwoyo Omutukuvu ali ng’ejjiba—era amayiba gaagala ebifo ebisirifu—tegajja we wali oluyoogaano n’enkaayana. Woowe, ka tukuze okwagala eri buli omu! Era bwe kiba nti ku nsonga yonna twali tetukkaanyizza mu kiseera kyonna, ka tulowooze nti tuwulira Pawulo ng’agamba, ekiro kino, nti, “Nkwegayirira Ewudiya, era nkwegayirira Sintuke, mukkiriziganye mu Mukama waffe.” Mutabagane, Bannyinaze! Mutabagane, Baganda bange! Ennyombo ka zibe ziri ki, muzikomye era “mukkiriziganye mu Mukama waffe.” Abaagulibwa n’omusaayi gwe gumu ogw’omuwendo, abambazibwa obutuukirivu obumu obutuukiridde, abali mu kkubo erigenda mu ggulu limu, “mukkiriziganye mu Mukama waffe.”

3. Era ggwe mukozi munnange, nkusaba oyambenga abakazi abo, kubanga baakolera wamu nange omulimu gw’okubunyisa Enjiri. Abo awamu ne Kerementi, era ne bakozi bannange abalala, amannya gaabwe gawandiikiddwa mu kitabo ky’obulamu. Tetumanyi “mukozi munnange” ono wa ddala yali ani. Kirabika nnyo yali Epafuladito eyatwala Ebbaluwa eno e Firipi. Ka abe yali ani, yali muntu eyali akoze ne Pawulo nga beetikkidde wamu, ekibegabega ku kibegabega. Ekigambo ekyakozesebwa mu lulimi olwasooka kitegeeza munno gwe musikira awamu ekikoligo. Ente ennume bbiri bwe zeetikka ekikoligo kimu naye nga tezikkaanya, zireetera buli emu obutaba na ddembe. Emu bw’egezaako okugalamira ate endala ng’eyagala okuyimirira, oba emu bw’etambula amangu okusinga endala, ekikoligo kyeyongera okulumya emirundi ebiri. Pawulo ayogera ku muntu wano nti yali “mukozi munnange” wa ddala—era amugamba nti, “Oyambenga abakazi abo, kubanga baakolera wamu nange omulimu gw’okubunyisa Enjiri.”

Abakazi nga bulijjo babadde n’ekifo eky’oku ntikko mu kuweereza Mukama Yesu Kristo, era wano Pawulo ayogera ku bo nti baakolera wamu naye mu Njiri! Mazima Ludiya ateekwa okuba nga yali omu ku bo. “Abo awamu ne Kerementi, era ne bakozi bannange abalala, amannya gaabwe gawandiikiddwa mu kitabo ky’obulamu.” Ng’abamu ku bannyonnyozi abayivu bwe bagamba, erinnya ly’omuntu liyinza okubeera mu kitabo ky’obulamu okumala ekiseera, naye ne liggibwamu. Singa okuyigiriza kwabwe kwa mazima, ekitabo ekyo kyandibadde kisiiguddwasiiguddwa nnyo era nga kijjudde ebbala. Nneebaza Katonda nti sikkiriza mu kitabo ekiri bwe kityo! Mukama Yesu Kristo bw’aba nga yawandiika erinnya lyange mu kitabo ky’obulamu, mu kitabo ekinene eky’olulyo lw’abanunule, nsoomooza emyoyo emibi gyonna egy’omu ggeyeena okulisangulamu!

4. Musanyukirenga mu Mukama waffe bulijjo. Nziramu okubagamba nti musanyukenga. Bw’oba nga wali osanyukidde mu Mukama, oyinza okusanyukira mu Mukama bulijjo, kubanga bulijjo y’oyo omu, era bulijjo wa kisa! Waliwo ensonga zenkanankana ez’okusanyukira mu Katonda mu kiseera ekimu nga mu kirala, kubanga takyukakyuka.

5. Era mubeere n’okuzibiikiriza eri abantu bonna. Ekigambo ekiri wano mu Luyonaani kizibu nnyo okuvvuunulwa mu Lungereza; Bayibuli y’Olungereza ekivvuunula “moderation” (okwefuga). Tekitegeeza kwefuga mu makulu abantu abamu mwe bakozesa ekigambo ekyo, kubanga bakifuula, nga bwe ndowooza, kumpi ekikolimiddwa. “Mubeere n’okuzibiikiriza”—obugonvu bwammwe, obwagazi bwammwe, okugumiikiriza kwammwe—“eri abantu bonna.” Ekyo kye kitegeeza. Tosindika ddembe lyo wala nnyo—komako nga tonnatuuka ku ebyo by’oyinza okusaba mu bwenkanya, era bw’owulira, mu kiseera kyonna, ng’obusungu butandise okukulinnya, weefuge—weekomeko, gumiikiriza era ozibiikirize. Togenda wala nga bw’oyinza, wadde wala nga abamu bwe balowooza nti osaanidde, mu kulwanirira eddembe lyo. Obugonvu bwo, n’okukkiriza kwo okugonda, bimanyibwe abantu bonna.

5. Mukama waffe, ali kumpi. Kristo ajja—lwaki weetabula? Mukama ali kumpi naawe okukuyamba—lwaki weeraliikirira ekisukkiridde? Lwaki osikiddwa bw’otyo okugezesebwa kuno okw’akaseera obuseera? “Mukama waffe, ali kumpi.”

6. Temweraliikiriranga kintu na kimu. Temweraliikiriranga n’okutawaana olw’ekintu na kimu! Yimba ne Faber—

“Sirina bye nneeraliikirira, Ayi Mukama ow’omukisa, Kubanga byonna ebyandinneeraliikirizza bibyo.”

6-8. Wabula mu buli kintu mu kusabanga ne mu kwegayiriranga awamu n’okwebazanga, mutegeezenga Katonda bye mwetaaga. N’emirembe gya Katonda, egisukkiridde okutegeera kwammwe ginaabakuumanga amagezi gammwe n’emitima gyammwe mu Kristo Yesu. Eky’enkomerero, abooluganda, mulowoozenga ku buli kya mazima, na buli ekisiimibwa na buli kya butuukirivu, na buli kirongoofu, na buli kyagalibwa, na buli kyogerwako obulungi, era bwe wabangawo ekirungi oba bwe wabangawo ettendo, ebyo mubirowoozengako. Buli kintu eky’engeri eno kikukwatako, n’olwekyo kiyambe nga bw’osobola. Beera ku ludda lwa buli nsonga eyinza okunnyonnyolwa bw’etyo. Bw’eba ng’erwanirira amazima, obugolokofu, okussaamu ekitiibwa, eddiini, obulongoofu, obutukuvu—beera ku ludda olwo. Bwe wabaawo ekintu kyonna ekikontana n’ekyo, tobaako ky’okola nakyo, naye bwe wabaawo entambula yonna mu nsi eyinza okuyamba okutwala mu maaso ebintu eby’amazima, ebisiimibwa, eby’obutuukirivu, ebirongoofu, ebyagalibwa era ebyogerwako obulungi, “ebyo mubirowoozengako,” era mubirowoozeeko mu ngeri eyongera obuyinza bwabyo mu batabani ne bawala b’abantu!

9. Ebyo bye mwayiga, n’ebyo bye mwafuna ne muwulira, ne bye mwalaba mu nze, mubikolenga. Kirungi omubuulizi bw’asobola okwogera bw’atyo—bw’atalina kugamba nti, “Mukole nga bwe ngamba so si nga bwe nkola,” wabula, ng’Omutume, n’asobola okugamba nti—“ebyo bye mwayiga, bye mwafuna, bye mwawulira ne bye mwalaba mu nze, mubikolenga.”

9. Era Katonda ow’emirembe anaabeeranga nammwe. Katonda ow’emirembe bulijjo abeera n’abo abaaniriza Omwana we omwagalwa era abayamba Enjiri ye. Kye kimu ku birungi abakkiriza ab’amazima bye bafuna, nti Katonda ow’emirembe anaabeeranga nabo bulijjo.

10. Nasanyuka nnyo mu Mukama waffe, kubanga kaakano oluvannyuma lw’ebbanga muzzeemu okundowoozaako buggya, kubanga mwali munzisaako nnyo omwoyo, naye temwalina mukisa ku kiraga. Pawulo yali mu kkomera e Rooma, era Abafiripi bano baali bakuŋŋaanyizza ekirabo. Era baali batumye Epafuladito nakyo okuyamba Omutume mu bwavu bwe, kyeyava abagamba nti, “Mwali mundowoozaako edda; naye okumala ekiseera temwafuna mukisa kunnyamba, era kaakano muzzeemu okundowoozaako, n’olwekyo nsanyuka nnyo mu Mukama waffe.”

11. Soogera kino olwokubanga Ndiko kye nneetaaga, kubanga mu buli mbeera gye mbaamu nayiga okumalibwanga. Ekyo si kitundu kya kuyiga ekirungi ennyo? Pawulo yali muyivu, era nammwe muli bayivu, bwe muba nga muyize essomo lino! Oyinza obutasobola kuteeka D.D. oba LL.D. oluvannyuma lw’erinnya lyo, naye oli muntu muyivu bw’oba ng’osobola okugamba nti, “Mu buli mbeera gye mbaamu nayiga okumalibwanga.”

12. Mmanyi okubeera nga sirina kantu, era mmanyi okuba nga nnina buli kimu. Bino bintu bibiri ebikulu eby’okuyiga. Waliwo abamu abamanyi ekisooka, naye nga tebamanyi kya kubiri. Mmanyi abaana ba Katonda abawerako abaalabikanga nga basukkulumye mu kutya Katonda nga bali mu bwetaavu, naye tebaaliko mugaso n’akatono bwe baagaggawala. Tebaamanya kuba na bingi— baazitowa waggulu, ne beetwala okuba abakulu ennyo okusinga bwe baali! Tekyali bwe kityo eri Omutume, kubanga yali asobola okugamba mu mazima nti, “Mmanyi okubeera nga sirina kantu, era mmanyi okuba nga nnina buli kimu.”

12. Mu buli ngeri ne mu bintu byonna nayiga ekyama ekiri mu kukkusibwa ne mu kuba omuyala, mu kuba n’ebingi ne mu bwetaavu. Teyali ddala Mukugu mu Bukugu (Master of Arts)? Yali akuguse mu bukugu bw’okulumwa enjala nga teyeemulugunya, obukugu bw’okukkuta nga teyeenyumiriza, obukugu bw’okubeera mu bwetaavu nga tagwamu mwoyo, obukugu bw’okuba n’ebingi nga tassa mutima gwe ku bintu bya nsi. Mazima yali Mukugu mu Bukugu ow’eddaala erisingira ddala waggulu!

13. Nnyinza okukola byonna—Ekyo kirabika ng’okwenyumiriza, si bwe kiri? Maliriza sentensi.

14. Mu oyo ampa amaanyi. Tewali kwenyumiriza kutasaana wano, kubanga Pawulo yali asobola okukola byonna olw’amaanyi amangi aga Kristo! Kyayogerwa bulungi nti bamalayika basukkulumye mu maanyi, naye abatukuvu basukkulumye mu bunafu bwabwe. Bwe tuba abanafu ennyo, Kristo n’atuwa amaanyi, olwo empisa ezisingira ddala obulungi lwe zizaalibwa.

14-17. Kyokka mukola bulungi okulumirirwa awamu nange mu kubonaabona kwange. Mmwe, Abafiripi, mumanyi nti bwe nava e Makedoniya nga nakatandika okubuulira Enjiri, tewali Kkanisa n’emu eyampaayo akantu olw’ebyo bye yafuna okuggyako mmwe mwekka. Kubanga ddala ddala bwe nnali mu Sessaloniika mwampeereza emirundi ebiri. Soogera kino lwa kubanga njagala okufuna ekirabo, wabula kye njagala kwe kulaba ng’ekibala kyeyongera ku lwammwe. Obugabi bwabwe bwawandiikibwa ku lwabwe mu kitabo kya Katonda.

18, 19. Naye kaakano nfunye bingi okusinga bye neetaaga, kino kisinzidde mu ebyo bye mwampeereza, Epafuladito bye yandeetera. Biri ng’akaloosa akalungi ennyo aka ssaddaaka esanyusa era esiimibwa Katonda. Kale ne Katonda wange alibawa buli kye mwetaaga ng’obugagga bwe obungi obuli mu Kristo Yesu bwe buli. Katonda wa Pawulo ye yalabirira Abafiripi, era Katonda wa Pawulo ye alitulabirira, ggwe nange! “Katonda wange,” Pawulo bw’agamba, “alibawa buli kye mwetaaga—si nga mmwe bwe mwampa bye nneetaaga, nga mubiggya mu bwavu bwammwe, wabula ng’obugagga bwe obungi obuli mu Kristo Yesu bwe buli”! Tolowooza nti olimalawo obugagga bwa Katonda obw’omu kitiibwa, oba okukalirira eggwanika ery’obumala bwonna—ekyo tekiyinzika.

20. Katonda Kitaffe aweebwenga ekitiibwa emirembe n’emirembe. Amiina. Atuwa omukisa, naffe ka tumutendereze! Atuwa buli kye twetaaga ng’obugagga bwe obw’omu kitiibwa bwe buli—ka tugulumize ekitiibwa kye emirembe n’emirembe.

21. Munnamusize buli mutukuvu mu Kristo Yesu. Mukwate mu ngalo. Mugambe nti, “Oli otya, muganda wange? Nkwagaliza ebirungi.” Okulamusagana kuno okw’omutima kwandibadde kwa bulijjo mu buli kuŋŋaana kw’Abakristaayo. Bulijjo nnenya ekitiibwa ekyo eky’ekitalo ekiri mu bifo ebimu eby’okusinzizaamu, omutali muntu amanyi munne. Beetwala okuba ab’ekitiibwa ennyo okumanyagana ne baganda baabwe. Bw’oba oli mu Kristo Yesu, mumanyagane! “Munnamusize buli mutukuvu mu Kristo Yesu.”

21, 22. Abooluganda abali wano nange babalamusizza. Era n’abatukuvu bonna babatumidde, naye okusingira ddala abo abali mu lubiri lwa Kayisaali. Ndowooza bangi ku bano baali baddu bubeezi mu lubiri lwa kabaka omukulu. Wayinza okubaawo omu oba babiri, oboolyawo, ab’eddaala erya waggulu, naye, kirabika, Enjiri yasooka kutuuka ku baddu mu lubiri lw’e Rooma, ekifo ekyo eky’ekivve ekijjudde ebibi, omwali okwegomba okubi n’obukambwe nga bisukkiridde. Waaliyo abatukuvu ne mu kifo ekyo—era Katonda akyalina ku byobugagga bye eby’omuwendo ebigalamidde mu ntuumu z’obusa!

23. Ekisa kya Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo kibeerenga nammwe. Amiina.