Okukaaba kwa Bannamuŋŋoona

“Ente aziwa emmere, ne bannamuŋŋoona abato abakaaba abaliisa.” Zabbuli 147:9.

NJA kutandika okubuulira kuno n’ebigambo by’omuntu omulala. Nteekwa okubawa, mu bigambo bya Caryl yennyini, by’awandiika ku bannamuŋŋoona. “Abakugu mu by’obutonde batugamba nti namuŋŋoona bw’amala okuliisiza abaana be mu kisu okutuusa lwe bamera ebyoya byonna ne basobola okubuuka ewala, abasindika ebweru w’ekisu era tabakkiriza kusigalamu, wabula abagobamu bagende beenoonyeze emmere yaabwe. Kale abato abo bwe baba bakabuuka omulundi ogusooka okuva mu kisu kyabwe, nga tebannamanya bulungi ngeri ya kwefunira mmere, Mukama olwo n’abawa emmere.

“Abantu abeesigika bagamba nti namuŋŋoona mukakanyavu era mukambwe nnyo mu nsonga eno—abaana be bwe bamala okusobola okwefunira emmere, takyabaleetera mmere yonna. Abamu bagamba nti bannamuŋŋoona abakulu tebakkiriza baana baabwe kusigala mu kitundu mwe baakulira, era bwe kiba bwe kityo, kale bateekwa okutambulatambula. Tulina olugero olugamba nti, ‘Obwetaavu buddusa n’omukadde.’ Naffe tuyinza okwongerako nti, ‘n’abato nabo.’ “

Kibaddewo, era oboolyawo kikyaliwo, abazadde abamu okukola bwe batyo eri abaana baabwe: abaana bwe bamala okusobola okwerwanako n’okufuna obusobozi obw’okwenoonyeza emmere yaabwe, babagoba ebweru w’ennyumba nga namuŋŋoona bw’agoba abaana be mu kisu. Kale, nga Mukama bw’ayogera mu kyawandiikibwa, abaana ba namuŋŋoona bwe baba mu kanyigo kano, nga bagobeddwa, nga batambulatambula nga babuliddwa emmere, ani olwo abalabirira? “Si nze, Mukama? Si nze alabirira namuŋŋoona omukulu, era alabirira n’abaana be, bwe baba bakyali mu kisu, ne bwe baba nga batambulatambula nga babuliddwa emmere?”

Sulemaani yatuma omugayaavu eri enkolooto, era ye yennyini n’ayiga ebyokuyiga ku bumyu, ku mbwa ez’okuyigga ne ku nnabbubi! Naffe ka tukkirize okuyigirizibwa ekitonde kyonna ku bitonde bya Katonda, tugende ekiro kino ku kisu kya bannamuŋŋoona tuyigire eyo nga mu ssomero. Eri abalongoofu, ebintu byonna biba birongoofu, era eri ab’amagezi tewali kintu kya kunyoomebwa. Abalina obulombolombo ka batye namuŋŋoona ng’ennyonyi ereeta ekisirani, n’abatalowooza ka balabe mu ye ekintu kyokka ekirina ebiwaawaatiro, ekiddugavu ekimasamasa—ffe twagala okulaba ebisingawo, era tetubuusabuusa nti tetujja kuviira awo bwereere, bwe tunaaba nga tuyigirizika.

Namuŋŋoona wa Nuuwa teyamuleetera ttabi lya muzeyituuni, naye owaffe ayinza okulireeta! Era kiyinza n’okubaawo nti bannamuŋŋoona batuleetera emmere ekiro kino, nga bwe baaliisanga Eriya edda ku kagga Kerisi. Mukama waffe ow’omukisa yali aggye mu bannamuŋŋoona ensonga ey’amaanyi ennyo—ensonga eyali egendereddwamu okubudaabuda n’okuzzaamu amaanyi abaddu be abaali bennyika mu kweraliikirira okutaliimu ku bya mu bulamu buno. Eri abo bwe batyo yagamba nti, “Mulowooze ku namuŋŋoona, tezisiga so tezikungula, era tezirina na mawanika mwe zitereka mmere yaazo, naye Katonda aziriisa. Naye mmwe muli ba muwendo nnyo okukira ennyonyi ezo!”

Nga ngoberera ensonga z’Omusomesa—ze mwenna mukkiriza nti zaali zirina okuba entuufu, kubanga teyalimbanga mu kuwoza kwe, nga bw’atalimbanga mu bigambo bye—nja kuwoza ekiro kino bwe nti: Mulowooze ku bannamuŋŋoona nga bakaaba! N’amaloboozi amakambwe, agatategeerekeka, agawulikika obubi, bategeeza bye beetaaga, era Kitammwe ali mu ggulu addamu okusaba kwabwe n’abaweereza emmere! Nammwe mutandise okusaba n’okunoonya okusiimibwa kwe—temuli ba muwendo nnyo okubakira? Katonda afaayo ku bannamuŋŋoona, naye tajja kufaayo ku mmwe? Tawuliriza kukaaba kwa bannamuŋŋoona abato abatannamera byoya mu bisu byabwe, bwe baba bayala ne bamukaabirira abaliise?

Nziramu nti: Abawa emmere ng’addamu okukaaba kwabwe, naye tajja kubaddamu mmwe, abaana b’abantu abaavu abakankana, abanoonya amaaso ge n’okusiimibwa kwe nga muyita mu Kristo Yesu? Omulimu gwonna ogw’akawungeezi kano gujja kuba gwa kunnyonnyola bunnyonnyozi ndowooza eyo emu. Ekiro kino, nga nkulemberwa Omwoyo Omutukuvu, nja kugezaako okwogera ekigambo eri abo abaludde nga basaba okusaasirwa naye nga tebannaba kukufuna—abaludde nga bafukamidde, oboolyawo okumala emyezi, nga bakaaba okukaaba okumu okw’amaanyi ennyo era okw’obulumi—naye nga tebannamanya kkubo lya mirembe.

Ekibi kyabwe kikyabawanikiddwa mu bulago ng’olubengo. Batudde mu kiwonvu eky’ekisiikirize eky’olumbe. Tebannalaba kitangaala kyonna, era banyiga engalo zaabwe nga basinda nti, “Katonda yeerabidde ekisa kye? Aggalidde amatu ge eri okusaba kw’emmeeme ezimunoonya? Takyajja kujjukira kukaaba kwa nnaku okw’aboonoonyi? Amaziga g’abeenenya ganaagwanga ku ttaka ne gatakyamusaasiza?” Era ne Setaani, mikwano gyange abaagalwa, abali mu mbeera eno ey’omwoyo, abagamba nti Katonda talibawulira n’akatono. Nti alibaleka ne mukaaba okutuusa lwe mulifa! Nti mulimalako obulamu bwammwe mu kusinda ne mu maziga, era ku nkomerero ne musuulibwa mu nnyanja ey’omuliro!

Ekiro kino nneegomba okubawa okubudaabudibwa n’okuzzibwamu amaanyi. Njagala okubakubiriza okukaaba n’amaanyi okusingawo! Mujje eri Omusaalaba mugukwatire ddala, mweyame nti temuliva wansi w’ekisiikirize kyagwo okutuusa lwe mulifuna ekirabo emmeeme yammwe ky’eyaayaanira. Njagala okubakwatako, Katonda Omwoyo Omutukuvu bw’anannyamba, mulyoke mwogere mu mitima gyammwe, nga Nnabagereka Eseza, nti, “Ndigenda eri Kabaka … Bwe ndiba ow’okuzikirira, nzikirira.” Era mwongereko n’obweyamo bwa Yakobo nti, “Sijja kukuta nga tompadde mukisa.” Kale kino kye kibuuzo kye tulina mu maaso gaffe: KATONDA AWULIRA BANNAMUŊŊOONA ABATO. TALIKUWULIRA GGWE?

I. Ekisooka, mpoza nti alikuwulira, bwe nzijukira nti awulira namuŋŋoona omunafu ng’akaaba, era nti ggwe, mu ngeri emu, oli wa muwendo nnyo okusinga namuŋŋoona. Namuŋŋoona kinyonyi kyokka ekyavu ekitali kirongoofu, era okufa kwakyo okw’amangu ago tekwandireese kituli kya nnaku mu bitonde. Singa bannamuŋŋoona enkumi n’enkumi banyoolebwa ensingo enkya, simanyi nti wandibaddewo ennaku oba okukungubaga okw’amaanyi mu nsi yonna ku lwabwe! Kyandibadde bubeera nti ennyonyi ezimu ezaavu zifudde, era nga kiwedde.

Naye ggwe oli mmeeme etafa! Namuŋŋoona aggwaawo obulamu bwe bwe buggwaako—takyaliwo nate. Naye obulamu bwo obwa kaakano bwe buliggwaako, tolikoma kubaawo—oliba ng’otandise bwe kuseeyeeya ku nnyanja ey’obulamu—oliba ng’otandise bwe kubeera omulamu emirembe gyonna. Olilaba ensozi z’ensi enkadde nga zimenyekamenyeka ne ziggwaawo, omwoyo gwo ogutafa nga tegunnaba kuggwaawo! Omwezi gulibeera nga gumaze okuzikiza ekitangaala kyagwo ekinafu, n’omuliro gw’enjuba ogusinga amaanyi gulibeera nga guzikidde mu kizikiza ekitaggwaawo, naye omwoyo gwo guliba gukyatambula mu lugendo lwagwo olutaggwaawo—olugendo olutaggwaawo olw’obuyinike, okuggyako nga Katonda awulidde okukaaba kwo—

“Woowe, amazima ago amangi ennyo, Omubiri guno ogufa guliyambala obutafa! Okukuba kw’omwoyo tekulikoma n’akatono; Katonda bwe yakuzuukusa, kukuba emirembe gyonna, Kwa lubeerera ng’obulubeerera bwe yennyini! Waggulu wa bamalayika, oba wansi wa baddayimooni: Okulinnya mu Kitiibwa, oba okukka mu buswavu— Abantu bonna ekyo kye kibaterekeddwa, era tekiyinza kuziyizibwa.” Kale olowooza nti Katonda aliwulira ennyonyi ennaku ebaawo ate n’etabaawo—eri wano akaseera akatono ate n’esangulibwa mu kubeerawo—naye nga takuwulira ggwe, emmeeme etafa, eneebeerawo emirembe gyonna nga ye bw’ali? Ndowooza kiteekwa okukwewuunyisa nti bw’aba awulira namuŋŋoona afa, aliwulira n’omuntu atafa. Abantu ab’edda baayogera ku Jupiter nti teyalina budde kufaayo ku bintu ebitono, naye Yakuwa yeetoowaza n’afaayo ku bitonde bye ebisembayo obutono, era alingiza ne mu bisu by’ennyonyi! Talifaayo n’ekisa ku myoyo egisikira obulamu obutaggwaawo obw’entiisa?

Ate era, siwulirangako nti bannamuŋŋoona baatondebwa mu kifaananyi kya Katonda! Naye nsanga nti, wadde ng’olulyo lwaffe lwonoonese, lwonooneddwa endabika era lukkakkanye, ku lubereberye Katonda yagamba nti, “Tukole omuntu mu kifaananyi kyaffe.” Waliwo ekintu mu muntu ekitasangibwa mu bitonde ebya wansi, era ebisinga obulungi n’ekitiibwa mu byo biri wansi nnyo awatali kigero okusinga omwana wa Adamu asinga okunyoomebwa. Waaliwo okuteesa ku kutonda omuntu, era mu birowoozo bye, era ne mu ngeri omubiri gwe gye gwakolebwamu okuyamba ebirowoozo, mulimu okwolesebwa okw’ekitalo okw’amagezi g’Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo.

Leeta wano abasinga okwonooneka endabika, abatamanyiddwa era abasinga obubi mu lulyo lw’omuntu, era—wadde nga siyinza kwetantala kuwaana buntu mu by’empisa—waliwo ekitiibwa mu kuba omuntu ekitasangibwa mu nsolo zonna ez’omu nsiko, ka zibe zitya. Envubu ne lukwata biteekebwa wansi w’ekigere ky’omuntu. Empungu teyinza kubuuka waggulu nga emmeeme y’omuntu bw’erinnya, so n’empologoma teyinza kulya mmere ya kabaka ng’eyo omwoyo gw’omuntu gye gulumwa enjala okufuna. Kale olowooza nti Katonda aliwulira ekitonde ekya wansi era ekinyoomebwa bwe kityo nga namuŋŋoona, naye n’atakuwulira ggwe, ng’oli omu ku lulyo olwatondebwa mu kifaananyi kye yennyini?

Woowe, temulowooza bwe mutyo mu ngeri enkambwe era ey’obusiru ku Oyo amakubo ge bulijjo ga bwenkanya! Ka mbabuuze mmwe bennyini. Obutonde bwennyini tebuyigiriza nti omuntu asaanidde okulabirirwa okusinga ennyonyi ez’omu bbanga? Singa wawulira bannamuŋŋoona abato nga bakaaba, oyinza okubasaasira ekimala n’obawa emmere, singa obadde omanyi engeri y’okubaliisaamu. Naye siyinza kukkiriza nti waliwo omu ku mmwe eyandiyambye ennyonyi, ate n’atabuuka ku biwaawaatiro by’okusaasira okudduukirira omwana omuwere ali kumpi okufa, ng’owulira okukaaba kwe okuva mu kifo gye yasuulibwa olw’obutafaayo obw’obukambwe! Singa, mu kasiriikiriro k’ekiro, owulira okukaaba okw’ennaku okw’omuntu ali kumpi kufa olw’endwadde, nga tewali amusaasira, mu nguudo, tewandigolokose n’omuyamba?

Nkakasa nti wandimuyambye bw’oba ng’oli muntu ayinza okuyamba namuŋŋoona. Bw’oba olina okusaasira kwonna eri namuŋŋoona, mazima wandisinze nnyo okusaasira omuntu! Mmanyi nti boogera mu kaama nti waliwo abasirusiru abafaayo ku mbwa ezitalina maka okusinga abasajja n’abakazi abatalina maka—naye kisinga nnyo okuba nti abo abasaasira embwa be basinga okufaayo n’obukkakkamu ku bantu. Ka kibe kitya, singa nnali nneetaaga obuyambi, nandibasuubiddemu nnyo ebirungi. Kale tolowooza nti Katonda, Oyo Ow’amagezi Gonna, bw’afaayo ku nnyonyi zino ezitannamera byoya mu kisu, ajja kufaayo ddala ne ku ggwe?

Omutima gwo gugamba nti, “Yee.” Kale okuva kati ddamu obutakkiriza bw’omutima gwo ng’okyusa okuwoza kwagwo okutuufu ne kugulumba gwo gwennyini. Naye mpulira ng’ogamba nti, “Ah, naye namuŋŋoona si mwonoonyi nga nze! Ayinza okuba ennyonyi etali nnongoofu, naye tayinza kuba atali mulongoofu mu mpisa nga nze. Ayinza okuba omuddugavu mu langi, naye nze ndi muddugavu olw’ekibi! Namuŋŋoona tayinza kumenya Ssabbiiti, tayinza kulayira, tayinza kwenda! Namuŋŋoona tayinza kuba mutamiivu! Tayinza kweyonoona na bikolwa bibi nga ebyo ebinnyonoonye.”

Ebyo byonna mbimanyi, mukwano gwange, era oyinza okulowooza nti bifuula ensonga yo okuba embi ennyo, naye sirowooza nti bwe kiri ddala. Kirowoozeeko akaseera katono. Kino kiraga ki? Kiraga nti oli kitonde ekiyinza okwonoona, era, n’olwekyo, nti oli mwoyo ogutegeera, omulamu mu ngeri namuŋŋoona gy’atali mulamu. Oli kitonde ekitambulira mu nsi ey’emyoyo! Oli wa mu nsi ey’emmeeme, namuŋŋoona mw’atalina mugabo. Namuŋŋoona tayinza kwonoona, kubanga talina mwoyo, talina mmeeme. Naye ggwe oli kitonde ekitegeera, ekitundu kyakyo ekisinga obulungi ye mmeeme yo. Kale, nga bwe kiri nti emmeeme ya muwendo nnyo okusinga omubiri awatali kigero! Era nga namuŋŋoona—njogera nga abantu bwe batera okwogera—talina kirala okuggyako omubiri, so nga ggwe kyeyoleka nti oli mmeeme era n’omubiri—kubanga bwe kitandibadde bwe kityo tewandisobodde kwonoona—ndaba ne mu ndowooza eyo enzirugavu ey’okuggwaamu amaanyi akatangaala katono!

Katonda afaayo ku mubiri, n’omusaayi, n’amagumba, n’ebyoya ebiddugavu, ate tajja kufaayo ku magezi go, ku kwagala kwo, ku kulamula kwo, ku mutima gwo ogukulumiriza, ku mmeeme yo etafa? Woowe, bw’onookirowoozaako obulowooza, oteekwa okulaba nti tekisoboka kukaaba kwa namuŋŋoona okuwulirwa mu kutu kwa Katonda ow’ekisa, ate okusaba kwo ne kunyoomebwa era ne kubuusibwa amaaso Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo—

“Akawuka akalina ebiwaawaatiro ebitono, Akabuukira ku kakubo k’omusana ogw’olunaku olumu olw’ekyeya. Ekimuli omukka gw’ekiseera eky’okumera gwe guzuukusa Kibe kiramu okumala ekitundu ky’olunaku. Akafuufu akasingayo obutono, n’oluviiri olusingayo obugonvu, Byonna biwulira okulabirira kwa Kitaffe ali mu ggulu.” Mazima, kale, alyanukula okusaba kw’abanaku; talinyooma kwegayirira kwabwe!

Siyinza kuva ku nsonga eno nga sigambye nti okwogera ku namuŋŋoona kusaanidde okuzzaamu omwonoonyi amaanyi. Ng’omuwandiisi omu ow’edda bw’awandiika nti, “Mu nnyonyi teyogera ku kamunye oba ku nnyonyi ey’omuyiggo, ezisiimibwa ennyo era eziriisibwa abalangira. Wabula alonda ennyonyi eyo ekyayibwa era ey’ettima, namuŋŋoona akaaba n’eddoboozi ekkambwe, atalina muntu amutwala nga wa muwendo okuggyako nti alya ennyama y’ensolo enfu eyandimutawaanyizza. Kale laba, weewuunye okulabirira kwa Katonda n’ekisa kye, okuwa namuŋŋoona emmere, ekitonde ekya langi enzirugavu bwe kityo era eky’eddoboozi eritawooma bwe lityo—ekitonde ekikyayibwa abantu abasinga obungi, era abamu nga bakitwala ng’ekireeta ekisirani. Okulabirira kwa Katonda okunene kulabibwa mu kuwa enkolooto, ekuŋŋaanya emmere yaayo mu kyeya—naye okusingawo mu namuŋŋoona, kubanga wadde yeerabira, oba nga tafaayo kwelabirira, kyokka Katonda amulabirira era amuterekera.”

Omuntu yandirowoozezza nti Mukama yandyogedde ku bannamuŋŋoona nti, Ka beerwaneko oba bazikirire! Nedda, Mukama Katonda tanyooma mulimu gwonna ogw’emikono gye. Namuŋŋoona yafuna obulamu bwe okuva eri Katonda, n’olwekyo namuŋŋoona alirabirirwa ye. Si jjiba lyokka eddungi eritaliiko kamogo, naye ne namuŋŋoona omubi afuna emmere ye okuva eri Katonda. Kino kiraga lwatu nti obutaba na kirungi kyonna mu ggwe, ggwe omwonoonyi omuddugavu afaanana namuŋŋoona, tekirireme kukaaba kwo kuwulirwa mu Ggulu! Obutasaanira, omusaayi gwa Yesu gulibuggyawo, n’obucaafu alibunaazaawo ddala. Kkiriza bukkiriza Yesu, olifuna emirembe!

II. Ekiddako, waliwo enjawulo nnene wakati w’okukaaba kwo n’okukaaba kwa namuŋŋoona. Bannamuŋŋoona abato bwe bakaaba, ndowooza tebamanyi bulungi kye baagala. Balina omuze ogw’obuzaaliranwa ogubakaabya nga baagala emmere, naye okukaaba kwabwe, ku kwokka, tekunnyonnyola kye beetaaga. Mwandizudde mangu, ndowooza, nti baali bategeeza mmere—naye tebalina njogera ntegeerekeka—tebaatula na kigambo na kimu! Kukaaba bukaabi okutakoma, okw’amaloboozi amakambwe, okw’okwegomba, era ekyo kyokka.

Naye ggwe omanyi ky’oyagala, era wadde ebigambo byo nga bitono, omutima gwo gumanya okulumwa kwagwo n’obuyinike bwagwo obungi. Okusinda kwo n’ebiwoobe byo birina amakulu agalabika. Amagezi go gali ku mukono ogwa ddyo ogw’omutima gwo oguyala. Omanyi nti weetaaga emirembe n’okusonyiyibwa. Omanyi nti weetaaga Yesu, omusaayi gwe ogw’omuwendo, obutuukirivu bwe obutuukiridde. Kale, singa

Katonda awulira okukaaba okw’ekyewuunyo bwe kutyo, okw’ekiyogaano, okutategeerekeka ng’okwa namuŋŋoona, tolowooza nti aliwulira n’okusaba okw’amagezi era okutegeerekeka okw’emmeeme enaku, eyeetaaga, ey’omusango, emukaabirira nti, “Katonda, onsaasire, nze omwonoonyi”? Mazima amagezi go gakugamba ekyo!

Ate era, bannamuŋŋoona abato tebayinza kukozesa nsonga, kubanga tebalina magezi. Tebayinza kugamba nga ggwe bw’oyinza—

“Amanyi ensonga ze nnaakozesa Okumeggana ne Katonda wange, Nnaawoza ku lw’okusaasira kwe yennyini, Ne ku lw’omusaayi gw’Omulokozi.”

Balina ensonga emu, kwe kugamba, obwetaavu bwabwe obw’amaanyi, obubakaabya, naye tebasobola kusukka awo. Era n’ekyo tebasobola kukyogera mu ntegeka, wadde okukinnyonnyola mu bigambo. Naye ggwe olina ensonga nnyingi nnyo eziri kumpi, era olina amagezi ag’okuzisengeka n’okuzitegeka ng’eggye okulumba entebe ey’obwakabaka ey’ekisa. Mazima, obanga obwetaavu bwa namuŋŋoona obutayogeddwa bwokka buwangula eri Katonda, ggwe olisinga nnyo okuwangula eri Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo singa oyinza okuwoza ensonga yo mu maaso ge n’ojja gy’ali ng’ojjuzizza akamwa ko ensonga! Jjangu, ggwe aweddemu essuubi, ogezese Mukama wange! Nkwegayiridde, kaakano, leka oluyimba olwo olw’ennaku lulinnye mu matu g’okusaasira! Bikkula omutima ogwo ogwagala okwabika, guleke gufulume mu maziga bw’oba nga ebigambo bikulema!

Kyokka, ntya nti namuŋŋoona oluusi alina enkizo nnene ku boonoonyi abamu abanoonya Katonda mu kusaba, kwe kugamba mu kino: bannamuŋŋoona abato banyiikirira emmere yaabwe okusinga abamu bwe banyiikirira emmeeme zaabwe. Naye kino tekikuggyamu maanyi, wabula kye kikuwa ensonga ey’okunyiikira okusinga bwe wali. Bannamuŋŋoona bwe beetaaga emmere, tebalekeraawo kukaaba okutuusa lwe bagifuna. Tewali kusirisa namuŋŋoona omuto ayala okutuusa akamwa ke lwe kajjula, era tewali kusirisa mwonoonyi bw’aba anyiikidde ddala okutuusa omutima gwe lwe gujjula okusaasira kwa Katonda. Nandyagadde abamu ku mmwe musabe n’amaanyi okusingawo! “Obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu buyingirwa n’amaanyi, era abantu ab’amaanyi ennyo be babutwala.”

Omupuliitani omu ow’edda yagamba nti, “Okusaba gwe muzinga oguteekeddwa ku miryango gy’Eggulu okugyabya.” Oteekwa okuwamba ekibuga n’amaanyi bw’oba oyagala okukifuna! Toligenda mu Ggulu ng’ogalamidde ku kitanda ky’ebyoya. Oteekwa okutambula olugendo lw’omulamazi—tewali kugenda mu nsi ey’Ekitiibwa ng’oli mu tulo tungi—abagayaavu abaloota balizuukukira mu Ggeyeena! Katonda bw’aba akuwulizza mu mmeeme yo obwetaavu bw’obulokozi, kaaba ng’omuntu azuukuse era omulamu! Nyiikira! Kaaba mu ddoboozi ery’omwanguka! Tokisirikira! Olwo ndowooza onoolaba nti ensonga yange ya bwenkanya ddala—nti mu buli ngeri okusaba okw’amagezi, okulimu ensonga, okutegeerekeka, kusinga okusobola okuwangula eri Katonda okusinga okuleekaana obuleekaanyi n’ekiyogaano kya namuŋŋoona—era nti bw’aba awulira okukaaba ng’okwa namuŋŋoona—kikakafu nnyo nti aliwulira n’okwo.

III. Jjukira nti ky’osaba kisanyusa okutu kwa Katonda okusinga okukaaba kwa namuŋŋoona ng’ayagala emmere. Byonna bannamuŋŋoona abato bye basaba mmere—bawe ennyama y’ensolo enfu katono, nga bamaze. Okukaaba kwo kuteekwa okusinga ennyo okusanyusa okutu kwa Katonda, kubanga weegayirira okusonyiyibwa ng’oyita mu musaayi gw’Omwana we omwagalwa. Mulimu gwa kitiibwa okusingawo eri Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo okugaba ebirabo eby’omwoyo okusinga eby’omubiri. Emigga gy’ekisa kya Katonda gikulukuta okuva mu nsulo ez’engulu. Mmanyi nti yeetoowaza nnyo, n’atakyeswaza ne bw’asuula emmere mu kamwa ka namuŋŋoona omuto, naye era waliwo ekitiibwa ekisingawo mu mulimu ogw’okuwa abaana b’abantu emirembe, n’okusonyiyibwa, n’okutabaganya.

Okwagala okutaggwaawo kwateekawo ekkubo ery’okusaasira ng’ensi tennatondebwa, era Amagezi agatakoma gakola wamu n’amaanyi agatalina kkomo okutuukiriza ekigendererwa kya Katonda. Mazima Mukama ateekwa okuba ng’asanyukira nnyo okulokola abaana b’abantu! Katonda bw’aba asanyuka okuliisa ensolo ez’omu nsiko, tolowooza nti asinga nnyo okusanyuka okulabirira abaana be yennyini? Ndowooza wandisanze omulimu ogukusanyusa okusingawo mu kuyigiriza abaana bo bennyini okusinga mu kuliisa obuliisa ente yo, oba okusaasaanyiza enkoko sayiri ku mulyango gw’etterekero, kubanga mu mulimu ogusooka mwandibaddemu ekintu eky’ekitiibwa ekisingawo, ekyandizuukusizza ennyo amaanyi go gonna, ne kiraga omuntu wo ow’omunda.

Wano sisigala mu kuteebereza. Kyawandiikibwa nti, “Asanyukira okusaasira.” Katonda bw’akozesa amaanyi ge tayinza kuba mu nnaku, kubanga ye Katonda ow’essanyu. Naye bwe kiba nti kisoboka Katonda Atakoma okusanyuka ennyo mu kiseera ekimu okusinga ekirala, kiba bw’aba asonyiwa aboonoonyi ng’ayita mu musaayi gwa Yesu ogw’omuwendo. Ah, Omwonoonyi, bw’okaabirira Katonda omuwa omukisa okukola ekyo ky’asinga okwagala okukola! Asanyukira okusonyiwa, okuwambaatira Efulayimu we mu kifuba kye, okwogera ku mwana we omujaajaamya nti, “Yali afudde kaakano mulamu, yali azaaye laba wuuno azaawuse.” Kino kisinga okusanyusa omutima gwa Kitaffe okusinga okuliisa ennyana ensava, oba okulabirira ente eziri ku nsozi olukumi.

Kale nno, mikwano gyange abaagalwa, nga bwe musaba ekintu ekiweesa Katonda ekitiibwa ekisinga ennyo okukigaba okusinga ekirabo obulabo eky’emmere eri bannamuŋŋoona, ndowooza nti ekiro kino ennyondo y’ensonga zange ekuba ekikonde eky’amaanyi ennyo ekimenyaamenya obutakkiriza bwammwe! Katonda Omwoyo Omutukuvu, Omubeezi ow’amazima, akole mu mmwe n’amaanyi! Mazima Katonda awa bannamuŋŋoona emmere tajja kugaana mirembe n’okusonyiyibwa eri aboonoonyi abamunoonya. Mumugezese! Mumugezese mu kaseera kano kennyini! Nedda, temuva we muli! Mumugezese kaakano!

IV. Tetusaanidde kulwa ku nsonga emu yokka nga omulamwa gwonna gugagga bwe gutyo. Waliwo ensibuko endala ey’okubudaabudibwa gy’oli, kwe kugamba, nti bannamuŋŋoona tebalagirwa wonna kukaaba. Bwe bakaaba, okwegayirira kwabwe tekulina buyinza bwonna buva mu kukubiriza kwonna okw’enjawulo okuva mu kamwa ka Katonda. Naye ggwe olina obuyinza obuva mu kukubiriza kwa Katonda okusemberera entebe ya Katonda ey’obwakabaka mu kusaba!

Singa omugagga aggulawo ennyumba ye eri abo abatayitiddwa, mazima yandyanirizza abo abayitiddwa. Bannamuŋŋoona bajja nga tebayitiddwa, naye tebasindikibwa nga tebalina kantu! Ggwe olagiddwa okujja ng’omugenyi ayitiddwa—kale oligaanibwa otya? Olowooza nti toyitiddwa kujja? Wuliriza kino: “Buli alikoowoola erinnya lya Mukama alirokoka.” “Bw’obanga mu buzibu, nnaakuwonyanga, naawe onongulumizanga.” “Mugende mu nsi yonna mubuulire Enjiri eri abantu bonna. Abo bonna abakkiriza ne babatizibwa balirokolebwa, naye abo abatakkiriza balisalirwa omusango ne gubasinga.” “Kkiriza Mukama waffe Yesu onoolokolebwa.” “Mwenenye, buli omu ku mmwe abatizibwe mu linnya lya Yesu Kristo.”

Kuno kukubiriza okugabibwa awatali kkomo lyonna ku mpisa za muntu. Kubayita ku bwereere—nedda, kubalagira okujja. Woowe, oluvannyuma lw’ebyo oyinza okulowooza nti Katonda alikwesamba? Eddirisa liggule, namuŋŋoona abuukira munda, era Katonda ow’okusaasira tamugobamu! Oluggi luggule, n’Ekigambo eky’Ekisuubizo kikuyita ojje—tolowooza nti alikugaana, wabula kkiriza nti “ajja kukwaniriza n’ekisa era akwagale awatali ky’akusalidde kya kusasula,” olwo “onoowaayo gy’ali ebibala by’akamwa ko.” Ka kibe kitya, mugezese! Mugezese ne kaakano!

V. Ate era, waliwo ensonga endala esinga ennyo amaanyi. Okukaaba kwa namuŋŋoona omuto kukaaba bukaabi okw’obutonde okw’ekitonde, naye okukaaba kwo, bwe kuba nga kwa mazima, kuva mu mulimu gw’ekisa kya Katonda mu mutima gwo. Namuŋŋoona bw’akaabirira Eggulu, tewali kirala kikaaba okuggyako namuŋŋoona yennyini—naye ggwe bw’okaaba nti, “Katonda, onsaasire, nze omwonoonyi”—ye Katonda Omwoyo Omutukuvu akaabira mu ggwe!

Bwe bulamu obuggya Katonda bw’akuwadde nga bukaabirira ensibuko mwe bwava, bubeere n’okussa ekimu n’okwogeraganya n’Oyo Omukulu eyabusibukamu. Kyetaagisa Katonda yennyini okuleetera omuntu okusaba mu bwesimbu ne mu mazima! Tuyinza, bwe tukirowoozaako, okuyigiriza abaana baffe “okwogera essaala zaabwe,” naye tetuyinza kubayigiriza “kusaba.” Oyinza okukola “ekitabo ky’essaala,” naye toyinza kuteeka kaweke ka “kusaba” mu kitabo, kubanga kintu kya mwoyo nnyo okusibibwa wakati w’empapula. Abamu ku mmwe, oboolyawo, “musoma essaala” mu maka. Sijja kunenya mpisa eyo naye nja kugyogerako kino— oyinza okusoma “essaala” ezo okumala emyaka nsanvu ate n’otasaba n’omulundi gumu—kubanga okusaba kintu kirala ddala okusinga ebigambo obugambo.

Okusaba okw’amazima kwe kusuubulagana kw’omutima ne Katonda, era omutima tegutandika kusuubulagana mu by’omwoyo n’emyalo gy’Eggulu okutuusa Katonda Omwoyo Omutukuvu lw’afuuwa empewo mu matanga n’ayanguya eryato okutuuka ku mwalo gwalyo. “Kibagwanira okuzaalibwa omulundi ogwokubiri.” Bwe wabaawo okusaba okw’amazima kwonna mu mutima gwo, wadde nga tomanyi kyama kyakwo, Katonda Omwoyo Omutukuvu ali omwo! Kale bw’aba awulira okukaaba okutava gy’ali, tasinga nnyo okuwulira okwo okuva gy’ali! Oboolyawo obadde weetabula ng’ogezaako okumanya obanga okukaaba kwo kwa butonde oba kwa mwoyo. Kino kiyinza okulabika ng’ekikulu ennyo, era tekibuusibwabuusibwa nti bwe kiri— naye ka okukaaba kwo kube kwa ngeri eno oba eri, weeyongere okunoonya Mukama!

Oboolyawo obuusabuusa obanga okukaaba okw’obutonde Katonda akuwulira. Ka mbakakase nti akuwulira. Nzijukira lumu bwe nnayogera ekintu ku nsonga eno mu kifo ekimu eky’okusinzizaamu eky’abagoberezi ba Calvin abakakanyavu ennyo. Mu kiseera ekyo nnali mbuulira abaana nga mbakubiriza okusaba. Nnagamba nti edda ennyo nga sinnakyuka ddala, nnasabanga emikisa egya bulijjo, era nti Katonda yawulira okusaba kwange. Kino tekyasanyusa baganda bange abalungi ab’ekibiina ekyo ekyeyita eky’amagezi agasukkiridde! Oluvannyuma bonna ne bankuŋŋaanirako nga beefuula abaagala okumanya kye nnali ntegeeza, naye mu mazima nga baagala kunoonya nsobi n’okwemulugunya, nga bwe kyali mu buntu bwabwe n’empisa yaabwe.

“Banneebungulula ng’enjuki. Weewaawo, ng’enjuki banneebungulula!” Oluvannyuma lw’akaseera, nga bwe nnali nsuubira, ne batandika omuzannyo gwabwe ogwa bulijjo ogw’okuvuma abantu amannya. Ne batandika okugamba nti eno yali enjigiriza ya Arminius ey’olwatu ddala! Era erinnya eddala lye baasanyuka okunzisaamu ekitiibwa lyali “Fullerist”—erinnya, mu kuyitamu, ery’ekitiibwa ennyo ne kiba nti nandibeebazizza n’omutima gwonna olw’okuligattako ku bye nnali njogedde! Naye okugamba nti Katonda awulira okusaba kw’abantu ab’obutonde kyali kibi okusinga enjigiriza ya Arminius gye bali, bwe kiba nti waliwo ekiyinza okugisinga obubi! Ne bajuliza ekyawandiikibwa ekyo eky’obulimba nti, “Okusaba kw’aboonoonyi kwa muzizo eri Mukama,” kye nnaddamu amangu ago nga mbabuuza obanga banandaga ekyawandiikibwa ekyo mu Kigambo kya Katonda, kubanga neetantala okugamba nti Setaani ye yali omuwandiisi w’ekigambo ekyo, era nti tekiri mu Bayibuli n’akatono.

“Ssaddaaka y’aboonoonyi ya muzizo eri Mukama” kiri mu Bayibuli, naye ekyo kintu kirala nnyo ku “kusaba kw’aboonoonyi.” Era ate waliwo enjawulo ey’olwatu wakati w’ababi ekigambo ekyo be kitegeeza n’omuntu ow’obutonde gwe twali tuwakanaako. Sirowooza nti omuntu atandika okusaba mu ngeri yonna ayinza okubalibwa nti ali ddala mu kibinja ky’“aboonoonyi” Sulemaani be yali ategeeza, era mazima taliiko mu abo abatassaayo mwoyo kuwulira Mateeka, abo be kyawandiikibwako nti okusaba kwabwe tekukkirizibwa.

“Kale, naye,” bwe baagamba, “kiyinza kitya okuba nti Katonda awulira okusaba okw’obutonde?” Era bwe nnali nkyalinzeemu akaseera, omukadde omukazi eyali ayambadde ekyambalo ekimyufu ekiwanvu n’ayita mu kibinja ekitono ekyali kinneetoolodde, n’abagamba mu ngeri ey’amaanyi ennyo, nga nnyina wa bonna mu Isirayiri bwe yali, nti, “Lwaki muleeta ekibuuzo kino, nga mwerabidde Katonda yennyini kye yayogera! Kiki kino kye mwogera, nti Katonda tawulira kusaba kwa butonde? Kale, tawulira bannamuŋŋoona abato bwe bamukaabirira? Era mulowooza nti bo basaba okusaba okw’omwoyo?”

Amangu ago abasajja abo ab’olutalo ne badduka—tewali kuwangulwa kwali kusinga okwo—era omulundi gumu mu bulamu bwabwe bateekwa okuba nga baawulira nti nabo bayinza okusobya! Mazima, abooluganda, kino kiyinza okubazzaamu amaanyi n’okubabudaabuda! Sigenda kubateeka kaakano ku mulimu ogw’okunoonyereza obanga okusaba kwammwe kwa butonde oba kwa mwoyo—obanga kuva eri Omwoyo wa Katonda oba tekuva—kubanga ekyo kiyinza, oboolyawo, okubaggyamu amaanyi. Okusaba bwe kuba nga kuva mu mutima gwo ddala, tumanyi bwe kwatuuka eyo, wadde ggwe nga oyinza obutakimanya. Katonda awulira bannamuŋŋoona, era nzikiriza nti alikuwulira, era nzikiriza, okwongerako, wadde nga kaakano saagala kuleeta kibuuzo ekyo mu mutima gwo, nti awulira okusaba kwo, kubanga— wadde nga oyinza obutakimanya—waliwo omulimu ogw’ekyama ogw’Omwoyo wa Katonda ogukolebwa munda mu ggwe ogukuyigiriza okusaba.

VI. Naye nnina ensonga ezisinga amaanyi era ezisinga okukwata ku nsonga. Bannamuŋŋoona abato bwe bakaaba, bakaaba bokka. Naye ggwe bw’osaba, olina Oyo akusinga amaanyi asaba wamu naawe! Owulira omwonoonyi oyo ng’akaaba nti, “Katonda, onsaasire, nze omwonoonyi”? Wuliriza! Owulira okukaaba okulala okulinnya wamu n’okwe? Nedda, tokuwulira kubanga amatu go gazibe era gazito, naye Katonda akuwulira. Waliwo eddoboozi eddala, erisinga ennyo erisooka okuwulikika n’okuwooma, era erisinga ennyo okuwangula, nga lirinnya mu kaseera ke kamu nga lyegayirira nti, “Kitange, basonyiwe olw’omusaayi gwange ogw’omuwendo.”

Eddoboozi eriddamu akaama k’omwonoonyi lya kitiibwa ng’okubwatuka kw’eggulu! Tewali mwonoonyi yali asabye mu mazima nga Kristo tasaba mu kiseera kye kimu! Toyinza kumulaba wadde okumuwulira, naye Yesu tasiikuula buziba bw’emmeeme yo n’Omwoyo we nga n’emmeeme ye tesiikuuse. Woowe, Omwonoonyi, okusaba kwo, bwe kutuuka mu maaso ga Katonda, kuba kintu kirala nnyo ku kye kuba nga kuva gy’oli!

Oluusi abantu abaavu bajja gye tuli n’okwegayirira kwe baagala okuweereza eri Kampuni emu oba eri Omuntu omukulu. Baleeta ebbaluwa yaabwe ey’okwegayirira ne batusaba tugibatwalire. Ewandiikiddwa n’ensobi nnyingi, mu ngeri ey’ekyewuunyo ennyo, era tusobola bumanyi kye bategeeza. Naye era, mulimu ekimala okututegeeza kye beetaaga. Okusooka tugibawandiikira buggya mu bulungi, olwo, bwe tumala okunnyonnyola ensonga yaabwe, ne tuteeka erinnya lyaffe wansi. Era bwe tuba n’obuyinza bwonna, mazima bafuna kye baagala olw’amaanyi g’erinnya eriteekeddwa wansi w’ebbaluwa ey’okwegayirira.

Kino kyennyini Mukama Yesu Kristo ky’akola n’okusaba kwaffe okunafu! Okusaba okwo akuwandiika buggya mu bulungi, n’akuteekako envumbo y’omusaayi gwe ogw’okutangirira, n’ateeka erinnya lye wansi, era bwe kutyo ne kulinnya eri entebe ya Katonda ey’obwakabaka. Kuba kusaba kwo, naye, woowe, era kusaba KWE! Era ekyo, nti kusaba kwe, kye kukuwangulisa. Kaakano, eno nsonga ya nnyondo nnene—obanga bannamuŋŋoona bawangula nga bakaaba bokka, obanga okuyogaana kwabwe okw’ennaku kubafunira bye beetaaga ku lwabwe bokka—kale okwegayirira okw’ennaku okw’omwonoonyi omwavu akankana tekulisinga nnyo okuwangula, oyo ayinza okugamba nti, “Ku lwa Yesu,” era ayinza okunywereza ensonga ze zonna n’okwegayirira okw’omukisa nti, “Mukama Yesu Kristo akisaanira! Ayi Mukama, kimpe ku lulwe”?

Nsuubira nnyo nti abanoonya bano be mbadde njogerako, abaludde nga bakaaba ate nga batya nti tebaliwulirwa, tebalirinda bbanga ddene, wabula mangu bajja kufuna okuddibwamu okw’ekisa okw’emirembe! Era bwe batannaba kufuna kwegomba kwa mitima gyabwe, nsuubira nti bajja kugumizibwa okugumiikiriza okutuusa olunaku olw’ekisa lwe lulikya. Mulina ekisuubizo bannamuŋŋoona kye batalina, era ekyo kyandibadde ensonga endala singa ebiseera bitukkiriza okukibuulirako. Ggwe akankana, ng’olina ekisuubizo eky’okuwozaako, tobuusabuusa n’akatono nti oliwulirwa ku ntebe ey’obwakabaka ey’ekisa!

Era kaakano, ka ŋŋambe omwonoonyi, nga mmaliriza, BW’OBA NG’OKAABYE N’OTAFUNA, WEEYONGERE OKUKAABA. “Ddayo emirundi musanvu,” weewaawo, n’emirundi nsanvu emirundi musanvu! Jjukira nti okusaasira kwa Katonda mu Kristo Yesu lye ssuubi lyo lyokka!

Kale kwatirira ddala ku kwo, ng’omuntu abbira bw’akwatirira omuguwa gwokka oguli kumpi naye. Bw’olizikirira ng’osaba okusaasirwa olw’omusaayi ogw’omuwendo, oliba omuntu asoose okuzikirira bw’atyo! Weeyongere okukaaba! Kaaba bukaabi! Naye woowe, kkiriza era! Kubanga okukkiriza kuleeta emmunyeenye ey’enkya n’obudde okukya.

Mukyala wa John Ryland, Betty, bwe yali ku ndiri ng’ali kumpi okufa, yali mu kweraliikirira kungi mu birowoozo, wadde nga yali Mukristaayo okumala emyaka mingi. Bba n’amugamba mu ngeri ye ey’ekyewuunyo naye ey’amagezi nti, “Kale, Betty, kiki ekikuluma?” “Woowe, John, nfa, era sirina ssuubi, John!” “Naye, omwagalwa wange, kale ogenda wa?” “Ngenda mu Ggeyeena!” bwe yaddamu. “Kale,” bwe yagamba, ng’abikka ennaku ye ennyingi n’obusesa bwe obwa bulijjo, era ng’agenderera okukuba ekikonde ekyandikubye omusumaali ku mutwe ddala ne kigoba mangu okubuusabuusa kwe, “Kiki ky’ogenderera okukola bw’olituuka eyo, Betty?” Omukazi omulungi n’atasobola kuddamu, Omwami Ryland n’agenda mu maaso nti, “Olowooza olisaba bw’olituuka eyo?”

“Woowe, John,” bwe yagamba, “Nnandisabye buli wantu. Siyinza kulekayo kusaba!” “Kale nno,” bwe yagamba, “bajja kugamba nti, ‘Laba Betty Ryland ng’asaba wano. Mumufulumye! Tetujja kukkiriza muntu yenna kusaba wano! Mumufulumye!’” Engeri eno ey’ekyewuunyo ey’okukiteeka n’ereeta ekitangaala mu mmeeme ye, n’alaba amangu ago obusirusiru bw’okuteebereza obuteebereza nti emmeeme enoonya Kristo ddala eyinza okusuulibwa ewala okuva mu maaso ge emirembe gyonna! Weeyongere okukaaba, Mmeeme! Weeyongere okukaaba! Omwana bw’akyasobola okukaaba, aba mulamu. Era nga bw’okyasobola okulumba entebe ey’obwakabaka ey’okusaasira, wakyaliwo essuubi gy’oli! Naye wulira era nga bw’okaaba, era kkiriza by’owulira, kubanga emirembe gifunibwa lwa kukkiriza.

Naye linda katono, nnina ekirala eky’okwogera. Kisoboka nti oyinza okuba ng’omaze okufuna omukisa gwennyini gw’onoonya ng’okaaba? “Woowe,” ogamba, “saandisabye kintu kye nnina edda! Singa mmanyi nti nkirina, nandirekedde awo okukaaba, ne ntandika okutendereza n’okwebaza Katonda.” Kaakano, simanyi obanga mwenna abanoonya muli mu mbeera ennungi bwe etyo, naye nkakasa nti waliwo emmeeme ezinoonya ezimaze okufuna okusaasira kwe zisaba. Mukama, mu kifo ky’okuzigamba ekiro kino nti, “Munnoonye,” azigamba nti, “Lwaki okaabirira nze? Nakuwulira mu biro ebituufu, era ne nkuyamba ku lunaku olw’obulokozi. Ebyonoono byo mbyezeewo n’embisenda ng’ekire, n’ebibi byo ne mbyerawo ng’olufu olw’omu makya. Nkulokodde. Oli wange. Nkunaazizzaako ebibi byo byonna. Genda mu kkubo lyo, osanyuke.”

Mu mbeera ng’eyo okutendereza okw’okukkiriza kwe kusinga okusaanira okusinga okusaba okw’okulumwa. “Woowe,” ogamba, “naye tekisoboka nti nnina okusaasira nga nkyakunoonya.” Kale, simanyi. Oluusi Mercy agwa n’azirika ebweru w’omulyango. Tekisoboka ye okuyingizibwa munda ng’akyazirise, ate n’alowooza ebbanga lyonna nti akyali bweru? Ayinza okuwulira embwa ng’ekyaboggola, naye ah, mmeeme ennaku, bw’aliddamu okutegeera, alisanga nga ali munda w’akaggi era ng’ali mirembe!

Bwe kityo abamu ku mmwe muyinza okuba nga mugudde mu kuzirika okw’okuggwaamu amaanyi nga lwe mujja eri Kristo. Bwe kiba bwe kityo, ekisa kya Katonda ekifuga byonna kibazzeemu obulamu, era oboolyawo nze nnyinza okuba ekikozesebwa okukikola ekiro kino. Kiki ky’onoonya? Abamu ku mmwe musuubira okulaba okwolesebwa okumasamasa, naye nsuubira nti temulimatizibwa mu ekyo, kubanga tebiweza na kasente kamu ku lukumi. Okwolesebwa kwonna mu nsi okuva mu nnaku z’ebyamagero, nga kugattiddwa wamu, bwe birooto obulooto, ku nkomerero—era ebirooto tebiriiko kye bigasa! Abantu balya nnyo ekyeggulo ne baloota—kiba kulemererwa kugaaya mmere, oba obwongo okukola ennyo mu ngeri etali ya bulamu—era ekyo kyokka! Bw’oba nga obwo bwe bujulizi bwokka bw’olina obw’okukyuka, kirungi okububuusabuusa. Mbeegayiridde obutamatira n’akatono nabwo—kasasiro wa nnaku ow’okuzimbako essuubi lyo ery’emirembe gyonna.

Oboolyawo onoonya okuwulira okw’ekyewuunyo ennyo—si kukubwa masannyalaze ddala, naye ekintu eky’enjawulo ennyo era eky’ekitalo. Nzikiriza, teweetaaga n’akatono kuwulira kunyeenyezebwa okw’ekyewuunyo kw’otwala nga kwa muwendo nnyo. Okuwulira kwonna okw’ekyewuunyo abantu abamu kwe boogerako nga bakwataganya n’okukyuka kuyinza okubagasa oba obutabagasa, naye nkakasa nti mazima tekulina kakwate na kukyuka ne kiba nti kwetaagisa gye kuli!

Ka nkubuuze ekibuuzo kimu oba bibiri. Okkiriza nti oli mwonoonyi? “Yee,” ogamba. Naye singa nzigyawo ekigambo ekyo “omwonoonyi”? Otegeeza nti okkiriza nti omenye Amateeka ga Katonda, nti oli muzzi w’emisango atalina mugaso eri obufuzi bwa Katonda? Okkiriza nti mu mutima gwo, ka kibe kitya, omenye Ebiragiro byonna, era nti osaanidde okubonerezebwa olw’ekyo? “Yee,” ogamba, “Sikikkiriza kyokka, naye nkiwulira! Mugugu gwe neetikka buli lunaku.”

Kaakano ekirala—okkiriza nti Mukama Yesu Kristo ayinza okuggyawo ekibi kyo kino kyonna? Yee, okikkiriza ekyo. Kale, oyinza okumwesiga akulokole? Weetaaga okulokolebwa. Toyinza kwerokola. Oyinza okumwesiga akulokole? “Yee,” ogamba, “Nkikola dda ekyo.” Kale, mukwano gwange omwagalwa, bw’oba weesiga ddala Yesu, kikakafu nti olokose, kubanga olina obujulizi bwokka obw’obulokozi obubeerera ku buli omu ku ffe! Waliwo obujulizi obulala obujja oluvannyuma, gamba ng’obutukuvu n’ebirabo by’ekisa eby’Omwoyo, naye obujulizi bwokka obubeerera ku basinga obulungi mu bantu abalamu bwe buno—

“Sirina kye ndeeta mu ngalo zange,
Nkwatidde ku Musaalaba gwo gwokka.”

Oyinza okukozesa olunyiriri lwa Jack omutembeeyi—

“Ndi mwonoonyi omwavu, si kantu n’akatono,
Naye Yesu Kristo ye Byonna byange mu byonna”?

Nsuubira nti ojja kweyongera nnyo mu maaso mu bumanyirivu ku nsonga ezimu okusinga wano, gye bujja, naye saagala weeyongereyo wadde olwala lumu ku musingi gw’obujulizi bwo n’ensonga y’essuubi lyo. Yimirira awo kyokka, era bw’oba kaakano otunula wala okuva ku buli kintu ekiri munda mu ggwe oba ebweru wo n’otunuulira Yesu Kristo, ne weesiga okubonaabona kwe ku Gologoosa n’omulimu gwe gwonna ogw’okutangirira ng’omusingi gw’okukkirizibwa kwo mu maaso ga Katonda, olokose! Teweetaaga kirala kyonna! Ovudde mu kuzikirira ng’otuuse mu bulamu. “Amukkiriza tasalibwa musango.” “Akkiriza aba n’obulamu obutaggwaawo.”

Singa nnasanga malayika kaakano mu kkubo eryo eriri wakati w’entebe nga mfuluma mu luggi lwange okugenda mu kisenge kyange eky’abaweereza, n’aŋŋamba nti—“Charles Spurgeon, nvudde mu Ggulu okukugamba nti osonyiyiddwa,” nandimugambye nti—“Ekyo nkimanyi nga tonnaba kukimbuulira! Nkimanyi ku buyinza obusinga ennyo obubwo.” Era singa ambuuza engeri gye nkimanyi, nandimuddamu nti, “Ekigambo kya Katonda kisinga gyendi ekigambo kya malayika, era ye yakyogera—‘Amukkiriza tasalibwa musango.’ Mmukkiririzaamu ddala, n’olwekyo sisaliddwa musango—era kino nkimanyi awatali malayika kukimbuulira.”

Mmwe abeeraliikirivu, temunoonya bamalayika, n’ebikakasa, n’obujulizi, n’obubonero. Bw’oba weesigama ku mulimu gwa Yesu ogwaggwa, olina dda obujulizi obusinga obulungi mu nsi bw’obulokozi bwo! Olina ekigambo kya Katonda ku nsonga eyo—kiki ekirala ekyetaagisa? Toyinza kukkiriza kigambo kya Katonda? Oyinza okukkiriza ekigambo kya kitaawo. Oyinza okukkiriza ekigambo kya nnyoko— lwaki toyinza kukkiriza kigambo kya Katonda? Woowe, nga tuteekwa okuba n’emitima emibi ennyo okubuusabuusa Katonda yennyini!

Oboolyawo ogamba nti tewandikoze kintu ng’ekyo. Woowe, naye obuusabuusa Katonda, bw’oba nga teweesiga Kristo—kubanga, “oyo atakkiririza mu Katonda ng’amufudde mulimba.” Bw’oba teweesiga Kristo, mu butuufu ogamba nti Katonda mulimba! Toyagala kwogera bw’otyo, si bwe kiri? Woowe, kkiriza obwesigwa bwa Katonda! Omwoyo wa Katonda akuwalirize okukkiriza okusaasira kwa Kitaffe, amaanyi g’omusaayi gw’Omwana, n’okwagala kw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu okuleeta aboonoonyi gy’ali!

Mujje, abawuliriza bange abaagalwa, mwegatte nange mu kusaba nti mukulemberwe ekisa kya Katonda okulaba mu Yesu byonna bye mwetaaga—

“Okusaba ge maanyi g’ekitonde, gwe mukka gwakyo ddala n’obulamu bwakyo.
Okusaba kye kisumuluzo kya zaabu ekiyinza okuggulawo akaggi k’okusaasira.
Okusaba ly’eddoboozi ery’ekitalo eryagamba ebyalagirwa nti, kibe bwe kityo.
Okusaba gwe musuwa omutono ogunyeenya ebinywa by’Ayinzabyonna,
Kale, saba, ggwe ekitonde, kubanga ebyetaago byo bingi era binene.
Ebirowoozo byo, omutima gwo ogukulumiriza, n’obulamu bwo, ebyetaago byo bikukubiriza okusaba,
Kye kiwonya ebyeraliikiriza byonna, eddagala eddene eriwonya obulumi bwonna,
Kizikiriza okubuusabuusa, kiwonya okuzikirira, kye kigoba okweraliikirira kwonna.”