Ku Kkubo Eritwala e Varanasi

Mu 1996, nafuna ebbaluwa okuva mu sseminari eyali mu bukiikakkono bwa India, nga bambuuza oba nnandyagadde okujja eyo okusomesa mu wiiki eyayitibwanga “Spiritual Emphasis” (Okussa Essira ku by’Omwoyo). Waaliwo omusajja Omuyindi eyali wa kwogera mu weema ennene buli kiro, ate nze nnali wa kusomesa essaawa emu buli nkya eri abayizi bonna, abakozi n’abakkiriza ab’omu kitundu abaali basobola okujja. Eyampandiikira yayongerako nti erinnya lyange yali aliweereddwa ow’oluganda ali mu UK, eyali ayogedde nti nnandijja newankubadde nga tebaali basobola kumpa buyambi bwa nsimbi. Nakkiriza okugenda kubanga nnali neewaddeyo dda eri Mukama nti nnandikkirizza obuyita bwonna, okuba nga waliwo ensimbi ezimala mu ‘akawunti kange ak’obuweereza’ omwo mwe mwateekebwanga ebirabo, ensimbi z’ekitiibwa, n’ebirala byonna.

Olugendo lwateekebwateekebwa okubaawo mu February 1997. Anne yaboga ku lugendo luno mu bbaluwa yaffe eya Sekukkulu ku nkomerero y’omwaka ogwo, bwe tutyo tetwewuunya nnyo bbaluwa endala bwe yajja ku ntandikwa y’Omwaka Omuggya nga bambuuza oba nnandyongedde olugendo lwange mu Asia okwongerako omwezi gumu ogw’obuweereza ne Youth With A Mission (YWAM) mu Nepal. Kino nnali njagala nnyo okukikola kubanga tulina ebijjukizo eby’ekyokusanyusa eby’obumu bwaffe n’abakkiriza b’e Nepal mu baserikale ba Ghurka ab’e Hong Kong. Bwe lutyo olugendo lwateekebwateekebwa – wiiki bbiri mu Allahabad, India, oluvannyuma omwezi gumu mu Nepal, gye nnandivudde ne ntambula okutuuka mu Australia n’essomero lya Capernwray, Anne gye yali andindiridde.

Tikiti yange ey’olugendo lwonna olw’emyezi etaano yali ya muwendo ogwenkanankana ddala n’ekyo kye nnalina mu ‘akawunti k’obuweereza.’

Nayogera mu bibinja bitaano ebitono eby’esseminari mu New Dehli nga sinnaba kusaabala ggaali ery’ekiro okutuuka mu Allahabad ne mu sseminari. Olwokubanga omwogezi omukulu teyatuuka ku Ssande, nasabibwa okwogera mu lukuŋŋaana lw’omu weema ennene eri abakkiriza ebikumi n’ebikumi. Awo buli nkya, nnayogera eri abayizi ekikumi awamu n’abakozi n’abagenyi, nga mw’otwalidde bangi abaava mu sseminari y’abakazi ey’omu kitundu – awamu abantu nga ebikumi bibiri. Kyagenda bulungi nnyo, era bonna baakkiriza okusomesa kwange n’ekisa.

Ku Lwamukaaga, omulimu gwange gwali guwedde naye nnali n’ekizibu. Ku Balaza eyaddirira, nnali nteekwa okubuuka ennyonyi okutuuka mu Kathmandu. Naye ababaka ba Air India baŋŋamba nti tikiti yange ey’ennyonyi (eyalagirwa ne kompyuta emala wiiki nga si nnyingi mu Canada) teyalabika, era nti olunaku olusooka lwe baali basobola okunteeka ku nnyonyi lwali Lwakutaano, ng’ewiiki eyitawo. Enkola endala yokka yali kusaabala baasi okumala essaawa kkumi na ttaano ku luguudo olutali lulungi, n’okusitula ensawo zange zombi enzito ez’olugendo olubanga oluwanvu okusala ku nsalo. Ekisaawe ky’ennyonyi ekyali okumpi kyali Varanasi, kilomita 150 okuvaawo, bwe ntyo saasobola kugenda mangu ku kisaawe kwekebejja ekizibu.

Mu mwaka oguyise, pulezidenti wa sseminari yali avuddeyo, ne wabaawo omukulembeze ow’akaseera, eyali minsani okuva mu USA, eyali akulembera omulimu. Rudy Raby ne mukyala we Eleanor baali bawezezza emyaka egisukka mu nsanvu naye okwagala kwabwe eri Mukama n’omulimu gwe tekwakendeera.

"Gareth, nteekwa okugenda ku kisaawe ky’ennyonyi ku Lwamukaaga, okukima omugenyi ava mu Australia," Rudy bwe yagamba. "Lwaki tojja nange tulabe oba tusobola okuzuula ekyagwa ku tikiti yo? Oboolyawo erinnya lyo baalitabudde mu bikwata byabwe eyo." Bwe nnazuukuka ku makya g’Olwamukaaga olwo, nakakasa Mukama nti nnali mwetegefu okutambula mu baasi, naye nnandisinze nnyo okutambula mu nnyonyi! Bwe kityo, nga wayiseewo akaseera katono, Rudy, Eleanor nange ne tutandika olugendo olw’essaawa ttaano okuva Allahabad okutuuka Varanasi, ekisaawe ky’ennyonyi.

Olugendo lwali lwa mpola kubanga oluguudo olufunda olwakyukakyuka lwali lujjudde ebinnya, abantu, n’ente. Nga wayiseewo essaawa nga ssatu mu lugendo lwaffe, Eleanor yawulira etteeka eritagambika ery’okuseeyeeya. Mu India ekyo kitera kutegeeza ‘emabega w’ekisaka ekiri okumpi’ bwe kityo Rudy n’alagirwa okuyimirira mu kifo ekisooka ekituufu. Ekyo tekyagwana Eleanor bwe kityo Rudy n’agambibwa okuvuga akatono nga yeeyongerayo. Kino kyeddiŋŋana emirundi esatu okutuusa lwe twayimirira emabega w’emmotoka eyali eyimiridde.

Eleanor bwe yagenda mu bisaka ebyali okumpi, omuvuzi w’emmotoka, eyandiraba engeri gye twali tuyimiriramu ne tugendako mu ddakiika ezaali ziyise, n’ava mu mmotoka ye n’atusemberera.

"Waliwo ekitali kituufu?" n’abuuza. "Nedda, kaseera ka kuseeyeeya kokka," Rudy n’addamu, oluvannyuma, bwe yamutunuulira ennyo, "Ki ekyo, si ggwe Simon Job?"

"Yee," omugwira n’addamu. "Ggwe ani?" "Nze Rudy Rabi!" Rudy n’aleekaana bwe yava mu mmotoka ne bombi ne bagwiramukiriza. Kyeyoleka nti, emyaka kkumi na etaano emabega, Simon ne mutabani wa Rudy baali mikwano mikulu ennyo mu ssomero awamu, nga ne bakitaabwe basomeseza mu sseminari.

Baamanyisa nange, era bwe yawulira ku kizibu kyange eky’etikiti, Simon n’ansaba enteekateeka yange ey’olugendo, ng’agamba nti "Kino kiveeyo ndabirira nze." "Oli malayika?" ne mubuuza, nga ntunula okulaba oba waliwo ebiwaawaatiro ebirabika.

Oluvannyuma akawungeezi ako, nga tuwummulira mu wooteeri e Varanasi, Simon n’ampita okuŋŋamba nti omubaka we yali wa kuntwala ku kisaawe ky’ennyonyi ku makya. Yali tasobodde kutegeka tikiti naye n’ankakasa nti omubaka we yandigezezzaako kyonna kye yasobola.

Mu lugendo olwa kilomita 25 okutuuka ku kisaawe ky’ennyonyi ku makya ag’oluvannyuma, ‘omubaka’ we, eyali maneja wa wooteeri yange, yaŋŋamba nti, mu kibuga ekyo eky’Abahindu, Simon Job yali omu ku basajja abaasinganga okussibwamu ekitiibwa, empisa ze ez’Ekikristaayo nga zirabika mu bikolwa bye byonna eby’obusuubuzi. N’aŋŋamba nate nti yali ayogeddeganya n’ofiisi ya Air India ku makya ago era nga banteeseeko nga nammba 10 ku lukalala lwabwe olw’abalindirira ab’omu ‘business class’. Nammba 10! Omutima gwange ne guggwaamu essuubi bwe nnategeera essuubi ttono lye nnali nnina ery’okufuna entebe, nga mmanyi nti waliwo entebe nga kkumi zokka mu business class.

Ekisenge ky’okulindirira eky’oku kisaawe ky’ennyonyi kyali kijjudde abatambuze, okusinga abasaddaaka n’abalambuzi abaali bajja mu kibuga kino ekisinga byonna okuba eky’Abahindu mu India. Nnatuula ku migugu gyange mu nsonda emu ate omubaka n’agenda okunoonya tikiti yange. Nga wayiseewo eddakiika kkumi n’akomawo. "Mwami Evans, nzudde erinnya lyo!" n’aleekaana, "naye baakuggyeeko ku lukalala lw’Olwabalaza kubanga balina ekibinja kinene eky’abalambuzi ekiyita!" Bwe yalaba obunyiivu bwange, n’ayanguwa okugattako nti, "Nabagambye nti tewali muntu aggya mukwano gwa Simon Job ku lukalala!"

Essaawa emu n’eyitawo. Ekibinja ekinene eky’abatambuze kyali kigenze mu kisenge ky’okusimbula, nze nga nkyalindirira n’obugumiikiriza omubaka n’omuvuzi we okukomawo tulyoke tuddeyo mu kibuga. Mu kiseera ekyo kyennyini, omuvubuka n’ajja ng’adduka ng’akutte tikiti mu ngalo ze. "Jangu, ssebo," n’aleekaana, "Oli ku nnyonyi eno leero." N’atwala ensawo zange zombi ez’olugendo n’adduka okwolekera omulyango gw’okusimbula. Bwe nnamutuukako, ne mubuuza nti, "Bameka ku lukalala lw’abalindirira abaayingidde ku nnyonyi?" Bwe yaŋŋamba nti babiri bokka be baafuna tikiti, ne neewuunya, nga mmanyi nti nnali nammba 10. N’addamu nti, "Nedda ssebo, buli muntu yenna mukwano gwa Simon Job wano ye nammba 1!" Ne nnyiruka mu kkubo ne nnyingira mu nnyonyi ne nsanga nti nze nnekka nnali mu nnyonyi!

Ng’omuweereza w’omu nnyonyi antuzza mu ntebe esooka, ne ntya nti nnali mu nnyonyi etali yo, okutuusa lwe nnalaba enzigi z’ekisaawe nga zigguddwawo n’abatambuze abalala bonna nga batambula nga batwolekera. Buli omu ku bo yankutamiza omutwe bwe yayingira nga balowooza nti nnali mukungu mukulu! Era mazima ddala ndi bwe ntyo – Omwana wa Kabaka – era mukwano gwa Simon Job!

Kiyinza okuba nti Katonda, ng’amanyi nti omwana we yali n’ebizibu by’olugendo, ye yaleetera omusuubuzi omuvubuka okuyimirira ku mabbali g’oluguudo mu kifo kye kimu ddala, awo nga wayiseewo eddakiika ntono, omukazi omukadde gy’ali yeetaaga okuyimirira aseeyeeye? Kya kabwabwenyi? Sirowooza bwe kityo!

Waaliwo omwezi ogw’ekitalo ogw’obuweereza mu Nepal, mwe nnazuulira babiri ku baserikale ba Ghurka be nnalina omukisa okusomesa mu Hong Kong. Nayogera eri ebibinja bingi ebya YWAM ne mu makanisa mangi.

Nnalina omukisa omukulu okusisinkana omusajja eyali akulembera ekkanisa mu biseera eby’okuyigganyizibwa okunene, ng’eggwanga terinnaba kukkiriza obuweereza bw’Ekikristaayo ku ntandikwa y’emyaka gy’ekyenda mu 90. Emiwendo gye mpandiise wammanga giyinza okuba nga si mituufu naye si kya bunene. Yali akwatiddwa emirundi abiri, ng’ateekeddwa mu kkomera emirundi munaana ng’amaze n’emyaka nga kkumi n’ebiri mu kkomera. Buli lwe yateebwanga, yaddangayo mu kkanisa ye eyayokebwa n’atandika okubuulira nate. Okutiisibwatiisibwa, okukubibwa n’okukwatibwa ne bimuddirira nate.

Olwokubanga nze saali nnabonaabonyezebwa, ne mubuuza engeri gye yasobozesa okuba omuvumu mu byonna ebyo. Okuddamu kwe kwali kwa kumulisa. Yagamba nti, “Gareth, lwaki nnanditeredde nga mmanyi nti empologoma emaze okuwuluguma n’eddoboozi lyayo erisinga obw’amaanyi?” Obuwombeefu bwe bwayolekebwa era bwe, mu kaseera we twawummuliramu okusomesa kwange, kwe yali avvuunula, ffembi ne batuleetera ebikopo eby’ekyuma ebijjudde Coca Cola okunywako. N’agamba nti, “Nga kya mukisa okuyimirira awamu ne nnabbi – kubanga n’endogoyi eweebwa okunywako!”

Ku nnyonyi bwe twava mu Kathmandu, nnaweebwa omukisa okuba n’entebe eri ku ddirisa ku ludda olwa kkono, we nnasobolera okulaba obulungi ensozi za Himalaya, nga tutambula okwolekera ebuvanjuba nga tetunnakyuka kwolekera bukiikaddyo okutuuka Singapore ne Sydney. Eggulu lyali bbululu ng’erabika bulungi, ensozi nga zimasamasa nga nnyeru era nga zirabika kaati, wabula akatundu kamu akatono akaddugavu ak’enseŋŋo ssatu – Everest, olubaju lwayo olw’obukiikaddyo lwe lukkakkamu nnyo obutayinza kukwata muzira gwonna!

Nabuuka ne ntuuka mu Sydney, okuva awo ne ntuuka ku Ssomero lya Baibuli erya Capernwray, Anne gye yali andindirira. Wano, nnasomesa abavubuka abaava mu Australia, Bulaaya ne Canada okumala wiiki.

Zino zandibadde ensimbi z’ekitiibwa ez’olubereberye ze nnali nfunye mu myezi ebiri kubanga wadde emirimu egyali mu India oba Nepal tegyali gisobola kunnyamba mu nsaasaanya yange yonna ey’olugendo. Kimala kwogera nti oluvannyuma lw’emyezi esatu mu Australia, ensimbi z’ekitiibwa zonna ze nnafunayo zaali zenkanankana ddala n’omuwendo gwa tikiti yange ey’emyezi etaano ey’olugendo luno olugatte! Ku ekyo kwe kwongera nti, ekkanisa ya Lynette yali esazeewo okutwewuunyisa n’okutuwa omukisa n’‘ekirabo eky’okwagala’ ekyaddamu ne kyenkana n’omuwendo gwa tikiti egenda mu Brazil, gye nnali ŋŋenda oluvannyuma lw’omwezi gumu. Katonda mwesigwa!