Olugendo Lutandika

Okusinza kwali kuwedde mu kapella akatono, ne ekibinja ekitono eky'abavubuka ne kikuŋŋaana okwetooloola omubuulizi omuvubuka. Twali tugenze akawungeezi ako okumugumya kubanga yali muggya mu mulimu gw'okubuulira ng'omuntu obuntu atali musumba mulonde, omulimu ogw'omugaso ennyo eri obukapella obutono obungi obw'omu Wales. Obubaka bwe yawa bumaze ebbanga wewuunyiddwa, naye emboozi eyaddirira teerabiddwa. Twanyumya ku ssomero lyange, Cowbridge Grammar, gye yali ayizze emyaka ebiri emabega, oluvannyuma Aneurin n'abuuza ekibuuzo ekyakyusa obulamu bwange.

“Mbuulira, Gareth,” n'agamba, “onookola ki ku Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo?”

Wabuliddewo wiiki ttaano zokka nga sinnaba kuyingira mu maka ga Vince ne Betty Bishop. Baali bakuba enkuŋŋaana z'abavubuka, mwannyinaze Barbara ze yali agenda buli Lwakutaano akawungeezi. Eyo baali bayimba ennyimba enzijudde essanyu, ne bakuba ebibuuzo bya Baibuli, era oluusi baabanga n'omwogezi eyali akyalidde. Nnali ngenda mu Ssomero lya Ssande okutuusa maama we bwe yafa nga nnina emyaka kkumi n'ena, naye kaakano nnali sikyafaayo nnyo ku by'omwoyo. Wabula, Barbara bwe yanjita, ne nneesanga nga ntudde ku ntebe ennungi ey'oku nsonda mu kisenge eky'okusinzirako aba Bishop, era kyennina okukkiriza nti nnali neesanyusa. Ojja kutegeera nti ekyo kyali kyangu nnyo, kubanga nze nnali omulenzi omu yekka awamu n'abawala kkumi n'abataano! Nnalowooza nti ekyo kye kyaviirako Betty okunyita mu ffumbiro ku nkomerero y'akawungeezi ng'ebyokunywa ebinnyogovu ne kuki biteekebwateekebwa.

Nga bwe kiri, yali asuubira nze okusitula essowaani enzito ey'ebyokunywa okugireeta munda.

Saasuubira ky'oyo yayogera bwe yankyukira. “Mbuulira, Gareth,” n'agamba, “onookola ki ku Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo?”

Mu kavuyo k'effumbiro eryo, okwewala ekibuuzo kyali kyangu, naye tekyayinzika kukiggya mu birowoozo byange okutuusa omubuulizi omuvubuka bwe yaddamu okunsomooza. Mu kiseera ekyo, nnali ntuuse okutegeera nti Obukristaayo tebulangirira kufa kwa Yesu ku musaalaba kwokka wabula n'okuzuukira kwe okuva mu bafu. Ne ntandika okulowooza nti obanga ddala azuukidde okuva mu bafu, mulamu; kale nga kisoboka okumumanya nga kennyini. Buli wiiki nnali nsobodde okwewala okubeera ne Betty nzekka, kubanga nnamanya nti yali ajja kuddamu okubuuza ekibuuzo kye nnali sirina kye nziramu, naye kaakano ekibuuzo ekyo kyali kintuuseeko. Abalala nga batambula ne Aneurin okutuuka ku sitegi ya bbaasi, nze ne nnyweza olusozi okwolekera eka. Bwe nnayingira mu kisenge kyange eky'okwebakiramu, ne nfukamira ku mabbali g'ekitanda ne nsaba okusaba okwangu.

“Mukama Yesu, obanga oli wa mazima, nkusaba yingira mu bulamu bwange, ggyawo ekibi kyange onfuule owuwo.” Saamanya kirala kya kwogera, kyennava nneeyongera n'ebigambo by'oluyimba olwangu lwe nnali nnaakayiga. “Mu mutima gwange, mu mutima gwange, yingira mu mutima gwange, Mukama Yesu. Yingira leero, yingira obeere, yingira mu mutima gwange, Mukama Yesu. Amiina.” Saategeera nti nnali nnaakatandika olugendo olusanyusa olw'okukkiriza.

Abamu bayinza okugamba nti kyali kya kubeerawo buulijjo nti Aneurin abuuze ekibuuzo kye kimu kye nnali nneewala, naye ntuuse okulaba ebyokulabirako bingi eby'engeri Katonda gy'atambuliramu mu bulamu bwange mu ngeri ez'‘okubeerawo buulijjo’ ezifaanana, ne kaakano mbitegeera ng'ensisinkano za Katonda; amayinja g'okulinnyako mu kutambula kwange okw'okukkiriza. Ekigendererwa kyange mu kitabo kino kwe kukwanyisa Katonda afaayo okukulembera buli omu ku ffe okutuuka mu kutambula okw'oluganda naye. Aggulawo enzigi era n'azissaawo; akulembera okuyita mu biwonvu ne waggulu ku nsozi; addira okumalwa essuubi kwaffe n'akufuula ensisinkano ze.

“Katonda bw'ayagala okutendeka omuntu...

n'okumusanyusa omuntu...

n'okumuwa obukugu; Katonda bw'ayagala okubumba omuntu okukola omulimu ogusinga obukulu; bw'ayaayaanira n'omutima gwe gwonna okutonda omuntu omukulu era omuvumu ennyo ensi yonna gy'erisamaalirira, Tunuulira enkola ze! Tunuulira amakubo ge!

Engeri gy'atuukirizaamu awatali kusaasira - abo b'alonda mu kitiibwa; engeri gy'amukubiramu ennyondo n'amulumya, n'okukuba okw'amaanyi n'amufuula ebitole by'ebbumba ebigezesebwa Katonda yekka by'ategeera!

Ng'omutima gwe ogubonyaabonyezebwa gukaaba n'ayimusa emikono egyeegayirira!

Engeri gy'akutamya, naye n'atamenya abo b'akolera obulungi; engeri gy'akozesa abo b'alonda, era n'ekigendererwa eky'okwagala n'abagatta, ng'ayita mu mwoyo omuzitoowereddwa n'amuleetera okugezesa obugagga bwa Katonda.

Katonda amanyi ky'akola!”

-Atamanyiddwa Mu myezi egyaddirira okusaba kwange okwangu, nnali nkuze nnyo mu kutegeera kwange amazima ag'omusingi aga Baibuli. Nnaweebwa omukisa okuba n'abasomesa abalungi abaayagala Mukama n'Ekigambo kye. Nnali nneegasse mu kkanisa era nga nkola nnyo mu kibiina kyabwe eky'abavubuka ekiyitibwa, “The Crusaders.” Nnali ntandika okuvumbula obugagga bw'obusika bwaffe mu Kristo - ebibala by'Omwoyo we. Mazima, “Eggulu waggulu lya bbululu erisembeza, ensi etwetoolodde nnamuddo asinga okuwoomerera. Waliwo ekiramu mu buli langi abalina amaaso agatalina Kristo bye batalabangako” (G Wade Robinson). Ago gaali biseera bwe twali twoleka obweesigwa bwaffe nga twambala 'obupeesa’ obw'oku kkooti. Obumu bwalanga okuwagira ekibiina ky'omupiira eky'ekitundu, obulala nga bulanga 'omuzannyi’ ow'ettutumu asembayo. Obwange bwagamba butereevu nti, “Elim Crusader.” Tebwali bunkubiriza nnyo, naye bwali bwa makulu nnyo.

Mu ttoggo eryaddirira, nnali nnyimiridde nga ntunuulira ekibiina kya kuliketi eky'essomero lyaffe nga kizannya n'omu ku bavuganya baabwe abasinga amaanyi - essomero lya girama ery'e Swansea. Abagenyi baali ku kukuba nga balafuubana n'abasuula baffe, nange nnali nneenyigidde nnyo mu muzannyo.

“Ndaba nga oli wa Elim Crusaders,” eddoboozi eryali okumpi bwe lyagamba. “Ndowooza omanyi Mukama.”

Ne nkyuka ne ndaba nti omuntu eyali ayogera nange yali muzannyi wa mu kibiina ekyali kizze okukyalira. Yalabika ng'omuzannyi omulungi mu ‘ngoye ze enjeru eza kuliketi,’ era omusseki gwe ogusikiriza gwayita obwannywani.

“Ye-e,” ne njogera nga nneesittala, kubanga nnali sinnaba kusisinkana muntu yenna eyali ayolesa okukkiriza kwe mu ngeri ya lwatu bwe kityo. “Yee, mmumanyi.”

Mu bwangu ne tutandika okutambulatambula okwetooloola ekisaawe kya kuliketi. Ne twemanyisa era ne twogera ku bwannywani bwaffe obuggya mu Kristo. Bwe twali twakatuuka ku mulyango oguyingira mu bisaawe by'essomero eby'okuzannyiramu, omusomesa wange ow'edda ow'Olulattini, omukozesa omukambwe eyali era ne selekta w'ekibiina kya kuliketi eky'abalenzi ab'amasomero g'e Wales, n'ayingira. Munnange omuggya yali alowoozebwako okuweebwa ekifo mu kibiina ky'e Wales, bw'atyo omusomesa wange yali amumanyi ddala. Nange nnali mmanyiddwa, si lwa bukugu bwange ku kisaawe kya kuliketi, wabula olw'obutamanya bwange mu kibiina ky'Olulattini! Yali amanyi era nti amannya gaffe ag'ekika gaali gamu - Evans.

“Otyanno, Don! Otyanno Gareth!” n'agamba, oluvannyuma n'ayongerako, “Mmwe mwembi muli baganda?”

Ekibuuzo ekyo kyawulikika nga kya busirusiru nnyo kubanga twali tuyawukanako obanga mayilo amakumi asatu, kyennava neewuunya okuwulira Don ng'addamu nti, “Yee ssebo! Baganda mu Mukama!”

Ogwo gwe gwali omulundi ogusooka okuwulira omuntu ng'ayogera ku kukkiriza kwe n'obuvumu, era nnakwatibwa ensonyi nnyo.

Ekintu ekisikiriza eky'okwongerako wano; oluvannyuma lw'emyaka mingi nnali njja kukyalira ekkanisa e Cardiff nga nkiikirira Anastasis. Eyo, omukadde w'ekkanisa eyo yamanya nti nnayigirizibwa mu Cowbridge Grammar School, n'ambuuza obanga nnamanya Sid Harris, omusomesa w'Olulattini. Ne ntegeera nti Sid yali yakafa, ng'amaze emyaka mingi ng'omukadde omwesigwa mu kkanisa eyo. Neebuuza, obanga obujulirwa bwa Don ku lunaku olwo bwaliko kye bwakola ku Sid oluvannyuma okufuuka omukkiriza?