Okulonda okw'Omwoyo

Okulonda kwa Luusi empeke ezisigadde kutuyigiriza ekisa kya Katonda n'engeri gy'agabirira abawombeefu. Nga bwe yakuŋŋaanyanga mu ddembe mu binywa by'eŋŋaano, naffe tuyitibwa okwetaba mu mikisa egy'omu ggulu. Yingira mu nnimiro ze, funa Ekigambo kye, era leero ogaggawale mu makungula ag'omwoyo.

"Muleke alonde empeke ne mu binywa by'eŋŋaano, so temumunenya." — Luusi 2:15 Abantu ab'omu byalo bategeera bulungi okulonda empeke. Nsuubira empisa eno tereme kubulawo, abaavu balyoke bafunenga omugabo gwabwe mu makungula. Naye bangi abalaba okulonda empeke buli mwaka mu nnimiro z'ekitundu kyabwe tebannaba kufuna magezi kutegeera makulu ga mwoyo ga kulonda empeke. Ekyo kye kigambo kya leero, era ekyokulabirako kyange nkiggya mu lugero lwa Luusi, olwe mumanyi mwenna. Nnaakikozesa okunnyonnyola embeera yaffe mu ngeri ennyangu naye ey'okuyigiriza. Okusooka, waliwo Omulimi omukulu; mu lugero lwa Luusi yali Bowaazi, mu lwaffe ye Kitaffe ali mu ggulu. Eky'okubiri, waliwo omulondi omuwombeefu; Luusi ye yali omulondi, naye akiikirira buli mukkiriza. Eky'okusatu, waliwo olukusa olw'ekisa olwaweebwa Luusi: "Muleke alonde empeke ne mu binywa by'eŋŋaano, so temumunenya." Olukusa lwe lumu lwe tuweebwa mu by'omwoyo.

Okusooka, Katonda w'ensi yonna Mulimi mukulu. Kino kya mazima mu bintu eby'obutonde.

Emirimu gyonna egy'ennimiro gikolebwa olw'amaanyi ge n'amagezi ge. Omuntu ayinza okulima ettaka n'asiga ensigo, naye nga Yesu bwe yagamba, "Kitange ye mulimi." — Yokaana 15:1 Afuga ebire n'omusana; alagira empewo era agaba omusulo n'enkuba; awa omusanvu n'ebbugumu; era mu nkola zino zonna ez'obutonde, agabira abantu n'ensolo emmere. Okulima kuno kwonna kwa kugasa balala, so si kwe yekka. Talina kwetaaga mirimu gyaffe. "Ente ez'oku nsozi olukumi zange," — Zabbuli 50:10. Ekisa ekirongoofu n'obugabi obw'amazima biri mu mutima gwa Katonda. Wadde nga byonna bya Katonda, emirimu gye egy'obutonde n'obulabirizi si gya kwegasa yekka, naye gya kugasa ebitonde bye. Kino kitugumya okumwesiga.

Mu by'omwoyo nabyo, Katonda Mulimi mukulu, era emirimu gye gyonna agikolera abaana be, balyoke baliisibwe ku mmere ey'omwoyo esinga obulungi. Lowooza ku nnimiro z'enjiri ez'obugazi Kitaffe ali mu ggulu z'alabirira ku lwa baana be. Ennimiro zino zibala nnyo. "Abantu ba Isirayiri balituula mirembe; Yakobo alituula mu bukuumi mu nsi ey'eŋŋaano n'omwenge; eggulu lye lirikkiza omusulo."

— Ekyamateeka 33:28 Buli nnimiro Katonda gy'alabirira eyingiza amakungula amangi; gy'ali tewabaawo kulemwa wadde enjala.

Ekitundu kimu eky'ennimiro ye kiyitibwa ennimiro y'Enjigiriza. Ebinywa ebijjudde eby'eŋŋaano ennungi nga bwe biri eyo! Abo abakkirizibwa okulonda wano banaakuŋŋaanya ebisukkiridde, kubanga ettaka libala nnyo. Tunuulira ekinywa ky'okulondebwa kwa Katonda, ekijjudde ebirimba ebizito, eby'amaanyi, nga Falaawo bwe yabirabira mu kirooto kye. Waliyo ekinywa ky'okugumiikiriza, buli kirimba we kikiikirira ekisuubizo nti Katonda alimaliriza kye yatandika.

Bwe tuba nga tetulina kukkiriza kwa kwetaba mu bino, tuyinza okulonda mu binywa by'okununulibwa olw'omusaayi gwa Kristo. Bangi abatasobola kulya ku kulondebwa kwa Katonda oba ku kugumiikiriza, basobola okulya ku kutangirira ne basanyukira okuddirwa kwa Kristo mu kifo kyaffe. Ebinywa bino ebigagga, bwe biba bifumiitirizibwako, biwa emmere ey'ekikungu eri ab'omu nnyumba ya Mukama.

Neewuunya ensonga lwaki abamu ku bawanika ba Katonda basiba omulyango gw'ennimiro eno, ng'abalowooza nti ya kabi. Njagala abantu bange baleme kulonda buloka wano, wabula batwale eby'engaali okudda ewaabwe, kubanga tebayinza kuliisibwa kusukka bwe wabaawo amazima nga ge mmere. Bakozi bannange batya nti abantu ba Katonda banaakuluusana bwe banaafuna emmere emingi? Nze ntya nti bayinza okufa enjala bwe banaammwa omugaati gw'enjigiriza entuufu. Bwe twagala ebiragiro n'okulabula kwa Katonda, tetusaanidde kutya njigiriza; tusaanidde okuziyiga ne tuziriirako n'essanyu. Enjigiriza ez'ekisa kya Katonda eky'enjawulo zisaanidde okulaga awamu n'Ekigambo ekirala kyonna, era obulaguzi obutalimu mazima gano si bujjuvu. Temuggya bantu ba Katonda mu nnimiro eno. Muggulewo omulyango mujje, mwenna abaana ba Katonda! Mu nnimiro ya Mukama wange temukula kintu kiyinza kubalumya. Enjigiriza y'enjiri bulijjo terina bulabe. Muyinza okulya ne mukkuta awatali kabi. Temutya mazima agabikuliddwa. Mutye obutamanya, so si okumanya okutukuvu. Mukule mu kisa ne mu kumanya Yesu Kristo. Buli kintu ekiyigirizibwa mu Kigambo kya Katonda kya kusomebwa; temulagajjalira kintu. Kyalira ennimiro y'Enjigiriza bulijjo era olonde n'obunyiikivu obungi.

2. Omulimi omukulu alina ennimiro endala eyitibwa ennimiro y'Ebisuubizo; sisaana kwogera bingi ku yo, kubanga nsuubira nga muyingiramu bulijjo ne mukuŋŋaanyamu. Katutwaleeko ekirimba oba bibiri okuva mu kimu ku binywa tubibalage, mulyoke mugumibwe okusigala eyo olunaku lwonna ne mutwala amakungula amagagga akiro. Kirimba kino: "Ensozi ziyinza okuggwaawo n'obusozi ne bujjulukuka, naye okwagala kwange okutaggwaawo tekulikuvaako, n'endagaano yange ey'emirembe teribaako gy'eva," (Isaaya 54:10).

Kino kirala: "Bw'oliyita mu mazzi, nnaabeeranga naawe; ne mu migga, tegirikuyingako; bw'olitambulira mu muliro toliggya, n'olulimi lw'omuliro terulikwokya," (Isaaya 43:2). Kino kirala; kimpi ku kikonge naye kizito n'empeke: "Ekisa kyange kikumala, kubanga amaanyi gange gatuukirira mu bunafu," (2 Abakkolinso 12:9).

Ekirala kiwanvu ku kikonge naye kigagga nnyo mu mpeke: "Emitima gyammwe gireme kweraliikirira. Mukkiririze mu Katonda, era munzikkiririzeemu nange. Mu nnyumba ya Kitange mulimu ebisulo bingi. Singa tekiri bwe kityo, nandibagambye nti ŋŋenda okubateekerateekera ekifo? Bwe ndigenda ne mbateekerateekera ekifo, ndikomawo ne mbatwala gye ndi, mulyoke mubeere gye ndi nange gye ndi," (Yokaana 14:1–3). Kisuubizo ki ekyo—"ndikomawo." Mazima, abaagalwa, ku nnimiro y'Ebisuubizo tuyinza okugamba ekitayinza kugambibwa ku nnimiro yonna mu Bungereza yonna: egagga nnyo n'etayinza kweyongera kugagga, era erimu ebirimba by'empeke bingi n'otoyinza kwongerawo birala. Nga omutontomi bw'ayimba: "Kiki ekirala ky'ayinza okwogera, okusinga bye yakugambye,— Ggwe eyaddukira eri Yesu okwekweka?"

Londa mu nnimiro eyo, mmwe abaavu abeetaaga, so temulowooza nti mweyingiza mu bitali byammwe. Ennimiro yonna yammwe; buli kirimba kyammwe. Muyinza okulonda mu binywa byennyini, era gye musingira okutwala, gye musingira okuyinza okutwala okusingawo.

Ate waliwo ennimiro y'Ebiragiro; eŋŋaano ennungi nnyingi ekula wano. Ennimiro y'Okubatizibwa ebadde ya bibala eri abamu ku ffe, kubanga etulaze okufa kwaffe, okuziikibwa, n'okuzuukira mu Kristo, bw'etyo etugumizza n'etuyigiriza. Kyatugasa okweraga nti tuli ku ludda lwa Mukama, era twakizuula nti okukwata ebiragiro bya Mukama waffe kuleeta empeera ennene.

Naye siimberera nnyo mu nnimiro eno, kubanga abamu balowooza ettaka linnyogovu; njagala babeere n'ekitangaala n'ekisa ekingi. Tugende mu nnimiro y'Ekijjulo kya Mukama, empeke ya Mukama esinga obulungi gy'ekula. Ebintu ebigagga ki bye tuloze mu kifo kino ekirongoofu! Tetwaweramu emmere ey'omwoyo esinga okuwoomerera n'okugumya? Ku ttaka lyonna tewali nnimiro yenkanankana n'eno esinga eya wakati era engule; eno ye Ttaka lya Kabaka. Aloka enjiri, sigalira mu nnimiro eno; londa mu yo ku lunaku olusooka olwa buli wiiki, era osuubire okulaba Mukama wo eyo; kubanga kyawandiikibwa nti, "Ne bamutegeerera mu kumenya omugaati," (Lukka 24:35). Omulimi ow'omu ggulu alina ennimiro ku lusozi, eyenkanankana n'ennungi ku zonna, wadde nga tezisinga.

Toyinza kutuuka mu nnimiro endala yonna nga toyise mu eno; ekkubo eriraga mu nnimiro endala liyita ku lusozi luno, oluyitibwa Obumu n'Enkolagana ne Kristo. Eno ye nnimiro abasukkulumu ba Mukama mwe balonda. Abamu ku mmwe muyiseeyisemu bwangu, nga temumazeewo bbanga; naye abo abamanyi okubeera wano, okubeera ddala eno, banaamala essaawa zaabwe mu ngeri esinga okugasa n'okusanyusa.

Olw'okubeera n'obumu n'enkolagana ne Kristo kwokka, ebiragiro, enjigiriza, n'ebisuubizo bye bitugasa. Ekirala kyonna kikalu era tekibala okuggyako nga twesanyusa mu kwagala kwa Kristo, ne tufaanana nga ye, ne tubeera naye bulijjo, ne tusanyukira okwagala kwe. Nsanguza nti Abakristaayo abatono be bassaamu ekitiibwa ennimiro eno; kigasa gye bali okuba abatuufu mu njigiriza n'okuba abatuukirivu mu bikolwa. Tebafaayo nga bwe kisaanidde ku nkolagana ey'oku lusegere ne Kristo mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu. Singa tulonda mu nnimiro eno, twandibadde n'obusungu obutono, n'amalala amatono, n'obugayaavu obutono. Eno ye nnimiro ey'obuddukiro, egumye, era omwo mw'onoosanga emmere esinga n'eyo bamalayika gye balya; ddala, onoosanga Yesu yennyini nga ye mugaati oguva mu ggulu. Nnimiro ya mukisa, katugikyalire buli lunaku. Mukama alekawo omulyango nga guggule eri abakkiriza bonna; katuyingire tulonde ebirimba eby'omuweru okutuusa lwe tutayinza kwetikka birala. Bwe tutyo tulabye omulimi omukulu mu nnimiro ze; katusanyukire nga tulina omulimi ali okumpi bw'atyo n'ennimiro ez'okulondamu.

II. Kaakati, eky'okubiri, tulina omulondi omuwombeefu. Luusi yali mulondi, era ayinza okubeera ekyokulabirako ky'ekyo buli mukkiriza kye yandibadde mu nnimiro za Katonda.

1. Omukkiriza mulondi eyaganyulwa, kubanga ayinza okutwala ewaabwe nga bw'ayinza okwetikka byonna; buli kintu Mukama akiwa ku bwereere. Nkozesa olugero lw'omulondi kubanga Abakristaayo batono abasukka kuluvaako, wadde nga baweereddwa eddembe okukola bwe batyo bwe basobola. Abamu bayinza okubuuza nti, lwaki omukkiriza takungula nnimiro yonna? Nziramu nti, bakkirizibwa okukola bwe batyo bwe basobola; tewali kintu kirungi Mukama ky'anaammanga abo abatambulira mu bugolokofu. Obanga okukkiriza kwo kufaanana ng'eggaali eddene era kuyinza okwetikka ennimiro yonna, olina olukusa olujjuvu okugitwala. Naye, okukkiriza kwaffe kutono; tulonda mu kifo ky'okukungula. Tuli ffe abeekomya, so si Katonda. Nsaba mwenna mukule okusukka olugero, mudde ewammwe nga mwetisse ebinywa byammwe.

2. Ate, omulondi ateekwa okugumira okukooya n'okwennyamira. Agolokoka ku makya n'agenda mu nnimiro; bw'eba nga nkinnye, adda mu ndala; bw'eba ng'eyo emaze okulondebwamu, ayanguyako n'agenda ewala n'okusingawo. Olunaku lwonna akutama, ng'akuŋŋaanya ebirimba kimu kimu, ng'atatuula kuwummula. Adda ewaabwe akiro ng'asitulidde nnyo bwe nnimiro eba nnungi. Abaagalwa, katukole bwe tutyo mu kunoonya emmere ey'omwoyo.

Tetutya kukoowa katono mu nnimiro za Mukama; okulonda bwe kuba okugagga, tetuteekwa kukoowa mu kukuŋŋaanya empeke ey'omuwendo, kubanga empeera nnene. Mmanyi mukwano gwange atambula mayiro ttaano buli Ssande okuwuliriza enjiri, n'addayo bbanga lye limu. Omulala alowooza nti mayiro kkumi si kintu kinene; ba magezi, kubanga tewali kufuba kunene nnyo okuwulira Ekigambo kya Katonda ekirongoofu. Omulondi tasuubira mpeke kujja gy'ali; amanyi nti okulonda mulimu gwa maanyi.

Tetuyinza bulijjo kufuna nnimiro esinga obulungi okumpi; tuyinza okwetaaga okutambula okutuuka ku nkomerero y'ekitundu. Naye abalondi tebateekwa kuba beeroboza; buli Mukama gy'aweereza enjiri, awo we tuteekwa okugenda.

3. Buli kirimba omulondi ky'akuŋŋaanya kyetaagisa okukutama. Abantu ab'amalala batera obutaganyulwa mu Kigambo kubanga basuubira eŋŋaano okusitulirwa waggulu. Basiima omubuulizi akwata amazima waggulu, ewala okutuukako, naye kino si kintu kinene. Omulimu gw'omubuulizi kwe kuteeka amazima mu buli muntu w'ayinza okugatuukako, abaana n'abakulu. Amaanja gayinza okuweebwa n'okugenderera abalondi abaavu, era tebajjako nga bakutama okugakuŋŋaanya. Bwe tubuulira abayivu bokka, ab'amagezi bategeera, naye abatasoma tebategeera. Buulira mu bwangu eri abaavu, n'abalala bayinza okutegeera bwe baba baagala. Abo abatayagala kukutama okukwata amazima amangu basaanidde okulekera awo okulonda. Nnandiyize ne ku mwana singa kimbeera okutegeera enjiri. Okulonda mu nnimiro ya Mukama kugagga bwe kityo n'okukola omulimu omuzito kubeera kwa mugaso. Emyoyo egirumwa enjala kimanyi kino; tegisaanidde kuziyizibwa. Tukutama nga tuyita mu kusaba, obwetoowaze, n'okwatula, ne tukuŋŋaanya emmere eya buli lunaku ku lw'emyoyo gyaffe.

4. Omulondi akuŋŋaanya kirimba ku kirimba; oluusi amaanja gagwa, naye ku bwa bulijjo mpeke ku mpeke.

Luusi yaganyulwa n'amaanja, naye mu bwa bulijjo omuntu akutama, akuŋŋaanya, n'akutama nate.

Awafunibwa obungi, genda eyo; bwe kitaba bwe kityo, sanyukira okukuŋŋaanya ekirimba kimu ku kiseera. Abamu bagenda eri omubuulizi gwe baagala yekka ne bagaana okuwuliriza abalala; mujjukire nti, "nga tetuleka kukuŋŋaana wamu," (Abaebbulaniya 10:25). Temumma mmeeme yammwe emmere. Bwe mutasobola kukuŋŋaanya bingi mu kiseera kimu, kuŋŋaanya katono katono. Musiime okuyiga wano akatono n'eri akatono; bwe kitaba bwe kityo, munaaba mu njala era ne mudda eri omubuulizi gwe mwanyooma okulonda ku ebyo ennimiro ye by'eyingiza.

5. Omulondi akuuma ky'akuŋŋaanyizza mu ngalo ze; takisuula. Abamu bawulira ekirowoozo ekirungi naye ne banguwako eri ekiddako, ne bafiirwa byonna nga tebannaba. Ku nkomerero, amaanja gagwa, ne beerabira byonna ebyasooka. Okubuulira kufaanana ng'ennimiro; kuŋŋaanya, siba, otwale ewuwo, naye tokifiirwa mu kwogera okw'obwereere. Nnamanya omusajja eyanguwanga okudda eka oluvannyuma lw'okubuulira, naye abadiikoni abaabuuza ku ye baazikiriza byonna bye yali ajjukira. Weewale okufiirwa okwenkana awo; tambula ewuwo mu kasirise era okuume ebyo bye wakuŋŋaanya. Beera ng'omuluvu akuuma byonna by'akuŋŋaanya; tofiirwa bugagga bwo obw'emirembe olw'okwogera okutaliimu.

6. Ate omulondi awuula eŋŋaano. Okuwuula okubuulira kya magezi, ka kibe nga gwe yakibuulira; kubanga bulijjo waliwo essubi. Bangi "bawuula" nga banenya omubuulizi, naye ekisinga obulungi kwe kwawula amazima okuva ku ssubi nga bayita mu kufumiitiriza n'okusaba. Teeka okubuulira ku ttaka ery'okulowooza, okukube n'okusaba, n'eŋŋaano ebeere yiyo. Tekiragajjalira; omulondi bw'atereka empeke nga tannaziwuula, emmese ziriziba. Setaani, ekibi, n'ensi biyinza okuzikiriza okubuulira okutaakolerwa. Oyo awuula n'obwegendereza n'ayawula amazima okuva ku ssubi afuuka omuwuliriza ow'amagezi, ng'aliisibwa ku ebyo by'awulira.

7. Ekisembayo, omulondi awewa eŋŋaano. Luusi yakikola mu nnimiro; ffe tuyinza okwetaaga okukikolera eka. Yaleka ebisusunku emabega; ffe tusaanidde okwawula eby'omuwendo okuva ku bitaliimu, ne tuleka ebisusunku. Totwala eka ewuwo bitono oba ebigambo ebitali bya nsa okuva mu babuulizi. Buuza nti, "Omubuulizi yagambye ki ekyali kya mugaso ddala okuwulira?" Emirundi mingi eky'okuddamu kiba nti, "Sikijjukira." Baawuguddemu eŋŋaano ne baleeta eka ebisusunku. Goberera etteeka eryawukana: leka essubi, kwate empeke ennungi. Salawo n'obwegendereza, gaana enjigiriza ey'obulimba, era kwata enjigiriza entuufu. Buno bwe bukugu bw'okulonda okw'omu ggulu. Mukama atuwe amagezi tulyoke tubeere "abagagga ku bwa buli kigendererwa eky'essanyu," era emimwa gyaffe gikkusibwe ebirungi, obuvubuka bwaffe buzzibwe obuggya ng'obwa nnamunnungu (Zabbuli 103:5).

III. Kaakati, ekisembayo, wano waliyo olukusa olw'ekisa oluweereddwa: "Muleke alonde mu binywa by'eŋŋaano so temumunenya" (Luusi 2:15). Luusi teyalina buyinza kuyingira mu binywa by'eŋŋaano okutuusa Bowaazi lwe yamuwa olukusa ng'agamba, "Muleke akikole." Okukkirizibwa okukuŋŋaanya mu kitundu ky'ennimiro eŋŋaano we yali yaakasalibwa, nga tewannaba kukuŋŋaanyibwako, kyali kisa kinene. Naye Bowaazi era yasoberako nti amaanja ganaagenderera okusuulibwa ku lw'oyo—kino kisa kya waggulu ennyo. Bowaazi yalina okwagala okw'ekyama eri Luusi, era mu ngeri y'emu, abaagalwa, olw'okwagala kwa Mukama waffe okutaggwaawo, atuleka okuyingira mu nnimiro ze ennungi ne tulonda mu binywa by'eŋŋaano. Ekisa kye kitusobozesa okufuna emikisa egy'enjigiriza, ebisuubizo, n'obumanyirivu. Emikisa gyonna egy'omu ggulu Katonda agiwa ku bwereere; tetugirinaako buyinza ku bwaffe—omugabo gwaffe guva mu kisa kye eky'obwakabaka.

Katulabe nti, wadde ebiseera bino eby'okulya bijja awatali kulabula, waliwo ebiseera ebimu bye tuyinza okusuubira.

Abakungudde ab'ebuvanjuba batera okutuula wansi w'omuti oba ekisiisira okuwummulako mu kiseera ky'ebbugumu ery'omu ttuntu. Mu ngeri y'emu, ennaku, obuzibu, obuyigganya, n'okufiirwa bwe binaffuubikira ennyo, obumu bwe buseera Mukama w'atuwa okusanyusibwa okusinga obuwoomu. Tuteekwa okukola okutuusa omusana omungi lwe gunaaleeta entuuyo okugwa okuva ku maaso gaffe nga tetunnaba kusuubira kuwummula; tuteekwa okwetikka omugugu n'ebbugumu ery'olunaku nga tetunnayitibwa ku mmere ey'enjawulo Mukama gy'ateekerateekera abakozi be ab'amazima.

Olunaku lwo olw'ennaku bwe lunaba olusinga ebbugumu, olwo okwagala kwa Yesu lwe kunaasinga okuwoomerera.

Ebiseera bino eby'okulya oluusi bijja ng'okugezesebwa tekunnaba. Eriya yaliisibwa wansi w'omuti ogw'omweramannyo kubanga yali agenda okutambula ennaku amakumi ana emisana n'ekiro mu maanyi g'emmere eyo. ("Bwe yali agalamidde ng'yeebase wansi w'omuti ogw'omweramannyo, laba, malayika n'amukwatako n'amugamba nti, 'Golokoka olye.' N'atunula, laba, ku mutwe gwe kwaliyo omugaati ogwafumbibwa ku mayinja amookya n'ensuwa y'amazzi. N'alya n'anywa n'addamu okugalamira. Malayika wa MUKAMA n'akomawo omulundi ogw'okubiri n'amukwatako n'amugamba nti, 'Golokoka olye, kubanga olugendo lukusukkiridde.' N'agolokoka n'alya n'anywa, n'atambula mu maanyi g'emmere eyo ennaku amakumi ana emisana n'ekiro okutuuka ku Kolebu olusozi lwa Katonda." — 1 Bassekabaka 19:5–8) Bw'ofuna ebiseera eby'enjawulo eby'enkolagana ne Yesu, weetegeke: oyinza okuba ng'oyingira mu kugezesebwa okuwanvu okukulinnyisse. Nga ekyombo ekitwala entanda nnyingi bwe kiba kyeteekerateekera olugendo oluwanvu, bwe kityo n'ebiseera bino eby'omwoyo ebigagga bikuteekateekera ebiseera ebizibu. Emmere ennungi eteekateeka emmeeme okulwana entalo enzibu.

Ebiseera eby'okuweebwa amaanyi era biyinza okujja oluvannyuma lw'obuweereza oba obuzibu. Kristo yakemebwa Setaani, era oluvannyuma bamalayika ne bajja ne bamuweereza. ("Awo Setaani n'amuleka, laba, bamalayika ne bajja ne bamuweereza." — Matayo 4:11) Yakobo yamekera ne Katonda, era oluvannyuma eggye lya bamalayika ne limusisinkana. ("Awo Yakobo n'atuuma ekifo ekyo Penieri, ng'agamba nti, 'Ndabye Katonda amaaso n'amaaso, ate obulamu bwange ne bulokolebwa.' … Yakobo n'atuuma ekifo ekyo Makanayimu."

— Olubereberye 32:30–31) Ibulayimu yawangula bassekabaka n'akomawo okuva mu lutalo, awo Merukizeddeeki n'amusisinkana n'omugaati n'omwenge. ("Ne Merukizeddeeki kabaka wa Salemi n'aleeta omugaati n'omwenge. (Yali kabona wa Katonda Ali Waggulu Ennyo.) N'amuwa omukisa n'agamba nti, 'Aweebwe omukisa Ibulaamu Katonda Ali Waggulu Ennyo, Nyini ggulu n'ensi; era yeebazibwe Katonda Ali Waggulu Ennyo, awaddeyo abalabe bo mu mukono gwo!' Ibulaamu n'amuwa ekimu eky'ekkumi ku byonna." — Olubereberye 14:18–20) Oluvannyuma lw'okulwana wabaawo obumativu, oluvannyuma lw'olutalo wabaawo ekijjulo. Bw'omala okuweereza Mukama wo n'obwesigwa, oyinza okutuula wansi, era Mukama wo anaakuweereza.

Ab'ensi baleke boogere kye baagala ku ddiini nga nzibu, ffe tetugisanga bwe tutyo. Okukungula ku lwa Kristo kulina obuzibu bwakwo, naye omugaati gwe tulya guwoomerera nga gw'omu ggulu, n'omwenge gwe tunywa guva mu nnimiro z'emizabbibu ezisinga obulungi.

"Sandiwaanyisizza mbeera yange ey'omukisa Olw'ebyo byonna ensi by'eyita ebirungi oba ebikulu; Era ng'okukkiriza kwange bwe kunywerera, Sikwatirwa buggya zaabu ya mwonoonyi."

Kaakati tudda ku nsonga endala: omulondi ayitibwa n'okwagala eri ebijjulo bino. Kwe kugamba, omugwira omwavu, akankana, ali munafu nnyo obutakungula, atalina buyinza mu nnimiro okuggyako olw'okusaasira — omwonoonyi omwavu ategeera ebisobyo bye, alina essuubi ttono n'essanyu ttono — ayitibwa eri ekijjulo eky'okwagala.

Mu kigambo kyaffe omulondi ayitibwa okujja: "Mu kiseera ky'okulya jjangu wano." (Luusi 2:14) Toleka nsonyi ez'engoye zo, empisa zo, obwavu bwo, oba obunafu bw'omubiri okukuziyiza okuva mu kifo eky'ekijjulo ekitukuvu. "Mu kiseera ky'okulya jjangu wano." Nnamanya omukazi omuggavu ow'amatu eyali atawulira ddoboozi lyonna, naye yali bulijjo mu nnyumba ya Katonda. Bwe baamubuuza lwaki, yagamba nti mukwano gwe yali amuwadde ekyawandiikibwa, era Katonda n'amuwa ebirowoozo bingi ebiwoomerera nga atudde n'abantu be. Yawulira nti, ng'omukkiriza, asaanidde okuwa Katonda ekitiibwa ng'abeera n'abantu be. Yasanyukira ekibiina ekisinga obulungi — okubeerawo kwa Katonda, bamalayika abatukuvu, n'abatukuvu. Bw'aba yafuna essanyu mu kujja, kale abo abasobola okuwulira tebasaana kusibukira ddala. Wadde nga twewulira obutasaana, tusaana okwegomba okuba mu nnyumba ya Katonda, ng'abalwadde abalindirira ku kidiba ky'e Besuseda, nga basuubira okuwonyezebwa. ("Kaakati mu Yerusaalemi ku Mulyango gw'Endiga waliwo ekidiba, mu Luwaramu ekiyitibwa Besuseda, ekirina ebisenge ebibiisi bitaano… ekibiina ky'abalwadde… nga balindirira amazzi okutabulwa." — Yokaana 5:2-3) Mmeeme ekankana, toleka kukemebwa kwa Setaani kukuziyiza kuva mu kibiina ky'abasinza: "Mu kiseera ky'okulya jjangu wano."

Ate era, teyayitibwa kujja kwokka wabula n'okulya. Kyonna ekiwoomerera era ekigumya mu Kigambo kya Katonda, abo abamenyese emyoyo bayitibwa okwetaba mu kyo. "Kubanga Kristo Yesu yajja mu nsi okulokola aboonoonyi…" ("…Kristo Yesu yajja mu nsi okulokola aboonoonyi, be nsinga okuba omubi." — 1 Timoseewo 1:15) …era "…Kristo yafiirira aboonoonyi." ("Naye Katonda alaga okwagala kwe gye tuli mu kino nti bwe twali tukyali boonoonyi, Kristo yatufiirira." — Abaruumi 5:8) Oyinza okuba ng'ogamba mu mutima gwo nti, "Singa nnyinza okulya omugaati gw'abaana!" — era oyinza. Tolina buyinza okuggyako obw'okuyitibwa kwa Mukama.

"Toleka mwoyo gwo kukusowaza, So toloota buteefaanana obw'obulimba."

Bw'aba akuyita okujja, mukkirize ku kigambo kye. Bwe wabaawo ekisuubizo, kikkirize. Bwe wabaawo okugumya, kikkirize, n'obuwoomu bwakyo bubeere bubwo.

Ate era, teyakubirizibwa kulya kwokka wabula n'okunnyika akamere ke mu nkaatu. Kino si bukaawu, wabula kya kunywa ekiweweevu ekitusa ekozesebwa n'omugaati mu nnimiro — kifaanana ng'omwenge ogutabuddwamu amazzi oba omubisi ogw'ebibala ogwongera akawoowo. Abaagalwa, abakozi ba Mukama balina eky'okuwoomya omugaati gwabwe: si njigiriza yokka, wabula n'essanyu ettukuvu erigenda nayo. Ng'ekyokulabirako, enjigiriza y'okulondebwa kwa Katonda efaanana ng'omugaati; essanyu ery'okumanya nti "…yatulondera mu ye ng'ensi tennasibwa musingi." ("…nga bwe yatulonda mu ye ng'ensi tennasibwa musingi…" — Abaefeso 1:4) lye lisaabu ery'okunnyikamu omugaati. Ggwe, omulondi omwavu, oyitibwa okunnyika akamere ko nako.

Nnali ntera okuwulira abantu nga bayimba oluyimba lwa Toplady: "Eyabanja ekisa kyokka, Nyimba ku kisa eky'endagaano… Yee, nze nnaagumira okutuuka ku nkomerero, Nga bwe kiri eky'amazima ng'akakalu bwe kaweereddwa; Balina essanyu erisingako, naye si bakuumibwa kusinga, Emyoyo egyaweebwa ekitiibwa mu ggulu." Okusooka saasobola kuluyimba — lwali luwoomerera nnyo. Naye neebaza Katonda nti ngezezzaako okunnyika akamere kange mu lwo, ne kaakati sikyayagala mugaati gwange nga tegulimu. Njagala buli mwonoonyi akankana okwetaba mu mazima agagumya ag'Ekigambo kya Katonda, ka gabeere n'ago agayitibwa "enjigiriza ey'ekifo ekya waggulu." Kkiriza amazima amangu okusooka, olyoke osanyukire amazima agagagga.

Oboolyawo omulondi asaalimba, ng'agamba nti, "Sirina buyinza; siri mukungudde." Naye Yesu akuyita.

Jjangu! Kkiriza okuyita kwe osembere. Oyinza okugamba nti, "Ndi munafu; sitera kufuna mpeke." Naye Yesu akuyita. Oyinza okugamba nti, "Ndi mugwira, mwonoonyi." Naye Yesu amanyi ekibi kyo era akuyita ne bw'okiri bw'otyo. Oyinza okugamba nti, "Nywulira nti sikisaanira." Yesu akulagira ojje. Okubuusabuusa kwo kwewaana okusinga okukkiriza kwo.

Waliyo ekisa ekimala ku lulwo. Okusaasira kwa Yesu tekufaanana ng'ennyanja bw'ekalira; tekuggwaawo.

Jjangu kaakati. Yesu akwagala era asanyukira okukulaba ng'olya ku mmeeza ye. Wano waliyo ekyama: agenderera okukufumbirwa. Bw'onoofuuka omugole we, ennimiro zinaaba zizo, kubanga omukazi agabana obusika bwa bba bwonna. Ebisuubizo byonna "ebiri 'yee ne Amiina mu Kristo'" ("Kubanga ebisuubizo byonna ebya Katonda bifunira 'Yee' mu ye…" — 2 Abakkolinso 1:20) bibyo mu Kristo kaakati. Wadde ng'oli mugwira, Yesu akwagala: "…yajja ng'alya era ng'anywa, ne bagamba nti, 'Mumulabe! Omuluvu era omutamiivu, mukwano gw'abasolooza b'omusolo n'aboonoonyi!'" (Matayo 11:19 — nga kiraga omutima gwa Yesu eri aboonoonyi). Omusumba omulungi aleka ekyenda mu mwenda n'anoonya endiga ebuze.

("…ani ku mmwe alina endiga kikumi, ng'emu ku zo ebuze…" — Lukka 15:4) Okudda kw'omwana omubaya kujaguzibwa mu ggulu. ("…kubanga mwana wange ono yali afudde, kaakati mulamu; yali abuze, kaakati azuuliddwa." — Lukka 15:24) Jjangu, omulondi akankana! Yesu akuyita: "Mu kiseera ky'okulya jjangu wano, olye ku mugaati, era onnyike akamere ko mu nkaatu." — Luusi 2:14 Ensonga enkulu Bowaazi kyeyava akkiriza Luusi okulonda mu binywa by'eŋŋaano kwali kwagala. Yamwagala okubeera eyo kubanga yalina okwagala okungi eri ye, kwe yayoleka oluvannyuma mu bujjuvu. Mu ngeri y'emu, Mukama aleka abantu be okulonda kubanga abaagala. Weyagalira ekiseera ekigagga emmeeme mu nnimiro ku Ssabbiiti eyayita? Wadda eka ng'olina ensawo yo ejjudde, nga baganda ba Yusufu bwe baava e Misiri?

Wamatira olw'obungi? Ekyo kwali kulungi kwa Mukama wo. Tunuulira emikisa gyo gyonna egy'omwoyo ng'obukakafu obw'okwagala kwe okutaggwaawo. Bw'ojjukira nti buli kyafunibwa ekiwoomerera, buli kwesiima okwa waggulu okw'Omwoyo, biva mu kwagala kwe, "eŋŋaano" yo ey'omwoyo eneesekula mangu era eneewooma okusingawo. Essanyu lyo, ebiseera byo eby'okusanyusibwa okungi mu mwoyo, byonna bukakafu bw'okwagala okwa Katonda—sanyuka nnyo ku lwabyo.

Ensonga endala Bowaazi kyeyava aleka Luusi okulonda kwe kuba nti yali muganda we. Mu ngeri y'emu, Mukama waffe atuwa emikisa egy'enjawulo kubanga muganda waffe.

Yesu, Omununuzi waffe, ye muganda waffe asinga okuba omuli okumpi, ggumba erivudde mu magumba gaffe n'omubiri ogw'omubiri gwaffe. Kya kyama kya kitalo nti Kristo ye Musajja w'Ekkanisa ye. Asaanira okuleka omugole we okulonda mu binywa by'eŋŋaano kubanga byonna by'alina biba bibye dda. Ebimugwanira n'ebimugwanira bye bimu. Ayinza okugamba nti, "Omwagalwa, twala byonna by'oyagala; sisigala mwavu olw'okugabana obujjuvu bwange. Oli wange, era byonna bye nnina bibyo."

Kale, mikwano gyange, mweyongereko obugagga okuva mu ebyo ebya Mukama wammwe. Mugende mulonde mu by'omwoyo emirundi gyonna gye musobola. Temulekayo mukisa gwonna gw'okukuŋŋaanya omukisa. Londa ku ntebe ey'okusaasira, mu kufumiitiriza kw'omu kyama, mu kusoma ebitabo eby'okutya Katonda, oba nga muli n'Abakristaayo abeesigwa. Ne bw'oba osobola okutwala akaanja katono, kisinga obutafuna kyonna. Mmwe abakola nnyo era abeeraliikirira, bwe muba musobola okumala eddakiika ttaano zokka mu nnimiro ya Mukama, mukikole. Bw'oteesobola kwetikka kinywa, twala kirimba; bw'otoyinza kufuna kirimba, londa n'empeke emu yokka. Kuŋŋaanya nga bw'osobola.

Ensonga emu esembayo: totya kulonda n'akatono. Beera n'okukkiriza era weeyolere ebisuubizo bya Katonda. Yesu asanyukira okukulaba ng'okozesa ebirabo bye mu ddembe. Okuyita kwe kwe kuno, "Mulye ekimala, era munywe, weewaawo munywe ekimala, mmwe abaagalwa" (Isaaya 55:1). Bw'ozuula ekisuubizo ekigagga, kibeerereko. Ggya omubisi gw'enjuki mu Byawandiikibwa era osanyukire obuwoomu bwabyo. Bw'ozuula omukisa ogw'ekitalo, gutwaleeyo n'essanyu. Toyinza kukkiririza bingi bisukka ku Mukama; toteekwa kumatizibwa mugabo mutono ng'amawanika gonna ag'omu ggulu maggule gy'oli. Londa n'obunyiikivu n'obwesige, ng'omanyi nti oyo nnyini nnimiro n'ebinywa akulabirira mu kwagala era olunaku olumu anaakugatta n'ye mu kitiibwa eky'emirembe n'emirembe. Wa mukisa omulondi azuula okwagala okutaggwaawo n'obulamu obutaggwaawo mu nnimiro z'ayingira!

Ekiseera ky'okulya mu Nnimiro z'eŋŋaano "Bowaazi n'amugamba nti, 'Jjangu wano, olye ku mugaati, era onnyike akamere ko mu nkaatu.' Awo n'atuula okumpi n'abakungudde, n'amuwa eŋŋaano ensiike, n'alya n'akkuta, n'asigazaawo" (Luusi 2:14). Tugenda mu nnimiro z'eŋŋaano si kulonda kwokka, wabula n'okuwummulira wamu n'abakungudde, nga tutuula wansi w'omuti ogusaasaanye okwewewula. Abalondi abatiitiizi bakkirize okuyita kuno, babeere n'obuvumu okusanyukira ekijjulo mu bujjuvu, era batwaleeko eka ku lw'abo abeetaaga baganda baabwe.

Okusooka, abakungudde ba Katonda balina ebiseera byabwe eby'okulya. Abo abakolera Katonda banaamusanga nga Mukama omulungi.

Afaayo ku nte, era yalagira Isirayiri nti, "Toteeka mumwa ku nte ng'ewuula eŋŋaano" (Ekyamateeka 25:4).

Naye afaayo nnyo nnyini ku baweereza be! "Awa emmere abo abamutya; alijjukira endagaano ye emirembe gyonna" (Zabbuli 111:5). Abakungudde mu nnimiro za Yesu tebafuna mpeera ya nkomerero yokka, wabula n'okusanyusibwa ku lugendo. Katonda asasula abaweereza be emirundi ebiri: okusooka mu mulimu gwennyini, n'eky'okubiri mu ssanyu gwe guleeta. Abawa essanyu erinene mu kumuweereza n'okuba nti basobola okugamba nti, "Tusanyukira okukola by'oyagala, ai Mukama" (Zabbuli 40:8). Eggulu kwe kuweereza Katonda emisana n'ekiro, era tufuna akaloosa kaakwo nga tumuweereza n'obunyiikivu ku nsi.

Katonda era ateekawo ebiseera eby'enjawulo eby'okulya, abaweereza be lwe bakuŋŋaana okuwuliriza Ekigambo. Mukama bw'awa abasumba omukisa, bakola nga abayigirizwa ab'edda: bafuna emigaati n'ebyennyanja okuva eri Yesu ne babigabira abantu. Tetuyinza kuliisa mmeeme ffe bokka, naye wamu ne Mukama, n'enkumi z'abantu baliisibwa. Mumanyi kye kitegeeza okutuula wansi w'Ekigambo n'essanyu, nga muzuula okuyigiriza nga kuwoomera emmeeme yammwe. Enjigiriza ez'ekisa bwe zinnyonnyolwa bulungi, Kristo bw'agulumizibwa, omulimu gw'Omwoyo bwe gujjukirwa, n'ekigendererwa kya Kitaffe bwe kiweebwa ekitiibwa, emmeeza egagga era abaana ba Katonda bonna bakkuta.

Emirundi mingi era, Katonda ateekawo ebiseera eby'okulya eby'omu kyama mu kusoma n'okufumiitiriza. "Amakubo ge gakulukusa amasavu" (Zabbuli 65:11). Tewali kirala kiliisa mukkiriza okusinga okufumiitiriza ku Kigambo. Abantu bakulira mpola mu kukkiriza kubanga tebaŋŋenya mazima matono. Ente zisaana okuŋŋenya; si kye zisenya ekiziriisa, wabula kye zigaaya. Tuteekwa okukyusakyusa amazima mu mitima gyaffe okusobola okuggyamu emmere. Okusinza okw'omu kyama nsi ejjudde amata n'omubisi gw'enjuki, olusuku oluvaamu ebibala eby'omwoyo n'ebisanyusa. Tewali kijjulo kya nsi kiyinza kwenkanankana nakyo. Okufumiitiriza ku Kigambo kuwa omuddo omuto, amazzi amateefu, n'essanyu erisukka omubisi gw'enjuki. Ebiseera bino eby'omu kyama eby'okusaba n'okufumiitiriza bizzaamu amaanyi, ng'abakungudde bwe batuula mu ttuntu ne Mukama waabwe. Bangi bazudde Baibuli nga y'emmere, ekyokunywa, n'omukwano nga byonna ebirala bibalese.

Ekiseera ekimu eky'enjawulo eky'okulya kibaawo waakiri buli wiiki—Ekijjulo kya Mukama. Awo waliwo ekijjulo ekya nnamaddala era eky'omwoyo. Omugaati n'omwenge bikiikirira omubiri gwa Kristo n'omusaayi gwe, ebiwa obulamu obutaggwaawo: "Buli alya omubiri gwange n'anywa omusaayi gwange alina obulamu obutaggwaawo, era ndimuzuukiza ku lunaku olw'enkomerero" (Yokaana 6:54). Ate, obumanyirivu obuwoomerera bwe twafuna ku Kijjulo kya Mukama! Singa abamu bategeera omukisa gw'okulya ku Kristo mu kiragiro kino, tebandiragajjalidde nkolagana n'Ekkanisa. Waliwo empeera nnene mu kukwata ebiragiro bya Mukama, n'okufiirwa mu kubiragajjalira. Kristo tasibiddwa ku mmeeza ey'ekiragiro, naye "bwe munjagala, mukwate ebiragiro byange" (Yokaana 14:15) kitujjukiza nti atusisinkana eyo.

Ku mmeeza, emmeeme yaffe eva ku kabonero n'etuuka ku kya nnamaddala; tulya omugaati gw'omwoyo ne tuteeka omutwe gwaffe ku kifuba kya Yesu: "Yandeeta mu nnyumba ey'ekijjulo, n'ebbendera ye ku nze yali kwagala" (Oluyimba lwa Sulemaani 2:4).

Okwongera ku biseera bino eby'okulya ebya bulijjo, Katonda era atuwa ebiseera eby'ekisa eby'okwewuunya. Nga tutambula, tuwulira okuluubira kw'okwagala okw'amangu; mu bizinensi, emitima gyaffe gisitulwa ne gizina ng'emigga egy'omu biseera eby'ekyeya.

Ne ku bitanda by'obulwadde, ekisa ekyewuunyisa kiyinza okuwoomya ebizibu byaffe. Ku makya, Kristo assa ebirowoozo mu birowoozo byaffe ng'omusulo; akawungeezi, okufumiitiriza kutuzzaamu amaanyi; mu bisaawo eby'ekiro, afuuka oluyimba lwaffe.

Abakungudde ba Katonda bakola nnyo, naye bafuna okusanyusibwa bwe bawummula ne balya ku byo Mukama waabwe by'awa mu bugagga. Awo, nga bazzeemu amaanyi, ne bagolokoka nate okukungula mu bbugumu ery'olunaku.

Kaakati, eky'okusatu—era wano waliyo ensonga eyeeyagaza ennyo mu lugero—Bowaazi yamuwa eŋŋaano ensiike. Yajja n'alya (Luusi 2:14). Yatuula wa? Weetegereze bulungi nti "yatuula okumpi n'abakungudde" (Luusi 2:14). Teyawulira nti ali omu ku bo. Nga abamu ku mmwe abatasembera ku Kijjulo kya Mukama naye ne mutuula ne mutunuula, mutuula "okumpi n'abakungudde". Mutya nti temuli bantu ba Katonda, naye mubaagala, kyemuva mutuula okumpi nabo. Bwe wabaawo omukisa ogusobola okufunibwa naye ne mutasobola kugutuukako mu bujjuvu, munaatuula okumpi ennyo n'abo abagufuna nga bwe musobola.

Ate nga atudde awo, kiki ekyabaawo? Yagolola omukono n'aweeyo emmere yekka? Nedda, kyawandiikibwa nti, "Yamuwa eŋŋaano ensiike" (Luusi 2:14). Eyo y'ensonga: Mukama w'amakungula yekka y'ayinza okuwa okwewewula okw'omwoyo okusinga obulungi. Nsobola okuwa okuyita mu linnya lya Mukama wange, n'obwesigwa n'okwagala, naye tewali n'omu anajja okutuusa Omwoyo lw'anaabasika. Tewali mutima gukankana gukkiriza mukisa gwa Katonda olw'okuyita kwange kwokka. Kabaka yennyini bw'anaasembera n'awaayo eŋŋaano ensiike, olwo lwe kirifunibwa. Akikola atya? Ng'ayita mu Mwoyo gwe ogw'ekisa, asooka kukuza okukkiriza kwo. Oyinza okutya nti omwonoonyi nga ggwe tayinza kuba "eyakkirizibwa mu Omwagalwa" (Abaefeso 1:6), naye Omwoyo assa obulamu mu ssuubi lyo, n'aliyusa okufuuka okukkiriza okw'obwesige, okugamba nti, "Yee, omwagalwa wange wange, n'okwegomba kwe kuli ku nze" (Oluyimba lwa Sulemaani 7:10).

Bw'amaze okukola kino, Omulokozi akola ekisingawo: afuka okwagala kwa Katonda mu mutima gwo. Okwagala kwa Kristo kufaanana ng'akaloosa akawoomerera mu ndeku. Ye yekka amanyi okuggula endeku n'ateeka akaloosa. Ye yennyini afuka okwagala kwa Katonda mu mmeeme.

Naye Yesu akola n'okusingawo: aweeyo eŋŋaano ensiike n'omukono gwe ye bw'atuwa enkolagana ey'oku lusegere naye yennyini. Tolowooza nti kino kirooto; ddala waliwo ekintu ky'okwogera ne Kristo leero. Nga bw'oyinza okwogera n'omukwano gwo ow'oku lusegere oba okufuna okuwummula n'omukwano gwo omwagalwa, bwe kityo ddala bw'oyinza okwogera ne Yesu n'osanyukira okubeerawo kwa Immanweri. Si Mulokozi ali ewala; ali kumpi. Ekigambo kye kiri mu mimwa gyaffe ne mu mitima gyaffe, era tutambula naye leero ng'abalonde ab'edda bwe baakola, ne twogera naye ng'abatume be bwe baakola ku nsi—mu mwoyo, naye mu mazima.

Ate era, Mukama Yesu aweeyo eŋŋaano ensiike Omwoyo bw'awa obujulizi obw'omunda nti "twazaalibwa Katonda" (1 Yokaana 5:1). Omukkiriza ayinza okumanya obulokozi bwe awatali kubuusabuusa kwonna.

Nga Firipo de Moruni bwe yagamba mu biro bye, Omwoyo ayinza okutukakasa obulokozi ng'obujjuvu ng'okukakasa okw'ekibalo. Nga bwe kiri eky'amazima nti bbiri ne bbiri zenkana nnya, bwe tutyo tuyinza "okumanya nti tuvudde mu kufa ne tuyingira mu bulamu" (1 Yokaana 3:14). Enjuba eri mu ggulu tekakafu ku liiso okusinga obulokozi bwe bukakafu eri omutima Omwoyo gwe yakakasa.

Kaakati leka okusaba kwa Luusi omwavu akankana kwambuke: Mukama, mpa eŋŋaano ensiike! "Ndaga akabonero ak'obulungi; kolera omuweereza wo n'ekisa; nsika, ntuuke nkuddirire" (Zabbuli 86:17; Oluyimba lwa Sulemaani 1:4). Mukama, fuka okwagala kwo mu mutima gwange!

"Jjangu, Mwoyo Omutukuvu, Ejjiba ery'omu ggulu, N'amaanyi go gonna ag'obulamu jjangu, saasaanya okwagala kw'Omulokozi, era ekyo kinaakoleeza okwaffe."

Tewali kkubo eri Kristo okuggyako Kristo okweraga gye tuli. Bowaazi bwe yamaze okuwaayo eŋŋaano ensiike, tubuulirwa nti "yalya n'akkuta, n'asigazaawo" (Luusi 2:14). Bwe kityo bwe kinaabeera eri buli Luusi. Buli mwenenya anaafuuka omukkiriza, buli akungubaga omuyimbi. Wayinza okubaawo ebiseera ebiwanvu eby'okulumirizibwa n'okusaalimba, naye ekiseera kirituuka emmeeme lw'erisalawo okugoberera Mukama, ng'egamba nti, "Bwe nnaazikirira, nnaazikirira" (Eseza 4:16). "Nnaagenda nga bwe ndi eri Yesu. Sijja kuzannya na buti wange n'obanga. Kubanga andagira okukkiriza nti yanfiirira, nnaagenda ne neesiga omusaalaba gwe olw'obulokozi bwange." Kino bwe kinaabaawo, onookkusibwa. Ebirowoozo byo binaajjula amazima ag'omuwendo Kristo g'abikkula; omutima gwo gunaamativu mu Yesu ng'oyo eyeewuunyisa mu byonna; essuubi lyo linaaba nga linywevu, kubanga ani gw'olina mu ggulu okuggyako Kristo?

Okwegomba kwo kunaatuukirira, kubanga kiki ekiyinza okukkusa okusinga "okumanya Kristo n'amaanyi ag'okuzuukira kwe, n'okussa ekimu mu kubonaabona kwe" (Abafiripi 3:10)?

"Yalya n'akkuta" (Luusi 2:14). Abamu ku ffe twanywa ennyo ku kwagala kwa Kristo, nga tulowooza nti tuyinza okumumira wonna, naye ne tulekawo bingi. Twaliira n'omululu ku mmeeza ey'okwagala kwa Mukama, nga tugamba nti, "Tewali kimala okuggyako ekitaliiko kkomo," ate nga ekyo ekitaliiko kkomo kituweereddwa. Ne bwe tuba boonoonyi, tuzuula ebibi byaffe nga bisonyiyiddwa n'obungi bw'obusinge mu Yesu. Ebitundu ebiwoomerera eby'Ekigambo kya Katonda bituwera tubisanyukire oluvannyuma. Nga Yesu bwe yagamba, "Nkyalina bingi eby'okubagamba, naye temuyinza kubyetikka kaakati" (Yokaana 16:12). Waliwo enkolagana ey'oku ntikko, obumu obw'omunda ennyo, obugulumivu obw'okwogera ne Kristo obukyali okujja.

Oluvannyuma katono, tulaba Luusi kye yakola n'ebyo bye yasigaza. Yabitwala eka eri Nawomi (Luusi 2:14). Mu ngeri y'emu, mmwe abalowooza nti temulina buyinza ku mikisa gya Mukama munakkirizibwa okulya, okukkuta, era n'okugabana n'abo abalumwa enjala eka. Mmwe abakkiriza abato, muteeke empisa eno: bwe muwulira okubuulira, mulowooze ku muntu gwe mwagala atasobola kujja, era mutwaleko eka ku lulwe. Mwagalane nga bwe mwayagalibwa. Mujjukire nti "Yagalanga Mukama Katonda wo n'omutima gwo gwonna, ne muliraanwa wo nga bwe weeyagala wekka" (Matayo 22:37–39). Toyinza kwagala mmeeme ya muliraanwa wo mu butuufu nga toyagala Katonda era nga tosooka kufuna kisa kye. Twala eka ebyo bye walonda ku lw'abo abatasobola kwekuŋŋaanyiza.

Simanyi kuyita kulungi kusinga kuno: "Jjangu, era tukwanirizza eri Yesu." Mukama akuweeyo akaanja k'eŋŋaano ensiike bw'oba oli mwonoonyi akankana, era akujjuze okutuusa lw'onookkuta ddala.