Olukomera Olwamenyeka

Okuva mu nnimiro y'emizabbibu ey'omugayaavu eyalekebwa awo n'ekisenge kyayo eky'amayinja ekyamenyeka, mujja essomo eritutuumufu— fumiitiriza n'obwegendereza engeri obutafaayo mu by'omwoyo, emisingi eginafuye, n'okwenenya okulwawo bwe biviirako emmeeme okusigala nga teyeekuumidde eri okuzikirira okusooba mpola.

“Nayita ku nnimiro y'omugayaavu, ne ku nnimiro y'emizabbibu ey'omuntu atalina magezi, era laba, yonna yali ejjudde amaggwa; obuso bwayo bwali bubisiddwa omuddo oguluma, n'ekisenge kyayo eky'amayinja kyali kimenyese.

Awo ne ndaba ne nkifumiitiriza; ne ntunula ne mpeebwa okuyigirizibwa.” Engero 24:30–32 (ESV) Omusajja ono omugayaavu teyakola kabi eri banne: teyali mubbi, wadde omukambwe, wadde eyeeyingiza mu bya balala. Teyeeraliikiriranga bya balala, kubanga n'ebibye ye teyabifangako—kyali kyetaagisa okufuba kungi nnyo. Teyali mwonoonyi mu lwatu; teyalina maanyi ga kukola ekyo. Yayagalanga okutwala ebintu mpola. Bulijjo yalekanga ekituufu nga bwe kiri, ate era, mu ngeri y'emu, yalekanga n'ekibi nga bwe kiri, ng'omuddo n'amaggwa ebyali mu nnimiro ye bwe byakiraga mu lwatu.

Kyali kya nkyo ki okweteganya? Byonna byandibadde bye bimu emyaka ekikumi okuva kaakano; bw'atyo yatwala ebintu nga bwe byajjanga. Teyali muntu mubi, bwe bagamba abamu ku ye; ate era, oboolyawo, ku nkomerero kirilabika nti tewali muntu mubi okusinga oyo atali mulungi. Mu ngeri ezimu tali mulungi kya kuba mubi; talina maanyi ga mpisa ga kuweereza Katonda oba Baali. Aweereza yekka nnyini, ng'asinza obwenkuubebe bwe era ng'asinza okuwummula kwe.

Kyokka bulijjo yateekateeka okuba omutuufu. Ayii! yali tagenda kwongera kwebaka nnyo; yali agenda kuggyawo bumbejjegere obulala, olwo n'alyoka aba ku mulimu gwe n'akulaga ky'ayinza okukola. Olunaku olumu yali ateekateeka okuba omunyiikivu ddala n'aliyirira ekiseera ekifiiridde. Ekiseera tekyatuuka n'akatono ky'atandika, naye bulijjo kyali kijja. Bulijjo yateekateeka okwenenya, naye n'agenda mu maaso mu kibi kye. Yateekateeka okukkiriza, naye n'afiira mu butakkiriza. Yateekateeka okuba Omukristaayo, naye n'abeera awatali Kristo. Yasagaasagana wakati w'endowooza ebbiri kubanga yali tayagala kweraliikirira kusalawo; bw'atyo n'azikirira olw'okulwawo.

Ekifaananyi kino eky'omugayaavu n'ennimiro ye n'olusuku lwe olujjudde omuddo n'amaggwa kikiikirira omuntu mungi eyeeyita Omukristaayo, naye eyafuuka omugayaavu mu bintu bya Katonda. Obulamu obw'omwoyo bwakala mu ye. Yaddayo ennyuma. Yava mu bulue obw'omwoyo obulamu n'akka mu bunafu n'obutafaayo eri ebintu bya Katonda. Ate ebintu nga byonoonese munda mu mutima gwe, era ng'ebibi bya buli ngeri biyingidde mu ye, ne bikula ne bimera emirandira, akabi kabaawo ne kungulu mu mpisa ze eza buli lunaku. Ekisenge eky'amayinja ekyakuumanga empisa ye kimenyese, era aggwaddewo nga ali mu lujjudde eri buli kabi. Ku nsonga eno kwe tunaafumiitiriza kaakano: “ekisenge kyayo eky'amayinja kyali kimenyese.”

Kale nno, ka tutambule ne Sulemaani, era tuyimirire naye, tufumiitirize, era tufune okuyigirizibwa nga twekaliriza olukomera luno olumenyese. Bwe tumala okulwekenneenya, ka tulowooze ku bivaamu eby'ebisenge ebimenyese; olwo, ku nkomerero, ka tugezaako okuzuukusa omugayaavu ono olukomera lwe luyinze okuddaabirizibwa. Singa omugayaavu ono aba omu ku ffe, ekisa kya Katonda ekitaliiko kkomo kitunyuse nga tuzuukuka nga ekisenge kino ekyayonooneka tekinnayingiza kibinja ky'ebibi ebiyisaayisa.

I. Ka Tutunuulire Olukomera Luno Olumenyese Mu kusooka lwali lukomera lulungi nnyo, kubanga kyali kisenge kya mayinja. Ennimiro emirundi mingi zeetooloozebwa enkomera ez'emiti ezyangu okuvunda, oba ebisaka ebyangu okubaamu ebituli; naye kino kyali kisenge kya mayinja. Ebisenge ng'ebyo bya bulijjo nnyo mu bitundu eby'ebuvanjuba, era ne mu bitundu byaffe ebimu amayinja we gasukkirira. Kyali kiwe eky'okukuuma okuva ku ntandikwa, era ne kigazaamu bulungi ekifo ekitono ekyali kigudde mu mikono emibi. Omusajja yalina ennimiro ey'okulima, n'olukugu olulala olw'ettaka olw'ennimiro y'emizabbibu oba olusuku. Yali ttaka ggimu, kubanga lyameza amaggwa n'omuddo mu bungi; era ebyo we bimera, ebirungi nabyo bisobola okumeramu. Kyokka omugayaavu teyafaayo ku by'obugagga bwe, naye n'aleka ekisenge okugwa mu bwononefu, era mu bifo bingi ne kimenyekera ddala.

Ka njogere ku bimu ku bisenge eby'amayinja abantu bye baleka ne bimenyeka bwe baddayo ennyuma. Emirundi mingi, emisingi emituufu gyayigirizibwa mu buto, naye ne gyerabirwa. Nga okusomesebwa okw'Ekikristaayo mukisa munene! Bakadde baffe, mu kuyigiriza ne mu kwokulaga, baayigiriza bangi ku ffe ebintu ebirongoofu, ebya kitiibwa, era eby'ettutumu eddungi. Twalaba mu bulamu bwabwe engeri y'okubeeramu. Baatuggulirawo Ekigambo kya Katonda mu maaso gaffe, ne batuyigiriza ekituufu eri Katonda n'eri abantu. Baatusabira, era baasaba naffe, okutuusa lwe ebintu bya Katonda bwe byatwetooloola ne bitusibako ng'ekisenge eky'amayinja.

Tetwasobola kwewaza ku bintu ebyo bye twafuna nga tukyali bato. N'ebiseera bye twali tusesa, nga tetunnamanya Mukama mu ngeri ey'obulokozi, amazima ago gaalina obuyinza obulungi ku ffe. Twaziyizibwanga bwe twali tugenda okukola ebibi. Twayambibwanga bwe twali tulafuubana okugolokokera eri Kristo. Kya nnaku nnyo abantu bwe baleka emisingi gino egisooka okunyeenyezebwa n'okuggyibwawo ng'amayinja bwe gagwa okuva ku kisenge eky'ensalo. Abavubuka batandika nga boogera kya bunyoomo ku mpisa enkadde eza bakadde baabwe.

Amangu ago si kifaananyi kya kadde kyokka kye banyooma, wabula n'empisa zennyini. Banoonya obwegattiro obulala, era mu bwegattiro obwo tebayigira wabula ekibi. Banoonya essanyu mu bifo ebyandiwuunyisizza bazadde baabwe. Kino kivaako ebibi n'okusingawo. Bwe bataleeta nviiri za kitaabwe enjeru na nnaku eri entaana, si kya kwenyumiririza gye bali.

Namanya abavubuka, abaali ddala Bakristaayo, abaddayo ennyuma mu bunaku olw'okubasendasenda okukyusa, okukweka, oba okwononga emisingi emitukuvu gye baali baleeddwamu okuva ku vviivi lya nnyaabwe. Kya kabi kanene abo abeeyita abakkiriza bwe bafuuka abatanywevu era bwe batwalibwa buli mpewo ya njigiriza. Kiraga obunafu bw'omutwe n'obutanywevu bw'omutima bwe tuyinza okuseeta emisingi egy'amaanyi era emitukuvu egyafukibwako amaziga ga nnyaabaffe era egyanywezebwa obulamu obwesigwa obwa kitaffe.

“Nze ndi muddu wo, mutabani w'omuweereza wo omukazi” (Zabbuli 116:16, ESV). Dawudi yalowooza nti kitiibwa era kanyweza katukuvu okuba mutabani w'oyo eyayitibwanga muddu wa Katonda.

Mwegendereze, mmwe abaayigirizibwa mu Kikristaayo, muleme kukola nabyo kya bunyoomo. “Mwana wange, kwata etteeka lya kitaawo, era toleka kuyigiriza kwa nnyoko.

Bisibe ku mutima gwo bulijjo; bisibe mu bulago bwo.” (Engero 6:20–21, ESV) Okukuuma empisa era kusangibwa mu njigiriza enywevu. Kino nakyo kisenge kya mayinja kya maanyi. Bangi mu ffe baayigirizibwa enjiri ey'ekisa kya Katonda era ne bagiyiga bulungi, ne basobola okulwanirira n'obunyiikivu okukkiriza okwaweebwa abatukuvu omulundi ogumu. Ba mukisa abo eddiini yaabwe gy'esinziira ku kutegeera okulambulukufu okw'amazima ag'emirembe n'emirembe.

Eddiini eyeesigamye ku kusanyusa kwokka nga tewali kuyigiriza kuyinza okumala akaseera; naye eri amaanyi ag'obulamu bwonna, wateekwa okubaawo okumanya enjigiriza ezo enkulu eziri emisingi gy'enjiri. Nkankana bwe mpulira nti omuntu ateeka wansi, kimu kimu, amazima amakulu ag'enjiri era ng'eyimirira olw'obugabi bwe. Mumuwulira ng'agamba nti, “Kuno kwe kutunula kwange, naye abalala balina eddembe ery'okutunula kwabwe.” Ekyo kituufu bwe twogera ku ndowooza obwokka; naye tetusobola kwogera bwe tutyo ku mazima Katonda ge yabikkulira. Amazima ago gamu era tegakyuka, era bonna basaanidde okugakkiriza. Si ndowooza yo ku mazima ekulokola, wabula amazima gennyini nga Katonda bwe yagabikkula, agakwatibwako olw'okukkiriza.

Nzija kuwaayo n'essanyu engeri yange ey'okwogera enjigiriza, naye si njigiriza yennyini. Omuntu omu ayinza okugyogera bw'ati, omulala mu ngeri endala; naye amazima gennyini tegateekwa kuwaayo. Omwoyo ogw'Essomero Eryeyanjuluze gutuggyako obwesige. Nnandibuuzizza abamu ku bakulembeze baalyo obanga bakkiriza nti waliwo ekyayigirizibwa mu Kyawandiikibwa ekisaanidde okufiirirwa, era obanga abaafiira ku bukakafu baali basirusiru okuwaayo obulamu bwabwe olw'ebyo ebyandibadde ndowooza bwokka. Omwoyo guno ogw'ekkanisa eyeeyanjuluze gumenya ebisenge eby'amayinja. Guyingiza Setaani n'ekibinja kye kyonna, era gulireetera ekkanisa ya Katonda akabi akatapimika bwe kitaziyizibwa. Enkola y'okukkiriza etanywevu yonoona emmeeme y'omuntu yenna.

Tetuli bakwatibwako mu buswavu; kyokka tetwandifudde balema singa twabeera obulamu obwesigwa okutuusa abantu lwe bandituyise bwe batyo. Nasisinkanye omusajja gye buvuddeko eyawawaabirwa obuswavu obw'eddiini, ne mugamba nti, “Mpaayo omukono gwo. Njagala okusisinkana n'abakakafu abaswavu buli luvannyuma. Beeyongera okuba ab'ebbula, era ebintu bye bakolebwamu binywevu nnyo, olwo nga singa waaliwo bingi ku byo twandiraba abantu bangi mu ffe n'ebiwuka ebitalina mugongo bitono.”

Mu biseera bino tulabye abasajja abalina omugongo batono; abasinga baabadde ng'obuwuka obw'omu nnyanja obutalina mugongo. Waaliwo ekiseera lwe nnandigambye nti, “Beera muntu wa kisa era osuule obumpimpi.” Kaakano nteekwa okugamba nti, “Beera munywevu mu mazima.” Okukkiriza okwaweebwa abatukuvu omulundi ogumu nkwagala nnyo kaakano ku kubanga kuyitibwa okumpi, kubanga nkooye obugazi obuva mu bisaka ebimenyese.

Waliwo amazima amanywevu era n'obukakafu obulambulukufu obw'okukkiriza, era zibasanze mmwe abaleka ebisenge bino eby'amayinja okumenyeka. Ntya nti abagayaavu bangi, era nti emirembe egigenda okujja giyinza okukaaba olw'obutafaayo obutenderezebwa mu mulembe guno ogw'obuyeeyeezi.

Olukomera olulala oluterekwa oluvunse lwe lw'empisa entukuvu ezaamala okukolebwa. Omugayaavu aleka ekisenge kino okugwa mu bwononefu. Ka njogere ku bimu ku by'okukuuma ebikulu eby'obulamu n'empisa.

Kimu kwe kuyisa okusaba mu kyama. Okusaba okw'omuntu ku bubwe kusaanidde okuweebwayo bulijjo, waakiri buli nkya na buli kawungeezi. Tetuyinza kubeerera awatali biseera ebiteekebwawo eby'okusemberera Katonda. Okutunula mu maaso g'omuntu nga tosoose kutunula mu maaso ga Katonda kabi. Okugenda mu nsi nga tekiwaddeyo mutima gwo eri Katonda kwe kugulekera ddembe eri buli muyingirira ow'omwoyo. Ekiro, okugenda okwebaka ng'ensolo mu kkomera lyazo, awatali kwebaza Katonda olw'ebyekisa eby'olunaku, kya nsonyi. Ssaddaaka ey'akawungeezi esaanidde okuweebwayo ng'ekituufu nga bwe tunyumirwa omuliro ogw'akawungeezi. Twetekke wansi w'ebiwaawaatiro by'Omukuumi w'abantu.

Kigambibwa nti, “Tusobola okusaba mu biseera byonna.” Ekyo kituufu; naye ntya nti abo abatasaba mu biseera ebiteekebwawo tebasaba n'akatono. Abo abasaba bulijjo mu biseera ebiteekeddwawo be basinga okuba nga basaba obutayosa. Obulamu obw'omwoyo tebukulira ku nkola enkakanyavu, naye kubanga obulamu bulina engeri gye bweyoleka ebweru, tuteekwa okufaayo n'empisa zaabwo ezeeyoleka ebweru awamu n'amaanyi gaabwo aga munda. Toleka bituli binene mu kisenge eky'okusaba mu kyama okwa bulijjo.

Neeyongerayo. Waliwo amaanyi amakulu ag'okukuuma mu kusaba okw'amaka, era nnumwa nnyo olw'amaka mangi ag'Abakristaayo agakuleka. Waaliwo ekiseera Obukatoliki bwe bwali tebusobola kufuna maanyi mangi mu Bungereza kubanga bwaleeta kya kisiikirize bwokka eky'ekyo amaka ag'Abakristaayo kye gaali gakwata mu butuufu.

“Owulira ekide ekyo mu makya?”

“Kya nsonga ki?”

“Kugenda mu kkanisa okusaba.” Omupuritáni yaddamu nti, “Saagala kugendayo. Nkuŋŋaanyizza abaana bange. Tusomye Ekyawandiikibwa, ne tusaba, ne tuyimba ettendo lya Katonda. Tulina ekkanisa mu nnyumba yaffe.” Ekide eky'akawungeezi ne kiddamu okuvuga. Kyali kya kusaba kw'akawungeezi. Naye yali amaze okusinza kw'akawungeezi okwetooloola emmeeza ye, nga Bayibuli ennene ye ekyokwewunda kyayo ekikulu. Baagamba nti tewandibaddewo kusinza awatali kabona. Yaddamu nti buli musajja atya Katonda asaanidde okuba kabona mu nnyumba ye ye.

Bwe batyo abatukuvu baaziyiza obukabona obw'obukumpanya ne bakuuma okukkiriza okuva mu mulembe okutuuka ku mulembe.

Okusinza okw'omu maka n'ekituuti eky'okubuulira, wansi wa Katonda, gy'ebisenge eby'amayinja eby'Obupurotesitanti. Okusaba kwange kwe kuti ebisenge bino bireme kumenyeka.

Olukomera olulala olukuuma lwe lw'okukuŋŋaana kw'oku wakati w'omu wiiki. Abantu bwe baleka enkuŋŋaana ez'oku wakati w'omu wiiki, amaanyi g'eddiini yaabwe gakendeera. Sioogera ku abo abaziyizibwa Katonda olw'obulwadde, emirimu, oba obuvunaanyizibwa. Waliwo ebisukkuluma. Njogera ku abo abandisobola okujja naye ne balonda obutajja. Omuntu bw'agamba nti, “Ebyokubuulira ebya Ssande binmala. Saagala nkuŋŋaana za kusaba oba emisomo,” kiraga obutalina njala ya Kigambo, era ekyo kabonero kabi. Bw'ozimba olukomera okwetooloola Ssande n'oleka ennaku endala ez'omu wiiki nga zaggule, ente za Setaani zijja kuyingira ne zireeta okuzikirira okunene.

Fanayo era okukuuma ekisenge eky'okusoma Bayibuli n'eky'okwogera okw'Ekikristaayo. Beera ne batya Katonda. Weegatte ne Katonda. Olw'omukisa gw'Omwoyo, ojja kukuuma olukomera olunywevu eri okukemebwa. Bw'otenda, okukemebwa kujja kuyingira mu nnimiro z'emmeeme yo ne bulyako ebibala byonna ebirungi. Bangi baazuula okukuumibwa okunene mu nnimiro y'obulamu obwa bulijjo mu kisenge eky'amayinja eky'okwatula okukkiriza mu lwatu. Njogera nammwe abakkiriza ab'amazima, era mumanyi nti emirundi mingi kibadde kiwe eky'amaanyi okumanyibwa mu lwatu era okutegeererwa ng'omugoberezi wa Yesu.

Sinnaba kwejjusa—era sirijjusa n'akatono—olunaku lwe natambulira ku mugga omutono Lark mu Cambridgeshire ne nziikibwako awo ne Kristo mu kubatizibwa. Bwe nnakola bwe ntyo, nakola mu ngeri eyawakanya endowooza za mikwano gyange gyonna gye nnassaamu ekitiibwa; naye bwe nnasoma Endagaano Empya ey'Oluyonaani nzennyini, nawulira nga nsibiddwa okweyibbwa mu mazzi ku kwatula okukkiriza kwange, era bwe kityo ne nkolebwa. Olw'ekikolwa ekyo nalangirira eri ensi nti, “Nfudde gy'oli, era nziikiddwa gy'oli mu Kristo, era nsuubira okuva mu kiseera kino okweyongera okutambulira mu bulamu obuggya.”

Ku lunaku olwo, olw'ekisa kya Katonda, nagoberera enkola ya jenero eyagenderera okulwana okutuusa lw'awangula, era kyeyava ayokya amaato ge waleme kubaawo kudda nnyuma. Nzikiriza nti okwatula Kristo mu lwatu mu maaso g'abantu kiba ng'ekisaka eky'amaggwa, ekikuuma omuntu munda mu nsalo era ne kigoba abo abandimusendasenda okumuggya mu kkubo. Wabula, kiba kisaka kyokka, era tekigasa singa kyetooloola ennimiro ey'omuddo; naye eŋŋaano bw'emera, ekisaka kya mugaso munene.

Mmwe abalowooza nti musobola okuba aba Mukama ate n'okusigala nga muli mu lwatu ng'ettaka lya bonna, mwabuze nnyo. Musaanidde okwawukana ku nsi era okugondera eddoboozi erigamba nti, “Muveemu wakati waabwe, era mube ba njawulo” (2 Abakkolinso 6:17, ESV).

Ekisuubizo eky'obulokozi kiri eri oyo akkiririza mu mutima era ayatuza n'akamwa (Abaruumi 10:9–10). Yogera n'obuvumu nti, “Naye nze n'ennyumba yange, tunaaweerezanga Mukama” (Yoswa 24:15, ESV). Olw'okwatula okufaanana bwe kityo otambula ku luguudo lwa Kabaka era weeteeka wansi w'okukuumibwa kwa Mukama w'abatambuze, era ajja kukufaako.

Emirundi mingi, we wandibadde osagaasagana, ojja kugamba nti, “Obweyamo bwa Mukama buli ku nze; nnyinza ntya okudda ennyuma?” Kyenva nkukubiriza nti: simba ekisenge eky'amayinja era okikuume. Bwe kiba nga mu kifo ekimu kimenyeddwa, kizimbe buto. Kirage mu mpisa zo ne mu mbeera yo nti oli mugoberezi wa Yesu era toswala kumanyibwa nga bw'oli.

Kwata nnyo emisingi gyo egy'eddiini ng'abasajja n'abakazi ab'amazima. Tokyama olw'amagoba oba ekitiibwa mu bantu. Toleka bugagga kumenya lukomera lwo. Namanya abamu abaakola ekituli ekigazi okuyisa eggaali yaabwe, era okwaniriza abagagga ab'ensi mu kibiina kyabwe olw'ekifo kyabwe. Abo abaleka emisingi okusanyusa abantu ku nkomerero balitwalibwa nga bantu batono; naye oyo omwesigwa alifuna ekitiibwa okuva eri Katonda. Kuuma ekisaka kino eky'okunyweza okukkiriza, era ojja kufuna omukisa munene mu kyo.

Waliwo ekisenge eky'amayinja ekirala eky'okwogerako: obunywevu bw'empisa. Okukkiriza kwaffe okutukuvu kuyigiriza omuntu okuba omumalirivu ku Kristo era omunywevu mu kuggyawo empisa embi. “Eriiso lyo erya ddyo bwe likwesittaza, liggyeemu olisuule” (Matayo 5:29, ESV). Tekigamba nti okibikkeko ekiwero.

“Omukono gwo ogwa ddyo bwe gukwesittaza, gutemeko ogusuule” (Matayo 5:30, ESV). Tekigamba nti oguteeke mu lubiriizi. Eddiini ey'amazima ejjuvu. Egamba nti, “Tokwata kintu kitali kirongoofu” (2 Abakkolinso 6:17, ESV).

Naye bangi bagayaavu nnyo mu makubo ga Katonda ne batakwatako bunywevu bwabwe. Banne abakemo babasendasenda, ne batasobola kugamba nti, “Nedda.” Beetaaga ekisenge eky'amayinja ekikolebwa mu kugaana okuddiŋŋana. Amayinja gaali: “Nedda. Nedda. Nedda.” Guma okuba ow'enjawulo. Malirira okwekwatako nnyo ku Kristo. Salawo mu bunywevu obutakkiriza kintu kyonna mu bulamu bwo—ne bwe kiba ekigagawaza oba ekisanyusa—singa kyandiswaza erinnya lya Yesu. Beera atanyeenyezebwa mu mazima, atagondera kabi mu butukuvu, atasiguukululwa mu bwesimbu, anywevu mu kisa, era atanyeenya mu bwesigwa. Katonda olw'ekisa kye bw'akuzimbira ekisaka bwe kityo, ne Setaani agenda kukirabako n'agamba nti, “Tomukomedde kisaka?” (Yobu 1:10, ESV).

Mbaleseeko ebbanga eggwanvu nga mutunuulira waggulu w'ekisenge. Ka kaakano mbayite munda era mufumiitirize ku bivaamu eby'olukomera olumenyese.

Ekisooka, ensalo ebulawo. Ennyiriri ez'okwawukana ezaali zikuumibwa emisingi emituufu, empisa entukuvu, okwatula okw'olwatu, n'okumalirira okunywevu ziweddewo. Kaakano ekibuuzo kivaayo: omuntu ono Mukristaayo oba nedda? Olukomera lugudde nnyo n'ekiba nti tamanyi kayambika kitali kya Mukama era ekigudde nga ettaka lya bonna. Tamanyi obanga ye yennyini wa mu bwakabaka bwa Kabaka oba mukka bwereere wansi w'obufuzi bw'ensi.

Kino kibaawo enkomera bwe zitakuumibwa. Singa omuntu oyo yabeera kumpi ne Katonda, n'atambulira mu bwesimbu, n'anyumirwa okubeerawo kw'Omwoyo okujjudde mu bulamu obutukuvu n'okulindirira n'obugumiikiriza, yandimanyi bulungi ensalo we eri. Yandimanyi obanga ettaka lye lya kitundu kya Batukuvu-Bonna, oba lya Kitali-kya-Muntu, oba lya kitundu Setaani gy'afuga.

Nawulira ku mutukuvu omukadde omwagalwa eyagamba nti, nga ali kumpi n'okufa, nga alumbibwa Setaani. Yawuuba engalo ye mpola n'agamba nti, “Nalondebwa! Nalondebwa! Nalondebwa!” Yamanya nti yalondebwa, era n'ajjukira ebigambo nti, “Mukama eyalonda Yerusaalemi akunenye” (Zekkaliya 3:2, ESV). Olukomera bwe luyimirira nga lunywevu okwetooloola ennimiro, tusobola okuziyiza Setaani ne tumugamba nti, “Leka ebintu bya Mukama. Nze ndi wa Kristo, si wa iwe.” Okwogera bw'otyo, oteekwa okuddaabiriza enkomera n'obwegendereza, ensalo eryoke ebe nga eyeeyolefu era osobole okulangirira nti, “Abayingirira awamu, mwegendereze.” Towa mulabe wadde luta lumu. Yimusa ekisenge waggulu bw'agezaako okulirinnya. Aleme kufuna wabaawo mwagi mwayinza okuyingirira.

Ekyokubiri, ekisenge bwe kigwa, okukuumibwa kubula. Omuntu bw'aba n'omutima ogutaliiko lukomera, ebirowoozo bye bibunyaana ku nsozi ez'obutaliimu. Ng'endiga, ebirowoozo biteekwa okukomerwa, oba biriwabawaba.

Dawudi yagamba nti, “Nkyawa ebirowoozo eby'obutaliimu” (Zabbuli 119:113, ESV). Abagayaavu balina bingi ku byo, kubanga okuggyako nga buli mwagi guziyiziddwa era buli mulyango guggaddwa, ebirowoozo eby'obutaliimu bijja kufubutuka ne biyingira. Okulowooza okutukuvu, okufumiitiriza okuwooza, okwegomba okw'okutya Katonda, n'okussa kimu ne Katonda eky'ekisa biriweddewo bwe tuleka ekisenge kimenyeke olw'obugayaavu.

Ebirungi bwe bigenda, ebibi bijja. Ekisenge bwe kigudde, buli ayitawo alaba nga ayitibwa.

Omulyango muggule, era bayingira. Waliwo ebibala? Babinoga. Batambula ng'abali mu paaka ey'olukale ne banyaba mu buli nsonda. Waliwo ekifo eky'ekyama mu mutima gwo eri Yesu yekka? Setaani n'ensi bajja kukiyingira. Lwaki twewuunye? Buli nsolo eyewaba erinnyirira era eyonoona ebisukka ku by'erya bwe watabaawo miryango miggule. Bwe kityo, buli ngeri ya kwegomba n'ekifaananyi ekibi biriira emmeeme etakuumiddwa.

Tekigasa kusaba nti, “Totutwala mu kukemebwa” (Matayo 6:13, ESV), bw'oba weegenderera okutambulira eri kwo. Katonda tajja kukutwala mu kukemebwa, naye ggwe oyinza okwetwala. Bw'oweeyanjuluza eri ebibi, onakuwaza Omwoyo wa Katonda, era ayinza okukuleka okukungula ebivaamu eby'obusirusiru bwo. Tekyandibadde kya magezi okuddaabiriza olukomera mangu ago?

Waliwo ekivaamu ekirala: ettaka lyennyini liyinza okubula. Mu Bungereza, ekisenge ekimenyese tekiggyawo bwannannyini; naye mu Palesitaina, ennimiro ez'oku busozi zaanywezebwa enkomera ez'amadaala. Enkomera ezo bwe zaagwa, ettaka lyaseerera, ddaala ku ddaala, n'emizabbibu n'emiti nabyo ne bigenda.

Olwo enkuba n'eyiwa ettaka lyonna, n'esigazaawo olwazi olukalu lwokka.

Bwe kityo bwe kiri mu by'omwoyo. Omuntu ayinza okwerekereza ye ne by'omwoyo—ng'afuuka atafaayo ku njigiriza n'obulamu obutukuvu—okutuusa amaanyi ge ag'okukola obulungi lwe gaggwaawo. Amagezi ge, omutima gwe, n'amaanyi ge bulabika ng'ebulawo. Nnabbi yagamba nti, “Efuraimu ali ng'ejjiba, omusirusiru era atalina magezi” (Koseya 7:11, ESV).

Bangi mayiba masirusiru bwe batyo. Omuntu asaaga n'eddiini asaaga n'emmeeme ye era amangu ago afuuka atasobola kulowooza kwa maanyi wadde okuweereza okuli n'omugaso.

Kale nno, yimirira ng'onywevu ku lunaku luno olubi. Ebirowoozo eby'eddiini bwe biseerera ng'ettosi mu Nnyanja Enfu ey'obutakkiriza, zimba ebisenge ebinywevu okwetooloola obulamu bwo, okukkiriza kwo, n'empisa zo. “Kale muyimirire” (Abaefeso 6:14, ESV), era bwe mumala okukola byonna, mukyayimirire. Omwoyo Omutukuvu abasse emirandira era abanyweze, muleme okusuula obwesige bwammwe, “obulina empeera ennene” (Abaebbulaniya 10:35, ESV).

Ekisembayo, ka ngezeeko okuzuukusa omugayaavu. Kiseera kya kugolokoka. Enjuba emaze okukaza omusulo. Osaba “otulo tutono nate.” Bw'oyongera okwebaka akaseera, oyinza obutazuukuka okutuusa lw'oyimusa amaaso go mu nsi endala. Golokoka kaakano. Buuka okuva ku kitanda kyo nga tekinnaba kufuuka ntaana yo.

Tunuulira omutima gwo. Obutafaayo buleseewo ebibi okumera ng'omuddo. Werekereza Katonda ne Kristo okutuusa lw'ofuuse ow'ensi, atafaayo, atassaayo mwoyo. Abamu ku mmwe emabega mwakwata erinnya ettukuvu; kaakano mufaanana ng'ensi. Kebera ebivudde mu bisenge byo ebyalekebwa. Weegeraageranye n'abakkiriza abanyiikivu—abaavu era abatasoma oboolyawo—abaweereza Kristo n'obwesigwa. N'ebirabo byo byonna n'emikisa gyo, ofuuse omuweereza atalina mugaso. Si kiseera kya kwewuubaala?

Lowooza ku balala abaali baagala okuzuukuka oluvannyuma. Abamu bagudde mu kibi eky'olwatu ne baswaza Kristo. Baagenda katono okusinga ggwe. Omutima gwo gufaanagana nnyo. Wansi w'okukemebwa okufaanana, oyinza okugwa nga bwe baagwa. Omwatuzi omugayaavu mwetegefu eri kintu kyonna. Omutima omugayaavu gwe muliro gw'ensasi za Setaani.

Jjukira okujja kwa Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo. Anaakusanga ng'weebase? Jjukira omusango. Kya kunsonga ki ky'onooleeta olw'ebiseera ebyayosebwa n'ebirabo ebitakozesebwa, Mukama w'olimu bw'alidda?

Naawe, munnange atakyusibwa, bw'onooyita mu bulamu awatali kufaayo ku mmeeme yo, tolirema kuzikirira. “Obanga omutuukirivu alokolebwa n'obuzibu, omwonoonyi n'atatya Katonda balifuuka batya?”

(1 Peetero 4:18, ESV). Obulokozi bwonna bwa kisa; naye ekisa tekireeta bugayaavu wadde butafaayo. Kireeta amaanyi, obunyiikivu, obwaka, obutakoowa, n'okwefiiriza.

Katonda atuwe okubeera kw'Omwoyo we Omutukuvu munda mu ffe, byonna biryoke bitegekebwe, ebibi bikuulibwe okuva mu mutima, era omuntu yenna akuumibwe olw'ekisa ekitukuza okuva eri abazikiriza abakweka okumpi na buli lukomera oluwadde. Ayi Mukama, mu kisa jjukira ffe. Tukomere n'amaanyi go. Tukuume okuva mu bugayaavu obwandituleseewo eri ekibi, olwa Yesu. Amiina.