Engeri y’Okuyingiramu

Ngezezzaako okugonjoola ekibuuzo oba ng’obulamu buno obw’okwesiga okujjuvu bwesigamiziddwa ku Byawandiikibwa. Era ndaze katono obulamu obwo kye buli. Ensonga eddako y’engeri y’okubutuukako n’okububeeramu ddala. Okusooka, nnyinza okugamba nti obulamu buno obw’omukisa tetulina kubutwala mu ngeri yonna ng’ekintu kye tutuukako olw’amaanyi gaffe, wabula ng’ekintu kye tuweebwa. Tetuyinza kubukolerera, tetuyinza kubulinnyira, tetuyinza kubuwangula; tewali kye tuyinza kukola okuggyako okubusaba n’okubufuna. Kirabo kya Katonda mu Kristo Yesu. Era ekintu bwe kiba kirabo, ekyo kyokka ekisigalidde oyo akiweebwa kwe kukitwala n’okwebaza oyo akimuwadde. Ku kirabo tetugamba nti, “Laba kye ntuuseeko,” ne twewaana olw’obukugu bwaffe mu kukifuna. Wabula tugamba nti, “Laba omugabi ky’ampadde,” ne twewaanira okwagala n’obugabi bw’omugabi.

Era buli kintu mu bulokozi bwaffe kirabo. Okuva ku ntandikwa okutuuka ku nkomerero, Katonda ye mugabi, ffe tuli baweebwa. Ebisuubizo ebisingayo obugagga si by’abo abakola ebintu ebinene. Wabula by’abo “abaliweebwa ekisa kya Katonda n’ekirabo eky’obutuukirivu.” Okumanya obulamu buno obw’omunda, emmeeme erina okuba nga yeetegefu okuweebwa. Erina okukitegeera ddala nti bulina okuba ekirabo kya Katonda mu Kristo Yesu. Tetuyinza kubufuna olw’okufuba kwaffe wadde olw’ebikolwa byaffe. Kino kijja kwanguyiza nnyo ensonga. Ekibuuzo kyokka ekisigaddewo kiri nti ani aweebwa ekirabo kino okuva eri Katonda, era akifuna atya. Nnyinza okuddamu nti akiwa emmeeme yokka eyeewaddeyo ddala eri Katonda. Olina okukifuna lwa kukkiriza.

Okwewaayo eri Katonda kye kintu ekisooka. Si mu ngeri ya mateeka, wadde okubugula oba okubusaanira. Wabula okuggyawo ebiziyiza, Katonda asobole okubuwa. Okubumba ekibya ekirungi okuva mu kitole ky’ebbumba, omubumbi ateekwa okuba n’obuyinza bwonna ku kyo. Kirina okugalamira mu ngalo ze nga tekyewakanya. Okufuula omuntu ekibya eky’ekitiibwa kya Katonda, alina okuba “atukuziddwa, asaanira okukozesebwa mukama we, olw’omulimu omulungi.” Alina okwerekera ddala gy’ali era n’asigala mu ngalo ze nga teyeewakanya. Kino kirabikirawo ku kutunula okusooka.

Lumu nnagezaako okunnyonnyola omusawo ow’eddwaliro amakulu n’obwetaavu bw’okwewaayo eri Katonda. Naye yalabika ng’atasobola kukitegeera. Ku nkomerero, ne mmugamba nti, “Ka tugambe nti, ng’olambula abalwadde, osanga omusajja akwegayirira omuwonye. Naye tayagala kukubuulira bubonero bwe bwonna wadde okukozesa eddagala ly’omuwa.

Agamba nti, ‘Neetegefu okugoberera by’ondagira mu bintu ebimu, nga bwe birabika nga birungi gye ndi. Naye mu bintu ebirala, njagala kugoberera magezi gange.’ Wandikoze ki?” bwe nnamubuuza.

“Nkole ki!” bwe yaddamu ng’anyiize, “nkole ki! Omusajja ng’oyo nandimulese mangu yeerabirire yekka. Kya lwatu,” bwe yayongerako, “tewali kye nandisobodde kumukolera. Ateekwa okugondera bye mmulagira.” “Kale abalwadde bateekwa okugondera abasawo okusobola okuwonyezebwa?” “Okugondera ddala ddala!” bwe yaddamu n’amaanyi. “Era ekyo kye kwewaayo eri Katonda,” bwe nnagenda mu maaso. “Katonda ateekwa okukwasibwa ensonga yonna, awatali kye tumukweka. By’alagira biteekwa okugonderwa ddala ddala.” “Nkirabye,” bwe yaleekaana, — “nkirabye! Era nja kukikola. Katonda ateekwa okukola nange nga bw’ayagala okuva kati.”

Abamu bayinza okulowooza nti “okwerekera” kye kigambo ekisinga obulungi. Naye kyonna kye tukozesa, tutegeeza okwewaayo kwonna eri Katonda. Tumuwa omwoyo gwaffe, emmeeme yaffe, n’omubiri gwaffe. Twagala akole naffe nga bw’asiima. Tutegeeza nti olulimi lw’emmeeme yaffe mu bintu byonna lulina okuba nti, “By’oyagala bikolebwe.” Tutegeeza okulekayo okwerondera kwonna.

Tutegeeza obulamu obw’obuwulize obutayinza kwewalika. Eri emmeeme etamanyi Katonda, kino kiyinza okulabika ng’ekizibu. Naye eri abo abamumanyi, bwe bulamu obusingayo essanyu n’emirembe. Ye Kitaffe. Atwagala era amanyi ekisinga obulungi. N’olwekyo, by’ayagala kye kintu ekisingayo omukisa ekiyinza okututuukako, ne bwe tuba mu mbeera ki. Sitegeera Setaani bw’asobodde okuziba amaaso g’Ekkanisa ku mazima gano. Naye kirabika abaana ba Katonda batya by’ayagala okusinga ekintu kyonna. Ate nga by’ayagala, ebirungi era ebyagalibwa ennyo, bitegeeza birungi byokka eri emmeeme zaabwe. Bireeta okwagala okutaggwaawo, okusaasira okw’ekisa, n’emikisa emingi.

Nandyagadde okulaga buli muntu obuwoomi obutapimika obw’ebyo Katonda by’ayagala. Eggulu kifo kya ssanyu eritaliiko kkomo. Eyo by’ayagala bikolebwa mu bujjuvu. N’obulamu bwaffe bugabana ku ssanyu lino nga by’ayagala bikolebwa mu bwo.

Atwagala, atwagala ddala, era omwagazi by’ayagala bulijjo biba mukisa eri gw’ayagala. Abamu ku ffe tumanyi okwagala kye kuli.

Singa tusobola, twandiwadde emikisa abaagalwa baffe. Twandibajjuzza buli kirungi era ekisanyusa mu bulamu, singa twalina amaanyi okutuukiriza kye tubaagaliza.

Era obanga okwagala bwe kukola bwe kutyo gye tuli, kale nga kiteekwa okusingawo ennyo bwe kityo eri Katonda waffe, oyo kwagala kwennyini.

Singa tusobola okulaba, ne bwe kiba kaseera katono, obuziba bw’okwagala kwe, twandiddukidde mangu okwaniriza by’ayagala ng’eky’obugagga kyaffe ekisingayo. Twandyerekedde ddala gye biri, nga tujjudde essanyu n’okwebaza olw’enkizo ng’eyo.

Abakristaayo bangi balowooza nti Kitaffe ali mu ggulu ayagala kubafuula ba nnaku n’okubaggyako emikisa gyabwe.

Bannaffe abo abasaanidde okusaasirwa, balowooza nti bwe banywerera ku by’ayagala bo bennyini, bayinza okumulemesa okukola ekyo. Nkwatibwa ensonyi okuwandiika ebigambo bino, naye tuteekwa okwolekera ensonga eno efuula obulamu bw’abantu bikumi na bikumi obw’ennaku.

Omukyala Omukristaayo, eyalina endowooza eyo, yabuulira mukwano gwe nga bwe kyali kizibu gy’ali okugamba nti, “By’oyagala bikolebwe,” era nga bwe yatyanga okukikola. Yali maama w’omwana omulenzi omuto omu yekka, eyali omusika w’obugagga bungi, era ng’omutima gwe gwonna guli ku ye. Bwe yamala okumubuulira ebimweraliikiriza, mukwano gwe n’agamba nti, “Watya singa Charley wo omuto akuddukirako enkya n’akugamba nti, ‘Maama, nsazeewo okukuleka okukola nange nga bw’oyagala okuva kati.

Nja kukugonderanga bulijjo. Njagala onkolere ekyo ky’olaba nga kye kisinga obulungi gye ndi.

Mmanyi nti onjagala, era nja kwesiga okwagala kwo.’ Wandiwulidde otya gy’ali? Wandyegambye nti, ‘Aa, kaakano nfunye omukisa okufuula Charley ow’ennaku!

Nja kumuggyako ebimusanyusa byonna, era njjuze obulamu bwe buli kizibu na buli kitali kisanyusa kye nnaasobola okufuna. Nja kumukaka okukola ebintu ebisingayo obuzibu. Oluvannyuma, nja kumuwa ebiragiro ebya buli ngeri ebitasoboka’?” “Nedda, nedda, nedda!” maama n’aleekaana ng’anyiize. “Omanyi nti saandikikoze. Nandimukwatidde ku mutima gwange ne mmunywegera nnyo. Nandijjuzza obulamu bwe ebintu ebisingayo obuwoomi n’obulungi.” “Kale ggwe olina ekisa n’okwagala okusinga Katonda?” mukwano gwe bwe yabuuza. “Aa, nedda,” bwe yaddamu. “Ndabye ensobi yange. Sijja kuddamu kutya kugamba Kitaffe ow’omu ggulu nti, ‘By’oyagala bikolebwe,’ okusinga bwe nnandyagadde Charley wange atye okukingamba.”

Okusinga obulamu obulungi, oba mikwano, oba ssente, oba ettutumu, oba eddembe, oba okukulaakulana, ebisingayo obulungi n’obuwoomi bye ebyo Katonda waffe by’ayagala, ebisaanira okwagalibwa ennyo. Byakaayakanya essaawa ez’ekizikiza n’ekitangaala eky’obwakatonda. Bimulisa omusana ogwaka ku makubo agasingayo ekizikiza. Oyo abifudde obwakabaka bwe afuga bulijjo; era tewali kiyinza kumukyamira. Enkizo ey’ekitiibwa ekuggukiddewo. Omutendera ogusooka okuyingira mu bulamu obukwekeddwa mu Kristo mu Katonda kwe kwewaayo eri Katonda okujjuvu. Sisobola kukuleka kukitwala ng’ekiragiro ekizibu era ekikakali. Olina okukikola n’essanyu, n’okusiima, n’omwoyo ogubuguma. Olina okuyingira mu kye mpita oludda olw’enkizo olw’okwewaayo eri Katonda. Nkukakasa, okuva mu bye nnayitamu eby’omukisa, nti kye kifo ekisingayo essanyu ky’olisanga.

Okukkiriza kye kiddako. Okukkiriza kwetaagisa okufuna ekirabo kyonna. Mikwano gyaffe giyinza okutuwa ekintu nga kiramba, naye tekiba kyaffe okutuusa nga tukkirizza nti bakituwadde ne tukyetwalira. Kino kya mazima nnyo ku birabo eby’omu birowoozo byokka oba eby’omwoyo. Omuntu omulala ayinza okutwagala awatali kkomo. Naye okutuusa nga tukikkirizza, okwagala okwo tekufuuka kwaffe. Ndowooza Abakristaayo abasinga bakimanyi kino ku bikwata ku kusonyiyibwa kwabwe.

Bamanyi nti okubuulira okusonyiwa kwa Yesu ku bibi kwandigenze mu maaso emirembe gyonna. Naye okusonyiyibwa okwo tekwandibadde kwabwe okutuusa nga bakwetwalidde. Baasooka kukikkiriza. Naye mu kubeera mu bulamu obw’Ekikristaayo, kino bakyerabira. Balowooza nti, okuva bwe baalokolebwa lwa kukkiriza, kaakano balina okubeera abalamu lwa bikolwa. Mu kifo ky’okweyongera okuweebwa, kaakano balina okutandika okukola. Kino kifuula ekigambo kyaffe nti obulamu obukwekeddwa mu Kristo mu Katonda buyingirwamu lwa kukkiriza, okulabika gye bali nga tekitegeerekeka n’akatono.

Kyokka kyalangirirwa lwatu nti, “Nga bwe mwaweebwa Kristo Yesu Mukama waffe, mutambulirenga mu ye.” Twamufuna lwa kukkiriza, era lwa kukkiriza kwokka; bwe tutyo tulina okutambulira mu ye lwa kukkiriza, era lwa kukkiriza kwokka. Okukkiriza kwaffe mu bulamu buno obukwekeddwa kwe kumu n’okukkiriza okwatuggya mu bwakabaka bw’ekizikiza ne kututwala eri Omwana wa Katonda. Kwokka kwesigama ku kintu kirala. Olwo twakkiriza nti Yesu ye Mulokozi waffe okuva mu musango gw’ekibi. Okukkiriza kwaffe ne kukifuula bwe kityo. Kaakano, tulina okukkiriza nti ye Mulokozi waffe okuva mu maanyi g’ekibi. Okukkiriza kwaffe kujja kukifuula bwe kityo. Twamwesiga olw’okuweebwa obutuukirivu, ne kufuuka kwaffe. Kaakano, tulina okumwesiga olw’okutukuzibwa, era nakwo kunaaba kwaffe. Olwo twamutwala ng’Omulokozi atuwonya ebibonerezo by’ebibi byaffe mu biseera eby’omu maaso. Kaakano, tulina okumutwala ng’Omulokozi atuwonya mu kiseera kino obuddu bw’ebibi byaffe.

Olwo yali Mununuzi waffe, kaakano agenda kuba Bulamu bwaffe. Olwo yatusika okutuggya mu kinnya. Kaakano agenda kututuuza mu bifo eby’omu ggulu wamu naye. Kino nkyogera nga nsinziira ku bujulizi obw’ebyo bye tuyitamu mu bulamu n’obw’ebikolebwa mu nkola.

Mmanyi nti, mu by’enjigiriza y’eddiini ne mu mateeka, buli mukkiriza afuna buli kintu ku kukyuka kwe. Naye mu bulamu bw’ennyini, tewali kiba kikye okutuusa ng’akyetwalidde lwa kukkiriza. “Nga bwe nasuubiza Musa, buli we munaalinnyanga ekigere, mbawaddewo.” (Yoswa 1:3). “Yeebazibwe Katonda era Kitaawe wa Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo, atuwadde mu Kristo buli mukisa gwonna ogw’omwoyo oguva mu ggulu.” (Abaefeso 1:3). Naye okutuusa nga tubikkiriza, tebiba byaffe. “Olw’okukkiriza kwaffe,” bulijjo lye kkomo era lye tteeka.

Naye okukkiriza kuno kwe njogerako kuteekwa okuba okukkiriza okwa kaakano. Tewali kukkiriza abantu kwe bakozesa mu biseera eby’omu maaso kugasa kintu kyonna. Omuntu ayinza okukkiriza emirembe gyonna nti ebibi bye birisonyiyibwa mu kiseera ekimu eky’omu maaso, n’atafuna mirembe n’akatono. Alina okutuuka ku kukkiriza okwa kaakano, n’agamba lwa kukkiriza nti, “Ebibi byange bisonyiyiddwa kaakano,” olwo n’asobola okubeera mu bulamu obuggya. Era bwe kityo, tewali kukkiriza kunoonya kuwonyezebwa kibi mu biseera eby’omu maaso kuyinza kutuusa mmeeme mu bulamu bwe tunnyonnyola. Omulabe asanyukira nnyo okukkiriza kuno okw’omu maaso. Amanyi nti tekulina maanyi kutuuka ku kintu kyonna.

Naye akankana n’adduka omukkiriza bw’akakasa nti mwetwaze okuva mu buyinza bwe. Mu bufunze: okuyingira mu bulamu buno obw’omukisa obw’ekiwummulo n’obuwanguzi, olina okukwata emitendera ebiri. Ogusooka, weerekere ddala mu byonna.

Ogwokubiri, beera n’okukkiriza okutaliiko kubuusabuusa.

Ne bw’oba n’ebizibu ki, emitendera gino ebiri gijja kukuyamba. Bw’ogikwata era n’oginywererako, gijja kukutuusa mu bulamu obw’Ekikristaayo obusingako obulungi. Kino oyinza okukikakasa. Bw’onoolekayo ebirala byonna, n’ossa omwoyo ku nsonga zino ebbiri, ojja kukulaakulana mangu. Ojja kutuuka ku mwalo emmeeme yo gw’eyagala mangu okusinga bw’olowooza kaakano nti kisoboka.

Nnyinza okuddamu emitendera gino, waleme kubaawo kukyamuka? Oli mwana wa Katonda, era weegomba okumusanyusa.

Oyagala Omulokozi wo ow’omuwendo, era otamiddwa era okooye ekibi ekimunakuwaza. Weegomba omuntu okukununula okuva mu maanyi gaakyo. Byonna by’ogezezzaako biremye. Ng’oggwaamu essuubi, kaakano weebuuza oba, nga abantu bano abasanyufu bwe bagamba, Mukama asobola era ajja kukulokola. Omanyi mu mmeeme yo nti asobola. Okukulokola okuva mu balabe bo bonna kye kigendererwa kye.

Kale mwesige. Mukwase ensonga yo. Leka ebirala byonna era kkiriza nti agitwala. Ng’omanyi bw’ali n’ebyo by’agambye, kakasa nti akuwa obulokozi obujjuvu kaakano. Mu kusooka, wakkiriza nti yakuwonya omusango gw’ekibi kubanga yagamba bw’atyo. Kaakano, kkiriza nti akuwonya amaanyi g’ekibi kubanga agamba bw’atyo. Okukkiriza kwo kaakano kukwate amaanyi amaggya mu Kristo. Wamwesiga ng’Omulokozi wo eyakufiirira, kaakano mwesige ng’Omulokozi wo omulamu. Nga bwe yajja okukununula okuva mu kubonerezebwa okw’omu maaso, teyajja era okukununula okuva mu buddu obwa kaakano? Nga bwe yajja okwetikka ebibi byo ku lulwo, bw’atyo azze okubeera n’obulamu bwe mu ggwe.

Toliiko maanyi n’akatono mu mbeera zombi. Wandisobodde okwemalako ebibi byo bwe wandisobodde kaakano okwetuusaako obutuukirivu obw’omu bikolwa. Kristo, era Kristo yekka, y’ateekwa okukukolera byombi.

Omugabo gwo kwe kumukwasa ensonga eyo, oluvannyuma n’okkiriza nti agikola.

Omukyala omu, kaakano omututumufu, bwe yali mu kizikiza kinene, yali anoonya okuyingira. N’agamba mukwano gwe eyali agezaako okumuyamba nti, “Mwenna mugamba nti, ‘Weerekere ddala, era weesige.’ Naye simanyi bwe kikolebwa. Nandyagadde okikole mu ddoboozi eriwulikika, ndabe bw’okikola.” “Kale nkikole mu ddoboozi eriwulikika ku lulwo?”

“Mukama Yesu, osobola era ojja kumponya mu bweraliikirivu bwonna n’ebizibu by’obulamu bwange obw’Ekikristaayo. Wafa okunfuula ow’eddembe, si mu biseera eby’omu maaso, wabula kaakano era wano. Oli wa maanyi okusinga Setaani. Osobola okunkuuma, ne mu bunafu bwange, nneme kugwa mu mitego gye wadde okumugondera. Era, Mukama, ngenda kukwesiga onkuume. Ngezezzaako okwekuuma nga ndi munywevu, ne nnemererwa, ne ngwa nnyo. Siriiko bwe nnyinza n’akatono; kale, nja kukwesiga kaakano. Neewaayo gy’oli; sirina kye nkweka. Omubiri, emmeeme, n’omwoyo, nneeweereza gy’oli, ekitole ky’ebbumba ekitaliiko mugaso. Mbumba okufuuka kyonna okwagala kwo n’amagezi go kye bisiima. Era kaakano, ndi wuwo.

Okkiriza kye nkuwa. Amaanyi go gatutte omutima gwange omunafu era omusirusiru. Otandise okukola mu nze, ng’onjagazisa era ng’onsobozesa okukola by’osiima. Nkwesiga ddala, era nkwesiga kaakano!” Otya okukwata omutendera guno? Kirabika nga kya mangu nnyo, nga kufaanana okubuuka mu kizikiza? Tomanyi nti ebigere by’okukkiriza bulijjo “bigwa ku kirabika ng’ekifo ekyereere, naye ne bisanga olwazi wansi”? Omusajja, eyali alina okukka mu luzzi ng’akutte omuguwa, yazuula, ng’atidde nnyo, bwe yali amaze okukka wala, nti omuguwa mumpi. Yali atuuse ku nkomerero yaagwo, naye, nga bwe yateebereza, yali akyali nga ffuuti amakumi asatu okuva wansi mu luzzi. Teyamanya kya kukola. Teyalina maanyi wadde obukugu okulinnya ng’ayita ku muguwa, era okuguta kwandimubetentedde.

Emikono gye ne gitandika okuggwaamu amaanyi. N’asalawo okuguta n’ayolekagana n’ekyo ekimulindiridde. N’akkiriza okuzikirira, n’ataayo omuguwa. N’agwa! Wansi mu luzzi waali — yinci ssatu zokka! Bw’oba ng’ebigere byo birina okukwata ku “lwazi wansi,” oteekwa okuta buli ky’okutte ne weesuula mu Katonda. Kubanga tewali kkubo ddala.

Era okukikola kaakano kuyinza okukuwonya emyezi, era n’emyaka, egy’okufuba n’obukoowu. Mu bigo byonna eby’edda ebya Bungereza waabangawo ekifo ekyayitibwanga ekiddukiro eky’omunda. Kye kyali ekifo ekisingayo amaanyi n’obukuumi mu kigo. Kyakwekanga abanafu n’abatalina bwe bayinza mu biseera eby’akabi. Singa wali mukyala atiitiibwa era atalina bw’ayinza mu kigo ekizingiziddwa, wandyetantadde okwekweka omwo?

Wandityeyo okukikola? Tuteekwa okutya okwekweka mu maanyi ag’obukuumi ag’Omukuumi waffe ow’obwakatonda?

Taabongootenga so teyeebakenga. Yasuubiza okukuuma amagenda gaffe n’amadda gaffe, okuva leero n’okutuusa emirembe gyonna.