Yekova

“Balyoke bamanye nga ggwe wekka, ayitibwa Mukama, ggwe Ali Waggulu Ennyo ku nsi yonna” (Zabbuli 83:18).

Mu mannya ga Katonda gonna, oboolyawo erisingayo okuba erituukiridde ye Yekova. Erinnya lino litegeeza Oyo eyeetuula ku bubwe, “NZE NDI.” Liraga Katonda ky’ali. Oluusi, mannya amalala gaweebwa okulaga enjuyi ez’enjawulo ez’obuntu bwe: Yekova-yire — Mukama alituwa.

Yekova-nisi — Mukama ye bendera yange.

Yekova-salomu — Mukama ye mirembe gyaffe.

Yekova-zidukenu — Mukama bwe butuukirivu bwaffe.

Yekova-samma — Mukama waali.

Amannya gano gaazuulibwa mu biseera eby’obwetaavu. Ibulayimu bwe yali anaatera okuwaayo mutabani we ate nga talaba kya kukola, Katonda n’awaayo omwana gw’endiga. Ibulayimu n’ategeera nti Katonda agabirira abantu be.

Amazima gano gaddibwamu mu Ndagaano Empya: “Kitammwe ali mu ggulu amanyi nga byonna mubyetaaga” (Matayo 6:32).

Katonda bw’alaba era n’amanya obwetaavu bwaffe, tewali kubuusabuusa nti alibutuukiriza.

Emirundi n’emirundi Mukama waffe atukubiriza obutaba na kweraliikirira, kubanga Katonda atufaako. “Kitammwe ali mu ggulu amanyi,” bw’agamba, “nga byonna mubyetaaga.” (Baibuli Entukuvu, Matayo 6:32). Mukama bw’alaba era n’amanya obwetaavu bwaffe, kiddirira bulungi nti alibutuukiriza.

Olw’okuba Kitaffe, teyandisobodde kukola bulala. Maama omulungi olwalaba nti omwana we yeetaaga ekintu kyonna, amangwago atandika okumuwa ky’ayetaaga. Talindirira mwana kusaba; okulaba obwetaavu kumala. Olw’okuba maama omulungi, teyandikoze bulala. Noolwekyo, Katonda bw’atugamba nti, “Nze ndaba obwetaavu bwo,” mu butuufu era agamba nti, “Nze ndi agabirira,” kubanga tayinza kulaba n’alema okugabirira.

“Kale lwaki sirina buli kye njagala?” oyinza okubuuza. Lwakuba busa Katonda alaba nti ky’oyagala si kye kyokka ky’oyetaaga ddala, wabula oboolyawo ekyawukana ddala nakyo. Emirundi mingi, okutuwa kye tuyetaaga, Mukama alina okutumma ekyo kye twagala. “Kitammwe ali mu ggulu amanyi bye mwetaaga nga temunnaba kumusaba.” (Matayo 6:8). Ggwe tomanyi; era singa byonna by’oyagala biweebwa, kiyinza okuba nti obwetaavu bwo obwennyini bwonna bwandisigadde nga tebutuukiriziddwa. Kyandituweddemu ddala nti Katonda waffe ye Yekova-yire, Mukama alaba era kyeavaako agabirira.

Naye ntya nti Abakristaayo bangi leero tebannazuula kye Ibulayimu kye yazuula, era tebamanyi nti Mukama mazima ye Yekova-yire. Bayinza okumwesiga okulokola emyoyo gyabwe mu biro eby’omu maaso, naye tebalowooza nti ayagala okubeetikkira ebibaraliikiriza kaakano wano. Bali ng’omusajja gwe nnawulirako, eyali n’omugugu omuzito ku lugongo, mukwano gwe n’amuwa okumusitula, n’akikkiriza n’essanyu. N’alinnya mu ggaali naye n’asigaza omugugu gwe ku lugongo, ng’atudde awo nga akutamye olw’obuzito bwagwo. “Lwaki totadde mugugu gwo wansi mu ggaali?” mukwano gwe n’amubuuza.

“Nedda,” omusajja n’addamu, “kimaze okuba kinene nnyo gy’oli okunsitula, era sisobola kukusaba kusitula na mugugu gwange.” Oyinza okwewuunya engeri omuntu gy’ayinza okuba omusirusiru bw’atyo, so nga naawe si bw’okola bwe kimu? Toli weesiga Mukama okukulabirira, ate nga ggwe wennyini gw’ositula emigugu gyo? Ani asinga obusirusiru — omusajja oyo oba ggwe?

Yekova-nisi, kwe kugamba, “Mukama ye bendera yange,” lye linnya Musa lye yazuula Amaleki bwe yajja okulwana ne Isirayiri e Lefidimu, Mukama n’awa Isirayiri obuwanguzi obungi. Musa n’ategeera nti Mukama ye yali abalwanirira, n’azimba ekyoto n’akituuma erinnya nti, “Mukama ye Bendera Yange” (Okuva 17:15). Baibuli ejjudde ebigambo ebiraga amazima gano. “Mukama musajja wa lutalo; Mukama lye linnya lye.” (Okuva 15:3). “Mukama Katonda wammwe akulembera mu maaso gammwe y’alibalwanirira.” (Ekyamateeka 1:30). “Mukama y’alibalwanirira, mmwe musirike busirisi.” (Okuva 14:14). “Temutya so temuggwaamu maanyi olw’ekibinja kino ekinene, kubanga olutalo si lwammwe wabula lwa Katonda.” (2 Ebyomumirembe 20:15). “Katonda yennyini abadde naffe nga ye mukulembeze waffe.”

(2 Ebyomumirembe 13:12).

Tewali kintu kiraga mu Baibuli mu ngeri eyeeyoleka okusinga kino: Mukama alitulwanirira singa tumuleka. Amanyi nti tetulina maanyi ku balabe baffe ab’omwoyo; era, ng’maama omusaasizi abaana be abanafu bwe balumbibwa, atulwanirira. Ekyo kyokka ky’asaba kwe kuti tusigale nga tetusseemu, tumuleke akole. Guno gwe mutindo gw’olutalo olw’omwoyo ogusinga okuwangula. Naye tuyiga kino mpola nnyo. Okukemebwa bwe kujja, mu kifo ky’okukwasa Mukama olutalo, tukuŋŋaanya amaanyi gaffe gonna okulwana tuvenyeyo. Tuyinza okukkiriza nti Mukama ali kumpi era anaayamba singa ebintu byeyongera obubi; naye okusingira ddala, tuwulira nti tuteekwa okulwana ffekka.

Engeri yaffe ey’okulwana ku bulijjo eba ya kwenenya okuddiŋŋana, okusalawo n’okusuubiza, okufuba nnyo okuwangula, oluvannyuma ne tuddamu okugwa; ne kuddirira okwenenya okulala, okusalawo okulala, ebisuubizo ebirala, n’okufuba okuggya — emirundi n’emirundi. Buli mulundi twegamba nti kaakano tujja kuwangula ddala, ate buli mulundi ne tugwa, emirundi mingi obubi okusinga olubereberye. Kino kiyinza okugenda mu maaso wiiki, myezi, oba n’emyaka, awatali kununulibwa okwennyini oba okwa nnamaddala.

Naye oyinza okubuuza nti, “Tetulwanenga n’akatono?” Weewaawo tuteekwa okulwana, naye si mu ngeri eno. Tuteekwa okulwana “olutalo olulungi olw’okukkiriza” (1 Timoseewo 6:12), era olutalo olw’okukkiriza si kufuba kwa maanyi, wabula kufuba kwa kwesiga. Kufaanana n’olutalo lwa Kabaka Keezeekiya, ye n’abantu be bwe baayolekera omulabe waabwe ne balaba nti “bwe baatandika okuyimba n’okutendereza, Mukama n’ateegera abalabe… ne bawangulwa” (2 Ebyomumirembe 20:22). Omulimu gwaffe kwe kukwasa Mukama olutalo n’okumwesiga olw’obuwanguzi.

Tewali kintu wano ekikwata ku bisuubizo oba okusalawo; tewali kikwata ku ssaawa oba ennaku ez’okufuba okuluma oba okwejjusa okukaawa. “Mu mbeera zonna mukwate engabo ey’okukkiriza, gye muyinza okuzikiza obusaale bwonna obwaka obw’omubi” (Baibuli Entukuvu, Abaefeso 6:16). Okusinga byonna, okukkiriza.

Okukkiriza kwe kintu kimu ekyetaagisa, awatali kwo buli kintu ekirala tekigasa. Kitegeeza nti tetuteekwa kukwasa Mukama lutalo kyokka, wabula era tululekere ewuwe, nga tulina obwesige obujjuvu nti aliwangula.

Wano we wali okulwana okwennyini. Kiwulikika nga si kya bukuumi okusirika busirisi n’okwesiga bwesizi Mukama, era okukemebwa okuddizaawo olutalo mu ngalo zaffe kubeera kwa maanyi nnyo. Okuggya emikono gyaffe mu bintu eby’omwoyo kituzibuwalira nga bwe kizibuwalira omuntu eyeezaba okulekayo okulwanagana n’oyo agezaako okumununula. Ffenna tumanyi nga bwe kitasoboka okulokola omuntu eyeezaba bw’alwana n’oyo amununula, era bwe kityo bwe kitasobola Mukama okutulwanirira nga tugaana ne tugezaako okulwana ffekka. Si kubanga taagala, wabula kubanga tasobola. Okwesuulira kwaffe kulemesa omulimu gwe. Amaanyi ag’omwoyo tegayinza kukola ng’okufuba okw’ensi kwetwalidde.

Mukama waffe atugamba nti, “awatali nze temuyinza kukola kintu” (Yokaana 15:5), era twasoma ne tuddiŋŋana ebigambo bino emirundi mingi; naye waliwo omuntu abikkiriza mazima? Singa twogera mazima ku birowoozo byaffe ebikweke, tetwandizudde ekintu ekiri bwe kiti: “Kristo bwe yayogera ebigambo ebyo, yategeeza nti tetuyinza kukola bingi ku bwaffe, oba waakiri tetuyinza kukola kikulu. Naye okulema okukola kyonna — ekyo si kya mazima. Tetuli baana banafu, era mazima tulina okukozesa amaanyi gonna ge tulina okulwana ku balabe baffe; era amaanyi ago bwe gaggwaawo, olwo ne tusaba Mukama okutuyamba.”

Newankubadde okugwa kwaffe kwonna, tukyalowooza nti singa tufubye nnyo era ne tugumiikiriza ennyo, twandiwangudde mu mbeera yonna. Naye tebuusa ddala amazima amakulu nti obusobozi bwaffe obw’obuzaaliranwa tebugasa mu bintu eby’omwoyo oba ku balabe ab’omwoyo.

Envunza ey’ekiwuka ekiyitibwa ekitusi, ebeera wansi mu kidiba, eyinza okuba ey’amaanyi era nga ekuze bulungi olw’embeera yaayo; naye bwe efuuka ekitusi, obusobozi obwagiyamba okwavula mu bitosi tebugasa kubuuka mu bbanga erigazi. Mu ngeri y’emu, nga bwe busobozi bwaffe obw’okutambulira ku ttaka bwandibadde obutagasa singa twetaaga okubuuka, obusobozi bwaffe obw’obuzaaliranwa tebugasa mu lutalo olw’omwoyo. Mu butuufu, bwe tubwesiga, bufuuka ebiziyiza eby’amazima — nga bwe kutambula bwe kwandituziyizza singa twali twetaaga okuwuga oba okubuuka.

Kale tusobola okulaba nti okwesiga ffekka nga twolekagana n’abalabe ab’omwoyo kuleeta ebizibu ebinene. Tekukoma ku kutuleetera kugwa kyokka, wabula ku nkomerero kutuleetera obujeemu. Ebingi ebiyitibwa “okulwana okw’omwoyo” byandirungiddwa okuyitibwa “obujeemu obw’omwoyo”. Katonda atugambye tuleke okwesiga okufuba kwaffe era tumukwase entalo zaffe, naye tugaana okugondera. Tulwana ddala, naye si lutalo lwa kukkiriza; lutalo lwa butakkiriza. “Okumeggana” kwe twenyumiririzaamu emirundi mingi si kwa kumeggana ku lwa Katonda tulwane ne balabe be, wabula kwa kumeggana naye nga tuli ku ludda lw’abalabe be. Tuleka okubuusabuusa n’okutya bikule, era ekivaamu ne tugwa mu kizikiza, mu kutabukatabuka, ne mu kulwanagana okw’omunda. Olwo ne tukiyita “okulwana okw’omwoyo” ne tweraba ng’abantu ab’enjawulo oba abatali baabulijjo. Naye ekigambo ekimu ekinnyonnyola embeera eno kwe kutakkiriza, era eddagala eryangu kwe kukkiriza.

Oyinza okubuuza ku kumeggana kwa Yakobo — teyaafuna buwanguzi ng’ayita mu kufuba? Mu butuufu, yafuna obuwanguzi bwe yanafuwa nnyo n’atasobola kweyongera kumeggana. Si Yakobo eyameggana ne malayika, wabula malayika ye yameggana ne Yakobo. Yakobo ye yali ateekwa okuwangulwa. Malayika bwe yalaba nti okuziyiza kwa Yakobo kwali kwa maanyi nnyo okuwangula, n’akwatako ekisambi kye n’akiggya mu kifo kyakyo; olwo obuwanguzi ne butuukirira. Amangwago Yakobo bwe yanafuwa n’atasobola kuziyiza, n’awangula ne Katonda. Yafuna amaanyi bwe yagafiirwa. Yawangula bwe yalema okulwana.

Ebyatuuka ku Yakobo bifaanana n’ebyaffe. Mukama ameggana naffe okututuusa ku kumwesigamako okujjuvu. Tuziyiza ekiseera kyonna nga tukyalina amaanyi, okutuusa lw’atutuusa mu kifo eky’obunafu we tuteekwa okwewaayo; olwo ne tuwangula nga tuyita mu kwewaayo okwo kwennyini. Obuwanguzi bwaffe bulijjo buwanguzi bwa bunafu. Pawulo yategeera kino bwe yawandiika nti: “Naye n’aŋŋamba nti, ‘Ekisa kyange kikumala, kubanga amaanyi gange gatuukirizibwa mu bunafu.’ Kyenva neenyumiririza n’essanyu lisukka mu bunafu bwange, amaanyi ga Kristo galyoke gabeere ku nze… Kubanga bwe mba omunafu, olwo we mba ow’amaanyi” (2 Abakkolinso 12:9–10).

Ani ayinza okusaba obuwanguzi obw’ekitiibwa okusinga buno?

Era obuwanguzi buno bulibeera bwaffe singa tutwala Mukama okuba Bendera yaffe ne tumukwasa entalo zaffe zonna. Erinnya Yekova-salomu, litegeeza “Mukama ye mirembe,” Gidyoni ye yaliizuula Mukama bwe yamuyita eri omulimu gwe yeewulira nga taguutuukiriza n’akatono. N’agamba nti, “Nkwegayiridde, Mukama, nnyinza ntya okulokola Isirayiri? Laba, ekika kyange kye kisinga obunafu mu Manase, era nze nsembayo mu nnyumba ya kitange” (Abalamuzi 6:15). Mukama n’amugamba nti, “Naye nnaabeera naawe, era olikuba Abamidiyaani ng’omuntu omu” (Abalamuzi 6:16)… “Emirembe gibeere gy’oli. Totya; toolifa” (Abalamuzi 6:23). Awo Gidyoni n’akkiririza Mukama; era wadde nga olutalo lwali terunnalwanibwa era nga tewali buwanguzi bunnalabika, olw’okukkiriza n’alaba emirembe nga gimaze okunyweza. N’azimbira Mukama ekyoto n’akituuma nti “Mukama ye Mirembe” (Abalamuzi 6:24).

Mu bwetaavu bwonna obw’omutima gw’omuntu, tewali businga bwetaavu bwa mirembe, era tewali busuubizibwa mu njiri okusinga buno. “Emirembe mbalekera; emirembe gyange gye mbawa… Emitima gyammwe gireme okweraliikirira, so tegiitye” (Yokaana 14:27). Ate era, “Ebintu bino mbibagambye, mulyoke mube n’emirembe mu nze. Mu nsi mulibonaabona. Naye mugume omwoyo; nze mpangudde ensi” (Yokaana 16:33).

Emirundi mingi tulowooza nti emirembe giteekwa okuva mu kuteeka kw’ebweru — nti abalabe bonna balina okubula era ebizibu byonna bikome. Naye Mukama ayogera ku mirembe egy’omunda egiyinza okubeerawo ne mu makkati g’akavuyo era ne gigasukka. Omusingi gw’emirembe gino si nti ffe twawangula ensi, oba nti tetuyinza, wabula nti Kristo ye yagiwangula. Muwanguzi yekka y’ayinza okulangirira emirembe, era abo be yalwanirira be basobola okuyingira mu gyo. Tebasobola kugikola oba okugizikiza. Naye basobola okugaana okugikkiriza, ne balemererwa okugireka okufuga emitima gyabwe. Oyinza okubuusabuusa okukkiriza nti Kristo yakukolera emirembe, kyoteme okusigala mu mbeera ey’okulwanagana etakkakkana; naye amaze okugikola, era okulwana kwo okugenda mu maaso tekwetaagisa.

Baibuli etugamba nti Kristo yennyini ye mirembe gyaffe (Abaefeso 2:14). Noolwekyo, ka mbe nga mpulira emirembe oba nedda, emirembe gimaze okuba gyange mu ye, era nteekwa okugikwata olw’okukkiriza. Okukkiriza kukkiriza busa ne kulangirira Katonda ky’ayogedde. Bw’agamba nti waliwo emirembe, okukkiriza kukikakasa ne kuyingira mu gyo. Bw’alangiridde emirembe mu Byawandiikibwa, nteekwa okugilangirira mu mutima gwange, ka bulabike butya. “Kubanga obwakabaka bwa Katonda si kya kulya na kunywa wabula butuukirivu na mirembe na ssanyu mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu” (Abaruumi 14:17), era buli atannayingira mu mirembe tannayingira ddala mu bwakabaka buno.

Mu bikolwa, tuyinza bulijjo okuyingira mu mirembe nga tugondera busa Abafiripi 4:6–7: “temweraliikiriranga ku kigambo kyonna, naye mu buli kimu, olw’okusaba n’okwegayirira awamu n’okwebaza, okusaba kwammwe kumanyisibwe Katonda. N’emirembe gya Katonda egisukkuluma okutegeera kwonna girikuuma emitima gyammwe n’ebirowoozo byammwe mu Kristo Yesu”. Amatabi malungi nnyo, era gabiri gokka: eky’olubereberye, leka okweraliikirira kwonna; eky’okubiri, kwasa Katonda ebikweraliikiriza. Olwo sigala nga onywedde awo — emirembe giteekwa okujja. Giteekwa, kubanga tewali kirala kiyinza kudda mu kifo kyagyo.

Erinnya Yekova-zidukenu, litegeeza “Mukama bwe butuukirivu bwaffe,” Mukama yaalibikkulira ng’ayita mu nnabbi Yeremiya bwe yayogera ku kujja kwa Kristo: “Laba, ennaku zijja, bw’ayogera Mukama, lwe ndiyimusiza Dawudi Ettabi ettuukirivu… Era lino lye linnya ly’aliyitibwa: ‘Mukama bwe butuukirivu bwaffe’” (Yeremiya 23:5–6).

Okusinga obwetaavu obulala bwonna bwe bwetaavu bwaffe obw’obutuukirivu. Ebisinga ku kufuba n’okulwanagana mu bulamu bwaffe obw’Ekikristaayo biva ku ntalo zaffe n’ekibi n’okufuba kwaffe okufuuka abatuukirivu. Era tekyetaagisa nnyo kwogera nga bwe tuwera emirundi mingi. Ekiseera kyonna gye tugezaako okuwangula ekibi oba okufuna obutuukirivu olw’okufuba kwaffe, tuteekwa kugwa. Naye bwe tuzuula nti Mukama bwe butuukirivu bwaffe, tuba tuzudde ekyama ky’obuwanguzi.

Mu Mukama Yesu Kristo tulina okubikkulirwa okujjuvu okw’erinnya lino ery’ekitalo erya Katonda. Omutume Pawulo, ng’ayogera ng’omubaka wa Kristo, alangirira nti “ku lwaffe yamufuula ekibi oyo ataamanya kibi, ffe tulyoke tufuuke obutuukirivu bwa Katonda mu ye” (Baibuli Entukuvu, 2 Abakkolinso 5:21). Era ate agamba nti, “Era ku lulwe muli mu Kristo Yesu, eyafuuka gye tuli amagezi agava eri Katonda, n’obutuukirivu n’okutukuzibwa n’okununulibwa” (1 Abakkolinso 1:30).

Ntya nti Abakristaayo batono nnyo abategeera ddala kino kye kitegeeza. Tuddiŋŋana ebigambo bino ng’ekitundu ky’olulimi lwaffe olw’eddiini, era mu ngeri etekakati tubirowoozaako nga bya bulokozi bwa Kristo; naye kye bitegeeza ddala, oba engeri gye bikolamu mu bulamu obwa buli lunaku, tetubitegeera n’akatono.

Gye ndi, erinnya lino erya Katonda — “Mukama bwe butuukirivu bwaffe” — lirina omugaso ogw’enkola nnyo, ne njagala, bwe kisoboka, okulyannyonnyola. Si kyangu, era sisobola kulinnyonnyola mu ngeri ey’okuyigiriza ku Katonda. Naye mu bumanyirivu, kirabika bwe kiti: tetulina kutereka butuukirivu munda mu ffe, nga twandiggya okwo bwe twetaaga. Wabula, tulina okufuna okugabirirwa okuggya obutakoma nga bwe twetaaga okuva mu butuukirivu obututerekerwa mu Kristo.

Mu ngeri endala, bwe twetaaga obutuukirivu obwa kika kyonna — obugumiikiriza, obwetoowaze, okwagala — tekigasa kwetunuulira munda mu ffe, nga tusuubira okubuzulayo, kubanga tetugenda kubuzulayo. Wabula, tuteekwa okubutwala busa olw’okukkiriza, ng’ekintu ekimaze okutuweebwa mu Kristo, ye butuukirivu bwaffe. Nnyinza obutasobola kunnyonnyola ddala engeri kino gye kikolamu, naye mmanyi olw’obumanyirivu nti kikola, era nti ebivaamu bya mazima era bya maanyi. Ndabye obuggya n’ekisa nga biyiyibwa ng’omusana mu mitima egyali giluma era nga gya kizikiza, okukkiriza bwe kwagolola omukono okubitwala ng’eby’obugagga eby’omu Kristo. Ndabye ebigambo ebikambwe nga bifuuka ebiwombeefu, emitima egyeraliikirivu nga giteeka, n’emyoyo egitakkakkana nga gisiriikirira olw’ekikolwa kino ekyangu eky’okukkiriza — okutwala obutuukirivu obuli bwaffe mu Kristo.

Omutume, ng’amaze okulaga mu Abaruumi essuula 3 nti tekisoboka gye tuli okufuna obutuukirivu ng’ayita mu mateeka — kwe kugamba, ng’ayita mu kufuba kwaffe — yeeyongera okugamba nti: “Naye kaakano obutuukirivu bwa Katonda bubikkuliddwa awatali mateeka… obutuukirivu bwa Katonda obuva mu kukkiriza Yesu Kristo eri bonna abakkiriza. Kubanga tewali njawulo” (Abaruumi 3:21–22).

Kukkiriza, era kukkiriza kwokka, okufuna obutuukirivu buno obuli bwaffe mu Kristo. Nga bwe tufuna okusonyiyibwa olw’okukkiriza, bwe tutyo tuteekwa okufuna obugumiikiriza, obuwombeefu, obuteefu, obugumiikiriza obungi, oba empisa endala yonna gye twetaaga — olw’okukkiriza. Okufuba kwaffe tekuyinza kuzaala butuukirivu okusinga bwe kutayinza kuzaala kusonyiyibwa. Kyokka, Abakristaayo bameka abakyagezaako!

Pawulo annyonnyola abantu ng’abo bw’agamba nti: “Kubanga mbaweera obujulizi nti balina obunyiikivu eri Katonda, naye si okusinziira ku kumanya. Kubanga olw’obutamanya butuukirivu bwa Katonda, nga banoonya okunyweza obwabwe, tebaawulira butuukirivu bwa Katonda. Kubanga Kristo ye nkomerero y’amateeka olw’obutuukirivu eri buli akkiriza” (Abaruumi 10:2–4).

Singa emyoyo egyo gyonna egyenyiikivu gyandizudde erinnya lino ery’ekitalo erya Katonda — “Mukama bwe butuukirivu bwaffe” — ne gireka okugezaako okunyweza obutuukirivu bwagyo, ne mu kifo kyakyo ne giwulira obutuukirivu bwa Katonda. Nnabbi atugamba nti n’obutuukirivu bwaffe obusinga obulungi buli ng’“ekyambalo ekyonoonese” (Isaaya 64:6). Era Pawulo ayolesa okwegomba kwe “okulabika mu ye, nga sirina butuukirivu bwange bwennyini obuva mu mateeka, wabula obwo obuva mu kukkiriza Kristo, obutuukirivu obuva eri Katonda obwesigama ku kukkiriza” (Abafiripi 3:9).

Ddala tutegeera kino kye kitegeeza? Era tweteeseteese okukyaniriza n’emitima gyaffe gyonna? Bwe kiba bwe kityo, okufuba kwaffe okufuuka abatuukirivu kulikoma. Yekova-zidukenu alituukiriza buli bwetaavu.

Erinnya Yekova-samma, litegeeza “Mukama waali,” lyabikkulirwa nnabbi Ezeekyeri bwe yalagibwa mu kwolesebwa, mu mwaka ogw’amakumi abiri mu ttaano ogw’obuwambe, ekifo abaana ba Isirayiri gye baliba mu biro eby’omu maaso. Yannyonnyola ensi n’ekibuga Yerusaalemi, n’akomekkereza ng’agamba nti: “Era erinnya ly’ekibuga okuva mu kiseera ekyo liriba, Mukama Waali” (Ezeekyeri 48:35).

Gye ndi, erinnya lino litwaliramu gonna amalala. Buli Mukama w’ali, buli kintu kiteekwa okuba obulungi eri abaana be. Maama omulungi w’ali, ebintu bigenda bulungi eri abaana be, okutuuka we asobolera okugabirira.

Kino kituufu nnyo n’okusingawo ku Katonda. Okubeerawo kwe kwokka kumala.

Ffenna tuyinza okujjukira nga bwe, nga tukyali baana, okubeerawo kwa maama waffe okwabulijjo kwe kwatumalanga. Okwezza kyonna, okuwummula, n’obuyambi bwe twetaaga byonna byalabika ng’ebikakasibwa olw’okubeera waali — ng’atudde mu kifo kye eky’abulijjo n’omulimu gwe oba ekitabo kye — nga naffe tujja gy’ali n’ebizibu byaffe. Singa tusobola okutegeera nti okubeerawo kwa Katonda kuwa obukakafu bwe bumu — naye obungi obw’ekitalo ennyo — oluzzi olw’essanyu olukwafu lwandiggukidde mu bulamu bwaffe obw’omwoyo, ne lugoba buli kabuunyabuunya k’okutya n’okulaba ennaku.

Okuyita mu Ndagaano Enkadde yonna, okuddamu kwa Mukama ku kutya n’okweraliikirira kwa Isirayiri kwali kuno kwokka: “Nnaabeera naawe” (Okuva 3:12). Tewaali kirala kyetaagisa kwogera. Okubeerawo kwe kwali obukakafu obujjuvu nti obwetaavu bwabwe bwonna bwandituukiriziddwa; era bwe baamala okukikakasa, tebaddayo kutya kwolekagana n’omulabe asinga obukambwe. Oyinza okugamba nti, “Ah, weewaawo, singa Mukama yandinjogeddeko ekintu kye kimu, nange sandityanga.” Kale, akyogedde, era akyogedde mu bigambo ebitasoberwa. Malayika wa Mukama bwe yalangirira Yusufu okuzaalibwa kwa Kristo okwali kujja, yagamba nti: “‘Laba, omuwala embeerera aliba olubuto n’azaala omwana ow’obulenzi, era balimutuuma erinnya Imanueri’ (amakulu gaalyo, Katonda ali naffe)” (Matayo 1:23). Mu kigambo kino ekimpi mwe tubikkulirwa amazima amasingayo obukulu ensi bye eyinza okumanya — nti Katonda, Katonda Ayinzabyonna, Omutonzi w’Eggulu n’ensi, si Katonda ali ewala, abeera mu Ggulu ery’ekitiibwa ekitasemberekeka, wabula yasserengeta mu Kristo okubeera naffe wano ddala mu nsi eno, mu makkati g’obulamu bwaffe obwavu, obutamanyi, obutaliimu maanyi, ng’ali kumpi naffe nga bwe tuli ffekka. Bwe tukkiriza mu Kristo n’akatono, tuwalirizibwa okukkiriza kino, kubanga lino lye linnya lye, “Katonda ali naffe.”

Amannya gano gombi, Yekova-samma ne Imanueri, gategeeza kintu kye kimu. Gategeeza nti Katonda ali wonna mu bibumbe bye, ng’azingiridde buli kintu, era ng’awanirira buli kintu, era ng’atukwatidde ffenna mu bukuumi bwe obutukuvu era obw’omukisa. Gategeeza nti tetuyinza kuzuula kifo kyonna mu bibumbe bye byonna kye kitayinza kugambibwako nti, “Mukama waali.” Omuwandiisi wa Zabbuli agamba nti: “Nnaagenda wa okuva ku Mwoyo gwo? Oba nnaddukira wa okuva mu maaso go? Bwe nnaalinnya mu ggulu, oli eyo! Bwe nnaayala ekitanda kyange emagombe, oli eyo! Bwe nnaabuuka n’ebiwaawaatiro eby’enkya ne mbeera mu bitundu ebisembayo eby’ennyanja, era n’eyo omukono gwo gulinkulembera, era omukono gwo ogwa ddyo gulimpuutira” (Zabbuli 139:7–10).

Tetuyinza kutwalibwa okuva mu kwagala n’okulabirira kwa Katonda abeerawo bulijjo. Era Abakristaayo abo abalowooza nti yabaleka, era abakaabira okubeerawo kwe, bakaabira mu butamanya nti abeera nabo bulijjo era wonna. Mu mazima, tebayinza kufuluma mu maaso ge, ne bwe bandigezezzaako. Woowe, singa bandimanyi erinnya lino ery’ekitalo era erimatiza erya Katonda!

Mwogere naye, kubanga awulira; era omwoyo guyinza okusisinkana n’omwoyo; ali kumpi okusinga okussa, era asemberera okusinga emikono n’ebigere.

Ka tufunze, nate omulundi gumu, okuyigiriza kw’amannya gano ataano aga Katonda. Kiki kye gatugamba?

Yekova-yire, kwe kugamba, “Nze ndi alaba obwetaavu bwo, era kyenva mbutuukiriza.”

Yekova-nisi, kwe kugamba, “Nze ndi omuduumizi, era bendera yo, era oyo aliruwanirira entalo zo.”

Yekova-salomu, kwe kugamba, “Nze mirembe gyo. Nkukoledde emirembe, era emirembe gyange nkuwa.”

Yekova-zidukenu, kwe kugamba, “Nze butuukirivu bwo. Mu nze mw’olizuulira byonna by’oyetaaga eby’amagezi, n’obutuukirivu, n’okutukuzibwa, n’okununulibwa.”

Yekova-samma, kwe kugamba, “Ndi naawe. Ndi Katonda wo era Omulokozi wo abeerawo bulijjo, azingiridde byonna. Sirikuleka wadde okukwabulira. Buli gy’olaga, ndi eyo, era eyo omukono gwange gulikukwata, era omukono gwange ogwa ddyo gulikukulembera.”

Bino byonna bya mazima, ka tubimanye era tubitegeere oba nedda. Tuyinza obutali twaloota nti Katonda yali Katonda afaanana bw’ati, era tuyinza okuba nga tuyise mu bulamu bwaffe okutuusa kaakano nga tulumwa enjala, nga tukooye, era nga tuli ba nnaku. Naye ekiseera kyonna twali tufa njala wakati mu bingi. Obujjuvu bw’obulokozi bwa Katonda bwali bulindiridde okukkiriza kwaffe; era “obungi bw’ekisa n’ekirabo eky’obwereere eky’obutuukirivu” (Abaruumi 5:17) byali bilindiridde okufuna kwaffe.

Nnandyagadde okukkiriza nti eri abamu ku basomi bange bino byonna biweddeko, era nti okuva kaakano balilaba nti amannya gano aga Katonda agabumba byonna tegaleka kabuunyabuunya konna k’obwetaavu bwabwe nga tekagabiriddwa.

Olwo bandisobodde okuweera obujulizi awamu ne nnabbi eri buli muntu abeetoolodde: “Laba, Katonda bwe bulokozi bwange; nnaamwesiga, so siritya; kubanga Mukama Katonda ge maanyi gange era lwe luyimba lwange, era afuuse obulokozi bwange. N’essanyu mulisena amazzi okuva mu nzizi ez’obulokozi” (Isaaya 12:2–3).