Eggulu Liggulwawo

Mu bulamu bwange ndabye eby'amagero bingi — nga mwe muli n'okuwonyezebwa okw'omubiri okuwerako. Nnaliwo omuwala ow'emyaka kkumi n'ebiri eyali kiggala nga era tayogera bwe yawulira n'asobola okwogera omulundi ogusooka. Nnalaba omukazi eyazaalibwa nga mulema ng'atambula oluvannyuma lw'okusabirwa. Nnalaba ekizimba ekinene nga kibulawo ku bulago bw'omukazi ng'akyasabirwa.

Naye newankubadde eby'amagero bino byansanyusa ne binzizaamu amaanyi, tebyali bya kitalo kusinga eby'amagero eby'okuwonyezebwa kw'emmeeme bye ndabye mu myaka egiyise, ng'abakkiriza abaliko ebiwundu bakozesa “ekisumuluzo ky'obwakabaka obw'omu ggulu” okusumulula abo abaabaleetera ebiwundu, era n'okwesumulula bo bennyini.

Ebyafaayo bino byesigamiziddwa ku bintu ebyabaawo ddala, okuggyako amannya n'ebifo bye nkyusizza okukuuma ekyama ky'abo be bikwatako; naye sifudde bivaamu mu ngeri yonna, era ngezezzaako okuba omwesigwa mu kunyumya omulimu gwa Mukama ogw'ekyamagero.

Marie Nnasooka okusisinkana Marie ng'alina emyaka amakumi abiri mu munaana. Ababuulirizi be baali bagezaako okumuteeka mu bujjanjabi bw'endwadde z'omutwe, era yali anyolwa nnyo mu mutima nga yeeyawudde ku bantu. Yannyumiza ku buto bwe obw'ennaku; yakulira mu maka ag'Abajulizi ba Yakuwa amakakali mu Kanada, gye baali batakuza mazaalibwa wadde Ssekukkulu. Teyalina kujjukira kwonna kwa kwagala okuva eri omuzadde yenna; teyawulirangako kitaawe ng'amugamba nti amwagala, era teyamugwangamu kifuba wadde okumunywegera.

Ng'alina emyaka kkumi na mukaaga, Marie yaddukira ewaabwe. Oluvannyuma lw'emyaka mitono, yawulira amawulire amalungi ag'Enjiri, era amangu ago ne yeewaayo eri Kristo, ng'ayagala okumuweereza.

Ekkanisa entono ey'omu kitundu yamulabirira mu myaka egyo egyasooka ng'akyalwanagana n'okumanya ani gw'ali n'enneewulira ye. Ku mulundi ogumu waagezesebwa okutabagana n'ab'ewaabwe, naye ekyo kyaleeta obulumi bungi, kubanga waavaayo empaka ku ngeri ez'enjawulo gye baali bategeeramu Ebyawandiikibwa. Okwawukana kwabwe kwali kwa busungu, era Marie n'asalawo nti taddeyo kulaba bazadde be. “Mbakyawa,” bwe yaŋŋamba mu kusisinkana kwaffe okusooka.

Mu myezi egyaddirira, nnamala essaawa nnyingi ne Marie. Yantunuulira nga kitaawe, nange ne ndaba mu ye akaana akato akatakulanga. Ebikolwa bye bingi byali bya muvubuka atannakula, wadde nga yali asomye bulungi era ng'ayogera n'ennimi bbiri.

Yali mukozi wa maanyi era ng'amanyi bulungi omulimu gwe yaweebwa, naye enneewulira ye n'endowooza ye byali bya muvubuka atalina bukuumi mu mutima. Twayogera ku bintu bingi, naye buli lwe waayogerwako ku bazadde be, wakati waffe ne wabaawo ekisenge.

Oluvannyuma nnasobola okumunnyonnyola nti Katonda yali amutonze ng'ekibya ekifaanana ng'omutima, ekyategekebwa okufuna okwagala okuva eri maama we ne taata we. Okwagala okwo tekulagibwa nnyo mu kugaba by'okulya ebiwoomerera n'ebirabo, wabula mu kukuza obukuumi, omuwendo gw'omuntu, okumanya ani gw'oli, okubudaabudibwa, n'okukkirizibwa, nga bagumya ebiruubirirwa n'ebigendererwa, n'ebirala bingi — ebintu Marie bye yali atafunanga.

Marie yali mwetegefu okukkiriza nti bazadde be baamwonoona bwe baalemwa okumufukira okwagala kuno, naye kyali kizibu nnyo okumunnyonnyola nti bazadde be tebaali ba njawulo ku ffe abasinga obungi. Batambulira mu kizikiza, nga beetisse ebiwundu byabwe bo — obulemu bwabwe obw'omunda — ng'abaakosebwa ebirumbo bya Sitaani. Tebaalina kwagala kulumya Marie, era oboolyawo tebaamanya biwundu bye yali yeetisse.

“Njagala owandiikire bazadde bo ebbaluwa,” bwe nnamugamba. “Toweeraliikirira! Tojja kugiweereza, naye njagala olowooze ku ky'oyinza okwogera mu bbaluwa ng'eyo. Babuulire mu bujjuvu engeri gye baakulumya, ng'owa n'ebyokulabirako. Era babuulire engeri gy'oyaayaanira okwagala kwabwe.”

Guno mulimu gwe nkozesa emirundi mingi mu kubuulirira kwange, kubanga guyamba oyo gwe mbuulirira okuleeta ku lwatu ebyo ebyali bikwese mu birowoozo bye eby'omunda.

Ebbaluwa teweerezebwa, naye ewa oyo agiwandiise ekintu ekikwatibwako ky'asobola okussaako omwoyo. Kyatwala Marie wiiki ssatu ez'amaziga okumaliriza ebbaluwa ye. Bwe twasaba nga tusaba Mukama aluŋŋamye ebirowoozo bye, yeewuunya ebijjukizo bye yamuzzaayo.

Ebbaluwa bwe yaggwa, nnayitibwa okugisoma. Kino si kya nkizo eri oyo abuulirira, era mbuulira bulungi buli gwe mbuulirira nti tebeetaaga kundaga bye bawandiise. Mu bbaluwa eno mwalimu obulumi bungi nnyo, era omutima gwange ne gulumirirwa akaana kano akaabula, akaali keekwese mu mubiri gw'omukazi omukulu.

Nnafunya olupapula ne ndudda mu bbaasa yaalwo. “Marie, kaakano onoosalawo okusonyiwa bazadde bo n'okubasumulula?”

Bwe nnamubuuza. “Sisobola!” n'akaaba ng'amaziga gamukulukuta. Nnamugamba nti sikyalina kirala kya kukola; eddagala ery'ebiwundu bye kaakano lyali mu mikono gye, era “ekisumuluzo ky'obwakabaka” kyali kikye singa asalawo okukikozesa.

Waayitawo wiiki endala ssatu, Marie n'alyoka afukamira mu ofiisi yange, era ng'akaaba nnyo amaziga, n'agamba Mukama nti asonyiye bazadde be era ng'amwegayirira “obutababalira kibi kyabwe.” N'alyoka andagaanyisa nti anaasabiranga bazadde be omukisa buli lunaku.

Oluvannyuma lwa wiiki ntonotono, bwe nnalaba Marie ng'akula mu bwesige, nnamugamba nti njagala addeyo eka akyalire bazadde be ennaku ntonotono. Yaawakanya nnyo, naye ku nkomerero n'akkiriza okubawandiikira alabe oba banaamusembeza.

Oluvannyuma lwa wiiki bbiri, yayingira mu ofiisi yange ng'adduka, ng'ajjudde essanyu. Yali afunye bbaasa erimu ebbaluwa bbiri: emu ennyimpi nga eva eri maama we ng'agamba nti asembeddwa, n'endala empanvu nga eva eri taata we. Ey'oluvannyuma yali ya bukalu era nga nnyogovu, ng'amubuulira nti baali bakyuse amaka era nti bwe yandizze, olugendo lwandibadde luwanvu. Yandyetaaze okukwata eggaali y'omukka ey'enkya mu Toronto, n'akyusa e Montreal, n'alyoka atuuka ewaabwe ekiro nnyo. Yali tamanyi bulungi oba anaamulaba kubanga yalina emirimu mingi; naye ekyasinga okusanyusa Marie kwe kuba nti yamaliriza ebbaluwa ye n'ebigambo bino: “Nkugwa mu kifuba era nkunywegera, Taata!”

Bwe nnasibula Marie ku ggaali y'omukka mu Toronto, nnamugamba nti nnaamusabira, era ne mmukubiriza obutayingira mpaka zonna ez'eddiini. “Nga tonnava eyo,” bwe nnamugamba, “kakasa nti osaba taata wo okukugwa mu kifuba n'okukunywegera.” Yali abuusabuusa oba anaafuna obuvumu, naye nnamukakasa nti nnaamusabira olw'ekyo.

Ekiro ekyo bwe kyawungeera nnafuna essimu. “Gareth, ye nze, Marie.” Eddoboozi lye lyali lijjudde essanyu era nga tayinza na kwezibiira ng'annyumiza ebyaliwo. Bwe yali akyusa okuva ku ggaali emu okudda ku ndala mu Montreal, amangu ago n'alengera maama we ne taata we nga bayimiridde awo! Baali batambudde olugendo oluwanvu okumusisinkana. Marie yali atambula ng'agenda gye bali, amangu ago taata we n'asembera mu maaso, n'amugwa mu kifuba n'amunywegera! Nga bamalayika ab'omu ggulu bwe baasanyuka!

Naye kiki ekyali kibaddewo? Nzikiriza nti Marie yali aggulidde taata we eggulu olw'okusaba kwe okw'okusumulula. Ku makya ago, Kitaawe ow'omu ggulu yali ayogedde ng'ayita mu “luggi olwo olwaggulwa” eri taata we ow'oku nsi, n'amuleetera okuwummula ku mulimu olunaku olumu, n'atwala mukyala we mu lugendo okusisinkana muwala waabwe. Awo n'akwata omutima gwe, n'amuleetera okugolola emikono mu kwagala n'anywegera Marie omulundi ogusooka ddala. Mazima ddala, taata teyali amanyi nti enteekateeka ze n'ebikolwa bye byali biluŋŋamizibwa Katonda.

Oluvannyuma lw'emyaka ebiri, Marie yali akuze n'afuuka omuwala omulamu bulungi era omulungi. Yatabagana ddala n'ab'ewaabwe, era n'asenguka n'agenda mu kibuga kyabwe. Yafuuka omunyiikivu mu kkanisa ye ey'Enjiri, era n'alondebwa okuba omudiikoni omukazi. Tekyatwala bbanga ddene Marie n'afuna omwami mu kkanisa, nga balina enteekateeka ey'okuweereza Mukama nga ababaka b'Enjiri. Katonda mulungi nnyo!

Angela “Kiki ekindiko, Gareth?” Angela bwe yakaaba, ng'amaze okutuula ku ntebe ey'omu ofiisi yange. “Buli nkya nzuukuka nga nzijjudde okutya nti nnaaba nkoze ensobi bwe nnaafumbirwa John.”

N'ayongera okunnyonnyola nti buli nkya yabanga amaliridde okumaliriza olukwano lwabwe, naye olunaku bwe lwagendanga mu maaso, yakimanyanga nti tasobola, kubanga John yali mulenzi mulungi omuwala yenna gwe yandyenyumiririzzaamu okufumbirwa. Yali Mukristaayo omumalirivu era yamuyisanga mu kitiibwa n'okwagala. Bye baayagala byali bifaanagana, era bombi baali baagala okuweereza Mukama mu mulimu gw'obubaka bw'Enjiri.

Angela yamanya nti ekizibu kyali kikye, kubanga luno lwali si lukwano lwe olusooka mwe yawulira okutya okufaanana ng'okwo. Emirundi ebiri yali amazeeko enkwano ennungi, n'alyoka akaaba amaziga wiiki nnyingi ng'yeebuuza lwaki yali akoze “eby'obusirusiru bwe bityo.”

Mu kubuulirira kwaffe, yannyumiza ku taata we eyali omukadde mu kkanisa ey'Enjiri ennywevu. Yamussangamu ekitiibwa kinene, naye yawulira nti taasobolanga kumumatiza. Yali akimanyisizza nti ku mwana we omubereberye yali ayagadde omulenzi mu kifo ky'omuwala. Bwe yali akula, Angela yazannyanga kirikiti ne taata we ne baganda be abato. Yali mulungi mu mizannyo, naye teyatuukanga ku baganda be, bw'atyo n'atafunanga bitendo bye baafunanga. Bwe yafuna ekibiina A ku ssomero, yabuuzibwa lwaki tekyali A+. Bwe yafuna omulimu gwe ogusooka mu bbanka, yagambibwa nti yandisabye mu bbanka endala esinga obulungi. Teyawuliranga kitaawe ng'amutendereza oba ng'amunyweza, wadde nga yagezaako nnyo okumusanyusa.

Nnamulaga nti taata we yali alemereddwa okumuwa okumanya ani gw'ali n'omuwendo gwe, era nti obwesige bwe bwali bwa wansi kubanga bulijjo yeerabanga ng'atasobola kumatiza basajja abaali mu bulamu bwe.

Sitaani yali akozesa ebiwundu ebyava mu taata we obutamukkiriza, okumulemesa okukulaakulanya olukwano olw'okutya Katonda ne John. Angela yalaba engeri ebintu gye byali bigenda, n'ategeera engeri gy'ayinza okumenya obuddu ng'awonya ebiwundu bye ng'ayita mu kusumulula taata we. Twasaba ffenna ng'asaba Mukama “obutabalira kitange kibi kino.”

Oluvannyuma lwa wiiki ntonotono, Angela n'afuna amayinja mu nsigo.

N'ava mu kitundu mwe twali tukolera awamu n'addayo mu ssaza ly'ewaabwe, gye yali ateekwa okuyingira eddwaliro alongoosebwe.

Oluvannyuma lw'emyezi ebiri, bwe nnamusisinkana omulundi ogusooka kasookedde alongoosebwa, yanjiira ng'adduka, n'angwa mu kifuba, era n'essanyu lingi, n'annyumiza olugero olw'ekitalo.

Bwe yatuuka eka, taata we n'alangirira nti agenda kuwummula ku mulimu wiiki ttaano asobole okuzimala ne muwala we! Yamutwalanga okulya emmere mu bifo eby'enjawulo n'okukyala mu bifo eby'ettutumu eby'omu kitundu. Baayogeranga bombi, ne bazuula ebintu bingi ku muntu ne munne bye baali batamanyi. Waaliwo n'okukyala kungi mu bifo taata we mwe yakolera, era mu buli kifo Angela yakwatibwanga ensonyi kubanga taata we yeenyumirizanga muwala we n'ebintu eby'ekitalo bye yali akola. Yali amwenyumiririzaamu nnyo!

“Gareth,” bwe yaŋŋamba, “ntuuse okwagala taata wange!” N'ayongerako nti, “era nnali sisobola na kugumiikiriza kudda kulaba John.”

John ne Angela baafumbiriganwa nga basanyufu, era awamu ne baweereza Mukama n'essanyu.

Kiki ekyaleetera taata we okuwummula ku mulimu wiiki ttaano azimale ne muwala we? Kiyinzika okuba nga yali Mukama ng'ayogera naye ng'ayita mu luggi olwaggulwa okusaba kwa Angela okw'okusumulula? Mazima nzikiriza bwe kityo.

Tony Kyatwala Tony okufuba nnyo okufuna obuvumu okujja gye ndi. Teyategeeragananga bulungi na musajja yenna, kubanga yakulira ku maama we oluvannyuma lw'okugattululwa okw'obusungu.

Kasookedde ava mu ssomero, yali akoze emirimu mingi egy'enjawulo, naye n'alemwa okunywerera ku gumu ku gyo. Nnawuliriza ng'ampa ebyokwewolereza bye, era amangu ne ndaba nti bulijjo ekyaddiŋŋananga kwe kugamba nti kyali “kya musobyo gwa mukulu wange ku mulimu.”

Twayogera ku buto bwe, ku bwerere bwe, ne ku ngeri gye yali atayagalamu ssomero. Amangu ne kirabika nti yali atya nnyo omu ku basomesa be. Yali si muyizi mugezi nnyo, era omusomesa ono yali mukambwe nnyo mu bimu ku bye yakola n'ebye yayogera. Omusomesa we yalabikanga ng'asanyukira okuleetera abayizi be obutabeera bulungi mu kibiina, era ng'akwasa ensonyi abo abalina emmeeme ennafu ng'abasekerera mu maaso g'ekibiina kyonna. Tony ye yalumbibwanga emirundi mingi ebigambo bye ebifumita.

Ate era waaliwo n'okutiisibwatiisibwa. Tewaayitanga wiiki nga Tony tatiisiddwatiisiddwa nti anaatwalibwa eri omukulu w'essomero kubanga omulimu gwe gwali “tegutuuka ku mutindo.” Newankubadde nga yeeyongera okufuba, teyasobolanga kumatiza musomesa ono, era yaweebwanga emirimu emirala egy'okwongerezaako. Yasanyuka nnyo bwe yatuuka emyaka egy'okuva mu ssomero n'atandika okufuna ssente; naye amangu ne kirabika nti ebiwundu byali bikyaliwo, kubanga Tony teyasobolanga kutegeeragana na musajja yenna ow'obuyinza era ow'amaanyi. Buli lwe yaweebwanga omulimu ogutali gwa kusanyusa, yagutwalanga ng'ekibonerezo ekimuweereddwa omukulu w'emirimu eyali amukyawa. Teyasobolanga kulaba nti gwali mulimu ogwali gusuubirwa buli mukozi omuto mu kkampuni eyo.

Nnamunnyonnyola engeri emirundi mingi gye tufunamu ebiwundu olw'ebikolwa oba ebigambo by'abalala, n'engeri ebiwundu ebyo gye bitulemesaamu okutambulira mu bulamu obw'eddembe Yesu lye yatugulira ku musaalaba.

Tony yategeera engeri omusomesa we gye yakozesebwa Sitaani okufumita emmeeme ye. Twasaba ffenna ng'asalawo okusonyiwa n'okusaba Mukama asonyiwe omusomesa oyo. Yeewaayo okusabira ab'omu maka ge, na ddala batabani be abaali bajeemu nnyo, ekyali kireetedde bazadde baabwe obulumi bungi mu mutima.

Amangu ago omukisa gw'omulimu omulala ne guggulwawo, era Tony n'agusaba. Yaweebwa omulimu era n'atandika mu nnaku ntonotono.

Oluvannyuma lw'omwaka gumu, n'akuzibwa n'afuuka omukulu w'abakozi kubanga yali akoze enkolagana ennungi nnyo ne banne be yakolanga nabo. Era, nga nnannyini kkampuni bwe yalangirira, “Osobola okumuwa omulimu gwonna era n'omanya nti gujja kukolebwa bulungi. Ye musajja gwe nsobola okwesiga!” Katonda yali akoze omulimu omulungi.