Ekyama kya Kristo Abeera mu Ffe

Kisaanidde ekkanisa esinga obunene mu kibuga ky’Abaamawanga ekisinga obukulu mu nsi yonna okuweebwa erinnya ly’Omutume Pawulo, kubanga ffe Abaamawanga tulina ebbanja ddene gy’ali ng’Omutume w’Abaamawanga. Ku lulwe, Omwoyo wa Katonda ng’ayita mu ye, twafuna okubikkulirwa kw’ebyama bibiri ebinene, ebitukwatako ennyo ffe Abaamawanga.

Ekisooka ku byo, newaakubadde nga kya kitiibwa, tetuyinza kaakano kukimalirako biseera, wadde nga kyaleeta enkyukakyuka ennene bwe kyasooka okubuulirwa n’okunywezebwa Omutume mu maaso g’okuwakanya okw’amaanyi ennyo. Okutuusa olwo, Abaamawanga baasuubirwanga okusooka okufuuka Abayudaaya nga tebannafuuka Bakristaayo, n’okuyita mu kkuŋŋaaniro okutuuka mu kkanisa. Naye ye n’alaga nti ekyo tekyetaagisa, era nti Abaamawanga bali ku ddaala limu n’Abayudaaya mu birungi by’enjiri ‑‑ balisikira wamu ne Isirayiri ekyo Katonda kye yasuubiza, era baliba omubiri gumu, era ne bagabanira wamu ekisuubizo ekyo mu Kristo Yesu (Abaefeso 3:6).

Naye ekyokubiri kisaanira nnyo okulowoozebwako, kubanga singa abaana ba Katonda bakitegeera bulungi, bandibadde batandika okutambula mu bulamu obw’Obwakatonda ennyo, ne basirisa omulabe n’oyo eyeesasuza, era ne baddamu, mu kigero ekitono, obulamu bwa Yesu ku nsi.

Ekyama kino kiri nti Mukama Yesu ayagala okubeera mu mutima gw’Omumawanga. Okubeera mu mutima gw’omwana wa Ibulayimu kwalabibwanga ng’okwetoowaza okw’ekitalo; naye okufuna awaka mu mutima gw’Omumawanga kyali tekikkirizika. Kyokka ensobi eyo yagobebwa okubikkulirwa okw’amazima okwakaayakana okwaweebwa oyo eyalowoozanga nti tasaanira kuyitibwa Mutume, kubanga yayigganya Ekkanisa ya Katonda. Katonda yasiima okumanyisa Abaamawanga, ng’ayita mu ye, "obugagga obw’ekitiibwa ky’ekyama ekyo. Ekyama ekyo ye Kristo abeera mu mmwe, era ly’essuubi ery’ekitiibwa" (Abakkolosaayi 1:27).

"Omuyigiriza, obeera wa?" bwe baamubuuza edda. Yesu n’abaddamu ng’abaggya ku lubalama lwa Yoludaani olwalimu abantu abangi, n’abatwala mu kasiisira akatono akaalukibwa mu miti emigonvu, mwe yali asula okumala akaseera. Naye singa tumubuuza ekibuuzo kye kimu kaakano, tajja kulaga ku kifo ekigulumivu eky’eggulu, wadde ku kizimbe ekitemagana eky’amayinja ag’omuwendo, wabula ajja kulaga ku mwoyo omusanyufu ogumwagala, ogumwesiga, era ogumugondera. "Laba," bw’agamba, " nnyimiridde ku luggi era nkonkona. Buli awulira eddoboozi lyange n’aggulawo, nnaayingira omumwe." "Nze ne Kitange tunajjanga," bwe yagamba, ng’agatta ne Kitaffe ku Ye kennyini, "ne tubeera mu ye era tunaatuulanga mu ye." Yasuubiza okubeera munda mu buli mukkiriza ng’omupangisa mu nnyumba; ng’amazzi g’obulamu mu ttabi; ng’omusaayi n’amaanyi g’obulamu mu buli kitundu ky’omubiri, ne bwe kiba kinafu kitya.

I. ‑‑ EKYAMA.

Kristo ali mu mukkiriza. Abeera mu mutima olw’okukkiriza, ng’enjuba bw’ebeera mu bimuli ebisinga obutono, ebyanjuluza ebikoola byabyo ne bibikkula emitima gyabyo eri ebitangaala byayo. Si lwakuba nti tuli balungi. Si lwakuba nti tufuba okwewaayo n’omutima gwonna. Si lwakuba nti tumukuuma olw’amaanyi g’okwagala kwaffe. Wabula lwakuba nti tukkiriza, era mu kukkiriza tuggulawo enzigi zonna n’amadirisa gonna ag’obuntu bwaffe. Era ayingidde.

Oboolyawo yayingira mu kasirise nnyo ne tutakitegeera nti ayingidde. Tewaaliwo kigere kyawulikika mu kkubo. Okuvuga kw’endege eza zaabu ku nsalosalo y’ekyambalo kye eky’obwakabona tekwamulaga. Yayingira mpola ku biwaawaatiro by’amakya, oba mu busirifu obutonde bwe busituka nabwo okuva mu tulo twabwo obw’obutiti ne bwambala ebyambalo Omutonzi bye yabutegekera. Naye eryo lye kkubo lya Kristo. Tayomba, taleekaana, wadde okuyimusa eddoboozi lye oba okuliwulirisa. Ebigere bye biwewuka nnyo ne kiba nti tebimenya lumuli lubetentefu, n’omukka gwe mugonvu nnyo ne guyinza okuddamu okwakiza ensase ezigenda okuzikira. Noolwekyo teweewuunya bw’oba toyinza kumanya lunaku wadde ssaawa Omwana w’Omuntu lwe yajja okubeera mu ggwe. Wabula manya bumanya nti azze. "temumanyi nga Yesu Kristo ali mu mmwe? Mpozi nga temukakasibbwa." (2 Abakkolinso 13:5)

Kino kya kitalo nnyo. Weewaawo; eggulu, n’eggulu erisinga waggulu, n’ekitangaala kyalyo kyonna n’ekitiibwa kyalyo, lyokka lye lirabika ng’erimusaanira. Naye ne eyo tawulira nga ali waka okusinga bw’abeera n’omwoyo ogwetoowaza era oguboneredde ogumwesiga obwesizi. Mu bulamu bwe obw’oku nsi, yagamba nti Kitaffe yabeeranga mu Ye ddala, ne kiba nti ebigambo bye yayogeranga n’emirimu gye yakolanga tebyali bibye, wabula bya Kitaffe. Era ayagala okubeera mu ffe nga Kitaffe bwe yali mu Ye, ebiva mu bulamu bwaffe bifuuke emikutu, Ye, ng’akwekeddwa munda, mw’ayinza okwefukira ku bantu.

Kino tekitera kumanyibwa. Weewaawo tekimanyibwa; naye ekyo tekikifuula kya bulimba. Waliwo bingi mu ffe ne mu butonde obutwetoolodde bye tutategeera, naye nga bya mazima. Naye waliwo ensonga lwaki bangi, abo obuntu bwabwe mazima ddala bwe yeekaalu ya Kristo, basigala nga tebamanyi nti Omupangisa ow’ekitalo oyo abeera munda. Abeera wansi nnyo. Wansi w’obulamu bw’omubiri, obuli ng’olutimbe lw’eweema; wansi w’obulamu bw’emmeeme, ebirowoozo n’enneewulira, okulamula n’okufumiitiriza, essuubi n’okwagala mwe bitambulira nga biweereza nga bakabona abambadde engoye enjeru mu Kifo Ekitukuvu; wansi w’okuzannya kw’ekitangaala n’ekisiikirize, okumalirira n’okusalawo, okujjukira n’essuubi, okukulukuta n’okuddayo okutakoma kw’amayengo g’okwemanya, awo, ku bw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, Kristo mw’abeera, nga edda Shekina bwe yabeeranga mu Awatukuvu Ennyo, ng’akwekeddwa ddala amaaso g’abantu.

Tetutera kuyingira mu bitundu bino eby’obuntu bwaffe ebiri wansi ennyo. Tumatira okubeera mu bulamu obw’okungulu obw’ebiwulirwa omubiri. Tulya, tunywa, twebaka. Twewaayo okunyumirwa okwegomba kw’omubiri, n’okwegomba kw’amaaso, n’okwekuluntaza okw’obulamu. Era tukola ebyo ebyegombebwanga omubiri n’ebirowoozo. Oba twewaayo okunoonya okumanya n’obuyigirize, ssaayansi n’ebikolwa eby’obuyiiya. Tuyingirako akaseera katono mu nsi y’empisa, okwawula ekituufu n’ekikyamu, ekiri mu butonde bw’abantu. Naye tetumanyi kimala ekisenge eky’omwoyo ekiri wansi era eky’ekyama ennyo. Eno y’ensonga lwaki abakkiriza abasinga obungi tebategeera Mutuuze waabwe ow’Obwakatonda era ow’ekitalo, afuula omwoyo ogwazaalibwa obuggya ekifo kye eky’okubeeramu.

Kino kirina okukkirizibwa olw’okukkiriza. Wano tuddamu ensobi yaffe eya bulijjo ku bintu bya Katonda. Tufuba okubiwulira. Bwe tubiwulira, tubikkiriza; bwe kitaba bwe kityo, tetubifaako. Tukyusa enteekateeka ya Katonda. Tugamba nti, enneewulira, OKUKKIRIZA, AMAZIMA. Katonda agamba nti AMAZIMA, OKUKKIRIZA, enneewulira. Gy’ali enneewulira terina buzito bunene ‑‑ atusaba kimu kyokka: tubeere beetegefu okukkiriza Ekigambo kye, n’okukinywererako kubanga Ye y’akyogedde, nga tetufaayo n’akatono ku ebyo bye tuyinza okuwulira.

Ntegeezebwa bulungi nti Kristo, wadde ali ku Ntebe mu kitiibwa kye eky’okulinnya mu ggulu, era ali munda mu nze ku bw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu. Njatula nti simuwulira mu nze. Emirundi mingi, mu kulumbibwa kw’okukemebwa oba mu busungu bw’omuyaga ogukuntira ku ngulu w’obuntu bwange, siyinza kulaba kifaananyi kye wadde okumuwulira ng’agamba nti, "Ye Nze." Naye nkwata obuvumu ne nkkiriza nti ali eyo; si bweru wange, wabula munda; si ng’omugenyi ayitawo okusula ekiro kimu, wabula ng’omutuuze ow’olubeerera; takyusibwa nkyukakyuka zange okuva mu bunyiikivu okudda mu bugayaavu, okuva mu musana gw’okwagala okudda mu butiti bw’okuggwaamu essuubi, wabula bulijjo ali bumu, takyuka. Era nzizaamu emirundi n’emirundi nti, "Yesu, oli wano. Nze sisaanira kukuyingiza mu nnyumba yange; naye ozze. Weeyoleke. Zikiriza obufuzi bwonna, n’obuyinza bwonna era n’amaanyi gonna. Fuluma mu kisenge kyo eky’ekyama, otwale byonna ebiri mu nze, bitendereze erinnya lyo ettukuvu."

Katerina ow’e Siena olumu yamala ennaku ssatu yekka mu kifo eky’ekyama, ng’asaba okujjuzibwa ennyo n’essanyu ery’okubeerawo kwa Katonda. Mu kifo ky’ekyo, kyalabika ng’eggye ly’emyoyo emibi limulumba n’ebirowoozo eby’okuvvoola n’ebiteeso ebibi. Ku nkomerero, ekitangaala ekinene ne kirabika ng’ekikka okuva waggulu. Baddayimooni ne badduka, era Mukama Yesu n’ayogera naye. Katerina n’amubuuza nti:

"Mukama, wali ludda wa omutima gwange bwe gwabonyaabonyezebwanga bwe gutyo?"

"Nnali mu mutima gwo," bwe yaddamu.

"Mukama, ggwe mazima ag’emirembe n’emirembe," bwe yaddamu, "era nvunnamira ekigambo kyo n’obwetoowaze; naye nnyinza ntya okukkiriza nti wali mu mutima gwange nga gujjudde ebirowoozo eby’omuzizo bwe bityo?"

"Ebirowoozo ebyo byakusanyusa oba byakuluma?" bwe yabuuza.

"Byannuma nnyo ne binnakuwaza ddala," bwe yaddamu.

Mukama n’amugamba nti, "Wali mu buyinike n’ennaku kubanga nnali wakati mu mutima gwo. Okubeerawo kwange kwe kwafuula ebirowoozo ebyo ebitagumiikirizika gy’oli. Ekiseera kye nnali ntegese olutalo okumala bwe kyaggwaako, nnasindika ebitangaala by’ekitangaala kyange, ebisiikirize bya ggeyeena ne bigobebwa, kubanga tebiyinza kuziyiza kitangaala ekyo."

II. ‑‑ EKITIIBWA KY’EKYAMA KINO.

Ebyama bya Katonda bwe bibikkuka, bibikkuka mu kitiibwa. Obugagga bw’ekikolo ekikwekeddwa mu ttaka bulabikira mu langi z’ekimuli ekirungi oba mu kawoowo k’ekimuli ekiwunya obulungi. Obulungi obukwekeddwa mu kitangaala bweyolekera mu langi omusanvu ez’omusoke. Obulamu obungi ennyo, obutono ennyo obutalabika, obw’ennyanja ez’ebukiikaddyo, butandika okumasamasa ng’amayengo agaaka ng’ekyombo kiziwaguza. Era buli ensi etalabika lw’ebadde yeeraga eri amaaso g’abantu, yeeraze mu kitiibwa. Kyali bwe kityo naddala Yesu bwe yafuusibwa, obuntu bwa Mukama bwe bwamenya ekiziyiza eky’amaanyi kye yali abukuumiddemu, ne bweyoleka eri amaaso g’abantu. "amaaso ge ne gamasamasa ng’enjuba n’ebyambalo bye ne byeruka ne byakaayakana."

Bwe kityo bwe tukkiriza amazima nti abeera mu ffe, wansi okusinga obulamu bwaffe ffennyini, ne tufuula ekimu ku bigendererwa by’obulamu bwaffe okusenako ku kyo n’okukikulaakulanya, tujja kuwulira ekitiibwa nga kifuula obulamu bwaffe ne kyakiza ebintu ebya bulijjo, ne kiba nti ensi, n’emirimu gyayo egya bulijjo, efaanana ng’omulyango gw’eggulu.

Mukyala wa Jonathan Edwards yali ayitamu enkyukakyuka nnyingi mu bulamu bwe obw’eddiini n’okwennyamira emirundi mingi, okutuusa lwe yatuuka ku kusalawo okulekayo ensi, ne yeewaayo okufugibwa amazima gano ag’amaanyi. Naye amangu ddala nga kino kituuse, enkyukakyuka ey’ekitalo n’ebaawo. Yatandika okufuna ekiwummulo eky’olubeerera, ekitasalako; emirembe emiwoomu n’okuteeka kw’emmeeme; okusanyuka obutasalako mu mirimu gyonna egy’emikono gya Katonda, ka gibe gy’obutonde oba egy’okulabirira kwe okwa buli lunaku; okusembera eri Katonda okw’ekitalo mu kusaba, ng’alinga amulaba n’ayogera naye butereevu; amaziga gonna nga gasiimuddwa; ebizibu byonna eby’edda n’ennaku z’obulamu nga byerabiddwa, okuggyako ennaku olw’ebibi eby’emabega n’olw’ekivume ekikolebwa Kristo mu nsi; okuwulira buli lunaku nga akola era ng’abonaabona mu buli kimu ku lwa Katonda, era ng’akola byonna n’essanyu ery’olubeerera, emirembe n’okujaguza.

Ekitiibwa ekyo ‑‑ omusingo ogw’ekitiibwa ekigenda okubikkulwa ‑‑ kiri kumpi n’omusomi yenna w’ebigambo bino akwata obuvumu buli lunaku okubala nti Kristo abeera munda, era amatira okufiira amaanyi n’okusindiikiriza kw’obulamu bw’okwefaako, obulamu bwa Kristo bulyoke bufune ebbanga okweyoleka. "Nakomererwa wamu ne Kristo," bwe yagamba omusomesa w’abantu asinga obukulu ow’ekikugu kino eky’Obwakatonda; "Kristo abeera mu nze; obulamu bwe nnina kaakano mu mubiri, mbulina lwa kukkiriza Omwana wa Katonda."

III. ‑‑ OBUGAGGA BW’EKITIIBWA KY’EKYAMA KINO.

Ekyama kino, oba ekyama ky’obulamu obw’Obwakatonda mu muntu, bwe kitegeerwa ne kikozesebwa, kiwa obulamu obugagga bungi. Obanga eby’obugagga byonna eby’amagezi, okumanya, amaanyi, n’ekisa biri mu Yesu, era Ye afuuse omutuuze w’obuntu bwaffe ow’omuwendo era assibwamu ekitiibwa, kyeyoleka nti naffe tulina okugaggawala ennyo. Kiri ng’omwavu nga mukwano gwe omugagga ennyo ajja okubeera naye.

Waliwo obugagga bw’okugumiikiriza. Obulamu tebwangu eri n’omu ku ffe. Tewali ttabi liwona kambe ak’okusalira; tewali jjinja lya muwendo liwona nnamuziga ewagala; tewali mwana awona muggo. Abantu batunyigiriza ne batunyiiza kumpi okusukka bye tuyinza okugumira. Embeera zitunyiga okutuusa emiguwa gy’emitima gyaffe nga giri kumpi okukutuka. Obusimu bwaffe bukooye olw’okwanguyiriza n’okuvuganya kw’ebiseera byaffe. Mazima ddala, twetaaga okugumiikiriza!

Obutalekeraawo kwekuuma; obutanenya balala mu ngeri etali ya kisa oba etalowoozeddwako; obutayogera kigambo kya bwangu, wadde okukkiriza okuddamu okw’obusungu; obutemulugunya okuggyako eri Katonda; obutakkiriza birowoozo bikakanyavu n’eby’obutesiga kusula mu mmeeme; okulowooza ku balala bulijjo okusinga ku ggwe kennyini; okulaba akatundu akamu akabbulu mu ggulu eririmu ebire; okubeera obulindaala okunoonya ensonga ey’okusonyiwa abakakanyavu n’abatategeera; okugumira obulumi n’ennaku, okubulwa n’okugezesebwa kw’obulamu, mu buwombeefu, mu kugonda, mu kwesiga; okunywa ekikopo ekikaawa, amaaso nga gatunuulidde amaaso ga Kitaffe, awatali kwemulugunya wadde okwetamwa: ‑‑ kino kyetaaga okugumiikiriza, obugumu bw’omubiri bwokka bwe butayinza kuwa.

Era tetuyinza kutambula mu bulamu bwe butyo okutuusa nga tuyize okweyambisa obugagga bwa Kristo abeera mu ffe. Omutume omwagalwa ayogera ku ye kennyini ng’agabana awamu n’abalala mu kugumiikiriza ebiri mu Yesu (Okubikkulirwa 1:9). Naffe bwe tuyinza okuba. Okugumiikiriza okwo okukkakkamu, okutemulugunya, okutavuma, okwafuula Omwana gw’Endiga gwa Katonda okusirika mu maaso g’abo abaamusalako ebyoya, kwaffe.

Robert Hall lumu yawulirwa ng’agamba wakati mu kukaayana okw’amaanyi nti, "Nkkakkanya, Omwana gw’Endiga gwa Katonda!"

Naye tuyinza okweyongerayo ne tugamba nti, "Mukama Yesu, okugumiikiriza kwo kusituke mu nze, ng’ensulo y’amazzi amalungi mu nnyanja ey’omunnyo."

Waliwo obugagga bw’ekisa. Yerusaalemi yokka mu bibuga ebinene eby’ensi teyalina mugga. Naye Mukama ow’ekitiibwa yali wakati mu yo, era n’afuuka ekifo eky’emigga emigazi n’ensulo engazi, ng’agiwa okuva mu Ye kennyini byonna emigga bye gyawanga ebibuga, amazzi agaagalwa bwe gaakubanga wansi w’ebisenge byabyo (Isaaya 32:21).

Kino kye kifaananyi ky’ebyo bye tulina, ffe abakwata obuvumu ne twesigama ku kubeera munda mu ffe kwa Mukama waffe ow’ekitiibwa, nga Kabaka, Omuwi w’Amateeka, era Omulokozi. Ayaza ekisa kyonna gye tuli, ne tubeera n’ebitumala mu buli buzibu, era ne tusukkirira mu mulimu gwonna omulungi. Mu maanyi ge, agasituka bulijjo munda mu ffe, tuyinza okukola kyenkana abo abaaweebwa ebirabo ebisinga obunene eby’amagezi n’eby’obutonde, era ne tuwona okukemebwa kw’okwenyumiriza n’amalala okubazinda.

Ekisa eky’obulongoofu n’okwefuga, eky’okusaba n’omwoyo ogubuguma n’okutegeera Ebyawandiikibwa, eky’okwagala abantu n’obunyiikivu ku lwa Katonda, eky’obwetoowaze n’obuwombeefu, eky’obukkakkamu n’obulungi ‑‑ byonna biri mu Kristo; era obanga Kristo ali mu ffe, byonna nabyo byaffe. Singa twakwata obuvumu ne tukikkiriza, ne tukisenako, nga tussa ensuwa y’okukkiriza mu luzzi oluwanvu olw’okubeera kwa Kristo mu ffe, olwaggulwawo munda mu ffe Omwoyo Omutukuvu!

Tekiyinzika, mu bbanga lino ettono, okunnyonnyola ennyo ekirowoozo kino eky’ekitalo. Naye singa twandisisinkanye buli kuyitibwa, buli buzibu, na buli kugezesebwa, si nga tugamba, nga bwe tutera okukola, nti, "Sigenda kusobola kukiyitamu n’akatono," wabula nga tugamba nti, "Siyinza; naye Kristo ali mu nze, era Ye ayinza," twandizudde nti okugezesebwa kwonna kwagendererwamu okubikkula n’okwanjuluza obugagga obukwekeddwa munda mu ffe, okutuusa Kristo lw’alibumbibwa ddala mu ffe, era obulamu bwa Yesu bulyoke bulabisibwe mu mibiri gyaffe (2 Abakkolinso 4:10).

(1) Buli lunaku sirika okumala akaseera katono, ng’otudde mu maaso ga Katonda ng’ofumiitiriza, era saba Omwoyo Omutukuvu akubikkulire amazima g’okubeera kwa Kristo munda mu ggwe. Saba Katonda asiime okukumanyisa obugagga obw’ekitiibwa ky’ekyama ekyo bwe buli (Abakkolosaayi 1:27).

(2) Ssaamu ekitiibwa obuntu bwo nga yeekaalu ya Mukama abeera munda. Ng’omuntu w’Ebuvanjuba bw’aggyamu engatto ze, n’ow’Ebugwanjuba bw’aggyako enkoofiira ye, bwe bayingira mu mbuga za yeekaalu, bw’otyo weegendereze nnyo buli kintu ekyandyonoonye omubiri oba okukyafuwaza emmeeme. Tewali nsolo zirina kulundibwa mu mbuga za yeekaalu. Saba Kristo azigobe. "Temumanyi nti mmwe muli yeekaalu ya Katonda? Yeekaalu ya Katonda ntukuvu, ye mmwe."

(3) Kyawa obulamu bwo. "Omuntu bw’anajjanga gye ndi, n’atakyawa obulamu bwe ye yennyini," bwe yagamba Mukama waffe, "tayinzenga kuba muyigirizwa wange" (Lukka 4:26). Era ekigambo ekyavvuunulwa "obulamu" kitegeeza emmeeme, entebe era ensibuko y’obulamu bw’okwefaako, n’amaanyi gaabwo n’emirimu gyabwo egitawummula, okulonda kwabwo n’okusalawo kwabwo, okufuba kwabwo okutakoma okwagala okwefuga n’okukulembera. Kino kye kiziyiza ekisinga obunene okunyumirwa kwaffe Kristo abeera munda. Singa tunaafuna empisa ey’okugamba nti "Nedda," si eri obwomunda bwaffe obubi bwokka naye n’obulungi; singa buli lunaku tunaawaayo ffekka eri okufa ku lwa Yesu; singa tunaasitula omusaalaba gwaffe ne tugoberera Omusomesa waffe, ne bwe kiba nti kutuuka ku ntaana ye, tujja kweyongera okuwulira nga tufugibwa obulamu obugagga, obuli wansi ennyo, obusinga okuba obw’Obwakatonda, okusinga obwaffe.