Omulembe ogwOkuna mu Bulamu Bwange obw'Eddiini (Obulamu obw'Okukkiriza)

Kyali mu 1865 nga omulembe ogwokuna, era ogusinga ddala okusikiriza, ogw'olugendo lwange olw'omwoyo bwe gwamulisiza emmeeme yange. Nnali mmaze emyaka mwenda nga Mukristaayo — emyaka egyajjula essanyu n'okusikirizibwa — naye ekyanjijira kaakano kyali kisukkiridde nnyo byonna ebyakisooka ne kiba nti kyawulikika ng'ensi empya ddala era ey'ekyewuunyo eyaggulwa mu maaso gange.

Mu myaka egyo egyasooka, okukkiriza kwange kwali kunkkusa ddala mu buli kintu ekikwata ku Katonda.

Buli kuzuula kwe nnakola ku mpisa ze n'amakubo ge kwandeetera essanyu lyokka. Naye bwe kyatuuka ku mugabo gwange mu bulamu obwa Kikristaayo, obumativu bwali si butuukiridde nnyo. Nnali musanyufu, weewaawo, naye saali muntu gwe nnayaayaanira okuba.

Nnali nzudde eddiini eyasuubiza okununulibwa okutuukiridde eri ebiseera eby'omu maaso, naye teyalabika ng'ewaayo okununulibwa kaakano. Nnali nzudde Katonda omuteefaako era ow'obwenkanya gwe nnayinza okusinza awatali kutya kunyiiga — naye nnali nnyiiga bulijjo mu nze nnyini. Nnamanya nti saali kye nnasaanira okuba. Obulamu bwange bwawulika ng'obujjudde okulemererwa — si nnyo ekibi eky'ebweru, wabula ebibi eby'omunda: obunnyogovu, okufa kw'omwoyo, obutaba na kwagala kwa Kikristaayo, emirandira egy'obukyayi, obulemu obwo bwonna obwekusifu abaana ba Katonda kwe batera okunakuwalira. Bwe nnayagalanga okukola obulungi, ekibi kyabangawo. Obulungi bwe nnayaayaaniranga, ssaabukolanga; n'ekibi kye nnakyawanga, nnakyeyongera okukikola. Nneesanga nga njooneka era nga nneenenya obutasalako, nga nkola ensala ne nzimenya, nga nkyawa ekyo ekyali ekibi naye nga nkifuukira, nga neegomba obuwanguzi naye ng'emirundi mingi nsinga kulemererwa okusinga okuwangula.

Naye Ebyawandiikibwa byalabika ng'ebiyigiriza nti Kristo yajja okuleeta obuwanguzi obw'amazima era obwa kaakano eri abagoberezi be. Kyategeeza nti Abakristaayo baali basaanidde okuba nga tebalina kweraliikirira na ntiisa, era n'okusanyukira ne kaakano emirembe egisukka okutegeera. Naye nnamanya bitono nnyo eby'ekyo mu bulumi. Omutima gwange gwali guwummudde ku by'omu maaso, naye kaakano kwange kwali kutaaguddwataaguddwa okweraliikirira n'okweraliikirira olukumi olwa buli lunaku. Ebibala byennyini eby'Omwoyo — bye nnakkiririza nti nnali mfunye — byali kwagala, ssanyu, mirembe, kugumiikiriza, bukkakkamu, buwombeefu, bulungi; naye bino byennyini bye byali empisa mwe nnawulira nga nsinga okubulwa.

Kino si kye nnali nsuubidde bwe nnasooka okufuuka Omukristaayo. Nga nnakuzibwa mu Baquaker — abaali n'obulamu obwaka emirembe — era nga nnayigirizibwa okuva mu buto nti obulungi bwali bwetaagisa nnyo, nnali nteebereza nti okufuuka Omukristaayo kyali kitegeeza ddala okufuuka ow'emirembe era omulungi. Nnasuubira obuwanguzi ku kibi ne ku kweraliikirira mu ngeri ey'obuzaaliranwa nga bwe nnasuubira enjuba okuvaayo. Naye mu buziba obwekusifu obw'emmeeme yange, nnalina okwatula nti nnali nnyiize.

Ku lubereberye, essanyu ery'obulokozi bwange obuggya lyali liyeeyezza buli kintu ekirala. Nnalowooza nti okukemebwa n'okutya n'ekibi byali bigenze emirembe gyonna. Naye okumasamasa okusooka bwe kwaggwaawo, okukemebwa okukadde ne kudda n'amaanyi gaakwo amakadde. Ne kifuuka kyangu nga bulijjo okweraliikirira, okweraliikirira, okuzitoowererwa, okunyiiga mangu, obutaba na kisa, okusalira omusango, n'obukambwe — okukola n'okuba ebintu byonna bye nnakkiririza nti eddiini yandimponyezza. Tewali na kimu ku bino ekyanyeenya obukakafu bwange nti nnali mwana wa Katonda era omusika w'eggulu, naye emirundi mingi kyanneetera okuwulira ensonyi ez'ennaku. Okuba omwana wa Katonda naye nga sisobola kubeera ng'omu kyanneetera okwebuuza obanga waliwo kye nnali mbulwa mu bulamu obwa Kikristaayo — ekintu ekyandindeetedde obuwanguzi.

Nga nsazeewo okuzuula kye kyali ekintu ekibula ekyo, nnabuuza Abakristaayo abakulu abamu. Naye bonna ne bampa eky'okuddamu kye kimu: Nedda, tewali kye wabulwa. Obulamu obw'okwonoona n'okwenenya bwe bwokka bwe tuyinza okusuubira mu nsi eno, olw'obunafu bw'omubiri. Ne bannyonnyola nti Adamu ow'edda, gwe tuzaalibwa nakyo, ne Adamu omuggya, gwe tufuna nga tukyuka, baali balwana buli kaseera — oluusi omu ng'awangula, oluusi omulala — era nti mu kufa mwokka mwe twandizze okununulibwa okw'amazima okuva mu buzaaliranwa obukadde.

Tewali kintu kyandinnyonnyodde mbeera yange obulungi okusinga okukungubaga kwa Pawulo yennyini mu Abaruumi 7:14–23. Kyalabika nga kyampandiikirwa. Emirundi n'emirundi nnakaabira wamu naye nti, "Nange omuntu ali mu nnaku! Ani anandokola okuva mu mubiri guno ogw'okufa?" Naye saasobola kutegeera lwaki Pawulo yali abuuza ekibuuzo ekyo obanga, nga bonna bwe baagamba, tewaali kununulibwa mu bulamu buno. Mazima yamanya nti obuzaaliranwa obukadde bwali bugere okusigalawo okutuusa okufa. Naye si nti yabuuza ekibuuzo kyokka — yakiddamu n'obuwanguzi nti: "Neebaza Katonda ku bwa Yesu Kristo Mukama waffe."

Yandibadde ategeeza ki? Nnali nnyingidde mu bulokozi ku bwa Yesu Kristo, naye saamanya kintu ku kununulibwa okuwangula bwe kutyo. Nnali nkyasibiddwa "omubiri ogw'okufa" ogw'omunda yange.

Lwaki? Obuzibu bwali ludda wa?

Ebibuuzo bino byeyongera okunyigiriza nga mazuula okwagala kwa Katonda okutakoma. Kyawulikika ng'ekitali kya gabo — okumpi ng'ekitali kya kwebaza — okwanukula obuteefaako bwe obutakoma n'okubulwa ebibala eby'omwoyo bwe kutyo. Olwokubanga yali yeeraze ow'amaanyi mangi okulokola mu biseera eby'omu maaso, yandibadde atya nga talina maanyi mu kaakano?

Obulamu bw'Abaquaker abaali nga banneetoolodde nabwo bwalaga nti waali wateekwa okubaawo okununulibwa, kubanga baagamba nti baali bakufunye — wadde nga tebaayinza kunnyonnyola bulungi kye kyali oba engeri gye kyakolamu.

Ekintu ekirala ekyankwatako kyanyweza obukakafu buno. Nnalina ekitabo ekyayigiriza si kyokka nti abaana ba Katonda baalagirwa okubala ebibala eby'Omwoyo, naye nti baali basobola okukikola — era ekyawa n'obubonero obw'ekkubo ery'ekyama eridda gye kiri. Ekitabo kyali Spiritual Progress, ekikuŋŋaanya eky'ebiwuluddwa okuva ku Fenelon ne Madame Guyon. Kyali kya muwendo naddala kubanga kyali kirabo okuva ku kitange gwe nnayagala ennyo era bulijjo kyabeeranga ku mmeeza yange okuliraana Baibuli yange.

Kitange yali akizudde nga alina emyaka kkumi na munaana yokka. Bwe yali ng'atambula ng'ayita mu Philadelphia ku lugendo lwe okulinnya ekyombo ku lugendo oluwanvu okugenda mu China, yayita ku katale k'ebitabo ebyakozesebwako. Wadde nga yali yaakatandika obulamu obw'omwoyo, yasikirizibwa omutwe Spiritual Progress.

Nga tamanyi kintu ku ebyo ebyalimu, yakigula ng'akwatiddwa akalulu — nga aluŋŋamyibwa awatali kumanya, awatali kubuusabuusa, Mukama gwe yali atandise okwesiga. Yawandiika mu Ebijjukizo bye nti: "Ekitabo kino kyafuuka eky'okubudaabudibwa okusinga gye ndi. Nnakisitulanga mu nsawo yange ne nkisoma mu buseera obw'obwerere, olw'amagoba gange agataggwaawo, nkkiriza. Sisobola butaba na kwebaza Obwavu obw'ekisa olw'okuteeka ekitabo kino ekiweereddwa omukisa mu mikono gyange."

Kitange yassa ekitabo ekyo ekitiibwa kingi nnyo ne kiba nti amangwago buli omu ku ffe abaana bwe yakula ekimala, yatuwa kkopi yaffe ffennyini n'atusaba okukyekenneenya n'obwegendereza. Olwokubanga twamwagala nnyo ennyo, bulijjo twayagalanga okumusanyusa, era mu myaka egy'okunoonya kwange okusooka okw'enjala n'okuggwaamu essuubi okunoonya Katonda, ekitabo kyafuuka munnange ow'olubeerera.

Naye olwokubanga kyawandiikibwa okusingira okuluŋŋamya emmeeme ezaali zaakugenda mu maaso mu bulamu obw'omwoyo okusinga okuyamba abanoonya okuyingira mu bulamu obwo mu kusooka, tekyampa buyambi bumu bwennyini mu myaka egyo egyasooka, egy'obuzibe egy'okunoonya. Era bwe kyatuuka, mu 1858, ne njja okukkiriza nti nnali nzudde "enteekateeka ey'obulokozi" — enanywezebwa, nga bwe nnaddiŋŋanya, mu nkiiko ez'Eggulu, eyabikkulibwa mu bulamu n'okufa kwa Kristo, era eyakolebwa obulungi Omutume Pawulo — nnajjuza ku mbiriizi za kkopi yange ebyo bye nnalowooza nti bye bigambo eby'okunenya ebimalirira ebyakakasa nti ekitabo tekyali kya mazima.

Naye kyokka, awatali kutegeera, enjigiriza yaakyo yankwatako nnyo. Ne bwe nnali nkinenya, nnawulira enjala ey'omunda ey'oludda olw'ekyama olw'eddiini ekitabo lwe kyayoleka.

Mu myaka gyonna egyaddirira, nnasikibwasikibwa wakati w'ebyo enjigiriza ya Plymouth Brethren bye yateebereza ku ludda olumu n'ebyo eby'ekyama bye byateebereza ku ludda olulala.

Ekitundu eky'obuzaaliranwa bwange eky'okukola era eky'obusuubuzi kyasembeera eri Brethren; okukuzibwa kwange okwa Kiquaker n'obuyinza bw'ekitabo kyange kye nnayagala byansika okudda eri eky'ekyama.

Oluusi, enjigiriza z'ekitiibwa zalabika nga zisinga obukulu era obulamu bw'omuntu obw'amazima ng'obutalina makulu; oluusi endala, enjigiriza zawulikika ng'ezitalina mugaso okuggyako nga zivaamu obulamu obutuukirivu. Oluusi Pawulo yakwata obuyinza mu birowoozo byange — ng'ayigiriza obulokozi olw'okukkiriza — n'oluusi Yakobo, ng'akakata nti okukkiriza awatali bikolwa kufa. Ab'emikwano bange aba Plymouth Brethren baagulumiza Pawulo n'okuweebwa obutuukirivu olw'okukkiriza; ab'emikwano bange Abaquaker n'abatukuvu ab'Ekikatuliki mu kitabo kyange baagulumiza Yakobo n'okuweebwa obutuukirivu olw'ebikolwa. Ekitundu ekikola mu nze kyasembeera eri ekisooka; oludda olw'ekyama lwasembeera eri ekyokubiri. Ekyavaamu kwe kuba obutewombeefu obw'olubeerera obw'emmeeme, obwo, nga bwegasse ku kunakuwala kwange olw'okulemererwa kwange okw'omwoyo okutasalako, emirundi mingi bwannetera okwebuuza obanga kye nnayiga ku bulokozi bwa Kristo kyandiba ddala olugero lwonna.

Nga sirina ddagala ddala eppakika, nneeyongera okukyukira "enjigiriza entuufu" okusirisa obutewombeefu bwange. Wansi w'obuyinza bwa Plymouth Brethren, enjigiriza zino zaali zifuuse ennyonnyofu ddala, buli emu ng'ekutte akapapula obulungi era ng'eterekeddwa mu bituli by'ebirowoozo byange. Tewandibaddewo kya nteekateeka okusingawo — waakiri ku by'enjigiriza. Nnali nfuuse omuyigiriza ow'obuwanguzi ow'enjigiriza zino, era nnatunuulira wansi n'okusaasira omuntu yenna eyali tayonjo era nga si mumeeme nga nze.

Emirundi mingi nnayagalanga ntuuze abayigiriza b'eddiini bonna be nnamanya ku lunyiriri lw'entebe z'abaana empanvu mu maaso gange, ndyoke mbannyonnyole enjigiriza ze baalabika nga tebategeera bulungi — naddala okuweebwa obutuukirivu olw'okukkiriza n'embeera y'omukkiriza mu maaso g'amateeka. Buli kiseera nnalangiriranga nti singa omuntu ategeera bumpi ebintu bino ebibiri n'abikkiririzaamu ddala, kale byonna byali birungi era tewali kirala kyagaza nnyo.

Nzijjukira nga ŋŋamba ekintu ekifaanana kino eri mwannyinaze eyajja gye ndi ng'anakuwadde olw'obulemu bwe mu bulamu obwa Kikristaayo. Yagamba nti, "Naye Hannah, okusinziira ku ky'oyogera, ebibi byaffe byonna — eby'edda, eby'okaakano, n'eby'omu maaso — bisonyiyiddwa singa tukkiriza bumpi. Kifuula enjawulo ntono nnyo kye tukola."

"Yee," nnaddamu mu butamanya bwange, "era ekyo kye kirungi kyakyo ddala! Twambala ekyambalo eky'obutuukirivu bwa Kristo, era ekyambalo ekyo kibikka obubi bwonna obuli wansi. Katonda bw'atutunuulira, talaba butali butuukirivu bwaffe wabula obutuukirivu bwa Kristo, era atwaniriza olw'ekyo."

Omulundi omulala, omubuulizi Omuquaker eyali ampulidde nga nnyonnyola endowooza zino enkambwe yagamba nti, "Kindabikira, Hannah Smith, nti oyogera ng'oyinza okuyingira mu dduuka ery'engoye ezaakolebwako dda, n'ogula engoye ez'obulokozi, n'ozambala amangwago, n'ofuluma ng'oyambadde ddala obutuukirivu era ng'oli mwetegefu olw'eggulu."

"Yee!" nnaddamu. "Bwe kityo ddala bwe kiri — okuggyako nti sseetaaga kugula ngoye; Kristo azimpa! Weebale olw'ekifaananyi ekirungi bwe kityo; mazima ddala nnaakikozesa mu kubuulira kwange."

Sirina kubuusabuusa nti nnavvuunula enjigiriza ya Plymouth Brethren mu ngeri ey'olwatu era ey'ebweru esingira ddala bye baali bagenderedde. Naye nnayagalanga okuba na buli kintu ekinnyonnyoddwa n'obulungerevu obutuukiridde, era kino kyalabika ng'ekivaamu eky'amagezi eky'endowooza zaabwe. Mu ngeri ey'ekyewuunyo, nnalemererwa okulaba engeri eyali etakwatagana okukkiriza mu Katonda omutuukirivu eyali abikka obutali butuukirivu bwaffe n'ekyambalo eky'obutuukirivu bwe ye, n'alyoka yeefuula nti twali tusaanira eggulu — songa ddala yamanya nti wansi w'ekyambalo "engoye zaffe enjama" zaali zikyaliwo.

Buli lwe ab'emikwano bange Abaquaker bwe baayogeranga ku butakwatagana buno, nnasirisanga obutewombeefu bwange nga ŋŋamba nze nnyini nti wadde nga baali bantu abaagalwa, abalungi, tebaali ba njigiriza n'akatono era baamanya bitono nnyo ku "nteekateeka ey'obulokozi," "okuweebwa obutuukirivu olw'okukkiriza," oba "embeera y'omukkiriza mu maaso g'amateeka." Okuwakanya kwabwe, kale, tekwali kusaanira kulowoozebwako.

Kyokka, oluvannyuma lw'okuzuula kwe nnali nkoze okw'obunene bw'okwagala kwa Katonda, nga bwe nnannyonnyola mu ssuula zange ezaakusooka, nnatandika okuwulira obutewombeefu obweyongera. Kyalabika ng'okwanukula okutasingako kwebaza eri okwagala okutakoma bwe kutyo nti ffe — abaakufuna — twandilemereddwa bulabe bwe kutyo okubeera n'obulamu obw'ekika Katonda kye yali agenderedde ddala ku lwaffe. Gye nneeyongera okulowooza, gye kyeyongera okulabika ng'ekitakwatagana nti obulokozi, obwali ku nkomerero bwakuba obw'ekitiibwa era obutuukiridde, bwandilemereddwa bulabe bwe kutyo kaakano, mu bulamu buno obwa kaakano, okuwa obuwanguzi ku kibi ne ku kweraliikirira Enjiri kw'esuubiza olwatu ng'ekivaamu kyayo eky'amangu.

Lwaki, nneebuuza emirundi n'emirundi, nti Katonda eyali ateeseteese okununulibwa okw'ekitiibwa bwe kutyo ku lwaffe mu biseera eby'omu maaso teyali ateeseteese n'okununulibwa okusingako obulungi ku lwaffe mu kaakano?