Ekkubo ery'Okuwona

Obutewombeefu buno n'okwebuuza kwatuuka ku ntikko yaakwo mu 1865. Olw'embeera ez'omu maka, twali tuteekwa okuva mu maka gaffe amasanyufu e Germantown — wamu n'ekibiina kyaffe kyonna ekigazi eky'ebyo bye twali twagala — ne tusenguka okudda mu kyalo eky'ewala mu New Jersey, gye twagenda okusalibwako ddala ku buntu bwonna obw'emikwano. Mu by'ensimbi, kyali kya nkizo, naye mu ngeri endala yonna kyali kigezo kinene, naddala gye ndi. Nnyatula nti omwoyo gwange gwajeema n'obukyayi eri enkyukakyuka eyo.

Saalowooza nti mu kifo kino kyennyini, ekyawulikika ng'ekyereere era ekyawukanyiziddwa, ekitangaala ekiggya eky'ekitiibwa kyandimulisizza, nga kireeta omulembe ogwokuna era ogusinga ogw'obulamu bwange obw'omwoyo.

Kyaliwo bwe kiti. Nga bwe njogedde, nnali njeemye nnyo ku kusenguka. Naye nnali n'okutegeera kw'omwoyo okumala okumanya nti obujeemu buno bwali bubi. Olwokubanga okusenguka kyali kya lwatu nteekateeka ya Katonda esukka obuyinza bwange, eky'okuddamu ekituufu ekyokka kyali kukikkiriza n'essanyu era ne ŋŋamba mu mazima nti, "Ky'oyagala kikolebwe." Naye wadde nga nneenenyanga buli kaseera, ssaasobola kukkiriza kya Katonda ky'ayagala — era mu mazima, ssaayagala kukikkiriza. Nnawulira nti kyali kikolwa kikambwe okuwalirizibwa okuva mu maka gange amasanyufu ag'e Germantown n'ekifo kyange eky'omugaso okubeera mu kifo eky'obwerere era eky'ewala nga Millville. Kyandabikira nti Katonda teyandikkirizza kino kubaawo, era nti nnali n'obuyinza bwonna okwemulugunya n'okweraliikirira.

Ekyavaamu kwe kuba nti nnagwa mu mbeera y'ebirowoozo etazza wabujja ennyo. N'enjigiriza zange ennyonnyofu ne zisoba okunnyamba nate, era nnatandika okutya nti nnali ŋŋenda kufiirwa obwomwoyo bwonna bwe nnali nsigazza.

Mu maaso g'obwetaavu obw'amazima bwe butyo, tekyali kya kubudaabudibwa kumanya nti nnali nsonyiyiddwa. Nnayagala ekisukka okusonyiyibwa — nnayagala okununulibwa. Naye ssaalina kirowoozo ku ngeri gye nnandikufunyemu.

Olwokubanga bulijjo twafunanga ababuulizi b'Obweereza abatukyalira, nnannyonnyola ensonga yange eri abamu ku bo ne mbasaba obuyambi, naye tewaali n'omu eyayinza okuntegeeza kintu kya mugaso. Ku nkomerero, omuyigiriza w'eddiini ow'obuwanguzi ennyo yajja okumala ennaku ntono, era gy'ali nnayiwa obuzibu bwange bwonna, nga mmwegayirira okunsalira ekkubo erimu ery'okununulibwa. Yalowooza ku mbeera yange n'obwesimbu era ku nkomerero n'agamba nti yakkiririza nti kye nnali nneetaaga kwali kwenyigira mu mulimu erimu ogwa Kikristaayo. Singa nnafuluma enkeera okukyalira abaavu ab'omu kitundu kyaffe ne ndaba engeri gye nnandibayambyemu, yalowooza nti obulamu bwange obw'omwoyo bwandizzeemu obuggya era nga byonna byandigenze bulungi.

Bwe kityo enkeera, nnagezaako eddagala lye yansalira. Naye amangu nnazuula obutaliimu bwalyo. Okumpi mu nnyumba esooka mwe nnayingira nnasangamu omukazi eyali alwanagana n'obuzibu bw'omwoyo bwe bumu obwange, era yali ayagala nnyo obuyambi — nga nze siriiko bwe nnali nnina okuwaayo. Nnawulira ng'omuntu agezaako okuliisa abalumwa enjala okuva mu bbakuli enkalu. Kyali mulimu gwa busirusiru era ogutasoboka. Nnadda eka nga nnamalidde amaanyi okusinga bulijjo, nga nkakasibwa nti nga sinnayamba muntu mulala yenna, nnandisoose kwezuulira kununulibwa nze nnyini.

Waaliwo omutunzi w'engoye ow'omu kitundu eyajjanga bulijjo okuntungira, era olwokubanga nnalina buntu buke nnyo obw'emikwano mu kyalo, oluusi nnatuulanga ne twogera naye nga tukola. Yalabika ng'ow'omwoyo mu ngeri etaali ya bulijjo, era nnasikirizibwa obumanyirivu bwe. Nnazuula nti yakkiririza mu buwanguzi obw'amazima ku kukemebwa — nti tekyali kyetaagisa, nga bwe nnali ndowoozezza, okuyita mu bulamu nga tujooneka ne twenenya, tujooneka ne twenenya, wabula nti Omukristaayo yali ayinza okununulibwa ddala. Yantegeeza nti mu Bamesodisti mwaliwo enjigiriza eyayitibwanga "Obutukuvu," n'obumanyirivu obwagenda nabwo obwayitibwanga "okutukuzibwa," oba "omukisa ogwokubiri," obwaleeta abantu mu kifo eky'obuwanguzi. Nnasikirizibwa nnyo buli kye yayogera, era nnatandika okusuubira nti oboolyawo wano we wandibadde eky'okugonjoola okulwanagana kwange.

Era yantegeeza nti waaliwo olukuŋŋaana olutono lwe baakubiranga mu kyalo ku Lwomukaaga akawungeezi enjigiriza eno gye yayigirizibwanga era abantu gye baagabananga obumanyirivu bwabwe. Yankubiriza okugendayo. Nnalowooza nti nnandigenzeeyo lumu, naye nnaganya ebintu ebirala okuziyiza. Nnali nkakasibwa nti abaavu, abakozi b'amakolero abatasomesebwa, tebayinza kubaako kintu kye bandinjigirizza. Nnali njize ne nyigiriza Baibuli ennyo era nnalina endowooza waggulu ku bye nnali ntuuseeko mu by'eddiini. Nnawulira nti singa nnagenda ku lukuŋŋaana, oboolyawo nandibadde n'ebingi eby'okubayigiriza okusinga bye bandibadde n'okunjigiriza.

Kyokka ku nkomerero, akawungeezi kamu nnasalawo okubawa ekisa eky'okubeerawo kwange — era nnyatula, nnawulira nti kyali kisa kinene. Nnagenda ku lukuŋŋaana nga nzijjudde obukulu bwange n'obusukkulumu bwange, nga nsuubira okubeewuunyisa n'okumanya kwange okw'ebya Baibuli.

Bwe nnayingira, omukazi ow'oku kkolero ng'aliko oluwewo ku mutwe gwe — oboolyawo yali talina nkuufiira — yali ayogera. Nnamuwulira ng'agamba nti: "Amaaso gange gonna edda gaajjuzibwanga Nze wange ono omunene ennyo, naye bwe nnafuna akatunuulo ka Kristo ng'Omulokozi wange atuukiridde, Nze oyo omunene ennyo yakalira n'afuuka busa."

Ebigambo ebyo byali kubikkulirwa gye ndi. Nnategeera nti saamanya kintu na kimu ku bumanyirivu bwe butyo. "Nze" wange yali munene nnyo era nga yeekakaasa nnyo, era saasobola kulowooza ngeri gye yandiyinzizza "okukendeera n'afuuka busa." Naye obukakafu obungi ne bunjijira nti kino kiteekwa okuba Obukristaayo obw'amazima — era oboolyawo ekintu kyennyini kye nnali nnaayaanira.

Tekyetaagisa kugamba nti, ssaagezaako kuyigiriza kwonna ekiro ekyo. Mu kifo ky'ekyo nnatuula ng'omuyizi ku bigere by'Abakristaayo bano abeetoowaza, abaamanya bitono ku by'okuyiga mu bitabo naye ng'emmeeme zaabwe zaali ziyigirizibwa lwatu Omwoyo Omutukuvu mu buziba bw'amazima ag'omwoyo bwe nnali sinnakwatako. Nnatandika okugenda ku lukuŋŋaana bulijjo ng'omuyizi, era nnakozesa buli kakisa kye nnayinza okwogera n'abo abaategeera ekkubo lino ery'obulamu. Nnazuula nti entobo yaalyo yali kye kimu Pawulo kye yategeeza bwe yawandiika nti, "Si nze, wabula Kristo" — nti obuwanguzi bwe nnanoonya bwandijjidde okuva mu kulekera awo okubeera n'obulamu bwange nze nnyini n'okuganya amaanyi ga Katonda "okukola mu nze okwagala n'okukola nga bw'asiima."

Mu kitabo kyange eky'ebyafaayo, ekya Okitobba 18, 1866, nnawandiika nti: "Mukama abadde anjigiriza mu ngeri nnyingi mu biseera bino obunafu bwange obutuufu mu maaso g'okukemebwa. Nkuze nnyo mu kumanya, naye si mu kisa, era nsanga nti sirina maanyi ga mazima ku kibi okusinga ge nnalina bwe nnasooka okukyusibwa. Kino tekinneetedde kubuusabuusa nti ndi mwana wa Katonda — eyaweebwa obutuukirivu, eyasonyiyibwa, alina obulamu obutaggwaawo, era omusika w'obusika obw'omu ggulu.

Naye ne n'okukakasibwa kuno, siyinza kubeera musanyufu ng'omutima gwange gunsalira omusango. Nneegomba obutukuvu obungi, amaanyi amangi ku kibi, enkolagana etamenyeka na Katonda. Naye simanyi ngeri gye nnandikutuuseeko. Ensala tezirina mugaso; kaweefube wange wa bwereere. Okusaba kwange tekuddibwamu. Emirundi olukumi mbadde mwetegefu okuwaŋŋula mu kuggwaamu essuubi ne nsalawo nti si kya Katonda ky'ayagala nze okuba n'obuwanguzi ku kibi. Songa Baibuli eraga ekifaananyi eky'enjawulo ddala — 'ataliiko musango, atalina bulabe, atalina kunenyezebwa'; nga buli kukemebwa kuliko 'ekkubo ery'okuwona'; 'atukuzibbwa'; 'afaananyiziddwa ekifaananyi kya Kristo'; 'mutukuvu nga ye bw'ali omutukuvu.'"

Awo ne mpandiika nti: "Nsanga nti waliwo Abakristaayo abagamba nti nga tuweebwa Kristo olw'okukkiriza olw'okutukuzibwa kwaffe, nga bwe twamufuna olw'okukkiriza olw'okuweebwa obutuukirivu, omulimu guno gwonna gwe nneegomba gukolebwa — kwe kugamba, engeri ey'okugukola ezuuliddwa. Bagamba nti Baibuli eyigiriza nti Mukama ayinza okununula okuva mu buyinza bw'ekibi awamu n'okuva mu musango gwakyo, era nti emmeeme eyiga okumwesiga okukikola, ng'elekera awo okwesiga ensala zaayo oba kaweefube waayo mu butukuvu, n'ekwasa omulimu gwonna ogw'okukuumibwa okuva mu kibi Mukama yekka."

Era ku nkomerero: "Ntandika okulaba bulungi nti Mukama asaanira okwesigwa okutakoma era okutaliiko nsalo; era oboolyawo kuno kwe kutandika okusooka okw'ekitangaala kye mbadde nnoonya. Nzikiriza ya Kimesodisti, era mmaze ebbanga ddene nga mpulira Abamesodisti nga banenyezebwa olw'ekyo, naye kiraga okuba ekintu kyokka ekituukiriza obwetaavu bwange, era nziggwa okugezaako."

Nga Febwali 11, 1867, nnawandiika kaweefube wange ow'olubereberye ow'okukwata okukkiriza kuno okuwangula, era ne mpandiika nti: "Embeera y'emmeeme yange eya kaakano ye y'okwesiga Mukama. Era nzudde nti kino kya mazima agakola — ye ddala ye anunula. Okukemebwa bwe kujja, bwe nkyukira gy'ali amangwago n'okusaba nti, 'Mukama, ndokola. Siyinza kwerokola nze nnyini okuva mu kibi kino, naye ggwe osobola era ojja kukikola,' talemererwa n'akatono.

Oba akyusa ddala enneewulira zange oba anfuula okwerabira ensonga yonna — era obuwanguzi, oba nga bwe kiri obuwanguzi bwe, buba butuukiridde. Kino kya kyama eky'obulamu obwa Kikristaayo kye nnali sisookedde kumanya.

Naye lwaki ssaakimanya? Lwaki ekkubo lyange libadde ery'okusalasala era ery'ennaku bwe nnabadde nga nnandiyinzizza okubeera mu buwanguzi? Ndi kyokulabirako ekyeyoleka eky'okugoberera amateeka okw'obuzaaliranwa n'obutakkiriza obw'omutima gw'omuntu. Nga nnyesiga Mukama ddala olw'okuweebwa obutuukirivu kwange, bulijjo nneesiga nze nnyini olw'okutukuzibwa kwange.

Nneesiga kaweefube wange, ensala zange, okwekuuma, obunyiikivu, n'okufuba okutuukiriza obulamu obutukuvu. Kuno kwali kugoberera mateeka — kugoberera mateeka mu mazima nga singa nnali nneesiga ebintu bino okulokola emmeeme yange mu kusooka. Nnali 'ndemesa' ekisa kya Katonda mu kutukuzibwa nga bwe kimu abo be nnali nnenyezza ng'abagoberezi b'amateeka bwe baali bakiremesa mu kuweebwa obutuukirivu. Nnayinza okulaba mangu engeri gye baaggyaamu amakulu okufa kwa Kristo olwa kaweefube waabwe ow'amateeka, naye nnali muzibe eri ekituufu nti nange nnali nkola ekintu kye kimu. Okufuba kwabwe n'okwange kwawukana mu kiruubirirwa, naye mu mbeera zombi kyali kya nze so si kya Kristo. Kubanga 'obutuukirivu bwe buva mu mateeka, kale Kristo yafiira bwereere.'

Naye kaakano nga byonna bwe byawukana! Kaakano nkwasa obulamu bwange obwa buli lunaku gy'ali nga bwe nkwasa ekintu kyange eky'olubeerera. Nmwesiga bwe ntyo obwereere mu kimu nga bwe nkola mu kirala. Ndi munafu kyenkanyi mu byombi.

Siyinza kukola kintu — ne nze, 'omuntu omuggya' — era Mukama bw'atakola byonna, tewali kirikolebwa.

Era ayi, mazima ga kitiibwa — akikola ddala! Bwe mmwesiga, awa okununulibwa okuva mu buyinza bw'ekibi awamu n'okuva mu musango gwakyo. Nsobola okuteeka byonna mu kulabirira kwe — obuzibu bwange, okukemebwa kwange, okukula kwange, obuweereza bwange, obulamu bwange obwa buli lunaku, buli kaseera ne kaseera. Ayi, okuwummula n'okuteeka wabujja okw'okubeera bwe kutyo!

Era kuno kwe kumu 'omukisa ogw'obutukuvu' ogw'Abamesodisti. Kwe boogedde mu bigambo bye sikkiririzaamu ddala, era okwetooloddwa ekyo ekindabikira ng'okutabulatabula okw'obukyamu — naye nga kyategeerezebwa ddala era nga bakusanyukira. Nneebaza ddala olw'obujulizi bwabwe eri obw'amazima bwakwo. Era kaakano ndaba nti kisinga nnyo obulungi okuba n'obumanyirivu — ne bwe bwandibadde nga butabuddwamu obukyamu — okusinga okubeera awatali bwo n'oba omutuufu mu njigiriza, nga bwe nnali edda."

Ekitabo kyange eky'ebyafaayo eky'ekiseera kino kijjudde okuzuula okwewuunyisa kwe nnali nkola, naye ebiwuluddwa bino bimala. Okuva olwo, ebisoboka eby'okukkiriza byanjigulukukira mu ngeri ze nnali sirooteredde n'akatono. Nnalaba nti okukkiriza kwali ddala buwanguzi obuwangula ensi, era ne nneewuunya obuzibe bwange nti ssaali sisookedde kukutegeera.

Nate, kyawulikika ng'ekiremba kyaggibwako Baibuli, era ne kifuuka ekitabo ekiggya gye ndi: "Amazima agaali gange jjo Ge mazima amanene leero; Amaaso gaago gafuuse aga Katonda okusingawo, N'obwakabaka bwago obufuga obw'ekijjulo.

Kubanga amazima gateekwa okukula ng'emirembe giyita, Ne Katonda alabike omunene mu mmeeme.

Olunaku olumu nnali ku lukuŋŋaana omwogezi we yasomera Yokaana 15, era ebigambo "Awatali Nze temuyinza kukola kintu" byankwatako n'amaanyi agamalamu omukka. Nnali nsomye era ne njuliza ebigambo bino emirundi ebikumi — ne mbuulirako. Naye kaakano ne byaka n'amakulu ne kiba nti kyawulikika ng'ebyali byaakayongerwa mu Baibuli. Wano Mukama yali ayogera lwatu nti, "Awatali Nze temuyinza kukola kintu," songa ebbanga lyonna nnali nnowoozezza nti nnayinza — era nnali nteekwa — okukola ebingi bwe bityo.

Amakulu ki ge nnali mpadde edda ekigambo "tewali kintu"? Nnagezaako okujjukira, naye waaliwo bbanga ereere lyokka. Nnali sisookedde kukiraba ddala.

Olunaku olulala nnasoma ekitundu ekiri mu Matayo 6 Yesu we yatugamba "muleme kweraliikirira bulamu bwammwe," kubanga Kitaffe ali mu ggulu atufaako — ng'ajuliza ebinyonyi eby'omu bbanga n'amalanga ag'omu nnimiro, era ng'atujjukiza nti tuli ba muwendo munene nnyo okusinga. Nnasoma ekitundu ekyo emirundi mingi mu kwewuunya okungi. Kyandiyinza okuba nga kya mazima? Kyali kikyaali mu Baibuli emyaka gino gyonna? Bwe kiba bwe kityo, nnali sirabye kitya? Songa si nti nnali sikirabye — nnali nkijjukidde era nnakyogeranga bulijjo. Naye mu makulu gokka agagasa, nnali sisookedde kukiraba.

Kaakano nnakiraba — era ku kulaba okwo, okufaayo kwange, okweraliikirira kwange, entiisa yange, n'obweralikirivu bwange ne bibula ng'olufu mu maaso g'enjuba.

Ekyo kye kimu kyaliwo ku Byawandiikibwa byonna ebimanyiddwa — byamulisibwa n'amakulu amaggya ddala. Buli lupapula lwalangirira, ng'oyita mu kkondeere, obw'amazima obw'obulamu obwa Kikristaayo obw'obuwanguzi obubeerwamu olw'okukkiriza mu Yesu Kristo. Emmeeme yange yonna yayaka olw'okuzuula okwo. Ssaayinza kulowooza oba kwogera ku kirala okuggyako katono. Nnali nzudde ekintu ku bulokozi bwa Kristo kye nnali sirowoozangako — ekintu ekyakakasa nti yali Mulokozi atuukiridde ennyo okusinga bwe nnali sikitegedde.

Nnalaba nti yali si Mulokozi wange olw'ebiseera eby'omu maaso kyokka wabula Mulokozi wange amala byonna olwa kaakano.

Omuduumizi wange okulwana entalo zange nze ndyoke nneme okuzirwana nzennyini. Eyeetikka emigugu gyange nze ndyoke nyingulule emigugu gyange okuva ku bibegabega byange ebinafu. Ekigo kyange eri abalabe bange. Engabo yange, Omuluŋŋamya wange, Omubudaabudi wange, Omusumba wange. Ssaayongera kwetaaga kwekuuma, kwewolereza, oba kwerwanirira nze nnyini. Buli kintu kyali mu mikono gy'Oyo ow'amaanyi okulokola — era kiki ekirala kye nnayinza okukola okuggyako okumwesiga?

Tewali bigambo biyinza kunnyonnyola okujjuvu n'okumala kwe nnazuula nga kutereke mu Mukama. Ssaayinza kwekuumira mawulire ga kitiibwa bwe gatyo. Buli eyansemberera yateekebwa okuwulira olugero lwange.

Omu ku baasooka be nnategeeza yali mwannyinaze gwe nnayogeddeko emabegako — oyo eyali asobeddwa enjigiriza yange nti wadde ng'ebibi byaffe byasonyiyibwa, twali tuteekwa okusigala nga baddu ku buyinza bw'ekibi obulamu bwaffe bwonna. Nnakwata akakisa akasooka okumuyita akyale, era amangwago bwe yatuuka, nnaleekaana nti: "Ayi, Carrie, ndina ekintu eky'ekitalo eky'okukubuulira. Tetuteekwa kufiirwa daakiika!"

Amangwago bwe twasigala ffekka, nnayiwa okuzuula kwange — nti mu Kristo temuli kusonyiyibwa kwa kibi kwokka wabula n'okununulibwa okuva mu buyinza bwakyo, era nti tetukyeetaaga kubeera ng'abaddu b'ekibi wabula tuyinza okuba abasingirira ddala ku bwe.

Yampuliriza n'okwewuunya, n'okwesittala, ng'endabika ye yeeyongera okwewuunya ku buli sentensi. Ku nkomerero yabwatuka nti: "Naye Hannah, otegeeza ki? Bulijjo wantegeezanga nti wadde nga wali mwana wa Katonda, tewali kununulibwa kwe wandisuubidde okuva mu kibi oba mu kweraliikirira — nti Adamu ow'edda yali w'amaanyi nnyo era obuzaaliranwa obuggya nga bunafu nnyo. Bwe nnakyusibwa, nnasuubira ddala okununulibwa okuva mu kibi n'obutewombeefu, naye bwe nnakubuuza ku ekyo, wagamba nti tekisoboka mu bulamu buno. Era nnakukkiriza!

Ne kaakano oyogera ekyawukana. Kisobera nnyo — simanyi kya kulowooza!

Nnakkiriza nti kyasobera, naye bwali butamanya, si bukyayi, obwannyamba okuyigiriza endowooza eyo eyonoonese bwe kityo. Kaakano nga nzudde ekintu ekisingira ddala obulungi mu njiri, kye twali tuteekwa okukola kwokka kwali kwabulira awo obukyamu obukadde n'okwaniriza amazima amaggya agatulaziddwa.

Mwannyinaze — eyali ebbanga lyonna awulidde mu buzaaliranwa nti endowooza enkadde teyandiyinzizza kukiikirira ekisinga obulungi Kristo kye yalina okuwaayo — yaaniriza enjigiriza empya n'obunyiikivu era n'agibeeramu obwesigwa obusingira ddala bwe nnakola.

Enkola ey'olwatu ey'okuzuula kwange yanneewuunyisa. Nnawaayo omwoyo gwange gwonna ogujeemu eri Mukama ne mmugamba nti ssaayinza kuguwangula naye nnakkiriza nti ye yali ayinza okuguwangula ku lwange. Awo ne nvaayo ku bbali, ng'oyinza okugamba, ne ndeka olutalo gy'ali. Ku ssanyu lyange eritanyonnyoleka, yaggyawo obujeemu bwange bwonna n'aguzzaamu okukkiriza kw'okusiima ky'ayagala okw'emirembe ne kiba nti obulamu obwali bulabise ng'obutasanyusa kaakano ne bulabika ng'obusanyusa — ne busikiriza. Nnasobola okugamba "Ky'oyagala kikolebwe" n'okwebaza okw'amazima.

Okuzuula kwange kweyeeraga okuba obuwanguzi obw'olwatu, era nnasanyuka. Nnakugezesa mu ngeri ezitabalika — era tekwalemererwa n'omulundi gumu. Ekyokulabirako kimu naddala kisigala nga kikyakaayakana mu birowoozo byange.

Waatuuka ekiseera lwe nnayisibwa mu ngeri gye nnawulira ng'etali ya bwenkanya ddala — etaali ya nsonga mu kiseera ekyo, era ekyali etaali ya nsonga ne kaakano bwe ndabako emabega. Nnawulira nga nnyiizibbwa nnyo era nnakemebwa nnyo okudda mu busungu obwekwese obw'ekiseera ekiwanvu, nga nnganya okusirika kwange n'obunnyogovu bwange okwoleka obusungu bwe nnawulira nnyo.

Naye amangwago okukemebwa bwe kwajja, nnalaba mangu ekkubo ery'okuwona. Nnayanguwa okuba nzekka, okumpi nga ndduka okugenda mu kisenge kyange eky'okwebaka kubanga nnali njjudde obusungu ne kiba nti ssaayinza na kutambula kasirise. Nnaggalawo enzigi n'amaanyi emabega wange, nga neetaaga nnyo obwerere okumaliriza olutalo.

Bwe nnasigala nzekka, nnafukamira ne nsaba nti: "Mukama, nsunguwadde. Njagala kusunguwala. Era mu bwesimbu, ndowooza nnina ensonga ennungi.

Naye mmanyi nti sisaanira kukigondera, era njagala obuwanguzi. Ensonga eno yonna ngikuwa. Siyinza kulwana lutalo luno — Ggwe oteekwa okulunnwanirira. Yesu andokola kaakano."

Nnayogera ebigambo ebyo omutima gwange nga gukyawulira nga gujeemye ddala. Ku bweru, oboolyawo kyalabika ng'ekigambo eky'obulimba kye nnali nnangirira. Ssaawulira nga nnokolebwa okuva mu busungu bwange, era tekyalabika n'akatono ng'ekisoboka nti nnandisobodde. Naye olw'okukkiriza nnanywerera ku mazima, nga nkakata — ne wakati mu kutabukatabuka — nti Mukama yali ayinza era yali andokola kaakano.

Awo ne kiryoka kibaawo.

Amangwago, obuteefu obwaka ng'enkya ey'ekiseera eky'ebbugumu bwankka. Obukyayi bwange bwonna ne bubula.

Obusungu bwange ne busaanuuka. Nnawulira nga siriiko kufaayo era nga nsanyufu ng'ekinyonyi mu musana, nga nsanyukira embeera yennyini eyali eyaakannyiiza akaseera nga tekannaba kuyita. Okukkiriza kwange kwali kukutte ekituufu ekya Katonda: Katonda yali asobola okununula, era yanunula ddala emmeeme eyamwesiga.

Nnategeera nga mazima ga kyewuunyo gatya nti ssaali nneetaaga kulwana ntalo zange n'akatono. Mukama yandinnwaniridde, era nnayinza obutasituka busitufu. Okuva ku lunaku olwo, entalo ez'ekika ekyo ebikumi zaalwanibwa — ne ziwangulwa — ku lwange Omuduumizi w'Obulokozi bwange. Ekyama kye nnayiga olwo, eky'okuteeka olutalo lwonna mu mikono gye n'okuvaayo ku bbali okumuganya okulwana, tekyalemererwa n'omulundi gumu bwe nkikola. Kyeyeeraze emirundi n'emirundi okuba obujulizi obulamu obw'ebigambo bya Kristo nti: "Musanyuke — Nywangudde ensi."

Ye yagiwangula — si ffe — era bulijjo aligiwangula, singa tunaawaayo ensonga mu mikono gye.

Tewali mulundi na gumu, bwe nnakola kino, lwe nnanyiizibwa. Kya mazima ga kitiibwa — wadde ng'abatono nnyo be balabika okukitegeera — nti asobola okulokola ddala abo abajja eri Katonda ku bubwe, kubanga abeera omulamu emirembe gyonna okubawolereza. Yali asobola bwe waawandiikibwa Ebbaluwa eri Abaebbulaniya, era asobola bwe kimu ne kaakano, kubanga si mufu — akyali mulamu okutuwolereza.

Nnali nzudde nti okukkiriza kwe tteeka erifuga obwengula. Katonda yayogera, ne kikolebwa; era bwe twesiga ye, naffe tuyinza okwogera, ne kikolebwa. Ekitangaala ekiggya ekimasamasa kyaka ku bigambo ebiri mu 1 Yokaana 5:14–15: "Buno bwe bugumu bwe tulina mu ye: nti bwe tusaba ekintu kyonna nga bw'ayagala, atuwulira. Era bwe tumanya nti atuwulira, kyonna kye tusaba, tumanya nti tulina kye tumusabye."

Bulijjo nnalowoozanga nti ebigambo bwe bityo byali birowoozo birungi byokka — biroota ebimasamasa eby'obulamu obwa Kikristaayo omuntu yenna ow'amagezi bye yandisuubidde okufunako ku nsi. Naye kaakano nnalaba nti tebyali biroota n'akatono, wabula bigambo bya butereevu eby'etteeka erya Katonda: etteeka ery'okukkiriza, ery'amazima era eryesigika ng'etteeka ery'okusika kw'ensi, singa omuntu akitegeera.

Kristo atugamba emirundi n'emirundi nti kiritubeerera ng'okukkiriza kwaffe bwe kuli, era alangirira awatali kukoma nti byonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza. Nnali nteebereza nti kuno kwali kwongera kwa bunyonyi. Kaakano nnategeera: yali annyonnyola bunnyonnyozi amateeka ag'obwakabaka obw'omwoyo — amateeka omuntu yenna g'ayinza okugezesa n'okukakasa. Okukkiriza kutuyunga ku maanyi ga Katonda ag'amaanyi gonna, ne kisoboka obunafu bwaffe okusika obwerere ku maanyi ge. Ebisoboka byakwo byalabika ng'ebitakoma.

"Okukkiriza, okukkiriza okw'amaanyi, kulaba ekisuubizo Ne kutunuulira ekyo kyokka; Kusekerera ebitasoboka, Ne kuleekaana nti, 'Kirikolebwa.'"

Nnandyagadde okugamba nti okuva mu kaseera ako okugenda mu maaso nnabeeranga bulijjo mu maanyi g'etteeka lino erya Katonda. Sikoze bwe ntyo. Naye nsobola okugamba kino: buli lwe nsalawo mu bugenderevu okukwata ku maanyi ga Katonda olw'okukkiriza, amaanyi ge gatuukirizibbwa mu bunafu bwange, era mbadde muwanguzi. Emirundi n'emirundi nsobodde okuddamu ebigambo by'omutume eby'obuwanguzi nti: "Mu bino byonna tuli basingirira ddala ku oyo eyatwagala."