Enkuŋŋaana ez'Obutukuvu ez'omu Nsiisira

Nga bwe kiyinza okulowoozebwa, twanyweza n'obunyiikivu buli mukisa okuyiga ebisingawo ku mazima ge twali tuzudde. Era wadde ng'Ab'Emikwano mazima baali babiyigiriza, mu Bamesodisiti mwe twasanga ekitangaala ekisingira ddala obwerufu. Abamesodisiti baayogera n'obukakafu obungi: baayigiriza nti obulamu obwa Kikristaayo bwalimu ebintu bibiri eby'enjawulo — ekisooka, okuweebwa obutuukirivu; ekyokubiri, okutukuzibwa. Baakubiriza abakkiriza obutamalirira mu kuweebwa obutuukirivu (kwe kugamba, okusonyiyibwa), wabula okweyongerayo eri okutukuzibwa, "omukisa ogw'okubiri," nga bwe baaguyita. Sandiyogedde amazima mu ngeri eyo kaakano, naye mu kiseera ekyo kyayamba nnyo ddala.

Si Bamesodisiti bonna abaakkiriza okuyigiriza kuno; bangi baakutwala ng'okusukkiridde ennyo. Abo abaakukkiriza baamanyibwa nga "Bamesodisiti ab'Obutukuvu," era mu bo mwe twaggya obuyambi obusinga obunene. Baalina "Enkuŋŋaana ez'Obutukuvu" enjawulo ezaali zeeyawulidde ku nsonga eno, era twasanyukiranga okuzeetaba buli lwe kyasoboka. Ekisinga byonna, twagalanga nnyo "Enkuŋŋaana zaabwe ez'Obutukuvu ez'omu Nsiisira," ezaakubibwanga mu biseera eby'ekyeya mu bibira ebyekusifu oba ku lubalama lw'ennyanja. Enkuŋŋaana zino — "Enkuŋŋaana ez'Okusitula Obutukuvu" — mu butuufu zaali nkiiko nnene ez'ebweru, nga zisitula Abakristaayo ab'amadiini mangi okuva mu ggwanga lyonna, bonna nga banyiikiridde okunoonya okussa kimu okw'oku lubuto ne Katonda. Nga tubeera mu weema wansi w'emiti, twamala wiiki emu oba okusingawo nga tulindirira Katonda era nga tugabana wamu ebintu eby'oku lubuto eby'Obwakabaka.

Tewali bigambo bisobola kukwata maanyi agatali ga bulijjo, obussaamu ekitiibwa, ate n'essanyu erisukkiridde ery'enkuŋŋaana ezo. Twali twawuddwa ku mirimu gyaffe egya bulijjo n'ebitweraliikiriza, nga tetulina kya kukola okuggyako okweewaayo eri obuyinza obw'omwoyo obwali butwetoolodde n'okwanjuluza emitima gyaffe eri ekyo kye twakkiriza nti kwe kuyigiriza kw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu. Ekibiina eky'engeri eyo eky'Abakristaayo abanyiikivu, bonna nga banyiikiridde okusembera okumpi ne Katonda, kyaleeta embeera y'omwoyo ey'amaanyi etegeerabika. Obujulizi obw'essanyu bwawulikika mu buli lukuŋŋaana, ennyimba ez'okutendereza zaawulikika okubuna ekibira, era ebyenyi ebimasamasa eby'abo be twasisinkana byaleetera nga tuyimiridde ku mulyango ogw'eggulu ddala. Sisobola butasaasira Mukristaayo yenna atamanyanga biseera bwe bityo eby'essanyu ettuufu. Gye ndi, byali ntikko y'oluganda olukulu olw'omwoyo eddiini lwe ebadde bulijjo, era mbibalira mu bintu ebisinga okuwuluula mu bulamu bwange. Ne kaakano, okulaba entebe ey'omu nsiisira oba weema wansi w'emiti kunzizaayo ekintu ku ssanyu eryo erisukkuludde eryajjula buli ssaawa ey'enkuŋŋaana ezo ez'omukisa.

Ku mulundi gumu, munnaffe omu — nga tamanyi kigendererwa kya nkuŋŋaana ekituufu — yajja okulaba nga bwe zaali. Bwe yatuuka mu makya ennyo, yasisinkana abasinza nga bakomawo okuva mu kusaba.

Ng'akwatiddwa ebyenyi byabwe ebimasamasa, yatubuuza nti, "Kiki ekituusizza ku bantu bano bonna, ebyenyi byabwe ne bimasamasa bwe bityo? Kumpi buli gwe ndabye wano alina ekyenyi ekimasamasa; naye nsisinkanye batono ebyenyi byabwe ebitamasamasa, era njagala okumanya enjawulo." Twamunnyonnyola nti ebyenyi ebimasamasa byali biraga emitima egiwummulidde mu Mukama, ate ng'abo abaali tebalina kumasamasa okwo baali tebanaba kuzuula ekyama eky'omukisa. Yawuliriza n'obwegendereza, n'oluvannyuma n'alangirira nti, "Malirivu nti nange ndifuna ekyenyi ekimasamasa, era nnaasigala wano okutuusa lwe ndikifuna." Era mazima, mu nnaku ntono ekyenyi kye kyamasamasa n'essanyu ery'obulokozi bwa Katonda.

Sirijjeerabira Olukuŋŋaana lwange olw'omu Nsiisira olwasooka, wadde olukuŋŋaana olw'okusaba olwasooka lwe nnaatuulako eyo. Lwali lukuŋŋaana lwa makya ennyo mu weema. Olw'okuba nga nnamanyanga nkuŋŋaana ntono za Bamesodisiti ez'e Millville zokka, nnali sirina kirowoozo ku mbeera y'enneewulira mwe nnali nnyingidde. Nnategeera, bwe kyali kimaze okukeera, nti nnali nneerabidde ekitambaala kyange — naye olw'okuba nga sikaakabanga mu lukuŋŋaana emabega, saakifiirako nnyo. Naye mu lukuŋŋaana olwo enzizi z'obuntu bwange zaamenyeka ne ziggulwawo, era amataba g'amaziga amawoomerevu ne gakulukuta okuva mu maaso gange. Olw'obubalagaze nnayimusa ekyambalo kyange ne nkozesa akaliiso akeeru okugasiimuula. Okuva olwo, ntambuza ebitambaala ebibiri ebisookerwako mu buli lukuŋŋaana, wadde nga siddangayo kuwulira nneewulira nga eyo bwe nnali.

Enkya eyo lwe lwali olulokoledde lwange olwasooka olw'essanyu eriwuluula ery'enneewulira ey'omwoyo, era nnalisanyukira nnyo. Bwe nnali nva mu weema, "Mwannyinaffe ow'Obutukuvu" Omumesodisiti, ng'alaba amaziga gange, yanzingiza omukono gwe, n'annyumiza engeri gye yayitamu ku kutukuzibwa, n'atandika okunkulembera. Wansi w'obujjanjabi bwe, mangu ago nnayiga engeri y'okufuna omugaso omujjuvu ogw'enkuŋŋaana. Byayogerwako bingi ku "mukisa ogw'okutukuzibwa," era mu buli lukuŋŋaana twakubirizibwanga okusembera mu maaso ku "kyoto" — entebe entereevu eyayawukanyizibwa — okugunoonya. Ssaategeera bulungi nti "omukisa" guno kye ki, naye gwafaanana ng'ekintu ekikwatibwako, ekyava mu kwewaayo okujjuvu n'okukkiriza okwangu, era ne gujjuza abantu essanyu erisukkiridde. Mwannyinaffe wange ow'Obutukuvu mangu ago yandeetera okusembera ku kyoto nze kennyini, nga malirivu okufuna kyonna Katonda ky'aba nkwagala okuwaayo. Obujulizi obuwuluula bwe nnawulira obutasala bwakoleeza obunyiikivu bwange, era nnakwatanga buli mukisa okunoonya omukisa. Nnagusanyukira nnyo, kubanga gwafaanana ng'ogundeeta ku mabbali ddala g'ebisoboka eby'omwoyo ebitamanyiddwa ebyali beetegese okwanjuluza mu kaseera konna.

Okuggyako obudde obwo obw'okuyimirira, ng'oyinza okugamba, ku mulyango, tewali "mukisa" gwa njawulo gwe nnafuna okuva mu kugenda kwange ku kyoto. Siri wa nneewulira mu buzaaliranwa, era enneewulira eziwangula abalala ze baannyonnyola ng'ekikulu eky'omukisa tezaali za mugabo gwange. Kye nnafuna kwali kwe kwali amazima amakulu agaayigirizibwa mu nkuŋŋaana ezo — nti Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo Mulokozi si okuva mu musango gw'ekibi kyokka wabula n'okuva mu maanyi gaakyo. Amazima ago geeyongera okuba amalamu era ag'omugaso gye ndi. Naye ku bikwata ku mukisa gwonna ogw'enjawulo ku mazima gennyini, sirina kye nnalaba. Bwe waayitawo ekiseera, nnalaba nti okumanya amazima kwe kwali omukisa gwonna gwe nnali nneetaaga. Ebingi ku ebyo ebyayitibwanga "omukisa" byandabikira ng'okuddamu kwa nneewulira okw'obuntu obwa nneewulira eri okuzuula amazima ag'ekitalo. Gye ndi, gwajja n'obukakafu obw'amagezi n'essanyu; eri abalala, n'obukakafu obwa nneewulira n'essanyu. Naye mu mbeera zombi amazima gaali gamu, era amazima — si nneewulira — ge gaasumulula omwoyo.

Baze, kyokka, olw'okuba nga wa nneewulira ennyo, ku lumu ku Nkuŋŋaana zino ez'omu Nsiisira yafuna omukisa mu ngeri ya Kimesodisiti ddala. Yakomawo eka ng'amasamasa, ng'ajjudde ekitangaala ekya Katonda ekyakwata buli gwe yasisinkana. Teyasobolanga kwogera ku lukuŋŋaana nga tatuleetera maziga, era kyali kya bwerufu nti yali ayise mu kintu eky'omwoyo eky'ekitalo. Yatubuulira ku lukuŋŋaana olw'enjawulo olwali lweyawulidde ku kusabira Okubatizibwa kw'Omwoyo. Oluvannyuma, yeeyawula yekka mu bibira okweyongera mu kusaba. Amangu ago, okuva ku mutwe okutuuka ku bigere, yakankanyizibwa ekyawulira ng'akakwakkulizo k'essanyu ery'omu ggulu. Amataba ag'ekitiibwa gaayita mu ye, omubiri n'omwoyo, n'obukakafu obw'omunda nti kino mazima kwe Kubatizibwa kw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu okwayaayaanibwa. Ensi yonna yafaanana ng'ekyusiddwa: buli kikoola na buli katungulu k'omuddo byamasamasa n'ebbala eddungi ennyo, eggulu ne limwanjulukukira ng'ekintu eky'okwesigika kaakati, era buli gwe yalaba yalabika ng'omulungi, kubanga yafaanana ng'ategeera Omwoyo ogwa Katonda mu bo. Essanyu lino erisukkiridde lyamala wiiki nnyingi era lyali ntandikwa y'obulamu obw'amaanyi ag'omwoyo agatali ga bulijjo n'omukisa.

Njatula nti nnakwatibwa obuggya nti nze saafuna mukisa gwe gumu, kubanga nnawulira nti nnaali ngwetaaga nga ye bwe yagwetaaga. Nnaddamu okufuba okugufuna, naye byonna bya bwereere. Sennaava mu nsi y'obukakafu okuyingira mu nsi ya nneewulira. Ebyanjjira byasigala bya magezi so si bya nneewulira. Oluvannyuma nnakakasibwa nti enjawulo teyali mu kuganja kwa Katonda wabula mu buntu obw'enjawulo obw'abo abaabifuna. Obuntu obwa nneewulira bwafuna amazima n'amataba g'essanyu; nze nnagafuna n'obukkakkamu, n'essanyu ery'amagezi. Amazima gaali gamu, engeri y'okugafuna yokka ye yali eyawukana.

Bwe waayitawo ekiseera nnalaba nti ebyanjjira ebya nneewulira emirundi mingi tebyali binywevu era bya lubeerera nga ebya magezi. Enneewulira, olw'obutonde bwazo, zeekyusakyusa, ate ng'obukakafu obw'amazima busigalawo. Omuntu bw'akakasibwa nti bbiri ne bbiri zikola nnya, tewali bulwadde oba budde bubi buyinza kunyeenya bukakafu obwo. Enneewulira, kyokka, ziri wansi w'obuyinza obw'ebintu ebitabalika. Kyennava njiga, obutanoonya nneewulira wabula obukakafu. Ku kwewuunya n'essanyu lyange, obukakafu bwaleeta essanyu erinywevu era ery'olubeerera erisinga bannange abangi aba nneewulira lye baamanya. Mu biseera eby'ennaku, enneewulira zaabwe zaggwaamu amaanyi oba ne zibula, ne balafuubana okwewala okulaba obumpizivu. Abamu ku nkomerero baasiima okudda ku ttaka erinywevu ery'obukakafu, eryafaananga eryereere mu nnaku zaabwe eza nneewulira.

Essomo lino lyantwalira emyaka okuliyiga. Mu kiseera ekyo, essanyu n'amaanyi g'ekyama ekya kitiibwa kye twali tuzudde gaakoma okweyongera okukolako. Omwoyo gwange gwayiga okuwummulira mu bukakafu obujjuvu mu maanyi ga Mukama agakuuma n'agalokola. Okukemebwa tekwakoma, so tetwatuukiriza "butuukirivu obutalina kibi." Okukemebwa kwavaayo, okugwa kwabaawo. Naye twali tuzudde ekkubo ery'okuwona — ekkubo ery'okukkiriza. Twayiga nti Kristo ye Muwonya si okuva mu kibonerezo ky'ekibi eky'omu maaso kyokka wabula okuva mu maanyi gaakyo aga kaakati. Twategeera nti tetwetaaga nate kuba baddu ba kibi. Nga bwe twakwata okuwona kuno olw'okukkiriza, bwe tutyo bwe twawonyezebwa. Twali tetuteeka butukuvu mu nsawo ng'ekintu eky'olubeerera, naye twali tuzudde oluguudo olunene olw'obutukuvu era ne tuyiga ekyama ky'okulutambuliramu. Bwe twatambulira omwo, twalina obuwanguzi; bwe twakyama, twasisinkana okugwa. Oluvannyuma lw'emyaka egy'okuwaba mu ddungu, twali tuyingidde mu nsi eyasuubizibwa, ne tugisanga nga ya mazima, nga Katonda bwe yagamba Isirayeri edda nti: "Buli kifo ekigere kyammwe kye kiririnnyako, ekyo mbawadde kyo." Ensi yonna yali yaffe; twali twetaaga bwokka okwambuka n'okugyefunira.

Twazuula nti ebigambo bya Bayibuli byali bya mazima: "Katonda asobola okwaza ekisa kyonna eri mmwe; mulyoke, nga bulijjo mulina ebibamala byonna mu byonna, mwaze mu buli mulimu omulungi." Era twakakasa mu bulamu nti Katonda mazima yali asobola — singa ffe twali twagala. Kristo yatubikkulirwa si ng'Omulokozi waffe ow'omu maaso kyokka, wabula ng'Omulokozi waffe owa kaakati era ajjuvu, asobola okutukuuma tuleme okugwa n'okututaasa okuva mu balabe baffe bonna.

Gye ndi, kino kyali ntandikwa y'oluganda olw'okwagala okwafuula amalala gonna nga tegakyalabika. Kyali ng'okukebera embuga z'eggulu lyennyini. Buli lunaku lwaleeta okubikkulirwa okupya. Ebigambo binnema. Emirundi mingi nnakuyita "obulamu bw'ennyonyi," kubanga nnawulira ng'ennyonyi etewaziddwa, ng'ebuuka waggulu mu bbululu bw'eggulu eritapimika.

Edda nnali nnyonyi eri mu kkomera, ng'emativu kubanga saamanya kantu ku ddembe eryali ebweru. Kaakano ebiziyiza byonna byali biweddewo, era omwoyo gwange gwali gwa ddembe okutegeera awamu n'abatukuvu bonna obugazi, n'obuwanvu, n'obuwulwe, n'obugulumivu obw'okwagala kwa Kristo, okusukka okumanya. Ekyafaananga ekitapimika kaakano kyanjuluza obuwanvu obw'essanyu obutakoma.

Nnazuula nti Katonda yennyini yali amala. N'ebisuubizo bye byafaanana ng'ebitakyalabika ng'obiraanye n'obusanyusa obw'okubeerawo kwe. Kyali kigasa ki singa saasobola kuzuula kisuubizo ekituukira ku mbeera yange? Nnali nzudde Omusuubizi, era yali asukkiridde ennyo okusinga ebisuubizo bye byonna. Ng'omwana, bwe nnali mu buzibu, okubeerawo bwokka okwa taata oba mmaama kwaleeta obuwewufu amangu ago. Tebeetaaganga kunnyonnyola oba kusuubiza; okubeerawo kwabwe kwali bukakafu obumala. Kino mazima nga kisingira nnyo ku Kitaffe ali mu ggulu, erinnya lye lyennyini nga ye Kwagala. Okubeerawo kwe kwe kwokka kwe twetaaga. Emirundi n'emirundi mu Byawandiikibwa amalirawo entiisa z'abantu be n'ebigambo ebyangu nti, "Nnaabeeranga naawe." Ekyo kitegeeza nti amagezi ge gonna, n'okwagala kwe, n'amaanyi ge biri ku mulimu ku lwaffe.

Nnayiga nti empisa za Katonda ze kifo kyaffe eky'okuwummulira. Amakubo ge oba ebisuubizo bye tuyinza okubitegeera obubi, naye obulungi bwe tebuyinza kukyamibwa. Bw'aba nga mulungi, ow'okwagala, ow'amagezi, ow'obwenkanya, ow'obuyinza obuyitirivu, era ali wonna, kale byonna biteekwa kuba biteekeddwateekeddwa bulungi ku lwaffe. Ebyerabikira ku maaso biyinza okulimba, naye amazima ag'oku lubuto manywevu. Nga George MacDonald bwe yagamba, twetaaga "amaaso agasobola okulaba wansi w'ebyerabikira." Bwe tumala okuzuula obuteefeeyo bwa Katonda obujjuvu, amaaso ago gazibuka, era ebyama byonna eby'enkola ye biddibwamu emirembe gyonna.

Si kya kwewuunya nti Omuwandiisi wa Zabbuli yasanyuka emirundi n'emirundi mu bulungi bwa Katonda: "Mwebaze Mukama, kubanga mulungi." "Mwesige Mukama, kubanga mulungi." "Mulege mulabe nga Mukama bw'ali omulungi." Nga beetooloddwa amawanga agaalina bakatonda abakambwe, abeefaako bokka, era abatafaayo, obuwanguzi bwa Isirayeri bwali kulangirira awatali kutya nti Katonda waabwe yali mulungi. Era mpulira nti si buwanguzi butono na leero, mu nsi emutegeera obubi era emuwaayiriza, okusobola okugamba n'obukakafu obujjuvu nti: "Mujje, mulege mulabe nga Mukama bw'ali omulungi!"