Obulagirizi bwa Abakwaka

Ekintu ekyakwata ennyo omutima gwange nga nkyali muto kwe kuba nti ffe nga Abakwaka twalina enkizo ey’oku ntikko: okumanya “obulagirizi obulabika” obw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, n’obwetaavu obw’amaanyi okugondera obulagirizi buno. Ffe abato mu “Kibiina” kyaffe twakkiririza ddala nti “Ekibiina” kyaffe kye kyokka ekyabikwekwa okumanya kuno; era wadde nga mu bingi kwatuletera ekyama kinene, naye tetwayinza butayoleka amalala agamu olw’okuba twalina eky’enjawulo kino.

Nti Abakwaka baakitwala ng’ekintu eky’amazima ennyo, kyalabikira mu ngeri eno: buli kimu ekyagambibwa nti kivudde mu bulagirizi buno kyaweebwanga ekitiibwa n’essa ery’ekitalo. Ne bwe kyabanga omwana omuto ayinza okugamba nti awulira “okusindikibwa” okw’Obwakatonda mu kkubo eryonna, okusindikibwa okwo Abakwaka abakulu baakutwalanga n’okwagala n’okussaayo omwoyo; era, okuggyako nga kyali kya bulabe olwatu, ekkubo lyabalanga n’obwegendereza okusobola nti kituukirizibwe. Abakwaka baakkiririza nti abaana baabwe baali mu baana b’endiga ab’ekisibo era baalina enkizo z’emu ez’okuwulira eddoboozi ly’Omusumba Omulungi ng’abazadde baabwe bwe baalina.

Eky’okulabirako eky’amaanyi ennyo eky’okussaamu ekitiibwa buli kintu ekyawulirwanga nti kivudde mu bulagirizi obw’Obwakatonda, kyabaawo emyaka ebikumi bibiri emabega mu byafaayo by’ennyumba yaffe. Ssenga wa omu ku bajjajjaffe abakulu yali muntu ayitibwa Elizabeth Haddon, eyali muwala wa Mukwaka omugagga ayitibwa John Haddon, eyabeeranga e Rotherhithe, ekitundu kaakano ekiri okumpi ne London. John Haddon yali agguze ettaka mu New Jersey, ng’ateekateeka okusengukirayo n’ennyumba ye, era yali n’atumyeyo ababazzi abaali bazimbye ennyumba ennungi n’ebizimbe ebirala. Naye mu kiseera ekyo, embeera zaamugwako ne zimuwaliriza okusigala mu Bungereza.

Muwala we omuto Elizabeth, eyali yaakajjuza emyaka kkumi na munaana, eyakkiririza nti yawulira okuyitibwa okukola omulimu mu New Jersey, yanakuwala nnyo. Naye bwe yasaba ku nsonga eno, kyali ng’awulira eddoboozi ery’omunda nga limugamba nti ateekeddwa okwetikka omugugu gw’ennyumba, era yekka agende mu Nsi Empya alabirireyo ebintu. Yakuŋŋaanya ab’ennyumba ye n’abategeeza engeri gye yawulira nti kye kya buvunaanyizibwa bwe. Yali muto nnyo, era ensi yali tennatereera, era abazadde be ne batya. Naye baali Bakwaka abanywevu, era baali bayigirizza bulijjo abaana baabwe okugondera eddoboozi lya Mukama mu byonna bye lyandyagadde, era tebaayaŋŋanga kuziyiza ekyo muwala waabwe omuto kye yawulira n’amaanyi ennyo nti kye kya buvunaanyizibwa bwe. Wadde nga baali n’okutya n’okukankana kungi, baamuteekerateekera olugendo lwe okusengukira.

Kino kyabaawo mu 1701. Yasanga ensi eri mu mbeera enkambwe ennyo, naye yamalayo ebbanga eggwanvu okumala okulaba ekitundu kyonna, okusinga ku bw’omulimu gwe, nga kikyusibwa ne kifuuka ekitundu ekikulaakulanye ennyo, gye yali omukisa omunene omutabalika okumala emyaka mingi. Ekibuga ekyavaayo okumpi n’awaka we baakiyita Haddonfield olw’erinnya lye, era okumala emyaka mingi kitaffe yalina ennyumba y’oku byalo etali wala nnyo, gye twayingirira ebibala eby’emirimu gya ssenga waffe omukulu.

Omuwandiisi w’ebyafaayo Omunnamerika, ng’ategeeza olugero lwe, agamba nti: “Mu bimu ebingi eby’enjawulo eby’okwoleka okukkiriza okw’amaanyi n’obunyiikivu obw’eddiini ebyakwatagana n’okusengukira mu nsi eno, si bingi ebisinga okwewuunyisa okusinga okwawukana kw’omuwala ono ow’emyaka kkumi na munaana eyeeyawula ku maka amagagga n’ebintu byonna eby’obwana, okugenda mu nsi eyeewala era etannatereera okutuukiriza ekyo kye yalowooza nti kya buvunaanyizibwa bw’eddiini; era okukkiriza okw’abazadde okw’obwetoowaze n’okwefiiriza mu kuwaayo omwana waabwe omwagalwa n’ekitiibwa ekingi bwe kityo eri okusindikibwa okw’omuntu we ku bwabwe, kulimu ekintu eky’obulungi obw’ekitalo, singa tukitunuulira mu kitangaala kyakwo eky’amazima.”

Obwetwaze buno obutuufu mu nsonga zonna ez’obuvunaanyizibwa obuwuliddwa bwenkanya bwabadde bulabika gye ndi ng’emu ku nkizo zaffe Abakwaka ezisinga obukulu. Kyaleka buli muntu nga wa ddembe okuweereza Katonda mu ngeri gy’asanga esaanira, awatali kutaataaganyizibwa okw’abo abamwetoolodde, wadde nga kwabanga kwa kwagala. Okugamba obutereevu nti, “Mpulira nti kituufu okukola bwe kiti n’ekiri,” buli kiseera kyasirisanga okuwakanya kwonna.

Era kino tekyabanga mu nsonga z’omwoyo zokka, naye ne mu nsonga ez’ensi eno, era kyawa buli muntu embeera eyo ey’obwetwaze, era eri mu ndowooza yange, ebadde ng’emu ku byetaago by’omuntu ebisinga obukulu. Era okuwulira obwetwaze bw’omuntu bwennyini obwaleetebwa ebintu bino byonna, mbutwala ng’ekimu ku birabo ebisinga omuwendo mu birabo byonna obusika bwange obw’Obukwaka bwe bwandeetera.

Nzijukira nga bwe nasooka okuzuukuka ne ntegeera obutali bwenkanya obw’embeera y’abakazi mu nsi ey’ebweru, nnasobola okwesanyusa buli kiseera nti mu “Bakwaka” kyali kirungi nnyo okusinga; era nti n’“Omukwaka omusajja” eyeeraga nnyo obufuzi obw’amaanyi, ne bw’ayandyagadde, teyandiyinza kunyaga ddembe ly’abakazi be, bwe baali basobola okugamba nti “bawulira okweraliikirira” ku kkubo lyonna erya kukolebwa.

Okutaataaganya wakati w’omwoyo gwonna n’Omulagirizi gwagwo ogw’Obwakatonda, okuggyako nga kubaawo olw’okusindikibwa okw’Obwakatonda, Abakwaka baakutwalanga ng’ekimu ku bibi ebisingayo obunene omuntu bye yandileetedde munne; era mu byonna bye namanyi ku Bukwaka mu nnaku zange ez’obuto, sirina we nzijukira nga kikoleddwa, okuggyako Abakadde n’Abalabirizi. “Okweraliikirira” kw’Omukwaka mu ndowooza yange kwali kwambaziddwa obuyinza obusingako obwa Bayibuli, kubanga Bayibuli lyali ddoboozi lya Katonda ery’edda ennyo, ate “okweraliikirira” kwe kwali eddoboozi lye mu kiseera kino, era, olw’ekyo, kwali kwa mugaso mungi ennyo mu kiseera kino.

Sirowooza nti waliwo eyali ampigirizza mu ngeri entuufu nti bwe kyali bwe kityo, naye embeera yonna eyanneetoolodde, n’okubuulira kwe nawulira, mu butuufu kyali kigenderere okugulumiza “eddoboozi ery’omunda” n’ebigambo byalyo okusinga amaloboozi gonna amalala, n’okututeeka nga twewulira nti, olwokuba Katonda yali ayogera naffe butereevu, tetweetaaga kunoonyereza ku ekyo ky’ayinza okugamba omuntu yenna eyali ebweru w’ekisibo kyaffe ekitukuvu.

Kiyinza okuba nga kirowoozebwa nti eddembe lino mu bulagirizi bw’omuntu ku bubwe lyandireese okusukkiriza, era mu nnaku ez’olubereberye ez’Ekibiina, kino kyabaawo oluusi. Naye mu biseera byange, Abakwaka baakuuma ab’omu Kibiina eri akabi kano nga baleeta “okweraliikirira” kwonna oba “okusindikibwa” okwabanga tekwa bulijjo eri Abakadde n’Abalabirizi, ne bakusalirawo mu kiseera eky’ekitiibwa eky’okulindirira Katonda ng’abanoonya okuyigiriza kwe. Era Abakwaka bonna baali bakkiririza nnyo nti eddoboozi ery’awamu ery’Omwoyo Omutukuvu mu lukuŋŋaana lyali n’obuyinza obusingako eddoboozi ery’ekyama eri omuntu ku bubwe, ne kiba nti ebisalibwawo mu mbeera ng’eyo byakkirizibwanga bulijjo ng’eby’enkomerero, n’omuntu, eyabanga “okusindikibwa” kwe kuggyibbwawo, omwoyo gwe gwewuliranga nga guggyiddwako omugugu. Kyali kikuumi kirungi nnyo, era mu myaka gyange gyonna egy’okwegatta n’Ekibiina, sirina kye namanyi eky’okusukkiriza kwonna okw’amaanyi.

Ng’oggyeeko okuyigiriza kuno okw’obulagirizi obulabika obw’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, tewali kirala kya nkalakkalira wadde eky’okukwatako kye twayigirizibwa. Nga bwe nsobola okujjukira tetwagambibwanga nti tuteekeddwa “okukyusibwa” oba “okuzaalibwa omulundi ogw’okubiri,” era endowooza yange yennyini yali nti bino byali bintu ebiyinza okwetaagisa eri “abantu b’ensi,” naye nga tebyetaagisa ddala eri ffe, abaali bamemba mu Kibiina okuva mu kuzaalibwa, era abaali baazaalibwa dda mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda, era abaali beetaaga bujjabujja okukubirizibwa okutuukiriza okuyitibwa kwaffe okw’ekitiibwa.

Nkkiriza nti kino kyava ku mu ku misingi egisookerwako egy’Obukwaka, ogwali okukkiriza nti Katonda ye Kitaawe wa bonna, n’okutegeera nti Kristo yeegatta ku bantu, era yakwata ensi yonna mu buganda bwe obw’Obwakatonda, ne kiba nti buli mwoyo ogwazaalibwa gwali gugwe, era gwali guyinza okwewola obwana ne Kitaawe omu. “Kitange ne Kitammwe,” bw’agamba, era Abakwaka ab’edda baakkiriza kino nga kya mazima, era bandirowoozezza nti kya kulimbalimba okutukubiriza okufuuka kye twali twafuuse dda.

Twabuulirwanga bulijjo nga “baana b’endiga ab’ekisibo,” era nga twali twetaaga kugonda ddoboozi lya Musumba Omulungi, gwe twali twafuuse ababe dda. Abakwaka tebaggalanga baana baabwe ebweru, wabula, n’okwagala okw’ekisa, baabasibiranga munda mu kisibo eky’omu ggulu; era okuyigiriza kwabwe kwonna kwali kutunuulidde ekigendererwa kino.

Okumala akaseera akatono, mu nnaku zange nga ndi mu Baganda ba Plymouth, kino nnakitwala ng’obuwaganya obw’entiisa; naye oluvannyuma nnayiga ekituufu eky’omukisa, ekyayogerwa Pawulo eri abasinza bakatonda abakole n’emikono e Asene, nti ffe fenna, n’abakole n’emikono nga mwe tuli, tuli “bazzukulu ba Katonda.” Era nnategeera nti, olw’okuba ye Muutonzi waffe, mazima ye Kitaffe, era naffe mazima tuli baana be. Era nnayiga okwebaza n’okusabira omukisa Abakwaka ab’edda abakkirivu abaazuula ekintu kino, kubanga okuyigiriza kwabwe kwannyanguyiza okusuula ku bbali endowooza empakanyi enfunda ze nasooka okutwala, era ne kunnyamba okutegeera ekituufu eky’ekitiibwa nti mu Katonda ffe fenna “tulamu era tutambula era tuliwo,” era nti noolwekyo tewali n’omu ayinza okuggalira munne ebweru.