Ebigambo eby’Amagezi

“Olumuli olubetenteddwa taalumenye.”—Isaaya xlii. 3; Matayo xii. 20.

Kya kabi eri abo abanoonya obulokozi okwesigama ku bye baalabako abantu abalala. Bangi balindirira nti bye byalabako jjajjaabwe omusajja oba jjajjaabwe omukazi biddibwemu era ne mu bo. Nnalina mukwano gwange eyakyusibwa mu nnimiro; era alowooza nti ekibuga kyonna kisaanidde okuserengeta mu ttale eryo ne kikyusibwa. Omulala yakyusibwa wansi w’olutindo; era alowooza nti omuntu yenna anoonya bw’agenda eyo ajja kusanga Mukama. Ekisinga obulungi eri oyo eyeeraliikirivu kwe kudda butereevu ku Kigambo kya Katonda. Bwe wabaawo abantu mu nsi Ekigambo kye kisaanidde okubeera eky’omuwendo ennyo gye bali, be abo ababuuza engeri y’okulokolebwamu.

Okugeza omuntu ayinza okugamba nti, “Sirina maanyi.” Ka akyuke adde eri Abaruumi v. 6. “Kubanga bwe twali tukyali abanafu, mu kiseera ekituufu Kristo yafiirira aboonoonyi.” Olw’okuba tetulina maanyi, kyetuva twetaaga Kristo. Yazze okuwa amaanyi abanafu.

Omulala ayinza okugamba nti, “Siyinza kulaba.” Kristo agamba nti, “Nze ndi Musana gw’ensi” (Yokaana viii. 12). Yajja, si kuwa musana kwokka, naye n’“okuzibula amaaso g’abazibe” (Isaaya xlii. 7).

Omulala ayinza okugamba nti, “Sirowooza nti omuntu ayinza okulokolebwa mu kaseera katono.” Waaliwo omuntu eyakwata endowooza eyo mu kisenge ky’okubuuza ekiro kimu; ne mumusikiriza okutunuulira Abaruumi vi. 23. “Empeera y’ekibi kwe kufa; naye ekirabo kya Katonda bwe bulamu obutaggwaawo mu Yesu Kristo Mukama waffe.” Kitwala bbanga ki okukkiriza ekirabo? Waba wabaawo akaseera lw’oteba nakyo, n’akalala lw’oba nga okirina—akaseera nga kya mulala, n’akaddirira nga kaakyo. Tekitwala myezi mukaaga okufuna obulamu obutaggwaawo. Naye mu mbeera ezimu kiyinza okuba ng’akaweke ka kaladaali, akatono ennyo mu ntandikwa. Abantu abamu bakyusibwa mpolampola nnyo, ne kiba ng’ekitangaala eky’oku makya, tekisoboka kutegeera dda ng’obudde bwe bwatandika okukya; ate abalala, kiba ng’okumyansa kw’emmunyeenye eyingiza, n’amazima ne gabajjira mbagirawo.

Sandisomose luguudo okukakasa ekiseera lwe nnakyusibwa; naye ekikulu kwe kutegeera nti ddala nakyusibwa.

Kiyinzika nti omwana yakuzibwa n’obwegendereza obungi ne kiba nga tekisoboka kutegeera okuzaalibwa okuggya lwe kwatandika; naye waba waaliwo akaseera enkyukakyuka lwe yabaawo, n’afuuka omugabi mu buzaale bwa Katonda.

Abantu abamu tebakkiriza kukyusibwa okwa mbagirawo. Naye nsomoza omuntu yenna okundaga okukyusibwa mu Ndagaano Empya okwatasa okwa mbagirawo. “Yesu bwe yali ng’ayitawo yalaba Leevi, omwana wa Alufaayo, ng’atudde awasolobezebwa omusolo, n’amugamba nti, ‘Ngoberera’: n’asituka n’amugoberera” (Matayo ix. 9). Tewali kintu kyandisinze ekyo obwangu.

Zaakaayo, omusolooza w’omusolo, yanoonya okulaba Yesu; era olw’okuba yali mumpi n’alinnya ku muti. Yesu bwe yatuuka mu kifo ekyo n’atunula waggulu n’amulaba, n’agamba nti, “Zaakaayo, yanguwa oserengete” (Lukka xix. 5). Okukyusibwa kwe kuteekwa kwabaawo wakati w’ettabi n’ettaka. Tubuulirwa nti yasembeza Yesu n’essanyu, n’agamba nti, “Laba, Mukama wange, ekitundu ky’ebintu byange nkiwa abaavu; era oba nnaggyako omuntu yenna ekintu kyonna mu bulimba, mmuddiza emirundi ena” (Lukka xix. 8). Batono nnyo mu nnaku zino abandyogedde ekyo okukakasa okukyusibwa kwabwe.

Ennyumba yonna eya Koluneeriyo yakyusibwa mbagirawo; kubanga Peetero bwe yabuulira Kristo eri ye n’abo be yali nabo, Omwoyo Omutukuvu n’abakkako, ne babatizibwa. (Ebikolwa x.)

Ku lunaku lwa Pentekooti abantu enkumi ssatu baasembeza Ekigambo n’essanyu. Tebaakyusibwa kwokka, naye baabatizibwa ku lunaku olwo lwennyini. (Ebikolwa ii.)

Awo Filipo bwe yali ng’ayogera n’omulaawe, nga bagenda mu lugendo lwabwe, omulaawe n’agamba Filipo nti, “Laba, wano waliwo amazzi: kiki ekimpagira obutabatizibwa?” Tewaali kimuziyiza. Filipo n’agamba nti, “Bw’oba okkiriza n’omutima gwo gwonna, oyinza.” Bombi ne baserengeta mu mazzi; omusajja ow’obuyinza obungi wansi wa Kandake, kabaka omukazi w’Abaesiyopiya, n’abatizibwa, n’akwata olugendo lwe ng’asanyuka. (Ebikolwa viii. 26-38.) Ojja kulaba mu Byawandiikibwa byonna nti okukyusibwa kwali kwa mbagirawo era okwatasa.

Omuntu abadde n’empisa y’okubba ssente ku mukozesa we. Ka tugambe nti atutte ddoola 1,000 mu myezi kkumi n’ebiri; twandimugambye okutwala ddoola 500 mu mwaka oguddirira, ne bitono mu gw’oluvannyuma, ne mu guddirira, okutuusa nga mu myaka etaano omuwendo gw’ali abbye guba ddoola 50 zokka? Ekyo kyandibadde ku musingi gwe gumu ng’okukyusibwa okwa mpolampola.

Singa omuntu ng’oyo aleetebwa mu mbuga z’amateeka n’asonyiyibwa, olw’okuba teyasobodde kukyusa mpisa ze mu kaseera katono, kyandibadde kyalaba nga kya njawulo nnyo.

Naye Bayibuli egamba nti, “Oyo eyabbanga aleme kuddayo kubba” (Abaefeso iv. 28). Kwe “kukyuka ddala okukyukira ddala!” Ka tugambe nti omuntu alina empisa y’okukolima emirundi kikumi buli lunaku: twandimuwadde amagezi obutayogera kirayiro kisukka mu kyenda ku lunaku oluddirira, ne kinaana ku lw’oluvannyuma; nga bw’ekiba nti mu kiseera aggwaako empisa eyo? Omulokozi agamba nti, “Temulayira n’akatono.” (Matayo v. 34.)

Ka tugambe nti omuntu omulala alina empisa y’okutamiira n’okukuba mukazi we emirundi ebiri mu mwezi; singa akikola omulundi gumu mu mwezi, oluvannyuma omulundi gumu mu myezi mukaaga, ekyo kyandibadde, ku musingi gwe gumu, nga kya makulu ng’okukyusibwa okwa mpolampola. Ka tugambe nti Ananiya yandiweereddwa eri Pawulo, bwe yali mu lugendo lwe okugenda e Ddamasiko ng’assa omukka gw’okutiisatiisa n’okutta abayigirizwa, n’abateeka mu kkomera, okumugamba obutatta bangi nga bwe yali agenderedde; era n’aleka obulabe okuggwaawo mu mutima gwe mpolampola, so si mu kaseera katono. Ka tugambe nti yandigambiddwa nti tekyandikoze okulekera awo okussa omukka gw’okutiisatiisa n’okutta, n’okutandika okubuulira Kristo mu kaseera katono, kubanga abagezigezi bandigambye nti enkyukakyuka yali ya mbagirawo nnyo n’etandinywereddewo; kuno kwe kuteesa okw’engeri y’emu ng’akakozesebwa abo abatakkiriza kukyusibwa okwatasa.

Awo ekibinja ekirala bagamba nti batya nti tebajja kunywerera. Kino kibinja kinene era eky’essuubi lingi. Njagala okulaba omuntu ng’ateesiga yekka. Kirungi okuleeta abantu ng’abo okutunuulira Katonda, n’okujjukira nti si ye akwata Katonda, wabula Katonda ye amukwata. Abamu baagala okukwata Kristo; naye ekikulu kwe kuleeta Kristo okukukwata ng’okuddibwamu okw’okusaba. Ka abo basome Zabbuli cxxi.; “Nnaayimusa amaaso gange eri ensozi, obuyambi bwange gye buva. Obuyambi bwange buva eri Mukama, eyakola eggulu n’ensi. Taakkirize kugulu kwo kunyeenyezebwa: oyo akukuuma taasumagire. Laba, oyo akuuma Isiraeri taasumagire so taebase. Mukama ye mukuumi wo; Mukama ye kisiikirize kyo ku mukono gwo ogwa ddyo. Enjuba teekukube emisana, wadde omwezi ekiro. Mukama anaakukuumanga eri obubi bwonna: anaakuumanga emmeeme yo. Mukama anaakuumanga okufuluma kwo n’okuyingira kwo, okuva kaakano n’okutuusa emirembe gyonna.”

Waliwo eyagiyita zabbuli y’omutambuze. Zabbuli nnungi eri ffe abali abatambuze mu nsi eno; era gye tusaanidde okumanya bulungi.

Katonda ayinza okukola bye yakola edda. Yakuuma Yusufu mu Misiri; Musa mu maaso ga Falaawo; Danyeri mu Babulooni; era n’asobozesa Eriya okuyimirira mu maaso ga Akabu ku lunaku olwo olw’ekizikiza. Era nsanyuka nnyo nti abo be nnayogeddeko baali basajja ab’okwegomba okufaanana nga ffe. Katonda ye yabafuula ab’ekitiibwa kityo. Ekyetaagwa omuntu kwe kutunuulira Katonda. Okukkiriza okw’amazima okutuufu bwe bunafu bw’omuntu bwe bwesigama ku maanyi ga Katonda. Omuntu bw’aba talina maanyi, bw’eesigama ku Katonda afuuka wa maanyi. Ekizibu kiri nti tulina amaanyi mangi nnyo n’obwesige mu ffe ffennyini.

Ate mu Abaebbulaniya vi. 17, 18: “Mu ekyo Katonda, bwe yayagala okwongera okulaga eri abasika b’okusuubiza obutakyukakyuka bw’okuteesa kwe, yakinyweza n’ekirayiro nti olw’ebintu bibiri ebitakyukakyuka, Katonda mwe kitasoboka kulimbira, tuyinze okuba n’okusanyusibwa okw’amaanyi, ffe abaddukira mu kiddukiro okukwata essuubi eryateekebwa mu maaso gaffe: essuubi lye tulina ng’ennanga ey’emmeeme, enywevu era enkalakkalira, era eyingira mu ekyo ekiri munda w’eggigi; oyo Omukulembeze gye yatuyingirira, ye Yesu, eyafuuka Kabona Asinga Obukulu emirembe gyonna ng’olubu lwa Merukizeddeeki.”

Kaakano bino bye bimu ebyawandiikibwa eby’omuwendo eri abo abatya okugwa, abatya nti tebajja kunywerera. Kwe kukwata mulimu gwa Katonda. Kwe kukuuma endiga mulimu gw’Omusumba. Ani eyali awulidde ku ndiga egenda okukomyawo omusumba? Abantu balina endowooza nti balina okwekuuma bo era ne Kristo. Eyo ndowooza ya bulimba. Mulimu gw’Omusumba okubalabirira, n’okukuuma abo abamwesiga. Era yasuubiza okukikola. Nnawulirako lumu nti omuduumizi w’ekyombo bwe yali afa yagamba nti, “Ekitiibwa kibe eri Katonda; ennanga enywezza.” Yeesiga Kristo. Ennanga ye yali ekutte ku lwazi olunywevu. Omuyirisi lumu yagamba nti “yakankana; naye Olwazi terwakankana.” Twagala okufuna ekigulu ekinywevu.

Mu 2 Timoseewo i. 12 Pawulo agamba nti: “Mmanyi gwe nzikiririza, era nkakasibwa nti asobola okukuuma kye namuteresa okutuusa ku lunaku luli.” Okwo kwe kwali okukakasibwa kwa Pawulo.

Mu lutalo lw’obujeemu olwakayita, omu ku baamawulire, ng’ayita mu maddwaliro, yatuuka ku muntu eyali afa. Bwe yakizuula nti Mukristaayo, yamubuuza eddiini gy’ali, n’addibwamu nti “okukakasibwa kwa Pawulo.” “Mumesodiisiti?” bwe yabuuza; kubanga Abamesodiisiti bonna beeyita ba Pawulo. “Nedda.” “Mupuresibutiriyaani?” kubanga Abapuresibutiriyaani beewaayo nnyo eri Pawulo. “Nedda,” kwe kwali okuddamu. “Wa Kkanisa ya Episikopo?” kubanga ab’oluganda ba Episikopo bonna bawakana nti balina omugabo mu Mutume Omukulu. “Nedda,” teyali wa Episikopo. “Kale, kukakasibwa ki kw’ali?” “Nkakasibwa nti asobola okukuuma kye namuteresa okutuusa ku lunaku luli.” Kwe kukakasibwa okw’ekitiibwa; era kwawa omusirikale eyali afa okuwummula mu kiseera eky’okufa.

Abo abatya nti tebajja kunywerera bakyuke badde eri olunyiriri olw’amakumi abiri mu lwokuna olw’Ebbaluwa ya Yuda: “Kaakano eri oyo asobola okubakuuma obutagwa, n’okubayimirira nga temuliiko kamogo mu maaso g’ekitiibwa kye n’essanyu erisukkiridde.”

Awo tunuulira Isaaya xli. 10: “Totya; kubanga ndi wamu naawe: toterebuka; kubanga nze Katonda wo: ndikuwa amaanyi; weewaawo, ndikuyamba; weewaawo, ndikuwanirira n’omukono ogwa ddyo ogw’obutuukirivu bwange.”

Awo tunuulira olunyiriri 13: “Kubanga nze Mukama Katonda wo ndikwata omukono gwo ogwa ddyo, nga nkugamba nti, Totya; ndikuyamba.”

Kale obanga Katonda akutte omukono gwange ogwa ddyo mu gwe, tayinza kunkwata n’ankuuma? Katonda talina buyinza bwa kukuuma? Katonda Omukulu eyakola eggulu n’ensi asobola okukuuma omwonoonyi omwavu nga ggwe era nga nze bwe tumwesiga. Okwewala okwesiga Katonda olw’okutya okugwa—kyandibadde ng’omuntu eyagaana okusonyiyibwa, olw’okutya nti ajja kuddayo mu kkomera; oba omuntu asaanawo mu mazzi eyagaana okununulwa, olw’okutya okuddayo okugwa mu mazzi.

Abantu bangi batunuulira obulamu obw’Ekikristaayo, ne batya nti tebajja kuba na maanyi gamala okunywerera okutuuka ku nkomerero. Beerabira ekisuubizo nti “ng’ennaku zo bwe ziri, n’amaanyi go bwe galiba” (Ekyamateeka Olwokubiri xxxiii. 25). Kinzijukiza akalongo k’essaawa akaddirwamu olw’endowooza y’okutambula emyalo enkumi n’enkumi; naye bwe kaalowooza nti olugendo lwandimaliriziddwa nga ‘tiki, tiki, tiki,’ kaafuna obuvumu obuggya okugenda mu lugendo lwa buli lunaku. Bwe kityo kye kisa eky’enjawulo eky’Omukristaayo okweteresa mu bukuumi bwa Kitaawe ali mu ggulu n’okumwesiga buli lunaku. Kya kuwummuza okumanya nti Mukama taatandike mulimu mulungi awatali kugumaliriza.

Waliwo ebika bibiri eby’abakubeenkanya—ekibinja ekimu ekirina ebizibu eby’amazima; n’ekibinja ekirala ekisanyukira kwokka mu mpaka. Nnali ndowooza nti ekibinja kino eky’oluvannyuma kyandibadde bulijjo eriggwa mu mubiri gwange; naye kaakano tebankuba. Nsuubira okubasanga mu lugendo lwonna. Abasajja ab’engeri eno baabeeranga okumpi ne Kristo okumusiba mu bigambo bye. Bajja mu nkuŋŋaana zaffe okuteesa empaka. Eri abo bonna nandibawadde amagezi ga Pawulo eri Timoseewo nti: “Naye weewale ebibuuzo eby’obusiru n’ebitali bya kuyiga; ng’omanyi nti bizaala entalo.” (2 Timoseewo ii. 23.) Ebibuuzo ebitali bya kuyiga! Abakyusibwa abato bangi bakola ensobi ennaku. Balowooza nti balina okulwanirira Bayibuli yonna. Nnali mmanyi katono nnyo ku Bayibuli bwe nnasooka okukyusibwa; ne ndowooza nti nnali n’okugirwanirira okuva ku ntandikwa okutuuka ku nkomerero eri bonna abajja; naye omukaafiiri ow’e Bosita yankwata, n’awangula ensonga zange zonna mu kaseera katono, n’anzirika amaanyi. Naye kaakano nnakivvuunuka. Waliwo ebintu bingi mu Kigambo kya Katonda bye siigamba nti ntegeera.

Bwe mbuuzibwa kye nkola nabyo. Ŋŋamba nti, “Sirina kye nkola.”

“Obinnyonnyola otya?” “Sibinnyonnyola.”

“Kale okola ki nabyo?” “Kubanga mbikkiriza.”

Era bwe ngambibwa nti, “Sandikkirizza kintu kyonna kye siitegeera,” nziramu bwereere nti nze nkikkiriza.

Waliwo ebintu bingi ebyali eby’ekizikiza era eby’ekyama emyaka etaano egiyise, kaakano bye nfunyeeko ekitangaala kingi; era nsuubira okwongera okuvumbula ekintu ekiggya ku Katonda okutuusa emirembe gyonna. Nkakasa okutakubaganya birowoozo ku byawandiikibwa ebiwakanyizibwa. Omuyivu ow’edda yagamba nti abantu abamu, bwe baba baagala okulya ekyennyanja, batandika okusimula amagumba. Ebintu ng’ebyo mbireka okutuusa lwe mbifunako ekitangaala. Sisibiddwa kunnyonnyola kye sitegeera. “Ebintu eby’ekyama bya Mukama Katonda waffe: naye ebyo ebibikkuliddwa byaffe, era bya baana baffe, emirembe gyonna” (Ekyamateeka Olwokubiri xxix. 29); era bino mbitwala, ne mbirya, ne mbiriirako, ndyoke nfune amaanyi ag’omwoyo.

Awo waliwo amagezi amalungi katono mu Tito iii. 9. “Naye weewale ebibuuzo eby’obusiru, n’enkalala z’amannya, n’empaka, n’okuwakana ku mateeka; kubanga tebiriimu magoba era bya bwereere.”

Naye kaakano wano wajja omukubeenkanya ow’amazima. Naye nandimuyisizza n’obukwatampola ng’engeri maama gy’ayisamu omwana we omulwadde. Sirina kusaasira eri abantu abo, olw’okuba omuntu akubeenkanya, ne bamusuula ne bataba na kye bakola naye.

Nnali mu nkuŋŋaana y’okubuuza, ebbanga eryayita, ne mpaayo omukyala Omukristaayo, gwe nnali mmaze ekiseera nga mmanyi, omuntu eyali akubeenkanya. Bwe nnatunula okwetooloola oluvannyuma lwa kabanga katono, ne ndaba oyo eyali abuuza ng’afuluma mu kizimbe. Ne mbuuza nti, “Lwaki omulese n’agenda?” “Naye ye mukubeenkanya!” kwe kwali okuddamu. Ne nziruka eri oluggi ne mmuyimiriza, ne muyanjula eri omukozi Omukristaayo omulala eyamala essaawa okusingawo ng’ayogera era ng’asaba naye. Yamukyalira ye ne bba; era, mu kiseera ky’essabbiiti, omukyala oyo ow’amagezi n’asuula okukubeenkanya kwe n’avaayo nga Mukristaayo omunyiikivu. Kyatwala kiseera, magezi, n’okusaba; naye omuntu ow’ekika kino bw’aba ow’amazima kitusaanira okumuyisa nga Mukama waffe bw’ayagala.

Bino bye bimu ebyawandiikibwa eri abo ababuuza abalina okubuusabuusa:

“Omuntu yenna bw’anaayagala okukola by’ayagala, anaamanya enjigiriza, oba nga eva eri Katonda, oba nga njogera nze kennyini” (Yokaana vii. 17). Omuntu bw’ataba mwetegefu kukola Katonda by’ayagala, taamanye njigiriza. Tewali kibinja kya bakubeenkanya abatamanyi nti Katonda ayagala baleke ekibi; era omuntu bw’aba mwetegefu okuva ku kibi n’atwala ekitangaala n’amwebaza olw’ekyo ky’awa, so nga tasuubira kufuna kitangaala ku Bayibuli yonna mu kaseera katono, anaafuna ekitangaala ekisingawo buli lunaku; n’akulaakulana kigere ku kigere; n’akulemberwa okuva mu kizikiza okutuuka mu kitangaala ekitangaavu eky’omu ggulu.

Mu Danyeri xii. 10 tugambibwa nti: “Bangi banaalongoosebwa, ne bafuulibwa abeeru, ne bagezesebwa: naye ababi banaakolanga eby’obubi; so tewali n’omu ku babi anaategeera; naye ab’amagezi banaategeeranga.”

Kaakano Katonda taalibikkulira balabe be byama bye. Talibikola n’akatono! Era omuntu bw’aggumira okubeera mu kibi taamanye njigiriza za Katonda.

“Ekyama kya Mukama kiri n’abo abamutya; era anaababikkulira endagaano ye” (Zabbuli xxv. 14).

Era mu Yokaana xv. 15 tusoma nti: “Okuva kaakano sibayita baddu; kubanga omuddu tamanyi mukama we ky’akola: naye mbayise mikwano; kubanga ebintu byonna bye nawulira eri Kitange mbibategeezezza.” Bw’ofuuka mukwano gwa Kristo onoomanya ebyama bye. Mukama yagamba nti, “Nnakise Ibulayimu ebintu bye nkola?” (Olubereberye xviii. 17).

Kaakano abo abafaanana Katonda be basinga okusuubirwa okutegeera Katonda. Omuntu bw’ataba mwetegefu kuva ku kibi taamanye Katonda by’ayagala, so ne Katonda taamubikkulire byama bye. Naye omuntu bw’aba mwetegefu okuva ku kibi anaawuniikirira okulaba engeri ekitangaala gye kinaayingiramu!

Nzijukira ekiro kimu Bayibuli lwe yali ekitabo ekyakaluba era eky’ekizikiza okusinga byonna mu nsi gye ndi. Enkeera n’efuuka ya njawulo ddala. Nnalowooza nti nnali nnina ekisumuluzo kyayo. Nnali nzaaliddwa Omwoyo. Naye nga sinnamanya kintu kyonna ku ndowooza ya Katonda kyansaanira okuleka ekibi kyange. Nzikiriza nti Katonda asisinkana buli mwoyo mu kifo eky’okwewaayo; era nga beetegefu okumuleka okuluŋŋamya n’okukulembera. Ekizibu ky’abakubeenkanya bangi kwe kwegulumiza kwabwe. Bamanyi okusinga Ayinzabyonna! era tebajja na mwoyo ogw’okuyigirizibwa. Naye amangu ago omuntu bw’ajja n’omwoyo ogwaniriza aweebwa omukisa; kubanga “Omuntu yenna ku mmwe bw’abulwa amagezi, asabe Katonda, awa bonna awatali kubalira, era atavuma; era anaagaweebwa” (Yakobo i. 5).