Obukakafu bw'Obulokozi

“Ebyo mbiwandiikidde mmwe abakkiriza erinnya ly’Omwana wa Katonda, mulyoke mumanye nga mulina obulamu obutaggwaawo, era mukkirize erinnya ly’Omwana wa Katonda.”

(1 Yokaana 5:13.)

Waliwo ebibinja bibiri ebitasaanira kubeera na bukakafu. Ekisooka: abo abali mu Kkanisa, naye nga tebakyusibwa, nga tebazaalibwanga mu Mwoyo. Ekyokubiri: abo abatayagala kukola Katonda ky’ayagala; abatali beetegefu kutwala kifo Katonda ky’abateekeddewo, naye abaagala okujjuza ekifo ekirala.

Omuntu ajja kubuuza nti “Abantu ba Katonda bonna balina obukakafu?” Nedda; ndowooza abantu ba Katonda abaagalwa bangi tebalina bukakafu; naye kya nkizo eri buli mwana wa Katonda okuba n’okumanya awatali kubuusabuusa okw’obulokozi bwe ye. Tewali muntu asaanira mulimu gwa Katonda ajjudde okubuusabuusa. Omuntu bw’atakakasa bulokozi bwe ye, ayinza atya okuyamba omulala okuyingira mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda? Bwe mbeera mu kabi ak’okusaanawo mu mazzi ne sikimanyi oba nnaatuuka ku lukalu, siyinza kuyamba mulala. Nsooka kwesimba ku lwazi olunywevu; oluvannyuma ne nsobola okuwa muganda wange omukono ogumuyamba. Bwe mbeera muzibe w’amaaso ne ngamba omuzibe omulala engeri y’okulaba, ayinza okunziramu nti, “Sooka owonyezebwe ggwe, olyoke ombuulire.” Gye buvuddeko nasisinkanye omuvubuka eyali Mukristaayo; naye nga tannafuna buwanguzi ku kibi. Yali mu kizikiza eky’entiisa. Omuntu ng’oyo tasaanira kukolera Katonda, kubanga alina ebibi ebimwetooloola; era tarina buwanguzi ku kubuusabuusa kwe, kubanga tarina buwanguzi ku bibi bye.

Tewali aliba na budde newaakubadde omutima okukolera Katonda, atali mukakafu ku bulokozi bwe ye. Balina bingi bye basobola okulabirira; era nga bo bennyini bazitoowereddwa okubuusabuusa, tebasobola kuyamba balala kwetikka mizigo gyabwe. Tewali kuwummula, ssanyu, wadde mirembe—tewali ddembe, wadde maanyi—awabeera okubuusabuusa n’obutakakata.

Kaakano kirabika nga waliwo enkwe ssatu eza Setaani ze tusaanidde okwekuuma. Okusooka, akyusa obwakabaka bwe bwonna okutuggya ku Kristo; oluvannyuma yeewaayo okutuyingiza mu “Kigo eky’Okubuusabuusa”; naye bwe tubeera, newaakubadde ng’akola bw’atyo, n’obujulizi obw’olwatu obw’Omwana wa Katonda, ajja kukola kyonna ky’asobola okwonoona empisa zaffe n’okulimbisa obujulizi bwaffe.

Abamu balowooza nti obutaba na kubuusabuusa kwe kwewaana; naye okubuusabuusa kuvvoola nnyo Katonda. Omuntu bw’agamba nti amanyi omuntu okumala emyaka amakumi asatu naye ng’akyamubuusabuusa, tekiba kya kitiibwa; ate bwe tumala okumanya Katonda emyaka kkumi, amakumi abiri oba amakumi asatu, tekivvoola mazima ge okumubuusabuusa?

Pawulo n’Abakristaayo ab’edda n’abajulizi abaafiirira okukkiriza, bandiyita mu ebyo bye baayitamu singa baali bajjudde okubuusabuusa, nga tebamanyi oba baali bagenda mu ggulu oba mu kuzikirira ng’oluvannyuma baamaze okwokebwa ku muti? Kya lwatu baali balina obukakafu.

Mukama Spurgeon agamba nti: “Sirina we nnawuliriddeko sseko bwe yasisinkana omuti gw’omuberosi n’abuusabuusa obuyinza bwe obw’okuzimba ekisu kye eyo; era sirina we nnawuliriddeko akamyu ak’oku lwazi nga kabuusabuusa oba kalina olukusa okuddukira mu lwazi. Ebitonde bino byandizikiridde mangu singa byabeeranga nga bibuusabuusa era nga bitya obulijjo oba birina obuyinza okukozesa ebyo Katonda by’ateekawo mu kufaayo kwe.

“Sseko yeegamba nti, ‘Laba wano waliwo omuti gw’omuberosi:’ n’ateesa ne munne nti, ‘Guno gunaatuukira ekisu mwe tunaayimusiza abaana baffe?’ ‘Weewaawo,’ munne bw’agamba; ne bakuŋŋaanya ebintu, ne babiteekateeka. Tewabaawo kuteesa nti, ‘Tuyinza okuzimba wano?’ naye baleeta obuti bwabwe ne bazimba ekisu kyabwe.

“Embuzi ey’omu nsiko eri ku lwazi tegamba nti, ‘Nnina olukusa wano?’ Nedda, kiteekwa okubeera wamu: era waliwo olwazi olumugwanira ddala; n’aluwukira.

“Wabula, newaakubadde ebitonde bino ebitayogera bimanyi enteekateeka ya Katonda waabyo, omwonoonyi tategeera nteekateeka ya Mulokozi we. Awakanya n’abuuza nti, ‘Nsobola?’ ne ‘Ntya nga si ya nze;’ ne ‘Ndowooza teyagenderera nze;’ ne ‘Ntya nti nnungi nnyo okuba amazima.’

“Wabula tewali n’omu eyagamba sseko nti, ‘Buli azimba ku muti guno ogw’omuberosi ekisu kye tekigenda kusuulibwa.’ Tewali kigambo kya kuluŋŋamizibwa kyagamba akamyu nti, ‘Buli aduukira mu mwanya guno ogw’oku lwazi tagenda kugobwamu.’ Singa kyali kityo, kyandinyweeza obukakafu okusingawo.”

“Wabula laba Kristo ateekeddwawo ku lw’aboonoonyi, Mulokozi w’ekika ky’aboonoonyi kye beetaaga; era okugumya kwongerwako nti, ‘Oyo ajja gye ndi sirimugoba n’akatono;’ ‘Buli ayagala, atwale amazzi ag’obulamu awatali kusasula.’”

Kaakano tujje eri Ekigambo. Yokaana atubuulira mu Njiri ye ekyo Kristo kye yatukolera ku nsi. Mu Bbaluwa ye atubuulira ky’atukolera mu ggulu ng’Omwogezi waffe. Mu Njiri ye waliwo essuula bbiri zokka omuli ekigambo “kkiriza” mwe kitali. Okuggyako ebyo ebibiri, buli ssuula mu Yokaana egamba nti “Kkiriza! Kkiriza!! Kkiriza!!!” Atubuulira mu ssuula 20:31 nti, “Naye bino byawandiikibwa, mulyoke mukkirize nti Yesu ye Kristo, Omwana wa Katonda, era nga mukkiriza, mube n’obulamu mu linnya lye.” Ekyo kye kigendererwa kye yawandiikira Njiri—“tulyoke tukkirize nti Yesu ye Kristo, Omwana wa Katonda; era nga tukkiriza, tube n’obulamu mu linnya lye” (Yokaana 20:31).

Kyuka ku 1 Yokaana 5:13, awo atubuulira ensonga lwaki yawandiika Bbaluwa eno: “Ebyo mbiwandiikidde mmwe abakkiriza erinnya ly’Omwana wa Katonda.” Weetegereze gy’agiwandiikira “Mmwe abakkiriza erinnya ly’Omwana wa Katonda; mulyoke mumanye nga mulina obulamu obutaggwaawo, era mukkirize erinnya ly’Omwana wa Katonda.” Mu Bbaluwa eno esooka mulimu essuula ttaano zokka empimpi, ate ekigambo “manya” kijjamu emirundi egisukka mu amakumi ana. Kigamba nti “Manya! Manya!! MANYA!!!” Ekisumuluzo kyakyo ye Manya! era mu Bbaluwa yonna muwulirwamu oluyimba oluddiŋŋana—“tulyoke tumanye nga tulina obulamu obutaggwaawo.”

Emyaka egiyise nakka mayiro lukumi mu bibiri wansi w’omugga Mississippi mu biseera eby’omusana; era buli kawungeezi, enjuba yaakabwira okugwa, wandirabye abasajja, ne luusi n’abakazi, nga bavuga ku nnyanjaza z’omugga eruuyi n’eruuyi ku ndogoyi oba embalaasi, ne luusi nga bajja n’ebigere, olw’ekigendererwa eky’okukoleeza ettabaaza za Gavumenti; era wansi mu mugga guno omunene mwalimu obubonero obwaluŋŋamya abavuzi mu kuseeyeeya kwabwe okw’akabi. Kaakano Katonda atuwadde ettabaaza oba obubonero obutubuulira oba tuli baana be oba nedda; era kye tulina okukola kwe kwetegereza obubonero bw’atuwadde.

Mu ssuula ey’okusatu ey’Ebbaluwa ya Yokaana esooka mulimu ebintu bitaano ebisaana okumanya.

Mu lunyiriri olw’okutaano tusoma ekisooka: “Era mumanyi nga ye yalabisibwa okuggyawo ebibi byaffe; era mu ye temuli kibi.” Si ekyo kye nkoze, wabula ekyo KYE yakola. Yalemererwa mu buweereza bwe? Tasobola kukola ky’eyajjira? Waliwo omuntu eyatumwa Katonda eyali alemeddwa? era Omwana wa Katonda yennyini yandiremeddwa? Yalabisibwa okuggyawo ebibi byaffe.

Ate, mu lunyiriri olw’ekkumi n’omwenda, ekyokubiri ekisaana okumanya: “Era ku kino tumanya nga tuli ba mazima, era tunaakakasa emitima gyaffe mu maaso ge.” Tumanya nga tuli ba mazima. Era amazima bwe ganaatuwa eddembe, tunaaba ba ddembe ddala. “Kale Omwana bw’anaabawa eddembe, munaaba ba ddembe ddala.” (Yokaana 8:36.)

Ekyokusatu ekisaana okumanya kiri mu lunyiriri olw’ekkumi n’ennya, “Tumanya nga tuvudde mu kufa ne tuyingira mu bulamu, kubanga twagala abooluganda.” Omuntu ow’omubiri tayagala bantu ba Katonda, so tayagala kubeera nabo. “Oyo atayagala muganda we abeera mu kufa.” Talina bulamu bwa mwoyo.

Ekyokuna ekisaana okumanya tukisanga mu lunyiriri olw’amakumi abiri mu nnya: “N’oyo akuuma amateeka ge abeera mu ye, naye n’abeera mu ye. Era ku kino tumanya nga abeera mu ffe, olw’Omwoyo gwe yatuwa.” Tusobola okumanya Omwoyo ki gwe tulina bwe tuba n’Omwoyo wa Kristo—omwoyo ogufaanana ogwa Kristo—si gwe gumu mu kigero, naye gwe gumu mu kika. Bwe mba muteefu, muwombeefu, era nga nsonyiwa; bwe mba n’omwoyo ogujjudde emirembe n’essanyu; bwe mba mugumiikiriza era muwombeefu, ng’Omwana wa Katonda—ekyo kye kigezo: era mu ngeri eyo bwe tusobola okumanya oba tulina obulamu obutaggwaawo oba nedda.

Ekyokutaano ekisaana okumanya, era ekisinga byonna, kye kino “Abaagalwa, kaakano.” Weetegereze ekigambo “Kaakano.” Tekigamba nti bw’olituuka okufa. “Abaagalwa, kaakano tuli baana ba Katonda; era tekinnalabika kye tuliba: naye tumanya nti, bw’alirabika; tuliba nga ye; kubanga tulimulaba nga bw’ali” (3:2).

Naye abamu bagamba nti, “Kale, ebyo byonna mbikkiriza; naye nyonoona kasookedde nfuuka Mukristaayo.” Waliwo omusajja oba omukazi ku nsi atayonoonanga kasookedde afuuka Mukristaayo? Tewali n’omu! Tewabangawo, era tewaliba, muntu ku nsi eno atayonoonanga, oba atalyonoona, mu kiseera ekimu mu bulamu bwe obw’Ekikristaayo. Naye Katonda ateeseteese olw’ebibi by’abakkiriza. Ffe tetuteekwa kubiteekerateekera; wabula Katonda y’akoze bw’atyo. Ekyo kikuume mu mutima.

Kyuka ku 1 Yokaana 2:1: “Baana bange abato, bino mbiwandiikira mmwe, muleme okwonoona. Era omuntu yenna bw’ayonoona, tulina Omuwolereza eri Kitaffe, Yesu Kristo omutuukirivu.” Wano awandiikira abatuukirivu. “Omuntu yenna bw’ayonoona, ffe”—Yokaana yeeteekamu—“tulina Omuwolereza eri Kitaffe, Yesu Kristo omutuukirivu.” Omuwolereza ki oyo! Alabirira ebyetaago byaffe mu kifo ekisinga obulungi—entebe ya Katonda ey’obwakabaka. Yagamba nti, “Naye mbagamba amazima; kirungi gye muli nze ŋŋende” (Yokaana 16:7). Yagenda okufuuka Kabona waffe Omukulu, era n’Omuwolereza waffe. Abadde n’ensonga enzibu ez’okuwolereza; naye tewali gy’asobodde kufiirwa: era bw’omuteresa ebyetaago byo ebitaggwaawo, ajja “kukuyimirira nga toliiko kya kunenyezebwa mu maaso ag’ekitiibwa kye n’essanyu lingi” (Yuda 24).

Ebibi eby’edda eby’Abakristaayo byonna bisonyiyibwa amangu nga bwe biyatulwa; era tebisaana kuddamu koogerwako. Eyo nsonga etasaana kuddamu kwanjululwa. Ebibi byaffe bwe biba bimaze okuggyibwawo, eyo y’enkomerero yaabyo. Tebisaana kujjukirwa; era Katonda tagenda kuddamu kubyogerako. Kino kya lwatu nnyo. Ka tugambe nga nnina omwana anaakola ekitasaana nga nze ndi wala e ka. Bwe nkomawo eka, anzingiza emikono gye mu bulago bwange n’agamba nti, “Taata, nkoze ekyo kye wangamba obutakola. Nnumiddwa nnyo. Nsonyiwa.” Ne ŋŋamba nti: “Weewaawo, mwana wange,” ne mmunywegera. N’asangula amaziga ge, n’agenda ng’asanyuka.

Naye ku lunaku olwaddirira agamba nti: “Taata, nandyagadde onsonyiwe olw’ekibi kye nakola jjo.” Nnandigambye nti: “Kiki, mwana wange, ekigambo ekyo kyamala kumala; era saagala kiddemu koogerwako.” “Naye nandyagadde onsonyiwe: kyandinnyambye okuwulira ng’ogamba nti, ‘Nkusonyiye.’” Ekyo kyandimpadde ekitiibwa? Tekyandinnumizza omutima okulaba ng’omwana wange ambuusabuusa? Naye okumusanyusa ne nzira ne ŋŋamba nti, “Nkusonyiye, mwana wange.”

Ate singa, ku lunaku olwaddirira, addamu okuleeta ekibi ekyo eky’edda n’asaba okusonyiyibwa, ekyo tekyandinnumizza omutima okutuuka ddala? Bw’atyo, munnange omusomi, Katonda bw’aba atusonyiye, tuleme kuddamu koogera ku byayita. Ka twerabire ebyo ebiri emabega, ne twanguyiriza ebyo ebiri mu maaso, ne twesukka eri ekiruubirirwa olw’empeera ey’okuyitibwa okw’omu ggulu okwa Katonda mu Kristo Yesu. Ebibi eby’edda bituleke bigende; kubanga “Bwe twatula ebibi byaffe, ye wa mazima era wa butuukirivu okutusonyiwa ebibi byaffe, n’okututukuza obutali butuukirivu bwonna” (1 Yokaana 1:9).

Ka njogere nti omusingi guno gukkirizibwa ne mu mbuga z’amateeka. Waliwo omusango ogwajja mu mbuga z’ensi emu—siigambe ludda wa—omusajja gwe yalina n’omukazi we; naye n’amusonyiwa, oluvannyuma n’amuleeta mu mbuga. Awo bwe kyamanyibwa nga yamusonyiwa, omulamuzi n’agamba nti ekigambo kyamala kumala. Omulamuzi yakkiriza obwenkanya bw’omusingi, nti ekibi bwe kimala okusonyiyibwa emirundi gyakoma awo. Kale olowooza Omulamuzi w’ensi yonna anaakusonyiwa nze naawe, n’addamu okwanjulula ensonga? Ebibi byaffe biba bigenze mu biseera n’obutaggwaawo, Katonda bw’asonyiwa: era kye tulina okukola kwe kwatula n’okuleka ebibi byaffe.

Ate mu 2 Abakkolinso 13:5: “Mwekebere oba muli mu kukkiriza; mwekebere. Temumanyi mmwe bennyini, nga Yesu Kristo ali mu mmwe, wabula nga muli abagaanidwa?” Kale mwekebere. Mugezese eddiini yammwe. Mugiteeke ku kigezo. Osobola okusonyiwa omulabe? Eyo ngeri nnungi ey’okumanya oba oli mwana wa Katonda. Osobola okusonyiwa akabi akakukoleddwa, oba okugumira okuvumibwa, nga Kristo bwe yakola? Osobola okunenyezebwa olw’okukola obulungi, so ng’teweemulugunya? Osobola okusalirwa omusango ogutali gwo n’okwogerwako obubi, so ng’okuuma omwoyo ogufaanana ogwa Kristo?

Ekigezo ekirala ekirungi kwe kusoma Abaggalatiya 5, n’olaba ebibala by’Omwoyo; olabe oba obirina. “Ekibala ky’Omwoyo kwe kwagala, essanyu, emirembe, okugumiikiriza, obukwatampola, obulungi, obwesigwa, obuwombeefu, okwefuga: ku bino tewali tteeka.” Bwe mba n’ebibala by’Omwoyo, kiba kya lwatu nti nnina Omwoyo. Sisobola kuba na bibala nga sirina Mwoyo, nga bwe kitasoboka omucungwa okubaawo awatali muti. Era Kristo agamba nti “Mulibategeerera ku bibala byabwe;” “kubanga omuti gutegeererwa ku bibala byagwo.” Fuula omuti okuba omulungi, n’ekibala kinaaba kirungi. Engeri yokka ey’okufuna ekibala kwe kuba n’Omwoyo. Eyo y’engeri ey’okwekebera oba tuli baana ba Katonda.

Ate waliwo ekyawandiikibwa ekirala eky’amaanyi. Mu Abaruumi 8:9, Pawulo agamba nti: “Kale, omuntu yenna bw’atalina Mwoyo wa Kristo, oyo si wa Kristo.” Ekyo kyandimazizza ensonga, newaakubadde ng’omuntu ayinza okuba nga yayita mu mikolo egy’ebweru gyonna egirowoozebwa abamu okuba egyetaagisa okufuula omuntu omuntu wa Kkanisa. Soma obulamu bwa Pawulo, n’oteeka obubwo kumpi nabwo. Obulamu bwo bwe bufaanana obubwe, kiba kya bujulizi nti wazaalibwa omulundi ogw’okubiri—nti oli kitonde kiggya mu Kristo Yesu.

Naye newaakubadde ng’oyinza okuba nga wazaalibwa omulundi ogw’okubiri, kyetaagisa ekiseera okufuuka Omukristaayo omukulu ddala. Okuweebwa obutuukirivu kutuukirira mu kaseera katono; naye okutukuzibwa gwe mulimu ogw’obulamu bwonna. Tuteekwa okukula mu magezi. Peetero agamba nti “Mukule mu kisa, ne mu kumanya Mukama waffe era Omulokozi waffe Yesu Kristo” (2 Peetero 3:18); ne mu ssuula esooka ey’Ebbaluwa ye ey’okubiri, “Ku kukkiriza kwammwe mwongereko obulungi; ne ku bulungi okumanya; ne ku kumanya okwefuga; ne ku kwefuga okugumiikiriza; ne ku kugumiikiriza okutya Katonda; ne ku kutya Katonda okwagala abooluganda; ne ku kwagala abooluganda okwagala okw’olubaale. Kubanga ebintu bino bwe bibaamu ne byeyongera, bibafuula abataliba bagumba wadde abatabala bibala mu kumanya Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo.” Kale tuteekwa okwongera ekisa ku kisa. Omuti guyinza okuba omutuukirivu mu mwaka gwagwo ogusooka ogw’okukula; naye teguba gutuuse ku bukulu. Bwe kiri n’Omukristaayo: ayinza okuba omwana wa Katonda ow’amazima, naye nga si Mukristaayo mukulu ddala. Essuula ey’omunaana ey’Abaruumi ya mugaso nnyo, era tusaanidde okugimanyira ddala. Mu lunyiriri olw’ekkumi n’ennya omutume agamba nti: “Kubanga bonna abaluŋŋamizibwa Omwoyo wa Katonda be baana ba Katonda.” Nga omuserikale bw’aluŋŋamizibwa omukulu we, omuyizi omusomesa we, oba omutambuze omukulembeze we; bw’atyo Omwoyo Omutukuvu ye anaaluŋŋamya buli mwana wa Katonda ow’amazima.

Kale ka nkuleetere okwetegereza ekintu ekirala. Okuyigiriza kwa Pawulo kwonna mu buli Bbaluwa kuboogera ku njigiriza ey’obukakafu. Mu 2 Abakkolinso 5:1 agamba nti: “Kubanga tumanyi nga ennyumba yaffe ey’ensi ey’eweema eno bw’erisaanyizibwawo, tulina ekizimbe kya Katonda, ennyumba etaakolebwa na mikono, ey’olubeerera mu ggulu.” Yalina obwannannyini ku nnyumba ez’omu ggulu, era agamba nti—Nkimanyi. Teyabeeranga mu butakakata. Yagamba nti: “Nnina okwegomba okusengukayo ne mbeera ne Kristo” (Abafiripi 1:23); era singa yali tamanyi, teyandyogedde bw’atyo. Ne mu Abakkolosaayi 3:4, agamba nti: “Kristo, bw’alirabika, oyo bulamu bwaffe, olwo nammwe mulirabika wamu naye mu kitiibwa.” Bambulira nti ku jjinja ery’oku ntaana ya Dr. Watts kuwandiikibbwako ekyawandiikibwa kye kimu. Awo tewali kubuusabuusa.

Kale kyuka ku Abakkolosaayi 1:12: “Nga tweebaza Kitaffe, eyatusaanyiza okugabana ku busika bw’abatukuvu mu kitangaala; eyatuggya mu buyinza obw’ekizikiza, era n’atutwala mu bwakabaka bw’Omwana we omwagalwa.”

Emirundi esatu egy’okumaliriza: “yamaze okutusaanyiza;” “yamaze okutuggya;” era “yamaze okututwala.” Tekigamba nti agenda kutusaanyiza; nti agenda kutuggya; nti agenda kututwala.

Ate mu lunyiriri olw’ekkumi n’ennya: “Gwe tulinamu okununulibwa olw’omusaayi gwe, kwe kusonyiyibwa ebibi.” Oba tuli basonyiyiddwa oba nedda, tetusaana kweweererako wadde okuwummula okutuusa lwe tuyingira mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda; wadde okutuusa buli omu lw’anaayinza okuyimusa amaaso ne yeyogera nti, “Nkimanyi nti ennyumba yange ey’ensi ey’eweema eno bw’erisaanyizibwawo, nnina ekizimbe kya Katonda, ennyumba etaakolebwa na mikono, ey’olubeerera mu ggulu” (2 Abakkolinso 5:1).

Tunuulira Abaruumi 8:32: “Oyo ataasaasira Mwana we ye, naye n’amuwaayo ku lwaffe ffenna, ayinza atya obutatuwa byonna wamu naye ku bwa buntubulamu?” Bwe yatuwa Omwana we, taatuwe obukakafu nti wa ffe? Mpulidde olugero luno. Waaliwo omusajja eyalina ebbanja lya doola omutwalo, era yandifuuse omwavu ddala, naye omukwano gwe n’ajja n’asasula omuwendo ogwo. Oluvannyuma ne kizuulibwa nti yalina ebbanja lya ssente ntono okusingako; naye teyabuusabuusa n’akatono nti, ng’omukwano gwe bwe yasasula omuwendo omunene, era yandisasudde n’omutono. Era tulina obujulizi obw’amaanyi obw’okugamba nti Katonda bwe yatuwa Omwana we, ajja kutuwa wamu naye byonna ku bwa buntubulamu; era bwe twagala okutegeera obulokozi bwaffe awatali kuwakanya, tagenda kutuleka mu kizikiza.

Ate mu lunyiriri olw’amakumi asatu mu ssatu: “Ani anaawawaabira abalonde ba Katonda? Katonda ye awa obutuukirivu. Ani anaasingisa omusango? Kristo ye yafa, weewaawo, era n’azuukira, era ali ku mukono ogwa ddyo ogwa Katonda, era n’atwegayiririra. Ani anaatwawukanya n’okwagala kwa Kristo? Ekibonyoobonyo, oba okulaba ennaku, oba okuyigganyizibwa, oba enjala, oba obwereere, oba akabi, oba ekitala? Nga bwe kyawandiikibwa nti, Ku lulwo tuttibwa olunaku lwonna; tubalirwa ng’endiga ez’okuttibwa. Nedda, mu bino byonna tuli bawanguzi abasingirira olw’oyo eyatwagala. Kubanga nkakasizza nti newaakubadde okufa, newaakubadde obulamu, newaakubadde bamalayika, newaakubadde amaanyi, newaakubadde obuyinza, newaakubadde ebiriwo kaakano, newaakubadde ebigenda okujja, newaakubadde obugulumivu, newaakubadde obuwanvu, wadde ekitonde ekirala kyonna, tekiriyinza kutwawukanya n’okwagala kwa Katonda, okuli mu Kristo Yesu Mukama waffe.”

Ekyo kirimu eddoboozi ettuufu. Obwo bwe bukakafu gy’oli. “Nkimanyi.” Olowooza nti Katonda eyampa obutuukirivu ajja kunsalira omusango? Ekyo kya busirusiru. Katonda ajja kutulokola ne watabaawo bantu, bamalayika, wadde basetaani, abasobola okutuwawaabira ffe oba ye. Ajja kumaliriza omulimu.

Yobu yali abeera mu kiseera eky’ekizikiza okusinga ffe; naye tusoma mu Yobu 19:25: “Nkimanyi nti Omununuzi wange mulamu, era nti aliyimirira ku nsi ku lunaku olw’enkomerero.”

Obwesige bwe bumu buwuluguma mu bigambo bya Pawulo eby’enkomerero eri Timoseewo: “Kyennva mbonaabona ne bino: naye siswala; kubanga mmanyi gwe nzikirizza, era nkakasa nti asobola okukuuma kye namuteresa okutuusa ku lunaku luli.” Si nsonga ya kubuusabuusa, wabula ya kumanya. “Nkimanyi.” “Nkakasa.” Ekigambo “Essuubi,” tekikozesebwa mu Byawandiikibwa okutegeeza okubuusabuusa. Kikozesebwa ku by’okujja kwa Kristo okw’okubiri, oba ku kuzuukira kw’omubiri. Tetugamba nti “tusuubira” nti tuli Bakristaayo. Sigamba nti “nsuubira” nti ndi Muyamerika, oba nti “nsuubira” nti ndi musajja mufumbo. Bino bintu bimaze kunywezebwa. Nnyinza okugamba nti “nsuubira” okuddayo eka, oba nsuubira okwenyigira mu lukuŋŋaana oluli. Sigamba nti “nsuubira” okujja mu nsi eno, kubanga ndi wano. Bw’atyo, bwe tuba nga twazaalibwa Katonda tukimanyi; era tagenda kutuleka mu kizikiza bwe tunaanoonya mu Byawandiikibwa.

Kristo yayigiriza enjigiriza eno abayigirizwa be ensanvu bwe baakomawo nga basanyufu olw’obuwanguzi bwabwe, nga bagamba nti, “Mukama, ne baddayimoni batuwulira mu linnya lyo.” Mukama n’afaanana nga abaziyiza, n’agamba nti anaabawa eky’okusanyukira. “Naye mu kino temusanyukira, kubanga emyoyo ebawulira; wabula musanyukire nga amannya gammwe bwe gawandiikiddwa mu ggulu.” (Lukka 10:20.)

Kya nkizo eri buli omu ku ffe okumanya, awatali kubuusabuusa, nti obulokozi bwaffe bwa kakasa. Olwo tusobola okukolera abalala. Naye bwe tubuusabuusa obulokozi bwaffe ffe, tetusaanira mulimu gwa Katonda.

Ekyawandiikibwa ekirala ye Yokaana 5:24: “Mazima, mazima, mbagamba nti: Awulira ekigambo kyange, n’akkiriza oyo eyantuma, alina obulamu obutaggwaawo, so tajja kusalirwa ‘musango,’” (enkyusa empya bw’egamba), “wabula avudde mu kufa ne yingira mu bulamu.”

Abantu abamu bagamba nti tosobola kumanya okutuusa lw’oliba mu maaso g’entebe enkulu enjeru ey’Omusango oba mulokole oba nedda. Naye, munnange omwagalwa, obulamu bwo bwe buba bukwekeddwa ne Kristo mu Katonda, tojja kuyingira musango olw’ebibi byo. Tuyinza okuyingira omusango olw’empeera. Kino kiyigirizibwa kaati awo mukama we yabala n’omuweereza eyaweebwa ttalanta ttaano, n’aleeta endala ttaano ng’agamba nti, “Mukama wange, wampa ttalanta ttaano; laba, nfunye endala ttaano okuzeeyongerako.” Mukama we n’amugamba nti, “Weebale, omuweereza omulungi era omwesigwa: obadde mwesigwa mu bintu bitono; nnaakufuula omufuzi w’ebintu bingi; yingira mu ssanyu lya mukama wo.” (Matayo 25:20, 21.) Tulisalirwa omusango olw’obuwanika bwaffe. Ekyo kye kimu; naye obulokozi—obulamu obutaggwaawo—kirala.

Katonda anaasaba okusasulwa kw’ebbanja emirundi ebiri lye Kristo yasasula ku lwaffe? Kristo bw’yeetikka ebibi byange mu mubiri gwe ku muti, nange nnina okubivunaanibwa?

Isaaya atubuulira nti, “Yafumitibwa olw’ebyonoono byaffe; yabetentebwa olw’obutali butuukirivu bwaffe; ekibonerezo eky’emirembe gyaffe kyali ku ye: era olw’ebiwundu bye tuwonyezebwa.” Mu Abaruumi 4:25, tusoma nti: “Yaweebwayo olw’ebyonoono byaffe, era n’azuukizibwa olw’okuweebwa obutuukirivu kwaffe.” Ka tukkirize, tulyoke tuganyulwe omulimu gwe ogumaliridde.

Ate mu Yokaana 10:9: “Nze mulyango: omuntu yenna bw’ayingira ku bwange alirokolebwa, era aliyingira n’afuluma, n’alaba amagoba.” Ekyo kye kisuubizo. Ne mu lunyiriri olw’amakumi abiri mu musanvu, “Endiga zange ziwulira eddoboozi lyange; era mmanyi, era zingoberera. Era nziwa obulamu obutaggwaawo; so tezirizikirira emirembe gyonna, so tewali muntu alizisikula mu mukono gwange. Kitange eyanziwa ye asinga bonna; so tewali ayinza kubasikula mu mukono gwa Kitange.” Lowooza ekyo! Kitaffe, Omwana, n’Omwoyo Omutukuvu, beemalirira okutukuuma. Olaba nga si Kitaffe yekka, si Mwana yekka, wabula abantu abasatu ab’omu Katonda Omu Ali mu Basatu.

Kaakano, abantu bangi baagala akabonero akalala okuggyako ekigambo kya Katonda. Empisa eyo bulijjo ereeta okubuusabuusa. Bwe nnaasuubiza omusajja okumusisinkana ku ssaawa n’ekifo enkya, n’ansaba essaawa yange ng’akabonero ak’obwesimbu bwange, kyandivumye obwesigwa bwange. Tetusaana kubuusabuusa ekyo Katonda ky’agambye: yagamba ekigambo ku kigambo, n’ayaza olugero ku lugero. Kristo agamba nti: “Nze mulyango; omuntu yenna bw’ayingira ku bwange alirokolebwa.” “Nze Musumba Omulungi, era mmanyi endiga zange, era endiga zange zimmanyi.” “Nze musana gw’ensi; agoberera nze tajja kutambula mu kizikiza, wabula anaaba n’omusana ogw’obulamu.” “Nze mazima;” nnyaniriza nze, olyoke obeere n’amazima; kubanga nze kye kifaananyi ky’amazima. Oyagala okumanya ekkubo? “Nze kkubo:” ngoberera, nange nnaakutwala mu bwakabaka. Olumwa enjala olw’obutuukirivu? “Nze Mmere ey’obulamu:” bw’onoolya ku nze tolikwatibwa njala emirembe gyonna. “Nze Mazzi ag’obulamu:” bw’onoonywa ku mazzi gano ganaaba mu ggwe “oluzzi olw’amazzi olutiika okutuuka ku bulamu obutaggwaawo.” “Nze kuzuukira n’obulamu: akkiriza nze, ne bw’aba nga yafa, wabula aliba mulamu; era buli abeera omulamu era n’akkiriza nze talifa emirembe gyonna.” (Yokaana 11:25, 26.)

Ka nkujjukize okubuusabuusa kwaffe gye kuva. Abantu ba Katonda abaagalwa bangi tebasukka kumanya nga bali baweereza bokka. Ye atuyita “mikwano.” Bw’oyingira mu nnyumba mangu olaba enjawulo wakati w’omuweereza n’omwana. Omwana atambula mu ddembe eddamba mu nnyumba yonna; ali eka. Naye omuweereza atwala ekifo eky’wansi. Kye twagala kwe kusukka okuba abaweereza. Tusaanidde okutegeera ekifo kyaffe eri Katonda ng’abaana ab’obulenzi n’ab’obuwala. Talyggya baana be obwana. Katonda tatuseleddemu kwokka, wabula tuli babe olw’okuzaalibwa: twazaalibwa mu bwakabaka bwe. Omwana wange omuto yali wange nga bw’ali kaakano ng’alina olunaku lumu nga bwe yazaalibwa nga kati alina emyaka kkumi n’ena. Yali mwana wange; newaakubadde nga tekyalabika kye yandifuuse bwe yandituuse ku bukulu. Wange; newaakubadde ng’ayinza okuyita mu kugezesebwa ng’ali wansi w’abasomesa n’abakuza. Abaana ba Katonda tebatuukiridde; naye tuli baana be ddala.

Ensibuko endala ey’okubuusabuusa kwe kwetunuulira ffe bennyini. Bw’oyagala okuba omunakuwavu era omunyiikaavu, ng’ojjudde okubuusabuusa okuva ku makya okutuuka akawungeezi, weetunuulire. “Olimukuuma mu mirembe emituukiridde oyo omutima gwe gunywerera ku ggwe.” (Isaaya 26:3.) Abaana ba Katonda abaagalwa bangi banyagibwa essanyu kubanga beetunuulira bo bennyini.

Waliwo eyagamba nti: “Waliwo engeri ssatu ez’okutunula. Bw’oyagala okuba omunakuwavu, tunula munda; bw’oyagala okweraliikirira, tunula ebikwetoolodde; naye bw’oyagala okuba n’emirembe, tunula waggulu.” Peetero yakyusa amaaso ge okuva ku Kristo, amangwago n’atandika okubbira. Mukama n’amugamba nti: “Ggwe ow’okukkiriza okutono! Kiki ekyakubuusizzabuusizza?” (Matayo 14:31.) Yalina ekigambo kya Katonda ekitaggwaawo, ekyali ekifo eky’okulinnyako ekinywevu, era ekisinga ejjinja, oba amayinja, oba ekyuma; naye bwe yaggya amaaso ge ku Kristo n’abbira. Abo abatunula ebibeetoolodde tebasobola kulaba nga engeri yaabwe ey’okutambula bw’eteesigika era bw’evvoola. Twagala okutunuulira butereevu “Omukuza n’Omutuukiriza ow’okukkiriza kwaffe.”

Bwe nnali omulenzi, nnasobola okukola olugendo olugolokofu mu muzira nga simaze kutunula ku muti oba ku kintu ekirala ekiri mu maaso gange. Amangu nga bwe naggya eriiso lyange ku kintu ekyali mu maaso gange, natambula kyamagulu. Kiba bwe tutunula butereevu ku Kristo bwe tufuna emirembe emituukiridde. Bwe yamala okuzuukira mu bafu, yalaga abayigirizwa be emikono gye n’ebigere bye. (Lukka 24:40.) Ekyo kye kyali omusingi gw’emirembe gyabwe. Bw’oyagala okusaasaanya okubuusabuusa kwo, tunula ku musaayi; ne bw’oyagala okwongera okubuusabuusa kwo, weetunuulire. Onoofuna okubuusabuusa okumala emyaka bw’onoomala ennaku ntono nga weefaako ggwe bennyini.

Ate: tunula ku ekyo ky’ali, ne ku ekyo ky’akoze; so si ku ekyo ky’oli, ne ku ekyo ky’okoze. Eyo y’engeri ey’okufuna emirembe n’okuwummula.

Abraham Lincoln yalangirira okununulibwa kw’abaddu obukadde busatu. Ku lunaku olumu enjegere zaabwe zaali za kuggibwako, ne bafuuka ba ddembe. Ekiragiro kyawanikibwa ku miti n’oku bisenge buli awamu ekibinja ky’eggye ery’Obukiikakkono gye kyayita. Abaddu bangi tebaasobola kusoma: naye abalala baasoma ekiragiro, era abasinga obungi baakikkiriza; era ku lunaku olumu oluyoogaano olw’essanyu ne lulinnya nti, “Tuli ba ddembe!” Abamu tebaakikkiriza, ne basigala ne bakama baabwe ab’edda; naye ekyo tekyakyusa mazima nti baali ba ddembe. Kristo, Omukulembeze w’obulokozi bwaffe, alangirira eddembe eri bonna abamukkiririza. Ka tumukkirize ku kigambo kye. Enneewulira zaabwe teziyinza kufuula baddu ba ddembe. Amaanyi gateekwa okuva ebweru. Okwetunuulira ffe tekutufuula ba ddembe, wabula kwe kutunuulira Kristo n’eriiso ery’okukkiriza.

Bishop Ryle yagamba mu ngeri ey’amaanyi nti: “Okukkiriza kwe kikolo, obukakafu kwe kimuli.” Kya lwatu toyinza kuba na kimuli awatali kikolo; naye kikakafu nti oyinza okuba n’ekikolo, naye n’obeera awatali kimuli.

“Okukkiriza kwe mukazi oli omwavu eyakankana eyajja emabega wa Yesu mu kibiina, n’akwata ku lukugiro lw’ekyambalo kye. (Makko 5:27.) Obukakafu kwe Suteefaano ng’ayimiridde mirembe wakati mu batemu be, ng’agamba nti, ‘Ndaba eggulu nga libikkuse, n’Omwana w’Omuntu ng’ayimiridde ku mukono ogwa ddyo ogwa Katonda’” (Ebikolwa 7:56).

“Okukkiriza kwe mubbi eyeenenya, ng’akaaba nti, ‘Mukama, onzijukire’ (Lukka 23:42). Obukakafu kwe Yobu ng’atudde mu nfuufu, ng’abikkiddwa amabwa, ng’agamba nti, ‘Nkimanyi nti Omununuzi wange mulamu;’ ‘Ne bw’anzita, naye nnaamwesiga’” (Yobu 19:25; 13:15).

“Okukkiriza kwe kukaaba kwa Peetero ng’abbira, nga atandise okusaanawo, ‘Mukama, ndokole!’ (Matayo 14:30). Obukakafu kwe Peetero oyo omu ng’alangirira mu maaso g’Olukiiko, mu biseera ebyaddirira, nti, ‘Lino lye jjinja lye mwagaana mmwe abazimbi, lifuuse omutwe gw’oku nsonda: so tewali bulokozi mu mulala yenna; kubanga tewali linnya ddala wansi w’eggulu eryaweebwa mu bantu lye tuteekwa okulokolerwamu’” (Ebikolwa 4:11, 12).

“Okukkiriza kwe ddoboozi ery’okweraliikirira, erikankana, ‘Mukama, nzikiriza; oyambe obutakkiriza bwange!’ (Makko 9:24). Obukakafu kwe kusoomoozebwa okw’obwesige, ‘Ani anaawawaabira abalonde ba Katonda? Ani anaasingisa omusango?’” (Abaruumi 8:33, 34).

Okukkiriza kwe Sawulo ng’asaba mu nnyumba ya Yuda mu Damasiko, ng’anakuwadde, nga muzibe w’amaaso, era yekka. (Ebikolwa 9:11.) Obukakafu kwe Pawulo, omusibe omukadde, ng’atunula mirembe mu ntaana, ng’agamba nti, “Mmanyi gwe nzikirizza.” “Waliwo engule enterekeddwa nze” (2 Timoseewo 1:12; 4:8).

“Okukkiriza bwe Bulamu. Omukisa nga munene! Ani ayinza okunnyonnyola enjawulo wakati w’obulamu n’okufa? Wabula obulamu buyinza okuba obunafu, obulwadde, obutali bulamu bulungi, obw’obulumi, obw’okukemebwa, obw’okweraliikirira, obukooye, obuzitowa, obutalimu ssanyu, obutalimu museke, okutuuka ku nkomerero.

“Obukakafu bwe businga obulamu. Bwe bulamu obulungi, amaanyi, obuyinza, obunywevu, obunyiikivu, amaanyi, obusajja, obulungi.”

Omusumba omu emu yasaba omukisa mu ngeri eno: “Omutima gwa Katonda gutwanirize; omusaayi gwa Kristo gutulongoose, era Omwoyo Omutukuvu atukakase.” Obukuume bw’omukkiriza buva ku mulimu gw’Omwoyo wa Katonda.

Omuwandiisi omulala agamba nti: “Ndabye ebisaka n’emiti nga bimera nga biva mu mayinja, ne biwanikira ku bbanga ery’entiisa, ku bagga abavaayo n’oluyoogaano, ne ku mazzi amawanvu agakulukuta; naye byakuuma ekifo kyabyo, ne bifulumya amakoola n’amatabi nga bwe byandikoze singa byabadde wakati mu kibira ekikutte.” Kwali kunyweera kwabyo ku lwazi okwabikuuma; era enkola z’obutonde ze zaawanirira obulamu bwabyo. Bwe batyo abakkiriza emirundi mingi baba mu kabi ak’entiisa ennyo mu lugendo lwabwe olw’okugenda mu ggulu; naye, ng’ekiseera kyonna “basimbiddwa era baazimbibwa” ku Lwazi olw’Emirembe Gyonna, baba banywevu ddala. Okunyweera kwabwe ku ye kwe kwesigwa kwabwe; era emikisa egy’ekisa kye gibawa obulamu era gibawanirira mu bulamu. Era ng’omuti bwe guteekwa okufa, oba olwazi okugwa, nga tewannabaawo kwawukana wakati waabyo, bw’atyo omukkiriza ateekwa okufiirwa obulamu bwe obw’omwoyo, oba Olwazi kwe kusesebbuka, nga obumu bwabwe tebunnaayinza kwawukanyizibwa.

Ng’ayogera ku Mukama waffe Yesu, Isaaya agamba nti: “Ndimusimba ng’omusumaali mu kifo ekinywevu; era aliba ntebe ya kitiibwa eri ennyumba ya Kitaawe: era balikanika ku ye ekitiibwa kyonna eky’ennyumba ya kitaawe, abaana n’abazzukulu, ebintu byonna ebitono, okuva ku bikopo, okutuuka ku nsuwa zonna” (22:23, 24).

Waliwo omusumaali gumu, ogusimbiddwa mu kifo ekinywevu; era ku gwo we kwanikibwa ensuwa zonna n’ebikopo byonna. “Ayi,” bwe kigamba ekikopo ekitono, “ndi mutono nnyo era muddugavu nnyo, singa nnagwa!” “Ayi,” bw’egamba ensuwa, “tewali kutya ku ggwe; naye nze ndi muzito nnyo, muzito ddala, singa nnagwa!” N’ekikopo ekitono ne kigamba nti, “Ayi, singa mbadde nga ekikopo ekya zaabu ekiri wali, sandityanga kugwa.” Naye ekikopo ekya zaabu ne kiddamu nti, “Si lwa kubanga ndi kikopo kya zaabu kye nsigalira waggulu; wabula lwa kubanga nywerera ku musumaali.” Omusumaali bwe guteekulwa ffenna tugwa wansi, ebikopo bya zaabu, ebikopo eby’ebbumba, ebikopo eby’ekyuma, na byonna; naye ng’omusumaali gukyanyweredde waggulu, byonna ebiguliko biwanikira mirembe.

Nsomye emu ku jjinja ery’oku ntaana ebigambo bino: “Yazaalibwa, yafa, yakuumibwa.” Ka tusabe Katonda atukuume mu mirembe emituukiridde, era nga tuli bakakafu ku bulokozi.