Mmwe Matabi

Nze muzabbibu, mmwe matabi—Yokaana 15:5

Kristo yali amaze okwogera bingi ku ttabi; wano atuuka ku ngeri gye kikwata ku buli muntu: “Mmwe matabi ge mbadde njogerako. Nga Nze bwe ndi Omuzabbibu, eyeeyama okuba n’okukola byonna amatabi bye geetaaga, bwe ntyo kaakano mbasaba, mu nteekateeka empya ey’Omwoyo Omutukuvu gwe mbadde mbasuubiza, mukkirize ekifo kye mbawa, mubeere matabi gange ku nsi.” Enkolagana gy’ayagala okuteekawo ya muntu ku muntu ddala: yonna yeesigamye ku bigambo ebibiri ebitono, Nze ne Ggwe. Era eri ffe ya muntu ku muntu nga bwe yali eri abayigirizwa abaasooka. Ka twanjule ffekka mu maaso ga Mukama waffe, okutuusa lw’anaayogera ne buli omu ku ffe mu maanyi, omwoyo gwaffe gwonna ne gukiwulira: “Nze Muzabbibu; ggwe ttabi.”

Omuyigirizwa wa Yesu omwagalwa, ne bw’oba omuto oba omunafu otya, wulira eddoboozi lino. “Ggwe ttabi.” Tolina kuba kitono ku ekyo. Toganya bwetoowaze obw’obulimba, wadde okutya okw’omubiri okw’okwefiiriza, wadde okubuusabuusa okw’obutakkiriza ku by’owulira nti osobola, okukuziyiza okwogera nti: “Ndiba ttabi, ne byonna ekyo bye kiyinza okutegeeza — ettabi, erinafu ennyo, naye nga lifaanana Omuzabbibu nga bwe kisoboka, kubanga ndi wa butonde bwe bumu, era nfuna ku mwoyo gwe gumu. Ettabi, eritalina bwe liyinza ddala, naye nga lyawuliddwa mu lwatu mu maaso ga Katonda n’abantu, nga liweereddwayo ddala eri omulimu gw’okubala ebibala, nga Omuzabbibu gwennyini. Ettabi, eritali kintu ku bwalyo, naye nga liwummudde era nga lisanyuka mu kukkiriza okumanyi nti Ye aligaba byonna. Weewaawo, olw’ekisa kye, siriba kitono ku ttabi, ne byonna by’ayagala libe, Ye alyoke abale ebibala bye ng’ayita mu nze.”

Ggwe ttabi.—Teweetaaga kuba kisingawo ku ekyo. Teweetaaga, wadde akaseera kamu mu lunaku, okwetikka obuvunaanyizibwa bw’Omuzabbibu. Teweetaaga kuva mu kifo eky’okwesigama ddala ku Ye n’okumwesiga okutaliiko kkomo. N’ekisinga byonna, teweetaaga kweraliikirira ngeri gy’onootegeeramu ekyama kino, oba gy’onootuukirizaamu obukwakkulizo bwakyo, oba gy’onootuukamu ku kigendererwa kyakyo eky’omukisa. Omuzabbibu guligaba byonna era gulikola byonna. Kitaffe, Omulimi, akuuma okugattibwa kwo n’Omuzabbibu n’okukula kwo mu gwo. Teweetaaga kuba kisingawo ku ttabi. Ttabi bubeezi! Ekyo kibe ekigambo kyo eky’okujjukira; kirikukulembera mu kkubo ery’okwewaayo okutakoma eri okukola kwa Kristo, ery’obuwulize obw’amazima eri buli kiragiro kye, n’ery’okulindirira n’essanyu ekisa kye kyonna.

Waliwo omuntu yenna kaakano abuuza nti: “Nnyinza ntya okuyiga okwogera kino mu ngeri entuufu, ‘Ba ttabi bubeezi!’ n’okukiraga mu bulamu?” Omwoyo omwagalwa, embeera y’ettabi, amaanyi gaalyo, n’ebibala bye libala, byesigamye ddala ku Muzabbibu. N’obulamu bwo ng’ettabi bwesigamye ddala ku ngeri gy’otegeeramu Mukama waffe Yesu ky’ali. Noolwekyo toyawulangamu bigambo bino ebibiri: “Nze Muzabbibu — ggwe ttabi.” Obulamu bwo, amaanyi go n’ebibala byo byesigamye ku Mukama wo Yesu ky’ali! Noolwekyo musinze era omwesige; abeere kye weegomba kimu kyokka, era kye wemalirako kyokka mu mutima gwo. Era bw’owulira nti tomumanyi bulungi era nti toyinza kumumanya bulungi, jjukira bujjukizi nti kiri mu buvunaanyizibwa bwe ng’Omuzabbibu okwemanyisa gy’oli. Kino takikola mu birowoozo n’endowooza — nedda — wabula mu kukula okukwekeddwa munda mu bulamu obwewaddeyo mu bwetoowaze, mu mirembe era ddala, okumulindirira. Omuzabbibu gweyoleka munda mu ttabi; okuva awo okukula n’ebibala we bijjira. Kristo abeera era akolera munda mu ttabi lye; ba ttabi bubeezi, ng’omulindirira akole byonna; alikubeerera Omuzabbibu ogw’amazima. Kitaffe yennyini, Omulimi ow’obwakatonda, asobola okukufuula ettabi erisaanira Omuzabbibu ogw’omu ggulu. Tolibulwa ky’osuubira.

Mmwe matabi. Ne kino, Mukama! Kyogere mu maanyi eri omwoyo gwange. Ettabi ly’omuzabbibu ogw’oku nsi lireme kunkwasa nsonyi, naye nga bwe libeerawo olw’okubala ebibala by’omuzabbibu kyokka, obulamu bwange ku nsi bulemenga kuba na kwegomba wadde kigendererwa kirala kyonna, wabula okukuleka Ggwe okubala ebibala ng’oyita mu nze.