Gladys Aylward — Omuminsani Atasuubirwa Eyatambulira mu Kukkiriza

Yali Ani

Gladys May Aylward yazaalibwa nga 24 Febwali 1902, mu Edmonton, Middlesex, mu Bungereza, nga muwala w’omukozi wa poosita. Yakolanga ng’omukozi w’awaka, era yawuliranga okuyitibwa okutaggwaawo okugenda okukola omulimu gw’obuminsani mu Bucayina. Naye bwe yasaba okwegatta ku China Inland Mission mu 1929, baamugaana nga bagamba nti yali akaddiye nnyo okuyiga olulimi, era nti teyalina buyigirize obwetaagisa. Ekyo tekyamuggya ku mulamwa: yaterekanga empeera ye, era mu 1930 n’atambula yekka ng’ayita mu kkubo erisinga obuseere — ku ggaali y’omukka ng’ayita mu Siberia mu kiseera ky’olutalo wakati wa Bucayina ne Soviet — okutuuka e Yangcheng, mu ssaza ly’e Shanxi, omuminsani omukadde ayitibwa Jeannie Lawson gye yamwanirizza. Mu myaka egyaddirira, yafuuka nnannyini kisulo ky’abatambuze, omukebezi w’ebigere eyalondebwa gavumenti y’e Bucayina, era — ekisinga okumanyibwa — omukazi eyakulembera abaana bamulekwa nga kikumi mu 1940 okusomoka ensozi okutuuka mu kifo eky’obukuumi mu kiseera Abajapaani we baalumbira, olugendo lw’ennaku kkumi na bbiri ku bigere ng’asala ensozi z’e Shanxi. Obulamu bwe obwasigalawo yabumala ng’alabirira abaana b’e Bucayina, oluvannyuma ng’ali Taiwan, okutuusa lwe yafa mu 1970.

Enjigiriza Ye Enkulu ku Kusaba

Okusaba kwa Gladys Aylward kwali kwangu era kwa mutima gwonna. Yasabanga n’obwangu bw’omwana omuto n’obunyiikivu bw’omuserikale. Teyasoma by’eddiini mu ssomero lyonna, era teyalina bigambo bya bayivu eby’okwegayiririra abalala. Kye yalina bwe bukakafu obujjuvu obutaliiko kakwakkulizo nti Katonda amuwulira, nti afaayo ku nsonga ze ye kennyini, era nti ajja kukola kye yasuubiza.

Obukakafu buno tebwali bwa muntu atalina ky’amanyi; bwali kibala kye yafuna mu kuteganira ennyo, ng’alaba Katonda ng’amuwa by’ayagala, ng’amukuuma, era ng’amuluŋŋamya mu mbeera ezandimusaanyizzaawo, singa omuntu abalirira mu magezi g’abantu.

Okuva lwe yalinnya eggaali y’omukka egenda e Siberia, ng’abantu bonna bamuwabula obutagenda, era nga kumpi talina ssente, Gladys yali atambulira ku lunyiriri lumu olw’Ebyawandiikibwa lwe yaddangamu obulamu bwe bwonna: “Kubanga mmanyi enteekateeka ze nnina gye muli,” bw’ayogera Mukama, “enteekateeka ez’okubakulaakulanya so si okubakolako akabi, enteekateeka ez’okubawa essuubi era n’obulamu obw’omu maaso” (Yeremiya 29:11). China Inland Mission yali esazeewo nti talina biseera bya mu maaso mu Bucayina. Katonda yali asazeewo kirala. Yasabanga n’obwesige bw’omuntu ng’obulamu bwe buli munda mu nteekateeka ennene ennyo, erimu ekigendererwa ekinene ennyo, nga tesobola kuggwaawo lwa kugaanibwa kitongole kyonna wadde lwa kiziyiza kyonna.

Okusomoka ensozi n’abaana mu 1940 kikyali kimu ku bikolwa ebisinga okwewuunyisa eby’okukkiriza mu kusaba mu byafaayo by’obuminsani mu kyasa eky’amakumi abiri. Bwe baatuuka ku Mugga Omuyenvu nga tebalina lyato era nga tebalina baserikale babawerekera, Gladys yasaba n’alindirira. Oluvannyuma omukulu w’amagye Omucayina ow’eggye lya Nationalist yatuuka n’abaserikale be, ne babasomosa. Yali asabye busabi era ne yeesiga. Okusaba kwe kwali kwesigamye ku bwesige bw’omuwandiisi wa Zabbuli: “Nnyimusa amaaso gange eri ensozi, okubeerwa kwange kuva wa? Okubeerwa kwange kuva eri Mukama, eyakola eggulu n’ensi” (Zabbuli 121:1–2). Okubeerwa kwe kwava ddala eri Mukama. Kwajja mu kifaananyi ky’omukulu w’amagye Omucayina n’abaserikale be, naye ensibuko yaakwo yali Katonda gwe yali yeegayirira okuva edda ennyo nga tebannatuuka ku mugga.

Gladys yasabanga ng’asuubira eby’amagero, ekintu ekyandirabise ng’okwekulumbaza mu muntu alina obujulizi obutono. Naye ye yalina obujulizi. Yali alabye Katonda ng’awa emmere, ng’awonya abalwadde, ng’akkakkanya abasibe abaali bajeemye, era ng’amukuuma mu kubwatuka kw’emizinga. Okusaba kwe kwali kwa muntu eyali akakasizza emirundi mingi ekisuubizo kya Yesu: “Buli kimu kisoboka eri oyo akkiriza” (Makko 9:23). Yakkiriza. Era yali alabye ebitasoboka nga bifuuka ebisoboka emirundi mingi ekimala, okukkiriza kwe ne kulekera awo okuba okw’ebirowoozo obulowoozo. Yalina ebyafaayo bye yayitamu ne Katonda w’ebitasoboka, era ebyafaayo ebyo yabyesigamangako mu kusaba n’obwesige obwangu bw’omukazi eyali ayize mu bye yayitamu nti Katonda yeesigika.

Kimu ku bintu ebyaddiŋŋananga mu bulamu bwe obw’okusaba kwe kwali okukkiriza Katonda okumukulembera mu mbeera ezitaalina makulu ng’olaba n’amaaso g’omuntu. Teyali ateeseteese kufuuka mukebezi wa bigere, wadde nnannyini kisulo, wadde omulezi w’abaana bamulekwa kikumi. Naye buli ddaala lyali kukulembera kwa Katonda, era yakugobereranga mu kusaba. Yakwata ku mutima ekiragiro ky’Engero: “Weesige Mukama n’omutima gwo gwonna, so teweesigamanga ku magezi go gokka. Mukama mukulembezenga mu by’okola byonna, naye anaakuluŋŋamyanga n’owangula” (Engero 3:5–6). Ekkubo lye teryali ttereevu n’akatono ng’olabira mu magezi g’abantu, kyokka mu maaso ga Katonda lyali ttereevu ddala — nga lyolekera ebigendererwa bye yali ateekateeka nga tannazaalibwa.

Ebyafaayo bya Gladys Aylward kye kimu ku bikakasa ebisinga obukulu nti Katonda tayita abo abalina ebisaanyizo; abo b’ayise y’abawa ebisaanyizo. Omukozi w’awaka akakiiko k’obuminsani ke kaagaana yafuuka omu ku baminsani Abakristaayo abasinga okutenderezebwa mu kyasa eky’amakumi abiri — si lwa buyigirize bwe, wabula lwa kusaba kwe. Yatuukiriza mu bulamu bwe ekyo Pawulo kye yalangirira: “Kubanga tutambula lwa kukkiriza so si lw’amaaso gaffe bye galaba” (2 Abakkolinso 5:7). Teyasobolanga kulaba kkubo lyonna. Teyasobolanga kutegeera nteekateeka yonna. Naye yasabanga n’atambula, ekkubo ne lirabika wansi w’ebigere bye.

Essaala

Mukama, toyita abo abalina ebisaanyizo — abo b’oyise ggwe obawa ebisaanyizo. Bwe tuwulira nga tetusaanira, otujjukize nti amaanyi go tegakomezebwa busobozi bwaffe. Ekkubo ery’omu maaso bwe litategeerekeka, otuwe okukkiriza kwa Gladys okwangu era okutakyukakyuka: okuyimusa amaaso gaffe eri ensozi, n’okwesiga nti okubeerwa kwaffe kuva gy’oli. Otuwe obuvumu okutambulira mu bitasoboka, nga tusaba nga bwe tugenda. Amiina.