Lottie Moon — Omukazi Eyawaayo Buli Kimu ku Lwa Bucayina

Yali Ani

Charlotte Diggs “Lottie” Moon yazaalibwa nga 12 Ddesemba 1840, e Viewmont, mu Virginia, mu maka g’Ababatista ag’obugagga era amanyifu. Yali omu ku bakazi abaasooka mu Bukiikaddyo bwa Amerika okufuna diguli ey’okubiri, era yalina amagezi amangi n’obuntu obw’amaanyi ebyandimuwadde obulamu obw’eddembe era obw’ekitiibwa mu by’ensoma. Naye mu 1873, yasaabala okugenda e Bucayina ng’atumiddwa Olukiiko lw’Obuminsani mu Nsi z’Ebweru olw’Ekibiina ky’Ababatista eky’omu Bukiikaddyo, n’amala emyaka amakumi ana egyaddirira egy’obulamu bwe e Tengchow n’oluvannyuma e Pingtu, ng’abuulira, ng’ayigiriza, era ng’abunyisa enjiri mu mbeera enzibu ennyo. Enjala bwe yagwa mu kitundu kya Shaanxi mu 1911–1912, Lottie yatandika okuwa baliraanwa be Abacayina abaali bafa enjala emmere ye ku bubwe, n’akikola okutuusa lwe yanafuwa ennyo olw’obutalya bulungi n’atasobola na kutambula. Yafa nga 24 Ddesemba 1912, ku meeri eyali emuzza ewaabwe, ng’azitowa wansi wa pawundi amakumi ataano. Leero, Ekirabo kya Ssekukkulu ekya Lottie Moon — ekisondebwa buli mwaka amakanisa g’Ababatista ag’omu Bukiikaddyo — kimaze okuwaayo ddoola ezisukka mu buwumbi buna eri emirimu gy’obuminsani mu nsi yonna.

Enjigiriza Ye Enkulu ku Kusaba

Enjigiriza ya Lottie Moon ku kusaba yali egattiddwa nnyo mu ndowooza ye ey’amaanyi ku buminsani. Yali tasobola kubyawula, kubanga yategeera okusaba ng’amafuta awatali go obuminsani tebwandibadde kirala wabula amaanyi g’omuntu obuntu, n’obuminsani ng’ekisaawe okusaba mwe kulagira amaanyi gaakwo agakyusa obulamu. Yayogeranga kaati ng’asaba amakanisa ag’ewaabwe: teyali ayagala ssente zokka. Yali ayagala okusaba. “Musabire Bucayina,” bwe yawandiikanga emirundi mingi. “Musabire abakozi.

Musabe Katonda ayite abalala bangi.” Yategeera Yesu kye yali ategeeza bwe yayogera ku kusaba n’obuminsani mu kigambo kye kimu.

Omutima gw’obuweereza bwa Lottie gwali kukkiriza nti Ekiragiro Ekikulu kyali buvunaanyizibwa bwa buli Mukristaayo, era nti okwegayiririra abalala abatannawulira njiri tekyali kya kweyagalira wabula kya buwaze. Yali akutte nnyo ekiragiro kya Yesu: “Eby’okukungula bingi nnyo, naye abakozi abakungula batono. Noolwekyo musabe nannyini nnimiro, aweereze abakozi mu nnimiro ye.” (Matayo 9:37–38). Yali asaba — buli kiseera, nga takoowa, mu bbaluwa ze ne mu kusaba kwe — abakozi abalala. Era ye kennyini yali okuddibwamu kw’okusaba kwe, ng’awaayo obulamu bwe bwonna awatali kusigaza kantu mu nnimiro Katonda gye yamuteeka.

Okwagala kwa Lottie okuwaayo obulamu bwe olw’abantu b’e Bucayina kwali kuzimbiddwa ku kutegeera okutangaavu okw’omusaalaba ng’ekyokulabirako ky’obulamu bw’omuminsani. Teyalowooza nti ssaddaaka ya kitiibwa kyokka; yagibala n’agikkiriza. Ebigambo bya Yesu bye byali obutume bwe: “Ddala ddala mbagamba nti empeke y’eŋŋaano bw’egwa mu ttaka efa, bwe tefa ebeera yokka, naye bw’efa ebala ebibala bingi.” (Yokaana 12:24). Ye yali empeke eyo ey’eŋŋaano. Yategeera nti okugenda mu ttaka tekwali nkomerero ya lugero wabula ye ntandikwa yaalwo. Okufa kwe — okw’omubiri, era okwamala emyaka amakumi — kwe kwali ensigo mwe mwandimeze amakungula ga ddoola obukadde n’obukadde olw’obuminsani mu nsi yonna.

Mu myaka egisinga obuzibu mu buweereza bwe, Abacayina bwe baali bamubuusabuusa era nga bamukyawa, enzigi nga nzigale ate omulimu nga gulabika nga tegubala, Lottie yeenyweza mu kusaba ng’akakasa nti Katonda teyamutuma mu kintu kya busirusiru. Yanywerera ku bwesige bwa Pawulo: “Enjiri tenkwasa nsonyi: kubanga ge maanyi ga Katonda agalokola buli muntu akkiriza” (Abaruumi 1:16). Amaanyi tegaali gage. Ye yali agatwala butwazi. Okusaba kwe kye kyali ekkubo mwe yasigalira ng’akwatagana n’ensibuko y’amaanyi ge yali atwala — era yali mwegendereza nnyo okukuuma okukwatagana okwo.

Lottie era yasabiranga abantu be yali agezaako okutuukako mu ngeri entongole ennyo. Yayiga olulimi, ne yeemalira mu buwangwa bwabwe, n’alya emmere yaabwe, n’ayambala engoye zaabwe, era n’atambulira mu makubo g’ebyalo by’essaza lya Shandong, okusaba kwe ku lw’abantu kinnoomu kube okusaba okuva mu kwagala n’okubamanya obulungi ennyo. Yeesigama ku Pawulo bwe yannyonnyola ensonga y’obuminsani: “Kale balikoowoola batya oyo gwe batakkiririzaamu? Era balikkiriza batya oyo gwe batawulirangako? Era baliwulira batya awatali abuulira? Era balibuulira batya nga tebatumiddwa?” (Abaruumi 10:14–15). Ye yali oyo eyatumibwa. Okusaba kwe kwali ekitundu ekitalabika eky’okubuulira kwe — ekikolwa omubaka omuntu mwe yasigalira ng’akwatagana n’ensibuko ey’obwakatonda.

Ekikolwa kye ekisembayo eky’okusaba kwali kufa kwe: okuwaayo omubiri gwe olw’okwagala abo abatalimanya linnya lye wadde okutegeera kye yabawa. Pawulo bwe yannyonnyola ekiwaliriza omuntu okwewaayo bw’atyo, kye kigambo ekisinga okunnyonnyola obulamu bwa Lottie: okwagala kwa Kristo “kutuwaliriza, ng’omu bwe yafiirira bonna, bonna kyebaava bafa.” (2 Abakkolinso 5:14). Yawalirizibwa. Si lwa kwewulira musango, si lwa buvunaanyizibwa, wabula lwa kwagala. Okwagala kwa Kristo gy’ali, era okuyita mu ye eri abantu b’e Bucayina.

Okusaba

Mukama w’amakungula, tuwe okwagala kwa Lottie — okwagala okubala omuwendo ate ne kugusasula. Gye tuli mu ddembe nga twesudde obwetaavu bw’ensi, tusiikuuse. Gye twekwata obutawaayo ssaddaaka, tulage omusaalaba. Yongera okwegayiririra kwaffe ku lw’abo abatannawulira njiri, era otuwe ffe, mu kigera kyaffe, okuwaayo nga ye bwe yawaayo — buli kimu, awatali kwejjusa, olw’okukwagala Ggwe n’okwagala abo be wajja okulokola. Amiina.