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“Si ku lwammwe kye nkola kino, bw'ayogera Mukama Katonda, mukimanye: mukwatibwe ensonyi era muswale olw'amakubo gammwe, mmwe ennyumba ya Isiraeri.”—Ezeekyeri 36:32.

Waliwo ebibi bibiri eby'omuntu ebyazaalibwa naye mu magumba, era ebyeyoleka bulijjo mu mubiri. Ekimu kwe kwesigama ku muntu yekka, n'ekirala kwe kwegulumiza. Kizibu nnyo, ne ku basajja abasingayo obulungi, okweekuuma ne bataagwa mu nsobi eyo ey'olubereberye. Abakristaayo abasinga obutukuvu, era abo abategeera ennyo enjiri ya Kristo, beesanga nga balina okwegomba okw'olutata okutunuulira amaanyi g'ekitonde, mu kifo ky'okutunuulira amaanyi ga Katonda, n'amaanyi ga Katonda gokka. Emirundi n'emirundi, Ebyawandiikibwa Ebitukuvu bitujjukiza ekyo kye tutasaana kwerabira n'akatono, nti obulokozi mulimu gwa Katonda okuva ku ntandikwa okutuuka ku nkomerero, so si gwa muntu, so si mu muntu. Naye bwe kityo, ensobi eno eya kera — nti ffe twetaaga okwerokola, oba nti waliwo kye tuteekwa okukola mu nsonga y'obulokozi — bulijjo eyimuka, ne twezuula nga tukemebwa okuva ku bwangu bw'okukkiriza kwaffe mu maanyi ga Mukama Katonda waffe. Weewaawo, ne Ibulayimu yennyini teyali wa ddembe eri ensobi ennene ey'okwesiga amaanyi ge ye. Katonda yamusuubiza nti ajja kumuwa omwana — Isaaka, omwana ow'okusuubizibwa. Ibulayimu yakikkiriza, naye ku nkomerero, ng'akooye olw'okulindirira, yakwata amagezi ag'omubiri ag'okutwala Kagali okuba mukyala we, n'alowooza nti Isimayiri ye yandituukirizza obusuubize bwa Katonda; naye mu kifo ky'okuyamba okutuukiriza obusuubize, Isimayiri yaleeta ennaku mu mutima gwa Ibulayimu, kubanga Katonda teyakkiriza nti Isimayiri abeere wamu ne Isaaka. Ebyawandiikibwa byagamba nti, ‘Goba omuzaana n'omwana we; kubanga omwana w'omuzaana taasikire wamu n'omwana w'omukyala ow'eddembe.’ Kaakano ffe, mu nsonga y'obulokozi, twagala okulowooza nti Katonda alwawo okutuukiriza obusuubize bwe, ne tuteekateeka okukola ekintu ffe fennyini, naye kiki kye tukola? Twekkirira nnyo mu bitosi ne tweterekera eby'obuzibu n'okukemebwa eby'omu maaso. Tetusoma nti kyanakuwaza omutima gwa Ibulayimu okusindika Isimayiri? Ah! era Abakristaayo bangi banakuwazibwa emirimu egy'obuzaaliranwa gye baakola nga bagenderera okuyamba Katonda ow'ekisa. Ayi abaagalwa, tujja kweesanga bulijjo nga tugezaako omulimu ogw'obusirusiru ogw'okuyamba Oyo Ayinza Byonna n'okuyigiriza Oyo Amanyi Byonna. Mu kifo ky'okutunuulira ekisa kyokka okututukuza, tweesanga nga tukwata amateeka n'ensonga ez'amagezi g'ensi ze tulowooza nti zijja kutuukiriza omulimu gwa Katonda. Tujja kwonoona bwonoonyi; tujja kuleeta ennaku mu mwoyo gwaffe. Naye singa, mu kifo ky'ekyo, mu buli mulimu tutunula waggulu eri Katonda ow'obulokozi bwaffe olw'obuyambi, n'amaanyi, n'ekisa, n'obudde, olwo omulimu gwaffe gunaakulaakulana ku ssanyu lyaffe n'okusanyusibwa kwaffe, era ku kitiibwa kya Katonda. Ensobi eyo, nga bwe ŋŋamba, eri mu magumba gaffe, era eneebeeranga naffe bulijjo, era kyekiva ebigambo eby'omu kyawandiikibwa biteekebwa okuba eddagala eriziyiza ensobi eyo. Kyogerwa mu bugazi mu kyawandiikibwa kyaffe nti obulokozi bwa Katonda. “Si ku lwammwe kye Nze nkola kino.” Talina ky'ayogera ku ekyo kye tukoze oba kye tuyinza okukola. Ennyiriri zonna ezisooka n'ezo eziddirira zoogera ku ekyo Katonda ky'akola. “Nze ndibaggya mu mawanga.” “Nze ndibamansira amazzi amalongoofu.” “Nze ndibawa omutima omuggya.” ”Nze ndissa Omwoyo gwange munda yammwe.” Byonna bya Katonda: noolwekyo, nate tujjukize enjigiriza eno, tuleke okwesiga amaanyi gaffe n'obuyinza bwaffe.

Ensobi endala omuntu gy'ayagala ennyo, kwe kwesiga obusaanidde bwe ye. Newankubadde nga tewali butuukirivu mu muntu yenna, kyokka mu buli muntu mulimu okwegomba okwesiga obumu obusaanidde bw'aweebwa mu birowoozo. Kya kitalo nga bwe kiri, naye n'abantu ababi ennyo balina obutuukirivu obumu nga bwe balowooza, kwe beesigama. Onoosanga omutamiivu asingira ddala okwonoona ng'eyeyisaamu amalala nti si mwogezi wa bikolimo. Onoosanga omutamiivu avvoola Katonda ng'eyeyisaamu amalala nti wadde kiki wa mazima. Onoosanga abantu abatalina butuukirivu bwonna mu nsi, nga bagulumiza kye balowooza okuba obutuukirivu — ekyo nti tebeewaana kuba na kintu kyonna; ne beerowooza okuba abasingira ddala obulungi, kubanga balina obwesigwa oba obugumu okwatula nti bonoonefu ddala. Mu ngeri emu ebirowoozo by'abantu byegatta ku busaanidde bw'abantu; bulijjo binaakwatanga ku bwo, era bwe giggyamu buli kimu ky'olowooza nti byandyesigamiddwako, mu kaseera katono nga tekannaba kuggwaawo bikola omusingi omulala ogw'obwesige okuva mu bwo. Obuntu, ku bikwata ku busaanidde bwabwo, buli ng'ebbabbi, buwanirira obulamu bwabwo mu byenda byabwo, era kirabika ng'obweluka obulubi butabalika emirembe gyonna. Oyinza okusaanyaawo obulubi bumu, naye mangu buddamu okukola obulala; oyinza okuggya omuguwa mu kifo kimu, n'osanga nga gukwata ku ngalo zo, era bw'ogezaako okubusaanyaawo n'omukono ogumu n'osanga nga bukwata ku gwokubiri. Kizibu okubuggyawo; bwetegese bulijjo okuluka obulubi bwabwo n'okwesiba ku musingi omulimba ogw'obwesige. Ku busaanidde bwonna obw'abantu kye njogerako essaawa eno, era mpulira nti ndinyiiza abantu bangi wano. Nnaatera okubuulira enjigiriza esagala era ekaawa eri omubiri n'omusaayi, egenda okunyeenyeza abantu abeeyisa ng'abatuukirivu amannyo gaabwe, n'okuleetera abalala okugenda ne balangirira nti ndi Muntinomiya, era oboolyawo nga sisaanira na kuba mulamu. Kyokka ekyo eky'okwongera, si kye ndikungubagira nnyo, singa awamu na kyo mu mitima egirala waliwo okuweereza eri amazima gano ag'ekitiibwa, n'okwewaayo eri amaanyi n'ekisa kya Katonda, atalitulokola n'akatono, okuggyako nga tuli beetegefu okumuleka afune ekitiibwa kyonna.

Okusooka, ndifuba okunnyonnyola mu bugazi enjigiriza erimu mu kyawandiikibwa kino; ekya kubiri, ndifuba okulaga amaanyi gaayo n'amazima gaayo; n'oluvannyuma, ekya kusatu, ndinoonya Omwoyo Omutukuvu owa Katonda okussa mu nkola amasomo amagasi era ag'omugaso agagirwako.

I. Ndifuba OKUNNYONNYOLA EKYAWANDIIKIBWA KINO. “Si ku lwammwe kye nkola kino, bw'ayogera Mukama Katonda.” Ensonga ey'obulokozi bw'oluganda lw'abantu esangibwa mu kifuba kya Katonda, so si mu mpisa oba embeera y'omuntu. Enzaalwa bbiri zaajeemera Katonda — emu ya bamalayika, endala ya bantu. Ekitundu ky'enzaalwa eno eya bamalayika bwe kyajeemera Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo, obwenkanya bwabukwata mangu; baayerwa okuva ku ntebe zaabwe eziri mu mmunyeenye mu Ggulu, era okuva olwo baaterekebwa mu kizikiza okutuusa ku lunaku olukulu olw'obusungu bwa Katonda. Tewaali kusaasira kwe baaweebwa, tewaali ssaddaaka eyaweebwayo ku lwabwe; naye baali batalina ssuubi wadde kusaasira, baawaayo emirembe n'emirembe eri obunnya obw'okubonaabona okutaggwaawo. Oluganda lw'abantu, olusembayo nnyo mu ntegeera, lwayonoona mu bubi bwe bumu; naye bwe kiba nti ebibi by'abantu bye tuwuliddeko biteekebwa wamu ne bipimibwa obulungi, sisobola kutegeera nga ebibi bya baddayimooni bwe biyinza okuba ebiddugavu okusinga ekibi ky'abantu. Kyokka Katonda, oyo mu bwenkanya bwe obutaggwaawo eyayita ku bamalayika n'abaleka emirembe n'emirembe okusasula ebyonoono byabwe mu muliro gw'omuliro ogutazikira, yasiima okutunuulira omuntu. Wano waliwo okulonda okw'ekitiibwa; okulonda omuntu, n'okugaana bamalayika abaagwa. Ensonga yali ki? Ensonga yali mu mutima gwa Katonda, ensonga etategeerekeka gye tutamanyi, era singa twagimanya oboolyawo tetwandigisobodde kutegeera. Singa ggwe nange twateekebwa okulonda ani ayandirekeddwa, ndowooza nti kirabika twandironze nti bamalayika abaagwa be baalokolebwa. Si be basinga okwaka? Tebalina maanyi ga birowoozo agasinga? Singa baali banunulwa, tekyandigulumizza Katonda okusinga, nga bwe tulowooza, okusinga obulokozi bw'ensiwuka nga ffe? Ebitonde ebyo ebimasamasa — Lusifa, omwana ow'enkya, n'emmunyeenye eziri ezaatambula mu kibinja kye — singa baali banaazibwa mu musaayi gwe ogununula, singa baali balokolebwa olw'ekisa eky'obwakabaka, oluyimba lwa ngeri ki lwe bandiyimbidde Katonda Ali Waggulu Ennyo era ataggwaawo! Naye Katonda, akola nga bw'ayagala eby'obwe, era atawa balala kunnyonnyola bya nsonga ze, naye akwata ku bitonde bye ng'omubumbi bw'akwata ku bbumba lye, teyeetikka buntu bwa bamalayika, wabula yeetikka ezzadde lya Ibulayimu, n'alonda abantu okuba ebibya eby'okusaasira kwe. Ekyo tukimanyi, naye ensonga yaakyo eri ludda wa? Mazima ddala si mu muntu. “Si ku lwammwe kye nkola kino. Mmwe ennyumba ya Isiraeri, mukwatibwe ensonyi era muswale olw'amakubo gammwe.”

Wano abantu batono nnyo abawakanya. Tulaba nti bwe twogera ku kulonda omuntu n'obutalonda bamalayika abaagwa, tewali kwemulugunya n'akaseera katono. Buli muntu akkiriza enjigiriza ya Kaluvino okutuusa lw'awulira nti ye afiiriddwa mu yo; naye bw'etandika okukwata ku ggumba lye n'omubiri gwe, olwo n'agirwanyisa. Mujje, kale, tuteekwa okweyongerayo. Ensonga yokka eyeeva omuntu omu n'alokolebwa, omulala n'atalokolebwa, teri, mu ngeri yonna, mu muntu alokolebwa, wabula mu kifuba kya Katonda. Ensonga eva enjiri leero n'ebuulirwa mmwe so si abamawanga abali ewala, si lwa kuba nti, ng'enzaalwa, tusinga abamawanga; si lwa kuba nti tusaanira ebisingawo mu mikono gya Katonda; okulonda kwe Bungereza, mu kulonda emikisa egy'okungulu, tekwava ku bulungi bw'eggwanga ery'Abangereza, wabula kyava ku kusaasira kwe n'okwagala kwe. Tewali nsonga mu ffe eyeetuggya enjiri okubuulirwa ffe okusinga eggwanga eddala lyonna. Leero, abamu ku ffe tufunye enjiri, era tukyusiddwa ayo, era tufuuse abasika b'omusana n'obutafa, so ng'abalala basigadde okuba abasika b'obusungu. Naye tewali nsonga mu ffe lwaki twatwalibwa ate abalala ne balekebwa.

“Tewaali kintu mu ffe ekisaanidde kutiibwa,

Newaakubadde okusanyusa Omutonzi.

Kyali ‘Weewaawo bw'otyo, Kitaffe!’ bulijjo kwe tuteekwa okuyimba,

Kubanga kyalabika nga kirungi mu maaso go.”

Kaakano, ka tuddemu okwekenneenya enjigiriza eno mu bugazi. Tuyigirizibwa mu Kyawandiikibwa Ekitukuvu nti, edda nnyo ng'ensi eno tennabaawo, Katonda yamanya era n'alaba edda ebitonde byonna bye yali agenderera okukola; era mu kiseera ekyo ng'alaba nga oluganda lw'abantu lugwa mu kibi, era lusaanira obusungu bwe, yasalawo, mu mutima gwe ogw'obwakabaka, nti ekitundu ekinene eky'oluganda lw'abantu kibeere abaana be, era baleetebwe mu Ggulu. Ku abo abasigadde, yabaleka eri ebibasaanira, okusiga empewo n'okukungula kibuyaga, okusaasaanya obumenyi bw'amateeka n'okusikira ekibonerezo. Kaakano, mu tteeka ekkulu ery'okulonda, ensonga yokka eyaleetera Katonda okulonda ebibya eby'okusaasira, teri yonna wabula kubanga yali ayagala okukikola. Tewaali kintu mu omu ku bo ekyaleetera Katonda okubalonda. Ffe fenna twali tufaanana, fenna nga tubuze, fenna nga tuzikiridde olw'okugwa; fenna nga tetulina kya kusaba n'akatono ku kusaasira kwe; fenna, mu butuufu, nga tusaanira okuwalanibwa eggwanga kwe okusukkiridde. Okulonda kwe omuntu yenna, n'okulonda kwe abantu be bonna, tekulina nsonga, mu ekyo ekyaliko mu bo. Kwali kikolwa ky'okwagala kwe okw'obwakabaka, so si kya kintu kyonna kye baakola, kye bandisobodde, wadde kye bandyagadde okukola; kubanga bw'atyo bw'ayogera ekyawandiikibwa: “Si ku lwammwe kye nkola kino, mmwe ennyumba ya Isiraeri!”

Ku by'ebibala by'okulonda kwaffe, mu kiseera ekituufu Kristo yajja mu nsi eno, n'agula n'omusaayi gwe abo bonna Kitaffe be yalonda. Kaakano mujje ku musaalaba gwa Kristo; mujje n'enjigiriza eno, era mujjukire nti ensonga yokka eyaleetera Kristo okuwaayo obulamu bwe okuba omutango gw'endiga ze, yali lwa kuba nti yayagala abantu be, naye tewaali kintu mu bantu be ekyamuleetera okubafiirira. Nnali ndowooza nga nzija wano ku makya gano, singa omuntu yenna alowooza nti okwagala kwa Katonda gye tuli kwaleetebwa ekintu kyonna ekiri mu ffe, kyandibadde ng'omuntu atunula mu luzzi okuzuula ensulo z'ennyanja, oba asima mu kiswa okuzuula olusozi olunene. Okwagala kwa Katonda kunene nnyo, tekulina nkomerero era tekugerekeka, ne kimulema okulowooza n'akaseera katono nti kwandireeteddwa kintu kyonna ekiri mu ffe. Obulungi obutono obuli mu ffe — obutaliiwo mu ffe — kubanga tewali, tekwandireeteddwa kwagala okutaliiko kkomo, okutaliiko ntobo, okutaliiko lubalama, okutaliiko ntikko, Katonda kw'ayolesa eri abantu be. Muyimirire ku ntobo y'omusaalaba, mmwe abaguza obusaanidde, mmwe abasanyukira emirimu gyammwe; muddemu ekibuuzo kino: Mulowooza nti Mukama w'obulamu n'ekitiibwa yandisobodde okuserengesebwa okuva mu Ggulu, okubumbibwa ng'omuntu, n'atwalibwa okufa olw'obusaanidde bwammwe obumu? Emisuwa gino emitukuvu gyandisumuluddwa n'akambe akatali kawagguze okusinga okwagala kwe okutaggwaawo? Mulowooza nti obusaanidde bwammwe obunafu, wadde bwe buba butya, bwandibadde n'amaanyi okukomerera Omununuzi ku muti, n'okumuleetera okukutama ebibegabega bye wansi w'omugugu omunene ogw'omusango gw'ensi? Temuyinza kukirowooza. Ekivaamu kinene nnyo, bwe kigeraageranyizibwa ku ekyo kye mulowooza okuba, endowooza yammwe eremererwa mu kaseera katono. Muyinza okulowooza nti akawuka aka koolo kazimba olwazi olw'obungi bwako, n'olw'emyaka gyako emingi egy'okukola; naye temuyinza kulowooza nti obusaanidde bwonna obw'abantu obwakuŋŋaanyizibwa, singa waliwo ebintu bwe bityo, bwandireese Oyo Ataggwaawo okuva ku ntebe ye ey'obwakabaka, n'amukutamya eri okufa okw'omusaalaba: ekyo kintu ekitasoboka ddala eri omutima gwonna ogulowooza, nga bwe kitasoboka. Nedda; okuva ku musaalaba wava eddoboozi — “Si ku lwammwe kye nkola kino, mmwe ennyumba ya Isiraeri.”

Oluvannyuma lw'okufa kwa Kristo, wajja, ekya kubiri, omulimu gw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu. Abo Kitaffe be yalonda, era Omwana be yanunula, mu kiseera ekituufu Omwoyo Omutukuvu abayita ‘okuva mu kizikiza okudda mu musana ogw'ekitalo.’ Kaakano, okuyita kw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu tekufaayo ku busaanidde bwonna obuli mu ffe. Singa leero Omwoyo Omutukuvu ayita abantu kikumi mu kkuŋŋaaniro lino, n'abaggya mu mbeera yaabwe ey'ekibi n'abazza mu mbeera y'obutuukirivu, munaaleeta abantu kikumi bano, mubaleke batambule mu kwekenneenya, era singa musobola okusoma emitima gyabwe, mwandiwalirizibwa okugamba nti, ‘Sirina nsonga eyeeva Omwoyo gwa Katonda okukola ku bano. Sirabako kintu kyonna ekyandisaanyizza ekisa eky'engeri eno — tewali kintu kyandireese enkola n'entambula z'Omwoyo okukola mu bantu bano.’ Kubanga, mulabe wano. Mu buzaaliranwa, abantu bagambibwa okuba abafu mu kibi. Omwoyo Omutukuvu bw'awa obulamu, tekiyinza kuva ku maanyi gonna agali mu bantu abafu, oba obusaanidde bwonna obuli mu bo, kubanga bafu, bavundu era baboze mu ntaana y'ekibi kyabwe. Kale nno, Omwoyo Omutukuvu bw'agamba nti, ‘Fuluma obeere mulamu,’ tekiva ku kintu kyonna ekiri mu magumba amakalu, kiteekwa okuva ku nsonga emu eri mu mutima gwe, so si mu ffe. Noolwekyo, mumanye kino, abasajja ne baganda bange, nti ffe fenna tuyimiridde ku lyenkanankana. Tewali n'omu ku ffe alina kintu kyonna ekiyinza okututendereza eri Katonda; era Omwoyo bw'anaalonda okukola mu mitima gyaffe okutuusa ku bulokozi, kiteekwa okumusindika kw'okwagala kwe okusingayo, kubanga tayinza kusindikibwa kikola kikolwa kyonna olw'obusiima obulungi, oba okwegomba okulungi, oba ekikolwa ekirungi ekibeera mu ffe olw'obuzaaliranwa.

Okweyongerako katono: amazima gano, agakola bwe gaty'okutuusa wano, gakola olugendo lwonna. Abantu ba Katonda, bwe bamala okuyitibwa olw'ekisa, bakuumibwa mu Kristo Yesu; ‘bakuumibwa amaanyi ga Katonda olw'okukkiriza okutuusa ku bulokozi;’ tebakkirizibwa kwonoona busika bwabwe obutaggwaawo, wabula okukemebwa bwe kujja baweebwa amaanyi ge bagwanukana nako, era ekibi bwe kibaddugaza banaazibwa buggya, ne balongoosebwa nate. Naye mumanye, ensonga eyeeva Katonda okukuuma abantu be, y'emu n'eyo eyabafuula abantu be — ekisa kye eky'obwereere eky'obwakabaka. Bwe kiba, muganda wange, nga wanunulibwa mu ssaawa ey'okukemebwa, yimirira ojjukire nti tewanunulibwa ku lulwo ggwe. Tewaali kintu mu ggwe ekyasaanira okununulibwa. Bwe kiba nga waliisibwa era n'oweebwa mu ssaawa yo ey'obwetaavu, si lwa kuba nti obadde muweereza mwesigwa wa Katonda, so si lwa kuba nti obadde Mukristaayo asaba; kiva bwokka ku kusaasira kwa Katonda. Tasindikibwa kukola kintu kyonna ky'akukolera olw'ekintu kyonna ky'omukolera; ensonga ye ey'okukuwa omukisa eri wonna ddala mu buziba bw'ekifuba kye. Katonda yeebazibwe, abantu be balikuumibwa.

“Newaakubadde okufa, wadde Amagombe, tebiriggyawo

Abaagalwa be okuva ku kifuba kye;

Mu kifuba ekyagalwa eky'okwagala kwe

Beteekwa okuwummuliranga emirembe gyonna.”

Naye lwaki? Olw'okuba nga batukuvu? Olw'okuba nga batukuzibbwa? Olw'okuba nga baweereza Katonda n'ebikolwa ebirungi? Nedda, wabula olw'okuba nti ye mu kisa kye eky'obwakabaka yabaagala, abaagala, era anaabaagalanga, okutuusa ku nkomerero.

Era okusiba okunnyonnyola kwange okw'ekyawandiikibwa kino. Kino kinaakola mu Ggulu lyennyini. Olunaku lujja abaana ba Katonda bonna abaagulibwa n'omusaayi, abanaazibwa n'omusaayi, lwe balitambula mu nguudo eza zaabu nga bambadde engoye enjeru. Emikono gyaffe amangu ago girikwata olulagala lw'obuwanguzi; amatu gaffe galisanyusibwa ennyimba ez'omu Ggulu, n'amaaso gaffe galijjula okwolesebwa okusanyusa okw'ekitiibwa kya Katonda. Naye mumanye, ensonga yokka eyeeva Katonda okututuusa mu Ggulu enaaba kwagala kwe, so si lwa kuba nti twakisaanira. Tuteekwa okulwana olutalo, naye tetuwangula buwanguzi lwa kuba nti tululwana; tuteekwa okukola, naye empeera ku nkomerero y'ennaku eneeba mpeera ya kisa, so si bbanja. Tuteekwa okuwa Katonda ekitiibwa wano, nga tulindirira empeera ey'ekirabo; naye empeera eyo tereeweebwa ku musingi ogw'amateeka, olw'okuba twakisaanira, wabula tuliweebwa lwokka olw'okuba Katonda yatwagala, awatali nsonga yonna eyali mu ffe. Ggwe nange ne buli omu ku ffe bwe tuliyingira mu Ggulu, oluyimba lwaffe lulyoka, ‘Si ku lwaffe, si ku lwaffe, naye eri erinnya lyo ekitiibwa kyonna kibeere;’ era ekyo kiriba kya mazima, si kya kweyongeza mu kwebaza kwokka. Kiriba kya mazima; tuliwalirizibwa okuluyimba, kubanga tetulisobola kuyimba kirala. Tulyewulira nti tetwakola kintu, era nti tetwali kintu, naye nti Katonda ye yakola byonna — nti tetwalina kintu mu ffe ekyandibadde ensonga ey'okukikola kwe, naye nti ensonga ye yali mu ye yennyini; noolwekyo eri ye kwe kunaaba akatundu konna ak'ekitiibwa emirembe n'emirembe.

Kaakano, kino, nga bwe ndowooza, gwe gwo makulu g'ekyawandiikibwa; kisesula abasinga obungi, ne ku abo abeeyisa nga Bakristaayo mu mulembe guno. Njigiriza eyeetaaga omunnyo mungi, oba abantu abatono be baligikkiriza. Kibawoomera bubi nnyo. Kyokka, eyo yeeyimiridde. ‘Katonda abeere wa mazima, na buli muntu abeere mulimba.’ Amazima ge tuteekwa okubuulira, era kino kye tuteekwa okulangirira. Obulokozi ‘tebuva mu bantu, so si mu muntu; tebuva mu kwagala kw'omubiri, so si mu musaayi,’ so si mu kuzaalibwa, wabula mu kwagala kwa Katonda okw'obwakabaka, era Katonda yekka.

II. Ne kaakano, ekya kubiri, nnina OKUNNYONNYOLA N'OKUNYWEZA EKYAWANDIIKIBWA KINO.

Lowooza akaseera ku mpisa z'omuntu. Kijja kutuwombeeka, era kijja kunyweza amazima gano mu birowoozo byaffe. Ka nkozese ekyokulabirako. Nnaalowooza omuntu ng'omumenyi w'amateeka. Mazima ddala bw'atyo bw'ali mu maaso ga Katonda, era siimuwaayiriza. Ka tugambe nti omumenyi w'amateeka omunene ekiseera n'ekituuka akwatibwa mu kibi kye, n'asibibwa mu kkomera. Yakola obujeemu obw'amaanyi, obussi, obujeemu, na buli kibi ekiyinzika. Yamenya amateeka gonna ag'ensi — buli limu ku go. Eddoboozi ery'abantu liri wonna — ‘Omuntu ono ateekwa okufa; amateeka tegayinza kunywezebwa okuggyako ng'afuuse ekyokulabirako eky'obukambwe bwago. Oyo atasitula kitala busa, ku mulundi guno ateekwa okuleka ekitala okukomba omusaayi. Omuntu ono ateekwa okufa; akisaanira ddala.’ Otunula mu mpisa ze: toyinza kulaba kabonero na kamu akamununula. Musobya wa dda; amaze ebbanga ddene mu bukyamu bwe ne kikuwaliriza okugamba nti, ‘Ensonga eno terina ssuubi eri omuntu ono; ebibi bye birimu obuzibu obw'engeri gye tutayinza kumwatuliramu kigambo, ne bwe twandigezezzaako. N'obukujjukujju obw'obulyi tebwandiyiiyizza kigezo kya kwewolereza, oba ssuubi lyonna ery'okumwogerera omusango omuntu ono omubi eyalekebwa; ka afe!’ Kaakano, singa Nnabagereka Kabaka, ng'alina mu mikono gye obuyinza obw'obwakabaka obw'obulamu n'okufa, alonda nti omuntu ono tafa, wabula alekebwa, tolaba nga bwe kitangaala ng'obudde obw'emisana, nti ensonga yokka eyinza okumuleetera okuleka omuntu oyo, eteekwa okuba okwagala kwe ye, okusaasira kwe ye? Kubanga, nga bwe mmaze okuteebereza nti tewali kintu mu mpisa z'omuntu oyo ekiyinza okuba okwogerako olw'okusaasira, wabula, mu ngeri ey'okwawukana, empisa ze zonna zikaabira waggulu okuwalanibwa eggwanga ku kibi kye. Ka tukyagale oba nedda, gano ge mazima ku ffe ffennyini. Zino ze mpisa zaffe n'embeera yaffe mu maaso ga Katonda. Ah! ggwe omuwulizi wange, oyinza okwekyusa n'okulaga obukyayi n'okunyiiga; naye waliwo abamu wano abakiwulira nga ga mazima amazito mu bulamu bwabwe, era kyebaliva banywa enjigiriza eno, kubanga y'ekkubo lyokka lye bayinza okulokolerwamu. Ggwe omuwulizi wange, omuntu wo ow'omunda oyinza okuba akubuulira ku makya gano nti wayonoona mu ngeri ey'ekivve ne watabaawo mulyango gwa kabonero konna ak'essuubi mu mpisa zo. Weeyongedde ku bibi byo n'ekibi kino ekinene, nti wajeemera Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo mu bugenderevu n'obubi. Bw'oba nga tokoze bibi byonna ebiri mu lukalala lw'obumenyi bw'amateeka, kibadde lwa kuba nti Katonda akuziyizza omukono gwo. Omutima gwo gubadde muddugavu gumala okubikola byonna. Owulira nti obubi bw'okulowooza kwo n'okwegomba kwo bwatuukiriza obumalirivu bw'omusango gw'abantu, era tewali gy'oyinza kweyongera. Ebibi byo bikuwangudde, era biyise ku mutwe gwo. Kaakano, ggwe omuntu, omusingi gwokka Katonda kw'ayinza okukulokolera kwe kwagala kwe. Tayinza kukulokola lwa kuba nti okisaanira, kubanga tokisaanira, kubanga tewali kigezo kye tuyinza okukola ku kibi kyo. Nedda, tolina kigezo kyonna, era okiwulira. Ah! erinnya lye eryagalwa lyebazibwe, olw'okuba ateeseteese ekkubo lino, mw'ayinza okukulokolera ku musingi gw'okwagala kwe okw'obwakabaka n'ekisa ekitaliiko kkomo, awatali kintu kyonna mu ggwe. Njagala oddeyo nate mu kkomera eri omumenyi w'amateeka ono. Ka tugambe kaakano nti omumenyi w'amateeka ono akyalirwa Nnabagereka mu mubiri gwe. Agenda gy'ali, n'amugamba nti, ‘Ggwe omujeemu, omulyi, omutemu, nnina mu mutima gwange okusaasira ku lulwo; tokisaanira; naye nzize gy'oli olwa leero, okukubuulira nti bw'onooyenkanya oliweebwa okusaasira mu mikono gyange.’ Ka tugambe nti omuntu ono, ng'abuuka, amukolimira — akolimira malayika ono ow'okusaasira mu maaso ge, n'amuwandira amalusu, n'ayogera eby'okuvvoola, n'asaba ebikolimo ku mutwe gwe. Yeddirayo; agenze; naye okusaasira kwe kunene nnyo, ne kiba nti enkeera atuma omubaka, era ennaku, n'esabbiiti, n'emyezi, n'emyaka, atuma bulijjo ababaka, era bano bagenda gy'ali, ne bagamba nti, ‘Bw'onooyenkanya ebyonoono byo oliweebwa okusaasira; si lwa kuba nti okisaanira, wabula olw'okuba Nnabagereka wa kisa, era okuva mu mwoyo gwe ogw'ekisa ayagala obulokozi bwo. Onooyenkanya?’ Ka tugambe nti omuntu ono akolimira omubaka, azibikira amatu ge eri obubaka, amuwandira amalusu, amugamba nti tamufaako n'akatono. Oba ka tuteebereze embeera esingako obulungi — ka tugambe nti akyuka ku ntebe ye n'agamba nti, ‘Sifaayo oba mpanikibwa oba nedda; nnaatwala omukisa gwange wamu n'abantu abalala; siikufeeko.’ Era ka tugambe ekisingako — ng'agolokoka ku ntebe ye, addamu okwenyigira mu bumenyi bwonna bw'amateeka bwe yasingibwa omusango, n'aggwa buggya mu bibi ebyennyini ebyaleeta ensingo ye wansi w'omuguwa gw'omusaalo. Kaakano, singa Nnabagereka aleka omuntu ng'oyo, ku mitendera ki gy'ayinza okukikola? Ogamba nti, ‘Tayinza, okuggyako ng'akikola olw'okwagala; tayinza lwa busaanidde bwonna obuli mu ye, kubanga ensolo ng'eyo eteekwa okufa.’ Ne kaakano ggwe nange olw'obuzaaliranwa tuli tutya wabula nga bino? Ne ggwe omuwulizi wange atannakyusibwa, kino kiki wabula ekifaananyi kyo? Katonda yennyini takyalidde omwoyo gwo ogw'omunda? era takugambye nti, ‘Ggwe omwonoonyi! jjangu kaakano, ka tuwoze wamu; wadde ebibi byo nga bimyufu ng'olugoye olumyufu, biriba byeru ng'ebyoya by'endiga.’ Kiki ky'okoze? Ozibikidde okutu kwo eri eddoboozi ery'omwoyo gwo ogw'omunda — okolimidde n'ovvoola Katonda, ovvodde erinnya lye ettukuvu, onyoomye Ekigambo kye, n'ovuma abaweereza be. Ne olwa leero, nate, ng'alina amaziga mu maaso ge, omuweereza wa Katonda azze gy'oli, n'obubaka bwe buli nti, ‘Kkiriza Mukama Yesu Kristo, olokolebwe; nga bwe ndi omulamu, bw'ayogera Mukama, sisanyukira kufa kw'oyo afa, wabula njagala akyuke adde gye ndi abeere mulamu.’ Kiki ky'onookola? Weewaawo, bwe muleka ku bwammwe munaaseka obubaka — nga mubunyooma. Bunaakuvaako ng'akasaale bwe kava ku muntu eyeesibye ekyambalo eky'ekyuma, era munaagenda okuddamu okunyooma Katonda, nga bwe mwakola edda. Tolaba, kale, nti singa Katonda anaakulokola, tekiyinza kuba ku lwammwe; wabula kiteekwa okuva mu kwagala kwe okutaggwaawo; tekiyinza kuva ku nsonga yonna endala, kubanga wagaanye Kristo, onyoomye enjiri ye, olinnyiridde omusaayi gwa Yesu, era ogaanye okulokolebwa. Bw'anaakulokola, kiteekwa okuba ekisa eky'obwereere, era ekisa eky'obwereere kyokka.

Naye kaakano ka twongere okukubira ekifaananyi ku mumenyi w'amateeka ono ali mu kkomera. Nga takkuse olw'okwongera ekibi ku kibi, era ng'agaanye okusaasira ku lulwe, omubi ono yeemalira mu kutambula okwetooloola obisibo byonna abalala mwe basibiddwa, n'akakanyaza n'emitima gyabwe eri okusaasira kwa Nnabagereka. Tayinza kulaba muntu okuggyako ng'atandika okumuwaayira n'okuvvoola okw'omutima gwe; ayogera ebintu ebiwaayiriza obwakabaka obumuleka, era afuba okufuula abalala ng'abakyafu nga ye. Kaakano, obwenkanya bwogera ki? Singa omuntu ono tasaanira kufa ku lulwe, kyokka asaanidde okufa ku lw'abalala; era bw'anaalekebwa, si kya lwatu ng'omuggo nti tayinza kulekebwa lwa nsonga yonna eri mu ye? Kiteekwa okuba olw'okusaasira okutawangulwa okwa Kabaka. Ne kaakano mulabe wano: kino si kye kituufu ku bamu abali wano? Si kwonoona mwokka, naye mukulembera abalala mu kibi? Mmanyi nti kino kyali kimu ku bibonoobono byange n'okubonaabona kwange, Katonda bwe yasooka okunzija gy'ali, nti nakulembera abalala mu kukemebwa. Tewali basajja wano abaayigiriza abalala okulayira? Tewali ba kitaawe wano abayambye okuzikiriza emyoyo gy'abaana baabwe? Temuliko abamu abali ng'omuti Upasi ogutta? Mugolola amatabi gammwe, ne mu buli kikoola ne muvaamu obutwa obutonnya ku abo abajja wansi w'ekisiikirize kyagwo ekitta. Tewali abamu wano abasendasenda abatuukirivu, abaawabya abo abaali balabika ng'abatya Katonda, era abo oboolyawo abakakanyavu ennyo ne baba ne beenyumiririza mu ekyo? Nga temukkuse kusalirwa musango mwekka, munoonya n'okukulembera abalala eri obunnya. Nga temulowooza nti kimala okuba abalabe ba Katonda mwekka, mwagala okukoppa Setaani nga muwalulira abalala nammwe. Ayi ggwe omuwulizi wange, kino si kye kikwo? Omutima gwo tegukyatula? N'ezziga telikulukuta ku ttama lyo? Jjukira, kale, kino kiteekwa okuba kya mazima: singa Katonda anaakulokola, kiteekwa okuba lwa kuba nti ye ayagala okukikola. Tekiyinza kuba lwa kuba nti waliwo ekintu ekirungi mu ggwe, kubanga osaanira kaakano okufa, era bw'anaakuleka kiteekwa okuba okwagala okw'obwakabaka n'ekisa eky'obwakabaka.

Nnaakozesa ekyokulabirako kimu ekirala, n'oluvannyuma, ndowooza, nnaaba nnyonnyodde ekyawandiikibwa bulungi. Tewali njawulo nnene wakati w'ekiddugavu n'ekiddugavu ekisingako ng'okwenkana enjawulo wakati w'ekyeru ekituukiridde n'ekiddugavu. Buli muntu asobola okukiraba. Kale tewali njawulo nnene wakati w'omuntu ne Setaani ng'okwenkana enjawulo wakati wa Katonda n'omuntu. Katonda mutuukirivu; ffe tuli baddugavu olw'ekibi. Setaani ye kiddugavu ekisingako bwokka; era enjawulo wakati w'ekibi kyaffe n'ekibi kya Setaani ne bw'eba nnene, kyokka teri nnene ng'enjawulo wakati w'obutuukirivu bwa Katonda n'obutali butuukirivu bw'omuntu. Kaakano, teebereza akadde nti waliwo mu Afirika ekika kya baddayimooni ekibeeramu, era nti ggwe nange twalina obuyinza okulokola baddayimooni bano okuva ku busungu obumu obubatiisibwa obuteekwa okubatuukako. Singa ggwe oba nze twagenda eyo ne tufa okulokola baddayimooni abo, ensonga yaffe yandibadde ki? Okusinziira ku ekyo kye tumanyi ku mpisa za daddayimooni, ensonga yokka eyandituleese okukikola yandibadde kwagala. Tewandibaddewo ndala. Kyandibadde lwokka lwa kuba nti twalina emitima eminene bwe gityo ne tusobola n'okugwatirira baddayimooni munda mu gyo. Kale, kaakano, tewali njawulo nnene wakati w'omuntu ne Setaani ng'eri wakati wa Katonda n'omuntu. Kale nno, singa ensonga yokka eyandireese omuntu okulokola daddayimooni eteekwa okuba kwagala kwa muntu, tekigoberera na maanyi agatajeemebwa nti ensonga yokka eyandireese Katonda okulokola abantu eteekwa okuba kwagala kwa Katonda kennyini? Wadde bwe kityo, singa ensonga eyo teba ya maanyi, ekituufu tekiwakanyizika — “Si ku lwammwe kye nkola kino, mmwe ennyumba ya Isiraeri.” Katonda atulaba, nga tulekeddwa, nga tuli babi, nga tuli bakyamu, era nga tusaanira obusungu bwe; bw'anaatulokola, kwe kwagala kwe okutaliiko kkomo, okutapimika, okumuleetera okukikola — awatali kintu kyonna mu ffe.

III. Ne kaakano, nga mmaze okubuulira enjigiriza eno, n'okuginyweza, nzija ku KUSSA MU NKOLA okw'amaanyi. Era wano Katonda Omwoyo Omutukuvu ampe amaanyi okukola n'emitima gyammwe!

Okusooka, nga enjigiriza eno nga ya mazima, nga Omukristaayo asaanira okuba omwetoowaze ate. Bw'oba nga wanunulwa, tewaliiko ky'okoze mu ekyo; Katonda ye yakikola. Bw'oba nga wanunulwa, tokisaanira. Kwe kusaasira okutasaanira kw'ofunye. Emirundi egimu nnasanyusibwa bwe ndabye okwebaza kw'abantu abaalekebwa eri abo abaabayamba. Nzijukira nga nkyalira ennyumba ey'obubudamo. Waaliyo omuwala omunaku eyali agudde mu kibi ebbanga ddene, era bwe yeesanga ng'ayogerwako mu kisa era ng'akkirizibwa abantu, n'alaba omuweereza wa Kristo ng'ayaayaanira obulungi bw'omwoyo gwe, ne kimenya omutima gwe. Omusajja wa Katonda amufaako ki? yali mubi nnyo. Kyandibadde kitya nti Omukristaayo ayogera naye? Ah! naye enneewulira eyo bw'esaana okuvaayo mu mitima gyaffe okusingawo! Ayi Katonda wange! Nakujeemera, kyokka wanjagadde, nze ataasaanira! Kiyinza kutya? Siyinza kwegulumiza na malala, nteekwa okukuvuunamira mu kwebaza okutasobola kwogera. Jjukira, baganda bange abaagalwa, nti si kusaasira kwokka kwe ffe kwe twafuna okutaasaanira, wabula era kwali kutasabiddwa. Kya mazima wasaba, naye si okutuusa ekisa eky'obwereere lwe kyakusabya. Wandibadde, ne leero, omukakanyavu mu mutima, nga tolina Katonda, era nga tolina Kristo, singa ekisa eky'obwereere tekyakulokola. Oyinza kwewaana? — okwewaana olw'okusaasira, oba mpozzi nkozese ekigambo, okwakuwalirizibwa? — okwewaana olw'ekisa ekyakuweebwa nga toyagala, okutuusa okwagala kwo lwe kwakyusibwa ekisa eky'obwakabaka? Era lowooza nate. Okusaasira kwonna kw'olina kwe wagaana; Kristo alya naawe; teweewaana na kubeera naye. Jjukira, waliwo olunaku lwe yakonkona, ggwe n'ogaana — bwe yajja ku luggi n'agamba nti, ‘Omutwe gwange gutobezebwa omusulo, n'enviiri zange amatondo g'ekiro; nzigulirawo, ggwe omwagalwa wange;’ ggwe n'omuggalira mu maaso ge n'otomukkiriza kuyingira. Teweewaana, kale, na ekyo ky'olina, bw'ojjukira nti ggwe wamu wamugaana. Katonda akugwatirira mu mikono gye egy'okwagala? Jjukira, edda wayimusa omukono gwo ogw'obujeemu okumujeemera. Erinnya lyo liwandiikiddwa mu kitabo kye? Ah! waaliwo ekiseera nga, singa kyandibadde mu buyinza bwo, wandisangudde ennyiriri entukuvu ezaalimu obulokozi bwo. Tuyinza, tuŋŋumira, okuyimusa emitwe gyaffe emibi na malala, ng'ebintu bino byonna byandituleese okuwuunamya emitwe gyaffe wansi mu kwetoowaza okusingayo? Ekyo lye ssomo limu: ka tuyige eddala.

Enjigiriza eno ya mazima, era kyeva erina okuba ensonga ey'okwebaza okusingayo. Bwe nnali nfumiitiriza ku kyawandiikibwa kino jjo, ekyakikola ku nze kyali kya kusanyusibwa n'essanyu. Ah! nnalowooza, ku mbeera ki endala gye nnandirokolerwa? Ne ndaba emabega ku mbeera yange ey'edda; nnelaba nga nnakuzibwa era nnayigirizibwa mu kutya Katonda, naye nga njeemera byonna ebyo. Nnalaba amaziga ga mmange nga gakulukutira ku nze awatali kigasa, n'okunenya kwa taata nga kubula ku nze, kyokka ne neesanga nga nnokolebwa olw'ekisa, era ne nsobola bwokka okugamba nti, ‘Mukama, nkwebaza olw'okuba kiri lwa kisa, kubanga singa kyali lwa busaanidde, sandirokolebwanga. Singa walindirira okutuusa nga waliwo ekintu ekirungi mu nze, wandirinze okutuusa lwe nnandibbidde mu kuzikirira okutaliiko ssuubi okw'omuliro, kubanga ekirungi mu muntu tekyandibaddewo, singa tosoose kukiteeka omwo.’ N'oluvannyuma amangu ne nnalowooza nti, ‘Ah! nga bwe nnandigenze ne mbuulira ekyo omwonoonyi omunaku!’ Ah! ka ngezeeko oba siyinza. Ggwe omwonoonyi! Ogamba nti toŋŋumira kujja eri Kristo kubanga tolina kya kwekwaniriza. Tayagala kintu kyonna eky'okukwekwaniriza; talikulokola, bw'oba olina ekintu eky'okukwekwaniriza, kubanga agamba nti, ‘Si ku lulwo kye nkola kino.’ Genda eri Kristo n'ebikomo mu matu go, n'amayinja ag'omuwendo ku ggwe; naaba amaaso go, weeyambaze zaabu ne ffeeza, ogende mu maaso ge ogambe nti, ‘Mukama, ndokola; nneenaazizza ne nneeyambaza; ndokola!’ ‘Genda! Si ku lulwo kye nnaakola kino.’ Ddayo gy'ali, ogambe nti, ‘Mukama, nteeka omuguwa mu bulago bwange, n'ebikutiya mu kiwato kyange; laba nga bwe nenkanya, laba nga bwe mpulira obwetaavu bwange; kaakano ndokola!’ ‘Nedda,’ bw'ayogera, ‘saakulokodde lwa ngoye zo ez'amalala, ne kaakano siikulokole lwa nziina zo; ndikulokolera awatali kintu kyonna ekikukwatako; bwe ndikulokola, kiriva ku kintu ekiri mu mutima gwange, so si ku kintu kyonna ky'owulira. Genda!’ Naye bw'onoogenda leero eri Kristo n'ogamba nti, ‘Mukama Yesu, tewali nsonga mu nsi lwaki nnandirokolebwa — waliwo emu mu Ggulu; Mukama, siyinza kuwoza nsonga yonna, nsaanira okubula, sirina kigezo kya kukola ku bibi byange byonna, sirina kya kwewolereza; Mukama, nkisaanira, era tewali kintu mu nze lwaki nnandirokolebwa, kubanga singa onnokola nnandifuuse Mukristaayo munaku bwe kityo; ntya nti emirimu gyange egy'omu maaso tegirikuwa kitiibwa — nandyagadde giwe, naye ekisa kyo kyokka kye kirigifuula emirungi, oba si kityo ginaasigala mibi. Naye, Mukama, wadde nga sirina kya kuleeta, era nga sirina kya kwewozaako, nga njogera kino: mpulidde nti wajja mu nsi okulokola aboonoonyi — Ayi Mukama, ndokola!

‘Nze asinga aboonoonyi bonna.’

Njatula nti sikiwulira nga bwe nsaanidde, sikikungubagira nga bwe nsaanidde; sirina kwenenya kwa kunkwaniriza; nedda, Mukama, sirina na kukkiriza kwa kunkwaniriza, kubanga sikkiriza busuubize bwo nga bwe nsaanidde; naye ah! nnywerera ku kyawandiikibwa kino. Mukama, wagamba nti toolikikola ku lwange. Nkwebaza olw'okuba wakigamba. Tewandisobodde kukikola ku lwange, kubanga sirina nsonga lwaki wandikikoze. Mukama, nsaba obusuubize bwo obw'ekisa. ‘Onsaasire nze omwonoonyi.’ Ah! mmwe abantu abalungi, enjigiriza eno tesaanira bamu ku mmwe; ewombeeka nnyo, si bwe kiri? Mmwe abakuumye amakanisa gammwe obutayosa, ne mugenda mu nkuŋŋaana n'obutya Katonda, mmwe abatamenyanga Ssabbiiti, oba abataalayirira, oba abataakola kibi kyonna, kino tekibasaanira. Mugamba nti kirungi okubuulira bamalaaya, n'abatamiivu, n'abalayiro, naye tekisaanira bantu balungi nga ffe. Ah! kale, kino kye kyawandiikibwa kyammwe — ‘Sajja kuyita batuukirivu, wabula aboonoonyi okwenenya.’ Muli ‘balamu’ — muli bwe mutyo; ‘temwetaaga musawo, wabula abo abalwadde.’ Mugende. Kristo yajja okulokola ng'abali nga mmwe. Mulowooza nti muyinza okwerokola. Mukikole, muzikirire nga mukikola. Naye nze mpulira nti enjiri y'emu esaanira omalaaya y'ensaanira nze, era nti ekisa eky'obwereere ekyalokola Sawulo ow'e Taluso kiteekwa okundokola nze, oba nedda sirokolebwa. Mujje, ka tugende ffenna wamu. Ffenna tuliko omusango — abamu okusingawo, abamu okukendeeza, naye ffenna tuliko omusango awatali ssuubi. Ka tugende wamu eri entebe y'ebigere ey'okusaasira kwe, era wadde nga tetuŋŋumira kutunula waggulu, ka tugalamire eyo mu nfuufu, era tusseemu nate okwecwa nti, ‘Mukama otusaasire ffe Yesu be yafiirira.’

“Nga bwe ndi, awatali kya kwesigamako,

Okuggyako nti omusaayi gwo gwayiyibwa ku lwange,

N'okuba nti onnyita nze okujja gy'oli,

Ayi Mwana gw'Endiga ogwa Katonda, nzija, nzija.”

Ggwe omwonoonyi, jjangu kaakano; jjangu kaakano, nkwegayiridde; nkwegayiridde, jjangu kaakano. Ayi Mwoyo wa Katonda omulamu, basike kaakano! Ebigambo bino ebinafu leka bibeere eky'okusika emyoyo eri Kristo. Onoogaana nate Mukama wange? Onoova mu nnyumba eno ng'okakanyadde nate? Oyinza obutaddayo kuba na nneewulira ng'eno ezizuukusibwa mu mwoyo gwo. Jjangu, kaakano, kkiriza okusaasira kwe; kaakano wanika ensingo yo eyeetegefu eri ekikoligo kye; olwo mmanyi nti onoogenda okulega ku kwagala kwe okwesigwa, era ku nkomerero okuyimbira mu Ggulu oluyimba lw'abanunulwa — ‘Eri oyo eyatwagala, n'atunaaza okuva mu bibi byaffe mu musaayi gwe, eri ye kubeere ekitiibwa emirembe gyonna. Amiina.’

“Ayi ggwe Yesu omukulu ow'emirembe n'emirembe,

Omulangira ow'Emirembe ow'oku ntikko era ow'amaanyi,

Nga eby'amagero byo bwe byaka n'ekitiibwa,

Mu byamagero eby'ekisa kyo:

Enjiri yo engagga enyooma ebiragiro,

Essa omukka ogw'obulokozi obwereere ng'empewo;

Essa buwewa okusaasira okuwangula,

Ne kutabula omusango, n'obuweddemu essuubi bwonna.

“Ayi ekitiibwa ky'enjiri,

Nga bw'elangirira omusaayi ogunaazaamu;

Eraga ekisa eky'omunda eky'Omulokozi,

Eraga omutima omuwewevu ogwa Katonda.

Eyogera bwogezi ku kwagala okutaggwaawo,

Ekuza ekisa ekibunda okusukkiridde,

Temanyi kirala okuggyako obulamu n'okusonyiyibwa,

Okununulibwa okutuukiridde, emirembe egitaggwaawo.”