Ekisumuluzo ekya Zaabu eky'Okusaba

"Munkoowoole, nange ndibaanukula, ne mbalaga ebintu ebikulu era eby'amaanyi bye mutamanyi." Yeremiya 33:3.

EBIMU ku bitabo eby'amagezi amangi ennyo mu nsi biwunya amafuta g'ettaala ey'ettumbi. Naye ebitabo n'ebigambo by'abantu ebisinga okuba eby'omwoyo era ebisinga okuzzaamu amaanyi, awamu bulijjo birina akawoowo k'obunnyogovu bw'ekkomera. Nnandiwadde ebyokulabirako bingi—naye Omutambuze wa John Bunyan ayinza okumala mu kifo ky'ebirala kikumi. N'ekyawandiikibwa kyaffe kino ekirungi, wadde nga kijjudde obukuku n'obunnyogovu bw'ekkomera Yeremiya mwe yali asibiddwa, kirina obw'akaakaanya n'obulungi obwandibuze singa tekyajja ng'ekigambo eky'okusanyusa eri omusibe wa Mukama eyasibirwa mu luggya lw'ekkomera.

Abantu ba Katonda bulijjo, mu mbeera yaabwe esingira ddala obubi, gye baazuulira ebisingira ddala obulungi ebya Katonda waabwe. Mulungi buli kiseera, naye alabika ng'asinga okulaga obulungi bwe abantu be lwe basinga okubeera mu bubi. "Wayinza otya okugumira okusibibwa kwo okuwanvu bwe kityo?" omuntu bwe yabuuza Landgrave wa Hesse eyali asibiddwa olw'okwewaayo kwe eri emisingi gy'Enkyukakyuka mu Kkanisa. N'addamu nti, "Okuzzibwamu amaanyi okuva eri Katonda okw'abattirwa okukkiriza kwabeera nange."

Awatali kubuusabuusa waliwo okuzzibwamu amaanyi okusingako obuwanvu n'amaanyi okusinga okulala kwonna Katonda kw'aterekera abo, olwokubanga bajulirwa be abeesigwa, abateekwa okugumira okubonaabona okunene ennyo okuva mu bukyayi bw'omuntu. Waliwo ekitangaala eky'ekitiibwa eri ensi ennyogovu ennyo. N'emmunyeenye zimasamasa mu ggulu ery'obukiikakkono n'obulungi obutali bwa bulijjo. Rutherford yalina akagambo akawuniikiriza nti bwe yasuulibwa mu bidda eby'okubonaabona, yajjukira nti Kabaka omukulu bulijjo yateranga omwenge gwe eyo, era n'atandika mangu okunoonya amacupa g'omwenge n'okunywa ku "myenge egisengejjeddwa obulungi ku masasi gaagwo."

Abo abeebbika mu nnyanja y'okubonaabona baggyamu luulu ennungi ez'omuwendo omungi. Mukimanyi, mmwe banne mu kubonaabona, nti bwe kiri. Mmwe amagumba gammwe agaali kumpi okuwenjuka mu lususu olw'okugalamira ekiseera ekiwanvu ku kitanda eky'okukoowa. Mmwe abaalaba ebintu byammwe eby'oku nsi nga bibaggyibwako ne muleetebwa kumpi mu bwavu obungi. Mmwe abagenze mu ntaana emirundi musanvu, okutuusa lwe mwatya nti mukwano gwammwe ow'oku nsi asembayo yandigenze n'Okufa okutalina kusaasira. Mwenna mukakasizza nti Ye Katonda omwesigwa era nti okubonaabona kwammwe nga bwe kweyongera, n'okuzzibwamu amaanyi kwammwe bwe kutyo kweyongera mu Kristo Yesu!

Okusaba kwange, nga nnyweza ekyawandiikibwa kino ku makya gano, kwe kuti abasibe ba Mukama abalala bayinze okwogerezebwa mu mitima gyabwe ekisuubizo kyakyo eky'essanyu! Nti mmwe abasibiddwa era abatasobola kuvaayo olw'obuzitowa bw'omwoyo obwa kaakano muyinze okumuwulira ng'ayogera, ng'aweeza mu matu gammwe ne mu mitima gyammwe mpola, nti, "Munkoowoole, nange ndibaanukula, ne mbalaga ebintu ebikulu era eby'amaanyi bye mutamanyi."

Ekyawandiikibwa kyeyawulamu mu ngeri ey'obutonde mu bitundu bisatu eby'enjawulo eby'Amazima ga Katonda. Ku bino ka twogere nga bwe tusobozesebwa Katonda Omwoyo Omutukuvu. Ekisooka, okusaba okulagirwa—"Munkoowoole." Ekyokubiri, okuddamu okusuubizibwa—"Nange ndibaanukula." Ekyokusatu, okukkiriza okuzzibwamu amaanyi—"Ne mbalaga ebintu ebikulu era eby'amaanyi bye mutamanyi."

I. Omutwe ogusooka gwe KUSABA OKULAGIRWA. Tetuweebwa kubuulirira na kusemba kwokka okusaba, wabula tulagirwa okusaba. Kuno kwe kwetoowaza kunene. Eddwaliro lizimbibwa—kitwalibwa nga kimala nti abalwadde baweebwa okuyingira awo obwereere bwe balyagala. Naye tewali kiragiro kya lukiiko ekiteekebwawo nti omuntu ateekwa okuyingira mu miryango gyalyo. Ekifo ekigabira abaavu emmere ey'obwereere kitegekebwa bulungi mu biseera by'obutiti obungi. Ekirango kirangirirwa nti abo abaavu bayinza okufuna emmere bwe basaba. Naye tewali ateekateeka okuyisa Etteeka lya Palaamenti eriwaliriza abaavu okujja n'okulindirira ku luggi okutwala ekigabwa.

Kirowoozebwa nga kimala okukiwaayo awatali kuwa kiragiro kyonna nti abantu bakikkirize. Naye nga kya kitalo obusirusiru bw'omuntu, ku luuyi olumu, obumwetaagisa okuweebwa ekiragiro asobole okusaasira emmeeme ye ye! Era nga kya kyewuunyo okwetoowaza kwa Katonda waffe ow'ekisa, ku luuyi olulala—nti awa ekiragiro eky'okwagala, ekitali kyo tewandibaddewo muntu n'omu azaalibwa mu Adamu eyandiriye ku mbaga y'Enjiri, wabula yandisoose okufa enjala okusinga okujja! Mu nsonga y'okusaba nakyo bwe kityo. Abantu ba Katonda ye bennyini beetaaga, si kyo tebandikikkirizza, ekiragiro eky'okusaba.

Kiki ekivaako kino? Kubanga, mikwano gyange abaagalwa, tetuluma kugwibwa mubiri gw'ensi, obanga ddala eyo si mbeera yaffe eya bulijjo. Tetwerabira kulya—tetwerabira kuggyawo ebisiikirize by'eddduuka—tetwerabira kunyiikira mu bizinensi—tetwerabira kugenda ku bitanda byaffe okuwummula—naye emirundi mingi twerabira okumeggana ne Katonda mu kusaba n'okumala, nga bwe kitusaanidde okumala, ebbanga eddene mu kussakaamu awamu okutukuvu ne Kitaffe era Katonda waffe. Eri abeeyita Abakristaayo bangi ennyo ekitabo ky'okubala ssente kizitowa nnyo n'olemererwa okukiyisa! Naye Baibuli, ekiraga okwewaayo kwabwe, kitono nnyo n'oyinza okumpi okugiteeka mu nsawo yo entono.

Essaawa nnyingi eri ensi! Obudde obutonotono eri Kristo! Ensi efuna ebisinga obulungi mu ffe, n'akasenge kaffe ak'okusaba kafuna obutundutundu obw'ebiseera byaffe ebifisseewo. Tuwaayo amaanyi gaffe n'obuggya bwaffe eri amakubo ga mamona, n'okukoowa kwaffe eri amakubo ga Katonda. Noolwekyo kyetuva twetaaga okulagirwa okwetaba mu ekyo ekyandibadde kye kisinga okutusanyusa, era nga kye kitiibwa kyaffe ekisinga obunene okukola—okusisinkana Katonda waffe! "Munkoowoole," bw'ayogera, kubanga amanyi nti tuli ba kwerabira okukoowoola Katonda.

"Kiki ky'otegeeza, ggwe Eyeebase? Golokoka okoowoole Katonda wo," kwe kubuulirira kwe twetaaga ffe nga bwe kwali kyetaagibwa Yona mu kibuyaga. Ategeera emitima emizitowa gye tulina, oluusi, nga tuli wansi w'okuwulira ekibi. Setaani atugamba nti, "Lwaki osaba? Osobola otya okusuubira okuwangula? Oyogera bwereere nti, 'Ndigolokoka ne ŋŋenda eri Kitange,' kubanga tosaanidde kubeera omu ku baddu be b'empeera! Osobola otya okulaba amaaso ga Kabaka nga omaze okumulyamu olukwe? Oliyinza otya okusemberera ekyoto nga ggwe kennyini okyonoonye, ate nga ssaddaaka gy'oyinza okuleeta eyo ya nnaku era njonoonefu?"

Ayi Baganda bange ne Bannyinaze, kya mukisa gye tuli nti tulagirwa okusaba, si kyo mu biseera eby'obuzitoowavu twandikirekeddewo! Katonda bw'andagira, wadde nga siisaanira, ndyewalula okutuuka ku katebe k'ebigere ak'Ekisa kya Katonda. Era okuva bw'agamba nti, "Musabenga obutakoowa," wadde ebigambo byange bwe binaansobera n'omutima gwange gwennyini ne gubunga, naye ndyeyongera okututubaza okwegomba kw'emmeeme yange ennumwa enjala nga njogera nti, "Ayi Katonda, wadde kino, njigiriza okusaba era ompe okuwangula naawe."

Tetulagirwa kusaba, era, olw'obutakkiriza bwaffe obwa buli kiseera? Obutakkiriza busonasona nti, "Gasa ki bw'onoonoonya Mukama ku nsonga eryo n'eryo? Kino kya nsonga ekiri ddala ebweru w'olukalala lw'ebintu Katonda mw'ayingidde, era, noolwekyo (bw'ayogera Setaani), singa obadde mu mbeera endala yonna wandyesigamye ku mukono gwa Katonda ogw'amaanyi. Naye wano okusaba kwo tekugenda kukugasa. Oba nsonga ntono nnyo, oba ekwatagana nnyo n'eby'omu kiseera kino, oba nsonga mw'oyonoonye nnyo nnyo, oba ya waggulu nnyo, nzibu nnyo, nga y'ensimbirira nnyo—tolina buyinza kutwala kyo eri Katonda!" Bw'atyo bw'awakanya Omuzimu omuvundu ogw'omu Ggeyeena.

Noolwekyo wawandiikibwa ng'etteeka erya buli lunaku erisaanira buli mbeera Omukristaayo gy'ayinza okusuulibwamu, nti, "Munkoowoole." "Munkoowoole. Olwadde? Oyagala okuwonyezebwa? Nkaabirira, kubanga nze Omusawo Omukulu. Enteekateeka ya Katonda ekutawaanya? Otya nti tojja kufuna bintu bya bwesigwa mu maaso g'omuntu? Munkoowoole! Abaana bo bakunyiiza? Owulira ekyo ekisinga erinnyo ly'essalambwa obwogi—omwana atalina kwebaza? Munkoowoole! Ennaku zo ntono, naye nga zirumya, ng'obusongovu obutono n'okufumita kw'amaggwa? Munkoowoole! Omugugu gwo muzitowa ng'ogugenda okumenya omugongo gwo wansi w'omuzigo gwagwo? Munkoowoole! Suula omugugu gwo ku Mukama, naye anaakuwanirira! Talikkiriza omutuukirivu okusagaasagana emirembe gyonna."

Mu kiwonvu—ku lusozi—ku lwazi olukalu—mu nnyanja ey'omunnyo! Ng'obisiddwa wansi w'amayengo, ate oluvannyuma ng'ositulibwa waggulu ku ntikko z'amayengo—mu kikoomi ng'amanda gaaka—mu miryango gy'okufa ng'emba z'Amagombe zaagala okukuggalirako—teweekomya, kubanga ekiragiro emirembe gyonna kikwogeza nti, "Munkoowoole." Okusaba kukyalina amaanyi era kiteekwa okuwangula ne Katonda okukuleetera obununuzi bwo. Zino ze zimu ku nsonga lwaki enkizo ey'okwegayirira mu Byawandiikibwa Ebitukuvu era eyogerwako ng'obuvunaanyizibwa—ziriwo nnyingi—naye zino zinaamala ku makya gano.

Tetusaana kuva ku kitundu kyaffe ekisooka nga tetunnaayogera kirala. Kitusaanira okusanyuka nnyo nti Katonda atuwadde ekiragiro kino mu Kigambo kye kisobole okubeera eky'amazima era eky'olubeerera. Oyinza okukyuka ku bitundu amakumi ataano ebyawandiikibwa etteeka lye limu we lyogerwa. Sisomanga mu Byawandiikibwa emirundi mingi nti, "Tottanga." "Teweegombanga." Emirundi ebiri Amateeka we gaweebwa, naye emirundi mingi nsoma amateeka g'Enjiri, kubanga oba Amateeka gaweebwa emirundi ebiri, Enjiri eweebwa emirundi nsanvu emirundi musanvu. Kubanga buli tteeka lye sisobola kukwata olw'okuba omunafu olw'omubiri, nsanga amateeka lukumi ge kimpeesa akaseera aka kirungi era akasanyusa okukwata olw'amaanyi g'Omwoyo Omutukuvu abeera mu baana ba Katonda!

N'ekiragiro kino eky'okusaba kirwaanirirwa emirundi n'emirundi. Kiyinza okuba omulimu ogusaanidde ekiseera eri abamu ku mmwe okuzuula emirundi emeka mu Byawandiikibwa gye mulagirwa okusaba. Mujja kwewuunya okulaba emirundi emeka ebigambo ng'ebino gye biweebwa—"Onkoowoole ku lunaku olw'okulaba ennaku, nange ndikuwonya." "Mmwe abantu, muyiwe emitima gyammwe mu maaso ge."

"Munoonye Mukama ng'akyasangibwa. Mumukoowoole ng'akyali kumpi." "Musabe, munaaweebwa. Munoonye, munaazuula. Mukonkone, munaaggulirwawo." "Mutunule era musabe, muleme okuyingira mu kukemebwa." "Musabenga obutakoowa." "Musembere n'obuvumu eri Entebe ey'Obwakabaka ey'Ekisa." "Musembere okumpi ne Katonda, naye anaasembera okumpi nammwe." "Munyiikirenga mu kusaba."

Sseetaaga kwongera mu kifo we sisobola kumalirawo ddala. Nnonda bibiri oba bisatu okuva mu nsawo eno ennene eya luulu. Jjangu, Mukristaayo, tosaana n'akatono okubuusabuusa oba olina obuyinza okusaba—tosaana n'akatono okubuuza nti, "Nnyinza okukkirizibwa okuyingira mu maaso ge?" Bw'olina ebiragiro ebingi bwe bityo, (era ebiragiro bya Katonda byonna bisuubizo era byonna bisobozesa), oyinza okujja n'obuvumu eri Entebe ey'Obwakabaka ey'Ekisa mu kkubo eriggya era eddamu ery'obulamu okuyita mu lutimbe olwayulika. Naye waliwo ebiseera Katonda w'atalagira bantu be kusaba mu Baibuli kwokka—era abalagira okusaba butereevu okuyita mu nkola z'Omwoyo we Omutukuvu.

Mmwe abamanyi obulamu obw'omunda muntegeera mangu. Owulira amangu ago, oboolyawo wakati mu mirimu, ekirowoozo ekikunyigiriza nti oteekwa okwawukana ogende osabe. Kiyinzika ku ntandikwa n'oba tossaayo mwoyo nnyo ku kwegomba okwo, naye kujja n'okuddamu n'okuddamu emirundi n'emirundi—"Gyaawo osabe!" Nzuula nti mu nsonga y'okusaba nze kennyini nfaanana nnyo nga nnamuziga w'amazzi eyeeyisa bulungi nga waliwo amazzi mangi, naye akyuka n'amaanyi matono nnyo ng'akagga kakalira. Oba, ng'ekyombo ekibuuka ku mayengo nga kyanjululizza ebitambaala byakyo byonna ng'empewo ekwatagana, naye ekiteekwa okukyukakyuka n'okutegana nnyo ng'empewo ennungi entono bw'eri.

Kaakano kindaba nti buli Mukama waffe lw'akuwa okwegomba okw'enjawulo okusaba oteekwa okwongera emirundi ebiri obunyiikivu bwo. Osaana bulijjo okusaba awatali kuggwaamu amaanyi—naye bw'akuwa okwegomba okw'enjawulo eri okusaba n'owulira obusobozi obw'enjawulo n'essanyu mu kwo, olina, ku ekyo ekiragiro ekikusiba bulijjo, ekiragiro ekirala ekisaana okukuwaliriza okugonda n'essanyu. Mu biseera ng'ebyo ndowooza nti tuyinza okuba mu kifo kya Dawudi Mukama gwe yagamba nti, "Bw'onoowulira eddoboozi ery'okutambula mu ntikko z'emiti egya mmugavu, olwo onoogolokoka."

Okutambula okwo mu ntikko z'emiti egya mmugavu kuyinza okuba nga kwali bigere bya bamalayika abaanguwa okuyamba Dawudi, olwo Dawudi n'alwana ne Abafirisuuti. Era ng'okusaasira kwa Katonda kujja, ebigere byakwo kwe kwegomba kwaffe okusaba. N'okwegomba kwaffe okusaba kusaana amangu okuba akabonero nti ekiseera ekyateekebwawo okusaasira Sayuuni kituuse. Siga bingi kaakano, kubanga oyinza okusiga mu ssuubi! Lima n'essanyu kaakano, kubanga amakungula go ga mazima! Meggana kaakano, Yakobo, kubanga onaatera okufuulibwa omulangira awangula n'erinnya lyo linaayitibwa Isiraeri! Kaakano kye kiseera kyo, mmwe abasuubuzi ab'omwoyo! Akatale kali waggulu, musuubule nnyo—amagoba gammwe ganaaba mangi. Mwegendereze okukozesa obulungi essaawa eya zaabu era mukungule amakungula gammwe ng'enjuba yaaka.

Bwe tunyumirwa okukyalirwa okuva waggulu tusaana okuba abanywevu mu ngeri ey'enjawulo mu kusaba. Era oba omulimu omulala ogutakunyigiriza nnyo gwandibadde n'ekifo eky'olubereberye okumala akaseera, tekyandibadde kibi era tetwandifiirwako—kubanga Katonda bw'atulagira okusaba mu ngeri ey'enjawulo okuyita mu kulabula kw'Omwoyo we, olwo tusaana okwegolokosa mu kusaba.

II. Kaakano ka tutwale omutwe ogwokubiri—OKUDDAMU OKUSUUBIZIBWA. Tetusaana kugumira n'akaseera akatono ekirowoozo eky'entiisa era eky'ennaku nti Katonda tajja kwanukula kusaba! Obuntu bwe, nga bwe bwayolesebwa mu Kristo Yesu, kubwetaagisa. Yeeyoleseza mu Njiri nga Katonda ow'okwagala, ajjudde Ekisa n'amazima. Kale ayinza atya okugaana okuyamba abo mu bitonde bye abanoonya amaaso ge n'ekisa kye mu buwombeefu, mu kkubo lye ennyini lye yalagira? Olukiiko lw'e Asene lwe lwazuula omulundi ogumu nga kirungi okukuŋŋaanira ebweru mu bbanga eddungi, nga batudde mu kusalawo kwabwe, akanyonyi akaayo, nga kagobebwa kamunye, ne kabuuka nga kadda eri olukiiko.

Nga kanyigirizibwa nnyo ennyonyi eyo eriya ennyama, ne kanoonya obubudamo mu kifuba ky'omu ku bakiiko. Ye, olw'okuba omuntu omukambwe era ataliimu mpisa, n'aggya akanyonyi mu kifuba kye, n'akakuba wansi, n'akatta bw'atyo. Amangu ago olukiiko lwonna ne luyimuka nga lweraliikirivu, era awatali ddoboozi na limu erikontana, ne balumusalira omusango gw'okufa, olw'okuba tasaanira ntebe mu lukiiko awamu nabo, oba okuyitibwa Omwasene singa yagaana okutaasa ekitonde ekyamwesiga. Tuyinza okulowooza nti Katonda w'eggulu, obuntu bwe kwe kwagala, ayinza okuggya mu kifuba kye ejjiba eryo eririko obunaku eribuuka okuva eri empungu ey'Obwenkanya ne lidda mu kifuba ky'Okusaasira kwe?

Anaatuwa okuyitibwa okunoonya amaaso ge, ate ffe, nga bw'amanyi, n'okutya okungi, naye ne tufuna obuvumu obumala okubuuka ne tudda mu kifuba kye—olwo anaaba mutali wa bwenkanya era atalina kisa n'okwerabira okuwulira okukaaba kwaffe n'okutwanukula? Tulekeraawo okulowoozako obubi bwe butyo ku Katonda w'eggulu! Ka tujjukire ate obulamu bwe obungi awamu n'obuntu bwe. Njogera ku mpisa ze yeeganyulira olw'ebikolwa bye eby'Ekisa eby'edda. Lowooza, Baganda bange ne Bannyinaze, ku kimu ekyo eky'obugagga obw'ekitalo bwe yayolesa—singa nnyinza okwogera ku lukumi, sandiwadde kyokulabirako kirungi ku Buntu bwa Katonda okusinga ekikolwa ekyo ekimu—"Oyo ataarekera Mwana we ye, wabula n'atuwaayo bwereere ku bwaffe ffenna." Era si kuteebereza kwange kwokka, wabula okusalawo okwaluŋŋamizibwa okw'Omutume—"Alitulema atya awamu naye n'okutuwa bwereere ebintu byonna?"

Oba Mukama teyagaana kuwuliriza ddoboozi lyange bwe nnali omwonoonyi omuvunaanyizibwa era omulabe, ayinza atya okunyooma okukaaba kwange kaakano, nga mpeereddwa obutuukirivu era nga nnununuddwa? Kiba kitya nti yawulira eddoboozi ery'okubonaabona kwange omutima gwange bwe gwali tegukimanyi era nga tegwandinoonyezza kuweweera, oba nga oluvannyuma tajja kumpulira kaakano nga ndi mwana we, mukwano gwe? Ebiwundu bya Yesu ebikulukuta gwe muwangaazi ogw'amazima ogw'okusaba okwanukulibwa. George Herbert alaga mu luyimba lwe olwo olw'ekitalo, "Ensawo," ng'Omulokozi ayogera nti—

"Bw'oba olina ekintu kyonna eky'okuweereza oba okuwandiika (Sirina nsawo, naye wano waliwo ekifo) eri emikono n'amaaso ga Kitange, (nzikiriza) kirituuka mirembe. Kubanga ndifaayo ku ekyo ky'ompa—Laba, oyinza okukiteeka kumpi nnyo n'Omutima gwange, Oba oluvannyuma omu ku mikwano bw'anankozesa mu ngeri eno, oluggi lunaasigala nga luggule; ky'anampeereza ndikiwaayo n'ekirala ekisingako, ekitali kya kumukola bulabe."

Mazima ddala, ekirowoozo kya George Herbert kyali nti Okutangirira mu kyo kyennyini kwali muwangaazi nti okusaba kiteekwa okuwulirwa—nti ekiwundu ekinene ekyakolebwa kumpi n'omutima gw'Omulokozi ekyayingiza ekitangaala mu buziba ddala bw'omutima gwa Katonda—kyali bukakafu nti Oyo atudde mu ggulu yandiwulidde okukaaba kw'abantu be! Osoma bubi Kalivaali bw'olowooza nti okusaba tekugasa. Naye, Abaagalwa, tulina ekisuubizo kya Mukama ye ku ekyo, era Ye Katonda atasobola kulimba—"Onkoowoole ku lunaku olw'okulaba ennaku, nange ndikwanukula." Teyagamba nti, "Buli kye munaasaba mu kusaba, mukkirize nti munaakifuna, era munaakifuna"? Ddala tetusobola kusaba, wabula nga tukkiriza enjigiriza eno—"kubanga ajja eri Katonda ateekwa okukkiriza nti gy'ali era nti awa empeera abo abamunoonya n'obunyiikivu."

Era bwe tuba n'ekibuuzo kyonna ku oba okusaba kwaffe kunaawulirwa, tufaananyizibwa n'oyo abuusabuusa—"kubanga abuusabuusa afaanana ejjengo ery'ennyanja, erigobwa empewo era erisukibwasukibwa. Omuntu oyo tarowooza nti anaafuna ekintu kyonna okuva eri Mukama." Ekirala, tekyetaagisa, naye kiyinza okunyweza ensonga bwe twongerako nti obumanyirivu bwaffe ffe butuleetera okukkiriza nti Katonda anaawanukula okusaba. Ssaana kwogera ku lwammwe, naye nnyinza okwogera ku lwange. Bwe wabaawo ekintu kye mmanyi, ekintu kye nkakasibwa ddala okusukka okubuusabuusa kwonna, kwe kuti omukka gw'okusaba tegukozesebwa bwereere. Bwe wataba muntu mulala wano ayinza okukyogera, nze nvuma okukyogera era mmanyi nti nsobola okukikakasa.

Okukyusibwa kwange nze kennyini kya kibala ky'okusaba—okuwanvu, okw'okwagala, okunyiikivu, okwewuunya. Abazadde bansabira! Katonda yawulira okukaaba kwabwe, era nze nzuuno okubuulira Enjiri. Okuva olwo neeyingira mu bintu ebimu ebyali wala okusukka obusobozi bwange, nga bwe nnalowooza. Naye sirina lwe nnaggwaawo, kubanga neesuula ku Mukama. Mumanyi, ng'Ekkanisa, nti sitya kulowooza birowoozo binene ku kye tuyinza okukolera Katonda. Era tutuukirizza byonna bye twateekateeka. Nnoonyezza obuyambi bwa Katonda n'obudde bwe n'obuyambi mu mirimu gyange gyonna egy'engeri nnyingi! Era wadde nga sisobola kubuulira wano olugero lw'obulamu bwange obw'ekyama mu mulimu gwa Katonda, naye singa lwawandiikibwa lwandibadde obukakafu obw'olubeerera nti waliwo Katonda awanukula okusaba!

Yawulira okusaba kwange, si luusi na luusi, wadde omulundi gumu oba ebiri, naye emirundi mingi nnyo n'okutuusa ne kifuuka empisa gye ndi okwanjuluza ensonga yange mu maaso ga Katonda nga nkakasa ddala nti buli kye nsaba Katonda, anaakimpa. Kaakano si kya "oboolyawo," oba eky'okubaawo obubaawo—mmanyi nti Mukama wange anaanukula era sivuma kubuusabuusa! Ddala, kyandibadde busirusiru singa nkola bwe ntyo. Nga bwe nkakasa nti akaseera ak'okusikamu akatono kanaayimusa ekizito, bwe ntyo mmanyi nti akaseera ak'okusaba akatono kanaaggya ekintu kyonna okuva eri Katonda. Ng'ekire eky'enkuba bwe kireeta enkuba, bwe kityo okusaba kuleeta omukisa. Nga ttoggo bw'esaasaanya ebimuli, bwe kityo okwegayirira kukakasa okusaasira. Mu mirimu gyonna mulimu amagoba, naye okusinga ddala mu mulimu ogw'okwegayiririra abalala—nkakasa kino—kubanga ngakungudde.

Nga bwe nteeka obwesige mu ssente za kabaka omukazi era sirina lwe nnaggwaamu okugula kye njagala bwe nsasula ensimbi, bwe ntyo nteeka obwesige bwange mu bisuubizo bya Katonda era ndaba okukola bwe ntyo okutuusa lwe nnaasanga nga aŋŋambye omulundi gumu nti bya ffeeza mbi era tebijja kukola mu katale k'eggulu. Naye lwaki njogera? Ayi Baganda bange ne Bannyinaze, mwenna mumanyi mu ffe bennyini nti Katonda awulira okusaba! Bwe muba temukimanyi, kale Obukristaayo bwammwe buli ludda wa? Eddiini yammwe eri ludda wa? Munaayagala okuyiga ebiri emisingi egisooka egy'Amazima ga Katonda, kubanga abatukuvu bonna, abato oba abakulu, bakiteeka nga kya mazima nti awulira okusaba!

Naye, jjukira nti okusaba bulijjo kusaana okuweebwayo mu kwewaayo eri Katonda by'ayagala. Bwe twogera nti, "Katonda awulira okusaba," tetutegeeza nti bulijjo atuwa ddala kye tusaba nga bwe kiri. Naye tutegeeza kino—nti atuwa ekisinga obulungi gye tuli. Era nti bw'atatuwa kusaasira kwe tusaba mu ffeeza, akutuwa mu zaabu. Bw'atatuggyako riggwa eriri mu mubiri, naye agamba nti, "Ekisa kyange kikumala," era ekyo kivaamu kye kimu ku nkomerero. Lord Bolingbroke yagamba Countess wa Huntingdon nti, "Sisobola kutegeera, ggwe Nnaabikira, engeri gy'osobola okulaga okusaba okunyiikivu okuba nga kutuukagana n'okwewaayo eri Katonda by'ayagala."

"Mukama wange," n'ayogera, "ekyo si kizibu. Singa mbadde omuweereza mu lubiri lwa kabaka omugabi era n'ampa olukusa okusaba ekyokuweebwa kyonna kye njagala okuva gy'ali, nnandikakasizza okukiteeka bwe kiti, 'Obwakabaka bwo bwandisiimye n'ekisa okumpa ekyokuweebwa eryo n'eryo—naye mu kiseera kye kimu, wadde nga nkyagala nnyo, singa kyandikendeezezza mu ngeri yonna ekitiibwa ky'Obwakabaka bwo, oba singa mu kusalawo kw'Obwakabaka bwo kyandirabise nga kirungi nti ssaafuna kyokuweebwa kino, nnaamatira bwe ntyo okugenda awatali kyo nga bwe nnandimazeeko okukifuna.' Kale olaba nnandiwaddeyo okwegayirira okunyiikivu, ate nga nnyinza okukireka mu mikono gya kabaka mu buwombeefu."

Bwe kityo ne ku Katonda. Tetusaba awatali kuteekamu akakwata ako, oba mu mwoyo oba mu bigambo, nti, "Wabula, si nga bwe njagala nze, wabula nga bw'oyagala Ggwe. Si by'oyagala nze wabula by'oyagala Ggwe bikolebwe." Tusobola okusaba awatali "singa" nga tukakasa ddala nti by'twagala biteekwa okuba bya Katonda by'ayagala, kubanga Katonda by'ayagala bye by'twagala ffe ddala. Omuyimbi eyawaayirizibwa nnyo yagamba bulungi nti—"Muntu, tunuulira okusaba kwo ng'ekigendererwa eky'okwagala eri emmeeme yo. Ssaamu ekitiibwa Enteekateeka ya Katonda eyakuleetera okwo ng'akabonero ak'okwagala kwa Katonda okulungi. Bw'otyo onoosaba obulungi era ebigambo byo binaasiimibwa. Era, mu kwegayiririra abalala, beeranga n'okwebaza olw'obujjuvu bw'okusaba kwo. Kubanga bw'oba weeteefuteefu okusaba, Mukama asinga okuba omwetefuteefu okugaba. Omunnyo gukuuma ennyanja, n'abatukuvu banyweza ensi. Okusaba kwabwe kwe mpagi olukumi eziwanirira ekibikka ky'obutonde.

"Mazima ddala, essaawa awatali kusaba, okuva mu birowoozo eby'oku nsi, yandibadde kikolimo mu kalenda y'ebiro, ekabega ky'ekizikiza ekiddugavu ennyo. Oboolyawo olunaku olw'entiisa ensi lw'eteekwa okuyuuguuma n'ezikirira, lunaaba lumu olutaatukuzibwa na kusaba—Alisanga okukkiriza ku nsi? Kubanga waliwo enkola ey'okusaasira, nga bwe kiri ku magezi n'amaanyi n'eby'obusobozi. So tewali mukisa gumu oguweebwa awatali kusabibwa okuva mu tterekero ery'obulungi—era omutima ogusaasira ogw'Oyo, okumwesiga kwe ssanyu, tewali mukisa gwe guziyiza, ng'omuntu we akyasaba. Yee, saba ky'oyagala, okutuuka ku ntebe ey'okubiri mu ggulu, kikyo, olw'oyo kye kyateekerwa. Tewali kkomo eri okusaba—naye bw'olekera awo okusaba, kankana, ggwe ekitonde ekyeyimirizza kokka, kubanga amaanyi go gasaliddwaako nga aga Samusoni bwe gaali—era essaawa ey'okuzikirira kwo etuuse."

III. Ntuuse ku nsonga yaffe ey'okusatu, gye ndowooza nti ejjudde okuzzaamu amaanyi eri abo bonna abakola omulimu omutukuvu ogw'okusaba—OKUZZAAMU AMAANYI OKUKKIRIZA. "Ne mbalaga ebintu ebikulu era eby'amaanyi bye mutamanyi." Ka twogere obwogezi nti kino ku ntandikwa kyayogerwa eri Nnabbi ali mu kkomera, era noolwekyo kikwatagana, okusooka, na buli muyigiriza era, mazima, olw'okuba buli muyigiriza ateekwa okuba omuyizi, kirimu omugaso eri buli muyizi mu Mazima ga Katonda.

Ekkubo erisinga obulungi nnabbi n'omuyigiriza n'omuyizi mwe basobola okumanya Amazima ga Katonda agaterekeddwa—Amazima ga Katonda ag'ekitiibwa era ag'ekyama okusingako—kwe kulindirira Katonda mu kusaba. Nnalaba mu ngeri ey'enjawulo ennyo jjo nga nsoma Ekitabo kya Nnabbi Danyeri, engeri Danyeri gye yazuula ekirooto kya Nebukadduneeza. Abalaguzi, abalogo, abakuguba mu munyeenye ab'e Bukaludaaya ne baggyayo ebitabo byabwe eby'ekyama n'ebikozesebwa byabwe eby'engeri ey'ekyama ne batandika okwogeza mu bunnyogovu ebigambo byabwe eby'obulogo n'engeri zonna ez'okufuumuula okw'ekyama, naye bonna ne balemererwa.

Danyeri yakola ki? Yeewaayo mu kusaba, era ng'amanyi nti okusaba kw'ekibiina ky'abantu abeegasse kulina amaanyi okusinga okusaba kw'omuntu omu, tusanga nti Danyeri yakuŋŋaanya baganda be n'abalagira okwegatta naye mu kusaba okunyiikivu nti Katonda yandisanyuse mu kusaasira kwe okutaliiko kkomo okubikkula okwolesebwa. "Danyeri n'agenda mu nnyumba ye n'ategeeza ekigambo Kananiya, Misayeri, ne Azaliya, banne, balyoke basabe okusaasira kwa Katonda w'eggulu ku kigambo ky'ekyama kino, Danyeri ne banne baleme okuzikirira wamu n'abasajja abagezi abalala ab'e Babulooni."

Ne ku Yokaana, eyali Danyeri ow'Endagaano Empya, mujjukira nti yalaba ekitabo mu mukono ogwa ddyo ogw'Oyo eyali atudde ku Ntebe ey'Obwakabaka—ekitabo ekyaliko envumbo musanvu, tewaali eyasangibwa nga asaanira okukibikkula oba okukitunulako. Yokaana yakola ki? Ekitabo oluvannyuma kyabikkulwa Empologoma ey'Ekika kya Yuda eyawangula okubikkula ekitabo. Naye kyawandiikibwa, okusooka, ekitabo nga tekinnabikkulwa, nti, "Nakaaba nnyo." Yee, n'amaziga ga Yokaana agaali okusaba kwe okukulukuta, gaali, okwo ku ye, ebisumuluzo ebitukuvu ekitabo ekyafunyibwa kye kyabikkulwa.

Baganda bange mu buweereza, mmwe abayigiriza mu ssomero ery'oku Ssabbiiti, era nammwe mwenna abayizi mu ttendekero lya Kristo Yesu, mbeegayirira mujjukire nti okusaba kwe kkubo lyammwe erisinga obulungi ery'okusoma—nga Danyeri munaategeera ekirooto n'amakulu gaakyo bwe munaaba mumaze okunoonya Katonda. Era nga Yokaana munaalaba envumbo omusanvu ez'Amazima ga Katonda ag'omuwendo nga zisumuluddwa nga mumaze okukaaba nnyo. "Yee, bw'onoolaajanira okumanya, n'oyimusa eddoboozi lyo olw'okutegeera: bw'onoomunoonya nga ffeeza, n'omuseka nga eby'obugagga ebikwekeddwa: olwo onootegeera okutya Mukama era onoozuula okumanya Katonda."

Amayinja tegaataagulwa okuggyako nga waliwo okukozesa ennyondo n'obunyiikivu. N'oyo aasa amayinja bulijjo afukamira. Kozesa ennyondo ey'obunyiikivu era leka amaviivi g'okusaba nago gakozesebwe, era tewali njigiriza nkalubo mu Kubikkulirwa erikugasa okutegeera etegenda kwatikamu obutundutundu wansi w'okukozesa okusaba n'okukkiriza. "Bene orasse est bene studuisse" kyali kigambo kya magezi ekya Luther ekyayogerwako emirundi mingi ne tutya n'okukyogerako. "Okuba nga wasabye bulungi kwe kuba nga wasomye bulungi."

Oyinza okuwaguza ekkubo lyo mu kintu kyonna n'amaanyi g'okusaba. Ebirowoozo n'okulowooza biyinza okuba ng'emisumaali egy'ekyuma egiyinza okuggulawo ekkubo mu Mazima ga Katonda. Naye okusaba y'omuwazo oguwaguza okuggula essanduuko ey'ekyuma ey'ekyama ekitukuvu tusobole okutuuka ku kyobugagga ekikwekeddwa awo eri abo abasobola okuwaguza okukituukako. Obwakabaka obw'omu ggulu bukyalumbibwa n'abalumba babuwamba n'amaanyi. Weegendereze okola bulijjo n'ekikozesebwa eky'amaanyi eky'okusaba, era tewali kintu kiyinza kukwolekera.

Naye tetusaana kukoma awo. Ekyawandiikibwa tukikozesezza ku mbeera emu yokka—kikwatagana ne kikumi. Tulondamu endala. Omutukuvu ayinza okusuubira okuzuula obumanyirivu obwa munda okusingako n'okumanya ebingi ku bulamu obw'omwoyo obwa waggulu olw'okubeera mu kusaba okungi. Waliwo enkyusa ez'enjawulo ez'ekyawandiikibwa kyange. Enkyusa emu ekivvuunula nti, "Ne mbalaga ebintu ebikulu era ebinywevu bye mutamanyi." Endala esoma nti, "Ebintu ebikulu era ebiterekeddwa bye mutamanyi." Kaakano enkulaakulana zonna ez'obulamu obw'omwoyo si za nkola nnyangu okutuukako. Waliwo embeera n'enneewulira eza bulijjo ez'okwenenya n'okukkiriza n'essanyu n'essuubi ezinyumirwa ab'omu maka gonna—naye waliwo ekitundu ekya waggulu eky'essanyu ery'ekitalo, eky'ossakaamu n'obumu obw'okumanya awamu ne Kristo—ekiri wala okuba ekifo eky'okubeeramu ekya bulijjo eky'Abakkiriza.

Abakkiriza bonna balaba Kristo, naye Abakkiriza bonna si bateeka ngalo zaabwe mu bibonero by'emisumaali, wadde okusonseka omukono gwabwe mu lubavu lwe. Tetulina nkizo ya waggulu eya Yokaana ey'okwesigama ku kifuba kya Yesu, wadde eya Pawulo ey'okusitulibwa okutuuka mu ggulu ery'okusatu. Mu safina y'obulokozi tusangamu olubu olwa wansi, olw'okubiri, n'olw'okusatu. Bonna bali mu safina, naye bonna si bali mu lubu lwe lumu. Abakristaayo abasinga obungi, mu mugga gw'obumanyirivu, bali ku bikere byokka. Abalala baabise okutuuka omugga ku maviivi. Batono bagusanga nga gutuuka ku kifuba. Ate batono—ayi nga batono nnyo!—bagusanga nga mugga ogw'okuwuga, ogutali na ntobo gye basobola okukoona.

Baganda bange, waliwo obugulumivu mu kumanya okw'obumanyirivu okw'ebintu bya Katonda eriiso ery'empungu ery'obukalabakalaba n'ebirowoozo eby'amagezi ge liiso lye litalabangako. Era waliwo amakubo ag'ekyama omwana gw'empologoma ogw'okulowooza n'okusala emisango ogutannaayiga kutambulira. Katonda yekka y'asobola okututuusa eyo, naye eggaali lye atusitulamu, n'embalaasi ez'omuliro eziwalula eggaali eryo, ze NKUSABA ezziwangula. Okusaba okuwangula kuwangula Katonda ow'Okusaasira. "Olw'amaanyi ge yalina obuyinza ne Katonda: yee, yalina obuyinza ku malayika n'awangula: yakaaba n'amwegayirira: yamusanga e Beseri, era eyo n'ayogera naffe." Okusaba okuwangula kutwala Omukristaayo e Kalumeeri era ne kimusobozesa okubikka eggulu n'ebire eby'omukisa n'ensi n'amataba ag'okusaasira.

Okusaba okuwangula kusitula Omukristaayo waggulu okumutuusa e Pisuga ne kimulaga obusika obuterekeddwa. Yee, era kimusitula okumutuusa e Taboli ne kimufuula omulala mu ndabika, okutuusa mu kifaananyi kya Mukama we, nga bw'ali, era naffe bwe tuli! Mu nsi eno, bw'oyagala okutuuka ku kintu ekiri waggulu okusinga obumanyirivu obwa bulijjo obw'okwesulika, tunuulira Olwazi oluli waggulu okukusinga era tunuula n'eriiso ery'okukkiriza okuyita mu madirisa g'okusaba okw'okwewuunya. Okukula mu bumanyirivu, kale, waateekwa okubaawo okusaba okungi.

Museke mugumiikirize nga nkozesa ekyawandiikibwa kino ku mbeera endala bbiri oba ssatu. Kya mazima ddala ku oyo abonaabona mu kugezesebwa—bw'alindirira Katonda mu kusaba anaafuna obununuzi obunene ennyo okusinga bwe yali alooseeza—"ebintu ebikulu era eby'amaanyi bye mutamanyi." Buno bwe bujulizi bwa Yeremiya—"Wasembera ku lunaku lwe nnakukoowoola: n'oyogera nti, Totya. Ayi Mukama, oleseeza ensonga z'emmeeme yange. Ononunudde obulamu bwange." Ne bwa Dawudi bwe bumu—"Nnakoowoola Mukama nga ndi mu nnaku: Mukama n'annyanukula n'antaka mu kifo ekigazi...Ndikutendereza: kubanga wampulira era ofuuse obulokozi bwange."

Ate era—"Awo ne bakaabirira Mukama nga bali mu nnaku yaabwe, n'abawonya mu kubonaabona kwabwe. N'abaluŋŋamya mu kkubo ettuufu, balyoke bagende mu kibuga eky'okubeeramu." "Baze afudde," omukazi omwavu bwe yagamba, "era eyannanya ali mujja okutwala batabani bange bombi okuba abaddu ab'obwanya." Yasuubira nti Eriya ayinza okwogera nti, "Amabanja go meka? Ndigasasula." Mu kifo ky'ekyo, yaza amafuta ge okutuusa lwe kyawandiikibwa nti, "Genda osasule amabanja go, ne"—"ne" kyali kiki?—"beera ggwe n'abaana bo ku ebyo ebifisseewo." Emirundi mingi bwe kityo bwe kinaabanga nti Katonda taayambe bantu be kuyisa mu bifo eby'ettosi eby'ekkubo baleme kuyimirira ku ludda olulala olw'ekinnya lw'ettosi kwokka—naye anaabatuusa mirembe wala ku lugendo.

Ekyo kyali kyamagero kya kitalo, nga wakati mu kibuyaga, Yesu Kristo yajja ng'atambula ku nnyanja! Abayigirizwa ne bamwaniriza mu kyombo, era si nnyanja yokka eyateeka, naye kyawandiikibwa nti, "Amangwago ekyombo ne kituuka ku lukalu gye baali bagenda." Ekyo kyali kusaasira okusukka ku kye baasaba. Oluusi mbawulira nga musaba nga mukozesa ekigambo ekitali mu Baibuli—"Asobola okukola okusukkiridde ennyo okusinga kye tuyinza okusaba oba n'okulowooza." Si bwe kyawandiikibwa mu Baibuli bwe kityo. Simanyi kye tuyinza okusaba oba kye tuyinza okulowooza. Naye kyogerwa nti, "Asobola okukola okusukkiridde ennyo okusinga kye tusaba oba n'okulowooza."

Kale, mikwano gyange abaagalwa, bwe tuba mu kugezesebwa okunene, ka twogere bwotyo nti, "Kaakano ndi mu kkomera. Nga Yeremiya nnaasaba nga bwe yasaba, kubanga nnina ekiragiro kya Katonda okukikola. Era nnaatunula nga ye bwe yatunula, nga nsuubira nti anaandaga okusaasira okuterekeddwa kwe sirina kye mmanyiiko kaakano." Taatuuse bantu be kuyita mu lutalo kwokka, ng'abikka ku mitwe gyabwe mu lwo, naye anaabaggya mu lwo n'ebbendera nga ziwuubaala okugabana omunyago n'ab'amaanyi n'okwetwalira omugabo gwabwe wamu n'ab'amaanyi! Suubira ebintu ebikulu okuva eri Katonda awa ebisuubizo ebinene bwe biti!

Nate, wano waliwo okuzzaamu amaanyi eri omukozi. Abasinga obungi ku mmwe mukolerako Kristo ekintu. Nsanyuka okusobola okwogera kino, nga mmanyi nti sibawaanawaana. Mikwano gyange abaagalwa, mulindirire Katonda nnyo mu kusaba, era mulina ekisuubizo nti anaabakolera ebintu ebikulu okusinga bye mumanyi. Tetumanyi busobozi bumeka obw'omugaso obuyinza okubeera mu ffe. Oluba lw'endogoyi eluwo wansi ku ttaka—kiyinza kukola ki? Tewali amanyi kye kisobola okukola. Bwe luyingira mu mikono gya Samusoni—kiki ky'olutasobola kukola? Tewali amanyi kye lutasobola kukola kaakano nga Samusoni y'aluwuubaawuuba! Nammwe, mukwano gwange, emirundi mingi mwelowoozezza okuba nga temulina mugaso ng'oluba olwo, ne mwogera nti, "Nnyinza kukola ki?" Yee, naye Kristo, ng'ayita mu Mwoyo we bw'akukwata—kiki ky'otasobola kukola?

Mazima oyinza okwetwalira ebigambo bya Pawulo n'oyogera nti, "Nnyinza okukola ebintu byonna mu Kristo ampa amaanyi." Naye, teweesigamanga ku kusaba awatali kufuba. Mu ssomero erimu waaliyo omuwala omu eyamanya Mukama. Yali mwana wa kisa nnyo, ow'omutima omwangu, era eyeesiga. Nga bwe kiri bulijjo, Ekisa kya Katonda kyeyongera mu mwana ng'embeera y'omwana bw'eri. Amasomo ge bulijjo gaali gasomebwa obulungi okusinga aba buli omu mu kibiina. Omuwala omulala n'amugamba nti, "Kiba kitya ng'amasomo go bulijjo gasomebwa bulungi bwe gatyo?" "Nsaba Katonda annyambe," n'ayogera, "okuyiga essomo lyange." "Kale," omulala n'alowooza, "nange kale ndikola bwe kityo." Ku makya ag'oku nkya bwe yayimirira mu kibiina teyamanya kintu. Era bwe yaswazibwa, n'emulanga eri omulala nti, "Nnasaba Katonda annyambe okuyiga essomo lyange, ate sirina kye mmanyiiko ku lyo. Okusaba gugasa ki?"

"Naye watudde n'ogezaako okuliyiga?" "Nedda," n'ayogera, "sirina lwe nnatunuulira ku kitabo." "Ahaa, kale," omulala n'ayogera, "nnasaba Katonda annyambe okuyiga essomo lyange—naye ne ntuula ne mba munyiikivu ku lyo era ne nnyiikira okutuusa lwe nnalimanya bulungi, era ne ndiyiga mangu, kubanga okwegomba kwange okunyiikivu, kwe nnali njogeza Katonda, kwali nti, nnyamba mbe munyiikivu mu kufuba okukola obuvunaanyizibwa bwange." Bwe kityo bwe kiri n'abamu abajja mu Nkuŋŋaana z'okusaba ne basaba, oluvannyuma ne bafunya emikono gyabwe ne bagenda nga basuubira nti omulimu gwa Katonda gunaagenda mu maaso. Ng'omukazi Omuddugavu ng'ayimba nti, "Buuka ogende ewala, ggwe Njiri ey'amaanyi," naye nga tateeka na ssente ku ssowaani—n'omukwano gwe n'amukoona n'agamba nti, "Naye eyinza etya okubuuka bw'otogiwa biwaawaatiro eby'okubuukisa?"

Waliwo bangi abalabika nga ba maanyi nnyo mu kusaba, aba kyewuunyo mu kwegayirira! Naye ate baagala Katonda akole kye basobola okwekolera bo bennyini, era noolwekyo Katonda tabakolera kintu na kimu. "Nnaaleka eŋŋamira yange nga tesibiddwa," Omuwalabu bwe yagamba omulundi gumu Mahomet, "ne neesiga Katonda enteekateeka ye." "Gisibe," Mahomet n'ayogera, "olwo weesige enteekateeka ya Katonda." Kale mmwe abagamba nti, "Nnaasaba ne neesiga Ekkanisa yange, oba ekibiina kyange, oba omulimu gwange ku bulungi bwa Katonda," musaana okuwuliriza eddoboozi ery'Obumanyirivu n'Amagezi eryogera nti, "Kola kyonna ky'osobola. Kola nga byonna bisinziira ku kufuba kwo—ng'ekigendererwa kyo ky'ekyandireese obulokozi bwo. Era bw'omala okukola byonna, weesuule ku Oyo, ataliiwo okugolokoka mu makya n'okutuula ekiro n'okulya emmere ey'okweraliikirira biba bya bwereere. Era bw'akuyimbula, muwe ekitiibwa."

Sijja kubalwisaawo daddiika nnyingi, naye njagala okwogera nti ekisuubizo kino kisaanidde okubeera eky'omugaso mu kuzzaamu amaanyi abo abegayiririra abalala. Mmwe abakoowoola Katonda okulokola abaana bammwe, okuwa omukisa baliraanwa bammwe, okujjukira ba bbaammwe oba ba nnyinaammwe mu kusaasira, muyinza okusanyusibwa okuva mu kino! "Ne mbalaga ebintu ebikulu era eby'amaanyi bye mutamanyi." Omuweereza eyamanyibwa mu kyasa ekyayita, omu ayitibwa Mr. Bailey, yali mwana wa maama ow'okutya Katonda. Maama ono yali kumpi okulekera awo okusabira bba eyali omusajja ow'engeri etatya Katonda ddala era omuyigganya omukambwe.

Maama yasabira mutabani we, era ng'akyalina emyaka kkumi na gumu oba kkumi n'ebiri, okusaasira okw'olubeerera ne kumusanga. Omwana yayigirizibwa mu ngeri ennungi ennyo mu bintu eby'obwakabaka bwa Katonda nga maama amusaba—era okumala ekiseera ekimu yakolanga bulijjo bwe kityo—okukulembera okusaba kw'omu maka mu nnyumba. Ku makya ne ku lweggulo omwana ono omuto yaanjululanga Baibuli. Era wadde nga kitaawe teyayagala n'akatono kuyimirira lwa kusaba kw'omu maka, naye omulundi gumu yeegomba okumanya, "engeri omulenzi gy'anaakolamu ekintu ekyo," kale n'ayimirira ku ludda olulala olw'oluggi, era Katonda n'awa omukisa okusaba kw'omwana we ye eyali wansi w'emyaka kkumi n'esatu ne kimuleetera okukyuka!

Maama n'ayogera nti, "Nnandisomye bulungi ekyawandiikibwa kyange n'amaaso agakulukusa amaziga ne njogera nti, 'Yee, Mukama, ondaze ebintu ebikulu era eby'amaanyi bye ssaamanya! Toolokodde mutabani wange kwokka, naye okuyita mu mutabani wange oleese bba wange eri Amazima." Tosobola kuteebereza nga Katonda bw'anaakuwa omukisa omungi! Genda oyimirire ku luggi lwe—tosobola kutegeera kiki ekikuterekeddwa. Bw'otoosabe n'akatono, tojja kufuna kintu. Naye bw'onoosaba ayinza obutakuwa magumba n'ennyama ennyike yokka, naye ayinza okugamba omuddu ku mmeeza ye nti, "Twala ennyama eyo ennungi ogiteeke mu maaso g'omuntu omwavu."

Luusi yagenda okukungula ebisigadde. Yasuubira okufuna ebirimba bitono ebirungi—naye Bowaazi n'agamba nti, "Muleke akungule ne mu binywa era temumunenya." Yagamba, ekirala, gy'ali nti, "Mu kiseera eky'okulya jjangu wano olye ku mmere era onnyike akatundu ko mu nkaatu." Yazuula omwami mu kifo mwe yasuubira okuzuula olubatu lwa sayiri kwokka. Bwe kityo mu kusabira abalala, Katonda ayinza okutuwa okusaasira okunene ne tukwewuunya kubanga twali tusuubidde bitono. Wulira ekyogerwa ku Yobu era oyige essomo lyakyo, "Mukama n'agamba nti, Omuddu wange Yobu anaabasabira: kubanga oyo gwe nnaakkiriza: nneme okubayisa ng'obusirusiru bwammwe bwe buli, kubanga temwayogedde ku Nze ekigambo ekituufu, ng'omuddu wange Yobu...Mukama n'akomyawo okusibibwa kwa Yobu, bwe yasabira mikwano gye: era Mukama n'awa Yobu emirundi ebiri okusinga bye yalina olubereberye."

Kaakano, kigambo kino eky'okusiba nakyo. Abamu ku mmwe muli banoonya okukyusibwa kwammwe mwennyini. Katonda abazizzaamu obulamu okusaba okw'omuzizo ku bwa myoyo gyammwe. Temumatidde kugenda mu Ggeyeena. Mwagala eggulu. Mwagala okunaazibwa mu musaayi ogw'omuwendo—mwagala obulamu obutaggwaawo. Mikwano gyange abaagalwa, mbeegayirira mukwate ekyawandiikibwa kino—Katonda yennyini akyogera gye muli—"Munkoowoole, nange ndibaanukula, ne mbalaga ebintu ebikulu era eby'amaanyi bye mutamanyi." Amangu ago mukkirize Katonda ku Kigambo kye. Muddeyo eka—muyingire mu kisenge kyammwe muggaleewo oluggi ne mumugezesa!

Ggwe omuvubuka omusajja, ŋŋamba nti, Gezesa Mukama! Ggwe omuwala omuvubuka, mukakase—laba oba wa mazima oba nedda! Oba Katonda wa mazima, tosobola kunoonya kusaasira mu mikono gye okuyita mu Yesu Kristo n'ofuna eky'okuddamu ekigaanyi. Kimugwanira—kubanga ekisuubizo kye ye n'Obuntu bwe bimusiba ku ekyo—okuggulawo omulyango gw'Okusaasira gy'oli ggwe akonkona n'omutima gwo gwonna! Katonda akuyambe, ng'okkiririza mu Yesu Kristo, okukaabira waggulu eri Katonda, era okuddamu kwe okw'emirembe kwakatandika okutambula okujja okukusisinkana! Onoomuwulira ng'agamba nti, "Ebibi byo, ebingi, byonna bisonyiyiddwa." Mukama akuwe omukisa ku bw'okwagala kwe. Amiina.

[EKIGAMBO—Mu kubuulira okwayita, nga tuvvoola ensobi ey'"okutaatula bibi kw'Abakkiriza," twavunaana obukyamu obwo obunene Abooluganda ab'e Plymouth mu ngeri etaali ntuufu. Kasookedde awo twayiga nti abantu be twali twogerako baagobebwa mu kibiina ekyo, era noolwekyo twagala okwejjeereza ekibiina ku musango gwe batalina. Tunakuwadde okuba nga twabaleetako omusango guno, kubanga tekiri mu kwagala kwaffe okwogera bubi ku muntu yenna, naye twali tetumanyi kugobwa kw'abantu abazza omusango.]