Essanyu lya Mukama

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"Essanyu lya Mukama, bwe buyinza bwammwe." Nekk. viii:10.

Tewali njawulo ya njatiiza wakati w'Obukristaayo n'amadiini gonna amalala okusinga ekitundu ky'essanyu.

Endabika ey'obuwangwa ey'obukaafiiri eba ya nnaku, era emirundi mingi ejjudde ennaku ntabuula. Endabika entuufu ey'amaaso ageeweereddwayo eri okumasamasa n'essanyu. Kya mazima, kino tekituukirira bulijjo nga bwe kisaanidde, naye Omwoyo Omutukuvu bw'ayaka mu mutima ogweewaddeyo, amaaso galyoleka ekitiibwa kyagwo, era, ng'ago aga Sitefano, emirundi mingi galinga amaaso ga malayika. Omuwandiisi w'olupapula olufulumizibwa buli wiiki, bwe yali annyonnyola enkuŋŋaana zaffe ez'essanyu, yali agambye nti, 'Ekintu ekimu ekyaliraga mu maaso gonna, kwe kwesiima okw'ekitalo.' Mazima ddala kino kisaanidde okubeera nga kya mazima ennaku zonna! Tunuulira bannyinaze abo ababiri, abaazaalibwa maama omu, abaakuzibwa mu kitanda kimu, abaasomera mu ssomero limu, naye kaakano abaayawukana olw'ebbanga eryeyongera wala okusinga empima bwe ziyinza okupima. Muto wa ssekukkulu, mugagga, assiimibwa mikwano mingi, ayagalibwa buli muntu ow'omu maka ge, era aweebwa buli kya kwesanyusaamu ekifo kye mu bantu oba obugagga bwe biyinza okumuwa. Omulala mwavu; obulamu bwe kulwanagana n'embeera, ebiseera bye bijjudde emirimu n'okweraliikirira; ne mikwano gye egyasingira ddala emirundi mingi tebategeera nkola ye ey'eddiini, era bamunenya mu bukambwe olw'ebintu ebyo byennyini ebiri obuweereza n'ebiweebwayo ebisingira ddala waggulu eby'okwagala kwe. Naye amaaso ge gamasamasa n'essanyu ery'omunda erirabika, kakati eryo ery'omulala bwe ligeraageranyizibwa nga litalaga kantu era nga likooya. Muwala w'obugagga n'okwesiima yamanyiira nnyo embeera ze, ne zitakyaba na makulu gyali, ng'embeera enkuluze ez'omulala bwe zitali na makulu gyali. Eby'ebbeeyi eby'ebweru byamalirawo edda okwegomba kwe, so nga tewali nsulo za wansi ezaali zaggulwa mu mutima gwe omwereere. Mutunuulire ng'embeera zikyuka! Talina birala by'awummuliramu. Okufiirwa n'okufa bimusanga nga talina kizzaamu-maanyi, era bw'afiirwa ensi afiirwa byonna bye yalina, era okwawukana kuba kwa ntiisa nnyo okwenkanankana n'essanyu ery'okuba n'ekintu ekyo. Naye omulala alina ensulo ey'omunda ey'emirembe n'essanyu, enkyukakyuka ez'ebweru ze zitayinza kukwatako. Ebigezo bye bimusuula okusingawo ku nsulo eyo ekwekeddwa ey'essanyu, era ebirala byonna bwe bibikkibwako ekizikiza, emirundi mingi oyinza okulaba amaaso ge, nga galinga amaaso ga malayika, era ng'okukaaba n'amaziga biwulikika enjuuyi zonna okwetooloola ekitanda kye eky'okufiirako, eddoboozi lye liba lya nnyimba ez'okutendereza n'amaaso ge gamasamasa n'ekitiibwa ekyekutte eky'olunaku olutaliggwaawo.

Lwaki kitandiba bwe kityo? "Katonda Kitangaala so mu ye temuli kizikiza n'akatono." Katonda omuweereddwa omukisa ateekwa okuba ensibuko y'omukisa. Omwana we Omwagalwa, Ekyokulabirako kyaffe era Omulokozi waffe, ye Mulangira w'Emirembe, era Awasa Omukama, Katonda gwe "yafukako amafuta ag'essanyu okusinga banne," era mazima obulokozi bwe busaanidde okuba obulokozi obw'essanyu; okukwatako kwe kusaanidde okuleeta essanyu n'omusana, era abo abamugoberera basaanidde okuba ab'amazima eri ekifaananyi kye ye kennyini eky'ekibiina ekyo eky'essanyu "abaliyingira mu Sayuuni nga bayimba, n'essanyu eritaggwaawo liriba ku mitwe gyabwe; baliweebwa essanyu n'okusanyuka, n'ennaku n'okusinda biridduka." Bwe tulaba ensi, tuzuula nga Katonda yateeka obulungi n'essanyu buli we kisoboka. Yatukola tube n'essanyu, era yaweereza obununuzi okuzza obuggya n'okutuukiriza essanyu lyaffe, era bwe kityo obulokozi bwe obw'ekitalo bwegattira ddala ku mwoyo ogusanyuka. Kya mazima, buyinza okukka ku nnaku; buliyingira mu maka agasinga okuba amanaku ne mu ttumbi erisinga ekizikiza, naye tebuyinza kubeera na buyinike. Buteekwa okugoba ennaku awamu n'ekibi, era okubeera mu kitangaala ky'essanyu.

Bwe kityo tuteekwa okulekera awo okugezaako okugatta eddiini n'obuyinike, kubanga Kristo tayagala bantu balala wabula abasanyufu. N'Obuyudaaya obw'edda bwennyini bwe bwali bwesiba ebyambalo eby'obugole buli lwe kyasoboka ne bufuluma nga bayimba ennyimba ez'essanyu. Wansi w'amateeka ga Musa waaliwo embaga ezaddiriŋŋana obutakoma, era eggwanga lyonna lyalagirwanga buli kaseera okugenda ku mukolo omukulu ogw'eddiini ogw'essanyu okubaziyiza obutakka mu kwerowoozako bokka na buyinike. Ne ku mbaga ey'enkomerero ey'omwaka omutukuvu baalagirwanga okumala wiiki yonna mu ssanyu ery'eddiini erisinga okusanyusa n'okulabika obulungi, nga basula mu nsiisira ez'omu nsiko ne beegatta mu buweereza obw'embaga n'ennyimba entukuvu n'emikolo, ebyateekwa okuba ebyakola akalabo akakulu era akakwata omutima ak'essanyu ery'eggwanga.

Embaga eyo ey'Ensiisira ye Nekkemiya n'abantu gye baali bakwata mu kiseera ekyo, naye era, nga abamu ku ffe, baali bazze n'amaaso amanaku, ne balowooza nti kirungi okujjukira olunaku olwo n'amaziga matono agasaanidde, nga balowooza ku kuzika kwa Sayuuni okwali kaakano kuggyiddwawo ne kizzibwa obuggya. Naye Nekkemiya n'abagamba nti tekiseera kya kukungubaga, olwokubanga lwali lunaku lutukuvu, so ng'obutukuvu n'amaziga tebitambulira wamu; nti ennaku ziyise, noolwekyo tewaali nsonga ya kukungubagira nate, naye luno lwali lunaku lwa ssanyu n'okutendereza, era omwoyo ogw'okutendereza gwali gwetaagisa okutuukira ku kweteekateeka kwabwe n'amaanyi gaabwe eri emirimu gye baali bakola; "kubanga essanyu lya Mukama," bw'agamba, "lye buyinza bwammwe."

1. Kino kya mazima ne ku ffe, ne mu birimu ebya bulijjo eby'obulamu obwa buli lunaku. Nga wangi omuntu ky'ayinza okukola ng'omutima gwe muwewuufu era gwa ddembe, ate nga guwanvu era guzitowa gutya omulimu ogusinga obwangu bwe guba oguyeeya! Maama oyo ayinza okufuba ekitundu ky'ekiro, taata oyo ayinza okutuuyana olunaku lwonna, olw'essanyu ery'okumanya nti kya mwana we gw'ayagala. Wuliriza ebigambo by'abalunnyanja nga bawanika emigugu gyabwe emizito mu kyombo kiri, n'oluyimba lwabwe oluvuga oluli oluusi olw'ennyingiryo bbiri; naye singa Ho-Hay yokka, baluyimba era baluyimba wamu, n'emigugu eminene ne gifaanana ng'ebyoya mu mikono gyabwe. Tunuulira abaserikale nga batambula olugendo oluwanvu olwa mayiro nnyingi! Naye okuvuga kw'engoma oba oluyimba lw'ennyimba zaabwe ez'olutalo biwewula okufuba kwonna okw'oluguudo.

   John Bunyan ow'edda ow'enjawulo akiraga bulungi bw'atubuulira nga bwe yawandiika ekitabo Pilgrim's Progress mu kkomera lye ery'edda ery'e Bedford. "Bwe ntyo ne ntwalibwa eka mu kkomera," bw'ayongera okugamba, "ne ntuula ne mpandiika ne mpandiika, kubanga essanyu lye lyankozesa okuwandiika." Ekkomera ery'edda n'ebimyanso byalyo eby'ekitangaala ebitono, emmeeza yaalyo embumbulu, entebe yaalyo ey'embaawo, ekitanda kyalyo eky'essubi, kyali ggulu gy'ali kubanga essanyu ery'omutambuze n'awaka w'omutambuze n'olugero lw'omutambuze byali biyuuguuma mu mutima gwe ogw'essanyu. Woowe, nga twetaaga nnyo essanyu lino wakati mu kufuba n'obuzito bw'essaawa kikumi mu amakumi ana mu nnya eza buli wiiki, mu ffakitule, mu dduuka, ku kaunta, mu ffumbiro, ku mmeeza y'okuwandiikirako, mu luguudo, mu nnimiro, era tuyinza okwongerako, mu bifo emirundi mingi ebisinga obukalubo eby'obulamu obw'olujjudde, n'obukoowu obw'okwoleka buli kaseera, n'ensi ennene etalina mutima ejjudde oluyoogaano! Naye, Katonda yeebazibwe! embeera tezikyusa kantu awo ensulo ezitaggwaawo we ziyuuguumira nga ziva mu luzzi oluwanvu olw'essanyu lye mu mutima.

   Essanyu lya Mukama ge maanyi gaffe eri emigugu gy'obulamu,

   Era liwa buli mulimu okunyuma okw'omu ggulu;

   Lifuula omulimu gw'oyo afuba okuba ennyimba ennungi;

   Era liwewula ekitanda eky'okuwummulirako omupakasi.

   Dawudi yayoleka bulungi okugatta kuno okw'obulamu obwa bulijjo n'essanyu ery'omu ggulu mu emu ku Zabbuli, w'agamba nti, "Amateeka go gaafuuka ennyimba zange mu nnyumba ey'obusenze bwange." Amateeka biragiro bibyokka eby'omulimu ogwa buli lunaku, era Dawudi yaganyumirwa ng'agafuula ennyimba n'agavvuunula okuba okutendereza okutakoma. Kino, mu bufunze, ge makulu ga Zabbuli eya kikumi mu kkumi na mwenda. Zonna zoogera ku mulimu, naye era ye esinga okukolebwa n'obukugu mu Zabbuli ez'Ekyebbulaniya. Nga bwe kyagambibwa obulungi, gwe mulimu ogufuuliddwa ennyimba.

   Eno ye ngeri ey'okufuula omulimu ogwangu era ogukkirizibwa Katonda. Namanya omuwala omuweereza obulamu bwe bwali obutagumiikirizika, era mukama we gwe baalowoozanga okuba omujoozi omutono, bwe yasanyuka nnyo mu maka ago gemu era ne mukama we gw'omu ng'amaze okufuna okubatizibwa okw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu, ne kiba nti teyandiwaanyisizza kifo kye n'ekirala, era mukama we n'ajja gy'ali okumubuuza ekyaliwo, n'afuuka omubuuza ow'amazima olw'enkyukakyuka ye ennungi.

   Abaagalwa, ka tutwale essanyu lya Mukama mu bifo eby'ekizikiza ne mu bifo ebizibu ne mu bifo ebya wansi, ne mu nguudo n'obukubo obw'enfuufu era obulimu obwonoono obw'obulamu! Ka tusimbe ebimuli okwetooloola akayumba akatono era n'ennyumba ennene! Ka tubeere n'oluyimba lw'ebinyonyi ku mabbali g'oluguudo, ne mu kiro, era ne mu kkomera ery'ebbeeyi ery'ekisenge eky'okusembezaamu abagenyi ne mu musana omunene ogw'emisana! Ka tusanyukire mu kitangaala emirembe gyonna, era tuyite mu makubo g'obulamu obwa bulijjo nga tujjudde Omwoyo ng'abasajja abatamiivu ku nvinnyo ey'omu ggulu, tuwulikike nga "twogeraganya mu zabbuli ne mu nnyimba ne mu nnyimba ez'omwoyo, nga tuyimba mu mitima gyaffe eri Mukama n'ekisa," olwo ne kiba kya mazima nti, "Buli kye tukola mu kigambo oba mu kikolwa," "tukikola mu linnya lya Mukama Yesu nga tuwa Katonda okwebaza ku bubwe."

2. Essanyu lya Mukama ge maanyi gaffe eri ebigezo by'obulamu. Waliwo engeri bbiri ez'okugumiikiriza ekigezo; emu gwe mwoyo ogw'okugumiikiriza obuggumiivu, n'endala kwe kuyita mu maanyi agawakanya ag'essanyu ettukuvu era eriwangula. Bwe kityo Kristo bwe yagumiikiriza omusaalaba olw'essanyu eryali limuteekeddwa mu maaso, olwo n'asobola okunyooma ensonyi awatali kukkiriza ne kaloosa ka muliro kusigala ku byambalo bye. Tusoma mu ssuula esooka eya Bakkolosaayi okusaba kw'omutume ku lw'ekibiina ky'abatukuvu abaali batuuse dda ku kigero ky'obutukuvu ekyenkana awo, ne bafuulibwa abagabana ku busika bw'abatukuvu abali mu kitangaala; naye waaliwo ekintu ekyali waggulu era ekirungi okusinga eri bo, kwe kuba nti "banyweezebwe ng'obuyinza bwe obw'ekitiibwa bwe buli mu kugumiikiriza kwonna n'okwolela ennaku n'essanyu." "Okugumiikiriza" okugumira ebigezo ebiva mu mukono gwa Katonda, n'"okwolela ennaku" okugumira ebyo ebiva mu bantu, era byombi okugumirwa n'essanyu ery'amazima. Mu butuufu, tewali kigumira ng'omutima gujjudde essanyu. Litusitula ffenna waggulu w'ekigezo, so tetutegeera nti tubonyaabonyezebwa oba tuyisibwa bubi. Omukisa ogw'okwewaayo okw'amazima guli mu kujjula Katonda ne kituleetera obutaba na kiweebwayo. Ekisa eky'okwenyumiirwa kye kiruwa okusitulibwa waggulu w'ebyo byonna ebyandigezezza omutima! Amayinja tegaggibwa wansi w'omugga, naye amayengo ag'omukisa gakoma waggulu ennyo ne meeri zisseeyeeya waggulu ennyo waago mu kuwuluguuka kw'essanyu lya Katonda erikulu. Bwe kityo omutume annyonnyola okwewaayo kwe ku lwa Abafiripi, "Ne bwe nziyaayanibwa ku ssaddaaka n'obuweereza obw'okukkiriza kwammwe, nsanyuka era njagulira awamu nammwe mwenna."

   Abakristaayo Abaebbulaniya baayebazibwa olw'okuba baasobozesebwa "okutwala n'essanyu okunyagibwa kw'ebintu byabwe." Kino si kya bulijjo nnyo. Abamu ku bakazi abalungi bafiirwa okutukuzibwa kwabwe olw'ebbakuli ezaayasika olw'omuweereza atafaayo, oba olw'okuyiwa kaawa ku lugoye olw'emmeeza olupya oba olugoye, oba olw'amabala ku ngoye entono ez'abaana abatafaayo; ate abasajja abamu banyiiga nnyo olw'ensobi oba obulemu bw'abakozi oba abaweereza ebyonoona bizinensi zaabwe oba biwaggusa ensimbi nnyingi.

   Sir Isaac Newton yali yafiirwa embalirira zonna eza myaka amakumi abiri mu etaano olw'okwokebwa kw'empapula nnyingi olw'obutafaayo bw'akabwa akatono, era ensi emujjukira n'okwesiima okusinga ebyo byonna bye yazuula olwokubanga yaddamu buddamu nti, "Ggwe akabwa! Tomanyi kabi ky'okoze."

   Essanyu lya Mukama bulijjo lyesiga ekintu ekisinga obulungi ku ekyo kye tufiirwa, era lijjukira nti waliwo Omu ali waggulu Asasula era Azzaawo omukulu, era aliwa emirundi olukumi n'okusingawo mu maaso olw'okuwangula kumu okw'okugumiikiriza n'okwagala okusinga ensi yonna bw'egyagala leero.

   Yee, essanyu lya Mukama ge maanyi gaffe eri ebigezo by'obulamu,

   Era lisitula omutima omubetente waggulu w'ennaku n'okweraliikirira,

   Ng'oluyimba lw'akanyonyi ak'ekiro, liyinza okuyimba mu kizikiza,

   Era ne lijaguza omutiini bwe guwotoka ne guba mukalu.

3. Essanyu lya Mukama ge maanyi gaffe eri okukemebwa. "Mukibale nga ssanyu lyereere," Yakobo bw'agamba, "bwe mugwa mu kukemebwa okwa buli ngeri." Ensonga emu ey'ekyo kubanga eno ye ngeri esinga obulungi ey'okukwolekera. Setaani bulijjo awangula omwoyo omunakuwavu. Obuggwanguufu bulijjo buleeta okuwaŋŋuka. Setaani mu maka ge tamanyiira ssanyu, n'olwekyo amaaso ag'essanyu bulijjo gamutiisa ne yeeyabako. Amaleki yakwata ku nkomerero y'olusiisira lwa Isirayiri, abo abaali baterebuse abaali basikattira emabega nga bemulugunya olw'omusana omungi n'oluguudo olukalubo lwe baali bagenda okutambulira. Abantu ng'abo bulijjo basanga oluguudo nga lukaluba nga tebannaba kuluyita. Emisota egy'omuliro, egyali abakessi ba Setaani, gyabojja ekibiina ekyali kyeemulugunya, era okutunula waggulu eri omusota ogw'ekikomo kwe kwabawonya. Amagye ga Yekosafaati gaatambula okugenda mu lutalo n'okuwangula nga baleekaana n'okukkiriza ne bayimba ennyimba ez'okutendereza, era n'olwekyo essanyu lya Mukama lye litegeko erisinga obulungi eri olutalo olukulu. Naye era omutume ategeeza, awatali kubuusabuusa, nti okukemebwa si nsonga ya kuggwaamu maanyi, wabula mukisa munene ogw'okukulaakulana mu mwoyo. Kwe kukeberebwa kw'ebyokulwanyisa byaffe era akabonero akalabika nti Setaani alaba mu ffe ekintu ekisaanira okugezaako okubba, era tuyinza okukakasa nti Amagye g'omulabe we gasiisira, awo n'Amagye ga Mukama nago galiraanye. "Okukemebwa kw'okukkiriza kwaffe kukola okugumiikiriza, era okugumiikiriza kubeere n'omulimu gwakwo omutuukirivu." Ka tuyite mu kukangavvulwa kwonna, tuyige byonna bye kutuyigiriza, era "bwe tukemebwa tuliweebwa engule ey'obulamu Mukama gye yasuubiza abo abamwagala."

   Kale ka tufulume tuyingire mu ntalo ezitulindiridde awatali kutya oba kire, era bwe tutasobola kuwulira ssanyu, naye "nga tuli mu buzito olw'okukemebwa okwa buli ngeri," ka "tukibale nga ssanyu lyereere," ne twogera nti, "Ndijagulira mu Mukama, era ndisanyukira mu Katonda wange."

   Essanyu lya Mukama ge maanyi gaffe eri okukemebwa,

   Era likibala ng'okukemebwa kw'okugumiikiriza n'ekisa;

   Litambulira mu lutalo nga lileekaana obulokozi,

   Era lyebagalira ku balabe baalyo mu magaali ag'okutendereza.

4. Essanyu lya Mukama ge maanyi gaffe eri omubiri. "Omutima ogusanyuka guleeta obulungi ng'eddagala." Kino kye kiragiro kya Katonda eri omubiri omunafu. Ne ku luuyi olulala, obuggwanguufu n'okunakuwala kw'emyoyo bye biva ku kutya, n'okuluma kw'omutwe, n'okumenyeka kw'omutima, n'obulamu obw'omubiri obutono. Ekigambo eky'okugumya n'okusindiikiriza okw'essuubi n'essanyu emirundi mingi bimenya amaanyi g'endwadde.

   Nzijukira omusajja eyali ng'anaafa gwe nakyalira mu myaka egyasooka egy'obuweereza bwange, abasawo be gwe baali baleseeyo ne bagamba nti ali mu mbeera y'okufa, ne baleka ensonga ye ne basuubira nti anaafa mu kiro. Naye bwe namukyalira, nga bwe nnali ndowooza, omulundi ogwasembayo, ne mmutwala n'obukwatampola eri Omulokozi, era bwe yakkiriza Enjiri n'ajjula emirembe gya Katonda n'essanyu ery'obulokozi, ne kimujjira okubatizibwa kw'ekitiibwa n'okukoowoolwa kw'essanyu lyennyini ery'omu ggulu, ne kituleetera okumala essaawa nnyingi ku mbiriizi z'ekitanda kye ng'aleekaana era ng'ayimba, ffenna kye twakkiriza nti kye kyali entandikwa y'ennyimba ez'omu ggulu, ne tumusiibula oluvannyuma lw'ettumbi olw'ekiseera, nga tusuubira ddala nti okusisinkana kwaffe okuddako kwandibadde waggulu. Naye okusitulibwa waggulu kwali kw'amaanyi mu mwoyo ogwo nti omubiri gwe, awatali ye kutegeera, gwasuula amaanyi g'endwadde, era enkeera n'aba awona, abasawo be ne beewuunya, era mu nnaku ntono n'aba mulamu ddala. Mu kiseera ekyo, sammanya kantu ku Kuwonyezebwa kwa Katonda, naye nnajulira n'okwewuunya n'essanyu, essanyu lya Katonda okuwonya endwadde. Emirundi mingi okuva olwo, ndabye okuwonya n'essanyu bya Yesu nga bijjira wamu ku mwoyo n'omubiri, n'ekiro eky'okukaaba ne kifuuka enkya ey'essanyu. Emirundi mingi ndabye obwongo obubisse ekizikiza era obulwadde nga bwakizibwa n'essanyu lya Mukama, era ne buwonyezebwa okugwa eddalu olw'okubatizibwa okw'essanyu ettukuvu.

   Kya mazima waliwo ensibuko eya wansi n'amaanyi ag'obwakatonda okusinga obuyinza obwa bulijjo obw'essanyu. Endwadde etawonyezeka eyinza kuwaŋŋuka lwokka ku kukwatibwako kwennyini okw'obuyinza bwa Katonda obutakoma, naye essanyu lye luguudo amazzi ag'okuwonya lwe gayita, era kwe kuyiwuka kw'obulamu bwa Kristo mu mwoyo n'omubiri. Bw'oba oyagala okubeera waggulu w'embeera zo ez'omubiri, bw'oba oyagala okuzza obuggya amaanyi go obutakoma era "okubuuka n'ebiwaawaatiro ng'empungu, n'okudduka awatali kukoowa, n'okutambula awatali kuzirika," bw'oba oyagala okusitula mu misuwa gyo okusanyuka n'okunyuma okw'obuvubuka obutakoowa n'obupya, bw'oba oyagala okumanya, ne wano, mu bujjuvu bwakwo bwonna, okuloza obulamu obw'okuzuukira mu mubiri gwo, bw'oba oyagala okwewalira obusaale bwa Setaani obw'obunafu n'obulumi, n'okusuula obusaale bwe ku mubiri gwo ng'ekyuma ekyokye bwe kigoba amazzi agatayinza kutuula ku kyo, kale, gwe omwagalwa, "Musanyukirenga mu Mukama bulijjo; era nziramu okugamba nti, Musanyuke."

   Okudda ku kifaananyi kyaffe—omukyala ow'omu maka asinga obwetoowaze amanyi nti amazzi tegayinza kutuula ku kibikka ky'ekyoto ekyengeredde omuliro, wabula gabuuka ne gazina okwo mu ntiisa, ne gabuukira ddala mu kubwatuka okw'okusesa okutalina buyinza. Bwe kityo Setaani aligezaako awatali kugasa okufuka amazzi amannyogovu ku bulamu bwo n'omulimu gwo, ne ku mubiri gwo, bw'onooba obeera bulijjo mu bbugumu ery'essanyu ery'omu ggulu.

5. Essanyu lya Mukama ge maanyi gaffe eri obuweereza n'obujulirwa. Lifuula omulimu gwaffe gwonna okuba omwangu era ogusanyusa. Liwa ensulo etakoma mu nnimiro ezisinga obukalubo ez'obuweereza obw'Ekikristaayo. Ligenda n'omuweereza w'omu kibuga n'oyo akola ekiro kyonna mu bifo eby'obugwagwa n'obwavu, era liggyawo okwewala okwa bulijjo eri abo abaswaza era abatali balongoofu, entiisa ey'obucaafu n'ebiwuka, okutya abantu ab'entalo n'ababi n'obukyayi n'obubi bwonna obw'ebifaananyi ebyetoolodde; era lifuula omulimu ogwandibadde ogutamusanyusa okuba ekisikiriza ekituukiridde, era lisobozesa omutima ogweweereddeyo okwogera nti, "Tewali ku bino kinnyeenya, so obulamu bwange sibubala nga bwa muwendo gye ndi, ndyoke ntuukirize olugendo lwange n'essanyu, n'obuweereza bwe nnafuna okuva eri Mukama Yesu, okujulira Enjiri ey'ekisa kya Katonda."

   Tewali kwokka nti liwa ensonga enkakaanya eri obuweereza bwaffe, naye era libuwa obuyinza n'amaanyi ag'obwakatonda. Limulisa amaaso n'ekitangaala eky'omu ggulu, era lisaanuusa omutima n'eddoboozi ery'obukwatampola n'okwagala. Liwa ebigambo byaffe obuzito n'amaanyi agawangula abantu ge batayinza kuwakanya. Bamanya nti tulina ekyama kye batamanyi, era essanyu lyaffe likubiriza okwegomba kwabwe okugabana essanyu lyaffe. Amaaso agamasamasa n'omwoyo ogwaka bya muwendo okusinga ttani y'endowooza, n'obukugu bw'okwogera. Omutukuvu omwavu, omulema, ng'ayimirira mu lukuŋŋaana ng'ategeeza Katonda ky'akoledde omwoyo gwe, n'amaaso agalungi eri Katonda mu buwombeefu bwago bwonna, aliyingiza emyoyo mingi eri Kristo okusinga obukugu bw'okwogera obw'abaakamala essomero abanaana abatalina ssanyu lya Mukama.

   Omuweereza omuyivu yali awadde emisomo ku "Obukakafu bw'Obukristaayo," olw'ekigendererwa ekyenjawulo eky'okumatiza n'okukyusa omugagga era ow'ettutumu eyabuusabuusa eddiini eyali mu kkanisa ye. Omusajja oyo yajja ku misomo gye n'akyuka, era oluvannyuma lw'ennaku ntono omuweereza n'aŋŋaana okumubuuza gwe gumu ku misomo ogwamukwatako ennyo. "Emisomo!" omusajja n'addamu, "ssebo wange omwagalwa, ne biri bye wayogerako sibijjukira, so siyinza kugamba nti byakwatako ku ndowooza yange. Nakyusibwa obujulizi bw'omukazi omukadde omwagalwa ow'olususu olw'enzirugavu eyajjanga ku nkuŋŋaana ezo, era eyali, bwe yalinnyalinnya amadaala okumpi nange, n'amaaso ge ag'essanyu, agamasamasa ng'eggulu, ng'ayogera nti, 'Yesu wange omulungi! Yesu wange omulungi!' era ng'ankyukira n'ambuuza nti, 'Oyagala Yesu wange omulungi?' era ekyo, ssebo, kye kyali obukakafu bwange obw'Obukristaayo."

   Mutendereze Mukama! ffenna tuyinza okwaka bwe tutyo, ng'ettabaaza "ezaaka" era "ezimulisa," nga tukoleeza emitima n'essanyu lyaffe erisaasaana. Ensi enoonya essanyu, era bw'esanga ekyama mu ngeri ey'amazima, egezaako okulifuna. Charles Finney atubuulira nga bwe badiakoni abalungi baamubuuzanga mu lukuŋŋaana olw'okusaba, bwe yalujjangako mu nnaku ze ez'obutatya Katonda, obanga teyayagalanga bamusabire. "Nedda," n'agamba, "nnandinakuwadde nnyo okubasaba okunsabira. Kubanga, okusooka, singa nkyuka olw'okusaba kwammwe nnandibadde omunaku nga mmwe bwe muli; ate okuddirira, sikkiriza nti okusaba kwammwe kwandibadde n'amaanyi okuleeta okukyuka kwange, era ndowooza nti mmwe mwennyini mwandyewuunyizza nnyo singa kwabikoze, kubanga mubadde musaba mu ngeri y'emu ey'obunaku okuva lwe najja mu kibuga kino, olw'okuzuukuka, era nsobola okulaba mu maloboozi gammwe ne mu maaso gammwe nti temulina kirowoozo nti kujja. Bwe ndikyuka njagala eddiini erinnfuula omusanyufu, ne Katonda anaakola kye mmusaba."

   Abaagalwa, Mukama atuwonye obunaku obw'eddiini, era atusindike okumukolera n'amaaso agamasamasa, n'amaloboozi ag'obuwanguzi, n'emitima egyeyiwa essanyu erisaasaana. Olwo, nga Sitefano, tulisobola okutunuulira amaaso g'abalabe baffe ne tubatabula n'endabika yaffe yennyini, ne tuwaliriza ensi "okututegeera nti tubadde ne Yesu."

   "Essanyu lya Mukama libeere amaanyi ag'obuweereza bwaffe,

   Nga lyogerera mu maaso gaffe ne mu maloboozi ag'okwagala,

   Nga liwangula ensi ennakuwavu okudda mu bujjuvu bwa Yesu,

   Era nga likwata emitima egirumwa enjala okukakasa obulokozi bwe."

II. Ekyama ky'essanyu lino.

1. Lisibuka mu bukakafu bw'obulokozi. Ssanyu ery'obulokozi. Oluyimba lwalyo olw'essanyu lwe luno,

   "Bukakafu bwa mukisa, Yesu wange,

   Woowe, ssanyu lya ki ery'ekitiibwa kya Katonda!

   Musika w'obulokozi, eyagulibwa Katonda,

   Eyazaalibwa Omwoyo gwe, eyanaazibwa omusaayi gwe.

   Luno lwe lugero lwange, luno lwe luyimba lwange,

   Nga ntendereza Omulokozi wange olunaku lwonna."

   Bw'oba oyagala okulimanya, oteekwa okukkiriza ekisuubizo kye n'obukakafu obujjuvu obw'okukkiriza, era okuwummulira ku kigambo kye awatali kusagaasagana oba okubuusabuusa.

2. Ssanyu ery'Omwoyo Omutukuvu. "Ekibala ky'Omwoyo kwe kwagala, essanyu." Teriva mu ttaka ery'ensi; kimera ekyazaalibwa mu ggulu. Kya bwakabaka bwa Katonda, obuli "butuukirivu, n'emirembe n'essanyu mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu." Okulimanya tuteekwa okufuna okubatizibwa okw'Omwoyo ogwa Pentekooti mu kwewaayo okujjuvu n'okukkiriza okwangu. Kye kiraga bonna abafuna okubatizibwa kuno nti bamanyi essanyu lya Mukama, era okutuusa lwe tunaafuna ensulo eno etaggwaawo mu mutima gwaffe, okugezaako kwaffe kwonna okufuna essanyu nzizi za waggulu bwokka; ge mazzi emirundi mingi agonoonese era ne wansi waago emirundi mingi wakalu. Guno gwe mugga omukulu ogutiiriika, "oluzzi lw'amazzi" Yesu lw'awa "olutiiriika okutuuka ku bulamu obutaggwaawo."
3. Ssanyu ery'okukkiriza. "Kaakano Katonda ow'essuubi abajjuze essanyu lyonna n'emirembe mu kukkiriza." Mazima waliwo essanyu ery'omunda nnyo Katonda bw'aba azzeemu okusaba, n'essanyu ery'okutuukirira n'okuba n'ekintu ne lyeyiwa n'okwebaza, naye waliwo essanyu erisingako okusanyusa omutima bwe gusooka okwewaayo eri ekisuubizo kye ekyereere, era nga guyimiridde ku kigambo kye ekyangu mu maaso g'ekitasoboka okusinziira ku ndowooza ey'obutonde, oba n'ekyefaananyiriza ng'ekitayinzika, ne gwogera nti, "wadde omutiini teguligimusa so tewaliba bibala mu mizabbibu, naye ndijagulira mu Mukama era ndisanyukira mu Katonda ow'obulokozi bwange." Bw'oba obuusabuusa Katonda tosaana kwewuunya nti essanyu lyo ligenda ne lidda. Obujulizi bw'Omwoyo bulijjo bugoberera ekikolwa eky'okwesiga. "Olikuuma mu mirembe emituukirivu oyo agumizza ebirowoozo bye ku Ggwe, kubanga akwesiga," naye era kya mazima nti, "Mazima, bwe mutalikkiriza, temulinywezebwa."
4. Essanyu lya Mukama liwanirirwa ekigambo kye era liriisibwa "ebisuubizo bye ebisukkiridde obukulu n'omuwendo." "Nsanyukira mu Kigambo kyo," Omuwandiisi wa Zabbuli bw'aleekaana, "ng'oyo azuula omunyago omunene." Woowe, essanyu eriggagga ery'okulaba mu kitangaala ky'Omwoyo Omutukuvu, ensalo ey'omu ggulu ey'amazima nga eyanjuluddwa mu maaso g'okulaba okw'omwoyo, ng'ensi ey'ekisuubizo emasamasa mu kitiibwa ky'omusana, Baibuli yonna ng'efaanana ng'okwolesebwa Musa kwe yalaba ng'ali ku ntikko ya Pisuga! Tuzudde omunyago omunene, era gwaffe ffenna. "Twafuna Omwoyo tulyoke tumanye ebintu ebyo bye tuweebwa Katonda ku bwereere," era tuyinza okwogera mu mazima nga Omuwandiisi wa Zabbuli oyo omu nate, nti, "Obujulirwa bwo bwe ssanyu n'okujaguza kw'omutima gwange." Nga ddoboozi liwoomerera Omwoyo mwe ayogerera ebisuubizo eri omutima omunakuwavu, ne lifuula ekigambo kino eky'omuwendo eddoboozi eddamu eriva eri Omwagalwa waffe!

   Mikwano gyange abaagalwa, mumanyi essanyu erikwekeddwa mu mpapula zino ezinyoomebwa, omubisi gw'enjuki gwe muyinza okunywa okuva mu nnimiro eno eya Mukama, ebimuli bino eby'amazima n'ekisuubizo? Woowe, mutwale Baibuli zammwe ng'ebbaluwa ez'okwagala ennamu ez'omutima gwe eri mmwe, era mumusabe abibayogere mu ssanyu n'okukkiriza n'okumulisibwa okw'omwoyo, nga emmaanu ewoomerera ey'obulamu bw'omwoyo gwammwe n'omubisi gw'enjuki oguva mu Lwazi olw'Emirembe Gyonna!

5. Ssanyu ery'okusaba. Ekifo kyalyo ye kasenge k'okusabiramu, n'ensibuko yaalyo entebe ey'okusaasira. Tewali bulamu obutaliimu kusaba obuyinza okuba obw'essanyu. "Abo abalindirira Mukama baliddamu amaanyi ne babuuka n'ebiwaawaatiro ng'empungu." "Musabe munaaweebwa, essanyu lyammwe liryoke lijjule."

   "Kino kye kifo Yesu w'afuka

   Amafuta ag'essanyu ku mitwe gyaffe;

   Ekifo ekisinga ebirala byonna okuwooma,

   Ye ntebe ey'okusaasira eyagulibwa omusaayi."

6. Ssanyu ery'obuwombeefu n'okwagala. "Kubanga abawombeefu baliyongera essanyu lyabwe mu Mukama," era omwoyo ogw'okwagala bulijjo guzuula nti "kya mukisa okuwa okusinga okuweebwa." Okwerowoozako wekka kwe kunaku, okwagala kwe bulamu n'essanyu. Omwoyo omukkakkamu, omuwombeefu, ogukangavvuddwa, gulisanga ebimuli byonna nga bimulisizza n'amazzi nga gakulukuta mu biwonvu eby'obwetoowaze. Omutima oguteerowoozaako gwokka tegulirema kukakasa kisuubizo nga kya mazima nti, "Bw'onooggya omwoyo gwo eri omuyala, n'okkusa omwoyo ogunakuwadde, Mukama alikkusa omwoyo gwo mu kyeya, era olibeera ng'ennimiro enfukirire n'ensulo ey'amazzi agatakalira."

   Abaagalwa, mumanyi essanyu eriva mu kuwuliriza okwagala kwa Katonda, oba okugumiikiriza obutali bwenkanya, mu kusirika wansi w'ekigambo eky'okuvuma, mu kuddiza obulungi olw'obubi, mu kigambo ekisanyusa omutima omunakuwavu, mu kikopo ky'amazzi amannyogovu ekiweebwa omulala, mu kuwaayo okwesanyusaamu kwo kennyini okulyoke okulokolerwa kuweebwe Ye? Woowe, olwo ddoboozi ery'ebide by'essanyu we liwulikira nga livuga mpola, era Omukama n'awunyiiza emitima egikankana n'essanyu lyalyo nti, "mwakikola nze."

7. Ssanyu ery'obuweereza na naddala ery'okuwangula emyoyo. Omulimu gwonna ogw'amazima ssanyu lya butonde, naye omulimu ogukolerwa Katonda mu mwoyo ogw'amazima ne mu maanyi g'Omwoyo Omutukuvu, gwe bwegatta bwennyini n'essanyu lye, emmere ye n'ekyokunywa kye kye kyali okukola okwagala kw'oyo eyamutuma n'okumaliriza omulimu gwe. Bw'oba oyagala okuba n'obulamu obusitulibwa waggulu w'okukemebwa okukumi n'okweraliikirira okutono, weekolere Mukama wo, era leka buli kaseera kalabe

   "Omulimu ogumu ogw'okwagala nga gutandiseewo,

   Ekikolwa ekimu eky'ekisa nga kikoleddwa,

   Omubungeevu omu nga anoonyeddwa era ng'awanguddwa,

   Ekintu ekimu ku lulwo."

   Tetuyinza kutwala Mazzi Amalamu eri omutima omulala awatali ffe kufukirirwa mu kkubo. Tewali ssanyu erisinga okuwoomerera essanyu ery'okutwala omwoyo eri Kristo. Kiringa essanyu ery'ekitalo, ery'obuzaaliranwa erya maama ku mwana we akaakazaalibwa. Olulala mukwano gwange omwagalwa yayita mu miryango emizibwe oluvannyuma lw'akaseera katono ng'omwana we amaze okuzaalibwa, naye mu ssaawa ey'okulumwa kwe ekigambo kye ekyasooka kyennyini kyali nti, "Omwana wange ali atya?" Kyali essanyu ery'olubereberye ery'essanyu ery'ekitalo, kwe kukwatako kwennyini okw'okwagala Omwoyo Omutukuvu kw'anaatuwa eri emyoyo gy'atukkiriza okuwangulira Kristo. Mazima, bwe buzadde obw'omwoyo, era bulina essanyu lyonna n'obulumi bwonna obw'okwagala kwa maama.

   Abaagalwa, mumanyi essanyu ery'okuwulira obulamu obuggya obw'omwoyo ogutafa nga buyita mu misuwa gyammwe gyennyini, nga, nga mufukamidde ku mbiriizi z'oyo akaazaalibwa obutaddayo kufa, mumuteeka, ng'omwana omuto akaazaalibwa mu kifuba ky'Omulokozi wammwe? Muyinza okumanya essanyu lino, era buli Mukristaayo asaanidde okulimanya emirundi kikumi. Ssanyu lya bamalayika, erivuza ennanga zonna ez'omu ggulu, era mazima kyandibadde kya kitalo singa teryabadde ssanyu erisingako ery'abatukuvu abanunulibwa.

8. Ssanyu ery'omuweereza omwesigwa. Waliwo amakulu ne wano, ge buli lwe tuba ab'amazima eri Katonda era abeesigwa eri okuyitibwa okw'omulimu n'omukisa, Omwoyo gwe gy'atuwa empeera eya kaakano n'okubatizibwa okw'essanyu, era gy'awunyiiza omutima omwesigwa nti, "Okoze bulungi, ggwe omuweereza omulungi era omwesigwa! Yingira mu ssanyu lya Mukama wo."
9. Ssanyu ery'essuubi. "Tujagulira mu ssuubi ery'ekitiibwa kya Katonda." Kye kitangaala ekyekutte eky'okuvaayo kw'enjuba okujja n'Olunaku olw'Emyaka Olukumi. Okuggyako okufa n'okuzuukira kwa Yesu n'okubatizibwa okw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu, tewali kintu kifuka mu mutima essanyu ery'obwakatonda, ne ku kyenyi ekitangaala ekitukuvu, okusinga essuubi ery'omukisa ery'Okujja kwa Mukama. Mazima, kye "kitangaala mu kifo eky'ekizikiza," Emmunyeenye ey'Enkya yennyini eragula Enjuba Evaayo. Kale ka tube mu ssuubi lino ery'omukisa "tuyimuse emitwe gyaffe, kubanga okununulibwa kwaffe kusembedde."
10. N'ekisembayo, ssanyu erya Kristo yennyini eri omunda mu ffe. "Ebintu bino mbibagambye, essanyu lyange lisigale mu mmwe era essanyu lyammwe lijjule." Kino kye kyama ekisinga obuwanvu eky'essanyu ery'omwoyo; ye Kristo abeera omunda yennyini asanyukira mu mutima nga bwe yasanyukiranga ku nsi ne mu ssaawa esinga ekizikiza ey'obulamu bwe, era nga kaakano, mu ggulu, bw'alaba okutuukirira kw'ebigambo bye bye Masiya mu zabbuli eya kkumi na mukaaga: "Kyenva nsanyuka mu mutima gwange n'ekitiibwa kyange kijaguza; era n'omubiri gwange gulituula mu ssuubi. Kubanga tolireka mwoyo gwange mu magombe, so toliganya Mutukuvu wo kulaba kuvunda. Olindaga ekkubo ery'obulamu; mu maaso go mwe muli essanyu erijjuvu, era ku mukono gwo ogwa ddyo we waliwo okwesanyusa emirembe gyonna." Mu bujjuvu bw'essanyu afuga kaakano, era amayengo gaalyo gazimba ne galinnya ku kigero kye kimu mu buli mutima mw'abeera.

    Ng'otambula ku lubalama lw'ennyanja, ebigere ebikumi okuva ku ttale, oyinza okusima ekinnya ekitono mu musenyu omukalu, era kirijjula amazzi. Wansi w'omusenyu amazzi gakulukuta ne gajjuza ekidiba okutuuka ku kigero ky'ensibuko yaago. Bwe kityo obulamu obukwekeddwa ne Kristo mu Katonda bulina okutuukiragana obutakoma n'ensulo ey'obulamu, era wadde ng'ensi teyinza kulaba kuyiwuka buli kiseera, naye obuziba bw'omutima bujjula bulijjo, era twetaaga kwokka okuwaayo ekifo, era laba! ekifo ekyereere, oba kinene oba kitono, kijjula okutuuka ku kigero eky'obujjuvu bwa Katonda. Kino, abaagalwa, kye kituleetera okubeegayirira mukkirize Kristo abeera omunda. Ye nsibuko y'Omugga ogw'Amazzi ag'Obulamu oguva ku Ntebe ya Katonda n'Omwana gw'Endiga, era abo emitima gyabwe Yeekaalu ye basobola okuyimba, ka embuyaga ziwuume otya n'omutiini guwotoke,

    "Katonda ye Kyobugagga ky'omwoyo gwange,

    Ensibuko y'essanyu eritaggwaawo;

    Essanyu ebiro lye zitayinza kwonoona,

    So n'okufa kwennyini tekuyinza kulizikiriza."