Ebisoboka by'Okukkiriza

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"Oba oyinza okukkiriza, ebintu byonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza."—Makko 9:23.

Bino bigambo bya buvumu era eby'ekitalo. Biggulawo eggwanika ery'obugagga bwa Kabaka Ataggwaawo eri envunyu ez'ekibi, era biwa abaana ab'ebbumba enkizo ey'obuyinzabyonna bwa Katonda ye kennyini n'ebintu byonna ebisoboka olw'obugagga bwe obutakoma. Ebirango bino ebibiri eby'ekyewuunyo biyimiridde n'omulala ku lujju lw'omulala, "Eri Katonda ebintu byonna bisoboka;" "Ebintu byonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza."

I. Katulowooze ku bintu ebisoboka olw'okukkiriza:--

1. Obulokozi busoboka eri oyo akkiriza. Ekibi ne bwe kiba nga kya muzizo kitya, ebibi ne bwe biba nga bingi oba nga binene bitya, omusango ne bwe guba nga gwazze gutya, obwonoonefu ne bwe buba nga buwanvu butya, n'olugendo olw'obukakanyavu n'obumenyi bw'amateeka ne bwe luba nga luwanvu lutya, buli wantu era emirembe gyonna kya mazima nti, "Akkiriza Omwana alina obulamu obutaggwaawo," "Kkiriza Mukama Yesu naawe olirokolebwa." Era mu ngeri eno yokka emmeeme yonna gy'eyinza okulokolebwa, kubanga era kya mazima emirembe gyonna, ka emmeeme ebeere n'obulungi bwa mpisa ki oba n'obwonoonefu obw'ekika ki, nti, "Atakkiriza alisalirwa omusango." Ekyawandiikibwa kino eky'omukisa kiggulawo enzigi z'Olusuku lwa Katonda n'ebintu byonna ebisoboka olw'ekisa eri buli mwonoonyi yenna, era "buli ayagala, ajje, anywe ku Mazzi ag'Obulamu ag'obwereere."
2. Okutukuzibwa kusoboka eri oyo akkiriza. "N'omugabo mu abo abatukuzibbwa olw'okukkiriza okuli mu nze," bwe buwandiiko obukyali okuli waggulu w'enzigi z'obusika bwaffe obujjuvu. "Okutukuza emitima gyaffe olw'okukkiriza," gwe mukolo gwa Katonda ogukyaliwo ogw'obulokozi obujjuvu. Mu ngeri eno yokka emmeeme mw'eyinza okutukuzibwa. Si mulimu, wabula kirabo kya kisa, era ekisa kyonna kiteekwa okuva mu kukkiriza. Tekisoboka lwa kufuba okuluma; tekisoboka lwa kubonerezebwa kwennyini n'okwebonyaabonya; tekisoboka lwa bulwadde, kubonaabona oba kwekomekkereza; tekisoboka lwa kubuulirira mpisa, kutendekebwa kwa bwegendereza, kuyigirizibwa kutuufu n'ekyokulabirako ekituukiridde; tekisoboka na lwa mazzi g'okufa gennyini agazikiza era ag'annyogovu. Emmeeme efa nga tetukuzibbwa erisigala nga tetukuzibbwa emirembe gyonna. "Omutukuvu ayongere okuba omutukuvu: n'omujama ayongere okuba omujama." Naye kisoboka eri oyo akkiriza. Kye kirabo kya Yesu Kristo; kwe kuyingira n'okubeera munda kwa Yesu Kristo; bwe bulamu obw'omunda n'ekirabo kya Katonda ekivudde eri Omwoyo Omutukuvu, era kiteekwa okuba olw'okukkiriza kwokka. Era kisoboka eri emmeeme yonna eneekkiriza, ka ebeere nga teri ntukuvu etya, ka ebeere ng'ekyamu etya; oboolyawo ng'eya Yakobo obukuusa n'obukyamu, ng'eya Dawudi obubi mu kibi kye ekisingayo obuzibu, ng'eyeesiga yekka nga Simoni Peetero, ng'omukakanyavu era eyeeraba omutuukirivu nga Pawulo—eyinza era erifuuka nga tebaako bbala nga Omwana wa Katonda, entukuvu ng'obutukuvu bwa Yesu yennyini, ajja okubeera munda, bwe tunaakkiriza ne tukyaniriza kyokka.
3. Okuwonyezebwa okwa Katonda kusoboka eri oyo akkiriza. "Okusaba okw'okukkiriza kulirokola omulwadde," kye kigambo kya Mukama ekitakyusibwa eri Ekkanisa ye ebonaabona. Era okukkiriza kuno kuteekwa okuba okukkiriza kw'oyo aweebwa, kubanga mu bbaluwa kigambibwa nti, "Oyo abuusabuusa aleme okulowooza nti aliweebwa ekintu kyonna okuva eri Mukama." Kikyali kya mazima nga bwe kyali Mukama bwe yakwata ku maaso g'abasajja abaali bazibe be yakigamba nti, "Kibe gye muli ng'okukkiriza kwammwe bwe kuli." Endwadde ne bwe eba nga nkambwe etya tekivaako, eyinza okuba nga teri na maanyi ng'eby'omulema eyali tayinza n'akatono kwesitula; oba nga ya lubeerera ng'omusajja atalina maanyi eyagalamira emyaka amakumi asatu mu munaana ng'atalina maanyi ku kidiba; oba nga ey'ekyama era ekinyoomebwa ng'eby'abasajja abaavu abazibe abasabiriza ku mabbali g'oluguudo, ekibiina be baalowooza nga tebasaanira kufaayo kwa Kristo, oba ng'omukazi omwonoonyi ow'e Suulofoyiniiki, Omulokozi gwe yayita embwa, ate naye eri ye, nga bwe kyali eri abalala, okuwonyezebwa kwajja Mukama bwe yasobola okugamba nti, "Okukkiriza kwo kunene; kikukolerwe nga bw'oyagala." Si kukkiriza okuwonya, wabula Katonda okukkiriza kwe kukwatako; naye tewali ngeri ndala ya kukwata ku Katonda okuggyako olw'okukkiriza, era kyetuva, singa twagala okuweebwa okukwatibwako kwe okw'Ayinzabyonna, tuteekwa okukkiriza.
4. Amaanyi gonna ag'okuweereza gasoboka eri oyo akkiriza. Ekirabo ky'Omwoyo Omutukuvu kiweebwa olw'okukkiriza. Amaanyi g'abatume gaali ng'okukkiriza kwabwe bwe kwali. Suteefano "ng'ajjudde okukkiriza n'amaanyi" yasobola okwolekera amagezi gonna aga Sawulo ow'e Taluso n'ekkuŋŋaaniro ery'Abakirukiya. Olugero olwangu olwa Balunabba lwe luno nti, "yali muntu mulungi, ng'ajjudde okukkiriza n'Omwoyo Omutukuvu, n'abantu bangi ne bagattibwa ku Mukama." Ekyama ky'okubuulira okw'amaanyi si magezi ga ndowooza, oba ga bwogezi, oba ga kwogera bulungi, wabula okusobola okugamba nti, "Nakkiriza, kyennava njogera." Okuwangula kw'abamu ku bavaanjulizi n'abakozi ba Kristo kusukka nnyo obusobozi bwabwe oba amagezi gaabwe mu ngeri yonna, naye balina ekirabo kimu kye bakozesa n'obwesigwa, kwe kusuubira nti Katonda anaabawa emmeeme; era kyebava obutaggwaamu ssuubi. Ekkanisa ekyalina okulaba mu mulembe guno gwe tuli ebintu byonna ebisoboka olw'okukkiriza mu mulimu gwa Mukama. Eby'okulabirako nga Moody ne Harrison bya bubonero bwokka ku ekyo ekisoboka eri omukozi asingayo obuwombeefu, oyo, ng'atunuulira ekitiibwa kya Katonda kyokka era ng'aba mwesigwa mu njiri ya Kristo, aliguma okusuubira ebibala ebisinga obukulu. Byombi eby'okulabirako bino, oboolyawo ebyeeyoleka ennyo mu kubala ebibala mu mulembe guno, be bantu abatalina birabo bya butonde bikulu oba amagezi mangi ag'okusomesa, era kyebava bisingawo okuzzaamu amaanyi ng'okusiikira mu mulimu gw'okukkiriza. Ggwe omuweereza omuwombeefu mu nnimiro y'emizabbibu ya Mukama, olifuluma okutuuka ku bintu byonna ebisoboka olw'okukkiriza mu mulimu gwo ogw'okumukolera, bw'otegeera amaanyi ag'obunafu bwo n'obuyinza bwa Katonda wo? Kubanga "si na maanyi, so si na buyinza, wabula Omwoyo wange, bw'ayogera Mukama ow'Eggye."

   Ekiseera kituuse Katonda okweyoleka ng'ayita mu bunafu bwennyini obw'ebikozesebwa bye, n'okukakasa nate nti yalonda eby'obusirusiru eby'ensi alyoke aswaze ab'amagezi, n'eby'obunafu alyoke aswaze eby'amaanyi.

5. Ebizibu byonna n'akabi kyonna biteekwa okuwaayo mu maaso g'obuyinzabyonna obw'okukkiriza. Olw'okukkiriza bbugwe wa Yeriko yagwa ng'amaze okwetooloolebwa ennaku musanvu, era n'ebigo eby'amaanyi ennyo eby'omulabe biteekwa okuwaayo mu maaso g'okutambula okunywevu era okuwangula okw'okukkiriza. Olw'okukkiriza Danyeri yaziba emimwa gy'empologoma, era yalokolebwa, nga bwe tubuulirwa mu bujjuvu, kubanga yakkiriza Katonda we. Si bwesimbu bwe obw'obulamu, oba obwesigwa obw'obuvumu bwe bwamulokola, wabula okwesiga kwe eri Yakuwa. Okukkiriza okwenkanidde awo kwatwala Arnot ow'obuvumu ng'ayita mu bibira bya Afirika, era ne kulokola Paton omuzira okuva mu busungu obw'obussi obw'abakambwe ab'e Tanna, era ne kuziyiza omuggo gw'okufa n'akabi akaali katiisatiisa ku bangi ku ffe mu bulamu bwaffe obwa bulijjo Katonda mw'atulabirira. Katonda ow'okukkiriza akyali kumpi, wa maanyi era wa mazima nga bwe yali bwe yatambula n'abaana Abaebbulaniya mu muliro, era ng'akuuma Pawulo omuzira ng'ayita mu bizibu byonna eby'obulamu bwe obwakyukakyuka. Tewali kizibu kitono nnyo okukukozesaako okukkiriza, era tewali kabi kabi nnyo okusinga okuwangula kwakwo. Tuligenda n'engabo eno n'engabo ento, ne tukakasa ebintu byonna ebisoboka olw'okukkiriza? Kale, mazima, tuliba n'obulamu obukuumibwa ne mu bibinja bya ggeyeena bennyini, ne tumanya nti tetulifa okutuusa omulimu gwaffe lwe gulimala.
6. Obuwanguzi bwonna obw'okusaba busoboka eri oyo akkiriza. "Na byonna bye munaasaba mu kusaba nga mukkiriza, muliweebwa." "Buli kye musaba nga musaba, mukkirize nti mukifunye, era munaakifuna." Si maanyi oba buwanvu bw'okusaba obuwangula, wabula obwangu bw'obwesige bwakwo. Kwe kusaba okw'okukkiriza okwewola amaanyi ag'okuwonya ag'Omulokozi atakyukakyuka. Kwe kusaba okw'okukkiriza okutuuka ku mmeeme, oboolyawo, omukono gw'omuntu gwe gutayinza kutuukako, era oluusi okuleeta okuva mu Ggulu okuddamu ng'okuddamu okw'okusaba tekunnaggwaawo. Eri, mu kibuga Cleveland, omukazi eyamenyeka omutima asaba n'omuvaanjulizi olw'emmeeme ya bba. Mu kiseera ekyo kyennyini, akakwate katamanyiddwa ye yennyini kamutwala mu kukuŋŋaana kw'okusaba mu Chicago mu ttuntu, era okusaba okwo nga tekunnaggwaawo, ebibinja by'abayimbi ab'omu Ggulu biyimba ku mmeeme eyeenenyezza, era Omwoyo Omutukuvu ng'awunjiza mu mutima gw'omukazi nti omulimu guwedde, mu bukakafu obutasingibwa enkeera bbaluwa ey'embiro lw'ereeta amawulire amalungi okuva mu mukono gwa bba. Okusaba okw'okukkiriza kwazimba ebijjukizo ebyo ebigumira ku Ashley Down, awaliisibwa buli lunaku abaana enkumi bbiri abatalina bazadde n'omukono gwa Katonda gwokka, ng'okuddamu okw'okukaaba okuwombeefu era okw'okukkiriza okw'omuweereza omwesigwa. Bino bubonero bwokka ku ekyo Katonda ky'abadde bulijjo yeeteeseteese okukola naye ekiziyizibwa obutakkiriza bw'abantu be bwokka. Abaagalwa, ebintu bino ebisoboka biggule eri buli omu ku ffe. Oboolyawo tetuyitiddwa kuweereza mu lujjudde, oba okusaanira okwogera okuyigiriza, oba okuweebwa obugagga n'obuyinza, naye buli omu ku ffe aweebwa amaanyi ag'okukwata ku mukono ogw'obuyinzabyonna n'okuweereza ku kyoto ekya zaabu eky'okusaba okuwangula. Ekyoterezo kimu kyokka kye tuteekwa okuleeta—ekibya ekya zaabu eky'okukkiriza, era bwe tukijjuza amanda agaaka ag'omuliro gw'Omwoyo Omutukuvu, n'obubaane obw'Omukabona Omukulu ennyo, laba! walibaawo akasiriikiriro nate mu Ggulu, Katonda ng'asirisa ensi yonna okuwuliriza, oluvannyuma omuliro omulamu gulyeyiyibwa ku nsi mu maanyi amangi ag'okulabirira kwa Katonda n'ekisa, obwakabaka bwa Mukama waffe kwe buliyingizibwa.
7. Emirembe gyonna n'essanyu lyonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza. Okusaba kw'omutume olw'Abaruumi kwe kuno nti Katonda ow'essuubi abajjuze essanyu lyonna n'emirembe mu kukkiriza. Kye Katonda ky'ayagala era ky'ateekateeka nti emmeeme etakkiriza eneebeeranga emmeeme etali ya ssanyu, era nti anaakuumibwanga mu mirembe emituukiridde oyo alowooza ku Katonda era amwesiga. Kale oyagala okumanya emirembe egisukkuluma okutegeera kwonna? Toweeraliikiriranga kintu kyonna, era kkiriza mu bunywevu nti Mukama ali kumpi, asukkuluma buli mbeera, era aleeta ebintu byonna okukolagana wamu okuleeta obulungi eri abo abamwagala. Oyagala okuba n'essanyu mu ssaawa esinga obuzibu? Kale weesige Mukama, era weekwate ku Katonda wo. Oyagala okuba n'okukulukuta kw'essanyu okutaggwaawo? Kale yiga okugamba nti, "Newaakubadde nga kaakati tetumulaba, kyokka nga tumukkiriza tusanyuka n'essanyu eritayogerekeka era erijjudde ekitiibwa." Essanyu ery'omutima ogusagaasagana lyokka liringa ekimuli ekisaliddwako ku lunaku olumpi olw'obutiti, ekyawukanyiziddwa ku mulandira era ekiwotoka nga n'enjuba endala tennagwa. Essanyu ery'okukkiriza kye kibala n'okumulisa okutaggwaawo okubikka omuti omulamu, oba okumeruka okuva mu kimera ekissewo emirandira mu nnimiro efukiddwa amazzi.

   "Abasajja ab'okukkiriza baazuula

   Ekitiibwa nga kitandikira wano wansi—

   Ebibala eby'omu ggulu ku ttaka ery'obulabe

   Biyinza okumera okuva mu kukkiriza n'essuubi."

8. Okubuulira ensi yonna Enjiri kwa kuweebwa okukkiriza. Emirimu gy'obwamisoni egisinga okuwangula leero giwanirirwa mu bujjuvu olw'okukkiriza mu Katonda n'amaanyi ag'okusaba. Obanga Bacayina baba babuulirwa Enjiri mu kyasa kino, kiriva ku kukkiriza okw'omumisoni omu omuwombeefu eyagumye okugezaako ebintu ebikulu ku lwa Katonda n'okusuubira ebintu ebikulu okuva gy'ali. Tewali ttale lya kukkiriza eggazi era eddungi ng'ettale ery'obwamisoni leero, era tewali kkomo ku bintu ebisoboka okukkiriza kwe kuyinza okwewola. Ye, abamu ku ffe ka basituke okutuuka ku bunene bw'omukisa guno omukulu ne bafuuka bakozi wamu ne Katonda olw'ekituukirira ekisinga obukulu mu byasa byonna eby'Ekikristaayo.
9. Okujja kwa Mukama, awatali kubuusabuusa, kuliweebwa okukkiriza ku nkomerero. Waliba omulembe ogunaagamba nti, "Laba! ono ye Katonda waffe, twamulindirira." Kaakati kya ssuubi lyaffe ery'omukisa, naye lulituuka ne lufuuka ekisingako. Era nga basoma ku nsi ne mu ggulu obubonero obw'okujja kwe, omugole we alindirira aliwulira okukaaba okw'essanyu nti, "Obugole bw'Omwana gw'Endiga butuuse." Simyoni ow'edda yamanyisibwa nti aliraba Kristo wa Mukama, era abamu baliweebwa mu nnaku ez'oluvannyuma Emunyeenye ey'Enkya erikulembera obudde obw'Emyaka Olukumi okukya. Mukama atuyambe okutegeera ennaku zaffe n'omulimu Mukama gw'atusuubira okuteekateeka okujja kwe, tulyoke tukirizibwe okugabana empeera yaakwo ey'ekitiibwa ey'okukkiriza era n'okwanguya olunaku olwo olw'essanyu.
10. Naye okusukka byonna ebyogeddwa, ekisuubizo kino kitegeeza nti ebintu byonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza. Kisoboka okuba n'ekimu oba n'ebingi ku ebyo ebyogeddwa ate n'ofiirwa "ebintu byonna" eby'okwagala kwa Katonda okusinga. Amakulu g'ekisuubizo kino mu bujjuvu bwakyo ge gano nti okukkiriza kuyinza okwewola obulamu obujjuvu, omukisa ogutaliiko kya kubulako, obuweereza obumaze, n'engule etaliiko jjaguza lya mpeera eryabula. Waliwo obulamu obutabuze ddala ate nga tebulokolebwa okutuukiridde. Waliwo enkoloboze ez'omu ggulu ez'omusono ogwamenyeka, naye waliyo enkoloboze eyeetoolodde entebe ey'obwakabaka gy'ekkululu lyayo erituukiridde bwe bubonero obw'ebyawandiikibwa ebituukiridde n'empeera etaggwaawo. Bangi ku ffe tuli ba kubulako ku ebyo byonna Katonda bye yalina mu ndowooza ye esingayo obw'affe. Kabaka wa Isirayiri bwe yayimirira ku kitanda kya nnabbi wa Mukama afa, Erisa yateeka omukono gwe ku mikono gya Yowaasi n'amuyamba okulasa obusaale obwali bubonero bw'okukkiriza n'obuwanguzi; naye oluvannyuma nnabbi yasaba nti kabaka agoberere ekikolwa kino eky'okukkiriza okw'awamu n'ekiraga eky'obuntu obw'ekigero ky'okusuubira kwe ye kennyini. Zaawe, nga bangi ku ffe, okukkiriza kwe kwabuka nga omulimu gwakwo ogwetaagisa tegunnakolebwa. Yakuba emirundi esatu ku ttaka n'oluvannyuma n'akoma. Nga kimuvuddeko okuzza omukisa gwe ogwabula, nnabbi eyanakuwala era eyasunguwala yamunenya olw'obutafaayo bwe n'obufunda bw'omutima gwe, n'amugamba mu nnaku nti omukisa gwe gwandikomeddwa ng'ekigero ky'okukkiriza kwe okutono bwe kyali. Siryerabira nakamu obuzito Katonda bwe yaleeta ekyawandiikibwa kino ku mmeeme yange mu kiseera eky'akabi mu bulamu bwange, n'ambuuza nga wa muwendo ki gwe nanditutte okuva gy'ali era nga kitono ki ekyandimazizza okukkiriza kwange. Nsaza Katonda kubanga yansobozesa okwogera n'omutima nga gwabika nti, "Tekiwera na kitono okusinga endowooza yo yonna esingayo n'okwagala kwo, ebintu byonna eby'okukkiriza ebisoboka ebisingayo obunene." Mukama atuyambe okusuubira bulijjo ekiseera emikisa gino gyonna lwe giriba giva mu ngalo zaffe, n'okubeeranga buli lunaku wansi w'amaanyi ag'okwegomba okwo okutukuvu okw'omuwendo ogwennyini gwe tulisobola okutegeera olwo, era emirembe gyonna okwogera n'oyo eyalina okwegomba okwenkanidde awo okw'ekitiibwa nti, "Sisembeza bulamu bwange nga kya muwendo gye ndi, ndyoke ntuukirize olugendo lwange n'essanyu." Abaagalwa, waliwo kye ofiirwa mu bulamu bwo, mu kaseera ako akamu aka muwendo era akafunda ak'omukisa ogw'ensi, aggati ku emyaka egitaggwaawo gy'eyeetooloola, ekisoboka kimu eky'emirembe n'emirembe ekitaliddayo nate? Katonda alindirira okukuwa byonna, era ebintu byonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza.

II. Okuba kw'okukkiriza okutegeerekeka. Lwaki Katonda ateeka ebintu byonna okusinziira ku kukkiriza kwaffe?

1. Kubanga okuzikirira kw'omuntu kwatandika n'okufiirwa okukkiriza, era okuddaabirizibwa kwakwo kuteekwa okuva mu kukozesa okukkiriza. Obutwa Setaani bwe yayingiza mu musaayi gwa Kaawa bwali bubuuzo ku bwesigwa bwa Katonda, era ekiragiro kimu Enjiri ky'ewa aboonoonyi abatalokolebwa kye kino nti, "Kkiriza Mukama Yesu Kristo, naawe olirokolebwa."
2. Okukkiriza kye kiragiro eky'Obukristaayo, ensibuko enkulu ey'enteekateeka y'Enjiri. Omutume akuyita etteeka ery'okukkiriza mu kwawula ku tteeka ery'ebikolwa. Mukama Yesu yakwoleka mu kigambo ekyangu ekifuuse omutindo gw'okusaba okuddibwamu n'omukisa gwonna gwe tufuna mu linnya lya Yesu. Katonda, kyeva, asibwa okukola ng'okukkiriza kwaffe bwe kuli era n'obutakkiriza bwaffe bwe buli.
3. Okukkiriza y'engeri yokka gye tumanyi gye tuyinza okukkirizamu ekirabo okuva eri Katonda, era nga bwe kiri nti emikisa gyonna egy'Enjiri bye birabo eby'ekisa, biteekwa okututuukako olw'okukkiriza era mu kigero ky'okukkiriza kwaffe, bwe binaatuuka.
4. Okukkiriza kyetaagisa ng'akakwate ak'omunda okuteekateeka emitima gyaffe okwaniriza Katonda n'ekisa kye. Kitaawe ayinza atya okutuusa okwagala kwe eri omutima omutiitiizi, ogukankana? Katonda ayinza atya okusembera omwana atidde? Nalaba akanyonyi akato nga kafa olw'entiisa mu ngalo zange, nga sikagenderedde kabi wabula nga ngezaako obwereere okukaweweeza n'okukwana okwagala kwako. N'olwekyo omutima gwa buli omu ogutalina kukkiriza gwandifudde mu maaso ga Katonda mu ntiisa entangaavu, ne gutasobola kwaniriza kwagala kwa Kitaawe okukulukuta ogwandiremye okutegeera.
5. Okukkiriza gwe maanyi ag'amazima, aga mwoyo. Awatali kubuusabuusa, ge gamu ku ngeri za Katonda yennyini. Tugalaba nga gakolebwa mu Yesu mu byamagero bye byonna. Annyonnyola abayigirizwa be nti ge maanyi gennyini ge yakaza omutiini, era ge maanyi be baayinza okuwangula n'okusaanuula ebiziyiza ebisinga amaanyi mu kkubo lyabwe. Tewali kubuusabuusa nti emmeeme bw'eba ng'ekozesa olw'amaanyi ga Katonda okukkiriza okulagira Katonda ky'alagira, amaanyi amangi gaba gakola mu kiseera ekyo kyennyini ku kiziyiza, amaanyi ag'amazima ng'ensimbo z'amasannyalaze oba amaanyi ga bbomu. Katonda ddala ateeka mu ngalo zaffe ekimu ku bikozesebwa bye eby'obuyinzabyonna n'atukiriza okukikozesa mu linnya lya Yesu ng'okwagala kwe bwe kuli era olw'okunywereza Obwakabaka bwe.
6. Ensonga esookerwako lwaki Katonda ayagala okukkiriza, kubanga okukkiriza y'engeri yokka Katonda yennyini mw'ayinza okuba n'ekifo ekituufu okukola, kubanga okukkiriza mbeera nnyangu etaliimu langi omuntu mw'aveera ku bikolwa bye ye n'ayingira mu mulimu gwa Katonda. Ye njawulo eri wakati w'omuntu ne Katonda, eby'obutonde n'eby'okusukka obutonde. Ensonga kyeva lwaki okukkiriza kw'amaanyi mangi era mazima kw'obuyinzabyonna, kubanga kwereeta bwereesi ekkubo eri obuyinzabyonna bwa Katonda. N'olwekyo ebigambo ebibiri byenkanankana mu ngeri ey'ekitalo era mu bujjuvu. "Eri Katonda ebintu byonna bisoboka." "Ebintu byonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza." Amaanyi gennyini gamu galina Katonda n'oyo akkiriza, era ensonga eri nti oyo asembayo abulira mu era ayatiikirira ddala n'oyo asooka. Tuligeraageranya tutya olutalo oluwanvu oluli wakati w'eby'ensi n'eby'omu ggulu, omuntu ne Katonda, ekikoma n'ekitakoma? Waliwo eyagamba nti, twala ekyokulwanyisa ekisinga amaanyi, okijjuze okutuuka ku mumwa n'omuddo gw'obunduguzo oba bbomu, oteekemu omupiira gwa kyuma ogusinga okutuukirira, weekakase nti olina ebyabulijjo ebisinga obuggya byonna nga tebinnabaawo, oluvannyuma okivvuunuse, era omupiira gwo gulyeruka mu bbanga ku muwendo gwa fiiti lukaaga mu kabbala akamu. Naye mu kabbala ako Katonda, n'okumyansa kw'ekitangaala kumu awatali kufuba oba ddoboozi, ka avviise akaayakaalo okuva ku njuba eri oba emunyeenye oba ettaala ey'ekiro, era kaliwuluguta mayiro obusiriivu mukaaga. Fiiti lukaaga, mayiro obusiriivu mukaaga! Kino kifaananyi kinafu eky'enjawulo eri wakati w'omuntu ne Katonda. Emmundu eyo enzito n'amaanyi gaayo aga mpola naye agazikiriza kabonero ka bikolwa bya muntu. Akaayakaalo ako akateefu ak'enjuba n'ekitangaala n'obuweereza bwako obusirikivu, obw'embiro, obulungi kabonero ka bugagga bwa Katonda obutakoma. Guno gwe nsi okukkiriza mwe kutuyingiza. Nga kuwaayo obutamala bwakwo, kweegatta ku bumala bwa Katonda bwonna, ne kufuluma nga kuwangudde nga kuleekaana nti, "Nnyinza okukola byonna mu Kristo ampa amaanyi," ate ng'Eggulu erikkiriza liddamu okuwuluguta nti, "Ebintu byonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza."

III. Okusoboka kw'okukkiriza. "Oba oyinza, kkiriza."

1. Mazima tetwetaaga kwogera nti okukkiriza kwesigamye ku buwulize n'obutuufu bw'omutima n'obulamu. Tetuyinza kwesiga Katonda nga tuli mu kibi eky'obugenderevu, era n'embeera etatukuzibbwa efumita okukkiriza kwonna okw'omuwendo, kubanga omutima ogw'omubiri si ttaka okukkiriza mwe kuyinza okumera, wabula kwe kibala ky'Omwoyo, era kiziyizibwa omuddo gw'ekibi n'okwejalabya okw'obugenderevu. Ensonga lwaki Abakristaayo bangi balina okukkiriza okutono ennyo kubanga babeera mu nsi era mu bo bennyini, era baawukanira mu kitundu kinene eky'obulamu bwabwe okuva ku Katonda n'obutukuvu. Ekifo eky'okwekengera emunyeenye ekya Lick bwe kyazimbibwa ku lubalama lw'ennyanja Pacific, kyali kyetaagisa okwambuka waggulu w'ebiwonvu n'ebifo ebya wansi eby'olubalama, olufu n'olufufugge we byaliba nga bibisse ku nsi, n'okulonda ekifo ku ntikko y'Olusozi Hamilton, waggulu w'olufu n'omukka ogw'oku ttaka, era mu ndaba entangaavu etaziyiziddwa ey'eggulu. Bwe kityo okukkiriza kwetaaga olw'okulaba kwakwo okw'omu ggulu, ensozi empanvu ez'obutukuvu n'okwawukana, n'eggulu ettangaavu era ennongoofu ery'obulamu obwawuliddwa.

   Abaagalwa, muyinze okuzuula mu kino ennyinnyonnyola ey'okubuusabuusa kwammwe n'okutya kwammwe okungi, nti ekifo kye muyimiriddeko kiri wansi nnyo, omutima gwammwe gutabuddwatabuddwa nnyo, era obulamu bwammwe buli kumpi nnyo n'"ensi eno embi ey'okaakati."

2. Okukkiriza kuziyizibwa engeri enafu era etali ya Byawandiikibwa bangi mwe bawoleza obutakkiriza bwabwe ne balowooza era ne boogera ku kibi eky'okubuusabuusa Katonda mu ngeri entono. Bwe twagala okukkiriza okw'amaanyi tuteekwa okukutegeera ng'obuvunaanyizibwa obw'amaanyi era obutukuvu, ne tukkiriza Katonda mu bunywevu era mu bukakafu, ne tugaana okumubuusabuusa. Tuleme kwogera nti tetuyinza kukkiriza. Kya mazima, ffe ku bwaffe tetuyinza, naye ekyo nakyo Katonda akiwaayo, era atuwadde amaanyi ag'okukkiriza bwe tunaalonda okukola bwe tutyo. Kale tuleme okuddayo okugumira n'okukendeeza okubuusabuusa kwaffe ng'obunafu obutaliiko kabi n'ebyembi eby'ennaku, wabula "twekuume omutima omubi ogw'obutakkiriza guleme kubaawo mu omu ku ffe, okuva ku Katonda omulamu."
3. Okukkiriza kuziyizibwa okwesiga amagezi g'abantu, ka gabe agaffe oba amagezi g'abalala. Ekyokusendasenda kya Setaani ekisooka eri Kaawa kyali kuwaayo magezi, era ku lw'ekyo yatunda okukkiriza kwe. "Muliba nga Katonda," bwe yagamba, "nga mumanyi obulungi n'obubi," era okuva ku ssaawa lwe yatandika okumanya yalekera awo okwesiga. Baali bakessi abaafiiriza Isirayiri ow'edda ensi ey'ekisuubizo. Kwali kuteesa kwabwe okusiruwaza okuketta ensi, n'okuzuula olw'okunoonyereza oba Katonda yali ayogedde amazima oba nedda, kwe kwaleeta okubalukuka okw'entiisa okw'obutakkiriza okwaggalira enzigi za Kanani omulembe gwonna. Kya makulu nnyo nti amannya g'abakessi bano gonna kumpi galaga amagezi g'abantu, obukulu n'ettendo. Era bwe kityo mu nnaku za Kristo, bwali buddu bw'Abayudaaya eri ennono z'abakadde n'endowooza z'abantu, obwabaziyiza okumwaniriza. "Muyinza mutya okukkiriza," yabuuza, "mmwe abaweebwagana ekitiibwa mu bantu, ne mutanoonya kiva eri Katonda yekka?" Kino, leero, kirina kya kukola nnyo n'okukoma kw'okukkiriza kw'Ekkanisa. Bayibuli epimibwa okunenya kw'abantu, era ebisuubizo bya Katonda bipimibwa ku minzaani gy'ebisoboka eby'obutonde n'amagezi g'abantu. Amagezi gaffe ffe ga kabi kyekimu bwe gaddira ekifo ky'ekigambo kya Katonda ekyangu, era kyeva, bwe twagala "okwesiga Mukama n'omutima gwaffe gwonna," tuteekwa "obuteesigama ku magezi gaffe ffe."
4. Okwemalirira ffekka n'okwesiga amaanyi gaffe nakyo kiziyiza okukkiriza kwaffe.

   Katonda, kyeva, ateekwa okututuusa mu butayinza nga tetunnaba kumwesiga nnyo. Essaawa ey'okutaataaganamu kwe okusinga amaanyi bulijjo ye kiseera eky'okulemererwa kwaffe okusingayo.

   Akatabo ak'oku wiiki akatali ka ddiini kabuulira olugero olw'akaana akato obulamu bwako bwe bukiikirira abantu abakulu bangi. Kaali katuuse ku kiseera mu bulamu bw'omulenzi lw'afuna ekabutu kye ekisooka, era okusitulibwa okwo kwatabangula obwenkanya bwako obw'omwoyo. Okutuusa olwo kaali kaana ka Kristo katono aka bwesimbu, era buli nkya kaali keegatta ku mwannyina omuto mu kusaba Mukama okuyamba n'okuwa omukisa olw'olunaku, naye ku nkya eno, bwe kaatunuulira ekabutu kyako ekiggya, ne kawulira nga muntu mukulu, ne kaziyiza muto muto we bwe yatandika okukasabira nga bulijjo nti, "Mukama Yesu, labirira Fereddi leero, omukuume obutatuukibwako kabi," era nga Simoni Peetero omunaku, mu kwemalirira kwako, ne kaleekaana nti, "Nedda, Jennie, toyogera kityo; Fereddi ayinza okwelabirira yekka kaakati." Omutukuvu omuto ne yeewuunya era n'atya, naye n'atamanya ky'anaakola. Bwe kityo olunaku ne lutandika, naye ttuntu nga tennatuuka bombi ne balinnya ku muti ogw'echeri, era nga bagolola okutuuka ku bibala ebisendasenda, Fereddi n'agwa n'omutwe esooka mu kasonda wakati w'omuti n'olukomera, era n'okugezaako kwe kwonna okw'obuyinike ne muganda we eyali atidde, n'atasobola ddala kweggya, era ku nkomerero n'atunuulira Jennie n'endabika eyatabudde ensonyi n'okutegeera n'agamba nti, "Jennie, saba; Fereddi tayinza kwelabirira yekka wabula." Mu kiseera ekyo kyennyini omusajja ow'amaanyi yali ajja ku luguudo, era okuddibwamu kw'okusaba kwabwe ne kutuuka mangu ng'emikono eminywevu mu bbanga ttono giggye olukomera era Fereddi n'aba wa ddembe, era n'afuluma nga alina essomo ery'obulamu, okutambula nga Simoni Peetero, n'omutwe nga gukutamye n'okwesiga okuwombeefu eri amaanyi n'okulabirira okusinga amaanyi ge ye.

   Mazima lino lye ttaka ery'okukkiriza! Kakabbani yayogera mu magezi, emyaka mingi emabega, bwe yageraageranya amalala n'obwesige nti, "Laba, emmeeme ye ejjudde amalala teri ya bwesimbu mu ye; naye omutuukirivu aliba mulamu olw'okukkiriza kwe."

   Abaagalwa, Katonda akutuusizza ku nkomerero y'amaanyi go? Sanyuka era ojaguze nnyo, kubanga ye ntandikwa y'obuyinzabyonna bwe, singa okukkiriza kugwa mu mikono gye egy'amaanyi ne kukaaba nga ab'edda nti, "Mukama, tekikuzibuwalira kuyamba, oba bangi oba n'abo abatalina maanyi. Otuyambe, ai Mukama, kubanga mu Linnya lyo tugenda okwolekera ekibiina kino ekinene."

5. Okukkiriza kuziyizibwa okulaba n'okuwulira, n'okwesiga kwaffe okusiruwaza ku bujulizi obw'ebweru.

   Obujulizi bwennyini bwe tuteekwa okubeeramu n'okukulira bwe butalabika, era kyeva, ebintu byonna eby'ebweru biteekwa okuggibwawo nga tetunnakkiriza mu mazima; era nga tutunuulira si bintu ebirabika wabula ebyo ebitalabika, bifuuka bya mazima, aga mazima okusinga ebintu eby'okuwulira, oluvannyuma Katonda n'abifuula bya mazima mu kutuukirira kwennyini. Naye okukkiriza kuteekwa okusooka okufuluma mu kitamanyiddwa ekinene, n'okutambulira ku mazzi okugenda eri Yesu, weewaawo, okutambulira ku mpewo; naye we waaliwo obuwolo bwokka kulizuula olwazi wansi, ng'omutambuze mu nsozi za Alps eyali atuuse ku nkomerero y'ekkubo ery'olusozi bwe lyabula mangu wansi w'ekifunvu ekinene eky'omuzira n'entaana ne lufuuka omugga ogukulukutira wansi w'ettaka, ate ng'olusozi nga luyimiridde mu bukambwe mu maaso, n'amayiro g'omuddo gwe yali atambudde nga gali emabega. Yandikoze ki? Mangu omukulembeze we n'aleekaana nti, "Ngoberera!" n'aggwa mu mugga oguserengeta n'oluvannyuma n'abula mu maaso ge wansi w'olusozi olunene gwe gwali gusalamu. Kyali kya kabi ky'entiisa, naye yali ateekwa oba okugoberera oba okufa, era bwe yagwa mu, ne wabaawo okukankana okw'amangu, n'okuzunga kw'amazzi n'ekizikiza eky'ekiragala, oluvannyuma n'okwabika kw'ekitangaala, era ng'agalamidde ku lubalama lw'omugga omuteefu ku ludda olulala olw'olusozi, mu kiwonvu ekiwoomerera wansi. Ekkubo eritalabika lyali litutte eri obulamu n'ekitangaala.

   Bwe kityo okukkiriza kukyatambulira mu makubo ag'ekyama emirundi mingi, naye Katonda alikutegeeza bulijjo. Kino si kye kiziyiza okukkiriza kwo, nti obuusabuusa okukkiriza nga tonnaba kwesiga ekigambo eky'ekisuubizo obwereere? Okukkiriza kwo kwokka kwe kintu ekituufu eky'ebyo ebisuubirwa, obujulizi obw'ebintu ebitalabika. Katonda atuyambe okutambula olw'okukkiriza so si lwa kulaba!

   N'olwekyo Katonda ateekwa okututendeka mu kkubo ery'okukkiriza n'ebizibu, ebigezo, n'okugaana okulabika, okutuusa nga twenkanankana n'omukazi ow'e Suulofoyiniiki, ne twesiga busesi ne tugaana okugaanibwa. Alindirira bulijjo okusasula okwesiga kwaffe n'ebigambo eby'essanyu nti, "Okukkiriza kwo kunene! Kikukolerwe nga bw'oyagala."

6. Ku nkomerero, okukkiriza kuno kusingira ddala okuziyizibwa ekyo kye tuyita "okukkiriza kwaffe," n'okufuba kwaffe okutalina kibala okukola okukkiriza okuli obwenkanya bwokka n'okugezaako okw'obuyinike okwesiga Katonda, okuteekwa bulijjo okuba obutatuuka ku bisuubizo bye ebigazi era eby'ekitiibwa. Amazima ge gano nti okukkiriza kwokka okwenkana n'ebisuubizo bya Katonda eby'ekitalo n'obwetaavu obutapimika obw'obulamu bwaffe, kwe "okukkiriza kwa Katonda" yennyini, obwesige bwennyini bw'aliyingiza mu mutima ogumusuubira mu magezi ng'amaanyi gaagwo ag'okukkiriza, era n'amaanyi gaagwo ag'okwagala, okuwulira, oba okukola omulimu gwonna omulala ogw'obulamu obuggya.

Erinnya lye litenderezebwe! Tatuwadde lujegere olutuuka ku kanyweza kamu okuva ku mutima gwaffe omunaku ogutalina maanyi, naye akanyweza ako akasembayo kamu ke kazikiriza olujegere lwonna. Nedda, akanyweza akasembayo, ako akasibira ku ludda olw'omuntu, ka bwa Katonda nga akanyweza akasibira olujegere olw'ekisuubizo ku Ntebe ye ey'obwakabaka ey'ekisuubizo mu ggulu. "Mube n'okukkiriza kwa Katonda," ky'ekiragiro kye ekikulu. "Mbeeramu olw'okukkiriza okw'Omwana wa Katonda," bwe bujulizi obuwangula obw'oyo eyakikakasa nga kya mazima.

Abaagalwa, mu kitangaala ky'enteekateeka eno enkulu, wuliriza ekisuubizo eky'amaanyi kaakati, era mu kukkiriza kwe situka okwewola nti, "Oba oyinza, kkiriza. Ebintu byonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza," era kaaba nti, "Mukama, nkkiriza, nedda, si nze, wabula Ggwe! Yamba obutakkiriza bwange."

Ne kaakati, abaagalwa, ekyuma kino eky'amaanyi eky'amaanyi ag'omwoyo kiteekeddwa mu ngalo zaffe okwagala okw'Ayinzabyonna. Tuliwola, era n'obuyamba bwa Katonda, ne tutuuka ku bintu byakwo byonna ebisoboka, era okuva ku ssaawa eno tulikikyusa, ng'ekyokulwanyisa eky'omu ggulu, ku ttale ery'obulamu bw'Ekikristaayo n'entalo, ne tukikozesa olw'ebintu byonna Katonda bye yatuyita mu ntalo ennene ez'omulembe era olw'Obwakabaka bwa Mukama waffe era Omulokozi waffe Yesu Kristo? Omugabo gwaffe gugudde ku biseera eby'omugaso; emyaka kkumi egy'oluvannyuma egy'ekyasa kino eky'ekitalo kaakati gyatandika, era gisanga Ekkanisa ya Katonda ng'ezuukuka okutuuka ku lutalo olusinga obunene mu byasa eby'Ekikristaayo, okubuulira ensi yonna Enjiri, olw'okuteekateeka olw'okujja kwa Mukama waffe okw'amangu. Kisoboka kya kitiibwa kitya! Kimu ku bintu ebisoboka olw'okukkiriza.

Ekiro ekyayita, bwe nnali ntudde ku ddirisa lyange eryali liggule, wakati mu kuwuma kw'ekiro, okuva mu kamu ku bisulo eri, nawulira eddoboozi ery'okusaba nga lifuluma ekiro kyonna. Kwali kukaaba okutaggwaawo era okw'amaanyi nti Katonda ow'amaanyi akole n'amaanyi ge gonna n'ekitiibwa kye, era wadde ebigambo bye bimu byaddibwamu emirundi mingi eddoboozi limu, tekyalabika nga kikoowu, kubanga waaliwo bingi olulimi bye lwatasobola kwogera mu kusaba okwo ne kukwata ku mutima gwange n'obukwatampola n'obuzito, ne kufaanana ng'obunnabbi obw'ekyo kye nesiga okufuluma mu lukuŋŋaana luno olw'amaanyi ne kukwatibwako ensi yonna okutuusa lwe kuliddibwamu amaloboozi ag'omu ggulu waggulu, nga galangirira nti, "Obwakabaka bw'ensi buno bufuuse obwa Mukama waffe n'obwa Kristo we. Aleruya! Mukama Katonda Ayinzabyonna afuga." Ye, tulitwala ekyuma kino eky'obuyinzabyonna, okusaba okw'okukkiriza, ne tukikyusa eri eggulu, ne tukikyusa ku nsi, ne tukikyusa okulwanyisa buli mulabe, okutuusa lwe tulikizuula nga kya mazima ddala nti, "Ebintu byonna bisoboka eri oyo akkiriza?"

Kiteeseddwa nti twandikoze, ku lunaku luno, Endagaano ey'Okusaba, olw'okubuulira ensi yonna Enjiri mu kyasa kino ekya kaakati, n'okujja okw'amangu okwa Mukama waffe Yesu. Abaagalwa, waliyo omukisa omukulu okusingawo ogw'okukozesa mu ngeri entuufu omulamwa guno omukulu, era tetuli, n'omutima gumu, kukwataganya emikono mu kusaba okw'okukkiriza, okwetooloola ensi yonna, okutuusa ku lunaku olw'essanyu lwe tulikwataganya emikono nate okwetooloola Entebe ey'Obwakabaka ey'Emyaka Olukumi ne tumutendereza olw'okutuukirira okw'ekitiibwa?