Oyo Eyakulembera.

Pearry Green.

Yokaana Omutukuvu awandiika mu ssuula 1:19-21 okwogera kuno okunyuvu wakati wa Yokaana Omubatiza n’abasajja abamu bakabona,

19 Kuno kwe kutegeeza kwa Yokaana, Abayudaaya abaava e Yerusaalemi bwe baamutumira bakabona n’Abaleevi okumubuuza nti Ggwe ani?
20 N’ayatula, n’ateegaana; n’ayatula nti Si nze Kristo.
21 Ne bamubuuza nti Kale lw’oli ani? oli Eriya? N’agamba nti Si nze ye. Ggwe nnabbi oli? N’addamu nti Nedda.

Bakabona bano n’Abaleevi baalaba nga buli kimu ekikwata ku Yokaana kyali kya njawulo - obubaka bwe obw’okwenenya, engoye ze ez’amalusu g’engamiya, wadde emmere ye ey’enzige n’omubisi gw’enjuki ogw’omu nsiko. Baakiraba nti teyakka mu Yeekaalu kubuulira, naye ate obuweereza bwe bwakola bulungi nnyo. Nga basobeddwa omusajja ono omugenyi ow’omu ddungu, ne banoonya eky’okuddamu; kye kiva kibuuzibwa “gwe Eriya?” Nnabbi omukulu eyasembayo abantu bano gwe baali bamanyi ye Malaki, ng’obubaka bwe bwali buwulikika emyaka nga ebikumi bina emabega. Abayudaaya bano ab’eddiini baali bamanyi bulungi ebigambo ebiri mu Malaki 4:5, ne balowooza nti Yokaana ye yali atuukirizibwa kw’ekitundu kino eky’obunnabbi obwo...

“Laba, ndibatumira Eriya nnabbi olunaku olukulu olw'entiisa olwa Mukama nga terunnaba kutuuka.”

Naye bwe yabuuziddwa oba ye nnabbi oyo, yagamba bulungi nti “Nedda”. Awo bo ne balowooza nti Yokaana yandiba okutuukirizibwa kw’Ekyamateeka 18 Musa gye yali agambye nti wandibaddewo nnabbi eyabatumibwa “nga” Musa yennyini. Ekyama kyeyongera okunywera nga Yokaana awa ekibuuzo kino okwegaana okutereevu. Wamma, Yokaana yeegaana okuba nnabbi ‘okuzzaawo byonna’; kati yeegaana okuba “nnabbi nga Musa”. Mazima ddala yali ani ? Olw’obutategeera bulungi byawandiikibwa abakulembeze b’eddiini ne bamubuuza oba ye “oyo eyafukibwako amafuta - Masiya?”.

Ku kibuuzo kino yaddamu nti “Yee” ne “nedda”, “Yee” yali yafukibwako amafuta Katonda ate “nedda”, si ye yali “oyo eyafukibwako amafuta”. Mu nkomerero, mu kuziba amaaso gaabwe mu by’omwoyo, bakabona n’Abaleevi baamubuuza nti “Ggwe ani?” Awatali kulonzalonza Yokaana Omubatiza (mu Yokaana Omutukuvu 1:23) yeeyanjula mu Byawandiikibwa, ng’abasonga ku bunnabbi bwe baali babuusizza amaaso mu Isaaya 40:3, ng’agamba “Eddoboozi lyayogerera waggulu nti Mulongoose mu lukoola ekkubo lya Mukama,...” Yokaana yali yeewa obujulizi? Nedda Yokaana yali awa obujulizi ku Byawandiikibwa era Ebyawandiikibwa ne bimuwa obujulizi. Ye yali atuukirizibwa mu ngeri etuukiridde ey’Ebyawandiikibwa ebyo.

Kati Isaaya yali agambye (Isaaya 40:3) nti omuntu ajja kujja ng’akaaba ng’eddoboozi mu ddungu. Yokaana Omubatiza ye yali “eddoboozi” eryo. Ate era, Malaki 3:1 wagamba nti, “Laba, ntuma omubaka wange; naye alirongoosa ekkubo mu maaso gange: era Mukama gwe munoonya alijja mu yeekaalu ye nga tebamanyiridde; n'omubaka w'endagaano gwe musanyukira, laba, ajja; bw'ayogera Mukama w'eggye.” Nate, Yokaana Omubatiza ye yali omubaka oyo eyasindikibwa okudduka mu maaso, nga Mukama tannajja mangu mu Yeekaalu ye. Yokaana, okusinziira ku Byawandiikibwa yali amanyi ky’ali era obuweereza bwe bwandikoze? Naye twanditegedde ani gwe yali?
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Kati, ka tulabe engeri Yesu gye yategedde Yokaana Omubatiza. Mu kweyoleka ng’Omwana w’Omuntu, era yateeka obuweereza bwa Yokaana mu Kigambo. Matayo 17:9-13 ewandiika emboozi eno wammanga Yesu gye yalina n’abayigirizwa ku buweereza bwa Eriya obw’obunnabbi bwa Malaki 4:5, n’obuweereza bwa Yokaana Omubatiza. Mu kitundu kino eky’Ebyawandiikibwa Yesu alaga obuweereza obw’ekika kya Eriya obw’omu maaso okuzzaawo ebintu byonna (Kino kyogerwako mu ssuula 2) n’oluvannyuma n’alaga Yokaana omubatiza nga Eriya ow’okujja kwa Kristo okusooka.

9 Bwe baali nga bakka ku lusozi, Yesu n’abalagira ng’agamba nti Temubuulirako muntu bye mwolesebbwa, okutuusa Omwana w’omuntu lw’alimala okuzuukira mu bafu.
10 Abayigirizwa be ne bamubuuza, ne bagamba nti Kale kiki ekigambya abawandiisi nti Eriya kimugwanidde okusooka okujja?
11 N’addamu n’agamba nti Eriya ajja ddala, alirongoosa byonna:
12 naye mbagamba nti Eriya amaze okujja, nabo tebaamumanya, naye baamukola bwe baayagala. Bw’atyo n’Omwana w’omuntu alibonyaabonyezebwa bo.
13 Awo abayigirizwa ne bategeera nti yayogera nabo ku Yokaana Omubatiza.

N’olwekyo, Yokaana omubatiza ddala yali musajja alina omwoyo gwa Eriya, ng’adduka nga Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo tannajja. Naye SI ye yali “Eriya oyo” okuzzaawo ebintu byonna. Naye abantu abaali basinga eddiini mu kiseera ekyo, Abawandiisi n’Abafalisaayo, wadde nga baali banoonya Masiya, tebaamutegeera, oba eyamusooka. Yesu yakikakasa nti tebaakikola okulaga nti kisoboka Katonda okusindika omusajja ow’amaanyi era tekitegerekeka n’abantu ab’eddiini ab’ensi.

Naye singa Yokaana ye yali eyakulembedde, olwo kiteekwa okuba nga kyali kyetaagisa okumutegeera ng’eyakulembedde, oba si ekyo Katonda yandimutumye bwereere. Okulemererwa okutegeera “eyakulembedde” kivaako okulemererwa okutegeera ANI ne KI adduka mu maaso ga. Ne mu masomero g’eby’eddiini, kiyigirizibwa nti Yokaana ye yali eyakulembedde, naye ensonga eyavaako eyakulembedde ng’oyo ebadde ebuze mu njigiriza zaabwe. Embeera z’omulembe ogwo zaali zeetaagisa “eyakulembedde” okujja ‘okuteekateeka’ abantu okufuna ebyo Katonda bye yali asuubizza.

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"The Acts of the Prophet."
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Oyo Eyakulembera. - Pearry Green.

Laba, ndibatumira Eriya nnabbi olunaku olukulu olw'entiisa olwa Mukama nga terunnaba kutuuka.

Era alikyusa omutima gwa bakitaabwe eri abaana, n'omutima gw'abaana eri bakitaabwe; nneme okujja ne nkuba ensi n'ekikolimo.

Malaki 4:5,6

Laba, ntuma omubaka wange; naye alirongoosa ekkubo mu maaso gange: era Mukama gwe munoonya alijja mu yeekaalu ye nga tebamanyiridde; n'omubaka w'endagaano gwe musanyukira, laba, ajja; bw'ayogera Mukama w'eggye.

Malaki 3:1