Abakristaayo Boona shi n’Abakristaayo Abaabuzima?

HARIHO Abakristaayo bangahi? Kurugiirira aha kitabo Atlas of Global Christianity, omu 2010 hakaba hariho Abakristaayo nk’obuhumbi 2.3 omu nsi yoona. Kwonka ekitabo nikyo kimwe nikyoreka ngu Abakristaayo bakaba bari omu bibiina by’ediini ebirikurenga 41,000, kandi buri emwe eine enyegyesa zaayo n’ebiragiro by’emitwarize. Ahabw’okugira ngu hariho ebibiina bingi by’ediini Enkuristaayo, nikyetegyerezibwa ahabw’enki abantu batungire okubuzabuzibwa n’okushoberwa. Nibabaasa kwebuuza bati: ‘Boona abarikweyeta Abakristaayo buzima n’Abakristaayo?’

Ka tureebe enshonga egi omu muringo ogundi. Omuntu orikuza omu ihanga erindi naaba aine kworeka obutuuzi bwe ab’obushoboorozi aha nsharo. Naaba aine kworeka ngu aine ebipapura bye nk’endanga muntu, obundi na pasipota. Nikyo kimwe, Abakristaayo abaabuzima baine kukora ekirikukira aha kwikiririza omuri Kristo. Bashemereire kuba baine akamanyiso akarikworeka eki bari. Ni kamanyiso ki ako?

Ekigambo “Abakristaayo” kikatandika kukoresibwa nk’omu gwa 44 Y.A.K. Omuhandiiki wa Baibuli Luka akahandiika ati: “Antiokia okwo abeegi niyo batandikiire kwetwa Abakristaayo.” (Ebyakozirwe 11:26) Yetegyereze ngu abo abaayetsirwe Abakristaayo bakaba bari abeegi ba Yesu. Niki ekirikureetera omuntu kuba omwegi wa Yesu? Ekitabo The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology nikishoboorora kiti: “Okukuratira Yesu nk’omwegi we nikimanyisa okwefeerereza okahayo amagara gaawe goona atataireho bushonshorekye.” N’ahabw’ekyo Omukristaayo owaabuzima naakuratira enyegyesa za Yesu Owaatandikireho Obukristaayo, n’obuhabuzi bwe, atataireho obushonshorekye.

Mbwenu shi kyorobi kutunga abantu nk’abo omuri abo abarikweyeta Abakristaayo obunaku obu? Yesu akagira ngu niki ekyabaire nikiija kumanyisa abakuratsi be ab’amazima? Nitukushaba kutunga eby’okugarukamu by’ebibuuzo ebi kuruga omu Baibuli. Omu bicweka ebirikukurataho, nituza kushwijuma ebigambo bya Yesu ebirikutuhwera kumanya abakuratsi ba Yesu ab’amazima. Nituza kureeba oku Abakristaayo omu kyasha ky’okubanza baakikozire. Kandi nituza kureeba omuri baingi abarikweyeta Abakristaayo abo abarikukuratira ebi Yesu yaayegyeise.