Lei
A lei de Deus é expressão do seu caráter e amor. Do Sinai ao Sermão do Monte, a lei orienta, protege e revela o padrão santo de Deus para a vida humana.
O propósito da lei
A lei de Deus revela o pecado e nos conduz a Cristo. Pela lei é que temos consciência do que é justo e do que é errado.
Kubanga tewali n’omu aliweebwa obutuukirivu mu maaso ga Katonda olw’ebikolwa by’amateeka. Mu mateeka mwe tutegeerera ddala ekibi.
Kale tukole tutya? Kale tukole ekibi kubanga tetufugibwa mateeka wabula ekisa kya Katonda? Kikafuuwe.
Byonna bikkirizibwa, naye si byonna ebirimu omugaso. Byonna bikkirizibwa naye si byonna ebizimba.
Kubanga amateeka gonna gatuukirizibwa mu tteeka lino nti: "Yagalanga muntu munno nga bwe weeyagala wekka."
Naye ebibala eby’Omwoyo bye bino: okwagala, essanyu, emirembe, obugumiikiriza, ekisa, obulungi, obwesigwa, obuwombeefu, okwefuga; awali ebyo tewali tteeka libiwakanya.
Muyambaganenga, bwe mutyo bwe munaatuukirizanga etteeka lya Kristo.
Amar e obedecer
O maior mandamento é amar a Deus e ao próximo. Toda a lei se resume nestes dois mandamentos, que são o fundamento de tudo.
N’eryokubiri lye lino nti, ‘Oyagalanga muliraanwa wo nga bwe weeyagala wekka.’ Tewaliiwo mateeka malala gasinga ago bukulu."
Kye mbalagira kye kino nti mwagalanenga nga Nze bwe mbaagala.
Noolwekyo ebintu byonna bye mwagala abantu okubakoleranga, nammwe mubibakoleranga, kubanga ebyo bye biri mu mateeka ne mu bunnabbi."
Temubeeranga na bbanja lyonna eri omuntu yenna, wabula okwagalananga; kubanga ayagala muntu munne ng’atuukiriza amateeka.
Era Katonda yennyini yatulagira nti, "Buli ayagala Katonda ayagalenga ne muganda we."
Abaagalwa, omutima gwaffe bwe gutatusalira musango, tuba bagumu mu maaso ga Katonda. Era buli kye tumusaba akituwa, kubanga tugondera ebiragiro bye, era ne tukola ebimusanyusa.
Bênçãos da obediência à lei
Se andardes nos meus mandamentos, vivereis. A obediência à lei de Deus traz vida, paz e prosperidade espiritual.
Bw’onoogonderanga Mukama Katonda wo n’okwatanga amateeka ge gonna ge nkuwa leero, Mukama Katonda wo alikugulumiza n’akuteeka waggulu w’amawanga gonna ag’oku nsi.
Kubanga nkulagira leero okwagalanga Mukama Katonda wo, okutambuliranga mu makubo ge, awamu n’okukwatanga amateeka ge n’okugobereranga ebiragiro bye byonna. Bw’onookolanga bw’otyo ojjanga kuba mulamu era oyale, ne Mukama Katonda wo anaakuwanga omukisa ng’oli mu nsi gy’oyingira okugifuna.
Kale nno, ggwe Isirayiri, kiki Mukama Katonda wo ky’akwetaagako wabula okutya Mukama Katonda wo, okutambuliranga mu makubo ge gonna, n’okumwagalanga, n’okuweerezanga Mukama Katonda wo n’omutima gwo gwonna n’emmeeme yo yonna, n’okugonderanga amateeka ga Mukama n’ebiragiro bye, nga bwe nkukuutira leero olw’obulungi bwo?
Amateeka gano ge nkuwa leero ogakwatanga ku mutima gwo. Ogayigirizanga abaana bo n’obwegendereza. Ogoogerengako bw’onoobanga otudde mu maka go, ne bw’onoobanga otambula mu kkubo, bw’onoobanga ogalamiddeko, ne bw’onoobanga ogolokose.
Ekitabo kino eky’amateeka tekikuvanga mu kamwa, okifumiitirizangako emisana n’ekiro olyoke oteekenga mu nkola ebyo bye kikulagira era bw’otyo bw’oneefunira obuwanguzi n’okukulaakulana.
Wabula mwegendereze okukuumanga ebiragiro era n’amateeka Musa omuweereza wa Mukama bye yabalagira: okwagalanga Mukama Katonda wammwe, okutambuliranga mu makubo ge gonna, okukuumanga ebiragiro bye, n’okumunywererangako era n’okumuweerezanga n’omutima gwammwe gwonna era n’emmeeme yammwe yonna."
Nkunoonya n’omutima gwange gwonna;
tonzikiriza kuva ku mateeka go.
Nonzeewo okubeera omwesigwa;
ntambulire mu ebyo bye walagira.
Naye okwagala kwa Katonda eri abo abamutya tekuggwaawo
emirembe gyonna,
n’obulokozi bwe eri abaana b’abaana baabwe.
Be bo abakuuma endagaano ye
ne bajjukira okugondera amateeka ge.
Lei e graça
A lei veio para nos guiar; a graça veio para nos salvar. Em Cristo, cumprimos a lei pelo amor — o fruto do Espírito não tem lei contra si.
Nammwe abazadde, temunyigirizanga baana bammwe, wabula mubakuze nga mubagunjula era nga mubayigiriza ebya Mukama waffe.
Mukama akulaze, ggwe omuntu, ekirungi ky’oteekwa okukola.
Kaakano, Mukama kiki ky’akwetaaza,
okuggyako okukola eby’ensonga, okuba n’ekisa
era n’okutambulira mu buwombeefu ne Katonda wo.
Kye njagala okulaba ge mazima n’obwenkanya nga bikulukuta ng’amazzi,
n’obutuukirivu nga bukulukuta ng’omugga ogw’amaanyi.
Temwegattanga wamu n’abatali bakkiriza, kubanga nkolagana ki eriwo wakati w’obutuukirivu n’obujeemu, oba kutabagana ki okuliwo wakati w’ekitangaala n’ekizikiza?