NEWANKUBADDE
ng’okyateebereza nti nze ayogera bino ndi muzimu, nzikiriza nti buli kitonde
Gguluddene kye yateeka mu nsi, kirina entandiikwa n’enkomerero. Naye wakati mu
lugendo lw’obulamu bwa buli kimu, mulimu ebiwonvu, ebikko, ensozi n’obwengula.
Olugendo luba luwanvu nga mujjudde emisanvu, emiwaatwa, amaggwa, ebinnya,
ebitiisa, ebisasamaza, ebyanaamiriza so n’ebisanyusa. Bw’okyusa amaaso go
n’otunula emabega gy’ovudde wafumbekedde oluyoogaano lw’abawagizi n’abasunzi.
So ng’ate gy’oyolekedde wajjudde abateesi n’abakwagaliza obuwanguzi.
Mu bulamu
bwonna mubaamu ebirungi n’ebibi, ebikyamu n’ebituufu, ebinene n’ebitono,
ebiwanvu n’ebimpi. Okulondawo kwo kwe kukutuusa gy’olaga, era kwe kusalawo
enkomerero yo. Bangi batambulira mu nsi muno wakati mu maziga n’okuluma
obujiji, nga tebalengera gye balaga, so nga ne gye bava bawandayo lulusu.
Wakati mu kusiba emitaafu, balwana bwezizingirire okwanganga ebibasoomooza,
naye bwe balemererwa, eyo y’eba enkomerero yaabwe. Era osanga ku ntaana zaabwe
nga kwa wandiikibwako ebigambo nga bino nti;
“Eno
y’entaana y’omulwanyi nnamige.
Yafa
ng’alwanirira ekintu kye yali amanyi nti
ky’ekituufu.
Yali
mutuufu nnyo….ensonga ye yali y’amazima.
Naye, kati
laba yafa, gy’oli nti yali mukyamu.”
Wakati mu
maziga agajjulujjulu n’okukuba emiranga, mmange Mutoonyi yanzisa ku nsi.
Kigambibwa mbu nga bwe kitatera kubeera ku baana abalala nga bankazaalibwa, nze
ssaakaaba wadde okutonnyesa ku zziga. Emmunye yange yali etukula ng’omuzira,
era nga ntemya nga nkwale.Kino kyayanaamiriza nnyo abakulu, bwe batyo kwe kunnungira
kanfaakunaaye w’eddagala ly’okuttale mu kyogero, okusinga ne bwe gwali gubadde.
Ebitooke mu nsuku ezaagwa akaleka mu nsozi z’e Wanaale, obunyonyi, ebyekulula,
amakonkome n’ebiwuka, by’ebyaliwo
ng’abajulizi ku lunaku lw’okuzaalibwa kwange, okutaaliko wadde na muzaalisa.
Mu nju ya
kitange Wadundu nnasanyukiramu akaseera mpa wekaaga. Era n’ebbeere lya mmange
baalinzigya mu kamwa, newankubadde nga nnali nkuzeemu, oluvannyuma lwa maama
okukkiririra ezirakumwa enviiri gye zittira
ng’omuddo. Ne ku luno saatonnyeza wadde ku ttondo ly’ezziga. Ab’ekika abatera
okugwa mu bintu by’abagenzi, luno lwabasala, anti buli kantu mmange ke yaleka,
taata yakeddiza, anti tamanyiirwa banyazi n’abaleebeesi.
Newankubadde
nga maama yali andeseewo, nze nnende nneeziniranga gudiikudde buli olukya ne ndatta
n’okukirako eyakasibira e Mbale. Ye mwannyinaze omukulu Kaakayi yasiibanga akulukusa
maziga okwagala okugamalayo mu kiwanga. Awo nze kwe kumusekereranga nga bwe mmwewuunya
obutamanya nti maama gye yali agenze teyali wakumalayo myaka na bisiibo.
Kaakayi kaabula kata ambajje oluyi, taba kuba Jajja Kayinza azaala taata, eyamutunuuliza
eriiso eryogi naye nga lijjudde okusaasira. Jajja yali omu ku bakyala abakungubazi abaasulanga
mu lumbe lwa maama ku kyoto
ky’omuliro wabweru mu luggya.Nze ne muganda wange omukulu Lojaasi, awamu ne
Kaakayi twasulanga mu kisenge kya kitaffe gye twali tumaze ebbanga nga
tetukkirizibwayo.
Wadde
ng’ebyo byalinga bwe bityo, nze ebiro ebimu nnasooberezanga, nga bannannge
bonna bali mu mattansejjere, nnengenda nkukuutiriza okutu kwange ku miwaatwa
gy’oluggi lw’ekisenge kya taata. Nnali njagala okuvumbula ensonga lwaki taata
n’omu ku bamaama baasulanga bokka. Naye gye nnakomyanga okuwuliriza ennyo, n’entunnunsi
gye zaakomanga okunkubira okumukumu. Era ekiro kimu emmese yawanuka mu kasolya
k’enju yaffe eyali ey’omwamba, n’egwa mu bintu. Awo nze kwe kufubutuka okuva ku
luggi lwa taata okwesogga ekisenge kyaffe. Naye nnende nnatomera omwango
gw’oluggi, n’enkoona n’enywegera ettaka. Nnasitukiramu ng’eyatega ogw’ekyayi ne
neesogga ekiriri kyange nate. Muganda wange omukulu Lojaasi ne Kaakayi,
baasisimuka mbagirawo oluvannyuma lw’okuwulira akagugumuko. Naye nze olwali
okwebikka, ne nkona nzenna n’okufuluuta ne nteeka okwo. Taata yavaayo mu
kisenge kye ne kamunaku ttadooba, okujja
okulaba ebigugumuse. Yabuulizaawo Lojaasi nti; “Ani abadde agwa mu masseppiki
amatumbibudde gano?”
Ko Lojaasi
nti; ”Erabika ebadde mmese!”
Olwali
okwogera ekyo, emmese enjeru n’efubutuka mu kisero kya kasooli omukongole, n’eyita
mu magulu ga taata, n’abuuka mu bbanga n’akataala ne kagwa. Emmese yeeyokya mu
kinnya ekyali mu nsonda y’enju, enkoko y’obwana we yali esula. N’enkoko
olwalaba emmese n’ebuuka mu bbanga nga bw’ekuba ebiwaawaatiro, n’akataala
akaali kakyayakira ku ttaka ne kazikira. Kino kyamponya nnyo taata obutamanya
nti nze abadde agezaako okuwuliriza biki bye yalinga akola ne maama mu matumbibudde.
Nnateranga
okuwerekerako taata mu lusuku okuyunja enkota z’amatooke ge twayokyeranga mu
kikoomi ky’omuliro ne tugalya. Naddala ku lumbe lwa maama, twayokya enkota
eziwerako, awamu n’akaliga, ne sseggwanga, bye twalya mu bwangu tutere
tusiibule ab’ewala.
Lumu
Kaakayi y’ansaba okumuwerekerako emugga okwoza ku ngoye. Nange ssaali mubi ne mmulega
entumbwe, yogaayoga ku mugga Namazyo. Naye bwe nnalaba nga Kaakayi amaziga ga kyamuli
mu kiwanga, ne ntandiika okweraliikirira. Era kwe kumubuuza nti; “Kaakayi,
lwaki tolina ssanyu? Buli kaseera nkulaba osiiwuuse ng’evvu, ng’ate n’amaaso go
gengeredde ng’eryanda, gaagala okuyungula amaziga!”
Kaakayi
yakyusa amaaso ge n’antunuulira enkaliriza nga bw’afeesa n’okumira amalusu. Nga
wayiseewo akabanga, yambuuza nti; “Naye Mukwasi, ye ggwe wekka atanakuwala nga
maama atuvudde ku maaso? Tonnakitegeera nti kati tuli bamulekwa, era mu kiseera
ekitali ky’ewala tugenda okufuuka emmombooze era ababungeeze mu nsi?”
Awo nze kwe
kuseka amajeemulukufu nga bwe mmukuba ku kibegaabega n’okumugumya nti; “Kaakayi,
tosaanye kutya. Ekituufu kiri nti maama teyafa! Wabula yagenda kukyalirako bajajja
ne baganda baffe abalala. Era wakudda mu bwangu ddala!”
Kaakayi
olwawulira ebigambo byange, yayagala asekemu, naye nga n’agaseka tagalina. Bw’atyo
kwe kussa engoye mu kkalaayi, n’ayiwamu amazzi era n’atandika okwoza nga
bwangamba nti; “Naye maama bw’atalidda mu bwangu, lw’olikimanya nti gye yagenda
terimwa binyeebwa.”
Ebigambo
bye byankoona ku mutima, bwentyo ne ntandiika okubifumiitirizaako.
Nnakubyakubyamu engeri gye baanziggya ku bbeere lya maama, ne bamutwala nga
takyayogera. Ye lwaki ku olwo abantu baakungaana bangi awaka ng’ate bonna
amaziga gabayitamu? Lwaki maama baamuzinga mu masuuka ameeru ne bamuganzika mu
kinnya, n’olunannyuma ne bakiyiwamu ettaka? Ye lwaki bukya lubanga lwa mmindi,
ku olwo kitaffe yatukkiriza okusulako mu kisenge kye?
Kaakayi bwe
yandaba nga njasaamiridde, kwe kungamba nti; “Mukwasi, teweeraliikirira nnyo.
Taata agenda okutufunirayo maama omulala tubeerenga naye.”
Nze
kwekumubuuza nti;“Maama omulala oyo naye tayanirizibwe emagombe n’atadda?”
Ko Kaakayi
nti;” Obulamu n’okufa byonna biri mu buyinza bwa Katonda.”
Awo nze kwe
kwebuuza nti Katonda y’ani? Ye lwaki Katonda oyo asalawo okutirimbula abaagalwa
baffe ate n’aleka abalabe abatuliisa akakanja nga bayinaayina? Naye nnalaba
sirina kya kukikolera, ne mbimma amazzi, era ne ntandika okwanikira ku Kaakayi
engoye awo ku mabbali g’omugga.
Emboozi
y’okufa kwa maama tetwagigenda wala nnyo. Kaakayi yeefunyirira ku ngoye, era
okugenda okugolola omugongo nga tuzeetikka kulaba lyatuleese. Twasaayirira
engere, era okutemya n’okuzibula nga twagguse dda bumale eka. Bwe twatuuka, ne bakatutema
nti ne mmwanyinaze omuto eyali ow’emyezi ebiri gyokka naye yali akkiridde e
Kaganga!
Ku kino
nnava mu kuloota ne nziramu ak’obuntu. Najjukira nti ssaali muto nnyo nga bwe nnali
ndowooza. Nnakimanya nti okujja e Mbale nnali nkomyewo okuva e Buganda
ne Jajja Kayinza eyali azze okujjanjaba maama Mutoonyi, eyali asigaddeko
ekikubamukono. Era awo we nnajjukirira nti Jajja okuntwala e Buganda , yamala kunzigya ku mmange
enkuyege bwe zaali nga zikyamukubira enduulu. Eby’e Buganda byo nnali nzijukira bya munguuba.
Kaabula kata nneerabire nga bwe nnali ssirina wadde n’oluviiri olumu ku mutwe.
Omutwe gwange gwalinga endeku eriko amatu. N’ebiguuna byali bya nneefunira, nga
nzenna nzijudde ebisente n’ebibomboola mu mutwe ogwali gwasiiwuuka ng’ogusula
mu vvu. Mu mutwe gwange mwali mwajjula amabwa n’ebirombe by’envunyu, n’amasira okwanyookeranga
ensowera ne kawawa. Olwo ng’ekivundu n’ekkalalume ebinvaamu, n’atalina nnyindo
abiwunyiza.
Lumu twali
tutudde mu ggaali y’omukka egenda e Buganda , wakati mu nnasiisi
w’omuntu eyali akubyeko mu kiyumba ekimu, abasaabaze bonna ne bakwata ku
nnyindo zaabwe, nga bwe beenyinyimbwa n’okwekokkola ekivundu ekyali kifubutuka
mu mutwe gwange. Jajja Kayinza yali ambisseeko ekitambaala ensowera zireme
kungwa ku mabwa. Essajja erimu likaddugala eryali mu ggaali, kwe kujjonkera ne
libwatuka mu busungu obw’ettumbiizi nti; “Eyo mwana y’ani ewunya muvundu nga wa
mbwa ogufudde?”
Omu ku
bakyala abaali batuulidde emabega, kwe kukwata ku nnyindo ze nga bw’akolola
n’agamba nti; “Oo! Embuto zizaala! Newankubadde nga ndi mugumba, nze ekyo ekikulekule ky’omwana
bw’abeera owange mmuzaalukuka!”
Omu ku
bazeeyi abaali bantudde okumpi ng’angulidde n’omunwe gwa kasooli, kwe kumuddamu
nti; “Mwana wange! Oyogera bw’otyo lwakuba tonnamanya bulumi buli mu kuzaala.
Naye lw’olibumanya, ne bwolizaala ekizeezengere olikiwambaatira.”
Awo Jajja
Kayinza kwekwongerezaako nti; “Ndaba n’ezikookolima gaali magi.”
Ko essajja
likaddugala nti; “Ee! Maama yange nnyabo, ekyo naffe gukimanyi, naye ezikokkolima
tegwali magi muvundu ng’eyo mazzukulu yo!”
Awo abaali
mu kiyumba ky’eggaali bonna kwekutumbuka nebaseka nnyindo yankolera.
Waliwo
n’omusajja omulala eyaddugala ng’enziziiri, eyali awamu n’esajja likaddugala,
eyamala okuseka n’endyoka mmulaba. Ono ye yaleeta kiteeso ng’ayogera asikondoka
nti;
“Maganda
yange mwenna ali wano. Nze gubadde guteesa nti, gasonde musente mutono mutono.
Ffe gawe oyo makyala na mazzukulu ye, gagende gatuviire galinnye mu mamotoka!”
Awo abantu
bonna ne batandika okukaayana nga bwe bakuba olube n’okuleekaanira waggulu
ng’era kizibu okumanya kye baali boogera. Naye baba bakyakaayana ku ky’okukola,
envuumuulo y’emboona y’omuyembe
yafubutukira mu ddinisa wabweru w’eggaali, n’egenda etimpula essajja
likaddugala mu kawompo nga likyakaayana. Omuyembe gwonna gwalyabikira ku mutwe
ne gussammukira n’abaali baliriraanye. Awo ekiyumba ky’eggaali kyonna ne kigwamu
ensassagge. Twateebereza nti obumu ku bwana obwavu bw’empisa mu byalo, bwe bwali buwereekereza eggaali
y’omukka amayinja. Naye ekyakakkanya embeera kwe kutuuka amangu ku ssitenseni
y’eggaali y’omukka e Buikwe mu Kyaggwe.
Nneeyongera
okujjukira nti Jajja mu myaka gye egy’obukulu yali yafumbirwa eyo mu bitundu
by’e Buikwe. Omwami we gwali mulangaatira gwa musajja Omulundi ayitibwa Toyota . Bwe tutyo okuva ku
ssitenseni y’eggaali e Buikwe, twasaayirira engere okutuukira ddala ku kyalo
ekiyitibwa Salye, gye twatuuka ekiro ng’ensowera tuzigobya lulimi.
Olunaku lwe
nnatuukirako e Salye, Toyota
lwamuzibirira bubi nnyo. Anti ekiro ekyo awaka tetwamusangawo. Yali agenze okwemiisa
entabaaza bakadde. Naffe olwevumba enju, nga Jajja Kayinza atandika kutegeka ke
tunazza eri olubuto. Nze nnadda mu kutuula ku katebe ne ntandika okukuba obulatti
ng’omulwadde omubatize, ggwe ate omwami gwe baali babisse n’ekitambaala ku
mutwe!”
Ko Jajja
nti; “Kyokka Toyota! Oluyise lubuuya? Oyo nno muntu!”
Yabuuza
ng’eno bw’atambula ng’atagala okujja mu nsonda mwe nnali nnezingidde ng’olubwa
oluliba olubbi ku kamwasajjutte. Bwe nnamoozoola amaaso ne ngamusimba, ye kwe
kuyimirira n’antunuulira enkaliriza. Ekitambaala Jajja kye yali ambisse kyali
kisirittuseeko katono, ng’era oludda lw’omutwe gwange olwa kkono lulabika.
Ekivundu ekyava mu mabwa g’oku mutwe gwange kaabula kata Toyota kimukubewo ennume y’ekigwo. Yakwata ku
nnyindo ze awamu n’omumwa n’afuluma wabweru nga yenna bw’afujjafujja nga
kwatadde n’okwesisiwala. Yeevuma ekyali kimukomezzaawo awaka okwerekereza
endeku y’enkangaali mukwano gwe Lubereto gye yali amugulidde.
Ekikolwa
kino Jajja tekyamusanyusa. Yali mbu asuubidde Toyota okunsaasira n’okungumya ng’azizaamu
essuubi nti nnali waakuwona. Naye gye yali asuubira abalamuzi, yasangayo bassi.
Bw’atyo teyadda mu ssupu nnyama kuwola, n’asitukiramu yogaayoga ewa muliraanwa
waffe ow’omuddembo ayitibwa Wambazu. Yali agenze okumwegayirira amwazike ekimu
ku bisenge by’enju ye, mwemba mbukeeseza. Naye mukazi wattu yatengejjera busa,
anti Wambazu ne mukyala we Mbwali nabo baali bagenze kwesiwa magengere. Bw’atyo
Jajja yakomawo bukumbu ng’ogusima ebbumba. Ekiro ekyo Toyota ennyumaba yagaana okugisulamu, sikulwanga
ekivundu kyange kimuzaalira ebitukula makaayi by’azaala ku nsiko.
Waliwo
omukyala ayitibwa Nanteza eyalagirira Jajja nti omuzzukulu we okuwona ebiguuna
by’amabwa, yali ateekeddwa okumunaaza mu mutwe ng’akozesa obusa bw’ente. Ne Jajja
teyalonzalonza ng’agenda ateega ente y’omutaka mu kitundu ayitibwa Ssehhendo. Jajja yatuulira ddala
kinnya na mpindi n’ente we yali eriira ku muguwa. Yali alindiridde kimu nti
ente oluba okufulumya obusa, ng’asitukiramu abuyoolewo mangu ddala nga
tebunnayingiramu biwuka. Yalindira ddala okutuusa essaawa mulindwa bwe yatuuka.
Ente olwali okusuula obusa, Jajja n’asitukiramu ng’owemu agende abuyoolewo.
N’ente olwalaba nga Jajja ajja amazeeko nga muwogo okugiremesa emirimu, n’egamba
nti tondabanga. Mu kifo ky’okumusegulira, ente yamwolekeza olusambaggere olw’akadda-nnyuma
ku ssaabiro, okukakkaana nga Jajja agudde kya bugazi mu lukonko. Yali akyakaaba
twawa, ne zireeta Nanteza okusimbuliza ente ya muzeeyi we. Naye olwakuba eriiso
ku nnamukadde, n’akimanyirawo nti ente yali ekimukoze. Yamuyoolayoolawo mangu
mu mwala, n’amutuuza. Eky’omukisa omulungi yali talumiziddwa nnyo. Awo Nanteza
kwe kukola omulimu Jajja gwe yali ajjiridde, era obusa n’abuyoolawo bulungi.
Bwe nnanaazibwa
obusa bw’ente mu mutwe awamu n’eddagala lye ssaamanya, wamma ne ntandika
okubeerako obulungi. Amabwa n’ebiguuna by’atandika okumpuubira akatambaala. Bwe
tutyo twagenda okuyitibwa okuddayo e Mbale okujjanjaba maama eyali ku ndiri,
nga nze mpoza lutabaalo. Okufa kwa mmwanyinaze omuto eyagoberera mmange, kwe
kwanziggya enviiri ku mutwe, anti nazo zaali zitandise okumera. Oyo naye bwe baamussaayo
gye batambuliza emigongo ng’obwato, Jajja Kayinza n’agamba taata Wadundu nti; “Omwana
ono ow’ebiguuna nneewaddeyo okumulabirira. Ggwe kuza muzzukulu wange oy’omukulu
Kaakayi, ne mutabani wo amuddako Lojaasi.”
Taata naye
teyali mubi, n’akkiriza Jajja okweyongera okundabirira. Bwe tutyo, olwamala okwabya
ennyimbe z’abagenzi, ne tweggyawo yogaayoga mu Buganda e Buikwe mu Kyaggwe ku
kyalo Salye.
Munaaye jajaja yebale kuba namutima gwakisa era nze ngambanti tosekerelanga balibubi anti nawe obatomanyi Kiki kyoliba.
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