{"id":3121691,"date":"2024-01-01T00:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/book\/kufanya-urafiki-na-manabii\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T01:17:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T05:17:24","slug":"kufanya-urafiki-na-manabii","status":"publish","type":"fpb_book","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/book\/kufanya-urafiki-na-manabii\/","title":{"rendered":"Kufanya urafiki na Manabii"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Na Howard R. Macy. Barclay Press, 2023. Kurasa 76. $ 16 kwa karatasi.   <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/quakerbooks.org\/products\/befriending-the-prophets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nunua kutoka kwa QuakerBooks<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katika kitabu chake kifupi <em>Befriending the Prophets<\/em> , Howard Macy, profesa mstaafu wa dini na masomo ya Biblia (mwenye umaalumu katika Biblia ya Kiebrania) katika Chuo Kikuu cha George Fox huko Newberg, Ore., anatoa kitangulizi chenye moyo mwepesi lakini chenye utambuzi wa jinsi ya kuwafikia manabii wa Biblia. Njia hii ni tofauti na jinsi anavyoelezea utangulizi wake mwenyewe kwa manabii, ambao ulitokea katika makanisa ya Evangelical Friends ya ujana wake: <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Makanisa kadhaa ambamo nilikulia kwa kiasi kikubwa yaliwapuuza manabii wa Biblia isipokuwa baadhi ya watu ambao walipenda kukisia juu ya lini ulimwengu unaweza kuisha. (Jibu lilikuwa &#8221;hivi karibuni.&#8221;) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuanzia na ufafanuzi wa kimsingi kwamba \u201cmanabii walisema na watu kwa ajili ya Mungu na kwa Mungu kwa ajili ya watu,\u201d Macy anapanua ufahamu huu katika sura tano. Katika kitabu cha kwanza, \u201cKujuana,\u201d anataja maelezo ya Rabi Abraham Joshua Heschel kwamba manabii walikuwa \u201cbaadhi ya watu wenye kusumbua sana ambao wamewahi kuishi\u201d na humwalika msomaji afanye urafiki nao na kuhatarisha kuwa mtu mwenye kusumbua pia. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macy anaendelea kueleza baadhi ya sababu zinazowafanya watu kuwaepuka manabii, na anapanua ufafanuzi wake: \u201cNabii ni ishara inayoonekana na ushuhuda wa kudumu kwamba Mungu yuko hapa, kwamba Mungu anajali, na kwamba Mungu anafanya kazi kwa bidii ili kufanya upya utimilifu ( 2 Yoh.<em>shalom<\/em>) katika uumbaji wote.\u201d Miongoni mwa vizuizi vya kupata ushahidi wa kinabii ulioorodheshwa na Macy ni ugumu wa tafsiri ya King James, nyakati na mahali hususa ambapo manabii walitoka, asili ya kishairi ya uandishi huo, na matazamio ya kupotosha kuhusu yale manabii wanafanya \u201cMungu hakuweka ujumbe wa kinabii wenye dalili zisizoeleweka ili wabashiri wa kitaalamu waandike miaka 2,000 baadaye.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katika sura ya 2, \u201cWalitekwa na Mungu,\u201d manabii wanawasilishwa wakiwa wanawakilisha kila mara mada za haki, mahusiano sahihi, na njia za Mungu. Wito wao kwa tangazo hili umeanzishwa na Mungu, ambao mwanzoni ulipingwa lakini hatimaye ulitii kwa sababu ya uhusiano na Mungu ambao wito huo unaleta. Cha kufurahisha zaidi kwa msomaji wa Quaker ni kutaja kwa Macy mada sawa kati ya uchunguzi wa Heschel wa manabii na maandishi ya kiroho ya Thomas Kelly. Inaweza kuwa ya makusudi kwa upande wake, kwani Macy anafahamu uhusiano kati ya Heschel na Kelly na mkutano wao huko Ujerumani mnamo 1938.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sura ya 3 ina kichwa \u201cMaono Yanayolazimisha\u201d na inaanza na mfano wa mojawapo ya michoro ya Edward Hicks ya maono ya Isaya ya \u201cufalme wa amani.\u201d Kama Macy anavyoeleza, manabii walitaka kuwatia moyo na kuwawezesha watu kuishi katika maono ya maadui wa jadi (waliowakilishwa na wanyama mbalimbali) wanaoishi kwa amani, na anaendelea kushiriki mifano ya matendo ya kisasa ya kuwaita wengine kwa haki na uhusiano sahihi. Ingawa Macy hataji hilo, picha za Hicks zinaonyesha kimakusudi kwa nyuma kundi la Quakers na Wahindi wanaowakilisha makubaliano ya amani ya William Penn na Lenni Lenape. Ukweli wa amani hiyo ni ukumbusho kwa wale wanaotilia shaka uwezekano wa ufalme wa amani kwamba &#8221;upo&#8221; na kwa hiyo &#8221;inawezekana&#8221; (kuazima hoja kutoka kwa mwanauchumi wa Quaker marehemu Kenneth Boulding).   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sura ya 4, \u201cWasikilizaji Wenye Uzoefu,\u201d inachunguza jinsi ujumbe wa manabii ulivyotujia: pengine si kwa maandishi yao wenyewe; wengine walithamini waliyosema na kuyahifadhi. Macy pia anachunguza jinsi manabii walivyojua la kusema, akiona kwamba walikuwa wasikilizaji wazuri kutokana na kuishi kwa uthabiti katika uhusiano pamoja na Mungu. Anasema kwa ucheshi kwamba kama itikadi za fulana zingekuwa jambo la kawaida katika siku za Amosi, angeweza kusema, \u201cHili halikuwa wazo langu.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sura ya mwisho ya Macy, \u201cZaidi ya Cranky,\u201d inaangazia ni nani anayeweza kufikiriwa kuwa manabii leo na kama ni lazima wawe \u201cwalio kelele na wazimu.\u201d Kwa kweli, anasema, manabii wa kweli ni bora katika kufundisha kuliko kupiga kelele, zaidi katika kutia moyo na matumaini kuliko kukata tamaa, na nia ya kuwaongoza watu katika siku zijazo wanazowazia. Sura hiyo inatoa uchunguzi wenye kusaidia wa jinsi ya kuhukumu shahidi wa sasa wa unabii na kutatua makala ya kweli kutoka kwa \u201cwadhalimu.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wale ambao wamefurahia vitabu vya awali vya Howard Macy kama vile <em>Laughing Pilgrims<\/em> na <em>Discovering Humor in the Bible<\/em> pia watapata vicheko na ucheshi katika <em>Kufanya Urafiki na Manabii<\/em> . Wote watapata kitangulizi cha kusaidia katika kuwafanya manabii waweze kufikiwa na kuwatia moyo. <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Max L. Carter ni mkurugenzi mstaafu wa Friends Center katika Chuo cha Guilford. Kitabu chake   <\/strong><strong><em>Palestina na Israeli: Mkutano wa Kibinafsi<\/em><\/strong><strong>  (Barclay Press) inasimulia uhusiano wake wa muda mrefu na kazi ya Quaker katika Mashariki ya Kati. Yeye ni mwanachama wa Mkutano Mpya wa Bustani huko Greensboro, NC <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5090,"featured_media":3093546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[9920,10127],"fpb_issue_category":[10306],"class_list":["post-3121691","fpb_book","type-fpb_book","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mapitio-ya-kitabu-cha-quaker","category-vitabu-vya-januari-2024","fpb_issue_category-msamaha"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kufanya urafiki na Manabii - Friends Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Manabii walisema na watu kwa ajili ya Mungu na kwa Mungu kwa ajili ya watu.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/book\/kufanya-urafiki-na-manabii\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"sw_KE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IMEPITIWA: Kufanya urafiki na Manabii\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Manabii walisema na watu kwa ajili ya Mungu na kwa Mungu kwa ajili ya watu.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/book\/kufanya-urafiki-na-manabii\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Friends Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/friendsjournal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-12T05:17:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BeFriending_FBcrop.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"IMEPITIWA: Kufanya urafiki na Manabii\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@friendsournal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.friendsjournal.org\\\/sw\\\/book\\\/kufanya-urafiki-na-manabii\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.friendsjournal.org\\\/sw\\\/book\\\/kufanya-urafiki-na-manabii\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kufanya urafiki na Manabii - 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