{"id":3132570,"date":"2025-11-01T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/baragumu-ya-fedha-inaita\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:37:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:37:51","slug":"baragumu-ya-fedha-inaita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/baragumu-ya-fedha-inaita\/","title":{"rendered":"Baragumu ya Fedha Inaita"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Mavumbi yaliruka nyuma ya Zeke, Morgan wetu mpya. Ndugu yangu mdogo, Milton, aliichukua kofia yake na kisha akamhimiza farasi apande kwa kasi, ili tusichelewe kukutana kwa ajili ya ibada. Milton hakujali kwamba mavazi yangu bora yalikuwa yamefunikwa na uchafu. Kwa kweli, alionekana kufurahishwa na sababu za msingi za kumsukuma Zeke haraka kuliko kawaida. Chini ya boneti yangu, nilitoa macho yangu. Labda hii ndiyo bei niliyopaswa kulipa kwa kucheza dilly na kitabu changu kipya cha mashairi asubuhi ya Siku ya Kwanza.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilikohoa na kusugua sketi yangu, nikitumaini kubaki na sura nzuri tulipokuwa tukiruka kwenye barabara chafu kuelekea Elm Grove. Mama alikuwa ameondoka nyumbani mapema pamoja na ndugu yetu mkubwa David ili kuzungumza na wazee wengine kabla ya ibada kuanza. Angesikitika ikiwa ningejitokeza kwenye mkutano nikionekana kama ningekuja tu kwa farasi kutoka nyuma ya arobaini. Kuwa binti wa waziri aliyerekodiwa kulikuwa na vikwazo vyake.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wengine wa familia yetu walitawanyika asubuhi hii ya Siku ya Kwanza. Dada yangu mdogo, Lizzie, alikuwa amesafiri hadi Greensboro jana kwenye picnic ya Templar na kukaa usiku huo pamoja na Binamu Debbie, lakini alimhakikishia Mama kwamba watatuona huko Elm Grove asubuhi ya leo. Ndugu yetu wa kati, Jonathan, inaelekea alikuwa ameegemea kwenye kiti katika chumba cha mbele akifuatilia gazeti la <em>The Atlantic Monthly<\/em> . Alikuwa amesoma nje ya mkutano alipokubali rasimu miaka minne iliyopita na akaapa kuwa hatawahi kukanyaga tena katika jumba la mikutano la Quaker. Na dada yetu mdogo na mume wake yaelekea wangempeleka mtoto wao kwenye mkutano huko Carthage, ambako familia yake ilikuwa washiriki na vijana zaidi walihudhuria.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gurudumu la kubebea mizigo la kushoto liligonga mshindo barabarani, likinisukuma kurudi kwenye hali yetu ngumu.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilishika vishikio vya siti ili nisiruke nje na nikamkosoa Milton. &#8221;Sijali kasi yako, lakini tufikishe huko kwa kipande kimoja.&#8221; Aliguna tu.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kona moja zaidi na tungefika na kutarajiwa kutulia katika utulivu na kungoja sauti ya Mungu, bila kujali hatari za safari yetu.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-quaker-speak-blue-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-339295b693a7c1287b5730f0552e2720 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(242,249,254) 0%,rgb(242,249,254) 100%)\"><strong>Nilisikia jogoo akiwika kutoka shamba la jirani. Marafiki waliokusanyika hawakuzungumza na hali yangu, lakini jogoo huyo alizungumza. Kama yeye, nilitaka kulia kwa sauti kubwa, kwa kufadhaika tu. Kwa nini Mungu hakunijibu?   <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Safari yangu ya kibinafsi ilikuwa na hatari nyingi, pia, siku hizi. Nimekuwa nikisisitiza juu ya hivi karibuni kwa siku. Tangu Lizzie alipoombwa na Mkutano wa Kila Mwaka wa Indiana kwenda kusini kufundisha watu walioachwa huru, nimekuwa nje ya aina. Lizzie alialikwa, lakini hata sikufikiwa!   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLabda hukuulizwa kwa sababu bado unahuzunika, na Lizzie hahuzuni,\u201d Mama alikuwa amesema.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hiyo inaweza kuwa kweli. Ilikuwa imepita takribani mwaka mmoja tangu kifo cha Joshua kikatize matumaini yangu ya kuolewa. Na wakati Mama alikuwa sahihi kwamba moyo wangu bado unauma, haikuwa hivyo tu. Bado nilikuwa na hasira kwamba Yoshua alikuwa amejiandikisha, hata ikiwa ni kusaidia kurekebisha hali ya walioonewa. Na kwa kweli, nilikasirika zaidi kwamba Mungu alimwacha afe katika juhudi hizo.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakini hata kama ningeweza kuacha hasira, kupuuzwa kabisa na kamati ilikuwa nyingi. Sio wakati nilipokuwa mwalimu halisi katika familia: yule ambaye nilihudhuria Shule ya Bweni ya Marafiki. Yule ambaye alikuwa na ustadi wa kufundisha wa kuvutia; angalau, ndivyo kila mtu alisema: sio Lizzie. Alifundisha ili kujaza wakati kati ya hafla zake zote za kijamii, na kwa sababu Mama alikuwa mwalimu. Lizzie hakuwa na kiongozi wa kufundisha, kama mimi.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Milton alipoingiza gari hilo kwenye ua wa jumba kuu la mikutano la zamani, Mama hakuona popote. Alifunga hatamu za Zeke kwenye tawi la mti, nami nikashuka. Nikashusha pumzi ndefu, nikaifuta sketi yangu na kuingia ndani ya jengo hilo la fremu.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mama tayari alikuwa amejiweka kwenye kiti kinachotazamana. Alikaa na macho yake yamefumba na tabasamu kidogo usoni mwake, kila mara kielelezo cha utulivu wa dhahiri. Ingawa Lizzie hakuwepo na Jonathan na Baba hawangekuwepo tena, Mama alikaa kwa amani kabisa, akimngoja Bwana. Si ajabu kwamba aliheshimiwa sana.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJe, nitawahi kuwa na utulivu na imani yake?\u201d Nilijiuliza na kuhema. Huenda sivyo.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Akili yangu ilielekea kukaa katika sehemu zisizo na faida, wakati ningeweza kupata kutulia.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilitazama huku na kule kwa Marafiki wachache waliokuwa wamekusanyika. Wengi wao walikuwa wazee na wenye nywele nyeupe, waanzilishi wa mkutano huo, kama Baba alivyokuwa. Jinsi nilivyomkosa na ushauri wake wa busara! Wazee waliketi, vichwa vimeinama kimya, wakimngojea Bwana azungumze na hali yao na labda kuwasukuma kushiriki ujumbe. Nilimwona Milton akiingia kwenye safu ya nyuma na David, mkabala na wanawake, na nikakusanya sketi zangu ili niteleze kwenye benchi.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nikashusha pumzi ndefu, nikajaribu kujiweka katikati. Niliruhusu mabega yangu kulegea na kuikunja mikono yangu mapajani mwangu. Nilishusha pumzi ndefu na kuzishusha. &#8221;Bwana, nisaidie niwe wazi kwa mapenzi Yako. Nipe mwongozo,&#8221; niliomba.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilijaribu kusikiliza, kunyamazisha akili yangu ili nisikie sauti, lakini kabla sijajua, vidole vyangu vilitetemeka na kisigino kikaanza kugonga sakafu ya ubao. Nilikandamiza goti ili kuliweka sawa, lakini akili yangu ilipotea tena. Niliuma mdomo kwa ndani, nikikumbuka ziara ya Isaya Stout.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mzee kutoka Richmond alikuwa amejitokeza kwenye kibaraza chetu cha mbele akiwa amevalia kofia yake ya Quaker yenye ukingo mpana, akiniuliza kama angeweza kuzungumza na Lizzie kuhusu kwenda kusini kufundisha watu walioachwa huru. Mdomo wangu ulining&#8217;inia kwa kutoamini. Baada ya kurejesha adabu yangu na kuwaita Lizzie na Mama, niliondoka na kuwaacha watatu pale sebuleni ili wajadili mambo.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3132405\" style=\"width:650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_1.jpg 1174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shajara ya shangazi mkubwa wa mwandishi mara nne, Mary Jane Edwards, ambaye alifundisha watu walioachwa huru huko Mississippi chini ya mwamvuli wa Mkutano wa Kila Mwaka wa Indiana. Picha na mwandishi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Katikati ya mazungumzo yote wakati wa chakula cha jioni usiku huo, ilitokea kwangu kwamba ningeweza kujitolea kwenda kusini na Lizzie. Kwa nini sivyo? Nimekuwa nikiwafundisha Weusi wasiolipishwa karibu na Elm Grove kwa miaka kadhaa. Zaidi ya hayo, nilikuwa na uzoefu zaidi wa kufundisha kuliko Lizzie. Na hakika niliwajibika zaidi kuliko yeye. Nisingependa kamwe kuota kucheza kwenye picnic ya Templar, hata kwa jina la kiasi. Lakini kwenda kusini bila kualikwa? Je, hilo lingeingia kwenye tume ya Lizzie? Au unafikiri nilijua vyema kuliko wazee wa Mkutano wa Kila Mwaka wa Indiana?      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNjia itafunguliwa, Mary Jane,\u201d Mama alinihakikishia baada ya chakula cha jioni, lakini sikuwa na uhakika sana. Sikuweza kuongea na Lizzie. Akili yangu iliniambia kuwa haikuwa kosa lake kwamba aliulizwa badala yangu, lakini sikuweza kuiacha.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kufikia Siku ya Nne, nilikuwa nimeondoa baadhi ya maumivu, lakini bado nilikuwa na hasira. Nilijua nilikuwa na chaguzi. Ningeweza kukaa nyumbani na kufundisha tena wakati wa msimu wa baridi, kama nilivyofanya kwa miaka mingi. Au ningeweza kumtafuta Rafiki Stout na kuhatarisha kujiaibisha, Lizzie, na familia yetu yote ikiwa kamati itakataa ombi langu.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwa kawaida, Marafiki walipopatwa na tatizo, waliita kamati ya uwazi, lakini sikuweza kuwaalika Marafiki wakubwa wanisaidie kuuchunguza moyo wangu na kuniweka kwenye Nuru. Sio wakati nilikasirika na kuchanganyikiwa, na binti mtu mzima wa mhudumu aliyerekodiwa ambaye hapaswi kuwa na matatizo kama hayo na imani yake. Hilo lisingeweza kumuonyesha vyema Mama yake. Hapana, ningelazimika kutafuta majibu yangu mwenyewe.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-quaker-speak-blue-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-034f33574d5e50727acdf7bca551fefc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(242,249,254) 0%,rgb(242,249,254) 100%)\"><strong>Ningekuwa nimekosea kuwahukumu wasichana. Je! Bwana\u2014au yeyote\u2014angewezaje kupinga maneno na sauti kama hizo za mbinguni zilizoinuliwa pamoja katika ibada? Labda mambo yote yalifanya kazi pamoja kwa uzuri!  <\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Upepo ulitikisa mkono wangu, ukinikumbusha kwamba milango ya jumba la mikutano iliachwa wazi kwa ajili ya wageni au wapya wanaopenda kumngojea Bwana. Nilisikia jogoo akiwika kutoka shamba la jirani. Marafiki waliokusanyika hawakuzungumza na hali yangu, lakini jogoo huyo alizungumza. Kama yeye, nilitaka kulia kwa sauti kubwa, kwa kufadhaika tu. Kwa nini Mungu hakunijibu?    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kusikika mlangoni kulikatiza sauti yangu ya ndani: Lizzie na Binamu Debbie walitokea ghafla wakiwa na marafiki wawili wa Debbie. Wasichana wote watatu wachanga walikuwa katika mitindo mipya zaidi, ingawa ilidhibitiwa na kuvuka mipaka ya mazoezi ya mavazi ya Quaker. Kiuno cha Debbie chenye mkanda mkavu kilifanya shati za Lizzie na shati zangu za hudhurungi zilizochongoka mbele zionekane zenye kuchanganyikiwa na zisizovutia. Na rangi ambazo wasichana walivaa &#8211; kijani kibichi na vivuli vya waridi!   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kweli, huyo alikuwa binamu Debbie. Binti wa pekee wa wazazi wakubwa, matajiri wa Quaker, alifurahishwa sana na alizuiliwa kidogo. Alichukua hata masomo ya uimbaji msimu wa masika uliopita! Nilikuwa na hakika kwamba angeibuka kwa wimbo huko Elm Grove na kuiadhibu familia nzima moja ya siku hizi.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMikutano mingine huruhusu uimbaji wa nyimbo, Mary Jane,\u201d Binamu Debbie alinisuta nilipomkaripia kwa kukiuka mila zetu za Quaker, ingawa njia hizo za Quaker hazikuwa zikinihudumia vyema katika msimu huu wa changamoto.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wakati Lizzie akitembea juu ya njia, rangi yake ilikuwa ya juu, ilishuka kutokana na kuchelewa kufika na kuwa katikati ya kundi la kupendeza. Wanawake wote wanne walijibanza kwenye benchi tupu mbele yangu. Hakuna aliyekaa kwenye kiti kinachoelekea alijali kuchelewa kwao kufika. Walitabasamu tu. Kila mtu alimpenda Lizzie.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilijaribu kuacha hisia zangu na kuzingatia hali yangu, lakini sikuweza kuficha macho yangu kwenye mavazi ya wasichana. Sketi ya msichana wa karibu yangu ilikuwa na riboni zilizokunjamana za rangi za hudhurungi. Ilifanyika kwa ujanja sana hata Elm Grove Friend mkubwa angekuwa na shida kupinga mtindo wake. Lakini haikuwa Quakerly sana katika makadirio yangu!   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUsihukumu . . . ,\u201d nilijikaripia. Nilitikisa kichwa na kujaribu kuweka katikati tena. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wanawake vijana walitulia wenyewe, pia, kwa dakika chache. Kisha wakaanza kugusana na kunong&#8217;ona. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8221;Wanawake hawa ni wazee sana kwa upuuzi kama huo,&#8221; niliwaza, nikiendelea kuhukumu. Na Lizzie alikuwa katikati yake! Nilifinya macho yangu na kujaribu kuomba ili kusukuma mbali mambo ya kukengeusha.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kisha, bila onyo lolote, Debbie akasimama na kuanza kuimba, kwa upole mwanzoni lakini polepole akipata sauti na kujiamini. Wasichana wengine waliinuka na kujiunga naye. Ilikuwa ni wimbo rahisi, ulioimbwa kwa sauti zao wazi na za joto. Kila neno la wimbo likiunganishwa katika noti kamili kwa ajili ya sifa:   <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Siku ya amani na furaha, siku ya furaha na mwanga,<br\/> Ewe zeri ya utunzaji na huzuni, Mzuri zaidi, mkali zaidi.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tabasamu likaingia kwenye pembe za mdomo wangu, macho yangu yakalegea niliposikiliza maneno yao. Laiti hii ingekuwa siku ya amani, amani ya ndani ambayo ilikuwa imechelewa kwa muda mrefu. Hilo ndilo nililotamani.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upatanifu mtamu wa sauti zao, ngeni kwa eneo hili rahisi lililojengwa kwa ukimya na kutafakari, ulizunguka kichwani mwangu na kusukuma hasira kutoka kwa moyo wangu. Masumbuko ya nguo na jogoo na mafundisho yalielea, kana kwamba juu ya wingu lenye majimaji. Moyo na kichwa changu vilikuwa vyepesi na shwari.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ningekuwa nimekosea kuwahukumu wasichana. Je! Bwana\u2014au yeyote\u2014angewezaje kupinga maneno na sauti kama hizo za mbinguni zilizoinuliwa pamoja katika ibada? Labda mambo yote yalifanya kazi pamoja kwa uzuri!  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilikaa katika umoja kamili wa sauti zao, nikiruhusu kunifunika. Je, hii ilikuwa Nuru ya Ndani? &#8221;Bwana, huu ni ujumbe wako kwangu? Unataka nifanye nini?&#8221; niliuliza.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aya ya mwisho ya wasichana ilionekana kujibu maombi yangu:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leo juu ya mataifa yaliyochoka, mana inaanguka,<br\/> Kwa makusanyiko matakatifu, baragumu ya fedha inaita,<br\/> Ambapo nuru ya injili inang&#8217;aa kwa miale safi na yenye kung&#8217;aa,<br\/> Na maji yaliyo hai yanayotiririka kwa mito ya kuburudisha nafsi.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_2-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3132408\" style=\"width:650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_2-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_2-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_2-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_2-600x420.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miller_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shule ya watoto Weusi walioachiliwa hivi karibuni huko New Bern, North Carolina, inayoendeshwa na Ofisi ya Freedmen&#8217;s. Picha kutoka <em>commons.wikimedia.org<\/em> . <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Wasichana walipolainishia sketi zao na kuketi mbele ya hadhira iliyonyamaza, nilikuwa wazi:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ningeenda kusini na Lizzie. Vyovyote itakavyokuwa, ningetafuta njia ya kujibu tarumbeta ya fedha inayoita jina langu. Ningetumia zawadi ambazo ningepewa kuwaletea maji ya uzima watu ambao walikuwa wamenyimwa elimu, kama vile Joshua mpenzi wangu alivyotarajia kufanya.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masikio yangu hayakupata pingamizi kwa kuimba kwao na mmoja wa wazee kwenye kiti kilichotazama. Nilimwona Mama akiinua kichwa chake chini na kukaza midomo yake, lakini nilikuwa na shughuli nyingi sana za kutengeneza orodha kichwani mwangu, nikijipanga kwa ajili ya safari yetu ya kuelekea kusini ili kushughulikia jambo hilo. 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