{"id":3133558,"date":"2025-12-01T02:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/utaambiwa-unachopaswa-kufanya\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:06:18","slug":"utaambiwa-unachopaswa-kufanya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/utaambiwa-unachopaswa-kufanya\/","title":{"rendered":"Utaambiwa Unachopaswa Kufanya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pure-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-bcd88fe0584c27cee35b5db4def2fe95\"><strong>Mtazamo wa Kibiblia juu ya Wachungaji wa Quaker<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; class=&#8221;mce_SELRES_start&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;<br\/><\/p><p><em>Jasson Arevalo alifanyiwa mahojiano kwa ajili ya <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/podcast\/marafiki-tunaamini-nini\/\">toleo la Desemba 2025 la podikasti ya Quakers Today<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Mojawapo ya tofauti kuu za kihistoria za Quakerism imekuwa mtazamo wake wa wahudumu au wachungaji, ufahamu ambao umeweka Marafiki tofauti na madhehebu mengine ya Kikristo tangu asili ya harakati. Wakati Kanisa la Uingereza la karne ya kumi na saba lilidumisha mfumo rasmi wa kuwekwa wakfu wa kihuduma na kuhusisha daraja la juu zaidi la mamlaka ya kiroho kwa makasisi, George Fox, mwanzilishi wa Quakerism, alishuhudia kwamba Mungu alimfunulia moja kwa moja kwamba mwito wa huduma ulikuwa wa kimungu kabisa, haukupatanishwa kupitia taasisi yoyote ya kibinadamu. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uzoefu wa Fox wa ufunuo wa kiungu kuhusu mwito wa huduma unakumbuka simulizi la Biblia la Mungu akimtokea Sauli katika njia ya kwenda Damasko (Matendo 9:1\u20139). Katika hadithi hiyo, Mungu anamwambia Sauli, \u201cSimama na uingie mjini, nawe utaambiwa unachopaswa kufanya.\u201d Mfano huu wa kibiblia unaonekana kuthibitisha mambo mawili makuu ya ushuhuda wa Fox: kwamba Mungu anajidhihirisha Mwenyewe moja kwa moja kwa wanadamu na kwamba Mungu Mwenyewe huwaita watu kwenye huduma. Ingawa mwito wa Yesu kwa wanafunzi una mambo yanayofanana na uzoefu wa Fox, tukio na Sauli, ambapo Yesu hakuwepo tena kimwili, hutoa ulinganifu wa karibu zaidi wa Agano Jipya. Baadhi ya mifano ya Agano la Kale pia inafanana na uzoefu wa Fox, ikijumuisha ule wa Ibrahimu, Musa, na Eliya.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wa Quaker wa mapema walianzisha zoea la kuwapa sifa hadharani wahudumu, unaojulikana kama &#8221;rekodi.&#8221; Hii ilihusisha kubainisha karama za kiroho za mhudumu fulani katika kumbukumbu za mkutano wa kila mwezi bila kutoa hadhi yoyote maalum au kuwekwa wakfu. Mwanahistoria Thomas Hamm anaeleza kwamba wanadamu wanaweza tu kutambua zawadi iliyotolewa na Mungu; hawawezi kuikabidhi au kuikuza, kwa kuwa hiyo ni ya Mungu pekee. Njia nyingine ya utambuzi ilikuwa kuwaruhusu wahudumu kuketi kwenye viti vilivyotazama mbele ya jumba la mikutano, lakini hii haikubadilisha muktadha wa usawa mkali na kutaniko lingine. Mazoea haya ya Quaker yalitofautiana kabisa na vikundi vya Kikristo vya kisasa, ambavyo vilidumisha mifumo ya uongozi wa kitabaka ikitoa upendeleo kwa wachache tu.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2d636284d8e9e4bd27c388032eede1a9 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>George Fox, mwanzilishi wa Quakerism, alishuhudia kwamba Mungu alimfunulia moja kwa moja kwamba wito wa huduma ulikuwa wa kimungu kabisa, haukupatanishwa kupitia taasisi yoyote ya kibinadamu.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Tamaa ya Quaker ya kusitawisha jamii yenye usawa, ambapo vyeo vilieleza daraka la mtu lakini si thamani yao na ambapo Kristo peke yake ndiye aliyekuwa wa kwanza, anarudia mtume Paulo. Katika barua zake, Paulo anajitambulisha nyakati fulani akiwa mtumishi wa Kristo ( Rum. 1:1; Tito 1:1; 1 Kor. 4:1 ) na nyakati nyingine akiwa mtume ( Gal. 1:1; Efe. 1:1 ). Kwa kutumia jina la cheo \u201cmtume,\u201d Paulo anakiri mwito wake wa kimungu; kwa kujiita mtumishi, anaonyesha utii wake kamili kwa Mungu na kwa kanisa.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marafiki wa Awali pia waliamini kwamba maandalizi rasmi ya kitaaluma kwa ajili ya huduma hayakuwa ya lazima, kwa kuwa Mungu Mwenyewe aliwatayarisha wahudumu kunena mapenzi ya Mungu. Hamm hata anabainisha kwamba maandalizi ya kuhubiri hayakuwa tu ya lazima bali yamekatazwa; kuleta Biblia ya kusoma wakati wa ibada halikuwa jambo la kawaida. Shuhuda nyingi zinasimulia Marafiki wa mapema wakisukumwa ghafla na Roho kuhubiri katika mikutano au maeneo ya hadhara, ambapo Mungu aliwatumia kwa nguvu. William Edmundson, kwa mfano, alisukumwa kuzungumza kuhusu siku ya Bwana na kuwaita watu watubu wakiwa sokoni. Ukimya ulikuwa na jukumu muhimu pia, kwani uliwaruhusu Marafiki kusikia sauti ya Mungu na kutii.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahubiri ya Petro katika Matendo 2:14\u201321 na 3:11\u201326 yanafanana na imani ya Waquaker katika mahubiri yanayoongozwa na Roho, ya papo kwa papo. Kwanza, Roho humfunulia mhubiri kile kitakachotangazwa: tazama kwamba Petro alikuwa ametoka tu kujazwa na Roho Mtakatifu siku ya Pentekoste (Matendo 2:1\u201313). Pili, watu walitambua kwamba Petro alikosa mafunzo rasmi ya kusema kwa ujasiri sana, akithibitisha kwamba ujumbe wake ulikuja kwa njia ya Roho.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_1-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3133254\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_1-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_1-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_1-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bernard Picart, <em>Mkutano wa Quaker huko London: A Female Quaker Preaches<\/em> , c. 1723. Kuchonga. Picha kutoka commons.wikimedia.org. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Marafiki wa Mapema pia walishikilia kwamba wahudumu walihitaji ukomavu wa kiroho uliothibitishwa. Maisha ya mtu hadharani yalionyesha kama alitembea katika Roho. Roho ilimpasa kushuhudia utakaso wa mtu kabla mtu huyo hajapokea karama ya huduma. Paulo anataja sifa za huduma katika 1 Timotheo 3:1\u20137: kuwa mtu asiye na lawama, mwaminifu kwa mwenzi wa ndoa, mwenye kiasi, mwenye busara, mwenye heshima, asiyependa ulevi, na kadhalika. Paulo anaeleza mtu aliyetakaswa na Roho, ambaye tunda lake zuri halitokani na juhudi za kibinadamu bali kazi ya Roho.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tangu mwanzo, Friends walithibitisha huduma ya wanawake, imani ambayo sasa inaonekana kuwa ya kawaida lakini ilikuwa kali katika karne ya kumi na saba na kukataliwa na makundi mengine yote ya Kikristo ya wakati huo. Kwa kuzingatia usawa wa Quaker, kukiri kwamba wanawake wanaweza kutumika katika jukumu lolote la huduma haikuwa tu thabiti bali ni muhimu. Fox alitetea hili katika kijitabu chake cha 1656 <em>The Woman Learning in Silence<\/em> . Katika <em>Women\u2019s Speaking Justified<\/em> (1666), Margaret Fell, kiongozi mkuu wa Quaker, alitoa hoja ya Biblia kwa ajili ya huduma ya wanawake, akitaja kwamba Yesu alionekana kwanza kwa mwanamke baada ya ufufuo (Maria Magdalene) na kwamba wanawake walikuwa mashahidi wa kwanza wa ufufuo. Yesu mwenyewe anathibitisha uhalali wa huduma ya wanawake.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Licha ya kukosa wachungaji wa kulipwa wa wakati wote, Marafiki wa mapema walijitolea sana kuhubiri injili. Katika <em>The Rich Heritage of Quakerism,<\/em> Walter R. Williams anasimulia hadithi ya wale wanaoitwa Valiant Sixty, kikundi cha wanaume 54 na wanawake 12 ambao walieneza Quakerism kote Uingereza, Ireland, Wales, na Scotland wakati wa karne ya kumi na saba. Takriban nusu walijisaidia kifedha, huku Mfuko wa Kendal ukiwafadhili wengine. Ilikuwa kawaida kwa Marafiki kutoa msaada wa kimsingi kwa wahudumu wanaosafiri. Mwanatheolojia wa Quaker Robert Barclay alieleza kwamba wahudumu wanapaswa kugawiwa \u201ckinachoweza kuwa cha lazima kwao kwa ajili ya nyama au mavazi.\u201d Huduma ya Paulo inatoa mlinganisho wa kibiblia: alikubali kwa shukrani msaada kutoka kwa makanisa ( 1 Kor. 16:17; Flp. 4:16\u201317 ) lakini pia alijisaidia mwenyewe ili asilemee makanisa ( 2 The. 3:7\u20138 ). Matendo 18:1\u20133 inaelezea kazi ya Paulo ya kutengeneza mahema, ambayo aliifanya pamoja na huduma yake. Katika 1 Wakorintho 9, Paulo anathibitisha haki ya mhudumu kuungwa mkono na kanisa, lakini yeye binafsi alikataa haki hii ili asizuie injili. Alikubali msaada lakini hakuutegemea, akihakikisha kwamba makanisa hayadhibiti huduma yake na kumruhusu uhuru kamili wa kumtii Mungu.        <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3133257\" style=\"width:603px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arevalo_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">  Washiriki wa Kanisa la San Ignacio Amigos huko El Salvador pamoja na wawakilishi wa FWCC, Novemba 2025. Picha na Renzo Mejia Carranza. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Mazingira ya Ukristo wa Marekani wa karne ya kumi na tisa yalileta mabadiliko makubwa katika mfumo wa mawaziri wa Quaker. Uamsho uliongezeka; waongofu wengi wapya waliingia makanisani; na ushirikiano kati ya madhehebu mbalimbali ukakua, ukakuza usomaji wa Biblia, safari za wamishonari, na kuanzishwa kwa taasisi za malezi ya kidini. Kati ya Marafiki, mgawanyiko mkubwa wa kwanza uliibuka, haswa juu ya mabishano ya kitheolojia, na kuunda vikundi viwili: Marafiki wa Orthodox na Marafiki wa Hicksite. Ingawa vikundi vyote viwili hapo awali vilitamani kuhifadhi utambulisho wa Quaker, Hicksites walijitolea zaidi kufanya hivyo. Upesi Tawi la Gurneyite la Othodoksi lilianzisha sala za sauti, usomaji wa Maandiko ya hadharani, na nyimbo. Walizidi kukumbatia ushirikiano wa kiekumene, na kusababisha mabadiliko makubwa ya ibada, teolojia, na maoni juu ya utendaji wa huduma.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vuguvugu la uamsho kati ya Marafiki wa Gurneyite kutoka 1860 hadi 1880 liliathiriwa na vuguvugu la kimataifa la Utakatifu, ambalo lilisisitiza mahubiri na uongozi wa kichungaji. Kwa sababu waliamini kurudi kwa Kristo kulikuwa karibu, mahubiri ya kichungaji yakawa chombo kikuu cha kuokoa watu wengi iwezekanavyo. Marafiki wa Uamsho hatimaye walikubali mfumo wa uchungaji, ambao ulijumuisha kuajiri wachungaji wa wakati wote ambao walihitaji maandalizi ya kitaaluma na kuanzisha miundo ya uongozi na wachungaji kama mamlaka ya msingi ya kiroho.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kupitishwa kwa mfumo wa uchungaji kulikuwa na utata mkubwa. Wengine walibishana kwamba ilitishia fundisho la kibiblia la ukuhani wa waamini wote na kudhoofisha usadikisho kwamba ni Mungu pekee ndiye anayewaita na kuwateua wahudumu. Ingawa imani za awali za Quaker kuhusu wahudumu zinaweza kuungwa mkono sana kibiblia, hii haimaanishi kwamba maendeleo ya karne ya kumi na tisa yanayohusisha ushiriki wa binadamu katika uteuzi wa mawaziri hayawezi pia kuhesabiwa haki kibiblia.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katika Matendo 16:1\u20135 , Paulo anamsajili Timotheo kujiunga na safari zake za umishonari na, baada ya kipindi cha malezi, anamkabidhi kubaki Efeso ili kufundisha na kuongoza kanisa ( 1 Tim. 1:1\u20134 ). Kulingana na Eusebius&#8217;s <em>Ecclesiastical History<\/em> , Paulo alimtawaza Timotheo kuwa mchungaji wa Efeso. Paulo vile vile alimweka Tito kama mchungaji wa Krete (Tito 1:5). Barua kwa Timotheo na Tito kwa kufaa zinaitwa \u201cnyara za kichungaji,\u201d kwa kuwa zinawafundisha viongozi hao mbinu za kutekeleza huduma ya kichungaji. Je, hii ina maana kwamba wanadamu walichukua mahali pa Mungu katika kuwaita wahudumu? La hasha. Ni Mungu pekee anayeita na kuteua, lakini Maandiko yanaonyesha kwamba wakati fulani Mungu hutumia kanisa kufanya hivyo. Kwa hivyo, mazoea ya awali ya Quaker na mazoea ya kichungaji ya karne ya kumi na tisa yanaweza kubishaniwa kibiblia.       <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pure-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3ac196de99f722c945dae5d0d91eef23 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ninaamini kabisa kwamba imani na desturi za Quaker kuhusu huduma ya kichungaji ziliitikia mazingira maalum ya kihistoria, na kwamba Mungu aliwaongoza viongozi wa Quaker katika kila enzi ili kutambua majibu ya uaminifu zaidi kwa changamoto zao.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Pamoja na mfumo wa kichungaji ukaja mafunzo ya kitaaluma ya kihuduma, jambo ambalo Marafiki wa mapema waliliona kwa kutia shaka, wakilihusisha na kuundwa kwa \u201cwachungaji waliokodiwa.\u201d Hata baada ya kukubali maandalizi ya kitaaluma, Marafiki walitamani kuepuka mbinu za kihistoria-muhimu zinazofundishwa katika vyuo vikuu na seminari. Kwa sababu hiyo, walianzisha taasisi za Biblia na shule za wamishonari wakisisitiza kutokuwa sahihi kwa Biblia. Kulingana na msomi wa kisasa Isaac Barnes May, mafunzo kama hayo mara nyingi hayakuwa na ukali wa masomo. Hata hivyo Maandiko yanatoa usaidizi mkubwa kwa ajili ya maandalizi ya kitaaluma: Yesu alizungumza na walimu wa sheria akiwa na umri wa miaka 12, akionyesha elimu ya kidini mfano wa wavulana wa Kiyahudi (Luka 2:45\u201347). Shetani alipomjaribu Yesu mwanzoni mwa huduma Yake ( Mt. 4:1\u201311; Mk. 1:12\u201313; Luka 4:1\u201313 ), Yesu alijibu kila jaribu kwa kunukuu Maandiko, akionyesha umahiri wa kifungu ambacho kingethibitisha huduma Yake.       <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mtume Paulo alipata mojawapo ya viwango vya juu zaidi vya elimu ya kidini vilivyokuwepo ( Mdo. 22:3; Flp. 3:4\u20136 ). Ingawa mwanzoni alitumia vibaya ujuzi huo, baada ya kuongoka kwake, ukawa chombo chenye nguvu cha kuwafikia Wayahudi na Wamataifa wenye elimu ya juu katika jamii. Imani ya awali ya Quaker kwamba Roho hufichua ujumbe kwa hiari na imani ya karne ya kumi na tisa kwamba Mungu pia anafanya kazi kupitia maandalizi ya kielimu zote zina uungwaji mkono mkubwa wa kibiblia.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huduma ya wanawake\u2014sehemu ya pekee ya Quakerism\u2014ilidhoofishwa na kupitishwa kwa mfumo wa uchungaji wa karne ya kumi na tisa. Isaac Barnes May anabainisha kuwa ingawa mwanauamsho Gurneyites alidai kushikilia huduma ya wanawake, ukweli ulipungua. Emma Cook Coffin, mhudumu na mwinjilisti aliyerekodiwa Mwafrika kutoka California, aliwasilisha wasiwasi huu kwenye Mkutano wa Miaka Mitano mwaka 1920; ingawa wachache walionyesha wasiwasi, majibu mengi yalikuwa mabaya. Baadhi ya wanawake walioazimia, kama vile Coffin na Esther G. Frame, walipata kutawazwa, lakini idadi yao ilipungua. Katika hali hii ya hasara, takwimu za Quaker kama vile Dougan Clark na David Updegraff ziliwasilisha hoja za kibiblia zinazounga mkono huduma ya wanawake. Hatimaye, wanawake walipata tena nafasi kuu katika huduma ya Quaker, hasa wakiwa wamishonari katika Amerika ya Kati, Amerika Kusini, na Kenya.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Ninaamini kabisa kwamba imani na desturi za Quaker kuhusu huduma ya kichungaji ziliitikia mazingira maalum ya kihistoria, na kwamba Mungu aliwaongoza viongozi wa Quaker katika kila enzi ili kutambua majibu ya uaminifu zaidi kwa changamoto zao. Kama Quaker wa kiinjili ambaye anathibitisha mamlaka ya Maandiko, kuweka msingi wa mazoea haya kibiblia ni njia ya kuthibitisha kibali cha Mungu kwao. Baada ya kuchunguza mada hii kihistoria na kibiblia, ninahitimisha kwamba Mungu, ambaye anatamani zaidi kwamba injili Yake ya upendo iwafikie wote walio na mahitaji, daima ametoa wanaume na wanawake waaminifu ambao Yeye huwakabidhi utume Wake. Katika kisa cha Quakerism, Mungu alifunua fomu zinazofaa kwa kila enzi kwa Marafiki ambao walikuwa tayari kwa unyenyekevu kuzikubali na kuzitii. Mungu ataendelea kuwaita na kuwaagiza watenda kazi kwa ajili ya utume wake. Swali ni: Je, kutakuwa na Marafiki walio tayari kuendeleza urithi wa uaminifu na utii wa vizazi vilivyopita?     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mtazamo wa kibiblia juu ya wachungaji wa Quaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5090,"featured_media":3133263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9822],"tags":[],"fpb_issue_category":[25275],"class_list":["post-3133558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vipengele","fpb_issue_category-je-tunaamini-nini"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Umuhimu wa Kuendeleza Uaminifu Mbele: Utii katika Imani ya Kiquaker<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Insha hii ya tafakari inachunguza uongozi wa Kiquaker, utii, na changamoto ya kusikiliza 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