{"id":3133936,"date":"2025-12-18T23:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/hadithi-ya-yusufu\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T23:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:01:56","slug":"hadithi-ya-yusufu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/hadithi-ya-yusufu\/","title":{"rendered":"Hadithi ya Yusufu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-pure-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-92cc6ea521480329d5e3d547699226bf wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(9,106,155) 0%,rgb(9,106,155) 100%)\"><strong>Simulizi la Krismasi Lililoongozwa na Injili ya Mathayo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Nilipokuwa nimetimiza miaka 15, baba yangu alikuja kwangu na kusema ulikuwa wakati wangu wa kuoa na kuanzisha familia yangu mwenyewe. Alisema alikuwa amepanga ndoa na mwanamke mchanga anayeitwa Maria ambaye wazazi wake walikuwa marafiki wazuri wa yeye na mama yangu. Bila shaka nilimjua Maria. Familia zetu zilikuwa zimefanya mambo mengi pamoja tangu yeye na mimi tulikuwa wachanga. Nikijua kwamba hatimaye ningeoa, alikuwa mmoja wa wasichana katika sehemu yetu ya Bethlehemu ambaye nilidhani angemfaa kuwa mke, kwa hivyo sikufurahishwa baba yangu aliponiambia kile alichokuwa amepanga.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Familia zetu zilikusanyika pamoja muda mfupi baadaye ili kuhalalisha mpango huo, na mwaka wetu wa uchumba ulianza rasmi.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Takriban miezi miwili baada ya hapo, baba yangu alikuja kwangu nilipokuwa nimeketi kwenye benchi katika uwanja wetu nikila supu na mkate ambao mama yangu alikuwa ameandaa kwa chakula changu cha mchana. Alionekana kusumbuka, kwa hivyo niliuliza, \u201cKuna tatizo lolote?\u201d <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alisema ndiyo. \u201cNina jambo gumu la kukuambia.\u201d Alikaa kimya kwa muda, kama nilivyofanya mimi, nikisubiri kusikia kile alichokuwa na la kusema. \u201cBaba ya Maria alikuja kukutana nami asubuhi hii.\u201d Alisita tena. \u201cAlisema Maria alikuwa amemwambia mama yake kwamba alikuwa mjamzito.\u201d     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilishangaa sana hivi kwamba sikuweza kusema chochote. Nilimtazama tu kwa uso uliokunjamana na kuchanganyikiwa. \u201cHiyo haiwezekani,\u201d hatimaye nilisema.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNakuambia tu kile alichoniambia. Alisema haikuwa kwa mwanaume mwingine. Maria alisema alitembelewa na malaika wa Bwana ambaye alisema angezaa mtoto kwa Roho Mtakatifu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRoho Mtakatifu? Unatania,\u201d nilijibu. Lakini alitikisa kichwa chake hapana. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilikaa pale nikiwa na wasiwasi. Nilichanganyikiwa na sikujua la kusema. Roho Mtakatifu? Sikuweza kuamini kile alichokuwa ananiambia. Nilikuwa na hasira na nimeumia pia. Baada ya muda mfupi, niliamka; nilitaka kuondoka na kurudi mashambani ambako ningeweza kuwa peke yangu. Lakini kabla sijaondoka, nilisema, \u201cMwambie ndoa imeisha. Simtaki katika hali hiyo.\u201d     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilitumia mchana wote mashambani peke yangu nikijaribu kufanya kazi bila mafanikio mengi. Nilitaka kulia lakini sikuweza. Nilihisi maisha yangu yalikuwa yamegeuzwa chini juu. \u201cAngewezaje kufanya hivi?\u201d Niliuliza kwa sauti kubwa kwa mtu yeyote. Kwa Mungu niliuliza, \u201cAngewezaje kunifanyia hivi?\u201d Lakini hakukuwa na majibu. Huzuni na kuchanganyikiwa tu.       <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Niliporudi nyumbani mwishoni mwa siku, sikutaka kuzungumzia hilo na wazazi wangu. Nilichukua chakula kidogo hadi chumba changu na hatimaye nilienda kulala na kusinzia. Katikati ya usiku, nilishtuka. Ilionekana kana kwamba mtu alikuwa akinitikisa begani na kusema, \u201cAmka, Yusufu.\u201d Chumba kilijaa mwanga mwingi sana hivi kwamba ilionekana jua lilikuwa limeshuka kutoka mbinguni na lilikuwa likielea juu ya kitanda changu, likitupa mwanga wake katika kila kona ya chumba changu. Kisha kulikuwa na sauti\u2014siyo sauti ya kibinadamu, hata si sauti kabisa: zaidi kama wazo akilini mwangu lakini si wazo langu.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUsiogope,\u201d ilisema. \u201cMimi ni malaika wa Bwana, niliyefika kukuambia kwamba unapaswa kumwoa Maria na kumchukua kama mke wako. Atazaa mtoto; unapaswa kumwita Yesu na kumlea kama wako mwenyewe.\u201d Baada ya hayo, mwanga ulitoweka, na nikalala tena.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwa kawaida sikumbuki ndoto zangu. Hutoweka mara tu ninapoamka. Lakini hii haikuwa ndoto; nilikumbuka kila kitu kuihusu. Kwa hivyo, nilipomwona baba yangu asubuhi, nilimwambia, \u201cNimebadili mawazo yangu. Nitamweka. Lakini lazima aje kuishi nami mara moja, ili ikiwa atazaa mtoto, inaweza kuonekana kuwa ni wangu.\u201d   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baba yangu alipinga. \u201cHiyo ni kinyume na mila yetu,\u201d alisema. \u201cWatu watasema.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfadhali wazungumze kuhusu kuvunja mila,\u201d nilijibu, \u201ckuliko kuhusu baba wa mtoto huyu ni nani.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na hivyo, juma lililofuata familia ya Maria ilimleta kwenye nyumba yetu, na yeye na mimi tulienda kwenye nyongeza ambayo nilikuwa nikiijenga kwa ajili yetu, ingawa haikuwa imekamilika. Tulipokuwa peke yetu, alisema, \u201cNinaapa kwako sijakuwa na mwanaume mwingine. Tujue, na utajionea mwenyewe.\u201d <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilikuwa bado nina hasira, nimeumia, na nimechanganyikiwa. Sikutaka ndoa yetu ianze hivyo. Zaidi ya hayo, nilitambua kwamba ikiwa malaika alikuwa amekuja kwangu, mmoja angeweza kuwa amekuja kwake pia, ingawa kuwa na mtoto kwa njia hiyo ilionekana haiwezekani. Kwa hivyo nilisema, \u201cNakuamini. Tusubiri kidogo.\u201d Alionekana kutulia na akasema asante.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usiku chache baadaye, tulipokwenda kwenye kitanda nilichokuwa nimemtengenezea na tukajuana kwa mara ya kwanza, niliweza kusema kwamba alikuwa akisema ukweli. Hiyo iliniacha tu nimechanganyikiwa zaidi. Labda hakuwa mjamzito kabisa; labda alikuwa amefikiria tu. Lakini tumbo lake lilikua, na miezi kadhaa baadaye, aliniambia niweke mkono wangu hapo. Niliweza kuhisi mtoto akisonga ndani yake, kwa hivyo hakukuwa na shaka.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wakati ulipofika, mama ya Maria alikuja kumsaidia mama yangu na kuzaliwa. Mama yangu alimleta mtoto kwangu: mvulana, kama malaika alivyokuwa ametabiri. Macho yake yalikuwa yamefungwa, na alikuwa na kile kilichoonekana kuwa tabasamu usoni mwake. Alikuwa mzuri sana hivi kwamba ilinibidi nitabasamu nyuma. Nilihisi wimbi la hisia likinipitia, likileta machozi ya furaha machoni mwangu, nilipohisi kumiminika kwa upendo kwa mtoto huyu ambaye sasa alikuwa mwanangu. Aliuliza jina lake litaitwaje. \u201cJina lake ni Yesu,\u201d nilisema.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHilo si jina la familia,\u201d alijibu.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHapana, lakini ni jina lake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIwe hivyo,\u201d alisema na akarudi kusaidia kumtunza Maria.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Yesu alionekana kama mtoto wa kawaida, kadiri nilivyoweza kusema. Alifanya mambo yote yale yale ambayo wavulana wengine walifanya alipokuwa akikua. Alipojifunza kutembea, alifuata mimi kila mahali. Niliweka kando kona katika duka langu ambako angeweza kukaa salama nilipokuwa nikifanya kazi. Nilimtengenezea vitu vidogo vya kuchezea kutoka kwa vipande vya mbao vilivyobaki. Vilimfurahisha sana, na akaanza kuvishirikisha na watoto wengine waliotaka baadhi yao wenyewe. Hivi karibuni nilikuwa nikitengeneza vitu vingi vya kuchezea kwa ajili ya wazazi kuwapa watoto wao kama nilivyokuwa nikitengeneza viti kwa ajili ya nyumba zao.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karibu wakati huu, tulipokuwa nyumbani mchana mmoja, kulikuwa na pigo kwenye mlango wetu. Nilipoufunga, niliona kikundi cha wanaume kimesimama mtaani. Wale watatu waliokuwa mbele walikuwa wamevaa nguo za rangi, tofauti kabisa na chochote ambacho mtu yeyote niliyemjua angevaa. Nyuma yao walikuwa wengine wawili, wakishikilia hatamu za ngamia wanne. Mwanaume mmoja alisonge mbele. \u201cUnazungumza Kigiriki?\u201d aliuliza.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilijua vya kutosha kuweza kukubali kwa kichwa.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTunatafuta mtoto; tumefuata nyota yake hadi kwenye nyumba hii ili kumpata.\u201d Mwanaume huyo alielekeza juu, nami nikaangalia juu, kwa upumbavu nikitarajia kuona nyota ingawa ilikuwa adhuhuri. Wakati huo, Yesu\u2014mwenye udadisi\u2014alikuja na kusimama karibu nami, akiwa amejificha nusu na mguu wangu. \u201cAhh,\u201d mwanaume huyo alisema kwa tabasamu. Aligeuka kwa wenzake wawili na kuzungumza katika lugha ambayo sikuweza kuelewa huku akimnyooshea Yesu kidole. Wengine walitikisa kichwa na kutabasamu pia. \u201cTunaweza kuingia?\u201d aliuliza, na hivyo nikaenda nyuma, na wale watatu wakaingia.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilikuwa na wasiwasi kwamba hatukuwa na viti vya kutosha kwa kila mtu kuketi. Lakini walipuuza viti na kuketi wakiwa wamevuka miguu sakafuni. Yesu lazima alifikiri huu ulikuwa mchezo kwa sababu aliketi sakafuni pia, akiwatazama. Wanaume hao walipoinama kwake kutoka kiunoni, aliwainamia kwa kurudi. Alikuwa akiiga chochote walichofanya. Lakini hivi karibuni alichoka na kuamka. Kila mmoja wa wanaume hao alikuwa amevaa kofia isiyo ya kawaida. Alimwendea mmoja wao, akavua kofia aliyokuwa amevaa na kuivaa yeye mwenyewe, na kucheka. Wanaume wote watatu walicheka pia, na kuzungumza tena kwa lugha yao. Alirudisha kofia kichwani mwa mwanaume huyo, akaenda kwa mwingine, na kisha kwa mwingine: kila wakati akifanya jambo lile lile na kucheka. Ilikuwa ya ajabu kumwona akiwa mchangamfu na mwenye furaha mbele ya wageni hawa ambao walicheka kila kitu alichofanya. Maria na mimi tulisimama tu tukitazama, bila kujua la kufanya.           <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baada ya muda wanaume hao watatu walisimama. Yule ambaye angeweza kuzungumza Kigiriki alisema, \u201cTuna zawadi.\u201d Kila mwanaume aliponipa kifurushi, alieleza kilikuwa nini. \u201cHii ni ubani,\u201d alisema, \u201cna hii ni manemane.\u201d Hizi zilikuwa viungo na mafuta ya gharama kubwa ambayo hatungeweza kumudu. Kisha akanipa mfuko mzito wa ngozi, ambao alisema ulikuwa dhahabu. \u201cMtunze mwana wako,\u201d alisema. \u201cAtakuwa kiongozi mkuu wa watu wake.\u201d Na kwa hayo, waliondoka.        <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHiyo ilikuwa ya ajabu,\u201d Maria alisema baada ya wao kuondoka. Ndiyo, nilifikiri, lakini kila kitu kuhusu mtoto huyu ni cha ajabu. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Siku chache baadaye, niliamshwa usiku tena. Chumba kilijaa mwanga ule ule mwangavu kama hapo awali. Ilionekana kwamba mimi tu ndiye niliyeweza kuuona, kwa kuwa Maria alibaki amelala kwa amani kando yangu. Na tena, sauti: \u201cUsiogope,\u201d ilianza kama ilivyokuwa imefanya hapo awali. \u201cSi salama kwa mwana wako kubaki hapa. Mchukue yeye na mama yake hadi Misri, na ubaki huko hadi iwe salama kurudi.\u201d Nilitaka kuuliza kwa nini: kwa nini haikuwa salama? Kwa nini Misri? Lakini sikuweza kusema. Nilipogeuka kulala na kurudi kulala, sauti ilisema, \u201cHapana. Lazima uondoke sasa.\u201d Kisha mwanga ulitoweka, na kulikuwa na giza tena.         <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilimwamsha Maria na kumwambia kwamba ilitubidi tuondoke na kumwandalia Yesu na yeye mwenyewe huku nikienda kumwambia baba yangu. \u201cKwa nini?\u201d aliuliza. \u201cKuna nini?\u201d Sikuwa nimemwambia kuhusu ziara yangu ya kwanza kutoka kwa malaika na kwa hivyo nilisita kumwambia kuhusu hii. \u201cNilikuwa na ndoto\u201d ndilo tu nililosema.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilimwambia baba yangu kwamba nilikuwa nikichukua punda wetu na nikampa moja ya sarafu za dhahabu ili aweze kununua nyingine. Yeye pia alichanganyikiwa. \u201cKwa nini unaondoka; unaenda wapi; utarudi lini? Uliipata wapi dhahabu hii?\u201d Kulikuwa na maswali mengi sana, na ningeweza tu kutoa majibu yasiyo wazi.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jua lilipokuwa likichomoza tu juu ya ukingo wa dunia, tuliondoka. Tuliweza kuungana na msafara uliokuwa ukienda Alexandria. Tuliuza ubani na manemane ili kulipia chakula chetu na bado tulikuwa na pesa zilizobaki za kutusaidia tulipofika Alexandria.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ulikuwa safari ndefu na ngumu, lakini mara moja huko Alexandria, tulisalimiwa kwa uchangamfu. Sehemu moja ya jiji ilikaliwa kabisa na watu wetu. Ilionekana kana kwamba tulikuwa bado Yudea. Maria alifanya urafiki na wanawake wengine haraka, na Yesu alipata wenzake wengi wa kucheza wa umri wake. Ujuzi wangu wa useremala ulinifanya iwe rahisi kwangu kupata kazi. Tulituliza, na kadiri wakati ulivyopita, ilionekana tunaweza kuwa huko milele. Lakini haikuwa hivyo.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Usiku mmoja, niliamshwa tena. Ulikuwa mwanga ule ule, sauti ile ile, ambayo ilisema kwamba ilikuwa salama kurudi. Lakini si Bethlehemu, ilisema. \u201cNenda kaskazini hadi Galilaya; pata kijiji huko, na utakuwa salama.\u201d Na hivyo nilimwambia Maria kwamba ulikuwa wakati wa kuondoka. Hakukuwa na haraka. Tulizungumza kwaheri kwa marafiki, tukapata msafara uliokuwa ukienda Yerusalemu, na tukaanza safari ndefu kuelekea nyumbani mpya. Tulienda Galilaya na tukapata kijiji cha Nazareti, ambacho kilionekana kama mahali pazuri na watu wenye kukaribisha, na hivyo tukasimama na kukaa hapa. Hiyo ilikuwa sasa miaka mitano iliyopita.        <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Familia yetu imekua. Sasa tuna binti na mtoto wa pili wa kiume. Maria ana furaha kabisa, na nina duka langu la useremala mara nyingine tena. Yesu ni mwanafunzi wangu, ingawa naweza kusema akili yake iko kwenye mambo mengine. Anapendelea kusoma katika sinagogi badala ya kupiga nyundo na kupanga mbao. Kwa hivyo anatumia nusu ya siku na mimi na nusu na mwalimu wake. Yeye ni mtulivu, hata na marafiki zake. Ni pamoja tu na binamu yake wa mbali Yohana kwamba anaonekana kuwa hai. Wao ni tofauti sana hivi kwamba inanistaajabisha kwamba wao ni marafiki wazuri sana, ingawa wanaonana mara moja au mara mbili tu kwa mwaka tunapoenda kwenye sherehe maalum huko Yerusalemu.        <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maisha yetu yanaonekana kuwa ya kawaida, ya kawaida kabisa. Lakini kila mara, mimi huacha na kumtazama Yesu na kushangaa. Je, wakati ujao unamshikilia nini hivi kwamba malaika wa Mungu wanapaswa kuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu ustawi wake? Kwa nini amepewa katika utunzaji wangu? Sina chochote cha kumpa ili kumsaidia njiani isipokuwa upendo wangu. Je, hiyo itatosha? Kila usiku, mimi huenda kulala nikiwa na wasiwasi: je, malaika atakuja tena na ujumbe mpya, mwelekeo mpya kwangu wa kufuata, na hilo litamaanisha nini kwangu na kwake? Kwa mwanangu. 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