Upendo ni Utimilifu wa Sheria Insha juu ya Maadili - Martin Bucer ...
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Rush<strong>wa</strong> na Ufisadi 115<br />
lililohalalish<strong>wa</strong>. Mithali <strong>ya</strong>sema, “Za<strong>wa</strong>di <strong>ya</strong> mtu humpatia nafasi; humleta<br />
mbele <strong>ya</strong> <strong>wa</strong>tu <strong>wa</strong>kuu” (Mitha. 18:16), na “Za<strong>wa</strong>di <strong>ya</strong> siri hutuliza hasira; na tuzo<br />
kifua<strong>ni</strong> humaliza ghadhabu kali” (Mith. 21:14). Wakati Mkristo anapokabili<strong>wa</strong><br />
na ufisadi, anaweza kujisikia huru kujipatia haki zake k<strong>wa</strong> za<strong>wa</strong>di (kama<br />
tulivyofan<strong>ya</strong> huko Indonesia). Ni <strong>wa</strong>kati tu anapojipatia faida isiyo halali, ndipo<br />
anapoifan<strong>ya</strong> nafsi <strong>ya</strong>ke ku<strong>wa</strong> na hatia. Laki<strong>ni</strong> hata Mkristo ambaye<br />
analazimish<strong>wa</strong> kulipa atapambana dhidi <strong>ya</strong> ufisadi na kuanza k<strong>wa</strong> kudhihirisha<br />
na k<strong>wa</strong> kuondoa aina zote za rush<strong>wa</strong> na ufisadi katika ka<strong>ni</strong>sa.<br />
Vifungu Vingine dhidi <strong>ya</strong> Ufisadi na Rush<strong>wa</strong><br />
Kut. 32:8, “Na msichukue rush<strong>wa</strong> k<strong>wa</strong> maana rush<strong>wa</strong> hupofusha ufahamu<br />
na kupotosha maneno <strong>ya</strong> mwenye haki.<br />
Kumb. 16:19, “Msipotoshe haki; msioneshe upendeleo; <strong>wa</strong>la kuchukua<br />
rush<strong>wa</strong>; k<strong>wa</strong> maana rush<strong>wa</strong> hupofusha macho <strong>ya</strong> wenye hekima, na<br />
hupindisha maneno <strong>ya</strong> wenye haki.”<br />
Kumb. 17:25, “Amelaa<strong>ni</strong><strong>wa</strong> yule achuku<strong>ya</strong>e rush<strong>wa</strong> kum<strong>wa</strong>ngamiza mtu<br />
asiye hatia.”<br />
Zab. 15:5 inamsifu mtu ambaye “hakuchukua rush<strong>wa</strong> dhidi <strong>ya</strong> asiye hatia”.<br />
Mith 25:27, “Yeye aliye na tamaa k<strong>wa</strong> ajili <strong>ya</strong> faida, huisumbua nyumba<br />
<strong>ya</strong>ke mwenyewe, bali yeye achukiaye rush<strong>wa</strong> ataishi.”<br />
Mhu. 7:7 “Hakika uonevu huharibu fikra za mtu mwenye hekima, na<br />
rush<strong>wa</strong> hudu<strong>ni</strong>sha moyo ”.<br />
Isa. 33:15 “Ni yeye aendaye k<strong>wa</strong> haki, anenaye maneno <strong>ya</strong> adili; <strong>ni</strong> yeye<br />
anayedharau faida ipatikanayo k<strong>wa</strong> dhuluma; akung’utaye mikono <strong>ya</strong>ke<br />
asipokee rush<strong>wa</strong>”.