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22 Schirrmacher, <strong>Insha</strong> <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> <strong>Maadili</strong><br />
Mungu <strong>ni</strong> Mungu Afan<strong>ya</strong>ye Kazi<br />
1. Mungu Mtatu <strong>ni</strong> Mungu Afan<strong>ya</strong>ye Kazi. Katika Biblia, kazi <strong>ya</strong> m<strong>wa</strong>nadamu <strong>ni</strong><br />
yenye thama<strong>ni</strong> kub<strong>wa</strong>, k<strong>wa</strong> sababu inam<strong>wa</strong>kisi Mungu mwenyewe afan<strong>ya</strong>ye<br />
kazi. Tangu a<strong>wa</strong>li Mungu Mtatu ameku<strong>wa</strong> akifan<strong>ya</strong> kazi kabla <strong>ya</strong> uwepo <strong>wa</strong><br />
m<strong>wa</strong>nadamu <strong>wa</strong>kati <strong>wa</strong> uumbaji. K<strong>wa</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> yeye <strong>ni</strong> mtatu, aliweza hata kufan<strong>ya</strong><br />
kazi katika umilele kabla <strong>ya</strong> uumbaji kuwepo. Nafsi za Utatu zilitenda kazi<br />
pamoja na k<strong>wa</strong> kila moja.<br />
Katika Biblia kila kitu chema huja kutoka k<strong>wa</strong> Utatu. Wanachama <strong>wa</strong> Utatu<br />
huzungumza <strong>wa</strong>o k<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong>o na Yesu <strong>ni</strong> Neno, hivyo t<strong>wa</strong>weza kuongea sisi k<strong>wa</strong><br />
sisi. K<strong>wa</strong> sababu Nafsi za Utatu haziishi k<strong>wa</strong> ajili <strong>ya</strong>o zenyewe, laki<strong>ni</strong> huishi k<strong>wa</strong><br />
ajili <strong>ya</strong> kila mmoja, <strong>wa</strong>tu <strong>wa</strong>naweza kuambi<strong>wa</strong> kufan<strong>ya</strong> hivyo hivyo. K<strong>wa</strong><br />
sababu Nafsi za Utatu hujadiliana zenyewe k<strong>wa</strong> zenyewe, kutoamua mambo<br />
peke yetu <strong>ni</strong> kanu<strong>ni</strong> <strong>ya</strong> Biblia. Katika Utatu: utii upo pasipo yeyote kulazimish<strong>wa</strong><br />
kufan<strong>ya</strong> chochote: upendo na <strong>Sheria</strong> <strong>ni</strong> mapacha. Ma<strong>wa</strong>siliano, upendo,<br />
kuheshimiana kila mmoja na kufan<strong>ya</strong> kazi kuelekea lengo mbali na nafsi zetu<br />
huja kutoka k<strong>wa</strong> Utatu. Laki<strong>ni</strong> Utatu uliku<strong>wa</strong>po hata kabla <strong>ya</strong> du<strong>ni</strong>a kuumb<strong>wa</strong>.<br />
Hivyo kupenda, kuongea, kusaidia, kusikiliza na utii vipo milele. Mungu hahitaji<br />
<strong>wa</strong>tu ili awepo au awe mzuri.<br />
Watetezi wengi mbalimbali <strong>wa</strong> di<strong>ni</strong> zenye ima<strong>ni</strong> <strong>ya</strong> Mungu mmoja kama<br />
Waislamu au Wa<strong>ya</strong>hudi <strong>wa</strong>le <strong>wa</strong>siokubali k<strong>wa</strong>mba Utatu una mizizi katika<br />
Agano la Kale (Ninaongelea <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> theolojia <strong>ya</strong> Ki<strong>ya</strong>hudi, sio <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> mtazamo<br />
<strong>wa</strong> kibiblia <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> Wa<strong>ya</strong>hudi) – hili <strong>ni</strong> jambo tofauti. Hata hivyo Mungu<br />
alikuwepo kabla <strong>ya</strong> kuumb<strong>wa</strong> k<strong>wa</strong> ulimwengu. Laki<strong>ni</strong> anaweza kuupenda tu<br />
Uumbaji. Haku<strong>wa</strong> na yeyote <strong>wa</strong> kupenda kabla hajamwumba yeyote. Di<strong>ni</strong> zote<br />
zaweza tu kuongea jinsi Mungu ajishughulishavyo na Uumbaji. Wakristo <strong>wa</strong>na<br />
ufunuo <strong>wa</strong> jinsi Mungu ajishughulishavyo <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong>ke mwenyewe k<strong>wa</strong> sababu yeye<br />
<strong>ni</strong> Mtatu.<br />
Kazi <strong>ya</strong> m<strong>wa</strong>nadamu ina heshima katika maana halisi <strong>ya</strong> neno. Katika Amri<br />
Kumi, kazi inaamri<strong>wa</strong> na Mungu mwenyewe k<strong>wa</strong> sababu ifuatayo: “Siku sita<br />
fan<strong>ya</strong> kazi, utende mambo <strong>ya</strong>ko yote; laki<strong>ni</strong> siku <strong>ya</strong> saba <strong>ni</strong> Sabato <strong>ya</strong> BWANA,<br />
Mungu <strong>wa</strong>ko, siku hiyo usifanye kazi yoyote, wewe, <strong>wa</strong>la m<strong>wa</strong>na <strong>wa</strong>ko, <strong>wa</strong>la<br />
binti <strong>ya</strong>ko, <strong>wa</strong>la mtum<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong>ko, <strong>wa</strong>la mjakazi <strong>wa</strong>ko, <strong>wa</strong>la mn<strong>ya</strong>ma <strong>wa</strong>ko <strong>wa</strong><br />
kufuga, <strong>wa</strong>la mge<strong>ni</strong> aliye nda<strong>ni</strong> <strong>ya</strong> malango <strong>ya</strong>ko. Maana, k<strong>wa</strong> siku sita BWANA<br />
alifan<strong>ya</strong> mbingu, na nchi, na bahari, na vyote vilivyomo, akastarehe siku <strong>ya</strong><br />
saba; k<strong>wa</strong> hiyo BWANA akaibarikia siku <strong>ya</strong> Sabato akaitakasa” (Kut. 20:9-11).<br />
K<strong>wa</strong> kweli historia <strong>ya</strong> uumbaji husema k<strong>wa</strong>mba Mungu “alimaliza kazi <strong>ya</strong>ke<br />
yote aliyoifan<strong>ya</strong> (au kutoka katika kazi <strong>ya</strong>ke yote)” (M<strong>wa</strong>. 2:2) katika siku <strong>ya</strong><br />
saba <strong>ya</strong> uumbaji: Mara kadhaa Biblia huongea <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> kazi <strong>ya</strong> kujishughulisha<br />
k<strong>wa</strong> Mungu. Hivyo Daudi anaomba k<strong>wa</strong> ajili <strong>ya</strong> “kazi za mikono <strong>ya</strong>ko” (Zab.