Upendo ni Utimilifu wa Sheria Insha juu ya Maadili - Martin Bucer ...
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86 Schirrmacher, <strong>Insha</strong> <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> <strong>Maadili</strong><br />
Kuita Mashahidi (Mifano)<br />
Kumb. 4:26; 30:19; 31:28, “Naziita mbingu na nchi kushuhudia dhidi yenu<br />
hivi leo …”<br />
Yoshua 24:22, “<strong>ni</strong>nyi mmeku<strong>wa</strong> mashahidi <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> nafsi zenu, <strong>ya</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong><br />
mmemchagua BWANA, ili kumtumikia yeye”<br />
2 Kor. 1:23, “Laki<strong>ni</strong> mimi namwita Mungu awe shahidi <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> roho <strong>ya</strong>ngu, <strong>ya</strong><br />
k<strong>wa</strong>mba, k<strong>wa</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong>hurumia sijafika Korintho”.<br />
Rum. 1:9, “K<strong>wa</strong> maana Mungu <strong>ni</strong> shahidi <strong>wa</strong>ngu,... k<strong>wa</strong>mba pasipo<br />
kukoma na<strong>wa</strong>taja daima katika maombi <strong>ya</strong>ngu”.<br />
1 Thes. 2:10, “Ninyi <strong>ni</strong> mashahidi, na Mungu pia, jinsi tulivyoenenda kati<br />
yenu <strong>ni</strong>nyi mlioami<strong>ni</strong> k<strong>wa</strong> kujitoa na k<strong>wa</strong> haki na bila kulaumi<strong>wa</strong>”.<br />
Mifano zaidi: Kumb. 31:19+26; Yosh. 22:27+34; Ruth 4:9-11; Ayu. 16:19<br />
5. Maana <strong>ya</strong> ‘Kiapo’<br />
Kiapo kina umuhimu ga<strong>ni</strong>? K<strong>wa</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> kiapo <strong>ni</strong> jambo halisi la kimapatano baina<br />
<strong>ya</strong> Ukristo <strong>wa</strong> Ki<strong>ya</strong>hudi, <strong>ni</strong> lazima tutafute jibu katika Biblia. Katika utafiti <strong>juu</strong><br />
<strong>ya</strong> ufan<strong>ya</strong>ji kiapo katika tamadu<strong>ni</strong> mbalimbali za kiulimwengu,<br />
m<strong>wa</strong>na-anthropolojia Ashley Montagu amegundua ku<strong>wa</strong> kuapa si jambo la<br />
kiulimwengu kabisa. Wajapa<strong>ni</strong>, Waamerika <strong>wa</strong> Kihindi <strong>wa</strong>la Walelanesia<br />
ha<strong>wa</strong>tumii viapo. Na hata mahali upatapo viviga* vyenye kufanana, nadhiri za<br />
tamadu<strong>ni</strong> nyingi zenye kumfunga mtu kabisa k<strong>wa</strong> wingi havina ukataji rufaa k<strong>wa</strong><br />
uungu <strong>wa</strong> ngazi <strong>ya</strong> <strong>juu</strong> kabisa. 117<br />
Katika viapo vingi vilivyofany<strong>wa</strong> katika Biblia, vilifany<strong>wa</strong> na Mungu au Yesu<br />
kuapa, hivyo umuhimu <strong>wa</strong> kiapo hauwezi kulala kati <strong>ya</strong> ukweli na uongo.<br />
Tamko, “Kiapo <strong>ni</strong> muhimu tu pindi ukweli <strong>wa</strong> msemaji u<strong>wa</strong>po mashaka<strong>ni</strong>”, 118<br />
linapingana na kila kitu Biblia isemacho <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> mashaka. Mungu mwenyewe<br />
anaapa viapo vingi, akifuati<strong>wa</strong> na <strong>wa</strong>tu <strong>wa</strong>kuu <strong>wa</strong> ima<strong>ni</strong> katika Maagano yote <strong>ya</strong><br />
Kale na Jip<strong>ya</strong>. K<strong>wa</strong> hiyo <strong>ni</strong> lazima sisi tutilie shaka ukweli <strong>wa</strong> matamko <strong>ya</strong><br />
Mungu? Ni mahali ga<strong>ni</strong> Maandiko hutushauri kutumia viapo tu <strong>wa</strong>kati ukweli<br />
usipoku<strong>wa</strong> dhahiri?<br />
Laki<strong>ni</strong> kiapo humaa<strong>ni</strong>sha <strong>ni</strong><strong>ni</strong>? Acha tuangalie mifano michache. Wakati<br />
ukuha<strong>ni</strong> <strong>wa</strong> Kilawi <strong>wa</strong> Agano la Kale hauku<strong>wa</strong> umejikita katika kiapo (Ebr.<br />
7:20-21), ukuha<strong>ni</strong> <strong>wa</strong> milele <strong>wa</strong> Kristo, k<strong>wa</strong> mujibu <strong>wa</strong> utaratibu <strong>wa</strong><br />
Melkizedeki uliku<strong>wa</strong> (Zab. 110:4) “Na k<strong>wa</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> haiku<strong>wa</strong> pasipo kiapo, (maana<br />
117 Ashley Montagu. The Anatomy of Swearing, op cit. Cited in Rousas J. Rushdoony. Institutes of Biblical<br />
Law, op. cit., pp. 10-18 & 106-107<br />
118 Arthur Volkmann. “Was ist Schwoeren?”, op. cit., p. 409