Thursday
WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO LOVE
WATU NA FALSAFA YA MAPENZI
Suala la mapenzi linawasumbua watu wengi sana hasa vijana ambao ndio kwa kiasi kikubwa wamejikita zaidi katika mahusiano ya mapenzi hasa pindi wanapotafuta mtu wa kuishi nae katika maisha.
Suala la mapenzi limejadiliwa na watu mbalimbali katika vitabu,magazeti,vitini na vyombo vya habari ambavyo kwa kiasi kikubwa vinapotosha maana halisi ya mapenzi kwa kuzungumzia mambo ambayo kiuhalisia hayawezekani.
Mfano wa vitabu kama:-
· Jinsi gani unaweza kumpata mchumba wa kweli
· Lets talk about love sex and marriage
· Msinyimane
Na vitabu vingine vingi. Najua kuwa hapa vijana wengi watakuwa wanajua vitabu vingi zaidi. Vijana wenzangu ninachotaka kuwaambia ni kwamba, msitegemee sana vyombo vya habari au magazeti na vitabu ili kuweza kuanzisha au kujenga uhusiano na msichana au mvulana maana ni lazima itakuletea matatizo hapo baadae.
Vitabu vingi ,magazeti yanayohusu mapenzi pamoja na tamthiliya zinatengenezwa kwa lengo la kukuburudisha wewe msomaji na kuwapa faida wale wanaotengeneza na kuandaa mambo hayo, huku wewe msomaji na mtazamaji ukipata faida ndogo sana kwani mambo mengi yanayozungumziwa hayana uhalisia maana ni mara chache sana kutokea katika jamii ya sasa iliyojaa mafisadi ambao wanajiita wasomi.
Vijana kumbukeni kuwa mapenzi ya kweli na ya dhati huwa hayapatikani kirahisi.Mara nyingi vitabu vya mapenzi,taamthiliya,magazeti na filamu huleta gharama kubwa katika moyo wa mhusika kutokana na hisia kali anazozipata mtu baada ya mambo kwenda kombo au kinyume na vile mtu huyo alivyotarajia.
Vijana mpo hapo,hasa walei mnaojiita wasomi au wengine husema kizazi cha .com(doti komu). Kuweni makini sana na mambo haya vijana kwa maana 65% ya vijana hutumia muda wao mwingi kufanya mambo haya:-
Kusoma vitabu vya mapenzi vyenye kuvuta hisia za matamanio
Kuangalia filamu na tamthiliya za mapenzi
Kuangalia picha za ngono katika mtandao
Hivi mnajifunza nini kutokana nna mambo haya? Au ndio kupata mitazamo ya kidhanifu kuhusu suala la mapenzi na kwenda mojamoja kuyafanyia kazi bila kufanya uchunguzi wa kina.Msidanganyike kaka zungu,dada zangu,mama zangu,baba zangu na wadogo zangu, jiulize swali la msingi. Hivi ni kweli picha za ngono,filamu pamoja na tamhiliya za mapenzi,vitabu, magazeti,vipindi vinavyohusu mapenzi katiaka radio na luninga ndio suluhisho lakumfanya mtu kuanzisha uhusiano .Kujikita katika masuala haya kumuwafanya vijana wengi kujiingiza katika mapenzi na kujikita katika uga huu wakiwa na umri mdogo kabisa.
Utakuta kijana wa miaka 12 hadi 18 anakudadafulia kuhusu suala la mapenzi kama vile ni mwalimu mzoefu kuwazidi hata watu wazima. Ukimuuliza kijana wa namna hii kuhusu elimu hii ya mapenzi atakujibu kuwa ameipata kutoka katika vitabu,magazeti na majarida ya mapenzi,tamthiliya,picha za ngono,filamu,miziki na mambo mingine ambayo ni mara chache huwa yanazungumzia ukweli kuhusu mapenzi.
Jamani hebu tuwe makini sana na masuala haya maana yana athari kubwa kisaikolojia na katika maisha kwa ujulma. Suala la msingi ni kuweza kutofautisha kati ya uongo na ukweli,kitu halisi na kisicho halisi. Hebu tuamke na tutofautishe mapenzi ya ukweli na halisi na yale yasio ya ukweli, mapenzi ya kuandikwa,kuimbwa,kuigizwa na kuangaliwa.
HEBU TUWE MAKINI NA MAMBO HAYA MAANA UKIHARIBU SASA BAADAE UTAREKEBISHA KWA MBINDE SANA.
WAHENGA WALISEMA
KWA KAWAIDA TAMU HAIDUMU KWANI IKIDUMU HUISHA HAMU.
Suala la mapenzi linawasumbua watu wengi sana hasa vijana ambao ndio kwa kiasi kikubwa wamejikita zaidi katika mahusiano ya mapenzi hasa pindi wanapotafuta mtu wa kuishi nae katika maisha.
Suala la mapenzi limejadiliwa na watu mbalimbali katika vitabu,magazeti,vitini na vyombo vya habari ambavyo kwa kiasi kikubwa vinapotosha maana halisi ya mapenzi kwa kuzungumzia mambo ambayo kiuhalisia hayawezekani.
Mfano wa vitabu kama:-
· Jinsi gani unaweza kumpata mchumba wa kweli
· Lets talk about love sex and marriage
· Msinyimane
Na vitabu vingine vingi. Najua kuwa hapa vijana wengi watakuwa wanajua vitabu vingi zaidi. Vijana wenzangu ninachotaka kuwaambia ni kwamba, msitegemee sana vyombo vya habari au magazeti na vitabu ili kuweza kuanzisha au kujenga uhusiano na msichana au mvulana maana ni lazima itakuletea matatizo hapo baadae.
Vitabu vingi ,magazeti yanayohusu mapenzi pamoja na tamthiliya zinatengenezwa kwa lengo la kukuburudisha wewe msomaji na kuwapa faida wale wanaotengeneza na kuandaa mambo hayo, huku wewe msomaji na mtazamaji ukipata faida ndogo sana kwani mambo mengi yanayozungumziwa hayana uhalisia maana ni mara chache sana kutokea katika jamii ya sasa iliyojaa mafisadi ambao wanajiita wasomi.
Vijana kumbukeni kuwa mapenzi ya kweli na ya dhati huwa hayapatikani kirahisi.Mara nyingi vitabu vya mapenzi,taamthiliya,magazeti na filamu huleta gharama kubwa katika moyo wa mhusika kutokana na hisia kali anazozipata mtu baada ya mambo kwenda kombo au kinyume na vile mtu huyo alivyotarajia.
Vijana mpo hapo,hasa walei mnaojiita wasomi au wengine husema kizazi cha .com(doti komu). Kuweni makini sana na mambo haya vijana kwa maana 65% ya vijana hutumia muda wao mwingi kufanya mambo haya:-
Kusoma vitabu vya mapenzi vyenye kuvuta hisia za matamanio
Kuangalia filamu na tamthiliya za mapenzi
Kuangalia picha za ngono katika mtandao
Hivi mnajifunza nini kutokana nna mambo haya? Au ndio kupata mitazamo ya kidhanifu kuhusu suala la mapenzi na kwenda mojamoja kuyafanyia kazi bila kufanya uchunguzi wa kina.Msidanganyike kaka zungu,dada zangu,mama zangu,baba zangu na wadogo zangu, jiulize swali la msingi. Hivi ni kweli picha za ngono,filamu pamoja na tamhiliya za mapenzi,vitabu, magazeti,vipindi vinavyohusu mapenzi katiaka radio na luninga ndio suluhisho lakumfanya mtu kuanzisha uhusiano .Kujikita katika masuala haya kumuwafanya vijana wengi kujiingiza katika mapenzi na kujikita katika uga huu wakiwa na umri mdogo kabisa.
Utakuta kijana wa miaka 12 hadi 18 anakudadafulia kuhusu suala la mapenzi kama vile ni mwalimu mzoefu kuwazidi hata watu wazima. Ukimuuliza kijana wa namna hii kuhusu elimu hii ya mapenzi atakujibu kuwa ameipata kutoka katika vitabu,magazeti na majarida ya mapenzi,tamthiliya,picha za ngono,filamu,miziki na mambo mingine ambayo ni mara chache huwa yanazungumzia ukweli kuhusu mapenzi.
Jamani hebu tuwe makini sana na masuala haya maana yana athari kubwa kisaikolojia na katika maisha kwa ujulma. Suala la msingi ni kuweza kutofautisha kati ya uongo na ukweli,kitu halisi na kisicho halisi. Hebu tuamke na tutofautishe mapenzi ya ukweli na halisi na yale yasio ya ukweli, mapenzi ya kuandikwa,kuimbwa,kuigizwa na kuangaliwa.
HEBU TUWE MAKINI NA MAMBO HAYA MAANA UKIHARIBU SASA BAADAE UTAREKEBISHA KWA MBINDE SANA.
WAHENGA WALISEMA
KWA KAWAIDA TAMU HAIDUMU KWANI IKIDUMU HUISHA HAMU.
Saturday
WHO WILL CRY WHEN YOU WILL DIE
Remember when you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced so live your life in such a way that when you die the world cries while you rejoice.
THE LOVE OF GOD
GOD SAYS,
Because I knew even before I created the earth that you would accept My love for you, and that you would seek to know Me thus…
Because I knew even before I created the earth that you would accept My love for you, and that you would seek to know Me thus…
In the beginning I created the heavens and the earth. Then at the right time and in the right place I created you. I created your inner most being, I created every part of you, I knit you together in your mother's womb. You were carefully and wonderfully made; my works are wonderful, and you david are my work. My eyes saw your unformed body. All the days planned for you were written in my book before one of them came to be. How precious are my thoughts for you, How great is the number of them! If you were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand.
Listen to me, I created you and have cared for you since before you were born. I will be your God throughout your lifetime, until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you. I will carry you in my arms, holding you close to my heart. For I know the plans that I have for you plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
There are some times of suffering in your life. But the temporary suffering of this life does not compare to the glory that shall be revealed in you. Know this that I am with you and I will help you. Your help comes from me, I am the God who created the heavens and the earth, and the one who created you. I will never leave you, I will never reject you. When your parents fail you I will pick you up, hold you close, and adopt you. Nothing can ever separate you from my love for you. When you are in trouble and distress my love is with you. When you are persecuted my love is with you. When you are hungry and cold and naked my love is with you, I am always with you. When you are in danger and threatened with death my love is with you, I will be with you forever.
david know that nothing can separate you from my love, no matter how high you go, no matter how deep you sink, nothing in life and not even death can separate you from Me, and My love for you. No demon or any other power in hell can separate you from my love. My love for you is revealed through Christ Jesus your Lord. In all things and every situation you will have victory, you will conquer, because the victory of Christ Jesus is your victory.
But now, I the LORD, who created you and formed you, says: Do not be afraid, for I have purchased you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, they will not over flow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned. I command you to be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid; do not be dismayed, for I, the LORD your God will be with you everywhere you go.
Know that everything will work together for your good, because you love me. You have been called according to my purpose. For I knew you before you were born and I predestined you to be conformed to the likeness of my Son, Jesus Christ. This is your destiny, and this is your purpose, that you become one with my Son Jesus, and thus one with me. I created you in my image so that you and I can express love to each other. The most intimate relationship you can have is with me because you and I are becoming one. You and your brothers and sisters that believe in me are becoming one with Jesus, and thus one with me. You in me, and me in you, together, unified by my love for you. You were designed for this purpose, nothing else will ever satisfy your deepest needs, your deepest desires, only I can. Because you seek to know me I satisfy your heart with love, joy, and peace that only I can give you.
If you should forget me, and enter into sin, and not turn back to Me on your own then I will punish you. Because your sin will separate you from feeling My presence, and My influence, and I want you to return to your first love, the One who loves you. I the Lord discipline those I love, and I punish everyone who I accept as my child. Just as a good Father disciplines His children to turn them away from a dangerous path, so I shall discipline you for your good, that you may share in My holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
When you confess your sins, I am faithful and just and will forgive you of your sins and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. In repentance and resting in Me is your salvation, in quietness and trusting Me is your strength. I will create in you a clean heart and renew a right spirit within you. I will not send you away from My presence, and I will not take My Holy Spirit from you. I will restore again the joy of your salvation, and make you willing to obey Me. Then you will teach My ways to sinners, and they will return to Me also. Humble yourself, therefore, under My mighty hand, that I may lift you up at the right time.
Do not forget all my benefits, I forgive all your sins and heal all your diseases, I rescue your life from the pit of destruction and crown you with love and compassion. I satisfy your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagles. I The LORD work righteousness and justice for all the oppressed; I The LORD am compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. I will not always accuse, nor will I harbor my anger forever; I do not treat you as your sins deserve or repay you according to your iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is My love for you because you fear Me; as far as the east is from the west, so far have I removed your transgressions from you.
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. Always pray to Me about your every concern, pray from your mouth and pray from your heart, I hear every thought that you think. Everything that you care about, I care about also because it concerns you. Cast all your cares and anxiety on Me because I love you. Trust in Me, the LORD YOUR GOD, with all your heart, do not depend on your own understanding; In everything acknowledge Me, And I will direct your paths. Do not worry about anything, but in everything big or small, by prayer, with thanksgiving, present your requests to Me, the Most High God. And I will give you My peace in your heart, peace that is beyond all human understanding, and it will guard your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus. Always be joyful. Keep on praying always. No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is My will for you because you belong to Me.
Study My Book of law and truth, the Holy Bible, do not let My words depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. My words are Spirit and they are Life. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you will, and it will be given you. For the word of God is living and powerful. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. The most important thing you will ever own is your Bible because it gives you knowledge of Me, The Most High God. It makes the poor rich, it gives hope to the hopeless, faith to the fearful, food to the hungry, water to the thirsty, love to the despised, comfort to the lonely, freedom to the prisoner, health to the sick, light in the darkness, and life to the dying.
I have set up circumstances and situations in your life to cause you to seek Me and find Me. I desire that you know Me. I am The Lord your God, full of compassion, and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But david glory in this, That you understand and know Me, That I am the LORD, exercising compassion, lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight and take pleasure.
All things are created for My pleasure and My pleasure is to show forth loving compassion. I have compassion on the poor and needy, and I am a Father to the fatherless, I help them, and I defend them. Far below Me are the heavens and the earth, I stoop to look down, and I lift the poor from the dirt and the needy from the garbage dump and I set them among princes. david I want you to do these things also, have compassion on the poor and needy and help them, this is what it means to know Me. For I am Love, and when you live in love, you live in Me, and I live in you. Loving compassion is good, and this is what I require from you, to do what is right, to love compassion, and to walk humbly with your God.
As a father has compassion on his children, so I your LORD have compassion on you because you fear Me; for I know how you were formed, I remember that you are dust. Forever and ever My love is with you because you fear Me, and My righteousness with your children's children; with those who keep My covenant and remember to obey My laws. My law is to love. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments all of My laws are based. When you walk in love you are obeying all My laws. When you walk in Love you are walking in My Holy Spirit for I AM LOVE!
david come and live in My shelter, in the protection of the Most High God, you will find rest in the presence of the Almighty. You will say, "This I declare of the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I am trusting him." david I will rescue you from every trap and protect you from the fatal plague. I will shield you with My wings. I will shelter you with My feathers. My faithful promises are your armor and protection. Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor fear the dangers of the day, nor dread the plague that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you. But you will see it with your eyes; you will see how the wicked are punished.
Because you david make the LORD your refuge, because you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your dwelling. For I order My angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you with their hands to keep you from striking your foot on a stone. You will trample down lions and poisonous snakes; you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!
david, My servant, and My friend, whom I have chosen, I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will hold you up with my righteous right hand. All who come against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, for I myself will help you declares the LORD, your Redeemer. You will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
david, when you asked Me to forgive your sins and come into your heart I sent My Holy Spirit into you to comfort you, to give you power, and as proof to you that I have adopted you as My child. The Holy Spirit shall lead you into all truth because He shall testify of Jesus, and He will give you power to testify of Jesus. I will speak to you through My Holy Spirit that is in you, He will tell you what is right and wrong, what is love and hate. My Holy Spirit is a gentle whisper inside your heart telling you the path to walk in. If you walk in My Spirit you will walk in love, you will not sin. And you will see great and mighty things happen before you, they will not be accomplished by strength, nor by outside force, but by My Spirit says the LORD ALMIGHTY. Through My Holy Spirit I shall give you supernatural gifts that you may be blessed, and that you shall bless others through demonstrating My love for them. My Holy Spirit will be with you through out your whole life, and after I will receive you into My glory.
I your LORD say to you I will rescue you because you love me. I will protect you because you trust in my name. When you call on me, I will answer; I will be with you in trouble. I will rescue you and honor you. I will satisfy you with a long life and give you my salvation. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me. It is your destiny.
Thus Says THE LORD Your GOD !
Tuesday
PHOTO SLIDE SHOW
Umewai kumuona farasi wa namna hii. Usishangae wapo wengi sana katika bara la ASIA.
Saturday
LIFE MESSAGES
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.
Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it. It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over. Life is just one damned thing after another.
Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep. Life is something that everyone should try at least once. Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Life is a long lesson in humility. Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values.
Life is a fatal complaint, and an eminently contagious one. Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
Life is a zoo in a jungle.
Life is a sexually transmitted disease. The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
Life is just a bowl of pits. Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. The unexamined life is not worth living.
Life is an unbroken succession of false situations. Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.
Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you. Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. Life is how you make it yourself.
Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it. It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over. Life is just one damned thing after another.
Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep. Life is something that everyone should try at least once. Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Life is a long lesson in humility. Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values.
Life is a fatal complaint, and an eminently contagious one. Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
Life is a zoo in a jungle.
Life is a sexually transmitted disease. The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
Life is just a bowl of pits. Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. The unexamined life is not worth living.
Life is an unbroken succession of false situations. Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.
Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you. Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. Life is how you make it yourself.
WASOMI WETU NA MAADILI YA TANZANIA
NACHUKUA NAFASI HII ADHIMU KUMSHUKURU MOLA KWA AFYA NA UZIMA ALIONIPA, NI SIFA ZAKE POMONI, NA PIA NAWATAKIA KHERI TENGAMAVU WATANZANIA WOTE. MOYO UNANISHAWISHI NIYASEME YALIYO NA UKWELI, NANYI PIA NAOMBA MITAZAMO YENU.
KWA HAKIKA MAADILI YA MTANZANIA YAMEHARIBIWA NA YANAENDELEA KUHARIBIWA NA TABAKA LINALOJIITA WASOMI , NIMEJARIBU KUFIKIRI KITUNDUIZI NIKAMEGUNDUA MAMBO MBALIMBALI KWA HAKIKA NANYI MTAWEZA KUTEKENYEKA HISIA ZENU NA MKANIPATIA MAWAZO YALIYO BAINIFU.
UTOAJI WA MIMBA KWA WASICHANA NA WANAWAKE , WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA NA HAYA NI MAADILI MABAYA YANAYOSABABISHWA NA HAWA WASOMI.
SUALA LA UFISADI KWA BAADHI YA VIONGOZI WETU NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA KWA MAANA VIONGOZI NI HAOHAO WASOMI. JE HAYO SI MAADILI MABAYA?
SUALA LA RUSHWA KWENYE SEKTA ZA KIJAMII NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA.
UTUMIAJI WA VILEVI HASA MADAWA YA KULEVYA WASOMI WETU WANABIDI WAULIZWE NA WAWAJIBIKE KWA HILO.
WIZI WA MITIHANI NALO PIA LINASABABISHWA NA UWEPO WA WASOMI WETU,JE ELIMU ITATUKUMBOA KIUCHUMI?
MAVAZI YALIYO NUSU UCHI NA PENGINE UCHI KABISA KWA BAADHI YA DADA ZETU KATIKA VYUO VYETU VIKUU NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA NA NDIO CHANZO HALISI CHA UPOTEVU WA UTU, HESHIMA NA MAADILI KWA MTANZANIA.
MATUMIZI MABOVU YA NGAMIZI (COMPUTER), HASA WANAOPENDA KUANGALIA PICHA ZA NGONO, HAPA NASEMA WAZI WAZI KWA MAANA WASOMI WENGI NDIO WANAOHUSIKA NA HILI HASA WANAFUNZI WA SEKONDARI HADI VYUONI.
KUKOSEKANA KWA AMANI, KUSHUKA KWA UCHUMI WETU NI WASOMI HAOHAO NDIO WANAHUSIKA.JE TUTAFIKA?
MWISHO, NAPENDA KUAMINI WASOMI WENGI WANAANZA KUBADILIKA WAKIWA VYUO VIKUU AMBAPO KUNAPELEKEA KUJITOKEZA KWA MAADILI MABAYA MIONGONI MWA JAMII YETU YA TANZANIA,JARIBU KUMUANGALIA MWANAFUNZI WA CHUO KIKUU CHOCHOTE, KABLA HAJAENDA HUKO ALIKUWA VIPI? NA BAADA YA KWENDA YUPO VIPI?NA ANAPOMALIZA CHUO ANAKUWA VIPI?
HAYA YOTE NILIPATA KUYAONA KATIKA VYUO VIKUU MBALI MBALI NILIVYOPATA KUVITEMBELEA HAPA NCHINI, AMBAPO KILA KUKICHA VINAZIDI KUONGEZEKA. NATUMAINI KWA DHATI YAKE NIMEWEZA KUWATEKENYA NANYI PIA MMETEKENYEKA VYA KUTOSHA.
HAWA NDIO WASOMI WETU WA TANZANIA
KWA HAKIKA MAADILI YA MTANZANIA YAMEHARIBIWA NA YANAENDELEA KUHARIBIWA NA TABAKA LINALOJIITA WASOMI , NIMEJARIBU KUFIKIRI KITUNDUIZI NIKAMEGUNDUA MAMBO MBALIMBALI KWA HAKIKA NANYI MTAWEZA KUTEKENYEKA HISIA ZENU NA MKANIPATIA MAWAZO YALIYO BAINIFU.
UTOAJI WA MIMBA KWA WASICHANA NA WANAWAKE , WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA NA HAYA NI MAADILI MABAYA YANAYOSABABISHWA NA HAWA WASOMI.
SUALA LA UFISADI KWA BAADHI YA VIONGOZI WETU NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA KWA MAANA VIONGOZI NI HAOHAO WASOMI. JE HAYO SI MAADILI MABAYA?
SUALA LA RUSHWA KWENYE SEKTA ZA KIJAMII NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA.
UTUMIAJI WA VILEVI HASA MADAWA YA KULEVYA WASOMI WETU WANABIDI WAULIZWE NA WAWAJIBIKE KWA HILO.
WIZI WA MITIHANI NALO PIA LINASABABISHWA NA UWEPO WA WASOMI WETU,JE ELIMU ITATUKUMBOA KIUCHUMI?
MAVAZI YALIYO NUSU UCHI NA PENGINE UCHI KABISA KWA BAADHI YA DADA ZETU KATIKA VYUO VYETU VIKUU NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA NA NDIO CHANZO HALISI CHA UPOTEVU WA UTU, HESHIMA NA MAADILI KWA MTANZANIA.
MATUMIZI MABOVU YA NGAMIZI (COMPUTER), HASA WANAOPENDA KUANGALIA PICHA ZA NGONO, HAPA NASEMA WAZI WAZI KWA MAANA WASOMI WENGI NDIO WANAOHUSIKA NA HILI HASA WANAFUNZI WA SEKONDARI HADI VYUONI.
KUKOSEKANA KWA AMANI, KUSHUKA KWA UCHUMI WETU NI WASOMI HAOHAO NDIO WANAHUSIKA.JE TUTAFIKA?
MWISHO, NAPENDA KUAMINI WASOMI WENGI WANAANZA KUBADILIKA WAKIWA VYUO VIKUU AMBAPO KUNAPELEKEA KUJITOKEZA KWA MAADILI MABAYA MIONGONI MWA JAMII YETU YA TANZANIA,JARIBU KUMUANGALIA MWANAFUNZI WA CHUO KIKUU CHOCHOTE, KABLA HAJAENDA HUKO ALIKUWA VIPI? NA BAADA YA KWENDA YUPO VIPI?NA ANAPOMALIZA CHUO ANAKUWA VIPI?
HAYA YOTE NILIPATA KUYAONA KATIKA VYUO VIKUU MBALI MBALI NILIVYOPATA KUVITEMBELEA HAPA NCHINI, AMBAPO KILA KUKICHA VINAZIDI KUONGEZEKA. NATUMAINI KWA DHATI YAKE NIMEWEZA KUWATEKENYA NANYI PIA MMETEKENYEKA VYA KUTOSHA.
HAWA NDIO WASOMI WETU WA TANZANIA
TUKUMBUKE KUWA MTEGO HUNASA WALIOMO NA WASIOKUWEMO, hebu rejea hadithi hii ya zama zile za akina bibi na babu.
Hapo zamani za kale palikuwepo na panya, kuku, , mbuzi na ng’ombe. Panya akawalalamikia wenzake, akaanza na kuku akisema, “Hapa kijijini tulipo kuna mtego unawamaliza panya sisi akina panya tunakwisha, tusaidieni.” Lakini jibu la kuku lilikuwa hivi, “Hilo halinihusu.” Panya hakukata tamaa bali alimwendea mbuzi na kumpa kilio kilekile. Cha ajabu jibu la mbuzi lilikuwa hivi, “sina nafasi na mambo madogo kama hayo.” Panya hakuchoka, alimwendea ng’ombe na kumpa hoja ileile. Jibu la ng’ombe lilikuwa, “Nenda kafie mbali na siku nyingine usinieleze upuuzi kama huo''Ikafika siku, katika sehemu wanapoishi wote panya, kuku, mbuzi, na ng’ombe, akapita nyoka na kunasa kwenye mtego na kotofanikiwa kutoka. Huku akidhani ni panya, mama mwenye nyumba akapeleka mkono kwenye mtego. Lahaula! Nyoka yule mwenye sumu akamng’ata na mama yule ghafla akaugua sana. Katika kufanya matibabu ikaonekana mgonjwa anahitaji supu na supu ilioonekana nzuri kw mgonjwa ni supu ya kuku. Kuku akachinjwa yuleyule aliyesema mtego haumuhusu. Mama yule hakupata ahueni hivyo akaenda kwenye matibabu ya pesa nyingi. Mbuzi akauzwa ili pesa ipatikane. Aliyemnunua mbuzi ni mchoma nyama na mpika supu, mara baada ya kumnunua alimchinja mbuzi yule kwa ajili ya supu na mishikaki na ni yule yule mbuzi alisema hana nafasi na mambo madogo kama mtego wa panya. Hatimaye mama yule alifariki dunia na watu wengi walikwenda kwenye msiba. Hivyoikaamuriwa ng’ombe achinjwe kwa ajili ya kitoweo. Ng’ombe alichinjwa na ni yuleyule ambaye hataki kuelezwa upuuzi kama mtego wa panya.
JAMANI TUKUMBUKE KUSADIANA KWENYE SHIDA, RAHA NA MATATIZO YASIJE YAKATUKUTA YA KINA MBUZI, NG'OMBE NA PANYA.
BE CAREFUL
My prayer is that we are able to communicate this message to as many people as possible. Be it our brothers our sisters our own children the message MUST be passed on without any reservation "hebu chukua control ya maisha yako mwenyewe" and even for those around you.Take courage and do what you are suppose to do in your community.
During the aids seminar attend last week, the emphasy was "speak out" without fear and God will bless you.
The Killer "TODAY" is not guns, drugs, or starvation but IT`S STD`S (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES) AND IT`S LEADER, AIDS.
*TAKE THE AIDS & STD QUIZ*
1.DO YOU LIKE TO HAVE UNSAFE SEX COZ YOU CLAIM THAT IT FEELS BETTER?
2.DO YOU HAVE SEX WITH ANY OR EVERY BODY COZ HE OR SHE LOOKS GOOD AS HELL?
3.DO YOU LIKE GIVING ORAL SEX WITHOUT CARING?
IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THESE ? THEN YOU NEED TO GET TESTED FOR STD`S AND AIDS COZ THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE YOU ARE INFECTED.
Welcome To Reality!! Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). It weakens your body's ability to fight off disease. As your body's immune system weakens, illnesses begin to develop until you can no longer fight them off. Symptoms may take years to develop and may include unusual infections, unexplained fatigue, night sweats and weight loss. Herpes. Symptoms start with tingling or itching around your genitals. Small blisters may form in the area and then pop open. When this happens, you might feel burning, especially when urinating. The sores then turn to scabs. During the first outbreak, you might have swollen glands, fever and body aches. But some people don't have such obvious symptoms. Outbreaks may occur for the rest of your life, but usually become less frequent and less painful with time.Syphilis. Early signs include a chancre (a painless, red sore). The sores may appear where you were touched during sex, including your genitals, anus, tongue and throat. The glands near the chancre may swell. A few months later, you may have a fever,sore throat, and headache, not feel hungry or have joint pain. A scaly rash may appear on the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet.
After these symptoms pass, you may not have any symptoms for a number of years. When the symptoms return, the infections can affect the brain, spinal cord, and skin and bone.
Gonorrhea and chlamydia are both bacteria. The symptoms of gonorrhea and chlamydia are very similar. Men and women often complain of a discharge, frequent urination, or burning when they urinate. In gonorrhea the discharge is often white, in chlamydia the discharge is usually clear. Very often people may not have any symptoms! Both gonorrhea and chlamydia are spread by coming in contact with the discharge. If a woman is not treated for either of these diseases, it could lead to a severe infection in her reproductive organs which could cause infertility. Genital warts are caused by a virus called the Human Papilloma Virus. The warts can be removed, but the person will have the virus for the rest of their life. It is very common for the warts to reappear after they have been removed. This disease is spread by coming in contact with the wart, but often the warts cannotbe seen. Genital warts can have very different appearances.Hepatitis B.speards through sexual contact. Symptoms may include muscle aches, fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, headache and dizziness. As the disease worsens, you may have dark urine, loose, light-coloured stools, yellow eyes and skin, and tenderness in the liver area (just below the ribs on the right side). Hepatitis B can be fatal if it leads to liver failure or liver cancer.
AS FOR ANAL SEX!!!!
ORAL SEX!!!
FOR FEMALES WHO HAVE SEX WITHOUT A CONDOM!!
FOR MALES WHO LIKE TOHAVE SEX WITHOUT A CONDOM!!!!
ANAL SEX!!!PROTECT YOURSELF OR DIE!!
*A Special Note*
I create this Page in the "Hopes" and an "Attempt" to save some lives..Brotha`s and Sista`s... Our People are dying and the sad part about it is you are doing it to yourself by not being RESPONSIBLE...Practice Safe Sex or NO Sex; it`s a Life saver Decision! VIJANA TUWE MSTARI WA MBELE LA SIVYO TUTAANGAMIA.
During the aids seminar attend last week, the emphasy was "speak out" without fear and God will bless you.
The Killer "TODAY" is not guns, drugs, or starvation but IT`S STD`S (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES) AND IT`S LEADER, AIDS.
*TAKE THE AIDS & STD QUIZ*
1.DO YOU LIKE TO HAVE UNSAFE SEX COZ YOU CLAIM THAT IT FEELS BETTER?
2.DO YOU HAVE SEX WITH ANY OR EVERY BODY COZ HE OR SHE LOOKS GOOD AS HELL?
3.DO YOU LIKE GIVING ORAL SEX WITHOUT CARING?
IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THESE ? THEN YOU NEED TO GET TESTED FOR STD`S AND AIDS COZ THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE YOU ARE INFECTED.
Welcome To Reality!! Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). It weakens your body's ability to fight off disease. As your body's immune system weakens, illnesses begin to develop until you can no longer fight them off. Symptoms may take years to develop and may include unusual infections, unexplained fatigue, night sweats and weight loss. Herpes. Symptoms start with tingling or itching around your genitals. Small blisters may form in the area and then pop open. When this happens, you might feel burning, especially when urinating. The sores then turn to scabs. During the first outbreak, you might have swollen glands, fever and body aches. But some people don't have such obvious symptoms. Outbreaks may occur for the rest of your life, but usually become less frequent and less painful with time.Syphilis. Early signs include a chancre (a painless, red sore). The sores may appear where you were touched during sex, including your genitals, anus, tongue and throat. The glands near the chancre may swell. A few months later, you may have a fever,sore throat, and headache, not feel hungry or have joint pain. A scaly rash may appear on the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet.
After these symptoms pass, you may not have any symptoms for a number of years. When the symptoms return, the infections can affect the brain, spinal cord, and skin and bone.
Gonorrhea and chlamydia are both bacteria. The symptoms of gonorrhea and chlamydia are very similar. Men and women often complain of a discharge, frequent urination, or burning when they urinate. In gonorrhea the discharge is often white, in chlamydia the discharge is usually clear. Very often people may not have any symptoms! Both gonorrhea and chlamydia are spread by coming in contact with the discharge. If a woman is not treated for either of these diseases, it could lead to a severe infection in her reproductive organs which could cause infertility. Genital warts are caused by a virus called the Human Papilloma Virus. The warts can be removed, but the person will have the virus for the rest of their life. It is very common for the warts to reappear after they have been removed. This disease is spread by coming in contact with the wart, but often the warts cannotbe seen. Genital warts can have very different appearances.Hepatitis B.speards through sexual contact. Symptoms may include muscle aches, fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, headache and dizziness. As the disease worsens, you may have dark urine, loose, light-coloured stools, yellow eyes and skin, and tenderness in the liver area (just below the ribs on the right side). Hepatitis B can be fatal if it leads to liver failure or liver cancer.
AS FOR ANAL SEX!!!!
ORAL SEX!!!
FOR FEMALES WHO HAVE SEX WITHOUT A CONDOM!!
FOR MALES WHO LIKE TOHAVE SEX WITHOUT A CONDOM!!!!
ANAL SEX!!!PROTECT YOURSELF OR DIE!!
*A Special Note*
I create this Page in the "Hopes" and an "Attempt" to save some lives..Brotha`s and Sista`s... Our People are dying and the sad part about it is you are doing it to yourself by not being RESPONSIBLE...Practice Safe Sex or NO Sex; it`s a Life saver Decision! VIJANA TUWE MSTARI WA MBELE LA SIVYO TUTAANGAMIA.
TODAY MESSAGE
EVERY TONGUE WILL CONFESS THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE LORD, TO THE GRORY OF GOD FATHER. PHILLIPIANS 2:11
BEAUTIFUL PRAYER
PRAY THIS EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT!!
IT WILL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.
You never know when God is going to bless you!! Good things happen when you least expect them to !!!!!!!!
Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me.
Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you I ask now for Your forgiveness. Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.
Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things. Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over.And It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others.
Keep me strong that I may help the weak.... Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those that don't believe. But I thank you that I believe. I believe that God changes people and God changes things.
I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met. I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees it.
If you prayed this prayer, share it with other people. God Bless!!!!!!!!!!!
Just repeat this phrase and see how God moves!!
God I love you and I need you, come into my heart, please.
IT WILL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.
You never know when God is going to bless you!! Good things happen when you least expect them to !!!!!!!!
Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me.
Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you I ask now for Your forgiveness. Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.
Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things. Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over.And It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others.
Keep me strong that I may help the weak.... Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those that don't believe. But I thank you that I believe. I believe that God changes people and God changes things.
I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met. I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees it.
If you prayed this prayer, share it with other people. God Bless!!!!!!!!!!!
Just repeat this phrase and see how God moves!!
God I love you and I need you, come into my heart, please.
Monday
BE SURE ABOUT YOUR DECISION
If you can forgive but you ca not forget is only another way of saying you will not forgive. Remember to err is human but to forgive is devine.
Friday
ITS STRANGE
It's Strange Isn't It?
1. Isn't it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping?
2. Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you're at church, and how short they seem when you're watching a good movie?
3. Isn't it strange that you can't find a word to say when you're praying, but you have no trouble thinking what to talk about with a friend?
4. Isn't it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of the Bible, but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel or ZANE GREY book?
5. Isn't it strange how everyone wants front-row-tickets to concerts or games, but they do whatever is possible to sit at the last row in Church?
6. Isn't it strange how we need to know about an event for Church 2-3 weeks before the day so we can include it in our agenda, but we can adjust it for other events at the last minute?
7. Isn't it strange how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with others, but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip?
8. Isn't it strange how we believe everything that magazines and newspapers say, but we question the words in the Bible?
9. Isn't it strange how everyone wants a place in heaven, but they don't want to believe, do, or say anything to get there?
10. Isn't it strange how we send jokes in e-mails and they
are forwarded right away, but when we are going to send messages about God, we think about it twice before we share it with others?
METHALI ZA KIUTANDAWAZI
METHALI ZA KIUTANDAWAZI
Ada ya mja hunena muungwana ni kitendo
Kutokana na tabia ya kibinadamu, mtu hutambulika kwa uungwana wake kwa vitendo vyake wala siyo kwa mavazi, maumbile au maneno ayasemayo
Akili ni nywele kila mtu ana zake
Akili za watu ni za aina nyingi na ni tofauti kama vile nywele za kila binadamu ni tofauti. Brains are like hair, every humankind has her/his own kind.
Baada ya dhiki faraja
Baada ya shida huja raha.
After hardship comes relief. (Every cloud has a silver lining; After storm comes a calm).
Bandubandu huisha (humaliza) gogo
Hata gogo liwe kubwa namna gain, unapolichanachana mwisho gogo hilo humalizika.
Chip! Chip! Finishes the log. (Little strikes fell great oak. Constant dripping wears away a stone).
Chanda chema hufikwa (huvishwa) pete
Jambo jema husifiwa na hushangiliwa ili liweze kufana zaidi. Ni wana kama kidole kizuri kinapovalishwa pete ili kizidi kupendeza.
A handsome finger gets a ring put round it.
Chema chajiuza kibaya chajitembeza
Kitu kizuri huonekana bila ya kunadiwa, lakini kibaya hupigiwa debe ili kukitangaza.
A good thing sells itself, a bad thing advertises itself for sale. (Good wine needs no bush).
Dalili ya mvua ni mawingu
Ishara ya kuwa mvua itanyesha hivi punde ni mawingu meusi makubwa. Na yasipokuwepo mawingu haiwezi kunyesha. Hali kadhalika, katika juhudi zako waweza kujua mapema kama utafanikiwa.
Clouds are the sign of rain. (Morning shows the day as the childhood shows the man. Cunning events cast their shadows before. No smoke without fire).
Damu ni nzito kuliko maji
Watu wa ukoo mmoja husaidiana sana katika matatizo yao kuliko marafiki au jamaa wa mbali.
Blood is thicker than water.
Elimu haina mwisho
Elimu ni za aina nyingi. Kila siku maarifa ya aina mpya yanagunduliwa na kuzuka, hivyo haiwezekani kuielewa elimu yote duniani.
Education has no limits. (One has to continue to learn all his/her life time).
Elimu ni bahari
Elimu ni pana hivi sawa na upeo wa bahari ambayo huelezwa na kusambazwa miongoni mwa binadamu.
Education is like an ocean which spread all over the horizons of people’s life.
Fadhili za punda ni mashuzi
Shukrani za mtu mjinga ni kumtukana yule aliyemtendea mema.
The gratitude of a donkey is a breaking of wind.
Fimbo ya mbali haiuwi nyoka
Fimbo iliyo karibu nawe ndiyo ikufaayo wakati inapotokea shida. Methali hii inalenga kuwatanabaisha watu kuwa binadamu anapopata shida ni watu walio karibu naye ndio watakaomsaidia.
A stick in the hand is the one that kills a snake.
Ganda la muwa la jana, chungu kaona kivule
Ganda la jana la muwa huwa limekauka, lakini chungu anapolipata huona ni mavuno maridhawa. Maana asiyezoea kuwa nacho, akipatapo hata kama ni kitu duni au hafifu namna gani na kidogo, hushangilia. Mathalani, kukengeuka kwa maadili kwa vijana barani Afrika na kuzamia tamaduni za kigeni.
The skin of yesterday’s sugar-cane is a whole harvest of an ant.
Gonga gogo usikie mlio wake
Ukitaka kujua mlio wa gogo, lipige na usikilize. Hili lina maana kuwa yakupasa kulichunguza jambo kwanza kabla ya kulihukumu (kulikabili).
Knock a log in order to hear the sound it makes.
Haba na haba hujaza kibaba
Ukiweka akiba kidogo ya kitu kila mara, mwishoni utakuwa na akiba kubwa. Mwanzo wa makubwa ni madogo.
Little by little fills up the measure. (Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make a mighty ocean and a pleasant land).
Harakaharaka haina baraka
Jambo lifanywalo harakaharaka, haliwezi kufana. Mambo lazima yaende kwa kuzingatia mchakato wenye mpango na taratibu madhubuti.
Hurry, hurry, has no blessing. (More haste, less speed).
Iliyopita si ndwele, ganga ijayo
Mambo yaliyopita, yasishughulikiwe sana, bali tujizatiti kuyakabili na kuyadhibiti yale yajayo.
That which has passed is not a diease, cure what is coming.
Iwapo nia, njia hupatikana
Mtu anapofanya dhamira ya dhati ya kutaka kulitekeleza jambo, hawezi kukosa njia ya utekelezaji.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Jambo usilolijua ni kama usiku wa giza
Chochote usichokifahamu vizuri huwezi kukieleza kwa ufasaha.
A matter of which you are ignorant is like a dark night.
Jogoo la shamba haliwiki mjini
Jogoo lililozoea kuishi shamba, likihamishiwa mjini hushindwa kuwika kwa sababu ya mabadiliko ya mazingira yake. Maana, ye yote aliye ugenini yampasa kufanya mambo kwa tahadhari ili kulingana na mazingira ya hapo.
The country cock does not crow in the town.
Kata pua uunge wajihi
Mtu akikata pua yake kwa ajili ya kujirembesha anakuwa anaiharibu sura yake zaidi.
Cut off your nose to mend your face. (Keep up appearances even at the price of losing your property. Cut off your nose to spite your face).
Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa
Mtu mmoja peke yake hawezi kutenda mengi. Umoja ni nguvu na utengano ni udhaifu.
One finger cannot kill a louse.
Kuishi kwingi kuona mengi
Kuishi katika dunia kwa muda mrefu humpa mtu nafasi ya kujifunza mengi. Tuwaheshimu wazee kwa vile wanaweza kutushirikisha katika mang’amuzi mengi yenye hekima na busara.
To live long is to see much.
La kuvunda
halina ubani
Harufu mbaya ya kitu kilichooza haiwezi kufichika au kuzuiwa kwa kufukizia ubani. Hali kadhalika, jambo lililoharibika halifichiki.
There is no incense for something rotting (it is impossible to conceal its evil odour).
Lililoandikwa ndilo liwalo
Lile aliloliweka Mungu litendeke, halishindwi kutendeka kama alivyolipanga. Hii ina maana kuwa Mwenyezi Mungu ni muweza wa yote, hivyo alipendalo hutokea vivyo hivyo. Hakuna awezaye kushindana na matakwa (mapenzi) ya Muumba.
That which is written (by God) is what is (i.e. must surely come to pass).
Maji yaliyomwagika hayazoleki
Maji yakisha mwagika haiwezekani kuyazoa au kuyakusanya tena. Yaani, jambo likiharibika huwa limeharibika, hata kama likitengenezwa kamwe halitaweza kuwa kama lilivyokuwa hapo awali.
If water is spilt, it cannot be gathered up.
Milima haikutani, lakini binadamu hukutana
Milima haina uwezo wa kukutana, lakini binadamu wakiwa hai huweza kukutana hata baada ya kuwa mbalimbali kwa muda mrefu. Hii ni methali inayotumika katika kutiana moyo wakati wanapoagana kwamba wakijaliwa watakutana. Pia hutumika katika kuwaonya watu kuacha tabia ya kuwatendea vibaya wengine kwani huenda wao pia wakatendewa hivyo siku za usoni.
Mountains do not meet, but people meet each other.
Mtoto umleavyo ndivyo akuavyo
Malezi umpatiayo mtoto huwa ni msingi wa mustakabali wake. Maisha ya mtu yanategemea sana msingi wa malezi aliyoyapata tangu angali mchanga. Ni vigumu kwa mtu kuacha tabia aliyoizoea katika makuzi yake.
As you bring up the child, so he/she will be.
Njia mbili zilimshinda fisi
Kutokana na tamaa yake kubwa, fisi alijaribu njia mbili ya kushoto na kulia, lakini alishindwa. Mwangata mbili, moja humpokonya.
Two ways failed the hyena.
Nyumba usiyolala ndani yake hujui ila zake
Mtu hufahamu tu mambo ya nyumba ambamo amelala. Ni jambo la kijinga kwa mtu kujifanya kuwa anaelewa mambo ambayo kwa yamkini hayaelewi.
You cannot know the defects of a house you have not slept in. It is the wearer who knows where the shoe pinches.
Ombaomba huleta unyonge
Tabia ya kuombaomba vitu humfanya mwombaji kuwa mnyonge au duni. Mlegevu, mzembe, goigoi na mvivu kuwategemea watu wengine, maana hana bidii ya kujitafutia riziki yake kwa kufanya kazi mwenyewe. Mtegemea cha ndugu, hufa maskini.
Begging makes somebody become inferior.
Ondoa dari uezeke paa
Acha kujenga dari mpaka umalize kuezeka. Mtu anatakiwa kwanza kufanya jambo lililo muhimu kwanza kabla ya mengine yasiyo muhimu.
Remove the ceiling in order to thatch the roof.
Panapofuka moshi pana moto
Moshi ni ishara ionyeshayo uwepo wa moto. Watu wanaogombana mara kwa mara si ajabu kuwa siku moja wataingia vitani na kusababisha maafa.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Paka akiondoka, panya hutawala
Paka na panya ni maadui wakubwa. Paka hutishia sana uhai wa panya kwa kuwakamata na kuwala nyama. Kwa jinsi hiyo, paka anapoondoka, panya hupata nafasi ya kufanya vitu vyao bila ya kuwa na hofu yoyote. Ndivyo ilivyo kwa wafanyakazi, endapo mkubwa wao akiondoka, walio chini hujiona kuwa huru na hufanya mambo wapendavyo.
When the cat goes away, mice do reign. When the cat’s away, the mice do play.
Penye watu wengi hapaharibiki neno
Mahali ambapo kuna watu wengi hapaharibiki neno. Walipo watu wengi hubadilishana mang’amuzi na hivyo fikira na nguvu zao hukusanywa pamoja ili kulitengeneza jambo. Penye wengi pana Mungu ambaye ni muweza wa yote.
Where there is a gathering of people nothing goes bad. Where there are many people, there God is (Vox populi vox Dei).
Radhi ni bora kuliko mali
Kupata radhi ya wazazi ni bora kuliko kupata mali. Baraka ya wazazi haiwezi kupatikana hivihivi tu, lakini mtu anaweza kutafuta mali wakati na mahali popote. Kwa hiyo, yatupasa kuwatii wazazi (wakubwa) wetu ili watubariki ndipo hata tutafutapo mali au riziki huwa tumekwisha pata baraka ya mafanikio maishani kutoka kwa wazazi.
Blessings are better than wealth.
Rahisi haihalisi
Kitu au bidhaa ipatikanayo kwa bei poa ni kitu hafifu hivyo huwa si kizuri na hakifai. Cheap things are not worthy spending money on them.
Sikio halilali njaa
Hapana siku ipitayo bila ya sikio kusikia maneno fulanifulani yawe mabaya au mazuri. Hivyo sikio halilali bila ya kusikia neno.
An ear does not go to sleep hungry (there’s always plenty of gossip).
Sumu ya neno ni neno
Moto huzimwa kwa maji na pia neno humalizwa na neno. Likizuka neno au jambo linalowafanya watu kulisema sana au uvumi fulani, ule uvumi huendelea hadi pale uvumi mwingine tofauti utakapotokea. Basi, hapo watu husahau ule uvumi wa kwanza wakaushika ule uvumi mpya.
The poison for a word is a word. Tit for tat.
Tamaa mbele, mauti nyuma
Mtu mwenye tamaa nyingi mwishowe hupatwa na misiba mibaya. Anayetanguliza tamaa na ubinafsi mbele ajue hana mwisho mzuri.
Desire first, death afterwards (i.e. No one ever thinks of the possibility of death when concentrating on achieving a particular end). Man proposes, God disposes.
Taratibu ndio mwendo
Mwendo wa polepole ndio ufaao. Yaani, jambo lolote lile halina budi kufanywa kwa kuzingatia kanuni.
Slowly is indeed the way to walk. He that goes slowly goes surely. Hasten slowly. Slow but sure.
Uchungu wa mwana, aujua mzazi
Mzazi ndiye anayepata uchungu mwingi zaidi ya watu wote anapomzaa mtoto wake. Yaani mwenye kuthamini kitu chochote kile ni yule mwenye kitu hicho. Kwani ni yeye ndiye aliyetaabika katika kukitafuta na kukipata.
The labour of childbirth is known to the mother.
Ukiona vinaelea, vimeundwa
Ukiviona vyombo vya kusafiria vinaelea juu ya maji, ujue kwamba ni matokeo ya juhudi na maarifa ya watu waliovitengeneza. Kizuri chochote ukionacho, ufahamu kimepatikana kwa bidii na jasho na siyo kwa miujiza.
If you see vessels afloat, remember that they have had to be built.
Usipoziba ufa, utajenga ukuta
Usipoukarabati ufa kwenye ukuta mapema, ukuta utabomoka na hivyo utalazimika kuujenga ukuta tena. Usipolirekebisha kosa dogo tangu mwanzo, utapata hasara kubwa hatimaye.
If you do not fill up a crack, you will have to build a wall. A stitch in time saves nine.
Vita havina macho
Wakati wa vita mtu ye yote yule anaweza kuumizwa, kuuawa au kupata madhara ya aina yoyote ile. Ni vema kujiepusha na vita.
War has no eyes (i.e. it kills indiscriminately).
Vita vya panzi furaha ya kunguru
Panzi wanapopigana na kuuana kwa wingi ni furaha ya kunguru kwani hupata chakula chao kwa urahisi. Hali kadhalika, maafa ya wanyonge huweza kuwa furaha ya wakubwa.
A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to crows.
Wapiganapo tembo, nyasi huumia
Ndovu wawili wakipigana, husababisha nyasi kukanyagwakanyagwa na kuharibika. Yaani viongozi wawili wanapopigana wanaoumia ni wafuasi au watu walio chini ya himaya zao. Wakati mataifa makuu mawili (k.m.Warusi na Marekani wakati wa vita baridi) yanapopigana, mataifa madogo ndiyo yanayoumia.
Where elephants fight, the reeds get hurt.
Ya kale hayapo
Yale yaliyotokea zamani yamekwisha na yanapaswa kusahauliwa. Hapana haja ya mtu kuwa na kifundo cha moyo kwa ubaya aliofanyiwa hapo zamani.
The ancient (things) are no longer with us. Let bygones be bygones.
Yote yang’aayo si dhahabu
Si kila kionekanavyo kinameremeta ni dhahabu. Kwani viko vingi ving’aavyo, lakini ambavyo si dhahabu na ni vya thamani ndogo mno kuliko dhahabu. Usikipende kitu kwa uzuri wake wa nje, bali ukichunguze sana ili ujue ubora wake. Uzuri wa mkakasi ndani kipande cha mti.
All that glitters, do not think it is gold.
Ziba mwanya, asipite panya
Ukisha kugundua mwanya wa panya, fanya hima ili uuzibe ili panya wasifanye mazoea ya kuutumia mwanya huo. Mathalani, serikali ikisha gundua mwanya wa bidhaa za magendo haina budi kuharakisha kuuziba mwanya ili kuondokana na ugumu wa kulikabili tatizo hilo baada ya kuzoeleka na walanguzi seuze na wafanyabiashara ya magendo.
Seal the small path so that the rats should not create the habit of using it.
Zimwi likujualo halikuli likakwisha
Shetani akujuaye hakuli akakumaliza. Watu wa jamii au ukoo moja hawadhuriani kabisa. Endapo wakifanya hivyo, basi huhesabika kuwa ni wachawi.
A devil that knows you will not devour you completely.
Vitabu vya Rejea
Ahmed Ndalu & Kitula G. King’ei, Kamusi ya Methali za Kiswahili, EAEP (1989).
Charlotte and Wolf Leslau, African Proverbs, The Peter Pauper Press, NY (1962).
Farsi, S.S., Swahili Sayings, EALB
Healey, Joseph G., Towards an African Narrative Theology, Paulines Publications Africa (1996); Once Upon a Time in Africa: Stories of Wisdom and Joy, Orbis Books (2004); African Stories for Preachers and Teachers,
Paulines Publications Africa (2005); Kueneza Injili kwa Methali, Benedictine Pulications Peramiho (1984).
Johnson, Frederick, Swahili-English Dictionary & English-Swahili Dictionary, OUP (1939).
Kalugila, Omushumba Leonidas, Emigani na Ebikoikyo, North Western Publishers, Bukoba (1992).
Kamati ya Utafiti wa Utamaduni Bujora, Kugundua Mbegu za Injili, Benedictine Peramiho Publications (1993).
Madam, Swahili-English Dictionary, (1894).
Mayoka, J.M., Nahau za Kiswahili, Mathews Bookstore & Stationers, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mbonde, J. P., Wisdom from Ngoni Proverbs, privately duplicated (2004).
Muwanga, Aminieli Stephano, Methali kwa Picha, Utamaduni Publishers (1984).
Ngole S.Y.A. & Honero Lucas N. (Wahariri), Fasihi Simulizi Methali (kitabu cha Pili (TUKI) DUP (1981).
Nestor, Hellen Byera, 500 Haya Proverbs, East Africa Literature Bureau (1978).
Omari,C.K., Kezilahabi, E., and Kamera,W. D., Misemo na Methali Toka Tanzania Kitabu cha 1 (Toleo Jipya 2000) & Kitabu cha 2 (Toleo Jipya 2004) Mathews Bookstore & Stationers, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Rugumamu, Severine M., Globalization Demystified: Africa’s Possible Development Futures, DUP (2005).
Scandinavian Institute of African Studies: Swahili Proverbs from East Africa, Uppsala (1977).
TUKI: Kamusi ya Kiswahili Sanifu, OUP (1981).
TUKI: Kiswahili cha Utandawazi, DUP
TUKI: Kamusi ya Kiswahili Sanifu (toleo la pili), OUP (2004).
Wamitila, K.W., Kamusi ya Methali, Longhorn Publishers, (2001).
Wanjohi, Gerald Joseph, Under One Roof- The Gikuyu Proverbs; & The Wisdom and Philosophy of African Proverbs: The Gikuyu World-View, Paulines Publications Africa (1997)
Ada ya mja hunena muungwana ni kitendo
Kutokana na tabia ya kibinadamu, mtu hutambulika kwa uungwana wake kwa vitendo vyake wala siyo kwa mavazi, maumbile au maneno ayasemayo
Akili ni nywele kila mtu ana zake
Akili za watu ni za aina nyingi na ni tofauti kama vile nywele za kila binadamu ni tofauti. Brains are like hair, every humankind has her/his own kind.
Baada ya dhiki faraja
Baada ya shida huja raha.
After hardship comes relief. (Every cloud has a silver lining; After storm comes a calm).
Bandubandu huisha (humaliza) gogo
Hata gogo liwe kubwa namna gain, unapolichanachana mwisho gogo hilo humalizika.
Chip! Chip! Finishes the log. (Little strikes fell great oak. Constant dripping wears away a stone).
Chanda chema hufikwa (huvishwa) pete
Jambo jema husifiwa na hushangiliwa ili liweze kufana zaidi. Ni wana kama kidole kizuri kinapovalishwa pete ili kizidi kupendeza.
A handsome finger gets a ring put round it.
Chema chajiuza kibaya chajitembeza
Kitu kizuri huonekana bila ya kunadiwa, lakini kibaya hupigiwa debe ili kukitangaza.
A good thing sells itself, a bad thing advertises itself for sale. (Good wine needs no bush).
Dalili ya mvua ni mawingu
Ishara ya kuwa mvua itanyesha hivi punde ni mawingu meusi makubwa. Na yasipokuwepo mawingu haiwezi kunyesha. Hali kadhalika, katika juhudi zako waweza kujua mapema kama utafanikiwa.
Clouds are the sign of rain. (Morning shows the day as the childhood shows the man. Cunning events cast their shadows before. No smoke without fire).
Damu ni nzito kuliko maji
Watu wa ukoo mmoja husaidiana sana katika matatizo yao kuliko marafiki au jamaa wa mbali.
Blood is thicker than water.
Elimu haina mwisho
Elimu ni za aina nyingi. Kila siku maarifa ya aina mpya yanagunduliwa na kuzuka, hivyo haiwezekani kuielewa elimu yote duniani.
Education has no limits. (One has to continue to learn all his/her life time).
Elimu ni bahari
Elimu ni pana hivi sawa na upeo wa bahari ambayo huelezwa na kusambazwa miongoni mwa binadamu.
Education is like an ocean which spread all over the horizons of people’s life.
Fadhili za punda ni mashuzi
Shukrani za mtu mjinga ni kumtukana yule aliyemtendea mema.
The gratitude of a donkey is a breaking of wind.
Fimbo ya mbali haiuwi nyoka
Fimbo iliyo karibu nawe ndiyo ikufaayo wakati inapotokea shida. Methali hii inalenga kuwatanabaisha watu kuwa binadamu anapopata shida ni watu walio karibu naye ndio watakaomsaidia.
A stick in the hand is the one that kills a snake.
Ganda la muwa la jana, chungu kaona kivule
Ganda la jana la muwa huwa limekauka, lakini chungu anapolipata huona ni mavuno maridhawa. Maana asiyezoea kuwa nacho, akipatapo hata kama ni kitu duni au hafifu namna gani na kidogo, hushangilia. Mathalani, kukengeuka kwa maadili kwa vijana barani Afrika na kuzamia tamaduni za kigeni.
The skin of yesterday’s sugar-cane is a whole harvest of an ant.
Gonga gogo usikie mlio wake
Ukitaka kujua mlio wa gogo, lipige na usikilize. Hili lina maana kuwa yakupasa kulichunguza jambo kwanza kabla ya kulihukumu (kulikabili).
Knock a log in order to hear the sound it makes.
Haba na haba hujaza kibaba
Ukiweka akiba kidogo ya kitu kila mara, mwishoni utakuwa na akiba kubwa. Mwanzo wa makubwa ni madogo.
Little by little fills up the measure. (Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make a mighty ocean and a pleasant land).
Harakaharaka haina baraka
Jambo lifanywalo harakaharaka, haliwezi kufana. Mambo lazima yaende kwa kuzingatia mchakato wenye mpango na taratibu madhubuti.
Hurry, hurry, has no blessing. (More haste, less speed).
Iliyopita si ndwele, ganga ijayo
Mambo yaliyopita, yasishughulikiwe sana, bali tujizatiti kuyakabili na kuyadhibiti yale yajayo.
That which has passed is not a diease, cure what is coming.
Iwapo nia, njia hupatikana
Mtu anapofanya dhamira ya dhati ya kutaka kulitekeleza jambo, hawezi kukosa njia ya utekelezaji.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Jambo usilolijua ni kama usiku wa giza
Chochote usichokifahamu vizuri huwezi kukieleza kwa ufasaha.
A matter of which you are ignorant is like a dark night.
Jogoo la shamba haliwiki mjini
Jogoo lililozoea kuishi shamba, likihamishiwa mjini hushindwa kuwika kwa sababu ya mabadiliko ya mazingira yake. Maana, ye yote aliye ugenini yampasa kufanya mambo kwa tahadhari ili kulingana na mazingira ya hapo.
The country cock does not crow in the town.
Kata pua uunge wajihi
Mtu akikata pua yake kwa ajili ya kujirembesha anakuwa anaiharibu sura yake zaidi.
Cut off your nose to mend your face. (Keep up appearances even at the price of losing your property. Cut off your nose to spite your face).
Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa
Mtu mmoja peke yake hawezi kutenda mengi. Umoja ni nguvu na utengano ni udhaifu.
One finger cannot kill a louse.
Kuishi kwingi kuona mengi
Kuishi katika dunia kwa muda mrefu humpa mtu nafasi ya kujifunza mengi. Tuwaheshimu wazee kwa vile wanaweza kutushirikisha katika mang’amuzi mengi yenye hekima na busara.
To live long is to see much.
La kuvunda
halina ubani
Harufu mbaya ya kitu kilichooza haiwezi kufichika au kuzuiwa kwa kufukizia ubani. Hali kadhalika, jambo lililoharibika halifichiki.
There is no incense for something rotting (it is impossible to conceal its evil odour).
Lililoandikwa ndilo liwalo
Lile aliloliweka Mungu litendeke, halishindwi kutendeka kama alivyolipanga. Hii ina maana kuwa Mwenyezi Mungu ni muweza wa yote, hivyo alipendalo hutokea vivyo hivyo. Hakuna awezaye kushindana na matakwa (mapenzi) ya Muumba.
That which is written (by God) is what is (i.e. must surely come to pass).
Maji yaliyomwagika hayazoleki
Maji yakisha mwagika haiwezekani kuyazoa au kuyakusanya tena. Yaani, jambo likiharibika huwa limeharibika, hata kama likitengenezwa kamwe halitaweza kuwa kama lilivyokuwa hapo awali.
If water is spilt, it cannot be gathered up.
Milima haikutani, lakini binadamu hukutana
Milima haina uwezo wa kukutana, lakini binadamu wakiwa hai huweza kukutana hata baada ya kuwa mbalimbali kwa muda mrefu. Hii ni methali inayotumika katika kutiana moyo wakati wanapoagana kwamba wakijaliwa watakutana. Pia hutumika katika kuwaonya watu kuacha tabia ya kuwatendea vibaya wengine kwani huenda wao pia wakatendewa hivyo siku za usoni.
Mountains do not meet, but people meet each other.
Mtoto umleavyo ndivyo akuavyo
Malezi umpatiayo mtoto huwa ni msingi wa mustakabali wake. Maisha ya mtu yanategemea sana msingi wa malezi aliyoyapata tangu angali mchanga. Ni vigumu kwa mtu kuacha tabia aliyoizoea katika makuzi yake.
As you bring up the child, so he/she will be.
Njia mbili zilimshinda fisi
Kutokana na tamaa yake kubwa, fisi alijaribu njia mbili ya kushoto na kulia, lakini alishindwa. Mwangata mbili, moja humpokonya.
Two ways failed the hyena.
Nyumba usiyolala ndani yake hujui ila zake
Mtu hufahamu tu mambo ya nyumba ambamo amelala. Ni jambo la kijinga kwa mtu kujifanya kuwa anaelewa mambo ambayo kwa yamkini hayaelewi.
You cannot know the defects of a house you have not slept in. It is the wearer who knows where the shoe pinches.
Ombaomba huleta unyonge
Tabia ya kuombaomba vitu humfanya mwombaji kuwa mnyonge au duni. Mlegevu, mzembe, goigoi na mvivu kuwategemea watu wengine, maana hana bidii ya kujitafutia riziki yake kwa kufanya kazi mwenyewe. Mtegemea cha ndugu, hufa maskini.
Begging makes somebody become inferior.
Ondoa dari uezeke paa
Acha kujenga dari mpaka umalize kuezeka. Mtu anatakiwa kwanza kufanya jambo lililo muhimu kwanza kabla ya mengine yasiyo muhimu.
Remove the ceiling in order to thatch the roof.
Panapofuka moshi pana moto
Moshi ni ishara ionyeshayo uwepo wa moto. Watu wanaogombana mara kwa mara si ajabu kuwa siku moja wataingia vitani na kusababisha maafa.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Paka akiondoka, panya hutawala
Paka na panya ni maadui wakubwa. Paka hutishia sana uhai wa panya kwa kuwakamata na kuwala nyama. Kwa jinsi hiyo, paka anapoondoka, panya hupata nafasi ya kufanya vitu vyao bila ya kuwa na hofu yoyote. Ndivyo ilivyo kwa wafanyakazi, endapo mkubwa wao akiondoka, walio chini hujiona kuwa huru na hufanya mambo wapendavyo.
When the cat goes away, mice do reign. When the cat’s away, the mice do play.
Penye watu wengi hapaharibiki neno
Mahali ambapo kuna watu wengi hapaharibiki neno. Walipo watu wengi hubadilishana mang’amuzi na hivyo fikira na nguvu zao hukusanywa pamoja ili kulitengeneza jambo. Penye wengi pana Mungu ambaye ni muweza wa yote.
Where there is a gathering of people nothing goes bad. Where there are many people, there God is (Vox populi vox Dei).
Radhi ni bora kuliko mali
Kupata radhi ya wazazi ni bora kuliko kupata mali. Baraka ya wazazi haiwezi kupatikana hivihivi tu, lakini mtu anaweza kutafuta mali wakati na mahali popote. Kwa hiyo, yatupasa kuwatii wazazi (wakubwa) wetu ili watubariki ndipo hata tutafutapo mali au riziki huwa tumekwisha pata baraka ya mafanikio maishani kutoka kwa wazazi.
Blessings are better than wealth.
Rahisi haihalisi
Kitu au bidhaa ipatikanayo kwa bei poa ni kitu hafifu hivyo huwa si kizuri na hakifai. Cheap things are not worthy spending money on them.
Sikio halilali njaa
Hapana siku ipitayo bila ya sikio kusikia maneno fulanifulani yawe mabaya au mazuri. Hivyo sikio halilali bila ya kusikia neno.
An ear does not go to sleep hungry (there’s always plenty of gossip).
Sumu ya neno ni neno
Moto huzimwa kwa maji na pia neno humalizwa na neno. Likizuka neno au jambo linalowafanya watu kulisema sana au uvumi fulani, ule uvumi huendelea hadi pale uvumi mwingine tofauti utakapotokea. Basi, hapo watu husahau ule uvumi wa kwanza wakaushika ule uvumi mpya.
The poison for a word is a word. Tit for tat.
Tamaa mbele, mauti nyuma
Mtu mwenye tamaa nyingi mwishowe hupatwa na misiba mibaya. Anayetanguliza tamaa na ubinafsi mbele ajue hana mwisho mzuri.
Desire first, death afterwards (i.e. No one ever thinks of the possibility of death when concentrating on achieving a particular end). Man proposes, God disposes.
Taratibu ndio mwendo
Mwendo wa polepole ndio ufaao. Yaani, jambo lolote lile halina budi kufanywa kwa kuzingatia kanuni.
Slowly is indeed the way to walk. He that goes slowly goes surely. Hasten slowly. Slow but sure.
Uchungu wa mwana, aujua mzazi
Mzazi ndiye anayepata uchungu mwingi zaidi ya watu wote anapomzaa mtoto wake. Yaani mwenye kuthamini kitu chochote kile ni yule mwenye kitu hicho. Kwani ni yeye ndiye aliyetaabika katika kukitafuta na kukipata.
The labour of childbirth is known to the mother.
Ukiona vinaelea, vimeundwa
Ukiviona vyombo vya kusafiria vinaelea juu ya maji, ujue kwamba ni matokeo ya juhudi na maarifa ya watu waliovitengeneza. Kizuri chochote ukionacho, ufahamu kimepatikana kwa bidii na jasho na siyo kwa miujiza.
If you see vessels afloat, remember that they have had to be built.
Usipoziba ufa, utajenga ukuta
Usipoukarabati ufa kwenye ukuta mapema, ukuta utabomoka na hivyo utalazimika kuujenga ukuta tena. Usipolirekebisha kosa dogo tangu mwanzo, utapata hasara kubwa hatimaye.
If you do not fill up a crack, you will have to build a wall. A stitch in time saves nine.
Vita havina macho
Wakati wa vita mtu ye yote yule anaweza kuumizwa, kuuawa au kupata madhara ya aina yoyote ile. Ni vema kujiepusha na vita.
War has no eyes (i.e. it kills indiscriminately).
Vita vya panzi furaha ya kunguru
Panzi wanapopigana na kuuana kwa wingi ni furaha ya kunguru kwani hupata chakula chao kwa urahisi. Hali kadhalika, maafa ya wanyonge huweza kuwa furaha ya wakubwa.
A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to crows.
Wapiganapo tembo, nyasi huumia
Ndovu wawili wakipigana, husababisha nyasi kukanyagwakanyagwa na kuharibika. Yaani viongozi wawili wanapopigana wanaoumia ni wafuasi au watu walio chini ya himaya zao. Wakati mataifa makuu mawili (k.m.Warusi na Marekani wakati wa vita baridi) yanapopigana, mataifa madogo ndiyo yanayoumia.
Where elephants fight, the reeds get hurt.
Ya kale hayapo
Yale yaliyotokea zamani yamekwisha na yanapaswa kusahauliwa. Hapana haja ya mtu kuwa na kifundo cha moyo kwa ubaya aliofanyiwa hapo zamani.
The ancient (things) are no longer with us. Let bygones be bygones.
Yote yang’aayo si dhahabu
Si kila kionekanavyo kinameremeta ni dhahabu. Kwani viko vingi ving’aavyo, lakini ambavyo si dhahabu na ni vya thamani ndogo mno kuliko dhahabu. Usikipende kitu kwa uzuri wake wa nje, bali ukichunguze sana ili ujue ubora wake. Uzuri wa mkakasi ndani kipande cha mti.
All that glitters, do not think it is gold.
Ziba mwanya, asipite panya
Ukisha kugundua mwanya wa panya, fanya hima ili uuzibe ili panya wasifanye mazoea ya kuutumia mwanya huo. Mathalani, serikali ikisha gundua mwanya wa bidhaa za magendo haina budi kuharakisha kuuziba mwanya ili kuondokana na ugumu wa kulikabili tatizo hilo baada ya kuzoeleka na walanguzi seuze na wafanyabiashara ya magendo.
Seal the small path so that the rats should not create the habit of using it.
Zimwi likujualo halikuli likakwisha
Shetani akujuaye hakuli akakumaliza. Watu wa jamii au ukoo moja hawadhuriani kabisa. Endapo wakifanya hivyo, basi huhesabika kuwa ni wachawi.
A devil that knows you will not devour you completely.
Vitabu vya Rejea
Ahmed Ndalu & Kitula G. King’ei, Kamusi ya Methali za Kiswahili, EAEP (1989).
Charlotte and Wolf Leslau, African Proverbs, The Peter Pauper Press, NY (1962).
Farsi, S.S., Swahili Sayings, EALB
Healey, Joseph G., Towards an African Narrative Theology, Paulines Publications Africa (1996); Once Upon a Time in Africa: Stories of Wisdom and Joy, Orbis Books (2004); African Stories for Preachers and Teachers,
Paulines Publications Africa (2005); Kueneza Injili kwa Methali, Benedictine Pulications Peramiho (1984).
Johnson, Frederick, Swahili-English Dictionary & English-Swahili Dictionary, OUP (1939).
Kalugila, Omushumba Leonidas, Emigani na Ebikoikyo, North Western Publishers, Bukoba (1992).
Kamati ya Utafiti wa Utamaduni Bujora, Kugundua Mbegu za Injili, Benedictine Peramiho Publications (1993).
Madam, Swahili-English Dictionary, (1894).
Mayoka, J.M., Nahau za Kiswahili, Mathews Bookstore & Stationers, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mbonde, J. P., Wisdom from Ngoni Proverbs, privately duplicated (2004).
Muwanga, Aminieli Stephano, Methali kwa Picha, Utamaduni Publishers (1984).
Ngole S.Y.A. & Honero Lucas N. (Wahariri), Fasihi Simulizi Methali (kitabu cha Pili (TUKI) DUP (1981).
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Wednesday
THINK TWICE
Courtship is an application of the principles in God's Word for male-female (romantic) relationships. Courtship is the process of getting to know a person with marriage in mind. In a courtship situation, the young man asks the young woman's parents for permission to court their daughter. The father of the daughter oversees the whole process." (Angela K. Hanson, "Courtship and Dating: A Biblical Analysis," p. 3)
Preliminary Requirements
A young man should NOT seek out a marriage partner until such time as they are emotionally, spiritually and materially prepared for marriage. To ignore this advice is to court (pardon the pun) disaster. The young man should be prepared financially for marriage, including a steady job and some degree of savings (the exact amount is a personal judgment). Spiritually, the man should have Jesus first in his life, rather than seeking a mate first. Those of you who have read my life story know exactly why that is critical! Emotionally they should be mature and prepared to serve as a loving husband (Ephesians 5:25-33).
For the young lady, a similar set of criteria should first be achieved before they consider themselves ready for courtship and marriage. Emotional, spiritual and material preparation are as important as for the man. Materially, they should have the necessary skills for managing a household. In our society, having occupational skills and the necessary educational background for a chosen field is certainly desirable, even economically necessary. Emotionally and spiritually they should also strive for maturity, waiting with patience and faith in God for the right suitor and prepared to serve as a Christian wife (Ephesians 5:22-24, 30-33).
Initial Contact
1. The courtship process is always initiated by the young man. Not the parents (this is courtship, not arranged marriage!), though they may of course give advice and offer suggestions as to a possible match. The young lady does not take the initiative in any case, rather waiting prayerfully and keeping her heart with her parents.
2. Where possible the young man should conceal his interest in the young lady until he has approached her parents. This is to prevent her from making an advance decision that may conflict with the counsel of her parents. It also serves to prevent undue emotional stress on her part if she suspects someone is seriously interested in her. Naturally, the young man should get to know her decently well within a public setting before committing himself to courtship.
NOTE: One advantage of courtship is the opportunity to see people as they really are. Typically in a dating relationship people will "act" and take special efforts to behave nicely and conceal their normal selves when around their date. How many times have you heard "she's not the woman I thought I was marrying!" (or vice versa)!? Watch how the young lady treats her father and family. Watch how the young man treats his mother and family. That can tell you a lot about what they will be like after the wedding.
3. When the young man has a young lady in mind, he should seek the counsel of both his parents and God through prayer. The parents have the right to veto the proposed courtship at their discretion if they feel their son is not ready, or, after discrete investigation of the young lady, they believe their son has made a poor choice. This prevents young men from having their hearts "stolen" by someone whom his parents (more level-headed and with more life experience) can see is an obviously bad choice. It also prevents the young lady from having to turn down a young man who is a poor choice for her, and protects the couple from suffering through a bad relationship that had little to recommend itself in the first place.
NOTE: In most cases a young man should look first to his father for counsel. In cases where the young man comes from a troubled family, the mother, older brother, a pastor, uncle or other trusted older man should serve as a surrogate. Courtship is not meant to be an inflexible process, so long as the underlying principles are understood and followed.
4. After the father of the young man gives his approval, either the father or the young man approaches the father of the young lady to propose the courtship. This is done discretely, without the knowledge of the young lady. As noted above, in the case of a broken family the suitor should be directed to a surrogate who has the trust of the young lady and her best interests at heart.
5. The father of the young lady considers the request. He should investigate the young man and get to know him well enough to be comfortable with him. This may entail activities together or subsequent meetings to establish familiarity and trust. If the father believes the young man has potential but is not satisfactory as yet, he may choose to work with him or set goals for the suitor to attain to gain his approval. These goals should be carefully considered, the reason for them should be clearly communicated, and they should be unambiguous. They may relate to spiritual, material or other matters. For example, regular attendance in church, attainment of a certain salary or amount of savings, or completion of an educational program. Where possible, this should all be done without the specific knowledge of the daughter to prevent emotional stress on her part.
6. Once the father of the young lady has decided to approve the courtship, he should then approach his daughter. She has the power to veto the proposal, in which case the father will communicate this to the young man or his father. This eliminates the more stressful nature of a direct rejection. If she gives her approval, the courtship may begin! In some instances there is a formal announcement of the courtship, such as at their church or via other means.
NOTE: One difference between courtship and dating are the additional "hurdles" to be crossed. Both the parents of the fellow and the lady, as well as the young man and woman, all have "veto" power over the courtship. This effectively raises the "quality" of the romance and the behavior of participants dramatically.
The Courtship Proper
1. During the courtship, time spent together by the courting couple is supervised by the parents, particularly the father, of the young lady. This provides ample opportunity for wise counsel and guidance, and prevents any regrettable actions from taking place (you know what I mean). Date rape, STD/VD's and destructive, intimacy-damaging behavior(as mentioned here) is stopped cold.
2. The open nature of courtship is designed to encourage interaction between the suitor and the whole family of the prospective bride, encouraging friendships with the whole family. The rest of the family, including younger siblings, are given an opportunity to interact with the suitor and offer advice and feedback.
NOTE: Obviously, courtship encourages and to some degree demands a healthy family. The adult supervision is not meant to be overbearing (something is unhealthy about the family if the young lady is rebellious in the first place!), but rather loving. If the young lady is rebellious, that ought to be a red flag to the suitor and his parents that she would be a poor wife. Remember the commandment: Honor [and obey] thy parents? (Exodus 20:12)
3. Parental supervision does not mean the parents have to stick tenaciously within arms' reach of their daughter whenever her suitor is visiting! While complete privacy should be strictly avoided, the couple should be able to speak privately when they wish, for example, in another room with the door open. The parents should always be around, but not intrusive if they need a little private space. Avoid both extremes. (Hint: if the couple really want to be alone just so they can talk, they can always use the telephone.)
4. The father should continue to work with the suitor, helping him develop character and testing him where needed. Likewise the mother of the suitor may interact with the young lady and develop a friendship with her. It is perfectly permissible for either set of parents to slow down or delay the courtship process to address and resolve any concern that arise, before or at any points during the process. The suitors should treat these decisions with respect for their parents rather than selfish rebelliousness.
5. Activities during courtship should be family-oriented, as opposed to focusing on the courting couple. The couple should get ample opportunity to see one another interacting within a family setting. Is the young man willing to sweat and get blisters and put in a hard day's work on some project with her dad, without whining? Does she mind cooking and cleaning and keeping a neat household?
NOTE: Another advantage to courtship over dating is the more "real-world" nature of courtship. Since couples see one another in "normal" family settings they gain a better idea of how they will act in a marriage. By contrast, dating specifically emphasizes going out and doing "unusual" activities (like seeing movies, going to nice restaurants, special events and celebrations, etc.) that give an artificial idea of how people will really behave on a day-to-day basis. People also tend to "put on their best behavior" while on dates, which also gives rise to misconceptions about their true nature.
6. The developing relationship should be evaluated in light of Scriptural principles; for example:
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails; (1 Corinthians 13:4-8a)
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, because we are members of His body. FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. (Ephesians 5:22-31)
Is the young couple and their relationship reflecting these passages?
7. Suitors may become engaged (betrothed) before they are ready to marry; for example, when a young man is still in school. Thus, the betrothal period may be quite short, or years in length. Marriage should not actually occur until the couple has a stable income and is otherwise fully prepared. If a marriage date is not specified the conditions to be achieved before the marriage date should be clearly specified.
NOTE: Engagement is properly defined as a PRIVATE CONTRACT between two individuals agreeing to a lifelong marital partnership. Note that this is exactly what most people think the wedding is! In reality, the wedding is a SOCIAL CONTRACT between the couple on the one hand and the community on the other hand. The couple already agreed to the marriage contract at engagement. Because a marriage affects the community, the community has the right and duty to ratify the marriage in a public process, the wedding.
That is why Joseph considered a divorce from Mary after her virgin conception, before they were married. Although the community had not given official approval to the marriage, the fact that they had each agreed to marriage meant that a contract did in fact exist between them, one that could only be broken by divorce. Engagements, therefore, should be carefully considered and not easily broken. As an aside, "private marriages" such as elopements destroy the whole point of marriage since one of the contractees, the community, is cheated of its' role in the process. A government which allows such proceedings (such as where judges officiate at proceedings without caring anything about the couple) is in an unhealthy and irresponsible state. "If any man has any objections to this union, let him speak now or forever hold his peace" - that public declaration was once not a rhetorical question!
You must think twice before you want to engage in this staff.
Preliminary Requirements
A young man should NOT seek out a marriage partner until such time as they are emotionally, spiritually and materially prepared for marriage. To ignore this advice is to court (pardon the pun) disaster. The young man should be prepared financially for marriage, including a steady job and some degree of savings (the exact amount is a personal judgment). Spiritually, the man should have Jesus first in his life, rather than seeking a mate first. Those of you who have read my life story know exactly why that is critical! Emotionally they should be mature and prepared to serve as a loving husband (Ephesians 5:25-33).
For the young lady, a similar set of criteria should first be achieved before they consider themselves ready for courtship and marriage. Emotional, spiritual and material preparation are as important as for the man. Materially, they should have the necessary skills for managing a household. In our society, having occupational skills and the necessary educational background for a chosen field is certainly desirable, even economically necessary. Emotionally and spiritually they should also strive for maturity, waiting with patience and faith in God for the right suitor and prepared to serve as a Christian wife (Ephesians 5:22-24, 30-33).
Initial Contact
1. The courtship process is always initiated by the young man. Not the parents (this is courtship, not arranged marriage!), though they may of course give advice and offer suggestions as to a possible match. The young lady does not take the initiative in any case, rather waiting prayerfully and keeping her heart with her parents.
2. Where possible the young man should conceal his interest in the young lady until he has approached her parents. This is to prevent her from making an advance decision that may conflict with the counsel of her parents. It also serves to prevent undue emotional stress on her part if she suspects someone is seriously interested in her. Naturally, the young man should get to know her decently well within a public setting before committing himself to courtship.
NOTE: One advantage of courtship is the opportunity to see people as they really are. Typically in a dating relationship people will "act" and take special efforts to behave nicely and conceal their normal selves when around their date. How many times have you heard "she's not the woman I thought I was marrying!" (or vice versa)!? Watch how the young lady treats her father and family. Watch how the young man treats his mother and family. That can tell you a lot about what they will be like after the wedding.
3. When the young man has a young lady in mind, he should seek the counsel of both his parents and God through prayer. The parents have the right to veto the proposed courtship at their discretion if they feel their son is not ready, or, after discrete investigation of the young lady, they believe their son has made a poor choice. This prevents young men from having their hearts "stolen" by someone whom his parents (more level-headed and with more life experience) can see is an obviously bad choice. It also prevents the young lady from having to turn down a young man who is a poor choice for her, and protects the couple from suffering through a bad relationship that had little to recommend itself in the first place.
NOTE: In most cases a young man should look first to his father for counsel. In cases where the young man comes from a troubled family, the mother, older brother, a pastor, uncle or other trusted older man should serve as a surrogate. Courtship is not meant to be an inflexible process, so long as the underlying principles are understood and followed.
4. After the father of the young man gives his approval, either the father or the young man approaches the father of the young lady to propose the courtship. This is done discretely, without the knowledge of the young lady. As noted above, in the case of a broken family the suitor should be directed to a surrogate who has the trust of the young lady and her best interests at heart.
5. The father of the young lady considers the request. He should investigate the young man and get to know him well enough to be comfortable with him. This may entail activities together or subsequent meetings to establish familiarity and trust. If the father believes the young man has potential but is not satisfactory as yet, he may choose to work with him or set goals for the suitor to attain to gain his approval. These goals should be carefully considered, the reason for them should be clearly communicated, and they should be unambiguous. They may relate to spiritual, material or other matters. For example, regular attendance in church, attainment of a certain salary or amount of savings, or completion of an educational program. Where possible, this should all be done without the specific knowledge of the daughter to prevent emotional stress on her part.
6. Once the father of the young lady has decided to approve the courtship, he should then approach his daughter. She has the power to veto the proposal, in which case the father will communicate this to the young man or his father. This eliminates the more stressful nature of a direct rejection. If she gives her approval, the courtship may begin! In some instances there is a formal announcement of the courtship, such as at their church or via other means.
NOTE: One difference between courtship and dating are the additional "hurdles" to be crossed. Both the parents of the fellow and the lady, as well as the young man and woman, all have "veto" power over the courtship. This effectively raises the "quality" of the romance and the behavior of participants dramatically.
The Courtship Proper
1. During the courtship, time spent together by the courting couple is supervised by the parents, particularly the father, of the young lady. This provides ample opportunity for wise counsel and guidance, and prevents any regrettable actions from taking place (you know what I mean). Date rape, STD/VD's and destructive, intimacy-damaging behavior(as mentioned here) is stopped cold.
2. The open nature of courtship is designed to encourage interaction between the suitor and the whole family of the prospective bride, encouraging friendships with the whole family. The rest of the family, including younger siblings, are given an opportunity to interact with the suitor and offer advice and feedback.
NOTE: Obviously, courtship encourages and to some degree demands a healthy family. The adult supervision is not meant to be overbearing (something is unhealthy about the family if the young lady is rebellious in the first place!), but rather loving. If the young lady is rebellious, that ought to be a red flag to the suitor and his parents that she would be a poor wife. Remember the commandment: Honor [and obey] thy parents? (Exodus 20:12)
3. Parental supervision does not mean the parents have to stick tenaciously within arms' reach of their daughter whenever her suitor is visiting! While complete privacy should be strictly avoided, the couple should be able to speak privately when they wish, for example, in another room with the door open. The parents should always be around, but not intrusive if they need a little private space. Avoid both extremes. (Hint: if the couple really want to be alone just so they can talk, they can always use the telephone.)
4. The father should continue to work with the suitor, helping him develop character and testing him where needed. Likewise the mother of the suitor may interact with the young lady and develop a friendship with her. It is perfectly permissible for either set of parents to slow down or delay the courtship process to address and resolve any concern that arise, before or at any points during the process. The suitors should treat these decisions with respect for their parents rather than selfish rebelliousness.
5. Activities during courtship should be family-oriented, as opposed to focusing on the courting couple. The couple should get ample opportunity to see one another interacting within a family setting. Is the young man willing to sweat and get blisters and put in a hard day's work on some project with her dad, without whining? Does she mind cooking and cleaning and keeping a neat household?
NOTE: Another advantage to courtship over dating is the more "real-world" nature of courtship. Since couples see one another in "normal" family settings they gain a better idea of how they will act in a marriage. By contrast, dating specifically emphasizes going out and doing "unusual" activities (like seeing movies, going to nice restaurants, special events and celebrations, etc.) that give an artificial idea of how people will really behave on a day-to-day basis. People also tend to "put on their best behavior" while on dates, which also gives rise to misconceptions about their true nature.
6. The developing relationship should be evaluated in light of Scriptural principles; for example:
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails; (1 Corinthians 13:4-8a)
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, because we are members of His body. FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. (Ephesians 5:22-31)
Is the young couple and their relationship reflecting these passages?
7. Suitors may become engaged (betrothed) before they are ready to marry; for example, when a young man is still in school. Thus, the betrothal period may be quite short, or years in length. Marriage should not actually occur until the couple has a stable income and is otherwise fully prepared. If a marriage date is not specified the conditions to be achieved before the marriage date should be clearly specified.
NOTE: Engagement is properly defined as a PRIVATE CONTRACT between two individuals agreeing to a lifelong marital partnership. Note that this is exactly what most people think the wedding is! In reality, the wedding is a SOCIAL CONTRACT between the couple on the one hand and the community on the other hand. The couple already agreed to the marriage contract at engagement. Because a marriage affects the community, the community has the right and duty to ratify the marriage in a public process, the wedding.
That is why Joseph considered a divorce from Mary after her virgin conception, before they were married. Although the community had not given official approval to the marriage, the fact that they had each agreed to marriage meant that a contract did in fact exist between them, one that could only be broken by divorce. Engagements, therefore, should be carefully considered and not easily broken. As an aside, "private marriages" such as elopements destroy the whole point of marriage since one of the contractees, the community, is cheated of its' role in the process. A government which allows such proceedings (such as where judges officiate at proceedings without caring anything about the couple) is in an unhealthy and irresponsible state. "If any man has any objections to this union, let him speak now or forever hold his peace" - that public declaration was once not a rhetorical question!
You must think twice before you want to engage in this staff.
TODAY MESSAGE
Just as people choose where to place their faith we also choose where to place our fear. It is a very important decision made in the heart, important because what ever you fear has power over you
WAKUFUNZI WETU VYUONI
NACHUKUA NAFASI HII ADHIMU KUMSHUKURU YEHOVA KWA KUNIFIKISHA HAPA NILIPO, NI SIFA ZAKE POMONI, NA PIA KUWATAKIA KHERI TENGAMAVU WATANZANIA WOTE KWA MWAKA 2008. MOYO UNANISHAWISHI NIYASEME YALIYO NA UKWELI, NANYI PIA NAOMBA MITAZAMO YENU. KWA HAKIKA MAADILI YA MTANZANIA YAMEHARIBIWA NA YANAENDELEA KUHARIBIWA NA TABAKA LINALOJIITA WASOMI , NIMEJARIBU KUBWABWASA KITUNDUIZI NA NIMEGUNDUA MAMBO MBALIMBALI KWA HAKIKA NANYI MTAWEZA KUTEKENYEKA HISIA ZENU NA MKANIPATIA MAWAZO YALIYO BAINIFU.
HOJA ZANGU NI:
UTOAJI WA MIMBA KWA WASICHANA NA WANAWAKE , WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA NA HAYA NI MAADILI MABAYA YANAYOSABABISHWA NA HAWA WASOMI.
SUALA LA UFISADI KWA BAADHI YA VIONGOZI WETU NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA KWA MAANA VIONGOZI NI HAOHAO WASOMI. JE HAYO SI MAADILI MABAYA?
SUALA LA RUSHWA KWENYE SEKTA ZA KIJAMII NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA.
UTUMIAJI WA VILEVI HASA MADAWA YA KULEVYA WASOMI WETU WANABIDI WAULIZWE NA WAWAJIBIKE KWA HILO.
WIZI WA MITIHANI NALO PIA LINASABABISHWA NA UWEPO WA WASOMI WETU,JE ELIMU ITATUKUMBOA KIUCHUMI?
MAVAZI YALIYO NUSU UCHI NA PENGINE UCHI KABISA KWA BAADHI YA DADA ZETU KATIKA VYUO VYETU VIKUU NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA NA NDIO CHANZO HALISI CHA UPOTEVU WA UTU, HESHIMA NA MAADILI KWA MTANZANIA.
MATUMIZI MABOVU YA NGAMIZI (COMPUTER), HASA WANAOPENDA KUANGALIA PICHA ZA NGONO, HAPA NASEMA WAZI WAZI KWA MAANA WASOMI WENGI NDIO WANAOHUSIKA NA HILI HASA WANAFUNZI WA SEKONDARI HADI VYUONI.
KUKOSEKANA KWA AMANI, KUSHUKA KWA UCHUMI WETU NI WASOMI HAOHAO NDIO WANAHUSIKA.JE TUTAFIKA?
MWISHO, NAPENDA KUAMINI WASOMI WENGI WANAANZA KUBADILIKA WAKIWA VYUO VIKUU AMBAPO KUNAPELEKEA KUJITOKEZA KWA MAADILI MABAYA MIONGONI MWA JAMII YETU YA TANZANIA,JARIBU KUMUANGALIA MWANAFUNZI WA CHUO KIKUU CHOCHOTE, KABLA HAJAENDA HUKO ALIKUWA VIPI? NA BAADA YA KWENDAYUPO VIPI?NA ANAPOMALIZA CHUO ANAKUWA VIPI?
HAYA YOTE NILIPATA KUYAONA KATIKA VYUO VIKUU MBALI MBALI NILIVYOPATA KUVITEMBELEA HAPA NCHINI, AMBAPO KILA KUKICHA VINAZIDI KUONGEZEKA. NATUMAINI KWA DHATI YAKE NIMEWEZA KUWATEKENYA NANYI PIA MMETEKENYEKA VYA KUTOSHA.
HAWA NDIO WASOMI WETU WA TANZANIA
HOJA ZANGU NI:
UTOAJI WA MIMBA KWA WASICHANA NA WANAWAKE , WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA NA HAYA NI MAADILI MABAYA YANAYOSABABISHWA NA HAWA WASOMI.
SUALA LA UFISADI KWA BAADHI YA VIONGOZI WETU NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA KWA MAANA VIONGOZI NI HAOHAO WASOMI. JE HAYO SI MAADILI MABAYA?
SUALA LA RUSHWA KWENYE SEKTA ZA KIJAMII NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA.
UTUMIAJI WA VILEVI HASA MADAWA YA KULEVYA WASOMI WETU WANABIDI WAULIZWE NA WAWAJIBIKE KWA HILO.
WIZI WA MITIHANI NALO PIA LINASABABISHWA NA UWEPO WA WASOMI WETU,JE ELIMU ITATUKUMBOA KIUCHUMI?
MAVAZI YALIYO NUSU UCHI NA PENGINE UCHI KABISA KWA BAADHI YA DADA ZETU KATIKA VYUO VYETU VIKUU NALO PIA WASOMI WETU WANAHUSIKA NA NDIO CHANZO HALISI CHA UPOTEVU WA UTU, HESHIMA NA MAADILI KWA MTANZANIA.
MATUMIZI MABOVU YA NGAMIZI (COMPUTER), HASA WANAOPENDA KUANGALIA PICHA ZA NGONO, HAPA NASEMA WAZI WAZI KWA MAANA WASOMI WENGI NDIO WANAOHUSIKA NA HILI HASA WANAFUNZI WA SEKONDARI HADI VYUONI.
KUKOSEKANA KWA AMANI, KUSHUKA KWA UCHUMI WETU NI WASOMI HAOHAO NDIO WANAHUSIKA.JE TUTAFIKA?
MWISHO, NAPENDA KUAMINI WASOMI WENGI WANAANZA KUBADILIKA WAKIWA VYUO VIKUU AMBAPO KUNAPELEKEA KUJITOKEZA KWA MAADILI MABAYA MIONGONI MWA JAMII YETU YA TANZANIA,JARIBU KUMUANGALIA MWANAFUNZI WA CHUO KIKUU CHOCHOTE, KABLA HAJAENDA HUKO ALIKUWA VIPI? NA BAADA YA KWENDAYUPO VIPI?NA ANAPOMALIZA CHUO ANAKUWA VIPI?
HAYA YOTE NILIPATA KUYAONA KATIKA VYUO VIKUU MBALI MBALI NILIVYOPATA KUVITEMBELEA HAPA NCHINI, AMBAPO KILA KUKICHA VINAZIDI KUONGEZEKA. NATUMAINI KWA DHATI YAKE NIMEWEZA KUWATEKENYA NANYI PIA MMETEKENYEKA VYA KUTOSHA.
HAWA NDIO WASOMI WETU WA TANZANIA
Friday
MARRIAGE IS A COVENANT
BY DEREK PRINCE
UNITED KINGDOM
Today I’m going to talk to you about marriage. In fact, I’m going to begin with a very frank and personal question. Do you have a successful marriage? One that brings you real happiness and satisfaction? Or, if you’re not married yourself, how about your friends? How many couples do you know who have the kind of marriage that you yourself would wish to have if you were married?
I remember once talking with a young man who’d come to me for help with his marriage. He was a minister in a large and well-known denomination. His experience in the ministry had left him sadly disillusioned. He said to me, “Brother Prince, I know about forty couples pretty well. Several of them are in the ministry with me. But to tell you the truth, I can’t think of one couple that is really happy.” Would you call that cynical or just realistic?
I want to share with you today that it is really possible to have a successful marriage. There is a key to such a marriage. I know, because I’ve found it.
First, let me give you a little of my own personal background, my qualifications, if you like. I want you to understand that what I have to say is based on experience, not merely on theory. It sometimes grieves me when I hear a so-called expert on marriage or home or the family holding forth in long psychological phrases, jargon, and yet when you examine their own lives in many cases they themselves are the product of broken homes and often they have at least one unsuccessful marriage in their own past. Personally, I can’t listen to an expert like that because if a person doesn’t make it work in his own life, I don’t see how he’s capable of counseling or advising or helping others.
In my case, I want you to know that what I am saying is not based primarily on university degrees or ordination papers. It so happens I have both. I have degrees from Cambridge University in Britain and I hold ordination papers. But the basis from which I am speaking to you today is experience.
My first marriage with Lydia lasted almost exactly thirty years. It was ended by her death in 1975. During our time together, we raised a family of nine daughters, so I know a little about raising children. We went through many hard experiences. We were in the middle of a war, the war that brought the state of Israel to birth. We faced a siege, famine and danger. We moved from country to country and continent to continent. We worked in Africa, in Canada, in Europe and in the United States. But our marriage was firm, happy, successful.
I want you to understand that the success of a marriage does not depend on lack of tension or problems but it depends on establishing a relationship which can stand and overcome those tensions and problems. I don’t believe most marriages are easy in the accepted sense.
Let me just add that I am married again now for the second time and my second marriage also is happy and harmonious. You will say, “Well, where did you find the key to this kind of a marriage?” My answer is very simple, “In the Bible.” I want you to know that I believe that the Bible is a true, relevant, up-to-date book. I believe it has the answers to life’s problems today. I believe all we need to do is apply it and it works. The Bible attaches great importance to marriage—much more, I think, than most churchgoers or Christians realize.
According to the Bible, human history started with a marriage. God created Adam and then He said it was not good for him to be alone, and He Himself formed and brought to him a wife, a helpmeet. Marriage initiated in the heart of God, not in the thought of man, and I believe once we get away from God’s concept of marriage, it’s not going to work. Furthermore, the Bible ends with marriage. The great climax of all human history is the marriage supper of the Lamb. That’s what all history is leading up to. So I think you’ll agree with me when I say that if you view the Bible objectively, it places tremendous importance on marriage.
Marriage was conceived in the Bible. It was conceived in the heart of God and there, too, we find the key to a successful marriage.
In Ephesians, chapter 5, Paul has been speaking about marriage. He’s been comparing the relationship of Jesus Christ to His church to that of a bridegroom to his bride. He concludes this comparison with this statement, “This is a great mystery.” One of the modern translations says, “a profound mystery.” He is speaking about marriage. Now we need to understand that in the language of the New Testament, the word “mystery” had a specific meaning. It meant a secret that most people didn’t know but that could be learned if you went through a process of initiation and got in with the right group. And so, that’s what marriage is. It’s a secret that most people don’t know but it can be learned if you go through the process of initiation. And that’s what I’m going to try to help you do in my talk today and the rest of this week.
Now, to come to this secret that is the key to a successful marriage, I want to turn to the last book in the Old Testament, the Book of Malachi. At this time, Israel as a nation were not very close to God. God had given them His law but, in most cases, they had been somewhat disobedient and, as a result, they were not enjoying the blessings that God had promised them. They had a lot of problems and some of their problems were like the problems of many people today, they were in their homes and in their marriages. And God puts His finger on the reason for their problems. And I’m going to read to you Malachi 2:13–14:
And this is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accept it with favor from your hand.
Do you understand, they were religious people, they were doing a lot of praying but God wasn’t answering their prayers. And they said, “For what reason?” And then the Lord gives them this answer:
Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
I want you to notice three points about that. First of all, religion does not necessarily produce successful marriages. These people were very religious, they were praying all the time, they were in the temple, but their homes were in a mess. Do you know that that is true of many situations today? A lot of religious marriages do not have happy homes. So bear that in mind first of all. Religion does not necessarily produce a happy home.
Then the second point I want to bring to your notice is that a wrong relationship between a husband and wife hinders a relationship with God. God said He wouldn’t hear their prayers and they said, “Why?” and He said to them, “Because you haven’t dealt right with your wife. You’ve been unfaithful to the wife of your covenant.”
And other Scriptures tell us the same. In 1 Peter 3, Peter instructs husbands to be careful how they live with their wives so that their prayers will not be hindered. In other words, if you pray out of an unhappy marriage, and it is not an ordered home, your prayer may not be very effective. God says to get your home in order.
Then the third point I want to bring to you is the vital one—it is the key. It is the last word of that Scripture, the word “covenant.” This is the key to a successful marriage. It is the realization, out of Scripture, that marriage is a covenant. Covenant is one of the key concepts of the Bible. The same word that is translated “covenant” is also translated “testament.” And so you see that the whole Bible comes to us in the form of two covenants or two testaments. I think that shows the importance that God attaches to a covenant that His whole word to us, His written word, comes in the form of a covenant.
Now there are two essential features to a covenant that affect marriage. I am going to mention them. The first is: A covenant demands commitment—total, unreserved, whole-hearted commitment. And that is part of marriage. Marriage is not an experimental relationship, it is not a trial. It can only succeed on the basis of total commitment. Secondly, in a covenant, God sets the terms for a commitment. Man
does not set the terms, God sets the terms. This was the problem with Israel in the days of Malachi they were trying to set their terms for how marriage should be and God said, “I won’t accept that.” So I want you to hold on to these two important points: first of all, that marriage begins with a commitment; secondly, that God sets the terms. Remember that, because I am going to be closing my message today
but I’ll be back again with you at the same time tomorrow. Tomorrow I’ll be dealing further with the nature of covenant and I’ll be explaining in a practical way just how it works in marriage.
UNITED KINGDOM
Today I’m going to talk to you about marriage. In fact, I’m going to begin with a very frank and personal question. Do you have a successful marriage? One that brings you real happiness and satisfaction? Or, if you’re not married yourself, how about your friends? How many couples do you know who have the kind of marriage that you yourself would wish to have if you were married?
I remember once talking with a young man who’d come to me for help with his marriage. He was a minister in a large and well-known denomination. His experience in the ministry had left him sadly disillusioned. He said to me, “Brother Prince, I know about forty couples pretty well. Several of them are in the ministry with me. But to tell you the truth, I can’t think of one couple that is really happy.” Would you call that cynical or just realistic?
I want to share with you today that it is really possible to have a successful marriage. There is a key to such a marriage. I know, because I’ve found it.
First, let me give you a little of my own personal background, my qualifications, if you like. I want you to understand that what I have to say is based on experience, not merely on theory. It sometimes grieves me when I hear a so-called expert on marriage or home or the family holding forth in long psychological phrases, jargon, and yet when you examine their own lives in many cases they themselves are the product of broken homes and often they have at least one unsuccessful marriage in their own past. Personally, I can’t listen to an expert like that because if a person doesn’t make it work in his own life, I don’t see how he’s capable of counseling or advising or helping others.
In my case, I want you to know that what I am saying is not based primarily on university degrees or ordination papers. It so happens I have both. I have degrees from Cambridge University in Britain and I hold ordination papers. But the basis from which I am speaking to you today is experience.
My first marriage with Lydia lasted almost exactly thirty years. It was ended by her death in 1975. During our time together, we raised a family of nine daughters, so I know a little about raising children. We went through many hard experiences. We were in the middle of a war, the war that brought the state of Israel to birth. We faced a siege, famine and danger. We moved from country to country and continent to continent. We worked in Africa, in Canada, in Europe and in the United States. But our marriage was firm, happy, successful.
I want you to understand that the success of a marriage does not depend on lack of tension or problems but it depends on establishing a relationship which can stand and overcome those tensions and problems. I don’t believe most marriages are easy in the accepted sense.
Let me just add that I am married again now for the second time and my second marriage also is happy and harmonious. You will say, “Well, where did you find the key to this kind of a marriage?” My answer is very simple, “In the Bible.” I want you to know that I believe that the Bible is a true, relevant, up-to-date book. I believe it has the answers to life’s problems today. I believe all we need to do is apply it and it works. The Bible attaches great importance to marriage—much more, I think, than most churchgoers or Christians realize.
According to the Bible, human history started with a marriage. God created Adam and then He said it was not good for him to be alone, and He Himself formed and brought to him a wife, a helpmeet. Marriage initiated in the heart of God, not in the thought of man, and I believe once we get away from God’s concept of marriage, it’s not going to work. Furthermore, the Bible ends with marriage. The great climax of all human history is the marriage supper of the Lamb. That’s what all history is leading up to. So I think you’ll agree with me when I say that if you view the Bible objectively, it places tremendous importance on marriage.
Marriage was conceived in the Bible. It was conceived in the heart of God and there, too, we find the key to a successful marriage.
In Ephesians, chapter 5, Paul has been speaking about marriage. He’s been comparing the relationship of Jesus Christ to His church to that of a bridegroom to his bride. He concludes this comparison with this statement, “This is a great mystery.” One of the modern translations says, “a profound mystery.” He is speaking about marriage. Now we need to understand that in the language of the New Testament, the word “mystery” had a specific meaning. It meant a secret that most people didn’t know but that could be learned if you went through a process of initiation and got in with the right group. And so, that’s what marriage is. It’s a secret that most people don’t know but it can be learned if you go through the process of initiation. And that’s what I’m going to try to help you do in my talk today and the rest of this week.
Now, to come to this secret that is the key to a successful marriage, I want to turn to the last book in the Old Testament, the Book of Malachi. At this time, Israel as a nation were not very close to God. God had given them His law but, in most cases, they had been somewhat disobedient and, as a result, they were not enjoying the blessings that God had promised them. They had a lot of problems and some of their problems were like the problems of many people today, they were in their homes and in their marriages. And God puts His finger on the reason for their problems. And I’m going to read to you Malachi 2:13–14:
And this is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accept it with favor from your hand.
Do you understand, they were religious people, they were doing a lot of praying but God wasn’t answering their prayers. And they said, “For what reason?” And then the Lord gives them this answer:
Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
I want you to notice three points about that. First of all, religion does not necessarily produce successful marriages. These people were very religious, they were praying all the time, they were in the temple, but their homes were in a mess. Do you know that that is true of many situations today? A lot of religious marriages do not have happy homes. So bear that in mind first of all. Religion does not necessarily produce a happy home.
Then the second point I want to bring to your notice is that a wrong relationship between a husband and wife hinders a relationship with God. God said He wouldn’t hear their prayers and they said, “Why?” and He said to them, “Because you haven’t dealt right with your wife. You’ve been unfaithful to the wife of your covenant.”
And other Scriptures tell us the same. In 1 Peter 3, Peter instructs husbands to be careful how they live with their wives so that their prayers will not be hindered. In other words, if you pray out of an unhappy marriage, and it is not an ordered home, your prayer may not be very effective. God says to get your home in order.
Then the third point I want to bring to you is the vital one—it is the key. It is the last word of that Scripture, the word “covenant.” This is the key to a successful marriage. It is the realization, out of Scripture, that marriage is a covenant. Covenant is one of the key concepts of the Bible. The same word that is translated “covenant” is also translated “testament.” And so you see that the whole Bible comes to us in the form of two covenants or two testaments. I think that shows the importance that God attaches to a covenant that His whole word to us, His written word, comes in the form of a covenant.
Now there are two essential features to a covenant that affect marriage. I am going to mention them. The first is: A covenant demands commitment—total, unreserved, whole-hearted commitment. And that is part of marriage. Marriage is not an experimental relationship, it is not a trial. It can only succeed on the basis of total commitment. Secondly, in a covenant, God sets the terms for a commitment. Man
does not set the terms, God sets the terms. This was the problem with Israel in the days of Malachi they were trying to set their terms for how marriage should be and God said, “I won’t accept that.” So I want you to hold on to these two important points: first of all, that marriage begins with a commitment; secondly, that God sets the terms. Remember that, because I am going to be closing my message today
but I’ll be back again with you at the same time tomorrow. Tomorrow I’ll be dealing further with the nature of covenant and I’ll be explaining in a practical way just how it works in marriage.
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