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Musa Quotes

“Musa alipokuwa mlimani kupokea Amri Kumi za Mungu kwa ajili ya Wana wa Israeli alikawia sana kurudi, kiasi cha watu kukata tamaa na kujiona wapweke wakiwa njiani kuelekea katika Nchi ya Ahadi. Kutokana na woga usio na kifani na kukata huko kwa tamaa waliamua kutosubiri tena kusikia neno kutoka kwa Mungu, au kuiona sura halisi ya Mungu kama Musa alivyokuwa amewaahidi, hivyo wakamlazimisha Haruni awatengenezee mungu kutokana na taswira ambayo tayari walishakuwa nayo vichwani mwao kuhusu mungu waliyemtaka; yaani ndama wa dhahabu, au mungu mpya ambaye angewapa chochote walichotaka muda wowote waliotaka.”

“Ufalme wa mbinguni uko juu. Akili ya binadamu iko juu. Kupata Amri Kumi za Mungu, Musa alipanda juu katika mlima Sinai. Yesu alijaribiwa na Shetani akiwa juu katika jangwa la Yuda. Ukifanikiwa tunasema uko juu. Tai hawezi kuona vizuri akiwa chini anaweza kuona vizuri akiwa juu. Ulaya na Amerika tunaita majuu kwa sababu ziko juu ya ikweta. Kwa nini juu? Kwa sababu juu kuna utukufu.”

“So Musa was a simple god, a god of few words. His thick beard and strong arms made him seem like a giant who could have wrung the neck of any soldier in any ancient pharaoh's army. Which explains why, on the day when we learned of his death and the circumstances surrounding it, I didn't feel sad or angry at first; instead I felt disappointed and offended, as if someone had insulted me. My brother Musa was capable of parting the sea, and yet he died in insignificance, like a common bit player, on a beach that today has disappeared, close to the waves that should have made him famous forever.”

“Mungu si wa kudhihakiwa (Wagalatia 6:7)! Katika maneno kadhaa ya Biblia, anasema bila masihara kabisa kwamba yeye ni Mungu mwenye wivu (Kutoka 34:14; Kumbukumbu la Torati 6:4-15) – Yeye si wa kuabudiwa kama mungu mwingine yeyote yule (Kumbukumbu la Torati 12:3-4, 30-31). Alipowaagiza watu wake wateule Israeli kwa njia ya ibada yake, aliwaonya wasiongeze juu ya kile alichokuwa amewapa wala wasipunguze chochote (Kumbukumbu la Torati 4:2; 12:32; angalia pia Ufunuo 22:18-19). Kwa mfano, angalia hasira yake kuu wakati wana wa Israeli walipojaribu kumwabudu kupitia Ndama wa Dhahabu (Kutoka 32:1-9). Walitangaza kuwa ilikuwa sikukuu ya Bwana (mstali wa 5), lakini Mungu hakulithamini hilo! Alikuwa na hasira kali juu ya ibada ya sanamu za watu, kiasi kwamba alifikiria kuangamiza taifa zima na kuanza upya na familia ya Musa. Mungu huyohuyo – Yahweh, Bwana wa Agano la Kale – akawa Yesu Kristo! Je, Mwokozi wetu atakubali kuabudiwa kwa namna yoyote ambayo misingi yake imejikita kwenye uongo? Hapana! Na hili kwa vyovyote vile limezingatia mila na desturi zisizo za kibiblia (labda tunaweza kusema za “kipagani”) ambazo zimechukua nafasi ya maadhimisho ya kafara na ushindi wa kishindo wa Yesu Kristo.”

“How many in Antium lost those beloved to them when the Karkauns attacked? How many like Dex, who hide who they love because the Empire would kill them for it? How many like Laia, betrayed and then left to claw her way through her pain? How many like me, Shrike, pining for someone who no longer exists? You are lucky enough to love someone who loves you back. He is alive and breathing and in the same vicinity as you. By the skies, do something about it. However long you have. For whatever time you get. Because if you don't, I swear that you'll regret it. You'll regret it for all your years.”