John Woolman: Divine Love Imposeth No Rigorous or Unreasonable Commands
From the Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman (1774)
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KISWAHILI
"Upendo wa Kimungu haulazimishi amri kali au zisizo na akili, lakini kwa neema huonyesha roho ya udugu na njia ya furaha, na ili kufikia huko ni muhimu kwamba tuache kutoka kwa nje zote ambazo zenye ubinafsi."
- John Woolman (1720-1772) alikuwa waziri wa Quaker (Jamii ya Marafiki), mleta mabadiliko, na ukomeshaji wa utumwa mwenye ushawishi mkubwa katika makoloni ya Amerika Kaskazini (kabla ya nchi ya Marekani).
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
“Divine love imposeth no rigorous or unreasonable commands, but graciously points out the spirit of brotherhood and way to happiness, in the attaining to which it is necessary that we go forth out of all that is selfish.”
- John Woolman (1720-1772) was a Quaker (Society of Friends) minister, reformist, and influential abolitionist in the North American colonies (pre-United States).
Chanzo (source): Woolman, John. “A Plea for the Poor—or A Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich” in The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman, edited by Phillips P. Moulton, page 242. Richmond, Indiana: Friends United Press, 1971 (original was published in 1774).