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James L. Chaffin wekuMocksville, North Carolina, aive murimi. Akaroora uye baba vevana vana. Akazviita iye anotarisira kumwe kusarudzika panguva yekunyorwa kwekuda kwake, muna 1905: akagara nhaka purazi kubva kumwanakomana wake wechitatu Marshall, achimugadza kuti ave mutongi wekuda. Sezvineiwo, akabvisa vamwe vana vake John, James naAbhineri, achisiya mukadzi wake asina kana nhaka.
Jim Chaffin akafa musi waGunyana 7, 1921 zvichitevera kudonha kubva pabhiza. Marshall Chaffin, mushure mekugara nhaka purazi iri, akafa makore mashoma gare gare, achisiya zvese kumukadzi wake nemwanakomana.
Amai vacho nehama dzakasara havana kukwikwidza zvishuwo zvaChaffin panguva yekuteedzana, uye nokudaro nyaya yacho yakaramba ichitenderedza kweanenge makore mana, kusvika muchirimo cha1925.
Mwanakomana wechipiri waJim Chaffin wechipiri, James Pinkney Chaffin, akatambudzika nezviitiko zvisina kujairika: baba vake vakazviratidza kwaari muchiroto, patsoka yemubhedha, vakamutarisa sezvaakanga akaita muhupenyu, asi nenzira isiri yemasikirwo uye akanyarara.
Izvi zvakaenderera kwechinguva kusvikira, munaJune, Chaffin wekare akazviratidza kumwanakomana wake akapfeka jasi rake dema dema. Achichengeta kumberi kwejasi racho rakavhurika uye richinyatsooneka, akataura kumwanakomana wake kekutanga: "Iwe uchawana kuda kwangu muhomwe yejasi rako repamberi".
Jim Chaffin akanyangarika uye James akamuka aine fungidziro yekuti baba vake vaiyedza kumuudza kuti kune imwe nzvimbo kune yechipiri testamende iyo yakakunda iyo yaive yapfuura.
James akamuka mambakwedza kuti aende kumba kwamai vake kunotsvaga jasi nhema yababa vake. Nehurombo, Mai Chaffin vakapa jasi kumwanakomana wavo mukuru, John, uyo akange atamira kune rimwe dunhu.
Asina hanya, James akatyaira mamaira makumi maviri kuti asangane naJohn. Mushure mekuudza chiitiko chisina kujairika kune mukoma wake, akawana jasi rababa vake kuti vamuongorore. Vakaona kuti, mukati, makanga mune chakavanzika muhomwe chakadimburwa pamberi uye chakasungwa zvisvinu. Vakavhura nekunyatso kumisikidza, uye mukati, vakawana bepa rakaputirwa uye rakasungwa netambo.
Pepa racho rakaverenga tsamba, nerunyorwa rusinga rondedzero rwekare Jim Chaffin, richimukoka kuti averenge chitsauko 27 chaGenesi reBhaibheri rake rekare.
John aive akabatikana kubasa uye aisakwanisa kuperekedza mukoma wake. Saka James akadzokera kumba kwamai vake pasina iye. Vari munzira akakoka shamwari yaakareba, Thomas Blackwelder, kuti vamuteedzere kuti vaone kuteedzana kwezviitiko.
Mai Chaffin, pakutanga, havana kurangarira kwavakaisa Bhaibheri remurume wavo. Pakupedzisira, mushure mekutsvaga kwekuyera, bhuku racho rakawanikwa muchipfuva rakaiswa mukamuri.
Bhaibheri raive riri munhamo, asi Thomas Blackwelder akakwanisa kuwana chikamu chaive munaGenesi uye akavhura muchitsauko 27. Akaona kuti mapeji maviri akange apetwa kuti aumbe muhomwe, uye muhomwe iyoyo maive nechinhu bepa rakanyatsovanzwa. Mune mavara, Jim Chaffin akange anyora zvinotevera:
Mushure mekuverenga bhuku raGenesi chitsauko 27, ini, James L. Chaffin, ndinofunga kutaura zvandaishuvira. Mushure mekupa muviri wangu guva rakakodzera, ndinoda kuti hupfumi hwangu hukamurwe zvakaenzana pakati pevana vangu kana vari vapenyu parufu rwangu; kana vasiri vapenyu, zvikamu zvavo zvichaenda kuvana vavo. Iyi ndiyo testamende yangu. Fungisisa ruoko rwangu rwakazvisimbisa,
James L. Chaffin
Ndira 16, 1919.
Zvinoenderana nemutemo wenguva iyoyo, testamende yaifanira kutorwa seyakavimbika kana yakanyorwa nemuongorori, kunyangwe pasina zvapupu.
MunaGenesi 27 inotaura nyaya yekuti Jacob, mwanakomana wekupedzisira kuna tateguru wemuBhaibheri Isaka, akagamuchira sei chikomborero chababa vake uye akabvisa mukoma wake Esau. Mukuda kwa1905, Chaffin aive asiira zvese kumwanakomana wake wechitatu Marshall. Nekudaro, muna1919 Chaffin akange averenge nekutora nhau yemubhaibheri mumoyo.
Marshall akanga afa makore matatu gare gare uye zvishuwo zvekupedzisira zvaChaffin zvakazoonekwa gare gare. Mukoma vatatu naAmai Chaffin, saka, vakapa mhosva kuchirikadzi yaMashall kuti vadzorere purazi iri vagovane zvinhu zvakaenzana sezvakarairwa nababa. Mai Marshall Chaffin, hongu, vakaramba.
Zuva rekutongwa rakamiswa kutanga kwaZvita 1925. Rinenge vhiki pasati nyaya yatanga kuvhurwa, James Chaffin akashanyirwazve muchiroto nababa vake. Panguva ino murume wekare airatidza kunge achanetseka uye akamubvunza akatsamwa "iripi testamende yangu yekare"?
James akataura kurota uku kumagweta ake, achiti akatenda ichi chiratidzo chekuti zvakazoonekwa pakuda kutongwa.
Pazuva rekuteerera, chirikadzi yaMarshall Chaffin yakakwanisa kuona yakaiswa mudenga muna1919, ichiziva kusarudzika kwevatezvara. Nekuda kweizvozvo, akaraira magweta ake kuti abvise mhosva yacho. Pakupedzisira, iwo mativi maviri akataura kuti vaive vasvitsa mhinduro ine rugare, pahwaro hwemamiriro ezvinhu akaiswa mune yechipiri testamende.
Old Jim Chaffin havana kuzombozviratidza kumwanakomana wavo mukurota zvakare. Sezviri pachena akawana icho chaaitsvaga: kugadzirisa chakashata mushure mekuverenga iyo nyaya yezvinyorwa zvitsvene.
Iyo Jim Chaffin kudanana inozivikanwa chaizvo muNorth Carolina uye yakanyorwa zvakanyanya. Iyo inomiririra chimwe chezviratidziro chakashamisa pane kuvapo kweupenyu mushure mekurarama uye pane mukana wekutaurirana nemufi.