Nyabenda Phinias' Obituary
Phinias Nyabenda yavukiye mu nkambi y'impunzi ya Katumba muli Tanzania muw'1989 mu kwezi kwa 6 ku munsi wa 24 aho ababyeyi be Sharutiel Ntibaruhisha na Monika Barengayabo bari barahungiye ubwicanyi bwabaye mu Burundi muw'1972.Phinias yavutse mu muryango w'abana 11 ubu hakaba hasigaye 5 gusa abandi bagiye bazira uburwayi. Imana imuhamagaye yari ashigaje ibyumweru 2 ngo abe amaze imyaka 2 muli Amerika. Aho yageze mu kwezi kwa 7 kuya 16 afite ibyizigiro byo kwiga no gushaka icyamuteza imbere. Yakuriye mu magorwa y'ubuhunzi ariko icyagaragaye ni uko yagize uburere bwiza n'umutima mwiza wo gushaka itera mbere no gufasha abandi. Yize neza afite intumbero wo gushaka kugera kure . Aho aboneye amahirwe yo kuza muli Amerika ntiyacogoye ku ntumbero yo kwiga no kwita ku murimo ariryo banga rya mbere yashize imbere. Uburwayi bwamufashe mu kwezi kwa 6 muw'2008 amaze kugura umuduga. Kikaba cyari ikimenyetso ciza co gushaka kwiteza imbere. Abasore bakuranye nawe yababereye umujanama mu bikorwa bitari bike. Kuva ageze muli Amerika yabonye akazi ariko ntiyagatinzeho kubera uburwayi. Icigeretseko yarihanganye mu bubabare bwose yagize. Indwara yamufashe mu igufa ry'itako, iramubabaza bikomeye ariko yarihanganye birenze uko twabisobanura. Ntawe yashiraho umwikomo. Yabaye incuti ya bose cane cane abana yabanaga nabo mu nzu. Kuva aho abaganga batumenyeshereje ko ntaco bamumarira, Phinias yashize ibyizigiro mu Mana ndetse aba inkomezi ku bamusengeraga buri mugoroba.Bigaragara ko igihe ce cyo gutaha cari gisohoye kuko ubugingo bwe bwose yabushize mu Mana kandi kurushaho yari amaze gusobanukirwa ko iwabo atakiri hano mu isi. Phinias Nyabenda, which means the ninth, is one of eleven children of M. Sharutiel Ntibaruhisha and Mrs. Monika Barengayabo. Only five still alive, others died because of disease. Phinias was born on June 24, 1989 in refugee camp of Katumba in Tanzania where his parents fled during the Burundian civil war in 1972. He didn't get a chance to know what means freedom until he landed in Nashville on July 16,2007.Though the refugee camp's life was so hard, Phinias had a will of making a better life through education. Coming to US was an open door for him to fulfill his dream unfortunately he got sick after 11 months of his arrival. He arrived in Nashville with a high expectation for the American dream. In June 2008 he was diagnosed with cancer in his right hip. Phinias was kind, patient, humble, a courageous guy and a friend to all, especially to his nephew and niece. During his suffering he didn't complain, blame or get mad anytime. He was always smiling and encouraging all friends who surrounded him especially the prayer group who came to pray with him every night
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