Nakuba isoni sokuqala emhlabeni sasingowesifazane, ubulili obuhle kakhulu buhlonishwa okholweni lobu-Orthodox. Ungakhuluma ngezenzo zabo ngenxa yothando eNkosini uNkulunkulu isikhathi eside. Indawo ekhethekile eSontweni Lama-Orthodox inabesifazane abathintekayo be-Myrrh, abangazange besabe lutho, balandela uKristu.
Abesifazane ababeletha imira-ngubani lo?
Abesifazane abafika kuqala ethuneni likaJesu Kristu emva kweSabatha, abavusa, belethela kuye iphunga nempepho (miro) ngenxa yokukhukhumeza komzimba, abaphethe imure. Abesifazane abayisikhombisa abakhulunywa emibhalweni ehlukene babethembekile kuJesu Kristu kuze kube sekupheleni, futhi abazange baphume njengabafundi nabaphostoli, beshiya iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ukuba ife esiphambanweni. Ukuthola ukuthi bangobani, abaphethe imure, kubalulekile ukuthi bathi bangesabi ukubuyela kuPontiyu Pilatu, ukuze avume ukuthatha isidumbu sikaJesu ukuba bangcwatshwe.
Ngokusho kwezinganekwane ezikhona, ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lwesithathu, abesifazane beza endaweni yokungcwaba ngezwe elilungiselelwe. Babengesabi ukuqapha nokuboshwa, ngakho-ke bavuzwa ngokuba ngabokuqala ukubona futhi babone ukuvuswa kukaKristu. Ekuqaleni, abaphethe imure babengakholelwa kulokho okwakwenzekile, ngoba uJesu wavuswa komunye umzimba, kodwa lapho bezwa izwi lakhe baqiniseka ngesimangaliso. Indaba echaza ukuthi kusho ukuthini umfazi ophethe imilasi ifundisa ngezindlela eziningi. Isiphetho esiyinhloko ukuthi inhliziyo enothando isilungele okuningi futhi yehlule ukwesaba nokufa.
Abathwali besifazane - amagama
Eqinisweni, abavangeli babiza amagama asemasimini ahlukene, kodwa ngenxa yokuhlaziywa okwenziwe ochwepheshe futhi, ngokucabangela Umkhuba Ongcwele, abantu abayisikhombisa bangempela bangabonakala. Uma unesithakazelo kumagama abathwali be-myrr, khumbula amagama alandelayo: uMary Magdalene, uMaria Kleopova, uSalomia, uJohn, uMaria, uMarta noSusanna. Owesifazane ngamunye wayenendaba yakhe yokuphila eyingqayizivele, kodwa ndawonye bahlonyiselwa uthando olukhulu eNkosini uNkulunkulu. Ayikho ulwazi oluthembekile mayelana nabanye abaphethe imure.
Ukuphila kwabaphethe imure
ISonto limelela impilo ejwayelekile evunyelwe abesifazane abayisikhombisa abalulekile e-Orthodoxy:
- UMariya Magdalena . Ngaphambi kokuzijwayeza noKristu, lona wesifazane wahola impilo yesono, ngenxa yamadimoni ayisikhombisa ahlala kuyo. Lapho uMsindisi ebaxosha, uMariya waphenduka wamlandela, wamkhonza yena nabaphostoli abangcwele. Ukuqhubeka nokuvela kwenani elikhulu lezinkomba kulo mgibeli, singaphetha ngokuthi wayevelele phakathi kwabanye ngokukholwa nokuzinikela kwakhe.
- UJohane . Amakhosikazi amaningi aphethwe isifuba afika eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu emva kwesimangaliso, ngakho uJohn wamlandela uKristu lapho ephilisa indodana yakhe efile. Ngaphambi kwalokho, wayengowesifazane ocebile ongazange alandele imiyalo yeNkosi.
- USalome . Ngokusho kwezinganekwane zesonto, wayeyindodakazi ku-olungileyo uJoseph the Hrapby. Wabeletha abaphostoli uJames noJohane.
- UMaria Cleopova . Kukholelwa ukuthi lo wesifazane ungumama womphostoli uJakobe u-Alpha noMevangelist uMathewu.
- USusanna . Ukuthola ukuthi yibaphi abaphethe imure ukuthi bangobani, kufanele kuqaphele ukuthi akubona bonke abesifazane abawazi ulwazi oluningi, isibonelo, uSusanna ukhulunywe ngesikhathi esisodwa ekuhambeni komphostoli uLuka, lapho ekhuluma khona ngendlela uJesu ayehamba ngayo emadolobheni ukushumayela. USusanna wayengomunye wabafazi abahamba naye. Ayikho enye imininingwane mayelana nayo.
- UMarta noMariya . Laba bangodadewabo bomdabu, futhi nabo babe nomfowabo - uSazare Lazar oneminyaka engu-4 ubudala. Bakholelwa kuKristu ngisho nangaphambi kokuvuswa kwakhe. ISonto likholelwa ukuthi uMariya wayengowesifazane owathululela ekhanda likaJesu ipondo ledidi nezwe eliyigugu eliyigugu, ngaleyo ndlela elungiselela umzimba wakhe ukuba ungcwatshwe.
Uthini isithonjana se-"Myrrh-Bear Wife"?
Kunezithombe eziningana lapho abesifazane abamelele khona. Bangatholakala emasontweni futhi bathengwe i-iconostasis yekhaya. Abaningi banesithakazelo kulokho abakhulekeli ababeletha i-Myrr bakuthandazela ngakho, ngakho-ke izithonjana ziphefumulelwe ngabesifazane bathandazela isifungo sokuthembeka, ukuthula nothando. Ngaphambi kwesithombe umuntu angacela ukuthethelelwa izono ezenzelwe, ukuqinisa ukholo nokuqeda izilingo ezikhona. Siza izithonjana ukuthola impilo ethule.
Abesifazane Ababeletha Umrrh - Umthandazo
Njengoba abesifazane abakhulu beSonto Lama-Orthodox bakha i-feat egameni lothando lweNkosi, baqondiswa imiyalezo yomthandazo, kanye nabangcwele. Umthandazo kubaphathi bezimure kuyisicelo sokuthi abesifazane abangcwele babuzwe ngaphambi kokuba iNkosi ikhululwe ezonweni nasekuthetheleleni. Baphendukela kubo ukuthola uthando ngoKristu, njengoba nabo ngokwabo benza. Umthandazo njalo ubiza usizo ukunciphisa futhi ubeke inhliziyo.
Ababelethikazi-Orthodoxy
Ngokusho kwamasonto esonto, usuku olunikezelwe abesifazane abangcwele lufana no-Mashi 8. Isonto labaphethe imure liqala emva kwePhasika ngesonto lesithathu, kufanelekile ukukhomba ukuthi igama elithi "isonto" lisho iSonto. Kuleliholidi, abesifazane basendulo kufanele bathathe isidlo, bese bebanjwe imikhosi ejabulisayo. AbamaNgcwele baMama ababeletha i-Myrrh bathi bonke abesifazane besemhlabeni banikezwa isihloko esinjalo, ngoba uletha ukuthula emndenini wakhe, ubeletha izingane futhi ungumgcini wezindlu.
Abaphathi besifazane ezweni lanamuhla
I-Orthodoxy ikhazimulisa izimfanelo ezihlukene kakhulu zabesifazane, isibonelo, ukuzinikela, ukuzinikela, uthando, ukholo nokunye okunye. Abaningi bakhetha indlela ehlukile, ngokugxila kwezinye izindinganiso, isibonelo, udumo, imali, ukunganaki, kodwa kukhona okuhlukile. Ungathola izindaba eziningi ngendlela abathintekayo be-imrrathi banamuhla abakhazimulisa ngayo iNkosi futhi baphile impilo yokulunga. Lokhu kufaka phakathi odade besihe, izisebenzi zokuzithandela, omama bezingane eziningi, uthando lwabo alukwanele kuphela ezinganeni zabo, kodwa kubo bonke abadinga, nakwabesifazane abahlala ngenzuzo yabanye.