Ngisho nangaphambi kokuzalwa komntwana, abanye abazali bacabanga ngegama lomntwana, bakhetha igama ngokuvumelana nabangcwele - izinsuku ezizinikezelwe abangcwele. Futhi evame ukubizwa ngokuthi umntwana ngegama lendoda engcwele, ozalwa ngosuku lwakhe. Baze bacela ngaphambi kokuthi "bangabizi kanjani igama lomntwana", kodwa "ukuthi uzoyibiza kanjani." Kwakukhona ngesikhathi somkhosi wesigcabha sokubhapathizwa ukuthi umuntu wathola igama lakhe. Futhi namhlanje sizibuza ukuthi kubalulekile yini ukubhapathiza ingane nhlobo.
Kungani ubhapathiza izingane?
Ngakho-ke, kungani ebhapathiza ingane futhi kungani babhapathiza izingane ngokujwayelekile? Abazali abaningi abakucabangi ngisho nenye into, ngisho noma bengayi njalo esontweni ngokwabo, abawazi ngempela umthandazo owodwa. Okushiwo ubhapathizo lwengane ukuthi uyiseduze nabantu bakaNkulunkulu ngale mfihlakalo, usondelana noNkulunkulu uqobo. Zonke izono zisuswa kuye. Kubonakala sengathi yiziphi izinhlobo zezono umuntu onsana olusanda kuzithola futhi kungani kubalulekile ukubhapathiza ingane engenangqondo? Mhlawumbe uzokhula futhi azenzele yena ngokwakhe? Lapha akuwona umbuzo wesono esiphelele. Kumele kuhunyushwe ngale ndlela: indoda yafa esonweni futhi yavuka kuKristu. Uthola umzimba weNkosi ngesikhathi sesakramente, ugcotshwa ngokuthula, umhlangano wokuhlanganyela esontweni uyenzeka. Konke lokhu kuhumusha isimo esingokomoya sosana kwelinye izinga. Yilokho okunikeza ubhapathizo lwengane.
Ngaphambi komhlangano wokubhapathizwa ingane ikhethwe ngabankulunkulukazi. Kuyadingeka ukuba usondele ngokujulile ekukhethweni kwabakhethiweyo, ngoba manje konke ukuphila kwakhe bayoba abaqeqeshi abangokomoya abesanda kubhapathizwa. Nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sokuphila kwabo kufanele bahlale bekulungele ukusekela, bafundise futhi bakhuthaze esimweni esinzima, bengavumeli ukuhamba endleleni efanele yokuphila.
Ngingayenqaba yini ukubhapathiza ingane, abanye abantu bayabuza. Uma umamukeli okhethiwe engaboni amandla futhi engakulungele ukuthwala umthwalo wokukhulisa ingane ngokomoya, kungcono nakakhulu ukulahla. Ngempela, kuyo yonke impilo yakho uzoboshwa ngezibopho ezingokomoya. Awukwazi ukukhansela lobu buhlobo noma ushintshe ingqondo yakho emva komkhosi. Imithetho ye-canonical ayihlinzeki ngalokhu. Emva kwakho konke, ubona, abazali bethu bodwa, asikwazi ukuzalwa kabusha emzimbeni
Mhlawumbe umpristi angenqaba ukuqhuba umkhosi wokubhapathizwa uma abazali bezomthetho bengabazali bakaNkulunkulu. Noma i-receptor ekhethiwe izoba inkolo ehlukile. Ngokwezivumelwano ze-Orthodoxy, abantu kufanele babonakale sengathi baphendukela ekukholweni kwe-Orthodox. Uma kungenjalo, ukuthi uzomfundisa kanjani imithetho engokomoya yale nkolo ethile.
Wonke umuntu uqobo lwakhe wenza isiphetho sakhe kanye nengane yakhe. Kodwa kungcono ukuletha ingane yakho esontweni. Phela, akusilo lutho ukuthi thina ama-Orthodox amaKristu siwagcina lezi zithethe iminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi nambili.