Ngo- Mashi 22 , ngokusho kwesitayela esisha, ama-Orthodox amaKristu agubha umkhosi wabaSanta abangamashumi amane noma, njengoba kuthiwa futhi, usuku lwezingcwele ezingamashumi amane zabafel 'ukholo baseSevastia.
Iyini umkhosi wamaSanta angamashumi amane?
Umlando wesidlo sabangcwele abangamashumi amane uvela ebuKristwini bokuqala. Ngo-313, kwezinye izingxenye zoMbuso oNgcwele wamaRoma, inkolo yobuKristu yayivele isemthethweni, futhi ukushushiswa kwamakholwa kwaphela. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kwakungeyona icala yonke indawo. ESebastia, eyayisemkhawulweni wase-Armenia wamanje, uMbusi Licinius wayala ukuba amaKristu ahlenge amabutho, eshiya abeZizwe kuphela. ESevastia wakhonza u-Agricolius ongumqaba wamaqaba, futhi ngaphansi komyalo wakhe kwakungamasosha angamashumi amane aseKapadokiya, ebiza ubuKristu. Umphathi wamabutho wacela amasosha ukuthi aqinisekise ukuzinikela kwabo konkulunkulu bamaqaba, kodwa benqaba ukwenza lokhu futhi bavalelwa. Lapho bazinikele ngokuzithandela emithandazweni futhi bezwa izwi likaNkulunkulu, owabajabulisa futhi wabayala ukuba bangavumelani ngaphambi kokulingwa. Ngakusasa ekuseni, u-Agricolius wazama futhi ukuhlukumeza amasosha, esebenzisa zonke izinhlobo zobuqili nokuzithoba, ekhazimulisa izenzo zabo zempi futhi ebahola ukuba babuyele ekukholweni lobuqaba ukuze bathole inkululeko. AbaseCapadoado abangamashumi amane baphinde bahluleka ukuhlolwa, kanti u-Agricolius wayala ukuba bavalwe futhi emgodini.
Ngemva kwesonto, u-Lysias ohloniphekile, wafika eSevastia, owababuza imibuzo emasosha, kodwa ngemva kokuphika futhi ukufunga ukuthembela konkulunkulu bamaqaba, wayala amaKapadosiya ukuba athandwe ngamatshe. Nokho, amatshe ngokuyisimanga awazange awele amasosha, ehlakazeka ngezindlela ezahlukene. Isivivinyo esilandelayo, esasizokwephula ukuphikiswa kwabafel 'ukholo baseSevastian, kwakukhona ukuma behamba ngeqhwa, lapho uLisiya ayebalahle khona. Amasosha ayebuthakathaka kakhudlwana, eduze komfula wawuncibilikisa i-sauna. Ebusuku, omunye wamaKapadoki akakwazanga ukuma futhi wagijimela endlini encane engashintshi, kodwa-ke, ewela phezu kombundu wayo, wafa. Abanye baqhubeka beqine ukuma phezu kweqhwa. Futhi kwenzeka isimangaliso. INkosi yakhuluma nabafel 'ukholo baseSebastean, futhi yafudumala yonke into eyayizungezile, ukuze iqhwa lishintshe futhi amanzi ashushu.
Omunye wabalindi, u-Aglalia, owawukuphela kwakhe ongazange alale ngaleso sikhathi, lapho ebona isimangaliso, wathi: "Futhi ngingumKristu!" Wayehambisana namaKapadosiya.
Lapho efika ngakusasa emfuleni, u-Agricolius noLisiya babona ukuthi amasosha ayengaphila kuphela kodwa aphukile, kodwa phakathi kwabo kwakungomunye wabaqaphi. Bese bayala ukuba babulale izimpondo zabo ngesando ukuze bafe ubuhlungu. Kamuva izidumbu zabafel 'ukholo baseSebastean bashiswa, futhi amathambo aphonswa emfuleni. Nokho, uMbhishobhi waseSevastia, owabusiswa uPetru, eqondiswa uNkulunkulu, wakwazi ukuqoqa futhi angcwabe izinsalela zamaqhawe angcwele.
Izimpawu zomkhosi wama-Forty Saints
Ukubaluleka kweholidi leSonto lama-Forty Saints ukuthi umkholi weqiniso akaqiniseki ngokholo lwakhe, bese emsindisa, ngisho noma ehlupheka noma ehlupheka ngokufa. UmKristu weqiniso kufanele abe eqinile ezinkolelweni zakhe futhi angaphambuki kubo kunoma yisiphi isimo.
Kulolu suku kuyisiko ukukhumbula amasosha angamashumi amane aseKapadosiya anika ukuphila kwawo ngenxa yokholo lwabo kuNkulunkulu. Ukuzihlonipha, ukwelashwa okhethekile kunikezwa emindenini yama-ordodox njengama-larks. Lezi zinyoni, ukuhamba kwazo, zihlobene nokuziphatha kwabafel 'ukholo bakaSevastian. Le nyoni isibindi isibhamu sibheke elangeni, kodwa isula ngokwayo phambi kobukhosi bukaJehova uNkulunkulu futhi ihlahlela phansi. Ngako-ke abaMartyrs abangcwele abangamashumi amane, bezivumelanise nokufa okungenakugwemeka nokubi, bakwazi ukukhuphukela eNkosini futhi bathola umusa wakhe.