I-Paraskeva NgoLwesihlanu kubhekwa njengenhlonipho yemindeni yomndeni. Wazalwa emndenini ocebile, kodwa ngemva kokufa kwabazali bakhe, wasakaza ifa lakhe, waqedwa waba izinduna. U-Paraskeva wachitha impilo yakhe njengomuntu ongcwele, esekela abampofu. Amathempeli amaningi nemithombo asehlukanisiwe ekuhlonipheni kwakhe, okunamandla okuphulukisa. Baveza iParaskeva njengowesifazane omude futhi oqinile, onomqhele okhanyekayo ekhanda lakhe.
Yini esiza uSt. Paraskeva ngoLwesihlanu?
Usuku lokukhumbula le saint ngu-Novemba 10. Kuleli khadi abantu abazange basebenze futhi balethe izipho ethempelini eParaskeva. Ngendlela, ngalolu suku wonke umkhosi weCowl uphindaphindiwe. I-Paraskeva Pyatnitsa ibhekwa njengomsizi ezindabeni eziningi, ngakho wayevame ukucela usizo kuye emithandazweni yakhe. Ohlonishwa ngokukhethekile lo wesifazane ongcwele, owambiza ngokuthi "Baba oyiNgcwele." Ezikhathini zasendulo, abantu bakholelwa ukuthi uLwesihlanu uhamba emhlabeni futhi ubukela abantu ukugcina imithetho yamaKrestu namasiko.
Yini esiza i-Paraskeva ngoLwesihlanu:
- Abaningi bacabanga ukuthi isanta singumphilisa wezifo ezehlukene, kokubili emzimbeni nangokomoya. Okokuqala, kwasiza ukubhekana nezifo zesifazane.
- Amantombazane enesizungu aphupha ukuhlangana nomphefumulo wabo womlingani alethe imithandazo yakhe. Kuze kube manje, kunombalwa omkhulu wemibiko evela kwalabo uParaskeva ngoLwesihlanu abasiza ukushada. Uphinde uthathwa njengomuntu obhekene nenhlalakahle yomndeni. Abesifazane, bephupha ngokuqhubeka komndeni, bathandaza ngalokhu eParaskeva, futhi naye usiza ekubelethweni okuphephile nokulula.
- Abantu bacabanga ukuthi lesi saint singumnikazi wekhaya, amasimu nemfuyo. Abantu abathintekayo ekulimeni bacela usizo oluvela eParaskeva.
Kuyothakazelisa ukwazi ukuthi isithonjana seParaskeva ngoLwesihlanu siyasiza, kodwa futhi yiziphi izimpawu ezikhona ezihlobene nosuku lwakhe. Kukholelwa ukuthi lolu suku alomile. Uma umuntu ebona phansi umdwebo wezinselo zehhashi, agcwele amanzi, khona-ke ngenyanga kuyoba khona ubusika wangempela. Ngokwezinga lokungcola ngosuku, i-Paraskevs yahlulelwa ngesimo sezulu sentwasahlobo, okungukuthi, uma kunjalo, kuyoba nemvula enkulu. Amantombazane asezingeni likaNovemba 10 kunoma yiliphi icala akakwazi ukugeza nokuwasha izinwele zabo. Futhi, abantu bakholelwa ukuthi uma umuntu ehle kakhulu ePasaskeva ehleka, uyomemeza kakhulu lapho esekhulile. Kuvinjelwe leli holide ukwenza umsebenzi ongcolile, okungukuthi, ukususa ukugeza, njll. Lokhu kuchazwa ukuthi ngezenzo ezinjalo umuntu angavala amehlo oyingcwele.