“Ndimakhulupirira mwa Mulungu mmodzi, Atate, Wamphamvuyonse,
Mlengi wa kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi,
zinthu zonse zooneka ndi zosaoneka”
(Chizindikiro cha Chikhulupiriro)
Ndi mawu osawoneka m'nkhani yoyamba ya Creed tiyenera kumvetsetsa dziko losawoneka kapena lauzimu lomwe angelo amakhala.
Angelo ndi mizimu, zolengedwa zopanda thupi, zolengedwa ndi malingaliro, chifuniro ndi kumverera. Iwo ndi mizimu yotumikira ( Aheb. 1:14 ), imene ili yangwiro kuposa munthu m’maganizo, mphamvu, ndi mphamvu, koma ili ndi malire.
Mawu akuti mngelo ndi Chigriki ndipo amatanthauza mtumiki. Mizimu yotayikayo imatchedwa choncho chifukwa chakuti Mulungu amaitumiza kuti idziwitse anthu za chifuniro Chake. Mwachitsanzo, Mngelo wamkulu Gabrieli anatumidwa ndi Mulungu kwa Namwali Woyera Maria kuti akamudziwitse kuti adzabala Mpulumutsi wa dziko (Luka 1:26-35).
Chibvumbulutso Chaumulungu chimasonyeza kuti chiŵerengero cha angelo ndi chachikulu kwambiri. Chotero, m’modzi mwa masomphenya ake, mneneri Danieli anati:
“Mipando yachifumu inakhazikitsidwa, ndipo Nkhalamba ya kale lomwe anakhala pansi…. oweruza anakhala pansi, ndipo mabuku anatsegulidwa” ( Dan. 7:9-10 )
Pa kugwidwa kwa Yesu Kristu, pamene mmodzi wa ophunzira ake anatenga mpeni kuti amuteteze, Iye anati kwa iye:
“Bwezera mpeni wako m’malo mwake… ( Mat. 26:52-53 ).
Angelo oteteza
Malinga ndi chiphunzitso cha Tchalitchi cha Orthodox, munthu aliyense ali ndi mngelo wake womuteteza (Angel-franititel, Mngelo Woyang'anira), yemwe amakhala naye mosawoneka kuchokera kubadwa mpaka kumanda, amamuthandiza mu zabwino ndikumuteteza ku zoyipa. Tikhoza kukhala otsimikiza za chowonadi ichi kuchokera ku mawu a Yesu Khristu Mwiniwake:
“Yang’anirani kuti musapeputse mmodzi wa ang’ono awa;
“Yang’anirani kuti musapeputsa mmodzi wa ang’ono awa; pakuti ndinena kwa inu, kuti angelo awo m’Mwamba apenya nthawi zonse nkhope ya Atate wanga wa Kumwamba” (Mateyu 18:10).
“Taonani, musanyoze mmodzi wa ang’ono awa; pakuti ndinena kwa inu, kuti angelo awo akumwamba amawona nkhope ya Atate wanga wa Kumwamba nthawi zonse.” ( Mat. 18:10 ) Iwo amaona nkhope ya Atate wanga wakumwamba.
Pang’ono ndi pang’ono tiyenera kumvetsetsa ana, ndiyeno Akristu onse oona, amene mu kufatsa kwawo ndi kudzichepetsa amafanana ndi ana. Kuti Angelo nthawi zonse amayang'ana pa nkhope ya Atate wakumwamba zikutanthauza kuti iwo ali pafupi kwambiri ndi Mulungu, ndipo kuyandikira kwawo kumatsimikiziridwa ndi chiyero chawo chamakhalidwe.
Mwachionekere, okhulupirira m’Tchalitchi Chachikristu choyambirira ankakhulupiriranso kuti mngelo womuyang’anira anali kukhalakodi. Mngelo wa Ambuye atapereka St. Ap. Petro kuchokera m’ndende, anapita kunyumba ya Yohane Marko ndi amake “kumene ambiri anasonkhana ndi kupemphera.”
“Pamene Petulo anagogoda pa mdani wa mseu, mtsikana wina wantchito dzina lake Roda anapita kukamvetsera. Ndipo pozindikira mau a Petro, cifukwa ca cimwemwe sanatsegula, koma anathamanga, naitana Petro alikuima pakhomo. Ndipo adati kwa iye, Wapenga iwe! Koma iye ananena kuti zinali choncho. Ndipo adati: Uyu ndi Mngelo wake. Pa nthawiyo Petro anagogodabe. Ndipo m’mene adachitsegula, adamuona, nazizwa” ( Machitidwe 12:13-15 ).
Mfundo yakuti anagwiritsa ntchito mloŵam’malo wakuti “wake” imasonyezadi chikhulupiriro chawo chakuti Petro Woyera anali ndi mngelo wake weniweni.
Chithunzi: Icon of the Synaxis of the Angels (E. Tzanes, 1666)
