“Ndikholelwa kuThixo omnye uYise, uSomandla,
Mdali wezulu nomhlaba,
kuzo zonke izinto ezibonakalayo nezingabonakaliyo”
(Umfuziselo woKholo)
Ngegama elingabonakaliyo kwinqaku lokuqala le-Creed kufuneka siqonde umhlaba ongabonakaliyo okanye ongokomoya apho izithunywa zezulu zihlala khona.
Iingelosi ziyimimoya, izidalwa ezingafaniyo, zinikwe ingqondo, intando kunye neemvakalelo. Bangoomoya abalungiselelayo ( Heb. 1:14 ), abagqibelele ngakumbi kunomntu engqondweni, amandla, namandla, kodwa basesikelwe umda.
Igama elithi ingelosi lisiGrike kwaye lithetha umthunywa. Imimoya ekhuphe imizimba ibizwa njalo ngenxa yokuba uThixo uyithumela ukuba yazise abantu ngokuthanda Kwakhe. Ngokomzekelo, ingelosi enkulu uGabriyeli yathunyelwa nguThixo kwiNtombi Enyulu uMariya ukuba amazise ukuba uya kuzala uMsindisi wehlabathi (Luka 1: 26-35).
ISityhilelo esingokobuthixo sibonisa ukuba inani leengelosi likhulu kakhulu. Ngaloo ndlela, komnye wemibono yakhe, umprofeti uDaniyeli uthi:
“Kwamiswa iitrone, wahlala phantsi uNyangelemihla; amawaka aliwaka abelungiselela, namashumi amawaka ngeshumi lamawaka ema phambi kwakhe; bahlala phantsi abagwebi, kwaza kwavulwa iincwadi” ( Dan. 7:9-10 ) IZibhalo zamaKristu zesiGrike zaza zavulwa.
Ekuthinjweni kukaYesu Kristu, xa omnye wabafundi bakhe wakhupha imela ukuze amkhusele, wathi kuye:
“Buyisela imela yakho endaweni yayo… ( Mat. 26:52-53 ).
Iingelosi eziLondolozayo
Ngokwemfundiso yeCawa yamaOthodoki, wonke umntu unengelosi yakhe engumlondolozi (Ingelosi-franititel, ingelosi eyi-Guardian), ehlala naye ngokungabonakaliyo ukusuka ekuzalweni ukuya engcwabeni, imnceda kwizinto ezilungileyo kwaye imkhusele ebubini. Sinokuqiniseka ngale nyaniso kumazwi kaYesu Krestu ngokwaKhe:
“Bonani ukuba ningadeli namnye waba bancinane, kuba ndithi kuni, iiNgelosi zabo ezulwini zihlala zibubona ubuso bukaBawo oseZulwini” (Mat. 18:10).
“Lumkani, ningadeli namnye waba bancinane; kuba ndithi kuni, Izithunywa zabo emazulwini zihlala zibubona ubuso bukaBawo osemazulwini” (Mateyu 18:10).
Yabonani, ningadeli namnye waba bancinane; kuba ndithi kuni iingelosi zabo ezulwini zihlala zibubona ubuso bukaBawo osemazulwini.” ( Mat. 18:10 ) Izithunywa zezulu zisoloko zibubona ubuso bukaBawo osemazulwini.
Kancinci kufuneka siqale siqonde abantwana, kwaye emva koko onke amaKristu okwenyaniso, athi ekuthambeni nasekuthobekeni afane nabantwana. Ukuba iiNgelosi zisoloko zijonge ebusweni bukaBawo osezulwini kuthetha ukuba zisondele ngakumbi kuThixo, kwaye ukusondela kwazo kumiselwa bubunyulu bazo bokuziphatha.
Kuyabonakala ukuba, amakholwa eCawa yamaKristu okuqala nawo ayekholelwa kubukho bokwenene bengelosi engumgcini. Emva kokuba iNgelosi yeNkosi ihlangule iSt. UPetros waphuma entolongweni, waya kwikhaya likaYohane Marko nonina “apho abantu abaninzi babehlanganisene khona bethandaza.”
“Xa uPetros wankqonkqozayo endleleni yotshaba, isicakazana esigama linguRoda saya kuphulaphula. Eliqonda ilizwi likaPetros, akalivulanga ucango ngenxa yovuyo; Bathi ke kuye, Uphambene! Kodwa wathi kunjalo. Bathi ke bona, Sisithunywa sakhe esi. Ngelo xesha uPetros wayenkqonkqoza. Bathi ke bakuwuvula, bambona, bathi nqa” (IZenzo 12:13-15).
Into yokuba basebenzise isimelabizo esithi “owakhe” ngokuqinisekileyo ibonisa inkolelo yabo yokuba iNgcwele uPetros yayinengelosi yakhe yobuqu.
Ifoto: Umfanekiso we-Synaxis of the Angels (E. Tzanes, 1666)
