“Ngikholwa kuNkulunkulu oyedwa uBaba, uMninimandla onke,
Mdali wezulu nomhlaba,
yazo zonke izinto ezibonakalayo nezingabonakali”
(Isimboli Sokholo)
Ngegama elingabonakali esihlokweni sokuqala se-Creed kufanele siqonde umhlaba ongabonakali noma ongokomoya okungezawo izingelosi.
Izingelosi ziyimimoya, izidalwa ezihlukene, zinikezwe ingqondo, intando nomuzwa. Bayimimoya ekhonzayo ( Heb. 1:14 ), ephelele kunomuntu engqondweni, amandla, namandla, kodwa isalinganiselwe.
Igama elithi ingelosi liyisiGreki futhi lisho isithunywa. Imimoya ekhululiwe ibizwa kanjalo ngoba uNkulunkulu uyithumela ukuba yazise abantu ngentando yaKhe. Isibonelo, iNgelosi enkulu uGabriyeli yathunyelwa nguNkulunkulu kuMariya oyiNcasakazi ukuyomazisa ukuthi uzozala uMsindisi wezwe (Luka 1:26-35).
IsAmbulo saphezulu sibonisa ukuthi inani lezingelosi likhulu kakhulu. Ngakho, komunye wemibono yakhe, umprofethi uDaniyeli uyaphawula:
“Kwamiswa izihlalo zobukhosi, kwahlala oMdala Wezinsuku… izinkulungwane zezinkulungwane zazimkhonza, nezinkulungwane eziyishumi ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi zazimi phambi Kwakhe; abahluleli bahlala phansi, izincwadi zavulwa” ( Dan. 7:9-10 )
Ekuthunjweni kukaJesu Kristu, lapho omunye wabafundi Bakhe ekhipha ummese ukuze amvikele, Wathi kuye:
“Buyisela ummese wakho endaweni yawo… noma ucabanga ukuthi angeke manje ngikwazi ukumbuza uBaba Wami, futhi Yena uzongethula namalegiyona ezingelosi ezingaphezu kweshumi nambili?” ( Math. 26:52-53 ).
Izingelosi ze-Guardian
Ngokwemfundiso yeSonto Lobu-Orthodox, wonke umuntu unengelosi yakhe yomqaphi (Ingelosi-franititel, ingelosi engu-Guardian), ehlala naye ngokungabonakali kusukela ekubelethweni kuya ethuneni, iyamsiza ebuhleni futhi imvikele kokubi. Singaqiniseka ngaleli qiniso emazwini kaJesu Kristu Uqobo Lwakhe:
“Qaphelani ukuthi ningadeleli noyedwa kulaba abancinyane, ngokuba ngithi kini: Izingelosi zabo ezulwini zibona njalo ubuso bukaBaba wami oseZulwini” (Math. 18:10).
“Xwayani ukuba ningadeleli noyedwa kulaba abancinyane; ngokuba ngithi kini: Izingelosi zabo ezulwini zihlala zibona ubuso bukaBaba osezulwini” ( Mathewu 18:10 ).
“Bhekani, ningadeleli noyedwa walaba abancane; ngoba ngithi kini: Izingilosi zabo ezulwini zihlale zibona ubuso bukaBaba osezulwini.” ( Mat. 18:10 ) Ngakho-ke, uBaba wethu osezulwini utshengisa ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kaBaba osezulwini uyabe usiba lesibindi.
Kancane kancane kufanele siqale siqonde izingane, bese kuba wonke amaKristu eqiniso, lawo ngobumnene nangokuthobeka kwawo afana nezingane. Ukuthi iziNgelosi zihlale zibuka ubuso bukaBaba osezulwini kusho ukuthi zisondele kakhulu kuNkulunkulu, futhi ukusondela kwazo kunqunywa ukuhlanzeka kwazo kokuziphatha.
Ngokusobala, amakholwa eSonto LamaKristu okuqala nawo ayekholelwa ebukhoneni bangempela bengelosi engumqaphi. Ngemva kokuba iNgelosi yeNkosi ikhulule iSt Ap. UPetru esetilongweni, waya emzini kaJohane Marku nonina “lapho kwakubuthene khona abaningi bekhuleka.”
“Lapho uPetru engqongqoza endleleni, incekukazi okuthiwa uRoda yaya kulalela. Futhi, eqaphela izwi likaPetru, akazange awuvule umnyango ngenxa yenjabulo, kodwa wagijima wabiza ngokuthi uPetru wayemi emnyango. Bathi kuye: Uyahlanya! Kodwa wathi kunjalo. Bathi: Le iNgelosi yakhe. Ngaleso sikhathi uPetru wayelokhu engqongqoza. Futhi lapho beyivula bambona futhi bamangala” ( IzEnzo 12:13-15 ).
Ukuthi basebenzise isabizwana sobunikazi “sakhe” ngokuqinisekile kubonisa inkolelo yabo yokuthi uSt. uPetru wayenengelosi yakhe siqu.
Isithombe: Isithonjana se-Synaxis of the Angels (E. Tzanes, 1666)
