USanta Anthony ungongcwele odumile ngokuba ngumgcini wezilwane. Njalo ngonyaka, izigidi zabantu ziletha izilwane zazo ukuze zibusiswe ngoSuku LukaSanta Anthony. Lusuku lapho abalimi becela khona ungcwele ukuthi aqinisekise ukuthi izilwane zabo zihlala ziphilile futhi ziqinile unyaka olandelayo. Kodwa kungani yena? Iyini indaba yalongcwele?
Namuhla, kulesi sihloko, sifuna ukukhuluma kancane ngongcwele okufanele simthandazele ukuze izilwane zethu zivikeleke kuzo zonke izinkinga. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, sizogxila ekutheni kungani uSanta Anthony engongcwele ovikela izilwane.
Wayengubani u-Saint Anton?
USanta Anthony uMhlengikazi, noma uSanta Anthony Omkhulu, wazalwa cishe ngo-251 AD eComa, idolobhana eliseduze neHermopolis eGibhithe lasendulo. Impilo yakhe nomsebenzi wakhe kwavela ngesikhathi sethonya lobuKristu elikhulayo ngaphakathi koMbuso WaseRoma, isikhathi esaphawulwa ukufuna okuqhubekayo okungokomoya. USanta Anthony waba yisibonelo sezindela eziningi kanye nabantu abangebona onkulunkulu abafika ngaphambi kwakhe.
USanta Anthony waqala impilo yakhe emndenini ocebile wamaKristu. Lapho eneminyaka engu-20, abazali bakhe bashona, futhi intshumayelo ayizwa lapho yashintsha impilo yakhe. Yayikhuluma ngokubaluleka kokuphila okuphakade kanye nesidingo sokuzihlukanisa nezinto ezibonakalayo ukuze azise kangcono konke okusizungezile. Lokho okuhlangenwe nakho kwamkhuthaza kakhulu futhi kwamholela ekubeni alahle ifa lakhe futhi azinikezele ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu. Yaqala kanjalo impilo yakhe yokuzidela; wasuka waya esitokisini ehlane lapho ayezochitha khona iminyaka eminingi ethandaza, ezila ukudla, futhi ezindla.
Izilingo zaziningi ngaleso sikhathi, futhi waze wabhekana nokubonakaliswa kukaDeveli phakathi kwazo, ngokusho kwababhali bomlando wakhe. Kodwa-ke, ukholo lukaSanta Anthony lwaluqinile, futhi wanqoba zonke lezo zilingo, ezamsiza ekumqiniseni nasekuzakheleni idumela lakhe njengendoda engcwele.
impilo yezindela
Indaba kaSanta Anthony yasakazeka ngomlomo, futhi abantu baqala ukumfuna ehlane ukuze bathole iseluleko. Yilapho-ke lapho uSanta aqaphela khona ukubaluleka kokwakha umphakathi wamakholwa. Esikhundleni sokwakha izindela nokumisa umthetho, uSanta Anthony wakhetha indlela yokuzidela. Wakhuthaza impilo yezindela njengendlela yomuntu siqu eya ebungcweleni kunokusungula i-oda.
Ngale ndlela, abantu abaningi ababefisa impilo yokuzidela bamthatha njengesibonelo nomeluleki. Abalandeli bakhe kanye nabaguqukayo banda ngenani, baba nomthelela omkhulu empilweni engokomoya nengokoqobo yabantu abaningi.
Kungani uSanta Anton engusanta wezilwane?
Kuyo yonke impilo yakhe, wayengakhathaleli abantu kuphela kodwa nezilwane. Lokhu kuxhumana kongcwele nemvelo nezinto eziphilayo yikho okwaholela ekubeni abhekwe futhi aqiniswe njengophawu lokuvikelwa nenhlonipho yazo zonke izidalwa. Ngakho-ke, ebuKristwini, longcwele ungumqaphi nomsindisi wezilwane nabalimi bezilwane.
Ithonya lakhe ebuKristwini
Eminyakeni edlule, isithombe sikasanta sasungulwa njengophawu lwempilo yezindela , futhi isibonelo sakhe saphefumulela abaningi ukuba basondele kuNkulunkulu. Ithonya lakhe lasakazeka ngale kweGibhithe, futhi ngekhulu lesi-4, imiphakathi yezindela kwamanye amazwe yayilandela isibonelo sakhe. Impilo yakhe, umsebenzi wakhe, kanye nefilosofi kwasakazwa ngezincwadi, ikakhulukazi encwadini ka-Athanasius wase-Alexandria ethi "Vita Antonii."
Usuku lukaSaint Anton kanye nesibusiso sezilwane
Usuku lomkhosi walo santa lungoJanuwari 17. Lolu suku lubaluleke kakhulu emasikweni obuKristu, ikakhulukazi njengoba ebhekwa njengomvikeli wezilwane nomqaphi wabagulayo. Kuyisiko ngalolu suku ukubusisa izilwane ezifuywayo noma abalimi ukuba bathandazele isanta ngezilwane zabo. Ezithombeni zobuciko, isanta uvame ukuboniswa nengulube futhi ngezinye izikhathi nezinye izilwane, njengosanta ovikela izilwane.
Ngaphezu kokubusiswa kwezilwane, okungatholakala emadolobheni amaningi, kuvamile ukugubha lolu suku lwabangcwele ngemililo emikhulu kanye nemililo. Leli siko livela nasesifisweni sokuxosha imimoya emibi ngenkathi izinkuni zisha. Abalimi bemfuyo basebenzisa leli thuba ukucela isivikelo sakhe kuzo zonke izilwane zabo, kanti eminye imiphefumulo enesibindi igxuma ngisho naphezu kwamalahle avuthayo.
Ukudla kanye nokugubha nakho kuvamile, kuvame ukugxiliswa emlilweni omkhulu oshiwo ngenhla. Kuvamile ukudla amaswidi endabuko, isisu sengulube esithosiwe, noma ingulube encelayo.
Ngakho-ke uma uhlala nesilwane ekhaya futhi ufuna sibe nesivikelo esengeziwe, ngaphezu kwalokho ongasinika kona, bhala lolu suku bese uthola ukuthi iyiphi indawo eseduze nalapho uhlala khona ezophatha isibusiso sezilwane kulo nyaka.