I-Paraskeva NgoLwesihlanu kuthathwa njengomntu osondelene neentsapho. Wazalelwa kwiintsapho ezicebileyo, kodwa emva kokufa kwabazali bakhe, wasasaza ilifa lakhe, waqhekeka ukuba abe nongoma. I-Paraskeva yachitha ubomi bakhe njengomntu ongcwele, encedisa abahlwempu. Amathempeli amaninzi kunye nemithombo yamiselwe inhlonipho, enegunya lokuphilisa. Bachaza iParaskeva njengowesifazane omude kwaye oqinileyo, onomqhele okhanyayo entloko.
Yintoni eyenza iSt. Paraskeva ngoLwesihlanu?
Inkumbulo yomhla wale ngcwele nguNovemba 10. Ngeli holide abantu babengasebenzi kwaye bazisa izipho ethempelini yeParaskeva. Ngendlela, ngalolu suku yonke imicimbi yeCowl iphindaphindiwe. I-Paraskeva Pyatnitsa wayebhekwa njengomncedisi kwimicimbi emininzi, ngoko wayehlala ephendukela kuye uncedo kwimithandazo yakhe. Ingakumbi ihloniphekile lo mfazi ongcwele, owamthiya ngu "Baba oyiNgcwele." Kwixesha la mandulo, abantu babekholelwa ukuba uLwesihlanu uhamba emhlabeni kwaye ulindile abantu abagcina imithetho nemasiko yobuKristu.
Yintoni eyenza iParaskeva ngoLwesihlanu:
- Abaninzi bacinga ukuba ongcwele ube ngumphilisa wezifo ezahlukahlukeneyo, zomzimba nezomoya. Okokuqala, kwakunceda ukujamelana nezifo zabesetyhini.
- Amantombazana azinyameko aphuphayo ukudibana nomphefumlo wabo owenza imithandazo yakhe. Kuza kubekho, kukho inani elikhulu leengxelo ezivela kwalabo iPasaskeva ngoLwesihlanu bancedisa ukutshata. Kwakhona uthathwa njengomntu osondeza intlalontle. Abasetyhini, bephupha ukuqhubela phambili kwentsapho, bathandazela ngale nto kwiParaskeva, kwaye naye uncedisa ngokubeleka ngokulula nangokulula.
- Abantu bacinga ukuba lo oyingcwele ube ngumntu osisigxina sekhaya, amasimi kunye nemfuyo. Abantu ababandakanyekayo kwezolimo bacela inkxaso evela eParaskeva.
Kuya kuba lunomdla ukungazi nje ukuba i- icon yeParaskeva ngoLwesihlanu inceda ntoni, kodwa kwaye yintoni na iimpawu ezihlobene nomhla wakhe. Kukholelwa ukuba lo suku awumile. Ukuba umntu ubona phantsi kwinqanaba lehashe, egcwele amanzi, emva kwenyanga kuya kubakho ubusika wangempela. Ngomlinganiselo wengcola ngemini, i-Paraskevs yagwetywa kwimozulu entwasahlobo, oko kukuthi, ngaphezu koko, kuya kuba nemvula enkulu. Amantombazana abekwe kwindawo kaNovemba-10 nakungasiphi na imeko ayinako ukuhlamba nokudibanisa iinwele. Kwakhona, abantu babekholelwa ukuba ngaphezu komntu ePasaskeva uhleka, uya kukhwaza xa ekhulile. Akuvumelekile kule holide ukwenza umsebenzi ongcolileyo, oko kukuthi, ukususa ukuhlamba, njl. Oku kuchazwa yinyaniso yokuba ngezenzo ezinjalo umntu unokugubungela amehlo oyingcwele.