Umqondo onjengokuthi "Magi" uzwile abaningi, isibonelo, mayelana nabo kubhalwe emsebenzini odumile ka-O. Henry "Izipho zabaMagi" naseBhayibhelini, kodwa bambalwa abangaphendula ngokunembile ukuthi laba bantu bangubani. Leli gama linokuxhumana ngokuqondile nobuqaba nobuciko.
Ubani amaMagi?
ERussia yasendulo, abapristi abangamaqaba nabaphangi, abasebenzisa izici ezihlukahlukene zemilingo, belawula izakhi futhi babikezela izenzakalo zesikhathi esizayo, babizwa ngokuthi iMagi. Amadoda ahlakaniphe kakhulu kunazo zonke eBhayibhelini abikezela ukuzalwa koMsindisi. Abantu babecabanga njengabaprofethi nabaphulukisi. Ngemva kwesikhashana, baqala ukubiza abaphulukisi, abalingisi nabasolwa. Uma sicabangela ukuhlukana okuphakeme, iMagi yase-Ancient Rus yayiseceleni kwababusi, okwenzela ukubikezela okuhlukile.
Lona kanye igama elithi "umlumbi" lihlotshaniswa nomqondo omdala wesi-Slavic, okusho ukuthi "ukuxubungula noma ukukhuluma okungavamile". Ngakho-ke singaphetha ngokuthi izindlela eziyinhloko zomsebenzi zabapristi bamaqaba zaziyiziningi nezithandazo eziningi. Kumele uqaphele ukuthi igama elithi "umlobi" lithathwe ebizwa ngokuthi "wolfba". Kukhona futhi leli gama elifana negama elithi "inwele", njengoba amantombazane enenwele ende.
Baphi abaMagi?
Eqinisweni, emlandweni wamazwe amaningi kukhulunywa ngabo magi ababenamandla ahlukene. Kunezinkomba zokusakazwa kobuciko endaweni yase-Asiriya lasendulo-iBabiloni naseMpumalanga Ephakathi. Kusukela kubo, abenzi bemilingo bawela eMbusweni wamaRoma. Okudume kakhulu yiMagi eRussia kanye nokukhulunywa ngabo kokuqala kusukela ngekhulu le-12. Ngokuqondene nencazelo evela eBhayibhelini, kuthiwa lapho beza eJerusalema bevela eMpumalanga.
Wenzani uMagi?
Kunezindaba eziningi, izinkolelo nezindlovu mayelana nemisebenzi eminingi emangalisa yabapristi bamaqaba. Ukuze uqonde ukuthi yibaphi amaMagi, udinga ukwazi ngamakhono abo:
- Amandla abo ayekhulu kakhulu, ngakho babekwazi ukubikezela ikusasa , baphulukise abantu futhi baphathe imikhuba ehlukene.
- Ngalezo zinsuku, kwakucatshangwa ukuthi amaMagi angakhuphuka emoyeni, aphefumule ngaphansi kwamanzi aze abe engabonakali.
- Abantu bakholelwa ukuthi babengenakuvinjelwa futhi baze bavuswa ngemva kokufa.
- Babenabalunga ngekhalenda ekhethekile, ngokusho ukuthi bazinike isikhathi sokuthandaza.
- Kwakucatshangwa ukuthi bangakwazi ukulawula amandla emvelo ngisho nokuhlela ukukhanya kwelanga.
- AbaMagi nezimfundiso zabo eziyimfihlakalo banesithakazelo kubacwaningi abaningi abakholelwa ukuthi yibo kuphela abantu abakhethiwe abathola isibusiso sabonkulunkulu futhi abaye baqeqeshwa isikhathi eside bangaba umpristi.
AmaGi eBhayibhelini
Emibhalweni engcwele abelusi babizwa ngokuthi abahlakaniphileyo nabalingisi bezinkanyezi, abaqondiswa ukuhamba kwamandla asezulwini, babikezela izenzakalo zekusasa. AbaMagi abaza kuJesu emva kokubona inkanyezi engavamile ukushona phezu kwedolobha laseBethelehema bazi ukuthi kusengaphambili iziprofetho ukuthi uMesiya ozoba nguMsindisi wabantu uzofika emhlabeni. Bafika eJerusalema bevela eMpumalanga.
AbaMagi noJesu bachazwe eVangelini, kodwa inani labo namagama abo akushiwo ngokuqondile. I-version ukuthi kwakukhona ama-mage amathathu avela ezincwadini zobuKristu ngemva kwesikhashana. Kukholelwa ukuthi babamele imikhakha emithathu yobudala yabantu. UMsindisi wanikezwa isipho kuMsindisi: igolide, inhlaka yempepho nemure. Ngokusho komlando, ngemuva kokushiya kwamanye amazwe, babhapathizwa futhi bafa ngokubulalayo emazweni asempumalanga. Iziqu zabo zigcinwa emathempelini aseYurophu.
Ama-Magi Esikhathi Sethu
Izazi-mlando zikholelwa ukuthi uMagi wangempela, owayenegunya lemilingo, usuvele esehla ehlobo. Odume kunazo zonke phakathi kwabo unguProfethi Oleg. Abanye abagijimi nabanamahloni banamuhla bazibiza ngokuthi abapristi bamaqaba, kodwa lokhu akulona iqiniso ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kumele kukhunjulwe ukuthi amaMalki wangempela kumaSlav ayengenawo amakhono emilingo kuphela, kodwa futhi alawula amandla emvelo, futhi amakhono anjalo angaziqhayisa ngezifo zanamuhla ezidumile ezingenakukwazi ukuziqhenya.
Ukuthola ukuthi yibaphi ama-Magi ezweni lanamuhla, kufanele kuqaphele ukuthi kuyisiko ukubiza abathwali be-Vedic ulwazi. Umsebenzi wabo oyinhloko wukuthi banomthwalo wempilo yabantu abaphila ngokwezindlela zesiSlavic. Ulwazi lwabaMagi alunamkhawulo futhi kumele luthwale kubantu. Ngisho nabapristi bamaqaba banamuhla bazibiza ngokuthi ama-generator, kodwa izazi-mlando zikholelwa ukuthi abamaMale bangempela abanalo leli lungelo, ngoba i-genus yabo kufanele iqaphe amandla abo.