Uthini i-Orthodoxy?
Isizathu sokuqala: zenkolo. Ingane esanda kuzalwa ayivikelwe ezenzweni zamandla azungezile. Ingelosi yomgcini, umvikeli, ivela kumuntu emva kokubhapathizwa. Ngokwesiko lama-Orthodox, ingane ibhapathizwa kuphela ngosuku 40 (hhayi ngaphambili) kusukela ekuzalweni kwakhe. Futhi kusukela ngalesosikhathi ingane isivele ivikelwe esweni elibi nemicabango emibi yabantu. Futhi, ngokusho kwenkolelo, awukwazi ukubonisa ingane hhayi kuphela, kodwa ngisho nasesithombeni. Ngakho-ke, abavunyelwe ukuthwebula izingane ngaphambi kokuba abe nezinsuku ezingama-40 ubudala.
Ngokuvamile, inombolo engu-40 ibaluleke kakhulu ezweni le-Orthodox elingokomoya. Isibonelo, kusukela eBhayibhelini, siyazi ukuthi kwakuyizinsuku eziningi kakhulu ukuthi umkhukula womhlaba wonke waqhubeka, futhi umphefumulo womuntu oshonile ufika emhlabeni ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amane. Ngakho-ke, izinsuku ezingu-40 yisikhathi esidingekayo ukuba umphefumulo uthathe indawo yokuphila emhlabeni lapho umuntu esedlulile; Izinsuku ezingu-40 yisikhathi lapho umntwana osanda kuzalwa adinga ukuzivumelanisa nezwe futhi athole ukuvikelwa okudingekayo.
Umuthi uthini?
Isizathu sesibili, uchaza ukuthi kungani kungenakwenzeka ukukhombisa ingane ezinsukwini ezingama-40, kuyizokwelapha. Usana olwalusanda kuzalwa, konke kusha ezweni elizungezile. Futhi umoya, nezinto, nabantu. Ngemuva kwesibeletho sikamama, uhlangana nezinambuzane ezehlukene futhi uqala ukuzivumelanisa nemvelo.
Inombolo yalabo abangabonisa ingane kuze kube yizinsuku ezingama-40, eqinisweni, ihlanganisa nabazali, izingane zakubo, ugogo nomkhulu, ie. abantu abaningi bomdabu.
Manje njengoba wazi zonke zombili izizathu, kungcono kuwe ukuthi unqume ukuthi uzobonisa yini ingane engaziwa ngaphambi kokuba iphenduke 40.