Kunezithombe eziningi ezahlukene zikaMama kaNkulunkulu, onamandla amakhulu, esekela amakholwa ezimweni ezahlukene. Phakathi kwabo yisithombe "seGerontiss", esisePantokrator yezindela eNtabeni iAthos. Ibizwa nangokuthi "Superior" futhi "Staritsa". Kuyafaneleka ukubona ukuthi isithonjana sikaMama kaNkulunkulu "Gerontissa" siyasiza, ngoba isithombe ngasinye sinamandla awo siqu. Ngendlela, ngalesi sithombe uMama kaNkulunkulu uboniswa ngokukhula okugcwele ngaphandle kweGomomladents.
Yini esisiza futhi incazelo yesithonjana "Gerontissa"
Okokuqala, amagama ambalwa mayelana nokuthi isithombe sibonakala kanjani. Ngisho nasekhulwini le-XVII endlini yezindela eNtabeni yase-Athos yaqala futhi i-hegumen eyodwa yayithandaza kuMama kaNkulunkulu imini nobusuku, imcela usizo. Amazwi akhe azwakala, futhi ngolunye usuku ummbila wagcwala ngamafutha, ekugcineni waboniswa esithombeni. Igama kanye nencazelo yesithonjana "Gerontiss" yamukelwa ngemuva kokudalwa kwalesi simangaliso. E-hegumen yezindela wayehlala, owayezwa ukuthi ukufa kwakhe kuseduze. Ucele umpristi ukuba enze isimemezelo sokuthola inhlanganyelo, kodwa akazange aphuthume ukufeza isicelo sakhe. Ngomzuzwana wezwa izwi livela emfanekisweni kaMama kaNkulunkulu, owayala umpristi ukuba aqaphele isicelo se-hegumen.
Amakholwa athi imithandazo eduze kwesithombe isiza ukuthola induduzo nethemba ngisho nasezimo ezinzima kakhulu. Izicelo eziqotho zizozwakala futhi izicelo zenziwe. Isithonjana "Gerontissa" sibhekwa njengowesifazane, ngoba lesi sithonjana sisiza ukuqeda ukungabi nabantwana futhi kusiza ukubeletha. Ukuthandaza eduze kwesithombe kungase kube izikhathi zokucindezeleka kwengqondo, ukuthola induduzo futhi uthole indlela yokuphuma esimweni esinzima. Imithandazo yokusiza ngaphambi kwesithombe ukuxazulula izinkinga zempahla nokuqeda izifo ezikhona ngisho nasezifo ezibulalayo. Insizwa isisiza emsebenzini nasekufundeni, ukuzethemba.