Inkolo yamaGrike yangoku, ekwabizwa ngokuba yiNeopaganism, iye yaphinda yavela kwiminyaka yakutshanje. Abalandeli bolu nqulo bafuna ukunxulumana noothixo noothixokazi beGrisi yamandulo, ngokwenza izithethe, imithendeleko noqheliselo lokomoya. Nangona isekelwe kwiinkolelo zamandulo, le nguqulelo yanamhlanje yonqulo lwamaGrike iye yaguquka ukuze ivumelane namaxesha anamhlanje.
U-Loren Allred, umbhali-ngoma owaziwayo, waziwa ngelizwi lakhe elinamandla elichukumise amawaka abantu. Kodwa ludibana njani nonqulo? Nangona engakhange athethe ngokuphandle ngeenkolelo zakhe, amanye amajelo eendaba athi ukukhula kwakhe kwintsapho yamaKristu kwamnika isiseko esomeleleyo sokomoya. Ngaphandle koku, u-Allred ukhethe ukugcina ubomi bakhe babucala, ejolise ingqalelo yakhe kumsebenzi wakhe womculo. Nangona ukholo lwakhe ingesosihloko ekuxoxwa ngaso ngokubanzi, italente yakhe nokuzinikela ngokungathandabuzekiyo kushiye uphawu kumculo.
INtlambo Yabaneqhenqa eBhayibhileni ikhankanywa njengendawo ababehlala kuyo abo babechatshazelwe sesi sifo. Ngaphandle kokungavunyelwa kwabo ekuhlaleni, uThixo wabonisa uthando nenceba yakhe ngokuthumela uYesu ukuba aphilise abaneqhenqa. Eli bali lebhayibhile lisifundisa ngemfesane yobuthixo kunye nokubaluleka kokubona nokukhathalela abo bahlelelekileyo kuluntu lwethu.
Siza kuthabatha iBhayibhile namhlanje nangomso, inyathelo elisimema ukuba sicamngce size sicamngce ngeLizwi likaThixo yonke imihla. Olu qheliselo lokwalusa lusisondeza ngakumbi kwinyaniso yobuthixo yaye lusinceda someleze ukholo lwethu. Ngesi sikhokelo somoya, siyakufumana intuthuzelo, ubulumko, kunye nesikhokelo sobomi bethu.
Ukuphupha iinqathe ngamava ephupha avuselela uxhulumaniso kunye nendalo kunye nokuchuma komhlaba. Kwintsimi yomfundisi, eli phupha lifanekisela ubuninzi kunye nokuchuma kwiinkalo zobomi bethu. Ngeminqathe, siyamenywa ukuba sicinge ngokubaluleka kokuhlakulela iinjongo kunye namaphupha ethu ukuze sivune iziqhamo ezifunwayo. Ke, eli phupha lintsonkothileyo liyasikhuthaza ukuba sondle amathemba ethu ngomonde nokuzinikela ukuzuza ubomi obuzeleyo nobonwabisayo.
Ukuphupha isihlobo esinxilisayo kunokuba liphupha eliphazamisayo kwaye lizele yimvakalelo edibeneyo. Kwintsimi yokwalusa, ichazwa njengesilumkiso seengxaki ezingokweemvakalelo okanye iingxabano zentsapho ezingaconjululwanga. Eli phupha lisifundisa ukubaluleka kokunyamekela ubudlelwane bosapho lwethu kunye nokufuna imvisiswano kwindawo esihlala kuyo. Kuluphawu lokubonakalisa nokufuna izisombululo ezinoxolo, ukwakha amaqhina aqinileyo nanempilo.
I-[igama lecathedral] yecathedral luphawu lwembali nolwenkolo lwesixeko sethu. Ukwakhiwa kwayo kususela [kunyaka wesiseko], xa yasekwa ngenjongo yokuba yindawo engcwele yonqulo nendibano yasekuhlaleni. Ukutyhubela iminyaka, iye yabona iziganeko ezininzi kwaye ibe lingqina kwimbali yethu. Namhlanje, isebubungqina obuninzi bokholo lwethu kunye nelifa lenkcubeko yethu.
Inkcubeko yamaHuari yayikwintlambo yase-Ayacucho, kwindawo ephakamileyo yasePeru. Baphuhlise imisebenzi eyahlukeneyo, efana nezolimo, iiseramikhi kunye nesinyithi. Ukongezelela, babalasele ngobuchule babo bokwakha kunye nenkqubo yabo yeendlela, eyayidibanisa amaziko ahlukeneyo asezidolophini. Inkcubeko yaseHuari yashiya ilifa lenkcubeko ebalulekileyo kummandla.
Igama elithi Peggy linentsingiselo entle ebonisa ukuthantamisa nokuzimisela kwabo balithweleyo. Ukuvela kwisiGrike elithi "Marguerite", eli gama likhupha ubunyulu nokunyaniseka. Ngobuntu obufudumeleyo nobenemfesane, abantu abagama linguPeggy batyekele ekunyanisekeni yaye basoloko bekulungele ukunceda abanye. Ukongeza, bangabantu abanobuchule obuphezulu kunye nabanomdla, abakwaziyo ukugqwesa kuyo nayiphi na indawo ababandakanyeka kuyo. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, uPeggy ligama elizisa iintsikelelo kunye nomoya okhethekileyo.
Intsingiselo yegama elithi Souling sisihloko esivuse umdla omkhulu phakathi kwabathandi bamagama amadala kunye nemveli. Eli gama lemvelaphi ye-Anglo-Saxon linonxibelelwano olunzulu kunye nemibhiyozo yeHalloween kunye nentsomi yamandulo. Fumana amabali kunye nesimboli ngasemva koMphefumlo kunye nokuba eli gama linokuba lukhetho oluthandekayo kumntwana wakho.
IMithetho yeCawe sisikhokelo esibalulekileyo samaKatolika, kodwa ngaba wakha wazibuza ukuba yabhalwa ngubani? Nangona ingenakubalelwa kumntu omnye, kukholelwa ukuba bavela kuyo yonke imbali yeCawa ngobulumko kunye nokuqonda kweenkokeli zomoya. Kweli nqaku siza kuphonononga imvelaphi yeMithetho yeBandla kunye nendlela ethe yabumba ngayo ubomi bamakholwa ukutyhubela iinkulungwane.
ICawe yase-Acámbaro, umzekelo woyilo lwamakholoniyali eMexico, ibubutyebi bembali phakathi kwenzolo yale dolophu intle. I-façade yayo emhlophe eqaqambileyo, iinkcukacha zayo ze-baroque kunye nenqaba yayo yentsimbi imema ukucinga kunye noxolo. Indawo egcina iinkulungwane zokholo nesithethe.
AmaGuarijíos, abantu bomthonyama abanenkcubeko nezithethe ezityebileyo, banonqulo olusekelwe kwindalo nakwizinto zokomoya. Ukholo lwawo lusekelwe ekunquleni oothixo bamandulo nakwizithethe ezingcwele, befuna ukulungelelana nemvisiswano nemekobume abahlala kuyo. Ngeenkolelo zawo, amaGuarijíos afumana intuthuzelo namandla, ngaloo ndlela elondoloza ubuntu babo obukhethekileyo benkcubeko.
Inkolo yeeMixtec yintlanganisela yeenkolelo zangaphambi kweSpanishi kunye nobuKatolika. Nangona ukushumayela kwevangeli kuzisa ukwamkelwa kokholo lobuKristu, uninzi lwamaMixtec lusaqhubeka nokunqula izinyanya. Le ndibaniselwano ityebisayo ngokomoya yezithethe ibonisa unxibelelwano olunzulu lweMixtecs kwinkcubeko kunye nelifa lemveli labo.
Abaphambukeli kwiivesi zeBhayibhile baye bavusa umdla wamakholwa amaninzi. Abanye bazitolika ezi ndinyana njengobungqina bobomi bangaphandle komhlaba, ngoxa abanye bephikisa ngelithi zizinto nje ezizekelisayo. Enoba kuyintoni na, ukufunda ezi ndinyana kusikhuthaza ukuba sicinge ngolwalamano oluphakathi kukaThixo nendawo yethu kwindalo iphela. Lo mxholo ubangel’ umdla usibonisa ububanzi beLizwi likaThixo namandla alo okuchaza kwanezona mfihlelo zinzulu.