Ingelosi Enkulu uMikayeli, yaziwa ngokuthi enye yezingelosi eziyinhloko ezibaluleke kakhulu. Le ngelosi enkulu iyathandazelwa ngenxa yendima yayo njengeqhawe elingokomoya. Unemisebenzi ebaluleke kakhulu okufanele ayifeze:
- Ungumgcini weBandla lomhlaba wonke.
- Ingelosi enkulu uMikayeli, okokuqala, isitha sikaSathane.
- Ukala imiphefumulo ngoSuku Lokwahlulela ngebhalansi ephelele.
- Kuthiwa ingelosi yokufa ngoba inika imiphefumulo ithuba lokuzikhulula ngaphambi kokuba ife.
Ngaphakathi kweTestamente Elidala njengaseTestamenteni Elisha eBhayibhelini, emibhalweni iNgelosi enkulu uMikayeli isho ukuthi Ngubani othanda unkulunkulu. Uyaziwa ukuthi unjalo umholi wamabutho azo zonke izingelosi, lapho emelelwa khona egqoke izikhali zempi. Ngenxa yalokho nangezizathu eziningi le ngelosi eyinhloko ithandaza kuye ngosuku lwayo futhi njalo umthandazo olandelayo:
Inkomba yokuqukethwe
Umthandazo ngokumelene nazo zonke izitha, umona nobubi
Oh Ingelosi Enkulu enamandla neyasezulwini uMikayeli oNgcwele!
oseduze koBunkulunkulu
umvikeli wasezulwini ongahluliwe,
uphawu lokulwa nenkazimulo yokunqoba phezu kobubi,
ingelosi yethu enkulu, iphelele futhi ihlanzeke kakhulu,
usiqinise kukho konke ukuphikisana okusehlelayo;
ukuze sifinyelele ubumsulwa bethu bangaphakathi,
siqondise futhi usithathe siphephile futhi siphilile ezindleleni zethu
ukuze ngobuhle bakho usivikele imini nobusuku ezimpilweni zethu.
Sikucela ukuthi usisize:
Ebambene ngesandla namaSerafi
sinikeze injabulo yokulahla izono zethu
futhi ugcwalise izinhliziyo zethu ngothando olungcwele lukaNkulunkulu.
Isandla sibambene namaKherubi
usivikele ekwebiweni, emagangeni,
izilingo kanye nokugqugquzela isitha sethu esikuhlongozayo
futhi uhlanze imiphefumulo yethu ngesembatho sakho sokuthobeka.
Isandla sibambene noZihlalo
singalokothi silawulwe futhi sibe yizinceku
emimoyeni emibi,
ngenxa yengcindezelo, ukuhlukumeza kanye nenkohlakalo,
ngomlingo omnyama nobuthakathi,
sinikeze injabulo yokwazi ukusebenzisa izinzwa zethu ekupheleleni
futhi silungise imikhuba yethu emibi.
Babambene ngezandla nabakwaDominations
nakekela ukholo lwethu futhi usinike ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda.
Babambene noMandla
lalela izicelo zethu
usinike isimo somusa
ukuba wusizo nokwethembeka kwabanye.
Babambene ngezandla noZinhle
usikhulule ezitheni zethu.
amazwi angamanga, awonakele,
ihlazo nenhlamba,
ngomona, incindezelo nenzondo,
umona nokuhlukunyezwa,
abahlaseli abanobudlova nabangenaluzwela, abadidekile nabakhathazekile,
ngamashwa namashwa...
nakho konke okubi okungihluphayo
ungizwise ubuhlungu futhi ungisebenzise.
Babambene ngezandla noPrincipalities
ngikhanyisele ngesifiso esiphilayo sokusikhulula,
umndeni wami womabili,
njengabangane bami, engibaziyo nabanye abantu abasizungezile,
yezifo ezingokomzimba nezingokwengqondo
kodwa, ngaphezu kwakho konke, kwabangokomoya.
Sibambene ngezandla neziNgelosi ezinkulu
ncenga inkosi yethu ukuthi isisize
futhi usiguqule emazwini ahambayo eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,
ukuze siphile enjabulweni, injabulo enkulu futhi egcwele uthando lwaphezulu
ngakho-ke ngale ndlela, singabelana ngakho,
ngezenzo zethu kwabanye.
Sibambene ngezandla nezingelosi
usinakekele kulempilo yokubolekwa,
nginike isandla sakho nxa ngifa
ukuze nguwe ongiholela ezulwini
ukujabulela nabo
ukutuswa kweNkazimulo yaphakade kaNkulunkulu.
Ngakho-ke makube njalo.
Lunini usuku lweNgelosi Enkulu uMikayeli futhi yiluphi usuku lokuthandaza?
Ebandleni lamaKhatholika noma amakholwa angamaKhatholika, uSuku lukaMikhayeli Ingelosi Enkulu lugujwa njalo ngoSepthemba 29. Kulolu suku kwenziwa umkhuleko wokucela isivikelo, ukuxosha umona, ububi kanye nayo yonke ingozi. Kodwa uma uthanda, Ungenza umkhuleko nganoma yiluphi usuku.