USt Natalia weNicomedia: Ubomi

Njengomqondiso wokuthandana kunye nokunyaniseka kwi-Orthodox, umKristu wokuqala we-Natalia uNatomedia uhlonishwa. I icon kunye nomfanekiso wayo kunye nomthandazo ofanelekileyo kwaye unyanisekileyo kunye nokholo kuya kunceda ukuqinisa ubudlelwane bentsapho nokukhusela othandekayo kwiintshutshiso ezahlukeneyo kunye neengxaki. Ukubhiyozelwa kwabangcwele uNatalia nomyeni wakhe u-Adrian bhiyozelwa ngoSeptemba 8. Iintlanzi ze-saint zigcinwe eMilan, kwi-Basilica yeSan Lorenzo Maggiore.

Ubomi

UMartyr Ongcwele uNatalia waseNicomedia, kunye nomyeni wakhe uAdrian, wayehlala ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-4 eNicodemia, e-Asia Minor. U-Adrian wayengumhedeni kwaye wakhonza njengesikhulu kunye noMlawuli uMajimi Galerius, owayengumtshutshisi wamaKristu. Lo mlawuli wabetha ngokugqithiseleyo abo bafihle amaKristu, kwaye abo babika ngabo, bathembisa umvuzo kunye nozuko. Yingakho izigwebo ezingapheliyo zaqala. Xa abangendawo beza kumlawuli ukuba kwelinye lamaqolomba afihliweyo amaKristu achitha ubusuku ngokuthandaza ecula kuThixo wakhe.

AmaKristu angenakhoyika

Amajoni athabathe onke amaKristu ayekuye, ababengabantu abangamashumi amabini anesithathu. Bafaka iintsimbi zetsimbi kwaye bathunyelwa ukuba babuze umlawuli. U-Maximi wayala ukuba bawabethe ngokungenabuhlungu ngeentonga, ngoko ngamatye emlonyeni wakhe. Nangona kunjalo, ukubulawa akuzange kubangele amaKristu ngokuzityhawula kwabo emlonyeni. Abangcwele baxelele uMlawuli ongalungileyo ukuba wayekulindele iintlungu ezinzulu kunokuba nazo. Yaye yonke into yokuba ngokusobala wayengazange acinge ukuba bonke abantu baneempawu ezifanayo, benomlinganiselo omnye kuphela: uhlambulukile kwaye ayenzi, kwaye ahlambulukiswa nguBhapathizo Ongcwele.

Saint Adrian

Emva koko ukumkani wayala ukuba amabanjwa afakwe kwietyurane zensimbi aze athunyelwe entolongweni. Amagama kunye neentetho kufuneka kubhalwe phantsi kwiincwadi zenkundla. Xa befakwa ekamelweni lenkundla, omnye wabayeni abahloniphekileyo (uAdrian), owayebukele iimbandezelo ezimbi zamaKristu, wababuza ukuba luhlobo luni lomvuzo abalindele ukuba bafumane kuThixo wabo ngenxa yezihlwili? Bamphendula ngamazwi avela kwiZibhalo ezingcwele, apho bathi bazange babone iso, indlebe ayizange ive, kwaye intliziyo ayizange ifike kumntu iNkosi eyayilungiselele abo bamthanda. Xa uAdam eva la mazwi, waphuma waya kubabhali waza wabatshela ukuba babhale phantsi igama lakhe malunga namagama alaba bafel 'ukholo kunye noKristu abazimisele ukufa nabo.

Ukumkani wakuva oko, waqumka waza wayenqwenela ukuba waguquke ngoko nangoko. Kodwa uAdrian wathi wayeya guquka phambi koThixo oyinyaniso ngenxa yezono zakhe ezenziwe xa wayebuhedeni. Emva koko u-Adrian wayegxininiswe ngamaketanga entsimbi waza wabuyela entolongweni kunye nalabo bafela ukholo.

Kwindoda ejele

Xa isiganeko saxelelwa kumfazi wakhe uNataliya, wahlutha iingubo zakhe. Kodwa xa efumanisa ukuba ube ngumKristu, wavuya ngomoya. U-Natalia Nikomidijskaya uye wahlala engumKristu, njengabazali bakhe abangcwele, kodwa intombazana yayigcina le mfihlelo, kwaye ngoku izimisele ngokumisela ukuvakalisa oku. Wambatha iingubo zakhe ezingcono kwaye waya kwindoda yomyeni wakhe. Apho umfazi wehla ezinyaweni zikaHadrian, waqala ukubanga izibopho zakhe waza wamcela ukuba angesabi ngothuthuko, kuba yonke into iya kuphelisa, kwaye kuKristu eZulwini uya kufumana umvuzo ongunaphakade.

St Natalia kaNicomedia

Waya kuye ekhaya, kwaye iintsuku ezimbalwa emva koko uAdrian wacelwa ukuba abuyele ekhaya ukuze abize uNataliya ukuba abulawe. Xa ebona uAdrian entendelezweni, uNataliya wavala zonke iingcango waza wambetha kakhulu. Wayecinga ukuba wayengakholelwa kuThixo, waza walahla ukholo lukaKristu, ngoko ke wakhululwa.

U-Adrian waqinisekisa waza wathi ukuza kuye, ukuba abangcwele entolongweni babemthethelele, kwaye ngoku kufuneka abuyele kungekudala. Ukuva intetho enjalo, wavula umnyango waza wambamba umyeni wakhe. Kwaye ke baya etilongweni ndawonye. Apho, uNatalia Nikomediiskaya waqala ukubanga izibopho zabafel 'ukholo, amanxeba awo aye ahlambulukile, kwaye izibungu zawa kubo. Emva koko wathumela ukuba intombazana izele iingubo zeebhanki.

Ukuhlushwa

U-Adrian wayesenamandla, waza waziswa okokuqala kwisihlwayo. U-Natalia Nikomediyskaya wamkhuthaza ngendlela enokwenzeka. U-Maximian wayefuna idini kwizithixo zobuhedeni. Kwaye umfel 'ukholo waqala ukubetha esiswini, kangangokuba izibilini zakhe zaqala ukuphuma. U-Adrian wayemncinci, wayeneminyaka engama-28 ubudala, emva kokuhlushwa waphinde wavalelwa entolongweni. U-Natalia wayehlala ekhona, wayenomyeni wakhe, wasula igazi lakhe namanxeba. Kwakukho nabanye abafazi kunye naye, owayekhathalela abafel 'ukholo bangcwele kwaye basebenzisa izilonda zabo zokunyanga. Emva kokufunda oku, abaphathi banqabela abafazi ukuba bangene entolongweni. Emva koko uNataliya wayigcoba intloko, wambatha ingubo yendoda waza waqhubeka enyamekela abangcwele kunye nomyeni wakhe, owayemthandazele ukuba azame xa ebonakala phambi kukaThixo ngokufa kwakhe okumsulwa. Abafazi abanobuqili bawuthatha umzekelo kuNataliya, bahlanjululwa, batshintsha baba ngabagqoko babantu baze bajonge abafel 'ukholo.

Abafayo abaNgcwele

Ukhohlakeleyo ukumkani, efundile ngale nto, wawalela abafel 'ukholo ukuba babethe izibonda nezandla. Ngokukhawuleza baqalisa uAdrian. U-Natalia wayeyika ukuba u-Adrian wayengenakuma, wayekufutshane kwaye wamthoba, waza waphakamisa imilenze kunye neengalo waza wazibeka kwi-anvil. Iintlungu ezinjalo u-Adrian akazange akwazi ukuma aze athengise umphefumlo weNkosi. Amanye amabanjwa aye ahlushwa kakubi, ngoko imizimba yabo yaphonswa ehovini. U-Natalia wayefuna ukukhwela kumyeni wakhe, kodwa umbane waqhakaza, kwaqala imvula, kwaphuma nesithando somlilo, kwaye abantu abaninzi abahlukumezayo bafa. Imizimba yabafel 'ukholo abazange bathathe umlilo. Omnye umyeni onobubele kunye nomfazi wakhe wathatha imizimba yabangcwele kwiinqanawa ukuba ibathathe eByzantium.

Inqanawa yensindiso

U-Natalia wahlala ekhaya, washiya isandla somfazi wakhe ongcwele, wamgcoba ngoxolo waza wambamba nge-porphyry. Kungekudala umphathi-mthetheli waqala ukumcela, kuba wayeselula kwaye ehle. U-Natalia wacela iintsuku ezintathu ukuba abaleke eByzantium ngeli xesha. Ngenye imini wayethandaza iinyembezi waya eNkosini yaye, wafa, wanyuka. Ephupheni uNataliya wabona omnye wabafel 'ukholo. Wamyala ukuba akhwele emkhombeni ngokukhawuleza aze ashukume apho aye khona khona, -kukho iNkosi yabonakala kuye waza wamholela kuye. Ngelo xesha uMtyholi wangena ngomkhombe, wayefuna ukubanqothula ngaphandle kwendlela aze abhubhise. Iinqanawa ezininzi zafa ngenxa yakhe, kodwa inqanawa enoNataliya yayingenakonakaliswa, njengoSanta no-Andrian babonakala kwiingubo ezikhanyayo kwaye babaxwayisa ngeengozi.

Ubungcwele

Baya kuhamba ngokuphepha kwindawo leyo. UMartyr Natalia kaNicomedia weza etempileni waya kwiidumbu zabafel 'ukholo, wawa ngobuso, wabeka isandla saSaint Andrian emzimbeni wakhe waza wathandaza ixesha elide. Ekhulelwe kwindlela, walala waza wabona iphupha apho iNkosi yakhe uSyria yayibonakala kuye kwaye yaxwayisa ngomvuzo wokuqala. UNatalika waphaphama wamxelela iphupha kumaKristu akufuphi waza wacela ukuba bamthandazele. Kwaye walala kwakhona kwaye akazange avuke. Kamva kamva wafunyanwa efile. Ngaloo ndlela uNathala oNgcwele kaNicomedia wagqiba ukubulawa kwakhe ngaphandle kwegazi waza wabonakala phambi kukaKrestu ebusweni bokufa.