Ithini iBhayibhile ngokuzila ukutya?
Ukuqasha kunye nokuzila ukutya kubonakala kuhamba kunye ngokwemvelo kwezinye iicawa zobuKristu, ngelixa abanye bethatha le ndlela yokuzicekisa njengemicimbi yobuqu kunye neyabucala.
Kulula ukufumana imizekelo yokuzila ukutya kwiTestamente Endala neNtsha. Ngamaxesha eTestamente Endala, ukuzila ukutya kwajongwa ukuze kubonakalise iintlungu. Ukusukela kwiTestamente eNtsha, ukuzila ukutya kuthathe intsingiselo eyahlukileyo, njengendlela yokugxila kuThixo kunye nomthandazo.
Olunye ugqaliselo yayiyinjongo zikaYesu Krestu ngexesha lokuzila kwakhe iintsuku ezingama-40 entlango (Mateyu 4: 1-2). Ukulungiselela ubulungiseleli bakhe basesidlangalaleni, uYesu wawomeleza umthandazo wakhe kunye nokongeza ukutya.
Namhlanje iicawa ezininzi zamaKristu zinxulumana neLent kwiintsuku ezingama-40 zikaMoses entabeni kunye noThixo, uhambo lweminyaka engama-40 lwamaSirayeli entlango kunye nokuzila kuka-40 kweentsuku novavanyo lukaKristu. Intente yexesha lokuzihlola elusizi kunye nokuzithoba kulungiselelo lweIsta.
Ukuzila ukutya kwiCawa yamaKatolika
ICawa yamaRoma Katolika inesiko elide lokuzila ukutya ngeLent. Ngokungafaniyo nezinye iicawa zamaKristu, iCawa yamaKatolika inemithetho ethile kumalungu ayo malunga nokuzila ukutya.
Ayisiyiyo nje amaKatolika ukuzila ukutya ngo-Ash ngoLwesithathu kunye noLwesihlanu oMhle, kodwa ayayekisi nenyama ngezo ntsuku nangolwesiHlanu we-Lente phakathi kweLent. Ukuzila ukutya, nangona kunjalo, oko akuthethi ukwala ngokupheleleyo ukutya.
Ngeentsuku zokuzila, ama Katolika angatya isidlo esipheleleyo kunye nezidlo ezimbini ezincinci ezingadibanisi isidlo esipheleleyo. Bantwana abancinci, abantu abadala kunye nabantu abanempilo yabo isengozini bakhululwa kwimithetho yokuzila.
Ukuzila ukutya kunxulunyaniswa nomthandazo kunye nokwamkelwa njengeziso zokomoya zokuphelisa umntu ukuba azinxweme kwihlabathi kwaye ajolise kuThixo nakwidini likaKristu emnqamlezweni.
Ukuzila ukutya ngeCawe ye-Orthodox yaseMpuma
Icawa ye-Orthodox yase-Mpuma ibeka imithetho engqongqo yokuzila ukutya ngeLent. Inyama kunye nezinye iimveliso zezilwanyana zithintelwe kwiveki ephelileyo. Kwiveki yesibini yeLente, kudliwe izidlo ezibini kuphela, ngolwezithathu nangoLwesihlanu, nangona abantu abaninzi abalala bengayihloniphi imithetho egqibeleleyo. Ngeentsuku zeveki phakathi kweLent, amalungu acelwa ukuba ayiphephe inyama, iimveliso zenyama, iintlanzi, amaqanda, iimveliso zobisi, i wayini kunye neoyile. NgoLwesihlanu Olungileyo, amalungu acelwa ukuba angadli konke konke.
Ukuqesha kunye nokuzila ukutya kwiicawa zamaProtestanti
Uninzi lweecawa zamaProtestanti azinakho ukuzila ukutya kunye nemigaqo yeLent. Ngexesha loHlaziyo, izinto ezininzi ezazinokuthi zithathwe njenge "misebenzi" zazitshitshiswa ngabahlaziyi uMartin Luther noJohn Calvin, ukuze bangabhideki amakholwa awayefundiswe usindiso kuphela ngobabalo.
Kwi-Episcopal Church, amalungu akhuthaziwe ukuba azile ukutya ngolweSithathu ngolwesiHlanu kunye nangoLwesihlanu olungileyo. Ukuzila ukutya kufuneka kudityaniswe kunye nokuthandazwa.
Icawa ye-Presbyterian yenza ukuzila ukutya ngokuzithandela. Injongo yayo kukukhulisa ubutshinga kuThixo, ukulungiselela ikholwa ukuba lijamelane nesilingo kunye nokufuna ubulumko kunye nolwalathiso lukaThixo.
ICawe yamaWesile ayinazo izikhokelo ezisemthethweni zokuzila, kodwa iyayikhuthaza njengemicimbi yabucala. UJohn Wesley, omnye wabasunguli beendlela, uzila ukutya kabini ngeveki. Ukuzila ukutya okanye ukuyeka izinto ezinjengokubukela umabonwakude, ukutya ukutya okuthandayo, okanye ukwenza izinto zokuzonwabisa kuyakhuthazeka ngexesha leLent.
Icawa yase-Baptist ikhuthaza ukuzila ukutya njengendlela yokusondela kuThixo, kodwa ikuthatha njengento eyimfihlo kwaye ayinentsuku ezimiselweyo xa amalungu kufuneka azile ukutya.
Iindibano zikaThixo zakuthatha njengokuzila ukutya kubalulekile kodwa kungokuzithandela nangokuzimeleyo. Icawe iveza ukuba ayivelisi imfanelo okanye ubabalo oluvela kuThixo, kodwa yindlela yokunyusa uxinzelelo kunye nokufumana ukuzeyisa.
Icawa yamaLuthere ikhuthaza ukuzila ukutya kodwa ayifuni amalungu ayo ukuba azile ukutya ngexesha leLent. Isivumelwano se-Augsburg sithi:
"Asikugwebi ukuzila ukutya ngokwako, kodwa amasiko abeka imihla ethile kunye nenyama ethile, ngengozi yesazela, ngokungathi imisebenzi enjalo iyinkonzo eyimfuneko".