Kutheni le nto ixesha lokuzila nokuthandaza kufuneka lihlale iintsuku ezingama-40?

Rhoqo ngonyaka Umkhosi waseRoma weCawa yamaKatolika ubhiyozela Ukuzila ngeentsuku ezingama-40 zokuthandaza nokuzila ukutya ngaphambi kokubhiyozela okukhulu kwe Pasqua. Eli nani lingumfuziselo kwaye linonxibelelwano olunzulu kunye neziganeko ezininzi zebhayibhile.

Ukukhankanywa kokuqala kwama-40 kufumaneka kwincwadi ka IGenesis. UThixo uxelela uNowa: «Kuba ngeentsuku ezisixhenxe ndiya kunisa imvula emhlabeni iintsuku ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane; Ndiya kubabhubhisa emhlabeni yonke into endiyenzileyo ». (IGenesis 7: 4). Esi siganeko sidibanisa inani lama-40 kunye nococeko kunye nokuhlaziywa, ixesha apho umhlaba wahlanjwa wenziwa mtsha.

In Amanani Sibona ama-40 kwakhona, ngeli xesha njengohlobo lwesohlwayo nesohlwayo esinyanzelwe abantu bakwa-Israyeli ngokungathobeli uThixo.Kwafuneka bazulazule entlango kangangeminyaka engama-40 ukuze isizukulwana esitsha silidle ilifa iLizwe Lesithembiso.

Kwincwadi ka UYona, umprofeti ubhengeza kwiNineve esithi: «Ezinye iintsuku ezingamashumi amane kwaye iNineve iza kutshatyalaliswa». 5 Abemi baseNineve bakholelwa kuThixo kwaye bayakwalela ukuzila, bambatha ingxowa, ukusuka kweyona inkulu kuye kweyona incinci ”(Yona 3: 4). Oku kwakhona kunxibelelanisa inani nohlaziyo lokomoya kunye nokuguqulwa kwentliziyo.

Il umprofeti uEliya, phambi kokudibana noThixo kwiNtaba yeHorebhe, wahamba iintsuku ezingamashumi amane: “Wavuka ke, wadla wasela. Ngamandla awanikwa koko kutya, wahamba iintsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane ukuya entabeni kaThixo, eHorebhe ”. (1 Kumkani 19: 8). Oku kudibanisa ama-40 ukuya kwixesha lokulungiselela ngokomoya, ixesha apho umphefumlo ukhokelelwa kwindawo apho ungaliva khona ilizwi likaThixo.

Ekugqibeleni, ngaphambi kokuba aqalise ubulungiseleli bakhe esidlangalaleni, uJesu “Wakhokelwa nguMoya entlango ukuba ahendwe ngumtyholi. Uthe akuba ezile ukudla iimini ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane, ekupheleni kwazo walamba. (Mt 4,1-2). Ngokuqhubeka nexesha elidlulileyo, uYesu uqala ukuthandaza nokuzila ukutya kangangeentsuku ezingama-40, esilwa isilingo kwaye elungiselela ukubhengeza iVangeli kwabanye.