UMathiya oNgcwele, njengomfundi othembekile, wathatha indawo kaJuda Iskariyothe
UMatthias oNgcwele, umphostoli weshumi nambili, ugujwa ngo-May 14. Indaba yakhe ayifani, njengoba akhethwa abanye abaphostoli, esikhundleni sikaJesu, ukuze avale isikhala esashiywa uJuda Iskariyothe ngemva kokukhashelwa nokuzibulala kwakhe. Abaphostoli babeyishumi nambili ukuze bafanekise izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.
Ukuthi uMathiya oNgcwele wasuka kanjani ekubeni ngumfundi othembekile waze waba umphostoli kaJesu
Ngemuva kwe-Ukwenyuka kukaJesu, abaphostoli nabafundi babuthana ukuze bakhethe umphostoli omusha. Kwakhethwa uMatthias oNgcwele phakathi kwekhulu namashumi amabili abathembekile kaJesu, kanye nenye indoda okuthiwa nguJosefa uBarsaba, ngemva kwalokho bakhethwa ukuthi babe ngumphostoli omutsha. Le ndaba ixoxwa encwadini ka IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli.
Ngaphambi kokukhethwa njengomphostoli, u-Saint Matthias wayengum umfundi othembekile kaJesu, ongazange amlahle kusukela ngesikhathi ebhapathizwa ngo uJohane uMbhapathizi. Igama lakhe, elithi Mattia, lisuselwa kwelithi Mattathias, okusho ukuthi "Isipho sikaNkulunkulu“, okubonakala kubonisa ukuthi wayemiselwe ukuhlala eceleni kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
Ngemva kokukhethwa njengomphostoli, kuncane okwaziwayo ngalokho uSt. Eminye imithombo ithi waya e- amazwe ase-Ethiopia futhi kuze kufike ezindaweni ezigcwele amazimuzimu. Phezulu laphoekufeni kwenzeke ngo Sevastopol, lapho angcwatshwa khona eduze kwethempeli leLanga Ezinye izindaba zithi wayekhona bakhandwe ngamatshe futhi banqunywa ikhanda nge halberd eJerusalema.
U-Saint Matthias wayekhona kulo mhlangano IPentekoste, lapho uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabaphostoli. Lesi senzakalo saphawula ukuqala komsebenzi weBandla. Abaphostoli baqala ukushumayela iVangeli futhi abantu abaningi baphenduka.
Izinsalela zeSt. Matthias zigcinwa emasontweni nasemadolobheni ahlukahlukene. Ingxenye eyodwa ingu-a I-Trier, eJalimane, lapho kunesonto lesonto elinikezelwe enkolweni yakhe. Ezinye izinsalela nazo zitholakala ku-basilica dI-Santa Giustina ePadua. Kodwa-ke, kukhona futhi izinsolo zokuthi izinsalela eRoma ku I-Basilica yaseSanta Maria Maggiore ingase ibe ekaMathewu oNgcwele, umbhishobhi waseJerusalema.