Lithini ibhayibheli ngokuzila ukudla
Ukuqasha nokuzila ukudla kubonakala kuhamba ndawonye ngokwemvelo kwamanye amasonto obuKristu, kanti abanye babheka le ndlela yokuzilahla njengendaba yomuntu siqu neyangasese.
Kulula ukuthola izibonelo zokuzila ukudla kokubili eTestamenteni elidala nelisha. Ngezikhathi zeTestamente Elidala, ukuzila ukudla bekubhekwa ukuveza izinhlungu. Kusukela iTestamente eliSha, ukuzila ukudla kuthathe enye indlela, njengendlela yokugxila kuNkulunkulu nasemthandazweni.
Okunye kwalokho okwakugxilwe kwakuyinhloso kaJesu Kristu phakathi nokuzila kwakhe izinsuku ezingama-40 ogwadule (uMathewu 4: 1-2). Lapho elungiselela inkonzo yakhe yasobala, uJesu waqinisa umthandazo wakhe ngokunezela ukuzila ukudla.
Namuhla amasonto amaningi obuKristu ahlobanisa iLent nezinsuku ezingama-40 zikaMose entabeni noNkulunkulu, uhambo lweminyaka engama-40 lwama-Israyeli ehlane nokuzila ukudla nokulingwa kukaKristu kwezinsuku ezingama-40. I-Lent yisikhathi sokuzihlola esibuhlungu nokuzisola kulungiselela iPhasika.
Ukuzila ukudla esontweni lamaKatolika
ISonto lamaRoma Katolika lisiko elidala lokuzila ukudla ngeLent. Ngokungafani namanye amasonto amaningi obuKhrestu, iSonto lamaKhatholika linemithetho ethile yamalungu alo mayelana nokuzila ukudla kweLent.
Akuwona amaKhatholika azila ukudla nge-Ash ngoLwesithathu nangoLwesihlanu Olungile, kepha futhi ayazidli inyama ngalezo zinsuku nangoLwesihlanu wonke ngesikhathi sokuLent. Ukuzila, noma kunjalo, akusho ukwenqaba ngokuphelele ukudla.
Ngezinsuku zokuzila, ama Katolika angadla ukudla okugcwele nokudla okumbili okungahlanganisi isidlo esigcwele. Bantwanyana, asebekhulile nabantu impilo yabo ebingabekwa engcupheni abakhululwa emithethweni yokuzila ukudla.
Ukuzila ukudla kuhlotshaniswa nomkhuleko nokupha izipho njengezindlela ezingokomoya zokugwema ukunamathela komuntu emhlabeni bese ugxila kuNkulunkulu nasemhlatshelweni kaKristu esiphambanweni.
Ukuzila Ukuzila NgeSonto E-Eastern Orthodox Church
ISonto Lobu-Orthodox LaseMpumalanga libeka imithetho eqine kakhulu yokuzila ukudla kweLent. Inyama neminye imikhiqizo yezilwane ivinjelwe isonto ngaphambi kokubolekwa. Ngeviki lesibili leLent, kudliwa kuphela izidlo ezigcwele ezimbili, ngolwezithathu nangoLwesihlanu, yize abantu abaningi abalala bengayihloniphi imithetho ephelele. Ngezinsuku phakathi nesonto phakathi nokubolekwa, amalungu acelwa ukuba agweme inyama, imikhiqizo yenyama, inhlanzi, amaqanda, imikhiqizo yobisi, iwayini newoyela. NgoLwesihlanu Olungile, amalungu acelwa ukuba angadli nhlobo.
Ukuqashisa nokuzila ukudla emasontweni amaProthestani
Iningi lamasonto amaProthestani alinakho ukuzila ukudla kanye nemithetho yeLent. Ngesikhathi seNguquko, imikhuba eminingi okwakungathiwa “yimisebenzi” yaqedwa ngabashintshi bezinguquko uMartin Luther noJohn Calvin, ukuze bangadideki amakholwa afundiswa insindiso ngomusa kuphela.
E-Episcopal Church, amalungu akhuthazekile ukuzila ukudla ngo-Ash ngoLwesithathu nangoLwesihlanu Oluhle. Ukuzila ukudla kumele futhi kuhlanganiswe nomkhuleko kanye nokwazisa.
ISonto LasePresbyterian lenza ukuzila ukudla ngokuzithandela. Inhloso yawo ukuthuthukisa umlutha kaNkulunkulu, ukulungiselela ikholwa ukuba libhekane nezilingo futhi lifune ukuhlakanipha nokuholwa nguNkulunkulu.
ISonto lamaWeseli alinazo imihlahlandlela yokudla okusemthethweni, kodwa liyikhuthaza njengendaba yangasese. UJohn Wesley, omunye wabasunguli bezindlela, wazila ukudla kabili ngesonto. Ukuzila noma ukugwema imisebenzi efana nokubuka ithelevishini, ukudla ukudla okuthandayo, noma ukwenza izinto zokuzilibazisa nakho kuyakhuthazwa ngesikhathi seLent.
Isonto iBaptist likhuthaza ukuzila ukudla njengendlela yokusondela kuNkulunkulu, kepha liyithatha njengendaba yangasese futhi alinazinsuku ezimisiwe lapho amalungu kufanele azile ukudla.
Ama-Assemblies of God abheka ukuzila ukudla njengomkhuba obalulekile kepha ongokuzithandela nangokuzimele. Isonto liveza ukuthi alakhiqizi ubuhle noma ukuthandwa uNkulunkulu, kepha kuyindlela yokwandisa ukugxila futhi lithole ukuzithiba.
ISonto lamaLuthela likhuthaza ukuzila ukudla kepha alidingi ukuthi amalungu alo azile ukudla ngesikhathi sokuboleka Isivumo se-Augsburg sithi:
"Asikulahli ukuzila ukudla uqobo, kodwa amasiko anquma izinsuku ezithile nokudla okuthile, ngengozi kanembeza, sengathi imisebenzi enjalo iyinkonzo edingekayo".