Kungani isikhathi sokuzila nokuthandaza kufanele sithathe izinsuku ezingama-40?
Njalo ngonyaka Umkhosi WamaRoma weSonto LamaKatolika igubha i- Ukuzila ngezinsuku ezingama-40 zokuthandaza nokuzila ukudla ngaphambi komkhosi omkhulu we Pasqua. Le nombolo ifanekisela kakhulu futhi inezixhumanisi ezijulile nemicimbi eminingi yeBhayibheli.
Ukukhulunywa okokuqala kwama-40 kutholakala encwadini ka UGenesise. UNkulunkulu utshela uNowa: «Ngoba ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa ngizonisa imvula emhlabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane; Ngizoqothula emhlabeni konke engikwenzile ». (UGenesise 7: 4). Lo mcimbi uxhuma inombolo engu-40 nokuhlanzwa nokwenza kabusha, isikhathi lapho umhlaba wagezwa wenziwa musha.
In Izinombolo sibona ama-40 futhi, kulokhu njengohlobo lwenhlawulo nesijeziso esanikwa abantu bakwa-Israyeli ngokungalaleli uNkulunkulu.Kwakudingeka bazulazule ehlane iminyaka engama-40 ukuze isizukulwane esisha sizuze iZwe Lesithembiso.
Encwadini ka UJona, umprofethi umemezela eNineve ukuthi: «Ezinye izinsuku ezingamashumi amane futhi iNineve izobhujiswa». 5 Izakhamizi zaseNineve zazikholelwa kuNkulunkulu futhi zavimbela ukuzila ukudla, zagqoka isaka, kusukela kokukhulu kakhulu kuya kokuncane kakhulu ”(Jona 3: 4). Lokhu kuphinde kuxhumanise inombolo nokuvuselelwa okungokomoya kwenhliziyo.
Il umprofethi u-Eliya, ngaphambi kokuhlangana noNkulunkulu eNtabeni iHorebe, wahamba izinsuku ezingamashumi amane: “Wavuka, wadla, waphuza. Ngamandla ayewanikwe yilokho kudla, wahamba izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane eya entabeni kaNkulunkulu, eHorebe ”. (1 AmaKhosi 19: 8). Lokhu kuxhumanisa ama-40 nesikhathi sokulungiselela okungokomoya, isikhathi lapho umphefumulo uholelwa endaweni lapho ungalalela khona izwi likaNkulunkulu.
Ekugcineni, ngaphambi kokuba aqale inkonzo yakhe yasobala, uJesu “Waholwa nguMoya ehlane ukuba ayolingwa nguSathane. Esezilile ukudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, walamba. " (Mt 4,1-2). Ngokuqhubeka nokwedlule, uJesu uqala ukuthandaza nokuzila ukudla izinsuku ezingama-40, elwa nesilingo futhi elungiselela ukumemezela iVangeli kwabanye.