ISan Cipriano, iNgcwele yosuku lwango-11 Septhemba
(d.258)
Indaba kaSan Cipriano
I-Cyprian ibalulekile ekuthuthukiseni ukucabanga nokuziphatha kobuKristu ngekhulu lesithathu, ikakhulukazi eNyakatho Afrika.
Efunde kakhulu, eyisikhulumi esidumile, waba ngumKristu esekhulile. Wabela izimpahla zakhe abampofu futhi wamangaza abantu bakubo ngokwenza isifungo sobumsulwa ngaphambi kokubhapathizwa kwakhe. Ingakapheli iminyaka emibili wayebekwe waba ngumfundisi futhi wakhethwa, engahambisani nentando yakhe, uMbhishobhi waseCarthage.
UCyprian wakhononda ngokuthi ukuthula okujatshulelwa yiSonto kwehlise umoya wamaKrestu amaningi futhi kwavula umnyango wabaguqukayo abangenawo umoya weqiniso wokukholwa. Lapho kuqala ukushushiswa eDecian, amaKristu amaningi alishiya kalula iSonto. Kungukuphindukuzalwa kwabo okwadala izingxabano ezinkulu zekhulu lesithathu futhi kwasiza iSonto ukuba liqhubekele phambili ekuqondeni kwalo iSakramente Lokuphenduka.
UNovato, umpristi owayephikisana nokukhethwa kukaCyprian, wangena esikhundleni uCyprian engekho (wayebalekele endaweni yokucasha ukuze aqondise iSonto, eletha ukugxekwa) futhi wamukela zonke izihlubuki ngaphandle kokufaka inkokhelo yezincwadi. Ekugcineni watholakala enecala. UCyprian waba nendawo ephakathi nendawo, ephikisa ngokuthi labo ababezinikele ezithombeni bangathola iSidlo kuphela lapho befa, kuyilapho labo ababethenge kuphela izitifiketi ezithi bazidele bangavunyelwa ngemuva kwesikhathi esifushane noma eside sokuzisola. Lokhu nakho kwaxegiswa ngesikhathi soshushiso olusha.
Ngesikhathi senhlupho eCarthage, uCyprian wanxusa amaKristu ukuba asize wonke umuntu, kuhlanganise nezitha nabashushisi bawo.
Umngani kaPapa Cornelius, uCyprian waphikisana noPapa olandelayo, uStephen. Yena kanye nabanye ababhishobhi base-Afrika babengeke babuvume ubuqiniso bokubhabhadiswa okwanikezwa izihlubuki kanye ne-schismatics. Lokhu kwakungewona umbono jikelele weSonto, kepha uCyprian akazange esatshiswe ngisho nangokusongela kukaStephen kokuxoshwa.
Wadingiswa ngumbusi wase ebuyiselwa enkantolo. Wenqabe ukushiya umuzi, egcizelela ukuthi abantu bakhe banobufakazi bokufela kwakhe ukholo.
UCyprian wayeyinhlanganisela yomusa nesibindi, amandla nokuqina. Wayeneme futhi ezimisele, kangangoba abantu babengazi ukuthi bamthande noma bamhloniphe kakhulu. Wafudumala ngesikhathi sokuphikisana nombhabhadiso; imizwa yakhe kumele ukuthi yayimkhathaza, ngoba kwakungalesi sikhathi lapho abhala khona incwadi yakhe yokubekezela. USt. Augustine uphawula ukuthi uCyprian wahlawulela intukuthelo yakhe ngokubulawa kwakhe okukhazimulayo. Idili lalo lezinkonzo lingoSepthemba 16.
Ukuzindla
Izimpikiswano ngokubhabhadiswa nokuhlanjululwa ngekhulu lesithathu zisikhumbuza ukuthi iSonto lokuqala lalingenazo izixazululo ezilungile ezivela kuMoya oNgcwele. Abaholi besonto kanye namalungu alolo suku kwakudingeka badabule kabuhlungu izinqumo ezinhle kakhulu ababengazenza ngomzamo wokulandela yonke imfundiso kaKristu futhi bangaphazanyiswa ihaba baye kwesokudla noma kwesobunxele.