Siyakwamukela uKhisimusi!

UKhisimusi iholide eliyimfihlakalo kunawo wonke! AmaKristu awugubha emhlabeni wonke. Iholidi elikhethekile kakhulu njengoba wonke amasiko esingathwa kusukela kogogo nomkhulu kanye nabazali bethu.

Kusukela ngoNovemba akekho okhohlwa ukuthi uKhisimusi uyeza. Izibani ezinemibala zihlobisa izikhungo eziningi zamadolobha nezitolo kanye neqhwa lokwenziwa elipendwe esitolo, amafasitela ekhefi. Emigwaqweni nasezitolo, 'izihlahla zikaKhisimusi', izihlahla ze-'conifer' zangempela noma zepulasitiki ezihlala ziluhlaza, nazo zihlotshiswe ngamalambu nemihlobiso kaKhisimusi.

Izikhungo zokuthenga ziba matasa kakhulu. Izinhlelo zezikhulumi kuzo zidlala 'izingoma' zikaKhisimusi, izingoma zobuKristu zobuKristu. Ngokuvamile amaqembu abantu acula lezi zingoma eqoqa imali yezinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi. Maphakathi no-December, abantu abaningi bahlobisa izindlu zabo ngezihlahla zikaKhisimusi, izibani ezinemibala, benza imihlobiso ehlukene ezungeze amakamelo. Abanye abantu bahlobisa izihlahla zabo ngama-apula, amantongomane namakhandlela njengoba kwakunjalo ezikhathini zangaphambili.

Emazweni amaningi, abantu abaningi bathumela amakhadi emikhonzo kaKhisimusi anezifiso eziningi kubangane nemindeni yabo, futhi lamakhadi alengiswa ezindongeni zemizi yabo ngaleso sikhathi. Amakhadi kaKhisimusi wendabuko abonisa izithombe zenkolo - uMariya, uJosefa nomntwana uJesu, noma ezinye izingxenye zendaba kaKhisimusi. Namuhla izithombe ngokuvamile ziyizithombe zasebusika, amahlaya, u-Father Christmas, noma izigcawu zokuphila zothando ezikhathini ezidlule.

'Father Christmas' (noma 'Santa Claus') isiphenduke ubuso bomuntu bukaKhisimusi. Ezithombeni sibona ikhehla elinentshebe ende emhlophe, ijazi elibomvu, nesaka lamathoyizi. Izingane zifundiswa ukuthi uzilethela izipho ngobusuku bangaphambi kukaKhisimusi (noma kwamanye amazwe ngo-December 6 - Usuku lukaSt. Nicholas), futhi izingane eziningi ezifika eminyakeni engu-7 noma engu-8 zikholelwa ngempela ukuthi lokhu kuyiqiniso. Umlando kaSanta Clause uqala ngendoda ebizwa ngoSaint Nicholas. WayenguBhishobhi waseMyra e-Asia Minor (manje eyiTurkey) ngekhulu lesi-4 AD. Wayenamahloni kakhulu, futhi efuna ukunikeza abantu abampofu imali ngaphandle kokwazi ngakho. Ngelinye ilanga wagibela ophahleni lwendlu wawisa isikhwama semali kushimula. Yahlala estokisini intombazane eyayiwumise ngomlilo! Lokhu kungase kuchaze inkolelo yokuthi u-Father Christmas wehla ngoshimula bese efaka izipho emasokisini ezingane.

Kubantu abaningi kuyathakazelisa kakhulu ukwazi: waqala kanjani uKhisimusi?

Kusukela cishe ngo-400 AD amaKrestu agubha ukuzalwa kukaJesu. 'UKristu' kusho 'uMesiya', isiqu esanikezwa uJesu. Ngeshwa incazelo yangempela kaKhisimusi ivame ukukhohlwa. Sekuyiholide elingelona elenkolo! Izingane ezengeziwe zikholelwa kuFather Christmas, hhayi kuJesu. Usuku lukaKhisimusi yiholide elihambisana nokudla, ukuphuza kakhulu nokubuka i-TV kanye neminye imisebenzi. Kodwa indaba kaKhisimusi yangempela itholakala eBhayibhelini lobuKristu.

Ngemva kokuzalwa kukaJesu kwakukhona izazi ezafika zizomfuna, zivela endaweni manje ese-Iran noma eSaudi Arabia. Kuyavunywa ukuthi kwakukhona izazi ezintathu (noma amaKhosi amathathu). Indaba ithi babone inkanyezi engavamile esibhakabhakeni eyayibatshela ngokuzalwa kwenkosi ekhethekile. Ukuze adumise umntwana, uJehova waletha izipho ezinothile: igolide, nenhlaka, inhlaka evutha iphunga elimnandi, nomure, amafutha ezitshalo anephunga elimnandi. Lezi zipho zisitshela izinto ezintathu ezibalulekile ngoJesu: Igolide - isipho esifanele iNkosi, Impepho - yokushiswa ekukhulekeleni uNkulunkulu, iMure - uphawu lobuntu obufayo, obusetshenziselwa ukungcwaba abafileyo. UJesu waphila ukuphila okunzima kakhulu. Wayenguye futhi 'unguwo wonke umuntu' kithi sonke njengoba azihlanganisa nazo zonke izinhlanga.

Amakhadi kaKhisimusi avela emazweni ahlukene ngokuvamile abonisa uMariya, uJosefa noJesu endaweni yalelo zwe, kanye nokubukeka kobuhlanga balolo zwe. "Akekho omunye umuntu oke waba nomthelela onjalo ezimpilweni zabantu njengoJesu. Ubuye waphila futhi, futhi izigidi zithi ziyamazi namuhla njengomngane nomsizi ezimpilweni zazo. Uzikweleta ukuthola okwengeziwe Ngaye. Ingabe UyiLowo Ayethi unguye? Angasisiza yini ekuphileni kwethu namuhla? Akukho ongalahlekelwa! UKhisimusi yisikhathi sokuma futhi sicabange ngale mibuzo ebalulekile".

Jabulela Ukhisimusi!!!