IKrisimesi yamaKristu ayi-2.38 yebhiliyoni iyarhoxiswa ngokusemthethweni

Ukuzalwa KukaYesu Bekuya Kuba Phantsi Kwamanxuwa

Indawo awazalelwa kuyo uYesu iseBhetelehem, ePalestina. I-2.38 yezigidigidi zamaKristu ehlabathini ziyayihlonela le dolophu incinane njengendawo awazalelwa kuyo uYesu Kristu nanjengendawo engcwele. Yenye yezona ndawo zidumileyo zabakhenkethi kubahambi abangamaKristu, abakhenkethi, kunye nabathandi bembali.

NgoDisemba ka-2018, kanye ngaphambi kokuba i-COVID ifike emhlabeni, tInkolo yethu yayikhula eBhetelehem ngegumbi ngalinye lehotele elibhukiselwe iKrisimesi.

Ukuba uKrestu ebezalwa namhlanje, ebeya kuzalwa phantsi kobugoxo, nto leyo ebangele ukuba iicawa zamaKristu kule dolophu zirhoxise ngokusemthethweni iKrisimesi eBhetelehem, kwaye ngokungathanga ngqo kumaKristu kwihlabathi liphela.

Akukho mithi yeKrisimesi eBhetelehem

IBhetelehem ayizukuba nawo umthi weKrisimesi kulo nyaka ngenxa yokuthotywa kwemibhiyozo kwindawo awazalelwa kuyo uYesu. Oku kwabhengezwa kwisithuba esingaphezu kweveki edlulileyo.

Ngelo xesha izicwangciso zemibhiyozo yaseBhetelehem zazilindeleke ukuba zithobeke kwaye zingabi nazihombiso ezibaxayo, kwaye zazifanele ukuba zenzeke phakathi kwemfazwe eyayiqhubeka eGaza.

I-Bethlehem, idolophu emelene ne-Jerusalem kwi-West Bank, ifumene impembelelo yongquzulwano lwama-Israel-Palestine kwiminyaka edlulileyo. Nangona kunjalo, ungquzulwano lwangoku kwi-Gaza Strip, ebekwe malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-50 (iikhilomitha ezingama-30) kude, luthabathe abahlali abaninzi.

Yonwabela eBhetelehem

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Njengebhodi yabakhenkethi esemthethweni yommandla waseBethlehem, silapha sinolwazi olusemgangathweni ukukubonisa ukonwabela okwahlukileyo kokuma komhlaba, inkcubeko, kunye nokutya kulo lonke uhambo lwakho lokuhamba. Khawuziphe ithuba lokufumanisa yonke into enokunikelwa ngummandla waseBhetelehem. Njengeengcali, siyagqwesa ekuncedeni ucwangcise iholide yakho egqibeleleyo. Ayiyiyo nayiphi na iholide kuphela, kodwa iihambo ezikhethekileyo ngokwenene ezizaliswe ngamava akhuthazayo kunye nobutyebi. Sikholelwa ekuboneni ihlabathi ngeyona ndlela ikhethekileyo, kwaye sifuna ukwabelana ngolwazi lwethu nothando lwethu nazo zonke iindwendwe zaseBhetelehem.

Zonke izitrato kunye nezakhiwo zaseBhetelehem zinebali elimele libaliswe. IBhetelehem iqhayisa ngeendawo zonqulo, zenkcubeko, zembali, nezamafa ezishukumisa umoya nezivuselela ingqondo.

Icawe yokuzalwa kukaYesu intsonkothile ibandakanya izakhiwo ezininzi ezibandakanya i-7th Century Basilica, iCawe yaseSaint Catherine, iimonki kunye neecawa ezimele iimvaba ezahlukeneyo zobuKristu kubandakanya iGreek Orthodox kunye neecawe zaseArmenia, kunye nemiqolomba kaSaint Jerome, imonki yenkulungwane yesine eyathi. yaguqulela iincwadi zeVangeli kwi<em>vulgate (isiLatini).

Idolophu encinane yasePalestina, iBeit Sahour, eguqulelwa ngokuthi “indlu yabalindi basebusuku,” ngokuqhelekileyo ichazwa nguMalusi. Ngokutsho kwembali, iindaba ezingokuzalwa kukaYesu zavakaliswa ebusuku zizithunywa zezulu kubalusi abambalwa abalungileyo abalusa izimvu zabo kwintsimi yabalusi.

Phakathi kwesiphithiphithi kunye nemfazwe phakathi kwe-Israel kunye ne-Hamas, iNkqubo yoMntwana oNgcwele kwi-West Bank ivelele njengomzekelo woncedo kubantwana bamaKristu kunye namaSilamsi kunye neentsapho zabo.

Kancinci ngaphantsi kweekhilomitha ezi-2 ukusuka eBhetelehem kunye neekhilomitha ezili-6 ukusuka eYerusalem, inkqubo eBeit Sahour yasekwa yiFrancisca Sisters of the Eucharist - esekelwe kwiikhilomitha ezingama-5,613 ukusuka eMeriden, Connecticut - ukunceda abantwana abahluphekileyo kwimiba yengqondo enzima. kunye namava okwenzakala phakathi kwezizukulwana. Yinkqubo yonyango kuphela nenye yemfundo eWest Bank. Le nkqubo iyaqhubeka nokusebenza phantsi kwezona meko zingenakwenzeka, kodwa iKrisimesi eBhetelehem yarhoxiswa ngokusemthethweni kule nyanga.

Ukuba uYesu wayezelwe kule mihla, ukuzalwa kwakhe ngekuya kwenzeka phakathi kwentshabalalo nobutyobo. Ngoko ke, zonke iicawa zasePalestina ziye zagqiba kwelokuba ziyiyeke imibhiyozo yeKrismesi kulo nyaka, ngoxa icawa yaseBhetelehem ivakalisa intlungu yayo ngokusebenzisa imifanekiso eqingqiweyo.

Kwizifundo zenkolo, i-iconography ihlala inxulunyaniswa nokufundwa kweempawu zonqulo kunye nemifanekiso. Ngokomzekelo, i-iconography yobuKristu ibandakanya ukutolikwa kweesimboli zonqulo kunye nokumelwa kubugcisa bobuKristu, njengemifanekiso yeengcwele, imiboniso yebhayibhile, kunye neziganeko zonqulo.

Iicawe zasePalestine zibhengeze ukurhoxiswa kwayo yonke imibhiyozo yeKrisimesi ebonakalisa umanyano neGaza kunye nokuchasa uhlaselo oluqhubekayo oluchasene nabantu basePalestine, bebathintela kwimisa kunye nemithandazo.

EBhetelehem, iCawa yamaLuthere yagqiba ekubeni umfanekiso wayo wokuzalwa weKrisimesi uya kubonisa ubunyani babantwana abaphila nabazalelwa ePalestina namhlanje, bebeka uMntwana onguYesu emkhumbini wengqushu nentshabalalo.

Ingumboniso obuhlungu wenkxwaleko yabantwana baseGaza abazifumana bengcwatywe phantsi kwentsalela yamakhaya abo, abangamaxhoba oqhushumbo olungapheliyo lwamaSirayeli.

Intsingiselo eyiNyaniso yeKrisimesi ilahlekile kulo nyaka.

Iinkokeli zecawa zizama ukudlulisa umyalezo obonakalisa ukuzalwa kukaKristu, umthunywa wobulungisa, uxolo, nesidima soluntu.

UKristu akazange azalwe phakathi kwaboyisi okanye abo banamandla omkhosi, isithethi sathi, kodwa kwilizwe elihluthiweyo, nto leyo iPalestina kwiminyaka engama-2,000 eyadlulayo.

“IBhetelehem ilusizi kwaye yaphukile. Sonke sisentlungwini malunga nokwenzeka eGaza, siziva singento yanto kwaye soyiswe kukungakwazi kwethu ukunika nantoni na. ”

Ukulibala ngamaKristu asePalestina

Umfundisi waseBethlehem uMunther Isaac kutshanje uthumele ileta evela kwiicawe zaseBethlehem, isixeko esibaluleke kakhulu ngokwenkolo, kulawulo lwase-US eWashington, DC. Injongo yale leta yayikukubongoza uMongameli wase-United States uBiden, okwangumKatolika, iNkongolo yaseUnited States, kunye neenkokeli zeecawa zaseMerika ukuba zamkele iimfundiso zikaKristu ezichasene nokungekho sikweni kwaye zisebenzele ukuphelisa ungquzulwano lwaseGaza.

U-Isaac ugxininise ubukho obuhlala bujongelwa phantsi bamaKristu asePalestina eNtshona kwaye wagxininisa ukuba imfazwe eqhubekayo ePalestine ichaphazela bonke abantu basePalestina, nokuba bakweyiphi na inkolo. Ucele isizwe ukuba simanyane kwaye sithathe uxanduva lokuthetha ngokuchaseneyo nemfazwe.

U-Anton Nassar, intloko yesikolo samaLuthere saseDar Al-Kalima, uvakalise ukuba iBhetelehem ngoku ijongene nosizi nokubandezeleka, kodwa isenethemba. Ngokutsho kwakhe, umfanekiso wokuzalwa kukaYesu awubonisi nje ubunyani bobomi basePalestina kodwa ukwafuzisela ithemba ngokuzalwa komntwana onguYesu phakathi kwamabhodlo, kuzisa umthombo omtsha wokukhanya phakathi kwentlungu.

Ubukho Bethemba: Ukukholelwa kuYesu

AmaKristu aseBhetelehem akholelwa kubukho bethemba kunye nethemba lokuzalwa kukaYesu kwisixeko soxolo, isixeko esingcwele.

Undoqo weKrismesi ungaphakathi entliziyweni yomntu. Umbhexeshi ugxininise ukubaluleka kokuthandaza kunye nokucela uYesu ukuba azalwe ngokutsha kwiinkalo ezahlukeneyo zobomi bethu, kubandakanya ilizwe lethu, iicawe kunye nezikolo. Lo mnqweno usuka entliziyweni uqhutywa ngumnqweno wokuphila kwimeko yoxolo nozinzo nokuzalisekisa usukelo lwesizwe esizimeleyo, neYerusalem njengekomkhulu lalo.

UQoqosho loKhenketho lwaseBhetelehem

Ingeniso yokhenketho eBhetelehem inokuba negalelo elibalulekileyo kuqoqosho lwengingqi, xa sijonga imbali yesixeko kunye nokuma kwezenkolo, ngakumbi kubahambi ngezonqulo abangamaKristu.

Iinkokeli kushishino lokuhamba kunye nokhenketho ziye zathula kwingxabano ebulalayo, zisazi kakuhle ukuba ingeniso yezokhenketho eBhetelehem yinto enkulu yezoqoqosho kwiPalestina kunye ne-Israel.

1. UKhenketho lweNkolo:
   IBhetelehem yeyona ndawo iphambili yokuya kubahambi abangamaKristu abatyelela esixekweni ukuze bahlole indawo awazalelwa kuyo uYesu Krestu. Ingeniso yenziwa ngokundwendwela iindawo zonqulo ezifana neCawe yokuZalwa kukaYesu, iMilk Grotto, kunye neNsimu yoMalusi. Abakhenkethi basenokuya kwiinkonzo zonqulo baze bathenge izinto ezisisikhumbuzo zonqulo.
2. UKhenketho lweNkcubeko:
   IBhetelehem inelifa lenkcubeko etyebileyo, kwaye abakhenkethi bahlala beza kubona inkcubeko, ubugcisa kunye nezithethe ezizodwa. Oku kuquka ingeniso evela kwimisitho yenkcubeko, imiboniso, kunye nokuthengiswa kwemisebenzi yezandla yemveli yasePalestina efana nemikrolo yamaplanga omnquma, iiseramikhi, kunye namalaphu.
3. Indawo yokuhlala:
   IBethlehem ibonelela ngeentlobo ngeentlobo zeendawo zokuhlala, kuquka iihotele, izindlu zeendwendwe kunye neehostele. Umvuzo uveliswa ngokubhukishwa kwamagumbi, ngeenkonzo zokutyela, kunye nezinto eziluncedo ezinxulumene noko.
4. Iindawo zokutyela kunye nokutya:
   Iindawo zokutyela zasekhaya kunye neendawo zokutyela zibonelela abakhenkethi, zibonelela ngokutya kwasePalestine naseMbindi Mpuma. Ingeniso yenziwa ekuthengisweni kokutya neziselo.
5. Zothutho:
   Ingeniso yenziwa ngeenkonzo zothutho, kuquka iiteksi, iibhasi, kunye nokhenketho lwabucala olubonelela abakhenkethi abaya nangaphakathi eBhetelehem.
6. Iinkonzo zoKhenketho:
   Abakhenkethi kunye nabakhokelayo banikezela ngokhenketho olukhokelwayo lwaseBhetelehem nakwiindawo ezingqongileyo. Ingeniso yenziwa kwimirhumo yokhenketho kunye neenkonzo ezinxulumene noko.
7. Izikhumbuzo kunye neeVenkile zeZipho:
   Iivenkile ezininzi eBhetelehem zithengisa izikhumbuzo zonqulo nezenkcubeko, kuquka izacholo, iimpahla kunye nezinto zonqulo. Ingeniso yenziwa ngokuthengiswa kwezi zinto.
8. Iziganeko kunye neMinyhadala:
   IBhetelehem ibamba iminyhadala eyahlukeneyo yenkcubeko kunye neminyhadala unyaka wonke, kubandakanya iminyhadala yomculo kunye nemibhiyozo yeKrisimesi. Umvuzo uveliswa kwiintengiso zamatikiti, ukuthengisa, kunye nemisebenzi enxulumeneyo.
9. Intlanganiso kunye neeNkomfa (iiMICE):
   IBhetelehem ikwatsala abahambi bamashishini kunye nemibutho ebamba iinkomfa, iintlanganiso, kunye nemisitho. Ingeniso yenziwa kumaziko enkomfa, indawo yokuhlala, kunye neenkonzo ezinxulumene noko.
10. Iinkonzo zokubuka iindwendwe:
    Umvuzo unokuvela kwiinkonzo ezahlukeneyo ezinxulumene nokubuk' iindwendwe, kubandakanywa amatheko omtshato, amatheko, kunye nezinye iziganeko zabucala eziqhutyelwa kwiihotele kunye neendawo zaseBhetelehem.
11. Iiarhente zokuhamba:
    Iiarhente zokuhamba eBethlehem zifumana ingeniso ngokuququzelela nasekuthengiseni iipakethe zokhenketho, ezothutho, kunye nokubhukisha indawo yokuhlala kubakhenkethi kunye nabahambi ngezonqulo.
12. Iinkonzo zoKhenketho kwi-Intanethi:
    Ingeniso inokuveliswa ngamaqonga e-intanethi kunye nee-arhente zokuhamba ezikhuthaza kwaye zithengise iBhetelehem njengendawo yokutyelela kubaphulaphuli behlabathi.

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