Njengamasakramente amaningi, ama- christenings ayenzeka ngezigaba eziningana. Ngaphambi kokunquma ukuqhuba umkhosi, kuyoba mnandi ukufunda ulwazi oluyisisekelo ukuze ukwazi ukulungiselela. Kusengaphambili kuyadingeka ukuthi ufake isicelo esontweni, lapho bezokuthi yiziphi izinto ezifanele ukuthenga, futhi uzokwabela isikhathi lapho inqubo izokwenzeka.
I-christening yengane idlula kanjani?
Esikhathini sakramente, abantu abakhulu, ngaphandle kwezingane, bangumama nomama, abazali abakhetha abazali. Ama-christenings omfana, njengamantombazane, adlulisa isimo esifanayo. Umehluko kuphela uma ubhapathiza indodana yakho, khona-ke ngaphambi kokuba ugeze ngamanzi angcwele uzobanjelwa unkulunkulukazi, bese kuba nguyise. Ngentombazane, konke kwenzeka nakwezinye izindlela. Kuwo wonke umkhosi, umpristi ufunda ngokuzwakalayo imithandazo eqondiswa kuMoya oNgcwele. Kanti futhi, onkulunkulukazi kufanele bafunde umthandazo, kubizwa ngokuthi "Isibonakaliso Sokholo". Ngakho, abantu abadala bathembisa ukwethembeka kuNkulunkulu esikhundleni somntwana. Ukuvikela ingane engathandweni engalungile yoMbi, onkulunkulukazi baphendulela ubuso babo entshonalanga, baphuthukise, baphoxe futhi bakhulume amagama athile. Khona-ke ingane iyahlanza ngamanzi angcwele, ngesikhathi lapho umpristi ekhuluma amagama abaluleke kakhulu. Ngemuva kwalokho, inqubo yokugcoba yenzeka. Ukuze enze lokhu, umpristi usebenzisa amafutha ahlanjululwe, ahlanganisa izingxenye zomzimba wengane. Phakathi nalokhu, kufanele afunde imithandazo eyokhathalela inhlalakahle kanye nempilo yengane. Emva kwalokho, lo mkhosi uphela, futhi ingane ibhekwa njengokubhapathizwa.
Abantu abadala babhapathizwa kanjani?
Kulesi simo, isakramente singenziwa ngaphandle kwabankulunkulukazi, ngoba lowo muntu ngokwakhe angaba nomthwalo wokuzikhethela nokholo lwakhe. Isonto ngalinye linemibandela yalo yobhapathizo, ngakho-ke ngaphambi kokuqala kufanelekile ukuthola incazelo eningiliziwe kumpristi. Izigaba zemihlangano ngezindlela eziningi zifana nalabo asekucatshangwa kakade, okwakuhloselwe ingane.