- Ikheli: Gereja Christ, Jalan Gereja, Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka, Malaysia
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Eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeMalacca , ogwini loMfula iMalacca, kukhona isakhiwo esibomvu esitini - isonto lasendulo lamaProthestani likaKristu. Ngenye yezinto ezithandwa kakhulu nezithombe zedolobha. Yingakho bonke abavakashela eMalacca baphoqelekile ukuba bavakashele ibandla likaKristu.
Umlando weBandla likaKristu eMalacca
Ngo-1641, idolobha laphuma eMbusweni WasePutukezi liya eHolland, okwakuyisizathu sokuvinjelwa kweRoma Katolika ensimini yayo. ISonto LaseSt. Paul laqanjwa ngokuthi iBovenkerk futhi likhonza njengesonto eliyinhloko lomuzi. Ngomnyaka ka-1741, ekuhlonipheni ukugubha iminyaka eyikhulu yeziphathimandla zaseDutch, kunqunywa ukwakha ithempeli elisha eMalacca. Ngo-1824, ngokuhlonipha isivumelwano sokushintsha komuzi ngaphansi kokuhola kweBrithani East India Company, i-cathedral eMalacca yaqanjwa ngokuthi iBandla likaKristu.
Kuze kube sekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-XX isakhiwo sasiqoshwe emhlophe, okwakubonakala kahle ngokusuka kwezakhiwo eziseduze. Ngo-1911, umbala wesonto likaKristu eMalacca washintshwa waba obomvu, okwaba ikhadi lakhe lebhizinisi.
Isitayela sezakhiwo zeBandla likaKristu eMalacca
Isakhiwo sinomumo onxantathu. Ngokuphakama kokuphakama kwamamitha angu-12, ubude bayo buyi-25 m ububanzi bayo buyi-13 m. I-Church of Christ eMalacca yakhiwe ngesitayela seColonial yamaDashi. Yingakho izindonga zayo zakhiwe kusuka ezitini zaseDutch, futhi uphahla lugcwele amatshe aseDutch. Ukuze uqedele phansi kweSonto likaKristu eMalacca, kwakhiwa izakhi zegranite, okwakuqala ukuba yi-ballast emikhumbi yomthengisi.
Imidwebo yamafasitela emangcwabeni athathwa ngemuva kokuthunjwa komuzi yiziphathimandla zaseBrithani. Kulesi simo, amawindi wangempela ayenciphise kakhulu usayizi. Ibhantshi ne-sacristy yeBandla likaKristu eMalacca kwakhiwa kuphela phakathi kwekhulu le-XIX.
Impahla yeBandla likaKristu eMalacca
Ikhomishana endala yamaProthestani edolobheni ayithakazelisi nje kuphela isitayela sayo esingavamile sokwakha, kodwa nokuqoqwa kwayo okucebile kwezakhiwo zenkolo. Abavakashi beSonto LikaKristu eMalacca banethuba lokujwayelana nemiboniso yasendulo njengale:
- Insimbi yesonto. Le nto ibuyele emuva ngo-1698.
- I-Altare Bible. Kuyaziwa ngendwangu yayo yethusi, lapho amazwi 1: 1 avela kuJohane aseDutch aqoshiwe.
- Izitsha ze-altare zesiliva. Lesi sivumelwano sisekuqaleni kwesikhathi saseDashi. Naphezu kokuthi izitsha zilahlwa esontweni, zigcinwa emgodini futhi zivame ukuboniswa ukubuka umphakathi.
- Ama-plaque nezigcwale. Bamelela amabhuloho okudweba, okubhalwe kuwo imibhalo ngesiPutukezi, isiNgisi nesi-Armenia.
Ebandleni likaKristu eMalacca, ungahlala ezinabhentshini ezineminyaka engu-200 ubudala, uthenge izikhumbuzo nezakhiwo zesonto, ngaleyo ndlela wenze umnikelo wokuthuthukiswa kwawo. Ukungena ethempelini kuyinkululeko.
Ungafika kanjani esontweni likaKristu?
Ukuze ujwayele lesi sikhumbuzo sakhiwo, kufanele uhambe engxenyeni eseningizimu-ntshonalanga yedolobha. I-Church of Christ eMalacca itholakala eduze kweJalan Laksamana Avenue ne-Queen Victoria Fountain. Abavakashi abahamba ngemoto bangathola kusuka enkabeni yedolobha kuya endaweni esingaphansi kwemizuzu engu-10. Ukuze wenze lokhu, hamba eningizimu ku-Route 5, noma kuJalan Chan Koon Cheng.
Abathandi bezintaba bangcono ukukhetha umgwaqo uJalan Panglima Awang. Kulokhu, lonke uhambo oluya eSontweni likaKristu eMalacca luzothatha cishe imizuzu engama-50. Eceleni kwalo, futhi iyeka inombolo yebhasi 17, elandelayo ukusuka esiteshini esiphakathi.