Umshado ubhekwa njengento enhle kunayo yonke imikhosi yobuKristu. Isici esiyinhloko salesi siko yimiqhele yomshado, ebeka phezu kwamakhanda omakoti nomkhwenyana. Ngesikhathi somshado eSontweni Lama-Orthodox phezu kwamakhanda abo kukhona imiqhele yobukhosi, ukwandisa ubukhulu bomkhosi. Kusho ukulandelwa kwesonto. Ngaphambi kokufika kobuKristu, lo mshado wabanjwa ngaphandle ngesikhathi sokuhlanganiswa kwemvelo. Ukwenza lokhu, izingongolo zezimbali zazigqoke ekhanda. Ngemuva kokuphela komkhuba, badlala imidanso, bahlabelela izingoma futhi baphumule nje. UbuKristu buyidlulisela indawo yenkambo ebandleni futhi yashintsha yona ibe yimithetho yayo. Kuze kube ngu-1917, kwaba umshado ophethwe esontweni owawubhekwa njengowokuyinhloko.
Umkhosi womshado eSontweni Lama-Orthodox
Masinyane ngaphambi komkhuba, kukhona amasakramente okumele agcinwe. Ngobusuku ngaphambi komkhosi, izintombi kufanele zihlele iqembu lomshado, lapho bamjabulisa ngezingoma nangezindaba. Ngakusasa ekuseni amantombazane asiza ukugqoka umakoti, futhi kamuva walungisa indlu ukufika kwentsha ngemuva komkhosi. Lapho umyeni efika ngomlobokazi, kwakudingeka ahlenge. Isihlengo senziwa ngendlela yemincintiswano nezabelo. Ngemva kokudlula izivivinyo, abazalwane bahamba beya esontweni. Kuze kube yilapho izambatho zomshado sezigqoke, ubuso bomlobokazi kumele bumbozwe ngendwangu.
Isigqila somshado eSontweni Lama-Orthodox
Umkhosi womshado ngokwawo ulandela kanje. Umpristi usibusisa indebe ngewayini elihlanjululwe futhi unikeza kathathu ukunambitha isiphuzo esincane. Ngemuva kokubopha izandla zabantu abashadile, ubahambela azungeze i-analog. Bese bavunyelwe ukushintshanisa izindandatho, kodwa kulesi senzo akulula kakhulu. Umpristi ubeka izindandatho eminwe yabashadile, bese umakoti nomkhwenyana kufanele bahlanganyele nabo kathathu. Kulo mkhuba
Incazelo yomshado esontweni
Umkhuba uhlanganisa ubumbano lwezinhliziyo zothando. Umkhosi ubasiza ukuba baqaphele ngokugcwele umthwalo ogcwele wesinqumo esithathwe futhi bafakaze ubuhlobo babo hhayi kuphela kubantu, kodwa nakuNkulunkulu. Ngemuva kwesiko, umshado lizulu elibusisiwe. Umshado uqhutshwa ukuqinisa umshado osemthethweni, ophethwe ehhovisi lokubhalisa. Ngokuvamile kaningi esikhathini sethu, umkhuba womshado esontweni uhamba isikhathi esithile emva komshado, lapho ubudlelwane bomndeni budlulisele isikhathi sokuhlolwa.