USicholas wazalwa eLycia, umuzi wezwe. Kusukela esemncane, wabonisa isithakazelo esishisekayo enkolweni, futhi, njengoba esekhulile, ngokushesha waba umbhishobhi omkhulu. Ekuphileni kwakhe waphakamisa izakhi, wasiza abagulayo kanye nabampofu, ngegama, babambelela kuNkulunkulu. Phela, ukusiza abantu ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthini.
Isiko lokugubha iSt. Nicholas Day liyaziwa ngisho nalabo abangenandaba nenkolo. Ngesikhathi sokuphila kwakhe, u-Nikolai the Sad ngoKhisimusi, wabeka izipho eminyangweni yamakhaya omndeni ompofu. Lapho abantu bethola ukuthi yizandla zani, wabhapathizwa ephila engcwele futhi waqala ukubizwa ngokuthi uSanta Nicholas.
Kulungile ukufunda imithandazo ku-Saint Nicholas?
Umthandazo kuNicholas uMsindisi uqhubeka enza izimangaliso, njengoMoya oNgcwele ngokwakhe owayengumsebenzi wangempela wesimangaliso ngesikhathi sokuphila kwakhe. UNicholas the Sad Man ubhekwa njengomphathi wabahambi - esesemkhunjini esesiphepho, wakha izakhi futhi wasiza ekugwemeni ukufa kwamakhulu abantu. Ngokuphindwe kaningi uSt Nicholas wasindisa umhlaba ngezinhlekelele zemvelo, izinhlekelele, indlala, futhi yilokhu okuhlonishwayo kuze kube yilolu suku. Iziqu zeSt. Nicholas zise-Italy. Emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka, njengoba abantu behamba ngezinyawo ezihlotsheni zakhe.
Umthandazo kuSt. Nicholas iSinner kufanele ufundwe, ubheke uphawu lwakhe futhi uqondise ngokwengqondo amandla okuthandaza endaweni yonke. Uma ucela okuthile okuqondile, udinga ukufunda umthandazo kuNicholas the Champion ukuguqulwa kwezinsuku ezingu-40, nsuku zonke. Uma ulahlekelwa usuku - qala futhi.
"O Ncwelengcwele kakhulu uNicholas, ummemezeli weNkosi, umkhulumeli wethu ofudumele, futhi yonke indawo ekusizeni umsizi osheshayo! Ngemithandazo, isono nesimungulu, kulesimiso samanje, thandaza eNkosini uNkulunkulu ukuba ungiphe ukuthethelelwa kwazo zonke izono zami ezonakele kusukela ebusheni bami kulo lonke impilo yami, ngezenzo, ngezwi, ngomcabango nangayo yonke inzwa yami; futhi ekupheleni komphefumulo wami, ngisize, osizi, thandaza eNkosini uNkulunkulu, zonke izidalwa zoMsindisi, ukuba ungisindise ekuhluphekeni okuvela emoyeni nasekuhluphekeni okuphakade, kodwa njalo udumise uBaba neNdodana noMoya oNgcwele nokumelela kwakho isihawu, manje naphakade naphakade naphakade. Amen. "
Umthandazo ngothando nomshado
Abantu bakhumbule kahle ukuthi umkhosi waseSt. Nicholas waqala kuphi. Icala lokuqala, lapho uNikolai Sadnik ephonsa khona umndeni ompofu isipho - kwakuwumndeni onamadodakazi okushada. Ubaba wakhe wayenayo imali yokudada, futhi akakwazi ukunikeza amadodakazi akhe emshadweni. Ngobusuku ngaphambi kosuku lukaKhisimusi, uNicholas wabeka efasiteleni lakhe ugcwalisa isikhwama segolide.
Yingakho amantombazane abafuna ngempela ukushada umuntu ofanelekayo kufanele afunde umthandazo kuNicholas the Sinner mayelana nothando nomshado:
"NgoSanta Nicholas, uMsindisi weNkosi! Ngesikhathi usaphila, awuzange uphike abantu izicelo zabo, kepha ungenqabe inceku yeNkosi manje (igama lakho). Thumela isihe sakho bese ucela iNkosi ngomshado wami wamuva. Ngizinikela entandweni yeNkosi futhi ngithembele emseni Wakhe. Amen. "
Imithandazo ye-Thanksgiving
Kukhona umthetho wegolide - ngaphambi kokucela noma yini, ngiyabonga ngalokho onakho. Imithandazo kufanele ifundwe ngokubonga ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho udinga ukwesekwa, ukuzithemba kanye namandla akho, uma udinga ukubona ukuthi konke akukubi kakhulu, noma nje lapho ufuna ukukhuluma namandla aphezulu. Umthandazo othokoza kuNicholas the Sinner ufundwa yizigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele,
"Baba ohloniphekile uNicolae!" Kumalusi nothisha bonke bakholelwa ekukhulekeleni kwakho, futhi ngomthandazo ofudumele okukubiza! Ngokushesha, zama futhi ulondoloze uKristu ezimpilweni, uphonse e-e, futhi wonke amazwe umcingo wobuKristu futhi ugcine abangcwele ngemithandazo yabo evela emhlabeni, i-coward, ukuhlasela kwamanye amazwe kanye nempi ye-internecine, kusukela endlala, izikhukhula, umlilo, inkemba nokufa okungenangqondo. Futhi njengoba uxolele laba bantu abathathu etilongweni labo abahlezi, futhi ubahlengile ngesikhulu sokufutheka nangesivalo senkemba, ngakho-ke yibani nesihe nobumnene, ukuhlakanipha, izwi nezenzo ebumnyameni bezono, futhi ngisindise ekufutheni kukaNkulunkulu nokujeziswa okuphakade; Njengokungathi ngokuncenga kwakho nokusizwa, ngomusa wakhe nomusa, uNkulunkulu impilo ephilile nengenasono izonginika impilo kulokhu, futhi ungikhulule, futhi unike igazi kubo bonke abangcwele. Amen. "