Onkulunkulu Basendulo Noma Amademoni? Ukudalula Imfihlo Yebandla

Imibhalo eqoshiwe yomlando wenkolo nezifundo zemilingo icebile ngezindaba ezithinta inhliziyo, ukuguqulwa konkulunkulu basendulo babe amademoni ngeSonto LamaKatolika. Le nqubo ethakazelisayo yayingeyona nje indaba yokuziphendukela kwemvelo, kodwa isenzakalo esinezinhlangothi eziningi esigxilwe ezimpandeni zempucuko yabantu, imfundiso yenkolo, kanye nezakhiwo zamandla. Lokhu kuhlola okujulile kuhlose ukuhlukanisa ubunkimbinkimbi obusemuva kwalolu shintsho, ukuthola imithelela yalo yomlando, amasiko, kanye nemfundiso yenkolo kuyo yomibili imiphakathi yasendulo neyamanje.

Ukuqonda okuncane kombuzo wethu oyinhloko kudinga ukuqonda okuyisisekelo kokuthi Imfundiso yenkolo yamaKatolika. Ikakhulukazi, kufanele siqonde izincazelo zikaNkulunkulu namademoni ngaphakathi kwalolu hlaka lwezenkolo. UNkulunkulu, enkolweni yobuKatolika, unguMuntu oPhezukonke, umdali onamandla onke wakho konke okukhona, futhi ungumfanekiso wabo bonke ubuhle nokuphelela. Ngokuphambene kakhulu, amademoni abhekwa njengezingelosi eziwile, izinhlangano ezivukela intando kaNkulunkulu futhi ezihlose ukudukisa abantu.

Isakhiwo seSonto LamaKatolika siklanywe ngokohlelo noNkulunkulu esiqongweni, silandelwa izingelosi, osanta, nabantu, namademoni alele ekugcineni okuphambene kwalo kukhanya komkhathi. Ingqikithi yokukholelwa kuNkulunkulu oyedwa, lapho kukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa kuphela oyinhloko, ibalulekile ekuqondeni kwethu.

Izinkolelo ezingokomoya zesintu ziye zashintsha kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Imiphakathi yasendulo yayikholelwa kakhulu kunkulunkulu abaningi, ikhulekela onkulunkulu nonkulunkulukazi abaningi, ngamunye engamele izici ezihlukahlukene zokuphila nemvelo. Nokho, njengoba amakhulu eminyaka eqhubeka, kwaba noshintsho oluphawulekayo ekukholelweni kuNkulunkulu oyedwa.

The ISonto LamaKatolika ladlala indima ebalulekile ekuholeni lolu shintsho. Okubalulekile, lokhu kwakungelona nje ukushintsha kwezenkolo; kwakuyisu elijulile lezamasiko nezombusazwe. Ukuhlanganiswa kokholo ngaphansi kukaNkulunkulu oyedwa kwenza kwaba lula ngeBandla ukuphatha kanye nokubusa, okwakuyindaba ebalulekile enkathini lapho iBandla lalingelona nje ibutho likamoya, kodwa futhi lalinamandla amakhulu ezombusazwe.

Ohlelweni lwenkolelo yamaKatolika, amademoni ngokwesiko achazwa njengezingelosi eziwile, izinhlangano ezavukela uNkulunkulu futhi zaxoshwa ezulwini. Zikhona ukuze zilinge, zikhohlise, futhi ziholele abantu endleleni kaNkulunkulu.

Ngokuguqula onkulunkulu basendulo babe izinhlangano zamademoni, iBandla lazuza izinjongo zamasu ezimbili. Okokuqala, kwanciphisa ngempumelelo ithonya nokuheha konkulunkulu bakudala ngokubahlanganisa nobubi, ngalokho ehlanganisa amandla eBandla kanye nokuqinisa ukukholelwa kuNkulunkulu oyedwa. Okwesibili, yanikeza incazelo yemfundiso yenkolo yokuhlupheka nokulingwa abantu ababhekana nakho ekuphileni kwabo kwasemhlabeni.

Ukuguqulwa konkulunkulu basendulo babe amademoni akuwona umqondo ongaqondakali, kodwa isenzakalo esibambekayo esingalandelelwa ezindabeni zomlando kanye nemibhalo yezenkolo. Ngokwesibonelo, unkulunkulu wamaGreki uPan, ekuqaleni owayekhulekelwa njengonkulunkulu wobufundisi ohlobene nemvelo nezilwane zasendle, kancane kancane wangenwa idemoni futhi wahlotshaniswa nomfanekiso kaSathane. Onkulunkulukazi benzalo basendulo, izimpawu zenala nokuphila, bafaniswa nama-succubi, izinhlangano zamademoni ezaziwa ngokuyenga amadoda.

Lolu shintsho lwamabomu lwaluyisu elibaliwe leBandla lokunqamula izibopho phakathi kwabantu nezinkolelo zabo zakudala zokomoya. Onkulunkulu basendulo, ababeyimithombo yenhlonipho nothando, manje baba izimpawu zokwesaba, isono, nobubi.

• Pan (NgesiGreki): Ekuqaleni wayengunkulunkulu wemvelo, kamuva wahlotshaniswa noSathane.
• Lilith (IsiSumeri/iBhabhiloni): Nakuba uLilith wayengeyena ngempela unkulunkulukazi, wayeyinhlangano yesifazane enamandla ezinganekwaneni zaseMesophothamiya. Ezinganekwaneni zamaJuda, wazihlanganisa namademoni.
• Astarte (UmFenike): Unkulunkulukazi wenzalo, ubulili, nempi, walinganiswa namademoni kwezinye izincazelo zobuKristu.
• uBhali (AmaKhanani): UBhali wayengunkulunkulu onamandla wenzalo neziphepho, kamuva wahlanjalazwa eBhayibhelini ngokuthi isithombe samanga.
• Asmodeus (isiPheresiya): Ekuqaleni wayengumoya wasePheresiya, u-Asmodeus wamukelwa emfundisweni yamademoni yamaJuda.
• Ishtar (OwaseBabiloni): Unkulunkulukazi wothando, ubuhle, ubulili, isifiso, inzalo, impi, ukulwa, namandla ezombangazwe ngezinye izikhathi wayebonakaliswa idemoni ezichazweni zakamuva.
• Pazuzu (I-Asiriya/iBhabhiloni): Ekuqaleni yayiyinhlangano evikelayo kweminye imimoya emibi, kamuva uPazuzu wabonwa njengomuntu wamademoni.
• Hecate (NgesiGreki): Unkulunkulukazi ohlotshaniswa nezimpambano zemigwaqo, izindlela zokungena, ubusuku, ukukhanya, imilingo, ubuthakathi, ulwazi lwamakhambi nezitshalo ezinobuthi, izipoki, ubuthakathi, nobuthakathi. Ezikhathini zakamuva, wayevame ukuvezwa njengowesifazane onamakhanda amathathu futhi ehlotshaniswa nobuthakathi kanye ne-Underworld.
• Belial (IBhayibheli lesiHeberu): Ekuqaleni kwakungeyena unkulunkulu, kodwa igama elisho ukungabi nanzuzo, kamuva lenziwa samuntu njengedemoni esikweni lamaJuda nelobuKristu.
• Kali (UmHindu): Nakuba esakhulekelwa njengonkulunkulukazi namuhla, izici zakhe ezinonya nezibhubhisayo ziye zabangela ukuba abanye bamhlanganise namademoni.
• Azazeli (Jewish): Ekuqaleni kwakuyimbuzi yomhlatshelo eyayihilelekile eYom Kippur, kamuva yenziwa samuntu njengedemoni kwezinye izincazelo.
• Angrboda (Norse): Umdondoshiya ezweni lama-giants (Jotunheim), uhlotshaniswa nezimpisi, izinyoka kanye nomhlaba ongaphansi. Ukuhunyushwa kamuva kobuKristu kungenzeka ukuthi kwamenza amademoni isimo sakhe.
• Shenz Baphomet (IYurophu Yasenkathini Ephakathi): Ekuqaleni yayiwumfanekiso ongokomfanekiso, kamuva yakhishwa idemoni iSonto LamaKatolika.
• Mammon (ITestamente Elisha): Ukwenza umuntu ingcebo nokuhaha, kamuva okwabonakala njengedemoni.
• Moloch (AmaKhanani): Unkulunkulu ohlotshaniswa nemihlatshelo yabantwana, kamuva waguqulwa waba idemoni emibhalweni yobuJuda neyobuKristu.
• Cernunnos (Celtic): Njengonkulunkulu onezimpondo wenzalo, ukuphila, izilwane, ingcebo, nomhlaba wangaphansi, kamuva wahlotshaniswa nomqondo wobuKristu wodeveli.
• Loki (UmNosi): Nakuba engeyena ngempela idemoni, u-Loki, unkulunkulu ongumqili, wahlanjalazwa ngenxa yokuziphatha kwakhe okuphazamisayo.
• ereshkigal (Sumerian): Unkulunkulukazi we-Underworld, ovame ukubonwa njengomuntu wamademoni ezikhathini zakamuva.
• Misa (EGibhithe): UNkulunkulu wesiphithiphithi, umlilo, izingwadule, ubuqili, izivunguvungu, umona, isiyaluyalu, ubudlova, nabantu bezinye izizwe. EGibhithe lasendulo, wayebhekwa kakhulu njengomuntu ongaqondakali, kodwa kamuva wayehlotshaniswa nomfanekiso kaSathane.
• UMot (AmaKhanani): UNkulunkulu wokufa ohlanganiswe namademoni ngenxa yokubusa kwakhe phezu komhlaba ongaphansi.

Njengomuntu osebenzela ukusebenzelana nemimoya, lezi zinguquko zibamba umdlandla othile. Ukusebenzelana nemimoya kunikeza umbono ohlukile ngonkulunkulu basendulo. Esikhundleni sokuzibheka njengezinhlangano ezimbi, zihlonishwa njengezifanekiselo zezici ezihlukahlukene zokuphila nemvelo, njengemigudu yamandla nokuhlakanipha okungakasetshenziswa.

Ukukhombisa leli phuzu, ake ngihlanganyele i-anecdote yomuntu siqu. Phakathi nocwaningo lwami lokuqala lwemilingo, ngakhangwa ngokukhethekile unkulunkulu wamaGreki uHermes, owaziwa ngokuthi uyisithunywa sonkulunkulu nomvikeli wabahambi namasela. Kunokuba ngibonakalise lo nkulunkulu, ngathola inkolelo-mbono ezungezile iwumthombo ocebile wokuhlakanipha nesiqondiso.

Le anecdote igcizelela i-crux ye syncretism phakathi kwamasiko ahlukene kamoya, kuhlanganise nobuKatolika nezinkolelo zobuqaba. Imikhuba yokulumba ngokuvamile ihilela ukukhuleka kwalaba nkulunkulu, hhayi njengamademoni kodwa njengoba babehlonishwa ngokwesiko labo lasekuqaleni.

Ithonya lalolu shintsho olungokomlando lidlulela ngalé kwemingcele yesizinda senkolo. Inomthelela omkhulu ezenzweni zokomoya zesimanje, futhi ingene ezincwadini zethu, ubuciko, namasiko athandwayo. Kusukela ezincwadini kuya kumamuvi ashubile, isithombe sikankulunkulu wasendulo onobudemoni sitholakala yonke indawo, sihambisana nokuthakasela kwethu okwabelwana ngakho komuntu kwasezulwini kanye nobubi.

Mhlawumbe incazelo ejule kakhulu isesimeni sokubekezelelana ngokwenkolo nokuhlukahlukana. Inqubo yokukhipha amademoni onkulunkulu basendulo yayiwuhlobo lokubusa ngokomoya, iqhinga lokubekela eceleni izinkolelo namasiko amadala, nokugomela ukuphakama kwemfundiso yeSonto yokukholelwa kuNkulunkulu oyedwa. Lesi senzakalo sinikeza isifundo esiyisibonelo esicindezelayo mayelana nemithelela yobungane obungokomoya, sigcizelela ukubaluleka kwezingxoxo ezixube izinkolo nokuhloniphana.

Ukwembula ukuguqulwa konkulunkulu basendulo babe amademoni yiSonto LamaKatolika kufana nokulandela izindlela ze-labyrinthine zempucuko yabantu. Yindaba yamandla, ukulawula, nokuziphendukela kwemvelo ngokomoya. Ngokuqonda lesi simo, sithola ukuqonda okubalulekile ekuhlobaneni okuyinkimbinkimbi kwenkolo, ezombusazwe, namasiko, kanye nendlela okuhlanganisa ngayo ukuqonda kwethu okuhle nokubi.

Lolu hambo phakathi namakhulu eminyaka lusikhanyisela ngethonya elihlala njalo lonkulunkulu basendulo. Naphezu kokuba namademoni, lezi zinhlangano ziyaqhubeka nokunikeza inhlonipho emasikweni nasezinkolweni ezihlukahlukene emhlabeni jikelele. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi emikhubeni yemimoya lapho lezi zinhlangano zasendulo zicelwa futhi zihlonishwa, hhayi njengezithombe zamademoni, kodwa njengezimpawu ezinamandla zezingxenye ezihlukahlukene zokuphila nokuphila.

Ifa lalaba nkulunkulu basendulo ligcizelela ukubaluleka kwamasiko kanye nokuqina kwemikhuba yomoya yendabuko. Ukuhambisana kwabo okuhlala njalo kuyaqhubeka nokubhebhezela izingxoxo ngomlando wenkolo, kuthonya imikhuba yanamuhla engokomoya, futhi kukhuthaze imisebenzi yezinganekwane nezobuciko. Lokhu kulandisa okungokomlando kungaphezu kwensalela yesikhathi esidlule; iyingxoxo eqhubekayo, iwubufakazi bendawo ehlala ishintsha yezinkolelo zomuntu kanye nengokomoya.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumlandeli weSonto LamaKatolika, usebenzelana nemimoya, noma umane nje ungumuntu othakaselekayo umlando wezinkolo, lesi sihloko sisinika sonke into esingacabanga ngayo: amandla enkolelo angapheli, ukuba manzi kobunkulunkulu nobudemoni, nezindlela ezijulile inkathi yethu edlule engokomoya eqhubeka ngayo ilolonga imanje nekusasa lethu.