Inkolelo enjengokuthi "Magi" yavakala ngabaninzi, umzekelo, malunga nabo kubhaliwe kumsebenzi odumileyo ka-O. Henry "Izipho zabaMagi" kunye neBhayibhile, kodwa bambalwa abangakwazi ukuphendula ngokuchanekileyo ukuba ngubani laba bantu. Ixesha linxulumene ngqo nomhedeni kunye nomlingo.
Ngubani oMagi?
KwiRashiya yasendulo, abafundisi bamaqaba nabaganga, abasebenzisa izixhobo ezahlukeneyo zemilingo, balawula iziganeko kwaye baxela iziganeko zexesha elizayo, babizwa ngokuthi iMagi. Iindoda ezinobulumko kakhulu ezidumileyo zeBhayibhile ezazibikezela ukuzalwa koMsindisi. Abantu babecinga abaprofeti kunye nabaphili. Emva kwexesha elithile, baqala ukubiza abaphiliphi, izilwanyana kunye nezixhobo zokulwa. Ukuba sibheka ukuhlukana ngokuzimeleyo, i-Magi yase-Ancient Rus yayisondele kwababusi, eyenzela ukuba kubhengezwe okuhlukile.
Leli gama elithi "umlumbi" lidibaniswa nomqondo omdala waseSlavic, oku kuthetha "ukutyikitya okanye ukuthetha ngokungathethiyo". Ngenxa yoko sinokugqiba ukuba iindlela ezisemgangathweni zomsebenzi zabafundisi bamaqaba zaba nemithandazo kunye neqhinga. Kubalulekile ukuba uqaphele ukuba igama elithi "sorceress" lithathwe kwigama elithi "wolfba". Kukho iguqulelo eli gama lifana negama elithi "inwele", njengoko izilwanyana zineenwele ezinde.
Baphila phi amaMagi?
Enyanisweni, kwimbali yamazwe amaninzi kuthethwa ngabo magi abanamandla ahlukeneyo. Kukho iingxelo zokusasazeka kobugqwirha kwintsimi yaseAsiriya yasendulo-eBhabhiloni naseMiddle East. Ukusuka kubo, izalamane zawela ngaphaya kobukumkani baseRoma. Izona zidumileyo ziyiMagi eRashiya kunye nokuqala kokukhankanywa ngabo imihla ye-12 leminyaka. Ngokuphathelele inguqu evela eBhayibhileni, kuthiwa apho beza eYerusalem bevela eMpuma.
Yintoni eyenziwa nguMagi?
Kukho amabali amaninzi, iimbali kunye neengcamango malunga nemisebenzi eminingi engummangaliso yabafundisi bamaqaba. Ukuqonda ukuba ngubani onguMagi, kufuneka ukwazi ngamakhono akhe:
- Amandla abo ayeninzi, ngoko babekwazi ukuqikelela ikusasa , baphilise abantu baze baqhube imizila eyahlukeneyo.
- Ngaloo mihla, kwakukholelwa ukuba i-Magi yayingena emoyeni, iphefumula ngaphantsi kwamanzi ize ibe yinto engabonakaliyo.
- Abantu bakholelwa ukuba babengenakuvuswa kwaye bavuswa emva kokufa.
- Babenabo balunga ngekhalenda ekhethekileyo, ngokubhekiselele kuloo bazinike ixesha lokuthandaza.
- Bekholelwa ukuba banokulawula ummandla wendalo kwaye baze balungiselele i-eclipses.
- AbaMagi kunye neemfundiso zabo ezifihlakeleyo banomdla kubaphandi abaninzi abakholelwa ukuba abantu abakhethiweyo kuphela abafumana iintsikelelo zothixo kunye nabaye baqeqeshwa ixesha elide bangaba ngumbingeleli.
AmaGi eBhayibhileni
Kwiincwadi ezingcwele oogqirha abizwa ngokuba ngabahlakaniphileyo kunye nabavumisi beenkwenkwezi, abakhokelwa yintlambo yamandla asezulwini, baxela iziganeko zekamva. AmaMagi afika kuYesu emva kokubona inkwenkwezi engaqhelekanga ilanga laseBhetelehem azi ngaphambili malunga neziprofeto zokuthi uMesiya oya kuba nguMsindisi wabantu uza kuza emhlabeni. Baya eYerusalem bevela eMpuma.
AbaMagi noYesu bachazwa kwiVangeli, kodwa inani labo namagama awanalo igama. Inguqu yokuba kwakukho amamitha amathathu avela kwiincwadi zobuKristu emva kwexeshana. Kukholelwa ukuba babamele iintlobo ezintathu zeminyaka yabantu. UMsindisi wanikelwa isipho kuMsindisi: igolide, intlaka yempepho nemore. Ngokomxholo, emva kokushiya kwamanye amazwe, babhaptizwa baza bafa ngokubuhlungu kumazwe asempuma. Iimpahla zazo zigcinwa eetempile zaseYurophu.
I-Magi kwixesha lethu
Izazi-mlando zikholelwa ukuba iiMagi zangempela, ezinegunya lemilingo, sele zitshintshile ehlobo. Eyona edume kakhulu phakathi kwabo nguProfeti u-Oleg. Abanye abantu abanamhlanje kunye nama-psychics bazibiza ngokuba ngabafundisi bamaqaba, kodwa oku akunjalo. Kufuneka kukhunjulwe ukuba i-Magi yangempela kwi-Slavs ayinayo kuphela imilingo , kodwa iphinde ilawulwe imikhosi yemvelo, kwaye ezo zinto zinokuziqhayisa ngezidalwa zengqondo ezidumile namhlanje.
Ukufumanisa ukuba ngubani onguMagi kwihlabathi lanamhlanje, kuyafaneleka ukuba uqaphele ukuba kuyisiko ukubiza abathwali be-Vedic ulwazi. Umsebenzi wabo oyintloko kukuba baxanduva lobomi babantu abaphila ngokwezithethe zaseSlavic. Ulwazi lweMagi alunamkhawulo kwaye kufuneka luthwale kubantu. Nangona abafundisi bamaqaba banamhlanje bazibiza ngokuba ngabavelisi, kodwa iimbali-mlando zikholelwa ukuba ii-Magi zinyani azinayo le nto, kuba i-genus yabo kufuneka ibone amandla abo.