Musi waMarch 22 , maererano nemutauro mutsva, maOrthodox vaKristu vanopemberera mutambo weVatendi Vasande kana, sezvazvakadanidzwa zvakare, Zuva reVane Vatsvene Vashumiri veMartyrs veSevastia.
Mutambo weVane Vatsvene makumi mana unorevei?
Nhoroondo yemutambo weVane Vatsvene makumi mana kubva pakutanga kwechiKristu. Muna 313, mune dzimwe nzvimbo dzeMambo Mutsvene weRoma, chitendero chechiKristu chakanga chave chepamutemo, uye kutambudzwa kwevatendi kwakaguma. Zvisinei, iyi yakanga isiri iyo mhiri kwose. MuSebastia, iyo yaive iri mundima yeArmenia yemazuva ano, Emperor Licinius akarayira kucheneswa kwemauto kubva kuvaKristu, vachisiya chete vaHedheni. MuSevastia wakashandira Agricolius wechihedheni ane simba, uye pasi pemurairo wake waiva makumi mana mauto kubva kuKapadhokia, achizviti chiKristu. Mukuru wemauto akakumbira kubva kumasoja kuti vasimbise kuzvipira kwavo kune vamwari vechihedheni, asi vakaramba kuita izvi uye vakasungwa. Ikoko vakazvipira paminyengetero uye vakanzwa inzwi raMwari, avo vakavanyaradza ndokuvarayira kuti varege kuyananisa pamberi pematambudziko. Mangwanani akatevera, Agricolius akaedzazve kuputsa mashare, achishandisa maitiro ose ekunyengera uye kubata kumeso, achikudza kukudzwa kwavo kwehondo uye kuvanyengetedza kudzokera kune kutenda kwechihedheni kuitira kuti vawane rusununguko. VaCapadokia makumi mana vakambomira zvakasimba, uye Agricolius akavarayira kuti vadzoke zvakare mujeri.
Vhiki imwe gare gare, chiremera, Lysias, akasvika muSevastia, uyo akabvunzurudza mauto, asi mushure mokunge varamba zvakare kupika kuvamwari vechihedheni, akaraira vaKapadhokia kuti vatakwe nematombo. Zvisinei, mabwe anoshamisa haana kuwira mumasoja, achipararira nenzira dzakasiyana. Chiyero chinotevera, icho chaiva chokuputsa kupikiswa kwevatendi vaSevastian, akanga amire akashama paaini, kwairehwa naRisiasi. Kumasoja kwaive kwakaoma zvikuru, pedyo neRwizi rwakanyungudutsa sauna. Usiku, mumwe wevaKapadokia haana kukwanisa kumira ndokumhanyira kumusha unopisa usina kupisa, zvisinei, kungofamba pamusoro pechikumbaridzo chacho, wakafa. Vamwe vakashamisika vakaramba vachimira pamusoro pechando. Uye zvakare chishamiso chakaitika. Ishe vakataura nevatendi veSebastean, uye ipapo akadziya zvose zvakapoteredza, kuitira kuti iyo yechando yakanyauka uye mvura ikadziya.
Mumwe wevarindi, Aglalia, uyo ndiye oga asina kurara panguva iyoyo, paakaona chishamiso, akadanidzira achiti: "Uye ini ndiri muKristu!" Uye akamira maererano neKapadhokiya.
Achisvika mangwana mangwanani kusvika kurwizi, Agricolius naLisiasi vakaona kuti mauto akanga asiri vapenyu uye haana kuputsika, asi pakati pavo waiva mumwe wevarindi. Ipapo vakaraira kuti vauraye shini dzavo nechando kuitira kuti vazofa mukutambudzika. Gare gare miviri yevaSebastean vakafa vakafa, uye mapfupa akakandirwa murwizi. Zvisinei, muBhishopi weSevastia, akakomborerwa Petro, pakutungamirirwa naMwari, akakwanisa kuunganidza uye kuviga masara evarwi vatsvene.
Zviratidzo zveMutambo weVane Vatsvene
Kukosha kwezororo reChechi yeVatendi Vatsvene ndeyekuti mutendi wechokwadi haakanganisi kutenda kwake, uye zvino anomuponesa, kunyange kana achitambura kana kutotambura kufa kunorwadza. MuKristu wechokwadi anofanira kunge akasimba mukutenda kwake uye asingatendeuki kubva kwavari mune chero mamiriro ezvinhu.
Pazuva rino ndiyo tsika yekuyeuka mauto makumi mana evaKappadokia avo vakapa hupenyu hwavo nokuda kwekutenda kwavo muna Mwari. Mukukudzwa kwavo, chirongwa chinokosha chinoshandiswa mumhuri dzechi-orthodox - mabhesi muchimiro chemarori. Izvozvi shiri, kubhururuka kwayo, zvinosanganiswa nemafambiro evafira kutenda seSevastian. Iyo shiri inoshingaira inofamba ichienda kumazuva, asi ichizvirega pache mberi kwehukuru hwaIshe Mwari uye inobhururuka ichidzika pasi. Nokudaro vaMtyy Martyrs Vatsvene, vakazviyananisa pachavo nekufa kusingadzivisiki uye kunotyisa, vakakwanisa kukwira kuna Ishe ndokugamuchira nyasha dzake.