Litsini LiBhayibheli Ngema-Easter?
Lokushiwo liBhayibheli
Umkhosi wema-Easter awukasekelwa eBhayibhelini. Nawungabukisisa umlandvo, ungabona kutsi umkhosi wema-Easter usekelwe emasikweni akadzeni laphatselene nekutalana. Cabanga nganaku lokulandzelako.
Ligama: I-Encyclopædia Britannica itsi: “Awatiwa umsuka weligama lesiNgisi lelitsi Easter; umphristi Venerable Bede, longum-Anglo-Saxon, ngelikhulu lesi-8 wasusela leligama lelitsi Easter ku-Eostre longunkulunkulukati wentfwasahlobo wema-Anglo-Saxon.” Labanye batsi lasuselwa ku-Astarte, nkulunkulukati wentalo wema-Phoenician nobe kunkulunkulukati Ishtar waseBhabhulona.
Bologwaja: Loku kumelela kutalana futsi “kusukela emikhosini yasendvulo yase-Europe kanye nase-Middle East, kumelela nemicimbi yemacaba yasentfwasahlobo.”—I-Encyclopædia Britannica.
Emacandza: Ngekusho kwe-Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend, kutingela emacandza laletfwa ngulogwaja ngalomkhosi wema-Easter akusiwo nje umdlalo, kodvwa kuluphawu loluhambisana nelisiko lekutalana.” Kulamanye emasiko bakholelwa kutsi lamacandza lahlotjisiwe angesikhatsi sema-Easter “ngalokusimangaliso angakwenta ujabule, uphumelele, ube nemphilo lenhle futsi uvikeleke.”—I-Traditional Festivals.
Timphahla letinsha tangesikhatsi sema-Easter: “Bekutsatfwa njengekwedzelela nekutibitela ibhadi kubingelela Eastre, nkulunkulukati wase-Scandinavia ungakagcoki timphahla letinsha.”—I-The Giant Book of Superstitions.
Tinkonzo tekuphuma kwelilanga: Letinkonzo letihambisana nelisiko lakadzeni lekukhonta lilanga “betentiwa ngesikhatsi busuku nemini kulingana, kuze kwemukelwe lilanga kanye nemandla alo lebekatawenta tintfo letihlumako tiphile.”—I-Celebrations—The Complete Book of American Holidays.
I-The American Book of Days iwuchaza kahle umsuka wema-Easter nayitsi: “Kusebaleni kutsi emaSontfo nakasandza kusungulwa atsatsa lamasiko emacaba awafaka ebuKhristwini.”
LiBhayibheli liyasecwayisa ngekukhonta Nkulunkulu sibe silandzela emasiko langamjabulisi. (Makho 7:6-8) Ku-2 KubaseKhorinte 6:17 Jehova utsi: Tehlukaniseni “nabo, futsi ningatsintsi lutfo lolungcolile.” Ema-Easter ngemaholide emacaba futsi loyo lofuna kujabulisa Jehova kufanele angawagubhi.