Njengemisakramente emininzi, ii- christenings zenzeka kwiinqanaba eziliqela. Ngaphambi kokuthatha isigqibo sokuqhuba i-rite, kuya kuba lunomdla ukufunda ulwazi olusisiseko ukuze ukwazi ukulungiselela. Ngaphambi koko kuyimfuneko ukufaka isicelo kwicawa, apho baya kuthetha izinto ezifunekayo zokuthenga, kwaye baya kubabela ixesha apho inkqubo iya kwenzeka.
Ukugqithisa komntwana umntwana?
Kwi-sakramente, abantu abaphambili, ngaphandle komntwana, ngu-godfather nomama, abazali ababakhethayo. I-christenings yenkwenkwana, njengamantombazana, idlula kwimeko efanayo. Ukwahlukana nje kuphela ukuba ubhaptiza unyana wakho, ngoko phambi kokuhlamba ngamanzi angcwele uya kubanjwa nguThixo, kwaye nguyise. Ngentombazana, yonke into iyenzeka ngenye indlela. Kuwo wonke umkhosi, umbingeleli ufunda ngokuvakalayo imithandazo ejoliswe kuMoya oyiNgcwele. Kwakhona, oothixo bafanele bafunde umthandazo, ubizwa ngokuthi "Uphawu lweTrust". Ngaloo ndlela, abantu abadala bayathembisa ukuba bathembeke kuThixo kunomntwana. Ukukhusela umntwana kwimpembelelo engalunganga yoMntu oMbi, oothixo bajika ubuso babo ngasentshonalanga, batshabalalise, baphoxe baze bathethe amagama athile. Emva koko umntwana uhlamba ngamanzi angcwele, ngexesha apho umbingeleli uthetha amagama abaluleke kakhulu. Emva koko, inkqubo yokugcoba yenzeke. Ukwenza oku, umbingeleli usebenzisa ioli ehlanjululweyo, ebeka iindawo zomzimba womntwana. Ngethuba loku, kufuneka ngokuqinisekileyo afunde imithandazo enokukhathalela inhlalakahle kunye nempilo yengane. Emva koko, umthendeleko uphela, kwaye umntwana uthathwa njengabhaptizwa.
Abantu abadala babhaptizwa njani?
Kule meko, isakramente sinokuqhutywa ngaphandle koothixo, kuba umntu ngokwakhe unokuba noxanduva lokukhetha kwakhe nokholo. Icawa nganye ineziganeko zayo zobhaptizo, ngoko ke ngaphambi kokuba uqale ukufaneleka ukufumana inkcazo ecacileyo evela kumbingeleli. Izigaba zemihla ngemiba eninzi zifana nezo sele ziqwalaselwe, ezijoliswe kumntwana.