Umtshato uthathwa njengento entle kakhulu kuyo yonke imicimbi yobuKristu. Impawu eziphambili zesi siko zizithsaba zomtshato, ezibekwa ezintloko zomtshakazi nomyeni. Ngelo xesha lomtshato kwiCawa yama-Orthodox phezu kweentloko zabo ziinkosana zobukhosi, ukwandisa ubukhulu benkonzo. Kuthetha ukunyanzelwa kwecawa. Ngaphambi kokufika kobuKristu, umtshato wawuqhutyelwa ngaphandle ngexesha lokuhlanganisana kunye nendalo. Ukwenza oku, iintambo zeentyatyambo zazigqithiswe entloko. Emva kokuphela kwesithethe, badlala imidanso, bahlabelela iingoma baze baphumule. UbuKristu buyidlulisela indawo yenkonzo ebandleni kwaye yatshintsha yona kwimithetho yayo. Kuze kube ngo-1917, umtshato wawugqityiwe kwicawa ebonwa njengeyona nto.
Umtshato kwiCawa yamaOthodoki
Ngokukhawuleza phambi kwesithethe, kukho iisakramente ezimele zigcinwe. Ngobusuku ngaphambi komkhosi, iintombi zifanele zilungiselele iqela lomtshato, apho bammkela ngeengoma kunye namabali. Ngomso kusasa amantombazana ancedisa ukugqoka umtshakazi, kwaye kamva walungiselela indlu ukufika kwentsha emva komkhosi. Xa umyeni efika kumtshakazi, wayefanele awukhulule. Intlawulelo yenzeka ngendlela yemincintiswano kunye nezabelo. Emva kokudlula iimvavanyo, abazalwana baya ecaweni. Kuze kubekho izambatho zomtshato zigugile, ubuso bomlobokazi mazibekwe ngendwanguzo.
Isigqibo somtshato kwiCawa leOthodoki
Umcimbi womtshato ngokwawo ulandelayo. Umbingeleli uyasikelela indebe ngewayini ehlanjululwayo kwaye anike amaxesha amathathu ukuba aphule isiselo esisele. Emva kokudibanisa izandla zabantu abatshatileyo, uyazilandelela nge-analog. Emva koko bavunyelwe ukutshintshela amasongo, kodwa kule nyathelo akulula. Umbingeleli ubeka iindandatho kwiminwe yabasandul 'ukutshata, kwaye umtshakazi nomyeni kufuneka badibanise kathathu. Kulo masiko
Intsingiselo yomtshato ebandleni
Isithethe sinobudlelwane beentliziyo zothando. I-rite iyabancedisa ukuba baqonde ngokupheleleyo uxanduva olupheleleyo lwesigqibo esithathiweyo kwaye bangqina ubungqina babo hhayi kuphela kubantu, kodwa nakuThixo. Emva kwesithethe, umtshato uyisihlalo esibusisiweyo. Umtshato ubanjwe ukuqinisa umtshato oseburhulumenteni, ugqitywe kwiofisi yokubhalisa. Ngokuqhelekileyo kwixesha lethu, isithethe somtshato esontweni senziwa emva kwexesha lomtshato, xa ubudlelwane beentsapho bugqityiwe ixesha lokuvavanya.