Igama elithi ikherubi livela kwelesiLatini “amakherubi”, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo kusukela kusiHeberu, «ikherubi”. Kungumqondo osetshenziswa enkolweni ukusho izinhlangano zomoya. Nakuba leli gama lingase libe lisha kuwe, ngokuqinisekile uke wezwa ngalo. Ngisho nakwezobuciko nobucwebe isithombe sakhe sisetshenziswa kakhulu.
Ngakho-ke lapha sizochaza kabanzi mayelana nencazelo yalo, umsuka kanye nokunye okuthakazelisayo ukuze ungabi nokungabaza.
Ayini amakherubi?
Enkolweni yobuKristu, kukhona ukuhlukahluka kulokho okukholelwa ukuthi amakherubi. Abanye bayakukholelwa lokho ziyizinga lesibili lezingelosi, zinesikhundla esiphansi embusweni wezingelosi kunamaserafi. Amakherubi ayizingelosi eziqaphayo ezivikela inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu futhi zihlezi eduze kwakhe ngokwesiko lamaKhatholika. Ekuqaleni, leli gama lalibhekisela emntwaneni owayemuhle ngokwedlulele, ikakhulukazi uma kuwumfana. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, incazelo yegama yanda ukuze ibhekisele kulo umfana onamaphiko
Incazelo yalo kusuka kusiHeberu ingahunyushwa ngokuthi “inkunzi”. Izingelosi ziyizidalwa zomoya, azizona izinto ezibonakalayo. Umsebenzi wakho omkhulu ukusiza uNkulunkulu nokulandela imiyalo kaJesu noMoya oNgcwele. Bajabulela ubuhle obudlulele nobumsulwa, njengobomntwana, ngoba banomlingisi ongathathi hlangothi. Njengelukuluku, kuthiwa amakherubi ayasiza ekuhambeni, njengoba ehamba ngombani.
Ngubani ongabona amakherubi?
Enkolweni yendabuko yamaJuda, amakherubi ayindaba ephikiswana kakhulu. Abantu abakhushulelwe ezingeni eliphezulu kuphela abangababona, ngokwezinkolelo zamaKhatholika. EbuJudeni ubukhona bawo buyangabazeka, nakuba izinguqulo ezihlukahlukene zobuJuda bendabuko zibalula ukuba khona kwazo, bambalwa abakholelwa kuzo noma abazihloniphayo.
Umsuka wamakherubi
Njengoba sesishilo kakade, banemvelaphi yabo yobuKristu, isikhathi sokuqala okukhulunywa ngaso eBhayibhelini siseBhayibhelini UGenesise 3:24
“Wamxosha umuntu, wabeka amakherubi ngasempumalanga kwensimu yase-Edene, nenkemba yelangabi ephenduphendukayo, ilinde indlela eya emthini wokuphila.
Eqinisweni, USathane wayeyikherubi, ngaphambi kokuba azembule (Funda uHezekeli 28:12-15.). Lapho kwakukhona imifanekiso eminingi yamakherubi etabernakele nasethempelini: Eksodusi 25:17-22; 26:1, 31; 36:8; 1 AmaKhosi 6:23-35; 7:29-36; 8:6-7; 1 IziKronike 28:18; 2 IziKronike 3:7-14; 5:7-8; Hebheru 9:5 .
UHezekeli walandisa ngamakherubi ezahlukweni zakhe 1 kuya ku-10 ngokuthi “izidalwa ezine eziphilayo”. Ngayinye yazo yayinobuso bomuntu, nobengonyama, nobenkomo, nobokhozi. Futhi uma kuziwa ekubukekeni, ubachaza njengabafana namadoda. Zazinamaphiko amane, amabili ayemboza umzimba, enye esele ukuze ikwazi ukundiza. Futhi ubachaza njengabanesimo sesandla somuntu.
Encwadini yesi-4 ye-Apocalypse, kuchazwe amavesi 6 kuya ku-9. Umsebenzi wawo oyinhloko uwukukhulisa lokho okumelela ubungcwele namandla kaNkulunkulu, isikhumbuzo esibonakalayo sawo kanye nokuba khona phakathi kwabantu.. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuba amakhwaya ahlabelela izindumiso zikaNkulunkulu.
Ubudlelwano namaserafi
Amakherubi ayingxenye yonkulunkulu, futhi ahlelwe ngokulandelana ngezansi kwamaserafi.. Amakherubi ahambisana namaserafi ezingomeni, enza amaculo esibili. AmaSeraphim ngokohlelo lwamaKatolika ayisikhundla esiphezulu. Babonakala ngokuba nothando oludlulele nothando ngoNkulunkulu. Engomeni yabo kuthiwa balawula ukunyakaza kwezulu nothando.
Ezinye izincazelo zamakherubi
Ku-colloquialism, umqondo wekherubi usetshenziselwa ukubiza insizwa enhle kakhulu. Ngokwesibonelo: “Ikherubi lahlanyisa isitolo sonke lapho nje lingena”
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Querubín igama lomkhiqizo wase-Argentina wemikhiqizo yokuhlanza. Izinsipho eziwumpushana, izinto ezithambisa izindwangu, okokuhlanza, ama-bleach kanye nezibulala-magciwane ezisetshenziswa elondolo zisebenzisa leli gama lokuhweba.
Ekugcineni, umdwebi waseMexico u-Edgar Clement waqamba enye yezincwadi zakhe "AmaKherubi Nezinye Izinganekwane" (2007).
amakherubi ngobuciko
I-Sistine Chapel yaziwa ngemininingwane yekherubi, njengoba kukhonjisiwe esithombeni esingenhla. Kuneminye imisebenzi eminingi yobuciko nemidwebo ebonisa amakherubi njengomfanekiso oyinhloko, isibonelo: U-Jan van Eyck wapenda "Ukucula Kwezingelosi". URosso Fiorentino udwebe "UMariya Nomntwana". U-Hans Memling wapenda "Ukwahlulela Kokugcina". UFrançois Boucher wapenda "I-Cello yaseYurophu". U-Raphael Sanzio, owaziwa njengomdwebi wamakherubi owaziwa kakhulu, wenza eminingi yale midwebo e-Vatican Chapels phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe. UJacopo Amigoni wapenda "uBacchus no-Ariadne" ngo-1732.
dweba ikherubi
Okulandelayo, sikunikeza amaqhinga amancane lapho udweba amakherubi, uma ugcina lezi ziqondiso engqondweni zizokusiza ukuba wenze umphumela wokugcina ube ngcono kakhulu. Into yokuqala okufanele uyidwebe wuhlaka lwamakherubi, usebenzisa ubujamo bejometri: unxantathu wengubo kanye nendilinga yekhanda. Kuyavezwa futhi ukuthi izinwele kufanele zibonakale zilenga phansi, izihlathi kufanele zibe rosy, futhi ingxenye engenhla yezihlathi kufanele ichazwe ngokucacile, okungukuthi ibe nezihlathi eziqinile..
Ngethemba ukuthi lolu lwazi lube usizo kuwe, uma ufuna ukwazi kabanzi mayelana nonkulunkulu ungafinyelela lokhu isixhumanisi.