The Hymn "Ti Ypermaho" ("To the Champion Leader") in Greek and Kiswahili

Αέναη επΑνάσταση ["Constant Revolution" - the word Revolution (επανάσταση) in Greek is associated with Resurrection (ανάσταση)]

The Hymn "Ti Ypermaho" ("To the Champion Leader") with the students of Kasikizi in Tanzania. The orthodox pries chants in the original Greek, and they're chanting the next verse in Kiswahili (one by one).

 The history of this hymn - A war for the freedom
From here

To thee, the Champion Leader, O Theotokos,

we thy servants dedicate a feast of victory and thanksgiving

as ones rescued from suffering ;

but as thou art one with invincible might, 

Deliver us from all possible dangers ,

so that we may cry to thee:

Rejoice, Unwedded Bride... 

On the first four Fridays of Great Lent during the service of the Small Compline the Akathist Hymn (Akathistos Ymnos) is observed.
The fifth Friday is the day that the Akathistos Ymnos, of which this verse is the beginning, is chanted in its entirety in all Orthodox churches around the world, during the last of the Heretismous services - the Salutations to the Virgin Mary services. 
The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem, which sings the praises of the Holy Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary. It is one of the most beloved services in the Orthodox Church. It was composed in the imperial city of Constantinople, "the city of the Virgin," by St. Romanos the Melodist, who reposed in the year 556. The Akathist Hymn has proven so popular in the liturgical life of the Church that many other hymns have been written following its format. These include Akathists to Our Lord Jesus Christ, to the Cross, and to many Saints.
The Akathist hymn consists of praises directed to the Mother of God, beginning with the salutation of the Archangel Gabriel: "Rejoice." As the hymn is chanted all of the events related to our Lord's Incarnation pass before us for our contemplation. The Archangel Gabriel marvels at the Divine self-emptying and the renewal of creation which will occur when Christ comes to dwell in the Virgin's womb. The unborn John the Baptist prophetically rejoices. The shepherds recognize Christ as a blameless Lamb, and rejoice that in the Virgin "the things of earth join chorus with the heavens." The pagan Magi following the light of the star, praise Her for revealing the light of the world.
The word "akathistos" means "not sitting," i.e., standing; normally all participants stand while it is being prayed. The hymn is comprised of 24 stanzas, arranged in an acrostic following the Greek alphabet. The stanzas alternate between long and short. Each short stanza is written in prose and ends with the singing of "Alleluia." Each longer stanza ends with the refrain: "Rejoice, O Bride Unwedded." (here)

 

Burundi, 1st Salutations 2020 (photo from here)

In the 7th Century, the people of Constantinople were saved from the attacking Avars by the divine intervention of the Virgin Mary after they took over the Church of Panagia ton Vlahernon. On the 8th of August wanting to give thanks to the Virgin Mary for her assistance, the people gathered in Aghia Sofia and standing up throughout the psalm, sang the Akathisto Ymno to thank her and to salute her with this most beautiful of hymns. One of Orthodoxy's most beautiful this hymn has been attributed to Romanos o Melodos, Romanos the Melodian, who wrote many Orthodox chants over that period. 

It is divided into four parts for the services of the Salutations to the Virgin Mary, Οι Χαιρετισμοί, which take place on the first four Fridays of Lent. During each of these four Fridays one part of the hymn is chanted whilst on the fifth Friday the entire Akathistos Ymnos is chanted. 

«"Mama wa Yatima" means "Mother of Orphans" in Swahili. (My thanks to the Romanian Patriarchal advocate Andrei Vladareanu for the image of this icon he commissioned for the Kenyan Orthodox Church.)» Fr. Cassian Sibley 29 Δεκεμβρίου 2018. More here.

See also

Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos (Mother of God)
The First Salutations To The Theotokos

Orthodox Tanzania (tag) 

Bikira Maria, Mama wa Mungu

Jesus Presented in the Temple (the "Reception of the Lord") // Yesu Apelekwa Hekaluni ( Luke 2:22-40) // تَقدِيْمُ يَسُوعَ فِي الهَيكَل ( ﻟﻮﻗﺎ 2:22-40)

See also: The Feast of Candlemas. The Reception of the Lord (‘to go out and welcome Christ’)
 
Orthodox Metropolis of Zambia

22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”[a]), 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”[b]
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,
you may now dismiss[c] your servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,
31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”
33 The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[d] She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

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От Луки 2:22-40
22 Когда закончилось время очищения, предписанное Законом Моисея[a], Мария и Иосиф понесли Младенца в Иерусалим, чтобы посвятить Его Господу, 23 потому что в Законе Господа написано: «Каждый первенец мужского пола должен быть посвящен Господу»[b]. 24 Они должны были также по Закону Господа принести в жертву пару горлиц или двух молодых голубей[c].
Благословение и пророчество Симеона и Анны
25 В Иерусалиме в это время был человек, которого звали Симеоном. Он был праведен и благочестив, и с надеждой ожидал Того, Кто принесет утешение для Израиля, и на нем был Святой Дух. 26 Святой Дух открыл ему, что он не умрет, пока не увидит Господнего Христа. 27 Ведомый Святым Духом, Симеон пришел в храм, и когда родители принесли Младенца Иисуса, чтобы совершить над Ним то, что было установлено Законом, 28 Симеон взял Его на руки и благословил Бога, сказав:
29 – Владыка! Как Ты и обещал,
теперь Ты отпускаешь Своего слугу с миром,
30 потому что мои глаза увидели спасение Твое,
31 которое Ты приготовил перед лицом всех народов,
32 свет откровения язычникам
и славу народа Твоего Израиля![d]
33 Отец и мать удивлялись тому, что было сказано о Нем. 34 Потом Симеон благословил их и сказал Марии, матери Его:
– Он будет причиной падения и возвышения для многих в Израиле и станет знамением, которое будет многими отвергаемо, – 35 да и тебе самой меч пронзит душу. Через все это откроются тайные мысли многих людей.
36 Там находилась также пророчица Анна, дочь Фануила, из рода Асира. Она была в глубокой старости. Анна прожила семь лет со своим мужем, 37 а всю остальную жизнь она жила вдовой. Ей было восемьдесят четыре года[e]. Она никогда не покидала храма, день и ночь служа Богу постами и молитвами. 38 Подойдя в этот момент к тем, кто принес Его, она возблагодарила Бога и говорила о Ребенке всем ожидавшим избавления для Иерусалима.
Возвращение в Назарет
39 Когда родители Иисуса сделали все, что предписывал Закон Господа, они возвратились в Галилею, в свой родной город Назарет. 40 Ребенок рос и набирался сил и мудрости, и милость Божья была на Нем.

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Luka 2:22-40
Yesu Apelekwa Hekaluni
22 Baada ya kutimia kwa muda wa utakaso wa Yusufu na Mar iamu, kwa mujibu wa sheria ya Musa, walimpeleka mtoto Yerusalemu, wakamtoa kwa Bwana 23 kama ilivyotakiwa na sheria ya Bwana -“Kila mtoto wa kiume wa kwanza atakabidhiwa kwa Bwana.” 24 Pia walitoa sadaka, kama ilivyotakiwa na sheria ya Bwana: “Hua wawili au makinda ya njiwa wawili.” 25 Na alikuwepo huko Yerusalemu mzee mmoja jina lake Simeoni ambaye alikuwa mwenye haki na mcha Mungu. Siku zote alikuwa akitarajia ukombozi wa Israeli na Roho Mtakatifu alikuwa juu yake. 26 Pia Roho Mtaka tifu alikuwa amemhakikishia kuwa hangekufa kabla ya kumwona Kristo wa Bwana. 27 Kwa hiyo, akiwa ameongozwa na Roho Mtaka tifu, Simeoni alikwenda Hekaluni. Wazazi walipomleta mtoto Yesu ili wamfanyie kama ilivyokuwa desturi ya sheria, 28 Simeoni alimpokea mtoto mikononi mwake akamshukuru Mungu akisema: 29 “Sasa Bwana, niruhusu mimi mtumishi wako niende kwa amani kama ulivyoniahidi, 30 kwa sababu macho yangu yameuona wokovu 31 ulioandaa mbele ya watu wote, 32 nuru itakayowaangazia watu wa mataifa na kuleta utukufu kwa watu wako Israeli.” 33 Wazazi wa mtoto walistaajabu kwa yale yaliyokuwa yakisemwa kumhusu mtoto wao. 34 Simeoni akawabariki. Kisha akamwambia Mariamu, mama yake, “Mtoto huyu amechaguliwa na Mungu kwa makusudi ya kuanga mizwa na kuokolewa kwa wengi katika Israeli. Atakuwa ishara ya onyo kutoka kwa Mungu ambayo watu wengi wataikataa 35 ili kudhi hirisha mawazo yao ya ndani. Na uchungu kama kisu kikali utaku choma moyoni.” 36-37 ,Tena, alikuwepo Hekaluni nabii mmoja mwanamke, mzee sana, jina lake Ana, binti wa Fanueli, wa kabila la Asheri. Nabii Ana alikuwa mjane wa miaka themanini na minne naye alikuwa ameolewa kwa miaka saba tu mumewe akafariki. Yeye aliishi humo Hekaluni daima, akimwabudu Mungu na kuomba na kufunga.
38 Wakati huo huo, Ana alikuja mbele akamshukuru Mungu na kueleza habari za huyo mtoto kwa watu wote waliokuwa wakitarajia ukombozi wa Yerusalemu. 39 Yusufu na Mariamu walipokamilisha mambo yote yaliyotakiwa na sheria ya Mungu, walirudi nyumbani kwao Nazareti katika Wilaya ya Galilaya. 40 Yesu aliendelea kukua, akawa kijana mwenye nguvu na hekima, akijaa baraka za
 
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Photos from the historical holy liturgy in the Orthodox Church of the Reception of the Lord in Tanta, Egypt (more here)

ﻟﻮﻗﺎ 2:22-40
تَقدِيْمُ يَسُوعَ فِي الهَيكَل
22 وَعِندَما حانَ وَقتُ التَّطْهيرِ [a] حَسَبَ شَرِيْعَةِ مُوسَى، أخَذا يَسُوعَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ لِكَي يُقَدِّماهُ لِلرَّبِّ 23 وَفْقاً لِما هُوَ مَكتُوبٌ فِي شَرِيْعَةِ الرَّبِّ: «يَنبَغِي أنْ يُخَصَّصَ كُلُّ ذَكَرٍ بِكرٍ لِلرَّبِّ. [b]» [c] 24 وَذَهَبا لِيُقَدِّما ذَبِيحَةً حَسَبَ ما تَقُولُهُ شَرِيْعَةُ الرَّبِّ: «قَدِّمُوا يَمامَتَينِ أوْ حَمامَتَينِ صَغِيرَتَينِ.» [d]
سِمعانُ يَرَى يَسُوع
25 وَكانَ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ سِمعانُ. وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ بارٌّ تَقِيٌّ يَنتَظِرُ وَقتَ تَعزِيَةِ اللهِ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَالرُّوحُ القُدُسُ كانَ عَلَيهِ. 26 وَقَدْ أعلَنَ لَهُ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ أنَّهُ لَنْ يَمُوتَ قَبلَ أنْ يَرَى ذاكَ الَّذِي مَسَحَهُ الرَّبُّ. 27 فَقادَهُ الرُّوحُ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ. وَعِندَما أدخَلَ الأبَوانِ الطِّفلَ يَسُوعَ لِيُتَمِّما ما تَنُصُّ عَليهِ الشَّرِيعَةُ، 28 أخَذَهُ سِمعانُ بَينَ ذِراعَيْهِ، وَسَبَّحَ اللهَ وَقالَ:
29 «وَالآنَ يا رَبُّ، أطلِقْنِيْ أنا عَبدَكَ
فَأموتَ بِسَلامٍ كَما وَعَدْتَ.
30 فَقَدْ رَأتْ عَينايَ خَلاصَكَ
31 الَّذِي هَيَّأْتَهُ أمامَ جَمِيعِ الشُّعُوبِ.
32 هُوَ نُورٌ لإعلانِ طَرِيْقِكَ لِلأُمَمِ،
وَهُوَ مَجدٌ لِشَعبِكَ بَنيْ إسْرائِيلَ.»
33 وَدُهِشَ أبُوهُ وَأُمُّهُ مِنَ الكَلِماتِ الَّتِي قِيلَتْ فِيهِ. 34 ثُمَّ بارَكَهُما سِمعانُ، وَقالَ لِمَريَمَ أُمِّ يَسُوعَ: «جُعِلَ هَذا الطِّفلُ لِيُسقِطَ وَلِيُقِيْمَ كَثِيْرِيْنَ فِي بَنيْ إسرائِيلَ، وَلِيَكونَ بُرْهاناً ضِدَّ المُقاوِمِينَ! 35 وَسَتُكشَفُ أفكارُ قُلُوبٍ كَثِيرَةً. أمّا أنتِ يا مَريَمُ، فَسَيَختَرِقُ نَفسَكِ أيضاً سَيفٌ بِسَبَبِ ما سَيَحدُثُ.»
حَنَّةُ تَرَى يَسُوع
36 وَكانَتْ هُناكَ نَبِيَّةٌ اسْمُها حَنَّةُ بِنتُ فَنُوئِيلَ مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ أشِيرَ. كانَتْ طاعِنَةً فِي السِّنِّ، وَقَدْ عاشَتْ مَعَ زَوجِها سَبعَ سَنَواتٍ بَعدَ زَواجِها مِنْهُ، 37 ثُمَّ بَقِيَتْ أرمَلَةً حَتَّى سِنِّ الرّابِعَةِ وَالثَّمانِيْنَ، وَلَمْ تَترُكْ ساحَةَ الهَيْكَلِ قَطُّ. كانَتْ تَعبُدُ اللهَ لَيلَ نَهارٍ بِالصَّومِ وَالصَّلاةِ.
38 فَتَقَدَّمَتْ إلَيْهِمْ فِي تِلكَ اللَّحظَةِ وَشَكَرَتِ اللهَ. ثُمَّ تَحَدَّثَتْ عَنِ الطِّفلِ لِكُلِّ الَّذِيْنَ كانُوا يَتَلَهَّفُونَ عَلَى تَحْريرِ القُدْسِ.
العَودَةُ إلَى النّاصِرة
39 وَبَعدَ أنْ أكمَلُوا كُلَّ ما تَنُصُّ عَلَيْهِ شَرِيعَةُ الرَّبِّ، عادُوا إلَى بَلدَتِهِمُ النّاصِرَةَ. 40 وَاستَمَرَّ الطِّفلُ يَنمُو وَيَتَقَوَّى مُمتَلِئاً بِالحِكْمَةِ، وكانَتْ نِعمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ

Mtakatifu Martino wa Tours, Ufaransa (+397)

Africa of my heart
 

Mtakatifu Martino wa Tours (Savaria, Panonia, leo Hungaria 316 – Candes-Saint-Martin, Gaul, leo Ufaransa 397) alikuwa mmonaki, halafu askofu (kuanzia 371 hadi kifo chake).

Alipokaribia kifo, walimuomba asiondoke, naye akasali hivi: “Ee Bwana, nikihitajiwa bado na watu wako, sikatai uchovu wa kazi: utakalo lifanyike!”

Maisha yake yaliandikwa na Sulpicius Severus yakawa kielelezo cha vitabu juu ya watakatifu.

Sifa yake ilienea haraka hivi kwamba aliheshimiwa kama mtakatifu ingawa hakuwa mfiadini kama kawaida ya wakati ule.

Sikukuu yake inaadhimishwa tarehe 8 Novemba.

Ona pia

Watakatifu
Wakristo Orthodox ya Afrika

Utatu Mtakatifu, Mungu ambaye anapenda ubinadamu 

Yesu Kristo - Mungu akawa mtu na mtu inakuwa kama mungu   
Bikira Maria, Mama wa Mungu  
Yesu Kristo: "Ninyi ni nuru ya ulimwengu"!...
Vijito Vya Maji Yaletayo Uzima - "Mtu ye yote mwenye kiu na aje kwangu anywe"
Kanisa la Orthodox

Krismasi katika Kanisa la Orthodox, Kanisa la Kale na Kweli la Yesu Kristo

Mungu akawa mtu na mtu inakuwa kama mungu 

Picha kutoka hapa

Unaweza kuona zifuatazo 

 

Utatu Mtakatifu, Mungu ambaye anapenda ubinadamu 

Yesu Kristo - Mungu akawa mtu na mtu inakuwa kama mungu  Bikira Maria, Mama wa Mungu  
Yesu Kristo: "Ninyi ni nuru ya ulimwengu"!...
Vijito Vya Maji Yaletayo Uzima - "Mtu ye yote mwenye kiu na aje kwangu anywe"
Kanisa la Orthodox
Kanisa la Orthodox na Kanisa Katoliki
 

 Picha kutoka hapa (Uganda)

Watakatifu
Wakristo Orthodox ya Afrika
Kanisa la Orthodox nchini Kenya: Liturujia takatifu, watoto na zaburi
The dark-skinned race at the Birth of Christ & the Holy Innocents who slain by Herod at Bethlehem!...
Orthodox Christmas in African Languages
 

Picha kutoka hapa (Kinshasa, Kongo)

 

Mtakatifu Moses wa Ethiopia († 405) – 28 Agosti

AFRICA OF MY HEART

Musa Mwafrika, maarufu pia kama Musa Mwizi (330–405), alikuwa mmonaki padri nchini Misri na mmojawapo kati ya mababu wa jangwani.
Sikukuu yake huadhimishwa tarehe 1 Julai na tarehe 28 Agosti.
Mzaliwa wa Ethiopia, Musa alikuwa mtumishi wa afisa wa serikali nchini Misri mpaka alipofukuzwa kwa thuhuma za kuiba na kuua.
Akiwa jitu, akawa bosi wa kundi la majambazi lililotisha watu wa bonde la Nile kwa ukatili.
Alipojaribu kukwepa waliokuwa wanamwinda, alifichama kwa wamonaki wa jangwani huko Wadi El Natrun (Sketes), karibu na Alexandria. Juhudi za kiroho, utulivu na furaha walivyokuwa navyo vilimuathiri kwa dhati. Muda mfupi baadaye aliacha mtindo wake wa kuishi, akabatizwa na kujiunga na monasteri ile.

Kwanza alipata shida sana kuzoea nidhamu ya jumuia ile. Alipovamiwa na wezi chumbani mwake, aliwazidi nguvu akawaburuza hadi katika kikanisa walimokuwemo wenzake wakisali ili aambiwe awafanyie nini wageni hao.
Musa alikuwa na ari katika yote aliyoyafanya, lakini alikata tamaa alipojitambua si mkamilifu kutosha. Hapo abati Isidori alimchukua alfajiri hadi juu ya paa ili kutazama miali ya kwanza ya jua. Halafu akamuambia, “Taratibu tu miali ya jua inaondoa usiku na kuleta mchana mpya, na vilevile taratibu tu mtu anakuwa mwanasala kamili.”
Baadaye Musa akawa mwenyewe kiongozi wa jumuia ya wakaapweke katika sehemu nyingine ya jangwa akapewa upadrisho.
Alipokuwa na umri wa miaka 75 hivi, ilisikika kwamba kundi la Waberber limepanga kushambulia monasteri yao. Wenzake walitaka kujihami, lakini Musa aliwazuia akawaambia ni afadhali wakimbie kuliko kushika silaha. Mwenyewe na wengine 7 walibaki hadi walipouawa tarehe 1 Julai.
Kwa sababu hiyo Musa Mwafrika anaheshimiwa leo kama mtetezi wa msimamo wa kukataa silaha katika kudai haki.

Source: Wikipedia

Icon of st Moses the Ethiopian 

by Julia Hayes, South Africa

Ona pia

Saints of my heart

Moses the Ethiopian, the Black Saint & Teacher (& other Ethiopian saints in the Orthodox Church)   
St MOÏSE L'ÉTHIOPIEN (ou "Le Noir" ou "Le Fort") et... Shawn "Thunder" Wallace

Fr. Moses Berry, a descendant of African slaves, Orthodox priest and teacher in USA

Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black

Watakatifu
 
Ancient Christian faith (Orthodox Church) in Africa 
The Orthodox Church of Alexandria & the Patriarchate of Alexandria  
The holy anarchists... in the Egyptian Desert 
"Oriental Orthodox"
 

St Moses the Ethiopian, 
Greek Orthodox holy icon

Yesu Kristo: "Ninyi ni nuru ya ulimwengu"!...

 

Picha hapa (Pwani ya Pembe)

 

Orthodox Metropolis ya Zambia na Malawi

Matayo 5:14-19

14 “Ninyi ni nuru ya ulimwengu. Mji uliojengwa kwenye mlima haufichiki. 15 Wala hakuna mtu anayewasha taa kisha akaifunika. Badala yake, huiweka mahali pa juu ili itoe mwanga kwa kila mtu aliyemo ndani ya nyumba. 16 Hali kadhalika, nuru yenu iwaangazie watu ili waone matendo yenu mema wamtukuze Baba yenu aliye mbin guni.’

Mafundisho Kuhusu Sheria

17 “Msidhani kwamba nimekuja kufuta sheria ya Musa na mafundisho ya manabii. kwamba mpaka mbingu na dunia zitaka potoweka, hakuna hata herufi moja ya sheria itakayopotea mpaka shabaha yake ikamilike. 18 Kwa hiyo ye yote atakayelegeza hata mojawapo ya amri ndogo kuliko amri zote na akawafundisha wengine kufanya hivyo, ataitwa mdogo kabisa katika Ufalme wa mbinguni. Sikuja kuzifuta bali kuzitimiza. 19 Kwa maana ninawaambia hakika Lakini atakayetii amri hizi na kuwafundisha wengine kuzitii a taitwa mkuu katika Ufalme wa mbinguni.

 Picha hapa (Pwani ya Pembe)

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Ndoa, Mitara na Kanisa la Orthodox

 

Ndoa ya Waorthodoksi Tanzania (kutoka hapa)

Sw.wikipedia
 

Kiongozi wa kabila la Toba 

na wake zake, 1892.

Mitara (au Upoli au Upali) ni hali ya watu zaidi ya wawili kuishi katika uhusiano wa kindoa.
Hali hiyo ilikuwa ya kawaida barani Afrika, ambapo mwanamume mmoja aliweza kuwa na wanawake zaidi ya mmoja, lakini kwa sasa inazidi kupungua.
Ya nadra zaidi ni hali ya wanaume kadhaa kuchanga mwanamke mmoja.
Baadhi ya nchi zinakubali hali hiyo, lakini nyingi zinaikataza.
Vilevile baadhi ya dini zinakubali mitara, hususan Uislamu, lakini nyingine zinaikataza, hususan Ukristo.
Katika Biblia tunakuta maendeleo ya ufunuo kuhusu hali hiyo kati ya Agano la Kale na Agano Jipya. 

Marejeo hapa.

Ndoa ya Wakristo ("kama Kristo naye alivyolipenda Kanisa")

Sw.wikipedia / Ndoa (sakramenti)
 

“Siku ya tatu palikuwa na arusi huko Kana, mji wa Galilaya; naye mama yake Yesu alikuwepo. Yesu naye alikuwa amealikwa arusini pamoja na wanafunzi wake” (Picha kutoka hapa)

Ndoa kati ya wabatizwa wawili inahesabiwa na Kanisa Katoliki na Waorthodoksi kama mojawapo kati ya sakramenti saba zilizowekwa na Yesu Kristo.

Pamoja na Daraja takatifu ni kati ya sakramenti mbili za kuhudumia ushirika.

Fumbo la ndoa

Kadiri ya mpango wa Muumba, ndoa halisi ina sifa tatu: umoja, uimara na utayari wa kuzaa. “Hamkusoma ya kwamba yeye aliyewaumba mwanzo, aliwaumba mtu mume na mtu mke, akasema, ‘Kwa sababu hiyo, mtu atamwacha babaye na mamaye, ataambatana na mkewe, na hao wawili watakuwa mwili mmoja?’ Hata wamekuwa si wawili tena, bali mwili mmoja. Basi aliowaunganisha Mungu, mwanadamu asiwatenganishe” (Injili ya Mathayo 19:4-6). “Mungu akawabarikia, Mungu akawaambia, ‘Zaeni, mkaongezeke, mkaijaze nchi, na kuitiisha’” (Mwanzo 1:28). Mitara, uzinifu, talaka, ushoga na kukataa uzazi ni kinyume cha mpango huo.
Muungano usiovunjika mpaka kufa kati ya mwanamume mmoja na mwanamke mmoja waliobatizwa, ambao unafanyika kwa makubaliano yao ya hiari ambayo yanathibitishwa na Mungu anayewatia neema zinazohitajika waweze kutimiza malengo ya ndoa, ni ishara ya muungano wa kiarusi wa Yesu na Kanisa.
Yesu aliweka sakramenti ya ndoa kwa sababu ya umuhimu wa familia kwa ustawi wa mume na mke, watoto, jamii na ufalme wa Mungu, na kwa sababu ya uzito wa majukumu yanayohusika. “Siku ya tatu palikuwa na arusi huko Kana, mji wa Galilaya; naye mama yake Yesu alikuwepo. Yesu naye alikuwa amealikwa arusini pamoja na wanafunzi wake” (Injili ya Yohane 2:1-2), akaleta divai bora ya ndoa sakramenti badala ya ndoa ya kimaumbile. Hivyo ametuandalia neema tuweze kushinda “ugumu wa mioyo” (Mathayo 19:8) unaohatarisha daima uzuri wa mpango wa Mungu kuhusu upendo mwaminifu katika ndoa. “Mungu aliona kila kitu alichokifanya, na tazama, ni chema sana” (Mwanzo 1:31).



Ndoa ya Waorthodoksi Bujumbura (kutoka hapa)

Adhimisho la sakramenti ya ndoa

Ndoa ya Wakristo ni sakramenti ya Yesu na Kanisa lake. “Njoo huku, nami nitakuonyesha yule Bibi arusi, mke wa Mwanakondoo” (Ufu 21:9). Wakiwa na ndoa halisi, mume na mke waliobatizwa ni ishara wazi ya hao wanaarusi wawili wasioonekana. “Kama vile Kanisa limtiivyo Kristo, vivyo hivyo wake nao wawatii waume zao katika kila jambo. Enyi waume, wapendeni wake zenu, kama Kristo naye alivyolipenda Kanisa, akajitoa kwa ajili yake” (Ef 5:24-25). Ndiyo sababu Mkatoliki hawezi kufunga ndoa bila ya kuhusisha Kanisa na kufuata taratibu zake.
Kwa kawaida Wakatoliki wanaiadhimisha wakati wa Misa, karamu ya arusi ya Mwanakondoo na Kanisa, lakini wanakubali katika mazingira ya pekee iweze kufungwa na wanaarusi mbele ya mashahidi wawili hata bila ya kuwepo padri .
Kumbe Waorthodoksi wanahesabu baraka ya padri kuwa sehemu ya lazima ya sakramenti, ambayo wanaarusi wanapewa.

Kubariki ndoa kwa Waprotestanti

Martin Luther aliona sakramenti sharti iwe alama iliyowekwa na Yesu Kristo mwenyewe, lakini ndoa ni sehemu ya utaratibu wa uumbaji uliotangulia kuja kwa Yesu.
Kwa sababu hiyohiyo Waprotestanti wengi hawakubali ndoa kuwa sakramenti na wanabariki tu ndoa iliyofungwa kufuatana na sheria za dola.

Ndoa ya Waorthodoksi Madagascar (kutoka hapa)

 

Tunaelewa kuwa mtu wa Kiafrika na wake wengi anaweza kuwapenda wote. Tunaheshimu hii. Lakini katika Agano la Kale, Mungu aliumba jozi la kwanza la watu, mtu mmoja na mwanamke mmoja tu, Adamu na Hawa. Hii inathibitisha kwamba mwanamume na mwanamke ni wa thamani sawa. Pia inathibitisha kuwa ndoa pekee ambayo Mungu anapenda kweli, ni ndoa kati ya mtu mmoja na mwanamke mmoja.
Kwa hiyo, katika Kanisa la Orthodox, ambalo anakupenda mwanadamu (mwanamume na mwanamke) sana, mitara haiwezi kukubalika.

Bibi na arusi wakati wa harusi Waorthodoksi (hapa)

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32 Kila mtu atakayenikiri mbele ya watu, mimi pia nitamkiri mbele ya Baba yangu aliye mbinguni. 33 Lakini ye yote atakayenikana mbele ya watu, mimi pia nitamkana mbele ya Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.”
 
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37 Ye yote anayempenda baba yake au mama yake kuliko anavyonipenda mimi, hastahili kuwa wangu. Na ye yote ampendaye mwanae au binti yake kuliko anavyoni penda mimi, hastahili kuwa wangu. 38 Na ye yote asiyechukua msalaba wake na kunifuata, hastahili kuwa wangu.

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27 Ndipo Petro aka mwambia, “Na sisi tulioacha kila kitu tukakufuata tutapata nini?”
28 Yesu akawajibu, “Ninawahakikishia kwamba, katika dunia mpya, wakati mimi Mwana wa Adamu nitakapoketi kwenye kiti changu cha utukufu cha enzi, ninyi mlionifuata pia mtaketi katika viti vya enzi kumi na viwili, mkiyahukumu yale makabila kumi na mawili ya Israeli. 29 Na kila mtu aliyeacha nyumba au ndugu zake au dada zake au baba au mama au watoto wake au mashamba kwa ajili ya jina langu, atapokea mara mia zaidi ya hayo, na atarithi uzima wa milele. 30 Lakini wengi walio wa kwanza watakuwa wa mwisho na walio wa mwisho watakuwa wa kwanza.”
 
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