I-MASONRY NE-ITS SYMBOLS

UHarold W. Percival

ICANDELO 5

Intsingiselo yendawo yokuhlala njengegumbi kunye njengabantakwabo. Amagosa, izitishi kunye nemisebenzi yabo. Iidigri ezintathu njengesiseko seMasonry. Umsebenzi. Indawo yokulala kaMason.

Indawo yokulala njengegumbi okanye iholo Isikwere esikwele, esisiqingatha sesikwere esigqibeleleyo, kwaye singaphakathi okanye ngaphandle kwesiqingatha esingezantsi sesangqa. Igumbi ngalinye lokulala lihlangana kwigumbi elinye, kufakwe iimpahla ezifanayo, kodwa indawo yokulala esebenza kwinqanaba lokufundela ibizwa ngokuba nguMgangatho osezantsi, indawo yokulala esebenza isidanga seFellow Craft ibizwa ngokuba yiCentral Chamber, kwaye indawo yokulala esebenza isidanga seMasters ibizwa ngokuba yiSanctum Sanctorum , yonke itempile kaKumkani uSolomon. Indawo yokuhlala kule ngqondo ifuzisela, kunye nosuku lwangoku ubuntu, ilungu lomzimba elisuka ebeleni libuya umva ngokuchasene namabele ukuya kwisondo. Xa itempile iphinde yakhiwa iGumbi lomgangatho liya kuba licandelo le-pelvic, i-Middle Chamber icandelo lesisu, kunye neSanctum Sanctorum icandelo le-thoracic.

Indawo yokuhlala, njenge inani Abazalwana abawenzayo, bamele amaziko athile okusebenza kunye nemisebenzi yabo kwimizimba yamaMason. Oku kuboniswa ngamagosa ahlala eNtshona, eMzantsi nase Mpuma. Aba bathathu ngaphandle kokufumana indawo yokuhlala. Amabele, amele ikholamu kaBhoazi, apho ikhoyo sternum, sisikhululo soMphathi oMkhulu eNtshona. Iindawo zegquba le coccygeal gland kunye ne-anus, ezingapheliyo iityhubhu zombini, sisikhululo seJunior Warden eMzantsi. Indawo kwindawo yomgogodla ejongene nentliziyo sisikhululo seNkosi eMpuma.

Umdikoni oPhezulu phambi nase- kunene yeNkosi, kunye neJunior Deacon kwi kunene naphambi koMphathi oMkhulu wenza abahlanu, kunye noNobhala ngasekhohlo kunye noNondyebo kwi kunene zeNkosi, zenze zisixhenxe. Ngamagosa asixhenxe endlu yokulala. Ukongeza kukho abaphathi bobabini, omnye kwicala leJunior Warden eMzantsi, kunye neTyler, unogada emnyango.

IGosa eliyiNtloko labagcini msebenzi kukomeleza nokuxhasa i-Master kunye nokumncedisa ekuqhubekekeni umsebenzi kwendawo yokuhlala.

UJunior Warden msebenzingokwesiko, kukujonga nokurekhoda ixesha, ukubiza ubugcisa obuvela emsebenzini ukuya ekuhlaziyweni, ukuba nelungelo lokuwugcina, ukubenza bangabinamsebenzi okanye bagqithise kwaye bababize ukuba baphinde basebenze. Isikhululo sakhe sikho kodwa akukho lungu okanye waya ngaphandle kukaBhoazi ukuya kuYakini. Bakhe msebenzi kukujonga ixeshaOko kukuthi ilanga ixesha, iNkosi imele ilanga, nenyanga ixesha, uMgcini oMkhulu wenyanga. Oku kunxulumene namandla esondo, inyanga kunye UMenzi amandla, ilanga, oko kukuthi, msebenzi kwelo ziko kukujonga i- ixesha namaxesha enyanga kunye nelanga. Kuya kufuneka abize ubugcisa, oko kukuthi, ooMasoni abasebenza kwinxalenye yetempile ebizwa ngokuba yindawo yokuhlala, kunye isiseko abasebenza ngaphandle abasebenza ngaphandle, kwiindawo zembutho, kwamanye amalungu omzimba. Iimpawu ezine kunye izinto zokuqala kwiinkqubo zonke ziya kwiziko lezesondo ukufumana ukonwaba. Indawo embindini weJunior Warden kufuneka ilungelelanise imikhosi kaBhoazi noJakin kwaye kunye nale mikhosi ihlaziyayo abasebenza etempileni.

“Njengokuba ilanga liphuma eMpuma ukuze kuvulwe kwaye kulawulwe usuku, ngokunjalo noMninimzi waseMpuma ukuze avule kwaye alawule indawo yakhe yokuhlala, cwangcisa umsebenzi wobugcisa umsebenzi ubanike imiyalelo efanelekileyo, ”utsho njalo. INkosi lilanga, elifanekiselwa yintsholongwane yelanga, esemzimbeni, njengeGosa eliyiNtloko inyanga. Inkosi iyayirhola ukukhanya ukusuka kwisitulo sakhe eMpuma, oko kukuthi, intambo yomgogodla ngasemva kwentliziyo, ukuya kuMlondolozi Ophezulu kumabele, ekhutshwa ngaye imiyalelo.

Amagosa aseleyo endawo yokulala, athathelwa ingqalelo njengamaziko emzimbeni, ayabancedisa kula magosa mathathu aphambili, apho amiswe khona kunye nemiyalelo yawo ayenzayo. Unobhala kunye noNondyebo berekhoda kwaye baqhubeke uhlobo lokuphefumla iiakhawunti zentengiselwano yendawo yokuhlala, ethe yagqithiselwa kwindawo yendlu yokulala, esukela ubomi ukuba ubomi.

Indawo yokuhlala njenge inani Abazalwana abawenzayo bayayimela le nto ifakelweyo UMenzi izahlulo okanye abafowunelwa be Self Triune nezinto zabo. Umgcini weJunior ngu UMenzi kwaye abaphathi bakhe bobabini basebenza kwaye basecaleni umnqweno-i-imvakalelo. Igosa eliyiNtloko elimele abantu Ucinga kwaye uJunior Deacon lelinye icala elisebenzayo, elibizwa sizathu. INkosi yi Ndiyazi kwaye uMdikoni oMkhulu ngu Andi. Inokuthi iqatshelwe into yokuba uMgcini oMkhulu kunye noMphathi ngamnye unoncedisayo

Iidigri zokuNgena kwabaFundi, i-Fellow Craft kunye ne-Master Mason, ziziseko ze-Masonry, okwisakhiwo somzimba ongafiyo. Umfundi obengenile ngu UMenzi, I Mfo Craft i Ucinga, kunye ne-Master Mason Ndiyazi ekunxibelelaneni nomzimba. Baqhuba umsebenzi kwendawo yokulala kwisiqu somzimba kwaye bencediswa ngamanye amagosa. I umsebenzi Indawo yokulala igcinwe phambi kwamehlo e-Masons ngokuvulwa kwendawo yokulala, i-odolo yeshishini, ukuqalisa, ukudlula nokuphakamisa abagqatswa kunye nokuvalwa kwendawo yokuhlala. Yonke into yenziwa ngokuqaqanjelwa nokuba nesidima. Inene umsebenzi kukuqalisa, ukudlulisa kunye nokuphakamisa UMenzi-umzimba wokuziva ngokuphathelene kunye nayo Ucinga kwaye Ndiyazi iinxalenye.

Wonke uMason kufuneka avule indawo yakhe yokulala, oko kukuthi, aqale ekuseni the umsebenzi Ngomhla onesidima sokuvulwa kwendawo yakhe yokuhlala. Kuya kufuneka azamkele izitishi kwaye imisebenzi yamalungu lawo kunye namaziko lawo asemzimbeni kwaye uwahlawulise ukuba abone ukuba abasebenzi, oko kukuthi, izinto zokuqala ukusebenza emzimbeni, baqashwa ngokufanelekileyo. Kuya kufuneka aqonde ukuba ungumgqatswa wokuqalwa zizilingo zolu suku, kwaye kufuneka edlule kubo ngokuzithoba, ngobungqabavu, ngokuqonda nangoku lungisa, ukuze anyuswe amkele okungaphezulu ukukhanya.

Ilungelo lokushicilela 1980 ngu The Word Foundation, Inc.