I-MASONRY NAMAGOMBOLO AKHO

UHarold W. Percival

ISIGABA 5

Okushiwo ngendawo yokulala njengegumbi nanjengabafowethu. Iziphathimandla, iziteshi zazo nemisebenzi yazo. Ama-degree amathathu njengesisekelo se-Masonry. Umsebenzi. Indawo yokuhlala kaMason.

Indawo yokuhlala njengegumbi noma ihholo isikwele oblong, okuyingxenye yesikwele esifanelekile, futhi esingaphakathi noma ngaphandle kwengxenye engezansi yombuthano. Igumbi ngalinye lokuhlangana lihlangana egumbini elilodwa, kufakwe ngokufana, kepha indawo yokusebenzela esegunjini lokufundela ibizwa ngokuthi yiGround Floor, indawo yokuhlala esebenza ngeFellow Craft degree ibizwa ngeMiddle Chamber, futhi indawo yokuhlala esebenza i-Master degree ibizwa ngeSanctum Sanctorum , bonke ethempelini leNkosi uSolomoni. Indawo yokuhlala ngalo mqondo ifanekisela, kanye nosuku lwamanje esintwini, ingxenye yomzimba kusuka emabeleni futhi kusukela emuva ibhekene namabele kuya ebulilini. Lapho ithempeli lakhiwa kabusha i-Ground Floor kuzoba isigaba se-pelvic, i-Middle Chamber isigaba sesisu, neSanctum Sanctorum isigaba se-thoracic.

Indawo yokuhlala, a inombolo yabazalwane abayibumbayo, imele izikhungo ezithile zokusebenza nemisebenzi yabo emzimbeni we-Mason. Lokhu kukhonjiswa ngamaphoyisa amiswe eNtshonalanga, South kanye naseMpumalanga. Laba bobathathu ngaphandle kokuthola indawo yokuhlala. Amabele, amelele ikholomu kaBowazi, lapho kunesiqinti, siso isiteshi soMphathi Omkhulu eNtshonalanga. Izindawo zemvelo ye-coccygeal gland ne-anus, okuyiziphetho zamashubhu womabili, yisiteshi seJunior Warden eningizimu. Indawo entanjeni yomgogodla ebhekene nenhliziyo isiteshi seNkosi eMpumalanga.

I-Dikoni ephakeme ngaphambili ne kwesokudla ye-Master, neJunior Deacon ku- kwesokudla futhi phambi kwe-Senior Warden yenza abahlanu, kanye noNobhala ngakwesobunxele noMgcinimafa ku kwesokudla zeNkosi, yenza eziyisikhombisa. Lawa ngamagosa ayisikhombisa endawo yokuhlala. Ngaphezu kwalokho kukhona abaphathi ababili, munye ohlangothini lweJunior Warden eningizimu, noTyler, unogada emnyango.

Abaphathi abaphezulu umsebenzi ukuqinisa nokweseka i-Master futhi kumsize ekuqhubekeni ne umsebenzi wendawo yokuhlala.

UJunior Warden umsebenzi, ngokwesiko, ukubona nokuqopha isikhathi, ukubiza umsebenzi wezandla kusuka emsebenzini kuya ekuvuseleleni, ukuphumelela ngokweqile lokho, ukuwagcina ekuthini ungahambisani noma ukuwedlula futhi ubabize ukuba basebenze futhi. Isiteshi sakhe sikhona kepha asikho isitho noma umendo osuka kuBhowazi uya kuJakini. Kwakhe umsebenzi ukubheka isikhathi, okungukuthi, ilanga isikhathi, iNkosi imele ilanga, nenyanga isikhathi, Umgcini Omkhulu wenyanga. Lokhu kuhlobene namandla ocansi, inyanga kanye Umenzi amandla, ilanga, okungukuthi, umsebenzi yalesi sikhungo ukubheka isikhathi nezinkathi zonyaka namagciwane elanga. Kufanele abize umsebenzi wezandla, okungukuthi, amaMasoni asebenza engxenyeni yethempeli ebizwa ngokuthi indawo yokuhlala, ne okuyisisekelo izisebenzi ezisebenzela ngaphandle, ezithombeni, nakwezinye izingxenye zomzimba. Izinzwa ezine kanye ama-elemental ezinhlelweni zonke ziya esikhungweni sex ukuze uthole ukuqabuleka. Isikhungo seJunior Warden kufanele silinganise amabutho kaBowazi noJachin futhi ngalezi mikhosi zivuselela abasebenza ethempelini.

“Njengoba ilanga liphuma eMpumalanga ukuvula nokuphatha usuku, ngakho-ke kuphakama iNkosi eMpumalanga ukuze ivuleke futhi ilawule indawo yayo yokuhlala, ihlele ezobuciko umsebenzi ubanikeze nemiyalo efanele, ”kusho isiko. INkosi yilanga, emelelwa yigciwane lesolar, emzimbeni, njengoba iSuper Warden iyinyanga. INkosi iyayikhipha ukukhanya kusuka esihlalweni sakhe eMpumalanga, okungukuthi, intambo yomgogodla emuva kwenhliziyo, uye kuMphathi Omkhulu osebeleni, okukhishwe imiyalo yakhe.

Izikhulu ezisele zale ndawo yokulala, ezithathwa njengezikhungo emzimbeni, zingabasizi kulezi zikhulu ezintathu eziphambili, lapho zimiswe khona futhi zenza imiyalo yazo. UNobhala kanye noMgcinimafa baqopha futhi baqhubeke ifomu lokuphefumula ama-akhawunti wemisebenzi yendlu yokuhlala, ethathwa ngendlu ukusuka kwelinye ukuya kwelinye, okusuka ku ukuphila kuya ukuphila.

Indawo yokuhlala njenge inombolo yabazalwane abayibhalayo imele nalabo abaphethwe Umenzi izingxenye noma oxhumana nabo I-Triune Self kanye nezici zabo. UJunior Warden yilona Umenzi futhi abaphathi bakhe bobabili bayingxenye abasebenzayo nabasabelayo isifiso-and-umuzwa. Umphathi Omkhulu umele Umcabango futhi iJunior Deacon luhlangothi olusebenzayo, olubizwa Isizathu. INkosi ngu Uyazi kanye neDikidikhi Eliphezulu Mina, isici sokungena. Kungaphawulwa ukuthi uSuper Warden noMaster banomsizi munye ngamunye.

Amadigri we-Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft ne-Master Mason, ayizisekelo zeMasonry, okuwukwakhiwa komzimba ongafi. Umfundi Ongenile yilona Umenzi, i-Fellow Craft the Umcabango, ne-Master Mason Uyazi ekuxhumaneni nomzimba. Baqhubeka umsebenzi sendawo yokulala esiswini somzimba futhi basizwa ezinye izikhulu. The umsebenzi Indawo yokulala igcinwa phambi kwamehlo kaMasons ngokuvulelwa kwendawo yokuhlala, ukuhleleka kwebhizinisi, ukusungula, ukudlula nokuphakamisa ukhetho nokuvalwa kwendawo yokuhlala. Konke kwenziwa ngokuhlaba umxhwele futhi kube yisithunzi. Okungokoqobo umsebenzi ukuqala, ukudlula nokuphakamisa Umenzi-mzimba-okufanele ukwazi maqondana kanye nalo Umcabango futhi Uyazi izingxenye.

Njalo iMason kufanele ivule indawo yayo yokuhlala, okungukuthi, iqale ekuseni the umsebenzi wosuku ngesithunzi sokuvulwa kwendawo yakhe yokuhlala. Kufanele aqaphele iziteshi futhi imisebenzi yezingxenye nezikhungo zazo emzimbeni futhi uzikhokhise ukuthi zibone ukuthi labo abasebenza, okungukuthi ama-elemental ukusebenza emzimbeni, baqashwa ngokufanele. Kufanele aqaphele ukuthi ungowokuphakanyiswa okufanele aqaliswe yizivivinyo zosuku, futhi ukuthi kumele adlule kuzo ngokuzithoba, ngobungqabavu, ngobuhlakani nange ubulungiswa, ukuze aphakanyiswe futhi athole okuningi Ukukhanya.