ICON · full-length figure
the Apostle
Apostle of Christ

Mai Tsarki Andarawus Manzothe Apostle

Mai Tsarki Andarawus Manzo, dan'uwan Mai Tsarki Bitrus, ana tunawa da shi a cikin Sinaksariyon na Kibti a ranar 4 ga watan Kiahk.
Principal commemoration 4 Kiahk

The Story

St. Andrew Manzo ɗan'uwan St. Bitrus ne kuma yana da girma a cikin tsarkaka a matsayin wanda aka fara kira ga almajirai. Wani mai kamun kifi ne na Betsaida ta ƙasar Galili, shine farkon almajirin St. Yohanna Mai Baftisma, kuma lokacin da Maɗaukakin gaba ya nuna Ɗan Rago na Allah, Andarawus ya bi Almasihu ya zauna tare da shi a ranar. Sai ya sami ɗan'uwansa Saminu, ya kawo shi wurin Yesu ya ce, “Mun sami Almasihu” (Yohanna 1:40-42 (John 1:40-42)). Ta haka wanda aka fara kira ya zama farkon wanda ya kawo wani ga Mai Ceto.

Content

Andrew ya yi tafiya tare da Ubangiji a dukan hidimarsa. Shi ne wanda ya nuna wa yaron da gurasar sha'ir biyar, da ƙananan kifi biyu kafin a ciyar da taron jama'a (Yohanna 6:8-9 (John 6:8-9)). Bayan tashin Ubangiji da hawan Yesu zuwa sama, bayan sun karɓi Ruhu Mai Tsarki a Fentakos, manzannin sun jefa kuri’a ga al’ummai, Andarawus ya fita ya yi wa’azin bishara a ƙasashen da aka naɗa masa. St. Filibus Yohanna 12:20-22 (John 12:20-22)

The Coptic Synaxarium yana tunawa da ayyukansa a yankuna da yawa, a tsakanin Scythians da bakin tekun Bahar Black, da aikinsa zuwa Lidda da ƙasar Kurdawa, inda ya koyar, yi masa baftisma, kuma ya ƙarfafa masu bi. A Lidda da yawa sun riga sun gaskata ta wurin Bitrus. Andarawus ya zo tare da almajirinsa Filimon, wanda karatun zabura a kan gumaka ya motsa zukatan waɗanda suka yi gāba da ikkilisiya (Zabura 115:4-8 (Psalms 115:4-8)). Maimakon su yi tsayayya da Bishara, sun shiga, sun sunkuya, suka ji koyarwar Andarawus, kuma suka gaskanta da Almasihu.

Synaxarium kuma yana shiga aikin sa tare da na St. Bartholomew. Tare suka yi wa'azi a tsakanin mutane masu taurin zuciya har da yawa suka zo ga sanin Allah. Ubangiji ya tabbatar da maganar manzo da alamu da abubuwan al'ajabi, yana warkar da marasa lafiya yana fitar da aljanu, kuma Ubangiji da kansa ya bayyana don ya ƙarfafa shi cikin gwaji. Andrew ya jimre da dukan tsiya da ɗaurin kurkuku, duk da haka bangaskiyarsa ba ta yi sanyi ba, kuma Linjila ta yaɗu ta wurin jimrewarsa.

A ƙarshe, a birnin Patras da ke ƙasar Girka, an kama manzon domin ya furta Kristi. An ɗaure shi da wani giciye mai siffa kamar harafin X, domin ya daɗe yana ɗaukaka Ubangijinsa. Ya rataye shi na kwanaki da yawa, bai daina yin wa'azin kalmar ceto ga waɗanda suka taru a kusa da shi ba, har sai da ya ba da ruhunsa a hannun Allah kuma ya sami kambin shahada da ba ya gushewa. Kamar yadda yake a rubuce, “Ka yi aminci har mutuwa, ni kuwa in ba ka rawanin rai” (Wahayin Yahaya 2:10 (Revelation 2:10)).

Da fatan addu'ar sa ta kasance tare da mu. Amin.

Titles

Apostle of Christ
Preacher of the Gospel
Witness of the Resurrection
Servant of the Word
Herald of the Kingdom

Feasts

Principal commemoration4 Kiahk
Madeeh · salutations to the Apostle

The Hymn

A best-effort translation for meaning — not the original poetic text.
Salama a gare ka, Mai Tsarki Andarawus Manzo, manzon Ubangijin runduna.
Ka shaida wa Almasihu mai rai, kuma ka yi shelar ceton rai.
Ka kira dan'uwanka zuwa ga Almasihu, kuma ka bi haske da farin ciki.
Ka yi mana addu'a a gaban Ubangiji, domin ya gafarta mana laifofinmu.
Tare da manzanni masu tsarki da dukan almajiran Mai Ceto,
ka kafa mu cikin bangaskiya, kuma ka kiyaye kaunarmu daga sanyaya.