✦ ✦ ✦ ✦

✞

the Apostle

Apostle of Christ

Manzo Toma Mai Tsarkithe Apostle

Manzo Toma Mai Tsarki, wanda ake kira Tagwaye, ya yi wa'azi har zuwa kasar Indiya, kuma Coci na tuna da shi a ranar 26 ga Bashons.

Principal commemoration 26 Bashons

The Story

✦

Thomas, wanda ake kira Didymus, wanda ke nufin Twin, yana ɗaya daga cikin sha biyun da Ubangiji ya zaɓa (Matiyu 10:3 (Matthew 10:3)). Bisharar Mai Tsarki ta tuna da ƙarfin halinsa sa’ad da Kristi ya ƙudura ya je wajen Li’azaru cikin ƙasar da Yahudawa suka nemi jajjefe shi da duwatsu; Yayin da sauran suka tsorata, Toma ya ce wa almajiransa, "Mu ma mu tafi, mu mutu tare da shi" (Yohanna 11:16 (John 11:16)). Har ila yau, yana tunawa da tambayarsa a Jibin Ƙarshe, lokacin da Ubangiji ya yi magana game da wurin da zai shirya; Toma ya ce, "Ubangiji, ba mu san inda za ka ba, kuma ta yaya za mu san hanyar?" kuma daga tambayarsa Ubangiji ya fitar da kalmomin rai, “Ni ne hanya, ni ne gaskiya, ni ne rai” (Yohanna 14:5-6 (John 14:5-6)).

Content

Bayan tashin matattu, Toma ba ya tare da almajiran sa’ad da Ubangiji ya fara bayyana gare su a cikin ɗaki na bene, kuma da suka ce masa, “Mun ga Ubangiji,” ba zai gaskata ba, sai dai idan ya ga alamar ƙusoshi a hannunsa, ya sa hannunsa a gefensa. Bayan kwana takwas, ana rufe ƙofofin, Kristi ya sake dawowa ya tsaya a tsakiyarsa ya ce, “Salama a gare ku,” sai ya juya wurin Toma ya gayyace shi ya miƙa yatsansa ya taɓa raunukan, kuma kada ya zama marar bangaskiya amma mai ba da gaskiya. Toma, yana ganin Ubangijinsa, ya amsa da wannan babban ikirari na bangaskiya, "Ubangijina kuma Allahna" (Yohanna 20:24-29 (John 20:24-29)). Ubangiji ya ce, "Tomas, domin ka gan ni, ka gaskata: masu albarka ne waɗanda ba su gani ba, amma duk da haka suka gaskata."

The Coptic Synaxarium ya danganta cewa bayan saukowar Ruhu Mai Tsarki a Fentikos (Ayyukan Manzanni 2:1-4 (Acts 2:1-4)), lokacin da manzanni suka raba yankuna na duniya a tsakaninsu, ƙasar Indiya ta faɗo a hannun Thomas. Ya fita yana wa'azin Bisharar Almasihu a cikin gidaje da kuma cikin fādar sarakuna. Ya yi magana da mutanen ransu a matsayin fādoji waɗanda ya kamata a gina wa Sarkin ɗaukaka, ba da duwatsu da katako ba amma da jinƙai, da tsarki, da kyawawan ayyuka. Ta wurin ikon Ubangiji ya warkar da marasa lafiya, ya ta da matattu ta wurin addu’a, da yawa kuma suka ba da gaskiya, aka yi musu baftisma. Ya gina majami'a, ya naɗa wa jama'a firistoci da dattawa, ya kuma kafa masu aminci a cikin koyarwar Ubangiji, ya mai da babban taro daga bautar gumaka zuwa bautar Allah mai rai.

Bayan ya yi dogon aiki kuma ya kawo mutane da yawa zuwa ga bangaskiya, maƙiyan Linjila sun tashi gāba da shi. Ya jimre azaba da ɗauri da yawa domin sunan Kristi, duk da haka bai daina wa’azi ba. A ƙarshe, a Mylapore da ke Indiya, sojojin suka faɗo a kansa, suka huda shi da mashinsu, kuma ya ba da ruhunsa ya karɓi kambin shahada, ya gama tafiyarsa cikin hidimar Ubangiji wanda ya furta a matsayin Allahnsa.

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 commemoration26 Bashons

Madeeh · salutations to the Apostle

The Hymn

A best-effort translation for meaning — not the original poetic text.

Salama gare ka, ya Manzo Toma Mai Tsarki, manzon Ubangijin rundunoni.

Ka shaida wa Almasihu mai rai, ka kuma yi shelar ceton rai.

Ka yi kira, Ubangijina da Allahna, sai miyaku ta zama kofar bangaskiya.

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, ka kuma kiyaye kaunarmu daga sanyaya.