Izinkulungwane zamaKhatholika, amanye amaKrestu nabangewona amaKrestu bahlangane edolobheni laseTanzania eligudle izivakashi eBagamoyo ngeSonto ukuzogubha ama-Jubilees angu-150 okushunyayelwa kwevangeli nokuthuthukiswa kwezinsizakalo zezenhlalakahle eMpumalanga naseCentral Africa.
Ngaphandle kweTanzania, lo mbuthano obubanjelwe edolobhaneni lezokuvakasha e-Indian Ocean iBagamoyo ubudonse izivakashi ezivela e-Afrika nezivakashi ezikhethekile ezivela eYurophu nakwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba.
Idolobha lezivakashi, elinomlando iBagamoyo lisendaweni engamakhilomitha angama-75 ukusuka eDar es Salaam, inhlokodolobha yezentengiselwano yaseTanzania.
Idolobha langaphambili lokuhweba ngezigqila, iBagamoyo laliyindawo yokuqala yokungena yezithunywa zevangeli ezingamaKristu ezivela eYurophu eminyakeni engaba ngu-150 edlule, okwenza leli dolobha elincane lomlando libe ngumnyango Wokholo eMpumalanga Afrika naseCentral Africa.
Ithuthukiswe ngamahhotela nezindawo zokulala zesimanje, iBagamoyo manje isiyipharadesi lamaholide elikhula ngokushesha ogwini lwe-Indian Ocean ngemuva kweZanzibar, Malindi, neLamu.
Ngo-March 4th, Ngo-1868 AmaKatolika uMoya oNgcwele Obaba banikezwa umhlaba wokwakha iSonto kanye neSigodlo ngabaphathi bendawo baseBagamoyo ngaphansi komyalelo weSultan wase-Oman owayengumbusi waseZanzibar.
Umsebenzi wokuqala wamaKhatholika eMpumalanga ye-Afrika wasungulwa eBagamoyo ngemuva kwezingxoxo ezaba yimpumelelo phakathi kwezithunywa zevangeli zokuqala ezingamaKrestu kanye nabamele uSultan Said El-Majid iSultan Barghash. Laba baholi ababili abavelele kwakungababusi abedlule beTanzania yamanje.
Umsebenzi waseBagamoyo wasungulwa ngo-1870 ukuhlalisa izingane ezihlengiwe ebugqilini kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wanwetshwa waba yisonto lamaKhatholika, isikole, imihlangano yokufundela ezobuchwepheshe kanye namaphrojekthi okulima.
UPapa Francis uqoke uKhadinali waseKenya uJohn Njue, uMbhishobhi Omkhulu waseNairobi owayemele yena (uPontiff) kulo mcimbi owawudonse bonke ababhishobhi bamaKhatholika abavela eTanzania nabanye abavela kwi-Association of MeIzingqungquthela ze-mber Episcopal eMpumalanga Afrika (AMECEA).
Ngaphansi kwengqikimba ethi “Iminyaka Engu-150 Yokuvangela; injabulo yeVangeli ”, amaKhatholika aseTanzania kanye ne-Afrika yonkana agqamisa lo mcimbi ngokukhombisa umlando wangaphambilini wobuKrestu e-Afrika ngezindima zezithunywa zevangeli kwezentuthuko, ikakhulu ezemfundo nezinsizakalo zezempilo.
ISonto LamaKhatholika nezinye izinhlangano zabavangeli e-Afrika kube yibo abahola phambili kwezemfundo, ezempilo, kanye nezinsizakalo zenhlalo emiphakathini empofu e-Afrika.
Incwadi yaseVatican enesihloko esithi “Africa Terrarum” evela kuPapa Paul VI eyashicilelwa ngo-Okthoba 29 ngo-1967 yayiphikelele ebandleni ukuthi liqhubeke nokuthembeka emasikweni enkolo yobuKrestu e-Afrika.
Incwadi ithi umcebo, idiphozi, kanye nefa lamasiko avela e-Afrika kuhambisana nenqubo yezingxoxo zezenkolo yokwakha nokugcina imigomo yezobulungiswa, ukuthula nokubuyisana phakathi kwabantu.
UPapa Paul VI uthe encwadini yobufundisi ukuthi ubumbano luyisisekelo sentuthuko esimeme e-Afrika ngokubona ukuthi izwekazi libusisekile ngokuba nezisekelo zemindeni, ezomphefumulo nezenhlalo.
Izwekazi linamagugu okufanele athuthukiswe ukulwa nobandlululo, ubuhlanga, izingxabano zenkolo, impi nokuxabana. Kule ncwadi, uPapa ukhulume ngentuthuko eqhubekayo, ukuhlonishwa kwamalungelo abantu, ukuqedwa kokungazi, ububha nezifo.
