{"id":83984,"date":"2026-06-01T02:21:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2026\/ngjallja\/martir-niqifori-9-shkurt\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T02:21:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:21:32","slug":"martir-niqifori-9-shkurt","status":"publish","type":"ngjallja_article","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2026\/ngjallja\/martir-niqifori-9-shkurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Martir Niqifori (9 shkurt)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Niqifori (=fitimtar) ishte i krishter\u00eb nga Antiokia, i cili jetoi n\u00eb periudh\u00ebn e perandorit Valerian (v. 253-259). I stolisur me dashurin\u00eb m\u00eb t\u00eb lart\u00eb, ai kishte miq\u00ebsi t\u00eb ngusht\u00eb me nj\u00eb prift, t\u00eb quajtur Saprik. Por, papritur, nj\u00eb dit\u00eb Sapriku u shnd\u00ebrrua n\u00eb nj\u00eb armik t\u00eb betuar t\u00eb Shenjtit p\u00ebr shkaqe t\u00eb panjohura. Niqifori i pafajsh\u00ebm i k\u00ebrkoi shum\u00eb her\u00eb t\u00eb falur, q\u00eb t\u00eb pajtoheshin, her\u00eb personalisht dhe her\u00eb me an\u00eb t\u00eb nd\u00ebrmjet\u00ebsve, por pa rezultat. P\u00ebrpjekja e Tij vazhdoi deri n\u00eb fillimin e nj\u00eb periudhe p\u00ebrndjekjeje, ku nd\u00ebr t\u00eb par\u00ebt kap\u00ebn Saprikun, i cili pohoi me vendosm\u00ebri Shp\u00ebtimtarin e si pasoj\u00eb iu n\u00ebnshtrua tortur\u00ebs s\u00eb frikshme t\u00eb &#8220;bulonave&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Duke q\u00ebndruar i pal\u00ebkundur, ai u d\u00ebnua me prerje t\u00eb kok\u00ebs. N\u00eb vendin e ekzekutimit mb\u00ebrriti Shenjti dhe i ra nd\u00ebr k\u00ebmb\u00eb, q\u00eb sakrifica e Polikarpit t\u00eb mos njollosej dhe t\u00eb mos p\u00ebrlyhej. Zoti ka theksuar, se para se t\u00eb ofrosh flijimin t\u00ebnd &#8211; meq\u00ebn\u00ebse ke prur\u00eb &#8220;dhurat\u00ebn t\u00ebnde mbi therrore&#8221; (Matth. 5, 23-24) &#8211; \u00ebsht\u00eb i domosdosh\u00ebm pajtimi me v\u00ebllan\u00eb t\u00ebnd, q\u00eb ka di\u00e7ka kund\u00ebr teje, qoft\u00eb edhe kur tek ty ende ka mbetur shija e hidh\u00ebrimit t\u00eb shkaktuar prej tij. Por, Sapriku u tregua i ashp\u00ebr dhe n\u00eb \u00e7astin e fundit kulmor. At\u00ebher\u00eb mendja e tij u err\u00ebsua. Pyeti, se p\u00ebrse po e vrisnin. Kur i dhan\u00eb p\u00ebrgjigjen, ai e mohoi menj\u00ebher\u00eb Shp\u00ebrblyesin!<\/p>\n<p>Pasi nuk mundi ta bindte, megjith\u00eb lot\u00ebt dhe lutjet e tij, Niqiforit iu pre koka, duke z\u00ebn\u00eb vendin e Saprikut n\u00eb shpalljen e Jisuit, n\u00eb martirizimin dhe n\u00eb Agjiologjin\u00eb e Kish\u00ebs son\u00eb. Ndaj, me t\u00eb drejt\u00eb apostull Pavli tha: &#8220;N\u00ebse jap trupin tim, q\u00eb t\u00eb digjet, dhe dashuri t\u00eb mos kem, nuk m\u00eb b\u00ebn fare dobi&#8221; (I Korinth. 13, 3). Nd\u00ebrsa Gojarti: &#8220;Asgj\u00eb nuk \u00ebsht\u00eb e barabart\u00eb me dashurin\u00eb, as vet\u00eb martirizimi.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeta e Martirit Niqifor (9 shkurt) nga Antiokia, q\u00eb jetoi n\u00eb koh\u00ebn e perandorit Valerian (253-259). Tregohet rr\u00ebfimi i k\u00ebrkimit t\u00eb pajtimit me priftin Saprik dhe martirizimi i tij me prerje koke, ilustrim i fjal\u00ebs s\u00eb Apostullit Pavli mbi dashurin\u00eb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"nentitulli":"Nga shenjtor\u00ebt e muajit","numri":"2 (53)","viti":"1997","muaji":"Shkurt","muaji_numer":"2","dita":"","faqet":"[8]","fjale_kyce":"[\"Martir Niqifori\", \"Antiokia\", \"perandor Valerian\", \"Saprik\", \"pajtim\", \"martirizim\", \"Apostull Pavli\", \"Sh\u00ebn Joan Gojarti\", \"dashuria\", \"Shenjtor i muajit\"]","permbledhje":"Jeta e Martirit Niqifor (9 shkurt) nga Antiokia, q\u00eb jetoi n\u00eb koh\u00ebn e perandorit Valerian (253-259). 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