THROUGH uthotho lotshintshiselwano oluvela kuThixo, bendizakudlala ikonsathi ngokuhlwanje kwinkampu yeembacu yemfazwe kufutshane neMostar, eBosnia-Hercegovina. Ezi ziintsapho, ngenxa yokuba bagxothwa kwiilali zabo ngoqhushululu lobuhlanga, bengenanto yokuhlala ngaphandle kwamatyotyombe amancinci amancinci kunye namakhethini eminyango (ngakumbi kuloo nto kungekudala).
Umnumzana Josephine Walsh — unongendi odumileyo waseIreland ebesoloko enceda iimbacu — ndiye ndanxibelelana naye. Kwakufuneka ndimhlangabeze nge-3: 30 emva kwemini ngaphandle kwendawo ahlala kuyo. Kodwa akazange abonakale. Ndihleli apho ecaleni kwendlela ecaleni kwekatala yam kwade kwabetha u-4: 00. Wayengazukuza.
Ndathi ke, "Nkosi, lo ngumsitho wakho. Ndiyazi ukuba ndinelizwi entliziyweni yam, ngakumbi abantu abancinci. Kodwa kuya kufuneka undise phaya." Bendisenkampini izolo. Yimizuzu engama-25 ndisuka kwi-motel, ndijikeleza iintaba, kwaye ngenxa yoko andinakho ukucacisa okanye ukuchaza abaqhubi beeklabhu zaseCroatia abangenalo nofifi lokuba le nkampu ikuphi.
Ndakhupha iRosary yam ndathi mama kuzofuneka undise apho. Bendingekagqibi nokuthandaza intsimbi enye xa ngasekoneni kufika le station wagon taxi. Ngula mqhubi ofanayo okhuphe abanye bethu phezolo! Ndiphakame ndamkhwaza ndathi, "umbonile uSr Josephine?"
"Hayi."
"Uyakhumbula ukuba ungafika njani enkampini?"
"Ewe."
Sahamba.
Ndafika ecaweni, kwaye kwenzeka ukuba kwafika umguquli ogqwesileyo ehamba no Sr. Jospehine. Emva kokucula iingoma ezimbalwa, ndaye ndajonga iimbacu ndaza ndathi (ngeyona ndlela ndingcono ngayo), "Sukoyika!" Umguquleli uguqule wathi: "UNGANGOYIKI!"
Kwaye ngaloo nto, isihlwele sachitha ngokuqhwaba izandla. Ndaphinda ndacaphula uBawo oyiNgcwele ongasekhoyo kwakhona, "Vulani iintliziyo zenu kuYesu Krestu!"
Emva koko wababuza, "Niyamkhumbula uPopu John Paul II wayithetha le nto kuthi kuthi? Niyakhumbula?"
Banqwala bonke.
Ndababuza ke, "Ke… ingaba sele niyenzile? Niyivulile intliziyo yenu bubanzi kuYesu? "Ndikuthethile oku, kuba xa bendihleli phambi kukaPopu Benedict kubaphulaphuli babucala kwiveki ephelileyo, yile nto ndiyivileyo entliziyweni yam: Sonke siyathanda ukucaphula loo mgca kwiJPII, kodwa siyenzile?
Le nto icelwa nguYesu kuwe namhlanje ingqongqo. Kukuzinikela ngokupheleleyo kuYe. Kodwa akumele woyike! UYesu akazange eze kususa ubuntu bakho; Weza kususa izono zakho.
Eli lixesha lobabalo. Yivule ibanzi intliziyo yakho kuYesu obubomi!
