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Ibali elifutshane
by
UMark Mallett

 

(Ukupapashwa kokuqala ngoFebruwari 21, 2018.)

 

2088 AD... Iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu anesihlanu emva kwesaqhwithi esikhulu.

 

HE utsale umoya omninzi njengoko ejonge kuphahla olugqwethekileyo, olugqunywe ngomlotha lweMyuziyam yokugqibela — ebizwa njalo, kuba izakuba njalo. Evale amehlo akhe ngqindilili, isikhukula senkumbulo sakrazula umngxuma engqondweni yakhe owawusele utywiniwe… ixesha lokuqala awakhe wabona ngalo ukuwa kwenyukliya… uthuli oluvela kwiintaba-mlilo ... umoya oxineneyo… amafu amnyama axhonyiweyo isibhakabhaka ngathi sisixa esixineneyo seediliya, sithintela ilanga kangangeenyanga ...

"Grampa?"

Ilizwi lakhe elinobunono lamsusa ebumnyameni awayengaziva kudala. Wajonga ezantsi kuye eqaqambileyo, ubuso obumemileyo buzele yimfesane nothando olukhawulezayo ukukhupha iinyembezi kumthombo wentliziyo yakhe.

"Oo, Tessa," watsho, isiteketiso sakhe seTheria. Iminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu, wayefana nentombi yakhe. Wahlanganisa ubuso bakhe ezandleni zakhe kwaye ngamehlo anamanzi wasela kwinzonzobila ebonakala ngathi ayipheli yokulunga okusuka kuye.

“Ubumsulwa bakho, mntwana. Awunalo nofifi… ”

UTessa wayesazi ukuba lo iya kuba lusuku lweemvakalelo kule ndoda ayibize ngokuba "yiGrampa". Utat'omkhulu wakhe wasweleka kwiMfazwe yesiThathu, kwaye ke, uThomas Hardon, ngoku ophakathi kwiminyaka yoo-XNUMX, wayithatha le ndima.

UThomas wayehlala kwinto eyaziwa ngokuba yi Uqhwithela olukhulu, ixesha elifutshane kwiminyaka engama-2000 emva kokuzalwa kobuKristu okwafikelela "T."ungquzulwano lokugqibela phakathi kweCawa nabachasene necawa, iVangeli kunye nokuchasana neendaba ezilungileyo, phakathi kukaKristu noMchasi-Kristu. ” ^[1]Inkomfa yoMthendeleko yokubhiyozela iminyaka emibini ukusayinwa kweSibhengezo senkululeko, ePhiladelphia, PA, 1976; cf. Katolika kwi-Intanethi (iqinisekiswe nguMdikoni Keith Fournier owayekhona

"Yile nto wayibiza ngokuba nguJohn Paul the Great," watsho uGrampa.

Abasindileyo bakholelwa kwelokuba ngoku baphila kwithuba loxolo elalixelwe kwangaphambili kwisahluko sama-20 seSityhilelo, esichazwe linani lokomfuziselo 'leminyaka eliwaka.'^[2]"Ngoku… siyaqonda ukuba ixesha leminyaka eliwaka libonakalisiwe ngolwimi olufuziselayo." (USt. Justin Martyr, Incoko kunye noTraypho, Ch. 81, Ootata beCawe, Christian Heritage) uSt. Thomas Aquinas ucacisile: “Njengokuba uAugustine esitsho, ixesha lokugqibela lomhlaba liyahambelana nenqanaba lokugqibela lobomi bomntu, elingahlali iminyaka emiselweyo njengamanye amanqanaba, kodwa lihlala ngamanye amaxesha Logama ezinye zihlangene, kwaye kude kube ngoku. Kungoko iminyaka yokugqibela yehlabathi ingenakubekwa iminyaka emiselweyo okanye izizukulwana. ” (Quaestiones Ingxoxo, Umqu. II De Potentia, Q. 5, n. 5; www.dhishyori.org)  Emva kokuwa "koMnyama" (njengoko uGrampa ambizayo) kunye nokucocwa komhlaba "ovukelayo", intsalela yabasindileyo yaqala ukwakha kwakhona umhlaba "owenziwe lula kakhulu". UTessa wayesisizukulwana sesibini sokuzalwa ngeli xesha loxolo. Kuye, amaphupha amabi anyanzeliswa ngookhokho bakhe kwaye nehlabathi abalichazayo lalibonakala ngathi alinakwenzeka.

Kungenxa yeso sizathu le nto uGrampa amzisayo kule myuziyam kwindawo eyayisaziwa ngokuba yiWinnipeg, Canada. Isakhiwo esimnyama, esivuthayo ngaxa lithile yayiliMyuziyam yaseKhanada yamaLungelo oluNtu. Kodwa njengoko watshoyo uGrampa, “'Amalungelo aba sisigwebo sentambo." Kunyaka wokuqala emva kokuCocwa ngokuKhulu komhlaba, wayephefumlele umbono weziko lolondolozo lwembali kwizizukulwana ezizayo khumbula.

"Ndiziva ndingaqhelekanga apha, Grampa."

Xa ukude, le myuziyam ikhangeleka okwemizobo yebhayibhile “yeNqaba yaseBhabheli,” isakhiwo abantu bamandulo ababesakha ngenxa yekratshi ukuze bafikelele “emazulwini,” kungoko, bexhokonxa umgwebo kaThixo. IZizwe eziManyeneyo zikwafana nale nqaba idumileyo, ukhumbula oko uThomas.

Esi sakhiwo sikhethwe ngezizathu ezimbalwa. Okokuqala, yayisesinye sezakhiwo ezikhulu ezazisasebenza. Uninzi lwelizwe elalisakuba lilizwe laseMelika emazantsi lalichithakele kwaye lingahlali mntu. “I-Winnipeg endala,” njengoko yayibizwa njalo ngoku, yayiyindlela entsha yabahambi ngezonqulo ababehamba besuka kwii-Sanctuaries (iindawo ezinde apho uThixo wayekhusela khona intsalela yaKhe ngexesha loCoceko). Imozulu apha ngoku yayinzima kakhulu xa ithelekiswa naxa uGrampa wayengumntwana. Wayedla ngokuba yeyona ndawo ibandayo eCanada. Kodwa emva kwenyikima enkulu eyayitsala i-axis yomhlaba,^[3]cf. UFatima, kunye nokuGungqiswa okukhulu I-Old Winnipeg ngoku yayikufuphi neikhweyitha, kwaye iindawo ezazisemaphandleni zaziqala ukugcwala ngamagqabi aluhlaza.

Okwesibini, indawo yakhethwa ukuba yenze ingxelo. Uluntu luze endaweni yemithetho kaThixo lwabeka “amalungelo” athi, ngokulahlekelwa sisiseko sawo kwimithetho yendalo kunye nemilinganiselo yokuziphatha, adale ulungelelwaniso olungqongqo olunyamezelisa yonke into kodwa ingahloniphi mntu. Kubonakale kufanelekile ukujika le ndawo ingcwele ibe yindawo yokundwendwela eya kukhumbuza izizukulwana ezizayo ngeziqhamo "zamalungelo" nini ungaxhonywanga kwi-Divine Order.

“Grampa, akunyanzelekanga ukuba singene.”

“Ewe siyakwenza, Tessa. Wena, nabantwana bakho nabantwana babantwana bakho kufuneka nikhumbule ukuba kwenzeka ntoni xa sishiya imiyalelo kaThixo. Njengokuba imithetho yendalo ineziphumo xa ingalandelwa, ikwanjalo nemithetho yokuthanda kukaThixo. ”

Ewe, uThomas wayehlala ecinga nge Isithathu Isizathu esothusayo sokuba iMyuziyam yokugqibela ibekho. Kwisahluko se-20 seSityhilelo, iyaqhubeka nokuthetha ngokwenzekayo emva ixesha loxolo…

Yakuba igqityiwe iminyaka eliwaka, uSathana uya kukhululwa eluvalelweni. Uya kuphuma alahlekise izizwe kwiimbombo zone zomhlaba, uGogi noMagogi, abahlanganisele emfazweni… (ISityhi 20: 7-8)

Abantu bangazilibala njani izifundo zangaphambili kwaye bavukele kwakhona nxamnye noThixo yayiyeyona ngxoxo phakathi kwabasindileyo. Iindyikitya zokufa, ububi, kunye neetyhefu ezazikhe zaxhonywa emoyeni, ezazicinezela umphefumlo, zazingasekho. Phantse wonke umntu, ukuya kwinqanaba elinye okanye kwelinye, ngoku wayecinga. “Isipho” (njengoko sasibizwa njalo) sokuhlala kwintando yobungcwele sasiguqule imiphefumlo kangangokuba abaninzi baziva ngathi sele baseZulwini, bebanjwe ngathi ngumsonto, ubotshelelwe enyameni yabo.

Kwaye obu bungcwele butsha nobuthixo buchitheke bungaphezulu kwexeshana njengokuwa komlambo omkhulu. Indalo ngokwayo, kanye xa yayincwina phantsi kobunzima bobubi, yayivuselelekile kwiindawo. Umhlaba wawuchume kwakhona kwimihlaba ekwakunokuhlalwa kuwo; amanzi acwebezela; imithi yayiphuphuma iziqhamo kwaye iinkozo zafikelela iinyawo ezine ukuphakama ngeentloko eziphantse zaziphinda kabini ezomhla wakhe. Kwakungasekho “hlukaniso lweCawa noRhulumente” olungelulo. Iinkokheli zazingcwele. Kwakukho uxolo… yinyani uxolo. Umoya kaKristu wagubungela yonke into. Wayelawula kubantu baKhe, kwaye babelawula ku Ye. Isiprofeto sikapopu siphumelele:

"Kwaye ziya kuliva izwi lam, kwaye kuya kubakho isibaya esinye kunye nomalusi omnye." Wanga uThixo… ngokufutshane uza kusizalisekisa isiprofetho sakhe sokuguqula lo mbono udlamkileyo wexesha elizayo ube yinto yokwenene… Kungumsebenzi kaThixo ukuzisa eli lixa lokonwaba kwaye ulazise kubo bonke ... Xa lifikile, liyakuba yure eligcweleyo, elikhulu elinemiphumela hayi kuphela ekubuyiseleni uBukumkani bukaKristu, kodwa Ukuhlaziywa kwe… kwehlabathi. Sithandaza ngokuzingisileyo, kwaye sicela abanye ngokufanayo ukuba bathandaze kuluntu olunqwenelekayo kakhulu kuluntu. —I-POPE PIUS XI, Ubi Arcani dei Consilioi “Kuxolo lukaKristu eBukumkanini bakhe”, nge-23 kaDisemba ngo-1922

Ewe, uxolo lwalufikile. Kodwa umntu angaphinda abuye njani amnikele umva uThixo? Kwabo babuze lo mbuzo, uThomas wayehlala ephendula ngamagama amabini kuphela-kunye nosizi oluthetha lukhulu:

"Okufunwa nguwe."

Kwaye emva koko wayeza kucaphula iVangeli kaMateyu:

Ezi ndaba zilungileyo zobukumkani ziya kuvakaliswa kulo elimiweyo liphela, zibe bubungqina kuzo zonke iintlanga; ke Ukufika kwesiphelo (UMateyu 24:14)

Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, iNqaba yaseBhabheli yakhiwa kumakhulu ambalwa eminyaka emva Ukucocwa kokuqala komhlaba ngoNogumbe, nangoko uNowa wayenjalo nangoku uyaphila. Ewe, nabo balibele.

 

UKUKHUMBULA

Ukungena okumnyama kumyuziyam kungekudala kukhokelele kwigumbi elivulekileyo elikhanyiswe kancinci zizibane ezimbalwa ezingezizo.

"Wowu, izibane, EGrampa. ”

Kweza kubo umgcini yedwa, ixhegwazana elineminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe. Ucacisile ukuba zimbalwa izibane ezinamandla elanga zisasebenza, enkosi kulowo wayesakuba ngumbane owayeqhelene nenkqubo yomhla wakhe. Njengokuba uTessa egudle iindonga ezingakhanyisiyo, wayenokukhupha iifoto ezinkulu zobuso bamadoda, abafazi nabantwana beentlanga ezahlukeneyo kunye nemibala. Ngaphandle kwemifanekiso ekufuphi nophahla, uninzi lwonakalisiwe, lwakhaba ngaphakathi okanye lwapeyintwa. Umgcini wemyuziyam, eqaphela umdla wentombazana leyo, wafakwa:

“Njengoninzi lwezakhiwo ezasindayo kwinyikima, zona akazange usinde kwi-anarchist. ”

"Yintoni i-anarchist?" UTessa ubuzile.

Wayeyintombazana enomdla, enobukrelekrele kwaye ekrelekrele. Wafunda kwaye wafunda iincwadi ezimbalwa ezazisele kwiiSanctuaries kwaye wabuza imibuzo emininzi, amaxesha amaninzi xa abadala besebenzisa amagama awayengaziwa. Kwakhona, uThomas wazifumana efunda ubuso bakhe… nokuba msulwa kwakhe. Banoyolo abahlambulukileyo intliziyo; Owu, indlela ukukhula kwakhe okwakubancinci ngayo kubudala beminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu yexesha lakhe-abafana abancinci kunye nabasetyhini ababethethwe yingqondo ngembali yohlaziyo, betyhwatyhwa ngumkhukula osasaza ubuxoki, iindaba zosasazo, ukusetyenziswa kwabathengi kunye nemfundo engenantsingiselo. “Thixo,” wacinga ngaphakathi kuye, “bawaguqula baba zizilwanyana ukulandela nje iminqweno yabo ephantsi.” Ukhumbule ukuba uninzi lwalutyebe kakhulu kwaye lukhangeleka ligula, ethe tyhefu kancinci yiyo yonke into abayityayo, abaselayo nabaphefumlayo.

Kodwa uTesa… wayekhazimla ubomi.

"Anarchist," waphendula umgcini, "ngu… okanye mandithi, bekunjalo ngokuyintloko umntu owalamkelayo igunya, nokuba ngurhulumente okanye nokuba yiCawe- kwaye wasebenza ukubabhukuqa. Babengabavukeli — ubuncinane babecinga ukuba bangabo; abafana nabasetyhini abancinci ngaphandle kokukhanya emehlweni abo, abangahloniphanga mntu kwaye bengenanto. Babenogonyamelo, babenobundlobongela… ”Waphana amehlo noThomas.

“Zive ukhululekile ukuba ungachithi ixesha lakho. Uyakufumanisa kuluncedo ukuphatha isibane, ”utshilo, esolatha kwizibane ezine ezingakhanyisiyo ezihleli phezu kwetafile encinci. UThomas wavula ucango lweglasi encinci yomnye wabo njengomgcini uthathe ikhandlela elikufutshane, emva koko wakhanyisa umsonto ngaphakathi kwesibane.

“Enkosi,” watsho uThomas, equbuda kancinane kulomfazi. Ebona indlela athetha ngayo, wabuza, “UngumMerika?”

Waphendula wathi, "Ndinguye." "Kwaye wena?"

"Hayi." Wayengaziva ngathi makathethe ngaye. “Ndiyakusikelela, kwaye ndiyabulela kwakhona.” Wanqwala kwaye wabonisa isandla sakhe kumboniso wokuqala, enye yeendlela ezininzi ezazingqonge udonga lwangaphandle lwegumbi elikhulu, elivulekileyo.

Le yayingeyiyo imyuziyam yobuntwana bukaThomas ngokubonisa izinto ezenziwayo kunye neendawo ezihambayo. Hayi kwakhona. Kwakungekho buqili apha. Umyalezo olula.

Bahamba baya kumboniso wokuqala. Yayilicwecwe elilula leplanga elinamakhandlela amabini macala omabini. Iskripthi sasitshiswe kakuhle kwingqolowa yaso. UThomas wangqiyama, ebambe isibane kufutshane.

“Ungayifunda le nto sithandwa?”

U-Tessa wathetha la mazwi kancinci, ethandaza:

Amehlo eNkosi ajongene namalungisa
Iindlebe zakhe zisekuzibikeni kwabo.
Ubuso beNkosi buchasene nabenzi bobubi
Ukuba bayisuse inkumbulo yabo emhlabeni,

(INdu. 34: 16-17)

Ngokukhawuleza uThomas wema nkqo waza wakhupha isingqala.

“Kuyinyani, Tessa. Uninzi luthi iZibhalo ezinje ngezi zizafobe nje. Kodwa babengekho. Eyona nto sinokuyixela, isibini kwisithathu sesizukulwana sam asisekho emhlabeni. ” Uye wema, wajonga inkumbulo yakhe. Kukho esinye iSibhalo esiza kuthi qatha, sivela kuZekariya:

Kuwo wonke umhlaba, isibini kwisithathu sabo siya kunqunyulwa sitshatyalaliswe, kwaye isahlulo sesithathu sishiyeke. Ndiza kuzisa isahlulo sesithathu emlilweni… Ndiya kuthi, Bangabantu bam ke; bathi, UYehova nguThixo wam. (13: 8-9)

Emva kwemizuzwana bethe cwaka, baya kwimiboniso elandelayo. UThomas wambamba ngengalo ngobunono.

"Ingaba ulungile?"

“Ewe, Grampa, ndiyaphila.”

“Ndicinga ukuba siza kubona izinto ezinzima namhlanje. Ayikuko ukothusa, kodwa kukufundisa… ukufundisa abantwana bakho. Khawukhumbule nje, thina sivune esikuhlwayeleyo. Isahluko sokugqibela sembali yoluntu kusafuneka sibhaliwe… nina. "

UTessa wanqwala. Njengokuba besondela kumboniso olandelayo, ukukhanya kwesibane sabo kukhanyisa umboniso, waqaphela ulwandlalo oluqhelekileyo phambi kwakhe behleli etafileni encinci.

"Ah," watsho. Usana olungekazalwa. ”

UTessa wolule isandla wathabatha into ebonakala ngathi liphephancwadi elidala elaminethiweyo elinokubopha iikhoyili zeplastiki. Iminwe yakhe ibrasha ngaphaya kwesiciko, evakalelwa kukuthamba kwayo. Iqweqwe elingaphambili lalifundeka “UBOMI” phezulu ngoonobumba abamhlophe abangqindilili kuxande olubomvu. Ngaphantsi kwesihloko bekukho ifoto yomntwana ophumle ngaphakathi kwisibeleko sikanina.

“Yi ngokwenene usana, eGrampa? ”

"Ewe. Yifoto yokwenyani. Jonga ngaphakathi. ”

Wawajika kancinci amaphepha athi, ngemifanekiso, atyhile amanqanaba obomi bosana olungekazalwa. Ukukhanya okufudumeleyo kwesibane esidanyazayo kukhanyise ummangaliso owawunqumla ubuso bakhe. “Owu, iyamangalisa le nto.” Kodwa wathi xa efika esiphelweni selo phephancwadi, kwathi nqa.

“Kutheni le ilapha nje, Grampa?” Wakhomba kwibhodi encinci exhonywe eludongeni entla kwetafile. Ifundeka ngokulula:

Musa ukubulala… Ngokuba wadala intliziyo yam;
undibambene esiswini sikamama.

(IEksodus 20:13, iNdumiso 139: 13)

Intloko yakhe yajikela kuye ngombuzo onemibuzo. Wajonga ezantsi eqongeni, emva koko wabuya kwakhona.

UThomas uthathe umoya kwaye wachaza. “Xa ndandilingana nawe, oorhulumente kwihlabathi liphela babesithi 'lilungelo lomfazi' ukubulala usana olusesibelekweni sakhe. Ewe, khange babize lusana. Bayibiza ngokuba 'kukukhula' okanye 'yimbumba yenyama' - 'usana olungekazalwa.' ”

"Kodwa," waphazamisa, "le mifanekiso. Abayibonanga le mifanekiso? ”

“Ewe, kodwa — kodwa abantu baphikise ukuba umntwana akanguye umntu. Oko kuphela xa umntwana ezelwe kwaba njalo umntu."^[4]cf. Ngaba i-Fetus a Umntu? UTesa wavula iphephancwadi kwakhona ukuba ajonge iphepha apho umntwana wayencanca ubhontsi wakhe. UTomas wajonga ngononophelo emehlweni akhe emva koko waqhubeka.

“Kwafika ixesha apho oogqirha babemsa khona umntwana kude kube kushiyeke intloko kunina kuphela. Kwaye ngenxa yokuba 'ingazalwanga ngokupheleleyo,' ke bebeya kuthi kusemthethweni ukuyibulala. ”

"Intoni?" Watsho, evale umlomo.

“Phambi kweMfazwe yesiThathu, phantse zazingamawaka amabini ezigidi iintsana ezazibulewe emva kweminyaka nje emihlanu ukuya kwemithandathu.^[5]kuninzi.cn Yayiyinto efana ne-115,000 ngosuku. Yile nto, abaninzi bakholelwa ukuba, izise isohlwayo ebantwini. Ndiyenza nam. Kuba ngokwenyani, ”uqhubeke watsho esalatha kwimveku epinki ekweli phephancwadi,“ umahluko phakathi kwakho naloo mntwana kukuba mncinci. ”

UTessa wema engashukumi, amehlo akhe atshixiwe ebusweni bomntwana phambi kwakhe. Emva kwesiqingatha somzuzu okanye ngaphezulu, wahlebeza "Iibhiliyoni ezimbini", walithathela indawo eli phephancwadi ngobunono waqala ukuhamba yedwa kumboniso olandelayo. UThomas wafika imizuzwana kamva ephethe isibane ukuze afunde iiplacard ezixhonywe eludongeni.

Beka uyihlo nonyoko.

(Kwabase-Efese 6: 2)

Kwitafile yeplanga kwakukho umatshini wesutikheyisi kunye neetyhubhu ezazibaleka kuyo, kwaye ngaphandle kwayo, iinaliti ezimbalwa zonyango. Ngaphantsi kwezo kwakukho esinye isiphawuli esasinegama elithi “ISIFUNGO SOKUVUSA” phezulu. Ngaphantsi, uThomas wabona into ebonakala ngathi yeyesiGrike:

Iinowuthsi Usetyenziso olungakumbi nge- ὠφελείῃ καμνόντων
κατὰ δύναμιν καὶ κρίσιν ingxubevange,
δηλήσει δὲ καὶ ἀδικίῃ εἴρξειν.

Uyinto enye
α ,τη ,εὶς θανάσιμον, οὐδὲ ὑφηγήσομαι
Uboniso ngobomi:
Usetyenziso olungakumbi nge-

Apha ngezantsi kukho inguqulelo ethi uTessa ayifunde ngokuvakalayo:

Ndiza kusebenzisa unyango ukunceda abagulayo
ngokwamandla am nomgwebo wam,
Kodwa soze ujonge ukwenzakala kunye nokwenza okubi.
Kwaye andizukuhambisa netyhefu nakubani na
xa ubuzwa ukuba wenze njalo,
kwaye andizukucebisa ikhosi enjalo.

-Kwi-3-4-century BC

Uye wathula umzuzwana. “Andiqondi.” Kodwa uTomas akazange athethe.

"Grampa?" Wajika wajonga inyembezi zodwa zihla esidleleni sakhe. "Ingaba yin?"

"Ngeli xesha linye baqala ukubulala abancinci," watsho, esolatha kumboniso wokugqibela, " Urhulumente waqala ukuvumela abantu ukuba bazibulale. Bathe lilungelo labo. ” Efaka intloko yakhe kwiinaliti, waqhubeka. “Kodwa emva koko banyanzela oogqirha ukuba babancede. Ekugqibeleni oogqirha nabongikazi babethatha ubomi bababantu ngokubatofa okanye ngaphandle kwemvume yabo- hayi abantu abadala kuphela, utshilo esalatha kumyalelo wokuba Beka uyihlo nonyoko. “Babebulala abantu abadandathekileyo, abangamalolo, abakhubazekileyo ngokwasemzimbeni, kwaye ekugqibeleni…” Wajonga kuTessa ngokungqongqo. “Ekugqibeleni baqala ukucaphukisa abo babengayamkeli le Nkolo intsha.”

"Ingaba ibiyintoni lonto?" uye waphazamisa.

“Lowo ubumnyama uyalele ukuba wonke umntu makakhonze inkqubo yakhe, iinkolelo zakhe, nkqu naye. Nabani na ongakhange asiwe ezinkampini apho 'befundiswe kwakhona.' Ukuba ayisebenzi loo nto, basuswa. Ngale nto. ” Wajonga phantsi kwakhona kumatshini nakwiinaliti. “Kwakukho ekuqaleni. Abo yayingabo “babenethamsanqa”. Ekugqibeleni, abaninzi babulawa ngokungenalusini, njengokuba usenokuba uvile. ”

Uginye amathe uqhubeke. “Kodwa umfazi wam — uMakhulu — wawa ngenye imini waphuka iqatha. Wafumana usulelo olubi kwaye wabambeka esibhedlele iiveki kwaye wayengaphucuki. Ugqirha wangena ngenye imini wathi makacinge ngokuzibulala. Uthe iyakuba 'yeyona nto ilungileyo kuye wonke umntu' kwaye uya esiba mdala phofu kwaye oko kubiza “inkqubo” kakhulu. Ewe, sathi hayi. Kodwa ngentsasa elandelayo ebengekho. ”

"Ukhohlakele-"

“Ewe bamthatha, Tessa.” Uye wosula iinyembezi ebusweni. Ewe, ndiyakhumbula, kwaye andinakuze ndilibale. ” Emva koko wajonga kuye ngoncumo oluncinci, wathi, "Kodwa ndixolele."

Imiboniso emithathu elandelayo yayingaphaya kokuqonda kukaTessa. Zaziqulethe iifoto ezihlangulwe ezincwadini nakwindawo yokugcina izinto zangaphambili zemyuziyam. Abantu ababhityileyo nabonzakeleyo, iimfumba zokhakhayi, izihlangu kunye nempahla. Emva efunda iplagi nganye, uThomas wachaza ngokufutshane ngembali yobukhoboka benkulungwane yamashumi amabini, ukutshatyalaliswa kobuKomanisi kunye nobuNazi, ekugqibeleni ukurhweba ngabantu ngamabhinqa nabantwana ngesondo.

“Bafundisa ezikolweni ukuba uThixo akakho, nokuba umhlaba wadalelwa ngaphandle kwelize. Ukuba yonke into, kubandakanya nabantu, yayiyimveliso yenkqubo yendaleko. Ubukomanisi, ubuNazi, ubuSoshiyali… ezi nkqubo zopolitiko ekugqibeleni yayikukusebenza nje kweembono zokungakholelwa kubukho bukaThixo ezanciphisa abantu ukuba babe ngamasuntswana nje… ethuba. Ukuba kuko konke esikuko, kutheni ke kungafanelekanga ukuba ulawulo olunamandla lubuthathaka, abaphilileyo babasuse abagulayo? Bathi, lilungelo labo lemvelo elo.

Ngequbuliso, uTessa wothuka xa wayame kwifoto yomntwana omdaka egutyungelwe ziimpukane, iingalo nemilenze yakhe yayibhityile njengezibonda zentente.

“Kwenzeke ntoni, Grampa?”

Amadoda namabhinqa anamandla ayedla ngokuthi umhlaba unabantu abaninzi yaye asinako ukutya okwaneleyo kokondla abantu. ”

“Ngaba bekuyinyani?”

"Hayi. Yayiyibhedi. Phambi kweMfazwe yesiThathu, ubunokulingana bonke abantu behlabathi kwisimo se Texas okanye isixeko saseLos Angeles.^[6]"Bemi egxalabeni, bonke abemi behlabathi banokulingana phakathi kweekhilomitha ezili-500 zeLos Angeles." -National Geographic, Oktobha 30th, 2011 Uh, iTexas yayi… ke, yayililizwe elikhulu kakhulu. Ngapha koko, ukutya kwakwanele ukondla kabini inani labemi behlabathi. Ukanti… ”Unikine intloko xa ebaleka iminwe yakhe engafakwanga idlulisa isisu esidumbileyo esisemfotweni. “Izigidi zabulawa yindlala ngelixa thina bantu baseMntla Melika sityeba. Yayisesinye sezona zenzo zokungekho sikweni zinkulu.^[7]“Abantu abayi-100,000 babulawa yindlala okanye ziziphumo zayo mihla le; kwaye kwimizuzwana emihlanu, umntwana ubulawa yindlala. Konke oku kwenzeka kwilizwe esele livelise ukutya okwaneleyo ukondla wonke umntwana, umntu obhinqileyo nendoda kwaye linokutyisa abantu abali-12 lamawaka ezigidi ”—UJean Ziegler, i-UN Special Rapporteu, nge-26 ka-Okthobha ka-2007; iindaba.un.org Ubuxoki. Ngebesibondlile… kodwa bebengenanto banokusinika yona, oko kukuthi, i-oyile endala. Kwaye ke siyabayeka bafe. Okanye siye sabulala iintsholongwane. Ekugqibeleni, emva kweMfazwe yesiThathu, sasinjalo zonke ndilambile. Ndicinga ukuba nayo ibinobulungisa. ”

Ngalo mzuzu, uThomas waqonda ukuba akakhange amjonge uTessa kangangemizuzu eliqela. Wajika wafumanisa intombazana yakhe encinci enomkhenkce kwimbonakalo angazange wayibona ebusweni bakhe. Umlomo wakhe ongezantsi wagungqa njengoko iinyembezi zaziphuphuma ezidleleni zakhe. Umtya weenwele ezi-auburn wanamathela esidleleni sakhe.

“Ndiyaxolisa, Tessa.” Wabeka ingalo yakhe kuye.

“Hayi…,” watsho, engcangcazela kancinci. "Ndikhoyo Uxolo, Grampa. Andikholelwa ukuba ubuphila kuyo yonke le nto. ”

"Ewe, ezinye zezinto zenzekile ndingekazalwa, kodwa yonke loo nto ibiyinxalenye yolwandle."

“Yintoni kanye kanye uloliwe, Grampa?”

Uye wawa intsini wamkhama emqinisa. “Masiqhubeke. Kufuneke u khumbula, UTessa. ”

Ibhodi elandelayo yayixhonywe phakathi kwemifanekiso eqingqiweyo emibini encinci yendoda kunye neyabhinqileyo egutyungelwe kakuhle kumagqabi amakhiwane. Ibifundeka ngolu hlobo:

UThixo wamdala umntu ngokomfanekiso wakhe;
wabadala ngokomfanekiselo kaThixo;
wadala indoda nenkazana.

(IGenesis 1: 27)

UThomas ngokwakhe uxakwe okomzuzwana ngokuba kuthetha ntoni ukubonisa. Kwaye emva koko waqaphela iifoto ezixhonywe eludongeni ngasekhohlo nasekunene kwemifanekiso eqingqiweyo. Ngelixa wayebambe isibane sakhe kufutshane, uTessa wakhupha ilizwi. "Yintoni i ukuba? "

Wakhomba kwimifanekiso yamadoda afake izithambiso ezinxibe ilokhwe kunye nesinxibo. Abanye babonisa abantu kwiindlela ezahlukeneyo zokukhulula kwiifayile zokuhamba. Abanye abantu, bepeyintwe ezimhlophe, babekhangeleka njengoonongendi omnye engubhishophu. Kodwa enye ifoto yatsala iliso likaTomas ngokukodwa. Kwakungomntu ohambahamba ehamba ngababukeli, amalungu akhe abucala acinyiwe yinki. Ngelixa abaliqela bonwabile babebonakala ngathi bonwabela lo mbono, enye intombazana encinci yayizigqume ubuso, ibonakala ngathi yothukile njengoTessa.

“Ekugqibeleni, sasisisizukulwana esingasakholelwayo kuThixo, kungoko ke, singasakholelwa kwiziqu zethu. Yintoni, kwaye singoobani, sinokuchazwa ngokutsha ukuba sibe… nokuba yintoni. ” Uye wakhomba enye ifoto yendoda enxibe isinxibo senja ehleli ecaleni komfazi wayo. "Lo mfo uchongwe njengenja." UTesa wahleka.

“Ndiyazi, kuvakala ngathi kuyaphambana. Kodwa yayingahlekisi. Amakhwenkwe esikolo aqala ukufundiswa ukuba angangamantombazana, kunye namantombazana amancinci ukuze akhule abe ngamadoda. Okanye ukuba ngekhe babe ngamadoda okanye abafazi kwaphela. Nabani na owayethandabuza ubunyani boku wayetshutshiswa. Umalume wakho omkhulu uBarry kunye nenkosikazi yakhe uChristine kunye nabantwana babo balishiya ilizwe xa abasemagunyeni besoyikisa ngokuthatha abantwana babo ngokungabafundisi inkqubo kaRhulumente 'yokufundisa ngesondo'. Iintsapho ezininzi zaya kuzifihla, ukanti ezinye zaqhekeka kuRhulumente. Abazali batyholwa 'ngokuphathwa gadalala kwabantwana' ngelixa abantwana babo ngelo xesha 'bephinda bafundiswa.' Owu Nkosi, yayixakanisekile. Andinako nokukuxelela izinto abazizise kumagumbi esikolo ukuze bafundise amakhwenkwe namantombazana amancinci amsulwa, abanye baneminyaka emihlanu ubudala. Ugh. Masiqhubeke. ”

Baye badlula kwindawo enye benemifanekiso emininzi yemizimba yabantu egutyungelwe ziitattoo. Omnye umboniso wawunemifanekiso yomhlaba oqhekekileyo nezityalo ezigulayo.

"Yintoni lo nto?" Ubuzile. "Sisitshizi-sityalo," uphendule watsho uGrampa. Utshiza amachiza kukutya abakulimileyo. ”

Omnye umboniso wabonisa unxweme lweentlanzi ezifileyo kunye neziqithi ezinkulu zeplastiki kunye nenkunkuma ejikelezayo elwandle. "Sivele sayilahla inkunkuma yethu elwandle," utshilo uThomas. Bahamba baya komnye umboniso apho ikhalenda enye yayixhonywe iiveki ezintandathu kuphela kwaye zonke iintsuku zetheko lamaKristu zisuswe. Kubhalwe iplacard:

Uya kuthetha nxamnye noPhezukonke
ubathobe abangcwele bOsenyangweni,
uzimisele ukutshintsha iintsuku zomthendeleko nomthetho.

(UDaniel 7: 25)

Kumboniso olandelayo phantsi kweplacard kwakuxhonywe ifoto yenye ikhava yemagazini. Ibonise iintsana ezimbini ezifanayo ezijonganayo. 

UYehova uThixo wambumba umntu ngothuli lwasemhlabeni,
waphefumlela emathatheni akhe impefumlo yobomi;
umntu ke waba ngumphefumlo ophilileyo.

(IGenesis 2: 7)

Etafileni bekukho ezinye iifoto ezifanayo zegusha nezinja, abanye abantwana abafanayo, kunye nemifanekiso yezinye izidalwa angaziboniyo. Ngaphantsi kwazo, enye iplacard ifundeka ngolu hlobo:

Ngokuqinisekileyo akukho mntu unengqondo ephilileyo unokuwuthandabuza umba wolu khuphiswano
phakathi komntu nOsenyangweni.
Indoda, isebenzisa kakubi inkululeko yayo, inokuphula ilungelo
nobungangamsha boMdali weNdalo iphela;
kodwa uloyiso luya kuhlala luhleli noThixo-hayi,
Ukoyiswa kusondele ngalo mzuzu xa umntu,
phantsi kwenkohliso yoloyiso lwakhe,
kuphakama ngenkalipho.

—IIPOPE ST. IPIUS X, E Supremi, n. 6, Oktobha 4, 1903

Emva kokufunda ngokuvakalayo amagama, uTessa ubuze ukuba yonke le nto iboniswayo ithetha ntoni.

“Ukuba umntu akasakholelwa kuThixo kwaye akasakholelwa ukuba wenziwe ngokomfanekiso kaThixo, yintoni ke emnqumlayo ekuthatheni indawo yoMdali? Olunye lolona vavanyo loyikekayo kuluntu kuxa oososayensi baqala ukubomeleza abantu. ”

“Uthetha ukuba, baya… Um, uthetha ukuthini?”

“Bafumene indlela yokudala umntu ngaphandle Utata nomama ngendlela kaThixo ngokwentando kaThixo — ngothando lomtshato. Banokuthatha, umzekelo, iiseli zomzimba wakho kwaye, kwezo, bakwenzele enye. ” UTessa ubuye umangalisiwe. “Ekugqibeleni, bazamile ukwenza umkhosi wamaclones-oomatshini abalwa nabantu. Okanye oomatshini abakhulu abaneempawu zabantu. Imigca phakathi kwabantu, umatshini nezilwanyana yasuka yathi shwaka. ” UTessa wanikina intloko kancinci kancinci. UThomas wakrwaqula ubuso bakhe, ebonisa ukungakholelwa kwakhe.

Kumboniso olandelayo, wajonga phantsi kwitafile enkulu yeebhokisi ezimibalabala kunye nezisongelo kwaye wakhawuleza waziqonda ukuba ziyintoni na. “Injalo indlela yokutya emva apho, Grampa?” Ekuphela kokutya uTessa ayenako konke okwaziwayo kwakulinywa kwintlambo echumileyo awayeyibiza njengekhaya (kodwa abasindileyo babizwa ngokuba yi "Sanctuary"). Iminqathe enombala o-orenji, iitapile ezityebileyo, ii-ertyisi ezinkulu eziluhlaza, iitumato ezibomvu ngokuqaqambileyo, iidiliya ezimnandi… ibiyiyo le apha ukutya.

Wayewevile amabali malunga “neevenkile ezinkulu” kunye “neevenkile zeebhokisi,” kodwa wayekhe wazibona ezo ntlobo zokutya kwakanye ngaphambili. “Owu! Ndikhe ndayibona, iGrampa, ”utshilo, esolatha kwibhokisi yeenkozo ebunayo kunye nenkwenkwana erhawuzelayo, etshotshozele izihlwitha ezibomvu, mthubi, naluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. “Kwakukuloo ndlu ishiyiweyo kufutshane naseDauphin. Utya ntoni apha emhlabeni? ”

"Thérèse?"

"Ewe?"

“Ndifuna ukukubuza umbuzo. Ukuba abantu bakholelwa ekubeni abasenziwanga ngokomfanekiselo kaThixo nokuba abukho ubomi obungunaphakade — ukuba yonke into ekhoyo ikho ngoku kwaye ucinga ukuba bazakwenza ntoni? ”

"Hm." Uye wajonga ezantsi kwibhentshi egobile ngasemva kwakhe wahlala ecangweni. “Ewe, ndicinga ukuba… Ndicinga ukuba bangaphila nje okomzuzwana, bazame ukwenza okona kulungileyo, ewe?”

“Ewe, baya kufuna naluphi na uyolo abanokulufumana kwaye baphephe nakuphi na ukubandezeleka. Ingaba uyavumelana?"

Ewe iyavakala. ”

"Kwaye ukuba abakhange bathandabuze ukwenza njengoothixo, ukudala nokutshabalalisa ubomi, ukuguqula imizimba yabo, ucinga ukuba bangaphazamisa ukutya kwabo?"

"Ewe."

“Kulungile, bayenzile. Kwafika ixesha apho kwakunzima kakhulu kuthi nabani na kuthi ukuba afumane uhlobo lokutya okwaziyo ngoku. ”

"Intoni? Akukho mifuno okanye iziqhamo? Akukho tsheri, ii-apile, iiorenji… ”

“Khange nditsho. Kwakunzima ukufumana nakuphi na ukutya okungaguqulwanga ngokwemfuza, ezo nzululwazi azitshintshanga ngandlela thile ukuze ... ujongeke ngcono, okanye uxhathise izifo, okanye nantoni na. ”

Ngaba ikhe yanencasa? ”

“Hayi, akunjalo! Uninzi lwayo alungcamlanga into esiyityayo entlanjeni. Sasiyibiza ngokuba 'yiFrankenfood' nto leyo ethetha ukuba ... oh, lelo lelinye ibali. ”

UThomas uthathe i-candy bar esongelayo, imixholo yayo ithathe indawo yeStyrofoam.

“Besifakwe ityhefu, Tessa. Abantu babesitya ukutya okugcwele imichiza evela kulimo ngelo xesha kunye neetyhefu zokugcina okanye ukunambitha. Banxibe izithambiso ezinetyhefu; basela amanzi ngamachiza kunye neehomoni; baphefumle umoya ongcolileyo; batya zonke iintlobo zezinto ezazenziwe zokwenziwa, okuthetha ukuba zenziwe ngabantu. Abantu abaninzi bagula… izigidi nezigidi.… Batyeba kakhulu, okanye imizimba yabo yaqala ukucima. Zonke iintlobo zomhlaza nezifo zaqhuma; isifo sentliziyo, isifo seswekile, i-Alzheimers, izinto ongazange weva ngazo. Ungahamba ngesitrato ubone nje ukuba abantu abaphilanga. ”

Benze ntoni ke ngoku? ”

“Ewe, abantu babesebenzisa iziyobisi… sasibabiza 'ngamayeza.' Kodwa le yayiyibhendi kuphela, kwaye yayihlala ibenza abantu bagule. Ngapha koko, ngamanye amaxesha yayiyeyona nto ibisenza ukutya abathi emva koko benze amayeza okunyanga abagulayo ngokutya kwabo. Babesongeza nje ityhefu kwiimeko ezininzi-kwaye benza imali eninzi ngokwenza oko. ” Wanikina intloko. “Nkosi, sasisebenzisa iziyobisi ngayo yonke into ngelo xesha.”

“Zisa isibane apha ezantsi, eGrampa.” Uye washenxisa ecaleni kwebhokisi ebhalwe "Wheels Wagon" egubungele i-placard etafileni. Waqala ukufunda:

UNdikhoyo uThixo wamthabatha umntu lowo, wamhlalisa apho
egadini yase-Eden, ukuyilima nokuyikhathalela.
UNdikhoyo uThixo wayalela indoda le, wathi:
Ukhululekile ukutya kuyo nayiphi na imithi yegadi
ngaphandle komthi wokwazi okulungileyo nokubi.

(Genesis 2: 15-17)

“Hm. Ewe, ”utshilo uThomas. “UThixo usinike konke esikudingayo. Uninzi lwethu lwaqala ukuyifumana kwakhona imini-izinto ozithatha ngoku-ukuba amagqabi, imifuno, kunye neoyile kwindalo kaThixo philisa. Kodwa nabo uRhulumente wazama ukulawula ukuba ngaba akuvumelekanga ngokuthe ngqo. ” Ukuphosa isongezo eswiti kwakhona etafileni, wakrokra. Ukutya kukaThixo yeyona ilungileyo. Ndithembe."

“Hayi, akunyanzelekanga undiqinisekise, Grampa. Ngokukodwa xa uMakazi uMary epheka! Ngaba ndim ndedwa, okanye ikonofile ayingoyena ubalaseleyo? ”

"Kunye necilantro," wongeze esineka. “Sisenethemba lokufumana isiqu saso sikhula kwindawo ethile ngolunye lwezi ntsuku.”

Kodwa ubuso bakhe baba buhlungu kwakhona kumboniso olandelayo.

"Oh sithandwa." Yayiyifoto yomntwana onenaliti engalweni yakhe. Waqala ukucacisa ukuba xa amayeza abizwa ngokuba yi "antibiotics" ayengasebenzi, wonke umntu wayalelwa ukuba athathe "ugonyo" kwizifo ezaziqala ukubulala amawaka.

“Kwakoyikisa. Kwelinye icala, abantu babegula kabuhlungu, besopha de bafe nje ngokuphefumla intsholongwane esemoyeni. Kwelinye icala, ukugonyelwa okunyanzelekileyo kwakubangela iimpendulo ezimbi ebantwini abaninzi. Yayiyintolongo okanye yaqengqeleka idayisi. ”

“Yintoni isitofu sokugonya?” Ubuze, ebiza igama.

“Babekholelwa emva phayaa ukuba xa bebefaka abantu intsholongwane — uhlobo lwentsholongwane—”

“Yintoni intsholongwane?” UTomas ujonge engaboni emehlweni. Ngamanye amaxesha wayekhe amangaliswe yindlela isizukulwane sakhe esasisazi ngayo kancinci malunga nemikhosi etshabalalisayo ebuntwaneni bakhe. Ukufa ngoku kunqabile, kwaye kuphela kwaba bantu basindileyo abasindileyo. Ukhumbule isiprofeto sika-Isaya malunga neXesha loXolo:

Njengeminyaka yomthi, injalo iminyaka yabantu bam;
kwaye abanyulwa bam baya kuyidla ixesha elide imveliso yezandla zabo.
Abayi kuzixhamla ngokulambathayo, bazalele intshabalalo ngesiquphe;
Isizwe abasikelelwe yiNkosi bona nenzala yabo.

(Isaya 65: 22-23)

Kwaye akakwazanga ukucacisa ngokupheleleyo ukuba kutheni yena, xa kuthelekiswa neminyaka engamashumi alithoba aneminyaka ubudala awayekade eyazi, wayesenamandla amakhulu kwaye wayenobunzima njengomntu oneminyaka engamashumi amathandathu ubudala. Ngelixa babencokola ngalo mbandela kunye nababingeleli abavela kwenye iNgcweliso, umfundisi oselula wakhupha imfumba yephepha elidala elishicilelweyo lekhompyuter, wemba kubo umzuzu, de ekugqibeleni walifumana iphepha alifunayo. “Mamelani le,” watsho emana ukujonga iliso lakhe. “Ndiyakholelwa ukuba, lo Bawo weCawa wayebhekisela yethu ixesha: ”

Kananjalo akusayi kubakho budala, nendoda endala engalifeziyo ixesha layo; kuba ulutsha luya kuba neminyaka elikhulu ubudala… -USt. Irenaeus waseLyons, uBawo weCawa (140–202 AD); IiNdawo zokuHamba, Bk. 34, iCh. 4

"Ukuba awufuni kuthetha ngayo, kulungile, Grampa." UTomas wabuyela umva ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.

"Andikholwa. Bendicinga enye into. Sasiphi? Hayi, izitofu, iintsholongwane. Intsholongwane yinto nje encinci engena egazini lakho ize ikugulise. ” UTessa ujikeleze impumlo nemilebe yakhe, wayenza yacaca ukuba uyabhideka. Inqaku yile. Ekugqibeleni, kwatyhilwa ukuba uninzi lwezifo ezazigulisa abantu, ngakumbi abantwana, iintsana… zivela ekuzitofeni ngezitofu zokugonya ezininzi ebekumele ukuba zibenza bangaguli kwasekuqaleni. Xa siqonda ukuba benza ntoni kubemi behlabathi, sasisele silibele. ”

Watsho esiphakamisile isibane sakhe. "Uthini lo mbhalo ngeli?"

INkosi ke inguye uMoya; apho ke akhoyo uMoya weNkosi,
kukho inkululeko.

(I-2 Kor. 3: 17)

“Hmm,” watsho efutha.

“Kutheni le nto esi Sibhalo?” Ubuzile.

“Ithetha ukuba nanini na xa sinyanzelwa ukuba senze into ngokuchasene nesazela sethu, phantse iyinto etshabalalisayo kaSathana, olixoki nombulali wakudala. Ngapha koko, ndiyaqikelela ukuba umboniso olandelayo uyakuba yintoni…. ”

Bafikelele kwisiboniso sokugqibela. UTesa wasithatha isibane wasiphakamisa wasibeka kwiibhodi eziseludongeni. Yayinkulu kakhulu kunezinye. Ufunde kancinci:

Lavunyelwa ukuba liphefumle ubomi kumfanekiso werhamncwa,
ukuze umfanekiselo werhamncwa uthethe ube nakho
nabani na ongayinquliyo wayebulawa.
Yanyanzela bonke abantu, abancinci nabakhulu.
izityebi namahlwempu, simahla namakhoboka,
ukuba banikwe umfanekiso otyhidiweyo kwizandla zabo zasekunene okanye emabunzini abo,
ukuze kungabikho mntu unako ukuthenga okanye ukuthengisa ngaphandle komnye
owayenomfanekiso otyhidiweyo wegama lerhamncwa
okanye inani elimele igama lalo.

Inombolo yakhe ngamakhulu amathandathu anamashumi amathandathu anesithandathu.

(Isityhilelo 13: 15-18)

Etafileni engezantsi kwakukho ifoto enye yengalo yomntu enophawu olungaqhelekanga, oluncinci kuyo. Ngaphezulu kwetafile, ibhokisi enkulu emnyama ethe tyaba yaxhonywa eludongeni. Ecaleni kwayo kwakubekwe iibhokisi ezincinci ezincinci ezimnyama ezinobukhulu obahlukeneyo. Wayengazange abone umabonwakude, ikhompyuter, okanye iselfowuni ngaphambili, kwaye ke wayengazi ukuba ujonge ntoni. Wajika wabuza uTomas ukuba ingaba yintoni yonke le nto, kodwa wayengekho. Wayejikeleza ngevili emfumana ehleli phantsi ebhentshini elikufutshane.

Wahlala ecaleni kwakhe, wabeka isibane phantsi. Izandla zakhe zazibotshwe ebusweni ngokungathi akasakwazi kujonga kwakhona. Amehlo akhe ahlole iminwe yakhe engqindilili kunye neenzipho ezilungiswe kakuhle. Wafunda intshontsho lakhe kunye nenqaku lobudala esihlahleni sakhe. Wajonga entlokweni yakhe epheleleyo yeenwele ezimhlophe ezithambileyo kwaye akakwazanga ukumelana nokufikelela phezulu ukuze ayibethe ngobunono. Wambeka kuye ngengalo yakhe, wangqiyama entlokweni yakhe egxeni, wahlala wathula.

Ukukhanya kwesibane kwakudanyaza eludongeni njengoko amehlo akhe ethe chu aye kwigumbi elimnyama. Kungelo xesha kuphela awathi wabona umzobo omkhulu opeyintwe ngentla komboniso uza kubonakala. YayinguMntu okhwele ihashe elimhlophe enxibe isithsaba. Amehlo akhe akhanyise umlilo njengekrele eliphuma emlonyeni wakhe. Emthangeni wakhe kwabhalwa amazwi athi, “Uthembekile, Uyinyaniso” naphezu kwengubo yakhe ebomvu ebomvu, enxitywe ngegolide, “ILizwi LikaThixo”. Njengokuba wayethontela phambili ebumnyameni, wabona umkhosi wabanye abakhweli emva kwakhe benyuka, benyuka, besiya eluphahleni. Umzobo wawungaqhelekanga, kungekho nto ayibonileyo. Kwakubonakala ngathi kuyaphila, kudaniswa ngokudanyaza ngakunye kwilangatye lesibane.

UThomas uphefumle kakhulu wasonga izandla phambi kwakhe, amehlo ethe ntsho phantsi. UTessa uzilulile wathi, "Jonga."

Wajonga apho wayekhombe khona, kwaye umlomo wakhe uvule kancinci kukoyika, wathatha isibonisi esiphambi kwakhe. Waqala wanqwala intloko kwaye ethule ehleka yedwa. Emva koko amazwi aphuma ngaphakathi aqala ukuchitheka kwilizwi elingcangcazelayo. “Yesu, Yesu, Yesu wam… ewe, ndiyakudumisa, Yesu. Usikelele, Nkosi yam, Thixo wam, Kumkani wam… ” UTesa ngokuzolileyo wajoyina indumiso yakhe kwaye waqala ukulila njengoko uMoya wehla kubo bobabini. Umthandazo wabo ozenzekelayo ekugqibeleni wancwina kwaye, baphinda bahlala, bathi cwaka. Yonke imifanekiso enetyhefu awayeyibonile ngaphambili yayingathi iyanyibilika.

UThomas wakhupha umoya wakhe ngaphakathi waza waqalisa ukuthetha.

“Ihlabathi laliwohloka. Kwakugquba imfazwe kuyo yonke indawo. Ukuqhuma kwakubi. Ibhombu enye yayiwela, kwaye abantu abasisigidi babehambile. Omnye unokuwisa kwaye esinye isigidi. Iicawa bezitshiswa zangumlilo kwaye abefundisi… Owu Thixo… bebengenandawo yokuzimela. Ukuba yayingengabo abaJihadists, yayizii-anarchists; ukuba yayingengabo abaxabanisi, yayingamapolisa. Wonke umntu wayefuna ukubabulala okanye ukubabamba. Yayisisiphithiphithi. Kwakukho ukunqongophala kokutya kwaye, njengoko benditshilo, izifo kuyo yonke indawo. Indoda nganye iyeyayo. Kungelo xesha ke iingelosi zakhokelela uninzi lwethu kwiziporo zethutyana. Asingawo onke amaKristu, kodwa uninzi lwethu. ”

Ngoku, ngexa lobutsha bukaThomas, nawuphi na umntu oneminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu ubudala oweva ukuba kukho umntu obonayo ngelosi Ungacinga ukuba ungongumntu onganyangiyo okanye unokukuqhina ngemibuzo elikhulu. Kodwa hayi isizukulwana sikaTessa. Abangcwele bahlala betyelela imiphefumlo njengoko besenza neengelosi. Kwakungathi isigqubuthelo esiphakathi kwezulu nomhlaba sirhoxisiwe, ubuncinci. Kwamenza wacinga ngeSibhalo kwiVangeli likaYohane:

Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, niya kulibona izulu livulekile, nezithunywa zikaThixo zinyuka zisihla phezu koNyana woMntu. (UYOHANE 1:51)

Ukuze basinde, abantu babaleka ezidolophini, ezaba ziindawo ezivulekileyo zokulwa phakathi kwemigulukudu. Ubundlobongela, udlwengulo, ukubulala… kwakukubi. Abo basindileyo bakha imimandla ekhuselekileyo — imimandla enezixhobo ezininzi. Ukutya kunqabile, kodwa ubuncinci abantu bakhuselekile, ubukhulu becala.

“Kungelo xesha ke apho he weza. ”

"Yena?" Utsho esolatha eludongeni.

"Hayi, kuye. ” Wakhomba kwisiseko somzobo apho iinyawo zehashe elimhlophe zilala phezu kweglobhu encinci enenombolo ethi “666” epeyintiweyo kuyo. “Wayengu 'Mnyama', njengoko sasimbiza njalo. Umchasi-Kristu. Lowo ungenamthetho. Urhirho. UNyana wentshabalalo. Isiko linamagama amaninzi kuye. ”

“Kutheni umbize ngokuba nguMnyama?”

UThomas uyeke uhleko oluncinci, olungonwabisiyo, olulandelwa kukuncwina, ngokungathi uyasokola ukuqonda iingcinga zakhe.

Yonke into yayiwohloka. Kwaye emva koko weza. Ngethuba lokuqala ngeenyanga neenyanga, kwabakho uxolo. Ngaphandle kwendawo, lo mkhosi unxibe ezimhlophe weza nokutya, amanzi acocekileyo, impahla, kwaneelekese. Umbane wabuyiswa kweminye imimandla, kwaza kwenziwa izikrini ezinkulu kwiindawo ezifana naleyo iseludongeni, kodwa enkulu ngakumbi. Uya kubonakala kwabo kwaye athethe nathi, kwihlabathi, ngoxolo. Yonke into awayeyithetha ivakala ilungile. Ndizifumene ndikholelwa kuye, efuna ukukholelwa kuye. Uthando, unyamezelo, uxolo… ndiyathetha, ezi zinto zazikho kwiiVangeli. Ngaba iNkosi yethu yayingafuni nje ukuba sithandane kwaye siyeke ukugweba? Ewe, i-odolo yabuyiselwa, kwaye ubundlobongela baphela ngokukhawuleza. Okwethutyana, kwakubonakala ngathi umhlaba uza kubuyiselwa. Kwaye isibhakabhaka sasiqala ngokungummangaliso ukucacisa okokuqala kwiinyanga. Saqala ukuzibuza ukuba esi ayisosiqalo seXesha loXolo! ”

Kutheni ungacingi njalo? ”

“Kuba khange athethe ngoYesu. Ewe, wamcaphula. Kodwa emva koko wacaphula uMuhammad, uBuddha, uGandhi, uSt. Teresa waseCalcutta, nabanye abaninzi. Kwakudideka kakhulu kuba wawungekhe uphikisane… nenyaniso. Kodwa ke… ”Esalatha ilanteni esemgangathweni, waqhubeka. “Njengokuba idangatye lizisa ukukhanya nokufudumala kweli gumbi, liseliqhezu nje lesibane sokukhanya, somnyama, umzekelo. Ngokunjalo ke, uMnyama wayenokunika nje ukukhanya okwaneleyo ukusithuthuzela nokusifudumeza-kwaye asizinzise izisu zethu eziqaqambayo-kodwa yayiyinyani nje eyinyani. Akazange athethe ngesono ngaphandle kokuba athi intetho enjalo iyasahlulahlula. Kodwa uYesu weza kusitshabalalisa isono asisuse. Kulapho saqonda khona ukuba asinakulandela le ndoda. Ubuncinane abanye bethu. ”

"Ingaba uthetha ukuthini?"

“Kwakukho iyantlukwano phakathi kwamaKristu amaninzi. Abo thixo wabo esiswini sabo batyhola abanye bethu ngokuba ngabona banqolobi boxolo, kwaye bahamba. ”

“Ke ngoku kuza kwenzeka ntoni? '

“Emva koko kwafika uMyalelo woXolo. Kwakungumgaqo-siseko omtsha wehlabathi. Uhlanga emva kolunye uhlanga lutyikitye kulo, bedlulisela ubukhosi babo ngokupheleleyo kuLowo Omnyama nakwibhunga lakhe. Emva koko, yena wanyanzela wonke umntu…. "

Ilizwi likaTessa lajoyina njengoko wayefunda kwiplacard.

… Encinci nenkulu,
izityebi namahlwempu, simahla namakhoboka,
ukuba banikwe umfanekiso otyhidiweyo kwizandla zabo zasekunene okanye emabunzini abo,
ukuze kungabikho mntu unako ukuthenga okanye ukuthengisa ngaphandle komnye
owayenomfanekiso otyhidiweyo wegama lerhamncwa
okanye inani elimele igama lalo.

“Ke, kwenzeke ntoni xa ungaluthabathanga uphawu?”

“Asibandakanywa kuyo yonke into. Ukususela ekuthengeni amafutha eemoto zethu, ukutya kwabantwana bethu, iimpahla zemiqolo yethu. Asinakwenza nto. Ekuqaleni, abantu babesoyika. Nam ndinjalo, ukunyaniseka. Uninzi luthathe uphawu… kwanoobhishophu. ” UTomas wajonga phezulu eluphahleni olwalumnyama mnyama njengobusuku. “Owu Nkosi, yiba nenceba kubo.”

"Kwaye wena? Wenze ntoni, Grampa? ”

“AmaKristu amaninzi aye azimela, kodwa kwaba lilize. Babenobuchwephesha bokukufumana naphi na. Abaninzi ngobuqhawe bancama ubomi babo. Ndabukela usapho olunye lwabantwana abalishumi elinambini lubulawa phambi kwabazali babo, ngabanye ngabanye. Andisoze ndiyilibale. Ngesibetho ngasinye emntwaneni wabo, unokubona umama egqojozwe kubunzulu bomphefumlo wakhe. Kodwa utata… wayebaxelela ngelona lizwi lithambileyo, 'Ndiyanithanda, kodwa uThixo nguYihlo. Kungekudala, siza kumbona kunye ezulwini. Ngomzuzu omnye, mntwana, umzuzu omnye… 'Kungelo xesha, Thérèse, apho ndandikulungele ukunikela ngobomi bam ngenxa kaYesu. Ndandisemva kwemizuzwana ndisuka kwindawo endizimela kuyo ndizinikela ngenxa kaKristu… xa ndambona. "

"I-WHO? Ngobumnyama? ”

“Hayi, Yesu.”

“Ubonile UYesu? ” Indlela awubuze ngayo lo mbuzo ibububungqina bokuba uyamthanda.

"Ewe. Uye wema phambi kwam, uTessa — kanye njengokuba umbona enxibe njalo. ” Ubuyele ejonge eludongeni njengokuba iinyembezi bezizehlela.

"Uthe, Ndikunika ukhetho: Ukunxiba isithsaba somfeli-nkolo okanye ukuthwesa abantwana bakho nabantwana babantwana bakho ngolwazi lwam. '”

Ngaloo nto, uTessa wagqabhuka. Wawa phezu komlenze kaGrampa walila de umzimba wakhe waphefumla kabuhlungu. Ekugqibeleni bonke bathi cwaka, wahlala phantsi wajonga amehlo akhe anzulu, athambileyo.

“Enkosi, Grampa. Enkosi ngokukhetha nathi. Enkosi ngesipho sikaYesu. Ndiyabulela ngesipho sokumazi onguBomi bam kunye nokuphefumla kwam. Enkosi." Batshixa amehlo, kwaye okomzuzwana, ekuphela kwento ababenokuyibona yayinguKristu kwenye.

Emva koko, ejonge phantsi, u-Tessa wathi, "Ndifuna ukuvuma izono."

Waphakama uBhishophu uThomas Hardon, wakhupha umnqamlezo obonakalayo ngaphantsi kweskipa sakhe, wamanga. Ukususa imfusa ebiwe epokothweni yakhe, wamanga nako kwaye wayibeka emagxeni akhe. Ukwenza uMqondiso woMnqamlezo, wabuya wahlala phantsi wancika kuye njengoko wayesebeza endlebeni yakhe. Wacinga ngaphakathi ukuba ukuvuma isono esincinci kangako — nokuba bekusisono — bekuya kumenza intlekisa umfundisi oqaqadekileyo. Kodwa hayi. Eli xesha yayilixesha loMlilo oCocekileyo. Yayilixa lokuba uMtshakazi kaKristu enziwe agqibelele, engenabala okanye nasiphako.

UTomas waphakama kwakhona, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwentloko yakhe waguqa de imilebe yakhe yachukumisa iinwele zakhe. Wahlebela umthandazo ngolwimi angalwaziyo emva koko wavakalisa amagama okuswela uxanduva njengoko wayelanda uMqondiso woMnqamlezo ngaphezulu kwakhe. Wambamba izandla, wamphakamisela ezingalweni zakhe, wambamba wamqinisa.

“Ndikulungele ukuhamba,” watsho.

“Nam, Grampa.”

UThomas ukhuphe isibane wasibeka etafileni. Xa bejikela ngakwindlela yokuphuma, bamkelwa luphawu olukhulu ngasentla, olukhanyiswe ngamakhandlela alishumi elinambini.

Ngemfesane yoThixo wethu,
Ukusa okuvela phezulu kuphezu kwethu;
Ukuba ukhanye kwabo bahleliyo emnyameni, nasethunzi nilokufa,
nokuzikhokelela iinyawo zethu endleleni yoxolo…
Ndiyabulela kuThixo osinika uloyiso
ngeNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu.

(Luka, 1: 78-79; 1 kwabaseKorinte 15:57)

"Ewe, makubulelwe kuThixo," wasebeza uThomas.

 

 

 

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