UMnyuziyamu wokugcina

 

Indaba emfushane
by
UMark Mallett

 

(Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngqa ngoFebhuwari 21, 2018.)

 

2088 AD... Iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nanhlanu emva kwesiphepho esikhulu.

 

HE wadonsa umoya lapho egqolozele uphahla lwensimbi olwalusontekile ngendlela exakile, futhi lumbozwe umjuluko weThe Last Museum — olubizwa kanjalo, ngoba lwaluyoba njalo. Evale amehlo akhe, izinkumbi zezinkumbulo zaklebhula umhume engqondweni yakhe owawukade uvaliwe ... okokuqala ngqa lapho abona khona ukuqhuma kwenuzi… umlotha ovela ezintabamlilo… umoya omincisanayo… amafu amnyama alele isibhakabhaka njengamaqoqo aminyene amagilebhisi, avimba ilanga izinyanga ekugcineni…

"Grampa?"

Izwi lakhe elibucayi limsusile emqondweni omkhulu wobumnyama abengeke abuzwe isikhathi eside. Ubheke phansi ebusweni bakhe obukhanyayo, obumemayo obugcwele ububele nothando okuvele kudonse izinyembezi emthonjeni wenhliziyo yakhe.

"O, Tessa," esho, igama lakhe lesidlaliso leTheria. Lapho eneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu, wayefana nendodakazi yakhe uqobo. Ubambe ubuso bakhe ezandleni futhi ngamehlo agcwele amanzi aphuze kwalasha obonakala ungapheli wobuhle obugobhoza busuka kuye.

“Ubumsulwa bakho, ngane. Awazi nakancane… ”

UTessa wayazi ukuthi lolu kuzoba usuku lomzwelo kule ndoda ayibiza ngo "Grampa". Umkhulu wakhe uqobo wayefile eMpini Yesithathu, ngakho-ke, uThomas Hardon, manje osephakathi kweminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, wathatha leyo ndima.

UThomas wayephila ngalokho okwaziwa ngokuthi Isiphepho Esikhulu, isikhathi esifushane eminyakeni engaba ngu-2000 emva kokuzalwa kobuKristu okwagcina kufinyelele kuso “Tingxabano yokugcina phakathi kweSonto nabamelene nesonto, iVangeli nabamelene nevangeli, phakathi kukaKristu noMphikukristu. ” ^[1]Inkomfa yoMthendeleko yokugubha iminyaka emibili ukusayinwa kweSimemezelo Sokuzimela, ePhiladelphia, PA, 1976; isib. I-Catholic Online (kuqinisekiswe uDeacon Keith Fournier owayekhona

"Yilokho uJohn Paul the Great akubiza ngakho," kusho uGrampa.

Abasinda bakholelwa ukuthi manje babephila kuleyo nkathi yokuthula eyabikezelwa esahlukweni sama-20 sesAmbulo, esichazwe inani elingokomfanekiso “leminyaka eyinkulungwane.”^[2]"Manje… siyaqonda ukuthi inkathi yeminyaka eyinkulungwane ikhonjiswe ngolimi olungokomfanekiso." (USt. Justin Martyr, Ingxoxo noTrypho, Ch. 81, Obaba beBandla, Christian Heritage) USt. Thomas Aquinas wachaza: “Njengoba u-Augustine esho, inkathi yokugcina yomhlaba ifana nesigaba sokugcina sempilo yomuntu, esingahlali iminyaka emisiwe njengezinye izigaba, kodwa sihlala kwesinye isikhathi inqobo nje uma ezinye zihlangene, noma zide kakhulu. Ngakho-ke ubudala bokugcina bomhlaba abunakunikezwa inani elithile leminyaka noma izizukulwane. ” (Impikiswano ye-Quaestiones, Umq. II De Potentia, Q.5, n.5; www.dhspriory.org)  Ngemuva kokuwa kuka "Mnyama" (njengoba uGrampa ambiza kanjalo) nokuhlanzwa komhlaba "kwabahlubukayo", insali yabasindile yaqala ukwakha kabusha umhlaba "owenziwe lula kakhulu". UTessa wayeyisizukulwane sesibili sokuzalwa kuleNkathi Yokuthula. Kuyena, amaphupho amabi okhokho bakhe abakhuthazelela futhi izwe abalichaza lalibonakala lingenakwenzeka.

Kungakho uGrampa amletha kulenyuziyamu endaweni eyayaziwa ngokuthi yiWinnipeg, eCanada. Isakhiwo esimnyama, esivuthayo ngesinye isikhathi sasiyiCanada Museum of Human Rights. Kodwa njengoba uGrampa asho, “'Amalungelo aba isigwebo sentambo." Ngonyaka wokuqala ngemuva kokuHlanzwa Okukhulu komhlaba, wayewukhuthaze umqondo walesi sigcinamagugu ngezizukulwane ezizayo ukuze khumbula.

"Ngizwa umuzwa ongajwayelekile lapha, Grampa."

Uma ukude, umnyuziyamu wawubukeka njengemidwebo ye “Tower of Babel” eseBhayibhelini, isakhiwo abantu basendulo ababesakha ngokuzikhukhumeza ukuze bafinyelele “emazulwini,” yingakho, kwavusa ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu. IZizwe Ezihlangene nazo zazifana nalowo mbhoshongo odume kabi, kukhumbula uThomas.

Lesi sakhiwo sakhethwa ngezizathu ezimbalwa. Okokuqala, kwakungesinye sezakhiwo ezimbalwa ezinkulu ezazisasebenza. Ingxenye enkulu yezwe elaliyi-United States eningizimu yacekelwa phansi futhi kungahlalwa kuyo. “I-Old Winnipeg,” njengoba manje yayibizwa kanjalo, kwakuyindlela entsha yabahambi ababehamba besuka eSanctuaries (izindawo ezinde lapho uNkulunkulu avikela khona insali Yakhe ngesikhathi sokuHlanzwa). Isimo sezulu lapha manje sase sithambe kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nangesikhathi uGrampa esemncane. “Kwakuyindawo ebanda kunazo zonke eCanada,” wayevame ukusho. Kepha ngemuva kokuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu okutshekise i-eksisi yomhlaba,^[3]qhathanisa UFatima, kanye nokushushuluza okukhulu I-Old Winnipeg manje yayiseduze nenkabazwe, futhi izinkangala zakule ndawo ezake zaqala ukugcwala amahlamvu aluhlaza.

Okwesibili, isiza sakhethwa ukwenza isitatimende. Isintu size ukuzothatha indawo yamiyalo kaNkulunkulu sifake “amalungelo” okuthi, ngokulahlekelwa isisekelo sawo emthethweni wezemvelo nasekuziphatheni okuhle, kwakheke ukuhleleka kokuzimela okubekezelela konke kodwa kungahloniphi muntu. Kubonakale kufanelekile ukuguqula le ndawo engcwele ibe yindawo yokuhambela izikhumbuzo ezizokhumbuza izizukulwane ezizayo ngezithelo "zamalungelo" nini ukhishwe kwi-Divine Order.

“Grampa, akudingeki singene.”

“Yebo, yebo siyakwenza, Tessa. Wena, nezingane zakho nezingane zezingane zakho kufanele nikhumbule ukuthi kwenzekani lapho sijika emiyalweni kaNkulunkulu. Njengoba nje nemithetho yemvelo iba nemiphumela lapho ingalandelwa, nemithetho yeNtando Yaphezulu iba nayo. ”

Ngempela, uThomas wayevame ukucabanga nge wesithathu isizathu esishaqisayo sokuthi i-The Last Museum ibe khona. Ngoba esahlukweni 20 seSambulo, kuyaqhubeka kukhulume ngokwenzekayo ngemuva isikhathi sokuthula…

Lapho kuphela iminyaka eyinkulungwane, uSathane uyokhululwa etilongweni lakhe. Uzophuma ayodukisa izizwe emagumbini amane omhlaba, uGogi noMagogi, ukuze abaqoqele impi… (IsAm 20: 7-8)

Abantu bangazikhohlwa kanjani izifundo zesikhathi esedlule bese behlubuka futhi futhi ngokumelene noNkulunkulu kwakuyimbangela yengxabano phakathi kwabaningi abasindile. Izifo eziwumshayabhuqe, ububi, kanye nobuthi okwakulenga emoyeni, okucindezela umphefumulo, kwaphela. Cishe wonke umuntu, ngezinga elithile noma kwelinye, manje wayesecabanga. “Isipho” (njengoba sasibizwa kanjalo) sokuhlala kwiNtando Yaphezulu sasiguqule imiphefumulo eminingi kangangokuthi abaningi bazizwa sengathi baseZulwini kakade, babanjwa sengathi ngentambo, babambelela enyameni yabo.

Futhi lobu bungcwele obusha nobungcwele bachithekela ohlelweni lwesikhashana njengokuwa komfula omkhulu. Imvelo uqobo lwayo, lapho ibubula ngaphansi kwesisindo sobubi, ibivuselelekile ezindaweni. Umhlabathi wawusuphinde waba muhle emazweni okwakungakhelwa kuwo; amanzi acwebezela njengekristalu; izihlahla zazigcwele izithelo futhi okusanhlamvu kwafinyelela ezinyaweni ezine ukuphakama ngamakhanda acishe aphindwe kabili kunasosukwini lwakhe. Futhi kwakungasekho “ukuhlukaniswa kweSonto noMbuso” okwenziwe. Ubuholi babungcwele. Kwakunokuthula… eyiqiniso ukuthula. Umoya kaKristu wagcwalisa yonke into. Wayebusa kubantu baKhe, futhi babebusa kuYe. Isiprofetho sikapapa sase sifezekile:

"Bazolizwa izwi lami, kube-yisibaya esisodwa nomalusi munye." Kwangathi uNkulunkulu… maduze angagcwalisa isiprofetho sakhe sokuguqula lo mbono oduduzayo wekusasa ube yiqiniso lamanje… Kungumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ukuletha lelihora elijabulisayo futhi ukwenze kwaziwa yibo bonke… Lapho lifika, kuzokwenzeka ukuthi kube yihora elinamandla, elikhulu elilodwa elinemiphumela hhayi kuphela lokubuyiselwa koMbuso kaKristu, kodwa ukumiswa kwe ... komhlaba. Sithandaza kakhulu, futhi sicela abanye ngokufanayo ukuba bathandazele lokhu kuphakanyiswa komphakathi okufiswa kakhulu. —I-POPE PIUS XI, Ubi Arcani dei Consilioi "Ekuthuleni KukaKristu eMbusweni wakhe", Disemba 23, 1922

Yebo, ukuthula kwafika. Kepha kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi isintu siphinde sifulathele uNkulunkulu? Kulabo ababuza lo mbuzo, uThomas wayevamise ukuphendula ngamagama amabili nje kuphela — nosizi olukhuluma lodwa lukhulu:

"Inkululeko yokuzikhethela."

Bese-ke ecaphuna iVangeli likaMathewu:

Leli vangeli lombuso liyoshunyayelwa emhlabeni wonke, kube ngubufakazi ezizweni zonke, ke Ukuphela kuzakufika. (Mathewu 24:14)

Ngemuva kwakho konke, uMbhoshongo WaseBabele wakhiwa eminyakeni engamakhulu ambalwa ngemuva ukuhlanzwa kokuqala komhlaba ngoZamcolo, nangesikhathi uNowa ayenjalo namanje uyaphila. Yebo, nabo bakhohliwe.

 

UKUKHUMBULA

Ukungena okumnyama komnyuziyamu kungekudala kwaholela egumbini elivulekile elikhanyiswe kancane amalambu okufakelwa.

"Hewu, amalambu, Grampa. ”

Umqaphi oyedwa weza kubo, owesifazane osekhulile osevile eminyakeni engamashumi ayisikhombisa. Ubuye wachaza ukuthi amalambu ambalwa asebenza ngamandla elanga asasebenza, ngenxa yalowo owayekade esebenza ngogesi owayejwayelene nohlelo osukwini lwakhe. Ngenkathi uTessa ekhophozela ezindongeni ezingakhanyi kangako, wayekwazi ukwenza izithombe ezinkulu zobuso besilisa, besifazane, bezingane zezinhlanga nemibala ehlukene. Ngaphandle kwezithombe eziseduze nophahla, eziningi zonakalisiwe, zakhahlelwa, noma zapendwa. Umphathi womnyuziyamu, ebona ilukuluku lentombazane, wajova:

“Njengezakhiwo eziningi ezasinda ngesikhathi kuzamazama umhlaba, zona ayizange sisinde kuma-anarchist. ”

“Yini i-anarchist?” Kubuza uTessa.

Wayeyintombazane efuna ukwazi, ehlakaniphile futhi ehlakaniphile. Wafunda futhi wafunda izincwadi ezimbalwa ezazisele eSanctuaries futhi wabuza imibuzo eminingi, imvamisa lapho abadala basebenzisa amagama ayengaziwa. Nakulokhu futhi, uThomas wazithola efunda ubuso bakhe… nobumsulwa bakhe. Babusisiwe abahlanzekile enhliziyweni. O, ukuvuthwa kwakhe kwabacindezela kanjani abancane abaneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu besikhathi sakhe — izinsizwa nezintombi ezazifakwe emqondweni ngomlando wokubuyekeza, zikhungathekiswe ukwanda kwenkulumo-ze, imithombo yezindaba evusa inkanuko, ukuthengwa kwabathengi kanye nemfundo engenanjongo. “UNkulunkulu,” wazicabangela yena, “baziphendula izilwane ukuze zilandele izifiso zazo eziphansi nje.” Ukhumbule ukuthi baningi kangakanani ababekhuluphele kakhulu futhi bebukeka begula, befakwa ubuthi kancane kancane cishe ngakho konke abakudlayo, abaphuzayo nabaphefumulayo.

Kodwa uTessa… ubekhazimulisa ukuphila.

"Anarchist," kuphendula umgcini, "ngu… noma, kwaba empeleni umuntu owenqaba igunya, noma ngabe kunguhulumeni noma ngisho neSonto — futhi wasebenza ukubachitha. Babengabavukeli — okungenani babecabanga ukuthi bangabo; izinsizwa nezintombi ezingenakho ukukhanya emehlweni azo, ezazingahloniphi muntu futhi zingasho lutho. Bebenodlame, bebenodlame kakhulu… ”Wabe eseshana kancane noThomas.

“Khululeka ukuzinika isikhathi sakho. Uzokuthola kuwusizo ukuphatha isibani, ”esho ekhomba amalambu amane angakhanyi ahleli phezu kwetafula elincane. UThomas wavula umnyango omncane wengilazi omunye wabo njengomqaphi uthathe ikhandlela eliseduze, bese ukhanyisa intambo ngaphakathi kwe-lantern.

“Ngiyabonga,” kusho uThomas, eguqa kancane kulo wesifazane. Ebona indlela akhuluma ngayo, wabuza, “UngumMelika?”

“Benginguye,” ephendula. "Nawe?"

"Cha." Wayengazizwa ekhuluma ngaye uqobo. “Ngiyakubusisa, futhi ngiyabonga futhi.” Unqekuzise ikhanda waphakamisela isandla sakhe embukisweni wokuqala, ongomunye wemibhangqwana eyayikulayini odongeni olungaphandle lwegumbi elikhulu, elivulekile.

Lokhu kwakungeyona imnyuziyamu kusukela ebuntwaneni bukaThomas ngezibonisi ezisebenzisanayo nezingxenye ezihambayo. Akusenjalo. Kwakungekho ukuzenzisa lapha. Umlayezo nje olula.

Bahamba baya embukisweni wokuqala. Kwakuyicwecwe elilula lamapulangwe elinamakhandlela amabili ngapha nangapha. Iskripthi sashiswa kahle saba yinhlamvu yaso. UThomas asondele, abambe isibani sesibani asondele.

“Ungakufunda lokho, sithandwa?”

UTessa wawakhuluma kancane la mazwi, ethandazela:

Amehlo eNkosi aqonde kwabalungile
nezindlebe zakhe ekubhekeni kwabo.
Ubuso beNkosi bumelene nabenzi bokubi
ukwesula inkumbulo yabo emhlabeni.

(IHubo 34: 16-17)

Ngokushesha uThomas wama nkqo wadedela ukububula okukhulu.

“Kuliqiniso, Tessa. Abaningi bathi imiBhalo enjengalena yayimane iyizingathekiso nje. Kepha babengekho. Okuhle kakhulu esingakusho, izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zesizukulwane sami azisekho emhlabeni. ” Wama kancane, ecinga inkumbulo yakhe. “Kunomunye umbhalo oza engqondweni, ovela kuZakariya:

Ezweni lonke, izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zazo zizonqunywa zibhubhe, kuthi ingxenye yesithathu isale. Ngiyakuletha okwesithathu emlilweni, ngithi: Bangabantu bami, bona bathi: “UJehova unguNkulunkulu wami.” (13: 8-9)

Ngemuva kokuthula isikhashana, bahamba baya embukisweni olandelayo. UThomas wambamba ngengalo ngobumnene.

"Ingabe ulungile?"

“Yebo Grampa, ngiyaphila.”

“Ngicabanga ukuthi namhlanje sizobona izinto ezinzima. Akukona okwethusa wena, kepha ukukufundisa… ukufundisa izingane zakho. Khumbula nje, thina sivune esikuhlwanyelayo. Isahluko sokugcina somlando wesintu asikabhalwa… ngu wena. "

UTessa avume ngekhanda. Ngenkathi besondela embukisweni olandelayo, ukukhanya kwesibani sabo kukhanyisa isibuko, wabona uhlaka olujwayelekile olwaluphambi kwakhe luhleli etafuleni elincane.

"Ah," esho. “Ingane engakazalwa.”

UTessa welula isandla wacosha okwakubonakala kungumagazini omdala onamaminerali obopha amakhoyili epulasitiki. Iminwe yakhe yaxubha ikhava, izwa ukuthungwa kwayo okushelelayo. Isembozo sangaphambili sasithi “LIFE” phezulu ngamagama amhlophe agqamile kunxande obomvu. Ngaphansi kwesihloko bekukhona isithombe sombungu ophumule ngaphakathi esibelethweni sikanina.

"Kuyinto okwangempela ingane, Grampa? ”

“Yebo. Kuyisithombe sangempela. Bheka ngaphakathi. ”

Wawavula kancane amakhasi athi, ngemifanekiso, aveza izigaba zempilo yengane engakazalwa. Ukukhanya okufudumele kwesibani esikhanyayo kukhanya isimangaliso esasiwele ebusweni bakhe. "Ohh, lokhu kuyamangaza." Kepha kwathi lapho efika emaphethelweni kamagazini, wamangala.

“Kungani kunje, Grampa?” Wakhomba uqweqwe oluncane olulenga odongeni ngenhla kwetafula. Imane ifundeke:

Awuyikubulala… Ngokuba wadala ingaphakathi lami;
wangibamba esiswini sikamama.

(Eksodusi 20:13, IHubo 139: 13)

Ikhanda lakhe lishayele kuye ngenkulumo ebuzayo. Wabheka phansi ikhava, wabuye wabuya futhi.

Aphefumulele phezulu uThomas bese echaza. “Ngesikhathi ngiseminyakeni yakho, ohulumeni emhlabeni wonke babememezele ukuthi 'kuyilungelo lowesifazane' ukubulala umntwana esiswini sakhe. Vele, abayibizanga ingane. Babekubiza ngokuthi 'ukukhula' noma 'isibumbu senyama' - 'umbungu.' ”

“Kodwa,” ephazamisa, “lezi zithombe. Abazibonanga yini lezi zithombe? ”

“Yebo, kodwa — kodwa abantu baphikisa ngokuthi ingane ayiyona umuntu. Lokho kuphela lapho ingane izalwa kwaba khona umuntu."^[4]qhathanisa Ingabe Umbungu a Umuntu? UTessa uphinde wavula lo magazini ukubheka ikhasi lapho ingane ibimunya khona isithupha. UThomas wazibhekisisa emehlweni wabe eseqhubeka.

“Kwafika isikhathi lapho odokotela babezohambisa khona ingane ingxenye lapho kuze kusale ikhanda kunina kuphela. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi 'ayizalwanga ngokugcwele,' ngakho-ke bazothi kwakusemthethweni ukuyibulala. ”

"Ini?" ebabaza evala umlomo.

“Ngaphambi kweMpi Yesithathu, cishe izingane eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili zazibulewe ngemuva kweminyaka engamashumi amahlanu kuya kwayisithupha kuphela.^[5]nguyenkhaboli.nl Kwakuyinto efana no-115,000 ngosuku. Kwaba yilokhu, abaningi bakholelwa, okwaletha isijeziso phezu kwesintu. Nami ngiyakwenza. Ngoba eqinisweni, ”eqhubeka, ekhomba umbungu obomvana osemagazini,“ umehluko kuphela phakathi kwakho naleyo ngane ukuthi mncane. ”

UTessa umile akanyakazi, amehlo akhe akhiyiwe ebusweni bengane phambi kwakhe. Ngemuva kwesigamu semizuzu engaphezulu kwesigamu, wahlebela "Izigidigidi ezimbili", wafaka umagazini ngobumnene waqala ukuhamba yedwa embukisweni olandelayo. UThomas ufike ngemuva kwesikhashana ebambe isibani ukuze afunde izingqwembe ezilenga odongeni.

Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko.

(Efesu 6: 2)

Phezu kwetafula lamapulangwe bekukhona umshini wepotimende onamashubhu agijima kuwo, futhi ngaphandle kwalokho, izinaliti ezimbalwa zezokwelapha. Ngaphansi kwalezo kwakukhona nolunye uqwembe olubhalwe ukuthi “HIPPOCRATIC OATH” phezulu. Ngaphansi, uThomas wabona lokho okwakubonakala kungumbhalo wesiGreki:

Izinsimbi Ezinhlobonhlobo Zezinto Ezisetshenziswayo
Isinambuzane esingenamikhono,
ἐπὶ δηλήσει δὲ καὶ ἀδικίῃ isetshenzisiwe.

Ungakwenza kanjani lokhu?
Indawo, i-ηγήσομαι
Isichasiso:
Ungathola kanjani ukuthi ungubani?

Ngezansi kwakukhona ukuhumusha okwakufundwa nguTessa ngokuzwakalayo:

Ngizosebenzisa imishanguzo ukusiza abagulayo
ngokwamandla ami nokwahlulela kwami,
Kepha ungalokothi unombono wokulimala nokwenza okungalungile.
Nami futhi ngeke nginikeze umuntu ushevu
lapho ucelwa ukuthi enze kanjalo,
futhi ngeke ngiphakamise inkambo enjalo.

—3th-4 leminyaka BC

Wathula isikhashana. “Angiqondi.” Kodwa uThomas akashongo lutho.

"Grampa?" Waphenduka wabona izinyembezi zodwa zigeleza esihlathini sakhe. "Kwenzenjani?"

"Ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho beqala ukubulala abancane," esho ekhomba embukisweni wokugcina, " uhulumeni waqala ukuvumela abantu ukuthi bazibulale. Bathe kuyilungelo labo lokho. ” Efaka ikhanda lakhe ezinalweni, waqhubeka. “Kodwa babe sebephoqa odokotela ukuthi babasize. Ekugcineni kodwa-ke odokotela nabahlengikazi babethatha izimpilo zabantu ngokuzijova noma ngaphandle kwemvume yabo — hhayi abantu abadala kuphela, ”esho ekhomba umyalo wokuthi Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko. "Babulala abacindezelekile, abanesizungu, abakhubazekile emzimbeni, futhi ekugcineni…" Wambuka kakhulu uTessa. “Ekugcineni baqala ukugunyaza labo abangayemukeli le Nkolo Entsha.”

"Bekuyini leyo?" waphazamisa.

“'Omnyama' wayalela ukuthi wonke umuntu akhonze uhlelo lwakhe, izinkolelo zakhe, ngisho naye. Noma ngubani ongazange ayiswe emakamu lapho 'afunda khona futhi.' Uma lokho kungasebenzi, basuswa. Ngalokhu. ” Waphinda wabheka phansi emshinini nasezinalweni. “Lokho bekusekuqaleni. Labo kwaba "abanenhlanhla". Ekugcineni, abaningi babulawa ngesihluku, njengoba kungenzeka wake wezwa. ”

Agwinye amathe aqhubeke. “Kodwa umkami — uGogo — wawa ngelinye ilanga waphuka iqakala. Wathola ukutheleleka okubi futhi wabambeka esibhedlela amasonto futhi engasalulami. Udokotela wangena ngosuku olulodwa wathi kufanele acabange ukuzibulala. Uthe kuzolungela wonke umuntu nokuthi usekhulile noma kunjalo nokuthi kubiza “uhlelo” kakhulu. Vele sathi cha. Kodwa ngakusasa ekuseni wayesehambile. ”

"Usho ukuthi-"

"Yebo, bamhambisile, Tessa." Asule izinyembezi ebusweni bakhe. “Yebo, ngiyakhumbula, futhi angisoze ngakukhohlwa.” Wabe esephendukela kuye emamatheka kancane, wathi, "Kodwa ngixolele."

Imibukiso emithathu elandelayo yayingaphezu kokuqonda kukaTessa. Zaziqukethe izithombe ezathathwa ezincwadini nasezinqolobaneni zomlando zakudala. Abantu abazacile nabalimele, izinqwaba zezingebhezi, izicathulo nezingubo. Ngemuva efunda uqwembe ngalunye, uThomas wachaza kafushane umlando wobugqila bekhulu lama-XNUMX, ukuqothulwa kobuKhomanisi nobuNazi, futhi ekugcineni ukushushumbiswa kwabantu besifazane nezingane ukuze kwenziwe ucansi.

“Bafundisa ezikoleni ukuthi uNkulunkulu akekho, nokuthi umhlaba wadalwa nje ngengozi. Ukuthi konke, kufakwe abantu, bekungumkhiqizo wenqubo yokuziphendukela kwemvelo. Ubukhomanisi, ubuNazi, ubusoshiyali… lezi zinhlelo zezepolitiki ekugcineni zaziwukusetshenziswa nje kwemibono yokungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu okwehlisa abantu ezinhlayiyeni ezingahleliwe ze… ithuba. Uma ngabe yilokho kuphela esiyikho, kungani-ke amandla okulawula anganamandla kwababuthakathaka, abaphilile beqeda abagulayo? Bathi lokhu kwakuyilungelo labo lemvelo. ”

Ngokuphazima kweso, uTessa wahefuzela njengoba wayencike esithombeni esidabukile sengane encane embozwe izimpukane, izingalo nemilenze yakhe yayincane njengezinti zetende.

“Kwenzekeni, Grampa?”

"Abesilisa nabesifazane abanamandla babevame ukuthi umhlaba ugcwele ngokweqile nokuthi asinakho ukudla okwanele ukondla uquqaba."

“Bekuyiqiniso?”

“Cha. Kwakuwumbhede. Ngaphambi kweMpi Yesithathu, ubungalinganisa bonke abantu emhlabeni wonke babe sesifundazweni se Texas noma ngisho nedolobha laseLos Angeles.^[6]"Simi ehlombe nehlombe, bonke abantu emhlabeni bangalingana ngaphakathi kwamakhilomitha-skwele angu-500 1,300 (eLos Angeles." -National Geographic, Okthoba 30th, i-2011 Uh, iTexas yayi… kahle, kwakuyisifundazwe esikhulu kakhulu. Noma kunjalo, kwakukhona ukudla okwanele ukondla kabili inani labantu emhlabeni. Futhi… ”Wanikina ikhanda lakhe ngenkathi egijimisa iminwe yakhe ebabazekayo enqamula isisu esasivuvukile esithombeni. “Izigidi zabulawa yindlala ngenkathi thina bantu baseNyakatho Melika sikhuluphele. Kwakungenye yokungabi nabulungisa okukhulu kakhulu.^[7]“Bangu-100,000 12 abantu ababulawa yindlala noma imiphumela yayo esheshayo nsuku zonke; njalo ngemizuzwana emihlanu, ingane ibulawa indlala. Konke lokhu kwenzeka emhlabeni osevele ukhiqize ukudla okwanele ukondla yonke ingane, owesifazane nowesilisa futhi ongondla abantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-26 ”—UJean Ziegler, UN Special Rapporteu, ngo-Okthoba 2007, XNUMX; izindaba.un.org Amanga. Besingabondla… kepha bebengenalutho abangasinika bona, okungukuthi, amafutha angcolile. Futhi ngakho sibayeke bafe. Noma sazifaka inzalo. Ekugcineni, ngemuva kweMpi Yesithathu, sasikhona konke ulambile. Ngicabanga ukuthi nakho lokho kwakuwubulungiswa. ”

Ngaleso sikhathi, uThomas wabona ukuthi sekuphele imizuzu embalwa engambheki uTessa. Waphenduka wathola intombazanyana yakhe emnandi iqandisiwe ngesimo ayengakaze asibone ebusweni bakhe. Umlomo wakhe ongezansi waqhaqhazela lapho izinyembezi zigcwala ezihlathini zakhe ezi-rosy. Umucu wezinwele ezi-auburn wanamathela esihlathini sakhe.

“Ngiyaxolisa, Tessa.” Wambamba ngengalo.

“Cha…,” kusho yena, enyakazisa kancane. "Nginguye uxolo, Grampa. Angikholwa ukuthi waphila kukho konke lokhu. ”

"Yebo, ezinye zalezi zinto zenzeka ngingakazalwa, kodwa konke kwakuyingxenye yomonakalo ofanayo wesitimela."

“Siyini futhi isitimela, Grampa?”

Wahleka wancinda wamqinisa. “Asiqhubeke. Kumele khumbula, UTessa. ”

Uphahla olulandelayo lwalulenga phakathi kwezithombe ezimbili ezincane zendoda nowesifazane abanqunu zimbozwe kamnandi ngamaqabunga omkhiwane. Kwakufundeka kanjena:

UNkulunkulu wadala isintu ngomfanekiso wakhe;
wabadala ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu;
wabadala kwaba owesilisa nowesifazane.

(UGenesise 1: 27)

UThomas uqobo uxakeke isikhashana ukuthi kusho ukuthini lokhu kuboniswa. Futhi-ke ekugcineni wazibona izithombe zilenga odongeni ngakwesobunxele nangakwesokudla sezithombe. Ngesikhathi ebamba isibani sakhe esiseduze, uTessa wadedela izwi. “Yini ukuthi? "

Ukhombe izithombe zabantu besilisa abafake izimonyo ezigqoke izingubo nezingubo. Abanye bakhombise abantu begqoke izingubo ezahlukahlukene kumafulethi embukiso. Abanye abantu, ababepende okumhlophe, babebukeka njengamanazaretha kanti omunye wayefana nombhishobhi. Kodwa isithombe esisodwa sabamba iso likaThomas ikakhulukazi. Kwakungowesilisa onqunu ehamba edlula ababemi, izitho zakhe zangasese zacishwa ngoyinki omncane. Ngenkathi abaningana bamatheko abukeka bewuthokozela lo mbukiso, enye intombazanyana yayizimboze ubuso, ibonakala imangele njengoTessa.

“Ekugcineni, sasiyisizukulwane esasingasakholelwa kuNkulunkulu, ngakho-ke, sasingasakholelwa kithina. Yini, nokuthi sasingobani, okwabe sekuchazwa kabusha ukuthi sibe… noma yini. ” Ukhombe esinye isithombe sendoda egqoke imvunulo yenja ehleli eceleni komkayo. "Lo mfana ukhonjwe njengenja." Ahleke uTessa.

“Ngiyazi, kuyezwakala kuhlanya. Kodwa kwakungeyona into ehlekisayo. Abafana besikole baqala ukufundiswa ukuthi bangaba amantombazane, namantombazane amancane ukuthi bakhule babe ngamadoda. Noma ukuthi bebengeke babe abesilisa noma abesifazane nhlobo. Noma ngubani owayengabaza ukuthi lokhu kunengqondo wayeshushiswa. UMalume wakho Omkhulu uBarry nomkakhe uChristine nezingane zabo babaleke ezweni lapho iziphathimandla zisabisa ngokuthatha izingane zazo ngoba zingazifundisi uhlelo lukaHulumeni 'lokufundisa ngocansi'. Eminye imindeni eminingi yacasha, kanti eminye yahlukaniswa uMbuso. Abazali babesolwa 'ngokuhlukumeza izingane' ngenkathi izingane zabo ngaleso sikhathi 'zifundiswa kabusha.' O Nkosi, bekuxakaniseke kakhulu. Angikwazi ngisho nokukutshela izinto abazilethe emakamelweni esikole ukuze bafundise abafana namantombazane amancane angenacala, abanye abancane njengeminyaka emihlanu. Ugh. Asiqhubeke. ”

Badlule embukisweni owodwa onezithombe eziningana zemizimba yabantu embozwe ama-tattoos. Omunye umbukiso wawunezithombe zenhlabathi eqhekekile nezitshalo ezigulayo.

"Yini leyo?" ebuza. “Isifafaza isivuno,” kuphendula uGrampa. "Ufutha amakhemikhali ekudleni abakutshalile."

Esinye isibonisi sikhombisa ugu lwezinhlanzi ezifile neziqhingi ezinkulu zepulasitiki nemfucumfucu entanta olwandle. "Sivele salahla udoti wethu olwandle," kusho uThomas. Badlulela kolunye umbukiso lapho ikhalenda elilodwa lilenga khona elinamasonto ezinsuku eziyisithupha kuphela futhi kususwe zonke izinsuku zedili lobuKristu. Ubhalo beluthi:

Uyokhuluma ngokumelene noPhezukonke
udilize abangcwele boPhezukonke,
behlose ukushintsha izinsuku zomkhosi nomthetho.

(UDaniel 7: 25)

Embukisweni olandelayo ngaphansi koqwembe kwakulengiswe isithombe sekhava yomagazini. Kukhonjiswe izingane ezimbili ezifanayo ezibukanayo. 

INkosi uNkulunkulu yabumba umuntu ngothuli lomhlabathi,
waphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wokuphila;
umuntu waba yisidalwa esiphilayo.

(UGenesise 2: 7)

Etafuleni bekukhona ezinye izithombe zezimvu nezinja ezifanayo, ezinye izingane eziningi ezifanayo, kanye nezithombe zezinye izidalwa angazibonanga. Ngaphansi kwazo, kubhalwe olunye uqwembe:

Impela akekho umuntu ophilile engqondweni ongangabaza inkinga yalo mncintiswano
phakathi komuntu noPhezukonke.
Umuntu, esebenzisa kabi inkululeko yakhe, angahlukumeza ilungelo
nobukhosi boMdali woMkhathi;
kepha ukunqoba kuyohlala kukuNkulunkulu - cha,
ukunqotshwa kuseduze ngesikhathi lapho umuntu,
ngaphansi kokukhohlisa kokunqoba kwakhe,
kuphakama ngokuzikhandla okukhulu.

—I-POPE ST. I-PIUS X, E Supremi, n. 6, Okthoba 4, 1903

Ngemuva kokufunda amagama ngokuzwakalayo, uTessa ubuze ukuthi kusho ukuthini konke ukubonisa.

“Uma umuntu engasakholelwa kuNkulunkulu futhi engasakholelwa ukuthi udalwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, pho yini emvimba ekuthatheni isikhundla soMdali? Olunye ucwaningo olwesabekayo ngesintu kwaba lapho ososayensi beqala ukulingisa abantu. ”

"Usho ukuthi, bazo… Um, usho ukuthini?"

“Bathole indlela yokudala umuntu ngaphandle ubaba nomama ngendlela yemvelo uNkulunkulu ayeyihlosile — ngothando lomshado. Ngokwesibonelo, bangathatha amaseli emzimbeni wakho, bese bakwakhele omunye kuwo. ” UTessa ubuyele emuva emangele. “Ekugcineni, bazama ukwakha ibutho lama-clones — imishini yokulwa nabantu abangaphezu kwabantu. Noma imishini emikhulu enezimfanelo zabantu. Imigqa phakathi kwabantu, umshini nezilwane imane yanyamalala. ” Anikine ikhanda kancane uTessa. UThomas wabuka ubuso bakhe obudonselwe phansi, wabona ukungakholwa kwakhe.

Embukisweni olandelayo, wabheka phansi etafuleni elikhulu lamabhokisi anemibala nezindwangu futhi washeshe wabona ukuthi ayini. “Yindlela leyo ukudla okwakubukeka ngayo emuva ngaleso sikhathi, Grampa?” Ukuphela kokudla uTessa ayekwazi kwakulinywa esigodini esivundile asibiza ngokuthi yikhaya (kodwa abasindile babiza i- “Sanctuary”). Izawoti ezijulile eziwolintshi, amazambane anonile, uphizi omkhulu oluhlaza, utamatisi obomvu ngokugqamile, amagilebhisi amnandi… lokhu kwaba wakhe ukudla.

Wayezizwile izindaba ezimayelana “nezitolo ezinkulu” kanye “nezitolo zamabhokisi,” kodwa wayezibona lezo zinhlobo zokudla kuphela phambilini. “Hawu! Ngilibonile lelo, iGrampa, ”kusho yena, ekhomba ibhokisi lokusanhlamvu ebeselifiphele elinomfana onezinqa, osinekile eshwibeka izigaxa ezibomvu, eziphuzi neziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. “Kwakukuyo leyo ndlu eyayilahliwe ngaseDauphin. Kodwa udlani emhlabeni? ”

"Thérèse?"

"Yebo?"

“Ngifuna ukukubuza umbuzo. Uma abantu bekholwa ukuthi abasenziwa ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu nokuthi akukho ukuphila okuphakade — ukuthi konke okwakukhona kwakukhona manje futhi manje - ucabanga ukuthi bazokwenzenjani? ”

"Hm." Wabheka phansi ebhentshini eligobile ngemuva kwakhe wahlala onqenqemeni. "Ngicabanga ukuthi… ngicabanga ukuthi bebezophila okomzuzwana nje, bezama ukwenza okungcono kakhulu, yebo?"

“Yebo, babezofuna noma yini yokuzijabulisa futhi bagweme noma ikuphi ukuhlupheka okungenzeka. Ingabe uyavuma?"

“Yebo, kunengqondo lokho.”

"Futhi uma bengangabazi ukwenza njengonkulunkulu, ukudala nokucekela phansi impilo, nokuguqula imizimba yabo, ucabanga ukuthi bangaphazamisa ukudla kwabo?"

"Yebo."

“Yebo, bakwenzile. Kwafika isikhathi lapho kwakunzima kakhulu kunoma ngubani kithi ukuthola uhlobo lokudla osukwazi manje. ”

"Ini? Ayikho imifino noma izithelo? Awekho ama-cherry, ama-apula, amawolintshi…. ”

“Angishongo lokho. Kwakunzima ukuthola noma yikuphi ukudla okwakungashintshiwe ngokwezakhi zofuzo, ososayensi abangakushintshanga ngandlela thile ukuze ... ubukeke kangcono, noma ukumelana nezifo, noma yini. ”

“Ngabe izwakale kangcono?”

“Hhayi, akunjalo! Iningi lawo alinambithanga lutho njengalokho esikudlayo esigodini. Besijwayele ukuyibiza ngokuthi 'iFrankenfood' okusho ukuthi ... oh, leyo ngenye indaba. ”

UThomas uthathe uswidi webha uswidi, okuqukethwe kwawo kwafakwa iStyrofoam.

“Besifakwa ubuthi, Tessa. Abantu babedla ukudla okugcwele amakhemikhali avela emisebenzini yokulima ngaleso sikhathi kanye nobuthi bokukugcina noma ukunambitha. Bafaka izimonyo ezazinobuthi; waphuza amanzi ngamakhemikhali namahomoni; baphefumula umoya ongcolile; badla zonke izinhlobo zezinto ezazenziwe, okusho ukuthi zenziwe ngabantu. Abantu abaningi bagula… izigidi nezigidi.… Bakhuluphala, noma imizimba yabo yaqala ukucima. Kuqhume zonke izinhlobo zomdlavuza nezifo; isifo senhliziyo, isifo sikashukela, i-Alzheimers, izinto ongakaze uzizwe ngazo. Wawuhamba ngomgwaqo ubone nje ukuthi abantu abaphilile. ”

“Benzeni-ke?”

“Yebo, abantu babedla izidakamizwa… sasibabiza ngokuthi 'imithi yokwelapha.' Kepha lokhu bekuyinsiza-nje kuphela, futhi kuvame ukwenza abantu bagule. Empeleni, kwesinye isikhathi bekuyibo kanye abenza ukudla abebekwenza imishanguzo yokwelapha abagulayo ngokudla kwabo. Babevele bengeza ubuthi kulo shevu ezimweni eziningi — futhi benza nemali eningi ngokwenza lokho. ” Wanikina ikhanda. “Nkosi, sasidla izidakamizwa ngakho konke emuva.”

“Letha ilambu lapha, Grampa.” Uhambise eceleni ibhokisi elibhalwe ukuthi “Amasondo Wagon” ebemboze izingqwembe ezazisetafuleni. Waqala ukufunda:

INkosi uNkulunkulu yamthatha umuntu, yamhlalisa
ensimini yase-Edeni, ukuyilima nokunakekela.
INkosi uNkulunkulu yayala indoda yathi:
Uvumelekile ukuthi udle kunoma yisiphi isihlahla sensimu
ngaphandle kwesihlahla solwazi lokuhle nokubi.

(UGenesise 2: 15-17)

“Hm. Yebo, ”kusho uThomas. “UNkulunkulu usinike konke esikudingayo. Abaningi bethu baqala ukukuthola lokhu emuva osukwini — izinto ozithatha kalula manje — ukuthi amaqabunga, amakhambi, namafutha endalweni kaNkulunkulu philisa. Kodwa ngisho nalaba uMbuso uzame ukulawula uma kungenjalo ukuvinjelwa okuqondile. ” Ephinda esonga uswidi emuva etafuleni, wakhonona. “Ukudla kukaNkulunkulu kuhamba phambili. Ngethembe."

“O, awudingi ukungikholisa, Grampa. Ikakhulukazi lapho u-anti Mary epheka! Ingabe yimi kuphela, noma ingabe ugalikhi akuyona into ehamba phambili? ”

"Futhi cilantro," engeza ngokumamatheka. "Sisenethemba lokuthola isiqu salokho sikhula kwenye yezinsuku ezithile."

Kodwa ubuso bakhe babuhlungu futhi embukisweni olandelayo.

"Hawu bantu." Kwakuyisithombe sengane inaliti engalweni. Uqale ukuchaza ukuthi ngesikhathi imishanguzo ebizwa ngokuthi "ama-antibiotics" yayingasasebenzi, wonke umuntu wayalwa ukuthi athathe "imigomo" yokulwa nezifo ezase ziqala ukubulala izinkulungwane.

“Bekusabeka. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abantu babegula kabuhlungu, bephuma igazi befa nje ngokuphefumula amagciwane asemoyeni. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukugonywa okuphoqelelwe kwakubangela ukusabela okubi kubantu abaningi. Kungaba yijele noma kugingqiwe idayisi. ”

“Uyini umuthi wokugoma?” Wabuza, ebiza igama ngokweqile.

“Ngaleso sikhathi babekholelwa ukuthi uma bejova abantu ngegciwane — uhlobo oluthile lwegciwane—”

“Liyini igciwane?” UThomas wamgqolozela engaboni. Kwesinye isikhathi wayemangazwa ukuthi isizukulwane sakhe sazi kancane kangakanani ngamandla abhubhisayo akhona ebuntwaneni bakhe. Ukufa kwase kungavamile, futhi kuphela phakathi kwabasinda kakhulu kunabo bonke. Ukhumbule isiprofetho sika-Isaya mayelana neNkathi Yokuthula:

Njengeminyaka yesihlahla, injalo neminyaka yabantu bami;
futhi abakhethiweyo bami bayojabulela isikhathi eside umkhiqizo wezandla zabo.
Abayikukhandlekela ize, noma bazalele abantwana ekubhujisweni okungazelelwe;
ngoba uhlanga olubusiswe yiNkosi yibo kanye nenzalo yabo.

(U-Isaya 65: 22-23)

Futhi akakwazanga ukuchaza ngokugcwele ukuthi kungani yena, uma eqhathaniswa nabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye-ubudala abekade ebazi, wayesenamandla amakhulu futhi enobuthakathaka njengomuntu oneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha. Ngenkathi enengxoxo ngaleyo ndaba kanye nabapristi bakwelinye iSanctuary, umfundisi osemncane wakhipha inqwaba yephepha elidala elinyathelisiwe lekhompyutha, wemba kulo umzuzu, waze ekugcineni walithola ikhasi alifunayo. “Lalela la,” esho ngokucwayiza kweso lakhe. “Ngiyakholwa, lo Baba weSonto wayebhekise kuye yethu isikhathi: ”

Futhi, ngeke kube khona ongavuthiwe, noma indoda endala engasifezi isikhathi sayo; ngoba intsha iyoba neminyaka eyikhulu ubudala… - uSt. Irenaeus waseLyons, uBaba weSonto (140-202 AD); Ama-Adersus Haereses, Bk. 34, uCh. 4

"Uma ungafuni ukukhuluma ngakho, kulungile, Grampa." UThomas ubuyele emuva kuze kube manje.

“Cha, ngiyaxolisa. Bengicabanga enye into. Besikuphi? Ah, imigomo, amagciwane. Igciwane limane nje liyinto encane ngempela engena egazini lakho likugulise. ” UTessa ushintshe amakhala nezindebe zakhe, wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi udidekile kancane. “Iphuzu yileli. Ekugcineni, kwavezwa ukuthi izifo eziningi ezazigulisa abantu, ikakhulukazi izingane, izingane… zazivela ngokuzijova ngemithi eminingi yokugoma okwakuthiwa ingazigulisa kwasekuqaleni. Ngesikhathi sibona ukuthi babenzani emphakathini womhlaba, kwase kwephuze kakhulu. ”

Waphakamisa isibani sakhe wasiphakamisa. "Luthini lolu qweqwe ngalokhu?"

INkosi inguMoya, futhi lapho uMoya weNkosi ukhona,
kukhona inkululeko.

(I-2 Korion 3: 17)

“Hmm,” ehwaqa.

“Kungani lo Mbhalo?” ebuza.

“Kusho ukuthi noma nini lapho siphoqwa ukwenza okuthile okuphikisana nonembeza wethu, cishe ngaso sonke isikhathi kungamandla kaSathane, lowo mqambimanga wasendulo nombulali. Empeleni, ngingaqagela ukuthi umbukiso olandelayo uzoba yini…. ”

Babefinyelele embukisweni wokugcina. UTessa uthathe isibani wasiphakamisa wasibeka phezulu kubhodi ebhalwe odongeni. Yayinkulu kakhulu kunezinye. Ufunde kancane:

Kwabe sekuvunyelwa ukuphefumulela impilo emfanekisweni wesilo,
ukuze umfanekiso wesilo ukwazi ukukhuluma futhi ube nakho
noma ngubani owayengayikhulekeli wayebulawa.
Kwaphoqa bonke abantu, abancane nabakhulu,
abacebile nabampofu, abakhululekile nezigqila,
ukunikezwa isithombe esigxiviziwe ezandleni zabo zokunene noma emabunzini abo,
ukuze kungabikho muntu owayekwazi ukuthenga noma ukuthengisa ngaphandle koyedwa
owayenomfanekiso ogxiviziwe wegama lesilo
noma inombolo ebimele igama layo.

Inombolo yakhe ingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.

(Isambulo 13: 15-18)

Etafuleni elingezansi bekukhona isithombe esisodwa sengalo yomuntu esinophawu olungajwayelekile, oluncane. Ngenhla kwetafula, kubekwe ibhokisi elikhulu elimnyama eliyisicaba odongeni. Eceleni kwakubekwe amabhokisi amancanyana amancanyana, amnyama amnyama angamasayizi ahlukahlukene. Wayengakaze abone ithelevishini, ikhompyutha, noma umakhalekhukhwini phambilini, ngakho-ke wayengazi ukuthi yini ayibukayo. Waphenduka wabuza uThomas ukuthi kwakumayelana nani, kodwa wayengekho. Wazungeza ngamasondo ukumthola ehleli phansi ebhentshini eliseduze.

Wahlala eceleni kwakhe, wabeka isibani phansi. Izandla zakhe zazimbozwe ebusweni ngathi akasakwazi ukubheka. Amehlo akhe ahlola iminwe yakhe eminyene nezinzipho ezihlanzwe kahle. Ufunde isibazi ekhoneni lakhe kanye nemaki yobudala esihlakaleni sakhe. Wabheka ekhanda lakhe eligcwele lezinwele ezimhlophe ezithambile futhi wehluleka ukumelana nokufinyelela ukuze ayiphulule kahle. Wambamba ngengalo, wancikisa ikhanda lakhe ehlombe, wahlala wathula.

Ukukhanya kwesibani kwakukhanya odongeni lapho amehlo akhe ejwayela kancane egumbini elimnyama. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho abona khona umdwebo omkhulu odwetshwe ngenhla kwesiboniso uvela. Kwakungowomuntu owayegibele ihhashi elimhlophe efake umqhele. Amehlo akhe akhanya ngomlilo njengenkemba esuswe emlonyeni waKhe. Ethangeni lakhe kwakubhalwe la mazwi, “Uthembekile Futhi Uqinisile” nasembatsheni yakhe ebomvu, elungiswe ngegolide, “Izwi LikaNkulunkulu”. Ngenkathi eqhubeka nokugqolozela ebumnyameni, wabona ibutho labanye abagibeli ngemuva Kwakhe bekhuphuka, benyuka, beqonda ophahleni. Lo mdwebo wawungavamile, kungekho lutho ayelubonile. Kubonakala sengathi kuyaphila, kudansa ngokucwayiza ngakunye kwelangabi lesibani.

UThomas udonse umoya kakhulu wasonga izandla phambi kwakhe, amehlo ethe njo phansi. UTessa wazilungisa wathi, "Bheka."

Waqalaza lapho ayekhomba khona, futhi ngomlomo wakhe uvuleka kancane ngokwesaba, wathatha i-specter eyayiphambi kwakhe. Waqala wanqekuzisa ikhanda wazithulela ehleka yedwa. Ngemuva kwalokho amagama avela ngaphakathi ngaphakathi aqala ukugeleza ngezwi eliqhaqhazelayo. “Jesu, Jesu, Jesu wami… yebo, siyakudumisa, Jesu. Ubusiswe, Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami neNkosi yami…. ” UTessa wajoyina izindumiso zakhe ngokuthula waqala ukukhala lapho uMoya wehla kubo bobabili. Umkhuleko wabo ozenzekelayo wagcina ubhibhile futhi, futhi, bahlala bathula. Zonke izithombe ezinobuthi ayezibone ngaphambili zazibonakala zincibilika.

UThomas waphefumula ngaphakathi komgogodla womphefumulo wakhe waqala ukukhuluma.

“Umhlaba ubusuwohloka. Impi yayisigcwele yonke indawo. Ukuqhuma kwakwesabeka. Ibhomu elilodwa belizokwehla, bese kufa abantu abayisigidi. Omunye wayezokwehla futhi esinye isigidi. Amasonto ayeshiswa abefundisi futhi abapristi… O Nkulunkulu! Uma bekungewona amaJihadists, bekungama-anarchist; uma kwakungewona ama-anarchist, kwakungamaphoyisa. Wonke umuntu wayefuna ukubabulala noma ukubabopha. Kwakuyiziyaluyalu. Kwakukhona ukusweleka kokudla futhi, njengoba ngishilo, izifo yonke indawo. Wonke umuntu uzitholele yena. Kungaleso sikhathi-ke lapho izingelosi zahola abaningi bethu baya ezindaweni zokuphumula zesikhashana. Akuwona wonke amaKristu, kodwa abaningi bethu. ”

Manje, ngenkathi esemusha kaThomas, noma yimuphi umuntu oneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu ezwe ukuthi kukhona umuntu obonayo izingelosi ungacabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe uwu-quack noma uzokuphambanisa ngemibuzo eyikhulu. Kepha hhayi isizukulwane sikaTessa. Abangcwele babevame ukuvakashela imiphefumulo njengoba kwenza nezingelosi. Kwakungathi umgubuzelo phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba ubuyisiwe, okungenani kancane. Kwamenza wacabanga ngalowo mBhalo eVangelini likaJohane:

Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Nizakubona izulu livulekile nezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka, zehla phezu kweNdodana yomuntu. (Johane 1:51)

“Ukuze basinde, abantu babaleka emadolobheni, okwaba yizindawo ezivulekile zokulwa phakathi kwamaqembu ezigelekeqe. Udlame, ukudlwengula, ukubulala… kwakukubi. Labo abaphunyukayo bakha imiphakathi egadiwe — imiphakathi ehlome ngezibhamu. Ukudla kwakuntuleka, kodwa okungenani abantu babephephile, ingxenye enkulu.

“Yilapho-ke lapho he weza. ”

"Yena?" esho ekhomba odongeni.

“Cha, yena. ” Wakhomba ezansi komdwebo lapho izinyawo zehhashi elimhlophe zazilele phezu kweglobhu elincane elinombhalo othi “666”. “Wayengu 'Mnyama', njengoba sasimbiza kanjalo. Umphikukristu. Ongenamthetho. Isilo. Indodana Yokubhubha. Isiko linamagama amaningi ngaye. ”

“Kungani umbize ngoMnyama?”

UThomas adedele uhleko oluncane, olungakhululeki, alandelwe ukububula, kube sengathi uyabambana ukuqonda imicabango yakhe.

“Konke bekubhidlika. Wabe esefika. Ngokokuqala ngqa ezinyangeni nasezinyangeni, kwaba nokuthula. Ngaphandle kwalapho, leli butho eligqoke okumhlophe lafika nokudla, amanzi ahlanzekile, okokugqoka, ngisho noswidi. Kwabuyiselwa amandla kagesi kwezinye izifunda, kwafakwa nezikrini ezinkulu ezindaweni — njengaleso esisodongeni, kodwa ezinkulu kakhulu. Uzovela kulabo futhi akhulume nathi, emhlabeni, ngokuthula. Konke ayekusho kuzwakala kahle. Ngazithola sengikholelwa kuye, befuna ukukholwa kuye. Uthando, ukubekezelelana, ukuthula… ngisho ukuthi lezi zinto zazikhona emaVangelini. Ngabe iNkosi yethu ibingafuni nje ukuthi sithandane siyeke ukwahlulela? Yebo, kwabuyiselwa ukuhleleka, futhi nodlame kwaphela ngokushesha. Isikhathi esithile, kwakubonakala sengathi umhlaba uzobuyiselwa. Ngisho nezulu beliqala ukusula ngokuyisimangaliso okokuqala ezinyangeni. Saqala ukuzibuza ukuthi lokhu kwakungekhona yini ukuqala kweNkathi Yokuthula! ”

“Kungani ubungacabangi kanjalo?”

“Ngoba akakaze akhulume ngoJesu. Yebo, wamcaphuna. Kodwa wabe esecaphuna uMuhammad, uBuddha, uGandhi, uSt. Teresa waseCalcutta, futhi abanye abaningi. Kwakudida kakhulu ngoba wawungeke uphikisane ne… neqiniso. Kodwa-ke… ”Ekhomba ilambu laphansi, waqhubeka. “Njengoba nje lelo langabi liletha ukukhanya nokufudumala kuleli gumbi, kuseyingxenyana nje yesibani sokukhanya, kothingo, ngokwesibonelo. Kanjalo futhi, oMnyama ubengasinika ukukhanya okwanele ukusiduduza nokusifudumeza — nokuhlalisa izisu zethu ezihhahhamezayo — kepha bekuyiqiniso elingaphelele. Akakaze akhulume ngesono ngaphandle kokuthi athi inkulumo enjalo ihlukanisa thina kuphela. Kepha uJesu weza ukuzobhubhisa isono asisuse. Yilapho sabona khona ukuthi asikwazi ukulandela le ndoda. Okungenani abanye bethu. ”

"Usho ukuthini?"

“Kwakukhona ukwahlukana okukhulu phakathi kwamaKrestu amaningi. Labo unkulunkulu wabo owayeyisisu sabo basola thina sonke ngokuthi bangabashokobezi bangempela bokuthula, base behamba. ”

“Bese kuthiwani-ke? '

“Kwabe sekufika Umyalo Wokuthula. Kwakungumthethosisekelo omusha womhlaba. Izizwe ngezizwe zisayine kulo, zinikela ubukhosi bazo ngokuphelele kuMnyama nakumkhandlu wakhe. Ngemuva kwalokho, yena kuphoqe wonke umuntu…. "

Izwi likaTessa limjoyine ngesikhathi efunda izingqwembe.

… Kuncane futhi kukhulu,
abacebile nabampofu, abakhululekile nezigqila,
ukunikezwa isithombe esigxiviziwe ezandleni zabo zokunene noma emabunzini abo,
ukuze kungabikho muntu owayekwazi ukuthenga noma ukuthengisa ngaphandle koyedwa
owayenomfanekiso ogxiviziwe wegama lesilo
noma inombolo ebimele igama layo.

“Manje-ke, kwenzekani uma ungathathi umaki?”

“Sikhishwe kukho konke. Kusukela ekuthengeni uphethiloli wezimoto zethu, ukudla kwezingane zethu, izingubo zemihlane yethu. Asikwazanga ukwenza lutho. Ekuqaleni, abantu babethukile. Nami benginjalo, ukuthembeka. Abaningi bathatha umaka ... ngisho nababhishobhi. ” UThomas wabheka phezulu ophahleni olwalumnyama mnyama njengasebusuku. “O Nkosi, zihawukele.”

"Nawe? Wenzeni, Grampa? ”

“AmaKrestu amaningi acasha, kodwa bekungasizi ngalutho. Babenobuchwepheshe bokukuthola noma kuphi. Abaningi ngamaqhawe badela izimpilo zabo. Ngibuke umndeni owodwa wezingane eziyishumi nambili ubulawa phambi kwabazali bawo, ngamunye ngamunye. Angisoze ngakukhohlwa. Ngokushaywa ngakunye kwengane yabo, wawubona umama egwazwa ekujuleni komphefumulo wakhe. Kodwa ubaba… wayelokhu ebatshela ngezwi elithambile ukuthi, 'Ngiyanithanda, kodwa uNkulunkulu unguYihlo. Maduzane, sizombona sindawonye eZulwini. Ngomzuzwana owodwa nje, ngane, umzuzwana owodwa… 'Kungaleso sikhathi, Thérèse, lapho ngangikulungele ukunikela ngempilo yami ngoJesu. Ngangisanda nje ukugxuma ngisuka lapho ngangicashe khona ukuze ngizinikele ngenxa kaKristu… ngenkathi ngimbona. "

"I-WHO? Omnyama? ”

“Cha, Jesu.”

“Ubonile uJesu? ” Indlela abuze ngayo lo mbuzo ikhombise ukujula kothando analo Ngaye.

“Yebo. Wema phambi kwami, uTessa — njengoba umbona egqoke lapho. ” Ubuyisele amehlo akhe esidongeni ngenkathi izinyembezi zigcwala amehlo akhe.

"Uthe, 'Ngikunika ithuba lokukhetha: Ukugqoka umqhele womfel' ukholo noma ukuthwesa izingane zakho nezingane zezingane zakho ulwazi ngaMi. '”

Ngalokho, uTessa wavele wakhihla isililo. Wawela emathangeni kaGrampa wakhala izinyembezi umzimba wakhe waze waphefumula kanzima. Lapho ekugcineni kuthule konke, wahlala phansi wabheka emehlweni akhe ajulile, athambile.

“Ngiyabonga, Grampa. Siyabonga ngokukhetha nathi. Ngiyabonga ngesipho sikaJesu. Ngiyabonga ngesipho sokumazi oyiMpilo yami nokuphefumula kwami. Ngiyabonga." Bavala amehlo, futhi okwesikhashana, ababekwazi ukukubona kwakunguKristu komunye.

Bese ebheka phansi, uTessa wathi, "Ngidinga ukuvuma izono."

UMbhishobhi uThomas Hardon usukume, wakhipha iPectoral Cross ngaphansi kwejezi lakhe, wayiqabula. Esusa okububende ephaketheni lakhe, waqabula futhi wakubeka emahlombe akhe. Ukwenza uphawu lwesiphambano, wabuye wahlala phansi futhi wancika kuye lapho ehlebela indlebe yakhe. Wacabanga ngaphakathi kwakhe ukuthi ukuvuma isono esincane kangako — ukube bekuyisono — bekungadonsela kanjani ukuhlekwa usulu ngumpristi okhuni. Kepha cha. Le nkathi kwakuyisikhathi soMcimi Wokucwenga. Kwakuyihora lokuthi uMlobokazi kaKrestu apheleliswe, angabi nachaphaza noma sici.

UThomas wavuka futhi, wabeka izandla zakhe ekhanda wagoba kwaze kwaba yilapho izindebe zakhe zingathinti izinwele zakhe. Wahlebela umkhuleko ngolimi angalwazi wayesebiza amagama okuxolelwa lapho elandela uphawu lweSiphambano ngaphezulu kwakhe. Wathatha izandla zakhe, wamphakamisa ezingalweni zakhe, futhi wambamba wamqinisa.

“Ngikulungele ukuhamba,” kusho yena.

"Nami futhi, Grampa."

UThomas wacisha isibani wasibuyisela etafuleni. Ngenkathi bephenduka bephuma, bahlangatshezwa ngophawu olukhulu ngenhla, olukhanyiswe ngamakhandlela ayishumi nambili.

Ngobubele besisa bukaNkulunkulu wethu,
ukuntwela kokusa kuvela phezu kwethu,
ukukhanyisela labo abahlala ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa,
nokuqondisa izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula…
Makabongwe uNkulunkulu osinika ukunqoba
ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.

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

“Yebo, makabongwe uNkulunkulu,” kusho uThomas.

 

 

 

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