Tsiku Lopatulika la Januware 22: nkhani ya Saint Vincent waku Zaragoza

(Dc 304)

Zambiri zomwe timadziwa za woyera mtima uyu zimachokera kwa wolemba ndakatulo Prudentius. Machitidwe ake adasindikizidwa momasuka ndimalingaliro a opanga awo. Koma Woyera Augustine, mu umodzi mwa maulaliki ake ku St. Vincent, amalankhula zakukhala ndi mbiri yakufa kwa iye patsogolo pake. Tili otsimikiza pang'ono za dzina lake, zakuti iye ndi dikoni, za malo a imfa yake ndi kuikidwa m'manda.

Malinga ndi nkhani yomwe tili nayo, kudzipereka kwachilendo komwe adawalimbikitsa kuyenera kuti kunali ndi maziko mu moyo wankhanza kwambiri. Vincent adadzozedwa ngati dikoni ndi mnzake Saint Valerius waku Zaragoza ku Spain. Mafumu achi Roma adasindikiza zikalata zawo motsutsana ndi atsogoleri achipembedzo mu 303 ndipo chaka chotsatira motsutsana ndi anthu wamba. Vincent ndi bishopu wake adamangidwa ku Valencia. Njala ndi kuzunzidwa zinalephera kuwawononga. Monga anyamata omwe anali m'ng'anjo yoyaka moto, amawoneka ngati akukumana ndi mavuto.

Valerio adatumizidwa ku ukapolo ndipo Daco, kazembe wachiroma, tsopano adapatsa Vincenzo mphamvu zonse. Kuzunza kwayesedwa kumveka kwamakono kwambiri. Koma zotsatira zawo zazikulu zinali kuwonongeka kwapang'onopang'ono kwa Dacian mwiniwake. Anapangitsa kuti ozunzawo amenyedwe chifukwa analephera.

Pamapeto pake adanenanso zakunyengerera: kodi a Vincent angasiye mabuku opatulika kuti awotchedwe malinga ndi lamulo la mfumu? Iye sakanachita izo. Kuzunzidwa pa grill kunapitilirabe, wandendeyo adakhalabe wolimba mtima, wozunza uja adadziletsa. Vincent anaponyedwa m'ndende yonyansa ndikusintha woyang'anira ndendeyo. Dacian analira mokwiya, koma modabwitsa adalamula kuti wandendeyo apumule kwakanthawi.

Anzake mwa okhulupirika adabwera kudzamuyendera, koma sakanakhala ndi mpumulo wapadziko lapansi. Atamukhazika pabedi labwino, adapita ku mpumulo wake wamuyaya.

Kulingalira

Ophedwa ndi zitsanzo zamphamvu za zomwe mphamvu ya Mulungu ingachite. Ndizosatheka mwaumunthu, tikudziwa, kuti wina azunzidwe ngati Vincent ndikukhala wokhulupirika. Koma ndizowonanso kuti ndi mphamvu yaumunthu yokha palibe amene angakhale wokhulupirika ngakhale atazunzidwa kapena kuzunzidwa. Mulungu samatipulumutsa munthawi zochepa ndi "zapadera". Mulungu akuthandiza oyendetsa ngalawa zazikulu komanso mabwato a ana.