Zvinoshanda Kuzvipira kweZuva: Tora St. Augustine semuenzaniso

Vechidiki vaAugustine. Sayenzi nehunyanzvi zvaive zvisina basa pasina kuzvininipisa: achizvikudza pamusoro pake uye nehunhu hwake, akawira mukukanganisa kwakadaro nevaManichaeans avo, gare gare, vakazvishamisa. Chokwadi, sezvo mapopoma anonyadzisa akagadzirirwa vanozvikudza, saka Augustine akapinda mukusachena! Zvakashaya basa kuti moyo wake wakarova amai vake vakamutsiura; akazviona ari munzira isiriyo, asi aigara achiti mangwana ... Haizi nyaya yako here?

Kutendeuka kwaAugustine. Mwoyo murefu, Mwari, akamirira makore makumi matatu. Kunaka kukuru sei uye manyuko akasimba sei echivimbo kwatiri! Asi Augustine, achiziva kukanganisa kwake, anozvininipisa uye anochema. Kutendeuka kwake kuri kwechokwadi zvekuti haatyi kuita kureurura kwake pachena sekugadzirisa kuzvikudza kwake; zvinogara zvichingoitika zvekuti, kusvika padanho rekutadza, zvivi zvinotiza muhupenyu hwese ... Kana uri iwe, mushure mematadzo mazhinji, kutendeuka kwako chii?

Rudo rwaAugustine. Chete murudo rukuru kwazvo ndipo paakawana nzira yekutendeuka kwemoyo uye nzira yekudzorera Mwari pamakore akarasika. Akanyunyuta nezve moyo mudiki kuti usade zvakanyanya; muna Mwari oga akawana rugare; nekuti kumuda iye aidzidzira kutsanya, akatendeuka mweya, akapisa hama dzake nerudo; uye mazuva ese paakatanga kuita zvakawanda, akazova serafi werudo. Zvishoma sei zvandinoita nerudo rwaMwari! Muenzaniso weVatendi unofanirwa kutinyadzisa sei!

MAITIRO. - Anoita zvinhu zvese nerudo rukuru kutevedzera Musande; anodzokorora matatu Pater kuna St. Augustine.