Ngobusuku UMzalwana uBiagio Weva UThixo
Wayeneminyaka engama-23 ubudala UMzalwana uBiagio Conte xa efika kwelona xesha libuhlungu nelimnyama kakhulu lobomi bakhe. Ngelo xesha wayesele ebetheke phantsi, akazange akwazi ukugqiba izifundo zakhe, umsebenzi wakhe woshishino wawungaqali kwaye wayenengxaki yokutya. Nangona wayeguqukele koogqirha bengqondo neengcali zengqondo ezahlukeneyo, waqhubeka esiva eso simo sokungabi nangxaki ngaphakathi.
Kwincwadi yakhe "Isixeko samahlwempu” ubalisa ngohambo lwakhe ukusuka ePalermo ukuya eFlorence ukuya kufuna intuthuzelo. Kodwa akukho nto yayibonakala isebenza, wayengakhululekanga naphi na kwaye emva kokuba ebuyele ePalermo, wazama ukucinga indlela yokucela uYesu ukuba amncede afumane ubungakanani bakhe.
Ukubandezeleka kwakhe okukhulu kwavela uluntu, ubungendawo behlabathi bamngcungcuthekisa kwaye ngelishwa, ekubeni wayengaguli, kwakungekho unyango kuye. Wacinga ukuzila ade azivumele afe ukuze ashukume izazela zabantu ebanyanzela ukuba balaqaze.
Ubuso bukaKristu bamsindisa
Egumbini lakhe, ejinga eludongeni, uBiagio wayenayo ubuso bukaKristu, kodwa akazange ayeke ukuyijonga ngaphambili. Nangona kunjalo, xa ephakamisa amehlo akhe aze ahlangane nokujonga kwakhe, uyaqaphela emehlweni kaKristu konke ukuphelelwa lithemba ngenxa yokubandezeleka kwabantwana basePalermo, kodwa ngendlela efanayo nosindiso kunye nentlawulelo.
Ngelo xesha waqonda ukuba ukuze atshintshe izinto kufuneka enze okuthile, kufuneka aphume aze abonise abantu ukudideka kwakhe. Ngomqondiso oqhotyoshelwe entanyeni yakhe, apho wabonisa ukucaphuka kwakhe ngokuchasene nokungakhathali, iintlekele zendalo, iimfazwe kunye ne-mafia, wahamba ejikeleza isixeko imini yonke.
Kodwa abantu baqhubeka bebonisa ukungakhathali. Ngelo xesha uThixo wagqiba kwelokuba layita Biagio kunye nokuvuma isicelo sakhe sokumbonisa indlela. Ngelo xesha weva amandla angaqhelekanga emthatha kwaye waqonda ukuba indlela eya phambili yayikukubaleka kuyo yonke into.
Wabhalela abazali bakhe ileta yokuba ndlela-ntle waza wabhadula ezintabeni esitya amaqunube. Ngenye imini wayeziva ebuhlungu, wayesifa waza ngamandla akhe okugqibela wagqiba kwelokuba enze njalo thandaza kuThixo bemcela ukuba angamshiyi. Ubushushu obumangalisayo batyhutyha umzimba wakhe waza wakhanyiselwa nokukhanya okukhulu. Konke ukubandezeleka, indlala, ingqele zazingasekho. Ebelungile, waphakama waqhubekeka nohambo lwakhe.
Ngelo xesha uhambo lwaqala ukusuka hlala phantsi nguBiagio Conte, uhambo olwenziwe ngemithandazo, iincoko kunye neentlanganiso, ngaphambi kokuba abuyele ePalermo yakhe kwaye aseke ubuthunywa "Ithemba kunye Nothando“, ikhusi lamahlwempu nabasweleyo kunye nomqondiso wethemba kwabo babandezelekileyo.