I-Lourdes: UJustin, umntwana ogulayo waphiliswa nguMadonna

Justin BOUHORT. Elinjani ukuba mnandi ibali lokuphiliswa! Ukususela ekuzalweni kwakhe, uJustin uyagula kwaye uthathwa njengobuthathaka. Kwiminyaka emi-2 ubudala, unobunzima obukhulu kwaye akazange ahambe. Ekuqaleni kukaJulayi umama wakhe uCroisine, enqwenela ukumbona esecicini lokufa, unquma ukuya kuthandaza naye eGrotto, nangona amapolisa ayenqatshelwe! ukungena kwiGrotto kwakungavumelekanga ngelo xesha. Efika nje unina ucenga phambi kwelitye ephethe umntwana ezingalweni, ejikelezwe sisihlwele sabantu ababukeleyo. Emva koko ugqiba kwelokuba amhlambe umntwana ofayo kwibhafu eyayisandul’ ukukhiwa ngabembi. Ejikelezwe zizikhuzo kunye noqhanqalazo, bafuna ukumthintela "ekubulaleni umntwana wakhe"! Emva kwexesha elibonakala ngathi lide, uyayibonisa kwaye ubuyela ekhaya noJustin ezandleni zakhe. Umntwana usaphefumla buthathaka. Wonke umntu woyika kakhulu, ngaphandle komama okholelwa ngakumbi kunanini ngaphambili ukuba "iNtombikazi iya kumphilisa". Umntwana ulala ngoxolo. Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezizayo, uJustin uyachacha aze ahambe! Yonke into ingena ngocwangco. Ukukhula kwenzeka rhoqo, abantu abadala bayafikelelwa. Phambi kokufa kwakhe, okwenzeka ngo-1935, waya kukwenziwa abe ngcwele kukaBernadette nge-8 kaDisemba 1933 eRome.