Palermo, umfana omncinci uxela iVangeli kwaye intombazana eyisimumu iyathetha. Ummangaliso

Yayilithuba likaTata u-Antonio, uFrancisan weefreydi zokugqibela, ukusuka kwisibingelelo seCawa yaseSan Francesco di Padova, ePalermo, ngexesha lekhaya leMisa, ukubalisa ngesi sehlo esimangalisayo. Intombazana encinci eyayingazange ithethe, yafumana igama, emva kokucenga kwendoda engaziwayo okwathi kwimizuzwana embalwa yazama ukuyibhengeza iVangeli ngaphandle kwempumelelo, kuba yayithintelwe ngumkhweli. Kuba yonke into yenzeka ngexesha lokukhwela itram ePalermo.

Ibali le-friar liyamangalisa. Intombazana encinci yayikho kwitram, ihleli ezingubeni zikayise. Endleleni, umfana oselula waphakama wathi: "Ndimele ndibhengeze iVangeli". Impendulo engemnandi katata womntwana: "Hlala phantsi", watyhola. Umfana wathobela. Kodwa emva kwemizuzu embalwa waphinda ukuzama. "Ndifuna ukwazisa iVangeli". Kwaye ngeli nqanaba, utata wentombazana, evutha ngumsindo ngenxa yokunyanzeliswa, waphinda wathi: "Hlala phantsi kwaye uzivalele."

Kodwa umfana akazange azinqande, wawuyeka umsindo womkhweli waphinda waphinda "Ndifuna ukwazisa iVangeli" okwesithathu. Indlela awasabela ngayo umzali yayisoyikeka. Ukusuka kubudlelane uqhubela phambili kwizisongelo. Kodwa kwakulo mzuzu intombazana encinci, yakhululwayo kukukhathalelwa nguyise, yathi: "Tata, kutheni ungamvumeli ukuba athethe ...." Iviwe ke le ndoda, yawa ngamadolo iinyembezi iinyembezi.

“Intombazana yam ayithethi, ngoku iyathetha,” yakhwaza.

UFriar Antonio wathi: “Esi yayisisibhengezo salo mfana.