Santa Gemma Galgani kunye nokulwa nomtyholi
Phakathi kwabaNgcwele abakhanyisela iBandla likaYesu Krestu kule nkulungwane, uSanta Gemma Galgani, intombi yaseLucca, makabekwe. UYesu wamzalisa ngobubele obukhethekileyo, ebonakala kuye ngokuqhubekayo, emyalela ekusebenziseni ubuhle kwaye emthuthuzela kunye nenkampani ebonakalayo yeNgilosi yoMlindi.
Usathana waziqumbela ngokuchasene nengcwele; angathanda ukuba awuthintele umsebenzi kaThixo; wasilela, wazama ukumphazamisa nokumkhohlisa. U-Yesu walumkisa uMkhonzi wakhe: Lumka, Gemma, kuba uMtyholi uza kuyenza imfazwe enkulu. Ngapha koko, uMtyholi waziswa kuye ngokomntu. Amaxesha amaninzi wayibetha kanzima ngentonga enkulu okanye ngeflagella. USanta Gemma ngokungagungqi wawela emhlabeni esentlungwini kwaye, echaza inyani kuMphathi wakhe woMoya, wathi: "Hayi indlela emincinci yokubetha kancinci! Eyona ibaxekileyo kukuba isoloko indibetha kwindawo enye kwaye indibangele inxeba elikhulu! -Ngenye imini xa umtyholi wayithintele ngakwimiphunga, iNtloko-ntsini yalila kakhulu.
Uyibalisa kwiileta zakhe: «Emva kokuba usathana emkile, ndaya egumbini; kwabonakala kum ngathi ndiyafa; Ndalala emhlabeni. Kwangoko ke weza kuYesu eza kundinyusa; emveni koko wandichola. Ngamaxesha anjani! Ndihlupheka ... kodwa ndonwabile! Hayi indlela endavuya ngayo! ... Andikwazi ukuyicacisa! Zingaphi iimbasa ezenziwa nguYesu! ... Uphinde wandanga! Owu, Yesu othandekayo, indlela awayehlazeke ngayo! Kubonakala kungenakwenzeka. -
Ukumphambukisa kwisidima, umtyholi azenza ngathi ungumntu ovuma ukumbulala. INgcwele yavula isazela sayo; kodwa waqaphela kwiingcebiso ukuba lo yayingusathana. Wamcenga ngamandla u-Yesu kwaye okhohlakeleyo wanyamalala. Ngaphezulu kokuba umtyholi athabathe ubume bukaYesu Krestu, ngoku obethwa kwaye ngoku abeke emnqamlezweni. Lowo uguqileyo waguqa phantsi ukuba athandaze kuye; Nangona kunjalo, kwimigca ethile awayeyibona isenza kwaye ivela kwinkohliso ethile, wayeqonda ukuba yayingenguye uYesu.Waza waguqukela kuThixo, wafefa amanzi ambalwa asikelelekileyo kwaye kwangoko utshaba lwanyamalala emphefumlweni wakhe. Ngenye imini wakhalaza kuNkosi: uyabona, Yesu, indlela uMtyholi andikhohlise ngayo? Ndizokwazi njani ukuba nguwe okanye nguye? -UYesu waphendula: Xa ubona imbonakalo yam, kwangoko uthi: Usikelelekile uYesu noMariya! -ndokuphendula ngendlela efanayo. Ukuba nguMtyholi, akasayi kulibiza igama lam. -Ngokunye iNgcwele, ekubonakaleni kokubonakala kwaLowo wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni, yadanduluka: Benedict Yesu noMariya! -Xa yayinguMtyholi lo wazibeka ngoluhlobo, impendulo yayingu: Benedict ... -Ubonakele, uMtyholi wanyamalala.
INgcwele yahlaselwa yidemon yekratshi. Kanye xa wabona ejikeleze umandlalo wakhe iqela labafana namantombazana, ekwimo yeengelosi ezincinci, nekhandlela elikhanyisiweyo ezandleni zabo; wonke umntu waguqa ukuba amnqule. USathana angathanda ukuba ibhengezwe likratshi; iNgcwele yaqaphela isilingo kwaye yabiza ukunceda iNgelosi yeNkosi, eyathi, ikhupha umoya wokukhanya, yenza ukuba yonke into inyamalale. Inye inyani, ekufanele ukuba yaziwe, yile ilandelayo. Umlawuli woMoya, uBawo u-Gerano, uPastor, wayalela aba Ngcwele ukuba babhale ngobomi bakhe bonke kwincwadi yokubhala, ngendlela yokuvuma ngokubanzi. Olalelayo Gemma oThobekileyo, nangona enombingelelo, wabhala eyona nto ibalulekileyo ukukhumbula ngobomi obudlulileyo. Ukusukela ekubeni uBawo uGermanano wayeseRoma, i-Saint, ngokukaLucca, yagcina umbhalo obhaliweyo ekhompyutheni kwaye wawuvalela; ethubeni ebeya kunikezela kuMlawuli woMoya. Ukuxela kwangaphambili usathana ukuba yonke into ebhaliweyo emiphefumlweni iyakwenza ntoni, wayithatha wayisusa. Xa iNgcwele yahamba iyokuthatha incwadana ebhaliweyo, ingayifumani, yabuza kuAunt Cecilia ukuba wayeyithathile na; Impendulo ngokungathandeki, iNgcwele yaqonda ukuba yayiyijoli yokubonakalisa. Ngapha koko, ngobunye ubusuku, xa wayethandaza, idemon eyayinomsindo yabonakala kuye, ilungele ukumbetha; kodwa uThixo akazange ayivumele ngelo xesha. Ukhohlakeleyo wathi kuye: Imfazwe, imfazwe ngokuchasene noMlawuli wakho wokomoya! Ukubhala kwakho kusezandleni zam! Wemka ke. Abangcwele bathumela ileta kuBawo uGermanano, owayengothuki yilento yenzekileyo. Umbingeleli olungileyo, ehlala eRoma, waya kwiCawa ukuya kuqalisa ukukhupha imathane ngokuchasene nomtyholi, ekutshontsheni nasekutshoneni nasekuphalazeleni amanzi asikelelekileyo. I-Guardian Angel yazisa ngokuzithemba. U-Bawo wathi kuye: "Ndizisele irhamncwa elibi apha, elithabathe incwadana kaGemma! -Idemon yavela kwangoko phambi koFr. Gerano. Esebenzisa le exorcisms wayifumana kanye emva koko wayalela ukuba: Beka le ncwadana uyibuyisele apho uyifumene khona! -Udeveli kwafuneka athobele kwaye wazisa kwi-Holy ephethe incwadi yokubhala ngesandla. -Ndinike incwadana! Utshilo uGemma. -Andizukunika! ... Kodwa ndinyanzelekile! Emva koko umtyholi waqala ukujija incwadana, etshisa imiphetho yamaphepha amaninzi ngezandla; emva koko waqalisa ukugqobhoza kuyo, eshiya iminwe yakhe kumaphepha amaninzi. Ekugqibeleni wawudlulisa lo mbhalo-mbhalo. Le ncwadana inemifanekiso ifunyanwa ngoku kwii-Passionist Fathers e-Roma, kwi-Postulation House, ekufutshane neCawa yabaNgcwele uJohn no Paul. Iindwendwe ziyabonakala. Umbhali wakwazi ukuyifumana ezandleni zakhe kwaye wayifunda ngokuyinxalenye. Umxholo wale ncwadana sele upapashiwe phantsi kwesihloko esithi "Autobiography of S. Gemma". Kukho amaphepha afotwe, abonisa iminwe yesidemon.