Ngcwele yosuku: ibali leSaint Apollonia. Umncedisi woogqirha bamazinyo, ngovuyo watsibela emlilweni.
(Dc 249) Ukutshutshiswa kwamaKristu kwaqala e-Aleksandriya ngexesha lolawulo luka-Emperor Philip. Ixhoba lokuqala lehlokondiba lobuhedeni yindoda endala egama linguMetrius, owangcungcuthekiswayo emva koko waxulutywa ngamatye wafa. Umntu wesibini ongazange avume ukunqula izithixo zabo yayingumfazi ongumKristu ogama linguQuinta. Amazwi akhe asicaphukisa isihlwele, kwaye wabethwa ngamatye. Ngelixa inkoliso yamaKrestu yayibaleka esixekweni, ishiya yonke impahla yayo yasemhlabeni, umdikoni wamandulo, uApollonia, waxhwilwa. Isihlwele sambetha, sawabetha onke amazinyo. Emva koko babasa umlilo omkhulu kwaye bamoyikisela ngokumphosa ngaphakathi ukuba akaqalekisi uThixo wakhe, wabacela ukuba balinde umzuzwana, benze ngokungathi uzithathela ingqalelo izicelo zabo. Endaweni yoko, ngovuyo watsibela edangatyeni kwaye ngenxa yoko wafela ukholo. Kwakukho iicawa ezininzi kunye nezibingelelo ezazinikezelwe kuye. U-Apollonia ngugqirha wamazinyo, kwaye abantu abaphethwe ngamazinyo kunye nezinye izifo zamazinyo bahlala becela ukuba angenelele kuye. Uboniswa ngesibini seeplisi ezibambe izinyo okanye izinyo legolide elijinga emqaleni wakhe. USt.Augustine uchaze ukubulawa kwakhe ngokuzithandela njengokhuthazo olukhethekileyo loMoya oyiNgcwele, kuba akukho mntu uvumelekileyo ukuba azibulale.
Ukucingisisa: ICawe inemincili! U-Apollonia uhlonitshwe njengomgcini oyingcwele yoogqirha bamazinyo, kodwa lo mfazi omazinyo akhe akhutshwa ngaphandle kwe-anesthesia ngokuqinisekileyo kufuneka abe ngumkhuseli wabo boyika usihlalo. Kwakhona wayenokuba ngumkhuseli wabadala, njengoko wazuza uzuko ebudaleni bakhe, emi eqinile phambi kwabatshutshisi bakhe njengokuba amanye amaKristu ayesaba esixekweni. Nangona kunjalo sikhetha ukuyihlonipha, ihlala ingumzekelo wokuba nesibindi kuthi. I-Sant'Apollonia yintshatsheli yoGqirha bamazinyo kunye nezinyo