Ingcwele yosuku lukaJanuwari 15: ibali likaSanta Paul iHermit
(malunga nama-233 - malunga nama-345)
Akucaci ukuba yintoni esiyaziyo ngokwenene ngobomi bukaPawulos, ukuba ilunge kangakanani, nokuba iyinyani kangakanani.
UPaul kuthiwa wazalelwa eYiphutha, apho wayeyinkedama eneminyaka eli-15. Wayekwangumfana onenkcubeko kwaye ozinikeleyo. Ngexesha lokutshutshiswa kukaDecius eYiphutha ngonyaka wama-250, uPaul wanyanzelwa ukuba azimele kwindlu yomhlobo wakhe. Esoyika ukuba umlanya uza kumngcatsha, wabalekela emqolombeni entlango. Icebo lakhe yayikukubuya yakuphela intshutshiso, kodwa ubumnandi bokuhlala wedwa kunye nokucinga kwasezulwini kwamqinisekisa ukuba makahlale.
Waqhubeka nokuhlala kuloo mqolomba kangangeminyaka engama-90. Umthombo osondeleyo wamnika ukuba asele, umthi wesundu wamnika impahla kunye nokutya. Emva kweminyaka engama-21 yokuhlala yodwa, intaka yaqalisa ukuyiphathela isiqingatha sesonka yonke imihla. Ngaphandle kokwazi okwenzekayo emhlabeni, uPaul wathandazela ukuba umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.
USanta Anthony wase-Egypt ungqina ngobomi bakhe obungcwele kunye nokufa. Ukulingwa yingcinga yokuba akukho mntu wayekhonze uThixo entlango ixesha elide kunaye, uAnthony wakhokelwa nguThixo ukuba afumane uPaul kwaye amazi njengendoda egqibeleleyo kunaye. Unomyayi ngaloo mini weza nesonka esipheleleyo endaweni yesiqingatha esiqhelekileyo. Njengoko uPawulos waxela kwangaphambili, uAnthony wayeza kubuya angcwabe umhlobo wakhe omtsha.
Kucingelwa ukuba wayeneminyaka emalunga ne-112 ukusweleka kwakhe, uPaul waziwa ngokuba "yindlalifa yokuqala". Umthendeleko wakhe ubhiyozelwa eMpuma; kukhunjulwa nakwisiko laseCoptic naseArmenian sobunzima.
Ukucingisisa
Ukuthanda kukaThixo kunye nesikhokelo sakhe kubonakala kwiimeko zobomi bethu. Sikhokelwa lubabalo lukaThixo, sikhululekile ukuba siphendule ngokhetho olusisondeza kuthi kwaye lusenze ukuba sixhomekeke ngakumbi kuThixo owasidalayo. Olu khetho ngamanye amaxesha lusenokubonakala ngathi luyasahlukanisa nabamelwane bethu. Kodwa ekugqibeleni basikhokelela emva kuzo zombini umthandazo kunye nobudlelane.