Ingcwele yosuku lukaDisemba 23: ibali likaSanta John waseKanty

Ingcwele yosuku lwe-23 kuDisemba
(24 Juni 1390 - 24 Disemba 1473)

Ibali likaSt. John waseKanty

UJohn wayeyinkwenkwana eyayiqhuba kakuhle kwisixeko esikhulu nakwiyunivesithi enkulu eKrakow, ePoland. Emva kwezifundo ezigqwesileyo wamiselwa njengombingeleli kwaye waba ngunjingalwazi kwezakwalizwi. Inkcaso engaphephekiyo edibene nabangcwele yamkhokelela ekubeni agxothwe ziintshaba zakhe athunyelwe ukuba abe ngumfundisi weparishi eOlkusz. Indoda ethobeke kakhulu, yenza konke okusemandleni ayo, kodwa eyona nto ibalaseleyo yayingayithandi amarhamente akhe. Ngapha koko, wayesoyika uxanduva lwesikhundla sakhe. Kodwa ekugqibeleni wazizuza iintliziyo zabantu bakhe. Emva kwexesha elithile wabuyela eKrakow kwaye wafundisa iZibhalo ubomi bakhe bonke.

UJohn wayeyindoda enesidima kwaye ethobekile, kodwa esaziwa kubo bonke abahlwempuzekileyo baseKrakow ngobubele bakhe. Izinto zakhe kunye nemali yakhe bezisoloko zinabo kwaye bazisebenzisa izihlandlo ezininzi. Wayegcina kuphela imali kunye neempahla eziyimfuneko ukuze azixhase. Wayelala kancinci, esitya kancinci kwaye engathathi nyama. Wathabatha uhambo oluya eYerusalem, ngethemba lokufela ukholo ngamaTurkey. Emva koko uGiovanni wenza uhambo oluya eRoma ngokulandelelana, ethwele umthwalo wakhe emagxeni. Xa wayelunyukisiwe ukuba ayikhathalele impilo yakhe, wakhawuleza waveza ukuba, ngaphandle kwako konke ukubangcungcutheka, ootata basentlango baphila ubomi obude ngokungaqhelekanga.

Ukucingisisa

UJohn waseKanty ungcwele ongcwele: wayenobubele, ethobekile kwaye enesisa, wafumana inkcaso kwaye wakhokelela kubomi obungqongqo kunye nokuzisola. Uninzi lwamaKrestu kuluntu olutyebileyo lunokuqonda konke ngaphandle kwesithako sokugqibela: nantoni na engaphaya kokuziqeqesha ngobulali ibonakala igcinelwe iimbaleki nabadanisi. Ubuncinci iKrisimesi lixesha elifanelekileyo lokwala ukuzanelisa.