Isicatshulwa sokomoya sika-Alessandro Serenelli, obulala uSanta Maria Goretti
“Ndiphantse ndaneminyaka engama-80 ubudala, sele ndiza kuvala usuku lwam. Xa ndijonga emva, ndiyabona ukuba ebutsheni bam ndathatha ikhondo elingelilo: indlela yobubi, eyandikhokelela ekonakaleni. Ndabona kumaphephandaba, imiboniso kunye nemizekelo emibi elandelwa lulutsha kakhulu ngaphandle kokukhathalela: Nam andizange ndikhathazeke. Ndandinamakholwa neengcali kufutshane nam, kodwa andizange ndibahoye, ndimfanyekiswe ngumkhosi onamandla owawundityhalela kwindlela embi. Kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini ndenze ulwaphulo-mthetho olunomdla namhlanje endothuswa yimemori nje. UMaria Goretti, ngoku ongcwele, wayeyingelosi elungileyo u-Providence ayibeke ezinyaweni zam ukuze andisindise. Ndisawahlabile amazwi akhe okungcikiva nokuxolela entliziyweni yam. Wandithandazela, wancenga umbulali wakhe. Kwalandela iminyaka engamashumi amathathu entolongweni. Ukuba bendingamncinci, ngendigwetywe ubomi. Ndasamkela isigwebo esifanelekileyo, ndarhoxa: ndiyasiqonda isiphoso sam. UMaria omncinci wayelukhanyiso lwam, umkhuseli wam; Ngoncedo lwakhe ndaziphatha kakuhle kule minyaka ingamashumi amabini anesixhenxe ndisentolongweni kwaye ndazama ukuhlala ndithembekile xa uluntu lundamkela kwakhona kumalungu alo. Oonyana baka-St. Francis, abancinci be-Capuchin Marches, ngenceba yesaphos bandamkela phakathi kwabo hayi njengesicaka, kodwa njengomzalwana. Ndihleli nabo iminyaka engama-24. Kwaye ngoku ndilindele umzuzu wokungeniswa kumbono kaThixo, ukwamkela abathandekayo bam, ukusondela kwingelosi yam yokukhusela kunye nomama wakhe othandekayo, uAssunta. Abo baya kuyifunda le leta yam bafuna ukuzoba imfundiso eyonwabisayo yokubaleka ububi kwaye uhlala ulandela okuhle, ukusuka ebuntwaneni. Bayeke bacinge ukuba inkolo nemithetho yayo ayisiyonto ingenziwa ngaphandle kwayo, kodwa ke yona intuthuzelo yokwenyani, ekuphela kwendlela eqinisekileyo kuzo zonke iimeko, nkqu nezona zibuhlungu ebomini. Uxolo nothando"
Macerata
5 maggio 1961
UAlessandro Serenelli