Amabali amathathu malunga nePadre Pio engqina ubungcwele bakhe
Kumyezo wecosta kukho imisipres, imithi yeziqhamo kunye neminye imithi yompayini eyedwa. Emthunzini wabo, ehlotyeni, iPadre Pio, ngeengokuhlwa, babedla ngokuma kunye nabahlobo kunye neendwendwe ezimbalwa, ukufumana ukuphumla okuncinci. Ngenye imini, xa uYise wayencokola neqela labantu, iintaka ezininzi, ezazimi kumasebe aphezulu emithi, ngequbuliso zaqala ukuthanda, ukukhupha iipeps, iiarps, iimpempe kunye neetrill. Iibhetri, oongqatyana, iiflegi zegolide kunye nezinye iintlobo zeentaka ziphakamise ingoma yesangoma. Le ngoma, nangona kunjalo, kungekudala yamcaphukisa uPadre Pio, ophakamise amehlo akhe ezulwini kwaye weza nomnwe wakhe wesalathiso kwimilebe yakhe, wasondeza ukuthula ngokuzimisela: "Kwanele!" Iintaka, iicrickets kunye neecicadas zathi cwaka. Bonke ababekho bamangaliswa kunene. IPadre Pio, njengeSan Francesco, wayethetha neentaka.
Elinye inene lithi: “Umama, waseFoggia, owayengomnye weentombi zokuqala zokomoya zikaPadre Pio, akazange asilele, kwiintlanganiso zakhe noCapuchin obekekileyo, ukumcela ukuba akhusele utata ukuze amguqule. NgoAprili 1945 utata wayeza kudutyulwa. Wayesele ephambi kweqela lokudubula xa ebona phambi kwakhe uPadre Pio, ephakamise iingalo zakhe, kwisenzo sokumkhusela. Umphathi womkhosi wakhupha umyalelo wokuba kudutyulwe, kodwa ngenxa yemipu eyayijoliswe kutata, ayizange iphele. Amalungu asixhenxe eqela lokudubula kunye nomphathi ngokwakhe, bemangalisiwe, bajonga izixhobo: akukho mpazamo. Eli qela lajolisa kwimipu yalo kwakhona. Okwesibini umphathi-mkhosi wakhupha umyalelo wokuba kudutyulwe. Kwaye okwesibini imipu yala ukusebenza. Inyaniso engaqondakaliyo nengaqondakaliyo yakhokelela ekunqunyanyisweni kokubulawa. Kwisihlandlo sesibini, utata, naye ecingela ukunqunyulwa kwamalungu omzimba ngenxa yemfazwe nokuhonjiswa okukhulu, waxolelwa. Utata wabuyela kunqulo lwamaKatolika waza wafumana iisakramente eSan Giovanni Rotondo, apho wayeye kubulela uPadre Pio. Ngale ndlela umama wafumana ubabalo awayesoloko elucela kuPadre Pio: ukuguqulwa kwenkosikazi yakhe.
UTata u-Onorato wathi: - “Ndaya eSan Giovanni Rotondo, kunye nomhlobo wam, neVespa 125. Ndafika kwikhaya loonongendi kanye ngaphambi kwesidlo sasemini. Ukungena kwindawo yokuphumla, emva kokunika imbeko kumphathi, ndaya kuncamisa isandla sikaPadre Pio. "Guaglio", watsho ngobuqili, "ingaba unomeva ukutshisile?" (UPadre Pio wayesazi ukuba yeyiphi indlela yothutho endiyisebenzisileyo). Ngentsasa elandelayo sinoonomeva, sinduluka sisiya eSan Michele. Isiqingatha sepetroli yaphela, sabeka indawo yokugcina sizithembisa ukuba siza kuyigcwalisa eMonte Sant'Angelo. Kanye kwidolophana, isimangaliso esibi: abasasazi abazange bavule. Kwakhona sagqiba kwelokuba sihambe sibuyela eSan Giovanni Rotondo sinethemba lokudibana nomntu esiza kufumana amafutha kuye. Ndandizisola ngakumbi ngembono engafanelekanga endandiza kuyenza kumaqabane awayendilindile ngesidlo sasemini. Emva kweekhilomitha ezimbalwa injini yaqalisa ukuqhekeka yaza yafa. Sajonga ngaphakathi kwitanki: ingenanto. Ngokukrakra ndalatha kumhlobo wam ukuba kwakumalunga nemizuzu elishumi ngaphambi kwexesha lesidlo sasemini. Kancinci ngumsindo kunye nentwana yokundibonisa umanyano umhlobo wam uye wayibetha yancinci i-pedal yokutshisa. Unomeva waqala ngoko nangoko. Ngaphandle kokuzibuza ukuba njani kwaye kutheni, sishiye "sidubule". Kanye kwisikwere se-convent i-wasp yayeka: i-injini, elandelwa yi-crack eqhelekileyo, yamisa. Savula itanki, yomile njengakuqala. Sajonga iiwotshi ngokumangala kwaye sothuka ngakumbi: kwakusele imizuzu emihlanu ngaphambi kwesidlo sasemini. Kwimizuzu emihlanu babe sebehambe iikhilomitha ezilishumi elinesihlanu. Umyinge: ikhulu elinamashumi asibhozo eekhilomitha ngeyure. Ngaphandle kwepetroli! Ndangena kwikhaya loonongendi ngoxa abazalwana babesiya kwisidlo sasemini. Ndiye ndadibana noPadre Pio owayendijongile encumile….