Yiza ngaphaya: «Yonke into ikhona! ...» iphupha elibalulekileyo
«Ngomhla wama-29 kuJulayi 1987, thina oodade abathathu [oonongendi] satyelela udade wethu uClaudia, ohlala ePaoloni-Piccoli, kumasipala waseSanta Paolina (Avellino). Ngosuku olulandelayo satyelela umhlolokazi oneminyaka engamashumi asibhozo ubudala ka-Albino Gnerre nabantwana bakhe. Omnye waba, wema nomntakwethu uTata uBeniamino, wamxelela iphupha elibaluleke kakhulu...
«Ngomhla wama-29 kuJulayi 1987, thina oodade abathathu [oonongendi] satyelela udade wethu uClaudia, ohlala ePaoloni-Piccoli, kumasipala waseSanta Paolina (Avellino). Ngosuku olulandelayo satyelela umhlolokazi oneminyaka engamashumi asibhozo ubudala ka-Albino Gnerre nabantwana bakhe. Enye yezi, imisa nomzalwana wethu uBawo Beniamino, yamxelela iphupha elibaluleke kakhulu [...]. Lo mfana wayengakholelwa kubomi basemva kokufa (oko kukuthi kwiinyaniso zeNovissimi: Isigwebo, isihogo, iParadesi). Ngokutsho kwakhe, ubomi bomntu bufana nobesilwanyana, buphela ngokufa. Kodwa umhlobo wakhe ongummelwane, uRaffaele Paladino, owayesandul’ ukusweleka, weza kuye ephupheni. […] Esesephupheni wambuza: – Ufile… ndixelele ukuba kukho into evela kwelinye ilizwe ngokwenene na, kuba andikholelwa kuyo nantoni na kwaye ndiyanyelisa…
Umfi uphendule wathi:
– Kubuhlungu, kufuneka uyikholelwe: iParadesi, iNtlambululo-miphefumlo, isihogo, unaphakade ukhona… – Waqhubeka ephinda-phinda: – Yonke into ikhona! Ikhona! Ikhona! Kwaye ukuqinisekisa ukuba le nto ndiyithethayo iyinyani, ndikunika la manani oya kudlala kwivili laseNaples.
Lo mfana wavuka waza wabhala: 17, 48, 90, kwaye wabeka isiqwenga sephepha epokothweni yesifuba, kufuphi nomfanekiso weMadonna yaseMontevergine, ekhohliwe ngubani owaziyo ukuba kude kube nini. Ngalo lonke ixesha iphetshana elinamanani laliphuma epokothweni yakhe. Ekugqibeleni wadlala ezo nombolo awayezixelelwe ngumfi. Emva kweentsuku ezimbalwa eli phephandaba lapapasha amanani axeliweyo. Lo mfana uphumelele isixa esifanelekileyo. Iphupha liye lazaliseka. Ukususela ngoko akazange aphinde anyelise waza waba likholwa.