Ukuzinikela Engelosini Egciniwe: Izinzuzo Zayo Zansuku zonke
UTobias osemusha, owayehamba neNgelosi yakhe, wayengumfanekiso ophelele wethu sonke lapha abahambi ndawonye nabethu; ngalomehluko, ukuthi wawubona, ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi kwakungu-Angelo; Siyazi okuphambene, ngaphandle kokukubona. Unobaba ongaboni futhi ompofu umkhonzi womndeni {17 [103]} uzikweleta uhambo olude futhi olungathandeki, uGiovine njengoba enjalo, akanalwazi ngezindlela nezamabhizinisi. Kodwa yini? lapho nje ekhipha unyawo ngaphandle kwendlu, insizwa enhle (ingelosi uRaphael) isheshe ibonwe, ogqoke umhambi ngendlela enobungane imnikeza umlingani nomqondisi. Ngaphandle kwalokho, selokhu kwavela okokuqala emhlabeni iNgelosi yethu izenze yasondela, iseceleni kwethu, futhi ayisilahli kulo lonke uhambo lwempilo yethu. Futhi ngubani ongabala ubungozi izithwali lapho umnakekeli osinakekelayo asithatha khona, nezimpahla umuntu ngamunye eyezethu? Sazi kakhulu ngokuthi zingaki izingozi esivulelwa zona ebuntwaneni bethu; mingaki imicimbi eyenzeka ebusheni bakhe futhi kuyo yonke impilo yakhe, noma ubuthakathaka, noma uhambo, noma ibhizinisi elinzima nokuhlangana okubi, noma ngamacala aphikisayo nangalindelekile. Siyakhumbula ukuthi kaningi ngenxa yobufakazi obunjalo obungalindelekile futhi obuyisimangaliso, siyaphuma kubo. Izinganekwane engangizizwa ngishukumiseleka ukuba ngiphume endlini, futhi ngashiya kancane, lokho kwalimaza; kulabo abashiya unyawo lwabo kuleyo ndawo, babona ukuthi umlilo ubalekile; yalabo abashintshe indlela yabo yokuhamba, bazithola bekude nababulali; yalabo ababemi ekhaya, futhi ngaleyo ndlela befika bezodonsa ama-precipices, noma abaqamekeli; futhi konke lokhu kufanele kwenzelwe bani, uma kungenjalo ngeso leNgelosi yethu, ukunaka njalo nokusibheka? Ngakho-ke ukuthi izwi lomprofethi woqobo, lokuthi ingelosi yeNkosi iyasikhulula ezingozini: Immittet Angelus Domini in circuitu timentium eum, et eripiet eos. Usizungezile, uthi yebo. Ambrose, futhi uhamba phambi kwethu, ukuze kungabikho muntu ongasilimaza. Naphezu kwezingozi eziningi esezithathiwe, angatshela uThobia ukuthi azibone, ekhululekile futhi enempilo, futhi ayikweleta umnakekeli omuhle u-Angelo. Eqinisweni uTobias waqoqa imali enkulu yesikweletu sakhe, futhi ekuqaleni wayithi ubuhle bomuntu okweletayo, kepha wabe esebona ukuthi {19 [105]} ubuhle babungokwaseNgelosi ukuze babazi ngezindlela ezifanele kuye zokuqoqa. Ukholelwe umhlangano ojabulisayo wokuthi ubeke isibopho sakhe kanye nomthetho nenkosikazi eyayicebile ngokulinganayo futhi inolaka, kepha wabe esebona ukuthi lokhu kwakuyinto enhle evela eNgelosi yakhe. Wakholelwa kububi bakhe ukuthi azithole esengcupheni yokuqothulwa yinhlanzi enkulu; kodwa wabe esebona ukuthi ubungozi buba uphawu lomusa weNgelosi yakhe, eyenze ukuba inhlanzi iphunyuke idemoni, futhi ibone ubaba oyimpumputhe. Ngakho-ke ekuziphatheni kwezinto eziyinqaba, le nsizwa ebongayo ibona inzuzo engaguquki yeNgelosi yayo enhle, yagqashuka kulezi zinkulumo: Bonis omnibus per eum repleti sumus (Tob. I-12, 3). Yonke impahla esigcwele ngayo ingumsebenzi wonke waleso Silo sengilosi. Ah ukunakekelwa okukhulu, kubabaza ngesisa s. I-Agostino, noma ukunakekelwa okukhulu, nokuqapha kothando abasisiza ngakho kuwo wonke amahora, kuzo zonke izimo, futhi siyakhuluma! {20 [106]} Amabil umqaphi wami, kuyiqiniso kangakanani, ukuthi ugcine le ndlela efanayo yokuziphatha nami. Ukubukeka engikunikeza iminyaka yami edlule, ebhizinisini lami, inhliziyo yami isheshe ingitshele ukuthi engikubalekele ebubini, ngikubalekele; ngenze kahle, ngikwenzele.
ISIVIVINYO
Noma yiliphi ibhizinisi eliphumelelayo eliphumelelayo, nomagwema ubungozi, libone ngemikhuleko, amalambu nokuzisiza. U-Angelo: ngakho-ke thandaza kuye ekuseni nakusihlwa, ikakhulukazi lapho uqala uhambo, lapho usuka ekhaya, uthandaze ngenhliziyo ungabaza futhi ucindezelekile, ukuze akubusise futhi akukhulule ebubini.
ISIBONELO
Umcimbi wakamuva {21 [107]} uqinisekisa ngokumangalisayo ukuthi ama-Guardian Angels ahlanganyela okuhle okuhle nsuku zonke.
Ngo-Agasti 31, 1844, lapho umuntu kwadingeka ukuthi aye edolobheni ukuyolungisa ibhizinisi lakhe, waphakanyiselwa ukuthi azincomele kuCustos yakhe engcwele ukuze athathe uhambo oluhle. Lokho akwenze ngokuzithandela wahlanganisa abantu benkonzo, ngaleyo ndlela ebeka yonke imbangela yohambo ezandleni ze-Guardian Angel. Agibele emotweni, ngemuva kokuhamba umgwaqo omude, amahhashi azama inkambo eyindida: Bengifuna ukuwaphula, kepha awasazizwa ukuluma, abaleka ngokukhululeka, kanti ngenkathi ethumela ukukhala okukhulu kakhulu, imoto ivele ingene emqubeni kadwala , iyashesha futhi ibuyise emuva ngokonakala labo ababevalelwe ngaphakathi. Ngaleso sikhathi umnyango omncane wawuphukile, baba nengozi enkulu yokuchotshozwa. Kancane kancane amahhashi aqhubeka nokugijima ngokungenankinga, ngethemba lokuthi ngeke kusathola {22 [108]} usizo kunalolo lwe-Guardian Angel, omunye wabo wamemeza nalokho ayenakho ezwini lakhe: u-Angele Dei, ababambi…. amalambu. Lokhu kwanele ukusindisa wonke umuntu. Amahhashi azimisele athula ngokushesha, yilowo nalowo ubutha ngokwakhe ngaphakathi komuntu ngangokunokwenzeka. Ugcwele ukumangala, omunye ubheka enye, futhi ubona ngokumangala okukhulu ukuthi akekho umuntu oye wahlupheka kabi. Okwakubenza bahlukane ngamabomu baba ngala mazwi: Phila uNkulunkulu isikhathi eside kanye ne-Guardian Angel osisindisile.
Ngokushesha baqala kabusha uhambo lwabo, ngohambo oluphumelelayo bafika endaweni ebhekiswe kuyo. Lokhu kufakazelwa iqiniso lokuthi iqiniso uNkulunkulu asifundisa ngalo embhalweni ongcwele, okungukuthi, iNkosi isinikeze iNgelosi, ezosebenza njengonogada nomqaphi kulo lonke uhambo lwethu. U-Angelis suis Deus mandavit de te, ungumnakekeli wakho ku-omnibus viis tuis. (IHu. 90, 11). {23 [109