'Jesu, ngiyise eZulwini!', intombazane eneminyaka engu-8 ubudala enephunga lobungcwele, indaba yayo.

Ngesinqumo somhla zingama-25 kuLwezi, UPapa Francis waqaphela ubuhle be Odette Vidal Cardoso, intombazane yaseBrazil eyashiya leli zwe ineminyaka engu-8 ihleba 'Jesu ngiyise ezulwini!'.

U-Odette Vidal Cardoso, intombazane eneminyaka engu-8 ubudala eseduze noNkulunkulu ngisho nasekuguleni kwayo

Sekuyizinsuku ezimbalwa kusukela lapho UPapa Francis wanquma ukubona inhliziyo ephendukele kuNkulunkulu ka-Odette Vidal Cardoso, intombazane eneminyaka engu-8 ubudala eyazalelwa Rio de Janeiro February 18, 1931 ngabazali abafudukayo abangamaPutukezi.  

U-Odette wayephila iVangeli nsuku zonke, eya emiseni futhi ethandaza irosari njalo kusihlwa. Wafundisa amadodakazi ezinceku futhi wazinikela emisebenzini yothando. Ukuvuthwa okungokomoya okungavamile okwamvumela ukuba avunyelwe ukuba ahlanganyele okokuqala ngo-1937, eneminyaka engu-6. 

Ukuhlanzeka kwentombazane eyacela uNkulunkulu emkhulekweni wayo ngamunye 'Woza manje enhliziyweni yami', njengengoma edlalwa intshiseko evuthayo ngomzimba kaKristu. 

Lapho eneminyaka engu-8, ngokuqondile ngo-1 Okthoba 1939, wagula nge-typhus. Lo musho ubengawufunda ngamehlo okuphelelwa ithemba kodwa awafani nalawa abekade esondelene no-Odette abawathole emehlweni akhe. 

Uma ukholo luqina, kwaba kanye ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka lapho intombazane yabonisa konke ukubonga kuNkulunkulu, ukuzola nokubekezela esiphepho. 

Kwakuyizinsuku ezingama-49 zokugula futhi isicelo sakhe kuphela kwakuwukuthola isidlo nsuku zonke. Ezinsukwini zokugcina zokuphila kwakhe wathola amasakramente okuQiniswa nokuGcotshwa kwabagulayo. Washona zingama-25 kuLwezi, 1939 ebabaza: “Jesu, ngiyise ezulwini”.

Ungesabi, ngokuba mina nginawe; ungaduki, ngokuba nginguNkulunkulu wakho; Ngiyakuqinisa, ngiyakusiza, ngiyakusekela ngesandla sokunene sokulunga kwami.”— Isaya 41:10 . 

UNkulunkulu unathi kuzo zonke izimo zokuphila, enjabulweni nasekuguleni. U-Odette Vidal Cardoso wayenothando lukaNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yakhe, isiqiniseko sokuthi wayenaye ngaso sonke isikhathi sempilo yakhe. Inhloso yakhe kwakuwukumbona futhi ahlale ezingalweni zakhe kuze kube phakade ngaphandle kokwesaba ukuvala amehlo akhe emhlabeni.