Ngobusuku UMfowethu Biagio Wezwa UNkulunkulu
Wayeneminyaka engu-23 ubudala UMfowethu Biagio Conte lapho efika esikhathini esidabukisayo nesimnyama kunazo zonke empilweni yakhe. Ngaleso sikhathi wayeshayeke phansi, wahluleka ukuqeda izifundo zakhe, umsebenzi wakhe wezohwebo wawungasuki futhi wayenenkinga yokudla. Nakuba ayephendukele kodokotela bengqondo nodokotela bengqondo abahlukahlukene, waqhubeka ezwa leso simo sokugula ngaphakathi.
Encwadini yakhe "Umuzi wabampofu” ulandisa ngohambo lwakhe esuka ePalermo eya eFlorence eyofuna induduzo. Kodwa kwakungekho lutho olwalubonakala lusebenza, wayengakhululekile noma kuphi futhi lapho esebuyele ePalermo, wazama ukuthola indlela yokucela uJesu ukuba amsize athole usayizi wakhe.
Ukuhlupheka kwakhe okukhulu kwavela inkampani, ububi bomhlaba babumhlupha ngebhadi engaguli, lalingekho ikhambi lakhe. Wacabanga ukuzila waze wazivumela ukuba afe ukuze anyakazise onembeza babantu abaphoqe ukuthi baqalaze.
Ubuso bukaKristu bamsindisa
Ekamelweni lakhe, elenga odongeni, uBiagio wayephethe ubuso bukaKristu, kodwa wayengakaze ame ayibuke. Nokho, lapho ephakamisa amehlo akhe futhi ehlangana nokugqolozela kwakhe, ubona emehlweni kaKristu konke ukuphelelwa yithemba ngenxa yokuhlupheka kwabantwana basePalermo, kodwa ngendlela efanayo futhi nensindiso nesihlengo.
Ngaleso sikhathi wabona ukuthi ukuze ashintshe izinto kufanele enze okuthile, kufanele aphumele obala abonise abantu ukudideka kwakhe. Ngophawu olunamathele entanyeni yakhe, lapho abonisa khona ukucasuka kwakhe ngokumelene nokunganaki, izinhlekelele zemvelo, izimpi kanye nama-mafia, wahamba ezungeza idolobha usuku lonke.
Kodwa abantu baqhubeka bebonisa ukungabi nandaba. Ngaleso sikhathi uNkulunkulu wanquma ukwenza kanjalo Khanyisa Biagio nokuvumelana nesicelo sakhe sokumkhombisa indlela. Ngaleso sikhathi wezwa amandla angajwayelekile emthatha futhi waqonda ukuthi indlela eya phambili kwakuwukubalekela yonke into.
Wabhalela abazali bakhe incwadi yokuvalelisa futhi wazulazula ezintabeni edla amajikijolo. Ngelinye ilanga waphatheka kabi, wayesefa futhi ngamandla akhe okugcina wanquma ukwenza kanjalo khuleka kuNkulunkulu emcela ukuthi angamlahli. Ukushisa okumangalisayo kwedlula emzimbeni wakhe nokukhanya okukhulu kwamkhanyisa. Konke ukuhlupheka, indlala, amakhaza kwase kunyamalele. Wahamba kahle, wasukuma waqhubeka nohambo lwakhe.
Ngalowo mzuzu uhambo lwaqala kusukela beka umakhelwane nguBiagio Conte, uhambo olwakhiwe ngemikhuleko, izingxoxo nemihlangano, ngaphambi kokubuyela endaweni yakubo yasePalermo futhi asungule le mishini "Ithemba kanye Nomusa“, indawo yokukhosela yabampofu nabaswele kanye nophawu lwethemba kulabo abahluphekayo.