Ukuzindla kwanamuhla: Asingakakwazi ukuhlupheka futhi sesivuthiwe kakade
Usuku lukaKhisimusi lwezulu lentombi: asilandele ubuqotho bayo. Usuku lukaKhisimusi lomfel 'ukholo: sinikela ngomhlatshelo wethu njengaye. Usuku lukaKhisimusi luka-Saint Agnes!
Kuthiwa wafela ukholo eneminyaka eyishumi nambili. Yeka ukuthi buyisinengiso kanjani lesi senzo sobuqaba, esingakwazanga ukuvikela ngisho nale minyaka yobudala! Kepha impela kwakukukhulu kakhulu ukukholwa, okwakuthola ubufakazi empilweni esesekuqaleni. Ingabe umzimba omncane onjalo unganikeza isikhala sezinkemba? Kepha yena obebonakala engafinyeleleki ensimbi, wayenamandla anele okunqoba i-iron. Amantombazane, ontanga yakhe, bayaqhaqhazela ngisho nokubabuka ngamehlo kwabazali babo bese bephuma bekhala izinyembezi bekhala ngezinti ezincane, kube sengathi bathole owaziyo ukuthi amanxeba mani. U-Agnes esikhundleni salokho uhlala engesabi ezandleni zababulali, eboshwe ngegazi lakhe. Umi eqinile ngaphansi kwesisindo samaketanga abese enikela ngomuntu wakhe wonke enkembeni yombulali, engazi ukuthi ukufa kuyini, kepha usalungele ukufa. Ehudulwa ngenkani ealtare labonkulunkulu futhi efakwa phakathi kwamalahle avuthayo, welulela izandla zakhe kuKristu, futhi kulawo ma-altare ahlambalazayo uphakamisa indebe yeNkosi enqobayo. Ufaka intamo nezandla zakhe emaketangeni ensimbi, yize kungekho ketanga ebingabamba izitho ezincane kangako.
Uhlobo olusha lokufel 'ukholo! Wayengakakwazi ukuhlushwa, kepha wayeselungele ukunqoba. Impi ibinzima, kepha isicoco besilula. Iminyaka yobudala yethenda yanikeza isifundo esiphelele ekuqiniseni. Umakoti omusha ubengeke aye ngokushesha emshadweni njengoba le ntombi iye endaweni yokuhlushwa: ijabule, ishesha, ikhanda layo lingahlotshisiwe ngemiqhele, kodwa noKristu, hhayi ngezimbali, kodwa ngobuhle obuhle.
Wonke umuntu uyakhala, akakhali. Iningi limangele ukuthi, ngokunethezeka ngempilo engakathokozelwa, uyinikeza kube sengathi wayijabulele ngokuphelele. Wonke umuntu wamangala ukuthi wayesevele engufakazi wobuNkulunkulu obekade engeke abe ngumlamuli wakhe ngokweminyaka yakhe. Ekugcineni wenza isiqiniseko sokuthi ubufakazi bakhe obuvumela uNkulunkulu butholakele, yena, owayengazukukholwa futhi wafakaza esekela abantu. Impela okudlula imvelo kuvela kuMlobi wemvelo.
Yeka izinsongo ezimbi imantshi engazange ifune ukumethusa, yeka ukuthopha okumnandi ukumncenga, nokuthi bangaki abafisa ukumthinta esandleni sakhe angazange akhulume naye ukuze amenze ahoxe enhlosweni yakhe! Kepha yena: «Kuyicala kuMyeni ukulinda isithandwa. Noma ngubani owangikhetha kuqala uzoba nami. Mbulali, kungani ulibala? Kwangathi lo mzimba ungashabalala: ungathandwa futhi ufiswe, kodwa angiwufuni. " Wama, wathandaza, wakhothamisa ikhanda lakhe.
Wawungabona umgwebi eqhaqhazela, kube sengathi uyena ogwetshwe, exhawula isandla sokudla sombulali, aphendulele ubuso balowo owesaba ingozi yabanye, kanti intombazane yona ayisabeli eyayo. Ngakho-ke unesisulu esisodwa sokufelukholo okabili, sobumsulwa nokholo. Wahlala eyintombi nto futhi wathola intende yokubulawelwa ukholo.