Izimangaliso ezintsha nezimangalisayo zeSan Francesco d'Assisi

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Izimangaliso zakamuva zeSan Francesco: ukutholwa okungavamile ngokuqondene nempilo yeSan Francesco. Kutholwe incwadi yesandla yasendulo emelela ubufakazi besibili bempilo kaSt. Francis, ngemuva kwesikhulu sokuqala, esisemthethweni, esabhalwa nguTommaso da Celano. Kule ncwadi entsha, ebhalwe nguTommaso da Celano ngokwakhe, hhayi nje kuphela ukuthi ama-anecdotes abukeziwe, kepha ayangezwa (kufaka phakathi izimangaliso), futhi kuqondwa okusha ngomyalezo kaFrancis okufundwa phakathi kwemigqa.

Isazi-mlando sangezikhathi ezingamaMede, uJacques Dalarun, besineminyaka eyisikhombisa sitholakala kule ncwadi iminyaka eyisikhombisa, njengoba izingcezwana eziningi nobufakazi obungaqondile bumholele ukuthi akholelwe ukuthi impilo yokuqala kahulumeni kaFrancis, eyenziwe nguTommaso da Celano ngonyaka we-1229 ngomyalelo kaGregory IX, nowesibili impilo esemthethweni, yomhlaka 1247. Le nguqulo esezingeni eliphakathi, kusukela ngo-1232 kuya ku-1239, ihlangabezana nezidingo zokwenziwa ezilandela ubude obedlulele beFirst Life.

Umbhalo wesandla uye ngasese amakhulu eminyaka. Kwabikwa kuJacques Dalarun ngumngani wakhe, uSean Field, okuthe kuye incwadi eyayingamthakazelela kakhulu lo mlobi esezothengiswa endalini. Ukwethulwa kwale ncwajana ngumfundi uLaura Light, nokho, bekuqhakambise isasasa lomlando obhalwe phansi kanye nencazelo enemininingwane yezimangaliso zakamuva zeSan Francesco.

Ngakho-ke, uDalarun wabiza umqondisi woMnyango Wezincwadi waseNational Library yaseFrance, wamnxusa ukuthi athenge le ncwajana ukugwema ukuqhubeka nokuvakasha kwakhe phakathi kwabantu abacebile. Incwadi yabe isithengwa nguMtapo Wezincwadi Kazwelonke futhi yenziwa yatholwa yisazi saseFrance, esakuqonda masinyane ukuthi kwakuwumsebenzi owabhalwa ngumlobi wasemthethweni weSan Francesco: Tommaso da Celano.

Ukuma kombhalo wesandla kuncane kakhulu: amasentimitha ayi-12 ngamasentimitha ayi-8, ngakho-ke kuhloswe ukuthi kusetshenziswe ephaketheni ngabefundisi, abangawusebenzisa njengomthombo wokuphefumula ngomkhuleko noma ngezinkulumo. Intshisakalo engokomlando yale ncwajana iyamangalisa: ilandisa ngeziqephu ezahlukahlukene ezivela empilweni yeSan Francesco, cishe cishe isishiyagalombili yobude bayo. Ngemuva kwalokho ukuphawula nombhali womlobi kuqala, okunwebeka cishe iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili yomsebenzi.

Phakathi kweziqephu ezibuyekeziwe yilapho uFrancis evakashela eRoma engafakazeli iZwi likaNkulunkulu, kodwa ezezentengiso. Ngaleso sikhathi wahlangana ngqo nabampofu bomuzi, futhi wazibuza ukuthi yini angasoze wayiphuthelwa, ukukuqonda ngokuphelele okuhlangenwe nakho kobuphofu, ngaphandle kokuziyekela ukuba akhulume ngakho nje. Isixazululo esifanelekile kwakuwukuphila njengabo, futhi wabelane nobunzima babo.

Isibonelo sinikezwe yincwadi efanayo. Lapho umkhuba weSan Francesco uqhekeka, waklebhula, noma wagwaza, uFrancesco akazange awulungise ngokuwuthungatha ngenalithi nangomucu, kodwa ngokuluka amagxolo esihlahla, amaqabunga agxunyekiwe, noma ngeziqu zotshani emgodini noma izinyembezi. Bese kuba nendaba yesimangaliso esisha esiphathelene nengane efile, evuswe ngokushesha ngemuva kokuba abazali bakhe becele iSanta yase-Assisi ukuba icele usizo oluphuthumayo.