Santa Gemma Galgani nokulwa nodeveli
Phakathi kwabaNgcwele abakhanyise iSonto likaJesu Kristu kuleli khulu leminyaka, kubekwe uSanta Gemma Galgani, intombi yaseLucca. UJesu wamgcwalisa ngomusa obaluleke kakhulu, ebonakala kuye njalo, emfundisa ekusebenziseni izimfanelo ezinhle futhi emduduza ngenkampani ebonakalayo ye-Guardian Angel.
UDeveli wazikhahlela ngolaka ngokumelene neSanta; wayezothanda ukuvimbela umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu; ehluleka, wazama ukumphazamisa nokumkhohlisa. UJesu waxwayisa inceku yakhe: Ziqaphele, Gemma, ngoba uDeveli uzokwenza impi enkulu. - Eqinisweni, uDeveli wethulwa kuye osesimweni somuntu. Izikhathi eziningi wayeshaya kanzima ngenduku enkulu noma nange-flagella. USanta Gemma ngokungazelele wawela phansi ngobuhlungu futhi, etshela iqiniso kuMqondisi Wakhe Womoya, wathi: Iqine kangakanani le mibhede emincane kangaka! Okubi kakhulu ukuthi ihlala ingishaya endaweni eyodwa futhi ingenze isilonda esikhulu! - Ngolunye usuku lapho udeveli wayesemvimbezile kahle ngokushaywa, oNgcwele wakhala kakhulu.
Uyilandisa ezincwadini zakhe: «Emva kokuba usathane ephumile, ngaya egumbini; kwabonakala kimi ukuthi ngiyafa; Bengilele phansi. Ngokushesha uJesu weza ezongikhulisa; ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wangilanda. Ziphi izikhathi! Ngahlupheka ... kepha ngikujabulele! Ngijabule kakhulu! ... Angikwazi ukukuchaza! Zingaki iziqubu uJesu angenzela zona! ... Wangiqabula! O, Jesu othandekayo, wathotshiswa kanjani! Kubukeka kungenakwenzeka. -
Ukuze amphambukise ebuhleni, udeveli wenze sengathi ungumbhali wakhe, wabe esezifaka kuye. The Saint wavula unembeza wakhe; kepha wabona eselulekweni ukuthi lo kwakunguDeveli. Wamncenga kakhulu uJesu kanti omubi wanyamalala. Ngokudlule lapho udeveli athathe isimo sikaJesu Kristu, manje oshaqiwe futhi manje abeke esiphambanweni. AbaNgcwele baguqa phansi ukuze bathandaze kuye; Kodwa-ke, ebuhlotsheni obuthile abubona benza futhi ngokuhlanjalazwa okuthile, waqonda ukuthi akuyena uJesu. Wabe esephendukela kuNkulunkulu, wafafaza amanzi amancane abusisiwe futhi ngokushesha isitha sanyamalala emphefumlweni wakhe. Ngelinye ilanga wakhononda eNkosini: Bheka, Jesu, ukuthi udeveli ungikhohlisa kanjani? Ngingazi kanjani ukuthi nguwe noma nguyena? - UJesu waphendula: Lapho ubona ukubukeka kwami, masinyane uthi: Ubusisiwe uJesu noMariya! - futhi ngizokuphendula ngendlela efanayo. Uma kungukudeveli, ngeke aliqambe igama lami. - Eqinisweni abaNgcwele, ekubonakaleni kokubonakala kwalowo obebethelwe, wababaza: Benedict Jesus and Mary! - Ngenkathi kungusathane owethule ngaleli fomu, impendulo kwaba: Benedict ... - Watholakele, udeveli wanyamalala.
ISanta yahlaselwa yidemoni lokuziqhenya. Lakanye wabona ezungeze umbhede wakhe iqembu labafana namantombazane, enjengezingelosi ezincane, ephethe ikhandlela elikhanyisiwe ezandleni zazo; wonke umuntu waguqa ukuze amkhonze. USathane ubeyothanda ukuthi ifakwe ngaphakathi kokuziqhenya; abaNgcwele basibona isilingo futhi babiza ukusiza iNgelosi yeNkosi, eyakhipha umoya okhanyayo, yenza konke kwanyamalala. Iqiniso elilodwa, elifanelwe ukwaziwa, yilokhu okulandelayo. Umqondisi woMoya, uBaba uGirano, uPastionist, wayeyalele abakwaSanta ukuthi babhale impilo yakhe yonke kwincwadi yokubhala, ngesimo seCommission General. I-Gemma elalelayo i-Gemma, yize yayidele, yabhala okubalulekile ukukhumbula ngempilo edlule. Njengoba uBaba uGirano ayeseRoma, uSanta, ngokusho kukaLucca, wagcina umbhalo obhalwe ekhabetheni wawukhiya; ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngabe uyinike uMqondisi Wezomoya. Ebikezela udeveli ukuthi lokho okulotshwe imiphefumulo kuzokwenza kahle, wakuthatha wamthatha. Ngenkathi uSanta esiya ukuyothola incwajana ebhaliwe, engayitholi, wabuza u-anti Cecilia ukuthi ngabe wayithatha; impendulo ingeyinhle, abaNgcwele baqonda ukuthi kwakuyihlaya lokuphikisa. Eqinisweni, ngobunye ubusuku, ngenkathi ethandaza, idemoni elinolaka labonakala kuye, lilungele ukumshaya; kepha uNkulunkulu akakuvumelanga ngaleso sikhathi. Umubi wathi kuye: Impi, impi noMqondisi wakho ongokomoya! Ukubhala kwakho kusezandleni zami! - wahamba. AbakwaSanta bathumela incwadi kuBaba uGermanano, owayengamangali ngokwenzekile. UMpristi omuhle, ohlala eRoma, waya eBandleni ukuyoqala ukukhipha udeveli, ekugqokeni kwehaba futhi nangokufafazwa kwaManzi Abusisiwe. INgelosi eyi-Guardian yazethula ngobuhlakani. UBaba wathi kuye: Ngilethele leso silo esibi lapha, esasiphuca incwajana kaGemma! - Idemoni lavele ngokushesha phambi kukaFr. Gerano. Ngama-exorcisms wakuthola kahle wabe eseyala ukuthi: Beka incwadi yokubhalela lapho ubuthole khona! -UDeveli kwadingeka alalele futhi azethule kuSanta ephethe incwadi yokubhala ngesandla. - Nginike incwajana! Kusho uGemma. - Ngeke nginike wena! ... Kepha ngiphoqelekile! Ngemuva kwalokho udeveli waqala ukusonteka ibhukwana, eshisa imiphetho yamashidi amaningi ngezandla zakhe; wabe eseqala ukusikhipha, washiya iminwe emakhasini amaningi. Ekugcineni wawudlulisa lo mbhalo wesandla. Le ncwajana manje isitholakala koFata bakaPastor e-Roma, ePostoll House, eduze kweSonto lamaSanta uJohn noPaul. Izivakashi ziyabonakala. Umbhali wakwazi ukuyithola ezandleni zakhe futhi wayifunda ngokwengxenye. Okuqukethwe yile ncwajana sekuvele kushicilelwe ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi "Autobiography of S. Gemma". Kunamakhasi atholwe izithombe, akhombisa iminwe kaDeveli.