Santa Maria Goretti, incwadi yalabo abambulala ngaphambi kokuba bafe
IsiNtaliyane U-Alessandro Serenelli uchithe iminyaka engu-27 ejele ngemuva kokulahlwa yicala lokubulala UMaria Goretti, intombazane eneminyaka engu-11 ubudala ehlala I-Nettuno, ngaphakathi Lazio. Icala lenzeka ngoJulayi 5, 1902.
U-Alexander, owayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili ngaleso sikhathi, wagqekeza endlini yakhe wazama ukumdlwengula. Wenqaba wamxwayisa ngokuthi uzokwenza isono esikhulu. Ecasukile, wagwaza intombazane amahlandla angu-11. Ngaphambi kokuba ashone ngosuku olulandelayo, wamxolela umhlaseli wakhe. Ngemva kokudonsa isigwebo sakhe ejele, u-Alexander wafuna unina kaMary ukuze acele intethelelo futhi wathi uma indodakazi yakhe imthethelela, naye uyomxolela.
U-Serenelli wabe esejoyina i-I-Order of the Capuchin Friars Minor futhi wahlala esigodlweni sezindela kwaze kwaba sekufeni kwakhe ngo-1970. Washiya incwadi enobufakazi bakhe nokuzisola ngecala elenziwa uMaria Goretti, elagcotshwa upapa ngeminyaka yawo-40. I-pius XII. Izinsalela zabangcwele zasuswa emathuneni aseNeptune zayiswa endaweni eyimfihlo. Inkosikazi yethu yoMusa waseNeptunnoma. Umkhosi kaSanta Maria Goretti ugujwa ngomhlaka-6 Julayi.
Incwadi:
“Sengicela eminyakeni engu-80 ubudala, sengizoqeda indlela yami. Uma ngibheka emuva, ngiyaqaphela ukuthi ebusheni bami ngathatha indlela yamanga: indlela yobubi, eyaholela encithakalweni yami.
Ngibona ngamaphephandaba ukuthi iningi lentsha, ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka, lilandela indlela efanayo. Nami ngangingenandaba. Nganginabantu bokholo eduze kwami abenza okuhle, kodwa ngangingenandaba, ngiphuphuthekiswe amandla anonya ayengiphushela endleleni engalungile.
Sekungamashumi eminyaka ngidliwa ubugebengu bothando manje obushaqisa inkumbulo yami. U-Maria Goretti, namuhla oNgcwele, wayeyingelosi enhle u-Providence ayibeke phambi kwezinyathelo zami ukuze angisindise. Ngisathwele amazwi Akhe ehlazo nentethelelo enhliziyweni yami. Wangithandazela, wamlamulela umbulali wakhe.
Sekudlule iminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-30 ejele. Ukube ngangingeyena umntwana, ngabe ngagwetshwa udilikajele. Ngasamukela isahlulelo esingifanele, ngavuma icala lami. UMaria wayeyisibani sami ngempela, umvikeli wami. Ngosizo Lwakhe, ngenza kahle phakathi neminyaka engu-27 ejele futhi ngazama ukuphila ngokwethembeka lapho umphakathi ungamukela ngiphinde ngibe ngamalungu awo.
Amadodana kaSt. Francis, amaCapuchin Friars Minor of the Marches, angamukela ngothando lwamaserafi, hhayi njengesigqila, kodwa njengomzalwane. Ngihlale nabo iminyaka engu-24 futhi manje ngibheka ngokuthula ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngilindele umzuzu wokwamukelwa embonweni kaNkulunkulu, ukuze ngikwazi ukwamukela abantu engibathandayo, ukuba seduze nengelosi yami engumqaphi kanye nokuba umama wakhe othandekayo u-Assunta.
Labo abafunda lencwadi bangase babe nayo njengesibonelo sokubalekela okubi futhi balandele okuhle, njalo.
Ngicabanga ukuthi inkolo, kanye nemithetho yayo, akuyona into edelelekile, kodwa iwukududuza kwangempela, okuwukuphela kwendlela ephephile kuzo zonke izimo, ngisho nasezimweni ezibuhlungu kakhulu zokuphila.
Ukuthula nothando.
Macerata, 5 May 1961 ″.