USanta Agnes ukhuluma no-Saint Brigid ngomqhele wamatshe ayisikhombisa ayigugu
USanta Agnes ukhuluma ethi: «Woza, ndodakazi yami, ngizobeka ekhanda lakho umqhele onamatshe ayisikhombisa ayigugu. Uyini lo mqhele uma kungebona ubufakazi bokubekezela okungenakulinganiswa, okwenziwe izinhlupheko, bese kuthi kuhlotshiswe futhi kwacebisa uNkulunkulu ngemiqhele? Ngakho-ke itshe lokuqala lalesi sithsaba yijaspi ebekwe ekhanda lakho ngulowo okuhlanza amagama okuthukayo, ethi awazi ukuthi ukhuluma muphi umoya futhi kungcono ukuthi uzinikele ekuphalazeni njengoba bekwazi ukwenza abesifazane, kunokuba nixoxe ngemibhalo engcwele. Ngenxa yalokho, njengoba nje ijaspi liqinisa ukubona futhi livutha injabulo yomphefumulo, kanjalo noNkulunkulu uvusa injabulo yomphefumulo ngezinsizi futhi akhanyisele umoya ukuze uqonde izinto zikamoya. Itshe lesibili yisafire ebeke emqheleni wakho labo abebedumisa ebusweni bakho futhi wakufihla lapho ungekho. Ngakho-ke, njengoba isafire ingumbala wesibhakabhaka futhi igcina izitho ziphilile, ngendlela efanayo ububi babantu buvivinya ilungelo ukuze lube sezulwini futhi lugcine umphefumulo uqinile ukuze ungabi yisisulu sokuziqhenya. Itshe lesithathu yi-emerald efakwe emqheleni wakho yilabo abathi ukhulume ngaphandle kokucabanga futhi bengazi ukuthi ubesho ukuthini. Eqinisweni, njengoba i-emerald nje, yize ibuthakathaka ngemvelo yayo, muhle futhi iluhlaza, ngendlela efanayo amanga abantu abanjalo azothuliswa masinyane, kepha uzokwenza umphefumulo wakho ube muhle ngokubonga nomvuzo wokukhuthazela okungaphezu kwamandla. Itshe lesine yiparele onikezwe lona yilabo abathuke umngani kaNkulunkulu ebukhoneni bakho, owazizwa unenzondo enkulu kunalapho beqondiswe kuwe ngqo. Ngenxa yalokho, njengoba nje iparele, elihle futhi elimhlophe, likhulula izinkanuko zenhliziyo, ngendlela efanayo izinhlungu zothando zingenisa uNkulunkulu emphefumulweni futhi zidambise izinkanuko zentukuthelo nokungabekezeli. Itshe lesihlanu yi-topazi. Noma ngubani okhulume kuwe ngolaka ukunikeze leli tshe, olibusisile esikhundleni salokho. Ngalesi sizathu, njengoba nje itopazi inombala wegolide futhi ligada ubumsulwa nobuhle, ngokufanayo ayikho into enhle nejabulisa uNkulunkulu njengokuthanda labo abasilimazile nabasicasulile futhi sithandaze kuNkulunkulu ngalabo abasishushisayo. Itshe lesithupha idayimane. Leli tshe wanikwa lona yilabo abalimele kakhulu umzimba wakho, owabekezelela ngokubekezela okukhulu, kuze kube sezingeni lokuthi awufuni ukungcolisa. Ngakho-ke, njengoba idayimane lingaphuli ngokushaywa kepha ngegazi lembuzi, ngendlela efanayo uNkulunkulu uyajabula kakhulu ngokuthi asifuni ukuziphindiselela futhi kunalokho sikhohlwe wonke umonakalo otholwe ngothando lukaNkulunkulu, sihlale sicabanga ngalokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo yena uqobo ngothando lomuntu. Itshe lesikhombisa liyigarnathi. Leli tshe wanikwa lona okulethe izindaba ezingamanga, wathi indodana yakho uCarlo isifile, isimemezelo ukuthi usamukele ngokubekezela nokwesula emsebenzini. Ngenxa yalokho, njengoba nje igarnethi likhanya endlini futhi lingena kahle eringini, umuntu ubekezela ngokubekezelela ukulahlekelwa okuthile okuthandwa kakhulu kuye, okusunduza uNkulunkulu ukuba amthande, okukhanya phambi kwabangcwele nokuthi limnandi njengetshe eliyigugu ».