Ongcwele wosuku lukaNovemba 26: Indaba yaseSan Colombano
Ongcwele wosuku lwango-26 Novemba
(543 - Novemba 21, 615)
Umlando weSan Colombano
IColomban yayiyisithunywa sevangeli esikhulu kunazo zonke e-Ireland esasisebenza ezwenikazi laseYurophu. Njengensizwa eyayihlukumezeke kakhulu yizilingo zenyama, yafuna izeluleko zenazaretha elaliphila impilo yokuba yindlubu iminyaka. Wambona ephendula ucingo ukuthi ahambe emhlabeni. Uqale waya kumonki esiqhingini esiseLough Erne, wabe eseya endlini enkulu yokufundisa yezindela eBangor.
Ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi ehlukanisiwe futhi ethandaza, waya eGaul nezinye izithunywa zevangeli ayengu-12. Bazuze inhlonipho ebanzi ngobungqola besiyalo sabo, ukushumayela kwabo nokuzibophezela kwabo ekusizeni nasempilweni yenkolo esikhathini esichazwa ukuxegisa kwabefundisi kanye nezimpi zombango. IColombano yasungula izindlu zezindela eziningana eYurophu ezaba yizikhungo zenkolo namasiko.
Njengabo bonke abangcwele, wahlangana nokuphikiswa. Ekugcineni kwadingeka ukuthi adlulisele phambili kukapapa ngokumelene nokulahlwa kwababhishobhi baseFrank, ukuze kuqinisekiswe ubuqiniso bakhe kanye nokuvunyelwa kwamasiko ase-Ireland. Wayithethisa inkosi ngempilo yayo engalawuleki, ephikelela ngokuthi ayishade. Njengoba lokhu kwasongela amandla eNdlovukazi uMama, uColumban wabuyiselwa e-Ireland. Umkhumbi wakhe washaywa yisiphepho, futhi waqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe eYurophu, wagcina efika e-Italy, lapho athola khona umusa enkosini yamaLombards. Eminyakeni yamuva wasungula isigodlo sezindela esidumile saseBobbio, lapho ashonela khona. Imibhalo yakhe ifaka incwadi ephathelene nokuzisola nokuphikisana ne-Arianism, izintshumayelo, izinkondlo kanye nomthetho waso wezindela. Umkhosi wezinkonzo waseSan Colombano ungoNovemba 23.
Ukuzindla
Manje njengoba ilayisensi yocansi yomphakathi isiqala ukweqisa, sidinga ukukhunjulwa kweSonto ngensizwa ekhathazekile ngobumsulwa obufana neColombano. Futhi manje njengoba umhlaba waseNtshonalanga onqotshwe ngokunethezeka uhluke kabuhlungu ezigidini zabantu ababulawa yindlala, sidinga inselelo yokuqina nokuziqeqesha kweqembu lezindela zase-Ireland. Babenokhahlo kakhulu, ake sithi; baye kude kakhulu. Sizohamba ibanga elingakanani?