Izindaba ezintathu eziphathelene noPadre Pio ezifakazela ubungcwele bakhe

Engadini yehostela kwakukhona ama-cypress, izihlahla zezithelo nezinye izihlahla zikaphayini ezihlala zodwa. Emthunzini wawo, ehlobo, iPadre Pio, ngezikhathi zakusihlwa, kwakuvame ukuyeka nabangane nezivakashi ezimbalwa, ukuthola ukuqabuleka okuncane. Ngelinye ilanga, ngenkathi uBaba exoxa neqembu labantu, izinyoni eziningi, ezazimi emagatsheni aphezulu ezihlahla, ngokuzumayo zaqala ukukhipha izihlwathi, izindunduma, amakhwela nezikibilikisi. Amabhethri, undlunkulu, okwegolide nezinye izinhlobo zezinyoni ziphakamise ingoma yokuhlabelela. Leyo ngoma, nokho, yasheshe yamcasula uPadre Pio, ophakamise amehlo akhe ezulwini futhi waletha umunwe wakhe we-index ezindebeni zakhe, wasondeza ukuthula ngokuzimisela: "Kwanele!" Izinyoni, amakhilikithi kanye nama-cicadas ngokushesha bathula. Bonke ababekhona bamangala kakhulu. UPadre Pio, njengoSan Francesco, wayekhulume nezinyoni.

Umnumzane othile uthi: “Umama wami, waseFoggia, owayengomunye wamadodakazi okuqala angokomoya kaPadre Pio, akazange ahluleke, emihlanganweni yakhe noCapuchin ohloniphekile, ukumcela ukuba avikele ubaba wami ukuze amguqule. Ngo-Ephreli 1945 ubaba wami wayezodutshulwa. Wayesevele ephambi kwethimba labadubuli ngesikhathi ebona phambi kwakhe uPadre Pio, ephakamise izingalo, enza isenzo sokumvikela. Umphathi wamasosha wakhipha umyalo wokuba kudutshulwe, kodwa ezibhamu ezazibhekiswe kubaba, ukuqhuma kwaqhuma. Amalungu ayisikhombisa eqembu lokudubula kanye nomkhuzi uqobo, bamangele, bahlole izikhali: akukho okungahambi kahle. Leli qembu liphinde lakhomba ngezibhamu zazo futhi. Okwesibili umphathi ukhiphe umyalo wokuthi badubule. Futhi okwesibili izibhamu zenqaba ukusebenza. Iqiniso eliyimfihlakalo nelingaqondakali laholela ekumisweni kokubulawa. Esikhathini sesibili, ubaba, futhi ngokubhekela ukuthi wayecwiywe yimpi futhi ehlotshiswe kahle, waxolelwa. Ubaba wabuyela enkolweni yamaKhatholika futhi wathola amasakramente eSan Giovanni Rotondo, lapho ayeye khona ukuyobonga uPadre Pio. Ngale ndlela umama wami wathola umusa abekade ewucela njalo kuPadre Pio: ukuguqulwa kwenkosikazi yakhe.

Ubaba Onorato uthe: - “Ngiye eSan Giovanni Rotondo, kanye nomngani wami, ngeVespa 125. Ngafika ekhaya lezindela ngaphambi nje kokudla kwasemini. Lapho sengingene endaweni yesigodi, ngemuva kokukhothamela umphathi, ngaya komanga isandla sikaPadre Pio. "UGuaglio", esho ngobuqili, "ngabe umnyobe ukudlikile?" (UPadre Pio wayazi ukuthi iyiphi indlela yokuhamba ebengiyisebenzisile). Ngakusasa ekuseni nomnyovu, siya eSan Michele. Lapho uphethroli usuphelile, sabeka indawo ebekiwe, sathembisa ukugcwalisa iMonte Sant'Angelo. Uma usufikile edolobheni, isimanga esibi: abasabalalisi bebengavulelekile. Siphinde sanquma ukuhamba sibuyele eSan Giovanni Rotondo ngethemba lokuhlangana nomuntu esingathola uphethiloli kuye. Ngangizisola kakhulu ngesibalo esimpofu engangizosenza nabaconsi confereres ababengilindele isidlo sasemini. Ngemuva kwamakhilomitha ambalwa injini yaqala ukudilika yafa. Sibheke ngaphakathi kwethangi: akunalutho. Ngomunyu ngakhomba umngani wami ukuthi cishe imizuzu eyishumi ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokudla kwasemini. Kancane ngenxa yokudinwa nokuncane ukungikhombisa ubumbano umngani wami ushaye into ebusayo. Umnyovu waqala ngokushesha. Ngaphandle kokuzibuza ukuthi kanjani nokuthi kungani, sishiye "isibhamu". Kanye esigcawini sesigodlo iminyovu yama: injini, yandulelwa ukuqhuma okujwayelekile, yama. Sivule ithangi, belomile njengakuqala. Sibheke amawashi simangele futhi samangala nakakhulu: bekusele imizuzu emihlanu ngaphambi kwesidlo sasemini. Ngemizuzu emihlanu base behlanganise amakhilomitha ayishumi nanhlanu. Isilinganiso: amakhilomitha ayikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili ngehora. Ngaphandle kukaphethiloli! Ngangena esigodlweni sezindela ngenkathi abazalwane beyodla isidlo sasemini. Ngihlangane noPadre Pio owayengibuka futhi emamatheka….