Bahlangene phambi kwabantu naphambi kukaNkulunkulu: UPrisila oNgcwele no-Akwila oNgcwele amaKristu okuqala eRoma.
Siqhubeka sikhuluma ngemibhangqwana yabangcwele abashade neminye imibhangqwana engu-2: u-Akwila noPrisila, uLuigi noZelia Martin.
u-Akwila noPrisila
USanta Prisila noSan Akwila babengabashadile ababalulekile MaKhristu owayehlala eRoma lasendulo ngekhulu lokuqala. Lo mbhangqwana waziwa ngokwethembeka kwabo enkolweni yobuKristu nokuzibophezela kwabo ekusakazeni izindaba ezinhle umyalezo kaKristu ngesikhathi lapho amaKristu ayekhona eshushiswa futhi ibhekwa njengenhlangano ehlubukayo.
Ukhozi Olungcwele kwaba kwe Umsuka wamaJuda futhi kukholakala ukuthi wayemazi umphostoli Paolo eKorinte. Yena nomkakhe Priscilla babengabahwebi bendwangu ababehlala eRoma futhi bangenisa uPaolo emzini wabo. Kuthiwa uPawulu unaye wahlala nabo isikhathi esithile nokuthi washumayela emzini wabo.
Umbhangqwana oshadile wathonywa ngokujulile amazwi kaPawulu exngiguqukile ebuKristwini. Bekanye noPawulu, bahlanganyela ekusakazweni kwebandla IVangeli eRoma nakwezinye izingxenye zombuso.
Isibalo sikaSan Akwila noSanta Prisila besilokhu sigujwa abantu abangamaKristu kusukela esikhathini sokuqala seBandla, njengoba babephakathi kwamabandla. amaKristu okuqala eRoma. Baphinde babhekwe njengabavikeli bezingcweti, abahwebi kanye nabashade nabo.
ULuigi noZelia Martin
Louis kanye noZelia Martin bangabangcwele abambalwa abashadile abaye banikezela ukuphila kwabo kuNkulunkulu nasemndenini. Louis Martin wazalelwa eFrance ngo-1823, e Zelia Guerin ngo 1831. Bahlangana e i-alencon futhi bashada ngo-1858, ngemva kwalokho izingane eziyisishiyagalolunye kuhlanganise noTeresa omncane, kamuva owaba ongcwele UTherese weLisieux.
Umbhangqwana wabhekana nokuhlupheka ebuntwaneni futhi owesifazane ofileyo ukuzalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kwezinye zezingane zabo, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi babefuna induduzo okholweni nasemithandazweni yabo.
Kwakungumbhangqwana ongamaKristu modello, uthembekile eBandleni futhi uzibophezele isisa ngasekulandelayo. Baye banaka kakhulu imikhaya esebunzimeni, izingane ezilahliwe, nabampofu. Kwakuyisibonelo sabo sempilo anaso liphefumulelwe indodakazi yabo, uSaint Thérèse waseLisieux, ukuba abe munye Indela yaseKarmeli kanye nombhali ongokomoya.