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UKristu ulapha!
Enye yezindaba engizithandayo ivela kumlobi odumile waseRussia uLeo Tolstoy. Wabhala ngomenzi wezicathulo ongumfelokazi ogama lakhe linguMartin owaphupha ngobunye ubusuku ukuthi uKristu wayezovakashela indawo yakhe yokusebenzela ngosuku olulandelayo. UMartin wathinteka kakhulu futhi wafuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ngeke afane nomFarisi owehluleka ukubingelela uJesu emnyango. Ngakho-ke wavuka ngaphambi kokuntwela kokusa, wenza isobho, waqala ukubuka umgwaqo ngokucophelela ngenkathi enza umsebenzi wakhe. Wayefuna ukulungela lapho uJesu efika.
Ngokushesha ngemva kokuphuma kwelanga, wabona isosha eselathatha umhlalaphansi lifafaza iqhwa. Lapho umakadebona omdala ebeka phansi ifosholo ukuze aphumule futhi afudumale, uMartin wamzwela futhi wammema ukuba ahlale eduze kwesitofu aphuze itiye elishisayo. UMartin utshele leli sosha ngephupho ebeliliphuphe izolo ebusuku nokuthi lithole kanjani induduzo ngokufunda amaVangeli ngemuva kokushona kwendodana yalo encane. Ngemuva kwezinkomishi eziningana zetiye nangemva kokuzwa izindaba eziningana ngomusa kaJesu kubantu ababesezingeni eliphansi kakhulu empilweni, washiya indawo yokusebenzela wabonga uMartin ngokunakekela umzimba nomphefumulo wakhe.
Kamuva ekuseni, owesifazane owayegqoke kabi wama ngaphandle kweshabhu wasonga ingane yakhe eyayikhala. UMartin waphuma ngomnyango wamema lo wesifazane ukuba angene ukuze anakekele ingane eduze kwesitofu esifudumele. Lapho ethola ukuthi akanalutho angaludla, wamnika isobho ayelilungisile, kanye nejazi nemali yeshawuli.
Ntambama umama wekhaya omdala wama phesheya komgwaqo nama-aphula ambalwa asele kubhasikidi wakhe. Wayephethe isaka elisindayo lezinsimbi zokhuni ehlombe lakhe. Ngenkathi elinganisa ubhasikidi eposini ukuze agingqike isaka kwelinye ihlombe, umfana owayegqoke ikepisi eligabukile wahlwitha i-apula wazama ukubaleka nalo. Lo wesifazane wambamba, wafuna ukumshaya wamhudulela emaphoyiseni, kodwa uMartin waphuma egumbini lakhe lokusebenzela wamcela ukuba axolele umfana. Ngesikhathi lo wesifazane ebhikisha, wakhumbuza uMartin ngomfanekiso kaJesu wenceku, inkosi yakhe eyayixolela isikweletu esikhulu, kodwa-ke yahamba yabamba umuntu eyayimkweleta ukhololo. Wenza umfana waxolisa. Kufanele sixolele bonke abantu futhi ikakhulukazi abangacabangi, kusho uMartin. Lokho kungenzeka, lona wesifazane wakhononda ngalezi zigangi ezincane esezonakele vele. Bese kuba kithi, abadala, ukuthi sibafundise kangcono, kuphendula uMartin. Owesifazane wavuma futhi waqala ukukhuluma ngabazukulu bakhe. Wabe esebheka umenzi wobubi wathi, Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angahamba naye. Ngenkathi ethatha isaka lakhe egoduka, umfana waphuthuma phambili wathi, "Cha, ngithathe." UMartin wababuka behla ngomgwaqo ndawonye futhi wabuyela emsebenzini wakhe. Kwase kuqala ukuhwalala, ngakho wakhanyisa isibani, wabeka amathuluzi akhe eceleni walungisa indawo yokusebenzela. Ngesikhathi ehlala phansi efunda iTestamente Elisha, wabona izibalo ekhoneni elimnyama nezwi elithi, "Martin, Martin, awungazi?" "Ungubani?" Kubuza uMartin.
Yimi, ngihlebela izwi, niyabo, yimi. Isosha elidala laphuma ekhoneni. Wamamatheka wabe esehambile.
Yimina, izwi lakuhleba futhi. Kusuka ekhoneni elifanayo kwaqhamuka lona wesifazane nengane yakhe. Bamamatheka bahamba.
Yimi! Izwi labuye lakuhlebela, kwaphuma isalukazi nomfana owebile i-apula. Bamamatheka banyamalala njengabanye.
UMartin wajabula kakhulu. Wahlala phansi neTestamente lakhe elisha, elalivuleke ngokwalo. Wafunda phezulu ekhasini:
“Ngokuba bengilambile, nanginika ukudla; ngomile nangiphuzisa; ngangiyisihambi nangamukela”) “Noma yini enayenza komunye walaba abancane balaba bafowethu, nayenza nakimi” ( Mathewu 25,35 futhi 40).
Ngempela, yini enye umKristu ngaphezu kokubonisa umusa nomusa kaJesu kulabo abasizungezile? Njengoba nje uJesu wasithanda futhi wazinikela ngenxa yethu, usidonsela ngoMoya oNgcwele enjabulweni yakhe nasothandweni lwempilo yakhe noBaba futhi usinika amandla okwabelana nothando lwakhe nabanye.
nguJoseph Tkach
