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Indaba kaJeremy
UJeremy wazalwa enomzimba okhubazekile, onenhliziyo encane, onesifo esingelapheki esingalapheki esasibulale yonke impilo yakhe esemncane. Yize kunjalo, abazali bakhe babezame ngangokunokwenzeka ukumenza akwazi ukuphila impilo ejwayelekile ngakho-ke bamthumela esikoleni esizimele.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-12, uJeremy wayesebangeni lesibili kuphela. Uthisha wakhe, uDoris Miller, wayehlala ezimisele ngaye. Ubephindela emuva naphambili esihlalweni sakhe, econsa amathe futhi enza imisindo yokububula. Kwesinye isikhathi wayekhuluma ngokucacile futhi, kube sengathi isibani esikhanyayo singene ebumnyameni bengqondo yakhe. Isikhathi esiningi, noma kunjalo, uJeremy wayecasula uthisha wakhe. Ngelinye ilanga wabiza abazali bakhe wabacela ukuthi beze esikoleni bezokwelulekwa.
Lapho abakwaForrester behlezi ngokuthula ekilasini elingenalutho, uDoris wathi kubo: “UJeremy ngempela usesikoleni esikhethekile. Akulungile ukuba ahlale nezinye izingane ezingenazo izinkinga zokufunda.”
UNkz. Forrester wayekhalela phansi lapho umyeni wakhe ethi, “Nksz. Miller,” esho, “kungaba ukushaqeka okukhulu kuJeremy uma kufanele simkhiphe esikoleni. Siyazi ukuthi ukujabulele kakhulu ukuba lapha.”
UDoris wahlala lapho isikhathi eside ngemva kokuba abazali bakhe behambile, egqolozele efasiteleni eqhweni. Kwakungalungile ukugcina uJeremy ekilasini lakhe. Wayenezingane ezingu-18 ayezozifundisa futhi uJeremy wayeyisehluleki. Ngokuphazima kweso, waba necala. “Oh Nkulunkulu,” ebabaza kakhulu, “nakhu ngiyabubula, nakuba izinkinga zami zingelutho uma ngiqhathaniswa nalomndeni ompofu! Ngicela ungisize ngibekezele kakhulu uJeremy!”
Intwasahlobo yafika futhi izingane zakhuluma ngenjabulo ngePhasika elizayo. UDoris waxoxa indaba kaJesu wabe esegcizelela umqondo wokuhluma kwempilo entsha, wanika ingane ngayinye iqanda elikhulu lepulasitiki. “Manje,” wabatshela, “ngifuna nihambe nalokhu niye nakho kusasa nibuye nakho nokuthile ngaphakathi okubonisa ukuphila okusha. Uzwile?"
“Yebo, Nkosikazi Miller!” kuphendula izingane ngentshiseko - zonke ngaphandle kukaJeremy. Wavele walalelisisa, amehlo akhe elokhu ethe njo kuye. Wayezibuza ukuthi uyawuqonda yini umsebenzi. Mhlawumbe angashayela abazali bakhe ucingo abachazele ngalo msebenzi.
Ngakusasa ekuseni, kwafika izingane eziyi-19 esikoleni zahleka zaxoxa lapho zifaka amaqanda azo kubhasikidi omkhulu wentambo etafuleni likaNksz Miller. Ngemuva kwesifundo sabo sezibalo, kwase kuyisikhathi sokuvula amaqanda.
Eqandeni lokuqala, uDoris wathola imbali. “Yebo, imbali iwuphawu lwempilo entsha,” kusho yena. “Lapho izitshalo zihluma emhlabathini, siyazi ukuthi intwasahlobo isifikile.” Intombazanyana eyayisemgqeni ongaphambili yaphakamisa izandla zayo. "Iqanda lami lelo, Nkk Miller," ebabaza.
Iqanda elilandelayo lalinovemvane lwepulasitiki olwalubukeka lungokoqobo ngempela. UDoris wayiphakamisa: “Sonke siyazi ukuthi isibungu siyashintsha futhi sikhule sibe uvemvane oluhle. Yebo, nakho lokho kuyimpilo entsha”. UJudy omncane wamamatheka ngokuziqhenya futhi wathi, "Nksz. Miller, leli iqanda lami."
Ngokulandelayo, uDoris wathola itshe elino-moss kulo. Wachaza ukuthi ubulembu bumele ukuphila. UBilly waphendula kusukela kumugqa ongemuva. "Ubaba wangisiza" ejabula. UDoris wabe esevula iqanda lesine. Lalingenalutho! Kumelwe ukuba ngekaJeremy, wacabanga. Kumelwe ukuba wayengayiqondi imiyalelo. Ukube ubengakhohlwanga ukufonela abazali bakhe. Engafuni ukumphoxa, athule iqanda alibeke eceleni alule isandla kwelinye.
Kusenjalo uJeremy akhulume. "Nkosikazi Miller, awufuni ukukhuluma ngeqanda lami?"
Ejabule kakhulu, uDoris waphendula: “Kodwa Jeremy - iqanda lakho alinalutho!” Wambuka emehlweni wayesethi ngomoya ophansi: “Kodwa ithuna likaJesu nalo lalingenalutho!
Isikhathi simile. Lapho esephinde wathula, uDoris wambuza, "Uyazi ukuthi kungani ithuna belingenalutho?"
"O yebo! UJesu wabulawa wafakwa lapho. Wase emvuswa nguyise!” Yakhala insimbi yekhefu. Ngesikhathi izingane zigijima zingena egcekeni lesikole, uDoris wakhala. UJeremy washona ngemva kwezinyanga ezintathu. Ababehlonipha okokugcina emathuneni bamangala bebona amaqanda angu-19 ebhokisini lakhe, wonke engenalutho.
Izindaba ezimnandi zilula kakhulu - uJesu uvukile! Kwangathi uthando lwakhe lungakugcwalisa ngenjabulo ngalesi sikhathi sokugubha ngokomoya.
nguJoseph Tkach
