USHENGE UHLONISHWE NGUPOPE FRANCIS
ISEMUKELE ngamazwi athi “ukristu uyaphila” isipho esiyisibusiso esivela kupope Francis ongcwele, oyinhloko yebandla lamakhatholika emhlabeni wonke jikelele, inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi, emcimbini obuyisipesheli ibongwa yileli bandla olundi izolo.
Lo mcimbi ubuhlelwe yisifundabhishobhi saseshowe ngaphansi kobuholi bukasomhlekazi Xolelo Khumalo, ebandleni ikwamalusi Omuhle Catholic Church olundi. Kubuye kwabongwa ngokuhlanganyela ufata Natalis Mjoli, oyintanga yenkosi Buthelezi.
Kuqale kwendlalela ufata Aquilin Mpanza, othe beyibandla banqume ukuba bababonge besaphila ngegalelo labo ebandleni lamakhatholika.
Uthe inkosi Buthelezi yenze umnikelo omkhulu ebandleni labo. Uthe inkosi Buthelezi yaze yakha isikole Impumelelo High School, esisasebenza namanje.
“Ubudlelwano bakho nebandla lethu kusuka emazingeni aphansi kuze kuyoshaya evatican City, buyababazeka,” kusho ufata Mpanza.
Umbhishobhi Khumalo ugxilise intshumayelo yakhe othandweni unkulunkulu athanda ngalo abantu ngokunikela ngendodana yakhe ujesu.
Uthe ubonga unkulunkulu ngokubapha umntwana wakwaphindangene ongumholi osebenzise isiphiwo sakhe asiphiwe ngunkulunkulu sokusebenzela abantu.
Uthe unxusela "lawa makhehla" amabili ukuba angagugi, inkosi iwabusise iwagcine.
Ephuphuma intokozo ushenge uthe: “Namuhla intokozo isiphelele njengoba ngamukela isibusiso sobuPhostoli esiphuma kongcwele, ekungihlonipheleni ukugubha kwami iminyaka engama-90 yokuzalwa.
"Kuhlala kuyintobeko yolwazi olujulile ukukhunjulwa yinhloko yebandla elikhatholika. Ukucabanga kukasobaba ukhumalo ukungicelela lesi sipho sezibusiso zikababa ongcwele nxa ngihlanganisa le minyaka ngiswele, amagama okumbonga.”
Uhlekise abantu abebegcwele itende ebafundisa ethi bona abawona amakhehla, ngesizulu esiqondile bangamaxhegu.
Inkosi Buthelezi iphiwe izipho nomngani wayo ufata Mjoli. Ibiphelezelwa yindodana yayo, umntwana Zuzifa Buthelezi nomntwana Ellen Kapixley kaseme. knowledge. simelane@ilanganews.co.za