By St. Athanasius waku Alexandria
Chapter 1
Antony anali Muigupto pobadwa, wa makolo olemekezeka komanso olemera kwambiri. Ndipo iwo eniwo anali Akhristu ndipo iye analeredwa mu njira ya Chikhristu. Ndipo pamene anali mwana, adaleredwa ndi makolo ake, osadziwa kanthu koma iwo ndi kwawo.
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Pamene anakula ndikukhala wachinyamata, sakanatha kupirira kuphunzira sayansi ya dziko, koma anafuna kukhala kunja kwa anyamata, kukhala ndi chikhumbo chilichonse chokhala ndi moyo mogwirizana ndi zomwe zinalembedwa za Yakobo, wosavuta kunyumba kwake.
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Chotero anaonekera m’Kachisi wa Yehova pamodzi ndi makolo ake pakati pa okhulupirira. Ndipo sanali wachabechabe ngati mnyamata, kapena wodzikuza ngati munthu. Koma adamveranso makolo ake, ndikukonda kuwerenga mabuku, kusunga phindu lawo.
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Ndiponso sanavutitse makolo ake, monga kamnyamata m’mikhalidwe yakuthupi yachikatikati, kaamba ka chakudya chamtengo wapatali ndi chamitundumitundu, kapena kufunafuna zokondweretsa zimenezo, koma anali wokhutira ndi zimene anali nazo, ndipo sanafune china chilichonse.
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Makolo ake atamwalira, anatsala yekha ndi mlongo wake wamng’ono. Ndipo iye anali pamenepo pafupi usinkhu wa zaka khumi ndi zisanu ndi zitatu kapena makumi awiri. Ndipo anasamalira mlongo wake ndi nyumba yekha.
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Koma siinali itapita miyezi isanu ndi umodzi chimwalirireni makolo ake, ndipo, monga mwa chizolowezi chake ankapita ku kachisi wa Ambuye, anasinkhasinkha, nayenda mokhazikika m’maganizo mwake, mmene atumwi anasiya zonse ndi kutsatira Mpulumutsi; ndi momwe okhulupirira aja, monga mwalembedwa m'buku la Machitidwe, akugulitsa zomwe anali nazo, nabwera nazo mtengo wake, naziyika pa mapazi a atumwi kugawira osowa; ndi chiyembekezo chachikulu chotani kwa otere kumwamba.
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Ndipo m’mtima mwake adalingalira izi, nalowa m’Kacisi. Ndipo izo zinachitika ndiye kuti Uthenga unali kuwerengedwa, ndipo iye anamva mmene Ambuye anati kwa munthu wolemera: “Ngati ufuna kukhala wangwiro, pita, kagulitse zonse uli nazo, ndi kugawira osauka: ndipo ukadze kuno, unditsate Ine; ndipo udzakhala ndi chuma chakumwamba’.
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Ndipo monga ngati kuti analandira kwa Mulungu chikumbukiro ndi lingaliro la atumwi oyera ndi okhulupirira oyamba, ndipo ngati kuti Uthenga Wabwino unawerengedwa mwachindunji kwa iye - nthawi yomweyo anachoka m'kachisi ndi kupereka kwa anthu a m'mudzimo katundu amene anali nawo. makolo ake (anali ndi minda yolima maekala mazana atatu, yabwino kwambiri) kuti asasokoneze iye kapena mlongo wake m’chilichonse. Kenako anagulitsa katundu yense amene anali nawo, ndipo atasonkhanitsa ndalama zokwanira, anagawira osauka.
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Anasungirako pang’ono katunduyo kwa mlongo wake, koma pamene analowanso m’kachisi ndi kumva Ambuye akulankhula mu Uthenga Wabwino: “Musadere nkhawa za mawa”, sanathe kupiriranso – anatuluka nagawa izi. kwa anthu amkhalidwe wapakati. Ndipo adapereka mlongo wake kwa anamwali odziwika bwino ndi okhulupirika, kumlera m'nyumba ya anamwali, iye mwiniyo adadzipereka yekha ku moyo wodzisunga kunja kwa nyumba yake, kudzisamalira yekha ndi kukhala ndi moyo wovuta. Komabe, panthaŵiyo kunalibe nyumba za amonke zachikhalire ku Igupto, ndipo palibe mlendo amene ankadziŵa chipululu chakutalicho. Aliyense amene ankafuna kuzama ankachita yekha kufupi ndi mudzi wake.
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Pamenepo, m’mudzi wina wapafupi munali mwamuna wina wokalamba yemwe ankakhala moyo wa amonke kuyambira ubwana wake. Antony atamuona, anayamba kupikisana naye mwaubwino. Ndipo kuyambira pachiyambi nayenso anayamba kukhala m’malo apafupi ndi mudziwo. Ndipo pamene adamva za munthu wakukhala m'menemo, adamuka namfuna ngati njuchi yanzeru; ndiyeno, ngati kuti watengako zina mwa izo pa ulendo wake wa ku ukoma, anabwerera komweko kachiwiri.
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Motero anasonyeza chikhumbo chachikulu ndi changu chachikulu chodzichitira yekha mu zovuta za moyo uno. Anagwiranso ntchito ndi manja ake, chifukwa anamva kuti: “Wosagwira ntchito asadye. Ndipo chilichonse chomwe adapeza, adapereka gawo lake kwa iye yekha, gawo lina kwa osowa. Ndipo anapemphera mosaleka, chifukwa anaphunzira kuti tiyenera kupemphera mosaleka mwa ife tokha. Anali wosamala powerenga kotero kuti sanaphonye chilichonse cholembedwa, koma adasunga zonse m'chikumbukiro chake, ndipo pamapeto pake zidakhala malingaliro ake.
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Pokhala ndi khalidweli, Antony ankakondedwa ndi aliyense. Ndipo kwa anthu abwino amene adapitako, adawamvera mowona mtima. Anaphunzira mwa iye ubwino ndi ubwino wa zoyesayesa ndi moyo wa aliyense wa iwo. Ndipo adawona kukongola kwa wina, kukhazikika m'mapemphero a wina, bata lachitatu, chifundo cha wachinayi; samalira wina m’kudikira, ndi wina powerenga; adazizwa wina ndi kuleza mtima kwake, ndi wina pa kusala kudya kwake ndi kugwadira; anatsanza wina m’kufatsa, ndi wina m’kukoma mtima. Ndipo anazindikira mofananamo za umulungu wa Kristu ndi chikondi cha onse kwa wina ndi mnzake. Ndipo kotero kuti anakwaniritsidwa, anabwerera ku malo ake, kumene iye ananyamuka yekha. Mwachidule, kusonkhanitsa zinthu zabwino kuchokera kwa aliyense, iye anayesa kuziwonetsera mwa iye yekha.
Koma ngakhale kwa amsinkhu wolingana naye sadadzichitira nsanje, koma kuti asakhale wochepera pa iwo paukoma; ndipo adachita ichi kuti asamvetse chisoni aliyense, koma kuti iwonso adakondwera naye. Momwemo anthu onse abwino a m’mudzimo, amene adagona nawo, atamuona chotero, anamutcha iye wokonda Mulungu, nampatsa moni, ena monga mwana, ndi ena monga mbale.
Chapter 2
Koma mdani wa zabwino - mdierekezi nsanje, powona kuchitapo kanthu kwa mnyamatayo, sanathe kulekerera. Koma zimene anali chizolowezi kuchita ndi aliyense, iye anayambanso kuchita motsutsana naye. Ndipo poyamba adamuyesa kuti amuchotse panjira yomwe adatenga, pomuyika kukumbukira zinthu zake, chisamaliro cha mlongo wake, zomangira za banja lake, chikondi cha ndalama, chikondi cha ulemerero, chisangalalo. za zakudya zosiyanasiyana ndi zithumwa zina za moyo, ndipo potsiriza - nkhanza za wopindula ndi momwe zimafunikira khama. Kwa ichi adawonjezera kufooka kwake kwa thupi komanso nthawi yayitali kuti akwaniritse cholingacho. Mwachizoloŵezi, iye anadzutsa kamvuluvulu wanzeru m’maganizo mwake, kufuna kum’lepheretsa kusankha bwino.
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Koma pamene woipayo anadziwona yekha wopanda mphamvu motsutsana ndi lingaliro la Antony, ndipo koposa izo - kugonjetsedwa ndi kulimba kwake, kugonjetsedwa ndi chikhulupiriro chake cholimba, ndi kugwa ndi mapemphero ake osagonja, ndiye iye anapitiriza kumenyana ndi zida zina motsutsana ndi mnyamatayo, monga usiku. nthawi ankamuopseza ndi phokoso lamtundu uliwonse, ndipo masana ankamukwiyitsa kwambiri moti omwe ankayang'ana kumbali anamvetsa kuti pali ndewu pakati pa awiriwa. Wina anaika maganizo ndi malingaliro oipa, ndipo wina, mothandizidwa ndi mapemphero, anawasandutsa abwino ndi kulimbikitsa thupi lake ndi kusala kudya. Iyi inali nkhondo yoyamba ya Antony ndi mdierekezi ndi ntchito yake yoyamba, koma zinali zambiri za Mpulumutsi mu Antony.
Koma ngakhalenso Antony sanasiye mzimu woyipa womwe unagonjetsedwa ndi iye, ngakhale mdani, atagonjetsedwa, sanasiye kubisalira. Chifukwa chakuti mkangowo unali kuyendayenda uku ndi uku ngati mkango ukufunafuna mpata womuukira. N’chifukwa chake Antony anaganiza zokhala moyo wokhwimitsa zinthu kwambiri. Ndipo kotero iye anadzipereka kwambiri ku tcheru kuti kawirikawiri ankagona usiku wonse osagona. Kudya kamodzi pa tsiku dzuwa litalowa. Nthawi zina ngakhale masiku awiri aliwonse, ndipo nthawi zambiri kamodzi pa masiku anayi ankadya chakudya. Nthawi yomweyo chakudya chake chinali mkate ndi mchere, ndipo chakumwa chake chinali madzi okha. Palibe chifukwa cholankhula za nyama ndi vinyo. Pogona, iye ankakhutira ndi mphasa ya bango, ndipo nthawi zambiri ankagona pansi.
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Pamene adadziletsa motero, Antony anapita kumanda, komwe kunali pafupi ndi mudziwo, ndipo atalamula mmodzi wa anzake kuti amubweretsere mkate kawirikawiri - kamodzi pa masiku ambiri, adalowa m'manda amodzi. Munthu amene ankamudziwayo anatseka chitseko n’kukhala yekha m’katimo.
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Pamenepo woipayo, popeza sanathe kupirira, anadza usiku wina ndi khamu lonse la mizimu yoipa, nam’menya ndi kum’kankha, kotero kuti anamsiya iye ali gone pansi ali wothedwa nzeru ndi chisoni. M’mawa mwake munthu wodziwana naye anabwera kudzamubweretsera mkate. Koma atangotsegula chitseko n’kumuona atagona pansi ngati wakufa, anamunyamula n’kupita naye kutchalitchi cha m’mudzimo. Kumeneko anamugoneka pansi, ndipo ambiri a achibale ndi anthu a m’mudzimo anakhala mozungulira Antony monga mozungulira munthu wakufa.
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Pakati pausiku Antony adadzidzidzimuka ndikudzuka, adawona kuti onse ali mtulo, ndipo wodziwa yekha ndiye anali maso. Kenako anamugwedeza mutu kuti abwere kwa iye ndipo anamupempha kuti amunyamule n’kubwerera naye kumanda popanda kudzutsa aliyense. Chotero iye ananyamulidwa ndi munthu ameneyo, ndipo chitseko chitatha, monga kale, iye anamusiyanso yekha mkati. Iye analibe mphamvu yoti aimirire chifukwa cha mikwingwirimayo, koma anagona pansi ndi kupemphera.
Ndipo atatha kupemphera ananena mokweza kuti: “Ndine pano – Anthony. Sindikuthawa nkhonya zako. Ngakhale mutandimenyanso, palibe chimene chidzandilekanitsa ndi chikondi changa cha Khristu.” Ndiyeno anaimba kuti: “Ngakhale gulu lonse lankhondo litandiukira, mtima wanga sukanachita mantha.”
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Ndipo kotero, lingaliro lopanda pake ndipo linanena mawu awa. Ndipo mdani woipa wa zabwino, anadabwa kuti munthu uyu, ngakhale pambuyo nkhonya, analimba mtima kubwera pa malo omwewo, anaitana agalu ake ndipo, anakwiya kwambiri, anati: "Ona kuti ndi mikwingwirima inu sitingathe kumufooketsa iye; koma alimbika mtima kunena za ife. Tiyeni tipitirire njira ina motsutsana naye!”
Ndiyeno usiku anafuula kwambiri moti malo onsewo ankaoneka ngati akugwedezeka. Ndipo ziwandazo zinaoneka ngati zikugwetsa makoma anai a kachipindako komvetsa chisoni, kupereka chithunzithunzi chakuti zinali kuloŵerera kupyolera mwa iwo, kusandulika kukhala nyama ndi zokwawa. Ndipo pomwepo padadzazidwa masomphenya a mikango, zimbalangondo, nyalugwe, ng’ombe, njoka, nyoka, ndi zinkhanira, ndi mimbulu. Ndipo aliyense wa iwo anayenda m’njira yakeyake: mkango unabangula ndi kufuna kum’menya, ng’ombeyo inkanamizira kuigwedeza ndi nyanga zake, njokayo inakwawa osam’fikira, ndipo mmbulu unayesera kum’gunda . Ndipo mawu a mizukwa yonseyi anali owopsa, ndi ukali wawo woopsa.
Ndipo Antonius, ngati kuti wamenyedwa ndi kulumidwa nawo, adabuula chifukwa cha zowawa zathupi zomwe anali kukumana nazo. Koma iye anakhala ndi mzimu wosangalala ndipo, powaseka, anati: “Mukadakhala ndi mphamvu mwa inu, zikadakwanira kuti mmodzi wa inu abwere. Koma chifukwa Mulungu wakuchotserani mphamvu, choncho, ngakhale ndinu ochuluka, mukungofuna kundiopseza ine. Uli umboni wa kufooka kwanu kuti mwatengera zifaniziro za anthu osalankhula.’ Podzazidwanso ndi kulimba mtima, iye anati: “Ngati ungathe, ndipo ngati walandiradi mphamvu pa ine, usazengereze, koma ukira; Ngati simungathe, bwanji mukuvutikira pachabe? Chikhulupiriro chathu mwa Khristu ndi kwa ife chisindikizo ndi linga lachitetezo”. Ndipo iwo adayesanso zambiri, namkukutira mano.
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Koma ngakhale mu nkhani iyi, Ambuye sanayime pambali pa kulimbana kwa Antony, koma anamuthandiza. Pakuti pamene Antony anayang'ana mmwamba, adawona ngati denga latsegulidwa, ndipo kuwala kunatsikira kwa iye. Ndipo pa nthawi yomweyo ziwandazo zinakhala zosaoneka. Ndipo Antonius anausa moyo, kumasuka ku mazunzo ake, ndipo anafunsa masomphenya amene anaonekera, kuti: "Unali kuti? Bwanji sunabwere kuchokera pachiyambi kudzathetsa mazunzo anga?” Ndipo mawu adamveka kwa iye: "Antony, ndinali pano, koma ndikuyembekezera kuwona kulimbana kwako. Ndipo ukadzaima molimba mtima osagonja, ndidzakhala mtetezi wako nthawi zonse ndipo ndidzakupangitsa kukhala wotchuka padziko lonse lapansi.’
Atamva zimenezi anadzuka n’kupemphera. Ndipo analimbitsa kwambiri moti ankaona kuti ali ndi mphamvu zambiri m’thupi mwake kuposa poyamba. Ndipo iye ndiye anali usinkhu wa zaka makumi atatu ndi zisanu.
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Tsiku lotsatira anatulukira pamene anabisala ndipo anali pamalo abwinopo. Anapita kunkhalango. Koma kachiwiri mdaniyo, ataona changu chake ndi kufuna kumulepheretsa, anaponya m’njira yake fano lonyenga la mbale yaikulu yasiliva. Koma Antony, atazindikira chinyengo cha woipayo, anasiya. Ndipo poona mdierekezi m'mbale, adamdzudzula, kuyankhula kwa mbale: "M'chipululu muli kuti mbale? Msewuwu ndi wosapondedwa ndipo palibe mayendedwe a anthu. Ngati idagwa kuchokera kwa munthu, sizikanatha kuzindikirika, chifukwa ndi yayikulu kwambiri. + Koma ngakhale amene anatayayo adzabweranso, akafufuze n’kuipeza, chifukwa malowo ndi abwinja. Chinyengo ichi ndi cha mdierekezi. Koma simudzasokoneza chifuniro changa chabwino, mdierekezi! + Chifukwa siliva uyu uyenera kuwonongedwa limodzi nawe!” Ndipo Antony atangolankhula mawu amenewa, mbaleyo inazimiririka ngati utsi.
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Ndipo potsatira ganizo lake molimba kwambiri, Antony ananyamuka kupita kuphiri. Anapeza linga kunsi kwa mtsinje, lopanda anthu komanso lodzaza ndi zokwawa zosiyanasiyana. Iye anasamukira kumeneko n’kukhala kumeneko. Ndipo zokwawazo, monga ngati zikuthamangitsidwa ndi winawake, nthawi yomweyo zinathawa. Koma iye anatchinga pakhomo ndi kuikapo mkate kwa miyezi isanu ndi umodzi (izi n’zimene anthu a ku Tiviya amachita ndipo nthaŵi zambiri mkatewo umakhala wosawonongeka kwa chaka chathunthu). ndipo munalinso madzi m'katimo; ndipo anadzikhazika yekha monga m'malo opatulika, nakhala yekha m'katimo, osaturuka, kapena kuona alinkudza. Kawiri kokha pachaka ankalandira mkate wochokera kumwamba kudzera padenga.
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Ndipo popeza sanalole mabwenzi amene anadza kwa iye kulowa m’katimo, iwo, kaŵirikaŵiri anakhala kunja usana ndi usiku, anamva chinachake chonga makamu a anthu akuchita phokoso, kumenya, kunena mawu omvetsa chisoni ndi kufuula: “Chokani kwa ife malo! Kodi mungatani ndi chipululu? Simungathe kupirira zinyengo zathu. ”
Poyamba, amene anali kunja ankaganiza kuti ndi anthu ena amene ankamenyana naye ndipo anamulowa ndi masitepe. Koma atasuzumira padzenje ndipo sanaone aliyense, anazindikira kuti anali ziwanda, anachita mantha ndipo anaitana Antony. Iye adawabva nthawe zense, koma alibe kugopa mizimu yakuipa. Ndipo atayandikira pakhomo, anaitana anthu kuti apite ndipo asachite mantha. Pakuti, iye anati, ziwanda zimakonda kuchita miseche yotero pa iwo amene amantha. "Koma iwe udziwoloke ndikupita mwakachetechete, ndipo uwalole iwo azisewera." Ndipo kotero iwo anapita, omangidwa ndi chizindikiro cha mtanda. Ndipo iye anakhalabe ndipo sanavulazidwa konse ndi ziwandazo.
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Zindikirani: Moyo uwu unalembedwa ndi St. Athanasius Wamkulu, Archbishop wa Alexandria, chaka chimodzi pambuyo pa imfa ya Rev. Anthony Wamkulu († January 17, 356), mwachitsanzo mu 357 pempho la amonke akumadzulo kuchokera ku Gaul ( d. France) ndi Italy, komwe bishopu wamkulu anali ku ukapolo. Ndilo gwero lolondola kwambiri la moyo, zochita, zabwino ndi zolengedwa za St. Anthony Wamkulu ndipo linachita mbali yofunika kwambiri pakukhazikitsa ndi kutukuka kwa moyo wa amonke Kummawa ndi Kumadzulo. Mwachitsanzo, Augustine m’buku lake lakuti Confessions akulankhula za chisonkhezero champhamvu cha moyo uno pa kutembenuka kwake ndi kuwongolera kwake m’chikhulupiriro ndi umulungu..
