By St. Athanasius weAlexandria
Chapter 1
Antony aive muIjipita pakuzvarwa, wevabereki vanoremekedzwa uye vakapfuma kwazvo. Uye ivo pachavo vaiva vaKristu uye akarerwa nenzira yechiKristu. Uye achiri mudiki, akarerwa navabereki vake, asingazivi chinhu kunze kwavo neimba yavo.
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Paakakura ndokuva pwere, akanga asingagoni kutsungirira kudzidza sayenzi yenyika, asi aida kuva kunze kweboka ravakomana, ane chishuvo chose chokurarama maererano nezvakanyorwa pamusoro paJakobho, ari nyore mumba make.
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Nokudaro akazviratidza mutemberi yaShe pamwe chete nevabereki vake pakati pevatendi. Uye akanga asina kupusa somukomana, kana kuzvikudza semurume. Asi aiteererawo vabereki vake, uye akazvipira mukuverenga mabhuku, achichengeta kubatsirwa kwavo.
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Uyewo haana kunetsa vabereki vake, somukomana ari mumigariro yokunyama ine mwero, nokuda kwezvokudya zvinodhura uye zvakasiyana-siyana, uyewo haana kutsvaka mifarwa yazvo, asi aingogutsikana bedzi nezvaakanga anazvo, uye akanga asingachadi chimwe chinhu.
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Mushure mekufa kwevabereki vake, akasara ega nemunin'ina wake. Zvino akanga ava nemakore angangoita gumi namasere kana makumi maviri. Uye akachengeta hanzvadzi yake uye imba yacho oga.
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Asi mwedzi mitanhatu yakanga isati yapera kubva pakufa kwavabereki vake, uye, sezvaaisiita kutemberi yaShe, akarangarira, achifamba ari mundangariro dzake, kuti vapostori vakanga vasiya zvinhu zvose sei vakatevera Muponesi; uye kuti vatendi ivavo, maererano nezvakanyorwa muna Mabasa, vachitengesa zvinhu zvavo, vakaunza sei mutengo wavo, vakauisa patsoka dzevaapostora kuti vagovere vanoshayiwa; chii uye sei tariro huru kune vakadaro kudenga.
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achifunga mumoyo make, akapinda mutembere; Zvino zvakaitika kuti Evhangeri ichiraviwa, akanzwa kuti Ishe akati kumufumi: Kana uchida kuva wakakwana, enda unotengesa zvose zvaunazvo upe varombo; ugouya, unditevere; uye uchava nepfuma kudenga’.
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Uye sokunge kuti akanga agamuchira kubva kuna Mwari ndangariro nendangariro dzavaapostora vatsvene navatendi vokutanga, uye sokunge kuti Evhangeri yakanga yaraviwa zvakananga nokuda kwake—akabva pakarepo akabva patembere ndokupa vamwe vomumusha biyake pfuma yaakanga ari kubva. madzitateguru ake (akanga ane munda wokurima wemaeka mazana matatu, wakanga wakanaka kwazvo) kuti varege kumukanganisa iye kana hanzvadzi yake pachinhu chipi nechipi. Ipapo akatengesa zvose zvakanga zvasara, zvaakange anazvo, akaunganidza mari yakaringana, akagovera kuvarombo.
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Akachengetera hanzvadzi yake zvishoma zvepfuma, asi pavakapindazve mutemberi ndokunzwa Ishe achitaura muEvhangeri: “Musafunganya nezvamangwana”, haana kuzokwanisa kuzvitsungirira zvakare—akabuda ndokugovera izvi. kune vanhu veavhareji mamiriro. Akaisa hanzvadzi yake kumhandara dzakazikanwa uye dzakatendeka, akamupa kuti arereswe paimba yemhandara, iye kubva zvino akazvipa kunze kweimba yake, achirarama upenyu hwokuzvinyima, achifunganya pamusoro pake, achirarama upenyu hwakaoma. Zvisinei, panguva iyoyo kwakanga kuchiri kusina dzimba dzemamongi dzechigarire muEgypt, uye hapana mugari wemo aiziva gwenga riri kure. Ani nani aida kudzamisa pfungwa dzake aidzidzira ega kusiri kure nemusha wake.
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Paiva, ipapoka, mumusha waiva pedyo nomumwe harahwa yairarama upenyu hwoumongi kubvira pauduku hwake. Antony paakamuona, akatanga kumukwikwidza mune zvakanaka. Uye kubva pakutanga iyewo akatanga kugara munzvimbo dziri pedyo nemusha. Akati anzwa nezvomumwe munhu akanga agere zvakanaka, akandomutsvaka senyuchi, uye haana kudzokera kunzvimbo yake kusvikira amuona. uye ipapo, sokunge atora chimwe chinhu pachiri munzira yake yokunaka, akadzokera ikoko zvakare.
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Nokudaro akaratidza chishuvo chikurusa neshingairo hurusa yokuzvishandisa amene mukuoma kwoupenyu huno. Akashandawo nemaoko, nokuti akanzwa kuti: “Usingashandi ngaarege kudya.” Uye zvose zvaakanga awana, aitora chikamu ari oga, zvimwe achipa varombo. Uye akanyengetera asingaregi, nokuti akanga adzidza kuti tinofanira kunyengetera tisingaregi mukati medu. Akanga akangwarira mukurava zvokuti haana kupotsa chinhu chipi nechipi chakanyorwa, asi akachengeta chinhu chiri chose mundangariro yake, uye pakupedzisira yakava mufungo wake amene.
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Aive nehunhu uhu, Antony aidiwa nemunhu wese. Uye kuvanhu vakarurama vaaienda kwavari, aiteerera nomwoyo wose. Akadzidza mukati make zvakanakira uye kubatsira kwenhamburiko uye hupenyu hweumwe neumwe wavo. Uye akacherekedza kunaka kwomumwe, kutsungirira muminyengetero yomumwe, runyararo rwechitatu, norudo rwomumwe wechina; teererai mumwe pakurinda, nomumwe pakuverenga; vakashamiswa mumwe nokutsungirira kwake, mumwe nokutsanya kwake nokugwadama; akatevedzera mumwe muunyoro, uye mumwe muunyoro. Uye akacherechedza zvakaenzana kuzvipira kuna Kristu uye rudo rwevose kune umwe neumwe. Akati apedza izvozvo, akadzokera kunzvimbo yake, kwaakaenda ari oga. Muchidimbu, achiunganidza maari zvinhu zvakanaka zvinobva kumunhu wose, akaedza kuzviratidza maari.
Asi kunyange kuvamwe vaaiva navo, haana kuvaitira godo, kunze kwokuti arege kuva muduku paukuru hwavo; uye wakazviita kuti arege kuchemedza munhu, asi kuti ivo vakafarawo naye. Saizvozvo vanhu vose vakanaka vomunzvimbomo, vaakanga asangana navo, vachimuona saizvozvo, vakamutumidza kuti aidiwa naMwari, uye vakamukwazisa, vamwe somwanakomana, uye vamwe sehama.
Chapter 2
Asi muvengi wezvakanaka - dhiyabhorosi ane godo, achiona chiito chakadaro mujaya, haana kukwanisa kuzvishivirira. Asi zvaaiva netsika yokuita nemunhu wose, akazvitorawo kumurwisa. Uye akatanga kumuedza kuti amubvise panzira yaakanga atora, nekuisa maari ndangariro yezvinhu zvake, kutarisira hanzvadzi yake, zvisungo zvemhuri yake, rudo rwemari, rudo rwembiri, mafaro. yezvokudya zvakasiyana-siyana uye zvimwe zvinofadza zvehupenyu, uye pakupedzisira - hutsinye hwemubatsiri uye kuti kuedza kwakadini kunodiwa pairi. Kune izvi akawedzera utera hwake hwemuviri uye nguva yakareba yekuzadzisa chinangwa. Kazhinji, akamutsa mupfungwa dzake chamupupuri cheuchenjeri, achida kumudzivisa kubva pakusarudza kwake kwakarurama.
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Asi uyo akaipa paakazviona asina simba rokupikisa chisarudzo chaAntony, uye kupfuura izvozvo—akundwa nekusimba kwake, akakundwa nerutendo rwake rwakasimba, uye akapunzika neminamato yake isingatendeuke, akabva aenderera mberi kurwisana nezvimwe zvombo kurwisana nejaya iri, sehusiku. nguva yaimutyisa neruzha rwese, uye masikati aimusvota zvekuti vaiona nepadivi vakanzwisisa kuti pane kurwisana pakati pevaviri ava. Mumwe akapinza mifungo nemirangariro isina kuchena, uye imwe, nebetsero yeminyengetero, akaishandura kuva yakanaka ndokusimbisa muviri wake nokutsanya. Iyi yaive hondo yekutanga yaAntony nadhiabhorosi uye nekuita kwake kwekutanga, asi kwaive kwakanyanya kuita kweMuponesi muna Antony.
Asi kana Antony haana kusunungura mweya wakaipa wakakundwa naye, kana muvengi, akundwa, haana kurega kuvandira. Nokuti shumba iyi yairamba ichifamba-famba seshumba iri kutsvaka mukana wokumurwisa. Ndosaka Antony akasarudza kuzvijairira mararamiro akaoma. Saka akazvipira zvakanyanya pakurinda zvokuti kazhinji akapedza usiku hwose asingarari. Kudya kamwe pazuva zuva ranyura. Dzimwe nguva kunyange mazuva maviri oga oga, uye kazhinji kamwe pamazuva mana oga oga aitora zvokudya. Panguva imwe cheteyo, zvokudya zvake zvakanga zviri chingwa nomunyu, uye chokunwa chake yaingova mvura bedzi. Hapana chikonzero chekutaura pamusoro penyama newaini. Pakurara aigutsikana nerukukwe rwetsanga, kazhinji achizvambarara pasi.
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Paakanga azvidzora, Antony akaenda kuguva, iro rakanga risiri kure nemusha, uye araira mumwe wevaaizivana naye kuti amuunzire chingwa kashoma - kamwe chete mumazuva mazhinji, akapinda mune rimwe remakuva. Munhu waaizivana naye akabva avhara gonhi achibva asara ari ega mukati.
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Ipapo wakaipa, asingakwanisi kutsungirira, humwe usiku akauya nechaunga chemweya yakaipa ndokumurova nekumusundidzira zvekuti akamusiya arere pasi neshungu. Zuva rakatevera munhu waaizivana naye akauya kuzomuvigira chingwa. Asi paakangovhura gonhi ndokuona akarara pasi semunhu afa, akamusimudza ndokuenda naye kuchechi yemusha. Ipapo akamuradzika pasi, uye vazhinji vehama nevagari vomumusha vakagara vakakomba Antony sokunge vakakomba murume akafa.
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Pave pakati pehusiku Antony akapengenuka akapepuka akaona kuti vanhu vese vainge varara, munhu wekuziva ndiye ainge amuka. Akabva amugutsurira nemusoro kuti auye kwaari ndokumuti amutore adzokere naye kumakuva asina kumutsa munhu. Naizvozvo akatakurwa nomurume iyeye, uye pashure pokunge suo ravharwa, sekare, akasiiwazve ari oga mukati. Akange asisina simba rekusimuka nekuda kwekurohwa, asi akarara akanyengetera.
Uye mushure memunamato akataura nenzwi guru: "Ndiri pano - Anthony. Handitize zvibhakera zvenyu. Kunyange ukandirovazve, hapana chichandiparadzanisa nerudo rwangu kuna Kristu.” Uye akabva aimba kuti: “Kudai kunyange boka rose rehondo raizoungana kuzorwa neni, mwoyo wangu waisazotya.”
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Uye saka, pfungwa yekuzvinyima uye yakataura mazwi aya. Uye muvengi akaipa wezvakanaka, akashamiswa kuti murume uyu, kunyange pashure kurohwa, akatsunga kuuya panzvimbo imwe chete, akadana imbwa dzake uye, achiputika nehasha, akati: "Ona kuti nekurohwa iwe hatigoni kumupedza simba; asi achiri kutaura zvakaipa pamusoro pedu. Ngatimurwise neimwe nzira!”
Ipapo usiku dzakaita ruzha rukuru zvokuti nzvimbo yose yakaita seinozunguzika. Uye madhemoni akaita seanokoromoka madziro mana ekamuri duku rinosiririsa, achipa mufungo wokuti akanga ari kupinda napaari, achishandurwa kuva chimiro chemhuka nezvinokambaira. Pakarepo nzvimbo yakazadzwa nezviratidzo zveshumba, namapere, ingwe, nenzombe, nenyoka, nemhungu, nezvinyavada, namapere. Mumwe nomumwe wavo akafamba nenzira yake: shumba yakadzvova ichida kumurwisa, nzombe ikaita seinomubaya nenyanga dzayo, nyoka ikakambaira isingasviki paari, uye bere rikada kumusvetukira. Uye manzwi ezvipoko izvi zvose aityisa, uye hasha dzadzo dzaityisa.
Uye Antonius, sokunge arohwa uye akabayiwa navo, akagomera somuuyo wokurwadziwa kwomuviri kwaakanga achiita. Asi akaramba achifara uye, achivanyomba, akati: “Kana muine simba ripi zvaro mamuri, zvaizokwana kuti mumwe wenyu auye. Asi nokuti Mwari vakakutorerai simba, saka, kunyange makawanda, munoedza kundivhundutsa chete. Hufakazi hwoutera hwako kuti wakagamuchira mifananidzo yezvimumumu.’ Azadzwa noushingi zvakare, iye akati: “Kana uchigona, uye kana wawana chaizvoizvo simba pamusoro pangu, usanonoka, asi rwisa! Kana musingagoni, munozvinetsereiko pasina? Kutenda kwedu muna Kristu kwatiri chisimbiso uye nhare yechengetedzo”. Zvino vakati vamuedzazve nekumugeda-gedera meno.
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Asi kunyangwe muchiitiko ichi, Ishe havana kumira parutivi kubva mukurwira kwaAntony, asi vakauya kuzomubatsira. Nekuti Antony paakasimudza musoro, akaona sekunge denga ravhurwa, uye mwaranzi wechiedza ukauya paari. Uye panguva iyoyo madhimoni akava asingaonekwi. Uye Antonius akagomera, asunungurwa kubva mukutambudzwa kwake, uye akabvunza chiono chakaonekwa, achiti: “Wanga uri kupi? Sei usina kuuya kubva pakutanga kuti upedze kurwadziwa kwangu?" Uye inzwi rakanzwika kwaari: "Antony, ndanga ndiri pano, asi ndanga ndakamirira kuona kurwisana kwako. Uye mushure mokunge wamira noushingi uye usati wakundwa, ndichava muchengeti wako nguva dzose uye ndichaita kuti uve nomukurumbira munyika yose.’
Paakanzwa izvi akasimuka ndokunamata. Uye akasimbisa zvekuti akanzwa kuti muviri wake une simba rakawanda kupfuura raaive naro. Zvino akanga ava namakore makumi matatu namashanu okuberekwa.
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Mangwana acho akabuda kubva kwaainge akahwanda uye akatogara ari nani. Akaenda kusango. Asi zvakare muvengi, achiona kushingaira kwake uye achida kumudzivisa, akakanda munzira yake mufananidzo wenhema wendiro huru yesirivha. Asi Antony, anzwisisa hunyengeri hwewakaipa, akamira. Zvino achiona dhiabhorosi ari mundiro, akamutsiura, achitaura kumudziyo, achiti: “Murenje mune ndiro ipiko? Mugwagwa uyu hauna kutsika uye hapana kana nhanho dzevanhu. Kana yakadonha kubva kune mumwe munhu, yaigona kunge isina kuoneka, nekuti yakakura kwazvo. Asi kunyange uya akarashikirwa naro achadzoka, oritsvaka agoriwana, nokuti nzvimbo yacho yaita renje. Manomano aya ndeadhiabhorosi. Asi iwe hausi kuzokanganisa kuda kwangu kwakanaka, satani! Nokuti sirivha iyi inofanira kuparadzwa pamwe chete newe!” Antony paakangotaura mashoko aya ndiro yakabva yanyangarika sehutsi.
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Uye achitevera chisarudzo chake zvakanyanya uye zvakasimba, Antony akasimuka akananga kugomo. Akawana nhare yaidzika nerwizi, isina vanhu uye izere nezvinokambaira zvakasiyana-siyana. Akatamirako ndokugarako. Zvino zvinokambaira, sokunge zviri kutandaniswa nomumwe munhu, zvakabva zvatiza. Asi akavhara mukova ndokuisa chingwa imomo kwemwedzi mitanhatu (izvi ndizvo zvinoitwa navaTivian uye kazhinji chingwa chinoramba chisina kukuvadzwa kwegore rose). Makanga mune mvura mukati, naizvozvo akazvisimbisa semunzvimbo tsvene, isingapindiki, akagara oga mukati, asingabudi kana kuona ani naani achiuyapo. Kaviri chete pagore aigamuchira chingwa kubva kumusoro, nepadenga.
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Uye nemhaka yokuti akanga asingabvumiri vazivikanwi avo vaiuya kwaari kupinda mukati, ivo, kazhinji kazhinji vachipedza masikati nousiku vari kunze, vakanzwa chimwe chinhu chakaita semapoka aiita ruzha, achirova, achitaura manzwi anosiririsa uye achidanidzira: “Ibvai kwatiri nzvimbo! Chii chaunofanira kuita negwenga? Iwe haugone kumira nemaitiro edu."
Pakutanga, vakanga vari kunze vakafunga kuti ava ndevamwe vanhu vairwa naye uye kuti vakapinda maari nemasitepisi. Asi pavakadongorera nepaburi ndokuona pasina munhu, vakaziva kuti aive madhimoni, vakatya ndokufonera Antony. Akazvinzwa pakarepo, asi akanga asingatyi madhimoni. Uye asvika pamukova, akakoka vanhu kuti vaende uye varege kutya. Nokuti, akadaro, madhimoni anofarira kuita zvidavado zvakadaro pane vanotya. "Asi iwe yambuka woenda wakanyarara, uye rega vatambe." Uye saka vakaenda, vakasungwa nechiratidzo chemuchinjikwa. Zvino wakagara akasabatwa nemweya yakaipa.
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Cherechedza: Hupenyu uhu hwakanyorwa naSt. Athanasius Mukuru, Archbishop weAlexandria, gore rimwe mushure mekufa kwaRev. Anthony the Great († Ndira 17, 356), kureva muna 357 pakukumbirwa kwemamongi ekuMadokero kubva kuGaul ( d. France) neItaly, uko bhishopi mukuru aive muhutapwa. Ndiro rakanyatsoruramisa sosi yehupenyu, mabasa, hunhu uye zvisikwa zvaSt. Anthony Mukuru uye yakaita basa rakakosha kwazvo mukugadzwa nekubudirira kwehupenyu hwemamongi kuMabvazuva nekuMadokero. Somuenzaniso, Augustine mubhuku rake rinonzi Confessions anotaura nezvesimba guru reupenyu huno pakutendeuka kwake uye kuvandudzika mukutenda uye umwari..
