Rudo rwaamai runogona kuita zvinhu zvikuru. naGlesni Mason

Mary Slessor akamboti, “Ndine chikwereti chikuru kuna amai vangu vatsvene.” Mary naamai vake vaiva shamwari dzepedyo. Ndosaka akanzwa akachengeteka semwana uye gare gare akanzwa rudo rukuru kune vamwe vanhu.

Hupenyu hwakange husiri nyore nemaSlessors muScotland. Baba vaMary Robert vaive chidhakwa uye vaipambadza mari yavo yese kudoro. Pakanga pasisina chakasara kumudzimai wake nevana. Amai vaMary vakanga vachiri kuita zvose zvavaigona kuti vave nechokwadi chokuti vana vavo vanomwe vaigona kugara patafura yakarongwa.

Dzimwe nguva iye naMary vaichengetera baba vavo chimwe chezvokudya, kunyange zvazvo vakambokanda zvokudya zvacho mumoto nokuti vakanga vasina nzara. Mary naamai vake vakava shamwari dzepamwoyo munguva idzi dzakaoma.

Pasinei nezvinetso zvacho, Mai Slessor vakagoverawo zvokudya zvomudzimu kuvana vavo. Zuva nezuva aibatanidza Bhaibheri nenheyo dzaro muupenyu hwezuva nezuva. Akavaudza Evhangeri uye akaita kuti vanzwe kuti vamwe vanovimba zvikuru sei neEvhangeri yaigoverwa kwavari. Nyangwe murume wavo aive asina kutenda, Mai Slessor vairota kuti mhuri yavo yaizova chiedza panyika ino. Akapfuudza chinangwa ichi kuvana vake. Chinangwa ichi chakawedzera kujeka apo mhuri yaiverenga nechido chinyorwa chega chega chemagazini inonzi Mission Echo uye ikadya zvikuru nyaya dzaDavid Livingstone nevamwe mamishinari makuru.

Nemhaka yokuti vakanga vane mari shoma, mhuri yacho yakatambura nekushaya zvokudya zvinovaka muviri uye mamiriro ezvinhu edzimba asina kunaka. Ndosaka vana vese vaigara vachirwara. Vaviri vakafa vachiri vana, kubatanidza mumwe wavakoma vaviri vaMaria. Pakupedzisira baba vake vakafawo nokupindwa muropa nedoro.

Zviri kukwira

Mushure mekufa kwake, maSlessors akavandudza zvishoma nezvishoma. Mary naamai vake vakanga vasingachafaniri kuvanzira baba vavo mari yavakanga vashanda zvakaoma. Vakanga vasingachafaniri kutya tsoka dzake. Asi upenyu hwakanga husiri hwomutambarakede. Vese vaishanda maawa gumi nemaviri pazuva vari paguyo rekuruka. Dzimwe nguva Mary ainetseka kana aizopedza hupenyu hwake hwese ari mumonotony iyi. Asi mai vake vakamupa tariro. Mukati memaawa akareba, Mary airamba achifunga nezvemamishinari nebasa rawo. Akaisa mabhuku emishoni nenyaya pamberi pake kuti averenge achiruka. Asi bhuku raaida zvikuru rakaramba riri Bhaibheri.

Zviri pachena

Mai Slessor vakakurudzira Mary kuti aite missionary nguva dzese. Zvakavakurudzira kuti vave neukama hwepedyo neMuponesi wavo. Nokukurumidza Mary akanga ava kutungamirira kirasi yeSandesikuru kuchechi yake. Asi aishuva zvakawanda. Pakuenda kubasa aitofamba nemuzvitangwena. Izvi zvakaita kuti ade kusvika vana varombo ikoko. Apo Mary akakumbira kushanda muzvitangwena, vatungamiriri vechechi vakakatyamadzwa! Ko aisaziva here kuti vana ava ndivo vaive misikanzwa muguta rese? Vakamurayira kuti agadzirise mugove wake weSandesikuru. Asi Mary akazvisimbisa. Kunyange zvazvo vana ava vakanga vakaoma kudzidzisa, Mary haana kukanda mapfumo pasi, zvichida nemhaka yokukurudzira nguva dzose kwaamai vake. Aiwanzoshanyira vanhu mudzimba dzezvitangwena, kuvatarisira uye kuvaudza nezvaJesu. Vanhu vaaibata nerudo rwakadai vakawedzera kuda mukadzi wechidiki uyu nekufamba kwenguva.

Mary akashanda muchigayo kwemamwe makore gumi nemana. Munguva yake yokuzorora akaudza vanhu nezvaJesu. Asi iye kana amai vake havana kurasikirwa nekufarira kwavo mishini yenyika. Aipinda chiitiko chese chemishoni pachechi yake nemhuri yake. Amai vaMary vaitarisira kuti mwanakomana wavo John aizoenda kuCalabar kuAfrica (Nigeria) somumishinari. Asi utano hwaJohn husina kutsarukana hwakanetsa Mary. Aida mukoma wake. Aizokwanisa kukurira kuoma kwoupenyu hwoumishinari here? Sezvaaipera simba, amai vake nehanzvadzi dzake vakamuendesa kunzvimbo yaidziya kuNew Zealand. Akafa vhiki chete asvika. Rufu rwaJohn rwakarwadza mai Slessor. Ndiye chete mwanakomana akanga asara. Izvi zvaireva kuti shuviro yake yokuva nomumishinari mumhuri yakanga yapera.

Kwese kuAfrica

Asi chiitiko ichi chakashandura pfungwa dzaMaria kumunda wemishoni. Aive agara aine moyo kuCalabar. Zvichida anofanira kuenda kuAfrica semumishinari pachinzvimbo chaJohn? Hanzvadzi dzake mbiri dzakanga dzasara, Susan naJanie, vakanga vava kukwanisa kutsigira amai vavo. Vaiziva kuti Mary aizodzorera mari yakawanda yaaigona kuita mumishinari. Mary akafungisisa pfungwa iyi kwemwedzi yakati wandei asina kuudza amai vake. Asi rimwe zuva, mashoko orufu rwaDavid Livingstone paakasvika, Mary akataura naamai vake nezvazvo. Zvimwe aifanira kuenda kuCalabar, uko David Livingstone akanga agara ndokufira here?

Mai vacho vakabva vatogadzirira kuti aende. “Uchaita mushumiri akanaka. Ndine chokwadi chokuti Mwari achava nemi.”

Vafara zvikuru kuwana mumishinari mumhuri yacho, amai vacho vakaudza shamwari dzavo dzose nezvazvo. Asi vaisagona kudavira kuti Mary aifanira kurega basa rake mufekitari yokuruka uye kutambisa upenyu hwake muAfrica. Pashure pezvose, akanga achitoshingaira mubasa roufundisi! Vakayambira amai vacho kuti Mariya aizofira munyika iyi yavasingazivi. Mai Slessor vakaterera havo asi vakaisa Mary mumaoko aMwari. Sezvo kuenda kwavo kuCalabar kwakanonoka, Mai Slessor vakaramba vachikurudzira mwanasikana wavo.

Mazororo epamba

Makore matatu asvika muAfrica, Mary akadzokera kumusha ari pazororo. Akanga asina utano hwakanaka. Amai vaMaria nehanzvadzi dzake vakafara zvikuru kuvaona zvakare uye vakafarira zvikuru mushumo wavo webasa muCalabar. Sezvineiwo, Amai Slessor vaive vasinawo hutano. Mary akabatsira amai vake kubva muguta rakasviba vachienda kune imwe imba yekumaruwa. Mhepo yakachena uye kupenya kwezuva zvakabatsira vaviri ava kuti vadzoke. Saka Maria akakwanisa kudzokera kuKarabhari.

Pashure pemamwe makore matatu muAfrica, Mary akarwara zvakare. Panguva ino akauya nekamwe kasikana kainzi Janie kuScotland. Maria akavenga tsika yokuponda mapatya uye akanga aponesa mwana pairi. Akasimudza zita rehanzvadzi yake iri nerudo rwakakura. Kumba, Mary akataura nezvezvaakasangana nazvo muCalabar. Semazuva ose, amai vake vaimukurudzira zvikuru.

Apo Mary aida kudzokera kuCalabar, hanzvadzi yake Janie yakaerekana yarwara zvikuru. Mary akanga asina mari yekuendesa Janie kuFrance kana kuItaly. Saka akakumbira dare remishoni kuti rimubvumire kuenda naJanie kuCalabar. Asi akaramba. Shamwari yakakarakadza mamiriro okunze anodziya kumaodzanyemba kweEngland. Saka Maria akatamirako namai vake nehanzvadzi yake. Nguva pfupi gare gare vakaziva kuti mumwe hanzvadzi yavo, Susan, akanga afa. Pasinei nokutambura kwose, Mary akafambira mberi uye akatarisira nokuzvipira Janie.

Janie akapora nokukurumidza, achibvumira Mary kutakura kuti aende kuCalabar. Mai vake vakabva vangorwara zvisingaite. Maria akanyengeterera uchenjeri. Akapiwa pfungwa yekuti auye shamwari yechikuru. Amai Mary vakabvuma, kunyange zvazvo zvakanga zvisiri nyore kwavari. Akaziva kuti yakanga yava nguva yokuti Maria adzokere kuCalabar. Nenguva isipi Maria akaninira amai vake nehanzvadzi kekupedzisira kubva muchikepe. Haana kuziva kuti ndiko kaiva kekupedzisira kuonana pasi pano.

Maita basa amai!

Kudzoka kuCalabar, Mary akazvikanda mukushandira vanhu veko. Aitumira yakawanda yemuhoro wake kumhuri yake kumusha. Rimwe zuva tsamba yakauya. Hanzvadzi yake naamai vake vakanga vashaya. Mariya akarwadziwa chaizvo nekufirwa nemhuri yake! Mai vake vaigara vachimukurudzira nekumukurudzira. Aigara achifarira chose chose chaiitwa naMary uye akazvipira kuzvinangwa zvake zvehushumiri. Mary akanyora kuti: “Ndiani wandinofanira kuudza nyaya dzangu, zvinondinetsa uye zvisina musoro iye zvino? Ndakachengeta nekurongera amai vangu nehanzvadzi dzangu hupenyu hwangu hwese. Iye zvino ndasara ndega - sechikepe charasika.'

Asi Mariya akanga asiri oga. Baba vake vokudenga vakamira pedyo naye. Nesimba rake, akaramba achimuitira mamwe mabasa makuru. Akakunda mwoyo yevagari venzvimbo iyi kuna Mwari. Kukurudzira kwaMaria muupenyu hwake kunogona kukonzerwa nokukurudzira kwaamai vake. Akaita zvose zvaaigona kuti vana vake vatarisire kuna Jesu. Akaisa chinangwa chake mumwoyo mavo. Mashoko aMaria aibva pasi pemwoyo wake: “Ndine chikwereti chikuru kwazvo kuna amai vangu vatsvene.

Zano rebhuku: Pamwe unogona kutenga kopi yekare yebhuku rinonakidza revana nezvaMary Slessor online. Inonzi "The Trial of Death" uye yakaitwa naDave naNeta Jackson.