Wathi akufika nje eAugsburg, uLuther waxelela igqwetha likapopu ukuba usedolophini. Igqwetha lavuya lakuva ezi ndaba. Wayeqinisekile ukuba lo mfundisi-ntsapho unenkathazo, owayephazamisa ihlabathi lonke, ngoku usemandleni akhe waza wazifunga ukuba akayi kuphuma eAugsburg ngale ndlela angene ngayo.

Isicaka sommeli, igosa lenkundla elimtyibilizi laseItali [eligama linguUrban di Serra Longa], lazincoma lisithi kwakuya kuba lula ukumlungisa lo mhlaziyi. Ngoko ke wazibonakalisa kuye njengomhlobo omkhulu waza wamfundisa indlela yokuziphatha ebalulekileyo ukuze abethelele kuye ukumoyika umntu omkhulu awayeza kuvela phambi kwakhe. Wabongoza uLuther ukuba amkhaphe ukuya komkhulu kwaoko; kodwa uLuther wathi ngokuzolileyo wayefuna ihambo ekhuselekileyo kuqala.

Ecatshukiswa kukungaphumeleli kwakhe, umTaliyane owayephaphile wadanduluka esithi, “Yaye ukuba bonke abantu bakushiya, usabela phi?” “Ngezulu,” waphendula lo mhlaziyi, ejonge phezulu othukile.

Kungekudala uLuther wafumana ihambo yakhe ekhuselekileyo waza walungiselela ukuthetha nommeli. Wathi akufumanisa ngale nto, lo mntu uhloniphekileyo [yayinguKhadinali uThomas Cajetan] wabhideka: ufanele aqhube njani nendoda enamandla kangaka? Ngoko wacebisana nabahlobo bakhe. Omnye wathi makacengelwe ukuba arhoxe; omnye ukuba abanjwe aze avalelwe; owesithathu wacebisa ngenkalipho ukuba kuya kuba ngcono ukuba agxothwe; ngoxa owesine wancomela ukuba ubani azame ukuwuzuza ngokuthantamisa. Le ngcebiso ibonakala iyeyona ikhuselekileyo. Yiloo nto awayefuna ukuyenza emva koko.

Indlebe yokuQala

Kwincoko yokuqala nomhlaziyi, lo mthetho wawuchubekile kwaye uzinzile. Wayenethemba lokuba uLuther uya kuyishiya ingongoma nganye ngaphandle kwengxoxo okanye ukugxekwa, waza wathi cwaka wamlinda ukuba aqalise ukuzirhoxisa iimfundiso zakhe.

ULuther wachaza ukuba wavela phambi kwegqwetha kuba uPopu wayemcelile ukuba enjenjalo yaye oku kwakuvisisana neminqweno yoMnyuli waseSaxony. Wazibonakalisa kuye njengonyana othobekileyo nothobelayo weBandla elingcwele lamaKristu. Emva koko wafikelela kwinqanaba: »Ndiyavuma ukuba ndizipapashe ezi ngongoma zixoxwa apha. Ndikulungele ukumamela ngokuthobekileyo naziphi na izityholo endibekwa zona. Ukuba ngokwenene ndiyaphazama, ndingathanda ukufundiswa inyaniso.”

Ummeli wakuncoma ukuthobeka kukaLuther waza ngoko nangoko wamazisa oko kwakulindeleke kuye: ‘Okokuqala, umele ubuyele emsebenzini wakho, uzivume iimpazamo zakho uze uzirhoxise iimpazamo zakho, iinkcazo-ntetho neentshumayelo zakho. Okwesibini, kufuneka uthembise ukuba awusayi kuphinda uthumele izimvo zakho. Okwesithathu, kufuneka ulumke ngakumbi kwaye uphephe nantoni na enokukhathaza okanye iphazamise iCawa.

ULuther wacela ukubona isiqinisekiso sekhadinali esimgunyazisa ukuba awucacise lo mbandela. Nangona kunjalo, oku akuzange kunikwe kuye. Kunoko, kwanyanzeliswa ukuba azirhoxise iimpazamo zakhe. Emva koko ikhadinali yayiza kuhlalisa inxalenye eseleyo necawa.

Ngoku uLuther wayefuna ukwazi ukuba wayephosakele ngantoni. Ithetha ngendelelo, ikhardinali yaphendula yathi: “Umele uzirhoxise iingongoma zakho ezimbini ngokukodwa: Okokuqala, ubutyebi bokuxolelwa abubandakanyi iimfanelo neenkanuko zeNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu. Okwesibini, ukuba umntu owamkela umthendeleko ongcwele udinga ukholo kubabalo olunikelwa kuye.” Ukuba oku kwakusamkelwe ngokubanzi, ezi ngongoma zaziya kuluphelisa urhwebo lwamaRoma. Ngeba bazibhukuqe iitafile zabatshintshi bemali baze babakhuphele ngaphandle kwetempile bonke abo babebenzele ubabalo olusindisayo.

UMthetheli wathembisa ukuba uya kuthobela oko kwakuthethwa sisiBhalo; kodwa nangona kunjalo wabhenela kwimimiselo yoopopu exhasa ukuxolelwa kwezono. ULuther wachaza ukuba ezi zigqibo azizange zibe bubungqina obaneleyo kuye kwimibandela ebaluleke ngolo hlobo, “kuba zigqwetha iZibhalo Ezingcwele yaye azibaxhasi”. Igqwetha laphendula lathi: “Upopu unegunya kuyo yonke into.” “Ngaphandle kweZibhalo,” uLuther waphendula ngokunzulu. “Ngaphandle kweZibhalo!” igqwetha laphinda latsho ngendelelo, liqinisekisa ukuba upopu ungaphezu kwamabhunga yaye nabani na olicel’ umngeni igunya lakhe uya kuvuzwa ngokufanelekileyo.

Ngokuphathelele ithisisi yesibini, eyayisithi ukholo luyimfuneko ukuze ubani afumane ubabalo, uLuther wathi kwakuya kufuneka amkhanyele uYesu ukuba wayencama le ngongoma: “Ngoko ke, andinako kwaye andiyi kuyiyeka le ngongoma, kodwa ngoncedo lukaThixo ukuze ndinikele ingqalelo epheleleyo kuye. isiphelo sibambelele kuye.

Igqwetha laphendula ngomsindo, 'Ungathanda okanye awuthandi, kufuneka uyirhoxise le ngongoma namhlanje. Kungenjalo, ngalo mbandela wodwa, ndoyilahla, ndiyigwebe yonke imfundiso yakho.

ULuther waphendula wathi: “Ndikulandela ngokupheleleyo ukuthanda kukaYehova ngokuthanda kwam. uya kwenza kum okulungileyo emehlweni akhe. Nokuba bendinekhulu leentloko, bendiya kukhetha ukuphulukana nazo zonke kunokuba nditshitshise oko ndikuthethileyo ngokholo olungcwele lobuKristu.”

“Andizanga kukuphikisa apha,” waphendula umfundisi. "Yeka okanye ulungiselele iziphumo ezikufaneleyo!" Yaphela ke loo nto inkundla yokuqala.

Indlebe yesiBini

Intlanganiso yesibini yaqhutywa ngosuku olulandelayo. Yayizinyaswe ngabantu abaninzi abakwizikhundla eziphezulu. ULuther wafundela indibano amazwi awayechaza intlonelo yakhe ngeCawa, ukuthanda kwakhe inyaniso, ukukulungela kwakhe ukuphendula nakuphi na ukuchaswa kwemfundiso yakhe, nokukulungela kwakhe ukuhambisa iimfundiso zakhe kwiiyunivesithi ezahlukahlukeneyo eziphambili ukuze zihlolwe. Kwangaxeshanye wayechasa isicelo sekhadinali sokuba arhoxe engakhange aqale abonise impazamo yakhe.

Igqwetha laphendula lathi: “Guquka, uze wenze oko ngoku!” Waphosa amazwi angenasiphelo kuLuther, ukuze angabi nakuphendula. Ngoko umhlaziyi wacela ukuba avunyelwe ukuba abhale impendulo yakhe kwizityholo ezibini eziphathelele ukuxolelwa kwezono nokholo. Ekugqibeleni samkelwa isicelo sakhe.

Indlebe yesiThathu

Kwityala lesithathu, uLuther wanikela impendulo yakhe, ebonisa ukuba ukuma kwakhe kwakusekelwe eZibhalweni. Watsho ngokuphandle ukuba wayengenakuyiyeka inyaniso. Igqwetha layigatya ingcaciso kaLuther. Wayephololoza yaye ephololoza ngokuqhubekayo yaye, njengakwityala elingaphambili, akazange amvumele uLuther ukuba athethe. Ngezityholo zogonyamelo nokubhekisela ngokuphindaphindiweyo kwimithetho yoopopu, waqhubeka ebambelele kwimfundiso yokuxolelwa kwezono waza wacela uLuther ukuba alilahle ukholo lwakhe.

Abasemthethweni boyiswa ngezixhobo zabo

Ekugqibeleni umhlaziyi wavakalisa ukuba wayeya kutshitshiswa ukuba umgaqo eyayisekelwe kuwo imfundiso yokuxolelwa kwezono wawunokungqinwa ngokusuka kwimithetho yoopopu. Wonke umntu wamangaliswa leli cebiso. Abahlobo bakaLuther babekhwankqisiwe yaye bexhalabile. Igqwetha kunye nabaxhasi balo babengakwazi ukulufihla uvuyo lwabo. Kodwa uvuyo lwabo lwakhawuleza lwajika lwaba sisiphithiphithi. ULuther wajongana nekhadinali ngesizathu sakhe waza wamtyumza.

Eqonda ukuba iingxoxo zikaLuther zazingenakuphikiswa, lo mfundisi uqhubayo wabonakala ecaphukile waza wadanduluka ngomsindo wathi, ‘Khawuyeke, okanye ndiza kukuthumela eRoma, apho abagwebi baya kulichophela khona ityala lakho. Ndiya kukugxotha ebandleni wena nawo onke amadoda eqela lakho. Nabani na okuxhasayo nokuba kube kanye uya kugxothwa ndim ebandleni. Ndifumene igunya elipheleleyo loku kwi-Holy Apostolic See. Ucinga ukuba abakhuseli bakho banokundinqanda? Ngaba ucinga ukuba uPopu uyoyika iJamani? Umnwe omncinci kaPapa unamandla kunayo yonke iJamani kunye. "

ULuther waphendula wathi: “Ungabonakalisa ububele obungaka, uze udlulisele impendulo yam ebhaliweyo yanamhlanje, ngemithandazo yam yokuthobeka, kuPopu Leo X?” Ngelizwi elikhukhumeleyo nelomsindo, lekhadinali yaphendula yathi, “Khawutsho okanye sala kakuhle!

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ULuther waqubuda waza warhoxa nabahlobo bakhe ngoxa ukhadinali nabaxhasi bakhe bajongana bedidekile yaye bemangalisiwe. Kuba bebengasilindelanga esi siphumo. Ikhadinali kunye nomhlaziyi abazange badibane kwakhona.

Umboniso ovezayo

Ngesi sihlandlo imigudu kaLuther ayizange iphumelele. Indibano enkulu eyayikho yayifumene ithuba lokuthelekisa la madoda mabini nokwenza eyawo imbono ngomoya awuphefumlayo nokomelela nobunyaniso bezikhundla zawo. Onjani wona umahluko! Umhlaziyi wayelula, ethobekile yaye eqinile, emi ngamandla kaThixo yaye enenyaniso kwicala lakhe. Ummeli kaPopu, kwelinye icala, wayenekratshi, enekratshi, enekratshi, kwaye engenangqiqo, kwaye wayengenakuza nengxoxo enye evela eBhayibhileni, kodwa wakhala ngokukrakra: !” Noko ke, igqwetha lachukunyiswa ngokunzulu ziiMvelelo zoMhlaziyi. Kamva wayitshintsha indlela awayecinga ngayo waza wazishiya iimpazamo zakhe.

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ULuther wahlala eAugsburg kwiintsuku nje ezimbalwa emva kokuphela kwetyala lakhe lokugqibela nekhadinali. Noko ke, ngaphambi kokuba emke edolophini, wabhalela ummeli wenkundla ileta enentlonelo, echaza ukuba akukho ngqiqweni ukuba angeze ixesha lakhe, ekubeni wayengayi kuphinda anikwe elinye ithuba lokuchophela ityala ngaphandle kokuba wayelirhoxile. “Ngoko ke ndaphinda ndaphuma ndihamba egameni leNkosi, ndifuna indawo yokuhlala ngoxolo.” Uqukumbele ngokuqinisekisa ukuba akenzanga tyala ngoko ke akanaloyiko. Le leta wayinika abahlobo bakhe, abayithatha bayiyisa kwi-legate emva kokuhamba kwakhe.

Wandula ke uLuther wemka eAugsburg ekhwele ihashe ngaphambi kokusa. Iqabane lakhe ekuphela kwalo yayilisikhokelo esisinikwe ngunogada wesixeko. Ngemibono emnyama, wahamba ngokufihlakeleyo kwizitrato ezimnyama neziyinkangala zesixeko. Iintshaba ezilumkileyo nezikhohlakeleyo zaceba ukuyitshabalalisa. Ngaba wayeza kubabamba? Yayingamaxesha oloyiko nomthandazo onyanisekileyo. Wafikelela kwisango elincinane kudonga lwesixeko. Kwavulwa kuye wakhululeka wagqitha nogxa wakhe. Bakuba bengaphandle, iimbacu zagxalathelana. Kungekudala basishiya isixeko ngasemva. USathana nabathunywa bakhe boyiswa. Indoda ababecinga ngamandla abo yasinda njengentaka emgibeni womthiyeli.

Imiqondiso Yamaxesha, Julayi 12, 1883