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Elinye lamaqhawe ethu omoya yindoda ebizwa ngokuthi u-William Carey. Waqiniseka ukuthi kwakuwumsebenzi wamaKristu ukuhlanganyela ivangeli nabantu emhlabeni wonke—ngaleso sikhathi akubona bonke ababekucabanga lokhu—futhi waya eNdiya njengesithunywa sevangeli ngo-1793.

Impilo kaWilliam yayingezona neze izimbali—izingane zakhe ezintathu kweziyisikhombisa zashona ebuntwaneni, umkakhe waba nesifo sengqondo esibi kakhulu, futhi uWilliam ngokwakhe waba nesifo sesikhumba esasisho ukuthi wayengakwazi ukuphuma elangeni eliqondile. Akazange abone muntu ephendukile iminyaka eyisikhombisa yokuqala yenkonzo yakhe eNdiya, futhi walahlekelwa umsebenzi weminyaka eyisithupha ngobusuku obubodwa lapho imibhalo yesandla ayesebenza kanzima kuyo ibhujiswa ngomlilo. Nokho, ekupheleni kokuphila kwakhe wayesebone izinkulungwane zifinyelela ekwazini uNkulunkulu futhi esevule indlela yokuba izithunywa zevangeli zihambe kulo lonke elaseNdiya. Eminyakeni edlule wahumushela iBhayibheli olimini lwesiBengali, isi-Oriya, isi-Assamese, isi-Arabhu, isiHindi nesiSanskrit.

Kunzima ukuchaza umthelela wokuphila kwakhe, futhi manje usehlonishwa ‘njengoyise wemishini yesimanje.’ Isiqubulo sakhe esidumile sasiwukuthi, “Lindela izinto ezinkulu kuNkulunkulu, zama izinto ezinkulu kuNkulunkulu.” Yilokho akwenza, usuku nosuku, futhi wahlehla ngemva kokuhlehla. Ngasekupheleni kokuphila kwakhe, uWilliam wabuzwa ukuthi yisiphi isipho sakhe esikhulu kunazo zonke. Waphendula, “Uma abantu bebengabuza, ‘Yisiphi isipho esikhulu kunazo zonke sikaMnuzane Carey? Ngangizobatshela ukuthi, Isipho sika 'Mnumzane Casey esikhulu kunazo zonke sasiwukuthi wayekwazi ukwehlisa ijubane.’”

Ukusekela amandla angaphezu kwawemvelo kwansuku zonke kumayelana nokufunda indlela yokulima. Kumayelana nokuvuleleka kulokho uMoya ongase ukusho kithi, ukuzinikela entandweni yakhe futhi ulungele ukuphuma. Isidingo esikhulu sebandla akusona esabantu abambalwa abangaba sengozini kanye kuphela, ngesabantu abayingozi.

Ngenkathi uJohn Wimber ejwayele ukufundisa ngokuphulukisa, abanye abalaleli babezama ukuthandazela abantu izikhathi ezimbalwa, bese bebuyela kuWimber bathi, “Akusebenzi. Akekho engimthandazelile waphulukiswa.” Impendulo kaWimber yayihlala ithi, "Hamba uyothandazela inkulungwane yabantu bese sizokhuluma." Wayazi ukuthi uma bethandazela inkulungwane yabantu, ngeke badinge ukuxoxa njengoba babezobona abantu bephulukiswa. Uma ngempela sifuna lokhu kube yinto entsha evamile, sidinga ukukhetha ukuhlala kule ndawo nsuku zonke. Uma senza isinqumo sokuthatha isinqumo namuhla, eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu sizobe sijabule ngokuthi senze kanjalo!