‘Hello father, my name is Taka and I have sinned’. ‘What
have you done my daughter?’ ‘I killed a man; I stabbed him many times until he
was dead. This man was my husband he abused me all of his life but he did not
deserve to die. In three weeks’ time I will be getting my sentence. Therefore I
am asking for your forgiveness.’ ‘The lord has heard your cry and your sins are
forgiven go child and sin no more.’
‘Hello father, my name is Anele and I have sinned’. ‘What
have you done my daughter?’ ‘Thirty nine years ago I gave birth to a child
alone in the bush. I went on to dump the baby in a deserted home. I do not know
if the child lives or died. A month ago my husband died, and I found out that
he had a son. My self and him never had a child. Maybe it’s because of the sin I
committed I do not know. Now this woman and my husband son want to take
everything away from me. In three weeks’ time the court will decide. I am here
to make things right with my past. No one not even my late husband knows about
my secret. My sins have caught up with me. I am hereby asking for your
forgiveness’. ‘The lord has heard your cry and your sins are forgiven go child
and sin no more.’
‘Hello father, my name is Ruth and I have sinned.’ ‘What have
you done my daughter?’ ‘I do not know what I have done to deserve death. I have
been diagnosed with cancer and doctors say I have three weeks to live. I have neither
children nor family. All of my life I have lived it to myself. I was so busy I forgot
to smile and fall in love. I became so successful and I forgot that there is
little things in life that money cannot buy. Now I will die and no one will
carry or remember my name. I therefore ask for your forgiveness.’ ‘The lord has
heard your cry and your sins are forgiven go child and sin no more.’
‘Hello Father, my name is Selina and I have sinned.’ ‘What have
you done my daughter? I am prostitute; I have slept with many men including the
husband of a woman who has shown kindness to me and my daughter. I have not told her the truth, therefore I am
asking for your forgiveness.’ ‘The lord has heard your cry and your sins are forgiven
go child and sin no more’.
It was a very cold
night eight years ago when a man picked up a woman. He promised to drop her off
at home however it did not happen. The man took a long way around the farms, stopped
the car and raped the woman. He drove away in his car never to be caught. After
all confessions were done Father Jerkins stood at the confession box to confess
his sins. For years he has kept this in his heart secret.
Chapter 10 to follow #keep reading
written by Hawulethu Patrice Dube
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