Munamato weSanta Augustine wekurumbidza Mwari

“Anobvunza nezve runako rwevhu, gungwa, mweya usingawanikwe uye kwese kwese kwakawedzerwa bvunza kunaka kwedenga ... bvunza zvese izvi zviripo. Wese munhu achakupindura: titarise uye uone kunaka kwedu. Runako rwavo rwakafanana nerwiyo rwavo rwekurumbidza [“confessio”]. Zvino, izvi zvisikwa, zvakanaka kwazvo asi zvichichinja, ndiani akazviita kana asiriye akanaka ["Pulcher"] nenzira isingachinjiki? ".

Makakura, Ishe, munofanira kurumbidzwa; hukuru hwako hwakanaka uye huchenjeri hwako husingaverengeki. Uye munhu anoda kukurumbidza, chidimbu chechisikwa chako chinotakura zvakapotesa kufa kwayo, icho chinounza humbowo hwechivi chacho uye humbowo hwekuti unopikisa vanozvikudza. Asi murume, chidimbu chechisikwa chako, anoda kukurumbidza. Ndimi munomukurudzira kuti afarire mukurumbidzwa kwenyu, nekuti makatiitira isu uye moyo wedu hauna zororo kudzamara zvazorora mamuri.