Ukuzinikela kwemini: buyela kuThixo njengonyana wolahleko

Ukuhamba konyana wolahleko. Kukungabi nambulelo, ikratshi, nokuba likratshi elingakanani na ngokuzibonakalisa phambi kukayise esithi: Ndinike isabelo sam, ndifuna ukumka, ndifuna ukonwabela oko! Emva kwezibonelelo ezininzi ezivela kuThixo, awutsho na ukuba: Ndifuna inkululeko yam, ndifuna ukuyenza ngendlela yam, ndifuna ukona? ... Ngenye imini wawusenza, ulungile, noxolo entliziyweni yakho; mhlawumbi umhlobo wobuxoki, ukuthanda okukumemele ebubini: kwaye wamshiya uThixo… Ngaba wonwabile ngoku? Hayi indlela abangenambulelo nabangonwabanga ngayo!

Ukuphoxeka kwolahleko. Ikomityi yolonwabo, ye whim, yokuthululwa kweenkanuko, inobusi emaphethelweni, ubukhulu becala ubukrakra kunye netyhefu! Unyana wolahleko, encitshisiwe ehlwempuzekileyo kwaye elambile, wabonisa ukuba ungumgcini wezilwanyana ezingahlambulukanga. Ngaba awuyiva nawe, emva kwesono, emva kokungcola, emva kokuziphindezela, nasemva kokuba wenze isono sangabom? Kukuphazamiseka okunjani, ukudana, nokuzisola okunjani! Ukanti qhubeka ukona!

Ukubuya kwolahleko. Ngubani lo tata ulinda unyana wolahleko, obaleka amhlangabeze, amamkele, amxolele kwaye avuye ngombhiyozo omkhulu ekubuyeni konyana onjalo ongenambulelo? NguThixo, ulungile, unenceba, uyalibale amalungelo akhe logama nje sibuyela kuye; ethi ngephanyazo icime izono zakho, nangona zingenakubalwa, ikuhombise ngobabalo lwayo, ikondle ngenyama yayo ... Awuyi kuthemba ukulunga okungako? Ncamathela kwiNtliziyo kaThixo, kwaye ungaze uphinde umke kuyo.

UKUZIPHATHA. - Phinda yonke imihla: Yesu wam, inceba.