Ukuzinikela ngokuSebenzayo koMhla: Ukubaluleka koMthandazo wangokuhlwa

Ndiphatha unyana wenene. Bangaphi abantwana abangenambulelo abakhoyo abangakhathaliyo okanye bangakhathaleli nabazali babo! UThixo uya kwenza okusesikweni ngabantwana abanjalo. Unyana oyinyaniso uthatha lonke ithuba lokunika imbeko kwabo bahloniphayo nabathandayo. MKristu, nyana kaThixo, emva kwexesha elininzi ulichithe emhlabeni, ubuyela kwigumbi lakho ukuze uphumle, kutheni ungakhe ubulise uBawo wasezulwini ngaphambi kokuba ulale? Hayi indlela abangenambulelo ngayo! Wozele!… Kuthekani ukuba iNkosi iyakulahla?

Luxanduva olungqongqo. Uzifumene kubani ezi ntsuku zosuku? Ngubani obaleke ezingozini ezilikhulu? Ngubani okugcine uphila? Nokuba inja ibhiyozela umntu owamxhamlayo; kwaye wena, sidalwa esisengqiqweni, awuziva uxanduva lombulelo? Kodwa ebusuku ungadibana neengozi zomphefumlo kunye nomzimba; ungafa, ungaziqalekisa…, awusiva isidingo sokucela uncedo? Emini ukhubekise uThixo ... Ngaba awuziboni uxanduva lokucela inceba noxolelo?

Ukuthandaza kakubi akuthethi ukuthandaza. Umsebenzi, intetho engenamsebenzi, ukonwaba, nonke niyimisebenzi; ulele umthandazo kuphela… ngento oyithandayo, ukuzityebisa, ukuqhayisa ngento engento, uyinto yonke; kuphela kukuthandaza uvumela ikhulu leziphazamiso ngokuzithandela!… Ukuzonwabisa, ukuhamba, umhlobo, nonke niyathanda kwaye nizondelele; kulomthandazo kuphela othi uzamle, ube nesithukuthezi, kwaye uwushiyele nje into engekhoyo!… ayikokuthandaza oku, koko kukungahloneli Thixo. Kodwa musa ukungqubana noThixo !!

UMSEBENZI. -Singaqiniseki ngoxanduva olukhulu lomthandazo; masisoloko sikhumbula oko kusasa nangokuhlwa ngokuzonwabisa.