Ukuzinikezela okusebenzayo koSuku: Thatha iSt. Augustine njengomzekelo

Ulutsha luka-Augustine. Inzululwazi kunye nobukrelekrele kwakungafanelekanga ngaphandle kokuthobeka: enekratshi ngaye kunye nokuzonwabisa kwakhe, wawela kwiimpazamo ezinjalo neeManichaeans ezathi kamva zamangaliswa. Ewe, njengoko ezona ndawo zokuthotywa zilungiselelwe abo banekratshi, no-Augustine waziphosa kwelokungcola! Kulilize intliziyo yakhe yabetha kanobom kwaye umama wakhe wamthethisa; uzibone sele ehamba ngendlela engeyiyo, kodwa ebesoloko esithi ngomso… ayilotyala lakho elo?

Ukuguqulwa kuka-Augustine. Umonde, Thixo, walinda amashumi amathathu eminyaka. Hayi indlela okulunge ngayo nomthombo othembekileyo wokuzithemba kuthi! Kodwa uAugustine, xa eyazi impazamo yakhe, uyazithoba, uyalila. Ukuguquka kwakhe kunyanisekile kangangokuba akoyiki ukwenza ukuvuma kwakhe esidlangalaleni njengesilungiso kwikratshi lakhe; ihlala ihleli, kude kuthi ga kwinqanaba lokona, isono sibaleka kubomi bonke ... Wena ke, emva kwezono ezininzi, yintoni inguquko yakho?

Uthando luka-Augustine. Kuphela kuthando olunamandla afumana indawo yokuguquka kwentliziyo kunye nendlela yokubuyisa uThixo kule minyaka ilahlekileyo. Wakhalaza ngentliziyo encinci ukuthanda kakhulu; kuThixo yedwa wafumana uxolo; ngenxa yokumthanda kwakhe wayeziqhelanisa nokuzila ukutya, eguqula imiphefumlo, watshisa abazalwana bakhe ngothando; kwaye yonke imihla xa eqala ukwenza ngakumbi, waba yiserafi yothando. Akukho nto ingako ndiyenzayo ngenxa kaThixo. Umzekelo wooSanta kufuneka usithobe!

UKUZIPHATHA. -Wenza zonke izinto ngothando olukhulu ukulingisa oNgcwele; ucengceleza uPater abathathu eSt Augustine.