KHANGELA STAR, YIBA NGOMARI

Nokuba ungubani,
Ekuhambeni kweli xesha uyaqonda ukuba,
ngaphezu kokuhamba emhlabeni,
ufana nokujikeleza phakathi kwezaqhwithi kunye neenkqwithela,
sukususa amehlo akho kubuqaqawuli benkwenkwezi,

ukuba awufuni ukoyiswa sisaqhwithi!
Ukuba ubethwe ngamaza wekratshi,

ngamabhongo, ukunyelisa, umona,
jonga kwinkwenkwezi, bongoza uMariya.
Ukuba ngumsindo okanye ukubawa, okanye ukukhohlisa kwenyama

bayishukumisa inqanawa yomphefumlo wakho, jonga kuMariya.
Ukuba ukhathazwa bubukhulu bezono,
ukuba udidekile kukungafaneleki kwesazela,
uqala ukuginywa enzonzobileni yosizi

nakwinzonzobila yokuphelelwa lithemba, cinga ngoMariya.
Musa ukuphuma emlonyeni wakho nasentliziyweni yakho,
nokufumana uncedo lomthandazo wakhe,
musa ukulibala umzekelo wobomi bakhe.
Ukumlandela ngekhe ulahleke,
Ngokuthandaza kuye awunakuphelelwa lithemba.
Ukuba uyakuxhasa awuyi kuwa,
ukuba uyakukhusela, musa ukoyika,
ukuba unomdla ufikelela kwinjongo.

(USanta Bernard waseClairvaux)