Ukuzinikela ekufuneka kwenziwe ngumntu wonke: umthandazo onamandla wokubulela
Ukuvutha luthando.
Ngowuphi umbulelo endiya kukunika wona, Nkosi, ngento oyityikityileyo ukuba ize ngaphakathi kwam, ngale ntsasa ukunxibelelana nomzimba wakho, iGazi lakho, uMphefumlo wakho, ubuThixo bakho kum? Ngamana zonke iingelosi kunye nabaNgcwele baseZulwini bangakudumisa ngenxa yam ngenxa yokulunga kwakho kunye nokukhohlisa okungapheliyo. Owu, xa ndizibona ndinothando lwakho njengophawu lokuba ndingatsho ngenyaniso: UnguThixo wam, sithandwa sam, konke kum, kwaye mna ndingowakho wonke? Ndiya kudela nini zonke izinto zeli lizwe de ndinqwenele enye into ngaphandle kwakho wedwa? Akukho nto ndiyinqwenela ngoku njengokukuthanda nokuba ndikubambe, kwaye ndingaze ndiphinde ndibuye ndingazahluli, okanye ubomi bomphefumlo wam. Deh! vumela lo mlilo uhlale uhleli, kwaye iintlungu, onokuthi undithande ngazo, ungaze uzicime. Ufuna ukuba ndenze ntoni, ilangatye lam elingcwele, okanye uthando lwam olumnandi? Ukuthi yonke into endiyithandayo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku ijikele kum, ndide ndinyanzelekile ukuba ndijike ndiye kuwe? Ewe Ewe; Ndifuna ukuyaphula nezidalwa zonke, kwaye ndingabinalo uxolo ngaphandle kwakho wedwa.
Ndilahla yonke into ngenxa yothando lwakho, ndiyazinikela kuwe, kwaye ndiyazinikela ngokupheleleyo kuwe. Makhe ndihlupheke njengoko uthanda; umnqamlezo okrakra kakhulu uyakuba mnandi kum; Ngaphandle kokuba uthando lwakho lundiqwalasele, kwaye undikhonkele kubabalo lwakho.
Uthando lomnqamlezo.
Ndifundise, Owu Nkosi, ukuthwala ubunzima benyama yam ukuze ndingakukhubekisi, kwaye ndingaze ndikulahle. Ndifundise ukubandezeleka kakhulu ngenxa yakho ukuba ubandezeleke kakhulu ngenxa yam; kwaye ndikuthobele ngokungapheliyo ngaphezu kwayo yonke into engaphantsi kunawe. Mandingaxabisi enye ilahleko ekuzeni, ukuba ayibobabalo lwakho, akukho nzuzo, ukuba ayiyiyo eyothando lwakho, ukuba ndiyayithiya yonke into ekude nam, kwaye uyayithanda yonke into endiyiyo iyasondela. Yiba nguwe kuphela sithandwa sam, kuphela ukuphela kobomi bam, kweminqweno yam kunye nezenzo zam. Yenza yonke indawo kwaye ndihlala ndikukhangela, ukuba ndiyancwina ngenxa yakho, ukuba ndimanyane nawe; kwaye yonke into iyanganyamezeleki kum engakhokeleli kuwe; ukuba zonke iimvakalelo zam neengcinga zam zijolise kuwe wedwa kwaye ndingafumani lunye uvuyo ngaphandle kokubandezeleka ngenxa yakho, nokwenza ukuthanda kwakho.
Unqulo lokuthanda.
Kwaye yintoni enye enokundenzela yona, owu Msindisi wam, ukuba bendinguThixo wakho, njengokuba wena unguThixo wam? Ndiyaluthanda olu thando lungenasiphelo ngokubanzi kwaye ingakumbi, indala kakhulu kwaye intsha kangaka, ihlala ihleli kwaye ihlaziywa rhoqo; Ndizaliswe kukumangaliswa, kwaye ndinyanzelekile ukuba ndithule. Inflame, oh Thixo wesisa, yitshise intliziyo yam efriziwe, ukuze ndikwazi kwaye ndikuthande rhoqo.
Ndiphe, Owu Nkosi, ukuba ndonwabe ngakumbi kuwe kunakuzo zonke izidalwa, ngaphezu kwempilo, ubuhle, uzuko, iwonga, amandla, ubutyebi, inzululwazi, ubuhlobo, udumo, kwiindumiso, ngaphezulu, ekugqibeleni, kunakuzo zonke izinto onokuthi undinike zona, nokuba ziyabonakala okanye azibonakali; kuba uthandeka ngokungenasiphelo kuzo zonke izipho zakho. Wena ungOsenyangweni, Osenyangweni, Osenyangweni. UyiParadesi yokwenene: IParadesi ngaphandle kwakho ubuya kuthinjwa. Intliziyo yam inokufumana kuphela uxolo olugqibeleleyo kuwe. Uyayazi, Owu Nkosi, kwaye ngenxa yoku uziyilele iindlela ezincomekayo zokuhlala kum, ukuze ndihlale kuwe. Undilangazelele xa ndithe ndakulibala; Uya kundilandela naxa ndikubalekayo; Undigrogrisa ngokufa, xa ndinobuganga bokuzahlula kuwe.
Intlungu yothando.
Kwaye ndingakwazi ukuqhubeka nokuphila njengoko bendiphila ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, oh Nkosi yam? Ngaba ndingacinga ngeempazamo zam ezininzi, kwaye ngaphambi kokuba uzivume, ngaphandle kokubulawa yintlungu? Inceba engenasiphelo! O ukulunga okungenasiphelo! Zingaphi izizathu ongahlali nazo kude kuwe ngonaphakade, ukundikhuphela enzonzobileni yesihogo, ukundishiya ezandleni zokungcungcuthekisa iidemon! Kwaye yile nto ubungafuni ukuyenza, nangona kunjalo. Uyandithwala, uyandilinda, nawe uva indelelo yam, ukungabongi kwam, ngokulangazelela ukundibona ndibuyele kuwe; Kwaye undinika isandla sakho ukuze undiphakamise. Owu bomi bomphefumlo wam! Ndikwimeko enjani xa ndikulahlile? Mna ke andinako ukukhanya, andinamandla, andinabomi, andinalo uthando, likhoboka lesono nelikaSathana. Oku kusekuncinci: Ndikho ngaphandle kwakho, onguThixo wam, yonke into yam, Okulungileyo kwam, ithemba lam ekuphela kwalo, kwaye yile nto ibangela ubunzulu bentlungu yam. Owu, ukuba bendihlala ndikuthanda! Owu ukuba andikukhubekisi! Owu, ukuba bendihlala ndiyinkosi yentliziyo yam!
Umbuzo wothando.
Nkosi, susa kum, bonke abantliziyo ikude lee kum; Gungxula olu donga lundohlulayo kulo, nothando olwenza ukuba wehle kum, lukushukumisela ukuba utshabalalise yonke into ekum engakufuniyo. Lawula iminqweno yam, ithemba lam, ukomelela kwam, umphefumlo wam uphela, umzimba wam uphela, zonke izenzo zam ngokwentando yakho yobuthixo. Wena wedwa undazi ngokugqibeleleyo, nguwe wedwa obubonayo ubungakanani beengxaki zam, kuba nguwe kuphela isicombululo. Kwaye Wena wedwa uya kuhlala uluxolo lwam lonke, intuthuzelo yam, uvuyo lwam kwintlambo yeinyembezi, ukuba ube luzuko lwam, njengoko ndithemba njalo, ngonaphakade.