UMTHANDAZO WOKUZALWA NGUYESU (nguSant'Alfonso Maria de 'Liguori)

Yesu wam, Nyana woMdali wezulu nomhlaba, unesikhephe njengecawe emqolombeni okhululekileyo, umququ omncinci njengebhedi kunye neengubo ezimdaka zokukugubungela. Iingelosi zikungqonge kwaye zikudumisa, kodwa azikujongeli phantsi ubuhlwempu bakho.

Yesu othandekayo, uMkhululi wethu, olihlwempu, siyakuthanda kakhulu kuba usibambezele kubuhlungu obuninzi ukuze usitsale kuthando lwakho.

Ukuba ubuzalelwe ebhotwe, ukuba wawunebhanti yegolide, ukuba wawukhonzwe zezona nkosana zibalaseleyo zomhlaba, ubuya kuphakamisa imbeko ngakumbi ebantwini, kodwa uthando olungaphantsi; endaweni yoko kulo mqolombelo ulala kuwo, ezi ziingubo zirhabaxa zikugubungelayo, umququ ophumla kuwo, umkhombe osebenza njenge cradle: oh! Konke oku kutsala iintliziyo zethu ukukuthanda!

Ndiza kukuxelela ngeSan Bernardo: "Uba lihlwempu ngenxa yam, oyithandayo kumphefumlo wam." Ukusukela oko uzithobise ngolu hlobo, ukwenze oko ukusicebisa ngeempahla zakho, oko kukuthi, ngobabalo lwakho kunye nodumo lwakho.

Owu Yesu, intlupheko yakho ikhokelele abaNgcwele abaninzi ukuba bashiye yonk'into: ubutyebi, imbeko, izithsaba, ukuze uphile ubomi obuhlwempuzekileyo kunye nawe ulihlwempu.

Owu Msindisi wam, ndihlube iimpahla zomhlaba, ukuze zilufanele uthando lwakho olungcwele kwaye zikwenzele wena, Okuhle okungenasiphelo.

Ke ndiza kukuxelela nge-Ignatius yaseLoyola: “Ndinike uthando lwakho kwaye ndiza kuba sisityebi ngokwaneleyo; Akukho enye into endiyifunayo, nguwe wedwa owoneleyo, Yesu wam, Bomi bam, konke konke! Umama othandekayo, uMariya, ndenzele ububele bokuthanda uYesu nokuba uthandwe rhoqo ”.

Bayibenjalo.