Ukubuyela kwiNenekazi lethu leNgxabano ukuya kucela uncedo lwakhe olunamandla
OyiNtombi eNgcwele, okanye uMariya, Mama othambileyo,
namhlanje jikela inceba yakho yenceba kumphefumlo wam,
ngubani na otsalela uncedo lwakho njengonina!
Nanko ke, ndiguqa ezinyaweni zakho, phambi kwengelosi.
Ndikhulule, mama, ndikhulule ekudidekeni kwesono!
Ndikhulule elusizini, undixhase,
Ndikhulule ekuphelelweni lithemba lokuba noxolo lwezulu,
Ndikhulule ekuphazanyisweni kwentliziyo kwaye ndikhokelele kwintando kaThixo,
ndinike ithemba, elizalwe ngokutsha ekwamkelweni komama bakho!
Namhlanje ndiyayikhangela ndincwinale lo mboniso kunye nokubonakala kwakho:
kuyo funda ubugcisa bokushiya okungcwele kuThixo!
Ngokubambelela kwakho okungcwele, ndikholosile, Ndiyakubongoza:
Xa imfazwe idlamkile kwaye kuvuthuza isaqhwithi.
Ndize ndikuhlangule, ndikhulule, nkosazana enamandla!
Kwiingozi, imigibe, izilingo, izilingo,
kwiziphanziso, ngobubi obuninzi bobomi bangaphakathi,
Ndize, ndikhusele, Owu Maria!
Bangaphi ubunzima ekufuneka boyisiwe ukuze bafezekise umanyano noThixo:
kuba nguwe ukuqinisekisa ukufika okumnandi!
Kudikidiki, kumkhwa wokuthandaza,
ukusuka ekungafumanekiyo, ukusuka kukungazinzi kwangaphakathi,
Okwaluphala ngokomoya, ukusuka kubomi bentliziyo,
ukusuka kumtsalane wobutyebi, ukusuka ekubaweni kokuzithanda
Ndikhulule, ndijonge, O Maria!
Kwaye kwakhona undikhusele kuhlaselo oluphindaphindiweyo longendawo;
Phumelela uSathana, mphumelele, oh Mariya! Rhoxisa amacebo ayo abhekiswe emphefumlweni wam!
Ufuna ukundisusa kuThixo kwaye uyamthintela ngoku kwaye rhoqo!
Ndisaza kuthandaza kuwe ngokuzithemba, Owu Mama wezulu:
xa yonke into iwa, xa uxinzelelo luxinanisa intliziyo,
Ubusuku bumnyama, Nomnqamlezo unobunzima emahlombe,
Uyeza, kwaye uncume kum, Ntombi!
Uncumo lwakho lwenja lubuyisela ukuzithemba,
qinisa amandla akho okholo,
Hlaziya umnqweno wobungcwele!
Intliziyo yakho iba mnandi ukubandezeleka ngenxa kaKristu, kamnandi
Ukufa okufihlakeleyo kwentliziyo.
Ngaphantsi kwe-tutelage yakho, iminqweno engaphezulu yokubandezeleka iya kuhamba
Kwaye ngawe ndiya kuthi xha emnqamlezweni andinike wona.
Zibeke ngoYesu emnqamlezweni, kweyona ndawo intle ezulwini,
kwisikolo sokugqibelela!
Ndinike isayensi yesayensi yokubandezeleka uthando kunye nokuthula!
Njani Wena, Mary, wazinikelayo kuThixo eKalvari,
Nam ndiyazinikela namhlanje ezulwini ngoncedo lwakho loomama!
Kwaye xa uYesu esiza kukuthuthuzela, ntombindini yemfihlakalo,
Makhe ndimthande kwakhona kwaye ndihlale njengoyena Olungileyo!
Beka Intliziyo yam ihlwempu ukumamela ubizo lweLizwi,
I-Pilgrim eyiLone! Ingoma yakhe yangaphakathi
Yiba sithandwa emphefumlweni wam!
Wena, mfundi oyingcali yeVangeli,
okokugqibela, inika kuphela intshabalalo yamadangatye aphilayo
Yothando olungcwele, olunyulu, ihlala icinyiwe,
ukuze nam ndigqitywe luthando lukaThixo!
Owu! Amadangatye eNtliziyo yakho Engagungqiyo, isithuthi sakho esishushu esibhakabhakeni!
Khumbula, Mama: i-spark enye, enye i-spark!
Ndikhe ndisele umlilo othulula ukungafezeki kwentliziyo enentliziyo kaThixo!
Kwaye nam ekugqibeleni ndiya kutshisa ngokuhanjiswa kweserafi!
Ubabalo lokugqibela endikucelayo kuwe, O Noble Madonna:
ndinike inkanuko kunye nesithuthi sikaYesu osikelelekileyo!
Ndingayigcina njengobutyebi obukhulu,
ukuba uqubude kuye njengobukho belizwe,
ova ukubetha kwentliziyo eqwengayo yeNtliziyo yakhe yobuThixo efihlwe ngaphakathi kuMbali!
Ukuba uyamthanda, ow, Mama, nothando lwakho, jonga ngamehlo akho.
Ngokubonakala okucacileyo kwentliziyo yakho,
lungisa ukushiya kunye neGetsemane elininzi leNkosi
kwiintente zethu!
Mamkele kwakhona enzulwini yomphefumlo wam,
rhoqo kunye nokuguqula ubudlelwane.
Kwaye emva kweembandezelo zobomi bokholo,
Ndenze ukuba ndife ndingcwele, ndikunye neengelosi kunye nabangcwele.
Kwingalo zakho nakwiNtliziyo yakho
Kuya kuba mnandi kohambo lokuya ezulwini,
imfuduko, esele iqalile, eya kuThixo.
Ndikunye nawe,
Ndiyakungena ndonwabile eParadesi
ukucula ngonaphakade
uYise, Nyana noMoya oyiNgcwele,
ngaphakathi kwengoma yakho engapheliyo yothando. Amen
Ndiyakholelwa, isixhenxe sePati, isixhenxe seThupha kunye nesixhenxe seGloria ngeenjongo zeKumkanikazi yoXolo
Isa. Alessandro M. Minutella