Ungaguqula njani iziphazamiso kwimithandazo
ISt. John of the Cross icebisa ukuba nobuqili
ukuguqula nkqu iziphazamiso zibe ngumthandazo.
Xa uzifumana uphazamisekile nangona uzikhathaza, sukuyithatha kakubi ...
oku kuya kuba ngumqondiso wokuzingca
Ngubani ongathanda umthandazo wakho uhlale ugqibelele.
Endaweni yoko, thatha ithuba lokuphazamiseka uxelele iNkosi:
"Uyabona ukuba ndimncinci kwaye ndibuthathaka kwaye ke ndiludinga ngokwenene uthando lwakho".
Kwaye ngokuzithoba nangakumbi kwaye uzimisele ngakumbi kwaye uzithembile
qhubeka nomthandazo wakho. Ndiziva ndithandwa njengawe,
ngobuhlwempu bakho nesono sakho.
Olu kuphela kwesisa osifunayo ngokwenene: ukuziva uthandwa.
Uya kufumana amandla okuzithanda ngakumbi,
imeko eyimfuneko yokuba ubathande nabanye.
Ukuthanda iNkosi kunye nabazalwana kuya kuba kuwe
Imfuno yovuyo yothando oya kuyenza simahla kunye nothando lwaKhe.