5 Imikhuleko yobuKristu yosuku lokusebenza

Nkulunkulu Somandla, siyabonga ngomsebenzi walolu suku. Singathola injabulo kuyo yonke imizamo yayo kanye nobunzima, injabulo nempumelelo, ngisho nokwehluleka kwayo nobuhlungu bayo. Sasihlala sibheka kude nathi futhi sibone inkazimulo kanye nesidingo somhlaba sokuba nentando namandla okuletha isipho senjabulo kwabanye; ukuthi kanye nabo sithwele umthwalo nobushushu bosuku futhi sikunikeze udumo lomsebenzi owenziwe kahle. Amen.

Usuku lokusebenza lungakucindezela, kepha lemikhuleko yobuKristu ingakusiza ukuthi uqale usuku ngonyawo lwesokudla futhi uthuthukise umbono wakho. Ukuthandazela indawo yakho yokusebenza kungakhuphula umkhiqizo wakho.

Umkhuleko wosuku lokusebenza
Nkulunkulu Somandla, siyabonga ngomsebenzi walolu suku.
Singathola injabulo kuyo yonke imizamo nobunzima bayo,
injabulo nempumelelo,
ngisho nasekuhlulekeni nasebuhlungwini bayo.
Sasihlala sibheka kude nathi
futhi besizobona inkazimulo kanye nesidingo sezwe
ukuba nentando namandla okuwuthwala
isipho senjabulo kwabanye;
ukuthi siyabekezelela kanye nabo
umthwalo nokushisa kosuku
futhi sikunikeza indumiso yomsebenzi owenze kahle.
Amen.

—U-Bishop Charles Lewis Slattery (1867-1930)

Umkhuleko endaweni yokusebenza
Baba waseZulwini othandekayo,
njengoba ngingena emsebenzini wami namuhla, ngikumema ukuthi uhlanganyele nami ukuze wonke umuntu olapha abonakale ubukhona bakho. Ngikunika lolu suku futhi ngicela ukuthi usebenzele kimi ngamandla oMoya oNgcwele.
Ngingadlulisela ukuthula kwakho, njengoba nje ngiyazi ngokusondela kwakho okuthuthuzayo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngigcwalise ngomusa wakho, isihe namandla okukusebenzela wena nabanye kule ndawo.
Nkosi Jesu, ngifuna ukuthi ukhazinyuliswe empilweni yami nakule ndawo yokusebenza. Ngiyakhuleka ukuthi uzoba yiNkosi kukho konke okushiwoyo nokwenziwa lapha.
Nkulunkulu, ngiyabonga ngezibusiso eziningi nezipho onginike zona. Ngithanda ukuhlonipha igama lakho futhi ngisakaze intokozo kwabanye.
Moya oNgcwele, ngisize ngincike ngokuphelele kuwe namuhla. Vuselela amandla ami. Ngigcwalise ngamandla angokomoya nangokomoya ukuze ngibe yisisebenzi esingcono kakhulu engingaba sona. Nginike amehlo wokholo ukuze ngibone ngokubuka kwasezulwini njengoba ngenza umsebenzi wami.
Nkosi ngiqondise ngobuhlakani bakho. Ngisize ngisebenze kuzo zonke izinselelo nezingxabano. Ake ngibe yisikhonkwane kuwe nesibusiso kozakwethu.
Umkhuleko wami ukuba ngubufakazi obuphilayo bevangeli likaJesu Kristu.
Ngegama likaJesu,
Amen.

Umthandazo wosuku omfushane wokusebenza
Nkulunkulu wami,
Ngikuphathisa lolu suku lomsebenzi.
Ngiyabonga ngalo msebenzi, abaqashi bami kanye nabasebenza nabo.
Ngiyakumema, Jesu, ukuthi ube nami namhlanje.
Ngingakwazi ukwenza wonke umsebenzi ngenkuthalo, ngesineke nangamandla ami onke.
Ngingakhonza ngobuqotho futhi ngikhulume kahle.
Ngiyakwazi ukuqonda iqhaza lami nenhloso yami njengoba nginikela ngokufanele.
Ngisize ngisingathe inselelo ngayinye ngokuhlakanipha
Nkosi ngicela usebenzile kimi futhi ungisebenzele namuhla.
Amen.
Umkhuleko weNkosi
Baba wethu osezulwini, makube njalo
lingcwelise igama lakho.
Woza umbuso wakho.
Intando yakho mayenziwe,
njengasezulwini kanjalo nasemhlabeni.
Siphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla.
Usithethelele iziphambeko zethu,
kuyilapho nathi sibathethelela abakweqa.
Futhi ungasingenisi ekulingweni,
ma liberaci dal male.
Ngoba umbuso ungowakho,
namandla
nenkazimulo,
phakade.
Amen.

—Incwadi Yomthandazo Ojwayelekile (1928)

Umkhuleko womsebenzi ophumelelayo
UNkulunkulu uSomandla, ozandla zakhe zibambe zonke izindaba zokuphila, anginikeze impumelelo yempumelelo emsebenzini engiwenzayo.
Ngisize ngimnikeze ukucabanga ngokucophelela nokunaka okuzoholela empumelelweni.
Ngibhekele futhi ubuse izenzo zami, ukuze ngikwazi ukonakalisa ukuphelela kwayo.
Ngikhombise ukuthi ngenza kanjani okusemandleni ami futhi ungangenzi ngidelele umzamo odingekayo ukuze ngiwuqede.
Yenza impilo yami iphumelele, njengoba wonke umsebenzi onginika wona, ngiwenza kahle.
Nginike isibusiso sosizo lwakho nesiqondisi sakho futhi ungivumele ukuthi ngehluleke.
Ngegama likaJesu,
Amen.