ASH WEDNESDAY. Umkhuleko kufanele uphindwe ngalolu suku olungcwele
“NgoLwesithathu ngaphambi kweSonto I leLent, abathembekile, abathola umlotha, bangena ngesikhathi esimiselwe ukuhlanzwa umphefumulo. Ngalesi siko sangempela esivela kusiko lebhayibheli futhi silondolozwe ngokwesiko lobufundisi kuze kube yilolu suku, kukhonjiswa isimo sendoda eyisoni, esivuma ngaphandle kwecala layo ukuthi uNkulunkulu unecala lakhe futhi ngaleyo ndlela iveze intando yokuguquka okungaphakathi, ngethemba lokuthi INkosi ibe nesihe kuye. Ngalesi sibonakaliso esifanayo kuqala indlela yokuguqulwa, okuzofinyelela umgomo wayo ekugubheni isakramente lePenance ezinsukwini ezingaphambi kwePhasika.
Isibusiso nokubekwa komlotha kwenzeka ngesikhathi seMisa noma nangaphandle kweMisa. Kulokhu, ukuqina kwezwi kwaqedwa, kwaqedwa ngomkhuleko wabathembekile.
I-Ash ngoLwesithathu wusuku oluyimpoqo lokuziphendulela kulo lonke iSonto, ngokubhekwa kokuzila nokuzila ukudla. "
(UPaschalis Sollemnitatis nn. 21-22)
UMTHANDAZO WELENTE
(Tihlabelelo 50)
Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngokomusa wakho; *
susa isono sami othandweni lwakho olukhulu.
Ngihlanze kuzo zonke iziphambeko zami,
ngangihlanze ngesono sami.
Ngiyaqaphela icala lami,
isono sami siphambi kwami njalo.
Ngonile kuwe,
okubi emehlweni akho, ngikwenzile;
Uqinisile lapho ukhuluma,
khona kanye ekwahluleleni kwakho.
Bheka, ngazalwa nginecala,
Umama wangikhulelwa esonweni.
Kepha ufuna ubuqotho benhliziyo *
ngaphakathi ungifundise ukuhlakanipha.
Ngihlanze ngehisopi futhi ngizohlanzwa; *
geza ngibe mhlophe kuneqhwa.
Mangizwe injabulo nenjabulo,
amathambo owaphuleyo ayojabula.
Bheka kude nezono zami,
susa wonke amaphutha ami.
O Nkulunkulu, dala kimi, inhliziyo ehlanzekile,
vuselela umoya oqinile kimi.
Ungangisusi ebusweni bakho
futhi ungangincishi umoya wakho ongcwele.
Nginike injabulo yokusindiswa,
usekele umphefumulo ophanayo kimi.
Ngizofundisa abazulazula izindlela zakho.
nezoni ziyobuyela kuwe.
Ngikhulule egazini, Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu insindiso yami,
ulimi lwami luzophakamisa ubulungisa bakho.
Nkosi, vula izindebe zami.
nomlomo wami umemezela ukudunyiswa kwakho;
ngoba awuwuthandi umhlatshelo *
futhi uma nginikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, awuyemukeli.
Umoya odabukisayo
kungumhlatshelo kuNkulunkulu,
uphatheke kabi enhliziyweni futhi ululazekile,
wena, Nkulunkulu, ungadeleli.
Othandweni lweSiyoni ngomusa wakho,
phakamisa izindonga zeJerusalema.
Lapho-ke uyokwazisa imihlatshelo emisiwe,
ukushiswa kanye nomnikelo wonke,
khona-ke bayohlabela izisulu
ngaphezulu kwe-altare lakho.
Udumo kuYise neNdodana *
nakuMoya oNgcwele.
Njengasekuqaleni, manje futhi njalo,
phakade. Amen.
IZIMPAWU ZOKUPHENDULA
Nkosi yiba nesihe. Nkosi yiba nesihe
Kristu, yiba nesihe. Kristu, yiba nesihe
Nkosi yiba nesihe. Nkosi yiba nesihe
Kristu, lalela thina. Kristu, lalela thina
Kristu, sizwe. Kristu, sizwe
Baba osezulwini, unguNkulunkulu, sihawukele
Ndodana, Mhlengi Wezwe, wena unguNkulunkulu. Sihawukele
UMoya oNgcwele, wena unguNkulunkulu, sihawukele
UZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele, uNkulunkulu munye, sihawukele
O Nkulunkulu onesihe, obonisa amandla akho nobuhle baKho
sihawukele
O Nkulunkulu, linda isoni ngesineke
sihawukele
O Nkulunkulu, ommema ngothando ukuba aphenduke
sihawukele
O Nkulunkulu, othokozela kakhulu ukubuya kwakhe Kuwe
sihawukele
Kuzo zonke izono
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo, O Nkulunkulu wami
Kuzo zonke izono ngemicabango nangamazwi
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo, O Nkulunkulu wami
Kuzo zonke izono emisebenzini nokushiwoyo
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Kuzo zonke izono ezenziwe ngokupha
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Ngawo wonke amagqubu afihliwe enhliziyweni yami
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Ngoba bengamukelanga abampofu
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Ngoba ngokungahambanga abagulayo nabaswele
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Ngoba bengayifuni Intando yaKho
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Ngoba ngokungathetheleli ngokuzithandela
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Ngazo zonke izinhlobo zokuziqhenya leze
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Ngokuziqhenya kwami nazo zonke izinhlobo zobudlova
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Ukukhohlwa uthando lwakho kimi
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Ukucasula Uthando lwakho olungapheli
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
Ngoba nginqotshwe ngamanga nokungabi nabulungisa
Ngiphenduka ngenhliziyo yonke, oh, Nkulunkulu wami
O Baba, bheka iNdodana yakho eyangifela esiphambanweni:
Kungenxa yakhe, yena kanye naye kanye naye lapho ngibonisa inhliziyo yami kuwe, ephendukile ekucasuleni kwakho futhi egcwele isifiso esijulile sokukuthanda, ukukusebenzela kangcono, ukubalekela esonweni futhi ugweme zonke izikhathi. Ungayenqisi inhliziyo edabukisayo nejabhileyo; futhi ngiyathemba, ngokuzethemba okujulile ukuthi kuzwiwe.
ATHANDAZE:
Thumela kithi, Nkosi, uMoya wakho oNgcwele, ohlanza izinhliziyo zethu ngokungaphenduki, futhi asiguqule sibe ngumhlatshelo ojabulisa Wena; enjabulweni yempilo entsha siyohlala njalo sidumisa iGama lakho elingcwele nelinomusa. NgoKristu iNkosi yethu. Amen.