Ukuzinikela kosuku: buyela kuNkulunkulu njengendodana elahlekile

Ukuhamba kwendodana yolahleko. Yikuphi ukungabongi, ukuqhosha okunjani, ukuqhosha okunjani le ndodana ngokuziveza phambi kukayise ithi: Nginike isabelo sami, ngifuna ukuhamba, ngifuna ukukujabulela! Akusona isithombe sakho? Ngemuva kwezinzuzo eziningi kangaka ezivela kuNkulunkulu, awusho yini ukuthi: Ngifuna inkululeko yami, ngifuna ukuyenza ngendlela yami, ingabe ngifuna ukona? ... Ngelinye ilanga wawuzijwayeza, ulungile, unokuthula enhliziyweni yakho; mhlawumbe umngani wamanga, intshisekelo ekumemele ebubini: futhi ushiye uNkulunkulu… Ingabe mhlawumbe ujabulile manje? Yeka ukubonga nokungajabuli!

Ukuphoxeka kwendodana yolahleko. Inkomishi yenjabulo, yesifiso, yokuthululwa kwezinkanuko, inezinyosi onqenqemeni, ngokuyisisekelo umunyu nobuthi! Indodana esaphazayo, encishisiwe empofu futhi ilambile, yakufakazela ukuthi ingumqaphi wezilwane ezingcolile. Awuzizwa yini nawe, ngemuva kwesono, ngemuva kokungcola, ngemuva kokuziphindisela, nangemva kwesono sangabomu? Yeka ukukhathazeka, ukudana okungakanani, ukuzisola okukhulu! Nokho qhubeka ukona!

Ukubuya kwolahleko. Ubani lo baba olinde indodana yolahleko, ogijimela ukuyihlangabeza, ayigone, ayithethelele futhi ajabule ngokujabula okukhulu ekubuyeni kwendodana engabongi kangaka? NguNkulunkulu, njalo olungile, onesihe, okhohlwa amalungelo akhe inqobo nje uma sibuyela kuye; okuthi ngesikhashana nje ikhansele izono zakho, nakuba zingenakubalwa, zikuhlobise ngomusa wakhe, zikondle enyameni yakhe ... Awuthembi ebuhleni obungaka? Sondela Enhliziyweni kaNkulunkulu, futhi ungaphinde uphume kuyo.

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