Ukuzinikela kukaSanta Augustine kwiNkosazana enguMariya nomthandazo wakhe
EmaKhristu lamanyenti, kufaka ekhatsi ema-Katolika, acabanga kutsi kuzinikela ku-Ntfombolokazana Longibusisiwe uMariya kungukukhula sekwedlule isikhathi, mhlawumbe maphakathi. Kepha kusukela ezinsukwini zokuqala zeSonto, amaKhristu amhloniphile uMariya futhi amcela ukuba akhonze.
Kulomkhuleko, uSt. Augustine waseHippo (354-430) ubonakalisa inhlonipho yobuKhrestu ngoMama kaNkulunkulu nokuqonda okuyikho komkhuleko owenzelwe. Sithandaza kwiNkosazana EBusisekile ukuze ikwazi ukwethula imithandazo yethu kuNkulunkulu futhi ithethelelwe izono zethu.
Umkhuleko weSant'Agostino kwiNtombi EBusisiwe
O Ntombi EBusisekile kaMariya, ngubani ongakukhokhela ngokufanelekile ngamasheya akho okudumisa nokubonga, wena ovumile umhlaba wakho ngokusindisa umhlaba owile? Yiziphi izingoma zokudumisa ezingaphindaphinda ubuntu bethu obubuthakathaka ekuhlonipheni kwakho, ngoba kungengeniso yakho kuphela lapho athole khona indlela yokubuyiselwa. Yamukela-ke, abampofu sibonga okufanele sikunikeze lapha, yize kungalingani ekuzuzweni kwakho; futhi ngokwamukela izifungo zethu, uthola ngemikhuleko yakho ukuxolelwa kweziphambeko zethu. Letha imikhuleko yethu nawe endaweni engcwele yezilaleli zasezulwini futhi kuyo ikhiphe ikhambi lokubuyisana kwethu. Kwangathi izono esizithwala phambi kukaNkulunkulu uSomandla ngawe, zithethelelwe ngawe; esikucelayo ngokuqiniseka singakuthola kuwe. Yamukela umnikelo wethu, ugcwalise izicelo zethu, uthole intethelelo ngalokho esikwesabayo, ngoba uwukuphela kwethemba lezoni. Ngawe sithemba ukuthi ukuxolelwa kwezono zethu nakuwe, O Ntokazi ebusisiwe, ithemba lethu lomvuzo. UMariya oNgcwele, siza abangalusizi, usize abantulayo inhliziyo, ududuze ukuhlupheka, uthandazele abantu bakho, unxuse abefundisi, ubamelelele bonke abesifazane abazinikele kuNkulunkulu; kwangathi bonke abagcina isikhumbuzo sakho esingcwele bangaluzwa usizo lwakho nokuvikelwa kwakho manje. Hlala ulungele ukusisiza lapho sithandaza, futhi ubuyise izimpendulo emithandazweni yethu. Nakekela njalo ukuthandazela abantu bakaNkulunkulu, wena, obusiswe nguNkulunkulu, ufanelekile ukuletha uMhlengi womhlaba, ophilayo futhi obusa, umhlaba ongapheli. Amen. duduza izinhlungu, thandazela abantu bakho, cela abefundisi, ubathethelele bonke abesifazane abazinikele kuNkulunkulu; kwangathi bonke abagcina isikhumbuzo sakho esingcwele bangaluzwa usizo lwakho nokuvikelwa kwakho manje. Hlala ulungele ukusisiza lapho sithandaza, futhi ubuyise izimpendulo emithandazweni yethu. Nakekela njalo ukuthandazela abantu bakaNkulunkulu, wena, obusiswe nguNkulunkulu, ufanelekile ukuletha uMhlengi womhlaba, ophilayo futhi obusa, umhlaba ongapheli. Amen. duduza izinhlungu, thandazela abantu bakho, cela abefundisi, ubathethelele bonke abesifazane abazinikele kuNkulunkulu; kwangathi bonke abagcina isikhumbuzo sakho esingcwele bangaluzwa usizo lwakho nokuvikelwa kwakho manje. Hlala ulungele ukusisiza lapho sithandaza, futhi ubuyise izimpendulo emithandazweni yethu. Nakekela njalo ukuthandazela abantu bakaNkulunkulu, wena, obusiswe nguNkulunkulu, ufanelekile ukuletha uMhlengi womhlaba, ophilayo futhi obusa, umhlaba ongapheli. Amen. ophilayo futhi obusa, umhlaba ongapheli. Amen. ophilayo futhi obusa, umhlaba ongapheli. Amen.