Ukuzinikela Okusebenzayo Kosuku: Thatha uSt. Augustine njengesibonelo

Intsha ka-Augustine. Isayensi nobuhlakani kwakungasizi ngalutho ngaphandle kokuthobeka: ukuziqhenya ngaye nangamasiko akhule kahle, wawela emaphutheni anjalo nabakwaManichaeans, okwathi kamuva, bazimangaza. Ngempela, njengoba ukuwa okululaza kakhulu kulungiselelwe abazidlayo, ngakho u-Augustine wangena ekungcoleni! Inhliziyo yakhe yashaya ngamandla futhi unina wamthethisa; wazibona esendleleni engafanele, kodwa wayehlale esho kusasa ... Akusilo icala lakho lelo?

Ukuguqulwa kuka-Augustine. Isineke, Nkulunkulu, walinda iminyaka engamashumi amathathu. Yeka ubuhle bakhe nomthombo oqinile wokuzethemba kithi! Kepha u-Augustine, njengoba elazi iphutha lakhe, uyazithoba futhi uyakhala. Ukuguquka kwakhe kuqotho kakhulu ukuthi akesabi ukwenza ukuvuma kwakhe obala njengokuchibiyela ukuziqhenya kwakhe; kuyinto engaguquguquki kangako yokuthi, kuze kube seqophelweni lokuxakeka, isono siyabaleka empilweni yonke ... Kepha wena, emva kwezono eziningi kangaka, yini ukuphenduka kwakho?

Uthando luka-Augustine. Kuthando olukhulu kakhulu kuphela lapho athola khona indawo yokuphenduka kwenhliziyo kanye nendlela yokunxephezela uNkulunkulu ngeminyaka elahlekile. Ukhale ngenhliziyo encane kakhulu ukuthi ithande kakhulu; kuNkulunkulu yedwa wathola ukuthula; ngoba emthanda wayezijwayeza ukuzila ukudla, waguqula imiphefumulo, wavuvukala abafowabo ngothando; futhi nsuku zonke lapho eqala ukwenza okuningi, waba yiserafi lothando. Kuncane engikwenzayo ngenxa kaNkulunkulu! Isibonelo sabaNgcwele kufanele sisilulaze kanjani!

UKWENZA. - Wenza zonke izinto ngothando olukhulu ukulingisa oNgcwele; hlabelela uPater abathathu kuSt. Augustine.