Namuhla sinxusa iSt. Francis futhi siyicele

Isikhulu se-Seraphic,
ukuthi usishiya njengezibonelo zobuqhawe zokudelela umhlaba
nakho konke umhlaba ukwazisa futhi ukuthandayo,
Ngiyakucela ukuthi ufuna ukungenela umhlaba
kulonyaka ukhohlwa izimpahla zokomoya
futhi elahlekile ngemuva kwendaba.
Isibonelo sakho sase sisetshenziswa kwezinye izikhathi ukuqoqa amadoda,
futhi kujabulise kubo imicabango emihle nephakeme kakhulu,
kwaveza inguquko, ukuvuselelwa, inguquko yangempela.
Umsebenzi wokuguqula wawuphathiswe ubuntwana bakho,
esabele kahle esikhundleni esiphakeme.
Bheka manje, o-Holy Francis,
uvela ezulwini lapho unqoba khona,
abantwana bakho bahlakazeka emhlabeni wonke,
uphinde futhi ubathole ngenhlayiya yalowo moya wakho we-seraphic,
ukuze bakwazi ukufeza ukuthunywa kwabo okuphezulu kakhulu.
Bese ubheka uMlandeli weSt.
esihlalweni sakho, ohleli kuso, uzinikele kakhulu, ngaphezu kweVicar of Jesus Christ,
Othando lwaKho lukhathazeke kakhulu enhliziyweni yakho.
Mtholele umusa awudingayo ukuze afeze imisebenzi yakhe.
Uyilindele le mikhakha evela kuNkulunkulu
ngemfanelo zikaJesu Kristu ezimelwe esihlalweni sobukhosi soMkhulu waphezulu
ngumlamuli onamandla kangako. Ngakho makube njalo.