Ukucabanga ngesihe Saphezulu: isilingo sokukhononda

Kwesinye isikhathi silingeka ukuba sikhononde. Lapho ulingeka ukubuza uNkulunkulu, uthando Lwakhe oluphelele necebo lakhe eliphelele, yazi ukuthi lesi silingo asilutho ngaphandle… kwesilingo. Phakathi kwalesi silingo sokungabaza nokubuza uthando lukaNkulunkulu, vuselela ukuzethemba kwakho futhi ulahle ukuzidabukela kwakho. Kulesi senzo uzothola amandla (bheka idayari No. 25).

Yini oyikhalele kakhulu kuleli sonto? Yini ekulingisa kakhulu ukuba uthukuthele noma ucasuke? Ingabe lesi silingo saholela emizweni yokuzidabukela? Ngabe sekwenze buthaka ukuzethemba kwakho othandweni oluphelele lukaNkulunkulu? Cabanga ngalesi silingo bese usibona njengendlela yokukhula othandweni nasebuhleni. Imvamisa umzabalazo wethu omkhulu ukufihla izindlela zethu ezinkulu zobungcwele.

Nkosi, ngiyaxolisa ngezikhathi engikhononda ngazo, ngithukuthele, futhi ngingabaze uthando lwakho oluphelele. Ngiyaxolisa nganoma yimuphi umqondo wokuzidabukela engizivumele ngangena kuwo. Ngisize namuhla ukuyeka le mizwa futhi ngiguqule lezi zilingo zibe yizikhathi zokuthembela okujulile nokushiya. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.

UMTHANDAZO WOKUTHEMBELA
Nkulunkulu, Baba onesihe,
ulubonakalisile uthando lwakho eNdodaneni yakho uJesu Kristu,
futhi wasithululela kithi ngoMoya oNgcwele, Mduduzi,
Sibeka kuwe namhlanje izinjongo zomhlaba kanye nawo wonke umuntu.

Sikhothamele thina zoni,
uphulukisa ubuthakathaka bethu,
nqoba ububi,
wenze bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni
uzwe umusa wakho,
ukuze Kuwe, Nkulunkulu Oyedwa Nesithathu,
thola njalo umthombo wethemba.

UBaba waphakade,
ngokufutheka okubuhlungu nokuvuka kweNdodana yakho,
sihawukele thina kanye nomhlaba wonke!