Ukubonga uZiqu-zintathu "ngikuzwile futhi ngikubonile"

O Nkulunkulu waphakade, OwuZiqu-zintathu waphakade, owathi, ngokuhlangana nemvelo yaphezulu, wenza igazi leNdodana yakho ezelwe yodwa laba nenani elikhulu kangaka! Wena, uZiqu-zintathu waphakade, ufana nolwandle olujulile, lapho engifuna khona kakhulu lapho ngithola khona ngokwengeziwe; futhi lapho ngithola ngokwengeziwe, kulangazelela ukomela ukukufuna. Awusuthi; futhi umphefumulo, ohlezi kwalasha wakho, awusuthi, ngoba uhlala ulambele wena, ulangazelela wena ngokwengeziwe, oh uZiqu-zintathu waphakade, ufisa ukukubona nokukhanya kokukhanya kwakho.
Ngikuzwile futhi ngikubonile ngokukhanya kobuhlakani ekukhanyeni kwakho kwalasha wakho, noma uZiqu-zintathu waphakade, nobuhle besidalwa sakho. Ngalesi sizathu, lapho ungibona kuwe, ngabona ukuthi ngingumfanekiso wakho walokho kuqonda engikunikwe amandla akho, O Baba Ongunaphakade, nokuhlakanipha kwakho, okulungele iNdodana yakho ezelwe yodwa. UMoya oNgcwele ophuma kuwe naseNdodaneni yakho unginike intando engingakuthanda ngayo.
Impela wena, Ziqu-zintathu zaphakade, ungumdali nami ngiyisidalwa; futhi bengazi - ngoba unginike ubuhlakani, lapho ungidala kabusha ngegazi leNdodana yakho - ukuthi uthandana nobuhle besidalwa sakho.
O kwalasha, o UZiqu-zintathu waphakade, O Nkulunkulu, o ulwandle olujulile! Futhi yini enye onganginika yona ngaphandle kwakho? Wena ungumlilo ovutha njalo ongashi. Nguwe odla ngemfudumalo yakho konke ukuzithanda komphefumulo. Ungumlilo osusa konke ukubanda, futhi ukhanyisela izingqondo ngokukhanya kwakho, ngalokhu kukhanya ongenze ngazi iqiniso lakho.
Uma ngizibuka ngalokhu kukhanya ngiyazi njengomuntu ophakeme kakhulu, okuhle ngaphezu kwakho konke okuhle, okuhle okuhle, okuhle okungaqondakali, okuhle okungenakulinganiswa. Ubuhle ngaphezu kwabo bonke ubuhle. Ukuhlakanipha okudlula konke ukuhlakanipha. Ngempela, uwukuhlakanipha okufanayo. Wena kudla kwezingelosi, owathi ngomlilo wothando wazinikela kubantu.
Ugqoka okumboza bonke ubunqunu bami. Wena kudla okuphakela abalambile ubumnandi bakho. Umnandi ngaphandle komunyu. O Ziqu-zintathu zaphakade!