Cela iNkosazana yaseLourdes ukucela ukwelashwa

UMaria, uvele kuBernadette kule ngozi
yaleli dwala.
Ebusika nasebusika,

wenze imfudumalo yobukhona bezizwa,
ukukhanya nobuhle.

Ezinxebeni nasebumnyameni bezimpilo zethu,
ezihlukanisweni zomhlaba lapho ububi bunamandla,
ulethe ithemba futhi ubuyisele ukuzethemba!

Wena okuyiMbono Engaqondile,
wozani nizosisiza nina zoni.
Siphe ukuthobeka kokuguquka,
isibindi sokuphenduka.
Sifundise ukuthandazela bonke abantu.

Sihole emithonjeni yempilo yeqiniso.
Senze abahamba ngezinyawo ohambweni olungaphakathi kweBandla lakho.
Anelise indlala yoMthendeleko kithi,
isinkwa sohambo, isinkwa sokuPhila.

Kuwe, Mariya, uMoya oNgcwele wenze izinto ezinkulu:
ngamandla akhe, yena waletha kuBaba,
enkazimulweni yeNdodana yakho, ephila kuze kube phakade.
Bheka uthando lukamama
usizi lomzimba wethu nenhliziyo.
Kukhanye njengenkanyezi ekhanyayo yawo wonke umuntu
ngesikhathi sokufa.

NgeBernadette, siyakhuleka wena O Maria,
nangokulula kwezingane.
Faka emqondweni wakho umoya weBeatidence.
Ngemuva kwalokho singakwazi, ukusuka ezansi lapha, sazi intokozo yoMbuso
ucule nawe:
I-Magnificat!

Udumo kuwe, ntombi Enyulu,
inceku yeNkosi ebusisekile,
Umama kaNkulunkulu,
Ithempeli likaMoya oNgcwele!

Ougust iNdlovukazi yePharadesi, ngubani
isimo sezulu sasezulwini kanye noMqhele on
ingalo, ukubonakaliswa okukhulu kothando futhi
zesihe emadodeni, washiya phansi
avele uBenadetta onenhlanhla yokusakazeka
emhlabeni ubuhle bezimpawu zakho:

siyabingelela futhi sithokozela okuhle
ilungelo lomqondo wakho we-Immaculate
okwathokozisa yiNkosi ukukuphakamisa
Phezu kwazo zonke izidalwa, ezakha wena
Umama wakhe omsulwa kakhulu.

Deh! Yiba umama wethu futhi, futhi
phakathi kokufakwa kwezwe nezinzwa,
masigcine inhliziyo yethu imsulwa
kusuka ekuthatheni icala ngesikhali sethu
irosari leyo, oyiveza njengezindlela
ukusigcina sinabantwana bakho abafanele.