UMTHANDAZO WOKUZALWA UJESU (nguSant'Alfonso Maria de 'Liguori)

Jesu wami, Ndodana yoMdali wezulu noMhlaba, Unomkhombe njengomuntu odakweni emhumeni onqandayo, utshani obuncane njengombhede nezingubo ezingezinhle zokukumboza. Izingelosi zikuhaqa futhi ziyakudumisa, kepha azinciphisi ubumpofu bakho.

Jesu othandekayo, uMhlengi wethu, ompofu, kukuthanda kakhulu ngoba usubambele usizi olungaka ukuze usidonsele othandweni lwakho.

Ukube wawazalelwa esigodlweni, ukube wawunengqwele yegolide, ukube wawukhonzwe yizikhulu ezinkulu zomhlaba, ubuzogqugquzela inhlonipho eyengeziwe ngabantu, kepha uthando oluncane; esikhundleni salowo mhume lapho ulala khona, lezi zingubo ezilukhuni ezikumboza, umucu olele kuwo, umkhombe osebenza njengebele: oh! Konke lokhu kudonsela izinhliziyo zethu ukukuthanda!

Ngizokutshela ngeSan Bernardo: "Uba mpofu kimi, ungumuntu omthanda umphefumulo wami." Njengoba uzinciphise kanjena, ukwenzile ukusicebisa ngempahla yakho, okungukuthi, ngomusa wakho nenkazimulo yakho.

O Jesu, ubumpofu bakho buholele ekutheni abaNgcwele abaningi bashiye konke: ingcebo, udumo, imiqhele, ukuze baphile nabampofu kanye nawe.

O Msindisi wami, ungisuse nezimpahla zasemhlabeni, ukuze ilufanele uthando lwakho olungcwele futhi ngikuthole, Okuhle okungenamkhawulo.

Ngakho-ke ngizokutshela noSanta Ignatius waseLoyola: “Nginike uthando lwakho futhi ngizoceba ngokwanele; Angifuni okunye, wena wedwa unganele, Jesu wami, Impilo yami, konke kwami! Umama othandekayo, uMariya, ngitholele umusa wokuthanda uJesu futhi uthandwe njalo ”.

Ngakho-ke makube njalo.