Umkhuleko kaSanta Ambrose: Ukuzinikela kuJesu Kristu!
Umkhuleko ka-St Ambrose: Nkosi Jesu Kristu, ngisondela edilini lakho ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela, ngoba ngiyisoni futhi anginaso isibindi sokuthembela ebalulekeni bami, kodwa kuphela ebuhleni bakho nasemuseni wakho. Ngingcoliswe yizono eziningi emzimbeni nasemphefumulweni, nangemicabango nangamazwi ami anganakiwe. Nkulunkulu onomusa wobukhosi nokwesaba, ngifuna ukuvikelwa kwakho,
Ngifuna ukuphulukiswa kwakho. Izoni ezihlukumezekile ezingezinhle, ngiyanxusa kuwe, mthombo wakho konke isihe. Angikwazi ukuthwala ukwahlulela kwakho, kepha ngiyethemba insindiso yakho.
Nkosi, ngikukhombisa amanxeba ami futhi ngithola amahloni ami phambi kwakho. Ngiyazi ukuthi izono zami ziningi futhi zinkulu futhi zingigcwalisa ngokwesaba, kepha ngithemba umusa wakho, njengoba ungeke ubalwe. Nkosi Jesu Kristu, inkosi yaphakade, uNkulunkulu nomuntu obethelwe esiphambanweni ngenxa yesintu, ngibheke ngomusa ulalele umkhuleko wami, ngoba ngiyakwethemba. Yiba nomusa kimi, ugcwele ubuhlungu nesono, ngoba ukujula kobubele bakho akupheli.
Sidumisa wena, umhlatshelo osindisayo, onikelwe ngokhuni lwesiphambano kimi kanye naso sonke isintu. Dumisani igazi elihle futhi eliyigugu, eligeleza lisuka emanxebeni esiphambano sami Nkosi Jesu Kristu futhi ugeze izono zomhlaba wonke. Khumbula, Nkosi, isidalwa sakho, owasihlenga ngegazi lakho; Ngiyazisola ngezono zami, futhi ngifisa ukubuyisela engikwenzile. Baba onomusa, susa zonke izono zami nezono zami; ngihlanze emzimbeni nasemphefumulweni futhi ungenze ngifanele ukuhogela i ingcwele sanctorum.
Kwangathi umzimba wakho negazi lakho, engihlose ukulithola, noma ngingafaneleki, kungaba kimi ukuthethelelwa kwezono zami, ukugezwa kwezono zami, ukuphela kwemicabango yami emibi futhi ukuzalwa kabusha yemvelo yami engcono kakhulu.
Kwangathi ungangikhuthaza ukuba ngenze imisebenzi ekuthokozisayo nenenzuzo empilweni yami emzimbeni e emphefumulweni, futhi ube yisivikelo esiqinile ezingibeni zezitha zami. Lona kwakuwumthandazo uSt Ambrose awunikela eNkosini! Ngiyethemba ukujabulele.