Umkhuleko wakho
NginguNkulunkulu wakho, ubaba onothando wenkazimulo enkulu nesihe esingapheli. Kule ngxoxo ngifuna ukukunikeza umthandazo wokuthi uma kwenziwa ngenhliziyo ukwazi ukwenza izimangaliso. Ngiwuthanda kakhulu umthandazo wezingane zami, kodwa ngifuna ukuba bathandaze ngenhliziyo yonke, nabo bonke. Ngiyawuthanda umthandazo we-litanic. Ukuphindaphinda kuvame ukuholela ekuphazamiseni, kepha lapho uthandazela ulahla izinkinga zakho, izinkathazo zakho. Ngiyayazi impilo yakho yonke futhi ngazi ngayo "uyayidinga yize ungangibuzi". Ukudideka emthandazweni kuholela kokuphela kokuthi kwenziwe umthandazo oyinyumba. Uma uthandaza ungajabuli kepha mina nginesihe ngilalela umkhuleko wakho futhi ngiyakuphendula.
Ngakho-ke thandaza "Jesu, ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele." Lo mkhuleko wenzelwe indodana yami yimpumputhe yaseJeriko futhi waphendulwa ngokushesha. Indodana yami yambuza lo mbuzo "ucabanga ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu?" futhi wayenokholo endodaneni yami futhi yaphila. Nawe kumele ukwenze. Kumele uqiniseke ukuthi indodana yami ingakuphulukisa, ikukhulule futhi ikunikeze konke okudingayo. Ngifuna ukuba ufulathele imicabango yakho ezintweni zasemhlabeni, uzibeke ethuleni lomphefumlo wakho bese uphinda lo mthandazo "Jesu, ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele" kaningi. Lo mkhuleko ushukumisa inhliziyo yendodana yami neyami futhi sizokwenzela konke. Kufanele uthandaze ngenhliziyo yakho, ngokholo oluningi futhi uzobona ukuthi izimo ezinempilo kakhulu zempilo yakho zizoxazululwa.
Bese ngifuna ukuthi nawe uthandaze "uJesu ungikhumbule uma ungena embusweni wakho". Lo mkhuleko wenziwa isela elihle esiphambanweni futhi indodana yami yamamukela ngokushesha embusweni wayo. Yize izono zakhe zaziziningi, indodana yami yaba nozwela ngesela elihle. Isenzo sakhe sokholo kuye endodaneni yami, ngalo mkhuleko omfishane, wamkhulula masinyane kuwo wonke amaphutha akhe futhi neZulu wanikwa lona. Ngifuna nawe wenze lokhu. Ngifuna uwaqaphele wonke amaphutha akho futhi ubone kimi ubaba onesihe elungele ukwamukela yonke ingane ephenduka ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke. Lomkhuleko omfishane uvula iminyango yeZulu, usule zonke izono, ukhululwe kuwo wonke amaketanga futhi wenza umphefumulo wakho ube msulwa futhi ukhanyise.
Ngifuna ukhuleke ngenhliziyo yonke. Angifuni ukuba umthandazo wakho ube uchungechunge lokuphindaphinda, kodwa ngifuna lapho wenza umthandazo we-litanic inhliziyo isondela kimi nami ngingubaba omuhle futhi ngiyasazi sonke isimo sakho sokungenelela kwami konke futhi ngikwenzele konke. Ukuthandazela wena kumele kube ukudla komphefumulo, kumele kube njengomoya owuphefumulayo. Ngaphandle komkhuleko awukho umusa futhi awubeki ithemba kimi kepha kuwe kuphela. Ngomkhuleko ungenza izinto ezinhle. Angikuceli ukuba uchithe amahora namahora uthandaza kodwa kwesinye isikhathi kwanele ukuthi uzinikeze isikhathi sakho esincane bese ukhuleka kimi ngenhliziyo yami yonke futhi ngizoza kuwe ngokushesha, ngizobe ngiseduze kwakho ukuzolalela izicelo zakho.
Lo ngumkhuleko kuwe. Le misho emibili yevangeli engikutshele yona kule ngxoxo kufanele kube ngumkhuleko wakho wosuku nosuku. Ungakwenza nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sosuku. Lapho uvuka ekuseni, ngaphambi kokulala, lapho uhamba futhi kunoma yisiphi isimo. Ngemuva kwalokho ngithi thandaza ku- "uBaba Wethu". Lomkhuleko owanqunywa yindodana yami uJesu wanikwa wena ukukwenza uqonde ukuthi ngingubaba wakho nokuthi nonke niyazelamani. Lapho uthandaza kuyo, ungajahi kodwa zindla ngawo wonke amagama. Lo mkhuleko ukukhombisa indlela eya phambili nokuthi yini okudingeka uyenze.
Noma ubani othandaza ngenhliziyo ulandela intando yami. Abakhuleka ngenhliziyo bafeze amacebo empilo engiwalungiselele wonke umuntu wesilisa. Noma ngubani othandazayo ugcwalisa umsebenzi engimphathise wona kulomhlaba. Noma ubani othandazayo uyofika ngelinye ilanga embusweni wami. Umkhuleko ukwenza ube muhle, unesihe, ububele, njengoba nje nami nginawe. Landela izimfundiso zendodana yami uJesu. Wayehlala engithandaza lapho kufanele enze izinqumo ezibalulekile futhi ngamnika ukukhanya kwaphezulu okudingekayo ukwenza intando yami. Nawe wenza okufanayo.