Khumbula uBawo wakho oKunikayo

Iminyaka engamashumi mane yendlala nemana ibifundisa: umntu akaphili sisonka sodwa. Njengoko umntu amohlwaya unyana wakhe, wenjenjalo uBawo wakho ukukohlwaya. Ingozi yokwenene lilizwe elihle—izisu ezihluthileyo, imihlambi ekhulayo, nentliziyo ethi, sisandla sam esizenzele le nto.

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Gcina ngenyameko yonke imithetho endikuwisela namhla, ukuze uphile, wande, ungene, ulihluthe ilizwe awalifungela ooyihlo uBawo wakho. Khumbula yonke indlela akukhokele ngayo uBawo wakho le minyaka ingamashumi mane entlango, ukuze akuthobe, akulinge, azi okusentliziyweni yakho, ukuba uya kuyigcina na imithetho yakhe, kusini na. Wakuthoba, wakwenza walamba, wandula wakondla ngemana ongayaziyo wena nooyihlo, ukuze akufundise ukuba umntu akaphili sisonka sodwa, uphila ngalo lonke ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni kaBawo wethu. Isambatho sakho asonakalanga kuwe, nonyawo lwakho aludumbanga, le minyaka ingamashumi mane. Yazi ke entliziyweni yakho ukuba, njengoko umntu amohlwaya unyana wakhe, wenjenjalo uBawo wakho ukukohlwaya. Ngoko ke yigcine imithetho kaBawo wakho, uhambe ngeendlela zakhe, umoyike. Kuba uBawo wakho ukungenisa ezweni elihle—ilizwe lemijelo yamanzi, nemithombo, namanzi anzongonzongo abaleka ezihlanjeni nasezintabeni, ilizwe lengqolowa nerhasi, nezidiliya, namakhiwane, neerharnate; ilizwe leoli yeminquma nobusi. Ilizwe apho uya kudla khona isonka ungasweli, ungalambathi nganto—ilizwe elinamatye esinyithi, apho uya kumba khona ubhedu ezintabeni zalo. Xa uthe wadla wahlutha, uze umbonge uBawo wakho ngenxa yelizwe elihle akunikileyo.

Zigcine, hleze umlibale uBawo wakho, ungayigcini imithetho yakhe, namasiko akhe, nemimiselo yakhe endikuwisela namhla, kuba xa uthe wadla wahlutha, wakha nezindlu ezihle, wahlala kuzo, zaza zanda iinkomo zakho nempahla yakho emfutshane, yanda isilivere yakho negolide yakho, kwanda nako konke onako, ibe sel' isenyusa ikratshi intliziyo yakho, umlibale uBawo wakho, owakukhupha ezweni laseYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka, owakukhokela kuloo ntlango inkulu eyoyikekayo, yeenyoka ezinobuhlungu noonomadudwane, yembalela nokuswela amanzi, owakukhuphela amanzi eweni lentshengece, owakondla ngemana entlango, into ooyihlo abangazanga nto ngayo, ukuze akuthobe, akulinge, ekugqibeleni akwenzele okulungileyo. Lumka—uze ungatsho entliziyweni yakho ukuthi: “Ngamandla am, ngesandla sam esinamandla, le mpahla ndizifumanele yona.” Khumbula uBawo wakho, kuba nguye okunika amandla okuzuza impahla, ukuze awumise umnqophiso wakhe awawufungela ooyihlo, njengoko kunjalo namhla.

Kodwa ukuba ube wamlibala uBawo wakho, walandela thixo bambi, wabakhonza, waqubuda kubo, ndingqina kuni namhla: nobhubha kanye. Njengeentlanga azitshabalalisayo phambi kwenu uBawo wethu, nani nobhubha ngokunjalo, ngenxa yokuba ningaliphulaphulanga izwi likaBawo wenu.