UBawo wethu Uqinisa Amanyathela Akhe

Intliziyo iyila amacebo, kodwa uBawo wethu uqinisa amanyathela—olu ngquzulwano luhamba kuso sonke esi sahluko luse kumaqashiso aphoswa esondweni. Inxalenye enkulu yaso imalunga nookumkani neemvakalelo zabo. Ikratshi landulela intshabalalo, nokulawula owakho umoya kungaphezu kokuthimba umzi.

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Amacebo entliziyo ngawomntu, kodwa impendulo yolwimi ivela kuBawo wethu. Zonke iindlela zomntu zihlambulukile emehlweni akhe, kodwa uBawo wethu ulinganisa iingcinga zentliziyo. Yinikele kuBawo wethu imisebenzi yakho, aze aqiniseke amacebo akho. UBawo wethu wenze yonke into ngokwengqibo yayo, nkqu nabangendawo ngomhla wenkxwaleko. Bonke abanekratshi entliziyweni balisikizi kuBawo wethu; yazi ukuba akayi kusinda esohlwayweni. Inceba nenyaniso ziyacamagushela isono, nokoyika uBawo wethu kukubuyisa umntu ebubini. Xa iindlela zomntu zikholekile kuBawo wethu, uBawo wethu wenza kube nkqu neentshaba zomntu zixolelane naye. Kulungile okuncinane kunobulungisa, kunongeniselo olukhulu olunentswela-bulungisa. Intliziyo yomntu iyila indlela yakhe, kodwa uBawo wethu uqinisa amanyathela akhe. Isigwebo sikaThixo sisemilebeni yomlomo wokumkani; umlomo wakhe awubugqwetheli ubulungisa. Isikali nezilinganiso zobulungisa ngezikaBawo wethu; lonke ilitye nomlinganiselo ngumsebenzi wakhe. Kulisikizi ookumkani ukwenza okungendawo, kuba itrone iqiniswa ngobulungisa. Imilebe enobulungisa iyoliso lookumkani, yaye bayamthanda lowo uthetha okuthe tye. Umsindo wokumkani sisithunywa sokufa, kodwa indoda elumkileyo iya kuwucamagusha. Ekukhanyeni kobuso bokumkani kukho ubomi, nobubele bakhe bunjengelifu eliza nemvula yasentwasahlobo. Hayi, ukuzuza ubulumko kulungile kunegolide! Ukuzuza ingqondo kuxabiseke ngaphezu kwesilivere. Umendo wabantu abathe tye ujika ebubini; obugcinayo ubomi bakhe uyayikhusela indlela yakhe. Ikratshi lihamba phambi kwembubhiso, nomoya oqwayingileyo phambi kokuwa. Kulungile ukuthobeka emoyeni phakathi kwamahlwempu, kunokwabelana ngamaxhoba nabanekratshi. Lowo uliphulaphulayo ilizwi uya kufumana okulungileyo, yaye unoyolo lowo ukholose ngoBawo wethu. Olumkileyo entliziyweni kuthiwa uyingqondi, nentetho emnandi yandisa ukweyisela. Ingqondo ngumthombo wobomi kulowo unayo, kodwa izinyabi zilulekwa kukumatha kwazo. Intliziyo yesilumko yenza intetho yakhe ibe nobulumko, yongeza ukweyisela emlonyeni wakhe. Amazwi amnandi aluhlu lobusi, amnandi emphefumlweni, aphilisa emathanjeni. Kukho indlela ebonakala ithe tye emntwini, kodwa ukuphela kwayo ziindlela zokufa. Umnqweno womqeshwa umsebenzela yena; indlala yakhe iyamqhubela phambili. Umntu olitshijolo wemba ububi, yaye emlonyeni wakhe kukho umlilo otshisayo. Umntu ongugwenxa usasaza imbambano, yaye lowo uhlebayo wahlula abahlobo abasondelayo. Indoda engonyamelayo iyamrhwebesha ummelwane wayo, imkhokelele endleleni engalunganga. Lowo uqhwanyaza amehlo akhe uyila ubugwenxa; lowo uqumba imilebe yakhe ugqibe kwelokwenza ububi. Izimvi ziyisithsaba sozuko; zifumaneka endleleni yobulungisa. Ulunge ngakumbi umntu ozeka kade umsindo kunegorha, nolawulayo umoya wakhe kunothimba umzi. Iqashiso liphoswa esifubeni, kodwa sonke isigwebo salo sivela kuBawo wethu.