Licebo likaBawo wethu liyema

Ubuhlwempu nobuhlobo, kubaliswa ngaphandle kobuxananazi: ubutyebi bongeza abahlobo, lo gama abazalwana behlwempu belithiya. Ecaleni kwaloo nto kuhleli ukuzeyisa, kuba ukuqonda kwenza umntu azeke kade umsindo, nokutyeshela ukreqo kubizwa ngokuba luluzuko lwakhe. Ukupha ihlwempu kukuboleka uBawo wethu.

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Lilungile ihlwempu elihamba ngokugqibelela kwalo kunalowo amazwi akhe ajibilizayo, esisinyabi. Kananjalo, umnqweno ongenakwazi awulunganga, nalowo osukelayo ngobungxamo uyaphambuka endleleni. Ubudenge bomntu ngokwakhe bonakalisa indlela yakhe, kodwa intliziyo yakhe iqumbela uBawo wethu. Ubutyebi bongeza abahlobo abaninzi, kodwa ihlwempu lahlulwa kumhlobo walo. Ingqina elibuxoki aliyi kuba msulwa, nalowo uphefumlayo ubuxoki akayi kusinda. Abaninzi bafuna ubuso bomntu onesisa, nawonke umntu ngumhlobo walowo onika izipho. Bonke abazalwana behlwempu bayalithiya; kobeka phi na ke ukumka kude kwabahlobo balo! Libakhwaza emva kwabo, kodwa abasekho. Lowo ozuze ubulumko uyawuthanda umphefumlo wakhe; lowo ogcina ingqondo uya kukufumana okulungileyo. Ingqina elibuxoki aliyi kuba msulwa, nalowo uphefumlayo ubuxoki uya kutshabalala. Ubunewunewu abuyifanele isinyabi—kokukhona ingamfaneli umkhonzi ukulawula abathetheli. Ukuqonda komntu kumenza azeke kade umsindo, luluzuko lwakhe ukutyeshela ukreqo. Ingqumbo yokumkani injengokugquma kwengonyama, kodwa ububele bakhe bunjengombethe phezu kotyani. Unyana osisinyabi uyintshabalalo kuyise, nokubambana komfazi kungumvuvuzelo ongapheziyo. Indlu nobutyebi lilifa elivela koyise, kodwa umfazi oqondayo uvela kuBawo wethu. Ubuvila buphosa ebuthongweni obukhulu, nomntu ovilaphayo uya kulamba. Lowo ogcina umthetho ulondoloza ubomi bakhe; lowo ucekisa iindlela zakhe uya kufa. Lowo unesisa kumahlwempu uboleka uBawo wethu, yena uBawo wethu uya kumbuyekeza ngokwenza kwakhe. Mqeqeshe unyana wakho lisekho ithemba, ungabeki intliziyo yakho entshabalalweni yakhe. Umntu onengqumbo enkulu umelwe kukuhlawula isohlwayo; kuba ukuba uthe wamhlangula, uya kuphinda ukwenze kwakhona. Phulaphula icebo, wamkele uqeqesho, ukuze uzuze ubulumko ngemihla ezayo. Maninzi amacebo entliziyweni yomntu, kodwa licebo likaBawo wethu eliya kuma. Into enqwenelekayo emntwini luthando lomnqophiso, nehlwempu lilungile kunexoki. Ukoyika uBawo wethu kukhokelela ebomini, nalowo unako uphumle ehluthi, engachukunyiswanga bububi. Ivila lifihla isandla salo esityeni, lingade lisibuyisele nasemlonyeni walo. Betha umgxeki, siphephe isidenge; thethisa umntu oqondayo, afumane ukwazi. Lowo ugonyamela uyise, agxothe unina, ungunyana oyintloni nehlazo. Yeka ukuphulaphula umyalelo, nyana wam, uze uphambuke emazwini okwazi. Ingqina elingento ligxeka isigwebo, nomlomo wabangendawo uginya ububi. Isohlwayo silungiselelwe abagxeki, nezibetho zemiqolo yezinyabi.