Uloyiso LolukaBawo Wethu

Ubulungisa nenkanuko. Ukwenza okulungileyo kukholeka ngakumbi kuBawo wethu kunombingelelo, kananjalo ukuvingca iindlebe zakho esikhalweni sehlwempu kuthetha ukuba nawe uya kukhala ungaphendulwa. Inkanuko iyambulala kwaoko ivila. Kabini kuthi embombeni yophahla kungcono kunokwabelana ngendlu nomfazi onengxabano.

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Intliziyo yokumkani ingumsinga wamanzi esandleni sikaBawo wethu; uyijika apho athanda khona. Yonke indlela yomntu ibonakala ilungile emehlweni akhe, kodwa uBawo wethu uyayilinganisa intliziyo. Ukwenza okulungileyo nokusesikweni kukholeka ngakumbi kuBawo wethu kunombingelelo. Amehlo aqwayingileyo nentliziyo enekratshi— isibane sabangendawo—sisono. Amacebo onyamekileyo akhokelela enyhwebeni ngokuqinisekileyo, kodwa bonke abangxamileyo bagqibela ehlwempini. Ukwenza ubutyebi ngolwimi oluxokayo ngumphunga ophelayo, ngumgibe obulalayo. Ugonyamelo lwabangendawo luya kubarhuqela kude, ngokuba bala ukwenza okusesikweni. Indlela yonetyala ijibilizile, kodwa ihambo yabanyulu ithe tye. Kulungile ukuhlala embombeni yophahla kunokuhlala endlwini enye nomfazi onengxabano. Umphefumlo wongendawo unqwenela ububi; ummelwane wakhe akafumani nceba emehlweni akhe. Xa isigculelo sohlwaywa, isidenge siba sisilumko; xa isilumko siqeqeshwa, sizuza ukwazi. UBawo wethu, oliLungisa, uyayigqala indlu yongendawo aze abatshabalalise abangendawo. Lowo uvingca iindlebe zakhe esikhalweni sehlwempu, naye uya kukhala angaphendulwa. Isipho esinikwa ngasese sithomalalisa umsindo, nesicengo esiqhutshekwa engutyeni sidambisa ingqumbo enkulu. Xa kusenziwa okusesikweni, kuluvuyo kumalungisa, kodwa kululoyiko kwabenza ububi. Umntu ophambukayo endleleni yengqiqo uya kuphumla entlanganisweni yabafileyo. Lowo uthanda iziyolo uya kuhlwempuzeka; lowo uthanda iwayini neoli akasayi kuze abe sisityebi. Abangendawo baba lucamagusho lwamalungisa, nabanenkohliso baba lucamagusho lwabanyulu. Kulungile ukuhlala ezweni eliyintlango kunokuhlala nomfazi onengxabano nokukrokra. Ubutyebi obunqabileyo neoli kusekhayeni lesilumko, kodwa isinyabi sikudla konke okunako. Lowo uphuthuma ubulungisa nothando oluthembekileyo uya kufumana ubomi, nobulungisa, nozuko. Isilumko sinyukela umzi wamagorha size sidilize imboniselo abakholose ngayo. Lowo ugcina umlomo wakhe nolwimi lwakhe uzigcina kude enkathazweni. “Sigculelo” ligama lonekratshi nozidlayo osebenza ngenkukhumalo exolileyo. Umnqweno wesonqena uyambulala, ngokuba izandla zakhe zala ukusebenza. Imini yonke umnqweno uyakhula, kodwa ilungisa liyanika lingabambi. Umbingelelo wongendawo ulisikizi—kokukhona kunjalo xa usondezwa ngenjongo embi. Ingqina elibuxoki liya kubhubha, kodwa lowo uphulaphulayo uya kungqina ngesiphumo esihlalayo. Abangendawo bathi nkqi ubuso, kodwa abanyulu bayazicingela iindlela zabo. Abukho ubulumko, akukho kuqonda, akukho cebo linokuma phambi koBawo wethu. Ihashe liyalungiswa ukuze lilungele imini yemfazwe, kodwa usindiso lolukaBawo wethu.