Nyana wam, ndiphe intliziyo yakho

Isimilo etafileni, nento enzima ngaphantsi. Ziqwalasele xa usidla izidlo ezimnandi zomlawuli, ungazidinisi ulandela ubutyebi obumilisa amaphiko buphaphazele. Iphela ngomfanekiso wenxila, elibethwa lingakuva, livuka kuphela ukuze lifune esinye isiselo.

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Xa uhlala phantsi usidla nomlawuli, qwalasela kakuhle oko kukho phambi kwakho, ubeke isitshetshe emqaleni wakho ukuba ungumntu olawulwa yinkanuko. Musa ukuzinqwenela izidlo zakhe ezimnandi, kuba kukudla okukhohlisayo.

Musa ukuzidinisa ufuna ubutyebi; yiba nobulumko bokuzibamba. Uthi ukukhangela ubutyebi, bube bungabikho, kuba busuka bumilise amaphiko buphaphazele businge emazulwini njengokhozi.

Musa ukudla isonka sendoda enomona, unganqweneli izidlo zayo ezimnandi, kuba ungumntu osoloko ebala indleko. Uthi kuwe: “Yidla usele!” kodwa intliziyo yakhe ayikho kuwe. Uya kuyihlanza loo nto incinane uyidlileyo, ube uwachithile amazwi akho amnandi.

Musa ukuthetha ezindlebeni zesidenge, kuba uya kubudela ubulumko bamazwi akho.

Musa ukuwushenxisa umlimandlela wamandulo, ungangeneli emasimini eenkedama, kuba uMkhululi wabo womelele; uBawo wethu uya kuwumela umcimbi wabo echasene nawe. ^a

Nikela intliziyo yakho emfundisweni, neendlebe zakho emazwini okwazi.

Musa ukumvimba umntwana uqeqesho; ukuba umbethe ngentonga, akayi kufa. Mbethe ngentonga, uwuhlangule umphefumlo wakhe kwelabafileyo.

Nyana wam, ukuba intliziyo yakho ilumkile, nentliziyo yam iya kuvuya nayo. Izibilini zam ziya kugcoba xa imilebe yakho ithetha okulungileyo.

Musa ukuvumela intliziyo yakho ibamonele aboni, kodwa zingisa ekumoyikeni uBawo wethu imini yonke. Inene likhona ikamva, nethemba lakho aliyi kunqunyulwa.

Phulaphula, nyana wam, ulumke, uyikhokele intliziyo yakho endleleni elungileyo. Musa ukuba phakathi kwabanxila yiwayini, nabo badla inyama kakhulu, kuba inxila nedlakudla kuya kuhlwempuzeka, nokozela kuya kubambathisa ngamanikiniki.

Phulaphula uyihlo owakuzalayo, ungamdeli unyoko xa esemdala. Thenga inyaniso ungathengisi ngayo; thenga ubulumko, imfundiso, nengqiqo. Uyise womntwana olilungisa uya kugcoba kakhulu; lowo uzale unyana olumkileyo uya kuyoliswa nguye. Mabavuye uyihlo nonyoko; agcobe lowo wakuzalayo.

Nyana wam, ndiphe intliziyo yakho, amehlo akho mawayolelwe ziindlela zam. Kuba ihenyukazi ngumhadi onzulu, umfazi okrexezayo liqula elixineneyo. Ulalela njengesihange, andise ukungathembeki phakathi kwamadoda amaninzi.

Ngubani onenkxwaleko? Ngubani onosizi? Ngubani onembambano? Ngubani onezikhalo? Ngubani onamanxeba ngaphandle kwesizathu? Ngubani onamehlo abomvu? Abo balibala ixesha elide ngewayini, abo baya kungcamla izitya zewayini exutyiweyo. Musa ukukhangela iwayini xa ibomvu, xa ikhazimla endebeni, iyehla kamnandi. Ekugqibeleni iyaluma njengenyoka, ihlabe njengerhamba. Amehlo akho aya kubona izinto ezingaqhelekanga, intliziyo yakho ithethe izinto ezigwenxa. Uya kuba njengolele embindini wolwandle, njengolele encotsheni yesibonda senqanawa. “Bandibethile, kodwa andevanga buhlungu; bandixabele, kodwa andazanga oko. Ndiya kuvuka nini na? Ndiya kufuna esinye isiselo.”