Phulaphulani, Bantwana Bam

Ubawo udlulisela oko waxelelwa kuko nguyise, saye esi sahluko sihlala sibugcine phambi kwamehlo obo bulolo. Imifanekiso yaso imalunga nendlela: umendo okhanya usiya emini, uchasene nomnye omnyama kangangokuba ungakuboni oko kukukhubileyo. Gcina intliziyo yakho, ukhangele ngqo phambili.

Isahluko 4.

Phulaphulani, bantwana bam, umyalelo kayihlo; nibeke iindlebe, nizuze ingqondo. Ndininika imfundiso elungileyo, ngoko ze ningawulahli umyalelo wam. Kuba nam ndandingunyana kubawo, ndithambile, ndiyintanda yodwa kuma. Wandifundisa wathi: “Intliziyo yakho mayiwabambe amazwi am; yigcine imithetho yam, uze udle ubomi. Zuza ubulumko, uzuze ingqondo; musa ukulibala, ungasuki emazwini omlomo wam. Musa ukubushiya, bona buya kukulondoloza; buthande, bona buya kukugcina. Ukuqaleka kobulumko kuko: zuza ubulumko; kwaye kuko konke okuzuzayo, zuza ingqondo. Buxabise, bona buya kukuphakamisa; bubambelele, bona buya kukuzisela uzuko. Buya kubeka isithsaba sobabalo entloko yakho; buya kukunika isithsaba sozuko.”

Phulaphula, nyana wam, uwamkele amazwi am, aze abe maninzi amaxesha obomi bakho. Ndikufundisile indlela yobulumko; ndikukhokele emendweni othe tye. Xa uhamba, amanyathela akho akayi kubanjezelwa; naxa ugidima, akuyi kukhubeka. Bambelela emyalelweni, ungawuyeki uhambe; wugcine, kuba ubobakho ubomi.

Musa ukunyathela emendweni wabangendawo, ungahambi endleleni yabenzi beento ezimbi. Wuphephe, ungahambi kuwo; suka kuwo udlule. Kuba abanakulala bengenzanga bugqwetha; bahluthwa ubuthongo bengakhubekisanga mntu. Badla isonka sokungendawo, basele iwayini yogonyamelo.

Ke umendo wamalungisa unjengokukhanya kokusa, okukhanya ngokukhanya ngakumbi kude kube semini enkulu. Indlela yabangendawo injengobumnyama obukhulu; abakwazi okubakhubekisayo.

Nyana wam, beka indlebe yakho emazwini am; thobela indlebe yakho entethweni yam. Mawangemki emehlweni akho; wagcine enzulwini yentliziyo yakho. Kuba abubomi kwabo bawafumanayo, nokuphila kuwo wonke umzimba wabo.

Phezu kwazo zonke izinto, yigcine intliziyo yakho, kuba konke okwenzayo kuphuma kuyo. Yisuse emlonyeni wakho intetho ejibilizayo, nemilebe enenkohliso uyigcine kude nawe. Amehlo akho makabheke phambili; ukhangele uthe tye phambi kwakho. Camngca kakuhle ngomendo weenyawo zakho, zize zonke iindlela zakho ziqiniseke. Musa ukujika uye ngasekunene nangasekhohlo; lususe unyawo lwakho ebubini.