Izibambiso Nezithembiso

Izilumkiso ezine ezingazihlanganiselanga. Zikhulule ngoko nangoko kwisibambiso osenze ngobuqhaphu ngenxa yommelwane. Yiya embovaneni ukuba awunakuvuka ebhedini. Lumkela umenzi-nkathazo oqhwanyaza aze enze imiqondiso. Izinto ezisixhenxe azithiyayo uBawo wethu. Kwandule ukukrexeza kwakhona, njengomlilo othwelwe ngaphakathi engutsheni yakho.

Isahluko 6.

Nyana wam, ukuba uthe wammela ummelwane wakho ngesibambiso, ukuba uthe waxhawulana ngesandla ngenxa yowasemzini, Uthe wathiyelwa ngamazwi omlomo wakho, wabanjwa ngamazwi omlomo wakho. Yenza oku ke, nyana wam, uzikhulule, njengoko sowukwisandla sommelwane wakho: hamba, uzithobe, umbongoze ummelwane wakho. Musa ukunika amehlo akho ubuthongo, neenkophe zakho ukozela. Zikhulule njengebhadi esandleni, njengentaka esandleni somthiyeli.

Yiya embovaneni, wena vila; uzigqale iindlela zayo, ulumke. Engenanjengele, nambusi, nalawuli, ilungisa isonka sayo ehlotyeni, ihlanganisa ukudla kwayo ngexesha lokuvuna.

Koda kube nini na ulele apho, vila? Wovuka nini na ebuthongweni bakho? Ubuthongwana obuncinane, nokozela okuncinane, nokusonga izandla kancinane ukuze uphumle, buya kukufikela ubuhlwempu njengesihange, nokuswela njengandoda exhobileyo.

Umntu olitshijolo, indoda engendawo, uhamba ngentetho egwenxa, uqhwanyaza ngamehlo akhe, enze imiqondiso ngeenyawo zakhe, akhombe ngeminwe yakhe, ngentliziyo egwenxa uyila ububi, ehlala ehlwayela iingxabano; ngenxa yoko uya kufikelwa yintlekele ngequbuliso; ngephanyazo uya kwaphulwa kungabikho kuphiliswa.

Zintandathu izinto azithiyileyo uBawo wethu, sixhenxe izinto ezizizikizi kuye: amehlo aqwayingileyo, ulwimi oluxokayo, nezandla eziphalaza igazi elingenatyala, intliziyo eyila amayelenqe angendawo, iinyawo ezikhawulezela ukugidimela ebubini, ingqina elibuxoki elithetha ubuxoki, nalowo uhlwayela iingxabano phakathi kwabazalwana.

Amazwi KaYihlo, Ikhaka Lakho

Nyana wam, wugcine umthetho kayihlo, ungawushiyi umyalelo kanyoko. Wabophelele entliziyweni yakho ngamaxesha onke; uwanxibe emqaleni wakho. Ekuhambeni kwakho aya kukukhokela; ekulaleni kwakho aya kukulinda; nasekuvukeni kwakho aya kuncokola nawe. Kuba umthetho usisibane, nomyalelo ukukhanya, nezohlwayo zoqeqesho ziyindlela yobomi, ukuze zikugcine kumfazi ongendawo, kulwimi olugudileyo lomfazi okrexezayo.

Musa ukubunqwenela ubuhle bakhe entliziyweni yakho, ungavumi akuthimbe ngeenkophe zakhe; kuba ixabiso lehenyukazi liqebengwana lesonka nje kuphela, kodwa umfazi owendileyo uzingela umphefumlo onqabileyo. Angathwala umlilo na umntu esifubeni sakhe, zingatshi iingubo zakhe? Okanye angahamba na umntu phezu kwamalahle omlilo, zingatshi iinyawo zakhe? Unjalo nalowo ulala nomfazi wommelwane wakhe; akukho namnye omchukumisayo oya kuthi angabi natyala.

Abantu abalicekisi isela ukuba lithe leba, ukuze lanelise umphefumlo walo xa lilambile, kodwa ukuba lithe lafunyanwa, lobuyekeza kasixhenxe; lonikela yonke impahla yendlu yalo. Okrexezayo uswele ingqondo; lowo okwenzayo oku uyazitshabalalisa. Uya kufumana imivumbo nocukucezo, lize ihlazo lakhe lingatshayelwa.

Kuba ubukhwele buyayivuthisa ngumsindo indoda, ingabi nanceba ngomhla wempindezelo. Akayi kwamkela mbuyekezo; uya kwala nokuba singakanani na isicengo.