Inceba Yakhe Ingunaphakade

Amaqela amane abalisa ibali elinye: abahambi abalahlekileyo entlango, amabanjwa asemixokelelwaneni yesinyithi, iziyatha ezigula ngenxa yezigqibo zazo, namadoda eenqanawa oobugcisa bawo baginywa sisaqhwithi. Elinye ngalinye lakhala kuBawo wethu, lonke lahlangulwa, lonke lixelelwa ukuba litsho ngokuvakalayo.

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Bulelani kuBawo wethu, ngokuba elungile; uthando lwakho lomnqophiso lungunaphakade.

Mabatsho abo bakhululwe nguBawo wethu— abo wabakhululayo esandleni sotshaba, wababutha emazweni, empumalanga nasentshonalanga, entla naselwandle.

Abanye babhadula entlango, enkangala, bengafumani ndlela esa emzini abanokuhlala kuwo. Belambile benxaniwe, yatyhafa imiphefumlo yabo. Baza bakhala kuBawo wethu ekubandezelekeni kwabo, wabahlangula enkxwalekweni yabo. Wabakhokela ngendlela ethe tye, ukuba bafike emzini abanokuhlala kuwo. Mababulele kuBawo wethu ngenxa yothando lwakhe lomnqophiso, nangenxa yemisebenzi yakhe ebalulekileyo koonyana babantu. Ngokuba uyawuhluthisa umphefumlo olangazelelayo, awuzalise umphefumlo olambileyo ngezinto ezilungileyo.

Abanye bahlala emnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, bengamabanjwa ekubandezelekeni nasemixokelelwaneni yesinyithi, ngenxa yokuba bewaphikisile amazwi kaBawo wethu, balicekisa icebo Losenyangweni. Wathoba ke intliziyo yabo ngomsebenzi onzima; bakhubeke, kungekho bani ubancedayo. Baza bakhala kuBawo wethu ekubandezelekeni kwabo, wabasindisa enkxwalekweni yabo. Wabakhupha emnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, wayinqumla imixokelelwane yabo. Mababulele kuBawo wethu ngenxa yothando lwakhe lomnqophiso, nangenxa yemisebenzi yakhe ebalulekileyo koonyana babantu. Ngokuba uyazivikiva iingcango zobhedu, ayinqamle imivalo yesinyithi.

Abanye baba ziziyatha ngenxa yeendlela zabo zeenkani, baza ngenxa yezono zabo babandezeleka. Umphefumlo wabo wakucekisa konke ukudla, basondela emasangweni okufa. Baza bakhala kuBawo wethu ekubandezelekeni kwabo, wabasindisa enkxwalekweni yabo. Walithuma ilizwi lakhe, wabaphilisa, wabahlangula emhadini. Mababulele kuBawo wethu ngenxa yothando lwakhe lomnqophiso, nangenxa yemisebenzi yakhe ebalulekileyo koonyana babantu. Mababingelele ngemibingelelo yombulelo, bazibalise izenzo zakhe ngeengoma zemihlali.

Abanye behla baya elwandle ngeenqanawa, besenza irhwebo emanzini angangamsha. Bazibona izenzo zikaBawo wethu, imisebenzi yakhe ebalulekileyo enzulwini. Ngokuba wathetha, wavusa umoya onesaqhwithi owaphakamisa amaza. Benyuka besiya emazulwini, behla besiya enzulwini; wanyibilika umxhelo wabo ngenxa yobunzima. Bajingxela bagxadazela njengamanxila, bagqitywa bonke ubugcisa babo. Baza bakhala kuBawo wethu ekubandezelekeni kwabo, wabakhupha enkxwalekweni yabo. Wasithomalalisa isaqhwithi saba ngumbombozelo, athi azole amaza olwandle. Baza bavuya ngenxa yokuba amanzi azola, wabakhokela echwebeni ababelilangazelela. Mababulele kuBawo wethu ngenxa yenceba yakhe, ngenxa yemisebenzi yakhe ebalulekileyo koonyana babantu. Mabamphakamise esikhungwini sabantu, bamdumise entlanganisweni yamadoda amakhulu.

Wenza imilambo ibe yintlango, imithombo yamanzi ibe ngumhlaba onxaniweyo, ilizwe elichumileyo libe yinkangala yetyuwa, ngenxa yobubi babemi balo. Wenza intlango ibe ngamachibi amanzi, umhlaba owomileyo ibe yimithombo yamanzi. Apho uhlalisa abalambileyo, baze bakhe umzi wokuhlala kuwo. Bahlwayela amasimi, batyale nezidiliya, ezivelisa isivuno esiqhamayo. Uyabasikelela, bande kakhulu, kananjalo akayinciphisi imfuyo yabo.

Xa bencitshisiwe, bethotyiwe, ngenxa yengcinezelo, nentlekele, nosizi, uthela indelo phezu kwezikhulu, azibhadulise enkangala engenandlela; kodwa uyawaphakamisa amahlwempu ekucinezelekeni, enze iintsapho zabo zibe njengomhlambi. Abathe tye bakubona oku bavuye, konke okungendawo kuvale umlomo wako.

Osukuba esisilumko makazinanze ezi zinto, acamngce ngenceba kaBawo wethu.