Okunikelwe kuBawo wethu

Emva kwezahluko ezilishumi elinanye zengxoxo, impendulo eceliweyo ngumzimba — ubomi obuqhelekileyo obunikelwa kuBawo wethu, ingqondo eqeqeshwe ngokutsha endaweni yokucudiswa ube sisimo seli phakade. Zize iinkcukacha: sebenzisa isiphiwo sakho sokwenene, uthando olungenankohliso, sikelela abatshutshisi, wala impindezelo, oyise okungendawo ngokulungileyo.

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Ngoko ke, bazalwana, ngenceba kaBawo wethu ndiyanikhunga: nikelani ngemizimba yenu ibe ngumbingelelo ophilileyo, ongcwele nokholekayo kuye—oko kukukhonza kwenu okuyinyaniso nokusengqiqweni. Musani ukumiliswa ngeli phakade, koko guqukani ngokuhlaziywa kwengqondo yenu, ukuze nikwazi ukuqonda ukuthanda kukaBawo wethu—okulungileyo, nokukholekayo, nokugqibeleleyo.

Ngalo ubabalo olunikiweyo kum, ndithi kuni ngabanye: ningazicingeli ngaphezu kokufaneleyo, koko yibani nengqiqo ephilileyo, elowo ngokomlinganiso wokholo awabelwa nguBawo wethu. Kuba njengokuba umzimba omnye unamalungu amaninzi, aza amalungu lawo angabi nomsebenzi munye onke, ngokunjalo nathi, nangona sibaninzi, singumzimba omnye kuKrestu, size ngabanye sibe ngamalungu omnye komnye. Izipho zethu zahlukene ngokobabalo esinikwe lona: ukuba kukuprofeta, masikusebenzise ngokomlinganiso wokholo lwethu; ukuba lulungiselelo, masikwenze ekulungiseleleni kwethu; lowo ufundisayo, ekufundiseni kwakhe; lowo ovuselelayo, ekuvuseleleni; lowo ophayo, ngesisa; lowo okhokelayo, ngenkuthalo; lowo onenceba, ngemihlali.

Uthando malube luyinyaniso. Thiyani okungendawo; nibambelele koko kulungileyo. Thandanani ngothando lobuzalwana. Gqithelananani ekuhlonelaneni. Ningasweli ikhwele, koko vuthani ngokomoya, nikhonze iNkosi. Vuyani ngethemba, nibe nomonde ekucinezelekeni, nizingise ekuthandazeni. Yabelanani nabantu bakaBawo wethu ekusweleni kwabo; phuthumani ukwamkela iindwendwe.

Basikeleleni abo baniqalekisayo; sikelelani, ningaqalekisi. Vuyani nabavuyayo; lilani nabalilayo. Philani ngemvisiswano omnye nomnye. Ningabi nekratshi, koko yibani nabathobekileyo. Ningabi zizilumko emehlweni enu. Ningabuyiseli bani ngobubi ngenxa yobubi; cingelani kwangaphambili ukwenza okubekekileyo phambi kwabantu bonke. Ukuba kunokwenzeka, ngoko kuxhomekeke kuni, philani ngoxolo nabantu bonke.

Zintanda, ningaziphindezeleli; yishiyeleni indawo ingqumbo kaBawo wethu. Njengoko kubhaliwe: Kokwam ukuphindezela, ndiya kubuyisela mna, utsho uBawo wethu.

Endaweni yoko: “Ukuba utshaba lwakho lulambile, londle; ukuba lunxaniwe, lunike lusele; ngokwenjenjalo, uya kufumba amalahle avuthayo entloko yalo.” ^a

Musa ukoyiswa bububi, koko woyisa ububi ngokulungileyo.