Uyalelo lukaBawo wethu ekulawuleni kwabaphetheyo

Igunya lolawulo libekwe phantsi koBawo wethu, ngoko irhafu nentlonelo ziyahlawulwa, azicatshukelwa. Lize ityala kuphela eliseleyo luthando, oluthi ngokwemvelo yalo lungenzi bubi kummelwane, ngoko luwuzalisekise umthetho. Ilixa seliphelile; nxibani ngokwemini.

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Wonke umntu makazithobe phantsi kwabaphetheyo, kuba akukho gunya likhoyo ngaphandle kwelivela kuBawo wethu, nawo loo makhoyo amiselwe nguBawo wethu. Ngoko ke lowo uchasa igunya uchasa oko kummiselweyo nguBawo wethu, baze abo bachasayo bazizisele umgwebo. Abaphethe abalosongelo kwabo benza okulungileyo, koko kwabo benza okubi kuphela. Ufuna ukungaloyiki igunya na? Yenza okulungileyo, uze ulikholise. Ungumkhonzi kaBawo wethu, oko kokwakho ukulunga. Kodwa ukuba wenza okubi, yoyika; kuba akaliphatheli lize ikrele. Ungumkhonzi kaBawo wethu, umphindezeli ozisa ingqumbo komenza okubi. Ngenxa yoko umelwe kukuzithoba, kungekuphela nje ngenxa yokoyika isohlwayo, kodwa nangenxa yesazela. Kungenxa yoko kanjalo nihlawula irhafu, kuba abaphethe bangabalungiseleli bakaBawo wethu, abazinikeleyo kule nto kanye. Hlawulani konke okufanelekileyo: irhafu komelwe yirhafu, iimfanelo komelwe ziimfanelo, intlonelo komelwe yintlonelo, imbeko komelwe yimbeko.

Uthando luyawuzalisekisa umthetho

Maningabi natyala kubani, ngaphandle nje kokuthandana, kuba lowo uthanda omnye uyawuzalisekisa umthetho.

Kuba imithetho, ethi: “Uze ungakrexezi, uze ungabulali, uze ungebi, uze ungakhanuki,” nawuphi na omnye umthetho, ishwankathelwa kwilizwi elinye, elithi: “Thanda ummelwane wakho njengoko uzithanda wena.”

Uthando aluluphathi kakubi ummelwane; ngoko ke uthando luyinzaliseko yomthetho.

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