Kwakuyisikhathi esihle futhi sikhulisa injabulo. Izwe lase likhulile, impi yayisendleleni, kuzo zonke izinsana zishisa umlilo ongcwele wokuthanda izwe; izigubhu zazibetha, izigqoko zidlala, izibhamu zokudlala zihamba, ama-firecrackers ahlambalaza futhi ahlambalaza; kuzo zonke izingxenye futhi kude kakhulu ukusabalalisa nokusabalala kwamapulangwe nama-balconi ihlane elivuthayo lamafulegi lakhanya elangeni; nsuku zonke izisebenzi zokuvolontiya ezincane zihamba ngaphansi kwe-gay ejwayelekile futhi zifake imfashini yazo entsha, obaba nobaba nabodade abaqhoshayo nabathandekayo bebajabulela ngamazwi abhekwa imizwelo ejabulisayo njengoba bezungeza; Ngobusuku imihlangano egcwele imibala yayilalela, iphosting, i-patriot oratory ivuselele ekujuleni kwezinhliziyo zabo, futhi yiziphi izinto ezaziphazamisa ngezikhathi ezinzima ngezingqungquthela zokuhlambalaza, izinyembezi ezihamba phansi emathunzini abo ngenkathi; emasontweni abafundisi bashumayeza ukuzinikela kwefulegi kanye nezwe, futhi bamcela uNkulunkulu wezimpi ukuba acele usizo lwakhe ngesizathu sethu esihle ekuthunjweni kobuciko obuvuthayo obushukumisela bonke abalaleli.<
Khona-ke ekhaya kusukela empini, amaqhawe ahlanjululwayo, amukela, adored, agxilwe olwandle lwezinkazimulo! Ngamavolontiya ahlala phansi abathandekayo babo, beqhosha, bejabula futhi behawukelwa omakhelwane nabangane abangenawo amadodana nabafowabo ukuba bathumele emkhakheni wokuhlonipha, lapho bazuze khona ifulegi, noma, behluleka, bafe ohloniphekile kakhulu ukufa. Le nkonzo yaqhubeka; isahluko sempi esivela eTestamente Elidala lafundwa; umthandazo wokuqala washo; kwakulandelwa ukuqhuma komzimba okwakubhidliza isakhiwo, futhi kwaba nesisindo esisodwa indlu yavuka, enamehlo aqhakazile futhi eshaya izinhliziyo, futhi yadlulisa ukukhuleka okukhulu:
UNkulunkulu uyesabeka kakhulu! Wena obusa,
Thumela ukukhanya kwakho, ukhanyise inkemba yakho.
Kwabe sekufika umthandazo "omude". Akekho owakwazi ukukhumbula okufana nawo ngokucela ukuthandaza nokufudumala nokuhle. Umthwalo wokunxusa kwawo, ukuthi uBaba wethu onesihe futhi onesizotha sonke ubengabheka amasosha ethu asemasosha, futhi asize, aduduze futhi awakhuthaze emsebenzini wabo wokuthanda izwe; babusise, ubavikele ngosuku lokulwa kanye nehora lokuhlupheka, ubathwale esandleni saKhe esinamandla, ubenze babe namandla futhi baqiniseke, abangenakunqotshwa ekubulaleni kwegazi; babasize baqede isitha, banikeze kubo kanye nefulegi labo nezwe elihloniphekile nenkazimulo engapheliyo -
Umngane osemdala wangena futhi wathuthela ngesinyathelo esisheshayo nesingenasisindo esiphakamiswaneni esiphezulu, amehlo akhe agxile kulesi sikhonzi, umzimba wakhe omude wembethe ingubo eyayifinyelele ezinyaweni zakhe, ikhanda lakhe lingafihli, izinwele zakhe ezimhlophe zihlaselwa enhlobonhlobo yesisu amahlombe, ubuso bakhe bobuciko obunamahloni abukeka bubala, buphaphathekile ngisho nokuhlukumezeka. Ngamehlo onke amlandela futhi ebuza, wenza indlela yakhe engenalutho; ngaphandle kokumisa isikhashana, wakhuphukela ohlangothini lomshumayeli futhi wema lapho elinde. Ngamabhodlela avaliwe umshumayeli, engazi lutho ngobukhona bakhe, waqhubeka nokuthandaza kwakhe okuthakazelisayo, futhi ekugcineni wawaqeda ngamazwi, akhulunywa ngokujulile, "Sibusise izingalo zethu, usinike ukunqoba, Nkosi noNkulunkulu, Baba noMvikeli wethu umhlaba nefulegi! "
Umfokazi wathinta ingalo yakhe, wammangalela ukuba ahambe eceleni - okwenziwa nguNgqongqoshe othukile - futhi wathatha isikhundla sakhe. Ngesikhathi esithile wahlola izithameli ezibukeka kahle ngamehlo ahloniphekile, lapho kukhanya khona ukukhanya okungaqondakali; ke ngezwi elijulile wathi:
"Ngivela esihlalweni sobukhosi - ngithwele umlayezo ovela kuNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke!" La mazwi ashaya indlu ngokushaqeka; uma umfokazi ebona ukuthi wayengakunaki. "Uzwile umkhuleko wenceku Yakhe umelusi wakho, futhi uzowunika uma ngabe isifiso sakho emva kwami, isithunywa saKhe, sizokuchazela okungenayo - okusho ukuthi, ukungenisa kwayo ngokuphelele. Ngoba kufana nemithandazo yamadoda eminingi, ngoba icela okungaphezu kwalowo okhulumayo uyazi - ngaphandle kokuma kancane futhi acabange. Inceku kaNkulunkulu neyakho ikhuleke umkhuleko wakhe. Uke wamisa futhi wacabanga? Ingabe umthandazo owodwa? Cha, kukhona okubili - okunye okukhulunywe ngakho, kanti okunye akunjalo. Bobabili baye bathola indlebe kaYe ozwa konke ukukhuleka, okhulunywayo kanye nokungavumelani. Cabanga ngalokhu - ugcine engqondweni. Uma ungathandaza isibusiso kuwe, qaphela! funa ungahlose ukuthuka umakhelwane wakho ngesiqalekiso ngesikhathi esifanayo. Uma uthandazela isibusiso semvula esitshalweni sakho esiyidingayo, ngalesi senzo kungenzeka ukuthi uthandazela isiqalekiso esitshalweni somakhelwane esithile esingase singadingi imvula futhi singalimala kuso.
"Uzwile umkhuleko wenceku yakho - okukhulunywe ngakho. Ngithunywe nguNkulunkulu ukuthi ngibeke emagameni enye ingxenye yayo - leyo ngxenye umfundisi - kanye nani ezinhliziyweni zenu-bathandaza ngobuqotho. Futhi ngokungazi futhi ngokungacabangi? UNkulunkulu unikeze ukuthi kwakunjalo! Uzwile amazwi athi: 'Siphe ukunqoba, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu!' Kwanele. Umthandazo wonke owakhulunywa uhambelana nalawo mazwi akhulelwe. Ukwakhiwa akudingekile. Uma usukhulekele ukunqoba uye wathandazela imiphumela eminingi engalokothi ilandelwe ukunqoba - kumele uyilandele, ayikwazi ukusilandela kodwa uyilandele. Ngomoya wokulalela kaNkulunkulu wehla futhi ingxenye engavunyelwe emthandazweni. Ungiyala ukuba ngibeke emazwini. Lalela!
"Nkosi uBaba wethu, izintombi zethu ezincane, izithombe zezinhliziyo zethu, phuma empini - makube nawe! Ngabo - ngomoya - nathi siphuma ekuthunjeni okuthakazelisayo emiphakathini yethu ethandekayo ukushaya isitha. O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, sisisize sidilize amasosha abo emigodini yamanzi ngamagobolondo ethu; sisisize ukumboza amasimu abo amomothekayo ngefomu eliphaphathekile labalandeli babo abafile; sisisize ukuba sigwebe ukuduma kwezibhamu ngezinhlanzi zokulimala kwabo, ukuhlukunyezwa ebuhlungu; sisisize ukuba silahle imizi yabo ephansi ngesiphepho somlilo; sisisize ukuba sibheke izinhliziyo zabafelokazi babo abangenandaba nokuhlupheka okukhulu; sisisize ukuba sibafake ngaphandle kokuphahlazeka nezingane zabo ukuba zizulazula ezingenakuthandana ezindaweni ezichithekile ezweni labo elibhuqiwe ngezigqoko, indlala nokoma, ezemidlalo zelanga elishisa ehlobo kanye nemimoya ebusika ebusika, ephukile emoyeni, egqoke ukubeletha, ukukucela ukuba ube yisiphephelo sangcwaba futhi uyaphika -
Ngokuba thina abakhonza wena, Nkosi, ukuvusa ithemba labo, ukuphazamisa izimpilo zabo, ukuqeda ukuhamba kwabo okumunyu, ukunyathela izinyathelo zabo, ukuhambisa amanzi ngezinyembezi zabo, bagwebe iqhwa elimhlophe ngegazi lamagundane abo!
Siyacela, ngomoya wothando, ngoYe onguMthombo Wothando, futhi ngubani othembekile othembekile kanye nomngane wabo bonke abathintekayo futhi bafune usizo lwaKhe ngezinhliziyo ezithobekile nezingenangqondo. Amen.
(Emva kwekhefu.) "Niye nithandaza; uma nisathanda, khuluma! Isithunywa soPhezukonke silinde. "
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Kwabe sekukholakala ukuthi le ndoda yayinezinyanga eziningi, ngoba kwakungenangqondo kulokho akushilo.
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Lolu 'hlanya' lufana nohlanya lukaNietzsche olwagijima lwangena emakethe phakathi nasekuseni luphethe ilambu elivuthayo litshela abantu abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu ukuthi libheke uNkulunkulu. Yebo, kulabo abangakholwa ubonakala ehlanya.
Ngokunjalo, kufanele sibuze ukuthi kungani abakhi bokuthula beyingozi kangaka emazweni asakaza izimpi kangangokuthi bayaboshwa, baboshwe futhi babulawe?
Lo 'hlanya' ufana nohlanya lukaNietzsche olwaya esigcawini futhi labuza abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu ukuthi lingamtholaphi uNkulunkulu.
Indaba futhi iphakamisa umbuzo wokuthi kungani abakhi bokuthula bevame ukuba yingozi kakhulu esimweni esikhona kangangokuthi bangabekwa icala noma babulawe.