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Kungani wenza kancane kangaka? Kungani undikindiki kangaka? Ukukhunjuzwa okuningi akunivusile; lokhu kuyangidabukisa. Ngempela anginayo inhliziyo yokubona amadodana Ami enje. Ngabe inhliziyo Yami ingakumela kanjani lokhu? A! kufanele nginifundise ngesandla Sami. Isivinini Sami siyaqhubeka nokushesha. Madodana Ami! Sukumani ngokushesha nibambisane Nami. Ngubani ozikhandla ngobuqotho ngenxa Yami manje? Ngubani okwazi ukuzinikela ngokugcwele ngaphandle kokukhononda okuncane? Nihlala nindikindiki futhi niyiziwula! Bangaki abakwazi ukucabangela imizwa Yami, futhi abangaqonda ngempela uMoya wamazwi Ami? Konke engingakwenza ukulinda ngokukhathazeka futhi ngethembe; lapho ngibona ukuthi lowo nalowo mnyakazo wenu awukwazi ukwanelisa inhliziyo Yami, ngingathini? Madodana Ami! Konke uBaba akwenzayo namuhla ngokwamadodana Ami. Kungani amadodana Ami engakwazi nhlobo ukuqonda inhliziyo Yami, futhi kungani amadodana Ami ehlala enza Mina, uYihlo, ngikhathazeke? Ayokhula nini amadodana Ami, angangenzi ngikhathazeke, futhi angivumele ukuba ngethembe amadodana Ami? Amadodana Ami ayokwazi nini ukuphila ngokuzimela, asukume, futhi aphungule imithwalo esemahlombe kaYise? Ngichitha nje izinyembezi ngokuthula ngenxa yamadodana Ami, futhi nginitshela konke engikwaziyo ngokuphethwa kohlelo lokuphatha lukaNkulunkulu nokusindisa amadodana Ami, izithandwa Zami. Akukho okunye engingakwenza.
Izethembiso Zami zenzekile futhi zibonakala phambi kwamehlo enu. Kungani ningacabangeli inhliziyo Yami? Kungani? Kungani? Kuze kube manje, ubalile ukuthi: Zingaki izinto ozenzile ezanelise inhliziyo Yami, noma izinto ezondle futhi zafunza ibandla? Zindla ngokucophelela ngalokhu futhi ungabi nokunganakekeli. Ungadedeli nesisodwa isimo esiyiqiniso. Awukwazi ukumane ugxile kokubonakalayo futhi unganaki ingqikithi. Kuzo zonke izikhathi kufanele uhlole ukuthi lonke izwi nesenzo nomnyakazo wakho ngamunye kwahlulelwe yini ngaphambi kwesihlalo sikaKristu, nokuthi uguqukele yini emfanekisweni womuntu omusha—hhayi ngokulingisa, kodwa kunalokho okuphuma ekujuleni ngaphakathi ngokuvezwa kokuphila. Ungalibazisi impilo yakho ukuze ugweme ukulahlekelwa. Sheshisa ulungise lesi simo, yanelisa inhliziyo Yami, futhi ugcine emqondweni wakho izimiso zokuziphatha: Yenza izinto ngokulunga nobuqotho futhi wanelise inhliziyo Yami. Ungabi nobudlabha. Uyokukhumbula lokhu?