THE Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, umoya wami uzwe sengathi ihange liboshelwe kuwo… njengokungathi ngibheke phezulu olwandle ekukhanyeni kweLanga elifiphalayo, njengoba ngicwila ngokujula nokujula ekukhathaleni.
Ngaso leso sikhathi, ngizwa izwi enhliziyweni yami lithi,
Ungalahli ithemba! Hlalani niphapheme... lezi yizilingo zaseNsimini, zezintombi eziyishumi ezalala ngaphambi kokubuya koMyeni wazo...
Kwathi umyeni elibala, zozela zalala zonke. ( Mathewu 25:5 )
Ekupheleni kosuku, ngaphendukela eHhovisi Lokufunda ngafunda:
Yeka ukuthi zibusisiwe, zinenhlanhla kangakanani lezo zinceku iNkosi eyozithola zilindile lapho ifika. Sibusisiwe isikhathi sokulinda lapho sihlala siphapheme ngenxa yeNkosi, uMdali wendawo yonke, ogcwalisa zonke izinto futhi odlula zonke izinto.
Ngifisa sengathi angangivusa nceku yakhe ethobekile, ebuthongweni bobuvila, nakuba ngingelutho. Ngifisa kanjani ukuthi angivuthele ngalowo mlilo wothando lwaphezulu. Amalangabi othando lwakhe avutha ngale kwezinkanyezi; ukulangazelela okwesabekayo kwentokozo yakhe nomlilo waphezulu uvutha njalo phakathi kwami!
Ngifisa sengathi ngabe isibani sami sivutha njalo ebusuku ethempelini leNkosi yami, ukuze sikhanyisele bonke abangena endlini kaNkulunkulu wami. Ngiyakuncenga, Nkosi, egameni likaJesu Kristu iNdodana yakho noNkulunkulu wami, lolo thando olungapheli ukuze isibani sami, esivutha ngaphakathi kimi sikhanyisele abanye, sikhanyise njalo singacimi. -St. Columban, I-Liturgy of the Hours, Umq. IV, P. 382.
