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Ke ngoko kuqala zondelelani ukulawulwa nguThixo, nenze ubulungisa obufunwa nguye, waye ke yena eya kunongezelela zonke ezi zinto.

Ngenxa yoko musani ukulixhalela ingomso. Ingomso liya kuxhalela okwalo. Ziyanele imini nganye iingxaki zayo.”

“Kungoko ndithi kuni, musani ukubuxhalela ubomi benu nisithi notya ntoni, nisele ntoni. Kwanomzimba wenu ze ningawuxhaleli, nisithi niya kunxiba ntoni. Ubomi abungaphezulu na kokutyiwayo; wona umzimba awungaphezulu na kokunxitywayo?

Ke wena, xa uthandazayo, ngena egumbini lakho, uluvale ucango, uthandaze kuYihlo ongabonwayo. Ke uYihlo, yena obona okwenzeka emfihlekweni, wokuvuza.

Thandazani ke ngoko nina nithi: “ ‘Bawo wethu osezulwini: Malaziwe lihlonelwe igama lakho, malongame ulawulo lwakho, makwenziwe ukuthanda kwakho, emhlabeni njengasezulwini.

Sibonelele kwiintswelo zethu zemihla ngemihla

usixolele amatyala ethu, njengokuba nathi sibaxolela abasonayo

ungasiyekeli ekulingweni, koko sihlangule kumtyholi; [kuba ngenene nguwe olawulayo, namandla ngawakho, nodumo, kude kube ngunaphakade! Amen.]’

“Kaloku xa nibaxolela abantu izigqitho zabo, uYihlo osezulwini wonixolela nani.

Khaniqwalasele iintaka. Azihlwayeli, azivuni, azigcini siseleni, kanti uYihlo osezulwini uyazondla. Ke, kungakanani na ukuxabiseka kwenu kunazo!

“Ze ningaziqwebeli ubutyebi emhlabeni, apho konakalisa inundu nomhlwa, nalapho amasela aqhekezayo ebe. Koko ziqwebeleni ubutyebi ezulwini, apho kungonakalisi nundu namhlwa, nalapho amasela angaqhekeziyo ebe. Kaloku apho bukhoyo ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho nentliziyo yenu.”

“Akukho mntu unokukhonza iinkosi ezimbini, kuba uya kuyithiya le, ayithande leya, okanye abambelele kule, ayidele leya. Aninako ukukhonza uThixo kwanobutyebi.

Ukuba ke uThixo wenjenje ukuyambesa ingca yasendle, ethi namhlanje ibekho, ze ngomso iphoswe eziko, akayi kugqithisa na ukunambathisa nina, bantundini balukholo luncinane?

Ke wena, xa sukuba usipha ihlwempu, masingakwazi isandla sakho sasekhohlo okwenziwa sisandla sakho sasekunene, ukuze ke izinwe zakho zingabonwa ngabantu, ze ke uYihlo obona okwenzeka emfihlekweni akuvuze yena ekuhleni.”

“Lumkani, okulungileyo enikwenzayo ningakwenzi phambi kwabantu ngenjongo yokuba banibone. Nákwenjenjalo aninamvuzo kuYihlo osezulwini.

“Xa nizila ukutya, ze ningabi njengabo bazenzisayo, abazifanisa nabahluphekileyo. Kaloku babenza bubi ubuso babo, ukuze babonwe ngabantu ukuba bazilile. Inene, sebewufumene umvuzo wabo. Ke wena, xa uzilayo, uzungayeki ukuthambisa intloko yakho nokuhlamba ubuso bakho. Kothi ke ukuzila kwakho kungabonakali ebantwini, koko kubonakale kuYihlo ongabonwayo, aze yena uYihlo obona okwenzeka emfihlekweni akuvuze.”