Ngu-St. Rev. Simeon the New Theology,
Kusuka ku “Umyalelo ngokusola kubo bonke: amakhosi, ababhishobhi, abapristi, izindela namakholwa, okukhulunywe futhi kukhulunywe ngomlomo kaNkulunkulu." (ngcaphuno)
…Ababhishobhi, izinhloko zama-diocese, bayaqonda:
Uyisifanekiso somfanekiso Wami.
Ubekwe, ukhuluma phambi Kwami,
Uyokuza emihlanganweni yabalungileyo.
Nibizwa ngokuthi abafundi bami,
Ephethe umfanekiso Wami wobunkulunkulu.
Ngisho naphezu kwetafula elincane lomphakathi
Amandla amakhulu kangaka uwatholile,
Enginakho okuvela kuBaba, uNkulunkulu iZwi.
NginguNkulunkulu ngokwemvelo, kodwa ngaba sesimweni somuntu
Futhi ngaba ngumuntu, kodwa ngezenzo ezimbili, intando
Futhi ngezimo ezimbili. Ayihlukaniseki, ayihlanganisiwe.
Ngingumuntu futhi uNkulunkulu uphelele.
Njengendoda ngikukhulisile
Ngezandla zakho ukuze ungithinte futhi Ungibambe.
NjengoNkulunkulu, angifinyeleleki kuwe
Futhi okungaqondakali ezandleni zakho ezifayo.
Angibonakali kwabayizimpumputhe emoyeni,
Kukho konke ukuhlatshwa - ngahlala ngingenakufinyeleleka,
UNkulunkulu nomuntu endaweni eyodwa ye-Hypostasis of the Self.
Phakathi kwababhishobhi kukhona labo
Owathi ngesana lawo waziqhenya,
Futhi baphakama ngaphezu kwabanye,
Ukubheka wonke umuntu njengongelutho futhi ophansi.
Kukhona ababhishobhi abambalwa
Bakude kakhulu nesithunzi sombuso wabo.
Angikhulumi ngalawa akuphi
Amazwi anezenzo, anempilo eyodwa,
Futhi ukuphila kwabo kubonisa imfundiso namazwi.
Kodwa ngithi kakhulu ngababhishobhi,
Okuphila kwabo okungahambisani nokushumayela kwabo
Futhi izimfihlo Zami ezimbi ezingazazi,
Futhi bacabanga ukuthi isinkwa sami somlilo bayenyuka,
Kepha isinkwa Sami impela bayasidelela.
Futhi badla isinkwa esilula, kodwa inkazimulo Yami engabonakali,
Akunakwenzeka ukubamba kancane kancane.
Ngakho, abambalwa bababhishobhi Bami abafanelekile.
Baningi abaphezulu ngezikhundla
Futhi ngokubukeka kwabo bathobekile - kepha ngamanga,
Ngokunengekayo, ubuwula, ukuthobeka kokuzenzisa.
Ukujaha udumo lomuntu kuphela,
Bayangidelela, Mdali wendawo yonke,
Futhi njengomuntu ompofu nginje - ngidelelekile futhi ngilahliwe.
Babamba umzimba Wami ungafaneleki,
Belwela ukuphakama ngaphezu kwakho konke, futhi abazange
Izembatho zomusa Wami okuthi
Abakaze bazuze nganoma iyiphi indlela.
Bangena ethempelini Lami ngesibindi bengamenywanga;
Bangena ekujuleni kwezindlu ezinkulu ezingakhulunywanga.
Ezingafaneleki ngisho nangaphandle ukuzibuka.
Kodwa ngithwele ngesihe ukungabi namahloni kwabo.
Sebengena, bakhuluma Nami njengokungathi kumngane:
Abanifuni njengezinceku, kodwa njengama-comrades
Ukuzibonakalisa - futhi ume lapho ngokungesabi.
Ngaphandle komusa wami,
Bathembisa abantu ukuthi bazobathandazela,
Nakuba enecala lezono eziningi,
Bembatha izingubo ezicwebezelayo,
Kodwa zibukeka zihlanzekile ngaphandle kuphela.
Imiphefumulo yabo ingcolile kunodaka olusemaxhaphozini.
Babi ukwedlula ushevu obulalayo,
Ababi, abalungile ngokubukeka kuphela.
Njengomkhapheli uJuda,
Wathatha isinkwa Kimi wadla ngokungafanele.
Njengokungathi lesi sinkwa sasiyinto evamile kakhulu,
Ngaso leso sikhathi uSathane wangena kuye ngesinkwa.
Kwamenza imbuka elingenamahloni kuNkulunkulu.
Umenzi okhohlisayo wentando yakhe,
Inceku nenceku yakwaJuda benza kanjalo.
Lokhu kuzokwenzeka ngokungazi kulabo abakwenzayo
Okungukuthi ngesibindi, ngokuziqhenya nangokungafaneleki
My Divine Mysteries touch.
Ikakhulukazi izinhloko zama-diocese, zezikhulu,
Abapristi ngokuvamile
Ngaphambi kweSidlo banonembeza oshisayo,
Bese-ke - balahlwe ngokuphelele kakade.
Ngena eNkantolo Yami Yaphezulu ngesibindi,
Bama e-altare benganamahloni futhi bayakhuluma bodwa.
UkungaNgiboni nokungazizwa nhlobo
Inkazimulo yami yobuNkulunkulu engafinyeleleki.
Hhayi-ke, ukube bebengabona, bebengeke balinge
Babengeke baze balinge ukwenza kanjalo
Ukungena emphemeni wesonto lobu-Orthodox.
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Ngubani phakathi kwethu, abapristi, namuhla
Waqale wazihlanza ebubini
Futhi ngemva kwalokho walokotha yini ukuba umpristi?
Ubani owayengathi ngaphandle kokwesaba,
Ukuthi wadelela inkazimulo yasemhlabeni futhi wamukela ubupristi
Ngenkazimulo yobuNkulunkulu yasezulwini kuphela?
Ngubani yedwa owathanda uKristu ngokupheleleyo,
Futhi igolide nengcebo wala?
Ubani ophila ngokuzithoba futhi owaneliswa okuncane?
Futhi ubani ongakaze asebenzise kabi?
Ubani ongahlushwa unembeza ngenxa yokufunjathiswa?
