“Ndodana yami, uma wamukela amazwi ami, uzibekelele imiyalo yami,

Uyabona yini ukuthi ubani onomthwalo wemfanelo wokuzuza ukuhlakanipha? Kula mavesi, amazwi athi “uma u-” (noma “uma wa-”) avela kathathu. Kusobala ukuthi kuxhomeke komunye nomunye wethu ukufuna ukuhlakanipha nomngane wako—ukuqonda. Nokho, okokuqala, kudingeka ‘samukele’ futhi ‘sizibekelele’ enkumbulweni amazwi okuhlakanipha alotshwe emiBhalweni. Ukuze senze lokhu kudingeka sitadishe iBhayibheli.

Amazwi aphindaphindiwe athi “uma u-” endimeni yokuqala yesahluko sesibili sezAga alandelwa amagama anjengokuthi “wamukela,” “uzibekelele,” “ukhala,” “ukufuna,” “ukuphenya.” Kungani umlobi esebenzisa la mazwi aya eshuba? Enye incwadi ithi: “Isihlakaniphi [lapha] sigcizelela isidingo senkuthalo lapho ufuna ukuhlakanipha.” Yebo, kumelwe sikufune ngenkuthalo ukuhlakanipha nemfanelo ehlobene nako—ukuqonda.