Ee Mchungaji mwema, unakwenda wapi kuchunga,wewe unayebeba mabegani kundi lako lote?
Kwa kuwakondoo yule pekeeanawakilisha ubinadamu wote uliobeba mabegani mwako.
Unionyeshe mahali pa pumziko,unifikishe kwenye majani mema ya kunilisha,uniite kwa jina, ili mimi pia, niliye kondoo, niweze kusikia sauti yakona kwa hiyo niweze kupatauzima wa milele:“Unionyeshe mpenzi wa roho yangu”.
Ndivyo ninavyokuita, kwa kuwa jina lako liko juu ya kila jina na uelewa,wala ulimwengu wote wa viumbe wenye akili hauwezi kulitaja nakulielewa.
Basi, jina lako, ambamo wema wako unajitokeza,unawakilisha upendo wa roho yangu kwako.
Kwa kuwa ningewezaje kutokupenda, baada ya wewe kunipenda mno?Ulinipenda hivi hata ukatoa uhai wako kwa kundi la malisho yako.
Haiwezekani kufikiria upendo mkuu kuliko huo.Umelipa wokovu wangu kwa uhai wako.
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