San UJuan de la Cruz wazalwa ngosuku olufana nanamuhla kusukela 1542 en Ama-Fontiveros, idolobha elincane esifundazweni saseCastilla y León. Ingabe i- isibalo esiphezulu semfihlakalo yenkondlo kazwelonke eceleni kukaSanta Teresa de Jesús, nobani agcina ubungani obujulile naye. Ngitakula abanye izinkondlo okwakho ukukhumbula usuku lwakho lokuzalwa.
San UJuan de la Cruz
Lapho ngine iminyaka 17 ungene ku- AmaJesuit futhi, eminyakeni emine kamuva, yathatha imikhuba ye-oda le- AmaKarmeli. Wamukela igama likaFray Juan de San Matías, kodwa kamuva, nini wagcotshwa waba ngumphristi, yathatha igama layo elichazayo, UJuan de la Cruz.
Wagcina i- ubungani obukhulu noTeresa de Ávila futhi ngaye wasungula i Isigodlo sokuqala seKarmeli elahliwe, i-oda lezindela ezinikezelwe ekucabangeni kwaphezulu nasekusebenziseni ubunzima. Ini befuna ukuguqula izisekelo zezindela zama-oda wangcweliswa, wasolwa ngakho isihlubuki. Bamgweba Izinyanga eziyi-9 ejele eToledo futhi lapho wazinikela ekubhaleni izinkondlo.
La isici esiyinhloko yomsebenzi wakhe yi umuzwa omkhulu wenkolo, ogcwele imfihlakalo. Kepha futhi iqukethe ukufundwa phakathi kwemigqa nokuningi kwe- isizungu futhi a inkanuko embozwe emuva kwalolo bizo lwenkolo olujulile. Lezi ngezinye zakhe
Amavesi amaningi amele
Izingoma zomphefumulo
Ubusuku obumnyama
I
Ngobusuku obumnyama
ngokulangazela othandweni oluvutha amalangabi
Oh inhlanhla!
Ngahamba nginganakiwe
indlu yami izolile,
kumnyama futhi kuphephile
ngesilinganiso semfihlo esifihlekile,
Oh inhlanhla!
ebumnyameni nasogibeni
ukuba yindlu yami ezolile.
Ebusuku obumnandi
ngasese ukuthi akekho ongibonayo
futhi angizange ngibuke lutho
ngaphandle kokunye ukukhanya nomhlahlandlela
kodwa lowo oshise enhliziyweni.
U-Aquesta wayengihola
okuthembekile kunokukhanya kwasemini
ubengilinde kuphi
engangimazi kahle
endaweni lapho kungabonakali muntu khona.
O ebusuku, uhole!
O ebusuku, uthandeka kakhulu kunokuntwela kokusa!
O ebusuku ohlanganisile
othandekayo nesithandwa,
othandekayo othandekayo oguqukile!
Esifubeni sami sezimbali
lokho konke akugcinele yena kuphela
lapho walala ubuthongo
ngamnika
umoya wemisedari wanika umoya.
Umoya wenqaba
lapho ngisakaza izinwele zakhe
ngesandla sakhe serene
nasentanyeni yami kubuhlungu
futhi zonke izinzwa zami zimisiwe.
Hlala ungikhohlwe
Ngabhekisa ubuso bami kothandekayo;
konke kumile, ngahamba
ngishiya ukunakekelwa kwami
phakathi kweminduze ekhohliwe.
II
Oh ilangabi lothando luyaphila,
ulimele kangakanani
womphefumulo wami enkabeni ejulile!
Hhayi-ke, awusenakuphunyuka
qeda manje uma ufuna;
phula indwangu yalokhu kuhlangana okumnandi.
Oh cautery emnene!
Hawu unesiphiwo!
Hawu isandla esithambile! O ukuthinta okuthambile,
ukuthi ukuphila okuphakade kunambitha
futhi sonke isikweletu siyakhokha!
Ukubulala, ukufa empilweni usushintshile.
Oh izibani zomlilo
ekukhanyeni kabani
emigedeni ejulile yomqondo
ukuthi kwakumnyama futhi kuyimpumputhe
ngobuhle obuyinqaba
nikeza ukufudumala nokukhanya kothandekayo wakho!
Umnene futhi unothando kangakanani
uyakhumbula esifubeni sami
lapho uhlala kuphela ngasese
nasemphefumulweni wakho omnandi
wenkazimulo enhle futhi egcwele
ungimisa kamnandi kanjani ukuba ngithandane!
Umalusi
Umalusi ujeziswa kuphela,
onganaki injabulo nokwaneliseka,
nasekwaluseni kwakhe ubeke umcabango,
nesifuba sothando sibuhlungu kakhulu.
Akakhaleli ngokumzwisa ubuhlungu,
ukuthi akazisoli ukuzibona ehlupheka kangaka,
yize elimele enhliziyweni;
kodwa uyakhala ecabanga ukuthi ukhohliwe.
Lokho nje ukucabanga ukuthi ukhohliwe
zikamalusi wakhe omuhle, enosizi olukhulu
uvumela ukuphathwa kabi kwelinye izwe,
isifuba sothando sibuhlungu kakhulu.
Umalusi omncane athi: O, ngeshwa
yalowo obengekho othandweni lwami
futhi akafuni ukujabulela ubukhona bami,
nesifuba sothando lwakhe silimele kakhulu!
Futhi emva kwesikhathi eside uvukile
esihlahleni, wazivula yini izingalo zakhe ezinhle,
futhi ubelokhu ebanamathela,
isifuba sothando sibuhlungu kakhulu