Abapostoli abalitjhumi nambili
(Mk 3:13-19; Lk 6:12-16)
1UJesu wabizela abafundi bakhe abalitjhumi nambili kuye, wabanikela amandla wokuqotjha imimoya emimbi nokwelapha woke amalwelwe nezifo. 2Naka amabizo wabapostoli abalitjhumi nambili: Wokuthoma nguSimoni okuthiwa nguPitrosi nomfowabo u-Andrisi; uJakopo nomfowabo uJwanisi, amadodana kaZebediya; 3uFlebhe noBharitholomeyusi, uTomasi noMatewu umthelisi; uJakopo umsa ka-Alfiyosi, uThadiyosi; 4uSimoni umZelothe kanye noJudasi Iskariyodi owakhaphela uJesu.
5Laba abalitjhumi nambili bathunywa nguJesu nemilayezo elandelako: “Ningayi hlangana nabatjhili begodu ningangeni ngitjho nakowodwa umuzi wamaSamariya. 6Ngangcono niye ezimvini ezilahlekileko zakwa-Israyeli. 7Ekukhambeni kwenu, tjhumayelani umlayezo lo, ‘Umbuso wezulu ubandamele!’ 8Pholisani abagulako, nivuse abafileko, nihlambulule labo abaphethwe likhwekhwe, niqotjhe amadimoni. Namukeliswe ngesihle, yeke nani yiphani ngesihle. 9Ningaphathi igolide, isiliva namkha ikoporo emabhandenenu. 10Ningaphathi imbada yokukhombela ekhambeni lenu, esinye isambatho, amapatlagwana namkha intonga ngombana isisebenzi kufanele sinikelwe esikuhlongako.
11“Nanyana kungaba ngiliphi idorobho namkha umuzi eningena kiwo, funani umuntu owazisako, nihlale kwakhe bekube kumhlana nikhambako. 12Akuthi naningena emzini, nilotjhise. 13Nangabe abantu ekhayenelo bayanamukela, ukuthula kwenu akuhlale lapho; kodwana nabanganamukeliko, ukuthula kwenu akubuyele kini. 14Nakube anamukeleki namezwenu akalalelwa, yenithintithe ithuli eenyaweni zenu, niphume ekhayenelo namkha emzini lowo. 15Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona kuzokuba ngcono enarheni yeSodoma neGomora ngomhla wokuphela kunomuzi lowo.”
Iinhlupheko ezizako
(Mk 13:9-13; Lk 21:12-17)
16“Qalani, nginithuma njengezimvu hlangana neempisi. Ngalokho hlakaniphani njengeenyoka, nibe msulwa njengamazuba. 17Hlalani nibaqaphele abantu abazanibamba banise ebandla, banirithe ngemasinagoginabo. 18Nizakulethwa phambi kwababusi namakhosi ngebanga lami, kube bufakazi kibo nakabatjhili. 19Lokha nabanibambako, ningakhathazeki kobana nizokuthini namkha niyibeke njani indaba, nakufika isikhathi nizanikukelwa bona nithini 20ngombana akusini enizabe nikhuluma, kodwana kuzabe kunguMoya kaYihlo okhuluma ngani.
21“Umfo uzakukhaphela umfo ekufeni nobaba akhaphele umntwanakhe, abantwana bazakuvukela ababelethi, bababulale. 22Boke bazanizonda ngebanga lebizo lami, kodwana loyo obambelela bekube sekupheleni, uzakusindiswa. 23Lokha nabanizumako kelinye idorobho, balekelani kelinye. Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona angekhe naqeda ukudabula emadorobheni wakwa-Israyeli, iNdodana yoMuntu ingakafiki.
24“Umfundi akasingaphezu komfundisakhe; nekhoboka alisingaphezu kwekosalo. 25Kumanele umfundi bona abe njengomfundisakhe, nekhoboka laneliswe kukuba njengekosalo. Nangabe ihloko yomuzi ibizwa bona nguBhelzabhulu, nje-ke amanye amalunga womndeni azakubizwa ngamabizo asabekako!”
Loyo ekufuze simesabe
(Lk 12:2-7)
26“Ngalokho-ke ningabesabi. Koke okugutjuzesiweko kuzokugutjululwa, yoke ifihlo izokuvezwa emtarini. 27Enginitjela khona ebumnyameni kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni, enihletjelwa khona, kurhuweleleni niphezu kwephahla. 28Ningabesabi labo ababulala umzimba babhalelwe mphefumulo. Kungcono nesabe loyo okghona ukubhubhisa umphefumulo nomzimba esirhogweni. 29Iinyoni ezimbili azithengwa ngesipaparwana sinye semali na? Khonapho ayikho nayinye yazo ezakuwela phasi ngaphandle kwemvumo kaYihlo. 30Ngitjho neenhluthu ehlokwakho zibalwe zoke. 31Yeke ningesabi; niqakatheke khulu kuneenyoni ezinengi!”
Ukuthula nesabula
(Lk 12:8-9,51-53; 14:26-27)
32“Ngiloyo naloyo ongivumako phambi kwabantu, nami ngizomvuma phambi koBaba osezulwini. 33Kodwana ongiphikako phambi kwabantu, nami ngizomphika phambi koBaba osezulwini.
34“Ningadlumbani bona ngilethe ukuthula ephasinapha. Awa, angikalethi ukuthula, kodwana ngilethe isabula.
35“Ngize bona ngizokuraranisa
indodana noyise,
indodakazi nonina,
umalukazana nonosokana.
36Izitha ezikulu zomuntu izaba ngebekhabo.
37“Othanda uyise nonina ukudlula mina, akakangifaneli. Othanda indodanakhe namkha indodakazakhe ukudlula mina, akakangifaneli. 38Nanyana ngubani ongatjathi isiphambano sakhe, angilandele, akakangifaneli. 39Loyo ogodla ipilwakhe izomlahlekela; kodwana ozokulahlekelwa yipilwakhe ngebanga lami, uzayizuza.”
Umvuzo
(Mk 9:41)
40“Loyo onamukelako, wamukela mina; loyo owamukela mina, wamukela loyo ongithumileko. 41Loyo owamukela umphorofidi ebizweni lomphorofidi, uzakufumana umvuzo womphorofidi, nowamukela olungileko ebizweni lolungileko, uzakufumana umvuzo wolungileko. 42Nanyana ngubani oseza omunye wabancancanaba ngitjho ithosana lamanzi aqandako ngombana amfundi wami, ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona angeze alahlekelwa mvuzwakhe.”
