Ifundiso yabokhokho
(Mt 15:1-9)
1AbaFarisi kanye nabanye abafundisi bomthetho ebebavela eJerusalema, babungelela uJesu. 2Khonapho babona abanye babafundi bakhe bagoma ngezandla ezingakahlambuluki okutjho ezingakahlanjwa.
3AbaFarisi nawo woke amaJuda abagomi bangakahlambululi izandla zabo, ngokwenza njalo balonda isiko labokhokho. 4Nababuya etatawini lokuthengisela, abagomi bangakahlambi. Godu kukhona amasiko amanengi abawatjhejako njengokuhlanza iinkapho, iimbiza nezitja zekoporo.
5Yeke abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho babuza uJesu bathi: “Kubayini abafundi bakho bangaphili ngokwesiko labokhokho kodwana bagoma ngezandla ezingakahlanjwa na?”
6UJesu waphendula wathi: “U-Isaya bekaqinisile lokha naphorofida ngani bazenzisi ndina njengombana kutloliwe kwathiwa,
“ ‘Abantwaba bangidumisa ngeembhena zabo,
kodwana iinhliziyo zabo zikude nami.
7Bangidumisa ngelize,
iimfundiso zabo zimithetho yabantu.’
8“Nilahle imiyalo kaZimu nadzimelela emasikweni wabantu.”
9Godu wathi kibo: “Ninendledlana ethileko yokuphayilela eqadi imiyalo kaZimu ukuze nilonde amasikwenu! 10Angithi uMosi wathi, ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko.’ Godu wathi, ‘Owethuka uyise namkha unina akabulawe.’ 11Kodwana nifundisa bona umuntu nakathi kuyise namkha kunina, ‘Nanyana ngiliphi isizo enginisize ngalo liyiKorbana’ (okutjho isipho esehlukaniselwe uZimu), 12nje-ke anisamlisi bona enzele uyise namkha unina nanyana yini akufunako. 13Ngaleyondlela nilenza libe lilize ilizwi lakaZimu ngamasikwenu eniwafundisako. Kunengi okufana nalokhu enikwenzako.”
Umuntu usilaphazwa yini
(Mt 15:10-20)
14Godu uJesu wabizela isiqubuthu kuye, wathi: “Yeningilalele noke nizwisise lokhu. 15Akunalitho elingaphandle komuntu elingamenza abe ngosilapheleko nalingena ngaphakathi kwakhe. Kodwana ngokuphuma ngaphakathi kwakhe okumenza abe ngosilapheleko. 16Oneendlebe akezwe!”
17Ngemva kobana uJesu asukile esiqubuthwini bewangena ngekumbeni, abafundi bakhe bambuza ngomfanekiso lo. 18Wababuza wathi: “Kanti nani anizwisisi na? Aniboni bona akunalitho elibuya ngaphandle elingena emuntwini bese limenza abe ngosilapheleko na? 19Iye ngombana akuyi ngehliziyweni kodwana kuya ngesiswini sakhe, kusuke lapho-ke kuphumele ngaphandle komzimbakhe.” Ngokutjho njalo, uJesu bekatjho bona koke okugonywako kuhlambulukile.
20Waraga wathi: “Okuphuma ngemuntwini ngikho okumenza abe ‘ngosilapheleko’. 21Ngaphakathi kwehliziyo yomuntu kuvela imikhumbulo emimbi okutjho ukulalana okuthuweleleko, ubusela, ukubulala, ukuhlobonga, 22ukuba marhamaru, umkhumbulo wokwenza ubumbi, ikohliso, ukungabi nesimilo, umona, ukululaza, ukuzigabisa nobudlhayela. 23Boke ubusathanobu buvela ngaphakathi begodu ngibo-ke obenza umuntu abe ‘ngosilapheleko’.”
Ukukholwa komfazi
(Mt 15:21-28)
24UJesu wasuka lapho waya endaweni yeTirosi. Wangena ngekumbeni angafuni bona kube khona owaziko ukuthi ulapho, kodwana azange akghone ukubhaca. 25Emanyeni kwathi bona unina lomntazana obegade angenwe mimoya emimbi ezwe ngoJesu, waphoseka eenyaweni zakhe. 26Umfazi lo begade amuGirigi owabelethelwa eSiriya-Funisiya. Warabhela uJesu bona aqotjhe idimoni endodakazinakhe. 27Kodwana uJesu wathi kuye: “Akugome abantwana qangi banele ngombana akusikuhle ukuthatha isikwa sabantwana usiphosele izinja.”
28Yena wamphendula wathi: “Iye Kosi, nokho izinja nazo ngaphasi kwetafulapho zidla iintshutshuru eziwe nakugoma abantwana.”
29UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngebanga lependulwakho leyo, khamba uye ekhaya; idimoni liphumile endodakazinakho.”
30Waya ekhaya, wafumana umntwanakhe alele embhedeni, idimoni sele liphumile kuye.
UJesu upholisa indoda engezwako begodu esimumu
(Mt 15:29-31)
31Yeke uJesu wasuka endaweni yeTirosi, wadlula eTsidoni, wehlela elwandle leGalile waya esifundeni seDekapolisi. 32Lapho abantu baletha kuye isithulu esingakghoni ukukhuluma kuhle, bamrabhela bona asibeke izandla. 33Emva kobana asidosele eqadi, kude nesiqubuthu, uJesu wahloma iminwakhe ngeendlebeni zaso. Wakhafula wakghwatha ilimu laso. 34Waqala ezulwini, wadosa ummoya khulu wathi kiso: “Efatha,” okutjho bona “Vuleka.”
35Khonapho iindlebe zaso zavuleka, ilimu laso lararuluka besathoma ukukhuluma kuhle. 36UJesu wabayala bona bangatjeli noyedwa. Kodwana kwathi nakalokho abatjela njalo, bona baphikelela ukukhuluma ngakho. 37Abantu barareka khulu, bathi: “Koke ukwenze kuhle. Wenza ngitjho nabangezwako bona bezwe, nabangakhulumiko bakhulume.”
