Baphostoli labali-12
1Jesu wase ubitela ndzawonye bafundzi bakhe labali-12, wabanika emandla etikwemimoya lemibi, ekutsi bayikhiphe, newekuphilisa tifo tonkhe nekugula konkhe.
2Nankha emabito ebaphostoli lababeli-12: Wekucala nguSimoni, lotsiwa nguPhetro, nemnakabo Andreya; Jakobe nemnakabo longuJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi; 3Filiphu naBhatalomewu; Tomase naMatewu, umtselisi; Jakobe, umsa wa-Alfiyose, naThadiyosi; 4Simoni, wephathi yemaKhenani, naJudasi Skariyothi lowatsengisa Jesu.
Kutfunywa kwalabali-12
5Jesu wawatfuma lamadvodza labeli-12 wawayala watsi: “Ningangeni eveni lebetive nasemitini yemaSamariya. 6Esikhundleni saloko hambani niyewufuna timvu letilahlekile letisive sema-Israyeli. 7Hambani nishumayele nitsi: ‘Umbuso welizulu sewusondzele.’ 8Philisani labagulako, nivuse labafile, niphilise emalephelo, nikhiphe emadimoni. Nemukeliswe ngesihle, ngako-ke nani phanini ngesihle. 9Ningayiphatsi imali, negolide, nesiliva, nemasenti emakhikhini enu. 10Ningaphatsi ngisho nemgodla wendlela wekucela, nemabhantji lamabili, neticatfulo, nentfonga, ngobe sisebenti sifanelwe kudla kwaso.
11“Naningena edolobheni nome emtini, nibofuna umuntfu lotimisele kunemukela, bese nihlala naye, nize nihambe kuleyo ndzawo. 12Naningena kulowo muti, nibobabingelela. 13Nangabe bantfu balowo muti banemukela, shiyani sibusiso senu sekuthula sihlale khona; kodvwa nangabe abanemukeli, sitsatseni lesibusiso senu sibuyele kini. 14Kantsi futsi nangabe anemukelwa, nelivi lenu lingalalelwa, nibotsi naniphuma kulelo dolobha nome umuti, nitsintsitse lutfuli lwetinyawo tenu. 15Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kuyawuba ncono eveni laseSodoma nelaseGomora ngelilanga lekwehlulela kunakulowo muti.”
Kuhlushwa lokutako
16“Lalelani! Nginitfuma njengetimvu emkhatsini wetimphisi. Ngako-ke hlakaniphani njengetinyoka, nibete bucili njengematuba. 17Kepha nicaphele bantfu, ngobe bayawunibopha banifake etinkantolo, banibhambabule emasinagogeni abo. 18Niyawumiswa embikwebabusi nemakhosi ngelibito lami, kuze kube bufakazi kubo nakubetive. 19Kepha-ke nabanimangalele, ningahlupheki ngekutsi niyawutsini nekutsi nikusho kanjani; ngobe nakufika leso sikhatsi, niyawunikwa lenifanele nikusho. 20Ngobe akusini leniyakukhuluma, kepha nguMoya weYihlo wasezulwini loyawukhuluma ngani.
21“Kepha umuntfu uyawunikela umnakabo ekufeni, neyise umntfwanakhe; bantfwana bayawuvukela batali babo babanikele ekufeni. 22Niyawutondvwa bantfu bonkhe ngenca yelibito lami; kodvwa lokhutsatelako kuze kubesekupheleni, uyawusindziswa. 23Nabanitingela kulelinye lidolobha, nibobalekela kulelinye; ngobe ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Ningeke niwacedze onkhe emadolobha aka-Israyeli, iNdvodzana yemuntfu ingakabuyi.
24“Kute umfundzi lomkhulu kunemfundzisi wakhe, futsi kute nenceku lengetulu kwenkhosi yayo. 25Ngako-ke umfundzi kufanele eneliswe kutsi ufanana nemfundzisi wakhe, nenceku kufanele yeneliswe kutsi ifanana nenkhosi yayo. Nangabe inhloko yemuti kwatsiwa nguBhelzebule, emalunga alowo muti ayawubitwa ngemagama lamabi kakhulu!”
Lofanele kwesatjwa
26“Ningabesabi-ke bantfu, ngobe kute lokumbonyiwe lokungayikwembulwa, nalokufihlakele lokungayikwatiwa. 27Loku lenginitjela kona lapha ekusitsekeni kukhulumeni ebaleni, naloku lenikuva etindlebeni kumemeteleni yonkhe indzawo. 28Ningabesabi lababulala umtimba kodvwa babe bangeke bawubulale umphefumulo; lokungenani, mesabeni Yena, lokwati kubulala umtimba nemphefumulo kokubili esihogweni. 29Abatsengwa yini boncedze lababili ngesenti? Noko kute nome munye longawa phansi afe ngaphandle kwemvume yeYihlo. 30Kodvwa kini kubalwe ngisho netinwele tonkhe tenhloko yenu. 31Ngako-ke ningesabi; ngobe nine nibaluleke kakhulu kunaboncedze labanyenti.”
Kuvuma nekuphika Khristu
32“Ngako-ke wonkhe loyawungivuma embikwebantfu, nami ngiyawumvuma embikwaBabe losezulwini. 33Kodvwa lowo longiphika embikwebantfu, nami ngiyawumphika embikwaBabe losezulwini.”
Hhayi kuthula, kodvwa inkemba
34“Ningacabangi kutsi ngitele kuletsa kuthula emhlabeni; cha, angiketeli kuletsa kuthula kepha inkemba. 35Ngitele kuphambanisa indvodzana neyise, indvodzakati nenina, malukatane neninatala. 36Titsa letinkhulu temuntfu kuyawuba bakabo.
37“Lotsandza uyise nome unina kwengca mine, akangifaneli; nalotsandza indvodzana yakhe nome indvodzakati yakhe kwengca mine, akangifaneli. 38Longetjatsi siphambano sakhe angilandzele, akangifaneli. 39Lofuna kutfola imphilo yakhe, uyawulahlekelwa ngiyo; nalolahlekelwa yimphilo yakhe ngenca yami, uyakuyitfola.”
Imivuzo
40“Lonemukelako nine, wemukela mine; nalowemukela mine, wemukela longitfumile. 41Lowemukela umphrofethi ngobe angumphrofethi, uyakutfola umvuzo wemphrofethi; nalowemukela lolungile ngobe angulolungile, uyakwemukela umvuzo walolungile. 42Ngulowo nalowo loyawunatsisa abe munye kulaba labancane nome yinye nje inkomishi yemanti, ngobe angumfundzi wami, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Ngeke alahlekelwe ngumvuzo wakhe.”
