NGOKUKALUKA 12

₁Kwathi sezibuthene izigidi zabantu baze banyathelana, waqala ukukhuluma, ikakhulu kubafundi bakhe, ethi: Xwayani imvubelo yabaFarisi engukuzenzisa.

₂Akukho okusitshekelweyo okungayikwambulwa, nokufihliweyo okungayikwaziwa.

₃Ngakho-ke konke enikukhuluma ebumnyameni kuyakuzwiwa ekukhanyeni, nalokho enikukhuluma endlebeni emakamelweni kuyakumenyezelwa phezu kwezindlu.

₄Kepha ngithi kinina-bahlobo bami: Ningabesabi abawubulala umzimba, bengenakwenza okunye emva kwalokho.

₅Kodwa ngiyakunitshengisa eniyakumesaba: Mesabeni lowo othi esebulele, abe-namandla okuphonsa esihogweni. Yebo, ngithi kini: Mesabeni lowo.

₆Akuthengwa yini imizwilili eyisihlahu ngezindibilishi ezimbili na? Akukhohlakele namunye kuyo emehlweni kaNkulunkulu.

₇Kodwa nezinwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke. Maningesabi; nidlula imizwilili eminingi.

₈Futhi ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo oyakungivuma phambi kwabantu neNdodana yomuntu iyakumvuma yena phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu;

₉kepha ongiphika phambi kwabantu uyakuphikwa phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu.

₁₀Nalowo okhuluma izwi elibi ngeNdodana yomuntu uyakuthethelelwa, kepha ohlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele kayikuthethelelwa.

₁₁Kepha nxa beniqhubela emasinagogeni*, nakubabusi, nakuzo iziphathimandla, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakuziphendulela kanjani nangokuthini, nokuba niyakukhulumani,

₁₂ngokuba uMoya oNgcwele uyakunifundisa ngasona lesosikhathi okufanele nikukhulume.

₁₃Omunye wesixuku wathi kuye: Mfundisi, shono kumfowethu ukuba abelane nami ifa.

₁₄Kepha wathi kuye: Mngane, ubani ongimisé ngibe-ngumahluleli noma umahlukanisi phezu kwenu na?

₁₅Wayesethi kubo: Bhekani, nixwaye ukuhaha konke, ngokuba ukuphila komuntu akumi ngobuningi bempahla yakhe.

₁₆Wabalandisa umfanekiso, wathi: Izwe lomuntu othile onothileyo lathela kahle.

₁₇Wazindla phakathi kwakhe, wathi: Ngizakwenzani, lokhu ngingenandawo engingabuthela kuyo ukudla kwami, na?

₁₈Wayesethi: Ngizakwenza lokhu: ngizakudiliza izinqolobane zami, ngakhe ezinkulu, ngibuthele khona ukudla kwami konke nempahla yami.

₁₉Besengithi kuwo umphefumulo wami: Mphefumulo, unempahla eningi ebekelelwe iminyaka eminingi; phumula, udle, uphuze ujabule.

₂₀Kepha uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: Wena-siwula ngalobubusuku umphefumulo wakho uzakubizwa kuwe; pho-ke, izinto ozilungisileyo ziyakuba-ngezikabani na?

₂₁Kunjalo kozibekelela ingcebo enganothile kuNkulunkulu.

₂₂Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: Ngakho-ke ngithi kini: Ningakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu ukuthi niyakudlani, nangomzimba wenu ukuthi niyakwembathani.

₂₃Ngokuba ukuphila kukhulu kunokudla, nomzimba kunesambatho.

₂₄Bhekani izingwababana ukuthi azihlwanyeli, azivuni, azinaxhiba nanqolobane, kepha uNkulunkulu uyazondla; nina nizidlula kakhulu kangakanani izinyoni.

₂₅Ngumuphi kini ongathi ngokukhathazeka enezele ebudeni bakhe ingalo na?

₂₆Ngalokho nxa ningenamandla okwenza nokuncinyane, yini ukuba nikhathazeke ngokunye na?

₂₇Bhekani iminduze ukuthi imila kanjani; ayiphothi, ayaluki, kepha ngithi kini noSolomoni ebukhazikhazini bakhe bonke wayengembathisile okomunye wayo.

₂₈Uma uNkulunkulu embathisa kanjalo utshani basendle obukhona namuhla, ngomuso buphonswe eziko, kakhulu kangakanani uyakunembathisa nina eninokukholwa okuncane.

₂₉Nani maningafuni eniyakukudla neniyakukuphuza; ningakhathazeki.

₃₀Ngokuba konke lokho kufunwa ngabezizwe bomhlaba; kepha uYihlo uyazi ukuthi niyakudinga lokho.

₃₁Kodwa funani umbuso wakhe, khona konke lokho kuyakwenezelwa nina.

₃₂Ungesabi, mhlambi omncane; ngokuba kwathandeka kuYihlo ukuninika umbuso.

₃₃Thengisani ngeninakho, niphe abampofu; nizenzele izikhwama ezingagugiyo, ingcebo engapheliyo ezulwini, lapho kungasondeli-sela, kungoni-nundu khona.

₃₄Ngokuba lapho kukhona ingcebo yenu, lapho iyakuba-khona nenhliziyo yenu.

₃₅Izinkalo zenu mazibe ziboshiwe, nezibani zivutha.

₃₆Nani yibani-njengabantu ababheké inkosi yabo ibuya emshadweni ukuba, nxa ifika ingqongqotha, bayivulele masinyane.

₃₇Zibusisiwe lezozinceku okuyakuthi inkosi, nxa ifika, izifumane zilindile; ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Iyakuzibopha ukhalo, izihlalise ekudleni, ize izikhonze.

₃₈Noma ifika ngomlindo wesibili noma ngowesithathu, ifumane kunjalo, zibusisiwe zona lezo.

₃₉Kepha yazini lokhu kokuthi, uma umninindlu ebesazi isikhathi isela elizakufika ngaso, ubengayikuvuma ukuba ifohlwe indlu yakhe.

₄₀Nani manibe nilungile, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyeza ngesikhathi eningasicabangiyo.

₄₁UPetru wayesethi kuye: Nkosi, usilandisa thina lomfanekiso nokuba bonke na?

₄₂Yayisithi iNkosi: Ngumuphi-ke umphathi othembekileyo noqondileyo, inkosi yakhe eyakumbeka phezu kwabendlu bayo ukuba abanike isabelo sabo sokudla ngesikhathi sakho?

₄₃Ibusisiwe leyonceku okuyakuthi inkosi yayo, nxa ifika, iyifumane yenze njalo.

₄₄Impela ngithi kini: Iyakuyibeka phezu kwakho konke enakho.

₄₅Kepha uma leyonceku ithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami ilibele ukufika, iqale ukushaya abafana namantombazana, idle, iphuze, idakwe,

₄₆inkosi yaleyonceku iyakufika ngosuku engayibhekile ngalo nangomzuzu engawaziyo, iyinqumanqume, iyabele nabangakholekile.

₄₇Njalo-ke leyonceku ebiyazi intando yenkosi yayo ingalungiselanga, ingenzanga ngokwentando yayo, iyakushaywa imivimbo eminingi;

₄₈kepha ebingazi yenza okufanele imivimbo, iyakushaywa eyingcosana; yilowo nalowo ophiwe okuningi, kuyakubizwa okuningi kuye; nophathiswé okuningi, bayakubiza kuye okungaphezu kwalokho.

₄₉Ngizé ukuphonsa umlilo emhlabeni; bengifunisisa kangakanani ukuba nga sewokhelwe.

₅₀Kepha nginombhapathizo engizakubhapathizwa ngawo; ngikhathazekile kanjani, uze ufezeke.

₅₁Nithi ngizé ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni na? Ngithi kini: Qha, kepha kakhulu ukwahlukana.

₅₂Ngokuba kusukela manje kuyakuba-khona abayisihlanu endlini inye bahlukene, abathathu nababili, ababili nabathathu;

₅₃bayakwahlukana, uyise nendodana, indodana noyise; unina nendodakazi, indodakazi nonina; uninazala nomalokazana wakhe, umalokazana noninazala.

₅₄Wayesethi nakuzo izixuku: Nxa nibona ifu likhuphuka entshonalanga, masinyane nithi: Iyeza imvula, kube-njalo.

₅₅Futhi nxa kuphephetha iningizimu, nithi: Lizakubalela, kube-njalo.

₅₆Bazenzisi, niyakwazi ukuchachisa ukuma komhlaba nokwezulu; kepha yini ukuba ningachachisi lesisikhathi na?

₅₇Pho, yini ukuba ninganqumi ngokwenu okulungileyo na?

₅₈Ngokuba, nxa uya enkosini nomelene nawe, ncengisisa usesendleleni ukuba ukhululeke kuye, funa mhlawumbe akuhudulele kumahluleli, umahluleli akunikele kulo iphoyisa, iphoyisa likuphonse etilongweni.

₅₉Ngithi kuwe: Awusoze waphuma khona, uze ukhokhe ifadingi* lokuphela.