UJesu uchachisa umyalelo wesabatha
1Kwathi ngesabatha wadabula amasimu; abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu, badla bezihlikihla ngezandla.
2Kepha abathile babaFarisi bathi: Nenzelani lokho okungavunyelwe ngesabatha na?
3UJesu ebaphendula wathi: Anifundanga yini ngalokho akwenza uDavide mhla elambile yena nababenaye
4ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, wathatha izinkwa zokubukwa ezingavunyelwe ukudliwa-muntu, ngabapristi bodwa, wadla, wanika nababenaye, na?
5Wathi kubo: INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi neyesabatha.
UJesu uphilisa ngesabatha
6Kwathi-ke ngelinye isabatha wangena esinagogeni*, wafundisa. Kwakukhona umuntu lapho osandla sakhe sokunene sasishwabene.
7Ababhali nabaFarisi bamqaphelisisa ukuthi uyaphilisa yini ngesabatha, ukuze bathole ukumbeka icala.
8Kepha wazazi izizindlo zabo, wathi kuyo indoda esandla sishwabene: Sukuma, ume phakathi. Wasukuma-ke, wema.
9UJesu wathi kubo: Ngiyanibuza ukuthi kuvunyelwe ngesabatha ukwenza okuhle noma okubi yini, ukusindisa umuntu noma ukumbulala, na?
10Esebaqalazile bonke wathi kuye: Yelula isandla sakho. Wenze njalo-ke, saze saphiliswa isandla sakhe.
11Base begcwala ukuhlanya, bakhuluma bodwa ngokuthi bangamenze-njani uJesu.
Ukukhethwa kwabaphostoli
12Kwathi ngalezozinsuku waphuma waya entabeni ukuyokhuleka; wahlala ubusuku bonke ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu.
13Kwathi sekusile, wababiza abafundi bakhe, wakhetha kubo abayishumi nambili, wabaqamba ngokuthi abaphostoli:
14uSimoni owamqamba ngokuthi uPetru, noAndreya umfowabo, noJakobe, noJohane, noFiliphu, noBartolomewu,
15noMathewu, noTomase, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noSimoni othiwa isishisekeli,
16noJuda kaJakobe, noJuda Iskariyothe owaba-ngumkhapheli.
17Khona wehla nabo, wema endaweni eyithafa kanye nasixuku esikhulu sabafundi bakhe noquqaba lwabantu abavela kulo lonke laseJudiya, naseJerusalema, nangaselwandle lwaseTire neSidoni,
18ababezile ukumuzwa nokuphulukiswa ezifweni zabo; nababekhathazwa ngawomoya abangcolileyo baphulukiswa.
19Isixuku sonke safuna ukumthinta, ngokuba kwakuphuma kuye amandla abaphilisa bonke.
Intshumayelo yasentabeni
20Wayesephakamisela amehlo akhe ngakubafundi bakhe, wathi: Nibusisiwe nina-bampofu, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowenu.
21Nibusisiwe nina-balambileyo kalokhu, ngokuba niyakusuthiswa. Nibusisiwe nina-bakhalayo kalokhu, ngokuba niyakuhleka.
22Nibusisiwe, nxa abantu benizonda nanxa benicwasa, benithuka, belilahla igama lenu ngokungathi libi ngenxa yeNdodana yomuntu.
23Thokozani ngalolosuku, nixhume; ngokuba bhekani, umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngokuba oyise babo benzé njalo kubaprofethi.
24Kepha maye kinina-bacebileyo, ngokuba niyamukele induduzo yenu!
25Maye kinina-basuthiyo kalokhu, ngokuba niyakulamba! Maye kinina-bahlekayo kalokhu, ngokuba niyakulila, nikhale!
26Maye kinina, nxa abantu bonke bekhuluma kahle ngani, ngokuba oyise babo benzé njalo kubaprofethi bamanga!
27Kepha ngithi kini enizwayo: Thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kwabanizondayo,
28nibusise abaniqalekisayo, nibakhulekele abanidumazayo.
29Okushaya esihlathini, mnike nesinye; nokwaphuca ingubo, ungamnqabeli nebhantshi.
30Muphe yilowo nalowo ocela kuwe; nokwaphuca okwakho, ungabuyi ukubize kuye.
31Njengalokhu nithanda ukuba abantu benze kini, yenzani njalo kubo.
32Uma nithanda abanithandayo, ninakubongwa kuni na? Ngokuba nezoni zithanda abazithandayo.
33Ngakho uma nenza okuhle kwabenza okuhle kini, ninakubongwa kuni na? Ngokuba nezoni zenza khona lokho.
34Uma nitsheleka labo enithemba ukwamukela kubo, ninakubongwa kuni na? Nezoni zitsheleka izoni ukuba zamukele okungako.
35Kepha thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle, nitsheleke, ningadikibali; nomvuzo wenu uyakuba-mkhulu, nibe-ngabantwana boPhezukonke, ngokuba umnene yena kwabangabongiyo nababi.
36Yibani-nesihawu, njengokuba uYihlo enesihawu.
37Ningahluleli, khona anisoze nahlulelwa; ningalahli, khona anisoze nalahlwa; thethelelani, khona niyakuthethelelwa.
38Yiphani, khona niyakuphiwa; bayakunipha esifubeni senu isilinganiso esihle, esigxushiweyo, esigqishiweyo, esichichimayo; ngokuba ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso.
39Wabatshela nomfanekiso wokuthi: Impumputhe ingahola impumputhe na? Aziyikukhalakathela emgodini zombili na?
40Umfundi kaphezu komfundisi; kepha yilowo ophelelisiwe uyakuba-njengomfundisi wakhe.
41Ubhekelani ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kanti ugongolo olukwelakho iso awuluboni na?
42Ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: Mfowethu, ake ngikhiphe ucezwana olusesweni lakho, wena ongaboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso, na? Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo olukwelakho iso, yikhona uyakubonisisa ukukhipha ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu.
43Ngokuba akukho-muthi omuhle othela isithelo esibi; futhi nomuthi omubi awutheli isithelo esihle.
44Ngokuba yilowo nalowomuthi waziwa ngesithelo sawo. Akukhiwa kambe amakhiwane emeveni, nezithelo zomvini azikhiwa ejikijolweni.
45Umuntu omuhle uveza okuhle emfuyweni enhle yenhliziyo, nomubi uveza okubi emfuyweni embi; ngokuba umlomo wakhe ukhuluma ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo.
46Ningibizelani ngokuthi: Nkosi, Nkosi, ningakwenzi engikushoyo, na?
47Yilowo nalowo oza kimi, ezwe amazwi ami, awenze, ngonikhombisa lowo afana naye.
48Ufana nomuntu owayakha indlu, wemba washonisa, wabeka isisekelo edwaleni. Ekufikeni kwesikhukhula umfula washaya leyondlu, kepha wawungenamandla okuyinyakazisa, ngokuba yayakhiwe kahle.
49Kodwa ozwayo engenzi unjengomuntu owakha indlu emhlabathini ingenasisekelo; umfula wayishaya, yawa masinyane; kwaba-kukhulu ukudilika kwaleyondlu.
