NGOKUKAMATHEWU 13

₁Ngalolosuku uJesu waphuma endlini, wahlala phansi ngaselwandle.

₂Kwase kubuthana kuye izixuku eziningi, waze wangena emkhunjini, wahlala phansi, uquqaba lonke lumi ogwini.

₃Wakhuluma kubo okuningi ngemifanekiso, wathi: Bhekani, kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela.

₄Ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye imbewu yawela ngasendleleni; kwafika izinyoni, zayidla zayiqeda.

₅Kepha enye yawela edwaleni, lapho yayingenamhlabathi omningi khona; yamila masinyane, ngokuba ingenamhlabathi ojulileyo.

₆Kodwa seliphumile ilanga, yahamuka; nangokuba ingenampande, yabuna.

₇Kepha enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa.

₈Kepha enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; yathela isithelo, enye ngekhulu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ngamashumi amathathu.

₉Onezindlebe makezwe.

₁₀Kwase kufika abafundi bakhe, bathi kuye: Ukhulumelani kubo ngemifanekiso na?

₁₁Waphendula-ke, wathi kubo: Nina niphiwe ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu; kodwa bona kabakuphiwanga.

₁₂Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, kuvame; kodwa lowo ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho.

₁₃Kungalokhu ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngokuba noma bebona, kababoni, noma bezwa, kabezwa, kabaqondi.

₁₄Kugcwaliseka kubo isiprofetho sikaIsaya sokuthi:

₁₆Kodwa abusisiwe amehlo enu, lokhu ebona, nezindlebe zenu, lokhu zizwa.

₁₇Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Baningi abaprofethi nabalungileyo ababefisa ukubona enikubonayo, abakubonanga, nokuzwa enikuzwayo, abakuzwanga.

₁₈Yizwani-ke nina umfanekiso womhlwanyeli.

₁₉Yilowo nalowo olizwa izwi lombuso engaliqondi ufikelwa ngomubi ohlwitha okuhlwanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Yilowo ohlwanyelwe ngasendleleni.

₂₀Ohlwanyelwe edwaleni nguye olizwa izwi, alamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza;

₂₁kepha kanampande phakathi kwakhe, kodwa uhlala isikhashana nje, kuthi sekuvelé ukuhlupheka nokuzingelwa ngenxa yezwi, akhubeke masinyane.

₂₂Futhi-ke ohlwanyelwe emeveni nguye olizwa izwi, kepha iminako yalesisikhathi nokukhohlisa kwengcebo kuminyanisa izwi, abe-ngongatheliyo.

₂₃Kepha ohlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle nguye olizwa izwi, aliqonde, athele impela isithelo, omunye aveze ngekhulu, omunye aveze ngekhulu, omunye ngamashumi ayisithupha, omunye ngamashumi amathathu.

₂₄Omunye umfanekiso wawubeka kubo, wathi: Umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu owahlwanyela imbewu enhle ensimini yakhe;

₂₅kepha abantu besalele, kwafika isitha sakhe, sahlwanyela ukhula phakathi kwamabele, samuka.

₂₆Kwathi ukuba likhule ikhaba, kuthele isithelo, khona kwabonakala nokhula.

₂₇Kwase kufika izisebenzi zomnumzane, zathi kuye: Nkosi, awuhlwanyelanga imbewu enhle ensimini yakho na? Pho, ilutholephi ukhula na?

₂₈Wathi kuzo: Lokhu kwenziwe ngumuntu oyisitha. Izisebenzi zathi kuye: Uthanda ukuba siye ukulubutha na?

₂₉Kodwa wathi: Qha, funa nithi, nxa nibutha ukhula, nisiphule amabele kanye nalo.

₃₀Yekani kukhule kokubili ndawonye, kuze kuvunwe; ngesikhathi sokuvuna ngiyakuthi kwabavunayo: Buthani kuqala ukhula, nilubophe izinyanda ukuba lushiswe, nibuthele amabele engotsheni yami.

₃₁Omunye umfanekiso wawubeka kubo, wathi: Umbuso wezulu ufana nenhlamvu yesinaphi ayithatha umuntu, wayihlwanyela ensimini yakhe;

₃₂yona kambe incinyane kunazo zonke izimbewu, kepha uma isikhulile, inkulu kunezilimo, iba-ngumuthi, kuze kufike izinyoni zezulu, zakhele emagatsheni awo.

₃₃Wabatshela omunye umfanekiso, wathi: Umbuso wezulu ufana nemvubelo ayithatha owesifazane, wayifaka ezilinganisweni ezintathu zempuphu, kwaze kwabila konke.

₃₄Konke lokho uJesu wakukhuluma ezixukwini ngemifanekiso; ngaphandle komfanekiso kakhulumanga-lutho kubo,

₃₅ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi ukuthi:

₃₆Khona wazishiya izixuku, weza endlini. Basondela kuye abafundi bakhe, bathi: Sichasisele umfanekiso wokhula ensimini.

₃₇Wayesephendula, ethi kubo: Ohlwanyela imbewu enhle yiNdodana yomuntu;

₃₈insimu yizwe; imbewu enhle yibo abangabantwana bombuso; kodwa ukhula ngabantwana bomubi;

₃₉kepha isitha esaluhlwanyelayo nguSathane; ukuvuna kungukuphela kwezwe; nabavuni yizingelosi.

₄₀Ngakho-ke njengokuba ukhula luyabuthwa, lushiswe emlilweni, kuyakuba-njalo ekupheleni kwezwe.

₄₁INdodana yomuntu iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo, zibuthe, zikhiphe embusweni wayo konke okukhubekisayo nabenza okubi,

₄₂zibaphonse eziko lomlilo; lapho kuyakuba-khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.

₄₃Khona abalungileyo bayakukhanya njengelanga embusweni kaYise wabo. Onezindlebe makezwe.

₄₄Umbuso wezulu ufana nengcebo efihlwé ensimini, yafunyanwa ngumuntu, wayithukusa; ngokuthokoza kwakhe uyahamba, athengise ngakho konke anakho, athenge leyonsimu.

₄₅Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nomthengi ofuna amaparele* amahle;

₄₆eselifumene iparele linye elinenani elikhulu, waya wathengisa ngakho konke anakho, walithenga.

₄₇Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nenetha elaphonswa elwandle, lihlanganisa zonke izinhlobo;

₄₈lithé seligcwele, balidonsela ogwini, bahlala phansi, babuthela ezinhle ezitsheni, kepha ezimbi bazilahla.

₄₉Kuyakuba-njalo ekupheleni kwezwe; kuyakuphuma izingelosi, zahlukanise ababi nabalungileyo,

₅₀zibaphonse eziko lomlilo; lapho kuyakuba-khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.

₅₁Nikuqondile konke lokho na? Bathi kuye: Yebo.

₅₂Wayesethi kubo: Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowombhali ofundiselwe umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu, umnumzane, okhipha engcebeni yakhe okusha nokudala.

₅₃Kwathi uJesu eseqedile leyomifanekiso, wamuka lapho.

₅₄Esefikile emzini wakubo wabafundisa esinagogeni* labo, baze bamangala, bathi: Lo ukuthathaphi lokhukuhlakanipha nalawamandla na?

₅₅Lo akasiyo indodana yombazi na? Unina kathiwa uMariya, nabafowabo asithi oJakobe, noJosefa, noSimoni, noJuda, na?

₅₆Nawodadewabo abakho yini bonke lapha kithi na? Pho, lo ukuthathaphi konke lokhu na?

₅₇Bakhubeka ngaye. Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: Umprofethi kadelelwa ngaphandle kwasezweni lakubo nasendlini yakwabo.

₅₈Akenzanga lapho imisebenzi eminingi yamandla ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.