Ifundiso kaJesu ngokuthandaza
(Mt 6:9-13; 7:7-11)
1Ngelinye ilanga uJesu bekathandaza endaweni ethileko. Kwathi bona aqede, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Kosi, yewusifundise ukuthandaza njengombana noJwanisi afundise abafundi bakhe.”
2Wathi kibo: “Nanithandazako, yithini:
ibizo lakho alicwengiswe,
3Yewusiphe ngamalanga isikwa sethu sangemihla.
ngombana nathi siyabacolela boke abasonako.
Ungasirholeli ekulingweni.’ ”
5Yeke wathi kibo: “Akhe sithi omunye wenu unomngani, bese uya kuye phakathi kobusuku afese athi, ‘Mngani, yewungiboleke izikwa ezintathu 6ngombana ngifikelwe mnganami osekukhambeni, yeke anginanto engingamphakela yona!’ 7Yena-ke aphendule angaphakathi athi kuwe, ‘Yewungisusele mina! Ibadi lihluthulelwe, begodu mina nabantwabami sesilele. Angeze ngavuka ngazokuphana nawe ilitho.’ 8Ngiyanitjela bona nanyana angeze avuka amuphe isikwa ngombana amnganakhe, kodwana ngebanga lokuphikelela kwakhe, uzakuvuka amuphe isikwa esinengi ngendlela afuna ngayo.
9“Yeke ngithi kini: Khombelani nizakuphiwa, funani nizakufumana, kokodani nizakuvulelwa 10ngombana loyo okhombelako uzakuphiwa, nofunako uzakufumana, nokokodako uzakuvulelwa. 11Ngubani kini bobaba ongathi lokha indodanakhe nayikhombela ihlambi ayiphe inyoka; 12namkha ayiphe ufezela, lokha ikhombela iqanda na? 13Nakube nina-ke, ngitjho nanyana nibambi kangaka nje, niyakwazi ukupha abantwana benu izipho ezihle, kangangani-ke uYihlo osezulwini, uzakuphana ngoMoya oCwengileko kilabo abamkhombelako.”
UJesu noBhelzabhulu
(Mt 12:22-30; Mk 3:20-27)
14UJesu bekaqotjha idimoni elibanga ubumumu. Kwathi bona idimonelo liphume, umuntu obekasimumu wakhuluma. Isiqubuthu sarareka. 15Kodwana abanye babo bathi: “Uqotjha amadimoni ngoBhelzabhulu ikosana yamadimoni.”
16Abanye bamlinga ngokumkhombela isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini. 17Kodwana uJesu wakwazi ebebakucabanga, yeke wathi kibo: “Nanyana ngiwuphi umbuso owahlukene phakathi uzakutjhabalala, nomndeni owahlukene phakathi uzakuwa. 18Nakube uSathana uhlukene ayedwa, umbuswakhe ungadzimelela njani na? Ngitjho lokhu ngombana nithi ngiqotjha amadimoni ngoBhelzabhulu. 19Yeke nakube ngiqotjha amadimoni ngoBhelzabhulu, abalandeli benu bawaqotjha ngebizo lakabani na? Ngaleyondlela-ke bazakuba bagwebi benu. 20Kodwana nakube ngiqotjha amadimoni ngomuno kaZimu, khona-ke kutjho bona umbuso kaZimu sewufikile kini.
21“Lokha indoda enamandla nehlomileko nayiqaphe umuzayo, yoke ipahlayo iphephile. 22Kodwana lokha onamandla kunayo nayisahlelako, ayihlule, uthumba zoke iinhlabano zayo ebigade ithembele kizo bese waba ipango yayo.
23“Loyo ongasingakimi ujamelene nami; naloyo ongabutheleli kanye nami, uyahlikiliza.”
Ukubuya kommoya omumbi
(Mt 12:43-45)
24“Lokha ummoya omumbi nawuphuma ngemuntwini, ukhamba eendaweni ezomileko ufunana nendawo yokuphumula, kuthi nawungayifumaniko uzitjele uthi, ‘Yeke ngizakubuyela ngekumbenami.’ 25Nawufikako, ufumana ikumba leyo ihlanzekile iyihle, 26ukhambe-ke uyokubutha eminye imimoya elikhomba nekhohlakele khulu kunawo, bese ingene ihlale ngapho. Ubujamo bomuntu loyo bukhambelela khulu kunekuthomeni.”
Ithabo lamambala
27Kwathi uJesu asakhuluma lokhu, kwarhuwelela umfazi hlangana nesiqubuthu wathi: “Sibusisiwe isibeletho esakuthwalako kanye namabele akumunyisako!”
28Waphendula wathi: “Kuhlekuhle ababusisekileko ngilabo abezwa ilizwi lakaZimu bebalilalele!”
Ukukhonjelwa kwesibonakaliso
(Mt 12:38-42)
29Kwathi isiqubuthu nasilokhu sanda, uJesu wathi: “Lesi sizukulwana esikhohlakeleko. Sikhombela isibonakaliso kodwana asizukuphiwa ilitho ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sakaJona. 30Njengombana umphorofidi uJona waba sibonakaliso ebantwini beNiniva, ngokunjalo iNdodana yoMuntu izakuba sibonakaliso esizukulwanenesi. 31Indlovukazi yesewula izakuphakama ekugwetjweni ijamelane nesizukulwanesi isilahle ngecala ngombana yavela epelazwe kobana izokulalela ukuhlakanipha kwakaSolomoni, yeke gadesi okukhulu kunoSolomoni kulapha. 32Amadoda weNiniva azakusikima ngelanga lokugwetjwa ajamelane nesizukulwanesi asilahle ngecala ngombana saphenduka nakutjhumayela uJona kodwana kwanjesi omkhulu kunoJona ulapha.”
Umkhanyo womzimba
33“Akakho okhanyisa isibani asibeke ekusithekeni namkha ngaphasi kwesitja. Kunalokho usibeka ngesitjeni saso ukuze labo abangenako bakwazi ukubona umkhanyo. 34Ilihlo lakho lisibani somzimbakho. Amehlwakho nalungileko, umzimbakho woke uyakhanya, kodwana nakube akakalungi, umzimbakho woke usebumnyameni. 35Qiniseka-ke bonyana umkhanyo ongaphakathi kwakho awubi bumnyama. 36Yeke umzimbakho woke nawunokukhanya, kungekho indawana yawo emnyama, uzakukhanya woke, lokha umkhanyo wesibani nawukukhanyiselako.”
UJesu usola abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho
(Mt 23:1-36; Mk 12:38-40)
37Kuthe bona uJesu aqede ukukhuluma, umFarisi wamumema bona ayokugoma naye kwakhe. Yeke waya-ke wafese wazigedla etafuleni. 38Kodwana umFarisi nabona bonyana uJesu akhange ahlambe qangi ngaphambi kobana agome, warareka. 39Yeke iKosi yathi kuye: “Iye, nina baFarisi nihlanza iinkapho nezitja zenu ngaphandle, kodwana ngaphakathi nizele ubumarhamaru nokukhohlakala. 40Ndlhayela ndina! Owadala ilingaphandle akusuye owadala nelingaphakathi na? 41Yeke nikelani abatlhagileko okungaphakathi kweenkapho nezitja begodu koke kuzakuba ngokuhlambulukileko kini.
42“Maye kini baFarisi! Ninikela uZimu kwetjhumi komnono wenu, umkhiqizo kanye nayo yoke imihlobo yemirorho yeemvande zenu, kodwana aniyeleli ukulunga nokuthanda uZimu. Benifanele nenze koke lokho, kodwana ningakulisi nokhunye.
43“Maye kini baFarisi! Nithanda iinhlalo eziphambili ngemasinagogini nokubingelelwa eendaweni okuthengiswa kizo. 44Maye kini! Nifana namathuna angakabekiswa, abantu abakhamba phezu kwawo bangawaboni.”
45Omunye wezazimthetho wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, nawutjho njalo uyasethuka!”
46UJesu waphendula wathi: “Maye kini nina zazimthetho! Nithwesa abantu imithwalo abangekhe bayikghone, kuthi nina ngokwenu nihlulwe kuphakamisa ngitjho nomnwana wenu kobana nibasize. 47Maye kini! Nakhela abaphorofidi amathuna khisibe boyihlomkhulu abababulalako. 48Nani ngokwenu niyakuvuma lokho okwenziwa boyihlomkhulu; babulala abaphorofidi, nina nakha amathunabo. 49Ngebanga lalokho-ke, uZimu ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe wathi, ‘Ngizabathumela abaphorofidi nabapostoli, abanye bazababulala, abanye babaphathe kumbi.’ 50Ngalokho-ke isizukulwanesi sizaziphendulela ngeengazi zabo boke abaphorofidi ezathululwa ukusuka ekubunjweni kwephaseli. 51Iye, ukuthoma ngeengazi zaka-Abela ukufikela kezakaZakariya, owabulawa hlangana ne-aldari nethempeli. Ngambala ngiyanitjela bona isizukulwanesi sizoziphendulela ngakho koke lokho.
52“Maye kini zazimthetho! Nisuse isihluthulelo somnyango welwazi. Nani ngokwenu azange ningene, navimbela nabagade basithi bayangena.”
53Kuthe uJesu nasuka lapho, abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho bajamelana naye kabuhlungu bamvimbezela ngemibuzo, 54bamquphile kobana bambambe ngokuthileko angahle akutjho.
