Umbuzo ngeSabatha
(Mt 12:1-8; Mk 2:23-28)
1Kwathi ngeSabatha uJesu warabhula hlangana namasimu wekoroyi. Abafundi bakhe bakha iinqwambi zekoroyi bazihlikihla ezandleni, bagoma. 2Abanye babaFarisi bambuza bathi: “Kubayini nenza okungasisemthethweni ngeSabatha na?”
3UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Azange khenifunde bona uDavida wenzani lokha yena nabakhambisani bakhe nabalambileko na? 4Wangena ngekumbeni kaZimu, wathatha isikwa esahlukaniselweko, wagoma ebekuvunyelwe bona kugonywe baphristi kwaphela. Wanikela nabakhambisani bakhe bona bagome.”
5Godu wathi kibo: “INdodana yoMuntu iyiKosi yeSabatha.”
Indoda yesandla esikokoreneko
(Mt 12:9-14; Mk 3:1-6)
6Kwathi ngelinye iSabatha waya ngesinagogini wafundisa. Khonapho bekunomuntu obekakokorene isandla sangesigomeni. 7AbaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho bebafuna isizathu sokusola uJesu, yeke bamtjhejisisa bona akazukupholisa ngeSabatha nje na. 8Kodwana uJesu wakwazi ebebakucabanga, wathi emuntwini okokorene isandla: “Sikima ujame ngaphambi kwawo woke umuntu.” Wasikima wayokujama lapho. 9Yeke uJesu wathi kibo: “Akhe ngibuze, ngikuphi okusemthethweni ngeSabatha, ukwenza okuhle namkha okumbi, ukusindisa ipilo namkha ukuyitjhabalalisa na?” 10Wabaqala boke, wathi emuntwini loyo: “Thabulula isandla sakho.” Wasithabulula, isandla sakhe sabuyela esigeni ngokupheleleko.
11Bathukuthela bebathoma ukubonisana bona bangenzani ngoJesu.
UJesu ukhetha abapostoli abalitjhumi nambili
(Mt 10:1-14; Mk 3:13-19)
12Ngelinye lamalanga lawo uJesu wenyukela entabeni wayokuthandaza, wahlala lapho ubusuku boke athandaza kuZimu. 13Kwathi bona kuse, wabizela abafundi bakhe kuye, wakhetha abalitjhumi nambili, wababiza bona babapostoli: 14Bona bekunguSimoni, amthiya bona nguPitrosi, nomfowabo u-Andrisi, uJakopo, uJwanisi, uFlebhe, uBharitholomeyusi, 15uMatewu, uTomasi, uJakopo umsa ka-Alfiyosi, uSimoni ebekuthiwa mZelothe, 16uJudasi umsa kaJakopo noJudasi Iskariyodi owathengisa uJesu.
UJesu uyafundisa abuye apholise
(Mt 4:23-25; Mk 3:7-12)
17Wehla nabo, wajama endaweni ehlelembekileko. Bekunesiqubuthu esikhulu sabafundi bakhe lapho kanye nabantu abanengi abavela kilo loke leJudiya, eJerusalema kanye neligwini leTirosi neTsidoni 18ebebezele ukumlalela nokobana abaphilise ezifeni zabo. Labo ebebatshwenywa mimoya emimbi bapholiswa. 19Boke abantu balinga ukumkghwatha ngombana kuye bekuphuma amandla, abapholisa boke.
Iimbusiso
(Mt 5:1-12)
20UJesu waqala abafundi bakhe wathi kibo:
“Nibusisiwe nina enidududu
ngombana umbuso kaZimu ungewenu.
21Nibusisiwe nina enilambileko gadesi
ngombana nizakusuthiswa!
Nibusisiwe nina enililako gadesi
ngombana nizakuhleka!
22“Nibusisiwe lokha abantu nabanihloyako,
baninina bebanithuke,
balahla amabizwenu bathi mambi
ngebanga leNdodana yoMuntu!
23“Thabani mhlokho neqayeqe ngetokozo ngombana mkhulu umvuzo wenu ezulwini. Naboyisemkhulu babaphatha ngayo indlela le abaphorofidi.
24“Kodwana maye kini eninjingileko
ngombana senikufumene ukunethezeka kwenu.
25Maye kini enisuthako gadesi
ngombana nizokulamba.
Maye kini enihlekako gadesi
ngombana nizokulila nirhahlawule.
26“Maye kini lokha boke abantu bakhuluma kuhle ngani ngombana nabaphorofidi bamala babaphatha ngaleyondlela.”
Ukuthanda amanaba
(Mt 5:38-48; 7:12)
27“Kodwana nina eningizwako ngithi kini: Thandani izitha zenu, nenze okulungileko kilabo abanizondako. 28Busisani abanithukako, nithandazele nalabo abaniphatha kumbi. 29Lokha umuntu nakuwahla emhlathini, mnikele nomunye umhlathi godu. Lokha omunye nakuthathela imbajakho, mlise athathe nejasakho. 30Yipha woke umuntu okukhombela okuthileko, begodu nanyana ngubani okuthathela ekungekwakho, ungamtjeli bona akubuyise. 31Yenza kabanye njengombana nawe ungathanda bona benze kuwe.
32“Nanithanda kwaphela labo abanithandako, kunisiza ngani lokho na? Ngitjho nezoni zithanda labo abazithandako! 33Nanenza okulungileko kilabo abalungileko kini, kunisiza ngani lokho na? Ngitjho nezoni zenza njalo! 34Naniboleka kwaphela labo enaziko bona bazakubuyisa, kunisiza ngani lokho na? Ngitjho nezoni ziyabolekana, bese zilindele ukubuyiselwa ngokuzeleko. 35Nje-ke nina thandani izitha zenu nizenzele okulungileko, zibolekeni ningafuni imbuyiselo. Yeke umvuzo wenu uzakuba mkhulu bese niba madodana wongoPhezulu ngombana yena ulungile kilabo abangathokoziko nabakhohlakeleko. 36Yibani nesirhawu njengombana noYihlo anesirhawu.”
Ningagwebi abanye
(Mt 7:1-5)
37“Ningagwebi ukuze nani ningagwetjwa. Ningalahli ukuze nani ningalahlwa. Colelani ukuze nani nicolelwe. 38Yiphani, nani nizakuphiwa. Isilinganiso esihle, esigandelweko, sakutluzwa besaphuphuma, sizakuthelwa ezandleni zakho. Ngambala isilinganiso osisebenzisa ukupha abanye, sizakusetjenziselwa ukupha wena.”
39Godu wabatjela umfanekiso lo: “Isiphofu singakhe sidose esinye na? Azizukuwela zombili njalo ngemgodini? 40Umfundi akasingaphezu komfundisakhe, kodwana woke obandulwe ngokuzeleko uzakuba njengomfundisakhe.
41“Uqalelani itserana engelihlweni lakamfowenu, kodwana ungaboni isigodokazi esingelihlweni lakho na? 42Ungatjho njani kumfowenu uthi, ‘Mfowethu, yithi ngikhuphe itserana ngelihlweni lakho,’ khisibe wena ubhalelwa kubona isigodokazi ngelihlweni lakho na? Wena mzenzisi ndina! Thoma ngokukhupha isigodokazi esingelihlweni lakhwelo qangi, yeke uzakukghona ukubona kuhle, ukghone ukukhupha itserana engelihlweni lomfowenu.”
Umuthi neenthelo zawo
43“Akunamuthi omuhle othela iinthelo ezimbi, namkha omumbi othela iinthelo ezihle. 44Ngilowo nalowo muthi waziwa ngeenthelo zawo. Abantu abakhi amakhiwani esitjhutheni sameva namkha amadiribe emeveni. 45Umuntu olungileko uveza okulungileko okuvela ngehliziywenakhe, ngokunjalo nomuntu omumbi uveza okumbi okuvela ngehliziywenakhe. Ngambala umlomo ukhuluma ukuphuphuma kwehliziyo.”
Abakhi bezindlu ababili
(Mt 7:24-27)
46“Ningibizelani nithi, ‘Kosi, Kosi,’ khisibe kanti anikwenzi enginitjela khona na? 47Ngizanikhombisa bonyana unjani loyo oza kimi bese ulalela amezwami awenze. 48Unjengendoda eyathi nayakha ikumbayo, yemba kwatjhinga yabese ibeka isisekelo phezu kwedwala. Kwathi nakufika iinkhukhula, zabetha phezu kwayo kodwana azange ziyinyakazise ngombana beyakhiwe kuhle. 49Kodwana ozwa amezwami angawenzi, unjengendoda eyakha ikumbayo equlwanini ngaphandle kwesisekelo. Kwathi nakufika iinkhukhula zayimadlha, yabhusuka, begodu kwaba kukhulu ukonakala kwayo.”
