Ukunikela malungana nabadududu
1“Yelelani bona ningenzi izenzo zenu zokulunga phambi kwabantu kobana banibuke ngombana nanenza njalo, angekhe nawufumana umvuzo wenu ovela kuYihlo osezulwini.
2“Nje-ke lokha nanipha abadududu, ningamemezeli ngeemporompita njengombana kwenza abazenzisi ngemasinagogini neendledlaneni ukuze bahlonitjhwe babantu. Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona sele bamukele umvuzwabo ngokupheleleko. 3Kodwana lokha nawupha abadududu, ungavumeli kobana isincele sakho sazi lokho okwenziwa sisidla sakho 4ukuze umnikelwakho ube sekusithekeni. Ngaleyondlela uYihlo obona ekusithekeni uzakuvuza.”
Umthandazo
(Lk 11:2-4)
5“Lokha nawuthandazako, ungabi njengabazenzisi ngombana bathanda ukuthandaza bajamile ngemasinagogini nemajikeni weendledlana ukuze babonwe babantu. Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona sele bawufumene umvuzwabo ngokupheleleko. 6Kodwana wena nawuthandazako, ngena ngelawini lakho, uvale umnyango bese uthandaza kuYihlo ongabonwako. Nje-ke uYihlo obona lokho okwenziwa ngemsitheleni, uzakuvuza.
7“Nanithandazako, ningaratharathi njengabangakholwako, abadlumbana bonyana bazakuzwiwa ngebanga lamezwabo amanengi. 8Ningabi njengabo ngombana uYihlo wazi enikudingako ningakambawi. 9Nasi-ke indlela ekumele nithandaze ngayo,
“ ‘Baba wethu osezulwini,
alicwengiswe ibizo lakho,
10umbuso wakho awufike,
intando yakho yenziwe ephasini njengombana kunjalo ezulwini.
11Usiphe namhlanjesi isikwa sethu sangemihla.
12Usilibalele amacalethu njengombana sibalibalela abanamacala kithi.
13Ungasingenisi ekulingweni,
kodwana yewusitjhaphulule kokumbi
ngombana umbuso ungowakho,
amandla nephazimulo ngokungapheliko.
Amen.’
14“Nanilibalela abantu abanitjhapheleko noYihlo osezulwini uzanilibalela. 15Kodwana naningalibaleli abantu abanitjhapheleko noYihlo angekhe anilibalela imitjhapho yenu.”
Ukuzila ukudla
16“Nanizila ukudla, ningatjhitjhibalisi ubuso njengabazenzisi ngombana banyukubalisa ubuso babo ukubonisa abantu bonyana bazile ukudla. Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona sele bamukele umvuzwabo ngokupheleleko. 17Kodwana wena nawuzilako, hlamba ubuso bakho, ukame iinhluthu zakho 18ukuze ungabonakali ebantwini kobana wena uzile ukudla, ngaphandle kwakaYihlo, ongabonwako. UYihlo obona okwenziwa ekusithekeni, uzakuvuza.”
Umnotho ezulwini
(Lk 12:33-34)
19“Ningazibekeli umnotho ephasinapha, lapha kunomvunya nokukhuna okurhayilako nalapha amasela afohla khona ebe. 20Kodwana zibekeleni umnotho ezulwini lapha umvunya nokukhuna kungeze kwarhayila khona nalapha amasela angeze afohla ebe 21ngombana lapha kunomnothwakho khona nehliziywakho ilapho.”
Ukukhanya komzimba
(Lk 11:34-36)
22“Ilihlo lisibani somzimba. Nakube amehlwakho alungile, umzimbakho woke uzakuba nokukhanya. 23Kodwana nakube amehlwakho mambi, umzimbakho woke uzakwembathwa bumnyama. Yeke nangabe umkhanyo ngaphakathi kwakho ubumnyama, maye bungangani ubumnyamobo!”
Isiyeleliso ngomnotho
(Lk 16:13)
24“Akakho ongasebenzela abaphathi ababili. Uzakuzonda omunye athande omunye namkha azinikele ngokupheleleko komunye bese unyaza omunye. Anikwazi-ke ukulotjha uZimu khibe ngapha nilotjhana noMamoni.”
Ukukhathazeka ngepilo
(Lk 12:22-34)
25“Ngalokho-ke ngiyanitjela, ningakhathazeki ngepilwenu bona nizogomani namkha nizokuselani. Ningakhathazeki nangemizimbenu bona nizokwembathani. Kghani ipilo ayikaqakatheki khulu ukwedlula ukudla na? Nomzimba awukaqakatheki khulu kunezambatho na? 26Qalani, iinyoni zomkayi azitjali, azivuni namkha zibeke ngeenlulwini. Kodwana uYihlo osezulwini uyazondla. Alo, nina anikaqakatheki khulu kuneenyoni na? 27Ngubani-ke phakathi kwenu ongangezelela i-awara linye epilwenakhe ngokukhathazeka na?
28“Kubayini nikhathazeke ngezambatho na? Qalani bona amakhwa wommango amila njani; akasebenzi namkha aphothe intambo. 29Kodwana ngiyanitjela bonyana ngitjho noSolomoni kibo boke ubuphaziphazi bakhe azange akhe embathe njengamanye wawo. 30Nakube uZimu wembesa utjani bommango obukhona namhlanjesi kusasa butjhiswe ngomlilo, akazunembesa ukwedlula, nina bokukholwa okuncani na?
31“Yeke ningathomi nikhathazeke bese nithi, ‘Alo sizogomani nje?’ namkha, ‘Sizokuselani?’ namkha, ‘Sizokwembathani?’ 32Lezi zizinto abangakholwako abazigijimelako. Nje-ke uYihlo osezulwini uyazi bona niyazidinga izintwezi. 33Kodwana funani qangi umbuswakhe nakho koke ukulunga kwakhe, nje-ke koke lokhu nakho nizakuphiwa khona. 34Yeke ningakhathazeki ngelingomuso ngombana ilingomuso lizakukhathalela kwalo. Elinye nelinye ilanga lineenkathazo zalo ezaneleko.”
