Ukugweba abanye
(Lk 6:37-38,41-42)
1“Ningagwebi abanye, nakungasinjalo nani nizokugwetjwa 2ngombana indlela enigweba ngayo abanye nani nizokugwetjwa ngayo.
3“Kubayini ukghona ukubona itserana engelihlweni lakamfowenu, kodwana uhlulwe kubona isigodo esingelihlweni lakho na? 4Ungatjho njani kumfowenu uthi, ‘Angikhuphe itserana engelihlweni lakho,’ khisibe wena unesigodokazi ngelihlweni lakho na? 5Wena mzenzisi ndina! Thoma ukhuphe isigodokazi esingelihlweni lakho qangi, nje-ke uzakghona ukubona kuhle ukuze ukhuphe itserana engelihlweni lomfowenu.
6“Ninganikeli izinja okucwengileko, ningaphoseli amatjenu aligugu ezavukazaneni. Nanenza njalo, zizawagadangela ngeenyawo bese ziyajika zinidabudabula iinquqwana.”
UZimu uyapha umuntu nabawako
(Lk 11:9-13)
7“Bawani nizakuphiwa; funani nizakufumana; kokodani nizakuvulelwa 8ngombana loyo naloyo obawako uzakuphiwa, ofunako uzakufumana, nokokodako uzakuvulelwa. 9Ngubani phakathi kwenu ongathi umntwanakhe nabawa isikwa, amuphe ilitje na? 10Namkha kuthi nabawa ihlambi amuphe inyoka na? 11Nakube-ke nina, ngitjho nanyana nikhohlakele kangaka nje, nikwazi ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezihle, kangangani-ke uYihlo osezulwini! Uzabapha izipho ezihle khulu labo abambawako.
12“Yeke kikho koke, yenza kabanye lokho ongathanda bonyana bakwenze kuwe ngombana lokhu ngokutjhiwo mthetho nabaphorofidi.”
Isango elincani nelikhulu
(Lk 13:24)
13“Ngenani ngesango elincani ngombana isango eliya ekubhujisweni likhulu nendlela yakhona ibanzi begodu banengi abakhamba ngayo. 14Kodwana isango eliya ekuphileni lincani nendlela yakhona imkghotho begodu balibinzana abayifumanako.”
Umuthi neenthelo zawo
(Lk 6:43-44)
15“Yelelani abaphorofidi bamanga. Beza kini bembethe njengezimvu kodwana ngaphakathi khisibe baziimpisi ezirhiribidelako. 16Nizababona ngeenthelo zabo. Abantu bayawakha amadiribe emeveni namkha amakhiwani emthini womunga na? 17Ngokunjalo omunye nomunye umuthi omuhle uthela iinthelo ezihle, kodwana umuthi omumbi uthela iinthelo ezimbi. 18Umuthi omuhle angekhe wathela iinthelo ezimbi, nomuthi omumbi angekhe wathela iinthelo ezihle. 19Omunye nomunye umuthi ongatheli iinthelo ezihle uyaquntulwa uphoswe emlilweni. 20Yeke-ke, nizababona ngeenthelo zabo.”
Ukuzikhohlisa
(Lk 13:25-27)
21“Akusuye woke othi kimi, ‘Kosi, Kosi’ ozakungena embusweni wezulwini, kodwana kwaphela loyo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini. 22Mhlokho abanengi bazakuthi kimi, ‘Kosi, Kosi, azange siphorofide ebizweni lakho besaqotjha amadimoni ngalo ibizo lakho senza neemangaliso ezinengi na?’ 23Yeke ngizabatjela emehlweni ngithi kibo, ‘Azange khenginazi. Sukani kimapha, nina nkhohlakali ndina!’ ”
Abakhi abahlakaniphileko nabaziindlhadlha
(Lk 6:47-49)
24“Yeke nanyana ngubani ozwa amezwami la, awenze, unjengomuntu ohlakaniphileko owakha indlwakhe phezu kwedwala. 25Izulu lawuluka, imilambo yaphuphuma, ummoya waphephetha ngamandla phezu kwendlu leyo. Kodwana azange iwe ngombana yakhiwe phezu kwedwala.
26“Kodwana nanyana ngubani ozwa amezwami la, angawenzi, unjengomuntu osidlhadlha owakha indlwakhe phezu kwetjhwabatjhwaba. 27Izulu lawuluka, imilambo yaphuphuma, ummoya waphephetha ngamandla phezu kwendlu leyo, nje-ke yawa. Kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo!”
28Kwathi bona uJesu aqede ukukhuluma izintwezi, isiqubuthu sarareka ngendlela afundisa ngayo 29ngombana gade afundisa njengonegunya, ingasi ngendlela abafundisi bomthetho bebafundisa ngayo.
