Umbuzo ngeliSabatha
1Jesu abehamba emasimini akolo ngeliSabatha. Bafundzi bakhe base bakha ematimba akolo, bawahlikihla ngetandla badla tinhlavu tawo. 2Labanye baFarisi batsi: “Nikwenteleni loku, njengobe umtsetfo utsi anikafaneli kwenta loko ngeliSabatha?”
3Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Anifundzanga yini ngalokwentiwa nguDavide ngesikhatsi ahamba nemadvodza sebalambile? 4Wangena endlini yaNkulunkulu, watsatsa sinkhwa lesasinikelwe kuNkulunkulu, wasidla wapha nalamadvodza abehamba nawo, kantsi kuphambene nemtsetfo kutsi singadliwa ngulomunye umuntfu ngaphandle kwebaphristi.”
5Jesu watsi kubo: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu iyiNkhosi yeliSabatha.”
Indvodza lenesandla lesishwaphene
6Ngalelinye liSabatha Jesu wangena esinagogeni wafundzisa. Bekunendvodza leyayinesandla sangasekudla lesasishwaphene. 7Labanye bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi bafuna lichinga lekubeka Jesu licala lekutsi wonile, bebamciphile bafuna kubona kutsi, njengobe kuliSabatha nje, utawuphilisa yini. 8Kodvwa Jesu ayati imicabango yabo watsi kulendvodza lenesandla lesasishwaphene: “Sukuma ute la ngembili.” Nembala indvodza yasukuma yeta ngembili yafike yema.
9Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Ase ngibute. Umtsetfo wetfu usivumela kutsi asenteni ngeliSabatha? Sisite nome silimate? Sisindzise imphilo yemuntfu nome siyibulale?”
10Wabacalacalata bonkhana, wase utsi kulendvodza: “Yelula sandla sakho.”
Yaselula indvodza, sandla seluleka. 11Kodvwa baFarisi batfukutsela babila, bafakana imilomo bodvwana ngekutsi bafanele bente njani ngaloJesu.
Jesu ukhetsa baphostoli labali-12
12Ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu wenyukela egcumeni ayewuthandaza, wacitsa busuku bonkhe khona lapho athandaza kuNkulunkulu. 13Ekuseni wabita bafundzi bakhe, wakhetsa baba li-12 kubo. Labo wababita ngekutsi baphostoli: 14Simoni, lambita ngekutsi nguPhetro, nemnakabo labe ngu-Andreya, Jakobe naJohane, Filiphu naBhatalomewu, 15Matewu naTomase, Jakobe umsa wa-Alfiyose, naSimoni labekatiwa ngekutsi ngumZelothi, 16naJudasi umsa waJakobe, kanye naJudasi Skariyothi lowaba ngumtsengisi waJesu.
Jesu uyafundzisa aphilise
17Wehla nabo, wefika wema endzaweni leyayibekile kanye nabo bonkhe bafundzi bakhe labanyenti. Sicumbi sebantfu sase sikhona lapho siphuma eJudiya lonkhe, naseJerusalema, naselusentseni lwelwandle lwaseThire naseSidoni. 18Babetele kutamlalela nekutawuphiliswa; labo bebahlushwa ngimimoya lemibi babephiliswa. 19Bonkhe bantfu betama kumtsintsa, ngobe emandla abephuphuma kuye, wabaphilisa bonkhe.
Kutfokota nekudzabuka
20Jesu wabuka bafundzi bakhe watsi:
“Nibusisiwe nine timphuya,
ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu wenu.
21Nibusisiwe nine lenilambile manje,
ngobe niyakwesutsiswa.
Nibusisiwe nine lenikhalako manje,
ngobe niyawujatjuliswa.
22“Nibusisiwe, bantfu nabanitondza banishalatela ngekuninyembenya, banetfuka banigceke batsi anikalungi, ngenca yeNdvodzana yeMuntfu. 23Nakwenteka loko, nibojabula nize nigcumagcume, ngobe mkhulu umvuzo wenu lenigcinelwe wona ezulwini; ngobe bokhokho babo benta njalo kubaphrofethi.
24“Kodvwa maye, kubuhlungu kini nine leninjingile manje, ngobe phela seninako konkhe lokunijabulisako.
25“Maye kini nine lenesutsi manje,
ngobe nisetawulamba.
Maye kini nine lenihlekako nyalo,
ngobe nisetawukhala nilile.
26Maye kini, nangabe wonkhe umuntfu
ukhuluma kahle ngani;
ngobe bokhokho babo bebenta njalo
kubaphrofethi bemanga.”
Kutsandza titsa
27“Kodvwa anginitjele naku, nine leningilalele: Tsandzani titsa tenu, niphatse kahle labo labanitondzako! 28Babusiseni labanicalekisako, bathandazeleni labo labaniphatsa kabi! 29Nangabe umuntfu akumukula esihlatsini, mnike nalesi lesinye, naso asimukule; nakatsatsa libhantji lakho, mnike nelihembe futsi! 30Wonkhe locela lutfo kuwe, mnike; nangabe umuntfu atsatsa intfo yakho, ungamhambeli! 31Yentani kulabanye bantfu loko lenifuna kutsi bakwente kini!
32“Nanitsandza labanitsandzako, pho, ningasibheka kanjani sibusiso? Ngisho netoni titsandza labatitsandzako! 33Naniphatsa kahle labaniphatsa kahle, pho, ningasibheka kanjani sibusiso? Ngisho netoni nato tenta njalo. 34Nanetjeleka labo lenetsemba kutsi batawuphindze banibuyisele, pho, ningasibheka kanjani sibusiso? Ngisho netoni tiyetjelekana tibuyiselane. 35Cha! Tsandzani titsa tenu nitentele lokuhle, nitjeleke ningabheki lutfo! Niyawuba nemvuzo lomkhulu ezulwini, nibe ngemadvodzana aLosetikwako Konkhe. Ngobe unemusa kulabangabongi nakulababi. 36Nibe nesihawu, njengobe neYihlo anesihawu!”
Kwehlulela labanye
37“Ningabehluleli labanye bantfu, khona ningetikwehlulelwa nguNkulunkulu; ningabalahli labanye, khona ningetiwulahlwa; tsetselelani, nani niyawutsetselelwa.
38“Phanini, nani nitawuphiwa tipho
letingangcingcwa tigcwalise konkhe
lebeningaphatsa ngako.
Lesilinganiso lenilinganisa ngaso labanye
nani Nkulunkulu uyakunilinganisa ngaso.”
39Jesu wabatjela nankhu umfanekiso watsi: “Imphumphutse ingayihola yini lenye imphumphutse? Tingete tagcumkela totimbili emgodzini yini? 40Umfundzi akamkhulu kunemfundzisi wakhe, kodvwa wonkhe umfundzi nasafundziswe ngalokuphelele, uyawuba njengemfundzisi wakhe.
41“Ubukelani lutsi lolusesweni lemzalwane, kodvwa ube utsalalisela lugodvo lolusesweni lakho? 42Ungasho kanjani kumzalwane wakho kutsi: ‘Awu, mzalwane, ase ngikukhiphe nalu lutsi esweni lakho’? Mtentisi! Cala kucala ukhiphe lugodvo lolusesweni lakho, khona utabe sewuyakwati kukhipha lutsi lolusesweni lemzalwane wakho.”
Sihlahla nesitselo saso
43“Sihlahla lesimnandzi asititseli titselo letimbi, kantsi nesihlahla lesibi asititseli titselo letimnandzi. 44Tonkhe tihlahla tatiwa ngetitselo tato. Ungeke ukhandze emakhiwa atsele emanyeveni. Futsi ungeke uwakhe emagelebisi elugaganeni. 45Umuntfu lolungile uveta lokulungile lokuphuma engungwini yenhlitiyo yakhe lenhle. Nemuntfu lomubi uveta tintfo letimbi letivela enhlitiyweni yakhe lembi, ngako umlomo wemuntfu ukhuluma loko lokugcwele enhlitiyweni yakhe.”
Bakhi betindlu lababili
46“Ningibitelani kutsi: ‘Nkhosi, Nkhosi,’ nibe ningenti lenginitjela kona? 47Wonkhe lota kimi eve emavi ami, awente, ngitanitjela kutsi ufanana nani. 48Ufanana nemuntfu lowakha indlu; wemba kwashona, wase wakha sisekelo edvwaleni. Emanti netikhukhula kwagcwala kwaphuphuma emfuleni, kwetama kuyikhukhula lendlu, kodvwa ayizange inyakate, ngobe yayakheke kahle la edvwaleni. 49Kodvwa lona lova emavi ami angawenti, ufanana nemuntfu lowakha indlu yakhe esihlabatsini ngaphandle kwekubeka sisekelo. Yatsi nase ishaywa ngemanti netikhukhula, yasheshe yawa. Yeka kubhidlika kwayo kwaba kukhulu!”
