Ngekwehlulela labanye
1“Ningabehluleli labanye, kuze nani ningetikwehlulelwa nguNkulunkulu. 2Ngobe ngaloko kwehlulela lenehlulela ngako labanye, nani niyakwehlulelwa ngako; nangaleso silinganiso lenilinganisa ngaso, nani niyakulinganiswa ngaso. 3Pho, ulunakeni lutsi lolusesweni lwemzalwane wakho, kodvwa ube ungalunaki lolugodvo lolusesweni lakho? 4Nome-ke ungasho kanjani kumzalwane wakho utsi: ‘Ase ngikukhiphe nalu lutsi lolusesweni lakho,’ ibe kantsi kuvundle lugodvo esweni lakho? 5Mtentisi, cala kucala ukhiphe lugodvo lolusesweni lakho, emvakwaloko-ke utakubonisisa kahle kutsi ukhiphe lutsi lolusesweni lwemzalwane wakho.
6“Ningatiniki tinja lokungcwele, ningawalahli etihhontjini ematje enu laligugu, funa tiwagcobagcobe ngetinselo tato, bese tigucukela kini tiyanidzabudzabula.”
Ngekucela, nekufuna, nekunconcotsa
7“Celani, nitawuphiwa; funani, nitakutfola; nconcotsani, nitakuvulelwa. 8Ngobe wonkhe locelako uyakuphiwa, nalofunako uyatfola, nalonconcotsako uyavulelwa. 9Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lekungatsi umsa wakhe nakacela sinkhwa, yena amnike litje? 10Nome acela inhlanti, yena amnike inyoka? 11Nangabe-ke nine lenibabi kangaka nikwati kubapha bantfwabenu tipho letinhle, kakhulu kangakanani-ke uYihlo losezulwini utakubapha lokuhle labacela kuye.
12“Ngako-ke konkhe lenifisa kutsi bantfu bakwente kini, kwenteni nani kubo; ngobe ngulowo umgogodla wemtsetfo newemfundziso yebaphrofethi.”
Ngelisango lelincane
13“Ngenani ngelisango lelincane, ngobe lisango libanti nendlela ibanti leyisa ekubhujisweni, banyenti labangena ngalo. 14Kepha lisango lincane nendlela yincane leyisa ekuphileni, nebantfu labayitfolako bambalwa.”
Ngesihlahla nesitselo saso
15“Caphelani baphrofethi bemanga, labeta kini banjengetimvu ngaphandle, kodvwa ngekhatsi banjengetimphisi letibukhali. 16Niyawubati ngemisebenti yabo, njengetihlahla tatiwa ngetitselo tato. Emagelebisi angakhiwa yini etihlahleni temanyeva, nome emakhiwa elugaganeni? 17Sihlahla lesimnandzi sitsela titselo letimnandzi, kantsi sihlahla lesibi sitsela titselo letimbi. 18Sihlahla lesimnandzi singeke sitsele titselo letimbi, kanjalo futsi nesihlahla lesibi singeke sitsele titselo letimnandzi. 19Sonkhe sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letimnandzi, siyajutjwa, silahlwe emlilweni. 20Ngako-ke baphrofethimbumbulu niyawubati ngetitselo tabo.”
Ngekuva nekwenta
21“Akusibo bonkhe labatsi kimi: ‘Nkhosi, Nkhosi,’ labayawungena embusweni welizulu, kodvwa ngulabo labenta intsandvo yaBabe losezulwini. 22Ngalelo langa labanyenti bayakutsi kimi: ‘Nkhosi, Nkhosi, asizange siphrofethe yini ngelibito lakho? Asiwakhiphanga yini emadimoni ngelibito lakho? Asiyentanga yini imisebenti leminyenti nalemikhulu ngelibito lakho?’ 23Kepha ngiyawubaphendvula ngitsi: ‘Angizange nginati. Sukani kimi, nine benti balokubi!’ ”
Ngebakhi lababili
24“Ngako-ke wonkhe umuntfu lova lamavi ami awente, ufanana nendvodza lehlakaniphile, leyakha indlu yayo etikwelidvwala. 25Kwase kuna imvula, imifula yagcwala, nemimoya yahhusha, yetama kuyiphephula lendlu, kodvwa ayizange iwe, ngobe yayakhelwe esisekelweni lesasilidvwala.
26“Lowo lova lamavi ami angawenti, ufanana nendvodza lesilima, leyakha indlu yayo esihlabatsini. 27Kwase kuna imvula, imifula yagcwala, nemimoya yahhusha yayiphephula lendlu, yaze yawa. Maye! Kwaba kukhulu loko kuwa kwayo!”
Emandla aJesu
28Kwatsi Jesu nacedza lenkhulumo yakhe, ticumbi tebantfu tase timangele ngalemfundziso yakhe, 29ngobe abebafundzisa njengemuntfu lonemandla, hhayi njengetati tabo temtsetfo.
