ULUKA 11

₁Ke kaloku uYesu wayethandaza ndaweni ithile; kwathi akugqiba, omnye kubafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Nkosi, sifundise ukuthandaza, kwanjengoko uYohane wabafundisayo ukuthandaza abakhe abafundi.”

₂Wathi ke kubo uYesu: “Xa nithandazayo yithini:

₅Ke uYesu wathi kubo: “Ukuba ngaba ubani kuni uya kumhlobo wakhe ezinzulwini zobusuku, athi kuye: ‘Sihlobo, ndiboleke izonka zibe zithathu, ₆kuba ndinomhlobo ophambukele kum eseluhambeni, kanti andinanto ityiwayo ndingamnika yona;’ ₇ngekhe kwenzeke ukuba lowo ungaphakathi aphendule athi: ‘Sukundikhathaza; sendivalile emnyango; mna nabantwana bam sesilele; andinako ukuvuka ndikunike.’ ₈Ndithi kuni, nokuba akayi kuvuka amnike ngakuba engumhlobo wakhe, noko wothi ngenxa yokuzingisa kwakhe ecela, avuke amnike ezo zonka.

₉“Mna ke ngoko ndithi kuni: Celani, nophiwa; funani, nofumana; nkqonkqozani, novulelwa; ₁₀kuba wonke umntu ocelayo uyazúza, nalowo ufunayo uyafumana, nalowo unkqonkqozayo wovulelwa. ₁₁Ngubani na kuni onokuthi enonyana ocela intlanzi, asuke amnike inyoka, ₁₂okanye athi, ecela iqanda, asuke amnike unomadudwane? ₁₃Ukuba ngoko nina, nikhohlakele nje, niyakwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezilungileyo, wobeka phi yena uYihlo osezulwini ukugqithisela ukubapha uMoya oyiNgcwele abo bamcelayo?”

₁₄UYesu wayekhupha indimoni edala ubumumu emntwini; kwaza kwathi, yakuphuma indimoni, isimumu eso sathetha. Samangaliswa ke isihlwele, ₁₅kodwa abathile kuso bathi: “Iindimoni ezi uzikhupha ngoSathana, umphathi weendimoni.” ₁₆Abanye babemlinga, befuna umqondiso ophuma ezulwini.

₁₇Ke uYesu, ezazi iingcamango zabo, wathi kubo: “Bonke uburhulumente obuvukelana bodwa buyawa, nomzi ovukelana wodwa uyachithakala. ₁₈NoSathana ke, ukuba okwakhe kuthe kwavukelana kodwa, lothini na ukungonakali ulawulo lwakhe? Nina nithi iindimoni ndizikhupha ngoSathana. ₁₉Ke ukuba iindimoni ndizikhupha ngoSathana, bazikhupha ngabani ke bona oonyana benu? Mabaphendule, nigwetywe ngabo. ₂₀Ukuba ke iindimoni ndizikhupha ngamandla kaThixo, yazini ukuba ulawulo lukaThixo seluthwasile kuni.

₂₁“Ukuba igorha lithe laxhoba lafa amacala, lawulinda umzi walo, impahla yalo yohlala igcinakele. ₂₂Kodwa ukuba kuthe kwafika elinye igorha elinamandla kunalo, laloyisa, lolihlutha sonke isikrweqe salo ebelikholose ngaso, liwabe amaxhoba alo.

₂₃“Lowo ungekho ngakum, uchasene nam; nalowo ungandiqokelelisiyo, uyachitha-chitha.”

₂₄“Xa indimoni ithe yaphuma emntwini, icanda ezinkqantosini, ifuna ukuphumla; ize yakuba ingakufumani, isuke ithi: ‘Ndiya kubuyela endlwini yam endaphuma kuyo.’ ₂₅Ithi yakufika, iyifumane itshayelwe, ilungisiwe; ₂₆ize ke ijike iye kuphuthuma ezinye iindimoni ezisixhenxe ezikhohlakeleyo kunayo, zingene ke zihlale khona; ize imeko yamva yaloo mntu ibe mbi kuneyokuqala.”

₂₇Ke kaloku ekuzithetheni kukaYesu ezi zinto, kwavakala umfazi esihlweleni apho, esithi kuye: “Unoyolo umfazi owakuzalayo nowakwanyisayo.”

₂₈Ke yena wathi: “Yithi kanye: unoyolo lowo ulivayo ilizwi likaThixo alenze.”

₂₉Kuthe isihlwele simxinanisile, uYesu wathi: “Esi sisizukulwana esikhohlakeleyo; sifuna umqondiso, kanti asiyi kunikwa mqondiso, ingenguwo umqondiso kaJona; ₃₀kuba, njengokuba uJona waba ngumqondiso kwabaseNiniva, uya kuba nguwo *uNyana woLuntu kwesi sizukulwana. ₃₁Ngomhla womgwebo ukumkanikazi waseZantsi wophakama abamangalele abantu besi sizukulwana, kuba wavela eziphelweni zomhlaba, esiza kuva ubulumko bukaSolomon, kanti ke omkhulu kunoSolomon nanku apha. ₃₂Ngomhla womgwebo abantu baseNiniva bophakama babamangalele abantu besi sizukulwana, kuba bona bâguquka ngentshumayelo kaJona, kanti ke omkhulu kunoJona nanku apha.”

₃₃“Akukho mntu uthi, esilumekile isibane, asibeke endaweni efihlakeleyo okanye phantsi kwesitya; usixhoma endaweni yaso, ukuze abangenayo bakhanyiselwe. ₃₄Isibane somzimba liliso. Xa ke iliso lakho lilungile, umzimba wakho uphela uyakhanyiseleka; xa lithe alalunga, umzimba wakho usebumnyameni. ₃₅Lumka ke, hleze ukukhanya okukuwe kube bubumnyama. ₃₆Ukuba ngoko umzimba wakho uphela ukhanyiselekile, ungenandawo isebumnyameni, úya kukhanyiseleka uphela, kwanjengoko kunjalo xa isibane sithe sakukhanyisela ngelitha laso.”

₃₇Akuba uYesu ethethile, *umFarasi othile wammema ukuba aye kutya kwakhe. Wafika ke, waya kuhlala etafileni. ₃₈Akukubona oku, umFarasi wamangaliswa kukuba uYesu engathanga kuqala ahlambe phambi kokuba atye. ₃₉INkosi ke yathi kuye: “Kaloku nina baFarasi nihlamba umphandle wendebe nesitya, kanti ngeentliziyo zenu nizungula ukuphanga nenkohlakalo. ₄₀Ziyathandini, lo wawenzayo umphandle akawenzanga na kwanawo umphakathi? ₄₁Ngoko ke yiphani abasweleyo izinto ezingaphakathi kwindebe nesitya. Nakwenjenjalo ke aniyi kuphinda nizikhathaze ngezinto ezinomlaza nezingenawo.

₄₂“Mawoo, nina baFarasi! Ninikela kuThixo ngesishumi semifuno enjengetyeleba nenxina neminye, kanti niyabutyeshela ubulungisa nokumthanda uThixo. Benimelwe kakade kukuzenza ezi zinto, kodwa nezinye ningazityesheli.

₄₃“Mawoo, nina baFarasi! Nithanda izihlalo eziphambili *ezindlwini zesikhungo, nokukhahlelwa emabaleni embutho. ₄₄Mawoo, nina! Ninjengamangcwaba angasabonakaliyo, abathi abantu bahambe phezu kwawo bengawazi.”

₄₅Waphendula ke othile wakubachazi-mthetho, wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, uthetha ngolu hlobo nje, uyasigxeka nathi.”

₄₆Uthe ke yena uYesu: “Mawoo, nani bachazi-mthetho! Abantu nibathwalisa imithwalo enzima, kanti nina le mithwalo aniyichukumisi nokuyichukumisa nangomnwe lo. ₄₇Mawoo! Nina nihombisa amangcwaba abashumayeli bamandulo, ukanti bâbuláwa ngooyihlo. ₄₈Nina ke nibonakalisa ukuvumelana kwenu nooyihlo, kuba bona bababulala *abashumayeli, kanti nina nihombisa amangcwaba abo. ₄₉Kungoko uThixo ngokobulumko bakhe atshoyo ukuthi: ‘Ndiya kuthumela abashumayeli nabathunywa ebantwini; inxenye baya kuyibulala, inxenye baya kuyitshutshisa.’ ₅₀Lobizwa kwesi sizukulwana ke igazi labo bonke abashumayeli, elaphalazwayo ukususela ekusekweni kwehlabathi, ₅₁liqalela egazini lika-Abheli, lide lise egazini likaZakariya, owabulawa phakathi kweqonga lamadini nendawo engcwele. Ewe, nditsho nangoku liya kubizwa kwesi sizukulwana.

₅₂“Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho! Nasisusa isitshixo solwazi. Nina ngokwenu aningeni, kanti nabafuna ukungena niyabalela.”

₅₃Ukumka kukaYesu apho, abachazi-mthetho nabaFarasi bacaphuka, bamana bemlinga ngemibuzo emininzi, ₅₄befuna ukumrhintyela ngentetho yakhe.