ULUKA 6

₁Kwathi uYesu ecanda emasimini *ngoMhla woPhumlo, abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu zengqolowa, bazichuba, batya. ₂Ke abathile *bakubaFarasi bathi kubo: “Kungani na ukuba nenze okungavumelekanga ngoMhla wokuPhumla?”

₃Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Anizange nikufunde na oko wakwenzayo uDavide mhla walamba yena neqela lakhe? ₄Kaloku wangena *endlwini kaThixo, wazithatha wazitya izonka ezazinikelwe kuThixo, wanika neqela lakhe. Kanti ke ngokomthetho ezo zonka azimelwe kutyiwa ngabangengobabingeleli.” ₅Waza ke wathi kubo: “UNyana woLuntu uyiNkosi yawo noMhla woPhumlo.”

₆Ngomnye *uMhla woPhumlo uYesu wangena endlwini yesikhungo wafundisa. Apho kwakukho umntu owome isandla sokunene. ₇Babemlalele abachazi-mthetho *nabaFarasi, befuna ukubona ukuba wophilisa na ngoMhla woPhumlo, khon' ukuze bafumane isizathu sokummangalela. ₈UYesu ke wayezazi iingcamango zabo, waza wathi kuloo mntu wayome isandla: “Phakama, uze ngaphambili.” Waphakama ke, wema apho. ₉Waza wathi uYesu: “Ndixeleleni: okuvumelekileyo ngoMhla wokuPhumla kukwenza okulungileyo, okanye kukwenza okubi; kukuphilisa umntu, okanye kukubulala, kusini na?” ₁₀Akuba ebasingasingile bonke, wathi kuloo mntu: “Solule isandla sakho.” Wenjenjalo ke, saza saphila isandla sakhe.

₁₁Basuka ke bona bajwaqeka ngumsindo, bebuzana bodwa ukuba bangamthini na uYesu.

₁₂Kwathi ngaloo mihla uYesu waphuma, wasinga entabeni, esiya kuthandaza. Wachitha ubusuku bonke ezibika kuThixo. ₁₃Kwakusa wababizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wanyula kubo balishumi elinambini, awababiza ngelokuba ngabathunywa. ₁₄Yayingâba: USimon, awamthiya ngelokuba nguPetros, noAndreya umntakwabo; uYakobi noYohane; uFilipu noBhartolomeyu; ₁₅uMatewu noTomas; uYakobi, lo ka-Alifeyu, noSimon ekuthiwa liTsha-ntliziyo; ₁₆uJudas kaYakobi, noJudas Sikariyoti, owaba ngumngcatshi.

₁₇UYesu wehla nabo entabeni, wema endaweni ethe tyaba, eneqela elikhulu labafundi bakhe, nenkitha enkulu yabantu, bevela kulo lonke elakwaJuda, naseJerusalem, nakuwo ummandla ongaselwandle ojikeleze iTire neSidon, ₁₈beze kumphulaphula nokuba abaphilise kwizifo zabo. ₁₉Yonke loo nkitha yabantu yayifuna ukumchukumisa, kuba wayenamandla okuphilisa, bephila bonke.

₂₀UYesu ebakhangele abafundi bakhe, wathi:

₂₂“Hayi uyolo lwenu xa abantu bathe banithiya ngenxa yakhe *uNyana woLuntu, benigxotha, beningcikiva, benihlamba okwabancanyiweyo. ₂₃Ze nivuye ngaloo mini, nisuke imitsi; kuba ngenene umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini. Kaloku babesenjenjalo ooyise kubo *abashumayeli bamandulo.

₂₆“Kunyembelekile xa bathe bathetha kakuhle ngani bonke abantu! Kaloku babesenjenjalo ooyise kubashumayeli abaxokayo.”

₂₇“Ke mna ndithi kuni, nina nindivayo: Zithandeni iintshaba zenu, nibenzele okulungileyo abo banithiyileyo. ₂₈Basikeleleni abo baniqalekisayo, nibathandazele abo banigxekayo. ₂₉Lowo ukubetha esidleleni, mnike nesinye. Okohlutha isivatho sakho sangaphezulu, ungamaleli nesangaphantsi. ₃₀Bonke abacela kuwe, baphe. Kothatha izinto zakho uzungabuye uzibize. ₃₁Benzeleni okulungileyo abanye abantu ngolo hlobo ninga banganenzela ngalo okulungileyo.

₃₂“Ukuba nithanda abo banithandayo bodwa, ninanzuzoni? Kaloku naboni bayabathanda abo babathandayo! ₃₃Xa nithi nenze okulungileyo kwabanenzela okulungileyo bodwa, ninanzuzoni? Kaloku naboni benza kwaloo nto! ₃₄Xa nithi niboleke abo nithembe ukubuyiselwa ngabo bodwa, ninanzuzoni? Kaloku naboni bayabolekana, ukuze babuyiselane. ₃₅Ke nina, zithandeni iintshaba zenu, nenze okulungileyo; niboleke ningathembanga mbuyiselo. Woba mkhulu ke umvuzo wenu, nibe ngoonyana bakaThixo uPhezukonke, kuba yena unobubele kwabangabuleliyo nabakhohlakeleyo. ₃₆Ngoko ke yibani nenceba, njengokuba naye uYihlo enenceba.”

₃₇“Musani ukugweba; nani ke aniyi kugwetywa nguThixo. Musani ukugxeka; nani ke aniyi kugxekwa nguThixo. Xolelani; nani ke niya kuxolelwa nguThixo. ₃₈Yiphani; nani ke niya kuphiwa nguThixo. Ewe, nophiwa isabelo esihle, esipheleleyo, esigalelwa engubeni yenu. Indlela enabela abanye ngayo, nani niya kwabelwa kwangayo nguThixo.”

₃₉UYesu ke wabenzela umzekeliso, wathi: “Ngaba imfama inokuyikhokela na enye imfama? Aziyi kuthi zombini zeyele emhadini yini na? ₄₀Akukho mfundi mkhulu kunomfundisi wakhe; xa afundiswe ngokupheleleyo, uya kwandula abe njengomfundisi wakhe.

₄₁“Yini na ukuba usibone isibi esiselisweni lowenu, kanti wona umqadi okwelakho iliso akuwuboni? ₄₂Ungáthini na ukuba nako ukuthi kuwenu: ‘Wethu, khawume ndisikhuphe isibi esiselisweni lakho,’ ukanti wena akuwuboni umqadi okwelakho iliso? Mhanahanisindini, qala ukhuphe umqadi lowo ukwelakho iliso! Wobona kakuhle ke, ube nako ukusikhupha isibi esiselisweni lowenu.”

₄₃“Akukho mthi mhle uvelisa iziqhamo ezibi; kananjalo akukho mthi mbi uvelisa iziqhamo ezihle. ₄₄Kaloku umthi wonke waziwa ngeziqhamo zawo. Amakhiwane akakhiwa emngeni; kananjalo iidiliya azivunwa elubobeni. ₄₅Umntu olungileyo uvelisa ukulunga okuphuma entliziyweni yakhe. Ke okhohlakeleyo uvelisa inkohlakalo ephuma entliziyweni yakhe. Kaloku loo nto intliziyo iphuphuma yiyo iphuma ngomlomo.”

₄₆“Yini na ukuba nithi kum: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi!’ kanti noko anikwenzi endikuthethayo? ₄₇Ke wonke umntu ozayo kum, aweve amazwi am awenze, ₄₈ufana nomntu owayesakha indlu, waza wemba ngokunzulu, wenza isiseko samatye. Kwathi ke, kwakubakho isikhukula iimpuphuma zagaleleka kuloo ndlu, zaza azaba nako ukuyishukumisa, kuba yayakhiwe ngokufanelekileyo. ₄₉Kodwa owavileyo amazwi am waza akawenza, yena ufana nomntu owakhe indlu phezu komhlaba, kungekho siseko. Kwathi ke, zakugaleleka kuyo iimpuphuma, yawa kwangoko, yadilika didli!”