UMATEWU 18

₁Ngelo xesha abafundi bakaYesu beza kuye, babuza besithi: “Nguwuphi oyena mkhulu kwabalawulwa nguThixo?”

₂UYesu wabizela umntwana kuye, wammisa phambi kwabo, ₃wathi: “Ndithi kuni, inene, ukuba anithanga nijike nibe njengabantwana, anisoze nifikelele kumgangatho wabalawulwa nguThixo. ₄Oyena mkhulu kwabalawulwa nguThixo ngulowo uzithobayo abe njengalo mntwana. ₅Othe egameni lam wamkela nokuba mnye onje, wamkela mna.”

₆“Othe wakhubekisa nokuba mnye waba bancinane bakholwayo kum, ngekumlungele kanye ukuba agangxwe ilitye lokusila entanyeni, antywiliselwe enzonzobileni yolwandle. ₇Hayi ihlabathi ngezikhubekiso! Azinakungezi izinto ezibakhubekisayo abantu, kodwa hayi loo mntu kuza ngaye ukukhubeka!

₈“Ukuba ke isandla sakho, nokuba lunyawo lwakho, luyakukhubekisa, lunqumle, ululahle. Kulunge kanye ukuba ungene ebomini usisilima okanye usisiqhwala, kunokuba uthi, unezandla zozibini, okanye uneenyawo zombini, uphoswe emlilweni wangonaphakade. ₉Nokuba ke iliso lakho lithe lakukhubekisa, likhuphe, ulilahle. Kulunge kanye ukuba ungene ebomini unaliso linye, kunokuba uthi, unamehlo amabini, uphoswe esihogweni somlilo.”

₁₀“Lumkani, ningadeli namnye waba bancinane. Ndithi kuni, izithunywa zabo ezulwini zihlala ziphambi koBawo osezulwini. [ ₁₁Kaloku *uNyana woLuntu weza kusindisa abo balahlekileyo.]

₁₂“Nithini ke nina? Ukuba ubani unekhulu leegusha, kuze kulahleke ibe nye kuzo, akayi kuzishiya na edlelweni ezo zimashumi alithoba anethoba, aye kufuna leyo ilahlekileyo? ₁₃Ukuba ke uthe wayifumana, ndithi kuni, inene, uyavuya kukuyifumana leyo ngaphezu kokuba evuya zezinye ezimashumi alithoba anesithoba ezingalahlekanga. ₁₄Kwangokunjalo naye uYihlo osezulwini akafuni kulahleke nokuba abe mnye kwaba bancinane.”

₁₅“Ukuba uwenu uthe wona, yiya uthethe naye ninodwa. Ukuba úthe wakuva, woba umzuzile uwenu. ₁₆Ke ukuba úthe akeva, yiya kuye uhamba nomnye umntu, nokuba babini, ukuze loo ngxoxo ibe namangqina amabini okanye amathathu. ₁₇Ukuba úthe akabeva nâba, xelela ibandla. Ukuba ke úthe akaliva ibandla, kuwe makabe njengâbo ungenabudlelane nabo mpela.

₁₈“Ndithi kuni, inene, konke enithe nakubopha emhlabeni, kuya kubotshwa nasezulwini; nako konke enithe nakukhulula emhlabeni, kuya kukhululwa nasezulwini.

₁₉“Kananjalo ndithi kuni, ukuba ababini kuni bathe bavana emhlabeni nangayiphi na indawo abanesicelo ngayo, baya kuyenzelwa nguBawo osezulwini; ₂₀kuba apho bathe bahlangana khona egameni lam ababini nokuba ngabathathu, nam ndikho phakathi kwabo.”

₂₁Weza uPetros kuYesu, wabuza esithi: “Nkosi, koda kube kangaphi na uwethu endona ndimxolela? Ngaba koba kasixhenxe na?”

₂₂UYesu wathi kuye: “Hayi, akuyi kuba kasixhenxe, kuya kuba ngamashumi asixhenxe aphindwe kasixhenxe. ₂₃Kaloku ukulawula kukaThixo kunokufaniswa nokumkani owafuna ukuphicotha amatyala ezicaka zakhe. ₂₄Zisukanje kwaziswa kuye isicaka esinetyala elikhulu lemali. ₂₅Esi sicaka sasingenanto yakulihlawula eli tyala, yaza ke inkosi yayalela ngelithi makuthengiswe ngaso, nomfazi waso, nabantwana baso, babe ngamakhoboka, kuthengiswe nangako konke esinako, kuhlawulwe eli tyala. ₂₆Eso sicaka ke sawa ngamadolo phambi kokumkani, sambongoza sisithi: ‘Nkosi yam, khawundinyamezele; ndokuhlawula konke.’ ₂₇Yavelana naso inkosi, yasixolela elo tyala, yasikhulula.

₂₈“Kwathi siphumanje eso sicaka, sadibana nomnye osisicaka kunye naso, owayesibamba imalana engephi, sambamba, samkrwitsha, sisithi: ‘Khupha imali yam!’ ₂₉Sawa phantsi isicaka eso, sasibongoza esinye, sisithi: ‘Khawundimele; ndoyihlawula yonke.’ ₃₀Asivumanga, saya sasiphosa entolongweni esinye, lide libe lihlawulekile elo tyala. ₃₁Zathi ke ezinye izicaka, zikubonile okwenzekileyo, zakhathazeka kakhulu, zaya kuxelela inkosi yazo konke okwenzekileyo. ₃₂Yaza inkosi yasibiza eso sicaka senze loo nto, yathi kuso: ‘Sicakandini esikhohlakeleyo, ndâkuxolela lonke elaa tyala wakundibongoza; ₃₃ubungamelwe na kukuba ube nenceba nawe kosisicaka kunye nawe, njengokuba nam ndikwenzele inceba?’ ₃₄Yacaphuka inkosi yaso, yasithumela entolongweni ukuba sohlwaywe de silihlawule lonke ityala laso. ₃₅Uya kwenjenjalo ke nakuni uBawo osezulwini, ukuba anithanga nonke ngabanye nawaxolela ngokupheleleyo amawenu iziphoso zawo.”