UMATEWU 23

₁Waza uYesu wathetha nesihlwele nabafundi bakhe, ₂esithi: “Abachazi-mthetho *nabaFarasi banegunya lokuchaza *umthetho kaMosis. ₃Ke ngoko kuveni nikwenze konke abanokuthi banixelele kona; kodwa ukwenza ze ningenzi ngokwezenzo zabo, kuba bayathetha baze kwabona bangakwenzi oko bakuthethileyo. ₄Kaloku iimfundiso zabo ziyimithwalo enzima, abayibeka emagxeni abantu, kanti bona ngokwabo abafuni ukuyichukumisa nangomnwe lo. ₅Konke okulungileyo abakwenzayo, bakwenzela ukuze babonwe ngabantu. Bawabopha ngemixwayo ebanzi amaqhaga anezicatshulwa zomthetho; bazenze nde iintshinga zezambatho zabo; ₆bathande iindawo zamawonga ezidlweni, nezihlalo eziphambili ezindlwini zesikhungo; ₇bathande ukuba kukhahlelwe kubo emabaleni embutho, bethanda nokuba abantu bathi kubo: ‘Mfundisi!’ ₈Ke kuni ze kungathiwa ‘mfundisi,’ kuba mnye uMfundisi eninaye, nibe nina nonke niyimilowo. ₉Ze ningabizi mntu emhlabeni apha ngokuthi nguyihlo, kuba mnye uYihlo, lowo ke usezulwini. ₁₀Ngokukwanjalo ze kungàthiwa niziinkokheli, kuba mnye uMkhokeli wenu, *uKrestu ke. ₁₁Omkhulu kuni makabe sisicaka senu. ₁₂Lowo uziphakamisayo uya kuthotywa, athi lowo uzithobayo aphakanyiswe.”

₁₃“Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho nani *baFarasi, mamenemenendini! Niyabathintela abantu ekulawulweni nguThixo, kuba nina ngokwenu anivumi ukulawulwa nguye, nize nibanqande nâbo bafuna ukulawulwa nguye.

[ ₁₄“Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho nani baFarasi, mamenemenendini! Niyayiphanga imizi yabahlolokazi, nize nihanahanise nitsho ngemilembelele yemithandazo. Ngenxa yoko niya kufumana esona sohlwayo sikhulu.]

₁₅“Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho nani baFarasi, mamenemenendini! Nityhutyha ulwandle nomhlaba ukuze nizuze nokuba mnye ongenayo ebuJudeni; kuthi ke, nakuba nimzuzile, nimenze ofanelwe sisihogo ngokuphindiweyo kunani.

₁₆“Mawoo, nina zinkokheli ziziimfama, nina enithi: ‘Ofunge *indlu kaThixo, akunto oko; kodwa ofunge igolide yendlu leyo, ubotshiwe sisifungo sakhe.’ ₁₇Zidengendini zeemfama, kanene yintoni na enkulu? Ngaba yigolide leyo, okanye yindlu eyenza ibaluleke loo golide? ₁₈Kwakhona nithi: ‘Ofunge iqonga lamadini, akunto oko; kodwa ofunge umnikelo ophezu kweqonga, ubotshiwe sisifungo sakhe.’ ₁₉Zimfamandini, ngaba yintoni na enkulu? Ngaba ngumnikelo lowo, okanye liqonga lamadini elenza ubaluleke loo mnikelo? ₂₀Ngoko ke, othe wafunga iqonga lamadini, ufunga lona kwanako konke okuphezu kwalo; ₂₁nalowo uthe wafunga indlu kaThixo, ufunga yona kwanalowo iyindlu yakhe. ₂₂Othe wafunga izulu, ufunga ikomkhulu likaThixo, efunga lowo uphetheyo apho.

₂₃“Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho nani baFarasi, mamenemenendini! Ninikela kuThixo ngesishumi sayo imifuno enjengetyeleba nedile nekumin, kanti niyazityeshela ezona zinto zizizo zomthetho: ubulungisa, inceba, nentembeko. Ezi zinto benimelwe kukuzenza, nithi neziya ningazityesheli. ₂₄Zinkokhelindini eziziimfama, nihluza imbuzane, nisuke niginye isilo esingangenkamela.

₂₅“Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho nani baFarasi, mamenemenendini! Nihlamba umphandle wendebe nesitya, kanti ngaphakathi zizele kokufunyenwe ngokuphanga nokunyoluka. ₂₆MFarasindini oyimfama, kuqala hlambulula umphakathi wendebe, wothi ke nomphandle ube uhlambulukile.

₂₇“Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho nani baFarasi, mamenemenendini! Nifana namangcwaba avetiweyo, ambonakalo intle, kanti ngaphakathi azele ngamathambo ezidumbu nako konke okungcolileyo. ₂₈Ngokukwanjalo nani okunene nibonakala ebantwini ngathi ningamalungisa, kanti ngaphakathi ezintliziyweni nizele luhanahaniso nenkcaso-mthetho.”

₂₉“Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho nani *baFarasi, mamenemenendini! Nakha amangcwaba *abashumayeli, nizihombise iindawo zokufihlwa kwamalungisa. ₃₀Nithi: ‘Ukuba sasikho thina kwimihla yoobawo, ngesingahambisananga nabo ngokubulawa kwabashumayeli.’ ₃₁Ngokutsho nina ngokwenu niyangqina ukuba ningoonyana bâbo bababulalayo abashumayeli. ₃₂Qhubelani phambili ke, nikufeze oko kwaqalwayo ngooyihlo. ₃₃Zinyokandini, nzalandini yamarhamba, nothini na ukusinda ningàgwetyelwa isihogo? ₃₄Ke ngoko, niyabona, ndonithumela abashumayeli, nezilumko, nabachazi-mthetho. Inxenye yabo niya kuyibulala, niyibethelele eminqamlezweni; inxenye niyikatse *ezindlwini zenu zesikhungo, nibatshutshisa kwizixeko ngezixeko. ₃₅Ngako oko lobizwa kuni igazi lawo onke amalungisa elithe laphalazwa emhlabeni, ukususela kwelika-Abheli olilungisa, kuse kwelikaZakariya, unyana kaBherekiya, enambulalela endlwini kaThixo phakathi kwengcwele neqonga lamadini. ₃₆Ndithi kuni, inene, isohlwayo sazo zonke ezo zinto siya kuba phezu kwabantu besi sizukulwana.”

₃₇“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, wena mbulali *wabashumayeli, ubaxuluba ngamatye abo bathunywe kuwe nguThixo! Kunini na ndifuna ukubawola abantu bakho ngokwesikhukukazi esigquma amantshontsho aso ngamaphiko, waza àwavuma! ₃₈Niyabona ke, uThixo uyanifulathela nomzi wenu. ₃₉Ndithi kuni, ukususela ngoku anisayi kuba sandibona, de nithi: ‘Makabongwe lowo uzayo egameni leNkosi.’”