UMATEWU 7

₁“Musani ukugweba, ze nani ningagwetywa nguThixo – ₂kuba ngokugweba enigweba abanye ngako, uThixo uya kunigweba kwangako nani; nendlela enabela abanye ngayo, nani niya kwabelwa kwangayo nguThixo. ₃Yini na ukuba usibone isibi esiselisweni lowenu, kanti wona umqadi okwelakho iliso akuwuboni? ₄Ungáthini ukuthi kuwenu: ‘Khawume ndikhuphe isibi esiselisweni lakho,’ kanti nango umqadi kwelakho iliso? ₅Mhanahanisindini, wukhuphe kuqala loo mqadi ukwelakho iliso! Wôbona kakuhle ke, ube nako ukusikhupha isibi esiselisweni lowenu.

₆“Musani ukukunika izinja okungcwele, kananjalo *iiperile zenu musani ukuziphosa ezihagwini, hleze zizinyathele ngamanqina, zijike ziniqwenge.”

₇“Celani nophiwa, funani nofumana, nkqonkqozani novulelwa; ₈kuba wonke umntu ocelayo uyazúza, nalowo ufunayo uyafumana, nalowo unkqonkqozayo uyavulelwa. ₉Ngubani na kuni onokuthi enonyana ocela isonka, asuke amnike ilitye; ₁₀okanye athi, akucela intlanzi, asuke amnike inyoka? ₁₁Ukuba ke ngoko nina, nikhohlakele nje, niyakwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezilungileyo, wobeka phi na ke yena uYihlo osezulwini ukugqithisa ukubapha okulungileyo abo bacelayo kuye?

₁₂“Zonke izinto ke enifuna ukuba abantu bazenze kuni, yenzani ezikwanjalo nani kubo. Yiyo leyo ke intsingiselo *yomthetho kaMosis nomyalelo *wabashumayeli bamandulo.”

₁₃“Ngenani ngesango elimxinwa, kungabi ngelibanzi, kuba abangena ngesango elibanzi, bahambe ngendlela ephangaleleyo, basinga entshabalalweni; yaye baninzi abenjenjalo. ₁₄Ke abangena ngesango elimxinwa, bahambe ngendlela ecutheneyo, basinga ebomini; yaye bambalwa abenjenjalo.”

₁₅“Balumkeleni *abashumayeli abaxokayo, abo beza kuni bezifanisa neegusha, kanti ngaphakathi baziingcuka eziqwengayo. ₁₆Nobaqonda ngezenzo zabo, njengokuba nemithi iqondwa ngeziqhamo zayo. Kakade, khe kukhiwe iidiliya emqaqobeni, okanye amakhiwane emngeni? ₁₇Kaloku wonke umthi olungileyo uvelisa iziqhamo ezihle, kodwa wona umthi ongalunganga uvelisa iziqhamo ezibi. ₁₈Umthi olungileyo awunakuvelisa ziqhamo zibi, nomthi ongalunganga awunakuvelisa ziqhamo zihle. ₁₉Ke wonke umthi ongavelisi ziqhamo zihle uyagawulwa, uphoswe emlilweni. ₂₀Ke ngoko abashumayeli abaxokayo nobaqonda ngezenzo zabo.”

₂₁“Asingabo bonke abathi kum: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ abaya kubuxhamla ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo; kuphela ngabayenzayo intando kaBawo osezulwini. ₂₂Baninzi abaya kuthi kum ngaloo mini: ‘Nkosi, besingashumayeli egameni lakho na, sikhuphe neendimoni ngegama lakho, size kwangegunya legama lakho senze imimangaliso emininzi?’ ₂₃Ke mna ndiya kuthi kubo: ‘Andizange ndanazi; mkani kum, nina benzi bokuchasene nomthetho.’”

₂₄“Wonke ke umntu owevayo la mazwi am, aze awenze, unokufanekiswa nendoda eyingqondi, ethe yayakhela phezu kwesiseko samatye indlu yayo. ₂₅Yana ke imvula, satsho isikhukula, wavuthuza umoya, yonke loo nto yagaleleka kuloo ndlu; ayawa, kuba ibisekelwe. ₂₆Ke wonke umntu owevayo la mazwi am, angawenzi, unokufanekiswa nendoda esisiyatha, ethe yayakha entlabathini indlu yayo. ₂₇Yana ke imvula, satsho isikhukula, wavuthuza umoya, yonke loo nto yagaleleka kuloo ndlu; yawa, yadilika didli!”

₂₈Akuba ewathethile la mazwi uYesu, isihlwele sabantu samangaliswa kukufundisa kwakhe, ₂₉kuba wayefundisa ngegunya, engafundisi njengabachazi-mthetho.