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₁Kwakhona uYesu wafundisa ngaselwandle. Saza isihlwele esasihlanganisene ngakuye saba sikhulu kangangokude yena aye kukhwela esikhitshaneni, ahlale kuso elwandle. Isihlwele sona sasiselunxwemeni apho. ₂Ke wayebafundisa iindawo ezininzi ngemizekeliso, esithi: ₃“Kwakukho umhlwayeli owaphuma waya kuhlwayela. ₄Ekuhlwayeleni kwakhe inxenye yembewu yawa endleleni, zafika iintaka zayichola zayigqiba. ₅Enye imbewu yawa endaweni elulwalwa, apho kwakungekho mhlaba waneleyo; yantshula ke kwangoko, ngenxa yokungabi nabunzulu bamhlaba. ₆Kuthe ke, lakuba shushu ilanga, yatsha, yathi ngenxa yokuba ingenazingcambu zendeleyo, yoma kwaphela. ₇Enye yawa endaweni enokhula, olwathi lwakukhula, lwayiminxa, ayaba nasiqhamo. ₈Enye yawa kumhlaba olungileyo, yakhula, yachuma, yavelisa isiqhamo: enye amashumi amathathu, enye amashumi amathandathu, nenye ikhulu.”

₉Wathi ke kubo uYesu: “Oneendlebe zokuva makeve.”

₁₀Ke kaloku kwathi xa uYesu wayenâbo babengakuye, bekunye nabafundi abalishumi elinambini, bambuza ngale mizekeliso. ₁₁Wathi kubo: “Nikuphiwe nina okokuba niyazi indlela yokulawula kukaThixo, kodwa abo bangakuphiwanga baziva ngemizekeliso nje zonke ezi zinto; ₁₂ukuze, njengoko zitshoyo *iziBhalo,

₁₃Wathi ke kubo uYesu: “Aniwulandeli na lo mzekeliso? Niya kuyazi kanjani kakade imizekeliso? ₁₄Umhlwayeli lo uhlwayela ilizwi. ₁₅Abo ke basendleleni, apho ilizwi likaThixo lihlwayelwa khona, ngâbo bathi, bakuba bevile, bafikelwe kwangoko nguSathana, emke nalo ilizwi elihlwayelweyo kubo. ₁₆Ke abo banjengendawo elulwalwa ekuhlwayelwe kuyo ngabathi, bakuba belivile ilizwi, balamkele kwangoko bevuya; ₁₇kodwa babe bengenazingcambu zendeleyo, beme umzuzwana kuphela; bathi emva koko, kwakufika imbandezelo okanye intshutshiso ngenxa yelizwi, boyisakale kwangoko. ₁₈Abo banjengendawo enokhula ekuhlwayelwe kuyo ngabathi balive ilizwi, ₁₉aze ke amaxhala eli phakade, nokulukuhla kobutyebi, nokunqwenela ezinye izinto, kungene kuliminxe ilizwi, lize lingabi nasiqhamo. ₂₀Abo banjengomhlaba olungileyo ekuhlwayelwe kuwo ngabathi, bakuliva ilizwi, balamkele, baxakathe isiqhamo: omnye amashumi amathathu, omnye amashumi amathandathu, nomnye ikhulu.”

₂₁Kwakhona uYesu wathi kubo: “Ngaba isibane sikhe siqutyudelwe ngethunga okanye sifakwe phantsi kwebhedi na? Asixhonywa endaweni yaso yini na? ₂₂Kaloku akukho nto ifihlakeleyo ingayi kude ityhilwe; kananjalo akukho nto ifihliweyo ingayi kude ivele. ₂₃Ke oneendlebe zokuva makeve.”

₂₄Kwakhona wathi kubo: “Yilumkeleni into eniyivayo. Umlinganiselo enibalinganisela ngawo abanye, niya kulinganiselwa kwangawo nguThixo nani, kuze kongezwe kuni, nina nivayo. ₂₅Lowo sukuba enolutho uya kunikwa, athi lowo ungenanto ahluthwe kwanaloo nto anayo.”

₂₆Kwakhona uYesu wathi: “Ukulawula kukaThixo kunokufaniswa nokuthi umntu ahlwayele imbewu entsimini, ₂₇aze alale avuke imihla ngemihla, ibe yona imbewu intshula ikhula ngohlobo angalwaziyo. ₂₈Kaloku umhlaba uvelisa iziqhamo ngokwawo: kuqala iba likhaba, ize ibe yindubulo, ize ibe sisikhwebu esivuthiweyo. ₂₉Xa ke ithe yavuthwa ingqolowa, ingenwa ngerhenqe kwangoko, kuba ixesha lokuvuna lifikile.”

₃₀Kwakhona uYesu wathi: “Singakufanekisa nantoni na ukulawula kukaThixo? Singakuzekelisa ngamzekeliso mni? ₃₁Kunjengokhozo lwembewu yemostade. Ukhozo lwemostade lulolona luncinane kuzo zonke iintlobo zembewu emhlabeni, ₃₂kodwa xa luthe lwatyalwa, lukhula lube lukhulu kunazo zonke izityalo, lube namasebe amakhulu kangangokuba iintaka zibe nokwakhela iindlwane zazo kuwo zisemthunzini.”

₃₃UYesu wayelithetha kubo ilizwi ngemizekeliso emininzi elolu hlobo, ebafundisa kangangoko babenako ukuqonda. ₃₄Ebethetha nabo ngemizekeliso kuphela, kodwa akuba yedwa nabafundi bakhe wayebacacisela yonke into.

₃₅Kwangaloo mini ngokuhlwa uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Masiwele siye ngaphesheya koLwandle lwaseGalili.” ₃₆Basishiya ke isihlwele, bemka noYesu esesikhitshaneni apho, kukho nezinye izikhitshana. ₃₇Ke kwabakho isaqhwithi esikhulu, amaza aphoseka esikhitshaneni, saza isikhitshana saphantse sazala ngamanzi. ₃₈UYesu wayephakathi esikhitshaneni, ethathe umqamelo walala ubuthongo. Bamvusa ke, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, akukhathali na, sitshabalala nje?”

₃₉Wavuka ke, wawukhalimela umoya, wathi kulo ulwandle: “Yithi cwaka, uzole.” Wadamba umoya, kwabakho ukuzola okukhulu. ₄₀UYesu ke wathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba noyike kangaka? Kutheni ukuba ningakholwa?”

₄₁Babesoyika kakhulu, omnye esithi komnye: “He bethu, ngumntu onjani na lo ude alulanyelwe ngumoya nalulwandle!”