NGOKUKAMATHEWU 5

₁Kwathi ebona izixuku, wenyukela entabeni; esehlezi phansi, abafundi bakhe beza kuye.

₂Wayesevula umlomo wakhe, wabafundisa wathi:

₃Babusisiwe abampofu emoyeni, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo.

₄Babusisiwe abakhalayo, ngokuba bayakududuzwa.

₅Babusisiwe abamnene, ngokuba bayakudla ifa lomhlaba.

₆Babusisiwe abalambele, bomele ukulunga, ngokuba bayakusuthiswa.

₇Babusisiwe abanesihawu, ngokuba bayakuhawukelwa.

₈Babusisiwe abanenhliziyo ehlanzekileyo, ngokuba bayakubona uNkulunkulu.

₉Babusisiwe abalamulayo, ngokuba bayakuthiwa abantwana bakaNkulunkulu.

₁₀Babusisiwe abazingelwa ngenxa yokulunga, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo.

₁₁Nibusisiwe, nxa benithuka, benizingela, bekhuluma konke okubi ngani, beqamba amanga ngenxa yami.

₁₂Jabulani, nithokoze, ngokuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngokuba kanjalo babazingela abaprofethi abananduleleyo.

₁₃Nina ningusawoti womhlaba, kepha uma usawoti edumele, ubusawoti bovuswa ngani na? Akasasizi-lutho, kuphela ukulahlwa ngaphandle, anyathelwe ngabantu.

₁₄Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi owakhé entabeni ungesitheke.

₁₅Nomuntu kasokheli isibani, asibeke phansi kwesitsha, kodwa usifaka othini; khona siyabakhanyisela bonke abasendlini.

₁₆Kanjalo makukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu ukuba babone imisebenzi yenu emihle, badumise uYihlo osezulwini.

₁₇Ningathi ngizé ukuchitha umthetho nabaprofethi; angizanga ukuchitha, ngizé ukugcwalisa.

₁₈Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuze kudlule izulu nomhlaba, akusoze kwadlula-gamana linye nasicashana sinye somthetho, kuze kufezeke konke.

₁₉Ngakho-ke oweqa owodwa kulemiyalo emincinyane, afundise abantu kanjalo, uyakuthiwa omncinyane embusweni wezulu; kepha oyigcinayo, ayifundise, lowo uyakuthiwa mkhulu embusweni wezulu.

₂₀Ngokuba ngithi kini: Uma ukulunga kwenu kungadluli okwababhali nokwabaFarisi, anisoze nangena embusweni wezulu.

₂₁Nizwile kwathiwa kwabasendulo: Ungabulali; yilowo nalowo obulalayo uyakuba-necala lokwahlulelwa.

₂₂Kepha mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo othukuthelela umfowabo uyakuba-necala lokwahlulelwa; noshoyo kumfowabo ukuthi: Silima, uyakuba-necala emphakathini; noshoyo ukuthi: Siwula, uyakuba-necala lokulahlwa esihogweni somlilo.

₂₃Ngakho-ke nxa uletha umnikelo wakho ealtare, ukhumbula lapho ukuthi umfowenu unamagqubu nawe,

₂₄shiya lapho umnikelo wakho phambi kwealtare, uhambe kuqala ubuyisane nomfowenu, andukuba uze unikele umnikelo wakho.

₂₅Shesha uzwane nolwa nawe nisesendleleni, funa olwa nawe akunikele kumahluleli, umahluleli akunikele esikhonzini, uphonswe etilongweni.

₂₆Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Kawusoze waphuma khona, uze ukhiphe ifadingi* lokugcina.

₂₇Nizwile kwathiwa: Ungaphingi.

₂₈Kepha mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo obuka owesifazane, amkhanuke, usephingile naye enhliziyweni yakhe.

₂₉Uma iso lakho lokunene likukhubekisa, likhiphe, ulilahle; ngokuba kungcono kuwe ukuba kubhubhe sibe-sinye ezithweni zakho kunokuba wonke umzimba wakho uphonswe esihogweni.

₃₀Noma isandla sakho sokunene sikukhubekisa, sinqume, usilahle; ngokuba kungcono kuwe ukuba kubhubhe sibesinye ezithweni zakho kunokuba wonke umzimba wakho uphonswe esihogweni.

₃₁Kwathiwa: Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe kamnike incwadi yesahlukaniso.

₃₂Kepha mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe kungengenxa yokuphinga umenza aphinge, noganwa ngolahliweyo uyaphinga.

₃₃Nizwile futhi kwathiwa kwabasendulo: Ungafungi amanga, kepha uqinise izifungo zakho eNkosini.

₃₄Kepha mina ngithi kini: Ningafungi nakanye, noma izulu, ngokuba liyisihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu,

₃₅noma umhlaba, ngokuba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zakhe, noma iJerusalema, ngokuba lingumuzi weNkosi enkulu.

₃₆Ungafungi nekhanda lakho, ngokuba awunakuphendula nalunye unwele lube-mhlophe nokuba lube-mnyama.

₃₇Kepha izwi lenu malibe-ngelokuthi: Yebo, yebo; qhabo, qhabo. Okudlula lokhu kuvela kokubi.

₃₈Nizwile kwathiwa: Iso ngeso, izinyo ngezinyo.

₃₉Kepha mina ngithi kini: Ningamelani nokubi, kodwa uma umuntu ekumukula esihlathini sokunene, mphendulele nesinye.

₄₀Nofuna ukukumangalela, akwamuke ingubo, mnike nejazi.

₄₁Nosuka ekucindezela ukuba uhambe imayela* libe-linye, hamba naye abe-mabili.

₄₂Muphe ocela kuwe, ungamfulatheli ofuna ukutsheleka kuwe.

₄₃Nizwile kwathiwa: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho, uzonde isitha sakho.

₄₄Kepha mina ngithi kini: Thandani izitha zenu, nibabusise abaniqalekisayo, nibaphathe kahle abanizondayo, nibakhulekele abanizingelayo

₄₅ukuba nibe-ngabantwana bakaYihlo osezulwini; ngokuba yena uphumisa ilanga lakhe phezu kwababi nabahle, anise imvula phezu kwabalungileyo nabangalungile.

₄₆Ngokuba uma nithanda abanithandayo, ninamvuzo muni na? Abenzi njalo nabathelisi na?

₄₇Futhi uma nibingelela abafowenu bodwa, nenza-lukhulu luni na? Abenzi njalo nabezizwe na?

₄₈Ngakho-ke manibe-ngabapheleleyo, njengokuba uYihlo wasezulwini ephelele.