57 – Intshumayelo yasentabeni – icandelo lesibini

₅“Xa uthandazayo, uze ungabi njengabahanahanisi, bona bathand' ukuthandaza bemi *ezindlwini zesikhungo nasezikoneni zezitalato, ngenjongo yokuba babonwe ngabantu. Inene, sebewufumene umvuzo wabo. ₆Ke wena, xa uthandazayo, ngena egumbini lakho, uluvale ucango, uthandaze kuYihlo ongabonwayo. Ke uYihlo, yena obona okwenzeka emfihlekweni, wokuvuza.

₇“Ngoko ke, xa nithandazayo, ze ningenzi milembelele ingento, njengabangakholwayo, bona baba boviwa ngenxa yamazwi abo amaninzi. ₈Ze ningafani nabo, kuba uYihlo uyakwazi enikusweleyo ningekaceli. ₉Thandazani ke ngoko nina nithi:

₁₄“Kaloku xa nibaxolela abantu izigqitho zabo, uYihlo osezulwini wonixolela nani. ₁₅Xa ningabaxoleli abantu izigqitho zabo, noYihlo akayi kunixolela iziphoso zenu.”

₁₆“Xa nizila ukutya, ze ningabi njengabo bazenzisayo, abazifanisa nabahluphekileyo. Kaloku babenza bubi ubuso babo, ukuze babonwe ngabantu ukuba bazilile. Inene, sebewufumene umvuzo wabo. ₁₇Ke wena, xa uzilayo, uzungayeki ukuthambisa intloko yakho nokuhlamba ubuso bakho. ₁₈Kothi ke ukuzila kwakho kungabonakali ebantwini, koko kubonakale kuYihlo ongabonwayo, aze yena uYihlo obona okwenzeka emfihlekweni akuvuze.”

₁₉“Ze ningaziqwebeli ubutyebi emhlabeni, apho konakalisa inundu nomhlwa, nalapho amasela aqhekezayo ebe. ₂₀Koko ziqwebeleni ubutyebi ezulwini, apho kungonakalisi nundu namhlwa, nalapho amasela angaqhekeziyo ebe. ₂₁Kaloku apho bukhoyo ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho nentliziyo yenu.”

₂₂“Isibane somzimba liliso. Xa iliso lakho lilungile, umzimba wakho uphela uya kukhanyiseleka. ₂₃Kodwa ukuba iliso lakho alilunganga, umzimba wakho uphela woba sebumnyameni. Ke, ukuba ukukhanya okukuwe kububumnyama, koba mnyama kangakanani!”

₂₄“Akukho mntu unokukhonza iinkosi ezimbini, kuba uya kuyithiya le, ayithande leya, okanye abambelele kule, ayidele leya. Aninako ukukhonza uThixo kwanobutyebi.

₂₅“Kungoko ndithi kuni, musani ukubuxhalela ubomi benu nisithi notya ntoni, nisele ntoni. Kwanomzimba wenu ze ningawuxhaleli, nisithi niya kunxiba ntoni. Ubomi abungaphezulu na kokutyiwayo; wona umzimba awungaphezulu na kokunxitywayo? ₂₆Khaniqwalasele iintaka. Azihlwayeli, azivuni, azigcini siseleni, kanti uYihlo osezulwini uyazondla. Ke, kungakanani na ukuxabiseka kwenu kunazo! ₂₇Nguwuphi na kuni onokuthi ngokuxhala abongeze nangemini enye le ubomi bakhe?

₂₈“Kananjalo yini na ukuba nixhalele into yokunxiba? Khaniqwalasele ukukhula kweenyibiba zasendle; azisebenzi, azithungi nokuthunga; ₂₉kanti ngenene, noSolomon kubo bonke ubunewu-newu bakhe, wayengavathiswanga nanjenganye yazo. ₃₀Ukuba ke uThixo wenjenje ukuyambesa ingca yasendle, ethi namhlanje ibekho, ze ngomso iphoswe eziko, akayi kugqithisa na ukunambathisa nina, bantundini balukholo luncinane?

₃₁“Musani ke ukuxhala, nisithi: ‘Sodla ntoni na; sosela ntoni na; sonxiba ntoni na?’ ₃₂Zezi zinto kanye abahlala besukelana nazo abangakholwayo beentlanga. Ke yena uYihlo osezulwini uyazi ukuba ezo zinto zonke ziyimfuneko kuni. ₃₃Ke ngoko kuqala zondelelani ukulawulwa nguThixo, nenze ubulungisa obufunwa nguye, waye ke yena eya kunongezelela zonke ezi zinto. ₃₄Ngenxa yoko musani ukulixhalela ingomso. Ingomso liya kuxhalela okwalo. Ziyanele imini nganye iingxaki zayo.”

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.