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UJesu ubiza abaphostoli bakhe abalitshumi lambili
1 Wasebizela kuye abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili, wabanika amandla phezu kwabomoya abangcolileyo, ukuthi babakhiphe, lokuthi basilise izifo zonke lobuthakathaka bonke.
2 Amabizo-ke abaphostoli abalitshumi lambili yiwo la: Owokuqala nguSimoni othiwa nguPetro, loAndreya umfowabo; uJakobe okaZebediya, loJohane umfowabo; 3 uFiliphu, loBartolomewu; uTomasi, loMathewu umthelisi; uJakobe okaAlfewu, loLabewu obizwa ngokuthi nguTadewu; 4 uSimoni umKanani, loJudasi Iskariyothi laye owamnikelayo.
Ukuthunywa kwabaphostoli
5 Laba abalitshumi lambili uJesu wabathuma, wabalaya, esithi: Lingahambi ngendlela yabezizwe, lingangeni emzini wamaSamariya; 6 kodwa yanini ikakhulu ezimvini ezilahlekileyo zendlu kaIsrayeli. 7 Futhi ekuhambeni kwenu tshumayelani, lisithi: Umbuso wamazulu ususondele. 8 Silisani abagulayo, lihlambulule abalobulephero, livuse abafileyo, likhiphe amadimoni. Lemukelisiwe ngesihle, phanini ngesihle. 9 Lingabutheli igolide, loba isiliva, loba ithusi emixhakeni yenu, 10 loba isikhwama sendlela, loba izigqoko ezimbili, loba amanyathela, loba udondolo; ngoba isisebenzi sifanele ukudla kwaso. 11 Lakuwuphi umuzi kumbe umzana elingena kuwo, buzani ukuthi ngubani ofaneleyo kuwo; njalo lihlale khona, lize lisuke. 12 Lekungeneni kwenu endlini, liyibingelele. 13 Aluba indlu ifanele, ukuthula kwenu kakube phezu kwayo; kodwa uba ingafanele, ukuthula kwenu kakubuyele kini. 14 Njalo loba ngubani ongalemukeliyo ongalaleli amazwi enu, nxa liphuma kuleyondlu kumbe kulowomuzi, thintithani uthuli enyaweni zenu. 15 Qiniso ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono kulizwe leSodoma leleGomora ngosuku lwesigwebo, kulakulowomuzi.
Abaphostoli bazahlutshwa
16 Khangelani, mina ngiyalithuma njengezimvu phakathi kwempisi; ngakho hlakaniphani njengezinyoka, libe msulwa njengamajuba.
17 Kodwa limukani abantu; ngoba bazalinikela emiphakathini, balitshaye ngesiswepu emasinagogeni abo; 18 njalo lizalethwa laphambi kwababusi lakwamakhosi ngenxa yami, kube yibufakazi kubo lakwabezizwe. 19 Kodwa nxa belinikela, lingakhathaleli ukuthi lizakhulumani kumbe njani; ngoba lizanikwa ngalelohola lokho elizakukhuluma; 20 ngoba kakusini elikhulumayo, kodwa nguMoya kaYihlo okhuluma phakathi kwenu.
21 Futhi umfowabo uzanikela umfowabo ekufeni, loyise umntwana; labantwana bazavukela abazali, besebebabulala. 22 Njalo lizazondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yebizo lami; kodwa ophikelelayo kuze kube sekupheleni, nguye ozasindiswa.
23 Kodwa nxa belizingela kulo umuzi, balekelani komunye; ngoba qiniso ngithi kini: Kaliyikuqeda imizi yonke yakoIsrayeli, ize ifike iNdodana yomuntu.
24 Umfundi kamkhulu kulomfundisi, lenceku kayinkulu kulenkosi yayo. 25 Kwenele ukuthi umfundi abe njengomfundisi wakhe, lenceku njengenkosi yayo. Aluba bebizile umninindlu ngokuthi nguBelezebule, kakhulu kangakanani labo abendlu yakhe?
UJesu uxwayisa abafundi bakhe
26 Ngakho lingabesabi; ngoba kakukho okufihliweyo, okungayikubonakaliswa; lokuthukuziweyo okungayikwaziwa. 27 Lokho engikutsho kini emnyameni, kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni; lalokho elikuzwa endlebeni, kumemezeleni phezu kwezindlu. 28 Njalo lingabesabi ababulala umzimba, kodwa bengelamandla okubulala umphefumulo; kodwa mesabeni kakhulu olamandla okubhubhisa konke umphefumulo lomzimba esihogweni. 29 Kazithengiswa yini intaka ezimbili ngendibilitshi? Kodwa kakuyikuwa emhlabathini lanye yazo, ngaphandle kukaYihlo; 30 kodwa lezenu inwele zekhanda zibaliwe zonke. 31 Ngakho lingesabi; lina liyazidlula intaka ezinengi.
32 Ngakho wonke ozangivuma phambi kwabantu, lami ngizamvuma phambi kukaBaba osemazulwini. 33 Kodwa loba ngubani ongiphika phambi kwabantu, lami ngizamphika phambi kukaBaba osemazulwini.
Izibonakaliso zezikhathi
34 Lingacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni; angizanga ukuletha ukuthula, kodwa umhedla. 35 Ngoba ngize ukwehlukanisa umuntu loyise, lendodakazi lonina, lomalokazana loninazala; 36 lezitha zomuntu ngabendlu yakhe.
37 Othanda uyise kumbe unina kulami kangifanele; lothanda indodana kumbe indodakazi kulami, kangifanele; 38 longathathi isiphambano sakhe njalo angilandele, kangifanele. 39 Lowo othola impilo yakhe uzalahlekelwa yiyo; lolahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami uzayithola. 40 Owemukela lina uyemukela mina; lowemukela mina uyemukela ongithumileyo.
41 Owemukela umprofethi ebizweni lomprofethi uzazuza umvuzo womprofethi; lowemukela olungileyo ebizweni lolungileyo uzazuza umvuzo wolungileyo. 42 Njalo loba ngubani ozanathisa omunye walababancinyane inkezo eyodwa nje yamanzi aqandayo ebizweni lomfundi, qiniso ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.