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Umfanekiso womhlanyeli
1 Kwathi ngalolosuku uJesu waphuma endlini wahlala phansi ngaselwandle. 2 Kwasekubuthana kuye amaxuku amakhulu, waze wangena emkhunjini wahlala phansi; lexuku lonke lema ekhunjini.
3 Wasekhuluma labo izinto ezinengi ngemifanekiso, wathi: Khangelani, kwaphuma umhlanyeli ukuyahlanyela. 4 Kwathi ekuhlanyeleni kwakhe, enye inhlanyelo yawela eceleni kwendlela; kwasekufika inyoni, zayidla zayiqeda. 5 Kodwa enye yawela emadwaleni, lapho eyayingelamhlabathi omnengi khona; futhi yahle yamila, ngoba kwakungelakutshona komhlabathi; 6 kwathi ekuphumeni kwelanga yahangulwa, yabuna, ngoba yayingelampande. 7 Kodwa enye yawela emeveni, ameva asekhula ayiminyanisa. 8 Kodwa enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yathela isithelo, enye ikhulu, lenye amatshumi ayisithupha, lenye amatshumi amathathu. 9 Olendlebe zokuzwa, akezwe.
Umsebenzi wemifanekiso
10 Kwasekufika abafundi bathi kuye: Ukhulumelani kubo ngemifanekiso? 11 Wasebaphendula wathi: Ngoba kuphiwe kini ukwazi imfihlo yombuso wamazulu, kodwa bona kabakunikwanga. 12 Ngoba loba ngubani olakho, uzaphiwa uzakwengezelelwa; kodwa lowo ongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho alakho. 13 Ngakho ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngoba bebona kababoni, njalo besizwa kabezwa, kabaqedisisi. 14 Kubo besekugcwaliseka isiprofetho sikaIsaya, esithi: Ukuzwa lizakuzwa, kodwa kalisoze liqedisise; lokubona lizabona, kodwa kalisoze libonisise; 15 ngoba inhliziyo yalababantu seyaba lukhuni, lendlebe zizwa kabuthundu, lamehlo abo bawacimezile; hlezi loba nini babone ngamehlo, njalo bezwe ngendlebe, futhi baqedisise ngenhliziyo, njalo baphenduke, besengibasilisa. 16 Kodwa abusisiwe amehlo enu, ngoba ayabona; lendlebe zenu, ngoba ziyezwa. 17 Ngoba qiniso ngithi kini: Abanengi babaprofethi labalungileyo babethanda ukubona izinto elizibonayo, kodwa kabazibonanga; lokuzwa izinto elizizwayo kodwa kabazizwanga.
Ukuchasiswa komfanekiso womhlanyeli
18 Ngakho lina zwanini umfanekiso womhlanyeli. 19 Kuthi wonke ozwayo ilizwi lombuso kodwa engaqedisisi, omubi afike, ahluthune okuhlanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Lo nguye ohlanyelwe eceleni kwendlela. 20 Kodwa ohlanyelwe emadwaleni, nguye olizwayo ilizwi, ahle alemukele ngentokozo; 21 kodwa kalampande phakathi kwakhe, kodwa uhlala isikhatshana; kuthi sekufika inkathazo kumbe ukuzingelwa ngenxa yelizwi, ahle akhubeke. 22 Lohlanyelwe emeveni, nguye olizwayo ilizwi, kodwa impisekelo yalumhlaba lenkohliso yenotho kuyaliminyanisa ilizwi, futhi lingatheli isithelo. 23 Kodwa ohlanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle, nguye olizwayo ilizwi aliqedisise; athele izithelo, aveze, omunye ikhulu, lomunye amatshumi ayisithupha, lomunye amatshumi amathathu.
Umfanekiso womfaba, lowemasitedi, lowemvubelo
24 Wabeka phambi kwabo omunye umfanekiso, esithi: Umbuso wamazulu ufananiswa lomuntu owahlanyela inhlanyelo enhle ensimini yakhe; 25 kodwa kwathi abantu besalele, kwafika isitha sakhe sahlanyela umfaba phakathi kwamabele, sahamba. 26 Kodwa kwathi lukhule usungulo luthele isithelo, lomfaba wasubonakala. 27 Zasezisondela inceku zomninimuzi zathi kuye: Nkosi, kawuhlanyelanga yini inhlanyelo enhle ensimini yakho? Pho uvela ngaphi umfaba kuyo? 28 Wasesithi kuzo: Umuntu oyisitha ukwenzile lokhu. Inceku zathi kuye: Uthanda ukuthi siye ukuwubutha yini? 29 Kodwa wathi: Hatshi, hlezi, ekubutheni kwenu umfaba, lisiphune amabele kanye lawo. 30 Yekelani kukhule kokubili ndawonye kuze kube yisivuno; langesikhathi sokuvuna ngizakuthi kwabavunayo: Buthani kuqala umfaba, liwubophe izinyanda liwulothise; kodwa amabele liwabuthele esiphaleni sami.
31 Wasebabekela omunye umfanekiso, esithi: Umbuso wamazulu unjengenhlamvu yemasitedi, ayithatha umuntu wayihlanyela ensimini yakhe; 32 yona kambe incinyane kulazo zonke inhlamvu; kodwa nxa isikhulile, inkulu kulezilimo zonke, njalo iba yisihlahla, kuze kufike inyoni zezulu, zakhele engatsheni zaso.
33 Wabatshela omunye umfanekiso, wathi: Umbuso wamazulu unjengemvubelo, ayithathayo owesifazana wayifaka emagokokweni amathathu empuphu, kwaze kwabila konke. 34 Lezizinto zonke uJesu wazikhuluma emaxukwini ngemifanekiso, futhi ngaphandle komfanekiso kakhulumanga kubo; 35 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi, esithi: Ngizavula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso, ngizaveza okufihlakeleyo kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba.
36 Kwathi uJesu esewayekele amaxuku ahamba wangena endlini; basebesondela kuye abafundi bakhe, besithi: Sichasisele umfanekiso womfaba ensimini. 37 Wasephendula wathi kibo: Ohlanyela inhlanyelo enhle yiNdodana yomuntu; 38 lensimu ngumhlaba; lenhlanyelo enhle, yona ingabantwana bombuso; kodwa umfaba ungabantwana bomubi; 39 lesitha esawuhlanyelayo ngudiyabhola; lesivuno siyikuphela kwesikhathi; labavunayo bazingilosi. 40 Ngakho-ke njengalokhu umfaba uyabuthwa ulothiswe emlilweni, kuzakuba njalo ekupheleni kwalesisikhathi. 41 INdodana yomuntu izathuma ingilosi zayo, besezibutha embusweni wayo konke okukhubekisayo lalabo abenza okubi, 42 besezibaphosela esithandweni somlilo; lapho kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo. 43 Khona abalungileyo bazakhanya njengelanga embusweni kaYise. Olendlebe zokuzwa akezwe.
Umfanekiso wenotho, lowamangqongqo aligugu lowembule
44 Futhi umbuso wamazulu unjengempahla eligugu efihliweyo ensimini, umuntu wayifica wayifihla; entokozweni yakhe ahambe, athengise konke alakho, athenge leyonsimu.
45 Futhi umbuso wamazulu unjengomuntu ongumthengi odinga amapharele* amahle; 46 esethole elinye ipharele eliligugu kakhulu, wasuka wathengisa konke alakho, walithenga.
47 Futhi umbuso wamazulu unjengembule elaphoswa olwandle, laselibutha zonke inhlobo; 48 lona, lithe seligcwele, balidonsela ekhunjini, bahlala phansi, babuthela ezilungileyo ezitsheni, kodwa ezimbi bazilahlela ngaphandle. 49 Kuzakuba njalo ekupheleni kwesikhathi; ingilosi zizaphuma, zehlukanise ababi phakathi kwabalungileyo, 50 besezibaphosela esithandweni somlilo; lapho kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo.
51 UJesu wathi kubo: Seliziqedisisile zonke lezizinto yini? Bathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi. 52 Wasesithi kubo: Ngakho wonke umbhali ofundiselwe umbuso wamazulu unjengomuntu ongumninimuzi, okhipha empahleni yakhe eligugu okutsha lokudala.
UJesu udelelwa emzini wakibo
53 Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile limifanekiso, wasuka lapho. 54 Wathi esefikile emzini wakibo wabafundisa esinagogeni labo, baze bamangala bathi: Ivela ngaphi kuyenalo linhlakanipho lalimisebenzi yamandla? 55 Lo kayisiyo yini indodana yombazi? Unina kathiwa nguMariya yini, labafowabo kayisibo oJakobe loJose loSimoni loJudasi? 56 Labodadewabo kabakho yini bonke kithi? Pho, zivela ngaphi zonke lezizinto kuye? 57 Basebekhubeka ngaye. Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: Umprofethi kasweli ukudunyiswa ngaphandle kwelizweni lakibo lendlini yakwabo. 58 Njalo kenzanga lapho imisebenzi yamandla eminengi, ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.