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Ukugweba abanye

1 Lingagwebi, ukuze lingagwetshwa, 2 ngoba ngokugweba eligweba ngakho lizagwetshwa ngakho lani; langesilinganiso elilinganisa ngaso, lizalinganiselwa ngaso futhi. 3 Kanti ukhangelelani ucezwana oluselihlweni lomfowenu, kodwa ungaluboni ugodo olukwelakho ilihlo? 4 Kumbe ungatsho njani kumfowenu ukuthi: Kahle ngikhiphe ucezwana oluselihlweni lakho; khangela kanti ugodo luselihlweni lakho? 5 Mzenzisi, qala ukhiphe ugodo elihlweni lakho, kung'khona-ke uzabona kuhle ukukhipha ucezwana elihlweni lomfowenu.

6 Linganiki izinja okungcwele; lingaphoseli amapharele* enu phambi kwengulube, hlezi ziwanyathele ngenyawo zazo, besezitshibilika ziliklebhule.

Ukucela kuNkulunkulu; ukuphathana

7 Celani, lizaphiwa; dingani, lizathola; qoqodani, lizavulelwa. 8 Ngoba wonke ocelayo uyemukela, lodingayo uyathola, loqoqodayo uzavulelwa. 9 Kumbe nguwuphi kini ongathi, nxa indodana yakhe icela isinkwa, ayinike ilitshe? 10 Lokuthi icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka yini? 11 Ngakho uba lina, elingababi, likwazi ukupha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, uYihlo osemazulwini uzabapha kakhulu kangakanani izinto ezinhle abacela kuye?

12 Ngakho konke elithanda ukuthi abantu bakwenze kini, kwenzeni lani ngokunjalo kubo; ngoba lokhu kungumlayo labaprofethi.

Lokho okuqinisekileyo lalokho okungaqinisekanga

13 Ngenani ngesango elincinyane; ngoba isango likhulu, lendlela ibanzi eya ekubhujisweni, njalo banengi abangena ngalo; 14 ngoba isango lincinyane, lendlela ilukhonjwana esayo empilweni, njalo balutshwana abayitholayo. 15 Kodwa nanzelelani abaprofethi bamanga, abeza kini bembathise okwezimvu, kodwa ngaphakathi bazimpisi eziphangayo. 16 Lizabazi ngezithelo zabo; bayazikha yini izithelo zevini emeveni, kumbe imikhiwa ekhuleni oluhlabayo? 17 Ngokunjalo sonke isihlahla esihle siyathela izithelo ezinhle; kodwa isihlahla esibi siyathela izithelo ezimbi; 18 isihlahla esihle singethele izithelo ezimbi, lesihlahla esibi singethele izithelo ezinhle. 19 Sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni. 20 Ngakho-ke lizabazi ngezithelo zabo.

21 Kakusibo bonke abatshoyo kimi ukuthi: Nkosi, Nkosi, abazangena embusweni wamazulu; kodwa lowo oyenzayo intando kaBaba osemazulwini. 22 Abanengi bazakuthi kimi ngalolosuku: Nkosi, Nkosi, kasiprofethanga yini ngelakho ibizo, sakhipha amadimoni ngelakho ibizo, senza imisebenzi elamandla eminengi ngelakho ibizo? 23 Njalo khona ngizakutsho obala kubo ngithi: Angizanga ngilazi; sukani kimi lina benzi bobubi.

Umfanekiso wezindlu ezimbili

24 Ngakho wonke owezwayo lamazwi ami njalo awenze, ngizamfananisa lendoda ehlakaniphileyo, eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala; 25 laselisina izulu kwasekufika impophoma kwasekuvunguza imimoya, njalo yayitshaya leyondlu; kodwa kayiwanga; ngoba yayisekelwe phezu kwedwala. 26 Njalo wonke owezwayo lamazwi ami njalo angawenzi, uzafananiswa lendoda eyisithutha, eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwetshebetshebe; 27 laselisina izulu kwasekufika impophoma kwasekuvunguza imimoya, njalo yayitshaya leyondlu, yawa, kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo.

28 Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile lawomazwi amaxuku ababaza ngemfundiso yakhe; 29 ngoba wabafundisa njengolamandla, kodwa hayi njengababhali.

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