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Intshumayelo yentabeni iyaqhubeka. Ukwenza ukulunga
1 Qaphelani ukuthi umsebenzi wenu womusa lingawenzi phambi kwabantu ukuze libonwe yibo; nxa kungenjalo, alilamvuzo kuYihlo osemazulwini. 2 Ngakho nxa usenza umsebenzi womusa, ungakhalisi uphondo phambi kwakho, njengabazenzisi abakwenzayo emasinagogeni lezindleleni, ukuze badunyiswe ngabantu; qiniso ngithi kini: Sebewemukele umvuzo wabo. 3 Kodwa wena nxa usenza umsebenzi womusa isandla sakho sokhohlo kasingakwazi esikwenzayo esokunene sakho, 4 ukuze umsebenzi wakho womusa ube sekusithekeni; loYihlo obona ekusithekeni, yena uzakuvuza obala.
5 Lalapho likhuleka, lingabi njengabazenzisi, ngoba bona bathanda ukukhuleka bemi emasinagogeni lekuhlanganeni kwendlela, ukuze babonwe ngabantu; qiniso ngithi kini: Sebewemukele umvuzo wabo. 6 Kodwa wena nxa ukhuleka, ngena endlini yakho yensitha, ubusuvala umnyango wakho, ukhuleke kuYihlo osensitha; uYihlo-ke obona ekusithekeni uzakuvuza obala.
7 Njalo uba likhuleka lingaphindaphindi, njengabezizwe; ngoba bacabanga ukuthi bazakuzwiwa ngokukhuluma kwabo okunengi. 8 Ngakho lingafanani labo; ngoba uYihlo uyakwazi elikuswelayo, lingakaceli kuye.
UJesu ufundisa ngokukhuleka
9 Ngakho lina khulekani ngokunje: Baba wethu osemazulwini, kalihlonitshwe ibizo lakho; 10 umbuso wakho kawuze; intando yakho kayenziwe, emhlabeni njengezulwini; 11 siphe lamuhla ukudla kwethu kwensuku zonke; 12 njalo usithethelele izono zethu, njengalokhu lathi sibathethelela abasonayo; 13 njalo ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule ebubini. Ngoba umbuso ungowakho lamandla lobukhosi kuze kube nini lanini. Ameni.
14 Ngoba uba lithethelela abantu iziphambeko zabo, uYihlo wezulu uzalithethelela lani. 15 Kodwa uba lingathetheleli abantu iziphambeko zabo, loYihlo kayikulithethelela iziphambeko zenu.
Ukuzila ukudla
16 Futhi nxa lizila ukudla, lingabi lobuso obudanileyo njengabazenzisi; ngoba benyukumalisa ubuso babo, ukuze babonakale ebantwini ukuthi bazilile; qiniso ngithi kini: Sebewemukele umvuzo wabo. 17 Kodwa wena nxa uzila ukudla gcoba ikhanda lakho, ugeze ubuso bakho, 18 ukuze ungabonakali ebantwini ukuthi uzilile ukudla, kodwa kuYihlo osekusithekeni; uYihlo-ke obona ekusithekeni uzakuvuza obala.
Inotho eqotho lokukhanya okuqotho
19 Lingazibekeli impahla eziligugu emhlabeni, lapho inundu lokuthomba okona khona, lalapho amasela afohlela khona abeseseba; 20 kodwa zibekeleni izinto eziligugu ezulwini, lapho inundu lokuthomba okungoni khona, lalapho amasela angafohleli khona ebe. 21 Ngoba lapho okukhona impahla yenu eligugu, lenhliziyo yenu izakuba khona lapho.
22 Isibane somzimba lilihlo; ngakho uba ilihlo lakho liphilile, umzimba wakho wonke uzagcwala ukukhanya; 23 kodwa uba ilihlo lakho lilibi, umzimba wakho wonke uzakuba lobunyama. Ngakho uba ukukhanya okuphakathi kwakho kuyibunyama, umnyama mkhulu kangakanani.
24 Kakho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili; ngoba uzazonda enye, athande enye; kumbe uzabambelela kwenye, adelele enye. Lingekhonze uNkulunkulu lenotho.
Ukukhathazeka, lokuthemba kuNkulunkulu
25 Ngakho ngithi kini: Lingaphisekeli impilo yenu, ukuthi lizakudlani lokuthi lizanathani; lomzimba wenu, ukuthi lizakwembathani. Impilo kayidluli yini ukudla, lomzimba izembatho? 26 Khangelani inyoni zaphezulu, ukuthi kazihlanyeli njalo kazivuni, kazibutheli eziphaleni; kanti uYihlo osezulwini uyazondla; lina kalizidluli kakhulu yini? 27 Njalo nguwuphi kini ongathi ngokuphisekela engezelele ingalo ibenye ebudeni bakhe? 28 Langezembatho liphisekelani? Qaphelisani imiduze yeganga, ukuthi ikhula njani; kayitshikatshiki, kayiphothi; 29 kodwa ngithi kini: LoSolomoni ebucwazicwazini bakhe bonke wayengembathiswanga njengomunye wayo. 30 Njalo uba uNkulunkulu esembathisa ngokunjalo utshani beganga, obukhona lamuhla, kuthi kusasa buphoswe eziko, kayikulembathisa kakhulu yini, lina elilokukholwa okuncinyane? 31 Ngakho lingaphisekeli lutho, lisithi: Sizakudlani? Kumbe: Sizanathani? Loba: Sizakwembathani? 32 Ngoba konke lokhu izizwe ziyakudinga; kodwa uYihlo osezulwini uyazi ukuthi liyaziswela lezizinto. 33 Kodwa dingani kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu lokulunga kwakhe, njalo zonke lezizinto zizakwengezelelwa kini. 34 Ngakho lingaphisekeli ikusasa; ngoba ikusasa izaziphisekela yona; inkathazo yosuku yenele lona.