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UJesu uxwayisa abafundi bakhe

1 Kusenjalo sezibuthene izigidi ezinengi zexuku, baze banyathelana, waqala ukukhuluma labafundi bakhe kuqala: Lina nanzelelani imvubelo yabaFarisi, eyikuzenzisa.

2 Njalo kakukho okumbomboziweyo, okungayikwembulwa, lokufihliweyo, okungayikwaziwa. 3 Ngakho loba yini eliyikhuluma emnyameni, izazwiwa ekukhanyeni; lelikukhulume endlebeni ezindlini zensitha, kuzamenyezelwa phezu kwezindlu.

Lowo omele ukwesatshwa

4 Njalo ngithi kini bangane bami: Lingabesabi ababulala umzimba, njalo emva kwalezizinto abalakho okokwenza okwedlula lapho. 5 Kodwa ngizalitshengisa elifanele ukumesaba: Mesabeni lowo othi esebulele abe lamandla okuphosela esihogweni; yebo, ngithi kini: Mesabeni lowo. 6 Kazithengiswa yini intaka ezinhlanu ngendibilitshi ezimbili? Kakukhohlakali lanye yazo phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 7 Kanti lenwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke. Ngakho lingesabi; liyazidlula intaka ezinengi.

8 Njalo ngithi kini: Wonke loba ngubani ongivuma phambi kwabantu, leNdodana yomuntu layo izamvuma phambi kwengilosi zikaNkulunkulu; 9 kodwa ongiphika phambi kwabantu uzaphikwa phambi kwengilosi zikaNkulunkulu.

10 Laye wonke okhuluma ilizwi elimelana leNdodana yomuntu, uzathethelelwa; kodwa lowo ohlambaza uMoya oNgcwele kayikuthethelelwa.

11 Njalo nxa belisa emasinagogeni lakubabusi leziphathamandla, lingaphisekeli ukuthi lizaphendulani kumbe njani, kumbe lizakhulumani; 12 ngoba uMoya oNgcwele uzalifundisa ngalelohola, izinto elifanele ukuzikhuluma.

Umfanekiso womlimi onothileyo

13 Futhi omunye wexuku wathi kuye: Mfundisi, akutshele umfowethu abelane lami ilifa. 14 Kodwa wathi kuye: Ndoda, ngubani ongimise ukuthi ngibe ngumgwebi loba umehlukanisi kini? 15 Wasesithi kubo: Nanzelelani liqaphele ubuhwaba, ngoba impilo yomuntu kayikho ebunengini bezinto alazo.

16 Wasebatshela umfanekiso, esithi: Insimu yomuntu othile onothileyo yathela kakhulu; 17 wasenakana ngaphakathi kwakhe, esithi: Ngizakwenza njani, ngoba kangilandawo lapho engingabuthela khona izithelo zami? 18 Wasesithi: Ngizakwenza lokhu; ngizadiliza iziphala zami, ngakhe ezinkulu, ngibuthele khona izivuno zami zonke lempahla yami 19 besengisithi kumphefumulo wami: Mphefumulo, ulempahla ezinengi ezibekelwe iminyaka eminengi; phumula, udle, unathe, uthokoze. 20 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: Siphukuphuku, ngalobubusuku umphefumulo wakho uzabizwa kuwe; pho-ke izinto ozilungisileyo, zizakuba ngezikabani? 21 Kunjalo-ke kozibekela inotho, kodwa enganothanga kuNkulunkulu.

Ukukhathazeka, lokuthemba kuNkulunkulu

22 Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Ngakho ngithi kini: Lingaphisekeli impilo yenu, ukuthi lizakudlani; loba umzimba wenu, ukuthi lizakwembathani. 23 Ngoba impilo yedlula ukudla, lomzimba isembatho. 24 Qaphelisisani amawabayi, ukuthi kawahlanyeli, njalo kawavuni, kawalasiphala loba isilulu, kanti uNkulunkulu uyawondla; lina lizidlula inyoni kangakanani? 25 Njalo nguwuphi kini ongathi ngokuphiseka engezelele ingalo ibenye ebudeni bakhe? 26 Ngakho nxa lingelamandla okwenza into encinyane, liphisekelani ngokunye? 27 Qaphelisisani imiduze ukuthi ikhula njani; kayitshikatshiki, kayiphothi, kodwa ngithi kini: LoSolomoni ebucwazicwazini bakhe bonke wayengembathiswanga njengomunye wayo. 28 Njalo uba uNkulunkulu esembathisa ngokunjalo utshani beganga obukhona lamuhla, kuthi kusasa buphoswa eziko, ngokukhulu kangakanani lina, elilokukholwa okuncinyane? 29 Lani-ke lingadingi elizakudla lelizakunatha; njalo lingakhathazeki. 30 Ngoba konke lokhu izizwe zomhlaba ziyakudinga; kodwa uYihlo uyazi ukuthi liyaziswela lezizinto. 31 Kodwa dingani umbuso kaNkulunkulu, njalo zonke lezizinto zizakwengezelelwa kini. 32 Lingesabi, mhlambi omncinyane; ngoba kuyintokozo kaYihlo ukulinika umbuso.

33 Thengisani impahla zenu liphe izipho. Lizenzele imixhaka engagugiyo, lempahla eligugu engapheliyo emazulwini, lapho okungasondeli isela khona, lalapho inundu ingoni khona; 34 ngoba lapho kukhona impahla yenu eligugu, izakuba khona lapho lenhliziyo yenu.

Umfanekiso wenceku ethembekileyo

35 Inkalo zenu kazihlale zibotshiwe, lezibane zenu zibhebha; 36 lani libe njengabantu abalindele inkosi yabo, lapho izabuya ivela emtshadweni, ukuze, nxa ifika iqoqoda, bahle bayivulele. 37 Zibusisiwe lezonceku, okuzakuthi inkosi nxa ifika izifice zilindile; qiniso ngithi kini: Izabopha ukhalo lwayo izihlalise, isondele iziphakululele. 38 Njalo nxa ifika ngomlindo wesibili, njalo ifika ngomlindo wesithathu, futhi izifice zinjalo, zibusisiwe lezonceku. 39 Kodwa yazini lokhu, ukuthi uba umninindlu ebelazi ihola isela elizafika ngalo, ubezalinda, futhi ubengeyikuvuma ukuthi indlu yakhe ifohlelwe. 40 Ngakho lani-ke hlalani lilungile; ngoba ngehola elingalicabangelanga iNdodana yomuntu izafika.

41 UPetro wasesithi kuye: Nkosi, uwutshela thina lumfanekiso, kumbe lakubo bonke yini? 42 INkosi yasisithi: Pho ngubani umphathi wezinceku othembekileyo lohlakaniphileyo, inkosi ezambeka phezu kwabendlu yayo, ukuthi abanike isabelo sabo sokudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo? 43 Ibusisiwe leyonceku, okuzakuthi inkosi yayo nxa ifika izayifica isenza njalo. 44 Qiniso ngithi kini: Izayibeka phezu kwakho konke elakho. 45 Kodwa nxa leyonceku isithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami iphuzile ukubuya; njalo ibisiqala ukutshaya izinceku lezincekukazi, lokudla lokunatha lokudakwa; 46 inkosi yaleyonceku izafika ngosuku engayilindele ngalo, langehola engalaziyo; izayiquma phakathi, izanika isabelo sayo lalabo abangathembekanga.

47 Laleyonceku ebisazi intando yenkosi yayo, kodwa ingalungiselanga njalo ingenzanga ngokwentando yenkosi yayo, izaxathulwa imivimvinya eminengi; 48 kodwa leyo ebingayazi, yenza okufanele ukutshaywa, izaxathulwa imivimvinya emilutshwana. Laye wonke ophiwe okunengi, kuzadingwa okunengi kuye; lalowo ophathiswe okunengi, kuzabizwa kuye okungaphezu kwalokho.

Izibonakaliso zezikhathi

49 Ngize ukuphosela umlilo emhlabeni, futhi kuyini engikufisayo nxa usubasiwe? 50 Kodwa ngilobhabhathizo engizabhabhathizwa ngalo, futhi ngikhathazwe kangakanani luze lupheleliswe. 51 Licabanga ukuthi ngize ukunika ukuthula emhlabeni yini? Hatshi bo, ngithi kini, kodwa kulalokhu ukwehlukana. 52 Ngoba kusukela khathesi abahlanu endlininye bazakwehlukaniswa phakathi, abathathu bamelane lababili, lababili bamelane labathathu, 53 bazakwehlukaniswa uyise amelane lendodana, lendodana imelane loyise; unina amelane lendodakazi, lendodakazi imelane lonina; uninazala amelane lomalokazana wakhe, lomalokazana amelane loninazala.

54 Wasesithi lemaxukwini: Nxa libona iyezi lisukuma entshonalanga, lihle lithi: Izulu liyabuya; futhi kube njalo. 55 Njalo nxa umoya weningizimu uphephetha, lithi: Lizatshisa; besekusenzakala. 56 Bazenzisi! Liyakwazi ukuhlola umumo wesibhakabhaka lowomhlaba; kodwa lesisikhathi yinindaba lingasihloli?

57 Pho, kungani ukuthi lingagwebi yini lani lina uqobo lwenu okulungileyo? 58 Ngokunjalo ngoba nxa usiya lomangalelene laye kumantshi, endleleni yenza ubungcono ukuthi ukhululwe kuye; hlezi akudonsele kumgwebi, lomgwebi akunikele kumncedisi, lomncedisi akuphose entolongweni. 59 Ngithi kuwe, kawusoze waphuma khona, uze ubhadale lenhlamvu encane yemali yokucina.

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