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Ukuhlalisana kwabathatheneyo
1 Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile lawomazwi, wasuka eGalili, weza emikhawulweni yeJudiya ngaphetsheya kweJordani. 2 Amaxuku amakhulu asemlandela, wasewasilisa khona.
3 Basebesiza kuye abaFarisi bemlinga, bathi kuye: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthi indoda ilahle umkayo ngaso sonke isizatho? 4 Wasephendula wathi kubo: Kalifundanga yini ukuthi owadabula ekuqaleni wabenza owesilisa lowesifazana? 5 Wasesithi: Ngenxa yalokhu indoda izatshiya uyise lonina, inamathele kumkayo, labo ababili bazakuba nyamanye, 6 ngakho kabasebabili, kodwa sebenyamanye. Ngakho lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlanganisileyo kakungabi lamuntu okwehlukanisayo. 7 Bathi kuye: Pho uMozisi walayelani ukunika incwadi yesehlukaniso, lokumlahla? 8 Wathi kubo: Ngenxa yobulukhuni benhliziyo zenu uMozisi walivumela ukwehlukana labomkenu; kodwa kusukela ekuqaleni kwakungenjalo. 9 Kodwa ngithi kini: Loba ngubani olahla umkakhe, ngaphandle kokufeba abesethatha omunye, uyafeba; futhi othatha olahliweyo uyafeba.
10 Abafundi bathi kuye: Uba indaba yomuntu lomkakhe injalo, akusizi ukuthatha. 11 Kodwa wathi kubo: Kakusibo bonke abangalemukela lelilizwi, kodwa bona abakunikiweyo. 12 Ngoba kukhona abathenwa, abazalwa benjalo kusukela eziswini zabonina; njalo kukhona abathenwa, abathenwa ngabantu; kukhona futhi abathenwa, abazithenileyo ngenxa yombuso wamazulu. Lowo ongakwemukela lokho kakwemukele.
Ukubusiswa kwabantwana abancane
13 Khona kwalethwa kuye abantwana abancane, ukuze abeke izandla phezu kwabo, akhuleke; kodwa abafundi babakhuza. 14 Kodwa uJesu wathi: Vumelani abantwana abancane, lingabanqabeli ukuza kimi; ngoba umbuso wamazulu ungowabanje. 15 Wasebeka izandla phezu kwabo, wasuka lapho.
Ijaha elinothileyo
16 Njalo khangela, kwasondela omunye wathi kuye: Mfundisi olungileyo, ngizakwenzani okulungileyo, ukuze ngibe lempilo elaphakade? 17 Wasesithi kuye: Ungibizelani ngokuthi olungileyo? Kakho olungileyo, ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkulu. Kodwa uba uthanda ukungena empilweni, gcina imilayo. 18 Wathi kuye: Yiyiphi? UJesu wasesithi: Lokhu: Awuyikubulala; awuyikufeba; awuyikweba; awuyikufakaza amanga; 19 hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko; njalo, uzathanda umakhelwane wakho njengawe. 20 Ijaha lathi kuye: Konke lokhu ngikugcinile kusukela ebutsheni bami; ngisaswelani? 21 UJesu wathi kulo: Uba uthanda ukuphelela, hamba uthengise impahla zakho uphe abayanga, njalo uzakuba lempahla eligugu ezulwini; njalo uze lapha, ungilandele. 22 Kodwa selizwile lelilizwi ijaha lasuka lidanile; ngoba lalilempahla ezinengi.
23 UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Qiniso ngithi kini: Onothileyo uzangena ngokulukhuni embusweni wamazulu. 24 Njalo futhi ngithi kini: Kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene ngentunja yenalithi, kulokuthi onothileyo angene embusweni wezulu. 25 Sebezwile abafundi bakhe bamangala kakhulu, bathi: Pho kungasindiswa bani? 26 Kodwa uJesu wabakhangela wathi kibo: Kubantu kakulakwenzeka, kodwa kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto zingenzeka.
Umvuzo wokuzidela
27 UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke sakulandela; pho sizazuzani? 28 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Qiniso ngithi kini: Lina elingilandeleyo, ekuvuselelweni lapho iNdodana yomuntu isihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sokukhanya kwayo, lani lizahlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi ezilitshumi lambili ligwebe izizwe ezilitshumi lambili zakoIsrayeli. 29 Laye wonke otshiye izindlu, kumbe abafowabo, kumbe odadewabo, kumbe uyise, kumbe unina, kumbe umkakhe, kumbe abantwana, kumbe amasimu, ngenxa yebizo lami, uzakwemukela ngekhulu, adle ilifa lempilo elaphakade. 30 Kodwa abanengi abokuqala bazakuba ngabokucina, labokucina ngabokuqala.