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UJesu ufundisa ngokuthobeka langezikhubekiso

1 Ngalesosikhathi abafundi beza kuJesu, bathi: Kanti ngubani omkhulu embusweni wamazulu? 2 UJesu wasebizela kuye umntwana omncane wammisa phakathi kwabo, 3 wasesithi: Qiniso ngithi kini: Ngaphandle kokuthi liphenduke libe njengabantwana abancane, kalisoze lingene embusweni wamazulu. 4 Ngakho lowo ozazithoba njengalumntwana omncane, nguye omkhulu embusweni wamazulu. 5 Njalo loba ngubani owemukela abe munye umntwana omncane onje ebizweni lami, wemukela mina.

6 Kodwa loba ngubani okhubekisa omunye walaba abancinyane abakholwa kimi, kungakuhle kuye ukuthi ilitshe lokucholela elikhulu lilengiswe entanyeni yakhe, abesetshoniswa enzikini yolwandle. 7 Maye kuwo umhlaba ngenxa yezikhubekiso! Ngoba izikhubekiso zimele ukufika; kodwa maye kulowomuntu, esifika ngaye isikhubekiso! 8 Njalo uba isandla sakho sikukhubekisa kumbe unyawo lwakho, kuqume ukulahlele khatshana lawe; kungcono kuwe ukungena empilweni uyingini kumbe uyisiqhwala, kulokuthi ulezandla ezimbili kumbe inyawo ezimbili uphoselwe emlilweni olaphakade. 9 Futhi uba ilihlo lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe ulilahlele khatshana lawe; kungcono kuwe ukungena empilweni ulelihlo elilodwa, kulokuthi ulamehlo amabili uphoselwe esihogweni somlilo.

10 Qaphelani lingadeleli omunye walaba abancinyane, ngoba ngithi kini: Ezulwini ingilosi zabo zihlala zibona ubuso bukaBaba osemazulwini. 11 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukusindisa okwakulahlekile.

Imvu elahlekileyo

12 Licabangani? Uba umuntu othile elezimvu ezilikhulu, besekulahleka enye yazo, kazitshiyi yini ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye, ahambe ezintabeni ukuyadinga elahlekileyo? 13 Futhi uba kungenzakala ukuthi ayithole, qiniso ngithi kini: Uthokoza ngayo kakhulu, kulalezo ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye ezingalahlekanga. 14 Ngokunjalo kayisiyo intando kaYihlo osemazulwini, ukuthi kubhubhe abe munye walaba abancinyane.

Ukuphathwa kwabenza okubi

15 Kodwa nxa umfowenu ekona, hamba umsole phakathi kwakho laye kuphela. Uba ekuzwa, umzuzile umfowenu; 16 kodwa uba engakuzwa, thatha abe munye kumbe babe babili kanye lawe futhi, ukuze wonke amazwi aqiniswe ngomlomo wabafakazi ababili kumbe abathathu; 17 njalo nxa esala ukubezwa bona, tshela ibandla; uba esala ukuzwa lalo ibandla, kabe njengowezizwe lomthelisi kuwe. 18 Qiniso ngithi kini: Konke elizakubopha emhlabeni, kuzakuba kubotshiwe lezulwini; njalo konke elizakukhulula emhlabeni, kuzakuba kukhululiwe lezulwini.

Ukukhuleka kwabahlanganyelayo

19 Njalo ngithi kini: Uba ababili benu bevumelana emhlabeni loba ngaluphi ulutho abalucelayo, bazalwenzelwa nguBaba osemazulwini. 20 Ngoba lapho ababili kumbe abathathu ababuthene khona ebizweni lami, ngikhona lapho phakathi kwabo.

Umfanekiso wenceku engelasihawu

21 UPetro wasemsondelela wathi: Nkosi, umfowethu uzangona kangaki, njalo ngimthethelela? Kuze kube kasikhombisa yini? 22 UJesu wathi kuye: Kangitsho kuwe ukuthi kuze kube kasikhombisa, kodwa kuze kube ngamatshumi ayisikhombisa aphindwe kasikhombisa.

23 Ngakho umbuso wamazulu ufananiswa lomuntu oyinkosi, owayethanda ukubalisana lenceku zakhe. 24 Kwathi eseqalile ukubala, kwalethwa kuye enye elomlandu kuyo wamathalente* azinkulungwane ezilitshumi. 25 Kodwa njengoba yayingelalutho lokuhlawula, inkosi yayo yalaya ukuthi ithengiswe, lomkayo labantwana bayo, lakho konke elakho, besekuhlawulwa. 26 Ngakho inceku yawa phansi imkhothamela, yathi: Nkosi, ake ungibekezelele, futhi ngizakuhlawula konke. 27 Inkosi yaleyonceku yasisiba lesihelo yayikhulula, yayixolela umlandu. 28 Kodwa yaphuma leyonceku yathola omunye oyinceku kanye layo, olomlandu kuyo wabodenariyo* abalikhulu, yambamba yamkhama, yathi: Ngihlawula okufaneleyo. 29 Ngakho oyinceku kanye laye wawa phansi ezinyaweni zayo wayincenga, wathi: Ake ungibekezelele, futhi ngizakuhlawula konke. 30 Kodwa yona yala, kodwa yasuka yayiphosela entolongweni, ize iwuhlawule umlandu. 31 Kwathi abayizinceku kanye layo bebona izinto ezazenzakele badabuka kakhulu; beza babikela inkosi yabo konke okwakwenzekile. 32 Inkosi yayo yasiyibizela kiyo yathi kiyo: Wena nceku embi, wonke lowomlandu ngakuxolela, ngoba wangincenga; 33 ngabe lawe kawumhawukelanga yini omunye oyinceku kanye lawe, njengoba lami ngakuhawukela wena? 34 Inkosi yayo yasithukuthela yayinikela kubahlukuluzi, ize ihlawule konke efanele ikuhlawule kuyo. 35 Uzakwenza njalo kini laye uBaba osezulwini, uba lingathetheleli lowo lalowo umfowenu iziphambeko zakhe ngenhliziyo zenu.

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