Yiza kuBawo ngoMthandazo
Ebuzwa ukuba kuthandazwa njani, uYesu wanika amazwi, aqala ngelithi Bawo, wandula wabalisa ngesihlobo esinkqonkqoza emnyango phakathi kobusuku. Ebekwa ityala lokukhupha iidemon ngoBhelezebhule, wawuphendula umbuzo, waza wabhekisa kubaFarisi nabaqondisi-mthetho ngoluhlu olude lweyeha ngenxa yonqulo lwabo olucwangcisekileyo.
11 1Wathandaza kwenye indawo; wathi akugqiba, omnye kubafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Nkosi, sifundise ukuthandaza, njengoko noYohane wabafundisa abafundi bakhe.”
2Wathi kubo: “Xa nithandaza, yithini: Bawo, malingcwaliswe igama lakho. Mabufike ubukumkani bakho. 3Siphe yonke imihla isonka sethu semihla ngemihla. 4Usixolele izono zethu, kuba nathi ngokwethu sibaxolela bonke abanamatyala kuthi. Ungasingenisi ekulingweni.”
5Wathi kubo: “Nguwuphi na kuni onesihlobo, aze aye kuso phakathi kobusuku, athi kuso: ‘Mhlobo, ndiboleke izonka ezithathu,’”
6“kuba kufike kum isihlobo sam sivela eluhambeni, ndaye ndingenanto yokubeka phambi kwaso,’”
7“aze yena aphendule engaphakathi esemnyango, athi: ‘Musa ukundihlupha; ucango seluvaliwe, nabantwana bam sele belele nam. Andinako ukuvuka ndikuphe nto’?”
8“Ndithi kuni: nangona esi sihlobo sileleyo singayi kuvuka simnike nto ngenxa nje yokuba bezizihlobo, ukuzingisa ngokungenazintloni kwalowo ucelayo kuya kumvusa olele ukuze amnike konke akusweleyo.”
9“Ndithi kuni: celani niya kuphiwa; funani niya kufumana; nkqonkqozani niya kuvulelwa.
10“Wonke ocelayo uyaphiwa; lowo ufunayo uyafumana; lowo unkqonkqozayo uya kuvulelwa.
11“Nguwuphi na kuni ongubawo, othi unyana wakhe akucela intlanzi, amnike inyoka esikhundleni sayo;
12“nokuba uthe wacela iqanda, amnike unomadudwane?
13“Ukuba ngoko nina, ningababi nje, niyakwazi ukunika izipho ezilungileyo kubantwana benu, wobeka phi na uBawo osemazulwini ukunika uMoya oyiNgcwele kwabo bamcelayo!”
Ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu Bufikile
14Wayekhupha idemon eyayisisimumu. Yathi yakuphuma, wathetha lowo ubesisimumu, zaza izihlwele zamangaliswa. 15Kodwa abanye kubo bathi: “Ukhupha iidemon ngoBhelezebhule, umphathi weedemon.” 16Bambi babemlinga, befuna kuye umqondiso ophuma emazulwini.
17Kodwa ezazi iingcinga zabo, wathi kubo: “Bonke ubukumkani obahlulahlulene phakathi kwabo buyatshabalala, nendlu eyahlulahlulene nenye indlu iyawa.
18“Ukuba noSathana wahlulahlulene naye, buya kuma njani na ubukumkani bakhe? Kuba nithi ndizikhupha iidemon ngoBhelezebhule.
19“Ukuba mna ndizikhupha iidemon ngoBhelezebhule, oonyana benu bazikhupha ngabani na? Ngako oko baya kuba ngabagwebi benu.
20“Kodwa ukuba mna ndizikhupha iidemon ngomnwe kaBawo wethu, ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu sebufikile kuni.
21“Xa indoda enamandla, exhobe ngokupheleleyo, igcina ibhotwe layo, ikhuselekile impahla yayo.
22“Kodwa xa kufika othile onamandla ngaphezu kwayo, amhlule, uyazithabatha izikhali ebizithembile loo ndoda inamandla, aze awabe amaxhoba ayo.
23“Lowo ongekho nam uchasene nam, nalowo ongahlanganisi nam uyachithachitha.
24“Xa umoya ongcolileyo uphuma emntwini, uhamba ngeendawo ezomileyo ufuna ukuphumla. Uthi ungafumani nto, uthi: ‘Ndiya kubuyela endlwini yam endiyishiyileyo. 25Uthi wakufika, uyifumane indlu itshayelwe ilungisiwe.
26“Wandule ke ahambe athabathe eminye imimoya esixhenxe emibi ngaphezu kwawo; ingene ihlale khona, ize imo yokugqibela yaloo mntu ibe mbi ngaphezu kweyokuqala.”
27Wathi esathetha oku, umfazi othile phakathi kwesihlwele wadanduluka wathi: “Sinoyolo isizalo esakuthwalayo, namabele owawanyayo!”
28Kodwa yena wathi: “Kunoko sinoyolo abo balivayo ilizwi likaBawo wethu baligcine!”
Omkhulu kunoYona Ulapha
29Zithe izihlwele zakubuthelana, waqala ukuthetha, wathi: “Esi sizukulwana sisizukulwana esikhohlakeleyo. Singxamele umqondiso, kodwa asiyi kunikwa mqondiso, ingenguwo umqondiso kaYona. 30Kuba njengokuba uYona waba ngumqondiso kubantu baseNineve, uya kuba njalo noNyana woLuntu kwesi sizukulwana. 31Ukumkanikazi wasezantsi uya kuvuka ngomhla womgwebo kunye nabantu besi sizukulwana, abagwebe—kuba waphuma eziphelweni zomhlaba ukuza kuva ubulumko bukaSolomon, kananjalo nanku apha into enkulu kunoSolomon.
32“Amadoda aseNineve aya kuvuka ngomhla womgwebo kunye nesi sizukulwana, asigwebe, kuba aguquka ekushumayeleni kukaYona, kananjalo nanku apha omkhulu kunoYona.
Isibane soMzimba
33“Akukho mntu othi esibasile isibane asibeke endaweni esitheleyo nokuba kuphantsi kwesitya, kodwa usibeka esiphathweni, ukuze abo bangenayo babone ukukhanya. 34Isibane somzimba wakho liliso lakho: xa iliso lingenakumbi, umzimba wakho uphela uzele kukukhanya; kodwa xa limbi, umzimba wakho uzele bubumnyama.
35“Ngoko ke lumka ukuba ukukhanya okukuwe kungabi bubumnyama.
36“Ngoko ukuba umzimba wakho uphela uzele kukukhanya, ungenandawo imnyama, uya kukhanya ngokupheleleyo—njengesibane esikukhanyisela ngokukhanya kwaso.”
Yeha Unqulo Olungenanto
37Wathi esathetha, omnye umFarisi wamema ukuba adle naye; wangena wahlala etafileni. 38UmFarisi wamangaliswa kukubona ukuba akahlambanga kuqala phambi kokudla.
39Yathi ke iNkosi kuye: “Ngoku nina baFarisi nihlambulula indebe nesitya ngaphandle, kodwa ngaphakathi nizele kukubawa nenkohlakalo. 40Ziyatha ndini! Lowo wenza ingaphandle akenzanga nengaphakathi na?”
41“Kodwa niphe amahlwempu izinto ezingaphakathi, zize zonke izinto zibe nyulu kuni.
42“Kodwa yeha kuni, baFarisi! Ninikela isishumi seminti, nerhu, nemifuno yonke, kodwa niyakutyeshela okusesikweni nothando lukaBawo wethu. Ezi zinto benifanele ukuzenza, ningazityesheli nezinye.
43“Yeha kuni, baFarisi! Kuba nithanda izihlalo zangaphambili ezindlwini zesikhungu, nemibuliso ezindaweni zokuthengisa.
44“Yeha kuni! Kuba nifana namangcwaba angabonakaliyo, abantu bawanyathele bengazi.”
45Waphendula omnye wamagqwetha wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ngokuthetha ezi zinto usingcikiva nathi.”
46Wathi yena: “Yeha nakuni, nina zazi zomthetho! Nithwalisa abantu imithwalo esindayo, kodwa nina aniyichukumisi loo mithwalo nangamnwe omnye.
47“Yeha kuni! Nakha amangcwaba abaprofeti, kanti ngooyihlo ababababulalayo.
48“Ngoko ningamangqina, niyayivuma imisebenzi yooyihlo, kuba bona bababulala, nina nakha amangcwaba abo.’
49“Ngoko ke nobulumko bukaBawo wethu bathi: ‘Ndiya kubathumela abaprofeti nabapostile; inxenye yabo baya kuyibulala baze bayitshutshise.’
50“ukuze igazi labaprofeti bonke, eliphalazwe kususela ekusekweni kwehlabathi, lifunwe kwesi sizukulwana,
51“ukususela egazini lika-Abheli kuse egazini likaZekariya, owabulawa phakathi kwesibingelelo nendlu engcwele. Ewe, ndithi kuni, liya kufunwa kwesi sizukulwana.
52“Yeha kuni, magqwetha! Kuba nisithabathile isitshixo solwazi; aningenanga nina, nabathintela nabo bebengena.”
53Wathi akuphuma apho, ababhali nabaFarisi baqala ukumbandezela kabukhali, bemnyanzela ukuba athethe ngezinto ezininzi, 54bemlalela, ukuze bambambe ngento angayithethayo.
