ULuka 12 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

12 ¹Ngeli lixa, bakubon' ukuba kuqukene amawaka abantu, benyathelana, uYesu waqala ukuthetha kuqala kubafundi bakhe, esithi: “Zigcineni egwelenilabaFarisi—oko kukuthi, kuhanahaniso. ²Akukho nto efihlakeleyo engayi kutyhilwa, negutyungelweyo engayi kwaziwa. ³Ngoko konke enikuthethe emnyameni kuya kuvakala emhlotsheni, noko nikusebezileyo endlwini eyodwa kuya kumemezwa phezu kwezindlu.

⁴“Ndithi kuni, zihlobo zam: ningaboyiki abo babulala umzimba, baze emva koko bangabi nanto bangayenzayo. ⁵Ndiya kunibonisa enimfaneleyo ukumoyika: yoyikani lowo, emva kokubulala, enegunya lokuniphosa esihogweni. Ewe, ndithi kuni, yoyikani yena.

⁶Abathengiswa ngemalanana ezimbini na oongqatyana abahlanu? Kanti akukho namnye kubo olityalwayo phambi koBawo wethu. ^a a v6 I-asariyon yayiyimali encinane yobhedu engenaxabiso lingako—ezimbini zazo zazithenga oongqatyana abahlanu. ⁷Kodwa kwaneenwele zentloko yenu zibaliwe zonke. Musani ukoyika—nibagqithile oongqatyana abaninzi nina.

⁸“Kananjalo ndithi kuni, osukuba endivuma phambi kwabantu, uNyana woLuntu uya kumvuma naye phambi kwezithunywa zikaBawo wethu. ⁹Kodwa osukuba endikhanyela phambi kwabantu, uya kukhanyelwa phambi kwezithunywa zikaBawo wethu. ¹⁰Wonke othetha ilizwi echasene noNyana woLuntu uya kuxolelwa, kodwa osukuba enyelisa uMoya oyiNgcwele akayi kuxolelwa. ¹¹Xa benizisa phambi kwezindlu zesikhungu, nabaphathi, namagunya, musani ukuxhala ukuba niya kuzithethelela njani na, nokuba niya kuthini na; ¹²kuba uMoya oyiNgcwele uya kunifundisa ngalo kanye elo lixa into enimelwe kukuyithetha.”

Isidenge Esamlibalayo uBawo Wethu

¹³Othile wenkitha wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, yitsho kumnakwethu ukuba ahlulelane nam ngelifa.”

¹⁴Kodwa uYesu wathi kuye: “Mntundini, ngubani na ondimise ukuba ndibe ngumgwebi nomlamli phezu kwenu?” ¹⁵Wathi kubo: “Lumkani! Zigcineni kulo lonke uhlobo lokubawa, kuba ubomi bomntu abenziwa kukuba nempahla eninzi, nokuba ingakanana na.”

¹⁶Waza wababalisela lo mzekeliso, esithi: “Umhlaba wendoda ethile esisityebi wavelisa isivuno esihle.

¹⁷Yazicingela yathi: ‘Ndothini na? Andinandawo yokulugcina ungeniselo lwam.’ ¹⁸Yaza yathi: ‘Nantsi into endiya kuyenza: ndiya kuwadiliza amaqonga am, ndakhe amakhulu ngakumbi, ndibeke khona yonke ingqolowa yam neempahla zam. ¹⁹Ndiya kuthi emphefumlweni wam: “Mphefumlo, unempahla eninzi ebekelweyo iminyaka emininzi—phumla, udle, usele, uvuyele ubomi.”’

²⁰Kodwa uBawo wethu wathi kuyo: ‘Sidengandini! Ngobu busuku umphefumlo wakho ubizwa kuwe. Oko ukulungisileyo ke, koba ngokwabani na?’ ²¹Kunjalo ke kulowo uziqwebela ubutyebi kodwa engesosityebi kuBawo wethu.”

UBawo Wethu Uyakwazi Oko Ukusweleyo

²²Waza uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Ngoko ndithi kuni: musani ukuxhalela ubomi benu—into eniya kuyidla—nokuxhalela umzimba wenu—into eniya kuyambatha. ²³Kuba ubomi bungaphezu kokudla, nomzimba ungaphezu kwesambatho. ²⁴Khangelani amahlungulu: awahlwayeli, awavuni, awanandawo yokugcina nangaqonga, ukanti uBawo wethu uyawondla. Nigqithise kangakanani na nina kuzintaka! ²⁵Nguwuphi na kuni onokuthi ngokuxhala ongeze ikubhite ibe nye ebomini bakhe? ²⁶Ukuba ngoko aninako ukwenza into encinane kangaka, yini na ukuba nixhalele ezinye? ²⁷Gqalani ukuhluma kweenyibiba: azibulaleki, azisonti. Kanti ndithi kuni, noSolomon ebuqaqawulini bakhe bonke wayengambethanga njengenye kuzo. ²⁸Ukuba uBawo wethu uyayambathisa ngolu hlobo ingca yasendle—ethi namhlanje ibekho, ize ngomso iphoswe eziko—uya kunambathisa kakhulu ngakumbi nina, bantundini balukholo luncinane!

²⁹Musani ukufuna into eniya kuyidla neniya kuyisela, ningaxhali. ³⁰Kuba zonke iintlanga zehlabathi zifuna ezi zinto; ke uBawo wenu uyazi ukuba niyazisweleka. ³¹Endaweni yoko, funani ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu, zaye ezi zinto niya kongezelelwa zona.

³²“Musa ukoyika, mhlambi mncinane, kuba uBawo wenu ukholisiwe ukuninika ubukumkani. ³³Thengisani ngempahla yenu, niphe amahlwempu. Zenzeleni izipaji ezingonakaliyo—ubutyebi obungapheliyo emazulwini, apho kungasondeli sela, nalapho kungonakalisi nundu. ³⁴Kaloku apho bukhoyo ubutyebi benu, nentliziyo yenu iya kuhlala khona.

Lungani Xa Ibuyayo Inkosi

³⁵“Nxibani nilungele ukukhonza, nizigcine zivutha izibane zenu, ³⁶nifane nabakhonzi abalinde ukubuya kwenkosi yabo emsithweni womtshato, ukuze xa ifika inkqonkqoza, bayivulele kwaoko umnyango. ³⁷Banoyolo abo bakhonzi, ithi inkosi ize ibafumane belindile. Inene ndithi kuni, iya kuzinxiba yona ukukhonza, ibahlalise etafileni, ize ibalungiselele. ³⁸Nokuba ithe yafika phakathi kobusuku, nokuba kusesemva kwazo, banoyolo abo bakhonzi ukuba ithe yabafumana belungile. ³⁹Yazini le nto: ukuba umninindlu ebelazi ilixa isela elibeliza ngalo, ebengayi kuyivumela indlu yakhe ukuba igqojozwe. ⁴⁰Nani ke yibani nilungile—uNyana woLuntu uza ngelixa eningalicingeliyo.”

⁴¹Wathi uPetros: “Nkosi, uwuzekelisa thina lo mzekeliso, okanye uwuzekelisa bonke abantu?”

⁴²Yaphendula iNkosi: “Ngubani na umphathi othembekileyo nolumkileyo, inkosi yakhe emmisela ukuba alawule abakhonzi bendlu yayo, abanike isabelo sabo ngexesha elililo? ⁴³Unoyolo loo mkhonzi othi inkosi yakhe ekufikeni kwayo imfumane esenjenjalo. ⁴⁴Inene ndithi kuni, iya kummisela ukuba alawule yonke impahla yayo. ⁴⁵Kodwa ukuba loo mkhonzi uthi entliziyweni yakhe: ‘Inkosi yam iyalibala ukuza,’ aze aqale ukubetha abakhonzi, amadoda nabafazi, adle, asele, anxile. ⁴⁶Inkosi yaloo mkhonzi iya kufika ngemini angayilindelanga, nangexesha angalaziyo, imnqumle kubini, imbekele isahlulo phakathi kwabangathembekanga. ⁴⁷Umkhonzi obekwazi ukuthanda kwenkosi yakhe, kodwa engalungiselelanga, engenzanga ngokokuthanda kwayo, uya kubethwa kakhulu. ⁴⁸Kodwa lowo ubengazi, kanti wenze into efanelwe sisohlwayo, uya kubethwa kancinane. Wonke umntu onikwe okuninzi, kuya kufunwa okuninzi kuye; lowo waphathiswa okuninzi, kuya kufunwa okungakumbi kuye.

UNyana uzisa umlilo, ingengaloxolo

⁴⁹“Ndize kuphosa umlilo emhlabeni; akwaba ngewusele uvuthe! ⁵⁰Kodwa ndinobhaptizo endimelwe kukulungenela, yaye hayi indlela endixhalabe ngayo lude lufezekiswe! ⁵¹Nicinga ukuba ndize kuzisa uxolo emhlabeni na? Hayi, ndithi kuni, ndize kuzisa iyantlukwano. ⁵²Ngokususela ngoku, kuya kubakho abahlanu kwindlu enye bahlukene—abathathu bachasene nababini, ababini bachasene nabathathu. ⁵³Baya kwahlukana—uyise achasane nonyana, unyana achasane noyise, unina achasane nentombi, intombi ichasane nonina, uninazala achasane nomolokazana wakhe, umolokazana achasane noninazala.”

⁵⁴Wathi kananjalo kwizihlwele: “Xa nibona ilifu linyukayo entshonalanga, nithi kwaoko: ‘Imvula iyeza,’ kube njalo ke.

⁵⁵Naxa kuvuthuza umoya wasezantsi, nithi: ‘Kuya kubalela,’ kube njalo ke. ⁵⁶Bahanahanisindini! Niyakwazi ukubufunda ubuso bomhlaba nesezulu. Kungani na ningakwazi ukulifunda eli xesha likhoyo?

⁵⁷“Yini na ukuba ningazigwebeli ngokwenu okulungileyo? ⁵⁸Xa usiya nomagalelwano wakho kumantyi, zama ukulungisana naye usesendleleni, hleze akurhuqele kumgwebi, aze umgwebi akunikele kwigosa, ize igosa likuphose entolongweni. ⁵⁹Ndikuxelela, akuyi kuphuma apho, ude uyihlawule yonke imalanana yokugqibela.”