UYesu, iNkosi yeSabatha

Iingxabano ezimbini zangesabatha zabashiya benomsindo abachasi bakhe. Emva kokuthandaza ubusuku bonke kuBawo wakhe, uYesu wabiza abalishumi elinababini, wandula wafundisa kwindawo ethe tyaba: iintsikelelo kumahlwempu nabalambileyo, neyeha kwabahluthiyo nabanconywayo, uthando lweentshaba, nesilumkiso sokuba ukuva ungenzi akwakhi siseko.

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Ngesabatha, uYesu wacanda emasimini engqolowa; abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu, bazihlikihla ngezandla, badla. Bathi abathile kubaFarisi: “Kutheni nisenza into engavumelekanga ukwenziwa ngesabatha?”

Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo: “Anizange nikulese na oko wakwenzayo uDavide, akulamba yena nabo babenaye, ukuba wangena njani endlwini kaBawo wethu, wazithabatha izonka zokubonisa, wadla, wanika nabo babenaye, nangona kungavumelekanga ukudliwa kwazo ngaphandle kwababingeleli?” Waza wathi kubo: “UNyana woLuntu yiNkosi yeSabatha.”

Kwenye isabatha wangena endlwini yesikhungu, wafundisa; kwakukho umntu apho wesandla sokunene esomileyo. Ababhali nabaFarisi babemgqala kakuhle ukuba angaphilisa na ngesabatha, ukuze babe nesizathu sokummangalela.

Kodwa yena, ezazi izicamango zabo, wathi kuloo mntu wesandla esomileyo: “Vuka, ume apha.” Wavuka ke, wema apho. Waza uYesu wathi kubo: “Ndiyanibuza: kuvumelekile na ngesabatha ukwenza okulungileyo okanye ukwenza okubi, ukusindisa ubomi okanye ukubutshabalalisa?” Esingasinga kubo bonke, wathi kuloo mntu: “Yolula isandla sakho.” Wasolula ke, saza isandla sakhe sabuyiselwa.

Kodwa bazala ngumsindo, bancokolelana ngento abangayenza kuYesu.

Ukunyulwa KwabaPostile Abalishumi Elinababini

Ngaloo mihla uYesu waphuma waya entabeni ukuya kuthandaza, wachitha ubusuku bonke ethandaza kuBawo wethu. Kuthe kwakusa, wababiza abafundi bakhe, wanyula abalishumi elinababini kubo, wabathiya igama lokuba ngabapostile: uSimon, awamthiya igama lokuba nguPetros, noAndreya umzalwana wakhe; uYakobi noYohane; uFilipu noBhartolomeyu; uMateyu noTomas; uYakobi ka-Alifeyu, noSimon owayebizwa ngokuba nguZeloti; uYuda kaYakobi, noYuda Sikariyoti, owaba ngumngcatshi.

Amandla KaBawo Wethu Aphilisa Izihlwele

Wehla nabo, wema endaweni ethabazi, enesihlwele esikhulu sabafundi bakhe, nenkitha enkulu yabantu abavela kulo lonke elakwaYuda, naseYerusalem, nasonxweme lwaseTire naseTsidon. Beza ukuba bamve, baze baphiliswe kwizifo zabo; nabo babekhathazwa ngoomoya abangcolileyo baphiliswa. Sonke isihlwele safuna ukumchukumisa, kuba amandla ebephuma kuye, ephilisa bonke.

Esingasinga kubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Ninoyolo nina bangamahlwempu, ngokuba bobenu ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu.

“Ninoyolo nina balambileyo ngoku, ngokuba niya kuhluthiswa. Ninoyolo nina enililayo ngoku, ngokuba niya kuhleka. Ninoyolo xa abantu benithiyile, naxa benikhupha, beninyelisa, benilahla igama lenu njengelibi, ngenxa yoNyana woLuntu. Vuyani ngaloo mini nitsibe luvuyo, ngokuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; kuba benjenjalo nooyise babatshutshisi kubaprofeti.

Kodwa yeha, nina zityebi, ngokuba seniyamkele intuthuzelo yenu. Yeha, nina bahluthiyo ngoku, ngokuba niya kulamba. Yeha, nina enihlekayo ngoku, ngokuba niya kukhedama, nililile. Yeha, nina xa bonke abantu bethetha kakuhle ngani, ngokuba benjenjalo nooyise babaxhuzuli kubaprofeti ababuxoki.

Thandani Iintshaba Zenu

Kodwa ndithi kuni eniphulaphulayo: thandani iintshaba zenu, nenze okulungileyo kwabo banithiyileyo, nibasikelele abo baniqalekisayo, nibathandazele abo baniphatha kakubi. Osukuba ekubetha esidleleni esinye, mguqulele nesinye; othabatha ingubo yakho, ungamaleli nengubo yangaphantsi. Mphe wonke umntu ocelayo, ungabuyekezi into eyithatyathiweyo kuwe. Yenzani ebantwini njengoko nithanda ukuba benze njalo kuni.

Ukuthanda abo banithandayo, yintoni na enizuzayo? Kuba naboni bayabathanda abo babathandayo. Ukuba nithe nenza okulungileyo kwabo benza okulungileyo kuni, yintoni na enizuzayo? Kuba naboni benjenjalo. Ukuba nithe naboleka nithemba ukubuyiselwa, yintoni na enizuzayo? Kuba naboni bayabolekana, ukuze babuyiselwe into elinganayo. Kodwa thandani iintshaba zenu, nenze okulungileyo, niboleke ningalindele nto; umvuzo wenu woba mkhulu, nize nibe ngabantwana bOsenyangweni, kuba enobubele kwabangenambulelo nabangendawo. Yibani nenceba, njengoko uYihlo enenceba.

Musani Ukugweba

Musani ukugweba, nani anisayi kugwetywa. Musani ukubeka ityala, nani anisayi kubekelwa tyala. Xolelani, nani niya kuxolelwa. Yiphani, nani niya kunikwa: umlinganiselo olungileyo—ucinezelwe, uhlukuhlwe, uphuphume—woqunjelwa esifubeni senu. Kuba umlinganiselo eniwusebenzisayo, niya kulinganiselwa ngawo.”

Wababalisela nomzekeliso, wathi: “Imfama ingayikhokela na imfama? Zombini aziyi kweyela emgongxweni na? Akukho mfundi mkhulu kunomfundisi wakhe; ke wonke oqeqeshwe ngokupheleleyo uya kuba njengomfundisi wakhe. Yini na ukuba uyibone intshingili esemehlweni omnakwenu, ube ungawuboni umqadi osemehlweni akho? Ungatsho njani na kumnakwenu: ‘Mnakwethu, makhe ndisuse intshingili esemehlweni akho,’ ube wena ungawuboni umqadi osemehlweni akho? Mhanahanisindini! Qala ususe umqadi osemehlweni akho, wandule ke ukubona kakuhle ukususa intshingili esemehlweni omnakwenu.

Waziwa Ngeziqhamo Zakho

Kuba akukho mthi ulungileyo othwala isiqhamo esibi, kungekho nomthi ombi othwala isiqhamo esilungileyo. Umthi ngamnye ubonwa ngesiqhamo sawo; kuba abakhi amakhiwane kwimithana enameva, bengavuni nadiliya equnubeni. Umntu olungileyo ukhupha okulungileyo evela kubuncwane obulungileyo bentliziyo yakhe; umntu ongendawo ukhupha okungendawo evela kubuncwane obungendawo; kuba umlomo uthetha ngokuphuphuma kwentliziyo.

Yakha Phezu Kweliwa

Yini na ukuba nithi kum: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ ningayenzi into endiyithethayo? Wonke umntu oza kum, eve amazwi am, awenze—ndiya kunibonisa ukuba unjani na: Unjengomntu owakha indlu, owemba nzulu, waza wabeka isiseko sayo phezu kweliwa. Wathi wakufika unogumbe, umlambo wayibetha loo ndlu, kodwa awubanga nako ukuyishukumisa, kuba ibiyakhiwe kakuhle. Kodwa lowo oweva amazwi am, engenzi njalo, unjengomntu owakha indlu phezu komhlaba, ingenasiseko. Unogumbe wayibetha, yaza yawa kwaoko; kwaba kukhulu ukonakala kwaloo ndlu.”