Ngubani Omkhulu kuBukumkani bukaBawo wethu?
Ebuzwa ukuba ngubani oyena mkhulu ebukumkanini bukaBawo wethu, uYesu umisa umntwana phakathi kwabo. Ulumkisa ngokukhubekisa abancinane, achaze indlela yokumkhalimela umzalwana ngasese, aze aqukumbele ngesicaka, esaxolelwa ityala elikhulu, esikrwitsha indoda ngenxa yetyala elincinane.
18 1Ngelo xesha kwafika abafundi kuYesu, bebuza besithi: “Ngubani na ke omkhulu ebukumkanini bukaBawo wethu?”
2Wabiza umntwana omncinane, wammisa phakathi kwabo,
3wathi: “Inene ndithi kuni, ukuba anithanga niguquke nibe njengabantwana abancinane, anisayi kungena nakanye ebukumkanini bukaBawo wethu. 4Ngoko ke lowo uzithobayo njengalo mntwana mncinane nguye omkhulu ebukumkanini bukaBawo wethu. 5Lowo wamkela umntwana omncinane onjengalo egameni lam, wamkela mna.”
Ukukhubekisa Abancinane
6“Kodwa lowo ukhubekisa omnye waba bancinane abakholwayo kum—kungcono ukuba axhonywe ilitye lokusila elinzima entanyeni yakhe, atshoniswe enzulwini yolwandle.”
7“Yeha ihlabathi ngenxa yezinto ezikhubekisayo! Zimelwe kukuza, kodwa yeha lowo uzizisayo. 8Ukuba isandla sakho okanye unyawo lwakho luyakukhubekisa, lunqumle, ululahle. Kungcono ukungena ebomini usisiqhwala okanye uyingxele, kunokuba ube nezandla zombini okanye iinyawo zombini, uphoswe emlilweni ongunaphakade.” 9Ukuba iliso lakho liyakukhubekisa, likhuphe, ulilahle. Kungcono ukungena ebomini uneliso elinye, kunokuba ube nawo omabini, uphoswe emlilweni wesihogo.
UBawo wethu Ufuna Imvu Enye Elahlekileyo
10“Lumkani ningadeleli namnye waba bancinane. Ndithi kuni, izithunywa zabo ezulwini zihleli zibubona ubuso bukaBawo wethu osemazulwini.” a a v10 Imibhalo-ngqangi yakuqala ayinalo ivesi ye-11 apha; iikopi zamva zongeza oku: “Kuba uNyana woLuntu weza kusindisa oko kulahlekileyo.”
12“Nicinga ntoni na? Ukuba umntu uneekhulu lezimvu, kulahleke enye, akayi kuzishiya na ezimashumi asithoba anesithoba ezintabeni, aye kufuna leyo ilahlekileyo? 13Ukuba uthe wayifumana, inene ndithi kuni, uyivuyela yona ngaphezu kwezimashumi asithoba anesithoba ezingazange zilahleke. 14Ngokunjalo ke asikokuthanda kukaBawo wenu osemazulwini ukuba atshabalale omnye waba bancinane.’
Xa Umzalwana Wenza Isono Kuwe
15“Ukuba umzalwana wakho wenza isono kuwe, hamba, umbonise isiphoso sakhe—wena naye nedwa. Ukuba uthe wakuphulaphula, umzuzile umzalwana wakho. 16Kodwa ukuba akathanga akuphulaphule, thabatha omnye okanye ababini kunye nawe, ukuze yonke into ime ngomlomo wamangqina amabini nokuba mathathu. 17Ukuba akathanga awaphulaphule, xelela ibandla. Ukuba akathanga aliphulaphule nebandla, mphathe njengongowasemzini okanye umbuthi werhafu. 18Inene ndithi kuni, konke enithe nakubopha emhlabeni kuya kubotshwa nasezulwini, nako konke enithe nakukhulula emhlabeni, kukhululwa nasezulwini. 19Kananjalo, inene ndithi kuni: ukuba ababini kuni bathe bavumelana emhlabeni ngayo nayiphi na into abayicelayo, uBawo wam osemazulwini uya kubenzela yona. 20Kuba apho bahlanganisana khona ababini nokuba bathathu egameni lam, ndikho mna phakathi kwabo.”
Uxolelo lukaBawo wethu Noxolelo lwethu
21Wandula uPetros ukufika kuYesu, wathi: “Nkosi, kangaphi na endimelwe kukumxolela umzalwana wam owenza isono kum? Kade kusixhenxe na?”
22Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Ndithi kuwe, hayi kasixhenxe, kodwa kamashumi asixhenxe anesixhenxe. 23Ngoko ke ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu bufana nokumkani owayefuna ukuhlangana ngamatyala nabakhonzi bakhe. 24Akuqala ukuhlangana ngamatyala, kwaziswa kuye indoda eyayinetyala elikhulu kunene. 25Kuba yayingenako ukuhlawula, inkosi yayo yawisa umthetho ukuba ithengiswe yona nomkayo, nabantwana bayo, nako konke eyayinako, lihlawulwe ityala.”
26Ngako oko umkhonzi lowo waguqa phambi kwayo, embongoza esithi: “Yiba nomonde kum, ndokuhlawula yonke into. 27Inkosi yaloo mkhonzi, ivutshelwe yimfesane, yamkhulula, yamxolela ityala.”
28“Loo mkhonzi waphuma, wafumanana nomnye umkhonzi awayesebenza naye owayenetyala kuye lemivuzo yeentsuku ezilikhulu, wambamba, waqala ukumkrwitsha, esithi: ‘Hlawula oko undityalayo!’”
29Ngako oko umkhonzi awayesebenza naye waguqa, wambongoza esithi: “Yiba nomonde kum; ndokuhlawula. 30Kodwa akavuma, waya wamphosa entolongweni ade alihlawule ityala. 31Bakubona oko kwenzekileyo abakhonzi awayesebenza nabo, baba buhlungu kakhulu, baya baxelela inkosi yabo konke oko kwenzekileyo.”
32Yandula inkosi ukumbiza. Yathi: “Mkhonzi ongendawo, ndakuxolela lonke elo tyala ngenxa yokuba undibongoza. 33Ubungafanele na nawe ukumenzela inceba umkhonzi obusebenza naye, njengoko mna ndikwenzele inceba? 34Ivutha ngumsindo, inkosi yakhe yamnikela kubangcungcuthekisi, ade alihlawule lonke ityala. 35Naye uBawo wam osemazulwini uya kwenjenjalo kuni, ukuba ngamnye akamxoleli umzalwana wakhe ngokusuka entliziyweni.”
