Sondela kuBaba ngomkhuleko
Ebuzwa ukuthi bathandaze kanjani, uJesu unikeza amazwi, aqala ngokuthi Baba, bese elandisa ngomakhelwane ongqongqoza emnyango phakathi kwamabili. Esolwa ngokukhipha amademoni ngoBhelzebhule, uphendula lelo cala, bese ephendukela kubaFarisi nakwizazi zomthetho ngochungechunge olude lwamashwa ngenxa yenkolo yabo ehlelekile kahle.
11 1Wayekhuleka endaweni ethile; wathi eseqedile, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Nkosi, sifundise ukukhuleka, njengoba noJohane afundisa abafundi bakhe.”
2Wathi kubo: “Nxa nikhuleka, yishoni: Baba, malingcweliswe igama lakho. Umbuso wakho mawufike. 3Usiphe usuku ngalunye isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla. 4Futhi usithethelele izono zethu, ngokuba nathi siyamthethelela wonke umuntu onecala kithi. Futhi ungasingenisi ekulingweni.”
5Wathi kubo: “Ngubani kini onomngane, aye kuye phakathi kobusuku athi kuye: ‘Mngane, ngiboleke izinkwa ezintathu,’
6“ngokuba umngane wami ufike evela ohambweni, kodwa anginalutho engingambeka phambi kwakhe,’
7“bese ephendula engaphakathi, ethi: ‘Ungangikhathazi; umnyango usuvaliwe, nabantwana bami balele nami embhedeni. Angikwazi ukuvuka ngikuphe ulutho’?
8“Ngithi kini: noma umngane olele engeke avuke amnike ulutho ngenxa yobungane babo, ukuphikelela kungenamahloni komngane ocelayo kuyomvusa olele ukuba amnike noma yini ayidingayo.”
9“Ngithi kini: celani, niyakuphiwa; funani, niyakuthola; ngqongqozani, niyakuvulelwa.
10“Wonke ocelayo uyaphiwa; ofunayo uyathola; ongqongqozayo uyakuvulelwa.
11“Muphi ubaba phakathi kwenu, okuthi uma indodana yakhe icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka esikhundleni sayo;
12“noma uma icela iqanda, ayinike ufezela?
13“Uma nina, nakuba nibabi, nikwazi ukunika abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu kangakanani uBaba osezulwini uyakubanika uMoya oNgcwele labo abacela kuye!”
Umbuso kaBaba wethu usufikile
14Wayekhipha idemoni elaliyisimungulu. Kwathi lingaphuma, umuntu owayeyisimungulu wakhuluma, izixuku zamangala. 15Kodwa abanye babo bathi: “Ukhipha amademoni ngoBhelzebhule, umbusi wamademoni,” 16kuthi abanye, bemlinga, baqhubeka befuna kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini.
17Kodwa eyazi imicabango yabo, wathi kubo: “Wonke umbuso owahlukene phakathi kwawo uyachitheka, nendlu eyahlukene nendlu iyawa.
18“Uma noSathane ahlukene phakathi kwakhe, umbuso wakhe uyakuma kanjani na? Ngokuba nithi ngikhipha amademoni ngoBhelzebhule.
19“Uma mina ngikhipha amademoni ngoBhelzebhule, amadodana enu wona awakhipha ngobani na? Ngakho-ke wona ayakuba ngabahluleli benu.
20“Kodwa uma mina ngikhipha amademoni ngomunwe kaBaba wethu, umbuso kaBaba wethu usufike phezu kwenu.
21“Lapho indoda enamandla, ehlomile ngokuphelele, ilinda isigodlo sayo, impahla yayo ivikelekile.
22“Kodwa lapho onamandla amakhulu efika emhlasela emnqoba, uthatha izikhali indoda enamandla eyayizethemba, ahlukanise impango yakhe.
23“Lowo ongekho kimi umelene nami, nalowo ongabuthi kanye nami uyahlakaza.
24“Lapho umoya ongcolile uphuma kumuntu, udabula izindawo ezomile ufuna ukuphumula. Ungakutholi, uthi: ‘Ngizobuyela endlini yami engiphume kuyo. 25Futhi lapho ufika, uyayifica indlu ishaneliwe yahlelwa kahle.
26“Khona-ke uhamba ulethe eminye imimoya eyisikhombisa emibi kunawo; ingene ihlale khona, isimo sokugcina salowo muntu sibe sibi kunesokuqala.”
27Kwathi esasho lokhu, owesifazane esexukwini wamemeza wathi: “Sibusisiwe isisu esakuthwala, namabele owawancela!”
28Kodwa yena wathi: “Kunalokho babusisiwe abalizwayo izwi likaBaba wethu balilondoloze!”
Omkhulu kunoJona ukhona lapha
29Kwathi izixuku zibuthana, waqala ukuthi: “Lesi sizukulwane siyisizukulwane esibi. Sifuna isibonakaliso, kodwa asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona. 30Ngokuba njengoba uJona aba yisibonakaliso kubantu baseNineve, kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu iyakuba yiso kulesi sizukulwane. 31Indlovukazi yaseningizimu iyakuvuka ekwahlulelweni kanye nabantu balesi sizukulwane, isilahle—yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba ukuzozwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni, bheka, okukhulu kunoSolomoni kukhona lapha.
32“Abantu baseNineve bayakuvuka ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane basilahle, ngokuba baphenduka ngesikhathi uJona eshumayela, futhi omkhulu kunoJona ukhona lapha.
Isibani somzimba
33“Akekho umuntu othi elumeka isibani asibeke endaweni efihlakele noma ngaphansi kwesitsha, kodwa usibeka othini lwaso, ukuze abangenayo bakubone ukukhanya. 34Iso lakho liyisibani somzimba wakho: lapho licwebile, umzimba wakho wonke ugcwele ukukhanya; kodwa lapho libi, umzimba wakho ugcwele ubumnyama.
35“Ngakho-ke qaphela ukuba ukukhanya okukuwe kungabi ubumnyama.
36“Ngakho uma umzimba wakho wonke ugcwele ukukhanya, ungenaso isici esimnyama, uyakukhanya ngokuphelele—njengesibani esikukhanyisa ngokukhanya kwaso.”
Maye enkolweni eyize
37Kwathi esakhuluma, umFarisi wammema ukuba adle naye; wangena wahlala etafuleni. 38UmFarisi wamangala ebona ukuthi akazange aqale ukugeza ngaphambi kokudla.
39INkosi yathi kuye: “Manje nina baFarisi nihlanza inkomishi nesitsha ngaphandle, kodwa ngaphakathi nigcwele ukuhaha nobubi. 40Nina ziwula! Lowo owenza ingaphandle akazange yini enze nengaphakathi na?
41“Kodwa niphe abampofu izinto ezingaphakathi, konke kuyakuba kuhlanzekile kini.
42“Kodwa maye kini baFarisi! Ninikela ngokweshumi kwenhlakeni, nereyu, nazo zonke izimbali zokunonga, kodwa niyakudebeselela ukwahlulela okulungileyo nothando lukaBaba wethu. Lezi beniye nazenza, ningadebeseleli ezinye.
43“Maye kini baFarisi! Ngokuba nithanda izihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni nokubingelelwa ezimakethe.
44“Maye kini! Ngokuba nifana namathuna angaphawuliwe, abantu abahamba phezu kwawo bengazi.”
45Omunye wezazi zomthetho wamphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, ngokusho lezi zinto uthuka nathi.”
46Wathi: “Maye nakini zazi zomthetho! Nithwesa abantu imithwalo esindayo, kodwa anizithinti lezo zimthwalo ngisho ngomunwe owodwa.
47“Maye kini! Nakha amathuna abaprofethi, kodwa kwaba oyihlo ababulala.
48“Ngakho ningofakazi futhi niyavuma izenzo zoyihlo, ngokuba bona bababulala, nina nakha amathuna abo.’
49“Ngakho nokuhlakanipha kukaBaba wethu kwathi: ‘Ngiyakubathumela abaprofethi nabapostoli; abanye babo bayakubabulala babashushise.’
50“ukuze igazi labo bonke abaprofethi elachithwa kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba libizwe kulesi sizukulwane,
51“kusukela egazini lika-Abela kuze kufike egazini likaZakariya, owabulawa phakathi kwe-altare nendlu engcwele. Yebo, ngithi kini, liyakubizwa kulesi sizukulwane.
52“Maye kini zazi zomthetho! Ngokuba nithathe isihluthulelo solwazi—aningenanga nina, labo abangenayo nababavimba.”
53Kwathi esuka lapho, ababhali nabaFarisi baqala ukumxukuza kabuhlungu, bemcindezela ukuba akhulume ngezinto eziningi, 54bemqamekela, ukuze bambambe ngento athile angayisho.
