NgokukaLuka 6

6 ¹NgeSabatha, uJesu wayehamba edabula amasimu amabele; abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu zamabele, bazihlikihla ezandleni zabo, badla. ²Abanye babaFarisi bathi: “Nenzelani lokho okungavunyelwe ngeSabatha?”

³UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Anikaze yini nifunde ukuthi uDavide wenzani ngesikhathi elambile yena kanye nalabo ababenaye, ⁴ukuthi wangena kanjani endlini kaBaba wethu, wathatha isinkwa sokubukwa, wasidla, wanika nabangane bakhe, nakuba kungavunyelwe muntu ukusidla ngaphandle kwabapristi?” ⁵Wayesethi kubo: “INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha.”

⁶Ngenye iSabatha wangena esinagogeni wafundisa; kwakukhona lapho indoda enesandla sokunene esishwabene. ⁷Ababhali nabaFarisi bamqaphela ngokusondela ukuze babone ukuthi uyakwelapha yini ngeSabatha, ukuze bathole icala lokummangalela.

⁸Kodwa eyazi imicabango yabo, wathi kule ndoda enesandla esishwabene: “Sukuma ume lapha.” Yasukuma yema lapho. ⁹UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngiyanibuza: kuvunyelwe yini ngeSabatha ukwenza okuhle noma ukwenza okubi, ukusindisa impilo noma ukuyibhubhisa?” ¹⁰Ebabheka bonke, wathi kule ndoda: “Yelula isandla sakho.” Yasenza, isandla sayo sabuyela esimweni.

¹¹Kodwa begcwele ulaka, bakhulumisana ukuthi bazokwenzani kuJesu.

Ukukhethwa Kwabaphostoli Abayishumi Nambili

¹²Ngalezo zinsuku uJesu waphuma waya entabeni ukuyokhuleka, wachitha ubusuku bonke ekhuleka kuBaba wethu. ¹³Kwathi sekusa wabiza abafundi bakhe, wakhetha abayishumi nambili kubo, wababiza ngokuthi abaphostoli: ¹⁴uSimoni, amqamba ngokuthi uPhethro, nomfowabo u-Andreya; uJakobe noJohane; uFiliphu noBartholomewu; ¹⁵uMathewu noThomasi; uJakobe indodana ka-Alfewu, noSimoni owayebizwa ngokuthi umZeloti; ¹⁶uJuda indodana kaJakobe, noJuda Iskariyoti, owaba ngumthengisi.

Amandla kaBaba Elapha Izixuku

¹⁷Wehla nabo wema endaweni eyisicaba, kanye nesixuku esikhulu sabafundi bakhe nabantu abaningi kakhulu abavela kulo lonke elaseJudiya, naseJerusalema, nasogwini lwaseThire naseSidoni. ¹⁸Beza ukuzomuzwa nokuzokwelashwa ezifweni zabo; nalabo ababehlushwa yimimoya engcolile belashwa. ¹⁹Sonke isixuku sazama ukumthinta, ngokuba kwakuphuma amandla kuye, elapha bonke.

²⁰Ephakamisela amehlo kubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Nibusisiwe nina enimpofu, ngokuba umbuso kaBaba wethu ungowenu.

²¹“Nibusisiwe nina enilambile manje, ngokuba niyakusuthiswa. Nibusisiwe nina enikhalayo manje, ngokuba niyakuhleka. ²²Nibusisiwe lapho abantu benizonda, nalapho benikhipha phakathi kwabo benithuka belahla igama lenu njengelibi, ngenxa yeNdodana yomuntu. ²³Jabulani ngalolo suku nigxumagxume ngenjabulo, ngokuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngokuba yileyo ndlela okhokho babashushisi ababaphatha ngayo abaprofethi.

²⁴Kodwa maye kini nina enicebile, ngokuba seniyitholile induduzo yenu. ²⁵Maye kini nina enisuthi manje, ngokuba niyakulamba. Maye kini nina enihlekayo manje, ngokuba niyakulila nikhale. ²⁶Maye kini lapho wonke umuntu ekhuluma kahle ngani, ngokuba yileyo ndlela okhokho babayengi ababaphatha ngayo abaprofethi bamanga.

Thandani Izitha Zenu

²⁷Kodwa ngithi kini enilalelayo: thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kulabo abanizondayo, ²⁸busisani labo abaniqalekisayo, nikhulekele labo abaniphatha kabi. ²⁹Lowo okushaya esihlathini esisodwa, mnike nesinye futhi; lowo othatha ijazi lakho, ungamncishi nehembe lakho. ³⁰Nika wonke umuntu ocela kuwe, futhi ungafuni ukubuyiselwa lokho okuthathwe kuwe. ³¹Yenzani kwabanye njengokuba nifisa ukuba benze kini.

³²Uma nithanda labo abanithandayo—kukuphi ukubongwa lapho? Nezoni ziyabathanda labo abazithandayo. ³³Uma nenza okuhle kulabo abanenzela okuhle, kukuphi ukubongwa kini lapho? Nezoni zenza okufanayo. ³⁴Futhi uma niboleka nilindele ukubuyiselwa, kukuphi ukubongwa lapho? Nezoni ziboleka izoni ukuze zibuyiselwe okufanayo. ³⁵Kodwa thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle, niboleke ningalindele lutho olubuyayo; umvuzo wenu uyakuba mkhulu, futhi niyakuba ngabantwana bOphezukonke, ngokuba unomusa kwabangabongiyo nababi. ³⁶Yibani nesihawu, njengoba uYihlo enesihawu.

Ningahluleli

³⁷Ningahluleli, khona ningayikwahlulelwa. Ningalahli, khona ningayikulahlwa. Thethelelani, khona niyakuthethelelwa. ³⁸Phanani, khona niyakuphiwa: isilinganiso esihle—esicindezelwe, esinyakaziswe, esichichimayo—siyakuthululelwa emathangeni enu. Ngokuba ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso niyakulinganiselwa ngaso.”

³⁹Wabatshela nomfanekiso wathi: “Impumputhe ingayihola yini impumputhe? Angeke bawele bobabili emgodini na? ⁴⁰Umfundi akamdluli umfundisi wakhe; kodwa wonke oqeqeshwe ngokuphelele uyakuba njengomfundisi wakhe. ⁴¹Ubonelani uvi oluselihlweni lomfowenu, kodwa ungaluboni ugodo olukwelakho iso? ⁴²Ungasho kanjani kumfowenu: ‘Mfowethu, ake ngikhiphe uvi oluselihlweni lakho,’ wena ngokwakho ungaluboni ugodo olukwelakho iso? Mzenzisi! Qala ukhiphe ugodo olukwelakho iso—khona uyakubona kahle ukukhipha uvi oluselihlweni lomfowenu.

Ukwaziwa Ngezithelo Zakho

⁴³Ngokuba umuthi omuhle awutheli izithelo ezimbi, nomuthi omubi awutheli izithelo ezinhle. ⁴⁴Yilowo nalowo muthi waziwa ngezithelo zawo; amakhiwane awakhiwa emeveni, namagilebhisi awakhiwa esihlahleni sameva. ⁴⁵Umuntu omuhle ukhipha okuhle engcebeni enhle yenhliziyo yakhe; umuntu omubi ukhipha okubi engcebeni embi; ngokuba umlomo ukhuluma ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo.

Yakha Phezu Kwedwala

⁴⁶Ningibizelani ngokuthi: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ kodwa ningakwenzi lokho engikushoyo? ⁴⁷Wonke umuntu oza kimi, ezwe amazwi ami, awenze—ngiyakunibonisa ukuthi unjengani: ⁴⁸Unjengomuntu owakha indlu, owemba wajula wabeka isisekelo sayo edwaleni. Kwathi lapho kufika isikhukhula, umfula wangqubuzeka kuleyo ndlu kodwa awukwazanga ukuyinyakazisa—ngokuba yayakhiwe kahle. ⁴⁹Kodwa lowo ozwa amazwi ami kodwa angawenzi unjengomuntu owakha indlu phezu komhlabathi, ngaphandle kwesisekelo. Isikhukhula sangqubuzeka kuyo, yadilika masinyane—ukuchitheka kwaleyo ndlu kwaba kukhulu.”