NgokukaMathewu 10

10 ¹UJesu wabiza abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili, wabanika amandla phezu kwemimoya engcolile, ukuba bayixoshe futhi baphulukise sonke isifo naso sonke ukugula. ²Amagama abaphostoli abayishumi nambili yilawa: owokuqala, uSimoni othiwa uPhethro, no-Andreya umfowabo; uJakobe indodana kaZebedi, noJohane umfowabo; ³uFiliphu noBartolomewu; uThomase noMathewu umthelisi; uJakobe indodana ka-Alfewu noThadewu; ⁴uSimoni umZeloti noJuda Iskariyothe, yena owamkhaphela.

⁵UJesu wabathuma laba abayishumi nambili, ebayala wathi: “Ningayi ezindaweni zabezizwe, ningangeni emzini wamaSamariya. ⁶Kunalokho yanini ezimvini ezilahlekile zendlu yakwa-Israyeli. ⁷Nithi nihamba, nimemezele lesi sigijimi: ‘Umbuso kaBaba wethu ususondele.’ ^a a v7 “Umbuso kaBaba wethu” uthatha indawo yenkulumo ejwayeleke kakhulu ethi “umbuso wezulu” uMathewu ayisebenzisa kulo lonke iVangeli lakhe. Zombili lezi zinkulumo zibiza into eyodwa — ukubusa kukaBaba wethu okungena ezweni. ⁸Phulukisani abagulayo, nivuse abafileyo, nihlambulule abanochoko, nixoshe amademoni. Namukele ngesihle; phanani ngesihle. ⁹Ningaphathi golide noma isiliva noma ithusi emabhandeni enu. ¹⁰Ningaphathi sikhwama sohambo, nembatho yesibili, nazimbadada, nanduku—ngokuba isisebenzi sifanelwe ukudla kwaso. ¹¹Noma yimuphi umuzi noma idolobhana eningena kulo, phenyani ukuthi ngubani ofanelekileyo khona, nihlale khona nize nimuke. ¹²Lapho ningena ekhaya, nilibingelele. ¹³Uma ikhaya lifanelekile, ukuthula kwenu makwehlele phezu kwalo; uma lingafanelekile, ukuthula kwenu makubuyele kini. ¹⁴Uma kukhona ongenamukeli noma ongawezwa amazwi enu, nithi niphuma kulowo muzi noma kulowo mdeni, nithintithe uthuli ezinyaweni zenu. ¹⁵Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: iSodoma neGomora kuyakuba ngcono ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunalowo muzi.

¹⁶Bhekani, nginithuma njengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi; ngakho-ke hlakaniphani njengezinyoka, nibe msulwa njengamajuba. ¹⁷Xwayani abantu; ngokuba bayakuninikela emiphakathini, banishaye ngesiswebhu emasinagogeni abo. ¹⁸Ngenxa yami niyakulethwa phambi kwababusi namakhosi, kube ngubufakazi kubo nakwabezizwe. ¹⁹Kodwa lapho beninikela, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakuthini noma kanjani—ngokuba lokho eniyakukusho niyakukunikwa ngaleso sikhathi, ²⁰ngokuba akusini eniyakukhuluma, kodwa nguMoya kaBaba wenu okhuluma ngani.

²¹Umfowabo uyakukhaphela umfowabo ekufeni, noyise akhaphele umntanakhe; abantwana bayakuvukela abazali babo, bababulalise. ²²Bonke abantu bayakunizonda ngenxa yegama lami, kodwa lowo obekezelayo kuze kube sekupheleni uyakusindiswa. ²³Lapho nizingelwa komunye umuzi, balekelani komunye. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: ngeke niqede imizi yakwa-Israyeli ingakafiki iNdodana yomuntu.

²⁴Umfundi akedluli umfundisi wakhe, nenceku ayedluli inkosi yayo. ²⁵Kwanele ukuba umfundi afane nomfundisi wakhe, nenceku ifane nenkosi yayo. Uma bebiza umninindlu ngokuthi uBelzebule, kakhulu kangakanani abendlu yakhe!

²⁶Ngakho ningabesabi. Akukho okufihliweyo okungayikwambulwa, nokusithekileyo okungayikwaziwa. ²⁷Lokho enginitshela kona ebumnyameni, kukhulumeni emini; lokho enikuhletshelwa endlebeni, kumemezeleni niphezu kwezindlu. ²⁸Ningabesabi ababulala umzimba kodwa bengenakuwubulala umphefumulo; kunalokho yesabani Lowo onamandla okubhubhisa kokubili umphefumulo nomzimba esihogweni.

²⁹Ondlunkulu ababili abathengiswa ngendibilishi na? Kodwa akukho noyedwa kubo owela phansi ngaphandle kukaBaba wenu. ³⁰Ngisho nezinwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke. ³¹Ngakho ningesabi; nina nibaluleke kakhulu kunondlunkulu abaningi.

³²Ngakho-ke, yilowo nalowo ovuma mina phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyakumvuma phambi kukaBaba osezulwini. ³³Kodwa yilowo nalowo ongiphikayo phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyakumphika phambi kukaBaba osezulwini.

³⁴Ningacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni; angizanga ukuletha ukuthula kodwa inkemba. ³⁵Ngokuba ngize ukwahlukanisa umuntu noyise, indodakazi nonina, umakoti noninazala, ³⁶izitha zomuntu ziyakuba ngabendlu yakhe siqu. ³⁷Lowo othanda uyise noma unina ngaphezu kwami akangifanele; nalowo othanda indodana noma indodakazi ngaphezu kwami akangifanele. ³⁸Lowo ongathathi isiphambano sakhe angilandele akangifanele. ³⁹Lowo ofumana ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, nalowo olahlekelwa ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukufumana.

⁴⁰Lowo onamukelayo wamukela mina, nalowo owamukela mina wamukela Lowo ongithumileyo. ⁴¹Lowo owamukela umprofethi ngoba engumprofethi uyakuthola umvuzo womprofethi, nalowo owamukela olungileyo ngoba elungile uyakuthola umvuzo wolungileyo. ⁴²Futhi lowo onika noma inkomishi yamanzi abandayo komunye walaba abancane ngokuba engumfundi wami, ngiqinisile ngithi kini, akasoze alahlekelwe umvuzo wakhe.”