NgokukaMathewu 15

15 ¹Khona-ke abaFarisi nababhali bavela eJerusalema beza kuJesu, bathi: ²“Kungani abafundi bakho bephula isiko labadala? Abazigezi izandla zabo lapho bedla.”

³Waphendula wathi: “Kungani nani niphula umyalo kaBaba wethu ngenxa yesiko lenu? ⁴Ngokuba uBaba wethu wathi: ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko,’ nokuthi: ‘Othuka uyise noma unina makabulawe nokubulawa.’ ⁵Kodwa nina nithi: ‘Othi kuyise noma kunina: “Noma yini obungahlomula ngayo kimi iyisipho esinikelwe kuBaba wethu,” ⁶akusadingeki ukuba amhloniphe uyise ngaso.’ Senichithile izwi likaBaba wethu ngenxa yesiko lenu. ⁷Nina bazenzisi! U-Isaya waprofetha kahle ngani, lapho ethi: ⁸‘Lesi sizwe singidumisa ngezindebe zaso, kodwa inhliziyo yaso ikude nami; ⁹bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa imiyalo yabantu njengemfundiso.’”

¹⁰Khona wabizela isixuku kuye, wathi: “Lalelani niqonde: ¹¹Akukhona okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu, kodwa yilokho okuphuma emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu.”

¹²Khona-ke abafundi beza kuye, bathi: “Uyazi yini ukuthi abaFarisi bakhubekile lapho bezwa leli zwi?”

¹³Waphendula wathi: “Sonke isitshalo uBaba wami osezulwini angasitshalanga siyonyothulwa. ¹⁴Bayekeni; bangabaholi abayizimpumputhe. Uma impumputhe ihola impumputhe, bobabili bayakuwela emgodini.”

¹⁵UPhethro wathi kuye: “Sichazele lo mfanekiso.”

¹⁶“Ngabe nani nisengaqondi njengabanye na?” kusho uJesu. ¹⁷“Anikaqondi yini ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kudlulela esiswini, bese kuphunyiswa ngaphandle? ¹⁸Kodwa lokho okuphuma emlonyeni kuvela enhliziyweni, futhi yikho lokho okungcolisa umuntu. ¹⁹Ngokuba enhliziyweni kuvela imicabango emibi: ukubulala, ukuphinga, ubufebe, ukweba, ubufakazi bamanga, nokunyundela. ²⁰Yilezi izinto ezingcolisa umuntu, kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga akungcolisi muntu.”

Ukholo Oluphikelelayo Lowesifazane

²¹Esuka kuleyo ndawo, uJesu wamuka waya esifundeni saseThire naseSidoni. ²²Owesifazane ongumKhanani ovela kuleso sifunda weza, ememeza wathi: “Ngihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide! Indodakazi yami ihlushwa kabi yidimoni.”

²³Akamphendulanga nangalizwi. Abafundi bakhe beza bamncenga, bathi: “Mmukise—ulokhu ememeza emva kwethu.”

²⁴Waphendula wathi: “Ngathunywa kuphela ezimvini ezilahlekile zendlu ka-Israyeli.”

²⁵Kodwa yena weza waguqa phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Nkosi, ngisize!”

²⁶Waphendula wathi: “Akulungile ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana usiphonse ezinjeni.”

²⁷“Yebo, Nkosi,” washo, “kodwa ngisho nezinja ziyayidla imvuthuluka ewa etafuleni lamakhosi azo.”

²⁸UJesu waphendula wathi: “Mfazi, lukhulu ukholo lwakho. Makwenzeke njengokufisa kwakho.” Indodakazi yakhe yaphulukiswa kusukela ngalelo hora.

UBaba wethu Usuthisa Abayizinkulungwane Ezine

²⁹Esuka lapho, uJesu wahamba eceleni koLwandle lwaseGalile, wenyukela entabeni, wahlala phansi khona. ³⁰Izixuku ezikhulu zeza kuye ziphethe izinyonga, izimpumputhe, izilima, izimungulu, nabanye abaningi, zababeka ezinyaweni zakhe, wabaphulukisa. ³¹Ngakho isixuku samangala, sibona izimungulu zikhuluma, izilima ziphilile, izinyonga zihamba, nezimpumputhe zibona; sadumisa uBaba ka-Israyeli.

³²UJesu wabizela abafundi bakhe kuye, wathi: “Nginesihawu ngalesi sixuku—sekuyizinsuku ezintathu sinami singenalutho lokudla. Angithandi ukubamukisa belambile; bangase bawe endleleni.”

³³Abafundi bambuza bathi: “Singasithola kuphi kule ndawo eyihlane isinkwa esanele ukusuthisa isixuku esingaka?”

³⁴“Ninezinkwa ezingaki na?” kubuza uJesu. “Eziyisikhombisa,” bathi, “nezinhlanzi ezincane ezimbalwa.”

³⁵Ngakho wayala isixuku ukuba sihlale phansi emhlabathini. ³⁶Wathatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa nezinhlanzi, wabonga, wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi, bona bazinika izixuku. ³⁷Badla bonke basutha, baqoqa amaqoma ayisikhombisa agcwele imvuthuluka eyasalayo. ³⁸Ababedla babeyizinkulungwane ezine zamadoda, ngaphandle kwabesifazane nabantwana. ³⁹Esewamukisile amaxuku, wangena esikebheni waya esifundeni saseMagadani.