UJesu Ufundisa Entabeni
UJesu uhlala phansi entabeni futhi uthi babusisiwe abalilayo, abamnene nabashushiswayo, bese eyisa imiyalo ngaphakathi: ngale kokubulala kuya entukuthelweni, ngale kokuphinga kuya ekubukeni, ngale kwezifungo kuya enkulumeni elula. Ukuthanda izitha yikho okwenza abantwana bafane noBaba wabo.
5 1Ebona izixuku, uJesu wenyukela entabeni; esehlezi phansi, abafundi bakhe beza kuye. 2Wavula umlomo wakhe, waqala ukubafundisa, wathi: a a v2 Kuyo yonke iNtshumayelo yaseNtabeni, uJesu udonsela abalandeli bakhe ebusondelaneni noBaba obufana nalobo yena uqobo analo, ekhuluma kaninginingi ngo“Baba wenu osezulwini.”
3“Babusisiwe abampofu emoyeni, ngokuba umbuso kaBaba wethu ungowabo. 4Babusisiwe abakhalayo, ngokuba bayakududuzwa. 5Babusisiwe abamnene, ngokuba bayakudla ifa lomhlaba. 6Babusisiwe abalambela nabomela ukulunga, ngokuba bayakusuthiswa. 7Babusisiwe abanesihawu, ngokuba bayakuhawukelwa. 8Babusisiwe abamsulwa enhliziyweni, ngokuba bayakumbona uBaba wethu. 9Babusisiwe abenza ukuthula, ngokuba bayakuthiwa abantwana bakaBaba wethu. 10Babusisiwe abashushiswayo ngenxa yokulunga, ngokuba umbuso kaBaba wethu ungowabo.
11“Nibusisiwe nina lapho abantu benithuka, benishushisa, beqamba amanga ngani ngazo zonke izinhlobo zobubi, ngenxa yami. 12Jabulani nithokoze, ngokuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngokuba babashushisa kanjalo abaprofethi ababengaphambi kwenu.
Ningusawoti Nokukhanya
13“Nina ningusawoti womhlaba. Kodwa uma usawoti udumile, ungenziwa kanjani ube munyu futhi? Awusenamsebenzi nakancane, ngaphandle kokulahlwa phandle unyathelwe ngabantu.
14“Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi omiswe phezu kwentaba ngeke ufihleke. 15Akekho umuntu obasa isibani asibeke ngaphansi kwesitsha, kodwa usibeka esiqwini sesibani, ukuze sikhanyisele bonke abasendlini. 16Kanjalo-ke, ukukhanya kwenu makukhanye phambi kwabantu, ukuze babone imisebenzi yenu emihle, badumise uBaba wenu osezulwini.
INdodana Igcwalisa uMthetho
17“Ningacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuchitha uMthetho noma abaProfethi—angizanga ukuchitha, kodwa ngize ukugcwalisa. 18Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: kuze kudlule izulu nomhlaba, akusoze kwadlula ngisho nohlamvu olulodwa noma ichashazi elilodwa emthethweni, kuze kwenzeke konke. 19Ngakho-ke noma ngubani owephula owodwa kule miyalo emincane, afundise abanye kanjalo, uyakuthiwa omncane kunabo bonke embusweni kaBaba wethu; kodwa noma ngubani oyigcinayo ayifundise, uyakuthiwa mkhulu embusweni kaBaba wethu. 20Ngokuba ngithi kini, uma ukulunga kwenu kungadluli okwababhali nokwabaFarisi, anisoze nangena embusweni kaBaba wethu.
Buyisana Nomfowenu Kuqala
21“Nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabasendulo: ‘Ungabulali; noma ngubani obulalayo uyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa.’ 22Kodwa mina ngithi kini: noma ngubani othukuthelela umfowabo uyoba secaleni lokwahlulelwa. Noma ngubani othuka umfowabo uyoba secaleni phambi komphakathi, futhi noma ngubani othi, ‘Wena siwula!’ uyoba secaleni sesihogo somlilo.
23“Ngakho-ke uma uletha umnikelo wakho e-altare, ukhumbule khona ukuthi umfowenu unento ngawe, 24shiya khona umnikelo wakho phambi kwe-altare, uhambe uyobuyisana nomfowenu kuqala, bese ubuya unikela umnikelo wakho. 25Sheshisa ubuyisane nommangaleli wakho nisesendleleni naye, funa akunikele kumahluleli, umahluleli akunikele esikhonzini, bese uphonswa etilongweni. 26Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, awusoze waphuma khona, uze ukhokhe isenti lokugcina.
Ukuhlanzeka Kuqala Enhliziyweni
27“Nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa: ‘Ungaphingi.’ 28Kodwa mina ngithi kini: wonke umuntu obuka owesifazane ngenkanuko usephingile naye kakade enhliziyweni yakhe. 29Uma iso lakho lokunene likukhubekisa, likhiphe ulilahle—kungcono ukulahlekelwa yisitho esisodwa somzimba wakho kunokuba umzimba wakho wonke uphonswe esihogweni. 30Uma isandla sakho sokunene sikwenza wone, sinqume usilahle. Kungcono ukulahlekelwa yisitho esisodwa sakho kunokuba umzimba wakho wonke uye esihogweni.
31“Kwathiwa futhi: ‘Noma ngubani owala umkakhe makamnike incwadi yesahlukaniso.’ 32Mina ngithi kini: noma ngubani owala umkakhe, ngaphandle kwecala lokuziphatha kabi ngokocansi, umenza abe yisisulu sokuphinga; futhi noma ngubani oshada nowesifazane owaliwe uyaphinga.
uYebo Wakho Mawube nguYebo
33“Futhi, nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabasendulo: ‘Ungasephuli isifungo sakho—sigcwalise kuBaba wethu.’ 34Kodwa mina ngithi kini, ningafungi nakanye: nangezulu, ngokuba liyisihlalo sobukhosi sikaBaba wethu, 35nangomhlaba, ngokuba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zakhe, nangeJerusalema, ngokuba ingumuzi weNkosi enkulu. 36Ungafungi nangekhanda lakho, ngokuba awunakwenza ngisho nonwele olulodwa lube mhlophe noma lube mnyama. 37Makuthi u‘Yebo’ wenu kube ngu‘Yebo,’ no‘Cha’ wenu kube ngu‘Cha’; konke okungaphezu kwalokhu kuvela komubi.
Dlulela Ngale Kokuthi Iso Ngeso
38“Nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa: ‘Iso ngeso, nezinyo ngezinyo.’ 39Kodwa mina ngithi kini: ningamelani nomuntu omubi. Uma umuntu ekumukula esihlathini sakho sokunene, mphendulele nesinye futhi. 40Uma umuntu efuna ukukumangalela athathe ingubo yakho yangaphansi, myeke athathe nejazi lakho futhi. 41Futhi uma umuntu ekuphoqa ukuba uhambe imayela elilodwa, hamba naye amabili. 42Mnike lowo ocela kuwe, ungafulatheli lowo ofuna ukweboleka kuwe.
Thanda Izitha Zakho Njengoba Enza
43“Nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa: ‘Wothanda umakhelwane wakho, uzonde isitha sakho.’ 44Kodwa mina ngithi kini, thandani izitha zenu nithandazele labo abanishushisayo, 45ukuze nibe ngabantwana bakaBaba wenu osezulwini, ngokuba yena wenza ilanga lakhe liphumele ababi nabalungileyo, athumele imvula kwabalungileyo nabangalungile. 46Uma nithanda labo abanithandayo, yimuphi umvuzo enawo? Abenzi njalo yini ngisho nabathelisi? 47Uma nibingelela abafowenu kuphela, nenzani okudlula okwabanye? Abenzi njalo yini ngisho nabezizwe? 48Ngakho-ke, yibani abaphelele, njengoba uBaba wenu wasezulwini ephelele.”
