NgokukaMathewu 6

6 ¹“Qaphelani ningakwenzi ukulunga kwenu phambi kwabantu ukuze nibonwe yibo; funa ningabi namvuzo kuBaba wenu osezulwini. ²Ngakho-ke, lapho unikela kwabampofu, ungakumemezeli ngecilongo, njengoba abazenzisi bekwenza emasinagogeni nasezitaladini, ukuze badunyiswe ngabantu. Ngiqinisile kini: sebewutholile umvuzo wabo ophelele. ³Kodwa wena lapho unikela kwabampofu, isandla sakho sobunxele masingakwazi lokho okwenziwa yisandla sakho sokunene, ⁴ukuze isipho sakho sihlale siyimfihlo. UBaba wakho obona ekusithekeni uyakukubuyisela.

Thandaza kuBaba wakho ekusithekeni

⁵“Lapho nithandaza, ningabi njengabazenzisi abathanda ukuthandaza bemi emasinagogeni nasemagumbini emigwaqo ukuze babonwe ngabantu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: sebewutholile umvuzo wabo ophelele. ⁶Kodwa wena lapho uthandaza, ngena ekamelweni lakho, uvale umnyango, uthandaze kuBaba wakho ngasese. UBaba wakho obona ekusithekeni uyakukuvuza. ⁷Lapho nithandaza, ningampompozi njengalabo abangamazi uBaba, ngokuba becabanga ukuthi bayakuzwiwa ngenxa yamazwi abo amaningi. ⁸Ningafani nabo, ngokuba uBaba wenu uyazi lokho enikudingayo ningakakuceli kuye. ⁹Ngakho-ke, nothandaza kanje: ‘Baba wethu osezulwini, igama lakho malihlonishwe libe ngcwele, ^a a v9 UJesu umema abalandeli bakhe ukuba beze kuBaba wethu ngokusondelana kona lokho yena ngokwakhe analo—hhayi njengezinceku ezikude, kodwa njengabantwana abathandekayo baloyo Baba munye. ¹⁰umbuso wakho mawuze, intando yakho mayenzeke, emhlabeni njengasezulwini. ¹¹Siphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla. ¹²Usithethelele izikweletu zethu, njengoba nathi sibathethelele abasikweletayo. ¹³Ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule komubi.’ ^b b v13 Amakhophi akamuva avala lo mthandazo ngokuthi, “Ngokuba umbuso ungowakho, namandla, nenkazimulo, kuze kube phakade. Amen.” La mazwi awekho emibhalweni yakuqala; angena emthandazweni evela ekukhulekeleni kwebandla lokuqala, lapho abaningi besathanda ukuwasho khona.

¹⁴“Ngokuba uma nithethelela abanye izono zabo, noBaba wenu osezulwini uyakunithethelela nani. ¹⁵Kodwa uma ningabatheteleli abanye izono zabo, noBaba wenu akayikunithethelela izono zenu.

Zilela uBaba wakho kuphela

¹⁶“Lapho nizila ukudla, ningabukeki nidabukile njengabazenzisi—benza ubuso babo bube bubi ukuze babonakalise kubantu ukuthi bazilile ukudla. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, sebewutholile umvuzo wabo ophelele. ¹⁷Kodwa wena lapho uzila ukudla, gcoba ikhanda lakho ngamafutha, ugeze ubuso bakho, ^c c v17 Ukugcoba ikhanda ngamafutha kwakuwumkhuba ovamile wansuku zonke wokuzilungisa esikweni sikaJesu—inhloso nje ukubukeka njengoba uhlala unjalo, uzilungisile. ¹⁸ukuze ungabonakali kubantu ukuthi uzilile ukudla, kodwa kuphela kuBaba wakho ongabonakaliyo. Khona-ke uBaba wakho obona okufihlakele uyakukuvuza.

Qongelela ingcebo kuBaba wakho

¹⁹“Ningaziqongeleleli ingcebo emhlabeni, lapho inundu nokugqwala kubhubhisa khona, nalapho amasela agqekeza khona ebe. ²⁰Kodwa ziqongeleleleni ingcebo ezulwini, lapho kungekho nundu nokugqwala okubhubhisayo, nalapho amasela angekwazi ukugqekeza ebe. ²¹Ngokuba lapho ingcebo yakho ikhona, nenhliziyo yakho iyakuba khona.

²²“Iso liyisibani somzimba. Ngakho uma iso lakho liphilile, umzimba wakho wonke uyakugcwala ukukhanya. ²³Kodwa uma iso lakho lonakele, umzimba wakho wonke uyakuba sebumnyameni. Ngakho uma ukukhanya okukuwena kungubumnyama, bukhulu kangakanani lobo bumnyama!

²⁴“Akekho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili: ngokuba uyakuzonda enye athande enye, noma abambelele kwenye adelele enye. Aninakukhonza uBaba wethu nemali.

UBaba wakho uyakwazi okudingayo

²⁵“Ngakho ngithi kini: ningakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu—ukuthi niyakudlani noma niyakuphuzani—nangomzimba—ukuthi niyakwembathani. Ukuphila akukhulu yini kunokudla, nomzimba kunezingubo? ²⁶Bhekani izinyoni zezulu: azihlwanyeli, azivuni, azibutheli ezinqolobaneni, kodwa uBaba wenu osezulwini uyazondla. Anibalulekile yini nina kunazo? ²⁷Ngubani kini ongathi ngokukhathazeka anezele ihora elilodwa ekuphileni kwakhe? ²⁸Nikhathazekelani ngezingubo? Qaphelani iminduze yasendle ukuthi ikhula kanjani: ayisebenzi, ayiphothi. ²⁹Kodwa ngithi kini: ngisho noSolomoni enkazimulweni yakhe yonke wayengembathiswe njengayinye yayo. ³⁰Uma uBaba wethu eyembathisa kanje utshani basendle—obukhona namuhla, kuthi kusasa buphonswe emlilweni—akayikunembathisa kakhulu kangakanani yini nina enikholo luncane?

³¹“Ngakho ningakhathazeki, nibuza nithi, ‘Sizakudlani?’ noma ‘Sizakuphuzani?’ noma ‘Sizakwembathani?’ ³²Ngokuba labo abangamazi uBaba bajaha zonke lezi zinto, kodwa uBaba wenu osezulwini uyazi ukuthi niyazidinga. ³³Kodwa funani kuqala umbuso kaBaba wethu nokulunga kwakhe, khona lezi zinto zonke ziyakwenezelwa kini. ³⁴Ngakho ningakhathazeki ngosuku lwakusasa, ngokuba usuku lwakusasa luyakuzikhathalela lona. Usuku ngalunye lwanele ngenkathazo yalo.”