NgokukaMathewu 7

7 ¹“Ningahluleli, ukuze ningahlulelwa. ²Ngokuba niyakwahlulelwa ngokwahlulela enikusebenzisayo, niyakulinganiselwa ngesilinganiso enisabelayo. ³Kungani ubheka ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kodwa unganaki ugodo olusesweni lakho? ⁴Noma ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi, ‘Ake ngikukhiphe ucezwana esweni lakho,’ kanti ugodo lusesweni lakho? ⁵Mzenzisi, qala ukhiphe ugodo esweni lakho; khona-ke uyakubona kahle ukuze ukhiphe ucezwana esweni lomfowenu.

⁶“Ninganiki izinja okungcwele, ningaphonsi amaparele enu phambi kwezingulube—ziyakuwanyathela ngaphansi kwezinyawo, bese ziphenduka ziniklebhule.

UBaba Unika Labo Abacelayo

⁷“Celani, niyakuphiwa; funani, niyakuthola; ngqongqothani, niyakuvulelwa. ⁸Ngokuba wonke ocelayo uyaphiwa, nofunayo uyathola, nongqongqothayo uyavulelwa. ⁹Noma nguwuphi umuntu kini, uma indodana yakhe imcela isinkwa, oyakuyinika itshe? ¹⁰Noma uma imcela inhlanzi, oyakuyinika inyoka? ¹¹Ngakho-ke uma nina, enibabi, nikwazi ukupha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu kangakanani uBaba wenu osezulwini oyakupha izinto ezinhle labo abamcelayo?

¹²“Ngakho-ke ezintweni zonke, baphatheni abantu ngendlela enifisa baniphathe ngayo; ngokuba lokhu kungumthetho nabaprofethi.

¹³“Ngenani ngesango elincane, ngokuba isango libanzi, nendlela ibanzi, eholela ekubhujisweni, futhi baningi abangena ngayo. ¹⁴Kodwa isango lincane, nendlela incane, eholela ekuphileni; bayingcosana abayitholayo.

Baziwa Ngezithelo Zabo

¹⁵“Xwayani abaprofethi bamanga: beza kini bembethe isikhumba sezimvu, kodwa ngaphakathi bazimpisi ezihahayo. ¹⁶Niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo. Kuyakhiwa yini amagilebhisi emeveni, noma amakhiwane olukhuleni olunameva? ¹⁷Ngokunjalo, yonke imithi emihle ithela izithelo ezinhle, kodwa umuthi omubi uthela izithelo ezimbi. ¹⁸Umuthi omuhle awunakuthela izithelo ezimbi, nomuthi omubi awunakuthela izithelo ezinhle. ¹⁹Wonke umuthi ongatheli izithelo ezinhle uyagawulwa uphonswe emlilweni. ²⁰Ngakho-ke, niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo.

Yilabo Kuphela Abenza Intando KaBaba

²¹“Akusibo bonke abathi kimi, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ abayakungena embusweni kaBaba wethu, kodwa lowo owenza intando kaBaba wami osezulwini. ²²Abaningi bayakuthi kimi ngalolo suku, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi, asiprofethanga yini egameni lakho, sakhipha amademoni egameni lakho, senza imimangaliso eminingi egameni lakho?’ ²³Khona-ke ngiyakubatshela ngokusobala ngithi: ‘Angizange nganazi; sukani kimi, nina benzi bokubi.’

Yakha Phezu Kwedwala

²⁴“Ngakho-ke wonke owezwa la mazwi ami awenze uyakufaniswa nendoda ehlakaniphile eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala. ²⁵Lana imvula, kwafika izikhukhula, kwavunguza imimoya yashaya kuleyo ndlu, kodwa ayizange iwe, ngokuba yayisekelwe edwaleni. ²⁶Futhi wonke owezwa la mazwi ami angawenzi uyafaniswa nendoda eyisiwula eyakha indlu yayo esihlabathini. ²⁷Lana imvula, kwafika izikhukhula, kwavunguza imimoya yashaya kuleyo ndlu, yawa—kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo.”

²⁸Kwathi uJesu eseqedile ukukhuluma la mazwi, izixuku zamangala ngemfundiso yakhe, ²⁹ngokuba wayebafundisa njengonegunya, kungenjengababhali babo.