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1 Kwathi ngesabatha ethile, wacanda emasi mini; baye abafundi bakhe besikha izikhwebu, bazidla, bezihlikihla ngezandla.2 Bathe ke abathile babaFarisi kubo, Yini na ukuba nenze oko kungavumelekileyo ngesabatha?3 Wabaphendula uYesu wathi, Anikhanga nikulese na oko wakwenzayo uDavide, mhlenikweni walambayo, yena nabo babenaye?4 Okokuba wangena endlwini kaThixo, wazithabatha izonka ezibekwe phambi koThixo, wazidla, wanika nabo babenaye, ezo ke kungavumelekileyo ukuba zidliwe bantu, ingengabo ababingeleli bodwa?5 Wayesithi kubo, uNyana woMntu lo uyiNkosi yayo nesabatha.6 Kwathi ke kaloku, nangenye isabatha wangena endlwini yesikhungu, wafundisa. Kwaye kukho apho umntu owome isandla sokunene.7 Baye ke bemlalele ababhali nabaFarisi, ukuba wophilisa na ngesabatha; ukuze bafumane indawo yokummangalela.8 Kodwa yena ebezazi izicamango zabo, wathi kuloo mntu usandla somileyo, Phakama, umele phakathi. Usukile ke wema.9 Uthe ngoko uYesu kubo, Ndiya kunibuza into: okuvumelekileyo ngesabatha kukwenza okulungileyo, kukwenza okubi, kusini na? Kukusindisa ubomi, kukubulala, kusini na?10 Akuba ebasingasingile bonke, wathi kumntu lowo, Solule isandla sakho. Wenjenjalo ke; sabuya saphila ke isandla sakhe, saba kwanjengesinye.11 Basuka ke bona baphambana ngumsindo; babethethana bodwa, ukuba bangamenza ntoni na uYesu.

12 Kwathi ke ngaloo mihla, waphuma wasinga entabeni, esiya kuthandaza. Wayebudlulisa ubusuku bonke ngokuthandaza kuThixo.13 Kwathi kwakusa, wababizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wanyula kubo balishumi elinababini, awathi kananjalo wabathiya elokuba ngabapostile:14 uSimon, awamthiya nelokuba nguPetros, noAndreya, umzalwana wakhe; uYakobi noYohane; uFilipu noBhartolomeyu;15 uMateyu noTomas; uYakobi, lo ka-Alifeyu, noSimon, ekuthiwa ngumZeloti;16 uYuda kaYakobi, noYuda Sikariyoti, owaba ngumngcatshi.17 Wehla nabo, wema endaweni ethe tyaba, neqela labafundi bakhe, nenkitha enkulu yabantu, bevela kulo lonke elakwaYuda, naseYerusalem, nakulo ilizwe elingaselwandle laseTire neTsidon, ababeza kumva, nokuba baphiliswe kuzo izifo zabo;18 nabo babekhathazwa ngoomoya abangcolileyo, baye bephiliswa.19 Zaye izihlwele zonke zifuna ukumchukumisa; ngokuba kube kuphuma amandla kuye, abaphilise bonke.

20 Waza yena wawaphakamisela amehlo akhe kubo abafundi bakhe, wathi, Ninoyolo, nina mahlwempu; ngokuba bobenu ubukumkani bukaThixo.21 Ninoyolo, nina nilambayo kalokunje; ngokuba niya kuhluthiswa. Ninoyolo, nina nililayo kalokunje; ngokuba niya kuhleka.22 Ninoyolo nina, xa bathe abantu banithiya, naxa bathe banigxotha kubo, baningcikiva, balilahlela phandle igama lenu ngokungathi likhohlakele, ngenxa yakhe uNyana woMntu.23 Vuyani ngaloo mini, nisuke imitsi; kuba, niyabona, umvuzo wenu mkhulu emazulwini; babesenjenjalo ooyise kubo abaprofeti.24 Kodwa yeha, nina zityebi! ngokuba niyifincile intuthuzelo yenu.25 Yeha, nina nihluthiyo! ngokuba niya kulamba. Yeha, nina nihlekayo kalokunje! ngokuba niya kukhedama nilile.26 Yeha nina, xa bathe bathetha kakuhle ngani bonke abantu! kuba ooyise babo babesenjenjalo kubaprofeti ababuxoki.

27 Kodwa ke mna ndithi kuni nivayo, Zithandeni iintshaba zenu; yenzani okulungileyo kwabo banithiyayo.28 Basikeleleni abo baniqalekisayo, nibathandazele abo banigxekayo.29 Lowo ukubetha esidleleni, mnikele nesinye; nothabatha ingubo yakho yokwaleka, ungali neyangaphantsi.30 Bonke ke abacela kuwe, baphe; kothabatha izinto zakho, ungabuye uzibize.31 Enithanda ukuba abantu benze ngako kuni, yenzani nani kwangokunjalo kubo.32 Ukuba nithanda abo banithandayo, ninambulelo mni na? Ngokuba naboni bayabathanda abo babathandayo.33 Xa nithi nenze okulungileyo kwabanenzela okulungileyo, ninambulelo mni na? Ngokuba naboni benza kwaloo nto.34 Xa nithi niboleke abo nithembe ukubuya nizuze kubo, ninambulelo mni na? Kuba naboni bayababoleka aboni, ukuze babuye bazuze kwangangoko.35 Ke nina, zithandeni iintshaba zenu, nenze okulungileyo; niboleke ningathembe lutho. Woba mkhulu ke umvuzo wenu, nize nibe ngoonyana bOsenyangweni; ngokuba yena enobubele kwabangabuleliyo nabangendawo.36 Ngoko ke yibani nenceba, njengokuba naye uYihlo enenceba.

37 Musani ukugweba, naye ningasayi kugwetywa; musani ukusingela phantsi, naye ningasayi kusingelwa phantsi; khululani, naniya kukhululwa.38 Yiphani, naniya kuphiwa nani; umlinganiselo omhle, ohlohliweyo, ohlunguzelweyo, ophalalayo, nowuphiwa esondweni lengubo yenu; kuba umlinganiselo enilinganisela ngawo, niya kulinganiselwa kwangawo nani.39 Ke kaloku wathetha umzekeliso kubo, esithi, ingakhe ibe nako na imfama ukukhokela imfama? Aziyi kuthi na zombini zeyele emhadini?40 Akukho mfundi mkhulu kunomfundisi wakhe; ke wonke olungiswe kwaphela, uya kuba njengomfundisi wakhe.41 Yini na ke ukuba usibone isibi esisesweni lomzalwana wakho, kanti ke wona umqadi okwelakho iliso akuwuqiqi?42 Ungathini na ukuba nako ukuthi kumzalwana wakho, Mzalwana, yeka ndisikhuphe isibi esisesweni lakho, ungawuboni nje wena umqadi okwelakho iliso? Mhanahanisindini, wukhuphe kuqala umqadi lowo esweni lakho, wandule ukubona kakuhle ukusikhupha isibi esisesweni lomzalwana wakho.43 Kuba akukho mthi mhle uvelisa isiqhamo esibi; kanjalo akukho mthi mbi uvelisa isiqhamo esihle.44 Kuba umthi wonke waziwa ngesiqhamo sawo; kuba kungakhiwa makhiwane emithaneni enameva, kanjalo kungabuthwa diliya equnubeni.45 Umntu olungileyo, ebuncwaneni obulungileyo bentliziyo yakhe, uvelisa oko kulungileyo; nomntu okhohlakeleyo, ebuncwaneni obukhohlakeleyo bentliziyo yakhe, uvelisa oko kukhohlakeleyo; kuba umlomo wakhe uthetha ngokuphuphuma kwentliziyo.46 Yini na ke ukuba nindibize ngokuthi, Nkosi, Nkosi, nibe ningazenzi izinto endizithethayo?47 Wonke ke umntu ozayo kum, aweve amazwi am awenze, ndonibonisa lowo afana naye.48 Ufana nomntu owakha indlu, wemba wangxoka isiseko, wasibeka phezu kolwalwa. Kwathi, kwakubakho umkhukula, wagaleleka kuloo ndlu umlambo, awaba nako ukuyishukumisa; kuba ibisekwe phezu kolwalwa olo.49 Kodwa lo uwevileyo akawenza, ufana nomntu owakhe indlu phezu komhlaba, kungekho siseko; wagaleleka kuyo umlambo, yawa kwaoko; kwathi ukuwa kwaloo ndlu kwakukhulu.