Ngokuya NgoMatewu
15 Ngemva kwalokho abaFarisi nabatloli+ beza kuJesu bavela eJerusalema, bathi kuye: 2 “Kubayini abafundi bakho beqa isiko labokhokho na? Abahlambi* izandla nabazokudla.”+
3 Wabaphendula wathi: “Kubayini nina neqa umyalo kaZimu ngebanga lesiko lenu?+ 4 Ngokwesibonelo, uZimu wathi, ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko,’+ bewathi ‘Othuka* uyise namkha unina kufuze abulawe.’+ 5 Kodwana nina nithi, ‘Othi kuyise namkha kunina: “Nanyana yini enginayo ebeyinganisiza sengiyinikele kuZimu njengesipho,”+ 6 akutlhogeki ahloniphe uyise.’ Ngalokho nilenze langasebenzi ilizwi lakaZimu ngebanga lesiko lenu.+ 7 Bazenzisi, u-Isaya waphorofida kufanele ngani nakathi:+ 8 ‘Abantwaba bangidumisa ngemilomabo kodwana iinhliziyo zabo zikude khulu nami. 9 Akusizi ngalitho ukungilotjha kwabo, ngombana bafundisa imiyalo yabantu ngasuthi ziimfundiso zami.’”+ 10 Wabizela isiqubuthu eduze, wathi kiso: “Lalelani begodu nizwisise:+ 11 Okungena ngemlonyeni womuntu akusikho okumsilaphazako kodwana okuphuma ngemlonyenakhe ngikho okumsilaphazako.”+
12 Ngemva kwalokho, abafundi beza kuye bathi: “Uyazi bona abaFarisi bahlabekile nabezwa lokho okutjhwileko?”+ 13 Wathi: “Nanyana ngisiphi isitjalo esingakatjalwa nguBaba wezulwini sizokuruthulwa. 14 Baliseni banjalo. Babarholi abaziimphofu. Nje-ke, nangabe isiphofu sinqophisa isiphofu, zombili zizokuwela ngemgodini.”+ 15 UPitrosi wathi: “Sibawa usihlathululele umfanekiso obewukhuluma ngawo.” 16 Wathi kuye: “Kanti nani anikazwisisi+ nanje? 17 Anazi na bona nanyana yini engena ngemlonyeni idlulela ngemathunjini bese iphumela ngaphandle komzimba? 18 Kodwana, koke okuphuma ngemlonyeni kusuka ehliziyweni, lokho ngikho okusilaphaza umuntu.+ 19 Ngokwesibonelo, ehliziyweni kuphuma imicabango emimbi,+ ukubulala, ukufeba,* ukuziphatha kumbi ngokomseme,* ukweba, ukunikela ubufakazi obumamanga, nokuhlambalaza. 20 Lezo zizinto ezisilaphaza umuntu; kodwana ukudla ngezandla ezingakahlanjwa* akumsilaphazi umuntu.”
21 Nakasuka lapho, uJesu waya esifundeni seTirosi neSidoni.+ 22 Kwafika kuye umfazi womFunisiya* ohlala esifundeneso warhuwelela wathi: “Ngirhawukela, Kosi, Ndodana kaDavida. Indodakazami ihlukumezeke khulu ngebanga lokungenwa lidimoni.”+ 23 Kodwana uJesu akhenge amphendule. Yeke abafundi bamncenga bathi: “Mqothe, ngombana usolo asilandela asililela.” 24 Waphendula wathi: “Angikathunyelwa kwabanye abantu kodwana ngithunyelwe ezimvwini ezilahlekileko zendlu ka-Israyeli.”+ 25 Kodwana umfazi loyo weza kuye waguqa, wathi: “Kosi, ngisiza!” 26 Wamphendula wathi: “Akukalungi ukuthatha uburotho babantwana ubuphosele izinjana.” 27 Umfazi lo wathi kuye: “Kunjalo Kosi, kodwana nezinjana zidla iintshuntshuru eziwa etafuleni lamakhosazo.”+ 28 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Mfazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukhulu; akwenzeke njengesifiso sakho.” Indodakazakhe yalapheka khonokho.
29 Nakasuka lapho, uJesu waya hlanu kweLwandle leGalile,+ wakhuphukela entabeni, wahlala lapho. 30 Ngemva kwalokho isiqubuthu esikhulu seza kuye, saletha abantu abaziinrhole, abaqhwalileko, abaziimphofu, abaziimumu, nabanye abanengi, sababeka eenyaweni zakhe, wabalapha.+ 31 Isiqubuthu sarareka khulu nasibona iimumu zikhuluma, iinqhwala zipholiswa, iinrhole zikhamba, iimphofu zibona; sadumisa uZimu ka-Israyeli.+
32 UJesu wabiza abafundi bakhe wathi kibo: “Ngiyasirhawukela isiqubuthwesi,+ ngombana sesihlezi nami amalanga amathathu abe asikadli litho. Angifuni ukusikhambisa silambile ngombana singaphelelwa mamandla endleleni.”+ 33 Abafundi bathi kuye: “Njengombana sisendaweni ekude kangaka nemizi, sizobufumanaphi uburotho obaneleko obungasuthisa isiqubuthu esingaka?”+ 34 UJesu wathi: “Ninoburotho obungaki?” Bathi: “obulikhomba, neenhlambi ezincani ezimbalwa.” 35 Wabawa isiqubuthu bona sihlale phasi, 36 wathatha uburotho obulikhomba neenhlambi, wathokoza uZimu, wabuhlephula wabunikela abafundi bakhe, abafundi babunikela isiqubuthu.+ 37 Boke badla basutha, babutha abomantji abakhulu abalikhomba abazele ukudla okuseleko.+ 38 Abadlileko bekumadoda azii-4 000, ngaphandle kwabafazi nabantwana. 39 Emaswapheleni, ngemva kokukhambisa isiqubuthu, wakhwela ngesikepeni waya esifundeni seMagadani.+