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10 Wabiza abafundi bakhe abali-12 wabanikela amandla wokuqotha imimoya emimbi nokulapha yoke imihlobo yamalwelwe.
2 Naka amabizo wabapostoli abali-12: NguSimoni obizwa ngokuthi nguPitrosi, no-Andrisi umfowabo; uJakopo indodana kaZebediya noJwanisi umfowabo; 3 uFlebhe noBhartholomewu; uTomasi noMatewu umthelisi; uJakopo indodana ka-Alfiyosi; uThadiyosi; 4 uSimoni umKanana;* noJudasi Iskariyodi, owathengisa uJesu ngokukhamba kwesikhathi.
5 UJesu wathuma abalitjhumi nambilaba, wabanikela iinqophiswezi: “Ningaphambukeli endleleni yabantu beentjhaba, ningangeni kinanyana ngiliphi idorobho leSamariya; 6 kunalokho, funani kwaphela izimvu ezilahlekileko zendlu ka-Israyeli. 7 Njengombana nikhamba, tjhumayelani nithi: ‘UmBuso wezulu utjhidele.’ 8 Laphani abagulako, nivuse abafileko, nihlambulule abanobulepheru, niqothe namadimoni. Nifumene ngesihle, yiphani ngesihle. 9 Ningaphathi igolide, isiliva namkha ikhopha ngeempatjhini zenu, 10 namkha isikhwama somphako ngombana isisebenzi kufuze sinikelwe ukudla. Godu ningaphathi izambatho ezimbili, amapatlagwana, nedondolo.
11 “Kinanyana ngiliphi idorobho namtjhana isabelo eningena kiso, funani ofanelekako, nihlale lapho benikhambe. 12 Nanifika emzini, lotjhisani. 13 Nangabe bayanamukela, ukuthula enibafisela khona akube lapho; kodwana nangabe abanamukeli, ukuthula kwenu akubuyele kini. 14 Nanyana ngubani onganamukeliko namtjhana alalele lokho enikutjhoko, naniphuma emzini loyo namkha edorobhenelo, thintithani ithuli eliseenyaweni zenu. 15 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, kuzokuba ngcono enarheni yeSodoma neGomora ngeLanga lesaHlulelo kunedorobhenelo.
16 “Nginithuma njengezimvu hlangana neempisi; yeke, hlakaniphani njengeenyoka nibe msulwa njengamajuba. 17 Tjhejani, ngombana abantu bazonisa emakhotho begodu banirithele ngemasinagogenabo. 18 Nizokusiwa phambi kwababusi namakhosi ngebanga lami, bona kube bufakazi kibo nebantwini beentjhaba. 19 Nabanisa lapho, ningatshwenyeki ngokuthi nizokuthini namkha nizokuphendula njani, nizokunikelwa khonokho enizakukhuluma; 20 ngombana akusini enizabe nikhuluma, kodwana kuzaba mmoya kaYihlo ozonikhulumela. 21 Godu, umuntu uzokuthengisela umfowabo ekufeni, ubaba athengise umntwanakhe, nabantwana bazokujikela ababelethi babo benze bona babulawe. 22 Nizokuzondwa babantu boke ngebanga lebizo lami, kodwana loyo okghodlhelele bekwaba sekupheleni uzokusindiswa. 23 Nabanihlunguphaza kwelinye idorobho balekelani kwelinye; ngombana ngithi kini, ngeze niwazombe woke amadorobho wakwa-Israyeli ingakafiki iNdodana yomuntu.
24 “Umfundi akasingaphezu komfundisakhe, nesigqila asisingaphezu kwekosaso. 25 Umfundi kufuze aneliswe kukuba njengomfundisakhe, nesigqila sibe njengekosaso. Nangabe abantu babiza ikosi yomuzi bona nguBhelzabhulu,* kangangani-ke ngalabo ehlala nabo ngendlini? 26 Ngalokho ningabasabi, ngombana akukho okugutjuziweko okungekhe kugutjululwe, begodu akukho nokuyifihlo okungekhe kwaziwe. 27 Enginitjela khona ebumnyameni, kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni, nalokho enihletjelwa khona, kutjhumayeleni niphezu kwezindlu. 28 Ningabasabi labo abanganibulala kodwana abangekhe banivimbela bona niphile esikhathini esizako, kodwana sabani loyo onganibhubhisa eGehena.* 29 Abotunwana* ababili abathengiswa na ngesipaparwana senani elincani?* Nanyana kunjalo, akekho namunye wabo ozokuwela phasi uYihlo angazi. 30 Kodwana ngitjho neenhluthu eziseenhloko zenu zibaliwe zoke. 31 Ngalokho ningasabi; nina niqakatheke khulu ukudlula abotunwana abanengi.
32 “Nanyana ngubani ongivumako phambi kwabantu, nami ngizomvuma phambi kwakaBaba osezulwini. 33 Kodwana nanyana ngubani ongiphikako phambi kwabantu, nami ngizomphika phambi kwakaBaba osezulwini. 34 Ningacabangi ukuthi ngizele ukuletha ukuthula ephasini; angikazeli ukuletha ukuthula, kodwana ngilethe isabula. 35 Ngombana ngizele ukubangela ukuhlukana, phakathi kwendodana noyise, indodakazi nonina, umakoti nonosokana. 36 Kwamambala, amanaba womuntu kuzokuba babantu bendlwakhe. 37 Othanda uyise namkha unina ukudlula mina akakangifaneli; nothanda indodana namkha indodakazakhe ukudlula mina akakangifaneli. 38 Naloyo ongathwali isigodo sakhe sokuhlunguphazwa* angilandele akakangifaneli. 39 Nanyana ngubani olinga ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe* kuzomlahlekela, kodwana nanyana ngubani olahlekelwa kuphila kwakhe ngebanga lami uzokufumana.
40 “Nanyana ngubani owamukela nina uyangamukela nami begodu nanyana ngubani ongamukelako wamukela naloyo ongithumileko. 41 Owamukela umphorofidi ngombana amphorofidi, uzokufumana umvuzo womphorofidi, nowamukela umuntu olungileko ngombana amumuntu olungileko, uzokufumana umvuzo womuntu olungileko. 42 Kanti oseza omunye wabancanaba amanzi ngombana amfundami, ngiqinisile ngithi kini, angekhe alahlekelwe mvuzwakhe.”