Ngokuya NgoMatewu
19 UJesu nakaqeda ukukhuluma izintwezi, wasuka eGalile waya emikhawulweni yeJudiya ngaphetjheya kweJordani.+ 2 Isiqubuthu esikhulu samlandela, walapha abagulako lapho.
3 AbaFarisi beza kuye bafuna ukumlinga, bambuza ukuthi: “Kuvumelekile na ukuthi indoda itlhale umkayo ngananyana ngiliphi ibanga?”+ 4 Wabaphendula wathi: “Akhenge nifunde na ukuthi owabadala kusukela ekuthomeni wabenza kwaba yindoda nomfazi+ 5 wathi: ‘Ngalokho indoda izokutjhiya uyise nonina inamathele kumkayo begodu ababilaba bazokuba yinyama yinye’?+ 6 Nje-ke abasesebabili kodwana bayinyama yinye. Ngalokho-ke, lokho uZimu akuhlanganisileko, akungabi nomuntu okuhlukanisako.”+ 7 Bathi kuye: “Alo-ke, kubayini uMosi ayale bona indoda inikele umkayo incwadi yokumqotha imtlhale?”+ 8 Wathi kibo: “Acabangela iinhliziyo zenu eziqinileko, uMosi waninikela imvumo yokutlhala abafazi benu+ kodwana bekungasi njalo ekuthomeni.+ 9 Ngiyanitjela ukuthi nanyana ngubani otlhala umkakhe ongakaziphathi kumbi ngokomseme* bese atjhade nomunye uyafeba.”*+
10 Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Nangabe ubujamo bunjalo ngendoda nomkayo, kungcono ukungatjhadi.” 11 Wathi kibo: “Akusingibo boke abantu abakghona ukuwamukela amezwi la kodwana ngilabo abanesiphiwo+ kwaphela. 12 Ngombana kunabaphakulwa ababelethwe banjalo godu kunabaphakulwa abenziwe babantu, kunabanye abazenze abaphakulwa ngebanga lomBuso wezulu. Loyo okghona ukukwamukela lokho akakwamukele.”+
13 Ngemva kwalokho kwalethwa kuye abantwana bona ababeke izandla begodu abathandazele kodwana abafundi babakhalima.+ 14 UJesu wathi: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningalingi ukubavimba, ngombana umBuso wezulu ungewabanjalo.”+ 15 Wababeka izandla, wasuka lapho.
16 Kweza kuye isokana elithileko lathi: “Mfundisi, khuyini ehle ekufuze ngiyenze bona ngizuze ukuphila okungapheliko?”+ 17 Wathi kilo: “Kubayini ungibuza ukuthi yini ehle? Munye kwaphela omuhle.+ Nokho, nangabe ufuna ukungena ekuphileni, ragela phambili ulalela imiyalo.”+ 18 Lathi kuye: “Miphi?” UJesu wathi: “Ungabulali,+ ungafebi,*+ ungebi,+ ungafakazi amala,+ 19 hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko+ begodu kufuze uthande umakhelwanakho njengombana uzithanda wena.”+ 20 Isokana lathi kuye: “Ngiyilalele yoke imiyalo le; khuyini okhunye okusafuze ngikwenze?” 21 UJesu wathi: “Nangabe ufuna ukuba ngopheleleko, khamba uyokuthengisa koke onakho begodu uphe abatlhagako, uzokuba nomnotho ezulwini;+ bese uyeza ungilandele.”+ 22 Isokaneli nalizwa lokhu, lakhamba litlhuwile, ngombana belinepahla enengi.+ 23 UJesu wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Kwamambala ngithi kini kuzokuba budisi ngomuntu onjingileko ukungena emBusweni wezulu.+ 24 Godu ngithi kini, kubulula ngekamela ukungena entunjeni yenalidi kunomuntu onjingileko ukungena emBusweni kaZimu.”+
25 Abafundi nabezwa lokho barareka khulu, bathi: “Kuhlekuhle ngubani ongasindiswa?”+ 26 Abaqale ngemehlweni, uJesu wathi kibo: “Lokhu akwenzeki ngabantu kodwana ngoZimu zoke izinto ziyenzeka.”+
27 Yeke uPitrosi wathi: “Qala! Sitjhiye koke sakulandela; alo-ke thina sizokuzuzani?”+ 28 UJesu wathi kibo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, lokha izinto zenziwa ziba zitja, nalokha iNdodana yomuntu ihlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi esiphazimulako, nina eningilandeleko nizokuhlala eenhlalweni zobukhosi ezili-12, nahlulele iintjhaba ezili-12 zakwa-Israyeli.+ 29 Woke umuntu otjhiye izindlu namkha abafowabo namkha abodadwabo namkha uyise namkha unina namkha abantwana namkha amasimu ngebanga legama lami, uzozifumana ngokubuyelelwe ngekhulu begodu uzokuzuza ilifa lokuphila okungapheliko.+
30 “Kodwana abanengi abangebokuthoma bazokuba ngebokugcina nebokugcina bazokuba ngebokuthoma.+