Ngokuya NgoMatewu
7 “Lisani ukwahlulela+ bona nani ningahlulelwa 2 ngombana ngesahlulelo enahlulela ngaso nani nizokwahlulelwa ngaso,+ ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani bazonilinganisela ngaso.+ 3 Nje-ke, kubayini uqala ilithi elingelihlweni lomfowenu kukulapho ungasiboni isigodokazi esingelihlweni lakho?+ 4 Namkha ungatjho njani kumfowenu uthi ‘Ngibawa ukukukhupha ilithi elingelihlweni lakho,’ khisibe wena unesigodo ngelihlweni lakho? 5 Mzenzisi! Thoma ngokukhupha isigodo esingelihlweni lakho, uzokubona kuhle ukuthi ungalikhupha njani ilithi elingelihlweni lomfowenu.
6 “Ninganikeli izinja izinto ezicwengileko namkha niphosele amaparelenu eemfarigini,+ khona zingazowagadanga bese ziyajika zinirathule.
7 “Ragelani phambili nibawa, nizakuphiwa;+ ragelani phambili nifuna, nizakufumana; ragelani phambili nikokoda, nizakuvulelwa;+ 8 ngombana woke umuntu obawako uyaphiwa,+ woke umuntu ofunako uyafumana, nawo woke umuntu okokodako, uzokuvulelwa. 9 Ngubani kini ongathi indodanakhe nayimbawa uburotho, ayiphe ilitje? 10 Namkha nayimbawa ihlambi, ayinikele inyoka? 11 Ngalokho, nangabe nina, ngitjho nanyana nibambi, nikwazi ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezihle, uYihlo osezulwini uzobapha kangangani-ke izinto ezihle+ labo abambawako!+
12 “Zoke izinto enifuna abantu bazenze kini, nani kufuze nizenze kibo.+ Kuhlekuhle, ngilokho okutjhiwo mThetho nabaPhorofidi.+
13 “Ngenani ngesango elincani+ ngombana ivulekile begodu ibanzi indlela etjhinga ekubhujisweni, banengi nabakhamba kiyo; 14 kodwana lincani isango elitjhinga ekuphileni nendlela yakhona iminyene, bambalwa abayifumanako.+
15 “Yelelani abaphorofidi bamanga+ abeza kini bambethe isikhumba semvu,+ khisibe ngaphakathi baziimpisi ezirharulako.+ 16 Nizobabona ngeenthelo zabo. Abantu abavuni amadiribe emeveni namkha amafeyi emthini womunga, akusinjalo?+ 17 Ngokufanako, umuthi omuhle uthela iinthelo ezihle, kodwana umuthi omumbi uthela iinthelo ezimbi.+ 18 Umuthi omuhle angeze wathela iinthelo ezimbi, nomuthi omumbi angeze wathela iinthelo ezihle.+ 19 Umuthi ongatheli iinthelo ezihle uyaquntwa uphoswe emlilweni.+ 20 Kwamambala, abaphorofidi bamanga nizobabona ngeenthelo zabo.+
21 “Akusingiwo woke umuntu othi kimi, ‘Kosi, Kosi,’ ozokungena emBusweni wezulu, kodwana kuzokungena kwaphela loyo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini.+ 22 Mhlokho abanengi bazokuthi kimi: ‘Kosi, Kosi,+ azange siphorofide egameni lakho, saqotha amadimoni ngegama lakho, senza neemangaliso ezinengi ngegama lakho+ na?’ 23 Mina ngizokuthi kibo: ‘Anginazi! Sukani kimapha, nina nsebenzi zokungabi namthetho!’+
24 “Woke umuntu ozwa amezwami la awenze, uzokuba njengendoda ehlakaniphileko eyakha indlwayo phezu kwedwala.+ 25 Kwana izulu, kwafika iinkhukhula nomoya wayimadlha indlu leyo kodwana akhenge igirike, ngombana yakhiwe phezu kwedwala. 26 Kodwana, woke umuntu ozwa amezwami la angawenzi, uzokuba njengendoda esidlhadlha eyakha indlwayo phezu kwehlabathi.+ 27 Kwana izulu, kwafika iinkhukhula, nomoya wayimadlha indlu leyo,+ yagirika, begodu ukugirika kwayo kwaba kukhulu khulu.”
28 Kuthe uJesu nakaqeda ukutjho amezwi la, iinqubuthu zarareka khulu ngendlela afundisa ngayo,+ 29 ngombana bekazifundisa njengomuntu onelawulo,+ ingasi njengabatloli babo.