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11 Kwathi uJesu asendaweni ethileko athandaza, nakaqedako, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Kosi, sifundisa ukuthandaza njengombana noJwanisi afundise abafundi bakhe.”
2 Wathi kibo: “Nanithandazako, nithi: ‘Baba, igama lakho alicwengiswe.*+ UmBuswakho awuze.+ 3 Usiphe uburotho bethu qobe langa ngokwalokho esikutlhoga ngemihla.+ 4 Usilibalele izono zethu+ njengombana nathi sibalibalela abasoneleko;*+ ungasingenisi esilingweni.’”+
5 Wathi kibo: “Akhesithi omunye wenu unomngani bese uya kuye phakathi kobusuku athi, ‘Mngani, yewungiboleke uburotho obuthathu 6 ngombana ngifikelwe ngomunye umnganami ovela kude, abe anginalitho engingamupha lona.’ 7 Kodwana loyo ongendlini wathi: ‘Lisa ukungitshwenya. Umnyango sewukhiyiwe begodu mina nabantwabami silele. Angeze ngivuke ngikunikele litho.’ 8 Ngiyanitjela, ngitjho nanyana bekangekhe avuke amnikele okuthileko ngombana amnganakhe ngebanga lokuthi akhenge alise,+ uzokuvuka amnikele nanyana yini ayitlhogako. 9 Yeke ngithi kini, ragelani phambili nibawa,+ nizakuphiwa; ragelani phambili nifuna, nizakufumana; ragelani phambili nikokoda, nizakuvulelwa.+ 10 Ngombana woke umuntu obawako uyaphiwa,+ woke umuntu ofunako uyafumana nawo woke umuntu okokodako, uzokuvulelwa. 11 Ngimuphi ubaba kini, ongathi indodanakhe imbawa ihlambi, ayinikele inyoka esikhundleni sehlambi?+ 12 Namkha nayibawa iqanda, ayinikele ufezela? 13 Ngalokho, nangabe nina, ngitjho nanyana nibambi, nikwazi ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezihle, uBaba osezulwini uzobanikela kangangani-ke ummoya ocwengileko labo abambawako!”+
14 Ngemva kwalokho waqotha idimoni egade lenza umuntu abe simumu.+ Kuthe nasele liphumile, umuntu loyo wakghona ukukhuluma, isiqubuthu sarareka.+ 15 Kodwana abanye babo bathi: “Uqotha amadimoni ngoBhelzabhulu,* umbusi wamadimoni.”+ 16 Abanye banqophe ukumlinga, bafuna ngekani bona abenzele isibonakaliso+ esivela ezulwini. 17 Alemuka ukuthi bacabangani,+ wathi kibo: “Woke umbuso ohlukene phakathi uyatjhabalala nomuzi ohlukene phakathi uyawa. 18 Nje-ke, nangabe noSathana uhlukene phakathi, umbuswakhe uzakujama njani? Ngombana nithi ngiqotha amadimoni ngoBhelzabhulu. 19 Nangabe ngiqotha amadimoni ngoBhelzabhulu, amadodanenu awaqotha ngobani? Kungebangelo azokuba bahluleli benu. 20 Kodwana nangabe ngiqotha amadimoni ngomuno kaZimu,+ umBuso kaZimu sewufikile kini.+ 21 Lokha indoda enamandla, ehlome ngokupheleleko igade indlwayo, ipahlayo iyavikeleka. 22 Kodwana nakufika onamandla kunayo ayihlule, uthatha zoke iinkhali zayo ebeyizithembileko bese uhlukanisa izinto ayithathele zona. 23 Nanyana ngubani ongasisehlangothini lami, ulwa nami begodu nanyana ngubani ongabutheleli nami, uyarhatjha.+
24 “Ummoya omumbi nawuphuma emuntwini udlula eendaweni ezinganamanzi ufuna indawo yokuphumula kodwana nawungayifumaniko uthi, ‘Ngizokubuyela emzinami lapha ngisuka khona.’+ 25 Nawufikako, ufumana indlu leyo ithanyeliwe begodu ikghatjisiwe. 26 Bese uyakhamba uyokuthatha eminye imimoya elikhomba emimbi khulu kunawo, ingene ngaphakathi ihlale. Ubujamo bamaswaphela bomuntu loyo buba bumbi khulu kunebokuthoma.”
27 Asakhuluma lokhu, umfazi othileko esiqubuthwini warhuwelela wathi: “Siyathaba isibeletho esakuthwalako namabele akumunyisako!”+ 28 Kodwana wathi: “Abathabako ngilabo abezwa ilizwi lakaZimu balenze!”+
29 Kuthe isiqubuthu nasibuthelana ndawonye, wathi: “Isizukulwanesi, sizukulwana esimbi; sifuna isibonakaliso kodwana akunasibonakaliso esizokunikelwa sona ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sakaJona.+ 30 Njengombana uJona+ aba sibonakaliso ebantwini beNiniva, neNdodana yomuntu izokuba ngiso esizukulwanenesi. 31 Indlovukazi yesewula+ izokuvuswa nabantu besizukulwanesi ngesikhathi sesahlulelo begodu ibabone bamlandu ngombana yona yeza isuka emaphethelweni wephasi izokuzwa ukuhlakanipha kwakaSolomoni. Kodwana ngithi kini, omkhulu ukudlula uSolomoni sekakhona.+ 32 Abantu beNiniva bazokuvuka nesizukulwanesi ngesikhathi sesahlulelo begodu basibone simlandu ngombana bona batjhuguluka uJona nakatjhumayela kibo.+ Kodwana ngithi kini, omkhulu ukudlula uJona sekakhona. 33 Umuntu nakakhanyisa isibani akasibeki endaweni esithekileko namkha ngaphasi kwesitja kodwana usibeka endaweni ephakemeko+ ukwenzela bona abangenako babone ukukhanya. 34 Ilihlo lakho sibani somzimba. Nangabe ilihlo lakho lidzimelele entweni yinye, umzimbakho woke uyakhanya kodwana nangabe linomona,* umzimbakho umnyama.+ 35 Yeke tjheja bona ukukhanya okukuwe akusibumnyama. 36 Nangabe umzimbakho woke uyakhanya abukho nobumnyama nobuncani kiwo, uzokukhanya njengesibani esikukhanyiselako.”
37 Nakaqeda ukutjho lokhu, umFarisi othileko wammema bona azokudla naye. Yeke wangena wahlala etafuleni. 38 UmFarisi warareka nakabona uJesu angahlambi* izandla ngaphambi kobana adle.+ 39 Kodwana iKosi yathi kuye: “Nina baFarisi, nihlanza ingaphandle lekapho nesitja kodwana ngaphakathi nizele ukuba marhamaru nobumbi.+ 40 Ndlhadlha ndina! Loyo owenza ingaphandle wenza nengaphakathi, kghani akusinjalo? 41 Yiphani abatlhagako ngokusuka ehliziyweni,* nanenza njalo zoke izinto zizokuhlwengeka kini. 42 Maye! Kini baFarisi ngombana ninikela kwetjhumi kweminti neruwe neminye imirorho+ kodwana nidelela ubulungiswa nethando lakaZimu. Bekutlhogeka ninikele kwetjhumi kodwana lokho akutjho ukuthi kufuze ningabi nandaba nezinye izinto.+ 43 Maye! Kini baFarisi ngombana nithanda iinhlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni nokulotjhiswa eendaweni zokuthengisela.+ 44 Maye! Kini ngombana nifana namathuna* angabonakali* kuhle,+ abantu abakhamba phezu kwawo kodwana bangazi.”
45 Omunye wezazi zomThetho wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ngokutjho kwakho lokhu, uthuka nathi.” 46 Wathi: “Maye! Nakini zazi zomThetho ngombana nidisibeza abantu ngemithwalo ebudisi ukuyithwala kodwana nina aniyithinti nangomunwenu.+
47 “Maye! Kini ngombana nakha amathuna wabaphorofidi kodwana abokhokho benu bababulala.+ 48 Nifakazela izenzo zabokhokho benu, nivumelana nabo ngombana babulala abaphorofidi+ kodwana nina nibakhela amathuna. 49 Kungebangelo ukuhlakanipha kwakaZimu kuthi: ‘Ngizokuthumela abaphorofidi nabapostoli kibo, bazobabulala bebahlunguphaze nabanye babo, 50 khona iingazi zabo boke abaphorofidi ezaphalaka kusukela ekuthomeni kwephasi zizokubizwa* esizukulwanenesi,+ 51 kusukela eengazini zaka-Abela+ kufikela eengazini zakaZakariya, owabulawa hlangana kwe-aldara nethempeli.’+ Ngiyanitjela zizokubizwa* esizukulwanenesi.
52 “Maye! Kini zazi zomThetho ngombana nisuse isilodlhelo somnyango welwazi. Nina ngokwenu akhenge ningene, nivimbela nalabo abalinga ukungena.”+
53 Nakasuka lapho, abatloli nabaFarisi bathoma ukumgandelela khulu nokumphosa ngemibuzo eminengi, 54 balindele ukumbamba kilokho angakutjho.+