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| 1. | Kusenjalo sezibuthene izigidi zexuku, baze banyathelana, waqala ukukhuluma labafundi bakhe kuqala: Lina xwayani imvubelo yabaFarisi, eyikuzenzisa. |
| 2. | Njalo kakukho okumbomboziweyo, okungayikwembulwa, lokufihliweyo, okungayikwaziwa. |
| 3. | Ngakho loba yini eliyikhuluma emnyameni izazwakala ekukhanyeni; lelikukhulume endlebeni ezindlini zensitha kuzamenyezelwa phezu kwezindlu. |
| 4. | Njalo ngithi kini bangane bami: Lingabesabi ababulala umzimba, njalo emva kwalokho bengelakho ukwenza olunye ulutho. |
| 5. | Kodwa ngizalitshengisa elifanele ukumesaba: Mesabeni lowo othi esebulele abe lamandla okuphosela esihogweni; yebo, ngithi kini: Mesabeni yena. |
| 6. | Kazithengiswa yini intaka ezinhlanu ngendibilitshi ezimbili? Kakukhohlakali lanye yazo phambi kukaNkulunkulu. |
| 7. | Kanti lenwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke. Ngakho lingesabi; liyazedlula intaka ezinengi. |
| 8. | Njalo ngithi kini: Wonke loba ngubani ongivuma phambi kwabantu, iNdodana yomuntu layo izamvuma phambi kwengilosi zikaNkulunkulu; |
| 9. | kodwa ongiphika phambi kwabantu uzaphikwa phambi kwengilosi zikaNkulunkulu. |
| 10. | Laye wonke okhuluma ilizwi elimelana leNdodana yomuntu, uzathethelelwa; kodwa lowo ohlambaza uMoya oNgcwele kayikuthethelelwa. |
| 11. | Njalo nxa belisa emasinagogeni la ku babusi leziphathamandla, lingakhathazeki ukuthi lizaphendulani kumbe njani, kumbe lizakhulumani; |
| 12. | ngoba uMoya oNgcwele uzalifundisa ngalelohola izinto elifanele ukuzikhuluma. |
| 13. | Futhi omunye wexuku wathi kuye: Mfundisi, akutshele umfowethu abelane lami ilifa. |
| 14. | Kodwa wathi kuye: Ndoda, ngubani ongimise ukuthi ngibe ngumahluleli loba umehlukanisi phezu kwenu? |
| 15. | Wasesithi kubo: Nanzelelani liqaphele ubuhwaba, ngoba impilo yomuntu kayikho ebunengini bezinto alazo. |
| 16. | Wasebatshela umfanekiso, esithi: Insimu yomuntu othile onothileyo yathela kakhulu; |
| 17. | wasenakana ngaphakathi kwakhe, esithi: Ngizakwenza njani, ngoba kangilandawo lapho engingabuthela khona izithelo zami? |
| 18. | Wasesithi: Ngizakwenza lokhu; ngizadiliza iziphala zami, ngakhe ezinkulu, ngibuthele khona izilimo zami zonke lempahla yami, |
| 19. | besengisithi kumphefumulo wami: Mphefumulo, ulempahla ezinengi ezibekelwe iminyaka eminengi; phumula, udle, unathe, uthokoze. |
| 20. | Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: Siphukuphuku, ngalobubusuku umphefumulo wakho uzabizwa kuwe; pho izinto ozilungisileyo zizakuba ngezikabani? |
| 21. | Kunjalo-ke kozibekela inotho, kodwa enganothanga kuNkulunkulu. |
| 22. | Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Ngakho ngithi kini: Lingakhathaleli impilo yenu, ukuthi lizakudlani; loba umzimba wenu, ukuthi lizakwembathani. |
| 23. | Impilo yedlula ukudla, lomzimba isembatho. |
| 24. | Qaphelisisani amawabayi, ukuthi kawahlanyeli, njalo kawavuni, kawalasiphala loba isilulu, kanti uNkulunkulu uyawondla; lina lizedlula kangakanani inyoni? |
| 25. | Njalo nguwuphi kini ongathi ngokuphiseka engezelele ingalo ibenye ebudeni bakhe? |
| 26. | Ngakho nxa lingelamandla okwenza into encinyane, liphisekelani ngokunye? |
| 27. | Qaphelisani imiduze ukuthi ikhula njani; kayitshikatshiki, kayiphothi, kodwa ngithi kini: LoSolomoni ebucwazicwazini bakhe bonke wayengembathiswanga njengomunye wayo. |
| 28. | Njalo uba uNkulunkulu esembathisa ngokunjalo utshani obukhona lamuhla egangeni, kuthi kusasa buphoswa eziko, uza l embathisa ngokukhulu kangakanani, lina abokholo oluncinyane? |
| 29. | Lani-ke lingadingi elizakudla lelizakunatha; njalo lingakhathazeki. |
| 30. | Ngoba konke lokhu izizwe zomhlaba ziyakudinga; kodwa uYihlo uyazi ukuthi liyaziswela lezizinto. |
| 31. | Kodwa dingani umbuso kaNkulunkulu, njalo zonke lezizinto zizakwengezelelwa kini. |
| 32. | Lingesabi, mhlambi omncinyane; ngoba kuyintokozo kaYihlo ukulinika umbuso. |
| 33. | Thengisani impahla zenu liphe izipho. Lizenzele imixhaka engagugiyo, impahla eligugu engapheliyo emazulwini, lapho okungasondeli isela khona, lenundu engoni khona; |
| 34. | ngoba lapho okukhona impahla yenu eligugu, izakuba khona lapho lenhliziyo yenu. |
| 35. | Inkalo zenu kazihlale zibotshiwe, lezibane zenu zibhebha; |
| 36. | lani libe njengabantu abalindele inkosi yabo, lapho izabuya ivela emtshadweni, ukuze, nxa ifika iqoqoda, bahle bayivulele. |
| 37. | Zibusisiwe lezozinceku, okuzakuthi inkosi nxa ifika izifice zilindile; ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izabhinca, izihlalise ekudleni, isondele izisebenzele. |
| 38. | Njalo nxa ifika ngomlindo wesibili, kumbe ifika ngomlindo wesithathu, futhi i zi fice zi njalo, zibusisiwe lezozinceku. |
| 39. | Kodwa yazini lokhu, ukuthi uba umninindlu ebelazi ihola isela elizafika ngalo, ubezalinda, futhi ubengayikuvuma ukuthi indlu yakhe ifohlelwe. |
| 40. | Ngakho lani-ke hlalani lilungile; ngoba ngehola elingalicabangeliyo iNdodana yomuntu izafika. |
| 41. | UPetro wasesithi kuye: Nkosi, uwutshela thina lumfanekiso, kumbe labo bonke yini? |
| 42. | INkosi yasisithi: Pho ngubani umphathi wezinceku othembekileyo lohlakaniphileyo, inkosi ezambeka phezu kwabendlu yayo, ukuze a ba nike isabelo sabo sokudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo? |
| 43. | Ibusisiwe leyonceku, okuzakuthi inkosi yayo nxa ifika iyifice isenza njalo. |
| 44. | Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izayibeka phezu kwakho konke elakho. |
| 45. | Kodwa nxa leyonceku isithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami iphuzile ukubuya; njalo ibisiqala ukutshaya izinceku lezincekukazi, lokudla lokunatha lokudakwa, |
| 46. | inkosi yaleyonceku izafika ngosuku enga yi lindele ngalo, langehola engalaziyo; izayiquma phakathi, izanika isabelo sayo lalabo abangathembekanga. |
| 47. | Laleyonceku ebisazi intando yenkosi yayo, kodwa ingalungiselanga njalo ingenzanga ngokwentando yayo, izatshaywa imivimvinya eminengi. |
| 48. | Kodwa leyo ebingayazi, yenza okufanele ukutshaywa, izatshaywa imivimvinya emilutshwana. Laye wonke ophiwe okunengi, kuzadingwa okunengi kuye; lalowo ophathiswe okunengi, kuzabizwa kuye okungaphezulu. |
| 49. | Ngize ukuphosela umlilo emhlabeni, futhi kuyini engikufisayo nxa usubasiwe? |
| 50. | Kodwa ngilobhabhathizo engizabhabhathizwa ngalo, futhi ngicindezelwe kangakanani luze lupheleliswe. |
| 51. | Licabanga ukuthi ngize ukunika ukuthula emhlabeni yini? Hatshi bo, ngithi kini, kodwa kulalokhu ukwehlukana. |
| 52. | Ngoba kusukela khathesi abahlanu endlini yinye bazakwehlukana, abathathu bamelane lababili, lababili bamelane labathathu, |
| 53. | bazakwehlukana, uyise amelane lendodana, lendodana imelane loyise; unina amelane lendodakazi, lendodakazi imelane lonina; uninazala amelane lomalokazana wakhe, lomalokazana amelane loninazala. |
| 54. | Wasesithi lemaxukwini: Nxa libona iyezi lisukuma entshonalanga, lihle lithi: Izulu liyabuya; futhi kube njalo. |
| 55. | Njalo nxa libona umoya weningizimu uphephetha, lithi: Lizatshisa; besekusenzakala. |
| 56. | Bazenzisi! Liyakwazi ukuhlola umumo wesibhakabhaka lowomhlaba; kodwa lesisikhathi kungani lingasihloli? |
| 57. | Pho, kungani ukuthi lingahluleli lani lina uqobo lwenu okulungileyo? |
| 58. | Ngoba nxa usiya lomangalelene laye kumantshi, endleleni yenza ubungcono ukuthi ukhululwe kuye; hlezi akudonsele kumahluleli, lomahluleli akunikele epholiseni, lepholisa likuphosele entolongweni. |
| 59. | Ngithi kuwe, kawusoze waphuma khona, uze ubhadale lenhlamvu encane yemali yokucina. |
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