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| 1. | Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile lawomazwi, wasuka eGalili, weza emikhawulweni yeJudiya ngaphetsheya kweJordani. |
| 2. | Amaxuku amakhulu asemlandela, wasewasilisa lapho. |
| 3. | Basebesiza kuye abaFarisi bemlinga, bathi kuye: Kuvunyelwe yini endodeni ukuthi yale umkayo ngaso sonke isizatho? |
| 4. | Wasephendula wathi kubo: Kalifundanga yini ukuthi owa ba dabula ekuqaleni wabenza owesilisa lowesifazana? |
| 5. | Wasesithi: Ngenxa yalokhu indoda izatshiya uyise lonina, inamathele kumkayo; labo ababili bazakuba nyamanye. |
| 6. | Ngakho kabasebabili, kodwa sebe nyamanye. Ngakho lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlanganisileyo kakungabi lamuntu okwehlukanisayo. |
| 7. | Bathi kuye: Pho uMozisi walayelani ukunika incwadi yesehlukaniso, lokumala? |
| 8. | Wathi kubo: Ngenxa yobulukhuni benhliziyo zenu uMozisi walivumela ukwala omkenu; kodwa kusukela ekuqaleni kwakungenjalo. |
| 9. | Kodwa ngithi kini: Loba ngubani owala umkakhe, ngaphandle kokufeba, abesethatha omunye, uyafeba; futhi othatha owaliweyo uyafeba. |
| 10. | Abafundi bathi kuye: Uba udaba lomuntu lomfazi lunjalo, akusizi ukuthatha. |
| 11. | Kodwa wathi kubo: Kakusibo bonke abangalemukela lelilizwi, ngaphandle kwabakunikiweyo. |
| 12. | Ngoba kukhona abathenwa, abazalwa benjalo kusukela esiswini sikanina; njalo kukhona abathenwa, abathenwa ngabantu; kukhona futhi abathenwa, abazithenileyo ngenxa yombuso wamazulu. Lowo ongakwemukela lokho ka kwa mukele. |
| 13. | Khona kwalethwa kuye abantwana abancane, ukuze abeke izandla zakhe phezu kwabo, akhuleke; kodwa abafundi babakhuza. |
| 14. | Kodwa uJesu wathi: Vumelani abantwana abancane, lingabenqabeli ukuza kimi; ngoba umbuso wamazulu ungowabanje. |
| 15. | Wasebeka izandla phezu kwabo, wasuka lapho. |
| 16. | Njalo khangela, kwasondela omunye wathi kuye: Mfundisi olungileyo, ngizakwenzani okulungileyo, ukuze ngibe lempilo elaphakade? |
| 17. | Wasesithi kuye: Ungibizelani ngokuthi olungileyo? Kakho olungileyo, ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkulu. Kodwa uba uthanda ukungena ekuphileni, gcina imilayo. |
| 18. | Wathi kuye: Yiyiphi? UJesu wasesithi: Ungabulali; ungafebi; ungebi; ungafakazi amanga; |
| 19. | hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko; njalo, wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzi thanda wena. |
| 20. | Ijaha lathi kuye: Konke lokhu ngikugcinile kusukela ebutsheni bami; ngisaswelani? |
| 21. | UJesu wathi kulo: Uba uthanda ukuphelela, hamba uthengise impahla zakho uphe abayanga, njalo uzakuba lempahla eligugu ezulwini; njalo uze lapha, ungilandele. |
| 22. | Kodwa selizwile lelilizwi ijaha lasuka lidanile; ngoba lalilempahla ezinengi. |
| 23. | UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Onothileyo uzangena ngokulukhuni embusweni kaNkulunkulu. |
| 24. | Njalo futhi ngithi kini: Kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene ngentunja yenalithi, kulokuthi onothileyo angene embusweni wezulu. |
| 25. | Sebezwile abafundi bakhe bamangala kakhulu, bathi: Pho kungasindiswa bani? |
| 26. | Kodwa uJesu wa ba khangela wathi kibo: Kubantu kakulakwenzeka, kodwa kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto zingenzeka. |
| 27. | Khona uPetro waphendula wathi kuye: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke sakulandela; pho sizazuzani? |
| 28. | UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lina elingilandeleyo, ekuvuselelweni lapho iNdodana yomuntu isihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi senkazimulo yayo, lani lizahlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi ezilitshumi lambili lahlulele izizwe ezilitshumi lambili zakoIsrayeli. |
| 29. | Laye wonke otshiye izindlu, kumbe abafowabo, kumbe odadewabo, kumbe uyise, kumbe unina, kumbe umkakhe, kumbe abantwana, kumbe amasimu, ngenxa yebizo lami, uzakwemukela ngekhulu, adle ilifa lempilo elaphakade. |
| 30. | Kodwa abanengi abokuqala bazakuba ngabokucina, labokucina ngabokuqala. |
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