ULuka
6:1 Kwathi ngesabatha eyesibini, wemka
emasimini engqolowa; bakha abafundi bakhe izikhwebu, bakha
badla, bewahlikihla ezandleni zabo.
6:2 Bathe ke abathile bakubaFarisi kubo, Yini na ukuba nenze into engeyiyo?
kuvumelekile ukwenziwa ngesabatha?
6:3 Wabaphendula uYesu wathi, Anikhanga niyilese na?
Walamba uDavide, yena nabo babenaye;
6:4 Okokuba wangena endlwini kaThixo, wazithabatha izonka ezibekwa phambi koThixo, wazidla;
wanika nabo babenaye; ekungavumelekileyo ukuba zidliwe
kubabingeleli bodwa na?
6:5 Wayesithi kubo, uNyana woMntu lo uyiNkosi yayo nesabatha.
6:6 Kwathi ke kaloku, nangenye isabatha, wangena endlwini
Kwaye kukho umntu owome isandla sokunene.
6:7 Baye ke bemlalele ababhali nabaFarisi, ukuba wophilisa na ngalo
usuku lwesabatha; ukuze bafumane indawo yokummangalela.
6:8 Wayezazi ke yena izicamango zabo, wathi kumntu owomileyo
Phakama, uze ume esazulwini. Waphakama wema
phambili.
6:9 Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Ndiya kunibuza zwi-nye; Ngaba kusemthethweni kwi
kukwenza okulungileyo, kukwenza okubi, kusini na? kukusindisa ubomi, kukubulala, kusini na?
6:10 Akuba ebasingasingile bonke, wathi kumntu lowo, Yolula
vula isandla sakho. Wenjenjalo; saphila ke isandla sakhe
enye.
6:11 Basuka ke bona baphambana ngumsindo; kwaye bencokola omnye nomnye ukuba yintoni
banokwenza kuYesu.
6:12 Kwathi ke ngaloo mihla, waphuma waya entabeni
bathandaza, bamana bethandaza kuThixo ubusuku bonke.
6:13 Kwathi kwakusa, wababizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo
wanyula abalishumi elinababini, awathi kananjalo wabathiya ngokuba ngabapostile;
6:14 USimon, owamthiya igama elinguPetros, noAndreya umntakwabo, uYakobi noAndreya
uYohane, uFilipu, noBhartolomeyu,
6:15 uMateyu noTomas, uYakobi ka-Alifeyu, noSimon ekuthiwa nguZelote,
6:16 uYuda, umzalwana kaYakobi, noYuda Sikariyoti, obengowesibini
umngcatshi.
6:17 Wehla nabo, wema ethafeni, neqela lazo
abafundi bakhe, nenkitha enkulu yabantu abavela kulo lonke elakwaYuda nelakwaYuda
IYerusalem, nangaselwandle lwaseTire neTsidon, ababeze kuva
naye, nokuba baphiliswe kuzo izifo zabo;
6:18 nabo babekhathazwa ngoomoya abangcolileyo, baye bephiliswa.
6:19 Zaye izihlwele zonke zifuna ukumchukumisa; ngokuba kube kuphuma amandla
ngaye, wabaphilisa bonke.
6:20 Waza yena wawaphakamisela amehlo akhe kubo abafundi bakhe, wathi, Ninoyolo nina
ngokuba bobenu ubukumkani bukaThixo.
6:21 Ninoyolo, nina nilambayo kalokunje; ngokuba niya kuhluthiswa. Ninoyolo nina
lilani kalokunje; ngokuba niya kuhleka.
6:22 Ninoyolo nina, xa bathe abantu banithiya, naxa bathe bahlukana
akungcikive, alilahle igama lakho;
njengobubi, ngenxa yakhe uNyana woMntu.
6:23 Vuyani ngaloo mini, nisuke imitsi;
mkhulu emazulwini; kuba ooyise babesenjenjalo kubo kubo
abaprofeti.
6:24 Kodwa yeha, nina zityebi! ngokuba niyifumene intuthuzelo yenu.
6:25 Yeha, nina nihluthiyo! ngokuba niya kulamba. Yeha, nina bahlekayo!
ngoku! ngokuba niya kukhedama nilile.
6:26 Yeha nina, xa bathe bathetha kakuhle ngani bonke abantu! ngokuba benjenjalo nabo
oobawo kubaprofeti ababuxoki.
6:27 Ke mna ndithi kuni, nina nindivayo, Zithandeni iintshaba zenu, yenzani okulungileyo kwabo banithiyileyo
caphukel wena,
6:28 Basikeleleni abo baniqalekisayo, nibathandazele abo banigxekayo.
6:29 Lowo ukubetha esidleleni, mnike nesinye;
nothabatha ingubo yakho yokwaleka, ungali neyangaphantsi.
6:30 Banike bonke abasukuba becela kuwe; nakulowo ukuthabathayo eyakho
iimpahla ungaphindi ubabuze.
6:31 Enithanda ukuba abantu benze ngako kuni, yenzani nani kwangokunjalo kubo.
6:32 Ukuba nithanda abo banithandayo, ninambulelo mni na? ngenxa yaboni kananjalo
bathandeni abo babathandayo.
6:33 Xa nithi nenze okulungileyo kwabanenzela okulungileyo, ninambulelo mni na? ngenxa
Naboni benza kwaloo nto.
6:34 Ukuba niboleka abo nithembe ukwamkela kubo, ninambulelo mni na?
Kuba naboni bayababoleka aboni, ukuze babuye bazuze okwakhona.
6:35 Ke nina, zithandeni iintshaba zenu, nenze okulungileyo; niboleke ningathembe lutho
kwakhona; woba mkhulu ke umvuzo wenu, nibe ngoonyana bakhe
Osenyangweni yena unobubele kwabangabuleliyo nabakhohlakeleyo.
6:36 Ngoko yibani nenceba, njengokuba naye uYihlo enenceba.
6:37 Musani ukugweba, naye ningasayi kugwetywa; musani ukusingela phantsi, naye ningasayi kugwetywa
xolelani, naniya kuxolelwa;
6:38 Yiphani, naniya kuphiwa nani; umlinganiselo omhle, ucinezelwe, kwaye
Zihlungu-hlunguzwe kunye, ziphalala, ziya kuninika esifubeni sakho. Kuba
umlinganiselo enilinganisela ngawo, niya kulinganiselwa kwangawo nani
kwakhona.
6:39 Ke kaloku wathetha umzekeliso kubo, esithi, ingakhe ibe nako na imfama ukukhokela imfama? uya
aziweli emhadini zombini na?
6:40 Akukho mfundi mkhulu kunomfundisi wakhe, kodwa wonke ogqibeleleyo
uya kuba njengenkosi yakhe.
6:41 Yini na ke ukuba usibone isibi esisesweni lomzalwana wakho, kanti?
Akuwuqiqi na umqadi okwelakho iliso?
6:42 Ungathini na ukuba nako ukuthi kumzalwana wakho, Mzalwana wakho, yeka ndikurhole?
Isibi esisesweni lakho, akuwuboni wena umqadi lowo
Ikwelakho iliso na? Mhanahanisindini, wukhuphe kuqala umqadi
wandule ukubona kakuhle ukusikhupha isibi eso
Iselisweni mzalwana wakho.
6:43 Kuba akukho mthi mhle uvelisa isiqhamo esibi; akukho konakalayo
umthi uvelisa iziqhamo ezihle.
6:44 kuba umthi wonke waziwa ngesiqhamo sawo. Kuba akukho nanye into enameva
bavune amakhiwane, bangakhi idiliya equnubeni.
6:45 Umntu olungileyo, ebuncwaneni obulungileyo bentliziyo yakhe, uvelisa oko
oko kulungileyo; nomntu okhohlakeleyo, ophuma ebuncwaneni obukhohlakeleyo bentliziyo yakhe
uvelisa ububi; ngokuba ephuphumeni lwentliziyo yakhe
umlomo uyathetha.
6:46 Yini na ke ukuba nindibize ngokuthi, Nkosi, Nkosi, nibe ningazenzi izinto endizithethayo?
6:47 Lowo uzayo kum, aweve amazwi am, awenze, ndowenza mna
anibonise lowo ufana naye;
6:48 Ufana nomntu owakha indlu, wemba nzulu, wayibeka
Ekufikeni konogumbe, wabetha umlambo
Yadakisa phezu kwaloo ndlu, ayaba nako ukuyishukumisa; kuba yona isekwe
phezu kwelitye.
6:49 Kodwa lo uwevileyo akawenza, ufana nomntu ongenalizwi
Isiseko sakha indlu phezu komhlaba; wenza phezu kwayo umlambo
yabetha kakhulu, yawa kwaoko; kwaza ke ukuwa kwaloo ndlu
kakhulu.