UMateyu
6:1 Lumkani, ubulungisa benu ningabenzeli ebusweni babantu, ngokunga ningabonwa ngabo;
okanye, aninamvuzo kuYihlo osemazulwini.
6:2 Ngoko xa sukuba uliza abantu, ungahlokomisi xilongo ngaphambili
njengoko benza ngako abahanahanisi ezindlwini zesikhungu nasezitratweni, yibani ngabanjalo
bazukiswe ngabantu. Inene ndithi kuni, banazo
ibuyiselo.
6:3 Ke xa sukuba usisa, masingakwazi isandla sakho sokhohlo ukuba yintoni na esokunene sakho
yenza:
6:4 ukuze amalizo akho abe semfihlekweni; ke uYihlo obona emfihlekweni
yena uya kukuvuza ekuhleni.
6:5 Naxa sukuba uthandaza, uze ungabi njengabahanahanisi;
bathanda ukuthandaza bemi kwizindlu zesikhungu nakwiimbombo zebandla
ukuze babe nokubonwa ngabantu. Inene ndithi kuni, Bazenzile
umvuzo wabo.
6:6 Ke wena, xa sukuba uthandaza, ngena egumbini lakho, xa sewunako
Luvale ucango lwakho, uthandaze kuYihlo osemfihlekweni; noYihlo
obona emfihlekweni uya kukuvuza.
6:7 Nithandaza njalo ke, maningenzi milembelele ingeyanto, njengabeentlanga;
kuba boviwa ngenxa yamazwi abo amaninzi.
6:8 Ngoko maningafani nabo; kuba uyazazi izinto uYihlo
enisweleyo ningekamceli.
6:9 Thandazani ngoko nina nenjenje: Bawo wethu osemazulwini,
malingcwaliswe igama lakho.
6:10 Mabufike ubukumkani bakho. Makwenziwe ukuthanda kwakho nasemhlabeni, njengokuba kusenziwa emazulwini.
6:11 Siphe namhla isonka sethu semihla ngemihla;
6:12 Usixolele amatyala ethu, njengokuba nathi sibaxolela abanamatyala kuthi.
6:13 Ungasingenisi ekuhendweni, kodwa usihlangule ebubini;
ubukumkani, namandla, nozuko, kuse emaphakadeni asemaphakadeni. Amen.
6:14 Kuba xa nithi nibaxolele abantu izigqitho zabo, uYihlo osemazulwini wobaxolela naye iziphoso
ndikuxolele:
6:15 Ukuba anibaxoleli abantu izigqitho zabo, noYihlo akasayi kubaxolela
xolelani izigqitho zenu.
6:16 Xa sukuba ke nizila ukudla, maningabi njengabahanahanisi, bona bamatshekileyo;
kuba babenza bubi ubuso babo, ukuze babonakale ebantwini ukuba bazilile.
Inene ndithi kuni, Bawufincile umvuzo wabo.
6:17 Ke wena, xa uzila ukudla, yithambise intloko yakho, ubuhlambe ubuso bakho;
6:18 ukuze ungabonakali ebantwini ukuba uzilile, ubonakale kuYihlo ongaphakathi
aze uYihlo obona emfihlekweni akubuyisele ekuhleni.
6:19 Musani ukuziqwebela ubutyebi emhlabeni, apho kuphiswa khona inundu nomhlwa.
zonakalisa, nalapho amasela agqobhozayo ebe;
6:20 ziqwebeleni ke ubutyebi emazulwini, apho kungekho nundu nanundu
apho amasela angagqobhoziyo ebe.
6:21 kuba apho bukhona ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho nentliziyo yenu.
6:22 Isibane somzimba liliso;
umzimba wonke uya kukhanyiseleka.
6:23 Kodwa xa sukuba iliso lakho likhohlakele, umzimba wakho uphela woba bubumnyama. Ukuba
Ngoko ukukhanya okukuwe makube bubumnyama, hayi indlela okubukhulu ngayo oko!
ubumnyama!
6:24 Akukho mntu unako ukukhonza nkosi mbini; kuba eya kuyithiya le, ayithande;
enye; athi mhlawumbi abambelele kule, ayidele leya; Ewe
aninako ukukhonza uThixo nobutyebi.
6:25 Ngenxa yoko ndithi kuni, Musani ukubuxhalela ubomi benu, ngokuthi ningathini na?
nodla ntoni na, nosela ntoni na; kwanomzimba wenu, nisithi nobeka ntoni na
kwi. Ubomi abungaphezulu na kuko ukudla, nomzimba awungaphezulu na kwinto yokwambatha?
6:26 Yondelani ezintakeni zasezulwini; ngokuba azihlwayeli, azivuni, azivuni, azivuni.
buthelani koovimba; ukanti uYihlo osemazulwini uyazondla. Aninjalo na?
ngcono kakhulu kunabo?
6:27 Nguwuphi na ke kuni onokuthi ngokuxhala ongeze ebukhulwini bakhe ikubhite ibe nye?
6:28 Kanjalo yini na ukuba nixhalele into yokwambatha? Qondani ngeenyibiba zasendle;
zikhula njani; azibulaleki, azisonti nokusonta;
6:29 Ke ndithi kuni, noSolomon kubo bonke ubunewunewu bakhe, akabanga nako
zambathiswe nanjenganye yazo.
6:30 Ngoko ke, ukuba uThixo wenjenjalo ukuyambesa ingca yasendle, ethi namhla ibekho, ize
ngomso kuphoswa eziko, akasayi kunambathisa kakhulu ngakumbi, nina
wokholo oluncinane?
6:31 Musani ukuxhala ngoko, nisithi, Sodla ntoni na? Sithini na?
utywala? okanye, Siya kwambatha ntoni na?
6:32 Kuba zonke ezo zinto zingxanyelwe ziintlanga;
Uyazi uBawo ukuba niziswele zonke ezo zinto.
6:33 Funani ke tanci ubukumkani bukaThixo nobulungisa bakhe. kunye nazo zonke
Ezo zinto ziya kongezelelwa kuni.
6:34 Ngoko musani ukuxhalela ingomso; kuba ingomso liya kuza
ibicinga izinto zayo. Buyanele imini leyo ububi
ngayo.