UMateyu
7:1 Musani ukugweba, ukuze ningagwetywa.
7:2 Kuba ngogwebo enigweba ngalo, niya kugwetywa kwangalo nani;
umlinganiselo enilinganisa ngawo, niya kulinganiselwa ngako nani.
7:3 Yini na ke ukuba usibone isibi esisesweni lomzalwana wakho, kanti?
Awuwuqiqi umqadi okwelakho iliso?
7:4 Okanye ungáthini na ukuthi kumzalwana wakho, Ndiyeke ndisikhuphe isibi eso?
iliso lakho; Nanku ke umqadi kwelakho iliso?
7:5 Mhanahanisindini, wukhuphe kuqala umqadi kwelakho iliso; ke ngoku
Wobona kakuhle ukusikhupha isibi eso esweni lomzalwana wakho.
7:6 Musani ukunika izinja okungcwele, ningaphosi neeperile zenu
phambi kweehagu, hleze zizinyathele ngeenyawo, zijike
kwaye ndikuhlawule.
7:7 Celani, nophiwa; funani, nofumana; nkqonkqoza, kwaye
niya kuvulelwa;
7:8 Kuba wonke umntu ocelayo, uyazuza; nalowo ufunayo, uyafumana; kwaye ku
lowo unkqonkqozayo uya kuvulelwa.
7:9 Nguwuphi na umntu kuni ongathi, ukuba unyana wakhe uthe wacela isonka, amnike?
ilitye?
7:10 Athi, ukuba uthe wacela intlanzi, amnike inyoka?
7:11 Ukuba ke ngoko nina, ningendawo nje, niyakwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezilungileyo;
wobeka phi na ke yena uYihlo osemazulwini ukuninika izinto ezilungileyo
abo bambuzayo?
7:12 Zonke izinto ngoko enisukuba ninga bangazenza abantu kuni, zenzeni;
nani ngokunjalo kubo; kuba oko kungumthetho nabaprofeti.
7:13 Ngenani ngesango elimxinwa; ngokuba libanzi isango, libanzi ngeenxa zombini
indlela esa entshabalalweni, baninzi ke abangena ngayo;
7:14 Ngokuba limxinwa isango, icuthene nendlela, esa kuyo;
ubomi, kwaye bambalwa ababufumanayo.
7:15 Ke kaloku balumkeleni abaprofeti ababuxoki, abeza kuni ngezambatho zeegusha kodwa
ngaphakathi baziingcuka eziqwengayo.
7:16 Nobaqonda ngeziqhamo zabo. Ngaba abantu bakha iidiliya emeveni, okanye
amakhiwane enkunzane?
7:17 Ngokunjalo wonke umthi olungileyo uvelisa iziqhamo ezihle; kodwa umthi owonakeleyo
uvelisa isiqhamo esibi.
7:18 Umthi olungileyo awunakuvelisa ziqhamo zibi, nomthi ongenguwo awunako
velisani iziqhamo ezihle.
7:19 Wonke umthi ongavelisi siqhamo sihle, uyagawulwa, uphoswe
emlilweni.
7:20 Ngoko ke nobaqonda ngeziqhamo zabo.
7:21 Asingabo bonke abathi kum, Nkosi, Nkosi, abaya kungena kulo
ubukumkani bamazulu; ngulowo wenza ukuthanda kukaBawo ongaphakathi
ezulwini.
7:22 Baninzi abaya kuthi kum ngaloo mini, Nkosi, Nkosi, asizange siprofete na?
igama lakho? Sazikhupha na iidemon egameni lakho? kwaye wenze ngegama lakho
imisebenzi emininzi emangalisayo?
7:23 Ndandule ndibaxelele, ndithi, Andizanga ndinazi; mkani kum, nina
abasebenza ubutshinga.
7:24 Ngoko ke wonke umntu owevayo la mazwi am, awenze, ndom
uya kumfanisa nendoda eyingqondi, yona yayakhelayo elulwalweni indlu yayo;
7:25 Yehla imvula, yeza imilambo, yavuthuza imimoya
yabetha kuloo ndlu; ayawa, kuba ibisekelwe elulwalweni.
7:26 Bonke abawevayo la mazwi am, bangawenzi;
ufanekiswa nendoda esisiyatha, yona yakhayo phezu kwendlu yayo
isanti:
7:27 Yehla imvula, yeza imilambo, yavuthuza imimoya
yabetha kuloo ndlu; yawa; saba sikhulu ukuwa kwayo.
7:28 Ke kaloku kwathi, xeshikweni uYesu ebewagqibile la mazwi, sathi cwaka sisihlwele
bakhwankqiswa yimfundiso yakhe.
7:29 kuba ebezifundisa njengonegunya, engafundisi njengabo ababhali.