UMateyu
10:1 Ebabizele kuye abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinababini, wabanika amandla
koomoya abangcolileyo, ukubakhupha, nokuphilisa zonke iintlobo zezifo
izifo nazo zonke iintlobo zezifo.
10:2 Ke ngawo la amagama abapostile abalishumi elinababini; Owokuqala nguSimon
ebizwa ngokuba nguPetros, noAndreya umzalwana wakhe; uYakobi kaZebhedi, noYohane
umntakwabo;
10:3 uFilipu noBhartolomeyu; uTomas, noMateyu, umbuthi werhafu; UJames unyana
ka-Alifeyu, noLebheyu, ogama limbi linguTadeyu;
10:4 uSimon umKanan, noYuda Sikariyoti, lowo wamngcatshayo.
10:5 Abo balishumi elinababini wabathuma uYesu, ebawisela umthetho, esithi, Ze ningangeni
nakuwuphi na umzi wamaSamariya, ningene
hayi:
10:6 kodwa yiyani kanye kwizimvu ezilahlekileyo zendlu kaSirayeli.
10:7 Ekuhambeni kwenu ke vakalisani, nisithi, Ubukumkani bamazulu busondele.
10:8 Philisani imilwelwe, hlambululani abaneqhenqa, vusani abafileyo, khuphani iidemon;
namkele ngesisa, yiphani ngesisa.
10:9 Ningaziqwebeli golide nasilivere nalubhedu emibhinqweni yenu;
10:10 nangxowa yandlela, nangubo zangaphantsi ngambini, nambadada, nokuba kunjalo
kuba umsebenzi ufanelwe kukudla kwakhe.
10:11 Emzini ke enithe nangena kuwo, nokuba kusemzaneni, ize nibuzise ukuba ngubani na kuwo
kufanelekile; hlalani khona apho nide nimke khona.
10:12 Xa ningena endlwini, ze niyibulise.
10:13 Ukuba ke ifanelekile indlu leyo, malube phezu kwayo uxolo lwenu;
anifanelekile, uxolo lwenu malubuyele kuni.
10:14 nosukuba enga anamkeli, akaweva amazwi enu, ekumkeni kwenu
phumani kuloo ndlu nakuloo mzi, vuthululani uthuli lweenyawo zenu.
10:15 Inene ndithi kuni, Koba nokunyamezeleka okomhlaba waseSodom
neGomora ngomhla womgwebo kunaloo mzi.
10:16 Yabonani, mna ndinithuma njengezimvu phakathi kweengcuka; yibani nina
ngoko nilumke njengeenyoka, ningenabuqhinga njengamahobe.
10:17 Balumkeleni ke abantu; kuba baya kuninikela ezintlanganisweni zamatyala
baya kunityakatya ezindlwini zabo zesikhungu;
10:18 naye ke niya kusiwa phambi kwabalawuli nookumkani ngenxa yam
bubungqina kubo, nakuzo iintlanga.
10:19 Xa sukuba ke beninikela, ize ningaxhaleli ukuba niya kuthini na, nangantoni na
thethani, kuba niya kunikwa kwangelo lixa oko nothetha khona.
10:20 Kuba asinini abathethayo, nguMoya kaYihlo othethayo
uthetha kuni.
10:21 Ke kaloku umzalwana uya kunikela umzalwana ekufeni, aze uyise anikele
umntwana: nabantwana baya kuvukela abazali, kwaye
mababulawe.
10:22 nithiywe ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lam;
onyamezele kwada kwaba sekupheleni, uya kusindiswa yena.
10:23 Xa sukuba ke benitshutshisa kuloo mzi, sabelani kuwumbi;
Inene ndithi kuni, Aniyi kuwela emizini yakwaSirayeli;
ade afike uNyana woMntu.
10:24 Akukho mfundi mkhulu kunomfundisi wakhe, akukho mkhonzi mkhulu kunenkosi yakhe.
10:25 Kumanele umfundi ukuba abe njengomfundisi wakhe, nomkhonzi
njengenkosi yakhe. Ukuba umninindlu bambize ngoBhelezebhule, wothini na?
Kobeka phi na ke ukubiza abendlu yakhe?
10:26 Musani ukuboyika ngoko; kuba akukho nto igutyungelweyo ingayi kubakho
tyhilwa; nefihlakeleyo, engasayi kwaziwa.
10:27 Oko ndikuthetha kuni ebumnyameni, kuthetheni ekukhanyeni, noko nikuvayo kubo
indlebe, shumayelani phezu kwezindlu.
10:28 Ningaboyiki abo babulala umzimba, kodwa bengenako ukuwubulala wona
yoyikani ke kanye lowo unako ukutshabalalisa umphefumlo kwanomzimba
isihogo.
10:29 Abathengiswa ngepeni na oongqatyana ababini? yaye akuyi kuwa namnye kubo
emhlabeni ngaphandle koYihlo.
10:30 Kwaneenwele ezi zentloko yenu zibaliwe zonke;
10:31 Musani ukoyika ngoko; nibagqithile oongqatyana abaninzi nina.
10:32 Wonke umntu ngoko oya kundivuma phambi kwabantu, ndiya kumvuma nam
phambi koBawo osemazulwini.
10:33 Osukuba ke eya kundikhanyela phambi kwabantu, ndiya kumkhanyela nam phambi kwam
Bawo osemazulwini.
10:34 Ningabi ndize kungenisa uxolo emhlabeni; andizanga kuthumela
luxolo, kodwa ikrele.
10:35 kuba ndize kubambanisa umntu noyise, kwanoyise
intombi nonina, umolokazana nonina;
abasemzini.
10:36 Zaye iintshaba zomntu ziya kuba ngabendlu yakhe.
10:37 Lowo uthanda uyise nokuba ngunina kunam, akandifanele mna;
Lowo uthanda unyana wakhe nokuba yintombi yakhe kunam, akandifanele mna.
10:38 Nongawuthabathiyo umnqamlezo wakhe, alandele emva kwam, akafanelekanga
yam.
10:39 Lowo uwufumeneyo umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; nalowo uwulahlileyo umphefumlo wakhe ngenxa yakhe
ngenxa yam ndiya kuyifumana.
10:40 Lowo wamkela nina, wamkela mna; nothe wamkela mna, wamkela mna
owandithumayo.
10:41 Lowo wamkela umprofeti egameni lomprofeti uya kwamkela i
umvuzo womprofeti; nalowo wamkela ilungisa egameni lika
ilungisa liya kwamkela umvuzo welungisa.
10:42 othe waseza noko amnye waba bangabona bancinane indebe yeti
Amanzi abandayo kuphela egameni lomfundi, inene, ndithi kuni, yena
akayi kukha alahlekelwe ngumvuzo wakhe.