UMateyu
11:1 Kwathi, xeshikweni uYesu ebegqibile ukubamisela abalishumi elinababini
abafundi bakhe, wemka apho waya kufundisa nokushumayela kwizixeko zabo.
11:2 Ke kaloku uYohane, eyive esentolongweni imisebenzi kaKristu, wesusa bababini
kubafundi bakhe,
11:3 athi kuye, Wena ungulowo uzayo na, silinde, kusini na?
enye?
11:4 Waphendula uYesu wathi kuwo, Hambani niye kumbikela uYohane ezo zinto
enizivayo nenizibonileyo;
11:5 Iimfama zibuya zibone, neziqhwala ziyahamba, abaneqhenqa
bayahlanjululwa, nezithulu ziyeva; abafileyo bayavuswa, namahlwempu ayavuswa
zashunyayelwa iindaba ezilungileyo kubo.
11:6 Unoyolo othe akakhutyekiswa ndim.
11:7 Bakubon' ukuba bayemka abo, waqala uYesu wathi kwizihlwele ngaye
UYohane, Naye niphuma nisiya kubona ntoni na entlango? Ingcongolo izanyazanyiswa
umoya?
11:8 Naye niphume naya kubona ntoni na kodwa? Yaye ingumntu ovethe iingubo ezitofotofo na? Khangela,
abo banxiba iingubo ezitofotofo basezindlwini zookumkani.
11:9 Naye niphume naya kubona ntoni na kodwa? Umprofeti? Ewe, ndithi kuni, kwaye
ngaphezu komprofeti.
11:10 Kuba lo ngulowo kubhaliweyo ngaye, kwathiwa, Yabona, mna ndiyasithuma isithunywa sam
phambi kobuso bakho, obuya kuyilungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.
11:11 Inene ndithi kuni, Phakathi kwabo bazelweyo ngabafazi, akubanga nanto
kuvele omkhulu kunoYohane umbhaptizi; kanti ke nomncinane
ebukumkanini bamazulu mkhulu kunaye.
11:12 Kususela kwimihla kaYohane umbhaptizi, kude kube ngoku, ubukumkani bamazulu
abagonyamelayo bayayiphanga ngenkani.
11:13 Kuba bonke abaprofeti nomthetho baprofeta kwada kwakho uYohane.
11:14 Kananjalo ukuba niyavuma ukukwamkela oko, yena nguEliya, lo bekuthiwa uza kufika.
11:15 Lowo uneendlebe zokuva makeve.
11:16 Ke kaloku ndiya kusifanisa nantoni na esi sizukulwana? Kufana nabantwana
behleli ezindaweni zembutho, bebiza amadlelane abo;
11:17 sisithi, Sanigwalela, naza anangqungqa; si
nenza isijwili kuni, anambambazela;
11:18 Kuba uYohane weza engadli, engaseli, basuka bathi, Unalo
usathana.
11:19 UNyana woMntu yena weza esidla, esela, basuka bathi, Nanko umntu
olidla-kudla, olisela-wayini, umhlobo wababuthi berhafu naboni. Kodwa
ubulumko bugwetyelwe kokuphuma ebantwaneni babo.
11:20 Waza waqala ukuyingcikiva imizi apho inkoliso yemisebenzi yakhe yamandla ikhona
kwenzeka ngenxa yokuba bengaguqukanga;
11:21 Yeha, wena Korazin! Yeha, wena Bhetesayida! kuba, ukuba ligorha
imisebenzi eyenzeke kuni, yaye yenzeke eTire naseTsidon
ngewaguqukayo kwakudala ngeengubo ezirhwexayo naseluthuthwini.
11:22 Ndithi ke kuni, Koba nokunyamezeleka okweTire nakwiTsidon kulo
imini yomgwebo kunani.
11:23 Nawe Kapernahum, uphakanyiselweyo ezulwini, uya kusiwa
kuba, ukuba ibiyeyenziwe kuwe imisebenzi yamandla eyenzeke kuwe
Ngesenziweyo eSodom, ngeyisekho nanamhla.
11:24 Ke ndithi kuni, Kuya kuba nokunyamezeleka okomhlaba
ISodom ngomhla womgwebo kunawe.
11:25 Ngelo xesha waphendula uYesu wathi, Ndiyabulela kuwe, Bawo, Nkosi yam
izulu nomhlaba, ngokuba ezi zinto uzifihlile kwizilumko nakwizilumko
unengqondo, wazityhilela iintsana.
11:26 ewe, Bawo, ngokuba kwakholeka phambi kwakho ukuba kube njalo.
11:27 Zonke izinto zinikelwe kum nguBawo;
UNyana, kodwa uYise; akukho umaziyo uYise, kuphela nguNyana;
nalowo uNyana athanda ukumtyhilela.
11:28 Yizani kum nonke nina nibulalekayo, nisindwayo ngumthwalo, ndoninika
uyaphumla.
11:29 Thabathani idyokhwe yam niyithwale, nifunde kum; ngokuba ndinobulali, ndithobekile
noyifumanela ukuphumla imiphefumlo yenu.
11:30 Kuba idyokhwe yam imnandi, nomthwalo wam ulula.