UMateyu
15:1 Bafika ngoko kuYesu ababhali nabaFarisi, ababephuma eYerusalem,
esithi,
15:2 Kungani na ukuba abafundi bakho basigqithe isithethe samanyange? ngenxa yabo
Musa ukuzihlamba izandla zabo, xa badla isonka.
15:3 Waphendula ke yena wathi kubo, Nani, kungani na ukuba niwugqithe umthetho?
umthetho kaThixo ngesithethe senu na?
15:4 Kuba uThixo wawisa umthetho, esithi, Mbeke uyihlo nonyoko;
Utshabhise uyise nokuba ngunina, makafe ukufa.
15:5 Ke nina nithi, Othe kuyise nokuba kukunina, Úlungile;
isipho, ongaba ungaba luncedo ngaso kum;
15:6 angambeki uyise nonina, wokhululeka. Kwenjenjalo nina
niwuphanzisile umthetho kaThixo ngenxa yesithethe senu.
15:7 Bahanahanisindini, watyapha ukuprofeta ngani uIsaya, esithi,
15:8 Aba bantu basondela kum ngomlomo wabo, Bandibeke ngembeko
imilebe yabo; kodwa intliziyo yabo ikude lee kum.
15:9 Bafumana ke bendihlonela, Befundisa iimfundiso eziyimithetho
yamadoda.
15:10 Wazibizela kuye izihlwele, wathi kubo, Phulaphulani niqonde.
15:11 Asikokungena emlonyeni okumenza inqambi umntu; kodwa le nto
Kuphuma emlonyeni, kuko oko okumenza inqambi umntu.
15:12 Beza abafundi bakhe bathi kuye, Uyazi na ukuba
Bakhubeka abaFarisi emva kokuliva elo lizwi?
15:13 Waphendula ke wathi, Zonke izityalo angenazo uBawo wasemazulwini
utyalwe, uya kuncothulwa.
15:14 Bayekeni; ngabakhokeli beemfama abakwaziimfama; Kwaye ukuba iimfama
khokela imfama, zombini ziya kweyela emhadini.
15:15 Waphendula ke uPetros wathi kuye, Sixelele lo mzekeliso.
15:16 Wathi ke uYesu, Anikabi nakuqonda na nani nangoku?
15:17 Anikaqondi na ukuba yonke into engena emlonyeni, iyaphuma;
embilinini, ize ilahlwe phandle?
15:18 Ke zona izinto eziphuma emlonyeni, ziphuma emlonyeni
intliziyo; zimenza inqambi umntu.
15:19 Kuba kuyo intliziyo kuphuma izicamango ezingendawo, ookubulala, ookukrexeza;
uhenyuzo, ubusela, ubungqina bobuxoki, izinyeliso;
15:20 Zizo ezo izinto ezimenza inqambi umntu; kukudla ngezandla ezingahlanjwanga
ayimenzi inqambi umntu.
15:21 Ephumile khona apho, uYesu wasinga kwimida yaseTire neTsidon.
15:22 Kwathi thu umKananekazi evela kuloo mida, ekhala
esithi kuye, Ndenzele inceba, Nkosi, nyana kaDavide; yam
Intombi iphethwe yidemon kakubi.
15:23 Akamphendula nezwi. Beza abafundi bakhe, bambongoza.
besithi, Mndulule; ngokuba uyakhala emva kwethu.
15:24 Waphendula ke yena wathi, Ndithunywe kwizimvu ezilahlekileyo zodwa
indlu kaSirayeli.
15:25 Weza ke waqubuda kuye, esithi, Nkosi, ndincede.
15:26 Uphendule ke wathi, Asinto intle ukusithabatha isonka sabantwana.
nokuyiphosa ezinjeni.
15:27 Wathi ke yena, Ewe, Nkosi; kuba neenjana zidla kwiimvuthuluka eziwayo.
etafileni yeenkosi zabo.
15:28 Waphendula ke uYesu wathi kuye, Mfazi, lukhulu ukholo lwakho;
makube kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho. Yaphiliswa intombi yakhe
kwangaloo yure.
15:29 Esukile apho uYesu, weza ngaselwandle lwaseGalili;
wenyuka intaba, wahlala phantsi khona.
15:30 Kweza kuye izihlwele ezikhulu, zinabo babenabo;
iziqhwala, iimfama, izimumu, izilima, nabanye abaninzi, wababeka phantsi phambi koYesu.
iinyawo; wabaphilisa.
15:31 zada zamangaliswa izihlwele ezo, zakubona izidenge zithetha.
izilima ziphilile, iziqhwala zihamba, neemfama zibona;
bamzukisa uThixo kaSirayeli.
15:32 Ebabizele ke uYesu abafundi bakhe, wathi, Ndinenceba
yabe ke ihleli nam ngoku iintsuku ezintathu, zabe sekunjalo
andiyi kubandulula bengadlanga, hleze batyhafe
endleleni.
15:33 Bathi kuye abafundi bakhe, Sozizuza phi na izonka ezingaka?
yintlango, ukuze izale ingxokolo engaka?
15:34 Athi kubo uYesu, Zingaphi na izonka eninazo? Kwaye bathi,
Zisixhenxe, neentlanzi ezimbalwa.
15:35 Wathi kwizihlwele mazihlale phantsi emhlabeni.
15:36 Wazithabatha ke izonka zosixhenxe neentlanzi, wabulela, waqhekeza
wanika abafundi bakhe, abafundi ke banika izihlwele.
15:37 Badla bonke bahlutha, bazithabatha ke eziqhekekileyo
inyama eseleyo, iingobozi ezisixhenxe zizele.
15:38 Ke kaloku abo babesidla babengamawaka amane amadoda, ngaphandle kwabafazi nabantwana.
15:39 Ezindulule izihlwele, wakhwela umkhombe, weza emideni
kaMagdala.