UMateyu
18:1 Ngelo lixa beza abafundi kuYesu, besithi, Ngubani na lo?
oyena mkhulu ebukumkanini bamazulu?
18:2 UYesu wabizela kuye umntwana, wammisa phakathi
bona,
18:3 Wathi, Inene, ndithi kuni, Ukuba anithanga niguquke, nibe njengabanjengawe
Bantwanana, aniyi kukha ningene ebukumkanini bamazulu.
18:4 Osukuba ngoko ethe wazithoba njengalo mntwana kwangokunjalo
mkhulu ebukumkanini bamazulu.
18:5 Kanjalo othe wamkela umntwana onje, noko amnye, onje, egameni lam, wamkela mna;
18:6 Kodwa othe wakhubekisa noko amnye waba bancinane bakholwayo kum, woyenza loo nto
Ngekumlungele kanye ukuba agangxwe ilitye lokusila entanyeni yakhe, aze
ukuba warhaxwa enzulwini yolwandle.
18:7 Yeha ihlabathi, ngenxa yezikhubekiso! kuba imelwe kukuba njalo
izikhubekiso ziyeza; yeha ke loo mntu siza ngaye isikhubekiso!
18:8 Ukuba ke isandla sakho, nokuba lunyawo lwakho, luya kukhubekisa, lunqumle, ululahle
kukulungele ukuba ungene ebomini usisiqhwala, nokuba usisiqhwala.
kunokuba nezandla ezibini okanye iinyawo ezimbini ukuphoswa ngonaphakade
umlilo.
18:9 Nokuba iliso lakho liya kukhubekisa, lincothule, ulilahle;
kulunge kanye ukuba ungene ebomini unaliso linye, kunokuba uthi, unamabini
amehlo aphoswe esihogweni somlilo.
18:10 Lumkani, ningadeli namnye waba bancinane; kuba ndithi kuni
wena, ukuba izithunywa zabo ezulwini zihlala zibubona ubuso bukaBawo
esezulwini.
18:11 Kuba uNyana woMntu weza kusindisa oko kulahlekileyo.
18:12 Nithini na nina? ukuba umntu uthe wanekhulu leegusha, ize enye kuzo imke
Akalahleki, aze azishiye ezimashumi asithoba anesithoba, aye kungena kuwo
Zintaba, nifuna oko kulahlekileyo?
18:13 Ukuba uthe wayifumana, inene ndithi kuni, uya kuvuya ngakumbi.
yaloo gusha, kunezimashumi asithoba anesithoba, ezingalahlekanga.
18:14 Kwangokunjalo asikukuthanda kukaYihlo osemazulwini
kwaba bancinane mabatshabalale.
18:15 Ukuba ke umzalwana wakho uthe wakona, yiya uthethe kuye
phakathi kwakho naye ninedwa; ukuba uthe wakuva, unayo
Umninawa wakho wamzuza.
18:16 Ke ukuba uthe akeva buya uthabathe nawe abe mnye nokuba babini, ahambe nawe
ngomlomo wamangqina amabini, nokuba mathathu, onke amazwi amiswe.
18:17 Ukuba ke uthe akabeva, xelela ibandla;
Kuwe makabe njengomhedeni nanjengomntu
umqokeleli werhafu.
18:18 Inene, ndithi kuni, Konke enithe nakubopha emhlabeni, kuya kubotshwa
ezulwini: kwaye nakuphi na enithe nakukhulula emhlabeni kuya kukhululwa kuyo
ezulwini.
18:19 Kanjalo ndithi kuni, Ukuba ababini kuni bathe bavumelana emhlabeni njenge
Nantoni na ke abangayicelayo, boyenza kubo
Bawo osemazulwini.
18:20 Kuba apho bahlanganisene khona egameni lam, nokuba babini nokuba bathathu, ndikho mna apho
phakathi kwabo.
18:21 Weza uPetros kuye, wathi, Nkosi, koba futhi kangaphi na umzalwana wam esona?
ngam, ndimxolele na? Koda kube kasixhenxe na?
18:22 Athi uYesu kuye, Andithi kuwe, koda kube kasixhenxe; ndithi, koda kube kasixhenxe;
amashumi asixhenxe aphindwe kasixhenxe.
18:23 Ngenxa yoko ubukumkani bamazulu bufanekiswa nomntu ongukumkani, owathi
wayeya kubalela abakhonzi bakhe.
18:24 Kuthe ke akuqala ukubalelana nabo, kwaziswa kuye omnye onetyala
wamnika ishumi lamawaka eetalente.
18:25 Kuthe ke ekubeni engenanto yakuhlawula, yathi inkosi yakhe, makuthengiswe ngaye.
nomkakhe, nabantwana, neento zonke anazo, kwanemali emiselweyo.
18:26 Wawa phantsi ngoko umkhonzi lowo, waqubuda kuyo, esithi, Nkosi, ndenzele oko
khawunyamezele kum, ndokuhlawula lonke.
18:27 Yasikwa ke yimfesane inkosi yaloo mkhonzi, yamkhulula.
waza wamxolela ityala.
18:28 Uphumile ke loo mkhonzi, wafumanana nomnye wabakhonza kunye naye;
wayenetyala kuye leedenariyo ezilikhulu; wamsa izandla, wambamba
emqaleni, esithi, Ndihlawule ityala onalo.
18:29 Wawa phantsi ezinyaweni zakhe lo ubekhonza kunye naye, wamana embongoza, esithi,
Khawube nomonde kum, ndokuhlawula lonke.
18:30 Akavumanga ke; waya wamphosa entolongweni, ade ahlawule
ityala.
18:31 Bathi ke abo babekhonza kunye naye, bakubona oko kwenzekileyo, baba buhlungu kakhulu;
beza bayibikela inkosi yabo konke oko kwenzekileyo.
18:32 Yaza inkosi yalo, yakuba imbizile, yathi kulo, Camagu!
mkhonzi ungendawo, ndakuxolela lonke elaa tyala, ekubeni wandibongozayo;
18:33 ubungamelwe na kukuba ube nenceba nawe kokhonza kunye nawe?
njengokuba bendinenceba kuwe?
18:34 Yaqumba inkosi yakhe, yamnikela kubathuthumbisi, wada wayinikela esandleni sakhe.
kufuneka alihlawule lonke ityala lakhe kuye.
18:35 Wothi noBawo wasemazulwini enjenjalo kuni, ukuba niphuma kuni
iintliziyo azibaxoleli elowo umzalwana wakhe iziphoso.