Luka
6:1 Kwathi ngesabatha lesibili emva kwelokuqala, wahamba
emasimini ommbila; abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu, futhi
badla, bezihlikihla ezandleni zabo.
6:2 Abanye kubaFarisi bathi kubo: "Nenzelani lokho okungekho
kuvunyelwe ukwenza ngesabatha?
6:3 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Anifundanga yini nalokhu?
UDavide wakwenza lapho elambile yena nababe naye;
6:4 Ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, wathatha izinkwa zokubukwa, wadla.
futhi wanika nalabo ababenaye; okungavunyelwe ukudliwa
kodwa ngabapristi bodwa?
6:5 Wathi kubo: INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yesabatha.
6:6 Kwathi futhi ngelinye isabatha, wangena endlini
Kwakukhona umuntu osandla sakhe sokunene sasishwabene.
6:7 Ababhali nabaFarisi basebembhekisisa ukuthi uzasilisa yini ngesilisa
usuku lwesabatha; ukuze bathole ukumbeka icala.
6:8 Kepha yena wayeyazi imicabango yabo, wathi endodeni eshwabene
isandla, sukuma, ume phakathi. wasukuma wema
phambili.
6:9 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngizalibuza ilizwi libe linye; Ingabe kusemthethweni ku-
amasabatha ukwenza okuhle kumbe okubi? ukusindisa ukuphila, noma ukukubhubhisa?
6:10 Esebaqalazile bonke, wathi endodeni: Yelula
yelula isandla sakho. Wenze njalo; isandla sakhe saphiliswa, saba njengamandla
okunye.
6:11 Base begcwala ukuhlanya; futhi bakhulumisane omunye komunye ukuthi
abangakwenza kuJesu.
6:12 Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku waphuma waya entabeni
khuleka, bahlala ubusuku bonke bekhuleka kuNkulunkulu.
6:13 Kwathi sekusile, wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe;
wakhetha abayishumi nambili, abaqamba futhi ngokuthi abaphostoli;
6:14 USimoni, amqamba futhi ngokuthi uPetru, no-Andreya umfowabo, uJakobe kanye
uJohane, uFiliphu noBartolomewu,
6:15 uMathewu noTomase, uJakobe ka-Alfewu, noSimoni othiwa Zelote,
6:16 noJuda umfowabo kaJakobe, kanye noJuda Iskariyothe, owayenguye futhi
imbuka.
6:17 Wehla nabo, wema ethafeni, kanye neqembu
abafundi bakhe, nesixuku esikhulu sabantu abavela kulo lonke elaseJudiya nase
eJerusalema, nasogwini lolwandle lwaseTire neSidoni, abeza ukuzwa
kuye, lokuphulukiswa ezifweni zabo;
6:18 Futhi labo ababekhathazwa imimoya engcolile, futhi baphulukiswa.
6:19 Isixuku sonke safuna ukumthinta, ngokuba kwaphuma amandla
ngaye, wabaphulukisa bonke.
6:20 Wayesephakamisela amehlo akhe phezu kwabafundi bakhe, wathi: "Nibusisiwe."
mpofu: ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowenu.
6:21 Nibusisiwe nina enilambile manje, ngokuba niyosuthiswa. Nibusisiwe
khalani khathesi, ngoba lizahleka.
6:22 Nibusisiwe, lapho abantu benizonda, nalapho behlukana
wena phakathi kwabo, bakuthuke, balilahle igama lakho
njengobubi, ngenxa yeNdodana yomuntu.
6:23 Jabulani ngalolo suku, futhi nigxumagxume ngenjabulo, ngoba bheka, umvuzo wenu
omkhulu ezulwini, ngokuba oyise benze njalo kubo
abaprofethi.
6:24 Kodwa maye kini abacebile! ngoba seniyitholile induduzo yenu.
6:25 Maye kini enisuthi! ngoba nizakulamba. Maye kinina enihlekayo!
manje! ngokuba niyakulila, nikhale.
6:26 Maye kini, lapho bonke abantu bekhuluma kahle ngani! ngoba benze njalo labo
obaba kubaprofethi bamanga.
6:27 Kodwa ngithi kini enizwayo: Thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kwalabo
ngiyakuzonda,
6:28 Busisani labo abaniqalekisayo, futhi nithandazele labo abasebenzisa kabi kini.
6:29 Lowo okushaya esihlathini esisodwa, mnike nesinye;
nokwephuca ingubo yakho, ungamaleli nengubo yakho.
6:30 Yiphe yilowo nalowo ocela kuwe; lalowo osusa okwakho
impahla ungabe usabuza.
6:31 Futhi njengoba nithanda ukuba abantu benze kini, nani yenzani kanjalo kubo.
6:32 Ngoba uma nithanda labo abanithandayo, yini ukubonga kini? nezoni
thandani ababathandayo.
6:33 Futhi uma nenza okuhle kulabo abenza okuhle kini, yini ukubonga kini? okwe
nezoni zenza kanjalo.
6:34 Futhi uma nitsheleka labo enithemba ukwamukela kubo, yini ukubonga kini?
ngokuba nezoni zitsheleka izoni ukuba zamukele lokho.
6:35 Kodwa thandani izitha zenu, futhi nenze okuhle, futhi nitsheleke, nithemba lutho
futhi; umvuzo wenu uyakuba mkhulu, nibe ngabantwana bakhe
oPhezukonke, ngokuba unomusa kwabangabongiyo nababi.
6:36 Ngakho-ke yibani nesihawu, njengoba noYihlo enesihawu.
6:37 Ningahluleli, khona aniyikwahlulelwa;
thethelelani, khona niyakuthethelelwa;
6:38 Phanini, khona nizakuphiwa; isilinganiso esihle, esigxishiwe, futhi
zinyakaziswe, zichichime, ziyakunikelwa esifubeni sakho. Ngoba
ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso
futhi.
6:39 Wayesebalandisa umfanekiso, ethi: “Impumputhe ingahola impumputhe na? ngizo
abawela emgodini bobabili na?
6:40 Umfundi akangaphezu komfundisi wakhe, kodwa yilowo nalowo ophelele
uzakuba njengenkosi yakhe.
6:41 Futhi kungani ubheka ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kodwa
awuboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso na?
6:42 Ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: 'Mfowethu, ake ngikukhiphe'?
ucezwana olusesweni lakho, ungaluboni wena ugongolo
lisesweni lakho na? Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo kulo
elakho iso, khona-ke uzabona kahle ukukhipha ucezwana
isesweni lomfowenu.
6:43 Ngoba isihlahla esihle sithela izithelo ezimbi; futhi akakho okhohlakeleyo
umuthi uthela izithelo ezinhle.
6:44 Ngoba wonke umuthi waziwa ngesithelo sawo. Ngoba amadoda awenzi emeveni
bakha amakhiwane, bangakhi izithelo zomvini esihlahleni.
6:45 Umuntu omuhle uveza lokho emfuyweni enhle yenhliziyo yakhe
okuyinto enhle; nomuntu omubi emfuyweni embi yenhliziyo yakhe
uveza okubi, ngokuba ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo yakhe
umlomo uyakhuluma.
6:46 Futhi kungani ningibize, Nkosi, Nkosi, futhi ningakwenzi engikushoyo?
6:47 Noma ubani oza kimi, futhi ezwe amazwi ami, futhi awenze, mina
nginibonise ukuthi ufana nobani;
6:48 Ufana nomuntu owakha indlu, wemba washonisa, wayibeka
isisekelo edwaleni: kwathi lapho kufika uzamcolo, umfula washaya
phezu kwaleyo ndlu, kepha yayingenakuyinyakazisa, ngokuba yayisekelwe
phezu kwedwala.
6:49 Kodwa lowo ozwayo futhi angakwenzi, ufana nomuntu ongenalo izwi
isisekelo sakha indlu phezu komhlaba; lapho umfudlana enza khona
yashaya kakhulu, yawa masinyane; kwasekuchitheka kwaleyondlu
enkulu.