Maka
7:1 Khona kwabuthana kuye abaFarisi nabanye kubabhali.
eyayivela eJerusalema.
7:2 Futhi lapho bebona abanye babafundi bakhe bedla isinkwa esingcolile, okungukuthi
ukuthi, ngezandla ezingagezwanga, bathola iphutha.
7:3 Ngoba abaFarisi lamaJuda wonke, ngaphandle kokuthi bageze izandla kanengi.
ungadli, ubambe isiko labadala.
7:4 Futhi lapho bevela emakethe, ngaphandle kokuba bageze, abadli. Futhi
kukhona nezinye izinto eziningi, abazamukele ukuba bazibambe, njenge
ukugeza izindebe, lamabhodwe, lezitsha zethusi, lamatafula.
7:5 Khona abaFarisi nababhali bambuza: Kungani bengahambi abafundi bakho?
ngokwesiko labadala, kodwa nidle isinkwa ngokungageziwe
izandla?
7:6 Waphendula, wathi kubo: "U-Isaya waprofetha kahle ngani
bazenzisi, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Lababantu bangidumisa ngezindebe zabo;
kepha inhliziyo yabo ikude nami.
7:7 Nokho bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izifundiso ezingcwele
imiyalo yabantu.
7:8 Ngoba nilahla umyalo kaNkulunkulu, nibambe isiko labantu.
njengokugezisa amakhanzi nezindebe; nezinye eziningi ezinjalo niyazenza.
7:9 Wathi kubo: "Ngokuphelele nichitha umyalo kaNkulunkulu
nigcine isiko lenu.
7:10 Ngoba uMozisi wathi: Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko; nokuthi: Noma ubani othukayo
uyise noma unina, makafe ukufa;
7:11 Kepha nina nithi: Uma umuntu ethi kuyise noma kunina: YiKorbani,
okungukuthi isipho, noma ngabe yini ongasizakala ngayo kimi;
uzakuba ngokhululekileyo.
7:12 Futhi anisayikumvumela ukuba enze utho kuyise noma kunina;
7:13 Nenza izwi likaNkulunkulu libe yize ngesiko lenu eninalo
nikhululile, nezinto eziningi ezinjalo niyazenza.
7:14 Futhi lapho esebizele kuye sonke isixuku, wathi kubo.
Ngilaleleni nonke, niqonde;
7:15 Akukho lutho ngaphandle komuntu, ukuthi ukungena kuye kungangcolisa
kodwa okuphuma kuye, yikho okungcolisayo
indoda.
7:16 Uma umuntu enezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe.
7:17 Esengenile endlini evela esixukwini, abafundi bakhe
wambuza ngomfanekiso.
7:18 Wathi kubo: "Kanjalo nani abangenangqondo? Aninjalo
qondani ukuthi konke okuvela ngaphandle okungena kumuntu yikho
angeke amngcolise;
7:19 Ngoba akungeni enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa kungena esiswini, futhi
ephuma emanzini, ehlanza konke ukudla na?
7:20 Wayesethi: "Lokho okuphuma kumuntu, okumngcolisayo umuntu.
7:21 Ngoba ngaphakathi, enhliziyweni yomuntu, kuphuma imicabango emibi.
ukuphinga, ubufebe, ukubulala,
7:22 ubusela, ukufisa, ububi, inkohliso, ukuxhwala, ilihlo elibi,
ukuhlambalaza, ukuzidla, ubuwula;
7:23 Zonke lezi zinto ezimbi zivela ngaphakathi, futhi ziyamngcolisa umuntu.
7:24 Wasuka lapho, waya emikhawulweni yaseTire neSidoni.
wangena endlini, wathanda ukuba kwazi muntu, kepha wayekwazi
lingafihlwa.
7:25 Ngoba owesifazane othile, ondodakazi yakhe encane wayenomoya ongcolile, wezwa
ngaye, weza wawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe;
7:26 Owesifazane wayengumGreki, engumSirofenike ngokuzalwa; wamncenga
ukuze akhiphe idemoni endodakazini yakhe.
7:27 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Vumela abantwana basuthe kuqala, ngoba akunjalo
fanele ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, siphonse ezinjeni.
7:28 Futhi waphendula wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa nezinja ngaphansi
etafuleni nidle imvuthuluka yezingane.
7:29 Wathi kuye: "Ngenxa yaleli zwi hamba; usathane uphumile
wendodakazi yakho.
7:30 Futhi lapho efika endlini yakhe, wathola idemoni liphumile, futhi
indodakazi yakhe yalala embhedeni.
7:31 Futhi, ephuma emikhawulweni yaseThire naseSidoni, weza kubo
ulwandle lwaseGalile, phakathi kwezifunda zaseDekapholi.
7:32 Basebeletha kuye umuntu oyisithulu, owayeyisithulu
inkulumo; bamncenga ukuthi abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwakhe.
7:33 Wamsusa esixukwini, wafaka iminwe yakhe esandleni sakhe
izindlebe, wakhafula, wathinta ulimi lwakhe;
7:34 Ebheka phezulu ezulwini, wabubula, wathi kuye: "Efatha!
yikuthi, Vuleka.
7:35 Futhi ngokushesha izindlebe zakhe zavuleka, futhi intambo yolimi lwakhe
wakhulula, wakhuluma kahle.
7:36 Wabayala ukuba bangatsheli muntu, kodwa kakhulu
babayala, kwayikhona bakumemezela kakhulu;
7:37 Bamangala kakhulu kakhulu, bathi: Wenze konke
kahle: wenza kokubili abayizithulu ukuzwa, nezimungulu ukukhuluma.