Mathewu
5:1 Ebona izixuku, wakhuphukela entabeni;
ehlezi, abafundi bakhe beza kuye;
5:2 Wavula umlomo wakhe, wabafundisa, wathi:
5:3 Babusisiwe abampofu emoyeni, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo.
5:4 Babusisiwe abalilayo, ngoba bayoduduzwa.
5:5 Babusisiwe abamnene, ngokuba bayokudla ifa lomhlaba.
5:6 Babusisiwe abalambele futhi bomele ukulunga
bayakusuthiswa.
5:7 Babusisiwe abanesihawu, ngokuba bayakuhawukelwa.
5:8 Babusisiwe abahlanzekile enhliziyweni, ngoba bayobona uNkulunkulu.
5:9 Babusisiwe abalamulayo, ngokuba bayobizwa ngokuthi abantwana
uNkulunkulu.
5:10 Babusisiwe abazingelwa ngenxa yokulunga
umbuso wezulu ungowabo.
5:11 Nibusisiwe, lapho abantu benithuka, futhi benizingela, futhi ngeke
khulumani ngamanga yonke inhlobo yobubi ngenxa yami.
5:12 Jabulani nithokoze, ngokuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini
kanjalo babazingela abaprofethi ababengaphambi kwenu.
5:13 Nina ningusawoti womhlaba, kepha uma usawoti edumele.
lizatswaywa ngani? kusukela ngaleso sikhathi akusizi lutho, ngaphandle kokuthi
alahlwe ngaphandle, anyathelwe ngabantu.
5:14 Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi omiswe entabeni ungebe khona
kucashile.
5:15 Futhi abantu kasokheli isibani, futhi basibeke ngaphansi kwesitsha, kodwa phezu a
uthi lwekhandlela; futhi ikhanyisela bonke abasendlini.
5:16 Kanjalo makukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu, ukuze babone imisebenzi yenu emihle.
futhi nikhazimulise uYihlo osezulwini.
5:17 Ningacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuchitha umthetho noma abaprofethi;
nize ukubhubhisa, kodwa ukugcwalisa.
5:18 Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuze kudlule izulu nomhlaba, gada linye noma linye
asisoze sadlula isihloko somthetho, kuze kufezeke konke.
5:19 Ngakho-ke noma ubani owephula owodwa kule miyalo emincane, futhi
uyakufundisa abantu kanjalo, uyakuthiwa omncinyane embusweni we
ezulwini: kodwa oyigcinayo futhi ayifundise, naye uyobizwa
omkhulu embusweni wezulu.
5:20 Ngoba ngithi kini: Ngaphandle kokuthi ukulunga kwenu kudlule
ukulunga kwababhali nabaFarisi, anisoze nangena
embusweni wezulu.
5:21 Nizwile kwathiwa kwabasendulo: Ungabulali;
nobulalayo uyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa.
5:22 Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Lowo othukuthelela umfowabo ngaphandle
Icala liyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa, noshoyo kowakhe
umzalwane, sihlakaniphi, uyakuba necala lomkhandlu;
uthi: Siwula, uyakuba necala lesihogo somlilo.
5:23 Ngakho uma uletha umnikelo wakho e-altare, futhi lapho uyakhumbula
ukuthi umfowenu unokuthile ngawe;
5:24 Shiya lapho isipho sakho phambi kwe-altare, uhambe; kuqala kube
ubuyisane nomfowenu, andukuba uze unikele umnikelo wakho.
5:25 Vumelana masinyane nesitha sakho, usesendleleni naye;
funa omelene nawe akunikele kumahluleli nomahluleli
ukunikele enduneni, uphonswe etilongweni.
5:26 Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Kawusoze waphuma lapho,
ukhokhe imadlana yokugcina.
5:27 Nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabasendulo: "Ungakhohlwa."
phinga:
5:28 Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo obuka owesifazane ukuba amkhanuke
usephingile naye enhliziyweni yakhe.
5:29 Uma iso lakho lokunene likukhubekisa, likhiphe, ulilahle;
ngoba kungcono kuwe ukuthi kubhubhe sibe sinye sezitho zakho, njalo
kungeyisikho ukuthi umzimba wakho wonke uphonswe esihogweni.
5:30 Uma isandla sakho sokunene sikukhubekisa, sinqume, usilahle;
ngoba kungcono kuwe ukuthi kubhubhe sibe sinye sezitho zakho, njalo
kungeyisikho ukuthi umzimba wakho wonke uphonswe esihogweni.
5:31 Kwathiwa: Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, makamnike
ukubhala isehlukaniso:
5:32 Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, ngaphandle nje
isizathu sobufebe simenza aphinge, nanoma ubani
uyakuthatha owaliweyo uyaphinga.
5:33 Futhi, nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwasendulo, Wena
ungafungi, kepha ugcwalise izifungo zakho kuJehova;
5:34 Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Ningafungi nhlobo; noma ngezulu; ngoba lingokukaNkulunkulu
isihlalo sobukhosi:
5:35 Noma ngomhlaba; ngoba uyisenabelo senyawo zakhe: kumbe ngeJerusalema; ngoba
umuzi weNkosi enkulu.
5:36 Futhi ungafungi ngekhanda lakho, ngoba awukwazi ukwenza eyodwa
izinwele ezimhlophe noma ezimnyama.
5:37 Kodwa inkulumo yenu mayibe, Yebo, yebo; Cha, cha, ngoba noma yini
okukhulu kunalokhu kuvela komubi.
5:38 Nizwile kwathiwa, Iso ngeso, nezinyo ngeso
izinyo:
5:39 Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Lingamelani lokubi, kodwa loba ngubani otshayayo
wena esihlathini sakho sokunene, mphendulele nesinye.
5:40 Futhi uma noma ubani ofuna ukukumangalela, futhi athathe ingubo yakho, myeke
thatha nesembatho sakho.
5:41 Futhi noma ubani okuphoqa ukuba uhambe imayela, hamba naye amabili.
5:42 Mnike lowo okucelayo, futhi kusukela ofuna ukuboleka kuwe
ungafulatheli.
5:43 Nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa, Wothanda umakhelwane wakho, futhi
zonda isitha sakho.
5:44 Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Thandani izitha zenu, nibusise abaniqalekisayo, yenzani
lihle kwabanizondayo, nibakhulekele abasebenzisa kabi
nina, futhi nizingele;
5:45 Ukuze nibe ngabantwana bakaYihlo osezulwini, ngokuba yena
wenza ilanga lakhe liphumele ababi nabahle, linise imvula
abalungile nabangalungile.
5:46 Ngoba uma nithanda labo abanithandayo, imuphi umvuzo nina? ungakwenzi ngitsho
abathelisi ngokufanayo?
5:47 Futhi uma nibingelela abafowenu kuphela, yini edlula abanye? ungenzi
kanjalo nabathelisi?
5:48 Ngakho-ke yibani ngabaphelele, njengoba noYihlo osezulwini enjalo
ephelele.