Mathewu
7:1 Ningahluleli, ukuze ningahlulelwa.
7:2 Ngoba ngesahlulelo enahlulela ngaso, nani niyokwahlulelwa ngaso, futhi ngalokho
isilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso, niyakulinganiselwa ngaso futhi.
7:3 Futhi kungani ubheka ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kodwa
Awuwuboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso na?
7:4 Noma ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: 'Ake ngikhiphe ucezwana.'
iso lakho; bheka, kukhona ugongolo kwelakho iso na?
7:5 Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo esweni lakho. bese
uzabona kahle ukukhipha ucezwana esweni lomfowenu.
7:6 Ninganiki izinja okungcwele, futhi ningaphonsi amaparele enu
phambi kwezingulube, funa zizinyathele ngezinyawo zazo, ziphenduke
futhi ngikulahle.
7:7 Celani, lizaphiwa; funani, niyakufumana; ngqongqotha, futhi
lizavulelwa;
7:8 Ngoba yilowo nalowo ocelayo uyemukela; nalowo ofunayo uyathola; futhi ku
ongqongqothayo uzavulelwa.
7:9 Noma yimuphi umuntu kini, okuthi uma indodana yakhe icela isinkwa, ayinike?
itshe?
7:10 Noma icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka?
7:11 Ngakho-ke uma nina, enibabi, nikwazi ukunika abantwana benu izipho ezinhle,
kakhulu kangakanani uYihlo osezulwini uzakubapha okuhle
labo abambuzayo?
7:12 Ngakho-ke zonke izinto enifuna ukuba abantu bakwenze kini, kwenzeni
nani kanjalo kubo, ngokuba lokhu kungumthetho nabaprofethi.
7:13 Ngenani ngesango elincane, ngoba isango libanzi, futhi isango libanzi
indlela eholela ekubhujisweni, baningi abangena ngayo;
7:14 Ngoba isango lincane, futhi incane indlela, eholela
ukuphila, futhi bambalwa abayitholayo.
7:15 Xwayani abaprofethi bamanga, abeza kini bembethe isikhumba semvu, kodwa
ngaphakathi bayizimpisi eziphangayo.
7:16 Niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo. Ingabe abantu bakha amagilebhisi ameva, noma
amakhiwane akhakhasi?
7:17 Kanjalo yonke imithi emihle ithela izithelo ezinhle; kodwa isihlahla esibi
uthela isithelo esibi.
7:18 Umuthi omuhle awukwazi ukuthela izithelo ezimbi, nomuthi omubi awukwazi ukuthela
thelani izithelo ezinhle.
7:19 Yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyagawulwa, iphonswe
emlilweni.
7:20 Ngakho niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo.
7:21 Akubona bonke abashoyo kimi ukuthi, Nkosi, Nkosi, abayakungena
umbuso wezulu; kodwa lowo owenza intando kaBaba ongaphakathi
ezulwini.
7:22 Abaningi bayokuthi kimi ngalolo suku, Nkosi, Nkosi, asizange siprofethe
igama lakho? ngegama lakho sakhipha amademoni na? nangegama lakho kwenziwe
imisebenzi eminingi emangalisayo?
7:23 Khona-ke ngiyofakaza kubo, Angikaze nginazi: sukani kimi, nina
abenza ububi.
7:24 Ngakho yilowo nalowo ozwa lawa mazwi ami, futhi awenze, I
uyakumfanisa nendoda ehlakaniphileyo eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala;
7:25 Futhi imvula wehla, futhi kwafika izikhukhula, futhi kwavunguza imimoya, futhi
shaya kuleyondlu; kepha kayiwa, ngokuba yayisekelwe phezu kwedwala.
7:26 Futhi yilowo nalowo owezwa lawa mazwi ami, futhi angawenzi.
uyakufaniswa nendoda eyisiwula eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwendlu
isihlabathi:
7:27 Futhi imvula wehla, futhi kwafika izikhukhula, futhi kwavunguza imimoya, futhi
shaya kuleyondlu; yawa: kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo.
7:28 Kwathi, lapho uJesu eseqedile la mazwi, isixuku
bamangala ngemfundiso yakhe.
7:29 Ngoba wabafundisa njengomuntu onegunya, hhayi njengababhali.