Mathewu
10:1 Esebizile abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili, wabanika amandla
nawomoya abangcolileyo, ukubakhipha, nokuphulukisa yonke inhlobo
ukugula nazo zonke izinhlobo zezifo.
10:2 Manje amagama abaphostoli abayishumi nambili yilawa; Owokuqala nguSimoni
wabiza uPetru, no-Andreya umfowabo; uJakobe indodana kaZebedewu, noJohane
umfowabo;
10:3 uFiliphu, noBartolomewu; uTomase, noMathewu umthelisi; UJames indodana
ka-Alfewu, noLebewu othiwa uThadewu;
10:4 uSimoni umKhanani, noJuda Iskariyothe, owamkhaphelayo.
10:5 Laba abayishumi nambili uJesu wabathuma, wabayala, wathi: "Ningangeni."
endleleni yabezizwe, nakungena kuwo wonke umuzi wamaSamariya
hhayi:
10:6 Kodwa yanini kakhulu ezimvini ezilahlekile zendlu ka-Israyeli.
10:7 Futhi njengoba nihamba, nishumayele, nithi, Umbuso wezulu ususondele.
10:8 Phulisani abagulayo, nivuse abafileyo, nihlambulule abanochoko, nikhiphe amademoni;
namukele ngesihle, yiphani ngesihle.
10:9 Ningaphathi igolide, nesiliva, nethusi emixhakeni yenu.
10:10 noma sikhwama sohambo, noma amabhantshi amabili, nazicathulo, noma kunjalo
izinti: ngokuba isisebenzi sifanele ukudla kwaso.
10:11 “Nakumuphi umuzi noma umuzana eniyakungena kuwo, buzani ukuthi ngubani kuwo
kufanelekile; nihlale khona nize nimuke.
10:12 Futhi lapho ningena endlini, nibingelele.
10:13 Futhi uma indlu ifanele, ukuthula kwenu makube phezu kwayo, kodwa uma kufanele
ngokungafanele, ukuthula kwenu makubuyele kini.
10:14 Futhi noma ubani ongayikunamukela, noma ukuzwa amazwi enu, lapho nimuka
kuleyo ndlu noma kuleyo dolobha, nivuthulule uthuli ezinyaweni zenu.
10:15 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kulo izwe laseSodoma
neGomora ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunakulowo muzi.
10:16 Bhekani, Ngiyanithuma ninjengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi
ngakho-ke nihlakaniphe njengezinyoka, ningenacala njengamajuba.
10:17 Kodwa qaphelani abantu, ngoba bayonikhaphela emiphakathini, futhi
bayakunishaya emasinagogeni abo;
10:18 Niyakuyiswa phambi kwababusi namakhosi ngenxa yami
ubufakazi kubo nakwabezizwe.
10:19 Kodwa lapho benikhaphela, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyokwenzani noma kanjani
khulumani, ngokuba niyakunikwa ngaso leso sikhathi eniyakukukhuluma.
10:20 Ngoba akunina enikhulumayo, kodwa uMoya kaYihlo okhulumayo
okhuluma kini.
10:21 Futhi umfowabo uyokhaphela umfowabo ekufeni, noyise
umntwana: nabantwana bayovukela abazali babo, futhi
abenze babulawe.
10:22 Niyakuzondwa abantu bonke ngenxa yegama lami, kodwa lowo
okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni uyakusindiswa.
10:23 Kodwa nxa benizingela kulo muzi, balekelani komunye;
ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aniyikuwela imizi yakwa-Israyeli;
ize ifike iNdodana yomuntu.
10:24 Umfundi akaphezu komfundisi wakhe, nenceku ayingaphezu kwenkosi yayo.
10:25 Kwanele ukuba umfundi abe njengomfundisi wakhe, futhi inceku
njengenkosi yakhe. Uma bebizile umninindlu ngokuthi uBelzebule, kanjani
kakhulukazi abendlu yakhe na?
10:26 Ngakho-ke ningabesabi, ngoba akukho lutho olumboziwe olungeke lube khona
kwembulwa; lokufihliweyo, okungasoze kwaziwa.
10:27 Lokho enginitshela khona ebumnyameni, kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni, nalokho enikuzwayo
indlebe, enishumayela phezu kwezindlu.
10:28 Futhi ningabesabi ababulala umzimba, kodwa bengakwazi ukubulala umzimba
umphefumulo: kepha yesabani lowo onamandla okubhubhisa kokubili umphefumulo nomzimba
isihogo.
10:29 Ondlunkulu ababili abathengiswa yini ngendibilishi? njalo kayikuwa omunye wabo
emhlabeni ngaphandle kukaYihlo.
10:30 Kodwa nezinwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke.
10:31 Ngakho ningesabi, nina nibaluleke ukudlula ondlunkulu abaningi.
10:32 Ngakho-ke noma ubani oyongivuma phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyomvuma
phambi kukaBaba osezulwini.
10:33 Kodwa lowo oyakungiphika phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyakumphika phambi kwami
Baba osezulwini.
10:34 Ningacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni;
ukuthula, kodwa inkemba.
10:35 Ngoba ngize ukuphambanisa umuntu ngokumelene noyise, futhi
indodakazi nonina, nomalokazana nonina
abasemzin.
10:36 Futhi izitha zomuntu kuyoba ngabendlu yakhe.
10:37 Othanda uyise noma unina kunami kangifanele;
othanda indodana noma indodakazi kunami kangifanele.
10:38 Futhi lowo ongathabathi isiphambano sakhe, futhi angilandele, kangifanele
wami.
10:39 Lowo othola ukuphila kwakhe uyolahlekelwa yikho, futhi olahlekelwa ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa
ngenxa yami ngizakuthola.
10:40 Lowo onamukelayo uyangamukela mina, futhi lowo ongamukela mina uyakwamukela
ongithumileyo.
10:41 Owamukela umprofethi egameni lomprofethi uyakwamukeliswa i
umvuzo womprofethi; lalowo owemukela olungileyo ngebizo a
olungileyo uyakwamukela umvuzo womuntu olungileyo.
10:42 Futhi yilowo nalowo ophuzisa omunye walaba abancinyane indebe
amanzi abandayo kuphela egameni lomfundi, ngiqinisile ngithi kini, yena
kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.