Mathewu
11:1 Kwathi uJesu eseqedile ukuyala abayishumi nambili
abafundi, wamuka lapho ukuze afundise nokushumayela emizini yabo.
11:2 Manje lapho uJohane esezwile esetilongweni imisebenzi kaKristu, wathuma ababili
labafundi bakhe,
11:3 Wathi kuye: "Wena unguye ozayo, noma thina sibheke?"
omunye?
11:4 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Hambani nimtshele uJohane lezo zinto
enikuzwayo nenikubonayo;
11:5 Izimpumputhe ziyabona, nezinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko
bayahlanjululwa, nezithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, nabampofu bayavuswa
ivangeli lashunyayelwa kubo.
11:6 Futhi ubusisiwe lowo ongayikukhubeka ngami.
11:7 Futhi njengoba bemuka, uJesu waqala ukukhuluma ezixukwini mayelana
UJohane, Naphumela ehlane ukuyobonani na? Umhlanga onyakaziswa nge
umoya?
11:8 Kodwa naphuma ukuyobonani? Umuntu owembethe ingubo ethambileyo na? bheka,
abembethe izingubo ezithambile basezindlini zamakhosi.
11:9 Kodwa naphuma ukuyobonani? Umprofethi? yebo, ngithi kini, futhi
ongaphezu komprofethi.
11:10 Ngoba lo nguye, okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: "Bheka, ngiyathuma isithunywa sami."
phambi kobuso bakho, oyakukulungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.
11:11 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Phakathi kwalabo abazelwe ngabesifazane akukho
kwavuka omkhulu kunoJohane uMbhapathizi, kepha omncinyane
embusweni wezulu mkhulu kunaye.
11:12 Futhi kusukela ezinsukwini zikaJohane uMbhapathizi kuze kube manje umbuso wezulu
uyahlukuluzwa, abadlwangudlwangu bayawuthumba.
11:13 Ngoba bonke abaprofethi nomthetho baprofetha kwaze kwaba uJohane.
11:14 Futhi uma nithanda ukukwamukela, lo ngu-Eliya, owayezofika.
11:15 Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.
11:16 Kodwa ngizosifanisa nani lesi sizukulwane? Kufana nezingane
behlezi ezigcawini, bebiza abalingane babo;
11:17 Bethi: 'Sinibethele imitshingo, kodwa anisinanga; sine
nililele, anililanga.
11:18 Ngoba uJohane wafika engadli futhi engaphuzi, futhi bathi, Unayo
usathane.
11:19 INdodana yomuntu yafika idla, iphuza, futhi bathi, 'Bheka umuntu
oyisiminzi, nesiphuzi, umngane wabathelisi nezoni. Kodwa
ukuhlakanipha kulungisiswa kubantwana bakho.
11:20 Khona waqala ukusola imizi lapho iningi lemisebenzi yakhe yamandla
kwenzeka, ngokuba bengaphendukanga;
11:21 Maye kuwe Korazini! maye kuwe, Betsayida! ngoba uba abalamandla
imisebenzi eyenziwe kini, yayenziwe eThire naseSidoni
ngabe waphenduka kudala ngendwangu yamasaka nangomlotha.
11:22 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kulo iTire neSidoni
usuku lokwahlulelwa kunawe.
11:23 Futhi wena, Kapernawume, ophakanyiselwe ezulwini, uyolethwa
phansi esihogweni, ngokuba uma ibikhona imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kuwe
okwasenziwe eSodoma, ngabe isekhona kuze kube lamuhla.
11:24 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kulo izwe
iSodoma ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunawe.
11:25 Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu waphendula wathi: "Ngiyakubonga, O Baba, Nkosi
izulu nomhlaba, ngokuba uzifihlile lezi zinto kwabahlakaniphileyo nabahlakaniphileyo
abahlakaniphileyo, futhi ukwambulele izingane.
11:26 Nokho, Baba, ngoba kanjalo kube kuhle emehlweni akho.
11:27 Zonke izinto zinikelwe kimi nguBaba, futhi akekho owazi
iNdodana, kodwa uBaba; kakho futhi omaziyo uYise, ngaphandle kweNdodana;
lalowo iNdodana ethanda ukumveza kuye.
11:28 Wozani kimi, nonke nina enikhandlekayo nenisindwayo, futhi ngizokunika
uyaphumula.
11:29 Bekani ijoka lami phezu kwenu, futhi nifunde kimi; ngokuba ngimnene, ngithobekile
inhliziyo: niyakufumana ukuphumula emiphefumulweni yenu.
11:30 Ngoba ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula.