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.