Mathewu
13:1 Ngalolo suku uJesu waphuma endlini, wahlala ngasolwandle.
13:2 Kwabuthana kuye izixuku eziningi, waze wahamba
wangena emkhunjini, wahlala; isixuku sonke sema ogwini.
13:3 Wakhuluma izinto eziningi kubo ngemifanekiso, wathi: "Bheka, umhlwanyeli
waphuma ukuyohlwanyela;
13:4 Kwathi ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe, enye imbewu yawela ngasendleleni, kwafika izinyoni
wazishwabadela.
13:5 Enye yawela ezindaweni ezinamatshe, lapho yayingenamhlaba omningi
ngokushesha zamila, ngoba zazingenawo ukujula komhlaba.
13:6 Kwathi seliphumile ilanga, zahangulwa; futhi ngoba babengenalo
impande, zabuna.
13:7 Enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa.
13:8 Kepha enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yathela isithelo, enye
ikhulu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ngamashumi amathathu.
13:9 Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.
13:10 Abafundi beza bathi kuye: "Kungani ukhuluma kubo?
ngemifanekiso?
13:11 Waphendula, wathi kubo: "Ngokuba niphiwe nina ukwazi
izimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu, kepha bona kabanikwanga.
13:12 Ngoba noma ubani onakho, kuye uyonikwa, futhi uyoba nokuningi
nenala, kepha ongenakho uyakwamukwa ngisho nakuye
ukuthi unayo.
13:13 Ngakho ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngoba bebona kababoni; futhi
ukuzwa kabezwa, kabaqondi.
13:14 Futhi kugcwaliseka kubo isiprofetho sika-Isaya, esithi: Ngokuzwa
niyakuzwa, ningaqondi; nokubona nizakubona, futhi
angaboni:
13:15 Ngokuba inhliziyo yalaba bantu isibe lukhuni, nezindlebe zabo zibuthuntu.
ukuzwa, namehlo abo bawacimezile; hlezi bafanele
babone ngamehlo abo, bezwe ngezindlebe zabo, baqedisise
inhliziyo yabo, futhi kufanele baphenduke, futhi kufanele ngibaphulukise.
13:16 Kodwa abusisiwe amehlo enu, ngoba ayabona, nezindlebe zenu, ngoba ziyezwa.
13:17 Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Baningi abaprofethi nabalungileyo
babefisa ukubona enikubonayo, kepha abazibonanga; futhi ku
zwanini enikuzwayo, kepha anikuzwanga.
13:18 Ngakho yizwani umfanekiso womhlwanyeli.
13:19 Noma ubani olizwa izwi lombuso, kodwa angaliqondi.
bese kufika omubi, ahlwithe okuhlanyelwe kuye
inhliziyo. Nguye owahlanyelwa ngasendleleni.
13:20 Kodwa ohlwanyelwe ezindaweni ezinamatshe, nguye lowo
olizwayo izwi, alamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza;
13:21 Nokho kanayo impande kuye, kodwa uhlala isikhashana
usizi noma ukuzingelwa kuvela ngenxa yezwi, khona manjalo
ecasukile.
13:22 Lowo ohlwanyelwe emeveni nguye olizwayo izwi;
futhi ukukhathazeka kwaleli zwe, nokukhohlisa kwengcebo kuminyanisa
izwi, abe ngongatheli.
13:23 Kodwa ohlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle nguye ozwayo
izwi, aliqonde; elithela isithelo, lithele
phambili, enye ikhulu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ngamashumi amathathu.
13:24 Wababekela omunye umfanekiso, ethi: “Umbuso wezulu unjalo
wafaniswa nomuntu owahlwanyela imbewu enhle ensimini yakhe;
13:25 Kodwa kwathi abantu besalele, kwafika isitha sakhe sahlanyela ukhula phakathi kwengqoloyi.
wahamba.
13:26 Kodwa lapho ikhaba isimila, futhi wathela izithelo, khona-ke kwabonakala
nokhula futhi.
13:27 Zase zisondela izinceku zomninindlu, zathi kuye: 'Nkosi, wenzile
Awuhlwanyeli imbewu enhle ensimini yakho na? Pho, luvelaphi ukhula?
13:28 Wathi kubo: 'Lokhu kwenziwe yisitha. Izinceku zathi kuye.
Uyathanda yini ukuba sihambe siyowabutha?
13:29 Kodwa wathi: Hatshi; hlezi nibuthe ukhula, nisiphule nalo
ukolweni nabo.
13:30 Yekani kukhule kokubili ndawonye kuze kuvunwe, futhi ngesikhathi sokuvuna I
uzakuthi kubavuni: Buthani kuqala ukhula, nibophe
uzibeke izinyanda ukuba uzishise, kepha ubuthele ukolweni esiphaleni sami.
13:31 Wababekela omunye umfanekiso, wathi: "Umbuso wezulu unjalo."
njengohlamvu lwesinaphi, aluthatha umuntu, waluhlwanyela kokwakhe
inkambu:
13:32 Yona incane kunazo zonke izimbewu, kepha nxa isikhulile, iyimbewu
enkulu kunazo zonke phakathi kwemifino, futhi yaba isihlahla, kangangokuthi izinyoni zezulu
wozani nilale emagatsheni awo.
13:33 Wakhuluma kubo omunye umfanekiso; Umbuso wezulu ufana naye
imvubelo ayithathayo owesifazane, wayifihla ezilinganisweni ezintathu zempuphu, kwaze kwahlwa
konke kwakuvutshelwe.
13:34 Konke lokho uJesu wakukhuluma ezixukwini ngemifanekiso; futhi ngaphandle
kakhulumanga umfanekiso kubo.
13:35 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi ukuthi: I
ngiyovula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso; Ngizokhuluma izinto ezigciniwe
imfihlo kwasekusekelweni komhlaba.
13:36 Khona uJesu wamukisa isixuku, wangena endlini, kanye neyakhe
abafundi beza kuye, bathi: Sichasisele umfanekiso weNkosi
ukhula lwensimu.
13:37 Waphendula, wathi kubo: Ohlwanyela imbewu enhle yiNdodana
womuntu;
13:38 Insimu yizwe; imbewu enhle ngabantwana bombuso;
kodwa ukhula lungabantwana bomubi;
13:39 Isitha esawuhlwanyelayo nguSathane; ukuvuna kungukuphela kwezwe
umhlaba; nabavuni yizingelosi.
13:40 Ngakho njengalokhu ukhula luyabuthwa lushiswe emlilweni; kuyakuba njalo
kube sekupheleni kwalomhlaba.
13:41 INdodana yomuntu iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo, futhi ziyobutha aphume
umbuso wakhe konke okukhubekisayo, nabenza okubi;
13:42 Futhi bayoziphonsa esithandweni somlilo: kuyoba khona ukulila kanye
ukugedla amazinyo.
13:43 Khona abalungileyo bayokhanya njengelanga embusweni wabo
Baba. Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.
13:44 Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nengcebo efihlwe ensimini; i
okuthi lapho umuntu eseyitholile, ayifihle, futhi ngenxa yentokozo yakho ahambe futhi
uthengisa ngakho konke anakho, wathenga leyo nsimu.
13:45 Futhi, umbuso wezulu ufana nomthengisi, ofuna okuhle
amaparele:
13:46 owathi ethole iparele elilodwa elinenani elikhulu, wahamba wathengisa konke lokho
wayenakho, walithenga.
13:47 Futhi, umbuso wezulu ufana nenetha eliphonswa emgwaqeni
ulwandle, futhi babuthana zonke izinhlobo.
13:48 Kwathi seligcwele, balidonsela ogwini, bahlala phansi, babuthana.
ezinhle ezitsheni, kodwa ezimbi zilahle.
13:49 Kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwezwe: izingelosi ziyophuma, futhi
Hlukanisa omubi phakathi kwabalungileyo.
13:50 Futhi bayoziphonsa esithandweni somlilo: kuyoba khona ukulila kanye
ukugedla amazinyo.
13:51 UJesu wathi kubo: Niziqondile zonke lezi zinto? Bathi
kuye, Yebo, Nkosi.
13:52 Wayesethi kubo: "Ngakho-ke wonke umbhali ofundisiwe
umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu ongumninindlu
ukhipha engcebweni yakhe izinto ezintsha nezindala.
13:53 Kwathi uJesu eseyiqedile le mifanekiso
wasuka lapho.
13:54 Futhi lapho efika ezweni lakubo, wafundisa kubo
esinagogeni, baze bamangala, bathi: “Uthathephi na?
lomuntu lokhu kuhlakanipha, nale misebenzi yamandla na?
13:55 Lo akayona indodana yombazi na? Unina akabizwa ngokuthi uMariya na? kanye neyakhe
Abazalwane, oJakobe, noJose, noSimoni, noJuda?
13:56 Futhi odadewabo, abekho bonke nathi? Pho, lo muntu uwathathephi wonke
lezi zinto?
13:57 Futhi bakhubeka kuye. Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: Umprofethi unguye
kungengeladumo, ngaphandle kwasezweni lakubo lendlini yakhe.
13:58 Futhi akenzanga imisebenzi eminingi yamandla lapho ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.