Mathewu
15:1 Khona kwafika kuJesu ababhali nabaFarisi ababevela eJerusalema,
ethi,
15:2 Kungani abafundi bakho beqa isiko labadala? ngoba bona
bangagezi izandla zabo lapho bedla isinkwa.
15:3 Kodwa waphendula, wathi kubo: "Kungani nani niphambuka?
umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngesiko lenu?
15:4 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wayala, wathi: Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko, futhi, Lowo
uthuka uyise noma unina, makafe ukufa.
15:5 Kepha nina nithi: 'Yilowo nalowo othi kuyise noma kunina: Kubi
isipho, noma ngabe yini ongasizakala ngayo kimi;
15:6 Futhi angahloniphi uyise noma unina, ngeke akhululeke. Nikwenze kanjalo
nenza umyalo kaNkulunkulu waba yize ngesiko lenu.
15:7 Bazenzisi, waprofetha kahle ngani u-Isaya, ethi:
15:8 Lesi sizwe usondela kimi ngomlomo wabo, futhi uyangidumisa
izindebe zabo; kepha inhliziyo yabo ikude nami.
15:9 Kodwa bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izimfundiso imiyalo
zamadoda.
15:10 Wabiza isixuku, wathi kubo: "Yizwani, niqonde.
15:11 Akusikho okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kodwa lokho
okuphuma emlonyeni, lokhu kuyamngcolisa umuntu.
15:12 Khona kwasondela abafundi bakhe, bathi kuye: "Uyazi yini ukuthi
AbaFarisi bakhubeka ngemva kokuzwa leli zwi?
15:13 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Zonke izitshalo uBaba osezulwini angenazo
etshaliwe, iyakusishulwa.
15:14 Bayeke: bangabaholi abayizimpumputhe abayizimpumputhe. Futhi uma izimpumputhe
hola izimpumputhe, zombili ziyakuyela emgodini.
15:15 Khona uPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: "Sichasisele lo mfanekiso.
15:16 UJesu wathi: "Kanti nani anikaqondi na?
15:17 Anikaqondi namanje ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kuyaphuma
esiswini, bese ilahlelwa ogwini?
15:18 Kodwa izinto eziphuma emlonyeni ziphuma em
inhliziyo; futhi ziyamngcolisa umuntu.
15:19 Ngoba enhliziyweni kuphuma imicabango emibi, ukubulala, ukuphinga,
ubufebe, ukweba, ukufakaza amanga, inhlamba;
15:20 Lezi yizo izinto ezingcolisa umuntu: kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga
ayingcolisi umuntu.
15:21 Khona uJesu wamuka lapho, wamuka waya emikhawulweni yaseTire naseSidoni.
15:22 Futhi, bheka, kwafika owesifazane waseKhanani evela emikhawulweni efanayo, wakhala
wathi kuye: “Ngihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide; okwami
Indodakazi ikhwelwe kabi yidemoni.
15:23 Kodwa akamphendulanga ngazwi. Abafundi bakhe beza bamncenga.
esithi: Myekele ahambe; ngoba uyakhala emva kwethu.
15:24 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kangithunyelwanga ngaphandle kwezimvu ezilahlekileyo zezimvu
indlu ka-Israyeli.
15:25 Khona weza wakhuleka kuye, wathi, Nkosi, ngisize.
15:26 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Akukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana.
lokuyiphonsa ezinjeni.
15:27 Wathi yena: Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa nezinjana zidla imvuthuluka ewayo.
etafuleni lamakhosi abo.
15:28 Khona uJesu waphendula wathi kuye: O wesifazane, lukhulu ukholo lwakho
kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho. Nendodakazi yakhe yasindiswa
ngalo kanye lelohora.
15:29 UJesu wamuka lapho, weza ngaselwandle lwaseGalile;
wenyukela entabeni, wahlala phansi khona.
15:30 Kwase kusondela kuye izixuku eziningi zinalabo ababekhona
izinyonga, izimpumputhe, izimungulu, izilima, nabanye abaningi, wabaphonsa phansi phambi kukaJesu.
izinyawo; wabaphulukisa;
15:31 Kangangoba ixuku lamangala, libona izimungulu zikhuluma.
nezinyonga zisindile, izinyonga zihamba, nezimpumputhe zibona;
wakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
15:32 Khona uJesu wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi: Nginesihawu
isixuku, ngokuba sebehlala nami izinsuku ezintathu, base benami
lutho lokudla; njalo kangiyikubamukisa bengadlanga, hlezi baphele amandla
endleleni.
15:33 Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: "Singazitholaphi izinkwa ezingaka?"
ihlane, ukuze ligcwalise isixuku esingaka na?
15:34 UJesu wathi kubo: Zingaki izinkwa eninazo? Futhi bathi,
Eziyisikhombisa, nezinhlanzana ezimbalwa.
15:35 Waselaya amaxuku ukuthi ahlale phansi emhlabathini.
15:36 Wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa nezinhlanzi, wabonga, wazihlephula
wanika abafundi bakhe, nabafundi baphakela izixuku.
15:37 Badla bonke, basutha
inyama eyayisele, amaqoma ayisikhombisa agcwele.
15:38 Futhi abadlayo babe yizinkulungwane ezine zamadoda, ngaphandle kwabesifazane nabantwana.
15:39 Wayesebamukisa isixuku, wagibela umkhumbi, waya emikhawulweni
kaMagdala.