Ngekwephana
1“Kepha caphelani ningakwenti kulunga kwenu embikwebantfu ngenhloso yekutsi nibonwe ngibo, funa nibete umvuzo kuYihlo losezulwini.
2“Ngako-ke nawupha lutfo kumuntfu loswele, ungamemeteli, njengobe kwenta batentisi emasinagogeni nasetitaladini, khona batewudvunyiswa bantfu. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebawemukele umvuzo wabo. 3Kepha wena nawupha sipho, sandla sakho sangesancele asingakwati lesikwentako sangesekudla, 4kuze sipho sakho sibesekusitsekeni, khona uYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utakuvuza.”
Ngemthandazo
5“Nanithandazako, ningalingisi batentisi; ngobe batsandza kuthandaza bemile emasinagogeni, nasemajikeni etitaladi, kuze batekubonwa bantfu. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebavele bawutfolile umvuzo wabo. 6Kepha wena nawuthandaza, ngena endlini yakho uvale umnyango, uthandaze kuYihlo losekusitsekeni, khona uYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utawukunika umvuzo.
7“Kodvwa nanithandazako, ningalibali kukhuluma emagama lamanyenti langasho lutfo, njengebetive labacabanga kutsi batawuvakala ngekukhuluma kwabo lokunyenti. 8Ningabalingisi-ke, ngobe Nkulunkulu uYihlo ukwati kucala lenikudzingako nine ningakakuceli. 9Nanithandazako nibotsi:
“ ‘Babe wetfu losezulwini,
alingcweliswe libito lakho.
10Umbuso wakho awute.
Intsandvo yakho ayentiwe emhlabeni,
njengobe yentiwa ezulwini.
11Siphe lamuhla kudla kwetfu
njengasemalangeni onkhe.
12Sitsetselele tono tetfu,
njengobe natsi sibatsetselela labasonako.
13Ungasingenisi ekulingweni,
kodvwa usisindzise kulokubi.
[Ngobe umbuso wakho,
nemandla, nebukhosi,
kuze kube phakadze. Amen.]’
14“Ngobe nangabe niyabatsetselela bantfu tono tabo, neYihlo losezulwini uyakunitsetselela. 15Kodvwa naningabatsetseleli bantfu tono tabo, neYihlo angeke anitsetselele tono tenu.”
Ngekuzila
16“Futsi-ke nanizila kudla, ningabunyukumalisi buso benu njengebatentisi, ngobe bona banyukumalisa buso babo, kuze batekubonakalisa kubantfu kuzila kwabo. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebawemukele umvuzo wabo. 17Kepha wena nawuzila, gcobisa inhloko yakho ugeze nebuso bakho, 18kuze bantfu bangakuboni kutsi uzilile, kodvwa ubonwe nguYihlo losekusitsekeni; neYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utakukunika umvuzo.”
Ngemcebo ezulwini
19“Ningatibekeli umcebo wenu lapha emhlabeni, ngobe umvunya nekutfomba kutawudla, nemasela angagcekeza awube. 20Lokungenani tibekeleni umcebo wenu ezulwini, lapho kungekho khona umvunya, nekutfomba lokuwudlako, nemasela angeke agcekeze awube. 21Phela lapho kukhona umcebo wakho khona, nenhlitiyo yakho itakuba khona.”
Ngekukhanya kwemtimba
22“Sibane semtimba liso. Ngako-ke nangabe liso lakho liphilile, nemtimba wakho wonkhe uyakubasekukhanyeni. 23Kodvwa nangabe liso lakho lingaphili, nemtimba wakho wonkhe uyakubasebumnyameni. Ngako-ke nangabe kukhanya lokukuwe kubumnyama, bukhulu-ke bumnyama lobukuwe.”
NgaNkulunkulu nemcebo wasemhlabeni
24“Kute umuntfu longakhonta emakhosi lamabili; ngobe uyakutondza lenye, atsandze lenye; uyakwetsembeka kulenye ayedzelele lenye. Ungeke ukhonte Nkulunkulu nemcebo.
25“Ngako-ke ngitsi kini: Ningakhatsateki ngetimphilo tenu kutsi nitakudlani ninatseni, nangemitimba yenu kutsi nitakwembatsani. Imphilo ayiyinkhulu yini kunekudla, nemtimba kunekwekwembatsa? 26Bukani tinyoni temoya kutsi atihlanyeli, ativuni, atibeki lutfo etilulwini, kodvwa uYihlo losezulwini uyatondla. Anincono kakhulu yini nine kunato? 27Kukhona yini emkhatsini wenu longatengetela umzuzwana ebudzeni bemphilo yakhe ngekutihlupha kwakhe?
28“Nitihluphelani ngetimphahla? Bukani timbali temhlaba kutsi tikhula njani, atikhandleki, futsi atitfungi. 29Kepha ngitsi kini: NaSolomoni ebukhatikhatini bakhe bonkhe abengeke afanane ngisho nayinye yato ngekwembatsa. 30Kodvwa nangabe Nkulunkulu abembatsisa kangaka tjani besiganga, lobuphilako lamuhla, kusasa bushe, akayiwunembatsisa kakhulu yini nine leninekukholwa lokuncane?
31“Ngako-ke ningakhatsateki ngekutsi: ‘Sitawudlani?’ nome: ‘Sitawunatsani?’ nome: ‘Sitakwembatsani?’ 32Ngobe nebetive bafuna tona leto tintfo, kantsi uYihlo losezulwini uyati kutsi niyatidzinga tonkhe letintfo. 33Kodvwa funani kucala umbuso waNkulunkulu kanye nekulunga kwakhe, khona tonkhe letintfo titakwengetelwa kini. 34Ngako-ke ningakhatsateki ngelikusasa lenu, ngobe likusasa liyakutikhatsalela lona. Inhlupheko yelilanga yenele lona.”
