To The Word – Day 99

₁Akusibona isihlwele sabantu, uYesu wenyuka intaba; kwathi, akuhlala phantsi, beza kuye abafundi bakhe; ₂waza wabafundisa, esithi:

₁₁“Ninoyolo nina xa bathe abantu baningcikiva ngenxa yam, benitshutshisa, bethetha zonke izinto ezikhohlakeleyo ngani bexoka. ₁₂Vuyani ke, nigcobe, kuba ninomvuzo omkhulu ezulwini. Kakade babesenjenjalo abantu ukubatshutshisa *abashumayeli ababekho ngaphambi kwenu.”

₁₃“Niyityiwa yehlabathi nina. Ke ukuba ityiwa ithe yaphelelwa sisongo, yothiwani na ukubuyiselwa isongo sayo? Ayisenamsebenzi; kuphela kukuba ilahlwe phandle, inyathelwe ngabantu.

₁₄“Nina nilukhanyiso lwehlabathi. Umzi omi phezu kwentaba awunakufihlakala. ₁₅Kananjalo isibane asilunyekwa siqutyudelwe ngethunga; koko sixhonywa endaweni yaso, sikhanyisele bonke abasendlwini. ₁₆Makukhanye ngokukwanjalo ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu, ukuze bayibone imisebenzi yenu elungileyo, bamdumise uYihlo osezulwini.”

₁₇“Ze ningabi ndize kuchitha *umthetho kaMosis nomyalelo *wabashumayeli bamandulo. Andizanga kuchitha; ndize kuzalisekisa. ₁₈Inene, lingaphela izulu nehlabathi, kodwa akuyi kupheliswa nalinye iganyana nokuba lisuntswana emthethweni, kungathanga kwenzeka konke. ₁₉Ke ngoko othe wajika nokuba mnye kule mithetho mincinane, wakufundisa abantu oko, kothiwa ungoyena mncinane kwabalawulwa nguThixo. Kanti ke othe wawenza umthetho, wawufundisa, woba newonga kwabalawulwa nguThixo. ₂₀Inene, ukuba anithanga naba ngamalungisa kunabachazi-mthetho *nabaFarasi, soze nibe ngabalawulwa nguThixo.”

₂₁“Nivile ukuba kwathiwa kubantu bakudala: ‘Uze ungabulali;’ kusithiwa: ‘Othe wabulala usisisulu somgwebo.’ ₂₂Ke mna ndithi kuni, wonke umntu osuka amqumbele uwabo usisisulu somgwebo. Nothi kuwabo: ‘Ntw' ingento,’ usisisulu sokugwetywa yinkundla ephakamileyo. Ke othi: ‘Siyathandini,’ usisisulu sesihogo somlilo. ₂₃Ke ngoko, ukuba usondeza esibingelelweni into oyinikela kuThixo, wathi ulapho wakhumbula ukuba uwenu unendawo ngakuwe, ₂₄wushiye apho umnikelo wakho phambi kweqonga lamadini, uhambe uye kuxolisana nowenu kuqala, uze emva koko uwusondeze umnikelo wakho.

₂₅“Visisana kamsinya nokumangalelayo, usesendleleni kunye naye, hleze ummangaleli wakho akunikele kumgwebi, aze umgwebi akunikele epoliseni, uze uphoswe entolongweni. ₂₆Inene, akusayi kuphuma apho de uhlawule neyona malana yokugqibela.”

₂₇“Nivile ukuba kwathiwa: ‘Uze ungakrexezi.’ ₂₈Ke mna ndithi kuni, wonke umntu okhangela umntu obhinqileyo embawela, uselekrexezile entliziyweni yakhe. ₂₉Ukuba iliso lakho lasekunene liyakulahlekisa, lincothule ulilahle. Kukulungele kanye ukuba kutshabalale libe linye emalungwini akho, kunokuba umzimba wakho uphela uphoswe esihogweni. ₃₀Nokuba isandla sakho sokunene siyakulahlekisa, sinqumle usilahle. Kukulungele kanye ukuba kutshabalale libe linye emalungwini akho, kunokuba umzimba wakho uphela uye esihogweni.”

₃₁“Kwathiwa: ‘Othe wamala umfazi wakhe, makamnike incwadi yoqhawulo-mtshato.’ ₃₂Ke mna ndithi kuni, othe wamala umfazi wakhe, engakrexezanga umfazi lowo, woba uyamkrexezisa; nothe wazeka loo mfazi waliweyo, uyakrexeza.”

₃₃“Kananjalo nivile ukuba kwâthiwa kubantu bakudala: ‘Uze ungafungi buxoki. Xa uthe wasenza isifungo, uze ukwenze oko uthembise ngako phambi kweNkosi.’ ₃₄Ke mna ndithi kuni, maningakhe nifunge nento le; nokuba lizulu, ngokuba likomkhulu likaThixo; ₃₅nokuba lihlabathi eli, ngokuba lingamathânga akhe; nokuba yiJerusalem, ngokuba ngumzi weKumkani yeekumkani. ₃₆Uze ungayifungi nentloko yakho, ngokuba ungenako ukwenza nalunye unwele lube mhlophe okanye lube mnyama. ₃₇Uewe wenu makabe nguewe, nohayi abe nguhayi. Okugqithe koko kuvela kongendawo.”

₃₈“Nivile ukuba kwâthiwa: ‘Iliso maliphindezelwe ngeliso, nezinyo liphindezelwe ngezinyo.’ ₃₉Ke mna ndithi kuni, musani ukuziphindezela kulowo unonayo. Othe wakuqhwaba kwisidlele sokunene, mguqulele nesinye. ₄₀Nalowo ufuna ukukusa enkundleni, akuhluthe isambatho sangaphantsi, myekele nesokwaleka. ₄₁Ukuba onegunya ukunyanzela ukuba uhambe ikhilomitha ibe nye, hamba neyesibini. ₄₂Mphe lowo ucelayo, nalowo ufuna ukuboleka kuwe ungambandezi.”

₄₃“Nivile ukuba kwathiwa: ‘Mthande umhlobo wakho, uluthiye utshaba lwakho.’ ₄₄Ke mna ndithi kuni, zithandeni iintshaba zenu, nibathandazele abo banitshutshisayo, ₄₅ize nibe ngabantwana boYihlo osezulwini, yena ovelisa ilanga phezu kwabakhohlakeleyo nabalungileyo, anise nemvula phezu kwabalungisayo nabangalungisiyo. ₄₆Xa nithe nathanda abo banithandayo nina, ninamvuzo mni ke? Kakade àbenzi kwaloo nto, yini na, nabaqokeleli-rhafu? ₄₇Naxa nithi nibulise amawenu odwa, ningcono ngantoni na kunabanye abantu? Abenzi kwaloo nto, yini na, nabantu abangakholwayo? ₄₈Njengoko uYihlo osezulwini anothando olugqibeleleyo, nani yibani ngabagqibeleleyo.”

₁“Lumkani, okulungileyo enikwenzayo ningakwenzi phambi kwabantu ngenjongo yokuba banibone. Nákwenjenjalo aninamvuzo kuYihlo osezulwini. ₂Ke ngoko, xa sukuba usipha ihlwempu, uze ungemi phezu kwendlu umemeze, njengokuba besenjenjalo abahanahanisi *ezindlwini zesikhungo nasezitalatweni, ukuze banconywe ngabantu. Inene, sebewufumene umvuzo wabo. ₃Ke wena, xa sukuba usipha ihlwempu, masingakwazi isandla sakho sasekhohlo okwenziwa sisandla sakho sasekunene, ₄ukuze ke izinwe zakho zingabonwa ngabantu, ze ke uYihlo obona okwenzeka emfihlekweni akuvuze yena ekuhleni.”

₅“Xa uthandazayo, uze ungabi njengabahanahanisi, bona bathand' ukuthandaza bemi *ezindlwini zesikhungo nasezikoneni zezitalato, ngenjongo yokuba babonwe ngabantu. Inene, sebewufumene umvuzo wabo. ₆Ke wena, xa uthandazayo, ngena egumbini lakho, uluvale ucango, uthandaze kuYihlo ongabonwayo. Ke uYihlo, yena obona okwenzeka emfihlekweni, wokuvuza.

₇“Ngoko ke, xa nithandazayo, ze ningenzi milembelele ingento, njengabangakholwayo, bona baba boviwa ngenxa yamazwi abo amaninzi. ₈Ze ningafani nabo, kuba uYihlo uyakwazi enikusweleyo ningekaceli. ₉Thandazani ke ngoko nina nithi:

₁₄“Kaloku xa nibaxolela abantu izigqitho zabo, uYihlo osezulwini wonixolela nani. ₁₅Xa ningabaxoleli abantu izigqitho zabo, noYihlo akayi kunixolela iziphoso zenu.”

₁₆“Xa nizila ukutya, ze ningabi njengabo bazenzisayo, abazifanisa nabahluphekileyo. Kaloku babenza bubi ubuso babo, ukuze babonwe ngabantu ukuba bazilile. Inene, sebewufumene umvuzo wabo. ₁₇Ke wena, xa uzilayo, uzungayeki ukuthambisa intloko yakho nokuhlamba ubuso bakho. ₁₈Kothi ke ukuzila kwakho kungabonakali ebantwini, koko kubonakale kuYihlo ongabonwayo, aze yena uYihlo obona okwenzeka emfihlekweni akuvuze.”

₁₉“Ze ningaziqwebeli ubutyebi emhlabeni, apho konakalisa inundu nomhlwa, nalapho amasela aqhekezayo ebe. ₂₀Koko ziqwebeleni ubutyebi ezulwini, apho kungonakalisi nundu namhlwa, nalapho amasela angaqhekeziyo ebe. ₂₁Kaloku apho bukhoyo ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho nentliziyo yenu.”

₂₂“Isibane somzimba liliso. Xa iliso lakho lilungile, umzimba wakho uphela uya kukhanyiseleka. ₂₃Kodwa ukuba iliso lakho alilunganga, umzimba wakho uphela woba sebumnyameni. Ke, ukuba ukukhanya okukuwe kububumnyama, koba mnyama kangakanani!”

₂₄“Akukho mntu unokukhonza iinkosi ezimbini, kuba uya kuyithiya le, ayithande leya, okanye abambelele kule, ayidele leya. Aninako ukukhonza uThixo kwanobutyebi.

₂₅“Kungoko ndithi kuni, musani ukubuxhalela ubomi benu nisithi notya ntoni, nisele ntoni. Kwanomzimba wenu ze ningawuxhaleli, nisithi niya kunxiba ntoni. Ubomi abungaphezulu na kokutyiwayo; wona umzimba awungaphezulu na kokunxitywayo? ₂₆Khaniqwalasele iintaka. Azihlwayeli, azivuni, azigcini siseleni, kanti uYihlo osezulwini uyazondla. Ke, kungakanani na ukuxabiseka kwenu kunazo! ₂₇Nguwuphi na kuni onokuthi ngokuxhala abongeze nangemini enye le ubomi bakhe?

₂₈“Kananjalo yini na ukuba nixhalele into yokunxiba? Khaniqwalasele ukukhula kweenyibiba zasendle; azisebenzi, azithungi nokuthunga; ₂₉kanti ngenene, noSolomon kubo bonke ubunewu-newu bakhe, wayengavathiswanga nanjenganye yazo. ₃₀Ukuba ke uThixo wenjenje ukuyambesa ingca yasendle, ethi namhlanje ibekho, ze ngomso iphoswe eziko, akayi kugqithisa na ukunambathisa nina, bantundini balukholo luncinane?

₃₁“Musani ke ukuxhala, nisithi: ‘Sodla ntoni na; sosela ntoni na; sonxiba ntoni na?’ ₃₂Zezi zinto kanye abahlala besukelana nazo abangakholwayo beentlanga. Ke yena uYihlo osezulwini uyazi ukuba ezo zinto zonke ziyimfuneko kuni. ₃₃Ke ngoko kuqala zondelelani ukulawulwa nguThixo, nenze ubulungisa obufunwa nguye, waye ke yena eya kunongezelela zonke ezi zinto. ₃₄Ngenxa yoko musani ukulixhalela ingomso. Ingomso liya kuxhalela okwalo. Ziyanele imini nganye iingxaki zayo.”

₁“Musani ukugweba, ze nani ningagwetywa nguThixo – ₂kuba ngokugweba enigweba abanye ngako, uThixo uya kunigweba kwangako nani; nendlela enabela abanye ngayo, nani niya kwabelwa kwangayo nguThixo. ₃Yini na ukuba usibone isibi esiselisweni lowenu, kanti wona umqadi okwelakho iliso akuwuboni? ₄Ungáthini ukuthi kuwenu: ‘Khawume ndikhuphe isibi esiselisweni lakho,’ kanti nango umqadi kwelakho iliso? ₅Mhanahanisindini, wukhuphe kuqala loo mqadi ukwelakho iliso! Wôbona kakuhle ke, ube nako ukusikhupha isibi esiselisweni lowenu.

₆“Musani ukukunika izinja okungcwele, kananjalo *iiperile zenu musani ukuziphosa ezihagwini, hleze zizinyathele ngamanqina, zijike ziniqwenge.”

₇“Celani nophiwa, funani nofumana, nkqonkqozani novulelwa; ₈kuba wonke umntu ocelayo uyazúza, nalowo ufunayo uyafumana, nalowo unkqonkqozayo uyavulelwa. ₉Ngubani na kuni onokuthi enonyana ocela isonka, asuke amnike ilitye; ₁₀okanye athi, akucela intlanzi, asuke amnike inyoka? ₁₁Ukuba ke ngoko nina, nikhohlakele nje, niyakwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezilungileyo, wobeka phi na ke yena uYihlo osezulwini ukugqithisa ukubapha okulungileyo abo bacelayo kuye?

₁₂“Zonke izinto ke enifuna ukuba abantu bazenze kuni, yenzani ezikwanjalo nani kubo. Yiyo leyo ke intsingiselo *yomthetho kaMosis nomyalelo *wabashumayeli bamandulo.”

₁₃“Ngenani ngesango elimxinwa, kungabi ngelibanzi, kuba abangena ngesango elibanzi, bahambe ngendlela ephangaleleyo, basinga entshabalalweni; yaye baninzi abenjenjalo. ₁₄Ke abangena ngesango elimxinwa, bahambe ngendlela ecutheneyo, basinga ebomini; yaye bambalwa abenjenjalo.”

₁₅“Balumkeleni *abashumayeli abaxokayo, abo beza kuni bezifanisa neegusha, kanti ngaphakathi baziingcuka eziqwengayo. ₁₆Nobaqonda ngezenzo zabo, njengokuba nemithi iqondwa ngeziqhamo zayo. Kakade, khe kukhiwe iidiliya emqaqobeni, okanye amakhiwane emngeni? ₁₇Kaloku wonke umthi olungileyo uvelisa iziqhamo ezihle, kodwa wona umthi ongalunganga uvelisa iziqhamo ezibi. ₁₈Umthi olungileyo awunakuvelisa ziqhamo zibi, nomthi ongalunganga awunakuvelisa ziqhamo zihle. ₁₉Ke wonke umthi ongavelisi ziqhamo zihle uyagawulwa, uphoswe emlilweni. ₂₀Ke ngoko abashumayeli abaxokayo nobaqonda ngezenzo zabo.”

₂₁“Asingabo bonke abathi kum: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ abaya kubuxhamla ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo; kuphela ngabayenzayo intando kaBawo osezulwini. ₂₂Baninzi abaya kuthi kum ngaloo mini: ‘Nkosi, besingashumayeli egameni lakho na, sikhuphe neendimoni ngegama lakho, size kwangegunya legama lakho senze imimangaliso emininzi?’ ₂₃Ke mna ndiya kuthi kubo: ‘Andizange ndanazi; mkani kum, nina benzi bokuchasene nomthetho.’”

₂₄“Wonke ke umntu owevayo la mazwi am, aze awenze, unokufanekiswa nendoda eyingqondi, ethe yayakhela phezu kwesiseko samatye indlu yayo. ₂₅Yana ke imvula, satsho isikhukula, wavuthuza umoya, yonke loo nto yagaleleka kuloo ndlu; ayawa, kuba ibisekelwe. ₂₆Ke wonke umntu owevayo la mazwi am, angawenzi, unokufanekiswa nendoda esisiyatha, ethe yayakha entlabathini indlu yayo. ₂₇Yana ke imvula, satsho isikhukula, wavuthuza umoya, yonke loo nto yagaleleka kuloo ndlu; yawa, yadilika didli!”

₂₈Akuba ewathethile la mazwi uYesu, isihlwele sabantu samangaliswa kukufundisa kwakhe, ₂₉kuba wayefundisa ngegunya, engafundisi njengabachazi-mthetho.