Ngokuya NgoMatewu 7:1-29
7 “Lisani ukwahlulela+ bona nani ningahlulelwa
2 ngombana ngesahlulelo enahlulela ngaso nani nizokwahlulelwa ngaso,+ ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani bazonilinganisela ngaso.+
3 Nje-ke, kubayini uqala ilithi elingelihlweni lomfowenu kukulapho ungasiboni isigodokazi esingelihlweni lakho?+
4 Namkha ungatjho njani kumfowenu uthi ‘Ngibawa ukukukhupha ilithi elingelihlweni lakho,’ khisibe wena unesigodo ngelihlweni lakho?
5 Mzenzisi! Thoma ngokukhupha isigodo esingelihlweni lakho, uzokubona kuhle ukuthi ungalikhupha njani ilithi elingelihlweni lomfowenu.
6 “Ninganikeli izinja izinto ezicwengileko namkha niphosele amaparelenu eemfarigini,+ khona zingazowagadanga bese ziyajika zinirathule.
7 “Ragelani phambili nibawa, nizakuphiwa;+ ragelani phambili nifuna, nizakufumana; ragelani phambili nikokoda, nizakuvulelwa;+
8 ngombana woke umuntu obawako uyaphiwa,+ woke umuntu ofunako uyafumana, nawo woke umuntu okokodako, uzokuvulelwa.
9 Ngubani kini ongathi indodanakhe nayimbawa uburotho, ayiphe ilitje?
10 Namkha nayimbawa ihlambi, ayinikele inyoka?
11 Ngalokho, nangabe nina, ngitjho nanyana nibambi, nikwazi ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezihle, uYihlo osezulwini uzobapha kangangani-ke izinto ezihle+ labo abambawako!+
12 “Zoke izinto enifuna abantu bazenze kini, nani kufuze nizenze kibo.+ Kuhlekuhle, ngilokho okutjhiwo mThetho nabaPhorofidi.+
13 “Ngenani ngesango elincani+ ngombana ivulekile begodu ibanzi indlela etjhinga ekubhujisweni, banengi nabakhamba kiyo;
14 kodwana lincani isango elitjhinga ekuphileni nendlela yakhona iminyene, bambalwa abayifumanako.+
15 “Yelelani abaphorofidi bamanga+ abeza kini bambethe isikhumba semvu,+ khisibe ngaphakathi baziimpisi ezirharulako.+
16 Nizobabona ngeenthelo zabo. Abantu abavuni amadiribe emeveni namkha amafeyi emthini womunga, akusinjalo?+
17 Ngokufanako, umuthi omuhle uthela iinthelo ezihle, kodwana umuthi omumbi uthela iinthelo ezimbi.+
18 Umuthi omuhle angeze wathela iinthelo ezimbi, nomuthi omumbi angeze wathela iinthelo ezihle.+
19 Umuthi ongatheli iinthelo ezihle uyaquntwa uphoswe emlilweni.+
20 Kwamambala, abaphorofidi bamanga nizobabona ngeenthelo zabo.+
21 “Akusingiwo woke umuntu othi kimi, ‘Kosi, Kosi,’ ozokungena emBusweni wezulu, kodwana kuzokungena kwaphela loyo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini.+
22 Mhlokho abanengi bazokuthi kimi: ‘Kosi, Kosi,+ azange siphorofide egameni lakho, saqotha amadimoni ngegama lakho, senza neemangaliso ezinengi ngegama lakho+ na?’
23 Mina ngizokuthi kibo: ‘Anginazi! Sukani kimapha, nina nsebenzi zokungabi namthetho!’+
24 “Woke umuntu ozwa amezwami la awenze, uzokuba njengendoda ehlakaniphileko eyakha indlwayo phezu kwedwala.+
25 Kwana izulu, kwafika iinkhukhula nomoya wayimadlha indlu leyo kodwana akhenge igirike, ngombana yakhiwe phezu kwedwala.
26 Kodwana, woke umuntu ozwa amezwami la angawenzi, uzokuba njengendoda esidlhadlha eyakha indlwayo phezu kwehlabathi.+
27 Kwana izulu, kwafika iinkhukhula, nomoya wayimadlha indlu leyo,+ yagirika, begodu ukugirika kwayo kwaba kukhulu khulu.”
28 Kuthe uJesu nakaqeda ukutjho amezwi la, iinqubuthu zarareka khulu ngendlela afundisa ngayo,+
29 ngombana bekazifundisa njengomuntu onelawulo,+ ingasi njengabatloli babo.
