UMateyu
13:1 Ke kaloku, kwangaloo mini waphuma uYesu endlwini, waya wahlala ngaselwandle.
13:2 Kwahlanganisana kuye abantu abaninzi, wada wahamba
wangena enqanaweni, wahlala; yaye yonke indimbane yema elunxwemeni.
13:3 Wathetha kubo iindawo ezininzi ngemizekeliso, esithi, Nanko umhlwayeli
waphuma waya kuhlwayela;
13:4 Ekuhlwayeleni kwakhe, inxalenye yembewu yawa ngasendleleni, zeza iintaka
wabadla.
13:5 Enye yawa ezindaweni ezilulwalwa, apho ibingenamhlaba mninzi;
zantshula ke kwaoko, ngenxa yokuba bezingenabunzulu bamhlaba;
13:6 Zathi ke lakuphuma ilanga zatsha; kwaye ngenxa yokuba babengenazo
ingcambu, zabuna.
13:7 Enye yawa emithaneni enameva; imithana enameva yakhula, yayiminxa.
13:8 Yimbi ke yawa kuwo wona umhlaba olungileyo, yavelisa isiqhamo, enye yazala
omnye amashumi amathandathu, omnye amashumi amathathu.
13:9 Lowo uneendlebe zokuva makeve.
13:10 Beza abafundi bathi kuye, Yini na ukuba uthethe kubo?
ngemizekeliso?
13:11 Waphendula ke wathi kubo, Kungokuba nikuphiwe nina ukumazi
iimfihlelo zobukumkani bamazulu, babe ke bona benganikwanga.
13:12 Kuba osukuba enako, uya kunikwa, abe nako ngokugqithiseleyo;
kodwa osukuba engenako, uya kuhluthwa nakancinane
ukuba unayo.
13:13 Ngenxa yoko ndithetha kubo ngemizekeliso; kwaye
besiva nje abeva, bengaqondi noko.
13:14 Sizalisekile kubo isiprofeto sikaIsaya, esithi, Ngokuva
niya kuva, ningaqondi; nokubona niya kubona, nibone
akayi kubona:
13:15 Kuba intliziyo yaba bantu ithe fithi kukutyeba, neendlebe zabo zithe nkqi.
besiva, bawacima namehlo abo; hleze bamelwe nanini na
bona ngamehlo abo, beve ngeendlebe zabo, baqonde ngeendlebe zabo
iintliziyo zabo, baguquke, ndibaphilise.
13:16 Kodwa nina, anethamsanqa amehlo enu, ngokuba ebona; neendlebe zenu, ngokuba zisiva.
13:17 Kuba ndithi kuni, Inene, baninzi abaprofeti nabantu abangamalungisa
wayenqwenela ukuzibona izinto enizibonayo, abazibona; kwaye ku
yivani izinto enizivayo, anaziva.
13:18 Nina ngoko wuveni umzekeliso womhlwayeli.
13:19 akubon’ ukuba ubani uyaliva ilizwi lobukumkani, engaliqondi;
andule ke afike ongendawo, akuhluthe okuhlwayelwe kuye
intliziyo. Nguye lo owahlwayelwa ngasendleleni;
13:20 Lowo ke uhlwayelwe ezindaweni ezilulwalwa, nguye lowo
uya kuliva ilizwi, alamkele kwaoko ngovuyo;
13:21 abe ke engenangcambu ngaphakathi kwakhe, ume umzuzwana kodwa
kubakho imbandezelo, nokuba yintshutshiso, ngenxa yelizwi, lizalisekile ke
ukhubekile.
13:22 Lowo ke uhlwayelwe emithaneni enameva, ngulo ulivayo ilizwi;
aze amaxhala eli hlabathi, nokulukuhla kobutyebi, kuwaminxe
ilizwi, usuke usuke angaba nasiqhamo.
13:23 Lowo ke uhlwayelwe kuwo umhlaba omhle, ngulo ulivayo ke
ilizwi, uliqonde; lona lixakatha isiqhamo, lizise
omnye ikhulu, omnye amashumi amathandathu, nomnye amashumi amathathu.
13:24 Wababekela omnye umzekeliso, esithi, Ubukumkani bamazulu bubodwa
wafaniswa nomntu owahlwayela imbewu entle entsimini yakhe;
13:25 Kuthe ke, xa baleleyo abantu, lwafika utshaba lwakhe, lwahlwayela umdiza phakathi kwengqolowa.
wahamba indlela yakhe.
13:26 Ithe ke yakudubula, yakuba neenkozo, yabonakala
nomdiza nawo.
13:27 Bezile ke abakhonzi bomninindlu, bathi kuye, Nkosi, wenze
Akuhlwayeli imbewu entle na entsimini yakho? luvela phi na ke umdiza?
13:28 Wathi ke kubo, Ngumntu olutshaba owenze le nto. Bathi abakhonzi kuye,
Uya kuthi na ke siye, siye kuwabutha?
13:29 Uthe ke yena, Hayi; hleze nithi, xa niwubuthayo umdiza, nincothule nawo
ingqolowa kunye nabo.
13:30 Yekani kukhule ndawonye kokubini, kude kube sekuvuneni;
liya kuthi kubavuni, Buthani kuqala umdiza, niwubophe
kodwa yihlanganiseleni kuvimba wam ingqolowa.
13:31 Wababekela omnye umzekeliso, esithi, Ubukumkani bamazulu bubotshiwe
kwanjengokhozo lwemostade, awaluthabathayo umntu, waluhlwayela kowakhe
ibala:
13:32 lona loluncinane okunene kuzo zonke iimbewu; xa luthe lwahluma, lwaba lolu
mkhulu phakathi kwemifuno, waba ngumthi ngokokude iintaka zezulu
yiza ulale emasebeni awo.
13:33 Wathetha omnye umzekeliso kubo; Ubukumkani bamazulu bufana no
igwele, awalithabathayo umfazi, walifihla ezilinganisweni zozithathu zomgubo, wada wagqithisa
yonke ibibilisiwe.
13:34 Ezi ndawo zonke uYesu wazithetha ngemizekeliso kuzo izihlwele; kwaye ngaphandle
Akathethanga mzekeliso kubo.
13:35 ukuze kuzaliseke okwathethwayo ngomprofeti, esithi, Mna
Ndiya kuwuvula umlomo wam ngemizekeliso; ndiya kuthetha izinto ezigciniweyo
imfihlelo kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi.
13:36 Wazindulula ke uYesu izihlwele, wangena endlwini, nabakowabo
beza kuye abafundi, bathi, Sixelele umzekeliso weNkosi
ukhula entsimini.
13:37 Waphendula ke wathi kubo, Lo uhlwayela imbewu entle nguNyana
yomntu;
13:38 intsimi ke lihlabathi; imbewu ke entle ngoonyana bobukumkani abo;
Umdiza ke ngoonyana bongendawo;
13:39 utshaba ke olwawuhlwayelayo wona nguMtyholi; ukuvuna kukuphela
ihlabathi; abavuni ke zizithunywa zezulu.
13:40 Njengokuba ngoko ubuthwa umdiza, utshiswe ngomlilo; kuya kuba njalo
kuba ekupheleni kweli hlabathi.
13:41 UNyana woMntu uya kuthuma izithunywa zakhe, zibuthe;
ubukumkani bakhe bubo bonke abakhubekisayo, nabangendawo;
13:42 zibaphose ezikweni lomlilo; khona kuya kubakho ukulila nokulila
Ukutshixiza kwamazinyo.
13:43 Aya kwandula ke amalungisa ukubengezela njengelanga ebukumkanini bawo
Utata. Lowo uneendlebe zokuva makeve.
13:44 Kanjalo ubukumkani bamazulu bufana nobutyebi obufihlwe entsimini, athe umntu akubufumana wabufihla; i
athi xa athe umntu wayifumana, azimela, ahambe ngovuyo lwakhe
uthengisa ngeento zonke anazo, wayithenga loo ntsimi.
13:45 Kanjalo ubukumkani bamazulu bufana nomrhwebi, ofuna okulungileyo
iiperile:
13:46 owathi ke akuyifumana iperile inye, exabiso likhulu, wemka waya wananisa ngeento zonke
wayenayo, wayithenga.
13:47 Kanjalo ubukumkani bamazulu bufana nomnatha owaphoswa elwandle
elwandle, bahlanganiselwa kwiintlobo zonke;
13:48 okuthe kwakuzala, bawurholela elunxwemeni, bahlala phantsi, bahlanganisana.
Ezilungileyo uzilahle ezityeni, kodwa ezimbi uzilahle.
13:49 Kuya kuba njalo ekuphelisweni kwephakade eli: ziya kuphuma izithunywa zezulu, ziphume
yahlula ongendawo phakathi kwamalungisa;
13:50 zibaphose ezikweni lomlilo; khona kuya kubakho ukulila nokulila
Ukutshixiza kwamazinyo.
13:51 Athi kubo uYesu, Niziqondile na zonke ezi ndawo? Bathi
wathi kuye, Ewe, Nkosi.
13:52 Wathi ke kubo, Ngenxa yoko, wonke umchazi-mthetho ofundisiweyo ufundisiwe
Ubukumkani bamazulu bufana nomntu ongumninindlu
ukhupha ebuncwaneni bakhe izinto ezintsha kwanezindala.
13:53 Kwathi, akuyigqiba uYesu le mizekeliso, wathi
wemka apho.
13:54 Uthe akufika kwelakowabo, wabafundisa kwelakowabo
Bakhwankqiswa, bathi, Uvela phi na?
Lo bubulumko bukabani, nale misebenzi yamandla?
13:55 Lo asinguye na unyana wengcibi yokwakha? Unina akabizwa ngokuba nguMariya na? kunye neyakhe
Abazalwana, ooYakobi, noYose, noSimon, noYuda, yini na?
13:56 Noodade wabo abakho kuthi bonke na? Uthabathe phi na ke lo mntu?
ezi zinto?
13:57 Baye bekhubeka kuye. Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Ngumprofeti
kungabi ngaswele imbeko, kungaba kukowabo, nakokwabo.
13:58 Akenza misebenzi mininzi yamandla khona apho ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.