Matthew 10

UJesu ubiza abaphostoli bakhe abalitshumi lambili

1Wasebizela kuye abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili ^a, wabanika amandla phezu kwabomoya abangcolileyo, ukuthi babakhuphe, lokuthi belaphe sonke isifo lobuthakathaka bonke.

2Njalo amabizo abaphostoli abalitshumi lambili yiwo la ^b: Owokuqala nguSimoni othiwa nguPetro ^c, loAndreya umfowabo ^d; uJakobe okaZebediya, loJohane umfowabo ^e; 3uFiliphu, loBartolomewu; uTomasi, loMathewu umthelisi ^f; uJakobe okaAlfewu, loLabewu othiwa njalo nguTadewu; 4uSimoni umKhanani ^g, loJudasi Iskariyothi laye owamnikelayo ^h.

Ukuthunywa kwabaphostoli

5Laba abalitshumi lambili uJesu wabathuma, wabalaya, esithi: Lingahambi ngendlela yabezizwe ⁱ, lingangeni emzini wamaSamariya ^j; 6kodwa yanini ikakhulu ^k ezimvini ezilahlekileyo zendlu kaIsrayeli ^l. 7Futhi ekuhambeni kwenu tshumayelani, lisithi ^m: Umbuso wamazulu usondele ⁿ. 8Silisani abagulayo, lihlambulule amalephero, livuse abafileyo, likhuphe amadimoni. Lemukeliswe ngesihle, phanini ngesihle ^o. 9Lingazithatheli igolide, loba isiliva ^p, loba ithusi emixhakeni yenu ^q, 10loba isikhwama sendlela, loba izigqoko ezimbili, loba amanyathela, loba udondolo ^r; ngoba isisebenzi sifanele ukudla kwaso ^s. 11Lakuwuphi umuzi kumbe umzana elingena kuwo, buzani ukuthi ngubani ofaneleyo kuwo; njalo lihlale khona, lize lisuke ^t. 12Njalo nxa lingena endlini, liyibingelele ^u. 13Njalo uba indlu ifanele, ukuthula kwenu kakube phezu kwayo; kodwa uba ingafanele ^v, ukuthula kwenu kakubuyele kini ^w. 14Njalo loba ngubani ongalemukeliyo kumbe ongalaleli amazwi enu, nxa liphuma kuleyondlu kumbe kulowomuzi, thintithani uthuli lwenyawo zenu ^x. 15Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono kulizwe leSodoma leleGomora ngosuku lwesigwebo, kulakulowomuzi ^y.

Abaphostoli bazahlutshwa

16Khangelani, mina ngiyalithuma njengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi ^z; ngakho hlakaniphani njengezinyoka ^aa, libe msulwa njengamajuba. 17Kodwa limukani abantu; ngoba bazalinikela ^ab emiphakathini ^{ac , ad}, balitshaye ngesiswepu ^ae emasinagogeni abo ^af; 18njalo lizalethwa laphambi kwababusi lamakhosi ngenxa yami ^ag, kube yibufakazi kubo lakwabezizwe ^ah. 19Kodwa nxa belinikela, lingakhathaleli ukuthi lizakhuluma njani kumbe into bani ^ai; ngoba lizanikwa ngalelohola lokho elizakukhuluma ^aj; 20ngoba kakusini elikhulumayo, kodwa nguMoya kaYihlo okhuluma phakathi kwenu ^ak. 21Futhi umfowabo uzanikela umfowabo ekufeni, loyise umntwana; labantwana bazavukela abazali, bababulale ^al. 22Njalo lizazondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yebizo lami ^am; kodwa ophikelelayo kuze kube sekupheleni, nguye ozasindiswa ^an. 23Kodwa nxa belizingela kulo umuzi ^ao, balekelani komunye ^ap; ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kaliyikuqeda imizi yonke yakoIsrayeli, kuze kufike iNdodana yomuntu ^aq. 24Umfundi kaphezu komfundisi, lenceku kayiphezu kwenkosi yayo. 25Kumanele umfundi ukuthi abe njengomfundisi wakhe, lenceku njengenkosi yayo ^ar. Aluba bebizile umninindlu ngokuthi nguBhelezebhule ^as, kakhulu kangakanani labo abendlu yakhe?

UJesu uxwayisa abafundi bakhe

26Ngakho lingabesabi; ngoba kakukho okufihliweyo, okungayikubonakaliswa; lokuthukuziweyo, okungayikwaziwa. 27Lokho engikutsho kini emnyameni, kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni; lalokho elikuzwa endlebeni, kumemezeleni phezu kwezindlu ^at. 28Njalo lingabesabi ababulala umzimba, kodwa bengelamandla okubulala umphefumulo ^au; kodwa mesabeni kakhulu olamandla okubhubhisa kokubili umphefumulo lomzimba ^av esihogweni ^aw.

29Kazithengiswa yini intaka ezimbili ngendibilitshi? Kodwa kakuyikuwa emhlabathini lanye yazo, ngaphandle kukaYihlo. 30Kodwa lezenu inwele zekhanda zibaliwe zonke ^ax. 31Ngakho lingesabi; lina liyazidlula intaka ezinengi ^ay.

32Ngakho ngulowo lalowo ozangivuma phambi kwabantu ^az, lami ngizamvuma ^ba phambi kukaBaba osemazulwini ^bb. 33Kodwa loba ngubani ongiphika phambi kwabantu ^bc, lami ngizamphika phambi kukaBaba osemazulwini ^bd.

Izibonakaliso zezikhathi

34Lingacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni; angizanga ukuletha ukuthula, kodwa inkemba. 35Ngoba ngize ukwehlukanisa umuntu loyise, lendodakazi lonina, lomalokazana loninazala ^be; 36lezitha zomuntu ngabendlu yakhe. 37Othanda uyise kumbe unina kulami kangifanele; lothanda indodana kumbe indodakazi kulami kangifanele ^bf; 38longathathi isiphambano sakhe njalo angilandele, kangifanele ^bg. 39Lowo othola impilo yakhe uzalahlekelwa yiyo; lolahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami uzayithola ^bh. 40Owemukela lina wemukela mina ^bi; lowemukela mina wemukela ongithumileyo ^bj.

41Owemukela umprofethi ebizweni lomprofethi uzazuza umvuzo womprofethi ^bk; lowemukela olungileyo ebizweni lolungileyo uzazuza umvuzo wolungileyo. 42Njalo loba ngubani ozanathisa omunye walababancinyane inkezo nje yamanzi aqandayo ebizweni lomfundi, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe ^bl.