aa10:17, 26:59; Mark 13:9, 14:55, 15:1; Luka 22:66; Joha 11:47; Seb 4:15, 5:21,27,34,41, 6:12,15, 22:30, 23:1,6,15,20,28, 24:20
ab7:26, 23:17,19, 25:2,3,8
ad8:4, 23:19

Matthew 5

Intshumayelo yentabeni

1Kwathi ebona amaxuku wenyukela entabeni a. Esehlezi phansi, abafundi bakhe beza kuye b; 2wasevula umlomo wakhe c, wabafundisa, wathi:

Ababusisiweyo

3Babusisiwe d abayanga emoyeni e; ngoba umbuso wamazulu ungowabo f. 4Babusisiwe abalilayo g; ngoba bona bazaduduzwa. 5Babusisiwe abamnene; ngoba bona bazakudla ilifa lomhlaba h. 6Babusisiwe abalambela labomela ukulunga; ngoba bona bazasuthiswa i. 7Babusisiwe abalesihawu; ngoba bona bazahawukelwa j. 8Babusisiwe abamhlophe enhliziyweni k; ngoba bona bazabona uNkulunkulu l. 9Babusisiwe abalamulayo; ngoba bona bazathiwa ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 10Babusisiwe abazingelwayo ngenxa yokulunga; ngoba umbuso wamazulu ungowabo m. 11Lina libusisiwe, nxa belithuka belizingela, bekhuluma okubi konke bemelana lani beqamba amanga, ngenxa yami; 12thokozani lithabe kakhulu, ngoba umvuzo wenu mkhulu emazulwini n; ngoba ngokunjalo babazingela abaprofethi abalandulelayo o.

Itshwayi lokukhanya emhlabeni

13Lina lilitshwayi lomhlaba; kodwa uba itshwayi seliduma lizatshwaywa ngani? Kalisasizi lutho, ngaphandle kokulahlwa phandle beselinyathelwa ngabantu p. 14Lina liyikukhanya komhlaba q; umuzi omiswe phezu kwentaba ungesitheke; 15njalo kabalumathisi isibane r basibeke ngaphansi kwesitsha, kodwa phezu kwesiqobane sesibane, besesibakhanyisela bonke abasendlini. 16Ngokunjalo kakukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu, ukuze babone imisebenzi yenu emihle s, badumise uYihlo osemazulwini t.

Umlayo omdala lomlayo kaJesu Kristu

17Lingacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuchitha umlayo kumbe abaprofethi u; angizanga ukuchitha kodwa ukugcwalisa. 18Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuze kudlule izulu lomhlaba, kakusoze kudlule ibadlana libe linye kumbe ichatshana libe linye emlayweni kuze kwenzeke konke v. 19Ngakho owephula owodwa kulimilayo emincinyane, afundise abantu ngokunjalo, uzathiwa ngomncinyane embusweni wamazulu; kodwa oyenzayo ayifundise, lowo uzathiwa mkhulu embusweni wamazulu w. 20Ngoba ngithi kini: Ngaphandle kokuthi ukulunga kwenu kwedlule okwababhali lokwabaFarisi x, kalisoze lingene embusweni wamazulu.

21Lizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabasendulo: Ungabulali; laloba ngubani obulalayo, uzakuba lecala lokugwetshwa y; 22kodwa mina ngithi kini: Wonke othukuthelela umfowabo kungelasizatho uzakuba lecala lokugwetshwa z; lotshoyo kumfowabo ukuthi: Siphukuphukundini! uzakuba lecala emphakathini aa; lotshoyo ukuthi: Sithuthandini ab! uzakuba lecala lokusiwa esihogweni somlilo ac. 23Ngakho uba uletha umnikelo wakho elathini ad, ubusukhumbula ulapho ukuthi umfowenu ulolutho olumelana lawe, 24tshiya lapho umnikelo wakho phambi kwelathi, uhambe, uqale ubuyisane lomfowenu, ubusuzonikela umnikelo wakho. 25Phangisa uzwane laye omangalelane lawe ae usesendleleni laye af, hlezi omangalelane lawe akunikele kumahluleli, futhi umahluleli akunikele epholiseni ag, ubusuphoselwa entolongweni. 26Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Kawusoze uphume khona, uze ubhadale indibilitshi yokucina.

27Lizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabasendulo ah: Ungafebi ai. 28Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Wonke okhangela owesifazana ukumkhanuka usefebile laye enhliziyweni yakhe aj. 29Njalo uba ilihlo lakho lokunene likukhubekisa ak, likhuphe ulilahlele khatshana lawe al; ngoba kungcono kuwe ukuthi kubhubhe sibe sinye sezitho zakho, lokuthi umzimba wakho wonke ungaphoselwa esihogweni am. 30Njalo uba isandla sakho sokunene sikukhubekisa, siqume usilahlele khatshana lawe an; ngoba kungcono kuwe ukuthi kubhubhe sibe sinye sezitho zakho, lokuthi umzimba wakho wonke ungaphoselwa esihogweni ao. 31Kwathiwa-ke: Loba ngubani owala umkakhe, kumele amnike incwadi yesehlukaniso ap; 32kodwa mina ngithi kini: Loba ngubani owala umkakhe, ngaphandle kodaba lokufeba, umenza afebe, njalo loba ngubani omthathayo owaliweyo uyafeba.

33Lizwile futhi ukuthi kwathiwa kwabasendulo aq: Ungafungi amanga ar, kodwa gcwalisa izifungo zakho eNkosini as. 34Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Lingafungi lakanye at; loba ngezulu, ngoba liyisihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu au; 35loba ngomhlaba, ngoba uyisenabelo senyawo zakhe av; loba ngeJerusalema, ngoba ingumuzi weNkosi enkulu aw; 36njalo ungafungi ngekhanda lakho, ngoba ungelwenze unwele lalunye lube mhlophe kumbe lube mnyama. 37Kodwa ilizwi lenu kalibe ngelokuthi: Yebo, yebo; hatshi, hatshi. Okudlula lokhu-ke kuvela komubi ax.

Ukuthanda izitha

38Lizwile ukuthi kwathiwa: Ilihlo ngelihlo, lezinyo ngezinyo ay; 39kodwa mina ngithi kini az: Lingamelani lobubi ba; kodwa loba ngubani bb okuwakala esihlathini sokunene, mphendulele lesinye bc; 40lalowo ofuna ukukumangalela lokuthatha isigqoko sakho, mtshiyele lesembatho; 41laloba ngubani okubamba ngamandla ukuthi uhambe imayili libe linye bd, hamba laye abe mabili. 42Mnike ocela kuwe be; njalo ungamfulatheli ofisa ukweboleka kuwe bf.

43Lizwile ukuthi kwathiwa: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho bg, njalo uzonde isitha sakho bh; 44kodwa mina ngithi kini: Thandani izitha zenu, libabusise abaliqalekisayo, libaphathe kuhle abalizondayo bi, libakhulekele abaliphatha kubi, labalizingelayo bj; 45ukuze libe ngabantwana bakaYihlo osemazulwini, ngoba yena uphumisa ilanga lakhe phezu kwababi labahle, anise izulu phezu kwabalungileyo labangalunganga bk. 46Ngoba aluba lithanda labo abalithandayo, lilomvuzo bani bl? Kabenzi njalo labathelisi yini bm? 47Futhi uba libingelela abafowenu bodwa, lenzani okukhulu okwedlula okwabanye? Kabenzi njalo labathelisi yini bn? 48Ngakho lina banini ngabapheleleyo bo, njengoba uYihlo osemazulwini ephelele bp.

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