MATTHEO 7
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1Ningabi la’bakuThsabukanyisa ewsakuba ningatiThsabukanyisiwa. 2Hikusa, akuThsabukanyisa loku niThsabukanyisaku haKone, nitaThsabukanyisiwa hiKoloko naNini: amPimu lo’niPimaku haWone, nitaPimiselwa haWone.
3Xana uLangusela yini axiKenge le’xik’eTihlwini djaMakwenu, naungasi naDjimuka aLushi e’djik’eTihlwini djaKu na? 4Kumbi utaHlaya hayini kuMakwenu, Thsika, ndiSusa axiKenge eTihlwini djaKu; kasi, labisa! aLushi dji kone eTihlwini dja‐Ku? 5Wene l’wamaNdende, Sungula uSusa aLushi eTihlwini djaKu; hikone utaBonisisa akuSusa axiKenge eTihlwini djaMakwenu.
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6NingaNyiki tiyimbya awsakaNkulunkulu, ningaTxhukumeti amaParela yEnu yatinKatla emaHlwini yatiNgulubi, suka timaKandetela himiNenge yaTone, tiTlhela tiNdulukela kuNini, tiniTlatula.
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7Kombelani, nitaNyikiwa: Djulani, nitawsi Kuma; Gongondani, nitaPfuleliwa; 8hikusa lwe’ aKombelaku wataTekelela; ni lw’a Djulaku waKuma; nikuYene lw’aGongondaku kutaPfuleliwa. 9Kumbi hiwini amHunu kuNini lweyi waku, loku agnwAnake aKombela axiBhanda, akumuNyika adjiBye na? 10kumbi, loku aKombela aNhlampfi, akumuNyika aNyoka na? 11Loku Nini, niku la’baFani, niwsiTiba akuHanana abAnenu awsiHananu e’wsaHombe, ngopfu aHsohswenu lw’ak’eTilwini atabaHanana awsaHombe la’ba Kombelaku kuYene.
12Hakoneke, Hikwawsu lewsi niHsandaku akuNha bHanu baniYentxela, wsiYentxani naNini kuBone; hikusa ewsi i wsaNau niwsabaProfeta.
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13Hingenani hiSangu le’djiThsongonyana; hikusa djiKulu aSangu, niNdlela yiYanamili, le’yiYaku ekuFeni; ba baNyingi la’baHingenaku haYone. 14Hikusa djiThsongonyana aSangu, niNdlela yiBandetekili, le’yiYaku ebuTomini; ahi babuTomi la’bayiKumaku.
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15Tibonisani kubaProfeta bamaDjimi, la’baTaku kuNini nabaYambalisi wsanga hitiyimPfu, kambi h’endeni, timHisi le’tiBvonyengetaku. 16NitabaTiba himHandu yaBone. Xana baKhaya aMhandu yaVinya emiThsweni, kumbi maKuwa eliGaganeni na? 17Hilewsoke amiHsi Hikwayu le’yaHombe mitaTwsala aMhandu leyaHombe; kambi amuHsi lo’wakuBhiha wuTwsala amHandu le’yakuBhiha. 18AmuHsi lo’waHombe awuKoti kuTwsala amHandu wakuBhiha, nimuHsi lo’wakuBhiha awuTwsali amHandu le’yaHombe. 19AmuHsi lowo ni lowo, lo’wungaTwsalikiki amHandu le’yaHombe, wuThsemiwa, wuLahliwa enDilwini. 20Wsitanu nitabaTiba himHandu yaBu.
21Ahi Bone Hikwabu la’bataku kuMini, Hosi! Hosi! la’batakuHingena emFugnwini waTilu; kambi hilweyi aYentxaku aliHsandu lakaTati lw’ang’eTilwini. 22Ba baNyingi la’bataku kuMini hilowo nKama, Hosi! Hosi! ahiHsehsanga hiBhitu djaKu na? ahiHumexanga hiBhitu djaKu amaNdiki na? ahiYentzanga hi‐Bhitu djaKu amiTihsu le’ miKulu le’ miNyingi na? 23Kone nditaHlaya kuBone, ndiku, AndiniTibi: Sukani kuMini, Nini la’bakuYentxa e’wsiFani.
24Hakoneke lwe’ nilweyi lw’aYingelaku lawa maDjiti yaNga, amiYentxa, ataFaniswa nimHunu wakuTlaliha, lw’angaYaka ayinDlu yake edjiBjeni: 25kuNa amPfula, kuTlhasa anDambi, kuHunga amHeho, wsiBha ayinDlu leyo; kambi ayiWanga: hikusa apfa yiGaneteliwa hi djiBje. 26Lwe’ nilweyi lw’aYingelaku lawa maDjiti yaNga, angamiYentxi, ataFaniswa nimHunu l’waSinge, lwe’angaYaka ayinDlu yaKe ePfunyeni: 27kuNa amPfula, kuTlhasa anDambi, kuHunga amHeho, wsiBha ayinDlu leyo; yiWa: kaBi kuKulu kuWa kaYone.”
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28 Yesu eku loku ahetili lawa maDjiti, abHanu bamuNkhensa, hiKola kakuDondisa kwaKe: 29hikusa apfa abaDondisa wsanga hilw’aka ninTamu, wsingaBi wsanga hibaThsali baBone.
First published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) 1911.