Amavesi eBhayibheli adumile avela kokuthi NgokukaMathewu 18

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“Ngokuba lapho kuhlangene khona ababili noma abathathu egameni lami, ngikhona lapho phakathi kwabo.”

“Ngiqinisile futhi ngithi kini: uma ababili kini emhlabeni bevumelana noma ngaluphi udaba abalucelayo, bayakwenzelwa nguBaba osezulwini.

UJesu wayesebiza umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: uma ningaphenduki nibe njengabantwana, anisoze nangena embusweni wezulu.

Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo oyakuzithoba njengalo mntwana, nguyena omkhulu embusweni wezulu.

Nalowo oyakwemukela umntwana onje abe munye ngegama lami, uyangamukela Mina.

“Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: noma yikuphi eniyakukubopha emhlabeni, kuyobe kuboshiwe ezulwini; nanoma yikuphi eniyakukukhulula emhlabeni, kuyobe kukhululiwe ezulwini.

“Kanjalo-ke noBaba osezulwini uyakwenza lokho kini, uma ningathetheleli ngezinhliziyo zenu kube yilowo nalowo umfowabo.”

“Kepha okhubekisa abe munye kulaba abancinyane abakholwa yimi, kungcono kuye ukuba itshe elikhulu lokusila ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, azikiswe ekujuleni kolwandle.

“Nicabangani ngalokhu na? Uma umuntu enezimvu eziyikhulu, bese kuduka eyodwa kuzo, akayukuzishiya yini ezingama-99 ezintabeni, ahambe ayofuna edukileyo na?