Kwathi uJesu ebona izixuku, wenyukela entabeni; esehlezi phansi, abafundi bakhe beza kuye. Wayesevula umlomo, waqala ukubafundisa, ethi:
“Babusisiwe abampofu emoyeni,
ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo.
Babusisiwe abakhalayo,
ngokuba bayakududuzwa.
Babusisiwe abamnene,
ngokuba bayakudla ifa lomhlaba.
Babusisiwe abalambele, bomele ukulunga,
ngokuba bayakusuthiswa.
Babusisiwe abanesihawu,
ngokuba bayakuhawukelwa.
Babusisiwe abanenhliziyo ehlanzekileyo,
ngokuba bayakumbona uNkulunkulu.
Babusisiwe abalamulayo,
ngokuba bayakuthiwa ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.
Babusisiwe abazingelwa ngenxa yokulunga,
ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo.
“Nibusisiwe nxa benithuka, benizingela, bekhuluma konke okubi ngani, beqamba amanga ngenxa yami. Jabulani, nithokoze ngokuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini, ngokuba babazingela kanjalo abaphrofethi abanenduleleyo.”
“Nina ningusawoti womhlaba, kepha uma usawoti uduma, ubusawoti bovuswa ngani na? Awunamsebenzi walutho, kuphela ukuba ulahlwe ngaphandle, unyathelwe ngabantu.
“Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi owakhiwe entabeni ungesitheke. Umuntu akasokheli isibani asibeke phansi kwesitsha, kodwa usifaka othini ukuze sibakhanyisele bonke abasendlini. Kanjalo, makukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu, ukuba babone imisebenzi yenu emihle, bamdumise uYihlo osezulwini.
“Ningasho ukuthi ngizochitha umthetho nabaphrofethi. Angizelanga ukuzochitha, kodwa ngize ukuzogcwalisa. Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: kuyokwedlula izulu nomhlaba, kodwa akusoze kwadlula nalinye igama, nasicashana sinye somthetho, kuze kufezeke konke.
“Ngakho-ke oweqa owodwa kule miyalelo emincinyane, afundise abantu kanjalo, uyakuthiwa omncinyane embusweni wezulu; kepha oyigcinayo, ayifundise, lowo uyakuthiwa mkhulu embusweni wezulu. Ngokuba ngithi kini: uma ukulunga kwenu kungadluli okwezazimthetho nokwabaFarisi, anisoze nangena embusweni wezulu.
“Nizwile, kwathiwa kwabasemandulo: ‘Ungabulali; yilowo nalowo obulalayo uyakuba necala ehlulelwe.’ Kepha Mina ngithi kini: yilowo nalowo othukuthelela umfowabo, uyakuba necala ayokwehlulelwa ngalo. Nalowo othi kumfowabo: ‘Silima,’ uyakuba necala emphakathini, nalowo othi: ‘Siwula,’ kumfowabo uyakuba necala, aphonswe esihogweni somlilo.
“Ngakho-ke nxa uletha umnikelo wakho e-althare, bese ukhumbula lapho ukuthi umfowenu ukubambele igqubu, wushiye lapho phambi kwe-althare umnikelo wakho, uhambe ubuyisane nomfowenu kuqala, andukuba uzonikela umnikelo wakho.
“Shesha uzwane nolwa nawe nisesendleleni, funa olwa nawe akunikele kumehluleli, umehluleli akunikele esikhonzini, uphonswe ejele. Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: kawusoze waphuma khona, uze ukhiphe ifadingi lokugcina.
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