“Ningahluleli ukuze nani ningahlulelwa. Ngokuba ngokwahlulela enahlulela ngakho, nani niyakwahlulelwa ngakho, nangesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso, nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso.
“Kungani ubona uthi olusesweni lomfowenu, kepha ube ungaluboni ugongolo olusesweni lakho na? Ungasho kanjani kumfowenu uthi: ‘Ake ngikhiphe uthi olusesweni lakho;’ kube kukhona ugongolo kwelakho iso na? Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo olusesweni lakho, yikhona-ke uzakubonisisa kahle ukuze ukhiphe uthi olusesweni lomfowenu.
“Ningaziniki izinja okungcwele, ningawaphonsi amapharele enu phambi kwezingulube, funa ziwanyathele ngezinyawo, ziphenduke, zinidwengule.
“Celani, khona nizakuphiwa; funani, khona nizakufumana; ngqongqothani, khona nizakuvulelwa. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo ocelayo uyamukeliswa, nofunayo uyafumana, nongqongqothayo uzakuvulelwa.
“Ngumuphi umuntu kini ongathi, uma indodana yakhe icela isinkwa, ayinike itshe, noma icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka na? Ngakho-ke uma nina enibabi nikwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kangakanani-ke ukuba uYihlo osezulwini abaphe okuhle labo abacelayo kuye! Ngakho-ke kukho konke, ngisho nokungakanani enifuna ukuba abantu bakwenze kini, kwenzeni nani kanjalo kubo, ngokuba lokhu kungumthetho nabaphrofethi.
“Ngenani ngesango elincane, ngokuba libanzi isango, inkulu nendlela eholela ekubhujisweni; baningi abangena khona. Kepha isango lincane nendlela ingumngcingo eholela ekuphileni; bayingcosana abayifumanayo.
“Xwayani abaphrofethi bamanga abeza kini bembathise okwezimvu, kepha ngaphakathi beyizimpisi eziphangayo. Niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo. Kungakhiwa yini izithelo zomvini emeveni noma amakhiwane ekhakhasini na? Kanjalo yilowo nalowo muthi omuhle uthela izithelo ezinhle, kepha umuthi omubi uthela izithelo ezimbi. Umuthi omuhle awukwazi ukuthela izithelo ezimbi, nomuthi omubi ngeke uthele izithelo ezinhle. Yilowo nalowo muthi ongatheli izithelo ezinhle uyanqunywa, uphonswe emlilweni. Kanjalo-ke niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo.
“Akusibo bonke abathi kimi: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ abayakungena embusweni wezulu, kodwa kuphela yilowo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini. Abaningi bayakuthi kimi ngalolo suku: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi, asiphrofethanga yini ngegama lakho, sakhipha amadimoni ngegama lakho, senza imisebenzi eminingi yamandla ngegama lakho na?’ Khona ngiyakubatshela emehlweni, ngithi: ‘Angizange nginazi; sukani kimi nina benzi bokubi.’
“Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo owezwayo lawa mazwi ami, awenze, uyakufaniswa nendoda ehlakaniphileyo, eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala. Layithela imvula, kwafika izikhukhula nezivunguvungu zomoya, zayishaya leyo ndlu, kepha kayiwanga, ngokuba yayisekelwe edwaleni. Kodwa yilowo nalowo owezwayo lawa mazwi ami, angawenzi, uyakufaniswa nendoda eyisiwula eyakha indlu yayo esihlabathini. Yafika imvula, kwafika izikhukhula nezivunguvungu zomoya; zayishaya leyo ndlu, yawa, kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo!”
Kwathi uJesu eseqedile ukukhuluma la mazwi, izixuku zamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe, ngokuba wayebafundisa njengonegunya, kungenjengezazimthetho zabo.
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