Wayesesuka lapho, weza emikhawulweni yaseJudiya, ngaphesheya kweJordani; wabuye wabafundisa njengokwejwayela.
Kwasekusiza kuye abaFarisi, bambuza bathi: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthi indoda ilahle umkayo? emlinga.
Wasephendula wathi kubo: UMozisi walilaya ngani?
Basebesithi: UMozisi wavumela ukuloba incwadi yesahlukaniso, lokumala.
UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Ngobulukhuni benhliziyo yenu walilobela lowomyalo.
Kodwa kusukela ekuqaleni kokudalwa uNkulunkulu wabenza owesilisa nowesifazane.
Ngenxa yalokhu indoda izatshiya uyise lonina, inamathele kumkayo;
Labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye; ngakho abasebabili, kodwa banyamanye.
Ngakho-ke lokho akuhlanganisileyo uNkulunkulu, makungahlukaniswa muntu.
Endlwini abafundi bakhe baphinda bambuza ngayo leyo nto.
Wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga kuye.
Noma owesifazane elahla indoda yakhe, agane enye, uyaphinga.
Baletha kuye abantwana abancane ukuba abathinte; abafundi bakhe babakhuza.
Kodwa uJesu ekubona wathukuthela, wathi kubo: Vumelani abantwana abancane beze kimi, lingabenqabeli, ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo.
Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana, kasoze angena kuwo.
Wabagona, wabeka izandla phezu kwabo, wababusisa.
Kwathi esephumela endleleni, kwagijima omunye, waguqa phambi kwakhe, wambuza wathi: Mfundisi Olungileyo, ngenzeni ukuze ngidle ilifa lempilo elaphakade?
UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? akakho omuhle, munye kuphela, uNkulunkulu.
Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, ungadlelezeli, yazisa uyihlo lonyoko.
Waphendula wathi kuye: Mfundisi, konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami.
Khona uJesu embuka emthanda, wathi kuye: Inye into oyisweleyo: hamba, uthengise ngakho konke onakho, uphe abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; mina.
Wadabuka ngalelo zwi, wamuka edabukile, ngokuba wayenengcebo enkulu.
UJesu waqalaza, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Kuyakuba lukhuni kangakanani kwabanengcebo ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu!
Abafundi bamangala ngamazwi akhe. Kodwa uJesu waphinda waphendula, wathi kubo: Bantwana, kulukhuni kangakanani kwabathemba inotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu!
Kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yenaliti, kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
Basebemangala kakhulukazi, bakhulumisana besithi: Pho kungasindiswa bani?
UJesu wababheka wathi: “Kubantu akunakwenzeka, kepha kuNkulunkulu akunjalo, ngokuba kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto zingenzeka.
UPetro waseqala ukuthi kuye: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke, sakulandela.
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akakho oshiye indlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma uyise, noma unina, noma abantwana, noma amasimu ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli;
Kodwa izakwemukeliswa kayikhulu khathesi ngalesisikhathi, izindlu, labafowabo, labodadewabo, labonina, labantwana, lamasimu, kanye lokuzingelwa; nasezweni elizayo ukuphila okuphakade.
Kepha abaningi abokuqala bayakuba ngabokugcina; abokugcina kuqala.
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