Luke 6
1 Kwathi ngesabatha lesibili ngesabatha lokuqala, wadabula amasimu; abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu, badla, bezihlikihla ngezandla.
2 Abanye babaFarisi bathi kubo: “Nenzelani okungavunyelwe ukwenziwa ngesabatha na?
3 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Anifundanga yini nalokhu akwenzayo uDavide mhla elambile yena nababe naye;
4 Ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, wathatha izinkwa zokubukwa, wadla, wanika nababe naye; okungavunyelwe ukudliwa ngaphandle kwabapristi bodwa?
5 Wasesithi kubo: INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi leyesabatha.
6 Kwathi futhi ngelinye isabatha wangena esinagogeni, wafundisa; kwakukhona umuntu osandla sakhe sokunene sasishwabene.
7 Ababhali nabaFarisi bamqaphela ukuthi uyakwelapha ngesabatha; ukuze bathole ukumbeka icala.
8 Kodwa yena wayeyazi imicabango yabo, wathi endodeni enesandla esishwabeneyo: “Sukuma, ume phakathi.” Wasukuma wema.
9 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngizalibuza ilizwi libe linye; Kuvunyelwe ngesabatha ukwenza okuhle noma okubi na? ukusindisa ukuphila, noma ukukubhubhisa?
10 Wasebaqalaza bonke, wathi endodeni: Yelula isandla sakho. Wenze njalo: saphiliswa isandla sakhe, saba njengesinye.
11 Base begcwala ukuhlanya; basebekhulumisana bodwa ukuthi bangamenzani uJesu.
12 Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku waphuma waya entabeni ukuyokhuleka; wahlala ubusuku bonke ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu.
13 Kwathi sekusile, wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wakhetha kubo abayishumi nambili, wabaqamba futhi ngokuthi abaphostoli;
14 uSimoni owaqamba laye ngokuthi nguPetro, loAndreya umfowabo, uJakobe, loJohane, loFiliphu, loBartolomewu,
15 uMathewu loTomasi, uJakobe kaAlfewu, loSimoni othiwa nguZelote,
16 noJuda umfowabo kaJakobe, noJuda Iskariyothe owamkhaphelayo.
17 Wehla nabo, wema ethafeni, nesixuku sabafundi bakhe, nesixuku esikhulu sabantu abavela kulo lonke elaseJudiya neJerusalema, nasogwini lolwandle lwaseTire neSidoni, abeza ukuzomuzwa, bamlalele. ukuphulukiswa ezifweni zabo;
18 Lababekhathazwa omoya abangcolileyo, basiliswa.
19 Isixuku sonke safuna ukumthinta, ngokuba kwaphuma amandla kuye, abaphulukisa bonke.
20 Waphakamisela amehlo akhe kubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Manibusiswe nina bampofu, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowenu.
21 Nibusisiwe nina enilambile manje, ngokuba niyakusuthiswa. Nibusisiwe nina enikhalayo manje, ngokuba nizakuhleka.
22 Nibusisiwe, nxa abantu benizonda, nalapho benihlukanisa, benithuka, belahla igama lenu ngokungathi libi, ngenxa yeNdodana yomuntu.
23 Thokozani ngalolo suku, nigxumagxume, ngokuba bhekani, umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngokuba benze njalo oyise kubaprofethi.
24 Kodwa maye kini lina elicebileyo! ngokuba seniyitholile induduzo yenu.
25 Maye kini enisuthi! ngoba nizakulamba. Maye kinina enihlekayo manje! ngokuba niyakulila, nikhale.
26 Maye kini, nxa bonke abantu bekhuluma kahle ngani! ngoba oyise babo benza njalo kubaprofethi bamanga.
27 Kepha ngithi kini enizwayo: Thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kwabalizondayo;
28 Babusiseni abaniqalekisayo, nibakhulekele abaniphatha kabi.
29 Okushaya esihlathini mnike nesinye; nokwephuca ingubo yakho, ungamaleli nengubo yakho.
30 Muphe wonke umuntu ocela kuwe; nokwaphuca impahla yakho, ungabuyi uyicele kuye.
31 Nalokho enithanda ukuba abantu benze kini, yenzani kanjalo nani kubo.
32 Ngokuba uma nithanda abanithandayo, ninakubongwa kuni na? ngoba nezoni zithanda abazithandayo.
33 Uma nenza okuhle kwabanenzela okuhle, ninakubongwa kuni na? ngoba nezoni zenza njalo.
34 Futhi uma nitsheleka enithemba ukwemukela kubo, ninakubongwa kuni na? ngokuba nezoni zitsheleka izoni ukuba zamukele lokho.
35 Kepha thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle, nitsheleke ningathembi lutho; umvuzo wenu uyakuba mkhulu, nibe-ngabantwana boPhezukonke, ngokuba yena unomusa kwabangabongiyo nababi.
36 Ngakho yibani-nesihawu, njengalokhu noYihlo enesihawu.
37 Ningahluleli, khona aniyikwahlulelwa; ningalahli, khona aniyikulahlwa;
38 Yiphani, khona niyakuphiwa; isilinganiso esihle, esigxishiwe, esigxishiwe, esichichimayo, bayakuninika esifubeni senu. Ngokuba ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso.
39 Wasebatshela umfanekiso wokuthi: Isiphofu ingahola impumputhe na? Kabayikuwela emgodini bobabili yini?
40 Umfundi kaphezu komfundisi wakhe, kepha yilowo nalowo opheleleyo uyakuba njengomfundisi wakhe.
41 Ubhekelani ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kanti ugongolo olukwelakho iso awuluboni na?
42 Ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: ‘Mfowethu, ake ngikhiphe ucezwana olusesweni lakho,’ wena ungaluboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso, na? Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo esweni lakho, khona-ke wobona kahle ukukhipha ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu.
43 Ngokuba akusimuthi omuhle othela isithelo esibi; futhi kawukho umuthi omubi othela isithelo esihle.
44 Ngokuba yilowo nalowomuthi waziwa ngesithelo sawo. Ngokuba abantu abawakhi amakhiwane emeveni, nababutha izithelo zomvini esihlahleni esihlahleni.
45 Umuntu omuhle emfuyweni enhle yenhliziyo yakhe uveza okuhle; nomuntu omubi emfuyweni embi yenhliziyo yakhe ukhipha okubi, ngokuba umlomo wakhe ukhuluma ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo.
46 Ningibizelani ngokuthi: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ kodwa ningakwenzi engikushoyo na?
47 Loba ngubani oza kimi, ezwe amazwi ami, awenze, ngizalitshengisa ukuthi ufana lobani;
48 Ufana nomuntu owakha indlu, wemba washonisa, wabeka isisekelo phezu kwedwala;
49 Kepha ozwayo, angakwenzi, ufana nomuntu owakha indlu emhlabathini ingenasisekelo; umfula washaya ngamandla, yawa masinyane; futhi ukubhidlika kwaleyondlu kwaba kukhulu.