7Matthew 7

1Lingehluleli, ukuze lingehlulelwa,Select Matthew 7:1

2ngoba lizakwahlulelwa ngokwehlulela elehlulela ngakho; langesilinganiso elilinganisa ngaso, lizalinganiselwa ngaso lani.Select Matthew 7:2

3Kanti ukhangelelani ucezwana oluselihlweni lomfowenu, kodwa ungalunanzeleli ugodo olukwelakho ilihlo?Select Matthew 7:3

4Kumbe ungatsho njani kumfowenu ukuthi: Kahle ngikhuphe ucezwana oluselihlweni lakho; khangela kanti ugodo luselihlweni lakho?Select Matthew 7:4

5Mzenzisi, qala ukhuphe ugodo elihlweni lakho, khona-ke uzabona kuhle ukukhupha ucezwana elihlweni lomfowenu.Select Matthew 7:5

6Linganiki izinja okungcwele; lingaphoseli amapharele* enu phambi kwezingulube, hlezi ziwanyathele ngenyawo zazo, besezitshibilika ziliklebhule.Select Matthew 7:6

7Celani, lizaphiwa; dingani, lizathola; qoqodani, lizavulelwa.Select Matthew 7:7

8Ngoba wonke ocelayo uyemukela, lodingayo uyathola, loqoqodayo uzavulelwa.Select Matthew 7:8

9Kumbe nguwuphi kini ongathi, nxa indodana yakhe icela isinkwa, ayinike ilitshe?Select Matthew 7:9

10Uba-ke icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka yini?Select Matthew 7:10

11Ngakho uba lina, elingababi, likwazi ukupha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, uYihlo osemazulwini uzabapha kakhulu kangakanani izinto ezinhle abacela kuye?Select Matthew 7:11

12Ngakho konke elithanda ukuthi abantu bakwenze kini, kwenzeni lani ngokunjalo kubo; ngoba lokhu kungumlayo labaprofethi.Select Matthew 7:12

13Ngenani ngesango elincinyane; ngoba isango likhulu, lendlela ibanzi eya ekubhujisweni, njalo banengi abangena ngalo;Select Matthew 7:13

14ngoba isango lincinyane, lendlela ilukhonjwana eya empilweni, njalo balutshwana abayitholayo.Select Matthew 7:14

15Kodwa nanzelelani abaprofethi bamanga, abeza kini bembathise okwezimvu, kodwa ngaphakathi bazimpisi eziphangayo.Select Matthew 7:15

16Lizabazi ngezithelo zabo; bayazikha yini izithelo zevini emeveni, kumbe imikhiwa ekhuleni oluhlabayo?Select Matthew 7:16

17Ngokunjalo sonke isihlahla esihle siyathela izithelo ezinhle; kodwa isihlahla esibi siyathela izithelo ezimbi;Select Matthew 7:17

18isihlahla esihle singethele izithelo ezimbi, lesihlahla esibi singethele izithelo ezinhle.Select Matthew 7:18

19Sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni.Select Matthew 7:19

20Ngakho-ke lizabazi ngezithelo zabo.Select Matthew 7:20

21Kakusibo bonke abatshoyo kimi ukuthi: Nkosi, Nkosi, abazangena embusweni wamazulu; kodwa lowo oyenzayo intando kaBaba osemazulwini.Select Matthew 7:21

22Abanengi bazakuthi kimi ngalolosuku: Nkosi, Nkosi, kasiprofethanga yini ngelakho ibizo, sakhupha amadimoni ngelakho ibizo, senza imisebenzi elamandla eminengi ngelakho ibizo?Select Matthew 7:22

23Njalo khona ngizakutsho obala kubo ukuthi: Angizanga ngilazi; sukani kimi lina benzi bobubi.Select Matthew 7:23

24Ngakho wonke owezwayo la amazwi ami njalo awenze, ngizamfananisa lendoda ehlakaniphileyo, eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala;Select Matthew 7:24

25laselisina izulu, kwasekufika impophoma, kwasekuvunguza imimoya, yayitshaya leyondlu; kodwa kayiwanga; ngoba yayisekelwe phezu kwedwala.Select Matthew 7:25

26Njalo wonke owezwayo la amazwi ami njalo angawenzi, uzafananiswa lendoda eyisithutha, eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwetshebetshebe;Select Matthew 7:26

27laselisina izulu, kwasekufika impophoma, kwasekuvunguza imimoya yayitshaya leyondlu; yawa; kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo.Select Matthew 7:27

28Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile lawomazwi, amaxuku ababaza ngemfundiso yakhe;Select Matthew 7:28

29ngoba wabafundisa njengolamandla, njalo kungenjengababhali.Select Matthew 7:29