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Ngalesosikhathi abafundi beza kuJesu, bathi: Kanti ngubani omkhulu embusweni wamazulu?
UJesu wasebizela kuye umntwana omncane wammisa phakathi kwabo,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ. ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲉⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ.
wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ngaphandle kokuthi liphenduke libe njengabantwana abancane, kalisoze lingene embusweni wamazulu.
Ngakho lowo ozazithoba njengalumntwana omncane, nguye omkhulu embusweni wamazulu.
Njalo loba ngubani owemukela abe munye umntwana omncane onje ebizweni lami, wemukela mina.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ. ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲙⲥϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲉⲗⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ.
Kodwa loba ngubani okhubekisa omunye walaba abancinyane abakholwa kimi, kungakuhle kuye ukuthi ilitshe lokuchola elikhulu lilengiswe entanyeni yakhe, abesetshoniswa enzikini yolwandle.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ. ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ. ⲡ(ⲗ)ⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ.
Maye kuwo umhlaba ngenxa yezikhubekiso! Ngoba izikhubekiso zimele ukufika; kodwa maye kulowomuntu, esifika ngaye isikhubekiso!
8 ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲏ ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϣⲁⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲅⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ. ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ. ⲏ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ(ϭ)ⲁⲛⲁϩ. ⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ. ⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
Njalo uba isandla sakho kumbe unyawo lwakho kukukhubekisa, kuqume ukulahlele khatshana lawe; kungcono kuwe ukungena ekuphileni uyingini kumbe uyisiqhwala, kulokuthi ulezandla ezimbili kumbe inyawo ezimbili uphoselwe emlilweni olaphakade. (aiōnios g166)
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲟⲣⲕϥ ⲛⲅⲛⲟϫϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ. ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲣⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲉⲧⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲁ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉ. (Geenna g1067)
Futhi uba ilihlo lakho likukhubekisa, likhuphe ulilahlele khatshana lawe; kungcono kuwe ukungena ekuphileni ulelihlo elilodwa, kulokuthi ulamehlo amabili uphoselwe esihogweni somlilo. (Geenna g1067)
10 ⲓ̅ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ. ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ.
Qaphelani lingadeleli omunye walaba abancinyane, ngoba ngithi kini: Emazulwini ingilosi zabo zihlala zibona ubuso bukaBaba osemazulwini.
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Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukusindisa okwakulahlekile.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲇⲟⲕⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲙⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲡⲥⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲙ.
Licabangani? Uba umuntu othile elezimvu ezilikhulu, besekulahleka enye yazo, kazitshiyi yini ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye, ahambe ezintabeni ukuyadinga elahlekileyo?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ϣⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲉⲓⲡⲥⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲣⲙ.
Futhi uba kungenzakala ukuthi ayithole, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uthokoza ngayo kakhulu kulalezo ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye ezingalahlekanga.
Ngokunjalo kayisiyo intando kaYihlo osemazulwini ukuthi kubhubhe abe munye walaba abancinyane.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅϫⲡⲉⲓⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲧⲱϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲁⲕϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ.
Kodwa nxa umfowenu ekona, hamba umsole phakathi kwakho laye lilodwa. Uba ekuzwa, umzuzile umfowenu;
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ϫⲓ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ. ⲏ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲏ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ.
kodwa uba engakuzwa, thatha abe munye kumbe babe babili kanye lawe futhi, ukuze lonke ilizwi liqiniswe ngomlomo wabafakazi ababili kumbe abathathu;
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ. ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲕⲉⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ.
njalo nxa esala ukubezwa bona, tshela ibandla; uba esala ukuzwa lalo ibandla, kabe njengowezizwe lomthelisi kuwe.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲗ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ.
Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke elizakubopha emhlabeni, kuzakuba kubotshiwe ezulwini; njalo konke elizakukhulula emhlabeni, kuzakuba kukhululiwe ezulwini.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲟⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϥⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ. ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ.
Njalo ngithi kini: Uba ababili benu bevumelana emhlabeni loba ngaluphi ulutho abalucelayo, bazalwenzelwa nguBaba osemazulwini.
Ngoba lapho ababili kumbe abathathu ababuthene khona ebizweni lami, ngikhona lapho phakathi kwabo.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲧⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ. ϣⲁⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ.
UPetro wasemsondelela wathi: Nkosi, umfowethu uzangona kangaki, njalo ngimthethelela? Kuze kube kasikhombisa yini?
UJesu wathi kuye: Kangitsho kuwe ukuthi kuze kube kasikhombisa, kodwa kuze kube ngamatshumi ayisikhombisa aphindwe kasikhombisa.
Ngakho umbuso wamazulu ufananiswa lomuntu oyinkosi, owayethanda ukulandiselana lenceku zakhe.
Kwathi eseqalile ukulandisa, kwalethwa kuye enye elomlandu kuyo wamathalenta azinkulungwane ezilitshumi.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ.
Kodwa njengoba yayingelalutho lokuhlawula, inkosi yayo yalaya ukuthi ithengiswe, lomkayo labantwana bayo, lakho konke elakho, besekuhlawulwa.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
Ngakho inceku yawa phansi imkhothamela, yathi: Nkosi, ngibekezelela, futhi ngizakuhlawula konke.
Inkosi yaleyonceku yasisiba lesihelo yayikhulula, yayixolela umlandu.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ. ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲱϭⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
Kodwa yaphuma leyonceku yathola omunye oyinceku kanye layo, olomlandu kuyo wabodenariyo abalikhulu, yambamba yamkhama, yathi: Ngihlawula okufaneleyo.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
Ngakho oyinceku kanye layo wawa phansi ezinyaweni zayo wayincenga, wathi: Ungibekezelele, futhi ngizakuhlawula konke.
Kodwa yona kayivumanga, kodwa yasuka yayiphosela entolongweni, ize iwuhlawule umlandu.
Kwathi abayizinceku kanye layo bebona izinto ezazenzakele badabuka kakhulu; beza babikela inkosi yabo konke okwakwenzekile.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ. ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲡⲥⲱⲡⲧ.
Inkosi yayo yasiyibizela kiyo yathi kiyo: Wena nceku embi, ngakuxolela wonke lowomlandu, ngoba wangincenga;
ngabe lawe kawumhawukelanga yini omunye oyinceku kanye lawe, njengoba lami ngakuhawukela?
Inkosi yayo yasithukuthela yayinikela kubahlukuluzi, ize ihlawule konke okufaneleyo kuyo.
Uzakwenza njalo kini laye uBaba osezulwini, uba lingathetheleli lowo lalowo umfowenu iziphambeko zabo ngenhliziyo zenu.
