UMathewu 10
1 Wasebizela kuye abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili, wabanika amandla phezu kwabomoya abangcolileyo, ukuthi babakhuphe, lokuthi belaphe sonke isifo lobuthakathaka bonke.
And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to cure every sickness and every infirmity.
2 Njalo amabizo abaphostoli abalitshumi lambili yiwo la: Owokuqala nguSimoni othiwa nguPetro, loAndreya umfowabo; uJakobe okaZebediya, loJohane umfowabo;
Now the names of the twelve Apostles are these: the First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
3 uFiliphu, loBartolomewu; uTomasi, loMathewu umthelisi; uJakobe okaAlfewu, loLabewu othiwa njalo nguTadewu;
James of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
4 uSimoni umKhanani, loJudasi Iskariyothi laye owamnikelayo.
Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 Laba abalitshumi lambili uJesu wabathuma, wabalaya, esithi: Lingahambi ngendlela yabezizwe, lingangeni emzini wamaSamariya;
Jesus sent these twelve, instructing them, saying: “Do not travel by the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter into the city of the Samaritans,
6 kodwa yanini ikakhulu ezimvini ezilahlekileyo zendlu kaIsrayeli.
but instead go to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.
7 Futhi ekuhambeni kwenu tshumayelani, lisithi: Umbuso wamazulu usondele.
And going forth, preach, saying: ‘For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.’
8 Silisani abagulayo, lihlambulule amalephero, livuse abafileyo, likhuphe amadimoni. Lemukeliswe ngesihle, phanini ngesihle.
Cure the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You have received freely, so give freely.
9 Lingazithatheli igolide, loba isiliva, loba ithusi emixhakeni yenu,
Do not choose to possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your belts,
10 loba isikhwama sendlela, loba izigqoko ezimbili, loba amanyathela, loba udondolo; ngoba isisebenzi sifanele ukudla kwaso.
nor provisions for the journey, nor two tunics, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the laborer deserves his portion.
11 Lakuwuphi umuzi kumbe umzana elingena kuwo, buzani ukuthi ngubani ofaneleyo kuwo; njalo lihlale khona, lize lisuke.
Now, into whatever city or town you will enter, inquire as to who is worthy within it. And stay there until you depart.
12 Njalo nxa lingena endlini, liyibingelele.
Then, when you enter into the house, greet it, saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
13 Njalo uba indlu ifanele, ukuthula kwenu kakube phezu kwayo; kodwa uba ingafanele, ukuthula kwenu kakubuyele kini.
And if, indeed, that house is worthy, your peace will rest upon it. But if it is not worthy, your peace will return to you.
14 Njalo loba ngubani ongalemukeliyo kumbe ongalaleli amazwi enu, nxa liphuma kuleyondlu kumbe kulowomuzi, thintithani uthuli lwenyawo zenu.
And whoever has neither received you, nor listened to your words, departing from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.
15 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono kulizwe leSodoma leleGomora ngosuku lwesigwebo, kulakulowomuzi.
Amen I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16 Khangelani, mina ngiyalithuma njengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi; ngakho hlakaniphani njengezinyoka, libe msulwa njengamajuba.
Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be as prudent as serpents and as simple as doves.
17 Kodwa limukani abantu; ngoba bazalinikela emiphakathini, balitshaye ngesiswepu emasinagogeni abo;
But beware of men. For they will hand you over to councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.
18 njalo lizalethwa laphambi kwababusi lamakhosi ngenxa yami, kube yibufakazi kubo lakwabezizwe.
And you shall be led before both rulers and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
19 Kodwa nxa belinikela, lingakhathaleli ukuthi lizakhuluma njani kumbe into bani; ngoba lizanikwa ngalelohola lokho elizakukhuluma;
But when they hand you over, do not choose to think about how or what to speak. For what to speak shall be given to you in that hour.
20 ngoba kakusini elikhulumayo, kodwa nguMoya kaYihlo okhuluma phakathi kwenu.
For it is not you who will be speaking, but the Spirit of your Father, who will speak in you.
21 Futhi umfowabo uzanikela umfowabo ekufeni, loyise umntwana; labantwana bazavukela abazali, bababulale.
And brother will hand over brother to death, and father will hand over son. And children will rise up against parents and bring about their deaths.
22 Njalo lizazondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yebizo lami; kodwa ophikelelayo kuze kube sekupheleni, nguye ozasindiswa.
And you will be hated by all for the sake of my name. But whoever will have persevered, even to the end, the same shall be saved.
23 Kodwa nxa belizingela kulo umuzi, balekelani komunye; ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kaliyikuqeda imizi yonke yakoIsrayeli, kuze kufike iNdodana yomuntu.
Now when they persecute you in one city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you will not have exhausted all the cities of Israel, before the Son of man returns.
24 Umfundi kaphezu komfundisi, lenceku kayiphezu kwenkosi yayo.
The disciple is not above the teacher, nor is the servant above his master.
25 Kumanele umfundi ukuthi abe njengomfundisi wakhe, lenceku njengenkosi yayo. Aluba bebizile umninindlu ngokuthi nguBhelezebhule, kakhulu kangakanani labo abendlu yakhe?
It is sufficient for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant, like his master. If they have called the Father of the family, ‘Beelzebub,’ how much more those of his household?
26 Ngakho lingabesabi; ngoba kakukho okufihliweyo, okungayikubonakaliswa; lokuthukuziweyo, okungayikwaziwa.
Therefore, do not fear them. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed, nor hidden that shall not be known.
27 Lokho engikutsho kini emnyameni, kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni; lalokho elikuzwa endlebeni, kumemezeleni phezu kwezindlu.
What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light. And what you hear whispered in the ear, preach above the rooftops.
28 Njalo lingabesabi ababulala umzimba, kodwa bengelamandla okubulala umphefumulo; kodwa mesabeni kakhulu olamandla okubhubhisa kokubili umphefumulo lomzimba esihogweni. (Geenna g1067)
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But instead fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell. (Geenna g1067)
29 Kazithengiswa yini intaka ezimbili ngendibilitshi? Kodwa kakuyikuwa emhlabathini lanye yazo, ngaphandle kukaYihlo.
Are not two sparrows sold for one small coin? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father.
30 Kodwa lezenu inwele zekhanda zibaliwe zonke.
For even the hairs of your head have all been numbered.
31 Ngakho lingesabi; lina liyazidlula intaka ezinengi.
Therefore, do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.
32 Ngakho ngulowo lalowo ozangivuma phambi kwabantu, lami ngizamvuma phambi kukaBaba osemazulwini.
Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father, who is in heaven.
33 Kodwa loba ngubani ongiphika phambi kwabantu, lami ngizamphika phambi kukaBaba osemazulwini.
But whoever will have denied me before men, I also will deny before my Father, who is in heaven.
34 Lingacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni; angizanga ukuletha ukuthula, kodwa inkemba.
Do not think that I came to send peace upon the earth. I came, not to send peace, but the sword.
35 Ngoba ngize ukwehlukanisa umuntu loyise, lendodakazi lonina, lomalokazana loninazala;
For I came to divide a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 lezitha zomuntu ngabendlu yakhe.
And the enemies of a man will be those of his own household.
37 Othanda uyise kumbe unina kulami kangifanele; lothanda indodana kumbe indodakazi kulami kangifanele;
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.
38 longathathi isiphambano sakhe njalo angilandele, kangifanele.
And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
39 Lowo othola impilo yakhe uzalahlekelwa yiyo; lolahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami uzayithola.
Whoever finds his life, will lose it. And whoever will have lost his life because of me, shall find it.
40 Owemukela lina wemukela mina; lowemukela mina wemukela ongithumileyo.
Whoever receives you, receives me. And whoever receives me, receives him who sent me.
41 Owemukela umprofethi ebizweni lomprofethi uzazuza umvuzo womprofethi; lowemukela olungileyo ebizweni lolungileyo uzazuza umvuzo wolungileyo.
Whoever receives a prophet, in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet. And whoever receives the just in the name of the just shall receive the reward of the just.
42 Njalo loba ngubani ozanathisa omunye walababancinyane inkezo nje yamanzi aqandayo ebizweni lomfundi, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.
And whoever shall give, even to one of the least of these, a cup of cold water to drink, solely in the name of a disciple: Amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.”
