UMathewu 15
1 Kwasekufika kuJesu ababhali labaFarisi ababevela eJerusalema, bathi:
Then the scribes and the Pharisees came to him from Jerusalem, saying:
2 Kungani abafundi bakho besephula isiko labadala? Ngoba kabagezi izandla zabo, nxa besidla isinkwa.
“Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Lani-ke kungani lisephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu?
But responding, he said to them: “And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said:
4 Ngoba uNkulunkulu walaya, wathi: Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko; lokuthi: Othuka uyise kumbe unina kumele afe lokufa;
‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.’
5 kodwa lina lithi: Loba ngubani othi kuyise kumbe kunina: Kungumnikelo, loba yini evela kimi ingakusiza,
But you say: ‘If anyone will have said to father or mother, “It is dedicated, so that whatever is from me will benefit you,”
6 njalo engasoze amhloniphe uyise kumbe unina; ngalokho lenza umlayo kaNkulunkulu ube yize ngenxa yesiko lenu.
then he shall not honor his father or his mother.’ So have you nullified the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition.
7 Bazenzisi, uIsaya waprofetha kuhle ngani, esithi:
Hypocrites! How well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 Lababantu basondela kimi ngomlomo wabo, langendebe bangidumise; kodwa inhliziyo yabo ikhatshana lami.
‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
9 Kodwa bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izimfundiso eziyimilayo yabantu.
For in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and commandments of men.’”
10 Esebizele kuye ixuku, wathi kilo: Lalelani futhi liqedisise.
And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them: “Listen and understand.
11 Kakusikho okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kodwa okuphuma emlonyeni, yikho okungcolisa umuntu.
A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.”
12 Abafundi bakhe basebesondela bathi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi abaFarisi bathe ukulizwa lelilizwi bakhubeka?
Then his disciples drew near and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees, upon hearing this word, were offended?”
13 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Sonke isihlahlakazana, uBaba osezulwini angasihlanyelanga, sizasitshunwa.
But in response he said: “Every plant which has not been planted by my heavenly Father shall be uprooted.
14 Bayekeleni; bangabakhokheli beziphofu abayiziphofu; njalo nxa isiphofu sikhokhela isiphofu, zizawela emgodini zombili.
Leave them alone. They are blind, and they lead the blind. But if the blind are in charge of the blind, both will fall into the pit.”
15 UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Sichasisele lumfanekiso.
And responding, Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 UJesu wasesithi: Kanti lani lisengabangelakuqedisisa?
But he said: “Are you, even now, without understanding?
17 Lilokhe lingaqedisisi yini, ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kuya esiswini, futhi kuyelahlelwa ngaphandle?
Do you not understand that everything that enters into the mouth goes into the gut, and is cast into the sewer?
18 Kodwa izinto eziphuma emlonyeni zivela enhliziyweni; lezi ziyamngcolisa umuntu.
But what proceeds from the mouth, goes forth from the heart, and those are the things that defile a man.
19 Ngoba enhliziyweni kuvela imicabango emibi, ukubulala, ubufebe, ukuphinga, ukweba, ukufakaza amanga, ukuhlambaza;
For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
20 yizo lezozinto ezimngcolisayo umuntu; kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga kakumngcolisi umuntu.
These are the things that defile a man. But to eat without washing hands does not defile a man.”
21 UJesu wasesuka lapho, waya kungxenye zeTire lezeSidoni.
And departing from there, Jesus withdrew into the areas of Tyre and Sidon.
22 Njalo khangela, owesifazana ongumKhanani ovela kuleyomikhawulo, wakhala kuye esithi: Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavida, akungihawukele! Indodakazi yami ihlaselwe kubi lidimoni.
And behold, a woman of Canaan, going out from those parts, cried out, saying to him: “Take pity on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is badly afflicted by a demon.”
23 Kodwa kamphendulanga ngalizwi. Basebesondela kuye abafundi bakhe bamncenga, bathi: Mxotshe, ngoba uyakhala ngemva kwethu.
He did not say a word to her. And his disciples, drawing near, petitioned him, saying: “Dismiss her, for she is crying out after us.”
24 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kangithunywanga, ngaphandle kuzo izimvu ezilahlekileyo zendlu yakoIsrayeli.
And responding, he said, “I was not sent except to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.”
25 Kodwa weza wamkhonza wathi: Nkosi, ngisize.
But she approached and adored him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kakukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, lokusiphosela izinjana.
And responding, he said, “It is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.”
27 Kodwa yena wathi: Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa lezinjana ziyadla okwemvuthuluka eziwa etafuleni labaninizo.
But she said, “Yes, Lord, but the young dogs also eat from the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.”
28 UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: O mama, lukhulu ukholo lwakho! Kakube kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho. Indodakazi yakhe yasisila kusukela kulelohola.
Then Jesus, responding, said to her: “O woman, great is your faith. Let it be done for you just as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
29 UJesu wasesuka lapho weza eduzane kolwandle lweGalili; wenyukela entabeni wahlala phansi khona.
And when Jesus had passed from there, he arrived beside the sea of Galilee. And ascending onto a mountain, he sat down there.
30 Kwasekusiza kuye amaxuku amakhulu, beleziqhuli, iziphofu, izimungulu, izingini, labanye abanengi, basebebaphosela enyaweni zikaJesu, wasebasilisa;
And great multitudes came to him, having with them the mute, the blind, the lame, the disabled, and many others. And they cast them down at his feet, and he cured them,
31 aze amangala amaxuku, ebona izimungulu zikhuluma, izingini ziphilile, iziqhuli zihamba, leziphofu zibona; basebemdumisa uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
so much so that the crowds wondered, seeing the mute speaking, the lame walking, the blind seeing. And they magnified the God of Israel.
32 UJesu wasebizela kuye abafundi bakhe wathi: Ngilesihelo ngexuku, ngoba sebelami insuku ezintathu, bengelalutho lokudla; njalo kangithandi ukuthi ngibayekele bahambe bengadlanga, hlezi bayathe endleleni.
And Jesus, calling together his disciples, said: “I have compassion on the crowds, because they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat. And I am not willing to dismiss them, fasting, lest they faint along the way.”
33 Abafundi bakhe basebesithi kuye: Sizazuza ngaphi enkangala izinkwa ezinengi kangaka, ukuthi zisuthise ixuku elikhulu kangaka?
And the disciples said to him: “From where, then, in the desert, would we obtain enough bread to satisfy so a great multitude?”
34 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lilezinkwa ezingaki? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa, lenhlanzana ezinlutshwana.
And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” But they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
35 Waselaya amaxuku ukuthi ahlale phansi emhlabathini.
And he instructed the crowds to recline upon the ground.
36 Wasethatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa lenhlanzi, esebongile wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi bakhe, labafundi ixuku.
And taking the seven loaves and the fish, and giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the people.
37 Basebesidla bonke basutha; basebedobha imvuthu ezazisele, izitsha eziyisikhombisa zigcwele.
And they all ate and were satisfied. And, from what was left over of the fragments, they took up seven full baskets.
38 Lalabo abadlayo babengamadoda azinkulungwane ezine, ngaphandle kwabesifazana labantwana.
But those who ate were four thousand men, plus children and women.
39 Eseyekele amaxuku ahamba wangena emkhunjini, weza emikhawulweni yeMagadala.
And having dismissed the crowd, he climbed into a boat. And he went into the coastal region of Magadan.
