Matthew 15:1-28

1Kwasekufika kuJesu ababhali labaFarisi ababevela eJerusalema a, bathi: 2Kungani abafundi bakho besephula isiko b labadala c? Ngoba kabagezi izandla zabo, nxa besidla isinkwa. 3Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Lani-ke kungani lisephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu? 4Ngoba uNkulunkulu walaya, wathi: Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko d; lokuthi: Othuka uyise kumbe unina kumele afe lokufa e; 5kodwa lina lithi: Loba ngubani othi kuyise kumbe kunina: Kungumnikelo f, loba yini evela kimi ingakusiza, 6njalo engasoze amhloniphe uyise kumbe unina; ngalokho lenza umlayo kaNkulunkulu g ube yize ngenxa yesiko lenu h. 7Bazenzisi, uIsaya waprofetha kuhle ngani, esithi: 8Lababantu basondela kimi ngomlomo wabo, langendebe bangidumise; kodwa inhliziyo yabo ikhatshana lami i. 9Kodwa bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izimfundiso eziyimilayo yabantu j. 10Esebizele kuye ixuku, wathi kilo: Lalelani futhi liqedisise. 11Kakusikho okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kodwa okuphuma emlonyeni, yikho okungcolisa umuntu k.

12Abafundi bakhe basebesondela bathi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi abaFarisi bathe ukulizwa lelilizwi bakhubeka? 13Kodwa waphendula wathi: Sonke isihlahlakazana, uBaba osezulwini angasihlanyelanga, sizasitshunwa l. 14Bayekeleni; bangabakhokheli beziphofu abayiziphofu m; njalo nxa isiphofu sikhokhela isiphofu, zizawela emgodini zombili n.

15UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Sichasisele lumfanekiso o. 16UJesu wasesithi: Kanti lani lisengabangelakuqedisisa p? 17Lilokhe lingaqedisisi yini, ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kuya esiswini, futhi kuyelahlelwa ngaphandle q? 18Kodwa izinto eziphuma emlonyeni zivela enhliziyweni r; lezi ziyamngcolisa umuntu s. 19Ngoba enhliziyweni t kuvela imicabango emibi, ukubulala, ubufebe, ukuphinga, ukweba, ukufakaza amanga, ukuhlambaza; 20yizo lezozinto ezimngcolisayo umuntu u; kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga kakumngcolisi umuntu v.

Owesifazana weKhanani

21UJesu wasesuka lapho, waya kungxenye zeTire lezeSidoni w. 22Njalo khangela, owesifazana ongumKhanani ovela kuleyomikhawulo, wakhala kuye esithi: Nkosi x, Ndodana kaDavida, akungihawukele y! Indodakazi yami ihlaselwe kubi lidimoni z. 23Kodwa kamphendulanga ngalizwi. Basebesondela kuye abafundi bakhe bamncenga, bathi: Mxotshe, ngoba uyakhala ngemva kwethu aa. 24Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kangithunywanga, ngaphandle kuzo izimvu ezilahlekileyo zendlu yakoIsrayeli ab. 25Kodwa weza wamkhonza wathi: Nkosi, ngisize ac. 26Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kakukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, lokusiphosela izinjana. 27Kodwa yena wathi: Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa lezinjana ziyadla okwemvuthuluka eziwa etafuleni labaninizo ad. 28UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: O mama, lukhulu ukholo lwakho! Kakube kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho. Indodakazi yakhe yasisila kusukela kulelohola ae.

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