Matthew 15
1 Then they come to Jesus from Jerusalem—scribes and Pharisees—saying,
Kwasekufika kuJesu ababhali labaFarisi ababevela eJerusalema, bathi:
2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.”
Kungani abafundi bakho besephula isiko labadala? Ngoba kabagezi izandla zabo, nxa besidla isinkwa.
3 And He answering said to them, “Why also do you transgress the command of God because of your tradition?
Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Lani-ke kungani lisephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother—let him die the death;
Ngoba uNkulunkulu walaya, wathi: Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko; lokuthi: Othuka uyise kumbe unina kumele afe lokufa;
5 but you say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever you may be profited by me—
kodwa lina lithi: Loba ngubani othi kuyise kumbe kunina: Kungumnikelo, loba yini evela kimi ingakusiza,
6 and he may not honor his father or his mother, and you set aside the command of God because of your tradition.
njalo engasoze amhloniphe uyise kumbe unina; ngalokho lenza umlayo kaNkulunkulu ube yize ngenxa yesiko lenu.
7 Hypocrites, Isaiah prophesied well of you, saying,
Bazenzisi, uIsaya waprofetha kuhle ngani, esithi:
8 This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it honors Me, but their heart is far off from Me;
Lababantu basondela kimi ngomlomo wabo, langendebe bangidumise; kodwa inhliziyo yabo ikhatshana lami.
9 and in vain they worship Me, teaching teachings—commands of men.”
Kodwa bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izimfundiso eziyimilayo yabantu.
10 And having called near the multitude, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
Esebizele kuye ixuku, wathi kilo: Lalelani futhi liqedisise.
11 [it is] not that which is coming into the mouth [that] defiles the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defiles the man.”
Kakusikho okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kodwa okuphuma emlonyeni, yikho okungcolisa umuntu.
12 Then His disciples having come near, said to Him, “Have You known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?”
Abafundi bakhe basebesondela bathi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi abaFarisi bathe ukulizwa lelilizwi bakhubeka?
13 And He answering said, “Every plant that My heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up;
Kodwa waphendula wathi: Sonke isihlahlakazana, uBaba osezulwini angasihlanyelanga, sizasitshunwa.
14 leave them alone, they are guides—blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
Bayekeleni; bangabakhokheli beziphofu abayiziphofu; njalo nxa isiphofu sikhokhela isiphofu, zizawela emgodini zombili.
15 And Peter answering said to Him, “Explain to us this allegory.”
UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Sichasisele lumfanekiso.
16 And Jesus said, “Are you also yet without understanding?
UJesu wasesithi: Kanti lani lisengabangelakuqedisisa?
17 Do you not understand that all that is going into the mouth passes into the belly, and is cast forth into the drain?
Lilokhe lingaqedisisi yini, ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kuya esiswini, futhi kuyelahlelwa ngaphandle?
18 But the things coming forth from the mouth come forth from the heart, and these defile the man;
Kodwa izinto eziphuma emlonyeni zivela enhliziyweni; lezi ziyamngcolisa umuntu.
19 for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, slanders:
Ngoba enhliziyweni kuvela imicabango emibi, ukubulala, ubufebe, ukuphinga, ukweba, ukufakaza amanga, ukuhlambaza;
20 these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
yizo lezozinto ezimngcolisayo umuntu; kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga kakumngcolisi umuntu.
21 And Jesus having come forth from there, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,
UJesu wasesuka lapho, waya kungxenye zeTire lezeSidoni.
22 and behold, a woman, a Canaanite, having come forth from those borders, called to Him, saying, “Deal kindly with me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.”
Njalo khangela, owesifazana ongumKhanani ovela kuleyomikhawulo, wakhala kuye esithi: Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavida, akungihawukele! Indodakazi yami ihlaselwe kubi lidimoni.
23 And He did not answer her a word; and His disciples having come to Him, were asking Him, saying, “Let her away, because she cries after us”;
Kodwa kamphendulanga ngalizwi. Basebesondela kuye abafundi bakhe bamncenga, bathi: Mxotshe, ngoba uyakhala ngemva kwethu.
24 and He answering said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kangithunywanga, ngaphandle kuzo izimvu ezilahlekileyo zendlu yakoIsrayeli.
25 And having come, she was worshiping Him, saying, “Lord, help me”;
Kodwa weza wamkhonza wathi: Nkosi, ngisize.
26 and He answering said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast to the little dogs.”
Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kakukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, lokusiphosela izinjana.
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, for even the little dogs eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords’ table”;
Kodwa yena wathi: Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa lezinjana ziyadla okwemvuthuluka eziwa etafuleni labaninizo.
28 then answering, Jesus said to her, “O woman, great [is] your faith, let it be to you as you will”; and her daughter was healed from that hour.
UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: O mama, lukhulu ukholo lwakho! Kakube kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho. Indodakazi yakhe yasisila kusukela kulelohola.
29 And having departed from there, Jesus came near to the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, He was sitting there,
UJesu wasesuka lapho weza eduzane kolwandle lweGalili; wenyukela entabeni wahlala phansi khona.
30 and there came to Him great multitudes, having with them lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they cast them at the feet of Jesus, and He healed them,
Kwasekusiza kuye amaxuku amakhulu, beleziqhuli, iziphofu, izimungulu, izingini, labanye abanengi, basebebaphosela enyaweni zikaJesu, wasebasilisa;
31 so that the multitudes wondered, seeing mute ones speaking, maimed whole, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
aze amangala amaxuku, ebona izimungulu zikhuluma, izingini ziphilile, iziqhuli zihamba, leziphofu zibona; basebemdumisa uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
32 And Jesus having called near His disciples, said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because now three days they continue with Me, and they do not have what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.”
UJesu wasebizela kuye abafundi bakhe wathi: Ngilesihelo ngexuku, ngoba sebelami insuku ezintathu, bengelalutho lokudla; njalo kangithandi ukuthi ngibayekele bahambe bengadlanga, hlezi bayathe endleleni.
33 And His disciples say to Him, “From where to us in a wilderness [will we get] so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?”
Abafundi bakhe basebesithi kuye: Sizazuza ngaphi enkangala izinkwa ezinengi kangaka, ukuthi zisuthise ixuku elikhulu kangaka?
34 And Jesus says to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fishes.”
UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lilezinkwa ezingaki? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa, lenhlanzana ezinlutshwana.
35 And He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the ground,
Waselaya amaxuku ukuthi ahlale phansi emhlabathini.
36 and having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, He broke, and gave to His disciples, and the disciples [gave] to the multitude.
Wasethatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa lenhlanzi, esebongile wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi bakhe, labafundi ixuku.
37 And they all ate, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,
Basebesidla bonke basutha; basebedobha imvuthu ezazisele, izitsha eziyisikhombisa zigcwele.
38 and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.
Lalabo abadlayo babengamadoda azinkulungwane ezine, ngaphandle kwabesifazana labantwana.
39 And having let away the multitudes, He went into the boat, and came to the borders of Magdala.
Eseyekele amaxuku ahamba wangena emkhunjini, weza emikhawulweni yeMagadala.
