Matthew 7
1 "Do not judge, so that you won't be judged.
“Lingahluleli funa lani lahlulelwe.
2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
Ngoba ngaleyondlela elahlulela ngayo abanye lani lizakwahlulelwa ngayo, langalesosilinganiso elisisebenzisayo lani lizalinganiselwa ngaso.
3 And why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
Kungani ukhangela uvava lokhuni oluselihlweni lomfowenu unganqinekeli ukhuni olukwelakho ilihlo na?
4 Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and look, the log is in your own eye?
Ungatsho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi, ‘Wothi ngikukhuphe uvava oluselihlweni lakho,’ wena ulokhu ulokhuni kwelakho ilihlo?
5 You hypocrite. First remove the log out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.
Wena mzenzisi, qala ukhuphe ukhuni oluselihlweni lakho ukuze ubone kuhle nxa usukhupha uvava oluselihlweni lomfowenu.
6 "Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, or they will trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.
Linganiki izinja okungcwele, lingaphoseli imiceciso ezingulubeni, ngoba lingakwenza lokhu zizayinyathela ngezinyawo ziphinde ziphenduke ziyidabudabule.”
7 "Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
“Celani lizaphiwa; dingani lizafumana; qoqodani lizavulelwa.
8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Ngoba wonke ocelayo uyaphiwa; odingayo uyafumana; lalowo oqoqodayo uzavulelwa umnyango.
9 Or who is there among you, who, if his son will ask him for bread, will give him a stone?
Ngubani kini bobaba okuthi nxa indodana yakhe icela isinkwa ayiphe ilitshe na?
10 Or if he will ask for a fish, who will give him a serpent?
Loba ithi icela inhlanzi yena ayiphe inyoka?
11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him.
Nxa lina elibabi likwazi ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezilungileyo, pho uYihlo osezulwini uzabapha kangakanani izipho ezinhle labo abacela kuye!
12 Therefore whatever you desire for people to do to you, so also you should do to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Kuzozonke izinto, yenzani kwabanye lokho elifuna bakwenze kini, ngoba lokhu yikho okugoqela uMthetho labaPhrofethi.”
13 "Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.
“Ngenani ngesango elincinyane ngoba isango elikhulu lendlela ebanzi iholela ekubhujisweni njalo abanengi bangena ngalo.
14 How narrow is the gate, and difficult is the way that leads to life. Few are those who find it.
Kodwa isango elincinyane lendlela yalo encinyane iholela ekuphileni, njalo balutshwana abayifumanayo.”
15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
“Qaphelani abaphrofethi bamanga abeza kini bezigqokise isikhumba semvu kodwa ngaphakathi bezimpisi ezifohlozayo.
16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
Lizabazi ngezithelo zabo. Abantu bayawakha na amavini esihlahleni sameva kumbe amakhiwane edolofiyeni na?
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
Kanjalo-ke, sonke isihlahla esihle sithela izithelo ezinhle kodwa isihlahla esibi sithela ezimbi.
18 A good tree cannot produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
Isihlahla esihle ngeke sithele izithelo ezimbi njalo lesihlahla esibi kasingethele izithelo ezinhle.
19 Every tree that does not grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.
Zonke izihlahla ezingatheli izithelo ezinhle ziyaganyulwa ziphoselwe emlilweni.
20 Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.
Ngakho-ke, lizabazi ngezithelo zabo.”
21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
“Kakusibo bonke abathi kimi, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi’ abazangena embusweni wezulu, kodwa ngulowo kuphela owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini.
22 Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did not we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?'
Abanengi bazakuthi kimi ngalolosuku, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi, kasiphrofithanga ngebizo lakho, njalo ngebizo lakho sakhupha amadimoni, senza lezimangaliso na?’
23 And then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who practice lawlessness.'
Lapho-ke, ngizabatshela kakuhle ngithi, ‘Ngivele kangilazi. Sudulukani kimi, lina benzi bobubi!’”
24 "Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, will be compared to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
“Ngakho lowo owezwayo amazwi ami la awenze unjengendoda ehlakaniphileyo eyakhela indlu yayo edwaleni.
25 And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
Latheleka izulu, izifula zagcwala, wavunguza umoya watshaya phezu kwaleyondlu; kodwa kayiwanga ngoba yayigxiliswe isisekelo sayo edwaleni.
26 And everyone who hears these words of mine, and does not do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
Kodwa lowo owezwayo amazwi ami la angawenzi unjengendoda eyisiwula eyakhela indlu yayo etshebetshebeni.
27 And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall."
Latheleka izulu, izifula zagcwala, umoya wavunguza watshaya phezu kwendlu leyo yawa yabhidlika.”
28 And it happened, when Yeshua had finished saying these things, that the crowds were astonished at his teaching,
UJesu eseqedile ukukhuluma lezizinto, amaxuku abantu amangaliswa yikufundisa kwakhe,
29 for he taught them with authority, and not like their scribes.
ngoba wafundisa njengomuntu olamandla, hatshi njengabafundisi babo bomthetho.
