UMathewu 15
1 Kwasekufika kuJesu ababhali labaFarisi ababevela eJerusalema, bathi:
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Kungani abafundi bakho besephula isiko labadala? Ngoba kabagezi izandla zabo, nxa besidla isinkwa.
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Lani-ke kungani lisephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu?
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 Ngoba uNkulunkulu walaya, wathi: Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko; lokuthi: Othuka uyise kumbe unina kumele afe lokufa;
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 kodwa lina lithi: Loba ngubani othi kuyise kumbe kunina: Kungumnikelo, loba yini evela kimi ingakusiza,
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 njalo engasoze amhloniphe uyise kumbe unina; ngalokho lenza umlayo kaNkulunkulu ube yize ngenxa yesiko lenu.
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Bazenzisi, uIsaya waprofetha kuhle ngani, esithi:
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
8 Lababantu basondela kimi ngomlomo wabo, langendebe bangidumise; kodwa inhliziyo yabo ikhatshana lami.
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 Kodwa bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izimfundiso eziyimilayo yabantu.
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10 Esebizele kuye ixuku, wathi kilo: Lalelani futhi liqedisise.
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Kakusikho okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kodwa okuphuma emlonyeni, yikho okungcolisa umuntu.
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Abafundi bakhe basebesondela bathi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi abaFarisi bathe ukulizwa lelilizwi bakhubeka?
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Sonke isihlahlakazana, uBaba osezulwini angasihlanyelanga, sizasitshunwa.
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Bayekeleni; bangabakhokheli beziphofu abayiziphofu; njalo nxa isiphofu sikhokhela isiphofu, zizawela emgodini zombili.
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Sichasisele lumfanekiso.
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 UJesu wasesithi: Kanti lani lisengabangelakuqedisisa?
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Lilokhe lingaqedisisi yini, ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kuya esiswini, futhi kuyelahlelwa ngaphandle?
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 Kodwa izinto eziphuma emlonyeni zivela enhliziyweni; lezi ziyamngcolisa umuntu.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 Ngoba enhliziyweni kuvela imicabango emibi, ukubulala, ubufebe, ukuphinga, ukweba, ukufakaza amanga, ukuhlambaza;
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 yizo lezozinto ezimngcolisayo umuntu; kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga kakumngcolisi umuntu.
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21 UJesu wasesuka lapho, waya kungxenye zeTire lezeSidoni.
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts 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 came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 Kodwa kamphendulanga ngalizwi. Basebesondela kuye abafundi bakhe bamncenga, bathi: Mxotshe, ngoba uyakhala ngemva kwethu.
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kangithunywanga, ngaphandle kuzo izimvu ezilahlekileyo zendlu yakoIsrayeli.
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Kodwa weza wamkhonza wathi: Nkosi, ngisize.
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kakukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, lokusiphosela izinjana.
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 Kodwa yena wathi: Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa lezinjana ziyadla okwemvuthuluka eziwa etafuleni labaninizo.
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
28 UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: O mama, lukhulu ukholo lwakho! Kakube kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho. Indodakazi yakhe yasisila kusukela kulelohola.
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
29 UJesu wasesuka lapho weza eduzane kolwandle lweGalili; wenyukela entabeni wahlala phansi khona.
And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
30 Kwasekusiza kuye amaxuku amakhulu, beleziqhuli, iziphofu, izimungulu, izingini, labanye abanengi, basebebaphosela enyaweni zikaJesu, wasebasilisa;
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
31 aze amangala amaxuku, ebona izimungulu zikhuluma, izingini ziphilile, iziqhuli zihamba, leziphofu zibona; basebemdumisa uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified 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.
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33 Abafundi bakhe basebesithi kuye: Sizazuza ngaphi enkangala izinkwa ezinengi kangaka, ukuthi zisuthise ixuku elikhulu kangaka?
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lilezinkwa ezingaki? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa, lenhlanzana ezinlutshwana.
And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 Waselaya amaxuku ukuthi ahlale phansi emhlabathini.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 Wasethatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa lenhlanzi, esebongile wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi bakhe, labafundi ixuku.
And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 Basebesidla bonke basutha; basebedobha imvuthu ezazisele, izitsha eziyisikhombisa zigcwele.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
38 Lalabo abadlayo babengamadoda azinkulungwane ezine, ngaphandle kwabesifazana labantwana.
And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
39 Eseyekele amaxuku ahamba wangena emkhunjini, weza emikhawulweni yeMagadala.
And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
