UMathewu 15
1 Kwasekufika kuJesu ababhali labaFarisi ababevela eJerusalema, bathi:
Then there came to Jesus a party of Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, who inquired,
2 Kungani abafundi bakho besephula isiko labadala? Ngoba kabagezi izandla zabo, nxa besidla isinkwa.
"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"
3 Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Lani-ke kungani lisephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu?
"Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition?
4 Ngoba uNkulunkulu walaya, wathi: Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko; lokuthi: Othuka uyise kumbe unina kumele afe lokufa;
For God said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Let him who reviles father or mother be certainly put to death';
5 kodwa lina lithi: Loba ngubani othi kuyise kumbe kunina: Kungumnikelo, loba yini evela kimi ingakusiza,
but you--this is what you say: 'If a man says to his father or mother, That is consecrated, whatever it is, which otherwise you should have received from me--
6 njalo engasoze amhloniphe uyise kumbe unina; ngalokho lenza umlayo kaNkulunkulu ube yize ngenxa yesiko lenu.
he shall be absolved from honouring his father'; and so you have abrogated God's Word for the sake of your tradition.
7 Bazenzisi, uIsaya waprofetha kuhle ngani, esithi:
Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy of you,
8 Lababantu basondela kimi ngomlomo wabo, langendebe bangidumise; kodwa inhliziyo yabo ikhatshana lami.
"'This is a People who honour Me with their lips, while their heart is far away from Me;
9 Kodwa bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izimfundiso eziyimilayo yabantu.
but it is in vain they worship Me, while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'"
10 Esebizele kuye ixuku, wathi kilo: Lalelani futhi liqedisise.
Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand.
11 Kakusikho okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kodwa okuphuma emlonyeni, yikho okungcolisa umuntu.
It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him; but it is what comes out of his mouth--that defiles a man."
12 Abafundi bakhe basebesondela bathi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi abaFarisi bathe ukulizwa lelilizwi bakhubeka?
Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"
13 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Sonke isihlahlakazana, uBaba osezulwini angasihlanyelanga, sizasitshunwa.
"Every plant," He replied, "which my Heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
14 Bayekeleni; bangabakhokheli beziphofu abayiziphofu; njalo nxa isiphofu sikhokhela isiphofu, zizawela emgodini zombili.
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind; and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into some pit."
15 UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Sichasisele lumfanekiso.
"Explain to us this figurative language," said Peter.
16 UJesu wasesithi: Kanti lani lisengabangelakuqedisisa?
"Are even you," He answered, "still without intellingence?
17 Lilokhe lingaqedisisi yini, ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kuya esiswini, futhi kuyelahlelwa ngaphandle?
Do you not understand that whatever enters the mouth passes into the stomach and is afterwards ejected from the body?
18 Kodwa izinto eziphuma emlonyeni zivela enhliziyweni; lezi ziyamngcolisa umuntu.
But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile the man.
19 Ngoba enhliziyweni kuvela imicabango emibi, ukubulala, ubufebe, ukuphinga, ukweba, ukufakaza amanga, ukuhlambaza;
For out of the heart proceed wicked thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, impiety of speech.
20 yizo lezozinto ezimngcolisayo umuntu; kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga kakumngcolisi umuntu.
These are the things which defile the man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile."
21 UJesu wasesuka lapho, waya kungxenye zeTire lezeSidoni.
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew into the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon.
22 Njalo khangela, owesifazana ongumKhanani ovela kuleyomikhawulo, wakhala kuye esithi: Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavida, akungihawukele! Indodakazi yami ihlaselwe kubi lidimoni.
Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed by a demon."
23 Kodwa kamphendulanga ngalizwi. Basebesondela kuye abafundi bakhe bamncenga, bathi: Mxotshe, ngoba uyakhala ngemva kwethu.
But He answered her not a word. Then the disciples interposed, and begged Him, saying, "Send her away because she keeps crying behind us."
24 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kangithunywanga, ngaphandle kuzo izimvu ezilahlekileyo zendlu yakoIsrayeli.
"I have only been sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," He replied.
25 Kodwa weza wamkhonza wathi: Nkosi, ngisize.
Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said.
26 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kakukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, lokusiphosela izinjana.
"It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
27 Kodwa yena wathi: Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa lezinjana ziyadla okwemvuthuluka eziwa etafuleni labaninizo.
"Be it so, Sir," she said, "for even the dogs eat the scraps which fall from their masters' tables."
28 UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: O mama, lukhulu ukholo lwakho! Kakube kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho. Indodakazi yakhe yasisila kusukela kulelohola.
"O woman," replied Jesus, "great is your faith: be it done to you as you desire." And from that moment her daughter was restored to health.
29 UJesu wasesuka lapho weza eduzane kolwandle lweGalili; wenyukela entabeni wahlala phansi khona.
Again, moving thence, Jesus went along by the Lake of Galilee; and ascending the hill, He sat down there.
30 Kwasekusiza kuye amaxuku amakhulu, beleziqhuli, iziphofu, izimungulu, izingini, labanye abanengi, basebebaphosela enyaweni zikaJesu, wasebasilisa;
Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them,
31 aze amangala amaxuku, ebona izimungulu zikhuluma, izingini ziphilile, iziqhuli zihamba, leziphofu zibona; basebemdumisa uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
so that the people were amazed to see the dumb speaking, the maimed with their hands perfect, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave the glory to 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.
But Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "My heart yearns over this mass of people, for it is now the third day that they have been with me and they have nothing to eat. I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they should faint on the road."
33 Abafundi bakhe basebesithi kuye: Sizazuza ngaphi enkangala izinkwa ezinengi kangaka, ukuthi zisuthise ixuku elikhulu kangaka?
"Where can we," asked the disciples, "get bread enough in this remote place to satisfy so vast a multitude?"
34 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lilezinkwa ezingaki? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa, lenhlanzana ezinlutshwana.
"How many loaves have you?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they said, "and a few small fish."
35 Waselaya amaxuku ukuthi ahlale phansi emhlabathini.
So He bade all the people 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 fish, and after giving thanks He broke them up and then distributed them to the disciples, and they to the people.
37 Basebesidla bonke basutha; basebedobha imvuthu ezazisele, izitsha eziyisikhombisa zigcwele.
And they all ate and were satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they took up--seven full hampers.
38 Lalabo abadlayo babengamadoda azinkulungwane ezine, ngaphandle kwabesifazana labantwana.
Those who ate were 4,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.
39 Eseyekele amaxuku ahamba wangena emkhunjini, weza emikhawulweni yeMagadala.
He then dismissed the people, went on board the boat, and came into the district of Magadan.
