UMathewu 7
1 Lingehluleli, ukuze lingehlulelwa,
“Do not judge, or you will be judged.
2 ngoba lizakwahlulelwa ngokwehlulela elehlulela ngakho; langesilinganiso elilinganisa ngaso, lizalinganiselwa ngaso lani.
For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 Kanti ukhangelelani ucezwana oluselihlweni lomfowenu, kodwa ungalunanzeleli ugodo olukwelakho ilihlo?
Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
4 Kumbe ungatsho njani kumfowenu ukuthi: Kahle ngikhuphe ucezwana oluselihlweni lakho; khangela kanti ugodo luselihlweni lakho?
How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?
5 Mzenzisi, qala ukhuphe ugodo elihlweni lakho, khona-ke uzabona kuhle ukukhupha ucezwana elihlweni lomfowenu.
You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
6 Linganiki izinja okungcwele; lingaphoseli amapharele enu phambi kwezingulube, hlezi ziwanyathele ngenyawo zazo, besezitshibilika ziliklebhule.
Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
7 Celani, lizaphiwa; dingani, lizathola; qoqodani, lizavulelwa.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
8 Ngoba wonke ocelayo uyemukela, lodingayo uyathola, loqoqodayo uzavulelwa.
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 Kumbe nguwuphi kini ongathi, nxa indodana yakhe icela isinkwa, ayinike ilitshe?
Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Uba-ke icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka yini?
Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
11 Ngakho uba lina, elingababi, likwazi ukupha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, uYihlo osemazulwini uzabapha kakhulu kangakanani izinto ezinhle abacela kuye?
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
12 Ngakho konke elithanda ukuthi abantu bakwenze kini, kwenzeni lani ngokunjalo kubo; ngoba lokhu kungumlayo labaprofethi.
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
13 Ngenani ngesango elincinyane; ngoba isango likhulu, lendlela ibanzi eya ekubhujisweni, njalo banengi abangena ngalo;
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
14 ngoba isango lincinyane, lendlela ilukhonjwana eya empilweni, njalo balutshwana abayitholayo.
But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
15 Kodwa nanzelelani abaprofethi bamanga, abeza kini bembathise okwezimvu, kodwa ngaphakathi bazimpisi eziphangayo.
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16 Lizabazi ngezithelo zabo; bayazikha yini izithelo zevini emeveni, kumbe imikhiwa ekhuleni oluhlabayo?
By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17 Ngokunjalo sonke isihlahla esihle siyathela izithelo ezinhle; kodwa isihlahla esibi siyathela izithelo ezimbi;
Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 isihlahla esihle singethele izithelo ezimbi, lesihlahla esibi singethele izithelo ezinhle.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
19 Sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Ngakho-ke lizabazi ngezithelo zabo.
So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
21 Kakusibo bonke abatshoyo kimi ukuthi: Nkosi, Nkosi, abazangena embusweni wamazulu; kodwa lowo oyenzayo intando kaBaba osemazulwini.
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Abanengi bazakuthi kimi ngalolosuku: Nkosi, Nkosi, kasiprofethanga yini ngelakho ibizo, sakhupha amadimoni ngelakho ibizo, senza imisebenzi elamandla eminengi ngelakho ibizo?
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
23 Njalo khona ngizakutsho obala kubo ukuthi: Angizanga ngilazi; sukani kimi lina benzi bobubi.
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
24 Ngakho wonke owezwayo la amazwi ami njalo awenze, ngizamfananisa lendoda ehlakaniphileyo, eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala;
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 laselisina izulu, kwasekufika impophoma, kwasekuvunguza imimoya, yayitshaya leyondlu; kodwa kayiwanga; ngoba yayisekelwe phezu kwedwala.
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
26 Njalo wonke owezwayo la amazwi ami njalo angawenzi, uzafananiswa lendoda eyisithutha, eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwetshebetshebe;
But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 laselisina izulu, kwasekufika impophoma, kwasekuvunguza imimoya yayitshaya leyondlu; yawa; kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo.
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
28 Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile lawomazwi, amaxuku ababaza ngemfundiso yakhe;
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
29 ngoba wabafundisa njengolamandla, njalo kungenjengababhali.
because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
