Priljubljene svetopisemske vrstice iz Matewu 6

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Kodvwa funani kucala umbuso waNkulunkulu kanye nekulunga kwakhe, khona tonkhe letintfo titakwengetelwa kini.

Ngako-ke ningakhatsateki ngelikusasa lenu, ngobe likusasa liyakutikhatsalela lona. Inhlupheko yelilanga yenele lona.”

“Ngako-ke ngitsi kini: Ningakhatsateki ngetimphilo tenu kutsi nitakudlani ninatseni, nangemitimba yenu kutsi nitakwembatsani. Imphilo ayiyinkhulu yini kunekudla, nemtimba kunekwekwembatsa?

Kepha wena nawuthandaza, ngena endlini yakho uvale umnyango, uthandaze kuYihlo losekusitsekeni, khona uYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utawukunika umvuzo.

Nanithandazako nibotsi: “ ‘Babe wetfu losezulwini, alingcweliswe libito lakho. Umbuso wakho awute. Intsandvo yakho ayentiwe emhlabeni, njengobe yentiwa ezulwini.

Siphe lamuhla kudla kwetfu njengasemalangeni onkhe.

Sitsetselele tono tetfu, njengobe natsi sibatsetselela labasonako.

Ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodvwa usisindzise kulokubi. [Ngobe umbuso wakho, nemandla, nebukhosi, kuze kube phakadze. Amen.]’

“Ngobe nangabe niyabatsetselela bantfu tono tabo, neYihlo losezulwini uyakunitsetselela.

Bukani tinyoni temoya kutsi atihlanyeli, ativuni, atibeki lutfo etilulwini, kodvwa uYihlo losezulwini uyatondla. Anincono kakhulu yini nine kunato?

“Ningatibekeli umcebo wenu lapha emhlabeni, ngobe umvunya nekutfomba kutawudla, nemasela angagcekeza awube. Lokungenani tibekeleni umcebo wenu ezulwini, lapho kungekho khona umvunya, nekutfomba lokuwudlako, nemasela angeke agcekeze awube. Phela lapho kukhona umcebo wakho khona, nenhlitiyo yakho itakuba khona.”

“Kute umuntfu longakhonta emakhosi lamabili; ngobe uyakutondza lenye, atsandze lenye; uyakwetsembeka kulenye ayedzelele lenye. Ungeke ukhonte Nkulunkulu nemcebo.

Kodvwa nangabe Nkulunkulu abembatsisa kangaka tjani besiganga, lobuphilako lamuhla, kusasa bushe, akayiwunembatsisa kakhulu yini nine leninekukholwa lokuncane?

Kepha wena nawupha sipho, sandla sakho sangesancele asingakwati lesikwentako sangesekudla, kuze sipho sakho sibesekusitsekeni, khona uYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utakuvuza.”

“Kepha caphelani ningakwenti kulunga kwenu embikwebantfu ngenhloso yekutsi nibonwe ngibo, funa nibete umvuzo kuYihlo losezulwini.

“Futsi-ke nanizila kudla, ningabunyukumalisi buso benu njengebatentisi, ngobe bona banyukumalisa buso babo, kuze batekubonakalisa kubantfu kuzila kwabo. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebawemukele umvuzo wabo. Kepha wena nawuzila, gcobisa inhloko yakho ugeze nebuso bakho, kuze bantfu bangakuboni kutsi uzilile, kodvwa ubonwe nguYihlo losekusitsekeni; neYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utakukunika umvuzo.”