NgokukaMathewu 10:1-23

UJesu wayesebiza abafundi bakhe abali-12, wabanika igunya phezu komoya abangcolileyo, ukuze babakhiphe. Wabanika nelokuphulukisa izifo zonke nokugula konke. Nanka amagama abaphostoli abali-12: owokuqala nguSimoni okuthiwa nguPhethro, u-Andreya umfowabo, uJakobe noJohane umfowabo, amadodana kaZebedewu, uFiliphu, uBhartholomewu, uThomase, uMathewu umthelisi, uJakobe ka-Alifewu, uThadewu, uSimoni umKhanani, noJuda Iskariyothe, lo owakhaphela uJesu. Laba abali-12 wabathuma, wabayala wathi: “Ningayi kwabezizwe, ningangeni nasemzini wamaSamariya, kodwa yanini ezimvini ezilahlekileyo zendlu ka-Israyeli. Ekuhambeni kwenu shumayelani nithi: ‘Umbuso wezulu ususondele.’ Phulukisani abagulayo, nivuse abafileyo, nihlambulule abanochoko, nikhiphe amadimoni. Namukelisiwe ngesihle, yiphani ngesihle. Ningaphathi golide, siliva, nathusi emixhakeni yenu. Ningaphathi kwasikhwama sokwethekela, nabhantshi lesibili, kwazicathulo, kwaludondolo, ngokuba isisebenzi kufanele sinikwe ukudla kwaso. “Nakunoma yimuphi umuzi noma umuzana eniyakungena kuwo, anocinga ofaneleyo, bese nihlala kuwo, nize nihambe kuleyo ndawo. Kuyothi lapho ningena kulelo khaya, nibingelele. Uma lelo khaya lifanele, ukuthula kwenu makube phezu kwalo, kodwa uma lingafanele, ukuthula kwenu makubuyele kini. Yilowo nalowo ongayukunamukela ezwe amazwi enu, anothi niphuma nje kulelo khaya noma kulowo muzi, nithintithe uthuli ezinyaweni zenu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: kuyakuba ngcono eSodoma naseGomora ngosuku lokwehlulelwa kunakulowo muzi.” “Bhekani lapha, ngiyanithuma njengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi, ngakho-ke hlakaniphani njengezinyoka, nibe mnene njengamajuba. “Kepha xwayani abantu, ngokuba bayakunikhaphela ezigcawini zokwehlulela, banishaye emasinagogeni abo. Niyakuyiswa phambi kwababusi namakhosi ngenxa yami, kube ngubufakazi kubo nakwabezizwe. “Kepha kuyakuthi nxa benikhaphela, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakukhuluma nithini, ngokuba niyakuphiwa ngaleso sikhathi eniyakukukhuluma. Ngokuba akuyinina eniyakukhuluma, kodwa uMoya kaYihlo, nguye oyakukhuluma kini. “Umuntu uyakumkhaphela ekufeni umfowabo, noyise akhaphele umntwana wakhe. Abantwana bayakuvukela abazali, bababulale. Niyakuzondwa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lami, kodwa oqiniselayo kuze kube sekupheleni, uyakusindiswa. Nxa benizingela komunye umuzi, balekelani komunye, ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: niyakuthi ningakayihambi yonke imizi yakwa-Israyeli, bese ifika iNdodana yomuntu.