February 27, 2024 – 2izinhlanzi

1:10	Lalela iZwi leNkosi, nina baholi babantu baseSodoma. Lalela ngokucophelela umthetho kaNkulunkulu wethu, O bantu baseGomora.

1:16	Geza, hlanzeka, susa ububi bezinhloso zakho emehlweni ami. Yeka ukwenza okuphambene.
1:17	Funda ukwenza okuhle. Funa ukwahlulela, sekela abacindezelweyo, gweba intandane, vikela umfelokazi.
1:18	Bese uyasondela ungibeke icala, Isho iNkosi. Khona-ke, uba izono zenu zibomvu tebhu, ziyakwenziwa zibe mhlophe njengeqhwa; futhi uma zibomvu njenge-vermillion, bayakuba mhlophe njengoboya bezimvu.
1:19	Uma uzimisele, futhi uyangilalela, khona niyakudla okuhle kwezwe.
1:20	Kodwa uma ungazimisele, uyangicunula, khona inkemba iyakukushwabadela. Ngoba umlomo weNkosi ukhulumile.

23:1	UJesu wabe esekhuluma nezixuku, nakubafundi bakhe,
23:2	ethi: “Ababhali nabaFarisi bahlezi esihlalweni sikaMose.
23:3	Ngakho-ke, konke abazakukhuluma kini, qaphela wenze. Nokho ngempela, ungakhethi ukwenza ngokwemisebenzi yabo. Ngoba bathi, kodwa abakwenzi.
23:4	Ngoba babopha imithwalo enzima futhi engabekezeleleki, futhi bawabeka emahlombe abantu. Kodwa abazimisele ukuwanyakazisa ngisho nangomunwe wabo.
23:5	Ngempela, benza yonke imisebenzi yabo ukuze babonwe ngabantu. Ngokuba bakhulisa amafilakteriyu abo, bakhazimulisa imiphetho yabo.
23:6	Futhi bathanda izindawo zokuqala emikhosini, lezihlalo zokuqala emasinagogeni,
23:7	nokubingelelwa esigcawini, lokubizwa ngokuthi iNkosi ngabantu.
23:8	Kodwa akufanele ubizwe ngokuthi Mfundisi. Ngokuba Munye uMbusi wenu, nani nonke ningabazalwane.
23:9	Futhi ungakhethi ukubiza umuntu emhlabeni ngokuthi uyihlo. Ngokuba munye uYihlo, osezulwini.
23:10	Akufanele futhi nibizwe ngokuthi othisha. Ngokuba munye uMfundisi wenu, uKristu.
23:11	Lowo omkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe yisikhonzi senu.
23:12	Kodwa noma ubani oziphakamisile, uzothotshiswa. Futhi noma ubani oye wazithoba, lizaphakanyiswa.