NgokukaLuka 10

10 ¹Emva kwalokhu, iNkosi yabeka abanye abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili, yabathuma phambi kwayo ngababili ngababili, kuyo yonke imizi nezindawo yayihlose ukuya kuzo yona uqobo.

²Wathi kubo: “Isivuno siningi, kodwa izisebenzi zimbalwa. Ngakho celani kuBaba wesivuno ukuba athumele izisebenzi esivunweni sakhe. ³Hambani! Bhekani, ngiyanithuma njengamawundlu phakathi kwezimpisi. ⁴Ningaphathi sikhwama semali, nangxowa, nazimbadada, ningabingeleli muntu endleleni. ⁵Kuyo yonke indlu eningena kuyo, qalani nithi: ‘Ukuthula makube kule ndlu.’ ⁶Uma kukhona umuntu wokuthula lapho, ukuthula kwenu kuyakuhlala phezu kwakhe; uma kungenjalo, kuyakubuyela kini. ⁷Hlalani kuleyo ndlu, nidle niphuze lokho enikuphiwayo, ngokuba isisebenzi sifanelwe inkokhelo yaso. Ningasuki endlini niye kwenye. ⁸Noma nini lapho ningena emzini bese beniyamukela, dlani lokho enikubekelwayo. ⁹Phulukisani abagulayo khona, nithi kubo: ‘Umbuso kaBaba wethu usondele kini.’ ¹⁰Kodwa lapho ningena emzini ongeniyamukeli, phumani ezitaladini zawo nithi: ¹¹‘Ngisho nothuli lomuzi wenu olunamathele ezinyaweni zethu, siyaluthintitha kini. Kodwa yazini lokhu: umbuso kaBaba wethu usondele.’ ¹²Ngithi kini, ngalolo suku kuyakuthwaleka kangcono eSodoma kunakulowo muzi.

¹³“Maye kuwe, Khorazini! Maye kuwe, Bhetsayida! Ukube imimangaliso eyenziwa phakathi kwenu yenzeka eThire naseSidoni, ngabe sekukade baphenduka, behlezi ezindwangwini zamasaka nasemlotheni. ¹⁴Kodwa ekwahlulelweni kuyakuthwaleka kangcono eThire naseSidoni kunakini. ¹⁵Nawe, Khapharinawume, uyakuphakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Uyakwehliselwa phansi engcwabeni. ¹⁶Olalela nina ulalela mina; onilahlayo ulahla mina; ongilahlayo mina ulahla lowo ongithumileyo.”

¹⁷Abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili babuya ngenjabulo, bathi: “Nkosi, ngisho namademoni ayazithoba kithi egameni lakho.”

¹⁸Wathi kubo: “Ngibone uSathane ewa njengombani evela ezulwini. ¹⁹Bhekani, ngininike igunya lokunyathela izinyoka nawofezela, naphezu kwawo wonke amandla esitha—akukho lutho oluyakunilimaza. ²⁰Kodwa ningajabuli ngokuthi imimoya iyazithoba kini—jabulani ngokuthi amagama enu alotshiwe ezulwini.”

²¹Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wajabula kuMoya oNgcwele, wathi: “Baba, Mbusi wezulu nomhlaba, ngiyakudumisa—uzifihlile lezi zinto kwabahlakaniphileyo nabaqondayo, wazambulela izingane ezincane. Yebo, Baba, ngokuba lokhu kwakukuthokozisa wena.”

²²“Konke ngikunikwe nguBaba. Akekho owaziyo ukuthi iNdodana ingubani ngaphandle kukaBaba, nokuthi uBaba ungubani ngaphandle kweNdodana—nalowo iNdodana ekhetha ukumambulela kuye.”

²³Wayesephendukela kubafundi, wathi ngasese: “Abusisiwe amehlo abona lokho enikubonayo! ²⁴Ngokuba ngithi kini, abaprofethi abaningi namakhosi babefisa ukubona lokho enikubonayo kodwa abakubonanga, nokuzwa lokho enikuzwayo kodwa abakuzwanga.”

Umfanekiso womSamariya Olungileyo

²⁵Isazi somthetho sasukuma simlinga, sathi: “Mfundisi, ngenzeni ukuze ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade?”

²⁶Wathi kuso: “Kulotshweni emThethweni? Ukufunda kanjani?”

²⁷Saphendula sathi: “Thanda uBaba wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumulo wakho wonke, nangamandla akho onke, nangengqondo yakho yonke, nomakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.”

²⁸Wathi kuso: “Uphendule ngokulungileyo. Yenza lokhu, uyakuphila.”

²⁹Kodwa sifuna ukuzilungisisa, sabuza uJesu sathi: “Pho ungubani umakhelwane wami?”

³⁰UJesu wathi: “Umuntu othile wehla evela eJerusalema eya eJeriko, wawela phakathi kwabaphangi, bamhlubula bamshaya, base bemshiya esezofa. ³¹Kwathi ngengozi umpristi othile wayehla ngaleyo ndlela; wathi embona, wadlula ngakolunye uhlangothi. ³²Kanjalo nomLevi, efika kuleyo ndawo, wambona, wadlula ngakolunye uhlangothi. ³³Kodwa umSamariya othile owayehamba ngaleyo ndlela wamfica, wathi embona, waba nesihawu. ³⁴Waya kuye, wabopha amanxeba akhe, ethela amafutha newayini, wamkhweza esilwaneni sakhe, wamyisa endlini yezihambi, wamnakekela. ³⁵Ngakusasa wakhipha izinhlamvu ezimbili zesiliva, wazinika umninindlu yezihambi, wathi: ‘Mnakekele. Noma yikuphi okungaphezulu okusebenzisayo, ngiyakukubuyisela mhla ngibuya.’ ³⁶Yimuphi kulaba abathathu ocabanga ukuthi waba ngumakhelwane kulowo muntu owawela phakathi kwabaphangi?”

³⁷Sathi: “Ngulowo owamenzela umusa.” UJesu wathi kuso: “Hamba nawe wenze njalo.”

UMarta noMariya

³⁸Besahamba, uJesu wangena emzaneni othile. Owesifazane ogama lakhe linguMarta wamamukela ekhaya lakhe. ³⁹Wayenodadewabo ogama lakhe linguMariya, owahlala ezinyaweni zeNkosi, elalela imfundiso yayo. ⁴⁰Kodwa uMarta wayephazanyiswa yikho konke ukukhonza. Weza kuye wathi: “Nkosi, awunandaba yini ukuthi udadewethu ungishiye ngikhonza ngedwa? Mtshele ukuba angisize.”

⁴¹Kodwa iNkosi yamphendula yathi: “Marta, Marta, ukhathazekile futhi uhlushwa yizinto eziningi, ⁴²kodwa kudingeka into eyodwa. UMariya ukhethe isabelo esihle; ngeke athathelwe sona.”