NgokukaLuka 12

12 ¹Kusenjalo, lapho izinkulungwane zazibuthene ndawonye, zinyathelana, uJesu waqala ukukhuluma kubafundi bakhe kuqala wathi: “Ziqapheleni imvubelo yabaFarisi—okungukuthi, ukuzenzisa. ²Akukho lutho olufihliweyo olungeke lwambulwe, nalutho olusithekile olungeke lwaziwe. ³Ngakho konke enakusho ebumnyameni kuyakuzwakala ekukhanyeni, nalokho enakuhlebeza emakamelweni angasese kuyakumenyezelwa emaphahleni ezindlu.

⁴“Ngithi kini, bangane bami: ningabesabi labo ababulala umzimba, kodwa emva kwalokho bangenakwenza lutho olunye. ⁵Ngizanitshengisa enifanele ukumesaba: mesabeni lowo othi, esebulele, abe negunya lokuniphonsa esihogweni. Yebo, ngithi kini, mesabeni.

⁶Kanti ondlunkulu abahlanu abathengiswa ngezinhlamvu ezimbili zemali ezincane na? Nokho akukho noyedwa kubo okhohlakalayo phambi kukaBaba wethu. ^a a v6 I-asariyoni kwakuwuhlamvu lwemali lwethusi oluncane olungenaxabiso elikhulu—ezimbili zazo zazithenga ondlunkulu abahlanu. ⁷Kodwa ngisho nezinwele zekhanda lenu zonke zibaliwe. Ningesabi—nibaluleke ukwedlula ondlunkulu abaningi.

⁸“Futhi ngithi kini, bonke abangivumayo phambi kwabantu, iNdodana yomuntu izakubavuma nayo phambi kwezingelosi zikaBaba wethu. ⁹Kodwa othi angiphike phambi kwabantu uyakuphikwa phambi kwezingelosi zikaBaba wethu. ¹⁰Wonke umuntu okhuluma izwi elimelene neNdodana yomuntu uyakuthethelelwa, kodwa ohlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele ngeke athethelelwe. ¹¹Lapho beniletha emasinagogeni, naphambi kwababusi neziphathimandla, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakuziphendulela kanjani noma niyakuthini, ¹²ngokuba uMoya oNgcwele uyakunifundisa ngaleso sikhathi lokho okumele nikusho.”

Isiwula Esakhohlwa UBaba Wethu

¹³Omunye esixukwini wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, tshela umfowethu ukuba ahlukaniselane nami ifa.”

¹⁴Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: “Ndoda, ngubani ongimise ukuba ngibe ngumahluleli noma umlamuli phezu kwenu?” ¹⁵Wathi kubo: “Qaphelani! Ziqapheleni kuzo zonke izinhlobo zokuhaha, ngokuba ukuphila komuntu akuncikile empahleni yakhe, noma iningi kangakanani.”

¹⁶Wabatshela umfanekiso wathi: “Insimu yomuntu othile ocebileyo yathela isivuno esihle.

¹⁷Wazindla yedwa wathi: ‘Ngenzeni? Anginandawo yokubeka khona izilimo zami.’ ¹⁸Ngakho wathi: ‘Nakhu engizakwenza: ngizadiliza iziphala zami, ngakhe ezinkulu kunalezi, bese ngibeka khona konke okusanhlamvu kwami nempahla yami.’ ¹⁹Futhi ngizakuthi kumphefumulo wami: “Mphefumulo, unenqwaba yezinto ezibekelelwe iminyaka eminingi—phumula, yidla, phuza, uthokozele ukuphila.”

²⁰Kodwa uBaba wethu wathi kuye: ‘Siwula! Ngalobu busuku umphefumulo wakho uyabizwa kuwe. Pho, lokho okulungisileyo kuyakuba ngokukabani?’ ²¹Kunjalo-ke kulowo oziqongelela umcebo yena ngokwakhe kodwa engacebile kuBaba wethu.”

UBaba Wethu Uyakwazi Lokho Okudingayo

²²Wayesethi uJesu kubafundi bakhe: “Ngakho ngithi kini: ningakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu—ukuthi niyakudlani—nangomzimba wenu—ukuthi niyakwembathani. ²³Ngokuba ukuphila kungaphezu kokudla, nomzimba ungaphezu kwezingubo. ²⁴Bhekani amagwababa: awahlwanyeli futhi awavuni, awanayo inqolobane noma isiphala, nokho uBaba wethu uyawondla. Nibaluleke kakhulu kangakanani kunezinyoni! ²⁵Ngubani kini ngokukhathazeka ongangeza ngisho nehora elilodwa ekuphileni kwakhe? ²⁶Njengoba ningenakwenza into encane kangaka, nikhathazekelani ngokunye? ²⁷Qaphelani ukuthi iminduze yasendle ikhula kanjani: ayikhandleki, ayiphothi. Nokho ngithi kini, ngisho noSolomoni enkazimulweni yakhe yonke wayengembathisiwe njengenye yazo. ²⁸Uma uBaba wethu eyembathisa kanje utshani basendle—obukhona namuhla, bube buphonswa eziko kusasa—kakhulu kangakanani uyakunembathisa nina, nina abokholo oluncane?

²⁹Ningafuni lokho eniyakukudla noma eniyakukuphuza, futhi ningakhathazeki. ³⁰Ngokuba zonke izizwe zomhlaba zifuna lezi zinto; uYihlo uyazi ukuthi niyazidinga. ³¹Kunalokho, funani umbuso kaBaba wethu, khona lezi zinto ziyakwengezwa kini.

³²“Ningesabi, mhlambi omncane, ngokuba uYihlo uthokozile ukuninika umbuso. ³³Thengisani impahla yenu niphe abampofu. Zenzeleni izikhwama zemali ezingaguguyo—umcebo ongapheliyo emazulwini, lapho isela lingasondeli khona nenundu lingoni khona. ³⁴Ngokuba lapho ukhona umcebo wenu, nenhliziyo yenu iyakuba khona.

Hlalani Nilungele Lapho INkosi Ibuya

³⁵“Gqokani nilungele ukukhonza, nezibani zenu zihlale zivutha, ³⁶njengezinceku ezilinde ukubuya kwenkosi yazo edilini lomshado, ukuze kuthi lapho ifika ingqongqoza, zihle zivule umnyango masinyane. ³⁷Zibusisiwe izinceku inkosi eziyakuzifica ziphapheme ekufikeni kwayo. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, iyakuzibhincela ukukhonza, izihlalise etafuleni, ize izikhonze. ³⁸Noma ifika phakathi kwamabili noma ngaphambi nje kokusa, zibusisiwe lezo zinceku uma izifica zilungile. ³⁹Kwazini lokhu: ukuba umninindlu ubazi ihora isela elifika ngalo, ubengayikuvuma ukuba kugqekezwe indlu yakhe. ⁴⁰Nani kumele nilungele—iNdodana yomuntu iyakufika ngehora eningalindele ngalo.”

⁴¹UPhethro wathi: “Nkosi, uwulandisela thina lo mfanekiso, noma wonke umuntu na?”

⁴²INkosi yaphendula yathi: “Ngubani umphathi othembekileyo nohlakaniphileyo inkosi emmisa phezu kwezikhonzi zasekhaya, ukuba azinike isabelo sazo sokudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo? ⁴³Ibusisiwe leyo nceku inkosi yayo eyakuyifica yenza njalo ekubuyeni kwayo. ⁴⁴Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, iyakuyibeka phezu kwayo yonke impahla yayo. ⁴⁵Kodwa uma leyo nceku ithi enhliziyweni yayo: ‘Inkosi yami iyephuza ukufika,’ ibese iqala ukushaya izinceku, amadoda nabesifazane, idle, iphuze, idakwe. ⁴⁶Inkosi yaleyo nceku iyakufika ngosuku engalulindele, nangehora engalaziyo, iyinqamule kabili, iyinike indawo phakathi kwabangathembekile. ⁴⁷Inceku eyayiyazi intando yenkosi yayo kodwa engalunganga futhi engenzanga ngokwayo iyakushaywa imivimbo eminingi. ⁴⁸Kodwa lowo obengazi, kanti wenza okufanele ukujeziswa, uyakushaywa imivimbo embalwa. Wonke umuntu onikwe okuningi uyakubizwa okuningi; lowo ophathiswe okuningi uyakucelwa okungaphezulu.

INdodana Iletha Umlilo, Hhayi Ukuthula

⁴⁹“Ngize ukuphonsa umlilo emhlabeni—sengathi ngabe usuvuthe kakade! ⁵⁰Kodwa nginobhapathizo okufanele ngibhapathizwe ngalo, futhi ngicindezeleke kanjani naze kufezeke! ⁵¹Nicabanga ukuthi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni na? Qha, ngithi kini, kodwa ukwahlukana. ⁵²Kusukela manje kuyakuba khona abahlanu endlini eyodwa behlukene—abathathu bemelene nababili, ababili bemelene nabathathu. ⁵³Bayakwahlukana—uyise emelene nendodana, nendodana imelene noyise, umama emelene nendodakazi, nendodakazi imelene nomama, uninazala emelene nomalokazana wakhe, nomalokazana emelene noninazala.”

⁵⁴Wathi futhi ezixukwini: “Lapho nibona ifu liphuma entshonalanga, nihle nithi: ‘Imvula iyeza,’ futhi kube njalo.

⁵⁵Kuthi lapho kuvunguza umoya waseningizimu, nithi: ‘Kuyakushisa,’ futhi kube njalo. ⁵⁶Bazenzisi! Niyakwazi ukufunda ubuso bomhlaba nesibhakabhaka. Kungani ningakwazi ukufunda lesi sikhathi samanje?

⁵⁷“Futhi kungani ningazahluleleli nina ngokwenu okulungileyo? ⁵⁸Lapho usahamba nommangaleli wakho niya kumantshi, zikhandle ukuba uxolelane naye endleleni, funa akuhudulele kumahluleli, umahluleli akunikele kuphoyisa, iphoyisa likuphonse etilongweni. ⁵⁹Ngithi kuwe, awuyikuphuma khona uze ukhokhe ngisho nendibilishi yokugcina.”