NgokukaLuka 20

20 ¹Ngolunye lwalezo zinsuku, uJesu wayefundisa abantu ethempelini eshumayela izindaba ezinhle, kwafika abapristi abakhulu nababhali kanye namalunga, ²bambuza bathi: “Sitshele, wenza lezi zinto ngaliphi igunya, noma ngubani okunike leli gunya.”

³Wabaphendula wathi: “Nami ngizonibuza umbuzo. Ngitsheleni: ⁴Umbhapathizo kaJohane wawuvela ezulwini, noma ebantwini?”

⁵Baxoxa bodwa bathi: “Uma sithi, ‘Wawuvela ezulwini,’ uzothi, ‘Pho animkholwanga ngani?’ ⁶Kodwa uma sithi, ‘Wawuvela ebantwini,’ bonke abantu bazosikhanda ngamatshe, ngokuba baqinisekile ukuthi uJohane wayengumprofethi.” ⁷Ngakho baphendula bathi abazi lapho wawuvela khona.

⁸UJesu wathi kubo: “Nami angiyukunitshela ukuthi ngenza lezi zinto ngaliphi igunya.”

UBaba Uthuma INdodana Yakhe Ayithandayo

⁹Waqala ukuxoxela abantu lo mfanekiso: Umuntu wayetshala isivini, wasiqashisa kubalimi, wabe esehamba waya kwelinye izwe isikhathi eside. ¹⁰“Ngesikhathi sokuvuna wathuma inceku kubalimi ukuba imlethele isabelo sakhe sezithelo zesivini, kodwa bayishaya bayimukisa ingaphethe lutho. ¹¹Wathuma enye inceku; nayo bayishaya, bayidumaza, bayimukisa ingaphethe lutho. ¹²Wabuye wathuma eyesithathu, kodwa nayo bayilimaza bayiphonsa ngaphandle. ¹³Umnini wesivini wathi: ‘Ngenzeni? Ngizothuma indodana yami engiyithandayo; mhlawumbe bazoyihlonipha.’

¹⁴Kodwa bathi beyibona, abalimi bacabanga bodwa bathi: ‘Lo yindlalifa. Masiyibulale, ukuze ifa libe ngelethu.’ ¹⁵Bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini bayibulala. Pho umnini wesivini uzobenzenjani?

¹⁶“Uzofika, abhubhise labo balimi, anikele isivini kwabanye.” Bathi besizwa lokhu, bathi: “Makungabi njalo!”

¹⁷Wababheka ngqo wathi: “Pho kusho ukuthini lokhu okulotshiwe: ‘Itshe abakhi abalalayo laba yilona litshe lekhoni’? ^a a v17 Lokhu kucashunwe kumaHubo 118:22. ¹⁸Wonke owela phezu kwalelo tshe uzophihlizeka, futhi lapho liwela phezu komuntu, liyomchoboza.”

Nikani UKhesari, Nikani UBaba

¹⁹Ababhali nabapristi abakhulu bafuna ukumbamba ngaleso sikhathi, ngokuba babazi ukuthi wayewuqondise kubo lo mfanekiso—kodwa babesaba abantu. ²⁰Bamqapha ngokucophelela, bathuma izinhloli ezazenza sengathi ziqotho, ukuze bambambe ngamazwi akhe, ukuze bamnikele ekubuseni nasegunyeni likambusi. ²¹Bambuza bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi ukhuluma ufundise ngokulungileyo, awukhethi muntu, kodwa ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso. ²²Kuvumelekile yini ukuba sikhokhe intela kuKhesari, noma cha?”

²³Kodwa wabubona ubuqili babo wathi:

²⁴“Ngiboniseni uhlamvu lwemali olulingana nomholo wosuku. Lunesithombe nombhalo kabani?” Bathi: “OkaKhesari.”

²⁵Wathi kubo: “Ngakho nikani uKhesari okungokukaKhesari, noBaba wethu okungokukaBaba wethu.”

²⁶Abakwazanga ukumbamba ngamazwi akhe phambi kwabantu, bamangala ngempendulo yakhe, bathula.

UBaba UnguNkulunkulu Wabaphilayo

²⁷Abanye abaSadusi, abaphika ukuthi kukhona ukuvuka kwabafileyo, beza bambuza, ²⁸“Mfundisi, uMose wasibhalela wathi: uma indoda ifa ishiya umfazi kodwa ingenabantwana, umfowabo kumele ashade nomfelokazi amvusele inzalo. ^b b v28 Lokhu kuchaza umthetho womshado wobuzalwane obhalwe kuDuteronomi 25:5–6. ²⁹Kwakukhona-ke izelamani eziyisikhombisa. Owokuqala wathatha umfazi wafa engenabantwana. ³⁰Nowesibili, ³¹nowesithathu wamthatha, kanjalo nabo bonke abayisikhombisa bafa bengashiyanga bantwana. ³²Ekugcineni nowesifazane wafa. ³³Pho ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, uyoba ngumfazi kabani? Ngokuba bonke abayisikhombisa babeshade naye.”

³⁴UJesu wathi kubo: “Abantu balesi sikhathi bayashada, bayendiswa,

³⁵kodwa labo okuthiwa bafanele ukufinyelela kuleso sikhathi nasekuvukeni kwabafileyo abashadi futhi abendiswa. ³⁶Ngokuba abasenakufa, ngokuba banjengezingelosi futhi bangabantwana bakaBaba wethu, abantwana bokuvuka kwabafileyo. ³⁷Kodwa ngisho noMose wabonisa ukuthi abafileyo bayavuswa, endabeni yesihlahla, lapho ebiza uBaba wethu ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama noka-Isaka nokaJakobe. ^c c v37 Indaba yesihlahla esivuthayo ikhona ku-Eksodusi 3:2–6. ³⁸Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo, ngokuba bonke baphila kuye.”

³⁹Abanye bababhali baphendula bathi: “Mfundisi, ukhulume kahle.” ⁴⁰Ngokuba babengasenaso isibindi sokumbuza lutho.

UKhristu Uyindodana Kabani?

⁴¹Kodwa wathi kubo: “Bangasho kanjani ukuthi uKhristu uyindodana kaDavide?

⁴²Ngokuba uDavide uqobo uthi emaHubeni: ‘UBaba wethu wathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ^d d v42 Lokhu kucashunwe kumaHubo 110:1. ⁴³ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.”’

⁴⁴UDavide-ke umbiza ngeNkosi—pho angaba yindodana yakhe kanjani?”

⁴⁵Kuthe besalalele bonke abantu, wathi kubafundi bakhe:

⁴⁶“Qaphelani ababhali, abathanda ukuhamba bembethe izingubo ezinde, bethanda ukubingelelwa ezimakethe, nezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni, nezindawo zodumo emadilini, ⁴⁷abadla izindlu zabafelokazi bathandaze imithandazo emide ngokuzenzisa. Bayokwamukela ukulahlwa okukhulu.”