NgokukaMathewu 13

13 ¹Ngalolo suku uJesu waphuma endlini wahlala eceleni kolwandle. ²Izixuku ezikhulu zabuthana kuye, ngakho wangena esikebheni wahlala, kuthi isixuku sonke sema ogwini.

³Wabatshela izinto eziningi ngemifanekiso, wathi: “Bhekani, umhlwanyeli waphuma ukuyohlwanyela. ⁴Kwathi esahlwanyela, enye imbewu yawela eceleni kwendlela, kwafika izinyoni zayidla. ⁵Enye imbewu yawela emhlabathini onamatshe onomhlabathi omncane, yahluma masinyane ngokuba umhlabathi wawungajulile. ⁶Kwathi lapho liphuma ilanga, izithombo zasha; ngokuba zazingenampande, zabuna. ⁷Enye imbewu yawela phakathi kwameva, ameva akhula ayiminyanisa. ⁸Enye imbewu yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yathela isithelo: enye ngokuphindwe kweziyikhulu, enye amashumi ayisithupha, enye amashumi amathathu. ⁹Onezindlebe makezwe.”

¹⁰Khona-ke abafundi beza kuye bambuza: “Kungani ukhuluma nabo ngemifanekiso na?”

¹¹Wathi: “Nina niphiwe ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso kaBaba wethu; bona abazange baphiwe. ¹²Onakho uyophiwa okwengeziwe abe nokungaphezulu; kodwa ongenakho uyophucwa ngisho nalokho anakho. ¹³Yingakho ngikhuluma nabo ngemifanekiso: bayabuka kodwa ababoni; bayalalela kodwa abezwa futhi abaqondi. ¹⁴Kugcwaliseka kubo isiphrofetho sika-Isaya esithi: ‘Niyokuzwa nizwe, kodwa ningaqondi nakanjani; niyokubona nibone, kodwa ningaboni nakanjani.’ ¹⁵Ngokuba inhliziyo yalesi sizwe isiqinile; bezwa kalukhuni ngezindlebe zabo, futhi bawavalile amehlo abo—funa bebone ngamehlo abo, bezwe ngezindlebe zabo, baqonde ngenhliziyo yabo, baphenduke, mina ngibaphulukise.’

¹⁶Kodwa abusisiwe amehlo enu, ngokuba ayabona, nezindlebe zenu, ngokuba ziyezwa. ¹⁷Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: abaprofethi abaningi nabantu abalungileyo babelangazelela ukubona enikubonayo, kodwa ababukubonanga; ukuzwa enikuzwayo, kodwa abakuzwanga.

¹⁸Ngakho-ke, lalelani umfanekiso womhlwanyeli. ¹⁹Wonke umuntu ozwa izwi lombuso angaliqondi—omubi uyeza ahlwithe lokho okwakuhlwanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Yile mbewu eyahlwanyelwa eceleni kwendlela. ²⁰Imbewu eyahlwanyelwa emhlabathini onamatshe ingulowo ozwa izwi, alamukele masinyane ngenjabulo, ²¹kodwa engenampande kuye, akahlali isikhathi eside; kuthi lapho kufika usizi noma ukushushiswa ngenxa yezwi, akhubeke masinyane. ²²Lowo owahlwanyelwa phakathi kwameva uzwa izwi, kodwa ukukhathazeka kwaleli lizwe nenkohliso yengcebo kuyaliminyanisa, kulenze lingatheli. ²³Kodwa imbewu eyahlwanyelwa emhlabathini omuhle izwa izwi iliqonde. Ithela isithelo—ngokuphindwe kweziyikhulu, amashumi ayisithupha, noma amashumi amathathu kunalokho okwahlwanyelwa.”

Ukolweni Nokhula Ensimini

²⁴Wabanika omunye umfanekiso wathi: “Umbuso kaBaba wethu unjengomuntu owahlwanyela imbewu enhle ensimini yakhe. ²⁵Kodwa kuthe besalele bonke, kwafika isitha sakhe, sahlwanyela ukhula phakathi kukakolweni, sahamba. ²⁶Kwathi lapho ukolweni usuhlumile wathela isithelo, lwabonakala nokhula. ²⁷Izinceku zomninimuzi zeza zathi: ‘Nkosi, awuhlwanyelanga yini imbewu enhle ensimini yakho? Pho luvelaphi ukhula?’

²⁸Waphendula wathi: ‘Isitha sikwenzile lokhu.’ Izinceku zambuza: ‘Pho uyathanda yini ukuba sihambe siluhluthule?’

²⁹‘Cha,’ wathi, ‘ngokuba lapho nihluthula ukhula, ningase nisiphule nokolweni kanye nalo. ³⁰Kuyekeleni kukhule kokubili ndawonye kuze kube yisikhathi sokuvuna. Ngesikhathi sokuvuna ngiyakutshela abavuni ngithi: Buthani ukhula kuqala, nilubophe izithungu ukuze lushiswe; bese nibuthela ukolweni enqolobaneni yami.’”

Imbewu Yesinaphi Iba Umuthi

³¹Wabatshela omunye umfanekiso wathi: “Umbuso kaBaba wethu unjengembewu yesinaphi umuntu ayithatha wayitshala ensimini yakhe. ³²Nakuba iyincane kunazo zonke izimbewu, kuthi lapho isikhulile ibe nkulu kunazo zonke izimili zensimu, ibe umuthi lapho izinyoni ziza zakhe izidleke emagatsheni ayo.”

Umbuso Usebenza Njengemvubelo Efihliwe

³³Wabanika omunye umfanekiso wathi: “Umbuso kaBaba wethu unjengemvubelo owesifazane ayithatha wayixuba empuphwini ecishe ibe ngamakhilogremu ayishumi nanye, yaze yanwela kuyo yonke inhlama.”

³⁴UJesu wakhuluma zonke lezi zinto ezixukwini ngemifanekiso; akazange akhulume lutho kubo ngaphandle komfanekiso.

³⁵Lokhu kwagcwalisa lokho okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi, kwathiwa: “Ngiyakuvula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso; ngiyakukhuluma okufihliwe kwasekusekelweni komhlaba.”

UBaba Wethu Uhlukanisa Ukolweni Nokhula

³⁶Khona-ke washiya izixuku wangena endlini. Abafundi bakhe basondela kuye bathi: “Sichazele umfanekiso wokhula ensimini.”

³⁷Waphendula wathi: “Ohlwanyela imbewu enhle uyiNdodana yomuntu. ³⁸Insimu yilo izwe. Imbewu enhle ingabantwana bombuso; ukhula kungabantwana bomubi. ³⁹Isitha esaluhlwanyela nguSathane; ukuvuna kuyisiphetho sesikhathi; abavuni yizingelosi. ⁴⁰Njengoba ukhula lubuthwa lushiswe ngomlilo, kuyoba njalo ekupheleni kwesikhathi. ⁴¹INdodana yomuntu iyokuthuma izingelosi zayo ukuba zikhiphe embusweni wayo konke okubanga isono nabo bonke abenza okubi. ⁴²Ziyobaphonsa esithandweni somlilo ovuthayo, lapho kukhona ukukhala nokugedla kwamazinyo. ⁴³Khona-ke abalungileyo bayokhanya njengelanga embusweni kaBaba wabo. Onezindlebe makalalele.”

Umbuso Ubaluleke Kunakho Konke

⁴⁴Umbuso kaBaba wethu unjengomcebo ofihliwe ensimini. Umuntu wawuthola, wawufihla futhi, wabe esethengisa konke anakho ngenjabulo ukuze athenge leyo nsimu.

⁴⁵“Futhi, umbuso kaBaba wethu unjengomthengisi ofuna amaparele amahle. ⁴⁶Esethole iparele elilodwa elidulile kakhulu, wahamba wathengisa konke anakho waselithenga.

Inetha Libamba Zonke Izinhlobo

⁴⁷Futhi, umbuso kaBaba wethu unjengenetha eliphonswa echibini, libuthe zonke izinhlobo zezinhlanzi. ⁴⁸Kwathi lapho seligcwele, abadobi balidonsela ogwini, bahlala phansi, baqoqela izinhlanzi ezinhle ezitsheni, balahla ezimbi. ⁴⁹Kuyoba njalo ekupheleni kwesikhathi: izingelosi ziyophuma zihlukanise ababi kwabalungileyo, ⁵⁰zibaphonse esithandweni somlilo ovuthayo, lapho beyokhala bagedle amazinyo.”

⁵¹“Niqondile yini zonke lezi zinto na?” Baphendula bathi: “Yebo.”

⁵²Wathi kubo: “Wonke umfundisi womthetho ofundiselwe umbuso kaBaba wethu unjengomninimuzi okhipha enqolobaneni yakhe izinto eziyigugu ezintsha nezindala.”

UJesu Walahlwa Emzini Wakubo

⁵³Kwathi lapho uJesu eseqedile le mifanekiso, wasuka lapho.

⁵⁴Wathi efika emzini wakubo, wafundisa esinagogeni labo, baze bamangala bathi: “Uzitholaphi lo muntu lokhu kuhlakanipha nale misebenzi yamandla na? ⁵⁵Lo akasiyo yini indodana yombazi? Unina akathiwa nguMariya yini, nabafowabo oJakobe, noJosefa, noSimoni, noJuda? ⁵⁶Odadewabo bonke abakho yini lapha kithi? Pho lo muntu uzitholaphi zonke lezi zinto na?”

⁵⁷Bakhubeka ngaye. Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: “Umprofethi uyahlonishwa yonke indawo ngaphandle kwasemzini wakubo nasendlini yakwabo.”

⁵⁸Akazange enze imimangaliso eminingi lapho ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.