ULUKASI 16
16
Umfanekiso ngomphathi ongakalungi
1UJesu watjela abafundi bakhe wathi: “Kwakhe kwaba khona umuntu osikhumkani ogade anomphathi owasolwa ngokusaphaza ipahlakhe. 2Yeke wambiza wathi kuye, ‘Kuyini lokhu engikuzwako ngawe na? Akhe uziphendulele ngokuphatha kwakho ngombana angeze bewusaba mphathi.’ 3Umphathi wazitjela wathi, ‘Alo ngizakwenzani-ke gadesi? Ikosami ingemuka umsebenzami. Anginamandla angako wokulima begodu ngineenhloni zokukhombela. 4Ngiyazi bonyana ngizakwenzani ukuze abantu bakwazi ukungamukela emizinabo nangilahlekelwa msebenzi lapha.’
5“Yeke wabiza boke abantu abakoloda ikosakhe. Wabuza wokuthoma wathi, ‘Uyikoloda kangangani ikosami na?’ 6Waphendula wathi, ‘Iinkulungwana ezintathu zamalitha wamafutha we-oliva.’
“Umphathi wathi, ‘Thatha nasi incwadakho yesikolodo, hlala phasi msinyana utlole bona yikulungwana namakhulu amahlanu.’ 7Yeke wabuza wesibili wathi, ‘Wena ukoloda kangangani?’
“Yena wathi, ‘Ikhulu lemigodla yekoroyi.’
“Umphathi wathi, ‘Thatha nasi incwadakho yesikolodo, itlole ibe matjhumi abunane.’
8“Ikosi yakhuza umphathayo onganaqiniso ngombana wenze ubugirikijani. Nje-ke abantu bephaseli banobugirikijani obukhulu ekusebenzeni kwabo nabantu abafana nabo kunabantu bokukhanya. 9Yeke ngiyanitjela bona nisebenzise umnono wephaseli ukuzizuzela abangani ukuze kuthi nabuphelako, namukeleke ekuphileni okungapheliko.
10“Othembeke kokuncani, angathembeka nakokukhulu nongathembekiko kokuncani angeze athembeka kokukhulu. 11Alo-ke, nangabe azange khenethembeke ekuphatheni umnono wephaseli, ningathenjwa njani ngomnono wamambala na? 12Nangabe anizange nethembeke entweni yomunye umuntu, ngubani ozaninikela ipahla bona ibe ngeyenu na?
13“Akunakhoboka elingakhonza emakhosini amabili. Nakungasinjalo, lizokuzonda enye, lithande enye namkha lizinikele kenye, linyaze enye. Angekhe nalotjha uZimu nemali ngasikhathi sinye.”
Okhunye okwatjhiwo nguJesu
(Mt 11:12-13; Mk 10:11-12)
14AbaFarisi abathanda imali bezwa koke lokho, bakokomeja uJesu. 15UJesu wathi kibo: “Nina nizenza abalungileko phambi kwamehlo wabantu, kodwana uZimu wazi iinhliziyo zenu. Lokho abantu abakuthathela phezulu, kusinyenyiso phambi kwakaZimu.
16“Umthetho nemitlolo yabaphorofidi kwamenyezelwa kufikela ngesikhathi sakaJwanisi. Soloko kwangesikhatheso, kutjhunyayelwa iindaba ezimnandi zombuso kaZimu, yeke, woke umuntu ufuhlezela ukungena endimeni leyo. 17Kulula bonyana izulu nephasi kuphele kunobana kungawa ithorwana yomthetho.
18“Nanyana ngubani otlhala umkakhe bese uthatha omunye, uyahlobonga, nendoda ethatha umfazi otlhaliweko, iyahlobonga.
Indoda esikhumkani noLazaru
19“Bekunomuntu ebegade asikhumkani, ambatha izambatho ezibubende nezelineni ecolisiweko ngamalanga. 20Esangweni lakwakhe bekubekwe isikhombeli ebekuthiwa nguLazaru, sikghamathele ikhwekhwe. 21Besirhuluphela ukudobhelela iintshutshuru eziwa etafuleni lesikhumkanesi. Ngitjho nezinja bezifika zizokukhotha iinlonda zaso.
22“Kwafika isikhathi sokobana isikhombeli sihlongakale, iingilozi zafika zasithatha zasibeka hlanu kwaka-Abrahamu. Isikhumkani naso sahlongakala, sabulungwa. 23Sathi nasisendaweni yabafileko lapha besihlunguphazeka khona, saqala phezulu, sabona u-Abrahamu kude le, anoLazaru hlanu kwakhe. 24Sarhuwelela sathi, ‘Baba Abrahamu! Yewungirhawukele, uthumele uLazaru azokutlubhuza umunwakhe ngemanzini apholise ilimu lameli ngombana ngisebuhlungwini obukhulu ngemlilwenapha.’
25“Kodwana u-Abrahamu wathi, ‘Ndodana, khumbula bonyana esikhathini sakho sokuphila wanikelwa zoke izinto ezihle, uLazaru yena wafumana okumbi. Nje-ke uyaduduzwa lapha, kodwana wena usebuhlungwini. 26Ngaphandle kwakho koke lokho, phakathi kwethu nawe kunerharha elikhulu, abafuna ukusuka nganeno beze ngapho abakghoni godu akakho nongeyamela nganeno.’ 27Yeke isikhumkani sathi, ‘Ngiyakurabhela baba, khona-ke thumela uLazaru ekhaya emzini kababa 28ngombana nginabafowethu abahlanu. Akakhambe ayobayelelisa ukuze bangezi lapha endaweni yobuhlungu le.’
29“U-Abrahamu wathi, ‘Abafowenu banoMosi nabaphorofidi, ababalalele.’ 30Isikhumkani saphendula sathi, ‘Awa baba u-Abrahamu, kodwana nange kusuka othileko kabafileko aye kibo, bazakuphenduka.’ 31Kodwana u-Abrahamu wathi, ‘Nakube abakghoni ukulalela uMosi nabaphorofidi, angekhe baphenduka ngitjho nanyana kungavuka umuntu kabafileko.’ ”
Pašlaik izvēlēts:
ULUKASI 16: SND12
Izceltais
Dalīties
Kopēt
Vai vēlies, lai tevis izceltie teksti tiktu saglabāti visās tavās ierīcēs? Reģistrējieties vai pierakstieties
© Bible Society of South Africa 2012. Used with permission. All rights reserved.