uLuka 17:4-37

Nokuba uthe wakona kasixhenxe ngemini, waza wabuyela kuwe kasixhenxe ngemini, esithi, Ndiyaguquka, utsho uYehova; uze umxolele. Bathi ke abapostile eNkosini, Songezelele elukholweni. Ithe ke iNkosi, Ukuba beninokholo olunjengokhozo lwemostade, beningathi kulo mthombe, Ncothuka, utyaleke phakathi elwandle; yaye ifanele ikuthobele. Nguwuphi na ke kuni othi, enomkhonzi elima, mhlawumbi esalusa, oya kuthi, akungena evela entsimini, athi kwaoko kuye, Yiza uhlale phantsi; Ongayi kuthi kanye kuye, Lungisa into endiya kuyidla, uze ubhinqe, undilungiselele, ndide ndidle ndisele; wothi emva koko udle usele wena? Anganombulelo kuloo mkhonzi yini na, ngokuba enze izinto azimiselweyo? Andijongi. Ngokukwanjalo nani, xa nithe nazenza zonke izinto enazimiselwayo, yithini, Singabakhonzi abangancedi lutho; Kwathi ekuhambeni kwakhe ukuya eYerusalem, wacanda phakathi kwelaseSamariya nelaseGalili. Akuba engene mzini uthile, amhlangabeza amadoda alishumi aneqhenqa, amela mgama. Wona aphakamisa ilizwi, esithi, Yesu, Nkosi, senzele inceba. Ewabonile ke, wathi kuwo, Hambani niye kuzibonakalalisa kubabingeleli. Kwathi ke, ekuhambeni kwabo, bahlanjululwa. Ithe ke enye kuwo, yakubona ukuba iphilisiwe, yabuya imzukisa uThixo ngezwi elikhulu. Yawa ngobuso ezinyaweni zakhe, ibulela kuye; yaye yona ingumSamariya. Uphendule ke uYesu wathi, Bebengahlanjululwanga balishumi na? Baphi na ke abalithoba? Akufumanekanga na babuyileyo, besiza kuzukisa uThixo, ngulo wolunye uhlanga yedwa na? Wathi kuyo, Vuka, uhambe; ukholo lwakho lukusindisile. Ke kaloku, akubuzwa ngabaFarisi ukuba ubukumkani bukaThixo buya kufika nini na, wabaphendula wathi, Ubukumkani bukaThixo abufiki bunokulolongeka. Kananjalo abasayi kuthi, Nanku apha! okanye, nankuya phaya! Kuba, yabonani, ubukumkani bukaThixo bungaphakathi kwenu. Wathi ke kubo abafundi, Kuya kufika mihla, niya kunqwenela ngayo ukuwubona noko umnye umhla woNyana woMntu, ningawuboni; baya kuthi ke kuni, Nanku apha; nokuba, yabonani; musani ukubalandela, ningawalandeli; Kuba kwanjengokuba umbane ubaneka, uphuma kwelinye icala eliphantsi kwezulu, ukhanye usingise kwelinye eliphantsi kwezulu; uya kuba njalo uNyana woMntu ngomhla wakhe. Kodwa kuqala umelwe kukuthi eve ubunzima obukhulu, alahlwe sesi sizukulwana. Njengokuba kwaye kuhle ngemihla kaNowa, koba kwanjalo nangemihla yoNyana woMntu. Babesidla, babesela, babezeka, babesendisa, kwada kwayimini awangena ngayo uNowa emkhombeni, wafika unogumbe, wabatshabalalisa bonke. Kwaba kwanjalo nangemihla kaLothe; babesidla, babesela, babethenga, babethengisa, babetyala, babesakha; Kodwa ngemini awaphuma ngayo uLote eSodom, kwana umlilo nesulfure ezulwini, batshatyalaliswa bonke. Kuya kuba kwanjengoko ngemini atyhileka ngayo uNyana woMntu. Ngaloo mini, oya kuba phezu kwendlu, zibe iimpahla zakhe zisendlwini, makangehli aye kuzithabatha; nosentsimini makangabuyeli emva. Khumbulani umkaLote. Othe wafuna ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; yaye othe wawulahla umphefumlo wakhe, wowusindisa. Ndithi kuni, Ngobo busuku ababini boba sililini sinye; omnye amkelwe, omnye ashiywe. Abafazi ababini boba besila ndawonye; omnye amkelwe, omnye ashiywe. Amadoda amabini aya kube esentsimini; omnye amkelwe, omnye ashiywe. Baphendula ke bathi kuye, Phi na, Nkosi? Wathi ke kubo, Apho ukhoyo umzimba, aya kuhlanganisana khona amaxhalanga.