NgokukaMakhu 10:13-34

Base beletha kuye abantwana abancane ukuba abaphathe, kodwa abafundi babakhuza. UJesu ekubona lokho wathukuthela, wathi kubo: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: yilowo nalowo ongawemukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana, kasoze angena kuwo.” Wayesebagona, wababusisa, ebeka izandla phezu kwabo. Ekuphumeni kwakhe, esendleleni, kweza kuye umuntu egijima, waguqa phambi kwakhe, wambuza wathi: “Mfundisi omuhle, ngiyakwenzenjani ukuze ngizuze ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?” Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? Akekho omuhle, munye kuphela, uNkulunkulu. Uyayazi imiyalelo ethi: Ungabulali, ungaphingi, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, ungaqhwagi muntu, hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko.” Kepha yena wathi: “Mfundisi, ngikugcinile konke lokho kusukela ebusheni bami.” UJesu wambheka, wamthanda, wayesethi kuye: “Kunye vo okusakusilele; hamba uthengise ngakho konke onakho, uphe abampofu, khona-ke uzakuba nengcebo ezulwini, bese uza, ungilandele.” Kepha lelo lizwi lamnyukubalisa, waphindela emuva ebhocobele, ngokuba wayecebe kakhulu. UJesu waqalaza, wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Maye, kulukhuni kuyitshe kwabanothileyo ukuba bangene embusweni kaNkulunkulu!” Abethusa abafundi lawo mazwi akhe. UJesu waqhubeka wathi: “Bantwana, kulukhuni kakhulu ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Kulula ukuba ikameli lingene ngembobo yosungulo, kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” Bamangala kakhulu, omunye wathi komunye: “Pho ngubani ongasindiswa na?” UJesu wababuka, wayesethi kubo: “Lokho akunakwenzeka kubantu, kepha kuNkulunkulu akunjalo, ngokuba kuNkulunkulu konke kungenzeka.” UPhethro wayesethatha ethi kuye: “Uyabona, thina sikushiye konke, sakulandela.” UJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: akukho muntu oshiye indlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma unina, noma uyise, noma abantwana, noma amasimu ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli, ongayukwemukeliswa ngekhulu manje kulesi sikhathi: izindlu, abafowabo, odadewabo, onina, abantwana, amasimu, nokuhlushwa; esikhathini esizayo ukuphila okuphakade. Kepha abaningi abangabokuqala bayakuba ngabokugcina, nabokugcina bayakuba ngabokuqala.” Besendleleni bekhuphukela eJerusalema, uJesu ehamba phambi kwabo, ababemlandela babemangele, benokwesaba. Waphinda futhi wathatha abali-12, wayeseqala ukubatshela ngokwakuzomehlela, ethi: “Manje sikhuphukela eJerusalema; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa kubaphristi abakhulu nezazimthetho. Bazakuyigweba ukuba ife, bayikhaphele kwabezizwe, bayiklolodele, bayikhafulele ngamathe, bayishaye, bayibulale, kepha emva kwezinsuku ezintathu izakuvuka.”