Marku 10:17-30

Kwathi esephumela endleleni, kwagijima omunye, waguqa phambi kwakhe, wambuza wathi: Mfundisi Olungileyo, ngenzeni ukuze ngidle ilifa lempilo elaphakade? UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? akakho omuhle, munye kuphela, uNkulunkulu. Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, ungadlelezeli, yazisa uyihlo lonyoko. Waphendula wathi kuye: Mfundisi, konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami. Khona uJesu embuka emthanda, wathi kuye: Inye into oyisweleyo: hamba, uthengise ngakho konke onakho, uphe abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; mina. Wadabuka ngalelo zwi, wamuka edabukile, ngokuba wayenengcebo enkulu. UJesu waqalaza, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Kuyakuba lukhuni kangakanani kwabanengcebo ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu! Abafundi bamangala ngamazwi akhe. Kodwa uJesu waphinda waphendula, wathi kubo: Bantwana, kulukhuni kangakanani kwabathemba inotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu! Kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yenaliti, kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Basebemangala kakhulukazi, bakhulumisana besithi: Pho kungasindiswa bani? UJesu wababheka wathi: “Kubantu akunakwenzeka, kepha kuNkulunkulu akunjalo, ngokuba kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto zingenzeka. UPetro waseqala ukuthi kuye: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke, sakulandela. UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akakho oshiye indlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma uyise, noma unina, noma abantwana, noma amasimu ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli; Kodwa izakwemukeliswa kayikhulu khathesi ngalesisikhathi, izindlu, labafowabo, labodadewabo, labonina, labantwana, lamasimu, kanye lokuzingelwa; nasezweni elizayo ukuphila okuphakade.