Luka 16:19-31

Kwakukhona umuntu othile onothileyo, owayegqoka ezibubende nezelineni elicolekileyo, ezijabulisa imihla ngemihla etamasa. Kwakukhona isinxibi esithile, nguLazaru, esasibekwe esangweni laso sigcwele izilonda; Ifisa ukusuthiswa ngemvuthuluka ewa etafuleni lesicebi, phezu kwalokho kwafika nezinja zayikhotha izilonda zaso. Kwasekusithi wafa ompofu, wathwalwa yizingilosi esifubeni sikaAbrahama; Esihogweni saphakamisa amehlo aso, sisebuhlungwini, sabona u-Abrahama ekude, noLazaru esesifubeni sakhe. Samemeza sathi: ‘Baba Abrahama, ngihawukele, uthume uLazaru, agcobhoze isihloko somunwe wakhe emanzini, aphozise ulimi lwami; ngoba ngiyahlushwa kulelilangabi. Kepha u-Abrahama wathi: “Ndodana, khumbula ukuthi wamukela okuhle kwakho usesekuphileni, noLazaru ngokunjalo nokubi; Futhi phezu kwakho konke lokhu phakathi kwethu lani kubekiwe umhosha omkhulu, ukuze abafuna ukuwela besuka lapha besiya kini bangabi; futhi abanakuwelela kithi abafuna ukuvela khona. Wasesithi: Ngakho ngiyakucela, baba, ukuthi umthume endlini kababa; Ngokuba nginabafowethu abayisihlanu; ukuze afakaze kubo, hlezi nabo beze kulendawo yokuhlupheka. U-Abrahama wathi kuye: “BanoMose nabaprofethi; mabezwe. Sathi: ‘Qha, baba Abrahama, kepha uma omunye kwabafileyo eya kubo, bayakuphenduka. Wasesithi kuso: Uba bengalaleli uMozisi labaprofethi, kabayikuvunyiswa, loba kuvuka omunye kwabafileyo.