Luka 18:15-43

Baletha kuye nabantwana abancane ukuba abathinte; kepha abafundi sebekubona babakhuza. Kepha uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana kasoze angena kuwo. Umbusi othile wambuza, wathi: “Mfundisi omuhle, ngenzeni ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na? UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? kakho omuhle, ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkulu. Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, yazisa uyihlo lonyoko. Wathi: “Konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami. UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kuye: “Usasilalelwe into eyodwa; thengisa ngakho konke onakho, wabele abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele. Ekuzwa lokho wadabuka kakhulu, ngokuba wayecebile kakhulu. UJesu ebona ukuthi wayelusizi kakhulu wathi: “Kuyakuba lukhuni kangakanani kwabanengcebo ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu! Ngokuba kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yenaliti, kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Abezwayo bathi: Pho kungasindiswa bani? Wathi: Izinto ezingenzekiyo kubantu ziyenzeka kuNkulunkulu. UPetro wasesithi: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke, sakulandela. Wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakho otshiye indlu, kumbe abazali, kumbe abafowabo, kumbe umkakhe, kumbe abantwana, ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu; ongayikwamukeliswa okuphindwe kaningi kulesi sikhathi, nasezweni elizayo ukuphila okuphakade. Wayesethatha abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema, futhi konke okulotshwe ngabaprofethi ngeNdodana yomuntu kuyakufezeka. Ngokuba iyakukhashelwa kwabezizwe, iklolodelwe, iphathwe kabi, ikhafulelwe; bayakuyishaya, bayibulale, kepha ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuka. Kodwa bona kabaqedisisanga lutho lwalezozinto, lelizwi lalifihlakele kubo, njalo kabakwazi okwakhulunywayo. Kwathi esondela eJeriko, impumputhe ethile yayihlezi ngasendleleni inxiba; Isizwa isixuku sidlula yabuza ukuthi kuyini. Base beyitshela ukuthi uJesu waseNazaretha uyadlula. Samemeza sathi: Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele! Ababehamba phambili bamkhuza ukuba bathule; UJesu wema, wayala ukuba silethwe kuye; Esithi: Uthanda ukuthi ngenzeni kuwe? Wasesithi: Nkosi, ukuze ngibone. UJesu wathi kuye: “Bona! Khona masinyane yabona, yamlandela, idumisa uNkulunkulu; nabantu bonke bekubona badumisa uNkulunkulu.