Luka 20:1-19

Kwathi ngolunye lwalezo zinsuku efundisa abantu ethempelini, eshumayela ivangeli, kwafika kuye abapristi abakhulu nababhali kanye namalunga; Bakhuluma kuye, bathi: “Sitshele, lezi zinto uzenza ngagunya lini na? kumbe ngubani okunike leligunya? Wasephendula wathi kubo: Lami ngizalibuza ilizwi libe linye; futhi ungiphendule: Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwaluvela ezulwini noma kubantu na? Basebekhulumisana bodwa, besithi: Uba sisithi: Ezulwini; uzakuthi: Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na? Kepha uma sithi: Kubantu; abantu bonke bazosikhanda ngamatshe, ngokuba bakholiwe ukuthi uJohane ungumprofethi. Base bephendula ngokuthi abazi lapho livela khona. UJesu wathi kubo: “Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. Waseqala ukukhuluma ebantwini lumfanekiso; Umuntu othile watshala isivini, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya ezweni elikude isikhathi eside. Ngesikhathi esifaneleyo wathuma inceku kubalimi, ukuthi bamnike ezithelweni zesivini; kodwa abalimi bayitshaya, bayimukisa ze. Wabuye wathuma enye inceku; nayo bayishaya, bayiphatha kabi, bayimukisa ze. Wabuye wathuma neyesithathu; nayo bayilimaza, bayikhiphela ngaphandle. Wasesithi umninisivini: Ngizakwenzani? Ngiyakuthuma indodana yami ethandekayo; mhlawumbe bayoyihlonipha, lapho beyibona. Kodwa kwathi abalimi beyibona bakhulumisana besithi: Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, ukuze ilifa libe ngelethu. Base beyikhiphela ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala. Uzakwenzani-ke umninisivini? Uzakuza, ababhubhise laba balimi, isivini asinike abanye. Sebezwile bathi: Kakube njalo. Wababheka wathi: “Pho, kuyini lokhu okulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi lona laba yinhloko yegumbi? Loba ngubani ozakuwa phezu kwalelotshe uzaphahlazwa; kodwa lowo eliwela phezu kwakhe lizamcola. Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukumbamba ngaso leso sikhathi; besaba abantu, ngokuba baqonda ukuthi uwukhulume lo mfanekiso ngabo.