Luke 17

Isono, Ukholo, Umlandu

1UJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Izinto ezibangela isono zizakuba khona, kodwa maye kulowo muntu ezizafika ngaye. 2Bekungaba ngcono kuye ukuphoselwa olwandle kubotshelwe ilitshe lokuchola entanyeni yakhe kulokuba yena abangele omunye walaba abancinyane ukuthi enze isono. 3Ngakho lina ziqapheleni. “Aluba umfowenu esenza isono, mkhuze, kuthi nxa ezisola, mthethelele. 4Aluba esona kuwe kakhombisa ngosuku lulunye, eze kuwe kakhombisa esithi, ‘Ngiyaxolisa,’ mthethelele.”

5Abaphostoli bathi eNkosini, “Yandisa ukholo lwethu!”

6Waphendula wathi, “Nxa lilokukholwa loba kukuncinyane njengenhlamvu yemastadi lingathi kulesisihlahla somabhulosi, ‘Quphuka lapha uyogxumeka olwandle,’ sizalilalela.

7“Ake kuthi omunye wenu ulesisebenzi, silima loba selusile izimvu. Kambe kungenzeka yini ukuthi nxa isisebenzi singena sivela emasimini athi kuso, ‘Kulungile, hlala phansi udle’? 8Kambe kayikuqala athi, ‘Lungisa ukudla kwami, ulungele ukungidekela ngize ngidle, nginathe; ngemva kwalokho lawe usungadla, unathe’? 9Angasibonga na isisebenzi ngoba senze lokho ebesikuyaliwe na? 10Kunjalo lani uma selenzile konke okuthiwe likwenze lifanele lithi, ‘Siyizinceku ezingafanelanga; sesenze kuphela lokho okungumlandu wethu.’ ”

Abalitshumi Bayaphiliswa Ubulephero

11Ngalesosikhathi eseqonde ukuya eJerusalema uJesu wahamba ngendlela esemngceleni phakathi kweSamariya leGalile. 12Wathi efika komunye umuzi wahlangabezwa ngamadoda alitshumi ayelobulephero. Bema bucwala

13bamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu bathi, “Jesu, Nkosi, sihawukele!”

14Wathi ebabona wathi kubo, “Hambani liyoziveza kubaphristi.” Bathi besahamba bahlambuluka.

15Omunye wabo wathi ngokubona ukuthi usesilile wabuya, edumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulu. 16Wazilahla phansi ezinyaweni zikaJesu wambonga – yena wayengumSamariya.

17UJesu wabuza wathi, “Kanti kabahlanjululwanga bonke abalitshumi yini? Bangaphi abanye abayisificamunye na? 18Ubengekho yini obengabuya azoletha udumo kuNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwalesi isizwe na?”

19Wasesithi kuye, “Phakama uhambe; ukukholwa kwakho kukusilisile.”

Ukuza Kombuso KaNkulunkulu

20Ngesinye isikhathi uJesu ebuzwe ngabaFarisi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawuzafika nini, waphendula wathi, “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu kawuzi ngendlela yokucubungula kwenu ukuma kwezinto, 21njalo abantu kabayikutsho bathi, ‘Nanku lapha,’ loba bathi, ‘Nanko laphaya,’ ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenu.”

22Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe, “Siyeza isikhathi lapho lizaloyisa ukubona olunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yoMuntu, kodwa kalisoze lilubone.

23Abantu bazalitshela bathi, ‘Nanguyana laphaya!’ kumbe, ‘Nangu lapha!’ Lingathatheki ngabo.

24Ngokuba ngosuku lwayo iNdodana yoMuntu izakuba njengombane, olavuza ukhanyise umkhathi kusukela ngapha kuhle kuyofika ngale.

25Kodwa kumele iqale ihlupheke ezintweni ezinengi njalo ilahlwe yilesisizukulwane.

26“Njengoba kwakunjalo ezinsukwini zikaNowa, kuzakuba njalo ezinsukwini zeNdodana yoMuntu. 27Abantu babesidla, benatha, bethathana njalo besendiselana kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini. Kwasekufika uzamcolo wababhubhisa bonke.

28“Kwakunjalo futhi ngezinsuku zikaLothi. Abantu babesidla, benatha, njalo bethenga, bethengisa, behlanyela njalo besakha. 29Kodwa ngosuku uLothi aphuma ngalo eSodoma, umlilo lesalufa kwathululeka kuvela ezulwini kwababhubhisa bonke.

30“Kuzakuba njalo kanye ngalolosuku lapho iNdodana yoMuntu izabonakaliswa.

31Ngalolosuku kakho ozakuthi ephezulu esephahleni lwendlu yakhe, izimpahla zakhe ziphakathi, ehle ukuyazithatha. Kanjalo kakho osensimini ozakuyathatha loba yini.

32Khumbulani umkaLothi! 33Lowo ozama ukulondoloza impilo yakhe izamlahlekela, lalowo olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe uzayilondoloza.

34Ngiyalitshela, kuzakuthi ngalobobusuku abantu bebabili embhedeni omunye uzathathwa kodwa omunye atshiywe. 35Abesifazana ababili bazabe bechola elitsheni ndawonye; omunye uzathathwa omunye atshiywe. 36Ababili bazabe besensimini; oyedwa uzathathwa omunye atshiywe.”

37Babuza bathi, “Ngaphi, Nkosi?” Waphendula wathi, “Lapho okulesidumbu khona, kulapho okuqoqana khona amanqe.”