x12:24, 3:17
aj12:24, 3:17
bg22:27, 17:7,8

Luke 12

UJesu uxwayisa abafundi bakhe

1Kusenjalo sezibuthene izigidi zexuku, baze banyathelana, waqala ukukhuluma labafundi bakhe kuqala a: Lina xwayani imvubelo yabaFarisi b, eyikuzenzisa c.

2Njalo kakukho okumbomboziweyo, okungayikwembulwa, lokufihliweyo, okungayikwaziwa d. 3Ngakho loba yini eliyikhuluma emnyameni izazwakala ekukhanyeni; lelikukhulume endlebeni ezindlini zensitha e kuzamenyezelwa phezu kwezindlu f.

Omele ukwesatshwa

4Njalo ngithi kini bangane bami: Lingabesabi ababulala umzimba, njalo emva kwalokho bengelakho ukwenza olunye ulutho g. 5Kodwa ngizalitshengisa elifanele ukumesaba: Mesabeni lowo othi esebulele abe lamandla okuphosela esihogweni; yebo, ngithi kini: Mesabeni yena h. 6Kazithengiswa yini intaka ezinhlanu ngendibilitshi ezimbili? Kakukhohlakali lanye yazo phambi kukaNkulunkulu i. 7Kanti lenwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke. Ngakho lingesabi; liyazedlula intaka ezinengi.

8Njalo ngithi kini: Wonke loba ngubani ongivuma phambi kwabantu, iNdodana yomuntu layo izamvuma phambi kwengilosi zikaNkulunkulu j; 9kodwa ongiphika phambi kwabantu uzaphikwa phambi kwengilosi zikaNkulunkulu k.

10Laye wonke okhuluma ilizwi elimelana leNdodana yomuntu, uzathethelelwa; kodwa lowo ohlambaza uMoya oNgcwele kayikuthethelelwa l.

11Njalo nxa belisa emasinagogeni m lakubabusi n , o leziphathamandla p , q, lingakhathazeki ukuthi lizaphendula njani kumbe liphenduleni, kumbe lizakhulumani r; 12ngoba uMoya oNgcwele uzalifundisa ngalelohola izinto elifanele ukuzikhuluma.

Umfanekiso womlimi onothileyo

13Futhi omunye wexuku wathi kuye: Mfundisi, akutshele umfowethu abelane lami ilifa. 14Kodwa wathi kuye: Ndoda s, ngubani ongimise ukuthi ngibe ngumahluleli loba umehlukanisi phezu kwenu t? 15Wasesithi kubo: Nanzelelani liqaphele ubuhwaba, ngoba impilo yomuntu kayikho ebunengini bezinto alazo u.

16Wasebatshela umfanekiso, esithi: Insimu yomuntu othile onothileyo yathela kakhulu; 17wasenakana ngaphakathi kwakhe v, esithi: Ngizakwenza njani, ngoba kangilandawo lapho engingabuthela khona izithelo zami w? 18Wasesithi: Ngizakwenza lokhu; ngizadiliza iziphala zami, ngakhe ezinkulu x, ngibuthele khona izilimo zami zonke lempahla yami y, 19besengisithi kumphefumulo wami: Mphefumulo, ulempahla ezinengi ezibekelwe iminyaka eminengi; phumula, udle, unathe z, uthokoze aa. 20Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: Siphukuphuku ab, ngalobubusuku umphefumulo wakho uzabizwa
 uzabizwa: Gr.  bazabiza.
kuwe ad; pho izinto ozilungisileyo zizakuba ngezikabani ae?
21Kunjalo-ke kozibekela inotho af, kodwa enganothanga kuNkulunkulu ag.

Ukukhathazeka, lokuthemba kuNkulunkulu

22Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Ngakho ngithi kini: Lingakhathaleli impilo yenu, ukuthi lizakudlani; loba umzimba, ukuthi lizakwembathani. 23Impilo yedlula ukudla, lomzimba isembatho ah. 24Qaphelisisani amawabayi, ukuthi kawahlanyeli, njalo kawavuni ai, kawalasiphala aj loba isilulu ak, kanti uNkulunkulu uyawondla; lina lizedlula kangakanani al inyoni? 25Njalo nguwuphi kini ongathi ngokuphiseka engezelele ingalo ibenye am ebudeni bakhe an? 26Ngakho nxa lingelamandla okwenza into encinyane, liphisekelani ngokunye? 27Qaphelisani imiduze ukuthi ikhula njani; kayitshikatshiki, kayiphothi, kodwa ngithi kini: LoSolomoni ebucwazicwazini bakhe bonke wayengembathiswanga njengomunye wayo. 28Njalo uba uNkulunkulu esembathisa ngokunjalo utshani obukhona lamuhla egangeni, kuthi kusasa buphoswa eziko, uzalembathisa ngokukhulu kangakanani, lina abokholo oluncinyane ao? 29Lani-ke lingadingi elizakudla lelizakunatha; njalo lingakhathazeki. 30Ngoba konke lokhu izizwe zomhlaba ziyakudinga; kodwa uYihlo uyazi ukuthi liyaziswela lezizinto. 31Kodwa dingani umbuso kaNkulunkulu, njalo zonke lezizinto zizakwengezelelwa kini. 32Lingesabi ap, mhlambi omncinyane aq; ngoba kuyikuthanda kukaYihlo ar ukulinika umbuso as.

33Thengisani impahla zenu at liphe izipho au. Lizenzele av imixhaka engagugiyo aw, impahla eligugu engapheliyo emazulwini, lapho okungasondeli isela khona ax, lenundu engoni khona ay; 34ngoba lapho okukhona impahla yenu eligugu, izakuba khona lapho lenhliziyo yenu az.

Umfanekiso wenceku ethembekileyo

35Inkalo zenu kazihlale zibotshiwe ba, lezibane zenu zibhebha bb; 36lani libe njengabantu abalindele inkosi yabo, lapho izabuya ivela emtshadweni bc, ukuze, nxa ifika iqoqoda, bahle bayivulele. 37Zibusisiwe lezozinceku bd, okuzakuthi inkosi nxa ifika izifice zilindile be; ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izabhinca bf, izihlalise ekudleni, isondele izisebenzele bg. 38Njalo nxa ifika ngomlindo wesibili bh, kumbe ifika ngomlindo wesithathu bi, futhi izifice zinjalo bj, zibusisiwe lezozinceku. 39Kodwa yazini lokhu, ukuthi uba umninindlu ebelazi ihola isela elizafika ngalo bk, ubezalinda bl, futhi ubengayikuvuma ukuthi indlu yakhe ifohlelwe. 40Ngakho lani-ke hlalani lilungile bm; ngoba ngehola elingalicabangeliyo iNdodana yomuntu izafika bn.

41UPetro wasesithi kuye: Nkosi, uwutshela thina lumfanekiso bo, kumbe labo bonke yini bp? 42INkosi yasisithi: Pho ngubani umphathi wezinceku othembekileyo lohlakaniphileyo, inkosi ezambeka phezu kwabendlu yayo, ukuze abanike isabelo sabo sokudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo bq? 43Ibusisiwe leyonceku, okuzakuthi inkosi yayo nxa ifika iyifice isenza njalo. 44Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izayibeka phezu kwakho konke elakho. 45Kodwa nxa leyonceku isithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami iphuzile ukubuya; njalo ibisiqala ukutshaya izinceku lezincekukazi, lokudla lokunatha lokudakwa, 46inkosi yaleyonceku izafika ngosuku engayilindele ngalo, langehola engalaziyo; izayiquma phakathi, izanika isabelo sayo lalabo abangathembekanga br.

47Laleyonceku ebisazi intando yenkosi yayo bs, kodwa ingalungiselanga njalo ingenzanga ngokwentando yayo bt, izatshaywa imivimvinya eminengi bu. 48Kodwa leyo bv ebingayazi, yenza okufanele ukutshaywa bw, izatshaywa imivimvinya emilutshwana bx. Laye wonke ophiwe okunengi, kuzadingwa okunengi kuye by; lalowo ophathiswe okunengi, kuzabizwa kuye okungaphezulu bz.

Izibonakaliso zezikhathi

49Ngize ukuphosela umlilo emhlabeni ca, futhi kuyini engikufisayo nxa usubasiwe cb? 50Kodwa ngilobhabhathizo engizabhabhathizwa ngalo cc, futhi cd ngicindezelwe ce kangakanani luze lupheleliswe cf. 51Licabanga ukuthi ngize ukunika ukuthula emhlabeni yini cg? Hatshi bo, ngithi kini, kodwa kulalokhu ukwehlukana ch. 52Ngoba kusukela khathesi abahlanu endlini yinye bazakwehlukana, abathathu bamelane lababili, lababili bamelane labathathu, 53bazakwehlukana, uyise amelane lendodana, lendodana imelane loyise; unina amelane lendodakazi, lendodakazi imelane lonina; uninazala amelane lomalokazana wakhe, lomalokazana amelane loninazala ci.

54Wasesithi lemaxukwini: Nxa libona iyezi cj lisukuma entshonalanga ck, lihle lithi: Izulu liyabuya; futhi kube njalo. 55Njalo nxa libona umoya weningizimu uphephetha, lithi: Lizatshisa; besekusenzakala cl. 56Bazenzisi! Liyakwazi ukuhlola umumo wesibhakabhaka lowomhlaba; kodwa lesisikhathi kungani lingasihloli cm?

57Pho, kungani ukuthi lingahluleli lani lina uqobo lwenu okulungileyo cn? 58Ngoba nxa usiya co lomangalelene laye kumantshi cp, endleleni yenza ubungcono ukuthi ukhululwe kuye; hlezi akudonsele kumahluleli, lomahluleli akunikele epholiseni, lepholisa likuphosele entolongweni. 59Ngithi kuwe, kawusoze waphuma khona, uze ubhadale lenhlamvu encane yemali yokucina.

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