Matthew 21:33-46

Umfanekiso wabalimi besivini

33Zwanini omunye umfanekiso. Kwakukhona umuntu othile ongumninimuzi a, owahlanyela isivini b, wasibiyela ngothango c, wagebha isikhamelo d kuso, wakha umphotshongo e, wasiqhatshisa kubalimi, waya kwelinye ilizwe f. 34Kwathi sekusondele isikhathi sezithelo, wathuma inceku zakhe kubalimi, ukuze zemukele izithelo zakhe. 35Abalimi basebezibamba inceku zakhe, enye bayitshaya g, lenye bayibulala h, lenye bayikhanda ngamatshe i. 36Wabuya wathuma ezinye inceku ezinengi kulezokuqala j; basebesenza njalo kulezo. 37Ekucineni wasethuma indodana yakhe kubo, esithi: Bazayihlonipha indodana yami k. 38Kodwa abalimi sebeyibonile indodana bakhulumisana besithi: Le yindlalifa l; wozani, siyibulale, njalo sibambe ilifa layo m. 39Basebeyibamba n bayiphosela ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala o. 40Ngakho mhla kufika umninisivini, uzabenzani abalimi labo? 41Bathi kuye: Uzababhubhisa kakubi labo ababi p, njalo uzaqhatshisa isivini kwabanye abalimi, abazamnika izithelo ngezikhathi zazo q.

42UJesu wathi kubo: Alikaze lifunde yini emibhalweni ukuthi: Ilitshe abakhi abalalayo, yilo eseliyinhloko yengonsi; lokhu yikwenza kweNkosi; njalo kuyamangalisa emehlweni ethu r? 43Ngakho ngithi kini: Lizakwemukwa umbuso kaNkulunkulu, unikwe isizwe esithela izithelo zawo s. 44Lalowo owela phezu kwalelilitshe uzaphahlazwa t; kodwa loba ngubani eliwela phezu kwakhe lizamchoboza u.

45Kwathi abapristi abakhulu labaFarisi sebezwile imifanekiso yakhe bazi ukuthi ubekhuluma ngabo. 46Kwathi sebedinga ukumbamba v besaba amaxuku w, ngoba ayemphatha njengomprofethi x.

Luke 20:9-19

Umfanekiso wabalimi besivini

9Waseqala ukutshela abantu lumfanekiso, esithi: Umuntu othile wahlanyela isivini, wasiqhatshisa kubalimi y, waya kwelinye ilizwe okwesikhathi eside z; 10kwathi ngesikhathi esifaneleyo wathuma inceku kubalimi, ukuze bayinike okwesithelo sesivini; kodwa abalimi bayitshaya bayithumeza ize. 11Wasethuma njalo enye inceku; layo bayitshaya bayiyangisa, bayithumeza ize aa. 12Wasephinda ethuma leyesithathu; layo leyo bayilimaza bayiphosela ngaphandle ab. 13Umninisivini wasesithi: Ngizakwenza njani? Ngizathuma indodana yami ethandekayo; mhlawumbe bebona yona bazayihlonipha. 14Kodwa abalimi beyibona bazindlisana ac, besithi: Le yindlalifa; wozani, siyibulale, ukuze ilifa libe ngelethu. 15Bayiphosela ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala. Kambe uzakwenzani kubo umninisivini? 16Uzakuza, ababhubhise labobalimi, anikele isivini kwabanye. Bekuzwa basebesithi: Akungabinjalo ad! 17Kodwa wabakhangela wathi ae: Pho kuyini lokhu okulotshiweyo, okuthi: Ilitshe abakhi abalalayo, yilo eseliyinhloko yengonsi af? 18Wonke owela phezu kwalelolitshe, uzaphahlazwa; kodwa loba ngubani eliwela phezu kwakhe, lizamchoboza.

Umthelo kaKesari

19Abapristi abakhulu lababhali basebedinga ukumbamba ngezandla ngalelohola, kodwa besaba abantu; ngoba baqedisisa ukuthi wayekhuluma lumfanekiso emelane labo ag.

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