Luke 10

UJesu Uthumela Abangamatshumi Ayisikhombisa Lambili

1Ngemva kwalokhu iNkosi yakhetha abanye abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili ukuba bamandulele baye kuwo wonke amadolobho lezindawo lezo ayesezazihambela. 2Wabatshela wathi, “Isivuno sinengi, kodwa abasebenzi balutshwana. Ngakho celani iNkosi yesivuno ukuthi ithumele abasebenzi ensimini yayo yesivuno. 3Hambani! Ngilithumela linjengamazinyane lisiya phakathi kwamaganyana. 4Lingathwali isikhwama kumbe umxhaka loba amanyathela; njalo lingabingeleli muntu endleleni.

5“Nxa lingena endlini, qalani lithi, ‘Ukuthula akube kule indlu.’ 6Nxa kulomuntu woxolo lapho, ukuthula kwenu kakube kuye; uma kungenjalo kuzabuyela kini. 7Hlalani kuleyondlu, lidle njalo linathe loba yini abalinika khona ngokuba isisebenzi kumele sizuze iholo laso. Linganqumi lezindlu lihlala lapha lalapha.

8“Nxa lifika edolobheni lamukelwe khona, dlanini lokho elikuphiwayo. 9Silisani abagulayo abayabe belapho, njalo libatshele lithi, ‘Umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze kwenu.’ 10Kodwa nxa lingafika edolobheni lingemukelwa, yanini ezitaladini zalo lithi, 11‘Lothuli lwedolobho lenu olunamathele ezinyaweni zethu siyaluthintithela kini. Kodwa yazini lokhu: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususeduze.’ 12Ngiyalitshela, okweSodoma kuzakuba ngcono ngalelolanga kulokwalelodolobho.

13“Maye kuwe, Khorazini! Maye kuwe, Bethisayida! Ngokuba aluba imimangaliso eyenzelwa kuwe ngabe yenzelwa eThire leSidoni ngabe kade baphenduka kudala, bahlala esilotheni bevunule amasaka. 14Kodwa kuzakuba ngcono okweThire leSidoni mhla wokwahlulela kulokuza kuwe. 15Lawe, Khaphenawume, uzaphakanyiselwa phezulu emkhathini na? Hatshi, uzakwehla uyephansi ekujuleni.

16“Lowo olalela lina ulalela mina; lowo olahla lina ulahla mina; kodwa lowo ongalayo wala yena owangithumayo.”

17Abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili babuya bethokoza bathi, “Nkosi, lamadimoni ayasithobela ngebizo lakho.”

18Waphendula wathi, “Ngimbonile uSathane esiwa njengombane esuka ezulwini. 19Ngiliphile amandla okugxoba izinyoka lezinkume lokunqoba wonke amandla esitha; kakukho okuzalilimaza.

20Kodwa lingathatshiswa yikuthi imimoya iyazithoba kini, kodwa thokoziswani yikuthi amabizo enu alotshiwe ezulwini.”

21Ngalesosikhathi uJesu egcwele intokozo ngoMoya oNgcwele wathi, “Ngiyakudumisa, Baba, Nkosi yasezulwini lasemhlabeni, ngokuba uzifihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyo labafundileyo wazambula ebantwaneni abancinyane. Yebo, Baba, ngoba lokhu kwakuyikuthanda kwakho okuhle.

22“Zonke izinto zinikelwe kimi nguBaba. Kakho owaziyo ukuthi ingubani iNdodana ngaphandle kukaBaba, njalo kakho omaziyo uBaba ukuthi ungubani ngaphandle kweNdodana lalabo iNdodana ekhetha ukumveza kubo.”

23Wasephendukela kubafundi bakhe wathi kubo ngasese, “Abusisiwe amehlo abona lokhu elikubonayo lina. 24Ngokuba ngiqinisile ukuthi abaphrofethi abanengi lamakhosi bafisa ukubona lokhu elikubonayo kodwa kabakubonanga, lokuzwa lokhu elikuzwayo kodwa kabakuzwanga.”

Umzekeliso WomSamariya Olesihawu

25Ngesinye isikhathi isazi somthetho saphakama samlinga uJesu. Sabuza sathi, “Mfundisi, ngingenzani ukuze ngizuze ilifa lempilo engapheliyo na?”

26“Kubhalweni emthethweni?” kuphendula uJesu. “Kuyini okufunda khona?”

27Waphendula wathi, “Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, langomphefumulo wakho wonke, langamandla akho wonke, njalo langengqondo yakho yonke;’ njalo, ‘Thanda umakhelwana wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’ ”

28UJesu waphendula wathi, “Uphendule kuhle. Kwenze lokhu, uzaphila.”

29Kodwa wayefuna ukuzigeza, wasebuza kuJesu, wathi, “Kanti ngubani ongumakhelwana wami na?”

30UJesu waphendula ngokuthi: “Indoda yayihamba iphuma eJerusalema isiya eJerikho, yaqabuka isihlaselwa ngabaphangi. Bayihlubula izigqoko zayo, bayitshaya base behamba, beyitshiya iqalekile. 31Kwakulomphristi owayehamba ngaleyo ndlela, owathi eyibona indoda leyo waceza kwelinye icele. 32Wenza njalo lomLevi, wafika kuleyondawo wayibona indoda wakhekheleza wedlula. 33Kodwa umSamariya, wathi ezihambela wafika lapho indoda eyayikhona, wathi eyibona wayizwela usizi.

34Waya kuyo, wawabopha amanxeba ayo, elokhu ethela amafutha lewayini. Waseyikhweza kubabhemi wakhe indoda leyo wayisa endlini yezihambi wayinakekela. 35Ngosuku olulandelayo wakhupha izinhlamvu ezimbili zesiliva wazinika umphathi wendawo. Wathi, ‘Mgcine, kuzakuthi nxa sengibuya ngizalibhadala lezozindleko eziyabe zisele.’

36“Ngubani pho kulaba abathathu wena obona ukuthi wayengumakhelwana wendoda leyo eyahlaselwa ngabaphangi na?”

37Isazi somthetho saphendula sathi, “Ngulowo owaba lesihawu kuyo.” UJesu wamtshela wathi, “Hamba wenze njalo.”

Ekhaya LaboMatha LoMariya

38Kwathi uJesu labafundi bakhe besekuhambeni kwabo, wafika emzini okwakukhona owesifazana othiwa nguMatha, owamamukela ngesihle emzini wabo. 39Wayelomfowabo owayethiwa nguMariya, owahlala ezinyaweni zeNkosi elalele lokho eyayikukhuluma. 40Kodwa uMatha waphazanyiswa yikulungiselela okunengi okwakumele kwenziwe. Weza kuJesu wabuza wathi, “Nkosi, kawunanzeleli yini ukuthi udadewethu uyangiyekelela umsebenzi? Mtshele ukuthi kangelekelele!”

41INkosi yaphendula yathi, “Matha, Matha, uhlutshwa njalo ukhathazeke ngezinto ezinengi,

42kodwa kusweleka into eyodwa. UMariya ukhethe okungcono, okungasoze akwemukwe futhi.”