Luke 16
Umzekeliso Womphathi Oliqili
1UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe wathi, “Kwakulendoda eyayinothile eyayilomphathi owetheswa icala lokuthi wayechithachitha inotho yayo. 2Yambiza yambuza yathi, ‘Kuyini lokhu engikuzwayo ngawe? Landisa kuhle ukuthi uhambisa njani izinto ngokuba ungeke usaba ngumphathi njalo.’ 3“Umphathi wazibuza wathi, ‘Ngizakuthini? Inkosi yami isingithathela umsebenzi wami. Kangilamandla okugebha, njalo ngilezinhloni zokucela – 4Ngiyazi engizakwenza ukuthi nxa ngilahlekelwa ngumsebenzi wami lapha abantu bazangemukela ezindlini zabo.’ 5“Ngakho yase ibiza labo ababelezikwelede enkosini yayo ngamunye. yathi kowokuqala, ‘Isikwelede sakho enkosini yami singanani?’ 6“Wathi, ‘Ngamalitha amafutha e-oliva azinkulungwane ezine.’ “Umphathi wamtshela wathi, ‘Phangisa, thatha incwadi yakho yesikwelede ubhale izinkulungwane ezimbili.’ 7“Yasibuza owesibili wathi, ‘Wena ulesikwelede esinganani?’ “Wathi, ‘Siyimigodla yengqoloyi eyinkulungwane.’ “Yamtshela yathi, ‘Thatha incwadi yakho yesikwelede ubhale amakhulu aficamibili. 8“Inkosi yamncoma lowomphathi owayeliqili ngokuba wayenze ukuhlakanipha. Ngokuba abantu balo umhlaba balezindledlana zabo zokuhlakanipha ekuphathaneni kwabo okudlula abantu bokukhanya. 9Ngiyalitshela ngithi sebenzisani inotho yomhlaba ukuzuza abangane, ukuze kuthi nxa isiphelile lizakwamukelwa ezindlini ezimi lanininini. 10“Lowo ongathenjwa ngokuncinyane angathenjwa njalo ngokunengi, ikanti lowo ongathembekanga ngokuncinyane angeke njalo athembeke ngokunengi. 11Ngakho, uma belingathembekanga ekuphatheni inotho yasemhlabeni, pho ngubani ongalithemba ngenotho yeqiniso na? 12Njalo uma belingathembekanga ngempahla yomunye umuntu, ngubani kambe ozalipha impahla ibe ngeyenu na? 13“Kakulanceku engakhonza amakhosi amabili. Izazonda enye ithande enye, loba izazinikela kwenye iyizonde enye. Lingeze lakhonza kanyekanye uNkulunkulu leMali.” 14AbaFarisi, ababeyithanda imali, bakuzwa konke lokhu bamklolodela uJesu. 15Wathi kubo, “Yini elizigezayo emehlweni abantu, kodwa uNkulunkulu uyazazi izinhliziyo zenu. Lokho okuligugu ebantwini kuyisinengiso kuNkulunkulu.Ezinye Izimfundiso
16“UMthetho labaPhrofethi kwatshunyayelwa kwaze kwaba yisikhathi sikaJohane. Kusukela kulesosikhathi izindaba ezinhle ezombuso kaNkulunkulu ziyatshunyayelwa, njalo bonke abantu bayazifuqela kuwo. 17Kungaba lula ukuthi izulu lomhlaba kunyamalale kulokuthi kucitshe ichatshana elilodwa nje loMthetho. 18“Loba ngubani olahla umkakhe athathe omunye umfazi uyafeba, njalo lendoda ethatha umfazi owalahlwayo iyafeba.Indoda Enothileyo LoLazaro
19“Kwakulendoda enothileyo eyayigqoka izigqoko zombala oyibubende lezelembu lelineni iphakathi kobutifitifi izinsuku zonke. 20Entubeni yomuzi wayo kwakuhlezi isiceli esasithiwa nguLazaro, ethe minci ngezilonda emzimbeni 21eloyisa ukudla lokho okwakukhithika etafuleni yesicebi, futhi lezinja zazifika zikhothe izilonda zakhe. 22“Kwafika isikhathi isiceli safa, izingilosi zasithwala zasisa eceleni lika-Abhrahama. Lesicebi laso safa sambelwa. 23Sasisesihogweni lapho esasitshwatshwama khona; sakhangela ngaphaya sabona u-Abhrahama ekude le, kuloLazaro eceleni kwakhe. 24Sasesimemeza sathi, ‘Baba Abhrahama, ake ungihawukele uthume uLazaro agxamuze isihloko somunwe wakhe emanzini apholise ulimi lwami, ngokuba ngisebuhlungwini emlilweni lo.’ 25“Kodwa u-Abhrahama waphendula wathi, ‘Ndodana, khumbula ukuthi ngesikhathi usaphila wazuza izinto zakho ezinhle, kodwa uLazaro wemukela izinto ezimbi, kodwa manje useduduzwa lapha, ikanti wena usebuhlungwini. 26Njalo ngaphandle kwakho konke lokhu, phakathi kwethu lawe kulodonga olukhulu, ukwenzela ukuthi labo abafisa ukuza ngapho besuka lapha bangeke, futhi kakho ongapho ongachaphela ngakithi.’ 27“Saphendula sathi, ‘Uma kunjalo-ke, ngiyakuncenga, baba, thuma uLazaro endlini kababa, 28ngoba ngilabafowethu abahlanu. Kafike abaxwayise, ukuze labo bangezi kule indawo yobuhlungu.’ 29“U-Abhrahama waphendula wathi, ‘BaloMosi labaPhrofethi; kabalalele bona.’ 30“Sathi, ‘Hatshi, baba Abhrahama, kodwa aluba kusuka umuntu kwabafileyo aye kubo bazaphenduka.’ 31“Wathi kuso, ‘Nxa bengalaleli uMosi labaPhrofethi, kabasoze bavume loba omunye angaze avuke kwabafileyo.’ ”
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