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Luke 18

Umzekeliso Womfelokazi Ophikelelayo

1 UJesu wasetshela abafundi bakhe umzekeliso ukubatshengisa ukuthi kumele bakhuleke kokuphela bangadinwa. 2 Wathi, “Kwelinye idolobho kwakulomahluli owayengamesabi uNkulunkulu njalo engakhathali lutho ngomuntu.

3 Kwakukhona umfelokazi kulelodolobho owayehlezi esiza kuye kokuphela emncenga esithi, ‘Akungincede ngalowo engixabana laye.’

4 “Okwesikhathi eside umahluli wayesala. Kodwa wacina esithi, ‘Lokuba ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu njalo ngingakhathali ngomuntu,

5 kodwa ngenxa yokuthi umfelokazi lo uselokhu engibelesela sengizamlungisela, ukuthi angaze aze angingene emathanjeni ngoba elokhu esiza!’ ”

6 Njalo iNkosi yasisithi, “Likuzwisise lokho okutshiwo ngumahluli ongalunganga. 7 Manje-ke kambe uNkulunkulu kayikubalungisela yini abakhethiweyo bakhe abakhuleka kuye imini lobusuku? Uzabe elokhu ebanina yini?

8 Ngiyalitshela, uzabalungisela, futhi masinyane. Kodwa, nxa iNdodana yoMuntu isifika, izakufumana ukukholwa emhlabeni na?”

Umzekeliso WomFarisi LoMthelisi

9 Kulabo ababezithemba bona ngokulunga kwabo beseyisa bonke abanye, uJesu wakhuluma umzekeliso lo wathi: 10 “Amadoda amabili aya ethempelini ukuyakhuleka, omunye engumFarisi njalo omunye engumthelisi. 11 UmFarisi wasukuma wakhuleka ngalokho ayeyikho khona yena wathi; ‘Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ukuthi kanginjengabanye abantu – izigebengu, izixhwali, izifebe – njalo kangifani lomthelisi lo. 12 Ngiyazila kabili ngeviki njalo ngiyanikela okwetshumi okwenzuzo yami yonke.’

13 “Kodwa umthelisi wema laphayana kude laye. Wesaba kanye lokukhangela ezulwini, kodwa wazidutshuza esifubeni wathi, ‘Nkulunkulu, woba lesihawu kimi engiyisoni.’

14 “Ngiyalitshela ukuthi indoda le, hatshi leyana enye, yabuyela ekhaya isilungisiwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba lowo oziphakamisayo uzakwehliswa, lozehlisayo uzaphakanyiswa.”

Abantwana Abancinyane LoJesu

15 Abantu njalo babeletha abantwana kuJesu ukuthi ababeke izandla. Abafundi bonela ukukubona lokhu babakhuza. 16 Kodwa uJesu wabizela kuye abantwana wathi, “Yekelani abantwana beze kimi, lingabaleli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjengalaba.

17 Ngilitshela iqiniso, lowo ongawemukeliyo umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana omncane kasoze afa awungena.”

Umbusi Onothileyo

18 Umbusi othile wambuza wathi, “Mfundisi olungileyo, ngenzeni ukuze ngizuze impilo engapheliyo na?”

19 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngilungile na? Kakho olungileyo – ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu kuphela. 20 Uyayazi imilayo; ‘Ungafebi, ungabulali muntu, ungebi, ungaphi ubufakazi bamanga, hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko.’ ”

21 Wathi umbusi, “Yonke le ngiyigcinile kwasebufaneni bami.”

22 UJesu esekuzwile lokho wathi kuye, “Usasilele into eyodwa. Thengisa konke olakho uphe abampofu, uzakuba lenotho ezulwini. Usungeza-ke, ungilandele.”

23 Wathi esezwe lokhu wadana kakhulu ngokuba wayeyindoda eyayinothe kakhulu.

24 UJesu wamkhangela wathi, “Kulukhuni kabi ukuthi abanothileyo bawungene umbuso kaNkulunkulu!

25 Ngempela kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene embotsheni yenalithi kulokuthi umuntu onothileyo awungene umbuso kaNkulunkulu.”

26 Labo abakuzwayo lokho babuza bathi, “Ngubani pho ongasindiswa na?”

27 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Lokho okungenzekiyo emandleni abantu kuyenzakala kwakaNkulunkulu.”

28 UPhethro wathi kuye, “Sesadela konke esasilakho sakulandela!”

29 UJesu wathi kubo, “Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi kakho osetshiye ikhaya loba umfazi kumbe abafowabo loba abazali kumbe abantwana ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu 30 ozakwehluleka ukuzuza ngokuphindwe kanengi esikhathini samanje lesikhathini esizayo, ukuphila okungapheliyo.”

UJesu Uyabonisa Njalo Ngokufa Kwakhe

31 UJesu wasedonsela abaliTshumi Lambili eceleni wabatshela wathi, “Sesisiya eJerusalema lapho konke okulotshiweyo ngabaphrofethi ngeNdododana yoMuntu kuzagcwaliseka.

32 Izanikelwa kwabeZizwe. Bazayihoza, bayithuke, bayikhafulele, bayibhule njalo bayibulale.

33 Ngosuku lwesithathu izavuka.”

34 Abafundi kabazange bakuzwisise konke lokhu. Ingcazelo yakho yayifihlekile kubo, yikho kabazanga ukuthi wayekhuluma ngani.

Isiceli Esiyisiphofu Senziwa Sibone

35 UJesu esebanga eJerikho kwakulendoda eyisiphofu eyisiceli ihlezi eceleni kwendlela icela.

36 Yathi isizwa kudlula ixuku labantu yabuza ukuthi kuyini okwakusenzakala. 37 Bayitshela bathi, “UJesu waseNazaretha uyedlula khonapha.”

38 Yamemeza yathi, “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavida, ake ungihawukele!”

39 Labo ababehamba phambili bayikhuza bathi kayithule, kodwa yona yasimemeza ngamandla yathi, “Ndodana kaDavida ake ungihawukele!”

40 UJesu wema wathi indoda leyo kayilethwe kuye. Isifikile uJesu wayibuza wathi, 41 “Ufuna ukuthi ngikwenzeleni na?” Yaphendula yathi, “Nkosi, ngifuna ukuthi ngibone.”

42 UJesu wathi kuyo, “Kuzuze-ke ukubona; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” 43 Masinyane yahle yabona yasimlandela uJesu idumisa uNkulunkulu. Kwathi bonke abantu bekubona lokho, labo bamdumisa uNkulunkulu.