Luke 17

Izikhubekiso, ukuthethelelana, ukholo

1Wasesithi kubafundi a: Kakungeke kwenzeke ukuthi kungaveli izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowo ezivela ngaye b! 2Kungaba ngcono kuye ukuthi ilitshe lokuchola elikhulu ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, abesephoselwa olwandle c, kulokuthi akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyane d. 3Zinanzeleleni lina e.

Njalo nxa umfowenu ekona f, mkhuze g; futhi nxa ephenduka, mthethelele.
4Njalo loba ekona kuze kube kasikhombisa ngosuku, abesebuya kuwe kasikhombisa ngosuku, esithi: Ngiyaphenduka; uzamthethelela h.

5Abaphostoli basebesithi eNkosini i: Yandisa kithi ukholo j. 6INkosi yasisithi: Uba lilokholo olungangohlamvu lwemasitedi k, belingatsho kulesisihlahla somabhulosi ukuthi: Quphuka, ugxumekeke olwandle; futhi besizalilalela l.

7Kodwa nguwuphi kini olenceku elimayo kumbe eyelusayo, ohle athi kiyo ingena ivela ensimini m: Sondela, uhlale ekudleni? 8Kodwa kazukutsho yini kuyo ukuthi: Lungisa engingakudla n, uzibhince o ungincedise, ngize ngidle nginathe; njalo emva kwalokhu udle unathe wena p? 9Uyayibonga yini leyonceku, ngoba yenze izinto ezilayiweyo? Angicabangi. 10Kunjalo-ke lani, nxa selikwenzile konke elikulayiweyo, kalibokuthi: Sizinceku ezingasizi lutho, ngoba senze lokhu ebesifanele ukukwenza q.

Ukusiliswa kwamalephero alitshumi

11Kwasekusithi esahamba esiya eJerusalema r, yena wadabula phakathi laphakathi kweSamariya s leGalili t.

12Esangena emzaneni othile, amadoda alitshumi alobulephero amhlangabeza, ema khatshana u; 13wona asephakamisa ilizwi, esithi: Jesu, Nkosi, sihawukele v! 14Futhi kuthe ewabona wathi kuwo: Hambani liyeziveza kubapristi w. Kwasekusithi ekusukeni kwawo, ahlanjululwa. 15Futhi omunye wawo, esebonile ukuthi usilisiwe, wabuyela, edumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulu x; 16wasesiwa ngobuso enyaweni zakhe y, embonga; njalo yena wayengumSamariya z. 17Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Kakuhlanjululwanga yini abalitshumi? Bangaphi pho abayisificamunwemunye? 18Akuficakalanga ababuya ukunika uNkulunkulu udumo, ngaphandle kwalo owezizweni aa. 19Wasesithi kuye: Sukuma uhambe; ukholo lwakho ab lukusindisile ac.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ukubuya kweNdodana yomuntu

20Kwathi ebuzwa ngabaFarisi, ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakuza nini ad, wasebaphendula wathi: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu kawuzi ngokukhanyayo ae; 21njalo kabayikutsho ukuthi: Khangelani nanku, kumbe: Khangelani nankuya. Ngoba khangelani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenu af.

22Wasesithi kubafundi: Kuzafika insuku lapho elizafisa ag ukubona lube lunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kodwa kaliyikulubona ah. 23Njalo bazakuthi kini ai: Khangelani nangu, kumbe: Khangelani nanguya; lingayi, njalo lingalandeli aj. 24Ngoba njengombane ophazimayo ukhanyisa kusukela kokunye ukucina ngaphansi kwezulu kusiya kokunye ukucina ngaphansi kwezulu ak, izakuba njalo leNdodana yomuntu osukwini lwayo al. 25Kodwa kuqala imele ihlupheke izinto ezinengi njalo ilahlwe yilesisizukulwana am. 26Futhi njengoba kwenzeka ensukwini zikaNowa, kuzakuba njalo lensukwini zeNdodana yomuntu. 27Babesidla, benatha, bethatha, besendiswa, kwaze kwaba lusuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwasekufika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonke an. 28Ngokufananayo futhi njengoba kwenzeka ensukwini zikaLothi; babesidla, benatha, bethenga, bethengisa, behlanyela, besakha; 29kodwa ngosuku uLothi aphuma ngalo eSodoma, kwana umlilo lesibabule kuvela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonke ao; 30kuzakuba njalo ngosuku ezakwembulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntu ap. 31Ngalolosuku, lowo ophezu kophahla lwendlu aq, lempahla zakhe zisendlini, angehli ukuyazithatha; losensimini ngokunjalo angabuyeli ezintweni ezisemuva. 32Khumbulani umkaLothi ar. 33Loba ngubani odinga ukusindisa impilo yakhe izamlahlekela as; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yiyo uzayilondoloza at. 34Ngithi kini: Ngalobobusuku kuzakuba khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiywe. 35Kuzakuba khona abesifazana ababili bechola ndawonye; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiywe au. 36Kuzakuba khona ababili ensimini; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiywe av. 37Basebephendula bathi kuye: Ngaphi, Nkosi? Wasesithi kubo: Lapho okukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe azabuthana khona aw.

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