Matthew 13

Umfanekiso womhlanyeli

1Kwathi ngalolosuku uJesu waphuma endlini ^a wahlala phansi elwandle ^b. 2Kwasekubuthana kuye amaxuku amakhulu ^c, waze wangena ^d emkhunjini wahlala phansi; lexuku lonke lema ekhunjini ^e.

3Wasekhuluma labo izinto ezinengi ngemifanekiso, esithi: Khangelani, kwaphuma umhlanyeli ukuyahlanyela. 4Kwathi ekuhlanyeleni kwakhe, enye inhlanyelo yawela eceleni kwendlela; kwasekufika inyoni, zayidla zayiqeda. 5Kodwa enye yawela emhlabathini olamatshe, lapho eyayingelamhlabathi omnengi khona; futhi yahle yamila, ngoba kwakungelakutshona komhlabathi; 6kwathi ekuphumeni kwelanga yahangulwa; njalo ngoba yayingelampande yabuna. 7Kodwa enye yawela emeveni; ameva asekhula ayiminyanisa ^f. 8Kodwa enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yathela isithelo ^g, enye ikhulu, lenye amatshumi ayisithupha, lenye amatshumi amathathu ^h. 9Olendlebe zokuzwa, akezwe ⁱ.

Umsebenzi wemifanekiso

10Kwasekufika abafundi bathi kuye: Ukhulumelani kubo ngemifanekiso? 11Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ngoba kuphiwe kini ^j ukwazi imfihlo zombuso wamazulu, kodwa bona kabakunikwanga. 12Ngoba loba ngubani olakho uzaphiwa, abe lokwengezelelweyo; kodwa lowo ongelakho, uzakwemukwa ^k lalokho alakho ^l. 13Ngakho ngikhuluma labo ngemifanekiso, ngoba bebona kababoni, njalo besizwa kabezwa, futhi kabaqedisisi. 14Kubo besekugcwaliseka isiprofetho sikaIsaya, esithi: Ukuzwa lizakuzwa, kodwa kalisoze liqedisise; lokubona lizabona, kodwa kalisoze libonisise; 15ngoba inhliziyo yalababantu seyaba lukhuni ^m, njalo bezwa kanzima ngendlebe, lamehlo abo bawacimezile; hlezi loba nini babone ngamehlo, njalo bezwe ngendlebe, futhi baqedisise ngenhliziyo ⁿ, njalo baphenduke, besengibasilisa ^o. 16Kodwa abusisiwe amehlo enu ^p, ngoba ayabona; lendlebe zenu, ngoba ziyezwa ^q. 17Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Abaprofethi labalungileyo abanengi babethanda ukubona izinto elizibonayo, kodwa kabazibonanga; lokuzwa izinto elizizwayo kodwa kabazizwanga ^r.

Ukuchasiswa komfanekiso womhlanyeli

18Ngakho lina zwanini umfanekiso womhlanyeli ^s. 19Kuthi wonke ozwayo ilizwi lombuso kodwa engaqedisisi ^t, omubi afike, ahluthune okuhlanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Lo nguye ohlanyelwe eceleni kwendlela ^u. 20Kodwa ohlanyelwe emhlabathini olamatshe, nguye olizwayo ilizwi, ahle alemukele ^v ngentokozo; 21kodwa kalampande phakathi kwakhe ^w, kodwa uhlala isikhathi; kuthi sekufika inkathazo kumbe ukuzingelwa ngenxa yelizwi ^x, ahle ^y akhubeke ^z. 22Lohlanyelwe emeveni, nguye olizwayo ilizwi, kodwa impisekelo yalumhlaba lenkohliso ^aa yenotho kuyaliminyanisa ilizwi, futhi lingabi lesithelo ^ab. 23Kodwa ohlanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle, nguye olizwayo ilizwi aliqedisise; isibili athele izithelo, aveze, omunye ikhulu, lomunye amatshumi ayisithupha, lomunye amatshumi amathathu.

Umfanekiso womfaba, lowemasitedi, lowemvubelo

24Wabeka phambi kwabo omunye umfanekiso, esithi: Umbuso wamazulu ufananiswa lomuntu owahlanyela inhlanyelo enhle ensimini yakhe. 25Kodwa abantu besalele, kwafika isitha sakhe sahlanyela umfaba phakathi kwamabele, sahamba. 26Kodwa kwathi selumilile usungulo lwathela isithelo, lomfaba wasubonakala. 27Zasezisondela inceku zomninimuzi zathi kuye: Nkosi, kawuhlanyelanga yini inhlanyelo enhle ensimini yakho? Pho iwuthethe ngaphi umfaba? 28Wasesithi kuzo: Umuntu oyisitha ukwenzile lokhu. Inceku zasezisithi kuye: Uthanda ukuthi siyewubutha yini? 29Kodwa wathi: Hatshi, hlezi, ekubutheni kwenu umfaba, lisiphune amabele kanye lawo. 30Yekelani kukhule kokubili ndawonye kuze kube yisivuno; langesikhathi sokuvuna ngizakuthi kwabavunayo: Buthani kuqala umfaba, liwubophe izinyanda ukuze liwutshise ^ac; kodwa amabele liwabuthele esiphaleni sami ^ad.

31Wasebabekela omunye umfanekiso, esithi: Umbuso wamazulu ^ae unjengohlamvu lwemasitedi, aluthatha umuntu waluhlanyela ensimini yakhe; 32lona kambe luncinyane kulazo zonke inhlamvu; kodwa nxa selukhulile ^af, lukhulu kulezilimo zonke, njalo luba yisihlahla ^ag, kuze kufike inyoni zezulu, zakhele engatsheni zaso ^ah.

33Wabatshela omunye umfanekiso, wathi: Umbuso wamazulu unjengemvubelo ^ai, ayithathayo owesifazana wayifaka emagokokweni amathathu empuphu, kwaze kwabila konke ^aj.

34Lezizinto zonke uJesu wazikhuluma emaxukwini ngemifanekiso, futhi ngaphandle komfanekiso kakhulumanga kubo; 35ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi ^ak, esithi: Ngizavula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso ^al, ngizaveza izinto ebezifihlakele ^am kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba ^an.

36Kwathi uJesu esewayekele amaxuku ahamba wangena endlini ^ao; basebesondela kuye abafundi bakhe, besithi: Sichasisele umfanekiso womfaba ensimini ^ap. 37Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ohlanyela inhlanyelo enhle yiNdodana yomuntu; 38lensimu ngumhlaba ^aq; lenhlanyelo enhle, yona ingabantwana bombuso ^ar; kodwa umfaba ungabantwana bomubi ^as; 39lesitha esawuhlanyelayo ngudiyabhola ^at; lesivuno siyikuphela kwesikhathi ^au; labavunayo bazingilosi. 40Ngakho-ke njengalokhu umfaba uyabuthwa utshiswe emlilweni ^av, kuzakuba njalo ekupheleni kwalesisikhathi ^aw. 41INdodana yomuntu izathuma ingilosi zayo, besezibutha zikhuphe embusweni wayo konke okukhubekisayo lalabo abenza okubi ^ax, 42besezibaphosela ^ay esithandweni somlilo ^az; lapho kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo ^ba. 43Khona abalungileyo bezakhanya njengelanga ^bb embusweni kaYise ^bc. Olendlebe zokuzwa akezwe ^bd.

Umfanekiso wenotho, lowamangqongqo aligugu lowembule

44Futhi umbuso wamazulu unjengempahla eligugu efihliweyo ensimini, okuthi umuntu eseyificile wayifihla ^be; entokozweni yakhe uyahamba, athengise konke alakho ^bf, athenge leyonsimu ^bg.

45Futhi umbuso wamazulu unjengomuntu ongumthengi odinga amapharele* amahle; 46esethole elinye ipharele eliligugu kakhulu ^bh, wasuka wathengisa konke alakho ^bi, walithenga ^bj.

47Futhi umbuso wamazulu unjengembule elaphoswa olwandle ^bk, laselibutha zonke inhlobo; 48lona, lithe seligcwele, balidonsela ekhunjini, bahlala phansi, babuthela ezilungileyo ezitsheni, kodwa ezimbi bazilahlela ngaphandle ^bl. 49Kuzakuba njalo ekupheleni kwesikhathi ^bm; ingilosi zizaphuma, zehlukanise ababi zibasuse phakathi kwabalungileyo ^bn, 50besezibaphosela esithandweni somlilo; lapho kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo ^bo.

51UJesu wathi kubo: Seliziqedisisile zonke lezizinto yini? Bathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi ^bp. 52Wasesithi kubo: Ngakho wonke umbhali ^bq ofundiselwe umbuso wamazulu unjengomuntu ongumninimuzi, okhupha empahleni yakhe eligugu ^br okutsha lokudala.

UJesu udelelwa emzini wakibo

53Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile limifanekiso, wasuka lapho. 54Wathi esefikile ^bs emzini wakibo ^bt wabafundisa esinagogeni labo ^bu, baze bamangala bathi: Ivela ngaphi kuyenalo linhlakanipho ^bv lalimisebenzi yamandla ^bw? 55Lo kayisiyo yini ^bx indodana yombazi? Unina kathiwa nguMariya yini ^by, labafowabo ^bz oJakobe loJose loSimoni loJudasi? 56Labodadewabo kabakho yini bonke kithi? Pho, zivela ngaphi zonke lezizinto kuye ^ca? 57Basebekhubeka ngaye ^cb. Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: Umprofethi kasweli ukudunyiswa ngaphandle kwelizweni lakibo lendlini yakwabo ^cc. 58Njalo kenzanga lapho imisebenzi yamandla eminengi ^cd, ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo ^ce.