IVangeli Elabhalwa NguLukha 13:1-35
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Phendukani ukuze lingatshabalali (1-5)
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Umzekeliso wesihlahla somkhiwa esingatheliyo (6-9)
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Usilisa owesifazana ogogekileyo ngeSabatha (10-17)
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Umzekeliso wentanga yemastadi lowemvubelo (18-21)
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Zama ngamandla ukungena ngomnyango omncane (22-30)
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UHerodi “ikhanka leliyana” (31-33)
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UJesu ukhalela iJerusalema (34, 35)
13 Ngalesosikhathi abanye ababelapho bamtshela ngabantu beGalile ababebulewe nguPhilathu ngesikhathi benikela imihlatshelo yabo.
2 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Licabanga ukuthi amaGalile lawo ehlelwa yizinto lezo ngoba ayelezono ezimbi kulezabantu bonke beGalile?
3 Hatshi, ngilitshela ukuthi lonke lizatshabalala njengabo nxa lingaphendukanga.+
4 Kumbe licabanga ukuthi abangu-18 abafayo baze bawelwe ngumphotshongo weSilowami babelezono ezinkulu kulezabantu bonke beJerusalema?
5 Hatshi, ngilitshela ukuthi lonke lizatshabalala njengabo nxa lingaphendukanga.”
6 Wabatshela umzekeliso wathi: “Kulomuntu owayelesihlahla somkhiwa ensimini yakhe yamagilebisi. Wahamba wayadinga izithelo kuso kodwa wathola singazalanga.+
7 Ngakho wathi kulowo owayekhangela insimu, ‘Lo sekungumnyaka wesithathu ngizodinga izithelo esihlahleni lesi kodwa ngingatholi lutho. Sigamule! Kanti siyabe sigcinelwani sona siqeda indawo?’
8 Yena waphendula wathi, ‘Nkosi siyekele okomnyaka owodwa ngiqale ngigebhe emaceleni aso ngithele umquba.
9 Nxa singathela izithelo kuyabe kukuhle, kodwa kungehlula usungasigamula.’”+
10 Ngelinye ilanga kuliSabatha wayefundisa kwenye isinagogi.
11 Kwakulowesifazana owayeledimoni elaselimgulise okweminyaka engu-18 njalo wayehlala ekhotheme, esehluleka ukuma aqonde.
12 UJesu wathi embona wathi kuye: “Dadewethu, ususilisiwe emkhuhlaneni wakho.”+
13 Wasembeka izandla, wahle wama waqonda waqalisa ukukhazimulisa uNkulunkulu.
14 Umphathi wesinagogi wacaphuka ebona uJesu eselapha ngeSabatha, wasesithi ebantwini: “Kulamalanga ayisithupha okusebenza,+ libobuya lizokwelatshwa ngalawo malanga, lingabuyi ngeSabatha.”+
15 Kodwa iNkosi yamphendula yathi: “Bazenzisi,+ ukhona yini phakathi kwenu ongayivuleliyo inkunzi yakhe kumbe ubabhemi wakhe ngelanga leSabatha ayemnathisa?+
16 Bekungamelanga yini owesifazana lo oyindodakazi ka-Abrahama obesehlukuluzwe nguSathane okweminyaka engu-18 akhululwe ngelanga leSabatha?”
17 Wathi esekutshilo lokhu, bonke ababemphikisa baba lenhloni kodwa abantu bonke bathokoza ngenxa yazo zonke izimangaliso ayezenza.+
18 Wasesithi: “UMbuso kaNkulunkulu unjengani? Ngingawufanisa lani?
19 Unjengentanga yemastadi eyathathwa ngumuntu wayihlanyela ensimini yakhe, yakhula yaba yisihlahla, inyoni zasezihlala ezingatsheni zaso.”+
20 Waphinda wathi: “Ngingawufanisa lani uMbuso kaNkulunkulu?
21 Unjengemvubelo eyathathwa ngowesifazana wayihlanganisa lefulawa enengi,* inhlama yonke yaze yakhukhumala.”+
22 Wahamba engena idolobho ngedolobho lesigaba ngesigaba efundisa njalo waqhubeka ngohambo lwakhe lokuya eJerusalema.
23 Enye indoda yathi kuye: “Nkosi, balutshwana yini abazasindiswa?” Yena wathi kubo:
24 “Zamani ngamandla wonke ukungena ngomnyango omncane+ ngoba ngilitshela ukuthi abanengi bazafuna ukungena kodwa abasoze benelise.
25 Nxa umnikazi wendlu angasukuma akhiye umnyango, lizakuma phandle liqoqode lisithi, ‘Nkosi sivulele.’+ Kodwa yena uzakuthi kini: ‘Angikwazi ukuthi lingabangaphi.’
26 Lina beselisithi, ‘Sasisidla sinatha lawe njalo wawufundisa emigwaqweni yethu emikhulu.’+
27 Kodwa uzakuthi kini, ‘Angikwazi ukuthi lingabangaphi. Sukani phansi kwami lonke lina elenza okungalunganga!’
28 Yikho lapho elizakhala khona litshayanise amazinyo, selibona u-Abrahama lo-Isaka loJakhobe kanye labo bonke abaphrofethi beseMbusweni kaNkulunkulu, kodwa lina seliphoselwe ngaphandle.+
29 Abantu bazabuya bevela empumalanga, lentshonalanga, lenyakatho kanye leningizimu futhi bazahlala etafuleni eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu.
30 Kulabokucina abazakuba ngabokuqala, labokuqala abazakuba ngabokucina.”+
31 Ngalesosikhathi walandwa ngabanye abaFarisi bafika bathi kuye: “Suka lapha uhambe ngoba uHerodi ufuna ukukubulala.”
32 Yena wathi kubo: “Hambani liyetshela ikhanka leliyana ukuthi ngithe: ‘Lalela, lamuhla lakusasa ngizabe ngikhipha amadimoni ngiselapha labagulayo, kodwa ngizabe sengiqedile ngelanga lesithathu.’
33 Kungasenani ngizaqhubeka ngohambo lwami lamuhla lakusasa laphambi kwakusasa ngoba akwenzeki ukuthi umphrofethi abulawelwe ngaphandle kweJerusalema.+
34 Jerusalema, Jerusalema, mbulali wabaphrofethi! Wena obakhanda ngamatshe labo abathunywe kuwe.+ Kunini ngifuna ukubuthela abantwabakho ndawonye njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amatsiyane aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko aso! Kodwa wena awuvumanga.+
35 Khangelani manje! Indlu yenu isideliwe yatshiyelwa lina.+ Ngilitshela ukuthi alisoze langibona futhi lize lithi: ‘Ubusisiwe lowo oza ngebizo likaJehova!’”*+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiGrikhi, “engamaseya ayizilinganiso ezintathu.” Iseya yayilingana lamalitha angu-7,33. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
