IVangeli Elabhalwa NguLukha 17:1-37
17 Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: “Kuzahlala kulezinto ezenza abantu bakhubeke. Kodwa maye kulowo owenza abanye bakhubeke!
2 Bekungaba ngcono kakhulu kuye ukuthi agaxwe ilitshe lokuchola entanyeni, abesephoselwa elwandle kulokuthi akhube omunye walaba abancinyane.+
3 Yikho nanzelelani. Nxa umfowenu angenza isono mkhuze,+ nxa angaphenduka mxolele.+
4 Lanxa engakonela kasikhombisa ngelanga abelokhu ephenduka kuwe kuze kube kasikhombisa esithi, ‘Ngiyaxolisa,’ kumele umxolele.”+
5 Abaphostoli basebesithi eNkosini: “Sincedise ukuthi sibe lokholo oluqinileyo.”+
6 INkosi yathi: “Nxa lilokholo olungangentanga yemastadi lizakuthi esihlahleni lesi somabhulosi, ‘Quphuka lapho uyezigxumeka elwandle!’ Lakanye sililalele.+
7 “Kambe ukhona phakathi kwenu ongabiza inceku yakhe ivela lima emasimini kumbe ivela kwelusa athi kuyo, ‘Buya ngapha etafuleni uzokudla’?
8 Angithi uyathi kuyo, ‘Gqoka ezokupheka ungilungisele ukudla kwami kwantambama, ubusunginika engikufunayo ngize ngiqede ukudla lokunatha. Ngemva kwalokho lawe usungadla unathe.’
9 Kambe angatshona eyibonga inceku yona yenze umsebenzi ebithunywe ukuthi iwenze?
10 Lani nxa selizenzile zonke izinto ebelithunywe ukuthi lizenze kumele lithi: ‘Siyizinceku ezingatsho lutho. Senze obekumele sikwenze.’”+
11 Ngesikhathi esiya eJerusalema wadlula emngceleni weSamariya leGalile.
12 Wathi engena kwesinye isigaba wahlangabezwa ngamadoda alitshumi ayelobulephero, kodwa afika amela khatshana.+
13 Asememeza esithi: “Jesu, Mfundisi, sizwele isihawu!”
14 Wawakhangela wasesithi kuwo: “Hambani liyeziveza kubaphristi.”+ Athi esendleleni ahlambuluka.+
15 Enye yawo yathi ibona ukuthi isisilisiwe yaphenduka idumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulu.
16 Yafika yazilahla phansi enyaweni zikaJesu yathi mbo ngobuso yambonga. Indoda le yayingumSamariya.+
17 UJesu wasesithi: “Bonke abangu-10 bahlanjululiwe angithi? Pho bangaphi abangu-9?
18 Litsho ukuthi kakho loyedwa ophenduke wazodumisa uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwendoda le evela kwesinye isizwe?”
19 Wasesithi kuyo: “Sukuma uhambe, ukholo lwakho lukusilisile.”+
20 AbaFarisi bambuza ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ubuya nini.+ Wabaphendula wathi: “UMbuso kaNkulunkulu awusoze ubuye ngendlela ezabonakala emuntwini wonke
21 njalo abantu abasoze bathi, ‘Nanku lapha!’ kumbe bathi, ‘Nankuya.’ Khangelani! UMbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenu.”*+
22 Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: “Zizafika insuku elizafisa khona ukubona usuku olulodwa lweNdodana yomuntu kodwa alisoze lilubone.
23 Abantu bazathi kini, ‘Khangelani nanguya!’ kumbe bathi, ‘Nangu lapha!’ Lingaphumi futhi lingabalandeli+
24 ngoba ukubakhona+ kweNdodana yomuntu+ kuzaba njengombane obaneka ukhanyise esibhakabhakeni kusukela kwelinye icele kusiya kwelinye.
25 Kodwa kumele iqale yehlelwe zinhlupho ezinengi futhi ilahlwe yisizukulwane lesi.+
26 Njengoba nje kwenzakala ezinsukwini zikaNowa,+ kuzakuba njalo lasezinsukwini zeNdodana yomuntu.+
27 Babesidla, benatha, amadoda ethatha labesifazana besendiswa kwaze kwaba lilanga uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini,+ uZamcolo wafika wababhubhisa bonke.+
28 Kwakunjalo langensuku zikaLothi.+ Abantu babesidla, benatha, bethenga, bethengisa, behlanyela futhi besakha.
29 Kodwa ngelanga uLothi aphuma ngalo eSodoma, kwana umlilo lesalufa kuvela ezulwini kwabatshabalalisa bonke.+
30 Kuzakuba njalo langelanga iNdodana yomuntu ezavezwa ngalo.+
31 “Ngalelolanga umuntu osephahleni lwendlu kangehli ayethatha impahla yakhe endlini, lomuntu ophandle emasimini akumelanga abuyele ezintweni ezisemuva.
32 Khumbulani umkaLothi.+
33 Loba ngubani ozama ukulondoloza impilo* yakhe izamlahlekela, kodwa loba ngubani emlahlekelayo uzayilondoloza aphile.+
34 Ngilitshela ukuthi ngalobobusuku, ababili bazabe besembhedeni owodwa kodwa kuzathathwa oyedwa, omunye atshiywe.+
35 Kuzabe kulabesifazana ababili abazabe bechola elitsheni, omunye uzathathwa, omunye atshiywe.”
36 *——
37 Basebemphendula bathi: “Ngaphi Nkosi?” Yena wathi kubo: “Lapho okulesidumbu khona, yikho lapho ingqungqulu ezizabuthana khona.”+
