IVangeli Elabhalwa NguLukha 18:1-43

  • Umzekeliso womfelokazi ophikelelayo (1-8)

  • UmFarisi lomthelisi (9-14)

  • UJesu labantwana (15-17)

  • Umbuzo wombusi onothileyo (18-30)

  • UJesu uphinda abatshele ngokufa kwakhe (31-34)

  • Usilisa isiphofu esicela uncedo (35-43)

18  Wasebalandisela umzekeliso owawutshengisa ukuthi kuqakathekile ukuthi bahlale bethandaza njalo bangakhalali,+ 2  wathi: “Kwelinye idolobho kwakulendoda engumahluleli eyayingamesabi uNkulunkulu futhi ingahloniphi muntu. 3  Omunye umfelokazi wakulelodolobho wayehlala esiya kuyo esithi, ‘Ngicela ube leqiniso lokuthi ngahlulelwa kuhle endabeni yami lomuntu ongimangalelayo.’ 4  Kwahlala isikhathi ingafuni ukumncedisa kodwa yacina isithi enhliziyweni yayo, ‘Lanxa ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu futhi ngingahloniphi muntu,  5  umfelokazi lo ulokhu engihlupha, yikho ngizaba leqiniso lokuthi wahlulelwa kuhle ukuze angabi elokhu ebuya ezongidaka ngesicelo sakhe.’”+ 6  INkosi uJesu yaqhubeka yathi: “Liyezwa yini ukuthi umahluleli wathini lanxa wayengalunganga? 7  Manje uNkulunkulu ngeke yini abe leqiniso lokuthi abakhethiweyo bakhe abakhala kuye ubusuku lemini+ bahlulelwa kuhle? Uzakwenza lokho futhi uzaqhubeka ebabekezelela.+ 8  Ngilitshela ukuthi uzaba leqiniso lokuthi bahlulelwa kuhle masinyane nje. Kodwa nxa iNdodana yomuntu ifika izaluthola yini ukholo olunje* emhlabeni?” 9  Khonapho kwakulabanye ababezithemba, bezitshela ukuthi balungile futhi bekhangelela abanye phansi. Yikho walandisa omunye umzekeliso wathi: 10  “Amadoda amabili aya ethempelini esiyakhuleka. Enye yayingumFarisi, enye ingumthelisi. 11  UmFarisi wama waqalisa ukuthandazela enhliziyweni esithi, ‘O Nkulunkulu, ngiyabonga ukuthi angifanani labanye bonke, abayizigebenga, labangalunganga, labafebayo,* ngitsho layenalo umthelisi. 12  Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki futhi nginikela okwetshumi kwakho konke engikutholayo.’+ 13  Kodwa umthelisi wayemele khatshana, engafuni lokuphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini. Wayelokhu etshaya isifuba sakhe esithi, ‘Awu Nkulunkulu, woba lomusa* kimi, mina muntu oyisoni.’+ 14  Ngilitshela ukuthi indoda le yabuyela emzini wayo kucacile ukuthi ilungile kulomFarisi+ ngoba wonke umuntu oziphakamisayo uzayangiswa, kodwa loba ngubani ozehlisayo uzaphakanyiswa.”+ 15  Abantu baletha izinsane zabo kuye ukuze azibambe. Abafundi bathi bekubona lokhu baqalisa ukubakhuza.+ 16  Lanxa kunjalo, uJesu wathi izinsane lezo zilethwe kuye, wathi: “Bayekeleni abantwana abancane beze kimi, lingazami ukubavimba ngoba uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ngowalabo abanjengabantwana.+ 17  Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, loba ngubani ongamukeli uMbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana omncane kasoze angene kuwo loba sekutheni.”+ 18  Omunye umbusi wasembuza wathi: “Mfundisi Omuhle, kumele ngenzeni ukuze ngizuze ilifa lokuphila okungapheliyo?”+ 19  UJesu wathi kuye: “Kungani ungibiza ngokuthi ngimuhle? Kakho omuhle ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu kuphela.+ 20  Angithi uyayazi imilayo ethi: ‘Ungafebi,*+ ungabulali,+ ungatshontshi,+ ungafakazi amanga,+ hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko.’”+ 21  Yena wathi: “Yonke imilayo le ngiyigcinile kusukela ngisesemncane.” 22  UJesu uthe esizwa lokho wathi kuye, “Iyodwa kuphela into esisele kuwe: Thengisa zonke izinto olazo, imali ozayithola uyinike abayanga, lapho-ke uzakuba lenotho ezulwini. Ngemva kwalokho usungabuya uzokuba ngumlandeli wami.”+ 23  Wathi ekuzwa lokhu wadana kakhulu ngoba wayenothe kakhulu.+ 24  UJesu wamkhangela wasesithi: “Kuzakuba nzima kakhulu ukuthi abalemali bangene eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu!+ 25  Phela kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene esikhaleni senalithi kulokuthi umuntu onothileyo angene eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu.”+ 26  Abakuzwayo lokhu bathi: “Pho ngubani ongasindiswa?”+ 27  Yena wathi: “Izinto ezingeke zenzeke ebantwini ziyenzeka kuNkulunkulu.”+ 28  UPhetro wasesithi: “Kodwa thina sitshiye izinto zethu sakulandela.”+ 29  UJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, kakho otshiye indlu kumbe inkosikazi kumbe abafowabo kumbe abazali kumbe abantwana ngenxa yoMbuso kaNkulunkulu,+ 30  ongasoze athole sekuphindwe kanengi ngalesisikhathi, aphinde athole lokuphila okungapheliyo esikhathini esizayo.”*+ 31  Wabizela abaliTshumi Lambili eceleni wathi kubo: “Lalelani! Siya* eJerusalema njalo zonke izinto ezabhalwa ngabaphrofethi mayelana leNdodana yomuntu zizagcwaliseka.+ 32  Ngokwesibonelo, izanikelwa ebantwini bezizweni+ bahlekise ngayo,+ bayihlukuluze futhi bayikhafulele.+ 33  Bazayibhaxabula besebeyibulala+ kodwa ngelanga lesithathu izavuka.”+ 34  Kodwa abazange bakuzwisise lokhu ngoba ayekutsho kwakufihlakele kubo. 35  UJesu wathi esezafika eJerikho, enye indoda eyisiphofu eyayihlezi eceleni komgwaqo icela uncedo ebantwini+ 36  yezwa ukuthi kwakulabantu abanengi ababedlula, yasibuza ukuthi kwenzakalani. 37  Bayitshela bathi: “Kudlula uJesu umNazaretha!” 38  Yathi isizwa lokho yamemeza yathi: “Jesu Ndodana kaDavida, woba lesihawu kimi!” 39  Ababephambili bayikhuza beyitshela ukuthi ithule kodwa yona yaqhubeka imemeza kakhulu isithi: “Ndodana kaDavida, woba lesihawu kimi!” 40  UJesu wama wasesithi indoda leyo ilethwe kuye. Yathi isiseduze wayibuza wathi: 41  “Ufuna ngikwenzeleni?” Yona yathi: “Nkosi, yenza ukuthi ngiphinde ngibone.” 42  Ngakho uJesu wathi kuyo: “Kulungile phinda ubone, ukholo lwakho lukusilisile.”+ 43  Yahle yaqalisa ukubona, yasimlandela+ idumisa uNkulunkulu. Abantu bonke bathi bekubona lokhu labo badumisa uNkulunkulu.+

Amabala angaphansi

Kumbe, “lolu.”
Lapha kutshiwo umuntu otshadileyo olala lomuntu ongasimkakhe.
Kumbe, “lesihawu.”
Lapha kutshiwo umuntu otshadileyo olala lomuntu ongasimkakhe.
Kumbe, “kumumo wezinto ozayo.” Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Kumbe, “Siyaqansa siya.”