IVangeli Elabhalwa NguLukha 18:1-43
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.”
