ULuka
10:1 Ke kaloku, emveni kwezi zinto, iNkosi yabalula yamisela abanye kanjalo, bemashumi asixhenxe, yabathuma
Ngababini ngababini phambi kobuso bakhe, kuyo yonke imizi neendawo zonke, abenazo
ngokwakhe wayeza kuza.
10:2 Yayisithi ngoko kubo, Ukuvuna okunene kuninzi;
Bambalwa abasebenzi; khungani ngoko eNkosini yokuvuna, ukuba yona
wathuma abasebenzi, baye ekuvuneni kwakhe.
10:3 Hambani niye; niyabona, mna ndinithuma njengeemvana phakathi kweengcuka.
10:4 Musani ukuphatha ngxowa yamali, nangxowa yamphako, nazimbadada; ningabulisi mntu endleleni.
10:5 Nendlu enisukuba ningene kuyo, yithini kuqala, Uxolo malube kule ndlu.
10:6 Ukuba angaba ulapho owoxolo, uxolo lwenu lohlala phezu kwakhe;
luya kubuyela kuni ke.
10:7 Hlalani ke kwakuloo ndlu, nisidla nisela izinto ezinjalo
yiphani; kuba umsebenzi uwufanele umvuzo wakhe. Musani ukuphuma niye kwindlu ngendlu
indlu.
10:8 Emzini ke enithe nangena kuwo, banamkela, yidlani kwezo zinto
njengoko kubekwe phambi kwakho:
10:9 niyiphilise imilwelwe ekhona, nithi kubo, Ubukumkani bamazulu
UThixo usondele kuni.
10:10 Emzini ke enithe nangena kuwo, baza àbanamkeli, yiyani kuni
iindlela eziphuma kwizitrato zaso, kwaye uthi,
10:11 Kwanothuli lomzi wenu olutshoyo kuthi, siya kulucima.
Nakuba kunjalo, qinisekani ngoko, ukuba ubukumkani bukaThixo
isondele kuni.
10:12 Ndithi ke kuni, Koba nokunyamezeleka ngakumbi ngaloo mini
iSodom, kuneso sixeko.
10:13 Yeha, wena Korazin! Yeha, wena Bhetesayida! kuba, ukuba ligorha
yayenzeke eTire naseTsidon imisebenzi eyenzeke kuni;
kwakudala waguquka, ehleli ngeengubo ezirhwexayo naseluthuthwini.
10:14 Ke koba nokunyamezeleka okweTire nokweTsidon ngomgwebo, kunoko
yeyakho.
10:15 Nawe Kapernahum, uphakanyiselweyo ezulwini, uya kuphoswa phantsi.
esihogweni.
10:16 Lowo univayo nina, uva mna; Lowo unigibayo, ugiba mna;
lowo ke ugiba mna, ugiba owandithumayo.
10:17 Babuya ke abamashumi asixhenxe bevuya, besithi, Nkosi, needemon
sithobele egameni lakho.
10:18 Uthe ke kubo, Bendimbona uSathana njengombane esiwa ezulwini.
10:19 Niyabona, ndininika igunya lokunyathela phezu kweenyoka noonomadudwane,
ngaphezu kwawo onke amandla alo utshaba; akukho nto ingakhe yenzakale
wena.
10:20 Noko ke maningakuvuyeli oku, kokuba oomoya bebathobele;
wena; yithini kanye ke kugcobani; ngokuba amagama enu ebhaliwe emazulwini.
10:21 Ngelo lixa wagcoba uYesu ngomoya, wathi, Ndiyabulela kuwe, Bawo;
Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ukuba ezi zinto uzifihlile kwizilumko
nonengqondo, wazityhilela iintsana; kuba njalo
kwalunga emehlweni akho.
10:22 Zonke izinto zinikelwe kum nguBawo; kanjalo akukho waziyo ukuba ngubani na
UNyana nguNyana, kodwa uYise; nokuba ungubani na uYise, nguNyana yedwa, naye
lowo uNyana aya kumtyhila kuye.
10:23 Wathi guququ kubafundi bakhe, wathi ngasese, Banoyolo
amehlo abona izinto enizibonayo;
10:24 Kuba ndithi kuni, Baninzi abaprofeti nookumkani ababenqwenela ukubabona;
izinto enizibonayo, anazibona; nokuziva ezo zinto
enizivayo nina, anaziva.
10:25 Kwabonakala kusuka umqondisi-mthetho othile, emlinga nokumlinga, esithi, Mfundisi,
ndenze ntoni na ukuze ndibudle ilifa ubomi obungunaphakade?
10:26 Uthe ke yena kuye, Emthethweni kubhalwe ntoni na? Ufunda njani?
10:27 Waphendula ke wathi, Uze uyithande iNkosi uThixo wakho ngeento zakho zonke
ngentliziyo, nangomphefumlo wakho uphela, nangamandla akho ephela, nangayo yonke into
ingqondo yakho; nommelwane wakho njengoko uzithanda ngako.
10:28 Uthe ke kuye, Uphendule walungisa;
phila.
10:29 Ke yena, ethanda ukuzigwebela, wathi kuYesu, Ngubani na owam?
ummelwane?
10:30 Uphendule ke uYesu, wathi, Umntu othile wehla evela eYerusalem, esiya
iYeriko, yagaxeleka ezihangeni, ezamhluba iingubo, zaza
wamngxwelerha, wemka, emshiya engathi uza kufa.
10:31 Ke kaloku kwathi, kwehla mbingeleli uthile ngaloo ndlela;
yena, wacezela kwelinye icala.
10:32 Kwangokunjalo ke nomLevi, akufika kuloo ndawo, weza wambona.
wadlula kwelinye icala.
10:33 Uthe ke umSamariya othile, eseluhambeni, waya apho wayekhona;
wambona, wavelana naye;
10:34 Waya kuye, wawabopha amanxeba akhe, egalela ioli newayini;
wamkhwelisa eqegwini lakhe, wamsa endlwini yabahambi, wamonga
yena.
10:35 Akumka ngengomso, warhola iidenariyo zambini, wabanika
kumninindlu, wathi kuye, Uze umonge; nantoni na ongayenza
uya kuchitha ngaphezulu, ndokuhlawula lonke ekubuyeni kwam.
10:36 Nguwuphi na kwabo bathathu ngoko, othi wena, waba ngummelwane walowo?
yawa phakathi kwamasela?
10:37 Uthe ke yena, Ngulowo wamenzela inceba. Wathi ngoko uYesu kuyo, Hamba;
nawe wenze kwangokunjalo.
10:38 Ke kaloku kwathi, ekuhambeni kwabo, yena wangena endaweni ethile
Yathi ke intokazi ethile egama linguMarta, yamamkela ngobubele endlwini yayo.
10:39 Yaye ke inomsakwayo obe kuthiwa nguMariya, owathi yena wahlala ngasezinyaweni zikaYesu
waliva ilizwi lakhe.
10:40 UMarta ke yena wakruthakrutheka kukulungiselela okuninzi.
Nkosi, akukhathali na, kukuba umsakwethu andiyekele ndilungiselele ndedwa? bhid
makandincede ke yena.
10:41 Waphendula ke uYesu wathi kuye, Marta, Marta, uyaxhalaba
Wazikhathaza ngezinto ezininzi.
10:42 Inye yona le nto ifunekayo;
ayiyi kususwa kuyo.