ULuka
17:1 Wathi ke kubo abafundi, Azinakuba zinjalo izikhubekiso
kodwa yeha, loo mntu ziza ngaye!
17:2 Ngekumlungele kanye ukuba agangxwe ilitye lokusila entanyeni yakhe, libethelelwe emqaleni
waphosa elwandle, kunokuba akhubekise nokuba mnye kwaba bancinane
enye.
17:3 Zilumkeleni; ukuba ke umzalwana wakho uthe wakona, mkhalimele;
yena; ukuba uthe waguquka, mxolele.
17:4 Nokuba uthe wakona kasixhenxe ngemini, nakasixhenxe ngemini
Imini ibuyele kuwe, isithi, Ndiyaguquka; uze umxolele.
17:5 Bathi ke abapostile eNkosini, Songezelele elukholweni.
17:6 Ithe ke iNkosi, Ukuba beninokholo olunjengokhozo lwemostade, beninako
Yithini kulo mthombe, Ncothuka, ube yingcambu;
etyalwe elwandle; yaye ifanele ikuthobele.
17:7 Ngubani na ke kuni oya kuthi, enomkhonzi elima, mhlawumbi esalusa?
kwaoko, xa athe wavela entsimini, yiya uhlale phantsi kuye
inyama?
17:8 ongayi kuthi kanye kuye, Lungisa into endiya kuyidla;
Bhinqa wena, undilungiselele, ndide ndidle ndisele; kwaye emva koko
uya kudla usele wena?
17:9 Anganombulelo kuloo mkhonzi yini na, ngokuba enze izinto azimiselweyo?
yena? Andijongi.
17:10 Ngokukwanjalo nani, xa nithe nazenza zonke izinto ezikhoyo
saniwisela umthetho, sithi, Singabakhonzi abangancedi lutho, sikwenzile oko
eyayingumsebenzi wethu ukuba siwenze.
17:11 Ke kaloku kwathi, ekuhambeni kwakhe eYerusalem, wacanda phakathi
phakathi kweSamariya nelaseGalili.
17:12 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba ungena mzini uthile, waqubisana naye amadoda alishumi
babeneqhenqa, bemela kude.
17:13 Wona aphakamisa izwi lawo, esithi, Yesu, Mongameli, yiba nenceba
thina.
17:14 Ewabonile ke, wathi kuwo, Hambani niye kuzibonakalalisa kuni
ababingeleli. Kwathi ke, ekuhambeni kwabo, bahlanjululwa.
17:15 Ithe ke enye kuwo, yakubona ukuba uphilisiwe, yabuya inomkhuhlane
ilizwi elikhulu lamzukisa uThixo,
17:16 Yawa ngobuso ezinyaweni zakhe, ibulela kuye;
umSamariya.
17:17 Waphendula ke uYesu wathi, Bebengahlanjululwanga balishumi na? kodwa baphi na
Thoba?
17:18 Akufumanekanga na babuyileyo, besiza kuzukisa uThixo, ingenguye lo
umntu wasemzini.
17:19 Wathi ke kuyo, Vuka, uhambe; ukholo lwakho lukusindisile.
17:20 Ke kaloku, akubuzwa ngabaFarisi, ukuba ubukumkani bukaThixo bunini na
Wabaphendula wathi, Ubukumkani bukaThixo abufiki
ngokuqwalasela:
17:21 kananjalo abayi kuthi, Nanku apha! okanye, nankuya phaya! ngokuba, yabonani, ubukumkani
UThixo ungaphakathi kwenu.
17:22 Wathi ke kubo abafundi, Kuya kufika imihla eniya kunqwenela ngayo
ukubona nokomnye umhla woNyana woMntu, ningawuboni;
17:23 baya kuthi ke kuni, Nanku apha; nokuba, nankuya phaya; musani ukubalandela;
ningazilandeli.
17:24 Kuba njengokuba umbane ubaneka, uphuma kwelinye icala eliphantsi kwezulu.
Ubengezela kwelinye icala eliphantsi kwezulu; uya kwanjalo noNyana woMntu
kuba ngemihla yakhe.
17:25 Kodwa kuqala umelwe kukuthi eve ubunzima obukhulu, alahlwe koko
isizukulwana.
17:26 Njengoko kwaye kuhle ngemihla kaNowa, koba njalo nangemihla kaNowa
Nyana womntu.
17:27 Babesidla, babesela, babezeka abafazi, babeseza;
kwada kwayimini awangena ngayo uNowa emkhombeni, nangonogumbe
weza wabatshabalalisa bonke.
17:28 Njengoko kwaye kunjalo nangemihla kaLote; badla, basela;
babethenga, babethengisa, babetyala, babesakha;
17:29 Kodwa ngemini awaphuma ngayo uLote eSodom, kwana umlilo nesulfure
ezulwini, wabatshabalalisa bonke.
17:30 Kuya kuba kwanjengoko ngemini atyhileka ngayo uNyana woMntu.
17:31 Ngaloo mini, oya kuba phezu kwendlu, nezinto zakhe phezu kwendlu
endlwini, makangehli ukuya kuyithabatha; nalowo ungaphakathi
intsimi, makangabuyeli emva.
17:32 Khumbulani umkaLote.
17:33 Othe wafuna ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; nosukuba ethanda
wolahlekelwa ngumphefumlo wakhe uya kuwulondoloza.
17:34 Ndithi kuni, Ngobo busuku ababini boba sililini sinye; eyona
uya kuthathwa, omnye ashiywe.
17:35 Abafazi ababini boba besila ndawonye; omnye athathwe, omnye athathwe
abanye bemka.
17:36 Abantu ababini boba sentsimini; omnye athathwe, omnye athathwe
khohlo.
17:37 Baphendula bathi kuye, Phi na, Nkosi? Wathi kubo.
Apho ukhoyo umzimba, aya kuhlanganisana khona amaxhalanga.