ULuka 18:1 Ke kaloku, wayethetha nomzekeliso kubo, wokuba bamelwe kukuthi bahlale thandazani, ningatyhafi; 18:2 esithi, Kwaye kukho umgwebi emzini othile, ongamoyikiyo uThixo, kanjalo indoda ebonisiweyo: 18:3 Kwaye kukho umhlolokazi othile kuloo mzi; weza kuye, esithi. Ndiphindezele kummangaleli wam; 18:4 Kwaba mzuzu engavumi; kodwa kamva wathi ngaphakathi kwakhe, Nakuba ndingamoyiki uThixo, ndingamhlonele nomntu; 18:5 noko, ngenxa yokuba lo mhlolokazi endibulala, ndomlungisa, ndimkhulule, hleze ndimkhulule emane esiza uyandidinisa. 18:6 Ithe ke iNkosi, Kuveni okuthethwa ngumgwebi ongalungisiyo. 18:7 Ke yena uThixo akayi kukha abalungise na abanyulwa bakhe, abakhala imini nobusuku kubo yena, noko azeka kade umsindo ngabo? 18:8 Ndithi kuni, Uya kubalungisa, abakhulule kamsinya. Nangona kunjalo xa uNyana Ufika umntu, wolufumana na ke ukholo ehlabathini? 18:9 Ke kaloku wathetha lo mzekeliso kwabathile, ababekholose ngaphakathi kwabo ukuthi bengamalungisa, bebadela abanye; 18:10 Amadoda amabini enyuka aya etempileni, esiya kuthandaza; omnye engumFarisi, omnye engumFarisi omnye ungumbuthi werhafu. 18:11 UmFarisi ezimise yedwa, ezithandazela esithi, Thixo, ndiyabulela kuwe Andifani nabanye abantu, abaphangi, abangemalungisa, abakrexezi, okanye njengabanye lo mqokeleli werhafu. 18:12 Ndizila ukudla kabini ngeveki, ndinikela izishumi zako konke endikuzuzayo. 18:13 Uthe ke umbuthi werhafu emi kude, akavuma nokuphakamisa isandla sakhe amehlo ekhangele ezulwini, kodwa ubetha esifubeni sakhe, esithi, Thixo yiba nenceba kuye ndingumoni. 18:14 Ndithi kuni, Wehla lo waya endlwini yakhe, egwetyelwe yena kunalowo kuba wonke umntu oziphakamisayo uya kuthotywa; naye lowo ozithobayo uya kuphakanyiswa. 18:15 Ke kaloku baye bezisa kuye neentsana zabo, ukuze azichukumise; bakukubona oko abafundi bakhe, babakhalimela. 18:16 Uthe ke uYesu wazibizela kuye, wathi, Bayekeni abantwana beze ningabaleli kum, ningabaleli; kuba ubukumkani bukaThixo bubobabo banjalo. 18:17 Inene, ndithi kuni, Othe akabamkela ubukumkani bukaThixo njengokuba Akasayi kungena umntwana kuwo. 18:18 Umphathi othile wambuza, esithi, Mfundisi ulungileyo, mandenze ntoni na? Budla ilifa ubomi obungunaphakade? 18:19 Uthe ke uYesu kuye, Yini na ukuba uthi ndilungile? Akukho ulungileyo, ngaphaya koko mnye, oko kukuthi, uThixo. 18:20 Uyayazi imithetho: musa ukukrexeza, musa ukubulala, yenza musa ukuba, musa ukungqina ubuxoki, beka uyihlo nonyoko. 18:21 Uthe ke yena, Zonke ezo zinto ndazigcina kwasebuncinaneni bam. 18:22 Ekuvile ke oko uYesu, wathi kuye, Usaswele le nto inye: thengisa ngeento zonke onazo, wabele amahlwempu; woba nobutyebi emazulwini; uze undilandele. 18:23 Ezivile ke ezo ndawo, waba buhlungu kakhulu; kuba ube esisityebi kunene. 18:24 UYesu akumbona ke ebuhlungu kakhulu, wathi, Hayi, ngenkankulu! abo banobutyebi bangene ebukumkanini bukaThixo. 18:25 Kuba kulula ukuba inkamela iphumele entunjeni yenaliti, kunokuba inkamela iphumele entunjeni yenaliti isityebi sokungena ebukumkanini bukaThixo. 18:26 Bathi ke abo bevayo, Ngubani na ke ongasindiswayo? 18:27 Uthe ke yena, Izinto ezingenakwenzeka kubantu, zinokwenzeka ngabo uThixo. 18:28 Uthe ke uPetros, Uyabona, thina sishiye iinto zonke sakulandela. 18:29 Wathi kubo, Inene, ndithi kuni, akukho bani unabo ushiye indlu, nokuba ngumfazi, nokuba ngabazalwana, nokuba ngumfazi, nokuba ngabantwana, ngenxa yobu ubukumkani bukaThixo, 18:30 ongayi kuthi amkele izinto ezininzi ezingakumbi ngeli xesha lakalokunje, nakwixesha langoku ihlabathi elizayo ubomi obungunaphakade. 18:31 Ke kaloku ubathabathile abalishumi elinababini, wathi kubo, Niyabona, siyenyuka eYerusalem, nakuzo zonke izinto ezibhaliweyo ngayo abaprofeti uNyana woMntu uya kufezeka. 18:32 Kuba uya kunikelwa kuzo iintlanga, kudlalwe ngaye, athi wakhuza, watshicelwa. 18:33 zimtyakatye, zimbulale, athi ngomhla wesithathu uya kubuya avuke. 18:34 Bona abaqondanga nento kwezi zinto; laye neli lizwi lifihlakele kubo nabo babengazazi izinto ezithethwayo. 18:35 Ke kaloku, esondela eYeriko, indoda ithile isondela kuye indoda eyimfama yayihleli ngasendleleni ingqiba. 18:36 Ithe yakuva kudlula isihlwele, yamana ibuza ukuba ingaba yintoni na le. 18:37 Bayixelela ke ukuba kudlula uYesu waseNazarete. 18:38 Yabhomboloza isithi, Yesu, nyana kaDavide, ndenzele inceba. 18:39 Baye abo babehamba ngaphambili beyikhalimela, ukuba ithi tu; kwaba kukhona ke wadandulukayo ngakumbi, esithi, Nyana kaDavide, ndenzele inceba. 18:40 Wema ke uYesu, wathi mayiziswe kuye yasondela, yambuza. 18:41 esithi, Ufuna ukuba ndikwenzele ntoni na? Wathi ke yena, Nkosi, ukuze ndibuye ndibone. 18:42 UYesu wathi kuyo, Buya ubone; ukholo lwakho lukusindisile. 18:43 Kwangoko yabuya yabona, yamlandela imzukisa uThixo; bathi bonke abantu, bakukubona oko, badumisa uThixo.