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12:1 Phakathi naleso sikhathi, lapho kwakubuthene ndawonye abangenakubalwa
uquqaba lwabantu, kangangokuthi banyathelana, waqala
wathi kubafundi bakhe kuqala: “Xwayani imvubelo yewayini
AbaFarisi, okuwukuzenzisa.
12:2 Ngoba akukho lutho olumboziwe, olungayikwambulwa; akufihlwanga,
lokho kakwaziwa.
12:3 Ngakho-ke noma yini eniyikhulume ebumnyameni, iyozwakala ebumnyameni
ukukhanya; nalokho enikukhulume endlebeni emakamelweni kuyakuba njalo
kumenyezelwa phezu kwezindlu.
12:4 Futhi ngithi kini bangane bami: Ningabesabi ababulala umzimba.
futhi emva kwalokho bangabi nalutho abangakwenza.
12:5 Kodwa ngizonazisa ukuthi ubani eniyakumesaba: Mesabeni, okuyinto ngemva kwakhe
obulele unamandla okuphonsa esihogweni; yebo, ngithi kini: Mesabeni yena.
12:6 Ondlunkulu abayisihlanu abathengiswa yini ngamasenti amabili, futhi akukho nowodwa kubo
ukhohliwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu na?
12:7 Kodwa ngisho nezinwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke. Ungesabi
ngakho-ke nina nibaluleke kunondlunkulu abaningi.
12:8 Futhi ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo oyakungivuma phambi kwabantu, naye uyakungivuma
neNdodana yomuntu iyavuma phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ukuthi:
12:9 Kodwa ongiphikayo phambi kwabantu uyophikwa phambi kwezingelosi
uNkulunkulu.
12:10 Futhi yilowo nalowo okhuluma izwi elimelene neNdodana yomuntu, kuyakuba
umthethelele, kodwa lowo ohlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele
kayikuthethelelwa.
12:11 Futhi lapho beniyisa emasinagogeni, futhi izinduna, futhi
mandla, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakuphendula ngokuthini noma ngokuthini, noma nithini
uzothi:
12:12 Ngoba uMoya oNgcwele uzakunifundisa ngaso leso sikhathi lokho enifanele ukukukwenza
isho.
12:13 Omunye wesixuku wathi kuye: "Mfundisi, khuluma kumfowethu
wahlukanisela ifa nami.
12:14 Wathi kuye: "Ndoda, ngubani ongibeke umahluleli noma umahlukanisi phakathi kwenu?
12:15 Wathi kubo: Qaphelani, nixwaye ukuhaha;
ukuphila komuntu akumi ebuningini bezinto azenzayo
ephethe.
12:16 Wayesebalandisa umfanekiso, ethi: "Insimu yomuntu ocebile
umuntu wazala kakhulu;
12:17 Wazindla phakathi kwakhe, wathi: "Ngizokwenzenjani, ngoba nginakho?"
akukho ndawo lapho enginganikeza khona izithelo zami?
12:18 Wathi: "Lokhu ngizokwenza: Ngizodiliza izinqolobane zami, futhi ngakhe
okukhulu; ngizabuthela khona zonke izithelo zami lempahla yami.
12:19 Bese ngithi emphefumulweni wami: Mphefumulo, unezinto eziningi ezinhle ezibekelelwe abaningi.
iminyaka; khululeka, udle, uphuze, ujabule.
12:20 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: Siphukuphuku, ngalobu busuku umphefumulo wakho uzobizwa
ziyakuba ngezikabani-ke lezi osuzilungisile na?
12:21 Unjalo lowo ozibekelela ingcebo, futhi engacebi
uNkulunkulu.
12:22 Wathi kubafundi bakhe: "Ngakho-ke ngithi kini: Ningathathi
nizindla ngokuphila kwenu ukuthi niyakudlani; loba ngomzimba ukuthi linani
uzogqoka.
12:23 Ukuphila kukhulu kunokudla, nomzimba mkhulu kunesambatho.
12:24 Cabangani ngamagwababa, ngoba awahlwanyeli futhi awavuni; abangenakho
inqolobane noma inqolobane; uNkulunkulu uyazondla; kakhulu kangakanani nina
kunezinyoni?
12:25 Futhi yimuphi kini ngokukhathazeka enezela ubude bakhe ingalo eyodwa?
12:26 Ngakho-ke uma ningenakukwenza lokho okuncane kakhulu, kungani nithatha?
wacabanga okunye?
12:27 Cabangelani iminduze indlela ekhula ngayo: ayikhandleki, ayiphothi; futhi nokho
Ngithi kini: USolomoni enkazimulweni yakhe yonke wayengavunule njengawodwa
zalezi.
12:28 Uma-ke uNkulunkulu embathisa kanjalo utshani basendle, obukhona namuhla, futhi
kusasa ziphonswa eziko; kakhulu kangakanani uyakunembathisa, nina ka
ukholo oluncane?
12:29 Futhi ningafuni eniya kukudla, noma lokho eniyakukuphuza, futhi ningabi
nengqondo engabazayo.
12:30 Ngoba zonke lezi zinto izizwe zomhlaba zifuna, futhi yakho
UBaba uyazi ukuthi niyakudinga lokho.
12:31 Kodwa funani kakhulu umbuso kaNkulunkulu; futhi zonke lezi zinto ziyoba khona
kwengezwe kuwe.
12:32 Ungesabi, mhlambi omncane; ngoba kukuhle kuYihlo ukupha
wena umbuso.
12:33 Thengisani eninakho, niphe izipho; zilungiseleni izikhwama ezingakhiqizi
endala, ingcebo engapheli emazulwini, lapho okungekho sela khona
iyasondela, akoni inundu.
12:34 Ngoba lapho ingcebo yakho ikhona, futhi inhliziyo yakho iyakuba khona.
12:35 Izinkalo zenu mazibe ziboshiwe, nezibani zenu zivutha;
12:36 Nani ngokwenu nibe njengabantu abalindele inkosi yabo, lapho ithanda
ukubuya emshadweni; ukuze kuthi nxa ifika ingqongqotha bavule
kuye masinyane.
12:37 Zibusisiwe lezo zinceku, eyothi lapho inkosi ifika izithole
elindile: ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izabhinca, yenze
ukuba bahlale phansi ekudleni, aphume, abakhonze.
12:38 Uma ifika ngomlindo wesibili, noma ifika ngomlindo wesithathu,
futhi uzithole zinjalo, zibusisiwe lezozinceku.
12:39 Yazini lokhu ukuthi, uba umninindlu ebesazi ihola lelo
isela belingafika, belilinda, alivumanga indlu yalo
ukugqekezwa.
12:40 Ngakho nani hlalani nilungile, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iza ngehora eniya ngalo
ungacabangi.
12:41 Khona uPetru wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ukhuluma lo mfanekiso kithi, noma
ngisho kubo bonke?
12:42 Futhi iNkosi yathi, "Pho-ke ngubani umphathi othembekile nohlakaniphileyo, ongowakhe?
inkosi iyakubeka umbusi phezu kwendlu yayo, ibanike isabelo sabo
inyama ngesikhathi esifanele?
12:43 Ibusisiwe leyo nceku eyothi inkosi yayo, lapho ifika, iyithole kanjalo
ukwenza.
12:44 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izamenza umbusi phezu kwakho konke
kube.
12:45 Kodwa uma leyo nceku ithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami ilibele ukufika;
aqale ukushaya izinceku nezincekukazi, adle, adle
baphuze, badakwe;
12:46 Inkosi yaleyo nceku iyakufika ngosuku engayilindele ngalo.
nangehora angalazi, ayinqume phakathi, futhi
uzommisela isabelo sakhe nabangakholwa.
12:47 Leyo nceku ebiyazi intando yenkosi yayo, ingalungisi;
nongenze njengentando yakhe, akayikushaywa imivimbo eminingi.
12:48 Kodwa owayengazi, futhi wenza izinto ezifanele imivimbo, uyakuba
eshaywa ngemivimbo embalwa. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo ophiwe okuningi, kuyakuvela kuye
kufunwa okuningi; futhi lowo abantu abambeke okuningi, bayathanda kuye
buza kakhulu.
12:49 Ngize ukuphonsa umlilo emhlabeni; futhi ngizothini, uma kakade
oshile?
12:50 Kepha nginombhapathizo engizakubhapathizwa ngawo; futhi ngicindezeleke kangakanani
kufezwe!
12:51 Nithi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni? Ngithi kini, Cha; kodwa
kunalokho ukuhlukana:
12:52 Ngoba kusukela manje kuqhubeke kuyakuba ezinhlanu endlini eyodwa behlukene, abathathu
nababili, nababili nabathathu.
12:53 Uyise uyokwehlukana nendodana, futhi indodana ngokumelene
ubaba; unina amelane nendodakazi, nendodakazi imelane nendodakazi
umama; uninazala amelane lomalokazana wakhe, lendodakazi
kuninazala.
12:54 Wayesethi nakuzo izixuku: “Nxa nibona ifu liphuma ezulwini
entshonalanga, masinyane nithi: “Kuyeza imvula; futhi kunjalo.
12:55 Futhi nxa nibona umoya waseningizimu uvunguza, nithi, 'Kuzoba ukushisa.' futhi
kuyenzeka.
12:56 Bazenzisi, niyakwazi ukubona ubuso bezulu nomhlaba; kodwa
Kanjani lina kaliqedisisi lesisikhathi?
12:57 Yebo, kungani nina ngokwenu ningahluleli okulungile?
12:58 Lapho uya enkosini nomangalele, njengoba wena
indlela, khuthalela ukuba ukhululwe kuye; hlezi yena
ukudonsele kumahluleli, umahluleli akunikele esikhonzini, futhi
iphoyisa likuphonsa etilongweni.
12:59 Ngithi kuwe: Kawuyikumuka lapho, uze ukhokhe inzalo.
izimbuzane zokugcina.