Luka 16:1 Wayesethi nakubafundi bakhe: Kwakukhona umuntu othile onothileyo wayenomphathi; yona yabekwa icala lokuthi ichithe eyakhe izimpahla. 16:2 Wambiza, wathi kuye: "Kwenzeka kanjani lokhu engikuzwayo?" wena? landisa ngobuphathi bakho; ngoba ungeke usaba khona umphathi. 16:3 Khona-ke umphathi wathi ngaphakathi kwakhe: Ngizakwenzani? okwenkosi yami ungiphuca ubuphathi; ukuncenga nginamahloni. 16:4 Sengikwazi engizakwenza, ukuze, nxa ngikhitshwa ebuphathini. bangangemukela ezindlini zabo. 16:5 Ngakho wabizela kuye ngamunye abanamacala enkosini yakhe, futhi wathi kubo okokuqala: Unecala elingakanani enkosini yami na? 16:6 Wathi, Izilinganiso eziyikhulu zamafutha. Wathi kuye: Thatha owakho , uhlale phansi masinyane, ulobe amashumi ayisihlanu. 16:7 Wayesethi komunye, Wena-ke unecala elingakanani na? Wathi, An izilinganiso ezilikhulu zikakolweni. Wasesithi kuye: Thatha incwadi yakho, njalo bhala amashumi ayisishiyagalombili. 16:8 Inkosi yamtusa umphathi ongalungile, ngokuba wenze ngokuhlakanipha; ngoba abantwana balumhlaba bahlakaniphe esizukulwaneni sabo kulo abantwana bokukhanya. 16:9 Futhi ngithi kini: Zenzeleni nina abangane ngoMamona ukungalungi; ukuze kuthi, nxa nihluleka, banamukele izindawo zokuhlala zaphakade. 16:10 Othembekile kokuncane uthembekile nakokukhulu; ongalungile kokuncinyane akalungile nakokukhulu. 16:11 Ngakho uma beningathembekanga kuMamona ongalungile, ngubani uzozibophezela ekuthembeni kwakho ingcebo yeqiniso? 16:12 Futhi uma beningathembeki kulokho omunye umuntu, ngubani uyakukunika okungokwakho na? 16:13 Akukho nceku engakhonza amakhosi amabili, ngoba noma izozonda eyodwa, futhi thanda omunye; noma ibambelele kwenye, idelele enye. Anikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu noMamona. 16:14 Futhi nabaFarisi, abahahayo, bezwa zonke lezi zinto bamklolodela. 16:15 Wathi kubo, Nina ningabazishaya abalungileyo phambi kwabantu; kepha uNkulunkulu uyazazi izinhliziyo zenu, ngokuba lokho okuphakeme phakathi kwabantu kuyisinengiso phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 16:16 Umthetho nabaprofethi kwakukhona kwaze kwaba nguJohane, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi umbuso ka UNkulunkulu uyashunyayelwa, futhi wonke umuntu uphishekela kukho. 16:17 Futhi kulula ukuba izulu nomhlaba kudlule, kunechashaza elilodwa lezinhlamvu umthetho ukwehluleka. 16:18 Noma ubani olahla umkakhe, futhi aganwe omunye, wenza isono ukuphinga: futhi noma ubani oganwa owahlukanisiwe nendoda yakhe uyaphinga. 16:19 Kwakukhona umuntu othile ocebile, owayegqoke ezinsomi futhi ecolekileyo yelineni, futhi yayidla ngokunethezeka nsuku zonke: NgokukaLuka 16:20 Kwakukhona isinxibi esithile, nguLazaru, sibekwe eduze kwakhe isango, ligcwele izilonda, 16:21 Futhi efisa ukusuthiswa ngemvuthuluka ewa endaweni yesicebi. phezu kwalokho kwafika izinja zamkhotha izilonda. 16:22 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi ompofu wafa, futhi wathwalwa yizingelosi esifubeni sika-Abrahama: nesicebi safa, sembelwa; 16:23 Futhi esihogweni waphakamisa amehlo aso, esezinhlungwini, futhi wabona u-Abrahama ekude, noLazaru esesifubeni sakhe. 16:24 Futhi wamemeza wathi, Baba Abrahama, ngihawukele, futhi uthumele uLazaru, ukuze agcobhoze isihloko somunwe wakhe emanzini, aphozise umphefumulo wami ulimi; ngoba ngiyahlushwa kulelilangabi. 16:25 Kepha u-Abrahama wathi: 'Ndodana, khumbula ukuthi wena wakwamukela ekuphileni kwakho okuhle, kanjalo noLazaru okubi; kepha manje uyaduduzwa; futhi uyahlushwa. 16:26 Futhi phezu kwakho konke lokhu, phakathi kwethu nawe kukhona umhosha omkhulu fixed ukuze labo abafuna ukusuka lapha baye kini bangekwazi; futhi ngeke sidluliseleni lowo ovela khona. 16:27 Wathi, Ngakho ngiyakucela, baba, ukuba umthume endlini kababa: 16:28 Ngoba nginabafowethu abahlanu; ukuze afakaze kubo, hlezi nabo ngenani kulendawo yokuhlushwa. 16:29 U-Abrahama wathi kuye: BanoMose nabaprofethi; mabezwe bona. 16:30 Yathi, Hatshi, baba Abrahama, kodwa uba omunye evela kubo eya kubo abafile, bayakuphenduka. 16:31 Wathi kuye, Uma bengalaleli uMose nabaprofethi, kanjalo bayakuvunywa, noma kuvuka omunye kwabafileyo.