Luka
18:1 Wabatshela nomfanekiso kuze kube manje, ukuthi kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi
khulekani, ningadangali;
18:2 Ethi: Kwakukhona emzini othile umahluleli owayengamesabi uNkulunkulu, futhi
indoda ebhekiwe:
18:3 Futhi kwakukhona umfelokazi kulowo muzi; weza kuye, wathi.
Ngiphindisele esitheni sami.
NgokukaLuka 18:4 Kepha akavumanga isikhathi, kepha ngasemuva wathi phakathi kwakhe:
Noma ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu, nginganaki muntu;
18:5 Nokho, ngoba lo mfelokazi uyangikhathaza, Ngizomphindisela, funa ngaye
elokhu efika uyangidina.
18:6 Futhi iNkosi yathi: Yizwani ukuthi umahluleli ongalungile athini.
18:7 Futhi uNkulunkulu ngeke abaphindisele abakhethiweyo bakhe, abakhala imini nobusuku kubo
yena, nakuba ebekezelela isikhathi eside nabo?
18:8 Ngithi kini: Uzabaphindisela masinyane. Nokho lapho iNdodana
umuntu uyeza, uyakufumana ukukholwa emhlabeni na?
18:9 Wakhuluma lo mfanekiso kwabanye ababezethemba ukuthi
babelungile, bedelela abanye;
18:10 Amadoda amabili enyukela ethempelini ukuyokhuleka; omunye engumFarisi, lomunye
omunye umthelisi.
18:11 UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela kanje, "Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga
Anginjengabanye abantu, abaphangi, abangalungile, iziphingi, noma njengabanje
lomthelisi.
18:12 Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki, nginikela okweshumi kukho konke enginakho.
18:13 Futhi umthelisi, emi kude, wayengafuni ngisho nokuphakamisa
amehlo ezulwini, kodwa washaya isifuba sakhe, ethi: UNkulunkulu yiba nomusa kuye
mina soni.
18:14 Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kulo
okunye: ngokuba yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uyakuthotshiswa; futhi yena lokho
ozithobayo uyakuphakanyiswa.
18:15 Basebeletha kuye nezingane ezincane, ukuze azithinte;
abafundi bakhe bekubona babakhuza.
18:16 Kodwa uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi: "Vumelani abantwana beze."
kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo.
18:17 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengalokhu
umntwana omncane kasoze angene kuwo.
18:18 Futhi umbusi othile wambuza, wathi: "Mfundisi Omuhle, ngizakwenzani?"
ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?
18:19 UJesu wathi kuye: "Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle? akukho okuhle, ngaphandle nje
munye, okungukuthi, uNkulunkulu.
18:20 Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali;
ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, yazisa uyihlo nonyoko.
18:21 Wathi: "Konke lokhu ngikugcinile kusukela ebusheni bami.
18:22 UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kuye: "Usantula."
into eyodwa: thengisa ngakho konke onakho, wabele abampofu, futhi
uzakuba nengcebo ezulwini; uze ungilandele.
18:23 Futhi lapho ekuzwa lokhu, wadabuka kakhulu, ngoba wayecebile kakhulu.
18:24 UJesu ebona ukuthi wayedabukile kakhulu, wathi: "Kuzoba nzima kangakanani
Abanengcebo bangena embusweni kaNkulunkulu!
18:25 Ngoba kulula ukuba ikamela lingene entunjeni yenaliti, kunokuba a
ocebileyo ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
18:26 Futhi labo abezwayo bathi: Pho ngubani ongasindiswa?
18:27 Wathi: Izinto ezingenakwenzeka kubantu zingenzeka ngabo
uNkulunkulu.
18:28 Khona uPetru wathi: "Bheka, thina sishiye konke, futhi sakulandela.
18:29 Wathi kubo: "Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akekho onakho
utshiye indlu, kumbe abazali, kumbe abafowabo, kumbe umkakhe, kumbe abantwana, ngenxa yebandla
umbuso kaNkulunkulu,
18:30 Ongayikukwamukela okuphindwe kaningi kulesi sikhathi, futhi
izwe elizayo ukuphila okuphakade.
18:31 Khona wathatha abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: "Bhekani, siyenyuka
eJerusalema, lakho konke okulotshiweyo ngabaprofethi
iNdodana yomuntu izapheleliswa.
18:32 Ngoba uyonikelwa kwabezizwe, futhi uzobe usulu, futhi
wancengwa kabi, wamkhafulela:
18:33 Futhi bayombhaxabula, futhi bambulale, futhi ngosuku lwesithathu
lizavuka futhi.
18:34 Kepha bona abaqondanga lutho lwalezi zinto, futhi leli zwi lalifihlekile
labo, futhi babengazi izinto ezazikhulunywa.
18:35 Kwathi esondela eJeriko, othile
impumputhe yayihlezi ngasendleleni icela;
18:36 Ithe isizwa isixuku sidlula, yabuza ukuthi kuyini.
18:37 Bayitshela ukuthi uJesu waseNazaretha uyadlula.
18:38 Futhi wamemeza, wathi: Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!
18:39 Ababehamba phambili bamkhuza ukuba athule.
kepha wamemeza kakhulukazi, wathi: “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!
18:40 UJesu wema, wayala ukuba silethwe kuye
wasondela, wambuza.
18:41 esithi: Ufuna ukuthi ngikwenzeleni? Wathi: Nkosi,
ukuze ngibuye ngibone.
18:42 UJesu wathi kuye: "Bona! Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile."
18:43 Njalo yahle yabona, yamlandela, idumisa uNkulunkulu.
bonke abantu bekubona badumisa uNkulunkulu.