Luka
20:1 Kwathi ngolunye lwalezo zinsuku efundisa abantu
ethempelini, washumayela ivangeli nabapristi abakhulu nabangcwele
kweza kuye ababhali namalunga;
20:2 Bakhuluma kuye, bathi: "Sitshele ukuthi lezi uzenza ngagunya lini."
izinto? kumbe ngubani okunike leligunya?
20:3 Waphendula, wathi kubo: "Nami ngizakunibuza izwi libe linye; futhi
ngiphendule:
20:4 Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwaluvela ezulwini, noma kubantu?
20:5 Bakhulumisana bodwa, bathi: “Uma sithi: Ezulwini;
uzakuthi: Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na?
20:6 Kodwa uma sithi: Kubantu; bonke abantu bazakusikhanda ngamatshe, ngoba banjalo
waqinisekisa ukuthi uJohane wayengumprofethi.
20:7 Baphendula, ukuthi abazi lapho livela khona.
20:8 UJesu wathi kubo: "Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza ngagunya lini
lezi zinto.
20:9 Waseqala ukukhuluma ebantwini lumfanekiso; Indoda ethile yatshala
isivini, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya ezweni elikude
isikhathi eside.
20:10 Futhi ngesikhathi esifanele, wathumela inceku kubalimi, ukuze bahambe
mnikeni ezithelweni zesivini; kepha abalimi bamshaya, futhi
wammukisa elambatha.
20:11 Wabuye wathuma enye inceku; nayo bayishaya, bayincenga
wammukisa ngehlazo, wammukisa elambatha.
20:12 Wabuye wathuma neyesithathu; nayo bayilimaza, bayiphonsa ngaphandle.
20:13 Wayesethi umninisivini: 'Ngizakwenzani? ngizothumela okwami
Indodana ethandekayo: mhlawumbe bayoyihlonipha lapho beyibona.
20:14 Kodwa lapho abalimi bembona, babonisana bodwa, bathi.
Le yindlalifa: wozani siyibulale, ukuze ifa libe khona
eyethu.
20:15 Ngakho bamkhiphela ngaphandle kwesivini, bambulala. Yini-ke
Umninisivini uzakwenza kubo yini?
20:16 Uyofika futhi ababhubhise laba balimi, futhi uyonika isivini
kwabanye. Sebezwile bathi: Makube njalo!
20:17 Wababheka, wathi: Pho kuyini lokhu okulotshiweyo ukuthi: The?
itshe abalinqabayo abakhi, lona laba yinhloko kaJehova
ikhona?
20:18 Noma ubani owela phezu kwalelo tshe uyophahlazeka; kodwa kubani
liyakuwa, limcole.
20:19 Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukubeka izandla ngaso leso sikhathi
kuye; besaba abantu, ngokuba baqonda ukuthi unakho
wakhuluma lumfanekiso ngabo.
20:20 Futhi bambhekisisa, bathuma izinhloli ukuze azenze
bona bangabantu abalungileyo, ukuze babambe amazwi akhe, kube njalo
bamkhaphele emandleni nasegunyeni lombusi.
20:21 Bambuza, bathi: "Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uyasho futhi."
ufundisa kahle, ungakhethi buso bamuntu, kodwa ufundise
indlela kaNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso:
20:22 Kuvunyelwe kithi ukuthela kuKesari, noma qha?
20:23 Kodwa ebazi ubuqili babo, wathi kubo: "Ningilingelani na?
20:24 Ngiboniseni udenariyu. Inomfanekiso nombhalo kabani? Baphendula
wathi: KaKesari.
20:25 Wathi kubo: "Ngakho-ke nikani uKesari okukhona."
EzikaKhesari, noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu.
20:26 Futhi abakwazanga ukubamba amazwi akhe phambi kwabantu
bamangala ngokuphendula kwakhe, bathula.
NgokukaLuka 20:27 Kwase kufika kuye abathile babaSadusi abaphikayo ukuthi akukho muntu
uvuko; bambuza.
20:28 besithi: Mfundisi, uMozisi wasibhalela ukuthi: Uba umfowabo womuntu esifa elendoda
umkakhe, wafa engenabantwana, umfowabo amthathe
umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo.
20:29 Ngakho kwakukhona izelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wathatha umfazi, wafa
ngaphandle kwabantwana.
20:30 Nowesibili wamthatha, wafa engenamntwana.
20:31 Nowesithathu wamthatha; kanjalo abayisikhombisa bahamba
wayengenabantwana, wafa.
20:32 Ekugcineni kwabo bonke owesifazane wafa naye.
20:33 Ngakho-ke ekuvukeni ungumfazi bani kubo? ngoba abayisikhombisa babenazo
yena kunkosikazi.
20:34 UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Abantwana balumhlaba bathatha,
futhi bayendiswa.
20:35 Kodwa labo okuthiwa bafanele ukuzuza lowo mhlaba, futhi
ukuvuka kwabafileyo, kabaganani, kabendiswa;
20:36 Futhi ngeke besafa, ngoba balingana nezingelosi; futhi
bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, bengabantwana bokuvuka kwabafileyo.
20:37 Manje ukuthi abafileyo bayavuswa, noMose wakubonisa esihlahleni, lapho yena
ibiza uJehova ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu
kaJakobe.
20:38 Ngoba akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa wabaphilayo, ngoba bonke baphilela
yena.
20:39 Base bephendula abanye kubabhali, bathi: "Mfundisi, ushilo kahle."
20:40 Futhi emva kwalokho ababanga nasibindi sokumbuza lutho.
20:41 Wathi kubo, Basho kanjani ukuthi uKristu uyindodana kaDavide?
20:42 Futhi uDavide ngokwakhe uthi encwadini yamaHubo: "UJehova wathi kimi
Nkosi, hlala ngakwesokunene sami,
20:43 Ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.
20:44 Ngakho uDavide umbiza ngokuthi iNkosi, pho-ke uyindodana yakhe kanjani?
20:45 Kwathi sezilalele ixuku lonke wathi kubafundi bakhe.
20:46 Qaphela ababhali, abafisa ukuhamba bembethe izingubo ezinde, nothando
ukubingelelwa ezigcawini, nezihlalo eziphakemeyo emasinagogeni, ne
izindlu eziphambili emikhosini;
20:47 abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, nangokuzenzisa benza imithandazo emide;
bayothola ukulahlwa okukhulu.