Iinthunywa ezivela kuJwanisi uMbhabhadisi
(Lk 7:18-35)
1Ngemva kobana uJesu aqede ukuyala abafundi bakhe abalitjhumi nambili, wasuka lapho wayokufundisa bewatjhumayela emadorobheni weGalile.
2Kwathi bona uJwanisi ezwe asese ngesikhungweni ngalokho obekwenziwa nguKrestu, wathumela abanye babafundi bakhe kuye 3kobana bayombuza bathi: “Unguye olindelwe bona afike, namkha silinde omunye na?”
4UJesu waphendula wathi: “Khambani nibuyele emuva nifese nibikele uJwanisi ngenikuzwileko nenikubonileko: 5Iimphofu ziyabona, iinrhurhubi ziyakhamba, abanekhwekhwe bayahlanjululwa, iinthulu ziyezwa, abafileko bayavuswa begodu ivangeli litjhunyayelwa nakilabo abadududu. 6Ubusisiwe ongakhubekiko ngami.”
7Kwathi abafundi bakaJwanisi nabakhambako, uJesu wakhuluma ngoJwanisi eenqubuthwini, wathi: “Beniphumele ukuyokubonani erhalawumbeni na? Umhlanga udengezeliswa mumoya na? 8Kanti beniphumele ukuyokubonani na? Umuntu owembethe izambatho zakanokutjho na? Abantu abambatha njalo bahlala ngeenkumbeni zamakhosi! 9Kanti beniphumele ukuyokubonani na? Kghani ukubona umphorofidi? Iye, ngiyanitjela nabona okudlula umphorofidi. 10Nguye lo okutlolwe ngaye kwathiwa,
“ ‘Qala, ngithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho,
esizakulungisa indlela phambi kwakho.’
11“Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona akukho noyedwa phakathi kwalabo ababelethwe ngowesifazi owavela waba mkhulu kunoJwanisi uMbhabhadisi. Nanyana kunjalo, omncani embusweni wezulu, mkhulu kunoJwanisi. 12Kusukela emihleni kaJwanisi uMbhabhadisi bekube gadesi, umbuso wezulu bewuseze uphangwa, abantu abawuphangako bayawuhluthula. 13Boke abaphorofidi nomthetho baphorofida bekwafika uJwanisi. 14Nakube nizimisele ukwamukela lokho, yena ungu-Eliya ozako. 15Oneendlebe akezwe!
16“Kodwana ngizasifanisa nani nje isizukulwana sanamhlanjesesi? Sinjengabantwana abahlezi eendaweni zokuthengisa baseze babizana bathi,
17“ ‘Sanidlalela inghwani,
kodwana azange nigide!
Sarhahlawula,
kodwana azange nilile!’
18“UJwanisi wafika angagomi begodu angaseli, nje-ke bathi, ‘Unedimoni’. 19INdodana yoMuntu yafika igoma begodu isela, bathi, ‘Naso-ke isirhiribideli nesidakwa, umngani wabathelisi nezoni!’ Ubuhlakani bubonakala buliqiniso ngezenzo zabo.”
Imizi engaphendukiko
(Lk 10:13-15)
20Yeke uJesu wathoma ukusola amadorobho lapha bekwenziwe khona ubunengi bemikarisomraro ngombana abantu bakhona azange baphenduke, 21wathi: “Uzazizwa wena Rhorazini! Uzazizwa nawe Bhethe-Sayida! Nakube imikarisomraro eyenziwe kuwe le beyenziwe eTirosi neTsidoni, ngabe kade baphenduka ngokwembatha iinzilo bebazirhatjhe ngomlotha. 22Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona ngomhla wokuphela uZimu uzokuba nesirhawu esikhulu ebantwini beTirosi neTsidoni kunani!
23“Khulu kuwe Kapernawumi.
Uzakuphakanyiselwa ezulwini na?
Awa, uzokuphoselwa phasi esirhogweni
ngombana nabethana imikarisomraro eyenzeke kuwe
beyenzeke eSodoma, ngabe isekhona nanamhlanjesi!
24“Kodwana ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bonyana ngomhla wokuphela, inarha yeSodoma izakurhawukelwa khulu kunani.”
Ukubizelwa ekuphumuleni
(Lk 10:21-22)
25Ngesikhatheso uJesu wathi: “Ngiyakudumisa Baba, mnikazi wezulu nephasi ngombana abahlakaniphileko nabafundileko ubafihlele lokhu, kodwana wakwembulela abancancani. 26Iye Baba, ngaleyondlela kube kuhle kuwe.
27“Koke ngikunikelwe nguBaba. Akakho owazi iNdodana ngaphandle koBaba begodu akakho owazi uBaba ngaphandle kweNdodana kanye nalabo iNdodana ethanda ukubambulela yena.
28“Yizani kimi noke nina enidiniweko nenidisibezekako, mina ngizaniphumuza. 29Thwalani ijogi lami, nifunde kimi ngombana ngimnene begodu ngithobile ngehliziyo, imimoya yenu izakufumana ukuphumula 30ngombana ijogi lami lilula nomthwalo wami awudisibezi.”
