Jesu uphilisa indvodza lenesifo sekuvuvuka
1Ngalelinye liSabatha Jesu abeyewudla emtini walesinye siphatsimandla selicembu lebaFarisi, bantfu bebacaphelisisile kutsi Jesu utakwentani. 2EmbikwaJesu kwakunendvodza leyayinesifo sekuvuvuka. 3Jesu wakhuluma, wabuta tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi watsi: “Umtsetfo wetfu uyasivumela yini kutsi siphilise ngeliSabatha, nome cha?”
4Kodvwa abazange batsi vu. Jesu wayitsatsa lendvodza wayiphilisa, wase utsi ayihambe. 5Wase utsi kubo: “Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lokungatsi imbongolo yakhe nome inkhabi yakhe ibhajwe eludzakeni angete ayikhipha ngobe kuliSabatha?”
6Kodvwa behluleka kumphendvula kuloko.
Imphatfo lenhle nekutfobeka
7Jesu wabona kutsi laba bebamenyiwe babekhetsa tindzawo letinhle, ngako wase ubatjela bonkhe umfanekiso lotsi: 8“Nangabe umenyiwe emshadweni ungabohlala etindzaweni letiphakeme, ngobe kusenekwenteka kutsi kukhona lomunye lomenyiwe loncono kunawe. 9Bese lona lonimemile uta kuwe utsi:
“ ‘Ase ukhweshele nangu, ahlale lapha.’ Ngako uyawuba nemahloni ngekwehliselwa endzaweni lephansi. 10Lokungenani nawumenyiwe, kuncono uhlale endzaweni lephansi, kuze kutsi lokumemile afike atsi: ‘Yenyuka, mngami, utewuhlala kunansi indzawo lencono,’ loko kutakuletsela kuhlonishwa emkhatsini walabo bebamenyiwe. 11Ngobe wonkhe umuntfu lotiphakamisako uyawutfotjiswa, nalotitfobako uyawuphakanyiswa.”
12Jesu wase utsi kulona lammemile: “Nawente lidzili, ungabomema tihlobo takho, nome banakenu, nome tinini, nome bomakhelwane bakho labacebile, ngobe nawe bayawukumema, ngalendlela-ke uyawube sewuwutfolile umvuzo waloko kwenta kwakho. 13Nawente lidzili, ubomema timphuya, netishosha, netinchute, netimphumphutse. 14Uyawubusiswa, ngobe bangeke babe nemandla ekukwenana loko. Uyawubuyiselwa nguNkulunkulu ekuvukeni kwalabalungile.”
Umfanekiso ngelidzili lelikhulu
15Lomunye walamadvodza bekahleti adla naye nakeva loko, watsi kuJesu: “Maye, ubusisiwe loyawuhlanganyela ekudleni embusweni waNkulunkulu!”
16Jesu watsi: “Kwake kwaba khona umuntfu lowenta lidzili lelikhulu, wamema bantfu labanyenti. 17Sesifikile sikhatsi sekudla, watfumela sisebenti kutsi siyewubita labamenyiwe, watsi sifike sitsi: ‘Wotani, konkhe sekulungile!’ 18Kodvwa bonkhe ngalokufananako bacala babeka taba tekungaphumeleli. Wekucala watsi: ‘Ngitsenge lipulazi, kufanele ngiyewulibona; ngicela ufike ungicolisele!’ 19Lomunye watsi: ‘Ngitsenge tinkhabi letilishumi, manje ngisayawutilinga kutsi tinjani; ngicela ungicolisele!’ 20Lomunye watsi: ‘Ngisandza kuteka umfati, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngiphumelele.’
21“Sisebenti sancandzeka, safike satjela lomnumzane waso. Lomnumzane watfukutsela, watselwa ngemanti, waze watsi kuso: ‘Sheshisa uye etindleleni nasetitaladini edolobheni ubite timphuya, netishosha, netimphumphutse netinchute.’ 22Sisebenti satsi: ‘Mnumzane, sengikwentile lokushito, kodvwa kusasele indzawo.’ 23Lomnumzane wase utsi esisebentini: ‘Hamba uye etindleleni nasemigwacweni lesetikhotseni uncenge bonkhe bantfu kutsi bete, khona itewugcwala lendlu yami. 24Nginitjela ngitsi: Kute nome munye loyawudla kulelidzili lami kulabo bebamenyiwe!’ ”
Kuyabita kuba ngumfundzi waJesu
25Ticumbi letinkhulu tebantfu betihamba naJesu. Wagucukela kuto watsi: 26“Lota kimi angeke abe ngumfundzi wami ngaphandle kwekutsi adzele uyise nenina, umfati wakhe nebantfwabakhe, bomnakabo nabodzadzewabo, yebo, kanye nemphilo yakhe lucobo lwayo. 27Longetjatsi siphambano sakhe angilandzele, angeke abe ngumfundzi wami.
28“Ngubani emkhatsini wenu longatsi afuna kwakha sitezi lesikhulu, angahlali phansi kucala, abale tindleko, abukisise kutsi unayo yini imali leyenele kutsi angasicedza lesitezi? 29Nangabe akanayo kantsi sewubeke nesisekelo saso, angasasicedzi, bonkhe lababonako bangahlekisa ngaye batsi: 30‘Lendvodza yacala yakha, kodvwa seyiyehluleka kuwucedza lomsebenti!’
31“Nangabe inkhosi inemabutfo lati-10 000 iyawulwa nalenye inkhosi lenemabutfo lati-20 000, leyo nkhosi ifanele kutsi ihlale phansi ibukisise kutsi ingaba nawo yini emandla ekubhekana nalenkhosi. 32Nangabe ayinawo, itawuvele itfumele tigijimi kulelenye inkhosi isesekhashane, tiyewutsi: ‘Mayoyo, ayiphele!’ ”
33Jesu wagcina ngekutsi: “Kunjalo-ke nakini, kute longaba ngumfundzi wami ngaphandle kwekutsi adzele konkhe lanako.”
Luswayi lolungenamsebenti
34“Luswayi lulungile, kodvwa nangabe selulahlekelwe bunandzi balo, kungentiwa lisu lini kutsi luphindze lulunge? 35Alusekalungeli ngisho nemhlabatsi nome sengumcuba, nebantfu bayalulahla.
“Lonendlebe yekuva akeve.”
