Lukha 16

₁Jesu wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Kwake kwaba khona indvodza leyayisicebi lesasinendvuna. Sase sitjelwe kutsi lendvuna ihlaphata imali yaso. ₂Sayibita lendvuna satsi: ‘Yini loku lengikuvako ngawe? Ngikhombise kutsi imphahla yami uyiphatsa kanjani, ngobe ungeke uchubeke ube yindvuna yami, nawuhamba ngalolunyawo!’ ₃Lendvuna yacabanga yatsi: ‘Inkhosi yami itangicosha emsebentini. Ngitakwente njani? Ngingeke ngikumele kuba simbamgodzi, kantsi nekucela futsi ngiyakwesaba. ₄Sengibonile lengitawukwenta, kuze nase ngiphelelwe ngumsebenti, bangani bami bangemukele, bangihlalise emakhaya abo.’

₅“Ngako wabita bonkhe lababekweleda lesicebi ngamunye ngamunye. Kulona wekucala watsi: ‘Uyikweleda malini inkhosi yami?’ ₆Wamphendvula watsi: ‘Nasi sikwelede, ngikweleda emabhodlela emafutsa eliphehla lati-4 000.’ Lendvuna yamtjela yatsi: ‘Nali libhuku lakho lesikwelede. Hlala phansi ubhale ti-2 000.’ ₇Kulomunye watsi: ‘Wena-ke ukweleda malini?’ Waphendvula watsi: ‘Nasi sikwelede, ngikweleda emasaka emmbila lalikhulu.’ Lendvuna yatsi: ‘Nali libhuku lesikwelede sakho. Hlala phansi ubhale ema-80.’

₈“Inkhosi yayidvumisa lendvuna lengaketsembeki ngekwenta lentfo lenebucili kangaka, ngobe bantfu balomhlaba bahlakaniphile esitukulwaneni sabo kunebantfu bekukhanya.”

₉Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Nginitjela ngitsi: Tenteleni bangani ngemcebo wemhlaba, kuze kutsi ungaphela banemukele ekhaya laphakadze.

₁₀“Lowo lowetsembekile etintfweni letincane, uyakwetsembeka nasetintfweni letinkhulu, longetsembeki etintfweni letincane, angeke etsembeke etintfweni letinkhulu. ₁₁Ngako naningaketsembeki ekuphatseni umcebo walomhlaba, ningetsembeka kanjani emcebeni lokunguwo sibili? ₁₂Nani naningaketsembeki entfweni yalomunye umuntfu, ngubani loyawuninika lokukwenu?

₁₃“Asikho sisebenti lesingasebenta emakhosi lamabili ngasikhatsi sinye. Siyawutondza lenye, sitsandze lenye; siyawunamatsela kulenye, sedzelele lenye. Ngako-ke ningeke nikhonte Nkulunkulu nemcebo.”

₁₄BaFarisi nabakuva loku, bamphukuta Jesu, ngobe phela babeyitsandza imali. ₁₅Kodvwa Jesu watsi kubo: “Nitenta labalungile emehlweni ebantfu, kodvwa Nkulunkulu uyatati tinhlitiyo. Loko bantfu labacabanga kutsi kuyintfo lenkhulu lebalulekile, kusinengiso ebusweni baNkulunkulu.

₁₆“Umtsetfo netimfundziso tebaphrofethi kwasebenta kwaze kwefika sikhatsi saJohane uMbhabhatisi. Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi sekushunyayelwa liVangeli ngembuso waNkulunkulu, wonkhe umuntfu ulwela kungena kuwo, ₁₇kodvwa kulula kutsi lizulu nemhlaba kwendlule kunekutsi lichashatana lemtsetfo lendlule liphele.

₁₈“Nangabe indvodza idivosa umkayo bese iteka lomunye umfati, iyaphinga; nendvodza letsatsa umfati lodivosiwe, iyaphinga.”

₁₉“Bekukhona indvodza leyayicebile igcoka timphahla letatidule kakhulu. Yayinekudla lokunyenti idla kahle onkhe emalanga. ₂₀Esangweni lemuti wayo bekuhlala umuntfu labechakile, libito lakhe kunguLazaro, abenetilondza wonkhe umtimba, ₂₁abedzinga kondliwa ngetimvutfuluka tekudla letatiwa etafuleni lalesicebi. Netinja tatita timkhotse tilondza.

₂₂“Lendvodza leluphuya yafa yemukelwa tingilosi, tayiyisa edzilini lasezulwini, lapho tefike tayibeka edvute na-Abrahama; nesicebi safa sangcwatjwa. ₂₃Sabasebuhlungwini lobukhulu endzaweni yalabafile; satsi sibuka ngetulu sabona Abrahama akhashane, anaLazaro. ₂₄Sase siyamemeta sitsi: ‘Babe Abrahama, ngihawukele ungitfumelele nango Lazaro enye sihloko semuno wakhe emantini atengiphotisa elulwimini, ngobe ngisebuhlungwini lobukhulu, ngiyasha!’

₂₅“Kodvwa Abrahama watsi: ‘Khumbula, ndvodzana yami, kutsi usaphila emhlabeni wanikwa konkhe lokuhle, kepha Lazaro abenikwe lokubi kodvwa. Sewuyajatjuliswa-ke lapha, kantsi wena sewusekuhluphekeni. ₂₆Nangaphandle kwaloko nje kuneludvonga lolukhulu lapha emkhatsini wetfu, lolusivimbelako kutsi labamshiya ngalo bangakwati kwewelela ngalapho, nalabo labangesheya bangete bakwati kwewelela mshiya ngalo.’ ₂₇Lesicebi sase sitsi: ‘Sengiyakuncenga, babe, umane sale nje umtfumela ekhaya lababe. ₂₈Lapho nginebanaketfu labasihlanu, efike abatjele kutsi bangete beta lapha kulendzawo lengikuyo.’

₂₉“Abrahama watsi: ‘Bomnakenu banemtsetfo waMosi netincwadzi tebaphrofethi letingabatjela, abalalele tona.’ ₃₀Lesicebi samphendvula satsi: ‘Cha-ke, babe Abrahama, nakungavuka lomunye ekufeni aye kubo, bayawuphendvuka etonweni tabo.’ ₃₁Kodvwa Abrahama watsi: ‘Nabangalaleli boMosi nebaphrofethi nababeluleka, nome bekungavuka lomunye kulabafile, bangeke baneliswe!’ ”