UJesu uphilisa efundisa endlini yomFarisi
1Kwathi ekungeneni kwakhe ngesabatha endlini yomunye wabayizikhulu kubaFarisi ukuba adle ukudla, bona uqobo babemqaphele.
2Bheka, kwavela phambi kwakhe umuntu othile owayenesifo samanzi.
3UJesu wathatha, wathi kuzo izazimthetho nabaFarisi: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuphulukisa ngesabatha noma qha?
4Kepha bathula. Wayesemphatha, wamphulukisa, wammukisa.
5Wathi kubo: Ngumuphi kini ongathi indodana noma inkabi iyele emgodini, angayikhiphi masinyane ngosuku lwesabatha, na?
6Bahluleka ukuphendula kulokho.
7Wabalandisa abamenyiweyo umfanekiso, ebona ukuzikhethela kwabo izihlalo eziphambili, wathi kubo:
8Nxa umenyiwe ngumuntu ukuya emshadweni, ungahlali esihlalweni esiphambili, funa ngabe ukhona omkhulu kunawe omenyiwe nguye,
9eze yena onimemé wena naye, athi: Mdedele lo; khona uqale uhlale kwesisenzansi unamahloni.
10Kepha nxa umenyiwe, hamba uhlale endaweni esenzansi ukuba, nxa efika okumemileyo, athi kuwe: Mhlobo, yenyukela enhla; khona uyakuba-nodumo phambi kwabo bonke abahlezi nawe ekudleni.
11Ngokuba oziphakamisayo uzakuthotshiswa; nozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa.
12Wathi nakommemileyo: Uma wenza isidlo sasemini noma esakusihlwa, ungabizi abahlobo bakho, nabafowenu, nomndeni wakho, nabakhelwane bakho abacebileyo, funa nabo babuye bakumeme, kube-khona ukwenanana.
13Kepha uma wenza isidlo, mema abampofu, nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe;
14uyakubusiswa-ke, ngokuba bangekwenanisele; uyakwenaniselwa ekuvukeni kwabalungileyo.
15Esezwile lokho omunye wababehlezi naye ekudleni, wathi kuye: Ubusisiwe lowo oyakudla isinkwa embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
16Kepha wathi kuye: Umuntu othile wenza idili elikhulu, wamema abaningi.
17Ngesikhathi sedili wathuma inceku yakhe ukuba isho kwabamenyiweyo ukuthi: Zanini, ngokuba sekulungisiwe konke.
18Kepha bonke baqala ukuzilandulela ngazwi linye; owokuqala wathi kuye: Ngithengile insimu, kuswelekile ukuba ngiye ngiyibone; ngiyakuncenga, mawungilandulele.
19Omunye wathi: Ngithengile izinkabi eziyishumi, sengiya ukuzilinga; ngiyakuncenga, mawungilandulele.
20Omunye wathi: Ngithathile umfazi, ngalokho ngingeze.
21Isibuyile inceku yabika lokho enkosini yayo. Khona umninindlu wathukuthela, wathi encekwini yakhe: Khawuleza, uye emigwaqweni nasemingcingweni yomuzi, ungenise lapha abampofu, nezilima, nezimpumputhe, nezinyonga.
22Yathi inceku: Nkosi, sekwenziwe ngokuyala kwakho; kepha isekhona indawo.
23Yathi inkosi encekwini: Phuma uye ezindleleni nasezintangweni, ubacindezele bangene ukuba igcwale indlu yami.
24Ngokuba ngithi kini: Ayikho neyodwa yalawomadoda abemenyiwe eyakulizwa idili lami.
Abafundi bakaJesu abayibo
25Kwakuhamba naye izixuku eziningi; waphenduka, wathi kuzo:
26Uma umuntu eza kimi engamzondi uyise, nonina, nomkakhe, nabantwana, nabafowabo, nawodadewabo, yebo, nokuphila kwakhe, angebe-ngumfundi wami.
27Nalowo ongathwali isiphambano sakhe, angilandele, angebe-ngumfundi wami.
28Ngokuba ngumuphi kini othi efuna ukwakha umbhoshongo, angaqali ahlale phansi, abale izindleko ukuthi unakho okokuwuqeda na?
29Funa kuthi esebeké isisekelo, engenamandla okuqeda, bonke abakubonayo baqale ukumhleka,
30bathi: Lomuntu waqala ukwakha, kabanga-namandla okuqeda.
31Noma yiyiphi inkosi eya kwenye inkosi ukuhlaselana nayo engaqali ihlale phansi, ihlole ukuba inamandla yini ukuhlangabezana ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi naleyo eza kuyo, inezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili na?
32Kepha uma kungenzeke, ingathi isekude leyo, ithuma amanxusa, icele okokuthula.
33Kunjalo-ke yilowo nalowo kini ongavalelisi nakho konke anakho angebengumfundi wami.
34Usawoti uyinto enhle; kepha uma usawoti edumele, uyakuhlaziywa ngani na?
35Akasafanele namhlabathi namquba; uyalahlwa nje phandle; onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.
