NGOKUKALUKA 17

₁Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: Kungeze kwenzeka ukuba kungaveli izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowo ezivela ngaye!

₂Kungcono kuye ukuba itshe lokusila ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, alahlwe elwandle, kunokuba akhubekise abe-munye kulaba abancinyane.

₃Xwayani nina. Uma umfowenu ona, mkhuze; uma ephenduka, mthethelele.

₄Noma ekonela kasikhombisa ngosuku, abuyele kuwe kasikhombisa, ethi: Ngiyaphenduka, womthethelela.

₅Abaphostoli base bethi eNkosini: Yandisa ukukholwa kwethu.

₆Yayisithi iNkosi: Uma beninokukholwa okungangenhlamvu yesinaphi, beningasho kulomthombe: Simbuka, utshaleke elwandle, ubuyakunilalela.

₇Ngumuphi kini onenceku elimayo nokuba eyalusayo, athi kuyo ibuya endle: Sondela masinyane, uhlale phansi, udle?

₈Kodwa akayikusho kuyo ukuthi: Lungisa engizakukudla, uzibophe, ungiphakele, ngize ngidle, ngiphuze, andukuba udle, uphuze wena, na?

₉Uyayibonga yini inceku, ngokuba yenzile ekuyaliweyo na?

₁₀Kunjalo nani, nxa nikwenzile konke enikuyaliweyo, anothi: Asizinceku zalutho; sikwenzile nje ebesifanele ukukwenza.

₁₁Kwathi esehamba ukuya eJerusalema, wadabula iSamariya neGalile.

₁₂Esangena emzaneni othile, kwahlangana naye amadoda ayishumi anochoko, amela kude,

₁₃aphakamisa izwi, athi: Jesu Nkosi, sihawukele!

₁₄Kuthé ewabona, wathi kuwo: Hambani, niyoziveza kubapristi. Kwathi esahamba, ahlanjululwa.

₁₅Enye yawo isibona ukuthi iphulukisiwe, yabuya imdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu,

₁₆yawa ngobuso ngasezinyaweni zakhe imbonga; yayingumSamariya.

₁₇Kepha uJesu waphendula wathi: Akuhlanjululwanga abayishumi na? Baphi, pho, abayisishiyagalolunye na?

₁₈Abafunyaniswanga yini ababuyela ukumnika uNkulunkulu udumo, kuphela lona wezizwe na?

₁₉Wayesethi kuye: Sukuma uhambe; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.

₂₀Ebuzwé ngabaFarisi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakufika nini, wabaphendula wathi: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awufiki ubonwa ngamehlo.

₂₁Futhi kabayikusho ukuthi: Bhekani, nanku, nokuba, nankuya; ngokuba bhekani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kini.

₂₂Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: Kuzakufika izinsuku, lapho niyakufisa ukubona lube-lunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kepha aniyikulubona.

₂₃Bayakuthi kini: Bhekani, nansiya; bhekani, nansi; maningayi, ningalandeli.

₂₄Ngokuba njengonyazi, nxa lunyazima kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu, lukhanya luze lufike kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu, yoba-njalo iNdodana yomuntu ngosuku lwayo.

₂₅Kepha kuqala imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, yaliwe yilesisizukulwane.

₂₆Njengokuba kwenzeka emihleni kaNowa, kuyakuba-njalo nasemihleni yeNdodana yomuntu.

₂₇Babedla, bephuza, beganwa, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwafika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonke.

₂₈Kanjalo njengokuba kwenzeka nasemihleni kaLoti, babedla, bephuza, bethenga, bethengisa, betshala, bakha;

₂₉kepha ngosuku uLoti aphuma ngalo eSodoma lana umlilo nesibabule kuvela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonke;

₃₀kuyakuba-njalo ngosuku eyakwambulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntu.

₃₁Ngalolosuku oyakuba-phezu kwendlu, impahla yakhe isendlini, kangehli ukuyithatha; njalo nosensimini kangabuyeli emuva.

₃₂Khumbulani umkaLoti.

₃₃Ofuna ukuzuza ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, kepha olahlekelwa yikho uyakukulondoloza.

₃₄Ngithi kini: Ngalobobusuku kuyakuba-khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe.

₃₅Kuyakuba-khona ababili besila ndawonye; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe.

₃₆Kuyakuba-khona ababili ensimini; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe.

₃₇Base bephendula, bethi kuye: Kuphi, Nkosi? Wathi kubo: Lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona.