UJesu uthuma abamatjhumi alikhomba nambili
1Ngemva kwalokho iKosi yakhetha abanye abamatjhumi alikhomba nambili, yabathuma ngababili bona bakhambe phambi kwayo baye kiyo yoke imizi nakizo zoke iindawo lapha beyizakuya khona. 2Yathi kibo: “Isivuno sinengi, kodwana iinsebenzi zimbalwa. Yeke khombelani eKosini yesivuno kobana ithumele iinsebenzi esiminayo. 3Khambani! Qalani, nginithuma njengeemvana hlangana neempisi. 4Ningaphathi isikhwama, imbada namkha amapatlagwana begodu ningabingeleli muntu endleleni. 5Naningena kinanyana ngimuphi umuzi nithome ngokuthi, ‘Ukuthula akube nekhayeli.’ 6Nakube lapho kunendoda yokuthula, kuzakuhlala phezu kwayo. Nakungasinjalo ukuthula kuzakubuyela kini. 7Hlalani emzini lowo, nigome benisele nanyana yini abanipha yona ngombana isisebenzi sifanelwa mrholo waso. Ningasoloko nitjhida niphuma kilomuzi ningene kilowaya. 8Lokha naningena ngemzini bese niyamukeleka, gomani okubekwe phambi kwenu. 9Pholisani abagulako abalapho, nithi kibo, ‘Umbuso kaZimu ubandamele kini.’ 10Kodwana naningena ngemzini banganamukeli, yiyani eendledlaneni nithi, 11‘Sitjho nethuli lomuzi wenu elikghamathele eenyaweni zethu, silesulela phezu kwenu. Kodwana qinisekani ngalokhu: Umbuso kaZimu sewubandamele!’ 12Ngiyanitjela ngithi iSodoma izokuba ngcono khulu mhlokho kunomuzi lowo.”
Imizi engakholwako
(Mt 11:20-24)
13“Maye kuwe Rhorazini! Maye kuwe Bhethe-Sayida! Nakube imikarisomraro eyenziwe kini beyenziwe eTirosi neTsidoni, ngabe yaphenduka yembatha iinzilo beyahlala emlotheni. 14Kodwana kuzokuba ngcono khulu kilo iTirosi neTsidoni kunakini. 15Wena-ke Kapernawumi, udlumbana bona uzokuphakanyiselwa emkayini na? Uzokwehliselwa phasi endaweni yabafileko.”
16“Loyo onilalelako, nami uyangilela; loyo onalako nami uyangala kodwana owala mina, wala loyo ongithumileko.”
Ukubuya kwabamatjhumi alikhomba nambili
17Abamatjhumi alikhomba nambili babuya bathabe kwamambala, bathi: “Kosi, awukhuzi namadimoni asilalele lokha siwakhalimelako ngebizo lakho!” 18Wabaphendula wathi: “Ngibone uSathana awa njengombani ovela ezulwini. 19Lalelani-ke, ngininikele amandla wokukhamba phezu kweenyoka nabofezela benehlule woke amandla wesitha. Akunalitho elizanikhubaza. 20Nokho ningathatjiswa kukobana imimoya emimbi inilalele, kodwana thokoziswani kukobana amabizwenu atloliwe ezulwini.”
Ithabo lakaJesu
21Khonapho uJesu waba nethabo lakaMoya oCwengileko wathi: “Ngiyakuthokoza, Baba, mnikazi wezulu nephasi ngombana izintwezi uzifihlile emehlweni wabahlakaniphileko nabanelemuko, kodwana wazembulela abantwana abancani. Iye, Baba ngombana lokhu kwaba yitokozo yakho ehle.
22“Zoke izinto uBaba uzibeke ezandleni zami. Akakho noyedwa owaziko bona ngubani iNdodana ngaphandle koBaba, begodu akakho noyedwa owaziko bona uBaba ngubani ngaphandle kweNdodana kanye nalabo iNdodana ekhetha ukumbonakalisa kibo.”
23Yeke waphendukela ebafundini bakhe wathi kibo ngasese: “Abusisiwe amehlo abona enikubonako, 24ngombana ngiyanitjela bona banengi abaphorofidi namakhosi ebekafuna ukubona izinto enizibonakwezi, kodwana azange azibone bekafisa nokuzwa enikuzwako, kodwana azange akuzwe.”
Umfanekiso ngomSamariya olungileko
25Qalani, kwasikima isazimthetho kobana simzizinye, sathi: “Mfundisi, ngingenza njani ukufumana ipilo engapheliko na?”
26UJesu wasiphendula wathi: “Kutlolweni emthethweni na? Uwufunda njani?”
27Saphendula sathi: “Thanda uSomnini uZimakho ngayo yoke ihliziywakho nangomphefumulwakho woke, ngawo woke amandlakho nangomkhumbulwakho woke begodu uthande umakhelwanakho njengombana uzithanda wena.”
28UJesu wathi kiso: “Uphendule kuhle, yenza lokho, uzakuphila.”
29Kodwana safuna ukuzibeka ngebuhleni sathi kuJesu: “Alo, ngubani umakhelwanami na?”
30UJesu wasiphendula wathi: “Kwaba nomuntu ogade asuka eJerusalema asiya eJerikho, wawela ezandleni zabadlelezeli. Bamhlubulisa izambatho zakhe, bambetha, bamtjhiya lapho afe isigiyani. 31Kwenzeka bona umphristi akhambe ngendlela leyo, kwathi lokha nabona umuntu loyo, wamdlula, agegeda eqadi kwakhe. 32Ngokunjalo nomLevi wathi nafika lapho, wambona, wamgegeda. 33Kodwana kwathi umSamariya asakhamba, wafika lapha bekunomuntu loyo, yeke kwathi nambonako, wamrhawukela. 34Waya kuye, wafese wambopha amanceba, wathela amafutha we-oliva newayini emancebeni. Wamkhweza kudumbanakhe, wamusa ngekumbeni yeenkhambi wamnakekela. 35Elangeni elilandelako wakhupha iimpaparwana zesiliva ezimbili wanikela umninikumba, wathi kuye: ‘Yewumhlenge, kuzakuthi nangibuyako, ngikukhokhele zoke iindleko ezinye obe nazo ngaye.’ ”
36“Alo-ke, ngimuphi kilaba abathathu ocabanga bona ube ngumakhelwana emuntwini owele ezandleni zabadlelezeli na?”
37Isazimthetho sathi: “Ngiloyo omrhawukeleko.”
UJesu wathi kiso: “Arha-ke! Khamba nawe uyokwenza njalo.”
UJesu uthekela uMarta noMariya
38UJesu nabafundi bakhe bakhamba, bafika emzini lapha bekunowesifazana ebekuthiwa nguMarta, wamamukela. 39Bekanodadwabo ebekuthiwa nguMariya, owahlala eenyaweni zeKosi, walalela lokha nayifundisako. 40Kodwana uMarta wakhathazeka ngawo woke umsebenzi ebekumele awenze, yeke wathi kuJesu: “Kosi, awukhathazeki bona udadwethu ungiliselele ngomsebenzi omkhulu kangaka na? Mtjele bona azongisiza!”
41IKosi yamphendula yathi: “Marta, Marta-ke! Ukhathazeka bewuwurubajeke ngezinto ezinengi, 42kodwana kunye kwaphela okufunekako: UMariya ukhethe okungcono, yeke angekhe emukwa khona.”
