Ukuthunywa nokubuya kwabangamashumi asixhenxe
1Ke kaloku, emveni kwezi zinto, iNkosi yabalula yamisela abanye kanjalo, bemashumi asixhenxe; yabathuma ngababini phambi kobuso bayo, kuyo yonke imizi neendawo ebiza kuya kuzo yona.
2Yayisithi ngoko kubo, Ukuvuna okunene kuninzi, kodwa bona abasebenzi bambalwa; khungani ngoko eNkosini yokuvuna, ikhuphe abasebenzi, baye ekuvuneni kwayo. 3Hambani; niyabona, mna ndinithuma njengeemvana phakathi kweengcuka. 4Musani ukuphatha ngxowa yamali, nangxowa yamphako, nazimbadada; ningabulisi mntu endleleni. 5Nendlu enisukuba ningene kuyo, yithini kuqala, Uxolo malube kule ndlu. 6Ukuba angaba ulapho owoxolo, uxolo lwenu lohlala phezu kwakhe; ukuba ke akunjalo, lobuyela kwakuni. 7Hlalani ke kuloo ndlu, nisidla nisela izinto abanazo; kuba umsébenzi uwufanele umvuzo wakhe. Musani ukuphuma ningena zindlwini.
8Emzini ke enisukuba ningena kuwo, banàmkele, yidlani izinto abazibeka phambi kwenu; 9niyiphilise imilwelwe ekhona, nithi kubo, Busondele kuni ubukumkani bukaThixo.
10Emzini enisukuba ningena kuwo, banganamkeli, phumani niye ezitratweni zawo, nithi, 11Nothuli lomzi wenu olunamathele kuthi, siluvuthululela kuni; kodwa ke kwazini khona oku, ukuba busondele kuni ubukumkani bukaThixo. 12Ndithi ke kuni, Koba nokunyamezeleka okweSodom ngaloo mini, kunokwaloo mzi.
13Yeha, wena Korazin! Yeha, wena Bhetesayida! Ngokuba imisebenzi yamandla eyenzeke kuni, ukuba yayenzeke eTire naseTsidon, ingeyaguqukayo kwakudala loo mizi, ihleli ngeengubo ezirhwexayo naseluthuthwini. 14Ewe, koba nokunyamezeleka okweTire nokweTsidon ngomgwebo kunokwenu. 15Nawe Kapernahum, uphakanyiselweyo ezulwini, uya kuphoswa phantsi kwelabafileyo.
16Lowo univayo nina, uva mna; nalowo unigibayo nina, ugiba mna; lowo ke ugiba mna, ugiba lowo wandithumayo.
17Ke kaloku babuya abamashumi asixhenxe bevuyile, besithi, Nkosi, needemon ezi zisithobele egameni lakho. 18Uthe ke kubo, Bendimbona uSathana njengombane esiwa ezulwini. 19Niyabona, ndininika igunya lokunyathela phezu kweenyoka noonomadudwane, naphezu kwawo onke amandla alo utshaba; kanjalo akukho nto ingakhe inenzakalise. 20Noko ke maningakuvuyeli oku, kokuba oomoya benithobele; vuyelani ke kanye okokuba amagama enu ebhaliwe emazulwini.
21Ngelo lixa wagcoba uYesu ngomoya, wathi, Ndiyabulela kuwe, Bawo, Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba; ngokuba ezi zinto uzifihlile kwizilumko neengqondi, wazityhilela iintsana; ewe, Bawo, ngokuba kwakholeka kuwe ukuba kube njalo. 22Zonke izinto zinikelwe kum nguBawo; kanjalo akukho waziyo ukuba ungubani na uNyana, nguYise yedwa; nokuba úngubani na uYise, nguNyana yedwa, nalowo asukuba uNyana ethanda ukumtyhilela.
23Wathi guququ kubafundi bakhe, wathi ngasese, Anethamsanqa wona amehlo abona izinto enizibonayo. 24Kuba ndithi kuni, Baninzi abaprofeti nookumkani ababethande ukubona izinto enizibonayo nina, àbazibona; nokuva izinto enizivayo, àbaziva.
Umzekeliso womSamariya olungileyo
25Kwabonakala kusuka umqondisimthetho othile, emlinga nokumlinga, esithi, Mfundisi, ndénze ntoni na ukuze ndibudle ilifa ubomi obungunaphakade? 26Uthe ke yena kuye, Emthethweni kubhalwe ntoni na? Ulesa njani na? 27Waphendula ke wathi, Ùze uyithande iNkosi uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho iphela, nangomphefumlo wakho uphela, nangamandla akho ephela, nangengqondo yakho iphela; nommelwane wakho, njengoko uzithanda ngako. 28Uthe ke kuye, Ùphendule walungisa; yenza oko, wobudla ubomi.
29Ke kaloku yena, ethanda ukuzigwebela, wathi kuYesu, Ngubani na ongummelwane wam?
30Uphendule ke uYesu, wathi, Umntu othile wayesihla evela eYerusalem, esiya eYeriko. Wagaxeleka ezihangeni, ezambhunyula iingubo, zamngxwelerha, zemka, zimshiya engathi uza kufa. 31Ke kaloku kwathi, kwehla mbingeleli uthile ngaloo ndlela; akumbona, wacezela phaya. 32Kwangokunjalo ke nomLevi, akufika kuloo ndawo, weza wambona, wacezela phaya. 33Uthe ke umSamariya othile, eseluhambeni, waya kuye; wathi, akumbona, wasikwa yimfesane. 34Wafika, wawabopha amanxeba akhe, egalela ioli newayini, wamkhwelisa eqegwini lakhe, wamsa endlwini yabahambi, wamonga. 35Akumka ngengomso, warhola iidenariyo• zambini wanika umninindlu, wathi kuye. Uze umonge; nento ongathi ubuye udleke yona, ndokuhlawulela mna ekubuyeni kwam. 36Nguwuphi na kwabo bathathu ngoko, othi wena, waba ngummelwane walowo wagaxeleka ezihangeni?
37Uthe ke yena, Ngulowo wamenzela inceba. Wathi ngoko uYesu kuye, Hamba, uye kwenjenjalo nawe.
UMarta noMariya
38Ke kaloku kwathi, ekuhambeni kwabo, yena wangena mzini uthile, yathi ke intokazi ethile egama linguMarta, yamamkela ngobubele endlwini yayo. 39Yaye ke inomsakwayo obe kuthiwa nguMariya, owathi yena wahlala ngasezinyaweni zikaYesu, emana ukuliphulaphula ilizwi lakhe.
40UMarta ke yena wakruthakrutheka kukulungiselela okuninzi. Wema ke kufuphi wathi, Nkosi, akukhathali na, kukuba umsakwethu andiyekele ndilungiselele ndedwa? Yitsho ke kuye, andincede. 41Waphendula ke uYesu wathi kuye, Marta, Marta, uxhaliswa uphithizeliswa zizinto ezininzi. 42Inye yona into efunekayo; uMariya ke unyule eso sabelo silungileyo, singayi kususwa kuye.
