ULUKA 14

₁*NgoMhla othile wokuPhumla uYesu waya kutya kumzi *womFarasi owayeyinkokheli. Bahlala ke bemlalele. ₂Kwabonakala kukho ndoda ithile phambi kwakhe, inesifo somlambo. ₃Waza ke uYesu wabuza kubachazi-mthetho nabaFarasi, esithi: “Ngaba kuvumelekile na ukuphilisa ngoMhla woPhumlo?”

₄Bathi cwaka ke bona. Wayithatha ke indoda leyo, wayiphilisa, wayindulula, ₅wathi kubo: “Ngaba ngubani na kuni ongayi kuthi, yakweyela equleni inkwenkwe yakhe okanye inkomo yakhe, angayikhuphi kwangoko, nokuba kungoMhla wokuPhumla?”

₆Bakhohlwa kukumphendula kwezo zinto.

₇Akuyibona indlela abamenyiweyo abazisukela ngayo izihlalo eziphambili, uYesu uthethe umzekeliso kubo, esithi: ₈“Xa uthe wamenyelwa emsithweni ngumntu, uze ungayi kuhlala kwesona sihlalo siphambili, hleze kuthi kanti ohloniphekileyo kunawe naye umenyiwe, ₉eze ke lowo unimemileyo aze athi kuwe: ‘Khawudedele lo mntu.’ Ke wena uya kunyoshoza, uye kuhlala kwindawo esekugqibeleni. ₁₀Ke ngoko, xa uthe wamenywa, uze uye kuhlala kwindawo esekugqibeleni, ze kuthi akufika lowo ukumemileyo, athi kuwe: ‘Sihlobo, nyukela ngasentla.’ Wothi ke uhlonelwe ngabo bonke abo unabo emsithweni; ₁₁kaloku wonke umntu oziphakamisayo uya kuthotywa, nozithobayo uya kuphakanyiswa.”

₁₂UYesu ke wabhekisa kulowo wayemmemile, wathi: “Xa ubizela abantu esidlweni, uze ungamemi zihlobo zakho, nabantakwenu, nazizalwane zakho, nabamelwane bakho abazizityebi, hleze nabo baphinde bakumeme, kuze oko kube yimbuyekezo kuwe. ₁₃Yithi xa wena unesidlo, umeme amahlwempu, iziqhwala, izilima, neemfama. ₁₄Wosikeleleka ke, kuba àbanako ukuphinda bakumeme bona – wena wobuyekezwa ekuvukeni kwamalungisa.”

₁₅Ke kaloku, akuziva ezo zinto omnye kwabo babesemsithweni kunye noYesu, wathi kuye: “Unoyolo lowo uxhamla ubuncwane esidlweni solawulo lukaThixo.”

₁₆Waza ke yena wathi kuye: “Umntu othile wênza isidlo esikhulu, wamema abantu abaninzi. ₁₇Ngexesha lesidlo uthume isicaka sakhe ukuba siye kuxelela abamenyiweyo ukuba beze, kuba konke kwakusekulungisiwe. ₁₈Baza ke bonke ngabanye bazilandula, owokuqala esithi kuye: ‘Ndithenge intsimi. Kufuneka ndiphume ndiye kuyibona. Ndiyakucela, ndixolele; andiphumeleli.’ ₁₉Omnye wathi: ‘Ndithenge iinkabi ezilishumi. Ndisaya kuziva. Ndiyakucela, ndixolele; andiphumeleli.’ ₂₀Nomnye wathi: ‘Ndisand' ukutshata. Ngenxa yoko andinakuza.’ ₂₁Ke isicaka eso sibuyele enkosini yaso, sayixelela ezo zinto. Waza waqumba umnini-ndlu, wathi kwisicaka sakhe: ‘Khawuleza uye ezitalatweni nasezirhangeni zedolophu, uqokelele amahlwempu nezilima neemfama neziqhwala.’ ₂₂Saza isicaka sathi: ‘Nkosi, kwenzeké njengoko uyalele, kanti indawo isekho.’ ₂₃Yathi inkosi kwisicaka eso: ‘Phuma uye ezindleleni, nasezindledlaneni, ubanyanzele bangene, ukuze indlu yam izale. ₂₄Inene, akukho namnye kuloo madoda abemenyiwe iya kusiva isidlo sam.’ ”

₂₅Kwakukho isihlwele sihamba noYesu, waza wajika wathi kuso: ₂₆“Ukuba ubani uza kum, angancami uyise, nonina, nomfazi, nabantwana, nabantakwabo, noodade wabo, ewe, kwanobakhe ubomi obu, akanakuba ngumfundi wam. ₂₇Nosukuba engawuthwali umnqamlezo wakhe andilandele, akanakuba ngumfundi wam.

₂₈“Kaloku nguwuphi na kuni othi, efuna ukwakha inqaba, angàthi kuqala ahlale phantsi, abale indleko, ethelekelela ukuba unazo na izinto zokuyigqiba? ₂₉Kungenjalo, kunokuthi selesenzile isiseko, angabi nako ukugqiba, baze bonke ababonelayo bahlekise ngaye, ₃₀besithi: ‘Lo mntu waqala ukwakha, wakhohlwa kukugqiba.’

₃₁“Kananjalo nguwuphi na ukumkani onokuthi esiya kuqubisana nomnye emfazweni, angàthi nqumama, abhunge kuqala ukuba unako na ukumelana notshaba olumkhawulelayo lungamashumi amabini amawaka lona, enashumi linye lamawaka amajoni kuphela nje yena? ₃₂Ukuba ke akanako, uthi esekude omnye ukumkani, athumele izigidimi, acele imiqathango yoxolo. ₃₃Ngokukwanjalo ke, wonke umntu kuni ongazishiyiyo zonke izinto anazo, akanakuba ngumfundi wam.”

₃₄“Ityiwa ilungile, kodwa ukuba ithe ayaba nasongo noyithini na ukuyibuyisela isongo? ₃₅Ayiwulungelanga umhlaba, ingawulungelanga nomgquba. Iyalahlwa. Oneendlebe zokuva makeve.”