NGOKUKALUKA 16

₁Wayesekhuluma nakubafundi bakhe, ethi: Kwakukhona umuntu othile oyisicebi, owayenomphathi; yena wamangalelwa kuye ngokuthi uchitha impahla yakhe.

₂Wambiza, wathi kuye: Kuyini lokhu engikuzwa ngawe na? Landa ngobuphathi bakho, ngokuba ungebe usabangumphathi.

₃Wayesethi umphathi phakathi kwakhe: Ngizakwenze-njani, lokhu inkosi yami ingaphuca ubuphathi? Anginamandla okulima, nginamahloni ukunxiba.

₄Ngiyakwazi engiyakukwenza ukuba bangamukele ezindlini zabo, nxa ngikhishwa ebuphathini.

₅Wababiza ngabanye abanamacala enkosini yakhe, wathi kowokuqala: Unecala elingakanani enkosini yami na?

₆Wathi: Amabhati* ayikhulu amafutha. Wayesethi kuye: Thatha incwadi yakho, usheshe uhlale phansi, ulobe amashumi ayisihlanu.

₇Khona wathi komunye: Wena-ke unecala elingakanani na? Wathi: Izilinganiso eziyikhulu zikakolweni. Wathi kuye: Thatha incwadi yakho, ulobe amashumi ayisishiyagalombili.

₈Inkosi yambabaza umphathi ongalungile ngokuthi wenzé ngokuhlakanipha, ngokuba abantwana balesisikhathi bahlakaniphile esizukulwaneni sabo kunabantwana bokukhanya.

₉Nami ngithi kini: Zenzeleni nina abahlobo ngokukaMamona* ongalungile, ukuze kuthi, nxa kuphelile, banamukele ezindlini eziphakade.

₁₀Othembekile kokuncinyane uthembekile nakokukhulu; ongalungile kokuncinyane kalungile nakokukhulu.

₁₁Ngakho uma beningathembeki kokukaMamona* ongalungile, ubani oyakuniphathisa okuyikhonakhona na?

₁₂Futhi uma beningathembeki kokomunye, ubani oyakuninika okungokwenu na?

₁₃Akukho-nceku engakhonza amakhosi amabili, ngokuba kokunye iyakuzonda enye, ithande enye, noma ibambelele kwenye, iyeyise enye. Ningeze nakhonza uNkulunkulu noMamona*.

₁₄AbaFarisi ababethanda imali bakuzwa konke lokho, bamklolodela.

₁₅Wayesethi kubo: Nina ningabazishaya abalungileyo emehlweni abantu; kepha uNkulunkulu uyazazi izinhliziyo zenu, ngokuba lokho okuphakemeyo phakathi kwabantu kuyisinengiso emehlweni kaNkulunkulu.

₁₆Umthetho nabaprofethi kwakukhona kwaze kwafika uJohane; kusukela kulesosikhathi ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu liyashunyayelwa, wonke umuntu uphika ngokufuzula kuwo.

₁₇Kepha kulula ukuba kudlule izulu nomhlaba kunokuba kuwe ibalana elilodwa lomthetho.

₁₈Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga; noganwa ngolahliwe yindoda uyaphinga.

₁₉Kwakukhona umuntu othile onothileyo, owayegqoka ezibubende nezelineni elihle, ezijabulisa imihla ngemihla etamasa.

₂₀Kwakukhona futhi ompofu othile, nguLazaru igama lakhe, owayelahliwe ngasesangweni lakhe egcwele izilonda,

₂₁enxanela ukusuthiswa ngemvuthuluka ewa etafuleni lesicebi; yebo, kweza nezinja, zamkhotha izilonda.

₂₂Kwase kuthi wafa ompofu, wathwalwa yizingelosi, wasiwa esifubeni sika-Abrahama; nesicebi safa, sembelwa.

₂₃SesiseHayidese* saphakamisa amehlo aso, sisebuhlungwini, sambona uAbrahama ekude, noLazaru esesifubeni sakhe.

₂₄Samemeza sathi: Baba Abrahama, ngihawukele, uthume uLazaru, agcobhoze isihloko somunwe wakhe emanzini, aphozise ulimi lwami, ngokuba ngiyahlushwa kulelilangabi.

₂₅Kepha uAbrahama wathi: Ndodana, khumbula ukuba wamukela okuhle kwakho usesekuphileni noLazaru kanjalo okubi; kodwa manje uyaduduzwa yena lapha, wena uyahlushwa.

₂₆Nangaphezu kwakho konke lokho kubekiwe umhosha omkhulu phakathi kwethu nani ukuba abafuna ukusuka lapha baye kini bangekwenze, nabalapho bangaweleli kithi.

₂₇Sase sithi: Njalo ngiyakucela, baba, ukuba umthumele endlini kababa,

₂₈ngokuba nginabafowethu abayisihlanu, ukuze afakaze kubo, bangezi nabo kulendawo yobuhlungu.

₂₉Kepha uAbrahama wathi: BanoMose nabaprofethi; mabezwe bona.

₃₀Sathi-ke: Qha, baba Abrahama, kodwa uma kusuka umuntu kwabafileyo, aye kubo, bayakuphenduka.

₃₁Kepha wathi kuso: Uma bengalaleli uMose nabaprofethi, kabayikuvunyiswa, noma kuvuka umuntu kwabafileyo.