59 – Umzekeliso ngomSamariya olungileyo

₂₅Ke kaloku kwafika umchazi-mthetho, walinga uYesu esithi: “Mfundisi, kufuneka ndenze ntoni na ukuze ndibudle ilifa ubomi obungunaphakade?”

₂₆UYesu wathi kuye: “Khawutsho, kubhalwe ntoni *emthethweni?”

₂₇Ke yena wathi: “Kuthiwa: ‘Uze uyithande iNkosi uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho iphela, nangomphefumlo wakho uphela, nangamandla akho ephela, nangengqondo yakho iphela; umthande ummelwane wakho kanye ngale ndlela uzithanda ngayo nawe.’ ”

₂₈UYesu ke wathi kuye: “Uchane ecwethe! Yenjenjalo kanye; wobudla ubomi.”

₂₉Ke yena umchazi-mthetho, efuna ukuzenza ilungisa, wathi kuYesu: “Ngubani ummelwane wam?”

₃₀UYesu wamphendula wathi: “Umntu othile wayesihla evela eJerusalem, esiya eJeriko, waza wagaxeleka ezihangeni, ezamhluba izambatho zakhe, zamngxwelerha, zemka zimshiya esecicini lokufa. ₃₁Ke kaloku kwakukho mbingeleli uthile owayesihla kwangaloo ndlela, owathi akumbona wacezela phaya. ₃₂Kwangokunjalo ke *nomLevi, akufika kuloo ndawo, uthe akumbona wacezela phaya. ₃₃Ke umSamariya othile owayeseluhambeni wafika kuye, wathi akumbona wavelana naye, ₃₄wasondela, wawabopha amanxeba akhe, ewagalela ioyile newayini. Wamkhwelisa kwidonki yakhe, wamsa kwindlu yabahambi, wamonga. ₃₅Ukumka kwakhe ngengomso, urhole imali, wanika umnini-ndlu, wathi kuye: ‘Uze umonge; nento othe wadleka yona ngaphezu koku ndoyihlawula ekubuyeni kwam.’ ”

Waqhuba uYesu wathi: ₃₆“Khawutsho ke, nguwuphi kwabo bathathu owaba ngummelwane walowo wagaxeleka ezihangeni?”

₃₇Umchazi-mthetho wathi: “Ngulowo waba novelwano.”

Waza uYesu wathi kuye: “Hamba uye kwenjenjalo ke nawe.”