NgokukaLuka 17

₁Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Kungeze kwenzeka ukuba kungaveli izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowo ezivela ngaye! ₂Kungcono kuye ukuba itshe lokusila ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, alahlwe elwandle, kunokuba akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyane. ₃Xwayani nina. Uma umfowenu ona, mkhuze; uma ephenduka, mthethelele. ₄Noma ekonela kasikhombisa ngosuku, abuyele kuwe kasikhombisa, ethi: ‘Ngiyaphenduka,’ womthethelela.”

₅Abaphostoli base bethi eNkosini: “Yandisa ukukholwa kwethu.”

₆Yayisithi iNkosi: “Uma beninokukholwa okungangenhlamvu yesinaphi, beningasho kulo mthombe: ‘Simbuka, utshaleke elwandle,’ ubuyakunilalela.

₇“Ngumuphi kini onenceku elimayo nokuba eyalusayo, athi kuyo ibuya endle: ‘Sondela masinyane, uhlale phansi, udle’? ₈Kodwa akayikusho kuyo ukuthi: ‘Lungisa engizakukudla, uzibophe, ungiphakele, ngize ngidle, ngiphuze, andukuba udle, uphuze wena,’ na? ₉Uyayibonga yini inceku, ngokuba yenzile ekuyaliweyo na? ₁₀Kunjalo nani, nxa nikwenzile konke enikuyaliweyo, anothi: ‘Asizinceku zalutho; sikwenzile nje ebesifanele ukukwenza.’ ”

₁₁Kwathi esehamba ukuya eJerusalema, wadabula iSamariya neGalile. ₁₂Esangena emzaneni othile, kwahlangana naye amadoda ayishumi anochoko, amela kude, ₁₃aphakamisa izwi, athi: “Jesu Nkosi, sihawukele!”

₁₄Kuthe ewabona, wathi kuwo: “Hambani, niyoziveza kubapristi.” Kwathi esahamba, ahlanjululwa.

₁₅Enye yawo isibona ukuthi iphulukisiwe, yabuya imdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu, ₁₆yawa ngobuso ngasezinyaweni zakhe imbonga; yayingumSamariya.

₁₇Kepha uJesu waphendula wathi: “Akuhlanjululwanga abayishumi na? Baphi, pho, abayisishiyagalolunye na? ₁₈Abafunyaniswanga yini ababuyela ukumnika uNkulunkulu udumo, kuphela lona wezizwe na?” ₁₉Wayesethi kuye: “Sukuma uhambe; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.”

₂₀Ebuzwe ngabaFarisi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakufika nini, wabaphendula wathi: “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awufiki ubonwa ngamehlo. ₂₁Futhi kabayikusho ukuthi: ‘Bhekani, nanku,’ nokuba, ‘nankuya;’ ngokuba bhekani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kini.”

₂₂Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Kuzakufika izinsuku, lapho niyakufisa ukubona lube lunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kepha aniyikulubona. ₂₃Bayakuthi kini: ‘Bhekani, nansiya; bhekani, nansi;’ maningayi, ningalandeli. ₂₄Ngokuba njengonyazi, nxa lunyazima kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu, lukhanya luze lufike kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu, yoba njalo iNdodana yomuntu ngosuku lwayo. ₂₅Kepha kuqala imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, yaliwe yilesi sizukulwane.

₂₆“Njengokuba kwenzeka emihleni kaNowa, kuyakuba njalo nasemihleni yeNdodana yomuntu. ₂₇Babedla, bephuza, beganwa, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwafika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonke.

₂₈“Kanjalo njengokuba kwenzeka nasemihleni kaLoti, babedla, bephuza, bethenga, bethengisa, betshala, bakha; ₂₉kepha ngosuku uLoti aphuma ngalo eSodoma lana umlilo nesibabule kuvela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonke; ₃₀kuyakuba njalo ngosuku eyakwambulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntu. ₃₁Ngalolo suku oyakuba phezu kwendlu, impahla yakhe isendlini, kangehli ukuyithatha; njalo nosensimini kangabuyeli emuva. ₃₂Khumbulani umkaLoti. ₃₃Ofuna ukuzuza ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, kepha olahlekelwa yikho uyakukulondoloza. ₃₄Ngithi kini: Ngalobo busuku kuyakuba khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe. ₃₅Kuyakuba khona ababili besila ndawonye; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe. ₃₆Kuyakuba khona ababili ensimini; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe.”

₃₇Base bephendula, bethi kuye: “Kuphi, Nkosi?”

Wathi kubo: “Lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona.”