Imifanekiso eyisikhombisa kaJesu
1Ngalolo suku uJesu waphuma endlini, wahlala phansi ngaselwandle. 2Kwase kubuthana kuye izixuku eziningi, waze wangena emkhunjini, wahlala phansi, uquqaba lonke lumi ogwini. 3Wakhuluma kubo okuningi ngemifanekiso, wathi: “Bhekani, kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela. 4Ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye imbewu yawela ngasendleleni; kwafika izinyoni, zayidla zayiqeda. 5Kepha enye yawela edwaleni, lapho yayingenamhlabathi omningi khona; yamila masinyane, ngokuba ingenamhlabathi ojulileyo. 6Kodwa seliphumile ilanga, yahwamuka; nangokuba ingenampande, yabuna. 7Kepha enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa. 8Kepha enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; yathela isithelo, enye ngekhulu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ngamashumi amathathu. 9Onezindlebe makezwe.”
10Kwase kufika abafundi bakhe, bathi kuye: “Ukhulumelani kubo ngemifanekiso na?”
11Waphendula-ke, wathi kubo: “Nina niphiwe ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu; kodwa bona kabakuphiwanga. 12Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, kuvame; kodwa lowo ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho. 13Kungalokhu ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngokuba noma bebona, kababoni, noma bezwa, kabezwa, kabaqondi. 14Kugcwaliseka kubo isiprofetho sika-Isaya sokuthi:
“ ‘Ngokuzwa niyakuzwa,
ningaze naqonda;
ngokubona niyakubona,
ningaze nabonisisa;
15ngokuba inhliziyo yalesi sizwe isiyaba lukhuni,
bezwa kanzima ngezindlebe,
amehlo abo bawacimezile,
funa mhlawumbe babone ngamehlo,
bezwe ngezindlebe,
baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke,
ngibaphulukise.’
16“Kodwa abusisiwe amehlo enu, lokhu ebona, nezindlebe zenu, lokhu zizwa. 17Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Baningi abaprofethi nabalungileyo ababefisa ukubona enikubonayo, abakubonanga, nokuzwa enikuzwayo, abakuzwanga.
18“Yizwani-ke nina umfanekiso womhlwanyeli. 19Yilowo nalowo olizwa izwi lombuso engaliqondi ufikelwa ngomubi ohlwitha okuhlwanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Yilowo ohlwanyelwe ngasendleleni. 20Ohlwanyelwe edwaleni nguye olizwa izwi, alamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza; 21kepha kanampande phakathi kwakhe, kodwa uhlala isikhashana nje, kuthi sekuvele ukuhlupheka nokuzingelwa ngenxa yezwi, akhubeke masinyane. 22Futhi-ke ohlwanyelwe emeveni nguye olizwa izwi, kepha iminako yalesi sikhathi nokukhohlisa kwengcebo kuminyanisa izwi, abe ngongatheliyo. 23Kepha ohlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle nguye olizwa izwi, aliqonde, athele impela isithelo, omunye aveze ngekhulu, omunye ngamashumi ayisithupha, omunye ngamashumi amathathu.”
24Omunye umfanekiso wawubeka kubo, wathi: “Umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu owahlwanyela imbewu enhle ensimini yakhe; 25kepha abantu besalele, kwafika isitha sakhe, sahlwanyela ukhula phakathi kwamabele, samuka. 26Kwathi ukuba likhule ikhaba, kuthele isithelo, khona kwabonakala nokhula.
27“Kwase kufika izisebenzi zomnumzane, zathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, awuhlwanyelanga imbewu enhle ensimini yakho na? Pho, ilutholephi ukhula na?’
28“Wathi kuzo: ‘Lokhu kwenziwe ngumuntu oyisitha.’
“Izisebenzi zathi kuye: ‘Uthanda ukuba siye ukulubutha na?’
29“Kodwa wathi: ‘Qha, funa nithi, nxa nibutha ukhula, nisiphule amabele kanye nalo. 30Yekani kukhule kokubili ndawonye, kuze kuvunwe; ngesikhathi sokuvuna ngiyakuthi kwabavunayo: Buthani kuqala ukhula, nilubophe izinyanda ukuba lushiswe, nibuthele amabele engotsheni yami.’ ”
31Omunye umfanekiso wawubeka kubo, wathi: “Umbuso wezulu ufana nenhlamvu yesinaphi ayithatha umuntu, wayihlwanyela ensimini yakhe; 32yona kambe incinyane kunazo zonke izimbewu, kepha uma isikhulile, inkulu kunezilimo, iba ngumuthi, kuze kufike izinyoni zezulu, zakhele emagatsheni awo.”
33Wabatshela omunye umfanekiso wathi: “Umbuso wezulu ufana nemvubelo ayithatha owesifazane, wayifaka ezilinganisweni ezintathu zempuphu, kwaze kwabila konke.”
34Konke lokho uJesu wakukhuluma ezixukwini ngemifanekiso; ngaphandle komfanekiso kakhulumanga lutho kubo, 35ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi ukuthi:
“Ngizakuvula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso,
ngiphimisele okufihlakeleyo,
selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba.”
36Khona wazishiya izixuku, weza endlini. Basondela kuye abafundi bakhe, bathi: “Sichasisele umfanekiso wokhula ensimini.” 37Wayesephendula, ethi kubo: “Ohlwanyela imbewu enhle yiNdodana yomuntu; 38insimu yizwe; imbewu enhle yibo abangabantwana bombuso; kodwa ukhula ngabantwana bomubi; 39kepha isitha esaluhlwanyelayo nguSathane; ukuvuna kungukuphela kwezwe; nabavuni yizingelosi. 40Ngakho-ke njengokuba ukhula luyabuthwa, lushiswe emlilweni, kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwezwe. 41INdodana yomuntu iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo, zibuthe, zikhiphe embusweni wayo konke okukhubekisayo nabenza okubi, 42zibaphonse eziko lomlilo; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. 43Khona abalungileyo bayakukhanya njengelanga embusweni kaYise wabo. Onezindlebe makezwe.
44“Umbuso wezulu ufana nengcebo efihlwe ensimini, yafunyanwa ngumuntu, wayithukusa; ngokuthokoza kwakhe uyahamba, athengise ngakho konke anakho, athenge leyo nsimu.
45“Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nomthengi ofuna amaparele* amahle; 46eselifumene iparele linye elinenani elikhulu, waya wathengisa ngakho konke anakho, walithenga.
47“Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nenetha elaphonswa elwandle, lihlanganisa zonke izinhlobo; 48lithe seligcwele, balidonsela ogwini, bahlala phansi, babuthela ezinhle ezitsheni, kepha ezimbi bazilahla. 49Kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwezwe; kuyakuphuma izingelosi, zahlukanise ababi nabalungileyo, 50zibaphonse eziko lomlilo; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.
51“Nikuqondile konke lokho na?”
Bathi kuye: “Yebo.”
52Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo mbhali ofundiselwe umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu, umnumzane, okhipha engcebeni yakhe okusha nokudala.”
UJesu udelelwa emzini wakubo
53Kwathi uJesu eseqedile leyo mifanekiso, wamuka lapho. 54Esefikile emzini wakubo wabafundisa esinagogeni* labo, baze bamangala, bathi: “Lo ukuthathaphi lokhu kuhlakanipha nalawa mandla na? 55Lo akasiyo indodana yombazi na? Unina kathiwa uMariya, nabafowabo asithi oJakobe, noJosefa, noSimoni, noJuda na? 56Nawodadewabo abakho yini bonke lapha kithi na? Pho, lo ukuthathaphi konke lokhu na?” 57Bakhubeka ngaye.
Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Umprofethi kadelelwa ngaphandle kwasezweni lakubo nasendlini yakwabo.”
58Akenzanga lapho imisebenzi eminingi yamandla ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.
