Izikhubekiso, ukuthethelelana, ukholo

17Wasesithi kubafundia: Kakungeke kwenzeke ukuthi kungaveli izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowo ezivela ngayeb! 2 Kungaba ngcono kuye ukuthi ilitshe lokuchola elikhulu ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, abesephoselwa olwandlec, kulokuthi akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyaned. 3 Zinanzeleleni linae.

Njalo nxa umfowenu ekonaf, mkhuzeg; futhi nxa ephenduka, mthethelele. 4 Njalo loba ekona kuze kube kasikhombisa ngosuku, abesebuya kuwe kasikhombisa ngosuku, esithi: Ngiyaphenduka; uzamthethelelah.

5 Abaphostoli basebesithi eNkosinii: Yandisa kithi ukholoj. 6 INkosi yasisithi: Uba lilokholo olungangohlamvu lwemasitedik, belingatsho kulesisihlahla somabhulosi ukuthi: Quphuka, ugxumekeke olwandle; futhi besizalilalelal.

7 Kodwa nguwuphi kini olenceku elimayo kumbe eyelusayo, ohle athi kiyo ingena ivela ensiminim: Sondela, uhlale ekudleni? 8 Kodwa kazukutsho yini kuyo ukuthi: Lungisa engingakudlan, uzibhinceo ungincedise, ngize ngidle nginathe; njalo emva kwalokhu udle unathe wenap? 9 Uyayibonga yini leyonceku, ngoba yenze izinto ezilayiweyo? Angicabangi. 10 Kunjalo-ke lani, nxa selikwenzile konke elikulayiweyo, kalibokuthi: Sizinceku ezingasizi lutho, ngoba senze lokhu ebesifanele ukukwenzaq.

Ukusiliswa kwamalephero alitshumi

11 Kwasekusithi esahamba esiya eJerusalemar, yena wadabula phakathi laphakathi kweSamariyas leGalilit.

12 Esangena emzaneni othile, amadoda alitshumi alobulephero amhlangabeza, ema khatshanau; 13 wona asephakamisa ilizwi, esithi: Jesu, Nkosi, sihawukelev! 14 Futhi kuthe ewabona wathi kuwo: Hambani liyeziveza kubapristiw. Kwasekusithi ekusukeni kwawo, ahlanjululwa. 15 Futhi omunye wawo, esebonile ukuthi usilisiwe, wabuyela, edumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulux; 16 wasesiwa ngobuso enyaweni zakhey, embonga; njalo yena wayengumSamariyaz. 17 Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Kakuhlanjululwanga yini abalitshumi? Bangaphi pho abayisificamunwemunye? 18 Akuficakalanga ababuya ukunika uNkulunkulu udumo, ngaphandle kwalo owezizwenia. 19 Wasesithi kuye: Sukuma uhambe; ukholo lwakhob lukusindisilec.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ukubuya kweNdodana yomuntu

20 Kwathi ebuzwa ngabaFarisi, ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakuza ninid, wasebaphendula wathi: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu kawuzi ngokukhanyayoe; 21 njalo kabayikutsho ukuthi: Khangelani nanku, kumbe: Khangelani nankuya. Ngoba khangelani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenuf.

22 Wasesithi kubafundi: Kuzafika insuku lapho elizafisag ukubona lube lunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kodwa kaliyikulubonah. 23 Njalo bazakuthi kinii: Khangelani nangu, kumbe: Khangelani nanguya; lingayi, njalo lingalandelij. 24 Ngoba njengombane ophazimayo ukhanyisa kusukela kokunye ukucina ngaphansi kwezulu kusiya kokunye ukucina ngaphansi kwezuluk, izakuba njalo leNdodana yomuntu osukwini lwayol. 25 Kodwa kuqala imele ihlupheke izinto ezinengi njalo ilahlwe yilesisizukulwanam. 26 Futhi njengoba kwenzeka ensukwini zikaNowa, kuzakuba njalo lensukwini zeNdodana yomuntu. 27 Babesidla, benatha, bethatha, besendiswa, kwaze kwaba lusuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwasekufika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonken. 28 Ngokufananayo futhi njengoba kwenzeka ensukwini zikaLothi; babesidla, benatha, bethenga, bethengisa, behlanyela, besakha; 29 kodwa ngosuku uLothi aphuma ngalo eSodoma, kwana umlilo lesibabule kuvela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonkeo; 30 kuzakuba njalo ngosuku ezakwembulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntup. 31 Ngalolosuku, lowo ophezu kophahla lwendluq, lempahla zakhe zisendlini, angehli ukuyazithatha; losensimini ngokunjalo angabuyeli ezintweni ezisemuva. 32 Khumbulani umkaLothir. 33 Loba ngubani odinga ukusindisa impilo yakhe izamlahlekelas; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yiyo uzayilondolozat. 34 Ngithi kini: Ngalobobusuku kuzakuba khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiywe. 35 Kuzakuba khona abesifazana ababili bechola ndawonye; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiyweu. 36 Kuzakuba khona ababili ensimini; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiywev. 37 Basebephendula bathi kuye: Ngaphi, Nkosi? Wasesithi kubo: Lapho okukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe azabuthana khonaw.