Luke 17
1 Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Akunakwenzeka ukuba kufike izikhubekiso, kepha maye kulowo eziza ngaye!
2 Bekungaba ngcono kuye ukuba itshe lokuchola ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, aphonswe olwandle, kunokuba akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyane.
3 Ziqapheleni nina; uma umfowenu ona, mkhuze; uma ephenduka, mthethelele.
4 Futhi uma ona kuwe kasikhombisa ngosuku, abuye kuwe kasikhombisa ngosuku, ethi: Ngiyaphenduka; umthethelele.
5 Abaphostoli bathi eNkosini: Yandisa ukukholwa kwethu.
6 Yathi iNkosi: “Uma beninokholo olungangohlamvu lwesinaphi, beningathi kulesi sihlahla somthombe: ‘Siphuna, utshalwe elwandle;’ futhi kufanele ikulalele.
7 “Ngumuphi kini onenceku elimayo noma eyelusa izinkomo oyakuthi kuyo masinyane ibuya ensimini: ‘Hamba uhlale phansi, udle?’
8 Futhi kayikutsho kuye ukuthi: Lungisa engizakudla ngakho, ubhince, ungikhonze, ngize ngidle, ngidathe; andukuba udle, uphuze na?
9 Ingabe iyayibonga leyo nceku ngokuba yenze lokho eyalelwe yona na? Angilahli.
10 Kanjalo nani, nxa nenze konke enikuyaliwe, anothi: ‘Siyizinceku ezingasizi;
11 Kwasekusithi ekuhambeni kwakhe eJerusalema, wadabula phakathi kweSamariya leGalili.
12 Esangena emzaneni othile, kwamhlangabeza amadoda ayishumi anochoko, amela kude.
13 Basephakamisa amazwi abo, bathi: Jesu, Nkosi, sihawukele!
14 Ewabona wathi kuwo: “Hambani nizibonakalise kubapristi. Kwathi besahamba bahlanjululwa.
15 Enye yawo isibonile ukuthi iphulukisiwe, yabuya, imdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu.
16 Wawa ngobuso ezinyaweni zakhe embonga; futhi yena wayengumSamariya.
17 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Akuhlanjululwanga abayishumi na? kodwa baphi abayisishiyagalolunye?
18 Kabafunyanwanga ababuyela ukuzokhazimulisa uNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kwalo wezizwe.
19 Wathi kuye: “Sukuma, uhambe;
20 Kwathi ebuzwa ngabaFarisi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakufika nini, wabaphendula wathi: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awufiki ubonwa.
21 futhi kabayikusho ukuthi: Khangelani nanku! noma, bheka, lapho! ngoba bhekani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenu.
22 Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Kuyakufika izinsuku, lapho niyakufisa ukubona lube lunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kepha aniyikulubona.
23 Bazakuthi kini: Khangelani lapha; noma, bheka laphaya: ungawalandeli, ungabalandeli.
24 Ngokuba njengonyazi, onyazima kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu, ukhanyisa kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu; iyakuba njalo iNdodana yomuntu ngosuku lwayo.
25 Kodwa kuqala imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, yaliwe yilesi sizukulwane.
26 Njengoba kwenzeka emihleni kaNowa, kuyakuba njalo nasemihleni yeNdodana yomuntu.
27 Babedla, bephuza, beganwa, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwafika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonke.
28 Kanjalo futhi njengoba kwenzeka emihleni kaLoti; babedla, bephuza, bethenga, bethengisa, betshala, bakha;
29 Kodwa ngosuku uLoti aphuma ngalo eSodoma kwana umlilo nesibabule kuvela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonke.
30 Kuyakuba njalo ngosuku eyakwambulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntu.
31 Ngalolo suku, ophezu kwendlu, impahla yakhe isendlini, makangehli ukuyithatha; nosentsimini makangabuyeli emuva.
32 Khumbulani umkaLoti.
33 Yilowo nalowo ofuna ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; njalo loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe uzayilondoloza.
34 Ngithi kini: Ngalobobusuku kuzakuba khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe.
35 Abesifazane ababili bayakube besila ndawonye; omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe.
36 Amadoda amabili ayakuba sensimini; omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe.
37 Basebephendula bathi kuye: Kungaphi, Nkosi? Wayesethi kubo: “Lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona.