Luke 18
1 Wayesebatshela nomfanekiso wokuthi kufanele bakhuleke njalo, bangadangali;
2 esithi: Kwakukhona emzini othile umahluleli owayengamesabi uNkulunkulu, enganaki muntu;
3 Kwakukhona futhi kulowo muzi umfelokazi; weza kuye, wathi: Ngiphindisele esitheni sami.
4 Kwaba yisikhathi engavumi, kodwa ngasemuva wathi phakathi kwakhe: “Nakuba ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu, nginganaki muntu;
5 nokho ngokuba lo mfelokazi engikhathaza, ngiyakumphindisela, funa angidinise ngokuza kwakhe njalo.
6 Yathi iNkosi: Zwanini akushoyo umahluleli ongalungile.
7 Futhi uNkulunkulu kayikuphindisela yini abakhethiweyo bakhe abakhala kuye imini lebusuku, lanxa ebabekezelela?
8 Ngithi kini: Uzabalungisela masinyane. Nokho nxa ifika iNdodana yomuntu, iyakufumana ukukholwa emhlabeni na?
9 Wasekhuluma lumfanekiso kwabathile ababezithemba ukuthi balungile, bedelela abanye;
10 Amadoda amabili enyukela ethempelini ukuyokhuleka; omunye engumFarisi, omunye engumthelisi.
11 UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela ngokuthi: “Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ngingenjengabanye abantu, abaphangi, abangalungile, iziphingi, nanjengalo mthelisi.
12 Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki, nginikela okweshumi kwakho konke enginakho.
13 Kodwa umthelisi emi khatshana wayengathandi lokuphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, kodwa watshaya isifuba sakhe, esithi: Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni.
14 Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kulomunye; lalowo ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswa.
15 Baletha kuye nabantwana abancane ukuba abathinte; kepha abafundi sebekubona babakhuza.
16 Kepha uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo.
17 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana kasoze angena kuwo.
18 Umbusi othile wambuza, wathi: “Mfundisi omuhle, ngenzeni ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?
19 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? kakho omuhle, ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkulu.
20 Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, yazisa uyihlo lonyoko.
21 Wathi: “Konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami.
22 UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kuye: “Usasilalelwe into eyodwa; thengisa ngakho konke onakho, wabele abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele.
23 Ekuzwa lokho wadabuka kakhulu, ngokuba wayecebile kakhulu.
24 UJesu ebona ukuthi wayelusizi kakhulu wathi: “Kuyakuba lukhuni kangakanani kwabanengcebo ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu!
25 Ngokuba kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yenaliti, kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
26 Abezwayo bathi: Pho kungasindiswa bani?
27 Wathi: Izinto ezingenzekiyo kubantu ziyenzeka kuNkulunkulu.
28 UPetro wasesithi: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke, sakulandela.
29 Wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakho otshiye indlu, kumbe abazali, kumbe abafowabo, kumbe umkakhe, kumbe abantwana, ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu;
30 ongayikwamukeliswa okuphindwe kaningi kulesi sikhathi, nasezweni elizayo ukuphila okuphakade.
31 Wayesethatha abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema, futhi konke okulotshwe ngabaprofethi ngeNdodana yomuntu kuyakufezeka.
32 Ngokuba iyakukhashelwa kwabezizwe, iklolodelwe, iphathwe kabi, ikhafulelwe;
33 bayakuyishaya, bayibulale, kepha ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuka.
34 Kodwa bona kabaqedisisanga lutho lwalezozinto, lelizwi lalifihlakele kubo, njalo kabakwazi okwakhulunywayo.
35 Kwathi esondela eJeriko, impumputhe ethile yayihlezi ngasendleleni inxiba;
36 Isizwa isixuku sidlula yabuza ukuthi kuyini.
37 Base beyitshela ukuthi uJesu waseNazaretha uyadlula.
38 Samemeza sathi: Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!
39 Ababehamba phambili bamkhuza ukuba bathule;
40 UJesu wema, wayala ukuba silethwe kuye;
41 Esithi: Uthanda ukuthi ngenzeni kuwe? Wasesithi: Nkosi, ukuze ngibone.
42 UJesu wathi kuye: “Bona!
43 Khona masinyane yabona, yamlandela, idumisa uNkulunkulu; nabantu bonke bekubona badumisa uNkulunkulu.