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Izikhubekiso, ukuthethelelana, ukholo

1 Wasesithi kubafundi: Kungenzakala ukuthi kungaveli izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowo ezivela ngaye! 2 Kungaba ngcono kuye ukuthi ilitshe lokucholela elikhulu ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, abesephoselwa olwandle, kulokuthi akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyane. 3 Zinanzeleleni lina.

Njalo nxa umfowenu ekona wena, umkhuze; futhi nxa ephenduka, mthethelele. 4 Njalo loba ekonela kuze kube kasikhombisa ngosuku, abesebuya kuwe kasikhombisa ngosuku, esithi: Ngiyaphenduka, uzamthethelela.

5 Abaphostoli basebesithi eNkosini: Yandisa kithi ukholo. 6 INkosi yasisithi: Uba lilokholo olunjengenhlamvu yemasitedi, belingatsho kulesisihlahla somabhulosi ukuthi: Qutshunwa, ugxunyekwe olwandle; futhi besizalilalela.

7 Kodwa nguwuphi kini olenceku elimayo kumbe eyelusayo, ohle athi kiyo ingena ivela ensimini: Sondela, uhlale ekudleni? 8 Kodwa kazukutsho yini kuyo ukuthi: Lungisa engingakudla, uzibophe ungincedise, ngize ngidle nginathe; njalo emva kwalokhu udle unathe wena? 9 Uyayibonga yini leyonceku, ngoba yenzile lezizinto ezilayiweyo? Angicabangi. 10 Kunjalo-ke lani, nxa selikwenzile konke elikulayiweyo, kalibokuthi: Kasisezinceku zalutho, ngoba senze lokhu ebesifanele ukukwenza.

Ukusiliswa kwabalobulephero abalitshumi

11 Kwasekusithi esahamba esiya eJerusalema, yena wadabula phakathi laphakathi kweSamariya leGalili.

12 Esangena emzaneni othile, amadoda alitshumi alobulephero amhlangabeza, ema khatshana; 13 wona asephakamisa ilizwi, esithi: Jesu, Nkosi, sihawukele! 14 Futhi kuthe ewabona wathi kuwo: Hambani liyeziveza kubapristi. Kwasekusithi esesukile, ahlanjululwa. 15 Futhi omunye wawo, esebonile ukuthi usilisiwe, wabuyela, edumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulu; 16 wasesiwa ngobuso enyaweni zakhe, embonga; njalo yena wayengumSamariya. 17 Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Kakuhlanjululwanga yini abalitshumi? Bangaphi pho abayisificamunwemunye? 18 Kakho oficakeleyo obengabuya ukunika uNkulunkulu udumo, ngaphandle kwalo owezizweni. 19 Wasesithi kuye: Sukuma uhambe; ukholo lwakho lukusindisile.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ukubuya kweNdodana yomuntu

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

22 Wasesithi kubafundi: Kuzafika insuku lapho elizafisa ukubona lube lunye lwensuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kodwa kaliyikulubona. 23 Njalo bazakuthi kini: Khangelani nangu, kumbe: Khangelani nanguya; lingayi, njalo lingalandeli. 24 Ngoba njengombane ophazimayo ukhanyisa kusukela kokunye ukucina ngaphansi kwezulu kusiya kokunye ukucina ngaphansi kwezulu, izakuba njalo leNdodana yomuntu esukwini lwayo. 25 Kodwa kuqala imele ihlupheke izinto ezinengi njalo ilahlwe yilesisizukulwana. 26 Futhi njengoba kwenzakala ensukwini zikaNowa, kuzakuba njalo lensukwini zeNdodana yomuntu. 27 Babesidla, benatha, bethatha, besendiswa, kwaze kwaba lusuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwasekufika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonke. 28 Ngokunjalo futhi njengoba kwenzeka ensukwini zikaLoti; babesidla, benatha, bethenga, bethengisa, behlanyela, besakha; 29 kodwa ngosuku uLoti aphuma ngalo eSodoma, kwana umlilo lesibabule kwavela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonke; 30 kuzakuba njalo ngosuku ezakwembulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntu. 31 Ngalolosuku, lowo ophezu kophahla lwendlu, lempahla zakhe zisendlini, angehli ukuyazithatha; losensimini ngokunjalo angabuyeli ezintweni ezisemuva. 32 Khumbulani umkaLoti. 33 Loba ngubani odinga ukusindisa impilo yakhe izamlahlekela; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yiyo uzayilondoloza iphila. 34 Ngithi kini: Ngalobobusuku kuzakuba khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye asuswe, lomunye atshiywe. 35 Kuzakuba khona abesifazana ababili bechola ndawonye; omunye asuswe, lomunye atshiywe. 36 Kuzakuba khona ababili ensimini; omunye asuswe, lomunye atshiywe. 37 Basebephendula bathi kuye: Ngaphi, Nkosi? Wasesithi kubo: Lapho okukhona isidumbu, lapho amanqe azabuthaniswa khona.

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