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Ukuthunywa kwabafundi abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa

1 Njalo emva kwalezizinto iNkosi yamisa labanye abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa, yabathuma ngababili phambi kobuso bayo emizini yonke lendaweni zonke ebizakuya kuzo yona. 2 Ngakho yathi kubo: Isibili isivuno sikhulu, kodwa izisebenzi zinlutshwana. Ngakho ncengani eNkosini yesivuno, ukuze ithume izisebenzi esivunweni sayo. 3 Hambani; khangelani, mina ngiyalithuma linjengezimvana phakathi kwempisi. 4 Lingaphathi umxhaka, lesikhwama, lamanyathela; njalo lingabingeleli muntu endleleni. 5 Njalo lakuyiphi indlu elingena kuyo, qalani lithi: Ukuthula kakube kulindlu. 6 Njalo uba kukhona lapho indodana yokuthula, ukuthula kwenu kuhlale phezu kwayo; kodwa uba kungenjalo, kuzabuyela kini. 7 Hlalani-ke kuleyondlu, lidle linathe izinto ezivela kibo; ngoba isisebenzi sifanele umvuzo waso. Linganqumi izindlu ngezindlu. 8 Lakuwuphi umuzi elingena kuwo, besebelemukela, dlanini okubekwa phambi kwenu, 9 lisilise abagulayo abakuwo, njalo lithi kubo: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele kini. 10 Kodwa lakuwuphi umuzi elingena kuwo, futhi bangalemukeli, phumelani endleleni zawo, lithi: 11 Lothuli lomuzi wenu olusinamatheleyo siyaluthintithela kini; kodwa-ke yazini lokhu, ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele kini. 12 Njalo ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono kuSodoma ngalolosuku, kula kulowomuzi.

Ukusolwa kwemizi engaphendukanga

13 Maye kuwe, Korazini! Maye kuwe, Betsayida! Ngoba uba kwakwenziwe eTire leSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini, ngabe kade baphenduka bahlala ngamasaka lemlotheni. 14 Kodwa kuzakuba ngcono kweleTire leSidoni kusigwebo, kulakini. 15 Lawe, Kapenawume, ophakanyiselwe ezulwini, uzakwehliselwa esihogweni.

16 Olizwayo lina uyangizwa mina; lolalayo lina uyangala mina; kodwa ongalayo mina uyamala ongithumileyo.

Ukubuya kwabangamatshumi ayisikhombisa

17 Babuya-ke abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa ngentokozo, besithi: Nkosi, lamadimoni ayazehlisela ngaphansi kwethu ebizweni lakho. 18 Wasesithi kubo: Ngabona uSathane njengombane esiwa ezulwini. 19 Khangelani, ngilinika amandla okunyathela izinyoka labofezela, laphezu kwamandla wonke esitha; njalo akusoze kubelalutho olungalilimaza. 20 Kodwa lingathokozi ngalokho okokuthi omoya bayazehlisela ngaphansi kwenu; kodwa ikakhulu thokozani ukuthi amabizo enu abhaliwe emazulwini.

UJesu ubonga uYise

21 Ngalelohola uJesu wathokoza emoyeni, wathi: Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu lomhlaba, ngoba uzifihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyo labaqedisisayo, kodwa wazembulela izingane; yebo, Baba, ngoba ngokunjalo kwaba kuhle phambi kwakho. 22 Konke kwanikelwa kimi nguBaba; njalo kakho owaziyo ukuthi iNdodana ingubani, ngaphandle kukaBaba, lokuthi uBaba ungubani, ngaphandle kweNdodana, njalo loba ngubani iNdodana ethanda ukumembulela.

23 Wasetshibilikela kubafundi bebodwa wathi: Abusisiwe amehlo abona elikubonayo. 24 Ngoba ngithi kini: Banengi abaprofethi lamakhosi ababethanda ukubona izinto elizibonayo lina; kodwa kabazibonanga, lokuzwa izinto elizizwayo, kodwa kabazizwanga.

Umlayo wokuqala

25 Njalo khangela, isazimthetho esithile sasesisukuma, simlinga, sisithi: Mfundisi, ngenzeni ukuze ngidle ilifa lempilo elaphakade? 26 Wasesithi kuso: Kubhalweni emlayweni? Uwubala njani? 27 Sasesiphendula sathi: Uzathanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, langomphefumulo wakho wonke, langamandla akho wonke, langengqondo yakho yonke; lomakhelwane wakho njengawe. 28 Wasesithi kuso: Uphendule ngokuqonda; yenza lokhu, futhi uzaphila.

Umfanekiso womSamariya olesihawu

29 Kodwa sona sithanda ukuzilungisisa sathi kuJesu: Kanti umakhelwane wami ungubani? 30 UJesu wasephendula wathi: Umuntu othile wehla evela eJerusalema esiya eJeriko, watheleka phakathi kwabaphangi, njalo bamhlubula impahla bamtshaya imivimvinya basuka bahamba, bamtshiya ephosukufa. 31 Umpristi othile waseqabuka esehla ngaleyondlela; njalo wathi embona, wadlula eceleni. 32 Langokunjalo lomLevi nxa wayesekulindawo wafika embona wadlula eceleni. 33 Kodwa umSamariya othile owayehamba wafika kuye, njalo kwathi embona waba lesihelo, 34 waya kuye wabopha amanxeba akhe, ewathela amagcobo lewayini; wamkhweza phezu kweyakhe inyamazana, wamusa endlini yezihambi, wamlondoloza. 35 Kusisa esehamba, wakhipha odenariyo* ababili wabanika umninindlu, esithi: Umlondoloze; njalo loba yini ozayichitha okudlula lokhu, mina ngizabuyisela kuwe ekubuyeni kwami. 36 Pho, nguwuphi kulaba abathathu ocabanga ukuthi wayengumakhelwane walowo owatheleka phakathi kwabaphangi? 37 Wasesithi: Ngulowo owamenzela isihawu. Ngakho uJesu wathi kuye: Hamba, lawe wenze njalo.

UMatha loMariya

38 Kwasekusithi ekuhambeni kwakhe, yena wangena emzaneni othile; lowesifazana othile uMatha ngebizo wamemukela endlini yakhe. 39 Njalo lo wayelodadewabo othiwa nguMariya, laye owahlala enyaweni zikaJesu, walizwa ilizwi lakhe. 40 Kodwa uMatha wayephazanyiswa yikusebenza okunengi; weza eduze wasesithi: Nkosi, kawukhathaleli yini ukuthi udadewethu ungitshiyile ukusebenza ngedwa? Ngakho umtshele ukuthi angisize. 41 Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Matha, Matha, uyaphiseka ukhathazeke ngezinto ezinengi; 42 kodwa yinye into edingekayo; kodwa uMariya ukhethile isabelo esihle, angayikwemukwa sona.

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