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Umfanekiso womgwebi ongalunganga
1 Wasebatshela lomfanekiso wokuthi bafanele ukukhuleka isikhathi sonke, njalo bengadinwa, 2 wathi: Kwakukhona emzini othile umgwebi othile, owayengesabi uNkulunkulu, njalo engahloniphi muntu; 3 kwakukhona futhi kulowomuzi umfelwakazi othile, njalo owayefika kuye, esithi: Ngilungisele esitheni sami. 4 Kodwa engavumi okwesikhathi; kodwa emva kwalezizinto wathi ngaphakathi kwakhe: Lanxa ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu, njalo ngingahloniphi muntu; 5 ngoba-ke lumfelwakazi engikhathaza, ngizamlungisela, hlezi angaze ekucineni angidinise. 6 INkosi yasisithi: Zwanini umgwebi ongalunganga akutshoyo. 7 Kanti uNkulunkulu kayikwenza impindiselo yabakhethiweyo bakhe abakhalayo kuye emini lebusuku, yena-ke uyabekezela ngabo? 8 Ngithi kini: Uzahle enze impindiselo yabo. Kodwa-ke nxa iNdodana yomuntu ifika, izafica ukholo yini emhlabeni?
UmFarisi lomthelisi ethempelini
9 Wasekhuluma lumfanekiso lakwabathile ababezithemba ukuthi balungile, futhi bedelela abanye, wathi: 10 Abantu ababili benyukela ethempelini ukuyakhuleka; omunye engumFarisi, lomunye engumthelisi. 11 UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela lezizinto wathi: Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ukuthi kanginjengabanye abantu, abaphangi, abangalunganga, izifebe, loba lanjengalumthelisi. 12 Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki, nginikela okwetshumi kukho konke engilakho. 13 Kodwa umthelisi emi khatshana wayengathandi lokuphakamisela amehlo ezulwini, kodwa watshaya isifuba sakhe, esithi: Nkulunkulu, akungihawukele mina soni. 14 Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kulalowo; ngoba wonke oziphakamisayo uzathotshiswa, kodwa ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswa.
Ukubusiswa kwabantwana abancane
15 Basebeletha kuye lensane, ukuze azibambe; kodwa abafundi bekubona babakhuza. 16 Kodwa uJesu wababizela kuye wathi: Vumelani abantwana abancane beze kimi, njalo lingabanqabeli, ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanje. 17 Qiniso ngithi kini: Loba ngubani ongemukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana omncane, kasoze angene kuwo.
Ijaha elinothileyo
18 Umbusi othile wasembuza, esithi: Mfundisi olungileyo, ngenzeni ukuze ngidle ilifa lempilo elaphakade? 19 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Ungibizelani ngokuthi olungileyo? Kakho olungileyo, ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkulu. 20 Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko. 21 Yena wasesithi: Konke lokhu ngikugcinile kusukela ebutsheni bami. 22 Kodwa uJesu esizwa lezizinto wathi kuye: Usaswele ulutho lunye; thengisa konke olakho, wabele abayanga, njalo uzakuba lempahla eligugu ezulwini; njalo uze lapha ungilandele. 23 Kodwa yena esizwa lezizinto wadana kakhulu; ngoba wayenothile kakhulu.
24 Kwathi uJesu ebona ukuthi wayesedane kakhulu wathi: Kulukhuni kangakanani kwabalenotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 25 Ngoba kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene ngentunja yenalithi, kulokuthi umuntu onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 26 Abakuzwayo basebesithi: Pho kungasindiswa bani? 27 Kodwa yena wathi: Izinto ezingenzekiyo ebantwini ziyenzeka kuNkulunkulu.
Umvuzo wokuzidela
28 UPetro wasesithi: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke, sakulandela. 29 Wasesithi kubo: Qiniso ngithi kini: Kakho umuntu otshiye indlu, kumbe abazali, kumbe abafowabo, kumbe umkakhe, kumbe abantwana, ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu, 30 ongayikwemukela okuphindwe kanengi kulesisikhathi, lesikhathini esizayo impilo elaphakade.
UJesu ukhuluma ngokuhlupheka kwakhe
31 Wasethatha abalitshumi lambili, wathi kubo: Khangelani, senyukela eJerusalema, futhi konke okubhaliweyo ngabaprofethi ngeNdodana yomuntu kuzagcwaliswa. 32 Ngoba izanikelwa kwabezizwe, iyangiswe, ithukwe, ikhafulelwe ngamathe, 33 bayitshaye ngesiswepu bayibulale; njalo ngosuku lwesithathu izavuka. 34 Kodwa bona kabaqedisisanga lutho ngalezizinto, lalinkulumo yayifihlakele kubo, njalo kabaziqedisisanga izinto ezitshiwoyo.
Ukusiliswa kwesiphofu
35 Kwasekusithi esesondela eJeriko, isiphofu esithile sasihlezi siphanza eceleni kwendlela; 36 sathi sisizwa ixuku lidlula, sabuza ukuthi kuyini lokho. 37 Basebesitshela bathi: UJesu umNazaretha uyadlula. 38 Sasesimemeza, sisithi: Jesu, Ndodana kaDavida, akungihawukele! 39 Ababehamba phambili basebesikhuza ukuthi sithule; kodwa samemeza kakhulukazi, sisithi: Ndodana kaDavida, akungihawukele! 40 UJesu wema-ke walaya ukuthi silethwe kuye; sathi sesisondele wasibuza, 41 esithi: Ufuna ukuthi ngikwenzeleni? Sasesisithi: Nkosi, ukuthi ngibone. 42 UJesu wasesithi kuso: Bona! Ukholo lwakho lukusindisile. 43 Njalo sahle sabona, samlandela, sidumisa uNkulunkulu; labantu bonke bekubona badumisa uNkulunkulu.