Kulandzisa KwaLukha
18 Jesu wase ubatjela umfanekiso mayelana nekutsi kubaluleke ngani kutsi bathantaze ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi futsi bangayekeli,+ 2 watsi: “Edolobheni lelitsite bekunemehluleli lobekangamesabi Nkulunkulu, angabahloniphi nebantfu. 3 Kulelodolobha bekunemfelokati, futsi bekahlale aya kulomehluleli afike atsi: ‘Ngicela ungisite kuze yehlulelwe kahle indzaba yami naloyo longimangalele.’ 4 Kwaphela sikhatsi lesidze lomehluleli angavumi, kodvwa ekugcineni wakhuluma enhlitiyweni yakhe watsi: ‘Nanobe ngingamesabi Nkulunkulu futsi ngingahloniphi muntfu, 5 kepha ngenca yekutsi lomfelokati solo uyangibelesela, ngitamsita ehlulelwe kahle kuze angatophindze ete lapha atongidzina ngekusolo angicela.’”*+ 6 INkhosi yatsi: “Nivile yini kutsi lomehluleli watsini, nanobe bekangakalungi? 7 Pho-ke, Nkulunkulu ngeke yini abentele lokulungile labakhetsiwe bakhe, labakhala kuye busuku nemini,+ ngesikhatsi lesifanako abe ababeketelela?+ 8 Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Utawubentela lokulungile ngekushesha. Kodvwa-ke, nayifika iNdvodzana yemuntfu, itakutfola yini kukholwa lokunjengaloku* emhlabeni?”
9 Wabese usho nangu umfanekiso kulabanye lebebatibona balungile futsi bababukela phansi labanye bantfu, watsi: 10 “Emadvodza lamabili aya ethempelini ayothantaza, lenye beyingumFarisi kantsi lelenye beyingumtselisi. 11 LomFarisi wasukuma wathantaza, watsi: ‘Awu Nkulunkulu, ngiyabonga kutsi angifanani nalabanye bantfu—tigebengu, labangakalungi, tiphingi, ngisho nanangu umtselisi. 12 Ngizila kudla kabili ngeliviki; futsi nginikela kwelishumi kwato tonkhe tintfo lengititfolako.’+ 13 Lomtselisi yena bekeme khashane, futsi akazange abhekise ngisho nebuso bakhe ezulwini, kodvwa bekasolo akhombisa kutisola atsi: ‘Awu Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele* mine soni.’+ 14 Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Lendvodza yaya ekhaya layo futsi Nkulunkulu wayitsatsa njengalelunge kakhulu kwendlula lomFarisi.+ Ngobe wonkhe umuntfu lotiphakamisako utawutfotjiswa, kodvwa loyo lotitfobako utawuphakanyiswa.”+
15 Ngako bantfu baletsa tinswane kuye kute atibusise, kodvwa nabakubona loku, bafundzi bakhe babekhuta.+ 16 Kepha Jesu watsi atiletfwe letinswane, futsi watsi: “Bayekeleni bantfwana bete kimi; ningabavimbi, ngobe uMbuso waNkulunkulu webantfu labafana nabo.+ 17 Ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Nobe ngubani longawemukeli uMbuso waNkulunkulu njengemntfwana, ngeke angene kuwo.”+
18 Lomunye umbusi wambuta watsi: “Mfundzisi Lomuhle, yini lokufanele ngiyente kute ngitfole kuphila lokuphakadze?”+ 19 Jesu watsi kuye: “Ungibitelani ngekutsi ngimuhle? Kute umuntfu lomuhle ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu.+ 20 Angitsi uyayati imitsetfo letsi: ‘Ungaphingi;+ ungabulali;+ ungebi;+ ungafakazi emanga;+ hlonipha babe wakho namake wakho.’”+ 21 Lomuntfu watsi kuye: “Tonkhe letintfo ngitigcinile kusukela ngisemncane.” 22 Ngemuva kwaloko Jesu watsi kuye: “Yinye intfo lesele: Hamba utsengise konkhe lonako, futsi uphe labeswele, nawenta njalo utawuba nemcebo ezulwini. Ngemuva kwaloko ubobese uyeta uyangilandzela.”+ 23 Nakeva loku, lomuntfu weva buhlungu lobukhulu ngobe bekanjinge kakhulu.+
24 Jesu wambuka wase utsi: “Kutawuba matima kakhulu ngalabo labanemali kutsi bangene eMbusweni waNkulunkulu!+ 25 Kumelula kutsi likamela lingene embotjeni yenyalitsi yekutfunga kunekutsi umuntfu lonjingile angene eMbusweni waNkulunkulu.”+ 26 Labo labeva loku batsi: “Ngubani-ke lotawusindziswa?”+ 27 Yena watsi: “Tintfo letibonakala tingeke tenteke emehlweni emuntfu, tingenteka kuNkulunkulu.”+ 28 Kodvwa Phetro watsi: “Nkhosi, sishiye tintfo tetfu sakulandzela.”+ 29 Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Wonkhe umuntfu loshiye indlu, umfati, bomnakabo, batali, nobe bantfwana ngenca yeMbuso waNkulunkulu,+ 30 utawutfola loku sekuphindvwe kanyenti kulesikhatsi sanyalo bese kutsi esikhatsini lesitako* atfole kuphila lokuphakadze.”+
31 Wabitela eceleni baphostoli bakhe labangu-12, watsi kubo: “Nyalo senyukela eJerusalema, futsi tonkhe tintfo letabhalwa baphrofethi mayelana neNdvodzana yemuntfu titawugcwaliseka.*+ 32 Itawunikelwa kubantfu betive,+ bahlekise ngayo,+ bayiphatse kabi, futsi bayikhafulele.+ 33 Nasebayishaye kakhulu batayibulala,+ kutsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu ivuswe.”+ 34 Kodvwa-ke, abazange bacondze kutsi letintfo lebekatisho betichaza kutsini, ngobe lamavi bekafihlekile kubo, futsi abazange bawacondze.
35 Watsi Jesu nakasondzela eJerikho, bekunendvodza lebeyingaboni emehlweni lebeyihleti eceleni kwemgwaco icela.+ 36 Ngesikhatsi iva kutsi kwendlula sicumbi sebantfu, yabuta kutsi kwentekani. 37 Bayitjela batsi: “Kwendlula Jesu waseNazaretha!” 38 Ngako yamemeta yatsi: “Jesu, Ndvodzana yaDavide, ngihawukele!” 39 Labo lebebasembili bayekhuta batsi ayibindze, kodvwa yona yachubeka imemeta kakhulu itsi: “Ndvodzana yaDavide, ngihawukele!” 40 Ngako Jesu wema, wase utsi ayiletfwe lendvodza. Yatsi nayifika wayibuta watsi: 41 “Ufuna ngikwenteleni?” Yona yatsi: “Nkhosi, mane ungente ngiphindze ngibone.” 42 Ngako Jesu watsi kuyo: “Phindze ubone; kukholwa kwakho kukuphilisile.”+ 43 Ngekushesha lendvodza yaphindze yabona futsi yacala kumlandzela,+ ikhatimulisa Nkulunkulu. Ngesikhatsi bantfu bakubona loku, bonkhe badvumisa Nkulunkulu.+