Kulandzisa KwaLukha
16 Wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Lenye indvodza lebeyinjingile beyinesisebenti lebeyisente umphatsi,* futsi besibekwe licala lekudlabhatisa tintfo tayo. 2 Ngako yasibita yatsi kuso: ‘Yini lena lengiyivako ngawe? Letsa umbiko waloko lokwentile ngobe ngeke usachubeka uphetse lendlu yami.’ 3 Lesisebenti sakhuluma sodvwa satsi: ‘Ngitawenta njani ngobe inkhosi yami itangicosha emsebentini? Ngite emandla ekusebenta kamatima, kantsi ngiyesaba nekuphila ngekucela. 4 Sengiyabona kutsi ngitawenta njani kuze kutsi nangicoshwa lamsebentini bantfu bangemukele emakhaya abo.’ 5 Ngako sabita bonkhe lebebakweleta inkhosi yaso, satsi kuwekucala: ‘Kungakanani lokukweleta inkhosi yami?’ 6 Lomuntfu watsi: ‘Tigubhu* temafutsa emncumo letingu-100.’ Sona satsi kuye: ‘Tsatsa lesivumelwane sakho lesibhaliwe bese uhlala phansi futsi ngekushesha ubhale kutsi tingu-50.’ 7 Ngemuva kwaloko, satsi kulomunye: ‘Wena ukweleta lokungakanani?’ Yena watsi: ‘Emasaka* akolo langu-100.’ Sona satsi kuye: ‘Tsatsa lesivumelwane sakho lesibhaliwe, ubhale kutsi angu-80.’ 8 Lenkhosi yasincoma lesisebenti ngisho nobe besingakalungi, ngobe senta ngekuhlakanipha. Ngako nginitjela loku ngobe bantfu balelive* bahlakaniphe kwendlula labo labasekukhanyeni+ endleleni lababaphatsa ngayo labanye.
9 “Naku lokunye lengikusho kini: Tenteleni bangani ngemcebo walelive,*+ kuze kutsi nawuphela, banemukele etindzaweni tekuhlala taphakadze.+ 10 Umuntfu lowetsembekile kulokuncane wetsembekile nakulokukhulu, nemuntfu longaketsembeki kulokuncane akaketsembeki nakulokukhulu. 11 Ngako-ke nangabe ningaketsembeki endleleni leniwusebentisa ngayo umcebo walelive, ngubani lotaniphatsisa umcebo lokungiwo sibili? 12 Nangabe ningaketsembeki endleleni lenisebentisa ngayo tintfo talabanye, ngubani lotaniniketa lokukwenu?+ 13 Kute sisebenti lesingaba sigcili semakhosi lamabili, ngobe sitawutondza lenye, sitsandze lelenye, nobe sihloniphe lenye, sedzelele lelenye. Ngeke nikhonte Nkulunkulu niphindze nikhonte umcebo.”+
14 BaFarisi bebamlalele njengobe akhuluma, futsi bamswacela ngobe bebayitsandza imali.+ 15 Ngako watsi kubo: “Nine nitishaya labalungile embikwebantfu,+ kodvwa Nkulunkulu uyatati tinhlitiyo tenu.+ Ngobe loko bantfu labacabanga kutsi kubalulekile, kuyenyanyeka emehlweni aKhe.+
16 “UMtsetfo kanye nemibhalo yebaPhrofethi kwamenyetelwa kwaze kwafika Johane. Kusukela lapho, sekumenyetelwa tindzaba letimnandzi teMbuso waNkulunkulu, futsi bantfu labehlukahlukene benta yonkhe imetamo yekungena kuwo.+ 17 Kumelula kutsi lizulu nemhlaba kwendlule kunekutsi luhlavu lweligama lolukuloMtsetfo lungagcwaliseki.+
18 “Nangabe indvodza idivosa umkayo bese ishada nalomunye, iyaphinga, naloyo loshada nemfati lodivosile, uyaphinga.+
19 “Bekunendvodza lenjingile lebeyembatsa timphahla letibukhwebeletane* lebetidule kakhulu, futsi iphila kahle. 20 Lomunye umuntfu lobekaphila ngekucela lobekabitwa ngekutsi nguLazaro, bekavame kubekwa esangweni lemuti walendvodza, futsi bekagcwele tilondza. 21 Bekafisa nekudla loko lobekuwa etafuleni lalendvodza lenjingile. Ngisho netinja betita timkhotse tilondza. 22 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, lomuntfu wafa, tingilosi tamtsatsa tamyisa eceleni kwa-Abrahama.*
“Nalendvodza lenjingile yafa, yase iyangcwatjwa. 23 Ngesikhatsi iseThuneni* futsi isetinhlungwini, yaphakamisa emehlo ayo yabona Abrahama akhashane, naLazaro aseceleni kwakhe.* 24 Ngako yamemeta yatsi: ‘Babe Abrahama, ngihawukele, utfumele Lazaro kutsi enye sihloko semuno wakhe emantini kuze aphotise lulwimi lwami, ngobe ngisetinhlungwini kulomlilo lovutsako.’ 25 Kodvwa Abrahama watsi: ‘Ndvodzana, khumbula kutsi wakutfola konkhe lokuhle usaphila, kepha Lazaro yena watfola lokubi. Nyalo uyadvudvuteka lapha, kodvwa wena usetinhlungwini. 26 Ngaphandle kwaloko, kuneludvonga lolukhulu emkhatsini wetfu nani, kuze labo labafuna kusuka lapha bewelele kini bangakhoni, nalabo labafuna kusuka ngalapho bete kitsi bangakhoni.’ 27 Yona yatsi: ‘Nakunjalo ngiyakucela Babe kutsi umtfumele endlini yababe wami, 28 ngobe nginabomnaketfu labasihlanu, futsi utawufike afakaze kubo kuze bangeti kulendzawo yetinhlungu lengikuyo.’ 29 Kodvwa Abrahama watsi: ‘Tikhona tincwadzi taMosi netebaPhrofethi, abalalele tona.’+ 30 Lendvodza yatsi: ‘Cha Babe Abrahama, nakungaya umuntfu lovuka ekufeni, bangaphendvuka.’ 31 Kodvwa yena watsi kuyo: ‘Nangabe bangatilaleli tincwadzi taMosi+ netebaPhrofethi, ngeke balalele ngisho nobe kungavuka umuntfu ekufeni.’”