Isahluko 18
1 Wabalandisa umfanekiso wokuthi bamelwe ukukhuleka njalo, bangadangali.
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Wathi: “Kwakukhona emzini othile umahluleli othile owayengamesabi uNkulunkulu, enganaki muntu.
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Kulowo muzi kwakukhona futhi umfelokazi owayelokhu efika kuye, ethi: ‘Ngizwele esitheni sami.’
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“Kwaba yisikhathi engavumi; kepha ngasemuva wathi phakathi kwakhe: ‘Nakuba ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu, nginganaki muntu,
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nokho-ke ngokuba lo mfelokazi engikhathaza njalo, ngiyakumzwela, funa angizuke ngokufika njalonjalo.’ ”
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Yayisithi iNkosi: “Yizwani okushiwo ngumahluleli ongalungile.
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UNkulunkulu kayikubezwela yini abakhethiweyo bakhe abakhala kuye imini nobusuku, ababekezelele, na?
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Ngithi kini: Uzakubezwela masinyane. Nokho nxa ifika iNdodana yomuntu, imbala iyakufumana ukukholwa emhlabeni na?”
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Wayesekhuluma kwabathile ababezethemba ukuthi balungile, bedelela abanye, ebalandisa lo mfanekiso ngokuthi:
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“Abantu ababili benyukela ethempelini beya kukhuleka, omunye engumFarisi, omunye engumthelisi.
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UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela ngokuthi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ngingenjengabanye abantu: izigcwelegcwele, abangalungile, iziphingi, nanjengalo mthelisi.
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Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki, nginikela okweshumi kukho konke enginakho.’
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“Kepha umthelisi emi kude wayengafuni nakuphakamisela amehlo akhe ngasezulwini, kodwa washaya isifuba sakhe, ethi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni.’
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“Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kunomunye. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uzakuthotshiswa, kodwa ozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa.”
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Baletha kuye nabantwanyana ukuba abaphathe; kepha abafundi bekubona babakhuza.
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Kodwa uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo.
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Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana kasoze angena kuwo.”
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Umbusi othile wayesembuza ethi: “Mfundisi omuhle, ngiyakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?”
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Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? Kakho omuhle, munye kuphela, uNkulunkulu.
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Uyayazi imiyalelo ukuthi: ‘Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, yazisa uyihlo nonyoko.’ ”
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Kepha wathi: “Konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami.”
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UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kuye: “Usasilalelwe into inye: thengisa ngakho konke onakho, wabele abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele.”
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Kuthe ekuzwa lokho, wadabuka impela, ngokuba wayenothile kakhulu.
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UJesu embona wathi: “Kulukhuni kangakanani kwaba nomnotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
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Kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yosungulo kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.”
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Abezwayo base bethi: “Pho, kungasindiswa bani na?”
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Kepha wathi: “Okungenzeki kubantu kungenzeka kuNkulunkulu.”
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Wayesethi uPetru: “Bheka, thina sishiye okwethu, sakulandela.”
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Wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akukho muntu oshiye indlu, noma umkakhe, noma abafowabo, noma abazali, noma abantwana ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu,
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ongayikwamukeliswa okuphindwe kaningi kulesi sikhathi nasenkathini ezayo ukuphila okuphakade.”
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Wayesebasondeza kuye abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; konke okulotshwe ngabaprofethi ngeNdodana yomuntu kuyakugcwaliseka.
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Ngokuba izakukhashelwa kwabezizwe, iklolodelwe, idunyazwe, ikhafulelwe ngamathe,
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bayishaye, bayibulale; kepha ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuka.”
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Kepha bona kabaqondanga lutho lwalokho; lelo zwi lalifihlakele kubo, abakuqondanga obekushiwo.
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Kwathi esesondela eJeriko, impumputhe ethile yayihlezi ngasendleleni inxiba.
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Isizwa isixuku sidlula, yabuza ukuthi: “Kuyini lokhu?”
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Base beyitshela ukuthi: “Kudlula uJesu waseNazaretha.”
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Yayisimemeza ithi: “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!”
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Ababehamba phambili bayikhuza ukuba ithule kepha kwayikhona imemeza kakhulu yona, ithi: “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!”
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Wema-ke uJesu, wayala ukuba ilethwe kuye. Isisondele, wayibuza wathi:
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“Ufuna ukuba ngikwenzeleni na?” Yathi: “Nkosi, ukuba ngibone.”
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UJesu wathi kuyo: “Bona! Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.”
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Yayisibona khona lapho, yamlandela imdumisa uNkulunkulu, nabantu bonke bekubona bamnika uNkulunkulu indumiso.