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1 ⲁ̅ ((ⲉⲛ ⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲃⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲁϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉ.
Ngalesosikhathi sekubuthene ixuku lezinkulungwane zabantu, sebenyathelana, uJesu waqala ukukhuluma kubafundi bakhe esithi, “Qaphelani imvubelo yabaFarisi, iyikuzenzisa.
Kakukho okufihliweyo okungayi kuvezwa obala, lokufihliweyo okungayikwaziwa.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϣϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϫⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ.
Lokho okukhulume emnyameni kuzazwakala emini lithe bha, lalokho obukunyenyezela endlebeni ezindlini zangaphakathi kuzamenyezelwa phezu kophahla lwezindlu.
4 ⲇ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϥ.
Ngiyalitshela bangane, lingabesabi labo ababulala umzimba kungabikhona okunye abangakwenza ngemva kwalokho.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁ ⲁϩⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ. (Geenna g1067)
Kodwa ngizalitshengisa lowo okumele limesabe: Mesabeni lowo, othi esebulele umzimba, abe lamandla okuwuphosela esihogweni. Yebo, ngithi mesabeni. (Geenna g1067)
6 ⲋ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛϭⲁϫ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟⲃϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
Intaka ezinhlanu kazithengiswa ngendibilitshi ezimbili na? Kodwa kayikho lanye yazo uNkulunkulu ayilibalayo.
Ngempela, inwele zekhanda lakho zibaliwe. Lingesabi; lina liligugu ukwedlula intaka ezinengi.
8 ⲏ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
Ngiyalitshela, lowo ongivuma phambi kwabantu, iNdodana yoMuntu layo izamvuma phambi kwezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu.
Kodwa lowo ongiphikayo phambi kwabantu uzaphikwa phambi kwezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲭⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Njalo wonke umuntu okhuluma okubi ngeNdodana yoMuntu uzathethelelwa kodwa lowo ohlambaza uMoya oNgcwele akayikuthethelelwa.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟϥ.
Nxa limiswa phambi kwamasinagogu, phambi kwababusi labaphathi, lingazihluphi ngokuthi lizazivikela lisithini kumbe ukuthi lizakuthini,
ngoba uMoya oNgcwele uzalifundisa ngalesosikhathi lokho elifanele likutsho.”
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ.
Omunye emphakathini wathi kuye, “Mfundisi, tshela umfowethu ukuthi angabele ilifa lami.”
UJesu waphendula wathi, “Ndoda, ngibekwe ngubani ukuba ngumahluleli kumbe umlamuli wenu?”
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ.
Wasesithi kubo, “Qaphelani! Limukani inhlobo zonke zobuhaga; isiqokoqela sempilo yomuntu kasikho ebunengini benotho yakhe.”
Wasebatshela umzekeliso wathi, “Insimu yenye indoda eyayinothile yaba lenala eyesabekayo.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛϯ ⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲓⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
Yasinakana yathi, ‘Kambe ngenzeni? Angilandawo yokubeka amabele ami.’
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲣϣⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ.
Yasisithi, ‘Nanku engizakwenza. Ngizazidiliza iziphala zami ngakhe ezinkulu kulalezi, besengithela khona wonke amabele ami kanye lezinye impahla zami.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟ.
Ngizazitshela ngithi, “Usulezinto ezinengi ezinhle njalo ezizakwanela iminyaka eminengi. Kholisa impilo, udle, unathe uthokoze.”’
20 ⲕ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲱⲗⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙ.
Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kuye, ‘Wena siwula ndini! Ngalobubusuku impilo yakho izathathwa. Pho ngubani ozazuza lokhu obusuzilungisele khona na?’
Yikho lokhu okuzakwenzeka kulowo ozibekela inotho kodwa enganothanga kuNkulunkulu.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ϩⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: “Ngakho ngilitshela ukuthi lingakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu, ukuthi lizakudlani kumbe ngomzimba wenu, ukuthi lizagqokani.
Impilo iyakudlula ukudla, lomzimba uyazedlula izembatho.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲙⲁⲓⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲓϯ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲱⲥϧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ ϣⲁⲛϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲏⲣ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ.
Khumbulani amawabayi, kawahlanyeli, kawavuni, kawalaso isiphala kodwa uNkulunkulu uyawapha ukudla. Manje lina liqakatheke okwedlula izinyoni!
Ngubani kini othi ngokukhathazeka angezelele ihola elilodwa empilweni yakhe na?
Njengoba lingeke liyenze linto encinyane kangaka, lizihluphelani na ngokunengi?
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲙⲁⲓⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲥⲉⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣⲓⲟⲡⲏ ⲁⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ.
Ake libone ukuthi amaluba eganga akhula njani. Kawasebenzi njalo aweluki. Kodwa ngilitshela ukuthi laye uSolomoni ekucwebezeleni kwakhe kazange acece njengawo.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲙ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲑⲣⲓⲣ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲫϯ ϯϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁϩϯ.
Nxa uNkulunkulu ececisa kanjalo utshani beganga, obukhona namuhla, kusasa sebuphoselwa emlilweni, kambe uzalicecisa kanganani na, lina bokukholwa okuncinyane!
Lingazihluphi ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokuthi lizakudlani kumbe lizanathani; lingakhathazeki ngalokho.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ.
Ngoba umhlaba wabezizwe uxotshana lezinto ezinjalo, ikanti uYihlo uyazi ukuthi liyazidinga.
Kodwa funani umbuso wakhe, zonke lezizinto lizaziphiwa lazo.
Lingesabi, mhlambi omncane, ngoba uYihlo uthandile ukulipha umbuso.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲧⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲟⲗⲓ ⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ.
Thengisani impahla yenu liphe abampofu. Zidingeleni izikhwama ezingagugiyo, inotho ezulwini engayikuphela, lapho okungasondeli khona isela loba impehlane engabhubhisi khona.
Ngoba lapho okulenotho yakho khona, inhliziyo yakho layo ilapho.”
“Gqokani lilindele inkonzo lezibane zenu zihlale zibhebha
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫ̅ ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲡ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ.
njengamadoda elindele inkosi yawo ukuba ibuye edilini lomthimba ukuze kuthi nxa ifika iqoqoda aphange ayivulele umnyango.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲏ ⲥ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϧⲟⲕϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
Kuzakuba kuhle kulezozinceku inkosi yazo ezazifica zilindile nxa ifika. Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi yona izagqokela ukubaphakela, bona bahlale etafuleni, yona ibaphakele.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲁϩ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
Kuzakuba kuhle kulezozinceku inkosi yazo ezazifica zilindile loba ingabe ifika ngomlindo wesibili loba owesithathu ebusuku.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲉⲃⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲭ ⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ.
Kodwa zwisisani lokhu: Aluba umninindlu ubesazi ukuthi isela lizafika ngasiphi isikhathi ubengasoze ayekele indlu yakhe igqekezwe.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
Lani hlalani lilindile ngoba iNdodana yoMuntu izafika ngesikhathi elingayilindelanga ngaso.”
UPhethro wabuza wathi, “Nkosi, umzekeliso lo uwuqondise kithi kumbe ebantwini bonke na?”
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓⲥ.
INkosi yaphendula yathi, “Ngubani kambe ongumphathi othembekileyo, ohlakaniphileyo, othi inkosi yakhe imbeke ukukhangela izisebenzi zayo ukuba aziphe isabelo sazo sokudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo?
Kuzakuba kuhle kuleyo nceku inkosi ezayifica isenza njalo ekuphendukeni kwayo.
Ngilitshela iqiniso, izakumbeka ukuthi aphathe yonke impahla yayo.
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲑⲓϧⲓ.
Kodwa cabanga nxa inceku ingazitshela ithi, ‘Inkosi yami isiphuzile ukubuya,’ ibisiqalisa ukutshaya ezinye izisebenzi zesilisa lezesifazane, ibisisidla, inatha idakwe.
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲫⲟⲣϫϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲭⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
Inkosi yaleyonceku izabuya ngosuku engacatshangelwa khona langesikhathi inceku engasaziyo. Izayiqumaquma iyiphe indawo phakathi kwabangakholwayo.
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϣⲁϣ ⲛⲁϥ.
Leyonceku ethi ikwazi okufunwa yinkosi yayo kodwa ingalindi kumbe ingalungisi lokho inkosi yayo ekufunayo izatshaywa okuzwayo.
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏϣⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲁϣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲁⲗⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.
Kodwa lowo ongaziyo njalo owenza izinto eziholela ekubhujisweni uzatshaywa mbijana. Kulowo ophiwe okunengi, kuzafuneka okunengi kuye; lakulowo ogciniswe okunengi, kuzafuneka okunengi kulalokho.”
“Ngilande ukuzalumathisa umlilo emhlabeni, ngize ngifise ukuthi ngabe uvele usungunguma!
Kodwa ngiseselobhaphathizo okusamele ngilungene, kodwa ngikhathazekile kakhulu kuze kugcwaliseke lokho!
Licabanga ukuthi ngalanda ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni na? Hatshi, zwanini, ngalanda ukuzehlukanisa.
Kusukela manje bazakuthi bebahlanu emulini behlukane, abathathu bexabana lababili, lababili bexabana labathathu.
53 ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲩϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲙⲓ.
Bazakwehlukana, uyise axabane lendodana, indodana ixabane loyise, unina lendodakazi, indodakazi ixabane lonina, uninazala axabane lomalukazana, umalukazana loninazala.”
54 ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
Wathi exukwini labantu: “Lithi lingabona iyezi liqhamuka entshonalanga liphange lithi, ‘Izulu lizakuna,’ lakanye line.
Kuthi kungavunguza umoya weningizimu lithi, ‘Kuzatshisa,’ lakanye kube njalo.
56 ⲛ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
Bazenzisi! Liyakwazi ukuchaza izibonakaliso zomhlaba lezomkhathi. Kungani pho lingakwazi ukuchaza isikhathi lesi esikuso na?
Kungani kanti lingaziboneli lina ngokwenu okuyikho okulungileyo na?
58 ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲧ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲕⲕ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲧⲏⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲱⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ.
Nxa uhamba lalowo okumangalelayo lisiya kumahluleli, zama ngamandla ukuthi liqedelane lisesendleleni, funa akudonsele kumahluleli, lomahluleli abesekudlulisela enxuseni lona inxusa likuthele entolongweni.
Ngiyakutshela, kawusoze uphume uze uhlawule kanye lohlamvana lokucina lwemali.”
