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1 UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe wathi, “Kwakulendoda eyayinothile ilomphathi owetheswa icala lokuthi wayechithachithe inotho yayo.
Yesu walabambila beshikwiya bakendi eti, Kwalikuba muntu mubile walikukute kapitawo weshi kubona buboni. Bantu balamwamba muntu uyo eti lonongonga buboni bwa mwami wakendi.
2 Yambiza yambuza yathi, ‘Kuyini lokhu engikuzwayo ngawe? Landisa kuhle ukuthi uhambisa njani izinto ngoba ungeke usaba ngumphathi njalo.’
Lino walakuwa kapitawo wabuboni nekumwipusheti, “Nomba nicani ncondanyufunga pali njobe? Mpandulwile sha bukapitawo bwakobe pakwinga nkowelela kuba kapitawo sobwe.”
3 Umphathi wazibuza wathi, ‘Ngizakuthini? Inkosi yami isingithathela umsebenzi wami. Kangilamandla okugebha, njalo ngilenhloni zokucela.
Lino kapitawo walatatika kuyeya mumoyo mwakendi eti, “Ninjiseconi mwami wakame layandanga kumfunya incito? Ndiya ngofu shakulima kayi kusenga kukutekumpa insoni.
4 Ngiyazi engizakwenza ukuthi nxa ngilahlekelwa ngumsebenzi wami abantu bangamukele ezindlini zabo.’
Lino nceti njinse nici, kwambeti bantu bakantambule mumandabo, ndakafuma incito.”
5 Ngakho yasibiza labo ababelezikwelede enkosini yayo munye ngamunye yathi, kowokuqala, ‘Isikwelede sakho enkosini yami singakanani?’
Lino walatika kukuwa bonse balikukute nkongole ku mwami wakendi umo ne umo nekwipusha mutanshi eti, “Walakweleta shingaye kumwami wakame?”
6 Wathi, ‘Ngamalitha amafutha e-oliva azinkulungwane ezine.’ Umphathi wamtshela wathi, ‘Phangisa, thatha incwadi yakho yesikwelede ubhale izinkulungwane ezimbili.’
Neye walakumbuleti, “Ndalakweleta mingomo mwanda ya mafuta”. Neco kapitawo uyo walamwambileti, “Manta lipepa apo palembwa nkongole yakobe, ufwambane wikale panshi ulembepo eti, mingomo yakwana makumi asanu.”
7 Yasibuza owesibili yathi, ‘Wena ulesikwelede esingakanani?’ Wathi, ‘Yimigodla yengqoloyi eyinkulungwane.’ Yamtshela yathi, ‘Thatha incwadi yakho yesikwelede ubhale amakhulu ayisificaminwembili.’
Lino walepusha umbi eti, “Nomba obe walakweleta shingaye?” Walakumbuleti, “Ndalakweleta masaka ali mwanda a maila.” Lino neye walamwambileti, “Manta Lipepa palembwa nkongole yakobe, Ulembepo masaka makumi asanu ne atatu.”
8 Inkosi yamncoma lowomphathi owayeliqili ngoba wayenze ukuhlakanipha. Ngoba abantu balumhlaba balezindledlana zabo zokuhlakanipha ekuphathaneni kwabo ukwedlula abantu bokukhanya. (aiōn g165)
Mwami wakendi uyo walalumbaisha kapitawo wa buboni wabula kushomeka pakucenjela kwakendi. Pakwinga bantu ba mucishi ca panshi pano nibasongo pa kubamba makani abo kupita bantu bali mu mumuni wa Lesa. (aiōn g165)
9 Ngiyalitshela ngithi, sebenzisani inotho yomhlaba ukuzuza abangane ukuze kuthi nxa isiphelile lamukeleke ezindlini ezimi laphakade. (aiōnios g166)
Yesu walapitilisha kubambileti, “Ndamwambilinga kamulicanina banenu babuboni bwa mucishi cino kwambeti, buboni bwakapwa nibakamutambule mumanda amuyayaya. (aiōnios g166)
10 Lowo othembeke kokuncinyane uzakwethembeka njalo kokunengi, ikanti lowo ongathembekanga kokuncinyane angeke njalo athembeke kokunengi.
Muntu uliyense washomeka pabintu bing'ana, nakashomeke pa bintu bingi. Uyo wabula kushomeka pabintu bing'ana, nteshi akashomeke pabintu bingi.
11 Ngakho-ke, nxa lingathembekanga ekuphatheni inotho yasemhlabeni, pho ngubani ongalithemba ngenotho yeqiniso na?
Lino na nkamwashomeka pabuboni bwa pacishi cino, nomba niyani eti akamushome nekumupani buboni bwancincine?
12 Njalo nxa belingathembekanga ngempahla yomunye umuntu, ngubani kambe ozalipha impahla ibe ngeyenu na?
Na kamulimwabula kushomeka pabuboni bwa bantu bambi, nomba niyani eti akamupeni buboni bwelela kuba bwenu?”
13 Kakulanceku engakhonza amakhosi amabili. Funa izonde enye kodwa ithande enye, kumbe izinikele kwenye yeyise enye. Ngezake likhonze uNkulunkulu lemali ngokufanayo.”
“Kuliya musebenshi wela kusebensela bami babili, pakwinga ukute kupatapo umbi nekusuna umbi, nambi kunyumfwila umbi nekusula umbi. Anu ekwambeti nkamwela kusebensela Lesa ne buboni.”
14 AbaFarisi ababethanda imali bakuzwa konke lokhu, bamklolodela uJesu.
Bafalisi mpolabanyumfwa makani aya balatatika kushibuluka Yesu pakwinga balo balikusunisha mali.
15 Wathi kubo, “Yini elizigezayo emehlweni abantu kodwa uNkulunkulu uyazazi inhliziyo zenu. Lokho okuligugu ebantwini kuyisinengiso kuNkulunkulu.”
Nsombi Yesu walabambileti, “Amwe mukute kulibonesha kubantu eti mwalulama, necikabeco Lesa winshi myoyo yenu. Pakwinga bintu byonse bantu mbyobakute kwambeti byaina, nsombi kuli Lesa kuliya mobibelele.”
16 “UMthetho labaPhrofethi kwatshunyayelwa kwaze kwaba yisikhathi sikaJohane. Kusukela kulesosikhathi izindaba ezinhle zombuso kaNkulunkulu ziyatshunyayelwa njalo bonke abantu bazifuqela kuwo.
Milawo Lesa njalapa Mose ne Maswi alalemba bashinshimi byali kusebensa cindi ca Yohane mubatishi. Kufuma pacindico Mulumbe Waina wa Bwami bwa Lesa ukute kukambaukwa, kayi ne bantu bangi baleleshenga ne ngofu kwambeti bengile mu Bwami ubu.
17 Kungaba lula ukuthi izulu lomhlaba kunyamalale kulokuthi kucitshe ichatha loMthetho elilodwa nje.
Nsombi capuba kwambeti kwilu necishi kupwa, kupita liswi limo lya Milawo kupwa ngofu.
18 Loba ngubani olahla umkakhe athathe omunye umfazi uyafeba njalo lendoda ethatha umfazi owalahlwayo iyafeba.”
“Muntu uliyense laleke mukashendi nekweba mukashi naumbi, lenshi bupombo. Neye uyo lebe mutukashi ngwalaleka munendi lenshinga bupombo”.
19 “Kwakulendoda enothileyo eyayigqoka izigqoko zombala oyibubende lezelembu lelineni, iphakathi kobutifitifi insuku zonke.
Kwalikuba muntu mubile walikufwala byadula uyo walikulya cena lyonse.
20 Entubeni yomuzi wayo kwakuhlezi isiceli esasithiwa nguLazaro, sigcwele izilonda emzimbeni,
Lino kwalikuba muntu wapenga lina lyakendi walikuba Lazalo. Walikukute bilonda mubili wonse, walikusuna kona pa cishinga ca ng'anda ya muntu mubile uyo.
21 siloyisa ukudla lokho okwakukhithika etafuleni yalesosicebi. Izinja zazifika zikhothe izilonda zaso.
Lazalo walikaminina mate uto twakulya twalikulaka panshi pa tebulu ya muntu mubile uyo, naboyo bakabwa bali kabesa akumyanguta pabilonda byakendi.
22 Kwafika isikhathi lapho isiceli esafa khona, izingilosi zasithwala zasisa eceleni lika-Abhrahama. Lesicebi laso safa, sabekwa.
Muntu wapenga uyo walafwa, bangelo balamutwala kwilu mumakasa a Abulahamu. Muntu mubile uyo neye walafwa nekumufukila mumanda.
23 Esihogweni lapho esasisitsha khona; savusa ubuso sabona u-Abhrahama ekude le, kuloLazaro eceleni kwakhe. (Hadēs g86)
Lino mubile uyo mpwalikupenga mumusena wa bafu, walalanga kwilu nekubona Lazalo kulubasu lwa Abulahamu nkali patali. (Hadēs g86)
24 Sasesimemeza sathi, ‘Baba Abhrahama, ake ungihawukele uthume uLazaro agxamuze umunwe wakhe emanzini athambise ulimi lwami, ngoba ngisebuhlungwini emlilweni lo.’
Lino walolobesha eti, “Ta Abulahamu kamunyumfwilako inkumbo. Kamutumani Lazalo kwambeti abike cikumo cakendi mumenshi kwambeti atontoshe lulemi lwakame pakwinga ndashupiki mumulilo muno.”
25 Kodwa u-Abhrahama waphendula wathi, ‘Ndodana, khumbula ukuthi ngesikhathi usaphila wazuza izinto zakho ezinhle kodwa uLazaro wemukela izinto ezimbi, khangela manje useduduzwa lapha, ikanti wena ususebuhlungwini.
Lino Abulahamu walambeti, “Mwaname kwanuka mpowalikuba muyumi walatambula bintu byonse byaina, neye Lazalo walatambula bintu byeshikubaba. Lino neye kuno wakondwa, obe uli mumapensho anene.
26 Njalo ngaphandle kwakho konke lokhu, phakathi kwethu lawe kulodonga olukhulu, ukwenzela ukuthi labo abafisa ukuza ngapho besuka lapha behluleke, futhi kakho ongapho ongachaphela ngakithi.’
Kayi pakati petu nenjobe pali cisengu, cakwambeti kuliya muntu ulikuno wela kucikonsha kusabuka kwisa uko, nambi uli uko kwisa kuno.”
27 Saphendula sathi, ‘Nxa kunjalo-ke, ngiyakuncenga, baba, thuma uLazaro endlini kababa,
Kufumapo mubile uyo walambeti, “Anu ndasengenga Ta, mutume Lazalo kung'anda ya bata.
28 ngoba ngilabafowethu abahlanu. Ayebaxwayisa ukuze labo bangezi kule indawo yobuhlungu.’
Pakwinga nkute bakwetu basanu. Enga abacenjeshe kwambeti naboyo batakesa kumusena wa mapensho kuno.”
29 U-Abhrahama waphendula wathi, ‘BaloMosi labaPhrofethi; kabalalele bona.’
Nsombi Abulahamu walambeti, “abo bakute mabuku alalembwa ne Mose ne bashinshimi, kabanyumfwani byalembwamo.”
30 Sathi, ‘Hatshi, baba Abhrahama, kodwa nxa kusuka umuntu kwabafileyo aye kubo bazaphenduka.’
Nendi walakumbuleti, sobwe ta Abulahamu, na umbi ufuma kubafu nekuyako, mpobela kusanduka kubwipishi bwabo.
31 Wathi kuso, ‘Nxa bengalaleli uMosi labaPhrofethi, kabasoze bavume loba omunye angaze avuke kwabafileyo.’”
Abulahamu walamwambileti, “na nkabanyumfwilinga Mabala alalembwa ne Mose ne bashinshimi nteshi bakanyumfwepo nambi umbi akapunduke kubafu.”
