Sehluko 18

1 Wabese ukhuluma umfanekiso kubo ngekutsi bathandaze njani sonkhe sikhatsi futsi bangapheli mandla, 2 atsi, ''Edolobheni lelitsite bekunemehluleli lobekangamesabi Nkulunkulu futsi angabahloniphi bantfu. 3 Nyalo bekunemfelokati kulelo dolobha, bekavame kuta kuye, atsi, 'Ngisite nginike kuthula kulona lolwa nami.' 4 Sikhatsi lesidze angamsiti angafisi kumsita, kepha emvakwesikhatsi lesidze watitjela watsi, 'nome ngingamesabi Nkulunkulu nome ngihloniphe bantfu, 5 yebo ngoba lomfelokati ungibangela tinkinga, Ngitamsita atfole kuthula, khona angatochubeka kungihlupha ngalokuta kwakho lokungapheli.'' 6 Yabese iNkhosi itsi, ''Lalelani kutsi utsini lomehluleli lomubi. 7 Nyalo Nkulunkulu angeke yini aletse kukhululeka kulabakhetsiwe bakhe labakhala baphimisele kuye imini nebusuku? Angaphuta yini sikhatsi lesidze kubo? 8 Ngitsi kini utawuletsa kukhululeka kubo ngekushesha. Kodvwa ke, uma iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita, itakukhandza yini kukholwa emhlabeni?'' 9 Wabese ukhuluma lomfanekiso lona kulabanye labetsembe kulunga kutsi bebalungile bese babukela phasi labanye bantfu, 10 ''Emadvodza lamabili enyukela ethempelini kuyawuthandaza- munye bekanguMfarisi lolomunye abengumtselisi. 11 LoMfarisi wasukuma watithandazela ngaletintfo leti, 'Nkulunkulu, Ngiyakubonga kutsi angifani nalabanye bantfu- tigebengu, bantfu labangakalungi, tiphingi- nome ngisho njenganaba batselisi. 12 Ngizila kabili ngeliviki. Ngiletsa kweshumi kuko konkhe lengikutfolako.' 13 Kepha lomtselisi, amile bucalu, angeke aphakamise ngisho emehlo akhe ezulwini, kepha watishaya sifuba, atsi, 'Nkulunkulu, yiba nemusa kimi, soni.' 14 Ngitsi kini, lendvodza lena yahamba yabuyela phasi endlini yayo seyikhululekile kunalolomunye, ngoba wonkhe muntfu lotiphakamisako uyotfotjiswa, kepha loyo lotitfobako uyawuphakanyiswa.'' 15 Labantfu bebaletsa kuye tinswane tabo khona atotitsintsa, kepha uma bafundzi bakubona, babamisa. 16 Kepha Jesu wababita kuye, atsi, ''Vumelani bantfwana bete kimi, ningabavimbeli. Ngoba umbuso waNkulunkulu walabanjalo. 17 Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, nanome ngubani longeke amukele umbuso waNkulunkulu njengemntfwana angeke angene kuwo.'' 18 Sikhulu lesitsite sambuta, satsi, ''Mfundzisi lolungile, yini lekumele ngikwente kuzuza imphilo yaphakadze?'' 19 Jesu watsi kuye, ''Ungibitelani ngalolungile? Kute lolungile, ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu kuphela. 20 Uyayati imiyalo letsi ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi emanga, hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko. 21 Lesikhulu satsi, ''Tonkhe letintfo leti ngatihlonipha kusukela ngesikhatsi ngisemusha.'' 22 Uma Jesu akuva loko, watsi kuye, ''Kunye lokushodako. Kumele utsengise konkhe lonako bese unika kulabaphuyile, bese utawuba nemcebo ezulwini- bese uyeta, uyangilandzela.'' 23 Kepha uma lesikhulu siva letintfo leti, yadzabuka kakhulu, ngoba bekacebe kakhulu. 24 Wabese Jesu, nakambona akhatsateka watsi, ''Kumatima kanganani kulabo labacebile kungena embusweni waNkulunkulu! 25 Ngoba kumelula kutsi likamela lingene embotjeni lenyalitsi, kune muntfu locebile kutsi angene embusweni waNkulunkulu.'' 26 Labo labakuva batsi, ''Kepha ngubani longasindziswa?'' 27 Jesu waphendvula, ''Letintfo letingeke tenteke kubantfu tiyenteka kuNkulunkulu.'' 28 Phetro watsi, ''Bukani tsine, sishiye konkhe lokungekwetfu sabese siyakulandzela. 29 Jesu wabese utsi kubo, ''Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini kute loshiye likhaya, nome umfati, nome bomnakabo, nome batali, nome bantfwana, ngenca yembuso waNkulunkulu, 30 longeke emukele lokungetulu kulomhlaba, bese kulelive lelitako, imphilo yaphakadze.'' 31 Emvakwekutsi ahlanganise laba labalishumi nakubili kuye, watsi kubo, ''Bukani, siyahamba siya etulu eJerusalema, futsi tonkhe tintfo letabhalwa baphrofethi ngeNdvodzana yeMuntfu kutawupheleliswa. 32 Ngoba itawunikelwa kuBetive, bese iphukutwe, tiyawumphatsa kabi, timkhafulele. 33 Emva kwekuyishaya, batayibulala, bese ngelilanga lesitsatfu itawuvuka futsi.'' 34 Abazange baticondze letinfo leti, futsi lelivi leli belifihliwe kubo, futsi abazange baticondze letintfo letashiwo. 35 Kwatsi, Jesu asasondzela eJerikho, indvodza letsite beyihleli ngasemgwacweni icela, 36 weva sicuku sendlula, wabuta kuta kutsi kwentekani. 37 Bamtjela kutsi Jesu waseNazaretha bekandlula. 38 Ngako lendvodza lengaboni yamemeta, yatsi, ''Jesu, Ndvodzana kaDavide, yiba nemusa kimi.'' 39 Labo lebebahamba lapho bayithulisa lendvodza lengaboni, bamtjela kutsi akathule. Kepha wamemeta kakhulu, ''Ndvodzana kaDavide, yiba nemusa kimi.'' 40 Jesu wema wabatjela kutsi abaletse lendvodza kuye. Uma lendvodza lengaboni seyidvutane, Jesu wambuta, 41 ''Ufuna ngikwenteleni?'' Watsi, ''Nkhosi, ''Ngifuna kwemukela kubona kwami.'' 42 Jesu watsi kuye, ''Mukela kubona kwakho. Kukholwa kwakho kukuphilisile.'' 43 Ngaleso sikhatsi wemukela kubona kwakhe wamlandzela, advumisa Nkulunkulu. Bonkhe labantfu, uma babona loku, banika Nkulunkulu tibongo.