UJesu ufundisa ngokutlhalana
(Mk 10:1-12)
1Kwathi bona uJesu aqede ukukhuluma izintwezi, wasuka eGalile waya esifundeni seJudiya engaphetjheya komlambo iJordani. 2Iinqubuthu ezinengi zamlandela, yeke wazipholisa khonapho.
3Abanye abaFarisi beza kuye kobana bamlinge. Bambuza bathi: “Kumthetho bonyana indoda itlhale umkayo nanyana kungasiphi isizathu na?”
4UJesu waphendula wathi: “Azange khenifunde bonyana ekuthomeni uMdali wenza omduna nomsikazi na? 5Yeke wathi, ‘Ngesizathweso indoda izakutjhiya uyise nonina inamathele kumkayo, nje-ke ababilaba baba yinyama yinye.’ 6Ngaleyondlela abasesebabili, kodwana banye. Yeke okuhlanganiswe nguZimu, akungabikhona umuntu okwahlukanisako.” 7AbaFarisi bambuza bathi: “Alo-ke kubayini uMosi akhuphe umthetho wokobana indoda inikele umfazi incwadi yesahlukaniso imqotjhe na?”
8UJesu waphendula wathi: “UMosi wanivumela bonyana nitlhale abafazi benu ngombana benineenhliziyo ezikhunyaleleko. Kodwana ekuthomeni bekungasinjalo. 9Ngiyanitjela bona nanyana ngubani otlhala umkakhe ngaphandle kwesizathu sokuhlobonga bese uthatha omunye umfazi, uzabe uyahlobonga.”
10Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Nakube kunjalo hlangana nendoda nomkayo, kungadumbana kungathathwa-ke.”
11UJesu waphendula wathi: “Akusingubani nobani ongamukela amezwi la, kodwana kwaphela labo anikelwe bona. 12Abanye babaphakulwa ngokubelethwa, abanye benziwa babantu bona babe njalo kanti abanye badela ukuthatha ngebanga lombuso wezulu. Loyo okghona ukwamukela lokho akenze njalo.”
UJesu ubusisa abantwana
(Mk 10:13-16; Lk 18:15-17)
13Yeke kwalethwa abantwana kuJesu kobana abeke izandla phezu kwabo, abathandazele. Kodwana abafundi bathethisa labo ababalethako. 14UJesu wathi: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabakhandeli ngombana umbuso wezulu ungewabafana nalaba.”
15Nje-ke wathi bona abeke izandla phezu kwabo, wakhamba.
Isigwili sesokana
(Mk 10:17-31; Lk 18:18-30)
16Kweza umuntu kuJesu wathi: “Mfundisi, ngisiphi isenzo sokulunga engingasenza ukuze ngizuze ukuphila okungapheliko na?”
17UJesu waphendula wathi: “Kubayini ungibuze ngokulungileko na? Munye kwaphela olungileko. Nakube ufuna ukungena ekuphileni, londa imiyalo.”
18Umuntu loyo wathi: “Ngimiphi imiyalo leyo na?”
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Ungabulali, ungahlobongi, ungebi; ungafakazi amala; 19hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko; uthande umakhelwanakho njengombana uzithanda wena.”
20Isokana laphendula lathi: “Koke lokho ngikulondile. Ngikuphi okhunye ekufanele ngikwenze na?” 21UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nawufuna bona ulunge uphelele, khamba uyokuthengisa koke onakho, unikele abadududu, uzakuba nobugwili ezulwini. Yeke uze ungilandele!”
22Kuthe bona isokanelo lizwe lokho, lakhamba lidanile ngombana gade lisigwili samambala.
23Yeke uJesu wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona kulikhuni kobana umuntu osigwili angene embusweni wezulu. 24Ngiyabuyelela godu ngithi kulula ukuziluma indololwani kunobanyana umuntu osigwili angene embusweni kaZimu.”
25Kwathi lokha abafundi nabezwa lokhu, barareka khulu bebabuza bathi: “Alo, nakunjalo ngubani ongasindiswa na?” 26UJesu wabaqala, wabaphendula wathi: “Ebantiwini lokhu kuyinto engeze yenzeka, kodwana ngoZimu koke kuyenzeka.”
27Yeke uPitrosi wathi: “Sitjhiye koke kobana sikulandele. Alo, sizakuzuzani ngalokho na?” 28UJesu wathi kibo: “Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona ephasini elitjha lokha iNdodana yoMuntu nayihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi esiphazimulako, nina ebeningilandela, nani nizokuhlala eenhlalweni zobukhosi ezilitjhumi nambili, nigwebe iinkoro ezilitjhumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. 29Loyo naloyo otjhiye iinkumba namkha abafowabo namkha abodadwabo namkha uyise namkha unina namkha abantwana namkha amasimu ngebanga lami, uzakwamukela ngokubuyelelwe kalikhulu abe azuze nokuphila okungapheliko. 30Kodwana abanengi abangebokuthoma bazakuba ngebokugcina, kuthi abanengi ekungebokugcina babe ngebokuthoma.”
