Umfanekiso ngomtjali
(Mt 13:1-9; Lk 8:4-8)
1Godu uJesu wathoma ukufundisa elwandle, isiqubuthu ebesimbungelele besisikhulu kangangombana wangena ngemkhunjini wahlala ngakiwo ngaphandle kwelwandle. Boke abantu bebagege neligu eduze kwamanzi. 2Wafundisa izinto ezinengi ngemifanekiso; ekufundiseni kwakhe wathi:
3“Lalelani! Kwaphuma umtjali wayokutjala. 4Kwathi nakarhatjha imbewu, enye yawela endleleni, iinyoni zafika zayigobola. 5Enye yawela eendaweni ezinamatje lapha bekunganaqulwani enengi khona. Yamila masinyana ngombana iqulwani beyiyincani. 6Kodwana kwathi nakuphuma ilanga, iintjalo zatjha bezatjhwaba ngombana bezinganamirabhu. 7Enye imbewu yawela hlangana nameva, akhula aminyanisa iintjalo, ngalokho azange zithele. 8Khonapho enye yawela equlwanini ehle. Yamila, yakhula yabe yathela, yabuyelela ngamatjhumi amathathu, amatjhumi asithandathu ngitjho nangekhulu.”
9Yeke uJesu wathi: “Oneendlebe akezwe!”
Isizathu semifanekiso
(Mt 13:10-17; Lk 8:9-10)
10Kwathi nasele ayedwa, abalitjhumi nambili kanye nabanye ebebanaye bambuza ngemifanekiso le. 11Wathi kibo: “Nina ninikelwe ifihlo yombuso kaZimu, kodwana kilabo abangaphandle, yoke into kibo itjhiwo ngemifanekiso 12ukuze
“bahlale babona kodwana bangabonisisi,
bahlale basizwa kodwana bangezwisisi,
nakungasinjalo, bangatjhuguluka, balitjalelwe.”
UJesu uhlathulula umfanekiso ngomtjali
(Mt 13:18-23; Lk 8:11-15)
13UJesu wababuza wathi: “Aniwuzwisisi umfanekiso lo na? Alo-ke nizayizwisisa njani eminye imifanekiso na? 14Umtjali utjala ilizwi. 15Abanye abantu banjengembewu esendleleni, lokha nakutjalwa ilizwi. Bathi bangalizwa, uSathana afike alithathe ilizwi elitjelwe kibo. 16Abanye banjengembewu etjalwe eendaweni ezinamatje, bezwa ilizwi, balamukele ngethabo. 17Kodwana njengombana banganamirabhu, babambelela isikhatjhana nje kwaphela. Nakufika iintjhijilo nokuzunywa, barhirika msinyana. 18Khonapho abanye banjengembewu etjalwe hlangana nameva. Bezwa ilizwi, 19kodwana iinhlupheko zobuphilobu nokukhohliswa lithando lobugwili kanye neenkanuko zezinto ezinye, kuyafika kubhibhe ilizwi, kulenze lingatheli. 20Abanye banjengembewu etjalwe ehlabathini ehle. Bayalizwa ilizwi, balamukele, bathele iinthelo ezibuyelelwe ngamatjhumi amathathu, ngamatjhumi asithandathu ngitjho nangekhulu.”
Isibani ngaphasi kwesitja
(Lk 8:16-18)
21UJesu wababuza wathi: “Nibeka isibani ngaphasi kwesitja namkha ngaphasi kombhede na? Azakhe nisibeke phezu kwesitja saso na? 22Ngambala nanyana yini efihlekileko izakuvela emkhanyweni, nalokho okusithekileko kuzakwambulwa. 23Nakukhona oneendlebe, akezwe!”
24Waraga wathi kibo: “Yelelani kuhle lokho enikuzwako! Isilinganiso enahlulela ngaso abanye, nani nizakwahlulelwa ngaso, ngitjho nangaphezulu. 25Onelitho uzakwengezelwa, loyo onganalitho, uzakwemukwa nalokho anakho.”
Umfanekiso ngembewu ekhulako
26UJesu godu wathi: “Umbuso kaZimu unje: Umuntu urhatjha imbewu esimini. 27Ubusuku nemini, nanyana uyalala namkha uyavuka, imbewu yona iyahluma beyikhule, ije angazi bonyana kwenzeka bunjani lokho. 28Iqulwani ngokwayo iveza ikoroyi, kuthoma kube lihlanga, kube litjhakazo bese kuba siqwambi esipheleleko. 29Nasele ikoroyi ivuthiwe, uyigweba ngesegere ngombana sekusikhathi sokuvuna.”
Umfanekiso ngembewu yesinapu
(Mt 13:31-32,34; Lk 13:18-19)
30UJesu wabuza wathi: “Umbuso kaZimu ungafaniswa nani na? Singawuhlathulula ngamuphi umfanekiso na? 31Ufana nembewu yesinapu encancani kiyo yoke imihlobo yembewu etjalwa equlwanini. 32Kodwana nasele itjelwe, ikhula ibe sitjalo esikhulu kinazo zoke esimini, sibe neempande ezikulu, iinyoni zomkayi zikhosele emthunzinaso.”
33UJesu wakhuluma ilizwi kibo ngemifanekiso eminengi efana nale ngendlela ebebangazwisisa ngayo. 34Akhange atjho ilitho kibo ngaphandle kokusebenzisa imifanekiso. Kodwana kwathi nasele ayedwa nabafundi bakhe, wabahlathululela koke.
UJesu uthulisa isiwuruwuru
(Mt 8:23-27; Lk 8:22-25)
35Mhlokho nakuhlwako wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Nambani siyameleni ngaphetjheya.” 36Batjhiya isiqubuthu bakhamba naye solo angemkhunjini. Neminye imikhumbi yakhamba nabo. 37Kwavuka isiwuruwuru esikhulu namaza angena ngemkhunjini, wapheze wazala amanzi. 38UJesu gade angemkhunjinapho alele emfotjhofotjhweni emsamo. Abafundi bamvusa bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, awutjhiswa bona siyaminza na?”
39Wavuka, wakhalimela isiwuruwuru namaza wathi: “Thula uthi du!” Yeke isiwuruwuru sarhobha, sakanye sathula du.
40Alo-ke wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Nethuswe yini kangaka na? Nisenakho ukukholwa nje na?”
41Bathuka khulu bebabuzana bathi: “Kanti ngubani umuntu lo na? Ulalelwa ngitjho nangani mumoya nelwandle!”
