Bible Reading Plan – Day 295

₁*NgoMhla othile wokuPhumla uYesu waya kutya kumzi *womFarasi owayeyinkokheli. Bahlala ke bemlalele. ₂Kwabonakala kukho ndoda ithile phambi kwakhe, inesifo somlambo. ₃Waza ke uYesu wabuza kubachazi-mthetho nabaFarasi, esithi: “Ngaba kuvumelekile na ukuphilisa ngoMhla woPhumlo?”

₄Bathi cwaka ke bona. Wayithatha ke indoda leyo, wayiphilisa, wayindulula, ₅wathi kubo: “Ngaba ngubani na kuni ongayi kuthi, yakweyela equleni inkwenkwe yakhe okanye inkomo yakhe, angayikhuphi kwangoko, nokuba kungoMhla wokuPhumla?”

₆Bakhohlwa kukumphendula kwezo zinto.

₇Akuyibona indlela abamenyiweyo abazisukela ngayo izihlalo eziphambili, uYesu uthethe umzekeliso kubo, esithi: ₈“Xa uthe wamenyelwa emsithweni ngumntu, uze ungayi kuhlala kwesona sihlalo siphambili, hleze kuthi kanti ohloniphekileyo kunawe naye umenyiwe, ₉eze ke lowo unimemileyo aze athi kuwe: ‘Khawudedele lo mntu.’ Ke wena uya kunyoshoza, uye kuhlala kwindawo esekugqibeleni. ₁₀Ke ngoko, xa uthe wamenywa, uze uye kuhlala kwindawo esekugqibeleni, ze kuthi akufika lowo ukumemileyo, athi kuwe: ‘Sihlobo, nyukela ngasentla.’ Wothi ke uhlonelwe ngabo bonke abo unabo emsithweni; ₁₁kaloku wonke umntu oziphakamisayo uya kuthotywa, nozithobayo uya kuphakanyiswa.”

₁₂UYesu ke wabhekisa kulowo wayemmemile, wathi: “Xa ubizela abantu esidlweni, uze ungamemi zihlobo zakho, nabantakwenu, nazizalwane zakho, nabamelwane bakho abazizityebi, hleze nabo baphinde bakumeme, kuze oko kube yimbuyekezo kuwe. ₁₃Yithi xa wena unesidlo, umeme amahlwempu, iziqhwala, izilima, neemfama. ₁₄Wosikeleleka ke, kuba àbanako ukuphinda bakumeme bona – wena wobuyekezwa ekuvukeni kwamalungisa.”

₁₅Ke kaloku, akuziva ezo zinto omnye kwabo babesemsithweni kunye noYesu, wathi kuye: “Unoyolo lowo uxhamla ubuncwane esidlweni solawulo lukaThixo.”

₁₆Waza ke yena wathi kuye: “Umntu othile wênza isidlo esikhulu, wamema abantu abaninzi. ₁₇Ngexesha lesidlo uthume isicaka sakhe ukuba siye kuxelela abamenyiweyo ukuba beze, kuba konke kwakusekulungisiwe. ₁₈Baza ke bonke ngabanye bazilandula, owokuqala esithi kuye: ‘Ndithenge intsimi. Kufuneka ndiphume ndiye kuyibona. Ndiyakucela, ndixolele; andiphumeleli.’ ₁₉Omnye wathi: ‘Ndithenge iinkabi ezilishumi. Ndisaya kuziva. Ndiyakucela, ndixolele; andiphumeleli.’ ₂₀Nomnye wathi: ‘Ndisand' ukutshata. Ngenxa yoko andinakuza.’ ₂₁Ke isicaka eso sibuyele enkosini yaso, sayixelela ezo zinto. Waza waqumba umnini-ndlu, wathi kwisicaka sakhe: ‘Khawuleza uye ezitalatweni nasezirhangeni zedolophu, uqokelele amahlwempu nezilima neemfama neziqhwala.’ ₂₂Saza isicaka sathi: ‘Nkosi, kwenzeké njengoko uyalele, kanti indawo isekho.’ ₂₃Yathi inkosi kwisicaka eso: ‘Phuma uye ezindleleni, nasezindledlaneni, ubanyanzele bangene, ukuze indlu yam izale. ₂₄Inene, akukho namnye kuloo madoda abemenyiwe iya kusiva isidlo sam.’ ”

₂₅Kwakukho isihlwele sihamba noYesu, waza wajika wathi kuso: ₂₆“Ukuba ubani uza kum, angancami uyise, nonina, nomfazi, nabantwana, nabantakwabo, noodade wabo, ewe, kwanobakhe ubomi obu, akanakuba ngumfundi wam. ₂₇Nosukuba engawuthwali umnqamlezo wakhe andilandele, akanakuba ngumfundi wam.

₂₈“Kaloku nguwuphi na kuni othi, efuna ukwakha inqaba, angàthi kuqala ahlale phantsi, abale indleko, ethelekelela ukuba unazo na izinto zokuyigqiba? ₂₉Kungenjalo, kunokuthi selesenzile isiseko, angabi nako ukugqiba, baze bonke ababonelayo bahlekise ngaye, ₃₀besithi: ‘Lo mntu waqala ukwakha, wakhohlwa kukugqiba.’

₃₁“Kananjalo nguwuphi na ukumkani onokuthi esiya kuqubisana nomnye emfazweni, angàthi nqumama, abhunge kuqala ukuba unako na ukumelana notshaba olumkhawulelayo lungamashumi amabini amawaka lona, enashumi linye lamawaka amajoni kuphela nje yena? ₃₂Ukuba ke akanako, uthi esekude omnye ukumkani, athumele izigidimi, acele imiqathango yoxolo. ₃₃Ngokukwanjalo ke, wonke umntu kuni ongazishiyiyo zonke izinto anazo, akanakuba ngumfundi wam.”

₃₄“Ityiwa ilungile, kodwa ukuba ithe ayaba nasongo noyithini na ukuyibuyisela isongo? ₃₅Ayiwulungelanga umhlaba, ingawulungelanga nomgquba. Iyalahlwa. Oneendlebe zokuva makeve.”

₁Ke kaloku into eninzi yabaqokeleli-rhafu *naboni yasondela kuYesu, yamngqonga ukuba imphulaphule. ₂*AbaFarasi nabachazi-mthetho babekhalaza, besithi: “Lo mfo uthene nca naboni; utya nabo.”

₃Waza ke uYesu wenza umzekeliso wathi: ₄“Nguwuphi na kuni onokuthi enekhulu leegusha, kuze kulahleke enye kuzo, angazishiyi endle ezo zimashumi alithoba anethoba, aye kufuna leyo ilahlekileyo, ade ayifumane? ₅Hayi ukuvuya kwakhe ke akuba eyifumene! Woyithwala emagxeni, ₆athi akufika ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abahlobo nabamelwane, esithi kubo: ‘Vuyisanani nam, kuba ndiyifumene igusha yam ebilahlekile.’ ₇Ndiyanixelela ukuba ngokukwanjalo kuya kubakho uvuyo ezulwini nangomoni omnye oguqukayo kunamashumi alithoba anethoba lamalungisa angaswelanga nguquko.”

₈“Kananjalo nguwuphi na umfazi onokuthi eneenkozo zemali ezilishumi, kuze kulahleke lube lunye kuzo, angalumeki isibane, atshayele indlu, afunisise enyamekile, ade alufumane? ₉Akulufumana ke, ubabizela ndawonye abahlobo nabamelwane, athi: ‘Vuyisanani nam; ndilufumene ukhozo lwemali obelulahlekile.’ ₁₀Ngokunjalo ndithi kuni kuya kubakho uvuyo kwizithunywa zikaThixo ngomoni omnye oguqukayo.”

₁₁Waqhuba uYesu wathi: “Umntu othile wayenoonyana ababini. ₁₂Yathi ke inci kuyise: ‘Bawo, ndinike isabelo sempahla elilungelo lam.’ Wababela ke impahla leyo. ₁₃Kwathi, kungekabi ntsuku zingaphi, inci yathatha konke okwayo, yemka kwelakowayo, yaya ezweni elikude, yaza yathi khona apho yayichitha impahla yayo ngokungakhathali. ₁₄Kwathi yakuba iyichithe yonke, kwabakho indlala enzima kwelo zwe, yaza yaswela nayo. ₁₅Ke yona yaya kusebenza komnye kubemi belo zwe, owathi yena wayithumela emasimini akhe ukuba iye kwalúsa iihagu. ₁₆Ke ibinqwenela ukutya amaxolo awayetyiwa ziihagu ezo, kodwa kwakungekho mntu uyiphayo. ₁₇Ke kaloku, yakubuyela ezingqondweni, yathi: ‘Kanene bangakanani na abaqeshwa bakabawo abahlutha sisonka, kanti ndim lo mna ndisifa yindlala! ₁₈Ndiya kusuka ndiye kubawo, ndithi kuye: Bawo, ndimonile uThixo, nawe ndikonile. ₁₉Andisafanelanga nokuba kuthiwe ndingunyana wakho, ndénze ndibe njengomnye wabaqeshwa bakho.’ ₂₀Yesuka ke, yaya kuyise.

“Ke kaloku kwathi, isekude lee, uyise wayibona, wavelana nayo, wayikhawulela, wayigona, wayanga. ₂₁Ke unyana wathi kuye: ‘Bawo, ndimonile uThixo, nawe ndikonile. Andisafanelanga nokuba kuthiwe ndingunyana wakho.’ ₂₂Kodwa uyise wathi kwizicaka zakhe: ‘Khawulezisani, nize nesona sambatho sihle, nimambathise, nifake umsesane emnweni wakhe, nezihlangu ezinyaweni zakhe. ₂₃Ze ke nize nelaa thole lityetyisiweyo, nilixhele, sitye sichwayite; ₂₄kuba lo nyana wam ubefile, wabuya waphila; ubelahlekile, wafunyanwa.’ Baza ke bona bachwayita.

₂₅“Ke yona inkulu yayivela emasimini, kwathi yakusondela endlwini, yeva iingoma nokududa. ₂₆Yabizela kuyo esinye kwizicaka, yasibuza ukuba kwenzeka ntoni na. ₂₇Isicaka sathi kuyo: ‘Umninawe wakho ubuyile. Ke uyihlo uxhele elaa thole lityetyisiweyo, kuba ebuye wamzuza ephilile.’ ₂₈Yaqumba inkulu, ayavuma nokungena oku, waza uyise waphuma wacengana nayo. ₂₉Kodwa yona imphendule uyise yathi: ‘Khangela, ndikukhonze le minyaka ingakanana, ndingazange ndagqitha namnye umthetho wakho, kanti akuzange undinike netakane eli, ukuze ndichwayite nezam izihlobo. ₃₀Kodwa akufika lo nyana wakho, lo wayidlayo wayigqiba impahla yakho namahenyukazi, usuke wamxhelela elaa thole lityetyisiweyo.’ ₃₁Ke uyise wathi kuyo: ‘Nyana wam, wena uhleli unam, zaye zonke izinto zam zezakho. ₃₂Kufanelekile ukuba sichwayite sigcobe, kuba umninawa wakho lo ebefile wabuya waphila, ebelahlekile wafunyanwa.’ ”

₁Ke uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Kwakukho sityebi sithile esasinegosa, elathi lona lamangalelwa kuso ngokuyichitha impahla yaso. ₂Silibizile ke, sathi kulo: ‘Yintoni le ndiyivayo ngawe? Khawenze ingxelo yobugosa bakho, kuba akusayi kuba saba ligosa.’ ₃Lacinga ke igosa lathi: ‘Ndiya kuthini, bethu, inkosi yam indisusa nje ebugoseni? Ndiphangele? Hayi, kuyandoyisa! Ndingqibe? Hayi, ndineentloni! ₄O-o-o, ndiyayazi into endiya kuyenza, ukuze xa ndithe ndasuswa ebugoseni bandamkele ezindlwini zabo abantu.’

₅“Ke libabizele kulo ngabanye abanamatyala enkosini yalo, lathi kowokuqala: ‘Unatyala lingakanani na enkosini yam?’ ₆Wathi yena: ‘Likhulu leengqayi zeoyile yomnquma.’ Lathi kuye: ‘Thatha iphepha lakho, ukhawuleze uhlale phantsi, ubhale amashumi amahlanu.’ ₇Emva koko lathi komnye: ‘Wena ke unatyala lingakanani?’ Wathi yena: ‘Likhulu leengxowa zengqolowa.’ Lathi kuye: ‘Thatha iphepha lakho, ubhale amashumi asibhozo.’

₈“Yaza inkosi yalo yalincoma ngokundweba kwalo eli gosa linamaqhinga; kuba kwezobulumko obusingisele koogxa babo, abeli phakade bayabagqitha abakhanyiselwe nguThixo.”

₉Waqhuba ke uYesu wathi: “Nam ndithi kuni, ubutyebi obu bùdla ngokufunyanwa ngobuqhetseba, busebenziseni nina ngendlela eya kunakhela ubuhlobo, khon' ukuze nakuphelelwa bobo butyebi, nibe nokwamkelwa eminqubeni yaphakade. ₁₀Othembekileyo kokuncinane, uthembekile nakokukhulu; nongathembekanga kokuncinane, akathembekanga nakokukhulu. ₁₁Ukuba ngoko anibanga nakuthembeka kubutyebi beli phakade, ngubani na onokunithemba kobo butyebi bububo? ₁₂Ukuba anibanga nakuthembeka kokukokomnye, ngubani na onokuninika okukokwenu?

₁₃“Akukho sicaka sinokukhonza iinkosi ezimbini, kuba siya kuyithiya le, siyithande leya, okanye sibambelele kule, siyidele leya. Aninako ukukhonza uThixo kwanobutyebi.”

₁₄Ke *nabaFarasi, amathanda-mali, bamvile uYesu ekuthetha konke oku, baza bamnximzela; ₁₅waza wathi kubo: “Nina ningabazenza amalungisa phambi kwabantu, kodwa uThixo uyazazi iintliziyo zenu. Ke oko kuxatyisiweyo ngabantu kulizothe kuThixo.

₁₆“Kwakulawula *umthetho kaMosis nezibhalo *zabashumayeli bamandulo kwada kwaba yimihla kaYohane umbhaptizi. Ukususela ngoko kushunyayelwa iindaba ezimnandi zolawulo lukaThixo oluthwasileyo. Ke bonke beza kulo begxalathelana. ₁₇Kulula ukuba lidlule izulu nehlabathi kunokuba kucinywe nechaphazana eli lomthetho.

₁₈“Wonke umntu omalayo umfazi wakhe, azeke omnye, uyakrexeza; nomntu wonke ozeka umfazi owalene nendoda yakhe, uyakrexeza.”

₁₉“Kwakukho sityebi sithile, esasivatha ezimbeje-mbeje, sisitya oozimuncu-muncu yonke imihla. ₂₀Esangweni laso kwakudla ngokusiwa hlwempu lithile, ligama linguLazaro, elalizele zizilonda, ₂₁lisoloko linqwenela ukutya nokuba yimvuthuluka ewa etafileni yesityebi eso. Bezisiza izinja, zikhothe izilonda zalo.

₂₂“Ke kaloku lafa ihlwempu elo, lasiwa kuAbraham zizithunywa zezulu. Safa ke nesityebi, sangcwatywa. ₂₃Sathi, sikwelabafileyo, saphakamisa amehlo aso sisentuthumbeni, sambona uAbraham ekude, uLazaro enaye. ₂₄Samemeza ke, sathi: ‘Bawo, Abraham, ndénzele inceba, uthume uLazaro ukuba athi nkxu incam yomnwe wakhe emanzini, aphozise ulwimi lwam, kuba ndiyathuthunjelwa kweli langatye!’

₂₅“Kodwa uAbraham wathi: ‘Nyana, khumbula ukuba wena ebomini bakho wawufumana izinto ezimnandi, uLazaro yena efumana ezimbi; ngoku yena uyathuthuzelwa apha, kanti wena uyathuthunjelwa. ₂₆Kodwa ke, ngaphandle kwale nto yonke, phakathi kwethu nani kuthiwe zinzi umsantsa omkhulu, ukuze abathanda ukuwela, besuka apha besiya kuni, bangabi nako, nokuthi abalapho kuni bangabi nakuwelela kuthi.’ ₂₇Sathi ke isityebi: ‘Ndiyakubongoza ke ngoko, bawo, ukuba umthume emzini kabawo, ₂₈kuba ndinabantakwethu abahlanu. Makabaqononondise ukuze bangàthi nabo beze kule ndawo yentuthumbo.’

₂₉“Kodwa uAbraham wathi kuso: ‘*Banomthetho kaMosis neencwadi *zabashumayeli bamandulo; mabeve zona.’ ₃₀Sathi ke sona: ‘Hayi, bawo Abraham; ukuba kuthe kwaya kubo ovela kwabafileyo, boguquka.’ ₃₁Wathi kuso: ‘Ukuba bathe ababeva ooMosis nabashumayeli, abayi koyiseka nokuba kuthe kwavuka bani kwabafileyo.’ ”