Bible Reading Plan – Day 296

₁Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Kungeze kwenzeka ukuba kungaveli izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowo ezivela ngaye! ₂Kungcono kuye ukuba itshe lokusila ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, alahlwe elwandle, kunokuba akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyane. ₃Xwayani nina. Uma umfowenu ona, mkhuze; uma ephenduka, mthethelele. ₄Noma ekonela kasikhombisa ngosuku, abuyele kuwe kasikhombisa, ethi: ‘Ngiyaphenduka,’ womthethelela.”

₅Abaphostoli base bethi eNkosini: “Yandisa ukukholwa kwethu.”

₆Yayisithi iNkosi: “Uma beninokukholwa okungangenhlamvu yesinaphi, beningasho kulo mthombe: ‘Simbuka, utshaleke elwandle,’ ubuyakunilalela.

₇“Ngumuphi kini onenceku elimayo nokuba eyalusayo, athi kuyo ibuya endle: ‘Sondela masinyane, uhlale phansi, udle’? ₈Kodwa akayikusho kuyo ukuthi: ‘Lungisa engizakukudla, uzibophe, ungiphakele, ngize ngidle, ngiphuze, andukuba udle, uphuze wena,’ na? ₉Uyayibonga yini inceku, ngokuba yenzile ekuyaliweyo na? ₁₀Kunjalo nani, nxa nikwenzile konke enikuyaliweyo, anothi: ‘Asizinceku zalutho; sikwenzile nje ebesifanele ukukwenza.’ ”

₁₁Kwathi esehamba ukuya eJerusalema, wadabula iSamariya neGalile. ₁₂Esangena emzaneni othile, kwahlangana naye amadoda ayishumi anochoko, amela kude, ₁₃aphakamisa izwi, athi: “Jesu Nkosi, sihawukele!”

₁₄Kuthe ewabona, wathi kuwo: “Hambani, niyoziveza kubapristi.” Kwathi esahamba, ahlanjululwa.

₁₅Enye yawo isibona ukuthi iphulukisiwe, yabuya imdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu, ₁₆yawa ngobuso ngasezinyaweni zakhe imbonga; yayingumSamariya.

₁₇Kepha uJesu waphendula wathi: “Akuhlanjululwanga abayishumi na? Baphi, pho, abayisishiyagalolunye na? ₁₈Abafunyaniswanga yini ababuyela ukumnika uNkulunkulu udumo, kuphela lona wezizwe na?” ₁₉Wayesethi kuye: “Sukuma uhambe; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.”

₂₀Ebuzwe ngabaFarisi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakufika nini, wabaphendula wathi: “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awufiki ubonwa ngamehlo. ₂₁Futhi kabayikusho ukuthi: ‘Bhekani, nanku,’ nokuba, ‘nankuya;’ ngokuba bhekani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kini.”

₂₂Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Kuzakufika izinsuku, lapho niyakufisa ukubona lube lunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kepha aniyikulubona. ₂₃Bayakuthi kini: ‘Bhekani, nansiya; bhekani, nansi;’ maningayi, ningalandeli. ₂₄Ngokuba njengonyazi, nxa lunyazima kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu, lukhanya luze lufike kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu, yoba njalo iNdodana yomuntu ngosuku lwayo. ₂₅Kepha kuqala imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, yaliwe yilesi sizukulwane.

₂₆“Njengokuba kwenzeka emihleni kaNowa, kuyakuba njalo nasemihleni yeNdodana yomuntu. ₂₇Babedla, bephuza, beganwa, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwafika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonke.

₂₈“Kanjalo njengokuba kwenzeka nasemihleni kaLoti, babedla, bephuza, bethenga, bethengisa, betshala, bakha; ₂₉kepha ngosuku uLoti aphuma ngalo eSodoma lana umlilo nesibabule kuvela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonke; ₃₀kuyakuba njalo ngosuku eyakwambulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntu. ₃₁Ngalolo suku oyakuba phezu kwendlu, impahla yakhe isendlini, kangehli ukuyithatha; njalo nosensimini kangabuyeli emuva. ₃₂Khumbulani umkaLoti. ₃₃Ofuna ukuzuza ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, kepha olahlekelwa yikho uyakukulondoloza. ₃₄Ngithi kini: Ngalobo busuku kuyakuba khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe. ₃₅Kuyakuba khona ababili besila ndawonye; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe. ₃₆Kuyakuba khona ababili ensimini; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe.”

₃₇Base bephendula, bethi kuye: “Kuphi, Nkosi?”

Wathi kubo: “Lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona.”

₁Wabalandisa umfanekiso wokuthi bamelwe ukukhuleka njalo, bangadangali. ₂Wathi: “Kwakukhona emzini othile umahluleli othile owayengamesabi uNkulunkulu, enganaki muntu. ₃Kulowo muzi kwakukhona futhi umfelokazi owayelokhu efika kuye, ethi: ‘Ngizwele esitheni sami.’

₄“Kwaba yisikhathi engavumi; kepha ngasemuva wathi phakathi kwakhe: ‘Nakuba ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu, nginganaki muntu, ₅nokho-ke ngokuba lo mfelokazi engikhathaza njalo, ngiyakumzwela, funa angizuke ngokufika njalonjalo.’ ”

₆Yayisithi iNkosi: “Yizwani okushiwo ngumahluleli ongalungile. ₇UNkulunkulu kayikubezwela yini abakhethiweyo bakhe abakhala kuye imini nobusuku, ababekezelele, na? ₈Ngithi kini: Uzakubezwela masinyane. Nokho nxa ifika iNdodana yomuntu, imbala iyakufumana ukukholwa emhlabeni na?”

₉Wayesekhuluma kwabathile ababezethemba ukuthi balungile, bedelela abanye, ebalandisa lo mfanekiso ngokuthi: ₁₀“Abantu ababili benyukela ethempelini beya kukhuleka, omunye engumFarisi, omunye engumthelisi. ₁₁UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela ngokuthi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ngingenjengabanye abantu: izigcwelegcwele, abangalungile, iziphingi, nanjengalo mthelisi. ₁₂Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki, nginikela okweshumi kukho konke enginakho.’

₁₃“Kepha umthelisi emi kude wayengafuni nakuphakamisela amehlo akhe ngasezulwini, kodwa washaya isifuba sakhe, ethi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni.’

₁₄“Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kunomunye. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uzakuthotshiswa, kodwa ozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa.”

₁₅Baletha kuye nabantwanyana ukuba abaphathe; kepha abafundi bekubona babakhuza. ₁₆Kodwa uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo. ₁₇Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana kasoze angena kuwo.”

₁₈Umbusi othile wayesembuza ethi: “Mfundisi omuhle, ngiyakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?”

₁₉Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? Kakho omuhle, munye kuphela, uNkulunkulu. ₂₀Uyayazi imiyalelo ukuthi: ‘Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, yazisa uyihlo nonyoko.’ ”

₂₁Kepha wathi: “Konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami.”

₂₂UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kuye: “Usasilalelwe into inye: thengisa ngakho konke onakho, wabele abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele.”

₂₃Kuthe ekuzwa lokho, wadabuka impela, ngokuba wayenothile kakhulu. ₂₄UJesu embona wathi: “Kulukhuni kangakanani kwaba nomnotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu. ₂₅Kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yosungulo kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.”

₂₆Abezwayo base bethi: “Pho, kungasindiswa bani na?”

₂₇Kepha wathi: “Okungenzeki kubantu kungenzeka kuNkulunkulu.”

₂₈Wayesethi uPetru: “Bheka, thina sishiye okwethu, sakulandela.”

₂₉Wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akukho muntu oshiye indlu, noma umkakhe, noma abafowabo, noma abazali, noma abantwana ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu, ₃₀ongayikwamukeliswa okuphindwe kaningi kulesi sikhathi nasenkathini ezayo ukuphila okuphakade.”

₃₁Wayesebasondeza kuye abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; konke okulotshwe ngabaprofethi ngeNdodana yomuntu kuyakugcwaliseka. ₃₂Ngokuba izakukhashelwa kwabezizwe, iklolodelwe, idunyazwe, ikhafulelwe ngamathe, ₃₃bayishaye, bayibulale; kepha ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuka.”

₃₄Kepha bona kabaqondanga lutho lwalokho; lelo zwi lalifihlakele kubo, abakuqondanga obekushiwo.

₃₅Kwathi esesondela eJeriko, impumputhe ethile yayihlezi ngasendleleni inxiba. ₃₆Isizwa isixuku sidlula, yabuza ukuthi: “Kuyini lokhu?”

₃₇Base beyitshela ukuthi: “Kudlula uJesu waseNazaretha.”

₃₈Yayisimemeza ithi: “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!”

₃₉Ababehamba phambili bayikhuza ukuba ithule kepha kwayikhona imemeza kakhulu yona, ithi: “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!”

₄₀Wema-ke uJesu, wayala ukuba ilethwe kuye. Isisondele, wayibuza wathi: ₄₁“Ufuna ukuba ngikwenzeleni na?”

Yathi: “Nkosi, ukuba ngibone.”

₄₂UJesu wathi kuyo: “Bona! Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” ₄₃Yayisibona khona lapho, yamlandela imdumisa uNkulunkulu, nabantu bonke bekubona bamnika uNkulunkulu indumiso.