Luka
10:1 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, uJehova wamisa nabanye abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, futhi wabathuma
ngambili phambi kobuso bakhe kuyo yonke imizi nezindawo lapho ekhona
yena wayezofika.
10:2 Ngakho wathi kubo: Ukuvuna kukhulu, kodwa
izisebenzi ziyingcosana; ngakho-ke nxusani eNkosini yokuvuna, ukuba yona
wayethuma izisebenzi ekuvuneni kwakhe.
10:3 Hambani; bhekani, ngiyanithuma njengamawundlu phakathi kwezimpisi.
10:4 Ningaphathi sikhwama, nasikhwama, nazicathulo, ningabingeleli muntu endleleni.
10:5 Futhi nakuyiphi indlu eningena kuyo, qalani nithi: 'Ukuthula makube kule ndlu.
10:6 Futhi uma kukhona lapho indodana yokuthula, ukuthula kwenu kuyakuba phezu kwayo.
lizabuyela kuwe futhi.
10:7 Futhi hlalani endlini efanayo, nidla futhi niphuza izinto ezinjalo
Phanini; ngokuba isisebenzi sifanele inkokhelo yaso. Ningahambi niye endlini
indlu.
10:8 Noma yimuphi umuzi eningena kuwo, futhi benamukele, yidlani okunjalo
njengoba kubekwe phambi kwakho:
10:9 Futhi niphulukise abagulayo abakuwo, futhi nithi kubo: Umbuso we
UNkulunkulu usondele kini.
10:10 Kodwa noma yimuphi umuzi eningena kuwo, futhi banganamukeli, hambani
izindlela eziya emigwaqweni efanayo, futhi uthi,
10:11 Ngisho nothuli lomuzi wenu, olunamathele kithi, siyalususa.
kodwa qinisekani ngalokhu ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu
isondele kini.
10:12 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kakhulu ngalolo suku
iSodoma, kunalowo muzi.
10:13 Maye kuwe Korazini! maye kuwe, Betsayida! ngoba uba abalamandla
imisebenzi yenziwe eTire naseSidoni, eyenziwe kini
wayesephendukile kudala, ehlezi ngendwangu yamasaka nomlotha.
10:14 Kodwa kuyakuba ngcono kulo iTire neSidoni ekwahlulelweni, kunokuba
kwakho.
10:15 Nawe, Kapernawume, ophakanyiselwe ezulwini, uyakuphonswa phansi.
esihogweni.
10:16 Onizwayo uyangizwa mina; nonakayo nina uyala mina;
ongalayo mina uyamala ongithumileyo.
10:17 Futhi abangamashumi ayisikhombisa babuya ngokujabula, bathi: "Nkosi, ngisho namademoni."
zithotshiswe ngaphansi kwethu ngebizo lakho.
10:18 Wathi kubo, Ngabona uSathane njengombani ewa ezulwini.
10:19 Bhekani, ngininika amandla okunyathela izinyoka nawofezela,
phezu kwawo wonke amandla esitha; akukho lutho oluyolimaza
wena.
10:20 Nokho ningathokozi ngalokhu ukuthi imimoya iyazithoba
wena; kodwa thokozani, ngoba amabizo enu alotshiwe ezulwini.
10:21 Ngalelo hora uJesu wathokoza emoyeni, wathi: Ngiyakubonga, Baba.
Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ukuthi uzifihlile lezi zinto kwabahlakaniphileyo
nabahlakaniphileyo, ukwambulela izingane; ngalokho
kwaba kuhle emehlweni akho.
10:22 Zonke izinto zinikelwe kimi nguBaba, futhi akekho owaziyo ukuthi ubani
iNdodana, kodwa uBaba; nokuthi uYise ungubani, ngaphandle kweNdodana, naye
lowo iNdodana eyakumembulela.
10:23 Waphendukela kubafundi bakhe, wathi ngasese: "Babusisiwe."
amehlo abona enikubonayo;
10:24 Ngoba ngithi kini: Abaprofethi abaningi namakhosi babefisa ukubona labo
izinto enizibonayo, anizibonanga; lokuzwa lezozinto
enikuzwayo, kodwa anikuzwanga.
10:25 Bheka, kwasukuma isazimthetho esithile, samlinga, sithi: “Mfundisi!
ngiyakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?
10:26 Wathi kuye: Kulotshweni emthethweni? ufunda kanjani?
10:27 Futhi waphendula wathi: Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke into yakho
inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onke amandla akho, nangawo wonke
ingqondo yakho; nomakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.
10:28 Wathi kuye, Uphendule kahle;
phila.
10:29 Kodwa yena, ethanda ukuzithethelela, wathi kuJesu: Futhi ngubani ongowami
umakhelwane?
10:30 UJesu waphendula wathi: Umuntu othile wehla evela eJerusalema ukuya
iJeriko, yawela phakathi kwamasela, amhlubula izingubo, futhi
wamlimaza, wahamba, emshiya etamakufa.
10:31 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi umpristi othile wehla ngaleyo ndlela, futhi lapho ebona
yena, wadlula ngakolunye uhlangothi.
10:32 Kanjalo nomLevi, efika kuleyo ndawo, wambona.
wasedlula ngaphetsheya.
10:33 Kodwa umSamariya othile owayehamba wafika lapho ayekhona
wambona, wamhawukela,
10:34 Waya kuye, wabopha amanxeba akhe, ethela amafutha newayini, futhi
wamkhwelisa esilwaneni sakhe, wamyisa endlini yezihambi, wamgcina
yena.
10:35 Kwathi kusisa esehambile, wakhupha odenariyo* ababili, wabanika
kumninindlu, wathi kuye: Mnakekele; nanoma yini wena
oyichithayo kakhulu, ekubuyeni kwami ngiyakukubuyisela.
10:36 Manje yimuphi kulaba abathathu ocabanga ukuthi wayengumakhelwane wakhe
yawela phakathi kwamasela?
10:37 Wathi: "Yilowo owamenzela isihawu." Khona uJesu wathi kuye: Hamba,
wenze njalo nawe.
10:38 Kwathi besahamba, wangena endaweni ethile
emzaneni: owesifazane othile ogama lakhe linguMarta wamamukela endlini yakhe.
10:39 Wayenodadewabo othiwa nguMariya, owahlala ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu
wezwa izwi lakhe.
10:40 Kepha uMarta ekhathazekile ukusebenza okuningi, weza kuye, wathi:
Awunandaba, Nkosi, ukuthi udadewethu ungishiyile, ngisebenze ngedwa, na? ibhidi
ngakho-ke ukuthi angisize.
10:41 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Marta, Marta, ukhathazekile
wakhathazeka ngezinto eziningi.
10:42 Kodwa inye into edingekayo: futhi uMariya ukhethe isabelo esihle, okuyinto
kayikususwa kuye.