Kubalisa uLuka 13:1-35
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Guqukani okanye niza kutshabalala (1-5)
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Umthi wamafiya ongavelisi nto (6-9)
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Kuphiliswa umfazi okhubazekileyo ngeSabatha (10-17)
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Umzekelo wokhozo lwemostade nowegwele (18-21)
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Kufuneka umntu asebenze ukuze angene ngomnyango omncinci (22-30)
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UHerode, ‘la mpungutye’ (31-33)
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UYesu ulilela iYerusalem (34, 35)
13 Ngelo xesha abanye ababelapho baxelela uYesu ukuba uPilato wabulala amanye amaGalili awayezokunikela imibingelelo.
2 Wabaphendula wathi: “Nicinga ukuba la maGalili abulawa kuba ayengaboni ngaphezu kwamanye amaGalili?
3 Akazange abulawe ngenxa yaloo nto, ngoko nani niza kufa ukuba aniguquki.+
4 Okanye nicinga ukuba aba bantu bayi-18 bawelwa yinqaba yaseSilowam baza bafa, babengaboni ngaphezu kwabanye abantu baseYerusalem?
5 Abazange bafe ngenxa yaloo nto, ngoko nani niza kufa ukuba aniguquki.”
6 Emva koko wabenzela lo mzekelo: “Kwakukho indoda eyayinomthi wamafiya* otyalwe kwintsimi yayo yeediliya. Le ndoda yeza kufuna amafiya* kulo mthi, kodwa ayafumana nto.+
7 Ngoko yathi kumntu osebenza kule ntsimi, ‘Sekuyiminyaka emithathu ndisiza kulo mthi, kodwa ndingafumani nto. Wugawule! Ugcinelwe ntoni xa ungavelisi nto?’
8 Lo mntu wathi, ‘Nkosi, khawundiphe omnye unyaka, ndikhe ndombe apha emacaleni, ndiwugalele umgquba.
9 Ukuba uvelisa isiqhamo, kuhle, kodwa ukuba awuvelisi nto ungagawulwa.’”+
10 UYesu wayefundisa kwenye yezindlu akhonzela kuzo amaYuda* ngomhla weSabatha.
11 Apho kwakukho umfazi owayenedemon eyamgulisa iminyaka eyi-18; wayegobile, engakwazi tu ukuma nkqo.
12 Wathi uYesu akumbona, wathi kuye: “Mfazindini, uphilisiwe.”+
13 Wambeka izandla, waza wema nkqo ngoko nangoko, wazukisa uThixo.
14 Kodwa le nto yenziwe nguYesu yokuphilisa umntu ngeSabatha, yalicaphukisa igosa eliphethe indlu akhonzela kuyo amaYuda,* laza lathi ebantwini: “Zintandathu iintsuku ekumele kusetyenzwe ngazo;+ yizani ngezo ntsuku ke, ningezi ngeSabatha.”+
15 INkosi yathi kweli gosa: “Bahanahanisindini,*+ andithi akekho apha kuni ongayikhululiyo inkunzi yakhe yenkomo okanye idonki yakhe ayokuyiseza ngeSabatha?+
16 Lo mfazi yintombi ka-Abraham, ibe sele eneminyaka eyi-18 ephethwe kakubi nguSathana. Akufanelekanga na ukuba yena aphiliswe ngomhla weSabatha?”
17 Wathi akutsho, baba neentloni bonke abantu ababengamfuni, kodwa zabavuyisa bonke abanye abantu izinto ezintle awayezenza.+
18 Waphinda wathi: “Ndingabufanisa nantoni uBukumkani bukaThixo, okanye ndingabuzekelisa ngantoni?
19 Bunjengokhozo lwemostade olwatyalwa ngumntu egadini yakhe, lwakhula lwaba ngumthi, zaza iintaka zakhela kumasebe awo.”+
20 Waphinda wathi: “Ndingabufanisa nantoni uBukumkani bukaThixo?
21 Bufana negwele elixovelwe ngumfazi kumgubo omninzi,* laza layinyusa yonke intlama.”+
22 UYesu waya eYerusalem, egqitha kwizixeko ngezixeko, neelali ngeelali, efundisa abantu.
23 Enye indoda yathi kuye: “Nkosi, yinyani na ukuba bambalwa abantu abaza kusindiswa?” Wathi kubo:
24 “Zamani kangangoko ukungena ngomnyango omncinci,+ kuba ndithi kuni, baninzi abaza kufuna ukungena kodwa bangakwazi.
25 Kuba xa umnikazi wendlu ewutshixile umnyango, niza kunkqonkqoza ningaphandle nithi, ‘Nkosi, sivulele.’+ Kodwa uza kuthi kuni: ‘Andinazi ukuba nivela phi.’
26 Nina niza kuthi, ‘Sasisitya, sisela phambi kwakho, ibe wawufundisa kwizitrato zethu ezikhulu.’+
27 Kodwa yena uza kuthi kuni, ‘Andinazi ukuba nivela phi. Hamban’ apha, nina benzi-bubi!’
28 Xa nibona uAbraham noIsake noYakobi nabo bonke abaprofeti eBukumkanini bukaThixo, nibe nina niphoswe ngaphandle, niza kukhala ningcungcutheka.*+
29 Ngaphezu koko, abantu baza kuza bevela empuma nasentshona, emntla nasemzantsi, bahlale etafileni eBukumkanini bukaThixo.
30 Kukho abokugqibela abaza kuba ngabokuqala, nabokuqala abaza kuba ngabokugqibela.”+
31 Kanye ngelo xesha kweza abanye abaFarisi, bathi kuye: “Hamba apha, kuba uHerode ufuna ukukubulala.”
32 Wathi kubo: “Hambani niyokuthi kuloo mpungutye, ‘Jonga! Ndiza kukhupha iidemon ndize ndiphilise abantu namhlanje nangomso, ndigqibe ngosuku lwesithathu.’
33 Ndiza kusebenza namhlanje, ngomso nangomsomnye, kuba umprofeti akanakubulawa kwenye indawo ngaphandle kwaseYerusalem.+
34 Yerusalem, Yerusalem, wena ubulala abaprofeti nobabetha ngamatye abo bathunyelwa kuyo,+ kunini ndifuna ukuqokelela abantwana bakho, oku kwesikhukukazi siqokelela amantshontsho aso phantsi kwamaphiko aso! Kodwa awuzange uvume.+
35 Jonga! Iza kushiyelwa kuwe itempile* yakho.+ Ndithi kuwe, soze uphinde undibone de uthi: ‘Usikelelwe lowo uza egameni likaYehova!’”*+
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Okanye “wamakhiwane.”
^ Okanye “amakhiwane.”
^ Okanye “kwenye yezindlu zesikhungu.”
^ Okanye “indlu yesikhungu.”
^ Oko kukuthi, abantu abazenza amalungisa bengengawo.
^ Ngokoqobo, “kwimilinganiselo emithathu yeseha.” Iseha yayilingana ne-7,33 L. Funda Isihlomelo B14.
^ Ngokoqobo, “nitshixizisa amazinyo.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “indlu.”
^ Funda Isihlomelo A5.
