Luke 11
UJesu ufundisa ngokukhuleka
1Kwasekusithi ekhuleka endaweni ethile a, eseqedile, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: Nkosi, sifundise ukukhuleka, njengoJohane laye wafundisa abafundi bakhe. 2Wasesithi kubo: Nxa likhuleka, libokuthi: Baba wethu osemazulwini, kalihlonitshwe ibizo lakho. Umbuso wakho kawuze. Intando yakho kayenziwe, lemhlabeni njengezulwini. 3Siphe usuku ngosuku ukudla kwethu kwensuku zonke. 4Njalo usithethelele izono zethu, ngoba lathi sibathethelela bonke abalamacala kithi. Njalo ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule ebubini b.Umfanekiso womngane ofika phakathi kobusuku
5Wasesithi kubo: Nguwuphi kini olomngane, futhi aye kuye phakathi kobusuku c, athi kuye: Mngane, ngeboleka izinkwa ezintathu, 6ngoba kufike kimi umngane wami evela ekuhambeni, kodwa kangilalutho engingalubeka phambi kwakhe d; 7longaphakathi aphendule athi: Ungangihluphi; umnyango usuvaliwe, labantwana bami abancane balami embhedeni; kangingeke ngivuke ngikunike. 8Ngithi kini: Loba engazukuvuka amnike, ngoba engumngane wakhe, kodwa ngenxa yokuphikelela kwakhe uzavuka amnike konke akuswelayo e. 9Mina-ke ngithi kini: Celani, lizaphiwa; dingani, lizathola; qoqodani, lizavulelwa. 10Ngoba wonke ocelayo uyemukela; lodingayo uyathola; loqoqodayo uyavulelwa f. 11Kambe, nguwuphi kini onguyise ongathi indodana icela isinkwa, ayinike ilitshe? Loba-ke inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka endaweni yenhlanzi yini? 12Uba-ke icela iqanda, ayinike ufezela yini g? 13Ngakho uba lina elingababi likwazi ukupha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu kangakanani uBaba osezulwini h ezabapha uMoya oNgcwele abacela kuye i.Isono sokuhlambaza
14Wayesekhupha idimoni, elaliyisimungulu. Kwasekusithi, seliphumile idimoni, wakhuluma oyisimungulu; amaxuku asemangala. 15Kodwa abanye babo bathi: Ukhupha amadimoni ngoBhelezebhule inkosi yamadimoni j. 16Labanye bemlinga k badinga kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini l. 17Kodwa yena eyazi imicabango yabo wathi kubo m: Wonke umbuso owehlukene umelene lawo ngokwawo uyachitheka; njalo indlu emelene lendlu iyadilika. 18Njalo uba uSathane laye ehlukene emelane laye ngokwakhe, umbuso wakhe uzakuma njani? Ngoba lithi, ngikhupha amadimoni ngoBhelezebhule. 19Njalo uba mina ngikhupha amadimoni ngoBhelezebhule, amadodana enu akhupha ngobani? Ngakho wona azakuba ngabagwebi benu n. 20Kodwa uba ngikhupha amadimoni ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu, isibili umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile kini o. 21Uba isiqhwaga sihlomile silinda owaso umuzi, impahla yaso isekuthuleni p; 22kodwa nxa olamandla kulaso esisukela asinqobe, uyasemuka izikhali zaso ebesithembele kuzo, abesesaba impango yaso q. 23Ongelami umelene lami r; longabuthi lami s uyachithiza t.Ukuphenduka okungapheleliyo
24Nxa umoya ongcolileyo esephumile emuntwini, uyahamba adabule indawo ezomileyo, edinga ukuphumula; kodwa engakutholi athi: Ngizabuyela endlini yami engaphuma kuyo; 25njalo esefikile ayifice ithanyelwe njalo ilungisiwe. 26Abesehamba azithathele abanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababi kulaye uqobo, bangene bahlale lapho; njalo ukucina kwalowomuntu kube kubi kulokuqala u. 27Kwasekusithi ekhuluma lezizinto, owesifazana othile exukwini waphakamisa ilizwi, wathi kuye v: Sibusisiwe isisu esakuthwalayo, lamabele owawamunyayo w. 28Kodwa yena wathi: Kodwa ikakhulu x babusisiwe y abalizwayo ilizwi likaNkulunkulu z balilondoloze aa.Abafuna isibonakaliso
29Kwathi sekubuthene amaxuku eminyene, waqala ukuthi: Lesi isizukulwana sibi; sidinga isibonakaliso, kodwa kasiyikunikwa isibonakaliso, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi. 30Ngoba njengalokhu uJona waba yisibonakaliso kwabeNineve, leNdodana yomuntu izakuba njalo kulesisizukulwana ab. 31Indlovukazi yeningizimu izasukuma ekugwetshweni kanye lamadoda alesisizukulwana ac, iwalahle; ngoba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba ukuzakuzwa inhlakanipho kaSolomoni, njalo khangelani, omkhulu kuloSolomoni ulapha. 32Amadoda eNineve azasukuma ekugwetshweni kanye lalesisizukulwana ad, asilahle; ngoba aphenduka ngokutshumayela kukaJona, njalo khangelani, omkhulu kuloJona ulapha.Imifanekiso yezibane
33Futhi kakho othi eselumathise isibane asibeke ekusithekeni, loba ngaphansi kwesitsha, kodwa phezu kwesiqobane sesibane ae, ukuze abangenayo babone ukukhanya af. 34Isibane somzimba yilihlo; ngakho nxa ilihlo lakho liphilile, lomzimba wakho wonke ugcwele ukukhanya ag; kodwa nxa lilibi, lomzimba wakho ulobumnyama ah. 35Ngakho qaphela ukuthi ukukhanya okukuwe kungabi ngumnyama. 36Ngakho uba umzimba wakho wonke ugcwele ukukhanya, ungelandawo emnyama, uzakhanya wonke, njengesibane sikukhanyisa ngokukhanya ai.UJesu usola abaFarisi lezazumlayo
37Kwathi esakhuluma, umFarisi othile wamcela ukuthi adle laye; wasengena wahlala ekudleni aj. 38Kwathi umFarisi ebona lokhu wamangala ukuthi kazange aqale ageze ak phambi kokudla kwemini al. 39Yasisithi iNkosi kuye: Khathesi lina baFarisi lihlambulula ingaphandle yenkezo leyesitsha am, kodwa ingaphakathi yenu igcwele ukuphanga lobubi an. 40Zithutha, yena owenza ingaphandle kayenzanga yini lengaphakathi? 41Kodwa phanini zibe yizipho zabayanga lezozinto ezingaphakathi ao; khangelani-ke, konke kuzahlambuluka kini ap. 42Kodwa maye kini baFarisi aq! Ngoba lithela okwetshumi kwetshwayi leganga leruwi*, lakuyo yonke imibhida, njalo liseqa ukwehlulela lothando lukaNkulunkulu; belifanele ukwenza lezizinto, lingakuyekeli lalokhu ar. 43Maye kini baFarisi! Ngoba lithanda izihlalo zabahloniphekayo emasinagogeni as, lokubingelelwa emidangeni at. 44Maye kini, babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi! Ngoba lifanana lamangcwaba angabonakaliyo, labantu abahamba phezu kwawo bengawazi au. 45Omunye wezazumthetho wasephendula wathi kuye: Mfundisi, ngokutsho lezizinto uyasithuka lathi av. 46Kodwa wathi: Maye lakini zazumthetho aw! Ngoba ax lethwesa abantu imithwalo enzima ukuthwalwa, kodwa lina uqobo lwenu kaliyithinti leyomithwalo langomunye weminwe yenu ay. 47Maye kini! Ngoba lakha amangcwaba abaprofethi, njalo oyihlo bababulala az. 48Ngalokhu-ke lifakaza ba ukuthi livumelana lemisebenzi yaboyihlo; ngoba bona bababulala, lina-ke liyawakha amangcwaba abo bb. 49Ngalokhu-ke inhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu yathi bc: Ngizabathuma abaprofethi labaphostoli bd, labanye babo bazababulala babaxotshe be; 50ukuze kubizwe kulesisizukulwana igazi labaprofethi bonke elachithwa kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba bf, 51kusukela egazini likaAbela kuze kufike egazini likaZakariya owabulawa phakathi laphakathi kwelathi lendlu kaNkulunkulu; yebo, ngithi kini: Lizabizwa kulesisizukulwana bg. 52Maye kini zazumthetho bh! Ngoba lisusile bi isihluthulelo solwazi; kalingenanga lina uqobo lwenu bj, labangenayo labavimbela. 53Kwathi ekhuluma lezizinto kubo, ababhali labaFarisi baqala ukumngxamela kakhulukazi, lokumbuzisisa ngezinto ezinengi bk, 54bemthiya bl, bedinga ukubamba ulutho oluphuma emlonyeni wakhe bm, ukuze bambeke icala bn.
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