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17 Ngemva kwalokho wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Iinqabo zizokuba khona nanyana kunjani. Nokho, maye kiloyo eziza ngaye! 2 Bekuzokuba ngcono ngaye nakungabotjhelwa ilitje lokusila entanyenakhe bese aphoselwe elwandle kunokobana abangele omunye wabancanaba bona awe. 3 Zitjhejeni. Nangabe umfowenu wenza isono, mkhalime, nakangatjhuguluka, mlibalele. 4 Ngitjho nanyana angakonela amahlandla alikhomba ngelanga bese ubuya amahlandla alikhomba, athi, ‘Ngiyatjhuguluka,’ kufuze umlibalele.”
5 Nje-ke abapostoli bathi eKosini: “Sipha ukukholwa okungeziweko.” 6 Ngalokho iKosi yathi: “Ngathana beninokukholwa okulingana nembewu yemastedi, beningathi emthini womurubheyi onzima lo, ‘Ruthuka, utjaleke ngelwandle!’ Bewuzonilalela.
7 “Ngubani kinapha onesisebenzi esilimako namkha esilusako ongathi kiso nasibuya esimini, ‘Iza etafulenapha uzokudla’? 8 Kunalokho, bekangekhe na athi kiso, ‘Ngilungiselela ukudla kwantambama, umbathe ifasikoti, ungitende bengiqede ukudla nokusela, bese ngemva kwalokho ungadla bewusele’? 9 Angekhe athokoze isisebenzeso ngombana senze lokho egade sabelwe khona, akusinjalo? 10 Ngokufanako, nanenze koke enabelwe khona, kufuze nithi: ‘Siziinsebenzi ezingasizi ngalitho. Senze lokho ebekufuze sikwenze.’ ”
11 UJesu nakaya eJerusalema, wadlula hlangana kweSamariya neGalile. 12 Uthe nakangena esabelweni esithileko, wahlangana namadoda alitjhumi anobulepheru, kodwana ajamela kudanyana naye. 13 Arhuwelela khulu athi: “Jesu, Mfundisi, sirhawukela!” 14 Nakawabonako, uJesu wathi: “Khambani niyoziveza ebaphristini.” Nakasatjhinga khona, ahlanjululwa. 15 Omunye wawo, nakabona ukuthi ulaphekile, wajika, wadumisa uZimu ngelizwi elikhulu. 16 Wawa ngobuso eenyaweni zakaJesu, wamthokoza. Ukungezelela kilokho, bekamSamariya. 17 UJesu wathi: “Wolitjhumi ahlanjululiwe, kghani akusinjalo? Nje-ke, akuphi amanye alithoba? 18 Akekho omunye na ojikileko bona azokudumisa uZimu ngaphandle kwendoda le yakenye inarha?” 19 Yeke wathi kiyo: “Sikima, ukhambe; ukukholwa kwakho kukupholisile.”
20 AbaFarisi nabambuza ukuthi umBuso kaZimu uza nini, wathi kibo: “UmBuso kaZimu angekhe uze ngendlela yokuthi ubonakale kibo boke; 21 nabantu angekhe bathi, ‘Qalani naku!’ namkha, ‘Nakuya!’ Ngombana umBuso kaZimu uphakathi kwenu.”*
22 Ngemva kwalokho uJesu wathi ebafundini: “Kuzokufika amalanga lapho nizokukhanuka ukubona elinye lamalanga weNdodana yomuntu, kodwana angekhe nilibone. 23 Abantu bazokuthi kini, ‘Qalani nasiya!’ namkha ‘Qalani nasi!’ Ningayi namkha nigijime ngemva kwabo. 24 Njengombana umbani upanyaza kelinye ihlangothi lezulu uya kwelinye ihlangothi lezulu, neNdodana yomuntu izokuba njalo ngelanga layo. 25 Nanyana kunjalo, kufuze ithome ngokuqalana namatshwenyeko amanengi begodu ininwe nasizukulwanesi. 26 Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengombana kwenzeka emihleni kaNowa, kuzokuba njalo nangemihla yeNdodana yomuntu: 27 bebadla, basela, amadoda athatha, abafazi bendiswa bekwaba lilanga uNowa angena ngalo ngemkhunjini, kwafika uMthwalela wabatjhabalalisa boke. 28 Ngokufanako, njengombana kwenzeka emihleni kaLoti: bebadla, basela, bathenga, bathengisa, batjala, begodu bakha. 29 Kodwana ngelanga uLoti aphuma ngalo eSodoma, kwana umlilo nesibabuli kuvela ezulwini kwabatjhabalalisa boke. 30 Kuzokwenzeka okufanako ngelanga iNdodana yomuntu ezokwambulwa ngalo.
31 “Ngelangelo umuntu ophezu kwendlu kodwana ipahlakhe ingendlini, angahliki ayoyithatha, nomuntu osesimini, angabuyeli ezintweni azitjhiyileko. 32 Khumbulani umkaLoti. 33 Nanyana ngubani ofuna ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe kuzomlahlekela, kodwana nanyana ngubani olahlekelwa ngikho uzokusindisa. 34 Ngiyanitjela, ngobusukobo abantu ababili bazabe basembhedeni munye; omunye uzokuthathwa, omunye uzokutjhiywa. 35 Kuzokuba nabafazi ababili abasila elitjeni linye; omunye uzokuthathwa, omunye uzokutjhiywa.” 36 —— 37 Ngalokho abafundi bathi kuye: “Kuphi, Kosi?” Wathi kibo: “Lapho kunesidumbu khona, kulapho namadlanga azokubuthana khona.”