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10 Ukusuka lapho wasikima waya emikhawulweni yeJudiya ngaphetjheya kweJordani godu isiqubuthu sabuthanela kuye. Wathoma ukusifundisa njengombana bekajayele ukwenza njalo.+ 2 AbaFarisi baya kuye, bafuna ukumlinga, bambuza ukuthi kuvumelekile na ukuthi indoda itlhale umkayo.+ 3 Wabaphendula wathi: “Kanti uMosi waniyala wathini?” 4 Bathi: “UMosi wathi ungamtlolela incwadi yokumqotha, umtlhale.”+ 5 Kodwana uJesu wathi kibo: “Bekacabangela iinhliziyo zenu eziqinileko,+ kungakho anitlolela umyalo lo.+ 6 Nokho, kusukela ekuthomeni kokudala, ‘Wabenza kwaba yindoda nomfazi.+ 7 Ngalokho indoda izokutjhiya uyise nonina,+ 8 begodu ababilaba bazokuba yinyama yinye,’+ nje-ke abasese babili kodwana bayinyama yinye. 9 Ngalokho-ke, lokho uZimu akuhlanganisileko, akungabi nomuntu okuhlukanisako.”+ 10 Godu nabangendlini, abafundi bathoma ukumbuza ngendaba le. 11 Wathi kibo: “Nanyana ngubani otlhala umkakhe bese atjhade nomunye uyafeba*+ begodu akakathembeki kuye, 12 kanti-ke nakungenzeka umfazi ngemva kokutlhala indodakhe atjhade nenye, uyafeba.”+
13 Nje-ke abantu bathoma ukuletha abantwana kuye bona abathinte kodwana abafundi babakhalima.+ 14 Nakabona lokho, uJesu wasilingeka wathi kibo: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi; ningalingi ukubavimba ngombana umBuso kaZimu ungewabanjalo.+ 15 Kwamambala ngithi kini nanyana ngubani ongamukeli umBuso kaZimu njengomntwana omncani, angekhe angene kiwo.”+ 16 Nje-ke wathatha abantwana wabasingatha, wababusisa, ababeka izandla.+
17 Njengombana akhamba, indoda ethileko yagijima yaguqa phambi kwakhe yambuza yathi: “Mfundisi omuhle, kufuze ngenzeni bona ngizuze ilifa lokuphila okungapheliko?”+ 18 UJesu wathi kiyo: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle? Akunamuntu omuhle ngaphandle kwakaZimu kwaphela.+ 19 Uyayazi imiyalo ethi: ‘Ungabulali,+ ungafebi,*+ ungebi,+ ungafakazi amala,+ ungadlelezeli,+ hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko.’”+ 20 Indoda leyo yathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ngiyilalele yoke imiyalo le kusukela ebutjheni bami.” 21 UJesu wayiqala, wayithanda wathi, “Yinye into otlhayela ngayo: Khamba, uyokuthengisa koke onakho begodu uphe abatlhagako, uzokuba nomnotho ezulwini; bese ube mlandelami.”+ 22 Indoda le yadana nayizwa lokho, yakhamba itlhuwile ngombana beyinepahla enengi.+
23 Ngemva kokuthalaza, uJesu wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Qalani ukuthi kuzokuba budisi kangangani ngalabo abanemali bona bangene emBusweni kaZimu!”+ 24 Amezwi lawo abarara khulu abafundi. Ngalokho uJesu wathi: “Bantwana, qalani ukuthi kubudisi kangangani ukungena emBusweni kaZimu! 25 Kubulula ngekamela ukungena entunjeni yenalidi kunomuntu onjingileko ukungena emBusweni kaZimu.”+ 26 Barareka khulu bathi kuye:* “Nakunjalo, ngubani ongasindiswa?”+ 27 UJesu wabaqala emehlweni, wathi kibo: “Ebantwini akwenzeki kodwana akusinjalo kuZimu ngombana zoke izinto ziyenzeka ngoZimu.”+ 28 UPitrosi wathi kuye: “Qala! Sitjhiye koke sakulandela.”+ 29 UJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, akakho otjhiye indlu namkha abafowabo namkha abodadwabo namkha unina namkha uyise namkha abantwana namkha amasimu ngebanga lami nangebanga leendaba ezimnandi+ 30 ongekhe afumane ngokubuyelelwe nge-100 esikhathini sanje, izindlu, abafowabo, abodadwabo, abomma, abantwana, amasimu, nokutlhagiswa+ begodu ephasini elizako, ukuphila okungapheliko. 31 Kodwana abanengi abangebokuthoma bazokuba ngebokugcina, nebokugcina bazokuba ngebokuthoma.”+
32 Nje-ke bebasendleleni bakhuphukela eJerusalema, uJesu bekakhamba phambi kwabo, abafundi barareka kodwana labo ababalandelako bathoma ukusaba. Godu wabizela abaliTjhumi namBili ngeqadi wathoma ukubatjela izinto ezizokwenzeka kuye:+ 33 “Lalelani! Sikhuphukela eJerusalema, iNdodana yomuntu izokunikelwa ebaphristini abakhulu nebatlolini. Bazoyigwebela ukufa, bayinikele ebantwini beentjhaba, 34 bazokuhlekisa ngayo bayikhafulele, bayirithe bebayibulale kodwana ngemva kwamalanga amathathu izokuvuka.”+
35 Nje-ke uJakopo noJwanisi amadodana kaZebediya,+ beza kuye bathi: “Mfundisi, sifuna usenzele nanyana yini esikubawa yona.”+ 36 Wathi kibo: “Nifuna nginenzeleni?” 37 Baphendula bathi: “Sivumela ukuthi omunye ahlale ngesidleni sakho bese omunye ngesinceleni sakho ephazimulwenakho.”+ 38 Kodwana uJesu wathi kibo: “Aniyazi into eniyibawako le. Ningayisela na ikapho engiyiselako namkha nibhajadiswe ngebhabhadiso engibhajadiswa ngalo?”+ 39 Bathi kuye: “Iye.” Yeke uJesu wathi kibo: “Ikapho engizoyisela, nizoyisela, nebhabhadiso engibhajadiswa ngalo nizokubhajadiswa ngalo.+ 40 Nokho, ukuhlala ngesidleni sami namkha ngesinceleni sami, akusingekwami bona ngingaphisana ngakho, kungekwalabo abalungiselelwe khona.”
41 Kwathi abanye abalitjhumi nabezwa ngendaba leyo, basilingeka ngebanga lakaJakopo noJwanisi.+ 42 Kodwana uJesu wababizela kuye wathi kibo: “Niyazi ukuthi labo abaqalwa njengababusi beentjhaba bakatelela ubukhosi babo phezu kweentjhaba namadoda aveleleko anelawulo phezu kwazo.+ 43 Akukafaneli kube njalo phakathi kwenu kodwana nanyana ngubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu, kufuze abe sisebenzi senu,+ 44 nanyana ngubani ofuna ukuba ngewokuthoma phakathi kwenu, kufuze abe sisebenzi senu noke. 45 Ngombana ngitjho neNdodana yomuntu ayikazeli ukwenzelwa kodwana ukwenzela abanye+ nokunikela ngokuphila kwayo kube sihlengo sabanengi.”+
46 Ngemva kwalokho, bafika eJerikho. Kodwana njengombana yena nabafundi bakhe nesiqubuthu esikhulu baphuma eJerikho, uBharthimewu (indodana kaThimewu), isikhombeli esisiphofu, bekahlezi eqadi kwendlela.+ 47 Nakezwa bona nguJesu umNazaretha odlulako, wathoma ukurhuwelela wathi: “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavida,+ ngirhawukela!”+ 48 Nabamzwako abanengi bamkhalima, bamtjela ukuthi athule kodwana warhuwelela khulu wathi: “Ndodana kaDavida, ngirhawukela!” 49 UJesu wajama wathi: “Mbizeni eze kimi.” Bayibiza-ke indoda esiphofu leyo, bathi kiyo: “Ungasabi! Sikima; uyakubiza.” 50 Yafuthela isambatho sayo sangaphandle phasi, yeqa yaya kuJesu. 51 UJesu wathi kiyo: “Ufuna ngikwenzeleni?” Isiphofu sathi kuye: “Raboni,* ngenze ngibone godu.” 52 UJesu wathi kiso: “Khamba. Ukukholwa kwakho kukupholisile.”+ Khonokho sabona godu,+ sathoma ukumlandela.