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17 Ngemva kwalokho wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Iinqabo zizokuba khona nanyana kunjani. Nokho, maye! Kiloyo eziza ngaye. 2 Bekuzokuba ngcono 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 Ngemva kwalokho 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 ebekufuze sikwenze.’”+
11 UJesu nakaya eJerusalema, wadlula hlangana neSamariya 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 upholile wajika, wadumisa uZimu ngelizwi elikhulu. 16 Wakhothama 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 yakwenye inarha?” 19 Yeke wathi kiyo: “Sikima ukhambe, ukukholwa kwakho kukupholisile.”+
20 AbaFarisi nabambuza ukuthi umBuso kaZimu uza nini,+ wathi kibo: “UmBuso kaZimu nawuzako angekhe ubonakale kibo boke 21 nabantu angekhe bathi, ‘Qalani nakhu!’ Namkha ‘Nakuya!’ Ngombana umBuso kaZimu uhlangana nani.”+
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 uphazima kwelinye 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 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.”+