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18 Waragela phambili wabatjela umfanekiso omalungana nokuthi kutlhogeka bahlale bathandaza, bangapheli amandla,+ 2 wathi: “Edorobheni elithileko bekunomahluleli ogade angamsabi uZimu begodu angahloniphi muntu. 3 Godu bekunomhlolokazi edorobhenelo obekasolo aya kuye athi, ‘Qinisekisa bona ngifumana ubulungiswa kongimangalelako.’ 4 Besele kusikhathi eside angafuni ukumsiza kodwana ngemva kwalokho wathi ehliziywenakhe, ‘Ngitjho nanyana ngingamsabi uZimu namkha ngingahloniphi muntu, 5 ngombana umhlolokazi lo uhlalele ukungitshwenya, ngizokwenza bona afumane ubulungiswa ukwenzela ukuthi angasolo eza azongifundekela ngesibawo sakhe.’”+ 6 Yeke iKosi yathi: “Nimzwile umahluleli utheni ngitjho nanyana angakalungi! 7 Alo-ke, uZimu angeze na abangela abakhethiweko bakhe abamlilela imini nobusuku bona benzelwe ubulungiswa,+ ngitjho nanyana ababekezelela?+ 8 Ngiyanitjela, uzokubangela bona ubulungiswa benzeke kibo msinyana. Nanyana kunjalo, iNdodana yomuntu nayifikako, izokufumana na ukukholwa okunje ephasini?”
9 Godu wenza umfanekiso nakhu kwabanye ebebathembela ekulungeni kwabo, baqalela abanye phasi: 10 “Amadoda amabili aya ethempelini ayokuthandaza, enye bekumFarisi enye kumthelisi. 11 UmFarisi wajama wathoma ukutjho lokhu emthandazwenakhe, ‘Zimu, ngiyakuthokoza ngombana angifani nabanye abantu, abadlelezeli, abangakalungi, iimfebe* ngitjho nomthelisi lo. 12 Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeveke; nginikela kwetjhumi kwakho koke engikufumanako.’+ 13 Umthelisi bekajamele kudanyana, angafuni nokuqala ezulwini kodwana asolo azibetha esifubeni, athi, ‘Zimu, ngirhawukela, mina soni.’+ 14 Ngiyanitjela, indoda le yabuyela ekhaya ibonakala ilunge khulu kunomFarisi loya.+ Ngombana woke umuntu oziphakamisako uzokuthotjiswa kodwana ozithobako uzokuphakanyiswa.”+
15 Nje-ke abantu basolo baletha amasanabo bona awathinte kodwana abafundi nababona lokhu, babakhalimela.+ 16 UJesu wayala bona kulethwe amasana kuye, wathi: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningalingi ukubavimba ngombana umBuso kaZimu ungewabanjalo.+ 17 Kwamambala ngithi kini nanyana ngubani ongamukeli umBuso kaZimu njengomntwana omncani angekhe angene kiwo.”+
18 Omunye wababusi wambuza wathi: “Mfundisi omuhle, kufuze ngenzeni bona ngizuze ilifa lokuphila okungapheliko?”+ 19 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle? Akunamuntu omuhle ngaphandle kwakaZimu kwaphela.+ 20 Uyayazi imiyalo ethi: ‘Ungafebi,*+ ungabulali,+ ungebi,+ ungafakazi amala,+ hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko.’”+ 21 Wathi: “Ngiyilalele yoke imiyalo le kusukela ebutjheni.” 22 UJesu nakezwa lokho, wathi kuye, “Kusesenokhunye okutlhayelako ngawe: Thengisa koke onakho, wabele abatlhagako imali leyo, uzokuba nomnotho ezulwini bese uyeza ungilandele.”+ 23 Nakezwa lokhu watlhuwa khulu ngombana bekanjinge khulu.+
24 UJesu wamqala wathi: “Qalani ukuthi kuzokuba budisi kangangani ngalabo abanemali ukungena emBusweni kaZimu!+ 25 Eqinisweni, kubulula ngekamela ukungena entunjeni yenalidi kunomuntu onjingileko bona angene emBusweni kaZimu.”+ 26 Boke abezwa lokhu bathi: “Nakunjalo, ngubani ongasindiswa?”+ 27 Wathi: “Izinto ezingenzekiko ngabantu ziyenzeka ngoZimu.”+ 28 Kodwana uPitrosi wathi: “Qala! Sitjhiye izinto zethu sakulandela.”+ 29 Wathi kibo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, akakho otjhiye indlu namkha umfazi namkha abafowabo namkha ababelethi namkha abantwana ngebanga lomBuso kaZimu+ 30 ongeze akufumana ngokubuyelelwe kanengi esikhathinesi begodu ephasini elizako, ukuphila okungapheliko.”+
31 Wabizela abaliTjhumi namBili ngeqadi wathi kibo: “Lalelani! Siya eJerusalema, zoke izinto ezitlolwe kusetjenziswa abaphorofidi malungana neNdodana yomuntu zizokuzaliseka.+ 32 Ngokwesibonelo, izokunikelwa ebantwini beentjhaba+ begodu bazokuhlekisa ngayo,+ bayithuke, bebayikhafulele.+ 33 Ngemva kokuyibetha, bazoyibulala+ kodwana ngelanga lesithathu izokuvuka.”+ 34 Akhenge bakuzwisise koke lokhu ngombana amezwi la bekafihlekile kibo, azange bazizwisise izinto azitjhoko.
35 Nje-ke njengombana uJesu bekatjhidela eduze neJerikho, indoda ethileko esiphofu beyihlezi eqadi kwendlela ibawa.+ 36 Yathi nayizwa isiqubuthu sidlula, yabuza ukuthi kwenzakalani. 37 Bathi kiyo: “UJesu umNazaretha uyadlula!” 38 Khonokho yarhuwelela yathi: “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavida, ngirhawukela!” 39 Labo ebebangaphambili bayikhalima, bayitjela ukuthi ithule kodwana yarhuwelela khulu yathi: “Ndodana kaDavida, ngirhawukela!” 40 UJesu wajama, wayala bona indoda leyo ilethwe kuye. Kuthe nasele itjhidele, uJesu wayibuza: 41 “Ufuna ngikwenzeleni?” Yathi: “Kosi, ngenza ngibone godu.” 42 UJesu wathi kiyo: “Bona godu; ukukholwa kwakho kukupholisile.”+ 43 Khonokho yabona godu, yathoma ukumlandela,+ idumisa uZimu. Nabantu boke nababona lokhu, badumisa uZimu.+