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16 Godu wathi ebafundini: “Injinga ethileko beyinesisebenzi* esamangalelwa ngokudlala ngepahlayo. 2 Nje-ke injinga leyo yasibiza yathi: ‘Manikelela wani engiwezwa ngawe? Tlola umbiko ngomsebenzakho, unginikele wona ngombana angekhe usaba mphathi wendlu.’ 3 Yeke isisebenzi sakhuluma sodwa sathi: ‘Ngizokwenzani nakunje njengombana ikosami ingithathela ubuphathi? Anginawo amandla wokwemba begodu ngineenhloni zokubawa. 4 Ngiyazi ukuthi ngizokwenzani, ukwenzela bona abantu bangamukele emizinabo nangisuswako esikhundleni sami.’ 5 Nje-ke sabiza ngamunye walabo abakoloda ikosaso, sathi kewokuthoma, ‘Uyikoloda okungangani ikosami?’ 6 Wathi, ‘Amagagogo* alikhulu wamafutha we-oliva.’ Sathi kuye, ‘Thatha incwadakho yesikolodo, hlala phasi, utlole ngokurhabako ukuthi ama-50.’ 7 Ngokulandelako sathi komunye, ‘Wena-ke, ukoloda okungangani?’ Wathi, ‘Imigodla* elikhulu yekoroyi.’ Sathi kuye, ‘Thatha incwadakho yesikolodo utlole ukuthi ema-80.’ 8 Ikosaso yasibuka isisebenzesi ngombana ngitjho nanyana singakalungi, senza ngokuhlakanipha* ngombana amadodana wephaseli ahlakaniphile esizukulwaneni sawo kunamadodana wokukhanya.+
9 “Godu, ngithi kini: Zenzeleni abangani ngobunjinga obungakalungi,+ ukwenzela ukuthi nabungaphela, banamukele eendaweni zabo zokuhlala zaphakade.+ 10 Umuntu othembekileko kokuncani uthembekile nakokukhulu nomuntu ongakalungi kokuncani akakalungi nakokukhulu. 11 Nje-ke, nangabe azange nithembeke ngokuphathelene nobunjinga obungakalungi, ngubani ozoniphathisa okungekwamambala? 12 Kanti nangabe azange nithembeke kilokho okungekomunye, ngubani ozoninikela okungekwenu?+ 13 Akunasisebenzi esingaba sigqila samakhosi amabili ngombana sizokuhloya enye sithande enye namkha sizokunamathela kwenye sidelele enye. Angekhe naba ziingqila zakaZimu nezobuNjinga.”+
14 Nabezwa koke lokho, abaFarisi bathoma ukumnyefula ngombana bebathanda imali.+ 15 UJesu wathi kibo: “Nina nizenza abalungileko phambi kwabantu+ kodwana uZimu uyazazi iinhliziyo zenu.+ Lokho abantu abakuthathela phezulu kuyanyenyisa phambi kwakaZimu.+
16 “UmThetho nabaPhorofidi kwaraga bekwafika uJwanisi. Kusukela lapho, umBuso kaZimu uziindaba ezimnandi ezitjhunyayelwako begodu yoke imihlobo yabantu igijimela kiwo.+ 17 Kwamambala, kulula ngezulu nephasi bona kudlule kunokobana iledere linye lomThetho lingazaliseki.+
18 “Nanyana ngubani otlhala umkakhe atjhade nomunye, uyafeba* naloyo otjhada umfazi otlhalwe yindodakhe, uyafeba.+
19 “Bekunomuntu othileko oyinjinga obekambatha izambatho ezisipiridzana nelineni, azithabisa ngomnothwakhe qobe langa. 20 Kodwana isikhombeli esithileko igama laso nguLazaru besibekwa esangweni laso, sineenlonda ezigcwele umzimba woke 21 begodu sarhalela ukuyokudla iintshutshuru eziwa etafuleni yenjinga le. Bekufika ngitjho nezinja zikhothe iinlonda zaso. 22 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, isikhombelesi sahlongakala sathathwa ziingilozi saya esifubeni saka-Abrahama.
“Godu nenjinga leyo yahlongakala yabulungwa. 23 Yathi iseThuneni* ihlunguphazeka yaphakamisa amehlwayo, yabona u-Abrahama akude noLazaru asesifubeni sakhe. 24 Yarhuwelela yathi, ‘Baba Abrahama, ngirhawukela, uthumele uLazaru bona ayokufaka ipente yomunwakhe ngemanzini apholise ilimu lami ngombana ngisebuhlungwini obukhulu, emlilweni otjhisa bhe!’ 25 U-Abrahama wathi, ‘Mntwanami, khumbula bona wazifumana zoke izinto ezihle usaphila kodwana uLazaru wafumana ezimbi. Nje, yena uyaduduzwa, wena usebuhlungwini. 26 Ngaphandle kwalokho, kunerharha elikhulu phakathi kwenu nathi, ukwenzela bona labo abafuna ukusuka kithi beze kini bangakghoni, nalabo abafuna ukuyamela ngakithi basuka kini bangakghoni.’ 27 Yathi, ‘Nangabe kunjalo baba, ngibawa umthumele endlini kababa, 28 ngombana nginabafowethu abahlanu, ukuthi ayobanikela ubufakazi obupheleleko khona bangazokwiza endaweni yokuhlunguphazwa le.’ 29 U-Abrahama wathi, ‘Banemitlolo kaMosi neyabaPhorofidi; abalalele yona.’+ 30 Yathi, ‘Baba Abrahama, angekhe babalalele kodwana nakungavuka umuntu kwabafileko aye kibo, bazokutjhuguluka.’ 31 Wathi kiyo, ‘Nabangalaleli uMosi+ nabaPhorofidi, angekhe bakholwe nanyana kungavuka umuntu kwabafileko.’”