Ngokukaluka 17:1-15 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

1. Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Kungeze kwenzeka ukuba kungaveli izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowo ezivela ngaye!

2. Kungcono kuye ukuba itshe lokusila ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, alahlwe elwandle, kunokuba akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyane.

3. Xwayani nina. Uma umfowenu ona, mkhuze; uma ephenduka, mthethelele.

4. Noma ekonela kasikhombisa ngosuku, abuyele kuwe kasikhombisa, ethi: ‘Ngiyaphenduka,’ womthethelela.”

5. Abaphostoli base bethi eNkosini: “Yandisa ukukholwa kwethu.”

6. Yayisithi iNkosi: “Uma beninokukholwa okungangenhlamvu yesinaphi, beningasho kulo mthombe: ‘Simbuka, utshaleke elwandle,’ ubuyakunilalela.

7. “Ngumuphi kini onenceku elimayo nokuba eyalusayo, athi kuyo ibuya endle: ‘Sondela masinyane, uhlale phansi, udle’?

8. Kodwa akayikusho kuyo ukuthi: ‘Lungisa engizakukudla, uzibophe, ungiphakele, ngize ngidle, ngiphuze, andukuba udle, uphuze wena,’ na?

9. Uyayibonga yini inceku, ngokuba yenzile ekuyaliweyo na?

10. Kunjalo nani, nxa nikwenzile konke enikuyaliweyo, anothi: ‘Asizinceku zalutho; sikwenzile nje ebesifanele ukukwenza.’ ”

11. Kwathi esehamba ukuya eJerusalema, wadabula iSamariya neGalile.

12. Esangena emzaneni othile, kwahlangana naye amadoda ayishumi anochoko, amela kude,

13. aphakamisa izwi, athi: “Jesu Nkosi, sihawukele!”

14. Kuthe ewabona, wathi kuwo: “Hambani, niyoziveza kubapristi.” Kwathi esahamba, ahlanjululwa.

15. Enye yawo isibona ukuthi iphulukisiwe, yabuya imdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu,

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