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| 1. | Wasesithi kubafundi: Kakungeke kwenzeke ukuthi kungaveli izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowo ezivela ngaye ! |
| 2. | Kungaba ngcono kuye ukuthi ilitshe lokuchola elikhulu ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, abesephoselwa olwandle, kulokuthi akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyane. |
| 3. | Zinanzeleleni lina. Njalo nxa umfowenu ekona, mkhuze; futhi nxa ephenduka, mthethelele. |
| 4. | Njalo loba ekona kuze kube kasikhombisa ngosuku, abesebuya kuwe kasikhombisa ngosuku, esithi: Ngiyaphenduka; uzamthethelela. |
| 5. | Abaphostoli basebesithi eNkosini: Yandisa kithi ukholo. |
| 6. | INkosi yasisithi: Uba lilokholo olungangohlamvu lwemasitedi, belingatsho kulesisihlahla somabhulosi ukuthi: Quphuka, ugxumekeke olwandle; futhi besizalilalela. |
| 7. | Kodwa nguwuphi kini olenceku elimayo kumbe eyelusayo, ohle athi kiyo ingena ivela ensimini: Sondela, uhlale ekudleni? |
| 8. | Kodwa kazukutsho yini kuyo ukuthi: Lungisa engingakudla, uzibhince ungincedise, ngize ngidle nginathe; njalo emva kwalokhu udle unathe wena? |
| 9. | Uyayibonga yini leyonceku, ngoba yenze izinto ezilayiweyo? Angicabangi. |
| 10. | Kunjalo-ke lani, nxa selikwenzile konke elikulayiweyo, kalibokuthi: Sizinceku ezingasizi lutho, ngoba senze lokhu ebesifanele ukukwenza. |
| 11. | Kwasekusithi esahamba esiya eJerusalema, yena wadabula phakathi laphakathi kweSamariya leGalili. |
| 12. | Esangena emzaneni othile, amadoda alitshumi alobulephero amhlangabeza, ema khatshana; |
| 13. | wona asephakamisa ilizwi, esithi: Jesu, Nkosi, sihawukele ! |
| 14. | Futhi kuthe e wa bona wathi kuwo: Hambani liyeziveza kubapristi. Kwasekusithi ekusukeni kwawo, ahlanjululwa. |
| 15. | Futhi omunye wawo, esebonile ukuthi usilisiwe, wabuyela, edumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulu; |
| 16. | wasesiwa ngobuso enyaweni zakhe, embonga; njalo yena wayengumSamariya. |
| 17. | Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Kakuhlanjululwanga yini abalitshumi? Bangaphi pho abayisificamunwemunye? |
| 18. | Akuficakalanga ababuya ukunika uNkulunkulu udumo, ngaphandle kwalo owezizweni. |
| 19. | Wasesithi kuye: Sukuma uhambe; ukholo lwakho lukusindisile. |
| 20. | Kwathi ebuzwa ngabaFarisi, ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakuza nini, wasebaphendula wathi: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu kawuzi ngokukhanyayo; |
| 21. | njalo kabayikutsho ukuthi: Khangelani nanku, kumbe: Khangelani nankuya. Ngoba khangelani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenu. |
| 22. | Wasesithi kubafundi: Kuzafika insuku lapho elizafisa ukubona lube lunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kodwa kaliyiku lu bona. |
| 23. | Njalo bazakuthi kini: Khangelani nangu, kumbe: Khangelani nanguya; lingayi, njalo lingalandeli. |
| 24. | Ngoba njengombane ophazimayo ukhanyisa kusukela kokunye ukucina ngaphansi kwezulu kusiya kokunye ukucina ngaphansi kwezulu, izakuba njalo leNdodana yomuntu esukwini lwayo. |
| 25. | Kodwa kuqala imele ihlupheke izinto ezinengi njalo ilahlwe yilesisizukulwana. |
| 26. | Futhi njengoba kwenzeka ensukwini zikaNowa, kuzakuba njalo lensukwini zeNdodana yomuntu. |
| 27. | Babesidla, benatha, bethatha, besendiswa, kwaze kwaba lusuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwasekufika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonke. |
| 28. | Ngokufananayo futhi njengoba kwenzeka ensukwini zikaLothi; babesidla, benatha, bethenga, bethengisa, behlanyela, besakha; |
| 29. | kodwa ngosuku uLothi aphuma ngalo eSodoma, kwana umlilo lesibabule kuvela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonke; |
| 30. | kuzakuba njalo ngosuku ezakwembulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntu. |
| 31. | Ngalolosuku, lowo ophezu kophahla lwendlu, lempahla zakhe zisendlini, angehli uku ya zithatha; losensimini ngokunjalo angabuyeli ezintweni ezisemuva. |
| 32. | Khumbulani umkaLothi. |
| 33. | Loba ngubani odinga ukusindisa impilo yakhe izamlahlekela; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yiyo uzayilondoloza. |
| 34. | Ngithi kini: Ngalobobusuku kuzakuba khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiywe. |
| 35. | Kuzakuba khona abesifazana ababili bechola ndawonye; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiywe. |
| 36. | Kuzakuba khona ababili ensimini; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiywe. |
| 37. | Basebephendula bathi kuye: Ngaphi, Nkosi? Wasesithi kubo: Lapho okukhona isidumbu, ku lapho amanqe azabuthana khona. |
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