Luke 20
1 On one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
Ngelinye ilanga kwathi efundisa abantu ethempelini, etshumayela ivangeli, abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho, kanye labadala bebandla beza kuye.
2 They asked him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?”
Bathi, “Ake usitshele ukuthi uwathatha ngaphi amandla okwenza lezizinto. Ngubani okunike amandla la?”
3 He answered them, “I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
Waphendula wathi, “Lami ngizalibuza umbuzo. Ngitshelani,
4 the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?”
ukubhaphathiza kukaJohane kwakuvela ezulwini loba ebantwini na?”
5 They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
Bahlanganisa amakhanda bathi, “Singathi, ‘Kwakuvela ezulwini,’ uzabuza athi, ‘Kungani lingazange limkholwe?’
6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
Kodwa singathi, ‘Kwakuvela ebantwini,’ abantu bonke bazasikhanda ngamatshe ngoba bakholwa ukuthi uJohane wayengumphrofethi.”
7 They answered that they didn’t know where it was from.
Ngakho baphendula bathi, “Kasikwazi ukuthi kwakuvela ngaphi.”
8 Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
UJesu wathi, “Lami kangizukulitshela ukuthi lezizinto ngizenza ngawaphi amandla.”
9 He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
Waseqhubeka ngokutshela abantu umzekeliso lo wathi: “Indoda yahlanyela isivini yasiqhatshisa abanye abalimi, yasihamba okwesikhathi eside.
10 At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty.
Ngesikhathi sokuvuna yathuma inceku yayo kubaqhatshi besivini ukuze bayiphe ingxenye yezithelo zesivini. Kodwa abalimi bayitshaya, bayixotsha ingaphathanga lutho.
11 He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
Yathuma enye inceku kodwa laleyo bayitshaya bayiphatha kabuhlungu, bayixotsha ingaphathanga lutho.
12 He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him and threw him out.
Waphinda wathuma eyesithathu, bayilimaza bayiphosela phandle.
13 The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’
Umninisivini wasesithi, ‘Ngenzeni? Ngizathuma indodana yami engiyithandayo; mhlawumbe bazayihlonipha.’
14 “But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
Kodwa kwathi abaqhatshi besivini beyibona, bahlanganisa amakhanda ngaleyondaba. Bathi, ‘Le yindlalifa. Kasiyibulaleni, ilifa libe ngelethu.’
15 Then they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
Basebeyikhuphela ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala. Kambe umninisivini uzabathini?
16 He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!”
Uzakuza afike ababulale labo baqhatshi besivini, isivini leso asinike abanye abalimi.” Abantu bathi bekuzwa lokhu bathi, “Sengathi lokhu kungaze kwafa kwenzeka!”
17 But he looked at them and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the chief cornerstone’?
UJesu wabathi nhlo, wabuza wathi, “Pho kutshoni lokho okubhalwe ukuthi: ‘Ilitshe elalahlwa ngabakhi seliyilona ilitshe lekhoneni?’
18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”
Wonke owela phezu kwalelolitshe uzachobozeka abe yizicucu, kodwa lowo eliwela phezu kwakhe uzahlifizwa.”
19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
Abafundisi bomthetho labaphristi abakhulu badinga indlela yokumbopha masinyane ngoba babesazi ukuthi wakhuluma umzekeliso lo eqonde bona. Kodwa babesesaba abantu.
20 They watched him and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
Bamthumela inhloli ezazizitshaya ezithembekileyo ukuze zimgolombe. Babefisa ukumbeka icala kokunye ayengakukhuluma ukuze bamedlulisele emandleni ombusi.
21 They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
Ngakho inhloli zambuza zathi, “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi wena ukhuluma njalo ufundisa okuqondileyo lokuthi kawubandlululi kodwa ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso elipheleleyo.
22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
Kufanele yini ukuthi sithele imithelo kuKhesari loba hatshi?”
23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?
Wabubona ubuqili babo wathi kubo,
24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
“Ngitshengisani idenari. Kulomfanekiso kabani lombhalo kabani kuyo?” Baphendula bathi, “NgokaKhesari.”
25 He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
Wathi kubo, “Ngakho nikani uKhesari okungokukaKhesari, linike uNkulunkulu okungokukaNkulunkulu.”
26 They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer and were silent.
Behluleka ukumbamba ngalokho akutshoyo lapho obala. Sebemangaliswe yimpendulo yakhe bathula zwi.
27 Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
Amanye amaSadusi athi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo eza kuJesu elombuzo.
28 They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife and raise up children for his brother.
Athi, “Mfundisi, uMosi wasibhalela ukuthi nxa umfowabo wendoda angafa atshiye umfazi, kodwa bengelabantwana, umfowabo kumele amngene umfelokazi ukuze azalele umfowabo abantwana.
29 There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
Manje kwakulabafowabo abayisikhombisa. Owokuqala wathatha umfazi kodwa wafa engelamntwana.
30 The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
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31 The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
njalo lowesithathu laye wamthatha, bonke boyisikhombisa benza njalo bafa bengatshiyanga bantwana.
32 Afterward the woman also died.
Ekucineni umfazi laye wafa.
33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”
Pho-ke, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uzakuba ngumkabani njengoba bonke boyisikhombisa babemthethe?”
UJesu waphendula wathi, “Abantu balesisikhathi bayathatha njalo bayendiswa. (aiōn g165)
35 But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
Kodwa labo abazabe befanele ukuba lengxenye kulesosikhathi lasekuvukeni kwabafileyo kabazukuthatha loba bendiswe, (aiōn g165)
36 For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
njalo kabasayikufa ngoba sebenjengezingilosi. Bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, ngoba bengabantwana bokuvuka kwabafileyo.
37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord ‘The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
Kodwa emlandweni wesixuku esasibhebha umlilo, uMosi laye wakuveza ukuthi abafileyo bayavuka, ngoba ubiza uThixo ngokuthi ‘uNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, loNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.’
38 Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
KasuNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa owabaphilayo, ngoba kuye bonke bayaphila.”
39 Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”
Baphendula abanye abafundisi bomthetho bathi, “Utsho kahle Mfundisi!”
40 They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.
Kasabanga khona owaba lesibindi sokumbuza eminye imibuzo.
41 He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?
UJesu wasesithi kubo, “Kungani besithi uKhristu uyiNdodana kaDavida na?
42 David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
UDavida yena ngokwakhe uyakufakaza eNcwadini yamaHubo uthi: ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami,
43 until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’
ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisinyathelo senyawo zakho.”’
44 “David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”
UDavida umbiza athi ‘Nkosi.’ Pho angaba yindodana yakhe njani?”
45 In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,
Kwathi bonke abantu besalalele, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe,
46 “Beware of those scribes who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
“Limukani abafundisi bomthetho. Bathanda ukuhambahamba becece ngezembatho ezinde eziphephezelayo njalo bathanda ukubingelelwa emisikeni, futhi bathatha izihlalo eziphakemeyo emasinagogweni lezindawo zabahlonitshwa emadilini.
47 who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
Bahuquluza izindlu zabafelokazi njalo bazibonakalisa ngokwenza imikhuleko emide. Abantu abanjalo bazajeziswa kabuhlungu.”
