ULukha 18
1 Wasebatshela lomfanekiso esenzela ukuthi bafanele ukukhuleka isikhathi sonke, njalo bengadinwa,
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up,
2 wathi: Kwakukhona emzini othile umahluleli othile, owayengesabi uNkulunkulu, njalo engahloniphi muntu;
saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God and didn’t respect man.
3 kwakukhona futhi kulowomuzi umfelokazi othile, njalo wayefika kuye, esithi: Ngiphindiselele esitheni sami.
A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’
4 Kodwa kavumanga okwesikhathi; kodwa emva kwalezizinto wathi ngaphakathi kwakhe: Lanxa ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu, ngingahloniphi muntu,
He wouldn’t for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
5 kodwa ngoba lumfelokazi engikhathaza, ngizamphindiselela, hlezi angaze ekucineni angidinise.
yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”
6 INkosi yasisithi: Zwanini umahluleli ongalunganga akutshoyo.
The Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.
7 Kanti uNkulunkulu kayikwenza impindiselo yabakhethiweyo bakhe abakhalayo kuye emini lebusuku, lanxa ebekezela ngabo?
Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
8 Ngiyalitshela ukuthi uzahle enze impindiselo yabo. Kodwa-ke nxa iNdodana yomuntu ifika, izathola ukholo yini emhlabeni?
I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
9 Wasekhuluma lumfanekiso lakwabathile ababezithemba ukuthi balungile, futhi bedelela abanye, wathi:
He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others:
10 Abantu ababili benyukela ethempelini ukuyakhuleka; omunye engumFarisi, lomunye engumthelisi.
“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
11 UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela kanje wathi: Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ukuthi kanginjengabanye abantu, abaphangi, abangalunganga, izifebe, loba lanjengalumthelisi.
The Pharisee stood and prayed by himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men: extortionists, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12 Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki, nginikela okwetshumi kwakho konke engikuzuzayo.
I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’
13 Kodwa umthelisi emi khatshana wayengathandi lokuphakamisela amehlo ezulwini, kodwa watshaya isifuba sakhe, esithi: Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni.
But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
14 Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kulalowayana; ngoba wonke oziphakamisayo uzathotshiswa, kodwa ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswa.
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
15 Basebeletha kuye lensane, ukuze azibambe; kodwa abafundi bekubona babakhuza.
They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 Kodwa uJesu wazibizela kuye wathi: Vumelani abantwana abancane beze kimi, lingabenqabeli, ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanje.
Yeshua summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.
17 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Loba ngubani ongemukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana omncane, kasoze angene kuwo.
Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn’t receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”
18 Umbusi othile wasembuza, esithi: Mfundisi olungileyo, ngenzeni ukuze ngidle ilifa lempilo elaphakade? (aiōnios g166)
A certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Ungibizelani ngokuthi olungileyo? Kakho olungileyo, ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkulu.
Yeshua asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God.
20 Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko.
You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honour your father and your mother.’”
21 Yena wasesithi: Konke lokhu ngikugcinile kusukela ebutsheni bami.
He said, “I have observed all these things from my youth up.”
22 Kodwa uJesu esizwa lezizinto wathi kuye: Usaswele ulutho olulodwa; thengisa konke olakho, wabele abayanga, njalo uzakuba lempahla eligugu ezulwini; njalo uze lapha ungilandele.
When Yeshua heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
23 Kodwa yena esizwa lezizinto wadana kakhulu; ngoba wayenothile kakhulu.
But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.
24 Kwathi uJesu ebona ukuthi usedane kakhulu wathi: Abalenotho bazangena ngokulukhuni kangakanani embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
Yeshua, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!
25 Ngoba kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene ngentunja yenalithi, kulokuthi umuntu onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
26 Abakuzwayo basebesithi: Pho kungasindiswa bani?
Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”
27 Kodwa yena wathi: Izinto ezingenzekiyo ebantwini ziyenzeka kuNkulunkulu.
But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28 UPetro wasesithi: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke, sakulandela.
Peter said, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”
29 Wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakho umuntu otshiye indlu, kumbe abazali, kumbe abafowabo, kumbe umkakhe, kumbe abantwana, ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu,
He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for God’s Kingdom’s sake,
31 Wasezithathela abalitshumi lambili, wathi kubo: Khangelani, senyukela eJerusalema, futhi konke okulotshiweyo ngabaprofethi ngeNdodana yomuntu kuzagcwaliseka.
He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
32 Ngoba izanikelwa kwabezizwe, iyangiswe, ithukwe, ikhafulelwe ngamathe,
For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit on.
33 bayitshaye ngesiswepu bayibulale; njalo ngosuku lwesithathu izabuya ivuke.
They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again.”
34 Kodwa bona kabaqedisisanga lutho ngalezizinto, lalinkulumo yayifihlakele kubo, njalo kabaziqedisisanga izinto ezazitshiwo.
They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.
35 Kwasekusithi esesondela eJeriko, isiphofu esithile sasihlezi eceleni kwendlela siphanza;
As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
36 sathi sisizwa ixuku lisedlula, sabuza ukuthi kuyini lokho.
Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant.
37 Basebesitshela bathi: UJesu weNazaretha uyedlula.
They told him that Yeshua of Nazareth was passing by.
38 Sasesimemeza, sisithi: Jesu, Ndodana kaDavida, ngihawukela!
He cried out, “Yeshua, you son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 Ababehamba phambili basebesikhuza ukuthi sithule; kodwa samemeza kakhulukazi, sisithi: Ndodana kaDavida, ngihawukele!
Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”
40 UJesu wema-ke walaya ukuthi silethwe kuye; sathi sesisondele wasibuza,
Standing still, Yeshua commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,
41 esithi: Ufuna ukuthi ngikwenzeleni? Sasesisithi: Nkosi, ukuthi ngibuye ngibone.
“What do you want me to do?” He said, “Lord, that I may see again.”
42 UJesu wasesithi kuso: Buya ubone! Ukholo lwakho lukusindisile.
Yeshua said to him, “Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.”
43 Njalo sahle sabuya sabona, samlandela, sidumisa uNkulunkulu; labantu bonke bekubona badumisa uNkulunkulu.
Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.
