Umfanekiso Womhlwanyeli Mathewu 13:1-23 1 Ngalolo suku uJesu waphuma endlini, wahlala phansi ogwini lolwandle. 2 Kwabuthana kuye izixuku ezinkulu, waze wangena emkhunjini, wahlala phansi; isixuku sonke sama ogwini. 3 Wakhuluma kubo izinto eziningi ngemifanekiso, wathi: “ Bhekani, kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela; 4 Kwathi ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe, enye imbewu yawela eceleni kwendlela; kwafika izinyoni, zayidla. 5 Enye yawela ezindaweni ezinamatshe, lapho yayingenamhlabathi omningi khona; yahluma masinyane, ngokuba yayingenamhlabathi ojulile. 6 Kwathi ilanga seliphumile, yasha, yabuna ngoba yayingenampande. 7 Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa. 8 Kodwa enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yathela isithelo, enye ngekhulu, enye ngamatshumi ayisithupha, enye ngamatshumi amathathu. 9 Onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe. 10 Abafundi basebesiza bathi kuye: Kungani ukhuluma labo ngemifanekiso? 11 Waphendula wathi kubo: “ Ngoba niphiwe nina ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu, kodwa bona abakuphiwanga.” 12 Ngoba noma ngubani onakho, uzonikezwa, futhi uzoba nokuningi; kodwa noma ngubani ongenakho, uzothathwa ngisho nalokho anakho. 13 Ngakho-ke ngikhuluma nabo ngemifanekiso, ngokuba bebona ababoni; bezwa abezwa, futhi abaqondi. 14 Kubo kugcwaliseka isiprofetho sika-Isaya esithi: “Ngokuzwa niyakuzwa, ningaze naqonda; nangokubona niyakubona, ningaze nabona; 15 Ngoba inhliziyo yalaba bantu isibe lukhuni, nezindlebe zabo azizwa kahle, namehlo abo bawavalile; funa babone ngamehlo abo, bezwe ngezindlebe zabo, baqonde ngezinhliziyo zabo, baphenduke, ngibaphilise.”
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