Priljubljene svetopisemske vrstice iz Lukha 18

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Jesu wase ubatjela lomfanekiso abafundzisa kutsi kufanele bathandaze sonkhe sikhatsi bangadzinwa.

Pho, Nkulunkulu utakwehlulwa yini kubevela labakhetsiwe bakhe, labakhala kuye imini nebusuku bacela lusito? Uyawubina yini ekubasiteni? Nginitjela kutsi uyawubevela ngekushesha. Kodvwa ingabe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu nayibuyako iyawukukhandza kukhona yini kukholwa emhlabeni?”

Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Lokungeke kwenteke kubantfu, kuNkulunkulu kuyenteka.”

Kwaba sikhatsi lesidze umehluleli angavumi, kodvwa ekugcineni watsi: ‘Nome ngingamesabi Nkulunkulu ngingahloniphi muntfu, kodvwa ngaloluhlupho lengilutfola kulomfelokati, kuncono kutsi ngimnike emalungelo akhe, funa achubeke nalokunginakashela, adzimate angiphuphise!’ ”

Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Longawemukeli umbuso waNkulunkulu njengemntfwana, angeke angene kuwo.”

Kodvwa Jesu wababita labantfwana atsi: “Vumelani bantfwana bete kimi! Ningabavimbeli, ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu walabanjalo.

Jesu watsi kuyo: “Bona; kukholwa kwakho kukuphilisile.”

Jesu watsi kuso: “Ungibitelani ngekutsi ngilungile? Kute lolungile ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu.