NgokukaLuka 10:25-37

Bheka, kwase kusukuma isazimthetho esithile, samlinga sathi: “Mfundisi, ngizakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?” Wathi kuso: “Kulotshweni emthethweni? Ufunda kanjani?” Saphendula sathi: “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onke amandla akho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nomakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.” Wayesethi kuso: “Uphendule kahle; yenza lokho, uzakuphila.” Kepha sona sithanda ukuzithetha sathi kuJesu: “Umakhelwane wami ngubani na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Umuntu othile wehla eJerusalema eya eJeriko; watheleka phakathi kwezigcwelegcwele, zamhlubula izingubo, zamshaya, zamuka zimshiya umndondo nje. Kwaqabuka kwehla umpristi othile ngaleyo ndlela; wathi embona, wamgwemela. Kanjalo nomLevi, efika kuleyo ndawo embona, wamgwemela. Kepha umSamariya othile owayesendleleni wafika kuye; wathi ukuba ambone, wamhawukela; waya kuye, wabopha amanxeba akhe ewathela ngamafutha newayini, wamkhwelisa esilwaneni sakhe, wamusa endlini yezihambi, wamgcina. Ngangomuso wakhipha odenariyu* ababili, wabanika umninindlu, wathi kuye: ‘Mgcine, nalokho okwelekelayo ngiyakukubuyisela kuwe ekubuyeni kwami.’ “Ngumuphi ngokubona kwakho kulaba abathathu owaba ngumakhelwane wakhe owatheleka phakathi kwezigcwelegcwele na?” Sathi: “Yilowo owamenzela isihawu.” Wayesethi uJesu kuso: “Hamba wenze njalo nawe.”