abathelisi

Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abathelisi

Luka 3 : 12 – 13
12 Kwasekufika nabathelisi ukuba babhapathizwe, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyakwenzani na?
13 Wathi kubo: Ningabizi okungaphezu kwalokho enikumiselweyo.

Mathewu 11 : 19
19 INdodana yomuntu yafika idla, iphuza, bathi: ‘Bhekani, umuntu oyisiminzi nesiphuzi, umngane wabathelisi nezoni. Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kulungisiswa kubantwana bakho.

Luka 15 : 1 – 32
1 Kwase kusondela kuye bonke abathelisi nezoni ukumuzwa.
2 AbaFarisi nababhali bakhonona, bathi: “Lo wamukela izoni, adle nazo.
3 Wasebatshela lumfanekiso, esithi.
4 Ngumuphi umuntu kini onezimvu eziyikhulu, kuthi uma elahlekelwa ngenye yazo, angazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ehlane, alandele elahlekileyo, aze ayithole, na?
5 Athi eseyitholile, ayibeke emahlombe akhe ethokoza.
6 Esefikile ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abangani bakhe nomakhelwane, athi kubo: “Thokozani nami; ngoba ngiyitholile imvu yami ebilahlekile.
7 Ngithi kini: Kanjalo kuyakuba khona ukuthokoza ezulwini ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo, kunabalungileyo abangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye abangadingi kuphenduka.
8 Noma ngumuphi owesifazane onezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyishumi, kuthi uma elahlekelwa uhlamvu lunye, angalumeki isibani, ashanele indlu, adingisise, aze aluthole?
9 Athi eseyitholile, abizele ndawonye abangane bakhe nomakhelwane, athi: ‘Thokozani nami; ngokuba ngilutholile ucezu ebengingilahlekele.
10 Kanjalo, ngithi kini: Kukhona ukuthokoza phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo.
11 Wathi: “Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili;
12 Encane yawo yathi kuyise: ‘Baba, nginike isabelo sempahla esiqondene nami.’ Futhi wabahlukanisela impahla yakhe.
13 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezingeziningi indodana encane yayisibutha konke, yamuka, yaya ezweni elikude;
14 Esechithe konke, kwaba khona indlala enkulu kulelo zwe; waqala ukuswela.
15 Wasehamba wazihlanganisa nesakhamuzi salelo zwe; Wayithumela emadlelweni akhe ukuba yaluse izingulube.
16 Wayesefisa ukugcwalisa isisu sakhe ngamakhoba adliwa yizingulube, kepha kwakungekho muntu owamnikayo.
17 Kwathi lapho isanguluka yathi: ‘Bangaki abaqashwa bakababa abanesinkwa esanele, kanti mina ngifa indlala.
18 Ngiyakusuka, ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho;
19 Angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho; ngenze ngibe njengomunye wabaqashwa bakho.
20 Yasuka, yaya kuyise. Kuthe isekude, uyise wayibona, waba nesihe, wagijima, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wayanga.
21 Indodana yathi kuye: ‘Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho, angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho.’
22 Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Khuphani nikhiphe ingubo enhle kunazo zonke, niyembathise; wafaka indandatho esandleni sakhe, nezicathulo ezinyaweni zakhe;
23 Nilethe ithole elikhuluphalisiwe, nilihlabe; futhi asidle, sijabule;
24 Ngokuba le ndodana yami ibifile, isiyaphila futhi; ubelahlekile, usetholakele. Basebeqala ukujabula.
25 Indodana yakhe enkulu yayisensimini; yathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela nokusina.
26 Yabiza enye yezinceku, yabuza ukuthi ziyini lezi zinto.
27 Wathi kuye: “Umfowenu ufikile; uyihlo uhlabile ithole elikhuluphalisiwe, ngokuba umamukele ephilile.
28 Wathukuthela, akavumanga ukungena; wayesephuma uyise, wamncenga.
29 Wasephendula wathi kuyise: Khangela, leminyaka eminengi ngikukhonza, kangizange ngeqe umlayo wakho;
30 Kodwa kuthe ifika le ndodana yakho, edle ukudla kwakho lezifebe, uyihlabele ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo.
31 Wathi kuye: “Mntanami, wena uhlezi unami, nakho konke enginakho kungokwakho.
32 Bekufanele ukuthi sijabule sithokoze, ngokuba umfowenu lo ubefile, wabuye waphila; yayilahlekile, yafunyanwa.

Luka 18 : 9 – 14
9 Wasekhuluma lumfanekiso kwabathile ababezithemba ukuthi balungile, bedelela abanye;
10 Amadoda amabili enyukela ethempelini ukuyokhuleka; omunye engumFarisi, omunye engumthelisi.
11 UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela ngokuthi: “Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ngingenjengabanye abantu, abaphangi, abangalungile, iziphingi, nanjengalo mthelisi.
12 Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki, nginikela okweshumi kwakho konke enginakho.
13 Kodwa umthelisi emi khatshana wayengathandi lokuphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, kodwa watshaya isifuba sakhe, esithi: Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni.
14 Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kulomunye; lalowo ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswa.

Luka 7 : 34
34 INdodana yomuntu ifikile idla, inatha; nithi: ‘Bhekani, umuntu oyisiminzi nesiphuzi, umngane wabathelisi nezoni.

Mathewu 21 : 31 – 32
31 Ngumuphi kulaba ababili owenza intando kayise na? Bathi kuye: Eyokuqala. UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Abathelisi nezifebe bangena phambi kwenu embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
32 Ngokuba uJohane weza kini ngendlela yokulunga, anikholwanga nguye, kepha abathelisi nezifebe bakholwa nguye;

Luka 19 : 1 – 10
1 UJesu wangena wadabula iJeriko.
2 Bheka, kwakukhona indoda igama layo linguZakewu, iyinhloko yabathelisi, inothile;
3 Yayifuna ukumbona uJesu ukuthi ungubani; wahluleka ngenxa yexuku, ngoba wayemude.
4 Wasegijimela phambili, wakhwela esihlahleni somthombe ukuthi ambone, ngoba wayezadlula ngaleyondlela.
5 Kwathi uJesu efika kuleyo ndawo, wabheka phezulu, wayibona, wathi kuyo: “Zakewu, shesha wehle; ngoba lamuhla ngimele ukuhlala endlini yakho.
6 Waseshesha wehla, wamamukela ngokuthokoza.
7 Sebekubonile bonke bakhonona, besithi: Ungene ukuvakatshela indoda eyisoni.
8 UZakewu wema wathi eNkosini; Bheka, Nkosi, inxenye yempahla yami ngiyipha abampofu; futhi uma ngithathe utho kumuntu ngamanga, ngimbuyisela ngokuphindwe kane.
9 UJesu wathi kuye: “Namuhla insindiso isifikile kule ndlu, lokhu naye eyindodana ka-Abrahama.
10 Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa obekulahlekile.

KwabaseRoma 13 : 6 – 7
6 Ngokuba ngenxa yalokho nithela futhi, ngokuba bayizikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu ezikhuthalela khona lokho.
7 Nikani bonke okubafaneleyo; inkokhiso kubani; ukwesaba kokwesabayo; udumo kubani ukudunyiswa.

Mathewu 17 : 24 – 27
24 Sebefikile eKapernawume, kweza kuPetru abakhokha intela, bathi: “Umfundisi wenu akayitheli yini imali?
25 Wathi: Yebo. Esengenile endlini, uJesu wamandulela, wathi: “Ucabangani, Simoni? Amakhosi omhlaba athatha kubani intela nenkokhiso? kubantwana babo, kumbe kwabafokazi?
26 UPetro wathi kuye: Kwabezizweni. UJesu wathi kuye: Ngakho-ke abantwana bakhululekile.
27 Kodwa-ke ukuba singabakhubekisi, yana elwandle, uphonse udobo, ubambe inhlanzi ephuma kuqala; wothi ukuba uyivule umlomo, uzakufumana imali; yithathe, ubanike, usithelele mina nawe.”