Umzekeliso WomSamariya Olesihawu
25 Ngesinye isikhathi isazi somthetho saphakama samlinga uJesu. Sabuza sathi, "Mfundisi, ngingenzani ukuze ngizuze ilifa lempilo engapheliyo na?"
26 UJesu waphendula wathi, "Kubhalweni emthethweni, uwufunda njani?"
27 Waphendula wathi, " ‘Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, langomphefumulo wakho wonke, langamandla akho wonke, njalo langengqondo yakho yonke’10.27 UDutheronomi 6.5; njalo, ‘Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’10.27 ULevi 19.18"
28 UJesu waphendula wathi, "Uphendule kuhle. Kwenze lokhu, uzaphila."
29 Kodwa wayefuna ukuzigeza, wasebuza kuJesu, wathi, "Kanti ngubani ongumakhelwana wami na?"
30 UJesu waphendula ngokuthi: "Indoda yayihamba iphuma eJerusalema isiya eJerikho, yaqabuka isihlaselwa ngabaphangi. Bayihlubula izigqoko zayo, bayitshaya basebehamba, beyitshiya iqalekile. 31 Kwakulomphristi owayehamba ngaleyondlela, owathi eyibona indoda leyo waceza kwelinye icele. 32 Wenza njalo lomLevi, wafika kuleyondawo wayibona indoda wakhekheleza wedlula. 33 Kodwa umSamariya, wathi ezihambela wafika lapho indoda eyayikhona, wathi eyibona wayizwela usizi. 34 Waya kuyo, wabopha amanxeba ayo, wawathela amafutha lewayini. Waseyikhweza kubabhemi wakhe, wayisa endlini yezihambi, wayinakekela. 35 Ngosuku olulandelayo wakhupha inhlamvu ezimbili zamadenari wazinika umphathi wendawo. Wathi, ‘Mgcine, kuzakuthi nxa sengibuya ngizabhadala lezondleko eziyabe zisele.’
36 Ngubani pho kulaba abathathu ombona ukuthi wayengumakhelwane wendoda leyo eyahlaselwa ngabaphangi na?"
37 Isazi somthetho saphendula sathi, "Ngulowo owaba lesihawu kuyo."
UJesu wamtshela wathi, "Hamba wenzenjalo."