Umzekeliso Wokhula
24 UJesu wabatshela omunye umzekeliso wathi, "Umbuso wezulu unjengomuntu owahlanyela inhlanyelo enhle ensimini yakhe. 25 Kodwa kwathi ngesikhathi wonke umuntu elele, isitha sakhe seza sahlanyela ukhula phakathi kwengqoloyi, sahamba. 26 Kwathi ingqoloyi isikhahlele yabumba izikhwebu, ukhula lalo lwavela.
27 Izinceku zomninisivini zeza kuye zathi, ‘Nkosi, kanti kawuhlanyelanga yini inhlanyelo enhle ensimini yakho na? Pho ukhula luvele ngaphi?’
28 Waphendula wathi, ‘Kwenziwe yisitha lokhu.’
Zambuza izinceku zathi, ‘Uyafuna yini ukuthi siyelusiphuna na?’
29 Waphendula wathi, ‘Hatshi, ngoba lizakuthi lisiphuna ukhula liqabuke selisiphuna amabele kanye lalo. 30 Kuyekeleni kukhule ndawonye kuze kube yisikhathi sokuvuna. Lapho-ke, ngizakuthi kubavuni, Qalani ngokuqoqa ukhula lilubophe izinyanda ukuba lutshiswe, beseliqoqa amabele liwalethe esiphaleni sami.’ "