Verse 1: Emva kwalokho iNkosi yamisa abanye abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, yabathumela ngababili phambi kwayo emizini nasezindaweni zonke ebizakuya kuzo yona.
Verse 2: Yathi kubo: “Ukuvuna kukhulu, kepha izisebenzi ziyingcosana; ngakho-ke nxusani inkosi yokuvuna ukuba ithumele izisebenzi ekuvuneni kwayo.
Verse 3: Hambani; bhekani, ngiyanithuma ninjengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi.
Verse 4: Ningaphathi sikhwama, nayika, nazicathulo, ningabingeleli muntu endleleni.
Verse 5: “Nakuyiphi indlu eningena kuyo, qalani nithi: ‘Ukuthula makube kule ndlu.’
Verse 6: Kuyakuthi uma kukhona lapho indodana yokuthula, ukuthula kwenu kohlala phezu kwayo; kepha uma kungenjalo, kuzakubuyela kini.
Verse 7: Hlalani kuleyo ndlu, nidle, niphuze abanipha khona; ngokuba isisebenzi sifanele inkokhelo yaso. Ningangenisi ezindlini ngezindlu.
Verse 8: “Nakumuphi umuzi eningena kuwo, benamukele, yidlani okubekwa phambi kwenu,
Verse 9: niphulukise abagulayo abakuwo, nithi kubo: ‘Umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele kini.’
Verse 10: Kepha nakumuphi umuzi eningena kuwo, benganamukeli, phumelani ezitaladini zawo, nithi:
Verse 11: ‘Nothuli lomuzi wenu olunamathele ezinyaweni zethu siyaluhlangulela kini; nokho-ke yazini lokhu ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele.’
Verse 12: Ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kwabaseSodoma ngalolo suku kunakulowo muzi.”
Verse 13: “Maye kuwe Korazini! Maye kuwe Betsayida! Ngokuba uma kwakwenziwe eTire naseSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini, ngakube kade yaphenduka, ihlala ngesaka nangomlotha.
Verse 14: Kepha kuyakuba ngcono kulo iTire neSidoni ekwahlulelweni kunakini.
Verse 15: Nawe Kapernawume uyakuphakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Uyakwehliselwa eHayidese.
Verse 16: “Onizwayo nina uyangizwa mina; onalayo nina uyangala mina; ongalayo mina uyamala ongithumileyo.”
Verse 17: Babuya-ke abangamashumi ayisikhombisa ngokujabula, bathi: “Nkosi, namademoni ayasithobela ngegama lakho.”
Verse 18: Wathi kubo: “Ngabona uSathane ewa ezulwini njengonyazi.
Verse 19: Bhekani, ngininikile igunya lokunyathela izinyoka nawofezela naphezu kwamandla onke esitha; anisoze noniwa lutho.
Verse 20: Nokho ningathokozi ngalokhu kokuthi omoya bayanithobela, kepha thokozani ngokuthi amagama enu alotshiwe ezulwini.”
Verse 21: Ngasona leso sikhathi wathokoza ngoMoya oNgcwele, wathi: “Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ngokuba ukufihlile lokho kwabahlakaniphileyo nabanokuqonda, wakwambulela izingane; yebo, Baba, ngokuba kwaba kuhle phambi kwakho ukuba kube njalo.
Verse 22: Konke ngikunikelwe nguBaba; akakho owazi ukuthi iNdodana ingubani, kuphela uYise, nokuthi uYise ungubani, kuphela iNdodana nalowo iNdodana ethanda ukumambulela yena.”
Verse 23: Waphendukela kubafundi bebodwa, wathi: “Abusisiwe amehlo abona enikubonayo.
Verse 24: Ngokuba ngithi kini: Baningi abaprofethi namakhosi ababethanda ukubona enikubonayo, abakubonanga, nokuzwa enikuzwayo, abakuzwanga.”
Verse 25: Bheka, kwase kusukuma isazimthetho esithile, samlinga sathi: “Mfundisi, ngizakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?”
Verse 26: Wathi kuso: “Kulotshweni emthethweni? Ufunda kanjani?”
Verse 27: 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.”
Verse 28: Wayesethi kuso: “Uphendule kahle; yenza lokho, uzakuphila.”
Verse 29: Kepha sona sithanda ukuzithetha sathi kuJesu: “Umakhelwane wami ngubani na?”
Verse 30: UJesu waphendula wathi: “Umuntu othile wehla eJerusalema eya eJeriko; watheleka phakathi kwezigcwelegcwele, zamhlubula izingubo, zamshaya, zamuka zimshiya umndondo nje.
Verse 31: Kwaqabuka kwehla umpristi othile ngaleyo ndlela; wathi embona, wamgwemela.
Verse 32: Kanjalo nomLevi, efika kuleyo ndawo embona, wamgwemela.
Verse 33: Kepha umSamariya othile owayesendleleni wafika kuye; wathi ukuba ambone, wamhawukela;
Verse 34: waya kuye, wabopha amanxeba akhe ewathela ngamafutha newayini, wamkhwelisa esilwaneni sakhe, wamusa endlini yezihambi, wamgcina.
Verse 35: Ngangomuso wakhipha odenariyu ababili, wabanika umninindlu, wathi kuye: ‘Mgcine, nalokho okwelekelayo ngiyakukubuyisela kuwe ekubuyeni kwami.’
Verse 36: “Ngumuphi ngokubona kwakho kulaba abathathu owaba ngumakhelwane wakhe owatheleka phakathi kwezigcwelegcwele na?”
Verse 37: Sathi: “Yilowo owamenzela isihawu.” Wayesethi uJesu kuso: “Hamba wenze njalo nawe.”
Verse 38: Kwathi ekuhambeni kwabo wangena emzini othile; owesifazane othile, igama lakhe nguMarta, wamamukela endlini yakhe.
Verse 39: Wayenodadewabo othiwa nguMariya, owahlala ngasezinyaweni zeNkosi, walizwa izwi layo.
Verse 40: Kepha uMarta ekhathazekile ukusebenza okuningi waya kuye, wathi: “Nkosi, awukhathaleli ukuthi udadewethu ungishiyile, ngisebenze ngedwa, na? Ngakho yisho kuye ukuba angisize.”
Verse 41: Kepha iNkosi yamphendula yathi: “Marta, Marta, unakekela, ukhathazeka ngezinto eziningi.
Verse 42: Kodwa inye into edingekile; uMariya ukhethile isabelo esihle angayikwaphucwa sona.”