Umzekeliso woMhlwayeli UMateyu 13:1-23 1 Ngaloo mini uYesu waphuma endlwini, waya kuhlala ngaselwandle. 2 Kwahlanganisana kuye izihlwele ezinkulu, wada wangena emkhombeni, wahlala phantsi; zathi zonke izihlwele zema elunxwemeni. 3 Wathetha izinto ezininzi kubo ngemizekeliso, esithi, Yabonani, umhlwayeli waphuma waya kuhlwayela; 4 Ekuhlwayeleni kwakhe, inxalenye yembewu yawa ecaleni kwendlela, zeza iintaka zayidla zayigqiba. 5 Ezinye zawa ezindaweni ezinamatye, apho zazingenamhlaba mninzi; zahluma kwaoko, ngenxa yokuba zazingenabunzulu bamhlaba; 6 Kwathi ekuphumeni kwelanga, zatsha, zaza ngenxa yokuba zazingenangcambu, zoma. 7 Ezinye zawela phakathi kwameva, zaza iingca zakhula, zayiminxa. 8 Ezinye ke zawela emhlabeni omhle, zavelisa iziqhamo, ezinye zavelisa ikhulu, ezinye zavelisa amashumi amathandathu, ezinye zavelisa amashumi amathathu. 9 Lowo uneendlebe zokuva, makeve. 10 Beza abafundi bakhe, bathi kuye, Kungani na ukuba uthethe kubo ngemizekeliso? 11 Waphendula wathi kubo, Kungokuba ninikwe nina ukuzazi iimfihlelo zobukumkani bamazulu, kodwa bona abakunikwanga. 12 Kuba nabani na onako, uya kunikwa, aze abe nentabalala; kodwa nabani na ongenako, uya kuhluthwa kwanoko anako. 13 Ngenxa yoko ndithetha nabo ngemizekeliso; ngokuba bebona ababoni; besiva bengeva, bengaqondi. 14 Kuzaliseka kubo isiprofeto sikaIsaya esithi, Ukuva niya kuva, ningaqondi; nokubona niya kubona, ningaqondi; 15 Kuba intliziyo yaba bantu ilukhuni, neendlebe zabo zithe nkqi, namehlo abo bawacimile; hleze babone ngamehlo abo, beve ngeendlebe zabo, baqonde ngeentliziyo zabo, babuye, ndibaphilise. 16 Kodwa anoyolo amehlo enu, ngokuba ebona; neendlebe zenu, ngokuba ziyeva.
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17 Kuba inene ndithi kuni, baninzi abaprofeti nabantu abalungileyo abanqwenela ukubona izinto enizibonayo, abazibonanga; nokuva izinto enizivayo, abazivanga. 18 Nina ngoko yivani umzekeliso womhlwayeli. 19 Xa umntu ethe waliva ilizwi lobukumkani, engaliqondi, uyafika ongendawo, athabathe oko kuhlwayelwe entliziyweni yakhe; lo ngulowo wahlwayelwa ecaleni kwendlela. 20 Kodwa lowo uhlwayelwe kwiindawo ezinamatye, ngulowo ulivayo ilizwi, aze alamkele ngovuyo kwaoko; 21 Kodwa akanangcambu ngaphakathi kwakhe, kodwa uhlala ixesha elithile; kuba xa kuvela imbandezelo okanye intshutshiso ngenxa yelizwi, uyakhubeka kwangoko. 22 Lowo ke uhlwayelwe phakathi kwameva ngulowo ulivayo ilizwi; kwaye ixhala leli hlabathi, kunye nokukhohlisa kobutyebi, kuyaliminxa ilizwi, aze angabi nasiqhamo. 23 Kodwa lowo uhlwayelwe kumhlaba omhle, ngulowo ulivayo ilizwi, aliqonde; lowo uvelisa isiqhamo, aveze, omnye avelise ikhulu, omnye amashumi amathandathu, nomnye amashumi amathathu.
UMarko 4:1-20 1 Wabuya waqala ukufundisa ngaselwandle; kwabuthana kuye isihlwele esikhulu, wada wangena emkhombeni, wahlala elwandle; isihlwele sonke sasiselunxwemeni lolwandle emhlabeni. 2 Wayebafundisa izinto ezininzi ngemizekeliso, esithi kubo ekufundiseni kwakhe, 3 Phulaphulani; yabonani, kwaphuma umhlwayeli waya kuhlwayela; 4 Kwathi, ekuhlwayeleni kwakhe, enye yawa ecaleni kwendlela, zeza iintaka zezulu zayidla zayigqiba. 5 Enye yawa endaweni enamatye, apho yayingenamhlaba mninzi; yahluma ngoko nangoko, ngenxa yokuba yayingenabunzulu bamhlaba. 6 Kodwa lakuphuma ilanga, yatsha, yaza ngenxa yokuba yayingenangcambu, yabuna. 7 Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, yakhula, yayiminxa, ayavelisa siqhamo. 8 Ezinye zawela kumhlaba omhle, zaza zavelisa iziqhamo, zahluma, zanda; zavelisa amashumi amathathu, namashumi amathandathu, nekhulu. 9 Wathi kubo, Lowo uneendlebe zokuva, makeve. 10 Ke kaloku, xa wayeyedwa, abo babemngqongile, kunye nabalishumi elinababini, bambuza lo mzekeliso. 11 Wathi kubo, Nina nikuphiwe ukuyazi imfihlelo yobukumkani bukaThixo; ke kwabo bangaphandle zonke ezi zinto zenziwa ngemizekeliso; 12 ukuze bebona nje babone, bangaboni; besiva nje, beve, bangaqondi; hleze babuye, baxolelwe izono zabo. 13 Wathi kubo, Aniyazi le mzekeliso na? Niya kuyazi njani ke yonke imizekeliso? 14 Umhlwayeli uhlwayela ilizwi. 15 Abo ke bangasecaleni kwendlela, apho ilizwi lihlwayelwa khona; bathi, bakuba belivile, uSathana afike kwangoko, alithabathe ilizwi elihlwayelweyo ezintliziyweni zabo. 16 Ngokunjalo ke aba bahlwayelwe kwiindawo ezinamatye ngabathi, xa bathe baliva ilizwi, balamkele kwaoko ngovuyo; 17 Bangabi nangcambu kubo, kodwa bahlala okwethutyana; emva koko, xa kuvela imbandezelo okanye intshutshiso ngenxa yelizwi, bayakhubeka kwangoko. 18 Aba ngabo bahlwayelwayo emithaneni enameva, abo balivayo ilizwi; 19 Kwaye amaxhala eli hlabathi, nokukhohlisa kobutyebi, neenkanuko zezinye izinto, zingena ziliminxe ilizwi, lize lingabi nasiqhamo. 20 Aba ngabo bahlwayelwe kumhlaba omhle ngaba, bathi balive ilizwi, balamkele, bavelise iziqhamo, omnye amashumi amathathu, omnye amashumi amathandathu, nomnye ikhulu. 2
ULuka 8:4-15 4 Kwathi, kwakubon’ ukuba kuhlanganisene isihlwele esikhulu, bevela kwimizi ngemizi besiza kuye, wathetha ngomzekeliso, esithi, 5 Umhlwayeli waphuma waya kuhlwayela imbewu yakhe; njengoko wayehlwayela, enye yawa ecaleni kwendlela; yanyathelwa, zaza iintaka zezulu zayidla zayigqiba. 6 Enye yawela elulwalweni; yathi yakukhula, yatsha ngenxa yokuba yayingenamanzi. 7 Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, yaza imithana yakhula kunye nayo, yayiminxa. 8 Enye yawela emhlabeni olungileyo, yahluma, yavelisa isiqhamo ngokuphindwe kalikhulu. Akuba etshilo ezi zinto, wadanduluka wathi: “ Lowo uneendlebe zokuva, makeve.” 9 Abafundi bakhe bambuza besithi, Uyintoni na lo mzekeliso? 10 Wathi ke yena, Nina ninikwe ukwazi iimfihlelo zobukumkani bukaThixo; kodwa abanye banikwa ngemizekeliso, ukuze bebona bangaboni, besiva bangaqondi. 11 Ke kaloku lo mzekeliso ngulo: Imbewu lilizwi likaThixo. 12 Abo bangasecaleni kwendlela ngabo bevayo, aze uMtyholi afike, alisuse ilizwi ezintliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangakholwa baze basindiswe. 13 Abo baselulwalweni ngabo bathi, xa beliva, balamkele ilizwi ngovuyo; aba abanangcambu, bakholwa okwethutyana, baze ngexesha lokulingwa balahle. 14 Leyo yawa phakathi kwameva, ngabo bathi, xa bevile, bahambe, baminxwe ngamaxhala nobutyebi neziyolo zobu bomi, baze bangavelisi siqhamo sipheleleyo. 15 Ke abo basemhlabeni omhle ngabo bathi, bevile ilizwi ngentliziyo entle nelungileyo, baligcine, bavelise iziqhamo ngomonde.
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