IVANGELI ELALOTSHWA

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Ukufika kukaJesu Kristu kuyamenyezelwa nguJohane uMbhabhathizi

1Ukuqala kwevangeli likaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulua;

2 njengokulotshiweyo kubaprofethib ukuthi: Khangela, mina ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakhoc.

3 Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani izindledlana zayod.

4 Kweza uJohane ebhabhathiza enkangala, etshumayela ubhabhathizo lokuphenduka kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezonoe,

5 kwaphumela kuye ilizwe lonke leJudiya, labo abeJerusalema, basebebhabhathizwa bonke nguye emfuleni iJodani, bevuma izono zabo.

6 Futhi uJohane wayembethe uboya bekamela, elozwezwe lwesikhumba ekhalweni lwakhe, wayesidla intethe loluju lweganga.

7 Watshumayela, esithi: Olamandla kulami uyeza emva kwami, engingafanele ukukhothama ngithukulule umchilo wamanyathela akhef.

8 Mina isibili ngilibhabhathize ngamanzi; kodwa yena uzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.

Ukubhabhathizwa kukaJesu

9 Kwasekusithi ngalezonsukug kwafika uJesu evela eNazaretha yeGalilih, wabhabhathizwa nguJohane eJodani.

10 Wenela ukukhuphuka emanzini, wabona amazulu eqhekezeka, loMoya kungathi lijuba esehlela phezu kwakhe;

11 kwasekusiza ilizwi livela emazulwini, lathi: Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokoza ngayo.

Ukulingwa kukaJesu

12 Njalo uMoyai wahle wamqhubela enkangalaj.

13 Wayekhona-ke lapho enkangala insuku ezingamatshumi amane elingwa nguSathane, wayelezilo, ingilosi zasezimnceda.

UJesu uqala ukutshumayela

14 Kwathi emva kokunikelwa kukaJohanek, uJesu wafika eGalili, etshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulul,

15 wasesithi: Isikhathi sigcwalisekilem, njalo umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele; phendukani, likholwe ivangelin.

Ukubizwa kwabafundi bakuqala

16 Kwathi ehambahamba elwandle lweGalili wabona uSimoni loAndreya umfowabo, bephosela imbule olwandle; ngoba babengabagoli benhlanzio.

17 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngilandelani, ngizalenza libe ngabagoli babantu.

18 Njalo bahle batshiya amambule abo, bamlandela.

19 Eseqhubeke ibangana esuka lapho, wabona uJakobe okaZebediya, loJohane umfowabo, labo babesemkhunjini belungisa amambule abo.

20 Njalo wahle wababiza; basebetshiya uyise uZebediya emkhunjini leziqatshwa, basuka bamlandela.

Ukusiliswa kwezigulane eKapenawume

21 Basebengena eKapenawumep; kwathi ngesabatha wahle wangena esinagogeni, wafundisaq.

22 Basebebabaza ngemfundiso yakher; ngoba wabafundisa njengolamandla, njalo kungenjengababhalis.

23 Futhi kwakukhona esinagogeni labo umuntu owayelomoya ongcolileyo, wasememeza,

24 wathi: Yekela, silani lawe, Jesu weNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa yinit? Ngiyakwazi wena ukuthi ungubaniu: ONgcwele kaNkulunkuluv.

25 UJesu wasemkhuzaw, wathix: Thula, uphume kuyey.

26 Futhi umoya ongcolileyo emhlukuluza ekhala ngelizwi elikhulu, waphuma kuyez.

27 Basebemangala bonke, baze babuzana, bathi: Kuyini lokhu? Yimfundiso bani entsha le, ukuthi ngamandla uyalaya labomoya abangcolileyo, futhi bamlalele.

28 Njalo yahle yaphuma indumela yakhe esigabeni sonke seGalili esizingelezeleyo.

Uninazala kaPetro labanye abagulayo bayasiliswa

29 Njalo bahle baphumaa esinagogeni, bangena endlini kaSimoni loAndreya, kanye loJakobe loJohaneb.

30 Futhi uninazala kaSimoni wayelele eloqhuqho, njalo bahle bamtshela ngayec;

31 wasesondela, wabamba isandla sakhe wamvusa; futhi uqhuqho lwahle lwamyekela, wabasebenzela.

32 Kwathi sekuhlwile, ilanga selitshona, baletha kuye bonke abagulayo lababengenwe ngamadimonid;

33 njalo umuzi wonke wawubuthene emnyangoe.

34 Wasesilisa abanengi ababegula izifo ezitshiyeneyo, wakhupha amadimoni amanengif, kodwa kavumelanga amadimoni ukuthi akhulumeg, ngoba ayemazi.

UJesu uyakhuleka; uyasuka eKapenawume

35 Njalo ekuseni kusesemnyama kakhulu wavuka waphumah, waya endaweni eyinkangalai, wakhuleka khonaj.

36 USimoni lababelaye basebemdingisisa;

37 sebemtholile bathi kuye: Bonke bayakudinga.

38 Wasesithi kubo: Asiye emizini eseduze, ukuze ngitshumayele lakhona; ngoba ngiphumele lokhuk.

39 Wasetshumayela emasinagogeni abo kulo lonke eleGalili, ekhupha amadimonil.

UJesu usilisa umlephero

40 Kwasekufika kuye umlephero, emncengam eguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhen, esithi kuye: Aluba uthanda, ungangihlambulula.

41 UJesu wasesiba lesihelo, welula isandla, wamthinta, wathi kuye: Ngiyathanda, hlambuluka;

42 esekhulumile bahle basuka ubulephero kuye, wahlanjululwa.

43 Wasemlayisisao, wahle wamyekela wahamba,

44 esithi kuye: Khangela ungatsheli muntu ulutho; kodwa hamba, uziveze kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho lokho uMozisi akulayayo, kube yibufakazi kubop.

45 Kodwa yena esephumile waqala ukutshumayela kakhuluq walwandisa udabar, kwaze kwathi wayengaselakho ukungena emzini obala, kodwa wayengaphandle ezindaweni ezizinkangalas; beza kuye bevela enhlangothini zonket.

UJesu usilisa umuntu oyisigoga

2Njalo wabuya wangena eKapenawumea emva kwezinsukub; kwasekuzwakala ukuthi usendlinic.

2 Njalo kwahle kwabuthana abanengi, akwazabe kusaba lendawo yabod, ngitsho langasemnyango; wasekhuluma ilizwi kubo.

3 Basebesiza kuye, beletha oyisigoga, ethwelwe ngabanee.

4 Babengelakusondela kuye ngenxa yexuku, bavulaf uphahla lapho ayekhona, bathi sebelubhobozile behlisa icansi alele kulo oyisigogag.

5 Njalo uJesu ebona ukholo lwabo wathi koyisigoga: Mntwana, izono zakho uzithethelelweh.

6 Kodwa abanye bababhali ababehlezi lapho, banakana enhliziyweni zaboi, bathi:

7 Ukhulumelani inhlamba enje lo? Ngubani ongathethelela izono ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkuluj?

8 Njalo khonokho ekwazi uJesu emoyeni wakhe ukuthi babenakana njalo phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: Linakanelani izinto lezi enhliziyweni zenuk?

9 Yikuphi okulula, ukuthi koyisigoga: Izono zakho uzithethelelwel, kumbe ukuthi: Sukuma, uthathe icansi lakho, uhambe?

10 Kodwa ukuze lazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu ilamandla okuthethelela izono emhlabeni (wathi koyisigoga):

11 Ngithi kuwe: Sukuma uthathe icansi lakho, uye endlini yakho.

12 Njalo wahle wasukuma, wathatha icansi, waphuma phambi kwabo bonke; baze bamangala bonkem, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, besithi: Kasizange sikubone okunje.

Ukubizwa kukaLevi

13 Wasebuya esiya elwandle, ixuku lonke laselisiza kuye, wasebafundisan.

14 Esedlula wabona uLevi okaAlfewu ehlezi endlini yokuthelisela, wasesithi kuye: Ngilandela. Wasesukuma wamlandelao.

15 Kwasekusithi ehlezi endlini yakhe, labathelisi abanengi lezoni bahlala ekudleni loJesu labafundi bakhep; ngoba babebanengi, njalo bemlandela.

16 Kwathi ababhali labaFarisi, bembona esidla labathelisi lezoni, bathi kubafundi bakhe: Kungani esidla enatha labathelisi lezoni?

17 Kwathi uJesu esezwile wathi kubo: Abaphilileyo kabadingi melaphi, kodwa labo abagulayo. Kangizanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni zize ekuphendukeni.

Ukuzila ukudla

18 Njalo abafundi bakaJohane lababaFarisi babezila ukudla; basebesiza bathi kuye: Kungani abafundi bakaJohane lababaFarisi bezila ukudla, kodwa abafundi bakho bengazili ukudlaq?

19 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Amadodana endlu yomthimba angazila yini ukudla, umyeni eselawo? Angezile, ingqe ngesikhathi umyeni eselawo;

20 kodwa zizafika insuku lapho umyeni azasuswa kuwo, njalo khona azazila ukudla ngalezonsukur.

21 Futhi kakho othungela isichibi selembu elingakafinyeli esembathweni esidala; uba-ke kungenjalo okubekelweyo kudabuke kiso, okutsha kwesidala, kuqhele ukudabuka.

22 Futhi kakho othela iwayini elitsha emigodleni emidala; uba-ke kungenjalo iwayini elitsha lidabula imigodla, lichitheke iwayini lemigodla yonakale; kodwa iwayini elitsha limele lifakwe emigodleni emitsha.

UJesu uchasisa umlayo wesabatha

23 Kwasekusithi edabula emasimini amabele ngesabathas, abafundi bakhe basebeqala ukukha izikhwebu behambat.

24 AbaFarisi basebesithi kuye: Khangela, kungani besenza lokho okungavunyelwayo ngesabatha?

25 Yena wasesithi kubo: Kalizange libale yini uDavida akwenzayo, mhla eswele, elambile, yena lababelaye?

26 Ukuthi wayangena njani endlini kaNkulunkulu esikhathini uAbhiyatha engumpristi omkhuluu, wadla izinkwa zokubukiswa ezingavunyelwa ukudliwa ngaphandle kwabapristi, wabanika lababelaye?

27 Wasesithi kubo: Isabatha lenziwa ngenxa yomuntu, njalo umuntu kenziwanga ngenxa yesabathav;

28 ngakho iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi leyesabathaw.

UJesu usilisa ngesabatha

3Wasebuya engenaa esinagogeni, njalo kwakukhona lapho umuntu olesandla esitshwabheneyob.

2 Basebemqaphela ukuthi uzamsilisa ngesabathac, ukuze bambeke icalad.

3 Wasesithi kumuntu olesandla esitshwabheneyo: Sukuma uye phakathi.

4 Wathi kubo: Kuvunyelwe yini ngamasabatha ukwenza okulungileyo, kumbe ukwenza okubi? Ukusindisa impilo, kumbe ukubulala? Kodwa bathula.

5 Wasebathalaza ngokuthukuthela, edabukile ngobulukhuni benhliziyo yaboe, wathi kumuntu: Yelula isandla sakho. Waselula, isandla sakhe sasesisiliswa saphila njengesinye.

6 Basebephuma abaFarisi bahle bacebisana labakaHerodi bemelane laye, ukuthi bangambulala njanif.

UJesu usilisa abanye abantu

7 Kodwa uJesu wasuka wahamba labafundi bakhe ngaselwandleg; ixuku elikhulu laselimlandela livela eGalilih, leJudiya;

8 leJerusalemai, leIdumiya, langaphetsheya kweJodanij, labemimangweni yeTire leSidonik, ixuku elikhulu, selizwile izinto ezinkulu abezenza, leza kuye.

9 Wasetshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi umkolo umlindele ngenxa yexuku, ukuze lingamcindezelil.

10 Ngoba wayesilisa abanengi, baze bawela phezu kwakhe bonke abalezifom, ukuze bamthinten.

11 Futhi omoya abangcolileyo, bembona, babesiwa phansi phambi kwakheo, bekhala besithi: Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulup.

12 Wasebalayisisa kakhulu ukuthi bangamveziq.

Ukukhethwa kwabaphostoli

13 Wasesenyukela entabeni, wabizela kuye labo ayebafuna yenar; basebesiza kuye.

14 Wasemisa abalitshumi lambili, ukuze babe laye, lokuze abathume ukuyatshumayela,

15 futhi babe lamandla okwelapha imikhuhlane, lawokukhupha amadimoni.

16 LoSimoni wamutha ibizo lokuthi nguPetro;

17 loJakobe okaZebediya, loJohane umfowabo kaJakobes; wabatha amabizo wathi ngoBowanegesi, okuyikuthi, amadodana omdumo;

18 loAndreya, loFiliphu, loBartolomewu, loMathewu, loTomasi, loJakobe okaAlfewut, loTadewu, loSimoni umKhanani,

19 loJudasi uIskariyothi, laye owamnikelayou. Basebengena endliniv.

Isono sokuhlambaza

20 Ixuku laselibuthana futhi, kwaze kwathi bona abasazange benelise lokudla isinkwaw.

21 Kwathi abakibo sebezwile lokhu baphuma ukuyambamba; ngoba bathix: Uyahlanyay.

22 Lababhali abavela eJerusalema bathiz: UloBhelezebhule, lokuthi: Ukhupha amadimoni ngenkosi yamadimonia.

23 Wasebabizela kuye, wathi kubo ngemifanekiso: USathane angakhupha njani uSathane?

24 Futhi uba umbuso wehlukene umelene lawo ngokwawo, lowombuso ungeme.

25 Lendlu uba yehlukene imelana layo ngokwayo, leyondlu ingeme.

26 LoSathane uba ezivukela yena, ahlukane, angeme, kodwa uyaphela.

27 Kakho ongangena endlini yesiqhwaga, aphange impahla yaso, uba engasibophi isiqhwaga kuqala, abesephanga indlu yasob.

28 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Zonke izono zizathethelelwa kubantwana babantu, lezinhlamba loba ziphi abahlambaza ngazo;

29 kodwa loba ngubani ohlambaza emelene loMoya oyiNgcwele, kalakuthethelelwa laninic, kodwa ulecala lokulahlwa okulaphakade;

30 ngoba bathi: Ulomoya ongcolileyod.

Izihlobo zikaJesu eziyizo

31 Kwasekufikae abafowabo lonina, bema ngaphandle bathumela kuye, bembizaf.

32 Njalo ixuku lalihlezi limphahlile; basebesithi kuye: Khangela, unyoko labafowenu baphandle bayakudinga.

33 Wasebaphendula wathi: Ngubani umama kumbe abafowethu?

34 Wasethalaza labo ababehlezi bemphahlile, wathi: Khangelani umama labafowethu.

35 Ngoba loba ngubani owenza intando kaNkulunkulu, nguye ongumfowethu lodadewethu lomama.

Umfanekiso womhlanyeli

4Wasebuya waqala ukufundisa ngaselwandle; kwasekubuthana kuye ixuku elikhulua, waze wangena emkhunjini wahlala olwandle; njalo ixuku lonke lalisemhlabathini ngaselwandleb.

2 Wasebafundisa izinto ezinengi ngemifanekiso, lekufundiseni kwakhe wathi kuboc:

3 Lalelani; khangelani, kwaphuma umhlanyeli ukuyahlanyela.

4 Kwasekusithi ekuhlanyeleni, enye yawela eceleni kwendlela, kwasekufika inyoni zezulu zayidla zayiqeda.

5 Kodwa enye yawela emhlabathini olamatshe, lapho eyayingelamhlabathi omnengi khona; futhi yahle yamila, ngoba yayingelakutshona komhlabathi;

6 kwathi ekuphumeni kwelanga yahangulwa yabuna ngoba yayingelampande.

7 Enye yasiwela emeveni, ameva asekhula, ayiminyanisa, futhi ayithelanga isithelo.

8 Njalo enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; yathela isithelo esakhulayo sanda, yazala enye amatshumi amathathu, lenye amatshumi ayisithupha, lenye ikhulu.

9 Wasesithi kubo: Olendlebe zokuzwa, akezwe.

Umsebenzi wemifanekiso

10 Kwathi eseyedwa, labo ababemphahlile kanye labalitshumi lambili bambuza ngomfanekiso.

11 Wasesithi kubo: Kuphiwe kini ukwazi imfihlo yombuso kaNkulunkulu; kodwa labo abangaphandled benzelwa izinto zonke ngemifanekiso;

12 ukuze bebona babone, bangabonisisi; njalo besizwa bezwe, bangaqedisisi; hlezi loba nini baphenduke, bathethelelwe izono zaboe.

Ukuchasiswa komfanekiso womhlanyeli

13 Wasesithi kubo: Kaliwazi lumfanekiso yini? Pho lizayazi njani imifanekiso yonke?

14 Umhlanyeli uhlanyela ilizwi.

15 Njalo abaseceleni kwendlela, yilabo lapho okuhlanyelwa khona ilizwi, futhi nxa belizwa, uSathane ahle afike alisuse ilizwi elihlanyelwe enhliziyweni zabo.

16 Lalabo ngokunjalo abahlanyelwe emhlabathini olamatshe, abathi, lapho besizwa ilizwi, bahle balemukele ngentokozo,

17 njalo kabalampande phakathi kwabo, kodwa bahlala okwesikhathi; kuthi sekufika inkathazo kumbe ukuzingelwa ngenxa yelizwi, bahle bakhubeke.

18 Lalaba yilabo abahlanyelwe emeveni, abalizwayo ilizwi,

19 kodwa impisekelo yalumhlaba, lenkohliso yenotho, lenkanuko yezinye izinto kungene kuminyanise ilizwi, futhi ibe ingasatheli.

20 Lalaba yilabo abahlanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle, abathi belizwile ilizwi, balemukele, bathele, enye amatshumi amathathu, lenye amatshumi ayisithupha, lenye ikhuluf.

Umfanekiso wesibane lowenhlanyelo

21 Wasesithi kubo: Kanti isibane silethwa ukuze sibekwe ngaphansi kwesitsha kumbe ngaphansi kombheda? Angithi ukuze sibekwe esiqobaneni sesibaneg?

22 Ngoba kakukho okufihliweyo okungayikubonakaliswa; akukho okwenzeka kube yimfihlo, kodwa ukuze kube sobalah.

23 Nxa umuntu elendlebe zokuzwa akezwei.

24 Wasesithi kubo: Qaphelisani elikuzwayoj. Ngesilinganiso elilinganisa ngaso lizalinganiselwa ngaso, njalo lina elizwayo lizaphiwa ngokwengezelelweyok.

25 Ngoba loba ngubani olakho, uzaphiwa; kodwa loba ngubani ongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho alakhol.

26 Wasesithi: Unjalo umbuso kaNkulunkulu, njengokuba nxa umuntu ephosa inhlanyelo emhlabathini,

27 njalo alale abesevuka ebusuku lemini, lenhlanyelo imile njalo ikhule, yena kakwazi ukuthi njani.

28 Ngoba umhlabathi uyathela ngokwawo, kuqala usungulo, kulandele isikhwebu, kulandele amabele apheleleyo esikhwetshinim.

29 Kodwa nxa sesivuthiwe isithelo, uhle athumeze isikelan, ngoba ukuvuna sekufikileo.

30 Wathi futhip: Sizawufananisa lani umbuso kaNkulunkulu? Kumbe sizawufananisa ngomfanekiso bani?

31 Unjengohlamvu lwemasitedi, oluthi nxa seluhlanyelwe emhlabathini, luncinyane kulazo zonke inhlamvu ezisemhlabeniq;

32 njalo nxa seluhlanyelwe, lukhule, lube lukhulu lwedlule izilimo zonke, lwenze ingatsha ezinkulu, kuze kuthi inyoni zezulu zingakhela ngaphansi komthunzi wazor.

33 Waselikhuluma kubo ilizwi ngemifanekiso eminengi enjalos, njengamandla abo okuzwat;

34 kodwa ngaphandle komfanekiso kakhulumanga kubou; kodwa sebebodwa wabachasisela abafundi bakhe izinto zonkev.

Ukuthuliswa kwesiphepho

35 Ngalolosuku sekuhlwile, wasesithi kubo: Asichapheleni ngaphetsheyaw.

36 Sebeyekele ixuku lahambax, bamthatha bahamba laye njengoba enjalo emkhunjiniy. Futhi leminye imikolo yayilaye.

37 Kwasekuvuka isiphepho esikhulu somoya; lamagagasi aphoseka emkhunjini, waze wagcwala khathesi.

38 Njalo yena wayengemuva emkhunjini elele emqamelweni; basebemvusa, bathi kuye: Mfundisi, kawukhathali yini ukuthi siyabhubha?

39 Wasevuka wakhuza umoya, wathi kulo ulwandle: Thula, uthi zwi! Umoya wasuqamuka, kwasekusiba khona ukuthula okukhulu.

40 Wasesithi kubo: Kungani lisesaba kangaka? Kalilakholo nganiz?

41 Basebesesaba ngokwesaba okukhulu, bathi omunye komunye: Kanti ungubani lo, ukuthi lomoya lolwandle kumlalelea?

Ukukhutshwa kwabomoya ababi

5Basebefika ngaphetsheya kolwandle, elizweni lamaGadarenea.

2 Esephumile emkhunjini, wahle wamhlangabeza umuntu ovela emangcwabeni elomoya ongcolileyo,

3 owayehlala emangcwabenib; njalo kwakungelamuntu owayengambopha ngitsho langamaketane,

4 ngoba wayebotshiwe kanengi ngezibopho langamaketane, kodwa amaketane ayeqanyulwa nguye, lezibopho zaqanyuqanyulwa; njalo kwakungekho owayengamthambisa;

5 langezikhathi zonke, ebusuku lemini, wayesezintabeni lemangcwabeni eklabalala ezisika ngamatshe.

6 Kwathi ebona uJesu ekhatshana, wagijima wamkhonzac,

7 wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu esithi: Ngilani lawe, Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonked? Ngikufungisa ngoNkulunkulu, ungangihluphie.

8 Ngoba wathi kuye: Phuma emuntwini, moya ongcolileyo.

9 Wasembuza wathi: Ibizo lakho ungubani? Wasephendula, wathi: Ibizo lami nginguLegiyoni, ngoba sibanengif.

10 Wasemncenga kakhulu, ukuthi angabaxotsheli ngaphandle kwelizwe.

11 Kwakukhona lapho ngasezintabeni umhlambi omkhulu wengulube usidla;

12 lamadimoni wonke amncenga, athi: Sithume engulubeni, singene kuzo.

13 Njalo uJesu wahle wawavumela. Omoya abangcolileyo basebephuma bangena ezingulubeni; umhlambi wasuphaphatheka eliweni usiya olwandle; njalo zazingaba zinkulungwane ezimbili; zaminzwa olwandle.

14 Abazelusayo ingulube basebebaleka, bayabika emzini lemaphandleni. Basebephuma ukubona ukuthi kuyini okwenzakeleyog;

15 bafika kuJesu, bambona obengenwe ngamadimoni ehlezi egqokileh eqondilei, yena owayelelegiyonij; basebesesaba.

16 Labo ababekubonile babatshela ukuthi kwenzeke njani kowayengenwe ngamadimoni, langengulube.

17 Basebeqala ukumncenga ukuthi asuke elizweni lakibo.

18 Wathi engena emkhunjini, owayengenwe ngamadimoni wamncenga, ukuthi abe laye.

19 Kodwa uJesu kamvumelanga, kodwa wathi kuye: Hamba uye ekhaya kwabakini, ubatshele ukuthi iNkosi ikwenzele okungakanani, ikuhawukelek.

20 Wasesuka ehamba waqala ukutshumayela eDikapolisi ukuthi uJesu umenzele okungakanani; basebemangala bonkel.

Indodakazi kaJayirosi ivuswa ekufeni. Owesifazana owayelomopho uyasiliswa

21 UJesu esebuye wachaphela ngaphetsheya ngomkhumbi, kwabuthana kuye ixuku elikhulu, futhi wayengasolwandlem.

22 Njalo khangela, kwafikan omunye wabaphathi besinagoge, uJayirosi ngebizoo; embona, wawa phansi enyaweni zakhe,

23 wamncenga kakhulu, esithi: Indodakazi yami encane isiphela; ngiyakuncenga ukuthi ubuye ubeke izandla phezu kwayo, ukuze isindiswe, njalo izaphilap.

24 Wasehamba laye; ixuku elikhulu laselimlandela, lamminyezela.

25 Njalo owesifazana othile owayelomopho wegazi okweminyaka elitshumi lambili,

26 ehluphekile kakhulu kubelaphi abanengi, echithile konke ayelakho, engasizakalanga, kodwa kulokhu kumqinela,

27 esezwile ngoJesu, weza exukwini ngemuva, wathinta isembatho sakhe;

28 ngoba wathi: Aluba ngithinta izembatho zakhe nje, ngizasindiswa.

29 Futhi wahle woma umthombo wegazi lakhe, wasesizwa emzimbeni ukuthi usilile esifweniq.

30 Njalo uJesu wahle wazi phakathi kwakhe ukuthi amandla aphumile kuye, watshibilika esexukwini, wathi: Ngubani othinte izembatho zamir?

31 Abafundi bakhe basebesithi kuye: Uyabona ixuku likuminyezela, kodwa uthi: Ngubani ongithintileyo?

32 Wasethalaza ukuthi ambone owenze lokhu.

33 Kodwa owesifazana esesaba ethuthumela, ekwazi okwenzekileyo kuye, weza wawa phambi kwakhe, wamtshela iqiniso lonke.

34 Wasesithi kuye: Ndodakazi, ukholo lwakho lukusindisile; hamba ngokuthula, siliswa esifweni sakhos.

35 Esakhuluma, kwafika abanye bomphathi wesinagoget, bathi: Indodakazi yakho isifile; usamkhathazelani uMfundisiu?

36 Kwahle kwathi uJesu esizwa ilizwi elikhulunywayo wathi kumphathi wesinagogev: Ungesabi, kholwa kuphelaw.

37 Futhi kavumelanga muntu ukuthi amlandele, ngaphandle kukaPetro loJakobex loJohane umfowabo kaJakobey.

38 Bafika-ke endlini yomphathi wesinagogez, wabona isiphithiphithi, labakhalayo labalilayo kakhulu,

39 esengenile wathi kubo: Liphithizelelani, likhala? Umntwana omncane kafanga, kodwa ulele.

40 Basebemhleka usulu. Kodwa yena, esebakhuphile bonke, wathatha uyise womntwana omncane lonina lalabo ababelaye, wangena lapho okwakulele khona umntwana omncanea.

41 Wabamba isandla somntwana omncane, wathi kuye: "Thalitha, kumi"b; okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa: Wena ntombazana encane, ngithi kuwe, vukac.

42 Njalo yahle yavuka intombazana encane, yahamba, ngoba yayileminyaka elitshumi lambili; basebesanganiseka ngokusanganiseka okukhulud.

43 Wasebalayisisa kakhulu ukuthi lokhu kungaziwa muntu; wathi kayinikwe ukudlae.

UJesu udelelwa ngabeNazaretha

6Wasesuka lapho, waya emzini wakibo; abafundi bakhe basebemlandela.

2 Sekufike isabatha, waqala ukufundisa esinagogeni; labanengi abamuzwayo bamangala, bathi: Zivela ngaphi lezizinto kuye? Njalo yinhlakanipho bani ayinikiweyo, ukuthi lalimisebenzi yamandla enje yenziwe ngezandla zakhea?

3 Lo kayisuye umbazi yini, indodana kaMariya, lomfowabo kaJakobe loJose loJudasi loSimonib? Labodadewabo kabakho yini lapha kithi? Basebekhubeka ngaye.

4 Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: Umprofethi kasweli ukudunyiswa, ngaphandle kwelizweni lakibo, lezihlotsheni zakhe lendlini yakwabo.

5 Futhi wayengelakho ukwenza lowodwa umsebenzi wamandla laphoc, ngaphandle kokubeka izandla phezu kwabagulayo abalutshwana, wabasilisad.

6 Wasemangala ngokungakholwa kwaboe. Wabhodabhoda imizana efundisaf.

Ukuthunywa kwabaphostoli

7 Wasebizela kuye abalitshumi lambilig, waqala ukubathuma ngababilih, wabanika amandla phezu kwabomoya abangcolileyoi.

8 Wabalaya ukuthi bangaphathi lutho lwendlela, ngaphandle kodondolo kuphela; lasikhwama, lasinkwa, lamali1 ezwezwenij;

9 kodwa bafake amanyathelak; futhi bangembathi izembatho ezimbili.

10 Wasesithi kubo: Lapho elingena khona endlini, hlalani kiyo lize liphume khonal.

11 Njalo loba ngobani abangayikulemukela, kumbe balizwe, nxa liphuma lapho, thintithani uthuli olungaphansi kwenyawo zenu kube yibufakazi kubom. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuzakuba lula eSodoma kumbe laseGomora ngosuku lwesigwebo, kulakulowomuzi.

12 Sebephumile batshumayela ukuthi baphenduken;

13 bakhupha amadimoni amanengi, bagcoba abanengi abagulayo ngamagcoboo babasilisap.

Ukubulawa kukaJohane uMbhabhathizi

14 Inkosi uHerodiq wasesizwa ngakhor, ngoba ibizo lakhe laba sobala, wasesithi: UJohane owabhabhathizayo uvukile kwabafileyo, futhi kungakho lamandla esebenza kuye.

15 Abanye bathi: UnguElija; labanye bathi: Ungumprofethi, kumbe unjengomunye wabaprofethi.

16 Kodwa uHerodi esizwa wathi: Lo nguJohane, mina engamquma ikhanda; yena uvukile kwabafileyos.

17 Ngoba yena uHerodi wayethumele wambamba uJohane, wambopha entolongweni, ngenxa kaHerodiyasi umkaFiliphu umfowabo, ngoba wayemthethet.

18 Ngoba uJohane wayethe kuHerodi: Kawuvunyelwa ukuba lomkamfowenu.

19 UHerodiyasi wasembambela inhliziyo, wafuna ukumbulala; kodwa kenelisanga;

20 ngoba uHerodi wayemesaba uJohane, esazi ukuthi uyindoda elungileyo lengcwele, wamlondoloza; lalapho emuzwa, wenza izinto ezinengiu, wamuzwa ngokuthokozav.

21 Kwathi selufikile usuku oluhle, uHerodi ngelanga lakhe lokuzalwa wenzela izikhulu zakhew lenduna zenkulungwanex labalisay beGaliliz ukudla kwantambama,

22 kwathi indodakazi kaHerodiyasi lo isingenile yagida, yamkholisa uHerodi lalabo ababehlezi ekudleni laye, inkosi yathi entombini: Cela kimi loba kuyini okuthandayo, njalo ngizakupha;

23 wafunga kuyo esithi: Loba kuyini ongakucela kimi, ngizakunikaa, kuze kube yingxenye yombuso wamib.

24 Yasiphuma isithi kunina: Ngizacelani? Yena wasesithi: Ikhanda likaJohane uMbhabhathizi.

25 Njalo yahle yangena enkosini ngokuphangisac, yacela, yathi: Ngifuna ukuthi unginike khathesinje emganwini ikhanda likaJohane uMbhabhathizi.

26 Inkosi yasidabuka kakhulu, kodwa ngenxa yezifungo langalabo ababehlezi layo ekudlenid kayithandanga ukuyilandulelae.

27 Njalo inkosi yahle yathuma ibutho yalaya ukuthi kulethwe ikhanda lakhe. Wasehamba wamquma ikhanda entolongweni,

28 waletha ikhanda lakhe ngomganu, walinika intombi; intombi yasilinika unina.

29 Kwathi abafundi bakhe sebezwile beza, bathatha isidumbu sakhe, basibeka engcwabenif.

UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwane ezinhlanu

30 Abaphostoli basebebuthana kuJesug, bambikela konke, lababekwenzile kanye lababekufundisile.

31 Wasesithi kubo: Wozani lina lodwa endaweni eyinkangalah, liphumule kancinyanei. Ngoba babebanengi abafikayo labahambayo, futhi bengelathuba lokudlaj.

32 Bakhuphuka ngomkhumbik baya endaweni eyinkangala bebodwal.

33 Amaxuku asebabona besuka, labanengi bamazi, bagijimela khona ndawonye ngenyawo bevela emizini yonke, basebebadlula, bahlangana kuye.

34 Kwathi uJesu esephuma wabona ixuku elikhulu, waba lesihelo ngabom, ngoba babenjengezimvu ezingelamelusin; waseqala ukubafundisa izinto ezinengio.

35 Kwathi isikhathi sesihambile, abafundi bakhe beza kuye bathi: Lindawo iyinkangala, lesikhathi sesihambile;

36 bayekele, ukuze baye ezigabeni ezizingelezeleyo lemizaneni bazithengele izinkwa. Ngoba bengelalutho abangaludla.

37 Wasephendula wathi kubo: Banikeni lina ukuthi badle. Basebesithi kuyep: Sihambe yini siyethenga izinkwa ngabodenariyo* abangamakhulu amabili, sibaphe badleq?

38 Wasesithi kubo: Lilezinkwa ezingaki? Hambani liyebona. Sebesazi bathi: Zinhlanu, lenhlanzi ezimbili.

39 Wasebalaya ukuthi babahlalise bonke phansi ngezigaba ngezigaba etshanini obuluhlazar.

40 Basebehlala phansi ngamaviyo ngamaviyo, ngamakhulu langamatshumi amahlanus.

41 Wasethatha izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili, ekhangela phezulu ezulwini, wabonga, wazihlephula izinkwa, wazinika abafundi bakhe ukuthi bazibeke phambi kwabo; lenhlanzi ezimbili wazabela bonke.

42 Basebesidla bonke, basutha.

43 Basebedobha izitsha ezilitshumi lambili ezagcwala imvuthu ezazisele, lokuseleyo kwenhlanzi.

44 Lalabo abadlayo izinkwa, babengaba ngamadoda azinkulungwane ezinhlanu.

UJesu uhamba phezu kolwandle

45 Njalo wahle wacindezela abafundi bakhet ukuthi bangene emkhunjini, njalo bamqalele ukuya ngaphetsheyau eBhethisayida2v, yena esayekela ixuku lihamba.

46 Esebavalelisile, wasuka waya entabeniw ukuyakhulekax.

47 Sekuhlwile, umkhumbi wawuphakathi kolwandle, futhi yena wayeyedwa emhlabathini.

48 Wababona behlupheka kakhulu ekugwedleni, ngoba umoya wawuphambene labo, wasesiza kubo sokungaba yisikhathi somlindo wesine wobusuku, ehamba phezu kolwandle; wasefuna ukubadlulay.

49 Sebembonile ehamba phezu kolwandle, basebecabanga ukuthi lithonga, bakhala kakhulu;

50 ngoba bambona bonke, bethuka. Kodwa wahle wakhuluma labo, wathi kubo: Manini isibindi; yimi, lingesabi.

51 Wasesenyukela kubo emkhunjini, umoya wasuthula; basebesanganiseka kakhulu okwedlula amalawulo ngaphakathi, bamangalaz.

52 Ngoba babengaqedisisanga ngezinkwaa; ngoba inhliziyo yabo yayilukhunib.

UJesu usilisa elizweni leGenesaretha

53 Kwathi sebechaphile bafika elizweni leGenesaretha, babophela umkhumbi ekhunjini.

54 Bathi sebephumile emkhunjini, bahle bamazi,

55 bagijimela kuso sonke lesosigaba esizingelezeleyo, baqala ukubhoda bethwala abagulayo ngamathala bebasa lapho abebesizwa ukuthi ukhona.

56 Njalo loba ngaphi angena khona emizaneni loba emizini, loba emaphandleni, babeka abagulayo emidangeni, bamncenga ukuthi bathinte umphetho wesembatho sakhe nje; njalo bonke abamthintayo basindiswa.

AbaFarisi lababhali basolwa ngenxa yezimiso zabo

7Kwasekubuthana kuye abaFarisi, labanye bababhali, ababevela eJerusalemaa;

2 sebebonile ukuthi abanye babafundi bakhe badla izinkwa ngezandla ezingcolileyo, okuyikuthi ezingagezwanga, basola.

3 Ngoba abaFarisi lamaJuda bonke kabadli, ngaphandle kokuthi bagezisise izandla zabo, belondoloza isiko labadalab.

4 Nxa bevela emdangeni, kabadli, ngaphandle kokuthi bagezec; futhi zikhona ezinye izinto ezinengi abazemukelayo ukuzilondoloza, ukugezisad inkezo lembiza lezitsha zethusi lemibhedae.

5 Emva kwalokhu abaFarisi lababhali bambuza bathi: Kungani abafundi bakho bengahambi ngesiko labadala, kodwa badla isinkwa ngezandla ezingahlanjwangaf?

6 Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: UIsaya waprofetha kuhle ngani lina bazenzisi, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Lesisizwe singidumisa ngezindebe, kodwa inhliziyo yabo ikhatshana lamig.

7 Kodwa zingikhonza ngeze, zifundisa izimfundiso eziyimilayo yabantu.

8 Ngoba liyekela umlayo kaNkulunkulu, ligcine isiko labantu, ukugezisa imbiza lenkezoh; lezinye izinto ezinengi ezinjalo liyazenzai.

9 Wasesithi kubo: Liyachitha kuhle umlayo kaNkulunkulu, ukuze lilondoloze isiko lenuj.

10 Ngoba uMozisi wathi: Hlonipha uyihlo lonyokok; lokuthi: Othuka uyise kumbe unina kumele afe ukufal;

11 kodwa lina lithi: Aluba umuntu esithi kuyise kumbe kunina: Lokho obungasizwa yimi ngakho, "liKhobane", okuyikuthi umnikelo kuNkulunkulu;

12 kalisamvumeli ukwenzela uyise kumbe unina uluthom,

13 lilenza ize ilizwi likaNkulunkulu ngesiko lenu eliliqhubayo; lezinto ezinengi ezinjalo liyazenzan.

14 Esebizile kuye ixuku lonke, wathi kilo: Ngilalelani lonke, liqedisise.

15 Kalukho ulutho olungaphandle komuntu olungamngcolisa lungena kuye; kodwa izinto eziphuma kuye, yizo lezo ezingcolisa umuntu.

16 Uba ekhona olendlebe zokuzwa akezweo.

17 Esengenile endlini evela exukwinip, abafundi bakhe bambuza ngomfanekisoq.

18 Wasesithi kubo: Ngokunjalo lani lingabangelakuqedisisa yini? Kaliqedisisi yini ukuthi konke okungaphandle okungena emuntwini kungemngcolise?

19 Ngoba kakungeni enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa esiswini; kuphumela ngaphandle, kuhlambulula ukudla konke.

20 Wasesithi: Okuphumayo emuntwini, yikho okungcolisa umuntu.

21 Ngoba kuphuma ngaphakathi enhliziyweni yabantu imicabango emibi, ukuphinga, ukufeba, ukubulala,

22 ukweba, ubuhwabar1, ukuxhwalas, inkohliso, amanyalat, ilihlo elibiu, inhlamba, ukuzigqajav, ubuthuthaw;

23 zonke lezizinto ezimbi zivela ngaphakathi, zimngcolise umuntu.

Owesifazana weSirofenike

24 Wasesukuma lapho waya emikhawulweni yeTire leSidonix. Wangena endlini, engathandi ukuthi umuntu akwazi, kodwa wayengelakufihlakala.

25 Ngoba owesifazana, olentombazana yakhe elomoya ongcolileyo, esezwile ngaye, weza wawa phansi enyaweni zakhe;

26 njalo owesifazana wayengumGriki, engumSirofenike ngokuzalway; wasemncenga ukuthi akhuphe idimoni endodakazini yakhe.

27 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Ake kusuthe abantwana kuqala; ngoba kakukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana sisiphosele izinjana.

28 Kodwa waphendula wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi; kodwa lezinjana ezingaphansi kwetafula ziyadla imvuthuluka yabantwana.

29 Wasesithi kuye: Ngenxa yalokhukutsho hamba-ke; idimoni liphumile endodakazini yakho.

30 Wasesuka waya endlini yakhe, wafica idimoni seliphumile, lendodakazi ilele embhedeniz.

Isacuthe esigagasayo siyasiliswa

31 Wasebuya wasukaa emikhawulweni yeTire leSidonib, weza elwandle lweGalilic, phakathi kwemikhawulo yeDikapolisid.

32 Basebeletha kuye isacuthe esigagasayoe, bamncenga ukuthi abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwasof.

33 Wasesikhupha exukwini sabasodwa, wafaka iminwe yakhe endlebeni zasog, wakhafulah wathinta ulimi lwasoi,

34 ekhangela phezulu ezulwinij, wabubulak, wathi kuso: "Efatha"; okuyikuthi: Vulwal!

35 Njalo zahle zavulwa indlebe zaso; yasithukululwa intambo yolimi lwaso, sasesikhuluma saqondam.

36 Wasebalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntun; kodwa lanxao wayebalayile kakhulu, kwang'khona bekumemezela ngamandlap.

37 Basebemangala kakhulukazi sibili, bathi: Uzenzile kuhle izinto zonke; wenza kokubili izacuthe ukuthi zizwe, lezimungulu ukuthi zikhulumeq.

UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwane ezine

8Ngalezonsuku kwakukhona ixuku elikhulu kakhulu, njalo lalingelakho okokudlaa, uJesu wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe wathi kubo:

2 Ngilesihelo ngexuku; ngoba sebehlezi lami insuku ezintathu, bengelalutho lokudla;

3 njalo uba ngibayekela baye emakhaya abo bengadlanga, bazayatha endleleni; ngoba abanye babo bavela khatshanab.

4 Abafundi bakhe basebemphendula bathi: Zingavela ngaphi izinkwa umuntu angasuthisa ngazo laba lapha enkangala?

5 Wasebabuza wathi: Lilezinkwa ezingaki? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa.

6 Waselaya ixuku ukuthi lihlale phansi emhlabathini; wasethatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, esebongile wazihlephula wazinika abafundi bakhe, ukuthi babeke phambi kwabo; basebebeka phambi kwexuku.

7 Njalo babelenhlanzana ezinlutshwana; esebusisile wathi bazibeke lazo phambi kwabo.

8 Basebesidla, basutha; basebedobha imvuthu ezazisele, izitsha eziyisikhombisa.

9 Lababedlile babengaba zinkulungwane ezine; wasebayekela bahamba.

10 Njalo wahle wangenac emkhunjini labafundi bakhed, weza kungxenye zeDalmanuthae.

Abafuna isibonakaliso

11 AbaFarisi basebephuma, baqala ukuphikisana laye, befunisisa kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini, bemlinga.

12 Wasebubula kakhulu emoyeni wakhe wathif: Lesisizukulwana sidingelani isibonakaliso? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Qiniso akulasibonakaliso esizanikwa kulesisizukulwana.

13 Wasebatshiya, wangena emkhunjini futhi, wasuka waya ngaphetsheyag.

UJesu ukhuza abafundi ngokungaqedisisi kwabo

14 Njalo abafundi babekhohliwe ukuthatha izinkwa, bengelalutho emkhunjini ngaphandle kwesinkwa esisodwa.

15 Wasebalaya, wathi: Nanzelelani, liqaphele imvubelo yabaFarisih lemvubelo kaHerodii.

16 Basebezindlisana, besithi: Ngoba kasilazinkwaj.

17 UJesu esekwazi wathi kubo: Kungani likhulumisana ngokuthi kalilazinkwak? Kalikaboni, njalo kaliqedisisi yinil? Lokhe lilenhliziyo ezilukhuni yini?

18 Lilamehlo kaliboni yini? Futhi lilendlebe kalizwa yini? Njalo kalikhumbuli yinim?

19 Mhla ngahlephulela abazinkulungwane ezinhlanu izinkwa ezinhlanun, ladobha izitsha ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthu? Bathi kuye: Ezilitshumi lambili.

20 Njalo mhla ziyisikhombisa kwabazinkulungwane ezineo, ladobha izitsha ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthu? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa.

21 Wasesithi kubo: Yinindaba lingaqedisisip?

Isiphofu seBhethisayida

22 Wasefika eBhethisayidaq. Basebeletha kuye isiphofu, bamncenga ukuthi asithinter.

23 Wasesibamba isiphofu ngesandla, wasikhuphela ngaphandle komzanas; esekhafulele emehlweni asot, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwasou, wasibuza ukuthi ngabe sibona ulutho.

24 Sasesikhangela phezulu sathi: Ngibona abantu behambahamba kungathi yizihlahla.

25 Emva kwalokhu wabuya wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwamehlo aso, wasenza sakhangela phezulu; sasesisiliswa, sabona bonke ngokucacileyov.

26 Wasesithuma endlini yaso, wathi: Ungangeni emzaneniw, njalo ungatsheli muntu loyedwa emzanenix.

Isivumo sokholo sikaPetro

27 UJesu wasephuma labafundi bakhe baya emizaneni yeKesariya yeFiliphuy; besendleleni wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Abantu bathi ngingubani?

28 Basebephendula bathi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi; labanye: UElija; labanye: Omunye wabaprofethi.

29 Yena wasesithi kubo: Lina-ke lithi ngingubani? UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu.

30 Wasebalayisisaz ukuthia bangatsheli muntu ngayeb.

UJesu ukhuluma ngokufa lokuvuka kwakhe

31 Waseqala ukubafundisac, ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imele ukuhlupheka izinto ezinengi, ilahlwe ngabadala labapristi abakhulu lababhali, ibulawe, ibuye ivuke emva kwensuku ezintathud.

32 Waselikhuluma lelilizwi obala. UPetro wasemthatha waqala ukumkhuza.

33 Kodwa etshibilika, wabona abafundi bakhe, wamkhuza uPetro, wathi: Suka ngemva kwami, Sathane; ngoba kawucabangi ngezinto zikaNkulunkulu, kodwa ngezabantu.

Ukuhlutshwa kukaJesu lokwabamlandelayo

34 Kwathi esebizele kuye ixuku kanye labafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Uba umuntu ethanda ukuza ngemva kwami, kazidele, athathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele.

35 Ngoba loba ngubani othanda ukusindisa impilo yakhe, izamlahlekela; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami levangeli, yena uzayisindisa.

36 Ngoba kuzamsizani umuntu, nxa ezuza umhlaba wonke, kodwa alahlekelwe ngumphefumulo wakhe?

37 Kumbe umuntu uzanikani kube lihlawulo lomphefumulo wakhee?

38 Ngoba loba ngubani olenhloni ngami langamazwi amif kulesisizukulwana esifebayo lesonakeleyo, iNdodana yomuntu layo izakuba lenhloni ngayeg, nxa isiza enkazimulweni kaYise kanye lengilosi ezingcweleh.

9Wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhona abanye kwabemiyo lapha, abangasoze bezwe ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile ngamandlaa.

Ukukhazimuliswa kukaJesu entabeni

2 Emva kwensuku eziyisithupha uJesu wasethatha uPetro loJakobe loJohane, wasebakhuphulela entabeni ende ebehlukanisa bodwab; waseguqulwa isimo phambi kwabo;

3 lezembatho zakhe zacwazimula, zaba mhlophe nke njengeliqhwa elikhithikileyo, kakulamcoli welembu emhlabeni ongazenza zibe mhlophe kangakoc.

4 Kwasekubonakala kubo uElija eloMozisi, njalo bekhuluma loJesu.

5 UPetro wasephendula wathi kuJesu: Rabi*, kuhle ukuthi sibe laphad; futhi asakhe amadumba amathathu, elinye ngelakho, lelinye ngelikaMozisi, lelinye ngelikaElija.

6 Ngoba wayengakwazi angakutsho; ngoba babesesaba kakhulue.

7 Kwasekufika iyezi labasibekela; kwaba lelizwi elivela eyezini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; zwanini yona.

8 Njalo bahle bathalaza, kababe besabona muntu, kodwa uJesu yedwa elabo.

9 Kwathi besehla entabenif, wabalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu izinto abazibonileyo, ize ivuke kwabafileyo iNdodana yomuntug.

10 Njalo bazigcinela lelilizwi, bebuzana ukuthi kutshoni ukuvuka okwabafileyo.

11 Basebembuza, besithi: Batsholoni ababhali ukuthi uElija ufanele ukufika kuqala?

12 Wasephendula, wathi kubo: UElija ufika kuqala isibili, abuyisele zonke izinto; njalo kubhalwe njani ngeNdodana yomuntuh, ukuthi imele ihlupheke izinto ezinengi njalo idelelwei.

13 Kodwa ngitsho kini ukuthi uElija laye sewafika, basebesenza kuye konke abakuthandayo, njengokulotshiweyo ngaye.

Ukusiliswa komfana owayelesithuthwane

14 Kwathi efika kubafundi, wabona ixuku elikhulu libahanqilej, lababhali bephikisana labok.

15 Lahle lathi ukumbona ixuku lonke laselimangala, lagijimela kuye lambingelelal.

16 Wasebabuza ababhali wathi: Liphikisana ngani labom?

17 Omunye wexuku wasephendula wathi: Mfundisi, ngilethe kuwe indodana yami, elomoya oyisimungulu;

18 kuthi loba ngaphi oyibamba khona, uyidabule; ikhihlize amagwebu, igedle amazinyo ayo, yome qhan; njalo ngikhulume labafundi bakho ukuthi bawukhuphe, kodwa behluleka.

19 Wasemphendula wathi: O sizukulwana esingelakholo, koze kube nini ngilani? Koze kube nini ngilibekezelela? Iletheni kimi.

20 Basebeyiletha kuye; kwathi umbona, umoya wahle wayihlukuza; yawela emhlabathinio, yazigiqagiqa ikhihliza amagwebup.

21 Wasebuza uyise wathi: Kulesikhathi esingakanani, lokhu kwenzeka kiyo? Wasesithi: Kusukela ebuntwaneni.

22 Futhi uyiphosele kanengi emlilweni lemanzini, ukuze uyibhubhise; kodwa nxa kukhona ongakwenza, sihawukele, usisize.

23 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Nxa usenelisa ukukholwa, zonke izinto ziyenzeka kokholwayo.

24 Njalo uyise womntwana wahle wamemeza ngezinyembezi wathi: Ngiyakholwa, Nkosi, siza ukungakholwa kwamiq.

25 Kwathi uJesu esebona ukuthi ixuku ligijima kanyekanye ndawonye, wakhuza umoya ongcolileyo, esithi kuwo: Wena moya oyisimungulu loyisacuthe, mina ngiyakulaya: Phuma kuye, ungabe usangena kuyer.

26 Usumemezile, wayihlukuza kakhulu, waphumas; yasisiba njengofileyo, kwaze kwathi abanengi bathi isifile.

27 Kodwa uJesu wayibamba ngesandla, wayiphakamisa; yasisukuma.

28 Wathi esengenile endlinit, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa bathi: Kungani thina sehlulekile ukuwukhupha?

29 Wasesithi kubo: Loluhlobo lungeke luphume ngalutho, ngaphandle komkhuleko lokuzila ukudla.

UJesu uphinda akhulume ngokuhlupheka kwakhe

30 Basebesuka lapho badabula eGaliliu; wayengathandi ukuthi loba ngubani akwazi,

31 ngoba wayefundisa abafundi bakhe, esithi kubo: INdodana yomuntu izanikelwa ezandleni zabantu, njalo bazayibulala; isibulewe izavuka ngosuku lwesithathu.

32 Kodwa kabaqedisisanga lumutsho, besaba ukumbuzav.

UJesu ufundisa ngokuthobeka

33 Wasefika eKapenawumew. Kwathi esendlini wababuza wathi: Beliphikisana nganix endleleniy?

34 Kodwa bathula; ngoba endleleni babephikisene ngokuthi ngubani omkhuluz.

35 Wasehlala phansi wabiza abalitshumi lambili, wathi kubo: Uba umuntu ethanda ukuba ngowokuqala, uzakuba ngowokucina kubo bonkea, lesisebenzi sabo bonkeb.

36 Wasethatha umntwana omncane, wammisa phakathi kwaboc; wamgona, wathi kubod:

37 Loba ngubani owemukela omunye wabantwana abancane abanje ebizweni lami, wemukela mina; njalo loba ngubani owemukela mina, kemukeli mina, kodwa yena ongithumileyoe.

38 UJohane wasemphendula, wathi: Mfundisi, sabona omunye ongasilandeliyof ekhupha amadimoni ngebizo lakho; sasesimenqabela, ngoba engasilandelig.

39 Kodwa uJesu wathi: Lingamenqabeli; ngoba kakho owenza umsebenzi wamandla ebizweni lami, njalo olamandla okukhuluma kubi ngami masinyaneh;

40 ngoba ongamelani lathi, ungowethui.

41 Ngoba loba ngubani ozalinathisa inkezo yamanzi ngebizo lami, ngoba lingabakaKristu, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhej.

Izikhubekiso

42 Futhi loba ngubani okhubekisa omunye walaba abancinyane abakholwa kimi, kungcono kuye ukuthi ilitshe lokuchola ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, abesephoselwa olwandlek.

43 Njalo uba isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, siqume; kungcono kuwe ukungena ekuphileni uyinginil, kulokuthi ulezandla ezimbili usuke uye esihogwenim, emlilweni ongacitshekiyon,

44 lapho impethu yabo engafi khona, lomlilo ongacitshi khonao.

45 Njalo uba unyawo lwakho lukukhubekisa, luqumep; kungcono kuwe ukungena ekuphileni uyisiqhwala, kulokuthi ulenyawo ezimbili uphoselwe esihogweniq, emlilweni ongacitshekiyor,

46 lapho impethu yabo engafi khona, lomlilo ongacitshi khonas.

47 Njalo uba ilihlo lakho likukhubekisa, likhuphe; kungcono kuwe ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ulelihlo elilodwat, kulokuthi ulamehlo amabili uphoselwe esihogweni somlilou,

48 lapho impethu yabo engafi khona, lomlilo ongacitshi khonav.

Ngetshwayi

49 Ngoba wonke uzatshwaywa ngomlilow; njalox wonke umhlatshelo uzatshwaywa ngetshwayiy.

50 Itshwayi lihlez; kodwa uba itshwayi lingelabutshwayi, lizalivuselela nganiab? Banini letshwayi phakathi kwenuc, njalo lihlalisaned ngokuthulae.

Ukuhlalisana kwabathatheneyo

10Wasesukuma lapho weza emingceleni yeJudiya edabula ngaphetsheya kweJodani; amaxuku asebuya abuthana kuyea; wasephinda ukubafundisa, njengokwejwayela kwakheb.

2 Kwasekusiza kuye abaFarisi bambuza ukuthi: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthi indoda yale umkayo? bemlingac.

3 Wasephendula wathi kubo: UMozisi walilayani?

4 Basebesithi: UMozisi wavuma ukubhala incwadi yesehlukaniso, lokumala.

5 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Ngenxa yobulukhuni benhliziyo yenu walibhalela lumlayo;

6 kodwa kusukela ekuqaleni kokudaliweyo, uNkulunkulu wabenza owesilisa lowesifazana.

7 Ngenxa yalokhu indoda izatshiya uyise lonina, inamathele kumkayo,

8 njalo labo ababili bazakuba nyamanyed. Ngakho kabasebabili, kodwa banyamanye.

9 Ngakho lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlanganisileyo, kakungabi lamuntu okwehlukanisayo.

10 Endlini abafundi bakhe basebebuya bembuza ngalokhu.

11 Wasesithi kubo: Loba ngubani owala umkakhe athathe omunye, uyafeba kuye;

12 lomfazi uba esala indoda yakhe endele kwenye, uyafebae.

Ukubusiswa kwabantwana abancane

13 Basebeletha abantwana abancane kuye ukuze ababambe; kodwa abafundi bakhe babakhuza ababalethayo.

14 Kodwa uJesu ekubona wathukuthela, wathi kubo: Vumelani abantwana abancane beze kimif, lingabenqabeli. Ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjeg.

15 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Loba ngubani ongemukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana omncane, kasoze angene kuwo.

16 Njalo ebagona, ebeka izandla zakhe phezu kwabo, wababusisah.

Ijaha elinothileyo

17 Esephumele endleleni, omunye wamgijimelai, eguqa phambi kwakhe wambuza wathi: Mfundisi olungileyo, ngingenzani ukuze ngidle ilifa lempilo elaphakadej?

18 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Ungibizelani ngokuthi olungileyo? Kakho olungileyo, ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkulu.

19 Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amangak, ungadlelezelil, hlonipha uyihlo lonyokom.

20 Wasephendula wathi kuye: Mfundisi, lezizinto zonke ngizigcinile kusukela ebutsheni bami.

21 Njalo uJesu emkhangela wamthandan, wathi kuye: Kunye okusweleyo; hamba, uthengise konke olakho, uphe abayanga, njalo uzakuba lokuligugu ezulwini; njalo uze, uthathe isiphambano, ungilandeleo.

22 Kodwa edanile ngalelilizwi wasuka wahamba edabukile; ngoba wayelempahla ezinengi.

23 UJesu wasethalaza wathi kubafundi bakhe: Kuzakuba lukhuni kangakanani kwabalenotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

24 Abafundi basebemangala ngamazwi akhep. Kodwa uJesu ephendula futhi wathi kubo: Bantwana, kulukhuni kangakanani kwabathembela enothweni ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu;

25 kulula ukuthi ikamela lithutshe entunjeni yenalithi, kulokuthi umuntu onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkuluq.

26 Basebemangala kakhulukazi, bekhulumisana bathi: Pho kungasindiswa banir?

27 UJesu wasebakhangela wathi: Kubantu kakulakwenzeka, kodwa kakunjalo kuNkulunkulu; ngoba zonke izinto ziyenzeka kuNkulunkulus.

Umvuzo wokuzidela

28 UPetro waseqala ukuthi kuye: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke, sakulandela.

29 UJesu wasephendula wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakukho muntu otshiye indlu, kumbe abafowabo, kumbe odadewabo, kumbe uyise, kumbe unina, kumbe umkakhe, kumbe abantwana, kumbe amasimu, ngenxa yami levangeli,

30 ongayikwemukela ngokwekhulu khathesi ngalesisikhathi, izindlu labafowabo labodadewabo labonina labantwana lamasimut, kanye lokuzingelwa, lempilo elaphakade esikhathini esizayou.

31 Kodwa abanengi abokuqala bazakuba ngabokucina, labokucina ngabokuqala.

UJesu uphinda akhulume ngokufa lokuvuka kwakhe

32 Njalo besendleleni benyukela eJerusalemav; uJesu wayesehamba phambi kwabow, njalo babemangele, belandela babesesabax. Wasethatha futhi abalitshumi lambili, waqala ukubatshela izinto ezazizakwenzakala kuye

33 ukuthi: Khangelani, senyukela eJerusalema, futhi iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa kubapristi abakhulu lakubabhali, njalo bazayigwebela ukufa, bayinikele kwabezizwe,

34 bazayiyangisa, bayitshaye ngesiswepu, bayikhafulele amathey, bayibulale; njalo ngosuku lwesithathu izabuya ivuke ekufeni.

UJesu ukhuza amadodana kaZebediya

35 Kwasekusiza kuye uJakobe loJohanez, amadodana kaZebediyaa, besithi: Mfundisi, sithanda ukuthi usenzele loba yini esizayicela.

36 Wasesithi kubo: Lithanda ukuthi ngilenzeleni?

37 Basebesithi kuye: Siphe ukuthi sihlale omunye ngakwesokunene sakho lomunye ngakwesokhohlo sakho ebukhosini bakhob.

38 Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: Kalikwazi elikucelayo. Linganatha yini inkezo engiyinathayo mina, njalo libhabhathizwe ngobhabhathizo engibhabhathizwa ngalo mina?

39 Basebesithi kuye: Singakwenza. Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: Isibili inkezo engiyinathayo mina lizayinatha; lizabhabhathizwa ngobhabhathizo engibhabhathizwa ngalo mina;

40 kodwa ukuhlala ngakwesokunene sami langakwesokhohlo sami kayisikho okwami ukukupha, kodwa kungokwalabo abakulungiselweyo.

Ubukhulu obuqotho

41 Kwathi sebezwile abalitshumi baqala ukuthukuthela ngoJakobe loJohane.

42 Kodwa uJesu wababizela kuye wathi kubo: Liyazi ukuthi labo okuthiwa babusa izizwe bazibusa ngobulukhuni; lezikhulu zazo zisebenzisa amandla phezu kwazoc.

43 Kodwa akuyikuba njalo phakathi kwenu; kodwa loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngomkhulu phakathi kwenu, kabe yisisebenzi senu;

44 njalo loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu, kabe yisisebenzi sabo bonked.

45 Ngoba leNdodana yomuntu kayizanga ukukhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza, lokunika impilo yayo ibe lihlawulo labanengi.

UBartimewu isiphofu

46 Basebefika eJerikoe; kwathi esephuma eJeriko, labafundi bakhe, lexuku elikhuluf, indodana kaTimewu, uBartimewu oyisiphofug wayehlezi endleleni ephanza.

47 Kwathi esezwile ukuthi nguJesu weNazaretha, waqala ukumemeza lokuthi: Jesu Ndodana kaDavida, akungihawukeleh!

48 Abanengi basebemkhuza ukuthi athule; kodwa wamemeza kakhulukazi, esithi: Ndodana kaDavida, akungihawukelei!

49 UJesu esima wasesithi kabizwe; basebesibiza isiphofu, besithi kuso: Mana isibindi; sukuma, uyakubiza.

50 Sasesilahla isembatho saso sasukuma seza kuJesu.

51 UJesu wasephendula wathi kuso: Ufuna ukuthi ngikwenzeleni? Isiphofu sasesisithi kuye: Raboni*j, ukuthi ngibuye ngibone.

52 UJesu wasesithi kuso: Hamba; ukholo lwakhok lukusindisile. Njalo sahle sabuye sabona, salandela uJesu endlelenil.

UJesu ungena eJerusalema

11Kwathi besondela eJerusalemaa, eBetfage leBethanib, entabeni yeMihlwathi, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe,

2 wathi kubo: Hambani liye emzaneni okhangelene lani; lizahle lithi lingena kuwo lifice ithole likababhemi likhulekiwec, okungazange kuhlale kulo umuntu; lilikhulule lililethed.

3 Njalo uba umuntu esithi kini: Likwenzelani lokhu? Lithi: INkosi iyaliswela; njalo uzahle alithumele lapha.

4 Bahamba-ke bafica ithole likhulekiwe lisesangweni ngaphandle, endleleni; basebelikhulula.

5 Labanye kwababemi khona bathi kubo: Lenzani likhulula ithole?

6 Basebesitsho kubo njengoba uJesu elayile; basebebayekela bahamba.

7 Basebeliletha ithole kuJesu, baphosela izembatho zabo phezu kwalo, wasehlala phezu kwalo.

8 Labanengi bendlala izembatho zabo endleleni; labanye bagamula izingatsha lamahlamvu ezihlahleni, bakwendlala endlelenie.

9 Lalabo ababehamba phambili lababelandela bamemeza, besithi: Hosana*! Ubusisiwe ozayo ebizweni leNkosi;

10 ubusisiwe umbuso kababa wethu uDavida, ozayo ebizweni leNkosi. Hosana kweliphezuluf!

11 UJesu wasengena eJerusalema, lethempelinig; wathi esekhangele izinto zonke jikelele, sekuhlwile, waphuma waya eBethani labalitshumi lambilih.

Ukuthukwa komkhiwa

12 Lakusisai bephuma eBethani, walambaj.

13 Ebona umkhiwa ukhatshana, ulamahlamvu, wasondela ukuthi mhlawumbe angathola ulutho kuwo; njalo efika kuwo, katholanga lutho ngaphandle kwamahlamvu; ngoba kwakungesiso isikhathi somkhiwak.

14 UJesu ekhuluma wathi kuwo: Kakungabi kusadla muntu isithelo kuwe kuze kube nininini. Labafundi bakhe bakuzwal.

Ukuhlanjululwa kwethempeli

15 Basebefika eJerusalema; uJesu wasengena ethempelini waqala ukuxotsha labo ababethengisa lababethenga ethempelini; wasegenqula amatafula ababentshintshelana imali, lezihlalo zalabo ababethengisa amajubam;

16 wayengavumeli ukuthi umuntu athwale impahla adabule ethempelinin.

17 Wasefundisa, wathi kubo: Kakulotshiwe yini ukuthi: Indlu yami izabizwa ngokuthi yindlu yomkhuleko yezizwe zonkeo? Kodwa lina seliyenze ubhalu lwabaphangip.

18 Ababhali labapristi abakhulu basebekuzwa, badinga ukuthi bangambulala njaniq; ngoba babemesaba, ngoba lonke ixuku lamangala kakhulu ngokufundisa kwakher.

19 Sekusihlwa, waphuma phandle komuzi.

Ukuzuza amandla ngokholo

20 Ekuseni kakhulu besedlulas, babona umkhiwa womile kusukela empandeni.

21 UPetro wasekhumbula wathi kuye: Rabi*, khangela, umkhiwa owuqalekisileyo womilet.

22 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Banini lokholo kuNkulunkulu.

23 Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Loba ngubani ozakuthi kulintaba: Phakanyiswa, uphoselwe olwandle; njalo engathandabuzi enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa ekholwa ukuthi akutshoyo kuyenzeka, kuzakwenzeka kuye loba yini akutshoyo.

24 Ngakho ngithi kini: Konke loba yini elikucelayo likhuleka, kholwani ukuthi liyakwemukela, njalo lizakuba layou.

25 Njalo nxa limi likhulekav, thethelelani uba lilolutho olumelana lomuntu; ukuze uYihlo osemazulwini laye alithethelele iziphambeko zenuw.

26 Kodwa uba lina lingathetheleli, loYihlo osemazulwini kayikulithethelela iziphambeko zenux.

Amandla kaJesu

27 Basebebuya bafika eJerusalema; kwathi ehambahamba ethempelini, abapristi abakhulu lababhali labadala beza kuye,

28 bathi kuye: Izinto lezi uzenza ngaliphi igunya; njalo ngubani okunike leligunya lokuthi wenze lezizinto?

29 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Lami ngizalibuza umbuzo1 ube munye, njalo lingiphendule, khona ngizalitshela ukuthi ngenza lezizinto ngaliphi igunya.

30 Ubhabhathizo lukaJohane lwavela ezulwini, kumbe ebantwini? Ngiphendulani.

31 Basebezindlisana, besithi: Uba sisithi: Ezulwini, uzakuthi: Pho kalikholwanga kuye ngani?

32 Kodwa uba sisithi: Ebantwini; besaba abantu; ngoba bonke babemphatha uJohane, ngokuthi ungumprofethi ngeqiniso.

33 Basebephendula bathi kuJesu: Kasazi. UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Lami kangilitsheli ukuthi ngenza lezizinto ngaliphi igunyay.

Umfanekiso wabalimi besivini

12Waseqala ukukhuluma labo ngemifanekiso wathi: Umuntu wahlanyela isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wagebha isikhamelo, wakha umphotshongo, wasiqatshisa kubalimi, waya kwelinye ilizwe.

2 Kwathi sekuyisikhathi esifaneleyo wathuma inceku kubalimi, ukuze yemukele kubalimi okwesithelo sesivini.

3 Kodwa bayibamba bayitshaya, bayimukisa ize.

4 Wasebuya ethuma kubo enye inceku; laleyo bayitshaya ngamatshe bayilimaza ekhanda, bayixotsha isithelwe inhloni.

5 Wasebuya ethuma enye; yona basebeyibulala; lezinye ezinengi, ezinye bazitshaya, lezinye bazibulalaa.

6 Ngakho eseselendodana eyodwa ethandekayo kuyeb, ekucineni wayithuma kubo layo, esithi: Bazayihlonipha indodana yami.

7 Kodwa labobalimi bakhulumisana besithi: Le yindlalifa; wozani, siyibulale, lelifa lizakuba ngelethu.

8 Basebeyibamba bayibulala, bayiphosela ngaphandle kwesivini.

9 Ngakho uzakwenzani umninisivini? Uzakuza ababhubhise abalimi, anikele isivini kwabanyec.

10 Kalibalanga yini lumbhalo othi: Ilitshe abakhi abalalayo, yilo eseliyinhloko yengonsi;

11 lokhu kwenziwe yiNkosi, njalo kuyisimanga emehlweni ethud?

12 Basebedinga ukumbamba, kodwa besaba ixuku; ngoba babesazi ukuthi wayekhuluma lumfanekiso emelane laboe. Basebemtshiya bahambaf.

Umthelo kaKesari

13 Basebethuma kuye abanye babaFarisi labakaHerodig, ukuze bamthiye ekukhulumenih.

14 Basebesiza bathi kuye: Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi wena uqotho, njalo kawukhathali ngomuntu; ngoba kawunanzi isimo somuntu, kodwa ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqinisoi: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthela kuKesari kumbe hatshi?

15 Sithele, kumbe singatheli? Kodwa ekwazi ukuzenzisa kwabo wathi kubo: Lingilingelanij? Lethani kimi udenariyo*, ukuze ngibone.

16 Basebeletha. Wasesithi kubo: Ngokabani lumfanekiso lalumbhalok? Basebesithi kuye: NgokaKesari.

17 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Mnikeni uKesari okukaKesari, loNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu. Basebemangala ngaye.

Ukuvuka kwabafileyo

18 Basebesiza kuye abaSadusi, abathi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo; bambuza, bathi:

19 Mfundisi, uMozisi wasibhalela, ukuthi: Uba umfowabo womuntu esifa, atshiye umkakhe, engatshiyi bantwana, umfowabo kamthathe umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalol;

20 kwakulezelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wasethatha umfazi, wafa engatshiyanga inzalo;

21 lowesibili wamthatha, wafa, laye engatshiyanga inzalo; lowesithathu kwaba njalo;

22 lalaba boyisikhombisa bamthatha, kabatshiyanga inzalo. Ekucineni kwabo bonke kwafa lomfazi.

23 Ngakho ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, mhla bevukayo, uzakuba ngumkabani kubo; lokhu abayisikhombisa babelaye engumkabo?

24 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Kaliduhanga yini ngalokhu, ngoba lingayazi imibhalo, loba amandla kaNkulunkulu?

25 Ngoba mhla bevukayo ekufeni, kabathathani, njalo kabendiswa, kodwa banjengengilosi ezisemazulwini.

26 Kodwa mayelana labafileyo, ukuthi bayavuswa, kalifundanga yini egwalweni lukaMozisi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu esihlahleni wakhuluma njani kuyem, esithi: NginguNkulunkulu kaAbrahama, loNkulunkulu kaIsaka, loNkulunkulu kaJakoben?

27 Kayisuye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa uNkulunkulu wabaphilayo; ngakho lina liduhile kakhulu.

Umlayo wokuqala

28 Wasefika omunye wababhali, esezwile bebuzana, esebonile ukuthi ubaphendule kuhle, wambuza wathi: Yiwuphi umlayo wokuqala kuyo yonkeo?

29 UJesu wasemphendula wathi: Owokuqala kuyo yonke imilayo ngowokuthi: Zwana, Israyeli: INkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, iNkosi yinye;

30 njalo wothanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, langomphefumulo wakho wonke, langengqondo yakho yonke, langamandla akho wonke. Yilo umlayo owokuqalap.

31 Lowesibili uyafanana, yilo: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wenaq. Kawukho omunye umlayo omkhulu kulale.

32 Umbhali wasesithi kuye: Kuhle, Mfundisi, utsho okuqotho ukuthi kuloNkulunkulu oyedwar, langaphandle kwakhe kakho omunye;

33 lokumthanda ngenhliziyo yonkes, langokuqedisisa konke, langomphefumulo wonke, langamandla wonke, lokuthanda umakhelwane njengawet, kuyedlula yonkeu iminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelov.

34 UJesu esembona ukuthi uphendule ngenhlakanipho, wathi kuye: Kawukhatshana lombuso kaNkulunkuluw. Njalo kakwabe kusaba khona umuntu olesibindi sokumbuzax.

UKristu losendo lwakhe

35 UJesuy, efundisa ethempeliniz, wasephendula wathi: Batsho njani ababhali ukuthi uKristu uyindodana kaDavida?

36 Ngoba uDavida uqobo lwakhe ngoMoya oyiNgcwele wathi: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngibeke izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakhoa.

37 Ngakho uDavida uqobo lwakhe umbiza ngokuthi yiNkosi; pho uyindodana yakhe njani?

Lexuku elikhulu lamuzwa ngokuthokozab.

UJesu usola ababhali

38 Wasesithi kubo ekufundiseni kwakhec: Qaphelani ababhalid, abathanda ukuhamba bembethe izembatho ezindee, lokubingelelwa emidangenifg,

39 lezihlalo eziqakathekileyo emasinagogenih, lezihlalo zabahloniphekayo ekudleni kwantambamaij;

40 abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, bekhuleka isikhathi eside ngokuzenzisa; laba bazakwemukela ukulahlwa okukhuluk.

Umnikelo womfelokazi

41 UJesu wasehlala phansil maqondana lesitsha somnikelo wabona ukuthi ixuku liphosela njani imalim1 esitsheni somnikelon; labanothileyo abanengi baphosela okunengi.

42 Kwasekufika umfelokazi othile ongumyanga waphosela inhlamvana ezimbili ezincane zemali, ezenza indibilitshio.

43 Wasebizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lumfelokazi ongumyanga uphosele okwedlula bonkep laba abaphoseleyo esitsheni somnikeloq;

44 ngoba bonke baphosele kokunengi kwabo; kodwa yena ebuyangeni bakher uphosele konke alakho, konke okwempilo yakhes.

UJesu ukhuluma ngokuchithwa kweJerusalema langokuphela kwesikhathi

13Kwathi ephuma ethempelini, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: Mfundisi, khangela, amatshe anjani lezakhiwo ezinjani!

2 UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: Uyabona lezizakhiwo ezinkulu yini? Akusoze kutshiywe ilitshe phezu kwelitshe, elingasoze lidilizelwe phansia.

3 Esehlezi entabeni yeMihlwathi maqondana lethempeli, uPetro loJakobe loJohaneb loAndreya bambuza bebodwa,

4 bathi: Sitshele, lezizinto zizakuba nini? Lesibonakaliso siyini lapho sezizapheleliswa lezizinto zonke?

5 UJesu ebaphendula waseqala ukuthi: Qaphelani kungabi khona oliduhisayoc.

6 Ngoba abanengi bazakuza ngebizo lami, besithi: Mina nginguye; futhi baduhise abanengid.

7 Kodwa nxa lisizwa ngezimpi lamahungahunga ezimpi, lingethuki; ngoba kufanele kwenzeke; kodwa ukuphela kakukabi khona.

8 Ngoba isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso; njalo kuzakuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba indawo ngendawo, njalo kuzakuba khona indlala lezinhlupheko; lezizinto ziyikuqala kwemiheloe.

9 Kodwa ziqapheleni linaf; ngoba bazalinikela emiphakathini, lemasinagogeni lizatshaywa, lizalethwa laphambi kwababusi lamakhosi ngenxa yami, kube yibufakazi obumelene labog.

10 Kodwa ivangeli limele ukutshunyayelwa kuqala kuzo zonke izizweh.

11 Kodwa nxa belidonsa belinikela, lingakhathaleli ngaphambili elizakukhuluma, linganakani; kodwa loba yini elizayinikwa ngalelohola, ikhulumeni; ngoba kakusini elikhulumayo, kodwa uMoya oyiNgcwelei.

12 Futhi umfowabo uzanikela umfowabo ekufeni, loyise umntwana; labantwana bazavukela abazali, besebebabulala;

13 njalo lizazondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yebizo lami; kodwa ophikelelayo kuze kube sekupheleni, nguye ozasindiswa.

14 Kodwa nxa libona amanyala encithakalo, akhulunywa nguDaniyeli umprofethi, emi lapho angafanele khona (ofundayo kaqedisise), khona labo abaseJudiya kababalekele ezintabeni;

15 lophezu kophahla lwendlu angehleli endlini, angangeni ukuthatha ulutho endlini yakhe;

16 losemasimini angabuyeli emuva, ukuyathatha isembatho sakhe.

17 Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo labamunyisayo ngalezonsuku!

18 Kodwa khulekani ukuthi ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika.

19 Ngoba ngalezonsuku kuzakuba khona ukuhlupheka, okungazanga kube khona kusukela ekuqaleni kokudaliweyo uNkulunkulu akudalayo kuze kube khathesi, lokungasoze kwaba khona.

20 Njalo uba iNkosi ibingazifinyezanga lezonsuku, bekungesindiswe nyama; kodwa ngenxa yabakhethiweyo, ebakhethileyo, izifinyezile insuku.

21 Langalesosikhathi nxa umuntu esithi kini: Khangelani, nangu uKristu; kumbe: Khangelani, ulaphayana; lingakholwa;

22 ngoba kuzavuka okristu bamanga labaprofethi bamanga, besebesenza izibonakaliso lezimangaliso, ukuduhisa, nxa kungenzeka, labakhethiweyoj.

23 Kodwa qaphelani lina; khangelani, sengilitshelile konke ngaphambilik.

24 Kodwa ngalezonsuku, emva kwalokhokuhlupheka, ilanga lizafiphazwa, lenyanga kayiyikupha ukukhanya kwayo,

25 lenkanyezi zezulu zizabe zisiwa, lamandla asemazulwini azazanyazanyiswa.

26 Khona-ke bezabona iNdodana yomuntu isiza emayezini ilamandla amakhulu lenkazimulo,

27 khona-ke izathuma ingilosi zayo, ibisiqoqa abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni womhlaba kuze kube semkhawulweni wezulu.

28 Fundani-ke umfanekiso emkhiweni; nxa ugatsha lwawo selusiba buthakathaka luhlume amahlamvu, liyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze;

29 ngokunjalo lani, nxa libona lezizinto zisenzeka, yazini ukuthi kuseduze kuseminyangol.

30 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesisizukulwana asisoze sidlule, zize zenzeke izinto zonke lezi.

31 Kuzadlula izulu lomhlaba; kodwa amazwi ami awasoze adlule.

32 Kodwa lolosuku lalelohola kakho owaziyo ngakho, ngitsho lengilosi ezisezulwinim, ngitsho leNdodana, ngaphandle kukaBaban.

33 Qaphelanio, lilinde likhuleke; ngoba kalazi ukuthi isikhathi sininip.

34 Njengomuntu owasuka elizweni lakibo watshiya indlu yakhe, wanika inceku zakhe amandla, kuleyo laleyo umsebenzi wayoq, walaya umlindisango ukuthi alinder.

35 Ngakho lindanis; ngoba kalazi ukuthi inkosi yendlu izafika nini, kusihlwa, loba phakathi kobusukut, loba ekukhaleni kweqhudeu, loba emadabukakusav;

36 hlezi ifike ilijume, ilifice lilele.

37 Lalokhu engikutsho kini ngikutsho kubo bonke: Lindaniw.

Iqhinga lokumbulala uJesu

14Kwathi emva kwensuku ezimbili kwaba khona iphasika lomkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo; abapristi abakhulu lababhali basebedinga ukuthi bangambamba njani ngobuqili bambulale;

2 kodwa bathi: Kungabi ngomkhosi, hlezi kube lesiphithiphithi sabantua.

UJesu uyagcotshwa eBethani

3 Kwathi eseBethani, endlini kaSimoni umlephero, ehlezi ekudleni, kwafika owesifazana ephethe umfuma we-alibasta* wamagcobo awenadi* uqobo aligugu elikhulu; wasephahlaza umfuma we-alibasta, wawathela ekhanda lakhe.

4 Kwakukhona abanye abathukuthelayo ngaphakathi kwabo, besithi: Kwenzelwani ukumotshwa kwalamagcobo?

5 Ngoba la abengathengiswa ngemali edlula odenariyo* abangamakhulu amathathu, besekunikwa abayanga. Basebemsola.

6 Kodwa uJesu wathi: Myekeleni; limhluphelani? Wenze umsebenzi omuhle kimi.

7 Ngoba abayanga lihlala lilabo, futhi uba lithanda lingabenzela okuhle; kodwa mina kalihlali lilamib.

8 Yena wenzile abengakwenza; uqalile ngaphambili ukuwugcobela ukungcwatshwa umzimba wamic.

9 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Loba ngaphi emhlabeni wonke lapho okuzatshunyayelwa khona lelivangeli, lalokhu akwenzileyo kuzakhulunywa ngakho kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye.

Umvuzo wokumnikela uJesu

10 UJudasi Iskariyothi, omunye wabalitshumi lambili, wasesiya kubapristi abakhulu, ukuze amnikele kubod.

11 Futhi sebezwile bathokoza, bathembisa ukumnika imali; wasedinga ukuthi angamnikela njani kuhlee.

Ukumiswa kwesidlo esingcwele

12 Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwesinkwa esingelamvubelo, ababehlaba ngalo iphasika, abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: Uthanda ukuthi siyelungisa ngaphi ukuze udle iphasikaf?

13 Wasethuma ababili kubafundi bakheg, wathi kubo: Hambani liye emzini, njalo umuntu uzahlangana lani ethwele imbiza yamanzi; limlandele,

14 njalo loba kungaphi azangena khona, kalibokuthi kumninindlu: UMfundisi uthi: Ingaphi indlu yezihambi, lapho engingadlela khona iphasika labafundi bamih?

15 Futhi yena uzalitshengisa indlu enkulu ephezulu eyendlelweyo elungisiweyo; silungiseleni khona.

16 Abafundi bakhe basebephuma, bangena emzini, bathola kunjengokutsho kwakhe kubo ; basebelungisa iphasika.

17 Kwathi sekukusihlwa wafika labalitshumi lambili.

18 Sebehlezi besidla, uJesu wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye wenu, odla lami, uzanginikelai.

19 Basebeqala ukudabuka, bathi kuye ngamunye ngamunye: Yimi yini? Lomunye: Yimi yinij?

20 Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Ngomunye wabalitshumi lambili, otsheba kanye lami emganwini.

21 Sibili iNdodana yomuntu ihamba, njengokulotshiweyo ngayo; kodwa maye kulowomuntu enikelwa nguye iNdodana yomuntu! Bekungakuhle kuye aluba lowomuntu wayengazalwanga.

22 Kwathi besidla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: Thathani, lidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.

23 Wasethatha inkezo, esebongile wabanika; basebenatha kuyo bonke.

24 Wasesithi kubo: Leli ligazi lami, elesivumelwano esitsha, elichithelwa abanengik.

25 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angisayikunatha okwesithelo sevini, kuze kufike lolosuku engizasinatha ngalo sisitsha embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

26 Kwathi sebehlabele ingoma yokudumisa baphuma baya entabeni yeMihlwathi.

Ukuxwayiswa kukaPetro

27 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lonke lizakhubeka ngami ngalobubusuku; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngizatshaya umelusi, izimvu besezihlakazekal.

28 Kodwa emva kokuvuswa kwami, ngizalandulela ukuya eGalili.

29 Kodwa uPetro wathi kuye: Lanxa bonke bezakhubeka, kodwa hatshi minam.

30 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Lamuhla ngalobubusuku, lingakakhali kabili iqhude, uzangiphika kathathun.

31 Kodwa waqinisa ngamandla esithi: Loba kudingeka ngife lawe, angisoze ngikuphike. Basebesitsho njalo labo bonke.

EGetsemane

32 Basebefika endaweni ebizo layo yiGetsemane; wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Hlalani phansi lapha, ngisayakhulekao.

33 Wasethatha kanye laye uPetro loJakobe loJohane, waseqala ukudatshulwa sibili lokukhathazeka kakhulu.

34 Wasesithi kubo: Umphefumulo wami udabukile kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha lilindep.

35 Waseqhubeka ibangana, wawela emhlabathini, wakhuleka ukuthi, uba kungenzeka, kudlule kuye leliholaq.

36 Wasesithi: Abha*, Babar, zonke izinto ziyenzeka kuwe. Susa linkezo kimis; kodwa kungabi yikuthi ngithandani mina, kodwa kube yikuthi uthandani wenat.

37 Wasesiza, wabafica belele, wathi kuPetro: Simoni, ulele yini? Ubungelinde yini ihola libe linye?

38 Lindani likhuleke, ukuze lingangeni ekulingweni. Umoya uyavuma-ke, kodwa inyama ibuthakathaka.

39 Wasebuya wahamba wayakhuleka, esitsho wona lawomazwiu.

40 Wasebuya wabafica futhi belele; ngoba amehlo abo ayenzima, kodwa babengazi ukuthi bazamphendula bathiniv.

41 Wasesiza ngokwesithathu, wathi kubo: Qhubekani lilele-ke liphumule. Kwanele; ihola selifikile; khangelani, iNdodana yomuntu iyanikelwa ezandleni zezoni.

42 Sukumani, sihambe; khangelani, onginikelayo useduzew.

Ukubotshwa kukaJesu lokuthethwa kwecala lakhe

43 Kwathi esakhuluma, wahle wafika uJudasi, omunye wabalitshumi lambili, njalo elexuku elikhulu elilezinkemba lezinduku, livela kubapristi abakhulu lababhali labadala.

44 Lomnikelayo wayebanike isiboniso, esithi: Lowo engizamanga, nguye; limbambe, limqhube limqinise.

45 Esefikile, wahle wasondela kuye wathi: Rabi*, Rabi! Wasemanga.

46 Basebemdumela, bambamba.

47 Lomunye kwababemi khona wakhokha inkemba wagadla inceku yompristi omkhulu, waquma indlebe yayo.

48 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Liphume njengokuyamelana lomphangi yini lilezinkemba lezinduku ukuzangibamba?

49 Bengilani insuku ngensuku ethempelini ngifundisa, kodwa kalingibambanga; kodwa lokhu kwenzeke ukuze kugcwaliseke imibhalox.

50 Bonke basebemtshiya babaleka.

51 Lejaha elithile lamlandela, lembethe ilembu elicolekileyo emzimbeni onqunu. Aselibamba amajahay;

52 laselitshiya ilembu elicolekileyo lababalekela linqunu.

UJesu uphambi kompristi omkhulu

53 Basebemqhuba uJesu bamusa kumpristi omkhulu; basebebuthana kuye abapristi abakhulu bonke labadala lababhaliz.

54 UPetro wasemlandela ekhatshana waze waba phakathi kweguma lompristi omkhulu; wayehlezi kanye lezinceku, esotha umliloa.

55 Labapristi abakhulu lomphakathi wonke badinga ubufakazi ngoJesu, ukuze bambulale; kodwa kababutholanga.

56 Ngoba abanengi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kodwa lobubufakazi kabuvumelanangab.

57 Kwasekusukuma abanye bafakaza amanga amelana laye besithi:

58 Thina samuzwa esithi: Mina ngizadiliza lelithempelic elenziwe ngezandlad, njalo ngakhe elinye elingenziwanga ngezandlae ngensuku ezintathu.

59 Loba kunjalo ubufakazi babo kabuvumelanangaf.

60 Kwasekusukuma umpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabo wambuza uJesu, esithi: Kawuphenduli lutho yini? Bafakazani laba okumelana lawe?

61 Kodwa wathula, kaphendulanga lutho. Umpristi omkhulu wabuya wambuza, wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu, iNdodana yoBusisiweyo yini?

62 UJesu wasesithi: Mina nginguye. Njalo lizabona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene samandla, isiza ngamayezi ezulug.

63 Umpristi omkhulu wasedabula izembatho zakhe wathi: Sisaswelelani abafakazi?

64 Liyizwile inhlamba; licabangani? Bonke basebemlahla ukuthi ulecala lokufa.

65 Abanye basebeqala ukumkhafulela amathe, lokumgubuzela ubuso, lokumdutshuzah, lokuthi kuye: Profethai! Izinceku zasezimwakalaj.

UPetro ulandula uJesu

66 UPetro esegumeni ngaphansik, kwafika enye yezincekukazi zompristi omkhulul;

67 isibona uPetro esotha, yamkhangela yathi: Lawe ubulomNazaretha, uJesum.

68 Kodwa waphika, wathi: Kangikwazi, futhi kangikuqedisisi okutshoyo. Wasephuma phandle, waya entubeni; laselikhala iqhuden.

69 Njalo incekukazi encane imbona yabuya yaqala ukutsho kwababemi khona ukuthi: Lo ungomunye waboo.

70 Kodwa wabuya waphika. Kwathi emva kwesikhatshana futhi labo ababemi khona bathi kuPetro: Ngeqiniso ungomunye wabo; ngoba lawe ungumGalilip, lolimi lwakho luyavumelanaq.

71 Waseqala ukuqalekisa lokufunga esithi: Kangimazi lumuntu elimtshoyo.

72 Iqhude laselikhala ngokwesibili. UPetro wasekhumbula ilizwi uJesu ayelitshilo kuye lokuthi: Lingakakhali kabili iqhude, uzangiphika kathathur. Esenakane ngalokhu wakhala.

UJesu uphambi kukaPilatu

15Kwathi khonokho ekuseni kakhulu abapristi abakhulu benza umhlangano kanye labadala lababhalia, lomphakathi wonkeb, bambopha uJesu bamqhuba bamnikela kuPilatuc.

2 UPilatu wasembuza wathi: Wena uyiNkosi yamaJuda yini? Wasemphendula wathi kuye: Uyatsho wena.

3 Abapristi abakhulu basebemmangalela ngezinto ezinengi; kodwa yena kaphendulanga lutho.

4 UPilatu wasebuya embuza, wathi: Kawuphenduli lutho yini? Khangela, zingaki izinto abazifakazayo ezimelana lawe.

5 Kodwa uJesu kabesaphendula lutho, waze wamangala uPilatud.

6 Langomkhosi wayebakhululela isibotshwa esisodwa, loba yisiphi abasicelayo.

7 Kwakukhona umuntu othiwa nguBarabasi, owayebotshiwe lalabo ababevukele umbuso laye, ababebulele ekuvukeleni umbuso.

8 Ixuku laselimemeza laqala ukucela ukuthi alenzele njengezikhathi zonke.

9 UPilatu wasebaphendula, wathi: Lithanda ukuthi ngilikhululele iNkosi yamaJuda yinie?

10 Ngoba wayekwazi ukuthi ngomona abapristi abakhulu bamnikele.

11 Kodwa abapristi abakhulu bavusa ixuku, ukuthi kungcono alikhululele uBarabasif.

12 UPilatu wasephendula wathi futhi kubo: Pho lifuna ngimenzeni lo elithi uyiNkosi yamaJuda?

13 Basebememeza futhi bathi: Mbethele!

14 Kodwa uPilatu wathi kubo: Ngoba wenze ububi bani? Kodwa bamemeza kakhulu bathi: Mbethele!

15 Khona uPilatu ethanda ukukholisa ixuku, wabakhululela uBarabasi; kodwa wamnikela uJesu, esemtshaye ngesiswepu, ukuthi abethelweg.

Abebutho bamenza uJesu inhlekisa

16 Abebutho basebemngenisah phakathi, egumenii, eliyindlu yombusi, basebebizela ibutho lonke ndawonyej,

17 bamgqokisa okuyibubende, sebeluke umqhele wameva bamethesa,

18 baqala ukumbingelela besithi: Bayethe, Nkosi yamaJuda!

19 Batshaya ikhanda lakhe ngomhlanga, bamkhafulela amathe, baguqa ngamadolo bamkhonzak.

20 Sebemklolodele, bamhlubula okuyibubende, bamgqokisa ezakhe izembatho. Basebemusa phandle ukuze bambethele.

UJesu esiphambanweni

21 Babamba ngamandla omunye owayesedlula othiwa nguSimoni umKurene, evela emaphandleni, uyise kaAleksandrol loRufusim, ukuthi athwale isiphambano sakhe.

22 Basebemusa endawenin ethiwa yiGolgotha, okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, iNdawo yokhakhayio.

23 Basebemnika iwayini lixutshaniswe lenhlaka ukuthi alinathep; kodwa kalemukelanga.

24 Sebembethele, babelana izembatho zakhe, benza inkatho yokuphosa ngazo, ukuthi ngamunye uzathathani.

25 Kwakulihola lesithathu*, njalo bambethelaq.

26 Futhi kwakulombhalo wecala lakhe elalibhalwe phezulu usithi: INKOSI YAMAJUDAr.

27 Njalo babethela kanye laye abaphangi ababili, omunye ngakwesokunene lomunye ngakwesokhohlo sakhe.

28 Wasugcwaliseka umbhalo othi: Futhi wabalwa kanye lezonis.

29 Labedlulayo bamhlambaza, benikina amakhanda abo, besithi: Hiya, wena odiliza ithempeli, ulakhe ngensuku ezintathu,

30 zisindise, wehle esiphambanweni.

31 Langokunjalo abapristi abakhulu labo bakloloda kanye lababhali bathi omunye komunye: Wasindisa abanye, angezisindise yena.

32 UKristu iNkosi yakoIsrayeli kehle khathesi esiphambanweni, ukuze sibone sikholwe. Lababebethelwe kanye laye bamklolodela.

Ukufa kukaJesu

33 Kwathi sekufike ihola lesithupha*, kwaba khona ubumnyama phezu komhlaba wonke kwaze kwaba lihola lesificamunwemunye*.

34 Ngehola lesificamunwemunye uJesu wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, wathi, "Eloyi, Eloyi, lama sabaktani?" Okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa: Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungitshiyelenit?

35 Labanye kwababemi khona besizwa bathi: Khangelani, ubiza uElija.

36 Wasegijima omunye, wagcwalisa uzipho ngeviniga, waluhloma emhlangeni, wamnika ukuthi anathe, esithi: Yekelani, sibone uba uElija uzakuza amethule.

37 UJesu wasememeza ngelizwi elikhulu waphefumula okokucinau.

38 Leveyili lethempeli ladatshulwa laba zincezu ezimbili laqala phezulu lisiya phansi.

39 Kwathi induna yekhulu eyayimi maqondana laye ibona ukuthi ukhale njalo, waphefumula okokucina, yathi: Ngeqiniso lumuntu ubeyiNdodana kaNkulunkuluv.

40 Kwakukhona labesifazana bebukele bekhatshana, okwakukhona phakathi kwabo loMariya Magadalena, loMariya unina kaJakobe omncinyane lokaJose, loSalome,

41 (labo ababemlandela, eseseGalili, bemncedisa), labanye abesifazana abanengi abenyukela eJerusalemaw laye.

Ukungcwatshwa kukaJesu

42 Kwathi sekuhlwilex, ngoba kwakungamalungiselelo, okuyikuthi usuku phambi kwesabathay,

43 wafika uJosefa owayevela eArimathiya, ilungaz elihloniphekayoa lomphakathi, owayelindele laye umbuso kaNkulunkulub; wangena ngesibindi kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu.

44 UPilatu wasemangala ngokuthi usefile; wabizela kuye induna yekhulu, wayibuza ukuthi kambe sekuyisikhathi efile.

45 Esazisiwe yinduna yekhulu, wamnika uJosefa isidumbuc.

46 Wasethenga ilembu elicolekileyo, wamethula, wamgoqela ngelembu elicolekileyo, wambeka engcwabeni elaligujwe edwaleni; wagiqela ilitshe emnyango wengcwaba.

47 Futhi uMariya Magadalena loMariya unina kaJose babona lapho ayebekwa khonad.

Ukuvuka kukaJesu

16Isabatha selidlulilea, uMariya Magadalenabc loMariya unina kaJakobed loSalomee bathenga amakha, ukuze bahambe bayemgcobaf.

2 Kwathi ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lokuqala lweviki beza engcwabenig, ekuphumeni kwelangahi.

3 Basebekhulumisana besithi: Ngubani ozasigiqela ilitshe lisuke emnyango wengcwaba?

4 Futhi bathi ukukhangela babona ilitshe seligiqwe lasuswa; ngoba lalilikhulu kakhuluj.

5 Kuthe bengena engcwabenik, babona ijaha lihlezi ngakwesokunenel, lembethe isembatho esidem esimhlophen; besabao.

6 Kodwa lathi kubo: Lingesabi; lidinga uJesu umNazaretha obebethelwe; uvukile, kakho lapha; khangelani, indawo lapho abebembeke khonap.

7 Kodwa hambani, litshele abafundi bakhe loPetro ukuthi uzalandulela ukuya eGaliliq; lizambona khona, njengalokho ayekutshilo kinir.

8 Basebephuma ngokuphangisa babaleka engcwabeni; futhi ukuqhuqha lokwethuka kwababamba; futhi kabakhulumanga lutho emuntwini, ngoba babesesabas.

Ukuzibonakalisa kukaJesu emva kokuvuka kwakhe

9 Kwathi uJesu esevukile ekuseni kakhulu ngolokuqala lwevikit, wabonakala kuqalau kuMariya Magadalenav, ayekhuphe kuye amadimoni ayisikhombisaw.

10 Yena wasuka wababikela labo ababelayex, belila bekhalay.

11 Labo sebezwile ukuthi uyaphila lokuthi ubonwe nguye, kabakholwangaz.

12 Njalo emva kwalezizinto wabonakala ngesinye isimoa kwababili babo behamba, besiya emaphandlenib.

13 Labo bahamba babikela abanye; lalabo kababakholwangac.

14 Emva kwalokhu wabonakala kwabalitshumi lanyed behlezi ekudleni1, wasola ukungakholwa kwaboe lobulukhuni benhliziyof, ngoba bengakholwanga labo abambonayo esevukileg.

15 Wasesithi kubo: Hambani liye emhlabeni wonkeh, litshumayele ivangeli kuso sonke isidalwai.

16 Lowo okholwayoj abhabhathizwe uzasindiswak; kodwa ongakholwayo uzalahlwal.

17 Lalezizibonakaliso zizabalandela abakholwayom: Ebizweni lami bazakhupha amadimonin; bakhulume ngendimi ezintshao;

18 bazadobha izinyoka; uba benatha loba yikuphi okubulalayop, kakusoze kubalimaze; bazabeka izandlaq phezu kwabagulayo, futhi bazaphilar.

Ukwenyuka kukaJesu

19 Ngakho iNkosi, emva kokuthi isikhulumile labos, yakhutshulelwa ezulwinit, yahlala ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkuluu.

20 Bona basebephuma batshumayela endaweni zonke, iNkosi isebenza labov, iqinisaw ilizwix ngezibonakaliso ezazilandelay. Ameni.