IVANGELI ELALOTSHWA

NGULUKA

Isingeniso

1Njengoba abanengi sebebeke izandla ukubeka ngendlela efaneleyo ukulandiswa kwezinto eziqiniseke ngokupheleleyo phakathi kwethua,

2 njengalokhu basinikab labo ababonayo ngamehloc ekuqalenid njalo bezincekue zelizwif,

3 kukhanye kukuhle lakimig, sengizihlolisisile zonke izintoh kusukela ekuqalenii, ukuthi ngikubhalele ngokulandelanaj, mhlekazik Teyofilul,

4 ukuze wazi iqiniso ngalezozintom owazifundiswayon.

Ukuzalwa kukaJohane kuyabikwa

5 Ensukwini zikaHerodi inkosi yeJudiya kwakukhona umpristi othile othiwa nguZakariyao, oweqembu likaAbhiyap; lomkakhe wayevela kumadodakazi kaAroni, lebizo lakhe linguElizabethi.

6 Njalo babelungile bobabili phambi kukaNkulunkuluq, behamba ngayo yonke imilayo lezimiso zeNkosir, bengasolekis.

7 Njalo babengelamntwana, ngoba uElizabethi wayeyinyumbat, basebeleminyaka eminengiu bobabiliv.

8 Kwasekusithi esenza inkonzo yobupristi phambi kukaNkulunkulu esesimisweni seqembu lakibo,

9 ngomkhuba wenkonzo yobupristiw, wadliwa yinkatho ukutshisa impephax esengene ethempelini leNkosiy.

10 Njalo ixuku lonke labantuz lalikhulekaa ngaphandle ngesikhathi sokutshisa impephab.

11 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasibonakala kuyec, imi ngakwesokunene selathi lempephad.

12 Kwathi uZakariya eyibona waqhuqha, lokwesaba kwawela phezu kwakhee.

13 Kodwa ingilosi yathi kuye: Ungesabi Zakariya; ngoba umkhuleko wakho uzwakele, lomkakho uElizabethi uzakuzalela indodana, njalo uzakuthi ibizo layo nguJohanef.

14 Futhi uzakuba lenjabulo lentokozo, labanengi bazakujabulela ukuzalwa kwakheg.

15 Ngoba uzakuba mkhulu phambi kweNkosi, iwayini kanye lokunathwayo okulamandlah kasoze akunathei, futhi uzagcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwelej kusukela esesesiswini sikaninak.

16 Labanengi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli uzabaphendulela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo;

17 njalo yena uzahamba phambi kwayo emoyeni lemandleni kaElijal, ukuphendulela inhliziyo zaboyise kubantwana, labangalaleliyo ekuhlakanipheni kwabalungileyom, ukulungiselela iNkosi isizwen esilungisiweyoo.

18 UZakariya wasesithi kuyo ingilosi: Ngizakwazi ngani lokhup? Ngoba mina ngilixhegu, lomkami useleminyaka eminengiq.

19 Ingilosi yasiphendula yathi kuye: NginguGabriyelir mina, omayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu; njalo ngithunyiwe ukukhuluma lawe, lokukubikela lezizindaba ezinhles.

20 Njalo khangela, uzakuba yisimungulu njalo wehluleke ukukhuluma, kuze kube lusuku okuzakwenzeka ngalo lezizintot, ngenxa yokuthi ungakholwanga amazwi ami, azagcwaliseka ngesikhathi sawo.

21 Labantu babemlindele uZakariya; bamangala ngokuphuza kwakhe ethempeliniu.

22 Kuthe esephuma wehluleka ukukhuluma labo; njalo bazi ukuthi ubone umbono ethempeliniv; njalo yena wayesebaqhwebaw, wahlala eyisimungulux.

23 Kwasekusithi seziphelile insukuy zokukhonza kwakhe, waya endlini yakhez.

24 Kwathi emva kwalezonsuku uElizabethi umkakhe wathatha isisu, wazifihla okwezinyanga ezinhlanua, esithi:

25 Yenze kanje kimi iNkosi ensukwini eyangikhangela ngazob ukususa ihlazo lami phakathi kwabantuc.

Ukuzalwa kukaJesu kuyabikwa

26 Kwathi ngenyanga yesithuphad ingilosi uGabriyeli yathunywa nguNkulunkulu emzini weGalilie othiwa yiNazarethaf,

27 entombini eyayigane indoda, ebizo layo lalinguJosefag, eyendlu kaDavidah; lebizo lentombi linguMariya.

28 Ingilosi yasingena kuye yathi: Ekuhle, wena othandiweyoi! INkosi ilawej, ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazanak.

29 Kwathi eseyibonile wethuswa kakhulu yilizwi layol, wanakana ukuthi yikubingelela okunjani lokhum.

30 Ingilosi yasisithi kuye: Ungesabi, Mariya; ngoba uthole uthando kuNkulunkulun.

31 Njalo khangela, uzathatha isisu, uzale indodanao, uzakuthi ibizo layo nguJesup.

32 Yena uzakuba mkhulu, uzabizwa ngokuthi yiNdodana yoPhezukonkeq; futhi iNkosi uNkulunkulu izamnikar isihlalo sobukhosi sikayise uDavidas,

33 njalo uzabusa phezu kwendlu kaJakobe kuze kube nininini, langombuso wakhe kawuzukuba lokuphelat.

34 UMariya wasesithi kuyo ingilosi: Lokhu kungenzeka njani, njengoba ngingazi indoda?

35 Ingilosi yasiphendula yathi kuye: UMoya oNgcwele uzakuza phezu kwakhou, lamandla oPhezukonke azakwembesav; ngakho lalokhu okungcwele okuzazalwa nguwew kuzakuthiwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulux.

36 Njalo khangela, isinini sakho uElizabethi, laye ukhulelwe yindodana ebudaleni bakhey; lale yinyanga yesithupha kuye obekuthiwa uyinyumbaz.

37 Ngoba kuNkulunkulu kakulalutho oluzakwehlulaa.

38 UMariya wasesithi: Khangela, incekukazi yeNkosi; kakube kimi njengelizwi lakhob. Ingilosi yasisuka kuye.

UMariya uhambela uElizabethi

39 Ngalezonsuku uMariya wasesukuma waya ezintabenic ngokuphangisad, emzini weJudae,

40 wangena endlini kaZakariya, wabingelela uElizabethi.

41 Kwasekusithi uElizabethi ezwe ukubingelela kukaMariya, inkonyane yeqa esiswini sakhe; loElizabethi wagcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwelef,

42 wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, wathi: Ubusisiwe wenag phakathi kwabesifazana, njalo sibusisiwe isithelo sesizalo sakho!

43 Kanti kuvela ngaphi lokhu kimih, ukuthi unina weNkosi yami eze kimii?

44 Ngoba khangela, kuthe ilizwi lokubingelela kwakho lifika endlebeni zami, umntwana weqa esiswini sami ngokuthokoza.

45 Futhi ubusisiwej okholiweyo, ngoba kuzagcwaliseka lezozinto ezakhulunywa kuye yiNkosik.

46 UMariya wasesithi: Umphefumulo wamil uyayikhulisa iNkosim,

47 lomoya wami uyathokozan kuNkulunkulu uMsindisi wamio,

48 ngoba ukhangele ubuphansi bencekukazi yakhep. Ngoba khangela, kusukela khathesi zonke izizukulwanaq zizakuthi ngibusisiwer.

49 Ngoba yena olamandla ungenzeles izinto ezinkulut, lingcwele lebizo lakheu,

50 lesihawu sakhe sikusizukulwana ngesizukulwana kulabo abamesabayov.

51 Wenzile amandla ngengalo yakhew; uhlakazile abazigqajayo ekunakaneni kwenhliziyo zabox.

52 Wehlisiley iziphathamandla ezihlalweni zobukhosi, kodwa uphakamisile abantukazanaz.

53 Abalambileyo ubasuthise ngezinto ezinhlea, kodwa abanothileyo wabamukisa bezeb.

54 Umsizile uIsrayeli inceku yakhec, ngokukhumbula isihawud,

55 njengoba watsho kubobaba bethue, kuAbrahama, lenzalweni yakhe kuze kube nininini.

56 UMariya wasehlala laye okungaba zinyanga ezintathu, wasebuyela endlini yakhe.

Ukuzalwa kukaJohane

57 Isikhathi sikaElizabethi sokuthi abelethe sesiphelele, wasebeletha indodana.

58 Abakhelene layef lezinini zakheg basebesizwa ukuthi iNkosi yenze isihawu sayo saba sikhulu kuyeh, basebethokoza layei.

59 Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesificaminwembili, beza ukuzasoka usanej; balubiza ngebizo likayise ngokuthi nguZakariyak.

60 Kodwa unina waphendula wathi: Hatshi bo, kodwa luzathiwa nguJohanel.

61 Basebesithi kuye: Kakho ezihlotsheni zakho obizwa ngalelibizo.

62 Basebeqhweba uyise, ukuthi angathanda ukuthi lubizwe ngokuthinim.

63 Wasecela into yokubhalela, wabhala, esithi: NguJohane ibizo lalon; basebemangala bonke.

64 Njalo wahle wavulwa umlomo wakheo lolimi lwakhe lwatshwaphululwap, wasekhuluma edumisa uNkulunkuluq.

65 Lokwesaba kwehlela phezu kwabo bonke abakhelene labor; njalo kwakhulunywa ngazo zonke lezizinto kulo lonke elezintabeni zeJudiyas,

66 labo bonke abazizwayo bazilondoloza ezinhliziyweni zabot, besithi: Kambe lolusane luzakuba njani? Njalo isandla seNkosi sasilalou.

67 LoZakariya uyise wagcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele, waprofetha, esithiv:

68 Ibusisiwe iNkosiw uNkulunkulu kaIsrayelix, ngoba ihambeley yasenzela inkululeko isizwe sayoz,

69 yasivusela uphondo losindiso endlini kaDavida inceku yayoa,

70 njengalokho yakhuluma ngomlomo wabaprofethi bayo abangcweleb kusukela ekuqaleni komhlabac,

71 isikhulula ezitheni zethu, lesandleni sabo bonke abasizondayo;

72 ukwenzela obaba bethud isihawu, lokukhumbula isivumelwano sayo esingcwelee,

73 isifungo eyasifunga kubaba wethu uAbrahamaf,

74 ukusinika, ukuthi sesikhululiwe esandleni sezitha zethu, siyikhonze singelakwesabag

75 ngobungcwele langokulunga phambi kwayoh zonke izinsuku zempilo yethui.

76 Lawe-ke, sane, uzabizwa ngokuthi ungumprofethij woPhezukonkek; ngoba uzahamba phambi kobuso beNkosil ukulungisa izindlela zayom;

77 lokunika isizwe sayo ulwazi losindison ngothethelelo lwezono zabo,

78 ngesihelo sikaNkulunkulu wethu, okuthi ngaso ukusa1 kwaphezulu kusethekeleleo,

79 ukubakhanyiselap abahlezi emnyameni lethunzini lokufaq, ukuqondisa inyawo zethu endleleni yokuthular.

80 Wakhula-ke umntwana omncane, waqina emoyenis, waba sezinkangalat kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubonakala kwakhe kuIsrayeliu.

Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu

2Kwasekusithi ngalezonsuku, isimiso saphuma kuKesari uAgastasia, sokuthi kubhalwe umhlaba wonkeb.

2 Lokhukubhalwa kwakungokokuqalac ukwenziwa lapho uKwiriniya engumbusid weSiriyae.

3 Bonke basebesiya ukuze bayebhalwa, ngulowo lalowo emzini wakibo.

4 LoJosefa laye wenyukaf esuka eGalili, emzini iNazaretha, waya eJudiyag, emzini kaDavida, othiwa yiBhethelehemah, ngoba wayengowendlu lowosendo lukaDavidai,

5 ukuyabhalwa kanye loMariya umkakhe ayemganile, owayezithwelej.

6 Kwasekusithi belapho, zaseziphelela insuku zokubeletha kwakhek.

7 Wasebeletha indodana yakhe eyingqabuthol, wayigoqela ngamalembum, wayilalisa emkolwenin, ngoba kwakungelandawo yabo endlini yezihambio.

8 Njalo kwakukhona kulelolizwe abelusi ababehlala egangeni futhi belinde umhlambi wabo ebusuku.

9 Njalo khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yema eduze kwabop, lenkazimulo yeNkosi yakhanya ibazingelezeleq; njalo besaba ngokwesaba okukhulur.

10 Ingilosi yasisithi kubo: Lingesabi; ngoba khangelani, ngitshumayela indaba ezinhle kini ezentokozo enkulu, ezakuba kubantu bonke;

11 ngoba lizalelwe lamuhlas uMsindisit, onguKristuu iNkosiv, emzini kaDavidaw.

12 Njalo lokhu kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kinix: Lizathola usane lugoqelwe ngamalembuy, lulele emkolweniz.

13 Njalo kwahle kwaba khona kanye lengilosi ixukua lebutho lasezulwinib, lidumisa uNkulunkuluc, lisithi:

14 Udumo kalube kuNkulunkulud kweliphezulue, lokuthula emhlabenif; isifiso esihle ebantwinig.

15 Kwasekusithi, ingilosi sezisukile kubo zisiya ezulwini, abantu, abangabelusi, bakhulumisana besithi: Ake siye eBhethelehemah, sibone leyonto eyenzakeleyo, iNkosi esazise yona.

16 Basebesiza ngokuphangisa, bathola oMariya loJosefa, losane lulele emkolwenii.

17 Sebebonile basebesazisa indawo ezizingelezeleyo ngelizwi ababelitshelwe mayelana lalo umntwana omncane.

18 Labo bonke abakuzwayo bamangala ngezinto ezazikhulunywe ngabelusi kubo.

19 Kodwa uMariyaj walondoloza wonke la amazwi, enakana ngawo enhliziyweni yakhek.

20 Basebebuyela abelusi, bemdumisal bembonga uNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izinto ababezizwile lababezibonile, njengalokho okwakukhulunywe kubom.

21 Kwathi seziphelile insuku eziyisificaminwembili zokuthi umntwana omncane asokwen, ibizo lakhe laselithiwa nguJesu, elalibizwe yingilosi engakomulwa esiswinio.

USimeyoni loAna

22 Kwathi seziphelele insuku zokuhlanjululwa kwakhe ngokomlayo kaMozisip, bamletha eJerusalema, ukuze bammise phambi kweNkosiq

23 (njengokulotshiweyo emlayweni weNkosi ukuthi konke okwesilisa okuvula isibeletho kuzathiwa kungcwele eNkosini)r

24 lokuthi banikele umhlatshelo njengokutshiwo emlayweni weNkosi, amajuba amabili kumbe amaphuphu amabili enkwilimbas.

25 Njalo khangela, kwakukhona eJerusalema umuntu, obizo lakhe linguSimeyoni, njalo lumuntu wayelungile ekhuthele ekukhonzenit, elindeleu induduzo kaIsrayeliv, loMoya oNgcwele wayephezu kwakhe.

26 Futhi kwakubonakalisiwe kuye nguMoya oyiNgcwelew, ukuthi kayikubona ukufa engakamboni uKristu weNkosix.

27 Wasengena ethempelini ngoMoyay; kwathi abazali bemletha umntwana omncane uJesu, ukuze benze ngaye ngokomkhuba womlayoz,

28 yena wasemthatha wamphatha engalweni zakhe, wabonga uNkulunkulua, wathi:

29 Nkosib, khathesi iyekele inceku yakho ihambe ngokuthulac, njengokwelizwi lakhod;

30 ngoba amehlo ami alubonile usindiso lwakhoe

31 olulungisileyo phambi kobuso babantu bonkef;

32 ukukhanya kokwembulela abezizweg, lenkazimulo yesizwe sakho uIsrayelih.

33 UJosefa lonina basebemangala ngezinto ezatshiwo ngaye.

34 USimeyoni wasebabusisa, wathi kuMariya unina: Khangela, lo umiselwei ukuwa lokuvuka kwabanengi kuIsrayelij, lokuba yisibonakaliso esizaphikiswak;

35 futhi lawe, inkemba izadabula owakho umphefumulol; ukuze imicabango yenhliziyo ezinengi yembulwem.

36 Njalo kwakukhona uAna umprofethikazi, indodakazi kaFanuweli, owesizwe sikaAsherin; wayesekhulile kakhuluo, ebehlale lendoda iminyaka eyisikhombisa kusukela ebuntombini bakhe,

37 njalo wayengumfelokazi owayengaba leminyaka engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lane, engasuki ethempelini, ekhonzap ngokuzila ukudlaq langemikhulekor ebusuku leminis.

38 Laye efika ngalelohola wadumisa uNkulunkulu, wakhuluma ngaye kubo bonke ababelindelet inkululeko eJerusalemau.

39 Kwathi sebeqedile konke okungokomlayo weNkosi, babuyela eGaliliv, emzini wakibo iNazarethaw.

40 Lomntwana omncane wakhula, waqina emoyeni, wagcwala inhlakanipho; lomusa kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwakhex.

Umntwana uJesu ethempelini

41 Njalo abazali bakhe babesiya eJerusalema iminyaka yonkey ngomkhosi wephasikaz.

42 Kwathi eseleminyaka elitshumi lambili, sebenyukele eJerusalema njengomkhuba womkhosia,

43 njalo seziphelile insukub, ekubuyeleni kwabo, umntwana uJesu wasala eJerusalema; njalo uJosefa lonina bengazi;

44 kodwa becabanga ukuthi wayesexukwini endleleni, bahamba uhambo losuku, bamdinga phakathi kwezininic labazana labod;

45 kodwa bengamtholi, babuyela eJerusalema, bemdinga.

46 Kwasekusithi emva kwensuku ezintathu, bamthola ethempelini, ehlezi phakathie kwabafundisi, njalo ebalalela, futhi ebabuzaf.

47 Njalo bonke ababemuzwag bamangala kakhuluh ngolwazi lempendulo zakhei.

48 Kwathi bembona bamangalaj; lonina wathi kuye: Mntanami, wenzeleni okunje kithi? Khangela, uyihlo lami besikudinga sidubekilek.

49 Wasesithi kubo: Kungani lingidinga? Belingakwazi yini ukuthi kumele ukuthi ngibe sezintweni zikaBabal?

50 Kodwa bona kabaliqedisisanga ilizwi alikhuluma kibom.

51 Wasesehla labo, weza eNazarethan; wazehlisela ngaphansi kwabo. Unina wasegcina zonke lezizinto enhliziyweni yakheo.

52 UJesu waseqhubeka enhlakaniphenip lekukhuleniq, lekuthandekeni kuNkulunkulu lebantwinir.

Umsebenzi kaJohane uMbhabhathizi

3Kwathi ngomnyaka wetshumi lanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyosi uKesaria, uPontiyusi Pilatu engumbusi weJudiyab, loHerodic engumtetrarki* weGalilid, loFiliphu umfowabo engumtetrarki weIturiya lelizweni iTrakoniti, loLisaniya engumtetrarki weAbilenee,

2 uAnasif loKayafasi bengabapristi abakhulug, ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuJohaneh indodana kaZakariyai enkangalaj.

3 Wasesiza esigabeni sonke seJodani esizingelezeleyo, etshumayela ubhabhathizo lokuphenduka kube yikuthethelelwa kwezonok;

4 njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lwamazwi kaIsaya umprofethi, ukuthi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani indledlana zayo.

5 Sonke isigodi sizagqitshwa, layo yonke intaba loqaqa kuzakwehliswa; njalo kuzaqondiswa amazombazombe, lamaxhakaxhaka ezindlela azalungiswal;

6 layo yonke inyamam izabona usindiso lukaNkulunkulun.

7 Ngakho wathi emaxukwini aphumela ukubhabhathizwa nguye: Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olixwayise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo?

8 Ngakho thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka; njalo lingaqali ukuthi phakathi kwenuo: SiloAbrahama ongubaba wethu; ngoba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu ulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana kulamatshep.

9 Lakhathesi lehloka selibekiwe empandeni zezihlahla; ngakho sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni.

10 Amaxuku asembuza, athi: Pho thina sizakwenzaniq?

11 Wasephendula wathi kubo: Olezembatho ezimbili, kamuphe ongelaso; lolokudla kenze njalor.

12 Kwasekufika labathelisi ukuze babhabhathizwes, basebesithi kuye: Mfundisi, sizakwenzanit?

13 Wasesithi kubo: Lingabizi okwedlula elikumiselweyou.

14 Lamabutho lawo ambuza, athi: Thina-ke sizakwenzaniv? Wasesithi kuwo: Lingenzi udlakela1 emuntwini, njalo lingacali ngamangaw; njalo yeneliswani yimivuzo yenux.

15 Kwathi abantu belindile, futhi bonke bezibuza enhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane, ukuthi kambe yena angaba enguKristuy,

16 uJohane waphendula, esithi kubo bonke: Mina-ke ngilibhabhathiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza olamandla kulami, engingafanele ukuthukulula umchilo wamanyathela akhez; yena uzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo;

17 okhomane lwakhe lokwela lusesandleni sakhe, njalo uzahlambululisisa isibuya sakhe, abesebuthela amabele esiphaleni sakhea, kodwa amakhoba uzawatshisa ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.

18 Langokulaya ngezinye izinto ezinengi, watshumayela ivangeli ebantwini.

19 Kodwab uHerodi umtetrarkic, owayesolwe nguye ngoHerodiyasi umkaFiliphu umfowabod, langakho konke okubi ayekwenzile uHerodi,

20 wengezelela lalokhu phezu kwakho konke, ukuthi wamvalela uJohane entolongweni.

Ukubhabhathizwa kukaJesu

21 Kwasekusithi sebebhabhathiziwe bonke abantu, laye uJesu esebhabhathiziwee, ekhulekaf, izulu lavulwa,

22 uMoya oyiNgcwele wasesehlela phezu kwakhe elesimo somzimba onjengowejuba, lelizwi lavela ezulwini, lisithi: Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, ngithokoza ngawe.

Okhokho bakaJesu

23 Yena uJesu waseqala ukuba leminyaka engaba ngamatshumi amathathug, yena (njengokwakunakanwa) eyindodana kaJosefah, kaEli,

24 kaMathati, kaLevi, kaMeliki, kaJanayi, kaJosefa,

25 kaMatathiya, kaAmosi, kaNahume, kaEseli, kaNagayi,

26 kaMahati, kaMatathiya, kaSemeyini, kaJosefa, kaJuda,

27 kaJohana, kaResai, kaZerubhabhelij, kaSalatiyelik, kaNeri,

28 kaMeliki, kaAdi, kaKosamu, kaElimodamu, kaEri,

29 kaJose, kaEliyezeri, kaJorima, kaMathati, kaLevi,

30 kaSimeyoni, kaJuda, kaJosefa, kaJonanu, kaEliyakhimi,

31 kaMeleya, kaMena, kaMathata, kaNathanil, kaDavidam,

32 kaJese, kaObedi, kaBowosi, kaSalimoni, kaNashoni,

33 kaAminadaba, kaAramu, kaEsiromu, kaFaresi, kaJuda,

34 kaJakobe, kaIsaka, kaAbrahama, kaThara, kaNahori,

35 kaSarugi, kaRagawu, kaFaleki, kaEberi, kaSalan,

36 kaKayinani, kaArpakishadio, kaShemu, kaNowe, kaLameki,

37 kaMethusala, kaEnoki, kaJaredi, kaMaleleyeli, kaKayinani,

38 kaEnosi, kaSeti, kaAdamup, kaNkulunkuluq.

Ukulingwa kukaJesu

4Kwathi uJesu egcwele uMoya oNgcwelea wabuya evela eJodanib, wakhokhelelwa nguMoya enkangalac,

2 walingwa ngudiyabhola insuku ezingamatshumi amaned. Njalo kadlanga lutho ngalezonsuku; kwathi seziphelile, ekucineni walamba.

3 Udiyabhola wasesithi kuye: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, tshono kulelilitshe ukuthi libe yisinkwa.

4 UJesu wasemphendula, wathi: Kulotshiwe, ukuthi umuntu kayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngalo lonke ilizwi likaNkulunkulue.

5 Udiyabhola wasemkhokhelela entabeni endef wamtshengisa yonke imibuso yomhlaba ngesikhatshanag.

6 Udiyabhola wasesithi kuye: Amandla wonke la lobukhosi bayo ngizakunikah; ngoba anikwe mina, njalo ngiwanika loba ngubani engithandayoi.

7 Ngakho wena uba ukhonza phambi kwami, konke kuzakuba ngokwakho.

8 UJesu wasemphendula wathi: Suka ngemva kwami, Sathane; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Uzakhothamela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, njalo umkhonze yena yedwaj.

9 Wasemkhokhelela eJerusalema, wammisa engqongeni yethempelik, wasesithi kuye: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziwisele phansi usuka lapha;

10 ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Uzalaya ingilosi zakhe ngawe, ukukulondoloza;

11 lokuthi: Zizakuphatha ngezandla, hlezi loba nini ukhube unyawo lwakho elitshenil.

12 UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: Kuthiwa: Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhom.

13 Udiyabhola eseqedile ukulinga konke, wasuka kuye kwaze kwaba ngesinye isikhathin.

UJesu uqala ukutshumayela

14 UJesu wasebuyelao eGalilip ngamandla kaMoyaq; lendumela yakhe yaphuma kuso sonke isigaba esizingelezeleyor.

15 Yena wasefundisa emasinagogeni abos, edunyiswa yibo bonket.

UJesu udelelwa ngabeNazaretha

16 Wasefikau eNazarethav, lapho ayondliwe khonaw; njengokwejwayela kwakhe wasengena esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabathax, wasukuma ukuze afundey.

17 Wasenikwa ugwalo lomprofethi uIsayaz. Waseluvula ugwaloa, wayithola indawo okubhalwe kuyo ukuthi:

18 UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngakho ingigcobile ukuthi ngitshumayele ivangeli kubayanga; ingithumile ukusilisa abadabukileyo enhliziyweni; ukumemezela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyob, lokubona kwabayiziphofuc, ukukhulula ababandezelweyod,

19 ukumemezelae umnyaka womusa weNkosif.

20 Waselugoqa ugwalog, walubuyisela encekwinih, wahlala phansi; lamehlo abo bonke ababesesinagogeni amjolozelai.

21 Waseqala ukuthi kubo: Lamuhla lumbhalo ugcwalisekile endlebeni zenu.

22 Labo bonke bafakaza ngaye, bamangala ngamazwi omusa aphuma emlonyeni wakhej, basebesithi: Lo kayisiyo indodana kaJosefa yinik?

23 Wasesithi kubo: Isibili lizakutsho kimi lesisaga: Melaphi, zelaphe wenal; konke lokho esikuzwileyo okwenzeke eKapenawumem, kwenze lalapha emzini wakinin.

24 Wathi-ke: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakho umprofethio owemukelekayop elizweni lakiboq.

25 Kodwa ngeqiniso ngithi kini: Abafelokazi abanengir babekhona koIsrayeli ensukwini zikaElijas, lapho izulu lalivalekile iminyaka emithathu lenyanga eziyisithupha, kwaze kwaba khona indlala enkulu emhlabeni wonket;

26 kodwa uElija kathunyelwanga lakomunye wabo, ngaphandle kweSarepitau yeSidoni kowesifazana ongumfelokaziv.

27 Futhi amalephero amanengiw ayekhona koIsrayeli ngesikhathi sikaElisha umprofethi; kodwa kakuhlanjululwanga lamunye wawo, ngaphandle kukaNamani umSiriyax.

28 Kwathi bonke ababesesinagogeni bagcwala ulaka, bezizwa lezizinto,

29 basebesukuma, bamkhuphela ngaphandle komuziy, bamqhubela eliweni lentaba umuzi wabo owawakhiwe phezu kwayo, ukuze bamphosele phansi eliweni.

30 Kodwa yena edabula phakathi kwabo wahambaz.

Ukusiliswa kwezigulane eKapenawume

31 Wasesehlela eKapenawume umuzi weGalili; njalo wayebafundisa ngamasabathaa.

32 Basebebabaza ngemfundiso yakheb, ngoba ilizwi lakhe lalilamandlac.

33 Futhi kwakukhona esinagogeni umuntu owayelomoya wedimoni ongcolileyo, wasememeza ngelizwi elikhulu

34 wathi: Yekela! Silani lawe, Jesu mNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa yini? Ngiyakwazi wena ukuthi ungubani: ONgcwele kaNkulunkulud.

35 UJesu wasemkhuza, esithi: Thula, uphume kuyee! Ledimoni selimwisele phakathi laphuma kuye, lingamlimazanga.

36 Kwasekubafikela bonke ukumangala, bakhulumisana, besithi: Yilizwi bani leli, ukuthi ngegunya langamandla uyalaya omoya abangcolileyo, baphumef?

37 Yasiphuma indumela yakhe kuyo yonke indawo yesigaba esizingelezeleyo.

Uninazala kaPetro labanye abagulayo bayasiliswa

38 Wasesukumag waphuma esinagogeni, wayangena endlini kaSimonih; njalo uninazala kaSimoni wayebanjwe luqhuqho olukhulu; basebemcelela kuye.

39 Wasemengama, wakhuza uqhuqho, khona lwamyekela; njalo wahle wasukuma wabasebenzelai.

40 Kwathi ekutshoneni kwelanga, bonke ababelababegula izifo ezitshiyeneyo babaletha kuyej; wasebeka izandla kulowo lalowo wabo wabasilisak.

41 Kwasekuphuma lamadimoni kwabanengil, ememeza esithi: Wena unguKristum iNdodana kaNkulunkulun. Wasewakhuzao engawavumelip ukuthi akhulume, ngoba ayemazi ukuthi unguKristu.

UJesu usuka eKapenawume

42 Kwathi sekusile, waphuma waya endaweni eyinkangalaq, lamaxuku amdinga, eza kuye, amvimbela ukuthi angasuki kiwor.

43 Kodwa wathi kuwo: Ngimele ukutshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu lakweminye imizi; ngoba ngithunyelwe lokho.

44 Wayesetshumayela emasinagogeni eGalilis.

Ukubizwa kukaPetro lababelaye

5Kwasekusithi ixuku selimminyezele ukuzwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulua, yena wasesima eceleni kwechibi leGenesarethab;

2 wabona imikhumbi emibili imi eceleni kwechibi; kodwa abagoli benhlanzi babephumile kiyo behlambulula amambule.

3 Wasengena komunye wemikhumbi, ongokaSimoni, wamcela ukuthi asuke kancinyane emhlabathinic. Wasehlala phansid wafundisa amaxuku esemkhunjinie.

4 Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni: Ngena enzikini, lehlise amambule enu ukuze libambef.

5 USimoni wasephendula wathi kuye: Nkosig, sitshikatshike ubusuku bonke, kasibambanga lutho; kodwa ngokutsho kwakho ngizakwehlisa imbuleh.

6 Kwathi sebekwenzile lokho, babamba inkithinkithi enkulu yenhlanzi. Laselidabuka imbule laboi.

7 Basebeqhweba ababehlanganyele laboj ababekomunye umkhumbi, ukuthi beze babasize; beza-ke bayigcwalisa imikhumbi yomibili, yaze yaqalisa ukutshonak.

8 Kuthe uSimoni Petro ebona, wawela emadolweni kaJesul, esithi: Suka kimi, Nkosi, ngoba ngingumuntu oyisonim.

9 Ngoba ukumangala kwakumbambile, labo bonke ababelaye, ngokubanjwa kwenhlanzi ababezibambile;

10 ngokufananayo-ke loJakobe loJohane, amadodana kaZebediya, ababehlanganyele loSimonin. UJesu wasesithi kuSimoni: Ungesabi; kusukela khathesi uzagola abantu.

11 Kwathi sebeyifikisile imikhumbi emhlabathini, batshiya konke, bamlandelao.

UJesu usilisa umlephero

12 Kwasekusithi, esekomunye wemizi, khangela-ke, indoda egcwele ubulephero; yathi ibona uJesu, yawa ngobuso, yamncenga, isithi: Nkosi, aluba uthanda, ungangihlambulula.

13 Waseselula isandla, wayithinta, esithi: Ngiyathanda, hlambuluka. Njalo bahle basuka ubulephero kuyop.

14 Yena waseyilaya ukuthi ingatsheli muntu; wathi: Kodwa hamba uziveze kumpristi, unikelele ukuhlanjululwa kwakho, njengoba uMozisi walaya, kube yibufakazi kuboq.

15 Kodwa kwayilapho ukukhuluma ngaye kwanda kakhulu; lamaxuku amanengi abuthana ukulalela, lokusiliswa nguye ezifweni zawor.

16 Kodwa yena waphumela enkangalas wakhulekat.

UJesu usilisa umuntu oyisigoga

17 Kwasekusithi ngolunye lwezinsuku, yena wayefundisa; njalo kwakuhlezi abaFarisi labafundisi bomlayou, abavela kuyo yonke imizana yeGalili leJudiya leJerusalema; lamandla eNkosi ayekhona ukubasilisa.

18 Njalo khangela, amadoda ethwele ngohlaka umuntu owayeyisigoga; njalo adinga ukumngenisa ambeke phambi kwakhe;

19 kodwa engatholi indlela yokumngenisa ngenxa yexukuv, akhwela ephahleni lwendlu, amehlisa ezitineni zokufulela ngethala phambi kukaJesu phakathi laphakathiw.

20 Kwathi ebona ukholo lwawo, wathi kuye: Ndoda, izono zakho uzithethelelwe.

21 Ababhali labaFarisi basebeqala ukunakana, besithi: Ungubani lo okhuluma inhlambax? Ngubani ongathethelela izono, ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedway?

22 Kwathi uJesu esazi ukunakana kwabo waphendula wathi kubo: Linakanani enhliziyweni zenu?

23 Yikuphi okulula, ukuthi: Izono zakho uzithethelelwe; kumbe ukuthi: Sukuma uhambe?

24 Kodwa ukuze lazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu ilamandla okuthethelela izono emhlabeni (wathi koyisigoga): Ngithi kuwe: Sukuma, uthathe ithala lakho, uye endlini yakhoz.

25 Njalo wahle wasukuma phambi kwabo, wathatha lokhu ayelele kukho, wasuka waya endlini yakhea, edumisa uNkulunkulub.

26 Lokusanganiseka kwababamba bonke, basebedumisa uNkulunkuluc, bagcwala ukwesabad, besithi: Sibone izimanga lamuhla.

Ukubizwa kukaLevi

27 Njalo emva kwalezizinto waphuma, wabona umthelisi, uLevi ngebizo, ehlezi endlini yokuthelisela, wathi kuye: Ngilandelae.

28 Wasetshiya konke, wasukuma wamlandelaf.

29 ULevi wasemenzelag idili elikhulu endlini yakheh; njalo kwakukhona ixuku elikhulu labathelisi lelabanye abahlala kanye labo ekudlenii.

30 Ababhali babo labaFarisi basebesola kubafundi bakhe, besithi: Kungani lisidla linatha labathelisi lezoni?

31 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Abaphilayo kabasweli melaphi, kodwa abagulayo.

32 Kangizanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni zize ekuphendukenij.

Ukuzila ukudla

33 Basebesithik kuye: Kungani abafundi bakaJohanel bezila ukudla kanengim, benze imikhuleko, kunjalo lababaFarisin; kodwa abakho bayadla banathe?

34 Kodwa wathi kubo: Kambe, lingabazilisa ukudla yini abantwana bendlu yomthimba, umyeni eselabo?

35 Kodwa zizafika insuku, lapho umyeni ezasuswa kubo, khona bezazila ukudla ngalezonsukuo.

36 Wasebatshela futhi umfanekiso wokuthi: Kakho obekela isichibi sesembatho esitsha esembathweni esidala; uba kungenjalo, esitsha laso siyadabula, lesichibi sesitsha asihambelani lesidala.

37 Futhi kakho ofaka iwayini elitsha emigodleni emidala; uba-ke kungenjalo, iwayini elitsha lizadabula imigodla, lichitheke lona, lemigodla yonakale.

38 Kodwa iwayini elitsha limele lifakwe emigodleni emitsha, njalo kokubili kulondolozeke.

39 Njalo kakho othi esenathe iwayini elidala ahle afise elitsha; ngoba uthi: Elidala lingcono.

UJesu uchasisa umlayo wesabatha

6Kwasekusithia ngesabatha lesibili lakuqala edabula emasimini amabeleb, abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu, badla, bezihlikihla ngezandla.

2 Kodwa abathile babaFarisi bathi kubo: Lenzelani okungavunyelwa ukwenziwa ngensuku zesabathac?

3 UJesu wasebaphendula, wathi: Alifundanga lalokho yini, uDavida akwenzayo, mhla elambile yena lababelaye,

4 ukuthi wayangena njani endlini kaNkulunkulu, wathatha izinkwa zokubukiswa, wasesidla, wanika lalabo ababelaye; ezingavunyelwa ukudliwa ngaphandle kwabapristi bodwa?

5 Wasesithi kubo: INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi leyesabathad.

UJesu usilisa ngesabatha

6 Kwasekusithi langelinye isabatha wangena esinagogeni, wafundisae; njalo kwakukhona umuntu lapho, osandla sakhe sokunene sasitshwabhenef.

7 Ababhali labaFarisi basebemqaphelag, ukuthi uzasilisa ngesabatha yini; ukuze bathole okokumbeka icala.

8 Kodwa wayazi imicabango yaboh, wathi kumuntu olesandla esitshwabheneyo: Sukuma, ume phakathi. Wasukuma-ke wema.

9 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngizalibuza ulutho: Kuvunyelwe yini ngamasabatha ukwenza okulungileyo kumbe ukwenza okubi? Ukusindisa impilo kumbe ukuchitha?

10 Wasebathalaza bonke, wathi kumuntu: Yelula isandla sakho. Wasesenza njalo. Isandla sakhe sasesisiliswa saphila njengesinyei.

11 Basebegcwala ubuhlanyaj; bakhulumisana omunye komunye, ukuthi bangamenzani uJesuk.

Ukukhethwa kwabaphostoli

12 Kwasekusithi ngalezonsuku waphuma waya entabeni ukuyakhulekal; wahlala ubusuku bonke ekukhulekeni kuNkulunkulum.

13 Kwathi sekusile, wabizela kuye abafundi bakhen; wakhetha kubo abalitshumi lambili, ababiza futhi ngokuthi ngabaphostolio;

14 uSimoni laye ambiza ngokuthi nguPetro, loAndreya umfowabo, uJakobe loJohane, uFiliphu loBartolomewu,

15 uMathewu loTomasi, uJakobe okaAlfewu, loSimoni owayethiwa ngumZelothip,

16 uJudasiq kaJakobe, loJudasi Iskariyothi, laye owaba ngumnikelir.

17 Wasesehla labo, wema esigcawini, lexuku labafundi bakhes, lexuku elikhulu labantu abavela kuyo yonke iJudiya leJerusalemat, langaselwandle lweTire leSidoniu, ababezile ukumuzwa, lokusiliswa ezifweni zabo;

18 lalabo ababekhathazwa ngomoya abangcolileyo, basebesiliswa.

19 Lexuku lonke ladinga ukumthintav; ngoba kwaphuma amandla kuye, asebasilisa bonkew.

Ababusiswayo labangabusiswayo

20 Yena wasephakamisela amehlo akhe kubafundi bakhe wathix: Libusisiwe, bayanga, ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowenu.

21 Libusisiwe, lina elilambileyo khathesi, ngoba lizasuthiswa. Libusisiwe, lina elikhalayo khathesi, ngoba lizahlekay.

22 Libusisiwe, nxa abantu belizonda, njalo nxa belehlukanisa, belithuka, belahla ibizo lenu ngokungathi libi, ngenxa yeNdodana yomuntuz.

23 Thokozani ngalolosuku leqe ngokuthokozaa; ngoba khangelani, umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngoba oyise benza njalo kubaprofethi.

24 Kodwa maye kinib lina elinothileyoc! Ngoba seliyemukeled induduzo yenue.

25 Maye kini, lina elisuthiyo! Ngoba lizalambaf. Maye kini, lina elihlekayo khathesi! Ngoba lizalila, likhaleg.

26 Maye kini, nxa abantu bonke bekhuluma kuhle nganih! Ngoba oyise babesenza njalo kubaprofethi bamangai.

Ukuthanda izitha

27 Kodwa ngithi kini elizwayo: Thandani izitha zenu, lenze okuhle kwabalizondayoj,

28 libusise abaliqalekisayo, libakhulekele abaliphatha kubik.

29 Okutshaya esihlathini, mnike lesinyel; lokwemuka isembatho sakho, ungali lesigqoko sakho.

30 Kodwa mnike wonke ocela kuwe; lokwemuka okwakho, ungabuyi ukubize kuyem.

31 Njalo njengalokho lithanda ukuthi abantu benze kini, lani yenzani njalo kubon.

32 Njalo uba lithanda labo abalithandayoo, yikubongwa bani elilakho? Ngoba lezoni zithanda labo abazithandayop.

33 Njalo uba lisenza okuhle kulabo abenza okuhle kini, yikubongwa bani elilakho? Ngoba lezoni zenza okufananayoq.

34 Futhi uba liseboleka labo elithemba ukwemukela kubor, yikubongwa bani elilakho? Ngoba lezoni zeboleka izoni, ukuze zemukele izinto ezifananayo.

35 Kodwa thandani izitha zenus, lenze okuhle, leboleke, lingalindeli lutho olubuyiselwayot; lomvuzo wenu uzakuba mkhulu, njalo libe ngabantwanau boPhezukonkev; ngoba yena ulobubele kwabangabongiyo lababiw.

36 Ngakho banini lesihawux, njengoba laye uYihlo elesihawuy.

Ukwahlulela abanye

37 Lingahluleli, njalo alisoze lahlulelwez; lingalahli, njalo alisoze lilahlwe; thethelelani, njalo lizathethelelwaa;

38 phanini, lani lizaphiwab; isilinganiso esihle, sigqitshiwe sahlukuzwa, siphuphuma, bazalipha esifubenic. Ngoba ngalesosilinganiso elilinganisa ngaso lizalinganiselwa ngaso futhi.

39 Wasebatshela umfanekiso wokuthi: Kambe isiphofu singakhokhela isiphofu yini? Kabayikuwela bobabili emgodini yinid?

40 Umfundi kamkhulu kulomfundisi wakhee; kodwa wonke opheleleyo uzakuba njengomfundisi wakhef.

41 Njalo ukhangelelani ucezwana oluselihlweni lomfowenu, kodwa ungalunanzeleli ugodo olukwelakho ilihlo?

42 Kumbe ungatsho njani kumfowenu ukuthi: Mfowethu, kahle ngikhuphe ucezwana oluselihlweni lakho, wena ungaluboni ugodo oluselihlweni lakho? Mzenzisi, qala ukhuphe ugodo elihlweni lakho, khona-ke uzabona kuhle ukukhupha ucezwana oluselihlweni lomfowenug.

43 Ngoba kayisiso isihlahla esihle esithela isithelo esibi; futhi kayisiso isihlahla esibi esithela isithelo esihleh.

44 Ngoba yileso laleso isihlahla saziwa ngesaso isithelo. Ngoba kabaseli imikhiwa emeveni, futhi kakukhiwa isithelo sevini evikanenii.

45 Umuntu olungileyo uveza okulungileyo kokuligugu elilungileyo lenhliziyo yakhe, lomuntu omubi uveza okubi kokuligugu elibi lenhliziyo yakhej; ngoba umlomo wakhe ukhuluma ngokugcwala kwenhliziyok.

Umfanekiso wezindlu ezimbili

46 Kodwa lingibizelani ngokuthi: Nkosi, Nkosi, kodwa lingazenzi izinto engizitshoyol?

47 Wonke oza kimi awezwe amazwi ami njalo awenze, ngizalitshengisa ukuthi ufanana lobani;

48 ufanana lomuntu owakha indlu, wagebha watshonisa, wabeka isisekelo phezu kwedwala; kwathi ekufikeni kwempophoma, umfula watshaya kuleyondlu, kodwa wawungelamandla okuyinyikinya; ngoba yayisekelwe phezu kwedwalam.

49 Kodwa owezwayo njalo angawenzi unjengomuntu owakha indlu emhlabathini ingelasisekelon; umfula wayitshaya, njalo yahle yawa, futhi kwaba kukhulu ukudilika kwaleyondluo.

Ukusiliswa kwenceku yenduna

7Kwathi eseqedile amazwi akhe wonke endlebeni zabantu, wangena eKapenawumea.

2 Njalo inceku yenduna yekhulu ethile, eyayiligugu kuyo, yayigula isizakufab.

3 Kwathi isizwile ngoJesu, yathuma kuye abadala bamaJudac, imcela, ukuze eze asilise inceku yayod.

4 Kwathi bona, sebefikile kuJesu, bamncenga kakhulu, besithi: Yona kufanele ukuthi uyenzele lokhue;

5 ngoba iyasithanda isizwe sakithi, njalo yiyo eyasakhela isinagogef.

6 UJesu wasehamba labo. Kwathi engasekhatshana lendlu, induna yekhulu yathuma abanganeg kuye, isithi kuye: Nkosi, ungazikhathazi; ngoba kangifanele ukuthi ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami;

7 yikho kangizibonanga ngifanele ukuza kuwe; kodwa khuluma ngelizwi, njalo inceku yami izasiliswa.

8 Ngoba lami ngingumuntu obekwe ngaphansi kwamandla, ngilamabutho ngaphansi kwami, njalo ngithi kuleli: Hamba, njalo lihambe; lakwelinye: Woza, njalo lize; lencekwini yami: Yenza lokhu, njalo ikwenzeh.

9 Kwathi uJesu ezizwa lezizinto wamangala ngayo, watshibilika, wathi exukwini elimlandelayo: Ngithi kini, angitholanga ukholo olungaka ngitsho lakoIsrayelii.

10 Kwathi ababethunyiwe sebebuyele endlini bafica inceku eyayigula isisilile.

Ukuvuswa kwendodana yomfelokazi weNayini

11 Kwasekusithi ngelanga elilandelayo, waya emzini othiwa yiNayini; abafundi bakhe abanengi basebehamba laye, lexuku elikhulu.

12 Kwathi esesondela esangweni lomuzi, njalo khangela, kwakulofileyo ethwelwe kuphunywa, indodana engeyodwa kaninaj, futhi yena engumfelokazi; lexuku elikhulu lomuzi lalilaye.

13 INkosi imbona, yasisiba lesihelo ngaye, yathi kuye: Ungakhali.

14 Yasondela yathinta ithala; abalithweleyo basebesimak; yasisithi: Jaha, ngithi kuwe: Vukal!

15 Ofileyo wasevuka wahlala waqala ukukhuluma. Yasimnika unina.

16 Ukwesaba kwasekubabamba bonkem, basebemdumisa uNkulunkulun, besithi: Umprofethi omkhulu usevukile phakathi kwethuo; lokuthi: UNkulunkulu uhambele abantu bakhep.

17 Le indumela ngaye yasiphumela kuyo yonke iJudiya, lakuso sonke isigaba esizingelezeleyo.

UJesu loJohane uMbhabhathizi

18 Abafundi bakaJohane basebembikela ngazo zonke lezizintoq.

19 UJohane wasebizela kuye ababili abathile kubafundi bakhe wabathuma kuJesu, esithi: Wena unguye ozayo yini, kumbe silindele omunye?

20 Lamadoda esefikile kuye athi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi usithumile kuwe, esithi: Wena unguye ozayo yini, kumbe silindele omunye?

21 Langalelohola wasilisa abanengi ezifweni lemikhuhlaneni lakubomoya ababir, labayiziphofu abanengi wabapha ukubonas.

22 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Hambani limtshele uJohane izinto elizibonileyo lelizizwileyo: Ukuthi iziphofu zibuye zibone, iziqhuli ziyahamba, amalephero ayahlanjululwa, izacuthe ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, abayanga bayatshunyayezwa ivangeli;

23 njalo ubusisiwe loba ngubani ongakhubekiyo ngami.

24 Kwathi sezihambile izithunywa zikaJohane, waqala ukukhuluma lamaxuku ngoJohane esithi: Laphuma laya enkangala ukuyabonani? Umhlanga onyikinywa ngumoya yini?

25 Kanti laphumela ukuyabonani? Umuntu owembethe izembatho ezicolekileyo yini? Khangelani, abembethe ezikhazimulayo baphila mnandi basezindlini zamakhosi.

26 Pho laphumela ukuyabonani? Umprofethi yini? Yebo, ngithi kini: Loba odlula kakhulu umprofethi.

27 Lo nguye okubhalwe ngaye ukuthi: Khangela, mina ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakhot.

28 Ngoba ngithi kini: Phakathi kwabazelwe ngabesifazana kakho umprofethi omkhulu kuloJohane uMbhabhathizi; kodwa omncinyane embusweni kaNkulunkulu mkhulu kulaye.

29 Labantu bonke bekuzwa, labathelisi, bathi ulungile uNkulunkuluu, sebebhabhathiziwev ngobhabhathizo lukaJohanew;

30 kodwa abaFarisi lezazumthethox balala icebo likaNkulunkuluy bemelene labo, ngoba bengabhabhathizwanga nguye.

31 Yasisithi iNkosi: Pho-ke abantu balesisizukulwana ngizabafananisa lani? Kanti bafanana lani?

32 Banjengabantwana abancane abahlezi emakethe bememezana besithi: Silitshayele umhlanga, kodwa kalisinanga; silililele, kodwa kalikhalanga.

33 Ngoba uJohane uMbhabhathizi wafika engadli isinkwa njalo enganathi iwayini, laselisithi: Uledimoni;

34 iNdodana yomuntu ifikile isidla, inatha, laselisithi: Khangelani, umuntu oligovu lesinathi sewayini, umngane wabathelisi lezoni.

35 Kodwa inhlakanipho ithiwa ilungile ngabantwana bayo bonkez.

Owesifazana oyisoni endlini yomFarisi

36 Omunye wabaFarisi wasemcela ukuthi adle laye; esengenile endlini yomFarisi wahlala ekudlenia.

37 Njalo khangela, owesifazana kulowomuzi, owayeyisoni, esekwazi ukuthi uJesu uhlezi ekudleni endlini yomFarisi, waletha umfuma we-alibasta* owamagcobob,

38 wasesima eceleni kwenyawo zakhe ngemva kwakhe ekhala, waqala ukuthambisa inyawo zakhe ngenyembezi, wazesula ngenwele zekhanda lakhe, wanga inyawo zakhe, wazigcoba ngamagcoboc.

39 Kuthe umFarisi obemnxusile ekubona wakhulumela ngaphakathi kwakhe wathi: Lod, uba ebengumprofethie, ngabe uyamazi ukuthi ungubani lokuthi unjani lo owesifazana omthintayo, ngoba uyisoni.

40 UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: Simoni, ngilengizakukhuluma lawef. Yena wasesithi: Khuluma, Mfundisi.

41 Kwakukhona ababili ababelezikwelede kumkweledisi othile; omunye wayelomlandu wabodenariyo* abangamakhulu amahlanu, lomunye abangamatshumi amahlanu.

42 Kwathi bengelakho okokuhlawula ngakho, wabaxolela bobabilig. Kambe nguwuphi kubo, tshono, ozamthanda okwedlulisileyo?

43 USimoni wasephendula wathi: Ngicabanga ngulowo amxolela okwedlulisileyo. Wathi kuye: Wahlulele ngokuqonda.

44 Wasetshibilikela kowesifazana, wathi kuSimoni: Uyambona lo owesifazana yini? Ngingene endlini yakho, amanzi enyaweni zami kawunginikangah; kodwa yena uzithambisile inyawo zami ngenyembezi zakhei, wazesula ngenwele zekhanda lakhej.

45 Kawunganganga; kodwa yena, lokhu ngingenile, kayekelanga ukwanga inyawo zamik.

46 Ngamagcobo ikhanda lami kawuligcobanga; kodwa yena ugcobile inyawo zami ngamakhal.

47 Ngenxa yalokhu, ngithi kuwe: Izono zakhe ezinengi zithethelelwe, ngoba uthandile kakhulu; kodwa lowo othethelelwa kancinyane, uthanda kancinyanem.

48 Wasesithi kuye: Zithethelelwe izono zakhon.

49 Ababehlezi laye ekudleni basebeqala ukukhulumisana bodwa besithi: Ngubani lo othethelela lezonoo?

50 Wasesithi kowesifazana: Ukholop lwakhoq lukusindisiler; hamba ngokuthulas.

Abesifazana abasiza uJesu ngempahla zabo

8Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho, yena wadabula imizi lemizana, ememezela lokutshumayela indaba ezinhle zombuso kaNkulunkulu; labalitshumi lambili babelaye,

2 labesifazana abathile ababesiliswe kubomoya ababi lemikhuhlanenia, uMariya othiwa nguMagadalenab, okwaphuma kuye amadimoni ayisikhombisac,

3 loJowana umkaKuzad indunae kaHerodif, loSusana, labanye abanengi, ababemsiza ngempahla zabog.

Umfanekiso womhlanyeli

4 Kwathi sekubuthene ixuku elikhulu, njalo bevela emizini ngemizi besiza kuye, wakhuluma ngomfanekiso

5 wathi: Umhlanyeli waphuma ukuyahlanyela inhlanyelo yakhe; kwathi ekuhlanyeleni kwakhe, enye yawela eceleni kwendlela; yasinyathelwa ngenyawo, lenyoni zezulu zayidla zayiqeda.

6 Lenye yawela edwaleni, kwathi ekukhuleni yabuna, ngoba yaswela ubumanzi.

7 Lenye yawela phakathi kwameva, ameva asemila layo ayiminyanisa.

8 Lenye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yakhula yathela ikhulu. Esetshilo lezizinto wamemeza wathi: Olendlebe zokuzwa akezweh.

Ukuchasiswa komfanekiso womhlanyeli

9 Abafundi bakhe basebembuza besithi: Ungaba yini lumfanekiso?

10 Wasesithi: Kuphiwe kini ukwazi imfihlo zombuso kaNkulunkulu; kodwa kwabanye ngemifanekiso, ukuze bebona bangaboni, njalo besizwa bangaqedisisii.

11 Lomfanekiso uyilokhu: Inhlanyelo iyilizwi likaNkulunkulu.

12 Labaseceleni kwendlela yilabo abathi sebezwile, besekufika udiyabhola alisuse ilizwi enhliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangakholwa basindiswej.

13 Labasedwaleni yilabo, abathi belizwile, balemukele ilizwi ngentokozo, kodwa laba kabalampande, abakholwa okwesikhathi, kuthi ngesikhathi sokulingwa bawek.

14 Lewele phakathi kwameva, yilabo abathi sebezwile, bahambe baminyaniswe yikukhathalela lenotho lenkanuko yempilo, njalo bangatheli izithelo ezivuthiweyo.

15 Kodwa esemhlabathini omuhle, yilabo abathi belizwile ilizwi balilondoloze enhliziyweni enhle lelungileyo, bathela izithelo ngokubekezelal.

Umfanekiso wesibane

16 Njalo kakho othi eselumathise isibanem, asembese ngesitshan, kumbe asibeke ngaphansi kombheda, kodwa usibeka esiqobaneni sesibane, ukuze abangenayo babone ukukhanya.

17 Ngoba kakukho okufihliweyo, okungasoze kube sobala; lokuthukuziweyo, okungayikwaziwa lokungayikulethwa obalao.

18 Ngakho qaphelisani ukuthi lizwa njanip; ngoba loba ngubani olakho, uzaphiwa; kodwa loba ngubani ongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho acabanga ukuthi ulakhoq.

Izihlobo zikaJesu eziyizo

19 Kwasekufika kuye unina labafowabo, kodwa abazange bamfinyelele ngenxa yexukur.

20 Wasebikelwa ngabanye abathi: Unyoko labafowenu bemi phandle, bafuna ukukubona.

21 Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Umama labafowethu yilabo, abalizwayo ilizwi likaNkulunkulu balenzes.

Ukuthuliswa kwesiphepho

22 Kwasekusithi ngolunye lwezinsuku, wangena emkhunjini yena labafundi bakhet, wasesithi kubo: Asichaphele ngaphetsheya kwechibiu; basuka-ke.

23 Kwathi behamba ngomkhumbi, walala ubuthongo; isiphepho esikhulu somoya sasesisehlela phansi echibiniv, bagcwalelwa ngamanzi, babesengoziniw.

24 Basebesondela bamvusa, besithi: Nkosi, nkosi, siyabhubhax! Wasevuka wakhuza umoya lamagagasi amakhulu amanzi; kwasekusima, kwasekusiba lokuthulay.

25 Wasesithi kubo: Lungaphi ukholo lwenu? Basebesesaba bamangala, bakhulumisana besithi: Kambe ungubani lo, ukuthi alaye ngitsho imimoya lamanzi, njalo kumlalele?

Ukukhutshwa kwabomoya ababi

26 Basebesiya ngomkhumbi elizweni lamaGadarenez, eliqondene leGalili.

27 Kwathi esephumele emhlabathini, yamhlangabeza indoda ethile ivela emzinia, eyayilamadimoni okwesikhathi esideb, njalo ingembathi isembatho, ingahlali endlini, kodwa emangcwabeni.

28 Yathi imbona uJesu, yamemeza, yawa phansi phambi kwakhe, yathi ngelizwi elikhulu: Ngilani lawe, Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngiyakuncenga, ungangihluphic.

29 Ngoba walaya umoya ongcolileyo ukuthi aphume kulowomuntu; ngoba wayesembambe okwezikhathi ezinengi, walindwa ebotshiwe ngamaketane lezibopho, kodwa eseqamule izibopho waqhutshelwa enkangalad lidimoni.

30 UJesu wasembuza, wathi: Ungubani ibizo lakho? Wasesithi: NguLegiyoni; ngoba amadimoni amanengi ayengene kuye.

31 Asemncenga ukuthi angawalayi ukuya emgodini ongelamkhawuloe.

32 Kwakukhona lapho umhlambi wengulube ezinengi usidla entabeni; asemncenga ukuthi awavumele angene kuzo. Wasewavumela.

33 Kwathi amadimoni esephumile kulowomuntu angena engulubeni; umhlambi wasuphaphatheka usuka eliweni usiya echibini, waminzwaf.

34 Kwathi ababezelusile bebona okwenzakeleyo babaleka, basuka bayabika emzini, lemaphandleni.

35 Basebephuma ukuyabona okwenzakeleyo; bafika kuJesu, bamfica umuntu okwakuphume kuye amadimonig ehlezi enyaweni zikaJesuh, embethe esephelele engqondwenii; basebesesaba.

36 Basebebatshela lalabo ababebonile ukuthi usindiswe njani owayengenwe ngamadimoni.

37 Ixuku lonke lesigaba samaGadarenej esizingelezeleyo laselimcela ukuthi asuke kubo, ngoba babanjwa yikwesaba okukhulu; yena wasengena emkhunjinik waphindela emuva.

38 Kodwa indodal okwakuphume kuyo amadimoni yamncenga ukuthi ibe layem. Kodwa uJesu wayiyekela yahamba, esithi:

39 Buyela endlini yakho, ulandise ukuthi kungakanani uNkulunkulu akwenze kuwe. Wasesuka wahamba, etshumayela phakathi komuzi wonke ukuthi kungakanani uJesu ayekwenzile kuyen.

Indodakazi kaJayirosi ivuswa ekufeni. Owesifazana olomopho uyasiliswa

40 Kwasekusithi ekubuyeni kukaJesuo, ixuku lamthakazelela; ngoba bonke babemlindelep.

41 Njalo khangela, kwafika indoda, uJayirosi ngebizo, yona ingumphathi wesinagoge, yasisiwa phansi enyaweni zikaJesu yamncenga ukuthi angene endlini yayoq;

42 ngoba yayilendodakazi eyodwa ezelweyo eyayingaba leminyaka elitshumi lambilir, njalo yona yayisisifa. Kwathi esahamba amaxuku amcindezela.

43 Lowesifazana owayelomopho wegazi okweminyaka elitshumi lambili, echithe konke okwempilo yakhe kubelaphi engelakusiliswa langubanis,

44 wasondela ngemva kwakhe, wathinta umphetho wesembatho sakhet; njalo wahle wakhawula umopho wegazi lakhe.

45 UJesu wasesithi: Ngubani ongithintileyo? Kwathi lapho bephika bonke, uPetro wathi lababelaye: Nkosiu, ixuku likuminyanisile likucindezele, kodwa uthi: Ngubani ongithintileyo?

46 Kodwa uJesu wathi: Ukhona ongithintileyo; ngoba mina ngazile ukuthi amandla aphumile kimi.

47 Kwathi owesifazana ebona ukuthi kafihlakalanga, weza ethuthumela, wawa phambi kwakhev, walandisa phambi kwabantu bonke ukuthi umthinte ngesizatho bani, lokuthi uhle wasila njani.

48 Wasesithi kuye: Mana isibindi, ndodakazi, ukholo lwakho lukusindisilew; hamba ngokuthulax.

49 Esakhuluma, kwafika umuntu evela endlini yomphathi wesinagoge, wathi kuye: Indodakazi yakho isifile; ungamhluphi uMfundisi.

50 Kodwa uJesu esizwa, wamphendula, wathi: Ungesabi; kholwa kuphela, njalo izasindiswa.

51 Futhi esengenile endlini, kavumanga ukuthi kungene muntu, ngaphandle kukaPetro loJakobe loJohane, loyise wendodakazi lonina.

52 Njalo bakhala bonke, beyililelay. Kodwa wathi: Lingakhali; kayifanga, kodwa ilele.

53 Basebemhleka usulu, besazi ukuthi ifile.

54 Kodwa yena esebakhuphele phandle bonke, wabamba isandla sayo, wamemeza, esithi: Ndodakazi, vuka!

55 Wasubuya umoya wayo, yasivuka khona lapho; waselaya ukuthi kayiphiwe ukudla.

56 Abazali bayo basebemangala kakhuluz; kodwa wabalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu okwenzakeleyoa.

Ukuthunywa kwabaphostoli

9Wasebizela ndawonye abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambilia, wabanika amandla legunya phezu kwamadimoni wonke, lawokwelapha izifob.

2 Wasebathuma ukuyatshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu, lokusilisa abagulayo,

3 wasesithi kubo: Lingaphathi lutho lwendlela; lodondolo, lesikhwama, lomphako, lemali, njalo lingabi lezigqoko ezimbili ngamunye.

4 Lakuyiphi indlu elingena kuyo, hlalani lapho, lalapho lisukec.

5 Labo bonke abangalemukeliyo, nxa lisuka kulowomuzi, thintithani ngitsho uthuli enyaweni zenu kube yibufakazi obumelana labod.

6 Basuka-ke bahamba bedabula imizana, betshumayela ivangeli besilisa endaweni zonkee.

Ukubulawa kukaJohane uMbhabhathizi

7 UHerodi umtetrarki*f wasekuzwa konke okwenziwa nguyeg; wasedidekah, ngoba kwatshiwo ngabanye ukuthi uJohane uvukile kwabafileyo;

8 langabanye ukuthi uElija ubonakele; langabanye ukuthi kuvukile omunye wabaprofethi abadala.

9 Kodwa uHerodi wathi: UJohane ngamquma ikhanda mina; kodwa ngubani lo, mina engizwa ngaye izinto ezinje? Wasefunisisa ukumbonai.

UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwane ezinhlanu

10 Abaphostolij sebebuyile bambikela konke ababekwenzile. Wasebathathak, wahamba labo bebodwa waya endaweni eyinkangala eyomuzi othiwa yiBhethisayidal.

11 Kwathi amaxuku esekwazi, amlandela; wasewemukela, wakhuluma lawo ngombuso kaNkulunkulum, wabasilisa labo abaswele ukusiliswan.

12 Ilanga laseliqala ukutshonao; abalitshumi lambili basebesiza bathi kuye: Yekela ixuku lihambe, ukuze baye emizaneni lezigabeni ezizingelezeleyo bangenise khona, bathole ukudlap; ngoba lapha sisendaweni eyinkangala.

13 Kodwa wathi kubo: Banikeni lina bona ukuthi badle. Bathi-ke: Asilakho okwedlula izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili, ngaphandle kokuthi thina siyebathengela ukudla bonke lababantu.

14 Ngoba kwakukhona amadoda angaba zinkulungwane ezinhlanu. Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Bahlaliseni phansi ngezigaba ngamatshumi amahlanu.

15 Basebesenza njalo, babahlalisa phansi bonke.

16 Wasezithatha izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili, wakhangela phezulu ezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi ukuthi babeke phambi kwexuku.

17 Basebesidla basutha bonke; kwadojwa imvuthu ezazisele kubo, izitsha ezilitshumi lambili.

Isivumo sokholo sikaPetro. UJesu ukhuluma ngokufa lokuvuka kwakhe

18 Kwasekusithi ekhuleka yedwa, abafundi babelaye; wasebabuza, esithi: Amaxuku athi ngingubaniq?

19 Basebephendula bathi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi; kodwa abanye bathi: UElija; kodwa abanye bathi: Kuvukile umprofethi othile wabadalar.

20 Wasesithi kubo: Lina-ke lithi ngingubani? UPetro wasephendula wathi: UKristu kaNkulunkulu.

21 Esebaxwayisisiles walaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu lokhut,

22 esithiu: INdodana yomuntu imele ihlupheke kakhulu, ilahlwe ngabadala labapristi abakhulu lababhali, ibulawe, ibisivuswa ngosuku lwesithathuv.

Ukuhlutshwa kukaJesu lokwabamlandelayo

23 Wasesithi kubo bonke: Uba umuntu ethanda ukuza ngemva kwami, kazidele, athathe isiphambano sakhew insuku ngensuku, angilandelex.

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

25 Ngoba kuzamsizani umuntu, uba ezuza umhlaba wonke, kodwa yena uqobo lwakhe azone kumbe alahlekey?

26 Ngoba loba ngubani olenhloni ngami langamazwi ami, iNdodana yomuntu izakuba lenhloni ngaye, nxa isiza enkazimulweni yayo lekaBaba leyengilosi ezingcwele.

27 Kodwa ngilitshela ngeqiniso: Bakhona abanye kwabemiyo lapha, abangasoze bezwe ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.

Ukukhazimuliswa kukaJesu entabeni

28 Kwasekusithiz emva kwalawomazwia, kungaba zinsuku eziyisificaminwembilib, wathatha uPetro loJohane loJakobe, wakhwela entabeni ukuyakhulekac.

29 Kwasekusithi ekukhulekeni kwakhe, isimo sobuso bakhe saphenduka, lesembatho sakhe saba mhlophe, sacwazimulad.

30 Njalo khangela, akhuluma laye amadoda amabili, ayengoMozisi loElijae;

31 abonakala ngenkazimulof akhuluma ngokusuka kwakhe ayezakuphelelisa eJerusalemag.

32 Kodwa uPetro lababelaye babesindwe yibuthongoh; kodwa sebephapheme babona inkazimulo yakhei, lamadoda amabili ayemi laye.

33 Kwasekusithi, ekwehlukaneni kwawo layej, uPetro wathi kuJesu: Nkosik, kuhle ukuthi sibe lapha; futhi asakhe amadumba amathathu, elinye ngelakho, lelinye ngelikaMozisi, lelinye ngelikaElija; engakwazi akutshoyol.

34 Kwathi ekhuluma lezizinto, kwafika iyezi labasibekela; basebesesaba ekungeneni kwabo eyezinim.

35 Kwasekuphuma ilizwi eyezini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; zwanini yona.

36 Kwathi ilizwi selifikile, uJesu waficwa eyedwa. Kodwa bona bathula, kabaze batshela muntu ngalezonsuku okunye kwalezozinto abazibonileyon.

Ukusiliswa komfana owayelesithuthwane

37 Kwasekusithi ngelanga elilandelayo, sebehlileo entabeni, ixuku elikhulu lamhlangabezap.

38 Njalo khangela, indoda exukwini yamemeza, isithi: Mfundisi, ngiyakuncenga, bona indodana yamiq, ngoba yiyo yodwa ezelweyo yamir;

39 njalo khangela, umoya uyayibamba, futhi ihle iklabalales, njalo uyihlukuze, ikhihlize amagwebu, uphume nzima kuyo, uyihluzulet.

40 Njalo ngincenge abafundi bakho ukuthi bawukhuphe, kodwa abenelisanga.

41 UJesu wasephendula wathi: O sizukulwana esingelakholo lesonakeleyo, kuzaze kube nini ngilani, ngilibekezelela? Ilethe lapha indodana yakho.

42 Kuthe iseza, idimoni layidabula layihlukuza; kodwa uJesu wawukhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wamsilisa umntwana, wambuyisela kuyise.

UJesu uphinda akhulume ngokuhlupheka kwakhe

43 Bonke basebemangaliswa kakhulu yibukhulu bukaNkulunkulu. Kwathi bemangele bonke ngazo zonke izinto uJesu azenzileyo, wathi kubafundi bakheu:

44 Fakani lina endlebeni zenu lamazwiv: Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa ezandleni zabantu.

45 Kodwa kabaqedisisanga lumutsho, njalo wawufihlakele kubo, ukuze bangawuzwisisi; basebesesaba ukumbuza ngalumutshow.

UJesu ufundisa ngokuthobeka

46 Kwasekungenax ukuphikisana phakathi kwabo, ukuthi ngubani ongaba mkhulu kuboy.

47 Kwathi uJesu ebona ukunakana kwenhliziyo yaboz, wathatha umntwana omncane, wammisa phansi kwakhe,

48 wasesithi kubo: Loba ngubani owemukela lumntwana omncane ebizweni lami wemukela mina; njalo loba ngubani owemukela mina wemukela ongithumileyoa; ngoba omncinyane kini lonke nguye ozakuba mkhulub.

49 UJohane wasephendula wathic: Nkosi, sabona omunye ekhupha amadimoni ngebizo lakho, sasesimenqabela, ngoba engalandeli kanye lathi.

50 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Lingamenqabeli, ngoba ongamelani lathi ungakithid.

UJesu uyasuka aye eJerusalema

51 Kwathi seziphelelisiwe insukue zokwenyuka kwakhef, yena wasekhangelisa ubuso bakhe ukuya eJerusalemag,

52 wasethuma izithunywa phambi kobuso bakheh; zasezihamba zangena emzanenii wamaSamariyaj, ukuze zimlungisele.

53 Kodwa kawamemukelangakl, ngoba ubuso bakhe babukhangele eJerusalemam.

54 Kwathi abafundi bakhe uJakobe loJohanen bebona lokhu bathi: Nkosi, uyathanda yini ukuthi sitsho ukuthi umlilo wehle uvela ezulwini, ubaqothule, njengoba loElija wenzao?

55 Kodwa watshibilika wabakhuza, esithi: Alazi ukuthi lina lingabomoya onjani.

56 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu kayizanga ukuthi ibhubhise imiphefumulo yabantu, kodwa ukuyisindisap. Basebesedlulela komunye umzana.

Ukulandela uJesu

57 Kwasekusithi behamba endleleniq, umuntu othile wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngizakulandela loba ngaphi lapho oya khona.

58 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Amakhanka alemilindi, lenyoni zezulu zilezidleke; kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayilalapho engaqamelisa ikhanda khonar.

59 Wasesithi komunye: Ngilandela. Kodwa yena wathi: Nkosi, ngivumela ukuthi ngiyengcwaba ubaba kuqala.

60 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Yekela abafileyo bangcwabe ababo abafileyo; kodwa wena hamba utshumayele umbuso kaNkulunkulus.

61 Lomunye wasesithi: Ngizakulandela, Nkosit; kodwa ngivumela kuqala ukuthi ngiyevalelisa abasendlini yamiu.

62 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Kakho othi esebeke isandla sakhe ekhubeni, akhangele kokusemuvav, ofanele umbuso kaNkulunkuluw.

Ukuthunywa kwabafundi abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa

10Njalo emva kwalezizinto iNkosi yamisa njalo abanyea abangamatshumi ayisikhombisab, yabathuma ngababili phambi kobuso bayo emizini yonke lezindaweni zonke ebizakuya kuzo yonac.

2 Ngakho yathi kubo: Isibili isivuno sikhulu, kodwa izisebenzi zinlutshwana. Ngakho ncengani eNkosini yesivuno, ukuze ithume izisebenzi esivunweni sayod.

3 Hambani; khangelani, mina ngiyalithuma linjengezimvana phakathi kwezimpisie.

4 Lingaphathif umxhaka, lesikhwama, lamanyathelag; njalo lingabingeleli muntu endlelenih.

5 Njalo lakuyiphi indlu elingena kuyo, qalani lithi: Ukuthula kakube kulindlui.

6 Njalo uba kukhona lapho indodana yokuthula, ukuthula kwenu kuzahlala phezu kwayoj; kodwa uba kungenjalo, kuzabuyela kini.

7 Hlalani-ke kuleyondlu, lidle linathe izinto ezivela kibo; ngoba isisebenzi sifanele umvuzo waso. Lingayi endlini lendlini.

8 Lakuwuphi umuzi elingena kuwo, besebelemukela, dlanini okubekwa phambi kwenuk,

9 lisilise abagulayo abakuwol, njalo lithi kubo: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele kinim.

10 Kodwa lakuwuphi umuzi elingena kuwo, futhi bengalemukeli, phumelani endleleni zawo, lithi:

11 Lothuli lomuzi wenu olusinamatheleyo siyaluthintithela kinin; kodwa-ke yazini lokhu, ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele kinio.

12 Njalo ngithi kini: Kuzakuba lula eSodoma ngalolosuku, kulakulowomuzip.

Ukusolwa kwemizi engaphendukanga

13 Maye kuwe, Korazini! Maye kuwe, Bhethisayida! Ngoba uba kwakwenziwe eTire leSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kiniq, ngabe kade baphenduka bahlala emasakeni lemlothenir.

14 Kodwa kuzakuba lula eTire leSidoni ekugwetshweni, kulakinis.

15 Lawe, Kapenawume, ophakanyiselwe ezulwini, uzaphoselwa phansi esihogweni.

16 Olizwayo lina uyangizwa minat; lolalayo lina uyangala minau; longalayo mina uyamala ongithumileyov.

Ukubuya kwabangamatshumi ayisikhombisa

17 Babuya-ke abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa ngentokozow, besithi: Nkosi, lamadimoni ayazehlisela ngaphansi kwethu ebizweni lakhox.

18 Wasesithi kubo: Ngabona uSathane njengombaney esiwa evela ezulwiniz.

19 Khangelani, ngilinika amandla okunyathela phezu kwezinyoka labofezela, laphezu kwamandla wonke esitha; njalo akusoze kube lalutho olungalilimazaa.

20 Kodwa lingathokozi ngalokho ukuthi omoya bayazehlisela ngaphansi kwenub; kodwa ikakhulu thokozani ukuthi amabizo enu alotshiwe emazulwinic.

UJesu ubonga uYise

21 Ngalelohola uJesud wathokoza emoyenie, wathi: Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu lomhlaba, ngoba uzifihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyo labaqedisisayo, kodwa wazembulela izingane; yebo, Baba, ngoba ngokunjalo kwaba kuhle phambi kwakhof.

22 Konke kwanikelwa kimi nguBaba; njalo kakho owaziyo ukuthi iNdodana ingubani, ngaphandle kukaBaba, lokuthi uBaba ungubani, ngaphandle kweNdodana, njalo loba ngubani iNdodana ethanda ukumembulela.

23 Wasephendukela kubafundi bebodwa wathi: Abusisiwe amehlo abona elikubonayo.

24 Ngoba ngithi kini: Abaprofethi abanengi lamakhosi babethanda ukubona izinto elizibonayo lina, kodwa kabazibonanga; lokuzwa izinto elizizwayo, kodwa kabazizwangag.

Umlayo wokuqala

25 Njalo khangela, isazumthetho esithileh sasesisukuma, simlingai, sisithi: Mfundisi, ngenzeni ukuze ngidle ilifa lempilo elaphakadej?

26 Wasesithi kuso: Kubhalweni emlayweni? Uwubala njani?

27 Sasesiphendula sathi: Wothanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, langomphefumulo wakho wonke, langamandla akho wonke, langengqondo yakho yonkek; lomakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wenal.

28 Wasesithi kuso: Uphendule ngokuqonda; yenza lokhu, futhi uzaphilam.

Umfanekiso womSamariya olesihawu

29 Kodwa sona sithanda ukuzilungisisan sathi kuJesu: Kanti ngubani umakhelwane wami?

30 UJesu wasephendula wathi: Umuntu othile wehla evela eJerusalemao esiya eJerikop, watheleka phakathi kwabaphangiq, njalo bamhlubula impahla bamtshaya imivimvinya basuka bahamba, bamtshiya ephosukufa.

31 Umpristi othile waseqabuka esehla ngaleyondlelar; njalo wathi embona, wadlula ecelenis.

32 Langokunjalo lomLevi nxa wayesekulindawo, wafika embona, wadlula ecelenit.

33 Kodwa umSamariyau othile owayehamba wafika lapho ayekhona, njalo kwathi embona waba lesihelo,

34 waya kuye wabopha amanxeba akhev, ewathela amagcobo lewayiniw; wamkhweza phezu kweyakhe inyamazana, wamusa endlini yezihambi, wamlondoloza.

35 Kusisa esehamba, wakhupha odenariyo* ababili wabanika umninindlu, wathi kuye: Umlondoloze; njalo loba yini ozakuchitha okwedlula lokhu, mina ngizabuyisela kuwe ekubuyeni kwami.

36 Pho, nguwuphi kulaba abathathu ocabanga ukuthi wayengumakhelwane walowo owatheleka phakathi kwabaphangix?

37 Wasesithi: Ngulowo owamenzela isihawuy. Ngakho uJesu wathi kuye: Hamba, lawe wenze njalo.

UMarta loMariya

38 Kwasekusithi ekuhambeni kwabo, yena wangena emzaneni othile; lowesifazana othile, uMartaz ngebizo, wamemukela endlini yakhea.

39 Njalo lo wayelodadewabo othiwa nguMariyab, laye owahlala enyaweni zikaJesuc, walizwa ilizwi lakhe.

40 Kodwa uMarta wayephazanyiswa yikusebenza okunengid; weza eduze wasesithi: Nkosi, kawukhathali yini ukuthi udadewethu ungitshiye ukuthi ngisebenze ngedwa? Ngakho umtshele ukuthi angisize.

41 Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Marta, Martae, uyaphiseka ukhathazeke ngezinto ezinengif;

42 kodwa yinye into edingekayog; kodwa uMariya ukhethile isabelo esihle, angayikwemukwa sonah.

UJesu ufundisa ngokukhuleka

11Kwasekusithi ekhuleka endaweni ethilea, eseqedile, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: Nkosi, sifundise ukukhuleka, njengoJohane laye wafundisa abafundi bakhe.

2 Wasesithi kubo: Nxa likhuleka, libokuthi: Baba wethu osemazulwini, kalihlonitshwe ibizo lakho. Umbuso wakho kawuze. Intando yakho kayenziwe, lemhlabeni njengezulwini.

3 Siphe usuku ngosuku ukudla kwethu kwensuku zonke.

4 Njalo usithethelele amacala ethu, ngoba lathi sibathethelela bonke abalamacala kithi. Njalo ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule ebubinib.

Umfanekiso womngane ofika phakathi kobusuku

5 Wasesithi kubo: Nguwuphi kini olomngane, futhi aye kuye phakathi kobusukuc, athi kuye: Mngane, ngeboleka izinkwa ezintathu,

6 ngoba kufike kimi umngane wami evela ekuhambeni, kodwa kangilalutho engingalubeka phambi kwakhed;

7 longaphakathi aphendule athi: Ungangihluphi; umnyango usuvaliwe, labantwana bami abancane balami embhedeni; kangingeke ngivuke ngikunike.

8 Ngithi kini: Loba engazukuvuka amnike, ngoba engumngane wakhe, kodwa ngenxa yokuphikelela kwakhe uzavuka amnike konke akuswelayoe.

9 Mina-ke ngithi kini: Celani, lizaphiwa; dingani, lizathola; qoqodani, lizavulelwa.

10 Ngoba wonke ocelayo uyemukela; lodingayo uyathola; loqoqodayo uyavulelwaf.

11 Kambe, nguwuphi kini onguyise ongathi indodana icela isinkwa, ayinike ilitshe? Loba-ke inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka endaweni yenhlanzi yini?

12 Uba-ke icela iqanda, ayinike ufezela yinig?

13 Ngakho uba lina elingababi likwazi ukupha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu kangakanani uBaba osezulwinih ezabapha uMoya oNgcwele abacela kuyei.

Isono sokuhlambaza

14 Wayesekhupha idimoni, elaliyisimungulu. Kwasekusithi, seliphumile idimoni, wakhuluma oyisimungulu; amaxuku asemangala.

15 Kodwa abanye babo bathi: Ukhupha amadimoni ngoBhelezebhule inkosi yamadimonij.

16 Labanye bemlingak badinga kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwinil.

17 Kodwa yena eyazi imicabango yabo wathi kubom: Wonke umbuso owehlukene umelene lawo ngokwawo uyachitheka; njalo indlu emelene lendlu iyadilika.

18 Njalo uba uSathane laye ehlukene emelane laye ngokwakhe, umbuso wakhe uzakuma njani? Ngoba lithi, ngikhupha amadimoni ngoBhelezebhule.

19 Njalo uba mina ngikhupha amadimoni ngoBhelezebhule, amadodana enu akhupha ngobani? Ngakho wona azakuba ngabagwebi benun.

20 Kodwa uba ngikhupha amadimoni ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu, isibili umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile kinio.

21 Uba isiqhwaga sihlomile silinda owaso umuzi, impahla yaso isekuthulenip;

22 kodwa nxa olamandla kulaso esisukela asinqobe, uyasemuka izikhali zaso ebesithembele kuzo, abesesaba impango yasoq.

23 Ongelami umelene lamir; longabuthi lamis uyachithizat.

Ukuphenduka okungapheleliyo

24 Nxa umoya ongcolileyo esephumile emuntwini, uyahamba adabule indawo ezomileyo, edinga ukuphumula; kodwa engakutholi athi: Ngizabuyela endlini yami engaphuma kuyo;

25 njalo esefikile ayifice ithanyelwe njalo ilungisiwe.

26 Abesehamba azithathele abanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababi kulaye uqobo, bangene bahlale lapho; njalo ukucina kwalowomuntu kube kubi kulokuqalau.

27 Kwasekusithi ekhuluma lezizinto, owesifazana othile exukwini waphakamisa ilizwi, wathi kuyev: Sibusisiwe isisu esakuthwalayo, lamabele owawamunyayow.

28 Kodwa yena wathi: Kodwa ikakhulux babusisiwey abalizwayo ilizwi likaNkulunkuluz balilondolozea.

Abafuna isibonakaliso

29 Kwathi sekubuthene amaxuku eminyene, waqala ukuthi: Lesi isizukulwana sibi; sidinga isibonakaliso, kodwa kasiyikunikwa isibonakaliso, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi.

30 Ngoba njengalokhu uJona waba yisibonakaliso kwabeNineve, leNdodana yomuntu izakuba njalo kulesisizukulwanab.

31 Indlovukazi yeningizimu izasukuma ekugwetshweni kanye lamadoda alesisizukulwanac, iwalahle; ngoba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba ukuzakuzwa inhlakanipho kaSolomoni, njalo khangelani, omkhulu kuloSolomoni ulapha.

32 Amadoda eNineve azasukuma ekugwetshweni kanye lalesisizukulwanad, asilahle; ngoba aphenduka ngokutshumayela kukaJona, njalo khangelani, omkhulu kuloJona ulapha.

Imifanekiso yezibane

33 Futhi kakho othi eselumathise isibane asibeke ekusithekeni, loba ngaphansi kwesitsha, kodwa phezu kwesiqobane sesibanee, ukuze abangenayo babone ukukhanyaf.

34 Isibane somzimba yilihlo; ngakho nxa ilihlo lakho liphilile, lomzimba wakho wonke ugcwele ukukhanyag; kodwa nxa lilibi, lomzimba wakho ulobumnyamah.

35 Ngakho qaphela ukuthi ukukhanya okukuwe kungabi ngumnyama.

36 Ngakho uba umzimba wakho wonke ugcwele ukukhanya, ungelandawo emnyama, uzakhanya wonke, njengesibane sikukhanyisa ngokukhanyai.

UJesu usola abaFarisi lezazumlayo

37 Kwathi esakhuluma, umFarisi othile wamcela ukuthi adle laye; wasengena wahlala ekudlenij.

38 Kwathi umFarisi ebona lokhu wamangala ukuthi kazange aqale agezek phambi kokudla kweminil.

39 Yasisithi iNkosi kuye: Khathesi lina baFarisi lihlambulula ingaphandle yenkezo leyesitsham, kodwa ingaphakathi yenu igcwele ukuphanga lobubin.

40 Zithutha, yena owenza ingaphandle kayenzanga yini lengaphakathi?

41 Kodwa phanini zibe yizipho lezozinto ezingaphakathio; khangelani-ke, konke kuzahlambuluka kinip.

42 Kodwa maye kini baFarisiq! Ngoba lithela okwetshumi kwetshwayi leganga leruwi*, lakuyo yonke imibhida, njalo liseqa ukwehlulela lothando lukaNkulunkulu; belifanele ukwenza lezizinto, lingakuyekeli lalokhur.

43 Maye kini baFarisi! Ngoba lithanda izihlalo zabahloniphekayo emasinagogenis, lokubingelelwa emidangenit.

44 Maye kini, babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi! Ngoba lifanana lamangcwaba angabonakaliyo, labantu abahamba phezu kwawo bengawaziu.

45 Omunye wezazumthetho wasephendula wathi kuye: Mfundisi, ngokutsho lezizinto uyasithuka lathiv.

46 Kodwa wathi: Maye lakini zazumthethow! Ngobax lethwesa abantu imithwalo enzima ukuthwalwa, kodwa lina uqobo lwenu kaliyithinti leyomithwalo langomunye weminwe yenuy.

47 Maye kini! Ngoba lakha amangcwaba abaprofethi, njalo oyihlo bababulalaz.

48 Ngalokhu-ke lifakazaa ukuthi livumelana lemisebenzi yaboyihlo; ngoba bona bababulala, lina-ke liyawakha amangcwaba abob.

49 Ngalokhu-ke inhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu yathic: Ngizabathuma abaprofethi labaphostolid, labanye babo bazababulala babaxotshee;

50 ukuze kubizwe kulesisizukulwana igazi labaprofethi bonke elachithwa kusukela ekusekelweni komhlabaf,

51 kusukela egazini likaAbela kuze kufike egazini likaZakariya owabulawa phakathi laphakathi kwelathi lendlu kaNkulunkulu; yebo, ngithi kini: Lizabizwa kulesisizukulwanag.

52 Maye kini zazumthethoh! Ngoba lisusilei isihluthulelo solwazi; kalingenanga lina uqobo lwenuj, labangenayo labavimbela.

53 Kwathi ekhuluma lezizinto kubo, ababhali labaFarisi baqala ukumngxamela kakhulukazi, lokumbuzisisa ngezinto ezinengik,

54 bemthiyal, bedinga ukubamba ulutho oluphuma emlonyeni wakhem, ukuze bambeke icalan.

UJesu uxwayisa abafundi bakhe

12Kusenjalo sezibuthene izigidi zexuku, baze banyathelana, waqala ukukhuluma labafundi bakhe kuqalaa: Lina xwayani imvubelo yabaFarisib, eyikuzenzisac.

2 Njalo kakukho okumbomboziweyo, okungayikwembulwa, lokufihliweyo, okungayikwaziwad.

3 Ngakho loba yini eliyikhuluma emnyameni izazwakala ekukhanyeni; lelikukhulume endlebeni ezindlini zensithae kuzamenyezelwa phezu kwezindluf.

Omele ukwesatshwa

4 Njalo ngithi kini bangane bami: Lingabesabi ababulala umzimba, njalo emva kwalokho bengelakho ukwenza olunye uluthog.

5 Kodwa ngizalitshengisa elifanele ukumesaba: Mesabeni lowo othi esebulele abe lamandla okuphosela esihogweni; yebo, ngithi kini: Mesabeni yenah.

6 Kazithengiswa yini intaka ezinhlanu ngendibilitshi ezimbili? Kakukhohlakali lanye yazo phambi kukaNkulunkului.

7 Kanti lenwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke. Ngakho lingesabi; liyazedlula intaka ezinengi.

8 Njalo ngithi kini: Wonke loba ngubani ongivuma phambi kwabantu, iNdodana yomuntu layo izamvuma phambi kwengilosi zikaNkulunkuluj;

9 kodwa ongiphika phambi kwabantu uzaphikwa phambi kwengilosi zikaNkulunkuluk.

10 Laye wonke okhuluma ilizwi elimelana leNdodana yomuntu, uzathethelelwa; kodwa lowo ohlambaza uMoya oNgcwele kayikuthethelelwal.

11 Njalo nxa belisa emasinagogenim lakubabusino leziphathamandlapq, lingakhathazeki ukuthi lizaphendulani kumbe njani, kumbe lizakhulumanir;

12 ngoba uMoya oNgcwele uzalifundisa ngalelohola izinto elifanele ukuzikhuluma.

Umfanekiso womlimi onothileyo

13 Futhi omunye wexuku wathi kuye: Mfundisi, akutshele umfowethu abelane lami ilifa.

14 Kodwa wathi kuye: Ndodas, ngubani ongimise ukuthi ngibe ngumahluleli loba umehlukanisi phezu kwenut?

15 Wasesithi kubo: Nanzelelani liqaphele ubuhwaba, ngoba impilo yomuntu kayikho ebunengini bezinto alazou.

16 Wasebatshela umfanekiso, esithi: Insimu yomuntu othile onothileyo yathela kakhulu;

17 wasenakana ngaphakathi kwakhev, esithi: Ngizakwenza njani, ngoba kangilandawo lapho engingabuthela khona izithelo zamiw?

18 Wasesithi: Ngizakwenza lokhu; ngizadiliza iziphala zami, ngakhe ezinkulux, ngibuthele khona izilimo zami zonke lempahla yamiy,

19 besengisithi kumphefumulo wami: Mphefumulo, ulempahla ezinengi ezibekelwe iminyaka eminengi; phumula, udle, unathez, uthokozea.

20 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: Siphukuphukub, ngalobubusuku umphefumulo wakho uzabizwa1 kuwec; pho izinto ozilungisileyo zizakuba ngezikabanid?

21 Kunjalo-ke kozibekela inothoe, kodwa enganothanga kuNkulunkuluf.

Ukukhathazeka, lokuthemba kuNkulunkulu

22 Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Ngakho ngithi kini: Lingakhathaleli impilo yenu, ukuthi lizakudlani; loba umzimba, ukuthi lizakwembathani.

23 Impilo yedlula ukudla, lomzimba isembathog.

24 Qaphelisisani amawabayi, ukuthi kawahlanyeli, njalo kawavunih, kawalasiphalai loba isiluluj, kanti uNkulunkulu uyawondla; lina lizedlula kangakananik inyoni?

25 Njalo nguwuphi kini ongathi ngokuphiseka engezelele ingalo ibenyel ebudeni bakhem?

26 Ngakho nxa lingelamandla okwenza into encinyane, liphisekelani ngokunye?

27 Qaphelisani imiduze ukuthi ikhula njani; kayitshikatshiki, kayiphothi, kodwa ngithi kini: LoSolomoni ebucwazicwazini bakhe bonke wayengembathiswanga njengomunye wayo.

28 Njalo uba uNkulunkulu esembathisa ngokunjalo utshani obukhona lamuhla egangeni, kuthi kusasa buphoswa eziko, uzalembathisa ngokukhulu kangakanani, lina abokholo oluncinyanen?

29 Lani-ke lingadingi elizakudla lelizakunatha; njalo lingakhathazeki.

30 Ngoba konke lokhu izizwe zomhlaba ziyakudinga; kodwa uYihlo uyazi ukuthi liyaziswela lezizinto.

31 Kodwa dingani umbuso kaNkulunkulu, njalo zonke lezizinto zizakwengezelelwa kini.

32 Lingesabio, mhlambi omncinyanep; ngoba kuyintokozo kaYihloq ukulinika umbusor.

33 Thengisani impahla zenus liphe iziphot. Lizenzeleu imixhaka engagugiyov, impahla eligugu engapheliyo emazulwini, lapho okungasondeli isela khonaw, lenundu engoni khonax;

34 ngoba lapho okukhona impahla yenu eligugu, izakuba khona lapho lenhliziyo yenuy.

Umfanekiso wenceku ethembekileyo

35 Inkalo zenu kazihlale zibotshiwez, lezibane zibhebhaa;

36 lani libe njengabantu abalindele inkosi yabo, lapho izabuya ivela emtshadwenib, ukuze, nxa ifika iqoqoda, bahle bayivulele.

37 Zibusisiwe lezozincekuc, okuzakuthi inkosi nxa ifika izifice zilindiled; ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izabhincae, izihlalise ekudleni, isondele izisebenzelef.

38 Njalo nxa ifika ngomlindo wesibilig, kumbe ifika ngomlindo wesithathuh, futhi izifice zinjaloi, zibusisiwe lezozinceku.

39 Kodwa yazini lokhu, ukuthi uba umninindlu ebelazi ihola isela elizafika ngaloj, ubezalindak, futhi ubengayikuvuma ukuthi indlu yakhe ifohlelwe.

40 Ngakho lani-ke hlalani lilungilel; ngoba ngehola elingalicabangeliyo iNdodana yomuntu izafikam.

41 UPetro wasesithi kuye: Nkosi, uwutshela thina lumfanekison, kumbe labo bonke yinio?

42 INkosi yasisithi: Pho ngubani umphathi wezinceku othembekileyo lohlakaniphileyo, inkosi ezambeka phezu kwabendlu yayo, ukuze abanike isabelo sabo sokudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyop?

43 Ibusisiwe leyonceku, okuzakuthi inkosi yayo nxa ifika iyifice isenza njalo.

44 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izayibeka phezu kwakho konke elakho.

45 Kodwa nxa leyonceku isithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami iphuzile ukubuya; njalo ibisiqala ukutshaya izinceku lezincekukazi, lokudla lokunatha lokudakwa,

46 inkosi yaleyonceku izafika ngosuku engayilindele ngalo, langehola engalaziyo; izayiquma phakathi, izanika isabelo sayo lalabo abangathembekangaq.

47 Laleyonceku ebisazi intando yenkosi yayor, kodwa ingalungiselanga njalo ingenzanga ngokwentando yayos, izatshaywa imivimvinya eminengit.

48 Kodwa leyou ebingayazi, yenza okufanele ukutshaywav, izatshaywa imivimvinya emilutshwanaw. Laye wonke ophiwe okunengi, kuzadingwa okunengi kuyex; lalowo ophathiswe okunengi, kuzabizwa kuye okungaphezuluy.

Izibonakaliso zezikhathi

49 Ngize ukuphosela umlilo emhlabeniz, futhi kuyini engikufisayo nxa usubasiwea?

50 Kodwa ngilobhabhathizo engizabhabhathizwa ngalob, futhic ngicindezelwed kangakanani luze lupheleliswee.

51 Licabanga ukuthi ngize ukunika ukuthula emhlabeni yinif? Hatshi bo, ngithi kini, kodwa kulalokhu ukwehlukanag.

52 Ngoba kusukela khathesi abahlanu endlini yinye bazakwehlukana, abathathu bamelane lababili, lababili bamelane labathathu,

53 bazakwehlukana, uyise amelane lendodana, lendodana imelane loyise; unina amelane lendodakazi, lendodakazi imelane lonina; uninazala amelane lomalokazana wakhe, lomalokazana amelane loninazalah.

54 Wasesithi lemaxukwini: Nxa libona iyezii lisukuma entshonalangaj, lihle lithi: Izulu liyabuya; futhi kube njalo.

55 Njalo nxa libona umoya weningizimu uphephetha, lithi: Lizatshisa; besekusenzakalak.

56 Bazenzisi! Liyakwazi ukuhlola umumo wesibhakabhaka lowomhlaba; kodwa lesisikhathi kungani lingasihlolil?

57 Pho, kungani ukuthi lingahluleli lani lina uqobo lwenu okulungileyom?

58 Ngoba nxa usiyan lomangalelene laye kumantshio, endleleni yenza ubungcono ukuthi ukhululwe kuye; hlezi akudonsele kumahluleli, lomahluleli akunikele epholiseni, lepholisa likuphosele entolongweni.

59 Ngithi kuwe, kawusoze waphuma khona, uze ubhadale lenhlamvu encane yemali yokucina.

UJesu ufundisa ngokuphenduka

13Njalo ngalesosikhathi kwaba khona abathile abamtshela ngamaGalili, igazi lawo uPilatu alixubanisa lemihlatshelo yawoa.

2 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Licabanga ukuthi amaGalili la ayeyizoni yini kulawo wonke amaGalili, ngoba ahlupheka izinto ezinje?

3 Hatshi bo, ngithi kini: Kodwa uba lingaphenduki, lizabhubha ngokunjalo lonkeb.

4 Lalabo abalitshumi lesificaminwembili, owawela phezu kwabo umphotshongo eSilowama wababulala, licabanga ukuthi bona babebabi1 yini kulabantu bonke ababehlala eJerusalema?

5 Hatshi bo, ngithi kini: Kodwa uba lingaphenduki, lizabhubha ngokunjalo lonkec.

Umfanekiso womkhiwa ongatheliyo

6 Wasekhuluma lumfanekiso wathi: Umuntu othile wayelomkhiwa owawuhlanyelwe esivinini sakhe; wafika edinga isithelo kuwo, kodwa kasitholangad.

7 Wasesithi kuso isisebenzi sesivini: Khangela, sekuyiminyaka emithathu ngisiza ngidinga isithelo emkhiweni, kodwa ngingasitholi; ugamule; yini ukuthi wone ngitsho umhlabathie?

8 Sasesiphendula sathi kuye: Nkosi, ake uwuyekele langalumnyaka, ngize ngigebhe ngiwugombolozele, ngithele umquba;

9 njalo uba uthela isithelo, kuhlef; kodwa uba kungenjalo, emva kwalokho uzawugamulag.

Ukusiliswa kowesifazana ngesabatha

10 Futhi wayefundisa kwelinye lamasinagoge ngesabatha;

11 njalo khangela, kwakukhona owesifazana owayelomoya wobuthakathaka iminyaka elitshumi leyisificaminwembilih, esegogekile, wayengalulami ngokupheleleyoi.

12 Kwathi uJesu embona wambizela kuye, wathi kuye: Mama, ukhululwe ebuthakathakeni bakho.

13 Wasebeka izandla phezu kwakhej; njalo wahle welulanyiswak, wadumisa uNkulunkulul.

14 Kodwa umphathi wesinagogem, ethukuthele ngoba uJesu esilise ngesabathan, waphendula wathi exukwini: Zikhona insuku eziyisithupha okufanele ukusetshenzwa ngazoo; ngakho wozani ngazo lisiliswe, kodwa kungabi ngosuku lwesabathap.

15 Ngakho iNkosi yamphendula, yathi: Mzenzisiq, ngulowo lalowo wenu kayikhululi yini inkabi yakhe kumbe ubabhemir esibayeni ngesabatha, ayikhokhele ayeyinathisas?

16 Lalo, oyindodakazi kaAbrahamat, uSathane osembophile, khangela, iminyaka elitshumi leyisificaminwembili, kakufanele yini ukuthi akhululwe kulesisibopho ngosuku lwesabathau?

17 Kwathi esitsho lezizinto, bayangeka bonke ababephikisana laye; lexuku lonke lathokoza ngezinto zonke ezilodumo ezenziwe nguyev.

Umfanekiso wenhlanyelo yemasitedi, lowemvubelo

18 Wasesithiw: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu unjengani? Futhi ngizawufananisa lani?

19 Unjengohlamvu lwemasitedi, umuntu aluthatha waluphosa esivandeni sakhe; lwaselumila, lwaba yisihlahla esikhulu, lenyoni zezulu zakhele engatsheni zasox.

20 Wasebuya wathi: Ngizawufananisa lani umbuso kaNkulunkulu?

21 Unjengemvubelo, ayithathayo owesifazana wayifaka ezilinganisweni ezintathu zempuphu, kwaze kwabila konkey.

UJesu ukhuluma ngendlela yempilo

22 Wasehamba edabula imizi lemizana efundisaz, ejonge ukuya eJerusalemaa.

23 Omunye wasesithi kuye: Nkosi, balutshwana yini abasindiswayob? Wasesithi kubo:

24 Zamani kakhulu ukungena ngesango elincinyane; ngoba abanengi, ngithi kini, bazadinga ukungena, kodwa bazakwehlulekacd.

25 Emva kokuthi umninindlue esesukume wavala umnyangof, beseliqala ukuma ngaphandle liqoqode emnyango, lisithi: Nkosi, Nkosi, sivuleleg; yena-ke aphendule athi kini: Kangilazi, lapho elivela khonah;

26 lapho lizaqala ukuthi: Sadla sanatha phambi kwakhoi, njalo wawufundisa emigwaqweni yakithij.

27 Kodwa uzakuthi: Ngithi kini: Kangilazi lapho elivela khonak; sukani kimi lina lonke benzi bokubil.

28 Lapho kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla amazinyom, nxa selibona uAbrahama loIsaka loJakobe labaprofethi bonke embusweni kaNkulunkulu, kodwa lina lilahlelwe ngaphandlen.

29 Futhi bazakuzao bevela empumalanga lentshonalanga, njalo enyakatho leningizimu, bahlale embusweni kaNkulunkulup.

30 Njalo khangelani, bakhona abokucina abazakuba ngabokuqala, njalo bakhona abokuqala abazakuba ngabokucinaq.

Ukuzonda kukaHerodi

31 Ngelanga elifananayo kwafika abaFarisi abathile, bathi kuye: Phuma usuke laphar, ngoba uHerodi ufuna ukukubulalas.

32 Wasesithi kubo: Hambani lilitshele lelokhanka: Khangela, ngiyakhupha amadimoni ngenza izelapho lamuhla lakusasa, langelesithathu ngipheleliswet.

33 Kodwa kumele ukuthi ngihambe lamuhla lakusasau langomhlomunyev; ngoba kakwenzekiw ukuthi umprofethi abulawelwe ngaphandle kweJerusalemax.

UJesu ukhalela iJerusalema

34 Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi, lobakhanda ngamatshe labo abathunywe kuwe! Bengithanda kangakanani ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakhoy, njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amatsiyane aso ngaphansi kwempiko, kodwa kalivumangaz.

35 Khangelani, indlu yenu itshiywe kini ilunxiwaa; njalo ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kalisoze langibona kuze kwenzeke, ukuthi lithi: Ubusisiwe ozayo ebizweni leNkosib.

UJesu usilisa efundisa endlini yomFarisi

14Kwasekusithi ekungeneni kwakhe ngesabatha endlini yomunye wabakhulu kubaFarisi ukuthi adle isinkwaa, bona basebemqaphelab.

2 Njalo khangela, kwakukhona umuntu othile phambi kwakhe owayelombizankulu.

3 UJesu wasephendulac wakhuluma lezazumthetho labaFarisid, wathi: Kuvunyelwe yini ukusilisa ngesabathae?

4 Kodwa bathula. Wasembamba wamsilisa wamyekela ukuthi ahambe.

5 Wasebaphendula esithif: Nguwuphi kini ongathi elobabhemi kumbe inkabi yakhe ewele emgodini, futhi angahle ayikhuphe ngosuku lwesabathag?

6 Abasazange babuyisele impendulo kuye ngalezizintoh.

7 Wasekhuluma umfanekiso kubo abanxusiweyoi, ebona ukuthi bakhetha njanij izihlalo zabahloniphekayok, wathi kubo:

8 Nxa unxusiwe ngumuntu emtshadwenil, ungahlali esihlalweni sabahloniphekayom; hlezi kukhona omkhulu kulawe onxusiweyo nguye,

9 futhi okunxusileyo wena laye eze athi kuwe: Mxekele lo; khona uzaqala ukuhlala endaweni esekucineni usulenhlonin.

10 Kodwa nxa unxusiwe, hamba uhlale endaweni esekucinenio; ukuze, nxa efika okunxusileyo, athi kuwe: Mngane, yenyukela ngaphezulu; khona kuzakuba ludumo kuwe phambi kwabo abahlezi ekudleni lawep.

11 Ngoba wonke oziphakamisayo uzathotshiswa, lozithobayo uzaphakanyiswaq.

12 Wasesithi lakulowo owayemnxusile: Nxa usenza ukudla kwemini loba ukudla kwantambama, unganxusi abangane bakho, loba abafowenu, loba izihlobo zakho, loba omakhelwane abanothileyo; hlezi labo babuye bakunxuse, futhi ukwenananiswa kwenziwe kuwer.

13 Kodwa nxa usenza idilis, nxusa abayanga, izilima, iziqhuli, iziphofu;

14 njalo uzabusiswa, ngoba abalalutho lokukwenanisat; ngoba uzakwenaniselwau ekuvukeni kwabalungileyov.

Umfanekiso wedili lomtshado

15 Kwathi omunye kwababehlezi laye ekudleni esezwile lezizinto wathi kuye: Ubusisiwe lowo ozakudla isinkwa embusweni kaNkulunkuluw.

16 Kodwa wathi kuye: Umuntu othile wenza ukudla kwantambama okukhulu, wanxusa abanengix.

17 Ngesikhathi sokudla kwantambama wasethuma inceku yakhe ukuthi ithi kwabanxusiweyo: Wozani, ngoba sekulungisiwe konke.

18 Kodwa bonke baqala omunye lomunye ukuzixoliselay. Owokuqala wathi kuye: Ngithenge insimu, ngimele ukuhamba ngiyeyibona; ngiyakuncenga, akungixoliselez.

19 Lomunye wathi: Sengithenge izipane ezinhlanu zenkabi, ngiya ukuzilinga; ngiyakuncenga, akungixolisele.

20 Lomunye wathi: Sengithethe umfazi, ngakho ngingeze ngezaa.

21 Isibuyile leyonceku yayibikela lezizinto inkosi yayo. Wasethukuthela umninindlu wathi encekwini yakhe: Phuma ngokuphangisa uye emigwaqweni lendleleni zomuzi, ulethe abayanga lezilima leziqhuli leziphofu ubangenise laphab.

22 Inceku yasisithi: Nkosi, sekwenziwe njengokulaya kwakho, njalo indawo isesekhona.

23 Yasisithi inkosi encekwini: Phuma uye ezindleleni lezintangweni ubacindezele bangene, ukuze igcwaliswe indlu yamic.

24 Ngoba ngithi kini: Kakho kulamadoda ayenxusiwe ozakuzwa ukudla kwami kwantambamad.

Abafundi bakaJesu abaqotho

25 Kwakuhamba laye amaxuku amanengi; wasetshibilika wathi kuwo:

26 Uba umuntu esiza kimie, futhi engazondi uyise, lonina, lomkakhe, labantwana, labafowabo, labodadewabof, yebo ngitsho leyakhe impilo, angebe ngumfundi wamig.

27 Njalo loba ngubanih ongathwali isiphambano sakhe angilandele, angebe ngumfundi wamii.

28 Ngoba nguwuphi kini, othi efuna ukwakha umphotshongo, ongaqali ahlale phansi, abale indleko, ukuthi ulakho yini okokuqedisa?

29 Ukuze hlezi, kuthi esebekile isisekelo kodwa angabi lamandla okuqeda, bonke abakubonayo baqale ukumhleka,

30 besithi: Lumuntu waqala ukwakha, kodwa kabanga lamandla okuqedaj.

31 Loba yiyiphi inkosi ezakuya empini imelene lenye inkosi engaqali ihlale phansi inakane ngokuthi ilamandla yini ngenkulungwane ezilitshumi okuhlangabezana laleyok eza ilenkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili ukumelana layol?

32 Kodwa uba kungenjalo, ingathi isekhatshana leyo, ithume amanxusa icele okokuthula.

33 Ngakho kunjalo wonke kini ongadeli konke alakho, angeke aba ngumfundi wamim.

34 Itshwayi lihlen; kodwa uba itshwayi seliduma, lizavuselelwa nganiop?

35 Kalifanele lamhlabathi ledundulu lomqubaq; kodwa liyalahlwa ngaphandler. Olendlebe zokuzwa, akezwes.

Okulahlekileyo: Imvu, uhlamvu lwesiliva, lendodana

15Kwasekusondela kuye bonkea abathelisi lezoni, ukumuzwab.

2 AbaFarisi lababhali basebesola besithi: Lo wemukela izoni, adle lazoc.

3 Wasebatshela lumfanekiso, esithi:

4 Nguwuphi umuntu kini ongathi elezimvu ezilikhulud, abeselahlekelwa ngenye yazo, ongazitshiyi ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunyee egangenif, alandele elahlekileyo, aze ayitholeg?

5 Njalo athi eseyitholile ayetshate ethokozah.

6 Esefikile ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abangane labomakhelwane, esithi kubo: Thokozani lami, ngoba ngithole imvu yami ebilahlekilei.

7 Ngithi kini: Ngokunjalo kuzakuba khona intokozo ezulwini ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayo, kulabalungileyo abangamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye, abangasweli ukuphendukaj.

8 Loba nguwuphi umfazi othi elenhlamvu zesiliva ezilitshumi, uba elahlekelwa luhlamvu olulodwa lwesiliva, angalumathisi isibane, athanyele indlu, adingisise aze aluthole?

9 Njalo nxa eselutholile ubizela ndawonye abangane labomakhelwane, athi: Thokozani lami, ngoba sengilutholile uhlamvu lwesiliva ebengilahlekelwe yilo.

10 Ngokunjalo, ngithi kini, ikhona intokozo phambi kwezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayok.

11 Wasesithi: Umuntu othile wayelamadodana amabili;

12 encinyane yawo yasisithi kuyise: Baba, nginika isabelo sempahlal esiqondene lami. Wasewehlukanisela impahlam.

13 Njalo kungelansuku ezinengi emva kwalokhu indodana encinyane yabutha konke yasuka yahamba yaya elizweni elikhatshanan, njalo lapho yachitha khona impahla yayo, iphila okobuhlanya.

14 Yathi isichithile konke, kwavela indlala enkulu kulelolizwe, yona yasiqala ukuswela.

15 Yasisuka yazihlanganisa lesinye sezakhamizi zalelolizwe; njalo sayithuma emasimini aso ukuze yeluse izingulube.

16 Yasifisa ukugcwalisa isisu sayo ngamakhasi ingulube eziwadlayo; njalo kwakungelamuntu oyinika uluthoo.

17 Kwathi ingqondo yayo isibuyile yathip: Zingaki izisebenzi zikababa eziqatshiweyo ezilezinkwa ezinengi kakhulu, kanti mina ngiyafa yindlala;

18 ngizasukuma ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile ezulwini, laphambi kwakhoq;

19 njalor kangisafanelanga ukubizwa ngithiwe ngiyindodana yakhos; ngenza ngibe njengomunye wezisebenzi zakho eziqatshiweyo.

20 Yasisukuma yaya kuyise. Kodwa kuthe isesekhatshana, uyise wayibona, waba lesihelot, wagijimau wawela entanyeni yayov, wayangaw.

21 Indodana yasisithi kuye: Baba, ngonile ezulwinix laphambi kwakhoy, futhi kangisafanelanga ukubizwa ngokuthi ngiyindodana yakhoz.

22 Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Khuphani lilethe isembatho esihle kakhulu liyigqokisea, lifake indandatho esandleni sayob, lamanyathela enyaweni zayoc;

23 lilethe ithole elinonisiweyod lilihlabe, njalo sidlee sithokozef;

24 ngoba indodana yami le ibifile, isibuye yaphila; ibilahlekile, itholiweg; basebeqala ukuthokozah.

25 Kodwa indodana yakhe endala yayisensimini; yathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela lokusinai.

26 Yasibizela kuyo omunye wezinceku, yabuza ukuthi zitshoni lezizintoj.

27 Yasisithi kuyo: Umfowenu ufikile; loyihlo uhlabile ithole elinonisiweyo, ngoba ememukele ephilak.

28 Kodwa yathukuthela, ayizange ifune ukungena; ngakho uyise waphuma wayincenga.

29 Kodwa yaphendula yathi kuyise: Khangela, iminyaka engaka ngikusebenzela, kangizange ngeqe umlayo wakho, kodwa kawuzange unginike lazinyane lembuzil, ukuze ngijabule kanye labangane bamim.

30 Kodwa kuthe isifikile lindodana yakho eyachitha impahla yakho lezifebe, wayihlabelan ithole elinonisiweyoo.

31 Wasesithi kuyo: Ndodana, wena uhlezi ulamip, futhi konke okungokwami kungokwakhoq.

32 Kodwa bekufanele ukuthi sijabule sithokozer; ngoba umfowenu lo owayefile, usebuye waphila; wayelahlekile, utholiwes.

Umfanekiso womphathi ongalunganga

16Wasekhuluma futhi kubafundi bakhe esithi: Kwakukhona umuntu othile onothileyo, owayelomphathia; lalo wayemangalelwe kuye njengochitha impahla yakhe.

2 Wasembiza wathi kuye: Kuyini lokhu engikuzwayo ngawe? Landisa ngobuphathi bakho; ngoba ungebe usaba ngumphathi.

3 Umphathi wasesithi ngaphakathi kwakheb: Ngizakwenzani, lokhu inkosi yami isingemuka ubuphathi? Kangilamandla okugebha, ngilenhloni zokuphanza.

4 Ngiyakwazi engizakwenza, ukuze nxa sengikhutshiwe ebuphathini, bangemukele ezindlini zaboc.

5 Wasebabizela kuye ngamunye abalemilandu enkosini yakhe, wathi kowokuqala: Ulomlandu ongakanani enkosini yami?

6 Wasesithi yena: Izilinganiso ezilikhulu zamagcobo. Wasesithi kuye: Thatha incwadi yakho, uhlale phansi ubhale masinya amatshumi amahlanud.

7 Wasesithi komunye: Wena-ke ulomlandu ongakanani? Wasesithi: Izilinganiso ezilikhulu zamabele. Wasesithi kuye: Thatha incwadi yakho, ubhale amatshumi ayisificaminwembilie.

8 Inkosi yasimbabaza umphathif ongalungangag ngokuthi wenze ngokuhlakanipha; ngoba abantwana balesisikhathi bahlakaniphile esizukulwaneni saboh kulabantwana bokukhanyai.

9 Lami ngithi kini: Zenzeleni lina abanganej ngoMamona*k ongalungangal, ukuze kuthi, nxa selehlulekile, balemukele ezindlini eziphakadem.

10 Othembekileyo kokuncinyanyana uthembekile lakokukhulu, longathembekanga kokuncinyanyana kathembekanga lakokukhulun.

11 Ngakho uba lingathembekanga kuMamona ongalunganga, ngubani ozaliphathisa into eqotho?

12 Futhi uba lingathembekanga kokomunye, ngubani ozalinika okungokwenu?

13 Kayikho inceku engakhonza amakhosi amabilio; ngoba izazonda enye, ibisithanda enye; kumbe izabambelela kwenye, kodwa ibisidelela enye. Lingekhonze uNkulunkulu loMamonap.

Ukusolwa kwabaFarisi

14 Njalo labaFarisi ababethanda imali bazizwa zonke lezizintoq, basebemklolodelar.

15 Kodwa wathi kubo: Lina yini elizilungisisayo phambi kwabantus, kodwa uNkulunkulu uyazazi inhliziyo zenut; ngoba lokho okuphakanyiswayo phakathi kwabantu kuyisinengiso phambi kukaNkulunkuluu.

16 Umlayo labaprofethi kukhona kuze kube nguJohane; kusukela lapho ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu liyatshunyayelwav, njalo wonke uyafohlela kuwow.

17 Kodwa kulula ukuthi kudlule izulu lomhlaba, kulokuthi kuwe ichatshana elilodwa lomlayox.

18 Wonke owala umkakhe athathe omunye uyafeba; njalo wonke othatha owaliwe yindoda uyafebay.

Umfanekiso wesinothi loLazaro

19 Kwakukhona umuntu othile onothileyo, owayegqoka eziyibubendez lamalembu acolekileyo kakhulua, ephila ngokuthokoza etamasa insuku zonkeb.

20 Kwakukhona futhi umuntu othile ongumyanga othiwa nguLazaroc, owayebekiwed esangweni lakhe egcwele izilondae,

21 wafisa ukusuthiswaf ngemvuthuluka eziwayo etafuleni lesinothig; kanti lezinja zazisiza zikhothe izilonda zakhe.

22 Kwasekusithi ongumyanga wafa, wathwalelwa zingilosih esifubeni sikaAbrahamai; lesinothi laso safa, sangcwatshwa.

23 Sisesihogwenij saphakamisa amehlo asok, sisebuhlungwinil, sabona uAbrahama ekhatshana, loLazaro esesifubeni sakhem.

24 Sona sasesimemeza sisithi: Baba Abrahama, ngihawukelan, uthume uLazaro, ukuze acwilise isihloko somunwe wakhe emanzini, apholise ulimi lwamio; ngoba ngiyahluphekap kakhulu kulelilangabiq.

25 Kodwa uAbrahama wathi: Ndodana, khumbula ukuthi wemukela okuhler kwakho empilweni yakhos, loLazaro ngokunjalo okubi; kodwa khathesi uyaduduzwat, njalo wena uyahlupheka.

26 Langaphezu kwakho konke lokhu, kubekiwe phakathi kwethu lani igebe elikhulu, ukuze kuthi abafuna ukuchapha besuka ngapha beze ngakini bangekwenze, labangapho bangechaphele ngakithi.

27 Sasesisithi: Ngakho ngiyakuncenga, baba, ukuthi umthume endlini kababa,

28 ngoba ngilabafowethu abahlanu, ukuze abaxwayiseu, hlezi labo beze kulindawo yokuhluphekav.

29 UAbrahama wathi: BaloMozisi labaprofethi; kabezwe bonaw.

30 Sona sasesisithi: Hatshi bo, baba Abrahamax; kodwa uba omunye kwabafileyo esiya kubo, bazaphenduka.

31 Kodwa wathi kuso: Uba bengalaleliy uMozisi labaprofethiz, bangeke bavunyiswe lakho, loba kuvuka omunye kwabafileyoa.

Izikhubekiso, ukuthethelelana, ukholo

17Wasesithi kubafundia: Kakungeke kwenzeke ukuthi kungaveli izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowo ezivela ngayeb!

2 Kungaba ngcono kuye ukuthi ilitshe lokuchola elikhulu ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, abesephoselwa olwandlec, kulokuthi akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyaned.

3 Zinanzeleleni linae.

Njalo nxa umfowenu ekonaf, mkhuzeg; futhi nxa ephenduka, mthethelele.

4 Njalo loba ekona kuze kube kasikhombisa ngosuku, abesebuya kuwe kasikhombisa ngosuku, esithi: Ngiyaphenduka; uzamthethelelah.

5 Abaphostoli basebesithi eNkosinii: Yandisa kithi ukholoj.

6 INkosi yasisithi: Uba lilokholo olungangohlamvu lwemasitedik, belingatsho kulesisihlahla somabhulosi ukuthi: Quphuka, ugxumekeke olwandle; futhi besizalilalelal.

7 Kodwa nguwuphi kini olenceku elimayo kumbe eyelusayo, ohle athi kiyo ingena ivela ensiminim: Sondela, uhlale ekudleni?

8 Kodwa kazukutsho yini kuyo ukuthi: Lungisa engingakudlan, uzibhinceo ungincedise, ngize ngidle nginathe; njalo emva kwalokhu udle unathe wenap?

9 Uyayibonga yini leyonceku, ngoba yenze izinto ezilayiweyo? Angicabangi.

10 Kunjalo-ke lani, nxa selikwenzile konke elikulayiweyo, kalibokuthi: Sizinceku ezingasizi lutho, ngoba senze lokhu ebesifanele ukukwenzaq.

Ukusiliswa kwamalephero alitshumi

11 Kwasekusithi esahamba esiya eJerusalemar, yena wadabula phakathi laphakathi kweSamariyas leGalilit.

12 Esangena emzaneni othile, amadoda alitshumi alobulephero amhlangabeza, ema khatshanau;

13 wona asephakamisa ilizwi, esithi: Jesu, Nkosi, sihawukelev!

14 Futhi kuthe ewabona wathi kuwo: Hambani liyeziveza kubapristiw. Kwasekusithi ekusukeni kwawo, ahlanjululwa.

15 Futhi omunye wawo, esebonile ukuthi usilisiwe, wabuyela, edumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulux;

16 wasesiwa ngobuso enyaweni zakhey, embonga; njalo yena wayengumSamariyaz.

17 Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Kakuhlanjululwanga yini abalitshumi? Bangaphi pho abayisificamunwemunye?

18 Akuficakalanga ababuya ukunika uNkulunkulu udumo, ngaphandle kwalo owezizwenia.

19 Wasesithi kuye: Sukuma uhambe; ukholo lwakhob lukusindisilec.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ukubuya kweNdodana yomuntu

20 Kwathi ebuzwa ngabaFarisi, ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakuza ninid, wasebaphendula wathi: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu kawuzi ngokukhanyayoe;

21 njalo kabayikutsho ukuthi: Khangelani nanku, kumbe: Khangelani nankuya. Ngoba khangelani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenuf.

22 Wasesithi kubafundi: Kuzafika insuku lapho elizafisag ukubona lube lunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kodwa kaliyikulubonah.

23 Njalo bazakuthi kinii: Khangelani nangu, kumbe: Khangelani nanguya; lingayi, njalo lingalandelij.

24 Ngoba njengombane ophazimayo ukhanyisa kusukela kokunye ukucina ngaphansi kwezulu kusiya kokunye ukucina ngaphansi kwezuluk, izakuba njalo leNdodana yomuntu osukwini lwayol.

25 Kodwa kuqala imele ihlupheke izinto ezinengi njalo ilahlwe yilesisizukulwanam.

26 Futhi njengoba kwenzeka ensukwini zikaNowa, kuzakuba njalo lensukwini zeNdodana yomuntu.

27 Babesidla, benatha, bethatha, besendiswa, kwaze kwaba lusuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwasekufika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonken.

28 Ngokufananayo futhi njengoba kwenzeka ensukwini zikaLothi; babesidla, benatha, bethenga, bethengisa, behlanyela, besakha;

29 kodwa ngosuku uLothi aphuma ngalo eSodoma, kwana umlilo lesibabule kuvela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonkeo;

30 kuzakuba njalo ngosuku ezakwembulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntup.

31 Ngalolosuku, lowo ophezu kophahla lwendluq, lempahla zakhe zisendlini, angehli ukuyazithatha; losensimini ngokunjalo angabuyeli ezintweni ezisemuva.

32 Khumbulani umkaLothir.

33 Loba ngubani odinga ukusindisa impilo yakhe izamlahlekelas; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yiyo uzayilondolozat.

34 Ngithi kini: Ngalobobusuku kuzakuba khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiywe.

35 Kuzakuba khona abesifazana ababili bechola ndawonye; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiyweu.

36 Kuzakuba khona ababili ensimini; omunye uzasuswa, lomunye atshiywev.

37 Basebephendula bathi kuye: Ngaphi, Nkosi? Wasesithi kubo: Lapho okukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe azabuthana khonaw.

Umfanekiso womfelokazi ophikelelayo

18Wasebatshela lomfanekiso esenzela ukuthi bafanele ukukhuleka isikhathi sonkea, njalo bengadinwab,

2 wathi: Kwakukhona emzini othile umahluleli othile, owayengesabi uNkulunkulu, njalo engahloniphi muntuc;

3 kwakukhona futhi kulowomuzi umfelokazi othile, njalo wayefika kuye, esithi: Ngiphindiselele esitheni sami.

4 Kodwa kavumanga okwesikhathi; kodwa emva kwalezizinto wathi ngaphakathi kwakhe: Lanxa ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu, ngingahloniphi muntud,

5 kodwa ngoba lumfelokazi engikhathaza, ngizamphindiselelae, hlezi angaze ekucineni angidinisef.

6 INkosi yasisithi: Zwanini umahluleli ongalunganga akutshoyog.

7 Kanti uNkulunkuluh kayikwenza impindiseloi yabakhethiweyo bakhe abakhalayo kuye emini lebusukuj, lanxa ebekezela ngabok?

8 Ngithi kini, uzahle enzel impindiselo yabom. Kodwa-ke nxa iNdodana yomuntu ifika, izathola ukholo yini emhlabeni?

UmFarisi lomthelisi ethempelini

9 Wasekhuluma lumfanekiso lakwabathilen ababezithembao ukuthi balungile, futhi bedelela abanye, wathi:

10 Abantu ababili benyukela ethempelini ukuyakhuleka; omunye engumFarisip, lomunye engumthelisiq.

11 UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela kanje wathi: Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ukuthi kanginjengabanye abantur, abaphangi, abangalunganga, izifebe, loba lanjengalumthelisis.

12 Ngizila ukudla kabili ngevikit, nginikela okwetshumiu kwakho konke engilakhov.

13 Kodwa umthelisi emi khatshanaw wayengathandi lokuphakamisela amehlo ezulwinix, kodwa watshaya isifuba sakhe, esithi: Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soniy.

14 Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhez elungisisiwe kulalowayanaa; ngoba wonke oziphakamisayo uzathotshiswa, kodwa ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswab.

Ukubusiswa kwabantwana abancane

15 Basebeletha kuye lensane, ukuze azibambe; kodwa abafundi bekubona babakhuza.

16 Kodwa uJesu wazibizela kuye wathi: Vumelani abantwana abancane beze kimi, lingabenqabeli, ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjec.

17 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Loba ngubani ongemukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana omncane, kasoze angene kuwod.

Ijaha elinothileyo

18 Umbusie othilef wasembuza, esithi: Mfundisi olungileyo, ngenzeni ukuze ngidle ilifa lempilo elaphakade?

19 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Ungibizelani ngokuthi olungileyo? Kakho olungileyo, ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkulug.

20 Uyayazi imilayo ethi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, hlonipha uyihlo lonyokoh.

21 Yena wasesithi: Konke lokhu ngikugcinile kusukela ebutsheni bami.

22 Kodwa uJesu esizwa lezizinto wathi kuye: Usaswele ulutho olulodwa; thengisa konke olakho, wabele abayanga, njalo uzakuba lempahla eligugu ezulwini; njalo uze lapha ungilandele.

23 Kodwa yena esizwa lezizinto wadana kakhulu; ngoba wayenothile kakhulu.

24 Kwathi uJesu ebona ukuthi usedane kakhulu wathi: Abalenotho bazangena ngokulukhuni kangakanani embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

25 Ngoba kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene ngentunja yenalithi, kulokuthi umuntu onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

26 Abakuzwayo basebesithi: Pho kungasindiswa bani?

27 Kodwa yena wathi: Izinto ezingenzekiyo ebantwini ziyenzeka kuNkulunkului.

Umvuzo wokuzidela

28 UPetro wasesithi: Khangela, thina sitshiye konke, sakulandela.

29 Wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakho umuntu otshiye indlu, kumbe abazali, kumbe abafowabo, kumbe umkakhe, kumbe abantwana, ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu,

30 ongayikwemukela okuphindwe kanengij kulesisikhathi, lesikhathini esizayo impilo elaphakadek.

UJesu ukhuluma ngokuhlupheka kwakhe

31 Wasezithathela abalitshumi lambili, wathi kubo: Khangelani, senyukela eJerusalemal, futhi konke okulotshiweyo ngabaprofethi ngeNdodana yomuntu kuzagcwalisekam.

32 Ngoba izanikelwa kwabezizwe, iyangiswen, ithukweo, ikhafulelwe ngamathep,

33 bayitshaye ngesiswepu bayibulale; njalo ngosuku lwesithathu izabuya ivuke.

34 Kodwa bona kabaqedisisanga lutho ngalezizintoq, lalinkulumo yayifihlakele kubo, njalo kabaziqedisisanga izinto ezazitshiwor.

Ukusiliswa kwesiphofu

35 Kwasekusithi esesondelas eJerikot, isiphofu esithile sasihlezi eceleni kwendlelau siphanza;

36 sathi sisizwa ixuku lisedlula, sabuza ukuthi kuyini lokhov.

37 Basebesitshela bathi: UJesu weNazaretha uyedlula.

38 Sasesimemeza, sisithi: Jesu, Ndodana kaDavida, ngihawukela!

39 Ababehamba phambili basebesikhuza ukuthi sithule; kodwa samemeza kakhulukazi, sisithi: Ndodana kaDavida, ngihawukelew!

40 UJesu wema-ke walaya ukuthi silethwe kuye; sathi sesisondele wasibuza,

41 esithi: Ufuna ukuthi ngikwenzeleni? Sasesisithi: Nkosi, ukuthi ngibuye ngibone.

42 UJesu wasesithi kuso: Buya ubone! Ukholo lwakho lukusindisilex.

43 Njalo sahle sabuya sabona, samlandela, sidumisa uNkulunkuluy; labantu bonke bekubona badumisa uNkulunkuluz.

Ukuphenduka kukaZakewu

19Wathi uJesu engena, wadabula eJerikoa.

2 Njalo khangela, kwakukhona indoda eyayithiwa nguZakewu ngebizob; owayeyinduna yabathelisi, njalo wayenothile;

3 wadinga ukubona uJesu ukuthi ungubanic, kodwa kazange enelise ngenxa yexuku, ngoba wayelesithombo esifitshaned.

4 Wasegijimela phambili wakhwela emkhiweni wesikhamore ukuze ambonee; ngoba wayezadlula ngaleyondlela.

5 Kwathi uJesu efika kuleyondawo, wakhangela phezulu wambona, wathi kuye: Zakewu, phangisa wehle; ngoba lamuhla ngimele ukuhlala endlini yakhof.

6 Wasephangisa wehla, wamemukela ethokozag.

7 Futhi bonke bekubona basolah, besithi: Ungenei wethekelela indoda eyisonij.

8 Kodwa uZakewu wema wathi eNkosini: Khangela, ingxenye yempahla yami, Nkosi, ngiyipha abayanga; kuthi uba ngimthathele umuntuk ulutho ngobuqilil, ngilubuyisela luphindwe kanem.

9 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Lamuhla usindiso lufikile kulindlu, ngoban layeo uyindodana kaAbrahamap.

10 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntuq ize ukudinga lokusindisa okulahlekileyor.

Umfanekiso wemali

11 Kwathi besizwa lezizinto, wengezelela watsho umfanekiso, ngoba wayeseduze leJerusalemas, langoba babecabanga ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzahle ubonakalisiwet.

12 Wasesithi-ke: Umuntuu othilev oyisikhulu waya elizweni elikhatshana, ukuzemukelela umbuso, aphinde abuyew.

13 Wasebiza inceku zakhe ezilitshumi, wazinika impondo ezilitshumix, wathi kuzo: Sebenzani ngemali ngize ngibuye.

14 Kodwa izakhamizi zakhe zamzonda, zathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, zisithi: Kasithandi ukuthi lo asibusey.

15 Kwasekusithi esebuyile esewemukele umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezozinceku, ayezinike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi yileyo laleyo izuzeni ngokuthengiselana.

16 Kweza-ke eyokuqala, yathi: Nkosi, impondo yakho izuze impondo ezilitshumi.

17 Wasesithi kuyo: Kuhle, nceku elungileyoz; lokhu uthembekile kokuncinyanyana, woba lamandla phezu kwemizi elitshumia.

18 Kwasekusiza eyesibili, yathi: Nkosi, impondo yakho yenze impondo ezinhlanu.

19 Wasesithi lakuyo: Lawe woba phezu kwemizi emihlanu.

20 Kwasekusiza enye, isithi: Nkosi, khangela impondo yakho, engayibeka elenjinib;

21 ngoba bengikwesabac, ngoba ungumuntu olukhuni; uthatha lokho ongakubekanga, futhi uvune lokho ongakuhlanyelanga.

22 Wasesithi kuyo: Ngizakugweba ngokuvela emlonyeni wakho, nceku embid. Ubusazie ukuthi mina ngingumuntu olukhuni, othatha lokho engingakubekanga, futhi avune lokho engingakuhlanyelanga;

23 ngakho kungani ungafakanga imali yami ebhangaf, kuthi-ke mina ekufikeni kwami ngiyithatheg kanye lenzuzoh?

24 Wasesithi kulabo ababemi khona: Memukeni impondo, liyinike lowo olempondo ezilitshumi.

25 Kodwa bathi kuye: Nkosi, lowo ulempondo ezilitshumi.

26 Ngoba ngithi kini: Wonke olakho uzaphiwa; kodwa lowo ongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho alakhoi.

27 Kodwa lezozitha zami, ebezingathandi ukuthi ngizibusej, ziletheni lapha, lizibulale phambi kwamik.

UJesu ungena eJerusalema

28 Esetshilo lezizinto, wahamba phambilil, esenyukela eJerusalemam.

29 Kwasekusithi esondela eBetfage leBethani entabeni okuthiwa ngeyeMihlwathi, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe,

30 esithi: Hambani liye emzaneni okhangelene lani; lizakuthi lingena kuwo lifice ithole likababhemi libotshiwe, okungazanga kuhlale kulo muntu; lilikhulule lililethe.

31 Uba umuntu elibuza esithi: Lilikhululelani? Lizakutsho njalo kuye ukuthi: INkosi iyaliswela.

32 Ababethunyiwe bahamba-ke bafica kunjengoba ebatshelilen.

33 Kuthe besalikhulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo: Lilikhululelani itholeo?

34 Bona basebesithi: INkosi iyaliswela.

35 Basebeliletha kuJesu; baphosela izembatho zabo phezu kwethole likababhemi, bamkhweza uJesu kulo.

36 Kwathi ehamba, bendlala izembatho zabo phansi endlelenip.

37 Kwathi khathesi esesondela ekwehleni kwentaba yeMihlwathi, ixuku lonke labafundi laqala ukuthokoza lokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhuluq ngayo yonke imisebenzi yamandla eliyibonileyor,

38 lisithi: Ibusisiwe inkosi ezayo ebizweni leNkosis; ukuthula ezulwini, lenkazimulo kweliphezulut.

39 Labanye babaFarisi ababesexukwini bathi kuye: Mfundisi, khuza abafundi bakhou.

40 Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ngithi kini, uba bethula laba, amatshe azamemezav.

41 Kwathi esondela, ewubona umuziw, wawukhalelax,

42 esithi: Kungathi ngabe wazi lawe, ngitsho ngalolusuku lwakho, izinto zokuthula kwakho; kodwa-ke khathesi zifihlakele emehlweni akhoy.

43 Ngoba insuku zizakwehlela phezu kwakho, lapho izitha zakho zizakwakhela umthangalaz zikugombolozele, zikuzingelezelea, zikuvimbele inhlangothi zonkeb,

44 zikudilizele phansi wena labantwana bakhoc abaphakathi kwakho, zingatshiyi ilitshe phezu kwelitshe phakathi kwakhod; ngoba ungasazanga isikhathie sokuhanjelwa kwakhof.

Ukuhlanjululwa kwethempeli

45 Wasengena ethempelini, waqala ukuxotsha abathengisayo kulo, labathengayog,

46 esithi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami yindlu yomkhulekoh; kodwa lina liyenze ubhalu lwabaphangii.

47 Njalo wayefundisa ethempelini insuku zonkej; kodwa abapristi abakhulu lababhalik lenduna zabantu badinga ukumbulala;

48 kodwa kabatholanga abangakwenza, ngoba abantu bonke banamathela kuye bemlalelal.

Igunya likaJesu

20Kwasekusithi ngolunye lwalezonsukua, efundisa abantu ethempelini etshumayela ivangeli, bamfikela abapristi abakhulu lababhali kanye labadala,

2 basebekhuluma laye, besithi: Sitshele, ukuthi izinto lezi uzenza ngaliphi igunya, kumbe ngubani okunike leligunya?

3 Wasephendula wathi kubo: Lami ngizalibuza umbuzo ube munye, njalo lingitshele:

4 Ubhabhathizo lukaJohane lwavela ezulwini, kumbe ebantwinib?

5 Basebezindlisana, besithi: Uba sisithi: Ezulwini; uzakuthi: Kungani-ke lingamkholwanga?

6 Kodwa uba sisithi: Ebantwini; abantu bonke bazasikhanda ngamatshec; ngoba baleqiniso lokuthi uJohane wayengumprofethid.

7 Basebephendula ngokuthi kabazi lapho olwavela khona.

8 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lami kangilitsheli ukuthi ngenza lezizinto ngaliphi igunya.

Umfanekiso wabalimi besivini

9 Waseqala ukutshela abantu lumfanekiso, esithi: Umuntu othile wahlanyela isivini, wasiqatshisa kubalimie, waya kwelinye ilizwe okwesikhathi esidef;

10 kwathi ngesikhathi esifaneleyo wathuma inceku kubalimi, ukuze bayinike okwesithelo sesivini; kodwa abalimi bayitshaya bayithumeza ize.

11 Wasethuma njalo enye inceku; layo bayitshaya bayiyangisa, bayithumeza izeg.

12 Wasephinda ethuma leyesithathu; layo leyo bayilimaza bayiphosela ngaphandleh.

13 Umninisivini wasesithi: Ngizakwenza njani? Ngizathuma indodana yami ethandekayo; mhlawumbe bebona yona bazayihlonipha.

14 Kodwa abalimi beyibona bazindlisanai, besithi: Le yindlalifa; wozani, siyibulale, ukuze ilifa libe ngelethu.

15 Bayiphosela ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala. Kambe uzakwenzani kubo umninisivini?

16 Uzakuza, ababhubhise labobalimi, anikele isivini kwabanye. Bekuzwa basebesithi: Akungabinjaloj!

17 Kodwa wabakhangela wathik: Pho kuyini lokhu okulotshiweyo, okuthi: Ilitshe abakhi abalalayo, yilo eseliyinhloko yengonsil?

18 Wonke owela phezu kwalelolitshe, uzaphahlazwa; kodwa loba ngubani eliwela phezu kwakhe, lizamchoboza.

Umthelo kaKesari

19 Abapristi abakhulu lababhali basebedinga ukumbamba ngezandla ngalelohola, kodwa besaba abantu; ngoba baqedisisa ukuthi wayekhuluma lumfanekiso emelane labom.

20 Basebemqaphelan, bethumao inhlolip, ezazitshaya ezilungileyo, ukuze bambambe ekukhulumeniq, ukuze bamnikele egunyeni lemandlenir ombusis.

21 Bambuza-ke, besithi: Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi wena ukhuluma ufundise ngokuqondileyo, kawemukeli buso, kodwa ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqinisot.

22 Sivunyelwe yini ukuthela kuKesari, kumbe hatshiu?

23 Kodwa wabubona ubuqili babov, wathi kubo: Lingilingelani?

24 Ngitshengisani udenariyo*; ulomfanekiso lombhalo kabani? Basebephendula besithi: OkaKesari.

25 Wasesithi kubo: Ngakho nikani uKesari okukaKesari, loNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu.

26 Basebesehluleka ukumbamba ngelizwi lakhe phambi kwabantu; basebemangaliswa yimpendulo yakhe, bathulaw.

Ukuvuka kwabafileyo

27 Kwasekusiza kuye abathile babaSadusi, abaphika besithi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza,

28 besithi: Mfundisi, uMozisi wasibhalela ukuthi: Uba kusifa umfowabo womuntu elomkakhe, lo abesesifa engelamntwana, umfowabo kamthathe umfazi, abesemvusela inzalo umfowabox.

29 Ngakho kwakulezelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wasethatha umfazi, wafa engelamntwana;

30 lowesibili wamthatha umfazi, laye lo wafa engelamntwana;

31 lowesithathu wamthatha. Kwaba njalo-ke lakwabayisikhombisa; abatshiyanga abantwana, bafa.

32 Ekucineni kwabo bonke kwafa lomfazi.

33 Ngakho ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, uzafika abe ngumkabani kubo? Ngoba abayisikhombisa babelaye engumkabo.

34 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Abantwana balumhlaba bayathatha, bendiswe;

35 kodwa labo okuzathiwa bafanele ukuzuza lowomhlaba lokuvuka okwabafileyo kabathathani, kabendisway;

36 ngoba bengelakuphinda bafe; ngoba banjengezingilosi, njalo bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, bengabantwana bokuvukaz.

37 Kodwa ukuthi abafileyo bayavuswa, loMozisi wakutshengisa esihlahlenia, lapho eyibiza iNkosi ngokuthi nguNkulunkulu kaAbrahama loNkulunkulu kaIsaka loNkulunkulu kaJakobeb.

38 Futhi kayisuye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa owabaphilayo; ngoba bonke baphilela yenac.

39 Abathile bababhali basebephendula bathi: Mfundisi, ukhulume kuhled.

40 Njalo kababanga lesibindi sokuphinda bambuze uluthoe.

UKristu losendo lwakhe

41 Wasesithi kubo: Batsho njani ukuthi uKristu uyiNdodana kaDavidaf?

42 Ngoba uDavida uqobo lwakhe uthi encwadini yeziHlabelelo: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami,

43 ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakhog.

44 Ngakho uDavida umbiza ngokuthi yiNkosi, pho uyindodana yakhe njani?

UJesu usola ababhali

45 Kwathi besalalele abantu bonke, wathi kubafundi bakhe:

46 Xwayani ababhali abathanda ukuhamba bembethe izembatho ezinde, njalo bethanda ukubingelelwa emidangenih, lezihlalo eziqakathekileyo emasinagogeniij, lezihlalo zabahloniphekayo ezilayelweni;

47 abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, bekhuleka isikhathi eside ngokuzenzisa. Laba bazakwemukela ukulahlwa okukhulukl.

Umnikelo womfelokazi

21Wathi ephakamisa amehlo wabona abanothileyoa bephosela iminikelo yabo esitsheni somnikelob.

2 Wabona lomfelokazi othile ongumyanga ephosela khona inhlamvana ezincane ezimbili zemali.

3 Wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lumfelokazi ongumyanga uphosele okwedlula okwabo bonke;

4 ngoba bonke laba baphosele kokunengi kwabo eminikelweni kaNkulunkuluc, kodwa yena ebuyangeni bakhe uphosele konke alakho abephila ngakho.

UJesu ukhuluma ngokuchithwa kweJerusalema langokuphela kwesikhathi

5 Abanye besakhuluma ngethempeli, ukuthi liceciswe ngamatshe amahled langezipho, wathi:

6 Lezizinto elizibonayo, kuzafika insuku okungayikutshiywa ngazo ilitshe phezu kwelitshe, elingayikudilizelwa phansie.

7 Basebembuza, besithi: Mfundisi, pho lezizinto zizakuba nini? Lesibonakaliso siyini, lapho sekuzakwenzeka lezizinto?

8 Wasesithi: Qaphelani ukuthi lingaduhiswa; ngoba abanengi bazakuza ebizweni lamif, besithi: Nginguyeg; futhi: Isikhathi sesisondele. Ngakho lingabalandelih.

9 Njalo nxa lisizwa ngezimpi langeziphithiphithii, lingethukij; ngoba lezizinto zimele ukuthi zenzeke kuqala, kodwa ukuphela kakuhle kufikek.

10 Wasesithi kubo: Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso;

11 njalo kuzakuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu indawo ngendawo lezindlala labomatshayabhuqe bezifo; kube khona lezinto ezesabekayo lezibonakaliso ezinkulu ezivela ezulwini.

12 Kodwa ngaphambi kwakho konke lokhu bazalibamba ngezandla zabo, balizingelel, balinikele emasinagogeni lezintolongweni, balise phambi kwamakhosi lababusi, ngenxa yebizo lamim.

13 Njalo lokhu kuzaphenduka kini kube yibufakazin.

14 Ngakho kubekeni enhliziyweni zenuo ukuthi linganakani ngaphambili ngelizakuphendulap;

15 ngoba mina ngizalinika umlomo lenhlakanipho, abangekuphike, bamelane lakhoq, bonke abayizitha zenu.

16 Njalo lizanikelwa langabazali labafowenu lezihlobo labangane, njalo bazabulala abanye benu.

17 Njalo lizazondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yebizo lami.

18 Kodwa kakuyikulahleka ngitsho unwele lwekhanda lenur.

19 Ekubekezeleni kwenus zuzani imiphefumulo yenut.

20 Kodwa nxa libona iJerusalema ihanqwe ngamabuthou, yazini-ke ukuthi sekusondele ukuchitheka kwayov.

21 Ngalesosikhathi abaseJudiya kababalekele ezintabeni; labaphakathi kwayo baphume; labasemaphandleniw bangangeni kuyox.

22 Ngoba lezi zinsuku zempindiseloy, ukuze kugcwaliseke zonke izinto ezilotshiweyoz.

23 Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo labamunyisayo ngalezonsuku! Ngoba kuzakuba khona ukuhlupheka okukhulu emhlabeni, lolaka kulesisizwea.

24 Njalo bazakuwa ngobukhali benkemba, bathunjelwe ezizweni zonkeb; leJerusalema inyathelelwe phansi ngabezizwec, kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabezizwed.

25 Kuzakuba khona izibonakaliso elangeni lenyangeni lezinkanyezini; lemhlabeni usizi lwezizwe ngokudidekae; kudume ulwandle lamagagasi,

26 abantu baphele amandla ngenxa yokwesaba langokubona lokho okuzayo emhlabeni; ngoba amandla amazulu azazanyazanyiswaf.

27 Khona-ke bezayibona iNdodana yomuntu isiza eyezini ilamandla lenkazimulo enkulu.

28 Njalo nxa kuqala ukwenzeka lezizinto, manini liqonde njalo liphakamise amakhanda enug; ngoba kusondele ukukhululwa kwenuh.

29 Wasebatshela umfanekiso: Khangelani umkhiwa lazo zonke izihlahla;

30 nxa sezihluma, liyazibonela lani likwazi ukuthi ihlobo selisondele.

31 Ngokunjalo lani, nxa libona lezizinto zisenzeka, yazini ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze.

32 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesisizukulwana asisoze sidlule, kuze kwenzeke zonke izinto.

33 Kuzadlula izulu lomhlaba, kodwa amazwi ami kawasoze adlulei.

34 Njalo ziqaphelenij, ukuthi inhliziyo zenu zingasindwa ngenxa yokuminza lokudakwak lokuphisekela izinto zalokhukusilal, lalolosuku lulifikele lingananzelelem;

35 ngoba luzafika njengomjibila phezu kwabo bonke abahlezi ebusweni bomhlaba wonken.

36 Ngakho lindani ngezikhathi zonkeo likhulekelep ukuthi lifanele ukuphepha zonke lezizinto ezizakwenzekaq, lokuma phambi kweNdodana yomuntur.

37 Njalo wayefundisas ethempelini eminit; kodwa ebusuku wayephuma ayehlalau entabeni ethiwa ngeyeMihlwathiv.

38 Lekuseni kakhulu abantu bonke babesiza kuyew ethempelini ukumuzwax.

Ukumnikela kukaJudasi

22Kwasekusondela umkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo, othiwa liphasikaa.

2 Abapristi abakhulu lababhali basebedinga ukuthi bangambulala njani; ngoba babesesaba abantu.

3 USathaneb wasengena kuJudasi othiwa nguIskariyothic, owayengowenani labalitshumi lambili.

4 Wasesuka wayakhuluma labapristi abakhulu lezinduna ngokuthi angamnikela njani kubod.

5 Basebethokoza, basebevumelana ukumnika imali.

6 Yena wasevuma, njalo wadinga ithuba elihle lokumnikela kubo lingekho ixuku1.

Ukumiswa kwesidlo esingcwele

7 Lwaselufika usuku lwesinkwa esingelamvubelo, okwakumele kuhlatshwe ngalo iphasikae.

8 Wasethuma uPetro loJohane, esithi: Hambani liyesilungisela iphasika, ukuze sidle.

9 Basebesithi kuye: Uthanda ukuthi silungise ngaphi?

10 Wasesithi kubo: Khangelani, kuzakuthi selingenile emzini, umuntu uzahlangana lani ethwele imbiza yamanzi; limlandele endlini azangena kuyo.

11 Beselisithi kumninindlu: Uthi uMfundisi kuwe: Ingaphi indlu yezihambi, lapho engingadlela khona iphasika labafundi bami?

12 Yena-ke uzalitshengisa indlu enkulu ephezulu eyendlelweyo; lilungise khona.

13 Bahamba-ke bafica njengokutsho kwakhe kubo; basebelungisa iphasikaf.

14 Kwathi selifikile ihola, wahlala phansig, labaphostoli abalitshumi lambili belayeh.

15 Wasesithi kubo: Ngokunxwanela nginxwanele ukudla lani leliphasika ngingakahlupheki;

16 ngoba ngithi kini: Kangisoze ngidle futhi kulo, lize ligcwalisekei embusweni kaNkulunkuluj.

17 Wasethatha inkezo, esebongile wathik: Thathani lokhu, beselisabelana;

18 ngoba ngithi kini: Kangisoze nginathe okwesithelo sevini, kuze kufike umbuso kaNkulunkulul.

19 Wasethatha isinkwam, esebongilen wasihlephuna, wabanika, esithi: Lokhu kungumzimba wami, owanikelelwa lina; lokhu kwenzeni ukungikhumbulao.

20 Ngokunjalo lenkezo emva kokudla, esithi: Inkezo le iyisivumelwano esitsha egazini lami, elichithelwa lina.

21 Kodwa khangelani, isandla songinikelayo silami etafulenip.

22 Ngoba isibili iNdodana yomuntu ihambaq njengokumisiweyor; kodwa maye kulowomuntu enikelwa nguye!

23 Bona basebeqala ukubuzana ukuthi kambe ngubani kubo ozakwenza lokhos.

Ubukhulu obuqotho

24 Kwavela lokuphikisana phakathi kwabot okokuthi nguwuphi kubo ongathiwa ngomkhuluu.

25 Wasesithi kubov: Amakhosi abezizwe azibusa ngobulukhuni, leziphathamandla zazo zithiwa ngabasizi.

26 Kodwa lina kakungabi njalo; kodwa omkhulu phakathi kwenuw kabe njengomncinyanex, longumkhokheli njengosebenzayo.

27 Ngoba nguwuphi omkhuluy, lowo ohleziyo ekudleni kumbe lowo osebenzayoz? Kayisilowo yini ohlezi ekudleni? Kodwa mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengaye osebenzayoa.

28 Lina-ke liyibo ababehlezi lami ezilingweni zamib;

29 njalo mina ngilimiselec umbuso, njengoba uBaba engimiseled,

30 ukuthi lidle linathe etafuleni lami embusweni wamie, lihlale ezihlalweni zobukhosi, lisehlulela izizwe ezilitshumi lambili zakoIsrayelif.

Ukuxwayiswa kukaPetro

31 INkosi yasisithi: Simoni, Simoni, khangela, uSathane ulifunisisileg, ukuze alihlungule njengamabeleh;

32 kodwa mina ngikukhulekelei, ukuze ukholo lwakho lungapheli; wena-ke nxa usuphendukilej uqinise abazalwane bakhok.

33 Kodwa wathi kuye: Nkosi, lentolongwenil lekufeni ngilungele ukuya khona lawem.

34 Kodwa yena wathi: Ngiyakutshela, Petro, iqhude kaliyikukhala lamuhla, ungakaphiki kathathu ukuthi uyangazin.

35 Wasesithi kubo: Mhla ngilithumao lingelamxhaka lesikhwamap lamanyathelaq, laswela yini ulutho? Basebesithi: Kakulalutho.

36 Wasesithi kubo: Kodwa khathesi lowo olomxhaka kawuthathe, ngokunjalo lesikhwamar; lalowo ongelakho, athengise isembatho sakhe, athenge inkemba.

37 Ngoba ngithi kini, kusamele kugcwaliseke kimi lokhu okulotshiweyo, ukuthi: Wabalwa kanye lezonis; ngoba lalezizinto eziqondane lami zilesiphethot.

38 Basebesithi: Nkosi, khangela, nanzi inkemba ezimbili. Wasesithi kubo: Kwanele.

EGetsemane

39 Wasephumau waya entabeni yeMihlwathiv njengokwejwayelaw; labafundi bakhe bamlandela.

40 Esefikile kuleyondawo, wathi kubox: Khulekani ukuthi lingangeni ekulingweniy.

41 Yena wasemonyuka kubo okungaba libanga lokuphosa ilitshe, waguqa phansi ngamadolo wakhulekaz,

42 esithi: Baba, uba uthanda, susa linkezo kimi; kodwa-ke kungenziwa intando yami, kodwa eyakho.

43 Kwabonakala kuye ingilosi evela ezulwini imqinisaa.

44 Esesesizini olunzima, wakhuleka kakhulub. Njalo izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi zawela emhlabathini.

45 Esesukumile emkhulekweni, weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafica belele ngenxa yokudabuka,

46 wasesithi kubo: Lilaleleni? Vukani likhuleke, ukuze lingangeni ekulingwenic.

Ukubotshwa kukaJesu

47 Kwathi esakhulumad, khangela, ixuku, lalowo okuthiwa nguJudasi, omunye wabalitshumi lambili, ehamba phambi kwabo, wasesondela kuJesu ukumanga.

48 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Judasi, uyayinikela yini iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga?

49 Kwathi labo ababengakuye sebebona okuzakwenzeka bathi kuye: Nkosi, sigadle yini ngenkembae?

50 Omunye wabo wasegadla inceku yompristi omkhulu, waquma indlebe yayo yokunene.

51 Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Yekelani kuze kube yilokhu. Wasethinta indlebe yayo, wayisilisaf.

52 UJesu wasesithi kubapristi abakhulu lezinduna zethempeli labadala ababeze kuyeg: Liphume njengokuyamelana lomphangi yini lilezinkemba lezinduku?

53 Nxa bengilani insuku ngensuku ethempelini, kalelulanga izandla ukumelana lami; kodwa leli lihola lenuh, lamandla obumnyamai.

UPetro ulandula uJesu

54 Sebembambile bamqhuba, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhuluj. UPetro waselandela ekhatshanak.

55 Sebebasile umlilol phakathi kwegumam, sebehlezi phansi ndawonye, uPetro wahlala phakathi kwabo.

56 Kodwa incekukazi ethile imbona ehlezi emlilweni, yamjolozelan, yathi: Lumuntu laye ube laye.

57 Kodwa wamphika, wathi: Mama, kangimazi.

58 Emva kwesikhatshana omunyeo wasembona wathip: Lawe ungomunye wabo. Kodwa uPetro wathi: Ndoda, kangisuye.

59 Sekungaba kwedlule ihola elilodwa, omunye waqinisa, esithi: Isibili laye ube laye; ngoba futhi ungumGalili.

60 Kodwa uPetro wathi: Ndoda, kangazi ukuthi uthini. Njalo khonokho esakhuluma lakhala iqhude.

61 INkosi yasiphenduka yamkhangela uPetroq. UPetro waselikhumbula ilizwi leNkosi, ukuthi yakhuluma njani kuye isithi: Iqhude lingakakhali, uzangiphika kathathur.

62 UPetro wasephuma phandle wakhala ngokubabayo.

UJesu uphathwa kubi

63 Lamadoda ayembambile uJesus amklolodela, amtshayat.

64 Amembesa, amtshaya ubuso, asembuza, esithi: Profetha! Ngubani okutshayileyo?

65 Akhuluma lezinye izinto ezinengi kuye ehlambazau.

UJesu uphambi kwabapristi abakhulu

66 Kwathi sekusilev, abadala babantu babuthana, labapristi abakhulu lababhaliw, basebemusa emphakathini wabox, bathi:

67 Uba unguKristu, sitshele. Wasesithi kubo: Uba ngilitshela, kalisoze likholwe;

68 njalo uba lami ngilibuza, kalisoze lingiphendule, loba lingikhululey.

69 Kusukela khathesi iNdodana yomuntu izahlala ngakwesokunene samandla kaNkulunkuluz.

70 Basebesithi bonke: Kanti uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulua? Wasesithi kubo: Kutsho lina ukuthi ngiyiyob.

71 Basebesithi: Pho sisafunelani ubufakazi? Ngoba sesizizwele uqobo lwethu emlonyeni wakhe.

UJesu uphambi kukaPilatu

23Kwasekusukuma ixuku labo lonke, lamusa kuPilatua.

2 Baqala ukummangalela, besithi: Simficile lo eduhisa isizweb, esalela ukuthela ckuKesarid, esithi nguye onguKristu iNkosie.

3 UPilatu wasembuzaf, wathi: Wena uyiNkosi yamaJuda yinig? Wasemphendula wathi: Uyatsho wena.

4 Wasesithi uPilatu kubapristi abakhulu lemaxukwini: Kangitholi cala kulumuntuh.

5 Kodwa baqinisa, besithi: Udunga abantu, efundisa kuyo yonke iJudiyai, eqalaj eGalili kuze kufike laphak.

UJesu uphambi kukaHerodi

6 Lapho uPilatu esizwa kuthiwa iGalili wabuza ukuthi lumuntu ungumGalili yini.

7 Kwathi esezwile ukuthi ungowombuso kaHerodil, wamthumela kuHerodi, owayekhona laye eJerusalema ngalezonsukum.

8 Kwathi uHerodi embona uJesu wathokoza kakhulu; ngoba wayekade ethanda ukumbonan, ngoba wayezwile okunengi ngaye; wayethemba ukuthi uzabona isibonakaliso esithile sisenziwa nguyeo.

9 Wambuza ngamazwi amanengi; kodwa yena kamphendulanga lutho.

10 Abapristi abakhulu lababhali babemi, bemmangalela ngamandlap.

11 UHerodi lamabutho akheq bamyangisar, bamklolodelas, basebemgqokisat isembatho esikhazimulayou, bambuyisela kuPilatuv.

12 Ngalolosuku uHerodi kanye loPilatu baba ngabangane omunye komunyew; ngoba ngaphambi kwalokhu babelobutha phakathi kwabo.

Ukulahlwa kukaJesu lokukhululwa kukaBarabasi

13 UPilatu wasebizela ndawonye abapristi abakhulu lababusi labantu,

14 wathi kubo: Limlethile kimi lumuntux, ngokungathi ungoduhisa abantuy; njalo khangelani, mina ngimhlolile phambi kwenuz, kodwa kangitholanga cala kulumuntu ngalezozinto elimmangalela ngazoa;

15 hatshi ngitsho loHerodi; ngoba ngilithumeze kuye, njalo khangelani, kakulalutho olufanele ukufa olwenziwe nguyeb.

16 Ngakho ngizamtshaya ngimkhululec.

17 Kwakufanele ukuthi abakhululele abe munye ngomkhosid.

18 Bamemeza bonke kanyekanye besithi: Msuse lo, usikhululele uBarabasie

19 (owayephoselwe entolongweni ngenxa yomvukela othile owenzeka phakathi komuzi langenxa yokubulalaf).

20 Ngakho uPilatu wabuya wakhuluma labo, efuna ukumkhulula uJesu.

21 Kodwa bamemeza, besithi: Bethela, mbethele!

22 Wasesithi kubo ngokwesithathu: Ngoba lo enze bubi banig? Kangitholanga kuye icala afanele ukufa ngalo; ngakho ngizamtshaya ngimkhululeh.

23 Kodwa baqinisa ngamazwi amakhulu, befuna ukuthi abethelwe; lamazwi abo lawabapristi abakhulu aphumelela.

24 UPilatu wasequma ukuthi kwenziwe isicelo sabo.

25 Wasebakhululela lowo ababemcelile owayephoselwe entolongweni ngenxa yomvukela lokubulalai; kodwa uJesu wamnikela entandweni yaboj.

UJesu esiphambanweni

26 Kwathi sebemqhuba, babamba uSimoni othile umKurene owayevela emaphandleni, bamethesa isiphambano, ukuthi asithwale ngemva kukaJesuk.

27 Laselimlandela ixuku elikhulu labantu, labesifazana labo ababekhala bemlilelal.

28 Kodwa uJesu ephendukela kubo wathi: Madodakazi eJerusalema, lingangikhaleli mina, kodwa zikhaleleni lina labantwana benum,

29 ngoba khangelani, ziyeza insuku abazakutsho ngazo ukuthi: Zibusisiwe inyumba, lezizalo ezingazalanga, lamabele angamunyisangan.

30 Khona bezaqalisa ukuthi ezintabeni: Welani phezu kwethu; lemaqaqeni: Sisibekelenio.

31 Ngoba uba besenza lezizinto esihlahleni esimanzip, kuzakwenzakalani kwesomileyoq?

32 Kwaqhutshwa labanye abenzi bobubi ababilir, ukuthi babulawe kanye layes.

33 Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa luKhakhayi, bambethela khonat, labenzi bobubi, omunye ngakwesokunene, lomunye ngakwesokhohlou.

34 UJesu wasesithi: Babav, bathethelelew; ngoba kabakwazi abakwenzayox. Njalo babelana izembatho zakhe, benza inkatho yokuphosay.

35 Labantu bema babukelaz. Lababusi kanye laboa bamklolodela, besithi: Wasindisa abanye, kazisindise yena, uba yena enguKristub, okhethiweyo kaNkulunkuluc.

36 Labebutho bamklolodelad, beza kuye bamnika ivinigae,

37 besithi: Uba wena uyiNkosi yamaJuda, zisindise wenaf.

38 Kwakukhona lombhalo ngaphezu kwakheg kulotshiwe ngamabala esiGriki langesiRomah langesiHebheruij othi: LO UYINKOSI YAMAJUDAk.

39 Lomunye wabenzi bobubi ababelengisiwel wamthukam, esithi: Uba wena unguKristu, zisindise wena lathin.

40 Kodwa omunye waphendula emkhuza, esithi: Wena kawumesabi yini uNkulunkulu, lokhu lawe ukulokhukulahlwa?

41 Thina kambe kusilungele, ngoba semukela okulingene ukwenza kwethu; kodwa lo kenzanga lutho olungafanelangao.

42 Wasesithi kuJesu: Ungikhumbule, Nkosi, lapha ufika embusweni wakhop.

43 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Lamuhla uzakuba lami eParadiseq.

Ukufa kukaJesu

44 Kwakungaba lihola lesithupha*, kwaba khona ubumnyama phezu komhlaba wonke kwaze kwaba lihola lesificamunwemunye*,

45 futhi ilanga lalifiphaziwer, leveyili lethempeli ladatshulwa phakathis.

46 UJesu wasememeza ngelizwi elikhulu esithit: Babau, ezandleni zakhov ngibeka umoya wamiw; esetshilo lokhu waphefumula okokucinax.

47 Kwathi induna yekhulu isibonile okwenzekileyoy, yamdumisa uNkulunkuluz, isithi: Isibili lumuntu ubelungile.

48 Lamaxuku wonke ayebuthene ukubukela lokho, sebebonile izinto ezenzekileyo, babuyela bezitshaya izifubaa.

49 Bonke abazana layeb, labesifazana ababemlandela bevela eGalilic, bema khatshana, bebona lezizinto.

Ukungcwatshwa kukaJesu

50 Njalo khangela, indoda ethiwa nguJosefad, ilunga lomphakathie, indoda elungileyo eqothof;

51 yena wayengavumelananga lecebo lesenzo sabo; wayevela eArimathiya umuzi wamaJuda, laye ngokwakheg wayelindele umbuso kaNkulunkuluh;

52 lowo wasuka waya kuPilatu wacela isidumbu sikaJesu.

53 Wasesethula wasigoqela ngelembu elicolekileyo, wasibeka engcwabeni elaligujwe edwaleni, lapho okwakungazanga kubekwe khona umuntui.

54 Kwakulusuku lwamalungiselelo, lesabathaj laselisondelak.

55 Labesifazana, ababeze laye bevela eGalilil, balandela, balibona ingcwaba, lokuthi isidumbu sibekwe njanim.

56 Basebebuyela emuva balungisa amakha lamagcobon. Ngesabatha basebephumula njengokomlayoo.

Ukuvuka kukaJesu

24Kodwa ngosuku lokuqala lwevikia, emadabukakusa, baya engcwabenib, bephethe amakha ababewalungisile, labanye ababelaboc.

2 Bafica ilitshe ligiqiwe lasuswa engcwabenid.

3 Kuthe bengena kabasitholanga isidumbu seNkosi uJesu.

4 Kwasekusithi bedidekile kakhulu ngalokhue, futhi khangela, amadodaf amabilig ema laboh embethe izembatho ezicwazimulayoi;

5 njalo besesaba, bakhothamisa ubuso emhlabathini, athi kubo: Lidingelani ophilayo kwabafileyo?

6 Kakho lapha, kodwa uvukile; khumbulani ukuthi wakhuluma njani kini, eseseGalilij,

7 esithi: INdodana yomuntu imele ukunikelwa ezandleni zabantu abayizoni, ibethelwek, ibuye ivuke ngosuku lwesithathul.

8 Basebewakhumbula amazwi akhem.

9 Sebebuyile bevela engcwabenin, babika konke lokhu kwabalitshumi lanye lakubo bonke abanye.

10 KwakunguMariya Magadalenao loJowanap loMariya unina kaJakobeq, labanye ababekanye labor, abatshela abaphostoli lezizintos.

11 Kodwa amazwi abo akhanya kibo njengokukhuluma okuyize, futhi kabaze bawakholwat.

12 Kodwa uPetro wasukuma wagijimela engcwabeniu, wakhothama walunguzav wabona amalembu acolekileyo ebekiwe ewodwa; wasuka, emangele ngaphakathi kwakhe ngokwenzekileyow.

Abafundi abaya eEmawusi

13 Futhi khangela, ngalona lolosuku ababili babo babehamba besiya emzaneni, obizo lawo yiEmawusix, ongamastadiyu* angamatshumi ayisithupha kusukela eJerusalemay.

14 Njalo bona babekhulumisana ngazo zonke lezizinto ezenzekileyo.

15 Kwasekusithi bekhulumisana bebuzana, uJesu uqobo wasondela wahamba kanye laboz,

16 kodwa amehlo abo ayebanjiwe ukuze bangamazia.

17 Wasesithi kubo: Ngamazwi bani la elikhulumisana ngawo lihamba, lidanileb?

18 Omunye, obizo lakhe linguKleyophac, wasephendula wathi kuye: Wena nguwe wedwa isihambi eJerusalema, njalo esingaziyo yini izinto ezenzekileyo phakathi kwayo kulezinsuku?

19 Wasesithi kubo: Yizinto bani? Basebesithi kuye: Ezimayelana loJesu weNazaretha, obeyindoda umprofethid olamandla ngesenzo langelizwi phambi kukaNkulunkulu labantu bonkee;

20 lokuthi abapristi abakhuluf lababusi bethu bamnikela njani ekulahlweni kokufa, bambethelag.

21 Kodwa thina besithemba ukuthi nguye obezakhulula uIsrayelih. Kodwa-ke phezu kwakho konke lokhu lamuhla lusuku lwesithathu selokhu lezizinto zenzakele.

22 Kodwa njalo abesifazana abathile abangakithi basimangalisilei, ababesengcwabeni ekuseni kakhuluj;

23 kuthe bengasitholi isidumbu sakhek, babuya besithi babone lombono wezingilosil, ezithe uyaphilam.

24 Labathile abebelathi baya engcwabeni, bafica kunjalo njengokutsho kwabesifazana labo; kodwa yena kabambonangan.

25 Yena wasesithi kubo: O lina elingelakuqedisisa elilenhliziyo ezivilaphela ukukholwa konke lokho abaprofethi abalitshela khona!

26 UKristu ubengamele yini ukuthi ahlupheke ngalezizinto, abesengena ebukhosini bakheo?

27 Esesuselap kuMozisiq lakubo bonke abaprofethir, wabachasisela emibhalweni yonke izinto eziqondene layes.

28 Basebesondela emzaneni ababesiya kuwo; yena wasesenza angathi uyedlulat.

29 Kodwa bamcindezela, besithi: Hlala lathi, ngoba sekuzakuhlwau, lelanga selitshonilev. Wangena-ke ukuze ahlale labo.

30 Kwasekusithi ehlezi ekudleni labo, wathatha isinkwa wasibusisa, wasihlephuna wabanikaw.

31 Amehlo abo asevulekax, basebemazi; wasenyamalala esuka emehlweni aboy.

32 Basebekhulumisana besithi: Kambe inhliziyo zethu bezingavuthi yini phakathi kwethuz, lapho ekhuluma lathi endleleni, lalapho esivulela imibhaloa?

33 Basebesukuma ngalelohola, babuyela eJerusalema, bafica abalitshumi lanye bebuthene ndawonyeb lalabo ababelaboc,

34 besithi: Isibili iNkosi ivukile, ibonwe nguSimonid.

35 Basebelandisa okwenzekileyo endleleni, lokuthi yaziwa njani yibo ekuhlephuneni isinkwae.

Ukuzibonakalisa kukaJesu kubafundi bakhe

36 Besakhuluma lezizintofg, uJesu uqobo wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: Ukuthula kakube kinihi.

37 Kodwa batshaywa luvalo besabaj becabanga ukuthi babona umoyak.

38 Wasesithi kubo: Likhathazekelani, njalo kuvukelani imicabango enhliziyweni zenul?

39 Khangelani izandla zami lenyawo zami, ukuthi yimi uqobo; ngibambani libonem, ngoba umoya kawulanyama lamathambo, njengoba lingibona ngilakhon.

40 Esekutshilo lokho wabatshengisa izandla lenyawo zakheo.

41 Kodwa belokhu bengakholwap ngenxa yentokozo bemangalaq, wathi kubo: Lilalo ulutho lokudla lapha yinir?

42 Bamnika iqatha lenhlanzi eyosiweyo, lohlanga lwenyosis.

43 Wasekuthatha wakudla phambi kwabot.

44 Wasesithi kubo: Yila amazwi, engawakhuluma kini ngiseselani okuthiu, kumele ukuthi kugcwalisekev konke okwabhalwa ngami emlayweni kaMozisiw labaprofethix leziHlabeleloy.

45 Wasevula ingqondo yabo, ukuze baqedisise imibhaloz;

46 wasesithi kubo: Kulotshiwe kanje, njalo uKristu kumele ahlupheke kanjea, njalo avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathub,

47 njalo kutshunyayelwe ebizweni lakhe ukuphenduka lothethelelo lwezonoc ezizweni zonked, kuqalwa eJerusalemae.

48 Lina-ke lingabafakazi balezizintof.

49 Futhi khangelani, mina ngiyathumela kini isithembiso sikaBaba; kodwa lina hlalani emzini weJerusalemag, lize lembathisweh amandla avela phezului.

Ukwenyuka kukaJesu

50 Wasebakhokhela ephuma phandle baze bafika eBethani; ephakamisa izandla zakhe wababusisaj.

51 Kwasekusithi esababusisa, wehlukana labo, wenyukiselwa ezulwinik.

52 Basebemkhonzal, babuyela eJerusalemam belentokozo enkulun;

53 baqhubeka besethempelinio, bebonga bedumisa uNkulunkulup. Ameni.