IBHAYIBHILI ELINGCWELE · kaNkulunkulu esehla kungathi lijuba esiza phezu kwakhe. 17 Njalo khangela, ilizwi livela emazulwini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokoza

IBHAYIBHILI

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IsingenisoLeli iThestamente eLitsha seliphendulwe kutsha lisuka elimini lomdabuko, isiGriki. Liqathaniswe

leBhayibhili ngolimi lwakithi lezinye indimi. Lokhu kusiphathisile kakhulu. Sekuzanyiwe ngamandlawonke ukuphendulela ngokuthembeka elimini lomdabuko, lokucaca esiNdebeleni.

Kulomehluko esimeni lehlelweni phakathi kolimi lomdabuko lolimi lwethu. Lokhu kwenzekwadingeka ukwengeza lapha lalaphayana amanye amazwi. La amazwi abhalwe atsheka, ukuzeumbali awabone.

Amazwi angajwayelekanga alaloluphawu *. Ingcazelo yawo itholakala ekucineni kweBhayibhili.Sikhangelele eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu ukupha isibusiso kuleliBhayibhili, ukuze abanengi

ngokulibala badonswe nguye besebesiya kuye, ngokholo lweqiniso eNkosini yethu loMsindisi uJesuKristu.

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OkomunyethweyoUMathewu ................................................................................................................................... 7UMarko ...................................................................................................................................... 41ULuka ........................................................................................................................................ 63UJohane ..................................................................................................................................... 99Imisebenzi ................................................................................................................................ 125Imisebenzi ................................................................................................................................ 1591 AbaseKorinte ......................................................................................................................... 1732 AbaseKorinte ......................................................................................................................... 187AbaseGalathiya ........................................................................................................................ 197Abase-Efesu .............................................................................................................................. 203AbaseFiliphi ............................................................................................................................. 209AbaseKolose ............................................................................................................................. 2131 AbaseThesalonika ................................................................................................................. 2172 AbaseThesalonika ................................................................................................................. 2211 UTimothi ............................................................................................................................... 2232 UTimothi ............................................................................................................................... 227UTitosi ..................................................................................................................................... 231UFilimoni ................................................................................................................................. 233AmaHeberu .............................................................................................................................. 235UJakobe ................................................................................................................................... 2451 UPetro ................................................................................................................................... 2492 UPetro ................................................................................................................................... 2531 UJohane ................................................................................................................................ 2572 UJohane ................................................................................................................................ 2613 UJohane ................................................................................................................................ 263UJuda ....................................................................................................................................... 265Isambulelo ............................................................................................................................... 267

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ITHESTAMENTE

ELITSHA

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Ithestamente Elitsha

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IVANGELI ELALOTSHWA

NGUMATHEWU

Okhokho bakaJesu

1Ugwalo lokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, iNdodanakaDavida, indodana kaAbrahama. 2UAbrahama wazala uIsaka; uIsaka wasezalauJakobe; uJakobe wasezala uJuda labafowabo;3 uJuda wasezala uFaresi loZara kuTamari;uFaresi wasezala uHezironi; uHezironi wasezalauAramu; 4 uAramu wasezala uAminadaba;uAminadaba wasezala uNashoni; uNashoniwasezala uSalimoni; 5 uSalimoni wasezalauBowosi kuRahabi; uBowosi wasezala uObedikuRuthe; uObedi wasezala uJese; 6 uJesewasezala uDavida inkosi. UDavida inkosiwasezala uSolomoni kowayengumkaUriya; 7uSolomoni wasezala uRehobowamu;uRehobowamu wasezala uAbhiya; uAbhiyawasezala uAsa; 8 uAsa wasezala uJehoshafati;uJehoshafati wasezala uJoramu; uJoramuwasezala uOziya; 9 uOziya wasezala uJothamu;uJothamu wasezala uAhazi; uAhazi wasezalauHezekhiya; 10 uHezekhiya wasezala uManase;uManase wasezala uAmoni; uAmoni wasezalauJosiya; 11 uJosiya1 wasezala uJekoniyalabafowabo esikhathini sokuthunjelwaeBhabhiloni. 12 Kwathi emva kokuthunjelwaeBhabhiloni uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli;uSalatiyeli wasezala uZerubabeli; 13 uZerubabeliwasezala uAbiyudi; uAbiyudi wasezalauEliyakhimi; uEliyakhimi wasezala uAzori; 14uAzori wasezala uZadoki; uZadoki wasezalauAkimi; uAkimi wasezala uEliyudi; 15 uEliyudiwasezala uEleyazare; uEleyazare wasezalauMathani; uMathani wasezala uJakobe; 16uJakobe wasezala uJosefa indoda kaMariya,okwazalwa kuye uJesu othiwa nguKristu.

17 Ngakho izizukulwana zonke ezisukelakuAbrahama zisiya kuDavida ziyizizukulwanaezilitshumi lane; lezisukela kuDavida, ziyeekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni ziyizizukulwanaezilitshumi lane; lezisukela ekuthunjelweni

1 Josiya: abanye bafunda, uJosiya wazala uJakimi,uJakimi wasezala uJekoniya

eBhabhiloni ziye kuKristu ziyizizukulwanaezilitshumi lane.

Ukuzalwa kukaJesu

18 Ngakho ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwabanje. Ngoba unina uMariya esegane uJosefa,bengakahlangani wabonakala eselesisu ngoMoyaoNgcwele. 19 Kodwa uJosefa indoda yakheengumuntu olungileyo, njalo engathandiukumthela ihlazo, wayefuna ukumala ensitha.20 Kwathi esanakana lezizinto, khangela, ingilosiyeNkosi yabonakala kuye ephutsheni, yathi:Josefa, ndodana kaDavida, ungesabi ukumthathauMariya umkakho. Ngoba lokho akukhulelweyo2

kungoMoya oNgcwele; 21 njalo uzazala indodanaubusuyitha ibizo uthi nguJesu3; ngoba yenauzasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo. 22Konke lokhu-ke kwenzeka, ukuze kugcwalisekeokwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi:23 Khangela, intombi izathatha isisu ibeletheindodana, njalo bazabiza4 ibizo layo ngokuthinguEmanuweli, okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa,uNkulunkulu ulathi. 24 Kwathi uJosefaesephapheme ebuthongweni wenza njengalokhoingilosi yeNkosi imlayile; wasethatha umkakhe,25 kodwa kazange amazi waze wabelethaindodana yakhe ingqabutho; waseyitha ibizowathi nguJesu.

Izazi zempumalanga

2Kwathi uJesu esezelwe eBetelehemaeseJudiya, ensukwini zikaHerodi inkosi,khangela, kwafika izazi eJerusalema zivelaempumalanga, 2 zisithi: Ungaphi ozelwe eyinkosiyamaJuda? Ngoba sibonile inkanyezi yakheempumalanga, njalo sesize ukumkhonza. 3Ngakho uHerodi inkosi esezwile wakhathazeka,leJerusalema yonke laye. 4 Esebuthanisile bonkeabapristi abakhulu lababhali babantu, wabuza

2 akukhulelweyo: Gr. wazala3 Jesu: that is, uMsindisi, Heb.4 bazabiza: kumbe, ibizo lakhe lizathiwa

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kubo ukuthi uKristu uzazalelwa ngaphi. 5Basebesithi kuye: EBetelehema eseJudiya; ngobakulotshiwe ngokunjalo ngumprofethi ukuthi: 6Lawe, Betelehema lizwe lakoJuda, kawusuyeomncinyane lakanye kubabusi bakoJuda; ngobakuzavela kuwe umbusi, ozakwelusa abantu bamiuIsrayeli.

7 Khona uHerodi, esezibizile izazi ensitha,wabuzisisa kuzo isikhathi sokubonakalakwenkanyezi. 8 Wasezithuma eBetelehemawathi: Hambani libuzisise ngomntwana;kuzakuthi nxa limtholile, libike kimi, ukuze lamingiye ngimkhonze.

9 Kwathi seziyizwile inkosi zasuka zahamba;njalo khangela, inkanyezi, ezayibonaempumalanga, yahamba phambi kwazo, yazeyafika yema phezu kwalapho usane olwalukhona.10 Zathi ukuyibona inkanyezi zathokozangentokozo enkulu kakhulu. 11 Zasezingenaendlini, zabona usane kanye loMariya unina,zawela phansi zamkhonza, zavula impahla zazoeziligugu zamkhunga ngezipho, igolide lempephalemure*. 12 Kwathi sezilayiwe nguNkulunkuluephutsheni ukuthi zingabuyeli kuHerodi, zasukazabuyela elizweni lakibo ngenye indlela.

Ukubalekela eGibithe

13 Kwathi sezisukile, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosiyabonakala kuJosefa ephutsheni, isithi: Vukauthathe usane lonina, ubusubalekela eGibithe,uhlale khona ngize ngikutshele; ngoba uHerodiuzaludinga usane, ukuze alubulale. 14Wavuka-ke wathatha usane lonina ebusukuwasuka waya eGibithe, 15 wasehlala khonakwaze kwaba yikufa kukaHerodi; ukuzekugcwaliswe okwakhulunywa yiNkosingomprofethi ukuthi: EGibithe ngiyibizileindodana yami.

Ukubulawa kwabantwana beBetelehema

16 Kwathi uHerodi, esebonile ukuthi uphicweyizazi, wathukuthela kakhulu, wathuma wabulalaabantwana bonke ababeseBetelehemalemingceleni yalo yonke, kusukela eminyakeniemibili langaphansi, njengesikhathi abebuzisisilengaso kuzazi. 17 Kwasekugcwalisekaokwakhulunywa nguJeremiya umprofethi,

ukuthi: 18 Kwezwakala ilizwi eRama, ukukhalalokulila lokudabuka okukhulu, uRasheli elilelaabantwana bakhe, njalo engavumi ukududuzwa,ngoba bengasekho.

Ukubuyela elizweni lakoIsrayeli

19 Kodwa kwathi esefile uHerodi, khangelaingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala ephutsheni kuJosefaeGibithe, 20 yathi: Vuka uthathe umntwanaomncinyane lonina, ubususiya elizwenilakoIsrayeli; ngoba sebefile ababedingaumphefumulo womntwana. 21 Wavuka-kewathatha umntwana omncinyane lonina wasefikaelizweni lakoIsrayeli. 22 Kodwa esezwile ukuthiuAkelawu usebusa eJudiya esikhundlenisikaHerodi uyise, wesaba ukuya khona; kodwaesexwayisiwe nguNkulunkulu ephutsheni,wasuka waya kungxenye zeGalili, 23 wasefikawahlala emzini othiwa iNazaretha; ukuzekugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngabaprofethiukuthi: Uzabizwa ngokuthi ngumNazaretha.

Ukutshumayela kukaJohane uMbhabhathizi

3Ngalezonsuku kwafika uJohaneuMbhabhathizi, etshumayela enkangalayeJudiya 2 esithi: Phendukani; ngoba umbusowamazulu ususondele. 3 Ngoba nguyeokwakhulunywa ngaye ngumprofethi uIsaya,esithi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala, lithi:Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani indledlanazayo. 4 Njalo uJohane lo wayelesembatho sakhesoboya bekamela, elozwezwe olwenziwengesikhumba ekhalweni lwakhe; lokudla kwakhekwakuzintethe loluju lweganga. 5Kwasekuphumela kuye iJerusalema leJudiyayonke lelizwe lonke elizingelezele iJordani; 6basebebhabhathizwa nguye eJordani bevumaizono zabo.

7 Kwathi ebona abanengi babaFarisi labaSadusibesiza ekubhabhathizeni kwakhe, wathi kubo:Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olixwayise ukubalekelaulaka oluzayo? 8 Ngakho thelani izithelo1

ezifanele ukuphenduka; 9 njalo lingacabangiukutsho phakathi kwenu lithi: SiloAbrahamaongubaba; ngoba ngithi kini: UNkulunkuluulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana

1 ezifanele kumbe, ezifanele ukulungisa impilo

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kulamatshe. 10 Lakhathesi lehloka selibekiweempandeni zezihlahla; ngakho sonke isihlahlaesingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwasiphoselwe emlilweni. 11 Mina ngilibhabhathizangamanzi kube ekuphendukeni; kodwa yena ozaemva kwami ulamandla kulami, engingafaneleukuphatha amanyathela akhe; yenauzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo;12 okhomane lwakhe lokwela lusesandleni sakhe,njalo uzathanyelisisa isibuya sakhe, abesebuthelaamabele akhe esiphaleni sakhe, kodwa amakhobauzawatshisa ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.

Ukubhabhathizwa kukaJesu

13 Khona uJesu evela eGalili wafika eJordanikuJohane, ukuze abhabhathizwe nguye. 14Kodwa uJohane wayemalela esithi: Minangiswela ukubhabhathizwa nguwe, kanti wenauza kimi? 15 Kodwa uJesu ephendula wathikuye: Vuma khathesi; ngoba kusifanele ukuthisigcwalise ngokunjalo ukulunga konke.Wasemvumela. 16 UJesu esebhabhathiziwewahle wakhuphuka emanzini; njalo khangela,amazulu amvulekela, wasebona uMoyakaNkulunkulu esehla kungathi lijuba esiza phezukwakhe. 17 Njalo khangela, ilizwi livelaemazulwini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yamiethandekayo, engithokoza ngayo.

Ukulingwa kukaJesu

4UJesu wasekhokhelelwa nguMoya enkangala,ukuze alingwe nguSathane. 2 Esezile ukudlainsuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusukuobungamatshumi amane, ekucineni walamba. 3Kwasekusiza kuye umlingi wathi: UbauyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, tshono ukuthilamatshe abe yizinkwa. 4 Kodwa yenawaphendula wathi: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Umuntukayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngalolonke ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.

5 USathane wasemthatha wamusa emziniongcwele, wasemmisa engqongeni yethempeli,6 wasesithi kuye: Uba uyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu, ziwisele phansi; ngoba kulotshiweukuthi: Uzalaya ingilosi zakhe ngawebesezikuphatha ngezandla zazo, hlezi loba niniukhube unyawo lwakho elitsheni. 7 UJesu wathi

kuye: Kulotshiwe futhi ukuthi: Ungayilingi iNkosiuNkulunkulu wakho.

8 USathane wabuya wamusa entabeni endekakhulu, wamtshengisa imibuso yonke yomhlabalokukhazimula kwayo, 9 wasesithi kuye:Lezizinto zonke ngizakunika zona, uba uwelaphansi ungikhonza. 10 UJesu wasesithi kuye:Suka, Sathane! Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi:Uzakhothamela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho,njalo uzamkhonza yena yedwa. 11 USathanewasemyekela; njalo khangela, kwafika ingilosizasezimnceda.

UJesu uqala ukusebenza eGalili

12 Kwathi uJesu esezwile ukuthi uJohaneunikelwe entolongweni, wasuka waya eGalili; 13wasesuka eNazaretha, weza wahlalaeKapenawume eliselwandle, emingceleniyakoZebuloni leyakoNafitali; 14 ukuzekugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngumprofethiuIsaya, ukuthi: 15 Ilizwe lakoZebuloni lelizwelakoNafitali, endleleni yelwandle, ngaphetsheyakweJordani, iGalili labezizwe, 16 abantuababehlezi emnyameni babonile ukukhanyaokukhulu, lababehlezi elizweni lethunzini lokufaukukhanya kuphumele kubo.

UJesu uqala ukutshumayela

17 Kusukela lapho uJesu waqalaukutshumayela lokuthi: Phendukani; ngobaumbuso wamazulu ususondele.

Ukubizwa kwabafundi bakuqala

18 Kwathi uJesu ehambahamba elwandlelweGalili wabona izelamani ezimbili, uSimoniothiwa nguPetro, loAndreya umfowabo,bephosela imbule olwandle; ngobababengabagoli benhlanzi. 19 Wasesithi kubo:Ngilandelani, njalo ngizalenza libe ngabagolibabantu. 20 Bahle-ke batshiya amambulebamlandela. 21 Eseqhubeke esuka lapho, wabonaezinye izelamani ezimbili, uJakobe okaZebediyaloJohane umfowabo, besemkhunjini kanyeloZebediya uyise, belungisa amambule abo;wasebabiza. 22 Njalo bahle batshiya umkhumbiloyise bamlandela.




UJesu usebenza elizweni leGalili

23 UJesu wasebhoda iGalili lonke, efundisaemasinagogeni abo, etshumayela ivangelilombuso, eselapha sonke isifo lobuthakathakabonke ebantwini. 24 Indumela yakheyasiphumela kuyo yonke iSiriya; basebelethakuye bonke abagulayo, ababephethwe yizifongezifo lobuhlungu, lababengenwengamadimoni, lababelesithuthwane, lezigoga;wasebasilisa. 25 Amaxuku amakhuluasemlandela evela eGalili leDikapolisileJerusalema leJudiya langaphetsheyakweJordani.

Intshumayelo yentabeni

5Kwathi ebona amaxuku wenyukela entabeni.Esehlezi phansi, abafundi bakhe beza kuye;2 wasevula umlomo wakhe, wabafundisa, wathi:

Ababusisiweyo

3 Babusisiwe abayanga emoyeni; ngobaumbuso wamazulu ungowabo. 4 Babusisiweabalilayo; ngoba bona bazaduduzwa. 5Babusisiwe abamnene; ngoba bona bazakudlailifa lomhlaba. 6 Babusisiwe abalambela labomelaukulunga; ngoba bona bazasuthiswa. 7Babusisiwe abalesihawu; ngoba bonabazahawukelwa. 8 Babusisiwe abalenhliziyoezimhlophe; ngoba bona bazabona uNkulunkulu.9 Babusisiwe abalamulayo; ngoba bonabazathiwa ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 10Babusisiwe abazingelwayo ngenxa yokulunga;ngoba umbuso wamazulu ungowabo. 11 Linalibusisiwe, nxa belithuka belizingela, bekhulumaokubi konke bemelana lani beqamba amanga,ngenxa yami; 12 thokozani lithabe kakhulu,ngoba umvuzo wenu mkhulu emazulwini; ngobangokunjalo babazingela abaprofethiabalandulelayo.

Itswayi lokukhanya emhlabeni

13 Lina lilitswayi lomhlaba; kodwa uba itswayiseliduma lizatswaywa ngani? Kalisasizi lutho,ngaphandle kokulahlwa phandle beselinyathelwangabantu. 14 Lina liyikukhanya komhlaba; umuzi

owakhiwe phezu kwentaba ungesitheke; 15 njalokabalumathisi isibane basibeke ngaphansikwesitsha1, kodwa phezu kwesiqobane sesibane,besesibakhanyisela bonke abasendlini. 16Ngokunjalo kakukhanye ukukhanya kwenuphambi kwabantu, ukuze babone imisebenziyenu emihle, badumise uYihlo osemazulwini.

Umlayo omdala lomlayo kaJesu Kristu

17 Lingacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuchithaumlayo kumbe abaprofethi; angizanga ukuchithakodwa ukugcwalisa. 18 Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithikini: Kuze kudlule izulu lomhlaba, kakusozekudlule ibadlana libe linye kumbe lechatshanalibe linye lomlayo kuze kwenzeke konke. 19Ngakho owephula owodwa kulimilayoemincinyane, futhi afundise abantu ngokunjalo,uzathiwa ngomncinyane embusweni wamazulu;kodwa oyenzayo njalo ayifundise, lowo uzathiwamkhulu embusweni wamazulu. 20 Ngoba ngithikini: Ngaphandle kokuthi ukulunga kwenukwedlule okwababhali lokwabaFarisi, kalisozelingene embusweni wamazulu.

21 Lizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabasendulo:Ungabulali; loba ngubani obulalayo, uzakubalecala lokugwetshwa; 22 kodwa mina ngithi kini:Wonke othukuthelela umfowabo kungelasizathouzakuba lecala lokugwetshwa; lotshoyokumfowabo ukuthi: Siphukuphukundini! uzakubalecala emphakathini. Lotshoyo ukuthi:Sithuthandini! uzakuba lecala elifanele isihogosomlilo. 23 Ngakho uba uletha umnikelo wakhoelathini, ubusukhumbula ulapho ukuthiumfowenu ulolutho olumelana lawe, 24 tshiyalapho umnikelo wakho phambi kwelathi,uhambe, uqale ubuyisane lomfowenu,ubusuzonikela umnikelo wakho. 25 Phangisauzwane laye omangalelane lawe usesendlelenilaye, hlezi omangalelane lawe akunikelekumahluleli, futhi umahluleli akunikelekumncedisi, ubusuphoselwa entolongweni. 26Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Kawusoze uphumekhona, uze ubhadale indibilitshi yokucina.

27 Lizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabasendulo:Ungafebi. 28 Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Wonkeokhangela owesifazana ukumkhanuka usefebilelaye enhliziyweni yakhe. 29 Njalo uba ilihlo lakho

1 isitsha: ibala elimini lomdabuko litsho isilinganisoesilutshwana kulamalitha ayisificamunwemunye




lokunene likukhubekisa, likhuphe ulilahlelekhatshana lawe; ngoba kungcono kuwe ukuthikubhubhe sibe sinye sezitho zakho, njalo ukuthikungaphoselwa umzimba wakho wonkeesihogweni. 30 Njalo uba isandla sakho sokunenesikukhubekisa, siqume usilahlele khatshana lawe;ngoba kungcono kuwe ukuthi kubhubhe sibesinye sezitho zakho, njalo ukuthi kungaphoselwaumzimba wakho wonke esihogweni. 31Kwathiwa: Loba ngubani owala umkakhe,kumele amnike incwadi yesehlukaniso; 32 kodwamina ngithi kini: Loba ngubani owala umkakhe,ngaphandle kokufeba, umenza afebe, njalo lobangubani omthathayo owaliweyo uyafeba.

33 Lizwile futhi ukuthi kwathiwakwabasendulo: Ungafungi amanga, kodwagcwalisa izifungo zakho eNkosini. 34 Kodwamina ngithi kini: Lingafungi lakanye; lobangezulu, ngoba liyisihlalo sobukhosisikaNkulunkulu; 35 loba ngomhlaba, ngobauyisenabelo senyawo zakhe; loba ngeJerusalema,ngoba ingumuzi wenkosi enkulu; 36 njaloungafungi ngekhanda lakho, ngoba ungelwenzeunwele lalunye lube mhlophe kumbe lubemnyama. 37 Kodwa ilizwi lenu kalibe ngelokuthi:Yebo yebo, hatshi hatshi; kodwa okudlula lokhokuvela komubi.

Ukuthanda izitha

38 Lizwile ukuthi kwathiwa: Ilihlo ngelihlo,lezinyo ngezinyo; 39 kodwa mina ngithi kini:Lingamelani lobubi; kodwa loba ngubaniokuwakala esihlathini sokunene, mphendulelelesinye; 40 lalowo ofuna ukukumangalelaabesekuthathela isigqoko sakho, mtshiyelelesembatho; 41 laloba ngubani okubambangamandla ukuthi uhambe imayili libe linye,hamba laye abe mabili. 42 Mnike ocela kuwe;njalo ungamfulatheli ofisa ukweboleka kuwe.

43 Lizwile ukuthi kwathiwa: Wothandaumakhelwane wakho, njalo uzazonda isithasakho; 44 kodwa mina ngithi kini: Thandaniizitha zenu, libabusise abaliqalekisayo, libaphathekuhle abalizondayo, libakhulekele abaliphathakubi, labalizingelayo; 45 ukuze libe ngabantwanabakaYihlo osemazulwini, ngoba yenauyaliphumisela ilanga lakhe kwababi lakwabahle,anise izulu phezu kwabalungileyolabangalunganga. 46 Ngoba aluba lithanda labo

abalithandayo, lilomvuzo bani? Kabenzi njalolabathelisi yini? 47 Futhi uba libingelelaabafowenu bodwa, lenzani okukhulu okwedlulaokwabanye? Kabenzi njalo labathelisi yini? 48Ngakho lina banini ngabapheleleyo, njengobauYihlo osemazulwini ephelele.

Intshumayelo yentabeni iyaqhubeka. Ukwenzaukulunga

6Qaphelani ukuthi umsebenzi wenu womusa1lingawenzi phambi kwabantu ukuze libonweyibo2; nxa kungenjalo, alilamvuzo kuYihloosemazulwini. 2 Ngakho nxa usenza umsebenziwomusa, ungakhalisi uphondo phambi kwakho,njengokwenza kwabazenzisi emasinagogenilezindleleni, ukuze badunyiswe ngabantu;ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Sebewamukele umvuzowabo. 3 Kodwa wena nxa usenza umsebenziwomusa isandla sakho sokhohlo kasingakwaziesikwenzayo esokunene sakho, 4 ukuzeumsebenzi wakho womusa ube sekusithekeni;uYihlo-ke obona ekusithekeni, yena uzakuvuzaobala.

5 Lalapho likhuleka, lingabi njengabazenzisi,ngoba bona bathanda ukukhuleka bemiemasinagogeni lemahlanganweni endlela, ukuzebabonwe ngabantu; ngiqinisile ngithi kini:Sebewamukele umvuzo wabo. 6 Kodwa wenanxa ukhuleka, ngena endlini yakho yensitha,ubusuvala umnyango wakho, ukhuleke kuYihloosensitha; uYihlo-ke obona ekusithekeniuzakuvuza obala. 7 Njalo uba likhulekalingaphindaphindi, njengabezizwe; ngobabacabanga ukuthi bazazwakala ngokukhulumakwabo okunengi. 8 Ngakho lingafanani labo;ngoba uYihlo uyakwazi elikuswelayo, lingakacelikuye.

UJesu ufundisa ngokukhuleka

9 Ngakho lina khulekani ngokunje: Baba wethuosemazulwini, kalihlonitshwe ibizo lakho; 10umbuso wakho kawuze; intando yakhokayenziwe, lemhlabeni njengezulwini; 11 siphelamuhla ukudla kwethu kwensuku zonke; 12njalo usithethelele izono zethu, njengalokhu lathisibathethelela abasonayo; 13 njalo ungasingenisi1 umsebenzi wenu womusa: kumbe, ukulunga2 yibo: or, labo




ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule ebubini. Ngobaumbuso ungowakho lamandla lenkazimulo kuzekube nini lanini. Ameni. 14 Ngoba ubalithethelela abantu iziphambeko zabo, uYihloosezulwini uzalithethelela lani. 15 Kodwa ubalingathetheleli abantu iziphambeko zabo, loYihlokayikulithethelela iziphambeko zenu.

Ukuzila ukudla

16 Futhi nxa lizila ukudla, lingabi lobusoobudanileyo njengabazenzisi; ngobabenyukumalisa ubuso babo, ukuze babonakaleebantwini ukuthi bazilile; ngiqinisile ngithi kini:Sebewamukele umvuzo wabo. 17 Kodwa wenanxa uzila ukudla gcoba ikhanda lakho, ugezeubuso bakho, 18 ukuze ungabonakali ebantwiniukuthi uzilile ukudla, kodwa kuYihloosekusithekeni; uYihlo-ke obona ekusithekeniuzakuvuza obala.

Inotho eqotho lokukhanya okuqotho

19 Lingazibekeli impahla eziligugu emhlabeni,lapho inundu lokuthomba okona khona, lalaphoamasela afohlela khona abeseseba; 20 kodwazibekeleni izinto eziligugu ezulwini, laphoinundu lokuthomba okungoni khona, lalaphoamasela angafohleli khona ebe. 21 Ngoba laphookukhona impahla yenu eligugu, lenhliziyo yenuizakuba lapho. 22 Isibane somzimba lilihlo;ngakho uba ilihlo lakho liphilile, umzimba wakhowonke uzagcwala ukukhanya; 23 kodwa ubailihlo lakho lilibi, umzimba wakho wonkeuzakuba lobunyama. Ngakho uba ukukhanyaokuphakathi kwakho kuyibunyama, umnyamamkhulu kangakanani.

24 Kakho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili; ngobauzazonda enye, athande enye; kumbeuzabambelela kwenye, adelele enye. LingekhonzeuNkulunkulu loMamona*.

Ukukhathazeka, lokuthemba kuNkulunkulu

25 Ngakho ngithi kini: Lingaphisekeli impiloyenu, ukuthi lizakudlani lokuthi lizanathani;lomzimba wenu, ukuthi lizakwembathani. Impilokayidluli yini ukudla, lomzimba izembatho? 26Khangelani inyoni zezulu, ukuthi kazihlanyeli

njalo kazivuni, kazibutheli eziphaleni; kantiuYihlo osezulwini uyazondla; lina kalizidlulikakhulu yini? 27 Njalo nguwuphi kini ongathingokuphisekela engezelele ingalo ibenye ebudenibakhe? 28 Langezembatho liphisekelani?Qaphelisani imiduze yeganga, ukuthi ikhulanjani; kayitshikatshiki, kayiphothi; 29 kodwangithi kini: LoSolomoni ebucwazicwazini bakhebonke wayengembathiswanga njengomunyewayo. 30 Njalo uba uNkulunkulu esembathisangokunjalo utshani beganga, obukhona lamuhla,kuthi kusasa buphoswe eziko, kayikulembathisakakhulu yini, lina abokholo oluncinyane? 31Ngakho lingaphisekeli lutho, lisithi: Sizakudlani?Kumbe: Sizanathani? Loba: Sizakwembathani?32 Ngoba konke lokhu izizwe ziyakudinga; ngobauYihlo osezulwini uyazi ukuthi liyaziswelalezizinto. 33 Kodwa dingani kuqala umbusokaNkulunkulu lokulunga kwakhe, njalo zonkelezizinto zizakwengezelelwa kini. 34 Ngakholingaphisekeli ikusasa; ngoba ikusasaizaziphisekela yona; bulwanele usuku obaloububi.

Ukwehlulela abanye

7Lingahluleli, ukuze lingahlulelwa, 2 ngobangokwehlulela elehlulela ngakholizakwahlulelwa ngakho; langesilinganisoelilinganisa ngaso, lizalinganiselwa ngaso futhi.3 Kanti ukhangelelani ucezwana oluselihlwenilomfowenu, kodwa ungalunanzeleli ugodoolukwelakho ilihlo? 4 Kumbe ungatsho njanikumfowenu ukuthi: Kahle ngikhuphe ucezwanaoluselihlweni lakho; khangela kanti ugodoluselihlweni lakho? 5 Mzenzisi, qala ukhupheugodo elihlweni lakho, khona-ke uzabona kuhleukukhupha ucezwana elihlweni lomfowenu.

6 Linganiki izinja okungcwele; lingaphoseliamapharele* enu phambi kwengulube, hleziziwanyathele ngenyawo zazo, besezitshibilikaziliklebhule.

Ukucela kuNkulunkulu; ukuphathana

7 Celani, lizaphiwa; dingani, lizathola;qoqodani, lizavulelwa. 8 Ngoba wonke ocelayouyemukela, lodingayo uyathola, loqoqodayouzavulelwa. 9 Kumbe nguwuphi kini ongathi,




nxa indodana yakhe icela isinkwa, ayinike ilitshe?10 Lokuthi icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka yini?11 Ngakho uba lina, elingababi, likwazi ukuphaabantwana benu izipho ezinhle, uYihloosemazulwini uzabapha kakhulu kangakananiizinto ezinhle abacela kuye? 12 Ngakho konkeelithanda ukuthi abantu bakwenze kini, kwenzenilani ngokunjalo kubo; ngoba lokhu kungumlayolabaprofethi.

Lokho okuqinisekileyo lalokhookungaqinisekanga

13 Ngenani ngesango elincinyane; ngobaisango likhulu, lendlela ibanzi eya ekubhujisweni,njalo banengi abangena ngalo; 14 ngoba1 isangolincinyane, lendlela ilukhonjwana eya empilweni,njalo balutshwana abayitholayo.

15 Kodwa nanzelelani abaprofethi bamanga,abeza kini bembathise okwezimvu, kodwangaphakathi bazimpisi eziphangayo. 16 Lizabazingezithelo zabo; bayazikha yini izithelo zeviniemeveni, kumbe imikhiwa ekhuleni oluhlabayo?17 Ngokunjalo sonke isihlahla esihle siyathelaizithelo ezinhle; kodwa isihlahla esibi siyathelaizithelo ezimbi; 18 isihlahla esihle singetheleizithelo ezimbi, lesihlahla esibi singethele izitheloezinhle. 19 Sonke isihlahla esingatheli isitheloesihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni. 20Ngakho-ke lizabazi ngezithelo zabo.

21 Kakusibo bonke abatshoyo kimi ukuthi:Nkosi, Nkosi, abazangena embusweni wamazulu;kodwa lowo oyenzayo intando kaBabaosemazulwini. 22 Abanengi bazakuthi kimingalolosuku: Nkosi, Nkosi, kasiprofethanga yiningelakho ibizo, sakhupha amadimoni ngelakhoibizo, senza imisebenzi elamandla eminengingelakho ibizo? 23 Njalo khona ngizakutshoobala kubo ngithi: Angizanga ngilazi; sukani kimilina benzi bobubi.

Umfanekiso wezindlu ezimbili

24 Ngakho wonke owezwayo lamazwi aminjalo awenze, ngizamfananisa lendodaehlakaniphileyo, eyakha indlu yayo phezukwedwala; 25 laselisina izulu kwasekufikaimpophoma kwasekuvunguza imimoya, njalo

1 ngoba: kumbe, isango lincinyane njani

yayitshaya leyondlu; kodwa kayiwanga; ngobayayisekelwe phezu kwedwala. 26 Njalo wonkeowezwayo lamazwi ami njalo angawenzi,uzafananiswa lendoda eyisithutha, eyakha indluyayo phezu kwetshebetshebe; 27 laselisina izulukwasekufika impophoma kwasekuvunguzaimimoya, njalo yayitshaya leyondlu, yawa, kwabakukhulu ukuwa kwayo.

28 Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile lawomazwiamaxuku ababaza ngemfundiso yakhe; 29 ngobawabafundisa njengolamandla, njalokungenjengababhali.

UJesu usilisa umuntu olobulephero

8Kwathi esehlile entabeni, amlandelaamaxuku amakhulu; 2 njalo khangela,umuntu olobulephero weza wamkhonza wathi:Nkosi, aluba uthanda ungangihlambulula. 3UJesu waseselula isandla, wamthinta, wathi:Ngiyathanda, hlambuluka. Ubulephero bakhe-kebahle bahlanjululwa. 4 UJesu wasesithi kuye:Khangela ungatsheli muntu; kodwa hamba,uziveze kumpristi, unikele umnikelo uMozisiawulayayo, kube yibufakazi kubo.

Ukusiliswa kwenceku yenduna

5 Kwathi uJesu esengenile eKapenawume,kweza kuye induna yekhulu imncenga, 6yasisithi: Nkosi, inceku yami ilele endliniiyisigoga, isebuhlungwini obukhulu. 7 UJesuwasesithi kuye: Mina ngizakuza ngiyisilise. 8Induna yekhulu yasiphendula yathi: Nkosi,kangifanele ukuthi ungene ngaphansi kophahlalwami; kodwa kuphela khuluma ilizwi, njaloinceku yami izasiliswa. 9 Ngoba lamingingumuntu ongaphansi kwamandla,ngilamabutho ngaphansi kwami; njalo ngithikuleli: Hamba, beselihamba; lakwelinye: Woza,beselisiza; lencekwini yami: Yenza lokhu, njaloikwenze. 10 Kwathi uJesu esezwile wamangala,wasesithi kwabamlandelayo: Ngiqinisile ngithikini: Angitholanga ukholo olungaka ngitsholakoIsrayeli. 11 Njalo ngithi kini: Abanengibazakuza bevela empumalanga lentshonalanga,njalo bahlale loAbrahama loIsaka loJakobe,embusweni wamazulu; 12 kodwa abantwanabombuso bazaphoselwa emnyameni




ongaphandle; lapha kuzakuba khona ukukhalalokugedla amazinyo. 13 UJesu wasesithienduneni yekhulu: Hamba, futhi kakube kuwenjengoba ukholiwe. Inceku yakhe yasisiliswangalelohola.

Uninazala kaPetro labanye abagulayobayasiliswa

14 Kwathi uJesu engene endlini kaPetro,wabona uninazala elele njalo elomkhuhlane, 15wasebamba isandla sakhe, njalo umkhuhlanewamyekela; wasesukuma, wabancedisa.

16 Kwathi sekuhlwile baletha kuye abanengiababengenwe ngamadimoni; wasekhupha omoyangelizwi, wasilisa bonke abagulayo; 17 ukuzekugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa nguIsayaumprofethi kokuthi: Yena wathathaubuthakathaka bethu, wazithwala izifo zethu.

Ukumlandela uJesu

18 Kwathi uJesu ebona amaxuku amakhuluemhanqile, walaya ukuthi bachaphelengaphetsheya. 19 Kwasekusondela umbhali othilewathi kuye: Mfundisi, ngizakulandela lobangaphi lapho oya khona. 20 UJesu wasesithikuye: Amakhanka alemilindi, lenyoni zezuluizidleke; kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayilalaphoengaqamelisa ikhanda khona. 21 Omunyewabafundi bakhe wasesithi kuye: Nkosi,ngivumela ukuthi ngiqale ngiyengcwaba ubaba.22 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Ngilandela, njaloyekela abafileyo bangcwabe ababo abafileyo.

Ukuthuliswa kwesiphepho

23 Kwathi esengenile emkhunjini, abafundibakhe bamlandela. 24 Njalo khangela, kwavukaisiphepho esikhulu olwandle, okungangokuthiumkhumbi wagutshuzelwa ngamagagasi; kodwayena wayelele. 25 Basebesondela abafundi bakhebamvusa, besithi: Nkosi, sisindise, siyabhubha!26 Wasesithi kubo: Lesabelani, lina abokholooluncinyane? Wasesukuma wakhuza imimoyalolwandle, kwasekusiba khona ukuthulaokukhulu. 27 Kodwa abantu bamangala, besithi:Ngonjani lo, ukuthi lemimoya lolwandlekumlalele?

Ukukhutshwa kwabomoya ababi

28 Kwathi esefikile ngaphetsheya elizwenilamaGergesi, bamhlangabeza ababiliababengenwe ngamadimoni bephumaemangcwabeni, besesabeka kakhulu,okungangokuthi kwakungasekho odlulangaleyondlela; 29 njalo khangela, bamemezabesithi: Silani lawe, Jesu NdodanakaNkulunkulu? Uze lapha yini ukusihluphakungakafiki isikhathi? 30 Kwakukhona khatshanalabo umhlambi wengulube ezinengi usidla. 31Amadimoni asemncenga, esithi: Uba usikhupha,sivumela ukuthi sihambe singene emhlanjiniwengulube. 32 Wasesithi kuwo: Hambani.Esephumile angena emhlanjini wengulube; futhikhangela, umhlambi wonke wengulubewaphaphatheka eliweni usiya olwandle, wasufelaemanzini. 33 Abazelusayo basebebaleka,basebesiya emzini babika konke, lezintozababengenwe ngamadimoni. 34 Njalo khangela,umuzi wonke waphuma ukumhlangabeza uJesu;bathi bembona, bancenga ukuthi asukeemikhawulweni yakibo.

UJesu usilisa umuntu oyisigoga

9Wasengena emkhunjini wachapha wafikaemzini wakibo.2 Futhi khangela, baletha kuye umuntu

oyisigoga elele ehlakeni; uJesu esebona ukhololwabo wathi koyisigoga: Mana isibindi, mntwana;izono zakho uzithethelelwe. 3 Njalo khangela,abanye bababhali bakhulumela ngaphakathibathi: Lo uyahlambaza. 4 Njalo uJesu ebonaimicabango yabo wathi: Linakanelani okubienhliziyweni zenu? 5 Ngoba yikuphi okulula,ukuthi: Izono zakho uzithethelelwe; kumbeukuthi: Sukuma uhambe? 6 Kodwa ukuze lazi,ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu ilamandla emhlabeniokuthethelela izono wasesithi koyisigoga:Sukuma uthathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endliniyakho. 7 Wasesukuma waya endlini yakhe. 8Kwathi amaxuku esebonile amangala, amdumisauNkulunkulu, onike abantu amandla anje.

Ukubizwa kukaMathewu

9 Esedlula lapho uJesu wabona umuntu, othiwanguMathewu, ehlezi endlini yokuthelisela,




wasesithi kuye: Ngilandela. Wasesukumawamlandela.

10 Kwasekusithi ehlezi ekudleni endlini, futhikhangela, abathelisi abanengi lezoni beza bahlalaekudleni loJesu labafundi bakhe. 11 AbaFarisisebebonile bathi kubafundi bakhe: Kunganiumfundisi wenu esidla labathelisi lezoni? 12Kwathi uJesu esizwa wathi kubo: Abaphilileyokabadingi melaphi, kodwa abagulayo. 13 Kodwahambani lifunde ukuthi kutshoni ukuthi: Ngifunaisihawu, njalo hatshi umhlatshelo; ngobaangizanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izonizize ekuphendukeni.

Ukuzila ukudla

14 Khona kwafika kuye abafundi bakaJohane,besithi: Kungani thina labaFarisi sizila ukudlakanenginengi, kodwa abafundi bakho bengaziliukudla? 15 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Abantwanabendlu yomthimba bangalila yini, selokhuumyeni elabo? Kodwa zizafika insuku laphoumyeni ezasuswa kubo; khona-ke bezazilaukudla. 16 Futhi kakho obekela isichibi selembuelingakafinyeli1 esembathweni esidala; ngobalokho okubekelwe kuso kuzadabukaesembathweni, besesiqhela isikhala. 17 Njalokabatheli iwayini elitsha emigodleni emidala;uba-ke kungenjalo imigodla iyadabuka, lewayinilichitheke, lemigodla yonakale; kodwa iwayinielitsha balifaka emigodleni emitsha,besekulondolozeka kokubili.

Indodakazi kaJayirosi ivuswa ekufeni.Owesifazana owayelomopho uyasiliswa

18 Kwathi esakhuluma lezizinto kubo,khangela, kwafika umphathi othile waguqaphambi kwakhe, wathi: Indodakazi yamiisandukufa; kodwa woza ubeke isandla sakhophezu kwayo, njalo izaphila. 19 WasesukumauJesu wamlandela kanye labafundi bakhe.

20 Njalo khangela, owesifazana owayelomophookweminyaka elitshumi lambili, wasondelangemva kwakhe, wathinta umphethowesembatho sakhe. 21 Ngoba wathi ngaphakathikwakhe: Aluba ngithinta nje isembatho sakhe,ngizasindiswa. 22 Kodwa uJesu etshibilika

1 elingakafinyeli: kumbe, ilembu elingakalungiswa

embona, wathi: Mana isibindi, ndodakazi; ukhololwakho lukusindisile. Owesifazana wasesilakusukela ngalelohola.

23 UJesu wasefika endlini yomphathi, wabonaabakhalisa imihlanga lexuku liphithizela, 24wathi kubo: Sukani; ngoba intombazanakayifanga, kodwa ilele. Basebemhleka usulu. 25Kodwa ixuku selikhutshiwe, wangena wabambaisandla sayo, intombazana yasivuka. 26 Indumelayalokho yasiphumela kulelolizwe lonke.

UJesu uhawukela iziphofu lesimungululabakhathazekileyo

27 Kwathi uJesu esedlula lapho, iziphofuezimbili zamlandela, zimemeza zisithi:Sihawukele, Ndodana kaDavida! 28 Esengenileendlini, iziphofu zeza kuye, uJesu wasesithi kuzo:Liyakholwa yini ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu?Zathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi. 29 Wasethinta amehloazo, wathi: Akwenzeke kini njengokholo lwenu.30 Asevulwa amehlo azo; uJesu wasezilayisisakakhulu wathi: Qaphelani ukuthi kungaziwamuntu. 31 Kodwa zaphuma zaxoxa ngaye kulolonke lelolizwe.

32 Kwathi ekuphumeni kwazo, khangela,kwalethwa kuye umuntu oyisimunguluowayengenwe lidimoni; 33 kwathi idimoniselikhutshiwe, isimungulu sakhuluma; amaxukuasemangala, athi: Kakuzanga kubonwe okunjekoIsrayeli. 34 Kodwa abaFarisi bathi: Ukhuphaamadimoni ngenkosi yamadimoni.

35 UJesu wasebhoda emizini yonke lemizaneni,efundisa emasinagogeni abo, etshumayelaivangeli lombuso, eselapha sonke isifolobuthakathaka bonke ebantwini. 36 Kwathiebona amaxuku, waba lesihelo ngawo, ngobaayekhathele2 ehlakazekile njengezimvuezingelamalusi. 37 Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe:Isivuno sikhulu, kodwa izisebenzi zinlutshwana;38 ngakho ncengani eNkosini yesivuno, ukuzeithume izisebenzi esivunweni sayo.

UJesu ubiza abaphostoli bakhe abalitshumilambili

10Wasebizela kuye abafundi bakheabalitshumi lambili, wabanika amandla2 ayekhathele: kumbe, ayediniwe njalo alala phansi




phezu kwabomoya abangcolileyo, ukuthibabakhuphe, lokuthi belaphe sonke isifolobuthakathaka bonke.

2 Amabizo-ke abaphostoli abalitshumi lambiliyiwo la: Owokuqala nguSimoni othiwa nguPetro,loAndreya umfowabo; uJakobe okaZebediya,loJohane umfowabo; 3 uFiliphu, loBartolomewu;uTomasi, loMathewu umthelisi; uJakobeokaAlfewu, loLabewu othiwa njalo nguTadewu;4 uSimoni umKhanani, loJudasi Iskariyothi layeowamnikelayo.

Ukuthunywa kwabaphostoli

5 Laba abalitshumi lambili uJesu wabathuma,wabalaya, esithi: Lingahambi ngendlelayabezizwe, lingangeni emzini wamaSamariya; 6kodwa yanini ikakhulu ezimvini ezilahlekileyozendlu kaIsrayeli. 7 Futhi ekuhambeni kwenutshumayelani, lisithi: Umbuso wamazuluususondele. 8 Silisani abagulayo, lihlambululeabalobulephero, livuse abafileyo, likhupheamadimoni. Lamukeliswe ngesihle, phaniningesihle. 9 Lingazithatheli igolide, loba isiliva,loba ithusi emixhakeni yenu, 10 loba isikhwamasendlela, loba izigqoko ezimbili, lobaamanyathela, loba udondolo; ngoba isisebenzisifanele ukudla kwaso. 11 Lakuwuphi umuzikumbe umzana elingena kuwo, buzani ukuthingubani ofaneleyo kuwo; njalo lihlale khona, lizelisuke. 12 Njalo nxa lingena endlini, liyibingelele.13 Aluba indlu ifanele, ukuthula kwenu kakubephezu kwayo; kodwa uba ingafanele, ukuthulakwenu kakubuyele kini. 14 Njalo loba ngubaniongalamukeliyo ongalaleli amazwi enu, nxaliphuma kuleyondlu kumbe kulowomuzi,thintithani uthuli enyaweni zenu. 15 Ngiqinisilengithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono kulizwe leSodomaleleGomora ngosuku lwesigwebo,kulakulowomuzi.

Abaphostoli bazahlutshwa

16 Khangelani, mina ngiyalithuma njengezimvuphakathi kwempisi; ngakho hlakaniphaninjengezinyoka, libe msulwa1 njengamajuba. 17Kodwa limukani abantu; ngoba bazalinikelaemiphakathini, balitshaye ngesiswepu

1 msulwa: kumbe, lula

emasinagogeni abo; 18 njalo lizalethwa laphambikwababusi lamakhosi ngenxa yami, kubeyibufakazi kubo lakwabezizwe. 19 Kodwa nxabelinikela, lingakhathaleli ukuthi lizakhulumanikumbe njani; ngoba lizanikwa ngalelohola lokhoelizakukhuluma; 20 ngoba kakusinielikhulumayo, kodwa nguMoya kaYihlookhuluma phakathi kwenu. 21 Futhi umfowabouzanikela umfowabo ekufeni, loyise umntwana;labantwana bazavukela abazali, besebebabulala.22 Njalo lizazondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yebizolami; kodwa ophikelelayo kuze kube sekupheleni,nguye ozasindiswa. 23 Kodwa nxa belizingelakulo umuzi, balekelani komunye; ngobangiqinisile ngithi kini: Kaliyikuqeda imizi yonkeyakoIsrayeli, ize ifike iNdodana yomuntu. 24Umfundi kamkhulu kulomfundisi, lencekukayinkulu kulenkosi yayo. 25 Kumanele umfundiukuthi abe njengomfundisi wakhe, lencekunjengenkosi yayo. Aluba bebizile umninindlungokuthi nguBelezebule, kakhulu kangakananilabo abendlu yakhe?

UJesu uxwayisa abafundi bakhe

26 Ngakho lingabesabi; ngoba kakukhookufihliweyo, okungayikubonakaliswa;lokuthukuziweyo okungayikwaziwa. 27 Lokhoengikutsho kini emnyameni, kukhulumeniekukhanyeni; lalokho elikuzwa endlebeni,kumemezeleni phezu kwezindlu. 28 Njalolingabesabi ababulala umzimba, kodwabengelamandla okubulala umphefumulo; kodwamesabeni kakhulu olamandla okubhubhisa konkeumphefumulo lomzimba esihogweni.

29 Kazithengiswa yini intaka ezimbilingendibilitshi? Kodwa kakuyikuwa emhlabathinilanye yazo, ngaphandle kukaYihlo; 30 kodwalezenu inwele zekhanda zibaliwe zonke. 31Ngakho lingesabi; lina liyazidlula intaka ezinengi.

32 Ngakho wonke ozangivuma phambikwabantu, lami ngizamvuma phambi kukaBabaosemazulwini. 33 Kodwa loba ngubani ongiphikaphambi kwabantu, lami ngizamphika phambikukaBaba osemazulwini.




Izibonakaliso zezikhathi

34 Lingacabangi ukuthi ngize ukulethaukuthula emhlabeni; angizanga ukulethaukuthula, kodwa inkemba. 35 Ngoba ngizeukwehlukanisa umuntu loyise, lendodakazilonina, lomalokazana loninazala; 36 lezithazomuntu ngabendlu yakhe. 37 Othanda uyisekumbe unina kulami kangifanele; lothandaindodana kumbe indodakazi kulami, kangifanele;38 longathathi isiphambano sakhe njaloangilandele, kangifanele. 39 Lowo othola impiloyakhe uzalahlekelwa yiyo; lolahlekelwa yimpiloyakhe ngenxa yami uzayithola. 40 Owemukelalina uyemukela mina; lowemukela minauyemukela ongithumileyo.

41 Owemukela umprofethi ebizwenilomprofethi uzazuza umvuzo womprofethi;lowemukela olungileyo ebizweni lolungileyouzazuza umvuzo wolungileyo. 42 Njalo lobangubani ozanathisa omunye walababancinyaneinkezo eyodwa nje yamanzi aqandayo ebizwenilomfundi, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasozealahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.

11Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile ukulayaabafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili,wasuka lapho ukuyafundisa lokutshumayelaemizini yabo.

Ukufakaza kukaJesu kubafundi bakaJohanelakubantu

2 Kwathi uJohane esentolongweni esezwileimisebenzi kaKristu, wathuma abafundi bakheababili, 3 wathi kuye: Wena unguye ozayo yini,kumbe silindele omunye? 4 UJesu wasephendulawathi kubo: Hambani limtshele uJohane izintoelizizwayo lelizibonayo: 5 Iziphofu ziyabona,leziqhuli ziyahamba, abalobulepherobayahlanjululwa, lezacuthe ziyezwa, abafileyobayavuswa, labayanga bayatshunyayezwaivangeli; 6 njalo ubusisiwe loba ngubaniongakhubekiyo ngami.

7 Kwathi labo sebesuka uJesu waqalaukukhuluma emaxukwini ngoJohane wathi:Laphuma laya enkangala ukuyabonani?Umhlanga onyikinywa ngumoya yini? 8 Kantilaphumela ukuyabonani? Umuntu owembetheizembatho ezibuthakathaka yini? Khangelani,abembethe ezibuthakathaka basezindlini

zamakhosi. 9 Pho laphumela ukuyabonani?Umprofethi yini? Yebo, ngithi kini: Loba odlulaumprofethi; 10 ngoba lo nguye okulotshwe ngayeukuthi: Khangela, mina ngiyathuma isithunywasami phambi kobuso bakho, esizalungisa indlelayakho phambi kwakho. 11 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini:Kakuvelanga phakathi kwabazelwe ngabesifazanaomkhulu kuloJohane uMbhabhathizi. Kodwaomncinyane embusweni wamazulu mkhulukulaye. 12 Njalo kusukela ensukwini zikaJohaneuMbhabhathizi kuze kube khathesi umbusowamazulu ubanjwa ngodlakela, labalodlakelabayawuthatha ngamandla. 13 Ngoba abaprofethibonke lomlayo baprofetha kwaze kwabaloJohane; 14 njalo uba livuma ukukwemukela,lo unguEliya obezakuza. 15 Olendlebe zokuzwa,akezwe.

16 Kodwa ngizasifananisa lani lesisizukulwana?Sifanana labantwana abahlezi emamakethe,bememeza kubangane babo, 17 besithi:Salitshayela umhlanga, kodwa kalisinanga;salililela, kodwa kalikhalanga. 18 Ngoba uJohanewafika engadli enganathi, basebesithi:Uledimoni. 19 INdodana yomuntu yafika isidlainatha, basebesithi: Khangelani, umuntu oligovulesinathi sewayini, umngane wabathelisi lezoni.Kodwa inhlakanipho ithiwa ilungile ngabantwanabayo.

Ukusolwa kwemizi engaphendukanga

20 Waseqala ukusola imizi okwakwenziwephakathi kwayo ubunengi bemisebenzi yakheyamandla, ngoba ingaphendukanga, wathi: 21Maye kuwe, Korazini! Maye kuwe, Betsayida!Ngoba uba kwakwenziwe eTire leSidoniimisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini, ngabe kadebaphenduka bembethe amasaka lomlotha. 22Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono kuTireleSidoni ngosuku lwesigwebo kulakini. 23 Lawe,Kapenawume, ophakanyiselwe ezulwini,uzakwehliselwa esihogweni; ngoba ubayayenziwe eSodoma imisebenzi yamandlaeyenziwe kuwe, ngabe lisekhona kuze kubelamuhla. 24 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngconokulizwe leSodoma ngosuku lwesigwebo,kulakuwe.




UJesu udumisa uYise; unxusa abahluphekileyobeze kuye

25 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu waphendula wathi:Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu lomhlaba,ngoba uzifihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyolabaqedisisayo, kodwa wazembulela izingane;26 yebo Baba, ngoba ngokunjalo kwaba kuhlephambi kwakho. 27 Konke kwanikelwa kiminguBaba; njalo kakho oyaziyo iNdodana,ngaphandle kukaYise; kakho futhi omaziyo uYisengaphandle kweNdodana, njalo loba ngubaniiNdodana ethanda ukumembulela.

28 Wozani kimi lonke elikhatheleyolelisindiweyo, njalo mina ngizaliphumuza. 29Thathani ijogwe lami lilibeke phezu kwenulifunde kimi, ngoba ngimnene ngithobekileenhliziyweni; njalo lizathola ukuphumulaemiphefumulweni yenu; 30 ngoba ijogwe lamilibutshelezi, lomthwalo wami ulula.

UJesu uchasisa umlayo wesabatha

12Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wadabulaemasimini amabele ngesabatha; futhiabafundi bakhe babelambile, baqala ukukhaizikhwebu lokudla. 2 Kodwa abaFarisi bekubonabathi kuye: Khangela, abafundi bakho benzaokungavunyelwanga ukukwenza ngesabatha. 3Kodwa wathi kubo: Kalifundanga yini uDavidaakwenzayo, mhla elambile yena lababelaye; 4ukuthi wayangena njani endlini kaNkulunkulu,wadla izinkwa zokubukiswa, ayengavunyelwaukuzidla, ngitsho lababelaye, ngaphandlekwabapristi bodwa? 5 Ingabe kalifundanga yiniemlayweni, ukuthi ngamasabatha abapristibayalona isabatha ethempelini, bangabi lacala?6 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kukhona lapha omkhulukulethempeli. 7 Kodwa aluba belisazi ukuthikutshoni ukuthi: Ngifisa isihawu hatshiumhlatshelo, ngabe kalibalahlanga laboabangelacala. 8 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntuiyiNkosi leyesabatha.

UJesu usilisa ngesabatha

9 Futhi wasuka lapho wangena esinagogenilabo; 10 njalo khangela, kwakukhona umuntuolesandla esitshwabheneyo; basebembuzabesithi: Kuvunyelwe yini ukusilisa

ngamasabatha? Ukuze bambeke icala. 11 Kodwawathi kubo: Nguwuphi umuntu phakathi kwenu,elemvu eyodwa, futhi uba iwele emgodiningesabatha, ongayikuyibamba ayikhuphe? 12Umuntu-ke uyedlula kangakanani imvu. Ngakhokuvunyelwe ukwenza okuhle ngamasabatha. 13Wasesithi kumuntu: Yelula isandla sakho.Waseselula, sasesisiliswa saphelela njengesinye.

Inceku ekhethiweyo

14 Basebephuma abaFarisi becebisana ngaye,ukuthi bangambulala njani. 15 Kodwa uJesuesekwazi wasuka lapho; amaxuku amakhuluasemlandela, wasebasilisa bonke. 16Wasebalayisisa ukuthi bangamvezi; 17 ukuzekugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngumprofethiuIsaya, ukuthi: 18 Khangela, inceku yamiengiyikhethileyo; othandekayo wami othokozangaye umphefumulo wami; ngizabeka uMoyawami phezu kwakhe, njalo uzatshumayelaukwahlulela kwabezizwe. 19 Kayikubangisa,kayikumemeza njalo kakho ozalizwa ilizwi lakheezindleleni. 20 Umhlanga ofecekileyokayikuwephula, lentambo yesibane ethunqayokayikuyicitsha; aze aphumelelise ukwahlulelaekunqobeni. 21 Lezizwe zizathemba ebizwenilakhe.

Isono sokuhlambaza

22 Kwasekulethwa kuye umuntu ongenwelidimoni, eyisiphofu lesimungulu; wasemsilisa,kwaze kwathi isiphofu esiyisimungulu sakhulumanjalo sabona. 23 Asemangala amaxuku wonkeathi: Lo kayisiyo yini iNdodana kaDavida? 24Kodwa abaFarisi sebezwile bathi: Lumuntukakhuphi amadimoni, ngaphandlekukaBelezebule inkosi yamadimoni. 25 Kodwaeseyazi uJesu imicabango yabo wathi kubo:Wonke umbuso owehlukene phakathiuyachitheka; lawo wonke umuzi kumbe indlueyehlukene phakathi kwayo ingeze yema. 26Njalo uba uSathane ekhupha uSathane,wehlukene phakathi kwakhe; pho umbuso wakheuzakuma njani? 27 Futhi uba mina ngikhuphaamadimoni ngoBelezebule, amadodana enuakhupha ngobani? Ngakho wona azakubangabagwebi benu. 28 Kodwa uba mina




ngikhupha amadimoni ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu,umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile kini. 29 Kumbeomunye angangena njani endlini yesiqhwagaaphange impahla yaso, ngaphandle kokuthiasibophe kuqala isiqhwaga? Abesephanga-keindlu yaso. 30 Ongelami, umelene lami,longabuthi lami, uyachithiza.

31 Ngakho ngithi kini: Abantu bazathethelelwasonke isono lenhlamba; kodwa ukuhlambazauMoya kakuyikuthethelelwa ebantwini. 32Lalowo okhuluma ilizwi elimelana leNdodanayomuntu, uzathethelelwa; kodwa lowo okhulumaemelana loMoya oyiNgcwele, kayikuthethelelwa,kungeyisikho kulesisikhathi loba kwesizayo.

33 Kumbe yenzani isihlahla sibe ngesilungileyo,lesithelo saso sibe ngesilungileyo, kumbe lenzeisihlahla sibe sibi, lesithelo saso sibe sibi, ngobaisihlahla saziwa ngesithelo. 34 Nzalo yezinyoka,lingakhuluma njani okuhle, libabi? Ngobaumlomo ukhuluma ngokugcwala kwenhliziyo.35 Umuntu olungileyo ukhupha izintoezilungileyo kokuligugu elilungileyo lenhliziyo;lomuntu omubi ukhupha izinto ezimbikokuligugu elibi. 36 Kodwa ngithi kini: Lonkeilizwi eliyize abalikhulumayo abantu,bazaziphendulela ngalo ngosuku lokwahlulela.37 Ngoba ngamazwi akho uzalungisiswa,langamazwi akho uzalahlwa.

Abafuna isibonakaliso

38 Abanye bababhali labaFarisibasebephendula, bathi: Mfundisi, sifuna ukubonaisibonakaliso esivela kuwe. 39 Kodwawaphendula wathi kubo: Isizukulwana esibilesifebayo sidinga isibonakaliso; kodwakasiyikunikwa isibonakaliso, ngaphandlekwesibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi. 40 Ngobanjengalokhu uJona waba sesiswinisensikabayitshiye insuku ezintathu lobusukuobuthathu, ngokunjalo-ke iNdodana yomuntuizakuba semathunjini omhlaba insuku ezintathulobusuku obuthathu. 41 Amadoda eNiniveazasukuma ekugwetshweni kanyelalesisizukulwana, asilahle; ngoba aphendukangokutshumayela kukaJona; njalo khangelani,omkhulu kuloJona ulapha. 42 Indlovukaziyeningizimu izasukuma ekugwetshweni kanyelalesisizukulwana isilahle; ngoba yavelaemikhawulweni yomhlaba ukuzwa inhlakanipho

kaSolomoni; njalo khangelani, omkhulukuloSolomoni ulapha.

Ukuphenduka okungaphelelanga

43 Kodwa nxa umoya ongcolileyo esephumileemuntwini, uyahamba adabule indawoezomileyo, edinga ukuphumula, kodwaengakutholi. 44 Abesesithi: Ngizabuyela endliniyami engaphuma kuyo; njalo esefikile ayifice ize,ithanyelwe, njalo ilungisiwe. 45 Abesehambaathathe abanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababikulaye uqobo, besebengena bahlale khona; njaloukucina kwalowomuntu kube kubi kulokuqala.Kuzakuba njalo lakulesisizukulwana esibi.

Izihlobo zikaJesu eziyizo

46 Kwathi esakhuluma emaxukwini, khangela,unina labafowabo bema ngaphandle, bedingaukukhuluma laye. 47 Omunye wasesithi kuye:Khangela, unyoko labafowenu bemi phandle,badinga ukukhuluma lawe. 48 Kodwawaphendula wathi komtshelileyo: Ngubaniumama? Labafowethu ngobani? 49 Waseselulelaisandla sakhe kubafundi bakhe wathi:Khangelani, umama labafowethu. 50 Ngoba lobangubani owenza intando kaBaba osemazulwini,nguye ongumfowethu lodadewethu lomama.

Umfanekiso womhlanyeli

13Kwathi ngalolosuku uJesu waphumaendlini wahlala phansi elwandle. 2Kwasekubuthana kuye amaxuku amakhulu, wazewangena emkhunjini wahlala phansi; lexukulonke lema ekhunjini.

3 Wasekhuluma labo izinto ezinengingemifanekiso, wathi: Khangelani, kwaphumaumhlanyeli ukuyahlanyela. 4 Kwathiekuhlanyeleni kwakhe, enye inhlanyelo yawelaeceleni kwendlela; kwasekufika inyoni, zayidlazayiqeda. 5 Kodwa enye yawela emadwaleni,lapho eyayingelamhlabathi omnengi khona; futhiyahle yamila, ngoba kwakungelakutshonakomhlabathi; 6 kwathi ekuphumeni kwelangayahangulwa, yabuna, ngoba yayingelampande.7 Kodwa enye yawela emeveni, ameva asekhulaayiminyanisa. 8 Kodwa enye yawela




emhlabathini omuhle, yathela isithelo, enyeikhulu, lenye amatshumi ayisithupha, lenyeamatshumi amathathu. 9 Olendlebe zokuzwa,akezwe.

Umsebenzi wemifanekiso

10 Kwasekufika abafundi bathi kuye:Ukhulumelani kubo ngemifanekiso? 11Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ngoba kuphiwe kiniukwazi imfihlo zombuso wamazulu, kodwa bonakabakunikwanga. 12 Ngoba loba ngubani olakhouzaphiwa, abe lokwengezelelweyo; kodwa lowoongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho alakho. 13Ngakho ngikhuluma labo ngemifanekiso, ngobabebona kababoni, njalo besizwa kabezwa,kabaqedisisi. 14 Kubo besekugcwalisekaisiprofetho sikaIsaya, esithi: Ukuzwa lizakuzwa,kodwa kalisoze liqedisise; lokubona lizabona,kodwa kalisoze libonisise; 15 ngoba inhliziyoyalababantu seyaba lukhuni, lendlebe zizwakabuthundu, lamehlo abo bawacimezile; hleziloba nini babone ngamehlo, njalo bezwengendlebe, futhi baqedisise ngenhliziyo, njalobaphenduke, besengibasilisa. 16 Kodwaabusisiwe amehlo enu, ngoba ayabona; lendlebezenu, ngoba ziyezwa. 17 Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithikini: Abanengi babaprofethi labalungileyobabethanda ukubona izinto elizibonayo, kodwakabazibonanga; lokuzwa izinto elizizwayo kodwakabazizwanga.

Ukuchasiswa komfanekiso womhlanyeli

18 Ngakho lina zwanini umfanekisowomhlanyeli. 19 Kuthi wonke ozwayo ilizwilombuso kodwa engaqedisisi, omubi afike,ahluthune okuhlanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Longuye ohlanyelwe eceleni kwendlela. 20 Kodwaohlanyelwe emadwaleni, nguye olizwayo ilizwi,ahle alamukele ngentokozo; 21 kodwakalampande phakathi kwakhe, kodwa uhlalaisikhatshana; kuthi sekufika inkathazo kumbeukuzingelwa ngenxa yelizwi, ahle akhubeke. 22Lohlanyelwe emeveni, nguye olizwayo ilizwi,kodwa impisekelo yalumhlaba lenkohliso yenothokuyaliminyanisa ilizwi, futhi lingatheli isithelo.23 Kodwa ohlanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle,nguye olizwayo ilizwi aliqedisise; athele izithelo,

aveze, omunye ikhulu, lomunye amatshumiayisithupha, lomunye amatshumi amathathu.

Umfanekiso womfaba, lowemasitedi,lowemvubelo

24 Wabeka phambi kwabo omunye umfanekiso,esithi: Umbuso wamazulu ufananiswa lomuntuowahlanyela inhlanyelo enhle ensimini yakhe;25 kodwa kwathi abantu besalele, kwafika isithasakhe sahlanyela umfaba phakathi kwamabele,sahamba. 26 Kodwa kwathi lukhule usunguloluthele isithelo, lomfaba wasubonakala. 27Zasezisondela inceku zomninimuzi zathi kuye:Nkosi, kawuhlanyelanga yini inhlanyelo enhleensimini yakho? Pho iwuthethe ngaphi umfaba?28 Wasesithi kuzo: Umuntu oyisitha ukwenzilelokhu. Inceku zathi kuye: Uthanda ukuthi siyeukuwubutha yini? 29 Kodwa wathi: Hatshi, hlezi,ekubutheni kwenu umfaba, lisiphune amabelekanye lawo. 30 Yekelani kukhule kokubilindawonye kuze kube yisivuno; langesikhathisokuvuna ngizakuthi kwabavunayo: Buthanikuqala umfaba, liwubophe izinyanda ukuthiliwutshise; kodwa amabele liwabutheleesiphaleni sami.

31 Wasebabekela omunye umfanekiso, esithi:Umbuso wamazulu unjengohlamvu lwemasitedi,aluthatha umuntu waluhlanyela ensimini yakhe;32 lona kambe incinyane kulazo zonke inhlamvu;kodwa nxa selukhulile, lunkulu kulezilimo zonke,njalo luba yisihlahla, kuze kufike inyoni zezulu,zakhele engatsheni zaso.

33 Wabatshela omunye umfanekiso, wathi:Umbuso wamazulu unjengemvubelo, ayithathayoowesifazana wayifaka emagokokweni amathathuempuphu, kwaze kwabila konke.

34 Lezizinto zonke uJesu wazikhulumaemaxukwini ngemifanekiso, futhi ngaphandlekomfanekiso kakhulumanga kubo; 35 ukuzekugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi,esithi: Ngizavula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso,ngizaveza okufihlakeleyo kusukela ekusekelwenikomhlaba.

36 Kwathi uJesu esewayekele amaxuku ahambawangena endlini; basebesondela kuye abafundibakhe, besithi: Sichasisele umfanekiso womfabaensimini. 37 Wasephendula wathi kibo:Ohlanyela inhlanyelo enhle yiNdodana yomuntu;38 lensimu ngumhlaba; lenhlanyelo enhle, yona




ingabantwana bombuso; kodwa umfabaungabantwana bomubi; 39 lesithaesawuhlanyelayo nguSathane; lesivunosiyikuphela kwesikhathi; labavunayo bazingilosi.40 Ngakho-ke njengalokhu umfaba uyabuthwautshiswe emlilweni, kuzakuba njalo ekuphelenikwalesisikhathi. 41 INdodana yomuntu izathumaingilosi zayo, besezibutha zikhuphe embusweniwayo konke okukhubekisayo lalabo abenzaokubi, 42 besezibaphosela esithandweni somlilo;lapho kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedlaamazinyo. 43 Khona abalungileyo bazakhanyanjengelanga embusweni kaYise. Olendlebezokuzwa akezwe.

Umfanekiso wenotho, lowamangqongqoaligugu lowembule

44 Futhi umbuso wamazulu unjengempahlaeligugu efihliweyo ensimini, okuthi umuntueseyificile wayifihla; entokozweni yakhe ahambe,athengise konke alakho, athenge leyonsimu.

45 Futhi umbuso wamazulu unjengomuntuongumthengi odinga amapharele* amahle; 46esethole elinye ipharele eliligugu kakhulu,wasuka wathengisa konke alakho, walithenga.

47 Futhi umbuso wamazulu unjengembuleelaphoswa olwandle, laselibutha zonke inhlobo;48 lona, lithe seligcwele, balidonsela ekhunjini,bahlala phansi, babuthela ezilungileyo ezitsheni,kodwa ezimbi bazilahlela ngaphandle. 49Kuzakuba njalo ekupheleni kwesikhathi; ingilosizizaphuma, zehlukanise ababi phakathikwabalungileyo, 50 besezibaphoselaesithandweni somlilo; lapho kuzakuba khonaukukhala lokugedla amazinyo.

51 UJesu wathi kubo: Seliziqedisisile zonkelezizinto yini? Bathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi. 52Wasesithi kubo: Ngakho wonke umbhaliofundiselwe umbuso wamazulu unjengomuntuongumninimuzi, okhupha empahleni yakheeligugu okutsha lokudala.

UJesu udelelwa emzini wakibo

53 Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile limifanekiso,wasuka lapho. 54 Wathi esefikile emzini wakibowabafundisa esinagogeni labo, baze bamangalabathi: Ivela ngaphi kuyenalo linhlakanipho

lalimisebenzi yamandla? 55 Lo kayisiyo yiniindodana yombazi? Unina kathiwa nguMariyayini, labafowabo kayisibo oJakobe loJoseloSimoni loJudasi? 56 Labodadewabo kabakhoyini bonke kithi? Pho, zivela ngaphi zonkelezizinto kuye? 57 Basebekhubeka ngaye. KodwauJesu wathi kubo: Umprofethi kasweliukudunyiswa ngaphandle kwelizweni lakibolendlini yakwabo. 58 Njalo kenzanga laphoimisebenzi yamandla eminengi, ngenxayokungakholwa kwabo.

Ukubulawa kukaJohane uMbhabhathizi

14Ngalesosikhathi uHerodi umtetrarki*wezwa indumela kaJesu, 2 wasesithiencekwini zakhe: Lo nguJohane uMbhabhathizi;yena uvukile kwabafileyo, njalo kungakhoimisebenzi yamandla isebenza kuye1.

3 Ngoba uHerodi wayembambile uJohanewambopha wamfaka entolongweni, ngenxakaHerodiyasi umkaFiliphu umfowabo; 4 ngobauJohane wayethe kuye: Kawuvunyelwa ukubalaye. 5 Njalo efuna ukumbulala, wesaba ixuku,ngoba lalimphatha njengomprofethi. 6 Kodwangosuku lokuzalwa kukaHerodi, indodakazikaHerodiyasi yagida phakathi kwabo, yamkholisauHerodi; 7 kusukela lapho wathembisangesifungo ukuyinika loba yini ezayicela. 8Kodwa yona, isilayiwe ngunina, yathi: Ngiphelapha emganwini ikhanda likaJohaneuMbhabhathizi. 9 Inkosi yasisiba losizi, kodwangenxa yezifungo langalabo ababehlezi layoekudleni yalaya ukuthi inikwe; 10 yasithumayamquma uJohane ikhanda entolongweni, 11ikhanda lakhe laselilethwa ngomganu, lanikwaintombi; yona yasilisa kunina. 12 Kwasekusizaabafundi bakhe bathatha isidumbu, basingcwaba;basebesuka bambikela uJesu.

UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwaneezinhlanu

13 Wathi uJesu esezwile wasuka laphongomkhumbi waya endaweni eyinkangalaeyedwa; kodwa amaxuku ekuzwa amlandelangenyawo evela emizini. 14 UJesu esephumile

1 isebenza kuye: kumbe, yenziwa nguye




wabona ixuku elikhulu, waba lesihelo ngalo,wasilisa abagulayo babo.

15 Kwathi sekuhlwile abafundi bakhe bezakuye, bathi: Lindawo iyinkangala, lesikhathisesihambile; liyekele ixuku lihambe, ukuze bayeemizaneni bazithengele ukudla. 16 Kodwa uJesuwathi kubo: Kakuswelekanga ukuthi bahambe;banikeni lina ukuthi badle. 17 Kodwa bathi kuye:Kasila lapha ngaphandle kwezinkwa ezinhlanulenhlanzi ezimbili. 18 Wasesithi: Ziletheni laphakimi. 19 Waselaya amaxuku ukuthi ahlale phansietshanini, wathatha izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanziezimbili, wakhangela phezulu ezulwini,wazibusisa, esezihlephule wabanika abafundiizinkwa, labafundi bapha amaxuku. 20Basebesidla bonke, basutha; badobha izinkwanaezazisele, izitsha ezigcweleyo ezilitshumi lambili.21 Lalabo abasebedlile babengamadoda angabazinkulungwane ezinhlanu, ngaphandlekwabesifazana labantwana.

UJesu uhamba phezu kolwandle

22 Njalo uJesu wahle wacindezela abafundibakhe ukuthi bangene emkhunjini, njalobamqalele ukuya ngaphetsheya, esayekelaamaxuku ahambe. 23 Kwathi eseyekele amaxukuahamba, wenyukela entabeni eyedwa ukuzeakhuleke; kwathi sekuhlwile, wayeyedwa lapho.24 Kodwa umkhumbi wawusuphakathikolwandle, utshukunyiswa ngamagagasi; ngobaumoya wawuphambene labo. 25 Kwathingesikhathi somlindo wesine wobusuku uJesuweza kubo, ehamba phezu kolwandle. 26 Kodwakwathi abafundi bembona ehamba phezukolwandle bethuka, bathi: Lithonga. Basebekhalangokwesaba. 27 Kodwa uJesu wahle wakhulumalabo, wathi: Manini isibindi; yimi; lingesabi. 28UPetro wasemphendula wathi: Nkosi, ubakunguwe, ngilaya ukuthi ngize kuwe phezukwamanzi. 29 Wasesithi: Woza. UPetrowasesehla emkhunjini wahamba phezukwamanzi, ukuze aye kuJesu. 30 Kodwa ebonaumoya olamandla wesaba; wathi eseqalaukutshona wakhala, wathi: Nkosi, ngisindisa! 31Njalo uJesu wahle welula isandla, wambamba,wathi kuye: Wena olokukholwa okuncinyane,uthandabuzelani? 32 Sebengenile emkhunjini,umoya wathula; 33 abasemkhunjini basebesiza

bamkhonza bathi: Ngeqiniso wena uyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu.

UJesu usilisa elizweni iGenesaretha

34 Kwathi sebechaphile bafika elizwenileGenesaretha. 35 Esemazi amadodaakuleyondawo athumela ilizwi kuso sonkelesosigaba esizingelezeleyo, aletha kuye bonkeabagulayo; 36 basebemncenga, ukuthi bathintenje umphetho wesembatho sakhe; njalo bonkeabathintayo basiliswa.

AbaFarisi lababhali basolwa ngenxa yezimisozabo

15Kwasekufika kuJesu ababhali labaFarisiababevela eJerusalema, bathi: 2 Kunganiabafundi bakho besephula isiko labadala? Ngobakabagezi izandla zabo, nxa besidla isinkwa. 3Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Lani-ke kunganilisephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesikolenu? 4 Ngoba uNkulunkulu walaya, wathi:Hlonipha uyihlo, lonyoko; lokuthi: Othuka uyisekumbe unina kumele afe lokufa; 5 kodwa linalithi: Loba ngubani othi kuyise kumbe kunina:Kungumnikelo, loba yini evela kimi ingakusiza,6 njalo engasoze amhloniphe uyise kumbe unina;ngalokho lenza umlayo kaNkulunkulu ube yizengenxa yesiko lenu. 7 Bazenzisi, uIsayawaprofetha kuhle ngani, esithi: 8 Lababantubasondela kimi ngomlomo wabo, langendebebangidumise; kodwa inhliziyo yabo ikhatshanalami. 9 Kodwa bangikhonza ngeze, befundisaizimfundiso eziyimilayo yabantu. 10 Esebizelekuye ixuku, wathi kilo: Lalelani futhi liqedisise.11 Kakusikho okungena emlonyeni okungcolisaumuntu; kodwa okuphuma emlonyeni, yikhookungcolisa umuntu.

12 Abafundi bakhe basebesondela bathi kuye:Uyazi ukuthi abaFarisi bathe ukulizwa lelilizwibakhubeka yini? 13 Kodwa waphendula wathi:Sonke isihlahlakazana, uBaba osezulwiniangasihlanyelanga, sizasitshunwa. 14 Bayekeleni;bangabakhokheli abayiziphofu beziphofu; njalonxa isiphofu sikhokhela isiphofu, zizawelaemgodini zombili.

15 UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye:Sichasisele lumfanekiso. 16 UJesu wasesithi:




Kanti lani lisengabangelakuqedisisa? 17 Lilokhelingaqedisisi yini, ukuthi konke okungenaemlonyeni kuya esiswini, futhi kuyelahlelwangaphandle? 18 Kodwa izinto eziphumaemlonyeni zivela enhliziyweni; lezi ziyamngcolisaumuntu. 19 Ngoba enhliziyweni kuvelaimicabango emibi, ukubulala, ubufebe,ukuphinga, ukweba, ukufakaza amanga,ukunyeya; 20 yizo lezozinto ezimngcolisayoumuntu; kodwa ukudla ngezandlaezingagezwanga kakumngcolisi umuntu.

Owesifazana weKhanani

21 UJesu wasesuka lapho, waya kungxenyezeTire lezeSidoni. 22 Njalo khangela,owesifazana umKhanani ovela kuleyomikhawulo,wakhala kuye esithi: Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavida,akungihawukele! Indodakazi yami ihlaselwe kubilidimoni. 23 Kodwa kamphendulanga ngalizwi.Basebesondela kuye abafundi bakhe bamncenga,bathi: Mxotshe, ngoba uyakhala ngemva kwethu.24 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kangithunywangakwabanye, ngaphandle kuzo izimvu ezilahlekileyozendlu yakoIsrayeli. 25 Kodwa wasondelawamkhonza wathi: Nkosi, ngisize. 26 Kodwawaphendula wathi: Kakukuhle ukuthatha isinkwasabantwana, lokusiphosela izinjana. 27 Kodwayena wathi: Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa lezinjana ziyadlaimvuthuluka eziwa etafuleni labaninizo. 28UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: O mama,lukhulu ukholo lwakho! Kakube kuwenjengokufisa kwakho. Indodakazi yakhe yasisilakusukela kulelohola.

UJesu usilisa izigulane

29 UJesu wasesuka lapho weza eduzanekolwandle lweGalili; wenyukela entabeni wahlalaphansi khona. 30 Kwasekusiza kuye amaxukuamakhulu, beleziqhuli, iziphofu, izimungulu,izingini, labanye abanengi, basebebaphoselaenyaweni zikaJesu wasebasilisa; 31 aze amangalaamaxuku, ebona izimungulu zikhuluma, izinginizisilisiwe, iziqhuli zihamba, leziphofu zibona;basebemdumisa uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.

UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwaneezine

32 UJesu wasebabizela kuye abafundi bakhewathi: Ngilesihelo ngexuku, ngoba sebelamiinsuku ezintathu, bengelalutho lokudla; njalokangithandi ukuthi ngibayekele bahambebengadlanga, hlezi bayathe endleleni. 33Abafundi bakhe basebesithi kuye: Sizazuzangaphi lapha enkangala izinkwa ezingenela,ukuthi zisuthise ixuku elikhulu kangaka? 34UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lilezinkwa ezingaki?Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa, lenhlanzanaezinlutshwana. 35 Waselaya amaxuku ukuthiahlale phansi emhlabathini; 36 wasethathaizinkwa eziyisikhombisa lenhlanzi, esebongilewazihlephula, wazinika abafundi bakhe,labafundi ixuku. 37 Basebesidla bonke basutha;basebedobha izinkwana ezazisele, izitshaeziyisikhombisa zigcwele. 38 Lalabo abadlayobabengamadoda azinkulungwane ezine,ngaphandle kwabesifazana labantwana. 39Eseyekele amaxuku ahamba wangenaemkhunjini, waya emikhawulweni yeMagadala.

Abafuna isibonakaliso

16AbaFarisi labaSadusi basebesiza bacelakuye ukuthi abatshengise isibonakalisoesivela ezulwini bemlinga. 2 Kodwa waphendulawathi kubo: Kusihlwa lithi: Umkhathi muhle;ngoba isibhakabhaka sibomvu; 3 lekuseni lithi:Umkhathi mubi lamuhla; ngoba isibhakabhakasibomvu sinyukubele. Bazenzisi, liyakwaziukwehlukanisa umumo wesibhakabhaka, kodwaizibonakaliso zezikhathi lingeke. 4 Isizukulwanaesibi lesifebayo sidinga isibonakaliso; kodwakasiyikunikwa isibonakaliso, ngaphandlekwesibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi.Wasebatshiya, wahamba.

UJesu ukhuza abafundi ngokungaqedisisikwabo

5 Sebefikile ngaphetsheya abafundibabekhohliwe ukuthatha izinkwa. 6 UJesuwasesithi kubo: Nanzelelani liqaphele imvubeloyabaFarisi labaSadusi. 7 Basebekhulumisanabesithi: Ngoba singathathanga izinkwa. 8 UJesuesekwazi wathi kubo: Lina abokholo oluncinyane,




kungani likhulumisana ngokuthi alithathangaizinkwa? 9 Kalikaqedisisi yini, futhi kalikhumbuliizinkwa ezinhlanu zenkulungwane ezinhlanu,lokuthi labutha izitsha ezingaki? 10 Futhilezinkwa eziyisikhombisa zenkulungwane ezine,lokuthi labutha izitsha ezingaki? 11 Kaliqedisisinjani, ukuthi bekungemayelana lesinkwaebengikukhuluma kini ukuthi liqaphele imvubeloyabaFarisi labaSadusi? 12 Basebeqedisisa ukuthikatshongo ukuthi baqaphele imvubelo yezinkwa,kodwa imfundiso yabaFarisi labaSadusi.

Isivumo sokholo sikaPetro

13 Kwathi uJesu esefikile kungxenye zeKesariyayeFiliphu wababuza abafundi bakhe, esithi:Abantu bathi, mina, iNdodana yomuntu,ngingubani? 14 Basebesithi: Abanye bathi:NguJohane uMbhabhathizi; labanye bathi:NguEliya; labanye bathi: NguJeremiya, kumbengomunye wabaprofethi. 15 Wathi kubo: Lina-kelithi ngingubani? 16 USimoni Petrowasephendula wathi: Wena unguKristu,iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo. 17 UJesuwasephendula wathi kuye: Ubusisiwe, Simonindodana kaJona, ngoba inyama legazikakukwembulelanga lokhu, kodwa uBabaosemazulwini. 18 Lami-ke ngiyakutshela, ukuthiwena unguPetro; laphezu kwalelidwalangizalakha ibandla lami, lamasango esihogokawayikulehlula. 19 Futhi ngizakunikaizihluthulelo zombuso wamazulu; njalo loba yiniozayibopha emhlabeni, izakuba ibotshiweemazulwini; njalo loba yini ozayithukululaemhlabeni, izakuba ithukululwe emazulwini. 20Wasebalayisisa abafundi ukuthi bangatshelimuntu ukuthi yena unguJesu onguKristu.

UJesu ukhuluma ngokuhlupheka kwakhe

21 Kusukela kulesosikhathi uJesu waqalaukubatshengisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi umeleukuya eJerusalema, njalo ahlupheke okunengingabadala labapristi abakhulu lababhali,abulawe, avuswe ngosuku lwesithathu. 22 UPetrowasesiya laye eceleni waqala ukumkhuza esithi:Kakungabi kuwe1, Nkosi; lokhu kakusozekwenziwa kuwe. 23 Kodwa yena watshibilika

1 kakungabi kuwe: kumbe, zizwele

wathi kuPetro: Suka ngemva kwami, Sathane,uyisikhubekiso kimi; ngoba kawucabangi izintozikaNkulunkulu, kodwa ezabantu.

Ukuhlutshwa kukaJesu lokwabamlandelayo

24 UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Ubaumuntu ethanda ukuza ngemva kwami, kazidele,athathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. 25Ngoba loba ngubani othanda ukusindisa impiloyakhe izamlahlekela; kodwa loba ngubaniolahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yamiuzayithola; 26 ngoba kuzamsizani umuntu nxaezuza umhlaba wonke, kodwa alahlekelwengumphefumulo wakhe? Kumbe umuntuuzanikani kube lihlawulo lomphefumulo wakhe?27 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu izakuzangenkazimulo kaYise kanye lengilosi zakhe,khona izakuvuza ngulowo lalowo njengokwenzakwakhe. 28 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhonaabanye kwabemiyo lapha, abangasoze bezweukufa, baze bayibone iNdodana yomuntu isizaembusweni wayo.

Ukukhazimuliswa kukaJesu entabeni

17Emva kwensuku eziyisithupha uJesuwasethatha uPetro loJakobe loJohaneumfowabo, wasekhwela labo entabeni endebebodwa. 2 Waseguqulwa isimo phambi kwabo,njalo ubuso bakhe bakhanya njengelanga,lezembatho zakhe zaba mhlophenjengokukhanya. 3 Futhi khangela,kwasekubonakala kubo uMozisi loEliya,bekhuluma laye. 4 UPetro wasephendula wathikuJesu: Nkosi, kuhle ukuthi sibe lapha. Ubauthanda, asakhe lapha amadumba amathathu,elinye ngelakho, lelinye ngelikaMozisi, lelinyengelikaEliya. 5 Kwathi esakhuluma, khangela,iyezi elikhanyayo labasibekela; futhi khangela,ilizwi eyezini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yamiethandekayo, engithokoza ngayo; zwanini yona.6 Kwathi sebezwile abafundi bawa phansingobuso babo, besaba kakhulu. 7 Kodwa uJesuweza wabathinta wathi: Sukumani lingesabi. 8Sebephakamisile amehlo abo, kababonangamuntu, ngaphandle kukaJesu yedwa.

9 Sebesehla entabeni, uJesu wabalaya, wathi:Lingatsheli muntu ngalowombono, ize ivuke




kwabafileyo iNdodana yomuntu. 10 Abafundibakhe basebembuza bathi: Pho batsholoniababhali ukuthi uEliya ufanele ukufika kuqala?11 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: UEliyauzafika kuqala isibili, uzabuyisela zonke izinto;12 kodwa ngitsho kini ukuthi uEliya sewafika,kodwa kabamazanga, kodwa benza kuye konkeababekuthanda; ngokunjalo leNdodana yomuntuizahlutshwa yibo. 13 Abafundi basebeqedisisaukuthi wakhuluma labo ngoJohaneuMbhabhathizi.

Ukusiliswa komfana owayelesithuthwane

14 Kwathi sebefikile exukwini, kweza kuyeumuntu waguqa phambi kwakhe wathi: 15 Nkosi,akuhawukele indodana yami, ngobailesithuthwane iyahlupheka kakhulu; ngoba iwelekanengi emlilweni, futhi kanengi emanzini. 16Njalo ngiyilethe kubafundi bakho, kodwabehlulekile ukuyisilisa. 17 UJesu wasephendulawathi: O sizukulwana esingelakhololesonakeleyo, koze kube nini ngilani? Koze kubenini ngilibekezelela? Mletheni kimi lapha. 18UJesu waselikhuza, idimoni laseliphuma kuyo,umntwana wasesila kusukela kulelohola.

19 Abafundi basebesiza kuJesu bebodwa bathi:Kungani thina sehlulekile ukulikhupha? 20 UJesuwasesithi kubo: Kungenxa yokungakholwakwenu. Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Alubalilokholo olunjengohlamvu lwemasitedi, lizakuthikulintaba: Suka lapha uye laphaya; njalo izasuka;futhi kaliyikwehlulwa lutho. 21 Kodwa loluhlobokaluphumi ngaphandle komkhuleko langokuzilaukudla.

UJesu ukhuluma futhi ngokuhlupheka kwakhe

22 Besahlezi eGalili, uJesu wathi kubo:INdodana yomuntu izanikelwa ezandlenizabantu, 23 njalo bazayibulala, kodwa ngosukulwesithathu izavuswa. Basebedabuka kakhulu.

UJesu uthela umthelo

24 Kwathi sebefikile eKapenawume, abemukelaumthelo beza kuPetro bathi: Umfundisi wenu

katheli1 yini? 25 Wathi: Yebo. Esengenile endlini,uJesu wamqalela wathi: Ucabangani, Simoni?Amakhosi omhlaba emukela kubani imfanelokumbe imithelo? Kumadodana abo yini, kumbekwabezizwe? 26 UPetro wathi kuye:Kwabezizwe. UJesu wathi kuye: Ngakho-keamadodana akhululekile. 27 Kodwa-ke ukuzesingabakhubekisi, hamba uye elwandle uphoseingwegwe, uthathe inhlanzi ezaphuma kuqala;kuzakuthi usuvule umlomo wayo uzathola imali2;uyithathe ubanike ibe ngeyami leyakho.

UJesu ufundisa ngokuthobekalangezikhubekiso

18Ngalesosikhathi abafundi beza kuJesu,bathi: Kanti ngubani omkhuluembusweni wamazulu? 2 UJesu wasebizela kuyeumntwana omncane wammisa phakathi kwabo,3 wasesithi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ngaphandlekokuthi liphenduke libe njengabantwanaabancane, kalisoze lingene embusweniwamazulu. 4 Ngakho lowo ozazithobanjengalumntwana omncane, nguye omkhuluembusweni wamazulu. 5 Njalo loba ngubaniowemukela abe munye umntwana omncane onjeebizweni lami, wemukela mina.

6 Kodwa loba ngubani okhubekisa omunyewalaba abancinyane abakholwa kimi, kungakuhlekuye ukuthi ilitshe lokuchola elikhulu lilengisweentanyeni yakhe, abesetshoniswa enzikiniyolwandle. 7 Maye kuwo umhlaba ngenxayezikhubekiso! Ngoba izikhubekiso zimeleukufika; kodwa maye kulowomuntu, esifikangaye isikhubekiso! 8 Njalo uba isandla sakhokumbe unyawo lwakho kukukhubekisa, kuqumeukulahlele khatshana lawe; kungcono kuweukungena ekuphileni uyingini kumbeuyisiqhwala, kulokuthi ulezandla ezimbili kumbeinyawo ezimbili uphoselwe emlilweniolaphakade. 9 Futhi uba ilihlo lakholikukhubekisa, likhuphe ulilahlele khatshanalawe; kungcono kuwe ukungena ekuphileniulelihlo elilodwa, kulokuthi ulamehlo amabiliuphoselwe esihogweni somlilo.

10 Qaphelani lingadeleli omunye walabaabancinyane, ngoba ngithi kini: Ezulwini ingilosi

1 katheli: kuthiwa kulimi lomdabuko, ididirakuma,phose ingxenye yeshekeli

2 imali: or, isitateri; phose umholo wensuku ezine




zabo zihlala zibona ubuso bukaBabaosemazulwini. 11 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu izeukusindisa okwakulahlekile.

Imvu elahlekileyo

12 Licabangani? Uba umuntu othile elezimvuezilikhulu, besekulahleka enye yazo, kazitshiyiyini ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunyelasificamunwemunye, ahambe ezintabeniukuyadinga elahlekileyo? 13 Futhi ubakungenzakala ukuthi ayithole, ngiqinisile ngithikini: Uthokoza ngayo kakhulu, kulalezoezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunyelasificamunwemunye ezingalahlekanga. 14Ngokunjalo kayisiyo intando kaYihloosemazulwini, ukuthi kubhubhe abe munyewalaba abancinyane.

Ukuphathwa kwabenza okubi

15 Kodwa nxa umfowenu ekona, hambaumsole phakathi kwakho laye kuphela. Ubaekuzwa, umzuzile umfowenu; 16 kodwa ubaengakuzwa, thatha abe munye kumbe babe babilikanye lawe futhi, ukuze lonke ilizwi liqiniswengomlomo wabafakazi ababili kumbe abathathu;17 njalo nxa esala ukubezwa bona, tshelaibandla; uba esala ukuzwa lalo ibandla, kabenjengowezizwe lomthelisi kuwe. 18 Ngiqinisilengithi kini: Konke elizakubopha emhlabeni,kuzakuba kubotshiwe ezulwini; njalo konkeelizakukhulula emhlabeni, kuzakuba kukhululiweezulwini.

Ukukhuleka kwabahlanganyelayo

19 Njalo ngithi kini: Uba ababili benubevumelana emhlabeni loba ngaluphi uluthoabalucelayo, bazalwenzelwa nguBabaosemazulwini. 20 Ngoba lapho ababili kumbeabathathu ababuthene khona ebizweni lami,ngikhona lapho phakathi kwabo.

Umfanekiso wenceku engelasihawu

21 UPetro wasemsondelela wathi: Nkosi,umfowethu uzangona kangaki, njalongimthethelela? Kuze kube kasikhombisa yini?

22 UJesu wathi kuye: Kangitsho kuwe ukuthikuze kube kasikhombisa, kodwa kuze kubengamatshumi ayisikhombisa aphindwekasikhombisa.

23 Ngakho umbuso wamazulu ufananiswalomuntu oyinkosi, owayethanda ukulandiselanalenceku zakhe. 24 Kwathi eseqalile ukulandisa,kwalethwa kuye enye elomlandu kuyowamathalenta* azinkulungwane ezilitshumi. 25Kodwa njengoba yayingelalutho lokuhlawula,inkosi yayo yalaya ukuthi ithengiswe, lomkayolabantwana bayo, lakho konke elakho,besekuhlawulwa. 26 Ngakho inceku yawa phansiimkhothamela, yathi: Nkosi, ungibekezelele, futhingizakuhlawula konke. 27 Inkosi yaleyoncekuyasisiba lesihelo yayikhulula, yayixolela umlandu.28 Kodwa yaphuma leyonceku yathola omunyeoyinceku kanye layo, olomlandu kuyowabodenariyo* abalikhulu, yambambayamkhama, yathi: Ngihlawula okufaneleyo. 29Ngakho oyinceku kanye laye wawa phansiezinyaweni zayo wayincenga, wathi:Ungibekezelele, futhi ngizakuhlawula konke. 30Kodwa yona yala, kodwa yasuka yayiphoselaentolongweni, ize iwuhlawule umlandu. 31Kwathi abayizinceku kanye layo bebona izintoezazenzakele badabuka kakhulu; beza babikelainkosi yabo konke okwakwenzekile. 32 Inkosiyayo yasiyibizela kiyo yathi kiyo: Wena ncekuembi, wonke lowomlandu ngakuxolela, ngobawangincenga; 33 ngabe lawekawumhawukelanga yini omunye oyinceku kanyelawe, njengoba lami ngakuhawukela? 34 Inkosiyayo yasithukuthela yayinikela kubahlukuluzi,ize ihlawule konke efanele ikuhlawule kuyo. 35Uzakwenza njalo kini laye uBaba osezulwini, ubalingathetheleli lowo lalowo umfowenuiziphambeko zakhe ngenhliziyo zenu.

Ukuhlalisana kwabathatheneyo

19Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile lawomazwi,wasuka eGalili, weza emikhawulweniyeJudiya ngaphetsheya kweJordani. 2 Amaxukuamakhulu asemlandela, wasewasilisa lapho.

3 Basebesiza kuye abaFarisi bemlinga, bathikuye: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthi indoda yaleumkayo ngaso sonke isizatho? 4 Wasephendulawathi kubo: Kalifundanga yini ukuthi owadabulaekuqaleni wabenza owesilisa lowesifazana? 5




Wasesithi: Ngenxa yalokhu indoda izatshiya uyiselonina, inamathele kumkayo, labo ababilibazakuba nyamanye, 6 ngakho kabasebabili,kodwa sebenyamanye. Ngakho lokhouNkulunkulu akuhlanganisileyo kakungabilamuntu okwehlukanisayo. 7 Bathi kuye: PhouMozisi walayelani ukunika incwadiyesehlukaniso, lokumala? 8 Wathi kubo: Ngenxayobulukhuni benhliziyo zenu uMozisi walivumelaukwala omkenu; kodwa kusukela ekuqalenikwakungenjalo. 9 Kodwa ngithi kini: Lobangubani owala umkakhe, ngaphandle kokufebaabesethatha omunye, uyafeba; futhi othathaowaliweyo uyafeba.

10 Abafundi bathi kuye: Uba udaba lomuntulomfazi lunjalo, akusizi ukuthatha. 11 Kodwawathi kubo: Kakusibo bonke abangalemukelalelilizwi, kodwa kwabakunikiweyo. 12 Ngobakukhona abathenwa, abazalwa benjalo kusukelaeziswini zabonina; njalo kukhona abathenwa,abathenwa ngabantu; kukhona futhi abathenwa,abazithenileyo ngenxa yombuso wamazulu. Lowoongakwemukela lokho kakwamukele.

Ukubusiswa kwabantwana abancane

13 Khona kwalethwa kuye abantwanaabancane, ukuze abeke izandla zakhe phezukwabo, akhuleke; kodwa abafundi babakhuza.14 Kodwa uJesu wathi: Vumelani abantwanaabancane, lingabanqabeli ukuza kimi; ngobaumbuso wamazulu ungowabanje. 15 Wasebekaizandla phezu kwabo, wasuka lapho.

Ijaha elinothileyo

16 Njalo khangela, kwasondela omunye wathikuye: Mfundisi olungileyo, ngizakwenzaniokulungileyo, ukuze ngibe lempilo elaphakade?17 Wasesithi kuye: Ungibizelani ngokuthiolungileyo? Kakho olungileyo, ngaphandlekoyedwa, uNkulunkulu. Kodwa uba uthandaukungena ekuphileni, gcina imilayo. 18 Wathikuye: Yiyiphi? UJesu wasesithi: Yile: Ungabulali;ungafebi; ungebi; ungafakazi amanga; 19hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko; njalo, wothandaumakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithandawena. 20 Ijaha lathi kuye: Konke lokhungikugcinile kusukela ebutsheni bami;

ngisaswelani? 21 UJesu wathi kulo: Uba uthandaukuphelela, hamba uthengise impahla zakhouphe abayanga, njalo uzakuba lempahla eliguguezulwini; njalo uze lapha, ungilandele. 22 Kodwaselizwile lelilizwi ijaha lasuka lidanile; ngobalalilempahla ezinengi.

23 UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe:Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Onothileyo uzangenangokulukhuni embusweni wamazulu. 24 Njalofuthi ngithi kini: Kulula ukuthi ikamela lingenengentunja yenalithi, kulokuthi onothileyo angeneembusweni wezulu. 25 Sebezwile abafundi bakhebamangala kakhulu, bathi: Pho kungasindiswabani? 26 Kodwa uJesu wabakhangela wathi kibo:Kubantu kakulakwenzeka, kodwa kuNkulunkuluzonke izinto zingenzeka.

Umvuzo wokuzidela

27 Khona uPetro waphendula wathi kuye:Khangela, thina sitshiye konke sakulandela; phosizazuzani? 28 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisilengithi kini: Lina elingilandeleyo, ekuvuselelwenilapho iNdodana yomuntu isihlezi esihlalwenisobukhosi sokukhanya kwayo, lani lizahlalaezihlalweni zobukhosi ezilitshumi lambililahlulele izizwe ezilitshumi lambili zakoIsrayeli.29 Laye wonke otshiye izindlu, kumbeabafowabo, kumbe odadewabo, kumbe uyise,kumbe unina, kumbe umkakhe, kumbeabantwana, kumbe amasimu, ngenxa yebizolami, uzakwemukela ngekhulu, adle ilifa lempiloelaphakade. 30 Kodwa abanengi abokuqalabazakuba ngabokucina, labokucina ngabokuqala.

Umfanekiso wezisebenzi zesivini

20Ngoba umbuso wamazulu ufananalomuntu ongumninindlu, owaphumaekuseni kakhulu ukuqhatsha izisebenzi ziyeesivinini sakhe; 2 esevumelene lezisebenzingodenariyo* ngosuku, wazithuma esivininisakhe. 3 Wasephuma sekungaba liholalesithathu*, wabona abanye bemi emdangenibengenzi lutho; 4 lakulabo wathi: Yanini laniesivinini; njalo loba yini efaneleyo ngizalinikayona. Bahamba-ke. 5 Wabuya waphumasekungaba l ihola les i thupha*langelesificamunwemunye, wenza njalo. 6




Kwathi sekungaba lihola letshumi* lanyewaphuma, wathola abanye bemi bengenzi lutho,wathi kubo: Limeleni lapha usuku lonke lingenzilutho? 7 Bathi kuye: Ngoba akulamuntuosiqhatshileyo. Wathi kubo: Yanini lani esivinini,njalo lizakwemukela lokho okufaneleyo. 8 Kwathisekuntambama umninisivini wathi enduneniyakhe: Biza izisebenzi, uzibhadale iholo, uqalengezokucina kuze kube ngezokuqala. 9 Kuthebefika abaqhatshwa ngehola letshumi lanyengulowo lalowo wemukela udenariyo. 10 Njalosebezile abokuqala bacabanga ukuthibazakwemukela okungaphezulu; kodwa labobemukela udenariyo ngamunye. 11 Kwathibeyemukela bamsola umninindlu, 12 besithi:Labo abokucina basebenze ihola elilodwa, kodwaubalinganise lathi, esithwele ubunzima bosukulokutshisa. 13 Kodwa ephendula wathi komunyewabo: Mngane, angikoni; kantikawuvumelananga lami ngodenariyo? 14 Thathaokwakho uhambe; ngiyathanda ukumnikalowokucina njengawe. 15 Kumbe angivunyelwayini ukwenza engikuthandayo ngezinto zami?Loba ilihlo lakho libi yini, ngoba mina ngilungile?16 Kunjalo-ke abokucina bazakuba ngabokuqala,labokuqala ngabokucina; ngoba banengiababiziweyo, kodwa balutshwanaabakhethiweyo.

UJesu ukhuluma ngokuhlupheka kwakhe

17 Kwathi uJesu esesenyukela eJerusalemawathatha abalitshumi lambili bodwabesendleleni, wathi kubo: 18 Khangelani,senyukela eJerusalema, njalo iNdodana yomuntuizanikelwa kubapristi abakhulu lakubabhali;besebeyilahlela ukufa, 19 bayinikele kwabezizweukuyiyangisa lokuyitshaya ngesiswepulokuyibethela; njalo ngosuku lwesithathu izabuyaivuke.

UJesu ukhuza amadodana kaZebediya

20 Kwasekusiza kuye unina wamadodanakaZebediya kanye lamadodana akhe, waguqawacela ulutho kuye. 21 Wasesithi kuye: Ufunani?Wathi kuye: Tshono ukuthi la amadodana amiamabili ahlale, enye ngakwesokunene sakho,lenye ngakwesokhohlo, embusweni wakho. 22

Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Kalikwazielikucelayo. Linganatha yini inkezo engizayinathamina, njalo libhabhathizwe ngobhabhathizoengibhabhathizwa ngalo mina? Bathi kuye:Singakwenza. 23 Wasesithi kubo: Ngeqinisolizayinatha inkezo yami, libhabhathizwengobhabhathizo mina engizabhabhathizwa ng

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