Xhosa - The Gospel of Luke

ULuka

ISAHLUKO1

1Ekubenikebebaninziabasaisandlasabo,ukuyibeka eludwengeniudabaolukholiweyophakathikwethu; 2njengokubabasinikelayobona,ababengamangqina okuzibonelakwasekuqalekeni,nabakhonzibaloilizwi; 3Kwabonakalakulungilenakum,ndizazizonkeizinto, kwasekuqaleni,ukubandikubhalelengolungelelwano, Tiyofiloodumekunene, 4ukuzeuyazikakuhleingqinisekoyezozinto uzifundisisiweyo

5NgemihlakaHerode,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,kwaye kukhoumbingeleliothile,ogamalinguZekariya, engoweqelalika-Abhiya,nomfaziwakhe engowasezintombinizika-Aron,igamalakhe linguElizabhete

6BebengamalungisakebobabiniemehlwenikaThixo, behambangayoyonkeimithethonemimiseloyeNkosi, bengenakusoleka

7Bayebengenamntwana,ngokokubauElizabhete ebengazali,kanjalobobabinibabesebekhulile.

8Kwathike,xawayesenzaububingeleliphambikoThixo, ngokweqelalakhe,

9ngokwesikolobubingeleli,kwabaliqashisolakheukuba aqhumiselengesiqhumiso,xaangenayoetempileni yeNkosi

10Yayeyonkeinkithayabantuithandazangaphandle ngelixalesiqhumiso

11KwabonakalakekuyeisithunywaseNkosi,simi ngasekunenekwesibingelelosesiqhumiso.

12UthekeuZekariya,akuyibona,wankwantya, wangenelwakukoyika.

13Sathikeisithunywaesokuye,Musaukoyika,Zekariya, ngokokubaisikhungosakhosiviwe;wothikeumfazi wakhouElizabheteakuzaleleunyana,umthiyeigama elinguYohane.

14Kwayeuyakubanemihlalinemivuyo;bathinabaninzi bakuvuyeleukuzalwakwakhe

15KubauyakubamkhuluemehlwenieNkosi,angakhe aselewayininasiselosinxilisayo;uyakuzaliswanguMoya oyiNgcwelekwasekuzalwenikwakhe.

16NentoeninzikeyoonyanabakaSirayeliuya kuyibuyiselaeNkosiniuThixowabo

17Yenauyakuhambaphambikobusobayo,enomoya enamandlakaEliya,ukubaazibuyiseleiintliziyozooyise kubantwana,nabangevayokukoukuqondakwamalungisa; alungiseleiNkosiabantuabalungisiweyo.

18WathiuZekariyakusoisithunywa,Ndiyakukwazingani naoko?ngokubamnandimdala,wayenomfaziwam selekhulile.

19Saphendulakeisithunywa,sathikuye,Mna ndinguGabriyeli,omaphambikoThixoNdithunyiwe ukubandithethekuwe,ndikushumayeleezindaba zilungileyo

20Uyabona,uyakubasisidenge,ungabinakoukuthetha, kudekubeyiminieziyakuthizenzekengayoezizinto, ngenxaenokubaungakholwangangamazwiam;aya kuzalisekiswawonangexeshalawo

21BayeabantubemlindileuZekariya,bemangalisiwe kukulibalakwakheendaweniengcweleleyo 22Uthekeakuphuma,akabanakoukuthethakubo; baqondaukubauboneumbonoendaweniengcweleapho, wayeyenaemanaukunqwalakubo,wahlalaengathethi 23Kwathi,yakuzalisekaimihlayolungiselelolwakhe, wemkawayaendlwiniyakhe

24Emvenikekwezontsuku,uElizabheteumfaziwakhe wamitha,wazifihlaiinyangazantlanu,esithi, 25YenjenjeiNkosikumngemihlaeyandibonayo,ukuba ikususeukungcikivekakwamphakathikwabantu

26Kekalokungenyangayesithandathu,isithunywa esinguGabriyelisathunyelwanguThixoemzini welaseGalili,ogamaliyiNazarete

27kwintombi,eganelweindodaegamalinguYosefu, yendlukaDavide;layeigamalentombileyolalinguMariya

28Sangenaisithunywakuye,sathi,Vuya,wena ubabalweyo!INkosiinawe,usikelelwewenaphakathi kwabafazi

29Uthekeakusibona,weeqhiphuumbiliningenxayelizwi laso;wayecamangaukubaungabambulisomninalo.

30Sathikeisithunywakuye,Musaukoyika,Mariya,kuba ubabalwenguThixo.

31Uyabona,uyakuthabathaesizalweni,uzaleunyana, umthiyeigamaelinguYesu

32Yenauyakubamkhulu,abizwengokubanguNyana wOsenyangweni;iNkosiuThixoiyakumnikaitrone kaDavide,uyise

33UyakulawulaphezukwendlukaYakobikudekube ngunaphakade;ubukumkanibakheabuyikubanasiphelo

34WathikeuMariyakusoisithunywa,Kuyakuthinina ukubakhooku,ndingazaninandodanje?

35Saphendulakeisithunywasathikuye,UMoya oyiNgcweleuyakuzaphezukwakho,athinamandla Osenyangweniakusibekele;kungokoloontoingcwele izalwanguweiyakubizwangokubanguNyanakaThixo. 36Uyabona,nayeuElizabheteozalananawe,ukhawule unyanaekwaluphalenikwakhe;

37KubaakukhonanyeintoeyakumnqabelayenauThixo 38WathikeuMariya,NankoumkhonzazanaweNkosi; makubekumngokwelizwilakho.Sazaisithunywasemka kuye

39Kekaloku,wesukauMariyangaloomihla,wasinga kweleentabangobungxamo,emziniwakwaYuda; 40wangenaendlwinikaZekariya,wambulisauElizabhete 41Kwathi,akuwuvauElizabheteumbulisokaMariya, lwasukalwaxhumausanaesizalwenisakhe.uElizabhete wazalanguMoyaoyiNgcwele;

42Wadandulukangezwielikhulu,wathi,Unentsikelelo wenaphakathikwabafazi,sinentsikelelonesiqhamo sesizalosakho

43Iyintoninakelentokum,ukubaezekumunina weNkosiyam?

44Kubauyabona,kuthelakubakhoizwilombulisowakho ezindlebenizam,lwasukalwaxhumausanangovuyo esizalwenisam.

45Unoyololowowakholwayokoko;ngokubakuya kubakhoinzalisekoyezozintozithethiweyokuyeyiNkosi

46WathikeuMariya,Umphefumlowamuyenzankulu iNkosi;

47KwayeumoyawamugcobilengoThixouMsindisiwam

48Kubawakukhangelaukuthobekakomkhonzazana wakhe;kuba,uyabona,ziyakuqalakwangokuukuthi ndingonoyolozonkeizizukulwana

49NgokubawandenzelaizintoezinkuluuSomandla; lingcweleigamalakhe.

50Yayeincebayakheikwizizukulwanangezizukulwana Kwabobamoyikayo

51Wenzeamandlangengaloyakhe;ubachithachithe abanekratshiekucingenikweentliziyozabo

52Wabawisaabanamandlaezitronenizabo, wabaphakamisaabathobekileyo

53Wahluthisaabalambileyongezintoezilungileyo; wabandululaabazizityebibelambatha.

54WasizauSirayeli,umkhonziwakhe,ngokukhumbula incebayakhe;

55Njengokowathethayokoobawobethu,KuAbraham nakwimbewuyakhengonaphakade

56WahlalakeuMariyanayeiinyangangathizabantathu, wazawabuyelaendlwiniyakhe.

57Kekaloku,ixeshalikaElizabhetelazalisekalokubaazale; wazalaunyana

58Bevaabamelwanenemizalwaneyakhe,ukubaiNkosi iyenzenkuluincebayayokuye;bayebevuyisananaye

59Kwathingomhlawesibhozo,bezakumalusaumntwana; BambizangegamalikayiseuZekariya.

60Waphendulaunina,wathi,Hayi;uyakubizwangokuba nguYohane

61Bathikuye,Akukhonamnyeubizwangelogama kwimizalwaneyakho

62Bayekebenqwalakuyise,besithiangathandaukuba abizeigamalakhe.

63Wacelaitafile,wabhalaesithi,IgamalakhenguYohane Bamangaliswabonke

64Wavulekakekwaokoumlomowakhe,lwathukululeka nolwimilwakhe,wamanaethetha,ebongauThixo

65Kwehlaukoyikaphezukwalolonkeumelwanelwabo; kwayekulolonkeeleentabalakwaYudakuxoxwangazo zonkeezizinto

66Bathibonkeabazivayo,bazibekaentliziyweniyabo, besithi,Aziuyakubayintoninalomntwana?Sayeisandla seNkosisinaye

67UZekariyauyisewazalanguMoyaoyiNgcwele, waprofetaesithi,

68MayibongweiNkosi,uThixokaSirayeli;ngokuba ubavelelewabakhululaabantubakhe;

69YasiphakamiselauphondolosindisoEndlwinikaDavide, umkhonziwakhe;

70Njengokowathethayongomlomowabaprofetibakhe abangcwele,ababekhokususelakwasephakadeni

71Ukuzesisindisweezintshabenizethu,nasesandlenisabo bonkeabobasithiyayo;

72ukuzeenzeincebaawayithembisaoobawo,akhumbule umnqophisowakheongcwele;

73IsifungoawasifungelaubawouAbraham, 74ukubaasivumeleukubasihlangulweesandleni seentshabazethu,simkhonzesingenaloyiko;

75Ngobungcwelenangobulungisaphambikwakhe,yonke imihlayobomibethu

76Nawe,mntwana,uyakubizwangokubaungumprofeti wOsenyangweni;kubauyakuhambaphambikobuso beNkosi,ulungiseiindlelazayo;

77Ukubazisaabantubakheusindisongoxolelolwezono zabo;

78ngencebayoThixowethu;ekwasiveleleyoukusa kwasenyangweni;

79Ukubaukhanyiseleabahleliemnyameni,nasethunzini lokufa,Ukubauzingeniseiinyawozethuendleleniyoxolo 80Wakhulakeumntwana,wayaesomelelaemoyeni; wayesezintlango,kwadakwayiminiyokubonakalaliswa kwakhekuSirayeli

ISAHLUKO2

1Kekalokukwathingaloomihla,kwaphumaummiselo kuKesareAwugustoothi,malibhalweencwadiniyomlibo wokuzalwalonkeelimiweyo

2Ololubhalolwabalolokuqala,akubon’ukubauKireniyo uyirhuluneliyeSiriya

3Bahambakebonke,besiyakubhalwa,elowowaya kowabo.

4WenyukakenoYosefu,evelakwelaseGalili,kumzi oyiNazarete,wayakwelakwaYuda,emzinikaDavide, ekuthiwayiBhetelehem;(ngokubaebengowendlu kaDavide,engowemizalwaneyakhe;)

5esiyakubhalwa,enoMariya,umfazilowowayemganelwe, selekhulelwe.

6Kekalokukwathi,xabakhona,yazalisekaimihlayokuba azale

7Wamzalaunyanawakhewamazibulo,wamsongela eziqhiyeni,wamlalisaemkhumbiniwesitalingokuba babengenandawoendlwiniyabahambi

8Kwayekukhoabalusikwakwelolizwe,behlalaezindle, belindaebusukuimihlambiyabo

9BabonangesithunywaseNkosisimiphezukwabo,bathi nobuqaqawulibeNkosibababengezelelangeenxazonke; besukaboyikangokoyikaokukhulu

10Isithunywaesosathikubo,Musaniukoyika;kuba, yabonani,ndinishumayezaiindabaezilungileyozovuyo olukhulu,oluyakubakubobonkeabantu;

11ngokubanizalelwenamhlanjeemzinikaDavide uMsindisi,onguKristuiNkosi.

12Okukuyakubangumqondisokuni;Nofumanalusana lusongelweeziqhiyeni,luleleemkhumbini

13Kwabakhokengesiquphe,ndawonyenesithunywaeso, inkithayomkhosiwasemazulwini,idumisauThixo,isithi, 14UzukokuThixoenyangweni,Uxoloemhlabeni,Inkolelo ebantwini.

15Kekalokukwathi,zakumkakuboizithunywazisiya ezulwini,aboabalusibathiomnyekomnye,Makhe sihambesisiyaeBhetelehemapho,siyibonelentoihlileyo, eyazisileuYehovakubothina

16Bezangobungxamo,bamfumanauMariya, kwanoYosefu,nalousanaluleleemkhumbiniwesitali.

17Bathike,bakubona,balibhengezailizwielabelithethwe kubongayelomntwana

18Bathibonkeabobevayo,bamangaliswazezozintozabe zithethwekubongabalusi

19WayekeuMariyaezigcinazonkeezizinto eziguquguqulaentliziyweniyakhe

20Babuyaabalusi,bemzukisabemdumisauThixo,ngenxa yazozonkeizintoababezivilenababezibonile,njengoko kwabekuthethiwekubo

21Xeshikwenikezazizalisekileiintsukuezisibhozo zokubaumntwanaaluswe,wathiywaigamaelinguYesu, elowabelithiyiwesisithunywasezulu,engekamithwa nokumithwa.

22Kekaloku,yakuzalisekaimihlayokuhlanjululwa kwakhengokomthethokaMoses,bamsaeYerusalem, ukubabammisephambikweNkosi;

23NjengokokubhaliweyoemthethweniweNkosi, kwathiwa,Yonkeintoeliduna,evulaisizalo,kuthiwe ingcweleeNkosini;

24nokwenzaidininjengokokutshiwoyoemthethweni weNkosiukuthi,Isibinisamahobe,nokubangamavukuthu amabini.

25KwayekekukhoumntueYerusalem,ogama linguSimon;wayeloomntuelilungisa,emoyikauThixo, elindeintuthuzelokaSirayeli;wayenoMoyaoyiNgcwele ephezukwakhe

26WayehlatyelwenguMoyaoyiNgcwele,ukubaakayi kubonakufa,engekamboniuKristuweNkosi.

27WezangayeuMoyaetempileni;kwathi,ekumngeniseni kwaboabazaliumntwanauYesu,ukubabamenzele ngokwesikolomthetho.

28Wamwolangeengalozakhe,wambongauThixo,wathi, 29Nkosiyam,uyamndululangokuumkhonziwakho enoxolo,ngokwelizwilakho;

30Ngokubaamehloamalubonileusindisolwakho, 31oyilungisileyophambikobusobabantubonke;

32Isikhanyisosokutyhilelaiintlanga,Uzukolwabantu bakho,amaSirayeli

33BamangaliswaooYosefunoninazezozintozithethwayo ngaye.

34USimonwabasikelela,wathikuMariyaunina,Uyabona, loumiselweukuwanokuvukakwabaninzikwaSirayeli; nokubangumqondisoochasiweyo;

35ngokokuzezibenokutyhilwaizicamangoeziphuma ezintliziyweniezininzi;eweke,nowakhoumphefumlo ikreleliyakuwutyhutyha.

36KwayekukhonoAnaumprofetikazi,intombi kaFanuweli,wesizwesika-AshereYenawayeeselekhulile kakhulu,wayekeebehlelinendodaiminyakaesixhenxe, ethabathelaebuntombinibakhe

37Wayeyenaengumhlolokaziominyakangathiimashumi asibhozoanamine,obengemkietempileni,ekhonzauThixo ngokuzilaukudlanangokukhungaubusukunemini

38Wathiyenangokwakhe,akufikakwangelolixa, wabulelakuYehova;wayethethangayokubobonkeabo babelindeukukhululwangentlawulelo,eYerusalem

39Bakubabezigqibilezonkeizintongokomthetho weNkosi,babuyelakwelaseGalili,emziniwaboiNazarete

40Kekalokuwakhulaumntwana,wayaesomelela emoyeni,ezelebubulumko;lwayenobabalolukaThixo luphezukwakhe.

41KekalokuabazalibakhebebehambelaeYerusalem iminyakangeminyaka,emthendelekweniwepasika 42Kuthe,xaebeminyakailishumielinamibiniezelwe, benyukabayaeYerusalemngokwesikolomthendeleko lowo.

43Bakubon’ukubabazigqibilekeiintsukuezo,ekubuyeni kwabo,umntwanauYesuwasalelaeYerusalembabengazi keuYosefunonina.

44Kebonababebanayeusesihlweleni,bahambauhambo lweminienye;bayebamfunaphakathikwemizalwane nabazananabo

45Bathebakubabengamfumani,babuyelaeYerusalem, bemfuna.

46Kwathi,emvenikweentsukuezintathu,bamfumana etempileni,ehleliphakathikwabafundisi,ebaphulaphula, ebabuza.

47Basukabonkeababemphulaphulabathinqayingqondo yakhenaziimpendulozakhe

48BakumbonabakhwankqiswaWathiuninakuye, Mntwanawam,yininaukubausenjenje?uyabona,uyihlo nambesikufunasibuhlungu.

49Wathikubo,Benindifunelantonina?Beningazina ukubandimelwekukubandibesemicimbinikaBawo?

50Kebonaabayiqondangaintoawayeyithethakubo.

51Wehlanabo,wayakufikaeNazarete,wabalulamela Wayekeuninaezigcinazonkeezizintoentliziyweniyakhe 52WayeUYesuehambelaphambiliebulumkweni nasebukhulwini,nasekuthandweninguThixonangabantu

ISAHLUKO3

1Kekaloku,ngomnyakaweshumielinesihlanu wobukumkanibukaTibheriyoKesare,inguPontiyoPilato irhuluneliyelakwaYuda,inguHerodeumphathiwesahlulo sesineesilelaseGalili,inguFilipukeumzalwanawakhe umphathiwesahlulosesinéselizwelaseItureya nelaseTrakoniti,inguLisaniyoumphathiwesahlulosesine esilelaseAbhilene,

2KebonaababingeleliabakhuluooAnasnoKayafa,lafika ilizwilikaThixokuYohane,unyanakaZekariya,entlango 3WezakuwowonkeummandlawaseYordan,evakalisa ubhaptizolwenguqukoukuzekuxolelweizono; 4njengokokubhaliweyoencwadiniyamazwikaIsaya umprofeti,esithi,Izwilodandulukayoentlango,lisithi, YilungiseniindlelayeNkosi,Wutyenenezeniumendowayo.

5Yonkeimifulamayizaliswe,zonkeiintabaneenduli zigungxulwe;iindawoezimagqagalazibezithabazi, neendlelaezimagqagalazibelula;

6YayeyonkeinyamaiyakulubonausindisolukaThixo

7Wayesithingokokuzoizihlweleezaziphumazisiza kubhaptizwanguye,Nzalandiniyamarhamba,ngubanina owanibonisayo,ukubaniyibalekeingqumboezayo?

8Velisaningokoiziqhamoeziyifaneleyoinguquko;ize ningaqalinithingaphakathikwenu,Thinasinobawo uAbraham;kubandithikuni,UnakouThixokuwolamatye ukumveliselaabantwanauAbraham.

9Kananjaloizembeselibekiweengcanjiniyemithi;ngoko wonkeumthiongavelisisiqhamosihle,uyagawulwa, uphosweemlilweni

10Zayeizihlwelezambuza,zisithi,Masenzentoninake?

11Waphendulakewathikubo,Lowouneengubo zangaphantsiezimbini,makebeleongenayo:nalowo uneengubozangaphantsiezimbini,makabeleongenayo; nalowounokudla,makenzekwangokunjalo

12Kwezakenababuthiberhafuukubababhaptizwe,bathi kuye,Mfundisi,masenzentonina?

13Wathikubo,Ningabizintongaphezu kwenikumiselweyo.

14Ayebuzakuyekenamasoldati,esithi,Masenzentonina kethina?Wathikubo,Musaniukungcangcazelisamntu, ningadlimntu;yanelaningumvuzowenu

15Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubaabantubahlelibelindile, becamangabonkeezintliziywenizabongayeuYohane, ukubaangabaunguKristuna,kusinina; 16WaphendulauYohane,esithikubobonke,Mnaokunene ndinibhaptizangamanzi;kodwauyezalowounamandla kunam,endingafanelekileyoukubandiwuthukululenomtya weembadadazakhe:uyakunibhaptizangoMoya oyiNgcwelenangomliloyena; 17Osesandlenisakheusesandlenisakhe;kewonaumququ uyakuwutshisangomliloongacimekiyo.

18Wayekengokoevuselelanangezinyeizintoezininzi, eshumayelaiindabaezilungileyoebantwini

19KekalokuuHerode,umphathiwesahlulosesineselizwe, ohlwayiwenguyengenxakaHerodiya,umfazikaFilipu umninawawakhe,nangenxayazozonkeizintoezimbi abezenzileuHerode; 20wongezelelanalekuzozonke,yokubaamvalele entolongweniuYohane

21Kekaloku,bakubhaptizwaabantubonke,kwathi, ebhaptiziwenayeuYesu,ethandaza,lavulekaizulu; 22WehlaphezukwakheuMoyaoyiNgcwele, enembonakaloyehobe,kwezanezwieliphumaezulwini, lisithi,WenaunguNyanawamoyintanda;Ndikholiswa nguwe

23UYesungokwakhewaqalaeneminyakaengathi imashumimathathuezelwe,enjengonyanakaYosefu, unyanakaHeli, 24owayengunyanakaMatati,unyanakaLevi,unyana kaMeleki,unyanakaYana,unyanakaYosefu, 25owayengunyanakaMatatiya,unyanaka-Amos,unyana kaNahum,unyanakaEsli,unyanakaNage, 26owayengunyanakaMahati,unyanakaMatatiya,unyana kaShimehi,unyanakaYosefu,unyanakaYuda, 27obengunyanakaYowana,unyanakaResa,unyana kaTsorubhabheli,unyanakaSalatiyeli,unyanakaNeri; 28owayengunyanakaMeleki,unyanaka-Adi,unyana kaKosam,unyanakaElimodam,unyanakaEre, 29owayengunyanakaYose,unyanakaEliyezere,unyana kaYorim,unyanakaMatati,unyanakaLevi, 30owayengunyanakaSimon,unyanakaYuda,unyana kaYosefu,unyanakaYonan,unyanakaEliyakim, 31owayengunyanakaMeleya,unyanakaMenan,unyana kaMatatha,unyanakaNatan,unyanakaDavide, 32owayengunyanakaYese,unyanakaObhedi,unyana kaBhohazi,unyanakaSalmon,unyanakaNashon, 33owayengunyanaka-Aminadabhi,unyanaka-Aram, unyanakaEtserom,unyanakaPeres,unyanakaYuda, 34owayengunyanakaYakobi,unyanakaIsake,unyanakaAbraham,unyanakaTara,unyanakaNahore, 35owayengunyanakaSaruki,unyanakaRagawu,unyana kaFaleki,unyanakaHebhere,unyanakaSala, 36owayengunyanakaKayinan,unyanaka-Arpakishadi, unyanakaSem,unyanakaNowa,unyanakaLameki, 37owayengunyanakaMatusela,unyanakaEnoki,unyana kaYerede,unyanakaMalaleli,unyanakaKenan, 38OwayengunyanakaEnoshe,owayengunyanakaSete, owayengunyanaka-Adam,owayengunyanakaThixo.

ISAHLUKO4

1KekalokuuYesu,ezelenguMoyaoyiNgcwele,wabuya eYordan,wesiwanguMoyaentlango.

2WantsukuzimashumimaneehendwanguMtyholi. Akadlantongezontsuku;zakuphelake,walamba

3WathikeuMtyholikuye,UkubaunguNyanakaThixo, yitshokwelilityelibesisonka.

4UYesuwamphendulaesithi,Kubhaliwekwathiwa, Akaphilingasonkasodwaumntu,uphilangamazwionke kaThixo

5UMtyholi,emnyuseentabeniephakamileyo,wambonisa zonkeizikumkanizelimiweyo,ngesiquphesexesha.

6WathikeuMtyholikuye,Ndokunikabonkeobubukhosi bazonozukolwazo;ngokubabunikelwekum;nosukuba ndithandaukumnika.

7Ukubangokouthewandinqula,zonkeziyakubazezakho

8UYesuwamphendulawathi,Sukauyeemvakwam, Sathana,ngokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Uzeuqubude eNkosiniuThixowakho,ukhonzeyenayedwa

9WamsaeYerusalem,wammisaeluchochoyinilwetempile, wathikuye,UkubaunguyeuNyanakaThixo,ziphose ezantsiphaya

10Kubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Uyakuziwiselaumthetho ngaweizithunywazakhe,ukubazikugcine;

11Kwayeziyakukufukulangezandla,Hlezeubetheke etyeningonyawolwakho

12WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Kuthiwe,Uze ungayihendiiNkosiuThixowakho

13WazauMtyholi,ekugqibilekonkeukuhenda,wesuka kuyeumzuzu.

14WabuyauYesuenamandlaoMoya,wezakwelaseGalili; 15Wayeyenaefundisaezindlwinizabozesikhungu, ezukiswangabobonke.

16WezakufikaeNazarete,aphowayeondlekekhona, wathingokwesikolakhe,wangenaendlwiniyesikhungu ngomhlawesabatha,wesukawemaukubaalese.

17WanikelwaincwadikaIsayaumprofetiEyityhilileke incwadi,wafumanaindawolekubhalwekuyo

18UMoyaweNkosiuphezukwam,Ethengenxayoko yandithambiselaukushumayelaiindabaezilungileyo kumahlwempuIndithumeukubandiphiliseabantliziyo ityumkileyo,ndivakaliseinkululekokubathinjwa, nokubuyiselwakokubonakwabaziimfama,ndindulule abaqobekileyobekhululekile;

19NdivakaliseumnyakaowamkelekileyoweNkosi.

20Eyisongilekeincwadi,wayibuyiselakwisicaka,wahlala phantsi.Ayeamehloabobonkeabasendlwiniyesikhungu enamathelekuye

21waqalaukuthikubo,Namhlanjesizalisekileesisibhalo ezindlebenizenu

22Bayebonkebengqinangaye,bemangaliswangamazwi amnandiaphumaemlonyeniwakheAyesithi,Loasinguye naunyanakaYosefu?

Wathikubo,Kakadeniyakuwuthethakumlomzekeliso uthi,Gqirha,ziphilise;okungangokosikuvekwenzeke eKapernahum,kwenzenakowenuapha.

24Wathike,Inene,ndithikuni,Akukhomprofeti wamkelekileyokowabo

25Kodwainenendithikuni,Babebaninziabahlolokazi kwaSirayelingemihlakaEliya,okolalivingcekileizulu

iminyakaemithathueneenyangaezintandathu,xeshikweni kwakukhoindlalaenkulukulolonkeilizwe; 26kantiuEliyaakathunywanganakumnyekubo; wathunywaeTsarfatiyakwaTsidonkumhlolokazi, kwakuphela.

27KanjalobabebaninziabaneqhenqakwaSirayeli ngexeshalikaElishaumprofeti;akwahlanjululwanga namnyekubo,ingenguNahamanumAram.

28Bathibonkeababesendlwiniyesikhungu,bakuzivaezi zinto,bazalangumsindo

29Besukabamkhuphelangaphandlekomzi,bamrholela elungqamekwenilwentaba,owakhelwekuyoumziwabo, ukuzebamphoseezantsieweni.

30Usukeyenawacandaphakathikwabo,wemka 31WehlawayaeKapernahum,umziwelaseGalili, wabafundisangesabatha.

32Bayekebekhwankqiswakukufundisakwakhe;ngokuba ilizwilakhelibelinegunya

33Kwayekukhoendlwiniyesikhunguaphoumntu onomoyawedemonengcolileyo;

34besithi,Siyeke;Yintoninaenathinawe,Yesu waseNazarete?Uzekusitshabalalisana?Ndiyakwaziwena ukubaungubani;LowoUngcwelekaThixo

35WawukhalimelauYesu,esithi,Yithitu,uphumekuye Ithekeidemonyamntlalaesazulwini,yaphumakuye, ayimenzakalisanga

36Bathinqakebonke,bathethabodwa,besithi,Lilizwi lininaeli?kubaubathethelangegunyanangamandla oomoyaabangcolileyoaba,bazebaphume

37Lwayeluphumaudabalwakhe,lusiyakuzozonke iindawozaloommandla.

38Esukileendlwiniyesikhungu,wangenaendlwini kaSimonKekalokuumkhwekazikaSimonwayebanjwe ngumkhuhlaneomkhulu;bambongozangenxayakhe.

39Wemaphezukwakhe,wayikhalimelaicesina;Wavuka kwangokoke,wabalungiselela

40Kuthekebakubon'ukubaliyatshonailanga,bonkeabo babenabafayozizifongezifo,babazisakuye;wabeka izandlaphezukwabobonkengabanye,wabaphilisa 41Zayekeneedemonziphumakwabaninzi,zikhalazisithi, WenaunguyeuKristu,uNyanakaThixoUtheezikhalimela, akazivumelaukubazithethe;kubabezimaziukubaunguye uKristu.

42Kwakusa,waphumawayaendawenieyintlango;zaye zimfunaizihlwele,zezakuye,zamnqandaukubaangemki kuzo.

43Uthekekuzo,Ndimelwekukubandishumayele ubukumkanibukaThixonakweminyeimizi,ngokuba ndithunyweoko

44WayevakalisakeezindlwinizesikhungukwelaseGalili ISAHLUKO5

1Kekalokukwathi,zakubon’ukubasimxinileabantu, ukubabaliveilizwilikaThixo,wesukawemangasedikeni laseGenesarete

2wabonaimikhombeemibiniimingasedikeniapho;baye ababambisibeentlanzibephumilekuyo,behlambaiminatha yabo

3Wathike,engenekomnyeumkhombe, owawungokaSimon,wamcelaukubaakhwelelise

kancinaneemhlabeniWahlalaphantsi,wabafundisa abantuemkhombeni.

4Akuphezakeukuthetha,wathikuSimon,Khwelelisela enzulwini,nihliseiminathayenu,kubanjiswe.

5WaphendulauSimonwathikuye,Mfundisi,sibulaleke ubusukubuphela,asabambanento;kodwangelakhoilizwi ndiyakuwuhlisaumnatha

6Bathi,bakukwenzaoko,bavingcelainkithaenkulu yeentlanzi;wawuqhaqhekakeumnathawabo

7Bakhwebaamahlulelanaabo,abekomnyeumkhombe, ukubaezekubancedisaBeza,bayizalisaimikhombe yomibini,yadayafunaukutshona

8UthekeakukubonaokouSimonPetros,wawa emadolwenikaYesu,esithi,Mkakum;ngokubandiyindoda engumoni,Yehova;

9Kubawathimakatha,kwanabobonkeababenaye, ngobanjisolweentlanziezobazibambisayo

10BabakwanjalokenoYakobinoYohane,oonyana bakaZebhedi,ababengamadlelanenoSimon.Wathike uYesukuSimon,Musaukoyika;kususelangokuuya kubambisaabantu

11Batheke,bakubon'ukubakebayibekeemhlabeni imikhombe,bashiyaintoyonke,bamlandela

12Kwathiekomnyeumzi,babonangendodaezeleliqhenqa; yathiyakumbonauYesu,yawangobuso,yamkhunga,isithi, Nkosi,ukubauyathanda,unakoukundihlambulula

13Wasolulaisandla,wayichukumisa,esithi,Ndiyathanda, hlambuluka.Lathikwaokoiqhenqalemkakuye.

14Wathiyenamakangaxelelibani;wathi,Hambauye kuzibonisakumbingeleli,usondezeidini,ngenxa yokuhlanjululwakwakho,njengokowamisayouMoses, kubebubungqinakubo

15Kwabakukhonaluphumaudumolwakhe; kwahlanganisanaizihlweleezikhulu,ukubazimve, nokuphiliswanguyeebulwelwenibazo

16Wayekeyenaemanaukuzisithelisaentlango, wathandaza.

17Kwathikengaminiithile,efundisa,kuhleliabaFarisi nabafundisi-mthetho,ababephumekuyoyonkeimizana yelaseGalili,nelakwaYuda,naseYerusalem,behlelikhona amandlaeNkosiebekhonaukubaphilisa

18Kwabonakalaamadodaethwelengokhukoumntu onedumbe;ayefunaukumngenisa,ambekephambikwakhe.

19Athi,akubaengafumanindawoangamngenisangayo ngenxayendimbane,akhwelaphezukwendlu,agqobhoza ezifulelweni,amhlisakephakathi,amhlisangokhuko, ambekaphakathi,phambikoYesu

20Akulubonakeukhololwawo,wathikuye,Mntundini, uzixolelweizonozakho

21BaqalaukucamangaababhalinabaFarisi,besithi, Ngubaninalouthethaizinyeliso?Ngubaninaonako ukuxolelaizono,ingenguyeuThixoyedwa?

22EziqiqilekeuYesuizicamangozabo,waphendulawathi kubo,Nicamangantoninaezintliziywenizenu?

23Okukhonakululakukuphina,kukhoukuthi,Zixolelwe izonozakho;nokuthi,Vukauhambe?

24Keukuzenazi,ukubaunaloigunyauNyanawoMntu lokuxolelaizonoemhlabeniapha(selesithikonedumbe), ndithikuwe,Vuka,uthabatheukhukolwakho,uye endlwiniyakho.

25Usukewemakwangokophambikwabo,wayithabatha loontoabelelekuyo,wemkawayaendlwiniyakhe,ezukisa uThixo

26Bathinqakebonke,bamzukisauThixo,bazala kukoyika,besithi,Siboneimimangalisonamhlanje.

27Kekaloku,emvenikwezizintowaphuma,wabona umbuthiwerhafu,ogamalinguLevi,ehleliendaweni yerhafu,wathikuye,Ndilandele.

28Washiyakonke,wesukawamlandela

29ULevikewamenzelaisidloesikhuluendlwiniyakhe, kwayekukhoinkithaenkuluyababuthiberhafunabanye ababehlelinabongasesithebeni

30BayeababhalibabonabaFarisibebakrokrelaabafundi bakhe,besithi,Kunganinaukubanidleniselenababuthi berhafunaboni?

31WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Akufunekigqirha kwabaphilileyo;kodwangabafayo

32Andizekubizamalungisa,ndizekubizaaboni,ukuba baguquke.

33Bathekekuye,YininaukubaabafundibakaYohane bazileukudlafuthi,benzeimithandazo,kwangokunjalo nabafundibabaFarisi;kodwaabakhobayadlabasele?

34Wathikekubo,Ninakoyininaukubazilisaukudla abegumbilomtshakazi,xaanaboumyeni?

35Kodwakofikamihlaawozaasuswekuboumyeni, bandulekeukuzilangaloomihla

36Kekalokuwathethaumzekelisokubo;Akukhokeubeka isizibasenguboentshaengutyeniendala;ukuba bekungenjalo,wokrazulanentshaleyo,sithinesiziba esitshasiyakrazuka,singahambelaninendala

37Kananjaloakukhomntuuyithakwiimvabaezindala iwayinientshaengekabili;okanyeiwayini,leyointsha, yozigqabhuzaiintsuba,iphalaleiwayini,zitshabalale neentsuba.

38Yonaiwayinientshaifaneleukuthiwaezintsubeni ezintsha;kwayezombinizigciniwe

39Kananjaloakukhouthi,ebeseleendala,athandeentsha kwaoko;

ISAHLUKO6

1Kwathingesabathaeyesibini,wacandaemasimini;Baza abafundibakhebakhaizikhwebu,badla,bezihlikihla ezandlenizabo

2BathekeabathilebabaFarisikubo,Yininaukubanenze okokungavumelekileyongesabatha?

3WabaphendulauYesuwathi,Aniyilesanganainto awayenzayouDavide,xawalambayo,yenanabobabenaye;

4OkokubawangenaendlwinikaThixo,wazithabatha izonkaezibekwephambikoThixo,wazidla,wanikanabo babenaye;ekungavumelekileyoukubazidliwe,ingengabo ababingelelibodwa?

5Wayesithikubo,uNyanawoMntulouyiNkosiyayo nesabatha

6Kwathikekaloku,nangenyeisabathawangenaendlwini yesikhungu,wafundisaKwayekukhoaphoumntuowome isandlasokunene.

7BayekebemlaleleababhalinabaFarisi,ukubawophilisa nangesabatha;ukuzebafumaneindawoyokummangalela

8Kodwayenaebezaziizicamangozabo,wathikuloomntu unesandlaesomileyo,Phakama,umeesazulwiniUye waphakamawema

9WathikeuYesukubo,Ndiyakunibuzazwi-nye; Okuvumelekileyongesabathakukwenzaokulungileyo, kukwenzaokubi,kusinina?kukusindisaubomi, kukubulala,kusinina?

10Akubaebasingasingilebonke,wathikumntulowo, SoluleisandlasakhoWenjenjalo;saphilakeisandlasakhe, njengesinye

11Basukakebonabaphambanangumsindo;bayebethetha bodwa,ukubabangamenzantoninauYesu

12Kekalokukwathingaloomihla,waphumawasinga entabeni,esiyakuthandaza

13Kwathikwakusa,wababizelakuyeabafundibakhe, wanyulakuboabalishumielinababini,awathikananjalo wababizangokubangabapostile;

14uSimon,awamthiyaigamaelinguPetros,noAndreya umzalwanawakhe,noYakobinoYohane,noFilipu, noBhartolomeyu,

15uMateyunoTomas,uYakobika-Alifeyu,noSimon ekuthiwanguZelote,

16uYuda,umzalwanakaYakobi,noYudaSikariyoti, owabangumngcatshi

17Wehlanabo,wemaethafeni,nenkithayabafundibakhe, nenkithaenkuluyabantu,bephumakulolonkeelakwaYuda, naseYerusalem,nakulolonkeelaseTire,naseTsidon,besiza kuvayena;nokuphiliswakwizifozabo;

18nabobabekhathazwangoomoyaabangcolileyo,baye bephiliswa

19Zayeizihlwelezonkezifunaukumchukumisa;ngokuba kubekuphumaamandlakuye,abaphilisebonke

Wazayenawawaphakamiselaamehloakhekuboabafundi bakhe,wathi,Ninoyolo,ninamahlwempu;ngokuba bobenuubukumkanibukaThixo

21Ninoyolo,ninanilambayokalokunje;ngokubaniya kuhluthiswa.Ninoyolo,ninanililayokalokunje;ngokuba niyakuhleka

22Ninoyolonina,xabatheabantubanithiya,naxabathe banigxothakubo,baningcikiva,balilahlelaphandleigama lenungokungathilikhohlakele,ngenxayakheuNyana woMntu

23Vuyaningaloomini,nisukeimitsi;kuba,niyabona, umvuzowenumkhuluemazulwini;babesenjenjaloooyise kuboabaprofeti

24Kodwayeha,ninazityebi!ngokubaniyifumene intuthuzeloyenu

25Yeha,ninabahluthiyo!ngokubaniyakulambaYeha, ninabahlekayokalokunje!ngokubaniyakukhedamanilile.

26Yehanina,xabathebathethakakuhlenganibonke abantu!kubaooyisebabobabesenjenjalokubaprofeti ababuxoki

27Kemnandithikuninivayo,Zithandeniiintshabazenu, yenzaniokulungileyoabobanithiyayo;

28Basikeleleniabobaniqalekisayo,nibathandazeleabo banigxekayo

29Lowoukubethaesidleleni,mnikenesinye;nothabatha inguboyakhoyokwaleka,ungalineyangaphantsi

30Mphewonkeumntuocelayokuwe;nalowo uzithabathayoiimpahlazakho,uzeungaphindiuzicele kuye

31Enithandaukubaabantubenzengakokuni,yenzaninani kwangokunjalokubo.

32Ukubanithandaabobanithandayo,ninambulelomnina? kubanabonibayabathandaabobabathandayo

33Xanithinenzeokulungileyokwabanenzela okulungileyo,ninambulelomnina?ngokubanabonibenza kwaloonto

34Ukubanibolekaabonithembeukwamkelakubo, ninambulelomnina?Kubanabonibayababolekaaboni, ukuzebabuyebazuzeokwakhona

35Kenina,zithandeniiintshabazenu,nenzeokulungileyo; nibolekeningathembelutho.Wobamkhulukeumvuzo wenu,nizenibengoonyanabOsenyangweni;ngokubayena enobubelekwabangabuleliyonabangendawo

36Ngokoyibaninenceba,njengokubanayeuYihlo enenceba

37Musaniukugweba,nayeningasayikugwetywa;musani ukusingelaphantsi,nayeningasayikusingelwaphantsi;

38Yiphani,naniyakuphiwanani;umlinganiseloomhle, ohlohliweyo,ohlunguzelweyo,ophalalayo,nowuphiwa esondwenilenguboyenuKubaumlinganiselo enilinganiselangawo,niyakulinganiselwakwangawonani

39Kekalokuwathethaumzekelisokubo,esithi,ingakhe ibenakonaimfamaukukhokelaimfama?Aziyikweyela emhadinizombinina?

40Akukhomfundimkhulukunomfundisiwakhe;ke wonkeogqibeleleyouyakubanjengomfundisiwakhe

41Yininakeukubausiboneisibiesiseswenilomzalwana wakho,kantiakuwuqiqiumqadiokwelakhoiliso?

42Okanyeungáthininaukuthikumzalwanawakho, Mzalwana,yekandisikhupheisibiesiseswenilakho, ungawuboninjewenaumqadiokwelakhoiliso? Mhanahanisindini,wukhuphekuqalaumqadikwelakho iliso,wandulekeukubonakakuhleukusikhuphaisibi esiseswenilomzalwanawakho.

43Kubaakukhomthimhleuvelisaisiqhamoesibi; kananjaloakukhomthimbiuvelisaisiqhamoesihle

44Kubawonkeumthiwaziwangesiqhamosawo.Kuba akukhiwamakhiwaneemithanenienameva,kungakhiwa zidiliyaequnubeni

45Umntuolungileyo,ebuncwaneniobulungileyo bentliziyoyakhe,uvelisaokokulungileyo;nomntu okhohlakeleyo,ebuncwaneniobukhohlakeleyobentliziyo yakhe,uvelisaokokukhohlakeleyo;kubaumlomowakhe uthethangokuphuphumakwentliziyo

46Yininakeukubanindibizengokuthi,Nkosi,Nkosi,nibe ningazenziizintoendizithethayo?

47Lowouzayokum,aweveamazwiam,awenze, ndonibonisalowoafananaye;

48Ufananomntuowakhaindlu,wembanzulu,wabeka isisekophezukolwalwa;kwathi,kwakubakhoumkhukula, wayibethayanzimaloondluumlambo,awabanako ukuyishukumisa;kubaibisekelweelulwalweni

49Kodwalouwevileyoakawenza,ufananomntuowakhe indluphezukomhlaba,kungekhosiseko;wagalelekakuyo umlambo,yawakwaoko;kwabakukhuluukuwakwaloo ndlu

ISAHLUKO7

1Kekaloku,emvenikokubaebewagqibileonkeamazwi akhe,besivaabantu,wangenaeKapernahum

2Wayekeumkhonziwomthetheli-khuluothile, owabethandwanguye,esifa,ezakubhubha.

3WathikeakuvangayeuYesu,wathumakuyeamadoda amakhuluamaYuda,emcelaukubaezekumphilisa umkhonziwakhe

4AkufikakekuYesu,ambongozaenyamekile,esithi, Ukufaneleokolowoungamenzelayooko;

5Kubauyaluthandauhlangalwethu,wasakhelanendlu yesikhungu

6WahambakeuYesunabo.Akubon'ukubakeakasekude endlwini,umthetheli-khuluwathumaizihlobokuye,esithi kuye,Nkosi,ungazikhathazi,kubaandikulingeneukuba ungadeungenephantsikophahlalwam;

7kungokonamndingakufanelangaukudandizekuwe; 8Kubanamndingumntuomiswephantsikwegunya labanye,ndinamasoldatiaphantsikwam;ndithikweli,Yiya, liye;ndithikweliya,Yiza,lize;nakumkhonziwam,Yenza oku,akwenze.

9EzivilekeuYesuezizinto,wamangaliswanguye,wajika, wathikwindimbaneebimlandela,Ndithikuni, andifumanangalukhololungakanakwaSirayeli.

10Abobabethunyiwebabuyelaendlwini,bamfumana umkhonziobengumlwelweephilile

11Kwathingomhlaolandelayo,wayaemziniekuthiwa yiNayin;Kwayekuhambanayeintoeninziyabafundi bakhe,nendimbaneenkulu

12Kekaloku,akusondelaesangwenilomzilowo, kwabonakalakuthwalelwaphandleumntuofileyo, ekuphelakonyanaozalwangunina;wayeyena engumhlolokazi.Yayenendimbaneelingeneyoyomzi inaye

13IthekeiNkosiyakumbona,yasikwayimfesanengenxa yakhe,yathikuye,Musaukulila.

14Yafikakeyalichukumisaithala,bemakeababethwele Ithekeyona,Mfana,ndithikuwe,Vuka

15Wavukawahlalaumfilowo,waqalaukuthetha.Waza wamnikelakunina

16Bazabankwantyabonke,bamzukisauThixo,besithi, Kuveleumprofetiomkhuluphakathikwethu;nokuthi, UThixoubaveleleabantubakhe

17Lwaphumakeololudabalungaye,lwahamba kwelakwaYudaliphela,nakuloommandlawonke.

18BazibikakuYohaneabafundibakhezonkeezizinto 19Ebizelekuyebabinibathilekubafundibakhe,uYohane wabathumakuYesuesithi,Wenaungulowouzayona? okanyesikhangeleenye?

20Efikilekekuyeamadodalawo,athi,UYohane umbhaptiziusithumekuweesithi,Wenaungulowouzayo na,wena?okanyesikhangeleenye?

21Kekaloku,kwangelolixa,waphilisaabaninzikuzoizifo, nakuzoizibetho,nakoomoyaabakhohlakeleyo;wathike iimfamaezininziwazibabalaukubona

22WaphendulauYesuwathikuwo,Hambaniniye kumbikelauYohaneizintoenizibonileyonenizivileyo; okokubaiimfamazibuyazibone,iziqhwalaziyahamba, abaneqhenqabayahlanjululwa,izithuluziyeva,abafileyo bayavuswa,amahlwempuayazishunyayezwaiindaba ezilungileyo

23Unoyolootheakakhutyekiswandim.

24Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabemkileabathunywa bakaYohane,waqalawathikwisihlwelengayeuYohane, Nayeniphumenayakubonantoninaentlango? Yayiyingcongolona,izanyazanyiswangumoya?

25Nayeniphumenayakubonantoninakodwa?Yaye ingumntuovetheiinguboezitofotofona?Yabonani,abo banxibaiinguboeziqaqambileyo,badleubuncwane, ngabasezindlwinizookumkani.

26Nayeniphumenayakubonantoninakodwa?Umprofeti? Ewe,ndithikuni,nodewagqithisakumprofeti

27Longulowokubhaliweyongaye,kwathiwa,Niyabona, mnandiyamthumaumthunywawamngaphambikobuso bakho,Oyakuyilungisaindlelayakhophambikwakho

28Kubandithikuni,Akukhonamnye,kwabazelweyo ngabafazi,umprofetiomkhulukunoYohaneumbhaptizi; kantikenomncinananakwabanyeebukumkanini bukaThixo,mkhulukunaye.

29Bathibonkeabantu,bakuva,nababuthiberhafu, bagwebelauThixo,bebhaptiziwengobhaptizolukaYohane 30KebonaabaFarisinabaqondisi-mthethobazitshitshisela icebolikaThixo,kubabengabhaptizwanganguye

31IthekeiNkosi,Ndiyakubafanisanantoninakengoko abantubesisizukulwana?kwayezifananantoni?

32Bafananabantwanaabahleliendaweniyembutho, bekhwazanabesithi,Sanigwalela,nazaanangqungqa;senze isijwilikuni,analilanina.

33KubauzileuYohaneumbhaptiziengadlisonka,engaseli wayini;nithike,Unedemon

34UzileuNyanawoMntuesidla,esela;nithi,Khanibone umntuolidla-kudla,olisela-wayini,umhlobowababuthi berhafunaboni!

35Nokokeubulumkobugwetyelwekokuphuma ebantwanenibabobonke

36KekalokuomnyeumFarisiubemcelaukubaadlenaye; wazawangenaendlwiniyomFarisilowo,wahlalaphantsi.

37Kwabonakalakukhomfaziemziniapho,obengumoni, esaziukubauYesuuhlelingasesithebeniendlwini yomFarisi,wazisaihlalalelabhastile,linamafutha aqholiweyo

38Wemaezinyawenizakhengasemva,elila;waqala ukuzinyelaiinyawozakhengeenyembezi,ezisula ngeenwelezentlokoyakhe,ezangakakhuluiinyawozakhe, ezithambisangamafuthalawo

39AkukubonakeokoumFarisilowoubembizile,wathetha ngaphakathikwakhe,esithi,Lomntu,ukubaube engumprofeti,angeesaziukubangumfaziongubanina, oluhlobolunina,loumchukumisayo;ngokubaungumoni.

40WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Hina,Simon, ndinendawoyokuthethakuweWathikeyena,Mfundisi, yitsho.

41Kwayekukhomboleki-maliuthile,enabantuababini abanamatyalakuye;omnyewayenetyalaleedenariyo ezimakhulumahlanu,omnyekezimashumimahlanu

42Bakubakebengenantoyokuhlawula,usukewabaxolela bobabiniNdixelelengoko,nguwuphinakubooya kumthandakakhulu?

43WaphendulauSimonwathi,Ndibangulowouxolelwe ngokungaphezuluWathikeyenakuye,Ugwebewalungisa

44Wajikawakhangelakumfazi,wathikuSimon, Uyambonanalomfazi?Ndingeneendlwiniyakho, akundinikangamanzieenyawozam;keyenauzinyele iinyawozamngeenyembezi,wazisulangeenwelezentloko yakhe

45Akundangangawena;keyena,kuselokondangenayo, akayekangaukuzangakakhuluiinyawozam

46Intlokoyamakuyithambisangangaoli;keyenaiinyawo zamuzithambisengamafuthaaqholiweyo.

47Ngenxayokondithikuwe,Izonozakheuzixolelwe, bezizininzi;ngokubaebethandakakhulu;keyenaoxolelwe kancinane,uthandakancinane.

48Wathikekuyo,Zixolelweizonozakho

49Baqalaabobabehlelinayeesithebeniukuthi ngaphakathikwabo,Ngubaninalooxolelaizono?

50Uthekekumfazi,Ukhololwakholukusindisile;hamba ngoxolo

ISAHLUKO8

1Kwathiemvenikoko,wayihambaimizingemizi nemizana,evakalisaiindabaezilungileyozobukumkani bukaThixo.Bayekebenayeabalishumielinababini.

2Keabafaziabathile,ababephiliswekoomoya abakhohlakeleyonasebulwelweni,uMariyaekuthiwa nguMagadala,ekwakuphumekuyeiidemonzasixhenxe.

3noYohana,umfazikaKuza,igosalikaHerode,noSusana, nabanyeabaninzi;bonababemlungiselelangeempahla zabo.

4Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubakwahlanganisanaabantu abaninzi,besizakuyebephumakwimizingemizi,ubethetha ngomzekeliso;

5Umhlwayeliwaphumawayakuyihlwayelaimbewu yakheEkuhlwayelenikwakhe,inxalenyeyembewuyawa ngasendleleni;yazayanyathelwa,zathiiintakazezulu zayidlazayidla

6Yimbiyawaelulwalweni;ithekeyahluma,yomangenxa yokungabinamanzi.

7Yimbiyawaemithanenienameva;imithanaenameva yakhulakunyenayo,yayiminxa

8Yimbiyawakuwowonaumhlabaolungileyo,yahluma, yavelisaisiqhamokalikhuluUtheakubaezithethileezi zinto,wakhalaesithi,Lowouneendlebezokuvamakeve 9Bambuzakeabafundibakhebesithi,Ungabauyintonina lomzekeliso?

10Uthekeyena,Nikuphiweninaukuzaziiimfihlelo zobukumkanibukaThixo;ukuzebebonanjebangaboni, besivanjebangaqondi

11Kekalokuumzekelisonguwolo:Imbewulilizwi likaThixo.

12Engasendleleningababayava;andulekeafikeuMtyholi, alithabatheilizwiezintliziywenizabo,ukuzebangakholwa, basindiswe.

13Abokebaselulwalweningabasakuthi,bakuliva, balamkelengovuyoilizwi;abakeabanangcambu,bona bakholwaumzuzwana,zebathingexalokuhendwabalahle

14Leyokeyawayoemithanenienameva,ngabobathi, belivile,bahambebenamaxhalanobutyebineziyolozobu bomi,baminxwe,bazebangavelisisiqhamo.

15Keleyoisemhlabeniomhle,ngabobonabathi ngentliziyoentle,elungileyo,bakulivailizwi,balibambe, baveliseisiqhamongomonde

16Akukhokeuthi,esilumekileisibane,asisibekengesitya, athimhlawumbiasibekengaphantsikwesingqengqelo; usixhomaesiphathwenisaso,ukuzeabobangenayo bakuboneukukhanya

17Kubaakukhontoifihlakeleyoingayikubonakala; kananjaloakukhontoifihlakeleyoingayikwaziwa,ize ekuhleni

18Lumkaningokoukuvaenivangako;kubaosukuba enako,uyakunikwa;osukubakeengenako,uyakuhluthwa kwanokoasukubaekuko

19Kekalokukwafikakuyeuninanabazalwanabakhe,baza ababanakoukufikelelakuyengenxayendimbane. 20Wabikelwake,kwathiwa,Unyokonabazalwanabakho bemingaphandle,befunaukukubona

21Waphendulakeyenawathikubo,Umanabazalwana bamngababonabalivayoilizwilikaThixo,balenze 22Kwathingamhlauthile,wangenaemkhombeni,yena nabafundibakhe,wathikubo,Masiwelesiyengaphesheya kwedikeBandulukake

23Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabayahambangomkhombe, walalaubuthongoKwehlauqhwithelalomoyaedikeni apho;bazaliswangamanzi,babasemngciphekweni 24Bezakebamvusa,besithi,Mfundisi,nkosi,siyakufa. Wavukake,wawukhalimelaumoyanokulatyuzakwamaza; zapheza,kwabakhoukuzola

25Wathikekubo,Luphinaukhololwenu?Basukaboyika, bamangaliswa,batshonoukuthi,Ngubaninalo?kuba uyalelakwanemimoyanamanzi,zimthobele

26BafikaezwenilamaGadara,elikhangelenenelaseGalili. 27Kekaloku,akubon'ukubawaphumawayaemhlabeni, wamhlangabezaindodaethileiphumakuwoumzi, eyayineedemonixeshaelide,inganxibi,ingahlalindlwininye,ihleliemangcwabeni

28IthekeyakumbonauYesu,yakhalakunene,yawa phambikwakhe,yathingezwielikhulu,Yininaenamnawe, Yesu,NyanakaThixoOsenyangweni?Ndiyakukhunga, ungandithuthumbisi

29Kubawayewuthetheumoyaongcolileyoukubauphume emntwini;)

30UYesuwambuzakeesithi,Ungubaninaigamalakho? Uthekeyena,NdinguMkhosi;ngokubabekungenekuye iidemonezininzi

31Wayembongozaukubaangazithetheliziyekungena enzonzobileni.

32Bekukhokeaphougxubalweehaguezininzi,lusidla entabeni;zayezimbongoza,ukubaazivumeleziyekungena kuzo.Wabavumelake.

33Ziphumilekeiidemonemtwinilowo,zangena ezihagwini;lwazaugxubaololwaphaphatheka,lwehla eweni,lwelaedikeni,lwarhaxwa.

34Bakukubonakeokuhlileyoabobabezalusa,basaba, bayababikaekhayanasemaphandleni

35Baphumakeabantu,bayakukubonaokuhlileyo;beza kuYesu,bamfumanaehleliumntulowo,beziphumekuye iidemon,ambathisiwe,enengqondoephilileyo, engasezinyawenizikaYesu;bazaboyika

36Bathikenabobabonileyo,bababikelaukubauthenina ukuphiliswaobephethweziidemon

37YamcelayonkeinkithayommandlawabaseGadara, ukubaemkekubo;kubababebanjwekukoyikaokukhulu Wenyukakewayaemkhombeni,wabuyawabuya

38Kekalokuindodaleyo,zayeziphumekuyoiidemon, yayimkhungaukubaibenaye;

39Buyelaendlwiniyakho,ubacaciseleokozingakoizinto uThixoakwenzelezonaWemka,wavakalisakuwowonke umziokozingakoizintouYesuayenzelezona

40Kekalokukwathi,ekubuyenikwakheuYesu, iindimbanezamamkelangovuyo;kubabonkebabemlindile

41KwezaindodaegamalinguYayiro,yayeyona ingumphathiwendluyesikhungu,yawaezinyaweni zikaYesu,yambongozaukubaingeneendlwiniyayo

42Kubayabeinentombi,iyizalainye,eminyakangathi ilishumilinamibiniizelwe,yayeyonaiqhawuka.Kekaloku, akubon'ukubauyahambaabantubamxina

43Nentokazieyayinethombolegaziiminyakaelishumi elinamibini,eyayichitheyonkeimpiloyayokumagqirha, ingenakoukuphiliswabani

44yezangasemva,yachukumisaumqukumbelowengubo yakhe,leeqokokwangokoithombolegazilakhe

45WathiuYesu,Ngubaninaloundichukumisileyo?

Bakubabekhanyelabonke,wathiuPetrosnabobabenaye, Mongameli,isihlwelesikuxinile,sikuxinile,utshona ukuthi,Ngubaninaloundichukumisileyo?

46UthekeuYesu,Ukhoondichukumisileyo;kubamna ndiyawaziamandlaaphumileyokum

47Ithekeintokazileyo,yakubonaukubaayifihlakele,yeza igubha,yawaphambikwakhe,yaxelaemehlweniabo bonkeabantu,ukubabekungasizathusinina ebimchukumisile,nokuphiliswakwayokwangoko

48Wathikekuyo,Yomelela,ntombiyam,ukhololwakho lukusindisile;hambangoxolo

49Kuthe,esathetha,kufikaothile,evelakwamphathi wendluyesikhungu,esithikuye,Ifileintombiyakho; musaniukumkhathazauMfundisi

50EvilekeuYesu,wamphendulawathi,Musaukoyika, kholwakuphela;

51Kekaloku,engenileendlwini,akavumelangamntu ukubaangenenaye,kwabakuphelanguPetros,noYakobi, noYohane,noyisewentombi,nonina.

52Bayekebelilabonke,beyimbambazelelaWathike yena,Musaniukulila;ayifile,ulele

53Basukabamwangeentsini,besaziukubaifile.

54Uthekeyena,wabakhuphelaphandlebonke, wayibambangesandla,wabizaesithi,Ntombi,vuka

55Wabuyaumoyawayo,yesukayemakwangoko;wathi mayinikweukudla

56Besukaabazalibayobathinqa;wabathethelaukuba bangayixelelibanilentoyenzekileyo.

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1Kekaloku,ebabizelendawonyeabafundibakhe abalishumielinababini,wabanikaamandlanegunyakuzo zonkeiidemon,nokuphilisaizifo.

2WabathumaukubababuvakaliseubukumkanibukaThixo, bayiphiliseimilwelwe.

3Wathikubo,Ningaphathintoyandlela,namisimelelo, nangxowayamphako,nasonka,namali;ningabinangubo zangaphantsingambini;

4nasendlwinienithenangenakuyo,hlalanikhona,nimke khona

5Abosukubabenganamkeli,yithininakuphumakuloomzi, niluvuthululenothuliezinyawenizenu,kubebubungqina okokubo

6Bephumileke,bayihambahambaimizana,bezishumayela iindabaezilungileyo,bephilisaezindawenizonke

7KekalokuuHerode,umphathiwesahlulosesinéselizwe, wazivazonkeizintoezenziwayonguye;

8kuthiwekengabanye,KubonakaleuEliya;kuthiwe ngabanye,Kubuyekwavukaumprofetiwakuwo amanyange

9WathiuHerode,UYohanemnandamnqamlaintloko;lo kengubanina,ndivakuthethwaizintoezinjengaye? Wayefunakeukumbona

10Bebuyileabapostile,bamcaciselaukubazinkulu kwezintoababezenzile.Wabathabathake,wemkawaya nabongasesekwindawoeyintlangoyomziekuthiwa yiBhetesayida

11Kekalokuindimbane,yakukwazioko,yamlandela; 12Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubaukurhalakwemini,beza abalishumielinababini,bathikuye,Zindululeizihlwele, ukuzeziyeemizininasemaphandleniajikelezileyo,zilale, zifumaneukudla;indawoeyintlango

13Uthekekubo,Baphenininabadle.Bathikebona, Asisenanto,ingeyiyoizonkaezihlanuneentlanziezimbini; ngaphandlekokubasiyekubathengelainyamaababantu bonke.

14KubaamadodangathiayemawakamahlanuWathike kubafundibakhe,Bangqengqisebabengamaqela ngamashumingamahlanu,babengamahlanu.

15Benjenjalo,babangqengqisabonke

16Ezithabathilekeizonkazozihlanuneentlanzizombini, wakhangelaezulwini,wazisikelela,waqhekeza,wamana enikaabafundi,ukubababekeezihlweleni 17Badlabahluthabonke;kwasuswaokuseleyokuboizitya zamaqhekezazalishumielinazibini.

18Kekalokukwathi,ekubeniethandazaeyedwa, bantontelanakuyeabafundi,wabuzakubo,esithi,Izihlwele ezizithindingubanina?

19Baphendulakebonabathi,UnguYohaneumbhaptizi; abanyekebathi,NguEliya;abanyekebathi,kubuye kwavukaumprofetiwakuwoamanyange.

20Uthekekubo,Keninanithindingubanina? WaphendulakeuPetroswathi,NguKristukaThixo 21Wabakhalimela,ebathethelangelithi,lento mabangayithethinakubani;

22esithi,UNyanawoMntuumelwekukubaeveubunzima obukhulu,alahlwengawoamadodaamakhulu nababingeleliabakhulunababhali,abulawe,athingomhla wesithathuavuke

23Wayesithikekubobonke,Ukubaubaniuthanda ukundilandela,makazincame,awuthwaleumnqamlezo wakheimihlangemihla,andilandeleke

24Kubaothewathandaukuwusindisaumphefumlowakhe, wolahlekelwanguwo;keothewawulahlaumphefumlo wakhengenxayam,wowusindisalowo.

25Kubakumncedantoninaumntuukuthiazuzeihlabathi liphela,abekeezilahlile,mhlawumbiezonakalisile?

26Kubaothewaneentloningam,nangawoamazwiam, uNyanawoMntuwobaneentloningayelowo,xaatheweza esebuqaqawulinibakhe,nobukaYise,nobezithunywa ezingcwele

27Ndithikekuni,Inyaniso,kukhoabathilekwabemiyo apha,abangayikukhabevekufabona,badebabubone ubukumkanibukaThixo.

28Kekalokukuthe,emvenikwezizinto,malunga neentsukuezisibhozo,wathabathauPetrosnoYohane noYakobi;wenyukawavaentabeni,esiyakuthandaza.

29Kwathi,ekuthandazenikwakhe,ubusobakhe babonakalabububumbi,nenguboyakheyamhlophe yabengezela

30Kwabonakalaamadodaamabiniethethanaye, enguMosesnoEliya;

31ababonakalayobesebuqaqawulini;babethetha ngophumolwakhe,abezakulufezaeYerusalem

32KekalokuuPetros,nabobabenaye,babesindwa bubuthongo;bazakebakuthibalulu,babubona ubuqaqawulibakhe,naloomadodamabiniabeminaye

33Ekwahlukanenikwawokuye,wathiuPetroskuYesu, Mongameli,kuhleukubasibelaphaomnyeubengowakho, omnyeubengokaMoses,omnyeubengokaEliya,engayazi intoayithethayo

34Kekaloku,akubon'ukubauthetheezozinto,kwabakho ilifu,labenzelaithinzi.Boyikakeekungenenikwaboefini apho

35Kwabakhonezwiliphumaefini,lisithi,LonguNyana wamoyintanda;

36Lakubalibekhoizwielo,wafunyanwauYesueyedwa Bagcinakebona,ababikelamntungaloomihlakwizinto ababezibonile.

37Kekalokukwathi,ngengomso,bakubon’ukubabayehla entabeni,wahlangatyezwasisihlweleesikhulu

38Kwabonakalakuvelaindodaesihlweleniapho, yankqangazaisithi,Mfundisi,ndiyakukhunga,mbone unyanawam;

39Uyabona,ubanjwengumoya,akhalengesiquphe;isuke imkrazule,alenzeamagwebu,kubenzimaukubaemke kuye

40Ndabakhungakeabafundibakhoukubabawukhuphe; ababanako

41WaphendulauYesuwathi,Sizukulwanandini singakholwayo,sigwenxa,kodakubenininandikuni, ndininyamezele?Mziseaphaunyanawakho

42Akubon'ukubausezake,isukeidemonyamntlala, yambetha,wathixhwenenekunene.Wawukhalimela uYesuumoyaongcolileyo,waphilaumntwana, wambuyiselakuyise

43BakhwankqiswakebonkebubungangamelabukaThixo. Bakubon'ukubabamangalisiwebonkezizintozonke awazenzayouYesu,wathikubafundibakhe

44Wabekelenininaiindlebelamazwi;kubauNyana woMntuuzakunikelwaezandlenizabantu

45Kodwabonababengaliqondieli,lizwi;layelifihliwe kubo,ukuzebangaliboni.

46Kwabakhokeukubuzanaphakathikwabo,kokuthi, nguwuphinakuboomkhulu;

47EkubonilekeuYesuukucamangakwentliziyoyabo, uthabatheumntwanana,wammisangakuye

48Wathikubo,Othewamamkelalomntwananaegameni lam,wamkelamna;nothewamkelamna,wamkela owandithumayo;kubalowoumncinanephakathikwenu nonke,ngoyenamkhulu

49WaphendulakeuYohanewathi,Mfundisi,sabona umntuekhuphaiidemonegamenilakho;samalelake, ngokubaengasilandelithina.

50WathikeuYesukuye,Musaniukumalela;

51Kekalokukwathi,lakufikaixeshalokunyuselwa kwakhephezulu,wazimiselangokuqinileyoukuya eYerusalem

52Wathumaabathunywaphambikobusobakhe;bemkake, bangenaemzaneniwamaSamariya,ukubabamlungiselele. 53Akamamkela,ngokubaubusobakhebebubheke eYerusalem.

54Bekubonilekeokoabafundibakhe,ooYakobi noYohanebathe,Nkosi,uyafunanaukubasitsho,kuhle umliloezulwini,ubatshisekuphele,njengokonoEliya wenjenjalo?

55Wajikake,wabakhalimela,wathi,Anaziukuba ningabomoyaonjanina

56kubauNyanawoMntuengazekutshabalalisa miphefumloyabantu,uzekusindisaBazabayamzaneni wumbi;

57Kekalokukwathi,bakubon'ukubabayahamba ngendlela,wathiothilekuye,Ndiyakukulandela,aphouthe wayakhona,Nkosi.

58WathikeuYesukuye,Iimpungutyezinemingxuma, neentakazezuluzineendawozokuhlala;yenauNyana woMntuakanayonendawoangalalisakuyointloko.

59Wathikekuwumbi,NdilandeleUthekeyena,Nkosi, ndivumelendiyekungcwabaubawokuqala

60WathikeuYesukuye,Bayekeabafileyo,bangcwabe abafileyobabo;kewenahambauyekushumayela ubukumkanibukaThixo

61Wathikenomnye,Ndiyakukulandela,Nkosi;kodwa ndivumelendiyekuqala,ndiyekubulisaabobasendlwini yam

62UthekeuYesukuye,Akukhonamnyeusibekileyo isandlasakheepuluweni,abeemanaekhangelakokusemva, ubulungeleyoubukumkanibukaThixo

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1Kekaloku,emvenikwezizinto,iNkosiyabalulayamisela abanyekanjalo,bemashumiasixhenxe,yabathuma ngababiniphambikobusobayo,kuyoyonkeimizi neendawoebizakuyakuzoyona.

Yayisithingokokubo,Ukuvunaokunenekuninzi,kodwa bonaabasebenzibambalwa;khunganingokoeNkosini yokuvuna,ikhupheabasebenzi,bayeekuvunenikwayo.

3Hambani;niyabona,mnandinithumanjengeemvana phakathikweengcuka

4Musaniukuphathangxowayamali,nangxowayamphako, nazimbadada;

5Nendluenisukubaningenekuyo,yithinikuqala,Uxolo malubekulendlu.

6Ukubaangabaulaphoowoxolo,uxololwenulohlala phezukwakhe;ukubakeakunjalo,lobuyelakwakuni.

7Hlalanikekuloondlu,nisidlaniselaizintoabanazo;kuba umsebenziuwufaneleumvuzowakheMusaniukuya kwindlungendlu

8Emzinikeenisukubaningenakuwo,banamkele,yidlani izintoabazibekaphambikwenu;

9niyiphiliseimilwelweekhona,nithikubo,Busondele kuniubukumkanibukaThixo

10Emzinikeenithenangenakuwo,bazaàbanamkeli, phumaniniyeezitratwenizawo,nithi, 11Kwanothulilomziwenuoluncamileyo,siyaluvuthulula phezukwenu;kodwayazinioko,ukubabusondelekuni ubukumkanibukaThixo.

12Ndithikekuni,KobanokunyamezelekaokweSodom ngaloomini,kunokwaloomzi

13Yeha,wenaKorazin!Yeha,wenaBhetesayida! Ngokubaimisebenziyamandlaeyenzekekuni,ukuba yayenzekeeTirenaseTsidon,ingeyaguqukayokwakudala loomizi,ihlelingeenguboezirhwexayonaseluthuthwini.

14KodwakobanokunyamezelekaokweTirenokweTsidon ngomgwebokunani

15NaweKapernahum,uphakanyiselweyoezulwini,uya kuphoswaphantsikwelabafileyo.

16Lowounivayonina,uvamna;Lowounigibayo,ugiba mna;lowokeugibamna,ugibaowandithumayo

17Babuyakeabamashumiasixhenxebevuya,besithi, Nkosi,needemonezizisithobeleegamenilakho

18Uthekekubo,BendimbonauSathananjengombane esiwaezulwini

Niyabona,ndininikaigunyalokunyathelaphezu kweenyokanoonomadudwane,naphezukwawoonke amandlaaloutshaba;kanjaloakukhontoingakhe inenzakalise

20Nokokemaningakuvuyelioku,kokubaoomoya benithobele;yithinikanyekekugcobani;ngokuba amagamaenuebhaliweemazulwini

21NgelolixawagcobauYesungomoya,wathi, Ndiyabulelakuwe,Bawo,Nkosiyezulunomhlaba, ngokubaezizintouzifihlileyokwizilumkonakwiingqondi, wazityhilelaiintsana;ngokubakwakholekaphambi kwakhoukubakubenjalo

22ZonkeizintozinikelwekumnguBawo;kanjaloakukho waziyoukubaungubaninauNyana,nguYiseyedwa; nokubaungubaninauYise,nguNyanayedwa,nalowo asukubauNyanaethandaukumtyhilela

23Wathiguququkubafundibakhe,wathingasese, Anethamsanqawonaamehloabonaizintoenizibonayo

24Kubandithikuni,Baninziabaprofetinookumkani ababethandeukubonaizintoenizibonayoabazibona; nokuvaizintoenizivayo,anaziva

25Kwabonakalakusukaumqondisi-mthethoothile, emlinganokumlinga,esithi,Mfundisi,ndenzentonina ukuzendibudleilifaubomiobungunaphakade?

Uthekeyenakuye,Emthethwenikubhalwentonina? Ufundanjani?

27Waphendulakewathi,UzeuyithandeiNkosiuThixo wakhongentliziyoyakhoiphela,nangomphefumlowakho uphela,nangamandlaakhoephela,nangengqondoyakho iphela;nommelwanewakhonjengokouzithandangako

28Uthekekuye,Uphendulewalungisa;yenzaoko, wobudlaubomi.

29Keyena,ethandaukuzigwebela,wathikuYesu, Ngubaninaongummelwanewam?

30UphendulekeuYesu,wathi,Umntuothilewayesihla evelaeYerusalem,esiyaeYerikoWagaxelekaezihangeni, ezamhlubaiingubo,zamngxwelerha,zemka,zimshiya engathiuzakufa.

Kekalokukwathi,kwehlambingeleliuthilengaloondlela; akumbona,wacezelaphaya

32KwangokunjalokenomLevi,akufikakuloondawo, wezawambona,wacezelaphaya

33UthekeumSamariyaothile,eseluhambenilwakhe, wafikakuye;

34Wayakuye,wawabophaamanxebaakhe,egalelaioli newayini,wamkhwelisaeqegwinilakhe,wamsaendlwini yabahambi,wamonga

35Akumkangengomso,warholaiidenariyozambini wanikaumninindlu,wathikuye,Uzeumonge;nentoothe wadlekakuyo,ndokuhlawulelaekubuyenikwam

36Nguwuphinakwabobathathungoko,othiwena,waba ngummelwanewalowowagaxelekaezihangeni?

37Uthekeyena,NgulowowamenzelaincebaWathi ngokouYesukuyo,Hambauyekwenjenjalonawe

38Kekalokukwathi,ekuhambenikwabo,yenawangena mziniuthile,yathikeintokaziethileegamalinguMarta, yamamkelangobubeleendlwiniyayo

39YayekeinomsakwayoobekuthiwanguMariya,owathi yenawahlalangasezinyawenizikaYesu,emana ukuliphulaphulailizwilakhe.

40UMartakeyenawakruthakruthekakukulungiselela okuninziWemakekufuphiwathi,Nkosi,akukhathalina, kukubaumsakwethuandiyekelendilungiselelendedwa?

Yitshokuyeukubaandincede

41WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Marta,Marta, uzixhalabisengezintoezininzi;

42Inyeyonaintoefunekayo;uMariyakeunyuleeso sabelosilungileyo,singayikususwakuye

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1Kekalokukwathi,esendaweniethileethandaza, akupheza,wathiomnyeumfundiwakhekuye,Nkosi, sifundiseukuthandaza,kwanjengokouYohane wabafundisayoabafundibakhe.

2Uthekeyenakubo,Xasukubanithandaza,yithini,Bawo wethuosemazulwini,malingcwalisweigamalakho mabufikeubukumkanibakho.Makwenzekeukuthanda kwakhonasemhlabeni,njengokubakusenziwaemazulwini

3Sipheimihlangemihlaisonkasethusemihlangemihla;

4Usixoleleizonozethu;kubanathisibaxolelabonke abanamatyalakuthiUngasingenisiekuhendweni; usihlanguleebubini

5Wathikubo,Nguwuphinakuniongathi,enomhlobo,aze ayekuyephakathikobusuku,athikuye,Sihlobo,ndiboleke izonkazibezithathu;

6kubakeumhlobowamuphambukelekumeseluhambeni, ndayendingenantokendingayibekaphambikwakhe?

7Aphendulekeongaphakathiathi,Musaukundikhathaza; seluvaliweucango,nabantwanabambasesililininam; andinakoukuvukandikunike

8Ndithikuni,Nokubaakayikuvukaamnike,ngakuba engumhlobowakhe,nokongenxayozingisolwakhe olungenantloniwovuka,amnikeinanialisweleyo

9Namndithikuni,Celani,nophiwa;funani,nofumana; nkqonkqozani,novulelwa

10Kubawonkeumntuocelayo,uyazuza;nalowoufunayo, uyafumana;nalowounkqonkqozayouyakuvulelwa

11Nguwuphinakeuyisekunioyakuthi,unyanaakucela isonka,amnikeilitye;Athi,ukubauthewacelaintlanzi, amnikeinyokaesikhundlenisentlanzi?

12Athi,ukubauthewacelaiqanda,amnikeunomadudwane?

13Ukubakengokonina,ningendawonje,niyakwazi ukubaphaabantwanabenuiziphoezilungileyo,wobekaphi nakeyenauYihlowasemazulwini,ukugqithiselaukubapha uMoyaoyiNgcweleabobamcelayo?

14Wayeekhuphaidemon,yayekeisisidenge.Kwathi, yakuphumaidemon,sathethaisisidenge;bamangaliswa abantu

15Kodwaabathilekubobathi,Uzikhuphaiidemon ngoBhelezebhule,umphathiweedemon.

16Bayekebambibemlinga,befunakuyeumqondiso ophumaemazulwini.

17Kekalokuyena,ezaziiingcinganezabo,wathikubo, Ubukumkanibonkeobahlulelenebodwabuyaphanza; nendlueyahlulelenenendlu,iyawa

18UkubakenoSathanawahluleleneyedwa,bothinina ukumaubukumkanibakhe?Ngokubanithi,ndizikhupha iidemonngoBhelezebhule

19KeukubamnandizikhuphaiidemonngoBhelezebhule, bazikhuphangabaninaonyanabenu?ngenxayokobaya kubangabagwebibenubona.

20KeukubandizikhuphaiidemonngomnwekaThixo, ngokobunifikelekantiubukumkanibukaThixo

21Xaigorhalixhobile,lilindaibhotwelalo,impahlayalo iseluxolweni;

22Xalithelafikaigorhaelinamandlakunalo,laleyisa, lolihluthazonkeizikrweqezaloebelikholosengazo,liwabe amaxhobaalo

23Lowokumuchasenenam;nalowoungandibuthisiyo, uyachithachitha.

24Xaumoyaongcolileyouthewaphumaemntwini,ucanda ezindaweniezingenamanzi,ufunaukuphumla;uzewakuba ungakufumani,usukeuthi,Ndiyakubuyelakwasendlwini yamendaphumakuyo

25Uthiwakufika,uyifumaneitshayelwe,ivathisiwe

26Wanduleukuyakuthabathaabanyeoomoya abasixhenxeabangendawokunawo,bangenekebahlale khona;bangenekebahlalekhona;lizeikamvalaloomntu libelibikunesiqalekosakhe.

27Kekalokukwathi,ekuzithethenikwakheezizinto, intokaziethileyaliphakamisaizwilayoesihlweleniapho, yathikuye,Sinoyoloisizaloesakubambayo,namabele owawanyayo

Uthekeyena,Yithikanye,Banoyoloabobalivayoilizwi likaThixobaligcine.

29Kekaloku,zakubon’ukubaziqukeneiindimbane, waqalaukuthi,Esisizukulwanasingendawo,singxamele umqondiso;kwayeasiyikunikwamqondiso,ingenguwo umqondisokaYonaumprofeti

30Kuba,njengokubauYonawabangumqondiso kwabaseNineve,uyakubakwanjalouNyanawoMntu kwesisizukulwana

31UkumkanikaziwaseZantsiuyakusukaemengomgwebo namadodaesisizukulwana,awagwebe;ngokubawavela eziphelwenizomhlaba,esizakuvaubulumkobukaSolomon; ukantikeomkhulukunoSolomonnankuapha.

32AmadodaaseNineveayakusukaemengomgwebonesi sizukulwana,asigwebe;ngokubaaguqukawona ngomemezolukaYona;ukantikeomkhulukunoYona nankuapha.

33Akukhokeuthi,esibanekileisibane,asibekeendaweni efihlakeleyo,nokubakuphantsikwesitya;usibeka esiphathwenisaso,ukuzeabobangenayobakubone ukukhanya

34Isibanesomzimbaliliso.Xasukubailisolakho lingenakumbi,umzimbawakhouphelauyakhanyiseleka; kodwaxasukubailisolakholingendawo,umzimbawakho ubabubumnyama.

35Ngokoxunelaekuthiniukukhanyaokukuwekungabi bubumnyama

36Ukubangokoumzimbawakhouphelaukhanyiselekile, ungenandawoimnyama,uyakukhanyiselekauphela, njengaxenikwenisitheisibanesakukhanyisela ngokudangazelakwaso.

37Kekaloku,akubaethethile,umFarisiothilewayemcela ukubaayekomulelakuyeUngenilekewahlalaphantsi

38Uthekeakubonaoku,umFarisiwamangaliswakukuba engathangakuqalaahlambe,phambikokubaadle.

39YathikeiNkosikuye,Kungokunje,ninabaFarisi nihlambululaumphandlewendebenesitya;kodwaumbilini wakhouzelekukuphanganokungendawo

40Ziyatha,lowowenzaingaphandleakawenzangana kwanowangaphakathi?

41Yiphaniamalizoizintongokwezozinto;niyabona, zonkeizintozihlambulukilekuni

42Yehakenina,baFarisi!Ngokubaninikelaizishumi zetyelebanezenxinanezemifunoyonke,nizenidlulekuwo umgwebonokuthandauThixo;ezibenimelwekukuthi nizenze,nithineziyaningazishiyi.

43Yehanina,baFarisi!Kubanithandaizihlaloeziphambili ezindlwinizesikhungu,nemibulisoezindawenizembutho

44Yehanina,babhalinabaFarisi,bahanahanisindini! ngokubaninjengamangcwabaangabonakaliyo,abantu abahambaphezukwawobengawazi

45Waphendulakeomnyewabaqondisi-mthetho,wathi kuye,Mfundisi,uzithethanjeezozinto,usiphathakakubi nathi

46Uthekeyena,Yeha,nanibaqondisi-mthetho!Ngokuba abantunibathwalisaimithwaloenzima,nibekenina ngokwenuningayichukumisiimithwaloleyonangamnye umnwewenu.

47Yehanina!Ngokubaniyawakhaamangcwaba abaprofeti,babekeooyihlobebabulele

48Okuneneniyangqinaukubaniyayivumelaimisebenzi yooyihlo;kubabonaokunenebababulala,niyawakhake ninaamangcwabaabo

49NgenxayokonobulumkobukaThixobathi,Ndiya kubathumelaabaprofetinabapostile,bathiinxenyekubo bayibulale,bayitshutshise;

50ukuzelibizwekwesisizukulwanaigazilabobonke abaprofeti,elaphalazwayokwasekusekwenikwehlabathi; 51lithabathelaegazinilika-Abheli,liziseegazini likaZekariya,owatshabalalaphakathikwesibingelelo netempileInenendithikuni,liyakubizwakwesi sizukulwana

52Yehanina,baqondisi-mthetho!ngokubanisithabathile isitshixosokwazi;anangenangokwenu,nabake nabangenayonabalela.

53Kekaloku,akubaezithethileezizintokubo,ababhali nabaFarisibaqalaukumvuselelakakhulu,nokumcaphukisa ukubaathetheizintoezininzi

54bemlalele,befunaukunqakulaintoephumaemlonyeni wakhe,ukuzebammangalele

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1Phakathikoko,kutheakubon'ukubaahlanganisene ndawonyeamawaka-wakaabantu,ngokokude banyathelane,waqalaukuthikubafundibakhe,Phambi kwakokonke,lilumkeleniigwelelabaFarisi, eliluhanahaniso

2Akukhontokeigqunyiweyo,engasayikutyhilwa; nefihlakeleyo,engasayikwaziwa.

3Ngenxayoko,konkeenikuthetheemnyameni,kuya kuviwaemhlotsheni;nokuthetheendlebeniemagumbini, kumenyezwephezukwezindlu.

4Ndithikekuni,zihlobozam,Musaniukuboyikaabo babulalaumzimba,bazeemvakokobangabinantoyimbi bangayenzayo.

5Ndiyakunibonisakeenomoyika;yoyikanilowouthi emvakokubulala,abenegunyalokuphosaesihogweniEwe, ndithikuni,Yoyikaniyenalowo

6Abathengiswangeepeniezimbininaoongqatyana abahlanu?Ukantiakukhonamnyekuboolityelweyo emehlwenikaThixo

7Kwaneenweleezizentlokoyenuzibaliwezonke;Musani ukoyikangoko;nibagqithileoongqatyanaabaninzinina.

8Ndithikekuni,Wonkeumntuothewandivumaphambi kwabantu,kwanoNyanawoMntuuyakumvumaphambi kwezithunywazikaThixo.

9Ondikhanyeleyokeemehlweniabantu,wokhanyelwa emehlweniezithunywazikaThixo

10NothewathethailizwielichasenenoNyanawoMntuuya kuxolelwa;kodwalowounyeliseuMoyaoyiNgcwele, akasayikuxolelwa

11Xasukubakebenizisaezindlwinizesikhungu, nakwirhuluneli,nakwabanegunya,izeningaxhaleliukuba ningaziphendulelangokunjanina,nangantonina,nokuba ningathethanina.

12KubauMoyaoyiNgcweleuyakunifundisangaloelo lixaizintoenimelwekukuthinizithethe

13Uthekeubanikuyeendimbaneni,Mfundisi,yitsho kumzalwanawam,ahlulelanenamilifa

14Uthekeyenakuye,Mntundini,ndimiswengubanina ukubandibengumahlulinomabiphakathikwenu?

15Wathikekubo,Lumkani,nizilindengasekubaweni; ngokubaubomibomntuabumingabuninzibempahlayakhe 16Wathethakeumzekelisokubo,esithi,Umhlabawomntu othileosisityebiwachumakakhulu;

17wayecamangaphakathikwakhe,esithi,Ndiyakuthinina; ngokubaandinandawondiyakuzihlanganiselakuyo iziqhamozam?

18Wathi,Nantsiintoendiyakuyenza;ndiyakubawisa phantsioovimbabam,ndakheabangaphezulukwabo; ndizihlanganiselekhonazonkeiziqhamozam,nempahla yam

19ndithikuwoumphefumlowam,Mphefumlo,unezinto ezininziezilungileyo,ezibekelweiminyakaemininzi; phumla,udle,sela,yibanemihlali.

UthekeuThixokuye,Msweli-kuqonda,ngobubusuku umphefumlowakhouyakubizwakuwe;ziyakuba zezikabaninakeezozintouzilungisileyo?

21Unjalolowouziqwebelaubutyebi,engenabutyebi kuThixo

22Wathikekuboabafundibakhe,Ngenxayokondithi kuni,Musaniukubuxhalelaubomibenu,ngokuthiningadla ntonina;kwanomzimba,ngokuthiningambathantonina 23Ubomibukhulukunokudla,nomzimbakunento yokwambatha

24Qondaningamahlungulu,ngokubaakahlwayeli,akavuni; kuwoakukhoqonganavimba;ninanibekephinake, ukuzigqithaiintaka?

25Nguwuphinakekunionokuthingokuxhalaongeze ebukhulwinibakheikubhiteibenye?

26Ukubangokoaninakoukwenzaneyonantoincinane, yininaukubanizixhaleleezinye?

27Qondaningeenyibiba,ukuhlumakwazo;azibulaleki, azisontinokusonta;kendithikuni,uSolomonkubobonke ubunewunewubakhe,wayengavathiswangananjenganye kuzoezi.

28Ukubakeingca,leyoisendle,ethinamhlaibekho,ize ngomsoiphosweeziko,wenjenjalouThixoukuyambesa; wobekaphinakekuni,bantundinibalukhololuncinane?

29Nizeningafuniukubaningadlantonina,niselentonina; 30ngokubazonkeezontozingxanyelweziintlanga zehlabathi;uYihlokeuyaziukubanizisweleezozinto

31FunanikeubukumkanibukaThixo;zayezonkeezo zintoziyakongezelelwakuni.

32Musaniukoyika,mhlambimncinane;ngokuba kukholekilekuYihloukuninikaubukumkani

33Thengisaningeempahlazenu,nipheamalizo; zilungiseleniiingxowaezingagugiyo,ubutyebi obungapheliyoemazulwini,aphokungasondeliyosela, kungoninanundu.

34kubaaphobukhonaubutyebibenu,yobalapho nentliziyoyenu

35Mazibhinqiweizinqezenu,nezibanezenuzivutha; 36naninibenjengabantuabayilindileyoinkosiyabo, xeshikweniiyakubuyaemsithweni;ukuze,yakufika inkqonkqoze,bayivulelekwaoko.

37Banoyoloabobakhonzi,eyothiyakufikainkosi, ibafumanebelindileInenendithikuni,iyakubhinqa, ibangqengqisebona,izeisondeleibalungiselele.

38Nokubaitheyezangowesibiniumlindowobusuku, nokubaitheyezangowesithathuumlindo,yafikakunjalo, banoyoloabobakhonzi.

39Kwazinikeoku,ukubaumninindluebesaziukubaisela lizangaliphinailixa,angeelindile,akayiyekelaindlu yakheigqojozwe.

40naningokoyibaninilungile;ngokubauNyanawoMntu uzangelixaeningalikhumbuleliyo

41WathikeuPetroskuye,Nkosi,lomzekelisouwuthetha kuthi,uwuthethakubobonke,kusinina?

42IthekeiNkosi,Ngubaninakeelogosalithembekileyo, liqondileyo,eyothiinkosiilimisephezukwabendluyayo, ukuzelibanikeumamkelowabowokudlangexesha elifanelekileyo?

43Unoyololoomkhonzi,iyakuthiyakufikainkosiyakhe imfumaneesenjenjalo

44Inenendithikuni,iyakummisaphezukwayoyonke impahlayayo

45Ukubakeloomkhonziutheentliziyweniyakhe,Inkosi yamiyalibalaukuza;aqaleukubabethaabakhonzi nabakhonzazana,adle,asele,anxile;

46yofikainkosiyaloomkhonzingeminiengayilindeleyo, nangelixaangalaziyo,imxabelekubini,immiseleisabelo sakhenabangakholwayo

47Yenakeloomkhonzi,ubekwaziukuthandakwenkosi yakhe,akalungisa,akenzangokuthandakwayo,uya kutyatyulwangemivumboemininzi;

48Keyenaobengazi,wenzakeokufaneleimivumbo,uya kutyatyulwaibembalwa.Kubobonkeabanikweokukhulu, kuyakufunwaokukhulukubo;nakulowokubekwe okukhulukuye,kuyakubizwaokungaphezulu

49Ndizekuphosaumliloehlabathini;Ndiyakuthinina, ukubaseleuphethiwe?

50Kukhokelubhaptizondifaneleukubhaptizwangalo; Asikukonokubandicinezelekileludelufezeke.

51Nibandizekungenisauxolonaehlabathini?Ndithikuni, Hayi;nokoke,yiyantlukwano

52Kubakuyakuthi,kuthabathelakwalapha,kubekho abahlanundlwini-nyebebambene,abathathubebambene nababini,nababinibebambenenabathathu

53Kuyakubambanauyisenonyana,unyananoyise;unina nentombi,intombinonina;uninazalanomolokazanawakhe, umolokazananoninazala;

54Wayesithikenakuzoizihlwele,Xanithenalibonailifu liphumaentshonalanga,nithikwaoko,Kuzaisiphango; kwayekunjalo

55Naxasukubanibonaumoyawasezantsiuvuthuza,nithi, Kuyakubakhoulophu;kwabanjalo

56Bahanahanisindini,niyakwaziukubucalulaubuso bezulunomhlaba;Yininakeukubaningalicalulinjeeli xesha?

57Yininakeukubaninangokwenuningakwahluli okububulungisa?

58Xauthewayanommangaleliwakhokumantyi, usesendleleni,qinisekaukubaukhululekekuye;hleze akurholelekumgwebi,azeumgwebiakunikeleepoliseni, azeigosalikuphoseentolongweni

59Ndithikuwe,Akusayikukhauphumekhonaapho,ude uhlawulenemalananayokugqibela.

ISAHLUKOSE-13

Kekalokukwayekukhoabathilengeloxesha, ababembikelaamaGalili,agaziuPilatowaliphithikeza namadiniawo.

2WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,NibanaloomaGalili ebengaboningaphezukwawoonkeamaGalili,ngokubaeve ubunzimaobunjalo?

3Ndithikuni,Hayi;nothi,xasukubaningaguquki, nitshabalalekwangokunjalononke

4Hi,bonaabobalishumielinesibhozo,bawelwayinqaba eseSilowa,yababulala;nibanababenetyalangaphezu kwabobonkeabantuabemiyoeYerusalem?

5Ndithikuni,Hayi;nothi,xasukubaningaguquki, nitshabalalekwangokunjalononke

6Wathethakenalomzekeliso;Ubaniwayenomkhiwane, utyelweesidiliyenisakhe;wezaefunaisiqhamokuwo, akafumananto

7Wathikekumsebenzi-sidiliya,Uyabona,ndiminyaka mithathundizandifunaisiqhamokulomkhiwane, ndingafumaninto;yininaukubauwuqobeumhlaba?

8Aphendulekeyenaathikuye,Nkosi,wuyekenangalo mnyaka,ndidekhendimbendiwurhaqe,ndigaleleumgquba; 9Ukubakeuthewavelisaisiqhamo,wowuyeka;ukuba akubanganjalo,wobuyauwugawule

10Wayefundisakwenyeyezindluzesikhungungesabatha 11KwabonakalakukhontokaziibinomoyaWobulwelwe iminyakaelishumielinesibhozo,yayeigobile,ingenako kanyeukuziphakamisa

12EyibonilekeuYesu,wayibizawathikuyo,Ntokazindini, khululekaebulwelwenibakho.

13Wayibekakeizandla;yolukakwangoko,yazukisa uThixo

14Waphendulaumphathiwendluyesikhungu,ecaphuka, ngokubauYesuwaphilisangesabatha,wathiebantwini, Mithandathuimihlaekufanelekusetyenzwangayo;yizani kengokoniphiliswe,kungabingomhlawesabatha.umhla wesabatha.

15YamphendulangokoiNkosi,yathi,Mhanahanisindini, akathinaelowokuniayikhululengesabathainkomoyakhe, nokubaliesilelakhe,emkhumbiniwesitali,alirholeaye kuyiseza?

16Loke,eyintombika-Abrahamnje,ayibophileyo uSathana,khangela,leminyakailishumielinesibhozo, ubengameleukukhululwanakulomabophengomhla wesabatha?

17Akubon'ukubauyazithethaezondawo,badaniswa bonkeabachasenenaye;zathizonkeizihlwelezavuya ngazozonkeizintoezizukileyoezenziwanguye.

18Wayesithike,Bufananantoninaubukumkani bukaThixo?ndiyakulifanisanantonina?

19Bunjengokhozolwemostade,awaluthabathayoumntu, waluphosaemyezweniwakhe;yahluma,yabangumthi omkhulu;zathiiintakazezuluzahlalaemasebeniawo

20Wabuyawathi,Ndiyakubufanisanantonina ubukumkanibukaThixo?

21Bufananegwele,awalithabathayoumfazi,walifihla ezilinganiswenizozithathuzomgubo,wadawabiliswa uphela

22Wayeecandakwimizingemizi,nemizanangemizana, efundisa,esingaeYerusalem.

23Wathikeomnyekuye,Nkosi,bambalwana abasindiswayo?Wathikubo

24Uthekeyenakubo,Zamaniukungenangesango elimxinwa;ngokubandithikuni,baninziabayakufuna ukungena,bakhohlwe

25Xaathewavukaumninindlu,waluvalaucango,naza naqalaukumangaphandle,nokunkqonkqozaelucangweni, nisithi,Nkosi,Nkosi,sivulele;Aphendulekeathikuni, Andinaziaphonivelakhona; 26Noqalaukuthi,Sadla,sasela,phambikwakho, wafundisanasezitratwenizethu

27Athi,Ndithikuni,andinaziaphonivelakhona;mkani kum,ninanonkebasebenzibobutshinga Khonaaphokuyakubakhoukulilanokutshixiza kwamazinyo,xanithenabonauAbraham,noIsake, noYakobi,nabobonkeabaprofeti,ebukumkanini bukaThixo;nibekeninanikhutshelwephandle

29Bayakuzabevelaempumalanganasentshonalanga, nasentla,nasezantsi,bangqengqeebukumkaninibukaThixo 30Yabonani,bakhoabokugqibelaabayakubangabokuqala; bakhonabokuqalaabayakubangabokugqibela

31KwangaloominikwezaabaFarisiabathile,besithikuye, Phumaumkeapha;ngokubauHerodeufunaukukubulala

32Wathikubo,Yiyaninithikuloompungutye,Uyabona, ndikhuphaiidemon,ndifinyezeiimpiliso,namhla nangomso;ndithingowesithathuumhlandifeze

33Kodwandimelwekukuthindihambenamhlanangomso nangolandelayo;ngokubaakangekheumprofetiatshabalale ngaphandlekweYerusalem.

34Yerusalem,Yerusalem,ebabulalayoabaprofeti, ibagibiselengamatyeabobathunywekuyo!kufuthi kangakananinandithandeukubahlanganiselandawonye abantwanabakho,ngohloboesithiisikhukukazi

siwabuthelendawonyeamatholeasongaphantsi kwamaphiko,anavuma!

35Yabonani,indluyenuishiywananiizeInene,ndithi kuni,Aniyikubasandibona,kudekubelixeshaeniyakuthi, MakabongwelowouzayoegamenileNkosi.

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1Kwathi,akubaengenengesabathaendlwiniyomnye wakubaphathibabaFarisi,ukubaadleisonka,bahlala bemlalelebona

2Kwabonakalakukhophambikwakhemntuuthile unegalimoya.

3WaphendulauYesuwathethakubaqondisi-mthetho nabaFarisi,esithi,Kuvumelekilenaukuphilisangesabatha?

4Bathitukebona.Wamthabatha,wamphilisa, wamndulula;

5Wabaphendulaesithi,Ngubaninakuniothi,eneesile, nokubayinkomo,yeyeleemhadini,azeangayirholikwaoko ngomhlawesabatha?

6Ababanakoukumphendulakwezozinto

7Kekalokuwathethaumzekelisokwababemenyiwe, akugqalaukunyulakwaboizililizobukhulu;esithikubo 8Xauthewamenyelwaemsithweningubani,musa ukungqengqaesililinisobukhulu;hlezeobekekileyo kunaweabeubemenyiwenguye;

9ezelowoukumemileyo,athikuwe,Khwelelalomntu; uzeuqaleukuthabathaindawoesekugqibeleniudanile.

10Yithi,xauthewamenywa,uhlaleendaweni esekugqibeleni;ukuze,xaathewezalowoukumemileyo, athikuwe,Sihlobo,nyukelangasentla;wandulekeukuba nozukoemehlweniabobahlelindawonyenawe

11Ngokubawonkeumntuoziphakamisayo,uyakuthotywa; nozithobayouyakuphakanyiswa.

12Wayesithikenakulowoummemileyo,Xasukuba usenzaisidlosasemini,nokubasesangokuhlwa,musa ukubizaizihlobozakho,nabazalwanabakho,nemizalwane yakho,nabamelwaneabazizityebi;hlezenabobabuye bakumeme,izeibeyimbuyekezokuwe

13Yithixasukubausenzaisidlo,umemeamahlwempu, izilima,iziqhwala,iimfama; 14wobanentsikelelo;ngokubaàbanakoukubuyekeza kuwe;kubauyakubuyekezwawenaeluvukweni lwamalungisa

15Kekaloku,akuzivaezozintoomnyekwabobabehleli naye,wathikuye,Unoyolooyakudlaisonkaebukumkanini bukaThixo

16Uthekeyenakuye,Umntuothilewenzaisidloesikhulu, wamemaabaninzi

17Wasusaumkhonziwakhengelixalesidlo,ukubaaye kuthikwabamenyiweyo,Yizani;ngokubazonkeizinto sezilungile.

18Baqalabonkengakunyeukuzilanduleka;owokuqala wathikuye,Ndithengeintsimi,kufunekaukubandiye kuyibona;ndiyakucela,mandibengowabalandulelwayo Wathiomnye,Ndithengeiinkomozeedyokhweezintlanu, ndiyakuziva;ndiyakucelamandibengowabalandulelwayo. 20Wathiomnye,Ndizekeumfazi,ngenxayoko andinakuza

21Efikileloomkhonzi,wayibikelakeinkosiyakheezo ndawoWaqumbakeumninindlu,wathikumkhonziwakhe, Phumakamsinyauyeezitratweninakwizitratozomzi,

ungeniseaphaamahlwempu,nezilima,neziqhwala, neemfama.

22Wathiumkhonzi,Nkosi,kwenzekenjengokoubuyalele, ukantikusekhoindawo.

23Yathiinkosikumkhonzi,Phumauyeezindleleni nasezintangweni,ubanyanzelebangene,ukuzeindluyam izale

24Kubandithikuni,akukhonanyekuloomadoda abemenyiwe,eyakusivaisidlosam

25Kwayekuhambanayeizihlweleezikhulu;wajika,wathi kuzo

26Ukubaubaniuzakum,angamthiyiuyise,nonina, nomfazi,nabantwana,nabazalwana,nodade,ewe,nobakhe ubomi,akanakubangumfundiwam

27Nosukubaengawuthwaliumnqamlezowakhe, andilandele,akanakubangumfundiwam.

28Kubanguwuphinakuniothi,ethandaukwakhainqaba, angakheahlalephantsikuqala,abaleindleko,ukubaunazo naizintozokuyigqiba?

29Hleze,akubon'ukubausibekileisiseko,angabi nakugqiba,bathibonkeababonayobaqaleukuhlekisa ngaye;

30besithi,Lomntuwaqalaukwakha,wakhohlwaukugqiba

31Kananjalonguwuphinaukumkaniothi,esiya kuhlangananomnyeukumkaniemfazweni,angakheahlale phantsikuqala,acingeukubaunakona,enashumi-nye lamawaka,ukuhlangabezaomzelayoenamashumiamabini amawaka?

32Ukubakeakanako,uthiesekude,athumeisigidimi, aceleiindawozoxolo

33Ngokukwanjalongokukwanjalo,wonkeumntukuni ongazishiyiyozonkeiimpahlazakhe,akanakuba ngumfundiwam

34Ityuwailungileyona;keukubaityuwaitheayaba nasongo,yothiwaninaukuvakaliswa?

35Ayiwulungelenomhlaba,ayiwulungelenomgquba; kodwaabantubayawukhupha.Lowouneendlebezokuva makeve

ISAHLUKOSE-15

Kekaloku,babesondelakuyebonkeababuthiberhafu naboni,ukubabamve.

2BabekrokrakeabaFarisinababhali,besithi,Lowamkela aboni,adlenabo

3Wathethalomzekelisokubo,esithi, 4Nguwuphinaumntukuniothi,enekhululezimvu,ize kulahlekeenyekuzo,angazishiyiezingamashumiasithoba anesithobaentlango,asingekuleyoilahlekileyo,ade ayifumane?

5Athikeakuyifumana,ayibekeemagxeniakhe,evuya

6Athiakufikaekhaya,ababizelendawonyeabahlobo nabamelwane,esithikubo,Vuyisananinam;ngokuba ndiyifumeneimvuyamebilahlekile

7Ndithikuni,ngokukwanjalokuyakubakhouvuyo emazulwiningomoniebamnyeoguqukayo,kunamashumi asithobaanesithobaamalungisa,angaswelenguquko.

8Kanjalonguwuphinaumfazieneedrarhimazilishumi, ongethi,ukubaitheyalahlekaenyeidrarhima,alumeke isibane,ayitshayeleindlu,afuneenyamekile,ade ayifumane?

9Athikeakuyifumana,ababizelendawonyeabahlobo nabamelwane,esithi,Vuyisananinam;kubandiyifumene intwanaebindilahlekile

10Ngokukwanjalondithikuni,kubakhouvuyoemehlweni ezithunywazikaThixongomoniebamnyeoguqukayo.

11Utheke,Umntuothileubeenoonyanaababini 12Wathiomnciwabokuyise,Bawo,ndinikeisahlulo sempahlaesilungenam.Wababelakeukudlakwakhe.

13Kuthekungekabintsukuzininzi,wahlanganisainto yonkeunyanaomnci,wesukakwelakowabo,wayaezweni elikude;

14Akubon'ukubaudlekonke,kwabakhoindlalaenzima kwelozwe;waqalaukuswela.

15Wayawanamathelakomnyekubemibelozwe;wathi yenawamthumelaemihlabeniyakhe,ukubaayekwalusa iihagu.

16Ubenqwenelakeukusizalisaisisusakhengeengxam ezabezidliwaziihagu;bekungekhomntuumphayo

17Kekaloku,akubanokuziqonda,wathi,Kanene bangakananinaabaqeshwabakabawo,ábadikwazizonka; 18Ndiyakusukandiyekubawo,ndithikuye,Bawo, ndonilekuwoamazulu,nasemehlweniakho.

19Andisafanelekubizwangokubandingunyanawakho; ndénzendibenjengomnyekubaqeshwabakho

20Wesukawezakuyise.Kekaloku,akubon'ukuba usekudelee,uyisewambona,wasikwayimfesane, wagidima,wawaentanyeniyakhe,wamanga

21Wathikeunyanakuye,Bawo,ndonilekuwoamazulu, nasemehlweniakho;

22Uthekeuyisekubakhonzibakhe,Rholaniinguboende, eyonaintle,nimambathise;afakeumsesaneesandleni sakhe,neembadadaezinyawenizakhe

23niziseithole,eliyalityetyisiweyo,nixhele;sidle,sibe nemihlali;

24Ngokubalonyanawamubefile,wabuyawaphila; ubelahlekile,wafunyanwaBaqalakeukubanemihlali

25Kekalokuunyanawakheomkhuluebesentsimini;

26Wabizelakuyeomnyekubakhonzi,wambuzaukuba zingabaziyininaezizinto

27Uthekeyenakuye,Umninawawakhoufikile;uyihloke uxheleithole,eliyalityetyisiweyo;ngokubaebuye wamzuzaephilile

28Wavuthangumsindo,akavumaukungena;waphuma uyise,wambongoza

29Waphendulakeyenawathikuyise,Uyabona,le minyakaingakananandiyakukhonza,andikhangendigqithe mthethowakho;

30kodwaxenikweniafikileyolonyanawakho,wayidlayo wayigqibaimpiloyakhonamahenyukazi,umxheleleithole eliyalityetyisiweyo

31Uthekeyenakuye,Mntwanawam,wenauhleliunam, nazozonkeizintozamzezakho.

32Bekufanelekileukubasenzeimihlali,sivuye;ngokuba umninawawakholoubefile,wabuyawaphila;ubelahlekile, wafunyanwa

ISAHLUKOSE-16

Kekaloku,wayesithinakubafundibakhe,Kwayekukho umntuothileosisityebi,obenegosa;lazalonalamangalelwa kuye,lokubauyichitheimpahlayakhe

2Elibizileke,wathikulo,Yintoninalendiyivayongawe? Khawenzeingxeloyobugosabakho;kubaakusayikuba sabaligosa

3Lathikeigosangaphakathikwalo,Ndiyakuthinina? Ngokubainkosiyamiyabuhluthaubugosakum;ukungqiba ndineentloni

O!ndiyayaziintoendiyakuyenza,ukuzexandithe ndakhutshwaebugoseni,bandamkeleezindlwinizabo.

5Libabizelekulongabanyeabanetyalaenkosiniyalo,lathi kowokuqala,Unatyalalingakananinaenkosiniyam?

6Uthekeyena,LikhululeekorezeoliWathikuye, Thabathaincwadiyakho,uhlalephantsikamsinya,ubhale amashumiamahlanu.

7Emvakokolathikomnye,Wenakeunatyalalingakanani na?Uthekeyena,LikhululeekorezengqolowaWathi kuye,Thabathaincwadiyakho,ubhaleamashumiasibhozo.

8Yazainkosileyoyalincomaigosaelingalungisiyo, ngokubalenzangokuqonda;ngokubabonaabeliphakade kwesaboisizukulwanabanokuqonda,ngaphezukwabo abokukhanya

9Namndithikuni,Zenzeleniizihlobongobutyebi bokungalungisi;ukuzexanithenaphelelwa,banamkele eminqubeniengunaphakade

10Othembekileyokokonakuncinane,uthembekile nakokukhulu;nongalungisiyokokuncinane,akalolungisa nakokukhulu

11Ukubangokoanibanganakuthembekaebutyebini bokungalungisi,ngubaninaowonithembakobo buyinyaniso?

12Ukubaanibanganakuthembekakokokomnye,ngubani naoyakuninikaokukokwenu?

13Akukhomkhonziunakoukukhonzankosimbini;kuba eyakuyithiyale,athandeleya;athimhlawumbiabambelele kule,ayideleleya;AninakoukukhonzauThixonobutyebi.

14KekalokubayebezivaezondawozonkenaboabaFarisi, amathanda-mali;bayebemsinekelake

15Wathikubo,Ninaningabazigwebelayoemehlweni abantu;kodwauThixouyazaziiintliziyozenu;kubaoko kuphakanyisiweyophakathikwabantu,kulisikizi emehlwenikaThixo.

16YayingumthethonabaprofetikwadakwakuYohane; kuselokoko,ubukumkanibukaThixobuyashunyayelwa, bonkebayangenakubongokugonyamela.

17Kekululaukubalidluleizulunomhlaba,kunokuba kuwenalinyeisuntswanalomthetho

18Wonkeumntuomalayoumfaziwakhe,azekewumbi, uyakrexeza;

19Kebekukhoumntuothileosisityebi,obevathaezibomvu nezelinenecikizekileyo,esenzaimihlaliyokuzukakwakhe imihlayonke

20KwayekekukhoihlwempuelithileeligamalinguLazaro, elalibekweesangwenilakhe,lizelezizilonda; 21linqwenelaukuhluthiswangeemvuthulukaeziwa etafileniyesityebieso;zibezisithiizinja,zizezikhothe izilondazaso

22Lafakeihlwempuelo,lasiwazizithunywazezulu esifubenisika-Abraham;safakenesityebi,sangcwatywa; 23Esesihogweni,wawaphakamisaamehloakhe, esezintuthukweni,wambonauAbrahamekude,noLazaro esesifubenisakhe.

24Samemezasonasathi,Bawo,Abraham,ndenzeleinceba, uthumeuLazaro,ukubaathinkxuincamyomnwewakhe

emanzini,aphoziseulwimilwam;ngokuba ndiyathuthunjelwakwelilangatye.

25UthekeuAbraham,Mntwanawam,khumbulaukuba wenawazifincelelaebominibakhoizintozakho ezilungileyo,noLazarongokukwanjaloizintoezimbi; ngokukeyenauyathuthuzelwa,wenakeuyathuthunjelwa

26Kananjalongaphandlekwalentoyonke,phakathi kwethunanikuthiwezinziumsantsaomkhulu,ukuzeaba bathandaukuphumela,besukaaphabesiyakuni,bangabi nako;kananjaloabanakoukuphumelakuthi,abaphuma nalapho

27Sathi,Ndiyakucelangoko,bawo,ukubaumthume endlwinikabawo;

28Kubandinabazalwanaabahlanu;ukuzeabaqononondise, ukuzebangathinabobezekulendawoyentuthumbo

29AthiuAbrahamkuso,BanoMosesnabaprofeti;mabeve bona

30Sithekesona,Hayi,bawoAbraham;ukubakuthe kwayakuboovelakwabafileyo,boguquka.

31Uthekekuso,UkubauMosesnabaprofetiababeva, abayikoyiseka,nokubakuthekwavukabanikwabafileyo

ISAHLUKOSE-17

Wathikekuboabafundi,Azinakubazingeziizikhubekiso; yehake,loomntuzizangaye!

2Ngekumlungelekanyeukubaagangxweilityelokusila entanyeniyakhe,wajulelwaelwandle,kunokuba akhubekisenokoamnyekwababancinane

3Zilumkeleni;ukubakeumzalwanawakhouthewakona, mkhalimele;ukubauthewaguquka,mxolele.

4Nokubauthewakonakasixhenxengemini,waza wabuyelakuwekasixhenxengemini,esithi,Ndiyaguquka; uzeumxolele.

5BathikeabapostileeNkosini,Songezeleleukholo 6IthekeiNkosi,Ukubabeninokholoolunjengokhozo lwemostade,beningathikulomthombe,Ncothuka,utyaleke phakathielwandle;yayeifaneleikuthobele

7Ngubaninakekuni,enomkhonzielima,mhlawumbi esalusa,oyakuthi,akungenaevelaentsimini,athikwaoko kuye,Yizauhlalephantsi;

8ongayikuthikanyekuye,Lungisaintoendiyakuyidla, uzeubhinqe,undilungiselele,ndidendidlendisele;wothi emvakokoudleuselewena?

9Anganombulelokuloomkhonziyinina,ngokubaenze izintoazimiselweyo?Andijongi.

10Ngokukwanjalonani,xanithenazenzazonkeizinto enazimiselwayo,yithini,Singabakhonziabangancedilutho; 11KwathiekuhambenikwakheukuyaeYerusalem, wacandaphakathikwelaseSamariyanelaseGalili

12Akubon'ukubaungenamziniuthile,amhlangabeza amadodaalishumianeqhenqa,amelamgama.

13Wonaaphakamisaizwi,esithi,Yesu,Mongameli, senzeleinceba

14Ewabonileke,wathikuwo,Hambaniniye kuzibonakalalisakubabingeleliKwathike,ekuhambeni kwabo,bahlanjululwa.

15Ithekeenyekuwo,yakubonaukubaiphilisiwe,yabuya imzukisauThixongezwielikhulu

16Yawangobusoezinyawenizakhe,ibulelakuye;yaye yonaingumSamariya

17WaphendulakeuYesuwathi,Bebengahlanjululwanga balishumina?Baphinakeabalithoba?

18Akufumanekanganababuyileyo,besizakuzukisa uThixo,ngulowolunyeuhlangayedwana?

19Wathikekuyo,Vuka,uhambe;ukhololwakho lukusindisile

20Kekaloku,akubuzwangabaFarisiukubaubukumkani bukaThixobuyakufikaninina,wabaphendulawathi, UbukumkanibukaThixoabufikibunokulolongeka 21kananjaloabasayikuthi,Nankuapha!okanye,nankuya phaya!Kuba,yabonani,ubukumkanibukaThixo bungaphakathikwenu

22Wathikekuboabafundi,Kuyakufikamihla,niya kunqwenelangayoukuwubonanokoumnyeumhla woNyanawoMntu,ningawuboni; 23bayakuthikekuni,Nankuapha;okanye,khangelani phaya;musaniukubalandela,ningawalandeli; 24Kubakwanjengokubaumbaneubaneka,uphuma kwelinyeicalaeliphantsikwezulu,ukhanyeusingise kwelinyeeliphantsikwezulu;uyakubanjalouNyana woMntungomhlawakhe

25Kodwakuqalaumelwekukuthieveubunzimaobukhulu, alahlwesesisizukulwana

26NjengokokwayekuhlengemihlakaNowa,kobanjalo nangemihlayoNyanawoMntu.

27Babesidla,babesela,babezeka,babesendiswa,kwada kwayiminiawangenangayouNowaemkhombeni,wafika unogumbe,wabatshabalalisabonke.

28NjengokokwayekunjalonangemihlakaLote;babesidla, babesela,babethenga,babethengisa,babetyala,babesakha; 29kodwangeminiawaphumangayouLoteeSodomkwana umlilonesulfureezulwini,batshatyalaliswabonke

30Kuyakubakwanjengokongeminiatyhilekangayo uNyanawoMntu.

31Ngaloomini,oyakubaphezukwendlu,zibeiimpahla zakhezisendlwini,makangehliayekuzithabatha; kwangokunjalo,nosentsiminimakangabuyeliemva.

32KhumbulaniumkaLote

33Othewafunaukuwusindisaumphefumlowakhe, wolahlekelwanguwo;yayeothewawulahlaumphefumlo wakhe,wowusindisa

34Ndithikuni,Ngobobusukuababinibobasililinisinye; omnyeamkelwe,omnyeashiywe.

35Abafaziababinibobabesilandawonye;omnyeamkelwe, omnyeashiywe

36Abantuababinibobasentsimini;omnyeamkelwe, omnyeashiywe

37Baphendulakebathikuye,Phina,Nkosi?Wathike kubo,Aphoukhoyoumzimba,ayakuhlanganisanakhona amaxhalanga

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1Kekaloku,wayethethanomzekelisokubo,wokuba bamelwekukuhlalabethandaza,bangethiamandla; 2esithi,Kwayekukhoumgwebiemziniothile, ongamoyikiyouThixo,ongamhloneleyonomntu.

3Kwayekukhoumhlolokaziothilekuloomzi;yezakuye isithi,Ndikhululekummangaleliwam kodwakamvawathingaphakathikwakhe,Nakuba ndingamoyikiuThixo,ndingamhlonelenomntu;

5noko,ngenxayokubalomhlolokaziendibulala, ndomlungisa,ndimkhulule,ndimkhulule,hlezeadeeze andaphule

6IthekeiNkosi,Kuveniokuthethwangumgwebi ongalungisiyo.

7KeyenauThixoakayikukhaabalungisenaabanyulwa bakhe,abakhalakuyeimininobusuku,nokoazekakade umsindongabo?

8Ndithikuni,Uyakubalungisa,abakhululekamsinya KodwakeakufikauNyanawoMntu,wolufumananake ukholoehlabathiniapha?

9Kekalokuwathethalomzekelisokwabathile, ababekholosengokuthingaphakathikwabo bangamalungisa,bebadelaabanye;

10Amadodaamabinienyukaayaetempileni,esiya kuthandaza;omnyeengumFarisi,omnyeengumbuthi werhafu

11UmFarisi,ezimiseyedwa,wayethandazaesithi,Thixo, ndiyabulelakuwe,ukubandingenjengabanyeabantu, abaphangi,abangemalungisa,abakrexezi;ndingenjengaye nalombuthiwerhafu

12Ndizilaukudlakabiningeveki,ndinikelaizishumizako konkeendikuzuzayo

13Wayeumbuthiwerhafuemikude,engathandi nokuphakamiselaamehloakheezulwini;

14Ndithikuni,Wehlalowayaendlwiniyakhe, egwetyelweyenakunalowa;ngokubawonkeumntu oziphakamisayouyakuthotywa;nozithobayouya kuphakanyiswa

15Kekalokubayebezisakuyeneentsanazabo,ukuze azichukumise;bebonilekeabafundibakhe,babakhalimela. 16KeyenauYesuwazibizelakuye,wathi,Bavumeleni abantwanabezekum,ningabaleli:kubaubukumkani bukaThixobubobabobanjalo.

17Inene,ndithikuni,Otheakabamkelaubukumkani bukaThixonjengomntwana,akasayikukhaangenekubo 18Umphathiothilewambuza,esithi,Mfundisiulungileyo, mandenzentonina,ukuzendibudleilifaubomi obungunaphakade?

19UthekeuYesukuye,Yininaukubauthindilungile? Akukhoulungileyo,mnyekwaphela,nguThixo 20Uyayaziimithetho:musaukukrexeza,musaukubulala, musaukuba,musaukungqinaubuxoki,bekauyihlo nonyoko

21Uthekeyena,Zonkeezozintondazigcina kwasebuncinanenibam.

22EkuvilekeokouYesu,wathikuye,Kusekhonto-nye uyisweleyo;zonkeizintoonazothengisangazo,wabele amahlwempu;wobanobutyebikeemazulwini;uze undilandele

23Ezivilekeezondawo,wababuhlungukakhulu;kuba ubeesisityebikunene.

24UYesuakumbonaebuhlungukakhulu,wathi,Hayi, ukubangenkankuluukuyakungenakwabobanobutyebi ebukumkaninibukaThixo!

25Kubakululaukubainkamelaiphumeleentunjeni yenaliti,kunokubaisityebisingeneebukumkanini bukaThixo

26Bathikeabobevayo,Ngubaninakeongasindiswayo?

27Uthekeyena,Izintoezingenakwenzekakubantu, zinokwenzekakuyeuThixo

28UthekeuPetros,Uyabona,thinasishiyeiintozonke sakulandela.

29Uthekekubo,Inene,ndithikuni,Akukhonamnye ushiyeindlu,nokubangabazali,nokubangabazalwana, nokubangumfazi,nokubangabantwana,ngenxa yobukumkanibukaThixo;

30ongasayikwamkelaizintoeziphindaphindiweyongalo elixesha,azengelolizayoiphakadeamkeleubomi obungunaphakade

31Kekalokuubathabathileabalishumielinababini,wathi kubo,Niyabona,siyenyuka,siyaeYerusalem;zayeziya kuphelelazonkeizintoezibhaliweyongabaprofeti,kuye uNyanawoMntu.

32Kubauyakunikelwakuzoiintlanga,kudlalwengaye, aphathwekakubi,atshicelwe;

33zimtyakatye,zimbulale,athingomhlawesithathuabuye avuke

34Bonaabaqondanganentokwezizinto;layenelilizwi lifihlakelekubo,babengazaziizintoezithethwayo.

35Kekaloku,ekusondelenikwakheeYeriko,kuhleli imfamaethilengasendleleni,ingqiba

36Itheyakuvakudlulaisihlwele,yamanaibuzaukuba ingabayintoninale

37BayixelelakeukubakudlulauYesuwaseNazarete

38Yabhombolozaisithi,Yesu,nyanakaDavide,ndenzele inceba

39Bayeabobabehambangaphambilibeyikhalimela,ukuba ithitu;kwabakukhonakeyonaikhalayongakumbi,isithi, NyanakaDavide,ndenzeleinceba

40WemauYesu,wathimayiziswekuyeYakusondelake wayibuza.

41esithi,Ufunaukubandikwenzelentonina?Ithekeyona, Nkosi,ukubandibuyendibone

42UYesuwathikuyo,Buyaubone;ukhololwakho lukusindisile

43Kwangokoyabuyayabona,yamlandelaimzukisa uThixo;bathibonkeabantu,bakukubonaoko,badumisa uThixo

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1WayeengeneuYesu,ecandaeYeriko

2KwakhondodaibizwangegamaelinguZakeyu;yaye yonaiyintlokoyababuthiberhafu;yayeisisityebiyona

3YayifunaukumbonauYesu,ukubangubanina;ayaba nakongenxayendimbane,ngokubaenesiquesincinane.

4Wabalekangaphambili,wakhwelaemthiniwomthombe ukubaambone;kubawayezakudlulangaloondlela.

5Akufikakuloondawo,wakhangelaphezuluuYesu, wayibona,wathikuyo,Zakeyu,khawulezauhle;kuba namhlanjendimelwekukuhlalaendlwiniyakho

6Wakhawulezake,wehla,wamamkelangobubele,evuya.

7Bayebonke,bakuyibonaloonto,bekrokra,besithi, Ungenewayakulalakwindodaengumoni

8WemakeuZakeyu,wathikuyoiNkosi;Uyabona, isiqingathasempahlayam,Nkosi,ndisinikaamahlwempu; ukubandidleintokabaninangobuxoki,ndimbuyiselakane.

9UthekeuYesukuye,Namhlanjekufikeusindisokule ndlu,ngokokubanayeengunyanaka-Abraham; 10kubauNyanawoMntuwezakufunanokusindisaoko kulahlekileyo

11Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabayazivaezizinto,uqokele wathethaumzekeliso,ngenxayokubaebekufuphi eYerusalem,nangokubababesibaubukumkanibukaThixo buzakubonakalakwangoko.

12Uthengoko,Umntuothileolinenewahambelaezweni elikude,eyakuzamkelelaubukumkani,azeabuye

13Ubabizilekeabakhonzibakheabalishumi,wabanika iiminazalishumi,wathikubo,Rhwebani,ndidendifike.

14Keabemibomziwakhebabemthiyile,bathumela izigidimiemvakwakhe,besithi,Asifuniukubaloabe ngukumkaniphezukwethu

15Kwathi,akubaebuyile,ebamkeleubukumkani,wathi, mababizelwekuyeabobakhonziabebanikeimalileyo, ukuzeaziukubaunantsiurhwebekangakananina

16Wezakeowokuqala,esithi,Nkosi,iminayakhoyenze iiminazalishumi.

17Uthekekuye,Heeke,mkhonziulungileyo;ngokuba wabanokuthembekaentweniencinanana,yibanegunya kwimizielishumi.

18Wezanowesibini,esithi,Nkosi,iminayakhoyenze iiminazantlanu

19Uthekenakuye,Nawe,yibaphezukwemiziemihlanu. 20Wezanomnyeesithi,Nkosi,nantsiiminayakhoendibe ndinayo,ndiyibekeeqhiyeni;

21kubandibendikoyikawena,ngokubaungumntu obungqabangqaba,uthabathaintoongayibekanga,uvune intoongayihlwayelanga

22Athikekuye,Ndiyakukugwebangokuphuma emlonyeniwakho,mkhonzindiniungendawo;ubusazinje ukubamnandingumntuobungqabangqaba,othabathainto angayibekanga,avuneintoangayihlwayelanga; ibiyininaphofu,ukubaungayibekiimaliyamebhankini, ndazamnaekufikenindabandiyibizeinenzala?

24Wathikwababemikhona,Mhlutheniiminaleyo, niyinikelowouneeminaezilishumi

25Bathikekuye,Nkosi,uneeminaezilishumi

26Kubandithikuni,Wonkeumntuonakouyakunikwa; ongenako,uyakuhluthwakwanokoanako

27Kezonaezontshabazamzazingathandangaukuba ndibengukumkaniphezukwazo,ziziseniapha,nizincinithe phambikwam

28Waye,akubaezithethileezizinto,ehambangaphambili, enyukaesiyaeYerusalem.

29Kwathi,akusondelaeBhetefagenaseBhetani,entabeni ekuthiwayeyemiNquma,wesusabababinikubafundibakhe 30esithi,Hambaniniyeemzaneniloukhangelenenani; nothi,nakungenakuwo,nifumaneiesilelibotshelelwe, ekungazangakuhlalenamnyeumntuphezukwalo; likhululeniniliziseapha

31Nokubaubaniuyanibuza,esithi,Yininaukuba nilikhulule?nothikuye,LiyafunekaeNkosini

32Basukakebayaabobabethunyiwe,bafumana kunjengokoabekutshilokubo

33Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabayalikhululaithole,bathi abaninilokubo,Nilikhululelaninaithole?

34Bathikebona,LiyafunekaeNkosini

35BalizisakuYesu,baphosaiingubozabophezukwethole elo,bamkhwelisauYesu

36Akubon'ukubauyahambake,bamanabezandlala iingubozaboendleleni.

37Kekaloku,akubon’ukubaselesondeleekuhlenikwayo iNtabayemiNquma,yaqalayonkeinkithayabafundi

yavuya,yadumisauThixongezwielikhulu,ngayoyonke imisebenziyamandlaabayibonayo;

38besithi,MakabongweloKumkaniuzayoegameni leNkosi;

39BathekekuyeabathilebakubaFarisiesihlweleniapho, Mfundisi,bakhalimeleabafundibakho

40Waphendulawathikubo,Ndithikuni,kungathikuthe cwakaaba,kunkqangazeamatyela.

41Akusondela,wawubonaumzi,wawulilela

42esithi,Akwabaubusazinawelokwangayoyonalemini yakho,izintoezizezoxololwakho!kungokuzifihliwe emehlweniakho

43Kubauyakufikelwayimihla,eziyakuthiiintshaba zakhozikubiyelengodonga,zikurhangqe,zikubiyele ngeenxazonke;

44zikukhahlelephantsiwena,nabantwanabakhophakathi, kwakho;zingashiyilityephezukwelityekuwe;ngokuba ungalazangaixeshalokuvelelwakwakho

45Waza,eyekungenaetempileni,waqalaukubakhupha abobabethengisakuyo,nababethenga;

46esithikubo,Kubhaliwekwathiwa,Indluyamyindlu yokuthandaza;keninaniyenzeumqolombawezihange.

47WayefundisaimihlangemihlaetempileniaphoBayeke ababingeleliabakhulu,nababhali,kwanabaziintloko zabantu,befunaukumtshabalalisa;

48Bayekebengafumanintobangayenzayo;kubabonke abantubabenamathelekuye,ukubabamve

ISAHLUKO20

1Kwathingenyeimini,akubon’ukubauyabafundisa abantuetempileni,eshumayelaiindabaezilungileyo, wafikelwangababingeleliabakhulunababhali,namadoda amakhulu.

2Bathethakuyebesithi,Sixelele;uzenzangagunyalinina ezizinto?Ngubaninakeokunikeeligunya?

3Waphendulakewathikubo,Namndiyakubuzakunizwinye;kwayeundiphendule:

4UbhaptizolukaYohanelwaluphumaemazulwini, lwaluphumaebantwini,sinina?

5Bacamangakebonabodwa,besithi,Ukubasithe, Lwaphumaemazulwini;Wothi,Ibiyininaphofuukuba ningakholwanguye?

6Ukubakesithe,Lwaphumaebantwini;bonkeabantu bosigibiselangamatye;kubabeyisekileukubauYohane ubengumprofeti.

7Baphendulangokuthi,abaziukubalwaluvelaphina

8WathikeuYesukubo,Namkeandinixeleliukuba ndizenzangagunyalininaezizinto

9Kekalokuwaqalawathethaebantwinilomzekeliso; Umntuothilewatyalaisidiliya,waqeshisangasokubalimi, wahambelakwelinyeilizweumzuzuowaneleyo.

10Wathingelonaxesha,wathumaumkhonzikubalimi, ukubabamnikeesiqhamenisesidiliya;kebonaabalimi bamtyabula,bamndululaelambatha

11Wabuyawathumaomnyeumkhonzi;bamtyabulake naye,bamhlazisa,bamndululaelambatha.

12Wabuyawathumanowesithathu;nayelowo bamngxwelerha,bamkhuphelangaphandle

13Uthekeumninisidiliya,Ndiyakuthinina?Ndiya kuthumaunyanawamoyintanda;mhlawumbibomhlonela yena

14Bathekebakumbonaabalimi,bacamangabodwa, besithi,Yindlalifale;yizanisiyibulale,ukuzeilifalibe lelethu

15Bamkhuphelangaphandlekwesidiliya,bambulala.Uya kuthininakengokokuboumninisidiliya?

Uyakufikaabatshabalaliseabobalimi,asinikelebambi isidiliyaesoBakuvakebona,bathi,Makubelee!

17Wondelakekubo,wathi,Yintoninaphofule ibhaliweyo:Ilityeabalicekisayoabakhi,Lelonalaba yintlokoyembombo?

18Bonkeabathebawaphezukwelilitye,botyumka;ke lowolithelamwelaliyakumcola

19Bazaababingeleliabakhulunababhalibafunaukumsa izandlangelolixa;basukaboyikaabantu,kubabaqonda ukubauwuthethengabolomzekeliso

20Bamcuphake,bathumaiintlolaezizenzaamalungisa, ukubazimbambisengokuthetha,ukuzebamnikele emagunyeninasegunyenilerhuluneli

21Zambuzakezisithi,Mfundisi,siyaziukubauthetha ufundisengobulungisa,ungakhethibusobamntu;

22KuvumelekilenaukubasimnikeirhafuuKesare, akuvumelekile,sinina?

23Ebuqondilekakuhleubuqhetsebabazo,wathikuzo, Nindilingelanina?

24Ndiboniseniidenariyo.Inomfanekisonombhalokabani na?Baphendulabathi,NgokaKesare

25Uthekeyenakubo,NikelanikalokuizintozikaKesare kuKesare,nezintozikaThixokuThixo.

26Ababanakoukubambaamazwiakhephambikwabantu; bamangaliswayimpenduloyakhe;bathicwaka

27KwafikakekuyeabathilebakubaSadusi,bonaabo bakuphikayoukubakukhouvuko;bambuza

28besithi,Mfundisi,uMoseswasibhalelawathi,Ukuba ozalananothileuthewafaenomfazi,wafakelowo engenabantwana,mazeozalananayeamzekeumfazilowo, amveliseleimbewuozalananaye

29Kebekukhoabantuabasixhenxebezalana;waza owokuqalawazekaumfazi,wafaengenabantwana

30Nowesibiniwamzekaumfazilowo,wafanaye engenabantwana.

31Nowesithathuwamzeka;Benjenjalokebosixhenxe, bafabengashiyangabantwana

32Emvenikekwabobonke,wafanayeumfazi.

33Eluvukweningoko,ungumfaziwawuphinakubo?kuba abasixhenxebabenayeengumfazi

34WaphendulakewathikubouYesu,Abeliphakade bayazeka,bayendiswa;

35kebonaabokuthiwebafaneleukufikakwelophakade, nakukuvukakwabafileyo,abazeki,abendiswa;

36abasenakubuyabafe;kubabengangezithunywazezulu; bangoonyanabakaThixo,bengabovukonjalo

37Kekaloku,lendawoyokubaabafileyobayavuka, noMoseswayithithuphakwindawoethethangetyholo, xenikweniathi,INkosiinguThixoka-Abraham,inguThixo kaIsake,inguThixokaYakobi

38AkaThixokewabafileyo,ungowabaphilileyo;kuba bonkebaphilengaye.

39Baphendulakeabathilebakubabhali,bathi,Mfundisi, utyaphileukutsho

40Bayekebengasenabugangabakumbuzanentole.

41Uthekekubo,Batshonganinaukuthi,uKristu ngunyanakaDavide?

42NoDavidengokwakheuthiencwadiniyeeNdumiso, YathiiNkosieNkosiniyam,Hlalangasekunenekwam; 43Ndideiintshabazakhondizenzeisihlaloseenyawo zakho.

44UDavidengokoumbizangokuthi,Nkosi,ungunyana wakhenganina?

45Kekaloku,besivaabantubonke,wathikubafundibakhe, 46Balumkeleniababhali,abathandaukuhamba ngezambathoezinde,nokuthandaimibulisoezindaweni zembutho,nezihlaloeziphambiliezindlwinizesikhungu, nezihlaloeziphambiliezidlweni;

47abadlaizindluzabahlolokazi,bazengokunyhwalaza bathandazeuzungu;abobayakwamkelaugwebo olugqithiseleyo

ISAHLUKO21

1Kekalokuwathiakukhangelawazibonaizityebi,ziphosa iminikeloyazoemkhumbiniwokulondolozaimali.

2Wabonakemhlolokaziuthileulihlwempu,ephosaapho iimalananaezimbini

3Wathi,Inenendithikuni,Lomhlolokaziulihlwempu uphosengaphezukwabobonke;

4kubabonkeababaphoseeminikelwenikaThixo, bethabathakwintabalalayabo;ukantilo,ekusweleni kwakhe,uphoseyonkeimpiloabenayo

5Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubaabathilebayathethangayo itempile,ukubaihonjiswengamatyeamahlenangeminikelo, wathi,

6Ezizintonizibonanje,kuyakufikaimihlaekungayi kusalalityephezukwelitye,elingayikuchithwa.

7Bambuzakebesithi,Mfundisi,ziyakubakhonininake ezozinto?uyakubayintoninaumqondiso,xaezozinto ziyakubakho?

8Wathikeyena,Lumkaniningalahlekiswa;kubabaninzi abayakuzaegamenilam,besithi,banguyeuKristu;ixesha lisondele;musaniukubalandelangoko.

9Xanithenevaiimfazweneziphithiphithi,musani ukunkwantya;kubaezozintozimeleukuthizihlekuqala; kodwaisipheloasiyikubakwaoko.

10Wathikekubo,Uhlangaluyakuvukelananohlanga, nobukumkanibuvukelanenobukumkani

11Kuyakubakhoiinyikimazomhlabaezinkulukwiindawo ngeendawo,neendlala,neendyikityazokufa;kuyakubakho izintoezoyikekayo,kwanemiqondisoemikhuluevela ezulwini.

12Ngaphambilikekwazozonkeezozinto,bayakunisa izandla,banitshutshise,beninikelaezindlwinizesikhungu nasezintolongweni,nisiwephambikookumkaninabaphathi ngenxayegamalam

13Okokekuyakuthikubebubungqinakuni

14Kumiseningokoezintliziywenizenu,ukuba ningakucingingaphambiliukuziphendulela;

15Kubamnandiyakuninikaumlomonobulumko, abangayikubanakoukubuphikisanokumelananabo, bonkeabanichasileyo

16Kekalokuniyakunikelwanangabazali,nangabazalwana, nayimizalwane,nazizihlobo,kubekhonabababulalayokuni; bathiinxenyekunibabulawe

17nithiywengabantubonkengenxayegamalam.

18Akusayikutshabalalanonwelelwentlokoyenu

19Ekunyamezelenikwenu,noyizuzaimiphefumloyenu

XanithenayibonaiYerusalemirhawulweyimikhosi,yazini okoukubakusondeleukuphanzakwayo.

21NgeloxamabathiabakwelakwaYudabasabele ezintabeni;nabaphakathikwawomabaphumebemke; nabasemaphandlenimabangangenikuyo.

22Kubayimihlayempindezeloleyo,ukuzekuzaliseke konkeokubhaliweyo

23Yehake,abamithiyonabanyisayongaloomihla! ngokubakuyakubakhoingxakekoenkuluezweni, nengqumbokwababantu;

24bawengohlangothilwekrele,bathinjwe,basiwekuzo zonkeiintlanga,neYerusaleminyathelelwephantsi ziintlanga,adeazalisekeamaxeshaeentlanga.

25Kuyakubakhoimiqondisoelangeninasenyangeni nasezinkwenkwezini;nasemhlabenikubekho ukuxinezelekakweentlanga,zithingaza;kugqumaulwandle namaza;

26abantubesifakukoyikanakukulindelaizintoezilizelayo elimiweyo;kubaamandlaezuluayakuzanyazanyiswa.

27BayakwandulakeukumbonauNyanawoMntu,esiza ngelifu,enamandlanobuqaqawuliobukhulu

28Kekaloku,zakubon'ukubaezizintoziyaqalaukuhla, sukaninime,niziphakamiseiintlokozenu;kubaiyasondela inkululekoyenu

29Kekalokuwathethaumzekelisokubo;Wukhangele umkhiwanenemithiyonke;

30xaiselitheyavelisaamagqabi,niyabonanazingokwenu ukubaihloboselikufuphi.

31Ngokukwanjalonani,xanithenazibonaezizintozisihla, yaziniukubabukufuphiubukumkanibukaThixo

32Inenendithikuni,Asisayikudlulaesisizukulwana,zide zibekhozonkeezizinto

33Liyakudlulaizulunehlabathi,kodwaamazwiamakayi kudlula.

34Zilumkelenike,hlezezisindweiintliziyozenu kukuzingxala,nakukunxila,nangamaxhalaobubomi,ize loominiinifikelengebhaqo.

35Kubaiyakubazelanjengomgibebonkeabahleliyo phezukwehlabathilonke

36Phaphaningoko,nihlalenikhunga,ukuzekuthiwe nikufaneleukuzisabazonkeezozintozizakuhla, nokumiswaphambikoNyanawoMntu

37Kekaloku,eminiebefundisaetempileni;waphuma ebusuku,wayawahlalaentabeniekuthiwayeyemiNquma

38Bonkekeabantubabesizakuyekwakusasaetempileni, ukubabamve.

ISAHLUKO22

1Kekaloku,wawusondelaumthendelekowezonka ezingenagwele,ekuthiwayipasika

2Bayekeababingeleliabakhulunababhalibefunaukuba bangathininaukumbulala;ngokubabebesoyikaabantu

3WangenakeuSathanakuYuda,ogamalimbi linguSikariyoti,ongowenanilabalishumielinababini

4Wemka,wayawathethanababingeleliabakhulu nabaphathibetempile,ukubaangathininaukumnikela kubo

5Bavuyake,banqophisananayeukumnikaimali 6wabavumela,wamanaefunaithubaelimlungeleyo lokumnikelakubo,kungekhosiphendu

7Wafikakeumhlawezonkaezingenagwele,ekuza kufunekakubingwengawoipasika.

8WesusauPetrosnoYohane,esithi,Hambaniniye kusilungiselelaipasika,ukuzesiyidle.

9Bathekebonakuye,Ùthandaukubasiyilungisephina?

10Uthekeyenakubo,Yabonani,nakungenakuwoumzilo, nohlangatyezwangumntuethweleumphandawamanzi; mlandeleni,niyeendlwiniangenakuyo.

11Nothikumninindlu,UthiuMfundisikuwe,Liphina igumbilabahambi,aphondingadlelakhonaipasika nabafundibam?

12Kwayenawonibonisaigumbieliphezulu,elikhulu, landlelwe;lungisaniaphoke.

13Bemkake,bafumanakunjengokoebetshilokubo, bayilungisaipasika

14Uthekelakufikailixa,wahlalaphantsi,nabapostile abalishumielinababinikunyenaye

15Wathikubo,Asikukonokubandinqwenileukuyidla nanilepasika,ndingekabuvaubunzima;

16Kubandithikuni,Andiyikubuyandibesadlakuyo,ide izalisekeebukumkaninibukaThixo

17Wayithabathanendebe,wabulela,wathi,Yithabatheni, nabelanengayo;

18Kubandithikuni,Andisayikuselakwisiqhamo somdiliya,budebufikeubukumkanibukaThixo.

19Wathabathaisonka,wathiakubulela,wasiqhekeza, wabanika,esithi,Ngumzimbawamlo,onikelwangenxa yenu;okukwenzeleniukundikhumbula.

20Kwangokunjalonayoindebewayithabatha, kwakukhovwaukudliwa,esithi,Lendebeingumnqophiso omtshaosegazinilam,eliphalalelanina.

21Kodwaniyabona,isandlasondingcatshayosinam etafileniapha

22UNyanawoMntuokuneneuyemka,njengoko kumisiweyo;kodwayeha,loomntuangcatshwanguye!

23Baqalabonaukubuzanaphakathikwabo,ukubaingaba kenguwuphinakubo,ozakuyenzalento.

24Kekalokukwabakhonokubangisanaphakathikwabo, kokuthi,nguwuphinakuboekungathiwangomkhulu

25Uthekeyenakubo,Ookumkanibeentlanga bayazigagamela;kwanabobenzangegunyakuzo,kuthiwa ngabancedi

26Zeningabinjalo;omkhulukunimakabenjengomnci; nomkhulu,makabenjengokhonzayo

27Kubanguwuphinaomkhulu:ngulowouhleliesithebeni, ngulowoulungiselelayo,kusinina?Asinguyenaohleli esithebeni?phakathikwenundinjengomlungiseleli

28Ninakeningabobahlalanamekuhendwenikwam;

29Namndinimiselaubukumkani,njengokubauBawo endimiselemna;

30ukuzenidle,nisele,esithebenisamebukumkaninibam, nihlaleezitroneni,nigwebaizizweezilishumielinazibini zakwaSirayeli

31IthekeiNkosi,Simon,Simon,uyabona,uSathana ubenibanga,ukubaanelenjengengqolowa

32Kemnandikhungilengawe,ukubaukhololwakho lungapheli;naweke,xaubuyewabuya,uzeubazimase abazalwanabakho

33Wathikeyenakuye,Nkosi,sendikulungeleukuyanawe nasentolongweni,nasekufeni.

34Ithekeyona,Ndithikuwe,Petros,ayisayikulila namhlanjeinkuku,ungekakhanyelikathathuukuba uyandazi

35Yathikubo,Okuyandanithumaningenangxowayamali, nangxowayamphako,nazimbadada,khenaswelantona? Bathikebona,Akukhonto

36Ithekekubo,Kungokunje,lowounengxowayemali makayithabathe,enjenjalononengxowayomphako;nalowo usweleyo,makathengisengenguboyakhe,athengeikrele

37Kubandithikuni,Okukubhaliweyokusamele ukufezekakum,khonaoku:Wabalwanabachasi-mthetho; 38Bathikebona,Nkosi,uyabona,nangaamakreleemabini Uthekeyenakubo,Kwanele.

39Uphumileke,wayangokwesikolakheeNtabeni yemiNquma;Bamlandelakenabafundibakhe

40Efikilekekuloondawo,wathikubo,Thandazani,ukuze ningangeniekuhendweni

41Waziqhiwulayenakuboumgamaongangokugibisela ilitye,waguqangamadolo,wathandaza.

42esithi,Bawo,ukubauyavuma,mayidlulelendebe,kum; kodwamakungabikukuthandakwam,makubekokwakho okwenzekayo.

43Kwabonakalakekuyeisithunywa,sivelaezulwini, simomeleza

44Utheke,eneminzunzu,kwabakukhonaathandaza enyamekile;

45Wavukaekuthandazeni,wezakubafundibakhe, wabafumanabelelengokubabuhlungukwentliziyo.

46Wathikubo,Yininaukubanilale?vukaninithandaze, ukuzeningangeniekuhendweni

47Kekaloku,akubon'ukubausathetha,kwathigqi indimbane,wayenalowokuthiwanguYuda,omnye weshumielinababini,ehambaphambikwabo;wasondela kuYesuezakumanga.

48UthekeuYesukuye,Yuda,umngcatshauNyana woMntungokumangana?

49Kekalokuabobabemphahlile,bakukubonaokuzakuhla, bathikuye,Nkosi,sixabelenangekrele?

50Omnyekuboabowamxabelaumkhonziwombingeleli omkhulu,wamnqamlaindlebeyokunene.

51WaphendulakeuYesuwathi,Yekani,kwanele Wayichukumisaindlebeyakhe,wamphilisa

52UthekeuYesukubabingeleliabakhulu,nabaphathi betempile,namadodaamakhulu,ababezekuye,Niphume ninamakreleneentongana,ngathinizeesihangeni?

53Bendinaniimihlangemihlaetempileni,anolulazandla ngakum;kambeelililixalenu,negunyalobumnyama

54Bambambileke,bamrhola,bamsaendlwini yombingeleliomkhulu;WazauPetroswalandelaekude 55Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubababaseumlilophakathi kwentendelezo,behleliphantsindawonye,uthewahlala uPetrosphakathikwabo.

56Keumkhonzazanaothileumbonileehleliebandezini, wamjongawathi,Naloubeenaye

57Wakhanyelakeyena,esithi,Ntokazindini,andimazi 58Kwakubamzuzwana,omnyewambonawathi,Nawe ungowabo.WathikeuPetros,Mntundini,andinguye. 59Kwakubakuhambeilixangathilinye,omnyeuqinisele wathi,Inyaniso,naloubenaye;kubaukwangowaseGalili 60UthekeuPetros,Mntundini,andiyaziintooyithethayo. Kwaoko,esathetha,yalilainkuku

61YajikaiNkosi,yondelakuPetrosWalikhumbulake uPetrosilizwileNkosi,njengokoibithekuye,Ingekalili inkuku,uyakundikhanyelakathathu

62EphumilekeuPetros,walilangokukrakra.

63AyeamadodaambambileyouYesuedlalangaye, emtyakatya

64Atheakubaemgqubuthele,ambethaebusweni,ambuza esithi,Profeta;ngubaninaloukubethileyo?

65Ayethethanezinyeizintoezininzingaye,enyelisa 66Kekaloku,kwakusa,ahlanganisanaamadodaamakhulu abantu,nababingeleliabakhulu,nababhali,bamrholela entlanganisweniyawoyamatyala,besithi, 67UnguyenauKristu?Sixelele.Uthekeyenakubo, Ukubandithendanixelela,anisayikukholwa; 68nokubakendithendanibuza,anisayikundiphendula, anisayikundikhulula.

69Ethabathelakwelixa,uNyanawoMntuuyakubaehleli ekunenekwamandlakaThixo

70Bathikebonke,UnguyenakewenauNyanakaThixo? Uthekeyenakubo,Ninanithindinguye 71Bathikebona,Sisabufunelaninaubungqina?kubathina ngokwethusivilengomlomowakhe.

ISAHLUKO23

1Yesukayonkeinkithayabo,yamrholelakuPilato 2Baqalakeukummangalela,besithi,Simfumenelo elahlekisauhlanga,engavumiukubakunikelweirhafu kuKesare,esithi,unguKristuuKumkaniyenangokwakhe 3UPilatowambuzake,esithi,WenaunguyenauKumkani wamaYuda?Waphendulakewathikuye,Naweutsho.

4UthekeuPilatokubabingeleliabakhulunakwizihlwele, Andifumanityalakulomntu

5Kwabakukhonakebajokisayo,besithi,Uxhokonxa abantu,efundisakulolonkeelakwaYuda,eqalele kwelaseGalili,wadawezisaapha

6KekalokuuPilato,akuvaelaseGalili,wabuzaukuba umntulongowaseGalilina

7Utheke,akuqondaukubaungowolawulolukaHerode, wamthumelakuHerode,owayeseseYerusalemnayengelo xesha

8KekalokuuHerode,akumbonauYesu,wavuyakunene; kubabekumzuzuethandaukumbona,ngenxayokubaebeve kuthethwaizintoezininzingaye;wayethembeukubona umqondisousenziwanguye

9Wayembuzakeamazwiamaninzi;kodwa akamphendulanganento

10Bemakeababingeleliabakhulunababhali, bammangalelakabukhali

11UHerodeke,kwanempiyakhe,wamenzaintoengento, wadlalangaye,wamthiwambungenguboeqaqambileyo, wamthumelakuPilato.

12NgaloominibabazizihlobokeuPilatonoHerode;kuba ngenxaengaphambilibabenobutshabaphakathikwabo 13UthekeuPilato,ebabizelendawonyeababingeleli abakhulu,nabaphathi,nabantu, 14wathikubo,Nizisekumlomntu,ngathingophambukisa abantu;niyabonake,ndimncinilemnaphambikwenu, andafumanatyalakulomntu,kwezozintonimmangalele ngazo; 15kwanoHerode,kubandanithumelakuyeniyabona, akenziwangantoifanelwekukufa

16Ndothikengoko,ndakumbetha,ndimkhulule

17Kubaebemelwekukuthiabakhululeleabemnye ngomthendeleko

18Bankqangazabonkekwaoko,besithi,Msuselo, usikhululeuBharabhas;

19owathingenxayesaqungeesithileesabakhophakathi komzi,nangenxayokubulala,waphoswaentolongweni

20WaphindangokouPilatowathethakubo,efuna ukumkhululauYesu

21Basukakebonabankqangaza,besithi,Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!

22Uthekeyenaokwesithathukubo,Kubaenzebubibuni nalo?Andifumanangatyalalakufakuye;ndothingoko, ndakumbetha,ndimkhulule

23Bamxinakebonangezandiezikhuluzamazwi,becela ukubaabethelelweemnqamlezweni;Ayeyisaamazwiabo, nawababingeleliabakhulu

24WathikeuPilatomakwenziwenjengokobabekufuna 25Wabakhululelakeowayethengenxayesaqunge nokubulalawaphoswaentolongweni,lowobabecelayena; wamnikelauYesuekuthandenikwabo

26Kuthekexabamrholayo,babambaSimonuthile, waseKirene,obevelaemaphandleni;bawubekaphezu kwakheumnqamlezo,ukubaawuthwaleemvakoYesu

27Wayelandelwakeyinkithaeninziyabantu,neyabafazi ababemmbambazelela,bemlilela

WabaguqukelakeuYesu,wathi,ZintombizaseYerusalem, musaniukundililelamna;kanyezilileleninina,nabantwana benu;

29Kuba,yabonani,iyezaimihlaekuyakuthiwangayo, Banoyoloabaziidlolo,nezizaloezingazalanga,namabele anganyisanga

30Okobayakuqalabathiezintabeni,Siweleni; nakwiinduli,Sigubungeleni.

31Ngokubaukubabenzaezizintokomanziumthi,kuya kubanjaninakowomileyo?

32Kekalokubaberholanabanyeabangabambi,bebabini, bengabenzibobubi,beyakubulawakunyenaye

33BathikebakufikakwindawoleyokuthiwaluKakayi, bambethelelaemnqamlezwenikhonaapho,kwanabenzi bobubiabo,omnyengasekunene,nomnyengasekhohlo 34WathikeuYesu,Bawo,baxolele;kubaabayaziinto abayenzayo.Babelanangeengubozakhe,benza amaqashiso

35BayebemiabantubebonelaBabemsinekelake nabaphathibamaYudakunyenabo,besithi,Wabasindisa abanye;makazisindise,ukubaunguyeuKristu,umnyulwa kaThixo.

36Ezakuyeamasoldatiedlalangaye,emnikaiviniga 37besithi,UkubawenaunguyeuKumkaniwamaYuda, zisindise

38Kwayekekubhalwenombhalophezukwakhe, ngamagamaesiGrike,nawesiRoma,nawesiHebhere, kwathiwa,longuKumkaniwamaYuda Kekaloku,omnyewabenzibobubiababexhonyiwe wayemnyelisa,esithi,UkubawenaunguyeuKristu, zisindise,nathiusisindise.

40Waphendulakeomnyewamkhalimela,esithi, AkumoyikinawenauThixo,ukwakokukugwetywanje?

41Thinaokunenesigwetywengobulungisa;kubathina samkelaumvuzowemisebenziyethu;kodwayenalo akenzangantoingendawo

42WathikuYesu,Uzeundikhumbule,Nkosi,xautheweza usebukumkaninibakho.

43WathikeuYesukuye,Inene,ndithikuwe,Namhlanje uyakubanameParadisi.

44Kekaloku,kwakumalunganelixalesithandathu,kwaza kwakhoubumnyamaphezukwawoumhlabauphela,kwada kwalilixalesithoba

45Lenziwamnyamailanga,lathiikhuselolengcwele lakrazukakubini

46WadandulukangezwielikhuluuYesu,wathi,Bawo, ndiyawunikelaezandlenizakhoumoyawamAkubaetshilo, waphumaumphefumlo

47Kekalokuumthetheli-khulu,akukubonaokuhlileyo, wazukisauThixo,esithi,Inene,lomntuubelilungisa

48Zathizonkeizihlweleezabezibuthelenekuloombonelo, zakukubonaokuhlileyo,zabuyazibethaizifubazazo.

49Bayekebonkeabazananayebemikude,nabafazi ababelandelenenaye,bevelakwelaseGalili,bezikhangela ezizinto.

50KwayekukhoindodaegamalinguYosefu,ibhunga; wayeeyindodaelungileyo,elilungisa;

51lowoubengavumelananganecebolabo,nokwenza kwabo;wayengowaseArimati,umziwamaYuda, owayebulindilenayeubukumkanibukaThixo

52eyathiyonayezakuPilato,yawucelaumzimbakaYesu.

53Yawuthula,yawusongelakwilinenentle;yawubeka engcwabenielixholweetyeni,ekungazangakulalebani kulo.

54Loomhlawawungowokulungiselela,nesabatha ibisondele

55Balandelakenabafazi,ababehambanaye,bevela kwelaseGalili,balikhangelaingcwaba,nokubekwa komzimbawakhe

56Babuyake,balungisaubulawunamafuthaaqholiweyo. baphumlangomhlawesabathangokomthetho

ISAHLUKO24

1Kekaloku,ngolokuqalausukulweveki,ngesifingo sokusa,bezaengcwabeni,bephetheubulawu ababebulungisile,kukhonabanyekubo

2Balifumanakeilityeliqengqiwe,lesukaengcwabeni

3Bakubabengenile,abawufumanangaumzimbaweNkosi uYesu

4Kwathi,ekukhohlwenikwaboyilento,kwabonakala amadodaamabini,ebafikela,eneenguboezibengezelayo.

5Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabangenelwekukoyika, beqondeleemhlabeni,athikubo,Yininaukubaophilileyo nimfunephakathikwabafileyo?

6Akakhoapha,uvukile;khumbulaniukuthethakwakhe kuni,okowayeseseGalili

7esithi,UNyanawoMntuumelwekukuthianikelwe ezandlenizabantuaboni,abethelelweemnqamlezweni,athi ngomhlawesithathuabuyeavuke

8Bawakhumbulakeamazwiakhe

9bebuyileengcwabeni,bazibikazonkeezozinto kwabalishumielinamnye,nakubobonkeabanye.

10BayekebengooMariyawaseMagadala,noYohana, noMariyauninakaYakobi,nabanyeabafaziababenabo, abazixelayoezozintokubapostile.

11Athiamazwiaboabonakalanjengentsomikubo, abakholwa

12WesukakeuPetros,wagidimawayaengcwabeni;athi eqondele,aziboneiilinenabesongelwekuzo,zilelezodwa; wemka,emangalisiwekokokuhlileyo

13Kwabonakalakusiyababinibakubo,kwangaloomini, kumzanaozitadiyazimashumimathandathu,umgama wawoneYerusalem,ogamaliyiEmawusi

14Bayebonabexoxabodwangazozonkeizintoezibe zihlile.

15Kwathibesathethabebuzana,uYesungenkqu wasondelawahambanabo

16Kulokoamehloaboayebanjiwe,ukubabangamazi 17Wathikekubo,Ziindawozininaezinincokolangazo, nihambanibenithematshamatsha?

18Uphendulekeomnye,lougamalinguKleyopa,wathi kuye,UmhambieYerusalemaphanguwewedwana,ukuba ungazazinjeizintoezihlekhonangazoezimini?

19Wathikubo,Ziphina?Bathikebonakuye,EzingoYesu waseNazarete,obeyindodaengumprofeti,enobunkunkqele ekwenzeninasekuthetheni,phambikoThixonabobonke abantu;

20ukubabathininaababingeleliabakhulunabaphathi bethuukumnikelaukubaagwetyweafe,bambethelela nasemnqamlezweni

21Kekaloku,thinabesithembeukubanguyeoza kukhululauSirayelingentlawulelo;kunjalonjeke,namhla lusukulwesithathuzenzekileezozinto 22kananjaloabasikhwankqisilenabafaziabathile bakukowethu,ababebekusasaengcwabeni;

23Zakubazingawufumaniumzimbawakhe,zezazisithi, zibonenombonowezithunywazezulu,ezibezisithiuhleli 24Basukanabathileababenathi,bayaengcwabeni,bafika kunjengokobabetshiloabafazi;keyenaabambonanga 25Wathikeyenakubo,Oyi!

26UKristuubengamelwenakukuthiabuveobubunzima, azeangeneeluzukwenilwakhe?

27UqalelekekuMosesnakubobonkeabaprofeti, wabachazelakuzozonkeizibhaloiindawoezingaye.

28Basondelakuloomzanababesiyakuwo;wangayena uyegqitha

29Bamzama,besithi,Hlalanathi;ngokubakuzakuhlwa, neminiseyimkileWangenaukubaahlalenabo

30Kwathi,ekungqengqenikwakhengasesithebeni ndawonyenabo,wasithabathaisonka,wasikelela, waqhekeza,wabanika

31Aqabukaamehloabo,bamazi;Wanyamalalaemehlweni abo.

32Batshonoukuthi,Intliziyoyethuibingavuthina ngaphakathikwethu,xaebethethanathiendleleni,naxa ebesityhilelaizibhalo?

33Besukakwangelolixa,babuyelaeYerusalem, babafumanaabalishumielinamnye,bequkenendawonye nabobabenabo;

34besithi,INkosiineneivukile,yabonakalakuSimon

35Bayenabobezichankcisaizintozendlela,nokwazeka kwayokuboekuqhekezeniisonka

36Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabayazithethaezozinto, uYesungokwakhewemaphakathikwabo,wathikubo, Uxolomalubenani

37Besukakebankwantya,bangenelwakukoyika,beba baboneumshologu.

38Wathikubo,Yininaukubanothuke?Yininaukuba kunyukeizicamangoezintliziywenizenu?

39Khangelaniizandlazamneenyawozam,ngokubandim kanye;ngokubaumshologuawunanyamanamathambo, njengokubanindibonandinawomna

40Utshilo,wababonisaizandlaneenyawozakhe.

41Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubaabakakholwa,ngenxa yovuyo,bemangalisiwe,wathikubo,Ninantonaidliwayo apha?

42Bamnikakeintwanayentlanzieyosiweyo,neyenqatha lobusi;

43Wathabatha,wadlaphambikwabo

44Uthekekubo,Ngawolaamazwiendawathethayokuni ndisenani,okokubazimelwekukuzalisekazonkeizinto ezibhaliweyoemthethwenikaMoses,nasebaprofetini, nasezindumisweni;malunganam

45Wandulawayivulaingqiqoyabo,ukuzebaziqonde izibhalo;

46wathikubo,Kubhaliwengokunjalo,umelwengokunjalo uKristukukuthieveubunzima,abuyeavukekwabafileyo ngomhlawesithathu;

47nokubakuvakalisweegamenilakheinguqukonoxolelo lwezonokuzozonkeiintlanga,kuqalelwaeYerusalem

48Ninakeningamangqinaezizinto.

49Yabonani,mnandilithumelakuniidingalikaBawo;ke ninahlalanikuwoumzioyiYerusalem,nidenambathiswe amandlaaphumaenyangweni.

50Kekalokuwabarholelangaphandle,kwadakwaya eBhetani,waziphakamisaizandlazakhe,wabasikelela

51Kwathi,ekubasikelelenikwakhe,wahlukananabo, wenyuswawayaemazulwini

52Bazabona,bakubabequbudilekuye,babuyela eYerusalembenovuyoolukhulu.

53Bamanabehlelietempileni,bedumisa,bebongauThixo Amen