Zulu - The Gospel of Luke

Luka

ISAHLUKO1

1Njengobaabaningibebambeleisandlaukuhlela isimemezelosalezozintookukholakalangempelaphakathi kwethu,

2njengobanjebasinikezabona,ababengofakazi bokuzibonelakwasekuqaleninezikhonzizezwi;

3Kwabonakalakukuhlekiminami,sengikwazikahle zonkeizintokusukelaekuqaleni,ukukubhalela ngokulandelana,Theyofiluodumileyo;

4ukuzewaziiqinisolezintoozifundisiweyo

5EmihlenikaHerodeinkosiyaseJudiyakwakukhona umpristiothileogamalakhelinguZakariya,wesigabasikaAbiya,nomkakheengowamadodakazika-Aroni,igama lakhekungu-Elisabethe.

6BabelungilebobabiliphambikukaNkulunkulu,behamba ngayoyonkeimiyalonezimisozeNkosibengasoleki

7Babengenamntwana,ngokubau-Elisabethe wayeyinyumba,futhibasebekhulilebobabili

8Kwasekusithingesikhathiesenzaumsebenziwobupristi phambikukaNkulunkulungehlelolesigabasakhe.

9Njengomkhubawobupristi,kwabayinkathoyakhe ukushisaimpepho,laphoengenaethempelinileNkosi 10Isixukusonkesabantusasikhulekangaphandle ngesikhathisempepho

11KwabonakalakuyeingelosiyeNkosiimi ngakwesokunenese-altarelempepho.

12KwathiuZakariyaeyibonawethuka,uvalolwamehlela 13Kephaingelosiyathikuye:“Ungesabi,Zakariya, ngokubaukukhulekakwakhokuzwakele;umkakhouElisabetheuzakukuzalelaindodana,uyiqambeigama lokuthiuJohane.

14Futhiuyakubanenjabulonentokozo;nabaningi bayakujabulangokuzalwakwakhe 15NgobauzakubamkhuluphambikweNkosi,kasoze aphuzeiwayinilotshwalaolulamandla;futhiuyogcwaliswa ngoMoyaoNgcwelekusukelaesizalwenisikanina 16Abaningikubantwanabakwa-Israyeli uyakubaphendulelaeNkosiniuNkulunkuluwabo 17njaloizahambaphambikwayoemoyenilamandla kaEliya,ukuphendulelaizinhliziyozaboyisekubantwana, labangalaleliyoekuhlakaniphenikwabalungileyo; ukulungisaisizweesilungiselweiNkosi

18UZakariyawathiengelosini:“Ngiyakwazinganilokhu na?ngokubaminasengimdala,nomkamiusekhulile

19Ingelosiyaphendula,yathikuye:“Mina nginguGabriyeli,omayophambikukaNkulunkulu; ngithunyiweukubangikhulumekuwe,ngikubikelelezi zindabaezinhle

20Bheka,uyakubayisimungulu,ungakwaziukukhuluma, kuzekufikeusukuokuyokwenzekangalolokho,ngokuba ungakholwangangamazwiamiayakugcwaliseka ngesikhathisawo.

21AbantubabemlindileuZakariya,bamangalangokulibala kwakheethempelini

22Esephumilewahlulekaukukhulumalabo,basebeqonda ukuthiuboneumbonoethempelini; 23Kwathiseziphelileizinsukuzokukhonzakwakhe, wamukawayaendliniyakhe.

24Kwathiemvakwalezozinsukuu-Elisabetheumkakhe wakhulelwa,wazifihlaizinyangaeziyisihlanu,wathi: 25YenzenjalokimiuJehovaezinsukwinieyangibheka ngazoukususaihlazolamiphakathikwabantu

26NgenyangayesithuphaingelosiuGabriyeliyathunywa nguNkulunkuluemziniwaseGalileothiwaiNazaretha.

27EntombinieyayimiselweindodaebizolayolinguJosefa, wendlukaDavida;lebizolentombinguMariya

28Ingelosiyangenakuye,yathi:“Sawubona,wenaophiwe umusa,uJehovaunawe;

29Kwathieyibonawethukangezwilayo,wacabanga ukuthikungabakubingelelabanilokhu.

30Ingelosiyathikuye:“Ungesabi,Mariya,ngokubauthole umusakuNkulunkulu

31Bheka,uzakukhulelwa,uzaleindodana,uyiqambe igamalokuthiuJesu

32Yenauzakubamkhulu,abizwengokuthiyiNdodana yoPhezukonke,leNkosiuNkulunkuluizamnikaisihlalo sobukhosisikayiseuDavida

33UyakubusaphezukwendlukaJakobekuzekube phakade;nombusowakheawuyikubanakuphela.

34UMariyawayesethiengelosini:“Lokhukuyakwenzeka kanjani,lokhungingazindodana?

35Ingelosiyaphendula,yathikuye:“UMoyaoNgcwele uzakuzaphezukwakho,namandlaoPhezukonke akusibekele;

36Bheka,u-Elisabetheumzalawakho,nayeukhulelwe indodanaesebudalenibakhe;

37NgokubaakukholuthoolungenzekekuNkulunkulu

38UMariyawasesithi:KhangelangiyincekukaziyeNkosi; makubekiminjengezwilakhoIngelosiyamukakuye 39NgalezozinsukuuMariyawasukawayangokushesha ezintabeniedolobhenilakwaJuda

40WangenaendlinikaZakariya,wabingelelau-Elisabethe 41Kwathiu-ElisabetheezwaukubingelelakukaMariya, umntwanawaxhumaesizalwenisakhe;u-Elisabethe wagcwalauMoyaoNgcwele;

42Wamemezangezwielikhulu,wathi:“Ubusisiwewena phakathikwabesifazane,futhisibusisiweisithelosesisu sakho

43Kuvelanikimilokhu,ukubauninaweNkosiyamieze kimina?

44Ngokubabheka,kutheizwilokubingelelakwakholifika ezindlebenizami,umntwanawaxhumaesizalwenisami ngokujabula

45Ubusisiweowakholwayo,ngokubakuyakubakhona ukugcwalisekakwalokhoakutshelwayiNkosi.

46UMariyawasesithi:Umphefumulowamiuyayitusa iNkosi

47FuthiumoyawamiuyathokozakuNkulunkulu uMsindisiwami

48Ngokubaukubhekileubuphansibencekukaziyakhe, ngokubabheka,kusukelamanjeizizukulwanezonke ziyakuthingibusisiwe

49NgokubauSomandlaungenzeleizintoezinkulu;futhi lingcweleigamalakhe.

50Isihawusakhesiphezukwezizukulwane ngezizukulwanekulaboabamesabayo

51Wenzileamandlangengaloyakhe;ubahlakazile abazidlayoekucabangenikwezinhliziyozabo

52Wehliseabanamandlaezihlalwenizabozobukhosi, wabaphakamisaabaphansi.

53Ubasuthisileabalambileyongezintoezinhle;nabacebile wabamukisabengenalutho.

54Uyisizileincekuyakheu-Israyeli,ekhumbulaumusa wakhe;

55njengalokhoyakhulumakokhokhobethu,ku-Abrahama nenzaloyakhekuzekubephakade

56UMariyawahlalalayekungathiizinyangaezintathu, wabuyelaendliniyakhe.

57Safika-keisikhathisika-Elisabethesokubaabelethe; wazalaindodana

58Omakhelwanebakhenabazalabakhebezwaukuthi iNkosiyenzeisihawuesikhulukuye;basebethokozakanye laye.

59Kwathingosukulwesishiyagalombilibezaukuzosoka umntwana;bambizangegamalikayiseuZakariya

60Uninawasephendulawathi:Hatshi;kodwauzakuthiwa uJohane

61Basebesithikuye:Kakhoezihlotshenizakhoobizwa ngalelibizo.

62Baqhwebauyiseukuthiufunaiqanjwenjani

63Wasecelaitafulalokubhala,wabhalawathi:Ibizolakhe nguJohane.Bamangalabonke.

64Kwasekuvulekaumlomowakhekhonalaphonolimi lwakhe,wakhuluma,wambongauNkulunkulu

65Ukwesabakwehlelabonkeabakhileyokubo;

66Bonkeabazizwayobakubekaezinhliziywenizabo,bethi: “Umntwanaonjanilo?FuthiisandlasikaJehovasasinaye

67UyiseuZakariyawagcwalauMoyaoNgcwele, waprofetha,wathi:

68MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli; ngokubaubahambele,wabahlengaabantubakhe;

69UsivuseleuphondolwensindisoendlinikaDavide incekuyakhe;

70Njengobaakhulumangomlomowabaprofethibakhe abangcweleababekhonakusukelaendulo

71Ukuzesisindisweezithenizethu,nasesandlenisabo bonkeabasizondayo;

72Ukwenzaisihawukokhokhobethu,lokukhumbula isivumelwanosakheesingcwele;

73Isifungoasenzakubabawethuu-Abhrahama.

74ukuzeasinike,ukuthisikhululweesandlenisezithazethu, siyikhonzesingesabi;

75ebungcweleninasekulungeniphambikwakhezonke izinsukuzokuhambakwethu

76Nawe,mntwana,uyakuthiwaumprofethi woPhezukonke,ngokubawenauyakuhambaphambi kobusobeNkosiukulungisaizindlelazayo;

77ukuzeanikeabantubakheulwazilwensindiso ngokuthethelelwakwezonozabo, 78NgomusakaNkulunkuluwethu;laphoukuntwela kokusaokuvelaphezulukusihambele

79ukubakhanyiselaabahleziebumnyameninasethunzini lokufa,ukuqondisaizinyawozethuendleleniyokuthula 80Wakhulaumntwana,wabanamandlaemoyeni;

ISAHLUKO2

1Kwathingalezozinsukukwaphumaisimemezelo kuKesariAwugustusokubakubalweizwelonke

2(LokhukubalwaokokuqalakwenziwauKhureniyu engumbusiwaseSiriya)

3Bonkebahambabayobhaliswa,yilowonalowoemzini wakubo.

4UJosefalayewakhuphukaeGalile,emzini waseNazaretha,wayaeJudiya,emzinikaDavideothiwa iBetlehema;(ngokubawayengowendlunozalolukaDavide;) 5ukuzeabhalwekanyeloMariyaowayemthembise umshado,esekhulelwe

6Kwathibeselapho,zaphelelaizinsukuzokubaabelethe. 7Wazalaizibulolakhe,wayisongangezindwangu, walilalisaemkhombeni;ngobakwakungelandawoyabo endliniyezihambi

8Kwakukhonaabelusikulelozweababehleziendle, belindaumhlambiwaboebusuku.

9Bheka,ingelosiyeNkosiyezaphezukwabo,nenkazimulo yeNkosiyabakhanyisanxazonke;besabakakhulu 10Ingelosiyathikubo:“Ningesabi; 11NgokubanizalelwenamuhlauMsindisionguKristu iNkosiemzinikaDavide

12Lokhukuyakubayisibonakalisokini;Niyakufumana umntwanaesongwengezingubo,eleleemkhombeni 13Njalokwahlekwabakhonakanyelengilosiixuku lebutholasezulwinilidumisauNkulunkulu,lisithi: 14UdumokuNkulunkulukweliphezulu,lokuthula emhlabeniebantwiniabathakazelelwayo

15Kwathiizingelosisezimukakuboziyaezulwini,abelusi bakhulumaomunyekomunye,bathi:“Masiyemanje eBetlehema,sibonelokhuokwenzekileyo,iNkosieyazisile kubo.thina.

16Basebesizangokuphangisa,baficauMariyaloJosefa, losaneluleleemkhombeni

17Sebekubonilebalandisailizwiababelitshelwengalo mayelanalomntwana

18Bonkeabezwayobamangalangalokho okwakukhulunywekubongabelusi.

19KodwauMariyawagcinazonkelezizinto,ezindlangazo enhliziyweniyakhe

20Babuyaabelusi,bemdumisa,bembongauNkulunkulu ngakhokonkeababekuzwilenabakubonile,njengalokho kwakukhulunyiwekubo

21Kwathiseziphelileizinsukueziyisishiyagalombili zokubaumntwanaasokwe,igamalakhelathiwauJesu, elaliqanjweingelosingaphambikokubaakhulelwe

22Kwathiseziphelileizinsukuzokuhlanjululwakwakhe ngokomthethokaMose,bamyisaeJerusalemaukuba bammisephambikweNkosi;

23(njengokulotshiweyoemthethweniweNkosiukuthi: Wonkeowesilisaovulaisizalouyakuthiwaungcwele eNkosini;)

24nokunikelangomhlatshelonjengokushiwoemthethweni weNkosiukuthi:Amahobheamabilinomaamaphuphu amabiliamajuba

25Bheka,kwakukhonaeJerusalemaumuntuogamalakhe linguSimeyoni;futhilowomuntuwayelungilefuthiesaba uNkulunkulu,elindeleinduduzoka-Israyeli,futhiuMoya oNgcwelewayephezukwakhe

26FuthiwayembulelwengoMoyaoNgcwele,ukuthi wayengekeaboneukufa,ngaphambikokubaaboneuKristu weNkosi

27WasengenaethempeliningoMoya; 28Wayesemgona,wabongauNkulunkulu,wathi: 29Nkosi,vumelaincekuyakhoihambengokuthula njengokutshokwakho

30Ngokubaamehloamiabonileinsindisoyakho, 31oyilungisileyophambikobusobabantubonke; 32ukukhanyakokukhanyisaabezizwe,nenkazimulo yabantubakhou-Israyeli.

33UJosefaloninabasebemangalangalokho okwakukhulunywangaye

34USimeyoniwababusisa,wathikuMariyaunina:“Bheka, loumiselweukuwanokuvukakwabaningikwa-Israyeli; futhikubeyisibonakalisoesiyophikiswa; 35(Yebo,nowakhoinkembaiyakudabulaumphefumulo wakho),ukuzekwambulweimicabangoyezinhliziyo eziningi

36KwakukhonaumprofethikaziuAna,indodakazi kaFanuweli,owesizwesika-Asheri,esemdalakakhulu, ebehlalanendodaiminyakaeyisikhombisakusukela ebuntombinibakhe.

37Wayengumfelokaziokungathiiminyakaengamashumi ayisishiyagalombilinane,ongasukiethempelini,ekhonza uNkulunkulungokuzilaukudlanangokukhulekaubusuku nemini

38Nayewezangasolesosikhathi,wambongauJehova, wakhulumangayokubobonkeababebhekeukukhululwa eJerusalema

39SebeqedilekonkengokomthethoweNkosi,babuyela eGalileemziniwakuboeNazaretha.

40Umntwanawakhula,wabanamandla,egcwala ukuhlakanipha,umusakaNkulunkuluwawuphezukwakhe 41AbazalibakhebabesiyaeJerusalemaiminyakayonke ngomkhosiwephasika

42Kwathieseneminyakaeyishuminambili,bakhuphukela eJerusalemanjengomkhubawomkhosi.

43Kwathisebeqedileinsuku,ekubuyenikwabo,umntwana uJesuwasalaeJerusalema;uJosefaloninababengazi

44Kodwababethiuphakathikwexukubahambauhambo losuku;bamdingaphakathikwezihlobonezihlobozabo

45Kwathibengamtholi,babuyelaeJerusalema,bemdinga

46Kwathiemvakwezinsukuezintathubamfumana ethempelini,ehleziphakathikwabafundisi,ebazwa, ebabuza

47Bonkeababemuzwabamangalangokuqondakwakhe nezimpendulozakhe

48Kwathibembonabamangala;uninawathikuye: Mntanami,usenzeleniokunje?bheka,uyihlonami besikufunasilusizi

49Wathikubo:Beningifunelanina?beningaziyiniukuthi ngifaneleukubakokukaBabana?

50Kephabonakabaliqondangaizwialikhulumakubo

51Wehlanabo,wafikaeNazaretha,wabathobela,kepha uninawawagcinaonkelawomazwienhliziyweniyakhe

52UJesuwaqhubekaekuhlakanipheninasekukhuleni nasekuthandeniuNkulunkulunakubantu

ISAHLUKO3

1Kwathingomnyakaweshuminanhlanuwokubusa kukaTiberiyuKesari,uPontiyuPilatuengumbusi waseJudiya,noHerodeengumbusiwaseGalile,noFiliphu umfowaboengumbusiwesifundasase-Itureya nasesifundenisaseTrakoniti,noLisaniyaengumtetrarki wase-Abilene,

2U-AnasenoKayafasebengabapristiabakhulu,izwi likaNkulunkululafikakuJohaneindodanakaZakariya ehlane

3WezaezwenilonkelaseJordani,eshumayela umbhapathizowokuphendukakukhoukuthethelelwa kwezono;

4njengokulotshiweyoencwadiniyamazwika-Isaya umprofethiukuthi:“Izwilomemezayoehlane,lithi: ‘LungisaniindlelayeNkosi,nenzeizindlelazayoziqonde 5Zonkeizigodiziyakugcwaliswa,nazozonkeizintaba namagqumakuyakwehliswa;nezimangelengele ziyakuqondiswa,izindlelaezimazombezombezibe bushelelezi;

6FuthiyonkeinyamaiyakubonainsindisokaNkulunkulu

7Wayesethiezixukwiniezaziphumelaukubhapathizwa nguye:“Nzaloyezinyoka,ubanionibonisileukuba nibalekeleulakaoluzayona?

8Ngakhovezaniizitheloezifaneleukuphenduka,ningaqali ukuthiphakathikwenu:‘Sinobabau-Abrahama;’ngokuba ngithikini:UNkulunkuluunamandlaokumvuselauAbrahamaabantwanakulawamatshe

9Izembeselibekiweempandeniyemithi;ngakhoyonke imithiengatheliizitheloezinhleiyagawulwa,iphonswe emlilweni

10Amaxukuasembuzaathi:Pho-kesizakwenzani?

11Wasephendulawathikubo:Olezinguboezimbilikabele ongelazo;lalowoodlayomakenzenjalo

12Kwasekufikanabathelisiukubababhapathizwe,bathi kuye:“Mfundisi,siyakwenzanina?

13Wathikubo:Ningabiziokungaphezukwalokho enikumiselweyo.

14Lamabutholayeambuza,esithi:Thina-kesizakwenzani? Wasesithikubo:Lingaphambanisimuntu,lingaqambi amanga;nenelisweyinkokheloyenu.

15Kwathiabantubelindile,bonkebezindlaezinhliziyweni zabongoJohaneukuthiunguKristuyini,kumbehatshi;

16UJohanewaphendula,wathikubobonke:Mina nginibhabhathizangamanzi;kodwauyezaonamandla kunami,engingafaneleukuwuthukululaumchilo wezicathulozakhe;

17ophephelolwakhelusesandlenisakhe;kephaamakhoba uyakuwashisangomliloongacimekiyo

18Ngokunxusakwakhenangezinyeizintoeziningi washumayelaivangelikubantu

19KodwauHerodiumtetrarki,esolwanguyengoHerodiya umkaFiliphuumfowabolangakhokonkeokubiuHerodi abekwenzile,

20Wenezelanalokhuphezukwakhokonke,ukuthi wavalelauJohaneetilongweni

21Kwathisebebhabhathiziwebonkeabantu,uJesulaye esebhabhathiziwe,ekhuleka,izululavuleka;

22UMoyaoNgcweleenesimosomzimbanjengejuba wehlelaphezukwakhe,kwavelaizwiezulwini,lithi: “WenauyiNdodanayamiethandekayo;ngiyathokoza ngawe

23UJesungokwakhewaqalaeneminyakaengaba ngamashumiamathathuubudala,njengoba kwakucatshangwaukuthiwayeyindodanakaJosefa, indodanakaHeli, 24eyayiyindodanakaMathathi,eyayiyindodanakaLevi, eyayiyindodanakaMelki,eyayiyindodanakaJana, eyayiyindodanakaJosefa,

25owayeyindodanakaMathathiya,indodanaka-Amose, indodanakaNawume,indodanaka-Esli,indodanakaNagi, 26owayeyindodanakaMahathi,indodanakaMathathiya, indodanakaShimeyi,indodanakaJosefa,indodanakaJuda, 27owayeyindodanakaJowana,indodanakaResa,indodana kaSorobhabheli,indodanakaSalatiyeli,indodanakaNeri, 28owayeyindodanakaMelki,indodanaka-Adi,indodana kaKosamu,indodanaka-Elimodamu,indodanaka-Eri, 29owayeyindodanakaJose,indodanaka-Eliyezeri, indodanakaJorimi,indodanakaMathati,indodanakaLevi, 30OwayeyindodanakaSimeyoni,indodanakaJuda, indodanakaJosefa,indodanakaJonan,indodanakaEliyakimi, 31owayeyindodanakaMeleya,indodanakaMenani, indodanakaMatatha,indodanakaNathani,indodana kaDavide, 32owayeyindodanakaJese,indodanaka-Obede,indodana kaBhowazi,indodanakaSalimoni,indodanakaNaasoni, 33owayeyindodanaka-Aminadaba,indodanaka-Aramu, indodanaka-Eziromu,indodanakaPheresi,indodana kaJuda, 34owayeyindodanakaJakobe,indodanaka-Isaka, indodanaka-Abrahama,indodanakaThara,indodana kaNahori, 35owayeyindodanakaSaruki,indodanakaRagawu, indodanakaPhaleki,indodanakaHebhere,indodanakaSala, 36owayeyindodanakaKhenani,owayeyindodanakaArpakishadi,owayeyindodanakaSemi,owayeyindodana kaNowa,owayeyindodanakaLameka, 37owayeyindodanakaMathusela,indodanaka-Enoke, indodanakaJarede,indodanakaMalaleli,indodana kaKhenani, 38Owayeyindodanaka-Enoshe,owayeyindodanakaSeti, owayeyindodanaka-Adamu,owayeyindodana kaNkulunkulu

ISAHLUKO4

1UJesuegcweleuMoyaoNgcwelewabuyaeJordani, waholekelangoMoyaehlane.

2elingwanguSathaneizinsukuezingamashumiamane Ngalezozinsukuakadlangalutho,kwathiseziphelile walamba.

3USathanewathikuye:“UmauyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu, yishokulelitsheukubalibeyisinkwa

4UJesuwamphendulawathi:Kulotshiweukuthi:Umuntu kayikuphilangesinkwasodwa,kodwangawowonke amazwikaNkulunkulu.

5USathanewayesemthathawamyisaentabeniende, wambonisaimibusoyonkeyezwengomzuzwananje

6USathanewathikuye:“Onkelawamandla ngiyakukunikawonakanyenenkazimuloyawo,ngokuba inikwemina;lalowoengithandaukumnikawona

7Ngakhoumaukhulekakimi,konkekuzakubangokwakho

8UJesuwaphendula,wathikuye:“Sukaemvakwami, Sathane,ngokubakulotshiweukuthi:‘WokhulekaeNkosini uNkulunkuluwakho,umkhonzeyenayedwa; 9WamyisaeJerusalema,wammisaesiqongwenisethempeli, wathikuye:“UmauyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu,ziphonse phansiusukalapha;

10Ngokubakulotshiweukuthi:“Uyakuyalezaizingelosi zakhengawe,ukubazikugcine;

11Futhibayakukuthwalangezandlazabo,funanomanini uqhuzukengonyawolwakhoetsheni.

12UJesuwaphendula,wathikuye:Kuthiwa:Ungayilingi iNkosiuNkulunkuluwakho.

13USathaneeseqedileukulingakonke,wamukakuye isikhathi

14UJesuwabuyelaeGalilengamandlakaMoya; 15Wafundisaemasinagogeniabo,edunyiswayibobonke. 16WafikaeNazaretha,laphoakhulelekhona,futhi njengokwenzakwakhewangenaesinagogeningosuku lwesabatha,wasukumaukubaafunde

17Wanikelwakuyeincwadiyomprofethiu-Isaya Eseyivulaincwadi,wafumanaindawookulotshwekuyo ukuthi

18UMoyaweNkosiuphezukwami,ngokubaingigcobile ukubangishumayeleivangelikwabampofu;ingithumile ukubangiphulukiseabadabukileyo,ngishumayele ukukhululwakwabathunjiweyo,nokubona kwabayizimpumputhe,ngikhululeabachotshoziweyo; 19ukutshumayelaumnyakaomuhleweNkosi

20Waseyigoqaincwadi,wayibuyiselaencekwini,wahlala phansi.Amehloabobonkeababesesinagogeniayethenjo kuye

21Waseqalaukuthikubo:Lamuhlalumbhalo ugcwalisekileezindlebenizenu.

22Bonkebafakazangaye,bamangalangamazwiomusa aphumaemlonyeniwakheBasebesithi:Lokayisiyo indodanakaJosefayini?

23Wathikubo:“Nizakushokimilesisagasokuthi: 'Nyanga,zelaphewena;'

24Wathi:“Ngiqinisilengithikini:Akakhoumprofethi owamukelwaezwenilakubo

25Kephangiqinisilengithikini:Kwakukhonakwa-Israyeli abafelokaziabaningiemihlenika-Eliya,laphoizulu lalivaliweiminyakaemithathunezinyangaeziyisithupha, kwabakhonaindlalaenkuluezwenilonke;

26Kodwau-Eliyakathunyelwanganakoyedwakubo, ngaphandlekwaseSarefathiyaseSidonikowesifazane ongumfelokazi

27Kwakukhonaabanochokoabaningikwa-Israyeli ngesikhathisika-Elishaumprofethi;kepha akuhlanjululwanganamunyekubo,kuphelauNahamani umAramu.

28Bonkeababesesinagogeni*bezwalokhobagcwalaulaka

29Basebesukumabamkhiphelangaphandlekomuzi, bamqhubelaphezukwentabaumuziwaboowakhiwephezu kwayo,ukuzebamphonsephansingekhanda

30Kodwayenaedabulaphakathikwabowahamba.

31WehlelaeKapernawumeumuziwaseGalile, wabafundisangesabatha

32Bamangalangokufundisakwakhe,ngokubaizwilakhe lalinamandla.

33Kwakukhonaesinagogeniumuntuonomoyawedimoni elingcolileyo,wamemezangelizwielikhulu

34besithi:Asiyeke;SinamsebenzimuninaweJesu waseNazaretha?Uzeukusibhubhisana?Ngiyakwazi ukuthiungubani;oNgcwelekaNkulunkulu.

35UJesuwamkhuzawathi:Thula,uphumekuyeIdemoni selimjikijelephakathi,laphumakuye,alimlimazanga

36Basebemangalabonke,bakhulumisanabesithi:Lilizwi linileli?ngokubangegunyanangamandlauyalaomoya abangcolileyo,baphume

37Udumolwakhelwaphumelakuzozonkeizindawo zangakhona.

38Wasesukaesinagogeni,wangenaendlinikaSimoni UmkhwekazikaSimoniwayenomkhuhlaneomkhulu; bamncenga.

39Wemaphezukwakhe,wawukhuzaumkhuhlane; wamyeka;wavukamasinyane,wabakhonza

40Kwathiselishonailanga,bonkeababenabagulayoizifo ngezifobabalethakuye;wabekaizandlaphezukwabo bonke,wabaphulukisa

41Kwaphumanamademonikwabaningi,ememezaethi: “WenaunguKristuiNdodanakaNkulunkuluWazikhuza kazangeazivumeleukuthizikhulume,ngobazazimazi ukuthiunguKhristu

42Kwathisekusile,wamukawayaendawenieyihlane; 43Wathikubo:“Ngimelweukushumayelaumbuso kaNkulunkulunakweminyeimizi,ngokubangithunyelwe lokho

44WashumayelaemasinagogeniaseGalile.

ISAHLUKO5

1Kwathilaphoisixukusimcindezelaukubasizweizwi likaNkulunkulu,wayemingasechibinilaseGenesaretha 2wabonaimikhumbiemibiliimingaselwandle,kepha abadobibabephumilekuyo,begezaamanethaabo 3Wasengenakomunyewemikhumbi,owawungokaSimoni, wamcelaukuthiawususekancaneemhlabathini.Wahlala phansi,wafundisaabantuesemkhunjini

4Eseqedileukukhuluma,wathikuSimoni:Qhubekela ekujuleni,nehliseamanethaenu,nibambe.

5USimoniwaphendulawathikuye:Nkosi,sishikile ubusukubonke,asibambangalutho;

6Sebekwenzilelokhobabambainqwabayezinhlanzi, lagqabhukainethalabo

7Baqhwebaabanganebaboababekomunyeumkhumbi ukuthibezebabasize.Beza,bayigcwalisaimikhumbi yomibili,yazeyaqalaukucwila

8KwathiuSimoniPetruekubona,wawaphansi emadolwenikaJesu,wathi:Sukakimi;ngobangingumuntu oyisoni,Nkosi

9Ngokubawamangalayenanabobonkeababenaye ngokubanjiswakwezinhlanziababezibambile.

10kanjalonoJakobenoJohane,amadodanakaZebedewu, ababengabambisenenoSimoniUJesuwasesithikuSimoni: Ungesabi;kusukelakhathesiuzabambaabantu.

11Sebeyifikisileimikhumbiemhlabathini,bashiyakonke, bamlandela.

12Kwathiesemziniothile,bhekaindodaegcweleuchoko; 13Waseselulaisandla,wamphatha,esithi:Ngiyathanda, hlambulukaMasinyaneuchokolwasukakuye

14Wamlayaukuthiangatshelimuntu,kodwahamba uzivezekumpristi,unikelengokuhlanjululwakwakho, njengokulayakukaMozisi,kubengubufakazikubo 15Kephakwandakakhuluudumongaye,kwabuthana izixukuukuzolalelanokuphulukiswanguyeezifwenizazo 16Kodwayenawasukawayaenkangalawakhuleka. 17Kwathingolunyeusukuefundisa,kwakuhlezikhona abaFarisinabafundisibomthetho,ababevelaemiziniyonke yaseGalile,naseJudiya,naseJerusalema,namandlaeNkosi. wayekhonaukubaphulukisa

18Bheka,amadodaethwelengohlakaumuntuofe uhlangothi,afunaukumngenisa,ambekephambikwakhe. 19Kwathibengafumaniindlelayokumngenisangenxa yexuku,bakhwelaphezukwendlu,bamehlisaothayela ngohlaka,bambekaphakathiphambikukaJesu.

20Kwathiebonaukukholwakwabowathikuye:Ndoda, uthethelelweizonozakho

21AbabhalinabaFarisibasebeqalaukuzindla,besithi: Ngubanilookhulumainhlamba?Ngubaniongathethelela izonongaphandlekukaNkulunkuluyedwa?

22KodwauJesuebonaimicabangoyabo,waphendula wathikubo:Lizindlaniezinhliziywenizenu?

23Yikuphiokulula,ukuthi:Uthethelelweizonozakho; nomaukuthi:Vukauhambe?

24KodwaukuzenaziukuthiiNdodanayomuntuinamandla emhlabeniokuthethelelaizono,”wathikofeuhlangothi: “Ngithikuwe:Vuka,uthatheuhlakalwakho,uyeendlini yakho

25Wasukumamasinyanephambikwabo,wathathalokho abelelekukho,wamukawayaendliniyakhe,ekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu

26Basebemangalabonke,bamdumisauNkulunkulu, bagcwalaukwesaba,besithi:Siboneizimangalamuhla 27Ngemvakwalezizintowaphuma,wabonaumthelisi ogamalakhelinguLeviehleziendaweniyokuthela,wathi kuye:“Ngilandele

28Waseshiyakonke,wasukuma,wamlandela

29ULeviwamenzelaidilielikhuluendliniyakhe, kwakukhonaisixukuesikhulusabathelisinabanye ababehlezinaboekudleni

30KodwaababhalibabolabaFarisibakhononangabafundi bakhe,besithi:Kunganilisidlalinathalabathelisilezoni?

31UJesuwasephendulawathikubo:Abaphilileyo kabadingimelaphi;kodwaabagulayo.

32Kangizangaukubizaabalungileyo,kodwaizoni ekuphendukeni

33Basebesithikuye:KunganiabafundibakaJohanebezila ukudlakanengi,bakhuleka,ngokunjalolabafundi babaFarisi;kephaabakhobayadla,baphuzena?

34Wathikubo:Ningakwaziyiniukwenzaabantwana bomkhwenyanabazileukudla,umyeniesenabona?

35Kodwazizafikainsuku,laphoumyeniezakususwakubo, njalo-kebezazilaukudlangalezonsuku.

36Wayesebalandisanomfanekiso;Akakhoobekelaisiziba senguboentshaengutsheniendala;umakungenjalo,esitsha siyaklebhuka,nesiqeshanaesikhishwekwesitsha asihambisaninendala

37Futhiakakhoothelaiwayinielishaezimvabeniezindala; uba-keiwayinielitshalizaqhumaizimvaba,lichitheke, lezimvabazonakale

38Kodwaiwayinielishalimelweukuthelwaezimvabeni ezintsha;futhizombiliziyalondolozwa.

39Kakhoothiesenatheiwayinielidalaahleafuneelitsha, ngobauthi:Elidalalingcono

ISAHLUKO6

1Kwasekusithingesabathalesibilingesabathalokuqala, wadabulaamasimu;abafundibakhebakhaizikhwebu, badla,bezihlikihlangezandla.

2AbanyekubaFarisibathikubo:Kunganinenze okungavunyelweukwenziwangesabatha?

3UJesuwabaphendulawathi:“Anifundangayininalokhu akwenzayouDavidemhlaelambileyenanababenaye; 4ukuthiwangenakanjaniendlinikaNkulunkulu,wathatha izinkwazokubukwa,wadla,wanikanababenaye; okungavunyelweukudliwangaphandlekwabapristibodwa?

5Wasesithikubo:INdodanayomuntuiyiNkosileyesabatha 6Kwathingelinyeisabathawangenaesinagogeni, wafundisa;kwakukhonaumuntuosandlasakhesokunene sasishwabene

7AbabhalinabaFarisibasebemqaphelaukuthiuzaphilisa yiningesabatha;ukuzebatholeukumbekaicala

8Kephayenawayeyaziimicabangoyabo,wathiendodeni enesandlaesishwabeneyo:"Sukuma,umephakathi." Wasukumawema

9UJesuwasesithikubo:Ngizalibuzailizwilibelinye; Kuvunyelwengesabathaukwenzaokuhlenomaokubina? ukusindisaukuphila,nomaukukubhubhisa?

10Wabathalazabonke,wathiendodeni:Yelulaisandla sakho.Wenzenjalo:saphiliswaisandlasakhe,saba njengesinye

11Basebegcwalaukuhlanya;basebekhulumisanabodwa ukuthibangamenzaniuJesu.

12Kwathingalezozinsukuwaphumawayaentabeni ukuyokhuleka,wahlalaubusukubonkeekhuleka kuNkulunkulu.

13Kwathisekusile,wabizelakuyeabafundibakhe, wakhethakuboabayishuminambili,wabaqambafuthi ngokuthiabaphostoli;

14uSimoniowaqambalayengokuthinguPetro,loAndreya umfowabo,uJakobeloJohane,uFiliphuloBartolomewu, 15uMathewuloTomasi,uJakobekaAlfewu,loSimoni othiwanguZelote, 16uJudasiumfowabokaJakobe,noJudaIskariyothe owamkhaphelayo.

17Wehlanabo,wemaethafeni,nesixukusabafundibakhe, nesixukuesikhulusabantuabavelakulolonkeelaseJudiya neJerusalema,nasogwinilolwandlelwaseTireneSidoni, abezaukumuzwa;lokuphulukiswaezifwenizabo; 18nababekhathazwaimimoyaengcolile,baphulukiswa

19Isixukusonkesafunaukumthinta,ngokubakwaphuma amandlakuye,abaphulukisabonke

20Wayesephakamiselaamehloakhekubafundibakhe, wathi:“Manibusisweninabampofu,ngokubaumbuso kaNkulunkuluungowenu

21Nibusisiweninaenilambilemanje,ngokuba nizakusuthiswa.Nibusisiweninaenikhalayomanje, ngokubanizakuhleka

22Nibusisiwe,nxaabantubenizonda,nanxabenihlukanisa, benithuka,belahlaigamalenungokungathilibi,ngenxa yeNdodanayomuntu

23Thokozaningalolosuku,nigxumagxume,ngokuba bhekani,umvuzowenumkhuluezulwini; 24Kodwamayekinilinaelicebileyo!ngobaseniyitholile induduzoyenu

25Mayekinienisuthi!ngobanizakulambaMayekinina enihlekayomanje!ngokubaniyakulila,nikhale

26Mayekini,nxabonkeabantubekhulumakahlengani! ngobaoyisebabobenzanjalokubaprofethibamanga

27Kodwangithikinienizwayo:Thandaniizithazenu, nenzeokuhlekwabalizondayo;

28Babusiseniabaniqalekisayo,nibakhulekeleabaniphatha kabi

29Kulowookushayaesihlathinimnikenesinye; nokwephucainguboyakho,ungamalelinenguboyakho.

30Muphewonkeumuntuocelakuwe;nokwaphuca impahlayakho,ungabuyiuyicelekuye.

31Njengobanithandaukubaabantubenzekini,yenzani kanjalonanikubo

32Ngokubaumanithandaabanithandayo,ninakubongwa kunina?ngobanezonizithandaabazithandayo.

33Umanenzaokuhlekwabanenzelaokuhle, ninakubongwakunina?ngobanezonizenzanjalo

34Futhiumanitshelekaenithembaukwemukelakubo, nibongekanganina?ngokubanezonizitshelekaizoni ukubazamukelelokho.

35Kephathandaniizithazenu,nenzeokuhle,nitsheleke ningathembilutho;umvuzowenuuyakubamkhulu,nibengabantwanaboPhezukonke,ngokubayenaunomusa kwabangabongiyonababi

36Ngakhoyibani-nesihawu,njengobanoYihloenesihawu

37Ningahluleli,khonaaniyikwahlulelwa;ningalahli, khonaaniyikulahlwa;

38Yiphani,khonaniyakuphiwa;isilinganisoesihle, esigxishiwe,esigxishiwe,esichichimayo,bayakuninika esifubenisenuNgokubangesilinganisoenilinganisangaso naniniyakulinganiselwangaso

39Wasebatshelaumfanekisowokuthi:Isiphofuingahola isiphofuyini?Aziyikuwelaemgodinizombilina?

40Umfundikaphezukomfundisiwakhe,kodwayilowo nalowoopheleleuyakubanjengomfundisiwakhe.

41Ubhekelaniucezwanaoluseswenilomfowenu,kodwa ungaluboniugongoloolukwelakhoiso?

42Kumbeungashokanjanikumfowenuukuthi:‘Mfowethu, akengikhipheucezwanaoluseswenilakho,’wena ungaluboniugongoloolukwelakhoisona?Mzenzisi, khiphakuqalaugongoloeswenilakho,khona-ke uzakubonisisaukukhiphaucezwanaoluseswenilomfowenu 43Ngobaisihlahlaesihlekasitheliisitheloesibi;futhi kawukhoumuthiomubiothelaisitheloesihle.

44Ngobayilowonalowomuthiwaziwangesithelosawo Ngokubaabantuabawakhiamakhiwaneemeveni, nababuthaizithelozomviniesihlahleniesihlahleni.

45Umuntuomuhleemfuywenienhleyenhliziyoyakhe uvezaokuhle;nomuntuomubiemfuyweniembiyenhliziyo yakheukhiphaokubi,ngokubaumlomowakheukhuluma ngokuchichimakwenhliziyo

46Lingibizelaningokuthi:Nkosi,Nkosi,kodwa lingakwenziengikutshoyo?

47Lobangubaniozakimi,ezweamazwiami,awenze, ngizalitshengisaukuthiufanalobani;

48Ufananomuntuowakhaindlu,wembawashonisa, wabekaisisekeloedwaleni;kwathilaphokufikauzamcolo, umfulawayishayaleyondlu,wawungenamandla okuyinyakazisa,ngokubayayisekelwephezukwedwala..

49Kodwalowoozwayokodwaangakwenzi,ufanana lomuntuowakhaindluemhlabathiniingelasisekelo;umfula washayangamandla,yawamasinyane;futhiukubhidlika kwaleyondlukwabakukhulu

ISAHLUKO7

1Kwathieseqedileamazwiakhewonkeezindlebeni zabantu,wangenaeKapernawume

2Futhiincekuyendunayekhuluethile,ethandekayokuyo, yayigula,isizakufa.

3KwathiisizwilengoJesu,yathumakuyeamalunga abaJuda,imcelaukuthiezefuthiasiliseincekuyayo.

4EsefikilekuJesuamncengamasinyane,ethi:“Ufanele lowoangamenzelalokhu;

5Ngokubauyasithandaisizwesakithi,wasakhela nesinagoge.

6UJesuwasehambalaboEsengasekudenendlu,induna yekhuluyathumakuyeabangani,bathikuye:“Nkosi, ungazihluphi,ngokubaangifaneleukubaungenephansi kophahlalwami;

7Ngakhoangizibonangaukuthingifaneleukuzakuwe, kodwayishongezwi,khonaincekuyamiiyakusinda

8Ngokubanamingingumuntuophansikwegunya, nginamasoshaphansikwami,ngithikwelinye:'Hamba,' lihambe;futhikomunye:Woza,futhiuyeza;nasencekwini yami,Yenzalokhu,ikwenze

9UJesuekuzwalokhowamangalangayo,waphenduka, wathiezixukwiniezazimlandela:“Ngithikini:Angizange ngitholeukholoolungakanakwa-Israyeli

10Ababethunyiwesebebuyelaendlinibaficainceku isisindile

11Kwathikusisa,wayaemziniothiwaiNayini;abaningi babafundibakhebahambanayenesixukuesikhulu.

12Esesondelaesangwenilomuzi,bheka,kwakukhona ofileyoekhishelwaphandle,indodanaeyodwakanina,yena engumfelokazi,nabantuabaningibomuzibabenaye.

13KwathiiNkosiimbona,yamhawukela,yathikuye: Ungakhali

14Wasondelawathintauhlaka,abaluthweleyobema.Yathi: Nsizwa,ngithikuwe:Vuka

15Ofileyowavukawahlala,waqalaukukhuluma Wamnikelakunina.

16Ukwesabakwehlelaphezukwabobonke,bamdumisa uNkulunkulu,besithi:Kuveleumprofethiomkhulu phakathikwethu;nokuthi,UNkulunkuluubahambele abantubakhe

17LezizindabangayezaphumelakulolonkeiJudiya nakulolonkeizwelangakhona.

18AbafundibakaJohanebasebembikangazozonke lezizinto

19UJohanewasebizaababilikubafundibakhewabathuma kuJesuesithi:Wenaunguyeozayoyini?nomasifuna omunye?

20Kwathiamadodaesefikilekuyeathi:UJohane uMbhabhathiziusithumilekuwe,esithi:Wenaunguye ozayoyini?nomasifunaomunye?

21Ngasolesosikhathiwelaphaabaningiezifwenizabo, nasezifweni,nasemoyeniababi;nezimpumputheeziningi waziphaukubona

22UJesuwasephendulawathikubo:Hambanilimtshele uJohaneenikubonileyonenikuzwile;ukuthiizimpumputhe ziyabona,izinyongaziyahamba,abanochoko bayahlanjululwa,izithuluziyezwa,abafileyobayavuswa, abampofubayashunyayelwaivangeli

23Futhiubusisiwelowoongakhubekiyongami.

24KwathisezihambileizithunywazikaJohane,waqala ukukhulumaezixukwiningoJohanewathi:Laphumalaya enkangalaukuyabonani?Umhlangaunyakaziswangumoya na?

25Kodwalaphumelaukuyabonani?Umuntuowembethe inguboethambileyona?Bhekani,abembethe eziwubukhazikhazi,bephilakamnandi,basezindlini zamakhosi.

26Kodwalaphumelaukuyabonani?Umprofethi?Yebo, ngithikini,nodlulaumprofethi

27Lonanguyeokulotshwengayeukuthi:“Bheka, ngiyathumaisithunywasamiphambikobusobakho, esizalungisaindlelayakhophambikwakho

28Ngokubangithikini:Kwabazelwengabesifazane akakhoumprofethiomkhulukunoJohaneuMbhapathizi, kephaomncinyaneembuswenikaNkulunkulumkhulu kunaye.

29Abantubonkeabamuzwayonabathelisibathi uNkulunkuluulungile,bebhapathizwangobhapathizo lukaJohane.

30KodwaabaFarisilezazimthethobalaicebo likaNkulunkuluelimelenelabo,bengabhabhathizwanga nguye.

31INkosiyasisithi:Phoabantubalesisizukulwana ngizabafanisalani?futhibafananani?

32Banjengabantwanaabahleziesigcawini,bememezana besithi:Salitshayaumtshingo,kodwakalisina;silililekini, kodwaanikhalanga

33NgokubauJohaneuMbhapathiziwafikaengadlisinkwa, engaphuziwayini;nithi:'Unedemoni'

34INdodanayomuntuifikileidla,inatha;nithi:‘Bhekani, umuntuoyisiminzinesiphuzi,umnganewabathelisinezoni.

35Kodwaukuhlakaniphakulungisiswangabantwana bakhobonke

36OmunyewabaFarisiwamcelaukuthiadlelaye. WangenaendliniyomFarisi,wahlalaekudleni

37Bheka,owesifazaneemzini,oyisoni,ekwaziukuthi uJesuuhleziekudleniendliniyomFarisi,walethaumfuma we-alabastewamafutha;

38Wemangasezinyawenizakheemvakwakheekhala, waqalaukugezaizinyawozakhengezinyembezi,wazesula ngezinwelezekhandalakhe,wangaizinyawozakhe, wazigcobangamafutha

39KwathiumFarisiowayembizileekubona,wakhuluma phakathikwakhe,wathi:Lomuntu,ubaubengumprofethi, ubezakwaziukuthiungubanilokuthiungubani lowesifazanaomthintayo,ngobauyisoni.

40UJesuwasephendulawathikuye:Simoni,ngilelizwi kuweWathi:“Khuluma,Mfundisi

41Kwakukhonaumtshelekisiothileowayelamacala amabili;omunyewayelomlanduwabodenariyo abangamakhuluamahlanu,omunyeabangamatshumi amahlanu

42Kwathibengelakhookokuhlawula,wabaxolelabobabili Ngitshele-ke,yimuphikubooyakumthandakakhuluna?

43USimoniwaphendulawathi:Ngithingulowo amthethelelakakhuluWathikuye:Wahlulelekahle

44Waphendukelakowesifazane,wathikuSimoni: Uyambonalonawesifazane?Ngingeneendliniyakho, awunginikangaamanziezinyawozami,kephayena uzigezileizinyawozamingezinyembezi,wazesula ngezinwelezekhandalakhe

45Awunganganga,kephalonawesifazane,selokhu ngingenile,akayekangaukwangaizinyawozami.

46Ikhandalamiawuligcobangangamafutha,kephalona wesifazaneugcobeizinyawozamingamafutha

47Ngakho-kengithikuwe:Izonozakheeziningi zithethelelwe;ngokubawayethandakakhulu,kepha othethelelwaokuncane,uthandakancane

48Wathikuye:Izonozakhozithethelelwe.

49Ababehlezinayeekudlenibaqalaukukhulumabodwa, bathi:“Ngubaniloothethelelanezonona?

50Wasesithikowesifazana:Ukukholwakwakho kukusindisile;hambangokuthula.

ISAHLUKO8

1Kwathingasemuvawahambaimizingemizinemizana, eshumayelaivangelilombusokaNkulunkulu,nabayishumi nambilibabenaye

2Nabesifazaneabathileababephulukiswekubomoyaababi nasezifweni,uMariyaothiwaMagdalena,okwaphumakuye amademoniayisikhombisa

3noJowanaumkaKhuzaincekukaHerode,noSusana, nabanyeabaningi,ababemkhonzangempahlayabo.

4Kwathisekubutheneixukuelikhulu,lezakuyelivela emiziniyonke,wakhulumangomfanekiso

5Umhlwanyeliwaphumaukuyohlwanyelaimbewuyakhe; yanyathelwa,izinyonizezuluzayidlazayidla

6Enyeyawelaedwaleni;kwathinjeimilayabuna,ngoba yayintulaumswakama.

7Enyeyawelaemeveni;amevaakhulakanyenayo, ayiminyanisa

8Enyeyawelaemhlabathiniomuhle,yamila,yathela ngekhuluEsetshilolezizintowamemezawathi: Onezindlebezokuzwamakezwe

9Abafundibakhebasebembuza,besithi:Ungabauyini lumfanekiso?

10Wathi:“Ninaniphiweukwaziizimfihlakalozombuso kaNkulunkulu,kephakwabanyengemifanekiso;ukuze bebonabangaboni,lokuzwabangaqedisisi

11Manjeumfanekisoyilokhu:Imbewuiyizwi likaNkulunkulu.

12Abangasendleleniyilaboabezwayo;besekufika uSathane,alisuseizwiezinhliziywenizabo,funabakholwe, basindiswe.

13Abasedwaleniyilaboabathi,laphobelizwa,balamukele izwingokuthokoza;kephalabakabanampande,abakholwa isikhashana,kuthingesikhathisokulingwabawa.

14Leyoeyawelaemeveniyilaboabathisebezwile, bahambebaminyanisweyizinkathazonengcebo nezinjabulozalokhukuphila,bangatheliizithelo.

15Kephaemhlabathiniomuhle,yilaboabathibelizwile izwi,baligcinengenhliziyoenhlenelungileyo,bathele izithelongokubekezela

16Akakhoothiesokhelaisibani,asimbozengesitsha,noma asibekengaphansikombhede;kodwaulubekaothini lwesibane,ukuzeabangenayobaboneukukhanya.

17Ngokubaakukhookufihliweokungayikubonakaliswa; futhiokufihliweyookungayikwaziwanokuphumelaobala

18Ngakhoqaphelaniukuthinizwakanjani,ngokuba yilowonalowoonakhouyakuphiwa;futhilowoongenakho uyothathwakuyengishonalokhoangathiunakho.

19Kwasekufikakuyeuninalabafowabo,kodwabehluleka ukufinyelelakuyengenxayexuku

20Wabikelwaukuthi:“Unyokonabafowenubemi ngaphandlebefunaukukubona

21Wasephendulawathikubo:Umamalabafowethuyilaba abalizwayoilizwilikaNkulunkulubalenze.

22Kwathingolunyeusukuwangenaemkhunjinikanye nabafundibakhe,wathikubo:“Asiwelesiyengaphesheya kolwandle.Basebephuma.

23Kwathibesahambangomkhumbiwalalaubuthongo; bagcwalaamanzi,babasengozini

24Basebesondelakuyebamvusa,besithi:Nkosi,nkosi, siyabhubhaWayesevuka,wawukhuzaumoya nokuzanyazanyiswakwamanzi;

25Wathikubo:“Kuphiukukholwakwenuna?Besaba bamangala,bathiomunyekomunye:“Umuntuonjanilo? ngobauyalangishoimimoyanamanzi,futhikuyamlalela.

26BasebefikaelizwenilamaGadara,elikhangeleneleGalili 27Esephumeleemhlabathini,wamhlangabezaindoda ethileephumaemzini,eyayinamademoniisikhathieside, ingagqoki,ingahlaliendlini,kodwaemathuneni

28KwathiimbonauJesu,yamemeza,yawaphansiphambi kwakhe,yathingelizwielikhulu:Ngilanilawe,Jesu, NdodanakaNkulunkuluoPhezukonke?ngiyakuncenga, ungangihluphi

29(Ngokubawayeyalileumoyaongcolileyoukuba uphumekumuntu,ngokubawawumbambekaningi, eboshiwengamaketanganangamaketanga,wagqabula izibopho,waqhutshelwauSathaneehlane.)

30UJesuwasembuzawathi:Ungubaniibizolakho? Wayesethi:“ILegiyoni,ngokubaamademoniamaningi ayengenekuye.

31Zasezimncengaukuthiangazilayaukuthiziphumele ekujuleni

32Kwakukhonalaphoumhlambiwezingulubeeziningi ziklabileentabeni,zamncengaukubaazivumelezingene kuzoFuthiwabavumela

33Ayesephumaamademonikumuntu,angena ezingulubeni;

34Kwathiababezalusabebonaokwenzekileyo,babaleka, babikaemzininasemaphandleni.

35Basebephumaukuyabonaokwenzekileyo;bafikakuJesu, bamfumanaumuntuokwakuphumekuyeamademoni ehlezingasezinyawenizikaJesuembethe,esangulukile;

36Ababekubonilebabatshelaukuthiokhwelwe ngamademoniusiliswekanjani

37IxukulonkelelizwelamaGadaralamncengaukuthi amukekubo;ngobababebanjwengukwesabaokukhulu; wasekhwelaemkhunjini,wabuya

38Indodaokwakuphumekuyoamadimoniyamncenga ukuthiabelaye;kodwauJesuwayimukisa,esithi

39Buyelaendliniyakho,ulandiseukuthikungakanani uNkulunkuluakwenzelekonaWamuka,washumayela emziniwonkeukuthikungakananiuJesuakwenzilekuye

40KwasekusithiesebuyileuJesu,ixukulamamukela ngentokozo,ngobabonkebabemlindele.

41Bheka,kwafikaindoda,igamalayolinguJayiru, ingumphathiwesinagoge,yaziphonsaphansi ngasezinyawenizikaJesu,yamncengaukubaangeneendlini yakhe;

42Ngobawayelendodakazieyodwa,eyayileminyaka elitshumilambili,yonaisifaKephaekuhambenikwakhe abantubamminyezela

43Owesifazanaowayelomophoiminyakaelitshumilambili, esechithekonkeabephilangakhokubalaphi, engelakwelatshwalamunye

44Wezaemvakwakhe,wathintaumphethowengubo yakhe;

45UJesuwasesithi:Ngubaniongithintileyo?Sebephika bonke,uPetrunababenayebathi:“Rabi,isixuku siyakuminyezela,siyakucindezela,uthi:‘Ngubani ongithintileyo?

46UJesuwasesithi:Ukhonaongithintileyo,ngoba ngibonileukuthiamandlaaphumilekimi.

47Owesifazanaebonaukuthiwayengacashile,weza ethuthumela,wawaphansiphambikwakhe,walandisa phambikwabantubonkeukuthiumthintengani,nokuthi usindekanjanimasinyane

48Wathikuye:“Yimaisibindi,ndodakazi,ukukholwa kwakhokukusindisile;hambangokuthula

49Esakhuluma,kwafikaomunyeevelaendliniyomphathi wesinagoge,wathikuye:“Indodakaziyakhoisifile; ningamkhathaziuMfundisi

50KodwauJesuekuzwalokhowamphendulawathi: Ungesabi,kholwakuphela,njalouzaphila.

51Esengenileendlini,kavumelangamuntuukuthiangene, ngaphandlekukaPetro,loJakobe,loJohane,loyise wentombazana,lonina.

52Bakhalabonke,beyililela,kephawathi:“Ningakhali; kafile,kodwaulele

53Basebemhlekausulu,besaziukuthiifile.

54Wabakhiphelaphandlebonke,wayibambangesandla, wabiza,wathi:“Ntombazana,vuka!”

55Umoyawayowabuya,yavukamasinyane;

56Abazalibakhebasebemangala,kodwawabalayaukuthi bangatshelimuntuokwenzekileyo

ISAHLUKO9

1Wasebizelandawonyeabafundibakheabayishumi nambili,wabanikaamandlanegunyaphezukwamademoni onke,nokuphulukisaizifo

2WabathumaukuthibashumayeleumbusokaNkulunkulu, baphulukiseabagulayo

3Wathikubo:“Ningaphathilutholwendlela,naludondolo, nasikhwama,nasinkwa,namali;futhiningabi namabhantshiamabili

4Nakuyiphiindlueningenakuyo,hlalanilapho,nisuke lapho.

5Nabaninganamukeli,anothiniphumakulowomuzi, nivuthululenothuliezinyawenizenu,kubengubufakazi kubo.

6Basebemuka,badabulaimizi,beshumayelaivangeli, bephulukisaezindawenizonke.

7UHerodiumtetrarki*wezwangakhokonkeokwenziwa nguye;

8labanyeukuthiuEliyaubonakele;labanyeukuthi kwavukaomunyewabaprofethiabadala.

9UHerodiwasesithi:UJohanengamqumaikhanda; wasefisaukumbona

10Abaphostolisebebuyilebamtshelakonkeababekwenzile Wabathatha,wamukanabobebodwaendawenieyihlane yomuziothiwaiBetsayida.

11Kwathiixukuselikwazilokho,lamlandela;

12Kwathisekuqalaukuhwalala,kwafikaabalitshumi lambili,bathikuye:Yekelaixukulihambe,ukuzebaye emizinilesemaphandleni,balale,batholeukudla;indawo ewugwadule

13Kodwawathikubo:BaphenilinaukudlaBasebethi: “Asisenazinkwaeziyisihlanunezinhlanziezimbilikuphela; ngaphandlekokuthisihambesibathengelebonkelababantu inyama.

14Ngobaamadodaayengabazinkulungwaneezinhlanu. Wasesithikubafundibakhe:Bahlaliseniphansingamaviyo ngamatshumiamahlanu

15Benzanjalo,babahlalisabonke.

16Wazithabathaizinkwaeziyisihlanunezinhlanziezimbili, wabhekangasezulwini,wazibusisa,wazihlephula,wanika abafundiukubababekephambikwesixuku

17Badla,basuthabonke,kwabuthwaimvuthulukaeseleyo kubo,iziqabethoeziyishuminambili.

18Kwathiekhulekayedwa,abafundibakhebabenaye; 19Basebephendulabathi:UJohaneuMbhabhathizi;kodwa abanyebathi:UEliya;labanyebathi:Kuvukileomunye wabaprofethiabadala

20Wathikubo:“Nina-kenithingingubanina?UPetro waphendulawathi:UKristukaNkulunkulu.

21Wabayalakakhulu,wabayalaukubabangatshelimuntu lokho;

22esithi:INdodanayomuntuimeleukuhluphekaokunengi, ilahlwengabadalalabapristiabakhululababhali,ibulawe, njaloivuswengosukulwesithathu

23Wathikubobonke:“Umaumuntuethanda ukungilandela,makazidele,athabatheisiphambanosakhe imihlangemihla,angilandele

24Ngokubayilowonalowoothandaukusindisaukuphila kwakheuyakulahlekelwayikho,kephaolahlekelwa ngukuphilakwakhengenxayamiuyakukusindisa

25Ngokubakuyakumsizaniumuntu,umaezuzaizwelonke, ezilahlekelanomaalahlwe?

26Ngokubayilowonalowoonamahloningami nangamazwiami,iNdodanayomuntuiyakubanamahloni ngaye,laphoizangenkazimuloyayo,nekaYise, neyezingelosiezingcwele

27Kodwangiqinisilengithikini:Bakhonaabanye kwabemiyolapha,abangayikuzwaukufa,bazebabone umbusokaNkulunkulu

28Kwathiemvakwalawomazwikungathiizinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili,wathathauPetrunoJohanenoJakobe, wenyukelaentabeniukuyokhuleka

29Kwathiekhuleka,isimosobusobakhesaguquka, nenguboyakheyabamhlophe,yabenyezela

30Bheka,kwakhulumanayeamadodaamabili,uMosenoEliya;

31ababonakalangenkazimulo,bakhulumangokumuka kwakheabezakufezaeJerusalema.

32KephauPetrunababenayebabesindwaubuthongo; 33Kwathiekwahlukanenikwawokuye,uPetruwathi kuJesu:“Rabi,kuhleukubasibelapha;elinyelibe ngelakho,elinyelibengelikaMose,elinyelibengelikaEliya,engakwaziakushoyo

34Esakhulumalokho,kwafikaifu,labasithibeza; 35Kwavelaizwiefwini,lithi:“LouyiNdodanayami ethandekayo;

36Kwathiizwiseliphumile,uJesuwafunyanwaeyedwa. Bakugcina,abatshelamuntungalezozinsukulutholwalezo zintoababezibonile

37Kwathikusisasebehlileentabeni,ixukuelikhulu lamhlangabeza

38Bheka,indodayasesixukwiniyamemezayathi: “Mfundisi,ngiyakuncenga,ubhekeindodanayami, ngokubayiyoyodwakimi;

39Bheka,umoyauyambamba,akhalengokuzuma; wamdwengula,akhihlizeamagwebu,asukekalukhunikuye ukumlimaza

40Nganxusaabafundibakhoukubabawukhiphe;futhi abakwazanga.

41UJesuwaphendulawathi:Osizukulwane esingakholwayonesiphambeneyo,kozekubenininginani, nginibekezelela?Lethalaphaindodanayakho

42Kutheiseza,idemonilayiwisaphansi,layihlukumeza UJesuwamkhuzaumoyaongcolileyo,wamphulukisa umntwana,wambuyiselakuyise

43Basebemangalabonkengamandlaamakhulu kaNkulunkulu.Kwathibonkebemangalangakhokonke akwenzayouJesu,wathikubafundibakhe

44Vumelanilawamazwiangeneezindlebenizenu, ngokubaiNdodanayomuntuiyakukhashelwaezandleni zabantu

45Kodwakabaliqondangalelilizwi,njalolalifihlakele kubo,ukuzebangaliqondi;

46Kwasekubakhonaukuphikisanaphakathikwabo kokuthingubaniongabamkhulukubo

47UJesuebonaizizindlozenhliziyoyabo,wathatha umntwana,wammisaeduzekwakhe

48Wathikubo:“Yilowonalowoowamukelalomntwana ngegamalamiuyangamukelamina,futhinomaubani ongamukelaminawemukelaongithumileyo;

49UJohanewasephendulawathi:Nkosi,sabonaomunye ekhuphaamadimoningebizolakho;sasesimenqabela, ngobaengasilandeli

50UJesuwasesithikuye:Lingamnqabeli,ngoba ongamelanilathiungakithi.

51Kwathisesifikileisikhathisokuthianyuswe,waqinisela ubusobakheukuyaeJerusalema

52Wathumaizithunywaphambikwakhe,zahamba, zangenaemzaneniwamaSamariyaukumlungiselela

53Kodwakabamemukelanga,ngobaubusobakhe babunjengokuyaeJerusalema.

54KwathiabafundibakheoJakobeloJohanebekubona lokhubathi:Nkosi,uyathandayiniukuthisibizeumlilo wehleezulwiniubaqothule,njengobakwenzauEliya?

55Kodwawatshibilika,wabakhuzawathi:Kalikwazi ukuthilingabomoyaonjani

56NgobaiNdodanayomuntukayizangaukubhubhisa imiphefumuloyabantu,kodwaukuyisindisaBasukabaya komunyeumuzi.

57Kwathibesahambaendleleni,umuntuothilewathikuye: Nkosi,ngizakulandelalobangaphilaphooyakhona

58UJesuwathikuye:Izimpungushezinemigodi,nezinyoni zezuluzinezidleke;kodwaiNdodanayomuntukayilalapho engaqamelisakhonaikhanda

59Wasesithikomunye:NgilandeleKodwawathi:Nkosi, ngivumelengiyekuqalangingcwabeubaba

60UJesuwathikuye:Yekelaabafileyobembeleabafileyo babo;

61Lomunyewathi:Nkosi,ngizakulandela;kodwa ngivumelengiqalengiyevalelisalaboabasekhaya

62UJesuwathikuye:“Akakhoothiesebekéisandlasakhe egejeni,abukeemuva,ofaneleumbusokaNkulunkulu

ISAHLUKO10

1EmvakwalokhoiNkosiyamisanabanyeabangamashumi ayisikhombisa,yabathumangababiliphambikwayo emizininasezindawenizonkeebizakuyakuzoyona.

2Ngakhoyathikubo:“Impelaukuvunakukhulu,kodwa izisebenziziyingcosana;

3Hambani;bhekani,ngiyanithumanjengamawundlu phakathikwezimpisi

4Ningaphathisikhwama,nasikhwama,nazicathulo, ningabingelelimuntuendleleni

5“Nakuyiphiindlueningenakuyo,qalaninithi:‘Ukuthula makubekulendlu.

6Umakukhonalaphoindodanayokuthula,ukuthula kwenukohlalaphezukwayo;umakungenjalo, kuyakubuyelakini.

7Hlalanikuleyondlu,nidla,niphuzalokhoabanipha khona,ngokubaisisebenzisifaneleinkokheloyaso Ningayiendliningendlu.

8Nakumuphiumuzieningenakuwo,benamukele,yidlani okubekwaphambikwenu;

9niphulukiseabagulayoabakuwo,nithikubo:Umbuso kaNkulunkuluususondelekini

10Kephanomayimuphiumuzieningenakuwo, benganamukeli,phumaniniyeemigwaqweniyawo,nithi:

11Lothulilomuziwenuolusinamatheleyosiyalutshayela kini,kodwaqinisekaningalokhuukuthiumbuso kaNkulunkuluususondelekini.

12Kephangithikini:KuyakubangconokwabaseSodoma ngalolosukukunakulowomuzi

13MayekuweKorazini!mayekuwe,Betsayida!ngokuba umayayenziweeTirenaseSidoniimisebenziyamandla eyenziwekini,ngabebaphendukakudalabehlezibembethe indwanguyamasakanomlotha.

14KodwakuyakubangconokuloiTireneSidoni ekwahlulelwenikunakini

15NaweKapernawume,ophakanyiselweezulwini, uyakuphonswaphansiesihogweni

16Onizwayouyangizwamina;nonakayoninauyalamina; ongalayominauyamalaongithumileyo.

17Babuya-keabangamashumiayisikhombisa ngokuthokoza,bathi:“Nkosi,namademoniayasithobela ngegamalakho.

18Wayesethikubo:“NgabonauSathaneewaezulwini njengombani

19Bhekani,ngininikileamandlaokunyathelaizinyoka nawofezelanaphezukwawowonkeamandlaesitha; 20Nokhoningathokozingalokhoukuthiomoya bayanithobela;kodwathokozani,ngobaamabizoenu alotshiweezulwini

21NgalesosikhathiuJesuwathokozaemoyeni,wathi: “Ngiyakubonga,Baba,Nkosiyezulunomhlaba,ngokuba uzifihlilelezizintokwabahlakaniphileyonabanokuqonda, wazambulelaizingane;ngokubakubekuhleemehlweni akho

22ZonkeizintozinikelwekiminguBaba;nokuthiuYise ungubani,kuphelaiNdodana,nalowoiNdodanaethanda ukumambulelakuye

23Waphendukelakubafundibakhe,wathingasese: Abusisiweamehloabonaenikubonayo;

24Ngokubangithikini:Abaningiabaprofethinamakhosi babefisaukubonaenikubonayo,abakubonanga;lokuzwa izintoenizizwayo,kodwakabazizwanga

25Bheka,kwasukumaisazimthethoesithile,samlinga, sithi:“Mfundisi,ngenzeniukubangidleifalokuphila okuphakadena?

26Wathikuye:Kulotshweniemthethweni?ufundakanjani?

27Saphendulasathi:WothandaiNkosiuNkulunkulu wakhongayoyonkeinhliziyoyakho,nangawowonke umphefumulowakho,nangawoonkeamandlaakho, nangayoyonkeingqondoyakho;nomakhelwanewakho njengalokhuuzithandawena

28Wathikuye:“Uphendulekahle; 29KodwayenaethandaukuzilungisisawathikuJesu:Kanti ngubaniumakhelwanewami?

30UJesuwaphendulawathi:“Umuntuothilewehla eJerusalemawayaeJeriko,wazithelaphezukwabaphangi, abamhlubulaizingubo,bamlimaza,bamuka,bamshiya etamakufa.

31Kwasekwehlaumpristiothilengaleyondlela,wathi embona,wamgwemela

32KanjalonomLevi,efikakuleyondawo,wambona, wachelangakolunyeuhlangothi

33KodwaumSamariyaothileowayehambawafikalapho ayekhona,wathiembonawabalesihelo

34Wayakuye,wabophaamanxebaakhe,ewathela ngamafuthanewayini,wamkhwelisaesilwanenisakhe, wamyisaendliniyezihambi,wamgcina.

35Kwathingangomusowakhiphaodenariyo*ababili, wabanikaumninindlu,wathikuye:‘Mnakekele;futhinoma yinioyisebenzisakakhulu,ngizokubuyiselaekubuyeni kwami

36Manje,yimuphikulabaabathathuocabangaukuthi wayengumakhelwanewalowoowawelaphakathi kwamasela?

37Wasesithi:NgulowoowamenzelaisihawuKhonauJesu wathikuye:Hamba,wenzenjalonawe.

38Kwathibesahamba,wangenaemzaneniothile; owesifazaneothileogamalakhelinguMartawamamukela endliniyakhe.

39WayenodadewaboothiwauMariya,owahlala ngasezinyawenizikaJesu,walizwaizwilakhe

40KodwauMartaekhathazekileukusebenzaokunengi, wezakuyewathi:Nkosi,kawukhathaliyiniukuthi udadewethuungitshiyilengisebenzengedwa?ngakho yishokuyeukubaangisize.

41UJesuwaphendulawathikuye:“Marta,Marta, unakekela,ukhathazekangezintoeziningi; 42Kodwainyeintoedingwayo;

ISAHLUKO11

1Kwathiekhulekaendaweniethile,eseqedile,omunye wabafundibakhewathikuye:Nkosi,sifundiseukukhuleka, njengokubanoJohanewafundisaabafundibakhe

2Wathikubo:“Nxanikhuleka,anothi:‘Babawethu osezulwini,malingcwelisweigamalakho.Umbusowakho mawuzemayenziweintandoyakhoemhlabeni njengasezulwini

3Usipheisinkwasethusemihlangemihla;

4Usithetheleleizonozethu;ngobalathisibathethelela bonkeabalecalakithi.Ungasingenisiekulingweni;kodwa usikhululekokubi

5Wathikubo:“Ngumuphikiniongathienomngane,aye kuyephakathikobusuku,athikuye:‘Mngane,ngiboleke izinkwaezintathu;

6Ngokubakufikekimiumnganewamiohambweni,kepha ngingenaluthoengingambekaphambikwakhena?

7Ophakathiaphenduleathi:Ungangihluphi;anginakuvuka ngikunike

8Ngithikini:Nomaengazukuvukaamnike,ngokuba engumnganewakhe,nokhongenxayokuphikelelakwakhe uyakuvukaamnikekonkeakudingayo.

9Futhingithikini:Celani,lizaphiwa;funani, niyakufumana;ngqongqothani,lizavulelwa

10Ngobawonkeocelayouyemukela;nalowoofunayo uyathola;nongqongqothayouyakuvulelwa

11Umaindodanaicelaisinkwakunomaubanikini onguyise,ayinikeitshena?nomaicelainhlanzi,ayinike inyokaesikhundlenisenhlanzina?

12Nomaicelaiqanda,ayinikeufezelana?

13Ngakhoumaninaenibabinikwaziukubaphaabantwana benuiziphoezinhle,kakhulukangakananiuYihlo osezulwiniuzakubaphaabacelakuyeuMoyaoNgcwele?

14Wayekhiphaidemoni,futhilaliyisimungulu. Kwasekusithiseliphumileidimoni,isimungulusakhuluma; bamangalaabantu

15Kodwaabanyekubobathi:Ukhuphaamadimoni ngoBelezebuleinkosiyamadimoni

16Abanyebemlinga,bafunakuyeisibonakalisoesivela ezulwini.

17Kodwayenaeyaziimicabangoyabowathikubo:Wonke umbusoowehlukenephakathiuyachitheka;nendlu ehlukenenendluiyawa.

18UmanoSathaneehlukeneyedwa,umbusowakhe uyakumakanjanina?ngokubanithingikhiphaamademoni ngoBelzebule.

19FuthiumaminangikhiphaamademoningoBelzebule, amadodanaenuawakhiphangobanina?ngalokho bayakubangabahlulelibenu.

20Kephaumangikhiphaamademoningomunwe kaNkulunkulu,umbusokaNkulunkuluusufikilekini

21Laphoisiqhwagasihlomilesilindaindluyaso,impahla yasoihlezingokuthula;

22Kephanxaonamandlakunasoesisukela,asinqobe, uyasephucaizikhalizasozonkeebesizithembile,ayabe impangoyaso

23Ongenamiumelenenami,nongabuthikanyenami uyahlakaza

24Nxaumoyaongcolileyoephumilekumuntu,uyadabula izindawoezingenamanzi,efunaukuphumula;engakutholi uthi:Ngizabuyelaendliniyamiengaphumakuyo.

25Futhinxaufikauyificeishaneliweihlotshisiwe

26Beseuyahambauzithatheleabanyeomoya abayisikhombisaababikakhulukunawo;bangenebahlale khona;isimosokugcinasalowomuntusibesibi kunesokuqala.

27Kwasekusithiekhulumalezizinto,owesifazanaothile esixukwiniwaphakamisailizwilakhe,wathikuye: Sibusisiweisibelethoesakuthwalayo,lamabele owawancelayo

28Kephawathi:“Yebo,kunalokho,babusisiwe abalizwayoizwilikaNkulunkulu,baligcine.

29Kwathisesibutheneamaxuku,waqalaukuthi:Lesi sizukulwanaesibi,sifunaisibonakaliso;futhi kasiyikunikwasibonakaliso,ngaphandlekwesibonakaliso sikaJonaumprofethi

30NgokubanjengalokhouJonawabaisibonakaliso kwabaseNineve,iyakubanjaloiNdodanayomuntukulesi sizukulwane

31Indlovukaziyaseningizimuiyakusukuma ekwahlulelwenikanyenamadodaalesisizukulwane, ibalahle,ngokubayavelaemikhawulweniyomhlaba izokuzwaukuhlakaniphakukaSolomoni;futhibhekani, laphakukhonaomkhulukunoSolomoni

32AmadodaaseNineveayakusukumaekwahlulelweni kanyenalesisizukulwane,asilahle,ngokubaaphenduka ngokushumayelakukaJona;bhekani,laphakukhona omkhulukunoJona

33Akukhomuntuothiesokhelaisibani,asibekeendaweni esithekile,nomangaphansikwesitsha,kodwausibeka othinilwesibani,ukuzeabangenayobaboneukukhanya

34Isibanesomzimbayilihlo;ngakhonxailihlolakho lilihle,lomzimbawakhowonkeuyakukhanya;kephanxa isolakholilibi,nomzimbawakhoubumnyama

35Ngakhoqaphelaukuthiukukhanyaokukuwekungabi ngubumnyama

36Ngakhoumaumzimbawakhowonkeugcwele ukukhanya,ungenandawoemnyama,uyakugcwala ukukhanyanjengalaphoukukhanyakwesibani sikukhanyisela

37Esakhuluma,umFarisiothilewamncengaukubaadle naye;

38KwathiumFarisiebonalokhuwamangalangokuthi kazangeaqaleagezeengakadli.

39INkosiyasisithikuye:KhathesilinabaFarisi lihlambululaingaphandlelenkezolesitsha;kepha ingaphakathilakholigcweleukuphanganobubi.

40Ziwula,yenaowenzaingaphandleakakwenzangayini nengaphakathina?

41Kodwaphaniniabampofungalezozintoeninakho;futhi bhekani,zonkeizintozihlanzekilekini

42KodwamayekinibaFarisi!Ngokubaninikela okweshumikwemintineruwenemifinoyonke,ningakunaki ukwahlulelanothandolukaNkulunkulu;

43MayekinibaFarisi!ngobalithandaizihlaloeziphambili emasinagogeni,lokubingelelwaemidangeni.

44MayekininababhalinabaFarisi,bazenzisi!ngokuba ninjengamathunaangabonakali,nabantuabahambaphezu kwawobengazi

45Esinyesezazimthethosaphendula,sathikuye: “Mfundisi,ushonjalouyasithukanathi

46Wathi:“Mayekininazazimthetho!Ngokubanithwesa abantuimithwaloenzima,kephaninaaniyithintiimithwalo nangomunyeweminweyenu

47Mayekini!ngokubanakhaamathunaabaprofethi,kepha oyihlobababulala

48Niyafakazangeqinisoukuthiniyazivumelaizenzo zaboyihlo,ngokubabonabababulala,ninanakhaamathuna abo

49NgakhofuthiukuhlakaniphakukaNkulunkulukwasho ukuthi:“Ngiyakubathumelelaabaprofethinabaphostoli, abanyekubobayakubabulala,babashushise;

50ukuzeigazilabaprofethibonkeelachithwakusukela ekusekelwenikomhlabalibizwekulesisizukulwana; 51Kusukelaegazinilika-Abelakuzekufikeegazini likaZakariyaowabhubhaphakathikwe-altarenethempeli.

52Mayekininazazimthetho!ngokubanithathe isihluthulelosokwazi;aningenanganina,nabangenayo nabavimbela

53Esakhulumalokhokubo,ababhalinabaFarisibaqala ukumcindezelakakhulunokumcunulaukubaakhulume izintoeziningi

54bemqamekele,befunaukubambauthooluphuma emlonyeniwakhe,ukuzebambekeicala

ISAHLUKO12

1Kusenjalo,sekubutheneixukulabantu,bazebanyathelana, waqalaukuthikubafundibakhekuqala:“Xwayani imvubeloyabaFarisiengukuzenzisa

2Ngokubaakukhookumboziwe,okungayikwambulwa; nokufihliweyo,okungasayikwaziwa

3Ngakhokonkeenikukhulumeebumnyameni kuyakuzwakalaekukhanyeni;nalokhoenikukhulume endlebeniemakamelwenikuyakumenyezelwaphezu kwezindlu

4Ngithikinibanganebami:Ningabesabiababulala umzimba,bengenakwenzaokunyeemvakwalokho

5Kodwangiyakunibonisaeniyakumesaba:Mesabenilowo othiesebuleleabenamandlaokuphonsaesihogweni;yebo, ngithikini:Mesabeniyena

6Ondlunkuluabayisihlanuabathengiswayiningamasenti amabili,na?

7Kodwangishonezinwelezekhandalenuzibaliwezonke Ngakho-keningesabi;ninanibalulekekunondlunkulu abaningi.

8Futhingithikini:Yilowonalowooyakungivumaphambi kwabantu,neNdodanayomuntunayoiyakumvumaphambi kwezingelosizikaNkulunkulu;

9Kodwaongiphikayophambikwabantuuyakuphikwa phambikwezingelosizikaNkulunkulu

10NalowookhulumaizwielibingeNdodanayomuntu uyakuthethelelwa,kephaohlambalazauMoyaoNgcwele kayikuthethelelwa

11Nxabeniyisaemasinagogeni,nasezinduneni, nakubabusi,ningakhathazekingokuthiniyakuphendula ngani,ngokuthini,nangalokhoeniyakukukhuluma; 12NgokubauMoyaoNgcweleuyakunifundisangasoleso sikhathienifaneleukukusho

13Omunyewesixukuwathikuye:“Mfundisi,khuluma kumfowethuabelanenamiifa

14Wasesithikuye:Ndoda,ngubaniongibekeumahluleli lomahlukanisiphezukwenu?

15Wathikubo:Qaphelani,nixwayeukuhaha; 16Wasebatshelaumfanekiso,esithi:Insimuyomuntu othileonothileyoyathelakakhulu;

17Wazindlaphakathikwakhe,wathi:Ngizakwenzani, lokhukangilandawolaphoengingabuthelakhonaizithelo zami?

18Wathi:"Ngizakwenzalokhu:Ngizodilizaizinqolobane zami,ngakheezinkulu;ngizabuthelakhonazonkeizithelo zamilempahlayami.

19Besengithikuwoumphefumulowami:Mphefumulo, unezintoeziningiezinhleezibekelelweiminyakaeminingi; khululeka,udle,uphuze,ujabule

20KodwauNkulunkuluwathikuye:Siphukuphuku, ngalobubusukuumphefumulowakhouzakubizwakuwe; 21Unjaloozibekelelaingcebo,engacebilekuNkulunkulu

22Wasesithikubafundibakhe:Ngakhongithikini: Lingakhathaleliimpiloyenu,ukuthilizakudlani;noma ngomzimbaukuthiniyakwembathani

23Ukuphilakungaphezukokudla,nomzimbamkhulu kunesambatho

24Cabanganingamagwababa,ngokubaawahlwanyeli, awavuni;elingenazinqolobanenanqolobane;uNkulunkulu uyazondla;ninanizidlulakangakananiizinyonina?

25Ngumuphikiniongathingokukhathazekaanezeleingalo eyodwaebukhulwinibakhena?

26Ngakho-keumaningenakukwenzalokhookuncane kakhulu,nizikhathazelaningokunyena?

27Qaphelaniiminduzeukuthiimilakanjani;ayikhandleki, ayiphothi;kodwangithikini:USolomonienkazimulweni yakheyonkewayengavunulenjengomunyewayo

28NgakhoubauNkulunkuluesembathisangokunjalo utshanibegangaobukhonalamuhla,kusasabuphoselwa eziko;kakhulukangakananianigqokisanina eninokukholwaokuncanena?

29Ningafunieniyakudlanomaniyakuphuza,futhiningabi ngabangabaza

30Ngokubakonkelokhoizizwezomhlabaziyakudinga; uYihlouyaziukuthiniyakudingalokho

31KodwafunanikakhuluumbusokaNkulunkulu;futhi zonkelezizintoziyakwenezelwanina.

32Ningesabi,mhlambiomncane;ngobakuyintokozo kuYihloukulinikaumbuso

33Thengisaningalokhoeninakho,nipheizipho; zilungiseleniizikhwamaezingagugiyo,ingceboengapheli ezulwini,laphokungasondelisela,kungoninundu

34Ngokubalaphokukhonaingceboyenu,nenhliziyoyenu iyakuba-khona

35Izinkalozenumazibeziboshiwe,nezibanizenuzivutha; 36Naninibenjengabantuabalindeleinkosiyabo,lapho ibuyaemshadweni;ukuzekuthinxaefikaengqongqotha, bamvulelemasinyane

37Zibusisiwelezozinceku,okuyothiinkosi,nxaifika, izifumanezilindile;

38Futhiubaifikangomlindowesibili,lobaifika ngomlindowesithathu,izitholezinjalo,zibusisiwe lezonceku

39Yazinilokhu,ukuthiubaumninindluebesaziiholaisela elizakuzangalo,ubezalinda,njaloubengavumangaukuthi indluyakheifohlwe

40Ngakhonanihlalaninilungile,ngokubaiNdodana yomuntuizangehoraeningalicabangiyo.

41UPetrowasesithikuye:Nkosi,lomfanekiso uwukhulumakithikumbekibobonke?

42INkosiyasisithi:Pho,ngubaniumphathiothembekileyo lohlakaniphileyo,inkosiyakheezammisaphezukwabendlu yayo,ukuzeabapheisabelosabosokudlangesikhathi esifaneleyo?

43Ibusisiweleyoncekuokuzakuthiinkosiyayonxaifika iyitholeyenzenjalo.

44Ngiqinisilengithikini:Izayibekaphezukwakhokonke elakho

45Kodwaubaleyoncekuithienhliziyweniyayo:Inkosi yamiilibeleukufika;aqaleukushayaizinceku nezincekukazi,nokudla,nokuphuza,nokudakwa;

46Inkosiyaleyoncekuiyakufikangosukuengayibhekile ngayonangehoraengalazi,iyinqumephakathi,iyimisele isabelosayonabangakholwayo

47Leyoncekuebiyaziintandoyenkosiyayo,ingalungisi, ingenzanganjengentandoyayo,iyakushaywaimivimbo eminingi;

48Kephaobengazi,wenzaokufaneleimivimbo, uyakushaywaimivimboembalwaNgokubayilowonalowo ophiweokuningi,kuyakubizwaokuningikuye;

49Ngizeukuphonsaumliloemhlabeni;ngiyakuthiniuma sekubasiwena?

50Kodwangilobhabhathizoengizabhabhathizwangalo; futhiyekaindlelaengicindezelekilengayokuzekufezeke!

51Nithingizeukulethaukuthulaemhlabenina?Ngithikini, Cha;kodwakunalokhoukwahlukana

52Ngokubakusukelamanjekuyakubakhonaabayisihlanu endliniinyebehlukene,abathathunababili,nababili nabathathu

53Uyiseuyakwehlukananendodana,nendodananoyise; uninanendodakazi,nendodakazinonina;uninazala amelanelomalokazanawakhe,lomalokazanaamelane loninazala.

54Wayesethinakuzoizixuku:“Nxanibonaifulivela entshonalanga,masinyanenithi:‘Kuyezaimvula;futhi kunjalo.

55Futhinxanibonaumoyawaseningizimuuphephetha, nithi:Kuzobaukushisa;futhikwenzeka

56Bazenzisi,niyakwaziukubonaubusobezulunomhlaba; kodwakunganilingaqedisisilesisikhathi?

57Yebo,kunganininangokwenuningazahluleli okulungilena?

58Nxauyaenkosininomelenenawe,nisesendleleni, qinisekaukuthiukhululwekuye;funaakudonsele kumahluleli,umahluleliakunikeleesikhonzini,iphoyisa likuphonseetilongweni

59Ngithikuwe:Kawusozeusukelapho,uzeukhiphe imadlanayokugcina.

ISAHLUKO13

1Kwakukhonangalesosikhathiabanyeabamtshela ngabaseGalileigazilabouPilatuayelixubanise nemihlatsheloyabo.

2UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:NithilabobaseGalile babeyizonikunabaseGalilebonke,ngokubabehlupheka ngalezizinto?

3Ngithikini:Qha,kephaumaningaphenduki, niyakubhubhangokunjalononke

4Nomalaboabayishuminesishiyagalombiliowawela phezukwaboumbhoshongowaseSilowama,wababulala, nithibonababeyizonikunabobonkeabantuabakhileyo eJerusalemana?

5Ngithikini:Qha,kephaumaningaphenduki, niyakubhubhangokunjalononke.

6Wasekhulumalomfanekiso;Umuntuothile wayenomkhiwaneutshalweesivininisakhe;wezawadinga isithelokuwo,kodwaakasitholanga.

7Wayesethikusoisisebenzisesivini:‘Bheka, sekuyiminyakaemithathungizangifunaisithelokulo mkhiwane,ngingasifumani;Uwuthelelelaniumhlabathi?

8Yaphendulayathikuye:“Nkosi,wuyekenangalonyaka, ngizengimbeemaceleniawo,ngitheleumquba; 9Umauthelaisithelo,kuhle;umakungenjalo, wowugawulaemvakwalokho

10Wayefundisakwelinyelamasinagogengesabatha.

11Bheka,kwakukhonaowesifazaneonomoya wobuthakathakaiminyakaeyishuminesishiyagalombili, eqhothile,engakwazinhloboukuziphakamisa

12KwathiuJesuembona,wambiza,wathikuye:Mame, ukhululiweebuthakathakenibakho.

13Wabekaizandlazakhephezukwakhe; 14Umphathiwesinagogewaphendulangokuthukuthela, ngokubauJesuesilisangesabatha,wathikubantu:Kukhona izinsukueziyisithuphaokufanelekusetshenzwengazo; usukulwesabatha

15INkosiyasimphendula,yathi:Mzenzisi,ngulowo lalowowenukayithukululiyiningesabathainkabiyakhe kumbeimbongoloyakheesibayeni,ayiyiseukuyiphuzisa?

16Futhilonawesifazaneoyindodakazika-Abrahama, uSathaneambophile,bheka,leminyakaeyishumi nesishiyagalombili,bekungafaneleyiniakhululwekulesi sibophongosukulwesabatha?

17Eseshilolokho,bajabhabonkeababemelenenaye; 18Wayesethi:“UmbusokaNkulunkuluufanananina? futhingiyakulifanisanani?

19Unjengohlamvulwesinaphi,aluthathaumuntu, waluphonsaensiminiyakhe;yamila,yabangumuthi omkhulu;izinyonizezuluzahlalaemagatsheniawo.

20Wabuyewathi:“Ngingawufanisananiumbuso kaNkulunkuluna?

21Ufananemvubelo,ayithathaowesifazane,wayifaka ezilinganisweniezintathuzempuphu,kwazekwabilakonke

22Wasedabulaimizilemizanaefundisa,elibangise eJerusalema.

23Omunyewasesithikuye:Nkosi,balutshwana abasindiswayoyini?Wathikubo

24Phikelelaniukungenangesangoelincane,ngokuba ngithikini:Abaningibayakufunaukungena,bahluleke

25Nxaumninindluesevukile,wavalaumnyango,niqale ukumangaphandlenokungqongqothaemnyango,nithi: ‘Nkosi,Nkosi,sivulele;aphenduleathikini:Anginazi laphonivelakhona;

26Khonaniyakuqalaukuthi:‘Sadla,saphuzaphambi kwakho,wafundisaemigwaqweniyakithi

27Kodwauzakuthi:Ngithikini:Kangilazilaphoelivela khona;sukanikimininanonkebenzibokubi

28Laphokuyakubakhonaukukhalanokugedlaamazinyo, nxasenibonau-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe, nabaprofethibonkeembuswenikaNkulunkulu,kephanina nikhishelwengaphandle

29Bayakuzabevelaempumalanga,nasentshonalanga, nasenyakatho,naseningizimu,bahlaleekudleniembusweni kaNkulunkulu

30Bhekani,kukhonaabokugcinaabayakubangabokuqala, kukhonaabokuqalaabayakubangabokugcina

31NgalolosukukwezaabaFarisiabathile,bathikuye: “Phuma,usukelapha,ngokubauHerodeufunaukukubulala.

32Wathikubo:“Hambaniniyitsheleleyompungushe ukuthi:‘Bheka,ngikhiphaamademoni,ngiphulukisa

abantunamuhlanakusasa,kuthingosukulwesithathu ngipheleliswe.

33Nokhongimelweukuhambanamuhlanakusasa nangomuso,ngokubaakunakwenzekaukubaumprofethi abhubhengaphandlekweJerusalema.

34Jerusalema,Jerusalema,wenaobulalaabaprofethi, okhandangamatsheabathunywekuwe!Bengithanda kangakananiukubuthelandawonyeabantwanabakho njengesikhukhukazisibuthelaamazinyaneasongaphansi kwamaphikoaso,kodwaanivumanga!

35Bhekani,indluyenuisisalanani;

ISAHLUKO14

1Kwathiengenilengesabathaendliniyomunyewabaphathi babaFarisiukubaadleisinkwa,bonabamqaphela.

2Bheka,kwakukhonaphambikwakheumuntuothile owayenesifosokuwa

3UJesuwaphendulawakhulumakuzoizazimthetho nabaFarisi,wathi:Kuvunyelweyiniukuphulukisa ngesabatha?

4Basebethula.Wamthatha,wamphulukisa,wamkhulula; 5Wabaphendulawathi:“Ngumuphikiniongathi imbongolonomainkabiiweleemgodini,angayikhiphi masinyanengosukulwesabathana?

6Basebengasenakuphindabamphendulengalezozinto 7Wababekelaumfanekisokwabamenyiweyo,ebona indlelaababekhethangayoizindlueziphambili;ethikubo. 8Nxaumenywengumuntuemshadweni,ungahlali endaweniephakemeyo;hleziomunyeohloniphekayo kulaweabizwenguye;

9Futhiokumemileyolayeezeathikuwe:Khiphalo;bese uqalaukuhlalaendaweniephansiunamahloni

10Kodwanxaumenyiwe,hambauhlaleendaweni esekucineni;ukuzekuthinxaefikaokumemileyoathikuwe: Mngane,yenyukelaenhla;

11Ngokubayilowonalowooziphakamisayo uyakuthotshiswa;lalowoozithobayouzaphakanyiswa

12Wayesethinakulowoommemileyo:“Nxausenzaisidlo sakusihlwanomasakusihlwa,ungabiziabanganebakho, nabafowenu,nomaizihlobozakho,nomaomakhelwane bakhoabanothile;funanabobabuyebakumeme,kube nembuyiselokuwe.

13Kephanxausenzaidili,memaabampofu,nezinyonga, nezinyonga,nezimpumputhe;

14Futhiuyakubusiswa;ngokubaabanakukubuyisela, ngokubauyakuvuzwaekuvukenikwabalungileyo

15Kwathiomunyewababehlezilayeekudleniesizwa lezizinto,wathikuye:Ubusisiweodlaisinkwaembusweni kaNkulunkulu

16Wasesithikuye:Umuntuothilewenzaidilielikhulu, wamemaabanengi;

17Wathumaincekuyakhengesikhathisesidloukubaithi kwabamenyiweyo:Wozani;ngobakonkesekulungile

18BasebeqalaukuzilandulelabonkeOwokuqalawathi kuye:Ngithengeisiqephusensimu,ngimelweukuyosibona; 19Futhiomunyewathi:Ngithengeamajogweamahlanu ezinkabi,futhingisayaukuzilinga; 20Lomunyewathi:Ngithetheumfazi,ngakhongingeze 21Yasesizaleyonceku,yabikelainkosiyayolezizinto. Khonaumninindluwathukuthela,wathiencekwiniyakhe: Phumamasinyane,uyeemigwaqweninasemizileniyomuzi,

ungeniselaphaabampofu,nezilima,nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe.

22Incekuyasisithi:Nkosi,sekwenziwenjengokulaya kwakho,kodwaindawoisekhona.

23Yayisithiinkosiencekwini:‘Phumauyeezindleleni nasezintangweni,ubacindezeleukubabangene,ukuze igcwaleindluyami

24Ngobangithikini:Kakhokulawomadodaabemenyiwe ozakuzwaukudlakwamikwakusihlwa

25Kwasekuhambalayeamaxukuamakhulu,wasetshibilika wathikuwo

26Umaumuntuezakimi,engazondiuyise,nonina, nomkakhe,nabantwana,nabafowabo,nawodadewabo, yebo,nokuphilakwakhe,angebengumfundiwami

27Nalowoongathwaliisiphambanosakhe,angilandele, angebengumfundiwami.

28Ngobangumuphikiniothiefunaukwakha umbhoshongo,angahlaliphansikuqala,abaleizindleko, ukuthiunakhoukuwuqedana?

29Hlezi,esesibekileisisekelo,engakwaziukusiqeda, bonkeabakubonayobaqaleukumklolodela

30besithi:Lomuntuwaqalaukwakha,kodwakabanga lamandlaokuqeda

31Nomaiyiphiinkosi,ethiiyakulwanenyeinkosi, ingahlaliphansikuqala,ibuzeukuthiinamandlayini ngezinkulungwaneeziyishumiukuhlangabezaozakuyo nezinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilina?

32Umakungenjalo,esekudelowo,uthumaamanxusa, aceleizimozokuthula

33Kanjalo,nomaubanikiniongashiyikonkeanakho, angebengumfundiwami.

34Usawotimuhle,kephaumausawotiedumele,ubusawoti bovuzwanganina?

35Awuwulungeleumhlabathi,nomaumquba;kodwa abantubayawukhiphaOnezindlebezokuzwamakezwe

ISAHLUKO15

1Kwasekusondelakuyebonkeabathelisinezoni ukumuzwa.

2AbaFarisinababhalibakhonona,bathi:“Lowamukela izoni,adlenazo

3Wasekhulumalomfanekisokubo,wathi: 4Ngumuphiumuntukinionezimvueziyikhulu,kuthiuma elahlekelwangenyeyazo,angazishiyiezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunyenesishiyagalolunyeehlane,alandele elahlekileyo,azeayithole?

5Athieseyitholile,ayibekeemahlombeakheethokoza.

6Esefikaendlini,abizelendawonyeabanganibakhe nomakhelwane,athikubo:“Thokozaninami;ngoba ngiyitholileimvuyamiebilahlekile

7Ngithikini:Kanjalokuyakubakhonaukuthokoza ezulwiningesonisisinyeesiphendukayokunabalungileyo abangamashumiayisishiyagalolunyenesishiyagalolunye abangadingikuphenduka

8“Nomangumuphiowesifazaneonezinhlamvuzesiliva eziyishumi,kuthiumaelahlekelwauhlamvulunye, angalumekiisibani,ashaneleindlu,adingisise,azealuthole?

9Eseyitholileubizelandawonyeabanganebakhe labomakhelwanebakhe,athi:Thokozanilami;ngokuba ngilutholileucezuebengingilahlekele

10Kanjalo,ngithikini:Kukhonaukuthokozaphambi kwezingelosizikaNkulunkulungesonisisinye esiphendukayo

11Wathi:“Umuntuothilewayenamadodanaamabili; 12Encaneyawoyathikuyise:‘Baba,nginikeisabelo sempahlaesiqondenenamiFuthiwabahlukaniselaimpahla yakhe

13Kwasekusithiemvakwezinsukuezinengi,indodana encinyaneyasibuthakonke,yasukayayaelizweni elikhatshana,yachithakhonaimpahlayayongokuphila okuxhwalileyo

14Esechithekonke,kwavelaindlalaenkulukulelozwe; waqalaukuswela.

15Wasehambawazihlanganisanesakhamuzisalelozwe; wayithumelaemadlelweniakheukubayaluseizingulube

16Wayefisaukugcwalisaisisusakhengamakhobaadliwa yizingulube,futhikwakungekhomuntuowamnika

17Kwathilaphoisanguluka,yathi:‘Bangakiabaqashwa bakababaabanesinkwaesanele,kantiminangifaindlala.

18Ngiyakusuka,ngiyekubaba,ngithikuye:Baba,ngonile kuloizulunaphambikwakho;

19angisafaneleukuthiwaindodanayakho;ngenzengibe njengomunyewabaqashwabakho

20WasukawayakuyiseKutheisekude,uyisewayibona, wabanesihe,wagijima,wawaentanyeniyakhe,wayanga.

21Indodanayathikuye:‘Baba,ngonilekuloizulu nasemehlweniakho,angisafaneleukuthiwaindodana yakho.

22Kodwauyisewathiezincekwinizakhe:Khuphani inguboenhlekunazozonke,niyembathise;wafaka indandathoesandlenisakhe,nezicathuloezinyawenizakhe; 23Niletheitholeelikhuluphalisiwe,nilihlabe;futhiasidle, sijabule;

24Ngokubalendodanayamiibifile,isiyaphilafuthi; ubelahlekile,usetholakeleBasebeqalaukujabula

25Indodanayakheenkuluyayisensimini;yathiisiza isondelaendlini,yezwaukuhlabelelanokusina.

26Yabizaenyeyezinceku,yabuzaukuthiziyinilezizinto 27Wathikuye:“Umfowenuufikile;uyihlouhlabileithole elikhuluphalisiwe,ngokubaumamukeleephilile.

28Wathukuthela,akathandangaukungena;wayesephuma uyise,wamncenga

29Yasiphendulayathikuyise:Khangela,leminyaka eminengingikukhonza,kangizangengeqeumlayowakho; 30Kodwakutheifikalendodanayakho,edleukudla kwakhonezifebe,uyihlabeleitholeelikhuluphalisiwe.

31Wasesithikuye:Mntanami,wenaulaminjalo,njalo konkeengilakhokungokwakho.

32Bekufanelekileukuthisijabulesithokoze,ngokuba umfowenulowayefile,wabuyewaphila;yayilahlekile, yafunyanwa

ISAHLUKO16

1Wayesethinakubafundibakhe:“Kwakukhonaumuntu othileonothileyoowayenomphathi;yonayabekwaicala lokuthiichitheimpahlayayo.

2Wambiza,wathikuye:Kuyinilokhuengikuzwangawe? landisangobuphathibakho;ngobaungabeusaba ngumphathi.

3Ngakhoumphathiwathiphakathikwakhe: Ngizakwenzani?ngokubainkosiyamiingaphuca ubuphathi;ukuncenganginamahloni

4Sengikwaziengizakwenza,ukuze,nxangikhutshwa ebuphathini,bangamukeleezindlinizabo.

5Wasebabizabonkeabanamacalaenkosiniyakhe,wathi kowokuqala:Unecalaelingakananienkosiniyami?

6Wathi:"Izilinganisoeziyikhuluzamafutha."Wathikuye: 'Thathaincwadiyakho,ushesheuhlalephansi,ulobe amashumiayisihlanu'

7Wathikomunye:Wena-keunecalaelingakananina?

Wathi:IzilinganisoeziyikhuluzikakolweniWathikuye: Thathaincwadiyakho,ulobeamashumi ayisishiyagalombili

8Inkosiyamtusaumphathiongalungilengokuthiwenze ngokuhlakanipha,ngokubaabantwanabalesisikhathi bahlakaniphileesizukulwanenisabokunabantwana bokukhanya

9Namingithikini:Zenzelenininaabangani ngokukaMamonaongalungile;ukuzekuthi,nxaniphela, banamukeleezindlinieziphakade

10Othembekilekokuncinyaneuthembekilenakokukhulu, nongalungilekokuncanekakhuluakalungilenakokukhulu

11NgakhoubalingathembekangakokukaMamona ongalunganga,ngubaniozaliphathisainothoyeqiniso?

12Futhiumabeningathembekangakokukomunye,ubani oyakuninikaokungokwenuna?

13Akukhoncekuengakhonzaamakhosiamabili,ngokuba iyakuzondaenye,ithandeenye;nomaibambelelekwenye, ideleleenyeAnikwaziukukhonzauNkulunkulu noMamona.

14LabaFarisiababethandaimalibazizwazonkelezizinto, bamklolodela

15Wathikubo:“Ninaningabazishayaabalungileyo phambikwabantu;kephauNkulunkuluuyazaziizinhliziyo zenu,ngokubalokhookuphakemephakathikwabantu kuyisinengisoemehlwenikaNkulunkulu.

16Umlayolabaprofethikwakukhonakwazekwaba nguJohane;

17Futhikululaukubakudluleizulunomhlabakunokuba kupheleichashanaelilodwalomthetho

18Yilowonalowoolahlaumkakhe,aganwengomunye, uyaphinga;

19Kwakukhonaumuntuothileonothileyo,owayegqoka ezibubendenezelinenielicolekileyo,ezijabulisaimihla ngemihlangokutamasa.

20Kwakukhonaisinxibiesithile,nguLazaru,esasibekwe esangwenilasosigcweleizilonda;

21ifisaukusuthiswangemvuthulukaewaetafulenilesicebi, phezukwalokhokwafikanezinjazayikhothaizilondazaso

22Kwasekusithiwafaompofu,wathwalwayizingilosi esifubenisikaAbrahama;

23Sisesihogwenisaphakamisaamehloaso, sisebuhlungwini,sabonau-Abrahamaekude,noLazaru esesifubenisakhe

24Samemezasathi:‘BabaAbrahama,ngihawukele, uthumeuLazaru,agcobhozeisihlokosomunwewakhe emanzini,aphoziseulimilwami;ngobangiyahlushwa kulelilangabi

25Kodwau-Abhrahamawathi:‘Ndodana,khumbula ukuthiwenawamukelaokuhlekwakhoempilweniyakho, loLazarungokunjalookubi;

26Futhiphezukwakhokonkelokhu,phakathikwethulani kubekweumhoshaomkhulu,ukuzeabafunaukusukalapha besiyakinibangabi;futhiabanakuwelelakithiabafuna ukuvelakhona.

27Yasisithi:Ngakhongiyakucela,baba,ukuthiumthume endlinikababa;

28Ngobanginabafowethuabayisihlanu;ukuzeafakaze kubo,hlezinabobezekulendawoyokuhlupheka.

29U-Abrahamawathikuye:BanoMosenabaprofethi; mabezwe

30Sathi:‘Qha,babaAbrahama;

31Wasesithikuye:UbabengalaleliuMozisilabaprofethi, kabayikuvunyiswa,lobakuvukaomunyekwabafileyo.

ISAHLUKO17

1Wayesethikubafundibakhe:“Akunakwenzekaukuba kuveleizikhubekiso,kephamayekulowoezizangaye!

2Bekungabangconokuyeukubaitshelokucholaligaxwe entanyeniyakhe,aphonsweolwandle,kunokuba akhubekiseabemunyekulabaabancinyane

3Ziqapheleninina;umaumfowenuona,mkhuze;uma ephenduka,mthethelele

4Futhiumaonakuwekasikhombisangosuku,abesebuya kuwekasikhombisangosuku,ethi:Ngiyaphenduka; umthethelele

5AbaphostolibathieNkosini:Yandisaukukholwakwethu 6INkosiyasisithi:Ubabenilokholoolungangohlamvu lwesinaphi,beningathikulesisihlahlasomthombe:Siphuna, utshalweelwandle;futhikufaneleikulalele

7“Ngumuphikinionencekuelimayonomaeyelusa izinkomoongathikuyolaphoibuyaensimini:‘Hamba uhlalephansi,udle’?

8futhikayikutshokuyeukuthi:Lungisaengizakudla ngakho,uzibhince,ungikhonze,ngizengidlenginathe; andukubaudle,uphuzena?

9Ingayibongayinileyoncekungokubayenzelokho eyalelweyonana?Angilahli

10Kanjalonani,nxanenzekonkeenikuyaliwe,anothi: ‘Siyizincekuezingasizi;

11KwathiesangenaeJerusalema,wadabulaphakathi kweSamariyaneGalile

12Esangenaemzaneniothile,kwahlangananayeamadoda ayishumianochoko,amelakude

13Basebephakamisaamazwiabo,bathi:Jesu,Nkosi, sihawukele.

14Ewabonawathikuwo:“Hambaninizibonakalise kubapristi.Kwathibesahambabahlanjululwa.

15Omunyewabo,ebonaukuthiuphulukisiwe,wabuya, wamdumisauNkulunkulungezwielikhulu;

16Wawangobusongasezinyawenizakhe,embonga;futhi yenawayengumSamariya.

17UJesuwaphendulawathi:Kakuhlanjululwangayini abalitshumi?kodwabaphiabayisishiyagalolunye?

18Kabafunyanwangaababuyelaukuzokhazimulisa uNkulunkulu,ngaphandlekwalowezizwe

19Wathikuye:“Sukuma,uhambe;

20EbuzwangabaFarisiukuthiumbusokaNkulunkulu uzakufikanini,wabaphendulawathi:“Umbuso kaNkulunkuluawufikingokubonwa;

21futhikabayikuthi:Khangelaninanku;noma,bheka, lapho!ngobabhekani,umbusokaNkulunkuluuphakathi kwenu

22Wathikubafundibakhe:“Kuyakufikaizinsuku,lapho niyakufisaukubonalubelunyelwezinsukuzeNdodana yomuntu,kephaaniyikulubona

23Futhibayakuthikini:Bhekanilapha;noma,bheka laphaya:ungabalandeli,ungabalandeli.

24Ngokubanjengonyazi,onyazimakwenyeindawophansi kwezulu,ukhanyakwenyeindawophansikwezulu; iyakubanjaloiNdodanayomuntungosukulwayo

25Kodwakuqalaimelweukuhluphekangokuningi,yaliwe yilesisizukulwane.

26FuthinjengobakwenzekaemihlenikaNowa,kuyakuba njalonasemihleniyeNdodanayomuntu

27Babedla,bephuza,bethatha,bendiswa,kwazekwafika usukuuNowaangenangaloemkhunjini,kwafikauzamcolo, wababhubhisabonke

28NgokunjalofuthinjengobakwenzekaemihlenikaLoti; babedla,bephuza,bethenga,bethengisa,betshala,bakha; 29KodwangosukuuLotiaphumangaloeSodomakwana umlilonesibabulekuvelaezulwini,kwababhubhisabonke.

30Kuyakubanjalongosukueyakwambulwangalo iNdodanayomuntu

31Ngalolosuku,ophezukwendlu,impahlayakheisendlini, makangehliukuyithatha;nosensiminimakangabuyeli emuva

32KhumbulaniumkaLoti.

33Yilowonalowoofunaukusindisaukuphilakwakhe uyakulahlekelwayikho;njalolobangubaniolahlekelwa yimpiloyakheuzayilondoloza.

34Ngithikini:Ngalobobusukukuyakubakhonaababili embhedenimunye;omunyeuyakuthathwa,omunye ashiywe.

35Abesifazaneababilibayakubebesilandawonye; omunyeathathwe,omunyeashiywe

36Kuzakubakhonaababiliensimini;omunyeathathwe, omunyeashiywe

37Basebephendulabathikuye:Kungaphi,Nkosi? Wayesethikubo:“Laphokukhonaisidumbu,kulapho amanqeeyakubuthanakhona

ISAHLUKO18

1Wababekelaumfanekisowokuthikufanelebakhuleke njalo,bangadangali; 2esithi:Kwakukhonaemziniothileumahluleli owayengamesabiuNkulunkulu,enganakimuntu;

3Kwakukhonafuthikulowomuziumfelokazi;wezakuye, wathi:Ngiphindiseleesithenisami

4Kodwaengavumiokwesikhathi,kodwangasemuvawathi phakathikwakhe:LanxangingamesabiuNkulunkulu, nginganakimuntu;

5Nokho,ngokubalomfelokaziengikhathaza, ngiyakumphindisela,funaangidinisengokuzakwakhe njalo

6YathiiNkosi:Zwaniniukuthiumahluleliongalungile athini

7KantiuNkulunkulukayikuphindiselayiniabakhethiweyo bakheabakhalakuyeiminilebusuku,lanxaebabekezelela?

8Ngithikini:UzabalungiselamasinyaneNokhonxaifika iNdodanayomuntu,iyakufumanaukukholwaemhlabenina?

9Wayesekhulumalomfanekisokwabathile ababezethembaukuthibalungile,bedelelaabanye; 10Amadodaamabilienyukelaethempeliniukuyokhuleka; omunyeengumFarisi,omunyeengumthelisi.

11UmFarisiwemawazikhulekelangokuthi:“Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubongangokubaanginjengabanyeabantu, abaphangi,abangalungile,iziphingi,nanjengalomthelisi

12Ngizilaukudlakabilingeviki,nginikelaokweshumi kukhokonkeenginakho

13Kephaumthelisiemikudewayengafuni nokuphakamiselaamehloakhengasezulwini,kodwa washayaisifubasakhe,ethi:‘Nkulunkulu,ngihawukele minasoni.

14Ngithikini:Lowehlelaendliniyakheelungisisiwe kunomunye;lalowoozithobayouzaphakanyiswa

15Basebelethakuyelezinganeukuzeazithinte;kodwa abafundibakhebekubonababakhuza

16KephauJesuwababizelakuye,wathi:“Vumelani abantwanabezekimi,ningabenqabeli,ngokubaumbuso kaNkulunkuluungowabanjalo

17Ngiqinisilengithikini:Lobangubaniongamukeli umbusokaNkulunkulunjengomntwanakasozeangena kuwo

18Umbusiothilewambuza,wathi:“MfundisiOmuhle, ngiyakwenzaniukubangidleifalokuphilaokuphakadena?

19UJesuwasesithikuye:Ungibizelaningokuthingimuhle? kakhoomuhle,ngaphandlekoyedwa,uNkulunkulu

20Uyayaziimilayoethi:Ungafebi,ungabulali,ungebi, ungafakaziamanga,yazisauyihlolonyoko

21Wasesithi:Konkelokhungikugcinilekusukela ebutshenibami.

22UJesuekuzwalokhowathikuye:“Usasilalelweinto eyodwa;thengisangakhokonkeonakho,wabeleabampofu, khonauzakubaneguguezulwini;

23Ekuzwalokhowadabukakakhulu,ngokubawayecebile kakhulu

24UJesuebonaukuthiudabukilewathi:Kulukhuni kangakananikwabanomnothoukungenaembusweni kaNkulunkulu!

25Ngobakululaukuthiikamelalingenengentunja yenalithi,kulokuthionothileyoangeneembusweni kaNkulunkulu

26Abazwileyobathi:Phokungasindiswabani?

27Wasesithi:Izintoezingenzekiyoebantwiniziyenzeka kuNkulunkulu

28UPetrowasesithi:Khangela,thinasitshiyekonke, sakulandela

29Wathikubo:“Ngiqinisilengithikini:Akukhomuntu oshiyeindlu,nomaabazali,nomaabafowabo,noma umkakhe,nomaabantwana,ngenxayombuso kaNkulunkulu;

30ongayikwamukeliswaokuphindwekaningikulesi sikhathi,nasezwenielizayoukuphilaokuphakade

31Wayesethathaabayishuminambili,wathikubo: “Bhekani,sikhuphukelaeJerusalema,futhikonke okulotshwengabaprofethingeNdodanayomuntu kuyakufezeka.

32Ngobaizanikelwakwabezizwe,ihlekwe,iphathwekubi, ikhafulelwe;

33Bazayibhaxabulabayibulale,kodwangosuku lwesithathuizavuka

34Kodwabonakabaqedisisangalutholwalezozinto, lelizwilalifihlakelekubo,njalokabakwazi okwakhulunywayo

35KwathiesondelaeJeriko,impumputheethileyayihlezi ngasendleleniinxiba;

36Isizwileisixukusidlulayabuzaukuthikuyini

37BasebeyitshelaukuthiuJesuwaseNazarethauyadlula

38Yamemezayathi:Jesu,NdodanakaDavide, ngihawukele!

39Ababehambaphambilibayikhuzaukubaithule;

40UJesuwema,wayalaukuthisilethwekuye;

41esithi:Uthandaukuthingenzenikuwe?Wasesithi: Nkosi,ukuzengibone.

42UJesuwasesithikuyo:Bona,ukukholwakwakho kukusindisile

43Njaloyahleyabona,yamlandela,idumisauNkulunkulu; labantubonkesebekubonabadumisauNkulunkulu

ISAHLUKO19

1UJesuwangenawadabulaiJeriko

2Bheka,kwakukhonaindodaigamalayolinguZakewu, iyinhlokoyabathelisi,inothile;

3YayifunaukumbonauJesuukuthiungubani;wahluleka ngenxayexuku,ngobawayemude.

4Wasegijimangaphambili,wakhwelaesihlahleni somthombeukuzeambone,ngobawayezadlula ngaleyondlela.

5KwathiuJesuefikakuleyondawo,wabhekaphezulu, wayibona,wathikuyo:“Zakewu,sheshawehle;ngoba lamuhlangimeleukuhlalaendliniyakho.

6Wasesheshawehla,wamamukelangokuthokoza

7Sebekubonabakhononabonke,bathi:“Ungene ukuyongenaendodenieyisoni.

8UZakewuwema,wathieNkosini;Bheka,Nkosi,inxenye yempahlayamingiyiphaabampofu;futhiumangithathe uthokumuntungamanga,ngimbuyiselangokuphindwe kane

9UJesuwathikuye:“Namuhlainsindisoisifikilekule ndlu,lokhunayeeyindodanaka-Abrahama.

10NgokubaiNdodanayomuntuizeukufunanokusindisa okulahlekile

11Kwathibekuzwalokho,wanezela,wakhuluma umfanekiso,ngokubawayeseduzeneJerusalema, nangokubababethiumbusokaNkulunkuluuzakuvela masinyane.

12Wasesithi:Umuntuothilewobukhosiwayaelizweni elikhatshanaukuzeazamukeleumbuso,abuye.

13Wabizaizincekuzakheeziyishumi,wabanikaomina abayishumi,wathikuzo:'Hhwebaningizengibuye

14Kodwaizakhamizizakhezazimzonda,zathuma amanxusaemvakwakhe,zisithi:Kasithandiukuthilo abusephezukwethu

15Kwathiesebuyileesewamukelileumbuso,wayalaukuba kubizelwekuyelezozincekuabezinikeimali,ukuzeazi ukuthiyilowonalowoubezuzilekangakananingokuhweba

16“Yafikaeyokuqala,yathi:‘Nkosi,uminawakhouzuze ominaabayishumi

17Wathikuyo:“Kuhle,ncekuenhle; 18Yezaneyesibili,yathi:‘Nkosi,uminawakhouzuze ominaabayisihlanu

19Wasesithikuye:Laweyibaphezukwemizieyisihlanu

20“Kwasekusizanenye,yathi:‘Nkosi,bheka,nangu uminawakho,ebengiwubekéendwangwini; 21Ngokubabengikwesaba,ngokubaungumuntuolukhuni, uthathaongakubekanga,uvuneongakuhlwanyelanga.

22Wasesithikuyo:Ngizakwahlulelangokuphuma emlonyeniwakho,ncekuembiUbuwaziukuthi ngingumuntuolukhuni,othabathaengingakubekanga, avuneengingakuhlwanyelanga;

23Pho,awufakanganganiimaliyamiebhange,ukuze ekufikenikwamingiyibizenenzalo?

24Wathikwababemikhona:“Mthatheleniumina,nimnike onawominaabayishumi

25Basebesithikuye:Nkosi,unominaabalitshumi.

26Ngobangithikini:Wonkeolakhouzaphiwa;lalowo ongelakho,lalokhoalakhouzakwemukwa

27Kodwalezozithazamiezazingathandangaukuthi ngibusephezukwazo,zilethenilapha,lizibulalephambi kwami

28Eseshilolokhowandulela,wenyukelaeJerusalema.

29KwathiesondelaeBetfagenaseBethaniyaentabeni ethiwaYeminqumo,wathumaababilikubafundibakhe

30esithi:Hambaniliyeemzaneniokhangelenelani; ekungenenikwenunizaficaitholelembongololikhulekiwe, okungakazekuhlalemuntukulo;

31Umaumuntuenibuzaethi:‘Nilithukululelanina? nizakushokuyeukuthi:'INkosiiyalidinga'

32Ababethunyiwebahamba,bafumanakunjengokusho kwakhekubo.

33Kwathibelithukululaithole,abaninilobathikubo: Lilithukululelaniithole?

34Basebesithi:INkosiiyalidinga.

35BalilethakuJesu,babekaizingubozabophezukwethole, bamkhwelisauJesu

36Esahamba,bendlalaizingubozaboendleleni.

37EsesondeleekwehlenikweNtabaYeminqumo,isixuku sonkesabafundisaqalaukuthokozanokudumisa uNkulunkulungezwielikhulungayoyonkeimisebenzi yamandlaababeyibonile;

38besithi:KayibusisweiNkosiezayoebizwenileNkosi: ukuthulaezulwini,lenkazimulokweliphezulu.

39LabanyekubaFarisibexukubathikuye:Rabi,khuza abafundibakho

40Wasephendulawathikubo:Ngithikini:Ubabengathula laba,amatsheazakhalamasinyane

41Esesondelewawubonaumuzi,wawukhalela; 42esithi:Alubaubusazilawengalolusukulwakho, okungokokuthulakwakho!kephamanjezifihliwe emehlweniakho.

43Ngokubaizinsukuziyakufikela,laphoizithazakho ziyokubiyelangomsele,zikuhaqe,zikuvimbezelenxazonke; 44Ziyakuwisaphansiwenanabantwanabakhophakathi kwakho;njalokabayikutshiyailitshephezukwelinye; ngobaubungasaziisikhathisokuhanjelwakwakho

45Wangenaethempelini,waqalaukuxoshaababethengisa kulonabathengayo;

46wathikubo:Kulotshiweukuthi:Indluyamiyindlu yokukhuleka;

47WayefundisaethempeliniimihlangemihlaKepha abapristiabakhulunababhalinezikhuluzabantubafuna ukumbulala;

48Kodwababengatholiababengakwenza,ngobaixuku lonkelalilalelisisaukumuzwa

1Kwathingolunyelwalezozinsukuefundisaabantu ethempelini,eshumayelaivangeli,kwafikakuyeabapristi abakhulunababhalikanyenamalunga;

2basebekhulumakuye,besithi:Sitshele,lokhuuzenza ngaliphiigunya?kumbengubaniokunikeleligunya?

3Wasephendulawathikubo:Lamingizalibuzailizwilibe linye;futhiungiphendule:

4UbhapathizolukaJohanelwaluvelaezulwininoma kubantuna?

5Bakhulumisanabodwa,besithi:Ubasisithi:Ezulwini; uzakuthi:Pho,anikholwanganguyenganina?

6Kodwaubasisithi:Kubantu;abantubonkebazosikhanda ngamatshe,ngokubabakholiweukuthiuJohane ungumprofethi.

7Basebephendulangokuthiabazilapholivelakhona

8UJesuwathikubo:“Namianginitsheliukuthingenza lokhungagunyalini.

9Waseqalaukukhulumaebantwinilumfanekiso;Umuntu othilewatshalaisivini,wasiqashisakubalimi,wayaezweni elikudeisikhathieside.

10Ngesikhathiesifaneleyowathumaincekukubalimi ukubabamnikeezithelwenizesivini;kodwaabalimi bamshaya,bammukisaze.

11Wabuyewathumaenyeinceku;nayobayishaya, bayiphathakabi,bayimukisaze

12Wabuyewathumaneyesithathu;nayobayilimaza, bayikhiphelangaphandle

13Wayesethiumninisivini:‘Ngizakwenzanina?

Ngiyakuthumaindodanayamiethandekayo;mhlawumbe bayoyihlonipha,laphobeyibona

14Kodwakwathiabalimibeyibonabakhulumisanabodwa, besithi:Louyindlalifa;

15Basebeyikhiphelangaphandlekwesivini,bayibulala Uzakwenzani-keumninisivini?

16Uzakuza,ababhubhiselababalimi,isiviniasinike abanyeSebezwilebathi:Makubenjalo!

17Wababhekawathi:“Pho,kuyinilokhuokulotshiweyo ukuthi:‘Itsheabalinqabayoabakhi,yiloelabayinhloko yegumbi?

18Lobangubaniozakuwaphezukwalelotshe uzaphahlazwa;kodwalowoeliwelaphezukwakhe lizamcola

19Abapristiabakhulunababhalibafunaukumbambangaso lesosikhathi;besabaabantu,ngokubabaqondaukuthi uwukhulumelomfanekisongabo

20Basebemqaphela,bathumaizinhloliezizenza abalungileyoukuzebabambeamazwiakhe,ukuze bamnikeleemandlenilakulandleniwombusi

21Bambuza-ke,bathi:“Mfundisi,siyaziukuthiukhuluma ufundisekahle,awukhethibusobamuntu,kodwaufundisa indlelakaNkulunkulungeqiniso;

22KungokomthethoyiningathiukuthelakuKesarinoma qha?

23Kodwaebaziubuqilibabowathikubo:Lingilingelani?

24Ngikhombiseniudenariyu.Inomfanekisonombhalo kabani?Baphendulabathi:KaKesari

25Wathikubo:“Ngakho-kenikaniuKesariokukaKesari, noNkulunkuluokukaNkulunkulu.

26Abakwazangaukubambaamazwiakhephambi kwabantu;bamangalangempenduloyakhe,bathula

27KwasekufikakuyeabathilekubaSadusi,abaphika ukuthiakukhoukuvukakwabafileyo;bambuza.

28bathi:“Mfundisi,uMosewasilobelaukuthi,Umakufa umfowabowomuntuenomfazi,kephaengenabantwana, umfowabomakamthatheumkakhe,amvuseleumfowabo inzalo

29Kwakukhonaizelamanieziyisikhombisa;owokuqala wathathaumfazi,wafaengenabantwana.

30Nowesibiliwamthatha,wafaengenamntwana;

31Nowesithathuwamthatha;kanjalo-keabayisikhombisa, bafabengashiyangamntwana

32Ekugcinenikwafanowesifazane

33Ngakho-keekuvukeniuyakubangumkabanikubona? ngokubaabayisikhombisababenayeengumkabo

34UJesuwasephendulawathikubo:Abantwana balumhlababayathatha,bayendiswa;

35Kodwalabookuzakuthiwabafaneleukuthola lowomhlabalokuvukakwabafileyokabathathani, kabendiswa;

36futhingekebesafa,ngobabalingananezingelosi;futhi bangabantwanabakaNkulunkulu,bengabantwana bokuvuka.

37Kephaukuthiabafileyobayavuswa,noMose wakubonisaesihlahleni,laphoeyibizaiNkosingokuthi uNkulunkuluka-Abrahama,noNkulunkuluka-Isaka, noNkulunkulukaJakobe

38NgokubaakasiyeuNkulunkuluwabafileyo,kodwa owabaphilayo,ngokubabonkebaphilelayena.

39Abanyebababhalibasebephendulabathi:Mfundisi, ukhulumekuhle

40Emvakwalokhokababanasibindisokumbuzalutho.

41Wayesethikubo:“BashokanjaniukuthiuKristu uyindodanakaDavidena?

42NoDavideuqobolwakheuthiencwadiniyeziHlabelelo: “INkosiyathieNkosiniyami:“Hlalangakwesokunene sami;

43ngizengenzeizithazakhozibeyisenabelosenyawo zakho

44NgakhouDavidaumbizangokuthiyiNkosi,pho uyindodanayakhenjani?

45Kwathisezilaleleixukulonkewathikubafundibakhe 46Xwayaniababhali,abathandaukuhambabembethe izembathoezinde,lokubingelelwaemakethe,lezihlalo eziphakemeyoemasinagogeni,lezihlaloeziphambili ekudleni;

47abadlaizindluzabafelokazi,nangokuzenzisabenza imithandazoemide;

ISAHLUKO21

1Wayesephakamisaamehloakhe,wabonaabanothileyo bephonsaiziphozaboendaweniyomnikelo.

2Wabonanomfelokaziothileompofuephonsakhona amafadingi*amabili

3Wathi:“Ngiqinisilengithikini:Lomfelokaziompofu ubekeokuningikunabobonke;

4NgobabonkelababaphoseleemnikelwenikaNkulunkulu kokuchichimakwabo,kodwayenaekuswelenikwakhe ubekekonkeabephilangakho

5Abanyebesakhulumangethempeli,ukuthilihlotshiswe ngamatsheamahlenangezipho,wathi:

6Ngokuqondenenalezizintoenizibonayo,kuyezaizinsuku okungayikushiywangazoitshephezukwetshe elingayikudilizelwaphansi

7Basebembuza,besithi:Mfundisi,kodwalezizinto zizakubanini?nesibonakalisosiyakubayini,lapho seziyakukwenzekalezizintona?

8Wathi:“Qaphelaniningadukiswa;nesikhathisisondele; ngakho-keningabalandeli.

9Kodwanxalisizwangezimpilesiyaluyalu,lingethuki; kephaukuphelaakusikhomasinyane

10Wayesethikubo:“Isizwesiyakuvukelaisizwe, nombusouvukeleumbuso;

11Futhikuyakubakhonaukuzamazamakomhlaba okukhuluezindaweningezindawo,nendlala,nezifo eziwumshayabhuqe;kuyakubakhonaizintoezesabekayo nezibonakalisoezinkuluezivelaezulwini.

12Kephangaphambikwakhokonkelokhobayakunibamba, banizingele,baninikeleemasinagogeninasematilongweni, niyiswephambikwamakhosinababusingenxayegama lami

13Kuzaphendukelakinikubengubufakazi

14Ngakhokugcineniezinhliziywenizenuukuba ningacabangingaphambilieniyakuziphendulelangakho;

15Ngobaminangizalinikaumlomolokuhlakanipha,bonke abamelenebenuabangekulamangakumbeukumelanalabo.

16Niyakukhashelwanangabazali,nabafowenu,nezihlobo, nabangane;abanyebenubayakubabulala

17niyakuzondwangabantubonkengenxayegamalami.

18Kodwakakuyikubhubhaunwelelwekhandalenu

19Ekubekezelenikwenuniyazuzaimiphefumuloyenu

20FuthinxanibonaiJerusalemalihaqweamabutho,yazinikeukuthisekusondeleukuchithwakwalo 21NgalesosikhathiabaseJudiyakababalekeleezintabeni; nabaphakathikwawomabaphumebaphume;futhi abasemaphandlenibangangenikuwo

22Ngobaleziziyizinsukuzokuphindisela,ukuze kugcwalisekekonkeokulotshiweyo.

23Kodwamayekwabakhulelweyonabancelisayongalezo zinsuku!ngokubakuyakuba-khonausiziolukhuluezweni nolakaphezukwalababantu.

24Bayakuwangosikolwenkemba,bathunjelweezizweni zonke,iJerusalemaliyakunyathelwaphansingabezizwe, kuzekugcwalisekeizikhathizabezizwe.

25Kuyakubakhonaizibonakalisoelangeninasenyangeni nasezinkanyezini;nasemhlabeniusizilwezizwe,zididekile; kuhlokomaulwandlenamagagasi;

26Abantubayaphelaamandlangenxayokwesaba lokulindelaizintoezizayoemhlabeni,ngobaamandlaezulu azazanyazanyiswa

27Khona-kebayobonaiNdodanayomuntuizangefu inamandlanenkazimuloenkulu

28Futhinxalezizintoseziqalaukwenzeka,sukumani niphakamiseamakhandaenu;ngobaukukhululwakwenu sekusondele

29Wasebatshelaumfanekiso;Bhekaniumkhiwanenemithi yonke;

30Nxaisihluma,niyabona,nazingokwenuukuthiihlobo seliseduze

31Kanjalonani,nxanibonalezizintozenzeka,yazini ukuthiumbusokaNkulunkuluuseduze.

32Ngiqinisilengithikini:Lesisizukulwaneasiyikudlula, kungakenzekikonke

33Kuyakudlulaizulunomhlaba,kephaamazwiami awasozeadlula.

34Ziqapheleninina,funaizinhliziyozenuzisindwe ukuminzanokudakwanezinkathazozalokhukuphila, lunifikelolosukukungazelelwe.

35Ngokubanjengogibeliyakufikaphezukwabobonke abahleziebuswenibomhlabawonke

36Ngakhohlalanililindile,likhulekenjalo,ukuzekuthiwe lifaneleukuphunyukakuzozonkelezizintoeziyakwenzeka, lokumaphambikweNdodanayomuntu

37Eminiwayefundisaethempelini;ebusukuwaphuma, wayahlalaentabeniethiwaiNtabaYeminqumo

38Bonkeabantubezakuyeekusenikakhuluethempelini ukubabamzwe

ISAHLUKO22

1Kwasekusondelaumkhosiwesinkwaesingenamvubelo othiwaiPhasika.

2Abapristiabakhulunababhalibafunaukuthi bangambulalakanjani;ngobababesabaabantu

3KhonauSathanewangenakuJudaothiwau-Iskariyothe engowabayishuminambili

4Wasukawahamba,wakhulumanabapristiabakhulu nezinduna,ukuthiangamkhaphelakanjanikubo.

5Basebethokoza,bavumelanaukumnikaimali

6Wavuma,wafunaithubaelihlelokumkhaphelakubo singekhoisixuku.

7Lwaselufikausukulwesinkwaesingenamvubelo, okwakumelekuhlatshwengaloiphasika

8WasethumauPetroloJohane,esithi:Hambani lisilungiseleiphasika,ukuzesidle

9Basebesithikuye:Uthandaukuthisikulungiselengaphi?

10Wasesithikubo:Khangelani,selingeneemzini, kuzahlanganalaniindodaethweleimbizayamanzi; mlandeleniningeneendliniangenakuyo

11Lizakuthikumninindlu:UMfundisiuthikuwe:Lingaphi ikamelolezivakashi,laphongingadlelakhonaiphasika labafundibami?

12Yenauzakunikhombisaikameloelikhulueliphezulu, elendlelweyo;

13Bahamba-ke,bafumanakunjengokushokwakhekubo, balilungisaiphasika.

14Selifikileihora,wahlalaphansi,nabaphostoli abayishuminambilikanyenaye

15Wathikubo:“Nginxanelenokunxanelaukudlananileli phasikangingakahlupheki

16Ngokubangithikini:Angisayikuphindangiyidle,ize igcwalisekeembuswenikaNkulunkulu

17Wasethathainkezo,wabonga,wathi:Thathanile, lihlukaniselanephakathikwenu;

18Ngobangithikini:Kangisozenginatheokwesithelo somvini,kuzekufikeumbusokaNkulunkulu

19Wasethathaisinkwa,wabonga,wasihlephula,wabanika, esithi:Lokhukungumzimbawamionikelwalina; 20Kanjalonenkezoemvakokudlakwakusihlwa,ethi:Le ndebeiyisivumelwanoesishaegazinilamielithululwa ngenxayenu

21Kodwabhekani,isandlasongikhaphelayosinami etafuleni.

22NgempelaiNdodanayomuntuiyahamba njengokumisiweyo,kodwamayekulowomuntu ekhashelwangaye!

23Basebeqalaukubuzanabodwaukuthingubanikubo ozakwenzalokho.

24Kwabakhonanokuphikisanaphakathikwabokokuthi ngubanikuboongathiwamkhulu

25Wathikubo:“Amakhosiabezizweazenzaamakhosi phezukwazo;lalaboabanegunyaphezukwazobabizwa ngokuthingabasizi

26Kodwaaniyikubanjalo;kodwaomkhuluphakathi kwenukabenjengomncinyane;futhioyinhlokomakabe njengokhonzayo.

27Ngobangumuphiomkhulu,ohleziekudlenikumbe okhonzayo?Akusiyeohleziekudlenina?kodwamina ngiphakathikwenunjengokhonzayo.

28Nina-keningaboabaqiniselanamiekulingwenikwami

29Futhiminanginimiselaumbuso,njengalokhuuBaba engimiselewona;

30ukuzenidle,niphuzeetafulenilamiembusweniwami, nihlaleezihlalwenizobukhosi,nahluleleizizweeziyishumi nambilizakwa-Israyeli.

31INkosiyathi:Simoni,Simoni,bheka,uSathane unifunileukubaanihlungenjengokolweni;

32Kodwaminangikukhulekele,ukuzeukhololwakho lungapheli;

33Wathikuye:“Nkosi,sengilungeleukuyanawe nasetilongweninasekufeni.

34Wathi:“Ngiyakutshela,Petru,iqhudealiyikukhala namuhla,ungakaphikikathathuukuthiuyangazi

35Wathikubo:“Mhlanginithumaningenasikhwama, nasikhwama,nazicathulo,naswelauthona?Basebesithi: Lutho

36Wasesithikubo:Kodwakhathesilowoolomxhaka kawuthathe,njalolesikhwamasakhe;

37Ngobangithikini:Lokhuokulotshiweyokusamelwe kufezekekimi,kokuthi:Wabalwakanyenezelelesi;

38Basebesithi:Nkosi,khangela,naziizinkembaezimbili Wasesithikubo:Kwanele

39Wasephuma,wayaeNtabeniYeminqumo njengokwejwayela;labafundibakhebamlandela

40Esefikilekuleyondawo,wathikubo:“Khulekaniukuba ningangeniekulingweni;

41Yenawahlehlakubookungabayibangalokuphonswa kwetshe,waguqangamadolo,wakhuleka;

42wathi:“Baba,umauthanda,susalesisitshakimi; 43Kwabonakalakuyeingelosievelaezulwiniimqinisa

44Esosiziniolunzimawakhulekaeqinisela,izithukuthuku zakhezabanjengamathonsiegazi,aconselaemhlabathini

45Wasukumaekukhulekeni,wezakubafundibakhe, wabaficabelelengenxayosizi

46Wathikubo:Nilalelenina?sukumaninikhuleke,ukuze ningangeniekulingweni

47Esakhuluma,bheka,isixuku,nayeothiwauJuda, omunyewabayishuminambili,wayehambaphambikwabo, wasondelakuJesuukumanga

48KodwauJesuwathikuye:Judasi,uthengisaiNdodana yomuntungokuyanga?

49Ababemphahlilebebonaokuzakwenzeka,bathikuye: Nkosi,sigadlengenkembayini?

50Omunyewabowayigalelaincekuyompristiomkhulu, wayinqumaindlebeyokunene

51UJesuwaphendulawathi:Yekanikuzekubemanje Wathintaindlebeyakhe,wamphulukisa.

52UJesuwayesethikubapristiabakhulunezinduna zethempelinamalungaababezekuye:“Niphumeniphethe izinkembanezindukukungathinizekumphangina?

53Nginaniimihlangemihlaethempelini,anelulanga izandlakimi,kephalesiyihoralenu,namandlaobumnyama

54Basebemthatha,bamqhuba,bamusaendliniyomphristi omkhuluUPetruwalandelaekude

55Sebebasaumlilophakathikwegceke,sebehlezi ndawonye,uPetrowahlalaphakathikwabo

56Kodwaincekukaziethileimbonaehleziemlilweni, yamgqolozelayathi:Lomuntuubelaye.

57Wamphikawathi:“Sifazane,angimazi

58Kwathiemvakwesikhatshanaomunyewambonawathi: Laweungowabo.UPetrowasesithi:Ndoda,kangisuye.

59Kwasekusithingemvakweholaelilodwaomunye waqinisawathi:Iqinisolayeubelaye,ngoba ungowaseGalili.

60UPetrowasesithi:Ndoda,kangikwaziokutshoyo Masinyaneesakhuluma,iqhudelakhala

61INkosiyasiphenduka,yambhekauPetru.UPetro wasekhumbulailizwileNkosi,ukuthiitshilokuyeukuthi: Iqhudelingakakhali,uzangiphikakathathu

62UPetrowasephumaphandlewakhalakamunyu.

63AmadodaayebambeuJesuamklolodela,amshaya 64Esembozile,amshayaebusweni,ambuza,athi: “Profetha;

65Lezinyeizintoezinengibakhulumangayebehlambaza

66Kwathisekusile,kwabuthanaamalungaabantu nabapristiabakhulunababhali,bamyisaemphakathini wabo,bathi:

67WenaunguKristuna?sitsheleWathikubo:“Uma nginitshela,anisozenakholwa;

68Futhiumafuthinginibuza,aniyikungiphendula,futhi aniyikungikhulula

69KusukelamanjeiNdodanayomuntuizakuhlala ngakwesokunenesamandlakaNkulunkulu

70Basebesithibonke:PhouyiNdodanakaNkulunkuluyini? Wathikubo:“Ninanishoukuthinginguye.

71Basebesithi:Sisaswelelaniubufakazi?ngobathina ngokwethusizwilengomlomowakhe

ISAHLUKO23

1Kwasukumaisixukusabosonke,samyisakuPilatu.

2Basebeqalaukumbekaicala,besithi:Simfumenelo edukisaisizwe,enqabelaukuthelakuKesari,esithiyena unguKristuiNkosi

3UPilatuwambuzawathi:WenauyinkosiyabaJudana? Wasephendulawathikuye:Utshowena

4UPilatuwathikubapristiabakhulunasezixukwini: "Angitholicalakulomuntu"

5Baqinisakakhulu,bethi:“Uvusaabantu,efundisakulo lonkeiJudiya,eqalaeGalilewazewafikalapha

6UPilatuesezwilengeGaliliwabuzaukuthilowomuntu ungowaseGaliliyini.

7KwathiesaziukuthiungowesifundasikaHerodi, wamthumelakuHerodi,owayekhonalayeeJerusalema ngalesosikhathi.

8KwathiuHerodeembonauJesu,wathokozakakhulu, ngokubakwasekuyisikhathiesideefunaukumbona,lokhu

ebezwilengaye;wayethembaukuthiuzobonaisibonakaliso senziwanguye.

9Wasembuzangamazwiamaningi;kodwa akamphendulangalutho.

10Abapristiabakhulunababhalibabemibemmangalela kakhulu

11UHerodilamabuthoakhebameyisa,bamklolodela, bamgqokisaisembathoesikhazimulayo,bambuyisela kuPilatu

12NgalolosukuoPilatunoHerodebabangabangane, ngokubangaphambilibabenobuthaphakathikwabo 13KwathiuPilatuesebizelendawonyeabapristiabakhulu lababusilabantu.

14Wathikubo:“Nilethekimilomuntunjengophambukisa abantu;

15Qha,noHerode,ngokubanginithumelekuye;bheka, akenzangaluthoolufaneleukufakuye

16Ngakho-kengizamshaya,ngimkhulule

17(Ngokubakufaneleabakhululeleoyedwangomkhosi.)

18Bamemezakanyekanye,bathi:“Susalo,usikhululele uBaraba;

19owaphonswaetilongweningenxayesiyaluyaluesithile esasenzekaemzini,nangenxayokubulala

20NgakhouPilatuethandaukumkhululauJesu,wabuye wakhulumakubo.

21Kodwabamemeza,besithi:Mbethele,mbethele!

22Wasesithikubongokwesithathu:Ngobaenzebubibani? Kangitholangakuyeicalalokufa;ngakhongizamtshaya, ngimyekeahambe

23Basebeqinisaamazwiamakhulu,befunaukuba abethelwe.Futhiamazwiabonawabapristiabakhulu aphumelela

24UPilatuwasenqumaukuthikwenziwenjengokucela kwabo.

25Wabakhululelalowoababemcelileowayefakwe etilongweningenxayesiyaluyalunokubulala;kodwa wamnikelauJesuentandweniyabo.

26Kwathibemukanaye,babambauSimoniwaseKhurene evelaendle,bamthwesaisiphambano,ukubaasithwale emvakukaJesu.

27Kwamlandelaisixukuesikhulusabantu,nabesifazane ababemkhalela,bemlilela

28KephauJesuephendukelakubowathi:“Madodakazi aseJerusalema,ningangikhalelimina,kodwazikhaleleni ninanabantwanabenu;

29Ngokubabhekani,ziyezaizinsukuabayakushongazo ukuthi:‘Zibusisiweizinyumbanezizaloezingazalanga namabeleangamunyisanga.

30Khonabayakuqalaukuthiezintabeni:Welaniphezu kwethu;nasezintabeni:Sisibekele

31Ngobaubabenzalezizintoesihlahleniesiluhlaza, kuzakwenziwanikweyomileyo?

32Kwakukhonafuthinezinyeizelelesiezimbili,bayiswa kanyenayeukubababulawe

33SebefikileendaweniethiwaiKhalvari,bambethela khonakanyelezelelesi,esinyengakwesokunenelomunye ngakwesokhohlo.

34UJesuwasesithi:Baba,bathethelele;ngobakabakwazi abakwenzayoBabelanaizingubozakhe,benzainkatho yokuphosa.

35AbantubemabebukelaNababusibamhlekausulu,bathi: “Wasindisaabanye;akazisindise,umaenguKristu, okhethiweyokaNkulunkulu

36Namasoshaamklolodela,ezakuye,amnikauviniga.

37besithi:UbawenauyinkosiyabaJuda,zisindise.

38Kwakukhonanombhalophezukwakhengezinhlamvu zesiGreki,nesiLatini,nesiHeberu,othi:LOUYINKOSI YABAJUDA.

39Omunyewabenzibobubiababephanyekwewamthuka, wathi:“UmawenaunguKristu,zisindisewenanathi 40Kodwaomunyewamphendulawamkhuzawathi: KawumesabiyiniuNkulunkulu,njengobaukulokhu kulahlwa?

41Thina-kengokweqiniso;ngobathinasamukelaumvuzo wezenzozethu;kodwayenaloakenzangaluthoolubi

42YasisithikuJesu:Nkosi,ngikhumbule,nxausufika embusweniwakho

43UJesuwasesithikuye:Ngiqinisilengithikuwe: LamuhlauzakubalamieParadisi.

44Kwakungabayihoralesithupha,kwabakhona ubumnyamaphezukomhlabawonkekwazekwabayihora lesishiyagalolunye.

45Ilangalabamnyama,ivelilethempeliladabukaphakathi 46UJesuwamemezangezwielikhulu,wathi:“Baba, ezandlenizakhongiyawubekaumoyawami.”Eseshilo lokhowafa

47Kwathiindunayekhuluibonaokwenzekileyoyadumisa uNkulunkulu,isithi:Isibililoubengumuntuolungileyo.

48Abantubonkeababebuthenekulowombono,bebona okwenzekileyo,babuyelaemuva,bezishayaizifuba

49Bonkeabazananaye,nabesifazaneababemlandela bevelaeGalile,bemakude,bebukalezozinto

50Bheka,kwakukhonaindoda,igamalayolinguJosefa, engumeluleki;futhiwayeyindodaelungileyo,elungile; 51Yenawayengavumelananganecebonesenzosabo, wayengowase-ArimathiyaumuziwamaJuda,naye owayelindeleumbusokaNkulunkulu.

52YonayayakuPilatu,yacelaisidumbusikaJesu 53Yasehlisa,yasisongangelineni,yasibekaethuneni eliqoshweetsheni,okungakabekwamuntukulo.

54Ngalolosukukwakuwukulungiselela,nesabathalase lisondela

55NabesifazaneabezanayebevelaeGalilebalandela, balibonaithuna,nokubekwakwesidumbusakhe

56Basebebuya,balungisaamakhanamafutha;waphumula ngosukulwesabathangokomthetho.

ISAHLUKO24

1Kwathingolokuqalalweviki,ekusenikakhulu,bafika ethunenibephetheamakhaababewalungisile,labanye kanyelabo.

2Baficaitsheligingqiwelasuswaethuneni

3Sebengenile,abasitholangaisidumbuseNkosiuJesu 4Kwathibesasambathekileyilokho,bheka,nanko amadodaamabiliemingakubo,enezingubo ezicwebezelayo;

5Besababekhothamelephansingobuso,bathikubo: “Nifunelaniophilayokwabafileyona?

6Kakholapha,kodwauvukile;khumbulaniukuthi wakhulumanjanikinieseseGalili;

7esithi:INdodanayomuntuimeleukunikelwaezandleni zabantuabayizoni,ibethelwe,ibuyeivukengosuku lwesithathu

8Bawakhumbulaamazwiakhe.

9Basebebuyaethuneni,babikakonkelokho kwabayishuminanyenakubobonkeabanye

10KwakungoMariyaMagdalena,noJowana,noMariya uninakaJakobe,nabanyebesifazaneababenabo, babatshelalokhoabaphostoli

11Lamazwiaboabanjengezezekubo,kabazebakholwa kibo

12KhonauPetruwasuka,wagijimelaethuneni; wakhothama,wabonaizindwanguzelinenizikhonazodwa; wamuka,emangelengokwenzekileyo

13Bheka,ababilibabobabehambangalonalolosuku,beya emzaneniothiwai-Emawuse,ukudeneJerusalema amastadiyuangamashumiayisithupha

14Basebexoxabodwangazozonkelezizintoezenzekileyo

15Kwathibesakhulumabebuzana,uJesuuqobowasondela, wahambisananabo

16Kodwaamehloaboayebambekileukuzebangamazi

17Wathikubo:“Zindabazinilezienikhulumangazo omunyekomunyenihamba,nilusizina?

18Omunyewabo,ogamalakhelinguKleyophase, waphendulawathikuye:“Ingabenguwewedwaumfokazi eJerusalema,ongakwaziyookwenzekileyokhonangalezi zinsukuna?

19Wasesithikubo:Izintozini?Basebesithikuye: EzingoJesuwaseNazaretha,obengumprofethielamandla ngesenzolangelizwiphambikukaNkulunkululabantu bonke;

20nokuthiabapristiabakhulunababusibethubamnikela kanjaniukubaagwetshelweukufa,futhibambethela esiphambanweni.

21Thina-kebesethembaukuthinguyeobezakuhlengauIsrayeli;

22Yebo,nabesifazaneabathilebakithibasethusile,abeze ethuneniekuseni;

23Kuthebengasifumaniisidumbusakhe,beza,bathi babonenombonowezingelosiezithiuyaphila.

24Abanyeababenathibayaethuneni,bakuthola kunjengokushokwabesifazane,kephayenaabambonanga

25Wayesethikubo:“Oninaziwulaenilibeleenhliziyweni ukukholwayikhokonkeabakushiloabaprofethi!

26UKristuubengafaneleyiniukubaahluphekengalezi zinto,futhiangeneenkazimulweniyakhe?

27EsuselakuMosenakubaprofethibonke,wabachasisela emibhalweniokuqondenenaye.

28Basebesondelaemzaneniababeyakuwo,yenawenza sengathiudlulelaphambili

29Kodwabamcindezela,bathi:“Hlalanathi,ngokuba sekuzakuhlwa,neminiisiyadlula.Wangenaukubaahlale nabo

30Kwathiehlezinaboekudleni,wathabathaisinkwa, wabonga,wasihlephula,wabanika

31Ayesevulekaamehloabo,bamazi;wasenyamalala emehlweniabo.

32Basebethiomunyekomunye:“Inhliziyoyethu ibingavuthiyiniphakathikwethu,laphoekhulumanathi endleleni,nalaphoesivulelaimibhalo,na?

33Basebesukumangalonalelohola,babuyelaeJerusalema, baficaabalitshumilanyebebuthenendawonyelalabo ababelabo

34besithi:IsibiliiNkosiivukile,ibonakelekuSimoni.

35Basebelandisaokwenzekileyoendleleni,nokuthi waziwakanjanikuboekuhlephuleniisinkwa

36Kwathibesakhulumalokho,uJesuuqobowema phakathikwabo,wathikubo:Ukuthulamakubekini.

37Kodwabethuka,besaba,becabangaukuthibabone ithongo

38Wathikubo:“Nikhathazekelenina?Kuvelelani izizindloezinhliziywenizenuna?

39Bhekaniizandlazaminezinyawozamiukuthiyimina uqobo;ngokubaumoyaawunanyamanamathambo, njengokubaningibonanginakho

40Esekushilolokhowababonisaizandlanezinyawo.

41Kwathibengakakholwangenxayentokozo,bemangala, wathikubo:Lilokudlalaphayini?

42Bamnikaiqathalenhlanzieyosiweyoneqalezinyosi.

43Wakuthatha,wadlaphambikwabo

44Wathikubo:“Yilawaamazwiengawakhulumakini ngisenani,ukuthikumelweukugcwalisekakonke okulotshiweyoemthethwenikaMose,nakubaprofethi nasemaHutsheni,mayelananami

45Wayesevulaingqondoyabo,ukuzebaqondeimibhalo;

46Wathikubo:“Kulotshiwekanje,ukuthiuKristu umelweukuhlupheka,avukekwabafileyongosuku lwesithathu;

47Kutshunyayelweebizwenilakheukuphenduka lokuthethelelwakwezonoezizwenizonke,kuqalwe eJerusalema.

48Nina-keningofakazibalezizinto

49Bhekani,ngiyathumelakiniisithembisosikaBaba, kephahlalaniemziniwaseJerusalema,nizenembathiswe amandlaavelaphezulu

50WabaholabazebafikaeBethaniya,waphakamisa izandlazakhe,wababusisa.

51Kwathiesababusisa,wahlukananabo,wenyuselwa ezulwini

52Bakhulekakuye,babuyelaeJerusalemabenokuthokoza okukhulu

53BabekhonaethempelininjalobemdumisauNkulunkulu Amen.